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The Huron Expositor, 1961-10-26, Page 2$ince 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers `t t D • Member ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association • '4 Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association o Audit Bureau of Circulations Subscription Rates: s• � Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year 1.A`, SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 26, 1961 Time To Think of Municipal Nominations It has been an unusually pleasant October with above-average tempera- tures and bright sunny days. In fact, some days recently were more like early September than late October. The fine weather has a tendency to hide the fact that the year is welt ad- vanced. We think of year-end events as being far removed, whereas in fact Christmas is but -a few short weeks away. But even nearer at hand are area nominations, which will be held in a little over a month. Municipal elections follow a week or so later. While elections are important and there is a responsibility on every citi- zen to cast a ballot, the fact remains that unless candidates are nominated there can be no election. That is why it is so important that early consideration be given to those who might be prepared to contribute of their ability and offer themselves as candidates for municipal office. Now is the time for each ratepayer to give consideration to those of their fellow citizens who are best suited to serve them on councils and school boards. Frequently there are those on muni- cipal councils who feel they have serv- ed their time but who feel a sense of civic responsibility when no one else Can Sundays B Whether man was made for the Sab- bath or the Sabbath for man is a ques- tion which brings 'a decided difference of opinion. Of one thing we are cer- tain, Sunday observance nowadays dif- fers vastly from what it did in earlier years, even from what it did a decade ago. Since legislation has been passed en- abling voters to express their prefer- ence as to an "open" or "closed" Sun- day in respect to amusements, a num- ber of municipalities have favored the former course, so that activities barred to them on Sundays in earlier times now are permitted. Sports was the entering wedge. Now theatres are open Sundays and there seems to be no limit to What can be legalized by voting. comes forward to take their places. Then, too, in many communties, there are others who are quite willing to hold office. In the eyes of many, however, these are not suited to the responsibili- ties, but go unopposed year after year because of indifference. Neither situation is good for any municipality and reflects a lack of civic responsibility generally among the electorate. Municipal business is big business, and even in the smallest of centres runs into many thousands of dollars each year. While it is true the responsibility for proper and efficient administration rests with appointed officials, even the best of such officials cannot do a pro- per job unless supported by a council concerned with and informed about the municipality it has been elected to serve. A municipality is entitled to a council capable of reviewing problems objectively free of personal bias and criticism and composed of the best qualified people. Such positions are posi- tions of trust and leadership and should be competently filled. This is why it is so important to ensure that there is an adequate slate of informed and capable candidates prepared to accept municipal responsi- bility. There is nothing more impor- tant to the citizens of a municipality. ecome Too Open? To think of even ice skating and roller skating in Kincardine on Sun- days some years ago would have arous- ed widespread disapproval. Now they are actualities. We note that in Wiarton a vote may be taken with a view to permitting the motion picture theatre there to open on Sundays. At the expense of being termed out- dated, spoil sport and other definitions of a detrimental nature, we wish to go on record as being of the opinion that Sunday—as observed locally—is suffici- -„ ently open. Perhaps it would be possible to take a more lenient view if all fulfilled the primary purpose of Sunday, a day of worship and of rest.—(The Kincardine News). See Them Now... OUR COMPLETE SELECTION OF as Cards .. AS WARM, AS SINCERE, AND AS FRIENDLY AS A HANDSHAKE SEE THE NAT 10 N A 1: LINE Phone 141 : Seaforth Some people would like to take all the fun, danger and excitement out of life. Quite a few of them are editors. They're worse than preachers— always scolding away at us, about something. If it isn't highway accidents, it's fire haz- ards, and if it isn't that, it's boating safety. They keep nag- ging at us to stay alive, but what we want is to live." They're at it again, right now. They're rewriting last year's editorials about hunting acci- dents. It's the same old song. The only concession they make to novelty or variety is to stick a new title on it. Last year's warning was called Death Stalks the Woods. This year it might be Hunters Harvest An- nual Crop, or something of the sort. * * * I wonder who reads those edi- torials. I would lay a small bet that the only people who peruse them are the same ones who read and shake their heads ov- er the editorials about high- way accidents, foolish fires and unnecessary drownings. I have a mental picture of this reader audience. It is made up of gentle old ladies who have never learned to drive a car, never smoked a cigar in