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The Huron Expositor, 1960-03-25, Page 2Since '1.86O Serving the Community First '>aibllshed at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by • McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. 1CLEAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada (in advance,) $2.50 a Year United States (in advance) $3.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MARCH 25, 1960. Goderich Has Not Forgotten Promised Hospital The recent announcement by the Ontario Department of Highways that the often -promised bridge over the. Maitland River at Goderich would • this year become a reality, was -like a refreshing spring breeze ;to the Goderich Signal -Star. The pleasure which the announce- ment by the Highways people '- brought to the Signal -Star appeared to be offset to a considerable degree as the paper contemplated the run- around which the Ontario Depart- ment of Health has given the County in the matter of the Ontario Hospi- tal promised for Huron. • After saying "Thank you" to.the. Department of Highways, the Signal Star goes on in these words: "We now hope that the Ontario De- par'tment of Public Works; • on the instigation, pf the Ontario Depart- ment of Heal'th,will get going on the -promised government hospital .south of Goderich. It has been pointed out by the government that a change of plans inthe manner of the Construc- tion .of onstruc-tion.of the hospital and also in the kind of patients who will be using it has held up original, plans. Goderich fears, however, that continued de- lays might end up in pressure groups Considerably minimizing the extent of the project for Goderich and even delaying HS construction long beyond the time proposed several years ago. "We recall' a statement made by Premier Frost on the day of the fun- eral of the late Tom Pryde. He as- sured Mr. Pryde's widow that a hos- pital would be built in Huron in Mem- ory of her husband.. In •May of 1958 the then Ontario Minister of Health, Dr. Mackinnon Phillips, said: "The one (government hospital) in Huron will certainly be going ahead this summer." At the opening of the new wing of Alexandra Marine and Gen- eral Hospital at Goderich. in May of 1958, Dr. Phillips said: "We are go- ing to make this one of the finest type hospital schools for mentally retard- ed children anywhere in Canada .. It will be a couple of years or so be- fore this institution is open.", "We are quite sympathetic to 'the problems which the Ontario govern= ment..iaces in many ways. We re- alize that a change in plans, which could be quite sensible, has caused delays' • in the hospital for Goderich. But we do hope that continued de- lays will not result in a changeof plans whereby .Goderich might lose the hospital altogether. If this should ever take place it would be a breach of a sacred trust, a failure to carry out the promise of a memorial to the late Tom Pryde. And, as has been said before, "Tom Pryde would turn - over in his grave if his former mem- bers in the Legislature reneged on a promise in his memory." Looking Ahead Reading of Seaforth again, we wonder if that idea of a hospital for Mitchell has been buried, knowing. that it might also be impractical. Seaforth Hospital Board members - are realists. Their accommodation is becoming exhausted, in view' of the . fact that the demands of patients are on the increase. One notices that ----many-of them come from—bur .own area, even from our own town, by- passing the "city that still gets the,,., majority. When the time antes that' this Board can afford to go ahead with greater facilities, now that the site has been procured, they might well draw further support from this area, even it lies outside " our own county. Factors such as comparable cost for good services rendered will decide that.—(Mitchell. Advocate). -M.P.'s Play Hookey Our. Members of Parliament are playing ho,okey again. Just 31 M.P.s were in the House of Commons at one point in the impor='' tant unemployment debate — 230 M.P.s were absent. The lack of attendance is due to the extra long weekend, Thursday to Monday, or even' Tuesday, which many of our M.P.s have got into the habit of taking. It's been called the "T -to -T" weekend, and it shows a lack of concern for the business of Parliament. Granted, our M.P.s have to attend a great .many committee meetings. But the fact remains that when the public learns that only 31 M.P.s out o£ 265 are in their seats for •impor- tant debates it does nothing to en- hance the prestige or respect for Par- liament.