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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-07-13, Page 2$ince 1860, Serving the. Community First Published at: SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MOLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association a Audit Bureau of Circulations Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year d Outside Canada (in advance) $3.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JULY 13, 1961 "Politeness Combined With Kindness" A word on behalf of courtesy is con- tained in a recent bulletin of the Can- ada Trust Company that is deserving of attention. Defining courtesy'as "politeness com- bined with kindness", the bulletin has this to say: Many .successful businesses have been built on the sound principle of providing a reliable product or worth- while service at a fair price. It can- not be denied, however, that when such a product or service is marketed in a courteous manner a more pleasant and rewarding experience for all will re- sult. People, both young and old, in all walks of life, react favourably to cour- teous treatment—and it costs no more than a little time and effort plus thoughtful consideration of others. How many of us remember a businessman in our parents' or grandparents' time who invariably walked to the door and opened it as his customers left? He found the, time to be courteous. Courtesy is an important and valu- able asset. It cannot be monopolized by any one group, but it would appear at times that it could be used to better advantage in many of our personal and business relationships. Like ripples created when- a pebble is thrown into a, pool, an act of courtesy will extend far Cure For' Colds A United States government scientist now reports 'colds can be stopped, pro- viding someone will put up $1,000,000,- 000. Scientists know the viruses that cause coughs and sniffles but they don't know what to do about them. While $1,000,000,000 sounds like a lot of money, it doesn't seem too high a price to pay to hurry the cure for the common cold. The money could be rais- ed in a world-wide campaign. A per- son who is suffering from all the miser- ies of a cold will gladly make a dona- tion. Eventually, that will take in ev- ery one of us.—Windsor Star. beyond the original gesture. The summer season is now approach- ing and many visitors will be travelling in our country. Would this not be an excellent time to make a conscious ef- fort to be more courteous, not only on our highways, but in our stores and places of business? It takes so little time and effort and the results can be far-reaching. It can make for a more pleasant world in which to live. Story of Silk A thousand years ago caravans car- ried silk from Cathay to the cities of Samarkand and Bokhara along the Silk Road that twisted 2,000 miles across Central Asia. Three decades ago "The Silk Train" rushed through Fort Wil- liam on its way east from Vancouver, given priority over all other freight and passenger trains. Milady still wears silk, but times have changed. She gets it without benefit of caravan or Silk Train, and is she cannot get what she wants in silk, she is more_than satisfied with synthetic materials. — The Fort William Times -Journal. Twinkle, Twinkle Edward Whitman, secretary of the Federation of British Astrologers, took a glance at the earth recently and an- nounced that his study of the stars in- dicate that the world is entering upon a period of riots and rebellions. If Mr. Whitman is really up to date in his star gazing, we feel that the stars have some catching up to do.—Winni- peg Tribune. Shortage of Poets "In the first Queen Elizabeth's time, when there were about four million peo- ple in England, there were more poets in England than there are now, when there are about 10 times as many peo- ple."—Robert Graves on the BBC. 3 Facts as the basis' of advertising investments Once upon a time, all business men who advertised were, willing or unwilling, perforce speculators. They couldn't help it, because in those days they had no way of knowing what they would get for their money. Today, advertising money can be invested on the basis of facts—the information in the reports of the Audit Bureau of Circulations, a cooperative, nonprofit association of nearly 4,000 advertisers, advertising agencies, and publishers. The ABC has established standards for meas- uring the circulations of newspapers Y.1 and periodicals, just as there are definite standards for the weights and measures of merchandise. This newspaper is a member of