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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5th, 1953
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SEAWAY A POWER PROPOSITION
From " News and Views, a commentary
issues bva Toronto financial house, coutes the
following on the ,subjeet (►'t ,the St, Lawrence
seaway proposal:
'The whole seaway s4hente is beginning
to disclose it real purpose. which is the
development of hydro-eleetrie power and not
a new, trallspo`Ktation-system. It is an amaz-
ing. bit of international propaganda, this sea-
way proposal. It is surprising how persist-
ently the proponents continue to put ,forward
the suggestion • that Great 'Lakes ports
would become seaports along a water sys-
tem which is frozen up for five mitihtlis
in the year and for which there are
in sight only at few million tons of
west -bound freight in any event. l,This would
be largely iron ore from Labrador, plus pack-
age freight from Europe and .elsewhere).
Eastbound freight is envisioned largely as
grain.
"The whole point is the cost...Everyone is
familiar now with the fate of costs estimates.
The Toronto- subway. was to cost .$28.0)0,000
'and it is now running up to $70,000,000. The
Transmountain pipe line far exceeded its cost
estimates. Rarely, if ever, does a job cost
live up to its original _t.alculatious. So. if it
is calculated that the seaway would eost
$500,000,000, it might eventually run to
$1,000,000,000 or More. . How could -such a
finaneial' structure be liquidated or even ser-
viced
''Actually one ran reasonably draw the
conclusion that the countries, provinces and
states concerned are anxious to develop liyderi:"
electric power along the St. Lawrenee and this'
is a worthwhile ambition, it' it tint's not cost too
Tnucii. At least such an undertaking avotild
not have to depend upon hypothetical ocean
freight traffic' for revenue' to amortize the in-
vestment." , •
Further light upon what the proposed
seaway would do for Great Lakes ports is
furnished front a ,source nearer home. The
good people of Gincardine, our neighbor on
Lake Huron, with expectations roused by the
vision of great developments in the activities
of their harbor, asked for a conference with
a representative of the, Federal Public Works
Department. In response to • their request, J.
W... Boughner of. London, Public .Works en-
neer for Western Ontario, -visited Kincardine
two weeks ago and suet the town's Harbor
Development Commission. According to The
Kincardine" News, "he pointed out that 'the
existing harbor can not be developed for deep
sea navigation, because the present strueture
does not permit dredging beyoaid 14 -foot
depth. To handle ocean-going craft, such as
are expected on the Great Lakes following de-
velopment of, the St. Lawrence seaway, 21 -foot
depth is, required. Only harbor on the .east
side of Lake Huron deemed suitable is Sarnia."
We believe Goderich harbor has a depth
of ''.1 feet.)
Quoting further from 'The News' report
of Engineer lioughuer's statement: "It would
be ueeessary to have two rail lines to Kincar-
dine before elevators could be erected. To
warrant the desired expenditure, Kincardine
needs definite commitment of necessary new -
indusZries, not just the hope that some may
comae here at some future date."
Mr.-ltoughmer further stated that develop-
ment work itt Kincardine harbor in.
19-17, when the question- was first introduced,
would have cost $500,000, and by 1951 the
saute work would have cost $2,500,000, and this
figure today would be another 50 per eent.
higher.
The News, although expressing disappoint-
ment with t hese statements, • urged that efforts
should be continued in behalf of •harbor de-
velopment. ',;even if the final outcome is sotue-
thinp, nlnelt less than the grandiose scheme
first brought forward." This is good advice,
and those of us in Godet•lelt who. have en-
visioned great things front the eaway..should
moderate their expeetations. Up to the pres-
ent, the activity of Goderieh harbor has been
based largely upo11, the water and -rail trans-
portation of Western grain, and this will not
be increased by the entry of large freighters
into the business of earrying grain from .-the..
Lakehead to eastern seaports.
As the cotlinlent first quoted itt this arti-
vie sets out, the seaway is essentially a Hydro-
power proposition, and anyone eatt guess
where the great proportion 'of that power tvi11
be used.. Over in the States there is still a
conflict of divided interests which so far has
prevented Washington's -participation. The
prospect' at present is that New York State
may take its shale in the power .end of the
scheme litut That Washington- will__ allow
('anada to pay the whole cost of the seaway.
FEDERAL -PROVINCIAL FINANCES
h'inanee .Minister Abbott has taken cogniz-
ance of the persistent demand from .eertait►
quarters for a reallocation- of Federal and Pro-
vincial taxing powers hut does not consider
such a shuffling desirable. Federal taxes have
neeessarilt- been ht'avilly increased by the "cold
war,:' requiring rimg
defence expenditures on i
lari�e stale, and by the old age pension. primar-
ily a Irov ineial responsibility but assumed by
the Federal Government. Under voluntary
agreements -between t)ttatv'a and the Provinces
the latter receive -larger amounts than they
were themselves collecting from the taxi's NO; i
they relinquished- to Ottawa. In Ontario tilt'
Provincial Government was not exercising its
constitutional power of taxing int;ome• and
rather than impose such taxation it agreed that
Ottawashould do the collecting and in return
it receives from Ottawa an amount agreed upon,
increasing the ,Provincial revenue to a nlllf'h
higher leve -1 than ever before. Otherwise the
Province, won ltl have had to collect' income tax
anti the taxpayer, would have been called upo1
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to 'pay such it tax to both Governments.
