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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1963-12-26, Page 2Since 1860, Serving the Community First ' tlalisbe.d .at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by MeLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association r Oio Weekly Newspapers Association Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year L pie Outside Canada (in advance) $5.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 26, 1963 !for Unto You Is Born This Day, a S,aviqur Luke 2:1-10 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. And Joseph also went 'up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, un- to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem (because he was of the house and lineage of David) , to be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, 'being great with child. And so it was, that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she could be delivered. And she brought forth her first-born son, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of • the Lord came upon them,and the glory of the Lord shone round about them : and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, "Fear not: for, behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be, to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you : Ye shall find the babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes, ly- ing in a manger." And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men." And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heav- .en, the shepherds said one to another, "Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known un- to us." And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concern- ing this child. And all who had heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.— THE END. A MACDUFF OTTAWA OTTAWA—The twelve thou- carried out for the first time sand people in Quebec's Iles de by an independent commission, la Madeleine send one member instead of by the fiercely partis- to the House of Commons in an Parliamentary Committees Ottawa. Toronto's York -Scar- which have done the job until borough, with one hundred and now. . seventy thousand people, also Parliament has already pass - sends one member to the House ed one bill establishing the post of Commons. of representation commissioner, Greater Winnipeg has 38.3 and conferring it upon Nelson per cent of the population of Castonguay, the Chief Electoral Manitoba, yet has only 28.6 per Officer. If that affable andim- cent of Manitoba's members in mensely talented gentleman can - the Federal Parliament. The not bring some reason and or - other big cities in Canada simi- der into Parliamentary repres- larly get the short end of the entation, no one can. representation stick. A second bill, establishing This enormous variation in boundary commissions to carry the population of ridings, the gut the actual work of drawing disparity in the weight of a up new boundaries, is to be in - vote depending on where it's troduced in the new session of cast, should be evened out in Parliament. the forthcoming redistribution This Commission, however in - of seats and re -drawing of rid- dependent, will be dealing with ing boundaries• some of the most sensitive po- The next election, unless it litical problems of the day. Pop - comes within two and a half ulation statistics, for example, years, will probably be based on make it plain that with the pre - a redistributed house of Com- sent number of seats, Saskatche- mons. wan, Quebec and Nova Scotia In other words, it will prob- will lose seats, while Ontario, ably be a larger House of Com- Alberta and British Columbia mons. Some provinces will have will gain seats. fewer seats in it, other will This is distasteful enough to have more. Some ridings will the losers, of course, but if have disappeared completely, there were any tradition of ad - new ones will have been creat- herence to representation by ed, many will have their boun- population, that would be the daries changed. end of the matter. This admir- No operation is closer to the able formula has never been hearts and minds of politicians than this re -shaping of the boun- daries of their ridings. The redistribution of seats, by law, is to take place every ten years, following the year of the census. The general guid- ing principle is representation by population. One vote should be as strong as another, no mat- ter where it is cast. So many exceptiong and com- promises have been made to this general rule however, that at best any redistribution mere- ly succeeds in alleviating some of the most obvious inconsist- followed however. Rules and regulations have been pressed into service to make sure tha the principle cannot operate a its fullest. No province, for example, can have fewer Members of Parlia ment than it has