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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 19, 1961
No More Cows On Pasture?
We have heard many times of the
city child that had never seen a cow.
Now we are approaching the time when
we will have cows that will never have
seen a child.
The day is not far distant, Canadian
dairymen were told at a meeting in
Halifax, when "dairy farms which are
not farms at all" would be established
on the outskirts of cities like Toronto
and Montreal—"multi-storeyed elabor-
ate barns with scientifically controlled
Iighting and temperatures to simulate
ideal climatic conditions" as an encour-
agement for,, cows to give forth with
Cost of Collectio
No matter how much we realize the
necessity of paying taxes, the actual
business of paying them causes con-
cern.
Paying taxes is bad enough, but the
problem of figuring out what taxes to
pay "means added costs.
For the average company, it costs
$49,000 just to calculate its tax pay-
ments, says the Canadian Tax Founda-
tion. And it cdsts another $16,Q00 to
collect taxes from other people for the
government.
These figures are the result of a sur-
vey of 120 companies by the foundation.
lots of milk.
The cow will adapt to her new role
just as the hen has had to do. At one
time doubts existed about the wisdom
of denying the hen the use of the barn-
yard.
Experience has proved, however,
that hens have adapted themselves to
a lifetime inside, and in the process
have increased production: So it will
be with the new breed of cows that are
destined to a life in the city.
Perhaps, too, with the cows in the
city, there will be more opportunity for
city children to see one.
n Adds To Taxes
Costs are just as high, proportionally,
for smaller business concerns as many
small store owners are finding out as
they complete returns for the Ontario
Retail Sales Tax.
Cost of figuring taxes to be paid by
a firm costs the company an average
of 0.75 per cent of the taxes paid. Col-
lecting taxes paid by other people—for
instance, income tax deducted from em-
ployees' pay cheques—cost 0.5 per cent
of the taxes remitted to the govern-
ment.
Cost of collecting hospital insurance
premiums is surprisingly high, the tax
foundation survey discovered.
National Newspaper Week
OCTOBER 15 to 21
nave you looked at your newpaper lately? Have
you noticed the difference? Have you seen the new,
modern trend in the newspapers of today?
In this National Newspaper Week of 1961, we'd
like to tell you that we are striving to make a better com-
munity newspaper, that we are working to make a bet-
ter newspaper to keep pace with our community, and
that we may be worth more to the area we serve.
Your newspaper today is one of theigreatest serv-
ants to your community. The publisherseek above all
else to produce a newspaper that will be in keeping with
the community and serve its needs.
Sure, he must make a profit on his product. That
is the Canadian way. He must make a profit to replace.,
worn-out machinery, to buy new machinery to print a
better newspaper. And he must have a decent wage and
pay his employees a decent wage. That is also our way.
The community newspaper of today is intensely
interested in presenting the news. That is its main job.
That is why you pay your subscription or buy it on the
newsstand. You pay to get• the news, and your news-
paper is interested in giving you all the news. It is the
right of your newspaper to inform, and with this right
goes the responsibility to inform—to inform correctly,
of events of the town and county governments, of boards
doing public business and of issues which are before the
people.
Your community newspaper also stands sentinel to
guard our way of life. That too is our responsibility. We
believe in the heritage of freedom, handed down by our
forefathers. We believe in an honest day's work for an
honest day's pay. We believe in self -government --that
in the hands of the people, our way of life is safe. We
believe that no regimented society can replace that which
we now enjoy. We believe in the welfare of the whole
people as opposed to selfish minority groups, or those
we elect to serve us.
In this National Newspaper Week of 1961, we in-
vite you to examine your community newspaper, and
determine its work to your community. We invite criti-
cism, for we know that through criticism, your news-
paper may be better able to meet the challenge to great-
er improvements.
A reader of the Beansville,
Ont., Express has written a let-
ter to the editor of that bright
and lively weekly threatening
to cancel his or her subscrip-
tion because of the alleged vul-
garity and profanity 'of "your
Smiley man."