The Fathers of ('onfederation alioeittetl
the responsibilities and the sources of revenue
as between the Federal and Provincial author-
ities and did so with foresight and wisdom
which has been recognized throughout the in-
tervening years. If there is now some ques-
tiotting of their decisions, it is because of the
pt•essttt'e of existitlg conditions which impost;
peculiar and ttttpret c dettted burdens- upott all
divisions of government but which will Mass,
it is hoped, ' �vitli the return of normal inter-
national tranquillity. •
One of the responsibilities placed upon the
Provinces was that of education. It surely
requires no argument to support the statement
that this was an eminently wise provision. To
place educational smatters within the Federal
sphere would have brought _about an endless
succession of disputes. This should be 'reeog-
nized and the Provinces left , to meet their
constitutional obligations.
Atter all, there is not a separate sett -of tax-
payers for. each governing authority. To shift
an expenditure from the Provincial Govern-
ment to the Federal, does not lessen the expen-
ditnre : it comes hack upon the taxpayer in
any event.
EDITORIAL -NOTES
With the sutntne►•like weather the have
been.' enjoying it is difficult to realize t ha r
Christmas is. only a feiv weeks away.
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The a iutieipal voters' lists hart' been is-
sued. If you ntake .:lure your name is not itt'-
cidentally omitted you will be. sure of a vote
at the December election.
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Somebody has figured out that itatT rat on
a farm costs tht' farmer $20 a year. Twenty
tats—and that may not he an extravagant
estimate --Would mean $100 a year. That
amount would pay for a lot of gasoline.
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Thal Huron farmers are bringing large
numbers of cattle from the West for winter
conditioning indicates their belief in the eon -
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STORMY SURVIVAL
Down Memory's
Lane
25 Years Ago
At a meeting of the Water and
Light Commission a reduction in
water service rates for 1929 was
made including the reducing of
house service from 57 to $6. Lawn
hydrant service was left at 53 the
same e price that had prevailed for
many years.
A number of people from Gode-
rich attended the fall meeting of
the Deanery of Huron held in St.
Paul's Anglican Church, Clinton.
Rev. A. S. Jones, of Gorrie, was
nominated for the office of Rural
Dean, to succeed Rev. W. B. Haw-
kins. An address was given at the
meeting by Rev. C. E. Sharp, c.f
Toronto.
Six civil cases were on the docket
for trial before Mr. Justice Fisher
at sessions of the Supreme Cour`
in Goderich, but only one was tried
and this was not completed, since
a settlement was reached: Other
cases on the docket were adjourned
for hearing at later sittings of the
court.
• 20 Years Ago
Goderich had no serious damage
asa result of Hallowe'en prank:,
although many people were incon-
venienced and annoyed when vari-
ous articles were removed from
their regular places and automobile
tires were flattened by mischievous
youtlisr During the evening police
received a complaint from Bay-
-field .that the village was "in the
hands of hoodlums," but it was
just a complainant who was a little
"hot under the collar."
• 'Alma Anderson, of Ashfield, was
chosen best speaker at the annual
county oratorical, spelling match
and story -telling contest held at
Clinton under the auspices of. the
Department of Agriculture with
Representative Ian MacLeod in
charge. . .
Hailed as a possible indication
of a mild winter, strawberries were
picked by Manson Reid, of Brock
street, in his garden.
15 Years Ago
Members of Goderich
tinuanee of a strong market in the spring. It
is to be hoped that their confidence twill prove.
to be well founded, for good tithes fur the
farmer mean good titnes for us all, even if the
price of beef should be a few vents higher
than the townsman ntight..tvish.
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T'her'e is advice frolu. many quarters that
fallen leaves should not be burned, but Mrs.
Hotly, writer of a weekly t-'olumtt in The St.
Marys ,Journal -Argus, doesn•'t agree. if the
leaves in her neighborhood 'were put into a
compost heap the piles would reach to heaven,
she declares. Tier plan is to eover all the
flower beds with leaves and burn the remain-
der.. and the fires to be seen along flue streets
in Goderich indicate that there are s great
ninny here of the sante' mind.
VILLAGES. SEEK HOUSES, . TOO
Representatives of Huron County
towns, and villages are• slated to
meet in Clinton next Tuesday night
to consider the possibilities of ask-
ing the' dominion . and provincial
governments to consider the towns
,and villages for rental Voles.
Last Fziday at an inddstrial°pro•
'notion* conference in Goderich,
a% Paterson, Clerk of. the Village 'o
ftat0 ssid---that --there -wane a-
need -ter rental" bowelt in
his municipality.
