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During the next three weeks Canadians
will spend many millions of dollars In that
annual outpouring of treasure by which we
mark the Christmas season. Somehow we
find that we cannot get too worked up
because the Yuletide has become too com-
mercial. We do live in a society which has
changed a great deal from grandma's day,
when there was plenty of time to sit around
in the long fall evenings knitting mitts.
The money will, be spent, and mostof it will
be spent happily by mothers and fathers,
aunts and uncles who will be thinking warm-
ly, of those they love. Hard-earned dollars
have replaced hard -worked fingers.
This year, however, Canadians should
bear one additional thought in mind; it's a
good year to "buy Canadian". With upwards
of a million of our fellow -countrymen out of
work, every' purchase of foreign -made
products drives another nail into their coffin
Fresh view of
of despair.
It Is quite true that the price tags on many
Imported articles are considerably lower
than on similar products made In Canada,
but in most instances the Canadian product
is of better quality. The most noticeable
contrast in prices is to be found in goods
made in the far East — Hong Kong, Taiwan
and Japan — where working conditions are
pretty sordid. Few of us expect Canadians to
labor under such conditions.
International trade, of course, is vital to
world progress, so it is necessary that our
country admit the products of other lands if
we expect them, in return, to buy our own
export goods. But right at present Canada is
passing through what we sincerely hope Is a
temporary period of economic distress. It is
reasonable to protect Canadian jobs as far as
possible.
Parliament
The introduction of television cameras into
the House of Commons has provided the
voters of the nation with an entirely new fund
of knowledge about how the affairs of the
nation are conducted — and many
Canadians are still in shock.
The timing, of course, could not have been
better. No sooner were the TV cameras
rolling than the RCMP scandal broke loose.
The horrendous accusations and denials
which have been in progress ever since have
stirred the members of the House to un-
precidented excitement. It is nearly 20 years
since a subject so meaty has come before our
sedate lawmakers.
Yes, sedate must be the word to describe
what most Canadians envisioned as the
usual atmosphere of the parliament in ses-
sion. To our surprise we have discovered
that the facts are something else..
Desk -thumping, cat -calls and rude interrup-
tions have been the order of the day. One
wonders how any business can be concluded
in the midst of the uproar which has
characterized this most important of
debates.
Of course the conduct of the members is
based on the rights and rules of a much
earlier time. Students of history are remind-
ed of the days of the Stuart kings in England
when the monarch, grown impatient with his
parliament's criticism of royal misbe-
haviour, simply dissolved the parliament
and sent the members packing. That proved
to be a bad shove on the king's part — so bad,
in fact that public opinion demanded, and
got, his head in a basket.
Out of those unruly times emerged the
form of parliament which we see today — a
forum in which every elected member has
the right to be heard, no matter how his
remarks may disrupt the smooth flow of
parliamentary business.
The presence of the all -seeing camera's
eye may change those old rules. The parli-
ament of Canada is an expensive operation.
it costs Canadian Taxpayers thousands of
dollars per hour — and those taxpayers may
eventually demand a more orderly and ef-
ficient method of procedure.\ Perhaps we
may come to a time when the minister or
member who has the floor will be permitted
to say his piece without interruption and thus
shorten the hours needed for the final resolu-
tion of matters of public concern.
Some observers have described the scene
in the House of Commons as a better show
than anything Wayne and Shuster ever
produced. There is more than a grain of
truth in that observation.
Asa sidelight to the whole affair, we would
like to offer our sympathy to Solicitor -gener-
al Francis Fox, who, day after day,' has tried
to answer critics of the RCMP and of his own
department. He is comparatively new to his
job and for the most part has been forced to
answer for the acts of at least two of his
predessors in office. Not only has he spoken
for them, despite the fact that they are still
seated in the 'Hoose, but he has had to do
most of the fighting without the support or
presence of the man who bears the ultimate
responsibility — the prime minister, Mr.
Trudeau has found it expedient to be away
visiting the provincial premiers for most of
the time the RCMP debate has been raging
in the House. Most of us in the solicitor -gen-
eral's position would be pretty well ticked
off.
This sounds reasonable
Faced with mounting operational deficits
the provincial government has proposed a
fishing licence for Ontario anglers. We can
see no sound reason to object to a fee for
those who enjoy the world's most popular
sport within this province.
