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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1955-04-01, Page 2eti is EXPOSITOR 'Wished 1860 Published at Seaforth, Ontario, every Thursday morning by McLean Bros. A. Y. McLean, Editor Subscription rates, $2.50 a year in advance; foreign $3.50 a year. Single copies, 5 cents each. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association. Advertising rates on application. PHONE 41 Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, Friday, April 1, 1955 Ignore Long -Term Problem Whether or not Premier Frost's unexpected and gratuitous offering to the municipalities was, as Farqu- har Oliver suggested, "Deathbed re- pentance before an election," the ad- ditional grants are a long overdue recognition of the responsibility that Ilies with the Province to assist hard- pressed municipalities in easing the burden on real property. The man- ner in which the grants were an- nounced—two weeks after the pro- vincial budget was brought down— emphasizes the complete lack of any consistent approach to the financial _problems of the municipalities on the part of the Province. The excuse of- fered by the Premier for introducing _the supplementary grants apart from the budget was that unexpect- edly buoyant provincial revenues had rnade possible the move. If this was the case, it can only be suggested that dangerous.. confusion exists among those responsible for Ontario fiscal policies. It hardly seems Pos- sible that in the short space of two weeks conditions would have varied to such a degree as to permit such a major change in policy. Be that as it may, the special grants will go a long way in permit- ting many municipalities to hold ex- isting tax rates. Even greater bene- fits would have resulted, however, had there been a consistent plan in effect for provincial assistance to the municipalities, and had the grants 'been paid as part of that plan. The shotgun or expediency ap- proach which was adopted does nothing to solve the long standing provincial municipal problem. Reduce By. Eating This matter of reducing is one that concerns most people at one time or another. Sometimes it. arises be- cause of a sincere desire to lose sur- plus poundage, and on other occa- sions it may be because redqcing is the fad of the day. A new approach to the problem is a proposal that calls for more hearty eating, particularly at breakfast. Recent scientific tests reveal that skipping breakfast or eating a .skimpy breakfast in order to reduce is wasted effort or torture. A big breakfast, they now say, is the best way to reduce. A hearty meal at the start of day, with lots of eggs, cheese, milk and breakfast foods, adds a certain punch to the blood stream that gives one holding power to resist extra loading at the noon -day lunch table. The extra fuel from a big break- fast keeps one on the move mentaIIy and physically in such measure that all excesses are used up. Added to that, a good breakfast is supposed to make one more cheerful and oblig- ing. The Brockville Recorder a n d Times subscribes to the idea, but can think of examples which suggest the plan may not work: "We can think of a great many .people who should be eating bigger Ilreakfasts and since we love to eat, we subscribe to this new fad of lkgger breakfasts. But the not -too -distant recesses of our Ind. we seem able to recall many �flaintances who carry excess lilt, ., eat a heartybreakfast and ''": T)►'bated to be gri ttchy.s' WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY: IT'S .ON THE WAY! (Owen, Sound Sun -Times) Any day now it is likely to happen, although it may not be for a few weeks yet. At the most, however, it can't be long. It may well come ov- ernight. You'll waken to find the sun streaming in the bedroom win- dow. There'll be "unusual" sounds outside the window, songs which haven't been heard for quite some time, the singing of a song sparrow, perhaps the gentle, inquiring early chirping of a robin. The breeze coming in the open window will be balmy, caressing. Spring will have arrived. AVERAGE CANADIAN (Winnipeg Free Press) It is highly unlikely that anyone has ever met, socially or otherwise, the average Canadian man, and cer- tainly no gentleman worthy of the name would ever think of affixing the appelation average to any wo- man, let alone any Canadian woman. The average man and the aver- age woman are at best, what Vaihin- ger would probably have called "nec- essary fictions". They, like the av- erage family of three and one-half children, exist only in the calculat- ing mind of the statistician, and there they no doubt perform a pro- fitable and even