HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-05-23, Page 2Since 1660, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Q 1 n n Q Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year 11 1. P ` SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa ED SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MAY 23, 1963 Fireworks On the Twenty-fourth The 24th of May according to the calendar was on the 20th this year. On Monday, places of business were closed and we had a holiday, albeit a cold, windy one. While Seaforth people did do some gardening and cleaning up, there was no celebrating, no fireworks. This re- cognized feature of the day has been deferred until Friday—the real 24th. Long -talked about, but not until this year an accomplished fact, community fireworks would seem hardly proper on any other than the Queen's actual birth- day. And so came the decision to hold the celebration on Friday evening, re- gardless of what Parliament has de- creed as to the day of celebration. There may be those who will feel the laws of the land should not be flaunted in such fashion, but they likely will be outvoted by mothers with small school- age children. With the big show on Friday night they will not be faced with the problem of getting their little dears off to school the morning after a late fireworks binge. Regardless of what one may think of Victoria Day and when it is observ- ed, the fireworks here on Friday night are going to be a. fitting tribute to Vic- toria Regina, the good Queen Victoria, who sat on the British throne for 63, years and died 62 years ago. Seaforth firemen who conceived the program and are looking after details have seen to' that. Reports Inform Ratepayers Like weekly .newspapers in other towns across Ontario, The Expositor in recent weeks has carried the audi- tor's reports of, several area municipali- ties, including that of Seaforth. The publishing of the reports fol- lowed an amendment to the Ontario Muunicipal Act which came into effect this year. While the act requires only that the financial statement of the town be pub- lished, the St. Marys Journal -Argus points out that in Exeter the informa- tion provided goes much further and provides a comprehensive picture 1 of the financial affairs of the town. The Exeter report, the Journal - Argus notes, covered, in addition to town council spending, a detailed re - 4 port on finances of the P.U.C. water supply system, P.U.C. electric power system, Public School Board, Commun- ity Centre, Separate School board, Re- creation Committee, Public - Library Board and Industrial Development Cor- poration. These are all operations sup- -: ported by public funds and as such the public is certainly entitled, to a finan- cial statement of operations at least once each year. "Very few, if any, local taxpayers know whether such operations as the Arena, Public Library, etc., came through 1962 with a profit or a surplus. We do not suggest that any of the various commissions, boards, etc., not included in the St. Marys report, have anything .to hide concerning their op- erations, but we do suggest that this informatibn should be made available to the taxpayer." The St. Marys paper adds: This is something to which considera- tion might be given another year. The purpose of the Legislature in providing ; . for publications was that ratepayers be fully informed concerning the financial matters of the municipalities. Today, when the municipal council spends barely half the taxes which are collect- ed and when increasing responsibilities are delegated to boards, commissions, and other public bodies, the full finan- cial picture of . the municipality is not indicated unless the financial reports - of all municipal agencies are publitshed. Disregard Farmers' Rights While the fishing season creates en- joyment for many, it means havoc for some. And the reason is that some fish- ermen have forgotten the golden rule. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" means that ' a fisherman who disobeys "no trespassing" signs or litters ' farm property can expect his country cousin to do the same in the city. But, if this happened, the latter would quickly find himself in jail. And those most likely to 'lay charges would be the thoughtless -fishermen. Why should the fishermen think he has a right to do as he wishes on coun- try property? Probably because there isn't a policeman within shouting dis- tance. Some is most likely due to ignor- ant thoughtfulness. "No trespassing", signs mean exactly what they• say. Broken fences let cat- tle stray and cause damage. No one, farmer or otherwise, enjoys the litter of beer bottles and other garbage, in- cluding dead and decaying coarse fish. The man who mistreats farm proper- ty is just as much a criminal as the man .who takes fish out of season or by means other than angling. Disregard of common decency is closing more and more properties to anglers and hunters. —(Kincardine Review). IN THF YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor May 20, 1938 Consumption of beer in Sea - forth dropped during the last fiscal year ending March 31, 1938. Gall,bnage sold this year totalled $1,478.85. Seaforth and district will see something new in the way of entertainment on Saturday, June 4, when Dr. E. A. Mc- Master and C. M. Smith, of the Palace Rink, present a full card of amateur boxing and wrest- ling at the arena. Huron County townships are strong in their opposition to any move to abolish county councils in Ontario, if resolu- tions which have reached Coun- ty Clerk J. M. Roberts are an indication. Tennis enthusiasts on Friday evening completed organization of the Seaforth Tennis Club and elected John McKenzie presi- dent. • Huron - Perth Conservatives, holding their annual meeting in Hensall Friday evening, were warned to be prepared for a federal election this fall, with national unity as the issue. - Mr. Charles Fritz has dispos- ed of his shoe business to Mr. Edward J. Deters, of Zurich. • * qe • Frrbnf Thti Huron Eicpeisitor MW 23, 1913 tilt *Oa liir, l liarrr Hay, "t1f. WititSff, 'get out 600 apple trees on the farm of Mr. John W. Morrisoh, on the fifth con- cession of Grey. Ripe strawberries for this season were on sale- in the shops on Monday, only they were altnost too dear to taste good. Egmondville has had install- ed 10 street lights, the same as those in Seaforth, and pro- vided from the Hydro Commis- sion here. The work was done in first class shape by the Hy- dro staff, Messrs. Case and Neil - ands. The lights were turned on for the first time on Tues- day evening. Forbes Bros. will give an ex- hibition of the working of their new tile ditcher this Friday af- ternoon on the farm of Mr. H. Tyndall, Tuckersmith. Mr'. John Scott, of Hullett, has disposed of his handsome heavy draught team, which car- ried off the red ticket at every show at which they appeared during the past spring, to Mr. William Cudmore, Seaforth, for the sum in the neighborhood of $900. From The Huron Expositor May 25, 1898 Another destructive fire took place in Seaforth on Thursday night of last week, when the flour mill burned. The fire had evidently originated dbout the centre of tire building, A large and enthusiastic meeting was recently held in Bayfield to further the interest in railroads. It is believed by many there that the day is not far distant when the welcome sound of the locomotive whistle and rumbling of the cars will be heard in their midst. In the St. Paul notes of the Chicago Canadian -American, we find the following reference to a Seaforth boy: "Mr. W. D. Stewart, of Seaforth, Ont., is one of the best football players in Western Ontario." Mr. Richard Robinson, of Eg- mondville, is the owner of a remarkably prolific goose. It has laid no fewer than 30 eggs this season, Mr. George A. Dewar, of Sea - forth, is a member of the Cana- dian football teafn that played a match at Aylmer on Tuesday with a picked team from the United States. Erected by harassed owner of parking lot: "Not Respons- ible For Anything." On the gate of a country house: "For Dog's Sake Shut the Gate." "That horn en your car seems t9. be broken." "No, it's just indifferent." "Indifferent'?" "It jilet •doesii t giV4 is li'oidt'' 244 6/ The IfFeael "That bum ain't nearly as good as I'm making him look!" Well,61t's been another busy, busy week, hasn't it? It's bad enough most of the time, but spring is pitiless in her de- mands on us. She fills a pot with boiling adrenalin, throws in a handful of humans, just out of the deep- freeze, adds a carrot of new hope, an onion of energy,, and a garlic bud of renewed prom- ise. She sprinkles it with a dash of color and a whiff of scent. She tosses in a soupcon of sunshine and stirs vigorous- ly with a ladle of old memor- ies until the whole thing is bubbling and gurgling. * * * What she comes up with, for people of all ages, is a heady brew—experience, the essence of life. It carne to our family in three doses this week. My son took a lesson in economics, my daughter took the cat to the hospital, and I took a dozen nice speckled trout. We suf- fered and enjoyed in about, equal proportions. * * Hugh discovered the elemen- tary thesis that dames are mur- der on the money. He took a girl to the high, school .prom. Tickets, corsage and the inevit- able post -dance snack cost him what he would spend on him- self in • about two months. I hoped the lesson would regis- ter, and that he'd give up Wo- men for life. But he is human, and as all such, perverse. All it did was make him want to get a high -paying job for the summer, so that he could do it again, and more often. I think' the dance took more out of his mother than it did out of him. At any rate, she was more tired when he left for the dance than he was when he got home. This, I under- stand, is par for the course. * * * On 'Monday, my wife made one of those lightning decisions for which she is famous. After two years of coping with kit- tens, she snatched the phone, called the vet, plunked the cat in Kim's arms and pushed both of