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The Huron Expositor, 1961-11-16, Page 2. du. SIM 1860, Serving tine Community First Published at SEA ORT$, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS-, Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN* Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association ar Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Audit Bureau of Circulations Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year 01.041% SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mall, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 16, 1961 Appointment Brings Appointment last week of Charles S. MacNaughton as a member of the Robarts cabinet brings with it a dis- tinct honor to the riding of Huron, which he represents in the Legislature. The appointment also is a well-deserv- ed recognition of the capacity and en- thusiasm Mr. MacNaughton has ex- hibited in carrying out his duties since he was first elected in a by-election in 1958. Administrative responsibility, of course, is not new to the Huron mem- ber. Mr. MacNaughton has been a member of the Ontario Water Resourc- es Commission, succeeding the new premier as the government representa- tive reporting to the Legislature for the commission. The efficient manner in which he carried out these duties was undoubtedly an important factor in his selection as a member of the cabinet. Mr. MacNaughton was sworn in, to- gether with Premier John S. Robarts and other members -of the new cabinet, after retiring Premier Leslie Frost and his cabinet had submitted their resig- nations to Lieutenant -Governor Mc- Kay. Mr. MacNaughton assumes his en- larged responsibilities at a time when there are many problems facing the province and the new Robarts govern- ment. During most of the years of the Frost regime the economic climate across Can- ada was such that Ontario experienc- ed great development. Throughout those years Mr. Frost retained the con- fidence of the. people and was able to introduce measures which complement- ed Ottawa policies, and thus allowed the province to keep pace with the vast post-war development that was occur- ring across Canada. Thus it was that the population of Ontario increased from four to six and a half million people. In the wake of this population increase came the de- mand for vastly increased services, and these Mr. Frost proceeded to make available in a manner that quite pro- perly earned for him the continued re- spect of the province. While there were many developments in the fields of education, _in the in- crease in hydro capacity, in the exten- sion of the provincial highways system and in many other areas, there were at the same time, many problems in the making. Chief of these, of course, was the deteriorating financial position in which the province found itself. Disappointed when additional assistance which had been promised by the Diefenbaker gov- ernment failed to materialize, Mr. Frost, as almost his last act, was forced to introduce a retail sales tax. The problems—both political and ad- ministrative—which the sales tax pre- sents, are inherited by Mr. Robarts and his colleagues of the cabinet. Then, too, there is the administrative slackness of which evidence was seen in a number of departments on several occasions Drive 'Soothingly' We, on this continent, haven't had too much success in reducing traffic mishaps. Could the difficulty be that our traffic laws are couched in English that is stilted and so commonplace that it fails to demand the necessary atten- tion? Perhaps if we were required to ob- serve regulations designed for truck drivers in Japan, and which are in- cluded in the Japanese highway code, the results would be different. Here are some samples: "On Encountering Pedestrians— When a passenger on the hoof hove in sight, tootle the horn trumpet to him, melodiously at first. If he still obstacle your passage, tootle him with vigor and express by word of mouth the warning, Ili! Hi!' "Slippery Roads—Go soothingly in the grease mud, as there lurk the skid demon. Press the brake of the foot as yeti roll around the corners to save the cbllap's'eand tie. up " Honor To Huron during recent years, and which again can become a problem. There is the deterioration in the standards of demo- cratic government and the parellel growth of autocracy which seems in- evitable following long years in office; and perhaps, above all is the problem Mr. Robarts will have in creating the team approach to government after the years in which the decisions had been entirely those of Mr. Frost. The problems, while present, are not unsurmountable. Certainly, the people of Ontario will wish the new premier every success. There will be confidence that Ontario will benefit from new, en- lightened ideas which a young premier can be expected to initiate. Everybody Pays To many who receive them, old age pension cheques are something that come along every month, and not too