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The Huron Expositor, 1960-11-17, Page 10Since 1860, Serving the Community First Fubli&4ed at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor 41 It Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, Ontario E 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 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 17, 1960 A Federal Development Bank For Municipalities? One of the factors contributing to the economic difficulties facing Can- ada during the past two years is the lack of finances with which to carry out needed municipal projects. Mun- icipalities faced with spiralling costs, and tight money have been unable to obtain funds for capital works. A leading Canadian economist, Walter L. Gordon, in a recent article, suggests the answer may lie in the creation of a municipal development bank by Ottawa. The bank would lend money to municipalities at low interest rates. Mr. Gordon feels un- employment could be reduced if municipalities had the money to fin- ance schools, sewers, streets, and the like. Establishment of such a money source for municipalities would be implementation, to some extent at least, of the Diefenbaker pledge of three years ago to .aid the hard- • pressed towns, townships and cities across Canada. Commenting on the suggestion, the Toronto Star points out that expand- ing municipalities throughout the land are hard-pressed for funds to do essential work, like building schools, sewers, streets and public buildings., Many of them—and more static cities and towns—are now be- leaguered by unemployment. But money is so expensive or difficult for them to raise that they dare not un- dertake more than minimal munici- pal improvements. Some are .-even reluctant to enter upon any cost- sharing projects under the federal winter works program, which is, of course, only a stop -gap device. A federal Municipal Development bank, as proposed by Mr. Gordon, would be a permanent Canadian es- tablishment not only to foster em- ployment but to help create the kind of communities and services this country should proudly afford. By being able to borrow money at less than commercial rates, the munici- palities could embark confidently on good and needed capital programs. As the Star points out, Mr. Gor- don's proposal is novel but not revolu- tionary nor without forerunners. Ottawa already has, through the Bank of Canada, an "Industrial De- velopment Bank," to lend money to developing industries which would otherwise have trouble raising it. If the government .can lend to private industry, why not to public com- munities in trouble? Provincial government loans are now being made to small Ontario municipalities by the "Municipal Im- provement Corporation." About $50 million are now on loan to communi- ties which could not get the money commercially. The Star cautions, however, this is no answer for real development, since the interest rate charged is a forbidding 6% per cent. A federal bank to back municipal development would make good sense both in easing money -borrowing and creating economic activity. • "1 tell you, Orville, it will never fly!" But Orville was right -- it flew — and today man is conquering space. You, too, are conquering space ... in a different way ... when you use the advertising columns of this newspaper. For many years, a newspaper's circulation was what a publisher said it was. Adver- tisers like you had no way of knowing where or to whom their messages werf going. 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It will quickly demonstrate how you, too, can conquer space. + This news aper is it 'member of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, an asso- ciation of nearly 4,000 publishers, advertisers, and advertising agencies, Our circulation is audited regularly by experienced ABC circulation auditors. Our ABC report shows, how much circulation we have, where it goes, how ob- tained, and other facts that tell you what you get for your advertising money when you use this newspaper. r IIALFM!1 4@@N We HAW' EWE" M/NUTES LEFT ON THE METER ANP WEX)E NOT LEAD/NG cwr& WE GET aAe NICKEL'S WCRTH./ ~SUGAR AND SPICE By W. (Bill) B. T. SMILEY Every time I think of it I ex- perience a warm glow of satisfac- tion. As I sit here in the cosy, smoke-filled confines of my priv- ate psychopatrick ward, I revel in the security, the snugness. I shake hands with myself. I grin with sheer delight. The reason for my elation is simple: I didn't have to go deer bunting this year. decadence of modern living. And as I sit here with the furnace hum- ming away merrily, and let .my mind venture timidly into the vast bleakness of the November woods, I can't refrain from giving three small, silent cheers -for good old decadence, * * * They were out last week, every single madman of them. They ranged from the fellow who sneaks out for an hour or two before and after work, through the type who has taken a week off and skipped a payment on the car so he •can afford to get away with his gang, to the big shot who makes the trip in a station wagon, with a cook, a case of whisky and a crew of kindred spirits. * '* * But they're all brothers under the skin, infected with a delirium that sweeps the Canadian male in November, and in many smaller towns on the edge of the,hunting country, almost brings commerce and industry to a halt. Last week they walked 100 miles through wet bush. They turned blue at the end of runways.