The Huron Expositor, 1969-06-19, Page 2xpositor
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JUNE 19, 1969
Move To Adjust Assessments
There will be general ageement
with the recent announcement by -Muni-
cipal Affairs Minister Darcy McKeough
that the government was taking a first
step to develop a policy for taxing work-
ing farms that would be equitable in re-
lation to other classes of property.
The only regret will be that the move
has been so long in coming. For toolong
farmers have been subsidizing the urban
type property that to an increasing ex-
tent is growing up in what until recent-
ly have been rural municipalities. It is
not reasonable or fair for instance that
Tuckersmith farmers through the years
should be faced with additional assess-
ment because of the asseshment 'basis
which the province has insisted be ,ap-
plied to urban properties in Egmondville
and Harpurhey.
It is unfortunate that some move in
this direction was not taken before the
province, jumped in to impose expen-
sive provincially directed assessment
machinery on the municipalities. It is
difficult to understand why the existing
County assessment program could not
have been continued at least until the
government had' decided how assess-
ments were to be applied and the stand-
ards that would be employed.
Unfortunately for provincial taxpay-
ers — particularly those in rural Ont-
ario — all together too many new and
costly programs are- being introduced
without basic decisions having been
taken and without the departments con-
cerned having done their homework.
As a result we have had as examples,
new schools built without refer-
ence to the areas they serve and the con-
fusion which featured the residential
tax rebate program where many cottage,
owners were relieved of all municipal
taxes. More recently there was complete
turn around on the part of the govern-
ment with respect to the assistance
which would be given the hastily creat-
ed county .school boards.
Presumably additional change will
be introduced when the committee
which Mr. McKeough is setting up pre-
sents a report.
They have been asked to make re-
commendations that define a working
farm, provide a appropriate basis for
valuing farms for tax purposes and set
out the manner'in which farms should
be taxed.
The committee 'in addition to having
the benefit of three recent major reports
— the report of the farm income com-
mittee, a select committee on taxation
and the Ontario comittee on taxation —
should have access to all submissions on
farm assessment.
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Seaforth Community Hospital from the Lions Park
(Staff photo by Haley)
In. the Years Agone •
There is' just no getting away
from it folks...This is the age of
Iove4ns and sit-ins .and stand-ins
nce-ins..fint just recently,. • bed ini were added to 'a long
list of fashionable :ins' and
frankly, I'm just a little bored
by it all.
Naturally the bed-in was stag-
ed to promote peace. What else,
for heaven sake? The couple
who accomplished this feat was
John Lennon and his Oriental
bride. They told the press they'
were tired out after the week-
long sojourn in bed. Enough
said,
It is difficult to raise kids any-
time but it is a heck of 'a lot
more bothersome to bring kids
up in an atmosphere where
grown hien and women are part-
icipating in such childish pasti-
mei.for the sake of peace. These
are 'the same young adults' who
have not' known what war is
like. They seem to associate
peace wth personal freedom and
there lies the difference of op-
inon.
I'm not that old either but I
have sufficient age to rememb-
er the end of the second world
war. I can remember the letters
my parents received from young
men they knew Aho were serving
in the war. I can recall the rat-
ioning and the radio reports
that even then, to my young
ears, seemed forboding and
frightening. . ,
And I can bring to mind the
grand news arrived that the
war had ended. I was in the VE
Day parade with• my bicycle all
'decorated in red white and blue.
I may have been too young to
actually understand the horrors
war can produce, but I wasn't
too young to know the world
would be much happier without
wars.
So I'm a peace booster. I'm
all for amicable relations be-
tween countries. I'm not totally
in agreement with the Viet Nam
struggle which goes on and 0
and on, 'but 'I can understair
the USA's desire to preseve
world peace at all costs.
Still I don't see what 'all these'
peace protests will do to pro-
mote the easing of world ten-
sion, especially when most peace
movements are attempted un-
der such violent conditons. I
really believe those who pro-
test do so 'in the faith that
they themselves will be left
alone to do exactly as ,they
please.
Peace to, them is the end of
all authority. They want free
reign to kill themselves and
bring heartache to others with
alcohol and drugs and free love
and other destructive habits. It
is being leftentirely alone to de-
decide their own fate.
So the search goes on. They
try this and that, all the while
dragging themgelves down into
a muddled mire no one can es-
the very nature they sought,
was waiting for them in the or-
dinary proven sequence o f
things — childhood, adulthood,
marriage, parenthood — with
all its responsibility and frust-
rations.
