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HURON COUNTY'S FOREM WEEKLY
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THURSDAY, MARCH 10th, 1955
THIS IS "EDUCATION WEEK"
(Contributed)
While the facts of current educational
needs stare us in the face this "Education
Week" would' seem to be a good time to think
backtivard and forward at the school scene in
ni.da and o reccignize that while teachers
may be in short supply today and may be
vitally needed tomorrow, they have been faith-
fully on the scene of Canadian education ever
since the first settlers arrived and. through
many years when their reward was pitifully
small and their influence great beyond- all
computation.
'There has been, in almost every small
town in Canada, at least one teacher whose
honest Clod -fearing presentation of the basic
principles of learning has laid a foundation on
which the men and Women whom he or she
taught have built lives which were lived in
the service of their eoi:mtry and• their 'God.
They wielded ,an° influence which even they
probably underestimated, because in the life
of every child or young person there is .one
moment when he needs a hero. It may be a
baseball player, an orchestra leader, a minister
FAMILY 'AL
Nord from Ottawa is that Finance 1,'.linis-
ter Harris, preparing his budget for presen-
tation in April, is beset by representatives of
all sorts of interests seeking special considera-
tion. If all the appeals were. granted, Mr.
Harris would find the treffsury- like i44otlrer
Hubbard's cupboard. The lobbyists, of course,
have un.anseverable arguments for relief or
assistance; the only flaw in their presentat ions
is that they do' not show how their appeals
'can be granted. 'without increasing taxes or
putting the country further into debt—and
neitherrof these alternatives would be welcome.
A resolution was submitted in the Com-
mons by a C.C.F: member calling for an in-
crease _ fa.alxily allewatices. It is. just ten
years since 'these" allowances were instituted
and were hailed with such terms as "baby
bonus;" "diaper dole," etc. In the ten years,
ittWi dr,; their value has been recognized and
sadly Ably dares to lift his voice in public
against them. In Parliament the case for an
increase in the allowances received strong sup --
pail, and it.remained for Mr. Thatcher, mem-
ber for lt'ooae Jaw, who like the, sponsor of
the resolution is a C.C.F-er, to differ with the
or, perchance, a teacher, but when that mo-
ment comes the person who fills it will never
be forgotten.
They taught in log school houses, in rooms
in private dwelling's, those pioneers in educe.;
tion. They took over' the bright new schools
which we now term hovels. They worked
with a minimum of text books and paper and
ink, but they turned out our college professors,
our, ministers, our politicians and our states-
men. And they did as good or better a job as
is being accomplished today with all our new-
fangled machinery.
'We owe them a debt greater than we may
ever hope to repay. But„in one way we may
aeknowledge it and make a down payment on
a long loan. Today we may accept this whole
matter of education as a trust from those who
worked long and faithfully for little pay. We
may spend- our money and edueate our young
men and women with a view to making the
education of our children the first claim on our
purses and on our time. And we may recog-
nize this great increase in the children of the
nation for what it is—riches unexcelled-.
LOWANCES
EDITORIA
Saw our first 195,5 robin last Friday and
our'spirits rose' at least 15 per cent.
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The inescapable statistician informs us
that Canada has now* only 951,000 horses 'and
that the number is decreasing at the rate of
70,000 a year. If this continues, Canada will
be a one-horse country in about a dozen years.
But this will not come about. Those of us
who are around in the late '60's of the century
will be able ,to•go down to the (,iaderich track
and see the:ponies go in a race meet "bigger
and better than ever.” Horsemen don't die,
they just fade away and leave other borsern.en.
to carry on --and there can't be horsemen
without horses.
Penticton, B.C., is a proud town today,
with its hockey -team on the way home from
Germany alter - trouncing the Russians 5-0 in
the final gamo.for world hockey c}iarnpic,nship.
Last year 'tlu' shoe. Nvas on the ether foot:
Canadians si°a.t'r: ,hunibled v,-b.ie the Reds
boasted of their vietc•ry ocot- the Toronto•
team that thiol' represented Canada.' But
won't the Ituusky-s put Penticton down .for a.
vengeful ll -bomb when they roar over the B.C.
flown on their way to .Washin«ton : f•ipeaking
aeriou ly, if not too hopefully, would it not be
sensible for all concerned to forget about
bombs auci a<r-ee- to settle their rivalries on
the hockey arena, on the hall field, in other
a.ctiviti,•, chat would improve life rather than
destroy it 1
A cehstis of the Prairie,. Provinces has
been taken every five years and the Federal
Government proposes to extend this practice
to the other Provinces, beginning next year.
The 1956 nose -counting, to be taken June lst,
will not be so complex an affair as has been
the decennial census, and ` ge'n'erally may be
eanfiued .to questions as to age, sex, marital
ahtus, relationship to the bead Of the house -
old, .and whether living on a farm. The
cat, latts of agriculture, however, will call for
about 75 questfonc t, corm ared with x'00 in 1951.
