The Huron Expositor, 1949-03-25, Page 2it
albRAW
11!faean, ditax.
eaforth
ed at Seaforth, Ontario, ev-
play ,afternoon by McLean
Members of Canadian
Weekly -Newspapers
Association.
u ,seription rates, $2.00 a year in •
*awe; foreign $2.50 a year, Single
pies, 5'cents each.
Advertising rates on application.
Authorized as Second Class Mail
Post Office Department, Ottawa
a,AFORTH, Friday, March 25, 1949
The Budget
Mr. Abhott's budget which he pre-
sented in the House of Commons
Tuesday evening was the proof, if
any were needed, of the soundness
of the financial policy that has car-
ried Canada through the difficult
war years, and even more difficult
years of adjustment which followed
the war. While it is a sunshine bud-
get, it was only made possible by the
careful and far-seeing fiscal admin-
istration of the Government during
those years. Highlights include:
Basic income tax exemptions
boosted from $750 to $1,000 for sin-
gle persons and $1,500 to $2,000 for
married, retroactive to January 1.
" Exemptions raised from • $100 to
$150 for each dependent child under
16 and $300 to $400 for other depend-
ents.
Higher exemptions will take 750,-
000 present taxpayers off income tax
rolls.
Under new low rates three-quar-
ters of remaining taxpayers will pay
an average of 15 per cent on taxable
income.
ZmploYers authorized to stop de-
ductions immediately for employees
now tax-exempt; refunds to be made
as soon as possible.
Price ceilings removed from flour,
bread, butter, sugar, molasses and
certain fruits and vegetables—effec-
tive Wednesday.
No over=all price increases expect-
ed to result from price -ceiling re-
movals.
Price ceilings remain on citrus
fruits, canned citrus fruit juices,
cabbage, carrots, imported new pota-
toes and imported grapes.
Subsidy of 461/2 cents a bushel on
wheat used for domestic consump-
tion now withdrawn.
Retail purchase tax of 25 per cent
on jewelry and similar articles re-
duced immediately to 10 per cent at
manufacturers' level, instead of pre -
Sent retail level.
Tax on cosmetics and toilet pre-
parations (25 per cent) reduced to 10
per cent immediately.
Tax :on luggage, handbags; etc.
;(now 35 per cent) reduced to 10 per
cent' immediately.
Soft drink tax (25 per cent; plus 1
cent per bottle) repealed immediate-
ly:
Candy and chewing gum tax (30
per cent) repealed immediately.
Tax on trails, berths and parlor -car
seats (various rates) repealed im-
mediately.
Taxes on long-distance calls, ex-
tension telephones, telegrams and
cables (various rates) repealed im-
mediately.
Five per cent tax on buses repeal-
ed immediately.
•
•
Wasteful Toll
In an advertisement appearing
elsewhere in this issue, the Depart-
ment of Highways asks: "Will 179,-
567
79;.567 more be killed or injured?" The
,advertisement is a timely reminder
that the danger season for highway
traffic fatalities is at hand. Un-
legs every motorist uses the utmost
caution` at all times, the traffic toll
diningthe coming season will be
greater than ever.'
The average motorist little realiz-
s the tremendous force at his com-
ai d event time he gets behind the
yet of a cat° Ile forgets that a
.Ntteigliing only 8,000pounds and
g� t a spe"ed: of forty miles' per
a atrlking force of not less
than, 4,700 tons. The ,Massachusetts
Safety Naini!, Wlao released the ,.
figures, goes on to ,y that such a
car strifes with sufficient energy to
toss a rock weighing one ton, eighty
feet in the air.
All, of which should remind us to
watch our driving habits, since driv-
ers,
rivers, and drivers only, can stop acci-
dents. The Ontario Motor League,
another agency concerned with the
rising traffic toll, suggests twelve
simple rules, which, if followed,
would do much to reduce, if not elim-
inate, highway accidents:
Don't assume that kiddies will stay
on the sidewalk. They must be your
special care first, last and always.
Don't ignore the pedestrian's
rights. He also pays taxes:
Don't sit like a bump on a log. Give
signals and let the otherfellow know
what you are going to do.
Don't be a swivel -neck driver. Keep
your eye on the road.