—(The Winnipeg Tribune). .CANADA and • CHINA. Canada has been a nation fo'r not quite a hundred years. In that time Canadians . have earned a way of life unequalled outside North America and not even approached by countries whose histories go back thou- sands of years . . . countries such as China. Part of Canada's success comes from her ability to produce steel. Canada, with a population under 18,000,000, produced 660 pounds of steel per person last year. China, with, a population of 600,000,000, turned out 25 pounds per person: This higher productivity comes from the factories Canadians have built. For example, • The Steel Company of Canada, Limited, has invested more than $300,000,000 in its plants and equipment since 1940. Canadians produce more mainly because Canadian companies are continually improving their plants and equipment. THE STEEL COMPANY OF. CANADA LIMITED.,., MONTREAL GAMINE HAMILTON BRANTFORD TORONTO Canadian -made sleet from Canadian -owned plafit8 0 Wee4 "111 not only marry you, Herbert—I'll reshape you, remold you, and reform you into a perfect husband!" -SUGAR AND SPICE By'W. (Bill) B. T, SMILEY There is no more constant critic of the Canadian "way of life", whatever that is, than yours truly. I am so attracted to the vast hand- some -visage of "Canada that I can= not resist the temptation to try some rough surgery on any ugly wen that threatens to rear it. But there are two types.0f-peo- ple who' arouse in me a furious defence of my country and my fellow-countremen, to the point where I get so carried away that I'm apt to declare flatly, with nothing but hot rage to back it up, that we are both well-nigh perfect. * * * The first of these is the Cana- dian who affects to find nothing of value in this country or its people: These .birds claim there is no cul- ture this side of the Atlantic. They aver that Canadians are crude and crass. Other Canadians, that is. * * They are the people who read the book critics, not the books. They wax indignant because their fellow -Canadians would rather watch a first-class hockey game than a third-rate French movie. They have never been east .of_King- ston, Ontario, but compare Cana- dian manners and modes ruthless- ly with those. of Europe. , * * * With one breath they sneer that Canada, has absolutely no culture. With the next, they rhapsodize over some dog's -breakfast of a play' the CBC has inflicted upon us, - * * * They live in the city, these char- acters, but come from small towns. They haunt the fringes of the arts, but have no talent. If .they take you out to dinner, you'll eat in a 'quaint _dump with a soiled table- cloth and get a bottle of cheap bingo with the inevitable spaghetti and meatballs. *. *- * Their numbers are small, their opinions imbecile, and their in- fluence featherweight. They have sharp .tongues and bad manners. Nevertheless, while irritating, they are harmless. Best thing to do is let them drivel around among themselves, being all continental and cultured. Which- I do,' when I can control my temper in their presence. Which is seldom. Which is foolish. * * * The"other type that makes me a roaring Canadian nationalist, however, is a bird of a different plumage, and a more worthy foe. This is the disgruntled European; whose personal frustations and bitterness spill out in stinging, clever diatribes against Canadians and their manner of`1'ieing. :k * * -Frequently these -are welI=edu- cated, intelligent and sensitive peo- ple, who simply cannot adjust to a new life. 'I have met them and fought them right, down the line, but it's hopeless.. Last one I en- countered was a Czech who seem- ed to have a czip on his czoulder about all things Canadian. * * * We ended up shouting at each other across the bar in his recrea- tion room in his $25,000 home, him trying to tell methat all Canadians were interested in was money and cars, -and me trying to tell him that our grandfathers were carv- ing a new land out of the wilder- ness and building transcontinental railroads when his grandfathers were carving each other up and building international ill -will. :k * * - That's the trouble with these discussions. They get out of hand. Some cynical European tells me, in that continental accent; that Canada has not the vestiges of a national culture. What I should do is' -calmly trot out Stephen. Lea- cock, The Group of Seven, Karsh; the Stratford Festival, the Calgary Stampede, and Wayne and Shus- ter, lively monuments to our uni- que cultural development. Instead, I wind up hollering at him, * * * The trouble with these sad dogs is that nobody is particularly im- pressed by them. The crude. Cana- dians are too busy making money and helping with the dishes and building homes and meeting pay- ments to be enthralled by glowflng tales of the fabulous culture of Europe. That is the first shock to the ego of these Europeans who scorn us. * ..