ABC. Our circulation is audited by experienced 'circulation auditors. The facts thus obtained are issued in ABC reports which show how much circulation we have, how it was obtained, where it is distrib- uted, and other information that tells business men what they get for their advertising money when they invest in these columns. Ask to see a copy of our ABC report. Awe Through the reports issued by the Audit Rums c('bas, tis' newspaper, along With other publisher tektite** of ABWroltitifitnly and regularly give the buyers of advertising tabcee veri$ed(acted' fdfortaatibo than is avaitab1e foe arty other advet isinitt e4 Kew tit* • How come they're killing off all the big fellows this year? First it was Clark Gpb1e, then Gary Cooper, and now it's Er- nest Hemingway. When inde- structibles like these are Fed- denly mowed, it makes us other 01 d soldiers -of -fortune realize with a shudder, that even for us the bell must toll one day. In an age where men think it's a big adventure to go duck hunting, when they think it's rugged, he-man stuff to cook on then' backyard barbecues— these men were our folk heroes. These were the giants who kept us aware that once men were brave and violent and wild and gallant. How we swaggered through the belles with Gable in Gone With the Wind! How we stood up with him to the fury of the vicious Captain Bligh, in Mu on the Bounty! How we gather- ed the luscious women in droves merely by joining him in quirk- ing an eyebrow! Many a lone and dusty West- ern street we stalked with Gary Cooper, hand poised ready to draw, eyes darting to the upper windows, where the rifle barrels poked. Many a lonely ranch we rode up to with him, our past a mystery. How often have we strolled with Hemingway the festive streets of a Spanish town, girls tossing roses to us from balcon- ies! How many times have we sat with him in the great arena, squirting the natiye wine from the goat -skin into our mouths, as we waited for death in the afternoon, the fanfare of trum- pets, the march of the mata- dors! Don't try to tell' me thata lot of cleancut young fellows called Rock and Tab and Rip and Kirk and Dirk are going to fill the boots of Gable and Cooper. Please don't try to tell me that these earnest Young glen in crew cuts and horn -rimmed glasses, who write as though they bad swallowed a diction- ary of psychological terms, are going to oust Hemingway of the clean, stripped prose, the haunt- ing poetry. These were the men who were what all of us wanted to be— the dead shots, the mighty drinkers, the lady-killers, tlae devil -*may., care adventurers. Honest, Mom, I don't want to be just a timid, old school teach- er. I want to have a beautiful countess goofy over me. I want to out -draw the fastest gun in the west. I want to shoot a lion. It's a lot of fun mowing the lawn, but I'd rather mow down six or eight cattle rustlers. I like a game of bridge, but my heart yearns for Russian Rou- lette. I know I have trouble getting the top off a jar of pickles, but I have a yen to bend horse shoes with one hand. I suppose a lot of you women will thmk this is immature. But the truth, however bitter, is that you just haven't been able to tame the wild man that lurks in every male breast. You think we're just sitting there, hall asleep, watching tele- vision, don't you? Well, next time there's a showdown on the screen, observe the grim set of our jaws, see the fingers on our gun hands curl. Keep an eye on our eye -brows next time Sophia Loren heaves into view. They'll be so quizzi- cal you could hang a water pail on them. Note the way our eyes nar- row, next time we're out in the boat, as they peer into the dis- tance, seeing things you've nev- SUGAR and SPICB Br Biu Smiley er dreamed of. And look out for the little dan- gerous stnile that l)arely curls the corner of our mouth, at the next meeting of the Home and School Club, when the chairman asks for a Trak statement of opinion. They've taken away our old comrades -in -arms. But Cooper and Gable and Hemingway have given us a codeto live by. Cin the surface, we may be a burnt- out lot. But behind that pot belly beneath that wispy skull, the fires are smouldering, the cour- age is white-hot, the will is of iron, and the devilish charm is just bidiog its time until the first countess comes along. (Prepared•by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) What Was the Company of New France? The Company of New France was founded in 1627 by Card- inal Richelieu to develop the colony of New France so that its growth could rival the ex- pansion of the English