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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-04-03, Page 31 -Opening Of -Seaway Threat To Canners? Opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the eltea,p trans- portation it trill provide array coestitute a serious threat to the. canning crop market in ,On- tario and Quebec, it was ;re- vealed recently. U.S. imports have already slit the Canadian market in other areas and This was one of the reasons given for :the shutdown of almost all Fanning plants across Canada, including the one at Exeter. The 'h i' articlereprinted below is taken from the .October, 1957, ia; tie of the Can ('rop News- letter,. ,published by the Ontario Vegetable Urowers Marketing Board. The following are souse statis- tics which graphically illustrate the vast increase hi the im- portation of processed vege- tables into Canada from the Lulled States, The importation of canned tomato products increased 'ream 7,299,730 lbs, valued at $772,904 in 1951 oto 43,801,917 lbs., valued at $4,862,039 in 1956. This importation has resulted in a serious restriction to the primary producer. The above total of importation (4,80.1;917 lbs.) represents a loss of pro- duction to tomato growers of probably over 25 to 30,000 tons or the equivalent of the yield from 3,500 acres. in this area; of depleted farm economy, losses such as the above provide an- other contributing factor to this depression. The steady growth of these Imparts is another cause for grave concern. Originally 'I S. products trickled into Western Canada, in a short Bine this trickle becanie a flood. Similar- ly a few years ago, U.S. tomato products appeared on the Que- bee market; by 19.56 these goods had arrived on the above mar -1 ket in sufficient quantities to depress prices to a substantial degree. With the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway and the! .consequeet lower freight rates,, there is every indication that • the Quebec and Ontario market may be flooded . with U,S. ins - ports. I In the sante manlier .the in- ereased importation of _canned corn has been a deterent to bet- ter ,prices and conditions for Ontario growers. The combination of a large surplus stock situation in the U.S. plus :the existing favorable rate of exchange for ('anadian currency bas rendered tariff regulations almost useless. 'The importation of canieed torn has .increased) from a neg- ligible volume of 42,432 lbs. valued ltiec1ate3,338 , 3 .3;&iin195' to 33:1.,198 lbs. valued at .$552,425 in 1956. dere again is a substant- ial, loss in revenue to Canadian growers When. a large portion of the market is usurped by, inass imports. The importation of canned peas has increased in value from $7,000 in 1951 to $216,560 in 1956. • Frozen vegetables not report- ed by variety but presumably types that could well be grown in Canada were imported during 1956 to the value of well. over. 4 million dollars as compared to $217,442 in 1051,. In summary, imports of pro- cessed vegetable items from the United States amounted ,to e10,- 374,456. During 1956, on the other hand, exports of similar products totalled $250,000 — an extremely unfavorable trade balance which must certainly have a serious adverse affect on Canadian agriculture and in- dustry, One of the major sources of trouble is the fact that the major producing areas in the 'U.S. e.njoy a much longer grow- ing season than does Canada. Due to this lengthy season, the U.S, market becomes saturated and prices consequently drop— this is the time at which mass importations take place and seriously affect our market. During the past few years, it has become a marketing prac- tice in the U,S, when it is found that a surplus pack or a large carryover exists prior to a new season's' pack, to sell these pro- ducts at home and abroad at prices well below :normal. While. this does not constitute dumping as defined in the Can- adian Customs Act, these dis- tressed prices have become a real threat to the Canadian Food Processor and create a situation which is causing a very serious loss to the industry. Mrs. W. Haigh Dies Saturday Mrs. William Haigh, 52, died in South Huron Hospital ou Sun- ' day morning. She had been taken' Street at her eveningdme. Aril- Mark �,,,k Easto, from Saturday I X 1 Wil - and .removed to the hospital where she died a few hours laser^ Churches She was the former Muriel Mary Luker and as a young girl she lived with her parents on No. 4 highway south of town on the farm now occupied by Mr. Charles Prout.The family mot, - ed to the west. M .r. and Mrs. Haigh have lived in Exeter about two and a half years. -:Surviving besides her husband is one daughter Mary. The funeral service was con- ducted by Rev. Alex Rapson on' Tuesday, April 1, at the Dopper - Hockey funeral home with in- terment. in Exeter cemetery, ' Easter Sunday will be .marked in Exeter and district churches by appropriate messages in word and song. Sunrise services will be held at :Evangelical l'1.B, Church, Crediton, at 6:30 a,m., with Rev, J. •V. Dahms as speaker, and at Calvary Evangelical. 