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HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY
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THURSDAY, NOV. 24th, 1955
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
Though everythng seems to be quiet on
he municipal front, the no enation meeting
tomorrow (Friday) evening my stir up some
interest., We recall,—municipal elections of
bygone years which were contested with an
energy that is altogether lacking nowa-
days.. Candidates fought, if not bitterly, at
least vigorously, for the honor of holding a
seat in Council, for the satisfaction' of beating
an opponent, perhaps to champion one side
or the other on some more or less important
issue that divided the electorate, and some-
times just to do their part as citizens in keep-
ing town affairs` in good order. A frequent
appeal to 'the voters was to "elect me and
keep down the taxes," and on the other hand
were candidates who ignored this appeal and
advocated the spending of money for civic
iimprovement,,
Today the voters hear little of any ,par-
ticular, issues upon which candidates seek
their ,favor on election day; rather they are
expected to mark their ballots on the individ-
ual merits and record. of the nominees ---which
after all may be the right ways of choosing
from among those Who are up for election.
However, we are all for' a lively contest.
We should like to see a ballot for every seat
on the Council, an election that would awaken
a much-needed interest in civic affairs. We
are not advocating the defeat of any member
of the present board; but election by aecla-
Illation too often indicates apathy on the part
of the electorate rather. than approval of the
record of those returned without a contest.
So let us have a lively nomination meet-
ing, a full and frank discussion of municipal
affairs, and a list of candidates that will bring
out a record poll on election day.
A WESTERN VIEW
The glut of Western grain continues to
be one. of the biggest problems in Canada.
Outside of crop failure for a year or two
there seems to be no acceptable way of getting
rid of the billion bushels of -wheat that is
overflowing all available storage :facilities in
the West. Across the border they ''` fiii 'e' a
similar problem and are making gifts of 'grain
to almost any country that will take it; and
to avoid future surpluses there is a suggestion
of reviving the method adopted by Washing:
ton in the depression of the 30's—paying
farmers -'for NOT producing crops. Another
bright idea is that people should be given a
double helping of everything_ that' comes off
the farm -and leave half of it on the plate.
Canadians scorn such wask; they _..ha e
.wade considerable gifts of grain in pursuance
of a Government .plan 'of assistance to needy
countries, but there is little support of any
proposal to copy. U.S. bargain. sale methods
which involve a huge subsidy to the growers
.at the expense of the taxpayers- of all parts
of Canada.
The Federal Goveri
helping ha .,
u has held out a
e Western growers by
- xorizing bank loans up to $1,500 to in-
dividual farmers who,eannot sell their wheat.
This is criticized as not sufficient for the
growers' needs, but that 'the situation is not'
so desperate as it is painted we gather .from
an editorial article in a paper published in
the Heart of the. wheat -growing area of the
West. This is The Maple Creek News of
Maple, Creek, Saskatchewan. It objects to
the attempt to make a 'political football" of
the issue and -,to "stir up the farmer and excite
him into doing something that will gain hint
the ill -will of the nest of the country."
" the. district' served by this news-
paper," says ,The News, "the situation is as
grim as it is anywhere else in the province.
, . . . but these people have thought the situ-
ation over, and without any fanfare or ridicu-
lous statements have come up with a scheme
that will 'not only allow them to deliver some
grain but will also provide them with curling
rinks and skating rinks in the future. That
is the. old pioneer spirit, do something about
the situation, instead of hollering loud and
long as some politicians are doing."
The News finishes this article by quoting
a farmer of the Golden Prairie dist`S'ure
it's tough; we got ' deb.t - ,fire can't pay, and
of ---t "Can't sell, but in the dirty
thirties we had debts and no grain, and we
weren't eatin' so good either. We'll sell our
grain some time, and in the meantime we'll
Make out all right."
This is the spirit that wins and that
should encourage 'support in Eastern Canada
of any and all reasonable measures that may
be taken to alleviate the plight of the Wes"
terriers.
EDITORIAL NOTES
Although Christmas Day is still a month
away, there is already more than a hint of
Christmas atmosphere, to which shop windows
are contributing, and soon Christmas' activities
will be in full swing. Issues of The Signal -
.Star for the :next few weeks will have much
of interest to Christmas shoppers.
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Toronto Star supports a proposal for the
teaching of high school students to drive cars.
Some' day high school teachers will have to
teach. their pupils how to add, divide and sub-
tract. As for the car proposition, high school
students should be taught to keep away 'from
the steering -wheels until they are old enough
to qualify for driving, permits.
At present we are having temperatures
that are somewhat lower than iisual. in Novem-
ber and th p. se it .a_,, con,irast ,j;o NtAP,.. ufu.,-
mina' heat of the past suininer. "Sortie like
it hot, some like it cold," as the old Mother
,Goose rhyme 'goes, and though before April
comes we may envy those who spend the
winter in the sunny South there are those
who would rather freeze than fry. As for our
inconsiderable self—between July (of the 1955
type) and January, we prefer June.
