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The Huron Expositor, 1948-08-27, Page 2. , • ,,... • . . • , • ', .•, , , . „ I I, I 1. • , 1„ an ¥Le XI, "Oditor, 1. t,SeagOrthl Ontario, ev- ay afternoon by McLean iViembers of Canadian Weekly Newspapers • Association. cription rates $2,00 a year in e; foreign $2.50 'a year. Single 8 5 cents each. vertising rates on application. Antherized as Second Class Mail Peat Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, August 27th How Would You Like It? At the three-day convention of the C.C.F. Party held in Winnipeg last week, socialization was the main topic and received first place in its political • platform. And, given the opportunity, the first thing they would socialize in Canada would be •the banks. Here is how government owner- ship of banks worked out in Austra- Jia as told recently by the Bowman- yille Statesman: "An Australian woman went from Brisbane to Melbourne to visit her on. She took with her, and banked in Melbourn, 1,000—roughly $4,000. "Then the State reached in and took all but four dollars of it. To be exact, the Commonwealth rifled her bank account of nine hundred and ninety-nine pounds and four shillings 4—leaving her exactly 16 shillings! "Newspaper clippings say the wo- Than 'was flabbergasted.' We'll bet she was—for nobody on behalf of the State had said a word to. her. There was no process of law—no court ac- tion, no judgment, no garnishee. "It happened she hadn't made an income tax return—maybe she hadn't income enough to require a return. There was no proof she owed a shill- ing. She said she had saved the money over a period of years. But snooper -state officials learned she liad a thousand pounds in the bank and a Socialist tax department under - Premier Chifley. simply took it near - Ay all. "Nobody has any use for a tax - dodger, but you must prove him a tax -dodger first. As the Sydney Daily Telegraph said, the Socialist govern- ment's attitude was: 'Just grab what she's got. No—not all of it—leave her sixteen bob. Then if she wants •to set up a squeal, she can'." That may be an extreme case, but that does not alter the fact that the opportunity to repeat such an act lies in the hands of any government that nationalized our Canadian banks. • We wonder if many people have ever given any serious consideration to what it would be like to do busi- ness with a government-owned bank, when the accounts of individual cus- .tomers would be under the control of government officials. When every bank employee, from junior to man- ager, becomes a government official and forced to do the bidding of mem- bers of government. The abuses that such a system would lead to are apparent to any one who has ever given even the .slightest attention to politics and 'political history. A business man could be forced to join or at least support a socialist government be- fore he could obtain a bank loan. A •farmer would be under the same pressure if he wanted to borrow money to purchase cattle or machin- ery. And the private account of -every farmer would be scrutinized .and tabulated for future use. How would you like it? • The Same Old Story Exeter Chamber of Commerce will NAPA a resolution to the municipal •'n1Ific,i1 urging that the whole of • parking and traffic control be taken • under immediate consideration, and Alia steps be taken to relieve such • matters as: (1) driving in excess of •Pie Speed limit, (2) parking which rate clear 'vision of approach- ' taftle„ (8),congedion at alrtimes, that if regulations are already ring these, that immedi- enforcement be arranged. hat IS the same old story that one •"0 frequently in almost every aper in WeStern On - y Plot& ekperienced • ' Some bad motor aCeRlentts ail),. Street, and,', apparently, - the Chamber eif CoMmerce thinks the council shoUld be needled into taking some decisive action.. At a special Meeting of the Cham- ber of Commerce in that town when the resolution was drawn up, mem- bers spoke at some length on double parking, and the parking of trucks came in for considerable criticism, as did the all -day parking by merchants that took up the room that otherwise would be available for would-be cus- tomers. That last is also an old story. Twice in the past week we had com- plaints about it by farmers in our district. Our merchants do not now make delivery, but there are just as many merchant owned cars and trucks occupying space on our streets in business hours as there ever were, and on Saturday night, possibly more. But towii residents are not the on- ly offenders. There are many people who make a point of coming to town early on Saturday nights