Don't dawdle on the way. This is
the twentieth century, not the Dark
Ages.
Don't exceed the speed limit. Use
ordinary everyday horse sense.
Don't cut in—it may be smart, but
it is not safe.
Don't demand your right-of-way.
Allow a margin of courtesy for
safety's sake.
Don't use glare lights. It is against
the law, vulgar and dangerous.
Don't neglect your brakes. You
may save a life by stopping quickly.
Don't take a chance at railway
crossings. It might be your last.
Don't drive with a drunken man
at the wheel. Solomon saw it com-
ing and said, "The companion of
fools will be destroyed."
Can't Beat Beef
In a report prepared for the Cana-
dian Geographical SoFiety, Dr. Harry
E. Lillie, noted Scottish surgeon and
whaling authority, suggests that
hundreds of millions of dollars worth
of . red-blooded meat, as tender and
wholesome as prime beef, are being
wasted every year in the Antarctic.
He contends enough whole meat is
being wasted each season to feed
Europe for more than three months
on present rations.
While the whale has been the
source of meat for natives for count-
less years, it is not likely to become
a favorite dish in Canada, according
to A. Copland, of Seaforth, who
spent many years on the staff of the
Hudson's Bay Company in the Ant-
arctic. Mr. Copland believes the oily
fish taste inherent in the meat will
be sufficient to spoil it for domestic
consumption in Canada. The beef
producers of Huron County have
nothing to fear, he 'says, as long as
whale ..meat tastes as it does.
Whale meat has a high blood con-
tent, and unless in the killing this is
retained, the meat quickly dries out,
leaving a fibrous mass, not unlike
badly dried fish. Mr. Copland agrees
when Dr. Lillie protests the use of
the explosive harpoon in killing
whales. Not only is the weapon
cruel and wasteful, but it permits the
blood—so necessary for what little
palatability the meat has= -to es-
cape.
While modern science undoubted-
ly could develop means of making
the meat more palatable to the taste,
the problems of killing, canning and
transportation, aggravated as they
would be by Arctic conditions, in Mr.
Copland's opinion, would almost cer-
tainly preclude any possibility of
whale meat being made available in
commercial quantities in Canada.
•
Labor -Saving Device
While it may be a little early in
the season to talk about growing
strawberries, any development that
would eliminate the work of hoeing
the rows is welcome. It is Professor
George M. Darrow, strawberry spe-
cialist of the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture,,who reveals the
labor-saving device.
"Some canny farmer in North
Carolina discovered that geese, lib-
erated in a strawberry patch, would
eat the grass and leave the plants
and berries untouched," Professor
Darrow said. "Since that discovery
the practice is becoming widespread
, in the South." '
ilttereetinq items Pink
the Huron Expositpr o blee
t r'fivo and Fill)/ ll'aar8
From The Hutton qv* ,Or
March 28, 1024 a'
Upwards of 150 neig'#11t1i, and
friends' gathered at the ,hone of
Mr. end Mrs. Angus Afore;' 1
lop, on 'Wednesday evening to bid
farewell to them befor'.e they re-
move to Chicago. Dttrbig'tibO eve-
ning he was presented itis hand-
some club bag, Mrs. More-Sarith a
dozen silver knives, Helen with a
manicure set, James witls;,7a, watch
and chain, and Angus with a.' purse
of money.
Mr. R. T. McIntosh, of Fo;eat, a
former well-known Seaforthite, was
in town last week.
Mr. Leslie McKay, who hap been
clerking in Henry Edge'$ hardware
stere for the past four years, left
on Tuesday for Toronto.
Miss Crosbie has leased her resi-
dence on Centre St. to Mr. George
McTaggart, Grey Twp., who is leav-
ing the farm to reside here,
On Sunday morning `last the con-
gregation of St. Thomea', Church
was delighted with this singing of
that beautiful eo1o, "Alone," by
Miss Evelyn Cudmoro, and in the
evening Mr. Jas. T. Seott sang a
solo in his well-known musical
form, whiQh was highly appreciat-
ed.
Mr. Arch. Hodgert, Ohiselhurst,
has rented his 30 -acre farm to IIr.
Jas. Hodgert, who will take posses-
sion in April.
