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The Huron Expositor, 1960-10-13, 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.. O 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 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 13, 1960 Local Government Is We are reminded by Industry that during the next few weeks in cities, towns and villages across Canada some thousands of candidates will seek election as mayors, reeves, coun- cillors and education board mem- bers. On past performance this informa- tion—and the subsequent contests for local office—will be of interest to no• more than three Canadians in ev- ery ten, this being the proportion of eligible electors who usually take the trouble to use their vote on these oc- casions. For the rest—the great ma- jority—their reaction to local politics seemingly can be summed up in two • words: "Who cares?" In addition to the problem of little, or no interest, in some of these towns and townships there will be difficulty in obtaining suitable candidates. It is.. an extraordinary attitude . to say the least for, as has been observed, of all three levels of government— federal, provincial and municipal—it is the last which, by the nature of the services for which it is responsible, is closest to the people. These services—among them edu- cation, water, sewage disposal, po- lice, fire, garbage collection, lighting, parks, street construction and re- pairs—are indispensable to modern life. They are largely paid for, of course, out of the local taxes that are levied on us. Whether as citizens we get value for .our money depends, to no small extent, on the calibre of the men and women we elect to repres- ent P ent us in city; town and township. Individually and collectively such representatives will be required to take decisions affecting the well-be- ing of the community in which they Important Government and we live and it may well be that these will not always be popular. Be that as it may, they owe the elector- ate no more than personal integrity, diligence and good judgment. The rest of us owe it to ourselves, our families and our community to make every effort to see to it that the candidates we believe most likely to display these qualities are the ones who are successful. We' will make our mistakes from time to time—as who does not?—but the important thing is that we at least will not be guilty of indifference. Equally important as far as the in- dividual' citizen is concerned is the extent to which he or she is prepar- ed to, serve in an elective office. , It is remarkable the number of people who have time to serve on the boards of various community organizations, who cannot, find a moment to serve their municipality. As Industry points out, the reply then to those who ask, "Who cares ?" in connection with local elections is: Every citizen who is interested in how his taxes are spent and his com- munity governed. Shop At Home Currently there is a flood of mail order and discount house catalogues flooding the area. • Wise shoppers ignore these and turn to their independent home town merchants when considering neces- sary purchases. The advantages of doing so have been proven over the years and will again and again. Everyone in the community pro- fits when you shope at home.—Kin- cardine News. "get your •red -hots here!" The only way to sell hot dogs is on -the -spot! But to sell packaged wieners for next week's picnic ... or lipstick or freezers or cardigans or houses ..: your most effective selling is on .the printed page. Fortunately, when you talk about your wares in this news- paper, you can be sure how many people can hear you. You see, our irculation is audited by. the ABC*. You can know exactly how many people buy the paper, how they bought it, how much they paid ... and even where they live. This information lets you place your advertising with confi- dence — knowing that you're getting exactly what you paid for. Ask to see a copy of our latest ABC circulation report. ghe Awe • This newspaper Is a member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, an association of nearly 4,000 pttblishers, advertisers, and advertising Agencies.. Our circulation fi audited regularly by experienced ABC circulation auditors. Ont ABC report shows how much etiolation we 'Ave, trlimr It 1064 how obtained, and other facts' that tell you what you Stet for yowl *dverddng motley When you use this ncwapaper. HALF -PA' 11' TEEN MAHONEV ;5.1 -SUGAR AND SPICE By W. (Bill) B. T. SMILEY As I have now been teaching for a full month, I feel sufficiently qualified to point out all the flaws in the educational system, and de= mand their immediate correction. .however, as that would require an essay of the approximate length of Lady Chatterley's Lover, I shall. content myself with suggesting one major change. I would like to see the "subject" known as Religious Instruction scratched, blotted or erased from the list of secondary school courses. • * * * Don't think that this is going to get me in trouble with the preachers (not that it would be. the first time). With a few excep- tions, I think n}inisters and priests who are forced to teach this course consider it an abomination, in the same category as saying the burial service over some old brute who has ignored the church all