much thought is given to what makes such payments possible. That government pension cheques, or for that matter, government subsi- dies of any kind, must be paid for in some manner, is indicated by an ex- perience which the Lucknow Sentinel recounts in its news columns: "We had a gentleman pay for a $12 printing job with his old age pension cheque of $55.00. "On the $12.00 we had to collect 11% Federal tax amounting to $1.32. Then we had to assess him the 3% Provin- cial tax on $13.32, amounting to an- other 40c, or a total of $1.72 tax on the $12.00 job. On this basis, he di- rectly 'kicks back' around $8.00 of his cheque in visible taxes, apart from other hidden levies that will go into making this pension payment possible." What Kind Are You? A lot of people are like wheelbarrows —no good unless pushed. , Some are like canoes—they need to be paddled. Some are like kites—if you don't keep a string on them they fly away. Some are like kittens—they are, more contented when petted. Some are like footballs—you can't tell which way they will bounce next. Some are like balloons—full of air and ready to blow up. Some are like trailers -they have to be pulled. Some are like neon lights—they keep going on and off. And we would like to add—some are like a good watch—open faced, pure gold, quietly busy, and full of good works. —From The Scouter, published by the Boy Scouts Association of Great Britain. Nor Iron Bars Security is not the prime considera- tion in the detention of most prisoners. Sooner or later they will be released, and the hope is that they will "go straight" and not come back to prison. Too great an emphasis on security while they are in prison could defeat the main purpose of their imprison- ment, which is reform. — Lethbridge Herald. Hopeful? None should begrudge the Russians, or other Communist people, an im- provement in their standards of living. It could be one of the most hopeful de- velopments in this troubled world. The greater the Soviet achievements of this kind, the less likelihood of Sov- iet leaders wanting them blown to bits in a nuclear war. Why ruin it all in a world holocaust ?—Windsor Star. Necessity "Necessity is the plea for every in- fringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed, of slaves . . ."—William Pitt. • .......... It's not only the ducks and the deer that are catching it this fall. Apparently it's also open season on columnists. Lat- est salvo fired in my dirction was discharged by a Baptist minister. His volley appeared in the Atikokan, Ont., Progress, which has run this column for some years. Dearie me, that parson has a wicked tongue in his head. He can really dish it out. And when he runs out of personal abuse, he falls back on a pass- age of scripture, torn from con- text, of course. Herewith a few samples. The letter begins: "I would appreci- ate the opportunity to express my disgust over an article that appeared in your paper by one self-styled Romeo and tough guy, Bill Smiley. This article was a mixture of trash and rub- bish with a whole lot of noth- ing thrown in." • s s Now this gentle man of the cloth obviously has me mixed up with someone else. If I didn't believe that, I'd be hurt. Me, a Romeo? It is to laugh. I haven't been out with a girl. except my wife, since I started courting her back in '49. Me. a tough guy? The same wife. who weighs about 108, can quell me with an eyebrow. I'll ad- mit the article was a mixture of trash and rubbish, but I'm not going to take that part about "a whole lot of nothing" lying down. There was also junk in it, and nonsense, but there wasn't any nothing in it. The parson goes on to sug- gest that he'd enjoy giving me a physical pounding, as well as a verbal one. Careful, mister. I may be a 138 -pound coward. but my big brother isn't. He is currently bossing a lumber camp. • * * Joking aside, you didn't real- ly mean it. did you, reverend? I didn't mind that bit where you linked me with harlots. drunkards, dope addicts and Mr. Khruschev, but the next part hurt. where you said: `I recently read where a college graduate could not read nor write. Could it be that Smiley was his teacher? Any school that is foolish enough to have a man like him on their staff would no doubt have him in the English department." Yep, that's where all us dope fiends and drunks wind up. I showed your letter to my de- partment head, a gentle lady who has been teaching for many years, just to let her know what a viper she was nursing. She read it and grinned. * * * I liked the last paragraph though, in which you said: "I wish he were a member of my church. It would give me great joy to have him voted out of the membership." That bit has the nicest touch in the whole diatribe, and I refuse to make any of the comments that leap to mind. However, dear sir. I'm sorry if you have been offended. I am sure you are a good man. I am not a good man. I am not a very bad one, either, just an ordinary husband and fath- er. a brokendown