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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1959-07-24, Page 20 Since 1800 Serving the Community First P111011811ed at SEAFORTII, ONTARIO, every Thursday =riling by McLean Bres., Publishers ANDREW Y„McLEAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION .RATES: Canada (in advanee)• $2.50 a Year United States (in advance). $3.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES —5 CENTS EACH. Anthorized as' Second-Clais Mail," POSt &free DePartinent, Ottawa • Member of Canadian Weekly Nevispapers Association .r ro4into eAh.L. 44VCiG/13 mArs 4c).$7; • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JULY 24, 1959 Indecision, Confusion Marked Second Session- . 11 there is one word that can be revised. There was the on -again, -off- . PPlied to describe the second session again decisions Concerning the oom- of the twenty-fourth parliament, bines legislation, and the same con which ended Saturday night,. it - fusionwhich surrounded Mr._ Diefen- is baker's own bill of rights. Then over - "indecision". riding all is the confusion and lack Under no doubt, - policy insofar_Rs_defence_and-for.„ whelmirig majority, as to its abiliy ,eign affairs are -concerned. to carry through any legislation it The Jong delays in filling vitally im- Proposed,. the _government neverthe- portant positions are symptomatic of less dallied through the long months the hesitation'the indecision of Mr. uncertain as to its program, hesitant Diefenba,ker himself. For ,months to -act. The -result, of course, was that there was no Secretary of -State for arliament was asked to approve mil- External Offairs. There has been no ionsin expenditures during -the -final nt Works ini- aPP-Pinkne of_. 3.1131 c Wor M days -of the 'session. ster; nor. of Parliaineritary Secretar- Lack of •Planning, lack of:ai* con- ie.& • _ sistent policy -(unless- the visions-- There is a difference between the about" which the Prime Minister and abilities capable of arousing and in - certain other ministers delight to re- count can -be regarded as policy) fea- those necessary to provide a sure and tured th-e-seIgion:- There- -was:the An---7-steady-Thand- at -the- country's--helm --row contract cancellation and-result=-----IIhe lack' cf planniffgTthe iriconSisten- ing unemployment There Were -the cies, the procrastination of the lead - regulations concerning Italian ership duringthe second session, now gration which were found to be so ended, has shown up and emphasized offensive and wIlich were hurriedly this difference. • flaming all ../election audience:and Rural Families Evaluate Their Way of Life • Canadian farmers like their inde-- pendent way of life, but dislike the' uncertainty of income that goes with These are part of the findings of a C. Abell, rural sociologist with the —SPecial educational services such -- as home econoniics and other agrieill- Canada Department of Agriculture. - tural extension,. courses, music festi- About 300 people were interviewed ,,-1, ,,,,,d .,,,, Torrn•hp of in Ontario and Alberta on what they "'"i' '- `-' increasing ------r -- consolidated schools. , considered to be the best and worst in rural living. ,• • -' - — e worst? -•survey carried out under Dr. Helen Th • ing.machmery. —Economic advantages. the • Portunity of owing ,a •home and farm 'business, a lower 'cost of living ,andfresher -products. - • • Explains Dr: Abell: "When these . •Mire than half of those interview - values are eltp-resSed-and-carefully ed -mentioned economic facto - considered, it -becomes possible to eluding irregular, uncertain r formulate plans to perpetuate and ited income, uncertainty -regarding' improve the best thingsand to over- come or, if necessary -accept the worst." The best in rural living: crops, "weather •or farmlabor:long - working hours and lard physical la- Concluded Dr. Abell: "Today more . --Closeness to nature, with plenty and more rural families- are con- . • • • . of fresh air and privacy. - sciously or unconsciously weighing • the best and the veorst in rural. living —Friendliness --and neighborliness •to,decide whether to join the flow to of the rural communitythe cities or remain on. the land as —Increasing availability, of run- part of the small but essential farrn__ fling water, electricity and labor-sav- population of Canada."- (BY REV. ROB-1RJ' a HARPER) . AIWY DAY IS RARE "What is So rare asa' by in June? Then, -if ever,.come perfect days,'!, -So wrote .a Poet whe dwelt, in a section of the, country' a thonsand miles and more north of the :place where' the present writer Rives. And 'a Perfect daY with the poet' might be a . blistering day of heat -f-ar tO the ,south. And a Striking contrast might be found: in the .present month' of •' The ;.weather hasoften seemed to coiricide withthe mood and cif; • cumstances of 'Inman events: .1n - the glainotir of 'a..full moon' shining through the casement on . a , won- drously peaceful niglit,, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, WaS _ushered :into the, land ofeverlasting peace and light But, when Napoleon_ Bonaparte -one of he Worst storms theasland, • had .knoWii .was raging:- The' ' artiL- Leryofthe . thunders:, Surnitioned the man of many 'battles to meet Ins last .enem3r- • HoWever; . the Perfect day does not primarily depend trpori Place or weather.Joshiia-like; the man of indomitable spirit"will cornmand the sun to stand still over Gideon andTthe --Moen in -the valley of, Ajalon until the workof the daY, , Injured in Pill •.Aseisting to build', a AO On the. farm Of Melvin, TYridall,east' of -Wellesley;'161.17-alio- -tirlfrfeel-Air the ' concrete.. floor and received internal injuries • yetundeter- Mined..He,Was taken, to:Alexandra •Hospital in the Lodge ambulance, a.ttended.by Dr. Harold Taylor, and later renioved to Viet.oria, Hospital in LondonGoderich: Signal -Star. • NO•Flat Rate. 