and park- ing their cars at an advantageous point on Main Street, not to get out and shop, but to sit and watch the world go by until midnight. Since the Provincials took over police duty in Seaforth, motor traf- fic on Main Street, and particularly on Saturday night, has been immeas- urably improved. But it is not yet good enough and never will be until the council forces trucks to make de- livery and pick-up at the back doors of stores; prohibits double parking, and sets a time limit for all parking •on Main Street, and provides a good central parking lot. • Frank Talk It is rather surprising that the Canadian Forum, a strong Socialis- tic and left wing magazine, would speak so frankly on the results of the recent provincial elections in Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick. But we commend the frankness. The Forum says: "An analysis of the election results in Ontario, Sas- katchewan and New Brunswick does reveal, however, that C.C.F. (Co- operative " Commonwealth Federa- tion) support is coming increasingly from the urban areas, and there is a slipping of support in rural ridings. The conduct of the election in On- tario was an admission of this ten- dency. It would therefore appear desirable for the C.C.F. to reconsid- er the problem of rural support, for no party can expect national en- dorsation in Canada without a suc- cessful appeal to the country as well as to the towns." 411owever, that is not such a sim- pre matter as its sounds, because all the C.C.F. has to offer is socialism, and as all the recent provincial elec- tions clearly showed rural Canadians are bitterly opposed to socialism. The Forum article reveals the C.C.F. to be what it has always been —a straight labor party. It is just the same as the British, Australian and New Zealand parties. It is true that there is some little difference in Great Britain, where farming is a highly protected industry, with farm labor unions, but all the rural areas in all the other Dominions, are strongly opposed to socialism and labor parties. It has always been a puzzle to us how the C.C.F. ever received any support from farmers anywhere. That support, however, as recent elections show, is rapidly dwindling and that party is dropping down to be—what it has always been—a labor party in politics. 'Sunday Oboe' A summer Sunday Whee yetere caught up with yotir Wore and' there's no sign of rain• to tbreaten, the harvest that's still out, cap be a pleasant affair. Suob a day was last 'SUrlay. Everything seemed to be in harmony. We had fried chicken for dinner with pleuty of ripe tomatoes and new poeatoes with the hides on. I picked up the newspaper and the cigar the implement dealer gave me, and tarried the rocking chair from the veranda to the Shade of the big pine tree. It was pleasant- ly warm. The crickets were shill- ing away and there were crews in the swale adding their caws to the general sound. An occasional bee buzzed along and 1 saw a Immuting bird in the hollyhocks at the edge of the garden. Over at the barn a rooster crowed occasionally, and I heard the train moaning as it came uri the grade on the far side of the river, • Farmers and Laundrymen Need Holidays Although few farmers are able to take holi- days, cows insisting upon being milked twice a day, there is a glimmer of hope for farmersin the fact that a Chinese laundryman in a Cana- dian, city recently posted a notice telling his, cu,s- temers that he would be away for the two weeks indicated.. When the day tomes that a farmer can post a notice on his gate, "Closed For Holidays," the intelligent Urban vacationer will realize that the, farm has gone out of production of animal pro- ducts. Then will be the tittle for a back to the land movement on a basis -of equal pay and equal leisure, for equal shill and effort on farms and in If ever a farmer posts such a notice and walks Off and: leaves his liveatock, the, passing city ntetnrist should riish to the nearest telephone and tali the Humane Societe to Oen the riot in the 'bat/Weed, The animate wUl be battling their heads off before-tlark. Be'llieere sn Sere the ConTersafien. pee of the Jen- ititds lade, 011 bite way to see hie girl, and With a eeeple of emirs to IdaWere going, castleiu. Qle, Swenson, the, Swe.d'e from the next coneessieu, was ilegeine along in a horse and. buggy and darned if be didn't pull UP and tie the horns in the shade of a trees along the road fence. There was considerable diScus- aims about the Liberal conventler4 the lifting of the embargo on cet- tie to tee United States, and spec ulattion on how mucb money Peter Joe •Simpson got for his 200 -acre farm. This