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News from Ottawa is that agreement has
been reached for the construction of the pipe-
line to bring natural gas from Alberta .to
central Canada. It is a huge undertaking, axed
we people. who live in a district that is not to
'be served (according• to present plans, of any
rate) need not be expected to be overly 'en-
thusiastic about it. The big cities of Toronto
and Montreal will get the .cream of it (if
natural'gas has any cream), and we are ac-.
customed to seeing them get the best of these
big "national" enterprises. If the smaller
places would learn --to work together for their
own benefit they night ,eget something worth
while.
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Nov there is talk of jerking up the
driver on the highways. Sometimes he
be somewhat of a nuisance, if v-ou are
slow
may
in a
hurry and eannot turn out to pass. hint ; but
the Slow driver seldom runs into a tree or a
telephone pole, or rams .another ear in the
rear, or causes any of the mann different
kinds of accident that occur to drivers on the l
highway, And he pays' the same amount for
his 1 ieense as does the speedster,
SMART ONE OUTSMARTED
(Halifax Chronicle -Herald)
A delightful sample of poetic justice is reported
from a North Carolina town. While a resident of
ithat town was in New York attending the World
Series, she was the victim, so she says, of the
theft of a $64 welfare 'Check, The Welfare Depart-
ment's reaction was immediate and condign: If
she could afford to attend the World Series, she
didn't need help. Her welfare payments have been
discontinued., People who set out to outsmart the'
Government frequently wind up on the losing end:
Their smartness boomerangs.
The newspaper reporter in, an Interview with
a man who had just celebra ed his IOOth birthday
asked, "And to what do you credit your longevity?"
The old-timer stared reflectively into space.
"I don't exactly know—yet, " came the reply, "but
I'm dickering with two medicine companies right
now.,,
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Down Memory's
Lane
45 Years Ago .
Rev. G. E. Ross was welcomed
as new pastor of Knox Church.
The Goderich Elevator Com-
pany's new elevator annex • was
finished in record time, and open-
ed. It had taken eight months to
build it.
Work was begun on the G.T-.R.
station, destroyed by fire. The
new building was expected to be
even finer than the one destroyed.
D. H. Ross, former proprietor of
the laundry on Hamilton street, re-
purchased the business from
Charlie Chong.
25 Years Ago
There were only three prisoners
'in the County jail, the fewest In
eight years.
Miss Eunice Lamb, student at
Toronto University, was teaching
Spanish there as well.
Renovation of St. George's rec-
tory was .completed and the rector
and his family again occupied it.
15 Years Ago
James Robertson, Bayfield groc-
er, had his car completely demol-
ished .when he crashed into a tree
near ,Goderich during a 'blinding
snowstorm.
Four new training planes destin-
ed for Sky Harbor overshot their
mark and landed in a field near
Kincardine.
10 Years Ago
County Council Concluded its
final session for 1945.
Rev. Beverly H: Farr conducted
his first service as rector of St.
George's Church.
The Goderich 'Music Club spon-
sored a visit of London's Male
Choir.
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THE BIBLE
TODAY
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UPPER CANADA BIBLE SOCIETY
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It is sometimes by devious routes scheme to send copies of the
Scriptures to friends in Central,
that Bibles reach their destination
"air -mail from God"—is the de-
scription given to' his novel method
of distribution by a young mission-
ary, in Mexico. He packs Gospels
into an aeroplane and drops them
ins remote villages, in sections of
the country bound ',by miountains
and forests.
As he flies slowly and low over .
a village, he drops the Scripture
portions in a steady stream. Old
and young rush out and search
the streets and country -side for
the little books. They return in
triumph to read "the message from
the sky."
The young missionary pilot often
visits the same villages later to
find the 'batiks ,have been well
received. An old man will be
quietly reading under a Shade tree;
a woman will have one tucked into
her market basket; a group of
boys may be found slowly spelling
out the words one by one. He..
claims he has never heard of a
copy. being torn up or thrown
away.
InEurope various similar efforts
have been made to get the Bible
behind the Iron Curtain. The book
that has seen more variety in its
method of delivery than any other,
has been attached to 'gas-filled bal-
loons when the wind direction was
right, and cast aloft to .be carried
over national . and ideological
borders.
,One mew -Canadian devised - a,
SPECIAL MEETING ON
ASSESSMENT APPEALS
The Town Council Court of Ap-
peals on Assessments will hold a
special (meeting. Friday afternoon
to consider claims filed with the
court bast week.
On Saturday morning, members
of the court, headed by Councillor
John Vincent, inspected properties
and premises which were under
consideration, in order to familiar-
ize themselves with each individual
appeal.