patriotic function. AH, PARADISE! (New York World Telegram) From the Department of Labor comes a comparative report on costs in the Communist mecca of Moscow as against that citadel of capitalism, New York City. By a check of Soviet publications, the department found that Ivan must toil up to 2,600 per cent longer than the average New Yorker to buy cer- tain commodities. The comrade must work 47 days for enough rubles to buy a wool suit. The American worker can buy a comparable suit after working only three days. The Muscovite labors 22 times longer for a shirt, 10 times for socks, 12 times for shoes, nine times for cot- ton dresses, 14 times for an over- coat, and three times for a bottle of his own vodka. Ah, the proletarian paradise of the Daily Worker! Ah, the new order! Ah, nuts! BETTER MAPLE YIELDS (Halifax Chronicle -Herald) A discovery that could prove of value to the future of the maple pro- ducts industry has been reported to the American Chemical Society. According to this report from a research laboratory, infection of tap holes in trees is costing the producer of maple products one-third to one- half of the flow of sap they would otherwise get. The tap -holes, it is explained, often go dry and many syrup producers have thought there was a physical cause. Instead, the cause seems to- be micro-organisms which infect the tap -hole and cut down or stop the flow of sap. A new method of keeping the tap -hole ster- ile shows "it is possible to increase the total flow, with high-quality sap throughout the season." THOSE BACHELOR DRIVERS (Saint John Telegraph -Journal) The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Division has apparently jojii,e4 the ranks of researchers who are study- ing the life and habits of men and women these -days. The division has analyzed the sex and marital status of 1,988 car drivers cited for repeat- ed traffic violations last year. Only eleven of them were women. Of the 1,977 incorrigible male motor- ists, two-thirds had more than five year's driving experience, reported the division, and nearly sixty per cent of them were unmarried. These statistics are somewhat startling. To the dismay of all men, they tend to show that women driv- ers are safer drivers, even taking in- to account the fact that male drivers vastly outnumber the females. Even worse, the figures indicated pretty plainly that a bachelor, who has no one in the back seat remind- ing him constantly which turn to take and to keep his.eyes on the road, can't drive so efficiently as a mar- ried man who has all these advant- ages. THE HURON EXPOSITOR SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS Wins Award Beth Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Taylor, of R.R. 3, Exeter, won grand champion horse showman honors at the 1955 College Royal of O.A.C., Guelph, recently. She was one of five win- ners in the livestock division. Miss Taylor is enrolled in the degree course at Macdonald Cofege, an affiliate of O.A.0 She is a gradu- ate of S.H.D.H.S.—Exeter Times - Advocate. Suffers Two Broken Wrists Mrs. R. Y. Hattin is in Clinton Public Hospital suffering from two broken wrists. The accident occurred Wednesday morning, when as she was reacting for the milk bottles at the outside door of her home on Highway 4, just south of Clinton, Mrs. Hattin over -bal- anced and fell some four feet to the ground. She suffered a bruis- ed eye, as well as the broken bones. It is expected thdt she will remain in hospital for a few days.—Clinton News -Record. Accountant Named Manager C. W. Hall, who for the past six years has been the account- ant at the Bank of Montreal, has been transferred to the branch at Westport, in Frontenac County, where he will act as manager. The transfer will not take place until C. E. Shaw, manager of the Exeter branch, returns from his holidays early in April. For the past three years Mr. Hall has been treasurer of the Kinsmen Club.— Exeter Times -Advocate. Two Hurt At Square Dance Two injuries resulting from ac- cidents at a square dance in How - ick Township were treated at the Wingham General Hospital last Wednesday. Bonny Lee Adams, 7 -year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allan Adams, fell at the dance and sustained a painful in- jury to her nose. The girl was X-rayed at the hospital, but found to have no fracture. Also injured at the same dance Was Dorothy Stone, 19, daughter of Mr_ and Mrs- Arthur Stone, of Wiingfranr, who fell and fractured her left wrist. A cast was applied at the hospital and she was allow- ed to go home- — Wingham Ad- vance -Times. Principal of St. Marys School Honors have come to another Clinton