bed, never ridden in anythingfaster than a rowboat, and never hunted anything wild- er than a husband. * * * This puts the editors in the same position as the preachers who blast away at sin on Sun- day morning to a handful of the faithful, while all the sin- ners are at home in bed re- covering from their Saturday night activities. All I can say is that it serves the editors right. They're try- ing to take all the thrill out of hunting. It's a damp, dreary, cold sport at best. The only element in it that appeals to the man of spirit is the danger. And since there is little danger of being trampled to death by a rabbit, torn to bits by a par- tridge, or smashed to a bloody pulp .py the charge of • a wild duck, the hunter must get his kicks, in this country, from the constant awareness that there is probably another hunter drawing a bead on him at this very moment. * * * We used to satisfy 'o u r ancient lust for blood with wars. But there's no fun in it any more, no man-to-man com- bat, nothing but a monotonous manipulation of slaughtering - machinery. As a result, the only way in which a ratan can assure himself of his physical endurance and courage, in this effete age, is to take to the woods in the fall and pit him- self against the rest of the fel- lows in the red coats, every man for himself. Let's take a look at this hunter. He may look like a pot-bellied merchant, or a flab- by school teacher, or a soft - jowled lawyer, but beneath that disguise lurki 'the adventurer, the real fang -and -claw killer. * * * This killer has reverted about 4,000 years. That red -veined nose sniffs the air as cautious- ly as did that of his stalking ancestor. Behind those bifocals, piercing eyes sweep every inch of ground for a range of as much as a hundred feet. That's not really a shotgun he's carry- ing, loaded, cocked and point- ing at his left foot. It's a boar spear. He is keyed to an incredible SUGAR and SPICB By Bill Smiley ,• pitch of pure, cold nerve. He senses danger and sudden death all about him, and he revels in it. Who can blame him when he hears the grunting cough of a lion, whirls in one graceful mbvement, and fires a 30.30 in- to a cow with the heaves? Who can scorn him when he snaps off a beautiful 200 -yard shot at the white "flag" of a deer, strolls up to claim his quarry, and learns that he has just shot the cap off a hunter, whose "flag" was a Kleenex into which he was blowing his nose? * * * Who can point the finger when this hunter hears the snarl of a sabre -tooth tiger, drops to one knee, and, cool as only a born killer can be, lets go with both barrels, right through the rear tire of the tractor the farmer has been try- ing to get started, just the other side of that copse? Preach on, you editors. But you're wasting your time. There's no thrill in life to eq- ual that of creeping through the woods on a freezing fall day, with the birdshot ripping through the leaves just above your head, the high-powered shells slamming into the tree four inches left of your heart, and the hope that you may get him the next time he lifts his head. (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) What is a Tupik? The Tupik is an Eskimo tent of seal or caribou skin. Its form may be conical or rectan- gular, with a ridge -pole. The poles used to be obtained at the tree line or from driftwood. * * a. Who Sailed To England in An Indian Canoe? On May 21, 1901, Sea Captain John Voss set sail from Vic- toria, B.C., in a Nootkan Indian dugout canoe—the Tilikum. He was accompanied by Norman K. Luxton as far as Suva and then proceeded on his way with a Belgian sailor, Louis Begent, who very shortly afterwards was lost overboard in a storm that also deprived Voss of his compass. Steering by the stars and sun and by the action of wind and wave, he sailed alone to Sydney. Exhibiting his can- oe here and there to raise funds, he sailed via Tasmania, New Zealand, South Africa, Brazil and the Azores to Eng- land. He reached Margate on Sept. 2, 1904-3 years, 3 months and 12 days after leaving Vic- toria—completing a 40,000 mile voyage in a small craft solely under sail. . * * What Was Wampum? A term widely used to de- scribe various Indian beads, particularly of shell. At the time of European contact, cylin- drical disks chiselled from clam or oyster shells were widely us- ed on the New England coast by Indians of many tribes. Strung on thongs they served as neck pendants, arm bands and other ornaments. Some- times they were fashioned into a belt, consisting of parallel strings, sewn together at inter- vals, thus making a solid mat HALF IAST .TEEN LOOK AT HIM. t CAN HARDLY WAIT 70 RETIRE. JUST 51777N' AROUND-RELAX/NG- TAKING IT EASY. By REV. ROBERT 14. HARPER OCTOBER Why is the tenth month of the year called OCTOBER? That question puzzled me as I planned this squib. As usual, I went to that wonderful book, Webster's Dictionary, and there I found in a few sentences my answer. It was the eighth month of the Roman year, but as the tenth month of our year it re- tains the old name. As for great events that have marked October, every school- boy - will remember that "in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue" ander landed October 14 on San Salvador in the New World. Let the present month usher you into a new world of experience, of faith and high achievement in the things that please the Father. There is a song that runs, "Take time to be holy." As the months of the year have passed away and you may indeed re- alize that "it is later now than you think," may