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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1939-05-05, Page 2aaa a.r.4 , ss,;•-•eresse" • , . io ositor o'ino n by McLean tO ean, Editor. Ontario, ev- e Legislature Closes Shop Vhe Ontario Legislature finished tsH1aors last week, but seemingly some reluctance on the part of the Members. At least, it appears they had to be driven, and driven hard too, as night sessions had been held for two weeks and the closing session lasted well into the early hours of the morning. it was not a very eventful session, as sessions go, particularly since the p, .advent of Mr. Hepburn to the Pre- iniership. There was, however, a good deal accomplished. Some im- portant legislation was, passed, and a good deal that was considered im- portant by .different private mem- bers, was not. Perhaps the most outstanding fea- ture of the session just closed was the quietness of it. There were a few skirmishes, but nothing really resembling a Hepburn session at its best. „ That is one feature about the On- tario Legislature the Province would like to see continued. Political tem- pers do boil and cabinet ministers and private members would be less than human if they did not give vent to their feelings at times. But even when tempers do flare, whether the cause be just or unjust, there is a certain dignity that should be maintained and certain forms of expression ,to be avoided by public men, particularly in Legislative Halls, and there have been more than a few times in recent sessions when the dignity which should rule in our Legislature, was most con- spicuous by its absence. We hope a new day has dawned, and if it has the people of Ontario will greatly appreciate the fact. rq4 a • s Friday, May 5, 1939. TA, 41; The Income Tax In The Budget In the good old days, as those days before the World War are so -fre- quently callea, the people of Canada had no acquaintance with an income tax. In fact, such a tax was almost unheard of. But these are not the days before the war, at least the war we have reference to, and the people of this country have learned quite a bit about the income tax. And the Gov- ernment has learuedquite a bit about Away back in 1917 when the in- come- tax had its origin in Canada. the Government was very loath to in- troduce it, even in the face of the compelling necessity for revemle ow- ing to the demands of war. The war demands, however, won the day and that day saw the imposition of an in- come tax. Since that day the income tax has come to play a large part in the fin- ances of the Dominion and the Bud- get of the Government, past, present, and most assuredly, future Govern- ments as well. As a matter of fact, the income tax now occupies the top place in the Budget. Last year the income de- rived• from this tax amounted to nearly one hundred and twenty and a half million dollars. In the pres- ent year it is expected that it will reach a total of one hundred and forty million dollars. Prior to the days of the income tax, the chief source of Goyernment revenue was derived from the cus- toms duties. But the customs duties are a comparatively small item to- day. Last year these duties amount - led to only seventy-eight and three- quarter million dollars. That of course is real money, but at that, lit- tle more than half contributed by the • finconie tax. Prom being the main prop of the Government revenue, ;the customs dirties now run only third place, and riot a very good third' at that. Next to the income tax as a revenue' pro- ticer riOW ccimes the sales tax, which 1as:Oar contributed one hundred iiinteeii and a half million dot- ,,,saearo •sisearlre., nay. 4•41; atI at,":asOaasas. • TBEIRMOKEVOSITOR • . 1, • ••• ••••• „0, • .• • • • • . • • . , ; • MAY.50, 1,909, - At that the sales" tax is threl years younger "than the income tax. But give it time. Starting at one per cent., it is now eight per cent. and. ;there would. appear to be less pro- spect of its dropping below that per- centage, than there is of its climbing higher. From its; modest beginning as, a nuisance, it has now reached the place where it adds more than an3rthing else to the cost of living in Canada. With the income tax, however, the situation is different. It is perhaps the fairest tax on the statute books to -day, because it falls on those only who are best able to stand it. That is not to say that all who are, able are now contributing to the coun- try's revenues by way of the income tax. Far from it. If even a majority of those who should were filing in- come tax returns, the place that tax fills in the budget would be a great deal bigger than it