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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, AUGUST 23, 1962
Recognize Achievement At Home
So often communities spend substan-
tial sums to attract new industry and
at the same time ignore the industry
that already is established. Sometimes
encouragement and evidences of sup-
port of existing industry could result in
an expansion that would provide more
jobs, more activity and increased busi-
ness in the community and .in the long
runpay better dividends than if a new
industry had moved in.
That is precisely the point the Exe-
ter Times -Advocate makes when it pays
tribute to Benson W. Tuckey and the
industry he established in that town in
these words:
" `Watch for the cream and green
trucks.'
"A prophetic slogan was that one,
used by B. W. Tuckey in the thirties
when he was establishing his transport
business• -
"Today many, many cream and green
trucks can be seen on Ontario highways.
They're busy distributing the nation's
goods throughout a wide area. •
"Guenther Tuckey Transports Ltd.
is one of this community's foremost in-
dustries. 'It's an example of outstand-
ing success achieved by local initiative,
enterprise and hard work. It shows
,.Responsibility
From bine to time, a question is
raised concerning the manner in which
the weekly press reports the activities
of municipal councils and other public
bodies, and doubts arise as to the in-
'formation to which the press is entitled.
For this reason, the quotation below.
will be of interest. Taken from the
booklet; "The Municipal Council in On-
tario," it covers accurately the attitude
of responsible newspapers.
"While it holds no official position in
municipal government the press plays
an important and useful part in its op-
eration. It is largely through the col-
umns of the newspaper that the citi-
zens obtain their information with re-
spect to what matters are being dealt
with by their council and their disposi-
tion. In this way, the press serves as a
connecting link between the council and
its people and serves to protect the elec-
tors and taxpayers by keepingcouncils
under close scrutiny.
"While the representatives -of the
press have no •special rights, they have
the same right of attendance at council
meetings and access to public records
as other inhabitants of the municipal-
ity. Although the representatives of
the press may be excluded from com-
mittee meetings, experience shows in
the long run, in most matters, it is bet-
ter to have the representatives of the
newspapers "get the correct story first
hand than to get a garbled version of
the proceedings by indirect means.
"Most newspapers . can be relied up-
on not to publish information which it
is clearly not in the public interest to
have published. In fairness to the re-
presentatives of the press, however, . it
what can be achieved by establishing
the principle of providing good service
and living up to it.
"Ben Tuckey and the people around
him, who operate this industrious firm
deserve recognition for their contribu-
tion, to this community. Mr., TuckeY
and. E. R. Guenther, Dashwood, who
laid the foundations of this business
are men who looked beyond the horizons
of their local district and have provid-
ed their fellow citizens with the bene-
fits which- accrue from an operation
which extends throughout a wide area
"This tribute is not connected with
any special occasion. It serves, rather,
as a reminder that we may be inclined
to take for granted some of the achieve-
ments of our local citizens.
"The transport firm also serves as an
example of how this community can
develop industrially. Local personnel
with energy and resourcefulness may
have just as much potential as the
established firms whose branch plants
or factories we are attempting to entice
here. Let us never overlook the re-
sources we have at hand and the op-
portunity which presents itself as much
to the men in Exeter as to the men in
Toronto or Detroit.
In Reporting
should be remembered that their busi-
ness is to get news and not necessarily
to print only what the council or a
member of council wants to be publish-
ed.
"There is probably no other agency
in a community that can do more to
promote or obstruct goodmunicipal
government than the local press."
.Something For Nothing
Perhaps the greatest fault of Cana-
dian politics is the continual search for
something for nothing ... People will
deliver their votes with scarcely a sec-
ond thought if the package looks good.
The franchise in this general election
has been exercised irresponsibly and
we shall' suffer for it before long.—
Peterborough Examiner.
Comfort
Amid -the present political and econ-
omic difficulties being experienced in
Canada, there is some comfort in a
small item of news offered in a recent
publication of the federal department
of trade and commerce.
From it, we have learned that im-
ports 'of acetyls�iicylic acid—the prin-
cipal . component of headache pills—
have increased substantially in recent
years.
From $417,000 worth a few 'years
ago, to the latest annual figure ($509,-
000 worth) , the. statistics give rise to
the not unpleasant thought that, if
cranial pains are growing, so is our
ability to abate them.—Halifax Chron-
icle -Herald.
KNOW YOUR CANADA
What did Albert Henry
Robson do for Canada?
An extraordinary amount of
pioneer work in the arts and
letters. A commercial art di-
rector by profession, this man
was the first president of the
Graphic Arts Club of Toronto,
a founder of the Arts and Let-
ters Club .of that city, a prompt-
er of such later -famous artists
as Tom Thomson, J. E. H. Mac-
Donald and Arthur Lismer, an
original governor of the Dom-
inion Drama Festival, an author
'hnd a noted critic.
* * *
Where are Big Tub, Lit-
tle Tub, Large Flowerpot
and Small Flowerpot?
All in or near Tobermory, an
Ontario village. Tobermory is
at the northern tip of Bruce
Peninsula on Lake Huron. This
picturesque village has two har-
bours. One is very large, has
floating docks and can accom-
modate huge ships taking shel-
ter' from stOrrna. This harbour
is tailed big 'dub, Most -of the
PrXltlge is ,:Milt around the See-
#41410t
ee-
r i*U0r harbor r, :'kuawn
as Little Tub. Ships bound for
Tobermory pass by Flowerpot
Island, a 300 -acre national
park, four miles offshore. The
island boasts two curious rock
formations, one 50 feet high,
the other 20. Small, shrubs and
trees crown Large Flowerpot
and Small Flowerpot, as these
formatiohd are known.
* * *
Was Governor Patterson
of P.E.I. universally belov-
ed?
This energetic governor, who
arrived in Prince Edward Is-
land in 1770, was certainly bet,
ter liked by civilians than by
his soldiery. Patterson asked
for five companies of soldiers
on the pretext that. they were
needed to guard the peaceful
colony against insurrection.
When they arrived, he put
them to work on his favorite
project, road building. At that
time, travel between Charlotte-
town and other P.E.I. settle-
ments was entirely by water.
Within a year after. the advent
of Patterson, Charlottetown was
linked' by, .road to Princetown,
Only 8 ; ini1ea long, 'the road'
put an end to a journey y that
used to take two weeks, cut-
ting the., time to a fraction:
Are Canada's toll °roads
making a comeback?
Yes—in Ontario, Quebec and
British Columbia: Toll roads
were introduced into Canada
early in the last .century. At
one time the so-called 'turn-
pike trusts' operated extensive
systems of toll roads,, mostly
in Quebec and Ontario. They
became a nuisance and a griev-
ance in many localities and by
the turn of the century many
municipalities were buying up
private toll roads. The last of
the old ones in Ontario was
sold in 1926. However, in 1958
the Burlington Skyway, across
the harbour entrance of Hamil-
ton, Ontario, was completed.
Meanwhile, British Columbia
established a Toll Highways
and Bridges Authority and five
major toll bridges have been
built, as well as a tunnel. Que-
bec' province opertates a toll
highway six lanes wide and 80
miles lgng from Montreal rte
north of St, Jergnte•l
"For my last meal, I'd like cantaloupe, and if it's
out of season I'll wait."
A MACDUFF OTTAWA REPORT
OTTAWA CHECKMATE
OTTAWA — Prime Minister
John Diefenbaker has used the
same old kings and queens and
knights and bishops on his poli-
tical chess board but one or
two astute moves has ptrt him
in an immeasurably better posi-
tion to face his opponents.
By last week's Cabinet shifts
he has gone as far as any man
can to wipe the slate clean of
the Government's pre-election
sins. Finance Minister Donald
Fleming, the scapegoat of more
than one incident that went
sour, including the firing of
Governor James Coyne of the
Bank of Canada, is safely tuck-
ed away in a comfortable berth
in the Department of Justice,
where few people ever get into
trouble. Not that Mr. Fleming
was removed forcibly; he want-
ed a change and had been ask-
ing for it ' for months. It was
only the dollar crisis that, kept
him in the portfolio of finance
for the election and immediate
post-election period.
But Mr. Diefenbaker has us-
ed political judgment equalling
that of Mackenzie King , in the
choice of a successor. Nova
Scotia's George Nowlan is the
man most likely to make the
opposition forget if they can't
forgive the past. His handling
of the Department of National
Revenue has seldom been ques-
tioned. As spokesman for the
Canadian Broadcasting Corpor-
ation • his skill in warding off
ticklish questions and curiosity
has kept both CBC and Govern-
ment out of trouble. In fact,
George Nowlan above any oth-
er member of the Government
is rated as top Parliamentarian.
In' the rough and tumble of de-
bate that he loves, he seldom
takes as much as he gives. He
is never cornered, never loses
his temper, -and more Often ex-
asperates fiis opponents with
his unruffled smile.
This is the man who will pre-
sent a new budget to the House
of Commons if, indeed. the 25th
Parliament gets as far as a
budget speech. It will, be a
tough budget. He is determined
to hew to the line and let the
political chips fall where they
may and not even a Prime Min-
ister is going to shake him. In
fact, Mr. Nowlan enjoys the
unique position .of being Mr.
Diefenbaker's closest Cabinet
adviser in spite of the fact
that he openly opposed his
election' as Conservative lead-
er at the convention of 1948
and campaigned for George
Drew.
Another Drew supporter of
that day has at last been for-
given. Richard Bell, then Na-
tional Director of the Conserva:
Live party and since 1957 mem-
ber for the Ottawa suburban
riding of Carleton, is starting
his Cabinet career as Minister
of 'Citizenship and Immigration.
If anyone can keep the Depart-
ment out Of trouble, which
seems doubtful, he can. Ham-
ilton's Ellen. Fairclough who
did as reasonable a job on that
score as any Minister, hes tak-
en shelter in the much less
vulnerable portfolio of the Post-
master General.
That change is significant.
The Province of Quebec turned
down Mr. Diefenbaker in very
decided fashion on June 18,
THE HANDY MJ LY
THAT'S THE FOU
CUP OP COFFEE THAT
YOU'VE SPILLED IN
THE Tv ROOM,
HAROLD
Now Mr. Diefenbaker has turn-
ed down Quebec. In- place of
six ministers from the Province,•
including the former postmas-.
ter, there are now four. The
only newcomer to replace the
three cabinet casualties is Paul
Martineau, the new Minister of
Mines, who would otherwise
have succeeded to -the Speaker-
ship. This has given Mr. Dief-
enbaker another chance to ad-
minister a slap in the face to
the recalcitrant voters of Que-
bec. Traditionally the post goes
alternatively to English and
French speaking incumbents,
though Speakers in all cases
must be bilingual. The Prime
Minister almost certainly will
stay with tradition. He will ap-
point a French Speaker but he
will not be from Quebec. The
mantle is likely to fall on Mar-
cel Lambert from Edmonton, a
Rhodes scholar with a brilliant
record.
Ernest Halpenny, the quiet,
mild.mannered member for
London, has been given his first
portfolio out of last week's
shuffle.` He has taken over as
Secretary of State. But it is
not the 'nice sinecure that it
has been in the past. Mr- Hal -
penny becomes' the spokesman
for the bad boy of Crown Cor-
porations, the Canadian Broad-
casting Corporation.
But of course the enigma of
the new Cabinet appointees is
the tough, shrewd Toronto fin-
ancier, M. Wallace McCuteheon.
Why he is in the Cabinet as
minister without portfolio, no
one really knows: He is no
friend or confidant of the' Prime
Minister. The most likely story
is that he was picked by some-
one at Queen's Park where he
is much better - known. He is
the concession to big business
that had quite obviously soured
on the Diefenbaker regime as
election results in Toronto and
Montreal showed.
Why Mr. McCutcheon is in
the Senate is much more easily
explained. There is no doubt
?pout his business ability. He.
has been E. P. Taylor's right
hand man and vice-president.
of the octopus -like Argus Cor-
poration in Toronto. Rut it
takes only the, exchange . of a.
few clipped words to show that
he is no, politician in the popu-
lar sense. It is doubtful if he
oould get elected dog catcher.,
But, all in all, tht new line'?
up is infi,n'itely stronger than
the ;.;old and can present a solid
fiont to an opposition that will
be' hard to crack. If the Gov-
ernment survives this session of
Parliament, last week's 'Cabinet
shuffle will be a major reason.
Capital Hill Capsule
Mr. Justice Craig Munroe, 'of
British Columbia, may go down
in history as the father of la-
bor peace in an age of automa-
tion. Not only has he succeeded
in bringing railway labor and
management together, some-
thing that has not been accom-
plished by a Conciliation Board
since the war, but he has pro-
duced an -ingenious scheme for
job security. There will be a
labor-management committee in
each railway to administer a
compensation fund for those
laid off because of changes of
technology. It could well set
the pattern for industry as a
whole.
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IN TOE YEARS AGONE
Interesting items gleaned from
The Expositor Of 26. 50
and 75 years ago.
From The Huron Expositor
Apgust- 241 1937.
Mr. John Bullard, Walton,
has rented his blacksmith shop
to Mr. Cockso, of Woodstock,
who takes possession next
week.
A sudden wind -and rainstorm
early Thursday afternoon re-
sulted in the loss of several
large limbs from trees on Sea -
forth streets.
The collapse of an overhang-
ing bank of gravel in a pit near
Seaforth, where a Huron Coun-
ty rock crusher is in operation,
resulted in. one man, William'
Farquharson, suffering a brok-
en leg and serious injuries.
The contract for the build-
ing of new sidewalks on, -Sea-
forth Main Street was awarded
at a special meeting of council
on Monday evening to H. Edge,
of Seaforth. His tender was
$2,585.
Returning from an 800 -mile
motor trip through Northern
Ontario, Mr. -W. A. Crich and
Mr, C. Glew on Saturday stop-
ped at Tobermory, and in four
hours caught nine lake trout,
averaging about 10 pounds
each.
Dr. Carl Aberhart, of town,
left last week for Montreal,
from where he sailed for , the
Old Country, where he will
spend a year in special obser-
vation in the hospitals of Great
Britain.
Flax pulling .in Hensall has
been made a great deal easier
by the frequent rains, as well
as the pulling of other root
crops.
* * *
From The Huron Expositor
August 23, 1912
The amount required •to be
raised this year by taxation is
$15,930 for county, public lib-
rary and municipal purposes,
requiring ,a rate of 20 mills on
the dollar,
Miss Lizzie Lawrence left last
Mond�i� morning by ,the Chica-
go -St. Paul route for Edmonton,
Alta., where she has accepted a
position on the teaching staff..
Farmers are afraid that the
continued wet weather will ruin
the potato• crop, and some com-
plain that the tubers are rot-
ting.
Mr. John McLennan, 'of Sea -
forth, has been appointed care-
taker of the new post office,
with duties to commence when
the building is completed.
Mr. R. Frost was repairing
the walls of the Town Hall this
week.
Mr. Thomas Richardson, of
the firm Richardson & Scott, of
By REV. ROBERT H. HARPER
WINSTON CHURCHILL
Winston Churchill is descend-
ed from the celebrated Duke of
Marlborough, of whom some-
one has said that he -never
fought a battle he didnot win,
never besieged a city he did
not take, and never conducted
negotiation that he did not car-
ry to a successful coriclusion.