* Another thing is that many of them come from large cosmopoli- tan cities straight to Toronto. That is a traumatic experience in it- self. Thus, they see none of the grandeur of Canada, nothing of the , simple nobility- of us Cana- dians. No blushing now, chaps. 8 * * Fortunately, these 'soured critics are only_ a tiny minority, Most Europeans who come here are realists. They find fault with some things in our Canadian mode of living, as we all do. But they are ready to adapt and accept, They have cut the umbilical cord, They realize that if they are will- ing to give of themselves to this country, they will receive from it. Them we are glad to have. • SEEN IN THE -COUNTY PAPERS Shocked By 8111 Adam Flowers got a shock di- rect from the -Rural Hydro Office in Clinton — it was'nt a "short", just a few extra digits! A mem- ber of the staff telephoned to ad- vise him that a clerical error had been made in his bill for $1,550.40 for the Woollen Shop property. Mr. Flowers had looked at his bill cas- ually, thought it was for $15.50 and put it away. If he'd read it cor- rectly he'd have thought that he'd been billed for the whole Bayfield system.—Clinton News -Record. Still Critical Badly injured in an auto acci- dent on March 5, Miss Sheila Cal- low, of Goderich, was reported to be still i critical bondition in Sarnia Hospital on Wednesday. She has not regained conscious- ness since the accident. Her broth- er, Bill Gallow, who was also ser- iously hurt,is now out of danger. There has been steady improve- ment in his condition and be may Ire able to leave hospital by the end of this week.—Gaderich Sig- nal -Star. Two -Headed Calf Diee A calf born at the farm of Stan Hopper, near Belgrave, on Wed- nesday of last week, proved to be something of a freak. The calf, born by Caesarian section to a Holstein cow, was found to have two distinct heads, with separate mouths, four eyes, 'three ears, but common brain and gullet. The calf, whfer-`was a- 'good, husky sample physically, lived about 30 hours, ;' he cow was takeis to the Ontario Veterinary College at Guelph for treatment -following the operation. Dr. Leedham, of Wing - ham, was in charge. - Wingham Advance -Times. Raise $600 Over $600 has been raised by public school students in this dis- trict to aid world refugees, it was amounted this week by Inspector G. John G:omen. The money— $628,91 in all—upas raised in a Jun- ior Red Cross project. It, will be forwarded directly to officials in charge of refugee relief. The chil- dren conducted numerous money - raising" activities during the cam- paign, including candy sales, euchre parties and coat 'hanger collections. Schools taking part were those hi Huron No. 8 and Perth No. 8 inspectorates.—Exeter Times -Advocate. Seek Receiver Provincial police of the Exeter detachment are conducting an ht- vestigation into the theft of a $900 radia receiver from the RCAF transmitter site in Usborne Town- ship. The equipment was taken late in February. The receiver is ideal for use by a ham radio op- erator, but the police doubt the machine will be employed for this purpose -.because it must be regis- tered with; .txi.e.Departmeat of Transport. The Usborne receiver station was broken into ,again last Friday night, and an inventory is being taken to determine the loss: - 'the station Houses abeu •, 8,600 pieces of equipment. 2ur1c11 Citi- zens 1Cfew8+ KITE FLYING It may bring a bit of nostalgia to look upon a landscape that -is de- void; not only of the giant steam locomotive, but also of kites that once flew so high that they seem- ed like tadpoles wriggling up there in ,the sky. For it seems that the present-day boy is more sopliisti- cated than kite flying. In this present month, in which we may be reminded of the kites we once flew, let us think of the value the flying of kites has been. It was by a kite string that a steel cable was at length laid across a mighty rive r, And Benjamin Franklln was some kite -flyer. What is there you can do? If you think it is only little -that you can do, it will be just that. But if you think of big things, you may be able to do 'big things and ac- complish something worthwhile for yourself and your fellow men. If you can succeed in making something better than men have known, they will soon learn- the way to your door. lllllllI1llllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllll (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) inllnunmmlnunu1luunuunnuuu Whe>,!e is Canada's