The Huron Expositor, 1955-10-28, Page 21
HURON EXPOS,I;COR, SEAFORTH, ONT., OCTOBER 28, 1955
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SEAFORTH, Friday, October 28
Hallowe'en Frolic Deserves
Public Support
The Seaforth Lions Club is holding -
its 26th annual Hallowe'en Frolic
in the Arena Friday evening. Long
an institution in the Seaforth district,
the Frolic this year will re -introduce
many features that proved so popu-
lar to Hallowe'en crowds in years
past.
Planned as an alternative to the
all too frequent damage causing cele-
brations, peculiar to Hallowe'en, and
at the same time to provide funds for
Club activities, the Hallowe'en Frolic
is an opportunity for the public gen-
erally to participate with the Lions
in their community projects.
This year, of course, the Frolic has
a particular significance, since pro-
ceeds will assist the Club in financing
the new Lions pool, construction of
which is almost completed.
For more than thirty years the
Seaforth Lions Club has been active
in furthering projects for the bene-
fit of the citizens of this district.
While the initiation, planning and
direction of the projects have been
carried out by members of the club,
3ln the final analysis it is the public
generally, by the support given, that
1104 such projects possible.
That the citizens recognize the
part which they must play, and for
which they are responsible, will, it
is hoped, be evidenced by the atten-
-dance at the Lions Hallowe'en Frolic
Friday -night. Let's get behind the
Frolic and make it the best in a long
series of frolics.
Too Few Elections
The Wingham Advance - Times
laments the fact that the citizens of
so few municipalities are interested
in municipal matters and permit
elected representatives to be return-
ed by acclamation.
"Dates for nomination meetings
are being set all over the district,
and we notice that many of the
municipalities are also setting a date
for the `election if necessary,' the
Advance says.
"In a good many cases the election
probably won't be necessary. A hand-
ful of the electorate will turn up at
the nomination meeting, nominate
enough people to make a quorum,
and that will be that. During the
next couple of months a lot of people
in a lot of municipalities are going
to disenfranchise themselves by al-
lowing an election by acclamation.
"The problem of acclamations is
not one which will easily be solved.
In fact, we can think of only one
solution to the problem.
"If everyone who is critical of the
way things are run would themselves
stand for nomination, there would
probably
be no more acclamations."
Too Many Words
Faced with seemingly unending
masses of publicity in one form or
another, the public from time to time
must experience a feeling of frustra-
tion.
It remains, however, for a leading
churchman to relate the preponder-
anv of printed words to the type-
writer, and to suggest the elimination
of the latter as a means of not only
improving our thinking, but also of
lessening the threat of war.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr.
Geoffrey Fisher, the ranking prelate
of the Church of England, spoke at
the inauguration of new headquar-
ters of the British Council of
C hurches.
He said everyone now is so busy
writing and circulating great masses
of words that we are losing touch
with reality.
"There is a general feeling that
the world has gone mad about that
kind of thing, and if the typewriter
was abolished tomorrow a mass of
vapid thought that goes on between
human beings would be vastly reduc-
ed and the danger of war would be
vastly decreased."
WHAT OTHER' PAPERS SAY:
Rooster Head Bumper
(Ottawa Journal)
On a general farm with a small
poultry flock to provide eggs, broil-
ers, fryers and roasters, as well as
the making for an occasional fricas-
see with plenty of thyme -flavored
dumplings, a rooster one or two years
old can become obstreperous and ug- .
ly. Many farm wives feel safer with
a stout stick in their hands when they
go to pick up the eggs.
One of the traits of the vast ma-
jority of aggressive roosters is to
start exuberant crowing at dawn's
early light. There are some perspica-
cious citizens who still believe that
it is wise to arise at 5 a.m. in the
Summer, although they indulge them-
selves in Winter until six. However,
a rooster doesn't wait for 5 a.m. on
June mornings; he starts sounding a
raucous reveille at approximately
four.
Now, apparently, science has at
last discovered how to prevent this
dawn crowing. According to L. F.
