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StEAFORTH;;'ONTARIO,JTJNE 26, 1959
Seaforth Community Suffers Loss
The sudden passing on Tuesday
morning of Mr. Harry Stewart re-
-moved one who for more than sixty .
years had been a dominant factor in
the business life, of Seaforth.
• Mr. Stewart began his busihess.
career in 1894 as a youth in the town
in which he was born. Within a few
years he had advanced to become a
'partner in the firm of Greig and
Stewart. In 1904, in partnership with
his brother, the late Charles Stewart,
he founded the firm of Stewart Bros.
His characteristics of business
acumen, initiative and integrity,
which had contributed in • such a de-
gree to his early advancement, ensur-
ed the success of the -lit -iv undertak-,7,
frig. Working first with his brother,
and in recent years with. two of his
'sons; -he -assisted-in -developing -th-e -
'firm of Stewart Bros. to the point
HALF -PAS
•TEEN
Where it has become the largest .a,n1
Most widely- known retail est,a,blish-
rnent of its kind in the district
-Mr. Stewart, while devoting much
time to his business, 'didn't hesitate to
,assume his: responsibilities in the
community. In municipal, life,as
mayor for two years, in educational
affairs as chairman .of the Seaforth
Collegiate Institute Board, and in his
,..church as a member of the board of
managers, and of the session, he serv-
ed willingly. His contributions to the
discussions in 'which he took part
were appreciated for the vigor of
their presentation, for their clarity
and common sense,
--Sincere syMpathy is extended t
-it/Irs. Stewart and to the members of
his family in -whom he took such a
pride,---and--w-ho-mean o-muCh-to
Why Not- Make MorelitelDf vance Palls.
4 total of 59 ballots were castat _abead_of tlineror..did_they-notrcare-?
the three advance polls established in We are not suggesting for one min -
the riding of Huron for the recent •ute that advance poll facilities should
provincial election: The polls, ocat- he Abolished or reduced. But we, do
ed at Seaforth, Exeter and Goderich, feel greater use would be made if a
were open on the Thursday, Friday More realistic apProach was adopted
and Saturday preceding the election, towards informing the voting public
for 12 hours each daythat advance polls were in existence.
If we believe advance polls are nec-
This compares with a total of 18,128 essary and they are then we
eligible voters in the riding. should -go a step further and encour_
It cost the Ontario taxpayer a to- age the public to use them. We can't
tal of $405 to provide the necessary do that properly if we continue to
staff and rent premises in which to 'use legal looking ads which appear
conduct the three advance polls. This in most papers tie day voting begins,
is made up as follows: returning offi- Coupled With sombreand wordy docu-
cer, $15 per day, poll clerk, $10 per ments hanging in local post offices.
day, and polling booth rental at $20
per day Smokinc
This means then that every ballot people who smoke in bed are inthe
cast at the advance polls c oSt the tax- • same class as people who ,drive cars
payers 86.86. This needn't have been —dangerously, dive Into shallow wa_
the case had the number voting been ters, handle guns Without making
greater. The polls as established
-
could have handled many hundreds
more voters with no increase in \the
total cost.
n Be
sure -there no—Caftfid" in the
breech, or clTo several other things
that .involve risks.
•
The person who smokes in bed, es -
When
one considers that to vote pecially cigarettes, leans back r
at an advance poll a voter need Only iolisly and enjoys the feeling of
expect to be away on the regular poll- peace that such action brings-
ing day, it seems strange that not • By and by a feeling of drowsiness
more than 59 votes inT all the riding steals over the smoker,Lthe-eya-:Close
of Huron took advantage of the facil- and the cigarette falls fioni,the hand
ities. Surely there were many hun- , of a person Who loses grip of the cig-
dreds of other persons*across the rid- arette, smoulders on_ the covering
ing who were entitled to vote on elec- and in a few minutes before the now
tion day but did not do so because sleeping occupant is aware' the in -
they were absent Was it because fla,minable bed clothes are ablaze.—
they didn't know they could vote (St. Thoinas Times -Journal),
•
'
,
'
;.fe.
