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FARMERS .
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/*operative of 'Ontario And :obeli your Patronage. We will
.pick' them up° at your farm.
new TIMONE COLLECT not later than Saturday nights.
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RCAF Ladies
Bowling Scores
Pecanae, of a Station donee held
in the Recreation Centre on Fri-
day evening, the scheduled games
of the RCAF Ladies League. were
rolled on •Thursday and Sunday ev-
enings. The weekly prizes were
won by Mid, K, SPlisburY for a high triple of -6154' and Mrs, Lam)* for a high single of 237,
Other, scares over 200 were got-
ten by.: Mrs.. •H, Spilsbury, 251;
Mrs. i. Campbell, 230, 21,6; um
M. Matthews and Mrs. J, Fyvie,
each 229; Mrs. K. Banville, 227,
212; Mrs. S. Moffatt, 226; Mrs,
M, Edge, 221; Mrs. B, Geiger, 214;
Mrs. K. Bush, 213, 200; Mrs, M.
Sutton, 210, 202; Mrs. G. Paul,
205; Mrs. M. Hebert, 201, •
Team standings; (1) Pin Wheels,
89; -(2) Hula Hoops, 86; (3) Sat-
ellites, 54; (4) Aces, al; (5) GniP Gnaps, 80; (6) Eager Beavers, 71;
(7) Black Cats, 00; (5) Wish Bon-
es, 65,
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STRATFORD TEACHERS' COLLEGE
ONE-YEAR AND TWO-YlIAR COURSES are offered
leading to an Interim Elementary-School Teacher's
Certificate, valid in the elementary schools of Ontario.
TERM OPENS SEPTEM*111 8, 1959. Dasertive booklet
"'reaching in the Elementary Schools of Ontario," free
on, request.
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENT FOR ADMISSIONS
ONE4EAR COURSE: Standing in eight Grade' 13
papers, one of which shall be English Composition or
English Literature,
TWO-YEAR COURSE: Secondary School Graduation
Diploma .of the General Course.
INTERVIEWS WITH 'APPLICANTS are conducted by the
Committee of Selection. Secondary school students
interested in entering. Teachers' College should apply
for interview through the principal of their • secondary
school. Other applicants should write to:
THE PRINCIPAL, STRATFORD. TEACHERS'OLLEGE
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ANNOUNCING
The Appointment of
ROBBIE BURNS Londesboro
As The New Dealer For
J. I. CASE TRACTORS & IMPLEMENTS
In This Area
COME IN AND SEE US TODAY!
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Spring Sale tatting
100 CARS CHOOSE FROM!
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AND MUST SELL
Absolutely No Offer Refused
Examples:
1957 PONTIAC SEDAN Only $ i 795
'1957 CHEV. SEDAN, Deluxe $1795
1955 BUICK 2-Door HARDTOP ..... $1195
1953 CHEV. HARDTOP $ 695
1953 DODGE SEDAN $ 695
3-1950 DODGE CUSTOM SEDANS
with Radios Only $295 each
WATCH FOR OUR COMPLETE LISTING
NEXT WEEK
9 USED TRUCKS IN STOCK
1/2 -Ton to 4-Teel, Hoists, etc.
Pearson Motors
Limited
"HURON COUNTY'S LARGEST CAR DEALER"
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MacNaughton RevieWt Huionss .
Past and :Present in Reply to 'Throne
AriaidenSfeech
After introductory remarks a$
"lie rose fist the first time in the
1)QOse, Charles S. gaeNanghtoll
- went (go •
"While X .recognim in the fullest
sense, the honor ' that the people .of.
gum have conferred uppn Me,, h -electing me as the representative
--of this historic riding, nevertheless
the circumstances which resulted -
. in my election were and will con-
time to be, a matter Of profound
regret. The late Tom Ptyde . Was
- my neighbeur and true friend,
'11V) s be )/1114 13444eated -Aerlitiet
' 'P44PtOfi'.gountrsr he loved
so well. To have known him and
Celled him friend was an honour
and privilege I will not in My lifes
time forget and ,the many kindly
references I have heard from all
members of this house are a mat,
ter of personal satisfaetien to me
as I am Sure they are to his family
and all those whorn. he Served se
faithfidly and well. * *
• Mr, Speaker, I propose, in the
most concise 'tern* possible, to
deal with the interests of the rid-
ing of Huron, its history, its, peo-
ple and their -aims and Aspirations
as well as the general economy of .•
then colorised Huron, Perth and
parts ,of Tombetb and Middlesex,
in the .first Parliament of Upper
• Canada at Kingston in 'ISO, Tn
this role; he succeeded his brother,
.who was the first MPP, and who
died after a short term in office,
Captain Robert Dunlop, con,
tested the first eleetion against
another zolourfni figure of the day,
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony W,
VartEgmend winning by .a comfort-
Able margin. VanEgniend was an
arderit reformer and can only
conclude that even as today—hg ran en the wrong ticket.