weekly edi- tor, a school teacher. a news- paper columnist. and a sinner I go to church; but I'm not quite sure whether I'm saved or not. I rather doubt it. * * - At any rate. Iet's not be hos- tile. There's enough bickering in the world. Some of your fel- low -townsmen have come to SUGAR and SPICE By Bill Smiley my defense, in your paper. I thank them, and suggest we drop the whole matter. I re- spect your sincerity. You must respect mine. Rather than defend myself, Fll let this retired high school teacher, a gentleman and schol- ar, do it for me. He writes: "Smiley . . writes not only 'sugar' but 'spice'; he appeals to the vulgar, plebeian strain in most of us." s s * "Now, to my mind, 'darn' and 'damn' are mere expletives, the uttering of which relieves tension. Would you have Smiley say 'my goodness sakes alive', or, as an evangelist who campaigned in my youth re- commended, 'tobacco, pipes and wine', in place of ' and 'damn'?" "Personally, I don't see a lady should be upset by tion of the final goal of sin- ners, or the verb that con- demns them to it. In my view it is more revolting and dis- gusting to hear the English language murdered by semi -lit- erate radio and television per- sonalities." "Smiley is not going to change his style. Good for him. I shall still enjoy Sugar and Spice." Thank you, Fred G. Millar, of Halifax, and may your enjoyment be of many years' duration. (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) Where Was Canada's First Commercial Oil Well? Black Creek, later renamed Oil Springs, Ontario. The first commercial oil well started pro- duction in 1858 when free oil was struck in an excavated well. In 1861 a well drilled to rock brought in the first gusher. Lacking technique or con- trol equipment, the operators drenched the countryside in oil. * * * Who Established "The Order Of Good Cheer"? The Order of Good Cheer; or more properly, The Order of the Good Time, is a translation of Ordre de bon Temps. Es- tablished by Samuel de Cham- plain in 1604 at the first French settlement in America on St. Croix Island, it was a commun- ity organization for the promo- tion of recreation and relaxa- tion. Who Pioneered Electric Street Lighting in Canada? In September 1884, the town council of Pembroke, Ontario, contracte4 for five street lights "to be kept burning from dusk until 1:00 a.m." Pembroke was also involved in one of the earliest long distance telephone conversations when Thomas Ahearn. of Ottawa, talked from his home with Henry Bott, at Pembroke, about 100 miles dis- tant. Two cigar boxes housed the apparatus. * * * What Indian Tribe's Folklore Inspired the Hiawatha Poems? The Ojibwa which today num• bers about 20,000 had a rick folk -lore of which a number of themes and characters have been introduced into English in the Hiawatha poems of Henry zoid 61 The ��'•� �"fir �'j-! • "Another trying day at the office?" By REV. ROBERT H. HARPER POPULATION EXPLOSION Recently a happy family of father, mother and a son and three daughters, made a brief auto trip for the benefit and pleasure of the children. Pass- ing through New Orleans and seeing some interesting things there, they travelled along the beautiful Gulf coast of Missis- sippi and found quarters in a Biloxi hotel. The next day they took pass- age on a vacationer's boat for Ship Island, about 25 miles out in the Gulf. There they saw old Fort Massachusetts. A squall arose as the boat was ready to leave and in the confusion a little girl of another party was lost. Happily the child was found. When I learn of these occur- rences, I wonder when I read of a "population explosion." There is a darker picture to be drawn of course—of children that are not cared for and are not hap- py. Still I wonder if the good God designed that families should be restricted or that any house should be denied the sound of the patter of little feet. And how wonderful it would be if restrictions could somehow be imposed upon men and means that bring so many to grinding poverty and dis- tress. Just a Thought There is nothing wrong with playing to win—so long as we play the game according to the rules, This is why one can never be satisfied with a vic- tory ,achieved through trickery or deceit. Reckon meteorologists give feminine names to hurricanes because they're spinsters? Wadsworth Longfellow. Most of the Ojibwa, who in- habited an enormous wooded area from the Ottawa Valley west to the Prairies, live today on reserves in Ontario and the adjacent States, earning their livelihood as hunters, trappers and guides. * * * W. * * What Canadian Lake is Home For a Monster? Ogopogo is the name of a reputed monster in Lake Okan- agan in British Columbia. Re- ports of seeing it have frequent- ly occurred. It has been de- scribed by some as having a heavy snake's body, 20 feet long, with the well bearded head of a horse or goat. Others say that the Monster, like the spelling of its name, appears the same when viewed from either end. * * * Which