The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1954-03-25, Page 2Page 2 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1954
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THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 25, 1954
Support
Two district members of the Ontario
Legislature, C. K. Janes and Tom Pryde, re
cently spoke in support of a provincial park
in the Pinery.
Mr. Janes, who is chairman of the Parks
Advisory Board of the Ausable River Con
servation Authority, said the Pinery “is a
very fine area” for a park.
“We can use the beach-1—and a very
fine beach it is—-as a playground for the
people of Ontario, and I hope action will be
taken very soon by the government to take
ever this area."
Mr. Pryde said: “We in Huron County
do not have any great stretch of land avail
able for park purposes. The only one which
we have, and in which we are interested, is
. . . ‘The Pinery’, which is of vital import
ance to all the people of Western Ontario.
I hope something will be done to take this
into the provincial parks system as is now
provided for in this bill.”
These and other comments made in the
legislature and by ranking officials indicate
the tremendous support for the Pinery Park
proposal. What action will be taken by the
government will probably be announced
soon.
Drivers Are Taught
A Canadian insurance company is con
vinced that young drivers can be taught safe
driving in high school. They offer premium
reductions up to 15% for young Canadians
who complete driving courses in their
schools.
"Surveys in the U.S.,” they state, "have
shown that drivers under 25 who have com
pleted a high school driver education course
are involved in over 50% fewer accidents
than similar groups of untrained drivers.
“The trained young driver learns to
operate an automobile correctly, but more
important he acquires the proper attitude so
necessary to the safe operation of a car.”
C. E. "Zeb” Janes, M.L.A. for Lambton
hast, has asked the Ontario government to
provide for the payment of taxes on provin
cial parks. Mr. Janes’ plea was made in con
nection with the proposed Pinery park in
Bosanquet township.
Speaking on the new parks bill intro
duced recently to the legislature, Mr. Janes
said ‘T am a little disappointed with the
bill, in one sense; it does not spy that parks
shall pay taxes.”
“I feel that can create a real hardship.
In one important township (Bosanquet),
and they have a Boy Scout area, all exempt
Ipperwash Park and a large Indian reserve
and they liaxe a Boy Scout area, all exempt
from taxation, which creates a real hardship
for the people in that area. To come in and
take over the Pinery and make it tax exempt
would create further hardship. They now
get between $4,000 and $5,000 in taxes from
that area and to deprive them of that money
is going to create, a further hardship for
these people.”
Mr. Janes has a very solid argument in
this case. It is unfair that Bosanquet should
receive less revenue because it provides the
people of Ontario with playgrounds. If these
areas were privately developed, the taxation
revenue would be considerable. To ask the
township to forego this revenue to provide
parks for the people of Western Ontario is
requesting too much. Compensation should
be made to the township for the use of this
land.
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What Else?
The fanatical struggle over Senator Jo
seph McCarthy in the United States has
spread into Canada. Members of Canada’s
parliament have viciously attacked this con
troversial figure and newspapers here are
far from hesitant to denounce him in scath
ing terms.
Since it was announced that McCarthy
has consented to speak in Toronto in the
near future, the attacks have become more
furious and emotional.
We are not so sure that McCarthy is
such a menace to democracy that he should
be officially ignored by the City of Toronto
or that Hon. George Drew should ask that
he be kept out of the country.
We are aware that McCarthy’s methods
‘are sometimes unethical and that he enjoys
creating publicity for himself but we are
"also aware that he is the only person who
Is warning the public of the infiltration of
communists in democratic governments and
organizations.
It is rather startling to hear Canadian
parliamentarians scoffing- at this American
when they have neither the courage nor the
forthrightness to outlaw the communist party
in this country. Communist propaganda per
vades throughout Canada and the U.S. and
communist organizers do their work without
feat of reprisal. Why?
Perhaps Canadians and Americans would
do well to read this statement made in Mos
cow to communist agents throughout the
world in 1930 by Manuilsky, then head of
the Communist International:
“War to the hilt between Communism
and Capitalism is inevitable. Today, of
course, we are not strong enough to attack.
Our time will come in 20 or 30 years. To
win we shall need the element of surprise.
The bourgeoisie will have to be put to sleep.
So we shall begin by launching the most
spectacular overtures and unheard-of con
cessions. The capitalist countries, stupid and
decadent, will rejoice to co-operate in their
Serious Injustice
Proposal to have fines for minor of
fences payable on the installment plan is
approved by The Financial Post.
It is totally unjust to discriminate be
tween those who can and do save and those
who don’t or can’t. To the comparatively
well-to-do, a $50 fine simply means writing
a cheque and forgetting about it. To the
less fortunate without a bank account, it
means going to jail.
Years ago in all civilized countries we
put an official stop to imprisonment for
debt. Yet in the $10 or so many days sen
tences handed out today we are still jailing
people simply because they cannot raise the
' fine money immediately. That sort of double
standard justice should have no place in this
modern world.
No Taxpayers Left!
(The Vancouver Daily Province)
Government has undoubtedly become
Canada’s greatest industry.
We knew a lot of Canadians worked for
the government, but we are flabbergasted by
the latest Dominion Bureau of Stastics re
port that the Federal Government employees
now total 171,452. In addition, employees of
government enterprises number 146,633.
This means 318,085 Canadians out of a
total population of around 15,000,000 are
on the Federal pay-roll. On the basis that
the average family has at least three mem
bers, this would put one Canadian bread
winner in 15 on the Government list.
All this, of course, does not take into
consideration the thousands employed by the
Provincial Government and in the hundreds
of civic and municipal governments through
out the country.
And the situation is getting worse.
The number of Federal employees is up
about 10,000 from the previous year and the
pay-roll is about $2,500,000 higher.
We have streamlined everything from
automobiles tp electric toasters. But nobody
ever thinks about streamlining the Govern
ment.
If things get much worse in this direc
tion, we’ll all be working for some kind of
Government. The only trouble will be that
there won’t be aiiy taxpayers left.
own destruction. They will leap at another
chance to be friends. As soon as their gtiard
is clown we shall smash them with our
clenched fist!”
McCarthyism may be wrong, but what do
the anti-McCarthyists propose to do about
the internal communist menace?
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Report From The Legislature
By TO.M PRYDE
the first reading. The bill is
ordered jirinted, and must be printed before it can be given
second reading. Now, all mem
bers of the legislature, as well
as interested parties affected by
the bill, ejin read in black and
white what the new bill will ac
tually do, and whom it
eern.
When the Minister
second reading of the
fore the vote is put, -a general
debate takes place. The opposi
tion may point to the weakness of
the bill, oi’ the unfairness of it,
or the discriminatory measures
being introduced through the
bill, or that the bill does not go
far enough, or perhaps that "it
should have been presented many
years ago. Occasionally, amend
ments are made at this stage and
the bill ordered reprinted.
Committee Meets
The next stage of the bill is
the committee stage. ..When the
House is in com ip i t tee, the
Speaker leaves his chair, and the
Deputy Speaker, also called
Chairman of the Committee of
the Whole House, takes his place
in the chair at the head of the
clerk's table,
becomes very
section of the
chairman and
ed, either with or without amend
ment. Every member has full op
portunity to question each? item
and in some cases many hours
and even days are spent on a
single bill getting it through the
committee stage.
A government bill may be re
ferred to the standing committee
dealing with that particular .sub
ject. If this is done, all interest
ed parties both for, and perhaps
against the bill, can meet with
the committee to present their
points of view. Quite often, as a
result of this, important changes
are made in the bill before pro
ceeding to the second reading.
Formality
Some time later the bill is
given third reading, which is
usually only a formality, as
when the bill has passed second
reading and committee stage, it
is usually accepted without ques
tion at the third reading. Occa
sionally, however, when the bill
Knowing Where To Sell
It might be of interest to you
learn the procedure followed in
introducing a Bill and some de
tails showing the various steps
necessary before it becomes Law.
All new government acts, as
well as amendments and changes
to existing acts, are introduced
to the Legislature iu the form of
a bill. The Cabinet Minister in
troducing the Bill, addresses the
Speaker as follows: "Mr. Speaker
•—-I beg leave to
entitled an ‘Act
Age Pension’
No country or
world has developed as fast
the Province of Ontario since the
turn of the century.
As a result of our rapid econo
mic and social expansion, legis
lation has to be continually en
acted to meet fast-changing times.
New problems are always facing
municipalities, school areas and
county councils.
Various groups such as labour,
farm producers and business and
professional groups have been
formed for protective, promotion
al and advancement purposes. All
these public and semi - public
bodies need legislation to suit
their changing and peculiar
needs. Their problems are dis
cussed with the officials of the
Department concerned, including
the Minister, and a bill is drawn
up, which will suit their re
quirements but without discrim
inating against any other group
or the public in general.
Caucus Approves
The bill is presented to Cabinet
Council, which is composed of all
Cabinet Ministers and the Prem
ier. Changes may be made at this
point, but if the bill is acceptable
to Cabinet, it then goes forward
to a caucus of all government
members. At this point the Mini
ster thoroughly explains the pur
pose of the bill and members are
allowed to question the Minister
freely. On many occasions private
members have mentioned pertin
ent points which, up to this time,
have been overlooked and quite
often considerable changes are
made in the Bill as a result of
this general caucus.
After its acceptance in caucus
the bill is introduced in the Leg
islative Chamber, and a very
short explanation given at this
i
will con-
introduce a
respecting
province in
Bill
Old
the
as
moves a
bill, be
The Chamber now
informal and each
bill is read by the
adopted or reject-
is highly controversial of serious
ly objected tp by the Opposition,
aij attempt ip often made to have
the third reading
a later date.
When a series
been given third
Lieutenant Governor enters the
Chamber and the bills are given
‘Royal Assent".
For the most part, all bills are
actually only a framework, and
regulations have to be written
into the Act before the Act can
become effective or made opera
tive. When this is done, usually
after the house has prorogued,
it is "Proclaimed", which puts it
into immediate operation.
Saves You Money
suspended to
of bills have
reading the
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TIMES
As the
for.Exeter and I-Ien-
17 .last
busy
year the far-
with spring
50 YEARS AGO .
A storm from the east again
blocked rail traffic in the Exeter
area. A locomotive left the track
when it struck ace and snow.
Postmaster Christie drove to the
scene of the wreck and brought
in 'the mail
sail.
On March
mers were
plowing.
Exeter Market
wheat at 9'0-93 cents per bushel,
oats 30-32 and barley 40-42;
butter 15, eggs 16, turkey 14,
ducks 8, chickens 6.
Mr. Thomas Handford has pur
chased W. R. Elliott’s farm of
100 acres on Con 2, Stephen. The
price paid was $3,250.
Miss Lila McGinnis, who spent
the winter at her home here, has
returned to Dakota?
■prices quote
siren valued at nearly $300 were
approved by Exeter council.
Business men will meet with
directors of the Agricultural So
ciety to discuss the erection of
a new grandstand at the agri
cultural grounds.
The Red Cross drive nears the
$8,000 mark in this district.
F/L Lome Howey, D.F.C., has
been granted his release from the
R.C.A.F and has accepted a po
sition as T.C.A. pilot.
The seventh Red Cross Blood
Donors Clinic was the largest to
date with 165 donors.
F/O Ted Buswell and Jack
Wadland, former Y.M.C.A. of
ficer at No. 9 S.F.T.S. Centralia,
met by chance at an officer’s
mess in Gibraltar and had an in
teresting visit about former
events while both were at Cen
tralia.
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CANADA POST OFFICE
25 YEARS AGO
Dr. M. G. Graham, who has
conducted a successful medical
practice here for the past 10
years, has sold his practice to
Dr. J. G. Dunlop, of Wallaceburg.
Dr. Graham has accepted au ap
pointment of hospital surgeon in
the Presbyterian Church Hos
pital, Formosa.
Roads in the area are drying
up. A number of cars had to be
pulled out of the mud during
the past week. Snowdrops and
crocuses are in bloom.
Some farmers in the Hensall
district have commenced plowing
and there is every indication of
an early spring.
Mr. W. W. Taman was ap
pointed treasurer of Lebanon Fo
rest Lodge, A.F. and A.M., suc
ceeding the late Charles Sanders.
15 YEARS AGO
Mrs. George Etherington died
in her seventy-fifth year. She
was a member of James Street
Church and president of the W.I.
for a number of years.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Mawhinney,
of Crediton, celebrated their gol
den wedding anniversary, March
19.
A safe in the clerk’s office at
Hensall town hall was broken
Open with acetyine tanks stolen
from Ford's blacksmith shop.
Only $2.00 was found in the safe.
Exeter Lions held their sup
per meeting at the hotel in Hen
sail with Reeve Shaddick and G.
M. Case, chairman of the Cham
ber of Commerce, as their guests.
Chairman W. E. Wehkes outlined
the club's work for crippled
children of Usborne, Stephen and
Hay.
Nola Perkins, Gwennoth ,Tones,
Donald Grant and Marion Rundle'
were awarded cash prizes in, the
recent county temperance con
test, The awards wore made at
James St. Sunday School,
IO YEARS AGO
Purchase of fire equipment
valued at $3,670 and an electric
Hon. Alcide Cdte, Q.C., MJP., Postmatter General
54-R-30
W. J. Turnbull, Deputy Postmaster General