is. So big, in fact, that the Government might be able to cut the sales tax in two, or even abolish it altogether. • Seeing The King And Queen Great preparations are being made by service clubs, school boards and other organizations to, provide facili- ties to enable school children to gather at the centres where the King and Queen will stop for a few min- utes during their tour across Canada. These efforts are to be commend- • ed and encouraged. Undoubtedly there will be crowds at these centres. Perhaps there will be crushing too, and perhaps 'the glimpses of Royalty will be from afar and very fleeting, but what there is to see, we would say the children, should have the first chance of seeing it. It is not true that school children are either too small or too young to realize the importance of the occa- sion, or to appreciate the opportun- ity of seeing King George and Queen Elizabeth. Youth is much more im- pressHonable than middle life or old age, and they have longer to live and longer to remember. We venture to say that the young- est child of school age, who does see • the King and Queen on their forth- coming visit to Canada, will never forget that time and place. Even if they live to be a ripe ;old age, the clearest most' distinct picture that stands out in their memory will be the living picture of the King and Queen. But we are not a child, and for ourself we do not like crowds. We do not like stepping on other people's toes, and we like a good deal less having other people stepping on ours. And long waits in rain or sunshine, or heat or dust, do not appeal' to us. For such as we are, we would sug- gest a drive out into the country somewhere along the railway track over which the Royal train is going to travel. We would suggest, too, an early start, so as to pick out a com- fortable seat on the fence at the most advantageous place along the right-of-way, and there wait in peace. We would be sure of seeing all the Royal train from cowcatcher to the last vestibule, and pretty sure of see- • ing just about as much of the King ' and Queen and the other great on • board, as we would see jammed up in a crowd on the street, or as near as we could get to a station. And we would be leaving more room for the school children too. 0 Going Down We look upon our Ontario liquor bill as a very sizeable item. And it is. But Britain's liquor bill is some thing that really runs into money. In 1938 the amount spept on alco- holic liquors in Great Britain totalled 257,050,000. Great as that stun was, however, it is over two million • pounds, or something like ten million dollars in our money, less than was spent for the same pprpose in the preceding year. That represents a drop of one per cent., and it is stated that the pres- ent year will see a further decline in liquor consumption in that country. There is no comparison, of course between these figures and those which represent Ontario purchases, but there is this to be noted: Britain is going down, while Ontario is going up. esa•s,,,,S.s.:;•••,;;;Saaaa..;•••,,,,.4i.easa'sno:t•S.ars,O,,••,,,e,s,e,,,a,rt,•aa/a.aat•z Years Agone Interesting Items Picked From The Huron Expositor of Fifty and Twenty-five Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor' May 8, 1914 Mr. Fred Fowler, and concession of Stanley, haa now in captivity and in the process of taaning, a young porcu- Pine which he recently captured in the bush'. The barn belonging to Duncan Mc- Kay, lath concession, Grey Township, was blown to snatch wood on Tueaday afternoon, the flying timbers doing some damage to the house. The barn of Mr. •Andrew Meehan on the same concession was unroofed and his house much damaged, white the orch- ard was entirely destroyed. Fire, which for a time threatened to wipe ma Lucknow's entire buSi- ,ness district, started on Sunday night shortly after nine o'clock in J. Gar- net Armstrong's twoetorey brick drug store and eaused a loss estimated; at $12,000. Messrs. J. M. Best, and James Wet - eon of Seaforth, and Mr. Charles Fritz of Zurich spent Friday trout fishing at Holstein. - Mr_ George Stewart • 'has removed from the residlence on Goderich Street 'to the Rank house nearly opposite Vic- toria Square. " Me Earl Bell has returned from atteadaree at the School of Practical Science in Toronto and will take the place in his father's office vacated by Mr. Howard Hartry. Mr. C. P. Sills, son of Mr. George A. Sills, arrived home on Wednesday inicomoany with Mr. Bruce Waugh, w have been engaged in Govern- ment survey. They spent the past winter in the vicinity of Split Lake in Manitoba. Mr. George Coward, of Usborne, on the ninth concession, had