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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, AUGUST 18, 1966
Respect for Authority
On every hand there is growing evi-
dence that people today stand in no
awe of the law. Increasing numbers
of people seems to regard the flouting
of a regulation,or the besting of a
policeman as something of which they
can be proud.
Such an, attitude of course has in-
herent in it a down grading of the posi-
tion which the police should hold in a
community.
Instead of being looked up to with
respect and as persons employed to
help the citizen — be he a youth or
aged — the policeman too often is re-
garded. as an oi?oner}t. He is looked on
as someone tote ridiculed, to be em-
barrassed, Such an attitude unfortun-
ately on pccassions is encouraged, in-
nocently it may be true, by municipal
bodies in disparaging comment regard-
ing police renumeration, duties and
facilities.
All this is reflected in anincreasing
hoodlumism whi'eh becomes evident
wherever young people gather. Such
exhibitions are recognized as the usual
procedure. As an example following the
recent flare up at Grand Bend a police
officer was quoted as commenting
that "it happens -every Saturday night".
Perhaps we are, wrong inaccepting
such action as inevitable. True there
may be as the Montreal Star suggests,
a spirit of anarchy that seems, barely
'below the surface in crowds every-
where today, when some trivial frus-
tration is enough in .most parts of the
world, it seems to turn a crowd, espec-
ially if it is young, into a mob.
At the same time are we correct in
the attitude expressed by "it happens
every Saturday .night", that if trouble
Occurs frequently enough, it loses its
significance and nothing
about it!
The answer would seem to lie in a
• consistent but fairapplication of the
law with the full support of the pub-
lic. The pleasures of the many should
not be jeopardized by the. antics of
the few.
need be done
Litterbags
Ontario is stepping. up its campaign
ag.ainst litterbugs. Motorists, quite
properly, are being reminded that it
is an offense to toss discarded cigar-
ette boxes and other refuse from car
windows.
Down east in Nova Scotia._ a similar
campaign is underway but with an
added twist. •
In that province gas stations and
restauranits, hotels and cabins and
picnic sites distribute blue and white
plastic bags - some 200,000 of them
—to motorists with the .. suggestion
that the litterbags be used to.. keep the
highways tidy.
Perhaps the Ontario campaign
would meet with greater success if a
similar scheme was adopted. Coupled
with it, • of course, would of necessity
be the provision of adequate recep-
tacles along the provincial highways
so that the litterbags do not themsel-
ves become litter.
Camera Can Lie
It is said that a camera can't lie,
but it is the consensus that anything
can lie that falls into the hands Of a
liar. (Guelph Mercury)
Big Changes .Ahead
For Family Farms
(Eleventh Of A Series)
By WALT McDAYTER
There are some people who
tend to write-off farming as an
anachronism in this atomic age.
diet it was not too many years
ago that agriculture was the
,keystone in the foundation of
our economy.' Wheat was the
king staple, and the very pros-
perity of Canada was dependent
on the going rate for a bushel of
golden grain.
The relative importance •of
agriculture, admittedly, has de-
clined. Economists report that it
will play an even less signifi-
cant role in Canada's future,
and that our prosperity will be
more and more dependent on
manufacturing, especially sec-
ondary manufacturing, of prod-
ucts suitable for export and sale
In the markets of the world.
However, agriculture does
still contribute considerably to
our national income, as was
dramatically i11u5trated by the
aeries of multi-million dollar
sales of wheat to •Russia and
China. These sales did more
than just stuff dollars into the
overalls of prairie farmers.
They stimulated the whole econ-
omy: farm machinery manufae-
turers benefited, as did rail-
ways, grain elevator workers,
shipping . companies, bankers
and brokers!
But perhaps an even more
significant consequence of the
wheat sales was the boost in
Canadian foreign 'exchange
earnings, which unproved our
balance of payments with the
world market. A healthy bal-
mice of payments affects every-
one. Without it, Canadian dol-
lars have to be devalued and(,
prices on imports have to be in-
creased, which hurts the pocket•
book of every Canadian.
The huge wheat sales came at
a time when eaonoinlsts were
warping of a: slwnp in our rising
prosperity,, clue to La decreased
third trade.
'ortun (hely, dollars flooding
in train ;Moe grain sales came':
ttt ted Melte, pumping octane
molt, „ _' Io * Mid
ft lit 'i1neteaded
impossible •to earn a decent liv-
ing from their land. The number
of farms in Canada is dropping
annually, and the farm popula-
tion is dwindling. Farmers have
been demanding increased sub-
sidies from Ottawa, but experts
believe that higher support
prices from the federal govern-
ment would solve little. A major
concern of economists continues
to be the "price spread" -- the
difference between what farm-
ers get for what they raise and
what consumers must pay.
The answer, some authorities
contend, is in better manage-
ment of farms. Surveys have
shown that many farmers are
trying ,,to eke out a living front
soil that is infertile, on blocks of
land that are too small• to be
profitable.