them out the door, When I got home, she was wearing that smub air of dieeision which Caesar displayed the day he crbssed the Rubicon.. Or Was it the Delaware? And I don't blame her. We had spent a hideout, weekend. Piper I the cat 'nasi •that way again. A huge.white tom prowl• ed and howled in the back- yard. A gigantic black tom yowled and scowled about the front door. Our dog raced from one to the other, yapping fer- ociously. They just sneered at him and retreated nbt an inch. This went on for hours. * * * Finally, I picked up the cat and hurled her out the back THE RANDY FAMILY CANT you Do SOMETI•IIN& Aeour rNls CNIPPEP' FINISH ON OUR REFRIGERATOR, HAROLD? YOU ger r CAN, M'DEAtL SUGAR SPICE By Bill Smiley door. I felt just like the Rus- sian parents in those old stories, who chased by wolves, threw their children out of the sleigh, one by one, in the hope of slow- ing down the pursuers so that the other could get to safety. Anyway, there'll be no more of that, cacophony of cat -calls around our place. In an effort to save my san- ity, I went trout fishing. I near- ly destroyed the scattered rem- nants of my wits in the redis- cqvery that speckled trout, fish- ing is the most awkward, in- convenient, difficult and infuri- ating sport in the world. �• * * My wife, , and most women, consider trout fishing as the most ridiculous form of recrea- tion that exists. They are right. You stagger through swamps. You slip off wet logs into ice - water. You trip over roots. You lose a hundred hooks. You bat- tle insects. Your line is per: petually tangled around twigs, leaves, or your left ear. You puff, perspire, profant. You eat lunch with ' hands generously spread with an equal mixture of worm -guts and fish -guts. If ybu are tremendously successful you bring home enough fish to provide a dinner for a midget with an ulcer. Why do men do it? There are several reasons. First, there are no women, children or cats on fishing streams. There are .no telephones or doorbells jangling their nerve - rattling summons. It is life stripped down to elementals. There are just you and those stupid trout. It's you or them. And . nine times out of 10, it's you. * * * Don't feel sorry for the trout. They're pretty, with their col- ored spots, but nobody ever sees them except other trout, who promptly try to eat them. And don't feel that they haven't a chance against the cruel ang- ler. Sending a sedentary civil- ian against the brook trout is like sending a hippopotamus out to catch monkeys with a butterfly net. The real reason I go trout fishing at least once a year is that it's a ritual of spring that purges the soul of those si' n- merings which have built up during the Winter. After a long day on a rugged trout stream, even civilization looks pretty good. Cars of railway reyenue freight loaded on lines in Can- ada in 1902 totalled 3,541,546, an increase of 2.2 per cent ov- er 1961. Of Canada's 13 Prime Minis- ters, three`)e born in the United Kingdom, one in New Uraiswick, and three each in Nova Scotia, Quebec and On- tario. BY LLOYD BIRWIBNAIft Melts mak Many, MADE A CHIPPED ENAMEL REPAIR SAA�Ip� CHIPPED OAPPIY eakr 60:cr[xNvtrT�OP METAL METAL WIW , 26 PRIMER TO CARBIDE PAPER, 4. SA _PEO APEX LDRY... 0Jwu t OetiOsf o 9vka:10' f 1 u vita, u. A MACDUFF OTTAWA REPORT THE WAY AHEAD OTTAWA — Creation of a Canada Development Corpora- tion to provide capital for in- dustrial expansion is among the most controversial proposals contained in the throne speech read at the opening of the 26th Parliament. Object of the proposed new body is to provide Canadian financing for enterprises of na- tional importance which, with- out such financial aid, would have to turn to foreign sources for funds. It is, in a nutshell, a plan to help keep control of firms within Canada, The Corporation will work with the existing Industrial De- velopment Bank, which the new Liberal Government also in- tends to expand. The Canada Development Corporation will be able to assist in the expan- sion of all kinds of productive industry by sponsoring and in- vesting in large economic pro- jects beyond the scope of priv- ate industry in Canada. The Corporation could be fi- nanced in part by the savings of a great many individual Can- adians. Indirectly, and on their behalf, it shofrld be partly fi- nanced by life insurance com- panies and pension funds, and partly by Government loans or with bonds and debentures guaranteed by the Government. It is expected the Corporation will try to raise part of its own equity capital from private sources, which would be sup- plemented by bonds carrying a Government guarantee. It is understood that while the Government would appoint at least the first Board of Di- rectors, they would be expected to act independently of Govern- ment. This would be trade eas- ier if the Government's contri- bution is limited to a guaran- tee of the corporation's bonds. QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ 1. How many rooms are there in the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings in Ot- tawa? 2. Over the past five years which has risen the most, the aver- age hourly wage in Canadian factories or the cost of liv- ing? 3. Was the election of April 8, 1963, the Dominion of Can- ada's 13th, 21st or 26th na- tional election? ' 4. What is the main cause of fires in Canada? 