Mr. T. S. Smith shipped a car
of 18 choice heavy horses from
Seaforth station on Friday last.
The top price paid was $240.
The stores of Stewart Bros. and
J. MacTavish presented a most at-
tractive appearance on Friday and •
Saturiay of Last week when the
new hats were on display. The •
hat= are much the same as last - A
year with higher crowns aril more
ribbon. They present a very beet-
titul appearance in the -finely d•3cor-
ateld stores.
McKillop won the challenge
euchre with Seaforth in the G.W.
V.A. club rooms on Friday eyening
of last week by 49 points. The Me:
Killop ladies served a delicious
lunch.
Mr. Alex McDonald, of town, has
leased the farm of Angus More in
McKillop.
Mrs. Whittaker has returned to
town from Ottawa where she vis-
ited her son, E. J. Whittaker, and
Mrs. Whittaker.
The play, "Martha Made Over,"
was given by the Y.R.S. of Win-
throp in the Methodist Church, Sea -
forth, and was one of• the most
succesful entertainments Of the
season. Rev, Fulton Irwin was the
chairman and the following :made'
up the cast: Mrs. W. T. Grieve,
Geo. Wheatley, Edna Johnston,'.
Grace Scarlett, Neil Montgenery,',
Marian Scarlett, W. McSpadden,
Helen Alexander, Bessie Blanehard,
Mrs. Hiram Blanchard, N. Smith,
Miss Blanchard, and 1rw•ite Tre-
wertha.
The moat disarming thing for a
farmer is a warm ,Sunday in 'Mat'c'h.
You eiD?P17 OW% believe that bad.
weather CoInd be bevelingsome
where in the background. yon
sleep .in, a little later titan usual,
and when your bare feet strike' the
floor and: missthe mat, there's• a
tingle up and down your. spine.
Just the same, you have a,feeling
that it will be a fine day. The wood-
pecker has been busy grubbing
away at the telephone pixie since
after daylight, and the cows have
been bawling.
Even the job of lighting the fire
in the kitchen stove doesn't seen
to be so. bad. For once, the kind-
ling is handy and the stove, a per-
verse thing at best, gives a hearty
"whoosh!" and the fire goes with-
out coaxing. Suchansuch, the Col-
lie pup, comes Venn:diirg around the
corner of the house when you start
for the stable.
There's a finger of smoke etch -
ing lines against the blue sky over
the Higgins' house. Ed. will come
over later to say, '"Sleepin' in this
morning, eh?" He's as bad about
smoke from the chimney as the
city women are about getting the
wash on Mondays.
The sun is out in All force and
there's a moist and warm feeling
In the air. A host of starlings flip
through the orchard like a. squad-
ron of fighter planes out for man-
oeuvres. Dallying for a moment
at the barnyard gate, I stop to lis-
ten to the faint sound of a church
bell in the village.
The stable has a musky, damp
E;/ Hard J..Bvia
smell when the door is opened, S'r
Timothy, the red bull, extorts a
welcome and. the . horses, stamp
their hooves, on the plant !scoring;
A clucking hen squawks a warning
as' she shies out of the stable door
and goes off in search of break-
fast. The cows are quite annoyed
that I'nu late and there's a con-
siderable rattling of 'stanchions to
Make the point clear to me. The
salves are bawling for breakfast,
and the barn cats are hopefully
perched on top of the chop bin.
A dish of warm milk will start
their day off in the proper way.
Chores on a Sunday, morning
sueh as this can be a leisurely pro-
position, As a matter of fact, I
feel in such a good moodthat an
extra helping of oats for, the hors-
es seems to be in order. They'll
soon be working hard at the seed,
ing anyhow, and the extraenergy
won't go amiss.
With the milking over, the cows
get a chance -for a frolic in the
barnyard. First of ' all, they troop
to the water trough and theydrink
and drink, and then: they frolic.
The red one is too lazy for that.
She just waddles over and proceeds
to scratch her back against the
straw stack.
Ah, spring must be here! I go
in for a good breakfast and am
not paying much attention to the
radio, when suddenly the announ-
cer's words become painfully clear:
The worst blizzord of the season
is heading our 'way! Ah, me!
What a fickle jade this .Mother
Nature really is by times.
