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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1967-09-14, Page 2PAGE TWO ZURICH CITI ENS NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1967 Cdde44aI Cornmeal A New When the delegates to the Pro- gressive Conservative convention 111 Toronto on Saturday elected Robert Stanfield as their new leader, they Heade no mistake. He is the type of man — sincere and devoted — that all Canadians will respect and honor, regardless of political affiliations. The election of a man with the sincerity of Mr. Stanfield is a great thing for Canadian politics, which have slipped to a low ebb during the past few years. Most Canadians will be�•in to take a new interest in the affairs of their country, which they have neglected to do in the past few years. A couple of years ago this news- paper advocated that both Mr. Dief- enbaker and Mr. Pearson should re- tire from the political scene, for the good of Canada. Now one of the two men has been placed on the shelf, not willingly but forcefully, and Mr. Pearson should take the cue and voluntarily withdraw himself from the scene. Just as the PC's have come up with an outstanding man in Mr. Stanfield, so the Liberal party can come up with a new leader of like character. We are thoroughly convinced that all the people in Canada are fed up with the boisterous, mud -slinging type of poli- ties conducted by both Diefenbaker and Pearson in the past years. The Liberal party have several promising men in their camp, among them are Paul Hellyer, Allan Mc - 11111 pia ow Leader Eachen and John Turner. While the latter is possibly not as well known as some of the older men in that party, we predict he will be the name to be reckoned with in the near fu- ture, A young and sincere man, he could bring to the Liberal party the same type of high-calibre leadership as the Conservative party is going to receive from Mr. Stanfield. Never before in the political his- tory of Canada has there been as much attention directed -to a leader- ship convention as there was to the one which just concluded. We doubt if there was a home in. Canada which was not following the proceedings with a great deal of interest and concern. One staunch Liberal told us he could hardly stand the tension during the last two ballots, and he added that he was worried sick that Duff Roblin might beat Mr. Stanfield in the last ballot. This shows that there were a great deal of people, from all walks of life and all political leanings, pulling for the easterner to come through with a victory. And we were more than happy when Mr. Stanfield, on a television program Sunday night, told the audi- ence that one of his main objectives would be to help create a better im- age in the parliament. We are quite confident that he can, and will, do just this. There is little doubt in our minds that sometime in the fu- ture Mr. Stanfield will be prime minister of Canada. 100 Years Ago It was a gala day 100 years ago. The people celebrated proclamations that read in part: "Whereas in pur- suance of an Act of Parliament passed on the 29th of March, 1867, instituted an 'Act for the Union of Canada, Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wich and the governments thereof, and for the purposes connected there- with', Her Majesty the Queen hath by Royal Proclamation bearing date the 29th day of March, 1867, or- dained, declared and commanded, that on and after the First Day of July, 1967, the said provinces of Can- ada, Nova Scotia and New Bruns- wick, should form and be one Domin- ion! Under the name of Canada." Then the proclamation would go on to call upon citizens to observe the day as a day of general rejoicing and keep it as a public holiday by closing all places of business, hoist- ing flags and other decorations and doing all in their power to aid and assist in inaugurating "The New Dominion". We have heard our grandparents, who were youngsters at the time, tell of that day. How their parents decorated their teams of horses and wagons with flags and bunting and joined with others along the wind- ing. dusty concession roads to picnic on the wooded heights overlooking the harbor at Port Burwell along the shores of Lake Erie. Grandmother had a new white muslin dress with a blue sash for the occasion and her mother had baked a cake with red, white and blue icing. And as the youngsters ran and shouted and played among the tow- ering maple and beech trees, the womenfolk spread tablecloths over rough wooden boards and prepared the food. The men gathered in groups and talked of weather and crops, as men do, but the conversations would switch to what could eventually de- velop from this thing called "Con- federation" and what it would mean to the future of the country that they were helping to build. Later in the day, after everyone had eaten their fill, there were speeches by representatives of par- liament and leaders in the commun- ity echoing the sentiments of Sir John A. and others who would later be called "the Fathers of Confeder- ation". And there was the launch- ing of a sailing vessel, for Port Bur- well was a shipbuilding centre of note in those days, and as usual some intrepid and athletic youth shinnied up the mainmast and bal- anced on his head at the very top. For some, as the day closed and shadows darkened the countryside, there was the demand of chores and cows to be milked to draw them homeward. For others, whose labors were less pressing, the celebrations continued around the light of bon- fires that blazed until late in the night. And thus in that community, as with others across the land, "One Dominion under the name Canada" was launched 100 years ago.