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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-05-04, Page 4ems: .„.seteeeae:eatetattete-earee ealeeeaIeet.t..eea.e POLITICAL PARTIES IN A FEDERATION By ozneli. ZIVKOVIC The promise of a provincial elec- tion is in the air and that means that in the not too distant future election promises will also be in the air. It's not known whether there's even been a study on the matter of how many votes are picked up through various election promises, but we have an idea it must be quite substantial in view of the use to which they are put by politicians, Taxpayers who have just complet- ed sending in their annual payment for past election promises. will probably agree that we can't really afford an election at this time if it ends up with more promises for which to pay. If you add up what you pay in per- sonal income and property taxes. plus all the indirect and hidden taxes wrap- ped up in the price of goads and serv- ices, it would amount to more than a As a centennial project, SHDHS teacher Qzren Zivkovic has undertaken to show the historical development of the political par- ties in Canada, comparing them with their counterparts in Aus- tralia, another Commonwealth nation. Mr. Zivkovic teaches geog- raphy and basic economics at the school and studied political science and economics while at- tending the University of Toronto. The series will continue for four issues. third of every dollar earned. In short, you're working for the government one day in every three. We can't particularly blame politi- cians for this hefty tax bite. In most cases, they're only providing what we. demand. In fact, our tax bills would be much higher in many eases if they provided everything we did demand. So, you can readily see we're a funny bunch. We complain about taxes on one hand, and complain about things we're not given on the other hand, even though those things would take an even greater tax payment. We'd hate to pass along any poor advice for any of the candidates in the upcoming election, but we have a feel- ing there may be some votes won for the chap who can come up with the election promise to not make promises that will add to our tax bill. Take a bow, Canadians What is expected to be the biggest and best world's fair ever staged open- ed its doors to the public this week. Early attendance figures have shattered all expectations. One might expect that an event of such dynamic nature was being hosted by our friends south of the border, but it isn't. This time it is Canada that has the opportunity to stick out its chest and show to the world that she is ca- pable of such an undertaking. It is an event in which every Canadian can express pride and we needn't be too humble about it either. It was conceived by Canadians. built by Two of the youngest visitors to Expo on opening day are greeted at the Man and his Health pavilion by Nurse Michele Prefontaine and a transparent "spare parts' man. The transparent man is made up of some of the many artificial devices which can be used to replace the original parts of the body. Major spon- sors of the pavilion are the life insurance companies in Canada. Canadians and will be paid for by Canadians. The benefits that will accrue to Canada as she opens her borders to peo- ple throughout the world can only be guessed at, but even the most pessi- mistic guess indicates such benefits will be gigantic. But perhaps the most important benefit of all will come to the people of Canada through their visits to see the world and its accomplishments sprawled out before them on the beauti- ful St. Lawrence, It's always great to be a Canadian, but 1967 should be the best year ever for being that. Wrong aspect made easy What's that you say... Those who think of today's credit and banking facilities as the ultimate in customer convenience are in for a big surprise one of these days. suggests Arthur Ellwood, editor of Canadian Hotel and Restaurant. He claims that by the early 1980's, as things now stand, cash will be a lot more redundant than it is even to- day. The typical shopper. whether at the department store, supermarket, gas station, restaurant or cigar stand. will "pay" for his purchase with a kind of universal charge plate. It will be pro- cessed through art aueenta-zie reearding device by the sales elerk who will re- turn it with an instant reeeipe slit,. The reeeipt shp 2 nentard the amount ef. the purehase and also the customer's bank balanee r t well iden- tify his er her bank aeceere. aregh a The Dominion of Canada was a legal creatiOnof the BritishislOrth America Act of 1867, which be- came