• Butter•baseerieed
of Diankind throughout , •
bikini, Vast sum a of •
money have teen spent
in attempts ,to ejuai
bUttithive-to match ti •
taste, textme and,
toinpositioe. Bid only.thre
cow—ire machine or e
bilboratotyle-eati•nutko-
• hattinfati Thet'a wheefaart
grade Cannellinibutter
sietaailluktetereene on the
Vieille Wire* Of the itatiene
Many wonderful new recipes are
contained in Made Frasers new
__butter reciectjookiet Jest send.
y011r name a nd address fa Dairy Foods
Seryicoleteeeus40911uranSt.,Toronta
ERY
AFORTHI
.Moving Latap Poets
• TUC workmen' aro. engaged-hiS
---weekininevinghe-lainp standards
on_the -side- OrlosepinheeSte-
betWeenjohn and Victoria.' -These
-s-u-scia wen:. - out .ente' , the
Street and heye cauSd 'rnotorists
considerable' annoyance, The 're,-
_niainingestandardsealongthefetteet_
will .be pictected' by 2,--trew-tYpe
of , guard ,which. interfere . less
•with the :ears- Perked along :the
Advance -Times.
WillSeeQueen
Syleants Cann Bayfield, has re-
ceived an invitationfrom. the 119,37: -
al ',Canadian' Regitiene. ()Id , orn-
radeS Association to, attend',the
unveiling Of ,:the. BCH 'Memorial' to,
the fallen Of that . teghtnenteeat
WolSeley, taria.eks in Leaden on
JulY 2: His Royal -Highness Priece
Philip; Dtke of Edinburgh. Colon-
el -in -Chief:, of, the RC- will, offici-
ate at 1:ect. pen, Mr, .Cann's sop
was- a •nien.-iber ,c1f. the BCH. killed
in active service.-7Ziteich Citizens
•• "Cake", EndS,Upritt Dump,. ..
..Tlie birthday. 'cake, Which ,set .at
the.: Post Office last -year, during.
the C•ezztenitial.,,, ha come,to eneine
famous. encteIt. evas procured from'
Sentleampten-ebtitaeeethere7eVe •
"ne. takers! after Luckno'w'e :.us -e',..
it.. \Va.§ trucked-, off to the dump- on
MciiideY'eyeting. Since, , the cetterie
:tad' been.. stored. by ..V.. A.
lyfeeyhreeyeehietlieePreabyterien.eliede
•and :when all efforts .failed" to ine'
eprektesonte Other coremnnity..m.
thee:14pm, was: the. etilY,'
.1,uelcriciive•Sentinel.
: ' ••
Honored By PTJC
Wilhiam
. • •-
.cOcheane: yreeently,
honored •upezi• his...tab-emcee: :After.
nearly 30.years'. : service.?withethe'
;Public • Coinmis.stene
employeese...Of the 'TUC and, 'the
conemiSeienere'. presented' hine.- a.
• leitly.sefa 'bed „ChairinaneWilliere.
perdue ..ree'd', letter. �f .apprediee.
tion for the ereany. ,.yearS7ofefait
setVice te the. Tevineel Clinton;
YEARS A
a• nd this .wae signed by, the' enie
pleYees 'and coremissiOners.-Mayor
Burton , Stanley added' his thanks
_on.lebehalfeof the:etowne —.Clinton'
News-Recerd.
. •
'' -Win 04r
s..
; Not haVnigwort.,anything before,
"Oi" SIernein of Geiderich,„„was' a_
little7clithicius„..-when- -Tom Black-
more, Of Lestowel; tried to 'sell ,hini
,e draw ticket. on. a 1959. car. .But
Oz gave in and beught 'the -ticket.
