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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,SEAFORTH, DECEMBER 29, 1960
Farmers Can Best Provide Regulation
There was a lot of commen sense
in remarks attributed recently to Mr.
E. A. Innes, of Brantford, President
df the Holstein Friesian Association
of Canada.
Mr. Innes, speaking to Middlesex
Holstein breeders, said: "Producer
organizations must be made much
stronger, even though this may mean
that the producer may have to give
up more of his individual rights for
the advantage of a group as a whole."
He continued, "The alternative is, in
my opinion, greater government con-
trol of our industry in which case our
individual rights will be just as sure-
ly lost. If we must have regulation,
let's regulate ourselves. I am sure.
that we can do it far more effective-
ly than ,any government agency."
Mr. Innes continued and said: ,"In
our producer organizations we must
sharply differentiate between the pol-
icy making groups and those charg-
ed with carrying out these policies.
Our Directors should establish policy
and in doing so should be effectively
guided by background material pro-
vided by efficient executives and man-
agement employees. When policy is
established, its administration must
be left to management. Busy farm-
ers simply haven't the time to spare
for administration.
"All this means that farm organiz-
ations will have to hire their em-
ployees in competition with other
segments of our economy, and to get
the men we need, we must pay them
as much as they could command else-
where. It is my opinion that this is
the cheapest money we could spend
and would bring us the greatest re-
turns. Many of our organizations
could stand a little streamlining too.
They are so unwieldy that it is hard
to get action."
There is nobody better qualifiied
to determine the best policy for farm-
ers generally than the farmer him-
self. But if the farmer is to do a pro-
per job in this field, he must think in
terms of all farmers and apply the
same methods that have proved their
value in business and industry. At
the same time, as Mr. Innes points
out, individual farmers must be pre-
pared to give up a certain amount of
their sovereignty for the common
good.
F'
May the New Year bring you and your family the key to a
yearful of cheerful, happy hours! HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Publishers and Staff of
ANDREW Y. McLEAN
JOHN MALONEY
LEO HAGAN
R. JAMES WALLACE.,
ROSS ALEXANDER
THOMAS HALEY
FLORA ANNE SCOTT
CAROLYN HAMMOND
CARL BERGER
SUGAR AND SPICE
By W. (Bill) B. T. SMILEY
. Well, how did you make out at
Christmas? Was the loot up to
expectations, or was it the usual
conglomeration of tasteless ties,
toys that break if you give them
a puzzled look, furniture with a
scratch on it, accessories that
don't match anything you wear,
and coffee pots with a candle un-
der them, of which you have two
already?
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Was the turkey one .of those
increasingly rare birds with a real
turkey flavor --a dandy, tender, big
fellow with six drumsticks, four
breasts, and meat that falls away
from the bone—like the kind we
used to buy? Or was it one of those
frozen slobs of things, forced along
in • a hothouse atmosphere, all
breast and thighs like a movie
actress, looking so beautiful in
their plastic bags, and tasting ex-
actly like roast plastic bag?
Did the old man managed to
keep his nose out of the jug on
Christmas day, or was he in his
usual condition: carving all over
the tablecloth, comical as a severe
toothache, and, after dinner, as
lively as a sated octopus?
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Did the kids tiptoes down at 6
a.m., check their stockings with
muted glee, and play quietly and
happily with their toys until you
came down? Or did they rocket
down with the stealth of skeletons
dancing on a tin roof, put the re-
cord-player on at ';full volume, rip
open presents not meant for them,
and then start a big fight over
the one from which the tag was
missing?
Did Mother remain poised. calm
and smiling all day? Or did she
get flustered, undercook the tur-
key, oversalt the gravy, break one
of her good, bone -china cups, have
a little tiff with Aunt Jane over
the, pudding sauce, scream"'°at Dad
that if he didn't take those flam-
ing kids out for a while she's
suicide, then burst into tears. -when
it was time to do the dishes, and
everybody else was fast asleep?
