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The Huron Expositor, 1957-04-19, Page 2P,. 'Awe 1860 Serving the Community First d at Seford*, Ontario, every Thursday morning by McLean ANDREW Y. MeLFAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: • Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year. United, States (in advance) $3.60 a Year. SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorised as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Bros., Publishers Member of Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, APRIL 19, 1957 Orman Tragedy Not Election Topic Prime Minister St. Laurent and John Diefenbaker, Conservative Leader, have indicated their hope that the, unfortmaIR. ling:Q(1y_ involv- ing the death of Dr. E. Herbert Nor- man would not become an issue in the election campaign. Mr. Diefen- baker is reported to have qualified his hope by indicating that matters closely allied with the Norman affair would, however, be raised by his party. • The difficulties and unfortunate re- sults which could arise in the event the Norman matter were made an election issue are foreseen by the To- ronto Star. Under the heading, "Playing Into Hands of Senate Mc- Carthyites", the Star -says: "The day Herbert Norman took his own life, Hon. L. B. Pearson pointed out that only a few irresponsible Americans were behind the defama- tion of Mr. Norman and expressed hope the case would not be made in- to an 'international incident.' Well, it has become an international inci- dent in spite of that, the bitterest issue in Canadian -American rela- tions for many years, and now there are indications that the Conserva- tives and the C.C.F. want to turn it into a campaign issue as well. We can- not help wondering whether any good purpose will be served by all this uproar. "It is reported that President Eis- enhower is working behind t h e scenes toward a rebuke and a curb- ing of the senate's internal security subcommittee. We wish him luck, but nobody who is familiar with the United States form of government can feel optimistic about such an ef- fort. The activities of congressional committees are limited only by the sense of decency of the members, and in the case of Senators Eastland and Jenner and counsel Robert Morris, the leading lights of the subcommit- tee, this seems to be non-existent. "These men have betrayed not the slightest feeling of remorse over Mr. Norman's death. On the contrary, their statements suggest a grim sat- isfaction over the repercussions, which confer on their subcommittee more importance than American pub- lic opinion has accorded it for years. Any publicity is good publicity for so disreputable an outfit. This is one of the unfortunate effects of the furor that Canadians have raised over the Norman case. "Those who now seek to turn the Norman case against the Canadian government contend that Mr. Pear- son should somehow have protected Mr. Norman more strongly. It is said he should have revealed earlier the innocuous information that he finally .made public Friday—that Mr. Norman in his student days 'associ- ated quite openly with persons who Checks Effective (Wingham Advance -Times) What is known as "safety checks" by Provincial Police officers are be- coming more frequent. As far as the motorist is concerned, it is a simple operation. At any time he is liable to be stopped on the open highway by the provincial men. The impor- tant- safety 'features on his car are checked to make sure that brakes, lights, horn, rearview mirror, etc., are all up to standard. In addition to providing a hazard for the Vehicle whieh is not fit to be Orierated on the public roads, yrs are becoming increasingly -aware At they must at all times be alerb Id fufly capable of passing midi a newIng that they May be ped atSany time certainly should a 'to ;make most par nperittof?' OW:16p ',of' were thought to be Communists or who appeared to behave like Com- munists.' "We cannot see anything crucial in the timing of such a revelation. The important fact is that Mr. Pear- son stood up firmly for Mr. Norman, publicly and privately, from the time the subcommittee's charge was first aired six years ago. When the charge was repeated earlier this year, the minister officially protested to the U. S. government and in language that could not have been much stronger