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The Huron Expositor, 1960-01-08, Page 2Since 1860 Serving the CoAmunity First 'Published at .SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers " -ANDREW Y. McLl:;AN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year United States (in advance) 43.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES - 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JANUARY„8, 1960 Council Faces Many Decisions in 1960 In a few days a new municipal year were completed to the Town Hall and 'Will begin as members of district a decision was taken concerning the councils are sworn to office and be-, former waterworks building. gin planning programs for 1960. other matters about which coun- ,About this time , a year ago, we cil was concerned, and which con - 'drew attention to the fact that no tinue to demand early action, include matter how well intentioned councils (but not necessarily . in order of im- were there seemed to be difficulty in portance) : • getting a program under way. The establishing of a program of This is what was said: - winter work, such as tree trimming, "As each new year begins, there ap- to permit Seaforth to take advantage pears to be an endle amount of of the provincial -federal winter work time stretching ahead in the next. ' assistance scheme, in which up to 75 twelve months to accomplish all the per cent of the wages paid• out are important matters with which coup- recoverable by the town; ciis are faced. 'Too frequently, how- . Thecompleterewriting of the ex - ever, because. of the time taken in isting building by-law and the es - getting organized, or as a result of tablishing of the necessary_ admini- - the lack- of familiarity, with council strative procedures to ensure that procedure, particularly on those oc- casions when a number of new mem- bers are' elected to office, valuable time is wasted at the beginning of the year.. No matter how worthwhile had been the :intentions there pfoves to be just not enough time available ratepayers undertaking construction, not only are' protected, but pay the proper fees, and ;that records are - maintained; The provision of a municipal plan and complementary zoning . regula- in which to get everything done." .tions to ensure an orderly growth We suggested, that the problem throughout the town; would not' be serious in Seaforth be- • A continuance of the work done cause the council here was experi- during...the past year in the encour- -,.enced and had worked well together • agement of existing'industrytand the Arid' we added that the.council faced attr ction of new industry; what would probably be the biggest The commencement of negotiations agenda of matters requiring atten- with the Ontario Department of tion -that had arisen in some years. Highways'to the end that the depart - A r ,''few of the list indicates that • meat assumes its proper responsibil we were about half correct. While ity with respect to the maintenance much was accomplished in -1959, by - of the paving of Goderich St. West; no: means all the .projects council con- The preparation of a realistic bud- - .sidered were completed. Much re- mains to be done. - • . During the year negotiations with the OWRC were advanced to a -point ° where it can be anticipated a limited sewer program can "berundertaken here early this . year.. -Renovations able properly maintained facilities. Suggest Rules For Guidance -of Public Officials -Perhaps ° the beginning of a new - When in doubt, ask. yourself: "Is -year would be a - good time to look this in the best interests of the whole at a series of rules which the new community?" Hampshire Municipal. Association 14. Remember that- there, are at has set out for the guidance of pub- , ,p: least two sides to each question. Lis- lic officials. .. Here are the suggestions: 1. Don't act as a committee of one. Remember that your only authority lies -in your membership on the board or council. - 2. Devote sufficient time and en- ergy to your job. If you find that your private business, social life' -yo -r'•' - health make it imssible to carry outyour obligations, step aside for someone else. 3. Don't use your official position for personal gain or to promote your own interests. Disqualify yourself if your board or council is considering a matter in which you have a person- al interest. 4. Don't- let honest differences of opinion degenerate into personality conflicts. 5.- Visit other _commnunities, par- ticularly those that -harethe reputa- ' tion of being well-run. If your com- . inunity is about to undertake a spe- cial project, inspect similar projects in other communities. 6. Keep the public informed. Issue frequent news releasesaccept invi- tations to speak before local groups, hold open meetings, issue an attrac- tive, readable annual report. 