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The Huron Expositor, 1961-01-19, Page 2Or ►1111 Since 1860, Serving the Community First 'ublishedl at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor it•V D R►' Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association, Ontario 11 O Weekly Newspapers Association, Audit Bureau of Circulations ',,,,P Subscription Rates: 54 C Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year ♦�� '" _ •• Outside Canada (in advance) $3.50 a Year �"`""ii.m�• C V 1. I►•�� SINGLE COPIES — 5 CENTS EACH , Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JANUARY 19, 1961 National Liberal Rally Arouses Wide Interest ,The National Liberal Rally in Ot- tawa last week was an indication of the interest which men and women • from all walks of life and from all parts of Canada take in the problems ' facing the country. Both in its size and its enthusiasm, and in the serious manner in which party policy was approached, the rally was an out- standing success. There was, of course, no question concerning the leadership of the Lib- eral party before the rally. The lead- ership of Mr. L. B. Pearson was en dorsed unanimously by the rally when it adopted a resolution of con- fidence, proposed by the former lead- er, Mr. Louis St. Laurent. The action recognized the increasingly effective - direction which Mr. Pearson has pro- . vided during the three years since he, was elected to head the party. It might have been expected that the lack of personalities, which comes with a leadership contest, would have resulted in a lessening in interest. Such Was not the case. Men and wo- men,lyoung and old—with the young predominating—quickly got down to discussing policy. There was no sign of apathy—the biggest threat to dem- ocracy. Instead, there was a healthy interest in every aspect of public af- fairs, and the delegates entered into the discussions with confidence. There was every reason for confi- dence..as the Liberals looked back ov- er the three years since their last national gathering. At that time they were within scant weeks of an elec- tion disaster which left the party discouraged. Yet within a year there were positive signs of recovery. Not only were victories gained in by-elections, but public opinion polls reflected a growing sentiment favor- ing the Liberals.. In 1960 came victor- ies in provincial elections and Liber- al successes in federal by-elections as well. As the Liberal party, under the leadership of Mr. Pearson, gain- ed stature in the eyes of the country, the standing of the Diefenbaker Gov - ernment steadily declined. Beset by indecision, facing mounting domestic problems, and haunted by promises which it has not kept, the govern- ment today finds its top-heavy ma- jority in parliament no longer is a reflection of the acceptance of the Diefenbaker party across the coun- tr The fact that the Liberals have not permitted their recent successes to lull them into a sense of well-being, but are sparing no effort to provide the kind of policy that can be recog- nized as best for the country, speaks well for the future. That the Liberals recognize this is seen by the vigor with which they studied the problems facing Canada when they met in Ottawa last week: Honor For Tuckersmith The election of Reeve Ivan Forsyth, Reeve of Tuckersmith as Warden of Huron, is a distinct honor for the citizens of the township. At the same time, it is a recognition of the contri- bution which Reeve Forsyth has made to council deliberations during the years he has represented Tucker - smith -on -that body. The election, too, recognizes the esteem in which he is held by members of council, and the quiet unassuming but conscientious way in which he goes about his duties. In recent years there have been. relatively few wardens from Tuck- ersmith' Township, the most recent being Reeve Arthur Nicholson, who served in 1951. That the selection of a warden rests on the merits of the individual candidate and not on the municipality he represents, is em- phasized by the fact that Tucker - smith, in terms of assessment,is the fourth largest municipality in the county, exceeded only by the town of Goderich and the townships of Steph- en and Howick. Thus it is that there will be a particular pride on the part of Tuckersmith citizens as a result ' of the honor Warden Forsyth has brought them. if*,) • by C, Torn Dorr OON'T KNOW___ Ti I COST OF LIVING j CREEPS! Z woNPER IF\ • IS SKY HIGH - 111- EVEMR nMKE IGH ' GET FOR j 9E7' MARRIED. • f • ., it , / / \�\ % F / �Ij Ton^ / - D m• HEY t 1 __ 1F OUR PARENTS Sn�U CRE_ / IDVE US ENOt�GH . z s ti -SUGAR AND SPICE --1 By PICE-- By W. (Bill) B. T. SMILEY Ah, wasn't that a lovely