A Large Egg,
Sussex hen, in the flock own-
ed by Me, Russell Wlleon, is estab-
lishing some sort of record for lay -
ng longe eggs. On Saturday Kr -
Wilson brought a sample to the
office and it measured over eight
inches by seven inches. Mr. Wil-
son says the hen lays on an aver-
age of three eggs this size every
week.—Blyth Standard.
Business Place Opened
We are very pleased t„o announce
that 'Bob" Johnson has opened an
electrical shop a few doors north
of the Bank. He plans to stock a.
complete line of appliances, in-
cluding 'lamps of distinction.
—Brussels, 'Peat.
Remodelling Steres
The Gascho Bros. are having
their general store modernized and
when completed will be a great
convenience to the staff as well as
the buying public. The workman-
ship is being done •'by Mr. Sohn
Turkheim and his assistant, Mr,
Ervin Schilbe. Stade & Weide are
also having improvements made to
their hardware store, Mr., William
Rarig being. the mechanic. It la
indeed surprising what a- different
appearance "or a "new look" as the
saying goes, makes. It' is an en-
couragement to shoppers when
articles are nicely displayed:—
Zurich Herald.
Return From Florida .
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Berry, of
Uasborne, and Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Anderson, of Toronto, have return-
ed home atter a pleasant month
spent at Daytona, Florida. They
travelled 3,645 miles and took in
many of the scenic places.—Exe-
ter Times -Advocate.
Two Tankers Imprisoned in Ice
Both the Imperial Kingston,
which sought to gain entrance to
the inner Goderich harbor Satur-
•
From The Huron Expositor
March 31, 1899
Mr. John Taylor ,has sold his
farm, lot 26, Con. 10, Hibbert, to
bis neighbor, Mr• John Worden.
The price was $5,000.
The annual meeting of the Sea -
forth Collegiate Institute football
club was held Thursday afternoon
at which the following officers
were elected Honorary president,
D. D. Wilson; president, H. S.
Robertson; vice-president, S. G.
Stone; captain, I. Gerry; secretary -
treasurer, F. C. Neill; chairman of
managing committee, R. E. Ches-
wright; committee, D. Mackay, S.
Hill, J. Wilson and A. S. McLean,
Mr. W. J. R. Fowler, son of Jno.
Fowler, of Hullett, has just gradu-
ated from the Ontario Veterinary
College, Toronto. He took first-
class honors in these subjects:
Diseases and treatment, materia
medica, chemistry, pathology, phys-
iology and anatomy. He received
hie early training in Seaforth Col-
legiate Institute.
On Wednesday evening a meet-
ing was held for the purpose of re-
organizing the Huron Football
Club. • The following officers were
elected;: honorary president, Colin
Bethune; hon. vice-pres., Geo. E.
Jackson; pies., W. G. Willis; let
viee-pres., Oscar Neil; 2nd vice-
pres.l Harry Cresswell; sec.-treas.,
J. L. Killoran; manager, R. C.
Cheswright; committee: H. M.
Jackson, T. J. Stephens, Keith Mc-
Lean, S. A. Dickson, A. Bethune,
W. H. Baker, A. Morrison.
,The resignation of Rev. A. D.
McDonald, D.D., of his pastoral
charge of First Presbyterian
Church, Seaforth, came officially
before the Huron Presbytery and
was formally accepted.
Dr. C. Mackay drove in from Mr.
Hoggartb's in Hibbert, a distance
of 11 miles, a few days ago with
Dr. Scott's ponies in a cutter, in',
55 minutes, and he had to hold the
little fellows back all the way.
Mr. John S. Brown, McKillop,
has sold to Hector Cowan, of
Peptone, Illinois, the 2 -year-old bull,
"Duke of Mosboro•"
On Wednesday, March 22, about
100 members and adherents of the
Kippen circnit met at the Parson-
r,ge and spent a pleasant evening
with music and games. A compli-
mentary address was read to Rev.
W. J. Waddell, signed by J. Shep-
herd and John Berry.
The following were ticketed out
of town this, week to distant points
by W. Somerville: Norman Hill to
Port Huron; Mrs. P. P. Bliss, to
Harlem, Montana; • Jas. McCowan
and Wm. Kehoe, to Toledo, Ohio;
L1 ile Williams, to Detroit; Mr.