'Hydro . At the regular Monthly meeting of the villagetru,steeS 'on:Monday, Tight the, members decided to hold 'over a request from a:ratepayer for the nstgllati�n,• Of flat rate Water heating., Seine, time ago, the trustees deeided, there ,should ,be ,flat. rate water 'heater S .4ttrieli,.. but .they :feel they were: not ready to go abeadiVith the project -r -Zur- ich Citizens. NeWs.." To...Gala:lei. • W. Orland Johnston,,Who former- ly Operated awholes ale -business but of Seaforth,' has joinedthe..staff of John Bosv_eld, real ,eState' broker, for the ' Goderich area. Mr. John- ston has ,purchased the home of •the -late -L.,: E. •DariceY, at the cor- ner of Waterreo and. St. .Vincent Streets. Be •and •Mrs. -..Johnston • have;already irieved ..10,dericit An Opportu to invest $100 or more in a Gua.ratteed" Certificate- to earn the excellent rate of • niefi At aiut.on About $480 was taken from the box in. which daily receipts were kepLat Lee's , Ladies' Wear last Weekend. Thestore was locked by members Of the staff at about Q to 6:15 pm. on .Saturday night.,,Mon- day morning: when the store -wa opened by members- of the sta IVIiss ..,MilcIrecl Farquhar,. -King St., and Mrs. Marjorie Martin; Joseph 'St., the ladies found that the MoneY was inissinge_-_-_Clinton New 14icks. AFriVe Brick for the new Bank of Mon, treal:;building arrived on .the site this "week,,, and contractor's' are. planning: a „preliminary start on the new, struetilte few days, Drains must:be laid .and,the site levelled and filled' where re- quired,,before., actual construction begins.. ; The new . building, when, coinpleted, will -be 36%63 feet, and will -'featare, 'a ' night' depositary, three 'Van*, a lounge room -for the Staff,'and-a modern and attractive front Office where , customers will be. sers"ed....neheall'Olervercr . PUrchase SYSte•rn: 'Threatened by theyDritariti Wa- ter Resources :Commissionwith an injunction' to close' the ' canning plant, Exeter COuneilthig week:Pur- chased la, S4,90,0 irrigation .sYstern to dispose Ofcliquid waste -frond the local plant, The. sySteni, wbich was being installed -Wednesday, .wil spray 268 • gallons ': a niimite on • fields for absorption' by ' the land and eVaporation,bYTthe • didn't have much choice," ekplain- ed MaYOr.lt. E • Pooley. ''`The Wa;. terjteschirces Commission threat- ened. an: In'hinCtiori---te'close- the -plant if the ,waste "Went into the,: river,"Thia. spring; the town as- sumed responsibility for • disposal of waste from the factory.. ,The big lagoon .dug for the purpose became filled. early this week and the pack • is expected. -to continue until the end of the month.—Exeter WALTO SUGAR AND SPICE By W, (13111) B: T. SMILEY • A Driving dawn the highway last Sunday night, witb the fainily all asleep after a ,big day of sun, swimming and a huge barbecued steak, I found myself „cursing with a fine, taut yehemence that sand- ed vaguely familiar. - The object of my affection was an approaching driver who refus- ed to dim his.lights,and I nearly went ii nto the ditch n a -combina- tion of, blindness and rage. When I had -cooled down I tried • to remember where I'd heard those particular phrases before, in just that tone. Then 1 knew—my Dad had ,used them, in identical tones and an identical situation, • about 30 years before. Except that he HAD gone in the ditch: _ • guess My father, and. I say it. with pride,, was.. the ,.'Worst driver. that ever came. oVer hill right xnaek 'sin the. -centre of .the road. .He .Wasn't reckless;. careless or •thoyir'eff.7-116--Was just an (tiered: Pik had ..driver... , —Of -course be-was7-abotit -40 -•iYbei17. he bought .his, first car. 1 believe. it was IA 1923 .Chev., He: was,Alie steadiest man :alive, but every' se: • often he'd .do soniething on . the. spurof the moment., 'That's the way, he .got ' the car. „Plunked. -doWn, the 'task took a driving, lessen, , WhiCli,emisisted of twieearound: the,. block, and drOVe it, borne.- He tore iritlie gate et full' bore,...Cein; pleterr lokot--11,6*-t� Vent right throngh'. the: -baCk' of • . ,11.....Sterey; -iS: visiting With hpr, sitter- at Athens:• • ' Mr: and' Mrs, George. Stewart; °file ina Were. gpests ,Of,Mr.„•,„„"an . „ rszlfarvey,:claig and' - • Mr.. and'IiiIrs.'410bri.,Ficliering and fairdlY,'''.0akville;spent,-snii„ day With Mr. and Mrs. .Geerge,, Dundas, Sandra and Kirnremain- ing for weeks': holidaYs. •'Work., began , Monday Morning. paving' the road '#orin Walton:ta . -Mr. and Mrs. Ernie 'Stevent, their family ' grandchildren,, held a "picnic ar'Ipperwash on Sun- day. :Mr, 'and Mrs,- Glen Fraser and :family; -of Stratford,. viSited.l.With, Mi. Malcolm ..Fraser- on StindaY. rom , The Huron Expositor Jiffy .27, 1934 Charles • Holmes and Thomas Johnstone, Of the Seaforth Lawn Bowling club; captured. the Dis- trict 4 doubles - championship at Stratford on Tuesday. They re- ceived a large shield and will now • be entered in the provincial finals. Their final game was with Milver- -tom A rink, Consisting of Dr. J. F• , I3echely, R. F. Sproat, `R. J. Win- ter and MI A. Reid, tied with Lis- towel after a 20 -end game for the district rink • champhinship. The Seaforth, rink lost the playoff. . , ,••• F6r 'TER= Years To inveSte--just send it your cheque. British -Mortgage doetetbe rest. • BRITI 1-1 MOM • Mr. W, N. Knechtel is the. first this season to report a ripe home- grown tomato,. which he picked in his prden on july 20. Since that time Mr. Knechtel has been using his own toraatoes on.the table• . On Saturday morning last Miss Beatrice Cooper, of Kippen, was taken to Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth ,' and operated on immedi- ately for appendicitis, Improvements have recently been made to the Bank of Montreal offiee in Hensall,.in the way of re- painting, varnishing and re -letter- ing signs, the work being done -by -Mr. Fred Kennings.. Mr. Clare Way and his father, Mr, A. W. Way, of Seaforth, were among the loeal iluroniks who at- tended the'reception given Premier' • M. .E." Hepburn and his eabinet ministers in St. Thomas laSt Thurs- . Since' the Wolverton Flour Mill • property bag' been taken over by the toWn, the company has arrang- ed with Mr... Thomas Dickson to handle its ptoincts in Seaforth and district. Mr, Dickson will carry -A large, stock at his store here. •Interesting.items gleaned from The •Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75- years ago. 