—and now he's not-soiry..11e won
the cae!..Qz's Winning ticket ..Was
drawn 'Saturday .fiight,. .just' lour
'days after lie, bought it..;Tlie draw
'Was sporiseted 'by, .I.,istowel
men:Club. The .lucky ticket nimosi
didn't get in'the&nee; It,' ,along'
with other •tiblcets,. was lost., tem-
• potarily. when:;left..in .par which
had been Serviced at .Mr..
' more'se geeege... The car '.'owner
'foued. 'the tiekets. 'end'returned
them to Mr. Blaekinereintinielor.
'the. draw.e-Goderich Sinal -Star,'
DisaPproveS1:HighereLiinif'
•
An E:kter. taxpayer .in a lettet.
,read to council. Monday night; de,.
scribed as, "asinine": a CecorninrIL
datien by traffic. exnerts that the:
sneed. Thant en No. 8, inside -'-the.
;town; , be raiSed.fronie30; to. 40 nalleS;
per bent..., George Sliaw, lie liveS
-ref-the'. ty Wcs
Said :the ' pr�posa1cStets to niotor-
ists
WaritIce speed."... "Since
when " he aeked ..'"haS: any conn-.
placed the,. welfare: of :passing
-Motorists. ',ebeye, .the. ,safeterebf., the:
payers':',Ifainilies.?" 'The -eexPeets
-"Must:be tryiegt� make our ceua-
ell inte. a,:einnelieqf „ 'asses."
.Two.WeekS ago,traffic erten of the
Ontarie...'Department
port recom mended ., that the area
•.be.tereen the yailreed ...tracks, and. a
.poietli,000. 'feet east of .the
:seefien.'withNo; 4 be designated
".40.. -beer . zone. .A: survey .
had. found; . they said, -the average,.
speed ,Of inotetists...wes . 40-
inileSperhoiireat the Present time
mid, there 'ems been' Veey ac-
. experience xeter Times -
Advocate.
Interesti• ng ithins gleaned from
The Huron Expositor a 25, qo
and , ye75 ars ago.
From 1Th. Huron ExPositor
ihme 29, :1934 -
When a car on No. & g waye
three miles west of town, attempt-
ed to -turn into a lane as another
car passed, a smash resulted which
injured two persons and wrecked
both cars. The accident occurred
-iii front' of the `farm of A. Irwin
bn-Thursday evening. Wfflsrn Lice
ingsten, of RR 2, Seaforth, receiv-
ed a nesty'cut on one hard; as well
as being Shaken up,. and Miss D.
Kronis, of Kitchener, suffered a
possible fracture of theekneecap,
as well as laeerations to the head.
Miss Marjorie- Wigg, daughter of
attd Mrs. -F. W. Wigg, has been
successful in *inning the second.
prize in the ch'allenge competition
for- a shorty story 'on "Courage",
• offered by the Challenge, ta con-
tributors of 15 years and under,
Mr. H. Glenn Hays,. kcal -law stile
dent, also was successful -in win-
ning t prize in a competition, con-,
• ducted. by the late lamented
"Straight _Furrow"; Mr. Hays'
• winning letter was -entitled, "Why
I Ain. Going 'To Vote Conserva-
tive,"-
, • Miss Alice Devereauk Was one,of
the 15 students Who were,. admit,.
ted to the second year of the 'sec..'
eetarial science course. in the Uni-
versity of Western Ontario. Miss
Devereaux is --the daughter of Mrs.
F. Devereaux.
Mr, A. A. Cuthil, of Seaforth, was
elected president of the 'Weetern
Counties. Telephone Association, at
.the 24th annual conyentiott held in
London Thnesdayr • .
Mrs. 'George of Seaford;
had tfilt1 misfortune to fall doWn -the
stairs in her homeethisweek and
sermeely, injure her leg,
Froanflie.Jjur�n • Expositor
• June 25,- ,1909
-What migbt have been, a serious
Accident beterred ' at Turner's;
Chnith, Tuckersmith• oneWedzies-.
day of laat Week; when a ttunibet
of ladies Were, engaged in papering.
