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The Huron Expositor, 1961-07-20, Page 2Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by MeLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers' Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Audit Bureau of Circulations Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $3,50 a Year U SINGLE COPIES —5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JULY 20, 1961 Industry Can Pro A leading Canadian industry has come up with a novel approach to the problem of Japanese competition. It didn't complain; it didn't seek higher tariffs; it didn't ask for govern- ment help. Instead, the company put its specialists to work, evolved a new pro- duction method, and now is undersell - Good Old Days ? We hear much about the good old days—days when,a dollar really bought something. Sometimes the reference is to many years ago—sometimes to years more recent. "We didn't make as much then, but then we were able to buy so much more," is what people would say. The only trouble with this reasoning: it just isn't so—and the authority is none other than the Machinist, publica- tion of the International Association of Machinists, AFL - CIO. "Comparing the number of factory *orking hours re- quired in 1948 and 1961 to purchase 27 different items, only two showed change for the worst. The list: Items 1946 1961 New car 892% hr. 975 hr. Five -room house 6,486 hr: - 6,296 hr. Plahe (N.Y.-Chicago) 32 2/3 hr. 23% hr. Loaf of bread 5% min. 5% min. Quart of milk 8% min. Ten lbs. potatoes 23 min. One lb. bacon , 34 min. One lb. chuck roast 28% min, Man's haircut 55% min. Two packs cigarettes 17% min. Blue Cross, one person 49 min. Electric refrigerator 178% hr. Washing machine 80 br. Man's wool suit 26 hr. Man's work shoes 4% hr. Lady's cotton dress 2% hr. 100 kw -h electricity 2% hr. Vacuum cleaner 37 hr. Lady's shirt, rayon 2% hr. Auto tire 9% hr. Sewing machines 92% hr. Man's dungarees 1% hr. 7 min. 17 min. 18% min. 16 min. 45 min. 14 min. 2% hi. 71 hr. 341/2 hr. 17 lw. 3% hr. 1% hr. 1%hr. 26w. 1,4 hr, 6% hr. 51 hr. 1 hr. Venting Frustrations Deputies in the French National As- sembly complain that they have not en- ough to do in the de Gaulle regime. The secretary of the assembly accuses the deputies of writing more letters than ever. In 1960 they used seven million sheets of stationery and four million envelopes.—Paris Jour. vide Own Assistance ing the Japanese competitors. The company is Canadian General Electric, and the product is Christmas decorative lights. New production, packaging, distribution and marketing techniques have resulted in prices equal to, or even lower than Japanese import prices. The Japanese have had the lion's share of the Canadian Christmas light market for several years. Christmas lights, both indoor, -and outdoor, had been manufactured by. CGE and other firms, but virtually disappeared when distributors began purchasing large quantities of Japanese Christmas lights. As a result; -Many Canadians lost their jobs. The company faced the chal- lenge the best way .it knew how — by using the knowledge, ingenuity and de- termination of its people to succeed. Planning began two years ago, result- ing in new production equipment that turns out lamps in quantities that bring the price down. Then new packaging, merchandising and marketing tech- niques were developed that meant ad- ditional savings all down the line. As a result the government is not pressed for assistance; the consumer is saved the costs of tariff protection, and Canadian workers gain new jobs. How many other industries are there that could achieve equal results if they studied their problems and stopped cry- ing for government aid and for tariff protection? Farmers' Wealth "By and large, farmers are not given'.' to bragging of their wealth or recount- ing great returns made in any year from their agricultural pursuits. Cer- tainly not of late," remarks the Kincar- dine News editorially. "Urban dwellers can not always un- derstand this situation, no more than the lady who went into a supermarket. She purchased a carton of cigarettes, four cakes of soap; two bottles of hand lotion, a jar of face cream, a pair of work gloves, a package of knitting needles, four flashlight batteries, two magazines, a phonograph record, six tumblers, a case of soft drinks, 25 pounds of dog food, a quart of milk, a dozen eggs, a TV dinner, and a package of frozen chicken. "As she paid her bill, she complain- ed : 'Food is