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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1964-03-12, Page 2Since -1860, Ser. wing the C¢mmunity First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association e Audit Bureau of -Circulation Subscription Rates: pr ABC = Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Ygar Outside. Canada (in advance) $5.50 a Year V L wSINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. i, • ". • k ; N SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MARCH 12, 1964 ' Mayor Earl Dinsmore News of the death of ' Mayor Earl Dinsmore, while on holidays in Florida, came with startling suddenness to his family, his friends, those with whom he had contact in his official capacity, and- to those he served as mayor. Public service, no matter at what level, exacts a physical toll in added responsibility, added stress and strain. Certainly this was the case with Mayor Dinsmore. Possessed of a nature that demanded results, he refused to spare himself in any degree in his determina- tion to carry his plans to completion. tI1fAliTjq, SLPAg This determination is reflected in, among other things, the rebuilt Gode- rich Street , connecting link and the 9 traffic lights now being installed at Main Street — improved facilities for ' the town with which his frame will long d be associated. Relatively young as ages go today— he was 54 -Mayor Dinsmore's death, like that of Mayor B. F. Christie, who died in office three years ago, undoubt- edly was hastened by the demands of office. ▪ 1G• l To : his family will go the deepest sympathy of the community. 4n --' "HEY!" Seaforth Welcomes The Seed Fair A Macduff Ottawa Report Seaforth, for the first time this year, has the opportunity of welcoming the annual Ituron County Seed Fair. The fair is sponsored by the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association, in conjunction with the Seaforth 'Town Council and Chamber of Commerce. Serving as it does the entire county, the fair provides an opportunity for people from across Huron to visit the town. It allows Seaforth citizens to see first-hand the attractions the Fair offers. This 12th annual County Seed Fair is the •outgrowth of successful seed fairs which were held- for many years Hensall and Clinton, and sponsored by local agricultural societies. Through the exhibits, the challenging discus- sions and the introduction of new ideas, - the. Seed Fair makes a major contribu- -tion to the practising farmers of the county, and through them to the com- munity as a whole. During recent years the Fair has been held in''ifferent county towns each year, a course suggested in these columns eight years ago. Thus the ac- tivities of the Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association are known to many more people of the county than might otherwise have been,the case. Through the Fair, many more urban citizens, too, see just how important this par- ticular aspect of farmingis. What'll We Get So far the chief 'interest displayed by most Canadian communities in, 1967 celebrations marking the centennial of Confederation appears to be debating, just bow much cash they can get out of the federal treasuryfor local pre= jecfs. They seem to have forgotten the primary purpose was to have been to educate the people ofthis country on the conditions that brought' about Con- federation and tbe suffering endured by the founders of the nation, whether they be the Fathers of Confederation or the farmers and merchants who laid the ground -work for the Canada of to- day. — (Sherbrooke Record) . Sugar and Spice LET- LATE SLEEPERS LIE '!;here are some people in life whom I just naturally admire. Among these are generous, beautiful women who are --mod- , est, old men who don't give a dang; and little kids who are shy. Another species I always felt I should admire was the Early Riser. "Surely," I thought, "there is something "clean and fine and wholesome in a man who gets up early, winter or summer, and faces life. with a decent taste in his mouth, and a good apPetite"" For years accustomed to wak- ing with sheer horror, shrink- ing from the moment of truth, and finally swinging my bad THE HOME TEAM • By Bill Smiley leg to the floor with both hands, groaning as I lurched to the bathroom, I felt inferior in the presence of the Early Riser:— Now, i r:-Now,when it's too late tib do much about it, except publicly admit that I have always sec- retly hated the Early Riser, I learn that he's a big phony, that it's all a mai',ter of meta- bolism, that my own species, the Late Starter, is just as nor- mal, wholesome