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emend Immediate
Ad.ion,. Says Cochro...ne
by BILL COCHRANE
Liberal Candidate
Duringthe n. years before
.June 1.0, 1957, the Liberal, Party
gave this country the greatest
prosperity it has .ever known
and caused Canada to be num-
bered as one of the major powers
in the world today. Through its
policy of increased taxation in
. good times the liberal party re -
(Weed the national debt, .combat.
led inflation, fought against de-
pression and gave to every Ca-
nadian a solid position in
• erner-
geny.
Since .June 10 All has not been
'well with Canada, Political con-
siderations have come first —
the welfare of our country sec-
. ond, until now we face a con-
dition of business recession and
onemployment which requires
immediate action — something
that the Conservative govern -
!meat is unable to give. Canada
now must have leadership by a
- partyof reform and. vision —
not one that is primarily inter-
' ested in its own advancement
and content to bask in the re -
:fleeted glory of a leader whom
even the party itself fears.
What.is the record of the Con.
xervative Party in eight months? .
' Here is some evidence by which
'you may judge:
1, The calling of an election
on the weakest possible excuses.
Faire to give a national
accounting.
2. The creation ,of trade prob-
lems with our great neighbor
to the south.
4. Failure to try to deal with
unein
4. A farm prices stabilization
aet already denounced .by farm!
organizations.
6. The public criticism of the
governor of the 13ailk of Canada
—a man appointed by parliament,
not a party—for a report, which
in effect supported the Liberal
party's monetary policies.
The Liberal Party offers you
,a new leader, Lester B. Pear-
son, a leader of whom all .Ca.;
nadians may be proud. Be has
proven himself both at home
and abroad to be a man with'
.great foresight, courage and
energy and devotion to the wel-
fare of his country. Ile has now
pledged himself and his party
to take definite action to prevent
the conditions of our country
.from becoming worse. He will
not permit political. interest to
interfere with better govern-
ment for you and me.
The Liberal Party offers you
further the Pearson Plan for
'peace. and prosperity. In brief
here is the .plan:
1. Big reductions in income
taxes — double exemptions for
young married couples.
2. IncreaSed old age assistance
for widows and single women
at 60 years .of
3. Expanded- trade .with all
countries., nol a diversion of
trade from ane to another.
4, Farm price supports and
the setting up of a farm develop-
ment bank for easier money to
farmers.
5. 10,000 scholarships each
year— and a student loan fund
whereby every boy and girl may
have the benefit of higher edu.
cation and ,keep aur .great coon.
try abreast 'of the whole world
and eouiusp ofae
pleele.ead. others in
the ways
These measures will give us
the immediate 'benefit of mil-
lions of dollars released to bu.v
goodsand create employment,.
Their effect will be felt at onee,
not in the distant future as in
the case of the Conservative
National Development Plan. in
which the main benefit is for
the Conservative party in get.
ting votes.
The Pearson Plan will work
for you and me. I will work for
All o.0 you in :Huron Riding —
Huron needs young and energatie
representation in Ottawa. Vote
Cochrane — Vote Liberal March
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Di en I.. aker eserve
Majority o rn l..:
Recommends Cardiff
Cast It
Monday
By ELSTON CARDIFF
Progressive Conservetive
As the campaign is drawing
nearer the end it becomes neces-
sary to' state some of the
achievements of Canada's "num-
ber one statesman."
John Diefenbaker's task has
been to build a truly Canadian
party, with representation of
the many different races that
make up a modern Canada. He
has given to the Conservative
party a wider national represen.
latioo, geographically, making a
wider appeal to a greater num.
ber of Canadians.
:He has absorbed, even into his
cabinet, members of different
races and has drawn into the
membership of the house of
commons, races that heretofore
had never graced the floor. He
also made an Indian a senator.
These things have captured
the imagination of the masses.
This is the reason why so many
people have flocked in such
great numbers to hear hirn
speak. And these huge crowds
were not confined to any one
section of Canada.
The reason it was so necessary
to call an election was because
of the need of a stable govern-
ment to face the larger pro-
blems now facine• Canada nn a
long-term basis. 4'It was impos-
sible to faee major problem
with a minority government.
Diefenbaker has laid the feu
-
dation for a national develop.