Ever try to explain to a teen-
ager of this modern age why
you should not., fool around with
'pot" or appear in public dress-
ed like a war refugee or' go to
school with the idea that the
teachers would learn a thing or
two about the swingin' way of
doin' things? If you have, you
know how little'he cares for con-
formity to the 'establishment'
',even though it is that solid 'es-
tablishment' that pays for his
rock boots and . puts the 'bread'
in the pocket of 'his skin tight
jeans.
But I won't give up. I will not
concede' that youth cannot be
redirected into more product-
ive paths of endeavor. That's
why I keep arguing with my kids
and fighting every inch of the
way against their youthful im-
pulses to kick over the traces.
I'm not very popular ,with
them most days and I have no
guarantee they will one day ap-
preciate my efforts, but I am
determind to remain firm and
my bid to salvage the good and
to discourage the bad.
Who knows? It might even
turn out all right some day in
the future.
From My Window
By. Shirley J. Kellar
joyous relief I felt when the cape. And all the time peace of
"Harvey. I think I've caught something!"
"We'd better stop reminding him your lap and shoulder
' belts were fastened.... gets him down for some retson. r
"fold it! Your pain killer
only wounded me!"
"Oh, come on, you two .
who got there first?"
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SU4AR
arid
JUNE 22, 1894
The manse belonging to Union
Church Brucefield, had a narrow
escape from destruction by fire:
A manure heap got on fire and
spread to near the house but
'the,villagers managed to exting-
uish the blaze.
, During a storm, lightning
struck James McLean's house,
knocking off the chimney and
damaging the house consider:
ably.
One of the most successful'
lawn socials that the Methodist
'friends of Varna have ever had'
Was held on, J, Wanle&s's
W. W. Meredith of Detroit,.andl
Miss Ada Reid of this town were"'
united in marriage by Rev. Neil
Shaw of Egmondville. Both
young people are well, known in
Seaforth. Mr. Meredith was for '
a long time employed as book.
keeper at 'the woolen mills.
James Weir of the Royal Hotel
has had' a beautiful new bar ad-
ded to his hotel, and it was made
by Broadfoot and Box. It is the ,
very finest quartered oak.
J. G. Crich has on •display, a
very well executed portrait of
the late Wm. Sproat.
The contract for the electric
light works has been let to F.
Gutteridge and work will be
begun at once,
Thomas Caie shipped. 41 head,
of prime fat cattle. They averag-
1,480 lb. per head and were des-
tined for the Old Country Mark-
et.
The band—boys at Brucefield
have sent for the instruments
and we expect to hear consider.
able noise. Mr. • Daly will
lead the band.
Mr. Trott of SeafOrth, has._
commenced business in the gal-
lery formerly occupied by Mr.
Cook.
We extend congratulations to
George Stanbury on having sue-
cessfully passed the 'second year
examination at the University of
Toronto.
JUNE 20, 1919
During the thunder and light-
ning storm, Robert Sillery of
Usborne lost a barn on the 50
acres on the 5th concession. The
loss is not so great as it might
have been as there wasn't much
in it.
Patrick. McLaughlin of the
10th concession, McKillop, is im-
proving his farm by 'enlarging
his house and "out buildings..
.john D. Wilson of Hensall,
met with a serious accident
Ma bile t*ttching hiss ,,horse at
t e farnitrAlex BiiChlitkn. The
horse was frightened and it be-
gun to plunge wildly. Mr. Wilson
hung on to the horse but it fell
over him, inflicting severe in-
juries to his body and face.
The annual Greyhound ex-
cursion from Detroit again prov-
ed a great success. The moon-
light excursion, which was a
benefit for the local 33 Reg-
iment band had 2,000 people 'on
it. About 500 went to Detroit.
Lieut Pearson Grieve and
Ptes. Harold Deem, Bert Mirir,
Gordon MacKay and John Brun-
ner.arrived home from overseas
this week.
Mts. G. A. Sills, Mrs. James
Graves, Alva Graves, John Scott,
Isabel Scott and Mr. and Mrs.
James Scott went to Detroit this
week on the Greyhound.
Miss Hazel Dorrahce is in Tor-
onto attending the Grand Lodge
as a delgate of the Rebekah Lod-
ge.
While Messrs. Peter McLaugh-
lin, Mike McLaughlin and Mr.
'Murray were driving into Dublin
the horse became frightened and--
jumped into the radiator of a
car, cutting its head severely
and throwing Mr. ,McLaughlin
onto the car.
James Dale of Constance held
a successful dirt bee, levelling
up his lawn. The young people
were entertained to a party in
the evening.
JUNE 23, 1944
Friends and neighbors gather-
ed, at the home of Miss Florence
Murray in honour of Miss Marg-
aret Quinlan, bride to be. She
was presented with a large sum
of money and many other beaut-
iful gifts.
A group of friends and neigh-
bors gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Holland, St.
Columban to honor their young-
est son, Stephen, who was home
on leave. Dancing was enjoyed,
music being supplied by Gerald
Holland and Wilfred McQuaid..
A happy gathering took place
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert McGregor, Tuckersmith,
when officers and directors of
the Tuckersmith Federation of
.Agriculture met and presented
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Archibald
with a dish in honor of their
recent marriage. E. B. Goudie
read the address and Robert Mc-
Gregor made the pretentation.
A urge load of salvage was
taken from Walton area to head-
quarters in $eafortb, under the
direction of G. C. Grainger‘nad
Doug Lawless. They were as.
sisted by Murray Dalton, Clar-°
ence McNichol; Shirley Bennett,
Phyllis CutbilI and Isabelle
Davidson.
W. Webster of Varna had ab-
out 15 feet of his barn blown off
and a large pear tree up rooted.
B. F. Christie has been ap-
pointed a member of the Sea-
forth Public School trustee board
to fill the vacancy resulting from
R. R.'1,
Brucefield, Ontario.
Sir:
We are now' in the last week
of the campaign to build the
best farm organizaton 4,(lan-
ada today. We know thfit'lar-
mers from coast to coast are
watching Ontario- and are pin-
aning to follow our lead. Tues-
day, June 24 will be one of the
most important days in both
Ontario and Canadian. Agricult-
ure, It is •the starting point for
farmers to build a really effect-
ive provincial and national farm
organization.
After 30 years of the CF.A.'
and 17 years of the O.F.U., farm
incomes are much too low. An
17 years of either of these
two organizations will not solve
the problem. It is time for a
change and its time for the
farmers to make the decisions.
That what will happen on
June 24. No farm leader is
going to tell the farmers what
sort of organizaton he is going
to have. The farmers will de-
cide this by the way each one
casts hs ballot. Each of ifs has
an equal say,
There have been a number
of wild and irresponsible ac-
cusations and claims which have
come and gone like this week's
specials at the supermarket.
However, the last of these,
while it is typically wild and it-•
responsible, should be dealt with
before vote day so that we reach
June 24 with the air cleared of
this red herring.
Let's be cleared about this.
The OF.U. wanted legislation,
the O.F.A. wanted legislation
and now we have the legislat-
ion with less government in-
terference than with any other
legislation, used by any other
group in our society. But what
is much more important, the
government cannot dissolve
this organization or remove its
checkoff powers without going
back to the legislature to amend
or remove the Act. Can you
imagine the uproar in the House
if the government were to try
that? I hope that. farmers are
not confused and scared to the
point that they fail to take this
opportunity, Let's take this leg-
islation and use it to our , ad-
vantage. If it is as. bad as some
would have us, believe, we can
drop it. Reinember that wer can,
vote this GFO out every'-two
the removal of Rev. Hugh Jack
to Sydney, Nova Scotia.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jewitt held
a family re-union in the form of ,
a picnic at their home at Con-
stance. "
Clayton Hortan, well known
Hensall farmer recently ship-
ped a sow that tipped the scales
when dressed at 614 pounds
which is believed to be a record.
years if we don't like it. As they
say, "if you haven't tried it,
don't knock t!"
I . would like to make one
final point about my own posit-
ion. I shall not stand for elect-
ion as a delegate to the found-
ing convention and will, there-
fore, not be eligible for elect-
ion to the provincial council or
the executive. This is' not be-
cause I am trying to avoid some
future responsibility, but mere-
ly because I hope that this•will
dispel any idea that I am try-
ing to create an empire for my-
self.
Thank you for the space: I
hope that every farmer and his
wife and all others eligible to
vote will get out on June 24 and
vote for a much better general
farm organization and a bright-
er future.
Malcolm Davidson,"
Chairman,
GFO Campaign Comittee
Time is Here
Dear Editor:
You have discussed the Gen-
eral Farm Organization in your
paper. Now the •time has come
for the farmers, their-wives and
families over 21 who. are active-
ly. engaged in farming to vote.