But, and this was the most
unkindest cut of all, as Antony
said of Brutus' rip into Caesar's
innards, the editor agreed with
the complainer. He suggested
that Smiley did go beyond the
bounds of good taste some-
times. Then, in a crafty com-
mercial, he urged that the
readers of his paper continue
reading the column to see whe-
ther Smiley would "clean it
p. PP
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Well, we might as well get
something Settled right off the
bat. Smiley, has no intention of
changing the style or content
of his column for one reader
of the BeamsviIle Express.
Smiley is too old and weather-
beaten to be terrified by such
threats. Smiley had a few let-
ters of the same kind when he
was a weekly editor, and his
response, printed and signed,
was usually something like this:
"Go ahead and cancel your sub-
scription. You'II miss the paper
a lot more than the paper will
miss you."
If that is quite clear, let's
deal with the charges, one at
a time. Is this column vulgar?
Certainly, on occasions. My
wife has pointed this out a num-
ber of times, in some distress.
My response is invariably a
vulgar one, such as, "Ah, nuts!
That's exactly what I meant to
say. Why pussyfoot around it?"
* * *
But I would like to point out
that vulgarities in this column
are intentional, not accidental,
that they are inserted to make
a point, not to give anyone a
cheap thrill. The' dictionary
states that "vulgar" means:
"common; general; vernacular;
plebeian; unrefined; coarse ;
mean." When I am vulgar, I
am one of those things, al-
though I have never been mean
with intent.
I with the irate reader had
called me a "vulgarian." That
means "a rich person with vul-
gar ideas." I have the ideas,
but I don't have the green stuff
to go with them. And if that's
a vulgar thought, I'm sorry, but
I just can't help it.
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The second charge was more
serious, that of profanity. Is
there profanity in this column?
Well, hell yes, once in a while,
when I can't avoid it. But nor-
mally, I'd no more think of
swearing in print than I would
of calling a little dog a bitch
just because she was a girl dog
or a little boy kitten a bastard
just because he didn't know
who his dad was.
On certain occasions, how-
ever, for a special purpose, to
create emphasis, or underline
a remark, I'll admit a modest
"damn" or a feeble "hell". If
this appears in your local paper
don't blame poor old Smiley for
it. Blame 'your editor. That's
what he's there for—to protect
your morals. It's up to him to
change the "hells" to "hecks",
the "damns" to "darns".
a
And if you think the lan-
guage in this column is bad,
you should be around when I'm
playing golf, or looking for the
screwdriver, or trying to get
the top off a jar of pickles.
There was one remark in the
complaining subscriber's letter
SUGAR
and
SPICB
By Bill Smiley
to which I object. It was this:
"Vulgarity such as his doesn't
seem to appear in print any-
where else, n o r profanity
either." This may be true if
you never read anything but
the Family 'Herald or the
Ladies' Home Journal. But
don't try to tell me that your
metropolitan dailies and your
popular magazines aren't load-
ed with vulgarity. And don't
try to tell me that your liter-
ary works of art, from Will
Shakespeare to Ernest Heming-
way, aren't loaded with profan-
ity.
* * *
This column is not supposed
to be morally uplifting, even
though the writer is a school
teacher, a potential Sunday
School teacher, a former week-
ly editor, an ex -member of the
church board of management,
and one-time president of a
Young Men's Bible Class. (Boy,
just think of the people I could
have corrupted in my time, and
still could,)
If the lady (it must be a
lady) who threatens to cancel
unless this column is tidied up
carries out her threat, I hope
she will also cease and desist
from reading the Bible, .which
contains a lot of language a
good deal stronger than any-
thing she'll ever find in this
space.
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(Prepared by the Research Staff
of Encyclopedia Canadiana)
How Many Time Zones in
Canada?