1J.B. Church at: Dashwood at 7:30 a.m. in the Pentecostal Taber- nacle there will be a commun- ion service and dedication. of babies by the pastor, Evangel- ist L. Winn -Butler. At Cairn Presbyterian morn- ing service there will be the riles of baptises administered ' and special Easter music. Choral communion is being celebrated by Rev. N. D. Knox at the 11:30 a.m. service. At the 2 p.m, for the Bethel Reformed Church there w.W be special Easter service and a • baptisut ceremony, At James St. United Church, Mrs. Roy Dykeman will sing a solo and will accompany on the piano with Ali'. Lawrence Wein at • the organ the anthems sung' by the senior choir, the junior choir and the combined choirs. A trio will be sung by Marlene McBride, Nancy ;Foyle and Sandra Walper. The Easter ties- EX"" "11e is Risen" will be given by the pastor, Rev. H. J. 1A (21A) Snell. Sugar And Spice -- Continued From Page 2 nor have f been present when a miracle took place. 'Which does not give pie the feeling that 1 should belabour - with epithets like "crackpot" anyone who has experienced s u e h manifesta- tions, ' As constant reader's of this column know, t never prevari- cate nor exaggerate. As they also know, '1 had a bad• scare one night this winter. A small, naked fellow, all green, ,with something mightily resembling a stalk of celery. growing out of his navel, suddenly appeared in nny livingroom. After a bitter denunciation of our society, he vanished. I don't say he came in a fly- ing saucer. But 'l was up on the roof the other day, to see why it was leaking. '1 found out, There was a big burn on the shingles, right through in spots. About 12 feet across, it was, and in a circle. I'll be glace to show it to you, Mr, Tumpane. All you have to do is repeat the password. This week it's "New fissures on the Ynootn", You've got to have faith, Flank, my boy, You'll never catch a fish in your septic tank, 'unless you give .It a try. And definitely, you'll never see a flying saucer with your head buried in the sand. n� mom, ,. , r: PoIiti:,.al Leaders tx.press Vev..s n Unprecedented PC L..a.nd......ik.I In 'view of the unusual interest in Monday'a election, and the phenomenal Conservative landslide which resulted, The Times -Advocate requested fear active political leaders in Exeter to analyze acid Com- anent about the .outcome,. Their opinions appeear below. New Outlook Quebec By gwAER p, BELL. Vice -President, .National PC Association It is always easy for a winner to say "I told you so" and there are always plenty of Monday morning quarterbacks, so I hestitate to comment too deeply upon the causes of the decisive Conservative weep. 1 believe mainly that it was caused by a general faith in John Diefenbaker. Many ether fact- ors contributed, I believe that Lester Pearson Jill his campaign failed to follow the general principles -of the Liberal party aald offered, too many cures and panaceas which the public failed to accept. In the local riding of Huron we had an in- teresting .campaign, although an unequal one. The present member, Elston Cardiff, has never' been de- feated even in the darkest days for the Conservative party and he has a long history of service to the ridieg. Bill. Cochrane, opposing hint, put up a cour- ageous and interesting campaign, but never really had a chance of success. The results of the election has had three main effects: (1) It has almost eliminated the splinter parties. This I regard as beneficial because 1 believe they represent sectional interests, (2) It has made the Liberal opposition very weak in numbers. This I think is a hazard peculiar to Canadian politics as the same situation prevailed for the Conservatives up until last June. The third significant result of the election is, I think, highly beneficial to the nation and that is the split in the Quebec vote betsateen •the traditional parties. Up until now Quebec has been a Liberal block which tencl.ed to isolate it from the rest of the country. This