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The Huron Expositor, 1956-09-14, Page 2S7911, SEAF01111% QN.i , gE 3t 104 4s • a9 sthted '186(1 .McLean,, Editor led at Seaforth, Ontario, ry ;Thursdayy •morning by McLean Qe nbseription rates, $2.50 a year in vance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single les, 6 Cents each. Menthe of Canadian Weekly Newspapers - Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, September 14 Faith Well Founded Faced as it is with rain and drought, storm and hail, there prob- ably is no industry that requires a greater faith in an all -seeing Provi- dence on the part' of those engaged in it than does farming. And the fact that there never has been in this district a year in which everything the farmer produces has been wiped out,. is a pretty good indication that the farmers' faith has been justified. All the some, there are years when it required a lot of faith. in order to believe all would be well, and this certainly has been just such a year. First, there was a long, cold and wet spring. . Not only was seeding delayed several weeks later than us - nal, it wasn't even possible to get on the land to get it ready. But the weather cleared; the seed was sown, true, in some cases, twice, and the crops grew. It looked in July as though seeding had gone on as us- ual, so well. advanced were most welds. Violent windstorms wrought widespread damage in June and July, and then came more rain. And every week since has seen addition- al showers, so' that only the most kt,"' .,. agile have been able to complete Meir harvest. But despite all these trials, the crops are being harvested,.. and on the whole, we are told, the grain is up to average, both in yield and quantity. In fact, according to one farmer, "it's better than it was in some years we thought vtere_good years." The -harvest is late, certainly. Six weeks later than last year, when unprecedented drought and heat brought crops to maturity in mid- July. There is a lot of extra work this year. The fields are -wet and the grain is heavy to handle. ,, At the same time, there is a fairly good crop, and it is Being" harvested stead-`, ily, but certainly slowly. In the end, it would seem that.ev- erything would- be all right and that our fears of a cropless year were baseless. After all, it is a pretty re- warding part of the country in which we live. Faith in the future is well founded. WW's Fair Time Again In a few days' time the 111th Sea - forth Fall Fair will be held here. Once more, through the efforts of. the members of the Seaforth Agri- cultural Society, the town folk are provided with' the opportunity pf seeing firsthand the best their rural neighbors can produce. At the same. time, those from the townships can examine the displays which the local merchants and manufacturers ar- range. They can compare the out- standing features of the products of their farms with those of their neighbors, The Seaforth Fair during recent years has shown steady improve- ' nnentand the efforts which the direc- tors have extended this year have been such as to guarantee a further i pr() cement in.the Fair next week. 1hxs' year special emphasis has been placed' on securing an increase in en -- tries in ,order, that prize money awarded will be in an amount to uaiify `fo'r Class `13' rating. To this elt , Stalitial' prize, increases have' en, e 11zshhd in all ;departments ins to make the Fair occ ,siont is some good 00411'08d support trikt Cer- et their "else good. will, as exists at a. fair such as that in, Seaforth.. The flavor of a eoiuntry fair reflects the character of the.district it serves'. - The true rural fair is not a cheap imitation of the Ex,, or some other city fair. Such a fair, like the Sea - forth Fair, is a common meeting ground where town and country can get together—an event in which the citizens of each have an equal re- sponsibility for its success. The dates? Next Thursday and Friday, September 20 and 21. What Other Papers Say: Local History in Shaky Hands (Wingham Advance -Times) In conversation with an elderly gentleman who has a keen and ac- curate memory of the early days of this community, were were remind- ed that local history is being lost at - every turn. So much of" the informa- tion about bygone days is recorded only in the memories of those who have lived through an earlier era. Not every older person is able to re- call the time of his youth in detail. Why Fall Fairs in September (Cornwall Standard -Freeholder) September will .,be a busy month for the Fall Fair director's in many communities. All but a few of the many events of this kind are held within that month. In all cases, this last of the warm months is the height of activity in this respect. It has to' be this way. The main- stay of the Fall Fair is the agricul- tural exhibition connected with it. It is necessary hold these exhibitions, whether or local or national impor- tance, early in the Fall. At that