'near Leridon-i- 'fin'e mate', for :his black driver,. • • - The-yoldibridgeLat..._Egmendyille has been reprieved and is being ve- Oaceci lay.„,a' new and more sub- structire. In the 'mean: time al "good' temporary • roadwal has been opened further up' the river. • . • The telephones for the Tucker - smith Telephone System have ar- rilsil, andwill be distributed to stiNcrthers at No. 2 Storehouse, Seaforth, on . Tuesday afternoon Mr. W. .T., McLean of -the -second • concesSion, Tuckersmith, had the inisfortune to have his fine • five- year-old driving horse, Lord Rob- erts, die the other day. Lung trou- ble was the cause of death. • • Miss Norma Dofoe, of Madoe; has been appointed teacher of Moderns 'and English in Seaforth Collegiate Institute AS successor to Mr. Craig. * * • . • ' • .. • • ' ' • , ..„ , , , , • „ Waltini • Group 411leeti • • ' Tile Walton Greim held their *July .meeting in the ',. -church base ment 'last Wednesday evening' with Mrs.: Wiliam 'Tharner,,, vicepresi, dent,I in 'charge.. The Meeting .op- ened.with. the singing:of a hymn, ecompanied by Miss 'Bessie Dav- dson The Scripture, taken froria Matthezv 6.:1-16,.,waitalren. by Mrs.. Nelson -'Marks, followed by com- ments on the, same by Mrs. Them-. Prayer was..offeredby Mrs. Wal- ter Broadfoot and meditation„ "Quite Suddenly", read- by the leader, Mrs. C. Lydiatt gave the topic, "The Christian- Ns---An--Ti-r- dividual", ending with a very suitable poem. Roll call and min- utes were taken by the secretary, Mrs. H. Travis, and Mrs. Ron Ben- nett reported for the W.A. • The group was reminded of the Baby Band picnic,. to, be held at Mrs. Wilbur Turnbull's, August 13, with the regtdar mieetirigpreceding the Baby Band, This group will be responsible for the flowers in the church during August The meet: ing closed with prayer -by Mrs. Timmer: • • The lunch committee consisted of Mrs. P. McDonald, IVIrs..W. Broad,. foot:and Mrs. L. Porter. • Folded In 1877 Bead Office: STRATFOR,D hal infOratation,, send 0481 cOttPon, • ORITIgit r.MORTGA6TRVST 4091,VOANY•o 'S1104°0014 . ONTARIO. •Platte send Mo"tivloider givhig infornintion 'about your Cinnteed ceitLfietiteo, •, Nattle , •Additis From The Iluron Expositer July 23, 1909 Mr. janies It Hays brought' quite, a curibsity into tovvn on Monday. This waS' in the_xpanner of two very funny looking birds,and an egg taken frenry i the nest n which they were hatehed. They were, got on the farm of Mr. M. RoWland, of McKillop, near Walton. , Just what variety of bird they are, no person seems to know. They have long, sharp WIS., and are partieu- lady large for 'their age, and;re- semble soinevvhat young Meet. , • Frcira The Ifuron`ExpOsitor July 25;1884 , Mr....1 Robert Armstrong, of the town line between Ifullett, and Mcl had his barn and outbuild- ings all burned down ,on Wednes- • day merning last week. There was a oalf fastened in -the stable which was burned • alive, There' were • about 26. tons of hay. and- at reap- ing machine and famupg- mill also burned. Some days ago Mrs. Pethick, of Winthrop, Met with a painful ac- cident. She .was standing on.. a chair with one foot on the window sill when she lost her balance and falling to the floor struck her side againSt another chair, fracturing some of her ribs. - - - Mr. T,Murdock of Hens -all, the. enterprising liveryman, hat added a very handsome two -seated cov- tred carriage to his already large stock of vehicles. Mr. A. G. Van Egriiond has add- -Ad -something new to his woollen- , inilinin the shape -..of a whistle, which -makes three different sounds all at the sairie time. Mr. Houghton, of, Seaforth, has Purchased the house and lot im- mediately opposite the waterworks frau Dr Gpuinlock for $500. The It contains an acre of land and the house cog. &are than the pur- chate money, so that Mr.-IIbugh- ton has got a good bargain. Mr., David Johriton has disposed of bit cottage ' Whith is opposite the Presbyterian. Churehe to Mr, redline, Sr., of Tuckersmith, for holes you could lose a .hippo . A and murderous bits, of bag, The next five mintites were sheer torpor. We kids clutched each other in the back seat, all eyes and white as paper. My mother clasped the baby close to her breast, dropped her head and moved her lips rapidly. Vty Dad glared ferociously at the hazards, through, hitting the ,holes with a ground his, teeth, bone -jarring drop, skidding peril- ouSly near the -.edge of a minor , precipice, and confounding the and . pressed .blasted idiots who had created the detour. - * * • Limp and sweating, 'we were al- , ways glad of the flat tire that in- evitably °Thllovved the detour. We'd ' pile out, hop the -fence and. dash , about like animals let out, of a cage. M.,y -mother would head thankfully for the' shade of i tree and change the babe's 'diaper, while Dad changed the tire, with appro- priate Incantations, • Next major Panic was getting the Old Che V onto the ferry. _ ' had- to' -CIOS-S-- the -Ottawa River, and it was a . great thrill each year. But watching Dad