so expensive nowadays. No wonder the farmers are getting rich'." The average , person has about one chance in 90 of being polled Well, here I am back on the treadmill of a summer course for teachers. Nothing has chang- ed much since I was here be- fore, last year, when I began what may turn out to be one of the most brief and brilliant teaching careers on record. Or may not. The fellow with the big pneu- matic drill starts at the' • same unholy hour, right below my window, as last year. The list of rules in my cubicle is the same as last year, suggesting that residents are not prohibit- ed from introducing hooch, but stating flatly that deliveries of beer will not be accepted at the porter's lodge. Most of the familiar faces are back, but a few are missing. It reminds me of the old days on the seuadron, when we'd come back from leave and find new faces in the mess, and learn that Paddy and Jock and Dave and Tony had "gone miss- ing." It appears that Bud, a stout chap who was in real estate, was shot down in the wilds of Western Ontario. George, a re- fugee from a big electrical firm, didn't return from a mission to Peterboro. Jim, a former insur- ance salesman, crashed on take- off and is repeating the course. Mrs. K.,who thought teaching would e better than keeping house, had to be taken to an institutiop right after the Christ- mas exams. Most of them completed their first tour if operations, however. My old side -kick, Squire, degree from Cambridge and 10 years as an accountant, is right across the hall. Young Pete, fresh out of industry, the good-looking kid who must have those Grade 11 girls in a frenzy, has made the grade and likes the trade. Father O'Hooligan, the jolly Jesuit from County Cork, is with us again. Mrs. J., who was about seven -months pregnant last summer, has aecomplished her mission, and is slim as a snake this year. Old Jock, thick Scots accent and Bohemian, newspaper world behind him, has joined us. And young Jean- ie with the dark brown hair, who doesn't look old enetigh, to be in Grade 12, let alone teach it, is there to make us feel fatherly, as well as leek it. The above is a typical cross- section of the people who are taking the course with me. They come from all runs of life. Not walks. In age, they are well above the average of the teach- er entering the profession in normal times. That is, before the war booth in babies, who are here now, thank you, and all set to be educated. Not to men- tion the increase in teachers' salaries. Most of them wouldn't have touched teaching with the pro- verbial ten -foot pole, when they first graduated from college, because of the shabby pay and the shabby treatment of the profession. These have changed, As a re- sult, people whose experience adds up to thousands of years in the arts, business and ind&- try, are entering the teaching profession. This, in my far -from -humble opinion, is going to pour a rich transfusion Into the veins of teaching. Those who went into teach- ing in those times and have carried on bravely, and with dedication, may sneer. They need not, They are respected and admired, those who are good at theh- jobs, by us new- comers. • • We might compare the old- timers to the "regulars" in an army. They are the backbone, the skeleton of the vast, new structure needed in war or emergency. The new people flocking to the colors are like war -time vol- unteers. There is a great deal of talent among them. They bring f re sh approaches, new ideas. Some of them will be useless, just as some of the regulars are dead -heads. Down here' at the university, there are thousands of teachers, taking summer courses. Mane of them, like me, are merely qualifying, getting their trade papers. Others are here to im- prove their financial status. No other reasons. Still others—and bless them —are here to improve their skill as teachers. Some are here solely to get away from their wives and families for a few weeks. And bless THEM. .