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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-09-05, Page 2Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by MQLEAN BROS., ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor vt Q A Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association deo Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association • • Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: soh tJ i Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year Outside Canada(in advance) $4.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENT$ EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. IAI.A Publishers. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 5, 1963 Accidents Are Farm Problem Headlines in the daily press tell of a never-ending series of accidents that continue day by day to claim the lives of Canadians. And as we read the de- tails we congratulate ourselves that we live in an area that avoids all but a very few accidents. True, we live in a rural district, and while it may appear that we are rela- tively accident free, the reverse, in fact, is the case. We are reminded by the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, who has published a booklet, "Safety On the Farm," that each year one member of every fourth farm family in Canada is an accident victim. The facts are based on the results of two major sur- veys of farm accidents. Other facts revealed by the survey: —A one year Ontario survey reported $700,975 in medical bills, 112,493 days off work, and $5,253,799 in property damage from farm acci- dents. —More than one-half of all accidents happen to farm people under tweny- ty-one years of age. —Nearly one-quarter of all accidents occur during July and August. —Approximately one-half of , the acci- dents occur in the afternoon and 30 per cent in the morning. The hours of 9-10 a.m. and 3-4 p.m. are the most hazardous times. -72 per cent of the accidents happen on the farm, and 28 per cent off the farm. —45 per cent of "on farm" accidents occur in the farm yard, 27 per cent around the house and 28 .per cent in the field. —42 per cent of "off the farm" acci- dents occur on the main highways, 30 per cent on side roads and 28 per Automated Fishing Automation is about to invade the fishing industry. Current experiments in the United States include rocket pro- pulsion- to lay nets around schools of fish; driving of herring by huge bubble curtains of compressed air ; remote - control submarines for taking and pro- cessing fish; and plants for growing and harvesting fish and shell -fish by push- button control. So long as the ankler isn't automated, perhaps all this can be borne.— (Ottawa Citizen) . cent elsewhere. The booklet illustrates the "when, where and how" of farm accidents and urges Canadian farm people to work harder at reducing the farm accident rate which is one of the highest in Can- ada. Illustrations of twenty-six common farm accident situations emphasize that unlike the industrial worker, the farm- er makes his own safety:rules. "The farmer of necessity mustbe the plant safety engineer or the acci- dent conscious foreman for himself and his family," the booklet says. He can- not be optomistic and merely hope that accidents will pass him by. Eggs and Omelettes The standard explanation (by cour- tesy of Robespierre) for the peculiar shenanigans now to be observed in many of the new nations is that you can't make an omelette without break- ing eggs. This is true. But the appren- tice -statesmen of the underdeveloped world are now demonstrating that you also can break all the eggs there are, without making anything remotely re- sembling an omelette. — (Philadelphia Bulletin) . Crowning Glory The soft, silken - trusses of fair damsels have been featured in roman- tic novels down through the genera- tions. Her hair, we are told from away back, is woman's crowning glory. And many a man has become permanently ensnared as he ran his fingers through the long, soft masses with which nature has "crowned" the maiden of his choice while gazing out onto a moonlit lake. But imagine what must happen to- day! Where once fair maid was wont to squeal, "George, you haven't shaved! Get those bristles out of my face," now good old George is more likely to with- draw as if stabbed, exclaiming, "That d— fibre glass you put on your hair is like needles." Ah for the days of ro- mance when a young miss faithfully stroked her hair 100 times each night before going to bed. Today it would appear unlikely many a gal Combs her hair more than once a week as she jeal- ously safeguards the weII starched shape with which she adorns her head. —(Owen Sound Sun -Times). SUBSCRIPTION RATE INCREASE EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 21, 1963 The Subscription Rates for The Huron Expositor will be raised to $4.40 per year CANADIAN $5.50 per year, FOREIGN There will be no change in the price for Single Copies which will continue at 10 Cents each New Subscriptions and Renewals will be accepted. at the present $2.50 ,rate up to September 21, 1963, for a maxi- mum of one year. For more than 10 years The Expositor has resisted any change that would result in a higher subscription price, but continuing increases in costs of production make an adjustment necessary. For this reason, then, the subscription rate will 'become $4.00.per