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Clinton News Record, 1954-07-08, Page 9''.11.11.1 • ' , , 1f Canada o COm e L E CARDIFF,M.P.) (-B(hei6's MP de$icrPes s presslons a Canada s 2 parliaanent which adjoureed recently.) I alai sure that you will agree it • has been a king drawn-out session, starting •last November, 12 and " lasting almost to the end of June. •" 'Team ago Parliament would only e sit about three months of the year, ' True, the salaries weren't very large, but taking into account the . difference in the length of time Parliament site, I'm not sure but ' what the members were just about •as well paid then as they ere now, -even at the increase, It is • no wonder administration •-costs are mounting year by year. This last year Defence spending - was down 126 million dollars, but non -defence spending wae up to ehe exteet ,of 86 million dollars. ,, The cry was that so long as we 'were spending so much meney on defence, there was to chance of any reduction in taxes. But wheal defence spending was down 126 enillion, surely the Canadian tax- payer was entitled to some' relief, at least. ' . Only One Longer There has only been one year • le Canadian history when Par- , Bailment sat longer than in this 1953-54 session. Taking into con- sideration the terrific,coeteof keep- ing Parliament open even by the hour,isit any wonder taxes keep on going up and up? Of course the Opposition get the blame for hold- ing up the business of the House, but while that may be true in ' part, neirertheless that isn't the reason for the delay. The main reason is lack of proper coordina- • tion by the Government in bring- ing in tbeir legislation in a suit- able form se that it can be dealt with in an orderly fashion. Too much time is lost by the Govern- • enent bringing in piece meal legis -a lation, bit by bit. It is the Opposition's job to scrutini7e every last piece of leg- islation as it comes before the • House. That is what Oppositions are for. This is the one and only ' way we cab retain a democracy; otherwise, we would have a dic- etatorship, Because of the fact that the Opposition are so few in men- • ber, the Government is able to do almost as it likes, regardless of opinions raised by the Opposition.. • However, this session has bean - noted for the affect the Opposi- tion has had at times on the Gov- ernment, pointing out defects and at times having these defects cor- rected. This is Canada's 22nd Parliam- ent • Each new Parliament after a general election sends to Ottawa fresh enthusiasm, new ideas, new faces with eager interest; thus we have a process of rejuvenation in- stilled into Members which keeps Parliament forever young and for- ever hopeful. Claimable Speaker The first task of any new Par- liament is to elect a Speaker. This Was done and L. Rene Beaudoin eves -chosen, and 1 might add, turn- ed out to be one of the best peakeis we have had, in my time „.,,,cpavroNNEOrdapia pAcAt:11.-glit • vises ras 1c Ix e In To -day's Woi L. E. CARDIFF, leI.P., at any rate. The Throne Speech read to Parliament at the opening, is supposed to contain and outline the Government program for the year. Tbe Throne Speech of this Parliament had very ',little in it - in feet it was more noted for what it did not contain than what it did. After reading it We thought for once that we were in for a very short session, but as it turned out we have had one of the longest in history. That was where the Gov- ernenent fell down, Instead of hav- ing, the proposed legislation con- tained in the Throne Speech, noth- ing was ready and the result has been delay after delay, week in and week out, One of the highlights of last ses- sion was the visit of President Eis- enhower of the United States. He was a guest of the Governor Gen- eral, which included a dinner in his honor, with about 100 guests comprised of the Prime Minister and his cabinet; a very few Mem- bers of Parliament, diplomats and high Government officials. After the denier a reception was held for 300 persons, and this did not include Members of the Official Opposition. It was purely a Gov- errunent show. Stresses Partnership President Eisenhower, in his capacity as head of a nation which has reached a supremacy of pow- er, delivered a speech to the House of Commons and the Senate, de- void