without resort to cursing. "Those being the facts, it seems to us that some Canadians have gone overboard on this matter, indulging in an extremism that bears some re- semblance to the behavior of the sub- committee. It is still not known be- yond doubt that the subcommittee's charges were responsible for Mr. Norman's decision. And it is dis- tressing to see this personal tragedy turned into an occasion for an anti- American spree and a partisan politi- cal gambit at home." Tax Changes Help (St. Marys Journal -Argus) One change in income tax laws made by the last session of Parlia- ment is important to farmers—par- ticularly to young farmerS, As the time approaches to file income tax returns for 1956, farm people should be aware of the new provision in the Income Tax Act. A young farmer who buys a farm from a parent can now charge de- preciation on buildings and equip- ment either on the price he paid the parent or on the fair market value, whichever is less. The amendment covers sale of farms by parents to children back as far as the beginning of 1949. As a result a young man who purchased a farm from his father as far back as January, 1949, can now begin to charge up depreciation (on depreci- able assets) even though he was not permitted to do so in the years since he purchased the farm. Peace More Than Words (Acton Free Press) Peace is more than a word. It is more than a spot of ink on a piece of paper, or a sound on our lips. In an inspired democracy, what are the elements that make up peace? Peace is living out the principles of inspired democracy in obedience to the guidance of God. Peace is a new spirit. It is not just an idea, but people becoming differ- ent. Peace is building unity instead of fostering division. Division is the mark of our age—unity is the grace of rebirth. Peace is taking responsibility for our own mistakes. Honest apology is the high road to honest peace. Peace is ensuring that the prevail- ing idea on both sides of the confer- ence table is not who's right, but what's right. Peace is acting on the conviction that the whole world is my neighbor. Peace is using the absolute moral standards of honesty, purity, unsel- fishness and love as a basis for solv- ing world problems Peace is reconciliation between men. Charters devoid of moral stan- dards will never bring peace. . • Peace is a vision of the world re- whieh begins in our own heart and home and then is carried across the nation. Human nature can be changed. That is the resat of the answer. NaL tional economies can be changed. That is the. fruit of the answer. iSibt dan he ehanged. That 4.c . • (!.e.'(...!;:- . • • • ifla,rent Get -1'9000 4.4.1.0.0i#• An invitation is 0),Eten40 .1tUY- one interested in atteilding-a thaebm er and parent get4ogethe in the school, Wednesday eveoing, April 17. A featureoef the. evening will be a tour of the school and an interesting film will be shown in the music room. A substantial prize will be given to the room lhaving the most parents present, a mother will count one point and a father will count two points.— Blyth Standard. Injured Playing in Barn Ross Yuill, eight-year-ohl son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Yuill, suf- fered a nasty gash on his head on Saturday evening. The family was.' at the barn doing evening chores and Ross was playing and acci- dentally ran into the litter carrier bucket, striking his head. He was taken to Wingham General Hospi- tal, where eight stitches were re- quired to close the wound. After treatment Ross was allowed to go home—Wingham Advance -Times. Purchases Walker Store I.G.A., well-known food merch- andising chain, has purchased the store property which has been oc- cupied for several years by Walker Stores, immediately 'south of the Town Hall. Possession of the building, one of the finest on the main street of Wingham, is to be given at the end of this month. The present Remington I.G.A. store is located a block south of the new location. — Wingham Advance - Times. New Look At Harbor Beach Goderich has the biggest beach at the harbor that it has had for many years—due, of course, to the water level of the Great Lakes being down about two feet this spring. The low water has creat- ed a scene at the harbor that al- most gives the beach an .entirely new appearance. The pilings qf the old wharf that was once used, just north of the C.P.R. roundhouse, are projecting out of the water and are plainly visible for the first time in many years. — Goderich Signal -Star. Patrol Boys See Safety Film Members of the Clinton Safety Patrol were guests of the Clinton Lions Club last Thursday evening, when films and a lecture on safety were given by Constable Hardy, Ontario Provincial Police, Gode- rich, in the council chamber. Af- terwards, dinner was .served at Bartliffs. The 14 patrol boys carry out a regular service four times a day, under the guidance of Chief H. R. Thompson, and guide small- er children through busy .traffic going to and from school.