Elevator Town? Champioh, Alta., a village on the. Canadian Pacific -Railway 82 miles southeast of Calgary, is often -call- ed the Elevator Town. Its numer- ous grain elevators have a capac- ity of almost a million bushels. As night be expected, it is situated in the centre of a large wheat - growing area. The village, incor- porated in 1911, wes at first kp wn as Cleverille, but Vas renamUl to honor H. T. Champion; of the Win- nipeg Banking firm, Alloway and - ChamPion. * * * When Did Armistice Day. Become Remembrance Day? • Until 1931 what we know as Re- membrance Day—November 11— was called Armistice Day. It is an annual statutory holiday in Canada and now honors the mem- ory of those who died in the two world -Wars. .From 1921 to 1931 Armistice Day was observed, to- gether with Thanksgiving Day, on the Monday of the week . in which November 11 fell. The symbol of Remembrance Day is the red pop- py of Flanders fields, replicas of which are made by disabled war veteransand distributed by means of a tag day -organized by the Canadian Legion. * * * What Was Ontario's First Standard -Gauge Railway? The Bytown and Prescott Rail- way, opened for traffic in 1854. Prior to that time railways in Canada West (Ontario) used the old narrow gauge: The Bytown and Prescott had been incorpor- ated in 1850 agl the first sod was turned in Byto n '(Ottawa) in Oc- tober, 1851, Although the roadbed was ready, the ,financial condition of the company did not provide rails 'until they were secured from a Welsh foundry in 1853 in ex- change for niortgage bonds. In - 1855 Ottawa was substituted for Bytown in the name and in the year of Confederation; when the line was taken over- by the bond- holders, it was again renamed, be- coming -the St. Lawrence and Ot- tawa Railway. In 1884 it was leas- ed to. the -Canadian Pacific- Rail: way, and has since been operated. by that company. * * * What Was Canada's First History Book? The first general history of Can- ada' ever' published appeared in three volumes in Paris in 1744 un- der the rather formidable' title, Histoire et Description generale de la Nouvelle -France avec le Jour- nal historique d'un Voyage fait par Ordre du Roi dans l'Amerique septentridnale. It was written by Pierre Francaise Xavier de Charle- voix (1682-1761), a French Jesuit who came to Canada to teach at the college of Quebec from 1705 to '709. In 1720 he returned to. Can- ada, leaving been commissioned by his government to seek a route to the Western Sea. -.,Leaving Mont- real in May, 1721, he travelled by canoe up the St, Lawrence and by way of - Lakes Ontario, Erie and Huron to Michilimackinac. From there he crossed. Lake Michigan and descended the Mississippi, ar- riving at New Orleans in January, 1722. He was back in Paris the following year and he never re- turned 'to Canada. A SMILE OR TWO "Darling, I could sit here and do nothing but look at you for- ever." "That is what I'm beginning to think," "I don't see why having your car overhauled should be such a depressing experience." "You don't say. Well it was ov- erhauled by a motorcycle cop." Minister: "Do you always say a prayer before eating a meal at your house?" Small boy: "Oh, no . sirl My mother is a good book!:' "Is it true that your uncle died and left you a farm?" Jackson: "Wall, .partly. The trouble is, Iiia will ' didn't say where he left It:" A MOW OTTAWA" REPORT , , . A .PENSION CEL111TG? OTTAWA„ :There is chance of au early inerease4 in the existing $55 a -month old age pension in Can- ada. This emerged from the dis-_ cussions of the Clark report in the Commons committee on estimates recently when the Ikon. Waldo Monteith, Minister of National Health and Welfare, indicated that the Canadian Government does not feel that Canadians can afford an old age security' program equiva- lent to that of the United States, Dr. Robert NI. Clark, of the -Uni- versity of British Columbia, was appointed -by the Government be- fore the 1958- election, to make .a study of the American old age'se- curity scheme and to determine whether some of its features could be used in Canada. In his outline to the Commons committee, Dr. Monteith said flatly: "Dr. Clark indicates quite clearly that in cer- tain respects the American system is superior to the Canadian". For example, the average benefit for a singe person in the United States is $72 monthly, compared with $55 a month in Canada. However, the average Canadian income is 30 per cent lower than American. Accordingly, the Government has to decide if Can- adians are prepared to pay higher contributions in order to. obtain the same level of pensions. The Government must also de- cide