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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1956-08-09, Page 2; PACE • TWO eft::,• r rs"• -- ' -'y'e'ti .n i.T 4�." .... A q ..e _ fA�ievMF.liaia '�"�' i ' -' r.., -""-• -+-, .''' THE GODERIGH SIGNAL -STAR TITE4ttbrrirli f HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY • htabliahed 1848. In its 106th year of publication. • Published by SigualStar Publishing Limited liubscription Rates—Canada and Great Britain, $3.00 a year: to United c• & % States, 94:00. Strktly in advance. Advertising Rates on request Telephone 71. Authorized u second-class mail, Post Office Department, Ottaiva. Out -of -Town Representative: C.W.N.A.. 237 Foy Bldg., 34 Front St., W. Toronto. Over 3,00-Laroest circulation of any newspaper published in Huron County—Over 3,000 Muer of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Member of Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations. GEO. L. ELLIS, Editor and Publisher. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9th, 1956 THE TAXPAYERS LOSE 1.,,Phe Federal Government's proposals in r'the way oNtax-collecting for the Provinces have received the approval of Parliament, and it now rests with the Provinces to accept or reject then. In the discussion at Ottawa it was pointed out that none of the Provincial Governments was satisfied with the offer sub- mitted to them. This of course is not surpris- ing—what Government could be expected ever to be ...atinfied with a handout which it could spend .without asking the taxpayers for it ? The Provincial Governments would much prefer the central Government should do the collecting and be responsible to the taxpayers for the money taken from their pockets. It is only in the last tteen years or so ...thitt7liis system of tax -collecting for the Pro- vinces was introduced. Nov. the Provinces have become so aecustuinell t�-it.t,hat,,. not only do they consider it as right hut. they demand at every opportunity- that t he handout be in- creased. As every -dollar thus collected for the Provinces is contributed by the taxpayers, this increasing demand means a greater burden - upon t-hemn; for -which- the Federal Government. instead of the Provincial Goyernnieuts, is blamed. ln the upper House Senator Crcrar gave it critical analysis of the taxation problem, and we regret that we have space here for only a few sentences of a speech which should have a wide reading. Ile said:, • "The Federal Government collects revenue and pays it over to the Provinces. Next year I believe it will do so to the extent of some $650 million or thereabouts, under the new agreements. That is a very substantial increase over what has been paid to the Provinces under the existing agreement. My observation, reading and experience have convinced me of this fact, that it is a dangerous thing to have one authority raising money and another spending it. If you are going to get the best results the people who, do the spending should have the responsibility -tor--- d '; tite 'funds•--tfsey-'•sgecod. This method violates that sound principle." It stands to reason that a Government that has money to spend which -'it does not collect for itself will spend that money less carefully than if 'it had to go directly to the taxpayers and explain .the demands it makes upon theta. If each Government would snake its own collection.~ the net result should be a considerable . reduct ion in the Total of taxation. LOOK AHEAD WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG An advertisement published in the daily 'papers a few days ago, listing employment Op- portunities in • the Civil Service of Canada, is suggestive. Positions for which. applicants are desired are such as economist, statistician, technician, social worker, food and drug inspector, librarian, meteorological assistant, geologist, water and sewage specialist, plastic specialist, professor of civil engineering, lec- turer in English, and so on. These are positions .for_which..-much_study and training__:t.re iieces- in demand ata good 'salami'. sary, , blit. -first -there nitast'be a. sdilnd odneation The-Jtinnrkil led`-icorker-' is-° alvisys -at -a -dis- ._.�. ...�:.,a.. •�...a .�. _.l Via. n;nnr.�.n» _lr�: .L+nupt _ _f1Jn train- 3. sdhrkpr.;.i4...at..a_n�• ni » - • . - oneself for a profession in 'which there are always vacancies to be filled. Those who are ready to take any sort of position which they can fill after one or fwo years at high school, and which affords spen- ding money while the ambitious student pegs away without much in the way of 'pocket money, are liable to find severe competition for these lesser jobs, while the ambitious one after fitting himself a -s a specialist is constantly IS THE C.C.F.. ON ITS DEATHBED? The C.C.F. party has -had a national con- vention and has adopted a new statement of policy which, as the newspapers say, leans more to the right. At any rate, the party draws away from its radical socialism and admits some virtue_ in private ownership. It looks rather like a deathbed confession. The only reason for the existence of the party was that it presented a distinctive view in national affairs, and now that it is losing this distinction there seems to be little on which it may appeal to the voters. Both the old parties, Liberal ,and Conservative, have adopted public owner- ship in some degree and each on occasion taunts the other with leaning to socialism. Ross Thatcher, elected as a C.C.F.-er, re- cently switched to ttie Liberal party and poss. silly others seeing no prospect, for the C.C.F., will turn tot` one or other of the old parties, or ante• find something to attract them in the mysteries of Social Credit. EDITORIAL NOTES It may be unfortunate that the satne dates have been chosen for the Trade Fair and the annual -exhibition of the Art Club. however, there is essentially no conflict between the two events, One is cultural, the' other is practical in its objective, and both merit the interest of the community. Both are open today (Thurs- day) and go on for the remainder of the week ; so there will be plenty of time to attend at both. • • • . The threatened cut in railway, service for Goderieh is to be regarded seriously. The C.N.R. is not to be blamed for reducing ser- vices that do not pay for themselves, but there are considerations that do. not appear on the surface which possibly may when presented influence the railway management to a recon- sideration of the proposed action. At any rate, everything possible should be done to retain the present service. • • • • After a gallant struggle in her effort to THE - ID HOME TOWN B STANLEY s swim across Mike Ontario 'Shirley --Ca.iupbell, with extravagant financial support and big prizes itt view, failed to make it. Marilyn Bell had previously gone the distance, with similar support and inducement, but was so exhausted at the finish that she was almost .unconscious. .This year a man unknown to the public, and without any sponsorship . or prizes offered, finished the swim without great difficulty. Perhaps the _ publicity stunt had better be abandoned and the men allowed to do the big swims whenever they feel inclined to make the effort. Down Memory's- - Lane 45 Years Ago •. Town Council accepted the tend- er of .John -.Barker -for the removal of a"part of Sanford hill and the improving of the roadway. Others who tendered for the job were Peter MacEwan Estate, J. J. Moser, Rich Carney, Joseph Healy, Joseph Baechler, and Hardy, Bell & Carey. When Dr. J. M. Field was crank- ing his car, the crank "kicked back." Both' bones of his right arm were fractured at the wrist. The Goderich Lumber & Milling Company's gasoline launch, "Oh, Yes;" -brought several• scowloads• of lumber from Bayfield. Capt. Alex. Donley has establish- ed -a ferry from the boathouse steps to Attrill's Point -and many parties are taking advantage of the service to picnic -at the popular resort. Capt. Alex. Lawson is away with his sailing yacht on a fishing excur- sion to Johnston's Harbor and other points along the Bruce Pen- insula. He is accompanied by Walter Shannon and Charles Ellis.. 2S Years Ago The hearing of the application of four members of the Town Council to restrain ttie Council from purchasing any land for ceme- tery purposes thas been adjourned- for- two. weeks. In - July, -1931; - the - Iake"levei at the year ore anT 28 r low the average July take level for the past 71 years. The new .wing at the hospital is ready for the roof, and workmen have almost completed the ,steel framework and the brick work fix the two-storey solarium. The silver cup, for, the greatest - number of points at the Goderich Flower Show, was won .by Mrs. R. Winters. It is believed the $35,000 voted for Goderich harbor in the federal government's supplementary estim- ates is for the completion of the north and south piers. 