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The Huron Expositor, 1969-08-07, Page 2It may be true that the present meth- lod of assessing in Ontario is a "lousy" system as municipal affairs minister Darcy McKeough is reported to have said. But true or not isn't there some way the system could be improved other than by spending an additional $5,000,000 of our tax dollars? This is the extra amount which Ontario taxpayers will pay to have their property, assessed for tax purposes when the provincial gov- ernment takes over the assessment function from municipalities next Jan- uary. Mr. McKeoughvwas discussing the assessment change —over with •the municipal officials of Perth and Water- loo counties. The changes he said will bring some order to the present system. Certainly there are problems and in- • consistences as the minister pointed out. Some properties are not assessed at all and different values are placed on sim- ilar properties. So it is that the govern- ment has decided the only way to rem- edy the situation is to conduct a com- plete re-assessment at market values. The extra cost of 0,000,000 will be used to attract more capable people ac- cording to the minister and certainly any program to function properly must have capable administrators. At the ,same time why was some, ef- fort not made to fit into the program the capable people already serving in varying capacities in the existing as- sessment system? Despite the low opin- ion in which Mr. McKeough appears to hold the present system and the way in which county officials function could not some means have been found to make use of much of the existing mach- inery and many of the present personel? .;Surely it wasn't necessary to toss out everything, including the county system set up by the government at consider- able expense so recently, in order to ob- tain efficiency. As in the case of county school board it seems to be another case of introduc- ing what may well be a desirable im- provement with little thought and less planning. Huron's Library Service With centralization and regional gov- ernment such frequently discussed topics—and, since the general public is so illinforrned on these subjects, it is rather interesting to look back_ a few m years to a concrete example of what centralization can do. The libraries in Huron County were taken over by the co my council several , years ago. Local boards continued to' meet, but as far as we can find out they did not have any real power of decision. A recent.meeting of county council con- firmed that assumption. . Answering a question put by Reeve Borden Cook _of Blyth, the county Lib- rarian, Miss Carolyii- Croke said -that open hours. for most of the small librar- ies have been cut. Hensall library has been cut from 15 to 12 hours; Brussels and Zurich from 10 to 6 hours; Blyth, • from 10 to 3 hours and Bay-field from 9 to 5 hours. Miss. Croke pointed out that the short ened hours have been made necessary by the tight budget under which she must operate her department. When members of council asked whether local municipalities could put up the funds required fair longer hours Miss Croke said "No." and added 'that either the county library board make the decisions or there is no board. She referred to the possibility that the department of Lab- our might -get stern with the County Library Board if longer hours permit- ted, whether paid for by the local mun- icipalities or donated by the local lib- rarians. Unquestionably Miss Croke is trying to do her job under 'trying circumstanc- es—but the fact remains that a situation under local boards, which permitted a some what relaxed, and friendly atmos- phere •-ta prevail in our 'libraries, has changed to one in which rules and regu- lations are to' be enforced no matter what the taxpayers prefer. We can cer- tainly agrees that the 'Department •of Labour comes up with some very queer rulings—but if we have 'reached the stage where hours can be limited even though someone else is Willing to pay the additional costs its time to take a second look at centralization—of lib, raries or anything else. (Wingham Advance-Times) Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley such a "useless" mission, when there are so many things here on 'earth which need the application of those • ingredients so much more. They have a point An all-out attack on poverty, illness, star- vation appears more rational than flying half a million miles to pick up some rocks. But of course, as a scant look at history will prove, man has never been • a rational creature, Man is a creature of emotion, imagination