The "baeerneitt aptt fotreof thetti
were 'standing On a beard wb.ee it
Tbroke arid threw all to!thelloer„
. All eSeapedl serious injury.: •
Mr; Neil Megregor, of: the 2tid
concession; .Stanley, lthde.an • un -
Pleasant. • experience „during he
thunderstorm,on Sunday evening:
He Was sitting by the stove rock-
ing the baby' When lightning struck
the house. It came downthe chim-
ney, struck a bed upstairs and corn:'
ingLthrough theefloer caught' his
right leg below theknee: His trees-.
ers Were tore, leaving a large red
mark -on his leg; Whichwee seie:
erely burned::The electricity made
its'way to • the cellar, splintering
the floor and ether 'wbodwork in its
'
,
A portion., of a. dramn. runnmg,
across Main Street from the Dern-
inion.Barik settled and allowed the
• bricks in 6.•portion of 'the.pavement
to go doWn. The i Street committee
are having it repaired this -week:
•James-Scotte. Seafortlits, Ise
sac Walton, bolds the big fish 're-
cord for this season.so far. At Bay-
field on Satzirday he caught.a.• pike
that weighed' nearly. eight •pounds.
• From The 'Huron ExpOsitor
June n, •
• Mr, George Martin, photograph-
er of t rtiSsels, recently made, the
trip,from Brussels to Gerrie on his
biCycle, a &stance of 13 miles, in
one 'hour and a half. - , -
The other day as Mr. John
Brownlee, lot 19, Mill Road, Tuck-
• ersmith, 'was plowing, he fur d
up a 'portion of a sea coral, whi
was like a petrified limb of a tree,
A team belottging to Ntr. Jainee
Watson Hollett, ran away in Clite
ton, ott Tueeptlay,- The toegue drop-
ped down and eventually caught in
the road, throwing .the wagon up
into- the air and. breaking it. NO
further serione, damage WaS done.
Mr. and MIS. Carsleire, of Clin,
ton, were taken., quite ill Oir Wed-
nesday Ok last week, end when Mt-
"arnined by a elector, it wag found
that they lied been Poisoned by
partaking of canned lobstere,
• As Frank" Lebotid, wife and
daughter ' were returning from
Brtiseele to Seafotth, a bolt attache
Mg the ehafts to the beggy
Which let the shefts down against
the horse?eheels, eatiSing 11 to run
aWay, The huggst was, upset, hut
rione of' the oecupants seriously
hurt.
(*REV. ROBERT II. HARPER)
EBENEZER.
To the writer, there seems over
•the country an unusually, large
number of centennials. While
many. things in. our country are
much older than a century, it ap-
pears that we have now reached
the point in our history and devel-
eminent that a- large number of
institutione, • cities and churches
have reached the hundred -year
mark: So instead ofe'a, few in-
stances, we have a host of cen-
tennials of this and that.
, These observances' will prove of
value, - not only in emphasizing
present•-imnortaece but- also in
quickening imagination for thefu
lure.. We read in First Samuel 7:1.2
that he "took ra. stone, .and set it
between Mizeteh and Shen, saying,
Hitherto lieth the Lord helped us".
Samuel -,was leading the children
erance from the terrible Philli-
of Israel in -celebrating their deliv-
• Whatever Your centennial may
be, join'with Samuel in setting a
stone of remembrance in your
midst. There is..no value in cele-
brating *a ceettennial .,fer a rouse-
ment and nothing more. The wise
farmer nukes provision for- the
seed of the ,coming ,season. For all
the aehieventents and , `glories of
The past you are greatly indebted.
May the abundant terve-St Provide
you seed'corn for the 'future,
Hitherto, the Lord has. helped you.
eed -Judgment •,
To ..I.Ise.Equiprnen
- Although modern farin ,e4inp-
ment canecarryeinitemaner.-toinplie.
catedtasks,, it'..stilLiacksone.in.'.