15 Years Ago The Colborne Apartments, form- erly a hotel property and a •land- n;ark in Goderich, have been pur- chased by J. B. Reynolds from the Buchanan Estate. A highly esteemed Goderich couple, Mr. and Mrs. William J. Blair, - celebrated. their 57th wed- ding anniversary at their (home on Cambria road. - . • 8o many people came to Gode- rich on Civic Holiday that restaur- ants had to 'lock their doors at intervals to replenish larders and clean up. One of the holiday at- tractions was a race program at Agricultural Park. Misses Ivie Blay and Mary Min- ers, both of Sarnia, have opened a ,,children's wear store in the pre- mises formerly occupied by Price's grocery on the Square at North street. In an advertisement in 'ilhe Signal -Star, the federal -government urged motorists to sign the "50/50 pledge" and cut gas consumption m half. Officials .loped that there would be such a -good -response to If the adults of Canada were worthy of emulation there would be little juvenile delinquency. Immature grown-ups are a greater menace to well- being than the youngsters who have learned irresponsibility from their elders. Respect for law and the rights and property of others derives' from the hour4by-hour living of mentally mature parents, teachers, neighbors, politicians and church and com- munity leaders. TIO Rural Scene.. Revolving Credit And Strikes "Let us all be happy, and live within our means, even if we have to borrow tilde money to do it with." • That was written nearly a hued• sed yews ago by Artemus Ward, the American humorist, and it is even more necessary today roerZr his famous Ioenote, "This is rote uuuesstical." Por muds of our -domestic -and political economy is based ups!: the paradox that we an wttWa our present sniana • mtnd at -the same time happily bor- row these el the future. This is •ctuallly befog 'done on the assump- tion thi t ws ran bor*ow ourselves into ,A11penmen* the q prosperity. nraxim: Mee lone lotto reverie. Thrift has berms* a . and debt a virtue.Mitred of bas with Long- s blichenitb who She wluoie "Amid is the .lratre,, for .11e owed not any ,nation." 'bene°hlf;>tirrOd t.. potted: .•n , t'at a .• the - pan ie s a you *pa ewe - KremeNvei," we bigliVreSsared speed set kw", more pated Ise tally -;c ' we • (By Lewis Milligan) terest. Indeed, we are told that there is now what is kncravn as "revobving credit" in which you never get out of debt. This system is called "budgetism"_ and the beauty of it is that you don't have to keep a budget at all. Young couples merely commit themselves to regular, unvarying monthly pay- ments Mt all oma jor items of living expenses, and we are told that they are "so bemused by the rhythm of equal monthly payments .bhsitt they hardly think about the 'cost' of the money." In. the old days, criminals used to be committed to a period of penal servitude on the treadmill, a revolWfng staircase, which they kept in motion by tual climb- ing, but r could never reach the top. Lt these days law-abiding people are committing Themselves voluntarily- to * ' similar. dorm of rntare yi*nd ayhK blihey teenetWe to t 12 like t, ' and 11 per cent annually on a per petually •unpaid balance, but they &n'% w about that. The de- partment and -the beaks like it. 'lt'a ' faataetic," :me 'Kim et- ecutive said. "Interest charges come to 18 per cent a year! If you want bo know whether we like the plan; just.ask us if we like money," Whether we like this oudgetism or not it is useless to protest that II is illogical. The revolving credit plan has proved a success and be- came a way of life. - It renrindrone of the old negro. song about "Climb - Ing up de golden stairs.' The stairs in this cast -ate men, but the budgeteers ran hardly be said to'be clknbing and they can. regard themselves ,as lucky if they can is inthe stairs keep danger where they Started. Theoing into reverse, but the fear of that should be an incentive to hard work. It should have prevented the steel strike in the United States, which is a disastrous ex- ample of deliberiiely reversing the revolving credit and landing the workers in devolving debt. ft we have to borrow in order to live within our means then we must keep the wheels of industry revoh►im, for it is spas .them that Neeouredit,ur praperdty,and hap. this voluntary niovemen4t that rationing would not be necessary. 10 . Years Aqo , ..... .., ,.. Huron County Council gave -WO" readings to a bylaw - authorizing the issuing of five-year debentures for $250,000 to finance erection of a new Court House. The proposal must now be approved 'by Ontario Municipal Board- before it can be carried further . ' Though the Goderich ladies' soft- ball team ended the season with eight wins and two losses, it was still second in the final standing of ,the, league. The undefeated Brussels team was .on top. The Navy League Tag Day netted $156. Mrs. G. L. Parsons, who was in charge, was assisted by Mrs. W. J. Buchanan and Mrs. W. Doak. It is announced that Dr.'John N. See will conduct a veterinary prac- tice in Goderieh. Some Bayfield residents, noting, the post-war ' influx of vacationers - and oottagers, hope the village won't be overwhelmed, as have other resorts, by the jazz tide of the modern generation. But so far, there is only one juke box in Bayfield to disturb sensitive ears. The Road To Agricultural Prosperity (The Rural ceche) A disturbing feature. is Mani- festing itself among the farm or- ganiizations of Canada. - It is a spirit of paralysing fear of all competition, even the competition of each other, and a helpless dependence on government to solve all farm problems. This spirit was quite evident in the' reoent Dominion -Provincial oonference in Ottawa. ' There, the Nova Scotia delegates complained that Ontario apple growers had opposed the granting of a subsidy on apples which the Nova Scotia growers felt necessary to their survival. At the same time, British Col- umbia apple 'growers complained that Ontario apples were invading the Calgary market, which had always been looked on as ' a B.G. marteting preserve. British Columbia vegetable grow- ers expressed alarm over the pros- pect of. Southern Alberta produe- sng vegetables under irrigation, in the very theart of what has always been one of B.C.'s best markets for such products. Western grain growers, hoped that eastern livestock men would buy more western feed grains, while the latter hoped that west- erners would not turn to stock - raising and flood eastern Canadian markets with western beef. The wheat - farmers expect the government to ' take full respon- sibility for finding markets for all their surplus grain, at prices based on the producers' needs, regard- less - of the world's need- for such products. - Dairymen are still insisting on a monopoPy of the Canadian mar- ket for their products, and for legislation to prevent any compet- ing product being sold in Canada. For years Canadian farmers have been pursuing the mirage of arbi- trary prices for all their products, based on their costs of production and their standards of living. They have been encouraged in this pursuit by self-appointed leaders of little real understanding, - but skilled in the art of telling the farmers the things they like to hear. Governments have deemed it necessary to. go along with this movement, because, if they didn't their political rivals would, and might get into power on the strength of promises to give the farmers everything they want. While our farmers have been pursuing this mirage, their pro- duction costs have been mounting', and are still mounting in spite of the fact that prices of farm pro- ducts are now declining. o • - • The net product of all attempts to give the farmers arbitrary -prices for their products in assur- ed markets is the mess we are in today. The unpleasant truth is that our farmers can't sell their products at profitable prices be- cause their production costs are too high. The high prices we received for our products during two world wars were due to war scarcities. Those prices, while they lasted, were paid . largely out of the ac- cumulated wings and the borrow- ings of the warring countries. They brought those countries 'to the erge of ruin. Our. wartime •tr Nat • i • ti �e w ,;. r4 TITURSIAKY, ANOlgr ' lth,• 105a gains were their -louts. 'That was not good business, and we are paying for it now. Our problem now is to get .our oasts down so that the., outside world will again be able to buy our products. In the long run the only prices we can hope to get are neural prices—that •is, prices acceptable to buyers and sellers in a free market where both parties are tree to make what deals they can, with no otner compulsion than • that of their own interests. The road to • a vigorous and pros- perous agriculture leads through wholesome -competition and open markets; and there is no other road. BINGO LEGION HALL GODERICH Saturday, August 11 'JACKPOT OF $80,00 FOR FULL HOUSE -IN 58 CALLS. 1st GAME STARTS AT 8.30 P.M. QUICK ' CANADIAN, QUIZ 1. Which has the greater value, -'furs taken from wild -life trap- ping or pelts produced by Can- adian fur fames? 2. In 1691 net farm income in Canada reached the record high of $2,108 million. What was the 1965 total? 3. What river systemthe prairies is exceptional in that it flows east to Hudaon Bay rather than north to the Arctic Ocean? 4. How many Canadians carry vol- untary hospital insurance? Surg- ical insurance? Medical insur- ance? 5. What is meant by the term "gov- ernment transfer payments? ANSWERS: 5. Money collected by taxation and then paid out to the public in the form of f allowances, old age- pensions, we i -fare payments, etc. 3. The Ne River system. 1. In 1956 wild -life furs. 4. Voluntary hospital inerr- ant*, 6 million; surgical insurance - 5 million; medical - insurance, 4' million. 2. 91,421 million. ,Mr. i d• Mrs. Chas. Breckow ice; turned home after spending holi- days at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Campbell, at London, Mr. sed Mrs. Mel Brocklebarrk, at Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. Fraser McTavish, at Windsor. 0 0 wit I UNITI - t Glamour Car With.pH9h-bff 00! • • This big, beautiful Dodge was tagged for success from the very beginning! 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