He said be felt dlso . tbat other
villages and towns in thea county
wanted rental houses, but could
not apply jor them sinclt.' a muni'
cipality with less thin 3,000 popu-
lation is not eligible for the houses.
Matyor J. E. Huckins M Goderlch
suggested that each municipality
-should •consider the question. and
then ennppoower a member to attend
the., meeting. in Clinton,
The,Ctlnton session will consider
a resolution to be presented" to
County Council at its session this
month asking the council to recom-
mend to the government that rental
housing be 'considered for towns
and villages in Huron.
Goderich is the only centre in
the - county with a large' enough
population to obtain the houses. I.
So, far, the town has 'had 25
rental homes built here and it ,is
hoped to have_ another_. 26 erected
before the first of ° next year: ..
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Rebekah
Lodge, ,No. 89, entertaii;ed their
friends ' at a card party at the
Oddfellows' Hall. More than 50
were present to play "500" and
homemade candy was served dur-
ing the games. Mrs. A: Miller
and George Baechler were the win-
ners at -cards. The consolation
award went -to -Mrs.. J. A. Snyder. •
J. H. Lauder was elected presi-
dent of the Menesetung Canoe Club
at a meeting of the group. Other
officers elected were: Gordon
Bisset, vice-president; Nelson Hill,
secretary; Howard McNee, treas-
urer; George Mathieson; commo-
dore; A. A. Nicol, vice -commodore.
G. L. Pinkney, of Dungannon,
was named president of the North
Huron Teachers' F4ederation at a
meeting held in Wingham. An
address of welcome was given by
Mayor W. J. Hanna and J. D. Camp-
bell, .of Toronto, assistant chief
inspector of schools for Ontario,
spoke on "Social Studies and
Science.
10 Years Ago
A total of 22 residents of Gode-
rich Township and Clinton paid
fines totalling 55.10 each for fail-
ure to possess . a current radio lic-
ense. Six of the fines were paid
in Clinton, the rest in Goderich.
No. 31 Air Navigation School at
Port Albert held its fifth successful
blood donor clinic in the recreation
hall at the airport. Eighty-three
volunteers were present,. bringing
the total number of_ donations to
461 Staff doctors at the airport
officiated, assisted by nursing
sisters.
Willie Smyth, 14, was struck by
a passing car at Carlow and suffer-
ed a fracturedleg and arm in-
juries. He was oaken to Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital for
treatment.. The boy was playing
on the road with other boys when
the accident occurred ana appar-
ently did not see the car coming.
In the first five months of the
current budget year Ottawa spent
$283. million less- than it took in in
taxes:—Quick Canadian Facts.
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GODERICH
Saturday, Nov. 7
JACKPOT of $32.00 for full house in B2 calls.
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If not won on Saturday, value of jackpot and also
number of calls will be raised each week until it
is. won.
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$5.00 CASH . PRIZE
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1st game starts. at 9.00 p.m.
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Citizens, Lend Your Ears!
(By Cec Hoffman, President of
Goderich Junior Chamber of Com-
merce, in the Club's Bulletin
"Chatterbox").
Fellow Jaycees:
You and I, all of us, are share-
holders in a million dollar business
with assets of over $60,000.000.00.
That's sixty million" dollars. Each
yeat:.;we must select a new group
of men, to manage that business
for us, Naturally, we would screen
our applicants very carefully, since
we would like our business to oe
'operated. in an efficient and profit-
able manner. We would not be
satisfied with anything less than
the , best.
That is exactly what we do each
December when we select our May-
or and Town Council. But do we
devote the time and thought to
that task that we should? Or do
we say, "I'll vote for him because
he's a nice fellow. I like . him."
Or --"I'll vote for him because he
was on Codncil last year and
didn't do any harm."
Naturally, before we can vote,
we -must have candidates --candi-
dates who "have the time and the
ability, and the interest in the com-
munity. That is the prime requisite
of any man in public office. This is
partially the responsibility of the
Jaycees—to sell the idea of run -
ning for council to the best mt n
and women the town has to offer;
and then to make sure the voter
casts his ballot on Election Day.
It is the responsibility of every
citizen to consider the possibility
of standing for council. It is up
to -us- to sell that idea.
As His Worship Mayor Huckins
has said, "Goderich is entering a
.new era." Yes, an era of expan-
sion and progress. A, time when
only the steadiest and most pro-
gressive minds should be sitting
in the -Council Chambers. We, as
Jaycees, • can be justly proud of
whatever partwe may have played
in this progress, and it is our duty
as Jaycees, and citizens of Gode-
rich, to insure the successful con-
tinuation of progress, for ourselv-
es, our children, and the future of
what is now the "Prettiest Town
in Canada" and is fast becoming—
the "Busiest Town in Canada."
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manufacture in Canada during 1952
was considerably up from 1951.
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