Peddle and Mrs. McLean, •milliner,
to Detroit; Ben Dorrance and' his
mother to Chicago; John McDo'weli
of Met{iilop, and Robert McMillan,
IIullett, to Detroit; Thos. Spears
and .Miss Minnie Speare, Hibbert,
to Glenbof'o, Mbn'tana,
Miss Belle Bethune left Monda3",
for b"ortwoode, Assinboia, to re-
aitme her duties there ail teacup,:
Huron Federation of
Agriculture Farm News
•
•
•
a•
The Farm Tractor highly concentrated cod-liver oil
will help to keep the young pigs
Soon the farm, tractor will be at in a healthy condition.
work in the fields and prollably will
be called upon for some overtime
during the busy months. If it was
not given ".a complete fall check-up,
it is -not too late to do so now.
Worn parts are best replaced be-
fore the spring rush starts.
Farm machinery engineers give
some advice which heaps to keep
tractor expenses down. Thorough
'and timely lubrication and careful
operation, avoiding overloading and
high speeds, is one suggestion.
Another is the selection of the
proper size of tractor for field and
belt work. They point out, too,
that a tractor should be worked as
near to full capacity as possible to
obtain maximum efficiency.
Extra Piga! Bring Extra Profit
A most serious loss to hog pro-
ducers-is
ro-
dupers";is -caused by the high mor-
tality of baby pigs. Between 23
and 30 per cent of the pigs far-
rowed on farms are either still-
born or die within the first few
weeks after farrowing.
Sanitation is the best and cheap-
est means of disease control. Be-
fore the sows farrow, pens should
be thoroughly washed, first with
boiling water and then with a lye
solution of one pound of lye to 20
gallons of lukewarm water. The
sow should be scrubbed carefully,
especially around the udder, with
warm soap suds and a stiff brush
to remove any worm eggs which
may be adhering.
The. sow should have several
days to get accustomed to ,the far-
rowing pen before her litter is
born. A small amount of bedding,
preferably cut straw, should be left
in the pen. A guard rail placed
about ten inches above the floor
of the pen and, eight inches away
from the side walls, will prevent
the sow from crushing
the little
pigs.
Usually when milk fills the ud-
der,
dder, the Bow will farrow within 24
hours. 'During ,this time and even
earlier,' no -solid feed should' be
given. A warm bran slop will
avoid fever and constipation—both
extremely dangerous.
The attendant should be on hand
while the eow is farrowing. When
the sow is irritable or clumsy, the
pigs should, be removed from the
pen as soon as born, rubbed dry
with" a piece of sacking and placed
in a box covered with a blanket to
ensure warmth. Warm bricks and
blankets will prevent the pigs
.becoming chilled if the weather is
cold. As soon as farrowing is com-
plete the litter should be returned
to the sow, and the 'attendant
should see that all the pigs receive
milk.
Only lukewarm• water should be
given the sow for the first twenty-
four hours after farrowing. The
first solid feed should contain a
high percentage of such grain as
bran and oats. Heavier feeding may
be started four or five days after
farrowing when most danger from
fever has passed. Usually the osow
is on full feed at the end of ten
days. If the pigs scour, it probably
is caused by too much feed. To
correct this condition reduce the
amount of feed to the sow until
the scouring stops, then gradually
increase her feed.
Unlesas suckling pigs which are
farrowed in winter and early
spring are supplied with Iron they
quickly develop anaemia, thump.
ing and diarrhea, followed by
death`' At the Dominion Experi-
mental Station, Meifort, Sask., says
It E.' Wilson, grassy sods approxi-
mately one foot square in size are
put in the pens with the sow and
pigs each day. Tide provides the
neeessary amount of iron.
As an extra :precaution the young
pigs may each be given on the
third tenth "and seventeenth day
after birth, the amount of reduced
iron that can ,be carried, loosely on
a ten -cent piece. with, each iron-
treatimentf four or five dropsy ,,df
Curing T.B.