trying to get that car onto the ferry was enough to mark- a child for life. Yeaf-after year, when he saw my ".fgthnr drive h ferry captain would roll his eyes and, run for- help. enlist the engineer, the wheelsman, and every innocent by- stander, warn thern, and Ann them -all- with -large-. chocks, for !throw- ing before and behind the wheels. Eventually, Dad would get the Old Chev wedged' across the ferry so that nobody else could get on or off. Dad would sit ,tritimphanti5L -inthe-cari--readY -toTscare- every- 7body-out-of-another--year‘s7growth 7when we -got- to the- other -side -of the river. '11 never forget the annual trip to the cottage in the "Old Chev" as it is still fondly 'known in the jotit-tierin---tirose day. My Dad would be up -bright and early and would lash all the heavy luggage to the bumpers,t rod and running -boards. As -soon as breakfast was over, he'd go out,; walk around the Old, cher, give the tires a kick, and climb in., There he'd sit and honk the-horru, pgrRY, while my mother ran. around the house like a demented person, grabbing, up babies, es, jars of preserves and all man- ner of things. Then," with us ,kids -piled in the. beCk; on. top of the ;bedding, we Were off; with A great:grinding of gears, :and, lurchingtnitilAwe.,,got, the -open road::- After, ten--mileg. 014 'se,•,my mother would be almost: 'relaxed, when -Dad hadn't ,hit afir loose gravel ad had 'managed.' to avaid several : cars Coming - from the opposite direction. • But -then we'd come to a detour. In thoge days; the detours weren't the simple swing -outs: we have now; on a highway construction 'job They were sheer tests of nerve, and skill, -With' wobbly wood- en bridges, cliffs, Of crushed. xock;. . • -IIIYRON FARM NEWS Saturday's general rain has aid- ed in the growth of alt crops. IVIost noticeable is. corn And beans. Pas- ture has improved since the heavy Fall wheat' cutting and combin- ing is taking place rapidly, and sOme fields of early OatS and bar- ley, may also be out this week. Mr." Frank Kling, 'of Seafotth, /IOW sports- one of the finest road- ster tearils• in this part of the coun- tri hitvbig'�ctit1 puruhased • f,EW DRAM? 2,P • CoP55; Pk • .There was only one other ob- stacle. that -really put us through • the wringer, and that was The Big Hill; a, few miles before we reach - the lake. Weld, go down a long, steep hill and sight back up another one, longer and steeper. Each year we prayed we'd make,it, Each year we all body Eng- lish into the' baiting climb.1 ,And each year, Dad would forget to change into low_ soon enough, and stall about 20 feet from the top. Then there was the 'dreaded ordeal of backing down for another run., And the final ignominy of going and fetching the farmer_ with his tearn, after, three hitile' and- fear - ie a bNolionaedeanyas,ge vvhohte.ino.dI drs el; ears ,inpolva ling "chicken"- and taking supPos. edly' awe-inspiring chances, 1" just sneer. 'One trip.to the cottage in the, old Chev with_ my Dad, and , those punks' would never have the nerve to climb into an automobile ' THE CLITI3 COMES ALIVE OTTAWA—The Senate of Canada an august body that seems to evoke much merriment among practical -politicians, is making news again.• - It's often said that the Senate is a chummy retired gentleman's clula, with no particular excuse for existence other than to provide the party in poWer with a convenient shelf on which to -place its more venerable supporters. . In truth, it's only selioni that the $10,Q00-a-year-for-1ife brigade in the Red 'Chamber rises to defend itself and dispute the contention. • But- recently- the -Liberal major-- ityin the Senate—an odd hangover from the days of that party's as- cendancy in the House of Coin- mons—kicked up its heels and re- belled. Oirei-the anguished cries of the outnumbered Conservative government supporters, the Liber- als initiated a far-reaohing study of inflation and its effects. ^Vainly the Tories pleaded that this would serve no good purpose. And all along they. suspected the Grits of trying ,to put one over for the express purpose of embarrass- ing A free -spending government, and rnaldng political capital • • IthWever, the Liberals had their way, and with 'solemn_ assurances that the search would be undertak- en iitt a nonparisan way, the Sen., ate fmance committee, composed of 36 Liberals and 14 Conservatives, including a Cons,ervative chairman, set to work . • • Its list of witnesses was impres- sive. Included were six senior bankers, including Governor Sas. Coyne of the Bank of Canada; ec- onomists, insurance experts, in- dustrialists, investment men, labor leaders and researchers, •'farm spokesmen and financiers, and at - the express suggestion of a Con- - serptive senator from Alberta, a Social. •Credit theorist. For two • months the hearing . continued. Most of the briefs fell into a pat- -tern of condemnation of inflation and its "effect% with management and labor understandably split ov- er/Which side contributed most sub- Stantially to the evil.- < The Social Gredit theorist, Mr. 1.4._D. Byrne, a former Deputy Min- ister of Economic 1)evelopment in the Aberhart Governinent of ,%°A1,- herta, had other ideas. •' Alone among_the..texperts, ' be • Named inflation on- "a defitiency (Continued on Page 5) Town F39.11,ET rAce t1";,, FiYF 5°E3Armi1'rutisi SEAFSERI • On ,instruction from the Municipal Council llpitEBY PROCLAIM, MONDAY iiiiiiiji1IImull1111111.111111111111110111111, : . 