In explaining the need for the licence fee,
the ministry says that large amounts are
spent each year on the upkeep of fish hatch-
eries, the necessary staff and the protec-
tional services provided by the ministry of
natural resources. The money is provided
out of general taxes at the present time —• in
other words by all residents of the province,
whether they ever go fishing or not.
Obviously that is unfair.
If we recall correctly, there was a brief
time, several years ago, when Ontario did
impose a licence fee. Its most unpleasant
aspect was not the amount of money
involved, but rather that most anglers
totally forgot to get their licences and some
of them fell into the welcoming arms of the
game wardens.
Often we take our privileges for granted. A
similar situation pertained for more than 100
years along our federally -operated inland
canals. A very costly system of canals and
locks located at many places across the
country was available for free use by com-
mercial and non-commercial boat owners
alike. In the resort areas, such a§ -the one
alon the Trent -Severn waterway the
pleasure boats, vastly outnumbering the
commercial craft, passed' without charge
through this magnificent natural facility.
The no -charge basis was, perhaps, under-
standable when applied to the owners of
American craft who constituted a.: very size-
able source of tourist dollars. However, it.
was something else again for the hundreds of
boaters who jammed the locks every day,
bent on nothing more than sheer fun.
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For the past couple of years the govern-
ment has been collecting a fee for use of the
canal system, applied nly if a' craft was
moved through the locks or over the marine
railways. To us that makes pretty 'goodsense. The people who want to enjoy such
services should pay for them.
Most sensible sport fishermen will agree
that helping the government to pay for its
fish program is quite acceptable.
Now that's pretty sneaky
There was some embarrassed snickering
in Parliament last week when the suggested
program for control of the spruce budworm
came up for discussion. The budworm,
which devastates thousands of acres of
forest land each year, is a bug with a big
wallop.
Aerial spraying to kill the insects has been
loudly denounced as dangerous to human
health, so the a perts have been looking for
another answer to the problem. It seems that
one of the promising methods would be
widespread application ,of a product whi-ch
would totally confuse the male budworm.
The stuff is designed to make the papa worm
think of other things when his natural dutylies in warm moments of intimacy with his
coy little mate. Result — no baby worms.
From one who knows
Quotation from recent remarks by Robert
Burns, PQ minister In charge of arrange-
ments for the Quebec referendum on sep-
aration: "I adore the British parliamentary
system; of all systems it best permits the
opposition to express itself. What other
system would leta party like ours, one set on
destroying Confederation, take power?"
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News Items from Old FilesMa
November 30
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ALL THINGS WISE AND
WONDERFUL by James Herrlot
It is World War Two and James
has just been inducted into the.
RAF. We see him at training
camp and we go back with him to
Yorkshire — on real trips as he
breaks away to see Helen who is
about to have a baby, and on trips
of reverie as he recalls the Dales,
the animals, and the Yorkshire
people who have so enriched his
life. We meet old friends again ---
his partner Siegfried, the - zany
Tristan, the bon vivant Granville
Bennett — and scores of new folk,
each with a story to tell. James
Herriot i;; back, and, as one re-
viewer said *of his work, "If ever
you have loved a friend, human
or otherwise, this is the book for
you."
THE GOLDEN GATE by' Alistair
MacLean
En route from San Francisco to
inspect the site of a new Ameri-
can -Arab oil refinery, the presi-
dent of the United States and two
visiting Middle Eastern heads of
state are brought to an abrupt
and historic halt. In the middle of
the Golden Gate Bridge, the
presidential motorcade is -way-
laid by a most uncommon
criminal who begins a civilized
reign of terror aimed at bringing
hirn a king's ransom — and heap-
ing public humiliation upon the
country's chief executive.
E LION'S PAW by D. R. Sher -
n
This is the story of Pxui, a
g hunter in Africa's Kala -
i Desert, who befriends a
pped lion and finds himself
tight up in the throes of a
dly struggle with the thick,
d life of a burning wasteland
the. burning madness of a
t white safari hunter ob-
sed by the idea of killing this
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RLEY MARVELS BY Robert
ey
bert Morley continues to
ove'hifiii0diehe of our Moat en -
ging and • witty writers, with
y: reminiscences about the
es he has visited, meals he
eaten, people he has met, re -
ions on the life he has led,
d views and urbane opinions
offered m an inimitable, de-
ful vein of self -mockery,
when he is railing against
tes noires or marvelling at
pparent eccentricities of the
n race.