effective on July 1, 1867. The Dominion of Canada was not colonies er eeted onh aunool ktihceallr baosvims . The dif- ficulties to solve, discovered that many of these difficulties were common and that, through a fed- eration movement, success in solving their problems could be , achieved. Therefore, the basis for Fed- eration had an economical char- acter, and an external character, which was the fear of the U.S, of A., which emerged after the civil war, as a military power. The political parties were in existence in the time of Federa- tion, and were represented by outstanding delegates; from Pro- vince of Canada: J. A. Macdonald, Brown, Cartier, Gait and McGee; Tupper and Tilley were from the Maritime Provinces, The Domin- ion has a federal character, the British parliamentary system, with an Upper House and the House of Commons. England has the Unitary system, therefore, in U.K. political parties have Hone" leader. Canada, with a federal system, has de-centralized the party or- ganizations into the federalized partnership. It gives to Canada ((one" national party leader and "ten" provincial party leaders, and each of them has a purely provincial and personal aim, which causes rivalry between them. The essential feature of a fed- eral system is "the coexistence of two Governments with author- ity over the same territory and the same person". Federalism has a dual form of Government calculated to reconcile unity with diversity. This created the prob- lem of forming the Cabinet, from the first cabinet of J. A. Mac- donald, to the present cabinet of Mr. L, B. Pearson. The two parties were estab- lished from the beginning (same as in U.K, and U.S.A.), as the major parties. Through their achievements, as the instruments of Canadian peoples, C a n ad a reached her political and eco- nomical status. In the beginning the social ele- ments were farmers and farm workers and farmers influential in political associations. The English speaking part of Canada was pushing toward reformism. Labour had a poor organization. The French speaking part of Can- ada had a politico-religious idea, on a national basis, butwith little significance outside of Quebec. There were many conflicting groups in the Province of Quebec, such as: The Castors— ultra clerical, Rouges anti clerical and the Blues. The first party to emerge was the Liberal-Conser- - Please turn to page 5 The political unity of colonies in Canada as in Australia into one state, was due not to "nation- alism" or any "'political phil- osophy" but to economic needs and common defence. It is true that Australia and Canada are federal states, both politically created, but they differ in their political nature, as they differ from United States of America as another politically created nation. The feature of the Canadian federal system is "compro- mise", therefore, our Canadian nationalism depends on toler- ance, political justice, econ- omical unity and a state of partial unity; any separatism and forced mixing of the different cultures would be dangerous for the Dom- inion of Canada. Canada before 1867 was com- posed of three colonies: Nova Scotia, prince Edward Island, conquered colony of Quebec, and the territory of Hudson's Bay Company westward from the bor- ders of the present provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The colonies of:, Tasmania, South Australia, Victoria, Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia were re- presented in Sydney, in 1891 as in 1897/98 during the National Australian Convention. Their federal characteristic feature is expressed in "an aggressive de- sire for racial and social co- hesion". " All three Canadian colonies were created by "free settlers" of French and English origin. Canada was developed through staple commodities and much capital. Australia's characteris- tic development depended on the type of land and climate, and her first settlers were convicts; a penal settlement at Sydney Cove in 1788. The first "free" set- tlers after 1793 prevented the colony of Australia from being a prison type colony. Today, a true federal system exists in Canada but in Aus- tralia the federal system does not have the same meaning and is not practised in the same way it is in Canada. It is a tendency of the present Federal system of Australia to change to a quasi- Federalism. coding designation shown on the face of the plate. Processing of the plate through the recording device used by the sales clerk will almost simulta- neously cause the shopper's bank ac- count to be reduced at the bank by the amount of the purchase. Monthly bank statements will show every transaction as well as a credit for net paid directly by the shopper's employer. Standard items such as mort- gage payments will be automatically deducted and transferred to the payee. Such a system will certainly help businessmen in avoiding bad cheques and bad risks if used exclusively in the place of money. but we wonder when the experts are going to devote as much time to methods of making and saving money as they do in deter- trehring easier ways in which to spend it. ai--7:aaae • :1 /4 sintokotf.