The Seaforth News, 1948-03-11, Page 2THE SEAFORTH NEWS
Thomas Pryde, M.P.P. Moves
Reply P • to Speech from Throne
MR. T. PRYDE (Huron) Mr.
Speaker, as the most recently elect-
ed member of this House, I feel' a
little uneasy in launching this debate
on the address in reply to the
• Speech from the Throne..
At this time I must express my
deep appreciation of the kindly re-
marks made yesterday by the Prime
Minister; the honourable Leader of
the Opposition and - honourable
Leaders of the other groups in this
House. It was quite noticeable that
'the remarks were not so much per-
sonal, They were directed more at
the circumstance that I was horn in
Scotland and that, being so, much
will be expected of ire.
1 also want to say, the •bouquet of
heather which adorned nay desk was
a gracious tribute to my native land
and I want to thank the donor for
all the kind things said and for the
manner in which the remarks were
received by the honourable nteni-
bers. I want to say a sincere thank
you.
There was ample evidence that
there are only two races in this
world, "The Scotch and those who
would like to be Scotch". I believe
51 per cent of the honourable mem-
bers who cane forward to congrat-
ulate me cast longing eyes on that
bouquet of heather. I was happy to
'present each one with a sprig pro-
vided they could prove they, or one
of their ancestors, came from the
land of Burns, the land of Porridge
and the Shorter Catechism, Yes, I
was born in Scotland and am quite
proud of the land which gave me
birth. Proud of many Scottish tra-
ditions.
I think it was Scott who said,
"Breathes them a man with soul so
dead, who never to himself hath
said this is my own, ray native
land". Loyalty to your native land
is no mean virtue, but I am a Cana-
dian by adoption. I chose this coun-
try in which to live of my own free
trill. This is the land in which I have
lived for nearly forty years, where
1 have earned my living, raised my
family and made my home. I owe
much to Ontario.
Although not an Ontarion by
birth. I am proud to be one of her
citizens and have tried in some small
measure to serve the people with
whom T live. Now that I find myself
where I am today, 1 hope it will only
mean a further opportunity to serve
inv- fellow Canadians and be of some
valne to this House.
First. T would like to sav that my
being here at all is the result of a
vaeancy which I am sure fills every
Hon. member with regret. This pro-
vince wn- shocked. and the County
of Huron in particular was tre-
mendously shocked. when the an-
nn•'nrement was made last Decem-
ber 17th that the member for Huron
iDr. Hobbs Taylor) had passed
sway: We all remember the unfor-
tunate illness which overtook him in
this House three years ago and how
he hovered at death's door for sev-
eral months, how he cntidueted his
election from his hnsultal bed, and
the ave •wl.eln'ing vote of confidence
gvion hint by his constituents,
Despite many fears to the cnn-
troiy. lie vas able to resume his
Tabors in this House. ntthnugh pru-
dence demended that he renge the
Practice of his profession. Those of
us who were dose in him detneted n
gradual return of his old vigour,
but he suffered n relapse and he
was called from his labors.
Numerous friends throughout the
enunntry mourn his massing, hut as
be spent his adult life ministering to
the needs of a rural community, it
is there his loss is moat acutely felt.
It seldom falls to the lot of a person
to be so universally respected and
beloved. and when Dr. Hobbs Tay-
lor passed away the community for
many miles around his home in
Dashwood regarded it as a personal
loss. He left his mark on the com-
munity in which he lived, first as
the fancily physician of hundreds;
second, as their representative in
this Legislative Assembly; 'and third,'
as a man to whom thousands had
turned in time of need. He vigorous-
ly represented his constituency and
he y-iil not soon be forgotten. I am
quite sure that I am voicing the
sentiments of all Hon. members of
this House when I say our heartfelt
sympathy is extended to his bereaved
wife and daughter, to whom he was
intensely devoted. Surely a fitting
epitaph would be "To live in the
hearts of those we leave behind is
not to die".
.Mindful that it is the right of the
electors in every constituency to con-
tinuous representation in the Legis-
lature. the Government lost no time
in calling an election. Despite the
intensive campaign conducted by the
Liberal party, the policies of the
Government were endorsed.