5. Which contributes most .to the personal incomes of Can- adians: labor income, invest- ment income or government transfer payments? ANSWERS'. 5. In 1961 la- bor income of Canadians was $18.9 billion, government trans- fer payments to persons were $3.4 billion, investment income was $2.8 billion. 3. It was the 26th national election. 1. There are a total of 490 rooms in the Centre Block. 4. Smokers' carelessness caused 31,037 of 79,611 reported fires in 1960; fires caused by electricity led in dollar loss, $14 million of a total $129 million loss. 2. From 1957 to 1962 average factory wage rose from $1.61 per hour to $1.88, or 16 per cent; cost of living index rose from 121.9 to 130.7, or seven per cent. Suggest Method To Prune Roses Roses of the hybrid tea type require pruning each spr' ' g -be- fore the bus -,.e - : o . Horti- culturists with the 0 ario De- partment of Agriculture say that eac • plant should be con- sidered ' dividually and, prun- ed actor ing to its habit and its amount of growth. Do not prune too severely; this can" -deplete the amount of food available to young shoots. Light pruning results in larger plants with more blooms. First, cut out dead wood and weak twiggy growths; all crossing stems should also be remdved. The five or six stems left may be shortened according to their growth to give 'a uniform ap- pearance and balance to the plants. Make your final cuts so that the top buds are facing outwards thus ensuring that the centre of the bush does not be- come overcrowded. Floribundas are- pruned sim- ilarly to hybrid teas, except that pruning anduld be light to obtain as many blooms as pos- sible. Dwarf polyanthas do not moire much pruning in the spring except to remove dead Wood. Moat climbers and ramblers bear their flowering wood on previous–, year's growth and eon guently are best pruned after blooming. The old flower- ing wood being removed and the young growths from the base tied in to replace them. Some large -flowered elimb- ers, however, produce their flowers on laterals borne on older wood. These should be pruned now by shortening of the laterals. Old • thick canes may be cut out and replaced with younger growths. A jaunty salesman parked his foreign sports car in front of a village store and went in. When he came out, a farmer was slowly looking the car over. "Well, What do you think of 1t?" beamed the salesman. 'Unirtipreaire , t h farrier dtawlEefl, "Plata tihltt o3ii1 hp= fore it With fiDe, didn't Vitt'," The Liberal Government is deterniined to do something to meet the old probletn of Cana- dian enterprises falling under American control. This problem keeps cropping up because Can- adian firms can find no source of financing in this country. The Canadian Development Cor- poration is believed to be the answer to the problem. The Corporation would be free, at its discretion, to provide capital to all kinds of productive in- dustry which might otherwise lapse into foreign control. It is argued that if an enterprise is attractive enough to encourage Americans to invest, then it should have prospects of pro- fits which would be beneficial to Canadian investors. With the project announced in the throne speech it is ex- pected to promote considerable debate both inside and outside Parliament. This is only one part of a large-scale program which Pre- mier Pearson will bring before Parliament to restore Canada's prestige abroad, build up pros- perity at home, stimulate econ- omic growth and aim at elim- inating unemployment. This last objective is a tough assignment. It means creating a quarter of a million new jobs in each of the next four years. Other parts of the program include the formation of a De- partment of Industry; measures._ to assist areas where unemploy- ment is particularly high through formation of a special Federal agency for area devel- opment; establishment of a new Municipal - Development a n d Loan Fund; creation of a Na- tional Economic Council apd the provision of a capital fund for the Atlantic Development Board. An early June budget will also be brought down by the new Government, with expect- ed tax incentives designed to stimulate business and indus- try. The Prime Minister has warn- ed the Canadian people -that this country with half a million out of work is in deep, serious and complicated economic trou- ble. Its problems can be solved, but they cannot be solved over- night, nor by miracles or sim- ple cure-all promises made by Government. They require ac- tion and so far he has shown that he intends to provide ac- tion in the throne speech. The new Prime Minister has also made it clear that in his mind and in the minds of his cabinet ministers there are cer- tain priorities, determined by the