^! , Nerr.ihibbt.'00NI: . ,-4.... Shi'24"- . 2 "kx.:stee ..-1-„e1M,.--h7t'aes. site Remember the battles? U nit ication becomes law you certainly don't get tir ed standing around. in fact, you probably use more energy than some of those who dance all night. a The dress of today's teenagers attending dances has certainly chanzed too. While many of the girls were dressed in pr et t y gowns that "flowed" anywhere to six inches above their knees and some of the boys wore shirts and ties, these were the excep- tions. A few girls arrived in slacks, while the boys came in blue jeans, white sneakers and other assorted attire. Many of them had apparently dressed in a hur- ry, because some had not had time to tuck in their shirt tails. A couple of the long-haired types even wore sun glasses most of the night, although we found darkness — and not light— to be the main problem toward good visibility. Some readers may expect us to come up with a rather disparag- ing conclusion following our visit to the dance. However, they will be disappointed. Except for the noise, it was a most enjoyable evening, and as stated, the kids had plenty of fun so it really doesn't matter if the chaperons ended up with sore ear drums. Generally speaking, the area's teenagers are a well-behaved group and there were few in- stances of horse play or such antics that one might expect to find. The only exception was the chap who had apparently spent time in a recent chemistry class bottling some "rotten egg gas" and found the dance hail an ap- propriate place to release it. We can assure him it was not the ap- propriate place, although we really can't think of any place that would be appropriate for the vile smelling gas. We also found the area teen- agers to be a friendly bunch and most thoughtful. We were graciously thanked Friday night for our stint as a chaperon and in Monday's mail came a card to ("Thank you for showing your in- terest in our organization". The pleasure was all ours, kids, and we think you have a great organization. The power of suggestion has great effect upon some people and animals and this was recently pointed out by Roy Downs, col- umnist with the Milton Champion. Commenting on the fact the Oakville Chamber of Commerce had recently had a "tall tales" luncheon, Roy said it reminded him of a story he had heard from the man who was named "liar of — Please turn to page 5 Armed forces tint:Fee:eel-tn. is now a fact. Everybody has said all that cerald be said. and now the centroversial policy will be implemented. as soen as the bill becomes operative law Thes for the first ti't-e knee erefieation changes began. the arrned e %re- nt De- know exactly where fence headquarters policy in detail and affected know what aheat:. Time a:lane oe'" either effeetiveness Pate He- newest or dtsprove policy which trodueed as world's u:tiniate aim =est we tart' force vapable Canada requtres are e avet now mired . rye. Canada defenee. 4: wate the 'n-e e . For the ive whatever •;`, .11.• d e2t."'eney arated. .z- at they are, eel: thus be the core of whatever defence tie may era any future war. Whatever 1.-N ada un- dertake; will be the Canad- tan Armed Feeees. Mr. He:lye:- held that the tv 7.1. aged is suited to the needs of the nuclear age. After all the initial contro- versy is ended. he and his department now have a chance to continue the fashioning of an effective force for the needs of the day. Those who argue the continuing need for a militia to be ready in case of war obviously think in terms of ground fighting. But the force Heilyer has always spoken about is one highly trained. equipped with modern weapons, able to move swiftly. either Le peace keeping. or in war which would involve all the weapons in the arsenals of the major powers. Many think he is right. because it is unrealistic to believe in an.y other kind of war. We can only hope the major war never occurs. And if the small prob- lems do, we must hope that the nations of the world, acting through the 12N. can contain them. Whatever the future holds for the armed forces. Canada is now commit- ted to unification. From this point all parties should co-operate to fashion an effective defence policy. e start e he env's- --THE TRENTON: AN 50 YEARS AGO Councillor Thomas Barton is moving to London this week to reside with his niece. MainStreet Church has engaged Mr. Sam Ross as caretaker in the place of Mr. Barton. Dr. Racey of Parkhill will lecture in Crediton Town Hall Thursday evening in the interests cd the Red Cross. A party of 100 convalescent. returned soldiers are expected in Exeter this Wednesday after- noon andacommitteeconvenedby Mrs. F. W. Gladatan will tender them a supper in the Town Hall. Messrs John A. Walker and Alonzo Ber.vood have received their degrees and are entitled to write BA after their marries. 