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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1962-12-13, Page 10Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH. ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McL: AN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor ♦'fir A Q� .•,. - Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association • Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Audit Bureau of Circulations Subscription Rates: \flU U7 t Canada (in advance) $2.56. a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year V A " SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 13, 1962 Huron Acts To Provide Park Facilities Huron County councillors are to be commended for initiating action that could lead to the establishment of a provincial park in Huron. That the action is meeting with general approval is indicated by the number of munici- palities across the country that have endorsed the county council move. This is not the first time that Huron has become concerned about the lack of parks within its boundaries. Some years ago council named a committee to inquire into the possibility of the coun- ty acquiring park sites, but the matter • was allowed to drop when councillors of the day concluded there were few if any sites available at amounts with- in the capacity of the county to pay. The Expositor has been concerned for some time about the lack of park facili- ties in Huron. As long ago as January, 1957, in an editorial discussing the need of parks in the county, we said : "There is no provincial park in Huron, nor has any step been taken by the province to protect the heritage of beach and lake that should be open to all citizens. Yet each year, because of increasing commercial development, the propor- tion of lake front property in the coun- ty open to the public is becoming less. The time is not too far distant when • th,e-„,public may be denied access to Lake Huron at all but to one or two points along the nearly 70 miles of shore that lies within the county.” The present concern, it is hoped, will be sustained to a degree that will see some action by the province, and at 'least the beginning -of a provincial park project in the area. As far as Huron is concerned, however, this should be but a beginning. Regardless of the action taken by the province, Huron might well set an example and by taking advantage of existing provincial legislation establish park areas to serve various sections of the county. There are few counties that have within their boundaries as many natilral advantages from the standpoint of park settings and tourist interest as has Huron. But with few exceptions, none is known or is ayailable to the public. Not only are residents of the county denied the privileges of enjoy- ing the benefits which nature provided, but untold thousands of tourist dollars are , being lost. Many delightful areas come to mind which, if made accessible and with some little development, could bring pleasure to district residents and visitors. There are the areas in the Maitland Valley, the falls at Benmiller, the lakes in Col- borne, the hills and rivers in the Wa- wanoshes, to name but a• few. Silver Creek,as it flows from the Seaforth Lions ark into the Bayfield river at Egmonlsiville, could be developed into an attractive setting. First step, of course, is the creation of a group blessed with imagination and ' dedication} and county council might well act to this end. It was nearly six years ago when we said : "Each .year that passes makes the problem more difficult, the potential sites fewer in number, and more ex- pensive." That was evident then ; it is even more so now. Producers Aid Selves It is refreshing to see producer groups seeking ways of helping them- selves out of marketing problems rather than, as so often is the case, seeking government. aid. • . That is why the action of farmers discussing the dairy situation stands out. Rather than seek government aid, the group agreed that the dairy prob- lem requires a greatly expanded pro- motion program. They called for in- creased spending .on advertising, a greater effort to introduce' school milk programs across the nation, and re- search to determine the role of dairy products in nutrition and health. A Question After a long wait-and-see period, ob- servers are now coming to the conclu- sion that relations between Commun- ist leaders in Peking and in Moscow are frigid. It is becoming more and more obvious that the Chinese Reds do not Iike Khrushchev, nor his policies, In the western mind, the situation raises a question. If Russia cannot get along with' her Chinese comrades, how can the world expect the Soviet to get along with free nations? -.