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The Huron Expositor, 1960-06-23, Page 2Since 1860 Serving the Community Firft Pul?Iished at SE AFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor t10 h Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, Ontario • Weekly Newspapers Association, Audit Bureau of Circulations. 4 Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $3.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORT}1, ONTARIO, JUNE 23, 1960 Salute Producers in Dairy Month Festival In saluting the dairy industry dur- ing June, recognition is being given a farm producer group that country- wide is making a major contribution to the Canadian economy. The Dairy Month program is an indication, too, of the extent to which farm commodity groups are capable of self help. The dairy farmers of Canada must be commended for the enterprise they have shown in organ- izing what has become an annual dairy festival. The man who does the milking— the indispensable dairy farmer—is a man we're all beholden -toy for fresh whole milk and other dairy foods. Dairy foods are essential for healthful living. They supply the bone and bodybuilding food values growing children must have .. and adults need too. But did you ever stop to think how important the dairy farmer's work is to Canada's economy . and to your own income? Look at it this way. One out of every six Canadians de- pend on the dairy industry for his livelihood. When you buy dairy foods This Is No Time ,At this time of year as area schools make plans for the long summer holi- days, there arises, a problem 'that with each passing year becomes more serious. It has to do with the increas- ing number of young people who turn their backs on their classrooms to seek fame and fortune in the business world. The problemarises because so many of them are unprepared to. meet present demands, let alone the demands of the future., In many instances, with them will go the shattered hopes of parents and relatives, for whether these young people realize, it or not, they will be running the risk of never getting the chance to become a successful part of Canadian industry and business. The Department of Labor is con- cerned. The Minister, Hon. Michael Starr, says the situation is not con- fined to any strata of society, nor are you help provide' income for the dairy farmer, and for more than two million -other Canadians who work in dairies, farm equipment companies, feed and fertilizer plants and many other industries, Now suppose Canadians changed theil° eating habits — began buying - less !milk anddairy foods. The dairy farmer would be the first to feel the pinch. With his income reduced, he'd have to cut back his purchases of . farm equipment, fertilizer,, etc. Dair- ies, farm equipment manufacturers and feed and fertilizer plants _would have to reduce wages ---maybe lay off men. The purchasing power of 21/2:.. million Canadians would -be substan- tially reduced. By the same token, the more dairy foods you consume, the more the whole economy benefits. And this is an ideal time to help yourself to a large measure of these health -giving foods and a share in the economic progress of Canada. For 'June is the month of flush production on the na- tion's dairy farms. That's why June is Dairy Month. To Give Up School its effects isolated by city limits or provincial boundaries. About.70 per cent of the pupils en- rolled in grade two in our schools' to- day will leave the school system be- fore receiving their junior matricu- lation or its equivalent, in many cas- es ill-equipped to compete for any- thing but the unskilled and semi- skilled types of employment. - Mr. Starr suggests that some par- ents judge present circumstances in the light of their own experiences and assess education today in the light of the education they received years ago, when Grade Eight Was a relatively valuable asset in obtaining a job or Iearning a skill or trade. To- day, to learn that same trade or skill, most youths will need .a. junior ma- triculation or better. This is not be- cause the standards of the education- al system have dropped, but because we live in a more complex age. "I see the Smiths have a new baby!'' Mrs. housewife reads this paper regular- ly to keep informed about the news of people -and activities in our community. She also looks to our advertising columns for news that will help her with some of her,own problems—tomorrow's dinner, shoes for lit- tle Johnny, a new paint job for the .kitchen. Your advertising in this paper can be a newspaper within a newspaper. Advertise regularly. Keep our readers informed about your merchandise and services. Ask to see a copy of our ABC report* for, complete and audited information about our circulation. Atm *This newspaper is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulation an association of nearly 4,000 pub- lishers, advertisers, and advertising agencies. Our circulation is audited by experienced ABC circulation auditors. Our ABC report shows how much circulation we have, where it goes, how obtained, and other facts that tell you what you get for your advertising money when you use this paper. HALF -PAST TEEN SUGAR AND SPICE • By W. (Bill) B. T. SMILEY As we are slightly better than knee-deep in June, it seems a good time to examine the peculiarities of summer, as it applies to the male of the species. Age and ap- preciation of summer are closely! related, and one of these days some earnest graduate student will do a