you get at once upon the good things you have long planned, the holy life you have designed to live. And some glad day, over the vast ocean, may, you find your San Salvador. Just a Thought: It has been wisely said that the man who never makes a mistake never does anything. All of us make mistakes. The important thing is that we learn from mistakes, and never turn our back on a mistake until we have done everything in our power to make things right. PHILIP'S EYE King Philip of Macedonia, en- gaged in many wars, received a of these shell disks. The ar- rangement of different colored shells made it possible to have simple designs embroidered in- to these belts. At the conclu- sion of a peace treaty or of some similarly important under- taking, it was customary to ex- change one or more wampum belts, the designs serving as a reminder of the transaction. Other types of shell heads comprised flat disks; still oth- ers werelong, thin cylinders, depending upon the manner in which it was fabricated. The term "wampum" was commonly applied by the early settlers to all types of shell head. Be- cause of its value in the eyes of the Indians, wampum was frequently exchanged, although it never had a true currency va- ltie. A neon sign partially blink- ed out in front of a "We Nev- er Close" gambling palace in Las Vegas. For several em- barrassing hours it read: "We Never Lose." At a reception in Paris where there were many titled guests, the wife of an American gen- eral stepped up to the cocktail table. "Looking for some - table. "Looking for something? "Yes, a bourbon." With a courtly bok he asked, "Would a Hapsburg do?" - A MACDUFF OTTAWA REPORT • CANADA AT THE UN UNITED NATIONS—For the past month the Parliament of the world has been in session, striving as it has for 15 years past to unite mankind in a spir- it of brotherhood and tranquil- ity. The United Nations has had its ups and downs — mostly downs — and it met this year in the shadow of tragedy with the death of its dynamic figure- head, Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold. There were fears, widely ex- pressed, that his departure from the international scene would bring on the end of this noble experiment; that the bickering over his successor would bring the walls tumbling down, and leave the world ex- posed to the horrors of nuclear conflict, with no strong central authority to step in and medi- ate. But despite the dangerous void left by Mr. Hammer- skjold's death, the organization is carrying on quite normally. And in the end, it may be that his sacrifice gave the UN a new reason for being, and provided the unanimity that his best ef- forts could not create. This is the feeling of Can- ada's representatives in the General Assembly, who have been working hard to build that unanimity so ardently sought by most of the smaller nations. Canada, of course, is a mem- ber of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and her close relationship with the Unit- ed States has tended to tarnish her reputation as an independ- ent thinker and "middle man" in the continuing international power race. But under the utterly sincere and dedicated guidance of Ex- ternal Affairs Minister Howard Green, the Canadian group, is letter froin a celebrated archer, desiring to enter his service and declaring himself so skilled with the bow that he brought down birds on the wing. The king facetiously remarked that he would employ the man when he went to war against the star- lings. The great bowman was bitter- ly affected by the King's refusal and he resolved upon a cruel revenge. As King Philip was be- sieging a certain city, and he and officers were reconnoiter- ing the situation, there came an arrow from the distant walls and imbedded itself in an eye IA the King. When the horri- fied attendants drew the arrow away, there was found wrapped around the shaft a paper bear- ing the words, Astor to Philip's right eye. Thus did the King suffer for his foolish jest as a derided than took a bitter revenge. And the derided man demonstrated an almost superhuman skill. Revenge is sweet we have of- ten heard. B'bt Jesus said in answer to a disciple who inquir- ed how often should a man suf- fer wrong and forgive the of- fender: "I say unto you not seven times but seventy times seven," thus indicating forgive- ness should have no limit. • Just a Thought: If we wish to attain any mea- sure of success in this world, there are two little words that we should always remember. In fact, they should be our guide in every undertaking. They are simply this: "Try again." once again making headway in its efforts to marshal world pub- lic opinion and thus apply pres- sure to the major powers who, in the end, hold the key to peace or nuclear destruction. Canada's initiative has been d trifle slow in developing at the 16th General Assembly. But our men are off the mark now and making themselves heard more and more frequent- ly, preaching the doctrine of common sense and sensible compromise. Mr. Green led the way with • a tightly -written, hard-hitting address to the Assembly which emphasized our unhappiness ov- er the resumption of nuclear testing, called for a UN role in the solution to the Berlin crisis, and spoke out sharply on the necessity for a quick de- cision to end the impasse over Mr. Hammarskjold's successor. Senator Alfred Brooks, of New Brunswick, vice-chairman of the delegation, followed up Mr. Green's initiative with a demand in the key political committee for immediate dis- cussion of nuclear test items, to focus world