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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1967-05-18, Page 4Same 0.44t9 Ategeceeaptd etee_tei•ieetee:::iiietZitee Kee = .;1114 .x.eteeeeeeeSeeeeieereeeeee eeeeeteeetteetee eeexeeteeeee.eeee:-eeee:eefeteeeeeeeeeeee:eeee- Agood Spring tonic 33(teenferZitnes-A6uocafe SERVING CANADA'S BEST FARMLAND 0.W.N.A., CLASS 'A' and ABC Publishers; J. M. Southcott, R. M. Sovthcott Editor; Bill Batten Advertising Manager; Howie Wright Phone 2354131 40/001111114Nr. n op,OSAPII t.. 0; CIE IN A 4 Shouldn't hinder ball program .pailITICAL PARTIES FEDERATION By OZREN ZIVKOVIC Pacific with the rise of a new and militant imperialism of Eur- ope, the growing inconveniences of intercolonial tariffs, the need of common policies for iminiera- tion and quarantine, and not least a nascent sentiment of Australian nationality which demanded de- finite expression in a continental state". The National parties inAus- tralla emerged in a decade after the Commonwealth was estab- lished, but political parties in the colonies were present before the federation was created. Self- government in Australia began when the free man constituted the majority of the people, in the years between 1855 and 1859. The social and economic environ- ment created the Labour party of Australia and explains its suc- cess. et,,3„eeteiteVetee. Only a handful of fans sat in the grand- stand anyway. Most appear to enjoy getting closer to the action and take up positions behind the players' bench- es. Of course, there is no was of telling if baseball will ever regain public sup- port to the point where a stand is re- quired, but certainly at the present there is no indication of any such move. In the matter of cost, it has also been stipulated by RAP that they will in no way contribute to the event, so they have no concern there either, and we suggest members acted wisely in not supporting Reeve Boyle's intent to block the event. In reference to the rodeo, there is no doubt it will take a considerable amount of cash and hard work to make the proposed changes at the park, but the enthusiasm being generated by its supporters suggests it will be pos- sible. The rodeo as staged on the saddle club grounds in past years was a most entertaining and thrilling spectacle and the success similar events have through-. out the country indicates it could be a big attraction. Certainly, the lack of spectator accommodation and its "back in the bush" location didn't attract the crowds possible and it has annually been plagued by poor weather. Moving it to the local park re- moves the first two handicaps and to an extent the third. Supporters here point to the suc- cess of the annual stampede in the tiny Manitoba community of Morris, where 100,000 visitors are expected for this year's four-day event. Even the most optimistic wouldn't predict a small percentage of that suc- cess for the local event. But then, they said it couldn't be done when it all started in Morris in 1964. So, NOW they take their time Reeve Derry Boyle has every right to be. skeptical about the move to estab- lish a rodeo in Exeter, but we question whether be should extend his skepti- cism to the point where he would block the attempt to even establish the event. His main concern appears to be over the fact the present ball diamond will have to be relocated to make way for the rodeo facilities so the event can be staged in front of the grand- stand. There can be no argument that Derry has just cause in not wanting to see the present diamond eradicated. As one who played ball under his ener- getic tutelage. \'. have personal know- ledge of the vast amount of hours he spent each year in bringing the dia- mond into its present excellent condi- tion. However, progress can not be way- laid by sentiment. The old gas lights that were fondly kindled by a lamp lighter had to be replaced, the one- room school had to give way to the benefits of central buildings, and so forth. In the case of the ball diamond, Exeter's RAP committee appears to have all the control needed to ensure that the enthusiastic ball players in the district will not suffer from the move. They've let it be known that they won't pel•mit the old diamond to be touched until the new diamond is readied to their specification and we assume this means it will have to be on a par with the present playing facilities. So, in reality, the proposed rodeo is not affecting the ball program in any way other than the fact spectators may not have an advantageous seat in the grandstand from which to watch the action. This appears to be of little conse- quence from experience in past years. Rdmund Burke said: "Apoliti- cal party is a body of men united for promoting the national in- terest on same particular prin- ciple on which they are all a- greed". From this we can see that