thesis on it. * * *. When ' I was -10, summer stretch- ed ahead endless and alluring. It was at least -six months long. That's the best age of all for a boy. He hasn't a worry in the world. He doesn't care what he looks like. He has no work to do, and girls are of no interest whatever. •He lives in a world of •brilliant colors and sharp sensations, in which the dividing line between the real and the imaginary is almost non- existent. * * * This kid can swim in cold water until his lips are bluer than his eyes. He can play ball for hours do a blazing sun that would knock out a camel. He can eat an entire meal in four minutes. And at the end of a long, ding day, he sleeps as limp and motionless as a wet towel. Wouldn't it be nice to be 10 again, when the summer lasts for- ever and is always hot and smells good? • * * * If 10 is the best age for a boy, in summer, 15 is the worst. The young fellow whose parents are not loaded with the stuff must take a job, and he envies bitterly the rich kids who are off to camp or cot- tage. If his parents are wealthy, he resents having to go to the cot- tage, with a lot of darn women and little kids, and wants to get a summer job, like all his friends. * * * '. At 15, the young male is acutely aware of: girls; his parents, who are practically morons; his com- plexion, which makes him feel sui- cidal; money ,of which he never has enough; and girls. Summer is pure torture for this bird, who winds up falling in love with some brown -legged girl who is just vis- iting for three weeks, and writing her soul -baring letters for at least tWo months after school resumes. * * * By the time our mare specimen reaches his 20s, summer is once again a choice period. Only trou- ble is, it's not long enough. He works hard, plays hard. Heil drive a hundred miles to fish; he'll play 27 holes of golf; or he'll dance un- til dawn. With no visible decrease in stamina. He has the world by the tail; a car on a down payment, a girl in every resort town, noth- ing in the bank and little more in hi's head, aside from a pretty good opinion of himself. Summertime. was made for him. * * * • Let's take a look at the same operator 15 years later. What? It can't be! Not that flabby, worn - looking reinnant coming home from work on a summer evening with his shirt all stuck to him, and the martyr's expression! Watch him as he -picks up the tricycle from the front waik,d, surveys the lawn dejectedly, goes into the house and heads straight for the refrigerator. It's the same guy', all right. Only now he's in what is known as "the prime of life." * * * He's at the age when he's "get- ting established." This means he's working hiihself'silly at the office or the factory, so he can keep up the payments on the house, so he can come home and acquire him- self a coronary cutting• the lawn. He has children, a mortgage, and six payments to go on his car. His wife doesn't appreciate him. At his age, it doesn't matter much whether it's summer or winter. * * * When a man gets into the 60s, summer should be a time of peace and leisure pleasure: By that time he should be able to take plenty of holidays, go fishing when he feels the urge or just sit on the porch and rock, if that's his plea- sure. Over the years, he has learn- ed how to handle his wife and his life, or should have. His Children are grown up and moved away. So what does he get? Grandchildren. Hordes of them. It's too hot fn the city for the poor little things, so their mummy brings them up to visit granny acid grandest I±'or the whole, horrible summerL they ruin his siesta, ttomple his bowerbede, wreck his plower roarer, end make him drive them out for a •swim, on days when the sun would stun an ox. * * * Yes, summer is all things to all rmen, depending on their age. For the women, of course, it's differ- ent. They love summer. Whether they're 3 or 83, they go around with practically nothing on. They cut the cooking to soup and pea- nut butter sandwiches. And they have rests in the cool of the house during theeefternoon, so, they'll be fresh when Dad comes home and they're ready to be taken for a swim or a picnic.. (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) How Did' Reserve Get Its Name? Reserve is a community in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, nine miles east of Sydney. It stands in an area where coal deposits were re- served by the Nova Scotia govern- ment for the company that would build a railway to connect the col- lieries along the coast with ship- ping facilities at Sydney and Louis- burg This area came to be known as Reserve Mines, then simply as Reserve. The Glasgow and Cape Breton Company built the railway in 1875 and acquired the mining rights in the reserved area. In 1893 these were taken over by the Dominion Coal Company. The coal - mining shafts that operated in Re- serve are now closed. * * * Which Indian Tribe Cremated Its Dead? The Tahltan- Indians, sometimes called the Western Nahani, a tribe occupying the valleys of the upper Stikine and Taku rivers in north- ern British Columbia. They prac- tised two customs that were unus- ual among the natives of Canada. In addition to cremating the dead, they constructed communal houses for the unmarried males. At the time of their first contact with Europeans, the Tahltan spent their summers as salmon fishermen, the winters in hunting and the autumn in trading with neighboring tribes. They lacked both snowshoes and sleds and depended on a crude to- boggan drawn by the women, Pres- ent