• -They wolfed leath- ery eggs', marmalade and bacon sandwiches, and similar delicacies, And they laid the foundations for the deer -hunting stories they'll tell from now until Easter. * * •* This week most of the hunters are home, and the stories are fly- ing about with the swooping in- accuracy of bats on a summer ev- ening: Fellows who fired at noth- ing livelier than a stump, during their entire week's hunting, will be relating •exploits straight out of Rod and Gun. Others, who spent most of their time lost, will swag- ger a bit as they recall how they liked hunting alone. With each "repetition, the stories gain in sta- ture. And so do the deer. * * * ' • There are no tiny fawns or skin- ny little does in the woods. They were all brought home by the hunters. But there are thousands, tens of thousands of hugs bucks running .loose. There must be, be- cause every time a hunter misses. a shot at a scared' Little fawn which was standing still 20 feet away, that creature, by some ma- gic inberitent in deer hunting, be- comes a vast 10 -point buck, going like the wind. • (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) What is Albertite? It is a jet-black, asphaltic min- eral with a high gas content that was discovered in Albert County, New Brunswick, in the mid -19th century. It took its name from the area in which it was discover- ed. Over the years more than 200,- 000 tons of albertite were export- ed. Most of it went to gas works in Boston. ONLY A DOG Recently the papers told of a small dog that by his furious bark- ing aroused all the families of an apartment house and they escaped from the burning building. But no one concerned himself about the dog and he perished in the flames. But he was only a dog, you know. He reminds me of a story I read years ago of a homeless yellow cur who came to a certain house and invited himself, to stay. One day, as the 'children were playing at the front gate, and father and mother were sitting on the porch, there came in sight an apparition that made the par- ents' blood run cold. It was that of a crazed dog, as mad as the demons of the pit, and his course was directly toward the children. Before the father could move a muscle, he Was passed by a yellow streak. It struck the mad dog amidship and rolled him in the road. The horrid snarls and the sound of battle were not for long. The mad dog lay dead in the road. But the yellow cur had fought his last fight. He lay in the road, gasping out his life in great gulps. He died so that the little children might live. And they who had kicked and cuffed him around were not ashamed to drop a tear upon the dusty, bloody body of a dead cur. Just a Thought: Doing good for others is some- times the best possible medicine for whatever ails us. Quite often it happens that our -town problems and ailments become less impor- tant when we help someone else attempt to face a difficult prob- lem. * * * Who Was Eugene Bourgeau? He was the first botanist to ex- amine the Canadian Rocky Moun- tain area south of Athabaska Pass and the prairie region south of the North Saskatchewan River. Bour- geau was born in France in 1813, the son of a sheep farmer. He was self-educated but his aptitude for botany led to his employment in the botanical garden- in Lyons. From there he went to Paris where• he became a collector of speci- mens for a botanical society. In 1857 the British government ap- pointed him botanist to the Pallis- er expedition to the Northwest. Af- ter returning to Europe in 1859 he made collecting expeditions to Asia Minor and to Mexico:He died in Paris in 1877. * * * This is not to say that deer hunt- ers are liars. It's just that they have a little more imagination than the rest of us. Perhaps that's why they plunge into the chill -_depths of the north -woods, each Novem- ber, and undergo something like the Retreat from Moscow, with apparent enjoyment. * * * It isn't just the hunting that draws them to those vast, frozen swamps and burns. It isn't pure blood -lust. The true hunter will know what I mean. After all, .any- one can sit in a warm house, after a good dinner, afid watch televi- sion. But how can that compare with the wild exhilaration of mooching through the woods, soak- ed to the tail -bone, half -lost, with darkness coming on, and the wind in the north with a bone in its teeth? ZION Mr. and Mrs. George Pepper visited on Saturday with Mr. and Mrs, Ross Pepper, A **DUFF OTTAWA REPORT ON THE CARPET . It is just four weeks Since the Hon. Douglas Harkness of Calgary topic over from the aging Cleorge Pearkes 'as Minister of National Defence -in the Diefenbaker Gov- ernment. It hasn't taken trouble long to find him in his new office. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barker, Bonnie, Larry and Wendy, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Barker, Terry and Ray, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Barker, Don- na, Betty Ann and Russell, and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pepper, Glo- ria Ann and Grant visited with Mr, and Mrs. Alvin Williams on. Sunday and attended the annivers- ary service, in Burford. Mr, and Mrs. Percy Wright and family with Mr. and Mrs. Ross Pepper on Sunday. Visitors with Mrs. Mary Mal- colm on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. George Pepper, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Pepper, Exeter, and Mrs. Frank Bean, Hensall. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Thiel and family, Stratford, and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Durst and family, Sea - forth, with Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Aikens on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Annis at- tended the sale of ,the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Templeman, last week. * * * When Did the 49th Parallel Become the Boundary? In 1818. When the Treaty of Paris was signed. in 1783 between Britain and the newly formed Unit- ed States, the boundary between the States aed the British North American possessions was fixed through the Great Lakes as at present and on to Rainy Lake and the, Lake of the 'Woods. From the northwest point of the Lake of the Woods it was to proceed "on .a due west course to the River Mis- sissippi." Later, of course, it was discovered that a line drawn due west from the northwest point of the Lake of the Woods did not touch the, Mississippi River, which rose farther south. This difficulty was resolved in 1818 when by com- mon agreement it was'TI decided that the line should be drawn along the 49th parallel of latitude from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains. - * * * Any ordinary fellow can take a holiday in the summer, when there's nothing to do but lie around in the sun, drink beer, fish a little and watch for bikinis. But it takes a real man, a deer hunter, in fact, to go into the woods in November and come to grips with nature, nothing between him and the for- est primeval except a few bottles of cough syrgp, his laxative tab- lets, his tranquillizers, a hundred dollars worth of warm clothing, a rifle, a guide with dogs to chase out the deer, a snug camp, a good cook, and an interesting poker game. You need hair on the chest to, tackle thi§ kind of battle with the elements. * * * Yes, I'm afraid deer huntingis not a sport. It's a cult, like', ed- dy Boys or Beatniks or Efeisten- tialists. Ws a reaction againb't;" the HARLOCK Mr. Harkness, a former Lieuten- ant-Colonel who won the George, Medal for extreme bravery in World War Two, is a practical man who believes in adopting a prac- tical policy and stating it firmly. He is not a diplomat among the politicians who inhabit the govern- ment and Parliament. Mr. Harkness also believes in providing Canada and the western world with the best and most ef- fective defence against the ever- present possibility of Soviet at- tack. It is not his direct responsi- bility to persuade the Russians not to attack us, or to represent Can- ada among the Afro -Asian nations. It was in this context that Mr. Harkness spoke out when reporters asked him what he thought about the desirability of nuclear wea- pons. Mr. Harkness, it was made perfectly clear, is in favor of hav- ing them, and using them if nec- essary. This kind of talk is sweet music to the ears of Canada's mili- tary men, who feel their govern- ment has been playing with the nuclear issue and showing painful indecision about coming to grips with it. This indecision has been expos- ed most obviously in vyestern Eur- ope, where Canada has 12,000 ser- vicemen playing an important, if small, part in maintaining NATO defences. Canada's NATO forces want nuclear weapons because they know that nuclear weapons are needed today to stop a nuclear attack. So far, they have been denied them because their govern- ment can't make ,up it's mind. One of the reasons the govern- ment hasn't been able to make up its mind is Mr. Howard Green, the Minister of External Affairs. Mr. Green wants disarmament, and he is against the use of nuclear, 'wea- pons by anyone, especially us. Mr. Green believes that as long as Can- ada is not a member of the nuclear club—as are the U.S., Russia, Bri- tain