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The Huron Expositor, 1962-10-25, Page 2Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH. ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by MCLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association i Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association O Audit Bureau of Circulations IHD V Subscription Rates: 46 s Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year V 1. i% SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 25, 1962 Now is the Time For Community Project An area resident, while expressing approval of the Seaforth Community Hospital Building Fund campaign, which was announced last week, won- dered whether it would have been bet- ter to have held the campaign at an- other time. The Duke of Edinburgh once said: "After many years' experience, I have come to learn that the present moment, whatever it may be, is never a good one for raising money." What the Duke was saying in effect was that it is always difficult to raise money. That is true. But the task is made easier by the knowledge that in the Seaforth community the need ex- ists for hospital accommodation up. -to today's medical standards. And' what can make the task still easier is whole- hearted support for what is a commun- ity project. Noise in the Home is Problem To Solve The modern home offers much that Contributes to an easier life. There are the many labor-saving devices that re- duce work to a minimum: Not only have we mechanical servants to launder our clothes, wash our dishes, and sweep our floors, but now we are told, we no longer need contend with the back- breaking task of cleaning our own teeth. There is an electric toothbrush to do the job. One problem we haven't solved, de- spite our mechanical ingenuity, is that of noise. And contributing to ,the in- creased noise that makes so many of . our homes sound like a boiler factory, is that same ingenuity that created the mechanical comforts we enjoy. The'' machine age has liabilities as well as assest. We can imagine that children of each generation have made a certain amount of noise. But it was a different kind of noise. It didn't bounce and echo as does the noise the kids of today pro- duce. Today's child, of course, feels an obligation, in deference to the freedom the present generation enjoys, to shriek a little louder and to talk at the_ top of his voice. Perhaps the kids are not to blame entirely. After all they have to compete with a TV, one or more radios, a hi-fi set and a vacuum cleaner. This is com- petition in gaining attention which • their parents never faced. If some means are not soon found to control noise, we face a grim future. Sir Walter Fergusson Hannay, the late chairman of Britain's Noise Abate- ment Society, once said : "If the gen- eral noisy condition of everyday life continues, it is not inconceivable that we shall become a race of shouting man- iacs." An article in the Imperial Oil Review on the subject of noise concludes with these remarks "A Canadian acoustical scientist once said that men might one day have to wear plastic fishbowl helmets similar to science fiction space traveller headgear ... just to shut out the increasing din of modern life. More than 50 , years ago the German !bacteriologist, Robert Koch, predicted, 'The day will come when man will have to fight noise as inexorably as cholera and plaque.' "With Canadian nerves being shred- ded raw by every kind of noise from sonic booms to quarreling neighbors, it looks as thought the day has arrived." Foolish Risk (St. Marys Journal -Argus) "Why do housewives take a chance like this?" a citizen asked us recently when a discussion arose concerning the questionable tactics of door-to-door salesmen. Door -to °door selling has been dim- inishing in recent years but there are still many days in a year when the lady -of -the -house answers the door -bell and finds herself face to face with a stranger and a sales proposal. It is not necessary at all .to listen to the sales talk of the man at the door. The best advice is to give him a firm "No, thank -you !" immediately, a n d close the door.. KNOW YOUR CANADA Who was Canada's moet adventurous fur trader? In a field made famous by fur -trading explorers over sed= eral centuries, the name of Peter Skene Ogden stands out for adventurousness—yet he was comparatively speaking at least —not much for exploring. Born in Quebec City in 1794, Ogden was the son of an admiralty judge. At 15 or 15 years of age, .he entered the