has created strains and antagonisms between. the races Which niay now be eliminated. I regard the defeat of Wilfrid LaCroix, who campaign- ed 011 the basis of "hate the English-speakineCanad- ians" as a symptom of a new outlook in French Canada. This 1 hope may be translated into real unity in this great Dominion. Grits Not Down -Hearted Ry R. W. TUCKEY Former Liberal Candidate And Party Official I was naturally disappointed, not to have our candidate, Bill Cochrane,' win the riding of Huron or Lester B. Pearson win the country, but this is democracy at work. :Having had some experience in elections my- self, 1 love a' "fighter" but when the majority speaks I am always willing and ready to abide by the de- cision. I am indeed pleased to know that we again have a majority government. 1 believe and trust that John Diefenbaker's Conservative government has a large task ahead and that' they will measure up to Canada's expectations. The Liberals in this riding and 'in Canada are not down -hearted, We have been beaten before and may be Neaten again but we will live to fight again. Congratulations Elston Cardiff and your or- ganization on your victory. 'Seek Bids For Piling HowYou Voted I TUCK ERSM)TH 124 54 1 (92) 96 85 1B (218) 124 59`2 (93) 116 87 2A (22A) 212 92 3 (94) 67 56 28 (228) 188 103 4 (95) 101 50 3A (23A) 121 64 5 (96) 79 4e 3)i (23B) 124 79 6 () 49 55 7 (9897) , .. 74 118 Totals 978 500; 8 (99) 52 24 I Totals 638 `l3 RT 53 STEPHEN a_ 69 I. (82) 133 40 ,... 132 72 2 (83) 74 19 106 55 3 (84) 99 61, 4 (83) 121. 69 415 349 5 (86) 42 49 (87) 115 79 7• (88)`. 54 37,$ (89) 81 15 57 34 9 (90) S3 42 sz 89 10A (91A) 10 105 71 78 LOB (9110 66 77 133 117' 57! Totals . 894 611 79! 38 SUMMARY 73 Ashfield . 5115 Myth . .. 298 602 602 brussels 316 ;Clinton .. , 1 nb8 71 , C olborne . 384 85 .Exeter . 978 Ctoderich 2125 156 Goclerich Twp . 552 Grey _ ,5119 43 Hay . ....... 602' 48 1•lensa)1 ....... ....... ,294 . 13ibbert . ,...,..... . 415 l4uflett. 988 6 n.tefillop 438 . lA Morris 575 150` 351 Seaforth 651 6g et49 Stanley 687 'Stephen 894 I Tuekersnith ......... 638 4.11 7trsborlie .... 554 48 ir, Wewatiesh 11') "0 • W. i5'awanosli 33)1 `p Advance 12 4. 'Totals 1888.5 7258 2131 liiajoeity for Cardiff Grand Bend is going to get HIBBE the 'new metal piling which it 1 (47) hopes will keep its harbor clear z (48) of silt. 3. (49) ................... Tenders are being called int- 4 (50) mediately for the job. J. W, Mur- • 87 90 phy, L' ambton West SIP awl win- Totals net' in Monday's election, an- HAY nouneed this week. 1 (38) . The piling will cut the big 'C1' 3 op) .. On the south side of the river """ which officials say slows up the 3A (40) flow of water and allows silt' to 4$ (408) collect at the mouth. when the (42) - ,. e - as d. ,,w,. channel. is narrowed, it's ex- 6 (48) 127 pected the last flow of the water 7 (44) 30 Will keep the mouth clear. This project: is the final oiie 8 (45) 41 nt three advocated to improve 'Totals the harbor for fishing and tou- rist business. Dredging Work by HENSALL the .federal government and the 1A (46A) .................. 146 Ausable authority from the 1B (46B) 148 mouth le the :Bluewater high- way is nearing coinple(ion. 'Petals . 294 r�11�1Il///, ie beautiful albont of tlishrieheely different' Periorials eel: Sctti.sl tStatibK'ry'' STANLEY 'Middlesex West z (751 .........:.......... Poll Thomas Wales 43 (77) I McGILL.IVRAY > (75) 85 3r, 11 6 (79) .,. .....,... 82 67 ...... T ...................... (if Ati 7 (80) ,..... ......... 27 G8 ... 103 31 8 (81) 61 6t 41 70 . 9(5 47 Totals 11 le 1.1144 t' VietteRNE "_t 1. (10(1) 73 545 7____,.7.,7, 75 2 (lot) Gh 3 (102) 4 f1113)' .... 76 91 127 5 (104) 104 151 .., .. 186 60 6 (103) ... 74 1 I (105) . _ ......... loll' Totals 367 1871 Totals .....:..564 511 — — 1Aid j.r�+ .. Charity 0,451 Exeter Lions' iiiitt Aptil 24. 77 47 68 138 81 'rotate 1.(JCAN S6 EibbtiLlItt "Mt eiXt+ I'l t " !la 41 t14 65 r.is ,is (101 lee tS*Advoitii 'tuft Per Thi Aldine tefee tt'AS (PC) Al>ette (t118,) 5.46.4 1<tajerlte for 'TItoittas ,,,15,227 245 150 404 164 500 891 169, :119 602' 156 .519, 285 tat, 451 e48' 611' 515' 213, 163! 