of cruelty, treachery or any- thing of that nature, so often ac- companying a man in his powerful position. Americans have been spoken of as a peril to world peace, but Dwight D. Eisenhower, with his shining sincerity, ' is a powerful antidote to such a thotight. It was good to hear him re-echo words uttered on Caned - an soil some years ago by Frank - in )D. Roosevelt when he said, peaking of Canadian and Ameri- can relations, "Each can rely upon very resource of the other in days f crisis. Nothing will corrupt the Canadian -American partners)» p; our purpose is defence", said the Presider», we have no other, aim". The economy of tha two cotin- tries is so closely interlockee one with the •other, that it is iniPos, sible to have a reduction of any extent in one country without af- fecting the- other, Last year was election year in Canada, We had a slight reduction in taxes. In other words, we had an Election': Budget last year, This year we weren't expecting to get much re- lief in taxes, and very few changes were made. But we kriew, without being told, that business ,is drop- ping off.' The only thing that hasn't dropped is Government spending. Reports indicate that production is •down on metal mining, coal mluirig, non-metal tinning and marafacttteing as a whole, NOt1-• duraele manufactures, dairy pro- ducts; wheat flotir, rubber pro- ducts, tanneries, textiles, clothing, coke and gas product; durable manufacture as a whole. Wood products, iron & steel, nen-ferrous metal products; nonemetallic pro- ducts and electric power. You will note that these products I have mentioeecl cover a great deal of our economy, notwithstanding the Minister of Finance making a sue- prisingly buoyant 'assumption that the upturn in the second half of the year will more than compen- sate for the decline which has been evident in 'certain branches of industry since the beginning of the calendar year, Business Retrenching His optimism was based on an Upturn in the United States. It is all very well to be optimistic, but the fact -remains that we face a continued rise in non -defence ex- penditures by the Government, While at the same time we find private business in general, re- trenching. On the other hand we find the -TJnited States euttin x- • coets as carefullY gs they should. Then, in the next breath, he 'stat- ed that he die not think current eeow-downs would, , he ' serious or prolonged, The uprising in the eecond half of the year would More than eomperasete for the de- elines tbat are evideet certairf branches a industry at present No Wheat Sold • When one considers that not bushel' of the 1953 wheat cro sold yet, and on top of that, busheps of the 1952 is still in the hands of the, Wb Board, and taking into aec0 that we have had a 23e pee c drop in farm income since 1 While the things the fanner to buy are up foer per cent, Will realize the Canadian econo just cannot hope to bala.nee this sort of -thing; regardless what anyone wants to tell you, farmer still holds the baromete the Canadian economy in bale When hard times hit -the farrn everyone suffers. •We in Can must have -exports. •Our h carry-over of wheat •is a good ample of why it is so necess to export our • surplusses. The burden of taxation has b se, heavy in Canada that we h priced eaunselves out of the wo markets. Excise tax, sales t income tax, all help to shove costs of production, notwithstan ing the easing of defence spendi Mr. Abbott is collecting $76,00 000.00 more taxes than he did la year, et matters not how mu you collect 'if you keep spendtn more than you collect. For i stance, why should we be subjec ed to a ten per cent sales t now, that hits every last man, w man and child in the cost of li ing? We are bound by neeessi to pare down in our spending order to make ends meet. Sure it is time for the State to folio • one p is 127 crop eat tint, et 951, has you _my on of the r of nee. er, ada uge ex - airy een ave rld ax, up d- 0,- st eh n- t - ax o- v- ty in ly .penchtures by seven billion doVars 1: last year, and again this year they a expect to make a further cut of five billion. In other words,- theUnited,States have wakened up to the seriousness of the situation. Taking a look at .our Civil Ser- vice payroll, both permanent and temporary, employees increased from 