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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1966-03-24, Page 2Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, -ONTARI(y; every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association .00 Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association A ' Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: c \t1U U/ Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $5.50 a Year V L PSINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MARCH 24, 1966 Little Change . in Youth Youth today is regarded rather fre- quently ..by being without interest in the more serious things in the commun- ity, such as municipal government, or the relation of participation to results, They appear to -have many wants which they regard as rights. Perhaps• we have been misjudging them. At least a recent survey by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce would suggest this was the case. A survey of 1965 high school gradua- ates in 150 Canadian communities sug- gests youth is concerned about the com- munity and the part they can play in it. It emphasizes youth has quite posi- tive opinions along certain lines. Saving money and investing it, ,they ---•---'said, contributesmost to our Indus- trial growth; 33% said produc- tivity contributes most; 17% said that the distributing of more of our, income to the working man is the . most im- portant ; and only -970" -Stated that more government control is the most impor- tant factor,.,. Business cannot function successfully without the ':profit incentive was the opinion of 75% of the respondents. The majority of students said they believed most secure jobs are found in companies that make a 'steady profit. ,-. On the question of government con- trol of business, 53% of respondents said we now have "just the right amount" or, if anything, "too much" government control of business. Results indicated considerable satis- faction .with 'present or planned social welfare programs. Some economics should be taught in. all high ,schools, according to 94% of. the respondents. On the question of political partici- pation, 66% of the students said more businessmen should offer themselves for election.. In assessing opportunities for young people, the first choice was the teach- ing profession; the second, manufac- turing; the third, natural resource 'in- dustries; and fourth, banking, finance and insurance. All of which adds up to the fact that youth today, despite outward appear- ances and apparent' rebellion against custom, is not unlike youth through the years. It continues to be a pretty sound institution. In the Years Agone From The Huron Expositor March 28, 1941 Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth -Adams, the newlywedded couple in Eg- mondville, were honored at the • home of Mr. Harry Stewart when they were presented with a studio couch. Ken McLean and Harry Chesney presented 4t and the address was read by E. P. Chesney. Mr. Fred Eckert attended the auction sale of Mr. 'Henry. Wietersen and reports it a suc- cess. -He intends to retire and deserves a well-earned 'rest. • Mr. W. J. Finnigan, well- known Egmondville merchant, • will observe the 25th annivers- ary of the opening of his busi- ness in Egmondville. In addi- - tion to his -store,Mr. Finnigan has been for many..years acting "'-postmaster of Egmondville. The large brick residence of ..Mr. Mark Drysdale, of Hensall, was severely damaged by fire. Mrs. Drysdale was sewing down-•mondville. that their son, Jake, ing orchestra selections; solos, ceeded downstairs, when the Stanley Gingerich: vocal duet, burglar made his escape. Orland Geihher and Stanley Gin- gerich. Mr. W. L. Mellis, Kip - pen, acted as chairman. The prize winners for euchre were: ladies, Mrs, Emmerson Kyle, and Miss Mildred Deitz, Kip - pen; consolation, Mrs. Ross Broadfoot; gents, Mrs. Russell Consitt and Alex Irwin; conso- lation, Jim Dinsmore. Mrs. Jack Taylor won the blankets on joining c. W: Papst's jewellery which tickets had been sold. "store. a` * ' a` Mr. William Sleeth has the From The Huron Expositor contract for...the,...erection of a 'March 24, 1916 , brick addition to the rear of The Military Carnival put on the corner store ,in Campbell's by the • Herrsall detachment of block. the 161st Huron Battalion, was Mr. Thomas Thompson-, of the largely attended and proved the Brussels and Seaforth stage line, event of the