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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1966-06-09, Page 2• ;Since f860, Serving thf Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every'Tinu'sday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor _sde II 0 a al? Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $4.e0 a Tear Outside Canada (in advance) $5.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized,„ as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JUNE 9, 1966 Make Tax Payments. More Often Within a few days, Seaforth ,rate- payers will be faced with paying the first installment of their 1966- taxes. While it is true the rate is up, scOna- what from the previous year, the fact remains that the value being reeeived for the tax dollar makes it the best bargain in Seaforth. Taxes demand much of every dollar earned, but des- pite this, the proportion of income de- voted to municipal taxes today is less than it ever was in terms of the ser- vices provided, Despite this, there is the problem which each of us face of digging up the necessary dollars in June and Oc- tober, to meet the demands- of the tax collector. Hpw, mach easier it would be—and less costly too, for. the municipality which after all, is you and me—if we were able to pay our taxes every month or perhaps every two months, just as we pay our light and water bills. True • it would be a bit more work for munici- pal employees for which they should 'be reimbursed, but the added cost would be more than offset by the sav- ing in interest that would result. Mun- icipal expenditures continue through- out the year, and these could be met by tax money received at" regular intervals rather than as at present by borrowing. ' Toronto has. recognized the problem and Board of -Control has asked for a ,$ Resolutions Can The Blenheim News -Tribune feels that too much time is wasted at Town Council meetings in the reading of cor- respondence, much of which is of no public interest at all, at .least on the local-seene. It is noted editorially in the News - Tribune that : "Of late there seems to be an epid- emic of resolution -passing by local _ councils. These resolutions call for leg- • islative action provincially or federally • to change or add to existing laws or regulations. Many of these resolutions • embody the stipulation that topieS of this resolution be sent to everybody one could think of, varying from the • governor-general to , local dog -catchers. • They all or nearly all call for, additions to the already topheavy bulk of law and regulation under which Nye are report on paying taxes in monthly in- stallments Monthly billing or certainly not lee§ than every other month billing is the accepted practise today. The federal and provincial governments *recognize this in their insistance that money due them be paid at regular intervals. Municipal governments who ignore the advantage of such a system fail to realize the change in household financ- ing that has taken place. The man of the house, or the housewife for that matter, no longer Operates on a yearly basis, but rather on a monthly budget. Employees have income tax deduc- ted at regular intervals from their sal- aries, mortgage payments and, mer- chants accounts are rendered and paid monthly and today in many cases, the cost of heating your home during the' winter months is spread over the en- tire, year:The present system of twice a year payment of municipal taxes as it applies in most towns, fails to rec- ognize modern practises. True there may not be any dramatic savings with a more frequent tax pay- ment procedure, but certainly there 'won't be any more cost. And while it is equally true we •are getting full 'value for our tax dollar, at the same time it is only common ,sense to make the extraction of that tax dollar as, painless as possible. Be Time Wasters staggering today. "But these resolutions call for more law which we do not" need. We have too r_nuch now. Our consideration, how- -ever, is-on-be-half_of the over -burdened municipal clerics and the town Councils. To begin with, the sending out of these "copies" to. everybody. Must be a bur- den to the sending clerk. Then the clerk at the receiving end is .subject to a. possible sore throat from' the burden of reading them as "correspondence" "As a suggestion, why not have the local council appoint a "monitor of cor- respondence". to whoth the clerk could submit all this stuff. He could pick out what would be worth bringing be- fore the council, if any. and WPB the , rest. Such a procedure .inight save a lot of tithe by discouraging the send- ers and relieving the recipients." ". . 