Canada has seven standard
time zones: Newfoundland, At-
lantic, Eastern, Central, Moun-
tain, Pacific and Yukon. In
travelling from east to west
clocks are set back one hour in
each time zone. There is one
exception however—Newfound-
Iand Standard Time is one-half
hour only ahead of Atlantic
Standard Time. When the clock
indicates 8:30 p.m. Standard in
Newfoundland, the time in the
Yukon is 3 p.m. Standard -- a
differential of 5% hours.
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What is .a Tipi?
The conical skin -covered tent
formerly used by Indians of
the plains and by some of the
tribes of northern Saskatche-
wan and Alberta. The frame-
work consisted of a number of
saplings, usually of cottonwood,
arranged in a conical form and
covered with bison or other
skins. Three longer poles sup-
ported a flap of skin at the top,
which could b' turned to face
the wind and therefore act as
a ventilator. The average diam-
eter was about 15 feet and the
average height about 20 feet.
Tipi covers were frequently
painted and there was consid-
erable rivalry in the possession
of well-dressed skins.
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Is the American Elk Found in
Canada?
Yes, it is one of the largest
members of the deer family
occurring in Canada. It is al-
so known as Wapiti. Adult bulls
stand five feet at the shoulder
and weigh from '9O to 1000
pounds. The femaI s are about
a quarter smaller.",Both sexes
are dark brown with a buffy
rump patch. Only the males
UA.LFAT TEEN
Inforys q Immo gloonod from
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From The Huron .Expositor
October 164 1936
Mr. W. H. Pollard, et Seb-
ringville, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. Pollard, Seaforth, was
elected president of the Perth
County Teachcers' Institute,
which held its annual conven-
tion at Stratford Normal School.
IrnproVements at and about
the ' Town Hall recently com-
pleted by the town and the
PUC, include lavatories on the
Mani and second floors of the
hall and a new sidewalk ad-
joining the north side of the
halL
Mrs, Hugh Alexander, wife of
Councillor Alexander of McKil-
lop, suffered a broken collar-
bone and body injuries and her
daughter, Mrs. James McDou-
gall, serious cuts, when the car
in which they were driving,
crashed with a car driven by
Charles Haist, of Brussels, on
Friday evening, just north of
town.
According to Mrs. J. A. Kerr,
secretary -treasurer of the Sea -
forth Agricultural Society, near-
ly $2,000.00 was awarded in
prize money at the fall fair this
year.
Messrs. Scott Hawthorne and
Tony Phillips got 15 geese on
a hunting trip on the lake shore
above Goderich on Wednesday.
Mr. Peter Dodds, Constance,
underwent a serious operation
in St. Joseph's Hospital, Lon-
don, on Friday.
Mrs. Alvin Dale, of Hullett,
was operated on in Scott Mem-
orial Hospital for sinus trouble.
* * *
From The Huron Expositor
October 20, 1911
Mr. G. F. Rogers, principal of
Seaforth Collegiate Institute,
this week received the cheque
for the three J. J. Carter schol-
arships won this year by this
school. The scholarships repre-
sent a value of $200, and were
won as follows: first,. John A.
McMahon, of Hay, $100; second,
W. B. Strachan, Brussels, $60,
and third, Alvin Surerus, of
Ray, $40.
J. G. Anderson, of Lucknow,
and a member of the Seafortb
firm of Taylor -Anderson Com-
pany Limited, has been select-
ed by the Liberals of South
Bruce as their candidate in the
coming Provincial elections::"
Mr. John Dodds has purchas-
ed the Wingham pop works and
is removing the plant to Sea -
forth, and will add it to his al-
ready very complete establish-
ment here.
A gorgeous rainbow spanned
the eastern sky about 5:30
Tuesday evening. It is the first
of the "kind that has been vis-
ible for a long time.
Mr, Robert Grieve, of Mc-
Killop, has constructed a sub-
stantial, railing along the em-
bankments at Silver Creek
bridge, on the Huron Road.
Mr. Thomas Coleman, Tuck-
ersmith, brought the champion
puff ball of • the season into
town last week. It measured
4% feet around and was on
exhibition in Beattie Bros. win-
dow.