his life. * * * What I'd like to know is: Who wants Religious Instruction• in the schools?' The students don't. They think, the more coherent of them, that it's an interference with their schooling, a• waste of time,' and something they have already re- ceived, in better surroundings, at home or at church. Others echo the remark I heard from one lad: "It makes a nice break." * * * The school board doesn't want it. The question of religious edu- (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) Who Belonged To the Chateu• Clique? This was the name popularly ap- plied to the governing class in Lower Canada between 1791, when the Constitutional Act Fame into force, and 1841 when the Act of Union linked Upper and Lower Canada under a single government, The Chateau Clique Was the coun- terpart of the Family Compact in Upper Canada during the same period. It was composed of the English official element in the province, together With those of the French -Canadian 'Upper or seigniorial class who threw in their lot with them. The name was tak- en from that of the governor's residence, Chateau St. Louis. * * * When Was -the University of Alberta Founded? Provision for the creation of the university was made at the first session of the Alberta legislature in • 1906. Alberta had become a province on September 1 •of the previous year. In 1908 Dr. Henry Marshall Tory was appointed the first president of the university and classes opened in temporary quarters in September of that year. For the next 20 years Dr, -Tory remained as president and during that period the university developed steadily, laying t h e foundation for its present organ- ization of eight faculties and sev- eral schools. Later Dr. Tory help- ed to found another university, Carleton University in Ottawa, and became its first president in 1942, a position he held until his death in 1947. * * * When Did Canada's Aircraft Industry Begin? It began in 1909 at Baddeck, N.S., with the design and con- struction of two biplanes by the engineers J. A. 'D. McCurdy, lat- er lieutenant -governor of Nova Scotia, and F. W. (Casey) Bald- win. The assembly of aircraft for military, purposes was started in 1915, in Toronto -by- Curtisa Aero- planes Ltd., a subsidiary of the U.S. producer of the Curtiss JN biplanes, the celebrated "Jennies" that served as trainers and pur- suit planes during the First, World War. The government took over the Toronto company in 191, op- erated it under the name of Cana- dian Aeroplanes Ltd. until the war was, ov r, and then closed the plant. Canadian Vickers in the 1920'8 was the first Brut ih the Domiinibn to Commence the manu- facture of aircraft oil a comtner- cial scale. cation is a prickly one, especially where there are half a dozen Pro- testant denominations, Jews and RC's. It takes a lot of broken field running to make sure nobody's toes are stepped on. *. x,•...*_ The teachers don't want it. They think, with some justification, that there is enough interference with their attempts to cover the course what with field days, football games, assemblies, teachers' con- ventions, visiting speakers and other special events. * * * Is it the clergy which is demand- ing it? I don't think so, from what I've been told by .a couple of reverends. For the . average preacher, used to a silent, if somnolent, audience, it must be a bit hair-raising to face some '35 young hellions, 32 of whom con- sider this little more than a chance for a supervised visit with their friends. The clergyman, his chest - high pulpit exchanged for a navel - high desk, feels naked, neglected, and much like the Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe. * * * Is the whole business pushed by the Department of Education? I doubt it. The Department, with Machiavellian cunning, does not make Religious Instruction a cons= pulsory subject. It leaves it to the discretion of the school board. This is like the Emperor of Japan issuing an edict that reads: "Now, we all know that suicide is old- fashioned. But if anyone requires a sharp knife, just fill in this form and send to . ." * * * Do parents want it? Again, I would take some convincing. In a decade in the newspaper busi- ness, I don't recall a single dele- gation of parents, carrying crosses, making a pilgrimage to a meeting of the school board and demand- ing that, their delinquent offspring be instructed in The Word. * * * - Then who is responsible for this changeling, this awkward, un- wanted child in the family of edu- cation? Is It a small but zealous group of stern Christians who be- lieve that you can make a horse drink if you stick his nose in a trough? Is it a few frustrated, lonely clergymen of the off -beat sects, seeking a captive audience?: 1 don't know, I'm just asking. Per- haps if one soul is saved, it is worth all the confusion and cuss- ing it causes. * * * I am not opposed to religious education in schools. Where it is properly integrated, and where it is desired, it has a vital place. But where it is stuck into p curriculum for no apparent reason, it is as digestible as a humbug in a rice pudding. • • BLAKE Mr. and Mrs. Donald Manson and family, of Toronto, spent the weekend with Mrs. Mary Manson and Robert and Mr. and Mrs. Newell Geiger and Johnny. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jeffery, of Windsor, spent the weekend with Mrs. Leon Jeffery, Edmund. and Clemence. Mr. Hughie McBride, of London, spent the weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy McBride. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Osborne and Sharon, of Kincardine, and Miss Mary Finlay spent the Thanks- giving weekend in Detroit visiting with relatives, also visiting the Detroit Zoo, Mr. and Mrs. William Oesch and family, of Varna visited on Sun- day with Mrs. Elizabeth Oesch. Mrs. Nancy Koehler, of Zurich, spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary Manson and Robert and Mr. and Mrs. Newell Geiger and Johnny. A SMILE OR TWO "I'm anxiousto make this shot," said the golfer. "That's my moth- er-in-law on the clubhouse porch." "Don't be silly," his companion remarked, "it's 200' yards — ' you can't hit her from here." Freshman: "Dad, you're a lucky man." Father: "How's that?" Freishman: "I won't need new books this term. Pm taking the same courses over again." THE OLYMPIAD The apostle Paul was one of the learned men of the ancient world. Ie was doubtless a graduate of the University of Tarsus, his native city. He had sat at the feet of Gamaliel, a famous rabbi . of Jer- usalem. He demonstrated on Mars Hill in Athens that he was familiar with Greek literature, and in a number of missionary journeys he travelled widely through the Ro- man Empire. It is interesting, though not sur- prising, to learn that he was fam- iliar with the Olympic games. We do not know that he ever attended the games, but we do know that he was familiar with the training of the contestants and circum- stances connected with the games. And he drew .from things con- nected with the games an illus- tration of the Christian life. Only he exhorted his readers to run the race that was set before to gain more than a crown of laurel, then which no greater prize could be won by a Greek in the Olympic games. Christians " were to run the race set before them, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of their faith. So let us run to- day, keeping our eyes ever upon the Lord. Just a Thought: There is nothing disgraceful about defeat. We can not always win as we travel the road of life. Regardless how proficient we may become in some sport or some en- deavor, sooner or later we must meet someone who is just a little bit better. When we learn to "lose" as graciously as we'"win," defeat is not half so half bitter as it might be. ZION Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Leeming, of Walton, visited Friday afternoon with Mrs. Mary Malcolm. Visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Herb Britton 'for Thanksgiving were: Mr. and Mrs. Wes Parrish, Lis- towel; Mrs. McLeod, Vancouver; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Len O'Rourke, Vicky and Patti, and Misses Joan, Galt, and Margie, London. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barker and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Barker visited in Burford with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Williams and attended the centennial on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roney and Mrs. Albert Roney spent Thanks- giving with Mr. and Mrs. Leo Wernham, Denfield. Mr, and Mrs. Dalton Malcolm and Keith and Bruce with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Gibb and Mr. and Mrs. George Gibb for Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bushfield had as their guests on Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Archie Jeffery, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Hannon, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hannon and family, Mr. and' Mrs. Earl Barker and fam- ily and Mr. and Mrs. Aifgus Earl, celebrating Mr. and Mrs. Earl's 25th wedding anniversary. Miss Mary E. Graham, Dresden, spent the holiday weekend with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Malcolm. Mr. and Mrs. George Pepper with Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pepper for the holiday. Mr. and Mrs. John Ritz, Logan, With their daughter, Mrs. Jack Malcolm, and Mr. Malcolm. Miss Gayle Lannin spent the weekend at Lions Head with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Friend and daughters. Mr, and Mrs. Morley Lannin vis- ited in Goderich with Mr.^and Mrs. Rod Bogie on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Broughton, Atwood, with Mr; and Mrs. Fergus Lannin for Thanksgiving. She: "I'm going next door for a jiffy, dear; please keep an eye on the soup and stir it every half- hour." OTTAWA REPORT FIE FOR THE FUtE. OTTAWA—The National Energy Board, the latest in a long list of Government boards•, Commissions and agencies to take root in Ot- tawa's fertile •bureaucratic soil, has completed one of its most important assignments. The Energy Board was simply asked to get the facts on Canada's oil industry. For the past few months, the NEB has been conducting studies, collecting statistics, and reading briefs from companies in the oil business. A few days ago, with a newcomer's mania for secrecy, the Board stamped its report "sec- ret and confidential" and sent it along to Trade Minister Gordon Churchill. Mr. Churchill has the report in his office now, probably under lock and key. Over the next two or three months, the Federal Cabinet will spend a lot of time on the En- ergy Board's report in an attempt to evolve a national policy on oil. There are two distinct sides to this question. On one side are the "majors," the big international oil companies who hold oil reserves in the Middle East, the U.S., Ven- ezuela and Canada. Arrayed against the big boys are the so- called "independents", the small- er Canadian companies whose only oil holdings are located in Western Canada. The independents are chafing un- der rigid production quotas forced on them by the lack of a Canadian market big enough to handle the full allowable flow 'from their wells. At present Canadian wells are producing at 50 per cent of capacity. At the same time, the majors are importing enormous quantities of oil to serve the Quebec -Mont- real market, from their fields in Saudri Arabia and Venezuela. They also push imported crude and oil products 'into the Toronto -Hamil- ton area. The independents are hungrily eyeing this Eastern Canadian mar- ket: They say a pipeline should be built from Edmonton to Montreal, a distance of 2,000 miles (at a cost of $350,000,000) so Canadian oil would fill the need, increasing pro- duction, stimulating exploration, and improving Canada's trading position, because trade with Saudi Arabia and Venezuela is almost a one-way street. Several companies interested in promoting such a pipeline have appeared, but there is a hitch. The oil refineries in Montreal • are owned by the majors, Imperial, British American, . BP Refinery, Petrofina, Texaco and Shell. An undertaking as expensive as the Edmonton -Montreal pipeline requires a guaranteed market for the ,period of amortization, and the refinery owners have no intention of signing up for . Canadian crude at a fixed rate of return over the next 20Y ears. There is some doubt they would buy it if it could e -delivered in Montreal at a com- petitive price. The general belief in the indus- try, although the majors deny it, is that the international oil firms want to use as much Middle East and South American crude at the present -time as the market can take. They have a big stake in the Ariaban and Venezuelan fields, and political instability in both areas would naturally lead to a. let's -get -it -out -while -we -still -can at- titude. Canada is a nation of political stability; they can hold their oil fields here in strategic reserve. The fact the majors produce about 45 per cent of Canadian crude and dominate the Alberta oil fields lends credence to this theory. They would stand to make as much money from Alberta oil as they do from- Middle East oil. Alberta's independent operators are not' satisfied with the status quo. They hotly reject the. view of the majors that slow and steady growth •o'f markets for Canadian crude are the answer. They want action ,and now: There are two ways their ob- jectives can be met. First, through import quotas, to restrict the Mount of crude oil brought. into Montreal, and, second, by Govern- ment action to force the l4ontreal refineries to accept Canadian crude on a long-term fixed-price basis. Arguments on both sides are sound. The Quebec and Ontario consumers have an important stake. Under the present set-up, they can reap the advantages of a drop in the world price of oil. With a pipeline, they could pay higher prices for gasoline and fuel oil, and the political repercussions would last "for years. The ' Government badly seeds economic stimulants, and import quotas must, at this juncture, look very attractive to Mr. Churchill and his colleagues as they attempt to balance off the divergent fac- tors involved. The recent flurry of interest in the importation of Russian crude oil by an independent refinery op- eration added fuel to the issue. The Alberta independents pose the question: Why should we import oil from anywhere when we can produce it in Canada? Best oil is for a compromise proposal, in typically Canadian fashion. Alberta oil, by one means or another, will likely be allowed to take over that part of the Ontario market now supplied by imported crude. The final decision, though, rests on many delicate factors, many of them contained 'in that •highly secretive NEB report. * * * Capital Hill Capsule Conservatives worried that some of their most capable backbench- ers won't be running next Federal election. The best M.P.'s are the ones who are sacrificing big - money careers to devote time to Parliament. They can't afford it on $10,000 a year. Among those thinking of retiring at election time are Arthur Maloney, of To- ronto Parkdale, and Art Smith,. of Calgary. • FOR BtiETTER By. C. A. DEAN, M.D. MEDITORIAL ' New discoveries in immunization are making protection against many diseases possible, especial- ly against the viral illnesses. Chil- dren will appreciate this because most common childhood diseases are, caused by viruses. Of all of them, measles appears to produce the most discomfort, and, in some cases, the most ser- ious complications. This h a s prompted an intensive search for a measles vaccine. Current stu- dies offer hope that one has been found. At present, measles can be pre. vented or modified by gamma globulin (passive or temporary im- munity). Size of dose determines whether complete prevention or modification will result. Complete prevention (large dose) is desired in exposures