15 YEARS AGO South Huron Hospital Associa- tion began its "Let's Finish the Job" canvass this week. Elgin Construction Company has been awarded a Department of National Defence contract for work at Centralia RCAF station for the installation of sewers, water mains and construction of roads within the station area. Dr. Frank Hutson of Grimsby, a graduate of Mitchell High School, has purchased the Kuntz residence on Math Street south, and will start medical practice in Exeter. Close to 30 children participat- ed in "Operation Cleat-up" at Riverview Park last Wednesday evening, Times Established 1873 Advocate Established 1881 Amalgamated 1924 may have to apologize for sev- eral mistakes in this week's edition due to the fact our hear- ing isn't all it should be. Seems the ear drums got a bit out of tune while we chaperoned the Teen Town dance in the Legion Hall, Friday. This is an experience several other persons have had this past season, but we were more for- tunate than most. The wife and 1, accompanied by Lorna Taylor and Bob Russell, were chosen for the last event of the year, and the kids went all out to end the season with a real bang. They had two orchestras, so we didn't have to sit through any of those boring intermissions. No sir, the music was continuous! And it was loud! We don't mind rock 'n roll music, but we can't understand why it has to be so loud. Each instrument is hooked up to about six large amplifiers and it ap- pears to be every man for him- self when the band strikes up a tune, The poor vocalist doesn't stand a chance. The chaperons, sitting as far to the rear of the hall as pos- sible, managed to exchange afew words of conversation, but as Bob pointed out, it would have been a good idea bad we brought some note paper along to excha n g e messages. However, the kids appear to enjoy the racket, so that's what counts. When the orchestra slow- ed the tempo to something to which we chaperons could con sider dancing, most of the kids sat down or headed for a Pepsi break. Similar to most chaps who were born with two left feet, mastering the art of dancing was a real ordeal. However, the youag lads of today don't have to worry about such things. Anything goes now, and as long as you can wave an arm or shuf- fle a foot, you Can. dance. We watched the dancers very closely, and the styles were as varied as the clothes — no two the same. While we hate to date our- selves. it has been some time since we stood in the stag row at a Legion Hall dance, and even that art has changed consider- ably. Lci "those days" the dancers circled the floors and the chaps along the rear of the hall watched intently to see who may be avail- able But that's all changed toe. Now, the dancers stand in one spot on the floor and the lads in the stag line circle around the hall to see what gals they May pick out for a dance. That has advantages really'. "fan may not get to dance., hut 10 YEARS AGO Officials of Exeter Kinsmen Club are planning to seat some 2,500 people in the local arena next Wednesday right for the CBC-TV show "Country Hoe- down". Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont, Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Dept, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash 25 YEARS AGO Mr. James engineer with the Department of Transport, who has been supervising the run- ways for the Centralia airport, has been transferred to Van- couver where he will be engaged in building airports. Mr. William Chambers, who has been employed with Mr. H. C. Rivers, is leaving Thursday for. Ottawa where he has joined the Corp of Canadian Fire Fight- ers. Misses Grace Heckler. Ann 2,t•rgan and Gretta Webs er, former students of the Exeter High School, have beer. sucaess- fal in passing their exams at London Normal School. Ma. E. J. Wetheja whit, has been principal of Exeter High Schar-1 since 1911, has tendered his resige.atien. Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30„ 1966, 4„427 Doris and Doreen Brock, 16- year-old twin daughters of mr. and Mrs. Norman Brock, RR 1 Gra.r.ton. copped top marks at SHDHS music festival with a duet whiolo the adjudicator termed "particularly brilliant", Gaarai Bend council, meeting Monday night, gave official en= dar.serneat to the' carrimunity'S first neasaaper "Grand Bend Holtday". A ten-year hiStcry e2f the Aus- atle River Ce.nservation Auth. nrity will soon he distributed tereugeout tee watershed. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $5.00 Per Year; USA V.CID There's nothing like a good, old-fashioned family fight on Sat- urday night, to relieve the built- up tensions of the week, clear the air, and get everybody squared around for a quiet Sunday. For centuries, this was a tra- dition in many families. But, like so many of our other fine old customs, this one has been virtually destroyed by television. Don't get me wrong, I don't mean the kind of thing in which the brutal, drunken hu sb a nd lurches home, beats up his wife and kids, robs the sugar bowl and piggy banks of their pennies, and staggers back to the pub and Pearl. This happened, of course. And still does. But I mean the ordinary family fight. The father, a decent working man, has gone up-town Saturday afternoon, with his $1.50 allowance. He's bought a pack of fags and had three or four beers. HE'S mildly merry. His wife has done the week's shopping. She has lugged four bulging bags of grub a block to the car. She has slaved to pre- pare a good supper. The baby is crying, just for the hell of it. The teenage daughter is whining about going to a dance with a known hoodlum. The 12-year- old son is still out fishing, it's almost dark and he's probably drowned. And her feet hurt. And the dinner is ruined. Because the old man is late. Twenty minutes late, already. Well, there's g dust-up. Pa comes in with a happy smile and the old lady peels the hide right off him, The boy comes in grin- ning, with two speckled trout, and gets a cuff on the ear. The daughter whines on and is sent to her room, The baby, no slouch at the game, yells like a banshee, to get some attention. And it's all over, like a sum- mer storm. Pa is ashamed for cuffing the kid. Ma is ashamed for blasting Pa. The boy gets doubles on dessert, Ma anti Pa plead with the girl to go out with the haod, who really isn't ahood, after all. The baby gets a bottle right in the Mouth and Shuts up. The kid cleans his fish. MA does the diShes dreamily. Pa goes out and roots around the rose- bush, Sis flies out, at the hoot • ‘7. • Lfte .41.4 "I don't remember—is this took of hair from YOE& last haircut or J'unior's first eine ?" -*ea of a horn. Baby burps and smiles in his sleep. That's the way it was, not too long ago. But television has wrecked it. Nowadays, instead of taking out our aggressions on each other, we huddle before the Great Soporific on S a turd a y nights, dinner balanced on our knees. We pour all our aggres- sions into a stiff body-check or a saloon brawl in a Western. As a result, the fine old family fight on a Saturday night has de- generated into a querulous quib- ble about who's going to get up and fetch a beer during the com- mercial. However, I am glad to say, al- though the family fight is dying, it is not quite extinct. The other day I read, with growing fas- cination, of a Christmas Eve squabble that has to rank with one of the great ones. It took place last Dec. 24th and the legal aftermath is now in progress. As the newspaper reported it, this young fellow admitted he drank between 30 and 40 bottles of beer during the day, That is some beer drinker. You try put- ting down about four gallons of beer the day before Christmas, or any other day, and I guarantee you'll have a belly the shape, and a nose the hue, of S. Claus him- self. Not to mention the beers coining out your ears. It gets better. The Champ, as We shall call him, had an argu- ment with his brother, who threw him out of the house. Imagine the glug and undaunted, The Champ climbed a tree, Maybe he thought it Was a pear tree and he was a partridge. Who knows. Anyway, brother stepped out- side with a shot-gun, He Claimed he fired a shot in the air, not knowing the Champ was up a tree. But several pellets entered the latter's anatomy, The thamp testified that he eoultin't remember swinging his Mother-in-law around by her hair, although he did admit having a fight with her. It Sounds like a saingingparoa I'm just as glad I wasn't there, but it proves that the family fight still has a little steam in it, even though it is disappearing from our way of life. 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