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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1962-03-01, Page 2Sites 1$60,. Serving the Community First , Published :at SEAPORM ANI, -ever/ Thursday morning by Mme?. MS., Publishers. A.NBREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor ‘ • Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association AB -C O Audit Bureau of Circulations Subscription Rates: = Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year O Outside Canada (in advance) $4.40 a Year 4 l.A�` SINGLE COPIES-- 10 CENTS EACH Authorized -as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MARCH 1, 1962 Citizenship Includes Good citizenship is not only a mat- ter of obeying laws, voting and paying taxes. It also includes the matter of accepting responsibility for the well be- ing of the rest of the community, the nation and the world. Good citizenship cannot be learned overnight. It involves a process which begins as soon as a child ventures out on his own two feet, and it never ceas- es from then on. Every day of his life, an individual can improve as a citizen. One of the ways in which the good citizen may be a-ssessed is the degree to which he participates in or contributes to organizations that have as a pur- pose assistance to people in time of need. Such an organization is the Cana- dian Red Cross. During,. March, communities across Canada mark Red Cross Month. Dur- ing the month, Canadians in. every walk of life are asked to aid in the work of the Red Cross. The work of the Red Cross touches at every level. In time of disaster its first concern for the victims is the pro- vision of medical • aid, food, clothing, bedding and shelter. During the year, Service Can The recent anniversary of the birth of Rt. Hon. Louis St. Laurent, former Prime Minister of Canada, provided an opportunity to indicate how our demo- cratic system operates to provide re- cognition of service, regardless of po- litical differences. • After reviewing Mr. St. Laurent's career and ,recalling the years during which. he had known him, Priine Mini- ster Diefenbaker, speaking in the House, had this to say: • "During that long period, while .na- turally there were disagreements re- sulting from the holding of different political opinions, there was always that attitude of mind on his part which recognized two sides to every question. That, of course, is the essence of par- liament and the strength of the parlia- mentary system." Mr. Pearson, the leader of the op- position, expressed . appreciation: "We do 'appreciate the very gracious and generous way in which the Prime Minister has expressed what I know are the feelings of all hon. members of the...house ..for the services Mr. St. Assistance To Others records indicate that about 28,000 peo- ple in Canada will be assisted by the Canadian Red Cross Sickroom Loan Service, to help speed the recovery of the sick and injured in their homes. The Canadian Red Cross Free Blood Transfusion Service assures you that whole blood and blood products will be available when required.. •This service is made possible through the generosity of the thousands of men and women who generously give their blood and those who give their money to main- tain this important health service. The Red Cross learn -to -swim and life-saving program has provided stan- dards of instruction, and in co-opera- tion with service clubs, such as the Seaforth Lions Club, has resulted in hundreds of area children learning to swim. Each of us, of course, is not in a position to knit or sew for the Red Cross, nor perhaps are ' we able' to donate blood or act as swimming in- structors. But We all, 'regardless of our abilities, can share in the work by giving generously when the volunteer Red Cross canvasser calls. Be- Recognized Laurent has rendered to Canada. Per- haps I may quote one sentence from ' what was said about Mr. St. Laurent this morning in an editorial in the Montreal Gazette:. 'It is, even more, the very special respect that must al- ways belong .to one who has so well ex- emplified the saying of the 18th cen- tury statesman, Edmund Burke: Let us 'so conduct • ourselves as patriots as not to forget that we ought also to be gentlemen.' "Mr. Speaker, Mr. St. Laurent was a dedicated patriot and a strong party man, and always a respected gentle- man." Mr. Herridge, speaking force NDP, summed up the sentiments in, these words: "I think it is very fortunate that our "democratic system and the principles and practices 'under which it operates makes it possible for us on._ these- and - similar occasions to sheath our political daggers momentarily and recognize the service that any ,per"son has performed for Canada, regardless of their party affiliation or their views in other direc- tions." EFFICIENCY AND CONTROL WITH Rediform Speediset STOCK BUSINESS FORMS SO CONVENIENT TO USE .. . TYPE OR HANDWRITE... ONE EASY SNAP SEPARATES PARTS AND CARBON • IMMEDIATE DELIVERY • UP TO FOUR COPIES FROM ONE WRITING • EACH FORM READY TO WRIT, • ONE TIME CARBON. ASSURES SHARP CLEAN COPIES STOCk SPEEQi,SETS TO CONTROL PURCHASING . . . SELi:1IG .. BILLING . . . DELIVERY AND COLLECTINf 114cdne 141 ,,Seaforth Since 186110 . Serving- the opuittutity First, '. y,w There's an aircraft flight scheduled for this coming July that. Pd like to be taking. 1 read all about it in a letter re- ceived the other day from the air force branch of the Prison- er of War Association. Sonie of the boys, with their wives, are chartering a plane to take them to the United Kingdom, where they will visit old haunts. Formes „prisoners of the Ger- mans call themselves "kriegies." It's an abbreviation of the Ger- man word "kriegsgefangenen" —or something of the sort. It'll be a lively jaunt. There is to be a well -stocked bar aboard. I can visualize the antics, when some of the old kriegies get into the grape. * * * At one end of the aircraft, the singers will be serenading O'Riley's Daughter and outer ladies of that ilk. In the gal- ley, somebody will ,be mixing up a kriegie cake; pulverized biscuits, powdered milk, mars, and prunes. There was never a cake recipe to beat that one for sheer weight -12 pounds to the square feet. You can have -your Duncan Hines mix. , Some other character will be setting out a batch of pure, un- adulterated kriegie brew. It's made from potatoes, turnips, prunes or anything else that will ferment. One hooker of that stuff, and an angel can turn in his wings. He doesn't need them any more. SUGAR and SPICE By Bill Smiley turned up for the reunion party ,looking just like the rest of us: - thick around the middle and thin on top; a whole lot less interested in staying up all night; and meekly murmuring, "Yes, dear," to some strange woman with a cold, suspicious eye in hear head. * * * That letter about the trip brought back a host of mem- ories of prison -camp days., -All of them were good ones. That's a beautiful piece of machinery built into us humans—the abil- ity to forget the bad times and remember only the good ones: In retrospect, the life in pris- on camp has a great attraction for old kriegies. , The reason, of course, is because- it was com- pletely free of complication. There were no jobs, no homes, no mortgages, no cars, no chil- dren, and, no women to worry about. "Elsewhere in the aircraft, some old-timer will be hammer- ing away at empty poivdered- milk tins, turning them into cups, plates, jewellery and high- powered machinery. But I doubt if the expedition will aver make it to the U -K. Some kriegie, who cut his way through a six-inch concrete wall with a nail file, 20; years ago, and was on the loose for three days before he was caught, will insist on demonstrating how he did it. And when the whole bottom falls,out of the aircraft, the others will have to agree. that he hasn't lost his touch. * * * ,. All the decisions were little ones. You had to decide whe- ther to have turnip soup or turnip stew for dinner. You had to decide whether to go • on smelling like a goat or to have a midwinter bath with ice wa- ter in the unheated wash - house. You had to decide whe- ther to gobble your slice of breadin one gluttonous mouth- ful or nibble at it for an hour. Looking back from •the wel- ter of payments and problems and children and wives in which they • are firmly morassed ,today, it is little wonder that old kriegies heave a sigh of nostal- gia for the simple, ordered ex- istence of the • camp. Even though they'd have sold their own grandmothers into slavery to get out of the place while they were there. • * * *.. Every old kriegie is larcen- ous at heart, and: the pilot' of that aircraft, is going to have his hands full convincing them that he has'nt room on the re- turn trip for a few things they picked up in England, such as The Tower of London, Princess Margaret, Big Ben, and the en- tire, saloon bar of The Gate Hangs High or the Dirty buck. There's to be a grand reun- ion party in London, with for- mer RAF kriegies. That'll be a good one. I wonder if wee Jock will be there, with-- his Inver- ness tongue that could peel your hide? Will Paddy B. make it, and if he does, will he get drunk and want to fight every- body? I wonder if Dave will show up and infuriate one and all with his calm English view that it's time somebody "took those colonials in hands." mean- ing us? IMMO woo ILI i 3S (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadians) Where is the World's Largest Source -of Asbestos? In Megantic County, in . the Eastern Townships region of Quebec. The word "Megantic" comes from an Indian term meaning "where they preserve fish." * * * By 1tEV. ROBERT IL HARPER MARCH The present month is named after the Roman god of war and is of much interest to astronomers and Others. Mars was the grim god of mythology who was the instigator and sup- porter of wars throughout the known world and as such was associated with much --of the grief and woe that cursed man- kind. ankind. And it may be recalled by the history -minded that Julius,. Caesar met his fate by assassination on the des of March. But at the present, the month is associated with . nothing worse than the winds that we expect to be blowing all the time. I do not .know -whether it was in March that Benjamin Franklin flew his famous kite or not, but it is a month belov- ed by small boys -who lik e to fly kites._ .... As for ourselves, we can pass over the tragedies of the an- cient world and give our atten- tion to the present terrible con- ditions throughout the earth. It is safe to assume that there never was a time of greater un- rest in the world. It is surely a time for the testing of faith by the believer. Let us devoutly pray that the Almpighty God shall find a place of welcome where the mighty of earth gather to determine the destination of mankind. Just a Thought: Every one 'bf us, by our daily actions, our deeds and mis- deeds, affects in some way the small part of the world that we live in. If we could all strive to improve our little portion of the world, the total results would be amazing. Where is the Home of the Little Gods? Minitonas, Man. The name of this Swan River Valley village is Indian. It means "isolated -hill" or "home of the little gods." It is the centre of an agricultural area 282 miles from Winnipeg on the CNR. * * * Rudyard Kipling, famed British Author, had another colorful description ,for the city, when he learned that Medicine Hat stood on land over a vast pool of natural gas. "The piece," said Kipling, "has all Bell for a basement." . How Many Species' of Milkivort. Are There in Can- ada? M A MAWD!UR OTTAWA REPORT A NEW LIBERAL? • leader found himself without OTTAWA -- Haten Argue's dramatic departure from the New Democratic Party has shaken the organization to its foundations. It' has emphasiz- ed the problems confronting the New Party's builders in trying to incorporate farmers and or- ganized labor in the same structiii_e, Ten: They grow from Nev' Brunswick to Alberta. . The Seneca Indians used to use Seneea-snakeroot as a cure for snakebite. In fact, the senega obtained from the roots .acts as -an emetic and stimulant. Dig- ging of the root is a sizeable local industry in the Interlake district of Manitoba, where the greater part of the world's commercial supply is obtained. Who Was Nova Scotia's First Professional Woman Painter? Maria Morris Miller. Born in Halifax, 1813, she studied paint- ,* * * ing, taught fine arts in her Trouble is. I see them. and mother's school and became many like them. as they were famous as a painter of wild then. Wee Jock with his nob - lowers. Married, she had five ' bly, schoolboy face. Paddy as children. Strong as a bull and quick as * * * a rabbit. Slim, blond Dave with j his casual manner. lean face. How Did Medicine Hat huge mustache. And all of Gets Its Name? them just a year or two older This Alberta City derives its than the lads I'm teaching in : name from an old Indian leg - school right now. ' end. The name- refers to the Wouldn't it be terrible' if they ,headdress of a medicine man. vtAii aE Th.*/ee½! * * * ,4 When Was . Power' First Harnessed For Industrial Use in Canada? Not content with quitting the party. Mr. Argue — who has been an effectivespokesman for the western farmer in opposi- tion in the Commons --blamed labor's stranglehold on the NDP for prompting his ,decision. It was nota decision he has tak- en aken lightly. He has been con- sidering it ever since he watch- ed the manoeuvring of the or- ganized labor leaders at the founding convention of the New Democratic Party. At that convention he saw how little the farmers' influ- ence played in decisions. Mr. Argue after making his deci- siop declared that farmers held a small minority in the NDP and added that a few •selected labor unions had donated .large sums of money to the Party. He charged that the CCF -New Democratic Party had "become the tool of a small labor clique" and advisedall farmers to avoid the New Party "like the plague". Mr. Argue's departure may speed the conversion of the NDP into Canada's first Labor Party with the formal backing of organized labor. Certainly it is no secret that Canadian farm organizations have shied away from the NDP. Even many union men have made no bones about refusing to be dic- tated, to by their union officers as to what party they should support in the next Federal election. The Argue defection has been a severe setback for the New Democratic Party. As it. is, T. C. Douglas has been hav- ing a tough time getting bis campaign underway to set the hustings afire with what was to be a roaring inferno of en- thusiasm for the New -.Party. Instead, Mr. Douglas' sparks of oratory have brought -about the reaction that .would be expect- ed from a wet firecracker. Mr. Argue after making his announcement in Saskatchewan that he had decided to resign from the New Democratic Par- ty, flew back. to Ottawa. He had taken. the precaution •to tele- phone ahead,' after his an- nouncement, and have the locks en his office changed. When he arrived in Ottawa he was in- terviewed by many newspaper. men. He expressed the opinion that a'" Targe number of sup- porters of the New Party would. be withdrawing their support in the near future. In fact he said that within a very few days 'some "exceedingly prominent" members of the NDP would be ,leaving the Party. He also had some dire pre- dictions to make about. the CCF government in Saskatchewan. He said it was in a "very ser- ious state of collapse". He claimed that the marriage last summer abetween the CCF and labor -movement had - drastical- ly reduced socialist support in rural areas of Saskatchewan as well as elsewhere. . Mr. Argue had thoroughly canvassed his own constituency before making up.his mind. He had found that his farmer friends and- supporters were disillusioned with the . New Democratic Party. In one lo- cality alone where there were 10 farmers who had been life- long supporters of the CCF he learned that eight of the ten had withdrawn their support from the NDP. The former CCF national In 1607, --when Acadian set- tlers built the country's first water -powered, mill at Port Royal, to grind their grain: in New France, every seigniory— or large farming estate owned by a nobleman—had to have a grist mill, by law. They were more often windmills than wa- ter -powered ones. By the time of the British conquest, there were 150 grist mills and half as many. sawmills in Quebec. With the arrival of the United Empire Loyalists in Upper Can- ada, after the American Revo- lution, mill - building became commonplace. a ply whose policies he real- ly believed in when the CCF disappeared and was swallowed up by the new Democratic Par- ty. He turned to the Liberals. He studied that Party's plat- form and policies and came to the conclusin it was the only existing alternative. He found that Liberal Leader L. B. Pear- son • and the advisers he has gathered had formulated "a fairly progressive" program. Reporters pointed out that in the past he had made some pretty harsh statements about Mr'. Pearson and the Liberal Party. He laughed and said he liked the new Pearson. He add- ed, "I would say that; it was a new Pearson who led the at- taek on the Government and the Prime Minister during the throne speech debate last month. L- thought Mr. Pearson in the throne speech debate this session made the most ef- fective speech I have heard from an opposition leader in my 17 years in Parliament." It was ,obvious' that Mr. Argue was ready to join the Liberals. Out in Saskatchewan the Liberal -leader in that prov- ince, .Ross Thatcher, extended an invitation to his old col- league in the Commons to emulate him and join the Lib- eral Party. Meantime there were rum- ours that the ex -premier of Saskatchewan,' T. C. Douglas, now national leader of the New Democratic Party, might decide to invade Assiniboia and do battle with Mr. Argue there in the Federal election. Mr. Doug- las' old provincial seat of Wey- burn is included in the Federal riding of Assiniboia. It would be a battle to the political death of one of the contestants. Mr. Argue in Ottawa express- ed the hope that the rumour was correct. "This would be the best possible way to air in pub- lic the serious issues I have raised," he added. -Other mem- • bers of Parliament from Sas- katchewan — Conservatives — said they did not see how Mr. Douglas could now possibly run in any other seat. They hoped. he would take up Mr. Argue's challenge. The Tories were not entirely unselfish in this hope. Some said with a smile that perhaps Mr. Argue and Mr. Douglas in their election battle royal would cancel each other out and -allow the Tory candidate in Assini- boia to squeak through to vic- tory. At,this writing it remains to be seen what Mr. Douglas will do about selecting a seat in which to seek election to the House of Commons. * * * Capital Hill Capsules Hon. Paul Martin, Liberal member for Essex , East, will welcome Mr. Argue's addition to the Liberal caucus at Ottawa, He has been carrying on as agricultural critic, attacking the Tory Government's farm pro- grams and .doing a good job. But he will gladly relinquish that responsibility to Mr. Argue from Saskatchewan. ' What Animal is Canada's Most Important Fur -Bear- er? ' The little mink. Found- in all provinces and both territories, the mink is smaller than a small house cat. Slender, grace- ful and quick, it isa fierce fighter when cornered. It lives along water -courses where it catches fish, frogs, crayfish, muskrats, mice, rabbits and birds. Today, over 90 per cent of all Canadian fur farms grow mink and the fur accounts for about half the total value of production in this industry. IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, `50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor February 26, 1937 For the first titme since last November, sleighing is general in town and surrounding dis- trict. A heavy snowfall Wed- nesday afternoon and evening has completely blanketed the roads and provided excellent sleighing, to bring an end to the record snowless winter. The crows were making a loud noise last 'week, which means spring is near. Mr. William Holmes, of Turn - berry, has in his possession a combination pen and pencil jr2 that is not only unique, but has r� been in the family for ninety j years. With the birth Of a 21st child to Mrs, Masse, wife of a Zurich farmer on Tuesday of last week, a new record_ for large families in Western Ontario with all members living, was believedato have been estab- lished. for some time are soon to be occupied with Mr: Marshall oc- cupying one as a bakery and confectionery store, and the corner store will be occupied as a feed and seed store by James Sproat and R. A. Jones. The Thompson homestead, the 100 -acre farm on the 3rd concession of . McKillop, has been sold to Mr. Robert Boyd, of Seaforth, for $6,300. The wholesale price of choice dressed chickens are from 12c to 15c per pound; fowl, 9c to 10c; geese, 13c to 15c; ducks, 12c to 14c, and turkeys, 20e to 21c. * * * From The Huron Expositor March 4, 1887 Mr. J. 13. Sproat has purchas- ed the house and lot adjoining 'ME OAIST FST the English Church, at present occupied by Mr. William Cline, for $450. Mr. Fred Armitage has- pur- chased an interest in the Red Mill and goes into partnership with Mr. Smith. Messrs. A. G. Van Egmond's sons received a very handsome diploma for their magnificent display of cloths from their factory at the London and Col- onial Exhibition. The Misses McDonald, of Sea - forth, have sold their fancy goods stock and business to 'ss Carlisle • and intend re- ving to Woodstock, their for- mer home. The Contract for the erection of 'the new addition to the High School building has been let to John Lyons and F. Gut- teridge. BY LLOYD 8I8M1HOIIAM ",,AIL eIeetrie- -just ping ;i . xtlt#.a,tw,f ll " * * * From The Huron Expositor March 1, 1912 The months of January and February, 1912, will be mem- orable for stormy, cold weather and next summer when we are sweltering with the heat, it inay still give us a chill to think of the anloutit of Coal we burn- ed and with it all could scarce- ly keep warm. Fire stores in the Caniplsell. bin* tiiellhave been vacant PAP MAGE A REVOLVING A_ TIE RACK MACNINE SGREW form NUT UNDER SPOOL • r t 0 4 • • • • • 4 f' w RI5B WTER koN 4, WISER SPOOL '" • 3•�/ CUT• ARM-MalVISTOCK t1SE4*:Srese Fog PANGEENV.Pike wed• ft sun lit spoilt:;' 4