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The Huron Expositor, 1960-05-05, Page 2Since 1860 Serving the Community First ]published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Canada (in advance), $2.50 a Year United States (in advance) $3.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MAY 5, 1960. Member of Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Seaforth Voters Face important Decision Seaforth voters• are faced with an important decision next Wednesday when they will decide whether legal outlets are to be permitted in the town. At first glance it would seem to be a simple question of whether one is for or against the sale of alcoholic beverages. Those opposed will vote no; those that don't object will vote for the questions. But it is not as easy as that. Whether we like it or not, the legal consumption of liquor and beer has becomea factor in our economic ex- istence. The community that denies facilities to its citizens, to the visitors within its boundaries, finds that busi- ness which previously existed has a tendency to. go elsewhere, where such facilities do exist. And that is some- thing which which not only Seaforth businessmen, with hundreds of thou- sands of dollars invested in the com- munity, but citizens generally, must European F A scheme to encourage young farmers to emigrate to Canada takes in three West European countries— France, Belgium and the Nether- lands. But it is obvious that the greatest participation will be by the Netherlands. Under the plan, sons of farmers in the three will be per- mitted to come to work on Canadian. farms for periods of up to nine months. During their stay they will becomi'., acquainted with farming conditions and with opportunities for establishing their own farms here. The expectation is that many will. come back again to settle. An Ottawa report quotes officials of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration as expressing the hope that the plan will reverse a steady decline in recent years in the number of farm settlers coming 'to Canada, and help meet a growing demand in Canada for skilled farm help. This year, 120 Dutch youths will take part in the scheme, with 50 each from Bel gium and France. There is no question of the need for farm labor, especially in the season of field production which has just be- gun. Each year we hear of crops threatened or lost due to lack of man - think about. Another matter that must be kept in mind is the trend towardsapproval of legalized outlets in Huron munici- palities. In determining how to vote, Seaforth citizens must think of the results that may arise should the facilities available here be less than those 'in neighboring towns. Could there be a repetition of those condi- tions that led the town to vote, out the C.T.A. by a large majority? In deciding how to vote, Seaforth citizens must go beyond the "wet or dry" approach to the questions. They will remember that there is nothing. in the vote suggesting that it has to do with "to drink, or not to drink." It is the legal right of every person, over the age of twenty-one, and oth- erwise qualified, to purchase and drink alcoholic beverages. What the Seaforth vote will determine is whe- ther that right may be exercised in Seaforth, as well as in other area communities. arm Opportunity power to harvest them. We also need farm settlers. But if they are to pros- per, and make a contribution to the Canadian economy, it will not be on the basis of the small family farm op- eration. A technological revolution is tak- ing place in Canadian agriculture; it is becoming an automated, mass pro- duction industry. The change, and its significance, were brought out in a series of articles on a special farm study by The Globe and Mail late last year. Many enterprising and able Canadian- farmers • have recognized the changing conditions, the new op- portunities, and are prospering. The young men who are being brought ' here from France, Belgium and the Netherlands must also be exposed to these changes so that if they come back as permanent settlers, they will get off on the right foot, to their own advantage and that of Canada. The Department of Citizenship and Immigration should see to it that, wherever possible, the young farm people taking part in the new scheme are placed -with the enterpris- ing farmers who are in the vanguard. of Canada's agricultural revolution. —Globe and Mail. ' County System Obso Too often we hasten to abandon something as outdated, rather than study its original concept and update its operation to changing times, warns the Acton Free Press. The paper comments on suggestions be- ing advanced in, some quarters that the county system is obsolete. The discussion concerning the county system has , arisen because several councils have asked that a commission be set up to investigate and report on the future of county government in Ontario. One Toronto newspaper suggests the commission might "very well ask whether the county system, which has changed little since its constitu- tion under the Baldwin Act of 1849, has any place in Ontario of today." Later the paper suggets, "The Board (Ontario .Municipal Board) might be the proper authority to