It is small wonder that this il-
lustrious descendant, Sir Win-
ston Churchill, has been a man
of indomitable spirit.
When he was brought home
recently and taken to a hospital
after falling and breaking his
hip, he lifted a hand and gave
his famous victory sign. And
who has ever heard that Win=
ston Churchill in all his life
ever showed a white feather?
To the English 'people and to
peoples isQ o dwell along all the
Seven Seas, he has demonstrat-
ed a spirit that would not shrink
though pressed by every foe
and would "not tremble on the
brink of any earthly woe." The
English people and of the free
world have reason to be grate-
ful that Winnie led them to
accept "blood and toil and
sweat" instead of shame and
oppression.
A SMILE OR TWO
A friend of ours recently vis-
ited a doctor to see what could
be done about a rash on his
arms.
"Ever have this before?" ask-
ed the doctor.
"Like I saki, Doc," our friend
answered, "it comes and it
goes.
"Hmm," the doctor conclud-
ed, "looks like you've got it
again.".
In a restaurant one day, the
patron said to the waiter: "Holy
smoke, here's a chunk of rub -
smoke, there's a chunk of rub-
ber tire in my hash."
"Oh, that just goes to show
-you," said the waiter, "that the
automobile is taking the place
of the horse."
Voice on the telephone: "Hel-
lo Miss Jones. Johnny Smith
Won't be at school today. lie's
not feeling well."
'.reacher: "Who is this?"
Voice ""What do yott glean
'who' is thier This is Fay d'addy,r'.
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Seaforth, has purchased a busi-
ness in Brandon, moving there
in the near future.
Lieut. -Col. Wilson and Cadets
J. Hinehley, 0. Dick; T. Dick,
W. Archibald and D. Reid were
in Toronto °, this week taking
-part in the Ontario Rifle Asso-
ciation matches, bringing home'
third prize.
Mr. Chas. Holbein, Seaforth's
market gardener, this week
sold Mg. Kling a head of cab-
bage, which weighed 101
pounds.
* * *
From The Huron Expositor
August 26, 1887
There are no fewer than 10
brick residences being erected
in Seaforth this season, besides
twice that number of frame
ones, and there would have
been mare could bricks have
been procured early enough in
the season.
Mrs. Clarke, of Brantford,
mother of Mrs. Dowling, of this
town, is at present visiting her
daughter. This lady is over 80
years of. age, and although she
had her thigh fractured last
summer, she is still as active
and- moves around as sprightly
as many a damsel of twenty
summers.
The Seaforth marksmen are
represented at the Provincial
Association's Riflle Match at
Toronto by Messrs. Alex Wilson
and J. S. Roberts, both of whom
have taken several prizes.
Broadfoot & Box have com-
menced excavating for the foun-
dation of their new building.
Summer is running past with
the feverish anxiety of a horse -
player heading for the wicket
with a hot tip.
We've had so many visitors
that I've spent more- time in
the supermarket and the liquor
store than I have in my own
house. However, it hasn't been
all one-way traffic. We've pick-
ed up a nice lot of loot from
the guests. Total haul has been:
a half bottle of Pimms' No. 1;
one alarm clock; one pair dark
glasses; one box jig -saw puzzles
for • age sbt to 10 several
combs; one pair lady's pants.
In addition, we managed to un-
load one kitten from our latest
batch.
*' * *
Our daughter has been to
camp for the first time in her
life, and that produced enough
crises to keep things lively:
She's been talking camp since
last winter. And one day in
April, she came home from
school and blared, "Do you
know what I am,' Mom? I'm
just a freak!" Her mother ab-
sentmindedly asked why. "Be-
cause I can't ride a bike and
I've never been to camp!" she
snorted. Apparently . these are
status symbols in the pre teen
set, just as fracture -boards in
twin beds are for the pre-mid-
dleaged set.
Well, she got a bike for her
birthday, and now has been to
camp, so it's nice to report
that we've got rid of one freak
in the family. Getting a feck-
less 11 -year-old ready ' to go
away for two weeks is quite an
experience. And the parting is
horrible. When we saw our
baby, who had never been out:
from under the wing, taking off
in a boat from the town dock,
with a lot of other wild-eyed
little girls, we had a desperate
sinking feeling.
* * *
It wasn't improved much by
her- first letter, from which I
quote: "Last night I brought
up all over the floor five times,
but today 1 managed to get out
in time. I've got the flu and am
having a terrible time. Right
now I'm in my cabin all alone
crying. I ,want to come home.
X X X O 0 0. Love, Kim.
P.S.—I hope you are both hav-
ing a good time, but 1 don't
suppose you are. Don't worry
about my pain. Kim." •
Her old lady nearly lost her
marbles in the next few days.
We couldn't phone or get in
touch. There was nothing to
d� but sweat it out, with the
vision of the child dying on
that God -forsaken island. Ev-
ery time the telephone or door-
bell rang, we jerked like spas-
tics, positive it was the under-
taker.
SUGAR
and
SPICE '
By Bill' Smiley
Then came the second letter,
from which I quote bits. "I can
dive, I got my first star today.
Last night we had an Indian
ceremony ,w here everybody
dressed up as an Indian. Pickles
took me under her blanket and
now I am an Old Camper. I
have been worried about Piper
and the kittens. I hope they
don't go away before I get back.
-This week is going much faster
than the first week and pretty
soon it's going• to be over. I
hope we can afford a month
next year, but that's too much
to ask. I'd certainly appreciate
some eats—a lot. Hope you're
having.. a good time, because I
certainly am."
Not a word about her illness.
Not a mention of her pain. Her
mother could have beaten -,her.
* * *
Kids are a real millstone
around . the neck, when you're
planning a holiday trip. When
they'resmall, you can't leave
them, and it's too much ttouble
to take them. When they're
medium-sized, it's too much
trouble to get them ready and
it almost doubles your costs.
When they're big, they wouldn't
be caught dead on a crumby
trip with their parents.
Both our kids have had a
good holiday this summer. The
old lady and I haven't been any-
where or done anything. The
other day, I got out the fold-
ers and started- figuring out a
trip to the newspaper con en -
tion in Winnipeg, for the our
of us_ It looked great.
way by steamboat, part way b
rail. We could just manage it,
if the banker was in a good
mood.
* * *
Then my wife took the pen-
cil. By the time she had finish-
ed, the cost of the trip had
doubled. I'd neglected to in-
clude several days of hotel ac-
commodation,, the convention
fees, new. clothes for the gang,
and board at the vet's for one
cat, one kitten, one dog., Right
now, it- looks as though the big
deal this summer will be a five-
day motor trip, lurching from
one set of relatives to another,
for sleeping quarters.
Even that, as•I knew perfect-
ly well, will fall through, be-
cause one of the kids will get
sick, or the old car will develop
the heaves, or the Old Battle-
axe will get in one of her
moods. .However, it's nice to
have the whole crew—dog, cats
and kids—under one roof again,
after a mixed-up summer, and
if I can manage to sneak away
for a whole day's fishing, with-
out having to take anybody, or
be home sharp at six for din-
ner, I'll reckon I've had a pretty
good summer vacation.
MOTHER, ELOISE DOES
CUT QUITE A FIGURE IN A -
BATHING SUM -THAT T
WILL ADMIT.
L
SHE WALKS BACK AND
FORTH DIStRACTINCz
HIM COMPLETELY....
BUT SOMEONE SHOULD
TALK TO HER -THE
LIFEGUARD. HAS A JOB
To Do.
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