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The Huron Expositor, 1974-05-09, Page 2r iry t ' i �p e hAM 1XP r Since 1860, Serving `the community n'zrst 4 of SHAF"Rma. ~nNTARiO.. awery ThRirs&V momr -i° .. MW.T F.AN BROS. Pyubdidien 1AA ANDREW Y. MCLEAN. Edit— r ` Member . 0au'nadiaan Weeldy Newspaper Associakor ` Ontario Weekbr Newspdpw AwocaatrioQn and Aud$t Bureau of 0irculatuon ;. Newspapewr Subscvipbion, R>atx-' Canada (in advance) •59.00* a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $11.00 a Year SINGLE C0PE@S -- 20 9L1G'i`S EACH Secomd Mss Maid Registration Number 0696 Tolephone 527.112.40 SEAPORTH, ONTARIO, May 9, 1.974 Ano' or election By the time the Expositor is printed a huge majority, the key to this It seems likely we will have a federal election -will orace again be good old election on our -hands. Reaction will Ontario. probably range from "It's about At least this is hove all the political time!" to "Not again." commentators who were all over TV, Our reaction is a bit of both these radio and, the papers this creek are, sentiments. Minority governments calling it. It's a pretty -heavy load to .have .often been good for Canada. A' put on to those of, us who happen to lot of prabr.essive legislation has been 'live near this industrial heartland. passed under the prodding ofdP and Those who, greeted the election CCF groups who have held the with "it's about time!" are probably, balance of powerlike we are, upset by the Liberal Although It's often said that a' Government's inability to deal with minority government is not able to inflation. govern well or effectively, a minority One element of the Turner budget government is often *most careful, --= the elimination of sales tax on most responsive to h people' and-- shoes and clothing will help all of Us. most receptive -to new' ideas. It's But other parts of the budget are much healthier than -a bloated sadly inadequate for the average Majority year after year. citizen. We could say we 'ar'e a bit sorry to And 'it'looks Dike we'll soon have our see a minority government go but in chance to give the politicians our, all likelihood we'll have another opinions and solutions.. They'll be minority government; perhaps a coming out of the woodwork and P Conservative one after the election. 'swarming.oaer the campaign trail,' Because Quebec, the second We don't know if any one country largest province is solidly entrenched can do too much about the world wide in the Liberal camp, the West is ,problem of inflation. But at least now majority Tory country and the we'll have our chance to elect Maritimes really don't have enough whoever we believe can give it th seats to give any party a win .let alone best, try. Where does the money come from ? The recently settled postal strike here is not whether Sr not Listowel 4 made most people in Seaforth really needs ,a seventh man, but, the gr eat mad. Wliat upset people -in small inequality in. the wages and salaries of towns probably more than it did those our residents as a whole. We're not in cities was the fact that the wages . saying ourpublic employees do not that postal, workers were earning earn the increases they have before the strike was away ahead of received: They most assuredly do. what most people in a'small town can Ind'eetf;'in comparison to their big city ever hope to earn. counterparts they probably work Workers in the cities make more harder for their, salaries. than those of us in the small towns --- At the same time, our small m6st of.them Work for big industries businesses which are caught in the which make big profits. But public ' same cost -price squeeze as our ' employees everywhere have wage farmers, cannot afford to pay their scales that are also far ahead of small workers similar wages and salaries. town scales ---' and they are paid out While the employees of these small of the pockets of people earning close"businesses and factories •.are to minimum wage. seemingly expected to accept a Jow The Listowel Banner' commented wage scale as part of their sacrifice last week on Listowel's rejection of for living in a smaller town or mainly that town's' police commission rural area, our public employees request for another policeman apparently are'not. because of great increases in • the Now with the cost of living Y police budget and dealt very well with increases. putting most employees' the problem of the average small salaries and wages behind what they, town worker who is asked to pay large were making last ear, or even the salaries to public employees. year before;, ". re entment is The Banner editorial said: Y deepening. How much longer can the, ._ • "We are amazed to h* last week worker putting forth an honest, hard on the national news that the day's labor and bringing home a pay AVERAGE weekly wage for workers cheque in many cases under the $100 " in Ontario is $156 per week. We- per week mark, be expected to accept believe tl�at. with the exception of the fact that he is expected to support teachers,.. registered nurses, our top public; employees making twice that "municipal' employees and , our amount? The situation isn't improved policemen, we'd be safe in saying by the fact. that in a substantial that very few people in Listowel ar a number- of cases the 'educational up to that average. background of our employees .of . Given the situation we have here — 4 private companies -is at least