-merit policy to equalize the eco.
noetic opportunities of all pre.
vinees and. has now undertaken
projects across this nation to
develop ournatural reseurcesi
Even our farmers have not
been forgotten. We have brought
in legislation long sought by far
niers to stabilize farm prices
arid to give farmers for the first
time, their share of the prospe-
rity of Canada.
Through the mare prosperous
years just past almost .all groups
of our society shared in the gen-
eral prosperity of Canada ex-
cept the farmer. He was left
holding the dwindling economy
together at least for the past
three years. Now However, Die-
fenbaker and his government
have recognized the plight of the
farmer and have done some-
thing about It
From now on. prices of farm
commodities will be based en a
fair relationship to the cost nf
production and the farmer will
no longer be expected to work
for nothing and board himself.
In order to meet the unern-
Ployment situation, which was
handed to us hy the former go-
vernment, we have provided for
the future development •of CaPs
;ada and to ensure jobs, we have
launched .a nation-wide works
project for the construction of
dividend.- paying construction
works amounting to $1,185.000,*
000 of which $270,000,000 will be
spent in the first -three months
of this year,
The Diefenbaker government
has been criticized for net bring-
ing clown a budget and much ;has
been said about it. But don't -
forget the last budget brought
down by the Liberals was for.
1957-58 and it wasn't possible to
bring down another until all the
estimates were passed by the
louse and there were 17 depart.
rnents still to be passed when the
house dissolved.
May I add that some people
have short memories. Back- in
1945, the Liberals called dissolved
it on April 16. There was at that
time no sign of a new budget to
.succeed the last one of June In,
1944. Nor was there one brought
down until October 12, 1945.
This was a lapse of 16 months
without a budget.
I have refrained from malting
any reference whatever to per.
sonalities during the campaign.
I refuse to comment on some
things that are said during the
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Club Raises $2,000
For Easier Adventure
Thirty-six boys and girls, stu-
dents of SHDHS, are excitedly
making final plans for their
forthcoming invasion of New+
York City during Easter week.
The students are members ot
the SHDHS, Tourist Club and
have been hard at work since
last September in order to make
their trip possible, Through per-
sonal contributions and numer-
ous fund-raising activities, they
have raised over $2.000 to cover
the cost of their adventure.
The members of the tourist
club, under the direction of C.
J. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Wooden, Mrs, A. Dixon and Mrs.
M. Sanders, '.hare engaged in
several candy sates, a rum-
mage sale, a bake. sale end-eVee
pen bottle and wiro^ceit 'hanger
collections in order to defray the
cost of their trip,
They alio paid part of the cost,
about $28 per person, them-
selves, in regular, relatively
painless installments spread
over a period of seven months.
This amount, with the exception
of food and personal purchases,
is the entire cost to the student.
The trip, needless to say, is
worth far more than this.
The profit from one of their
latest fund raising ventures,
the Earle Terry Singers con-
cert, has been converted into
American currency and has
been divided among the mem-
bers in amounts depending. mien
the number of tickets sold. This
money will be made available
to them on their arrival in New
York to spend as they please.
Their cause has also received
outside help. Mrs. M. C. Fletch-
er kindly- donated the sum of
$25 which will pay for the tour
through the United Nations
building.
Hit -Run Driver
Causes Damage
A hit-ancl-rim driver, travelling
north, collided with a south-
bound car driven by John E.
Watson, RR 2, Ailsa Craig, on
No. 4 highway Saturday. Dam-
age to the Watson vehicle was
estimated at $300 by PC George
Mitchell, who investigated.
, A car parked on Main street
and owned by John Burke, Exe-
ter, was struck by a vehicle
driven by Elizabeth May Reid,
RR, 4, Goderich, Monday. in
Exeter. Damage totalled $400.
Damage was estimated at $75
when tivo cars scraped at the
intersection of John and Main
streets Friday. A truck driven
by Richard F. Roebuck, R.R.
Dorchester, attempted to pass a
tar driven by Donald G. Scan -
ler, RCAF Station Centralia,
which was stopped on • John
street waiting. for traffic. Con -
table Sohn Cowen investigated;
Break Into SS,
Ransack Works
The new Our Lady of Moont
Carmel school was broken into
Sunday night but, although desks
were ransacked, nothing vat
liable has been reported missing,
The veould-be thieveS gained
entry by breaking a pane in the
window pane is the back door.
