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The Huron Expositor, 1960-06-16, Page 2Since 1860 Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, Audit Bureau of Circulations. s Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $3.50 a Year 0• SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH • ti L A�` Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa 0 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JUNE 16, 1960 Measure Of Service—Mark Of Integrity This week for the first time there appears at the top of this page the emblem of the Audit Bureau of Cir- culations. The display of this symbol means that The Huron Expositor circula- tion practices have measured up to A.B.C. requirements and standards, -and that this newspaper has been elected a member' of the Audit Bur- eau of Circulations. For our advertisers, this symbol means a measure of service and a mark of integrity. The A.B.C. report offers 'an audited breakdown of where every copy of an average issue goes, so that the advertiser might know the exact distribution of his sales message. The initial audit of The Expositor circulation covering the three - months period. ending MVIMrch31,1960, showed an average total paid circula- tion of 2,154. Average total distri- bution was 2,325 copies for the same period.. Since A.B.C. audits only publica- tions with paid circulations, • our membership in the Bureau assures advertisers that The Huron Exposi- tor stays in business by the voluntary support of its readers. In order to maintain that volun- tary support, we must demonstrate our responsiveness and responsibility to our readers. The A.3.C. audit tells not only,our advertisers, but also our- selves, the extent to which this news- paper is performing a service to its readers. Not all newspapers are members of the Audit Bureau of Circulations. And not all media can offer audited data about their circulation audiene- es—only A.B.C. members can. The Huron Expositor is proud to display this hallmark of circulation valve—the symbol of membership in the Audit Bureau of Circulations— which has become syonymous with the words "service" and "integrity" in the protection of both the adver- tiser and the reader. Seaforth Traffic Hazards Are Increased Since No. 8 Highway was regrad- . ed several years ago one of the most dangerous spots along the road has been the rise at the east end of town. When the road was rebuilt, the De- partment of Highways for some un- explained reason, left the grade -in such a fashion that drivers of cars approaching from east or west can- not see oncoming traffic until they are almost on the top of the hill. Add to this the fact that much of the traffic particularly .traffic from the east—is still travelling at high- way speeds when it reaches the top ofthe hill. Aggravating the problem are the -hundreds of children on foot and on bicycles who every day go to and from the Lions Park. Now what. happens? As `though the situation was not already serious enough, the Depart- ment has increased the speed limit by 50 per cent, from 30 miles an hour to 45 miles per hour; from the town limits westerly to the top of the blind hill. Children and pedestrians who in the past have had difficulty . -.in crossing the highway, will now have to move half as fast again if they are to avoid coming into collision with through traffic. We realize the Department has many problems. Not the least of these is the provision of facilities for the movement of ever increasing long-haul traffic loads. But in its de- sire to move through traffic more quickly, surely the rights and safety of the citizens of particular munici- palities need not be jeopardized. Must there be .9, fatality before the Depart- ment acts to introduce a little com- mon sense into its thinking, particu- larly as it has to do with speed lim- its_in built-up areas? Facts as the basis of advertising investments Once upon a time, all business men who advertised were, willing or unwilling, perforce speculators. 'They couldn't help it, because in those days they had no way of knowing what they would get for their money. .. ,u 1, jw ice' — Today, advertising money can •be invested on the basis of facts—the information in the reports of the Audit Bureau pf Circulations, a cooperative, nonprofit association of nearly 4,000 advertisers, advertising agencies, and publishers. The ABC has established standards for meas- uring the circulations of newspapers w�. And periodicals, just as there are definite standards for the weights and measures of merchandise. This newspaper is a member of ABC. Our circulation is audited by experienced circulation auditors. The facts thus obtained are issued in ABC reports which show how much circulation we have, how it was obtained, where it is distrib- uted, and other information • that tells business men what they get for their advertising money when they invest in these columns. Ask to see a copy of our ABC report. Atm Through the reports issued by -the Audit Bureau of Circulations, this newspaper, along with other publisher members of ABC, voluntarily and • • regularly give the buyers of advertising more verified factual information • than is available for any other advertising media at any time. vi:244 N The Week& "I had a wonderful time, Alfred, and tell your father, it was awfully nice