time, grain crops are ripe and generally harvested. The pro- duce of the vegetable garden is at its best. Some flowers reach their peak in this part of the world just about this time of year. Perhaps` even more important, the Fall Fair is best at a season when the main burden of farm work is comparatively light. Haying is long since over, most threshing done. On the other hand, the main Autumn task of fall plowing is hardly'start- ed, or, if it is,. comparatively ample time still stretches ahead. Most farm families can take a day off to.go to the Fair without much difficulty. Although the time when the Fall Fair was almost the only real holiday of the year for thou- sands of farmers is fortunately over, it is still very important. Fall Fair time is a cheerful season for renew- ing old acquaintances, and learning something to boot. Porch Romance No More (St. Marys Journal -Argus) Whether they know it or not, archi- tects and builders of the' 'modern home we see so much of these days are tampering with Canada's birth rate, warns the Gananoque Reporter. The older generation should make it clear to them that the new type of house, with its straight front, pic- ture windows and patio in the rear, is going to have an affect on the num- ber of marriages a score or so years from now. And, consequently, on the birth rate. We're talking, of course, about the lack of verandahs on the new homes. Gone are the long, wide porches with their easy chairs and hammocks that did so much ` to promote romance. What remains, if anything, is a pokey little appendage with hardly enough room on it for a boy to kiss a girl goodnight. Now, a generation ago things were different. A young man could spend a long evening on the front porch, sip lemonade, and even get in a little of what- now is called smooching when the old` folks went to bed. f he `couldn't make up his mina about marriage on one of those verandahs with large trees shading it, he's prob- ably still. a bachelor. But who can make love on a mod- efn patio with her folks probably $.aping out the picture window and the ' neighbors just over the hedge? There are cars, of course;' and the drive-in movies, but it is getting harder ev'eryr year to find a quiet . Wade. tb jarh, d it le harder still' at d ve Irl fo e glrl'e attention t'em the;: hlidm;' or on Make Trip BX:_Suat G. P. Oke, of Windsor, ands'Arin Grinau, of Leamington sailed down the Maitland River frro n 'he Falls to Saltford last Friday in a 12 -foot fiberglass boat. The boat weighed 90 pounds, while Oke.and Grineu weigh 196 and 170 pounds respectively. — Goderich Signal- Star. Weather Affects Frontier Days Financially, this year's Frontier Days celebration werenot such a success as they were last year. However, the Wingham Lions Club who are the organizers of the an- .nual ee1ebrations are not in 'the red and blame the weather and the late harvest for affecting the drop in their cash receipts.—Wing- ham eceipts —Wing. ham Advance -Times. Saturday Night Break -In A break-in during Saturday night at Stewart Johnston's garage, in Blyth, resulted in the loss of , $10 in cash and also an electric shaver. Entrance was gained by using a bar on the front door, according to town constable John Bailey, who was called to investjgate as soon as the misdemeanour had been dis- covered. The cash register was broken in the process of pilfering. —Blyth Standard. Gold Medalist At C.N.E. Tests Miss Joan Johnston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Johnston, competed in the alto horn solo class 'for 17 years'and under at the Canadian National Exhibition and placed first, winning the gold medal. Last year her older sister, Doris, placed first in the open class, alto horn solo, winning the gold medal in that class. --Clinton News -Record, Return From Trip Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Mack and son, Stephen, of town, and Mr. Mack's mother, Mrs. W. D. Mack, of Crediton, have just returned from a vacation trip through Northern Ontario by way of North Bay, Hearst and on to Port Ar- thur, visiting with Mr. and Mi George Leslie,. and returning by way of Wisconsin, Minnesota and the State of Michigan, crossing at Mackinaw Straits. The trip involv- ed 2,200 miles and was very much enjoyed by all—Zurich Herald. Herd Cops Prizes Despite the fact that" the Here- ford competition at the C.N.E. was the 'largest in'history, Whitney Coates and Son, R.R. 1, Centralia, placed in the prize money with 12 of the 14 head they entered. The local breeders won third prize with a summer yearling steer and fourth with a cow. In the heifer classes, ,:they captured two fifths, a sixth and a seventh. All of their From The Huron Expositor September 18, 1931 For the first time in Huron County, the Ontario Agricultural Department are conducting a home plowing competition open• to the Junior Farmers of a county. In order to interest yong farmers it has been arranged for a competi- tion in which the plowing is done on the home farm, or on the farm on which the contestant may be working. Mr. S. Carter, who recently pur- chased the residence of Mrs. Alex Kennedy on North Main Street, is having a furnace installed and oth- er extensive improvements made to the property. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stewart have been appointed choir master and organist of Northside United Church. Miss Bessie Grive, who took a summer course at the University of Toronto, has been successful in obtaining a commercial specialist's certificate. The citizens of Seaforth were not the 'only ones who felt the intense heat the latter part of last week A large thermometer, Iocated the entrance to A. D. Sutherland's office on the west side of Main Si, also fell prey to' the heat wave. On Saturday, having succeeded in reg- istering 112 degrees, the glass blew up and the struggle with oversize temperatures was over. 1 1 From The Huron Expositor September 14, 1906 Mr. John Wilson has sold his farm on the McKillop-Hullett town line, southeast of Constance, to Mr. Miller Adams, son of Mr. N, T. Adams. The price was $7,000. Mr. William Hugill, the enterpris- ing carriage builder at Constance, turned out three new buggies last week. Mr. Miller Adams, of Constance, was aboard the harvest excursion train to the West when it was in collision with another train near Sudbury. Mr. Adams gave splen did assistance in the work of rescuing the injured. Mr. and Mrs. Johrt Grieve, Mc- Killop, left on Tuesday to visit friends in the Prairie Provinces. Mr. Michael Jordan, who was working at the new shoe factory building here, fell from the scaf-� fold into the basement and was somewhat injured, but will soon be all right again. Mr, Wm. Hergott, who has been running the Grip Hotel, Seaforth, for some time has disposed of the business to Mr. Kirkpatrick, of London. 1 1 From The Huron Expositor September 16, 1881 Some time ago as. Mr. Willis"& Campbell, Sr., was digging a well;: and while down to the depth Of 85 feet faun the sttrfaee, he danle. �la , ' B3T *hat elbow. `the',' p�►it it live toad Haig' eMliddtT hulls' placed in the *Jae money. A. large number of breedex;s from the United States were entered in this year's competition. — .Exeter Times -Advocate. 'Calf Gets Stage St ick Even livestock gets stage struck. A j,Iolstein calf, due tis take part in a 4-H demonstration at S..H.D. H.S. Saturday, became frightened at the prospects of appearing be- fore 175 young farmers and took off aoross the fields. The animal didn't get far, however, and its eager pursuers caught it near the Darling stables, Sanders Street East. Brought -'back to the stage, the calf performed°-nobly--for--the- youngsters as it stood for a fit- ting demonstration by Mrs. Ross Marshall, wife of the owner.—Exe- ter Times -Advocate. Bright Solution! Are you having trouble getting your children away from watching TV at mealtimes? A young boy who visited the Huron County Museum this week thinks he has come up with the answer to a mod- ern problem. Just inside the front door of the Museum is an antiquat- ed stuffed freak that actually liv- ed on a 'district farm many years ago. It is a two -headed calf:"' As the youngster gazed at the oddity with open-mouthed amazement. a puzzled look on his face suddenly gave way to the smiling counten- ance of one who has come up with a great discovery. "Gee," he yell- ed, to the kids accompanying him, "I wish I had two heads like -that calf 'cause I could eat my dinner with one head and watch TV with the other one."—Goderich Signal - Star. Sod Turned For Pool For the second time, first sods were turned Wednesday at the Clinton Community Park in pre- paration for the new swimming pool installation. First sods were turned on Monday, when equip- ment moved into the. park to com- mence operation. However, work was halted when it was discovered that permission for the pool had not been officially given by the Park Board. After a council meet- ing on Tuesday, a parks board meeting and a meeting of the Com- munity Swimming Pool Fund Com- mittee on Wednesday, definite authorization was given and the actual. digging was begun Wednes- day afternoon. Attending the job was Earl Doucette, chairman .of the building committee. Operating the shovel, which did the job, was Ken McKenzie, who has the con- tract for the digging. It is ex- pected that the pool will be com- pleted by October 15, insofar as the cement work is coneerned.