'Visit' the -Real ,Vvilig.,Santa -- -June .19 to ThadiSgiVing FIN FOR ALL '.1114 FAMILY •"Children to 14 Years FREE, • 9:30 a.ra.. to 0:00, p.m. Sunda, 1-pait. to 6 pan, .SA.NTA'S VILLAGE• - Bracevidge, Out, . AU ST 3/ •••A' CIVI. 1.1DAY • In the Town ofleafOrtir anti. respectfully request the. Citizens aixt • Businessmen` to observe the same: F. HRISTIE Mayor 0 Od $ave the Queen",, ATB --- Since 1800 Serving the Community First P111011811ed at SEAFORTII, ONTARIO, every Thursday =riling by McLean Bres., Publishers ANDREW Y„McLEAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION .RATES: Canada (in advanee)• $2.50 a Year United States (in advance). $3.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES —5 CENTS EACH. Anthorized as' Second-Clais Mail," POSt &free DePartinent, Ottawa • Member of Canadian Weekly Nevispapers Association .r ro4into eAh.L. 44VCiG/13 mArs 4c).$7; • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JULY 24, 1959 Indecision, Confusion Marked Second Session- . 11 there is one word that can be revised. There was the on -again, -off- . PPlied to describe the second session again decisions Concerning the oom- of the twenty-fourth parliament, bines legislation, and the same con which ended Saturday night,. it - fusionwhich surrounded Mr._ Diefen- is baker's own bill of rights. Then over - "indecision". riding all is the confusion and lack Under no doubt, - policy insofar_Rs_defence_and-for.„ whelmirig majority, as to its abiliy ,eign affairs are -concerned. to carry through any legislation it The Jong delays in filling vitally im- Proposed,. the _government neverthe- portant positions are symptomatic of less dallied through the long months the hesitation'the indecision of Mr. uncertain as to its program, hesitant Diefenba,ker himself. For ,months to -act. The -result, of course, was that there was no Secretary of -State for arliament was asked to approve mil- External Offairs. There has been no ionsin expenditures during -the -final nt Works ini- aPP-Pinkne of_. 3.1131 c Wor M days -of the 'session. ster; nor. of Parliaineritary Secretar- Lack of •Planning, lack of:ai* con- ie.& • _ sistent policy -(unless- the visions-- There is a difference between the about" which the Prime Minister and abilities capable of arousing and in - certain other ministers delight to re- count can -be regarded as policy) fea- those necessary to provide a sure and tured th-e-seIgion:- There- -was:the An---7-steady-Thand- at -the- country's--helm --row contract cancellation and-result=-----IIhe lack' cf planniffgTthe iriconSisten- ing unemployment There Were -the cies, the procrastination of the lead - regulations concerning Italian ership duringthe second session, now gration which were found to be so ended, has shown up and emphasized offensive and wIlich were hurriedly this difference. • flaming all ../election audience:and Rural Families Evaluate Their Way of Life • Canadian farmers like their inde-- pendent way of life, but dislike the' uncertainty of income that goes with These are part of the findings of a C. Abell, rural sociologist with the —SPecial educational services such -- as home econoniics and other agrieill- Canada Department of Agriculture. - tural extension,. courses, music festi- About 300 people were interviewed ,,-1, ,,,,,d .,,,, Torrn•hp of in Ontario and Alberta on what they "'"i' '- `-' increasing ------r -- consolidated schools. , considered to be the best and worst in rural living. ,• • -' - — e worst? -•survey carried out under Dr. Helen Th • ing.machmery. —Economic advantages. the • Portunity of owing ,a •home and farm 'business, a lower 'cost of living ,andfresher -products. - • • Explains Dr: Abell: "When these . •Mire than half of those interview - values are eltp-resSed-and-carefully ed -mentioned economic facto - considered, it -becomes possible to eluding irregular, uncertain r formulate plans to perpetuate and ited income, uncertainty -regarding' improve the best thingsand to over- come or, if necessary -accept the worst." The best in rural living: crops, "weather •or farmlabor:long - working hours and lard physical la- Concluded Dr. Abell: "Today more . --Closeness to nature, with plenty and more rural families- are con- . • • • . of fresh air and privacy. - sciously or unconsciously weighing • the best and the veorst in rural. living —Friendliness --and neighborliness •to,decide whether to join the flow to of the rural communitythe cities or remain on. the land as —Increasing availability, of run- part of the small but essential farrn__ fling water, electricity and labor-sav- population of Canada."- (BY REV. ROB-1RJ' a HARPER) . AIWY DAY IS RARE "What is So rare asa' by in June? Then, -if ever,.come perfect days,'!, -So wrote .a Poet whe dwelt, in a section of the, country' a thonsand miles and more north of the :place where' the present writer Rives. And 'a Perfect daY with the poet' might be a . blistering day of heat -f-ar tO the ,south. And a Striking contrast might be found: in the .present month' of •' The ;.weather hasoften seemed to coiricide withthe mood and cif; • cumstances of 'Inman events: .1n - the glainotir of 'a..full moon' shining through the casement on . a , won- drously peaceful niglit,, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, WaS _ushered :into the, land ofeverlasting peace and light But, when Napoleon_ Bonaparte -one of he Worst storms theasland, • had .knoWii .was raging:- The' ' artiL- Leryofthe . thunders:, Surnitioned the man of many 'battles to meet Ins last .enem3r- • HoWever; . the Perfect day does not primarily depend trpori Place or weather.Joshiia-like; the man of indomitable spirit"will cornmand the sun to stand still over Gideon andTthe --Moen in -the valley of, Ajalon until the workof the daY, , Injured in Pill •.Aseisting to build', a AO On the. farm Of Melvin, TYridall,east' of -Wellesley;'161.17-alio- -tirlfrfeel-Air the ' concrete.. floor and received internal injuries • yetundeter- Mined..He,Was taken, to:Alexandra •Hospital in the Lodge ambulance, a.ttended.by Dr. Harold Taylor, and later renioved to Viet.oria, Hospital in LondonGoderich: Signal -Star. • NO•Flat Rate. 