last topic was a real one. Peter Joe had sold his farm and dairy herd to a city bred man who had never fanned before. The afternoon wore along and we all had a crack at talking in an easy way. There was no rush. We had only a few chores to think about and the day was one made for relaxation. We talked about the teacher suddenly resigning, and the trouble the school booed •had in hiring another. Peter Ross could tell us the yields of almost ()Very farmer he had threshed. We dipped a little into the world situ- ation, but retreated into the field of local doings which held more general enterest. The Jenkins boy looked at his watch and left. Simpson unhitch- ed his horse and went jogging down the road. Peter Ross Prom- ised to thresh me out during the week,' and Ed. Higgins noticed a car pulling in his laneway and he went home. I went back to sleep until niy wife ealled me roe sup- per. It was, all in all, a pleasant Sunday afternoon. There was the monotonous sound of bees and the • assorted chirrupings of various birds. 1 lit the cigar and started to read and the words started to blur on the Page and. my head was drooping, and I guess I slipped off into sleep. I came to with a start to find Ed. Higgins sitting on- the grass in front of me reading the newspaper. He said, "I would have smoked your cigar as well. except for the fact that you had it wedged so tight in your fingers." We talked about a variety 'of things. Then Peter Ross, the thresherman, came along in his car. He stopped and came in and sat down on the lawn and joined 1,.....•••••••V%.0••••• •: Just A Smile Or Two W.D. "But, darling, if I marry you I'll lose my job in the Air- force." enC.2; "But can't we keep the marriage a secret?" W.D. "But suppose we have a baby?" A.C.2: "Ob, we'll tell the baby, of course." • Curiosity It was a pretty shoddy -looking shirt, but it was the best lie could find. when he was demobilized, so Jenkins bought it. Inside the shirt he found a slip of paper on which had been written a girl's name and address and the message: "Please write and send me your photo- graph." • Yielding to this romantic call, Jenkins wrote to the girl and sent her a fine picture of himself in •••••••••••••••/.. ••••••••••••••••• leterl,atirig 16tea FrPP1 11" "Ii°41tee ef "Vete teeeee' and Fifty Years Ago. eesesesessieseeenedeseeeseneeeesee. From The Huron Expositor August 311, 1923 Dr, J. G. Scott, Seaforth, was killed in a motor accident on 'Fre day afterneon on the North Road, two Miles south of Brussels. On, Sunda afternoon an, irapres- Sive service was held on the banks of the Sauble River on the farm of ¥r, W. Cooner, by the "lyreouth )3tethren, who have been_ 'holding camp meetings at Cleiselherst. Af- ter the service four creevekte were bap.tized by immersion in tee pres- ence of a large number of people. Mr, and Mrs. Lyle Bruce - field, left for Moose .Taw last Men- dell. uniform. In a little while an an- swer came back. With heart a- flutter he opened it and read: "Thanks for the photograph. I have been. making these crummy looking shirts for a long time, and I just had to see what kind of a jerk would wear one of them." • Daughter: "Did you have many love affairs, daddy?" Soldier Father: "No, dear; I fell in the first engagement. • With her hand on the light switch, the woman paused in her interminable chatter to inquire: "Is everything shut up for the night, dear?" Out of the darkness came her husband's patient reply: "Every- thing else, dear." : Huron Federation of: :AgricultureFarmNews Soviet Farm Tax On July 14, 1948, the Soviet Gov- ernment increased the tax on farm incomes of independant farmers. Members of co-operative farms (Kolchos) are affected. only to the extent they derive an income irons their privilege of cultivating an acre of land and of keeping cows, pigs and jesuitry as their income from Kolchos is free of tax. The rate on the basic amount of 2,000 rubles ($400) is increased from 8 to 11 per cent. * * * Livestock To Fore in U.K. Farming Livestock production is going ahead in the United Kingdom. It is officially announced that during the past twelve months the num- ber of breeding sows has increas- ed by 60 per cent and the number of poultry under one year old by 95 per cent. Altogether there are at least 10 million more hens in Britain now than there were a year ago. Official poultry returns is- sued in June give the total on March 4 as 44,278e00. This should •can 670 million more home -pro- duced eggs this year. A new scheme for increasing egg production in the United Kingdom has been working since May 1. The plan, which is voluntary, has been accepted by the main poultry or- ganizations. Its main feature is a special method of progeny testing with a system of certification marks. 