* • r. What do we study? Well, take myself, for example. One of my courses is, Educational Psy- chology. I presume that's all about psychologyand educa- tion. But they have the danged inc. tures at eight o'clock in the morning and I haven't been able to get to one yet. Then there's History a nd Philosophy of Education. I have some pretty good notes on that course from a fellow who took it last year, so I don't have to go to those. Then, I take History and Geography. The first day I had to write my column in the His- tory period, The second day, I had to go to the veterans' hos- pital for my annual check-up, I missed it. The next tiune, I got a little mixed in the time -table and ar- rived at 2 p.m., to find the lec- ture just ending. But I made one this week, and it's all about Greeks and stuff. I a 1 snlake English, but 1 taught that last year, so I know everything there is to know about it. Participles and poems and metaphors and all like that. We take Latin, too, but it's 22 years since I studied Latin, and there doesn't seem much point in going back that far, for a little lousy Latin. Then, there's Guidance, which is all about talking to teen-agers and getting them jobs and things. But I have a teen age kid of my own, so I know all about that. I've been talking to him and trying to get him to mow the lawn all summer. So there's the course in a nut- shell. But do you know the part of the course I like best of all? It's when I get home, Friday evening. And a little brown girl says, "Hi, Dad, smuck, what kept you so late, can I go swimming?" And a long, lean, brown kid I wouldn't recognize, if it weren't for the fact that he's wearing my best sport shirt, says, "Hi, Dad, smuck, how'd you like to take us to the drive-in?" And a sophisticated, tanned doll, who bears no relation to the crabby old wife I had all winter, wraps me up like an anaconda, and murmurs, "We missed you!" That's the tiart of the eourse I like. W.e4 j The wee. station he listened to, or the book he read. Readers of this newspaper express their opinions every issue — either they buy it or they don't. It's as simple as that. ONLY THE HURON EXPOSITOR provides audited circulation in the SEAFORTH AREA. "Heitig paddIe-bell elfatapiell hf the' WhOle hinek for three years in a to.* colite n feat in ittelf, you know." 1103WICOW 11S... {Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadian) What Are Class C Fairs Summer and fall agricultural exhibitions are divided into three categories, A, B and C. Class C fairs are generally held under the auspices of local agri- cultural societies or breeders' clubs. They are local in scope for the most part and cater to a county or section of a county. There are several hundred of them in each province. They usually get no grants from the federal Department of Agricul- ture, although they do get some help from their local govern- ment or provincial Department of Agricuture. On the other hand, Class A fairs are much bigger and run much longer. They must pay out more than $6,000 in prize money in certain specified classes. There are about 25 Class A fairs in Can- ada, including the Nova Scotia Provincial Exhibition, the Que- bec Previncial Exhibition, Tor- onto's Canadian National Exhib- itio'n, the Central Canada Ex- hibition in Ottawa and the Cal- gary Exhibition and Stampede. Class B fairs last as a rule -from two to four days. They are held on a 'smaller scale than the Class A fairs and distribute over $3,000 in prize money. There are more than 80 Class B fairs in Canada. Seaforth's 116 -year-old fair is one of this Class B group. Where Was the All -Red Route This had nothing to do with Russia. The All -Red Route was a scheme proposed by Sir Wil- frid Laurier at the Imperial Conference of 1907 for a British line of fa s t British steamships that would connect Britain, Can- ada and Australia. Nothing came of the scheme as no agreement could be reached on the financial arrangements. * * * Who Was Molly Brant? Molly Brant was the sister of Joseph Brant, the Mohawk chief who fought on the side of the British during the Anveri- can Revolution and who led his tribe to Upper Canada at the conclusion of the war. She was also the wife of Sir William Johnson, famed Indian leader who was much indebted teher for his success in managing the Six Nations Indians. It is con- sidered that Molly Brant's firm authority over the 'Indians' was paramount in keeping them loy- al to the Crown. She was bout in 1736, probably in the Mohawk Valley, and about 1752 was mar- ried' to Sir William. Until his death in 1774, she presided over his household at Fort Johnson, Amsterdam, N.Y., and at John- son Hall, Jolmstown. In 1777 she took refuge in Niagara and sev- en years later settled at Cetera - qui (Kingston). She died there in 1796. Smith: "You say you met your wife in a travel bureau?" Jones: "Yes, she was looking for a vacation and • I was the last resort." MACDUFF OTTAWA REPORT - A NEW CRISIS WOW OTTAWA—The only New Pa ty MP in the House of Co mons, Walter Pitman of pete borough, Ont., has