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The whole family has an opportunity to take part in the annual Cham-
ber of Commerce Clean -Up, Paint -Up Campaign. The holiday week-
end is a wonderful time to tidy up for- summer.
Tuckersfli[th Native Gets
• Results With Truth Tester
How modern ��,e.,,.,, ,_., the rent dihonesty, science and to dihonesty, Doig points' where ,prosecution is the
part played by the son of well- out. The lesson is plain: Since ary objective, howevr,
known former Tuckersmith res- an employee can't conceal such adds. Usually the employe
past petty thefts as he or she confesses wrongdoing is
might have admitted in the first ly quietly dismissed.
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told in a recent 'story in the interview, how can future Cheat- Doig, who is the first p
Grand Rapids (Mich,) Press, ing at the employer's expense licensed operator in West
be covered up in case a future igan, is himself amazed at
test is given? of the outcomes of his
"And some concerns are now Typical past ones include
insisting on periodic tests of A public official in a
all. employees," Doig revealed. community was bothered
Operation of the machine is persistent rumors that he
quick and painless, Doig points stealing village -owned pro
out. He charges about $25 for for his own use. He dema
a single test which also includes a chance to clear himself
a long opinion on the probable his superiors made severa
reliability of the person he in- pointments for him to
terviews for employers. Doig's office. He failed to
Doig, who was first given a pear each time, later qu
lie detector test himself before resigned.
being allowed to enroll in the Two co-owners of a to
Keeler Institute, had to under- accused an employee of s
go a six-week classroom study ing stock. A test on all t
of physiology, psychology and revealed the bartender was
polygr-apir techniques before he nocent but both owners
could open private practice. He taking " inoney from the
also had to be licensed as a register •without each other
private detective in Michigan. _,tecting it.
The lie detector machine it- A man and his wife had b
self is nothing but a device arguing for years about an
which can measure' various leged infidelity. The woman
physiological changes which oc-. sisted she was innocent
cur when a person lies. said the incident was break
A corrugated rubber tube up. their marriage. The tr
which encircles the chest mea- machine found her innocent
sures respiratory movements. any wrong -doing and Doig g
Irregular breathing, gulping for the husband a stern ect
air, holding -one's breath all are "They are now a happy c
recorded on the top line of a ple," Doig related.
running chart .by a needle dip- A Grand Rapids manufact
ped ip red ink. ing company had been plag
Two electrodes which pro- with recurrent shortages wh
trude from an instrument held should have been detected
in the palm detect sweat gland one of the firm's three wat
activity—and this, too, leaves a men. The first two examin
telling report on the center on the polygraph were fou
portion of the chart. free of any indieaticn of
A blood pressure cuff around ception.
the upper arm over an artery The third man gave his wr
pressure point reveals . other ten consent (necessary in
signs of whether the person is cases) to take the polygraph e
lying or not: blood pressure and amination. He then asked, "Ho
heart beat frequently are mea- did the other two fellows ma
surements which also play an out?" "Innocent," replied Doi
important role in deciding the The watchman asked, "Do
verdict. have to take the test?"
Doig asks pre -determined "You have already signed
questions methodically an d consent and it will look strong
matter-of-factly. •
"Is your 'first name Fred? you don't," Doig replied.id, Th
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. Do you live in Grand Rap -watchman then said, "Wel
• what does a lie detector do?
ids? . .. Do you intend to lie Doig told him. "Does it a
to me in this test ... have you ways show when a person i
ddevelemployer?d a sheme to cheat lying?" he asked. Doig nodde
smoke? . Do you hiways." head "yes" and added, "a
Each question has.a purpose. ways•"
Some are merely thrown in for The man paused a bit an
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relaxation between the impor- then inquired, "What woul
tent questions. Through it all, they do to a if I the the o?
who was stealing the stuff?'
the needle keeps scratching a "That is a matter for the prose
tell-tale path of red ink. cuting attorney to decide," Doi
Are the results always occur- replied. The watchman's con
ate? fession followed,
Some experts claim they are Some'great reductions in em
accurate at least 95 per cent Ployee thefts have been attri-
of the time, Others say the fig-buted to the regular giving of
ure is closer to 99 per cent. lie detector tests, Doig points
Doig, who says he has been out.
lied to "by some of the best" One supermarket operator in
during his days with the FBI, Chicago discovered 90 per cent
knows no way anyone can beat of his employees were taking
the machine.
Most people confess earlyin home one or two dollars a week
the testing. or more in cash or merchandise
One survey notes that 80 per than 1 grand total of more
cent of those involved in per- $ ' million a year. After
sonnei disputes and.60 per cent periodic truth test, onlye3 per
of those in matters of criminal Cel showed up as repeaters,
nature break down and reveal he explains.
the truth when they are caught theirulossesthave obeen rs ls cut con
lying by the machine. • siderably since the giving of
"For most of my tests, the sueh tests. It weeded out nar-
bigbahe personestion sn't has been in the s how ades users for one thing, Doig
past. Usually it deals with what adds.A
kind of a risk he or she will A Chicagotetobank also used the
be in -the ;future," Doig explains. en detector method to seduce
Mast of the time however,era] test, 80s. Onr the first gen-
Doig uses thepolygraph�era] test, per cent of all
much the same WaygrIem in workers admitted thefts of $2
do—to track down missingcash or more while being employed
and 'property, at that bank in the past,
"I will not accept Less than 2 per cent cdntfn-
tars (Continued on t'age 12)
idents in detecting thefts, is
Writer Ale
how John Doi
Mrs. W. L. Mc
Laggis discusses
, son of Mr. and
en Doig, Tuck-
ersmith natives, employs a
'truth machine' to assess em-
ployees and applicants for var-
ious positions,
• With the title, "More and
More Firms Use . `Truth Mach-
ine'," the story says:
That candy bar you might
have stolen in a drug store or
those apples taken in a mid-
night raid off some neighbor's
backyard tree may come back
• to haunt you some day.
For even though no one'else
might know about these . thefts
which occur frequently in early
youth, your own body is sure
to betray you if you are one
'of the rapidly growing number
of average West Michigan busi-
ness workers who will eventual -
',fitly have to.face John C. Doig
1iand his truth machine.
The moment of the truth
conies when Doig, whose sooth-
ing, relaxed handling of em-
ployes sent to him for ques-
• tioning almost makes one want
to confess all -without even tak-
•ing the polygraph or - so-called
lie detector test, asks: "Have
you ever taken anything that
wasn't yours?"
Nine out of ten answer "yes."
If the ensuing confessions
aren't too serious, Doig will give
you a passing mark. Flunking
ithe test could cost one a good
job or even more serious conse-
quences.
More and more Grand Rap-
ids and other West Michigan
men and women will be con-
fronted by Doig's truth machine
in . the next few months.
For businessmen- suddenly
have discovered so many com-
mercial uses for Doig and his
polygraph that it is now being
used for everything from
screening future job applicants
• to detecting potential embezzle.
ments long before they occur.
All this has taken the genial
Voig by surprise. A native of
Sault Ste. Marie, all he was
Iooking for was an interesting
preoccupation "to keep from
getting completely bored" when
he retired last year after 20
• thrilling years of chasing kid-
napers, saboteurs and extor-
tlbnists for the Federal Bureau
of Investigation.
He already had a law degree
(Detroit College of Law '31) so
he went to the,. Keeler Poly-
graph Institute in Chicago,
earned a diploma and then op-
ened an office in the Waters
Building last April. The traffic
in and out of his office has
been brisk ever since.
"Many businessmen now sim-
ply order all new employees to
�rdo._.two things: 1. get a medical
examination and 2. take a lie
detector test.
"The latter saves them con-
siderable time and expense in
checking into a future employ-
ee's background," he explains.
Doig says that several super-
market and drug chains in West
Michigan use his services ex-
clusively before hiring anyone
new and his questions to typi-
callone: Did you tell the com-
plete truth in the application
you completed?) uncover such
findings as alcoholism, a prison
record, pregnancy or dishon-
esty,
if. hired, this first test serves
as an awfully powerful deter.
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AwardContract
For Goderich
Harbor Work
A $424,043 contract has been
awarded by the Department of
Public Works to the Ontario
Marine and Dredging Limited,
of Toronto, for dredging .work
in the harbor at Goderich, ac-
cording to an Ottawa annpunce-
ment.
The firm submitted the low-
est bid of seven. The highest
bid was $515,327. The work is
scheduled for completion in six
months.
The work consists of redredg-
ing the whole of the inner har-
bor, including the removal of
Ship Island, a small obstruction
which has presented a- menace
to navigation and hampered the
full use of the port. The re-
moval of the island will greatly
increase ,the space available in
the inner harbor for the move-
ment of vessels and for winter
storage facilities for a large
number •of boats, The dredging
will be to a depth of 23' feet.
Line drilling for 13,800 feet al-
so will be carried out along the
faces of the north and northeast
harbor structures to prevent
undercutting and to present a
smooth face for future recon-
struction work.
Conservatives
Name Cardiff
As Candidate
Huron Conservatives named
Elston Cardiff to represent
them in the June 18 election at
a well -attended nominating con-
vention in Clinton on Wednes-
day.
s
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has been returned at each Suc-
ceeding election.
Hon. George Hees, Minister
of Trade and Commerce in the
present Diefenbaker Cabinet,
.in a campaign speech following
M. Cardiff's nomination, at-
tacked the Liberals'. free trade
policy as outlined in recent
months by Opposition- leader
Lester Pearson.
Mr. Hees charged that al-
though the expression,' "free
trade," is an attractive phrase,
"the free trade plan that the
Liberal party is putting for-
ward at this election would
have a very serious effect. on
Canadian secondary industry
and Canadian agriculture, and
would bring about very serious
unemployment in all parts of
our country."
Mr. Cardiff, in accepting the
nomination, recalled his early
days in federal politics, and
said that in this election "there
was plenty of fight left in these
old bones." He is 73.
Chairman was John Durnin,
of West Wawanosh Township,
elected president of the Huron
PC Association at the meeting.
Other 1962- officers are: Hon-
orary presidents, Mr. Cardiff
and Mr. MacNaughton; past
president, George Ginn, Clin-
ton; vice-presidents, Mr. Don-
nelly and Mrs. Mooney; Doug-
las Freeman, Clinton; Harvey
Coleman, Stanley Twp'.; Roy
Cousins, Brussels; Elgin McKin-
ley, Zurich; Earl MVlills, "1cKil-
lop Twp.; treasurer, John Mor-
rissey, Crediton; secretary, Mrs.
Frank Thompson, , Clinton; di•
rectors: Charles Roney, Dublin;
Harry Bolger, Walton; Thomas
Webster, Lucknow; Verne Pin-
combe, Exeter; • Valentine Buck-
er, Dashwood; Glen Webb,
Dashwood.
A SMILE OR TWO
The young man looked at the
high prices on the night club
menu, turned to his date and
said, "What will you have, my
plump little doll?"
Waitress: "This is your fifth
cup, sir. You certainly must
like coffee."
Customer: "Yes I do, or I
wouldn't be drinking all this
water to get a little."
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, THURSDAY,
;lean -Up Challenges
ad,MotherandFamjI
AY 17, 1962 SOcond Section Page, 1
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Big dividends from small in-
vestments can. be guaranteed
when all that is involved is. the
investment of a little time in
cleaning up and fixing up dur-
ing Seaforth's Clean -Up, Paint -
Up program.
That is why the Chamber of
Commerce pushes its annual
spring campaign to tidy up Sea -
forth.
No matter how good a house-
•
keeper your may be, there will
be corners that require clean-
ing, untidy areas that should
be raked and seeded, or per -
hap$ an unsightly pile of trash
that should go to the dump. It
is to draw emphasis to just such
tasks that - the spring clean-up
is held.
There just is no doubt about
such a campaign paying divi-
dends, C of C president Len
F. Ford says, in a statement
CarI Hemingwayis
Nom,nated By NDP
Carl Hemingway„ secretary
fieldrnan of the Huron Federa-
tion of Agriculture, will repre-
sent the New Democratic Party
in Huron in the June 18 elec-
tion. He 'was nominated at a
convention of the party held
on Friday in Goderich.
Ontario NDP Leader -Donald'
MacDonald, addressing the gath-
ering, listed the basic issues of
the campaign as full employ-
ment, encouragement of co-op-
erative enterprise, and govern-
ment planning so that the pub-
lic sector of the economy should
provide jobs for all that private
enterprise failed to take care
of.
"It is economic nonsense
the leader said, "to have peop
in the country like this walki
the streets in idleness."
Theze being no party orga
ization, it was necessary to e
ect officers before a caedida
was
nominated.
are all Goderich place
inare
men:
President, Harold Stewar
vice-president, Jack Adam; •se
retary, R. H. Goodwin; treasu
er, Rhodes Pearce; executiv
Herb Klopf, Charles Cadman
Charles Stewart, Jock Pirie
Carl Hemingway. They hav
power to
sentativeof amembers
llparts of ron
There has been no CCF can
didate in Huron since 1949
when. H. L'. • -Burrows receive
497 votes in Huron North, an
J. R: Peters received 536 vote
in Huron -Perth.
George Richards, organizer
co eted- the meeting, whic
he d from H. Gordon Green
N- P candidate in Wellington
Huron.Mr. MacDonald
le gth heskadiscussed
Saskatchewan
between doctors and CCF gov-
ernment over medical service
legislation. He recalled that in
the Ontario Legislature a law
had been passed to prevent a
strike of Hydro workers be-
cause it would have been dan-
gerous to public health and
safety.
Had the Hydro workers
struck, notwithstanding the law,
the public outcry would not
have died down yet," he said.
'Labor would have been clob-
bered for illegal action. . But
hat is. the w
the province.
Fu thermorea this of was not some-
hing-rushed up upon the doe -
ors. The government has com-
romised on important' points,
ut the doctors claim they will
efy the law. This is important.
The Liberal and Conservative
arties are paying lip service
health insurance,. but on the
asis of its record the only
arty that can give you a
uarantee you will get it is th,?
CF party."."
Mr. MacDonald continued:
We say to farmers of Huron
they are getting exasperated
er problems governments
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CROWD HALL 'TO CONGRATULATE
NEWLYWEDS, MR., MRS. PEPPER
About 400 friends, relatives
and neighbors gathered in Sea
forth Legion Hall Saturday to
honor, and congratulate Mr.
and Ms. Bert Pepper, newly-
weds, Music was supplied by
Ian Wilbee's orchestra.
Bob Lawson was chairman
and Frank Falconer read the
following address: "In the
spring a young man's fancy
fondly turns to thoughts of love,
so say the poets. We are gath-
ered here tonight to honor a
spring bride and groom and to
share their happiness with
them; also to wish you both a
nppas
hay and prosperous
marrieds
ur
joys and sorrows ogether alare ong
life's highway, As it is, every'
married couple hopes to be
spared to see their 'golden wed-
ding anniversary'. We hope
that you are fortunate enough
to do so, and that you can look
back on a century of useful,
worthwhile married life togeth-
er. In the age when the bright
lights of the city seem to at-
tract so many of our talented
young people, We are happy,
lert, that .you «deitle l hi matte
your home in the community
- where you were raised.
We congratulate you in be-
ing able to obtain a bride (the
cream of McKillop Township)
to share this home with you.
Her charming, gracious person-
ality, her many talents and abil-
ities are a joy to all that know
her. Sandra, we hope as you
make new friends in a new
community, our friendship will
mean as much to you as we are
sure it will mean to us. A rural
coremuity is indeed greatly en
riched by two young people who
have served so well in 4-11 club
work. We hope- as the years go
on this interest will continue.
Together, may you always
share a lifetime of good things
and know the real contentment
a happy marriage brings. To-
gether may you always feel
God's presence ever near, bless-
ing you with happiness, that
grows year after year,—Signed
on behalf of your manrfriends,
neighbors and relatives,
Stanley Johns presented the
couple with a sum of money.
Dort thanked those attending,,
ale weddiae calve Was . aoriv iii,_
down with your fellow farm-
ers and present your case to the
cross-section of the, other part
of the population to be found
in the NDP, I am confident
what you will work out will be
CARL HEMINGWAY
acceptable to 95 per cent of
the rest in the party, and when
these things are adopted they
will become programs and
once the party becomes elected
a government it will put them
into effect."
issued in connection with the
event.
"A house andyard that have
y cleaned, re-
paired will give
been thorough] -
paired and planted, e
realty value shout
you added real d
- Clean premis-
es
wish to sell -
ably reduce th
es will consider e
chance that you will ever stand£ what was one
over a rubble o e
your home and your cherished
possessions, gutted by fire.
"There, will be fewer chances
of accident to toddlers and since you will
elderly persons 1
have followed Clean -Up safety
suggestions.
"Your children will Iearn the
thrill of working together for
a common goal, and you, will
have increased enjoyment from
living in clean, attractive sur-
roundings."
Year Long
Task•
Mr. Ford, in urging full co-
operation so that the campaign
would produce maximum bene-
fits, pointed out that Cleanup,
Fix -Up, Paint -Up is not just a
one-week program, but a guide'
for better civic living thrpugh-
out the entire year.
"The future of our town is
dependent on the traits shown
during our Clean -Up campaign,
namely, energetic interest," the
president declared. "Through
demonstration of these cluali-
es in the next few weeks, we
hould set a pattern for the
est of the year. The results
e accomplish and the habits
cleanliness and beauty which
e acquire will persuade Cour-
ts, to stop over in our town,
i11 create an environment
hich will attract new industry
d citizens. New industry
eans ' many new jobs, with
eeial opportunities for our
uth," Mr. Ford said.
"Clean -Up, Fix -Up, Paint -Up
in reality, a key—a key to
alth, beauty, safety, fire pre-
ntion, new business, industry
d more citizens. It's up to
ery citizen...to help unlock the
or to a bright future for Sea-
th."
Seaforth merchants, ,realizing
e benefits of a clean-up pro
am, are • co-operating in a
cial section that appears at
ges 12 and 13 of this issue.
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Provide' Added
Protection. For
School Buses
Starting June 1, motorists in
Ontario will take their cue from
the flashing lights when follow-
ing or approaching school bus-
es.
Amendments to th'e Highway
Traffic Light, taking effect that
day, place the onus on the driv-
er of the school vehicle to actu-
ate his signal lights when dis-
charging or .picking up school
children.
Buses or vehicles used strict -
s.
ly for the transport of school
children on roads which permit
speeds in excess of 35 m.p.h.,
must after June 1 be marked on
the rear end with the words
"Do Not Pass When Signals
Flashing".
The changes, introduced at
the recent session of the Leg-
islature by H. L. Rowntree,
Minister of Transport, clarified
this law and will help reduce
the toll of accidents, particu-
larly rear -end mishaps involv-
ing school vehicles. A recent
survey indicated that school
vehicles are involved in 20
times as many rear -end colli
sions as ordinary rural buses.
When a school bus stops on
a road permitting speeds in ex-
cess of 35 m.p.h., and begins
flashing• its lights, motorists
following must stop and must
not pass until the lights have
been extinguished by the oper-
ator.
Additionally, when drivers in
oncoming traffic approach a
school vehicle whose signals
are flashing, they must reduce
to a "reasonable., and proper"
speed at least 10feet past the
bus. (This,.regulation does not
apply to roads separated by a
median or boulevard).
When his vehicle is not used
for the transport of school chil-
dren, a school vehicle operator
must conceal th'e' "do not pass
when' signals flashing" sign on
the back of the vehicle.
Every Citizen Has a Responsibility
To • •
IT'S EVERYBODY'S JOB
SEAFORTH MAYOR
Urges Citizens To Co-operate
with the
Chamber of Commerce
It's time to Clean -Up, Fix -Up, paint -Up in the
Town of Seaforth. Once again a clean-up cam-
paign is being promoted by the Chamber of Com-
merce in Seaforth, and full co-operation of the
citizens is urged to make Seaforth a ton'n of
which use can be proud!
While you probably see the benefit of Spring cleaning and renovating
in your own home, perhaps you wonder about the effectiveness of our pros=
ent community Beautification Program.
Provided everyone co-operates, what will we gain? Even this partial
list will most likely surprise you: Development of community spirit; re-
duction of fire losses; instruction in good housekeeping; respect for pro-
perty ; vacant lot improvement; promotion of safety; discouragement of
crime; citizenship course for children; improvement of employee morale ; ,
clean-up supports business, stabilizes, restores and increases the value of
real estate.
HOW DO WE WIN? IN EVERY WAY THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE
TO OUR SAF ,. ,i y, HEALTH AND, GENERAL WELL-BEING l
It's up to you . . if you, and you, and you support the campaign,
we'll all benefit, individually and collectively. CLEAN-UP, FIX -UP,
PAINT -UP — it's a winning proposition!
SEAFORTII, MAY 16, 1962.
EDMUND DALY, Mayor