and intuition, with a strong dash of initiative and a mere soupcon of reason. He is curious. He wants to know what is around the corner or over the next , mountain. So Columbus, with sublime ig- norance, sailed off with three leaky boats manned by convicts, into the sunset. Scott and com- panions trudged the bleak wast- es of Antarctica, and died, after reaching a chunk 'of ice called, the South Pole, only to find that Kilroy had been there. History is interesting chiefly because of the mystic that is in man, and his fortitude in search- ing beyond the known. Take Magellan and Henry Hudson and Samuel Hearne and Lindbergh and Sir Richard }Hilary and a thousand others out of your history books, and what have you left? A dull plateau, full of such soul-stirring events as the passing of the Education BM of 1872, and suchlike. That's all very romantic, -of course, but we must be reads- tic. Is that why the Yanks "went for broke" in their effort to get there first? Partly, They are a nation of immense pride and ab- ility, with a flair for the dranri- atic. But there is no question that the race to be first on the moon had powerful political implicat- ions. What a pity! What a truly wonderful stroke df mankind the moon trip would have been had the team preparing and ex- ecuting it been made up of a world, rather than a national, group of. men, ,working without thought of - power, propaganda or prestige! If the moon becomes merely a pawn in the power struggle among earthlings, the whole thing was a pitiable failure. If greeds, aggressions and other as- sorted stupidities to the 'Moon and beyond, there is no hope for his future. But let's look on the bright side. By turning his aggressive spirit against the great cold, dark of the universe, the hu- man animal might stop rending his fellows. 'By seeking out the mysteries of space, he might be encouraged to seek into the mysteries of himielf. By proving that the Impossible can be done, perhaps he will get cracking on the "impossibility" of solving earth's problems. , Whatever happens, nothing can detract from the fantastic American feat, and the skill and courage of the first men on the MOOD. A fantastic feat Well, what do you think of the moon now? For centuries, lunatics have howled at it, lov- h rs have yearned under it. poets ave rhapsodized over and pedants have -pontificated about it. And what does the beautiful, silvery, chaste goddess turn out to be? An old hag made of slag, with a bad case of acne. Like most of you, I was glued to the television set for hours at though he often prides himself a stretch, listening to inanities on his reason. . ' and profundities, but experienc- ing the tension, terror and tri- umph of the crucial moments. rye lived through some har- assing experience: the Great De- pression, World War II and p.o.w. camp, the cold war, and two teenagers. And Pm glad that' I was spared to see those two fellows lolloping around on the moon. It was something just to be part of the human race at that moment. Listening to all the learned scientists and humanists discuss. rag the birth of a new era for man, I seemed to gather two major impressions. Most people . felt a combination 'of arse, pride and exhilaration. The sheer im- pudence of the feat was a thrill Petty, ignoble man conquering the majestic moon. But the opposite feeling was expressed by a smaller, but in. telligent and vocal group. They scorn the whole enterprise and suggest that man should feel a sense .of shame M spending so much money, time, tethnnlogin al shill and ',mails to attorttPlieb THE HURON . EXPOSITOR PHONE 527-0240 People who speak lov- ingly of the ties of friend- 'ship never reeehied some of ,thi Iirthday presents hanging in our closet. ii "18,111r. : won molter Si/ice-4860, Serving the Community First ''-Published at SEAFX)RTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. lititbREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Canadiaua Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Newspapers Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $6.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $8.