We had a good Christmas, thank
you. We always do, even when
all these things happen. And they
have. Plus one Christmas when I
lifted the turkey out of the oven.
and dropped it smack in the mid-
dle of the floor. Plus another one.
when the family chipped in on a
television set for the grandpar-
ents. And we had to put the mon-
ster on a toboggan to get it in to
the farm. And we had kept it a
great secret, And little Kim. aged
5, tottered in first out of the snow
and blurted: "Aren't you excited
about the TB, Granny?" TB was
her word for television, and Gran-
ney knew it.
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This year, we had some special
ly nice things happen. One eve-
ning, a' little before Christmas, I
was crouched in the psychopatric
ward, oathing' over compositions.
There was a long-distance call for
me. It was Mr. I. B. Lucas, of
Markdale, Ontario, to tell me that
he liked my column and to wish
me a. Merry Christmas, It was
kind and thoughtful of him, in
these days when people are too
busy or too lazy, to pass the time
of day, and it warmed the shriv-
elled cockles of my heart for days,
Then, just before Christmas, we
were, invited to a going -away party
in the old home town. Who was
going away? We were, despite the
fact that we left last September,
and would be back for Christmas,
a few days later. That's the way
they operate in that town, and we
like it.
So, a couple of old friends, with
whom we have fought out many
an issue, blackened many a repu-
tation, watched many a sunrise,
laid on a posh shindig, We started
out' in a snowstorm, and eleven
hours later arrived there in a
snowstorm. And for such a gath-
ering I'd drive through a blizzard
for a week., There was. the old
gang, thirty or forty of, them, and
just as full of beans as ever, ignor-
ing ulcers and heart conditions to
give up a royal welcome.
* * *
It was grand to see them, With-
in ten minutes I was back in the
throes of local politics, being blam-
ed for the new selvage unit that
went through when I was editor
and a councillor, The Old Battle-
axe was chattering like a bluejay
with The Girls. There are no
friends like old friends. I thought
they'd have changed a lot, be old-
er, steadier, more settled. After
all, we hadn't laid eyes on them
for three months. But they were
just the same. We got to bed at
7 a.m.
What more could anyone want
at Christmas than good wishes,
good friends, and a good pair of
snow tires, in case they live a
couple of blizzards away?
(Prepared by the Research Staff
of Encyclopedia Canadiana)
Which. Canadian Governor Died
Of a Fox Bite?
Charles Lennox, the 4th Duke of
Richmond, who was governor -in -
chief of Canada for just a little
more than a year in 1818 and 1819.
He- was an army man who by 1798
had become a major general.
From 1790 until 1806 he sat in the
British House of Commons. In the
latter year he succeeded his uncle
in the dukedom and then served
as lord -lieutenant of Ireland. It
was he and his wife who gave the
famous ball in Brussels on June
15, 1815. almost on the eve of the
Battle- of Waterloo. The ball was
immortalized by Byron in Childe
Harold and was also mentioned by
Thackeray in Vanity Fair. The
dupe took up his duties in Canada
in July 1.818, but his tenure of of-
fice was short. Little more than
a year later, on August 28, 1819,
he died of hydrophobia after being
bitten by a pet fox. His death oc-
curred near Richmond, a village
a few miles southwest of Ottawa
that was named in his honor.
What Are the Riding Mountains?
Riding Mountains is the name of
a series of upland at•eas about 45
miles west of Lake Manitoba. They
form part of the Manitoba Cuesta,
They have a generallevel•of about
2000 feet -but a' high point of 2410
feet is reached in Riding Moun-
tain National Park, a popular
Manitoba vacation area. The sur-
face of the Riding Mountain region
is rough and hilly. with many small
lakes occupying depressions that
were caused during glaciation.
Who Are the Knights of Columbus?
The Knights of Columbus is a
fraternal benefit society that is
open to Roman Catholic men over
the age of 18, It is governed by a
supreme council, with state coun-
cils in each of the 61 jurisdictions
of North America and local sub-
ordinate councils. In Canada there
is a state council in each of the
ten provinces, and 365 subordinate
councils, with total membership
over 100,000. The order was found-
ed, on the initiative of the Rev.
Michael J. McGivgey, in Connecti-
cut. in 1882, and it took its name
from the explorer Christopher
Columbus. The first council in
Canada was formed in Montreal
in 1897.