equal to and the situation is in no way unique that of 'our public employees. to Listowel — there can be little doubt Like the major problem facing the but there is resentment regarding the world today — that of the inequalities salaries . of many of our public. of the developed- countries and the employees. Therefore we strongly undeveloped ones — the problem of suspect the vast majority of Listowel's the privately efnployed and public population firmly supports Town employees of municipalities is fast Council's action of last 'week. - coming to a head. Them that haven't got are reaching the desperation .16 our opinion, the real problem point. ; Information please The debate has alr&dy started over the loss of agricultural land is of the proposed electrical energy centre prime consideration. being planned by Ontario Hydro in The number of employees that will the "lower Lake Huron area." be Involved in the construction and Researchers are - conducting the subsequent operation is also preliminary studies of public attitudes required iformalion before people in and many area residents have already this area Can give their consfdered been interviewed in this regard. opinions. While Ontario Hydro is to be News releases to this newspaper commended for this public indicate Hydro has not yet decided on Involvement, 'there is a serious the nature of -the proposed station. and question as to whether those being it therefore appears premature to be interviewed are knowledgeable asking people their opinions until enough to make valuable comments. some basic information is relayed. i Until Hydro offibials indicate 'the The people to be affected by the riatut6 bf ,the generating statlion and development should be asked for the amount of land that will be their opinions, but only aft er they required for' the site and the have been given some facts on which distribution facilities, it is obviously to base-t*fi se opinions. difficult for people to know whether (Exeter Times Advocate) --a k `i 1A talk at the auction Sugar and Spice 'By Bill Smiley Well, here's your Innocent Abroad again. This week me and me brudder are blasting up the autobahn to Ramstein. Blasting is the word. As I mentioned,, Germany is probably the only country in -the world with no speed limited on its autobahns; the superhighways. During the fuel shortage, the govern- inent applied a limit. The death toll on the roads dropped drastically. But the govern- ment caved in to an angry lobby from auto -makers and racing clubs and lifted the speed limit. The result is somewhat dike a combinat- ion of the Indianapolis speedway and low flying over mountains, that is guaranteed to stand your hair on end, if not turn it white. My brother is a good driver, and he was only idling' along about 90. But I was slightly unnerved by his habit of pointing out -scenery with one hand and whistling past a 20 -ton truck with the other. Even more hair-raising was the traffic from behind: Those mad Teutons zoom up to within inches of your rear bumper, hang Were, then, 'as'*soon as there's a chance, flash past you as though you were standing still Personally, I wouldn't drive on a German autobahn in anything but a fifty -ton tank. Arrived at the halfway mark so weak and sbaky•Icouldn't even get a beer down, in the officers' • mess. And that's pretty shaky. " This.was• Baden, Soeliingen, home of the Fourth Canadian Mobile Brigade Group. There are three squadrons of CF 104's, a token force, bpt'a highly efficient one. This .is down from 12 squadrons in 1954. Those remaining are 426, , Red Indian, 434, Tiger, and 441, Silver Fox. .They received their colours last June from Prince Philip, in 'an, impressive ceremony. My, brother claims, seriously, that the Canadian squadrons have the best pilots in Europe: Zoom. Off again to Ramstein where I was plunged,into a gay round of parties that would make a debutante green with envy. Sint not before i crashed out for a few hours at the kid brother's apartment'' had to gird my loins for the big dinner, and party that night. Like a number pf officers, he lives off the base, in a 'small village. He pays a little over $200 for a two-bedroom unfurnished apartment. This is subsidized to some extent by the service. But rents have soared in Germany. On the base, a Canadian, Major George Taylor, told me he pays only $120 for atwo-bedroom job. My brother -d to install everything-.' stove, frid'g'e, even cupboards, in his flat. Parks? Yes, there are some. Liquor is $4.00 for 40 ounces of the best. Cigarettes, for those afflicted, are $2.00 a carton. Food and drink at the mess are relatively cheap. But nothing much else is. The halcyon days when our troops. on • the continent were living high as lords are gone, thanks to German inflation and the, devaluing of the dollar. Change. the shirt, shave the whiskers, and - off to the mess. It was a special . occasion, and he�Sidn't want me to miss it. A farewell dinner for a German Colonel, moving to another post. German? Yep. I felt rather odd to be drinking, a toast to chap who might have been shooting at in some years ago. But this is. NATO, remember? There were three other colonels of the German Air Force at the dinner. Most of the others -at toe party were Americans, and, I was welcomed with all the warmth and, hospitality 'for -which Americans. are well known. Mrs. Martha HeatOsaid, "The Canadians here are the funniest and nicest Canadians