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Refsarns From South
Mr.,, Alwyn bayman of (hand
Bend has returned frein an ex-
tended vacation in the United
StateS where he spe-nt several
weeks in Tailing and %Wet Paint
Beath, .11brida, Freni Florida he
tented throught the South up
through into
New York City where he spent
several days sightseeing. Ile Al.
so visited with Mr. S.Crani
Saunders and his fatnily Ifi tr.n.
per Montclair, New, Orsey.Ilis
text destination 'WAS Bellalet and
theft Niagara Falls Where he
',Pent tenth time enjoying the
ittiktrYw
The cost: of accommodation
for the 36 students will come to
$275; sightseeing will cost $125;
entertainment, $600; and trans-
portation, $825. This collies to a
grand total of $1,825. With the
exception of $38 per person this
entire amount has been covered
due to the untiring efforts put
forth by these students.
Reservations have been made,
the itinerary conlpiled, and
transportation arranged. There
is nothing left to do but wait.
The expedition will set out on
Thursday, April 3, at 7 p.m.,
going via Buffalo and the thru-
way and will arrive in New
York City' at about 2 p.m., Fri-
day, the fourth,
Officer Dies
During Flight
Formerly on strength at RCAF
Station Centralia, FO. W. G.
Smith, Bleinheim, died in a T-33
jet trainer being flown at 35,000
feet on a training flight Thurs-
day night from Chatham, N.B.,
to Ottawa.
Although a detailed investiga-
tion is taking place, it's believed
the airman died from lack of
oxygen. An autopsy, chemical
and biological tests have been
made to determine the exact
cause.
FO. Smith was stationed at
Centralia for about two years
before going overseas. He was
later posted to RCAF headquar-
ters, Ottawa, where he was a
staff officer. His wife, a for-
mer member of Exeter Kinette
club, and five children survive.
The aircraft in which Smith
died was piloted by F/L L. F.
McGuire, commanding officer of
the RCAF recruiting unit in Ot-
tawa. McGuire lost contact with
Smith over the plane's intercom
and landed the aircraft at Sept-
Iles, Que.. some 250 air miles
from Chatham. Smith was dead
when the plane landed.
Commenting on the possibility
of anoxia, an air force official
said the cabin of the T-33 trainer
is pressurized. As a result the
atmospheric level in the cabin:
at 35,000 feet was the same as
that at an altitude of less than ,
24,000 feet,
Better . Heed
New Signs
Exeter Police Chief Reg Tay.
Inc Warned this week that
charges will be laid immediately
against violators of the new
stop street regulations which
have gone into effect with the
erection of new signs at a num,
ber of town intersections.
We don't intend to issue any
warnings to drivers who ignore
these signs," the chief said,
"We've found the only way to
enforce a regulation is to do it
properly right from the start."
The new regulations were
authorized by council recently.
They provide:
Iluron street, except at the
intersection with NO. 4 High-
way, will be a through street on
both the eastoand west sides of
lown; all traffie must stop be -
the north or south.
James street, the first block
north of 'Huron on the east side
ot fOwii, is also a through street,
Ston signs hAVe been placed en
Andrew And :Edward streets
where they intersect with
Jaine8.
Andrew street, from Jathos te
will be a through,street
And traffic 3ehil ane Sanders
ffittet step Were entering it.
The new red Simla, about tWe.
feet squAre, are the elite 1.060-
ly adopted by the •Onthtie li
Partitient of Highways And which
Wi 11 beeeine StAtid tri through -
tit the province by Ink
7:110 exeferZmesaboocafe
Eighty -Second Year
EXETER, ONTARIO, MARCH 27, 1958
Price Per Copy 10
Coach, Union Dispute
Over Bargaining Unit
Rumours that General Coach.
;Works, Hensall, may shut down
Cents because of a combination of
union activity and slump in
sales were not verified by Man-
ager William Smith Wednesday.
lie replied "no comment"
when questioned about the re-
ports of union negotiations.
He did say, however, "busi-
ness is not too good right now
but we are trying our best to
%A.M.86*: •
NOW IT'S YOUR MOVE — The officials are ready, the
ballots have been printed and hundreds of ballot boxes
.distributed throughout the area, Party leaders and can.
didates have worked hard to present their platforms. The
stage is set for Monday's federal election. New it's up to
Vote Five Days Away
Candidates
As party activity warms up
for the general vote Monday,
airmen at RCAF &alien Cen-
tralia have already started exer-
cising their franehlacs in the
second federal election in less
than a year,
Polls for the servieemen open-
ed at 10 an. Monday and will
continue to receive ballots Until
Saturday al, 4 p.m. Most air.
nice vote for cancliclatet in their
home ridings.
