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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JULY 21, 1960
Property Rights Sh
The Legislature's select committee
on land expropriation has been stu-
dying "The Land Compensation Act,
1960;" and has been hearing witness-
es express opinions concerning it.
Among those who were critical of
the terms of the bill was a spokesman
for the Ontario Hydro -Electric Pow-
er Commission. He told the commit-
tee the bill might be interpreted in
such a way that Hydro would lose
some of its special authority and
power. The special legislation to
which he referred permits Hydro to
perform work on private property
without consent of the owner and
without notice and "use the land for
such. time as the commission may
deem desirable."
It is high time the Legislature
brought a halt to the practise of
granting special privileges over -
pro-
perty to various government depart-
ments and bodies, such as highways
and hydro and the liquor ' board.
There is no project so urgent that it
justifies the denial of the right of pos-
session to property owners without
providing them with the protection
afforded by a court of law.
Too often employees of the On-
tario Department of Highways and
of Hydro make use of expropriation
powers as the easy means to an end.
In the process, no consideration
whatsoever is given to what should
be the inviolate rights of the owner.
It happens then that the first word
the owner has is the movement onto
his land of a crew which in the pro-
cess of its work, proceeds to cut
fences and trees, and otherwise make
itself at home. Protests are useless.
By the time the legal processes have
ground out a decision, months have
passed and the .work for which the
land was entered upon 'or taken has
long been completed.
This is not to say that power to.•.
expropriate should be eliminated.
Far from it. In our complex society,
inevitably , there will be occasions
when the successful completion of a
'program for the benefit of the peo-
ple generally is, dependent upon the
purchase of or access over a particu-
lar piece of property.
Under such circumstances, if the
ould Be Recognized
average owner rejects proper offers
the only answer is expropriation. It is
not reasonable that the owner of such
property be :=„placed in a position
where he can in effect bring the pro-
ject to a standstill.
At the same time, such an owner
is entitled to his day in' court. It
is not good enough that a civil serv-
ant, sitting at some remote desk, can
say "we want that land," sigh his
name and thereby deprive the owner
of any possibility of., defence. In
peacetime—and with few exceptions
in wartime—there is no project, if it
is properly planned, of such urgency
that there is justification for denying
the rights inherent in the ownership
of property. A delay of a few months
in the erection of a liquor store, the
stringing of • a hydro line, or the wid-
ening of a highway, is not too great
a -price to pay_for the assuxance_that,..
our laws are being interpreted and
enforced by the courts rather than
by bureaucrats.
A Lot Can Happen
A, half an hour doesn't seem very
long. The average person spends sev-
eral '30 -minute periods during every
working day doing nothing at all, or
just chatting or looking out the win-
dow.
Yet we are reminded by the Royal
Architectural Institute of Canada's
Committee of Inquiry into residential
environment that a lot of things hap-
pen every half hour — things that
have a long-time influence on what
we buy or sell, the houses we live in,
and the way our towns ,and cities
grow.
Every half hour' of every day in
Canada:
One non -family house is formed.
Seven marriages occur.
Fifteen families have their first or
second children
Another 15 families have third or
later children.
Two pensioners get their first
cheque.
Three households change province.
Three families dissolve.
Fifteen households buy, their first
car. '
"Are you sure there are enough parades to keep you employed?"
-SUGAR AND SPICE -
By W. (Bffl) B. T. SMILEY
There's something mighty at-
tractive about the city, in summer.
Don't think I don't miss the. leg
show back home, as the tourist
gals waltz down the main drag, all
brown limbs, bare midriffs, red
toenails sun -bleached hair - and
dark glasses so,.you never know
whether or not they're giving you
the big eye, but you're pretty sure
they're not.
*•*
But that's what I mean. For ten
years I had that, and I'd grown
as callous as the doorman at the,
Folies Bergeres. Down in the City,
I climb on a street car, pull my
shirt loose from me, and view with
interest some doll, looking as
though she's stepped out of a cold
shower, cotton frock clinging close,
spike heels, upswept hair, and dark
glasses so you never know whether
or not she's giving you the big
eye, but you're pretty sure she's
not.