Mr Speaker,. this was the start
of an era in Huron, which latInch, ed the development of -what is now
recognized to be the best farm
land in all, of , Canada,.. The grave
of Dr. William "Tiger" Dunlop
marks the location of much of its
beginning and . as such may L sug-
geste-that the Historieal :Societies
of the province would do well to
consider its mere appropriate. rec.,
ognition, improvement And maint-
enance,
I should like now, Mr. Speaker,
to relate the lusty and vigorous
industry and development of earl-
ier times, to the accomplishments
and .opportunities of today, As.stir,
edly, sir, the vision of our pion-
eers has been to a very consider-
able extent fulfilled and the char,
acteristics of the founders of Hur,
on are manifest in the boundlesS
opportunities which exist -at this
challenging period of the history of
our province and our nation. Of
recent years our. population has
been swelled by. people of other
lands to all _Of Whom Ave extend
a traditional' Harm welcome. The.
customs and traditions of their
native countries have already en-
riched us and new, typically Ca.,
nadian 'culture, emerges.
Mr. Speaker, I should say that
the economy and industry of pre,
sent day Huron, is in a large mea-
sure associated with, agriculture.
Thoge Wheare not directly engag,
ed in farming are dependent to a
very considerable extent on the ag-
ricultural ;industry for their own
prosperity,, and indeed their livb-
lihood. Huron,: ranks first in the
production of barley, second in
dry beats,. and .third in mixed gr,
ains. -Huron combines with its
neighbour Perth to lead by a wide
margin in hog production. Huron
ranks -first in the production of
cattle for beef: The town of Exeter
and the surrounding area lead in
the production of rutabagas. The
area has long been among the top
producers of poultry in Ontario,
In short, Mr. Speaker, Huron by
virtue of the volume and variety
of production - of, farm products
might well be considered a pattern
for agriculture' for all of Ontario,
which attests to the industry and
efficiency of its farmers.
We in Huron are proud of the
accomplishments of our farmers
and particularly proud. that, in
1958, Robert Allen, Brucefield,
captured two World Champion-
ships at the Royal Winter Fair.
In fairness, I most express appre:
ciation to the 'Bon. Minister of
Agriculture and in particular to
the calibre of Agricultural Repre-
sentatives. Who have served Huron
over the years.
Under the able' direction of Mr.
Gordon Bennett, now Chief Agri-
cultural' Officer, M. Gerald Mont-
gomery.,nowindustrial agent with
the Canadian National Railways
and our present representative,
Mr, Douglas Miles, his associate,
Mr. Arthur Bolton, and his staff,
our 4-H membership and their act-
ivities and accomplisinnents stand
out as top ranking% in this most
important field of agricultural en-
deavour in the province.
May I point out, Mr. Speaker, to
you and the hon. members of this
house that, in my opinion, a un-
ique opportunity exists in Huron,
for industry to, avail itself of the
enterprise and ability of our far-
mers, for the expansion of agri-
cultural production in a very im-
portant field. I believe, sir, that
the southern or the Exeter area of
Huron has an acreage and produc-
tion potential for sugar beets, suf-
ficient to maintain complete pro-
cessing and sugar refining facil-
ities, particularly when it is rec-
ognized that Canada produces only
from 20 percent to 25 percent of
its sugar requirements. I would
point out that the Town of Ex-
eter seems to offer the complete
services required for this type of
industry. The Morrison Dam en-
sures an adequate supply of wat-
er, both rail and truck transporta-
tion facilities are available, as well
as new modern public and second-
ary schools, new hospital, and more
importantly a stable labour mar-
ket, I suggest to the Hon, Minister
of Agriculture arid the Hon. Min-
ister of Planning and Development
that this potential opportunity is
worthy , of exhaustive investiga-
tion by their respective depart-
ments.