season. Reeve has placed a handsome new Smallacombe gave the free use carriage on the road. of the rink. Hensall Brass Band • Mr. George Simpson, Bruce - was present. , field, left to take a position in Word was. received by Mr. Richard Pickard's large store in and Mrs. James Sproat, Eg- Exeter. • Miss Jennie Johnston, Zurich, is starting a dressmaking busi- ness in the same place where Miss Fee 'was. Rev. H. Irvine, Kippen, was presented with a purse of $38.75 by'hisfriends of the circuit to procure a watch. As this is the second presentation to Mr. Irvine •since coming. here, he is beginning to feel _that he is amongst a kind and apprecia- tive' people. There have been several wood bees in the vicinity of Farqu- har; one was at James, Ballan- tynes, and others at Thomas Cameron's, Mr. Thomas Brima- combe's and Mr. Simon Camp- bell's. ' • ' L: McDonald & Co., of Wal- ton, have purchased one million feet of logs at their mill this winter, Besides this, they have taken in early 400,000 thousand feet for custom sawing. A .pleasant social evening was spent at the Walton Hotel. Mr, Sage and. family removed to Walton 23 years ago that eve- ning and their kindness and hos- pitality have won for them a warm place in the affections of the travelling public, as well as with their neighbors. Mrs. Sage gave several selections on the musical bottles. Sugar making is now the or- der of.the day, and' the weather during the past week has been very favorable for it. The ice in the skating and curling rink still continues good. the point match, being, the clos- ing one for the 'season; there were 28 comptetitors; the for- tunates being John Weir and E. 'C. Coleman. Several forma in this vicinity attended the extensive stock Stanley, to Mr. Charles Stew --sale of Mr. Robert Ballantyne, art, The price paid was $3,800. near Stratford, and the - result James Dark, of Grey Town- is a considerable addition to the ship, and Adam Sholdice, Mor- thoroughbred stock of the cowl - Hs Township, -shipped a car ty. Mr. James Cumming, Tuck - each of stock and ,emigrants' ersmith, . got a superior 18 - effects from Brussels to Mani- months -old bull; Mr. Roderick toba. Fifteen passengers were Grey, near Seaforth, a, fine two - ticketed for Manitoba on the year-old heifer; William Chap - seine train. man, Tuckersmith, a superior A burglar broke into the Post heifer; Messrs. John McKay de Office. at Bayfield and proceed- Sons, Tuckersmith, one, of the best cows, and Andrew McLel- lan',. Ribbert, a superior young bull. Mr. Robert Elgie, of Egmond- ville, has removed to his farm near Kippen. Mr. George Sproat has sold his farm in Tuckersmith to his sons, George, Jr., and John,' and has come to Egmondville to reside. Mr. J., M. Best has removed his law office to the room's ad - stairs when she heard what she, thought was a storm, but found smok'e . pouring from the attic. The roof of the residence was almost completely destroyed. Mr. Louis Aberhart has pur- chased the Sholdice residence on Goderich St. East. Mr. J. M. Scott has purchas- ed the residence on Ann St., formerly occupied by Mrs, Geo. Sillery, Mr. L. Hemberger and fam-,;a position in Stewart Bros.' ily have moved to the residence, store. of the late William Sclater on Mr. G. C. Bell, the local ag-, Huron St., and Mrs. E. Mack- ent, sold a 1916 model Maxwell lam is now occupying the cot- car 'to Mr. 5. Godkin, of McKil- tage on Jarvis St., vacated by lop: - Mr. Hemberger. A pleasant time was spent in Mr. J. C. Eckert left for Mich- a social way in the schoolroom ipicoten Harbor, where he will of Egmondville Church in hon - operate a crane for a northern or of the local members of the pulp and paper company. 161st Huron Battalion.. The Radio Forum' of, Tucker- The attendance in Manley smith was held at the home of school. was down to. 10_ out of Mr. and Mrs. Ebner -Townsend, 60 names on the roll on ac- , when progressive crokinole was count of mumps, but all are enjoyed. Miss. -Hazel Pullman recovering and the attendance and, Miss Florence Whitmore is coming back to its old stand. we're the lady prize winners, The Ladies' Aid of Burns' with Jack 'Carnochan winning Church held a successful social the men's prize. It was the in the schoolhouse. Mr. 3. D. ,birthday of Miss Ruth Carno- Melville acted as auctioneer. chan and Miss Elizabeth Towns- They realized the sum of $38. end. Mr. John Cameron, of the Thomas Pryde, of Exeter, Mill Road, Tuckersmith, has sold convener