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When Did Old Age Security Pay.
ments Start In Canada?
The present system of old age
security payments to all persons
70 years of age and overand old
age assistance payments to needy
persons in the 65-69 age group,
came into operation in January
1952, It was probably the great-
est single venture in the develop-
mentof social security in Canada.
This system replaced the former
old age pensions scheme which had
been inaugurated in 1927, under
which the federal government
made grants-in-aid to the prov-
inces, first of 50 per cent, and
from 1931 of 75 per cent of the
cost of pension payments admin-
istered by the provinces. This pen-
sion was payable, subject to a
means test, to any British subject
70 years of age or o"ver who had
resided in Canada for at least 20
years. The present syatenn 01 01d
age security •payments has no
means test.
Rev. Robert H. Harper
During the first World War, as
Christmas approached, a company
of doughboys encamped in a holly
wood and the bright red holly
berries reminded homesick lads of
their homes beyond the sea.
Some years ago, some hoboes
salvaged a discarded tree, set it
up in an empty boxcar on the river
front and pretended that they were
having Christmas as they once had
known it. But with the many, per-
haps, the janitor sweeps out the
tinsel and the street cleaners cart
them away, and that is that.
What contribution does the cele-
bration make to the millions who
engage in it? It is a time to
"view with alarm," as the poli-
ticians declare, the abuse of a
great day by the disproportionate
emphasis placed upon the lesser
things of Christmas.
After the first Christmas, the
wise men from the east found the
object of their quest, and they
opened their treasures and pre-
sented unto Jesus gifts of gold,
frankincense and myrrh.
May the thought of God's best
gift to men be illumined by the
dedication by men of their gold,
their worship and themselves.
Just a Thought:
We need not search far and wide
for the "true spirit of Christmas."
All we need do is open our hearts
and look to Him whose birthday
we celebrated on this great holi-
day.
Medical Co-ops
Should. Advertise,
Huron Group Told
Edward Schofield, provincial
secretary of the Medical Co-opera-
tive Services of Ontario, stressed
the value of advertising in an ad-
dress to directors and members
of Huron Co-operative Medical Ser-
vices at their annual meeting held
in the agricultural office, Clinton.
The- Medical Co-operatives of
Ontario have hidden their lights
under a bushel too long, he said.
"There are nearly 50,000 people
in Huron County, and only 2,500 in
the Co-op. What you have here is
a healthy nucleus for continued
growth arid expansion."
Retiring directors, Mrs. O. G.
Anderson, Wingham; Lorne Midg-
es, RR 1, Goderich; Fordyce Clark,
RR 5, Goderich, and Kenneth
Johns, RR 1, Woodham, were re-
elected. Fordyce Clark was nan'r-
ed to his second term as presi-
dent. Gordon Kirkland, RR 3,
Lucknow, continues as vice-presi-
dent. G. M. Wedlock, RR 5, God-
erich; is secretary -treasurer.
A McDUFF OTTAWA REPORT'
A MIRAGE?
In the course of an extraordin-
ary fall session of Parliament call-
ed
alled to deal with the worst unem-
ployment crisis since the depres-
sion of the thirties, Finance Min-
ister Flerping brought down an
emergency budget on December 20.
Under all the cirmustances, it
was to be expected that the Min-
ister of Finance would play Santa
Claus, introducing major tax cuts
that would be designed to stimu-
late the economy and create more
jobs. Such a move would have
been very much in keeping with
the. fiscal policy which the Min-
ister has himself embraced on a
number of previous occasions.
Mr. Fleming chose not to adopt
this fiscal policy. The budget
which he brought down provided
for only minor tax cuts affecting
corporations and students. Its
main feature was measures to dis-
courage the inflow of United States
capital into Canada and to encour-
age the investment of Canadian
capital in Canadian resources.
This may be a desirable move
over the long term. But there is
a hard, cold fact that must be fac-
ed. There is nothing in the bud-
get changes announced by Mr.
Fleming that will provide one more
job 'this winter.