Senators Prince Edward Island shal therefore have a minimum of four members, even though its total population is little more than half the riding of York Scarborough in Ontario. New Brunswick has ten me"tubers now, and cannot have fewer be cause of the Senate rule. enc�es, When the 1952 redistribution The next redistribution may was carried out, some addition - just change that record. In the al rules were introduced to pro - first place, it. will probably be tett Saskatchewan. That prov- REPORT ince, under strict population considerations, would have drop- ped from 20 members to 15 members. This seemed to the then Lib- eral Government, which hap- pened to hold a majority of the Saskatchewan seats, to be an unconscionable decrease in Sas• katchewan representation. An amendment to the British North America Act' was passed providing that no reduction of more ithan 15 per cent at any one time could be made in the number of members assigned to any province. Saskatchewan could lose only three seats under this formula, and therefore got 17 seats in the Commons, It now stands to lose even more. But one of the biggest battles will surely be fought on just how many more it should lose, and how, the 15 per cent rule will apply. Another provision is that no province's seats can be reduced to a lower number than that given to another province which has a smaller population. The permutations and com- binations of this almost impos- sible system will be the prob- lem of the independent com- mission when it is set up. Par- liament, of course, will have to approve the commission's re- port, and every member of Par- liament can then be expected to make sure that his personal and political interests are not t being trampled upon. t As always, redistribution is going to hurt some politicians, But it's going to make the - House of Commons much more . representative than it is now, 1 or than it ever has been. It will be some kind of crime if this independent commission hasn't been able to carry out - redistribution for the next elec- tion. Even now the House of Commons is composed of con- - stituencies based on population reports that are 12 years old. Parliament should move with- out further relay to give the independent commission life and to let it get to work. "Ye ' shad find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, Tying in a manger" The Christmas Messages By REV. J. H. VARDY Egmondville United Church Christmas Day is now less than a week away and most people are very busy making preparations for the festive celebration. Some are making the last- minute preparations for the home celebration ; others are making reservations for travel, so that they can be with friends and relatives. During this busy time let us make sure to leave time for spiritual preparations, as well as physical, for only then can we have room for the true celebra- tion of the birth of the Christ Child—the Saviour of the world. Christians down through the ages have meditated upon the fact that there was no room for Jesus at the inn. Why was there—why is there—no room for the Christ Child, who is at the door? There was no room there because of other guests who had arrived earlier. In the scene at Bethlehem, depicted in Scriptures, if Joseph and Mary had come earlier, they, without a doubt, would have been re- ceived. They were refused entry because the inn was full and the innkeeper was so harried with other people that he had no patience or space ',,o try to accommodate them. The refusal was, in all probabily not because of ill will, but because the travellers from Nazareth were late, and the inn was already over- crowded. Just so casually, through the drift of cir- cumstances, and not through any particular hostile will, may Jesus be excluded from the inn of our lives. We can merely fill all the available space with other guests. In this world with its noisy and demanding clam- our, the crowd of common thoughts and ' common interests have poured in upon us and taken possession of our time and our attention. Then when Christ comes with His infinite gift for the enrichment of our souls, there is no room for Him in the inn. If the innkeeper could have been told that the Saviour of men was to be born in his stable, he would probably have rearranged things to make room at the inn. Like most of the rest of us, he would have been flattered to welcome greatness. But he did not know. That is the way of things. We never know when the great possibilities of God are at our door unless we have taken the pains to keep our spirits sensitive. One thing that can help us in this regard is to make sure that we participate regularly in pub- lic worship in the church of our choice. Let us make one resolution before the New Year comes, and that is to be punctual in church attendance at the Christ- mas season and throughout the coming years. On behalf of all