* •* *
A few notes for the girls at home.
The office girls in the city., who
are usually right on top of fash-
ions, are wearing shorter, skin-
tight skirts. Not graceful, but at-
tractively disturbing. There's also
a new coiffure in vogue. Let your
hair grow longer. Then gather it
all up in both hands, pile it in un-
tidy heaps here and there on your
head, with plenty of wisps escap-
ing, and stick -some pins and things
in it.
* * ,*
There is a vague resemblance
to the hair style of,the Masai war-
rior of Africa, but ft is not so neat,
nor do the girls plaster it with cow
dung to keep it in place, as do
the Masai.
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* * *
Don't 'worry, I'm not going to
talk about girls all through the
column. After all, I've been away
from home before, one weekend,
back In '54. I will add only one
remark. Fortyish friends of the
male sex—we were born about 25
years too soon. I've had a pretty
good look at the'crop of new teach-
ers who will invade the high
schools this September, and some
of them are enough, to start a
riot. And 1 do not mean the men
teachers.
for- my first- weekend, I thought
my wife would be fascinated by
myr'Latin, the rolls in the class, my
timetable, which gives me after-
noons off, and all that stuff. She
wasn't even interested. She just
-gave me- •a -long, hard -look- and
started listing all the troubles she'd
had during the week. •
* * *
However, I cheered her up while
she was doing my. laundry, late•
Friday night. I sat there cooling
off with a long drink, and called
interesting little anecdotes about
summer school to her, as she filled
the tubs. Pretty soon she ceased
complaining altogether, and stalk-
ed off to bed, pausing only to ob-
serve, in measured terms, that
she'd lost five pounds in the last
week.
* *
Perhaps I shouldn't say it, but
some of these babes should be cig-
arette girls in ight clubs, not teach-
ers. I can just see them writing
a sentence on the blackboard, jig-
gling like jelly, while. the big Junks
in Grade 11 blink blink hard to
keep their eyeballs from rolling
down their cheeks. If these ful-
some females expect to impart
any information beyond the fact
that they are well stacked, they
would be wise to put their hair in
a bun, and don horn -rimmed specs,
flat heels and Mother Hubbards.
* * *
These summer classes for teach-
ers certainly produce a mixed bag.
In my classes there are Indians,
negroes, new Canadians who are
going to teach English and can't
speak it yet, a number of priests,
a pregnant lady, a scattering of
living dolls, a smattering of young
punks just out of college, and two
old men, another chap and myself.
* * *
Big shock to me was to find that
I had to take Latin. Last time I
studied it was 22 years ago, and
I can't say that I had quite mas-
tered the language, even then. Af-
ter that interlude, the only Latin
I knew was Magna Carta, habeas
corpus and in flagrante delicto.
None of these have come up in
my Latin class, so. far. If I have
to teach the stuff, about all•1 can
do is hurl myself on the tender
mercy of the students. And teen-
agers, on the whole, have a qual-
ity of mercy about as tender as
that of the Emperor Nero.
* *
It was different with, the kids,
though. They were delighted to see
me, and I got hugs hugs and kiss-
es. Theylistened enthralled to my
gay little tales of summer school.
For about four minutes, before
silently sliding out of the room in-
to the outdoors.
, * * *
Oh well, I suppose I can't ex-
pect them to realize what I'm go-
ing through here in the torrid city,
while they sport around in the
cool north country. Why, some clays
it's so hot I don't really enjoy my
afternoon nap, and I scarcely have
the energy to walk the three blocks
to the air-conditioned movie, in
the evening. However, nunc dimit-
tis, as we say in Latin.
Rev. Robert H. Harper
{
A MCDUFF -OTTAWA RE R1
P4% tL AmENT, GQ' fl iI E
There bave been complah ts, be-
fore that members of Parliament
are slow in getting down to busi-
ness, and waste the - taxpayers'
money by,, endless talk about inci-
dentals in the House of Commons.