The trend has been towards
larger farms, and more' me.
chanization. Small farmers, un-
fortunately, cannot afford the
huge capital investment re-
quired for automated farming,,
and are being gradually forced.
off their land by the conipeti-
tion. .
On the prairies, studies are
now being made for' means to
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increase the productivity of the
grain fields. One way beingex-
plored is to bring in more via-
ter, eliminating vast arid areas.
With this in mind, Saskatchew-
an and Manitoba- have been
pressing for the diversion of the
Columbia and Fraser rivers
from British Columbia over the
Rockies and onto the prairies,
or turning the Athabasca and
Peace rivers into the North Sas-
katchewan, . and to channel it
int irrigation streams:
.Whatever the future of farm-,
ing,' one thing is certain. The
•age of the family farm, the age
which did Much to build Canada
in the century since Confedera
tion, is inexorably drawing to a
close.
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In the Years Agone
From The Huron Expositor
Aug. 22, 1941
Top pupil among those writ-
ing middle school examinations.
is E. Winnifred Russell, who ob-
tained nine firsts and two sec-
onds in eleven papers written.
The eighth annual gardenar-
ty sponsored by the SWafdrth
Highlanders Band and the Can-
adian Legion in Victoria Park
was quite successful. Among the
numbers were selections by the
band, 'Clinton Pipe Band, solos
by James A. Stewart, James T.
Scoot and Wilett Kelterborn
and comic selections by Syd
Spenice of Milverton. A cedar
chest was won by Martin Mich-
aels of Mitchell. The lucky gate
prize was won by Mrs. James
Flannigan, Seaforth.
R. J. Moore, who has been a
very efficient principal of Hen-
sall continuation school for sev-
en years, has tendered his res-
ignation owing to ill health,
and will take up residence in
Lindsay.
Donald Scott, son of . Mrs. H.
R. Scott who has been on the
editorial staff of the Stratford
Beacon Herald, and who recent-
ly enlisted in the RCAF, has
been transferred to Brandon,
Man.
The ladies of Cavan Church;
Winthrop, met at the hall and
quilted and finished four quilts
for the Red Cross.
Mr. George Stewart, the mail
man for Winthrop acid 111r. Wil-
liam Otto, who .are, .. both 80
years young, deliver the mail
every day and are as spry as
Iota of young men.
The ladies of the "No Sur-
render Club" of McKillop are
planning a community picnic at
'"the Lions- Park.
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From. The .Huron Expositor
Aug: 25, 1916
At the meeting of the ,Kelly
Circle at Brucefield Church, a•
feature was an address and
presentation to Mrs. William Mc-
Millan, who has been the effic-
ient president for some time,
but whose retirement is made
necessary by her removal to
Egmondville. The address was
read by Miss Kate McDermid,
while Miss Beattie presented
her with a table mirror and cut
glass vase.
The fine barn and driving
shed of Owen Reynolds on the
5th concession of Hullett were
destroyed by fire. The men were
working in a root field only a
short distance from the barn
when smoke was ;noticed burst-
ing 'from the end of the barn.
A couple of wagons and a bug-
gy were removed, •
' A party of young people from
Seaforth,-,while returning from
a picnic in• Bayfield had a nar-
row escape from serious injury.
Whiledriving down the mill
road with a team and, carryall,
the pole slipped through the
neck 'yoke, • allowing the rig to
run on the horses. The carryall
was over turned into the ditch
and Miss Geraldine • Carpenter
had her shoulder dislocated.
The annual lawn social under
the auspices of the Ladies Aid'
Society of Caven Church, Win-
throp, was held at Hedgerow,
the grounds of Robert Scarlett.
A pleasing and apprdpriate fea-
ture was a tableau titled "Lead
Kindly Light", by five young
ladies of the congregation.
Mr. James Purcell has sold
his fine 100 acre. farm; lot 10,
con. 8, McKillop, to his neigh-
bor, John Lane, for the sum of
$7,000.
Capt. George Mullholland is
here from London, visiting his
father, Mr. William Mullholland
before going overseas.
After holding the Ypres line
for upwards of a year and re-
pelling all attacks, the Canadian
Forces'. have been transferred
from that now famous centre
and will take their places with
the British and Australian
troops on the Somthe front.
fine mare. It had its leg broken
by being kicked by another'
horse and had to be shot.
Mr. C. M. Whitney, who has
been in the stove and tinware
business here for many years,
has disposed of his business to
Messrs. Mullett and Jackson of
Toronto. .
An electric light lamp is' to
be erected on the corner of
High and John Streets. This
will supply a long felt want.
Mr. Thomas Hill and Mr. Wal-
ters of Egmondville, left on a
holiday trip down the St. Law-
rence. They intend visiting
friends in New York State. This
is the first holiday Mr. Hill has
had in 30 years.
Miss A. Cowan, Miss A. Turn-
bull and Misses Rachel and Tena
Grieve, left for Owen Sound,
where they board a steamer for
a week's sailing among the is-
lands of Georgian Bay.