described th crisisconseto rva:Viseis.,overnment "staggering drunkenly fro If his assessment is correc Prime Minister Diefenbaker a his Cabinet will soon be fac with another crisis, ftn' t Ch sooynutieng. affair is all over but th A visit to Ottawa a few da ago could lay the ground-wor for the next crisis. The visit° were headed by the United Kin dom Secretary of State for th Commonwealth Relations, Dun can Sandys, a no-nonsense type of individual with a flair fo getting things done. Mr. Sandys arrived in Ottaw in the course of a tour of wide the object was to tell member what would he involved if th United Kingdom joined the Com mon Market, and to feel out th Commonwealth policy on th matter for relay to Whitehall The atmosphere was anythin but friendly. Prime Ministe Diefenbaker, guided by Financ Minister Donald Fleming, violently opposed, to the United Kingdom joining the Commo Market for reasons that, on bal ance, are purely selfish, an show a poor understandibg 6 trading trends in the world to- day. Mr, Fleming, in various pub lie utterances, has had the tem erity to threaten and warn the British against such action, and this despite the fact the British buy several hundreds of millions more in Canadian goods than Canada does British goods. In fact it is this imbalance of Arade with nations such as Canada that is forcing the U.K. into the European Economic Community, the six nations that signed the Treaty of Rome, es- tablishing the common raarket. Canada appears to be leading Commonwealth opposition to U. K. entry into the booming West- ern European communioe, an4, since she is the senior dominion she is causing great embarrass- ment to London. Partially as a result of Can- ada 's outspoken opposition other Commonwealth countries, particularly Australia (where an election is expected soon) are picking up the hue and cry. However, almost everywhere hitt in Ottawa, there is an under- standing of the British position. A communique i s sue d by the Australian Government follow- ingsaMr. Sandy's visit had this toy: "Australian Ministers pointed out that they thought the ulti- mate political implications of the Treaty of Rome are ex- tremely significant, and 'will tend to possess a developing character in the achievement of some kind of European unity." "They saw merit in such' unity since a continuing division in rival economic groups would be a source of danger and weak- ness (this is a reference to the formation of the second trade grouping in Europe, the Outer Seven), while a powerful and experienced group of free Euro- pean nations can do much to preserve the world's peace." r. e as t, nd ed he e ys rs g a e e g r • e is d 'Up to Sandy's visit, no such lecoguition of a serious eeon- oinie division. in Europe had been accepted by the Diefenbak- er government, although post of the European statesmen and U. S. President Kennedy cognized the danger months ago. For the British, the problem is not only one of international polities; it is bread and butter, It is obtaining the largest pos- sible market for British indus- trialists, on whose success the island kingdom lives or dies. So serious is the U.K.'s balance of payments situation that one re- port has it a flight on the pound was only averted this spring by the emergency action of a con- sortium of Swiss banking in- terests. Further, the British have, made a 'very good case why Canada should support her en- try into the Common. Market, They say a stronger U.K. would be able to buy even more Can- adian goods, and who can deny that? If the position taken by Mr. Fleming and Mr. Diefenbaker is untenable from an economic point of view, it is almost sui- cidal from a political point of view. Before he is finished, Mr. Diefenbaker is going to be in a serious battle with the United Kingdom. The last time a Can- adian political leader tried that, he lost an election. Who will forget the wide -spread anger in Canada when St. Laurent Lib- erals criticized the U.K. over Suez? • Liberal Leader Pearson has openly advocated not only U.K. entry into the Common Market, but Canadian entry as well. In this matter, his policy is oiw of expansion, while the• Govern- ments is one of contraction and that difference in approach is very important on the hustings. Since this is a trade matter, it is interesting to note that Trade and Commerce Minister George Hees has been remark- ably silent. Very bluntly, he has- n't had a chance to become in- volved, for Mr. Fleming refuses But there are a number of in- dicatiOns that Mr. Hees and - Mr. Fehning are miles apart on the subject; It is not too late for Canada to change' her mind, and it is possible that after Mr. Flem- ing's disastrous handling of the Coyne affair he will be shunted • into the background, to.let Mr. Hees take charge. • TO THE EDITOR: Toronto, July 12, 1961. Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Sir: Brigadier Stickland has informed us of the success of the Seaforth Red Shield Ap- peal and district. We, therefore, write to ex- press to you the warm thanks of Salvation Army headquarters for your newspaper's endorse - tion and support, which helped to bring the Appeal to a suc- cessful conclusion. With kind regards and all good wishes. Yours sincerely, L. BURSEY, Lieutr-Colonel • National Campaign Director. IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, 50 and 75years ago. From The Huron Expositor, July 17, 1936 Members of LOL 793 Seaforth attended the Orange celebratien in Listowel on Monday. Mr. J. F. Daly was in Toronto on• Tuesday attending the an- nual meeting of Eldorado Gold Mines Ltd„ when he was re- elected a director of the com- pany for the 10th year. Dr. Keith McGregor, of Dub- lin, has taken over the ,practice of his brother, Dr. J. S. Mc- Gregor, in Dublin. Miss Bessie Eckert, Seaforth, has secured a position as teach- er in Teeswater. Fires are still raging in the pine swamp and have destroy- ed several cattle and sheep be- longing to J. Cronin and Henry Kleber, of near Manley. A rink of Seaforth Bowlers, composed of W. .1. Duncan, R. J. Winter, R. J. Sproat and Dr. F. J. Bechely were Ip St. Cath- arines on Wednesday playing in the manufacturer's tourna- ment and won sixth prize. Huron eounty is in second place in the total value of field crops among the 54 counties or districts in the Province of Ontario aecording to the annual survey released by the Ontario Department of Agriculture. * * From The Huron Expositor Itily 23, 106 On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. A.. Young, accompanied by their youngest daughter, met with a serious accident returning home from Rodgerville. Mr. David Sproat repaired and refitted thestore on Main St., recently purchased fttm Mr. R. N. Brett. When completed it will be occupied by Mr. C. L. Papst as a jewellery store. The Ruder Brothers, of Kin- cardhie are rapidly coming to the fore as builder's of iron bridges. The one tornpleted at Dantondville is said to be ono of the best. We are pleased to learn that Messers. Johnston and McLeod, W a 1 t o n, purchased a steam threshing engine from White & Son, London. As shown by the voters' lists of the Township of Tuckersmith as compiled by the clerk, there are 712 who are entitled to vote at beth the Provincial and Muni- cipal elections; 46 females who are entitled to vote at both and 67 who are entitled to vote only Mr. Donald McKinnon, of the 10th con, of Tuckersmith, erect- ed on the 12th inst. what may well be called "the king of the barna". It is 96 feet in length and 69 feet in width. There were 300 people engaged in its erec- tion, which was completed Wed- nsday. There was a dance at night, * * From The Huron Expositor July 21, 1911 There was a big fire in the Zurich swamps last week, the smoke from which was quite plainly visible in Seaforth. Mr. M. Y. McLean, MP for South Murote left on Monday for OttaVya, to be present at the re- opening of Parliament. Ile was accompanied by Mrs. McLean and Miss McLean. Dr. H. J. Hodgins is moving into the cottage of Mr. G. Mur - die, Goderich Street, recently occupied by Professor Clarke. The foundation for the new transformer station at the back of the town hall has been com- pleted. Mr. John Beattie is having the store in the Kidd Block fixed up for his variety store and will open for business Friday. A couple of freight cars were derailed at the station yard on Monday afternoon and it took some hours to get them onto the rails again. Mr. L. G. Prendergast, Eg- mondville, who is attending the Chicago College of Dental Sur- gery for the past year has pass- ed his examinations successful- ly, obtaining an average of 94% and doing exceptionally well in Dental Anatomy, making a full mark on that subject. Charles Anderson and E. H. McGavin, Seaforth, have passed their Intermediate examinations before the Ontario Medical Council. John Lamb fell from the hay mow of the Commercial Hotel stables on Monday morning and broke his leg. 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