year, effective September 21st next. The rate which was last adjusted in 1952 will then be in keeping with the rate which weeklies in other Huron towns have had in effect for some years. "He'll be all right . . . the first few days on a new job are always rough ....0.0.40 Where in the holy old blue- eyed world did that summer get to? It seems like three- quarters of an hour since it was the middle of June and I was building a picnic table. This was the summer in which I was determined to make something of myself, or bust my posterior in the effort. I planned to fish, golf or swim every day, get myself in per- fect trim, write a book, stay ahead of the weeds in the flower -beds, and prepare all my course outlines for September. * * I haven't been fishing since. trout season opened in May. I doubt if I could find my way around the golf course, .it's so long since I saw it. I gave up swimming early in ,July when I nearly drowned while trying to get out to a raft 12 feet away. My belly has gone from a solid 30 to a pudgy 32. I haven't written anything except my name on those government store slips. The weeds wave like saplings. And I didn't ev- en know what was on the course when school started. Oh, well, I like September better anyway. It's easier to go to work every day and tell a lot of kids what to do than it is to be home every day and have your wife telling you what to do. Like mow that lawn, get off your big fat tail, get a loaf of bread, take the kids for a swim, stop smoking so much, and when are you going to take all those beer bottles back? * * * _. It's probably a jolly good thing that kids have to go back to school. Another month of their kids eating purple pop- sicles and green apples, falling off bicycles and in love, and parents would begin screaming and running rapidly in ever -de- creasing circles. Mothers heave a vast, soft sigh of pure joy when they shove the kids out the door on opening day of school, and sit down in that beautiful, quiet kitchen for that first cup of coffee they've had in peace for two months. * * Re - opening of school is thrilling for teachers, too. Their egos are badly flattened from being treated just like SUGAR. and SPIcB By Bill Smiilry everybody else. They're weary of giving orders to kids (their own) who ignore them. They're on stage once more, with all those eager faces turned toward them. They can't wait to take that first deep breath of school- room air, composed of the be- loved odors of chalk dust, floor wax and warm humans. It's hard to tell what the kids themselves think of going back to school. They profess to be disgusted. But I met one of my students who has gone to work in a bank. asked him how he felt about not going back this fall, and almost wept at the look of unutterable longing that slipped across his face. I think most youngsters are delighted to return to school. Especially the little girls. Af- ter all, it's pretty awkward try- ing to strike up a romance with a small' male type in the sum- mer, when he's always going places on the dead run, always doing things girls aren't allow- ed to do, and nearly always dirty and rather smelly. But it's a different story when she gets him sitting be- hind, befront or beside her in the classroom. He's not only stationary, but fairly clean, and she can smile at him, snub him, make him talk when he shouldn't, tell the teacher when he pinches her, and generally pursue the arts of courtship employed by small females. * * * Is everybody, then, happy about school starting? Not exactly. Check the old man. Gone with the summer is that peaceful hour when he could get up in the cool of the morn- ing and enjoy 'a solitary, leis- urely breakfast, paper propped up against the coffee pot, while the old girl and the kids loafed in bed. During the school term, breakfast hour, if our house is any indication, is like Saturday night at the corner saloon. One kid wanders in underwear,look- ing for the pants and shoes he took off last night. Another is getting hell from her mother because she just splashed orange juice all over her only clean blouse. Dad is trying to feed the dog, find lunch money, eat his burned toast and MAKE THOSE BLASTED KIDS GET A MOVE ON! PROVIDING OF COURSE, HE'S CONGENIAL, A SPARKLING - CONVERSATIONALIST_ gaga IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting Items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor September 2, '1938 With- the official,, opening of school only a few days away, alterations and repairs to Sea - forth schools are being rushed to completion, and the boards of the schools concerned state that the schools will be open on Tuesday. Rev. F. H. Larkin, D,D., and Mrs. Larkin celebrated the 50th anniversary of their marriage on Sunday of last week. Dr. Larkin for twenty-eight years was minister of First Presby- terian Church here. Ian McLeod, who for nine years has been Ontario agricul- tural representative in Huron County, has been notified .of his transfer . to a similar posi- tion in Northumberland Coun- ty. The move, the Department of Agriculture has intimated, is a promotion, His successor will be James Shearer, for the past four years principal of Kemptr ville Agricultural College. Fire from an unknown source completely destroyed the large barn of Mr. John Balfour on the North Road at Leadbury corner, about 10 o'clock Sunday morning. • From The Huron Expositor September 5, 1913 The magazine section of Sat- urday's Globe contained an ex- cellent likeness of Mr. W. B. /Kerr, winner of the Prince of Wales scholarship and a stu- dent of the Seaforth Collegiate Institute. There was a general exodus of teachers from town to var- ious parts on Saturday and Mon- day, all returning to renew their duties refreshed after the summer holidays. Messrs. Cluff & Sons have re- cently had their planing mill on Goderich Street 'repainted. They have now one of the most complete and up-to-date estab- lishments of the kind in this part of the country. Labor Day passed over very quietly. There was nothing spe- cial doing in town, nearly ev- ery person who could having gone away somewhere. There were about. 