'These can be used by breeds to assure buyers of the pro- ductive quality and general health of the stock from which the birds are supplied. An appreciable increase in milk production in Britain is expected by the Milk Marketing Board. The aim is ultimately to produce at least 900,000 calves a year by arti- ficial breeding. The Board's ere - ficial insemination scheme covers an area of 12,000 square miles. There are eleven main centres now in use to which nine more are..to be added. in the next 12 months. More and more commercial dairy farmers are using these centres to improve the quality of their herds. It is estimated that by better breeding alone it should be pos- sible to get an increased yield of 50 to 100 gallons from each cow with higher butter fat. * * * Many Uses For Oils and Fats' Rationing of butter and short- ages of lard, shortening, soap, paints, varnishes and lubricating oils in Canada during :the war, showed the Importance of ails and fats in international trade. .The World production of one and fats of all kindsJU in the yearsjust before the War araceintedi on the average to between 24 'and 25 millien toten s a year, d of Old Congratulations are extended ,to Arnold R. Turnbull, of the Sea - forth Collegiate, on his having won the Second, Edward Blake Scholar- ship honor matriculation,. Mesons. J. M. Govenlock, Thos. Dodds and Mr, and Mrs. Melvin, Blanchard, of McKillon left last week on a trip to the West. Messrs. 3. G. 'Mullen, W. Ament and L. T. DeLacey, left on Saturn day on a fishing trip to Stoney Lake. ' M. W. Strong left on Tuesday morning by motor for Ottawa, where he has a good nosition. Mr. Jack Hinchley has returned from Kingston, where he attended the summer course held at Queen's University. Miss Kathleen Burrows leaves on Saturday far Fort William to join the staff' of the Fort William Col- legiate, as teacher of household economics. Mr. and Mr. M. R. Rennie, of Heiman, have gone to London to reside, where Mr. 'Rennie is trav- elling salesman with the J. B. Hay Stationery Co. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Adams, of Constance, entertained the young people to a corn roast Monday evening and all report a good time. On Saturday evening one of the best games of football was played in Constance between Kinburn and, Stratford, when Kinburn led with two goals. Miss Mabel Willis, Brantford, is, visiting Miss Frances Houston, in Tuckersmith. John Hunter, Vic. Falconer, Wm. Beattie and Mr. Stewart, of Bruce - field, have gone on the harvest ex- cursion toethe West. Mr. and Mrs. W. Long, of Brit- ish Columbia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bennett, Walton. Mr. John Mills, of Walton, had the misfortune to have his barn struck by lightning on Tuesday, and together with the season's crop consumed by, fire. Mr. D. H. Wilson, of the Bank of Commerce, Kitchener, spent the week -end with his parents, Mr. and IVIrs. 3. A. Wilson. Mr. Wilson. has now been transferred to the Sault branch of the bank. Babe Chl4e,'enieriad';, ,, pier paist-lars'Willia VaUlilgMer0 Thetieter volunteer- Ate bri, Oaf"' )40it-Nft,. ShObbrOolt, preseVect gale was called out shortlygbortly after :Are o'clock aat Thursday Morebne. to the 1t9Me.. efedieetterrinlieedele. GidleY .Meet. Fifty baby Obicke perished in the Are, canoed by an electric light bulb in a brooderin -e garage. A ear.which was in, the'. building was aixiost,,completely brned. The lire brigade isriven the couple With a two -burner ^ 0,t& Pla4, eleettie iron, eleettle,tOaat pr„.and tea, kettle., gai.40.40, thaajted(therti,:*erY..fitaittglYAndi("Plf: ',sang .•Vor. ,They„,,A1'07,49n",.009.cr Pfter.Whielk tbeY rest te, iTar mainder .of the.-eyeniUg 'Wag .apene in. progreseiee enehrea • Theeeetenr eredit for' baring kept the Are 40 #te.adla of M. era'Ora.:Verguhr- well under control That the adjoin- 'wieh there manyt years' of good iisg buildings, welch were in the diauger area, were not harmed.— Exeter Times -Advocate. Appointed Superintendent Miss Dorothy Marquis, formerly of the Base Line, and a graduate of Clinton Public Hospital, has resigned her position as superin- tendent of the Sioux Lookout Gen- eral 'Hospital and accepted the superintendency of,the new hospi- tal at Winchester, Ont. — Clinton News -Record. Named Oxford Game Overseer oil -equivalent, three -fifths came from oilseed crops, and two-fieths came from animal lets or were fish oils. according to the 1948 Summary of Vegetable Oils and Oilseeds, prepared by the Common- wealth Economic Committee. In 1946 the estimated world, produc- tion was about 20 per cent -less than the pre-war average, but the total quantity of oils and fats which entered world trade fell by more than 50 per cent, from about 6.50 million tons to 3.15 million tons. When thinking of vegetable oils Canadians are inclined to picture the oil crops grown in Canada— flax, spybeans, rape and sunflower. Actually there are thirty different trees or crops which are used for the production of fatty oils—as distinct from volatile or essential .oils, which are mainly of vegetable origin also—and a much larger number are "known to contain oil which has not been extracted com- mercially. The oils which are im- pertain in international trade and, which account for about 90 per cent of the total are cocoanut oil, pains and palm kernel oil, groune- nut (peanut), linseed (flax), soy- bean, and cotton seed oil. Rape- seed is one of the most extensive- ly- grown oilseedcrops, and dur- ing the war gained, importance as a substitute for the scarce castor oil as a lubricant. The quantity entering internationat trade is small. The most important of he other oil crops are olive oil, sun- flower seed oil and sesame, all of which are mainly consumed domes- tically, and castor, tung and peril - la By far the most important of the animal fats are butter and lard, Whale oil is the chief maritime oil and its output has risen notably with the development of whaling in the Antarctic. Modern extraction processes have made available for edible pur- poses many oils which previously were considered only suitable for soap and other non -edible purpos- es. Even so, some oils are more generally used than others for par- ticular purposes. Thus, for the manufacure of margarine the most important vegetable oils are usual- ly cocoanut, palm kernel, palm, groundnut, cottonseed and soybean. Coeoanut, palm and palm kernel dile are also widely used for soap O making. For ehortening; cottonseed oil predominates, but soybean oil and groundnut nil have been used more extensively in recent years. Drying oils are required+ in the Manufacture of paint and. varnish- es, and for these linseed oil is most generally Used, with soybean, tung and perilla oils as substitutes. Castor and rapeseed, oils are used Largely as lubricants. * * • At Protects Whep Using Poisons Dtiring--the peat fel* years litittereus new pesticidea have been ' (CM:dialled on Peg() 6) Mr. Gerald R. Harris, formerly of Blyth, has beery appointed tem- porary game overseer for Oxford County, it waseanhouncect Tuesday by E. R. MeadOws, Inspector Fish and Wild Life Division, Depart- ment of Lands . and Forests. Mr. Harris ,suceende Ted Shaddock, of Ingersoll, wee resigned as county game wardien last month. — Myth Standard. To Hold Soap Box Derby health and happiness in their new home.—Clinten Newe-Itecord, Legionettes Win Exhibition Blyth Legionettes played an ex.,. hibition game in Hensell 9u Mea- der night, and came up with a 13 to '7 win. A.ccorddng to reports our. gine played excellent ball against strong opposition. Ruth Dougher- ty and Lots Doherty formed the battery for Blyth.—Blyth Standard-. Moving To London Mr. J. E. Mutch has [mid his house on, Victoria Street to Mr, C. M. Langone, accountant of the Dominicoa Road Machinery Com- pany. Mr. and Mrs. •Mutch are, leaving to make their home at Lon- don. They have been residents of Goderieh for thirty -dee years and for thirty years of this time Mr: Mutch has been a member of the Goderich fire brigade. Their daugh- ter, Mrs,. Kent, also is leaving to join her husband at London.—God- erich Signal -Star. Large Attendance at Carnival The first evening of the Goderich Lions Carnival in aid of their crippled children's and child wel- fare funds was a hugs success. The event was on Wednesday night in Court House 'Park, under the leadership of the president, R. 0. Sanderson. The usual games,, including bingo and a refreshment booth were well patronized. Much interest was centred in the draw for the attendance prizes, for which ten -cent tickets were sold. The power lawn mower, drawn. for at nine o'clock, was won by Mrs. Thomas Elliott„ Goderich. Mrs. Herold, Duckworth, also of Gode- rich, was the winner of the 1ff o'clock prize, a mixmaster. At 11 o'clock the draw was made for six prizes which were won as follows,: lst, easy chair, Miss: Feline Tye, Goderich; 2nd, bicycle, S. G. West- lake, Bayfield; 3rd, electric tea- kettle, Mrs). A. H. Erskine, Gode- rich; 4th, Presto cooker, Austin Purdy, .Goderich; .5th, casting rod, Paul Mooney, Goderich; 6th, Ken- wood blanket, Mrs. L. H. Elem. Oakvilie.—Goderich Signal -Star. Plenty of color and human inter- est will be added to the Labor Day parade in Goderich with the ad- dition of soapbox derby. Boys are advised to use their very own ideas to create unusual designs. Good prizes are offered fox the most original ideas. There will ,a1. - so be a prize for the most stream- lined car. Elimination Paces will be held on the Square in the morn- ing, while the finals -will be, run at Agricultural Park during the af- ternoon perfermance. There will be no restrictions' as to designs, etc., on the making of the soapbox cars.—Goderich Signal -Star. Bride -To -Be Showered A group of about twenty-five friends gathered at the home of Mrs, Jean Southam, on Friday last, in bonour of Miss Eulene Ruttle, bride of this month. A short ad- dress was read by Mrs. Bertha Henderson, after which the bride was presented with a silver cream and sugar set, also several beauti- ful china cups and saucers. Eulene thanked her friends for the lovely gifts, after which a dainty lunch was served by thehostess assist- ed by Mrs. 'Mae Blatchford and Miss Phyllis McLeod. — Wingham Advance -Times. Couple Honored By Friends A very pleasant evening was spent recently at the • home of Mr. and, Mrs. W. Shobbrook, north of town, when about 75 friends and neighbars gathered to bid farewell to Mr. and Mrs. John Farquhar, Wise- havesoldthe1i54.01.1n, and ,are. moving to Clinton. They have bought the William Pickett prop- erty on the east side of Albert st. A circle was formed on, the lawn. Mr. and Mrs. Farquhar were brought forward, and an appropri- ate address was read by Mrs. Es- • From The Huron Expositor August 26, 1698" • The following left for the West from Lonaesboro station on Tues- day: D. Floody, J. Collison„ J. Mountain and J. Weymouth, for Hannah, N.D.; J. Cartwright, for Winnipeg, Man.; R. Waite, a Web- ster, A. Robertson and J. Munn. for Brandon, Man. We understand that a company is being formed for the purpose of operating a telephone system in Seaforth, and the newest and most up-to-date instruments are to be installed, the rate being 60 cents per nuonth, and the hours of ser- vice from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mr. John Bell, of the Seaforth Laundry, has been making exten- sive improvements in his business inuring the past two weeks, by put- ting in steam machinery. The Presbyterian and Methodist Churches held a union excursion to Goderich on Wednesday. There were 324 tickets sold, of which 205 were adults and 129 children. A barn belonging to John S. Brown, McKillop, was struck by lightning on Tuesday, but escaped serious damage ,James Cooper and David C. Mc- Lean, of Kippen, are spending a two weeks' vacation with friends inmAislgsommoa,E. wan, -who is a milliner in Mr. J. W. Ortwein's store in Hensall, has gene to Toronto to attend the millinery openings. Mr. T. J. Berry, of Henaan, sold a else driving horse last week to Inspector Toms, of Goderich, for a handsome sum. The horse was sir- ed by the well-known stallion, "Wilder Lee." Mr. H. Horton, of Lumley, re- moved 13 head of fat cattle- from his stock farm one day recently. This is an excellent farm for pas- ture. Seaforth Collegiate Institute has, made a record this year in the de- partmental examinations, which is -alike creditable to the students and: the staff, and should be gratifying to the citizens. Out of 101 who wrote, 68 were successful. While out wheeling the other day Miss Bella. Watson sustained injuries which have (since confined her to house. Miss Maggie Roberts, daughter of Mr. R. S. Roberts, Seaforth, met with an unpleasant mishap one day last week. She was visiting at Weston and while driving with some friends the horse ran away and Miss Roberts was, considerab- ly bruised. The most violent electric storm Brucefield has ever witnessted passed over the village on Tues . - day night. During the storm the barns of William Graham and Alex Innis, of the 2nd concession of ,Stanley, were struek and the builds ings, together with the season's' crop, were deStroyed. The barn, of Mr. George Dickson, of the 5th concession. of MeXillop, was struck about 12 p.M, on the ridgeboard; the current running along the roof and descending along one of the post -of the .beild- leaVing its, mark as it Went. Eighty -Ninth Birthday Mrs. M. J. Elston, of Tampa. Florida. Mrs. Annie Brown, of Mar, Tette, Michigan, with Miss Violet Willis as chauffeur, motored to Hensall and visited with their cousin, Mrs Alf. Taylor. On Mon- day Mrs. Elston, Mrs. Brown and Miss Willis. were in Exeter calling on 'old friends and visited With -eoulair*,41r,..r.- 3. Alf i Mrs. Miners leaves this week for Kingsville to,visit her sister, Mrs. O. G. Nigh and brother, David Belkwill and other relatives and. friends. On August 24 Mrs. Min- ers celebrated her 89th birthday.— Exeter Times -Advocate. Searching For Space (Winnipeg Free Press) It is beginning to look as though the "Big City" has just about had its day. In Europe and on this continent. the harassed human mole, who has been contained all his life within the brick canyons of modern metropolitan centres, is on the move, pushing his way out into the country, travelling long hours in stuffy trains, in search of space, and grass and trees. The cliff dwellers of yesterday's New York are turning into sub- urbanites, willing to devote an im- pressive proportion of their daily lives to commuting back and forth. In Britain, the town planners are hurriedly throwing green girdles around the great cities, desperate- ly trying to hold the flood of brick and concrete which is overwhelm- ing the open country. , The hideous industrial districts of modern cities, dark, dingy pro - 1 vantages of space and fresh air for families with children. At the beginning of this century 60 U.S. citizens lived, in the coun- try against 40 living in communi- ties of 2;500 or more. Today the proportions are almost exactly op- posite but it seems the peak has been reached. Between 1910 and 1930, the movement from country to city was the most marked in U.S. his- tory. Then with the war and the enormous expansion of U.S. incluse tries, a mass migration developed, pulling more than 5,000,000 off the farms into -the city and armed forces, Today, the flood has ceas- ed and though the country's popu- lation is still down about ten per cent, the movement is start- ing the other way. The trend has been similar in Canada. Urban communities ab- ducts of the industrial revolution, sorbed nearly 60.3 per cent of to - are being avoided where possible tal increase in Canada's population - by new industry. No one really in the decade ending in 1940. Out wants these bleak by-products of of lived ilifforowllareasitersonand543j s inCanada,r 457 urban centres on June 2,1941; com- pared with 463 and 537 in 1931, 505 .aginative product of imaginative and, 495 in 1921 and 546 and 454 architects, landscaped and attrac- in 1911, Between 1931 and 1941. tive, open to the light and fresh every Canadian city showed major air. But up to recently it was still gains in population. thought necessary to maintain Buteienop Casnwaodiahasmnetorttholeitpanroblem these plants in close proximity to of th cen- the large urban areas. Now even' tBrieistohexistsexoateptfo inr Torontothaandand US' that idea is being abandoned. In tai the past or finds them economic- ally advantageous. The modern factory is the 1111 - Quebec, important corporations are seeking out the small town for settlemene The new towns being built are model communities, de- signed and laid out to make life comfortable and relaxing. Over- crowding is being avoided. ° In Britain this change is being carried out under government re- gulation by Whitehall planner. But the trend is even more mark- ed in the United States. Thous, ands of Americans, according to a recent survey, are moving out to small towns from the large cen- tree. A few years ago the great vogue was to reach the City. Now the trend has reversed itself neat- ly. Industries searching for new locations are picking centres of less than 50,000 spurred oh not wi- ly by the need for decentralization but also by the possible threat of atomic bombing. But more than this, the ameni- ties 'which once were the lure of the city are, now being ()attended to the small urban centres and Ear out into the country. Rural elec- trification, new highways, better school., are adding to the old ad - Montreal. most Canadian cities ,are small cities, whose development has not reached the crowded, sprawling, confinement of the in- dustrial centres to the south. The impulse to move out will therefore hardly be as marked here as in the United, States but it already exists in Montreal and even locally in Winnipeg where transport and improved facilities - have created impressive dormitory suburbs. The lure of the city may still be, powerful on the farm but it is losing its appeal for large num- ber() of its own children who do - not And that it so-called ameni- ties In any way compensate for the enormous problems of over- crowding, transportation, and hous- ing. The neon sign is losing out to the green lawn. "Yes," said the shopkeeper, "I Want a boy to be partly outdoors and partly indoors." "That's all right," said the youth, `tut what beeorties of me when the' door shunt?" • a • • • 01 • • • •0 If '•' • gal , • I• -6.