118,000 in 1948 to 135,000 in December of 1953. The payroll rose from 226 million to 360 mil- lion, an increase of 134 million dollars. Hardly a week passes but what some new board or commis- sion is set up. A new office is opened, a staff hired. While this adds thousands to Government payrolls, it certathly does not add much to Government efficiency. AU through the Budget Speech the Finance Minister was remind- ing producers that they mat bring down the cost of production lir order to compete with trade feorn, other countries, but failed to gtve any relief in taxation to in- dustry in order that they, in turn, could cut costs. When you have cases such as Burl:mean Competit- ors, tendering 50 per cent below Canadian tenders, and in another case, 22 per cent below, the Fin- ance Minister's comments on this was that some industries are find- ing they have not been watching n o a little of the same hing. Farmers, at any rate, are t the breaking point and every other walk of life will follow. Farmers are always the first to feel the pinch, and the last to get the advantage ef an increase. Better Prices I bring these observations to your attention to help cultivate your thinking, and goodness knows it is time most of us were doing more of our own thinking. It is only ordinary nommen sense that if farmers are to be expected to buy the products of our factories in anything like the same volume as in previous years, prices must become more attractive to them. Manufacturers have been faced with higher cciets; with high. lade ed labour on one hand, and in- creased prices of raw materia/ on the other. Other countries, with lower productioncosts, have be- gun to under sell Canadian manu- facturers. This means less jobs for our workers. High costs mean high prices. If we are to correct this situa- tion then it is up to all of us to work together to that end. It is impossible to hold the economy in balance with agricultural prices still declining, We have reached the end of Government Estimates, and not one Department of Gov- ernment has .loweted it admin- istration costs. I will leave that last thought with you to study, NEW LOW PRICES SUPER LASTIC TIRES AT EXTRA SAVINGS -4IND BIG OLD TIRE ALLOWANCE 6.00-16 1340 and Old Tire 6.10-15 14'45 and 01,1 Tiro Size C.T.C. STANDARD PASSENGER TIRES SUPER-LASTIC sueemee PASSENGER TIRES Reg, Allowance Your List for your Net Price old Tiro Cost Reg, List Mee Allowance for your old Teo your Net Cost , 600/16 17,80 4.40 13.40 24.90 , 7.65 17.25 6.50/16 2310 6.65 16.45 31.70 12.70 18.95 6.70/15 18.75 , 4.30 ' 14.45 27.20 9.75 1,7.45 7.10/15 24.75 8.00 ' 16.75 31.00 71.35 19.65 Phone 69.. NORTH ST: Goderich, Ont. 41^ M . Whetstone 2 AUBURN Eugene Dobie and two sons of Toronto, spent the weekend with hie mother Mrs. Catherine Dobie. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Aequith, Toronto, were weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Asquith, Erie Metiveen whohas been vis- iting his parents, Mr. and Mee, F. 0. 1VIcIlveen, has returned to Osh- awa, Miss Elsie Patterson, Goderich, Spent a few days with her grand- parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Beadle. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Thain and family, Toronto, spent the weekend with Mr, and Mrs. D. A. MacKay. L, Glasgow spent the weekend at Port Perry. Mrs. Glasgow, Al- an and Dennis who have been vis - nine,' there, returned home with him, The following teachers are at present holidaying at their homes bei -e, Mrs, Marguerite Chopin, Wingliam; Miss Mary Houston, Hamilton, and Donald H. Roes, 0 alt vill e. , Hour For Church Commencing next Sunday and continuing for the next three mon- ths services in Ie,noxePresbyterien Church Will be held at 9.30 am. Elora Bus Trip Members of the Aubtirn Horti- cultural Society along with the members of Clinton and Blyth societies took a bus trip to Elora last Friday to see the peony dis- play. , USE THE WANTAD SECTION OF TIIK CLINTON N-EWS,RECORD Mrs: JiiineseWright, Kippen, is on a holiday trip to Nova Scotia. Dr. end Mrs. 3. C. Goddard, Beth, Peggy and John, are vacat- ioning at the lake. e Ur. and Mrs, Laird Mickle and family are spending the month of July at the lake. • Mr. and Mrs, Kenneth Mans and Donald, Toronto, are visiting with the former's mother