of the clergy of Seaforth and area, I wish you all the joys of the Christmas Season, and may the true: message of Christmas come and remain in our hearts, A CHRISTMAS PRAYER Almighty God, who has declared thy love and truth in the birth of the Holy Child at Bethlehem. We are unworthy of thy great goodness. Forgive our frailties and make us clean within. May we wel- come Christ with , gladness, and thus so order our lives that we may grow in His likeness. Amen. By REV. REMI DURAND St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Dublin A stable in the hillside, on the outskirts of Beth- lehem, is the place where the Word, Who became flesh, first opened His eyes. Around the little figure of the Christ Child stands the likeness of the first things and the first people who met His glance, when He, by whom all things were made, came to His own in the form of a servant. - Angels bring tidings of the Child's birth to some shepherds who are out on the hills outside the village. Shepherds like these had the very worst reputation among the Scribes and Pharisees. Ignorant of all prescriptions regarding the washing of hands, the purity of utensils, and choice of foods, they were .con- sidered by the Pharisees deserving of the most cordial contempt, and their testimony was not admitted in a court of law. The shepherds were the Divine Child's first visi- tors. They obeyed their angelical sign: "A Child wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger". They entered the stable and found their Shepherd. In the distant eastern sky, a miraculous star appeared in a miraculous manner. Magi or Wise Men—they probably studied the movements of the heavenly bodies, as all learned men did in those days —recognized the star for what it was, not just a star,, but a sign of a new-born King.. We can imagine them joyously forming their caravan, and setting out on a long journey into a foreign land. They obeyed the message of a star, and at last, coming to the stable, they found Wisdom. The shepherds and the Wise Men had something in common. They both possessed simplicity. The shepherds of the wide open spaces, witnessing the miracles of nature by day, the infinity of the star- studded skies at night, understood that knowing so little, it was useless to try and solve the angels' mys- terious message: "For there has been born to you this day a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord". Their simplicity made them obedient, and they found their King and Saviour. The Magi or Wise Men knew that no matter how deeply they tried to penetrate the heavens, the heavens were still deeper. We find Wisemen, in their ., simplicity, finding Wisdom Himself. The Knowall would never have accepted this message. He has all the answers. He is his own King. I believe that both the shepherds and the Magi had to stoop to enter the stable cave. We too must stoop in all humility, if He is to be ours, and alto- gether our own, as He was possessed by the Shep- herds and Wise Men. He then 'will always be un- ceasingly born in us. "Unto us a Child is born, arid unto us a Son is given." IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, 50 - and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor December 30, 1938 Only five Huron municipali- ties will vote on Monday. They are: Tuekersmith, for reeve; Howick for reeve and council; Clinton for council; ;Blyth, for reeve, and in Brussels for coun- cil. All other centres filled all offices by acclamation. Duncan Cup hockey is now or- ganized and ready for the ice, First games will be played Sat- urday morning, Jan. 7. There are 81 boys taking part in the games. With nearly 200 members and friends in attendance, the eighth annual SCI Alumni Association reunion dance, held in 'D' Com. pany Armories on Monday eve- ning, was one of the outstand- ing events in the history of the association. Fire, believed to have been caused by overheated stove. piped, coniptdtely destroyed the home and carriage shop of Wil- liam Hugill at Constance early Tuesday morning. The build- ing, of frame construction, was one of the landmarks of the vil- lage. Santa Claus paid his official visit to Seaforth on Friday when in conjunction with the Lions Club he distributed 800 stock- ings to children of the district. Following his appearance the club treated the children to a free movie at the Regent Theatre. From The Huron Expositor December 26, 1913 Mr. C. Shrag of the Bronson Line, Stanley, has installed a small cheese vat and boiler and intends to make cheese from milk front his dairy herd. Mr. Ilenderson arrest of Brucefield has been en ed to teach the Summerhill school for nod year, at a salary Of $500. While Miss Jessie Scott, in company witli,..some friends, was driving home one night recentt ly, it was very dark and the buggy slipped off the side of a small culvert and she was thrown out. Her left