—(The Tilbury (Ont.) Times) Population Distribution One of the most unfortunate errors being committed against Canada's economy in her centennial year is the obvious move on the part of senior governments and large manu- facturers is the enticement of popu- lation from the smaller centres and the farms into the city. During the years of the war, one of the regrets of all countries, in- cluding Canada, was the centraliza- tion of large populations in cities. It was felt that a few largely popu- lated areas, instead of uniform dis- tribution of population, made the country more vulnerable to enemy attack. Today, apparently, the picture has changed and the move to the large cities seems to be encouraged by senior governments and manufac- turers. It goes without saying that the senior governments and the manu- facturer, if they wished, could re- verse the population move from large cities to smaller centres. The action would add life and more prosperity to our country. Most important would be the fact that millions of Canadians living in slum -like exis- tence in the large cities would be housed in greater comfort and en- joy better health in the smaller centres. — (The Innisfail (Alta.) Province) Crich mut News PRINTED BY SOUTH HURON PUBLISHERS LIMITED, ZURICH HERB TURKHEIM„ Publisher J E. HUNT, Plant Superintendent Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for payment of postage in cash. Member: Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Member: Canadian Community Newspapers Representatives 'Subscription Rates: $3.00 per year in advance, in Canada; $4.00 in United .States and and Foreign; single copies 7 cents. From My Window I am doing something abso- lutely new (to me, at least) this week. I am writing this col- umn "live"— that is to say, as I watch the Thursday evening performance of the Progressive Conservative leadership conven- tion, Rt. Hon. John G. Diefenbaker and his wife, Olive, are just arriving to the whine of the bagpipes and the standing ova- tion of the crowd. Like most women in a man's world poor Mrs. Diefenbaker is several steps behind and almost lost in the shuffle, though to be truth- ful, her husband does turn oc- casionally to perhaps induce his spouse to hurry along. Norman DePoe, the televis- ion commentator with the sand- paper vocal chords, smokes and chats and chats and smokes in much the same manner he does for any of the on -the -spot pro- grams he does for any network that has the price to hire him. He seems to make his living being rude, interrupting any- one anytime—like right now. DePoe is asking Donald Flem- ing which candidate he would support if he would lose the nomination. A confident Fleming answers, "I'm not going to lose". I won- der—is that simply self-assur- ance or does Dapper Don know something we don't? Now we meet some of the personalities present, among them Premier John Robarts, who is mopping his brow and looking for some indication here that everything will turn out all right for him in Ontario; the Hon. George Drew who once defeated John Diefenbaker in a leadership race in 1948; and Dalton Camp, the beloved scoundrel who suggested that that the old war horse "Mr. Canada John" should retire on his Old Age Pension cheque. I note this is an outstanding collection of unique Canadians, according to the speakers who rise to orate in either French or English. The flattering ad- jectives flow easily from trained tongues, but even such distin- guished refined men and women can become somewhat vulgar at times, like Joel Aldred, the sophisticated cigarette pusher, who was reported to have poked one youthful anti-Dief man in the mouth. Peter Lougheed, the leader of the PC opposition in Alberta tells the convention in Maple Leaf Gardens "the Canadian people want to vote for some- thing, not against someone". Hooray. He talks about "re- spect for the understanding of the voter". Whoopee! The dynamic young man shouts, "Let us not merely ask the public to support us. Let's earn that support! Let us wel- come the young. Let us not question their motives." Too bad he's not running for the leadership, I muse. He talks like I think the average man feels. Now Mr. Diefenbaker steps to the mike. He's smiling that smile that seems to say, "Gee, By Shirley Keller 12,000 people here and every- one a Conservative. What an opportunity." Will he indicate whether or not he'll stand for nomination at a convention which has at- tracted more attention than a mosquito in a nudest camp. Though he talks a whole lot in both languages, I can sense that most delegates and visitors to the convention wish he would get to the heart of .the matter , but there's more of the actor in John George than this. He knows he's the man of the hour and he wants to enjoy it a while longer. The press gallery is waiting, Hot convention -goers are wait- ing. The nation is waiting. Could it be that an entire world is waiting? Is he getting to the meat of his talk now? He's speaking about old age and retirement. He's saying thinks like, "I be- lieved" and "I gave". What a showman. In firey, fighting words, he faults the Two Nation policy as a threat to Confederation and begs, pleads, implores his fellow - Conservatives not to accept it. No, he didn't actually give his decision, but he has set the country on its ear. Dief has given an ultimatum — either dump the Two Nation policy or count him out of the leadership race and maybe even the party. When you read this, the con- vention will be over and a leader will be •chosen. " Makes no real difference whether Dief is in or out. He has done the impossible by taking the heat off himself and placing it square on the shoulders of the party. Even in his most his- toric hour, he surrounds him- self with a politician's delight —controversy. 0 Amber Re'bekahs Install Officers Regular meeting of Amber Rebekah Lodge was held on Wednesday evening, September 7, presided over by noble grand Mrs. Lindsay Eyre. 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