of hito advance you the five -weeks allowance." SUGAR AND SPICE By W. (Bill) B. T. SMILEY I was going to write something about Father's Day, but I began thinking about my own father, and decided -to tr-y--to- get something of him down on paper. In a quiet, self-effacing way, he was quite a character. Marriedto the hustling, bustling, lively, capable, quick -tongued, sen- sible woman who was my mother, he seldom had a chance to domin- ate the scene. But when he did, he made an indelible impression. * * * One drama in which he always played thelead was Driving With Father. My mother was afraid of nothing in this world—except being in a car with Dad at the wheel. Only a deep sense of marital loyal- ty • forced her to climb into the family chariot. She prayed • stead- ily on journeys. * * * Dad bought his first car about 1920. The dealer gave him a driv- ing lesson, and turned him loose. Proud as a peacock, he wheeled her home to surprise my mother. Completely at ease, he turned in- to the driveway, drove right into the stable, which was to house the car, • and drove right out through the backwall of the building, com- ing to a halt among, the tomato. plants. He'd forgotten how to stop. His driving never improved much from that day. It merely grew more exciting. m * * * He never quite mastered the var- ious positions of the gear -shift. Climbing one of the almost per- pendicular hills of those days, he was quite as likely to throw her into reverse as into low, at the cru- cial moment. If he were flustered, which he always was from . the moment he got into the car, he was as likely to jam his foot on the gas pedal as on the brake. * * * In the daytime, he'd sometimes go„,•seven or eight miles without getting off onto the shoulder, or running into a load of hay. But at night he really came' into his own. He was transformed from a middle-aged merchant into an arm- oured knight of the middle ages. Couching his lance, he would touch spurs to the old Chev, and thunder down the dead centre of the road to joust with any false knight en- tering his domain. * * The dastardly villain would be about a mile away when Dad would start yelling at him to dim his lights. Looking directly into the beam of the oncoming head- lights, he'd go straight for his man, neglecting to dim his own lights in the excitement: At the last pos- sible second, Dad would peel off' wildly toward the ditch, swerve all over the road, and shudder to a stop with one wheel banging over a culvert. * * * From there, he'd glare over his shoulder to see whether the other fellow had been ditched. I'll swear he was a little disappointed when he could spot a tail light shakily disappearing into the 'distance. To the untold joy of the entire family, he finally refused to drive at all, after dark, because "the brutes won't dim their lights.” I don't think he -even knew where his own dimmer switch was. * * * Another area in which my father was king was the cellar, as we used to call the recreation room. I don't think I ever heard him utter a blasphemous word above ground. And I don't think I ever heard him utter any other kind while he was wrestling with the old furnace. As a youngster, I would put one ear against the furnace pipe and listen with awe 'and horror, as Dad rip- ped out some oaths that would curdle the blood of a buccaneer. * * * I wouldn't have -you think that my father was a bad-tempered man. He was the soul of gentle- ness and kindness with people. But inanimate objects could rouse in hint a'• berserker fury that must have come with the touch of Norse blood in his ancestry. Should he strike his head on a cupboard door, be was apt to tear the whole thing off the wall and reduce it to kindling. * * * If he got a sliver in his finger Mille Working on something, he was quite ca able of snatching a chunkof offending wood. Ignoring the resulting gap in a table, or a boat, he'd pant triumphantly: "There, you dirty skunk!" as he. finished, My Dad could take a lot of hard going and suffering. He proved it especially during his last illness. But he had a genius for exagger- ating small hurts. Should he cut himself while shaving, he didn't bleed. It "spurted outin quarts." If he knicked a finger with a knife, he'd vow: "I tore the end off my finger." If he scratched his hand on a nail, he had "ripped the whole side out of my hand," * * * We laughed at him, but we lov- ed him. I hope my kids remem- ber me as fondly as I remember my Dad. WO el (Prepared by the Research' Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) When Was Ogdensburg Captured? The Capture of Ogdensburg was an incident in the War of 1812. Og- densburg, an American town across the St. Lawrence from Prescott, Ont., had seemed a constant threat to the British and Canadian forces as the site of a possible invasion thrust from across the border. To remove this threat and to retaliate for earlier American forays, Col. George Macdonell led a British• force across the frozen river from Prescott on February 22, 1813'. The first assault on the fort was re- pulsed, but after the town had been captured the fort was taken as its garrison retreated. The Bri- tish then destroyed it. About 500 men took part in the engagement on either side. * * * How Does Canada Use Oilseeds? Oilseeds provide vegetable oils and Canada requires more than 250,000,000 pounds of vegetable oils each year. About three-quarters of this amount goes into the manufac- ture-1bf products such as shorten- ing, margarine and salad or cook- ing oils. A large porion of .the re- mainder is used in the soap indus- try, with the balance going into such products as paints, varnishes, linoleums and printing• ihks. The `preferred oils for shortening are cottonseed,'' soybean, peanut, palm, cocoanut ,and sunflower. 