of the zone eompris- his farm to Mr. John Murray, ing the southern part of , the of Egmondville, and his son -in - county, has completed organiza- law, Mr. Elliott Walters. tion work in his district for the Mr. Sol Kuepter; of Zurich, Huron County War Service has sold his barbering business Fund campaign. - to Mr. Elmer Oesch. ' Thames Road United Church ,s was' the 'scene of a delightful event when community night From The Huron Expositor was observed, sponsored by -the March 27, 1891 Hurondale WI. Music was con- Mr. Thomas Jewett has sold tributed by Mrs. A. Morgan and his farm on the Bayfield Line, Mrs. William Etherington. Mr. Herb Kereher is donat- ing -a gallon of maple syrup on which tickets are being sold. The proceeds are to go to the lied Cross Society. Ifippen East WI sponsored a successful euchre and dance in Mensal' Town Hall, *hen" ' the hall was packed to capacity for • the event. The first part of the, evening Was presented' by Art Pinlayson, Welter Of Blake ed to lielp himself. Mr. Lardner school; and lila pupils, "'ie and John:' .and Charles were l`ahe' 'flttakia RilsIs;'" feattitr- aroused''by the noise and pro. who is with the Princess Pat Regiment at the frbnt, had been wounded and was snow in a Canadian hospital at Norwich. Mr. , Garfield McMichael has sold his farm in Hullett to 'Mr. J. L. Bell. The opening display of spring millinery will be held in the millinery parlors of MacTav- ish's, Stewart Bros. and Miss. Johnston's. Miss Babe Sproat has taken GERI* SMITH! 1 TO THE EDITOR Discusses School Seaforth, Mar. 15, 1966. Sir: As I was a member of the 1965 Council for the, Town of Seaforth, I would like to re- call a council meeting when a motion was passed to issue de- bentures for the SDHS to the amount of $145.000, to build this school at the north and east of the addition that was built in 1938, which, I think, is in a' sound condition as regarding the walls of the same. The older portion adjoining itwa§ the first school, and then an addition- was built in 1888, a basement made and furnaces in- stalled. Now I .would Like to state that I am not going to say. any- thing- about the personnel of any. of the board members or any of- the representative's of the townships connected with this school area. I would say, however, this addition, as pro- posed, will be ih the wrong place, I will mention some facts that will come up if this pro- posed school is built. It will, have to be rebuilt around the older portion, and one portion that is not very old. This would take two years to build and would interfere with the operation of the . present school in a number of ways, namely, the noise and confu- sion, lighting, heating, plumb-' Road Costs Sir: In its evident intention to increase its tax levy on the local municipalities for roads, Huron County Council clearly is influenced by the- proposition that it will thereby earn higher grants, so-called, of "govern- ment" money. Councillors- must be well aware that this money is raised throughprovincial tax- ation of us all, but they are led to believe that it is collected to a' greater extent sotne.where else than in• Huron, and' that we are thereby "subsidized." Metropolitan Toronto •h a s been cited. Qf course, a great deal' is collected in gasoline tax and license fees in and: about Metro Toronto, but how about its highway grant?, LaSt fiscal year the amount was $25,173,- 118 (Page H51, Public Ac- coun,ts.) Taking the population as recorded in 1965 Municipal Directory, 1,7.17,875, this figures. out at $14.60 per head..Not had, Goderich got $7.90 per capita; Seaforth. $6.29; Exeter, $10; Stratford, $90, and so on. Who is subsidizing who? The grant,.to „to counties, for county road exclusively, w•as quite favorable to Huron at $11.40 a head. We have a large county road mileage and rela- tively small population.' Some counties received much less, as in the case of Ontario, : exclu- sive of Oshawa, $9.40, and,York, $8, but the- million -and -a -quar- ter subsidy to Middlesex, ex- clusive of London, works out to an impressive $24.90 per per son. The fact is that we cannot get "government" money until after we pay it in; unless, of course, the government borrows it. The Ontario government added $78,000,000 to the debt of the province in 1965-66 and expects to add $80,000,000 this year. This has been the pat- tern for a long time. It means higher taxes annually to meet interest and sinking funds; last year $164,835,000—quite