'Hydro . At the regular Monthly meeting of the villagetru,steeS 'on:Monday, Tight the, members decided to hold 'over a request from a:ratepayer for the nstgllati�n,• Of flat rate Water heating., Seine, time ago, the trustees deeided, there ,should ,be ,flat. rate water 'heater S .4ttrieli,.. but .they :feel they were: not ready to go abeadiVith the project -r -Zur- ich Citizens. NeWs.." To...Gala:lei. • W. Orland Johnston,,Who former- ly Operated awholes ale -business but of Seaforth,' has joinedthe..staff of John Bosv_eld, real ,eState' broker, for the ' Goderich area. Mr. John- ston has ,purchased the home of •the -late -L.,: E. •DariceY, at the cor- ner of Waterreo and. St. .Vincent Streets. Be •and •Mrs. -..Johnston • have;already irieved ..10,dericit An Opportu to invest $100 or more in a Gua.ratteed" Certificate- to earn the excellent rate of • niefi At aiut.on About $480 was taken from the box in. which daily receipts were kepLat Lee's , Ladies' Wear last Weekend. Thestore was locked by members Of the staff at about Q to 6:15 pm. on .Saturday night.,,Mon- day morning: when the store -wa opened by members- of the sta IVIiss ..,MilcIrecl Farquhar,. -King St., and Mrs. Marjorie Martin; Joseph 'St., the ladies found that the MoneY was inissinge_-_-_Clinton New 14icks. AFriVe Brick for the new Bank of Mon, treal:;building arrived on .the site this "week,,, and contractor's' are. planning: a „preliminary start on the new, struetilte few days, Drains must:be laid .and,the site levelled and filled' where re- quired,,before., actual construction begins.. ; The new . building, when, coinpleted, will -be 36%63 feet, and will -'featare, 'a ' night' depositary, three 'Van*, a lounge room -for the Staff,'and-a modern and attractive front Office where , customers will be. sers"ed....neheall'Olervercr . PUrchase SYSte•rn: 'Threatened by theyDritariti Wa- ter Resources :Commissionwith an injunction' to close' the ' canning plant, Exeter COuneilthig week:Pur- chased la, S4,90,0 irrigation .sYstern to dispose Ofcliquid waste -frond the local plant, The. sySteni, wbich was being installed -Wednesday, .wil spray 268 • gallons ': a niimite on • fields for absorption' by ' the land and eVaporation,bYTthe • didn't have much choice," ekplain- ed MaYOr.lt. E • Pooley. ''`The Wa;. terjteschirces Commission threat- ened. an: In'hinCtiori---te'close- the -plant if the ,waste "Went into the,: river,"Thia. spring; the town as- sumed responsibility for • disposal of waste from the factory.. ,The big lagoon .dug for the purpose became filled. early this week and the pack • is expected. -to continue until the end of the month.—Exeter WALTO SUGAR AND SPICE By W, (13111) B: T. SMILEY • A Driving dawn the highway last Sunday night, witb the fainily all asleep after a ,big day of sun, swimming and a huge barbecued steak, I found myself „cursing with a fine, taut yehemence that sand- ed vaguely familiar. - The object of my affection was an approaching driver who refus- ed to dim his.lights,and I nearly went ii nto the ditch n a -combina- tion of, blindness and rage. When I had -cooled down I tried • to remember where I'd heard those particular phrases before, in just that tone. Then 1 knew—my Dad had ,used them, in identical tones and an identical situation, • about 30 years before. Except that he HAD gone in the ditch: _ • guess My father, and. I say it. with pride,, was.. the ,.'Worst driver. that ever came. oVer hill right xnaek 'sin the. -centre of .the road. .He .Wasn't reckless;. careless or •thoyir'eff.7-116--Was just an (tiered: Pik had ..driver... , —Of -course be-was7-abotit -40 -•iYbei17. he bought .his, first car. 1 believe. it was IA 1923 .Chev., He: was,Alie steadiest man :alive, but every' se: • often he'd .do soniething on . the. spurof the moment., 'That's the way, he .got ' the car. „Plunked. -doWn, the 'task took a driving, lessen, , WhiCli,emisisted of twieearound: the,. block, and drOVe it, borne.- He tore iritlie gate et full' bore,...Cein; pleterr lokot--11,6*-t� Vent right throngh'. the: -baCk' of • . ,11.....Sterey; -iS: visiting With hpr, sitter- at Athens:• • ' Mr: and' Mrs, George. Stewart; °file ina Were. gpests ,Of,Mr.„•,„„"an . „ rszlfarvey,:claig and' - • Mr.. and'IiiIrs.'410bri.,Ficliering and fairdlY,'''.0akville;spent,-snii„ day With Mr. and Mrs. .Geerge,, Dundas, Sandra and Kirnremain- ing for weeks': holidaYs. •'Work., began , Monday Morning. paving' the road '#orin Walton:ta . -Mr. and Mrs. Ernie 'Stevent, their family ' grandchildren,, held a "picnic ar'Ipperwash on Sun- day. :Mr, 'and Mrs,- Glen Fraser and :family; -of Stratford,. viSited.l.With, Mi. Malcolm ..Fraser- on StindaY. rom , The Huron Expositor Jiffy .27, 1934 Charles • Holmes and Thomas Johnstone, Of the Seaforth Lawn Bowling club; captured. the Dis- trict 4 doubles - championship at Stratford on Tuesday. They re- ceived a large shield and will now • be entered in the provincial finals. Their final game was with Milver- -tom A rink, Consisting of Dr. J. F• , I3echely, R. F. Sproat, `R. J. Win- ter and MI A. Reid, tied with Lis- towel after a 20 -end game for the district rink • champhinship. The Seaforth, rink lost the playoff. . , ,••• F6r 'TER= Years To inveSte--just send it your cheque. British -Mortgage doetetbe rest. • BRITI 1-1 MOM • Mr. W, N. Knechtel is the. first this season to report a ripe home- grown tomato,. which he picked in his prden on july 20. Since that time Mr. Knechtel has been using his own toraatoes on.the table• . On Saturday morning last Miss Beatrice Cooper, of Kippen, was taken to Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth ,' and operated on immedi- ately for appendicitis, Improvements have recently been made to the Bank of Montreal offiee in Hensall,.in the way of re- painting, varnishing and re -letter- ing signs, the work being done -by -Mr. Fred Kennings.. Mr. Clare Way and his father, Mr, A. W. Way, of Seaforth, were among the loeal iluroniks who at- tended the'reception given Premier' • M. .E." Hepburn and his eabinet ministers in St. Thomas laSt Thurs- . Since' the Wolverton Flour Mill • property bag' been taken over by the toWn, the company has arrang- ed with Mr... Thomas Dickson to handle its ptoincts in Seaforth and district. Mr, Dickson will carry -A large, stock at his store here. •Interesting.items gleaned from The •Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75- years ago. 