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES —15 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, August 7, 1969 0 You're never too old for the refreshment of milk! Ws a taste-tempting, vit. inoln•rich surnrner cooler. Enloy dalmfresh milk delivered to your door or at your favor- it e store. Assessment Changes Are Costly Dow TEMEGAM 5040 'GIVE US 11-IAT WONDERFUL UNE AGAIN DARLING, ABOUT 6ETTING AWAY FROM THE HOT AND CROWDED CITY! In the Years Agone society of Egmondville finished their labours and a large sale of warm cldthing was shipped to the northwest. It consisted of 9 quilts and various other art- icles amounting in all to $40 James Forsyth of Egmondville has some magnificent specimen's Scotlands' national, -e mble in growing in• his garden. John Rankin, of Holmstead's law `office returned home from a very pleasant trip - up the "Great Lakes. The work of installing the in- candescent electric lights in town is proCeeding rapidly and it is expected that the plant will start up about the first of Sept- ember, ' Messrs. John McBeath, and Don- ald Dallas, have returned from will return to teach school after the summer vacation. The new Methodist Church at Constance is making rapid pro- gress. The brick work - is com- pleted. While Win. Towers of Cram- arty was threshing for Walter Gardiner, the straw on- the floor was ignited and in a moment the whole place was a mass of flam- es: The new separator was lost, and it was only out' of the found- ry a few days; . • -a From My Window • Shirley J. Keller — Tonight I start holidays ., J . out of the sack and into the car well, that is to say, tonight the for the day-long journey to newspaper for which I work for Niagara Falls, is closing down for a weeklong Arrival in the Falls sent a vacation. 'signal through my husband's You know something? I'm not 'energetic brain. Who gpes to the looking forward to the coming Falls without seeing them under week, Sure, I'm as ready as any- the lights? The kids were ecstat- one else for time off from the ic. At 11 p.th. that evening I work-a-day world but Pm not was draped over the damp stone at all pleased about the pros- wall in the front of the falls, too peels for the next seven days. weary to appreciate the view Every time I go on vacation and very grateful my husband with. my husband I come Mime held onto my arm to keep me August IL 1919 • more tired than when J left. from falling in a limp mass into Wm. Thamer of Walton who We're two different types • 'the boiling brink. had the misfortune to have his.' when it conies to hOlidays. He's The promise that evening had ' left leg broken at the ankle and , a traveller - Fm a sitter. been that I could sleep late a bone, in_ his foot broken- by Ms idea of a perfectly relax- in the morning. We hadn't a run away accident at the CPR ing week is to rise early (no later counted on the fact my husband station, when delivering logs than 7 a.m.) get on the road and would remember, quite by amid- is able to be about again. keep molting until dark, have a ent, a relative in a little village Murray Fisher, son of Peter , quick snack and hit the sack, for nearby. It just wouldn't be Fisher of Stanley Township re- another day just the same as the neighborly to pass by so close turned home from overseas. last and not dropin. Miss May McGregor of Kippen, my conception of a holiday Bright and early we were on 'who has been spendng her vac- is sleeping until Pm good and our- way to the cousin's home. ation here -has returned this ready to getup, liming around My dusband had,been right. Our week to the Stratford Business over a cup of coffee until noon, host was pleaSed to see us - so College where she holds a good lying in a lounge until supper pleased, in fact, he quickly or-_ position. and sitting round a fire until ganized a whole day's• activity Ross P. DOugall of Hensall, you get sleepy. If I had two solid to keep I us from getting, bored. returned home having enlisted weeks of this kind of living I That day well into the small with the 161st battallion and think I could go' without a holi- hours of the next morning. spent three years overseas. day again until Christmas. And so it .ivent, day after ire But I know my husband better, i than, that. He says he agrees with me that our vacation should be slow and easy this summer but when it actually comes to sitting contentedly for a week or so, he'll get restless after the first day or so. ‹. Last summer we had an ex- hausting week. " Would you Jaelieve that in one' day we, crossed the Canada USA bdrder six times, not once at the same spot? That's the kind of pace we kept • And that was the year we went to the ball game in' Tiger Stadium, It was a double-header and the first game lasted seven- teen horribly humid hot innings. By the start of the second con- test darkness had fallen and the air was a little cooler, but I had spent every ounce of energy I possessed. I begged to go home, and my rather reluctant husband agreed especially since we need- ed an early start in the morning. When he started the up-and- at-'em routine the following e.m., I