—Clinton News -Record, Trappers Compete With Pelts Thirty-eight trappers attended a meeting of the 'Huron county Trappers Association T u e s d a night, when the highlight was a visit from Mr. Vance, a fur buyer from Forest. He gave some ad- vice about skinning and curing and conducted a muskrat pelt compe- tition. Winners of both, first and second prizes was L. Ward, Brus- sels, who took home a sliver tro- phy, a $5.00 prize and three $1.00 ....•••••••1 lirizes, Draws weronfir Keifer, Biuevale, a 40 .smallden Brussela, 424§4110.44 fb stringer; fiestge_ not10?xli DT.ussels, a hunting 'knife, Cat' Cantelon was the gite4i• spegOr: for the evening. A sale of pelts was conducted, a film. wasShoWn, and lunch enjoyed. mow Trick is president of the association. Clinton News -Record. Okay Extra Policeman The calendar said April, but the actions were March -like When TownCouncil dealt' with the con- troversial issue of adding a -fifth fulltime man to the local police force. The issue came in like a lion at a council meeting nearly a month ago. At that time, the motion to hire a fifth man was fought vigorously by some mem- bers of council on the grounds that reasons had not been produced to prove the necessity of the move. But, at last Friday's council meet- ing the issue was led out like a lamb—and without a word of com- ment from anyone. Council simply approved a report containing a re- commendation that the fifth man be engaged to start duties on May 17, There was nothing more. The report, which gave no further in- formation, came from. a "commit- tee of the whole" meeting held the night before the regular council meeting. If there were any differ- ences, they were apparently iron- ed out at the committee meeting, from Which press and public are excluded. Thus, the taxpayers are denied the right to know details of why the decision was made.— Goderich Signal -Star. It Wasn't His Car!, Police say this wouldn't happen once in a million time. Miss Myrtle Reeder, Reg.N., at the South Huron Hospital, had her Chevrolet sedan in front of the hospital Wednesday evening and about six o'clock Thursday morning found that her car had disappeared and in its place a similar car had been left. Her first impression .was that some one had stolen her car. She con- tacted W. H. Pollen, of S,n.ell Bros. Ltd., and he in turn contacted Po- lice Chief Reg Taylor, On search- ing for evidence of ownership in the parked car, they found the name of Fred Gratton, of Grand Bend, in a Bible in the glove com- partment. They immediately drove to Grand Bend and contacted the owner. To Mr. Gratton's surprise, he was asked about his car and he took them to the garage to see it. There it was—blue in color, the same as the other car; slip covers were identical; radio and radio aerial the same, and the same key fitted both vehicles, but when it was pointed out to Mr. Gratton that his was a two -door sedan and the one he had in the garage was a four -door, he was flabbergasted. "I mentioned to a fellow -passenger on the way home that there was something wrong with my radio; but I never dreamed that I had someone else's car," said M. Grat- ton. The Gratton car was pur- chased in Strathroy, and the Reed- er car in Exeter.—Exeter Times - Advocate. Pam: "Do you wish with worms?" Sam: "No, I don't. My fishing partners are all very nice fellows.' 