'near Leridon-i- 'fin'e mate', for :his black driver,. • • - The-yoldibridgeLat..._Egmendyille has been reprieved and is being ve- Oaceci lay.„,a' new and more sub- structire. In the 'mean: time al "good' temporary • roadwal has been opened further up' the river. • . • The telephones for the Tucker - smith Telephone System have ar- rilsil, andwill be distributed to stiNcrthers at No. 2 Storehouse, Seaforth, on . Tuesday afternoon Mr. W. .T., McLean of -the -second • concesSion, Tuckersmith, had the inisfortune to have his fine • five- year-old driving horse, Lord Rob- erts, die the other day. Lung trou- ble was the cause of death. • • Miss Norma Dofoe, of Madoe; has been appointed teacher of Moderns 'and English in Seaforth Collegiate Institute AS successor to Mr. Craig. * * • . • ' • .. • • ' ' • , ..„ , , , , • „ Waltini • Group 411leeti • • ' Tile Walton Greim held their *July .meeting in the ',. -church base ment 'last Wednesday evening' with Mrs.: Wiliam 'Tharner,,, vicepresi, dent,I in 'charge.. The Meeting .op- ened.with. the singing:of a hymn, ecompanied by Miss 'Bessie Dav- dson The Scripture, taken froria Matthezv 6.:1-16,.,waitalren. by Mrs.. Nelson -'Marks, followed by com- ments on the, same by Mrs. Them-. Prayer was..offeredby Mrs. Wal- ter Broadfoot and meditation„ "Quite Suddenly", read- by the leader, Mrs. C. Lydiatt gave the topic, "The Christian- Ns---An--Ti-r- dividual", ending with a very suitable poem. Roll call and min- utes were taken by the secretary, Mrs. H. Travis, and Mrs. Ron Ben- nett reported for the W.A. • The group was reminded of the Baby Band picnic,. to, be held at Mrs. Wilbur Turnbull's, August 13, with the regtdar mieetirigpreceding the Baby Band, This group will be responsible for the flowers in the church during August The meet: ing closed with prayer -by Mrs. Timmer: • • The lunch committee consisted of Mrs. P. McDonald, IVIrs..W. Broad,. foot:and Mrs. L. Porter. • Folded In 1877 Bead Office: STRATFOR,D hal infOratation,, send 0481 cOttPon, • ORITIgit r.MORTGA6TRVST 4091,VOANY•o 'S1104°0014 . ONTARIO. •Platte send Mo"tivloider givhig infornintion 'about your Cinnteed ceitLfietiteo, •, Nattle , •Additis From The Iluron Expositer July 23, 1909 Mr. janies It Hays brought' quite, a curibsity into tovvn on Monday. This waS' in the_xpanner of two very funny looking birds,and an egg taken frenry i the nest n which they were hatehed. They were, got on the farm of Mr. M. RoWland, of McKillop, near Walton. , Just what variety of bird they are, no person seems to know. They have long, sharp WIS., and are partieu- lady large for 'their age, and;re- semble soinevvhat young Meet. , • Frcira The Ifuron`ExpOsitor July 25;1884 , Mr....1 Robert Armstrong, of the town line between Ifullett, and Mcl had his barn and outbuild- ings all burned down ,on Wednes- • day merning last week. There was a oalf fastened in -the stable which was burned • alive, There' were • about 26. tons of hay. and- at reap- ing machine and famupg- mill also burned. Some days ago Mrs. Pethick, of Winthrop, Met with a painful ac- cident. She .was standing on.. a chair with one foot on the window sill when she lost her balance and falling to the floor struck her side againSt another chair, fracturing some of her ribs. - - - Mr. T,Murdock of Hens -all, the. enterprising liveryman, hat added a very handsome two -seated cov- tred carriage to his already large stock of vehicles. Mr. A. G. Van Egriiond has add- -Ad -something new to his woollen- , inilinin the shape -..of a whistle, which -makes three different sounds all at the sairie time. Mr. Houghton, of, Seaforth, has Purchased the house and lot im- mediately opposite the waterworks frau Dr Gpuinlock for $500. The It contains an acre of land and the house cog. &are than the pur- chate money, so that Mr.-IIbugh- ton has got a good bargain. Mr., David Johriton has disposed of bit cottage ' Whith is opposite the Presbyterian. Churehe to Mr, redline, Sr., of Tuckersmith, for holes you could lose a .hippo . A and murderous bits, of bag, The next five mintites were sheer torpor. We kids clutched each other in the back seat, all eyes and white as paper. My mother clasped the baby close to her breast, dropped her head and moved her lips rapidly. Vty Dad glared ferociously at the hazards, through, hitting the ,holes with a ground his, teeth, bone -jarring drop, skidding peril- ouSly near the -.edge of a minor , precipice, and confounding the and . pressed .blasted idiots who had created the detour. - * * • Limp and sweating, 'we were al- , ways glad of the flat tire that in- evitably °Thllovved the detour. We'd ' pile out, hop the -fence and. dash , about like animals let out, of a cage. M.,y -mother would head thankfully for the' shade of i tree and change the babe's 'diaper, while Dad changed the tire, with appro- priate Incantations, • Next major Panic was getting the Old Che V onto the ferry. _ ' had- to' -CIOS-S-- the -Ottawa River, and it was a . great thrill each year. But watching Dad trying to get that car onto the ferry was enough to mark- a child