(Fort Wil- liam Times -Journal). KNOW YOUR CANADA Are Canadian handicrafts important? ' Surprisingly i m p o r tan t. About 400,000 Canadians pro- duce hand -made pottery, weav- ing and other handicrafts. Most of them turn out handicrafts as a supplementary source of in- -tome; many enjoy it only as a hobby. Nevertheless, the an- nual retail value of Canadian handicrafts is an astonishing one hundred • million dollars. Traditional skill's are maintain- ed in certain areas. In St. Jean Port Joli, for example, more than half of the 1200 people engage in wood -carving, often employing chisels still forged by a local blacksmith. Other popular Canadian handicrafts are hooked rugs, quilting, lea- ther and iron work. Indian ex-. perts still turn out thousands HALFENUAST TEBI Hon' D/D YOU°EVER GUESS MYO HOBBY /5 SCUBA %INV/NG? - Y of birchbark boxes and dishes, while Eskimo handicrafts now find an insatiable world mar- ket. * * * How did John Horden rate as a Missionary? At the top. In. 1851 . the Church Missionary sent this English lad to Moose Factory, an outpost in the desolation of James Bay. He labored there for 42 years. Horden translat- ed the Anglican Prayer Book, the Gospels and a hymn book into the Cree language. He then printed the translations him- self on a hand press sent out from England. Later he trans- lated the whole or the New Testament into Cree. Thousands of Indians were baptized by this man and he also taught them to read. Horden literally cleated the Anglican diocese of Moosonee himself and was con- secrated its first bishop. He died at Moose Factory in 1893, a unique example of uncon- querable determination to the last. * * * When did Canadian horses shine as boat paddlers? In the last century. The horse boat used to be popular as a ferry in this country, in the years ,fust before the steamboat took over. From two to five' horses would be harnessed on deck and the power they sup- plied would turn • a paddle wheel. Horsi-boats first appear- ed in Canada in the late 18th century. One ° record tells of their plying the Niagara River. as early as 1793. Torontonians could take a leisurely trip aboard a horse -paddled ferry to Toronto Island up to 1850. A steamer took over In that ydar and Dobbin returned --no doubt thankfully -oto the life of a landlti bet, v:17jj�/Th.*k4 "You certainly were the life of the party, but most of the credit goes to the big blonde who knocked you through . the picture windows." A MACDUFF • OTTAWA REPORT MORE NEW CANADIANS? OTTAWA—A quiet revolu- tion, in progress in Canada's immigration branch since Feb- ruary may be about to burst into the open. The foundation was laid in January when the Hon. Ellen Fairclough, then Minister pf Citizenship arid Immigration, announced Canada's new meth- od of selecting her citizens. No longer were we to discriminate on the basis of geography with Asia and Africa virtually ex- cluded. In future, in Mrs. Fair- clough's words, we would "lay primary stress on. education, training and skills as the main condition of admissibility re- gardless of the country of ori- gin of the applicants". With immigration down to a mere trickle, due to, lack of job opportunities here, a buoyant economy in Europe and a lack of understanding in Asian and African countries, no new pat- tern has yet emerged from the change in policy. But recently the new immi- gration Minister, the Hon. Rich- ard "Belt, in a Toronto -speech announced an immigration tar- get of one per cent of popula- tion. Liberal Leader Lester Pear- son who has been catching the Prime Minister off base more than once over speeches by his Ministers, asked Mr. Diefenbak- er in the House of Commons whether- this 185,000 target re- presented Government policy. Mr. Bell was on his feet be- fore the Prime Minister could get there to announce that it was and Mr. Diefenba elt re- mained silent. Mr. Bell describes himself as an expansionist. If he las his way there will be no turning off the tap whenever a labor 'Surplus appears, and such a pol- icy makes sense. Experience has shown that attempts to re- strict the flow of immigration have seldom succeeded. By the time new restrictionc could take effect the need for them had vanished. Experience has also shown that in periods when Canada has a labor surplus the flow of immigrants is more like- ly to control itself. In 1957, the aftermath of the Suez crisis and the dying days of 'Canada's boom produced a record 282,166 immigrants. Last year the total was 71,689. It will be only slightly, higher this year. But the picture could change quickly. Given any measure of pick-up in job opportunities in the coining year and a realiza- tion in overseas countries of what Canada's new immigration policy means, there could be a rapid increase. This is precisely why Mr. Bell is making speeches about ex- panded immigration. 