7. Never make a pronii:se tb an in- dividual or group unless,you are ab- $olutely-certain you can carry it out. ' 8. Never . accept gifts or favors -from. -individuals or firms doing busi- , nes` with your community. 9. Represent all the people in your Community, hot • just your friends, teighbors or business -associates. 10. Try . to discover the needs of roarcommunityarid work toward ameeting them. 11. Don't -be content to continue in ' routine establ%hed by your pre- essors, Try to find new and bet.....--- a:. . s' of doin our job. Expres�.::your honest oonvic- tl a1tho • although you arein the min- . O1'1 t su ort majority decisions. 4.8_'4 't be Misled by •, the vocal t161 is . of .sp44ial 'xr t Jost cup i« get early enough to permit the -con- trol necessary for a lowered tax rate ; Completion of negotiations with groups responsible for area ceme- teries servinT Seaforth,, to the end that there will continue to, be avail - • en politely,., but reserve making a decision iuntil you have ,all the facts. 15. Learn all you can about your job. Attend meetings , of municipal associations. Discuss your problems and swap ideas with other local of- ficial.sz • 16. Defer all complaints to the pro- per department -head or request that they be made in writing to your whole board or council, 17. Co-operate with your school officials, other public agencies and ' with all citizens' groups working in the best interests of your commun- ity. '18. Work -and insist that the affairs of your municipality be conducted on a sound, businesslike basis. 19. Don't be content to just "hold office". Use your office to provide the kind of dedicated, creative, forceful leadership that your citizens have a right to expect. Fat Men Menace? "Who driyes fat oxen should him- self be fat/' quipped Samuel Johnson. That .was 200 years' ago, when driv- ing had a different meaning. In the automobile°age, the fat man has been warned against driving our fat char- iots. Dr. Rosaire Robillard of Sacred Heart hospital, Montreal, told armed - teal panel that overweight motorists are a menace. •behind the wheel be- cause they get into -mote accidents than slim people. One reason is that fat men are less agile, he said. - What if Dr. Robillard does back his case with statistics purporting to show that fat men are in more traffic accidents than the slim fellows? We •lave seen such figures quoted to prove such arguments as women be- ing equal to men drivers. Yet what man believes that? And true today as when he wrote it is Bert Johnson's ine . "Laugh and be sir, your.pnanceis known." (Toronto Star). • . TAFF OF nig E WEEK "i suppose 1 should have savr;l s '• of those -eggs you • cracked fn your boss's hat test eight 1 ---SUGAR AND SPICE_ By W. (Bill) D. T. SMILEY • There's' something, completely satisfying ' about getting the old nose back to the familiar grind stone, after the scramble of Christ- mas and the follies of New Year's Eve have faded. It's a' good feel to have a brand new year stretch - frig ahead, as clean and fresh as a field of new snow, even though we know it won't look like much after, we've bogged' around in it for a while. Looking back over last year. -is: ratifier depressing., I can't seem to see anything of progress, •mor- ally, physically, or financially, in my own twelve-month stint. I'did get, to church more often, but that was offset by an. increase in smok-- ing. and some pretty violent swear- ing. I didn't have any major op- erations, but made the acquaint- ance of a nasty customer called Arthur Itis. And 1. ended ;1959 as I.did the year before, deep in debt. es Happily, the rest of the family didshow some, progress. The kids did well with music and school, grew -a foot'each.-and improved their swimming, skating and sun- dry other aEcomplishments. On the debit side, their internecine war- fare increased in tempo, and they learned a number of new ways of irritating their •parents to the verge of breakdown,n ie. had a good ,yeer,, too. med to get a lot s'tmarter, • My She se because she stopped trying to push me, and began pulling me• I' didn't move any faster. but we were both more comfortable. She also showed definite • signs of mel- lowing, and laid hands on me'vio- lently only twice that •I can re- member. We had a tragedy before Christ- mas when our Spaniel pup was killed by a car. There were some heartbroken days around ,o u r house, I can tell you. Our 12 - year -old, a_tough young nut who wouldn't cry if you pounded him. with a two-by-four, wept openly, bitterly and often. His mother, who called that dog every kind of no-good you could imagine. still weeps whenever she thinks of Playboy, the pup. Isn't it amazing how