of children under one, the chronically ill and those in a hospital or institution. This doesn't give the body a chance to build its own' immunity, so the individual is susceptible to future attacks. The smaller, alteringdose of gam- ma globulin permits the body to develop its own permanent im- munity. Gamma globulin is useful only after a proven or suspected expo:- sure xpo-sure has occurred. What we need is a vaccine which will actively produce immunity, like tetanus and polio vaccines, and protect the patient prior to exposure. Experiments with a new vaccine promise permanent immunity against measles. Field trials have shown, it to be safe and effective so far, but more experience and research is needed before it can be accepted for general use. IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items 'gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago,. From The Huron Expositor October 11, 1935 W. H. Golding, Liberal; Frank Donnelly, Conservative, and R. J. McMillan, Reconstructionist, will seek electiors' support for election on Monday. Mr. Reid, formerly of Cromar- ty, who disposed of his business to Mr. Coltby, -of Stratford, moved on Friday last to his new resi- dence at Maple, near Brampton. Mr. Harry Eddicott, of the 13th concession of McKillop, has pur- chased the vacant lot, opposite the Winthrop Hall, which was for- merly owned by Mr. A. G. Calder, of Hickson,' and intends taking up residence there in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. George Eaton, of Winthrop, celebrated their 29th wedding anniversary on Thursday, October 10. Arrangements were made to move the county police court and office of the Children's Aid In- spector, from the rented building which they had been occupying, to the ,Court House. About 40 members and friends of the Young People's Society of First Presbyterian Church, had a happy time last Monday evening on the Drover farm with a- wiener roast and toasted marshmallows, coffee and apples, closing with a sing -song. Announcement has been made by Crown Attorney D. E. Holmes that pollee court. will be held in Seaforth on Tuesday atfternoons as required', rather than have area cases go to Godhrich. Miss Jean Stewart is attending Brescia Hall, London. Mrs. Lawrence Taylor, of Cali- fornia, and Miss F. Taylor, of To- ronto, visited her mother, Mrs, Henry Taylor, of Constance, and other relatives. From The Huron Expositor October 7, 1910 One evening recently some per- sons stole a cafe of whiskey from the cellar of the Queen's Hotel, Brussels. Mr. T. Murdoch, Hensall, again secured first money with "Road Master," in the races last week at the St. Marys Fair. Hensall won in the bowling match between two Hensall and two Zurich rinks on the greens in Hensall last Monday. w Frank and Roy Willis arrived home from Portage la Prairie on Friday evening. The trip was made owing to the serious illness of their father. Dr. F. J. Burrows has purchased an X-ray apparatus for use in his practise, and hopes to have it in- stalled in his surgery shortly. Berlin will hold a three-day cele- bration, the occasion being the of- ficial opening of the Niagara pow- er service to consumers in West- ern Ontario. Mayor McCallum will be present to represent Sea - forth. Mr. McGuire, grocer, has put a handsome new delivery wagon on the road. • A- meeting to consider the possi- bilities and advisability of estab- lishing a band in town was held on Thursday evening. The meeting was well attended and unanimous- ly in favor of organization. At the Bayfield Fair last week, Mr. D. Munro's driver was award- ed second prize in a ring of the good ones. - Mr. John Habkirk, of Seaforth, has taken a position in a shop in Exeter as a blacksmith and horse- shoer. Grain is coming freely into the Market and MORS with ready de, mend Mut good ow, From The Huron Expositor October 9, 1885 Messrs. Hendry and Sons, of the Seaforth foundry, have been very successful as prize winners at the agricultural shows this season. The first snow storm of the sea- son took place on Monday night last, and on Tuesday morning Mother Earth was beautifully adorned by her wintry covering. During last month the town treasurer collected in about $2,000 of taxes due for this year. This ' is somewhat less than was paid during the -"same month last year. On Tuesday last Mr. George Whiteley purchased Mr. Hugh Grieve's handsome driving mare for $129. On show day, Mr. Thomas Car- ter, of Tuckersmith, raised the enormous weight of 1960 pounds on the lifting machine which was in operation on Carmichael's vac- ant lot on Main Street. Mr. Thomas Livingston of the second concession of Hullett, has left with us an apple of the Alex- ander variety, which measures 131/2 inches the one way and 1334 inches the other. Mr. James H. Aitcheson, Rox- boro, is at the head of the potato list. He left tis a potato weigh- ing 2 lbs. 115/2 ozs. Mr. James Murray, formerly of this town, has given up his busi- ness in Hensall and hasremoved to London where he has taken a situation in the large dry goods house of R. S. Murray and Co. Mrs. Warwick, of Hullett, has rented her 100 -acre farm to Mr. Solomon Rogerson for a term of years for a rental of $300 per an- num. Mr. Thomas McMichael, of Hui - lett, sold a yearling entire. colt to Mr', MO. Wills, of Missouri, $35 for 0.