for life. Yeaf-after year, when he saw my ".fgthnr drive h ferry captain would roll his eyes and, run for- help. enlist the engineer, the wheelsman, and every innocent by- stander, warn thern, and Ann them -all- with -large-. chocks, for !throw- ing before and behind the wheels. Eventually, Dad would get the Old Chev wedged' across the ferry so that nobody else could get on or off. Dad would sit ,tritimphanti5L -inthe-cari--readY -toTscare- every- 7body-out-of-another--year‘s7growth 7when we -got- to the- other -side -of the river. '11 never forget the annual trip to the cottage in the "Old Chev" as it is still fondly 'known in the jotit-tierin---tirose day. My Dad would be up -bright and early and would lash all the heavy luggage to the bumpers,t rod and running -boards. As -soon as breakfast was over, he'd go out,; walk around the Old, cher, give the tires a kick, and climb in., There he'd sit and honk the-horru, pgrRY, while my mother ran. around the house like a demented person, grabbing, up babies, es, jars of preserves and all man- ner of things. Then," with us ,kids -piled in the. beCk; on. top of the ;bedding, we Were off; with A great:grinding of gears, :and, lurchingtnitilAwe.,,got, the -open road::- After, ten--mileg. 014 'se,•,my mother would be almost: 'relaxed, when -Dad hadn't ,hit afir loose gravel ad had 'managed.' to avaid several : cars Coming - from the opposite direction. • But -then we'd come to a detour. In thoge days; the detours weren't the simple swing -outs: we have now; on a highway construction 'job They were sheer tests of nerve, and skill, -With' wobbly wood- en bridges, cliffs, Of crushed. xock;. . • -IIIYRON FARM NEWS Saturday's general rain has aid- ed in the growth of alt crops. IVIost noticeable is. corn And beans. Pas- ture has improved since the heavy Fall wheat' cutting and combin- ing is taking place rapidly, and sOme fields of early OatS and bar- ley, may also be out this week. Mr." Frank Kling, 'of Seafotth, /IOW sports- one of the finest road- ster tearils• in this part of the coun- tri hitvbig'�ctit1 puruhased • f,EW DRAM? 2,P • CoP55; Pk • .There was only one other ob- stacle. that -really put us through • the wringer, and that was The Big Hill; a, few miles before we reach - the lake. Weld, go down a long, steep hill and sight back up another one, longer and steeper. Each year we prayed we'd make,it, Each year we all body Eng- lish into the' baiting climb.1 ,And each year, Dad would forget to change into low_ soon enough, and stall about 20 feet from the top. Then there was the 'dreaded ordeal of backing down for another run., And the final ignominy of going and fetching the farmer_ with his tearn, after, three hitile' and- fear - ie a bNolionaedeanyas,ge vvhohte.ino.dI drs el; ears ,inpolva ling "chicken"- and taking supPos. edly' awe-inspiring chances, 1" just sneer. 'One trip.to the cottage in the, old Chev with_ my Dad, and , those punks' would never have the nerve to climb into an automobile ' THE CLITI3 COMES ALIVE OTTAWA—The Senate of Canada an august body that seems to evoke much merriment among practical -politicians, is making news again.• - It's often said that the Senate is a chummy retired gentleman's clula, with no particular excuse for existence other than to provide the party in poWer with a convenient shelf on which to -place its more venerable supporters. . In truth, it's only selioni that the $10,Q00-a-year-for-1ife brigade in the Red 'Chamber rises to defend itself and dispute the contention. • But- recently- the -Liberal major-- ityin the Senate—an odd hangover from the days of that party's as- cendancy in the House of Coin- mons—kicked up its heels and re- belled. Oirei-the anguished cries of the outnumbered Conservative government supporters, the Liber- als initiated a far-reaohing study of inflation and its effects. ^Vainly the Tories pleaded that this would serve no good purpose. And all along they. suspected the Grits of trying ,to put one over for the express purpose of embarrass- ing A free -spending government, and rnaldng political capital • • IthWever, the Liberals had their way, and with 'solemn_ assurances that the search would be undertak- en iitt a nonparisan way, the Sen., ate fmance committee, composed of 36 Liberals and 14 Conservatives, including a Cons,ervative chairman, set to work . • • Its list of witnesses was impres- sive. Included were six senior bankers, including Governor Sas. Coyne of the Bank of Canada; ec- onomists, insurance experts, in- dustrialists, investment men, labor leaders and researchers, •'farm spokesmen and financiers, and at - the express suggestion of a Con- - serptive senator from Alberta, a Social. •Credit theorist. For two • months the hearing . continued. Most of the briefs fell into a pat- -tern of condemnation of inflation and its "effect% with management and labor understandably split ov- er/Which side contributed most sub- Stantially to the evil.- < The Social Gredit theorist, Mr. 1.4._D. Byrne, a former Deputy Min- ister of Economic 1)evelopment in the Aberhart Governinent of ,%°A1,- herta, had other ideas. •' Alone among_the..texperts, ' be • Named inflation on- "a defitiency (Continued on Page 5) Town F39.11,ET rAce t1";,, FiYF 5°E3Armi1'rutisi SEAFSERI • On ,instruction from the Municipal Council llpitEBY PROCLAIM, MONDAY iiiiiiiji1IImull1111111.111111111111110111111, : . 'Visit' the -Real ,Vvilig.,Santa -- -June .19 to ThadiSgiVing FIN FOR ALL '.1114 FAMILY •"Children to 14 Years FREE, • 9:30 a.ra.. to 0:00, p.m. Sunda, 1-pait. to 6 pan, .SA.NTA'S VILLAGE• - Bracevidge, Out, . AU ST 3/ •••A' CIVI. 1.1DAY • In the Town ofleafOrtir anti. respectfully request the. Citizens aixt • Businessmen` to observe the same: F. HRISTIE Mayor 0 Od $ave the Queen",, ATB ---