While industry, has been some-
what slow to recognize the many
advantages offered by Huron,
there has been considerable evi-
dence in recent years that this
trend is changing. The historic
town of Goderich, seat of our coun-
ty government, has long been rec-
ognized, as one of the principal
lake ports in Ontario, with ex-
tensive terminal grain storage and
shipping facilities. Annually, many
millions of bushels of grain clear
through these terminals for dis-
tribution over a widespread area
of Western Ontario, Of recent
years these facilities have been en-
larged and improved and with the
advent of the St. Lawrence Sea-
way, Goderich will undoubtedly
attain greater prominence in the
impo.tant sphere of lake shipping
and Hand distribution.
At, present, a shaft is being con-
strueted in Goderich for what will
vel.y likely become the most inv.
poftant source of raw 'salt in Can-
ada. When completed and added
to the existing salt industry, Gode-
rich may well lay claim to being
Canada's salt capital. Those and
other important projects, which I
will refer to later, may well com-
bine to be the forerunner of a
trend which, in the comparative
near future, will result in Goderich
becoming the first community in
Huron to attain city status.
Recognition of the advantages
of Seaforth has, been recently Irian-
Vested in the completion 'of the'
new modern plant of .Seaforth•
Shoes Limited which substantially
increases their production cepa....
city. The .decision to expand in
this location was in a large rheas.-:
ore due to the foresight . and co,- operation of the council and people of this thriving Huron community, Industrial expansion in Exeter
has been marked recently, by the.
lochtion of a, new modern plant
and warehouse for the Canadian. branch of one Of the. leading man-
ufacturers of poultry and -animal.
feed additives and rrieclicine.s and is adjoined by the new modern.
mows. of what is acknowledged to he-rOnterio'S largest Turitey . Katoliery.
Clinton and Exeter have long
.benefitted.culturally and .commet-
cially.fretti the proximity .0f Rc417 stations; During and since the .see-
end World War many thousands
of Airmen and their families have
made their homes among us, At.: testing to 'Huron's hospitality, is
the fact that many have, upon re-firetnenti remained in our various
communities,
The village of Hemel; by virtue
Of its partieularly :efficient hand-
lingfacilities, has long been known • as the bean capital of Canada. R is matter of fact and record,
that more white beans clear the
elevators of this prosperous All-age than any other village, . town
or city in Canada. „Hensail also is
the home of General CoaCh Werltsv
Manufacturers of mobile homes
who recently -transported by air,
a prefabricated trailer, home, to-
gether with a crew ,or vverlorien, to Goose Say, Labrador. The home
was delivered, assembled and the
workmen returned home, in a mat- ' ter of a few hours. • . Bayfield is known throughout
Southwestern Ontario and beyond,
as a friendly summer resort. In
-addition, it is home to one of the
oldest, most efficient fishing fleets
in Lake Huron. Zurich, a few miles
east, is an important and enter-
prising marketing centre.
This then, Mr.• Speaker, is a
brief summary of the history and
the economy of Huron and I should
now like to comment on certain
matters referred to by the Hon,
Leader of the Opposition, with
respect to unemployment, particu-
larly as they relate to Huron.
this wonderful part of our great
province, relating, all in A. general
way, to similar situations, which
undoubtedly prevail in many other
rural sections .of Ontario.
It is not possible to discuss in
abbreviated form• the complete
history of this famous section of
Ontario, Rather, Ipropose to touch
an certain of the highlights, The first white man to visit this
area is acknowledged to be a
young associate of Champlain
known as Etienne Erule. He be-
came singularly adept at master-
ing various Indian dialects and,
in due course, he became the fore-
most linguist and interpreter of his
time, In 1610, by agreement with
Champlain, he was permitted to
take up residence with the Huron
tribe and he shared their customs and existence until 1633 when he
became a victim of the same cus-
toms and was killed, quartered,
boiled and eaten by those who had
been his blood brothers.