11 he is to achieve ,his target, two things will be necessary! 1. A willingness on the part of Canadians generally to ac- cept the new numbers and the new character. In 1947 Prime Minister Mackenzie King de- clared in the House of Com- mons that Canadians did not wish to see the basic charac- teristics of our population THE HANDY FAMILY pos, DAD - ITS A REAL CNORE 1t FIND THE RMAU . TOOL YOU WANT IN ALL THIS MESS! YOU'RE RIGHT, JUNIOR -WE NEED A SMALL TOOL CABINEThey R� changed. Until today that has been the ruling concept of all immigration policy. 2. A firm and consistent Gov- ernment policy that will pro- mote immigration by selling Canada .,abroad and providing machinery to handle it. So far neither has been achieved. The new regulations were announced at the begin- ning of the year but Canadians have yet to hear a statement of policy from the Prime Minister. Canada's immigration branch is equipped to handle about 125,000 immigrants a year, 60,- 000 less than Mr. Bell's target. There 'are seVen offices .in the British"Isles, four in the United States, 17 on the continent of Europe. For the rest of the world there are offices in Hong Kong, .Tel Aviv, New Delhi and Cairo. This may have been adequate when geography was the basis of selection. It is totally inade- quate if we are to process ap- plications from any part of the world and make our selection on the basis of skills and edu- cation. But the present Prime Min- ister will be reluctant to sanc- tion any expansionist program at the moment unless he is convinced that it will' be a vote getter. Meanwhile only one thing appears certain. If Mr. Bell's Toronto speech • is not Government policy or is not going to be Government policy, there will be another Minister of Immigration. Mr. Bell is the most determined and energetic Minister the Department has had for many a day. , Capital Hill Capsules Senator. Wallace McCutcheon's designation as the man in cab- inet who will assess and imple- ment the Glassco report on Government organization has brought him a promotion from outside. Since his appointment as Minister without portfolio lass Augustthere have been un- warranted rumours buzzing that he was the real Minister of Fi- nance. The honor was thrust upon him and he would be the first to refute it if anyone both- ered to ask him. Now the Lib- erals have pushed him a step higher. To quote Jack Pickers- gill in the House of Commons he is "the real Prime Minister in the other place" (The Sen- ate). * * * Labor Minister Michael Starr's new bill to tackle the problem of the worker in an age of automation without slow- ing productivity is getting close study at the U.S. Embassy, where it is admitted that it is far ahead of anything Wash- ington has yet produced. The Government is offering to share with industry the cost of ad- vai4ce programs for retraining and movement of workers. * * * Position vacant -Top ranking economist with thorough knowl- edge of Canadian industry and some financial experience to fill post of Chairman of the Na- tional Economic Development Board. Salary, about $25,000. DY LLOYD DIRMIRCHA11 PAD'S PLAN FOR A SMALL TOOL CABINET S 4ELVE 9 SET et 45' /MOLE F00.00/ YIS1814EtY 0P 1001.$ r r IN THE YEARS ALONE Interesting items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor' December 10, 1937 Rev. Harold Colson Feast, minister of First Presbyterian Church for a period of three years, has resigned his charge. Mr. Feast has been seriously i11 in Hamilton Hospital. The condition of Arthur C. Routledge, Seaforth grocery - man, driver of a car which" struck a CNR freight engine at noon on Monday, was much im- proved, Scott Memorial Hospi- tal reported Thursday. The art department of Sea - forth Collegiate Institute, has arranged a display of 40 pic- tures, the work of students at the Ontario College of Art. A total of $818 was realized from the county tax sale of lands for arrears, held