the misfor- tune to lose his heavy draught Clydes- dale stallion last week. He was ap- parently an .rigbt when bedded, for 'the night and when Mr. Ooward.,went to the stable in the morning he found him dead Mr. Dan Shanahan and Mr. John Dodds have each procured a hand- some new ante. The annual meeting of the Seaforth Racing Association was ;held at the Commercial Hotel on Tuesday last, whea the following officers were ap- pointed for the coming year: Presi- dent, William Govenlock; viceepresi- dent, Harry Colbert; treasurer, W. C. T. Morson; secretary, M. Broderick; auditor, J. C_ Greig. The following were elected directors: G. E. Hen- derson, Robert Wilson, T. J. Steph- ens, A. Le McLennan and W. Cud - more. • The committee in charge of arrang- ing for the Firemen's Demonstration and Old Boys' Reunion are as fol- lows: • Messrs. W. Hartry, A. F. Cluff, John Fa:lapel* Col. A. Wilson and R. S. Hays. Phil Osifer of Lazy Meadows . (Ri Harry J. Bola) "TINKER CALF" Jessie, the brindle cow, presented us with a oat this year. We call him "Pinker," because of his ability to tinker with everybody's business but his own. He's the °jumpiest bundle of calf nerves that I've ever seen. If you happened to be around the stable when the door was leftopen for a split second, too long come time then you would know what I really meant by that. This morning I open- ed the door, and then . . . ZIP! • . . there was a streak of calf going by me. He flicked his heels in my gen- etial direction and bigilatailed for the great open epaces. Now the corner post of the barn- yard fence has sagged a little, and pulled back from the corner of take driving shed. I' had two boards nail- ed on there, but for some unmown reason pulled thera off to mend some- thing. Tinker saw the opening and nimbly hopped throtigh. Being of a much less• nimble condition., I had to scramble through the bars of the gate. By the time I had arrived my hat and a general assortment of articles from my smock pocket, Tinker shad made the top of the hill at the end of the la.newsay and paused to look back and see if I were following him. When he saw me lumber up after him, he started again. Right out the front, gate, that I thought surely I had Abut, and down the road lickety-split. I went after him as quickly as Poseible, and pant - dug like an cad firehorse, came up to find that he -was ankle deep in the lit- tle swabs by the side of the drain that goes through Neighbour Higgins' place and cuts through the road over onto Black's place. Now it may he Spring, but I have a prejudice against getting a new pair ,of shoes filled with water . . even if the clerk in Murphy's store assur- ed me that they were waterproof. So I waited, and in the most cajoling voice assured Tinker that if he would just' be escorted ;home I would drop • A FaCi A Week About Canada., the whole matter. But there he stood ,eyeing Inc in calf -like innocence. Just about that time a slick car drove up, and a pair of charming Yonlag ladies with eye of liquid vel- vet took my mind off the calf. They waited to know the way. to Peter Hawkins' place. I was suddenly very much aware of my ragged attire and smiled . . and tried to dazzle them with my smile. By thb time that I ,discovered that they were daughters .of Emily Hawkias, I bad forgotten all about the calf. I was all smiles and trying to be helpful. Then I came to lea.lize Tinker's ,presenoe when I re- ceived a playful bunt in the rear. Mat recalled me to the immediate business of the moment and broke the enclaantment cast by two very lovely young ladies. I made a lunge for Tin- ker - - . wallowed along .grab- bed lam by the tail and; then fiopped down in the mire and water. The only consolation I had was that I cap- tured Tinker. I lay there in abject disgrace as the car drove off. I could still hear Valera laughing as they topped the hill at the other vide of ;ray own front gate. There I was, lying down in the water with one hand grasping a kicking leg of a very unruly calf. Strange as it may seem, I saw the humor in it and laughed myself. Back up the road 1 escorted Tin- ker. I guess he must have felt the mood I was in because he made very little ;motions of try and get away. I took great care to see that the front gate was lacked and I made sure that Tinker was put a.way in a box stall. The clothes were changed and I went on to get at the seeding. • Then came the noon meal. Mrs. Phil in a plainly mystified way, told me that Peter Hawkins' two nieces had called up - wanting to know if I were all right. I had to tell Mrs. Phil the whole story of Tinker, and my fall. Then She said: "I hope you didn't make a