14 YEARS AGONE From The Huron Expositor April 22, 1932 John L. Kerr, proprietor of the Brussels Post, and one of the best known weekly newspaper publish- ers in the province, died after a short illness. Gilbert Jarrott, Kippen, who is attending the University of West- ern Ontario Medical School. has been appointed clinical assistant at St. Joseph's Hospital, London, for the coming summer. Miss Viola Morrison visited her friend, Miss Elva Hemingway, in Brussels, over the weekend. Seaforth Creamery Co. have pur- chased and are now having install- ed a new four -ton Brunswick ice machine. The compressor and brine tank will be located in the former ice house and the brine will be pumped into the, present refrigerator. The equipment, which is quite expensive, will be second to none in this district. Mr. James Watson and Mr. Mer- ton A. Reid, who have been carry- ing on a general insurance busi- nesS for a number of years, under the firm name of Watson & Reid, have dissolved partnership. Mr. Reid has purchased Mr, Watson's holdings. The busines is one of the oldest in Seaforth, having been started many years ago by W. N. Watson. His son, James Watson, carried on until five years ago, when Mr. Reid was taken in as partner. Word has been received from the Department of Public Works by the executive of the Seaforth' Branch of the Canadian Legion, that the large room on the second floor of 'the Post Office will be available to them for their meat - From The Huron Expositor April 19, 1907 Mr. Harry Edge, Seaforth, ha already got the excavation well underway for tWo neve residences he intends Orecting ori the John- ston property. Mr. William 1VIcMiehael has' pur- chased from Mr. C. W. Papst,, the residence at present occupied by Mr. W. H. lienderSon, and will ne-1 cupy it bimself. Mi lendersoole; mores to the Carmichael residence on 'dbtt ,S1 refit, WSW, (Men/lied '4, Mi. Artery:, t,,,,104F6tV;' ,•ift 410v0 Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. ntoves to the Burnett residence on North Main Street, which he re- cently purchased, and Mr. Toor, who occupies that residence, re- moves to the cottage of Mrs. Robt. Hogg on the opposite side of the street. While working at Mr. W. Ament's Seaforth, John, son of Mr. James Cooper, met with a painful accident on Friday, resulting in the loss of one of his fingers. Mr. and Mrs. G. McKay, who speht the winter in Scotland, re- turned here this week. Mr. William Emigh, Walton, has disposed of his hotel property to Mr. Thamer, of Milverton, for the sum of $4,300. Mr. John Riley, of Constance, is' engaged to work for Mr. William Thompson, for the summer months. Mr. D. J. McCallum,of the Sea - forth Milling Co., was in Toronto a couple of days this week. $ $ From The Huron Expositor Apnl 21, 1882 Mr David McNaught left for his home in Rapid City on Monday. While here he purchased a carload of oxen to take back with him. Mr. Edward Sparling, of McKil- lop, arrived home from Dakota on Wednesday. Mr. Thomas Downey has sold his farm on the Huron Road to Mr. John Devereaux, near Seaforth, for the sum of $7,200. The roads and fields are now dryihg up and the farmers are once again between the handles of the plow. Mr. Alex Mustard, of, Egmond- ville, has sold his farm near Bruce - field to Mr. Peter Mcgregor. The farm contains 70 acres, and he re, reived $5,000. Mr. William Van Egmond is lay- ing down material for the erection of a new brick residence on the lot immediately opposite the carding mill in Egmondville, Mr, William Carlisle, Hensall, left Wednesday for a trip to the North- west. Jackson Bros., merchants of ken- Sall,sare improving the appearance of their bank property, occupied by tYleArthur & Co. Mr. John Sproat, the old and well known brick Manufacturer of Ttlek- erstnith, hos reeently purchased a brick Machine Of -the lateSt and • '6,4,.iMpreVO4,41h: fkg# '14 otote,4 4A'VgkM,e • . The predoMinapt • note s of. the Christian faith' is joy. The gospel could hardly be considered good news if this clement, of ,joy were lacking.ile first Christians were not a gloomy lot. We read of them:. .