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NOVEMBER 1930 as now has commassaon as late Peter Watson Penned on the h'a
har
is attending g a fl leaf of the 3 - getyour ca
Sub Lieutenant and tot din glasses assembled and,
Wroxeter welcomes
officers until name "Mrs. Mary • Watson, doget the three-dimensionalyou res y der
ler 15 when he will have a Kippoch, 27th December, ,1844'' f , piny
sanies school for ff Decem-
56 page book as the eye focused properly,11
have
Sangster and family, who
moved into the house on Howickeffect... .
Street lately vacated by H. month's leave before commenc- The board of ' the United At .a recent' meeting"of and
Smith. ing work on the ocean. Church, Auburn, has purchased a Walkerton' bailers of 'whom ses
Robert Webster of Rapid City, Despite shortage of farm labor, new -model 44 series Wurlitzer . there are now four, it was decided res
who spent the summer fire the conviction that Canada can; • double Manual electric organ to make a lion
ranging make .good her agreement to from the local salesman, Garnet in order tcompensate for the
g' gin the Cochrane district, produce 8;000,000 hogs for Britain
returned home last Saturday and' : in Farrier; and had it installed inMO
reports no serious fires in th 1942-43 was expressed by Hon. the church last week. p ice in operating costs, The new Morl
. James G. Gardiner, Minister. of , There were 44 admission' hat es'aro•irivea ave an adult's , Ho
coehrane district last summer°.cents } tomes. a
, hogs Wingham General Hospital ,' haircut,�50cents. go
Agriculture.
Last year Canada recorded .last' week at the aettt, ve
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Spading
• aimed to produce 7 000 000 h 25 cents child's
and Douglas are moving to Stmt_ .
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livel
ford from Whitechurch this week
At the regular rneetlng of East
a operations performed. R Gordon
of fled
for market and dropped below There were eight births two
at figure by almost 400,000. But deaths, 38 x-rays taken and 14 NOVEMBER 1963 plac
n increase in the production of has
th f
Wawanosh township council Jim feed or on -W Searle
feed grain this year leads to the . A presentation was held in the Bethel"Baptist
be school at St Cath candi
H. Currie was chosen delegate t aptast Church
the annual meting off the United belief that more hogs can h SS No. 4, Grey, in honor arines, was the guest speaker —
ell
Farmers in Toronto. ° produced. of Mr. and Mrs. John Fraser who when special services were,held light
The well drillers were working George Inglis, Edwin Gilmar moved from the second conces- to mark the 100th anniversary of
the home of Henry Godkin of and Tony Meahan of the $ion of Grey a short time ago. An diChurch.
even
Wroxeter area attended the 58 address was read b Robert Merrill � his �
at W t go a Wingham
Baptist Ch ch
Whitechurch last week. Battalion reunion held in Tor -Y Cantelon gave the history the a
Come! You're invited toMcDonald and Mr. and Mrs. of the Baptist Church in Win
Greer's Shoe Store for a 'free onto. Fraser were presented with - ham,t)saying that 'the original - hums
scientific c analysis of.your stock Mr, and 'Mrs. Garnet Farrier several gilts. w church was erected in 1863 on the
inged feet. You will learn what are moving this week to that's new The Young. People's Union met lot now occupied by Lower Town
size and width of shoe you should home in the village of White in the Bluevale United Church School. On display at Sunday CLOS
uveas: We htitve six different spe- church: •and elected Don MacLean presi-'evening's service were the Merle
cialswear:
footwear. Bruce Vogan, who has been dent. Joyce Hoffman is vice- original deed, the first com- 'i'o 0
At a meetingof the con re a -•
employed by the Ontario Hydro president.; Harold Jo succe
g \ g Electric Commission for the hneto sec- munion set which is over 65 years wife di
tion of Knox Presbyterian past retary-treasurer and Eleanor old and some dishes which' Ira G
Church, 1Glonktn, an invitation several years, has accepted a Smith pianist. belonged to Laurence Fyfe who
was extended to Rev. J. A. position with an electrical com-
position A large crowd attended the led the singing'at tjie o to lea
pany at Shawinigan Falls, Que- reception for Mr. and Mrs. Lorne the first church. Pemng of Toron
Mrs: Vogan is the former Wall in the Whitechurch Memo- Mrs. Garnet Farrier of
Gerrie to become minister of the
Pritchard • of Molesworth and bet White -police
es
out —
church. It is expected that Mr. . Miss A. MacDonald of town. rial Hall. The newlyweds were church, havingteen a 4=H home-
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Pritchard will accept the call. Hogg at the home of Robert Hogg address and John Gillies pre
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tion The town snowplow was called tion were held for Pte. Wilbur bagpipes. Walter Bell read en projects, has qualified for a *free
A surprise party and presenta- brought in to the skirl of the making club leader for several '
into use for the first time this two-day trip t fhe Royal Winter with th
winter to clear the streets of the of the B Line. Wilbur has enlisted • sented a purse of money. , Fair, Toronto, at the expense of search
heavy snowfall of Tuesday in the Armored Division and is Congratulations to Fordwich the Departmefit of some c
evening. The snow, being about a now stationed at CampIpper- Agriculture
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ply Institute who last week celebrat- Home Economics D•viision
wa§h.