and decent. If not more so, bless us. Some people, they tell me, are at their lowest ebb in the morning. They can scarcely_ climb out of the sack, and don't get warmed up until noon. By midnight, there's no hold' them. and at 3 a.m. they ark._ just getting into their stride. These are the Late Starters. Us. „ In the opposite metabolic mess are those who can'' sleep in the 'a.m. They bustle about, gangling, rattling pots, and generally be- ing sickening. They've lone a full day's 'work by noon. ppm. they're ,getting a b around the gills. After dinner, they drowse over the paper, yawn until the tears spu their eyes in rivulets, a ter off to bed at 10, full of hot milk and virtue. No marriage is qu grotesque a's one betwe Early Riser and a Late Starter" Sad part of it is that it doesn't show up until. it's too late, be- cause when people are courting, they're keen. Thus, before the ceremony, he Early Riser, desperate by Wirth 0 Fr RM— "(,'m embart'aased to soy it . .but I lust s flapped. a porter beat/' • to 'in his girl, will fight off sleep ntil -well past midnight, even hough his eyes get starry, his rin a bit fixed. And his girl, he normally shuns the sun .ntil it is over the yardarm, 'rags herself out of the pad, vith a supreme effort, to meet :.R. for lunch. But when they've had' a coo- lie of years of that holy old vedlock, it's a horse of a dif- 'erent hue. He wouldn't trade the arms if Morpheus for those of Eliza- ',eth Taylor. She snarls that he's getting old, wails, -"You don't love me any more!", when he starts to fade, right after the dishes are done. It's just as bad when the roles are reversed. After us- ing everything but dynamite to get him out of the pit and off to Work, she resorts to, "Come on, Prince Charming. Let's see a little .of that gay vivacity we saw at 2 -a.m., when you were dancing with all the women at the party. Let's hear ,a little of that brilliant conversation you were promoting at three, when everybody with any manners, had gone home, so our hosts 'could go to bed." So he gaily and vivaciously feels his way to the bathroom, and when he finds it, converses brilliantly with the Thing which fates him in the'mirror. Thus: "UgrghhhI" It's not metabolic. It'& dia- bolics HOSPITAL BEDS OTTAWA—Anybody who has tried to get a bed in a hospital in most of the larger centres in this country knows how crowded these institutions 'are today. There appears to be a great ..shortage of active hospital beds. As a result, patients, unless •they are emergency cases, have to get in lineand await ,their turn for' a bed. ......This situation is causing con- siderable concern . not . only among the hospitals, but also among the doctors. The !mem- bers of the medical profession want to be able to get a bed for a patient when.., a man, wo- man or child needs hospitaliza- tion. The result has been that across the- country there h Ve been ' moves made to acquire the hospital beds that are lo- cated,.in hospitals operated by the Federal Department of Veterans' Affairs.' Most of the accommodation consists of ac- tive treatment beds, with all the diagnostic . and ancillary serv- ices required for acute cases" The standards of medical care in the veterans' hospitals have been high. There are 11 veterans' hospitals• in the coun- try with a total capacity of 8,400' beds. •There are in addi- tion, veterans' pavilions attach- ed to two general hospitals, two health and occupational centres with 385 beds and two homes accommodating 135 vet- erans.' The annual cost of operating the veterans' hospital program is approximately $50,000,000. This does not include costs charged up -to other Federal Departments or indirect costs, but it does include the cost of certain veterans.' who enter pub- lic hospitals because access to a Federal hospital is not read- ily available. Originally the aim was to provide for the grievously wounded. Treatment facilities in the expanded program result- ing from the Second World War were designed for the care on- ly of veterans with pensionable disabilities. At present, however, the class of patient and the nature of the malady of the typical case in hospital are radically different. No les than 70 per, cent of the case load now con- sists of chronic cases or those in need of no more than demi: ciliary care. This percentage will progres- sively increase under existing policies. Chronic and domicil- iary care is being provided in the main to veterans whose fighting days ended in 1918 or earlies. The veterans of the Second World War or Korea, in increasing numbers, have still to come. It is estimated that the' case