Mr. David Scott of McKillop
and Mr. Simon McKenzie of
Tuckersmith, left for Manitoba,
taking a car load of horses and
will combing business with
pleasure.
Mr. Frank Guttridge of town
has been awarded the contract
for the erection of the stone
wing walls to the abutments of
the Brussels bridge.
The following is 'a statement
of the tickets sold at Seaforth
station to the several points of
interest for Civic Holiday. God-
erich, 955; Toronto, 62; London,
13; other points, 130. '
Mr. James McGill of Kinburn
is a farmer who does not neg-
lect the kitchen garden and
-adds materially to the profits of
his farm.
Sugar and Spice
— By Bill
BIGTIME IN THE BIGTOWN
Burning desire of most city
people in the blasting heat of
mid -summer is to flee frqm the
concrete canyons and head
north, where there is cool, blue
water and golden sand and you
sleep under blankets.
Well, we lige in the north,
comparatively, and usually it's
just as the city denizens picture -
it.
But this summer, after sleep-
ing under nothing but a film of
sweat for three weeks, we decid-
ed to .seek refuge from the heat.
How do you get it? Head far -
south 'for - the city and check
into an . air-conditioned hotel.
With a swimming pool.
It was done on impulse, with
no room reservation. We were
lucky. After four phone calls,
we found ourselves ensconed'in
a fine big room, cool as a tomb,
overlooking the 'swank swim -
nig pool. And yet it wa* right
in the ,heart of the city.
Very pleasant. Free .parking
and free ice cubes appealed to
my Scottish strain.
We called a few people, and
by 8 o'clock the joint was jump-
ing, room service was on the
gallop, and the room was filled
with everything from teenagers
to a grandmother who had just
knocked off her 79th birthday
and was prepared to celebrate
the event till dawn.
Fortunately, cooler heads' pre-
yailed, . and by 11 p.m. all had
gone their various ways. What
to do? Too late for dinner or a_
show. Too early for bed. a
My wife, who turns into a Go -
Go Girl when she gets into a ho-
tel room and hasn't any meals
or dishes or laundry to worry
about, suggested we hit the cof-
fee-house circuit. My daughter,
whose foremost desire- is to do
just that, but by herself, de-
murred.
"Who wants to go there with
parents? And besides, I hear
they don't allow old people into
them."
"Waddaya mean, old people?"
chorused her Old Ladyand her
Old Man.
When the kid realized there
wasn't a hope of getting into
that teenage jungle on her own,
she graciously permitted us to
go along.
And that's how we found our-
selves in famous, or infamous,
Yorkville, at midnight, with
about 4,000 young people stroll-
ing up and down the sacred cou
ple Of blocks, on„ their nightly
pilgrimage. '
Within five minutes, we'd
been spotted by one of my stu-
dents, who seemed delighted to
catch Mr. Smiley in the act, so
to speak. We took refuge in a
cellar joint.
Maybe I'm getting old and
crusty. Blit the coffee houses
have changed greatly, and for
the worse] in the five years
since I've peeri there.
Then, they were run by en,.
thusiastic arta Burs you could
spend a whop evening for a
dollar and a quarter, and the
music was provlded by yauue
folk. singers; some lousy, sone,
'moot rialljt ot: 0 to airy tall of for tnirr°old" ► , r
dell( rtioayl *n#todoken bolilesC .
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From The Huron Expositor
Auy. 21, 1891
Dan Shanahan, Sr., of Huilett
had the misfortune to lose h
Smiley
good, but 'all serious and ra-
ther sweet.
Now they've gone commercial.
There's a stiffish cover charge,
coffee is 50 cent a wallop and
rotten, and the music, provided
by groups whose sole purpose
seems to be to drive you right
out of your skull; is one great
blast of electronic noise and
shouting. .
Ironically, the places -have be-
come too expensive for most of
the young- people they were
originally intended for..Perhaps
that's why they walk up and
down outside in one vast,roll-
ing crowd that is always poten-
tially a mob.
Oh, well, it was a good week-
end. We had budgeted for one
night only. But we didn't wake
up until checking -out time, it
was still steaming hot outside,
and the girls came up with
some of that weird feminine
logic which proved that we
could afford it if we cut dawn -
on something or Other. So I
was hooked for another 24
hors of pretending to; be a
millionaire.
We loafedswam, watched the
real rich people spoiling their
kids, had an Italian• dinner, and
took in .Eric Nicol's comedy,
catching three seats in the sec-
ond row by ppre luck. Enjoyed
it, but I'm afraid it will hit
Broadway about the same year
I win the Nobel prize.
And home Sunday, up the
highway north, rested and re-
freshed, and laughing all the
way at those sun -burned, ex-
hausted vacationers pouring
south, on their way back from
the sizzling north to the tropical
city.
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
OUR WIDE SELECTION
OF BOYS CLOTHING AT
MONEY SAVING PRICES
BILL O'SHEA
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wish to express my sincere thanks to you
for; the great response and co-operation of
last week.
Orval Cooper
Seaforth Foodland.
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