,gredient which only the . farmer
can sukilyi judgthent. And;: lack
of judgment can' often,end- in trage
Recently an Ontario ,newspaper
showed a, photegreph 'Of a
year-Oldhoy riding "a' set of double
Cliscs.,.. The photo Was -SeaSerial:-..-it
Wes spring—the bey. was.: a ' typical-
lyhealthy farm lad—but the photo:
.didn't ..appeal ',Ontario Depart,:
merit .of .Agriculture's' Safety Spe.
Cielfst IL •E Wright, The:reason:
the ,phote. brought back ,MO enany
.heartrending mernories... •
, -.hope. for :both the hey'sarid'
the parent's'. sake that the boyeyrae.,
taken off the. dises before.the trac-
. toe was .emevech". says Wright:.
Only" laSt Yeareen*-yearred
nekton CountY,hey...tuffered:deacke
eibs.:rand.lateration when ...he
slipped.frainthe tongue Of a•mae-.
nit spreaderand was rim over by
a. Wheel., ,The tireerestantes Were
, similar .to ',those, in the .photo.",
"1n-1e56—aireEastern
Ontario child evagekilled When he
fell' from the traeter bate, 'the path
of -a tailing eon:I-stalk:Shredder.,
_The next , year. a 7 -year -Old -Water-
loo: County boy .died.When he' fell
_froni theetraeter in front of: .a.,:rear-
wheel.P, • ' ' ...„-
After.' idoking into: 'the ,Circurne
Stances ;of accidents ,like these; the
Safety Specialist Urges .the adoption
of ,tWo, safety'. rules. "There :is only
one seaton the. traetoreeand' that
is ,for the opera or.„ and there'sno
traetor or piece of fern', .equipment
on the, market.' thetsdesigned.
,carry passengers'.",.
.yeneye 'heard it lsefore,",
addse`..9aut remember: these
youngsters are the ntheriinnortant:
farm crop thatyou can gretw."....:'
'
'IltY "GRAB TEST"
EEFORE ENSILING
Juet saying "a crop is ready to
go into the silo when the moisture
percentage is -between 65 and 70
per cent" doesn't make , much
sense:if. you haven't got -the means
to check the moisture content,
That's why the Ontario Depart -
Merit of Agrkulture suggests -you
become familiar with the "grab
test" whert putting up' geass sil-
age,.It gives you a quick, approxi-
mate check of the moisture, per-
centage.
'Use a sample 'of silage that's, in
the field. Take a good-sized hand-
ful round -it ,into a ball and
squeeze it as hard as you can for
ball a minute. Then,`Cornpare the
"squeeze results" to -these mtlis,
hire ranges:
The. moisture percentage is prob-
ably over ''75 per, cent if the ball
holds its shape .and there was con-
siderable free juice forced out.
If the ball ,holds its shape but
only a little free jence, is released
-(hands wet but no distinct 'd.rops
squeezed out), the moisture per-
centage is roughly 76 to 75 per
The Moisture percentage 'is in
the 60 to: 70 per cent range if the
ball "fells apart slowly and no free
inite is evident. -
When the ball falls apart quick-
ly:, the moisture content is below
60 per t ent.
• If nu:Astute is below 65 per cent
you might have trouble getting a
good pack. This' will leave air
pockets. which will favor mold
growthf. Spoilage and stench often,
oceur ifrthe moiSture percentage
is over 75 per -tent. .
If the moisture content is teo
high, wilting the crop in the field
is one way to lower it. One to three
hours, in the sunlight will uSually
bring the moisture:down. • ,
„ If the moisture content, is lovr
(below 65 per cent) adding -water
to bring it up to the 70 per cent
ratige might be Wise. Also, cut
dry forage three-qUarters , Of an
inch or shorter. 'rhiS will help it
pack better, ,
-
• "jimmy!' Why on, earth are Yon
eating with your knife?"