Reason ,given° ker..: the five-year census is the
t';apxd 4rowth 0:Canada and the need for
t to -date At fct i ation Orr -w eh to lase ad-
tl iatratao .' k .
Aeoordi ng o eilOrt',froM Ottawa's 'Quebec
'ill be allo„rwed. ba 10 er
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rest of his party and demonstrate why an
increase was, impracticable at the present time.
Mr.k. Thatcher, although conceding that
family '' allowances are "making a real con-
tribution to the well-being of the nation,'
pinted out that the increase proposed wound
cost the taxpayers of Canada an additional
$200 million, and that the Fivauee Minister.
was having difficulty in avoiding, a, defielt,
and he.thought Canada in sueli circumstances
had gone far enough in Prov}ding allowances
on the present scale.
Hou. Paul Martin pointed out that Govern-
ment expenditures for health and welfare—
for old -age pensions, for unemployment in-
surance, for family ---allowances and other forms
of social security—had reached an amount
that accounted for nearly 25 cents out of every
dollar spent by the Federal Government. Fam-
ily alloivan.ces, said Mr. Martin, reach 2,200,-
000 Canadian homes every month. They are
paid for the benefit of 5.,100,000. children-
every'- month. They cost the 'Canadian tax-
payers $1,000;000 a day. By the time a child
reaches 16' in Canada he has received $1,188
in family allowances.
The resolution was talked out.
L NOTES
Premier, who ,had levied a Provincial income
tax and .demanded that the Ottawa Govern-
ment recognize this and allow an equal deduc-
tion from the Federal tax, is not satisdied with
the 10 per eeut. allowance., but he bad gone
ahead with the' Provincial tax without any
agreement with Ottawa, following his ideas
of Provincial autonomy.. The other Provinces
are said to be better off with the existing
agreements under which income tax is col-
Iected for their benefit by Ottawa, and none
of them has made any demand for the sort of
arrangement that is being put in effect for the 1
Quebec taxpayers. However, there is a depar-
ture from the principle of uniform treatment
of the Provinces which irr' one hand is termed
a surrender to Quebec and on the other hand
is described as a reasonable compromise. The
budget debate at Ottawa, slated for April,
will no 'doubt be enlivened by discussion on
this point.
THE C ODEEICH• SIGNAL -STAR
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Down Mernory's
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45 Years Ago
Rev. J.. S. Hardie, f-ormerly of
Listowel, was inducted as pastor
of Ashfield Presbyterian Church,
Lochalsh.
Town 'Council passed a motion
instructing police to shoot all un -
led dogs on the streets m -
on private premises. One coun-
cillor suggested that a dog catcher
be hired, but council felt that there
was too much danger of the man
employed being bitten.
Council also instructed its spec-
ial committee to, investigate th+e
cost of numbering business houses
and residences in town. Council-
lor Hawkins said he had,•,learned
that when doctors received a call.
at night they had considerable dif-
ficulty in finding the correct house
and merchants .complained of
trouble in making delivery of
parcels.
The steamer. Midland Queen was
being fitted out here for service
as a package freighter. About 26
men were employed putting in
decks to convert . the boat from a
grain carrier.
25 Years Ago
At the annual 'meeting of the
Blue Water Highway Association
in Toronto, Mayor H. J. A. Mac -
Ewan, 'M Goderich,. was ” elected
vice-president for Huron County.
It was decided to hold the fall
meeting in Goderich.
In the estimates "brought down
in the House of Commons, $100,000
was -included-for repairs _at Gode---
rich harbor, $50,000 for Kincardine
harbor and $8,000 for Exeter pub-
lic buildings.
Knox Church Players presented
"Tons of Money," a modern three -
act English ,farce. Large audi-
ences packed the lecture hall for
two performances of the play.
15 Years Ago
Town -Council referred to the
committee of the whole 'a :motion
Advertising .Benefits
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Everyone
(J.M.S. In Exeter Times -Advocate)"
We have had a -particularly
pleasing experience in the matter,
of advertising. The question often
arises "Does advertising pay?"
Here . is Just one example that
has come to any attention.
Prion to Christmas a merchant,
of Exeter placed in stock a few
machines that would retail around
$100. Believing that there would
be a demand for them at that
particular time they were adver-
tised fairly extensively but he did
not make a single sale. The can-
elusion, of course, was that ad-
vertising didn't pay.
ut that is not the end of the
story.' We have since been inform-
ed that during January and. the
first couple of weeks of February
five machines were disposed of.
Surprised Advertiser
The advertising that was done
prior to Christmas had evidently'
made its impression but the would-
be buyers no doubt had other
obligations and delayed purchase.
So the sales came muchto the
surprise and delight' of the adver-
tiser. ,,
I have often run .up against that
same experience where a merchant
has said he would try an advertise-
ment to see if it would pay. The
chances are, it didn't, at least at
the time. Advertising to be 'ef-
ficient must be consistent.