a sub- stantial tab for a population of 6,668,00ff to pick up. W. E. ELLIOTT Goderich. Esther M. Richards - Proposals - ing, sewer connections, and many other things. It would be too near the present school and would be on lower ground. At the council meeting when this motion was passed, I was the only person that did not raise my hand. It was not con- sidered, or even looked after. A new school, modern in ev- ery way,, could be built to the south of the present red brick school. For various reasons, this is the best plan. The archi-, tect's fees for this supposedly new -school, as I call it, will be $36,000. The Government is In Error 42 Lynngrove Ave., Toronto 18, Ont., March 14, 1966. Sir: Your issue of March 10, 1966, has an interesting account of the building of a new five - roomed school for the St. Col- umban area, and gives some of the history of the early days. May I add two names, Mr. Patrick V. McGrath, who was secretary -treasurer for some years, and J. Vincent McIntyre, B.A., who taught in St. Colum - ban School from Jan. 7, 1924, until the end 'of September of-' the same year. There is a reference to Dean Downey, as having been secre- tary -treasurer of the Board h wonder if your correspondent' is referring to Dean James Mur- phy, who, I believe, died late in the year 1899. I knew Dean D. J. Downey when he was pas- tor of - St, Alphonsus' • Church„ Windsor, and a note in my dairy spending millions of dollars on schools; so why not spend one million dollars in Seaforth and have a new school, without in- terfering..with the present school in any shape or form. If this proposed new school is built as planned, it will not be any more than three or four years until another addition will have to be built where the old school stands. - ' If the school was built to the south of the red brick, part or all of the old school could re- main and would -still stand -there for a great many years. It could be used for a ball or for Boy Scouts and a number of other things that will come along in the near future. We - have been' building additions to this school, for 75 years, and what have we in the end? This is the best proposal in my esti- mation, for a million dollars. The tax rate would not increase any more than double for this new school. The location at the south is better in every way as regards lighting, heating, plumb- ing, sewers, and higher ground. Now I hope I am not taking up too much space in your valu- able paper. I hope that I will hear from others interested, or better still, have a meeting . of all interested in the school and go into this thing thoroughly as to' cost -and maintenance. The secondary consideration would be to remodel the old school, change some windows and doors and the interior woodwork and heating, and this couldbe done, I would say, from .the first..of June _until Oc- tober or a month Later. This would do away with all this confusion and would cost ap- proximately $500,000::00. -The walls are in good condition and there would probably have to 'make some. changes in the, roof - indicated that he .died in Wind- '9' sor on April 9, 1926.° I thank you fortaking :up so much space • in your valuable paper.' It is of great satisfaction to me to read of educational pro- gress in my old, home area, and to see records being made of history as it occurs. Your news= paper performs a useful service in .this -regard. -. - Yours sincerely, THOS. S. MELADY, Separate School Inspector (Retired) Heart Aid Toronto, Mar. 1, 1966. Sir: A short, but neverthe- less, sincere note to thank you for your co-operation and as- sistance to the Ontario. Heart Foundation during our 1966 Heart Fund Campaign. The coverage we received from your paper surpassed all expecta- tions, and it is due to this fact that our Heart Fund was suc- cessful. --You enabled us to inform the public that February was Heart Month in Canada and also what the Ontario Heart Foundation is doing in the field of research. We have always enjoyed the association with all press re- presentatives and it is a plea- sure to look forward to this throughout the year. Once again, a sincere "heart" felt thanks for your assistance and co-operation during Febru- ary. Yours very truly, ONTARIO HEART b'`ODUNIATION 4 1 A FORMER COUN- CILLOR FOR 1965 Sugar *id Spice — By Bill Smiley — Pity For A Principal This is a time of year—one of a very few—when I feel deeply sorry for high school principals. It's the time when they