we've ever met." Brig. Gen. Dick Merkling,. USAF, our host, stuck me at the head table and introduced me after the food. 1 graciously murmured that the food was better than last tilne I was in Germany. And wasn't it just. A steak so big and tender it made one to -drool. Wine flowing freely. Choice dessert: And a lot of beautiful women, for eye -feasting. Lowest ranking officer there was a major, and there was only one of these. it's a good thing i took so distinguished or they4 hd,Ve turned livid at the thought of a little old.miserable Flight Loot sitting at the head table. Then it was back to his shack with the brother,, and a long evening of reminiscing about such things as how i used to diddle him out of his paper -route money, and the - girls we had tried to steal from each other, and old days in the REAL air force,, and exhausted to bed. One more column on my trip, if you can stand it. 0 1 Iu the Barg. Ac. MAY 12,1899 closed" at one o'clock on While doing some papering, weanesuay aneraoon from May Miss Caldwelf of Londesboro, fell to September. Mails, however, while standing on- a board, will be sorted and despatched.as dislocating her elbow and usual, 'fracturing a small bone in her Mrs. C. Alexander and arm. daughter of Seaforth left for their Messrs. Geiger and Nicholson new home in Hespeler. of Zurich were off on an exciting Leslie Mackay of town has fox hunt . recently: They were taken a position in a hardware fortunate enough to get three. store in Kitchener. • R.E.Jaekson of Egmondville ' The new well for the, water .eft for Grand Rapids, Michigan, works drilled by Wm. Hopper has where he has secured a good been finished. A good flow of position as traveller for a large water having been struck at 242 (1) All lands owned by rural residents, tanning establishment. feet. prices is strictly a city problem. This being F.E.Jackson of Egmondville Messrs. J. Sproat and, greater than pen acres then it becomes has passed his first year's W.R.Reid left on Thursday for situation in the big cities and surrounding examination in the department of Timmins, New Ontario. producing properties which are not a place Mining Engineering at the school Leo Stephenson of Consta�w-e___ should only cover certain cities and towns of practical Science in Toronto. has purchased the vacant lot and other rural`people who have worked all John Milison of Constance has where the old blacksmith shopppf-. purchased the cottage of Andrew then late D.Sutherland stood arld Little on Goderich Street for $60.0 intends erecting a new shop. and intends moving to town. At a bumper meeting of the " J.W,Beattie is having an Executive Committee of the Old addition built to his residnce on Boys Reunion a contract was West Goderich Street. signed for use of the. Turf Club alex Challgt, of Stanley, the during the Reunion. The report bicycle agent, happened with a from Detroit *owed that 95 per , e se - a accident by. falling and cent of the Old boys and girls ,.hurting his.hand, which has laid wish to come back by Autd• ' him off for a time. .. Caravan. A deputation Chris Sparling of town met with accompanied by the Seaforth a painful accident. A large case of. Highlanders will go out, meet and sheet iron fell on his, foot and escort them into town, bruised and sprained it badly. The euchre given by the I.V.Fear of town has .=auxiliary of the G.W.V.A. in the commenced the work of club rooms was a largely attended excavating for the foundation for affair. The prize winners were the new brick residence on his lot First, . Mrs. E.H.Close; at the head of John St. Consolation, Miss Beatrice Seip; J. W. Jones, of this town, who Men's first, J. Beattie; is a natural mechanic has just Consolation, J.E.Keating. completed the construction of an upright piano of his.own design.. MAX 13th, 1949 Jacob Weber, of the Weber Angus McKinnon, House in Dublin, recently Tuckersmith, celebrated his 84th purchased a very fine driver horse birthday when friends and from Mr. Graham of grucefield. neighbors called to wish him i* Messrs, henry Pfile and John, many happy returns of the day. ` Haugh were going home from He is enjoying fair health. ' Zurich, their horse started to run While fishing in the Varrie and ran into another ,rig, Peninsula James E. Besse and upsetting the buggy and Mr, Eric Munroe were successful in Haugh1was badly hurt. . catching a trout that mea 'sured.l8 John Cole of Lumley, has had inches. Just to make the trip two very busy days moving and interesting, they also succeeding " raising his barn, preparatory to in killing a rattle snake 30 inches building a brick stable, long and had eight rattlers. .Andrew Bell, and John Jones of Mr, and Mrs, Thos. W. Butt Kippen, have had furnaces placed returned to Kippen having left in their dwellings. Messrs. Silts Santa Barbara, California, the yc and Murdie,' of Seaforth, filled Sunday before, aAistance of 2860 " the contracts. miles, after'spending the winter Samuel Rennie of Hensail has in the Southern States. improved the appearance of his Something new in a week end brick block' by having • the visits occurred recently when, w.00dwork••painted by John Stacy. Herbert Corbett of Montreal, flew Robert McLaren of Hensall has here to spend a few days at the sold his'frne brood mare to Chas. home of Mr. and Mrs. -. Elder of Cargill for $225.00. A.T.Milton. The trip took four MAY 9th, 1924 hours and he loaded in a field, 7 Messrs. Robert, John and east of town. - Kenneth Kistner left' for Following the morning service, Goderich, where they joined the the choir of First Presbyterian crew of navigators who are, going Church presented James Kelly to sail the Great Lakes this with a cigarette lighter. Robert season. Bechtel spoke' and Mrs. • Grounds have • been secured E.A.McMaster made the and work -is now being done presentation. fitting up a nine -hole golf course A. Kerslake of Hensall has at Bayfield. They are located, on, purchased the flax mill property the Goderich Road, a short and is converting it into a chicken distance from Bayfield. ranch. A Messrs. George Holland and Joseph Ribey of Constance has Harold Maloney of Beechwood purchased the 50 a farm of were busy Sunday entertaining . Fred Fowler which adjoins his spectators who came to see their own property giving him 100 w Rocky Mountain goat. acres. ' The mail route from St. .. Mrs. J.K.Cornish of Brucefield Columban to Beechwood has had the misfortune to break a been cut off by the Government. bone in her ankle. Frank McQuaid has been the mail Messrs Marilyn Chesney, carrier for many years. Janet Cluff, Joan Devereaux, and A congregational meeting was Lenore Habkirk spent the week held in Brucefield for the purpose end in Toronto where they saw of calling a minister and was Barbara Ann Scott. largely attended. A unanimous" Gordon Elliott, of near Walton, call was . extended to moved this week to the Drover R.C.G.Armour of Toronto. farm and Mr. and Mrs. Drover The Post Office in Seaforth was moved into the Johnstone House To the 'Editor Speculation tax hurts farniers Sir: them as land speculators, as the i The land speculation tax recently tabled title of the bill suggests, at Queen's Park'is cruel legislation which The government has stated that they heavily penalizes thousands of rural land intend on driving the price of real estate owning Ontario residents whom I suspect down by passing the latld speculation tax Nave no idea thal they are being acted and another tax of 20% if a rural resident against. When oc law is passed, these Sells any of his property to a foreigner. people will find they are subject to a tax of This, of course, will enable the government 50% on their lands when sold. The tax will to buy rural lands at cheap prices. They be in addition to any capital gains tax they have also conveniently worded the j have to pay the Federal Government. All of legislation to read that if land is sold to the this amounts to exproprdation of lands with,, Crown instead of private persons, the tax ` little compensation. will not -be payable. The government will The following is a partial list of now be in a position to force the farmer or properties which ar a taxable: lumberman to sell his lan,i'to them. (1) All lands owned by rural residents, Land .'speculation and skyrocketing house unless the property is smaller than ten prices is strictly a city problem. This being acres and is lived on. if it is lived on and the case, +1vhy should the farmer and the greater than pen acres then it becomes rural resident have to suffer because of the taxable, ' situation in the big cities and surrounding • 2) Withijew exceptions all rural income areas? It is unfair to harness country producing properties which are not a place people with this legislation. These laws of residence. should only cover certain cities and towns I The tax is unfair to farmers, lumbermen and not the whole province. and other rural`people who have worked all Yours truly, . their lives on their lands and have their life Marvin Lee savings tied up in this asset. You really 140 Erskine Ave., have to stretch the imagination far to Toronto. 1 THIS WEEK from Ottawa Prime Minister Trudeau spent two and a half days meeting peop,< in five Ontario centres. The Prime Minister attended a public reception in Hamilton; he visited at the Bloorview Children's Hospital and attended a luncheon at a Rotary Club in Toronto; he participated in a question and answer session with high school • students in Woodstock; and in Sarnia, he met with a Scout group and attended a Liberal Party reception, Anti -Profiteering Bill A bill to control profiteering was introduced in the House of Commons by Consumer and Corporate Affairs Minister Herb Gray. The bill would give the Cabinet powers to, freeze prices, order rollbacks and force companies to pay . back "unjustified" • profits. Mr. Gray Said the bill is a fulfillment of the Prime Minister's promise that the Government "will not allow corporate profiteers and gougers to pile„ up unearned windfall profits at the' expense "of die people (A Canada." Indian.Lient.•Gov. Prime Minister Trudeau announced that Ralph' Steinhauer, farmer and Indian 4 leader, has been named Lieutenant -Governor of Alberta - the first Indian ever appointed lieutenant -governor in Canada. More Money to Farmers Cash income to farmers t, increased by 52% in the first two months of this year as compared $1,446 million from $954 million.' Since he became federal Minister of Agriculture 18 months ago, Eugene Whelan has expressed the need for increased income for farmers, particularly to spur them to, increase food production. Liberals Win In P.E.I. Premier Alex Campbell'sir it Liberal Government was returned to power in Prince Edward island's provincial election last week. The Liberals won 26 ridings while the Progressive Ii Conservative Partv won six. L