service of • the fur -trading North West Com- pany. From about 1811 to 1818 Ogden. was stationed in the Ile a la Grosse district. He showed great violence to the rival trad- ers of the Hudson's Bay Com- pany. He' served next in the frontier Columbia district and in 1820 was made a partner. After the union of the Hud- son's Bay Company and the North West Company, his new bosses would not at first employ him, recalling his violence. Fin- ally they appointed him a chief trader in 1823. He returned to the Columbia and led six trad- ing expeditions to the Snake River country. Encyclopedia Canadiana records that "the conditions under which these ex - ALF LmiPASY TEEN I DON'T C4RE /F YOU BUY A DRESS JUST LIKE /T—/F.YOU CAN AFFORD /T. ft?.eag Ifite Weekel "Wait'll you're out of •the neighborhood before you make any sonic booms." A MACDUFF OTTAWA REPORT THE SMALL QUESTION OTTAWA — Canadians who wondered after the election just how long a minority Govern- ment could function in the new Parliament may now be fairly sure that the answer is indefin- itely. And those who wondered if a Government without a majority could govern properly and ef- fectively may now be fairly sure that the answer is yes. After a number of weeks of often exciting argument the House of Commons has settled into a • quieter, workmanlike mood. Government legislation, non -controversial . though it is, is getting through the House. In'other words, minority Gov- ernment is working, and looks as though it could go on work- ing for a long time. But it would be a mistake to suppose.that it could,or should, go on for more than another six or eight months. For the one central ques- tion which has been raised by the June 18 election and events since then has not been settled —in spite of days of passionate contention in the House of Com- mons. peditions were made were fre- quently extremely difficult and hazardous, and Ogden's great ability as a leader and trader was amply demonstrated." Fol- lowing successive promotions, the erstwhile guerilla fighter wound up as a member of the Hudson's Bay Company's board of management at Fort Vancou- ver in 1846. • His prestige among -the Indians was shown the fol- lowing year when he rescued the survivors of the famous Whitman massacre. IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor October 22, 1937 Apple Day, held on Saturday by the local Boy Scouts, was very successful, the Scouts re- alizing a profit of about $50, an increase over 1936. An addition to the present Collegiate building, costing, it. is said, over $20,000, is propos- ed by the Collegiate Board, to provide accommodation for the now obligatory domestic science and manual training cours,es in secondary schools. Dr. Harry Joynt recently left Hensall to take a fine position as assistant superintendent in the Cornwall Sanitarium. Mrs. E. H. Close, treasurer of the Women's Hospital Aid, has presented her financial state- ment for the year ending Sep- tember 2, which showed a credit balance of $198.50. The only competitor from Huron County to take part in the recent Provincial plowing match at Fergus, Elmer Dennis, of McKillop Township, came eighth in his class. A carload of vegetables is be- ing shipped to the West from Dublin this week. Mr. Ray McCulloch, Cromar- ty, is having his house nicely veneered with asphalt shingles. members (who have displayed much bravado since Social Cre- dit decided to support the Gov- ernment, thereby relieving the NDP of this' distasteful task), delude themselves if they think they serve the public good by keeping the minority Govern- ment in office for much time after a budget has been pres- ented. The central argument just hasn't been settled. In a debate which reached heights of style and quality long unknown in Ottawa, the Liberals accused the Govern- ment of electoral fraud in con- cealing the exchange crisis. The Government, including the Prime Minister himself, cried that the Liberals during the campaign had deliberately down -graded Canada, and had made a deliberate, vicious at- tempt to destroy Mr. Diefenbak- er. Furthermore, Mr. Diefenbak- er and former Finance Minister Fleming made a valiant attempt to prove that the exchange crisis really did not develop until the election weekend, so nothing had been concealed. Did or did not the Diefen- baker Government defraud the public in concealing •the ex- change reserve crisis during the election campaign? This is a question which sul- lies the political life of the en- tire Country, and it is a ques- tion which can. only be settled by another election. Meantime, of course, the Dief- enbaker •Government must con- tinue to act like a Government. So far the Ministers are bear- ing their responsibilities in pub- lic as confidently as they did when they were backed by a horde of more than 200 Con- servative members. At question time, and in de- bate, there is no hint of sub- missiveness, • no inordinate de- sire to please, except of course for the obvious flirtation with Social Credit, 'whose votes have so far kept the Government from tumbling to defeat. But the events of June 18, which were followed with im- modest haste by the .emergency austerity program, are never far from mind. Social Credit Leader Thomp- son, or New Democratic Party * * * Which is the biggest Can. adian Spruce tree? The Sitka spruce. It grows to heights over 200 feet and the trunk may have a diameter of 12 feet. The Sitka spruce is found in the forests of northern British Columbia, both on the mainland and on the Qneen Charlotte Islands. At one time its straight -grained wood was used extensively for airplane frames, says Encoyclopedia Can- adiana. The western white spruce is next in height, often growing to 160 feet. It is found in the Yukon, British Columbia and the east side of the Rockies in Alberta. Its eastern cousin, the white spruce, may grow to 120 feet or more. It is the most important of the Canadian spruces from the lumbering viewpoints. It ranges from the forest of Newfoundland to Alas- ka but grows tallest in the cen- tral provinces. The Engelmann spruce of the western mountains grows up to 150 feet. The nar . row spire often crowns the up- per slopes of the Rockies in Al- berta and it is one of the lead- ing lumber trees of the British Columbia interior. The blask spruce is the dwarf of the fam- ily. A swamp and kuskeg tree, its wood is used extensively for pulpwood and mine timbers. Spruce, in general, makes up to. 36 per cent of all Canada's prim- ary forest production. It is the best for pulpwood, but also finds Wide use in the na nifacture of bede8 and etnitaitiers. From The Huron Expositor October 25, 1912 At Mr. Alex Watt's sale -on the Mill Road, Tuckersmith, last week, a heavy draft filly was sold for $293. Mr. Oscar Neil has purchased a handsome new automobile, making the twenty-fifth auto owner in town. A petition has been circulated through McKillop and has been largely signed, asking the coun- cil to submit a local option by- law to a vote of the people at the January elections. There is only one hotel in McKillop, that at Dublin. Two Chinamen have started a laundry in the vacant store ad- joining Mr. James Gillespie's harness shop. Farmers in the vicinity who are raising sugar beets are now shipping them, the crop being good but the weather not very favorable for harvesting them. Mr. H. Edge has completed the construction of all the town By REV. ROBERT H. HARPER A NEW WORLD Referring to the discovery by Columbus of a new world and the kindling •of thoughts that shook mankind, we , may be re- minded that we are living in a new world now. We can see changes on every side among the things that we -have known from childhood. Who would have thought a few Years ago that the time would soon come when he would no longer hear the scream of a great steam locomotive? Yet now the diesels are pulling all the trains. As it is with the familiar things about us, so has it been among the nations^and through- out the world at large. There was a time ofcolonization and empire -building in the past. But that time is rapidly passing and empires are being resolved in- totheir elements. And the dis- turbing thought is that we seem, unable to figure how and when it all will end with new group- ings of nations and new and more horrible ways of making war. Still "the captains and the kings depart, the tumult and the shouting - dies. Still stands the ancient sacrifice, a humble and contrite heart." Let us believe that Kipling was right and that the cross that was lifted on a lonely hill will yet vanquish all the evil forces of the world. Just a Thought: After listening to the debate, it had to be said that the Gov- ernment case left something to be desired. The nagging ques- tion remains: did the Govern- ment conceal facts to save its political skin, or as . much of it as could be saved? Reliable informants say that the Prime Minister refused to implement an austerity program when it was .presented as a ne- cessity by Bank of Canada Gov- ernor Louis Rasminsky. • He is said to have told 1VIr. Rasminsky that he could