arm was broken in two places. The Electric Light Company of Seaforth have sold one of their engines to Mr. John Mc.: Donald of Walton, to be used in the new mill. The following is taken from the Woodstock Sentinel -Review: "There was a great gathering last night at the factory of the East and West Oxford Cheese & Butter Manufacturing Co. The occasion was an oyster supper in honor of Mr. Charles A. Bar- ber, who for five years, has been the efficient and painstak- ing manager of the institution, who is severing his connection with it to take up similar work in Seafort10 From The Huron Expositor December 28, 1888 Messrs. Christop'her Dale and sons, of Hullett, recently sold to a drover, 120 lambs for which they received upwards of $700. The flour mills at Dublin were completely destroyed by fire on Thursday night of last week, A little son of Mr. John H. Broadfoot got the tops cut off two of his fingers in the furni- ture factory last Friday. Messrs. Peter Moodie and John Zettle, of Zurich, cut a green bush log '"16 inches in diameter in 50 seconds with a lance -tooth saw. Last Monday night, Christ- mas Eve, two or three repres- entatives of the Methodist con- gregation in Kinburn presented the Rev. Mr, Rogers, at the par. sonage in Londesboro, with a large quantity of oats and a supply for the cellar as well, m!II!OIpg111101!plp!!i!!!p!!ippl,'.IINIMhUpNMllll SVGA and SPICE umm!o By Bill Smiley uu!xu!uua Wading through the snow to the garage this morning, climb- ing the snowbank thrown tip by the plow, and picking up my shovel to commence a typical Canadian winter day, I couldn't help feeling sorry for poor old George Cadogan and wife, Elda, who are wintering in Spain. The cowards! Newspaper people who are taking a year off to write, they are settled on the island of Mal- lorca in the Mediterranean, with two cats, a dog and daugh- ter Kathie, 14• Anyway, as I took a deep breath of that crunchy polar air, and started coughing, my heart went out to them. Here I was, a virile man of the true north, red blood pumping in . practically every vein, nose run- ning freely, heart thumping sporadically, battling the ele-' ments to begin another day's hunt for meat for my little fam- ily. And where was George? At that very moment, he was strol- ling indolently down the hill in Palma de Mallorca, on his way to the bakeshop to buy some of those crustly little rolls, hot from the oven, and take them back to the apartment where he and Elda would sit on their balcony, in their shorts, and have breakfast, looking at that same old monotonous scene —the Mediterraneans sparkling in the sun. And as I thought of this, I was so overcome by pity for them that I started to cry.' At least, I think that's what made me commence weeping. At any rate, I was still sobbing when I got into the car and found it wouldn't start. Think of what they miss! There's the happy family jaunt te, the Christmas tree lot, and tite delightful, democratic choos- ing of the tree: "That one's scraggly. This one's bushy at the bottom but skinny at the top. I like spruce. No, we're getting a Scotch pine. Too big. Too small. Too much money." And who'd want to be in Mal- lorca on Christmas Day? Noth- ing . to look at but palm trees and blue sky and golden sand and blue sea. No crackle of flames in fireplace. No Boxing Day rabbit hunts or calls on friends for eggnog by the fire. No skiing, skating, sliding. No rosy cheeks, no left- over turkey. Feel a pang for the Cadogans. Just sitting there, in their shorts, watching that lousy Mediterranean. And look at the fun they miss on New Year's Eve. No first- footing it through the drifts for a drink. No losing your over- shoes at the party. No catch- ing hell on the way home from your wife, for kissing all the other wives at midnight. The Cadogans probably just sit around on New Year's Eve in a Spanish cafe, drinking wine with a lot of other lucky dev-- uh, lonely souls, listening to a - flamenco singer trying to cope with Auld Lang Syne! No, I wouldn't mind joining the Cadogans in Paris in the sprjng. r Rome in the fall, But n g could force me to miss th ',risk joys of winter and the oliday season in the true north, strong and freezing. Nothing, that is, except enough money to get out of it! A SMILE OR TWO Schoolboy (writing essay on Nature): "Nature is wonderful —a million years ago she didn't know we were going to wear spectacles, yet look at the way she had ,our ears all ready." A carpenter stood gazing sil- ently and wonderingly at the crib where his first born lay gurgling. After watching the tender scene for a moment, his wife tiptoed over and put her arm through his. "A penny for your thoughts, dear," she whispered. "I can't get over -it," answer- ed the carpenter softly. "How the devil can they turn out a crib like this for only $29." Whaf do you meant Of course, l haven't gar earl up my sleeve!" 1 M • •