boy. Leonard Johnson, 27 - year -old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Johnson, Clinton, has been ap- pointed principal of the two pub- lic schools in the town of St. Marys. "Len" taught at S.S. 11, Goderich Township, for two years before going to St. Marys where he has taught in the Central School for the past four years. He has been active in Little Theatre work since he moved to that town. Perhaps the teaching skills come easy to Len, however. His uncle, J. L. "Bert" Johnson, now living retired in Clinton, was principal of the school at Chippewa, in the Niagara Peninsula, jjor 25 years. —Clinton News -Record. Collegiate Seeks •Levy Goderich District Collegiate In- stitute has asked town council to provide $40,272.04 this year as the town's share of money needed by the board for collegiate purposes. The amount is $1,658 more than the $38,614.04 which the board ask- ed for and received last year, but the tax rate remains the same— eight mills on the equalized coun- ty assessment. Town council re- ceived the request at its meeting last Friday night and referred it to the finance committee for con- sideration. From the seven muni- cipalities whose pupils attend the Collegiate, the board is asking for a total of $83,123.51. This is an in- crease of $1,802.08 over the $81,- 321.43 received in 1954.—Goderich Signal -Star. Named Clerk -Treasurer John B. Livermore, Mary St., has been appointed clerk -treasurer of the Town of Clinton, and is ex- pected to take over his duties from the acting clerk, M. T. Cor- less, sometime next week. The appointment came at a special meeting of council on Monday evening, when his salary was set at $2,500 per year, plus $500 of- fice allowance. The formal resig- nation of former clerk -treasurer L. D. Holland, Goderich, was ac- cepted last week. Council dealt with five other applications for the post of clerk -treasurer, and since each applicant could well have been chosen, the selection was done by secret ballot. Each vote taken resulted in the elimina- tion of the low man in the vote, until Mr_ Livermore was selected. —Clinton News -Record. Mail Service By Thick Campaign for mail service by truck for Exeter and district was started this week by council and the Businessmen's Association. Besides giving its support to a town petition, council is seeking the support of other municipali- ties affected by the recent train change. R. E. Russell, president of the Exeter Bii inessmen's As- sociation, said Wednesday his group would circulate the petition this week. Bell and Laughton, lo- cal barristers, are drafting the de- mand for truck service. Cancel- lation of passenger and freight trains on the London, Huron and Bruce railway line has prompted the complaints over mail delivery. The line now runs a single mixed train instead of the two separate units and mail service has been curtailed. — Exeter Times-Advo- tate_ Young Canada Hockey Week From a small beginning with only nine teams five years ago, Young Canada Pee Wee Hockey Week, the biggest hockey tourna- ment for youngsters in Canada, and possibly the world, this year will have a record number of 60 teams competing at Goderich Memorial Arena during Easter week. Last year there were 46 teams. Chairman of the Young Canada Week Committee, "Nip" Whetstone, said that the commit- tee is holding meetings every eve- ning this week to make final pre- parations for the sixth annual tourney. Indications are that the Saturday before Easter week will be needed along with the regular six days. Big job facing the com- mittee this week is drawing up the schedule and it is expected that this will be completed before the week is out. — Goderich Signal - Star. Operate Tractors the Safe Way Farm tractors are now so com- mon on Canadian farms that they Ire often overlooked as a chief cause of farm accidents. The old adage "Familiarity Breeds Con- tempt" is only too often true. Despite the safety devices and improvements, manufacturers are constantly incorporating in their machines, their construction and the terrain they have to cover, make them vulnerable to careless driving. Here is a list of practices which may cause a tractor to upset; they are ail caused by the human ele- ment: 1. Turning corners at high speeds. 2. Brakes not balanced with the result that the brake on one side operates before the other, throw- ing the tractor to one side. 3. Driving the tractor too fast over rough ground so that the driv- er, in his efforts to hang on, ros- es control. 4. Trying to take short cuts ov- er seep banks and ditches. 