' One of the things that has al-
ways been a mystery to me is the
tremendous amount of money that
is spent on advertising; 'For in-
stance, the other day we learned
over TV that a half hour show
on TV costs in the neighborhood
of $25,000 paid for by some spon-
sor. One contract, alone, has been
awarded for three million dollars
a year for three and for perhaps.
four years for one single make of
automobile. The contract is for
one one-hour- show a week. Add
ECONOMICS AT HIGH SCHOOL
(Financial Post)
A group in the United States is considering
ways of teaching economics in high school.
Presumably, the plan of the National 'Asso-
ciation of High School Principals covers only the
elementary aspects of the subject and would be
aimed primarily at the group which Will not go on
to take such a 'course at university.
If so there could be much value in the idea.
In. this country, only about 16% of the current 350,-
000 students attending high school will enter uni-
versity. For those ' others, some understanding of
the interrelationship between' supply, demand and
price, for instance, would.enable them to consider
more intelligently the involved issues that arise in
modern' society. Such knowledge could make them
better citizens.
There is always the danger of cluttering cur-
ricula' with too many subjects." But there is far
more Justification for .including economics than
there is for devoting time to such matters ,as
learning how to drive a ear or how to talk politely ,
on the telephone.
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HAT ICIIiD ARE YOU?,
(The War,,, y)
Sonie folks are like rowboats, for they'have to
be pulled wherever they go. Sometimes it 'is a.
hard. struggle to WO' them 'pointed in ' the .. righty
direction.
• ,, others are l kie sailboa%, mfl the w ,dd blows
east* Plat is their (Erecter'. Olt blows,,west, they ..
o that WAY. ,, Of •rse • it •4a possible for them
t nst` e wind," but they aotoi' citot
it. Imo. iclined tofond*,
ernotiofi' a d popb'la
Olen , dike- pay,' s who
4V611 "wi4,��b•.
to this the amount that is spent
in newspapers and magazines and
the amount is astounding.
However, the amounts arrived at
for -advertising by leading Indus-.
trialists, are no haphazard guess,
but practically definite amounts
set aside according, to sales. A
certain percentage of every unit is
designated for publicity. --
Sound Business
Large business enterprises work
on, the same principle. From one
to two per cent of gross sales is
estimated for advertising and this
system has proven to be a sound'
business principle. •
Advertising is done in a great
many ways as there are no end
of schemes to Sttract the adver-
tising dollar.
In the early days of the Ford
car the jokes about the car were
Many and varied but at the same
time they kept the name and low
price of the ear constantly before
the public and was one of the
best means of advertising the cern-
pany en'joy'ed.
Who pays the price of , ad ver-
tising has long been debated. Ad-
vertising increases production and
increased production means cheap-
er merelhand"ase. Everybody Wins.
NORTON --CLARK
„ Victoria Street United Chrltreh
was the setting for the Wedding of
Ruth Marrion dark, 'daughter of
Mr. and- Mrs. -.Tattles Jos h Clark,.
Ooderich, and Kenn, h Earl
ton, son of and OK, Th+dni
Horton, .of Goderich. The •Rev, b. i
W. Wilharns'offcia't .
Xive.p inrriage' b l'le
;tee swore bad it
Qom'- ove
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made. by Councillors J. E. ttckins
and P. J. Ryan that all industries
in Goderich be requested to sub-
mit their wage rolls for tie years
1936-37-38-39, salaries excluded, to
assist in the reviewof the assess-
ment question. Opponents of the
motion said it would be considered
by the industrial heads as an im-
pertinence, Councillor Ryan said
it was done regularly in cities. -
Goderich; harbor Was the scene
of considerable activity and • there
were hopes that there would ,be
an early opening of navigation.
The steamer Mantadoc, with the
last cargo of storage grain for the
Western Canada Flour Mills, ;was
unloaded.
George W. Schaefer was elected
president of the Goderich Board
of Trade atthe annual meeting.
Other officers named were vice-
president, J. D. Thomas;' secretary,
A. E. Hockley; treasurer, J. F.
Gillespie; tourist secretary, D. H.1
Downie.
10 Years Ago
Provincial Traffic Officers James'
Culp and Frank Taylor, driving
one . afternoon along the Blue
Water Highway near Port Albert,
saw golden -colored spots in a field.
They investigated and found
patches of 'full—grown' dandelions.
They each picked a bouquet to
prove to' eir friends that spring
was on the way.
F. W. Thomas, for Seven years
CPR station agent in Goderich,
was guest.. of honor at a dinner
given by25 industrial and business
associates.
Announcement was made from
Ottawa of the appointment of Lt. -
Col. (Dr.) A. H. Taylor, of Gode-
rich, to the command of the mili-
tary hospital at Ottawa.
The three Chin boys of Lucknow
proved to be 'ton much for Gode.
rich Lions. juveni'Ie hockey team,
The Chins led their team to an 11-8
two -game total -goal win over the
Goderich team..
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