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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-03-14, Page 8�tregt 3 QN PXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, OW, MAX 14. 1963 Weekly Editor ?ells NORAD Experiences Concerned about the confu- Add to this the fact no op - ion and lack of informed opin position leader has ever visited NORAD and very few private members of government have been ther-e either. ion that featured the Canadian nuclear discussion, directors of the Canadian Weekly News- papers Association arranged to visit NORAD at Colorado Springs, Colorado. They wish- ed to learn at first hand the problems that existed and to obtain the information that would permit an objective con- clusion being reached. Among those making the trip late last month was Lynn Lash - brook, President of the Ontario Weekly Newspapers Associa- tion. In this story he describes his reactions on viewing the NORAD complex and the con Only 17 Visit NORAD In fact, the grand total of only 178 Canadians have ever visited NORAD, and of these, 52 were members of the Toron- to Board of Trade who felt they should learn more about our defence system and paid over $200 each to charter an aircraft to fly them to Colorado Springs and back. Next to the Board of Trade, CWNA direc- tors formed the second largest Canadian group to visit the installation. elusions he reached as a result • In light of all this is there of the information made avail- any wonder there is such con - able to the group: fusion, misunderstanding and The federal government has emotion about securing nuclear let Canadians and Americans riwghtful so win can play our rightful role in the defence of down badly by not accepting the continent? nuclear warheads for o u r Bomarc missiles and Voodoo Story Only Needs Telling fighters. This was• the feeling Without intelligent informa- of 28 directors of Canadian tion in newspapers, magazines, Weekly Newspaper Association and other news media, Cana who visited NORAD headquar- dians have had no way of learn- ters in Colorado Springs, Col- ing the real truth behind the orado, recently. ; problem, But let me assure Representing nine provinces, ' you, the story is as simple and the weekly newspapermen were as straight forward as it can of the opinion the government be. All it requires is the tell- ing and Canadians would be up in arms over the ,government's lack of action through the years in this regard. not only has ill advised the people, but has not made any effort to bring their own intelli- gence on the subject of North American defence up. to .date. This was the gist of the feel- ing among us newsmen after being briefed by key NORAD officials in a lecture room at NORAD headquarters. Five Ministers At NORAD In fact, when it was learned that only resigned Defence Min- ister Harkness, his assistant, Mr. Sevigny, and three other cabinet ministers had ever vis- ited NORAD, is it any wonder there is confusion within the government as to accepting nuclear weapons to arm our Bomarc B missiles and Voodoo interceptors so they will be ef- fective in defending the contin- ent? While • this situation is bad enough, there have only been two or three Canadian news media people visit NORAD to learn first hand what is going on there and the role the Cana- dian government is refusing to accept m our defence. PLAY & EUCHRE -Friday, March 15 8:30 p.m, ti Seaforth District High School Sponsored by Seaforth W.I. Tickets available from members LUNCH SERVED While there are many in this country, including the Prime Minister, who say the day of the manned bomber is just about over, US intelligence proves Russia is working hard at producing supersonic four - engine jet bombers which will be able to over -fly this contin- ent with one refueling in the far north and either return home or land in Cuba. Bomber Threat With bombers almost com- parable to those of the US, key intelligence officials at NORAD claimed the bomber threat to this continent will last for at least five more years and pos- sibly ten more. Thus the rea- son for arming our Bomarcs and Voodoos with nuclear wea- pons now. Consider what happened dur- ing the Cuban fiasco? It might well have resulted in a third world war when bombers would have been used against us. Con- sider the recent situation when Cuban -based Russian -built MiG fighters fired on,a disabled Am- erican shrimp boat. As soon as American radar picked up the action at Key West, Florida, two US super- sonic fighters were dispatched to the scene and the MiGs went home in a hurry. Could the third world war have started then and there if a dog fight had ensued and one or more of the planes had been shot ALL THIS WEEK . In the Huron Room Queen's Hotel THE COLLEGIANS Clean,. Comfortable Rooms for Rent By the Day or Week SEAFORTH FARMERS NOTICE is hereby given that the ANNUAL MEETING and BANQUET of the S itforth Farmers Co-operative will be held , Thursday, March 28, 1963 in Egmondville United Church TURKEY BANQUET — 7 p.m. Banquet tickets available from Directors or at the Co-op Office Guest Speaker — ROSS HENNIGAR of the Personnel Dept. of United Co-operatives of Ontario • end a former manager of Seaforth Farmers Co-operative JUST ONE STEP — unassisted — can be a moment of great delight to a ,crippled child . . . but months, even years of !training and treatment may be needed to. reach this