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From The Huron Expositor
October 22, 1886
During the high winds last
week several pieces of the high
board fence surrounding the
agricultural grounds were
blown down.
Seaforth new has four jewel-
lery stores, with Mr. A. North -
graves, of Belleville, being the
latest addition.
The contract for the erection
of' a new brick warehouse to
the rear of Mr, D. Johnson's
hardware store, has been award-
ed to Tyerman & Sparlingg.•
Mr, L. E. Dancey . has pulled
down the old McNaught black-
smith shop which occupied the
rear of the lot on his resi-
dence.
Mr. Hugh Robb has com-
menced the beef canning • busi-
ness in connection with his
pork curing and should prove
to be an important enterprize,
as there is no reason why the
Canadian market should not be
supplied by Canadian -cured beef
instead of American, as now.
Winthrop's enterprising citi-
zen, Mr. A. Govenlock,..has se-
cured the services of Mr. Thos.
Collin, as miller.
The voting on the by-law
authorizing the council to raise
by way of loan the sum of $5,-
500 for the purpose of enlarg-
ing the High School building
and making other improve-
ments, took place on Monday, -
There were 130 for and 30
against.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Frost,
Barb and Mary, with Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Dill.
Mr. and Mrs. Clete Lyons and
family, London, with Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Dill.
possess the massive antlers
with their cylindrical beams
and long, sharp tines; these are
shed annually and attain their
greatest development when the
bull is about six or seven years
old. Although wapiti browse -a
good deal, especially in winter,
they. are essentially grazers.
They spend the summer on the
mountain slopes where the al-
pine meadows are lush with
vegetation and descend to the
valleys only when forced from
the heights by deep snow. In
some areas they compete with
ranch cattle for food. Wapiti
now occur from Manitoba east
to Vancouver Island. Formerly
they ranged east into Ontario,
but excessive hunting in the
early days as well as the wide-
spread destruction of their
habitat has reduced their range.
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HURON 4-11 TEAMS WIN HONORS
IN INTER -CLUB COMPETITIONS
Huron County was well re-
presented at the Ontario 4-H
Inter -Club Competitions at the
OAC, Guelph, on Friday. The
Blyth-Belgrave 4-11 Beef Calf
Club team was the winner of
the Ontario Beef Cattle Im-
provement Association Trophy
for having the highest score of
the 41 teams competing. Team
members were Murray Coultes;
RR 5, Wingham, and Murray,
Scott; RR 1, Belgrave. In the,
same- competition the Turnber=
ry 4-H Beef Calf Club team of
Georgina Kieffer, RR 1, Wing -
ham, and Melville Greig, RR 2,
Wroxeter, placed 10th.
There were 79 teams in the
dairy competition with the
Blyth Dairy Calf Club team of
Ivan and Dorothy Howatt, RR
1, Belgrave, placing second be-
hind a team from Durham
County. Also in the dairy comp
petition Douglas Fortune, RR
1, Wingham, and Bill Jeffrey,
RR 2, Wingham, placed 16th,
representing the Turnberry 4-11
Dairy Calf Club.
In other competitions the
Seaforth 4-11 Swine Club team'
of Ken Popple, RR 5, Seaforth,
and Ken Gemmell, RR 2, Kip -
pen, placed 8th and in the
Grain the Brussels 4-11 Grain
Club team of Wallace Black,
RR 5, Brussels, and Fred Uhler,
RR 3, Walton, placed 18th.
There were 30 teams in the
4-11 tractor competitions with
Members from the "Clinton and
Howiek - clubs placing 16th and
19th re'speetively. Members of
the Clinton team were James
Collins, IRR 3, Clifitbn`; and Ger=.
ry Wallis, Rit 2, Bayfield, and
from Howick, Joe Winkel, RR
1, Fordwich, and Ken Grant,
RR 2, Biuevale, were the con-
testants.
A total of 255 teams or 510
boys and girls came from all
parts of the province. Contest-
ants were required to compete
in a judging competition and
answer an, oral question paper.
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