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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-02-09, Page 8Page Eight The Whigham Advance-Times, Wednesday, February 9th, 1955 Report From Parliament Hill by W. Marvin Howe, Wellington-Huron Hello Folks: Well here we are back in Ottawa again, The twenty-one guns have boomed out over Parliament Hill, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod has made his inaugural walk to sum­ mon the Commons to the Red Cham­ ber where the Speech from the Throne is read by His Excellency the Govern­ or General of Canada, on January the 7th, and so the second session of the 22nd, Parliament of Canada was be­ gun. - Being more or less of a novice in this game which is the biggest league of its kind in Canada, it was once again a thrill for me to find my place from where I will have the honour of representing the people of Wellington* Huron. One thing noticeable about this ses­ sion which is quite apparent at this early date, is that the making of his­ tory is similar to so many other things in the world of today. It has increased in tempo. This was exemplified by the fact that the Speech from the Throne has been interrupted twice to deal with matters of great and press­ ing importance, that is, the amend­ ment to the Unemployment Insurance Act to increase unemployment bene­ fits, and the resolution giving approv­ al to the protocol to the North At­ lantic Treaty on the occasion of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Speech from the Throne is in­ tended to give some indication of the legislation to be presented during the forthcoming session of Parliament and some excerpts I will quote— 'While there is hopeful evidence that the increasing strength of the free world has lessened the likelihood of aggression, the terrible destruction that war would bring to North Amer­ ica and indeed to all mankind has been magnified by the increase in the number and effectiveness of atomic and thermonuclear weapons and the means of delivering them.” Mention was made of many pro­ jects, many conferences and the amendment of many Acts of Parlia­ ment such as the St. Lawrence River Project, the meeting of the Com­ monwealth Prime Ministers, the Rail­ way Crossing Act, the Electricity and Fluid Exportation Act, the War Vet­ erans Allowance Act, the Unemploy­ ment Insurance Act and so forth, all or most of which I will comment on from month to month as I make these periodic radio and newspaper reports as each subject is brought up before the House of Commons for its approv­ al. All in all it looks like a heavy and probably long drawn out session for the House of Commons. A great many of the debates so far have been around the question of un­ employment—a question mentioned in the Speech from the Throne as being of regional and seasonal nature. It is rather hard to feel that this descrip­ tion is in the right vein when the Government themselves asked that this main debate be broken to allow for the introduction of a bill to in­ crease supplementary benefits as authorized by the Unemployment In­ surance Act. It was apparent that this was a question of utmost importance in the minds of all members as all in the House declared themselves in favour of the said amendment al­ though the thought was expressed many times that this was only a stop­ gap and that the question of unem­ ployment and methods of dealing with same is one of the greatest questions facing the people and the Govern­ ment of Canada today. Is it a question that is regional and seasonal where in a country of approximately 15 million of population, it is assumed by midwinter there could be 600,000 un* employed.? Coming from a rural district where economy rises and falls as does that of the farmer, one of the reasons for unemployment is. quite apparent to me. Figures from the Dominion Bur­ eau of Statistics indicate that in the last three years the income of the Canadian farmer has dropped by over $900,000,000. This is a considerable sum to be taken out of circulation in a country such as ours by one seg­ ment of our economy. Needless to say the people who work in industry supplying the needs of the farmer, that is, farm implements, electrical appliances, clothing, hardware, etc., have felt the loss of business caused by this drop in farm income. If the farmer is making money there is no freer spender than he is and so I feel that the Government should take steps to put agriculture back in a sounder economic position. One means of doing this would be by trying in every way possible to increase and open up new markets and world mar­ kets which have been lost for our ag­ ricultural products. All industry today is faced with the ever increasing bug­ bear of surpluses. The Canadian farmer today can produce a great many more hogs, cattle, poultry, but­ ter and cheese than he is at