— Clinton News -Record. YEARS „ AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. w creature came to find its way there, or how long it had remain- ed in that position, is a mystery to all. Messrs. Wilson and Robertson are erecting a cider mill, to be operated in connection with their fruit evaporating establishment. Mrs." Winters, a sister of Mrs. Thomas Downey, was burned out in Michigan by the recent fires. Mr. Thomas Townsend has rent- ed. his farm on the second conces- sion of Tuckersmith to his neigh- bor, Mr. Robert Mitchie, for five years at $25,, a year. Mr. James Murray, a very steady and gentlemanly young man, who has filled the position of freight agent and baggagemaster in Dub- lin, has moved to Seaforth station to fill a similar position. illiiimionomommomoomotit wihi ttoimis>tl����tu�i«��.Ra:���li�My�.siii�:�: WE S A' (Met but pretty e oa. Weeding was sgqlemniged st th Lln� ed Church Manse,, Hyman,Saturday, Sept. 8, at `3p.m., wit Marlene Beatrice Richardson -a Robert McLaren' Bell exchang marriage vows. The bride is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 'R Richardson, of, Zurich, and M and Mrs. Glenn Bell, ,Hensall, a the parents of the groom. Rev. D. Daniel officiated for the cer mlor}y, A ballerina length gown of-Chafilly lace was worn by the brid The gown featured a tiered sk of nylon tulle and Chantilly la front -,panel -over -nylon-satin. style headdress, trimmed with a plique roses and sequins, held h shoulder -length nylon tulle ve and she carried a white Bib crested -with an orchid. A pea necklace and earrings, gift of th groom, completed her ensemble. Miss Audrey Richardson, of Zu ich, attended her sister as bride maid, and wore a powder blu t rseau styled dress with matt irlg accessories, and blue flor bandeau headdress.r, Murray Venneof Hensall, wa groomsman. The reception for fifty guest was held at the home of th -bride's parents, baskets of gladio and dalhias forming i attractiv` house decorations. For receiving, the bride's mothe chose' ,a bronze ensemble with ac cessories in bronze and corsage o Talisman roses. The groom' mother wore a blue ensemble wit navy accessories and pink ros corsage. Serving were the Misse Carole Richardson, Gwen Smith Joan Koehler, Jean McAllister Grace Johns and Kaye Webb. For travelling to Northern On- tario, the bride wore a torseau styled ensemble with accessories in green, and corsage of green mums. They will reside on the groom's farm. Guests were present from Till- sonburg, London, Hensall, Zurich and Exeter. a ed the 'Bo r. re C. 0- n - e. in ce -fl eap- p- er le rl e r- s - e h - al s S. e li e r f s h e s MOIR—MASSE ST. JOSEPH.—A wedding of wide interest was solemnized at St. Peter's Roman Catholic. Church, St. Joseph, on Saturday. Sept. 8, at 10 a.m., when Monica Irene Masse, of London, and Douglas Roy Moir, of Brampton, exchanged wed- ding vows. The -bride is the daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Masse, St. Joseph, and the groom is the son of Mrs. Mansel Mason, Jr., Grand Bend, and the late Melvin Moir, of Hensall. Rev. Father J. Poisson officiated for the cere- mony, and the organist was Yvon- °ne Denommy, and the soloist was Matilda Denommy. Given in marriage by her father, the bride was lovely in a long gown of I -do material, fashioned on princess lines, long pointed sleeves and peplum back. A crown of sequins, and pearls 'held- her French illusion veil in place. She carried red roses and white mums. Maid of honor, Miss Betty Moir, London, sister of the groom, chose a gown of bronze identical to the bride's in slick taffeta, carrying peach carnation) and yellow mums. The bridesmaid, Mrs. Martha Dietrich, of St. Joseph, sister of the bride, wore apricot identical to the brides, in Slick taffeta. Her'flowers were rust and yellow mums. Junior bridesmaid, Miss Wendy Moir, Grand Bend, sister of the groom, was gowned in blue slick taffeta, yellow and blue mums. The trio wore hat crowns. -Peter 'Masse, St. Joseph's, bro- ther of the bride, and Don Cowan, Exeter, attended nthe groom. Bob Masse, Zurich, and Michael, Lon- don, rothers of the bride, usher- ed. The wedding dinner for fifty guests was held at Monetta Me�n- ard's, Grand Bend. For receiving, the bride's mother wore a gown of ice blue crepe and accessories in CRQ,S 1/Catch Your Tarogiie (By JAMES ScQV , Some very strange: things occur in various parts of the world—and some of them • nott so,, far from home either. Just the Other day, 'for example, I read in a weekly paper in an Easter& Ontario town that a man had been charged, con- victed, anti !fined for talking too much and too loudly.. This man was active in munici- pal polities. One day. as he took a walk down,the Main Street of his town he net a couple of other fel- lows and they began to talk 'about a matin oof Ideal concern. NOW the man we're talking about was apparently a somewhat excitable fellow and as the argument, got hotter sand hotter, he got talking louder and louder, until nobody could shut .him up whatever. And then what do you, suppose happen- ed? ' They called the police. It seems that in that particular Ontario town there is an old by- law which restricts street arguu,, merits. It has never been •.repeal- ed and our man was charged under it and, as I said, had to pay a fine. - That seems pretty rough to me. In fact, if anybody had told me that there was such a law in any town in Ontario I would not have believed him. I would have said that this is a land where free