and now France—we can speak out' with more force and independ- ence in forums like the United Na- tions on behalf of disarmament. In his particular field of diplom- acy, Mr. Green is probably right, In his particular field of defence, Mr. Harkness is probably right. Sitting in judgment over the two of them is the man. with the last word, Prime Minister Diefenbaker. And, Mr. Diefenbaker doesn't want the embarrassment of an obvious division in Cabinet thinking at a time when Parliament is opening and the opposition parties are load- ed for bear. That is why Mr. Harkness found himself in trouble with the front office when he re- turned from an eight-day' tour of NATO defences in France and Ger- many. He spoke out on the nu- clear arms question in Paris, in direct answer to a newsman's ques- tion. He stated his position so firmly that it made immediate headlines in Canadian newspapers. Mr. Green saw the headlines and didn't like it. He must have been more upset when the editorial writ- ers took over to point to the dis- crepancy in ministerial views as expressed by himself and by Mr. Harkness. Prime Minister Diefenbaker, whose political sense is never far from the surface in his daily ac- tions, sensed the difficulty that might ensue when the opposition faced him in the House of Com- mons and demanded explanations. Mrs. Wesley Roe spent the week end with her daughter and son-in- law, Mr, and Mrs. Bill Orr, of Milverton. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Elliott, of Kin- cardine, visited with Miss Beth McEwing on Sunday afternoon. The problem was compounded by the fact that the Liberal Party recently adopted a strict hands-off policy on nuclear arms, except in the event of a collective decision. by NATO to employ them in wes- tern Europe. The CCP, not too pot- ent a force in the Commons but a nejsy and occasionally effective ir- ritant, could be counted on to join the criticism. So, the Minister of National De- fence found himself on the carpet. before Mr. Diefenbaker on his re- turn. It can be assumed that his statements on the desirability of nuclear arms will be more guard- ed, if just as honest, in future. There are. times, in the difficult science (or art) of politics, when complete and utter honesty doesn't Lib- pay Minster of Trade in votes. The fandrCom- merce, the mighty C. D. Howe, found this out to his sorrow in 1957, If this unpleasant lesson in the art of politics damages Mr. Hark- ness' effectiveness in the field of National Defence, it will be a great pity. He has shown in war that he is a man of courage, and in the Commons that he is not one to shrink from an opposition offen- sive. Both courage and honesty are going to be required in large doses if Canada is going to get a de- fence policy which makes any sense and, which best fits in with, its international policies, * * * Capital Hill Capsules Pri,me Minister Diefenbaker's former executive assistant, B. C. lawyer Gowan Guest, told Esqui- mault-Saanich Conservative brass' that he was confronted with two possibilities—to run for Parliament or set up shop as an influence ped- lar. He appears to be out of the running• for the Torynomination, so the next step was a natural. Guest has been put on a fat re- tainer by the independent oil com- panies seeking Government action to facilitate construction of an Ed- monton -Montreal pipeline, * * * Insiders say most members of the Cabinet weren't told in ad- vance what was in She Prime Min- ister's offer to the Provinces on federal tax proposals. Some of them are pretty bitter. IF X WAS SELUNS MY WAGON , I'D USE NEWSPAPER AD5 ,,, IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. * * * Are the Eskimo a Separate Race? From the early days of Arctic exploration, scholars have debat- ed whether the Eskimo constitute a separate race distinct from oth- er American aborigines or whether they are merely a branch' of our Indians that moved into a unique environment and developed their own appearance, language and ways of life, Until the late 19th century, Europeans had come into close contact with the Eskimo fam- ily mainly at the extreme limits of their range—Alaska on one side and Greenland and Labrador' on the other—and they bad assumed that the physical type, the lang- uage and the customs were fairly uniform everywhere. This is now known to be incorrect. In Alaska, and even in Canada which contains less than a fifth of the total Eski- mo population, there have been discovered marked differences be- tween groups in different areas, differences that suggest a complex history extending over many thou- sands of years and an origin from more than one racial strain. - From 'The Huron Expositor November 15, 1935 Another in the series of dances, sponsored by the Seaforth Athletic Association, will be held in the G.W.VA. Hall on Friday evening of this week. A first in a series of story hours for