The criticism still holds, but the
problem now is compounded. Vic-
tims of their own lethargy and dil-
atoriness, the federal politicians
are now working, inhuman hours
With one end in view—to wind up
the'' already sib month-old session.
Every year, as the temperature
and the humidity rise, the M.P.'s
put on a mad burst of speed and
race through the people's business
with conspicuous lack of dignity
and serious thought.
Hundreds of millions of dollars
of spending is approved with -lit-
tle or noexamination; legislation
is rushed through the Commons,
dumped in the laps of the sena-
tors, with little warning, and the
overworked Commons staff stays
on the job virtually aretind the
clock to keep the business hum-
ming.
Much of the blame for this un-
satisfactory state of affairs must
be laid at the feet of the govern-
ment. The two men who must bear
the brunt of criticisms are Prime
Minister Diefenbaker and his
House leader, Trade Minister Gor-
don Churchill.
A good House leader, by skillful
horse -trading and a generous mea-
sure of tact, can make private
deals with the opposition parties to
speed up House business and sche-
dule debating time to the satis-
faction of all concerned.
Prime Minister Mackenzie King
was a past master at this tech-
nique, Howard Green, when he
was public , works minister and
House leader, was almost equally
adept.
Mr. Churchill doesn't seem to
have the touch, although he may
slowly be learning. A case in
point—and for this Mr. Churchill
cannot be directly responsible—is
Mr. Diefenbaker'S Bill of Rights.
Ffrst
introduced -in- -1958 -and -little
changed since, it was ready for
introduction in the Commons last
January.
Yet it didn't make its• appear-,
ance until ,the dying days of the
session. Debate 'opened on July 1,
evidently an appropriate occasion
in Mr. Diefenbaker's view, and the
Bill was not sent to committee un-
til July 6.
Incredibly, the Prime Minister
expressed a desire for the fullest
consideration in committee, and
. invited the opposition parties to
propose amendments and draft a
flowery preamble if they so de-
sired.
This put the Liberals and CCF
on their mettle, and they came
prepared to examine the Bill word
by word, with the aid of the count-
less individuals and . groups that
have already passed judgment on
it in formal briefs and informal
discussion.
But this apparently was not to
the Government's liking after all.
Committee c h a i r ma n Norman
Spencer announced that the ex-
amination should take only a few
days, so that the Bill could be re-
ported back to the Commons for
enactment without delay.
The reaction of the opposition
parties was a study in frustration.
This kind of politicking in public
business is not conducive to effici-
ent management, or polished con-
sideration.And public business is
entitled to both.
The Commons broadcasting com-
mittee, which blew up such a
storm in its long probe of the pub-
liely-owned CBC last year, is an
equally good example. The Gov-
ernment's intention of setting it off
on another chase for the truth was
made known in the speech from
the throne last January. At 'the
time of writing, it stillhas. not
met.
Other committees are meeting
daily, both early and late. Many
are sitting while the Commons it-
self is in session, placing an, undu• e.
burden on' the under -manned op-
position. Some members have to
race from committee to commit-
tee. to the Commons and back, try-
ing. fruitlessly to touch all bases
and keep up their constituency re-
sponsibilities in spare moments.
All of this is typical of the month
•
KNOWING HOW
There i a great value in know-
ing hoi. looked out a window a
recent rainy day and saw a young
woman trying to get open the lit-
tle door of a glove compartment
in a car. Another young woman
came and they both tried to open
the refractory door. Unless the
lock was "frozen" there Was a
very simple way to open the door,
but the young women had not
learned it. Much time and even
money is lost because so many
persons do not know how to do the
job they are trying to do.
The greater part of men spend
the early period of their lives in
learning how to do this or that.
Those who do not concern them-
selves to learn how, go drifting
from "pillar to post," doing any-
thing they can find to do and us-
ually.bf a poor kind because they
have never prepared themselves
for a larger task. With preparation
for • a successful career in life we
are not particularly concerned,
But we are concerned with the
preparation that is needed for a
successful living morally and spir-
itually. How can men learn to live'
in a way pleasing unto God and
one that will bring joy and good
to themselves? I do not know of
but one authority that never fails
and that can lead men into the
way of all truth.