Payne, of Kansas State College, if
your nervous system is shattered by
one of these silence -splintering roos-
ters, all you have to do is build a ceil-
ing between 12 and 18 inches high
over the roost where the head of the
flock is accustomed to take his night-
ly rest.
When he stands up, plants his feet
well apart, and twists his neck up-
ward with that typical winding -up
motion, he will give his head an un-
expected smart rap on the board.
The shock of the bump will so sur-
prise him that he will forget to crow.
To a tender-hearted urbanite this
may seem severe treatment; to
farmers the plan seems logical and
simple, and appears likely to solve a
matitudinal situation that has long
needed a common-sense solution.
CROSSROADS
(By JAMES SCOTT)
THE BEST YEARS OF LIFE
Not so long ago a distinguished
Canadian scholar dropped in to
visit me. I had never met him
before, but I was familiar with his
name because he had written the
German text book we used when
iI was at high school. I never ran
into him while 1 was at college
because he had retired by then—
.and it is getting to be a long time
since I went to college.
As a matter of fact it is nineteen
years since my visitor retired
from the university and in those
days they didn't retire until the
age of seventy. A little mental
arithmetic will tell you that he is
tow almost ninety.
And yet he stood there in my
living room—looking not a day ov-
er sixty-five—and told me of all
his plans, and how much fun he
Was getting out of life.
"I wasted forty-five years of my
1e teaching at the university,"
said with a grin. "t didn't
.. ! begin t0 live fully until 1
-rg11, I would any -
r it rt life` ell spent
uniVersit , it G. H.
et
e.tu+,
And do you know what he has
been doing since he gave up teach-
ing? What is this thing which he
has discovered which interests him
more than being a learned pro-
fessor?
Well, Dr. Needier would say that
he has been discovering the great
and the interesting people of Can-
ada. He has found that some of
our finest citizens are people who
have not always been mentioned
in the history books.
For example, he was telling me
about a book he had published last
year which was a selection of the
poems of John Galt. "John Galt,"
said Professor Needier, "is one of
the greatest and most neglected
writers In. the English language."
Hold on now! Did I say John
Galt? Yes, that's the man. The
very same man who first got the
idea for settling the Huron Tract.
In fact, if it hadn't been for John
Galt, you and I wouldn't be here.
And, it's the very same fellow
whose poems Professor Needier
has dug out and caused to be pub-
lished.
And now he is on the trail of
What he considers to be another
exciting adventure. He has dis-
covered another great and neglect-
ed Canadian and he is going to
write a book about him. This man,
Dr. Needier says, is one of the
great Canadian defenders of lib-
erty and freedom and he too has
been sadly neglected. His name
was Anthony VanEgmond.
Well now, isn't that a coinci-
dence. You and I know about An-
thony VanEgmond. He is the man
John Galt got to build the Huron
Road through the bush up to Gode-
rich. Your ancestors and mine
were able to reach their home-
steads because VanEgmond built
the road. But 1 doubt that you an.d
I ever thought much of Colonel
VanEgmond as a great Canadian
hero.
But that is what Professor Need -
ler thinks, and he is going to do
something about it. He is going
to use what he considers the best
years of his lfie working on pub-
lishing the story of VanEgmond.
Isn't it strange_ that this vigor-
ous and intellectual old man should
find so much to make life worth
living right here in Huron County?
It kind of opens your eyes,
doesn't it? Here is an outsider—
a man with a great reputation and
with high attainments—who has
found the most interesting things
he has known in his life right here
in the place we call home.
It makes a fellow think. And it
makes him proud to live in such
a place with so much talent and
courage and heroism in its past.
SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS
Firemen Quell Tractor Blaze
Blyth Fire Brigade answered a
call on Tuesday afternoon to the
farm of William Manning, west of
g,
Londesboro, when a tractor caught
fire. In the ensuing blaze the trac-
tor was badly damaged. — Blyth
Standard.
Neighbors Aid Farmer
The old saying of, "Many hands
make light work," was proven re-
cently at the farm of Jack Yeo,
concession 9, Goderich Township,
when in a few hours 25 tractors
plowed 50 acres of land. The glow-
ers, all neighbors of Mr. Yeo, were
organized by Edward Grigg, for-
mer reeve of Goderich Township,
when Mr. Yeo was taken to Clinton
Public Hospital with a misplaced
disc in his back. Neighbors came
to his assistance when it was learn-
ed that he would be hospitalized
at least a month.—Wingham Ad-
vance -Times.
Wolf Population Drops One More
The wolf population in Colborne
Township is dwindling rapidly.
Last week another one of the mar-
auding animals was killed by `Bub'
Elliott, of Goderich, making the
seventh wolf bagged by district
hunters in the past month and one-
half. This wolf was shot in the
Dunlop area, as were the, other six.
On last week's hunting expedition,
hunters saw the animal ttiey be-
lieve to be the father of the seven
members of the wolf family which
have been shot, but they couldn't
get a shot at him.—Goderich Sig-
nal -Star.
Clinton Hosiery Mill Purchased
According to W. Crawford, New
Hamburg, who is the new general
manager of the Clinton Hosiery
Mill, Mary Street, and the knit-
ting mill in New Hamburg, the
two mills changed ownership two
months ago. New owners are a
German corporation, whose parent
companies are Besmer Teppsich-
sabrik Limited and Salke Rohen
Limited, both of Germany. In that
country the corporation has seven
mills manufacturing stockings,
automobiles, glass and carpets. as
well as a large spinning mill —
Clinton News -Record.
Old Landmark Disappears
One of the villages few remain-
ing old landmarks is disappearing
from view this week. Mr. Mads
Christensen is wrecking the village
jail which he purchased from Mr.
George Radford, who had previous-
ly tendered for the property when
it was advertised for tender by the
village council. The old brick jaiI
has stood staunchly on the lot on
YEARS AGONE
From The Huron Expositor
October 31, 1930
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Broadfoot
and daughter were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mrs. A. G. Broad -
foot.
Mr. W. Dale, of the staff of the
Dominion Bank, Toronto, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. James Dale, Constance.
Mr. and Mrs. M. McKellar, Sea -
forth, spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Ferguson,
of Constance.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell
and Misses Mae and Reta Camp-
bell, McKillop, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter, of Benmiller.
Mr. ' nd Mrs. Foster Bennett, of
Seaforth, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. George Eaton, Winthrop.
Miss Jean Turner, of Seaforth,
visited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Robert McClinchey, of Stan-
ley Township.
Mr. E. H. Close has disposed of
his barber shop and bowling alley
to Mr. Stewart McVey, St. Marys.
The Misses Pearl and Annie
Lawrence, of town, visited with
their sister, Mrs. F. A. Moull, in
Owen Sound last week.
Miss Minnie Hahkirk, who spent
the summer in the Western Prov-
inces, returned to town on Thurs-
day.
Mr. J. H. Scott, of Hullett, has
purchased the Copp property on
Goderich St. West, from Mr. S.
Little, and after making some ex-
tensive improvements will occupy
it as a residence.
I
From The Huron Exposilpr
October 27. 1905
Miss Mary Mustard, of Kippen,
is spending her holidays at her
home here
Mr. and Mrs. Wray, of Belgrave,
are this week guests at Mr. W. J.
Horner's residence at Drysdale.
Mr. Robert Lamont and family,
of Brucefield, are this week leav-
ing the village. They intend re-
siding on a farm near Zurich.
Mr. D. D. Wilson. and Miss
Thompson are at London this week
representing the Seaforth Sabbath
School at the Provincial Sabbath
School convention being held in
that city;
Mr. John O'Keefe last week pur-
chased 54 steers from Dickson
Bros., of McKillop, which averag-
ed 1,400 pounds each. They were
shipped to Glasgow by way of Bos-
ton. -
Mrs. T. E. Hays and Messrs.
John and James Scott, of Roxboro,
returned home on Saturday from
Manitoba and the Northwest. They
had a most enjoyable visit and
met many old Huron friends.
Mr. Herman Bender has sold his
farm on the Babylon Line, Hay,
to Mr. Desjardines, of Stephen, for
$4,700. It contains 95 acres.