fool of yourself in front of those two young ladies!" For once I was speechiese. From The Huron Expositor May 10, 1889 Mr. John Miller, blacksmith of Cromarty, got his hand badly bitten recently while examing a horse's mouth for wolf teeth Mr. Duncan McKellar and James Miller have rented for one year what is known as the Model Farm, from Alexander Boyle, of Cromarty. Mies Tytler, of Seaforth, is the proud possessor of a Fusohia, now in full bloom and on which were count- ed 164 blossoms. (From the •Dorednien Bureau of Satiatics) SEEING THROUGH FIVE INCHES OF STEEL "Nothing that scientifie investiga- tion cafe achieve In the 'way of ensur- ing excellence of workmanship is be- ing left undone by Canada, in the exe- cution of the aircraft orders she is receiving froan this country," says newspaper clipping which comes to. us, from England. "Take the case of the X-ray inspec- tion of castings. This has been car- ried to a fine art by the experts of the Nationral Research Laboratories in Ottawa, who are passing on the fruits of their laborsto the individual rna.nu- !actin-era They use the rays to dis- cover inherent weaknesses which can- not be revealed by human means. A wide range of tubes is used, their pen- etrating power varying from the very "soft" 5,000 volt rays suitable, for ex- amining thin sheets of asbestos cloth to the 600,000 volt raye capable of penetrating five inches of steel. Then there are tubes operating on, 30,000 to 70,000 volts for examining magne- sium or aluminum castings up to three inches in thickness, while a 200,- 000 volt set is also used for steel up to one-andeehalf inches. For thicker sections a choice is made between' us- ing radium or super voltage X-rays." In the "old" days, sample castings were cut apart -le the search for flaws. IC these samples were found to be satisfactory the other castingfrom the same "melt" were •appreved for use, reliance being placed on .the ten- dency for flaws to recur in castings from the same pattern and from the .same melt. Even in these caees,how- ever, there was considerable chance of missing large cavities. But noth- ing can escape the X-ray eye. The Department of National De- fence in Canada made arrangements some two years ago for the inspec- tion in the National Research Labora- tories of castings used in the con- struction of air -craft, and since that time all the castings for the structur- al parts of new planes lave been in- spected by this method. Now they are almost completely flaw -proof. Where flaws are found, X-ray pic- tures of the defects are sent to' the foundries where the castings were made, and the necessary steps taken to ensure that they shall not be re- peated. The service of this elect -tic eye is, indeed, so helpful to the foundries themselves that, in conjunction • with the National Research Laboratories, a number of them are installing X-ray equipment of their own JUST A SMILE OR TWO Mrs. Brown was displaying a large lampshade she had just bought. "Isn't that ;perfectly lovely, may dear? And it cost only ten dollars." Her husband looked anything but pleased. "It you wear that to church tomor- row you'll go alone," he said. "There is a limit to everything, including hats." • Customer: "what color are your window blinds?" Salesman; "Windoirs blinds are all shades, madam." • '"1 shall be everlastingly •indebted/ to You, old man, if you'll lend me a dol- lar." • "Yes, I know. That's the trouble." "Darling, when I'm with you, I lose all sense of time." "Me, too, honey. Let's stop some - Where and get a newspaper and see what day it is:' Mr. George Lockhart, a student at Manitoba Callege, maxi son of Mr. George Lockhart, McKillop, has gone to Alberni, B. C., to conduct mission services during the summer months. Mr. Hooper, charged with the burning of the Bluevale cheese fac- tory, has been released on bail. George Broderick, Jr., of Hay, has purchased a farm of 80 acres adjoin- ing his father's farm, from Mr. Lawr- ence Deaker, for $1,800. John Caldwell, of Tuckersmith re- fused the shand-some sum of $3.1.5 for a. two-year-old mare sired by Mcale `pine, and owned by Messrs. Miller and Berry, HensalL On Friday AIbertFrayne, of Grey, killed eleven large snakes • in one plate on his farm, Messrs. Hutton and (larr, of the Wingham Flea -ring Mills, intend hav- ing their Mill thoroughly reconstruct- ed and havo let the contracta-for the erection therein of the roller process system. While digging under a lean to ad- joining the stable at the Exchange Hotel in Wingham, workmen turned up a tonibstone which came from Mr. Scott of Kincardine twenty years ago. 