little we can •remember of what happened in the world at large, during the past year? I vaguely recall that (REV. ROBERT H. HARPER) • AlcOUFF.. OTTAWA REPORT THE RACE TO OBLIVION in power for 16 ye rs and time . OTTAWA -. Over the ,past 10 is runeing against Lt; years massive changes have taken As a pai9y,•the federal Conserva- place on Canada's political stage. Lives really no longer exist. What. During the next decade there could is functioning trader the name to - be revolution. day is a party based on the phi' -- Politicians of all stripes, who see osophy and outlook and tempera - eye to eye on little else, are all ment of one man -Prime Minister agreed on. one thing -Canada is Diefenbaker-and what holds of-- moving back'to the two-party sirs- flee,, in Ottawa today is a Di;;fen- tem. baker party., .. . -._ .-..- One party,. -Social Credit -has al- This could prove over the next ready been- knocked off the nation- decade to .be a house built upon al platform. Is one of the remain- sand, When he goes the party ing three destined to follow it into could go • with him. oblivion in the 'sixties? The CCF may appear to he high, Up to a few years ago the Pro- ly vulnerable. Certainly its at- gressive'Conservative party would tempts to streirgthen its position by jiaase,.,,seemed.•like the most prob- allying itself' with organized labor able candidate to most observers. have been belittled' by most • out- For'intieh of the past decade they side obse `yers. held only Ontario provincially and But • this may well prove to be under George Drew their numbers a short-sighted view. Over the in Parliament were • reduced to a long Haul a . reconstituted party corporal's guard. linked with the Canadian Labor But new life .has been breathed Congress may provide a strong into the once sick Conservative base for financial and electoral party, New Brunswick, Nova Seo; support. tia, Manitoba and Prince Edward Which party will drop from the Island have all fallen into their scene? Like a horse race, it's im- camp. In the federal field, John possible to be sure until the race Diefenbaker led the party to the is . over. greatest political victory • in the country's "history.... s Capital TM Capsules The Liberals are reduced to a The application by five egmpan- tiny shadow of their former selves. ies to export Canadian natural gas In the provincial arena they have to the U.S. is going to run into been driven back to the island more opposition than at first an - bastion Of -Ne foundland .coin- ticipated when hearings are held . mended by Premier Joseph Small- before the National Energy Board wood. during January. On the federal stage most of the The Northern Ontario Natural once -great captains are gone. Les- Gas Co. is'ready to battle any ex - ter Pearson remains as a notable port ' by Trans -Canada Pipe Lines Canadian, but the numbers behind whch 408. him are 'pathetically small and it milli nhicub ca nts feeto ofngasp ao day is by no means established that south of the .border, ,on . the Mr. Pearson can adapt his talents grounds it will raise the 'price of for international- leadership to fat gas foq• Canadian consumers. The the national political scene. Saskatchewan Power Carp. has How about the CCF? They in- also expressed strong reservations creased their strength. from 23 to about approval of any of the five 25 in the 1957 election, but their applications on therounds that victory was short-lived, with the supplies- at present are only -sta. Conservatives cutting them down ficien.to meet Canadian Reeds to a mere eight the following year. over the next '30 years, If the politicians are right, one 'Iwo of the • companies, Alberta ofs these three parties may fade and Southern and Westcoast Trans - from the scene and Canada will mission may run into heavy wee- again return to the two-party syr- they with their present plan, for tem that existed before the de- financing construction of a point pression spawned the CCF and' So= pipe line because it will permit cial Credit. only minor participation by Cana- . For many years the Liberals diens.- managed to hold • office.. because �; ' they were able to cut a wide swath Canada's. Consumer • Price In - down the midille•.'of the *road, with •the -.Tories hugging the 'far right dex, the mirror of our cost -of -list - and the CCF the far left. ing, is to be broughtup to date What adds to the present confu- in the not -too -distant future to sion is that all three parties to- make its reflection more accurate: day are squeezing -into the middle. The present index went into. effect The Conservatives under Prime in 1952, but was based en Mater. Minister Diefenbaker have moved ial assembled between 1947 and far to the, left, The CCF is show- 1948. As a•"result, many commodi; -. ing clear signs of moving far to ties bought by the average Cana - the right. , s.dian family today are' excluded ' Thus the -.great danger.that fac- from the, present chart small es • the Liberalparty is being European cars, the compact North squeezed to death in the middle. American auto; automatic washing On the face of it, the Conserva-' machines and dryers and frozen tives appear to be invincible, but foods. 