I said intensive campaign. be-
cause the Hon. Leaderof the Oppo-
sition 1. Mr. Oliver) was for three
weeks continuously in the riding and
personally met and shook hands with
many people. He made a host of
friends and he is now well known in
Huron.
The most amazing thing to me,
however, was the ease with which he
moved throughout the riding. He
will recall the cries of aldrin which
went up about a winter election, how
voters of a certain political persua-
slot world he unable to get to the
poli;, hitt the mare hardy souls
would get nut to vote for the Gov-
ermnent. I think the Hon. Minister
of Highways received a personal ap-
peal for more snow plowing equip-
ment to open up the ;now -blocked
roads. Despite all this, the total
number of votes recorded exceeded
those cast in June, 1945, by 1,10G—
the Government candidate in 19.155
received 52 per cent of the total
vote cast. In this election the Gov-
•exmment candidate received the
sante percentage of total votes cast.
This, to ane, indicates complete con-
fidence in the present Government.
Let me say, too, Mr. Speaker,
that this was no snap victory. This
represents the opinion of a' section
of the province which takes an in-
terest in public affairs, because
78 per cent of the eligible voters
exercised their franchise. In nay
own home town of Exeter, 82 per
cent of those eligible cast their
ballot.
Huron is not on a main East-
West artery. I feel quite sure you
have become better acquainted with
its location since the by-election,
yet, while I am on my feet, I would
like to tell you something of our
county and of its importance in this
province. The County of Huron is on
the shores of Lake Huron and
bounded by the Counties of Bruce,
Perth, Middlesex and Lambton, so
we have important neighbours.
I have the assurance of my Hon.
friend from Huron -Bruce that if he
gets niy support, together we will
Put Huron "on the neap".
Needless to say, he has that assul•-
anec, and I will try to pull my
weight in any effort towards that
end,
The people of Huron are mostly
old Canadian stock, principally Ang-
lo-Saxon and Northern European
people of the third and fourth gen-
eration Canadian. I need not here
recite all their virtues but they are
the salt of the earth, and not easily
swayed. They think a question
through before reaching a decision.
That is why I believe the Govern-
ment should be so happy in receiv-
ing the endorsation of people of that
type.
it is not highly industrialized,
but is principally an agricultural
county. There are a number of fact-
ories in the towns and villages which
we wish to see developed, and which,
in turn, will add to the prosperity of
the neighbouring agricultural
I trios.
I But in Huron we alss have some-
thing else, which should not be over -
'looked and of which we are very
proud. I refer to two Air Training
Schools. One, P..C.A.F. station, Cen-
tralia, which trains air crew and
other specialized flying training,
C.A.F. station, Clinton, where
students receive their training in
radar and allied fields of communi-
cation.
There are many hundreds of
young men stationed at those two
sc1 int, and together with their
wivesand families make an import-
ant contribution to the life of the
adjoining communities. I want to
say a word on their behalf. These
young men are training and pre -
Paring themselves in advance to
protect this country --your homes
and mine, and should another war
come upon us, remember that these
are the then to whom we will look,
to organize, train and equip the de-
fence forces of this country. I have
met many hundreds of these men,
officers and airmen. and they are of
a very- high standard of intelligence.
When the test conies you may de-
pend upon it they will measure up to
the high standards of the Royal Can-
adian Air Force.
During an election campaign you
hear many points of view. There is
the rabid partisan who can see noth-
ing but his party. There is the one
who sees the linen. Thereare those
who tell you there is no difference;
one is as good, or as bad, as another.
I met those types, so did you—but
to the latter I had this to say. At
this time, there is a difference, a
distinct difference ie the parties of-
fering themselves for your approval.
I will say- there is all the differ-
ence in the world, We, as the Gov-
ernment party, have a clear cut pro-
gramme, it long range programme,
one that is comprehensive. It was
conceived by big men, men of fore-
sight, and men of capacity. In con-
trast, we have the negative policies
of the opposition with its failures to
see the opportunities of the future --
afraid :o venture.
The province has no control over
foreign affairs, therefore interna-
tional dealings do not sgreatly enter
into our calculations. However, we
should not forget that this is a small
world and what happens anywhere
7T.; have an effect on our lives here
in Ontario.