SHOOTS WOLF
Mr. Arthur Hoy, An,glesea street,
shot a 'wolf in Colborne Township
this week which weighed 48
pounds.
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Nearly $2,000,000 worth of fish•
ing tackle is made in Canada each
year:
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Europe. When they failed to ar-
rive by regular mail in their own
right, she baked other copies in
bread, or cake, and thus secured
their secret delivery.
'Suggested Bible readings for the
week: Sunday, Phil. 1:1-21; Mon-
day, Col. 1:1-23; Tuesday, Jud'el
17-25; Wednesday, Psa. 67:1-7;
Thursday, ,Psa. 23: 1-6; Friday, Psa.
46:1;11; Saturday, Psa. 100:1=5.
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Death and Taxes
(By Lewis 'Milligan)
Arthur Bryant, the British his-
torian, has been looking back -4n
the history of taxation, and peer-
ing into the future to see whither
we are withering. Recalling the
days of his -youth, he says, "Except
for the spectacular display in pub-
lic of ladies' limbs, nothing would
have .sb astonished my father, were
he alive today, as the modern at-
titude to taxation."
Come to think of it, it is remark-
able how we have ceased. to be
shocked et the public female strip-'
tease process and, although Mr.
Bryant does not draw the compari-
son, there is a similarity between
that and the gradual stripping of
private property by means of tax-
ation. If that: process continues
we stall be denuded of all our
personal possessions.
"The Engliah attitude towards
private property far generations
was that a man should be free to
do what he .pleased with `'xis own',"
says Mr. Bryant. "What a man
earned by free contract with his
fellows or inherited from those
with a free man's right to devise
property was regarded, sacrosnct-
"ly ., andbeyond question, as 'his
own.' The law protected him iii
it as strictly as it protected him
in life and limb."
But that is all a thting of the
past, and today, says Mr. Bryant,
"ars- 'entirely different conception
prevails. The State is increasingly
tthoitght of as the rightful owner of
all wealth." He notes that when
the government in its annual bud-
get announces proposals for the
remission of taxation, it does not
speak of restoring to the taxpayer
what really belongs to him, but
of "giving him some kind of specs
ial State concession of benevol-
ence." Even Conservative govern-
ments take that attitude, while the
Socialists go so far as to regard
any remission of a rich man's taxes
as "an iniquitous robbery of the
State."
• Whether this new attitude to-
ward private property is just or
unjust is a matter of 'opinion, says
Mr. Bryant. "What seems to me
dertain is, that, if it continues, it
is going to change the traditional
character of the British people'and
of the constitution under which we
live. We are still today, in a ma-
terial and spiritual sense, living
onthe private capital "of the past.
But in another twenty or thirty
years, if present taxation con-
tinues, there will be no independ-
ent property owners lAft r,4 alL"
Being :an historian, Mr. ,Bryant
may be accused of living too much
in the past. But he .readily admits
that there have been abuses of the
rights of, private property. Yet
he contends that, without those
rights, the practice of liberty could
not exist. "1 hold," he says, "that
a reasonable reduction in taxation,
and with it the capacity of the in-
dividual to save and enjoy the
fruits of superior effort, is a funda-
mental prerequisite of national
well-�bein.g."
The only alternative to such
freedom is outright Communism,
and that is where constantly in-
creasing taxation will inevitably
land us. Comniunisam is a pro-
pertyless system, and one of the
means proposed by . Karl Marx for
bringing it about was a rising scale
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FOR CASES OF CANNED GOODS, ELECTRIC
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Specials for Radios, Pop Up
Toasters, ; Etc.
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• CANADIAN 'ORDER OF FORESTERS
of ' taxation. In reality that. is a
process of confiscation. The coups
ing "dath d• .h
twinof certaintiesanis a verytaxes"
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scription of that process.
THIEVES BREAK IN'I!A
LOCAL SERVICE STATION
Thieves broke into the Re1•iance
Service Station, operated by Ron
Glazier, on the Huron road, early
Saturday morning and walked off
THV14tSDAY, NQV. • 24th, 1955
with about $20 • and a quaintity of
cigarettes. 1
Municipal police, making their
rounds, discovered a broken will-
with
i'n the bu�ildi�ag.
Upon'" in
vestigation,. they found the till diad
been jimsaied and., emptied of its
contents. They` are continuing to
investigate. ,
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Signal -Star classified ads bring
results. -
¢Glc ; etmetatetoe- "•Glu gets r vo ;tFd i mztera a' ..
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CHRISTMAS FAIR.
Saturday,-.Dec..3
2 P.M.
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FANCY WORK ' AND DOLLS, HOMVIEBAKING
AND CANDY, COUNTRY STORE
TEA SERVED FROM 2.30 to 5 p.m.
DRAW FOR PRIZES AT 5 P.M.'
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