'These will likely be and, they may not be as strong as they into the new index to provide a look. In. the anchor province' of more accurate measure' of chang- Ontario; their government has been ing living costs. NEW YEAR • We have recently passed one of. our artificial divisions of time. Per- haps it might be called one of the landntarks of times The reference is of course to New Year's Day. Reference to it as an artificial division of time is due to the fact that there has never been, nor ever will be, any division of time. It reaches from everlasting to ev- erlasting, The bands of the clock, as they finished their' "climb and coincided at the stroke of twelve on New Year's Eve did not glow or alter ;time in any way, Time is all one and will sweep on ever more. And no one would be able to say at what exact point the pendulum, 'in its ceaseless oscillations, was in neither the old, year nor the new. But though time sweeps on in its irresistible• career and is all one, it is well that we have divi, sions of time, and seasons and years. And we have conte to the end of another year -1959, And we pause to reflect that it has been one of the greatest in all history, And things initiated in 1959 may lead to world -shattering „events in this present year. Let us give God praise for the good of 1959 and dedicate ourselves freely to make, 1960 the best`year the ages have known. the Queen was here last summer, that`Mr, Kruschev-visited the West during the year, that _there were various "incidents" in various parts of the globe, all of them scary. But most vivid in my mem- ory are things like: catching 14 nice speckled trlut one hot day in June; the day Kim's pony -tail was cut off; the day Hugh won a schol arship at the music' festival. Like most Can i.ans, I am in- clined to be more interested in what's going .on .in my own back- yard than what's happening to the world; It's nothing to brag about, of course. As a nation. we are prone to interest ourselves. more in a local dogfight than in the starving millions of Asia, more in„ our - new outboard motor than in inter-colitinental missiles. This doesn't apply only to Cana- dians, of course. 1t- is world-wide. But it seems to be emphasized in our country because we are so well off, compared to great sections of the' world's population. As •a: na; tion, we are generous , enough with gifts.. and, loans to less fortunate countries, though. we --don't. strain ourselves. But • as individuals, we are content ,to make our piddling contributions to missions and world welfare organizations, then dismiss them from our iniilds. 111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Perhaps we could set as one of our goals for 1960 an examination of what's wrong with the world, and a determination to do some- thing.. however small it may be, about it. This is my one resolu- tion, and I'ip going to do' my mini- ature best to spread light and cheer, to- be more Christian in - thought. word and deed• And if you don't think that's a tall order for a hardened sinner, a 'solid sceptic, you is wrong, Mabel. Besides. it's much simpler to make one grand. sweeping resolu- tion like that, than a lot of trifling ones. It means you can devote yourself to studying world affairs and making nebulous plans to do good. and still go on smoking, swearing. boozing, beating your wife. kicking dogs. or whatever your forte is. These cut-and-dried resolutions are all right, IsuE give me a big. fat. sloppy, confusing one that your wife can't put her finger on and say "Hah! ". • 5 SOMSSsseassIs •4� (Prepared by- the Research•: Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) • 1111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi1111111111111H1i11lib When Did the Cost -of -Living Index 'Start? About 1913 the Dominion Bureau Of Statistics began compiling and publishing such an index, using .'