have to start bidding on livestock, in the form of teach- ers, for next fall. Let's put you, gentle reader, into the boots of one of these sterling{ chaps for a few min- utes. And let's say you have a staff of 60 at the moment. And let's say you don't know whe- ther you're going to have 1,200 or 1,400 students next Septem- ber. Oh, well, so -far, only two peo- ple have officially resigned. Any clod could hire two teach- ers. Unless, of course, those extra 200 kids show up, which means two or three more. Ev- en so, nothing to it. Ah, but tarry a moment. You know perfectly well that one, possibly' two of your teachers, preferably from among the married ladies on the staff, will become pregnant. You are fully aware that Mademoiselle Tartuffe, of the French department, had an un- fortunate affair with young Ja- blonski, the basketball coach, and that one of them will be leaving. The grapevine has informed you that Mrs. Billings, the old faithful in the History depart- ment, has been hitting the grape pretty regularly since her husband ran off with the wait- ress. Everyone knows the English department is rife with strife. Since the unfortunate ' demise of Mr. Wiley, the -department - head, in February, of cirrhosis of the liver, four of the Eng- lish _teachers, all equally quali- fied, have been gunning for the position. No matter which gets it, all the others will quit in dudgeon. You have just' heard that your Home Economics teacher-,- the one in charge of teaching girls to cook, planned the menu for the monthly meeting of the Un- fulfilled Wives Club. And ev- erybody came down with food poisoning. One of your junior science r - teachers has just blown up $850 worth of equipment and two students, during an experiment which completely justified your opinion of his .knowledge of the subject. Little Miss Muffett, the geo- graphy teacher just out of col- lege, is having discipline prob- lems. You discovered this when you walked past her, room and saw two boys hanging out the window. Investigation revealed Miss Mullett hanging upside down, a boy holding 'each leg. They were testing, the wind ve- locity, they explained, using her hair as a weather -vane. Monday morning, you heard that the director of your Tech- nical department was in hospi- tal with third-degree burns, after trying to, change a fuse at home. The head of your Maths de- partment, old Gwillimbury, re- fuses to teach the New Mathe- matics, or have anything to do with it, because "it's a lot of nonsense." And on top of this, there are four teachers you'd dearly love to fire because of incom- petence, emotionalism, idealism, being too fat or plain laziness. So you have two resignations, but you might wind up with 42. What to do? If you leave it too late, all the other prin- cipals, like so many dogs after a bone, are in there first, and you wind up with a collection of clots. If you jump in too early and start hiring teachers right and left, nobody will resign and you'll wind up with 12 more teachers than the Board will ;_gay for. And no job yourself. As g result;i quite a few prin- cipals these days are treading the thin line' of lunacy. They start at Shadows. They quail when they see a teacher look- ing surly. - They stare with unconcealed horror at . Mrs. McGillicuddy's swelling waistline. They flinch when a teacher knocks at their door. They pour oil on troubled waters, turn their backs and find that somebody has tossed a match into the mixture. • Hard luck, chaps; and good hunting. ,l GATes 'mor Pete'ssake will you stop saying 'good morning' and, 'nighty night' to me!" A New Atmosphere at Ottawa By CHRISTOPHER YOUNG Editor, The Ottawa Citizen Behind "all the giggles, leers and knowing winks, behind the raginggrassfire of tittle-tattle, behind the thunder in the Com- mons..chamber, there 'Is a deep and genuine sense of sorrow on Parliament Hill. For , many years Parliament had been in a real sense a gen- tleman's club (to which a few lady members were admitted by, special application of the vot- ers). The comradeship of the club is ,a commonplace of po- litical memoirs' and the more human -books of history. It has John Diefenbaker had a lot been said a thousand times of to do 'with it. Beginning with the British Parliament, and the the so-called "hidden report" in Canadian too, that friendship January,. 