whether Canadians, prefer the existing flat -rate pension of the American system where the pen- sion goes up in accordance with the income of the pensioner during his working days. If Canada was to adopt the graduated system it would have to be superimposed on top of the existing flat -rate system. There would be a basic payment and no matter how low their income no one Would receive less. Those in the higher income group would re- ceive additional benefits based on their additional contributions. The British have recently amend- ed their .flat -rate systern` to pro, vide a supplementary graduated system, Mr. Monteith gave a hint -of the Canadian Government's go slow policy when he said, "We shall of course follow further de- velopments relating to the new British plan with the greatest in- terest." Another policy question the Gov-. ernment has to consider is whether it wishes "'to encourage retirement at a fairly early age or encourage people to keep on working for as long as their health permits. Am- erican pensions, in some cases; be- gin at 65 for men and at 62 for women. The Canadian universal pension begins at age 70. But life expectancy is increasing steadily and more and more people are anxious to continue working be- yond the age of 65. Discussing the financial prob- lems that would arise from the introduction of an American-style system, Mr. Monteith pointed out that a Canadian worker would have to pay a - percentage tax on his whole income. Under the present scheme a low-income worker pays ^ - nothing, or very little because his me incois exempt from taxes up to 2,000 a year if he is married;; mote if he has children. - In addition, Canadian corpora- tions that have no net taxable in- come are not affected by the Government pension scheme. Only those that make profits contribute. But under a payroll tax system all businesses would have to contri- bute, even if they were losing money. This would also be hard on firms which need a large num- ber of workers relative to their output as compared with firms teat _use more machines and few- er men. Opposition questioners sought to find but if the $55 a month old ,ago pension in Canada will be iiYcreas- ed -before 1962, the year . Prime Minister John Diefenbaker would normally go to the country in a general election. Mr. Monteith said it was possible. It appears there is no chance of an increase until the next federal vote. Mr. Mon- • teith's reluctance ,to specify 1962 as the year forg. decision op the pension program might stem from the possibility that an election could be called earlier. Federal Government.depart- ments depart-ments and , agencies have been studying the Clark report for the past year, according to Mr. Mon-, teith. He told the committee, "In all frankness, I am not in a posi- tion to say at' the present time that we l:ia've reached solutions to. any of these questions. But the people of Canada can rest assured that this extremely vital problem is being given the urgent and thor- ough consideration and study which. it so clearly merits." This aroused 'Paul Martin, form- er Liberal Minister of Health and. Welfare, who charged indecision and delay. He recalled that Prime Minister i)iefenbaker had made much about the need of ignproved pensions in the last federal elec- tion campaigns and had declared - the ` broader and Mote elastic American pension plan was wor- thy of study, which he said, should not take more than. four months. Mr. Monteith retorted that it was a very involved subject, one that was receiving continuous study, both at the ministerial and offi- cial level. There is little doubt. the main levels are the political and financial ones. The recent, "belt -tightening" recommendations of Bank of Canada.. Governor - Coyne have co-incided .with ser- ious erious questioning among senior Tor- ies and Liberals as to whether uni- versal social -security may not be, reaching its peak. Diefenbaker may well judge the, mood of the public to be conserva- tive as to further major expendi- tures out of general revenues. If so, there is a good chance he might go through the next election without significant pension chang- es. While such a course ,will ex- pose him to twittings "of more 'broken proinises.", this may do him less harm with the voters than. further increased spending.. IN THE YEARS AGO -NE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. ,; , From The Huron Expositor March 22,,1935 Seaforth Juniors trounced the New Hamburg kids 5-1 in the sec- ond game of the W.O.H.A, semi- finals on Friday, but lost out on the round by one goal. The fate of the McMillan Cup, emblematic of the