'Ilse inscription on it was to the ef- fect that a child of Mr. Ignace Shee- rer, aged two years, died in 1867. Up- on enquiry among the old residents it was learned that a family by that name lived near Zetland at that time. Oa Friday night of last week the Bible Class in oonnection with the Presbyterian Sabbath sehool, Gorrie, visited the residence of Mr. T. H. Mc- Laughlin:, their esteemed, teacher, and presented him with a Bible as a token of their appreciation of his services. Another sons of Mr. Patrick Woods, of Dublin, aged 18 years, died an Ttiesday from consumption .This makes the tonth death in Mr. Wood's family within nine months. from this destroyer of mankind, On Tuesday night last week Mrs. Wilhlam WoodleY, of Fullerton, who was waiting on Mrs.' Carling, who Is very sick with inflammation, had oc- casion to enter one. of , tbe lower rooms for something "and making a mistake opened the wrong door and fell into the cellar. She was pain- fully injured. • "Be very accurate in taking down dictation," the teacher had urged. On etaanilrang 'Pommy Smith's' paper she found than "And' the boat Inas seen to 6%." • "What's this?" she thundered, pointing to the fignees. "Carp Size," said/ TOMInly. "You certainly must like canta- loupes—you've eater a dozen of them!" "Yes; but here's a strange thing —the last three have tasted like pumpkins-" • "Have you noticed one odd thing about blunt people?" "No what?" "They are the ones who generally come to the point?') An Lashman was vatting in Amer- ica for the first time. -Going along the highway he saw a sign, "Drive Slowly. This means you." Stopping in astonisainent, Pat exclaimed:: "Faith! Haw did they know I was la ere ?" • ' "Chess was first played, in the fif- teenth century," says a writer. There is, however, no confirmation of the rumor 'that some of the orig- inal games are still in progress. Imo Hellszapoppin' in Europe • (By Jack W. Yoes) • It's just too bad that we poor devils living in; Canada cannot gaze inn) the cranial ball and discover the truth of what is now taking place in the politi- cal whirlgig of troubled Europe. But since none of us are gifted with super- natural powers or poseess an Ailed- in's lamp, we must per force be con- tent with what we gather from our ;samba boxes and read in our daily scar:TAW streets.. Now that Loyalist Spain has been wipsd out by Adalph, Benito and Gen- eral FranciscO Franco, there has been a scatterment of some of the hidden forces which so ruthlessly brought about the wreck Ind ruin of the one - times mistress of the world, leaving old-time Spain a tense of death and demeaned—a land where a minion skulls grin at you from; the slopes of the hills and in the desolate vales. The full history of the tragic fate of Spain will never be told because many of those engaged in the mur- derous bUsiness have been put on the spot by the triggermen of Iossif Vis- sarionovich Djugushvili — otherwise known a4 Joseph Stalin—who, was Ihinmelf the prime mover in the plot to win Spain over to absolute Com- munism through the machinations of the dread OGPU, whose object in life is to carry out the execution of any and all persons who are distasteful to the king pin of Russia. Everything went along fine until a cog slipped ana, Franco began get- ting the upper hatelo Brother Stalin became uneasy and with malice atom - thought sought to correct the mistakes made by his followers before the fat landed 1,n the fire. But that could) be aecompliehea in only one way, and that way meant Inc•blotting out of every man having any knowledge of what Mr. Stalin Thad in mind. Arid, Mr. Stalin. being devoid of conscience or kindly attribute, glee orders send- ing his execution squad into action on all fronts. Almost immediately men, more oa less, prominent in the politi- cal world and army circles, began to disappear from the scene of action. But once again a small cog slipped ,and one of the men marked for liquid- ation hot -footed it out of the country and -reached safety in time to escape being snuffed out along with his min- im/ramsIn crime. Hence the world is now being enlightened by the revela- tions of the escapee whose mime is Krivitsky—one-time General of the Russian army. To begin 'with, it appears that Mr. Stalin has long desired' closer tonmea tiOn* With John Bull and France, but both John and Marlausta have Mileage given the Soviets Inc marble eye and turned aside When any attempt was made which might lead to the entry of any of the Stalin crowd into the select circle made up of the demlocra- cies. This attitude, no doubt, caused great and lasting heart burnings among the disciples of death and de- struction. But Mr. Stalin refused to • desist