one glorious moment. Easter Seal funds provide the services that help crippled children to walk and talk and develop as much independency as possible. The 1963 Easter Seal Cam- paign opens on -March 14th and must raise $1,000,000 to meet the needs of crippled children this year. The cam- paign in Seaforth, sponsored by the Lions Club, is being chaired by L. F. Ford. ASK WHO'S THE OTHER FELLOW'S "OTHER FELLOW" Every motorist bthrels down the country's highways, secure in the knowledge that accidents only, happen to the "other fel- down? These are just some of the problems NORAD personnel have on their minds day after day, yet we continue knowing little if anything that goes on in the world about us which could be drawing us closer to another war. Nuclear Weapons For Us? But where do we and nuclear warheads come into the picture, you ask? Well, it is as simple as this! Let's suppose Russia sends bombers over this continent with nuclear bombs and our Bomarcs and `Voodoos are arm- ed with conventional high ex- plosive weapons. low", Every motorist . a 1 s o knows that "my own driving habits are beyond reproach: that if it weren't for the other foot -itchy characters driving automobiles, and if all other drivers were as careful and considerate as'I am, there cer- tainly wouldn't be any traffic accident problems in Canada!" Dominion Automobile Asso- ciation, whose Claims Division: process thousands of applica- tions for benefits from members each year, naturally have arriv- ed at a conclusion somewhat at variance with that of Mr. (or Mrs.) average motorist. And from records maintained by the D.A.A. Statistical Re- search Department, Members Services Division', it is borne out that while some motorists are more accident-prone than others, the soberng fact re- mains that each and every one of us, behind the wheel, is The bombers continue down guilty of momentary lapses over Northern Canada to a point which can end up in a smash - where our Bomarc B's can in- up of catastrophic proportions, tercept t h e m. Interception Among others, one salient fact achieved, the high explosive emerges that, when road and warhead goes off and the plane is shot down but its nuclear bomb is not destroyed. Attached to the- Russian nu- clear bomb is a "dead man fuse" which will explode when it falls to a predetermined alti- tude. If it falls in the neigh- borhood of Toronto, 11/2 mil- lion people will be killed and most ofthe city will be com- pletely destroyed. On the other hand, had the Bomarc been armed with a small nuclear warhead, its ex- plosion would have "cooked" the Russian plane's nuclear bomb and it 'would have fallen to earth causing no more dam- age than any other object its size and weight from the same altitude. As for the Bomarc's nuclear detonation, it is puny indeed, as weekly newsmen were shown in a picture which depicted five men standing with faces . sky- ward, watching a similar device of the size used in Bomarc war- heads and Voodoo fighter planes, exploded at 10,000 feet, immediately overhead. The men were aware there was a big explosion, but none had any immediate or lasting. effects, even though they stood directly below the explosion at which is termed "Ground Zero." The above is no over simplifi- cation of the matter. It is as simple as that. Too bad the federal government, particular- ly its senor members, did not make it their business long be- fore now to learn first hand what NORAD and nuclear war- heads for our defence are all about. Then we would have been assured of a logical ap- proach to accepting our right- ful share of duties involved in defending this continent. egords`EmQ' Position "It is a challenge, because people are lukewarm about EMO, but I think its potential value in case of a peacetime disaster should be emphasized if we are going to 'sell' it, and that is what I am going to try to do," said Mayor Ernie C. Fisher, whose appointment as Huron co-ordinator of the or- ganization has been recommend- ed to county council. "It should be put forward," he said; "as an organization that can work effectively in District Weddings ACHILLES—McTAGGART Baskets of white chrysanthe- mums and pink carnations form- ed the setting in Brussels Unit- ed Church for the wedding of Miss Kathryn Viola McTaeaart and Donald Albert Achilles. The bride as a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adrian McTaggart, of Brussels, and the bridegroom's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ron- ald Achilles, Walton. Rev, A- K. Griffiths officiated at the ceremony. Traditional music was play- ed by the organist, Miss Mar- ion Hoover, who also played the accompaniment for Donald Mc- Donald, Walton, who sang "0 Promise Me." Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a floor - length gown of white peau de soie styled with, a shirred bo- dice and long lilypoint sleeves. A shoulder veil was held by a tiara of pearls and sequins, and she carried a cascade bouquet of red rosebuds and gold roses. She was attended by Miss Audrey Wheeler, maid of hon- or, and bridesmaids Miss Ruth McTaggart and Miss Ann Achil- les, sisters of the couple. They, were similarly gowned in gold peau de soie with matching net headdresses and accessories. Each carried a cascade bouquet of pink Delight rosebuds and white chryanthemums. weather are the worst, the ac- cident rate is the lowest. Of the 2160 fatal accidents which occurred in Canada in 1961, ov- er 1500, a whopping 70%, took place in daylight on a clear dry day,,on paved roads, in automo- biles that were in good mechan- ical condition. When driving conditions are poor, Mr. Average Motorist (the "other fellow") becomes cautious and in becoming cau- tious, he simply becomes that good driver he always thought he was. Paradoxical as it may seem, for the reduction of mo- tor accidents, we should have bad weather and bad roads all the time: then that "other fel- low" would learn to drive more safely. In fact, there might ev- en be a few other drivers who are its competent as our hero mentioned in the first para- graph above. Protect Ourselves Instead, there has been a great hubbub between Wash- ington and Ottawa, and our American allies, who are really footing the cost of North Am- erican defence, look on us as being unwilling to help protect them and ourselves. This sorry situation could have been prevented had our government and news • media people put forth the effort to go t8' NORAD and get the pro- per prospective on arming our Bomares and Voodoos with ade- quate warheads to meet today's defence requirements: The sixth graders were dis- cussing something they had just read in social studies class. Mr. Hasson asked, "What was the name of the channel where the British fleet fought the Spanish Armada." Answered one boy, "I think it Was Channel Five." Small attendants were Joan Heuther, cousin of the bride, and Ricky Taylor, of Staffa, nephew of the bridegroom. Gerald Achilles, Walton, was his brother's best man, and the guests were ushered by Earl Bell, Toronto, and the bride's brother, Dale McTaggart, of Stratford. • -Following the ceremony a re- ception was held in the church basement where guests were re- ceived by the bride's mother, wearing a turquoise embroider- ed dress, with navy accessor- ies. She was assisted by the bridegroom's mother, who wore a green flowered dress, with beige accessories. Each wore a corsage of red rosebuds. For a wedding trip in South- ern Ontario the bride travelled in a beige ensemble, with brown accessories and a corsage of gold rosebuds. - peaeetime, and we can get the co-operation of some good men. In case of a mine or industrial disaster it would come in, and I think can be organized as a peacetime emergency measure, effective also, of course, in ev- ent of enemy attack." Recommended about a week earlier by the EMO committee of county council, appointment of Mr. Fisher was approved on March 7 by the warden's and personnel . committee, of which Reeve Alvin D. Smith, of Turn - berry, is chairman. "It will be recommended to county council at its next meet- ing, March 21," Clerk•Treasurer John Berry announced. "Upon approval of council, Mr. Fisher will take up his new position on April 1, in offices located in the Masonic Building, West St., Goderich. At present, it is Mr. Fisher's intention to carry on as mayor for the remainder of 1963; however, this is subject to change at any time, depend- ing upon circumstances." It is understood that Mr. Seaforth Gains (Continued from Page 1) cable cut during sewer work, and advised the Bell Telephone Co. to see the contractors. —Approved attendance at a police conference in Toronto on March 21. Councillor Wilbee said he could be present: — Recognized increasing wel- fare costs, but agreed nothing could be done. — Agreed while work on the second floor of the Town Hall to provide accommodation for Girl Guides had not been ap- proved by council, committee in charge had acted wisely in going ahead. —Discussed application of tar and chips to resurface two miles of Seaforth streets, in- cluding Victoria, Market, Rail- way and East William. Council- lor Dalton said cost was $1,893 per mile for 20 -foot road. A SMILE OR TWO Two Beats met on the street. "How are you getting along?" asked one. "Not bad," said the other. "I'm managing to keep alive." "ooh, yeah?" retorted the first, suspiciously. "What's your motive?" I hear you've had a terrible time with your jalopy." "Yeah." "What happened?" "Well, I bought a carburetor. that saved 30 per cent on gas, a timer that saved 50 per cent on gas, and sparkplugs that sav- ed 30 per cent on gas. After I went ten miles the gas tank overflowed!" SUGGEST TAX ADVANTAGE IN INCORPORATING FARM By ALEX B. WEIR in Country Guide Some farmers will discover an income tax advantage by incorporating their farm busi- ness. The corporate tax facing such a company filing a return in 1962 would be 21 per cent up to $35,000 and a rate of 50 per cent to corporate taxable income in .. excess of that amount. Such tax rates for Onthrio are 23 per cent and 52 per cent respectively. There are 17 income tax rates applicable to individuals. These rates are set up 8n a graduat- ed scale so that 'those in a high income tax bracket pay a greater percentage of their in- come for taxes than those in the low income tax bracket. These rates vary in fact be- tween 11 per cent to an 80 per cent tax on the takable income. It is difficult to state 'cate- gorically when a farmer should incorporate his farm enter- prise. The tax factor becomes more significant for farmers in a high income tax bracket. Farmers earning a profit of $10,000 and upwards will cer- tainly notice an income tax ad- vantage. However, there are many NO LEISURE TIME FOR TOMMY—Singing star Tommy Common still has time for autograph seekers in spite of his many commitments on CBC radio and television. The hand- some young vocalist is heard twice a week on the CBC radio network program, Wlfat's On 'app, and can be seen each Friday night on CBC -TV's Country Hoedown. Fisher requires until April 1 to arrange severance from' Dom- inion Road Machinery Co., where he is chief electrician. Resignation of the previous EMO co -.ordinator, Lt. -Col. M4r- ray MacDonald, became effec- tive February 1. Interested in EMO since its ineeption, Mr. Fisher on Oct. 9-12 last represented the county at a course for Ontario mayors and reeves, held at Arnprior, under Col. Leslie Smith. He was born in Tuckersmith Township, a short distance east of Clinton, and became a resi- dent of Goderich at the age of six. In 1941. he enlisted in the RCAF and after training was assigned to RCAF Transport Command at Goose Bay, where he served as navigator on bomb- ers. After four years on active service he took an electronic course at Ryerson Institute, worked for a London radio sta- tion, and then joined the staff of Dominion Road Machinery. Elected to Goderich town council in 1952, he served on county council in 1956-7, and in 1958 began the first of six con- secutive terms as mayor. . He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 109; a past president of the Gode- rich Trades & Labor Council, and of Local 1863, Internation- al Association of Machinists, and is a charter member of Goderich Rotary Club. He mar- ried Luella Bedard, of Drys- dale, and they have three chil- dren. DANCING BRODHAGEN Community Centre Friday, March 15 KEN MITTLEHOLTZ AND THE TWILITES ADMISSION 75 CENTS other factors that will have to be weighed as well. Plans for future purchase of • capital as- sets are a vital factor. The expenses necessarily connected with having the farm business incorporated will also have to be considered, The finial de- cision will, of course, have to be made by the farm family Nevertheless, expert advice will help the farm family to make a more businesslike decision. Some farmers may become sufficiently interested in income tax law to read one of the excellent books on the subject available. Others may even read the income tax legislation. Every farmer who pays in- come tax, particularly those paying a fairly high amount, should obtain the advice of some income tax expert. Law- yers and chartered accountants are generally well qualified to assist a farm family in any in- come tax problem. It is not enough to simply keep these taxes as ! low as possible. In some circumstances. it may be best not to incor- porate a farm business, even though there may be an income tax advantage through' incor- poration. Farmers who .wish to chal- lenge an income tax assessment should also contact such an in- come tax expert. The notice of objection to an income tax as- sessment most be served in duplicate upon the Minister of National Revenue within 60 days from the date of the mail- ing of the assessment. If the notice of objection is not made within the prescribed time period, the assessment is pre- sumed to be binding and valid. This validity is not even alter- ed by an actual error in the income tax ,assessment itself. The specific wording of this notice of objection is extreme- ly important inasmuch as it will become one of the court documents if the dispute .has to be settled by the courts. Companies must have their income tax return filed within six months from the end of the year. The legal representatives of an estate must file the final return of the deceased person within six months from the date of death. The return in connec- tion with an estate or trust must be filed within 90 days from the end of the year. A SMIL 011' TWO Overheard in elevator: "I'm going South where two ice cubes at a time is all the win- ter I'll ever see." We wouldn't mind the meek inheriting the earth if we could be sure they would stay meek after they get it. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH REV. DOUGLAS 0. FRY Minister Sunday, March 17th WORSHIP — 11:00 A.M. 9:45 a.m.—Minister's Class 10:00 a.m.—The Senior Sunday School 1100 a.m.—The Junior Sunday School `17•:00 a.m.—The Nursery .t LENTEN CARD PARTY St. James' School Auditorium Tuesday, Mar. 19 8:30 p.m. SPONSORED BY C.W.L. Finals for McKillop Federation of Agriculture Public Speaking Contest in Seaforth District High School Monday, Mar. 18 8:30 p.m. 12 Contestants EVERYONE WELCOME! — SILVER COLLECTION — The Week at SEAFORTH ARENA and COMMUNITY CENTRE FRIDAY, MARCH 15th— Skating — 8 to 10 p.m. Admission — 35c and. 25c SATURDAY, MARCH 16th— - Skating 2 to :30 p.m. Arena opens at 1:45 p.m. • Admission — 10c Skating 8 to 10 p.m. Admission — 35c and 25c TEEN TOWN — HALL WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20th Skating for Pre -School, Beginners and Parents This space contributed through the courtesy of UNION COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED SEAFORTH -- ONTARIO GODERICH KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS - and BLUE WATER SHRINE CLUB ' -- present -- Gala Sports Nite in aid of Crippled Children Goderich Memorial Arena Friday,8 March 15 See These Attractions HOCKEY Goderich Bantam All -Stars vs. Detroit Bantams ❑ BROOM BALL Shriners vs. Knights 0 HOCKEY Goderich Old -Timers vs. CKNX Band - Parades - Over 100 Prizes — Prize Tickets are yoWr Admis'sion —