• "Because my fork leaks.",
• "Clerk, would you .mind taking
that pink and ,green tie out of the
wiP,C"erwtalinI6r m- her it "
• "Tharilts. It riled meeVery tinie
1 43a6sed."
GAR ANI) SPICE
• By w. (B1)B.., T.- IVIIT,PN
I've always been a loyal citizen
of the Crown, but if I could afford
it I'd take the next few weeks off
and head for Hudson Bay, or anY
other feace inaccessible to news-
papers and -television. • " •
Theepther day The Toronto Globe
and announced, with' pride
that no less than 62 .reporters,
photographers and correspondents
weuld make up its "Royal Tour
Tearn".-lisn'tethat sickening? Add
tte that mob a pronortionate aura-
ber' from the other big dailies,a
.vast „gaggle of radio -,and television
people, and another couple of hun-
dred frem the smaller dailies and
the U.S. press and you cen see
what ,we're in for. '
. ,
Who would want to be the Quepu
and be pursued across a continent
by a horde of harassed-, hot- and
hungry reporters, a rabble of.rude
and rambunctious photographers?
Only, a Queen, in democratic
age, could be subjected to such an,
appalling ordeal. •
On .the other • bancl, who -.wants
.to `read all- that: gnsh and7gdillarge
the .scraaublirig . press., Will:produce?
Are you, intereskde Mac,,.in per-
using breathleas columns ..aboutthe
orprrn; , human Way. the , Queen
scratched her nose at a State din -
nee? Are • You fascinated;'''Sliner,'
by' a 1,200 -Word description of the
.10Yal 'Yacht? Do yeti thrill, Bus-,,
ter; at the .84th fuzzy pliotoof ;Her
•.1VIejesty inspecting a guard
honour? '
-Not, me. And not. Joe Dope dewn.
• theStreet. IVeell'You who. is „
sp,onsible for all this baldeedaSh,
It's-,the'-eweenen. 'Don't ask
Why,,but from -the time ;their .QUeee
sets -foot oirCanediaireoe-the-Woe
men :Of CanatlaeWillehe ir-
renreseible, state Of titillation, Cur-
iesity and .near,hysteria, , ' •
,
-TheY :will reed iniles of. s entinaen.
tal slesh written: by:. sobeSisters of
ebotli :Sexes; ' . They will exelairii with
,delight at :hundreds. of photos'. of
Her,. MajestY,,, good; bad .and un-
differerit. :They. allow hun-
dreds of thousands of clinnerS to
aS they •eit in. the living -
mom, :gawping 'at the lighted;bex
.in,the corner,. • ••'
e Forty-four thousand times they
will:.'ask their • 'husbandsif they
don't 'think the Duke- is cute, arid,
be „: oblivious to the, 'answering
.gruet. On:, eighty thousand, occae
sioes they will note with sympathy newspapers.
.MCDLIF.-.OTTAWA -REPORT
• • . •
and isot- a little satisfaction thaf
the Queen, poor dear looks tired.
* *
• There was a tell-tale survey the
other night in one of the Toronto
papees. The completely misleading
headline statede. "Most Want .To
See the Queen". Beneath it were
the photos of ten people—five men,
five women, -And beneath these
• were 'capsule -comments from their '
statements buried in the story.
Here's bow they read.
The.women:
1,, "I'd be thrilled!"
2, "Queen means soinetlung." •
3. "She should meet the people",
4. "Should see the eountry".
5; "Very nice toesee them".
And the men:
1. "I'm not interested",
2. "Shozild stay over there".
3: 'roe .much publicity".
4. "In favor—of visit".