98 THERE AN M.P. IN THE MOW' • In the Years Agone From The Huron Expositor, June 13, 1941 Among the graduates at the University of Western Ontario, were: Mary Hempbell, Rita Duncan, Seaforth; and Ar- chie Hoggarth, Cromarty. Miss Duncan, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Duncan, stood first in the graduating class of Brescia Hall, which she attended and in addition was one of nine students in the graduating class of 208 at the university to attain "A" stand- ing. • Mrs. Annie Westcott, of High St., celebrated her 80th birth- day, when several Of her friends called to wishher many happy returns. Mrs., West-' cott has been in SeafOrth for 49 years. and takes an active interest in all that is good,.and was ever ready to help those in trouble. „, • Race fans .in Seaforth, had one of the best days Sport ever seen at this track, when 43 horses competed in 16 heats. Nearly 800 people were in at- tendance. An impressive Holy Name rally for this district, which includes Logan, Dublin, St. Col- umban, Clinton and 'Seaforth, was held in' St. James' Catholic Church, with about 500 mem- bers. • Capt. Elmer D. Bell, •of,,,Sea- forth, adjutant of the • 21st Field Brigade, R.C.A., which has its headquarters in Wing - ham, has been taken on the permanent staff and is at pre- sent doing duty in Walkerton. was awarded the $5.00 prize for the best decorated window in the Victory Loan drive in Hensall. He also won the coun- ty prize„ of $10.00 for the best window. Mr. Otto Walker of Hibbert, has had his house moved to Cromarty, a distance of three miles and accomplished with- out serious mishap. This makes one more house in Cromarty. Mr. Leo Hagen, who has been a valued employee of the Expotitor for several years, has accepted a .position on the Sugar and Spice • — By Bill Smile — ONE WEEK OF SACRIFICE around for someone else to with salt. We avoid shaving and blame. "The c urc es should spray _ We were sitting around bick- ering after church the other day. My daughter had a bad cold, and was generally owly. She didn't thing much of God. "How can GO let so many people in the world be starv- ing?" she wanted to know. Well, it's a fair question. Her mother and I tried to ex- plain that it was not God's doing, but man's. We said it was man's greed, insecurity and kings, (far better than medieval kings., in fact), while hundreds of millions of people in the world, our brothers, starved and died of illness unneces- sarily. She wasn't buying any, "It all sounds pretty foggy to me," she grumped. "I don't think much of G64; if that's the way He runs things." I , asked her what she'd do about - the situation. Like all kids, she didn't know, except to repeat that it was all wrong. Well, you can't have a '15-, year-old sitting around, running down God; so, like all fathers since the Cave -days, 1 tried to conte UP with an answer. Firat, I explained that the government did a -ghat deal to help. less'. fortunate countries, With Our taxes. When she cor- nered me On Malta, 1 had, to 'Met that it was a drop it the hucka't with it lot of _strings at- tached (try that inetaphor on for site). thrther admitted that itetrernident could tot do .nitich niore iieitheitt creating a. We atatoy, *tong the tattptiYertir irk desperatieup A looked h hairand deodorants and drugs and cigarets. We wear nylons with runs. We turn off the hydro, except for cooking, and use candles. The average family could kick about $30. into the kitty. Take a town of 10,000 popula- tion. Let's say a minimum of 1,900 families. That's $30,000.. That will pay for a lot of wheat, penicillin and birth -control pills Multiply this modest token by all the families hi Canada, and you could jack up India • in about two years. I know, I know. You've al- ready picked 84 holes in the plan. All the supermarkets would go broke if they lost a week's business. Well, there's no reason they couldn't tighten their bet% too, for a week. • All the fruits and vegetables and meat Would rot. Not if the producers krieW such a week was coming, and planned for it. The provincial government week's trotes On booze and beer. 1 doubt it. A few miles of hide Way might not be built. So what? Seriously, I think it would be ftm. Many people would take part because it ' is soinething, Concrete, rather than a, vague " thing like foreign aid or" nil's- sions. • lead, and • tart a na- tionwide campaign to help feed the hungry." My wife reminded me that we give a buck a week to•missions. "Yes, and all these piddling church missions add up to a spit in the ocean," says 1. So what would you do, Mr. Smart Alex?" says she'. "So I can probably think of something, Mrs: Wise Guy%" says 1. And I did. The result is National Tighten - Your - Belt Week. It's very simple. For one week a year, every Canadian family willing to hop will live on a bare subsistence allow- ance. The difference betewwen that and the normal coat of living goes into the pot. Every cent of this pot goes to buy food, clothing, contraceptive pills and other necessities for the vast, poor, downtrodden masses of the world. • It's hard to believe that this world-shaking concept took seed and blossomed right there in our livingavoni. But it did. Swiftly we did some figuring. It was rough, but, close enough. The average family spends from $20 to $30 a week on food. One week a year we exist on. $5 per family. It could be done, you know. Lots of rice, macaro- nL ivied, home-made sold and delivered -to Mr. Chas. of 28 feet was reached, a strong Reid, of Brucefield, a few days spring. was, struck and during ago, a bunch -of six fat steers, the whole• of this season, the which netted him the sum of well has been over flowing. It $710.00. This is the best lot of is 'sufficiently strong to carry cattle -fed by any one man in the water through pipes into the Township of Stanley for a the barn yard. number of years. The thunder storm of a couple weeks ako, did consid- erable