cold snap we had there.? Didn't it just make you feel good to be alive? Weren't you. glad you were a full- blooddd Canadian, part of the hard inner core of our country, and not one of those imitations who live. away down in places like Southern Ontario and Vancouver, who scarcely know what an honest two feet of snow looks like, but who keep pretending they're real Cana- dians? Why, I was in Toronto last week end, and I felt like a hard-butten centurion from the provinces, vis- iting Rome in the middle of Nero's reign. You know something? They didn't have one lousy little inch of slush, let alone any snow. You'd hardly know it was winter, except fora wind blowing up the concrete canyons that would cut the eye- balls out of you. It isn't that I envy these people. Not at all. .After all, every coun- try has its decadent centres, where live those of its people who have lost that tough inner fibre, and who have become soft and luxury - loving. England" has them. They throng the south coast in July, when there are some days so hot you have to take off your tweed jacket. Some of them have be- come so degenerate they'll put on bathing attire and run right into the English Channel, right up to their knees. * * * Even the Eskimos have this trou- ble. Some of their people have lost the old values, the true way of life, and hang about on the southern fringes of Eskimo -land, working for money, of all things, and eating stuff out of cans, just like the rest of us. Make Your Money WORK Put your idle cash to work in a sound investment paying a good return. British Mortgage & Trust Company Guaranteed Investment Certificates pay 5% on terms of 3 to 10 years. Any amount from $100 upwards. Authorized by law as an investment for trust funds. To invest — see your local agent or send us your cheque. For full information — ask for a free folder. • BRIMS I MIA GAGE & I I1t rsT C®MPANY, Founded in 1877 Head Office: STRATFORD British Mortgage & Trust Company, Stratford ❑ I enclose my cheque for $ .................... for investment for years. O Please send me a free folder giving full information. NAME ADDRESS — British Mortgage and Trust Company represented by W. E. SOUTHGATE Phone 334 Seaforth That's not living. It's like playing Post Office with no girls. Up this way, winter driving is more like Russian Roulette. You skid wildly about the streets, seldom pointing in the. direction you _ are going. When you get to a corner, you put on your brakes and slide halfway across the intersection, head swiv- eling like a fighter pilot. Or you do get stopped, and you 'can't see a thing in any direction for snow- banks, so you close your eyes and dive out. REV. ROBERT H. HARPER LATE BATTLE January reminds us of a battle that was -fought after a treaty of peace had been signed. Every stu- dent of American history knows that Andrew Jackson defeated the British at New Orleans after the signing of a treaty of peace be- cause tidings of the event, brought to the United States in slow -sail- ing ships, did not reach the coun- try before the battle. The marvels of communication would make such a thing impossi- ble now. All the world is united by words that go out on wires winged with electric flame and through unwired space. Indeed it is possi- ble now to learn of things in Eur- ope, because of time zones, be- fore they happen. It is impossible for any man not to have peace in his heart if he hears, the blessed story of Jesus and His love. Consider, you read- er, that it is impossible for you to miss the blessed tidings of peace, the sound of which has gone out across the world, if you believe in the name of the Lord Jesus and give your life to him. Just a Thought: There is nothing wrong in having a will to win, in being proud of a just victory; but this must be coun- terbalanced with the ability to ac- cept defeat in a gracious manner and the courage to try again. * * * There's none of this painty-waist talk about the latest plays and ballet, and music and other exotic stuff those southern people in the cities talk, about in winter. Our talk is real, and terse, and mean- ingful. It's stripped to the bone, the language of the sturdy, self-re- liant Canadian of the interior, tackling the elements on his own terms': Like: "Ja make the hill first time 'smorning?" and "Dam' snow- plow's late again,. I see"; and "Yuh should see my icicles"; and "Hadda shovel the whole bloody thing out again"; and "How many gallons ja use in December?" That's the sort of straight -forward, man's talk you get around here in the winter from the real Cana- dians. Seems to me it's a lot like the language used by others who had to face a hard, bitter fight of their time. Like the cowboys in the early Wild West. Or the con- victs who were dumped ashoe in Australia. Or the first monkeys who decided to come down out of the trees and have a whack at it. They don't seem to realize they have lost their old integrity and dignity—the stuff that made Uncle Oog-Loog sit beside a hole in the ice for. five days, waiting to spear a non-existent seal. Some of these modern Eskimos have slipped so far from their great heritage that were it not for some of our Cana- dian writers, like Farley Mowat, they'd probably think they were having a good time, being warm and eating sliced bread and jam instead of blubber, No, we can't help this weak strain in our sturdy national breed. Every- nation has a 'flaw. Even Canada -must tolerate these sybar- ites who move indolently about in the balmy climes of our country's deep south,' where the tempera- ture is often away up in the 20's. Not to mention the traitors, re- negades and people with enough money, who slip away to Florida and California, the minute winter calls its first chill challenge. It isn't the fact that we have these parasites that gets me. It's their attitude. They're all wrap- ped up in themselves, and aren't even remotely interested in what the weather was like this morning when you left the north country, what a rough trip you had down through the blizzard, and the fact that you'll probably never make it home tonight. "Yes, must have been bad," they comment indif- ferently, then start talking about television. British Mortgage and Trust Company represented by ,� 'JOHN A. CARDNO Insurance company Phone 214 ' Seaforth TO THE EDITOR • ' A McDUFF OTTAWA REPORT FORMULA FOR VICTORY OTTAWA — The two thousand delegates who went to Ottawa to attend the National Liberal Rally were given questionnaires when they registered', asking them how they rated National problems in the order of urgency. The ma- jorityment" s put downbe solved. as the top problem toe After unemployment, came world peace and the threat of an atomic war. Then in order were ranked trade, foreign policy, infla- tion and rising living costs and fin- ally the uncertain state of the Eco- nomy. With these problems on their minds it did not take the dele- gates long to get busy and draft what they hoped would be the vic- tory formula for the next Federal election. The delegates were su- premely confident of victory at the polls whenever Prime Minister John Diefenbaker decides to make the supreme test. The Liberals were convinced it could be any- time in the next 18 months. Federal plan no tial participation or contg iution. There was .a vast. contrast from three year ago when the Coliseum at Ottawa was the scene of a National Liberal Convention that elected Mr. Pearson leader. The • • rally this winter saw him firmly installed as leader and the Party genuinely confident it would win the next election. But there was a desire expressed by many dele, gates that he get out more often across the country and sell him- self to those who are not Liberal supporters now, to make himself • ` better known, not just on, the TV screen. but in person. With Gallup Polls showing a re- surgence of the Liberal Party and a corresponding drop in the popu- larity of the Conservatives the delegates were confident that come the next campaign they would win. • • But they must get their message across to the people. For this the rally served an important purpose. It was "covered" by more than 100 newspapers, TV and radio re- porters, and before the three-day rally was concluded millions of words had been written on the con- fident mood of the party and its • new program. It was clear in the discussions that the Liberals regard trade pol- icy as among the great issues that make them distinct from the Con- servatives, There were a score of resolutions on this subject be- fore the policy committee. They called for freer trade, attacked. import quotas, arbitrary valua- tions and other restrictions. They singled out for special condemna- tion the recent action increasing duties on imported cars and they demanded a reversal of policies re- stricting imports from Canada's best wheat customers, the United • Kingdom, Germany and Japan. A highlight of the rally was a stirring . plea delivered by Mr, Pearn for a resumption of good relations between. Canada and the United States. He pointed out that one essential condition for a bet- ter world is friendship and good • relations between the U.S.A. and the free democracies. The first objective of those whom we have reason to fear the most—the Com- munists—is the destruction of such good relations. On defence, Mr. Pearson said a policy of independence or of co- operation with allies does not re- • quire Canada herself to become a nuclear power. Nor does it re- quire Canada to continue her pres- ent role in NORAD. However, Can- ada should still co-operate closely with her neighbor in the role of^ air detection, identification and warning. Sueh'a foreign policy would strengthen Canada's voice . • at the United Nations where Mr. Pearson feels Canada could do much of its best work. Mr. Pearson's defence policy was interpreted as Canadian partici- pation in NORAD insofar as radar stations are concerned; " but with- drawal insofar as jet interceptors • and the Bomarc anti-aircraft mis- sile are concerned. There were disagreements in the policy committees, especially in the committees dealing with for- eign policy; defence; health insur- ance; and fiscal, monetary and ex- change xchange policy'. But these disagree- ments were in the end resolved in open discussions which were for the first time at a Political Con- vention fully open to the press. From this point the rally accom- plished what it set out to do. It en- abled the brass of the Liberal or- ganization to get better acquainted and to learn what the "grass roots" of the Party were think- ing. It hammered together a comprehensive and provocative policy. It enabled the party or- ganizers to single out ardent ef- fective Liberals who will be the key workers in the next election. There is no doubt the rally was a success. The whole Liberal organization has been strength- ened. And now .Liberal Leader Pearson must concentrate on get- ting out into .the various constitu- encies to become better known. At the ,=.;]ally he was preaching largely to those who are "con- verted", now he and his follow- ers must preach to those who are not now within the Party if he is to be the next Prime Min- ister of Canada and start imple- menting the policies the rally pro- duced. involving Provi • • Liberal Leader Mike Pearson re- ceived a standing ovation from the men and women, who in many constituences will be the backbone of the Liberal organizations. He set the keynote of the rally when he declared in ringing tones: "We lost with honor in 1958. We will win with honor in the next election." With that the convention split up into 21 sub -committees and start- ed to work on writing policy. The rally, suggested in the first place by Mr. Pearson, placed em- phasis on participation by "Liber- ally -minded Canadians." Its pur- pose in Mr. Pearson's own words was two -fold: First, to take a searching look at the problems Canada now is facing and in an honest endeavour to discover efficient and intelligent solutions, to these problems, to re- exame Liberal policies a n d where necessary to formulate new ones. Second, to bring the party or- ganization for tfull next Federaleefficiency keep- ing with their firm 'belief that un- employment is the prime problem confronting the nation the dele- gates soon -came back with a plan. Throughout the first day the pol- icy committee worked on it. The rally' in plenary session the first night considered the proposals and they underwent some further re, finements on the second day. Here's the Liberal eight -point pro- gram to cope with unemployment: 1. Cut personal income tax rates to provide more ready spending money and stimulate consumer demands and industrial production. 2. Increase unemployment as- sistance through supplementary benefits and higher rates of pay- ment for those suffering prolong- ed, hardship. 3. Re -assert Government control over the Bank of Canada to shift monetary policy away from credit restraint, making borrowing eas- ier at lower interest rates. 4. Allow accelerated deprecia- tion for business and industry ex- panding and reequipping. 5. Bring down the value of the Canadian dollar in relation to oth- er currency through a "flexible monetary policy" so as to aid both the tourist industry and export trade and discourage. imports. 6. Stimulate construction through Federal financial aid .to munici- palities for restoration of -blighted down -town areas; urban renewal generally; and an expanded low - rental housing program. 7. Provide tax incentive, lower. interest rates, easier credit and financial help for power, transport and other facilities in depressed areas. 8. Enlarge winter works pro- gram through increased Federal contributions to municipalities on a scale graded to need, The Policy Committee on .unem- ployment believe that action tak- en on all these' fronts would get the economy moving again with all possible speed, create income for Canadians and thus increase tax revenue for Governments. The Liberals emphasized that .in this grave emergency with 500,000 Can- adians out of jobs in November, action must be taken. Another policy committee early in the rally approved in principle a national health scheme and start- ed to work on the details of a Baltimore, Maryland, January 6, 1961. The Editor, The Huron Expositor: I enjoyed the recent article by Miss Campbell on the early activi- ties in the Presbyterian Church., It might interest you to learn that the devotion to their church by a couple of people mentioned in the, article ,is something thathas al- ways been one of my cherished memories of home, and their ex- ample may well have had its effect on myself. Twice on Sunday you could set your watch by the passing of Mr. and Mrs. Sclater and Mr. and Mrs. Stewart on their way to church. They passed our corner at John and High Streets. •On Wednesday evenings you could do the same, but this time it was only the ladies. It seems to me they never missed, summer or winter, even if the lat- ter produced snow three feet deep. I particularly remember the ladies: Mrs. Sclater with her rosy cheeks and delightful brogue, when she stopped a moment to pass the time of day with any of us who happened to be outside; and Mrs. Stewart with her soft pale cheeks and kindly smile. What wonderful people they were, and the example they set undoubt- edly had its lasting effect on many people relative to the devotion and service to one's religion, whatever it might be. It was the pattern set by these good Presbyterians, and others like them from all churches at home, that sent to other parts of the country and the world, young people with a solid moral back- ground, from which some might falter, but which none could for- get and hence try again. Again I say, it was of such peo- ple that 'all of out religious back- grounds were formed in Seaforth, and I am sure that of such are the Kingdom of Heaven. (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) Which Canadian Town ]las a Latin Name? Granus, Alberta, a town 93 miles south of Calgary and 15 miles north of Fort Macle:d. As a mar- ket centre for an extensive wheat - growing arca, the community was given the Latin name for grain, at the suggestion of Malcolm Mac- kenzie, M.P. It was incorporated n 1910. Prior •to taking the name of Granum, the community had been known as Leavings. because the old Calgary -Fort Macleod trail left Willow Creek at this point. * * * • It's fortunate that in the real heart of the country, right in the interior, there are plenty of us left: the old breed that meets the good, old Canadian winter face to face, looks .it square in the eye, and talks about it fearlessly and incessantly. • None of this lolling about in heated subway trains for us. We get out and start our own cars. And, by George, there's nothing that will test a man's ingenuity, mechanical skill and vocabularly, like starting the old girl after the mercury has dived below zero ov- ernight. There's nothing like that plummet of despair when she just sort of groans a couple of times and goes dead: Nor is there any- thing like that wild surge of joy Ellen 'you try her one last time, RIM she coughs into strangulated life. There's none of this mincing around in toe rubbers, for us. The only time anybody in the great interior wears toe rubbers is to the New Year's Eve dance, and we all lose them that night. Rest of the time, we wear big rubber boots, to the knee, trousers, tuck- ed into them in a: rather dashing fashion. There's Mone • of this whining around on bare pavements or us. * * Who Organized the -Dunkirk E v a cuation? An outstanding general, who was to become a Governor General of Canada, organized the Tamous ev- acuation from Dunkirk in 1940. He was General Alexander who, in company with Montgomery, was later to plan the great attack at El Alamein, which proved to be one of the turning points of the war. In 1944 he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Allied armies in Italy and promoted to the rank of field marshal. Alexan- der was appointed Governor Gen: eral of Canada in August 1945, a position he filled, including two extensions at the request of the Canadian government, until early 1952, when he returned to the United Kingdom to become min- ister of national defence. Later that year he was created Earl Alexander of Tunis. * * * When Was Canada's First Anti - Combines Act Passed/ Sincerely, JOE SILLS COUNCIL COMMENTS Editor, The Huron Expositor: Dear Editor: As a ratepayer of the town: I hasten to add a few remarks of our first council meet- ing of the year. I was very much impressed of the suggestions of- fered by Mayor Daly, and if you have not read( same, Will quote: "A review of the town's bylaws: The bylaws have not been altered for 18 years and we do not want to repeat what • has been happening the past few,, years, regarding (Continued on Page 8) In 1889, a year before the pass- age of the Sherman Anti-Truct Act in the U.S., parliament pass- ed an act "to declare the law re- lating to conspiracies and combin- ations in restraint of trade, and to provide penalties for the violation of the same." This act made it a misdemeanour to conspire, com- bine, agree or arrange with any other person "unlawfully" to limit "unduly" the production, to en- hance "unreasonably" the price or to lessen competition in the pro- duction or sale of any commodity. In 1892 this act became a section of the Criminal Code and the of- fence was made an indictable one. Since 1900, when the word "unlaw- fully" was omitted, it has remain- ed substantially unchanged. It now constitutes section 498 of the Crim- inal. Code_ IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Huron Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Hur sl1 Expositor January 10, 1936 Seaforth hockey teams had a successful week. The Intermedi- ates won in Wingham; the Juniors won in Goderich, and then lost to Clinton here. As a result of a widely -signed petition, Seaforth stores will close at 10:30 p.m. each Saturday eve- ning during January and Febru- ary, Representatives of libraries in Seaforth, Mitcbg, Exeter, Hen- sall and Brussels" formed The Hur- on -Perth Public Libraries Associa- tion at a meeting in Seaforth on Friday evening. Mayor A. D. Sutherland was re- elected for his fourth term of of- fice, defeating George D. Fergu- son, John H. Scott was elected as reeve. The choir of Northside United Church has arranged with the Vir- ginia Jubilee Singers to present a program in Northside Church on Wednesday evening of next week. At the annual meeting of the Canadian Legion, held in the club rooms on Wednesday evening, the officers were all re-elected for an- other term. Duncan Cup hockey teams have been formed in Seaforth and will start play on Saturday, Jan. 11. Referees will be Chosen from Gor- don Muir, Fred Willis,orlon Hil- debrand, Yoe Hart, Albert Hilde- brand and Clarence Trott. * * * From ta$'he Huron Expositor January 13, 1911 Aev, W. J. Doherty* 'of Iensa11,` has been elected rural dean of the Deanery of Huron, as successor to Rev. C. R. Gunne. The carnival held here Friday evening last was quite largely at- tended. Hensall hopes soon to have elec- tric lights installed on the streets. Shortly after 7 o'clock Saturday morning, fire was discovered in a stable belonging to George Scott, Brussels. The loss is about $200, with no insurance. Brucefield town Teague played their first game of hockey against Tuckersifiith on Saturday. Tucker - smith, who boasted of being last year's champions, were defeated 10 to 2, Goderich intermediate hockey team will be playing all of their games on Seaforth ice, owing to the fire in the Goderich arena re- cently. Two rinks of Seaforth curlers were in Wingham Thursday night and won from the home club. The Greig Clothing Co. have moved to the corner store in the Kidd block. Messrs. D. T. Pinkney and J. F. Daly were around soliciting sub- scriptions for the newly -organized Seaforth Band. There are about 30 members in the band now, and they hope to be as proficient as any band Seaforth ever had. Stratford Juniors play Seaforth here this Thursday night in the Junior OHA series. * * * From The Huron Expositor ' January g, 188e Mr, George Baird, .1r„ has op- ened out a general store in the stand formerly occupied by J. W. Hill, Brucefield, where he will keep a stock of dry goods, etc. On Christmas Eve, some one broke into Fair's MW, Clinton, through 9 window. Only a couple of dollars in loose change was se- cured, Andrew • Govenlock, Winthrop, has his barn so well arranged for feeding, etc., that a young man working for him 'attends to 43 head of cattle, 13 horses and 28 sheep. The. clothing store of Campbell & Bright, Seaforth, was broken into and a considerable quantity of clothing carried off. Entry was gained by a back window. The first curling match of the season was played on Egmondville dam on Saturday. The two rinks were skipped by H. W. C. Meyer, of Wingham, and• F. Holmested, Seaforth. The town band serenaded Mr. James Beattie at the close Of the election Monday night. There were about 29 lady vot- ers at the recent ,municipal elec- tions in Seaforth. Mr. A. Armitage, Seaforth, has opened a branch of his produce and commission business in To- ronto. The Seaforth Brass Band intend holding a grand concert shortly in town for the benefit of the band, to aid in procuring suitable uni- forms,, On Monday evening officers of Court Sherwood Forest, Ancient Order of Foresters, were installed by bro. II, Town, l;',CJR„ for the ensuing terra, ' • • • • • • • w 0