members of the "tribe earn a living as hunters and rivermen in their old area. * * * Who Won the Only V.C. in Canada? Timothy O'Hea, an Irish soldier with the British Rifle Brigade, has been the only man ever to win the Victoria Cross for a deed of valour performed in, Canada. It was also the only occasion on which a V.C. has been awarded for an act of bravery not performed in the ac- tual presence of an enemy. The time was June, 1866, when the threat of a Fenian invasion of Can- ada was very much to the fore. Munitions were being sent from Quebec to the Lake Erie front. The shipment, which included 95 bar- rels of gunpowder, was attached to a Grand Trunk passenger train carrying 800 German immigrants. O'Hea and three other leen of his unit had been detailed as guards; At Danville, in the Eastern Town- ships, O'Hea discovered a fire in one of the munitions trucks, Single- handedly and at imminent risk of his life he worked for nearly an hour before he succeeded in put- ting out the fire. For this service he was invested with the Victoria Cross at Quebec on January 7, 1887. O'Hea, who was born in 1848, in County Cork, died of thirst in the far southwest of Queensland, Australia, in 1874 while searching for survivors of a lost exploring expendition•, The search for a safe anaesthetic occupied medical men for denture ies and it was not until the 19th century that it was successful. The Book of Knowledge credits a number of British and American research -workers with a series of important discoveries: in many instances these brave men experi- mented on Themselves hi the in terest of humanity. (Rev. Robert H. Harper) FATHER'S DAY A number of years ago, at the close of a service on Mother's Day, in the church I was then serving as pastor, a bright girl of the church school asked nee why we never observed a Father's Day. That was before the belated re- cognition of Father's share in the home. It did seem a strange thing to a child and to an older person that tribute was given to Mother but Father was left out. Certainly Father should be remembered as well as Mother. if Mother nur- tured us in her arms, Father rode us on bis foot and always stood between us and all the world be- side. And in the hour of bereavement, when his own heart is breaking, Father must choke down his sobs and deny himself the relief of tears that he may be a refuge to those who cling to him for support. Father has a tribute from a source higher than his earthly chil- dren. For Jesus taught us through our earthly fathers our relation to our Heavenly Father. He taught us when we pray to say, "Our Father." Let us honor our fath- ers. And let them be true to their high place in our affections and lead us day by -day in the Father's way. Just a Thought: Someone once said that the best fertilizer is the•imprint of the own- er's shoe in the soil. How true it is 'that is not enough to merely plant the seed. So it is with life. Living the good life; doing good works; such is not easy. We must work at it. But, like the nurtured crop, there .is a promise of great reward. Dublin CWL Hears Reports The June meeting of the Catholic Women's League of Dublin met Tuesday evening' with 20 members in attendance. Thee meeting open- ed •with the League prayer by the president, Mrs. Fergus Horan. The secretary's and treasurer's reports were read and approved, An informative report of the re- cent annual CWL convention, which was held ire Stratford, was given by Mrs. Gerald Holland. An in- teresting reading, concerning the CWL, was given by Mrs. Joseph McLaughlin. A lovely prize, donat- ed by Mrs. Dan O'Rourke, was won by Mrs. Haste - A question box was conducted by Father Durand. Following ad- journment, lunch was served by the committee, with Mrs. Frank Kistner.as. convener. Dr, and Mrs. Frank Stapleton and family, Galt, with Mr. and Mrs: William Stapleton. Miss Cecelia Feeney, Kitchener, with Mrs. Mary Feeney. Mrs. Edward Tozer and children have returned to Morgantown, W. Virginia, after spending three weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Ryan. • "Rev. Father A. Duran is in charge of Dublin Parish while the pastor, Rev. R. Durand, is'in re- treat at London this week. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Dantzer, London, spent the weekend at their home in Dublin. Mr. Garfield Smith has return- ed from Ann Park, Florida, Mr. and Mrs.'Cbarles Friend and family spent the weekend at Lions Head. A McDUFF OTTAWA REPORT POTENTIAL MISCHIEF OTTAWA There is worry in Canadian government circles' over the possibility of a Russian eco- nomic offensive against the West. Canada stands to get hurt badly if the Soviet opens up a trade war because Russia sells many of the same commodities that Canada puts into the stream of internation- al trade. The worries were.not abated any by Rt. Hon. Rekinald Maudling, president of the British Board of Trade. He warned the Government and echoed bis warning at a press conference here that •a Soviet trade offensive against the West is an "alarming possibility". He pointed out that the Soviet has weapons that the West does not possess such as Russia's state control.