100 tickets sold on the Labor Day excursions. From The Huron Expositor September 7, 1888 The Caledonian \concert held in Cardno's Hall on Tuesday evening, under the auspices of tile Seaforth Caledonian Society, was one of the most successful concerts ever given in Seaforth. The hall was packed to its ut- most capacity and the program was excellent. Miss McNeil de- lighted her audience. She has a magnificent voice and besides seems to reach the hearts of her listeners. Her rendering of "Jessie's Dream" was beautiful. Mr. Warrington has a fine, pow- erful voice, like Miss McNeil, sings with feeling. He is also a finished actor. He sang a cou- ple ' of comic songs which were rapturously applauded. Mr. Ramsey carried everything be- fore him. This is his first ap- pearance in Seaforth, but if we are not mistaken he will receive a warm welcome if he ever re- turns to our town. Besides act- ing his parts to perfection, he has a fine voice and knows how to use it. By special request he recited Will Carlton's poem, "Death Doomed," in a manner which proves him an elocution- ist, as well as a comic singer of the first class. There were a large number of boys and girls in the garb of old Gaul and the dancing was very fine. We have now a number of good dancers in town and a stranger would find- it hard to pick our boys and girls from among profes- sionals. The piper of the society, Mr. Farquhar Beaton, played for the dancing and also gave a selection which set all the feet in the hall going, and we noticed one gentleman who was not far enough back in the wings to be out of sight hoeing it down in good style. There is one thing, however, that we are very sorry to have to men- tion. That is the miserable or- der. One portion of the audi- ence seemed to be content with nothing but comic selections and even went so far as to dis- turb the other singers. This sort of thing is getting too com- mon and is not to be tolerated. The "boys" should remember that there are a few other peo- ple in this world who have a right to enjoy themselves. Mr. Duff, the popular bard of the society, acted as chairman, and Miss L. Willson presided at the piano in her usual finshed style. During the evening Mr. Archie Scott was presented with a gold medal as the best all around athlete. The medal for the best dancer was between Mr. Anderson and Mr. Milne, each scoring the same number of point, but Mr. Anderson pre- sented the medal to Mr. Milne who was formerly his pupil. The Caledonian conceit in Sea - forth will net. be complete with. out that warmhearted old. Scot, Mr. Robert Carmichael, pn the platform. He can do his part as well as the best and sing a couple of his excellent SCOttish airs to the nianifeat joy and satisfaction of the athdieace. A INACDUF0 OTTAWA REPORT, PENSION PARADOX OTTAWA — Miss July La - marsh's bump of optimism has grown considerably since her recent return to Ottawa. Arriving at the airport a fort- night ago after studying pen- sion plans in seven European countries, Canada's Welfare Minister said "she "honestly didn't know" what was going to happen to her proposed Pen- sion Plan. Premier Lesage had just pushed through a resolu- tion in the Quebec Legislature preparatory to a provincial pen- sion plan and had notified Prime Minister Pearson that this would present an "obstacle" to any Federal plan. Premier Robarts had also written to Mr. Pearson offering co-operation in getting the Federal plan off the ground but then putting in so many qualifications as to make his offer meaningless. In the light of this, Miss Lamarsh had good reason for doubt that her pension scheme would ever see the light of day. But, more recently during a visit to the Canadian National Exhibition she was taking quite a different tone. Quebec and Ontario would have to back down because, come hell or high water, the Federal Government was going ahead. Was Judy's mind changed by her cabinet colleagues or by some development still not gen- erally known? Federal, -Provin- cial talks about pension plans in Ottawa an . September 9th and 10th will give the answer. Meanwhile the Minister's state- ment could be put with slightly different emphasis because Que- bec and perhaps Ontario will have to back down if the Fed- eral plan is to be constitution- ally valid. When the Provincial Govern- ments in 1951 gave their con- sent to the amendment to the British North America Act ex- tending Federal jurisdiction to old age pensions they insisted on the proviso that no Federal legislation must conflict with Provincial, It is hard to see how any compulsory Federal plan would not conflict with a compulsory Provincial plan. Meanwhile