and always kept an eye open for an opportunity lo accomplish his heart's desire—or, in other words, to win some sort of recognition from both Britain and France. He (Stalin) went so far as to make repeated at- tempts to reach Inc back-slapping stage, butnothing doing. Neither Britain or 'France had; any intention of becoming the least bit chummy with lads from Mose. The risk was too great. Neither country want- ed to contaminate their citizenry or pollute the atmosphere with the dead ly virus of Communism. And as a re- sult Mr. Stalin was left shivering in the cold until General Francisco ap- peared, on the scene and began knock- ing things about in Spain. As the -situation warmed' up and it became known that both Adolph and Mussolini would take a hand in the Spanish row, Mr. Stalin had a vision whieh caused him to set about the creation of the International Brigade. The Communistic gentlemen are not given te proserastination in the least, anti once the idea of the Brigade was conceived in the mechiavellan mind of Mr, Stalin he set about putting the idea to work. His first step was to summon some of his most skilful Ogpuoperatives and tell them exact- ly what he wanted. Immediately word was sent to, all part of the world where the Communists main- tain active workers and tha,great de - was on. Meantime leaders of the , Loyalist Army were approached by Stalin henchmen with offers to supply arms, =munition and bomb - Ing planes,. And since Inc Loyallsts bad been, unable to obtain sufficient su,ppliekt from France or Britain, the offer of Mr. Stan looked like the real mustard and was speedily accept- ed. Preeently, as the machine gath- ered mbanentura, men from all parts of the world began flocking to Contin,. ental Europe. Those men were the recruits sent by Stalin's' workers' to 1111 the ranks of Inc International Bel - gado which was slowly growing in numbers. Each man had, a passport and a copy of instructions issued tO him before ,salltag from his %theme shores. No doubt each and every one of the (Continued on Page 1), • iii4410,whimita43 ',YVVP.N.t.00g.; Seen in the County Papers Building New Home Miss Lylan Rader has workmen busily engaged aet the excavation, work on the Jae just immediately north of her parents' property, Mr.. and Mrs. William Rader, and also. directly -jest of the school house: The new ouse will add greatly to the improvement of that part of the village, and will be allmodernly equipped and a most attractive resi- dence when completed_—Zurich Her - Suffers Fractured Vertebra Harold Wolfe, 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wolfe, of Orediton, had a vertebra fractured when a light delivery trunk he was driving went out of control and threw him through the top. He was taken to London for exaraanation which showed the broken bone in his back. Wolfe was accom- panied in the truck by Roy Lotter and was on his way back home trom Mt. Carmel when thetruck struck a hole in the road) that sent it out of control. He will be forcedto remain in a cast about six weeks --Exeter Times -Advocate. Collarbone Fractured While Mr. James Flynn was engag- ed in moving fmm a farm on Inc 4th concession of McGillivray to Parkhill Wednesday of last week his sons, Rob- ert, had his collarbone broken and his chest bruised, when he was jam- med between a wagon and the house. Dr. Fletcher attended him_ — Exeter Times -Advocate. Cornerstone Laying The laying of the cornerstone of the new Sunday Sohool hall for Cal- vary United Church, London, of which Rev. Duncan McTavish is the minis- ter, is being held on StaturdayeAprill 29th, at 4 p.m. Rev. Langford, of To- ronto, secretary of Christian Educa- tion, is to bethe guest speaker and greetings will be brought from civic - and church bodies. A supper is be- ing served in the basement Immedi- ately following the ceremony.—Exeter Times -Advocate. A One -Cent Cheque Mr. Abner Cosene has a cheque that is sorliewhat of a novelty as it is for only one cent, He received, it Se a dividend from Cities Service Oil Com- pany, Bartheiville, Okla. It cost three cents to mail the oheque, would re- quire a three -cent stamnp if be were to cash it, also exchange. Needless to say, Mr. Oosens Is Just keeping it as a souvenir. — Wingham .A.dvatme- Celebrate 25th Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. P. 0. McRveen of Bowmanville, former residentsof this district, ree.exitly celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary and were the recipiente of a beautiful -silver ser - vise and; tray at a surprise party held tit their home where some eighty friends called to present the gift a0010111111$ Pao , 1 I •••