5. Making "Jack -rabbit" starts when the tractor is pulling a heavy load, causing the tractor to go over backward. , 6. Hitching loads to -sone part of the tractor other than the draw- bar. This makes the possibility of the tractor overturning backward very much greater. People .can be killed or injured when the following practices are permitted: 1. Hooking up implements by backing the tractor while standing on the ground. 2. Riding on the tractor draw- bar or fenders. 3. Allowing others to ride on the tractor. 4. Allowing children to operate tractors. 5. Allowing children to ride on or play around tractors. j: is Cutting Farm Machinery Caste Idle tractors on the farm do not have to 'be fed but there is a close relationship between the number of hours a tractor is used during the year and the cost per hour of use. In a study of tractor costs on 124 one -tractor farms -83 in Ontario and 41 in Quebec, the Economies Division, Department of Agrieni titre, Ottawa, found the cost per hour of tractor use varied from 83 cents when used 694 hours per year, to $2.I4 when used only 119 hours. Similar differences were foundfor many of the tractor op- erated machines such as plows, seed drills, combines, forage har- vesters and hay balers. Cost per acre for most farm op- erations on the 124 farms studied was Iess where tractors were used than with horses, even with the same size implements. Plowing with a 2 -furrow plow and 3 hors- es, an average of 34 acres per year, cost $9.42 per acre. With a 2 -furrow, two -plow tractor, plow- ing an average of 45 acres per year, the cost was $3.02 per acre. Mowing hay the average horse- drawn mower on the Ontario farms cut 31 acres at a cost of $2.58 per acre. With a tractor, mowing on the average 54 acres per year, the cost was $1.64 per acre. On the Qliebee farms, horse mowers cut an average of 40 acres at $2.42 per acre.and the tractors 777 acres -at per acre.• These records indicate that on small farms a definite saving in machinery- costs can be made by exchanging work with neighbors. Where one farmer owns a com- B ne, another a forage harvester, perhaps another a hay baler, by exchanging work each machine can be used double the number of hours. It can be done on a basis of exchanging work or by charg- ing regntar•• custom rates for each machine. This information and details on the east of operation of other farm machines is contained in publica- tion .'921, Farm 1Vldchatnization in Ontario and wee, prepared by. the Economies Division, and ob- tainable on request from Informa- tion Services, Department -of Agri- culture, Ottawa. Get Seed Potatoes Early Potato growers are urgedby the Field Crops Branch of the Ontario Department of Agriculture to make arrangements early for their supply of good seed potatoes. At present many seed growers are grating thew stoeks, taking orders, and reports indicate that there is an increased demand for approved seed. Sebago variety appears to be very poPular, and growers in the La Fontaine Seed Potato Restricted Area of North Sitncoe co y rho specialize in the i atah s;, . variety, say -that they ti ti aed car .Page 6) YEARS ALONE ,Interesting Items picked front The Huron Expositor of 25 and 50 Years Ago. From The Huron Expositor April 4, 1930 Miss Etta Bell, accompanied by Miss Thompson, of London, spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. Bell, Tuckersmith. Mr. A. Matheson, who has resid- ed in Tuckersmith for a number of years, has moved his famly to Goderich. The syrup making season is here. Those engaged at the work report a fair run and extra good quality of the product. Miss Fingland, who had a pleas- ant month's holiday with Toronto friends, has returned to Londes- boro. Miss Mary McGrath, of Toronto, spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe McGrath. Mr. Frank McClinchey, who has been taking a course at O.A.C., Guelph, has'returned to his home in Stanley. Mrs. G. G. Wilson, Staffa, is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Hutchison in Seaforth. Mr. Chuter is busy these days decorating the interior .of St. John's Church, Varna. Mrs. L. Beatty has returned-- to Varna from London. Mr. Herb Krueger has taken pos- session of the barber shop and pool room which he purchased froni Mr. A. G. Edighoffer, Zurich. Mrs. Anna McDonaldspent a few days last week with her cou- sin, Mrs. J. B. McLean, Kippen. Mr. James Sangster and staff are busily engaged this week tak- ing down the frame addition at Hie rear of the cottage that Mr. Fred Bengough recently purchas- ed at the corner of King and Nel- son Streets, Hensall. Mr. Joseph Hagan returned from a trip to Port Rowan and London just in time to attend Hen- sall Spring Show. Mr. Ray Lammie, assisted by William Smale, are