Province is "The Garden of the Gulf?" Prince Edward Island, the smallest province of Canada in both area and population, is situated in the Gulf of St. Law- rence and is often called "The Garden of the Gulf." The area of Prince Edward Island is 2184 square miles—about one-tenth of one percent of the total land area of Canada. Crescent-shap- ed, it is only 120 miles long and three to 35 miles wide. The landscape is low and rolling, the soil rich and of a distinc- tive red color. MACDUFF OTTAWA 'REPORT T OF A SELLING JOB OTTAWA — When Viscount ..mory arrived in Ottawa last month, as Britain's new High Commissioner, ho took his time sizing up the lay of the land. For some weeks, he turned down bids for speeches, apart from a harmless excursion into humour on the night of the awards of the Bowater prizes for excellence in Canadian journalism. He held a number of talks with Prime Minister Diefenbaker and senior cabinet ministers, assessed Canadian public opinion as represented by her newspapers and the judgment of his staff. Not until November 8 was he ready to emerge from Earns- cliffe, the official residence of the British High Commissioner, and start his task of convinc- ing the Canadian government and, more important, the Cana- dian people, of the worthiness of the economic policies now being pursued by Her Majesty's government, Viscount Amory chose as his sounding board Ottawa's ven- erable Men's Canadian Club. Some of the older members, burdened by full stomachs, didn't catch the full meaning of his words, but those who did emerged from the meeting full of new hope and optimism. For Viscount Amory, hand- picked for the job, is trying to sell Canada on a new concept for the Western World. It is a concept first proposed by Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dur- ing his April visit to the Unit- ed States. In the perspective of today's world, it is challenging a little frightening, and, for the present Canadian government, probably just a little too much. claimed was misinterpreted, on The concept calls for all of the subject of the discount on the Canadian dollar. On the strength of that speech. the Canadian dollar started to rise in value, and the Foreign Ex- change fund had to shell out the above sum to hold it in line. If anyone is wondering, the next Federal election campaign is underway. The date hasn't been announced. but the Prime Minister. Opposition Leader Pearson. New Democratic Par- ty head Tommy Douglas. and Robert Thompson, the Socred leader, are out on the hustings. in deadly earnest. Insiders ex- pect the next election to be held about next June. although Liberal Jack Pickersgill is still holding out for April, 1963. He says the Prime Minister will wait until he is forced to hold an election. been confronted with several long-term reports that strenu- ously advocate a lowering of trade and economic barriers among the Western nations. But so far, Canada is the prime stumbling block. With- out Canada's blessing, the Unit- ed Kingdom will have a difficult task convincing the Common- wealth of the blessings that ev- entually will flow from her en- try into the Common Market. Canada has led the battle against such entry, and could impose such severe restrictions on the British that the Com- mon Market nations will turn her down. The British cannot afford to allow that to happen, and the alternative, unless Can- ada revises its position, could lead to the breakup of the Common wealth. Britain must join the Com- mon Market, and Canada must support her in that goal. That is Viscount Amory's message, and one that should be given attention by every Canadian. With Britain in, there is a much better prospect that the Common Market will be out- ward looking, with hope for ap- propriate Canadian, and even- tually United States, participa- tion. In true unity, Western Europe and North America would form an economic en- tity previously undreamed of, and a force for good unherald- ed in world history. Capital Hill Capsules A man who works for one of the chartered hanks reports that an unguarded statement by Fi- nance Minister Donald Fleming cost $50,000,000. Mr. ,Fleming made a speech that he later the nations of the Western World to join forces, econom- ically. The testing ground is the Common Market, where na- tionalism and protectionism are being subjugated in the com- mon interest. Trade barriers are being systematically and rapidly removed between mem- hers (they will rise in many in- stances . against outsiders), and the result is an eye-opening for the entire world. Labor moves freely from one nation to another; there is an intermingling previously un- known in Europe. This hold experiment has ex- cited the imagination of the, British. They too have indicat- ed their willingness to forego some of the pleasures of na- tionalism for the economic and political gains to be obtained within the Common Market. The Diefenbaker government, confronted with some short- term