suspicion is grow- ing that, if the Federal Govern- ment could successfully lay all the blame on the shoulders of Mr. Lesage and Mr. Roberts, some Cabinet Ministers would be glad enough. ,,to scrap the whole thing and start over again. The -bugs in the Canada Pen- sion Plan stem, not so much from the plan itself, - as from the way it has been presented. It is being called a pay-as-you- go contributory plan that will not increase taxation. Its in- itial cost to the worker and his employer is two per cent of earnings each year up to $80; its benefits at the age of 70 and by the year 1975 will be $100 maximum plus a flat rate rate pension of $75. At age 70 it is more generous than the comparable United S t a t es scheme. Miss Lamarsh says—and she seems more convinced ,than ev- er after her trip—that at the end of 10 years contributions will not be higher than five per cent of earnings and a maxi- mum of $200 and, since the Government is keeping the fig- ures on which she basis this under wraps, we have to take it on faith. However, to suggest that this is a contributory scheme or that it is not increasing taxation is ridiculous, if not politically dis- honest. In 1951, when the old age security plan was drafted, Prime Minister St. Laurent in- sisted that this too should be contributory, Someone • thought up the idea of increasing sales tax, corporation and personal income tax by two per cent and establishing with these rev- enues an old age security fund out of which the old age pen- sion would be paid. Maximum additional income tax was $60. It created the paradox of the decade. In the succeeding bud- get Finance Minister Abbott announced a reduction in in- come taxes and for a night of glory got the credit. But the next morning the people of Canada awoke to the fact that • they were paying higher taxes. Nor, was there ever an old age security fund. It was merely a bookkeeping item. Earmarked taxes were taken into the con- solidated revenue fund and pensions paid from it. If pen- sions exceeded the amount of earmarked taxes the difference was called a loan from the Treasury but, a loan that was never repaid. Today earmark- ed taxes have been increased to three per cent and the Maxi- mum payment to $90. It is significant that the pres- ent Finance Minister, Walter Gordon, has dropped the pre- tence and taken old age secur- ity ecurity revenues and payments in- to account in calculating his budget deficit. Contributions to the new Canada pension plan are no less a tax. It will be paid by every employed person in Can- ada and by his employer who must either add it to the, costs and prices or deduct it from future wage increases. One way or another, they are mere- ly another ,burden on the tax- payers of Canada as workers and consumers, merely another transfer payment to redistri- bute the wealth. This is no reason in itself to condemn the pension plan and, it can be taken for grant- ed that Premier Robarts, with an election on his hands, will not do so out of hand. But when Mr. Diefenbaker declared that the Liberals could not put their pension plan into effect without increasing taxation by 40 to 50 per cent he deserved better than the jeers he got from his opponents. Miss La - marsh quoted him jubilantly when she presented the plan to the House of Commons and an- nounced a contribution of two per cent. But what does that mean? For the first ten years of the plan the Government will take out of the national average earnings of $4,000 an additional $80. Assuming the average earner has a wife but no chil- dren he will pay an additional income tax of 26 per cent. At the end of ten years tak- ing Miss Lamarsh's own figures, and all else being equal, his additional tax on income will begin rising to 60 per cent. * * * Capital Hill Capsule Canada is considering giving de facto recognition to the Com- munist Government of China. It is a little belated as we have signed a second wheat deal with a Government that doesn't exist. A SMILE OR TWO There was once a man in our town who` was a heavy drinker. "You ought to quit it, John," a doctor friend advised. "Quit it and I'm sure you'll live longer." He promised to do so, and sometime later his friend asked him how he was making out. "I am sure you were right about living longer," he said. "I tried it a full day, and it was the longest day,;1 ever lived•" A dealer tried for many years to figure out a way to collect overdue accounts without com- ing right out and saying 'pay or else'. Finally he hit upon the following message which he sends to all his customers who have not paid their bills in six months: "It has been said that a man who squeezes a ,dollar never squeezes his wife. In looking over your account, it occurs to us that your wife is not getting the attention she deserves." The old engineer pulled his favorite engine up to the water tank and briefed the new fire- man. The fireman got up on the, tender and brought the spout down all right, but somehow his foot caught in the chain and he stepped right into the tank. As he floundered around in the water, the engineer watched him with a sort of, jaundiced eye. 'Just fill the tank with water, sonny," he drawled. "No need to tamp the stuff down!" NO...I HAVEN'T THOUGHT ABOUT HOW 70 GET ALONG WHEN I RET/RE, I HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT ABOUT HOW TO GET ALONG 1/A1771, 1 RET/RE.