Many Canadians do not realize
that tuberculosis, if found early, is
one of the most easily cured of
the serious diseases. T.B. can be
detected by chest X-rays before
later' symptoms are visible. Mobile
X-ray clinics tour many parts of
Canada regularly. Have a free
chest X-ray next time the clinic
visits your community. It may
save ,your life.
day afteruoof;; and, her sister ship,:
the Imperial Sinicoe, *Welt arriV-
ed early Monday molruing Por reps-:
cue operations, are peisoners of tile:
west wind lee jam this afternoon,
(Thursday). Despite continued ei-•
forts, it would appear that bpth:
vessels will fail to reach the inner
harbor until an offshore wind sends:
the ice that surroundsthem Ant
into the open lake. Late Thursday
afternoon both vessels were- roar
the breakwaters and strenuously
attempting to make for the(Mee
water, which was still a Consider-
able distance beyond thea -4 ode -
rich Signal -Star.
Liberals Elect Officers
Officers as follows were elected
at the annual meeting of the pods --
rich Liberal Association, held at
MacKae Hall Wednesday evening:
Honorary president, G. L. Parsons
president, J. K. Hunter; vice-presi-
dents, Mrs. J. S. Howrie, H. rte-,
Nee; secretary -treasurer, W.
Sutherland. Delegates, were .ap`
pointed for the North Huron colt-
vention to be held at W ingbam,
March 25.-Goderich Si'gnalLStar.
New Rector For Blyth
Word has been received by Mr:,
Stuart Roleinson that a new rector,:
Rev. 'Murray Wyattt at the; + pres0tt`',
time curate of St. �'amee' Church,
Stratford, has been appointed to'
succeed Rev. J. L. H. Henderson
as the rector of the Blyth Anglican
parish. Rev. Mr. Wyatt will take
over his new duties about May 1 -
Celebrates 83rd Birthday
Mrs. Wes Pugh and son, Dickie,
spent the week -end with her sis-
ter, Mrs. Raymon Thiel and • Mr.
Thiel, Sebringville, and attended!
the birthday celebration of her •
father, John Phillips, who was 83
on Wednesday. The, celebration
was' held at the home of Mrs.
Thiel.—Mitchell Advocate.
Just A. Smile Or Two
"Is it true," the friend said to
the art dealer, "that the picture
you just sold that man was a gen-
uine work of art?"
"I'm afraid not, but that story I
told about it certainly was."
They stopped the crime wave in
Scotland by charging for room and
board in the jails.
•
Man in Street Car: "Lady, will
you please get oft my. fdot?"
Woman in Street Car: "Why
don't you put your foot where it
belongs?"
M.I.S. "Don't tempt me, lady!
Don't tempt me!"
•
The marble tournament was in
full fury. One little boy had miss-
ed an easy shot, and let slip a real
cuss word.
"Edward!" called a preacher
from the spectators' bench, "whatt
do li•ttleeboyc who ewear when they
are playing marbles turn into?"
"Golfers." was the reply.
•
ONTARIO
WILL 179,567 MORE. BE
KILLED OR INJURED?
During the past 15 years 9,567 persons have been killed and 170,000`.
injured in motor vehicle accidents in Ontario.
If the present rate continues it is estimated that the same slumber will
'be killed -and quite as many 'injured in accidents on our streets and
highways within the next 15 years.
The Department of Highways, the police and other organizations
and agencies are working to reduce this needless waste of life, health
and property. But the final solution of this problem is Yours—the
drivers and the. pedestrians. YOU AND ONLY YOU CAN STOP
ACCIDENTS.
Accept your responsibility as a citizen and do your part each day to
make highway conditions safe,
CHECK;. YOUR DRIVING TODAY,
What !spar howl rat,lag es thefallswigrt!est?:
DO YOU ALWAYS --
1 Exercise good judgment
when driving?
2 Make sure the road is clear
ahead before passing?
3 Stay in your traffic line?
4 Keep alert for what other
drivers or pedestrians may
do?
5 Come to a full stop at a
through street?
6 Keep your mind on your
driving?
7 Signal when stopping or
turning?
8 Approach intersections caw
tiously?
9 Avoid passing on curves
and hills?
10 Take extra care in the pres-
ence of pedestrians?
a
iR/VE As YOU WDOLD
WE OTNERS DRIVE
ONTARIO
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
GEO. H. DOUCETT
wawa
4a,
a ,!
a •.
i
a
•
4