political party is an or- ganization, The PC and Liberals have two party bodies, one pro- vincial and one federal. The in- dividual constituency acts as the agent for provincial and federal bodies, and they do resent any interference in their local af- fairs from headquarters. The most important work of a central organization is in plan- ning the next election. There- fore, they have a permanent staff, The platforms drawn by PC's and Liberals for provincial election are slightly different. Normally provincial elections are fought on provincial issues. The main difference in the past between PC's and Liberals was that the Liberals' "legendary" prestige was in the "National Convention" (the success of Mr. King ignored it; St. Laurent and L. B, Pear- son were chosen by National con- vention), but "the PC had little love for it" in the past. Today PC has adopted National Conven- tion to choose its leaders. The CCF differs from two major parties in the following: it chooses its National and Pro- vincial leaders every two years by the National Convention. To win new adherents and dem- onstrate a broad appeal, CCF changed its name into "New Dem- ocratic Party". In the British North America Act of 1867 the political parties were not mentioned. Our politi- cal system is Democracy, and all political parties are democratic parties (except Labour Progres- sive-Communist). Their duties are to organize voters to sup- port their platforms and leaders. In their policies they must show leadership and secure the free- dom, liberty and property of the citizens, through a written or un- written Constitution, as the frame of orderly Government. Which state is better? POLITICAL PARTIES IN AUSTRALIA The Commonwealth of Austral- ia was legally created and brought into operation on January 1, 1901. The parliamentary democracy of Australia was developed under three interwoven influences: the British inheritance, American example and the geographical environment of the continent, which on the other hand shaped and produced the social con- ditions of Australia. The need of six colonies of Australia to form a single state rose from the following factors: "The common defence in the A recent request for broader police powers from Ontario police chiefs im- mediately met with strong opposition from a segment of the public and some parliamentarians. The start of a police state, they called it. Some of the proposals presented by the policemen were indeed very rad- ical, and unfortunately ruined their chances of getting any support for some of the changes that perhaps were worthwhile. It is unfortunate that crime has evolved to the point where the chiefs deemed it necessary to ask for more powers. but nevertheless it is true. es- pecially in some of our major cities. For the past few weeks the news media has carried stories of the charges that the underworld has a big finger in floe pie at many of the Expo attrac- THE LABOUR PARTY The political movement of labourers began much earlier than 1890; in 1890 it was organ- ized in New South Wales and in other colonies. The members were: unionized miners, itiner- ant shearers and the craft work- ers in the cities. Labourers had learned from long experience the importance of collective action in its economic struggles and became class-conscious and co- hesive. The creation of trade unions was held back by the "convict system" and by the "masters and servants" act of 1828. After the miners' revolt in 1856, and the support of unions of Sydney and Melbourne, union organiz- ations under different names were created in Australia, as Sydney Trades and Labor Coun- cil in 1871. The first intercolonial Trade Union Congress met in Sydney in 1879. Depression in 1886 made a hard time for labourers as well as for farmers, who were strick- en by a prolonged drought. Wil- liam Spence, the organizer of the shearers said "that only through the ballot box can we expect to destroy the power of monopoly and obtain justice". In New South Wales labourers formed a pressure group, and became a political party; in the general elections of 1891, Labour offically functioned as a political party. The "term" Labour party was used in 1888 by opposition as well as by friends. In this election (of New South Wales) 36 seats of one hundred and forty one were taken by Labour candidates, the first successful victory of the Labour party. Be- tween October of 1890 and June of 1891, an organization for pol- itical purposes was created, with — Please turn to page 5 perpetuates the feelings of de- pendency and helplessness hin- ders his recovery. elf we really want to help the alcoholic, we've got to be a lot tougher on him. "We've got to confront him with the real facts of life, namely, that he lives in a society of law and order; that he's responsible for his behaviour; that he can blame only himself for his