never do that unless Opposition Lead- er Pearson agreed not to attack him for it. It is public knowledge now, Dr. Diefenbaker himself reveal- ed it, that Mr. Rasminsky and Mr. Pearson had a private meet- ing shortly after the election. The Bank of Canada Governor 'was described as "almost "fran- tic" during this meeting, be- cause he thought that if Mr. Pearson did not agree to co- operate, the Prime Minister would refuse to implement the essential austerity measures.. Mr. Pearson did not agree to support the proposals, but promised to • act in the public sidewalks for this season and is now pushing the Carnegie Library building along. Miss Carrie Knight, who has been on the Collegiate Institute , staff here for some time, has resigned and accepted a position offered her in Toronto. * * * From The Huron Expositor October 28, 1887 The wind storm on Sunday night last was the severest we have had for many years. A large number of Sabbath school teachers went from here on Tuesday last to attend the Provincial Sabbath School con- vention being held this week in London. On Wednesday last Mr. A. Cardno sent off, the last of a shipment of nearly 2,000 barrels of apples, which he had purchas- ed and packed in this vicinity. Judge Taylor has been ap- pointed Chief Justice of Mani- toba. For the past two weeks I've been "batching it." That is, if there's such a thing as a bach- elor with two great, galumph- ing children, I have. No, my wife hasn't left me. Nothing as, exciting as that. I hadn't been left alone .with the kids for years—not since they were quite small. In those times, we all enjoyed it thor- oughly when Mom' went away for a few days. Not only did we get the Old Battleaxe off our necks, but reverted joyfully to the pigs that men and small children are at- heart. THE BIG RECESSION A man lived by .the side of the road and sold hot dogs. He was hard of hearing so he had no radio. He had trouble with his eyes, so he read no newspapers. But he sold good hot dogs. He put up a sign on the road telling how good they were. He stood by the side of the highway and cried: "Buy a hot Mister." And people bought. He increased his meat 'and bun orders. He .bought a bigger stove to take care of his trade. He got his son home from college- to help him. But then something happened , His son said, "Father, haven't you been listening to the radio? If we have world peace, it will be bad for business. There may be a big recession coming on. 'You had better prepare for poor trade." Whereupon, the father thought, "Well, my son has been to col- lege. He reads the paper and listens to the radio. He ought to know what people are saying and what's coming." So the father reduced his meat and bun orders. Took down his advertising signs. And no longer stood on the road to sell hot dogs. And his tint dog sales fell almost overnight "You're right, son," the father said to the bey, "we are headed for a recession."—(Contributed). dog, , THE HANDY FAMILY 1 iJU61 RESLP UUDDEN CO�MEE DOOWPN TO CLOTH% Pyle FROM MAWR, AND TM THE TRASH CAM PAO. CHOW YOU HOWTO YOU NOW ME SNOW TO PC .OUA COTTAGE USE THEM 1N A PROJECT SUGAR and SPICE By Bill Smiley * * * We ate whatever and when- ever and wherever we pleased. We left the dishes pile up in the sink and the dirt pile up on the floor, with equal indif- ference. We wore the same socks for days. It was a real holiday, even though we always caught supreme hell when the boss got home. But something has happened since those days. Either I've grown a lot older, or the kids have grown a lot more compli- cated, or our household arrange- ments have increased immense- ly in complexity. This time, it was no fun. It was just plain boring, not to mention exhaust- ing. I've never been so glad to see ayone as I was to see the old Troube 'n Strife when she walked in The other evening and started glaring around to see what kind of a mess we'd made. Isn't it true that so often our first impression of an individ- ual turns out to be everything but the truth? We cannot judge others merely by the way they walk and talk. It is only after we get to know them, only af- ter we observe their actions and reactions that we can really form a worthwhile opinion. certainly NY LLOYD BIRIMNIIAM' DAD USEDWECWU ES PINS Tb MAKEA BATHROOM RACK , HA I. AIMD ays CLOTHES Poo 1q PIECE OPV0100: 7"WIPE; LONG E$ouGI IDAcoo'$4ovATm AS MANY ANC AS DESIRED • interest. This, it is believed, is the background to the "cool- ing off period" Mr. Diefenbaker asked for, and for Mr. Pear - son's silence during the sum- mer. These crucial and decisive ev= ents must have left a residue of suspicion ,ager and resentment in both m. Mr. Diefenbaker ,no • doubt firmly believes that Mr. Pear - son's attacks on the Govern- ment during the campaign play- ed an important role in the dol- lar crisis. I did learn one thing during. this appaling fortnight. 'I found out that my wife was not just an old crab, as the kids and I had firmly believed for years. During the last decaded, she has informed us ' at least twice a - week, that we are a trio of "fil- thy bums" or, alternatively, "dirty slops." She has told us faithfully, and to our faces, that we are selfish, thoughtless and useless. We just shrugged it off. We thought all women talk- ed like •that. Well, let me be the first to admit -publicly that she was. right. At least, she was right about the kids. It's inconceiv- able that two children who have been trained for years in the good- old-fashioned virtues of industry, cleanliness, helpful- ness and obedience could be so lazy, dirty', unhelpful and lippy. * * * Here and now 1 make some promises. Never again will is walk -out of my shoes and leave them lying in the middle -of the kitchen. Never again will leave empty beer bottles and heaped ash trays all over the joint. Never again will I hang my jacket on top of the refrig- erator. Never again will I snort - contemptuously when my wife wails about the sloppiness of the kids, and hand her•that old bromide, "They're just normal children." Never! And I do further promise that forevermore hereafter, I will pick up my socks, wash the ring off •the bath tub, wipe my feet at the door, and force the kids to help with the dishes every night. With a whip,.if need be, * * And I hereby retract every snide remark I have ever made about running a house being a soft touch. It's not. Looking after a house and raising a fam- ily is all right for the birds -- birth them, feed them for a few weeks, then kick them out and move to a new house—but it crushes the sensitive spirits of such people as me and all the housewives in the land. However, every skeleton has its closet, and there's a black cloud for every silver lining. With this in mind, and in the light of the last two weeks, I know that, should I be ' turfed out of my present job, I could easily find another; 'capable, middle-aged . housekeeper; will- ing; experienced cook: good with children; to live in; top salary; no scrubbing. * * * In the old days, cooking was fun when I was left in charge. There was flair and iinagina- tion, vision and variety, in our menus. We night start off with a bowl of Pablum garnished with pineapple. The next course might turn out to be meat pies and ice cream. We'd wind up with chocolate bars and pop, or cherry tarts and French fries. The kids loved my cooking, and there was never a scrap left over. Somewhere in the interven- ing years, the youngsters have been ruined. They're turn- ed into horrible little conform- ists. They want meat and pota- toes and regular dessert and milk and all that sort of junk that dirties a lot of dishes and is also pretty dull. And in be- tween meals, they have 12 lit- tle snacks each, strewing a sordid trail of cookie crumbs, banana skins and apple cores from one end of the. house to the other. Mr. Pearson believes just as firmly that the Prime Minister of Canada did defraud the peo- 'rle, running the Nation peril- ously close to financial ruin for the sake of his own political career. No one can resolve these con- flicting positions'except the vot- ers. The key to the life of this Parliament will no doubt come with the budget, which -may be presented early in the new year. Unless there are some real good- ies in it, such as increased fam- ily allowances,, the Social Cre- diters are not going to like it. But by that time, those Social Crediters may find out they have voted for the Government. once too often. They may nev- er get a chance to register their disapproval. Armed with strong budget proposals, with a throne speech that makes a serviceable election platform, Mr. Diefen- baker may seize the initiative and dissolve the House. He could then go to the Country undefeated, with a program for action. But in spite of the program, in spite of the promises, the voters in that election will de- cide on one other important matter ---a small question of al- leged electoral fraud. .-BUT MOTHER CAN'T SEEM TO SLEEP WELL LATELY SHE SAYS FATHER TALKS IN HIS SLEEP ALL NIGHT. TERRIBLY! SHE CAN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD.