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The Huron Expositor, 1960-08-04, Page 2Since 1860 Serving the Community First . raKishod, at $EAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Editor RO A Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association, Audit Bureau of Circulations. O Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $3,50 a Year. SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, AUGUST 4, 1960. Attitude to Credit Can Be Strange Credit is essential if business is to be carried on in the way we are accus- tomed to. Yet credit can get out of hand. The Exeter Times Advocate, in a recent issue discusses the matter and recounts an interesting story to illus- trate its point. "The Current, attitude toward cred- it in some quarters is nothing short of baffling," the Times Advocate says. "Some people actually appear proud of the fact that they have un- paid bills which they don't intend to pay until it suits them. They profess amusement at the, efforts of their creditors to collect. "Witness the scene in a local store recently; an irate woman was berat- ing like sixty the proprietor who apparently had sent her a statement for a six -month-old account. He had. his nerve, he did, sending her one of his rotten old `bilis' — and she such a, good customer, too. If he didn't look out, by jove, she'd stop buying (!) at his store. And so on arid on and on... "Poor merchant was getting em- barassed about the whole thing. "She left in a huff — without pay- ing the account, of course — with the • look on her face that she'd really done a job on him and wait until Myrtle hears about this! , "Ye ,gods ! Who should' have been angry at whom? The merchant's been paying six per cent interest on Do Driver Training Progr Are driver training programs in Ontario schools the answer to irres- ponsible teen-age. driving? Already almost 100 Canadian schools have such courses at an aver- age cost of $30 per student, according to an article in the Imperial Oil Re- view. Results are said to have more than repaid the cost in accidents pre- „ vented. The article quotes the Am- erican Automobiles Association's cal- culation that, for every $1 invested by the 'schools in driver education, $2.60 is returned in accidents prevent- ed . . . quite apart from the saving in lives and injuries. Though educators are agreed that school -trained drivers have fewer ac- cidents, they are not agreed that driv- er training should have a place in the regular school curriculum. One ob- jection reported is that the schools _have enough to do with their awn par- ticular work, which is education rath- er than training. Another objection is that .driver courses can't reach enough students, since the earliest age for leaving s°thool (.16) is also the earliest age for driving. Many who drop out of school before that age tend to get jobs involving transport,. it is said. his overdraft at the bank, thanks to Myrtle's friend and her ilk. He has- n't been able ;to order all the fresh stock he should have because his working capital is down. And he's burning the midnight oil, trying to keep his books straight and sending out all those "rotten" statements. "We'll bet that merchant, had he been in more private surroundings, would have liked to let loose his own barrage — the only justifiable one. Here was a woman for whom he had done a favour, a favour that cost him money out of his pocket, and here was she, the ingrate who had taken advantage of his good nature, giving him the what -for ! "Perhaps this situation, however, can be blamed on • the merchant or some of them, for being too tolerant of such people. Actually, if all mer- chants observed a tighter control over credit the cost of doing busi- ness could be cut down considerably and the resultant savings passed on to. customers.. "Unfortunately, if much of the sit- uation exists, the cash customers are contributing toward the expenses. in- curred by the credit ones. "It would be better for both cus- tomers and' merchants if stores insist- ed on prompt payment, or interest on overdue accounts. "Certainly we shouldn't allow some of the yocal ingrates to twist the per- spective in this important phase of community livelihood." ' ams Help Cut Acidents? But W. Arch Bryce, executive director of the Canadian Highway Safety Council,.maintaixis there is no comparison between driver education .and other so-called frill subjects. "The young driver may look forward to a driving career of 64 years," he is quoted as. saying. "This carry- over value cannot be equalled by such. time-consuming subjects as football, basketball, archery, rifle -shooting, and square dancing.", The Review reports that there are an estimated 350,000 licenced young drivers in Canada between 16 and 18 years of age. Because of Canada's post-war baby boom, an added 150,- 000 young drivers will be coming a- - long each year. While boys in this age' group comprise only five per cent of drivers, they are involved in more than 12 per cent of all accidents. A common approach to providing better driving training for young people is to arrive at a compromise between the traffic safety need and the school's academic Standards, the article notes. High school students are offered driving training as an "extra" in spare periods or after hours, but it is notincluded in the curriculum. SPEC AL.:. 500 SHEETS "PROVINCIAL BOND" TypewnterPaper 500 Sheets Boxed Plain White — 8 1/2 x 11 —10M .. . . . 2.7S , Tax Included 500 Sheets, Boxed f .214 Plain White -81/2x11 -8M ° . . ., • Tttx Included HURON � Since 1860 Serving the Cinninunity First H4...LFP.I$1. TEEN -SUGAR AND SPICE By W. (Bill) B. T. SMILEY There's been a resounding tara- diddle recently about Canada's div- orce laws. A couple of members of our House of Commons have re- fused to play the annual parlia- mentary game known as Let's Pass These Blasted Divorces and Gef Home." So their fellow MPs swelter. and mutter in the heat of the capital. - Alternating from delight in the exposure of the shoddy fabrica- tion of divorce evidence to shock- ed outrage at the inadequacy of our divorce laws, the metropoli- tan papers are having a field day; tipping a heavy wink at their cir- culation managers between head- lines. It's the best gimmick they've come across since capital punishment, for selling papers: * * * All this foofawraw about divorce has sorely confused my slow cou- sin Winslaw. Last time I saw him, he' was really • bewildered. "Does all this here stuff," he ask- ed me, "mean that ya can't have no adulteryno more unless you're married?" I had quite a time straightening him out. * * * "No, no; Winslaw," I explained. "It. means you can go- right on being crazy, a drunk, a wife -beat- er, or a family -deserter, and your wife is stuck with you, for better or for worse. It' -s .only when one of the parties to the marriage com- mits.Adultery, with witnesses, that you can untie the knot. And as that is a pastime that does not encourage witnesses, you have to sort of makebelieve. You hire, a whole lot of people, like detec- tives and lawyers and a nice lady who will pretend she's a shady lady. All this costs a lot of money, and that's why fellows ,,like you and me seldom get a divorce.'.' Winslow was relieved. "ya mean I don't hafta look her up and bring her back and get one a theta divorces?" he beamed. Per- haps I should mention that Win- slow's wife left him years ago, be- cause he wouldn't change from win- ter to summer underwear, and he's been as happy* as* a hogg ever since. • There's no doubt about it, though, our divorce laws need a drastic overhauling. And I'd be happy to sit on the committee in charge or drafting new ones, I'd certainly change a few things. * 'X• * First of all, I'd put the cost of a divorce on a sliding scale, based on your income. There would be a $25 bottom, for the small wage earner, running up, to as much as $100,000 for the Hollywood star who is making a million a year. This would give the ordinary joe a chance to knock off the shackles when he arrived at the desperation point, and it would also put a crimp in the marriage merry-go- round among neurotic rich. To adultery, as the sole excuse for divorce, I would add incurable insanity; desertion and alcohol- ism. Deserters and boozers would get two chances to pull up their socks. If they couldn't make it stick they'd get a fast divorce and five years in jail. Nothing, like a stretch on the stone pile to cure a hangover, or that wandering urge. There lies here the danger that many men would be happy to do five in such a cause, and we might have to build a lot more jails, but that could be worked out. * * * Those would be my basic reasons for a divorce suit, • But I would provide one other escape hatch. Each couple, along with the marri- age certificate, would be handed a large sheet, with a printed list on it. This would be pinned in a prom- inent place in their new home. The list would be made up of such misdemeanors as: Bad Temper, Bad Breath, Extravagance, Get- ting Fat, Not Shaved, Drunk Again, Nagging, Smoking Too Much and so on. You get the idea. * * * Each of • the newlyweds would start with a hundred points.. Then they would keep, score on each other. For example, 10 points off for getting soused with the boys. Displays of Bad Temper would cost 5 points, with a bonus of 5 'for throwing things, When yeti run out of points, yottr partner has the option of wiping tile slate dean and starting over, or getting' .a quick divorce. This would buck thtMinnsititution• of marriage no end. It would alftolead to some weird and. 'W'onderful .argilnietts and explanations, and would make the whole cruel business an excit- ing game. This is all straightforward. enough. But by the time Parlia- ment got around to passing it, we'd- all be dead and -too late for dfvorce. Perhaps it would be sim- pler if we just adopted the divorce laws of Islam: In that faith, if a husband 'gets browned off with his wife,all he has to do is say, in front of witnesses: "I divorce you, I divorce you,," and they're divorced. * * * However, even the followers of ,the Prophet can't win. A wife usually brings a substantial dowry to her marriage. •If her husband divorces her, the dowry must be returned, with accrued interest. How would you like to -say the happy phrase three times over your Mabel;' and have her retort: "Fine. But I want that $2,000 Dad loaned you to buy the furni- ture. Plus all the money I made those first two years, when I was working. Plus 6 per cent. com- pound interest for 8 years." FEDERATION NEWS By J. CARL HEMINGWAY A codple of times during the past six months I have heard local co- ops severely criticized, While I feel that these people were sincere and that their statements were ba- sically true, I also feel that we need to have a little clearer under- standing of what can be accom- plished by co-operatives. One man suggested that farmers were something less than sane to think that they owned their local co-op. He didn't go on to tell me who did own it. I can only say that farmers do own their loc- al co-op. In the beginning several farmers purchased shares, later by applying patroni'ge dividends to expanding business the capital worth has increased i greatly but this is still the farmers money. If the members should decide to sell out their co-op, the , money would have to be returned -to' ' the share- holders' and all the dividends would halve to be returned te the mem- bers. This is exactly what hap- pens in any business whether it be privately owned or owned by share- holders. What I think this man was try- ing to say was that the farmers did- n't control their co-op. This can be quite true. If I buy a farm and hire a manager and simply tell him to operate the farm, I haven't any real control over it until I take the time' -to understand the business well enough to tell him what and how he is to manage the farm. So it is with the co-op. Unless the farmer members take the time to know their co-op, and how it should, be managed, they will have no control over it. Another complaint was that the manager was incompetent. This again may be true, I don't have enough information to form an opinion.- If this manager is allow- ed to continue for any length of time, the Board of Directors is in- competent and also the member- ship. It is within the power of the membership to correct this situa- tion:: The other objection was that the co-op wouldn't pay any more for farm produce, or sell any cheaper than the competition, so what good was the co-op. This again may be quite true. It is also true that I might well -open a store and sell cheaper than the store next door is selling, but I can't open a store and sell cheaper than the store next door can sell if he has to. This isthe position of the co-ops. The co-op price isn't less in its own arta of business, but prices in areas where co -ops -operate are generally less than where there is po co-op competition. Similarly, prices paid for pro- duce is higher where, there is co- op competition than in areas where there are no co-ops. There are, three things that I would,.like yoU to remember when you think of co-ops: 1. The co-op is no more sue- cessfill tfran the energy of its mem- bers force§ it to be. 2. A co-op chnhot set prices, it eaYi only create a competitive mar- et A ieti-er Celina Control Supply "broleisott of tirit$tTh WC/ MI 1 .. (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadians) Where is Grande Allee? Grande Allee is the longest street in Quebec City. It runs west from the St. Louis Gate past the pro- vincial legislative buildings, the drmouries, and many substantial apartments and private residences. It passes on the north side of the Plains of Abraham and the Provin- cial Museum and Archives. At its juncture with Avenue des Erables the name of Grande Allee is chang- ed to St. Louis Street. At the western extremity of the city it joins the old river road to Montreal The street has been in use since the early days of the French re- gime. Has Canada -Many Toll Roads Very few, although there has been renewed Canadian interest in the toll system since the intro- duction of several new toll roads in• the United States. The Burling- ton Skyway -across the entrance to Hamilton harbour, completed in 1958, was the first toll road to be constructed in Ontario since 1919. Quebec's new 30 -mile expressway from Montreal to St. Jerome in the Laurentians is also itoll road. Toll roads and bridges, which were a common feature in 18th century England, were not adopted ;in Can- ada until early in the 19th century and they were most common in Ontario and Quebec. The earliest in Quebec was built in 1805. What Was an Intendant? This was the. name given to the administrative' officer in the colony of New France from 1663 to the end of the French regime. The post was based on a prototype in the pt'ovinces bf France existing from the time of Francis I (1515-47). In the Sovereign Council, which was established in 1663, the intendant was the third -ranking official, after the governor and bishop, and from 1728 on he was regarded as "the second person -in.the country." Actually, however 'he gradually came to exercise tie most import- ant administrative responsibilities in the colony—justices police and finance. The last active intendant, Francois Bigot, overshadowed the governor. New France had 11 ac- tive intendants during the period from 1663 to 1760. Is Entomology Important in Canada Entomology, the study 'of insects, is a most important field of study in Canada, where damages inflict- ed by insects are estimated to a- mount . to more than - $300,000,000 a year, without counting the cost of control measures. There are more than 50,000 different kinds of insects in Canada. They feed on virtually every kind of plant, animal and product; they live in every situation; and they frequent- ly reach phenomenal ' abundance. Insects are in fact so important in this country that they are the sub- ject of both provincial and federal legislation, special university courses, the development of sub- stantial government services and an extensive technical literature. Today there are more than 400 trained entomologists working in more than 60 well equipped labora- tories and universities across Can- ada.. "I've had enough!" cried the lit- tle girl, throwing down her fishing. rod. ° "What's the matter?" asked her father. "Plenty; I just can't seem to get waited on." "The motorist that hits me will certainly be sorry," said the dusty pedestrian. "Why?" asked the companion. "Because," said the first, "I'm carrying a stick of dynamite in my hip pocket." - A MUFF OTTAWA REPORT THE. DARKENDfG CLOUDS OTTAWA—The Federal Govern- ment—never far out of trouble— is moving back into the storm once again. Soon after it took office in June, 1957, the Diefenbaker administra- tion had to weather a sharp re- cession, record postwar unemploy- ment and three successive deficits of alarming proportions. Earlier this year the government hopefully believed it could see a break on the horizon. Finance Min- ister Donald Fleming predicted the economy would climb to unprece- dented heights and that for the first time in three years he would. be able to• produce a tiny surplus of $12,000,960. -. Unemployment, Continuing last winter at levels close to the records set in the 1958 recession, remained as a perplexing problem, but Mr, Fleming expressed confidence it would vanish in the midst of bounti- ful prosperity. Today the darkening clouds are moving in ever the horizon again. There is a strong possibility, as the economists have already forecast that Canada is hovering on the brim~ of the most serious recession since the depression days. Unem- ployment threatens to become even worse.this winter than at any time since the start of the last war. Recognizing the danger that lies ahead—even if it is not prepared to admit it—the federal govern- ment has already taken steps to meet the problem. Restrictions on federal. funds for housing con- struction have been eased. The municipal winter works construc- tion program has been expanded. The likelihood is that this is, only the beginning. An informal com- mittee of cabinet and an inter- departmental committee of federal officials have been sitting for weeks devising ways and means,• of com- batting the problem. It is now virtually certain that instead of a $12,000,000 suplus, Fin- ance Minister Fleming will produce his fourth budget- deficit in -a year by the end of the fiscal year. • If Quebec Premier Jean sage goes ahead with his plans to duce a 'hospital insurance schem in January, that alone would wipe out the surplus 'as. a result of an additional cost being placed on the federal treasury of $15,000,000. The various schemes adopted by the Government to combat unemploy- ment, combined with falling rev- enues as a result of the failure of the economy to climb by the fore- cast six per cent, are almost cer- tain to add to the deficit. The Government's recent concern over unemployment has not been prompted solely by the gloomy fore- casts it has been receiving from economists, Another factor has been its sharply declining popular- ity and the awareness it must take some decisive action if it is not to be defeatedat the polls in the next election. The election of the Liberal Gov- ernment in Quebec came as a crushing blow to the Conserva- tives, who counted heavily on the Union Nationale for support. The defeat of the Conservative Gov- ernment in New Brunswick was staggering to Prime Minister Die- fenbaker and his colleagues since it was so totally unexpected. On top of this bad news came a report that auge ed even less well —the Gallup Poo for June. This showed the Conservative support across the country slipping badly to 42 per cent. From the 22 per- centage. points that had divided the Conservatives from the Liber- als in July, 1958, the margin had now been reduced to two points. In a Ottawa late las! month the Federal Government r:i:i into more trouble as it came face to face with its most effective opposition in the country, the Premiers of the 10 , provinces. Prime Minister Diefenbaker had resumed the abortive Dominion - provincial fiscal conference which he adjourned nearly three years ago for "two months" and never reconvened again until. July in order to begin working out terms for a new tax sharing agreement after March, 1962. Strangely enough; Mr. Diefen- baker faced the most trouble from his one-time friend, Premier Les. lie Frost of Ontario, who had play. ed an important part in the elect- ion of the Federal Conservative Government in 1957. Under the present agreement,. Ottawa turns over to the provinces 15 per cent of income tax, nine per centage points of corporation pro- fits rofits and 50 per cent of succession duties collected within each prov- ince. In addition, it provides for the payment of an equalization grant —otherwise known as a subsidy— in order to bring the revenue of each province from these tax sources up to the average of Ont- ario and British Columbia. The total of these two programs is over $800 million a year. Premier Frost exploded a bomb- shell at the opening of the confer- ence with a demand for a 50.50. split- of income and corporation taxes. If the present system of equalization payments is maintain- ed—and all provinces except Ontar- io favor them in principle—the total cost to the Federal Govern- ment would be around $1.6 billion a year. If Ottawa failed to meet this demand, Mr. Frost called on it to at least give Ontario the right to impose an indirect retail sales tax through a constitutional amend- ment. . As Mr. Frost is aware, chance of a constitutional amendment on the Federal Government sharing 'income and corporation taxes on the basis he proposed were nil. His real purpose appeared to be to put the Provincial Government into a position where it could im- pose a sales tax and put the blame on the Federal Conservative Gov- ernment. Any move of this kind could not help but -further undermine what appears to be an increasingly -shaky position of the Diefenbaker admini- stration. Pinch Buds To Aid Flowering No one wants mums with tall spindly stems and flowers that are "few and far between". Pinching and nipping buds off mums will prevent this, according to Ontario Department of Agriculture horti- culturists. Let'slook at the small -flowered varieties first.' When -they are about six to eight inches high, pinch off those light -green growing tips. This causes new branches to develop along the stem. Pinch off all shoots every two weeks until July 15„ when the buds are start- ing to form. With large - flowered varieties, pinch out the growing tip when the plants are five to six inches high. When new shoots develop along the stem, break' off all but two or three of them; they will form new branches. Remove all side -shoots which appear from these branches every two weeks. Remove all flower buds except those on the top three inches of each branch. - When these buds develop, take off all of them except the crown (first) bud. If this bud is not healthy, leave the second one in- stead. Be careful not to damage the one bud that is left, as no more buds will develop after the others have been removed. Continue to remove side branch- es until flowering time. Removing the buds from small - flowered varieties will not make them produce large flowers. Lady -in -Waiting During pregnancy, a ~mother -to - be needs extra nourishment. ... of necessarily large quantities of sweets but' food selected for its nutritive valuesis necessary. Meat, cheese, eggs, whole grain cereal, fruit and vegetables should be on her daily diet, -with plenty of milk, either as a drink or as an ifi redi- ent in desserts, soups or sauces. In addition, she should have a daily dose of vitamin D. IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and- 75 years agcy. From The Huron Expositor August 2,.