pres- ent condition; and finally, that he himself• by his own efforts, can get rid of the drink habit." The foregoing strays a long way from our original thoughts on the problem of increased drinking among teenagers as our concern was not particularly about the consumption of those drinking, but rather just the number drink- ing. However, the twoproblems are quite often closely related. tions, while officials on both sides of the border admit to greater encroach- ment into this country by the crime syndicates. In many instances the police are "handcuffed" in their efforts to com- bat the criminal element that is becom- ing so prevalent, and while we quickly veto any police moves by worrying about becoming a police state. we are slowly shifting into a state of crime. While laws are made for the pub- lic's protection, many of them are used as a means against detection. By allow- ing this, the "bad guy" is, in effect. be- ing protected by the very persons he would harm. The innocent should have nothing to fear in giving the police more pow- er to fight the well-organized crime elements whose giant tentacles are now reaching out to affect us in more ways than most of us would believe possible. the brain, Control of body activ- ities is reduced. If over indul- gence occurs we see the stag- gering gait, inability to control speech and eye sight, or a gen- eral appearance of drunkenness. Imagine such an individual at the wheel of a car! Beer does not reduce thirst. It tends rather to lessen secre- tions and cause thirst, One beer usually results in a follow up. 5. Drieeing can never be civ- ilized as our parliamentarians advocate. The habitual drinker often becomes a menace to soc- iety. The letter goes on to say that we, the taxpayers. are being forced to provide a research centre for the treatment of the so-called disease—alcoholism. At the same time liquor outlets are being licensed in every vil- lage, hamlet and street corner. "Self-indulgence and avail- ability are the actual causes," the letter states. "Social drink- ing is condoned by 80-7: of the population. Even many of the clergy refuse to take a stand against the use of liquor," In his column on the subject of alcoholics, Sidney Katz quoted the Rev, A. 3, eleclachlan. Hamilton clergyman, as saying "our attitude toward the alco- holic has become too soft and too sentimental, So ;touch so, that we're aetually weaeeeine his resolve to give •,:p zinnking." Our uncritical ac:ET:a-nee the thseas.e zeneeetcfalzetelisee has often impeded—rather than hastened—the anachelle's re:ev- ery. Mr. Maclachian e. seeves! 'Any system of treatment weeze, the problem of planning holi- days for 1967 has been solved for most people in the area, as a large number have made ar rangements to attend Expo 67 or the many other special cele- brations across Canada in this centennial year. Those of us who have allowed hair to adorn (77'; our face have been spared further problems in making decisions about where to spend a vacation. The government in Greece an- eicemeed. last week that bearded tefeeeists would not be allowed trete. the ceuntry. iiewevee, we're act crying too :My.. After all, would want to visit a eciezery ;dere. they have also banned reirel-sketee. Slightly less inevitable 'Whatever your opinion of those who express opposition to the American war in Viet Nam, one thing has become apparent: human beings in the large mass are making war slightly inevitable. For the first time in human history the average man and woman is having something to say about whether or not his sons arid his savings are to be thrown into the jaws of destruction. We do not contend that the oppo- nents of the Viet war are right. The complications of international politics are so involved that only those close to the untold secrets of powerful gov- ernments are in a position to judge whether or not the war is justified — and even the experts are divided. What we do contend is that the protests of thousands of Americans are not being treated as high treason: the objectors are not being rushed off to prison. In- 50 Y T. ARS A C-C One of the noticeable chareees- from 25 years ago is the dis- appearance of wayside bla:k- smith shops. One reason is said to be the increase of farm ma- chinery. Among the regiments that safe- ly landed in England last week were those in which are enlisted Hector Heywood, Norman Norry and Norman Hockey. Postmaster Ed, Christie died Friday, May 18, 1917. He was a former cabinet Maker and later embarked in the livery business which he ran many years. In 18e7 he was appointed postmaster. His only son, E. J. Christie, is assist- ant postmaster. stead they continue to cry out against the actions of their government, and their cries will have far-reaching in- fluence on the politicians who will seek office in the next election. The greatest tragedy of war