`.And day -by day, continu- ing Steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they teetheir food with gladness and'.singleness of heart,. praising God,- and: having favi' with all the people." The meaning of .Christianity is Christ • We do net worship Chriat hanging upon the Cross, bat Christ who is at the right hand ef God the Father, and Who has entered into His glory. Christ is able to help us in our greatest difficulties, and it -is foretold of Him that, He will ,descend from Heaven with a shout which is an indication of joy\ and triumph. Although He was ac- quainted with grief, He is the joy ous Christ who spoke to His dis- ciples of a joy which they would have, and which no one would be able to take from them. The caese of Christian joy is that Christ died for our sins upon the Cross and arose from the grave on -the first Easter day. His vic- tory over sin and death is freely offered to us, and may be shared by faith. It is the gift of God, and as such it evokes a desire to please and to serve God. - The two great Causes of de- spair among mankind are sin and death, but these have been fully dealt with through the sacrificial death of Jesus. He !As met the awful cost of sin, and taken from death its sting. It is therefore with grateful re- membrance for His full and suf- ficient sacrifice that Christians re- joice in their risen Lord op Easter day The Easter season should not be followed by a slump in religiop, but by a revival of faith which would be felt in every- area of community life. Postal Information Friday, April 19—Good Friday— and Monday, April 22—Easter Mon- day—being ,statutory holidays, the Post Office main door will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Standard Time. On both days the wickets will be open for all phases of busi- ness—on Good Friday from 12 noon to 1 p.m., and on Easter Monday from 1:30 op. to 5:30 p.m. All incoming and outgoing mail will be handled as usual. Rural patrons are reminded that there will be no delivery on Good Friday, but delivery will be made as usual on Saturday and Easter. Monday. The following suggestions are made to assist in your postal ser- vice: - 1. Mail early to avoid disappoint- ment Mails lot.- depateh'close promptly at 11 a.m., 1:45 p.m., 6:15 p.m. and 8 p.m. 2. Place your return address on all mail, and include your Post Box number, General Delivery or Rural Route number. 3. Address mail fully, clearly and without misleading abbreviations. Mail for children should be ad- dressed in -care -of the parents. 4. If you are moving from the community, advise the. Post Of- fice of your change of address and obtain change -of -address cards free of charge, to advise your corres- pondents of your new address. Huron Farm News Cold wet weather during the past week has made it impossible to do anything on the land. Growth of grass and other plants has been at a standstill for the same reason., Cold nights and a little sunshine( during the day has prolonged the run of sap, making this year a very good one as far as that enter- prise is concerned. Farmers report that a good deal more of last year's poor quality hay and grain has been required to produce a pound of gain on beef cattle, or a 100 pounds of milk from dairy cattle than was the case a year ago. Local veterinr- ians report that digestive troubles in livestock are at a minimum this year, which is probably one of the few advantages of a wet summer last year. Varna ,Couple Mark Anniversary The Community Centre, Zurich, was the setting for a delightftd af- fair Saturday evening, when some 250 relatives and friends gathered to honor Mr. and Mrs. Orville "Mc- Clinchey, of Varna, on the Occa- sion of their 35th wedding anni- versary, and to present them with a purse of money,,The presenta- tion address to the couple was read by Allan Armstrong, of Varta, while Earl Schilbe, of Bayfield, made the presentation. A lovely- basket of daffodils and spring flowers graced the ,platform forming a loVely.floral background for the oceasion. Music for the dance was provided by,. Norris' orchestra, with Norman Ferguson, of Exeter, acting as ilbor, manag- er. Special guest at the affair was Mrs. Amelia MeClymont, of Kip - pen, 80 years young, who tripped the light fantastic with the rest of the (lancers until the small hoUrs of the morning. Mo. hicOlYnkint is the mother of Mr. MeClifichey Guests Were present from .nyi3On London, ThedfOrd,.(trildhagen, Ei- eter, Hensall, Kippen and Varna:. -Mrs. MeClinchey is the &rel.