damage to the neighbor- hood of Hensall, Mr. Alex Munn,taking four fine cattle; Mr.' George Todd, a valuable young colt, and Mr. Jonah Green, a good mare in foal. Messrs. Robert Devereaux, E. L. Box and John Abell have erected new verandahs, which greatly impreve their resid- ences and will also be very comfortable for the summer. The following graduates o f the Seaforth „Collegiate Insti- tute have suecessfidly, passed their examinations at the Facul- ty of Education, in Teronto: James Govenlock; Margaret Knight, virinona,Berry, Percy Hoag, Finlay 'ROSS. Arthur Ar - Actual preparations are in progress for the great tourna- ment to be held in Seaforth. All the principal streets will be spurned by beautiful arches. Some twenty fire brigades and numerous bands have signified their intentions to be present. Mr. Thomas Govenlock of McKillop, is the first to report, new wheat heads for this see- • son. He left at this office' a number of nice, large, well formed heads plucked from a field on one of his farms. Mr: Chas., Aitzel, farm =Pa-, ger for gessrs. Coleman is a good harness maker as well as an 'efficient farni inarikger: We were sh.own some single har- ness which- he had just •com- pleted' for Mt. Robert Wilson, the work having been done at' chibald and Sydney,Geiger, night and odd times. The stitch- - woe lubtirk wo-Taintnlly--ing--ls-the best -and -neatest- we -- have seen. Messrs. Wilson and Young of this town have disposed of their wintered cattle to Mr. Robert .Winter. They are a particularly line lot and. were bought for a shipment to the old country. An armature on the electric light dynamo, on the comnier- cial circuit burned out and as a' consequence, the merchants had to haul out the old coal oil lamps to illuminate their stdres. Sasketchewan, returned home. Mr. Henry Randall of Zurich He -was- post -master -from -1865- has -the -contract to, repaint -the - spire and outside of the Catho- lic Church on the Sauble Line. Mr. John A. Wilson leaves on a business trip to the old, coun- try. The spirit of Sir John A. MacDonald took its flight after 10 o'clock on. Saturday night, last. The Kent, although it has created deep grief, was not a surprise to any one. He died at 10:15, without :pain. Scores of telegrams Toured into Arms-, cliffe. The Governor - General received a cablegram from 'Bal- moral, signed by Her Majesty, APPLICATIONS Township of Huliett Applications for mower operator will be received by the undersign- ed, until 6 p.m. Saturday, June ilth, 1966. To operate the Township mower. gate of pay to be $1.40 an hour, work to commence immediately. For further particular§, con- tact the undersigned. Any application not necessarily accepted. LEN CALDWELL, 'Rbad Superintendent, / RR 19 Londesbok9. Now Is the Time to Trade ISO r VIONO erMINPFP VIM Re.91 • -7-7:-- . PO A 4k4' injured at the foundry when his fingers were badly bruised in one of the macbines. Miss Nettie Chesney, daugh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Ch.es- ney, Ruscoa Farm, Tucker - smith, has successfully gradu- ated from the Galt General Hospital. „Vit. and Mrs. Sam Dickson, who have spent the past two years with their son and daugh- ter, - in Edmonton and Fort to 1913, and this was the only holidays he has had in 48 years. Mr. George Wheatley of Constance presented himself with a fine Maxwell car. Mr. Thomas Mellis, of Kippen is an old Fenian veteran of 1866. Fifty years ago this month. Mr. Mellis, in the same old stand in which he is now doing. business, moulded Min- dreds of gun bullets for the men of this vicinity who went in wagon loads to Bayfield and Goderich, armed with rifles, shot guns and other weapons North Bay ..Jugget and left for, in order to prevent the Fenian's to the effect that she was pain - that city. ' invasion of Canada, ai it was ed to learn of Sir John Mac- * * reported they had landed „at Donald's death, which she re7 Bayfield. garded as a great loss to, Cana - From • The Huron Expositor, d June 9, 1916 MrTtrekersrnRoithrt whDOalry- fomrplesomoef a. • Mrs. Robert Anderson of the 4th line of Morris, met with a somewhat serious accident. While milking, the cow knock- ed her down and started 'tramp ling her, when she suffered a fracture of the leg. Mr. William -M. McClinchey of the Goshen line, Stanley who is a good stock feeder And there'd be beneficial side effects. Slimmer waistlines. soup* Water instead of coffee, A new alant en our good life. lent beer. The same week And I can guarantee that, after vierVelk everYwhere. end save three day S of inaeartini, the $3: en gas. We flirt 'off the squirrclt in our rale' 'would in4ide'iln4 lura What let lila to never he a problem again, be cold* .We Cleat Mir teeth They'd be afew.• , • • years has been in the threshing business, has sold his outfit to Bruce Berry, of Hrucefield. * * n From. The Huron Expositor, • June 12, 1891 Last fall,- Mr. D. D. Wilson , sunk a well near his home on , the. Adam's farm. When a depth one ordinary penny, won't even buy a single button for a new dress. • but... one hptirO'PeritilY will let you sew--eiecttioaily for ten hours- ond fifty-four mitiUteS7 No wonder home dressmaking is 86 pbtiotarl YOUR HYDRO PENNY f$THE EOGGEST PENNY'S' WO RTHIN oN1MI� TODAY _ • SEAPARTH. 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