busily engag- ed building a woodshed at the rear of the Lammie dwelling on Queen St., Hensall. Mr. and Mrs, C. A. McDonald and daughters, Misses Dorothy and Mildred, of Hensall, motored to London on Monday. Mr. Robert Campbell, Jr., Mc- Killop, brought into the produce store of Mr. Isaac Hudson on Mon- day a Rock hen egg that was a real curiosity. The egg measured 91 x 8 inches, and inside the shell besidea the single yoke and white of the ordinary egg, there was a second egg of good average size and with a complete shell. The inside egg was regularly formed and would grade a first on any market. Dr: F. J. Bechely has installed an X-ray machine of the latest model in his dental parlors on Main St., for the convenience and use of his dental patients. Dr. Field, Public School Inspec- tor, paid an official visit to the Seaforth public school this week. Mr. Carl Ament, of Toronto Uni- versity, spent the weekend at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Ament. • From The Huron Expositor March 31, 1905 Mr. James Carmichael has re- turned home to Staffa from Dublin where he was working for Dr. Michell. James Colquhoun, of Mitchell, was calling on friends in Staffa this week. Mr. J. Habkirk, of Brussels, has secured a position in Mr. N. ter- ry's hardware store in Blyth. Joe is an obliging clerk and we have no doubt but that he will suit all who have dealings with him. Tuesday was the last of the Blyth monthly stock fair; and con- sidering the state of the roads there was quite a number of peo- ple in town. Some horses changed hands at fancy prices. Sugar making is now the order of the day around Walton, with those who are fortunate enough to possess the necessary kind of tim- ber. Mr. John McDonald, Walton, re- ceived a carload of British Colum- bia shingles this week. Mr. J. F. McIntosh, of the 12th concession of McKillop, recently sold to Mr. James Norris„ of Hib- bert, feiip-horses for the snug sum of ,$90U. There was one four-year- old, two five -year-olds, and one six-year-old. They averaged about 1600 pounds each. 'They were all raised by Mr. McIntosh, who had made a high reputation as a breed- er of good horses, and had these animals not been of the best, Mr. Norris, who is also a successful horseman, and who always has the best in this lilne, would not have purchased them for so much mon- ey. We congratulalte Mr. McIn- tosh on his sale, and we hope he may long flourish as a raiser of such fine .animals. Mr. H. S. Hunter, of Howick, has disposed of his farm on the third concession to Mr. R, Earl for $3400. rhe new Pocock bridge over the north branch of the Maitland Riv- er, near Wingham, has been wash- ed away by the floods. While Mr. J. Mustard, of Mor- ris, was taking some fat cattle to Brussels the other day, one of the attimals became enraged and ran at him, inflicting a severewound in bis side with its horns. Last week Messrs. Cohn & Son of the Brussels Carriage Works, shipped 38 buggies and two deliv- ery wagons of their own make to Calgary, N.W.T. "Why don't you ever get to work on time" the phategrapher ask- ed the young lady Oho was posing for him. "I can't," she said. '`I'm a late model." • Little Mary was walking in the garden. She happened to see a peacock, a bird she had never seen before. After gazing in silent ad- miration, 13be ran into the house and cried oat: "Oh, Granny come and .see. One of your chickens is' 111: blown)" • APRIL 1, 1955 SIR JAMES TURNER .SPEAKS FOR 208,000 BRITISH .FARMERS (From The Ottawa Journal) Once again the leaders of the three National Farmers' Unions of the United Kingdom are ,sitting around a table in Whitehall with government representatives, thrashing out the price guarantees which farmers will receive during the coming year. These bargaining sessions, known as the annual farm review, begin each February, and the re- sults of this year's negotiations are expected shortly. The statis- tics on which tie arguments are based are highly complicated, but the settlement itself often provokes a simple emotional reaction. Many townspeople, for instance, seeps genuinely shocked that far- mers should aspire to the same standard of life as urban business- men and regard the farmers as a grasping and formidable pressure group. Many farmers, on the oth- er hand, see their representatives fighting desperately to stave off the.ruin threatened by a flood of cheap imported food. These cross -currents of ignor- ance, fear and prejudice are prob- ably inevitable in an over -indus- trialized society and arise in part from the rapid emergence after the war of the National Farmers' Union as a national lobby. This does not mean that farmers are necessarily exploiting their position. The world food shortage has been such that they might well have made more money if they resisted government controls and supports in the immediate post-war years. But, remember- ing the pre-war depression, they elected to forego immediate pro- fit in return for long-term guar- antees of price and market. Sir James Turner, who leads the far- mers in the present negotiations, is the man who made up their minds for them on this crucial is- sue. " Turner has now outgrown the boy -wonder stage; but in 1945 when he was elected president of the National Farmers' Union of England and Wales he was, at 37, the youngest in the history of the union—a body not, at that time, noted for youthful vigor. The second son of a Yorkshire quarry owner, reared in an at- mosphere of work, thrift and Methodist prayer, he has some - 'thing of the sturdiness of the na- tive stone on which the family fortunes were founded. He was only 20, fresh from Leeds Uni- versity, with a BSc. (Agric.), when he took over. the family farm •in 1928. There was not a lot of "brass" in farming in those days but young James proved a good steward. - He built up a dairy herd and, like many others, wea- thered the depression by produc- ing and retailing milk. He also had a good eye for a beast, and helped make ends meet with a little cattle -dealing. The farm prospered modestly during the thirties, but he likes to recall that when he married a butcher's daughter in 1935 he had to sell a couple of bullocks to pay for the honeymoon. From the start Turner's main interest was in the affairs of the Farmers' Union. Today the union, with a membership of 208,000, em- braces 95 per cent of all farmers; when he joined in 1928 the union had only 111,000 members. It had developed slowly from the meting in a tent on a rainy day in Lincolnshire in 1904 when a group of farmers had met to discuss their troubles. Turner worked his way up the union lad- der, as branch secretary, county chairman and council delegate— the council being the ruling body of the union. After only two years on the council he became vice-president acid then, in 1945, he succeeded Kenneth Knowles as president Knowles, a quiet, shrewd dairy farmer from Cheshire, became secretary and ever since the two men have formed a formidable partnership. Their roles are es- sentially complementary. Knowles" is the organizer, Turner the• spokesman and ,policy -maker. The men who had been running the union for years began to drop out of the picture and these two newcomers set about developing the organization. It was a wor- rying and bewildering time for farmers. Many wondered whether the betrayal that followed World War I would be repeated. But Turner saw the opportunities as well as the dangers and when, in 1947, the Labor Government of- fered an expansion program in its Agriculture Act, he grasped the chance. Since then there has been no holding the young man from Yorkshire. He was knighted in 1949 and is now in his eleventh year as president. The job seems likely to remain his for as long as he wishes. Unlike many trade union leaders he has to stand for annual election and the regularity and acclaim with which he is re- turned leave no doubt about the trust and affection which the farmers have for him. Part of the explanation p of his popularity lies in his homeliness, Rubbing shoulders with the mighty has mellowed but not spoiled him. His voice still retains a Yorkshire burr and there is a homespun qual- ity about his eloquence despite a fondness for polysyllables and rambling sentences. His style suits his audience, for farmers generally are distrustful of demagogues, and he is equally at home with the small "dirty - boot" farmers who form the bulk of the union's membership as with the more sophisticated men who find their way to the union's head- quarters. His appetite for life is vast and he drives himself at a pace other men would find intolerably ex- hausting. He- is constantly on the move from his farm in York- shire, to his house in London, to meetings all over the country, to dinners, lunches, committees, speaking, discussing, arguing, ne- gotiating — continually watching, and promoting the interests of British farmers. On official occasions Turner's air of authority is remarkable and complete. If unkind words are said about British farmers his eyes gleam as though he has been personally affronted. He has a natural flair for the rough and tumble of public life and can show - most politicians a -trick or two. The sincerity of this tough, shrewd Yorkshireman is unques- tioned, his knowledge of farming complete, and as a negotiator he