boys and girls from 8 to 12 years, will be held on Saturday at 1:30 at the Public Library. The opening tournament of the Seaforth Badminton Club, held in the club's quarters in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening, was largely attended. Tribute tp the memory of the late W. W. Crozier marked the op- ening of the meeting of the town council Friday evening. Services held in connection with the 68th anniversary of First Pres- byterian Church on Sunday were among the finest and most' inspir- ing in the history of the congre- gation. Arrangements are under Way for the annual dance of the Seaforth Golf and Country Club, which in past years has been an eagerly awaited affair. R. S. McKercher gave an ad- dress on the various phases of the British Marketing Act at the No- vember meeting of the Thomas McMillan Young Liberal Club. It was very much enjoyed. The annual service of Remem- brance, held each year before the soldiers' monument in Victoria Park, was largely attended Mon- day morning. Councillor Isaac Hudson has been named acting reeve for the balance of this year for Seaforth, continuing in the position of the late Reeve W. W. Crozier. The' Seaforth Branch of -the Can- adian Legion and the Seaforth Lions Club 'held a joint Remem- brance Day dinner and meeting on Monday evening, with over 72 from the two organizations in at- tendance. "Why don't you get a job in- stead of just lying around?" the busy tourist asked the local bench warmer, "Why?" queried the BW. "So you can make a little money and save it up for your old age. Then you won't have to work," the visitor explained. "Why?" repeated the BW again. "I'm not working now." by the Listowel High School. Lis- towel won the game by a score of 3 to 0. We are sorry to state that what is known as "black quarter" has shown itself in the herd of R. Mc- Kay, third concession, Tucker - smith, <and he has lost four or five head. Anniversary services in connec- tion with the Methodist Church, Kippen, will be held on Sunday next. The snowstorm of last Sunday brought out the sleighs and cut- ters. Farmers who had stock graz- ing had a busy time on Monday getting them home. A meeting will be held in Ross' Hall, Brucefield, Tuesday next, to discuss the disabality of securing increased tariff reductions and recipracity with the United States. Mr. John L. Brown, of McKillop, recently shipped a pair of birds to Alberta, for which he received $50. Be says his poultry is one of the most profitable departments of his farm. The annual temperance conven- tion was held in Clinton last Mon- day. A few years ago very successful monthly horse and cattle fairs were held in Seaforth during the win- ter season, which always attract- ed good crowds. Many feel these should be continued, * * * From The Huron Expositor November 11, 1910 Thew other day at noon two boys were caught rifling the till in Ford McLeod's feed store in Clinton. The boys made their escape through the cellar. The Clinton Collegiate Institute football team played at ]Listowel on Thanksgiving Day in a contest for the 'though Cup, which is held * * * From The Huron Expositor November 13, 1885 Master A. J. Sliiel, son of Mrs. J. W. Shiel, of Brussels, took no fewer than ,nine prizes at the an- nual distribution of prizes at the Upper Canada College, Toronto, Mr. John Wynn, of Brussels, a manufacturer of good wagons, bug- gies and ,cutters, has received an order for a top buggy and a cut- ter for a gentleman in England. Annual missionary services were held in Rattenbury Street Metho- dist Church, Clinton, last 'Sunday and Monday evenings. A cow and steer recently died on the farm of Mr. George Anderson, on the Parr Line, Stanley Town- ship, supposed to have been pois- oned by some unknown enemy. It is not known whom to even sus- pect of such an act. F. C. Rogers, Brussels, has re- ceived the silver medal awarded him by the Provincial Show at London this year, for the best dairy salt. The football match between Sea - forth and Clinton High School was not played on Thursday on account of rain. Mr. W. J. Hall, one of the two passengers who was saved from the wreck of the Algoma, belongs to Winthrop, and is a brother of Mrs. John Govenlock of that vil- lage. Mr. James Fisher, son of Mr. Robert Fisher, of tbjs town, return- ed home on Tuesday after having spent the summer on the railroad in the Rockies. He was on Lake Superior during the terrible storm in which the Algoma foundered, There was a fair attendance at the roller rink hat carnival on Fri- day evening last. UE RANDY FAMILY WE OUGHT TO GET M. SHOW Val BUSY ANO BUILD HOW TO BUILD SOME BIRD A BIRD SHELTERS, DAD APARTMENT HOUSE?, JUNIOR! BY LLOYD dIRMINGNAM • WAD'S PLAN FOR A BIRO APARTMENT NOUSE ilk rf �t M HOLLOW OUT 10 INCH SECTIONS OF SMALL UX' SY ORnLINS HOLES AND SIN0 A CHISEL, MOUNT ON CHISEL WATERPROOF PLYWOOD. OUT NAIL Otk FLYWOOD POOPAT'AN'ANOLE.