1958, he showed a to: knew 'no --party lines.' Members...tal-lack_of. scruple. in- the kind of opposing parties were often of tactic he would use to make seen walking together, or shar- a political impression. Since he ing a'.fraternal-drink, not long was and is, on most days, a after they had clashed in the far better parliamentary speak - clean swordsmanship of politi- er than his rival, ,Lester Pear - cal debate. son, he ,was encouraged into In Ottawa now, that kind of ever more extravagant outpour - atmosphere is as dead as Glad- ings of vitriol, first in govern - stone and Disraeli° It has been inent, more wildly still in op - dying for a long time, and the position. The nature of his at - knowledge of its last convul- tacks was such as to leave the sions was the reason for the un- Liberal ministers, especially.••the spoken mourning on the Hill. .moresensitive athong them, Historians no doubt willtry feeling Skinned alive and perm - to analyse, who or what killed anently bitter. the spirit of sportsmanship in Erik Nielsen had a lot to do Canadian politics. The pipeline with it too.' In the days of Con - debate had something to do with servative government, he had it. A succession of Minority' appeared no more than a corn- governments,- traceable to the petent back -bencher, Olathe absence of consensus among the opposition side, he Ithmediate- Canadian, popple, had something ly developed an astonishing flair to do with -it. The vast major- as a sleuth and as a•. debater. ity of. 1958 had something to In the ,course of his sleuthing, do with it, for the failure of he discovered what a judicial the government then elected to inquiry later found to be a gen- deal adequately with the na- uinely scandalous action by a tion's problems produced a re- minor functionary of the Lib - action against political leader- eral administration. He also dis ship and a wide reluctance to covered an inRforrtant error of believe in politicians. judgment -by an inexperienced The rise of regionalism' had -minister. These findings were something to-do with it, and valid and' valttable expressions partiCular y the new eruption -of of an opposition member's, func- the age-old tensions between tion. 1r'renoh and "'English Canada. Mr. Nielsen and his thief Quebec, rightly seeking an eca- would never stop at the facts. nomic and• spiritual revival, wrongly tried Co pin all the blame for past failures on les Anglais. English-speaking Can- ada, including millions of peo- ple whose ancestors had never set foot in England,' did not know how to react. Many "Eng- lish" Canadians tried to -be help- ful and understanding and were deeply wounded when Quebec reacted angrily (and naturally) to the attitudes of many others who would not even try. These cross -currents were clearly , visi- ble in the marathon flag debate of 1964. They were driven on, like men possessed of demons, to fan- tastic accusations of orgiastic crime and systematic graft. Dur- ing the election campaign of last 'fall, the tailing of which by Mr. Pearson • was an error that contributed to the general loss of confidence. Mr. Diefen- baker manufactured. his argu- ments out of thin air. Ignor- ing the larger public issues, he Maintained that organized crime ° had reached into the highest echelon of government. He im- plied: that the;'sPrime Minister of the country had arranged the escape of criminals such as Rivard and °Lemay. He argued ' • that there were special laws for members of theMafia. He even . linked- the •melyers of the ea - .ineb with crimes of arson and murder. Into ... this poisonous atmos- phere wobbled yet another min- ority government.. The Spencer case, a small but serious mat- ter, was bungled by the new minister of justice. Immediate- ly the Tories, assisted by the NDP, set out not just to win a hearing for Spencer but to de- stroy the responsible minister. They had done it to ,Favreau, Lamontagne a n d Tremblay. They had tried- it on Sauve, not too -successfully. " Now they would get Cardin. The- atmos- phere of malice and menace was almost tangible. ,In Lucien Cardin, they met a man who was prepared to do battle do the same ground. Per- sonally, I do . not regard, this fact as a credit to Mr. Cardin. His decision to lift the lid on the Munsinger ,:case I see as a reponse to months and years of deliberate character assassin- ation. Those -who are now about to be assassinated• are the vic- tims of this , regrettable res. ponse -to a tragic conception of parliamentary battle. ' Whether or""'` when the spirit of fillO play can be restated is, doubtfill.