5. "Just a waste of money"
'
• Digest that one, kids. Al1". five
women. think it's - simply ' grand,
Four out of five men cOuldn't care
less. And the other was- probably
seared of his wife. So that is why
we leave four Or five hundred news,
radio ' and television people falling
all over. each other for the next
fortnight.,
, •
News' editers are accessories be,
'fore,the fact. They know -perfect:,
ly well that .the only.thin,gs women.,
read in their papera are the crime
stories,,,the classifieds, and the -
clothingads. But' ' every thee
there's a Royal- Tour, they think
it's, a chance to, get ,.the women
reading. all' through, the paper,,, and, '
they cater to them. 'Duringthe -
toureetheir-eeirailatichr • Wee's, 7 -arid"-
the.„editors' ulcer's ease. -
Butthenite1t'-over-the -wo—
men drop . the • newspapers' like a
soiledeliaper, and go back to read--
ing ceuizze6ms i)on,i.e"Is ,Yourdnng
HusJiand
the Itight.Man?",.lis,tening to soap
°Peres,' and watching third-rate TV
programs. • '
r mind,g*ir1*S. Ear be it,
from me to spoil your fun. don't
understand it, bet r won't inter,
fere. :1 "juSt want you to know
that. efter ',theeQinen waves- :that.
'list • goodbye, and You've wiped
your eyes, You1 be welcome hack,
and well be here,. maYbe -not- ae
'dashing the Duke,. Mit four-
square;:faithful, and readY. rfor .a
cleceptdinner after -all those weeks
of eating ,snacks in a welter ..ef
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OTTAWA—weeping :changes in
Canada's antiecombi,nes ;legislation
introduced in . the House of
CoinincinS 'last :Week by JUStice
Minister Fulton,: the. first since. the
Conservetive..Goyernrneet ,-took. of-
fice two years 'age:. .• • •'
• Mr. Fulton mainteirie the 'az/lend-
Meets'are, designed te -Make. the
laW mere' effeetive_iri keeping busi-
ness lac:Meet by:helping to ineiretein
coninetituaitr•Wipe; Ont—ingleading-
advertising. prectiCea and at the
time .provide protection -for
small businesses in Canada. ,
'While the ehanges Undoitht,
edly,de many of these thinge,..serrie .
.observers are left: with. 2., gnawing
douht about hew -Well someoftliern
will .safegziard theleonsurner. Anti7
,conibities laws' have „been oit the
'Statute hooks in .„.0 eziada one
feern another''`for more .. than
,lialf-eecentury 'and even predated
tlie,,stecalled and -trust laws. of the'
U.S. •
we
• At.firste eY' re designed Prim-
arily ,t�: prevent •private., ceinnan-
.ieS from ..cetribireing:.. to, reetriot
eempetitiOn. and. -fix prices to 'the,
public', Later previsions :were pet '
• into the kw nrehibieing.the -merger -
of twq or morecorripaniesalid the
operation of monopolies. which -
Were conti'ary to the public
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to the Combines Act prohibiting re,
sale price maintenanceee that is.
preecribeet list prices. for -retail
stores] whidet the manufacturer-
leys down. The new amendment
introdUced, by the Conservative aci-
ministratien weeld-exeiript., menu-
factrirers'from prosecution tinder-
Ihuesdret-oSaslateePtroiefeetalairer,sifwhthoey,,p-eaye:
lseisatdeehrtisY., 'f'ailus to tphreceiryid'wea. rthese -
-the—POrehaser -might reasonably
expect 'or. carry misleading advere
fising. How. far these, proVisions,,,
will carry the country -back along
thdeet.e-'1.rmeai:et.o resale price maintene
,ance only time 'and' the courts can
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The new. amendments to the.
,ombin s.Act proposedby the. Gov-
ernmenf centain one,section
-should, win, wide spfead 'appr,ovaL •
This makes it illegal for anyone
selling. any commedity to .misre-
,present the ordinary selling 'price
in order tcefool,the consumer kite.
believinglie is getting a bargain.
Speaking in Montreal reeently,
Mr. Fulton disclosed. that -an. in-
vestigation of the' selling priee of
a certain article by his -depart-
ment uncovered the 'fact- that only
elm of a reimber of retallers 'had
ever sold at the so-called "regular,
price" ,Intliat one instance,some,
one had forgotten he tell a sales- -
man that 'the- regular price was,
just "an, advertising stunt".