It should be recognized that the
present difficulties facing t h e
country are not peculiar to Can-
ada. They're shared as well by
the United States. It should be
admitted also that they are not
of the Government's making. Hav-
ing said that, however, it, must
be acknowledged that .there is a
fairly widespread belief developed
from the depression of the Thir-
ties that it is„ a primary responsi-
bility of the Federal Government
to devise ways and means of al-
leviating this problem.
Since the opening of the present
session, there have been a number
of measures introduced by the
Government which have been re-
presented as making changes
which will create far-reaching new
-opportunities for employment. Ov-
er the long haul they may have
beneficial results. Few of the leg-
islative changes disclosed thus far
are likely to create many jobs
this winter.
This opinion is far from being
shared by the Government. The
way they have been pictured by a
parade of Government spokesmen,
the measures introduced 'so far
will add tens of thousands 'of jobs
this winter. Mr. Fleming sug-
gested the budget changes be in-
troduced will add thousands more.
Once again, it can only be regard-
ed as a case of the Government
trying to create form without sub-
stance. Mr. Fleming could just as
easily have introduced his budget
changes last March or next March,
for all the effect they will have
on current conditions.
The long and short of it appears
In be that there was no justifica-
tion for the Minister of Finance
introducing the budget be did in
the context of the present emerg-
ency situation. It is designed to
deal primarily with a problem
that has existed in Canada at least
the past decade, the heavy influx
of foreign capital and the growing
foreign ownership of Canadian re-
sources. However, it is being pass-
ed off by the Minister of Finance,
in the disturbing fashion of the
pres nt administration, - as a far-
reaching measure designed to deal
with the immediate problem fac-
ing the Canadian economy.
What is even more ironical, how-
ever, is that the budget changes
announced by the Minister of Fin-
ance are intended to deal with a
problem which two Ministers of
the Crown, Mr, Fleming himself
and former Trade and Commerce
Minister Gordon Churchill only
earlier in 1960 staunchly argued
did not exist,
For a year James Coyne, Gover-
nor of the Bank of Canada, has
been insisting that Canadians have
been living beyond their means on
a grand scale, proof of which was
the heavy international deficit pay-
ments resulting from substantial
imports of goods and capital over
the past seven years.
Both Ministers denied this was
so. Mr. Fleming himself declared
that continuing heavy foreign in-
vestment, meaning U.S. investment
was necessary to maintain the
Canadian economy, Mr. Coyne not-
withstanding.
Only a week before the budget
was brought down, Prime Minister
Diefenbaker rose in the House of
Commons on a question of privi-
lege to deny a report of a recent
speech he had made which sug-
gested the Government planned to
reduce the inflow of U,S, capital.
The tax changes introduced by
Mr. Fleming were certainly intend-
ed to do .just that. As such they
represented a major reversal of
Government policy as expressed
earlier this year and a belated em-
brace of the "Coyneslan" econom-
ic theories which the Minister went
out of his way to repudiate only a
few short months ago.
Faced with a deficit of nearly
300,000,000 in place of the surplus
of $12,000,000 originally forecast by
the Government for the current fis-
cdl year ending next March, it
might be questioned whether the
Government could afford any addi-
tional tax reductions which would
put it in the red till further.
At the same time, however, that
is slight justification for it attempt-
ing once again to create the illu-
sion of determined and concrete
action in the minds of the Cana-
dian electorate with what is put
forward as an emergency, budget
when the facts clearly indicate
there is 'little there but a mirage,
Prone Pedestrian: "What's the
matter? Are you blind?" •
Driver: "Blind! I hit you,
didn't I?"
Teacher: "This is the fifth. time
this week I have had to punish
you. What have you to say for
yourself?" '
Pupil: "Boy, am I glad this is
Friday."
They were looking at a sign in
the country store window which
read: "Ladies Ready to Wear
Clothes." "Wel, it's darn near
time!"
IN THE YEARS AGONE
Interesting items gleaned from
The Huron Expositor of 25, 50
and 75 years ago.
From The Huron Expositor
December 2'j, 1935
An enjoyable three -act comedy,
"Courageous Connie," was pre-
sented to a large audience in. St,,,
James' School hall by the young
people of the parish on Friday eve-
ning.
Congratulations and best wishes
were extended to Mr. and Mrs.