.913 as the. basic year equalling 100. The Department of Labour, beginning. in 1913. also published an .index of the ,cost of living in workingmen's families. In 1930 the DBS index was recalculated on the basis of 1926 equa:! ng 100. In 1940 a consolillation .o. :Cana- dian cost -of -living indexes was ef- fected when a new DBS index. cal- culated on the .b.a.sissof 1935-39 eq- ualling 100. replaced the" earlier one based on- 1926 equalling 100 as well as the Department of Labour's index. This new one became the official cost -of -living index for Canada: Then in 1952 the official index was recast again, on the basis of 1949 equalling 100. At the same time the term "cost -of -liv- ing -index" was replaced by "con- sumer price indexes in official us- age, What is the Difference Between an Indian Reserve and Reservation? SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Will Build New Bank Plans for an $80 00 extension and renovation program at the Ex- eter branch of the Bank of Mon- treal have been announce'. Man- ager Charles/ L. Smith 'said •the branch hopes to call tenders for the work by March 1. The build- ing will undergo a complete re- novation, including construction of a new vault,• offices, reception areas and staff quarters, New heating and air •.conditioning sys- tems will "be installed. A new branch building is expected to be - erected at Grand Bend during the coming year, The bank has pur- chased property oliposite the Col- onial Hotel, on Highway 21, for the building. -Exeter Times -Advocate. Norman Walt, stole the show when Billy Walt, son of Mr. and Mrs. the new additiop to ,Mitchell pub- lic school was formally• "+•pinned on Friday evening, Members of the kindergarten class, their names were drawn from morning and af- ternoon classes to win this singu- lar honor. Billy was the bearer of the scissors. Susan snipped the ribbon with them after Billy had the boar to her tiny hands. Earl Seebach -turned on the lights to the new addition at this time. - Mitchell Advocate. Steal Gas Caps Five bays, between the ages of seven and 13, and who live In the northwest sections of Goderich, have been, charged with vandal- isin1 including the reMoving of Christmas tree electric bulbs. They will face the charges in fam- ily court here. Among -the Christ- mas tree bulbs removed were, those from a tree in Court House. Park. There were also almost 40 gas tank tops removed from park- ed cars around town. Many of these tops have been recovered and are at the Police Station so that' their owners might identify then, In the ease of one ear own- er, a large pair or scissors was propped against the tire of the car.. When the car was backed up the scissors cut deep into the tire. ---Got1ericll Signal -Star. Open New School - With alt the charm of pre-school WS, Carol Ingram, daughter , of Mr. and' Mrs. Alex Ingram, and • New P:O. or),Not? It isjust a question of usage, In Canada, tracts of land set aside for the native population are known as reserves. In the United. States the same sort of tracts are called reservations. Because of American influence, one often hears Canadian reserves referred to as reservations. Who Wrote the First Canadian Novel? Frances Brooke, who wrote The History of Emily Montague, .pub ]ished in four volumes in London in 1769. Oftencalled the first Can- adian novel. the bdok has a Cana- dian setting and contains interest-• ing glimpses of life in Quebec, de- spite the fact that its author spent a relatively, short time in this country. Mrs. Brooke, who was horn in England in 1724 and died there in 1789, was the daughter of the Rev• William Moore. She mar- ried the Rev. John Brooker who! from 1760 to 1768 was chaplain to the British garrison at Quebec. She joined her husband at Quebec about 1763 and returned with him to England in 1768. A new edition .of The History of Emily Montague was published in Ottawa in 1931, Where Was Hen-and•Chicken Harbour? This was the name given to the harbour at Collingivood, Ont., be- cause of some off -shore islets, af- ter it had been surveyed, by the, young Sandford Fleming, a civil engineer with the Northern Rail- way of Canada who was later to achieve' fame and 'a knighthood. Collingwood, on. Georgian Bay, was originally a part of the territory of the Tobacco Indians, White pio- neers, termed the locality an "im- penetrable swamp." The first set- tler, in)1835, was George Carney. In 185the community became the northern terminus of the Ontario, Simcoe and Huron Railway from Toronto, In 1858 the railway was renamed the Northern Railway of Canada• and it is now part of the Canadian National system. ' Whether or not Clinton is to have a new post office, and when or where it is to be built, no auth- ority is available. Some• facts known are That the property of the late Dr. S. W. Shaw and the vacant lot between that house and the .Presbyterian Church on Rat- tenbuty Street East are being con- sidered by the Department of Public Works as a possible site for a new post office for Clinton. The ShaW house has been bought by Mrs. Paul Finkel, with the in- tention of making it into a dwel- ling. and apartment house. Whe- ther options have been taken on that house; or bn the vacant lot next