has always been that the decisions to sacri- fice human life have lain with a very few powerful leaders. If a nation was actually under attack there was little room to doubt the necessity of fight- ing. On the other hand, someone al- ways has to be the aggressor and an outspoken electorate. demanding peace. where no war is needed, will do much to discourage the wanton abandonment of reason and logic in times of stress. Perhaps in some future time man- kind will no longer be the victim of its own poor or lazy choices in the field of national leadership. — Wingham Advance-Times ▪ 7efe etei at :es annual enseteee e• the- horn ey trime Toted a 1.o- - Hese:: en.leer t.'e thr-e?::,:tz, H. 5....7.zreis, tzlzi; firs": ;:tme. at a =as: cal. festieZ St me • sac terattseTS from 7:_str:77.1S. rettare- ed hem e tired tee:teepee V.-11-er day after stein:tng Alr Ottawa an. ister Louis Se. eaaenesee1. Steps ie....T.-art the estezieeleote exit of a provin:ial park at Re.e.k Slere Falls were take:. at a lag of the parks teenteettee.• er:teite Au sabi e. Cc eservatzer.. and the Ark:era Lit es ete- cently. Times Established 1873 Advocate •Established 1881 Amalgamated 1724 Mast people probably don't have to be reminded that govern- ments sometimes move in strange and mysterious ways. A case in point is the delay being created by federal officials at the present time in regard to a decision on the sale of CFB Centralia. No decision has been forthcoming at time of writing. although we hope it may well be before this column gets into print. It appears rather strange to us that the federal government has required over three weeks to date to reach a decision on whether or not they will accept the offer presented by the Ontario government for the base. The speed with which they are apparently giving this project consideration is in direct con- trast to the haste with which previous decisions on Centralia were made. It took defence department of- ficials less than two months to make the paramount decision to close Centralia down last sum- mer, To top that off, they decided it would take less than two months to move out practically all mili- tary personnel and terminate the job s of about 200 civilian work- ers, But now, when they have vacant facilities on their hands and an opportunity to help the district regain some of the economic loss created by their speedy decisions last year, they take their own sweet time in making what would appear to be a very simple de- cision in comparison to the pre- vious ones they faced. In accepting the NDP nomin- ation recently, the Rev. John Boyne was critical of the attitude toward planning being shown by the "old parties". We'll agree with him on half of that argument as the federal government certainly didn't show much foresight in their actions over Centralia. However, we don't think the provincial gov- ernment could be faulted in any way over their action in the mat- ter, because they have certainly come to our rescue as quickly as we could ever hope. As stated at the outset, we hope there will be some favorable news from the federal govern- ment by press time, but we're not really counting on it. One of our Toronto readers sent along a letter this week re- garding our recent editorial on the subject of excessive drink- ing among youths in our locality, included was a column from the Toronto Star written by Sid- ney leatz, which pointed out alco- holics are increasing in numbers not because of disease, but mainly through laxity in government con- trol of liquor outlets. The letter writer. who was not identified, says young people are not being taught as they should be le consider alcoholic beverages as lethal. The letter goes on to give five reasonsl: why drinking Is danger- s dmi i,....Alcchal is a habit forming 2. After even one drink has been taken the etfeets are rapid and changes resulting will con- tame for et least two hours. 3. Liquor does not stimulate 10 YelARS ACe."; M.. and Mrs. Gera:1 Geatteee„ both natives of Grand el.and:. open the new G -ifview WeateReeoe Service stati on a nd Resta:e el:et First trout-fishing trip of the year is like a good spring ton- ic, It cleanses you physically and spiritually. And leaves you exhausted. I had mine last Saturday. The important thing in going after speckled trout, of course, is the careful planning. There's no use to it at all if you just throw your fishing gear in the car, and go out to some stream where all the amateurs angle, and toss in a line. You're liable to come home with a creel full of fish if you go at it in this haphazard way, No. First of all, you select a fishing companion. This, to a real angler, is just a bit less Important than choosing a mate for life, You want a dependable sort of chap—the type who is going to have fresh worms for beet of you. a good supply of :nooks, maps with the sure-fire beles marked in red, and an ie.e.en.