start an overall review of the larger municipal boundaries . . " The Action paper points out that if there are boundary problems any- where there certainly are in Halton., Oakville reaches north to seek a sec- tic.n of Trafalgar; Trafalgar suggest- ed a huge municipality including Mil- tt n, Oakville and sections of Burling - UM, Nassagaweya and Esquesing; Milton is hemmed in with 1little or no industrial land ; resident in the northern section of Burlington are showing signs of dis~aatisfaction at one Of the O.M,B's bad experiments 'town: and Acton seem content for the Monient with their areas. flather than'. serappiing. the -county eystenit a.4 the Toronto newspaper lett)? Changes Suggested suggests, it would seem wiser to ex- pand it into more of the essential services, the Free Press recommends. The stumbling blocks ' of planning and zoning' are the municipal boun- daries ; a county -wide police system, and central justice administration building seem highly logical ; water ° will never be pumped to northern' municipalities from the lake without the undertaking of a number of mun- icipalities that could be co-ordinated through the county system; nonsense in our school boundaries takes chil- dren from within walking distance of Milton's new high school, by bus to one north of Burlington proper. "We don't like to see too much cen- tralization of authority; it becomes too unwieldly and impersonal. But if there is to be 'streamlining, . it ap- pears only logical that county juris- diction be extended to reach over municipal boundaries for the devel- opment of essential services," the paper concludes.' DANGEROUS TRICK Youngsters must surely realize they are flirting with death every moment they cling to a moving ve- hicle . . . This is an appeal to their good judgment to stop this danger- ous practice before it's too late,— Grenfell (Sask.) Sun. GRIME NEVER PAYS Driving with windows obscured by dirt is an inexcusable piece of care- lessness that can easily lead to an accident, particularly at night. Grime never pays . . . on car win- dow&.—Trenton (Ont.) Courier -Ad- vocate. refeaii 6/ woe make, "What are you tryin' to do—start your own kennels?" : SUGAR AND SPICE By W. (Bill) B. T. SMILEY We have a Civil Defense organ- ization in this country, I am led to believe. None of our govern- ments—federal, provincial or muni- cipal—knows much about it, wants any responsibility for it, or is anx- ious to help finance it. . * * * This Civil Defense outfit sug- gests building bomb shelters, ex- plains about fallouts, publishes pamphlets, tells people in the cities to head for the country when the, bomb drops, and has conferences at which speakers urge action. *,..m. * A few people work hard to make something of it. But it has limited funds, and little encouragement, due to public and government apathy. As a result, our Civil De- fense is about as useful an article as a lock for the door of a barn from which a horse has escaped. * * * Just to show you how useless Civil Defense is, I'm writing this by candlelight, because the power went off during an electrical storm. My furnace is off and the house grows colder. My refrigerator is off and the beer .grows warmer. My stove is off and I can't even make a cupof tea to buck me up. * * * Do you know what Civil Defense is doing about this? Nothing. No- body has been around with lan- terns, hot coffee or emergency sandwiches. Nobody has called to tell me why the lights are out, or what's being done to get the power on. In fact, a few minutes ago, I called Ottawa and asked for the head of Civil Defense. I asked him a few pointed questions, and the only answers he'd give me were pretty rude ones. Of course it was 1 a.m. and he'd been asleep. But do you 'think he cared that an entire community sits in black- ness, meat rotting in its deep- freezes? * * * If Civil Defense can't handle a little thing like a thunderstorm, what is it going to do when the ballistic missiles start thudding around. No conceivable number of pamphlets will be much protection against nuclear bombs. * * * All this has firmed an idea with which I've been toying for years. At this time of year, right across Canada, husbands and wives who have braved the winter together, with tenderness and fortitude, sud- denly discover they can't stand each other. The result is a ser- ious rift, and every spring, thou- sands of broken homes across the land. * * * Let's examine the basic cause of this annual disintegration of so many marriages. There is only one reason: because women are not like men. It's a pity, but we must accept it calmly and deal with it reasonably and with toler- ance. * * * Men are gentle creatures, shy, kind and generous. But within the breast of every woman, however soft, pretty and simple she ap- pears, lurks a tiger. At this time of year, the beast emerges, and the housewife pads around, twitch- ing her tail, unsheathing her claws and glaring with yellow, unblink- ing eyes at her prey. • * * No more aware of his fate than a tethered goat, the prey is out on the lawn, chipping away with a nine iron, or sitting on the porch patching his hip waders, or doing something equally sane and crea- tive. , * * * I speak from experience. My wife is tolerable to get along with as long as the dirty weather lasts. But on the first fine Saturday af- ternoon in spring, the tiger takes over. She stalks around to the back• of the house, takes one look, and roars. * * * Id short, it is spring cleang time. At least once an hour the- bursts into either tears or invec- tive. Personally, I think this spring cleaning kick is a form of, mental illness. If a woman keeps her house clean all year why 'go into a frenzy in the vernallseason? If thesestovepipes, piles of -ash and wet leaves have been.lying in the back yard all Winter, a few more weeks won't hurt. * * * But gentle, kindly men don't argue with• tigers. They either shoot them or run. Thefirst al- ternative is against the law. The second is impossible, because onto. the siege is on, the drawbridge is raised, and retreat is cut off. * * * And here is where Civil Defense comes in. I propose that we take the entire budget and ..personnel of Civil Defense, change its name. to Home Defense, and put it to work at something useful, preserv- ing the tome and family. * * * Funds currently being wasted on pamphlets and conferences would be funneled into the building of hostels for husbands. These would be simplehomey places, with beds, a bar, billiard room, card room and dining room. They would be located adjacent to golf cours- es and trout streams. * * Legislation would be passed al- lowing any man to enter any of these hostels for a retreat, during April and May, for as long or short a period as he wished. His' only requirements for admission would be a marriage certificate and the password, "Tiger's Loose." Caitada, (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) Who Was Born in Canada's Parliament Buildings? Margaret Anglin, one of the niost brilliant actresses of the American stage, was born in the Parliament Buildings at Ottawa in 1876. Her father, the Hon. T. W. Anglin, was Speaker of the House of Commons and at that time the Speaker and his family had their residence in the Parliament Buildings. While attending the Empire Dramatic School in New York, Miss Anglin was chosen by Charles Frohman to play Madeleine. West in Shen- andoah and she made her debut in 1894 at the New York Academy of Music. Her first great success was at the Garden Theatre in 1998 as Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac with Richard Mansfield: After starring with many outstanding companies, she formed her own company and toured in plays by Wilde, Maugham and Shakespeare. In 1942 she played Mrs. Malaprop in The Rivals in Boston and the next year she toured in Watch on the Rhine. She died in Toronto early in 1958. One of Miss Anglin's brothers, Francis Alexander Ang- lin, was chief justice of the Su- preme Court of Canada from 1924 to 1933. •* * What Had a Monopoly of Newfoundland Transport? Sir Robert Gillespie Reid, a Scot who distinguished ' himself as a bridge builder and railway contrac- tor. Born in 1842, he Wept to Aus- tralia in 1865 where he engaged in gold mining and the construction of public works. In 1871 he arriv- ed in Canada and during the next twenty years built such bridges as the international span at Niagara, the Lachine bridge across the St. Lawrence at Montreal and the' Soo bridge at Sault Ste. Marie. He transferred- his activities to New- foundland in 1890 when'his firm ob- tained an important railway -build- ing contract from the Newfound- land Government. By 1896 he had completed the cross-country line from Placentia to Port aux Has. gees. A contract made in 1898, but modified by the succeeding government, gave him ownership of most of the island's Crown lands and a virtual monopoly of its trans- portation and communication sys- tems. Control of the railway, steamships and telegraphs then passed to the Reid Newfoundland Company, incorporated in 1901 with Reid as president and controlled' by the Reid family until taken .ov- by -the` Newfoundland- g vernn meat in 1923. Sir Robert died in 1908 in Mofitreai. (By REV.ROB)RT IL HARPER) MOTHER'S DAX If this were Woman's day,' no lack of shining examples and im- perishable materials would forbid a fitting observance. The half fab- led Semiramis, the other illus- trjous'queens of history, and Joan of Are I and- Deborah would fill many Arc, pages of the world's annals: But today is Mother's Day and it$ observance claims a peas- ant's hut as well as the glittering palaces of the wealthy or the roy- • So indulge -sweet memories of childhood and of the home where you dwelt. And with gratitude for your heritage give honor to her whose love and goodness makes her a being set apart from all oth- er beings of earth, your Mother. But will you be content by wear- ing a flower in honor of Mother and letting it go at that? May you honor her best of all by following in the steps of a good mother on the sands of time. We are assured that a good mother does, not desire a great show of sentiment and nothing more. She will endeavor to honor her mother and her God by living so that she will set you a whole- some example now and leave a blessed memory of faith and good- ness that will live beyond the years. Rhubarb Freezing Among the -many uses and ad- vantages of rhubarb is the fact that it freezes well. The red var- ieties of rhubarb are usually pre- ferred for freezing. Harvest the tender, early growth for best qual- ity, advises Ontario Department of Agriculture specialists. Leaves, woody ends 'and blemishes should be removed. For 'dry 'pack, rhubarb stalks may be left an even length to fit the desired container or bundle; or they may be cut in one -inch pieces ready for pie or sauce. The color 'remains better if stalks are thoroughly washed before they are cut ih pieces. A one -pound carton is sufficient for one eight -inch pie. If syrup pack is preferred, a medium syrup may be prepared in advance, using three cups of sugar per quart of cold water. Rhubarb may be blanched like vegetables—for pieces, a minute and a half in boiling water. After rapid cooling, rhubarb should be packaged in moisture -vapor -proof containers with or without the ad- dition of sugar- or syrup, depend- ing on preference and intended use. A McDUFF OTTAWA REPORT WHAT WENT WRONG? OTTAWA — Gordon Churchill, Minister of Trade and Commerce in the Diefenbaker Government, has been a school teacher, a dis- tinguished soldier in two wars, and member of a prominent Winnipeg Ittw firm. Former army associates, includ- ing CCF M.P. Douglas Fisher, of Port Arthur, who served under his command as an armored corps trooper in northwest Europe, found him a genial and fair leader.' His record in education, law and war is an impressive one. He fought as a machine -gunner in France from 1916 to 1919, and rose to command the First Canadian Armored Carrie Regiment in the Second War. He's'a past president of the Man- itoba's Association, and a mem- ber of the board of regents of Winnipeg's United College. He headed a faculty of the army's Khaki University in Britain in 1945, He first tried his hand at poli- tics by winning election to the Manitoba Legislature in 1946 as an independent army representative. Three years later he resigned to contest a federal election, but Was defeated, He got into the federal House in a 1951 by-election with a bare margin of 736 votes, and built this into a towering majority of 19,795 in the last contest in 1958. He was called into John Diefen- baker's cabinet the day it was formed on June 21, 1957, and given a major portfolio. Today he stands eighth in the seniority lineup, im- .mediately behind 'another distin- guished soldier, Defence Minister George Pearkes, The bare facts and' statistics of his success would indicate that his career is now at its zenith. But somehow, it is difficult to take this man seriously as a power in the land. He has a sharpness and turn of phrase -that has kept •him 4n trou- bled water almost continually since he moved into trade and com- merce to fill the shoes of the de- feated Liberal titan, Clarence Decatur Howe., Churchill knew what he was up against. While the Conservatives never liked Howe personally, and made him the butt of their • 1957 election attack, they respected him as a powerful administrator. The heavy weight of the former Liberal administration rested eas- ily on Howe's back. At the age of 71, he handled, with rough shod efficiency, an estimated 25 per cent of -the government's responsi- bilities at the time of his election defeat. Churchill was obviously cut out by Diefenbaker to be the Conserv- ative strongman to take Howe's place. And yet today, after near- ly three years in the saddle, he is looked on by many observers as one of the cabinet's 'weakest links. How much o4 this is inspired by Churchill's appearance and public statements is hard to assess. Cer- tainly no Diefenbaker minister has had more difficulty -in building• and retaining a loyal civil service staff around him. His deputy, Mitchell Sharp, who ' had served capably under Howe, quit shortly after the 1958 election to enter private industry. The -im- plication was plain that the two.. men were unable to see eye to eye on policy, and the deputy took the honorable course of getting out, A short time later, he lost—by resignation—the chairman of the Canadian Wheat Board, which comes under trade and commerce jurisdiction. Once again, incoth- patibility with the Minister seem.. ed to be the reason. Churchill lost a great chunk of respect among the press corps in 1958 when he blandly accused a number of senior reporters of ly. ing in stories dealing with the famous "leak" of the secret gov- ernment report on Canada's econ- omic prospects. They had approached him after the story broke in a Toronto news- paper, and filed away stories 'quot- ing him as admitting that the re -- port was factual, and apparently represented a breach of confidence within his Department. Later, Churchill rose in the Com- mons and denied every story, de- claring that the direct quotations attributed to him were "without foundation." Why he chose this course no one is likely to know. He still main. tains he was abuser and unfairly dealt •with, on that occasion, by • the press. Yet he remains the on. ly cabinet minister to voice such a complaint. Churchill's latest tilt at the press followed his recent visit to Mos, cow to sign a new trade agree- ment between Canada and the Sov- iet Union. An Associated Press correspondent interviewed him on arrival in the Russian capital and ,quoted him as expressing willing- ness to sell uranium to Russian authorities. Two days later, a second_ report from the same newsman quoted Churchill as saying there had been a `misunderstanding, that he had made the original statement "in a joking way," and selling uranium to th'e' Russians would be the last thing that•Canada would db. Opposition parties in Canada, who considered this a .poor joke at a time of difficulty in the Can- adian uranium industry, prepared to pounce on him on his return, But, Churchill got in first with a flatdenial of the Moscow reports. He called the correspondent's re- ports "false, fantastic nonsense,. twisted and distorted." The op. position politicians, bound by Com- mons rules, bad to take the Min- ister at his word, which apparent- ly ended the issue right there. But observers who had watched Churchill's performance in the in- cident two years before found it. difficult to accept his flat contra- diction at face value. The Minister with the unblemish- ed record as educator, lawyer and distinguished soldier is going to have to look to his laurels. IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor May 3, 1935 Egmondville Church will cele- brate its centenary on the first three Sundays in June. Seaforth and district will cele- brate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the accession of His Majesty King George V, on Monday. A Sig parade, in which local organiza- tions will take part, will be a fea- ture of the occasion. Miss McLean, missionary 'from Japan, was the guest of Mrs. Earl Bell while in town. Mr: and Mrs. Angus Carter and Gordon left for their new home in Oshawa. Miss Dorothy will re- main in- town for a while. Mrs. F. Faulkner has disposed of the Lambert property on Mar- ket'Street to Mr. L. Laudenbach. The Canadian Legion are bring- ing the special Government picture, "Lest We Forget," to the Regent Theatre, June 17, 18 and 19, ' Another farm to be wired short- ly for Hydro is that of Mr. Frank Raithby, of McKillop_ Miss Marjorie Faulkner,. of Lis- towel, has returned to her duties at Dr. McMaster's office after re- covering from a tonsil operation,, With the favorable weather, al- though dry, the farmers are pro- gressing with the seeding on the land. Rev, Canon Appleyard, Seaforth, received a copy of the program of a form of prayer and thanks- giving which was ordered by the Lords of His Majesty's Most Hon- ourable Privy Council, by His Ma- jesty's special command. From The Huron Expositor May 6, 1910 The. first football match in the senior championship series of the WFA will be played on the re- creation grounds next Monday eve- ning, between Tavistock and the Hurons. Miss Mary D. Kemp, a former Seaforth lady, in an interesting recital of piano music, introduced a number of her promising pupils to a large audience at the Metro- politan School of Music, Toronto, on Tuesday evening. A number of farmers from out Constance way were busy this week hauling out- telephone poles from Seaforth station, for the ex- tension of the McKillop system north of Constance. Dr. Charles Campbell and Mrs. Campbell, of Brooklyn, N.Y., were here this week on a visit to rela- tives and friends. Dr. Campbell, who is an old Seaforth boy and a son of the late Dr. Campbell, is nowone of the leading physicians of Brooklyn. Miss Margaret Cleary, of Tuck- ersmith, 'and her cousin; •Miss Loretta Phalen, of Blyth, lefr on Saturday for St. Mary's Hospital, Detroit, where they intend train- ing for nurses. ' Mr. B. B. Stephenson, of Hui - lett, near Constance, has purchas- ed from M.L. F. Kling a half in- terest in the trotting stallion, Hal Sphinx, who has a trial record of 2:153/4. John Neely, a resident of Sea - forth, has taken a position in a barber shop in Hagersville. From The Huron Expositor May 1, 1885 • Mr. Thonnnas Stephens has again resumed the proprietorship of the Queen's Hotel and Messrs. Jones ' and Son have opened a billiard room in the store recently vacat- ed by Mr. Thomas Coventry. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Sperling and Mr. and Mrs. James McMichael leave here on a pleasure visit to the Old Country next Tuesday, ex- pecting 'to be gone three months. The street committee are having the watertables on Main St, clean- ed out and -the street tidied up in good shape. Considerable .grain has been sown, but several farmers have not been able even to commence seeding yet. The fall wheat, how- ever, never looked better at this time of the year.- Mr. ear.Mr. Wilson has disposed of three lots on Goderich St, to Mr. Hugh Robb and one to Mr. Copp. Kyle & Mustard, of the Egmond- ville Mills, now have their engine repaired and are prepared to do all work that offers. Mr. and' -Mrs. E. M. Sipprell and family left here fd'r their new home in St. John, New Brunswick, last Tuesday, where Mr. Sipprell is now the manager of the New Brunswick agency of the Ontario Mutual Life Insurance Co. Mr. A, G. McDonald, son of Mrs. McDonald, of town, who recently returned from Egypt, has again entered the service of his country, and has .joined a scouting party and is now on his way to Wood Mountain, Northwest Territory. "TAKE IT FROM ME— INSPECT YOdIR. BOAT B FOP IJWNC%i(NG/"