at the Court House, Goderich, Tues- day. Eight parcels were sold, one 200 -acre farm in Howick Township for $521. Five farms were bought in by interested parties to enable them to se- cure a clear title. Mr. Robert J. Moore, of Hen - sail, recently received the de- gree of Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto. If the heavy snowfall con- tinues, car- operations will be, stopped on the back conces- sions. Directors of the Seaforth Golf and Country Club were re-elect- ed at the club's annual meeting held in the council chambers on Monday' evening. They are N,.C. Cardno, E. C. Boswell and J. A. Stewart. From The Huron Expositor December 13, 1912 Mr. Philip Ament, of Brus- sels, has leased the mill and cooperage works of Mr. Wil- liam Ament, of ,Seaforth, and will operate them for the next year. Mr. A. E. Forbes has been awarded the contract for wir- ing and installing the electri- cal fixtures in the new Car- negie Library: Mr. Alex Davidson received an unique Christmas present of which he is very proud, It is By REV. ROBERT H. HARPER HALLEY'S COMET Halley's Comet was seen in the sky in 1066, when William the Conqueror decided the fate of Saxon England. But the mighty battleaxes of the Nor- man knights who rode down the Saxon defenders and slew them after they had enticed them from their bulwarks could not reach Halley's Comet. For it. has appeared at regu- lar' intervals through history. During the last appearance, I was aboard a Texas and Pacific train bound toward Shreveport, Louisiana, and the west. As the twilight deepened several passengers were looking with interest out the windows. There wasHalley's Comet. The" comet was disappointing. -It was hot as bright as a etar of the first magnitude, and there was a small dim light around it, not at all Iike the flaming, fire -breathing dragon conjured up from childhood. And I realized I was' wrong in a Sophomoric speech. I had spoken of "lawless, erratic me- teors hurtling through space and ' burning themselves out through friction with the earth's atmosphere.' There is nothing, which God has made which is lawless. "The heavens declare the glory of God, and the firma- ment sheweth his handywork.". And "our will are our's to make them Thine." Just a Thought: Many of the wondersof this modern world are condemned as evil when actually the blame belongs to indivduals who abuse and misuse them for personal gain. • A SMILE OR TWO "Now, frankly," warned the doctor, "I must inform you that this is a very serious operation. Four out of five patients do not survive. Is there anything I can do for you before I begin?" "Yes" said the patient, "help me on with my pants?' Weary of trying to telephone his own home and getting only a busy signal for an hour, a father appealed to the opera- tor to cut in on the line. Told this could be done only in a c se of life or death, he replied: 'Veil, if it's my teen-age daugh- ter on the telephone, there's going to be murder." Two old bachelors got off on the subject of cooking, and on of them commented, "I bought a cook' book once, but never used it. Too much fancy work in it." "What do you mean?" asked the other. "Why, everyone of those Banged recipes began, 'Take a elean dish' and that stopped isle eVety wha`Mr. Davidson ealls a Home rifle,• or, in other words, a black- thorn batton. It is in the shape of a can, about two feet long, with a nob on one end and a leather thong on the other. Several carloads of fat cat- tle were shipped from Bruce - field last Saturday. The cattle buyers were Charles H. Reid, William Taylor and Mr. Stin- son. Farmers of Blake are being offered $2.00 per bushel for their beans, provided they come up to the test. Mr. Gordon McDonald has sold the Central Hotel in Brus- sels to Brown & Ennis, of that town, the hotel to be run by Mr. Ennis. Christmas trade has been very lively this year at Wal- ton. Many tons of choice fowl have been sold. Mr. George McEwen, Kippen, has purchased 250 loads of long wood from the bush farm at the station from Mr. Beck, of London. From The Huron Expositor December 16, 1887 Mr. T. Hicks, the worthy may- or of Chiselhurst, intends to run again for the civic chair. Brussels market is booming this year, Farmers far and near say it is the best in the coun- ty. Our grain buyer, Mr. Ireland, is paying 34 and 35 cents for oats—a pretty big price. The deadlock still exists in the school board in the matter of raising the salary of the second teacher from $200 to $250. . Mrs. John Gardner has rent, ed the homestead to Mr. J. Scrimgeour for $260 per year. Jangled nerves, Jangled nerves, Jangled all the way, Through the muddled mad- ness Preceding Christmas Day. * * * If people tried to go at the same clip during the rest of the year as they do in the few weeks before Christmas, the by a race of wild-eyed, twitch, in • maniacs. Even mental con- stitutions attuned to an era of guided missiles in the hands of misguided mortals couldn't stand that pace much longer. Never mind, chaps, we're in the home stretch. Only another few days of Christmas cards, concerts, carols and cranber- ries, Christmas pageants, pud- dings and parties, Christmas trees, turkeys and tinsel, and we can go back to being the realistie, selfish slobs we are the rest of the year. * * * For kids, the pre -Christmas wing -ding is just dandy. There, are letters to be written to S. Claus. There are Christmas concerts at which to be miracu- lously end temporarily trans- formed from small devils to small angels. There are glass balls to be shattered while we're decorating the tree. There are packages, rustling mysteri- ously, to be ripped open in drawer and closet. For the elderly, too, the Christmas season brings excite- ment. There is the sound of carols, to bring back memories of rich; good tinges in the past. There are lights and decora- tions to put a splash of color into the drab grey of the end- less days. And there is a little extra warmth ' and . humanity abroad, to make people pay some attention to the old folk, for a change. * * * But for everybody in the so- caIled prime of life, it' -seems that Christmas, or at least the couple of weeks before the big day, has become an orgy of shopping, mailing, .cleaning, scrambling and worrying that produces little but , tension, tiredness and tears. Especially among the women. Pity, isn't it? Like most men, I'm about 50-50 on Christmas. At times, I'm strongly in favor of the whole business, at others violently opposed. Knowing that it puts me in debt, every year, until about the following•. June, I'm pretty belligerent about it all around the first of SUGAR and SPIcR By Sill Smiley December. I put my foot down, I state flatly that we are going to cut down on everything -- cards, gifts and especially "stuff for the kids." But by the week before Christmas .I'm running around like the rest of the lunatics: grabbing scraggly trees, snatch- ing tough turkeys, planning im- possible parties, holding whis- pered coversations with the Old • Girl and throwing money around like one of the newly - elected presidents of a new African state. - • One• aspect of Christmas that I thoroughly enjoy is the send- ing and receiving of cards. It's the one time of year when I • pay any heed. to old friends and relations. I dig up the ad- dresses of old, bent pilots in Australia, India and South Africa and send them cards in which I triple my income, the- accomplishments of my kids, and my state of health. They do the same, the liars. * * * And when the cards come in, I read everyone. For one thing, it's the only way I find out that my two brothers are alive, where they are, and how many children they have. Last I heard, one was in Europe, the other, in the West Indies. Their wives send cards. Our first card this year was a puzzler. It was postmarked Belfast, Ireland, and address- ed: Mr. and Mrs. Smylie,. 790 Bay Street, Onatrio, Cananda. There ain't no such place,. but it arrived here. Inside it read: "To Greta, Alex and family, from Kay and David." We didn't know a soul on either end of the greeting, but it was a nice card. The address was there, so my wife will probably send them one next year, ,and we'll keep exchanging for years. * * * To balance out my pleasure in the cards is my homicidal hatred of the erection of the tree. This is one time of the year when my family sees the head of the house in his true colors. Or hears him, rather, , if you can hear blue, because I insist that , the living room be cleared of women .and chil- dren before I start. The 'axe is too handy. Then it is that there come back to me those fine, rolling, mouth -filling, sat- isfying Celtic oaths my Dad' us- ed to use when he was down cellar fixing the furnace and thought my mother couldn't hear him. FOLLOWING HEAVENS, FATHER: TPROAT GRAM WHy ARE Vol' • GOOD FOR 'ME STANDING ON CIRCULATION. YouR HEAD? "THIS STRENGTHENS BACK MOSCLES..,YOU SHOULD READ ABOUT IT. CAN YOU IMAGINE, CORA.__ZNE BEEN PRACTICING THIS YOGI BUSINESS FOR YEARS..-