was still in dreamland,. As a dutiful wife though, I climbed August 11, 1944 Frank Grieve son of Mr. and Mrs. Margaret Grieve, George St. has been- wounded in action in Normandy; Official word came to Mr. and Mri. Wm . Drover that their only son, John of the R.CA.F., was miss- ing after an operation flight over France. The Liberal association of Huron-Perth. sent a telegram ex- tendng congratulations to Cana- da's Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. W. L. MacKenzie King, on the 25th Anniversary as the leader of the Liberal Party. „ A fine• truck load of brown trout, 11300 in fact, arrived last .week and were placed by the secretary of the Fish and Gae Club, C. P. Sills in- one of the Club'S streams. There is no doubt but that the Seaforth Bowling Club has the best greens in Western Ont- ario, as is evidenced, not only by the local club's tournaments, but, by the fact that other clubs are using 'them to- stage tourn- aments. For the second time Brussels bowlers used the green to staga 34 entry tournament and Clinton will hold their 'annual men's doubles here. The annual sacred concert Sponsored by the Varna Red Cross was held on Dr: Moffatt's spaciotis lawn. The night was perfect and a good program was presented to a large audience. The proceeds amounted to ,$9520. Nature has been usually kind to the county and the farmer this year, both as to rain and sunshine. In fact, we have re- peatedly heard stated that no single year; for ;the same gener- ations has been favored with as perfect weather for growing of crops and for the harvesting of them as we haftegiven this year. Lorne Dale- of town. has pur- chased the home 'on James St. which is owned by F. S. Sauv- age. Grove. Rev. T. IL Brown -and. F. G. Neelin, enre elected as Field Marshals, while Win. Archibald and H. Bateman, as general Jud- ges, J. H. ,Best, as military ref- eree, and C. H. Broadfoot, J. P. Bell, A. A. McLennan, and IL Box acted as aide-de -camps. James Sleeth of Sarnia sang a solo in the First Presbyterian Church Church to the delight of a large congregation. Constance seems to be on the aeroplane route as every few days there is one passing over. August 10th, 1894 Robert Turner of Drysdale ha, purchased a Thorougbred foX hound and as he has no lim- ited territory he says he will endeavor to bring to justice all the chicken thieves between Cape Horn and the Rocky Moun- tains Master Lloyd Hodgins, son . of Rev. Hodgins of town, took the highest marks among those who wrote on the Public School en- trance examinations and had just reached his 12th birthday. He had not yet reached the head Master's room and was the only one from Miss Watsons. The members of the sewing A bnek platform will shortly be erected at the G.' T. R. station which will be a great improve- fnent. Brenton Kerr, son of James Kerr, McKillop has returned from overseas. In the car load of souveniers coming for the celebration in August are 2 large cannons, 1 howizter, 5 diachine guns, also bombs, trench mortors, German rifles and hundreds of small articles, that were employed in the trenches. Pat Mal ey of Beechwood sold a year Old gelding to Henry McIver of Hibert fori$250. ' F. T. Fowler, the 'teacher at No. 4 School, McKillop is receiv- ing congratulations on the suc- cess of his pupils, all taking honours. Dan Beuerman of Manly rais- ed his large barn. He 'is putting Ion a metallic roof which will be a protection to lightning. The Work is being hustled along by Riegel Bros. The victory picnic in con- nection with St. Thomas Church Sunday Schaal was held in Cas'es ve some day. By the time vie ar• d home again I felt like a harp that had come unstrung. The payoff Came when I was faced with the mounds of wash- ing while the fest of the family rested under a shade tree on the lawn! , That's why I hate vacation time. I don't get nearly so tired at work. See you through .bleary eyes next week MAPLE LEAF DAIRY Dairy products are available at GERALD'S SUPERTEST STATION Sundays, Mondays, Everyday —, Maple Leaf - WHY, IS THE PRINTED -WORD SO IMPORTANT. IN ADVERTISING? aatiaaw cif ;:s Ws Permanent Ca it's. Believable The NewsPaper is the GREATEST ADVERTISING 4 MEDIUM_ for many rea- sons. One of them is that it '- carries the power of the printed word. People believe in a message that is permanent one that is written. 'They under- stand It 'better. Also the newspaper, because of its permanence, lets the read- er choose his or her own time for labsorbing the . message. And once put down it can alwayi be picked up again. The mes- sage that', lives is the one that is written in the newspaper. Imam Cif araar