George N. McLaren, of Midland,
was here for a couple of days this
week getting things in readiness
for his moving into the store re-
cently vacated by John Ferguson
& Co. He expects to open up on
November 11.
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From The Huron Expositor
October 29, 1880
Mr. Francis Fowler, of the Hur-
on Road, Hullett, returned home
on Saturday from Winnipeg.
Mr. John McMillan returned
King Street for many years, prob-
ably 100, probably more. In its
lifespan it has housed many wrong-
doers, but probably its greatest
usefulness was during the depres-
sion of the 1930's, when wayfarers
stopped for a night's free rest in
its confines.—Blyth Standard.
Return From Abroad
Mr. and Mrs. Ward Fritz n •
d d
daughter, Mary Louise, returned
last week from their several
months' tour to Europe, where
they visited a goodly number of
countries, and although we have
not had the opportunity of an in-
terview, we know they had 'a most
wonderful outing which they shall
never forget. They brought with
them a German -made Volkeswagon
which is equipped for light house-
keeping in which they travelled in
the various countries they visited.
We welcome them back home and
hope they will feel all the better
for their big summer's visit to the
continent.—Zurich Herald.
Oil Showing Near Ripley
A showing of oil on the farm of
John Calvin MacDonald, in Huron
Township, four miles northeast of
Ripley, is looked upon with satis-
faction by other district farmers.
Contractors Stubble & Stubble, of
Merlin, for the Imperial Oil Co.,
got their first showing of oil at
1,057 feet. The crew had been
drilling for two weeks. The com-
pany has land leased on the prem-
ises of several district farmers in
the area. The present test well
being sunk is on lot 14, concession
11, of Huron. Workmen struck a
water vein and are presently tak-
ing measures to counteract the sit-
uation. It is expected this well
will be sunk to 1,700 feet.—Wing-
ham Advance -Times.
Injured By Deer
Two Lucknow . district men suf-
fered injuries as a result of a col-
lision with a deer on the sixth con-
cession of West Wawanosh Town-
ship, one of them being taken to
hospital. Arnold Alton, 25, of R.
R. 7, Lucknow, was admitted to
Wingham General Hospital with
many bruises as a result of the
accident. His condition here is
satisfactory. Also in the car at
the time of the collision was David
Mel Corrin, of Lucknow, who re-
ceived head injuries. Dr. Mel Cor-
rin, of Lucknow, attended the in-
jured men. The two men were
proceeding along the township road
in their truck when a deer bound-
ed out of the ditch. Estimated
damage to the truck was $300.00.
Provincial Constable Jack Parkin-
son, of Goderich, investigated.—
Wingham Advance -Times.
Interesting Items picked
from The Huron Expositor. of
25, 50 and 75 Years Ago.
home from Toronto on Thursday,
where he had been attending a
meeting of the Agricultural Com-
mission.
Mr. T. E. Hays and Mr. John
McClure, of McKillop, returned
from Manitoba on Friday. They
spent about 10 days in the Prairie
Provinces, and speak highly of the
country they saw.
Mr. William Peacock,. of Tucker-
smith, returned home last Tuesday
from Michigan, where he had
worked in the lumber woods.
Messrs. Paterson, Cowan and
McIntosh have returned from
Dakota, where they have taken up
land. They speak highly of the
country.
Mr. Thomas Neilans, the genial
and obliging postmaster and his
good lady. 'of Blyth, returned
on Friday after spending a week's
holidays visiting friends in Pitts-
burg, Pennsylvania.
The stage which runs between.
Seaforth and Brussels. when a
little on this side of Walton last
Monday night, broke an axle. For-
tunately no one was hurt, but the
mail was delayed for two hours.
Farm News off Huron
Rains last week delayed the har-
vesting of white beans and sugar
beets. To date, seven cars or 334
tons of beets have been shipped
from Blyth, and 60 cars or 2,552
tons from Centralia.
Fall wheat fields are much green-
er and in better shape due to re-
cent rains, and despite the late-
ness of the season, pastures have
greened up considerably.
Huron County was represented
by 27 4-H teams in the Provincial
Inter -Club Competition at Guelph
on October 21.
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