Mr, speaker, I cannot refrain
from observing at this point that
history frequently repeats itself
and that a similar fate may soon
be in store for an hen. member of
this house, the leader of ,a very
small group, who has sojourned
ever-long in an atmosphere in
which he seems to be as incompat-
ible as was this young Frenchman
of earlier days,
For most practical purposes, the
history of the Huron District of
Huron Tract commences in about
1824 or 1825 with the formatien
of the Canada Company. On Nov-
ember 26th, 1824, some 1,384,413
acres was , sold from Crown res-
erves in Upper Canada, to the
Canada Company, at a price of
three shillings and sixpence per
acre. A grant of land of about
800,000 acres of . clergy reserves
was eventually converted - to a
money grant. I might say, 'Mr.
Speaker, that there are still pro-
perties in Huron held on deeds or-
iginally granted by -the Canada
Company,
This was a lusty period in the
history of Canada. It was no less
lusty in Huron and its vigour
stemmed from the men and women
who made the history of the tim'
es. But it was the first warden
who emerged as the most colorful,
aggressive and now almost leg-
endary personality of his day. I
refer to the famous or infamous
Dr. William Dunlop, or better
known and remembered as "Tiger
Dunlop". His contribution to the
development of the entire district
was that of vigorous growth and
he represented the district which
In discussing unemployment,
may I remind the Hon. Member
for Waterloo North that his count-
erpart in the Federal field, at-
tempted to draw the monstrous
red herring of unemployment ac-
ross the path of the last Federal
election with dire consequences.
This is not to say that I do not
recogniie the seriousness of the
unemployment situation, but I con-
fess I was disappointed and I am
confident the people of Ontario
were disappointed, at the almost
complete lack of positive sugges-
tions from him as to methods of
correcting it. It is all very well
for him to tell this house that we
are in the midst of a technological
revolution, but I frankly doubt
whether this disclosure will pro-
vide unemployed men and women
with any marked degree of com-
fort.
His assertion, Mr. Speaker, that
this Government and the Federal-
Provincial partnership has done
nothing effective about it is sub-
sequently incorrect, at least as far as Huron is concerned, as I
now propose to describe to him
and to all Non. Members. Firstly,
let' me say that I obtained my in-
formation from the manager of
the National Employment Service
in Goderich on Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 14 last, who reported to me
as follows:
(a) That the number of claims
in the Goderich Office as at
January 31, 1958, or a year
• ago, was 1,122.
(b) That the number of claims
in the Goderich Office as at
January 31, 1959, or today,
was 746 or 376 less than
they were a year ago.
I further asked him whether or
not this decrease could be largely
attributed to the programs of both
federal and provincial governments
to provide for winter employment.
His answer was an unqualified
Yes! I isms further informed that
the RCAF Station at Clinton, win-
ter employment had been made a-
vailable for 25 painters, 8 carp-
enters, 5 laborers, 2 electricians
and 2 plumbers, and that this work
program would not normally have
been undertaken at this time.
The office of the Hon. Minister
of Planning and Development has
informed me -that a winter work
project has been underway for
several months on the Aux Sau-
ble Conservation Authority emp-
loying 28 men. This project will
continue for several months more.
Last winter the figure employed
by this Authority was nil.
A program of winter work is
being carried on ,by the Depart-
ment of the Hon. inister of Pub-
lic Works on the site of the pro-
posed new Hospital for Retarded
Children near Goderich, employing
20 men. This program was- in-
stituted for the • specific purpose
of providing winter work immed-
iately the suggestion was proposed,
Through the prompt action of
the Minister of Planning and De-
velopment, -two low rental hous-
ing projects obtained speedy ap-
proval and, as a result, construe.
tion of 14 rental homes will com-
mence at once in Goderich and,
as soon as a 810 is approved, con-
struction of 12 will be underway
in Clinton.
In Seaforth, to enable the town
to take advantage of winter em-
loyment assistance, speedy appro-
val was granted by the Ontario
Water Resources Commission for
a $400,000.00 sewage system, In
fact, Mr, Speaker, the Hon. Mr.
John Roberts, together with the
Commission, arranged for aproval
in a. matter of days after the re-
quest and application was made.
Both the Non. Leader of the
Opposition and Hen, Member for
York South have criticised the
Government for taking no effec-
tive steps to relieve the unemploy-
ment situation. We, in Huron,
cannot agree with them, for rea-
sons which I have just supported
with facts and figures.
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