'Returning °Officer for Huron
riding, J, X. Hunter, estimates
there will be at least Mo more
Iigibte votere lor this election
than the one last JOnd for which
25,092 Were on the lists.
itt Middlesex 'West, returning
bffieer Freeman Iiodgins said
the ;number of voters will ex-
eded 22,000,
Although political activity ap.
Pears on the surface to be rela.
tivelsr quiet in this Area, can.
dictates and their erganilatiells
are ilitentirVing their efforts to
convert last minute voters. A
number of.partsr meetings have
Blast Kills
Alton Dobbs
native of Biddulph and
lather of.dour thilcIren, L. Alton
"Shorty" Dobbs, 31, was one of
seven Men killed by an unex-
plained explosion in an RCAF
armament depot near Camp
Borden Thursday.
The blast shattered' a fraine
building containing explosives at
a top -security station at Angus,
where the district man had
worked for the past eight years.
Relatives from this area at-
tended the funeral in Creeniore
Monday at which members of
the Orange Lodge, of which he
was a past master, acted a's pall-
bearers.
The blast victim was the son
of Mrs. Eunice Dobbs, now of
Langton, and the late Minor:
Dobbs, who farmed near Wha-
len. He was the second youngest:
of a family of 10.
In addition of six brothers and
three sisters, two of whom still
live in this area, the victim is
months
survived by Itis wife and foul
children ranging from 11
to eight years, The family lives
at Glencairn, near Camp Borden,,
the home of Mrs. Dobbs, the for-
mer jean HeInthay.
The explosion was triggered -
cause is still unknown — about;
4 p.m. Thursday, The building
contained shotgun shells used itt!
air-sea rescue work 'and canopy
shells, the charges used to blast;
off a jetfighter canopy when the
pilot takes to his parachute.
The air force ,said the explo-
sion didn't appear particularly
violent from the outside — an-
other building 100 feet away was
not touched — but, the seven vic-
tims, all civilians but one, were
dismembered. An eighth man
escaped without serious injuries.
Three of the men — including:
Alton Dobbs, who was a niem.l
bet of the Black Knights — were'
irominent in the Orange Lodge .
n the district. Well over 1,000
icrsone in the area paid last re -I
.petts to the victims as they lay
at rest in a Creeniore funeral!
some Sunday,
you, as town D.R.O. Mrs. Lloyd Cushman and poll clerk .;
Mrs. Eric Heywood indicate above. All you have to do 1
is accept your ballot and exercise your franchise. Regard-
less of which name you mark your "X" beside, you'll be 6
voting for freedom. It's worth the trip, isn't it?---T-A Photo
Alton Dobbs left the faintly;
. farm in Biddulph 11 years ago '
. to work in tobacco in the Glen.;
cairn area. He was mirried in;
0 1.949 and a year later began eni-1
1
n en st ' , am at . ns EficEllaiiiSIdd,4 1
' Station. An.
been held in the arca this week ' ganizatiell has scheduled two
And both sides report a high public meetings this weekend
level of enthusiam. Oa the area. Robert McCobbin.
Bill C'oehrane's Liberal or.' fernier Middlesex West MP and
Where To Find it
Announcements 22
Building Pane 19
Church Notices 23
Coming 'events .
Editorials 2
Entertaihnient 22, 23
Firm News 13, 14
Feinibilict Fads 0, 16
Hensel! ,t 0, 0
Liken 22
toffs 6, 7
Wolf Adir 11/
Looking In WM Lit
Wet 4
Fashion
Feature
Second annual Times -
'Advocate feature on spring
fashions currently displayed
in Total stores appears oil
pages 10 and of this Wile.
The two pages feature
photographs of local models
in new taster costumes and
stories about the latest styles
by appatel buyers lit local
Besides covering spring
elethee for ladies and
tell, this section regatta
new shot and hair styles,
parliamentary assistant to the
ittinister or agriculture will
speak Crediton Thursday'
night. Tony Abbott, son of Doug.
las Abbott, 'former minister of
justice in the Liberal govern.
merit. will be guest speaker at
a rally in Exeter Legion Hall
Friday night.
„.
Conservatives plan ° no intolIC'
meetings this weekend. Candi-
date Elston Cardiff continues to
concentrate ort personal cam-
oaigning throughout the rilling.1
Ile was in txeter all day Tues.,
day visiting the stores.
The veteran MP has held!
party meetings. in each of the
municipalities nt the riding but
has not had a punt inectirtg
since the noniitiation.
At the Liberal headquarters le
Exeter this week, vohinthers
were busy preparing letters in.
dividttally Addressed to the vet -
as in the riding,
Ballot boxes and election sup-
plies have been sent to all the
deputy returning (nem in the
ever aid His duties were of a
secret type afid not even his
wife knew their exact nature.
His family includes Raymond!
8, Danny 0, Randy 4 and Bonnie.
Jean 11 months.
His brothers and siders are
Harvey, Squatnish, B.C.; Clyne,;
Gleneairn; Bill and Lloyd '
Langton; Parry, Valleyview,
Mrs, Cliff Brock ( Lor-
raine), Crediton; Mil. Ivan
13rock (Marie), Winchelsea
Glenn, Squamish, 13.C.; ia and
Mrs, tvelten Stephens, Lang.'
ton.
The funeral was held from the'
Anglican chtweh itt erdentOre
and burial was itt the church
cemetery there.
Attending front this area Were
lltr. and Mrs. Cliff trook, Cre.
dam); Mt. and Mrs. Ivan Brock,
and Mrs. Wes Mope and fait-
ly, tirkton; Mr, and Mrs. Fred
Dobbs, txeter; Newton Clarke,
Wineheista; and Mrs. Gladys At.
kinson. Other re1ative8 attended
fent London, Stratford and St.
Marys.
keep the men employed. This is
the same policy we have al-
ways had and it is not affected
by internal acti,vities."
Tom G. Harkness, of the On-
tario Department of Labour,
London, told. The Times -Advo -
day negotiations were taking
place to establish tha bargain-
ing unit for a union which
United Brotherhood of Capp.
tars and Joiners of, America
(AFL -TLC) are attempting to
1 organize.
AIr. Harkness said the depart*
1 ment was attempting to settle
1 a dispute between union and
company officials over the post -
tion of a group of foremen in
rTehgea r deontlopatnhye Nbvaarngt sa I n ithenmitn
eluded while. the union has
sought segregation.
A hearing of the dispute was
held by the department at the
Hensel! plant Wednesday: The
I matter may go before the On-
tario Labour Relations Board.
It was reliably reported there
was also a dispute over the
eligibility of another 30 employ -
certain periods of time at the
plant. Mr. Harkness said Wed.
nesday these could not be con.
kidered in the bargaining unit
because they were seasonal
help.
Under the regulations of the
OLRB, a vote to establish a
union may be taken if 45 per.
cent of the employees approve
it. The union can be accredited
if over 55 percent of the force
joins up.
It is believed the union has
about 20 percent support at the
moment.
Relax All —
Dam Solid
Ausable Authority fieldmatt
G. Hooke has reassured some
worried people that the Morrison
fdaalnliapinarEsborne isn't going to
The apparent crack in the
cement work of the dant isn't
damage. It's an expansion joint
where an opening was expected.
Date for the official christen*
ing of the Ausable structure has
been° set tentatively for June 4.
It's expected the construetion
and supplemental work Will be
completed by that time,
A new development has creata
act the possibility of a readjust*
milt in costs of the proposed
Parkhill dam, the authority field -
man said this week,
The Ontario Water Resourees
Commission, which has investi-
gated a number of schemes to
solve Parkhill's water problem,
hai. agreed to consider the eost
and feasibility of getting the
supply from the reservoir which
would be created by the pro-
posed $900,000 structure.
answersauthorityrstill
s to
federal and provincial govern-
ment for increased assistance to-
wards the cost of the dam,
'1'he authority has optioned
other 125 acres of land in HO
swamp for reforestation pur-
poses. If approved, the purchase
would bring the total acreage in
the arca to 750,
:Area Constable
e s romotion• •
OPP Constable HOMO Stell,
who has policed the Sea/00h
arca for the past 25 years, 'has.
boot promoted.' to the rank of
-corporal and will be posted tO
the detathment At Godefith oft
April 1,
Cpl, Shell became thief of
• police itt Scaforth itt DM .and
was later appointed' to the
Huron county pollee force fore 11 it was over by the
. .
prvineialle0.1et.
Ileis a brother of Rev. H. .11
Shel4 Exeter.
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