-r.f.h.le sense of direction in type bush. T pt's _exactly what I lined this leer.you, those :teen types take a bit of man- Teeetre great it the bush, be feeey .teed an organizational Meat to '...leaeetel their energies. Nal to get firm with him 'When fad bewi .mtzttering about 4 tiiting the stream '• lawn. Indeet.' tod him that loupereet.itore only the very eve:e.g.. 5terr.ature angler gees re.nntif..r.ne e.r.ff tee dark, !seen ele :Ike until eoren, thee es weai.ked for the day, em, then, tL' wily, mature • ff.raL*,:: With s greed 47,1.i1*, a; ant ,shu.letters 10..* VA?, 0. V.? t re ...ix.. T-`,I et el y --al.,: eels teo.! feet 1.14k*re.i.e wave— It* everts. )ae ref e we) elteeve :Ceat.(a, slat e -veep:* *tarts, fe,rrx. A eve e Lad Published Each Thursday Morning at Exeter, Ont. AuthoFitikci ag sactqui crass Mail, Post Office Dept, Ottawa, and for Payment of Postage in Cash 25 Ye:ARS AGO J. M. Southcott, Barry \Vene- er, Robert and Don Southcott nt- tended the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association conven- tion in Toronto this week and with other m e in bees were taken through .Menning Pool and the John Inglis plant Where the Been guns and 13 rOwning guns are made. Ted Davies, who has been dist- rid. representative for the teepee- test Company, has been trans- ferred to London. The Davies family will remain in Exeter un- til the end of the eche& year. A building Is being erected on the farm of Fred Ellerington et Eden recently owned by John Luxton, to be used as a Japanese labor camp: Me. len. Chatnbeie, who has been einplyed with Mr, ii. givers, butcher, is Iv Vi Thursday for Ottawa where he has Joined the corps of Cenedine Fire Fighters. Paid in Advance Circulation, September 30,1066, 4,427 just north of Grand Bend. l'e!.6 holiday weekend, Board of Directors of Eau% Heron Hospital Aseoriatior: ate .bouneed this week it has pare ehased the residence of Dr. Se Mrs. H, S. Steiner. Huron St., whirls will be the site of the proposed new nurses' residence. Robert Down, one of slit dist- rict youths who graduated from Wes t r it Ontario Agricultural !witted, it IN:Moe/ft, was award- ed a trophy for proficiency In agricultural mechanics. All street;; In Eeeter will be oiled thin year. 'rlie three inlies of main arteries which were oiled twice last year will he Riven a third application, this summer, SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada $5.00 Per Year; USA 87.1:16 ii$tdi etiee lee :9;01` tfrot.. t:911m). Lint% 11 to-4'Max-1 rjf tig ttfrt,'. ;11.4.0 V.11, had forvitlie!. Jy 1+1..11eY But elpv picked &alt. V ee parr t:0r. just off Me reia4, this hydro 'lutek• tiro orenr,. The stream past the f6urth tytr,„, te,wer, thought. It v.as Est past the. 14th. AM they're 160 ya rds apart. Not another angler in sight, I'd better hang up now,Glodys. Sair,ebady's MI/patient to to use the line." I gloated, We cached the lunch and began working up the stream. I like that word we anglers use. "Working," You couldn't hire a man to do it for $80 an hour. Slash in the face from an alder. Hole in the boot from a snag. Slide from a log and oh-oh-oh- oh as you hit that spring-fed water. Lose a boot in the mud. Scratch hands to a bloody mess on jagged branches. But it's all worth it if the trout are biting. And, boy, were they biting! They were biting each other on the neck, nib- bling each others' ears, and snap- ping each other in half, as far as I know. But they weren't biting worms. After an hour of torture that would have made the Gestapo green with envy, we arrived at the big pool above the beaver dam. The sure-fire hole. We fished, Hard. A big mal- lard hen popped into the pond, secure in the knowledge that it wasn't duck season, looked us over, cackled with laughter and took off, We fished. Harder. A baby beaver surfaced, swam casually to within four feet, looked at each of us, and expressed his feelings by turning his rump in the air and submerging, We fished, Desperately. Sud- denly there was a huge splosh, then a ker-plunk, ker-plunk, and a big buck deer splashed through the shallows and away. sneering over his shoulder. That did it. We left. But there was no point, said my mate, in taking the long, tortuous trail back down the stream. through that heavy slash. So, with his infallible sense of direction, we swung around in a circle, by the high ground. The high ground turned out to be cedar based in mud, both sir and.: you had to crawl most Of the time. The circle turned Peet tee be the two long sides of an Ise.)sr,eles triangle. Two hours ;1169-r, we bit the hydro road /tat 1.47; the nose,Except that the !vise had moved about a mile Iv? east. My first trout trip of the seas. on. And believe me—I don', care If Mrs. Richard Burton wants to go along next time—it's toy last. There have to be easier ways to get a coronary.