& Irene &hill* and tog6tho vittb her husband, haite raided en the IVIcClitiehet horneatead'thiCe theirthrriagd. Marriage.' They We ,tViecl;datighw Ws Mrs. • letnif Webb ITWOIN $hiAft:1 and bps fit'br/ %.0164'1 ifCiTOMO Vately 1 have been ir4velt00: through every part of this Myhre and .one of the things which. has caught my attention is: the kind of fine old hOtieea which can be found gluiest anyydiere. These are the successors to thh log cabins, the 11111114 -datable and lasting homes whick TT. pieueer Aneeslors built when tieit that that they bad established themSelbimpennonelit, ly and wanted a place in_which to raise, not just thoir MR children; but many succeeding generations' as well: ' ,rhat the pioneers chose well woeit they decided to use Ontario field -stone is all too clear when one sees bow many fine examples still stand all over the Ontario, countryside. e • The stone }anise had' many ob- vious advantages.. In the first place, . the material- itself Was as Cheap as could be foutid. It; was anywhere at all almost, just Wait- ing to be Picked' up and- ;collect- ed. Next to: the trees; the stones were the most plentiful in supply and they had the added advant- age of being •completely durable. Any one building for posterity couldn't get any buildipg material more lasting than Ontario field- stone or the limestone from quar- ries like those in St. Marys or Kingston. Besides this, the craftsmen need- ed for good construction were read- ily at hand. Many of the earliest stone houses were made without benefit of the stone mason's art, but as our ancestors got more am- bitious they wanted houses of finer finish and that is where the stone mason came in. In the pioneer period in Ontario there were lit- erally hundreds of trained stone masons available. A surprising number of the Scottish emigrants who first came to this country a little more than a hundred years ago, had been stone masons back in the Old Land. They came out here to farm and that is what they did, but when they, had the land cleared and started to build their premanent hales they began to put their old craft to use again. Soon their neighbors used them too and after a while men actually be- gan to emigrate from Scotland to ply their own trade of stone mas- onry and not to bother with farm- ing at all. The results, of course, were not just a landscape dotted with mag- nificent stone houses, but in some cases, almost whole towns of stone—places like Kingston and Guelph and St. Marys. -Today, when you look around in ,:•4"(e• ; these:tow* and cities you catf'atiir seteij�1d stonests i1jips and .41419at ablVOYA they teglaUl 1110 • aopthjnest building S there ve, regarxgep4 .of age. 'la 4, ,11/1.mrs, foe instance, the' flour a magnificent Indicting Of great beau- ty, undoubtedly the fines -finer - min tobe fgund in North America. The finest,,Towtisbiks haVe' evr SOell 0, a 000404 ,k,OPor- tioned little'buip44 of Sheffield, just Mitaide of alt. j drove past it the other day again and‘tht is why .1 am Writing 'whht am *ivy. It all leads hack to the same thing. We' are a •very lucky peo,- ple. When you Mink that we not. only live in a part of the country which is richer and far more (beau.-' tiful than most plaCeS;': Where. We, alwaYs' have..plentY; wher0 the. water supply ts always ablindant. ,and crystal clear, and the air still. fit -to breathe, you begin to realize just how fortunate we are. And; then when you think that even the stones themaelves, the stones which. in many places have been consid- ered a curie to the settler, have - been' put to good use and have - become an asset and a thing of beauty to the community, then yotr.: know we are lucky indeed. But never forget that it was the men who knew how to use the stone who did the trick. When you. get down to it, the. responsibility for good always is man's—and that goes for any generation, including. ours. Davages High As Two Cars Collide A two -car collision at the north end of Exeter, intersection high- ways 4 and 8, Saturday night, sent two people to hospital and caused damages estimated at $1,400._ Driver Victor Lutman, Goderich, travelling west on 83, and Jack' Peebles, London, travellihg south on No. 4, collided in the middle of the interseetion. Monica Peebles, 6, was admitted to South Huron. Hospital, Exeter, with cuts and. bruises, and later released. Chas,. Davis, Exeter, passenger in the Lutman car, was taken to hospi- tal for X-rays. Mr. and Mrs. Peebles are form- er Hensall residents and were On their way to spend the weekend'. with relatives. Mrs. Peebles is the former Marion Sangster, of Hensall. Chief of Police Reg Taylor, of Exeter, investigated. $ $ $ SEED GRAIN, FERTILIZER and GRASS SEED We have found the germination loW on much of the local grain. 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