'Margar- ine uses cottonseed, soybean and cocoanut. Cocoanut, palm and ol- ive oil are used in the soap indus- try. Linseed oil, from flax, is one of the major oils used in paints. Of all these oilseeds only linseed is adapted to growing over wide areas in Canada. Soybeans and sunflower seed are grown in a few districts. * What Does Reservation Mean? This is a term used to signify the withholding of royal assent to a bill by a Governor General or a Lieutenant -Governer in order that the question of giving - assent may be referred to a superior level of government. The purpose of the power of reservation was to en- able a Governor to defer the pass- age of legislation where doubt ex- isted as to its constitutionality or its conformity with the policy of a higher government. Although the British North America Act --still contains a section giving the Gov- ernor General power to reserve a bill passed by both Houses of Par- liament, pending the Sovereign's pleasure, it would now be clearly inappropriate and contrary to the spirit of the ponstittition for a Governor General to do so, since such a step would require the Unit- ed Kingdom government to advise the Sovereign on a Canadian mat- ter. Lieutenant -Governors, howev- er, have on a number of occasions reserved provincial bills, usually on the advice of the federal gov- ernntent. The last trine this hap- pened Was in Coiilte`C'tion with three saw and. editing Out - trio entire Albbita' bills in 1937,,~ (Rev. Robert H. Harper) JUNE "What is- so rare as a day in June?" the poet asks. "Then if ever come perfect days." Certain- ly this may be true of the days passed by those who dwell in the northern half of the world. South of the Equator, the weather will be something else. But while the calendar' and the weather may exercise a great in- fluence over the spirits of men, ep that they will speak of good days and bad days, the wise and reso- lute man will make every day a good day because he trusts in the heavenly Father's care. So we are reminded of the man who seeks a favored spot for a de- lightful vacation, in the mountains or in a beautiful place beside the sea. But neither in the mountains nor beside the sea will he find contentment if that contentment depends entirely upon place. But "whensoever thou wilt," writes Marcus Aurelius, "thou mayest re- tire within and be content." And that will be correct if the 'map finds within the elements of faith and love. So make the pres- ent month o ,,June a time of joy and happinesis because God finds a welcome.Vace in your heart. Just a Thought: It may not be exactly true that the world is darkest just before the sunrise, but let there be no doubt that our situation in life is never so bad it can't get worse—no more than it is • ever hopeless as long as we have the courage and faith to keep trying. EGMONDVILLE .Miss Frances Houston returned to her home +ern Tuesday , after a very enjoyable trip to California and Western cities of Canada. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Halsey and family and Mrs. J. S. Watson were Sunday ,visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Albert Clark, of Muirkirk. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ware, of Toronto, visited with Mrs. Robert Boyes, Sr., and Miss M. Stobie. Mrs. Ware, Sr., returned home with. them. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Nicolle and family, of Palmerston, accompan- ied by Misses Betty and Faye Blue left on Saturday by motor for Prince Edward Island to visit their sister, Mrs. Lyall Gordon, • and Mr. Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bell, Seattle, Washington, visited with Mr. and Mrs. - Andrew Houston, the for- mer's cousin.`' Mr. and Mrs: Stanley Gray spent the weekendwith their daughter. and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Waters and family, of Ajax. ' Miss Marion Weiland, of Toron- to, spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Harry Weiland. Miss. Annie Moore, of Toronto, visited with her brother and sis- ters-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Moore and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Moore and Kenneth. A McDUFF OTTAWA REPORT FOR WHOM THE POLLS TELL OTTAWA—Prime Minister -John Diefenbaker marked the third an- niversary of his government's elec- tion last week with a sobering re- minder that the Canadian voter is a fickle fellow indeed. Conservatives on Parliament Hill were still engaged in patting them- selves on the back over the elec- tion news from Nova Scotia when the grim word came from Saskat- chewan that Tory hopes had been obliterated by the CCF and Lib- eral parties. Two more demonstrations of the voters' feelings are awaited — in Quebec, June 22, and New Bruns- wick, June 27. The results of these four provincial elections, duly an- alyzed and explained by party strategists, are expected to have pronounced effect on federal poli- cies. In Nova Scotia, after 3122 years of Conservative government under Premier Robert Stanfield, the Tor- ies added three seats in an elec- tion which set the standing at Con- servatives, 27; Liberals, ,15, and CCF, 1. In Saskatchewan a day later, the results were: CCF, 38: Liberals, 16; Conservatives, 0, and Social Credit, 0. Actually, the Conservative vote went from nowhere to nowhere in Saskatchewan. The party that rules in Ottawa claims the allegi- ance of 16 of the province's 17 fed- eral M.P.s. But it is still denied even a foothold in the Legislature at Regina. The Social Credit vote—or lack of it—was even more significant. The right-wing fundamentalist par- ty held three seats in the Legisla- ture, and captured more than 20 percent of the popular vote in 1956. Last week, all three seats returned to the CCF or Liberal column, and the Socreds' popular vote shrank to 12 percent. A , number of lessons were im- mediately apparent in the Nova Scotia results. .,. _ The Conservatives learned with relief that their popularity remains high in the Maritimes area despite overburdening unemployment and the .grim future of the coal indus- try, two unpleasant facts 'of life that the federal Tories had prom- ised to clear up when they cam- paigned for office federally in 1957. The Liberals learned a bitter lesson that they neededto learn: That the Nova Scotia Liberal vote is not a captive one. Liberal vot- ing strength in the previous 27 years had never wavered, holding at the 48 to 50 percent mark. Last week it dipped to 42 percent, and the Tories won the way decisively. The CCF, which had entered the greatest number of candidates in its history -34, enough to form a government in -the 43 -seat Legisla- ture—found that its plans for a new labor -supported political par- ty had won few friends in tradi- tionalist Nova Scotia. Thirty-one of the 34 Socialist candidates lost their election deposits. All parties learned that the CCF vote is gained . at the expense. of the major opposition party. For 23 years, every time the CCF vote in- creased, the Conservative vote dropped; and every time the CCF took a breather, up went the Con- servatives. That's what happened in 1956, the Liberals were saying confi- dently. The CCF ran only 11 can- didates, and the Tories squeezed into . office with a popular vote margin of half of one percent. This time, with 34 CCF 'candidates? Well, the results showed that the CCF, in taking 9 percent of the vote, pulled the Liberals back to 42 per cent; while the Conserve. tive vote this time remained al- most constant at 49 percent. Saskatchewan taught all parties some bitter lessons too. CCF Premier Do'iglas failed to• get the 51 percent majority he had set as a minimum mandate to in- troduce his new medical insurance scheme. He settled for 40 percent, but announced the plan would go• ahead in spite of minority support, The Liberals, under CCF'er Ross Thatcher, learned that fast talk and fiery criticism are not enough to dislodge a popular regime, at least in one round on the hustings. But Mr. Thatcher at least won him, self a seat, and added one to the party's standing in the opposition benches. Conservative leader Martin Ped- erson was reminded of something he knew very well already—that Diefenbaker federal farm policies are not appreciated in Saskatche- wan, and that even Ottawa's gift of the huge South Saskatchewan River dam wasn't enough to buy the prairie vote. And Social Credit, under an un- tried but appealing leader, Martin. Kelln, was stopped once again in its frustrated ambition to march on Ottawa through the western provinces. The party, without a national leader and without a seat in Parliament, is in dire straits despite its massive success last year in. Alberta, where the Cana- dian movement was cradled and weaned a quarter of a century ago. Perhaps the man who learned the greatest lesson of all was Prime Minister Diefenbaker. His own succession of personal defeats down the years prior to 1940 must have tadght him very well. But perhaps- he was •in -danger - .of -for- getting that triumph—particularly- election triumph—is a fragile thing and must be constantly nourished with doses of good government it it is to be sustained through an- other appointment with Canada's real rulers—the voters. * * * '' Capital Hill Capsules Quebec voters have every right to be confused when they run down. the list of candidates on their bal- lot papers June 22. Examples: Rene Levesque (Liberal) is run- ning against Rene Levesque (Inde- pendent Liberal) in Montreal Laur- ier; while over in . Montreal St.' Louis, the choice will include Marie •. Bisaillony, Maurice Bisaillon and Rosaire Bisaillon; Arcade Rochon, Dave Rochon and Rector Rochon, all self-styled independents of one, color or another. It's an old Que- bec election custom, designed. ,to - keep the voter guessing which man is the "real" candidate. * * * The issues to watch in New - Brunswick June 27: Hospital in- surance premiums and the prov- ince's archaic liquor laws. Liber- als, who seek to upset the eight- year-old Conservative government. of Premier Hugh John Flemming, take heart from the fact that they themselves were beaten in Mani- toba and Prince Edward Island on. the insurance premium .plan. IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from • The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor June 14, 1935 .Mr. Chester Grigg, who has been on the staff 'of the Dominion Bank here for several years, has been transferred to Brampton. A large number from here at- tended the Holy Name Rally at St. Bridget's Church, Logan, last Sun- day. _Mr. Evan D. Rennie has joined the staff of the Dominion Bank and started his new duties on Thursday. Mr. Edmund Daly left this week for Washington, D.C., where he will attend. a summer school in radio engineering. Mr. T. G. Scott has the 'contract for painting the residences of Mr: William Eleoat, Mr., J, W. Beattie- and Mr. Nelson and of decorating Mr. John Beattie's new store. Miss Ida A. Hogg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hogg, of Mc- Killop, has graduated from Colum- bia University, N.Y., with an M.A. degree in English. Mr. Harry Tyndall, of Tucker - smith, 'who recently underwent a serious operation in Wdstern Hos- pital, Toronto, has sufficiently re- covered to return home. Rev. William Beattie, D.D., C.M.G., of London, who was in charge of the Canadian Chaplain Service overseas during the war, will preach in Egmondville United Church next Sunday. Sunday, June 16, will be what is known as "Flower Sunday" in the United Church, and a children's choir will feature the morning ser- vice.Beverley F. Christie has learned he was fortunate in winning $152.75 in the Army and Navy sweepstakes based on the recent Derby, run last week. Dr. W. C. Sproat left on Thurs- day for London, England, where he will take a post -graduate course, following which he will go to Vien- na for futher study. , Directors of the Seaforth Agri- cultural Society held a bee at the grounds the beginning of this week When a considerable amount of new fence was erected and other fences repaired. The diamond jubilee of the Pres- byterian Church of Canada was celebrated in Goderich on Sunday. * * *Y From The Huron Expositor June 17, 1910 - Thomas E. Robinson, of Wing- ham, who is teaching during the University vacation at Eckville, Alta., has 20 'pupils and only three can speheh English.. The Seate rth Volunteer Colnppan ',' under Captain Pllekat''ft and Lieut:. Dickson, left on Monday to put in their annual drill in camp at Lon- don. Messrs. Dan Manley, James O'Laughlin and Patrick O'Laugh- lin, of Manley, are having the Mc-• Killop, Logan and Hibbert Tele- phone installed. Ten candidates were, confirmed at the Confirmation service in St. Thomas' Church on Sunday. Rev. Mr. • Larkin went to Auburn on Monday to take part in a jubi- lee . service in the. Presbyterian church there. Mr. William Dale, of the Huron Road, has returned from a trip to the Old Country: Two rinks of bowlers went to Mitchell on Thursday to compete in the Fall trophy tournament. Miss A. Irene Dickson, daughter of Mr. John T. Dickson, of Tui ersmith, has taken her degree o B.A. with honors, standing second in household science. Mt. James A. Dickson, eldest• son of John T. Dickson, of Tucker - smith, took first class honors in first year at the University of To- ronto, standing third in a class of fifty-three. • beo Mr. John Powell had the' misfor- tune to lose a valuable eow from indigestion on Wednesday. Four rinks of Clinton bowlers were here on Wednesday afternoon and had a friendly game with the Seaforth bowlers. Mr. Dan Ross, of Brucefield, has moved into the hotel which he pur- chased from Mr. Dickson some time ago. The Tuckersmith Telephone Co. are unloading poles for their new branch lines in- Stanley. - 4' Mr. William Murdoch, of Stan- ley, shipped a fine Carload of fat cattle from Brucefield last Saturn, day and was offered a very high price.' From The Huron Expositor June 12, 1885 Mr, John Finch, the well-known. "bird man" of town, last week sent two canaries to Mr, Robert Campbell, of Winnipeg. Mr, Francis Fowler, of the Huron Road, Hullett, is making prepara- tions for the erection of a new brick residence on his farm. Mr. William Steet, who has been an employee of The Expositor of- fice for over five years,left on Tuesday last for Picton, where he will take charge of the mechani- cal department of the Times. Mr. A. W. Papst brought an alli- gator from Florida with him some .years ago and keeps it in the store .. window. It is an never-ending- source ever-endingsource of interest to the small boy of the period. 34r. Michael Keefe, of Hibbert, is erecting a new brick house on his property in the south ward, west of the market, and intends coming to town to reside. Scott Bros., of this town, have one hundreds acres sown in wheat on their farm in Manitoba, There was a heavy frost on Mon- day night last but we have not heard of any damage being done. A hurricane passed through this vicinity last Sunday. The wind was most terrible, uprooting trees and levelling fences at Winthrop and Kinburn. The hail, which 'came with the storm, was so severe that scarcely a house in the district escaped without having a broken window. Mr. Archibald Weir, formerly principal of the Bayfield public school, and subsequently a student of the Clinton high school, won the silver medal in physics, and be- sides obtained first-class honors in logic, mental and moral philosophy and civil policy at the Toronto University. TIE WAIT MKT IT LLOYD IMMIMGIffiM BAMBOO HANDBAG 'LINING -10W 4e REEC.DE 4,.x7,, •