Sidney Jacob. of Seaforth. who on
Christmas Day celebrated the 63rd
anniversary of their marriage, .
The Christmas Sunday School
concert, held in Duff's Church ,on
Thursday evening, was a splendid
success.
Among the Christmas honors an-
nounced by the Attorney General
of Ontario on Saturday is the ap-
pointment of Mr. J. G. Stanbury,
of Exeter, to the rank of King's
Counsel.
A banquet was held Thursday
evening in honor of the Seaforth
football team, wh'o were winners
of the Huron Athletic Association
and holders of the. historic Hough
C Two weeks ago every indication
pointed to a green Christrnas, but
the weatherman decreed different-
ly, and there is now plenty of
snow.
An 18 -pound turkey was set be-
fore eight inmates of the county
jail as the main item of a four -
course dinner, which also featured
plum pudding with ' sauce, • and
cigars and cigarettes.
F. G. Neelin, formerly of Sea -
forth and attacked to The Huron
Expositor, an 82 -year-old Canadian
newspaperman, is one of Jackson-
ville's biggest boosters in Florida.
Seaforth post office has conclud-
ed the busiest Christmas season
it has had in a number of years,
according to Postmaster Charles
P. Sills.
Santa Claus arrived in town un-
der the auspices of the Seaforth
Lions Club on Monday afternoon
and played host to over 500 chil-
dren of Seaforth and district,
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From The Huron Expositor
December 23, 1910
The rink at Hensall opened on
Saturday with a large attendance
and good ice,
The Concert held in the opera
hall on Saturday in Hensall was
very much enjoyed and richly
merited a much larger audience.
William McQueen, of Knox Col-
lege, son of James McQueen, of
Brucefleld; conducted services in
Exeter on Sunday.
The boys' club rooms in Bruce -
field .will be Open, to the public,
as well as to the members, on
Christmas Day, both afternoon and
evening.
The second brutal murder with-
in a few months occurred is Gode-
rich on Thursday evening last when
George Vanstone, a laborer, beat
ES little six-year-old son, ii red,
with a broomstick until the unfor-
tunate little fellow's life was ex-
tinct.
While carrying a pail of boiling
water, Master Clarence Crawford
slipped and fell, spilling the water
over himself, scalding him badly.
Mr. William Clarke, of Winchel-
sea, fell on the ice the other day
and broke one of his ribs.
A young son of Thomas Baker,
who is employed in the Bell En-
gine Works, had some of his fin-
gers taken off in one of the ma-
chines.
Mrs. B. Cleary, Tuckersmith,
broke the record for fowl raising
this year, having sold $122 worth.
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From The Huron Expositor -
December 25, 1885
The recent thaw has had the
effect of completely spoiling the
sleighing, which is and will 'be a
drawback alike to pleasure and
business pursuits.
A very large quantity of dressed
turkeys have been brought to mar-
ket within the past week,
Rannie & Urquhart, Hensall's en-
terprising grain and flour merch-
ants, have been shipping away of
late a large quantity of flour to
the Old Country markets.
At a recent municipal election
in Winnipeg, Mr. Joshua Calloway,
an oldtime resident of Huron, was
elected alderman for one of the
wards, heading the poll.
Mr. Walter Scott, formerly of
Seaforth, now of the firm of Scott
& Bell in Wingham, is a candidate
for the reeveship in Wingham.
Mr. Clarke, the celebrated "Boat
Black" orator, will deliver one of
his popular lecturers in town un-
der the auspices of the Good Tem-
plars, in the middle of January.
The municipal nominations in
Seaforth take place next week.
There were 50 applicants writ-
ing here this week for admission
to the Seaforth High School.
. Rev. Mr. Donald, of Seaforth,
preached an eloquent and instruc-
tive sermon in Knox Church, Gode-
rich, on Sunday evening.
Members of the Presbyterian
Church, Rodgerville, commenced
drawing sand and brick for the
new church, to be erected in Hen -
sail next summer, and by the first
of this week they had all the nec-
essary sand and bricks on the
ground.
V241 6/ The Week&
"Nice doing business with you, Mr. Walker --and we'll be seeing
you again and'again and again , ,
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