present producing. Increased production would, as in the case of all industry, tend to reduce his cost of operation. Our Party has been pressing for definite discussions on Trade by our Prime Minister when attending the forthcoming meeting of the Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth meet­ ing in London this month. The Gov­ ernment always gives the answer to the question of going after British markets for .our farm products, that the British haven't the dollars with which to buy or produce, but I have always maintained that if our Can­ adian Government and particularly our Defence Department had purchas­ ed all the manufactured goods and materials that were possible from Britain there would have been many more British dollars available to pur­ chase from our farmers hundreds of those big heavy steers of which we were so proud, thousands of pounds of our cheese which for years ranked first in demand and quality on the British Market. In 1946 over six mil­ lion pounds of bacon were shipped to the Old Country. Practically all this business is lost and our agricultural industries have suffered. This med­ ium is one which I think is necessary to maintain and promote a more stable agricultural industry in Canada. The latest Government reports indi­ cate that in this present crop year the United States, Argentina and Aus­ tralia have all increased their exports of wheat. Canadian exports alone have declined. It is small wonder that the economy of the Canadian farmer has Crop Report Heavy snowfalls coupled with high winds completely blocked most coun­ try roads on January 27th. Agricultur­ al activities were consequently cur­ tailed for the remainder of that week. However roads are now open as in­ dicated by the attendance of two hundred at the annual county hog producers meeting on February 3rd. Seed cleaning* plants report increas­ ed activity and numerous inquiries are being received .regarding sources of seed supplies, A record number of 4-H Club memberships have been re­ ceived for this season of the year. The following are important farm meeting dates: Friday, February 11th, Huron County Junior Farmer Curling Bonspiel, Curling Rink, Seaforth, at 1.30 p.m.; ‘Tuesday, February 15th., Junior Farmer Drama Festival, Sea­ forth District High School, 8:15 p.m. Three one-act plays by the Seaforth, Clinton and Exeter Junior Farmers Clubs, admission 50c per person; Thursday, .February 15th, Junior Far­ mer Drama Festival, Community Centre, Blyth, 8:15 p.m; Three one-act plays by the North -Huron, Colwa- nosh and Howick Junior Farmer Clubs. Admission 50c per person; Thursday, February 17th, Huron- Hereford Association tour of Here­ ford breeders’ farms in Huron County. Hosts of a group of Hereford breed­ ers from Western Canada. Friday, February 18th, annual meet­ ing Huron County 4-H club leaders association, 10:30 a.m. Agricultural office board room, Clinton; luncheon, Hotel Clinton, 12:80 p.xn, Guest speak* er, Mr. George Gear, Bruce County Agricultural representative. Friday, February 25th, annual meeting, Blyth Cheese Co-Op., Commnunity Hall, Blyth, Guest speaker, Mr. E. M. Biggs, dairy commissioner, Ontario Depart­ ment Agriculture, Toronto; Friday and Saturday, March 4th and 5th, Huron County Seed Fair, high school, Clinton. Wednesday, February 23rd., Junior Farmer Drama Festival Finals, High School, Clinton, 8:15 p.m. Two winning plays from February 15th. and 17th and suitable musical entertainment. Admission 50c per person. Manufacturing produces nearly one- third of Canada’s national income- more than twice the income from agriculture. New Fire Truck Given Trial The new fire truck ordered by the townships of Mornington and Ellice and the village of Milverton has been delivered to Milverton Fire Hall, and the Milyerton-Mornington-Ellice Fire Committee met to inspect the truck and to work out details relative to fin-, ancing the $15,532 bill. The truck is equipped with a 500- gallon tank, a 200-foot one-inch boos­ ter hose,, a portable auxiliary pump, three chemical extinguishers, three oxygen masks and three aluminum ladders. It has already been given a workout by th® Milverton Fire De­ partment, and its performance, was highly satisfactory. VALENTINE’S DAY FEBRUARY 14, at Noon Lucky Draw Ticket on this Hawkeye Brownie FLASH outfit With every 50c or over purchase of Photographic Equipment, Photo Finishing or Film! i This trick is not as difficult as you may think. In fact, you have probably done it yourself. Actually, this man is simply mailing a payment on his life insurance policy, And the houses he’s helping to build are ths result of investments made for him out of that money by his life insurance company. In the same way, every life insurance policyholder renders many other valuable services, to his fellow-citizens. 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