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THE GODERIGH SIGNAL -STAR
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HURON COUNTY'S FOREMOST WEEKLY
• htabliahed 1848. In its 106th year of publication. •
Published by SigualStar Publishing Limited
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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'.
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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.
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After a gallant struggle in her effort to
THE - ID HOME TOWN
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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
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(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
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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.
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