E TO THE SUN AGAIN by
y Callaghan
utgide eyes Ira Groome is a
ss. • Yet when his alcoholic
es and his son rejects him,
roome changes. He decides
ve Brazil, to come home to
to to accept the role of
commissioner and to find
what? All the time, as he
around the city or goes to
eatre, dinners, or parties
e social set, he seems to be
ing for something, for
lue to his life.
and hate, war and peace,
d death — all of the great
of literature — are the
moving forces in this haunting
old in Morley Callaghan's
distinctive style — so easy and
flowing that it seems to be no
style at all — this story of one
man's life will move everyone
who reads it.
foot deep on the level, resulted in
fairly good sleighing. •NOVEMBER 1953
Alterations and installing new •
to date equipment in tb
acock•Candy Shop, which i
Gated in Mills' old store, lav
been practically completed. The
op will be open sometime nex
week. •
George Teague, g who o for
the
e
past year has been engaged on
the farm of William Wellings, left
for his home in Belfast, Ireland,
sailing via the SS Duchess of .
Athol.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Crawford
and Kenneth left for their winter
home in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Great things may be expected of
Alec when the bowling starts
down there, as he is the present
singles champion of the United
States.
up
Pe
to
by Lloyd Hunter in
sh p the attic of their farm home near
e • A well-preserved book of
s Psalms was discovered . Latest thing in comic books fox'
es Gaelicly Mrs. Ll d H tthe kiddies is the 3-D comics with
a three-dimensional effect. Red c
t Lucknow, formerly owned by the and green colored glasses go with
each book and once you get the d
ed its 50th anniversary. In'vita-• A ceremony of dedication took life
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tions were 'sent to many former , place in Bluevale United Chou.,, themes
members.: and officers for this ,,when Alex Corrigan, George story. T
special occasion.
Tervit,/William Hogg and Ted
Elliott/ representing the 19th
Field 1'teglment, presented to the
hurc!h a golden cross on behalf of
the regiment. Rev. G. C. Mitchell
ediicated the cross.
NOVEMBER 1.942
Six new niembers were in-
ducted into the Wingham Lions
Club at the regular luncheon held
at the Queen's Coffee Shop. The
new members, were introduced
by Lion Hal MacLean. They are
Ed Gibson, Omar Haselgrove,
Clayton Gammage, Vernon Dun-
lop, Benson Cruikshank and
Clarence Armitage.
William Spiers and Earl Ander-
son were appointed by the Morris
Township Federation of Agricul-
ture as delegates to the annual
meeting of the County Federation
in Clinton. East Wawanosh dele-
gates are Harvey Sturdy and
Orval Taylor.
Many in the Whitechurch
district will be pleased to learn
that Richard Welwood, who has
been at Halifax for some inbnths,
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TODAY'S CHILD
BY HELEN ALLEN
Peter is an eXtremely handsome 11 -year-old, tall and slim
with blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin. He is Anglo-Saxon
in descent and in excellent health.
Though intelligent, Peter has not always worked up to his
potential. However, this year in Grade 6 he is showing a more
persevering attitude in school. He is an active boy, keen on
camping and sports, especially soccer
Peter is good at crafts and enjoys making things. He likes
drawing and table games.
This lad has always preferred grown-up company and
adults find him a pleasant companion, interested in many
things. He used to get on better with children older or
younger than himself, but now mixes well with his own age
group.
Peter will beg fine son for active, self-assured parents who
are both, loving and firm. There should be no children close in
age in Peter's adopting family.
To inquire about adopting Peter, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services• Box 888,
Station K, Toronto M4P 2142 in your letter tell something
about your present family and your way of life.
For general information about adoption contact your local
Children's Aid Society.
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