We t:ln look forward to an in-
crease in the flow of iminig:aitts to
tai country and the Province of
Onl •io .will receive large number,
of then:. Tndeed• we should be very
proud of the effort: of our own De-
partment of Planning and Develop-
ment which is in charge of the
scheme for bringing selected settlers
from Great Britain. But there will
be many thousands from other lands,
many with an outlook on life far'
di erent from pur own. We,must be
prepared to give leadership to these
tperople.
cit is with that thought in mind, I
'am so.mueh in accord with the great
changes being made h our educa-
Ilonal system.
Our educational system had not
kept pace with developments in
other parts of the world, but due to
foresight of the Hon. Minister of
Education, a commission is giving in-
tensive study to the whole question.
To give effect to all these changes
the whole system of school taxation'
has been revised and today the bur-
den has been shifted from the back
of the property owner to the should-
ers
of the Province. The result of
this has meant that we pow offer
our teachers a salary in keeping with
s
other professions thereby .inducing a
high type of citizen into the teach-
ing profession. The school buildings
are being improved, the curriculum e
has been so expanded that the needs
of an agricultural community are
now better taken care of than at o
any time in the past. This all means
that 'young people in the rural areas r
are now able to receive an education
suited to their needs and .in modern 1.r
school buildings right at their own
door. They are enabled to live at i.
home and not be at the expense of
paying board as so many of their'.
older brothers and sisters were
obliged to do in the past. '
This has been accomplished at a
reduced cost to the property owner. n
In a word, .it is a fulfillment of the g
promise of this Government to -as- c
sume 50 per cent of the cost of ed- d
ucation, which Hon. menhirs of the
opposition said could not be done.
In my riding, as an example—the t
ratepayer in Clinton saved, in 1947,
on every $1,000 of assessment, NLi
823.00; in Goderich, $13.30; in Sea,. d
forth, $16.80; Exeter, $24.70, and
THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 194,
of life, We remember the four free- million h.p. will have been added and
doms for which we fought -- free- Imade available to industry and
dont from want was one of them agriculture in the Province of Ont-
-but 'that ideal is far from a reali-' auq.'
ty in many lands, Our farmers are I In the Department of Highways,'
doing their utmost to produce food we tee have able, far-sighted leader -
under difficult conditions, and this ' ship. The great north country is be -
Government is to be - commended for, ing developed. New' mining roads
its efforts to assist them in every, are being g constructed and easy ac-
way.Ye heard from his Honour, the �.eess is" being made to our vacation
Lieutenant -Governor somethin • of iands: Weashould 'not unurrrate the
g I importance of this. As tourist's come
the plans of the Department of pouring into this province -they bring
Agriculture, ably led by the Hon. much needed American dollars. to
Minister, who is so highly respected help our balance of trade, and create
by the farmers of this province. , work for thousands of our own peo
I am'particularly interested again ple. We heard much dusting' the elec-
o what' is being done for the young' tion 'campaign about a reduction in
people. I note with satisfaction the gasoline tax. Tourists are not go
expansion of strong, self-reliant; ,ing to be scared away on that ae-
elf-governing organizations such as count. We should never forget all
Junior Fanners and' Junior Institute taxes come from 'the people and the
girls: ' greater' the number, the less each'
A new feature in 1947 was the will pay. Last year over one million
stablisluiient of Leadership Train -'motor• cars entered this province
ng camps for Junior Farm Leaders. , from the U.S.A.,`100,000.10010 than
Seven schools of instruction were the previous record. We can readily
conducted at various points in tlxeisee something of the huge revenue
rovince. received from this source which
Once again this that the h01ps to pay for the highways now
olicy of this t se of being built.
real benefit toy plea It is In rural areas we fully approve of
the long range viewill prove ;the increased assistance to' ttrwn-.