nation's • needs and by the country's financial capacity and ability to put them into opera- tion. . The first priority for the new Government is to take immedi- ate and necessary measures to restore the confidence of Cana- dians in themselves and of the world in Canada. Already he has started ,that process by his meetings with Prime Minister Macmillan in London and Presi- dent-Kemiesly,.at Hyannis Port. And he has told the Canadian people that he is determined to provide steady leadership with decisions, including hard and unpleasant decisions, if they be- come necessary. And he will be happy to make pleasant ones when they are possible and right and financially sensible. The second priority is to bring down concrete measures which will expand the econ- omy. These measures are fore- cast in the throne speech. Dur- ing this second priority period, new expenditures will not be made unless they contribute to the strengthening or the econ- omy, the elimination of unem- ployment and the end of econ- ornic stagnation. "Economy and efficiency in the use of public funds are two essential ingredients of our pol- icy,". ]Vir. Pearson has declared. But concentration on this sec- ond priority does -hot rule out an early start on some things which are desirable in them- selves and which are financial- ly and economically practicable. In this category is included the plan for contributory old age pensions, as it does not involve additional budgetary burdens. The • third priority is to im- prove social welfare by mea- sures that can be paid for out of the growing economy. A ong such measures — those to be started when the economy per- mits them to be started --would be included social security mea- sures which will add a charge to the Government's revenues., One of the parts of the Lib- eral platform which falls into this latter category—that is one which will mean a charge on the National revenues—is a na- tional' health plan. The Govern- ment expects that it will be in a position to introduce such a plan by its fourth year of office. It could come earlier if the nec- essary economic improvement is achieved ,earlier than the fourth year. Meantime, there is much spec- ulation as to how long the Lib- eral Government, with its min- ority position, will be able to remain in office. For example, Mr. Pearson will stake his Gov- ernment's life on its nuclear policies early in the new session of Parliament. But the Liberals are convinc- ed that the House will not de- feat them on this issue. They believe they can count on sup- port from some members of the Progressive Conservative party and the Social Credit group. That will be enough to sustain the Liberal administration even though it only has 129 mem- bers in the 265 -seat house. There are 95 Conservatives, 23 Social Credit members and 17 New Democratic Party mem- bers. There is one Independent Social. Crediter. Unlike the Liberals in the last session, the Conservatives and other members of this op- position will not work inces- santly to bring about the defeat of the Liberal minority Govern- ment, although the Tories are committed to a policy of aggres- sive opposition. As Parliament convened, the Quebec wing of the Social group was torn apart by dissension and alleged clandestine plot- ting. The Socreds political. pres- tige both inside and outside of Quebec has suffered greatly as a result and no one can pre- dict precisely what they will do either individually or as a group. .4 Mr. Thomas Kanza, recently appointed Congolese Ambassa- dor to the United Kingdom, car- ried with. him a French and a Kikongo Bible. After one year at the United Nations as a dele- gate from Congo, he has now taken his new position in Eng- land. The Director of Les Societies Biblique in Congo, the Rev. A. W. Marthinson, writes enthusi- astically concerning the, recep- tion which the Kikongq, Bible has had in all the provinces of Congo. "The Bible Societies have a very great •part to play in deciding the future of Con- go," he states. The demand for Scriptures has increased considerably ov- er the last several months. Hun- dreds of refugees from Angola are requesting and receiving copies of the Word of God. During 1962 more than 80,000 Bibles; 121,700 New Testaments and nearly 431,000 single Books of the Bible were circulated in Congo. This represents the larg- est circulation ever achieved in this country. "Congo is more open to the Word of God than ever before," writes Mr. Marthinson. It is not only Ambassador Thomas Kanza who carries the Bible with him! -' Suggested Daily Bible Readings Sunday—John 4:16-30 Monday—John 4:31-42 Tuesday—Matthew 5:1-16 Wednesday—Matthew 6:1-15 Thursday—Matthew 7:21-29 Friday—Matthew 9:1-13 Saturday—Mark 4:1-20. . by o Torn Dort 1 HERE You ARE, FATHER. EVERYTHING FOR A • PERFECT WINTER VACP ficN, S.Vg ,,, tcl Al '\Qi' V . mOTHER AND GOOD: NOw WORKMAYBEYOU AND LIKE SLAVES YOUMOTHER GATHERING t A.4 TELL ME ALL THIS WHERE THE DATA. MONEY is COMING I=ROM? APreve ALL...YOU'VE GOT. TO CONRIEiUg. TT �5ti; mEtHima. S--