and Dutch settlements to the south. Because it had a share capital of 300,000 livres divided into 100 shares, it was commonly known as the Company of One Hundred Associates. After a chequered career, the com- pany's existence came to an end in 1663 when King Louis XIV took over direct control of the colony. * Who Baptized More Than 10,000 Indians? Claude Jean Allouez, Jesuit missionary of the 17th century, is said to have baptized more than 10,000 Indians during his years in the West: Born in France in 1622, he took his vows as a Jesuit in 1657 and came to Canada the following year., For seven years he worked at Trois Rivieres and other settlements on the St. Lawrence. Then in August 1665 he set out from Quebec for the missions in the West and spent the rest of his life there, except for the occa- sional visit to Quebec. He work- ed first among the Ottawa of Lake Superior and in 1668 founded the St. Francis Xavier Mission near Green Bay, at what is now De Pere, in Wisconsin. In 1676 he was appointed to the Illinois missions and there he remained until his death in 1689. * a When Did Sir Wilfred Grenfell Die? Sir Wilfred Grenfell, the med- ical missionary whose name is so clearly associated with Labra- dor, died in Vermont in 1940 at the age of 75. In 1889, after securing his medical degree at Oxford, he joined the Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen, fitted out a hospital ship ,,,and in it cruised from the Bay of Biscay to Iceland. He was transferred to Labrador in 1892 and devoted the rest of his life to the wel- fare of its inhabitants. He found ed six hospitals, seven nursing stations, orphanage - boarding schools, co-operative stores, in- dustrial centres and agricultur- al stations. He cruised annual- ly along the northern , New- foundland and Labrador coasts in his hospital ship. In 1935 he retired from active work in Labrador but continued his la- bors to raise funds for the Gren- fell Endowment. e a The film1/4 Rev. ROBERT H. HARPER SHADOWS Alexander the Great rode a famous horse named Buceph- alua. He is famous because he bore the conqueror of the world and was afraid of his shadow. He may have been afraid of the elephants of India, but he has been known ti history for more than 2390 years because he was afraid of his shadow. Once a boyhood friend and I drove his country pony into the small city where I then lived, arriving after nightfall. As we came under an arc light, the pony jumped from side to side and was almost unmanageable because he must have seen what appeared to him as a horrible monster dancing under his feet. It is a pity that some meni'are afraid of their shadows. If they would look away from •them- selves to the light that shines from afar, the shadows of self would fall away behind them and only light would illumine their pathway. This is my way of saying that if you will abandon your own efforts to escape the minions of evil and look to God for help, there will be no temptation that you are unable to bear. Just A Thought: A famous statesman once said, "We have nothing to fear, but fear itself." How true it is that fearof one thing • or another seems to bring crisis upon crisis. If we fail to conquer one fear, we usually acquire another, and then another. On the other hand, when we stand fast against the things that we fear, we find them to be not near so terrible as we had anticipated. TO THE EDITOR: Dilworth, Minn. July 4, 1961 The Editor, Huron Expositor. Dear Sir: Just a note to let you know how much I enjoy the Expositor. It has been a long time since I left there, 1915, and one by one the old familiar names are dis- appearing from your paper— John Beattie, Ellie Govenlock, Agnes (Smith) Scott, and many, many others over the years. Makes us realize a lifetime is a very short period of time. So many times we could have stopped just to say "hello" or "hi"! But we did not take the time to stop, and now we won- der why! It would mean much, just to hear their voice, or take them by the hand, but humans, I guess, are much akin to the swirling, drifting sand. We mode about, thithe} -arid- yon, with little thought to the one we knew. But after years of ne- A MA(DUFF OTTAWA' REPORT A BLOT ON THE RECORD OTTAWA—As this is written, the final sparks of the bitter and dramatic political bonfire set by James Coyne are falling on Parliament Hill. It has been an unhappy time in the •political and economic life of the Nation, and all of us must have suffered in some way . from the passions rouse by the Federal Government's de- cision to ditch the Bank of Can- ada