speech is one of our most sacred possessions and that no munici- pality would ever get away with a law which attempted to curb free speech: And you see, that's where I would have been }wrong. You nev- er know what lurks in the back- ground. We all take for granted a lot,bf rights and privileges which we have as free men and all the time something as important as pink,,...with corsage of pink carna- tions. The groom's mother chose beige sheath, green accessories and, yellow carnation corsage, A buffet luncheon was served at the home of the bride's parents to one hundred guests, and a recep- tion was held later at Zurich Com- munity Centre to four houndred. For travelling to Niagara Falls and the States, the bride wore a beige sheath dress and tight -fitted coat, pink and bIh'ckccessories and pink carnations. The couple will reside . in Brampton. The bride is the last un- married daughter of one of Can- ada's largest families. Nine bro- thers and ten sisters, from Flori- da, Windsor, Toronto, London, Goderich, St. Joseph's and Zurich, attended the event. Mr. and Mrs. Masse are grandparents to 82 children. . - BLAKE Mr. and 'Mrs. Lloyd Jeffery and daughter, Agnes, of Windsor, were holiday guests 'with Mr. Jef- fery's parents, Mr, and Mrs. Leon Jeffery,. recently. Mrs.' James ,Burdge and daugh- ter, Mary Ellen, left for their home in Cobourg after a holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hey. Mrs. Peter Gingerich spent a few days in London. visiting 'her husband at 'St. Joseph's Hospital in that city. Miss Elizabeth Finlay spent the weekend at Exeter. The sons of Mrs. Archie Mus- `iard returned back home to Bruce- field after holidays at Blake. The young children returned with their mother to Hamilton after spending .the holidays in and around Blake. Mr. and Mrs. A. Gingerich and daughter, Betty, returned home af- ter a pleasant holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd. Finnigan attd sons, of Thornhill, spent the weekend with the latter's brother. • our freedom ..is only one short step away from destruction. And that short step is merely, unwise or careless municipal government. .A little by-law can creep into the town's statutes and lie there ap- parently harmless for a long. timer and then, one day, when a fellow gets into.. a .hot argument, bang! he's carried off to the lookup. ' That makes_n fellow think: It makes him wonder if he has been all he might have been in taking an interest in what goes on in his nvvtr--town. After-all;-al•-govern.- ments from local to international —depends on the . people them- selves, We all know, of course, that few of us are as active and interested in municipal affairs as we ought to 'be. In the past year 1 bet I have heard at least one hun- dred serious complaints about var- ious things which our own tpwn council has done or ought to have done. Practically all these com-t plaints have been madeby folk: who had no intention of doing any- thing about it at all. People who in some cases never even bother to go out to vote and who never in their lives attended a town nom- ination meeting. So you see, we usually get what we deserve, what we deserve by our own indifference. The trouble is that usually things work out fairly well and we let it go at that, but that episode down East shows that sometimes things. can work out so that a real threat to our way of .life can spring up. How won' sou like to be picked{ Op by the pc ice the next time you get into• an argument on Main: Street? It couldn't happen here, your say? Remember, it did happen, right. here in Ontario, not more than two hundred miles from here. • ?RONEYfno l/G lt��"GI/2 Chinese Nationalists have a new - twist in their psychological war-• fare. They are dropping from, the air "silver" dollars that turn, out to be aluminum discs urging: mainland Chinese to join the Formosa forces. While this money was phoney,. ' real aluminum coins are widely used — in France and Italy,.for instance. A fraction the weight of other metals, and perennially bright and shiny, aluminum pays off as'small •change. It also pays off for Canada, as an industry that converts raw riCaterials and waterpower into purchasing. power :a the world markets,. ALUMINUM COMPANY OP" CANADA, 'LTD. (ALCAN) Young Man with a Plan One of these days, Fred's going to take over the farm. Meanwhile, he's planning, studying and working hard ... learning right on the job. Already he's learned a lot about modern farm management, and how a chartered bank can play its part in making farm living more comfortable, more profitable. He has found, for example, how useful the bank can be as a place to" build up savings, to obtain credit, to seek financial advice and market information. He knows that the bank manager's door is open to everyone. When you see a good-looking, well-run fora,chances ate the farmer uses the *tykes the cluttered banks have bulk up fir all C '+Mian{. 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