attention on the dangers to present and future generations from radiation fall- out. Paul Tremblay, Canada's am- bassador to Chile and a key contact- man with Latin Ameri- can delegations, achieved the first Canadian breakthrough. In the special political committee —an offshoot of the primary group—he overwhelmed Soviet opposition and secured top pri- ority for discussion of radiation dangers. • Last week the Canadians took the next logical step. They sub- mitted a draft resolution, co- sponsored by 18 other nations representing five continents, asking a worldwide scientific check on fallout and a stepped- up study of its dangers. In other Assembly commit- tees, Canadian spokesmen tick- ed off Soviet Russia and other world leaders for falling behind in their financial support of the UN; supported broader mem- bership by co -sponsoring the admission of Sierra Leone and endorsing independence f o r Tanganyika and Western Samoa; gave encouraging coun- sel on the expansion of the work of the International Law Commission; and lined up in firm support of draft interna. tional covenants on marriage and human rights. When the Assembly begins discission of disarmament—. after, the West hopes, it deals with the' emergency problem of nuclear testing—Canada plans further initiatives to get talks resumed, with broader repres- entation from the neutral pow- ers. On the debit side, the Cana- dian delegation abstained on a crucial vote censuring South Africa's apartheid policies. It was a technical point, and the Canadian stand was legally de- fensible; but Canada blundered in not making its opposition to race discrimination, in any form, crystal clear. The assembly session will continue until December 20. And although the days are fly- ing by, there is substantial hope `for real progress toward reliev- • ing tensions and creating broad- er understanding before it clos- es its doors. If Canada's performance at the UN matches its intentions, the record should be one of which the Government, and the Canadian people, can be proud. • • A • 4 • • 4 IN THE YEARS; AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor October 23, 1936 Miss Broadfoot has sold the Broadfoot residence on Jarvis Street and the double residence on the opposite side of the street south, at present occu- pied by M. McLeod and Robert Joynt, to Mr. A. W. Dick. Mrs. John Lamb, of Walton, has purchased one of Mr. Wal- ter Murray residences on East William Street, and will make her home in town. Seaforth Lions Club, accord- ing to a recent bulletin from the International office, led all Canadian clubs in the sponsor- ing of new clubs to the close of the period ending October 27. The Seaforth Turf Club, hold- ing its annual meeting Monday in the' Queen's Hotel, re-elected John F. Daly as president of the club. Mr. J. F. Daly, well-known Seaforth businessman and old- est Ford dealer in Canada, on Monday celebrated the 44th an- niversary of his commencing business. Considerable damage w a s done to a large sedan parked on Goderich Street, when a truck, unable to stop because of leaves littering the street, crashed into it. Miss Greta Ross, driver of the car, had left it only a few minutes earlier. Officials of the Boy Scout Ap- ple Day report receipts of nearly $60. * • * From The Huron Expositor October 27, 1911 Mr. John Finch, of town, who has a reputation as a horticul- turist, had an exhibition for a few days this week in the win- dow Of Mr. C. Abethart's store, a sample of chrysanthemums grown in his greenhouse this summer. Mr. W. D. McLean, of The Expositor, has acquired an in- terest in the Dundas Banner and has assumed editorial and business control of the journal. He will move his family to Dun- das at an early date. Mr. Wm. Rutledge, a well- known gentleman in town and surrounding country, walked over 50 miles last week, from Tuesday morning until Friday evening, on his rounds selling his superior lamp burners and wicks. Mr. Rutledge is now ov- er 74 years of age and is ser- iously crippled with rheuma- tism, which makes his achieve- ment more remarkable. The blessing of the new pipe organ of St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, will take place on Sun- day, Nov. 5, at 10 o'clock. Mr. T. J. Berry, Hensall, has disposed of the good Shire stal- lion, "Tariff Reform." Mr. J. W. Knox, of Banner, Ont., was the purchaser. The annual reorganization meeting of the Seaforth Hockey Club was held in the council chamber on Tuesday evening. Frank Kling was elected honor- ary president. From The Huron Expositor October 29, 1886 Mr. John Hannah has pur- chased the appliances of the Kirkton creamery, which was lately destroyed by fire. Mr. Robert Wilson has sold his Clear Grit driving mare to Honorable Frank Smith, of To- ronto, for $300. Mr. John McMann, the well- known horse dealer of this town, has fallen heir to a large , estate in Ireland by the death of an aunt. At the last meeting of Mc- Killop Township council, it was moved by R. G. Ross and seconded by Alex Murchie, that Adam Hays be appointed col- lector at a salary of $80. A sulky plow was sold to Mr. L. Murphy by Mr. 0. C. Willson of town, and demonstrates how easy hard work can be made by the application of a little machinery. THE HANDY FAYD.Y HEAVENS -T CAN NEVER SEEM TO FIND ANY STAMPS WHEN I NEED THEM! YOU NEED A LITTLE MAMA %, BY LLOYD 11111111111111 i PAD'S PLAN FOR A •BAMBOO STAMP SOX - SPLIT BAMBOO STEM PI THREE OR FOUR._.. SECTIONS. PLANE INSIDE °• AND GLUE To BOX OF PLYWOOD • • $ a v a v • M • • • • • • • • • • • 1 • r • •