to it, is not known. i linton News -Record, Boss: "How come you bre car- rying one sack,,.. when the other men are carrying two?" Workman: "Well, I suppose they are too lazy • to make two trips,- thg,way, I do," Hasbani: "Have you ever won- dered what you'd do if you had a rnitllonaire's income?" Wife: "No but I have often won- dered what "No, would do if he had mine." IN THE YEARS AGONE. _ Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and -75 years ago. • From Tile Huron Expositor 'January 4,•1995 Junior Farmer hockey will com- mence on Saturday evening in the Palace Rink here, when St. Colum - ban meets Tuckersmith, and Win- throp comes up ageinst Egreond- ville. A. D. Sutherland was given his third term as • Mayor of Seaferth at the nomination meeting • Mon- day evening. Clerk Wilson will be -gin his 30th year as town clerk this year. The Seaforth Lions Club arenow providing funds for the distribu- tion. of 1,200 pints .of milk •.pe>.. month to the needy children of town. -At a well -attended congregation- al meeting, held in First Presby- terian Church on 'Monday even- ing, a unanimous call was extend- ed to Rev. Harold C. Feast, of Sarnia. It is expected that Rev. Mr. Feast will assume his new du- ties in Seaforth the first Sunday in February. - The rural mail courier are hav- ing a very strenuous time in makl` ing their trips and will have to re- ly upon their patrons on the rural routes to keep the roads broken by them. New Year's passed very quietly with the recent storm making it difficult+ to get about and decreas- ing the usual stir. From The Huron Expositor January 9, 1885 ' As Mr. Edward Robinson, of Varna, .lues driving home the oth- er day, he was overtaken by a' runaway team, which jump- ed into the wagon and bruised him very severely. Rennie and Urquhart, Hensall's enterprising grain and flour mer- chants, are making large ship- ments. They are also this week making a splendid..roadway or ap- proach to their mills and electing a large hopper • at the door, by which the usual labor of unload- ing will be reduced to little short of mere fun. • The municipal elections in Sea - forth on Monday created a good deal of interest. Nearly every 'available vote in. town was polled. On account of the names of -the female voters not having been placed on, the voters' list, they - were not permitted • 40 vote. • Dr. Coleman won' by the majority of 14. It is a subject for congratula- tion that all' the scholars prepared at Seaforth-, Public School, who wrote for the entrance examine tibn, succeeded in passing -,,-with good -,marks - - 4rit regularr.nieet,ipg of the Sea - Rade, held on Mon- day a ehmg, officers were elected for the ensuing year, the chief en- gineer bein George A. Sills. , Prom The Huron Expositor January',1gio . 4 owing to•.a:seVei'•e blizzard Mon - A SMILE OR ' TWO Marriage is like a cafeteria: He grabs what looks nice to him and pays for it later. Two . hillbillys who had never been away -from, home were on the train to the city, A boy came through the ear selling bananas,. The twohad never seen bananas and each bought one. Just as one of them bit Into his banana the trach- -entered a tunnel. Ills voice Zitrne to Ids companion in the dark - fess. "Have you et yours yet?" "Not yet, why?" • k "We11 don't• touch •it: I've, just et one 1bite and gene blind,'' day night, trains have been run- ning..late: The first one was one hour late, and one on Tuesday morning was 30 minutes late: A load of Seaforth young men had an upset while returning from Clinton on New Year's night. They were turning out to pass another rig when the sleigh wentover. They were able 'to hold on to the horses, however, and escaped with noth- ing Worse than agood coating of snow. The election in town on Monday passed over quietly. There was only one municipal. contest, that for the reeveship, with Mr, Wat- son being re-elected by a majority of 125. '-••••Mr. John Beattie has had the vault in his store, which was form- erly the Bank of Commerce, fit- ted up as a safety deposit vault. He has had placed in the vault a cabinet which contains a••number of drawers, of three different siz- es, Mt. Beattie is leasing these`es•• drawers to persons who have_valus able papers and who have no safe in which to keep them. The keys. forno two drawers are alike. Mr. W. $allantyne had an un- , pleasant experience on Thursday. He was up on a ladder chopping snow and ice off. the roof of his house, when the ladder slipped and Mr. Ballantyne came to the - ground. He escaped with nothing; more than a 'Mit chin. WOR D5:110=11111 'THOUGHTS HA,HA,NA, TALK ARcur A MESS ! .7057- iaiD A Wi4a.E ow of PgyfAler ' 'OZE.A46,' HA H,4114 I J' $UT T - Awe' -11;" I� Feliaci doge tilts tpickId have ryltJydered hivii U Advp f1