is. in the John L. Lewis class. The:- farmers he-farmers pay him £5,000 a year. If they paid on results he would be a millionaire, for the secret of ' his success is that so far he has delivered the goods. Turner persuaded British farm— ers that their best interests lay in doing a deal with the state, and: his reputation stands or falls on_ this issue. Like all trade uni6n leaders, he is committed to de- fending the interests of all his members, particularly the weaker' brethren who are usually the most vocal. Many of his members are clearly' frightened of freedom; many, encouraged by earlier price incentive, now have a vested in- terest in high-cost milk and pig- meat. The fact that this situation has not proved more embarrassing is a tribute to Turner's strength, and to the Government's concern about the farm vote. THE LEGISLATURE (By THOMAS PRYDE, M.L.A.) This is the final article in the series describing the functions of the Ontario Legislature, and the writer wishes to thank the editor for 'his co-operation in giving them publicity. Appreciation is also ex- tended to those who made com- ments on the material 'submitted. It could be said that Govern- ment is more abused and less us- ed than any other institution,' and the purpose of these articles has been to explain some of the pro- ceedings of a Legislature Session. Every person in Canada should realize that he has two Members of Parliament, one in the Federal House and one in the Provincial House, who are ready to assist them with any problem they might have with any Department of Government. The Member represents his con- stituents at the seat of Govern- ment and makes representation on their behalf and in the general interest of the riding. He also represents the Government in his riding and must make every ef- fort to explain and popularize Government policy amongst his constituents. Before the end of March, the 1955 Session of the Ontario Legis- lature will be prorogued, making a Session of eight weeks' dura- tion. This is the usual length of a spring session. Although every session of the Legislature starts in a leisurely manner, there is al- ways great haste and hurry to- wards the end. During the early part of the session, many mat- ters are laid over for further con- sideration and study, and these all seem to pile up at the end, When they must finally be dealt with. During the session, situa- tions always arise which demand or require new legislation. Mat- ters Which were not previously an- ticipated often require immediate attention. For this reason, new legislation has to be introduced 'daring the very last hours of the session. • The close of a session is almost like the finish of a school 'ear as the Members wind up their work and return td tittle various ridings. The attendants, who are required only during the 'term of the ses- sion, must seek other employ- ment. The page boys return to school. The organized groups of school children, who visit the Chamber daily during the session, no longer throng through the corridors and hallways; the numerous visitors no longer climb the stairs to lis- ten to the debate or the passing. of a Bill. The representatives of the press write their last reports and say' "good-bye" for another year. A few days previous to the close, the members of the press gallery ac- cumulate the bills, reports and Hansards, tc., and shower them from the gallery to the Members below as soon as the House is pro- rogued. This is a time-honored custom. The final act of the Session takes place when the Lieutenant - Governor enters the Chamber and gives royal assent to the Bills which have been passed, and which are read by the Clerk of the House. It becomes quite apparent to Members of the Legislature lis- tening to the speeches of the mem- bers and through conversation with them, that Ontario is indeed a Province with unlimited resourc- es and capable of great expan- sion. One fact which becomes quit clear is that with our mod- ern methods of industrial and ag- ricultural production, we can pro- duce enough food, goods and ser- vices to take care of our needs add still have some left over. Members of our Governments in Canada are working towards a common objective, which includes the desire to see every family in Canada enjoy a high standard of living. There are many jobs to be done. We can see to it that every municipality is provided with all necessary services, in- cluding sewers and abundant wa- ter supply. We need more teachers and more schools to meet the needs of our expanding population. We need more trained nurses and doctors, more hospitals, so .that (Continued On Page 7) 0 , i. r/t A� '1"