Governor, six months be- fore the expiry of his seven- year term. Passions which had been more or less dormant since the tu- multuous days of 1956 and the Trans -Canada pipeline bill were engendered again in Parliament. Political friends became enem- ies; the Government was sub- jected to a violent attack from the opposition benches, and its supporters threw back as much mud and personal venom as they received. The outcome pleased no one, and accomplish- ed little that couldn't have been achieved without sacrificing the career of an honest and dedicat- ed public servant. This column does not seek to pin the blame for the Coyne affair entirely on the Govern- ment. Nor does it entirely ex- cuse the opposition for making use of it for political gain at the Government's expense. But it does question the pur- pose of the Coyne ouster, at least on the basis of the Gov- ernment's explanation. Finance Minister Donald Fleming, who had • the unenvi- able job of telling Mr. Coyne to go before his time was up, car- ried the weight of the explana- tion. As he told it, there had been a history of hard feelings be- tween the Government and the Governor dating back almost to the day the Diefenbaker admin- istration took office in June, 1957. Certainly Mr. Coyne had been an unpopular figure in Conservative election speeches, although most of the blame for his alleged tight -money policy was heaped on the Liberal Gov- ernment of the day. There had been a number of occasions when the press be- came alerted, and called Mr. Coyne in person to ask whether he planned to resign. Mr. Coyne always said "No." When the Governor present- ed his annual report during the 1958 election campaign, openly declaring that a tight -money policy had never existed, it was freely forecast that his head would roll the moment the vot- ers' decision was made. But the Government held off. More surprisingly, Finance Minister Fleming seemed to be moving, ever closed to Mr. Coyne's point of view on the glect, we will finally find our dear, old friends are few. Why don't we stop and say, "hello", Or give them a friendly, "hi"; But we'll let it go by `til much too •late And again will wonder `Why?' Sincerely, EVELYN SCOTT FRISBEE need for fiscal responsibility to maintain the value of the dol- , lar and keep inflation in check. They were agreed, in March of 1960, at least, on the need for a balanced budget. When Mr. Fleming's budget went out of balance again, Mr. Coyne went out 'of favor. But 'as recently • as February and March of this year, Mr. Fleming was denying in the Commons that any difference existed between the Government and the. Governor. Thus it be- came hard to accept his later claim that Mr. Coyne's obstruc- tion had persisted from 1957 and finally had become intoler- able. But it was the method the Government chotse to dispose of him, rather than the decision to do it, that caused the hard feel- ings in Parliament. Government spokesmen re- peatedly denied the connection, but the opposition parties touch- ed a tender nerve when they compared the refusal to let Mr. Coyne appear before the Com- mons Banking and Commerce . r Committee with the guarantee of a fair hearing included in the Bill of Rights. The Commons was never per- mitted to get at Mr. Coyne him- self, to question him on his views and cross-examine him on his loyalty as a public servant to public policy. Mr. Fleming instead acted as the accuser, the chief prosecu- tor, the trial -judge and a mem- ber of the jury which convicted the Governor. A defence was never admitted. The Government's answer to this is that Mr. Coyne had his say through press releases and column after column of news- paper publicity. And, in the fin- al analysis, if the Government said he had to go, he had to go, regardless of his defence. All this may be, and no doubt v is, quite true. However, the en- tire issue will reflect bad politi- cal judgment, and a Malfunc- tion of democracy, In the end, it looked as though Mr. Coyne had to go be- cause Prime Minister Diefenbak- er decided he had to go, and Mr. Fleming was assigned to wield the axe. The case against Niel did not reattgr—his great- est sin was that he didn't go quietly when he was asked. To the Conservatives, the case of the rebellious Governor may look like dandy election material. They can travel coast to coast, talking about saving democracy from the egotistical bureaucrat who "wanted more money for not working than. Supreme Court judges get for working until they. are 75." It may work on the hustings, but this misrepresentation of the Coyne purpose