Mrs, Y. Mann. - - Mrs. -Harold Kyle"; Winn'ip'eg, re- cently visited with Mr. and 'Mrs. William Kyle and other relatives in the vicinity, , Mr. • and Mrs. Percy Webster and family left Saturday for two weeks vacation witn relatives at IVICKerrow, near Espanola. Mies Marten- Pepper was suc- cessful in passing her grade 3 in piano at the Western Conservitory of Music. Marion is a pupil of Mrs. Frank Forret. William Kyle, John Anderson, Lloyd leeimer, Chester Lee, Hen - sail; Harry Matherse Exeter; Bill Liunby, Goderiele attended a , trap shoot at Ridgefown on July 1, Jean Lavender, Mary Ann Ren- nie, Beth,Goddard, Jane Horton, Gwen Spencer, and Jean Hender- son, left on Jene 30 for the Girl' Guide Camp at Keewaydin, 'north of Goclerich, for ten days vacat- ion. , Miss 'Maja Rooleol• wee success- ful in passing her grade 2 theory in music with lst class honors at the H. Beal Technical and Commercial High School, London. The Vitamin for Growth Being "well-fed" does not neces- sarily mean being "well-nourished," according to a study conducted by Dr. Norman B. Wetzel, a world aethority on child growth. Over a period of years, Dr. Wetzel kept a close check on the growth of a grouprof schoolchildren living in a wellato-do residential section of Cleveland, Ohio. Ile found that one out of every three children suffered „eeeeee. from what he terms "growth failure." . The doctor was unable to pin down any direct cause, such as di - :el sease,.for this failure and the children all came from homes where they 'received plenty of nourishing food. How fast should a child grow? Dr. Wetzel says that each child has his own "proper" growth pattern which can be predicted by means of a com- plicated chart. Growth failure, once established, "tends to persist and get worse," lowering physique, vigor and slowing down the progress of all growth and development - in- cluding scholastic. In an attempt to combat the prob- lem, Dr. Wetzel chose 20 children who had been fouhd to be suffering from growth failure. Sixteen were given a tiny amount of vitamin Bi2 daily for 16 weeks and gained almost two months' extra growth. E'eue other children not given Be: 'allowed no gain and coratinued to lose ground. Of special interest is the factehat parents and teachers of the children reported improved behavior, greater alertnese and better scholastic work after treatment with Bx-,, •••ere-mWm`Wre"Wrr-nar.M1..""er'W!"WP"`Wite CALL IN AND SEE US ABOUT YOUR PROBLEMS on: EAVESTROUGHING ELECTRICAL WIRING AIR-CONDITIONING GRAVITY WARM -AIR HEATING .PLYMBiNG A FURNACE FOR EVERY s JOB WISE and BATEMAN Phone 147 -Clinton , • 71,2 Con of fL© !I1©d WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH MY BIRDS, DOC- 71-IEY'RE ALL TH I N AND STARVED LOOKING. She is a pupil ef J. L, N iced, Linda; Mark and Karen Geieer, Toronto, are • vacationing with their graedparentS, MT. and Mrs. Geiger. Their mother Mrs. Ralph Geiger is visiting with Mr. and IVere, Vernon' Spray ape fam- ilykiWssinaniepleegn. spenmah, K i t c h e n- er, wa& a graduate this year of the St. Marys High School. She toolt the Edna. Moth Medal for having the highest •standing in that city, and formerly of Hensall. mathematificos.ekoSyheDiasntle daughter of Dr. and eieMrs. J. ASpellman of . Hensell Hockey Club sponsored a very successful dance in. the Bayfield Pavilien OD June 30. In the draw for a refrigerator, Law- rence Baynbam, Hensel', was the lucky winner, George Kruse, Seaforth, coach of the teem for the past two seasons drew the winning ticket. • (Intended for Last Week) Mrs. Pearl Case spent the week- end with her mother .114re. , John Reid, London ee Members of the Arnold Circle' of Carmel Church realized $25 from their ceke sale held on Saturday last. G. -M. lerarsdale who was taken 111 at his summer cottage over the weekend was reported im- proved on Monday, his many friends will be pleased to learn, Dr. and Mrs. Ross Dougall, Pe- trone, were guests last' week with Mr. and Mrs, W. R. Dougall. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Reid, fferry and Allan, spent Sunday with relatives in Tiverton. Mrs. C. Iledden and Herb, were visited recently by Mr. and Mrs, Sam Sims, Crediton. Mr. and Mrs. Wilkinson and family returned Sunday from a few days laplidays in Marlette, Mich. - Mr, and Mrs. Robert McLean were in St. Cetherines on Satur- day last attending the wedding of Mr. McLean's nephew. Rebelrahs Meet The regular meeting of Amber Rebekah Lodge No. 349 was held on Wednesday evening, June 16 with N.G. Mrs, Dorothy Parker presiding. A letter from Mrs. Kay Cann was read referring to the inaugural of Mrs. Anne Hender- son, Seaforth as District Deputy President for the coming -year to be held in Seaforth June 30. Mrs, Beatrice Richardson will be re- presentative to attend from this lodge. The annual picnic in conjunct- ion with the T.0,0.F. will be held on Wednesday, July 7, at Seaforth Lions Park. Committees appoint- ed were: table, Mrs. Evelyn Mc - Beath, 1VIrs. Inez MeEwan; sports, Mrs. Edna Caldwell, Mrs. Olga Chipchase. Nominations were held, Fol- loWing the meeting 'a soetreil ,110911 • . • beld. highlighted !3riggvont1 games elf bingo won by a Member - of the etembers with the special Pelee go4ng t� ears. Gladye Mltch- gil. Tele leek' cep Was won ly M. Vera )Smale. A delicious lunch was nerved. Level Crossing • Accident Takes Father f o Two Willow and Children Receive 810,000 on 85,000 Policy In Western 'Canada, a young executive died recently in a level crossing aceidenteLfe was insured , with a $5,000 Confederation Life Policy carrying an Accidental Death & Dismemberment Benefit. As a result, his widow and chile dren received 810,000 for their care and protection. The only policy of its kind in Canada; , Confederation's Accidental Death & Diinnemberment Ben- efit on a $5,000 Palley pays: $5,000 if you die from natural eauses. $10,000 if you die hy accident. $15,000 if you die, by accident while in a public vehicle (except an airplane), or in a fire in a public building. Liberal cash payments for dismemberment accidents. on ederation LifeAS"CIATI" For Free Booklet, "Triple Indemnity", call: K. S. GILLIES, Representative, Clinton 34.7 ettle1!egg than the begt?' f r - . _ That's a good question, but how are you going to find out which chopper is the best? Come in and talk it over with us. We made quite a study of the question befofe decidingto sell the WW1 Quick Switch Mower•Bar Attachment PTO 0r1Y0 tor EOM OlOWell. HARRY, YOU GUESSED WHAT DO YOU THAT MAYBE, HARRY BUT RI(HT, FIRST T/ ME . • MEAN, Doc? • THESE BIRDS ARE LOST IN THIS THEY ARE, STARVED; LOOK,THERE'S PEN. ON THE RANGET,HEIR FEED BECAUSE THEY oorser- VITA -LAY IN THE AND WATER WERE 014 THE GROUND, KNOW WHERETO FIND HOPPERS -THERE'S AND WITH NEWLY HOUSED • THE F EOAND WATER. WATER IN THE PULLETS you HAVE TO MATCH !PAM, AUTOMATIC • TUE RANGE.1-IABITS. FOUNTAIN 40- ,r0 FORAGE HARVESTER Here are same of the reasons why a we sell the Gehl: * Gehl. has been building ensilage cutters and forage chopping machinery for over half a century. Ekperience, is responsible for the superior chopping ability of the Gehl' Forage Harvester. • More chopper -wise farmers owa-Gehl Choppers than any other independent make. • Gehl engineering is assurance of sturdy construction and fine performance. There are a lot of other reasons why we recommend the Gehl. COME IN NOW .. , let's talk it over man to *man, The NEW GEHL gives you 4 attachments: 1 QUICK SWITCH from klower-Bar to Wind. row Pickup or Row Crop Attachment in only 5 minutes .m. E. Ns To efaosryaco br no,y scao rngwituh me!! etc.,lti cklu tEsWtwice2-R0aWs AmTuTeAk C. H. costseittle more than the 1 -Row Attachments. EXCLUSIVE P70 drive for Forage Blower. NO belts to tighten, no power loss, faster unloading. PREE PLANS for buitclingyour own self -unloading Forage Wagon using Gehl Metal Parts Nif. .THERE'S NOTHING BETTER THAN A GEHL.0., 1. John Alaington VARNA, Ont. - Phone, Clinton 626 r 5 i WHAT SHOULDTDO THEN, DOC, ) GS" 111111' 111,1 , ' (PUT EXTRA WATER PANS ON THE FLOOR, HARRY, AND LOW FEED HOPPERS AROUND PEN AND SCATTER OYSTER SHELL AND GRITON THE MASH TOO. UNTIL - THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED TO THE I le: PENe er -1.-.eere-eee WHEN PULLETS ARE PUT INTO LAYING PENS, HARRY,. REMEMBER By Roe Farm Service Dept:. I/L-tg AMC OPNW-FLEC1:9TR7ZEWVAETLE-R.PAN5 i'eavweE!,:04; fiaohis-drPFP;Rivs wz-94-4;147 3 s(IppiyiwcoNpikpuoz;(se:, PEED Res kii-4-1,4Y EG6 A745/1 qeive,cyrs ocer v /wee ' '11/Mlir Taik YOUR B/R DS 60 FOR ROE EGG MASH IN MASH OR PELLET FORM H. 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