Junior Farmer Hockey Championship, was decid- ed when Winthrop defeated- St. Col- umban. Win op has won every genie they plaSed in the schedule. Mr, Con Eckert, while walking on George Street on Friday, slip- ped on -the ice ' and struck the back ofhis head. On consulting a doctor, he found that the muscles of his neck and shoulder were bad- ly strained. He is now improving slowly. The Seaforth 'Agricultural Socie- ty' has decided to add a new class to the Spring Show list. The class is "general purpose filly or geld- ing, any age." There will be three - prizes for this class. The Lions Club of Seaforth dur- ing the past six years has been instrumental in bringing to light and providing for a large number of crippled children. In Zurich one day this' week , a hprse ridden by a young rider be- came unmanageable and plunged 'into a parked car. The car suffer- ed considerable damage Thursday, March 21, is, accord- ing to the calendar, the first day of ,Spring. A floek of geese Were heard on Monday; birds are sing- ing; the sun shines brightly, Mil' it looks as if the weatherman was going to run on schedule this year. A few days ago Mr. Louis Men - dose, Hensall, ran into a truck which was backing up without lights. Ile hit it with such force, as to have his face cut, painful painful bruises and a fractured leg. He is in Oakville hospital and is improving, When --Mr. Richard Ayotte was found rummaging about the home of his employer, Mrs, Catherine Brenner; Stanley, he made a hur- ried eecape out of a second -storey window. He was soon arrested in Hay township, $ $ From The Huron Expositor March 25, 1910 W, E. Hoggarth, Hensall, has just been informed that a White Rock pullet, which he recently sold to a gentleniap in Southern Manitoba,. has Won first prize at -the Mani- toba lsrevincial Show, beating the Ontario . winner. Forbes Bros, are rushing along the work of Seaforth's new fire plarm system. The poles are now all up, and wiring operations- have been commenced, —Making maple syrup is the order of the day, although so far the run has not been good, and by all ap- pearances the season will be short, Brussels was without .eteetrie lights 'eh, Monday night, oWiug tb the high water from the river af-, fecting, the power house.. Mr. J. T. Ryan,-[Seaforth boy, has entered into an engagement with - the Parke Danis Company,. Detroit, one of the largest pharm- aceutical firms in the 'world, to represent hem in Western Ontario. . Mr. J. S. Aitcheson,. McI{Ilop, recently sold to a Montreal dealer a five-year-old horse, for which he received the handsome sum of $300. Good horse bring.gond pric- es these -timer'''.'' Mr. Frank Sills has been -elected• vice-president of Huron district of the Western Football Association by acclamation, and Mr. W, G ii en - lock, HA., of ,London, an old Sea. forth boy, has been elected vice- president for Middlesex district. Mr. John McKenzie is having the front of his moving picture theatre freshened. T. H. Cook, of Clinton, was. thrown from his cutter the other' day and had his collarbone frac- tured. The eighthanniversary of the op- ening af the new Wesley Methodist Church in Clinton was held on Sun- day. The congregation gave con- tributions amounting to $700. From The Huron Expositor • March 274885 While some parties were amine to church Sunday evening, a bolt broke and The horse ran, with the shafts attached, to the Queen's Hotel. While Thomas Hall was out driv- ing with his Clear Grit mare last. Sunday, she over -reached and bad- ly corked the forefoot, which bled profusely. There are now four butcher shops in Seaforth. -If competition is the life of trade, our butchers should be doing a rushing business. Dry wood is very scare in town and is selling at from $4 to $4,50• per cord. Mr. William Hugill, of McKillop, killed a Berkshire pig that weigh- ed 525 pounds dressed. This goes, to show that Berkshires are the best, Mr: T, Erratt, of the boundary, Hullett, hae•-one of the finest li s to be found in the county. 'It I only nine months old and weighs 1050 pounds, -and girths five, feet ight and one-half inches. One evening last week the night train ran over a couple of colts belonging to Messrs. Moon, of Hul- lett,•near Londesboro. The animals were valued at $100 each, which is. quite a loss. peThetition last carnival of the seasonwill be held in the Dominion Rink tonight. A most elaborate program has been provided, and very liber- al prizes are being offered for com- Livingstone Bros. of the flax mill, Brussels, are going to push the growth of fiim;atrvnger than ever this season. The industry gives; ,pen . of ei)xploymont. to, 'laborers, '1 J a