Businesses lasing misrepresenta,,
tion as the foundation of their ad-
vertising policy, were 'trespassing
upon a matter of ptiblicright," Mr,
Fulton, declared. •
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Even if 'Canada' is, only„ the tail'
on. North 2 American. defence's,
gave all appearances last week of '
waving the dug. xt viasIvally last, '
Septereber that the Canadian Goy,.
ernment decided that the real
threat- I to the Continent came not,
from, manned .bombers, but from.
the inter -continental ballistic
tile. SubSeqztentlYit 'StrapPed -the:
supersonic ArroW in line With 'this, -
decision and deeded to adopt two
U.S. Bomarc ,.gaided missile bases
to -take their plate. •
-.S. defenc,e 'authorities con-.
tinued to insist until last week that
the manned bomber was a serious;
and continuing threat, planned to.
Pour billions into _building new.
plans and: new. missiles. • Last,
week ie belatedly cut back its pro-
gram and- ,decided to cencentrate
on a`; defence—if there -is one—.,
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against the ICBM•
The amendments .preposed
the Government to make iteclear-
-er -what- types - of Mergers and
monopolies are illegal seems bound
to make this section of the legisla-
tion a more effective instrument
in protecting the public interest,.
Under the Bill, for example, mer-
gers are outlawed if' they lead to
a lessening of' cenipetition unless
the merging 1 compel -lies can prove
that the move,'Wourd'restet in ecoe
noznies 'which would (benefit the
consumer without redueing. COM --
petition in the industry substantial-
ly, or that one of the companies
would be forced ,to the wall unlete
the amalgamation,was carried out. ,
`reTIC°tneeesron, inaul4Pchut:t-toh11156\sille'l: dse°Ceti8olirg,
but those cdvering combinations Of
separate companies and, alto the
provisions to curb liese-leader sell-
ing. At the present the Combines'
Investigation Aet and sections of
the Criminal Code make it illegal
for conmanie,s to joinforces'for a
number of different pinposes such
as. limiting production, , or fixing
prices. The flew section proposed -
l?Y Mr; Felton, however, would al-
low firms to come together to. ex-
change statistics, define product
standards, --exchange credit infor-
mation, define trade terms, -co-op..
erate hi research and development,
restrict advertising "or some Other-
maffers not "'enumerated". Hew
this Section will work out, in prad-
;lite will remain- Uncertain, until it
het: been tried andtested in the
courts. It is coneeivable, however,
that soine of them may open a
door to joint , operations lbetiveen
ecimpanies Which will. not be in the
interests:Of the consumer because
in .varioue subtle ways they could
kad to ,u decrease in 'competition.
While small bUsinesseS steed to
gain frOm the enew provisiong
against loss -leader selling, it may
be at the- expense -of consumers
across the countey, Loss leaders
baVe never been clearly defined,
but generally- spealdng they are
sales by stores;' 'usually the big
chain steres and frequently at a
loss, designetl te? attract -customers
as a sort Of a conze-on"...
, • Loss4eader ,grotitl pidiy
in volume. after a 1951 rameh med.
A. SMILE OR TWO,
cdmpany received an anonY-.
moui letter enclosing a $50 cheque. ,
"This is 'money r, stole front you-
. . . haven't had. a good niglit'S.
sleep eince." At the bottein of the
letter was a .P.S.: "If 1. still can't
sleep Will 'send the balance." -
He: "Why i,s it automobiles have,
have so many more accidents than ,
•trains?" e -
Size: Well, one of the important
reasons might be that the Engin-
eer doesn't drive with one arm,
aroutel the Fireman."
, ,Motorist (barely aVoiding a
broadside erash):. "Why On earth
didn't yen 'signal that you' were.;
turning in".
• Girl (who has just crossed, into,.
Ito home driveway): "X always.
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