We need One Organization,
strong enough to keep up with
agricultural 'advancement.
Two instances come to mind
where we are behind this ad-
vancement.
1. Our production has surpassed
our available markets.
2. Dairy and butter spreads are
being marketed but are still
being taxed "forlexcise tax
because they are not on the
list of exempted goods.
Ladies, we have been given
a chance to say what kind of an
organization we want. We' can
not live in a •little community
any more, 'what we produce and
sell are affected by the world's
situation.
Let's get out,and Vote on June
-24 and have a say in our agric-
ultural happenings. If we don't
turn out in a large percentage,
we may not be given another
chance.
So Vote On June 24.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Ed Thinking
by Bill Smiley
Talk about wild weekends
Having one 18-year-old daugh-
ter, around the place is enough
to turn you white before your
time, as I can verify. For most
of last week, we had three and
it's quite an experience,
One of them had an auburn
hair, brown eyes and freckles.
This was one way we could tell
our own from the others, who
also had brown eyes. Another
was that they were neat and
tidy and made their bed and
didn't spill things and didn't
slouch around in ripped., faded
jeans and my oldest shirt.
Early ths spring, one of our
history teachers organized a trip
for his students, during the vac-
ation, to Washington D.C., be-
cause they were studying Amer-
ican history. It was, a success.
They saw numerous historic sit-
es and visited a high school in
that City.
There they warmly received.
As kids will, they responded
with, "Why don't you come to
Canada and visit us some time?"
You know how this happens.
You're away from home at a
wedding or something, meet
someone you like and, 'vowing
that you must see more of each
other, throw out one of these
meaningless invitations.
. Then one day' a strange car,
full of strange people, pulls up
at your house: A couple and
four kids get Out. 'Your wife's
hair is up in curlers. You have
a two-day beard and smell like
a goat after mowing the lawn.
Yep, it's Elsie and Herb, the
couple you met at the wedding,
except that you can't remem- •
ber their names. And they were
just coming ths way on a trip,
and thought they'd drop in and
say hello, and they've been, look-
all over for a motel, and every-
thing's full up.
Well, that's 'what happened.
Our history teacher got a letter
'saying that 85 students and four
teachers from the Washington
school were arriving, as invited.
All they needed was billets and
a schedule of sightseeing.
He arranged a program that
would exhaust an elephant: hist-
orical sites, band concert, dance,
boat trip, canoe rides.. And bil-
lets. There was no prOblem
there. Our own kids were pract-
ically fightening over the vist-
ors. One girl, who comes from a
family of eight, snatched four
of them.
Kim arrived at our place with
the two prettiest chicks from
that entire, high school: Sheila
and. Caroline. It was 11 p.m.
they'd been on the road since
five a.m., and were not only tot-
tering, but 'a little shy. But we
got along fine, and shooed them
off to bed.
The next three days and
nights were enough to kill any-
body over 20. The first'day, they
visited our school and complete-
ly disrupted the schedule, which
everyone enjoyed thoroughly. By
dinnertime, our two guest had
lost all shyness and were gigg-
ling and talking frantically ab-
out what they were going to
wear' for five different events
next day.
Suggested eurfew was 11 p.m.
They went out with Kim and all
got in at three,.
Remember, these were city
kids. They were used to con-
crete and asphalt and apart-
ments. And here they were in a
small town with green grass
and blue water everywhere. And
houses on big lots, with trees
and shrubs and lawns and lilac
bushes.
Saturday night was the grand
finale, with a beach party for
the visitors and their teen age if
hosts — about 120 people. There
must have been 500 'at it, as
every teen who could get out
to the beach gate-crushed the
party. I know, because I took
the girls out to it and promptly
lost them in the happy, milling
mob.
Party ended at five. Bus left
at 8. In the a.m,, that' IS. My
wife kissed the girls. They gave
us a thoughtful present, lugged
all the way from Washington. I
took them to the bus. Confusion
and emotion were rampant; with
tears flowing freely; and kids
wildly writing down addresses,
I got a big hug and kiss from
Sheila and Caroline, stucit then)
on a bus and headed he for
a few desperately needed winks.
Four nights and three days of
people meeting other people and
liking each other, and learning
something, and treating each
other as individuals.
Perhaps I forgot to mention
it, but the visitors were all Nit
roes
To The Editor
Suggest Effects
Of G.F.O. Vote
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