° over buying and• selling. With such control the Russians can manipulate their invasion of The international trading fields, they can fix prices at which they want to sell and undercut their competi- tion. Prime Minister John Diefenbak- er, along with members -of his cab- inet, have also sounded warnings that Canada will suffer if Russia launches such 'an offensive. Sev- eral of Canada's main money mak- ers in world markets, such as lum- ber and newsprint, are commodi- ties which the Soviet also produce in large amounts. This makes Canada vulnerable to a Soviet eco- nomic offensive. Lumber manufac- turers have already realized what such competition can mean in dol- lars and cents. The Soviet has pro- vided competition for lumber in the British market formerly a good outlet for Canadian forest products. The British Board of Trade pres- ident noted that the Soviet to date has not used the economic weapons available to it to disrupt world trade. But he cautioned that the Russians' potential for mischief was great and there was no way of knowing whether they would use it inthe near future. Accordingly the West must be on its guard con- tinually against such activities by the Soviet international salesmen. While Mr. Maudling was warn- ing of the possible Soviet onslaught on the economic front a confer- ence of 75 engineering executives from the three western countries concluded that such a trade of- fensive could be blunted, by great- er standardization of production techniques in Canada, the United States and Britain which could lead to decrease in 'production costs in both defence and export industries. ' The West by this method would be in a better position to compete with goods sold through Soviet state-owned trading agencies. The conference was sponsored by Canadians and was attended by representatives • from the Cana- dian, British and American Asso- ciations. Recommendations will be referred to the governments of the three countries for approval. The study of unification of en- gineering standards began in Ot- tawa in 1945,as a result of experi- ences during the Second World War when major difficulties were en- countered because each country produced armaments to different standards. But while Mr. Maudling brought warnings about the Soviet trade of- fensive he also brought reassur- ances for the Canadian cabinet about British moves to seek closer association with the six -nation common market in Europe. Cana- dians had no need to worry, be- cause no changes are contemplat- ed in commonwealth trade -rela- tions, including the Imperial Pre- ferences tariffs, he told the Cana- dian cabinet. Concerned about persistent re- ports that changes in trading pol- icy were planned by Britain, the Canadian governmenthad awaited Mr. Maudling's visit with some anxiety. Hints from Britain that she els more actively seeking a close co-operation with European countries for trading purposes ' stemmed from strong demands by the British industries. The indus- trialist in the United Kingdom is. worried about the competition he - is encountering from common mar- ket members, particularly West Germany. Canada has encouraged the sev- en -national European Free Trade Association to which Britain be- longs and the six -nation common market in which France and Ger._ many are leading partners to seek closer co-operation. Canada at the same time has urged Britain to maintain the commonwealth pref. erences in her trading. arrange ments and to exempt agricultural products from any trade deals the British might make with the Eur- opean blocs. So long as this was done Canada is confident that her markets in Britain will not suffer, A recent editorial in The Times, of London aroused some concern in Ottawa. It said that recent shifts in world affairs have strengthened • the arguments for and lessened the arguments against Britain's closer association with Europe. It sug- gested that with the shedding of most of her colonial possessions. Britain's involvement with the commonwealth overseas had be- come progressively a matter of outlook rather than material ties. But Mr. Maudling assured the Canadian government there was no need to become alarmed about• such expressions of opinion in the British press. They did not fore- cast drastic moves in the field of trade by the British government. * * * Capital Hill Capsules Watch for action by the Cana- dian government to provide proe tection for Canadian magazines against inroads of American pub- lications. Postmaster General Wil- liam Hamilton hinted at "the possi- bility of such action when he spoke recently in new York. He told the '- Americans that while Canada was. not too concerned about the num. ber of U.S. publications coming in- to this country, "we begin to have serious reservations . , when your publications begin to invade the field of our Canadian publications by. seeking advertising dol- lars which would otherwise sup- port genuine Canadian publica- tions." The present government had previously repealed the Lib- eral government's special tax on these Canadian editions. . •* * * The greatest degree of competi- tion in the automobile insurance business appears to operate in Sas- katchewan and Quebec with Mani- toba running a close third, accord-, ing ,to the report of the Restrictive Trade Practices Commission re-- leased recently. The commission advised the automobile insurance business to abandon its system of compulsoryunit'orhiity in insurance premium rates. Which Town Took Its Names From a Sermon? The town of Melita, Man., 18 miles from both the Saskatchewan and United States borders, is re- puted to have received its naele from the theme of the first choreic service to be held on the site. The topic of the sermon was the story of St. Paul's shipwreck on the is- land of Melita, as recorded in Acts 28:1. Melita is situated in the centre of a good farming area. More than half of the fresh wa- ter on the surface of the earth lies in the Great Lakes, says the Book of Knowledge. The largest is Lake Superior, 32,000 square miles in area and about 1,000 feet deep. IN THE -YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago, From The Huron Expositor June 21, 1935 The garden party held in Eg- mohdville United Church and base- ment on Wednesday evening of this week was the closing of a series of events in connection with the centenary service of the church. Miss Kathleen Stewart was suc- cessful in passing her first year at the University of Toronto, and Miss Elizabeth McLean, her third year at the University of Western On- tario, according to examination re- sults published this week. Miss Edna Dayman, of Tucker - smith, received word that she had successfully passed her exams in the Clinton Collegiate. Next Sunday Cromarty Presby- terian Church will celebrate the 70th anniversary of its opening. Reg Smith, Clinton, was uncon- scious for one-half hour after his motorcycle crashed into a Gar driv- en by James O'Connor, of Hibbert. No damage was done. The Seaforth Branch of the Can- adian Legion, headed by the High- landers Band, paraded to Victoria Park for a short impressive re- membrance service last Sunday. About 125 members of the For- rest and Love clan attended the annual picnic i'i Bayfield. Miss Margaret E. Cardno, daugh- ter of Mr. and -Mrs. J. M. Cardno, Seaforth, was awarded • the Jean Clark Bradley memorial scbolai ship at the graduation exercise held at Macdonald Institute, Guelph, on Friday. The WMS of Carmel Presbyter- ian Church Heusall, held their an- nual n nual birthday party in the base- ment of the church on Thursday afternoon. Miss Dorothy Darling, BA., of Toronto, has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Seaforth Col- legiate Institute staff, caused' by the resignation of Miss Marion Bell. Mrs. Andrew Moore;, Egmond- viile escaped injury when the light true she 'was driving turned over into the diteh near'the Mill Road on Wednesday. Loose gravel was blamed for the accident: From The Huron Expositor June 24, 1910 A considerable length of new sidewalks is being laid in Seaforth this season. Mr. F. HoImsted, of Seaforth, is the proud possessor, of a souv- enir medal presented to him by the Queen's Own Rifles with whom he saw service in 1866. Miss P. Govenlock, Seaforth, left on Wednesday for Ottawa where she will fill a position in the Civil Service of the Auditor General's` office, Rev. 4Thomas Gormley, Hibbert, a former pupil of the Seaforth Col- legiate Institute, was recently or- dained a priest. Mr. L V. Fear has disposed of his drug business to Mr. S. H. Walley, of Waterloo. Mr. Wheatley's barn raising at Harlock. was the social event of last week. " Mr. B. R. Higgins disposed of two fine carloads of nut coal in Brucefield. Quite a number from here took fn the moonlight excursion from Goderich on Friday evening last, while a number went over to De- troit. The family of Mr. J. C. Laidlaw suffered slightly on Sunday last from the effects of poisoning from canned tongue, but no real dam- age was done. Mr. John Young and his sister have returned from a trip to New Ontario. Mr. P. Walsh got his finger caught in a brake while at work at the flax mill. The Messrs. Box have pulled down the old stable on John Street do which they kept their dray horses, and are preparing to erect a new and modern building on to cement foundation. The old Smith saddler shop in. Egmondville has had a brick front placed on it and is being remodel- led and converted into a dwelling. The cooking range and"the door at the Grip Hotel, Seaforth, were blown to pieces, but no serious defilade was dgne, and the cause Is Ui keivn. From The Huron Expositor June 19, 1885 At the last meeting of Perth County Council, Mr. John McMil- lan, Reeve of Hullett, was unani- mdusl- ••selected as the county's re: pres+ ative in the arbitration shortly to take place between the county and the City of Stratford, on the occasion of the municipal separation. As an index of the continued, popularity of the McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company, we may say that during the month of May, 31 new members were added to, the fist, covering risks amounting to $31,865. A horse belonging to Mr. S. Beattie, of Tuckersmithran away on Tuesday, but beyond damaging the buggy, no injury was done. At a meeting of the directors ox the Huron Livestock Association,. held at Clinton on Monday, it was resolved to dissolve the association.. The court of revision has been adjourned, pending the action of the House of Commons on the wine and beer amendments to the Scott Act. Mr. Alex Wilson received a tele- gram on Wednesday asking him to form one of the Wimbledon team to go to the Old Country, The team sail from Quebec on Tuesday. Mr. Charles Artzel, of town re- ceived by express from London;. three fine chickens—a rooster and two hens. They are called African name. Bantams, and well represent their The Bicycle Club of this town in- tend going to Woodstock on Dom- inion Day to attend the annual gathering of the Canadian Wheels. men's Association, Mr. Alexander Taylor, son of Mr. Henry Taylor, of Kinburn, re- turned home after a residence of twolast. years in Kansas, on Friday Owing to the visit of a life in- surance ageet to the village of Win- throp last week, three of the vil- lagers will be "worth $1,000 more When they are dead than they would have been. atherwise.