is value in the y lie ahead. ships for road maintenance, bridges,
We were all dhear in etc. Farmers wish to use their cars
he speech from t e of the twelve months of the year as 'city
announcement thatlast we people are privileged to do. With the
ad a governmenthad the ,increased assistance new snow
outage and the 'e see the plowing equipment is being pro-
ecesstty of ch ydro in cured, thereby `making motor travel
outhern Ontario •Eo 60
yale frequency: huge un- ! p°ssible all the year round,
ertaking which c e carried Hon. members who came into the
through by men ht, such riding of Huron just recently will"
as we have direct affairs at know that never once was it neees
his time. The tial a Prime sary to resort' to sleighs to' get
'mister of this will go around. Wehad snow in abundance
own in history t ed with) (Oontiuued,on next page]
those of Sir Jame Whitney
and Sir Adam Be ver and
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an Hensall, $13,00. These are exam-
ples of the savings effected all
wise policy of this Government, 1
Education is considered of prime f
importance. If we are going to give 0
leadership to our new Canadians, it h
must be able, educated leadership— 1
leadership' in the Canadian way of b
life. Should we fail to set these g
high standards, those people them-
selves may or may not build the
Canada you and I would like to see. 11
Agriculture, as I told you, is the e
basic industry in Huron, and it is b
still the basic industry in the pro- a
vine. We are aware that one of the
greatest difficulties experienced in
rural districts 15 to keep the young
people in the community and prevent
their migration to the city in too
great numbers. Nothing will help
this more 1111111 improved conditions,
conditions of living similar to those
found in the city.
The farm population is declining
and yet the greatest need of the
world to -day is the products of the
farm. People the world over cry out
for more products of the necessities
across this Province because of the s.
where
wherever the people speak of our
public utility.
The vision of these men is being
Whiled. They saw the day when
ntario would be a network of ,
ydro lines, serving every town, Til -
age, hamlet and farm. That day is
sing hastened and in this way a
teat contribution is being made to
the development of the rural life of
his province. The basic reason is tom•
nove production in the face of
xtremelv adverse labour conditions•
ut it will raise the farmer's stand -
rd of living and lighten his labours.
This araat work of extension of
rural hydro w111 go on at an in-
creased pace. With the new power
developments which will come into
production this year many thnnsa„d.
of farmers will share with their fel-
low citizens in the urban centres
the benefits of this great utility.
in the fall of this year about 180,-
000 additional h.p. of electrical en-
ergy will be made available to the
people of this province. When all
the developments now under con-
struction are completed over one
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'With switchboards busier
than ever because of the
many more telephones, hers
is still "The Spirit of Ser-
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being added right along,
Our constant aim is to
provide more and better
service ... always at the
lowest possible cost ... to
give greater value to every
telephone user.
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HANDS AT WORK...
LEARNING TO MAKE JEWELRY'
ONTARIO 9S products are desired and purchased by people all over the
world, and the capacity to produce such goods largely determines the economy
and welfare of every man, woman and child within her borders. Because the sale
of every, article produced in Ontario brings valuable dollars into this Province,
we are all more assured of job security ... and we and our children can have more
of the better things in life. But to produce such goods in sufficient quantities,
skilled labour is vital. That is why every single one of us should be glad that war
veterans are constantly being trained to provide the skilled hands so needed by
industry. They receive ON THE JOB training under expert instructors in our
Ontario factories.
This training, provided through the co-operation of the Department of Veterans'
Affairs, the Federal Departmentof Labour and the Ontario Department of Educe -
tion. starts the veteran off on the road to skilled craftsmanship. All types of
jewelry products are in demand today and veterans, taught by experts the precision
work required in the jewelry industry, will increase its productive capacity as
they become skilled. Every effort of these newly skilled veterans helps to stake
Ontario a finer place in which to live and contributes to the welfare and happiness
of all her citizens.
THE BREWING INDUSTRY (ONTARIO)
JEWELRY MAKING
B. J. Lacroix, 22, of Toronto; a veteran
of 33. years' service with the Royal
Canadian Air Force, is shown here
putting the finishing touches on a dia-
mond ring. Veterans learn diamond
setting, ring making and watch case
construction—ON T.1TE JOB.
The normal period of ap=
prentieeship m the jewelry
trade is 3 years. Employers
have co-operated to reduce
this to one year foryeteraus,
et the same time safeguard-
ing their seniority: