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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, AUGUST 9, 1962
Investigate Assistance For Hail Damage
The disaster which struck some fifty Certainly if aid in any practical amount
area farmers some days ago, when hail is contemplated, it can only be made
wiped out up to one hundred per cent. available through the co-operation of
of their crops, is a reminder of the haz- all levels of government together with
ards of nature that are peculiar to farm- the widespread support of the commun-
ing ity as a whole.
Hail has caused losses on area farms It may be that it will be decided that
before, but only in relatively isolated - the problems of assessing damage, of
cases. According to those who keep determining need and assuring an equit-
track of such things, it is more than able settlement to each and every owner
20 years 'since crops over such a wide are insurmountable. In this case, then,
area were destroyed. That hail is not no further action would be taken. On
a usual occurrence in the district is in- the other hand those involved may de-
dicated by the fact that of the more than termine assistance is desirable, that
50 farmers affected, only one carried funds can be made available and dis
insurance tributed equitably.
The loss is particularly heavy because Whatever the decision, one, fact
in most cases there was .every indica- stands out. Despite all the changes that
tion of expellent returns. True the early have occurred, the mechanization, the
part of July had been dry and many increased production and efficiency,
areas needed moisture: But the rains farming continues to be a hazardous ,
came • intime to give assurance that occupation and the results are com-
when harvest came, the yield would be
perhaps above average.
Then came the hail. In a matter of
minutes grain fields that had given
pletely subject to the whims of nature.
Warning Not Enough
promise of up to 75 bushels to the acre At a time when the crop damage
were threshed as they stood. As they which nature can inflict is very much
are being combined this week returns on the minds of area farmers, the Can -
are as low as six bushels to the acre. ada Department of Agriculture an-'
The rest lies .on the ground useless. nounces that electronic computers —
It is the type of catastrophe that which "think" with the speed of light -
arouses the sympathy of the commun ning—are being used in studies on the
ity and leads to offers of help. The effects of weather on crops.
storm followed no pattern and struck Agriculture is the latest to benefit
at one farm only to miss several ad- .. from space-age electronics; the depart -
joining fields before striking again as merit says. Among other things, crop -
it beat a two-mile wide path for 20 weather 'research is getting a further
miles across three ',townships. Each assist by these electronic., "brains" in
owner in the path of the storm realizes relating grasshopper outbreaks to tem -
but for an act of God, the damage perature and rainfall data and in the
could habe been to his crops rather than study of the effects of weather. on wheat
to those of his neighbor. yields. The latter project seeks to pro -
The question being faced now is how vide a more reliable basis for predict -
best may help be given. At a meeting ing yields,
in Seaforth Saturday, those affected Presumably the computers will be
sat down with area members of parlia- able, also, to indicate that hail can be
ment and municipal officials to consider expected. But this is hardly enough.
what might be done and, •as a first step, What area farmers want to know is
took a preliminary survey of acres af- how to prevent hail. rather than get the
fected and named a committee to dis- bad news a couple of days ahead of time
•• cuss the matter with provincial officials. that they are to be hailed out,
Vanished Chivalry
(Acton Free Press)
Some observer of modern manners
and customs has said that chivalry be-
gan to disappear from life when a man
picked up a handkerchief dropped by a
lady and 'discovered that it was a piece
of Kleenex. Other observers might set
an earlier date, perhaps `about the time
when street cars became the common
mode of transportation. Women them-
selves, unless they are quite elderly, no
longer seem to expect a man to relin-
quish his seat to them as a ' matter of
course. -
The custom of doffing the hat when
a lady enters an elevator still is recog-
nized by most men when the elevator is
in a hotel, but it does not seem to apply
any longer in office elevators. This is a
sensible 'dropping of a custom, for the
rush hour in most office buildings so
crowds the elevators that hat -doffing
becomes impossible.
The pace of modern life perhaps has
something to do with the deterioration
(4—manners. People, particularly in a
city, are always in a hurry to get some-
where else, so much so that they have
no time for the minor niceties of con-
duct, if their parents have ever taught
them what these should be. Try to edge
a car away from the curb into a stream
of traffic and you will discover that only
one driver in twenty will give you a
Face to Face
The evidence is certainly plain that
political candidates today are relying
more and more on the technique of pub-
lic relations and mass communication,
and less and less on public meetings.
This fact, however, does not in the
least' `"destroy- the equally plain truth
that the public meeting 'often provides
the best measure of the candidate from -
i
the vdte�r'>� standpaxrit,Calgary Iter-
"It's for cardinals"
A MACDUFF OTTAWA
GET MOVING
OTTAWA — With the intro-
duction of a series of sweeping
austerity measures within a
week after the last edection,
the Federal Government has for
the moment at least checked
.the hemorrhage that was rapid-
ly draining away Canada's for-
eign reserves, lifeblood of the
country's trade. But the Con-
servative ministry may only be
at the beginning of its trouble.
For five years the Govern-
ment has followed policies aim-
ed at easing heavy unemploy-
ment which have resulted in
continuous budget deficits ap-
proaching a' total of $3 billion.
It is impossible to determine
to what extent these deficits
have actually helped. to create
jobs that otherwise would not
have been- available.
But it is possible to say with
certainty that the endless series
of deficits •has played a major
part in' undermining the confi-
dence of investors at home and
abroad in Canada. This under-
mining of confidence in turn
has led to a flight of capital
from the Country, a flight which
eventually culminated in the
balance of payments crisis
which came to a head in mid-
year.
break, although the drivers • all know
that they will be stopped by a traffic
light within the next minute or so.
Freedom of competition is admirable
in business, but it need not be carried •
into all departments of life. It may
sometimes be more profitable to let the
competing motorist push his way
through traffic. That way he may soon-
er arrive at an accident that will re-
move him from the roads.
REPORT
IN THE YEARS ALONE
Interesting, Items gleaned from
The Expositor of 25, 50
and 75 years age.
From The Huron Expositor.
August 6, 1937
Mr. Murdoch Stewart, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Stewart,,
of the Londqn Road, near Hen -
sail, los been successful in com-
pleting his final examinations in
his chosen profasion as Insur-
ance Actuary at Hartford Conn.
Answering an alarm about 6
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, the
fire brigade soon extinguished
a blaze in the ice house at the
rear of the Dick House, South
Main Street. Little damage was
done.
The new inspector . for South
Perth is to be George N. Ed-
wards, B.A., of Alexandria, Ont.
Mr. Arthur Lewington, Wal-
ton, section foreman of the C.
P.R.,1 who has spent the past
year here, has secured a posi-
tion near Woodstock.
Mrs. A. M. Barton has leas;
ed the blacksmith shop on N.
Main 'St., to Mr. Pullman, Wal-
ton.
Mr. Stewart •Cudmore has
moved to the Cheoras residence
on Goderich St., and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wasman, Kippen,
intend ‘moving into the resi-
dence on West William Street
vacated by Mr. Cudmore. Mr.
C. Eckert has sold the Hoover
property on John Street to Mr.
F. S. Savauge. •
Mr. William Kruse, Egmond-
ville, underwent a serious oper-
ation in Scott Memorial Hos-
pital on Thursday of last week.
* * *
From The Huron Expositor
August 9, 1912
postwar baby crop began pour-
ing out of schools in search of
jobs. As it turned out, the
growth of the labor force was
considerably smaller than it
had been for some years.
In part this was due to the
fact that considerably fewer
women left their kitchens in
search of jobs, since the pros-
pects of getting thein appeared
far from bright. But even more
important was the fact that Can-
ada's youngsters apparently be-
gan to heed repeated warnings
to remain in school in order to
get a better education or more
advanced technical and voca-
tional training.
With the closing of school in
June, however, there was a very
sharp increase in the number
of young men and women look-
ing for jobs. During June the
labor force increased by 160,-
000 over the total in -the same
period a year ago, a consider-
ably greater increase that has
taken place in recent months.
What may well have happen-
ed is that the influx -expected
last year has only beenpost-
poned to this year, with the
possibility existing that the la-
bor force could begin expand-
ing rapidly at a time when a
declinig. economyis_ unable to
provide new jobs.
Over the past five years, the
major answer of the Federal
Government to the problem of
unemployment has been to in-
crease the purchasing power of
the Canadian people through
such devices as tax cuts and in-
creased social welfare payments,
the end result being a contin-
uous series of budget deficits.
."In the short run we had as
our objective the expansion of
domestic demand to take up the
slack in the productive resourc-
es of the Country," ' Finance
Minister Fleming explained in
his budget sl9eech last April.
If the Government once again
reverts to heavy deficit financ-
ing as a means of reducing the
worse effects of unemployment,
it is in serious danger of precipi-
tating a new flight of capital
from Canada and a new balance.
of payments crisis that could
further endanger the whole
economy.
But since the problem of un-
employment has today become
oneof the major responsibilities
of the Federal Government, if it
does nothing it is courting the
danger of political disaster.
The dilemma, however, goes
beyond the political disaster:
The real.problem is how to get
the economy growing again on
an overall basis. Unemploy-
ment does not 'only hurt indivi-
duals, it also means less Cana-
dian production out, of which
to pay the taxes which will elim-
inate the budget deficits —
which in turn will improve our
dollar problem and help revive
foreign investors confidence.
The trouble • with austerity is
that it became a short run ne-
cessity which hinders the long
run solution. Austerity will on-
ly help more than it hurts if it
is short liveld. The underlying
problem is t to cut down but
to get it moving.
As part of its plans for re-
storing the confidence of inves-
tors in this Country, the' Minis-
try has promised to slash by
roughly a hall the $745,000,000
deficit which Finance Minister
Donald Fleming projected for
the current fiscal year when he
brought down his budget only
last April- This move towards a
balanced budget comes at a
time when unemployment is
continuing a downward trend
from the postwar peak that be-
gan just about a year ago.
Should unemployment turn
upwards again, presenting both
serious economic and political
problems, the Government could
find itself in a• horrible• dilem-
ma.
That just -such a - situation
might develop in the not -too -
distant future is more than a
remote possibility. At the mo-
ment the jobless picture ap-
pears on the surface to be a
rosy one. Ever since last Aug-
ust the number of Canadians
without jobs has been steadily
falling month by month below
the levels of the previous year.
The lafest figures available,
those for June, show that the
number of Canadians 'without
work came to -301,000 and- re-
presented 4.5 per cent of the
total labor force. At the same
time last year 370,000 were
lacking jobs, 5.6 per cent of
the labor force.
While it would appear that
this situation should be satis-
factory, the fact is that when
seasonal factors are taken into
account in the Country's radi,
cally changing labor picture
over the course of the year un-
employment actually undertook
its first significant increase in
many months.
On a se'asdnally adjusted bas-
is, the Dominion Bureau of Sta-
tistics reports, the number •of
people without work rose from
5.6 per cent of the labor force
in May to 6.2 per cent in June.
Two important factors could
cause unemployment to begin
climbing again to major pro-
portions later in 1962 or early
in 1963.
The first is the general state
of economy. Ever since the early
spring of 1961, Canada has been
swinging out of a recession and
enjoying a mild' upswing in the
business cycle that has served
to create a substantial number
of new jobs. Now there are
growink signs that the current
economic recovery is nearing
an end and business in danger
of heading into another slump.
If that happens, the unemploy-
ment picture is sure to grow
worse.
The second factor concerns
the growth of the labor force.
Last year Federal • authorities
were fearfully expectant that it
,would expand at a stp1ckening
rata.. as tie first of the Vast
Use and Abuse
We are often advised of the advan-
tages of calling a spade a spade. This
expression of frankness and open mind-
edness is highly commendable and is
the hall -mark of the mature being in a
progressive societ?. However, like all
freedoms, this privilege can fall into
abuse and become the excuse for all
kinds of vulgarity and profanity.
Profanity ,is an abuse of speech 'and
many will defend its usage by declaring
the need for "strorfg language" on some
occasions. The paradox here is really
the underlying weakness ape displays
when using "strong language."
We are blessed, by birth and geo-
graphy, with the most expressive and
forceful language in the 'world. We
have inherited the tools of Shakespeare,
the dialect of Dickens and the power of
Churchill, yet, still we hear this petty
profanity, this want of language, this
sure indication of a dull intellect. '
Vulgarity accomplishes t'Wo things, •
first it disgusts a decent audience and
secondly, it debases its author. The
vulgar word, the vulgar jest, the vulgar -
joke, each contributes to the image im-
pacted on our families, friends and
children. Today, we are all voted and
judged socially by our speech and our
mariners. People lose or gain respect
by their standards of conversation Wand
humor as much as by any other at,
tribute. '(Kincardine
and four large boxes.
Mr. A. P. Joynt has purchas-
e4 the barn and other buildings
on the Public Library lot and
is having them torn down and
removed.
Mr. James Nelson, Mr. Robert
Johnston and Mr. Kehoe have
been busy all this week digging
the trench for the extension of
the watermains • on Goderich
Street and have the work near-
ly -completed.
A new bridge is being built
on the Centre Road, south of
Cromarty.
* *
From The Huron Expositor -
August 12, 1887
The Stratford Dairy Beacon
of Tuesday says: "For the past
few days there has been a bin-
der twine famine in the land.
From every point of the com-
pass farmers have been pour-
ing into Stratford beleiving
The members of the Fire Bri-
gade turned out on Wednesday
resplendent in new -uniforms.
The clothing was made by Stew-
art Bros., being 25 suits in all
and the outfit is creditable to
this well-known establishment.
Mr. James Hutchinson has
been appointed janitor of the
Seaforth Collegiate Institute•
The fine new barn of Mr.
Thomas Stephens at the Queen's
Hotel is now completed and is
in • use. It' has 14 double stalls
•
By REV. ROBERT H. HARPER
AUGUST
in vain for more twine."
The London Lacrosse Club
failed to, come to play on Wed-
nesday and a good many were
disappointed. They •preferred
forfeiting their chances for the
championship to facing the Sea --
forth boys again.
Master Herbert Wilson, Tor-
onto, nephew of Mr. 0. C. Wil-
son and Mrs. James Scott, is in
town. Master Wilson is Editor -
in -Chief of the Toronto School
Bell, and is a real literary prodi-
gy. Ile. is only about 14 years
of age, and his articles possess
more originality and greater
depth of thought than those of
many writers 'of mature years
and long experience.
Mr. John- Hawthorne, son of
Mr. Robert Hawthorne; Hullett,
who left here for the gold re-
gions in California about 40
years ago, returned to town on
Wednesday. He has only been
dgents and dealers and crying home, once in that time.
Augustus Caesar was rather
hard on some' of his subjects.
And the month named for him
is rather trying , so far as tem-
perature is concerned. But we
find that it has been a great
month in our history 'as a na-
tion, for several great dates in
our history fell in August, proof
of the ' fact that the weather
cannot crush a country's spirit.
It was on August 7 that the
War Department was establish-
ed in the USA in 1789, the
Panama Canal- was opened on
August 15, 1914, woman suf-
frage began on August 16, 1920,
and Japan surrendered on Aug.
14, 1945. So let us, be up and
doing this August. If our people
have done so much in the hot
August days of the past, how
much should we be able to ac-
complish with air conditioning
and all the devices for com-
batting heat!
Let us consider the fact that
man, of all the animals, has been
able to conquer his environ-
ment and live in every clime
from the lands of ice and snow
to the torrid places of earth.
I am now reminded of some
lines on the cover of a scratch
tablet I had at school.—"Honor
and shame from no• condition
rise, do Well your part, there
all the honor lies."
Just a Thought
It is interesting to note that
many of the greatest men in
history :were always quick to
give someone else part' of the
credit for their successes in life.
SUGAR
and
SPICE •
By Bill Smiley
There is something deeply
comforting to the human spirit
in. fire. Whether it's . a log in
the fireplace, chuckling cheer-
ily or burning with a slow,
dream -making flame, a bonfire
on the beach pushing back the
darkness, or just the gleam and
warmth from the kitchen stove,
fire soothes and renews the in-
ner self.
I'm writing this cdlumn . by
the tiniest flame of all — a
candle. There's been a hydro
break and the lights have been
out for hours. With the soft;'
little, yellow glow of my candle
beside me, I don't care if they
never come on again. At the
moment, and in my present
mood, I would not trade this
one candle for all the lights of
Broadway, all the power that
pours over Niagara Falls, and
a light bulb personally auto-
graphed by Thomas Edison.
It's a brave, small, red candle,
left over from Christmas. There
are only about three inches of
it left, and in an hour it will
be just a burned -out candle.
But' right now is brings me
comfort, companionship and
memories.
* * *
Its flanie brings back the
nights of wonderful cosiness, as
a child, at the cottage in sum-
mer. Snuggled in bed with my
young brother, I'd watch the
grotesque shadows flicker over
the ceilingless interior by the
fireplace flames. But there was
no real terror in the weird,
leaping figures.
On the other side of the par-
tition, my •parents talked in the
low, peaceful tones of people
half -bemused by an open fire.
The coal -oil lamps cast a sturdy
orange glow that chased the
leaping shadows. The whip -poor -
will on the hill behind the cot-
tage called his cheerful good-
night. And' I drifted. into sleep
with a sense of security I've
never had since.
The candle flame reminds me
of the first time I fell in love:
It was at a huge bonfire. I was
11. After the marshmallows' and
the, sing -song, we grew silent,
watching the, deep red of the
hottest inside of fire, as it burn-
ed lower. This freckle -faced girl
with the brown eyes and the
white teeth and the golden arms
was sitting beside me. She got a
bid dopey, leaned against my
shoulder, and fell asleep. I did-
n't move. Just sat there being
madly in love. •
Adult education covers a field
as wide as the interests of Can-
adians. Mental enrichment hnd
discipline are its principal ob-
jectives.
THE HANDY FAMILY
Next day, I proposed to her, -
beleiving it was mutual. She
gave me a bloody nose, and I
was off women for years.
My candle flame brings other
"fire" memories. Prison camp
in .Germany, December, 1944.
The wind howls out of the Bal-
tic. The only light in the room
is a red flame shining through
the crevices of the crude stove.
The only sound is "drip, drip,
drip . - " Eighteen young
flyers of half a dozen nations
lie silent and watch the fire-
light dance on the walls.
They are of a single mind. '
Escape? Home and loved ones?
A thick juicy steak? No, they're
all listening intently to that
"drip, 'drip" emenating from
the homemade still hooked up
to the stove, and wondering if
the potato whiskey it's 'produc-
ing will be fit to drink in time
for the New Year's party.
Yes, fire is truly a blessing.
Under its soothing light and
warmth, even the chattering of
women's tongues will desist.
Under its influence, business-
men who would sell• their own
grandmothers into slavery if,,
the net profit were right wax
imaginative, Aentimental and
idealistic.
We have come a long way
from the days when our primi-
tive ancestors crouched before
a fire in a cave, dimly wonder-
ing what was for breakfast. We
don't wear skins anymore. We.
wear bikinis and strapless bras.
We don't kill people with a
club anymore. We use push -but-
tons. We don't tear the liver
out of a newly killed animal
and eat it hot and raw and juicy.
We pay 60e a pound and eat it
dry and grisly, with onions.
* * *
:But firelight has the same
magic for us, after all the pro-
gress, 'as. it had . our ancestor,
Slob the Caveman. It can .take
the bitter lines from around a
woman's mouth and turn her
into a Madonna in T-shirt. It
can put a look of sheer hellery
into an old manrs eyes as he
looks into the flame and sees
himself as he was 50 years ago.
It would be a sorry day for
mankind if he lost, somehow,
the great gift of fire- In the
meantime, however, my column
is finished. I. feel like eating a.
fried egg sandwich, you can't
cook eggs over a candle, and I
wish the hydro boys would pull
the pickle and get•the power on
again.
A SMILE OR TWO
Speaking of swing bands, the
man who put the din in dinner
took the rest out of restaurant.
"Look here, Hiram) when be
ye goin' to pay me/them eight
dollars fer past> i ' yer heifer?
I've had her now for about ten
weeks." '
• "Why, Sirfi the critter ain't
worth more'n ten dollars."
"Well, supposin' I keep her
fer what you owe me?"
"Nat by a jugful. Te11e°ye
what I'll do. Keep he fer two
weeks more'n you can have
her."
1'11 -.IAN
BY; DYD BIRMINGHAM
OAP, MOM'S
COMPLAINING ABOUT
THA't LEAKY FAUCET
AGAIN -Wu GETTER
FIX IT
MAY, WE'LL SEW'
OFF THE WATER
/ BUPPLY j3V
/ TURNINC-r OFF
THE VALVE
• UNDER THE SINK-
ThEN tL SHOW tbil
HOW TO REPAIR A
LEAKY FAUCET, JUNOfd
44,
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trop. SHOWED suNloe HoW Tb
REPAIR A LEAKY FAUCET':
ENECAEPACKING
(C) Tb REMOVE
HANDI:S(9) AND
8pINDLE(E). REMOVE
SEr9CREW(G).REPLACE
WASHER(F) IF LEAKING.
Roos SErSCREW (A),
REMOVE PACKING NUT(c)
ROM 6PI10L1, CHECK
PACKING•WASHRR.(D)
gIFLACit Iii LftAit1Nb.
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TEACH/NG ME TEA/NIS
CAN' BE MUCH F(JN
FOR YOU, BOBO. -
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