will do no honor to those who use the ar- gument. And, the suspicion will persist that Governor Coyne's successor will be little more titan a pupPet of the Govern- ment, ready to dance at the end of a string manoeuvred by his political masters. • s ti There is nothing faster on a take -off than a bus you've just missed. IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor July 10, 1936 Mr. W. A. Crich, at his resi- dence on Main Street, has a particularly fine Regal lily on which may be seen 32 blooms. Mr. Thomas Daly celebrated his 87th birthday on Saturday of last week. He is in perfect health and is able to come up town each day. The annual St. James' Church garden party, held on the spa- cious lawn adjoining the church, was one of the most successful in the history of the church. Mr. John Scott, a well-known resident of Roxboro, celebrated his 80th birthday very quietly on July 1, at his home in Mc- Killop. He has been a mem- ber of the choir of First Pres- byterian Church for 65 years. Mrs. Bert Irwin held the lucky -tickey on the quilt made by the pupils of S.S. No. 6, Tucker - smith, to raise money for char- itable purposes. Mr. William Sclater returned on Wednesday from a pleasant visit in Galt, where she cele- brated her 86th birthday on July 1. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mero, of the North Road, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding on Sunday. Miss Eileen Chapman, gradu- ate of Macdonald Institute, Guelph in Home Economics, has gone to Brantford General Hospital to continue her stu- dies in dietetics. a * * ' From The Huron Expositor ' July 14, 1911 Miss Ann Wilson, daughter of Mr. Alex Wilson, has been accepted as a nurse in a New York Hospital, having complet- ed her probationary term satis- factorily. Most of the hay in this vi• cinity has been cut and a great deal of it housed without hav- ing received a drop of rain. Mr. II. Edge has a large force of men at work layingdown the ce crit sidewalk in,gt7,itu'- $Y fid'1Iae Do linesa, G � si= o e Jr., p� M op, *got of ,04 la p,10.d, on onnhe• Ititlnd. Professor W. M. Clarke has decided to remain in town and will conduct a special summer class in music. Mr. Charles Smith, of Mc- Killop, passed through town on Wednesday with a fine new threshing outfit from the Mc- Donald Company- of Stratford. The outfit consists of a traction engine and separator with wind stacker, self -feeder and all the modern improvements. ~ Mrs. Ireland has sold her residence in Egmondville to Mr. Boyce, of Stanley, who will occupy it. Mr. R. H. Archibald, second son of Mr. and Mrs. James Archibald, of - this town, has been appointed junior science master in the Galt Collegiate Institute. The hay crop is all stored away in this section. The yield was a very light one this year. * * * • From The Huron Expositor July 9, 1886 Mr. John McMillan, reeve of Hullett, and Mr. Peter Adam- son, County Clerk, left on Wed- nesday for the Old Country. They expect to be gone for two months. Dr. Scott has purchased 19 acres of land from Mr. M. Mc- Dermid, which adjoints the pro- perty recently purchased by the doctor from the Chalk estate. At the meeting of the town council on Tuesday evening it was resolved to submit for the ;approval of the propertyholders a by-law to raise $5,500 for High School purposes, the loan to extend over a period of 20 years. On Tuesday afternoon the thermometer registered 90 de- grees in. the shade, and 115 de- grees in the sun. Mr. Alex Nichol, of the 4th concession of Tuckersmith, left with us on Friday last a stalk of fall wheat, which measured five feet four inches in length. The council have instructed the constable 16 have all signs across or parallel with the side- walk on Main Street removed at once, and the awning raised to the height of seven feet. Mr. Robert Gaw, of Hullett, left here on Wednesday for the • Old Country. Mr. James Aitcheson, of Rox- boro, left on Tuesday last for Dakota. He has been in poor health for some - time and he takes this trip in hopes that the change will be of benefit to him. ' Mr. James Bennett, formerly of Brussels, has returned to Seaforth, and taken a situation with Broadfoot & Box in their cabinet factory here. Mr. Coad, of the firm of Coad & Rennie, Hensall, has this week moved his family from Wingham, having rented the dwelling recently occupied by Mr. W. H. Twohy. THE HANDY FAIIILY TM GOING to MAKE SOME TOOL HANG PROM. THESE COAT HANGERS, DAD BY LLOYD B1fl$BIG l I JUNIOR MADE TOOCUTTING THE L RANNGERS ERS IN LENGTHS AND BENDING THEM INTO THESE SHAPES..- t r r a • e