losses in trade (more im- agined–than real, according to many industrialists) that would arise from Britain's entry, has set up an unholy hollering. The Government's position was set at Accra, and the Com- monwealth Economic Confer- ence, where Trade Minister Hees and Finance Minister Fleming bluntly told Britain to choose between the Common- wealth and the Common Mar- ket. The performance of our two Ministers at that confer- ence was the object of derision and dismay in Britain. Viscount Amory was asked to step in as Britain's chief re- presentative in Canada, the senior dominion in the Com- monwealth, and try to bring the message to Ottawa. If his first speech is any criterion, Viscount Amory will succeed in his task. It should be noted here that the first stirrings of hope are now being manifest in the Unit- ed States. U.S. legislators have ROCKET SPEED The minimum speed a rocket ship must attain to overcome the pull of gravity and so trav- el from the earth, is seven miles per second, or about 25,- 000 miles an hour. FAMOUS INDIANS Persons of Indian blood have gained fame in all walks of life. Jim Thorpe. great all-round ath- lete, was born on the Sac -Fox Reservation. Will Rogers, the popular humorist, was proud of his Cherokee parentage. Charles Curtis, part Kansa Indian, be- came vice-president of the Unit- ed States in 1929. BEYOND IMAGINATION There are stars so vast that their size staggers the imagina- tion. The star Betelgeuse is so large that if our solar system could be set down on top of it, the orbit of Mars would fall just outside the body of the star and the orbit of Earth would be contained well within this giant. IN THE YEARS AGONE Interesting items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor November 13, 1936 Mrs. Ann Hudson, Hensall's grand old lady, is celebrating her 96th birthday today at her home. Charles Holmes, Seaforth, was one of the lucky ticket holders at the Mitchell Lions Club carn- ival Tuesday night and won a wrist watch. Miss M. Carter won a walnut end -table. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Consitt, of Hensall, celebrated their gol- den wedding at their home on Tuesday. The publishers of The Huron Expositor have learned that an unknown party, who represents himself to be an agent of this paper, has been soliciting ad- vertisements from Dublin busi- nessmen, and in some cases, col- lected money. Police are in- vestigating. Lion J. E. Keating, Seaforth, was elected new District Deputy Governor of Zone 3, compris- ing the Lions Clubs in Strat- ford, Mitchell, Clinton, Sea - forth and Goderich. Mrs. Alex Ross, of Brucefield, celebrated her 95th birthday last week and is enjoying good health, being able to welcome all her friends. * * * From The Huron Expositor November 17, 1911 Mr. James Scott has sold his residence on Louisa Street to Mr. Robert Smith, manager of the Tuckersmith Telephone Sys- tem. Mr. Thomas Grieve has leas- ed the D. D. Wilson property on the corner of Main and Gode- rich Streets, and will use it for an implement showroom and wareroom. Mr. McGregor, of Toronto, has taken the position formerly held by Mr. Arthur Broadfoot at the Oatmeal Mill. While putting on storm win- dows on the Bank of Commerce building on Friday last, Mr. Deem, the janitor, met with an accident which might easily have been attended with serious results. As the ladder he was using was not long enough, he placed it on top of a box set on the pavement and ascended to the second storey. Unfor- tunately, the ladder slipped and Mr. Deem was precipitated to the pavement below, a distance of some 15 feet. * * * From The Huron Expositor 'November 19, 1886 Dealers and millers complain of the light delivery of grain. The fine weather and the low prices have had a tendency in this direction. The new fence around Har- purhey cemetery has now been completed. The new brick furniture es- tablishment of Broadfoot & Box. which is now nearly com- pleted, is one of the handsom- est buildings in town. When the large woollen mill of the Messrs. Van Egmond in this town is all lighted up in the evening, it presents a beau- tiful sight. The Separate School trustees of McKillop have erected a very neat schoolhouse at Irish - town. It is built of brick and presents a handsome appear- ance, contrasting strongly with the little old frame one that has been a make -shift for many a year. The three-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Constable, of London, formerly of Sea - forth, fell into a tub of scald- ing water while her mother was washing on Wednesday. She passed away on Friday. THE HAN617e...-.i NEWS HOW JUNIOR MADE THE PIPE REPAIR (NOM FOR USE A ' JOINTS), FIRST HE CUT A PIECE FROM A TIM INNER TUBE AND TAPED IT T16Nll v AROUND THE LEAKWITH FRtcSON TAPE ... • 4 • 4 • 4 5 • • 4 • • r r r • • 4 4 • • v • fhunnIneono in INNER WEE TAPS +- NOW CMO , t .XNEN A SLEEVE MADE FROM L161r' i•1la<6 GHEETIALTALANAS PLACED avEaTerrrn MO tam *maw WITH HOSE CLAMPS. •