„1935 A PUC contract for the erect- ion pi a cement building 60 x 15 feet was awarded Mr. H. Edge. The building will be placed south of the reservoir and will Wined as a combination garage and ware- house. Work is proceeding rapidly at the Lions Park swimming pool, 'despite a aelay of two days last week when torrential rain of Thur- sday put eight feet of water in the pool in two hours. An interesting two -ball foursome was enjoyed by members of the Seaforth Golf and Country Club on Wednesday afternoon. Joseph Eckert, 14 -year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Eckert, •McKillop, is in Scott Memorial Hospital in a critical condition after the shaft of a buggy pierced his body, narrowly missing his heart. The mixed twilight trebles tour- ney held Tuesday night, turned out successfully. The cloud burst on Thursday afternoon did considerable damage by flooding many residents' cellars. Crops in the area were levelled and much land was flooded. Old resi- dents say the downpour was the heaviest in their experience. Fifteen minutes after receiving a kick, in the heart while playing football'•at Ethel, Saturday night, Herbert Huffman; Moncrieff, was pronounced dead by Dr. Colquhoun, Ethel. The., fountain presented by Miss Nati Campbell, to the town a year ago- ltiat winter, is :poor' in process of eredttt$Yt , The'cointfiittee decid- ed lneirtl it lit front and to til` 'tbdth Aff the towir hall, From The Huron Expositor ..August 5, 1910 A recent wind storm unroofed the barn of Mr. A. F. Johns, of Tuckersmith. Mr. " D. Cantelon, , of Clinton, threshed his fall wheat last week, and it will average forty-five bu. to the acre. Mr. E. J. Howard, of. Clinton, left this week for 11 Reno, Okla., where he , intends tb reside. He expects to bicycle the whole dis- tance. A farewell service was held in the Ontario Street Methodist Church, Clinton, in honor of Miss Sybil Courtice, who leaves this week for Japan as a missionary. The fall wheat crop in this vicin- ity is now proving rather disap- pointing. A good deal of it is shrunken and weighs light. Mr, Harry Tyndall, Tuckersmith, has been making some experiments in plowing withhis tractor en- gine, and' demonstrating that with a good strong engine, plowing can be done cheaper by steam. I Professor Clark, organist in the Presbyterian Church, proposes or- gilnizirig. music classes as soon as he gets settled in town. He is living ifi Mr. Box's cottage on North Main Street, in the mean- time., Mr. Allan Close has purchased the barber business of Mr. James Pinder, in the Cady block. Mr. and Mrs. Close had been llying in Toronto, but will again make Sea - forth their home. • Mr. William Turner, who has been manager of the flax mill here left this week for Mtlrirefield, where he will manage another mill. The Seaforth flax mill will be combated by+ Messra. McEwan and Genet in -the intoe, From The Huron Expositor July 31, 1885 Fall harvest has now become general in these parts. The crop is a good one, although in some places it has been slightly rushed. Mr. ex -Reeve Rogers, of Brus- sels, who claims to be the "boss" saltman of Ontario, was in town on Wednesday, seeing the elephant. Mr. George Ament, of Ypsilanti, Michigan, and eldest son of Mr. J. G. Ament, of this town, is at present here visiting the "folks at home". Col. VanEgmond, father of the Messrs. VanEgmond, was at one time owner of the lots on which the city of Stratford and the town of Mitchell now stand, and traded them to the Canada Company for his Egmondville property. Mr. Bennett is erecting a neat little house on Goderich Street, next to the residence of Mr. Graves. Dr. Smith of this town, went to Toronto, on Thursday, as a repres- entative of the United Workmen, to attend the funeral of Dr. Ver- cce, The mayor has been busily en- gaged nearly all week in matters of dispute between members of the Salvation, Army and those in the rumpus on Saturday. Mr. Francis McKay, of the llth line, McKillop, had a logging bee the other day, when three teams logged ten acres, and finished the Work in good tithe. Mr. Wm. Cooper, of the Mill Road, Tuekersmith has just com- pleted, a fine new 'bank barn with capacious and comfortable stone stabling underneath. Mr, Thomas Dick, of Henan, sailed for the old country this week. He is accompanied. by Mr. Cud - More, Xfippen, Who is taking across a large nutttber of fat cattle. : N.