Just a Thought:
How many times in life do we
dodge important issues because we
think we see "an easy way out"
only to find, in the long run,
that the easy way did not solve
the problem at all but, in fact,
-brought the_ ,probjem.. to .us, again_
and again, larger and seemingly
more unconquerable each. time?
(Prepared by the Research Staff
of Encyclopedia Canadiana)
Motorist Aids In '
Returning Cash
An Exeter woman, yvho left her
purse containing money and keys
without any identification, in a
stranger's car last week, has the
purse back through some extra de-
tective work on the part of the
motorist and Exeter Mayor, R. E.
Pooley.
The woman received a ride from
Exeter to Hensall Wednesday to
visit some friends. When she ar-
rived at her destination she dis-
covered that she had left the purse
containing $20 and her house keys
on the car seat, and did not know
the name of the driver.
The motorist from Woodstock
found the purse when he reached
Bayfield. Checking through ,the
contents he picked out an Exeter
store bill. He drove back to Exe-
ter, turned the purse over to May-
or Pooley, who recognized the
name on the bill. The mayor saw
that the purse was returned to its
proper owner.
What is the .Largest Town in the
Peace River Area*
Grande Prairie, Alta.,,which lies
407 miles by rail northwest of Ed-
montori., , It is situated on the road
that links Edtnonton with the Alas-,
ka Highway. The game is derived
from written references to the ar-
ea• (in French) as "big prairie" by
• missionary, Father Grouard.
Farm settlement in the district be-
gan about 1910. Grande Prairie
was incorporated as a village in
1914, the railroad arrived in 1916;
and town status was achieved in
1919.
*' * *
The university is crawling with
teachers In the summer. They all
look very serious, but I have a
lurking suspicion that most of the
men, at any rate, are taking some
sort of special course solely for
the purpose of getting away from
their families for a few weeks. An
ignoble thought, perhaps, but fun-
damentally sound, There's nothing
wrong With leaving a woman to
cope alone' with the house and Chil-
dren for a few weeks. Nothing that
a session in -the booby-hateh can't
cure.
* * *
1t's ftift ty, Whoa f went home
Where is Grosse Isle?
It is an island in the St. Lawr-
ence River about six miles east
of the Island of Orleans and 30
miles downstream from Quebec
City. For many years it was a
government quarantine station and
it was here that immigrant ships
were detained during the cholera
epidemics of the first half of the
19th century. Many of the cholera
victims were buried on the island.
In the early .,1930's the government
moved the quarantine station to
Quebec City. During the last ,war
the island was used as a base for
experiments in biological warfare.
The island got its name because
it is larges` than theother islands
in the immediate vicinity.
* * *
Who Helped Win Press Freedom
in Canada?
A SMILE OR TWO
Music -Flim: "How do you mean
John has music in his soul?"
Flam: "His'tight shoe squeaks."
A smart alec from the city walk-
ed into a village store and said: "I
suppose you wouldn't have dog bis-
cuits in this burg?"
The clerk said: "Yes, I have.
Will I put them in a bag or will
you just eat them here?"
Son: "Pop, what makes elec-
tricity?•"
Pop: "Don't now, son."
Son: "What makes thunder and
lightning?"
Pop: "Can't prove it by me."
Son: "What makes — oh, never
mind."
Pop: "That's all right, boy -, -you
go right ahead and ask questions.
That's the only way you'll learn."
Of July in Canada's capital,; at
time when human resistance is
low and normal standards of ef-
ficiency are forgotten.
Yet it was only three ni ontha
ago that the M.P.'s were .vomplain
ing they had little to do, andeven
less had been accomplished.
In the deep snows of January,
the Commons devotes a leisurely
251/2 hours a week to debates. Few,
if any, committees are sitting.
In the muggy, sticky heat of
July, the Commons Builds its week-
ly..schedule to 45 hours, and tries
to do all of its work at once.
At this time of the year the
M.P.'s are exhausted by the long
hours, the sheer boredom of all
work and no play, and frantically
anxious to go home and relax.
It's no wonder that the public
business suffers.
* * *
Capital Hill Capsules
Private comment of an experi-
enced Ottawa correspondent "as
you have probably noticed there's
a pretty general set against the
government in comment coming.
out of the Press Gallery these
days. Diefenbaker's limitations as
a leader are really starting to
show up. He's shown himself very
resourceful on the defensive be-
fore, however, so you never know
what he may come up with. He'd
better come up with something."
* * *
Appointment of ,Roger Duhamel
to the nearly two-year-old vacancy
in the office of Queen's Printer
marks the' beginning of a cam-
paign to beef up French-Canadian
representation in the Civil Service.
Quebec Conservatives' demanded
more attention after the Liberals
triumphed in the provincial elec-
tion there. But Mr. Diefenbaker
still must find another French-
speaking candidate for the Board
of Broadcast Governors, whose
vice-chairman had been the same.
Mr, Duhamel.
* * *
Speaking of appointments, the- "
Prime Minister bas a bucket full,
to. make. The vacancies range
from the Department of National
Defence which requires a $20,000-
a -year deputy minister, to the Par-
liamentary Library, which needs a
$12,500 head librarian. Half a doz-
en government boards and com-
missions are working short-hand-
ed, ,Also needed (and long promis-
ed by Mr. Diefenbaker): a cabinet
minister representing eastern Que-
bec. -
TO THE EDITOR:
London, July 12, 1960.
Editor, The Huron Expositor:
Dear Sir:' I am very apprecia-
tive of the help that you gave in
publicising the 1960 Red Shield
Campaign of the Salvation Army.
Will you accept our very sincere
thanks.
I would appreciate the opportun-
ity of saying thank' you to the
Canadian Legion and the public
through the medium of your paper
and attach herewith a letter for
possible publication.
• Very sincerely yours,
C. N. STICKLAND
(Brigadier)
Public Relations Officer
London and District.
Through the medium of The Hur-
on Expositor I 'would like to. ex-
press to Mr. F. A. Dobson, presi-
dent of :the Canadian Legion,
Branch No. 156, his executive *and
members, the great appf"dd'iation
of the 'Salvation Army and the .un-
dersigned for the wonderful job
they have done in conducting the
1960 Red Shield Appeal of Thi Sal-
vation Army at Seaforth.
- To the Committee, canvassers,
contributors and all who in any
way participated in the campaign,
we wish to say very sincerely
"Thanks". The amount collected
was $764.64.
Joseph Howe, 'sometimes refer-
red to as the tribune of Nova Sco-
tia. Born in 1804, Howe at the
age of 24 purchased the Novasco-
tian and made it the ablest news-
paper in British North America.
This forthright periodical made a
tremendous contribution during the
colonial period of Canada's devel-
opment. Howe was a shrewd ob-
server of tale passing scene, a keen
commentator upon the word about
him and especially upon the foibles
and stupidities of ,his eontempor-
aries. A Loyalist, he put some of
his patriotic emotion into verse,
but he was best known as a gifted
and passionate orator and his, best
speeches read well 'even today,
particularly his great oration on
the freedom of the press. "It can
be said with some truth," says Dr.
Urns Pierce in his article on Cada
adian literature in Encyclope
Canadiana, "that he won single-
handed the battle for 6iie freedom
of the press in Canada.",
IN THE YEARS
AGONE
Interesting items gleaned from
The Huron Expositor of 25, 50
and 75 years ago.
From ,The Huron Expositor
July 19, 1935
Tire campaign instituted by the
town council to cut speeding across
the Main Street intersection is
bearing fruit Constable James V.
Ryan has taken well over 100 num-
bers already. .
When a Seaforth car allegedly
crashed into a buggy on No. 8
Highway at the western end of
town Wednesday evening, Elmer
Dale and Miss Clara Storey were
thrown to the ditch, but escaped
injury.
The swimming pool at the Sea -
forth Lions Club Park is being
cemented on the bottom and sides.
It will be completed in mid-August.
Some years ago a drain was con-
structed to carry the waters of
Silver Creek while the pool was
being repaired. One day last week
the water backed up and investi-
gation had to be made. About SO
feet from the outlet a large turtle
was found, completely filling the
12 -inch tile.
Miss Betty Matthews, Seaforth,
while picnicking at Bayfield brk;
Sunday, slipped afd•fell down the
embankment on the south side or
the river. She was unconscious for
a tiine, and four stitches were re-
quired to close the cuts.
The first annual baseball tourna-
ment, sponsored by the Seaforth
Athletic • Association, was an un-
qualified success. It commenced
with a parade of participating
school children headed by the Sea -
forth Highlanders Band.
Mr, W. H. Golding, member for
South Iluron in the Dominion Par-
rllanrent, received a congratulatory
letter from Rt. Hon. W. L. Mac-
kenzie lung, on his nomination as
Liberal candidate in Huron -Perth.
- From The Huron Expositor
July 22, 1910
The jury to inquire into the
death of John Procter, who was
shot in play at his home near
Holmesville recently, brought in a
verdict of accidental death.
The first railway strike that has
ever affected the line in Hensall,
was felt there on Tuesday last,
and at date of writing the strike
is still on.
Harvesting and flaxpulling are
now the order of the day.
With the modern machinery we
have for haying and harvesting, it
is merely play to what it used to
be and can be done in an incred-
ibly short time.
Fruit of all kinds will be scarce
in this neighborhood this year. The
apple crop especially will be a
complete failure.
On Friday Mr. Thomas Elliott,
Logan, delivered a handsome team
of heavy draught working horses
to Mr. W. ,Cuclume Seaforth, for
which he received $640.
On Monday afternoon the fire
brigade was called out to a fire
at the home of Mr. D. Dupee, south
of the railway track. The fire was
apparently caused by the children
setting fire to the grass,. which
spread to the, house.
Mr. Joseph Noble was shooting
robins Tuesday afternoon when
the gun kicked and struck him ov-
er the heart. lie sass since been
laid up.
Stewart Bros. are making altera-
tions in their store with the object
of adding a millinery department,
A railroad tie was placed across?
the track near Brutefield in an
attempt to -wreck the northbound
train, but was discovered just be,
fore• the train arrived,
From The Huron- Expositor
July 17, 1885
Mr Thomas Ballantyne, of Brus-
sels, is the proud proprietor of a
duck which can lay eggs measur-
ing 7 by 9 inches.
Mr. Samuel Love, Morris, has a
goose which is 24 years old. She
has laid -over 50 eggs this summer
and is still. laying. A wag suggest-
ed that if Sir John's Franchise Bill
passes, she will have, a "vote at
the next election.
A Clinton man, having difficulty
in catching his horse, threw a
stick at it, which struck It in the
eye, knocking it out of the socket
entirely, and landing it 20 feet
away.
During the storm on Monday last
a shed on the farm of Mr. Robert
McCartney, Mill Road, was struck
5y lightning and burned to the
ground:
The Tuckersmith drain is now
about completed and the contrac-
tor has made a creditable job of
it. The drain starts at the Hib-
bert boundary and empties into
the stream which crosses the Kip -
pen Road.
The Seaforth Fire Brigade are
busily practising preparatory to
distinguishing themselves at the
tournament on the 22nd inst. •
A lamp explosion at Hawkshaw's
Hotel on Monday evening caused
the fire alarm to be sounded, and
the firemen were promptly on
hand, No real damage was done.
Reid t6' Wilson. ;have got in two
tons of bidding twine,and nearly
all of it has already leen ordered
for this season's harvest.
lVir. J.. G.'Constable has returned
to town froth London and has
again started hi the barbering
buaittes,; here.
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