load will double with the peak to be reached in 1980. After that the numbers will decline rapidly and demand will disappear ' within a few years. The veterans' hospitals, containing upward of 16,000 ac- tive treatment beds, will then become surplus to government requirement" With their eyes on these ac- tive treatment beds, hospital .authorities' in Calgary, Winni- peg and Toronto, as well as some other centres, have indi- cated that they would like to acquire ,these facilities to aug- ment the present hospital fa- cilities in their respective prov- inces. .Approaches havebeen made to the Department of Vet- terans' Affairs from the two Western provinces and from Ontario. •- Hon. Roger Teillet, the Min- ister of Veterans Affairs, has -been placed squarely on the spot by these developments. Many veterans do not want .to ans' Organizations," he added. Mr. Teillet said his depart- ment. was taking a long hard look at the practical applica- tion of the Royal Commision on Government Organization (Glas- co Commission) five recommen- dations in this field, to deter- mine towhat extent they might be implemented. They were: (1) No further hospitals be con- structed by the Government as. active treatment hospitals for war ..veterns.: (2) Progressively the treatment of .veterans With pensionable disabilities b e transferred to public hospitals 'with the cost borne by the Fed- eral Government.. (3) Veterans with major pensionable disa- bilities who require chronic or see the - veterans' hospitals turn- domiciliary care, continue to ed 'over for use by_patients_bee Federal-- responsibility,- (4) who were not veterans. But at the same time, the pressure on the Minister is mounting from provincial hospital commissions. This is one of those situa- tions where the Government is damned if it does end damned if it doesn't. No matter which decision it makes it will come in for a barrage , of criticism. Indications at present are that the Department of Veterans' Af- fairs would prefer to deal with the situation on a city by city basis. However, only expora- tory talks have takenplace and •no firm decisions have yet been made. Two .Cabinet Ministers from the Alberta Government have been to Ottawa to c(iscuss with •the;Minister of Veterans' Affairs the future operation of veter- an's . hospital facilities in Ed- monto6 and the „operation of Colonel Belcher Veterans' hos- pital in Calgary. Meantime the Royal Cana-dian Legion's rllber to • command has asked its Ot- tawa headquarters' to -fight any, civilian take-over 'of the Cal- g ary hospital. - The Minister in Ottawa -•is a1= so awaiting..a, firm proposal from the Manitoba ""Hospital Commission with regatd to • Deer Lodge Veterans' hospital in Winnipeg. There have been preliminary talks between the Federal Department and the Manitoba Government and simi- lar talks with Ontario officials concerning the operation of the veterans' hospital in Toronto. Recently in the .louse of Commons Mr. Teillet apologiz- ed for not/being able to state definitely ' what position the Government would take in re- spect to the provineial Requests. He said the matter had to be thoroughly studied by his de- partment and recommendations made. to the cabinet. He indi- cated that .he will be prepared to make a statement at a later date. At present he said, "I can as- - sure the members that one pol- icy has not changed and that is to provide the veterans of Can- ada with the best care avail- able." He also said he had giv- en an undertaking to the Com- mons Veterans' Affairs Comthit- tee that no final decision would be made until the Veterans' Or- ganizations had been consulted. "We are talking to the Veter- 11 '//coir / ;f4 / ,, . Sw% s}% -.4 •ru;, ✓G • '1196. Cxn fWamn, toe. n:. 1 "Why.can'tl just take in washings like Other wives?" Veterans without major:;,pen- sionable disabilities now receiv- ing chronic and domiciliary care at public expense be pro- gressively transferred to com- munity facilities under such fi- nancial. , arrangements as may, be expedient. (5) Active treat- ment reatment hospitals now. operated by the DVA, when cleared, be sold and' converted into community hospitals providing preferential admission rights for veterans with pensionable disabilities. In the Years Agone From The Huron Expositor March 17, 1939 - Police and officers of the Fire Marshal's department, who have been probing Hensel fires, have concluded their investigations, - but have issued no report. Advisability •of installing a police signal light or lights on Maid Street was discussed by council at its March meeting on Monday. Mayor John J. Cluff presided and ,all members • of council were present. The sig- nal system would include one or more lights, which would show red upon a call being phoned for police. The lights would remain on until the po- lice had answered the call. Mrs. Hugh Alexander, McKil- lop, who last week was injured when a cream separator literal- ly blew up, is recovering, and although still confined to bed is expected to be about within a week. The executors of the estate of the late W. C. Chapman, have completed the sale of the Chapman Monumental' Works to Cunningham & Pryde, oP__ Exeter. Hockey is over ..for another year as far as the Seaforth Beavers are concerned. Nosed out by one goal in the -fourth and final game of the group playoffs in Stratford on Thurs- day night, ' they played what most• fans agree was the best -game ofthe series. Londesboro, the new Canada Bud winners, -outscored the Winthrop boys 5-1 in the sec- ond game Tuesday night. Win- throp had a new bunch of kids in their sub list, but Londes- boro was too strong for them. There were no penalties given in this game. From The Huron Expositor March 13, )914 .The spring stock show,. un- der the auspices of the Seaforth Agricultural Society, which will be bigger and better than ever this year, will be held in this town on Friday, April 3. Two rinks of curlers were in Brussels on Friday last, and played two friendly games with the club of that town. In the first game, W. McDougall's rink was down two shots, and ,J. Taman's , up five, and in the second --game, O. Neil was "up - 18 shots and.. McDougall down four. The ice was very heavy, which somewhat spoiled the play. Walker & McKay have in- stalled a novel device in their store for displaying rugs and carpets. The rugs hang full length and are easily moved about, -and gives the purchaser an exact `idea as to their size and. colorings. Mr. George T. Turnbull was in Buffalo last week and pur- chased a carload of horses there and shipped them to the Old Country to fill an order he received. This is the first ship- ment Mr. Turnbull has made to the Old Country for about 14 years. The kind of horses be required are not easily procur- ed in Canada, and hence his reason for going to Buffalo for them. From The Huron Expositor March 15, 1889 Scott Bros. shipped 1,570 - rels of apples to the Old Coun- try on Wednesday. They were all picked over and repacked, and are in prime condition. Mr. James Scott leaves on Saturday and will sail from New York on Wednesday. At a meeting of the town council on Monday evening, it was resolved to submit a by- law to tate ratepayers for the p rpose of raising $6,000 to pro- vide, the plant and equipment for the lighting of the town by electricity. ...It wasp ,also decided to spend $500Ibis' 'summer in maeadamising a portion of Main Street. Mr. Robert Fanson has re- moved from his farm on the Mill Road to his residence in this town, which is situated near the old Baptist Church. Mr. Mtn Hannah, proprietor of the Seaforth, Londesboro and Kiricton Creameries, - says the prospects for a lively demand and good prices for butter nev- er were better than for the coming season. ,Stocks all over are low and inquiries are num- erous. He has had an offer from a Montreal dealer of a very good figure for the entire `season's make of his three creameries. Mr. Louis Bowerman has sold his residence on Victoria Street to Mrs. Whitehead, of Tucker - smith. TO THE EDITOR • • Toronto! Mar. 4, 1964. The Editor: Dear Sir: From the evidence of . our clipping service it is apparent that the daily and Weekly press of Canada has again given us massive public- ity for the 1963 campaign to raise funds for muscular dys- trophy research. This fine public gesture only increases our admiration for those editors who, like yourself, gladly allot precious, column space for the promotion of humanitarian, endeavours. Yours sincerely, GUS RYDER, Honorary . Campaign Chairman. r5 Farmers':C�nfracts MALTING BARLEY W will -have Bet -res -Seed; ..which :, has_ proven_ far.._. superior to Montcalm or Parkland. SEED 'OAT CONTRACTS Once again we will have the three popular varieti'e's: • Rodney, Gary and' Russell Seed Oats. We can take your crop from the combine if you wish. BEAN CONTRACTS We will be contracting White Beans again this year. We will have all varieties and they will be of the highest quality. We will supply seed and fertilizer for all "these con- tracts. r We will have a complete line of Clover Seed, Timothy Seed and Grass Seed . at -very attractive prices. Complete line of CIL fertilizer W. G. • THOMPSON & SONILt PHONE .32 HENSALL 4 P. s Y A 4 4 r A •