196' 8641 7110 Electors' Interest Healthy 13y -(ILL COCHRAN - :i,ibwral :Candidate in Huron R.idin It has been said on all sides that L. majority government is ,essentialy to really progressive and lar -reaching legislation, The Conservative party re - C • sire d mandate t. 1 anal a t~ 01 Monday saliicliplaces them 'i in a position -to implement such legislatioi.. The Canad- ian people will watch, with keen interest, the man- ner in which the government sets about its many tasks. The interest in this .election, as evidenced by the number of evotee cast across the country, shows a very healthy condition. This interest was aroused, I believe, by two plain factors: (1) The new Liberal program as presented by our new leader, Lester B. Pearson. (2) The aggressive and intense campaign car- ried on by Mr, Diefenbaker and his party. Evidently the Canadian public felt that the Conservatives should be given a chance.. The amazing change in Quebec, a traditional Liberal stronghold, awhile not entirely unexpected, is certainly something for a record. Just how Mr. Dief- enbaker and his party will Ileal with their newly acquired allies cannot help but arouse great curiosity from coast to coast, and particularly in Quebec. In Huron the campaign was, 1 believe, both keen and impersonal. For me it was an interesting and stimulating experience. Although the result is hardly what 1 would have liked, it was not complete- ly discouraging. The loyalty and hard work of my friends and supporters in my behalf is deeply ap- preciated. They have helped inc "live to fight an- other day." Canada Now One Nation Ey C. S. MacNAUGHTON President, Huron PC Association Canada is now one nation. Complete unity as envisioned by previous great Canadian leaders and prime ministers --Sir John A. MacDonald, Sir Wilfred Laurier, Louis St. Laurent—has been brought about by the dynamic force and personality of John G. Diefenbaker. This is the significant aspect of Monday's Con- servative landslide, coupled with the now apparent fact that Canadian electors, singly and collectively, have an extraordinarily strong sense of fair play. Mr. Diefenbaker's conscientious attempts to live up to his campaign promises of last ,June's campaign, par- ticularly in the difficult Pole of a minority govern- ment, found favor in all walks of life and in all sections of the country. Furthermore, it has been amply well shown that Canadian electors will support the positive rather than the negative approach to government. The monstrous "red herring" of unemployment, drawn across the path of the election, was a sample of negative campaigning and an attempt to place blame where it did not belong. Neither was the hard-headed, fair-minded Canadian elector impressed by the complete policy reversal of the Liberal party, who during the campaign became the advocate of measures which a few short months previously they steadfastly branded as impractical and impossible. Now the Canadian people have risen almost; as one to endorse a set of policies designed to provide Canadians with the full benefits of their heritage in terms of national resources, to be developed by Can- ,adians for Canadians. John Diefenbaker made history on Monday. He will continue to make history in the years that lie ahead. NINFIGNP hs Tinte4-AdVoge#az April 4, li 11 limp Jottings By ibis. Recall Two Rallies F. . . or nme , inis erg Last weelc I referred to lion. '.and a lay -election was :c.4lle4:. : G. Gardiner's appeal for re- Huron in October, 1962. election in his 'tame town of ' The .contest was between W4;. hexemburg, Sask. For the first I tient H. Golding, $eaforth, labs« time in 44 years Mr. Gardiner , ral candidate, and Collis xi. RP went dawn to defeat in Al'ondas y tier, Hay'Township, C:onserva- election. Give candidate. t'shorne Township has been At the nomination meating p proud to .claim him. as .ona or H Hensall previous to the elect1om herr sons. 'the town hall seas filled While 'While a school teacher at Lex.- , as many more.persons stood .out. eniburg 44 years ago be was - side in he rain. .Owing to the first elected to the Sask.atche-; crowd the speeches were held wan legislature and later be-' in the open. D. H. McNaughteh came premier of that province.) was the returning officer, Twenty-two years a o he was A political meeting was held: called to Ottawa to head the De- the Exeter Arena in the inter pertinent of Agriculture a poste' est of Mr. -Golding, the Liberal, tion he held until the defeat .oft candidate, at which the Hen. the Liberal government last ! lliackenzie Xing Was the Hspeaker. year. e can now look back to Again the town was decorated a. life of devotion to his country. ; with flags. The Zurich band pro Mr. M vided music. A crowd, .estimated Benng 4 n tt s Rally between two and three thousand; The apathy shown in public r gathered in the arena where meetings in .Huron riding during ; from a raised platform, draped the recent campaign has re-' in memory of Mr. ivicMillan, called two of the more out.: and adorned with large baskets. standing political gatherings of flowers, Mr. Xing addressed, held in Exeter. the gathering. it was in July, 1030, that the! Mr. B. W. F. Beavers wae. Conservatives staged a pohti•, .chairman of the meeting and cal rally in :Exeter with the Hon. reeve B. ht. Francis read an, ad. R. B. Bennett as the speaker: dress. The Conservative candidate was; During his stay in Exeter Mr, Nelson Trewartha, Clinton, and i Ring was guest at the home of the Liberal candidate was Tho- Mr. and Mrs. Albert Traquair, Inas McMillan, of Sealorth, I In the election which followed Exeter on that occasion was Mr.Golding received 7,054 votes gaily decorated with flags and ' and Mr. Rader's 5,046. streamers from most of the stores. A crowd estimated at ' several thousand gathered at Linkobborlos Victoria. P.ark. A procession headed by Reeve (—Continued from Page x B. M. Francis and his council, ' until a few weeks previously'` 33 the Dashwood band and the: a cashier in a London grocery Clinton Kiltie Band met Mr. store. Bennett and his party at the , Miss 6torcombe w a s also north end of Exeter and paraded charged with forgery in London to the park, Previous to the ad- ; of five checks drawn on the Ri• dresses, Miss Bennett and. liars. " verside Poultry Company, but Trewartha were presented with ; was not asked to plead to the bouquets of flowers, the former i charge. by Miss Katharine Armstrong' Two other Londoners, Alex by Master liri- t Leonard. Co'. fainand the Sanders.latter Reeve Francis ; wan, are charged jointly with ander G. Gray and read a short address of welcotne t uttering the five forged checks and extended the freedom of the , at five Huron county centres. town to Mr. Sennett and his ' They were remanded until party. I Thursday on continuing bail. In the voting on July 30 the , Robbery at the Seldon office McKenzie King government was !In Exeter, which issues licences defeated with Mr. Bennett as pre-' Highways, took place on the and the Conservative !for the Ontario Department of mier was elected the Conserva- , early matting of January 16, tives winning 137 seats and the 11956, just before fire broke out Liberals 85. Thomas McMillan . in the adjoining office of B. M. was elected in Huron with a•ma-, Francis, insurance agent. Thieves jority of 1,153 over Mr. Trewar- entered the insurance office t1na. I through a rear window and )opened a door into the licence Mackenzie King Here • I office. They found no money but The other occasion which I re- , book 200 operators' permits, 182 member was the visit of the Hon. i chauffers' • licences and 28 seta William Mackenzie King to Exe- of vehicle plates. ter. Mr. McMillan did not live l Fire was discovered by Mrs. to finish out his term at Ottawa Cliff Brock, telephone operator, • when the wires burned in a sig - ±nal. She called police and the TownTopics : fire department. Damage from i the blaze amounted to $800. Mr. and Mrs, Bertram North Safe front the Joynt home •in. of Woodstock were w e e k e n d , H'ensall was stolen an July 5. visitors with Mrs. North's mo -,1957, and later found, smashed ther, Mrs. Mary Higgins, and empty, near a township road Stanley J. Smith, A,T.C,M., of ' close to London. Ingersoll, supervisor of music: Arthur Paquet, London, was for Ingersoll Collegiate, Durham 1 convicted on a charge of false and East Nissouri, accompanied I pretenses in connection with a by Lois and Bruce, visited at' roofing job done on the Joynt the home of his parents, Mr. home about the same time. Evi- and Mrs. W. ,1. Smith and Miss' dence revealed he charged itfrs. Helen, of Exeter, on Sunday on, Joynt 5461 for a job that local occasion of his father's birth• tradesmen estimated at $150. , day. I During the evidence on the Miss Meta Salter, Miss Verna . Paquet case, it was revealed Coates, Miss Stella Southcott' that the accused had watched and Mr. T. 0,. Southcott visited Mrs. Joynt take money from the In Kitchener en Sunday with the safe after he had demanded pay- foriner's brother, Mr. and Mrs. anent. Several days later, the Charles Salter and Jane. f safe was stolen. One moment please.,, WHILr.E n,a,C.* COUNTS' VOL) The words you are rea.ding, along with the messages of other advertisements in this publication, have a tangible quality. They, and the values they represent, are definite things which can be studied. and appraised. 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