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J11URSDAY, FEB. 18th, 1954
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• ..41though there are differences of opinion
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House of Commons, there is ki,one with regard
• to- the increase in the pay of members of ,the
Senate, except aniong-the Senators themselves._
.h apologizing for the extension of the salary
inerease ito members of the second chamber
tftePrime IYUnister in effect admitted that,the
concurrence of the Senate was necessary in.
increasing the Cominons' pay and that such
• Onotirrenee could be had only by increasing
also the Senatora4 pay Mr. St. Laurent recbg-
sized the deman'a in some quarters for aboli-
tion or effective reform of the Senate but
stated •that he saw no way of meeting this
demand. Whether this- statement will settle
'the question or , lead to a more determined
attackupon the Senate remains to be.. seen.
Can the Senate be abolished? There -are
various suggestions. About a dozen Senate
seats are now vacant and apparently there- is
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no limit to the time for which they may remain
so. If -1W . further appointments were made,.
ift-Aime there would be no .Senators. This—
Niou. Id .requirethat an incoming new Govern- •
ment should adhere to the same•'. policy of no
" • Senate appointments: However, with a change
of government—and it is not to be supposed',
that the Conservative party will remain out
0.1 Office for ever—no 'objection could reason-
ablY be taken to the appointmentof Con-
aervatives to • the • vacaneies and the Senate •
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SENATE REFORM
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would take on new life.
.Could the House of Commons refuse to
appropriate any funds for. the Senate and thus,
do away with the chamber? The . Senators, of
course, would then block &the passage of any
legislation coining from the COinmons -and
make government impossible. •
. • Would the Senators consent to be pension-
ed for life in consideration - of coneur-
rence in legislation to do away with the Senate
after a national plebiscite had given an. Over,
whelming majority for abolition? This-. might
be the best 'way ofapproaching the subject,
but the minority opposed to abolition might
raise. constitutional obstacles. ,
Other expedients may be suggested, but
as Mr. Si. Laurent has stated, the question
bristles with diffieulties. It will require steady
pressare and an unremitting campaign by those
_opposed to the maintenance of a useless second
chamber to achieve their object. ,In the mean-
time, a desirable reform could be brought
about by the appointment of no,n-partisans
Irigtead of retired politieians in order to relieve
the Senate of its present unbalance.as between
parties. .There will always be pressure. upon
the Government by supporters setting forth
their' claims for- appointment, but pubic
opinion should overrule such claims. It is
intolerable that Senators should haVe to be
bribed to allow legislation from the House of
Commons to be made effective.
EDITORIAL NOTES
i•:: . and made one of the shortest speeches . of, her'
life.- "You're the smoothest politician I've
ever-heard„.7.said,yiss.MacPhail, and sat down.
It took the Senate • only a few . minutes to * * * * . ,.
passthe salary bill- which ,got through the It has taken thirty years for an election
House of Commons only after protracted de- canard to be frilly exposed. In the Provincial
• - bate. The old boys were not at all .shy in campaign of 1923 one or the _stories widely -
.their approval Of the $10,000 a year. -- eiitulated by opponents of the Drury Farmers'
4.. • * * * * .... Government was that Mr. Drury had in his
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. •-• The way highways in some districts are office a. coal- scuttle' bought with one hundied
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viridening•-•and-,ener,94041:g._on residential pro- dollars of Government money.'This alleged
• perty the time may come 'Mien. the roadways-----extraverjanee--•was- a Piece,- of-theattack.which.
:will take up so much space that there will be
only room enough .alongside for sleeping places•
• *.•-•-that ist if people then will be able to sleep.
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- February is' not 'admirable in its imitation
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The writing of an up-to-date history of
,...,.. the Coirnty of Huron is. much to be desired
and "thi County Council lias taken a coin-
'''. mendable .step ' in providing necessary funds.
,, " • •• The choice of Professor ,James Scott of Sea-
t', fi!ith for the work is a good one, as he has
,.. .'.both 'scholarship and experience and may be
,.. ,. looked to for a suitalile production.
A survey published in The Globe and
Mail on February llth shows that
"Metro-
politan Toronto is tjhe richest -section of Can-
ada." We do not kno-w of anyone who could
dispute this, and it is strange indeed that this
„.; • richest section .of Canada should' receive from
-the P
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• head
to be fo
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•Mitephail T
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' tongue and
tial Government a subsidy of $4 a
population, while poorer sections are
off with $1.50 a head.
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teh of the career. of Miss--AgneS
lobe and Mail told of an ihei-
1 illustrated her readiness of
ability in assesing character..
• At a banqu • Some years ago which she
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tnded as.,a member of the Legislature Premier
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Prost. ..in his address made a laudatory refer-
' • ence to Miss Maephail. She roe from her seat
rit the table, says the report, smiled fetchingly
A. a
ltditor; Signal -Star. • • '
. -cheque-1
Eve dollars to cover my Subscrip-
iloir to the old home paper—which
/ do enjoy. Thanking you.
• Yours truly,
0; ' GORDON WHITE,
• Bienfait,.. Sask.
swept Mr. Drury from ,office te FarmFergusoneilf_Stfer
the election a search of the public accounts
failed to uncoer. any record of the .purchase
of the scuttle, and at a gathering • of former
Ontario Premiers at the opening.of the •Legis-
lature last week the Hon. George S. .Henry,
Conservative ex:Premier, told the story and
admitted that the $100 coal se -tittle existed
only in imagination. •
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Agnes Maephail, who passed away- on
Saturday at tlie-..age of 63 • years, was the
pioneer woman in -Canadian politics. he was
the first woman member of the House of Com-
MO/1S and. also -the first woman to hold a seat
in the Ontario Legislature. She was a leading
spirit' in, the United Farmers movement of
thirty -odd. years ago and throughout her
career her voice was the voice of he rank and
file of Canadian 'agriculture. Her ability, her
courage and her sincerity were never ,oes-
tioned, but she was somewhat lacking in the
finesse whieh is so greaf an asset in ,politieal
life and her sharp tongue,.- even though em-
ployed in -a- good cause, did not make for
popularity. which. indeed she never sought.
• She will be remembered long after, most of her
contemporaries in 'political life are forgotten,
for she, conformed' to no readyniade pattern
-but hadastandards of her- own -to which she
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religiously adhered...
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alters lo the Editor
London, Ont.,
• February 10, 1954.
Signal -Star.
Dam, where we really had our
liana full .keepingalheM in _sale
spots of the river.
I am sorry to say that I can't
inform. you whether proper recog-
nition from Scout headquarters for
the proper enrolling of the pack
ever tame through as 1 left Gotle-
rich for Barrie in the interval. I
do knOw that it was'applied for and
Mr., of as he later became, Dr.
Ross, was very enthusiastic over
the project.
Dar eor I presifirir /Mt' 'With eery kind regards and
ve-l.readyseen best wishes to you in keeping the
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update.
Yoffiir
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H. -PRESTON STRANG,
154 Bartlett Ave.,
• . Toronto
• • t 11171n-Tugard---to-Ate-Sig
titor entering, its 107th year of
ablication. • My heartiest con.
Incidentally the Star
'n'year older.thaiithe Free Press.
u are urning otik a good weekly
nctest regards,
Sincere - yours„..
fORDEditor-in-Chief,:
London -Free Press. frustrated motorist who 4ap., un-
pble to move from a parking space
r interested in that 'hi , been double parked be-
, , • op the Si:tare:On account of a truck
lignif-Star
!•: the article Cub:, Worki hind, an -how the. Motorist drove
like4alOng.,. the 'sidewalk to the nearest'
POded4tOrtier.‘ • -.,•• ••• • ;•'• •. • '
g-e,,,,..r.•Ross---'..Ad•••,receitatuifikrY0u, know,' we :.have little(
traffiefte,TiiiiintiritfialeS;•and,:thit
"tiaati packandit....iitedi ig'.'what.':°;`'Aiotea-•2alOngi St. 'cafe
avenue time ;ago was
ged,je :take:ttiefli tiot 1nvo1vinthtsihcident,but it,
ckttwelI 1,1$ • r•.,
tionitOtifet,lbe; C•ri•Trtarite'*i,*414ike?'etatfln( OR: St:,
frmo: mygo�d astfr�rnIite:1"cuiii•itiErthi.tatre;
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BABY• '
QUIPS. :ES
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Startim Monday, Feb.. 22d a picture of a baby, . . •
*like am of this* Printed here . . ,will be published
.t The Toronto' Daily Stareach day.
Each day, the Star give a prise of POO its ,the poises
aubmittiag the • "Quip" the baby piChiilld might say,
-soloctsd as, bait, fitting the picture.' •
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If you 'send the heading and dateline.:of the Rota., ---
gravure Picture SectiOii.of the 1
current STAR WEEKLY with '
your entry • Tbe. Star will
double the prize money
making it $20000.
The waxwing • "Quip" .may
humorous, -sorious, sarcastic .
but It should suit the phi**.
should not be more .thas
words.
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40 Years .Ago • , ice was said Id' be 41ear and "of
Members' of Maitland. Lodge,
and.A.M. tendered a reception.
to their ladies to mark the official
opening of the Masonic Temple on
West street. • A program of, music
and recitations was enjoyed, under
the Chairmans ip of Worshipful
Master Dr. A. CJ Hunter.
Goderich *r nked sixth among
Great Lake orts for the amount
of grain arisported through this
port in the 1913 season. A total
of 9,965,371 bushels of grain were
handled, with. the largest item be-
ing 5,997,313 bushels of wheat.
Port Colborne ranked first with a
total -of -23,864,204 bushels .oLgrain.
M movement was en foot to re-
vive the ' Ontario 'West Shore .rail-
way interests and to build the road
to London, where-it-would_connect
with the London and Port Stanley
Railway and thus have a lake outlet
at either end, Goderich and Port
Stanley. The _movement was the.
outgrowth of a hydro -electric
scheme launched Eby Sir Adam
Beck.
corning' off -a -side -street -from the -
Clair. avenue, and there were no
traffic lights - at that corner. While
waiting for an opportunity to get
onto -St. Clair other cars soon •lined
up behind car No. 1, •and No. •2
was blocking the Walking line used
by pedestrians. A. dettrian came Church,. report were heard..show-
along ,•who noted, t ere was a nar- an, active and..successfill'year
rOW• space between car No, 1' and ling
in 1938. FinaticiallYi it was the
car --No. 2, -to be attempted to walk best year since 1933; it - was re,
ahead of car No. 2. ,Just then ear
No. .1 -moved ahead a teiv inches I Nrted• • .• • •
and car.No. 2 meved up also cutting
destriatt--off-;'-aiid4e, ar-N
moved also ',blocking all space be;
.hind•. car No. 2. Pedestrian was
well fenced in and. became dis-
gusted. Car No, ,g Was a four door
sedan, so the pedestrian just open-
ed. the right. rear 'doer of the car..
that was • in • froirt.0 • him; walked
through the car • and out the op-
posite rear!door, -and.: as he walked'
off down thes'Street • he left the!
motorist' sitting.••••there:- with both
rear of hirtirt wide open.' •
spoken words wee heard, but •• •
imakine that Was because pedes.: -
Ulan .• was in a hurry., and -Ant -not
-wait for7:thi.final discilssions.
-Beat:•Regarde,
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CONSTABLE'''. •TRANSPERItia..;
ilarigeri14134i.ierVed4Oet4filted*i
-the •r,7Gliderielf,'',;).F.,.#,_ detachinent
lad; year, ha! beitit:teirniferNtAftlitt
Wa ..0#0e10.:SeifOrtICYCOtiittable
25 Years Ago
Professor Fred Laudon, of the
University of. Western Ontario
staff,* was guest speaker' ia Mac-
Kay Hall under the auspices of
the Canadian Club, taking AS • his
topic- "The Story of John Brown,"
telling of the early struggle for the
abolition of slavery in the United'
States.
Maple Leaf and' Ahmeek Chap-
ters, Imperial Order of ,the Daugh-
ters of the Empire both reported
a successful year of activity.
• Ernest Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Lee, of Goderich, was named.
secretary to Mr: Justice Hodgins,
_who was commissioned to investi7.
gate new automobile 'insurance
rates, ..
• The Board Of Health was told
that Goderich's supply 01 ice taken
from .the harbor had been tested
and pronounced as good:
15 .Years Ago
At the height of a terriftc .wind
storm a large chimney on the
parsonage of North Street 'United
Church toppled " over and tore, a
hole nearly leight feet squarein
the roof. • }tricks and mortar crash-
ed through„the roof and .demoliSh-
ed a bookcpse and 'damaged •fitlier
articles in the attic.
The 'gteamer Bricoldoc, in port
here 'with grain for storage, was
being remodeled inside,; with all
old -wood 'iti•:stateroornp -being tornproof.'
..out,.:and. replaced „by.. modem. .
-niiiierialt7r-B•efore- the 'r".
modeling �f the interior was, start-
ed, the entire ship was fumigated
and literally hundredt of rats were
killed.
-LAt--the,-arinutil -congregational
meeting. of Knox Presbyterian.
good thickness.
Dr. R. Hobbs Taylor, Progressive
Conservative member of the 'Legis-
lature for Huron; moving the adop-
tion of the Speech from the Throne,
advocated a health program which
would strike at the cause of dis-
ease. • -•
Roy Stonehouse, for 24 years
principal of Victoria Street Public
School, died suddenly in Alexandra
Marine and General Hospital.
Toronto, fbb. 10,1954f
Editor; Signal -Star.
_Deat_George,—We were amused
to read your .note in the Signal -
Star a few weeks ago about . the
-- 10 Years Ago
As 'a result of h meal eiamin-
ifiiiii ase oo pupiTi-FORuc e
by him, Dr:- W. F. Gallow, 1110:H.,
said In a statement that. the young
people of Godericwere f an ex-
ceptionally health generation.
February frosts. -ere stiffieient' to
inake fairly good Ice at the 'lake
and:the•-fishermen and others who
store ice•had'gathered in _their sup-
ply ' for . the summer' seasnn, The
4 Days Allowed for Receipt of Entries
To enable Stir readers distant from Toronto time to
gel entries- each day's entries will:e judged. four
days •after the picture .has been printed in The Star.
SoMthingto. do to amuse you . . .-and you may win
$200.00. Be sure to enter. See complete 'details in The
Daily Star.
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[TAKING CANADA TO THE
WORLD
(Financial Post)
Never 'before has this countr
'First Minister taken the. story
Of
Canada fo millions Of people right
around the globe from London to
Bahrein to Karachi to Tokyo as
Mr:. St. Laurent is doing in his
tclur.. That's why Mr. St.
Laurent's trip is so iftifiAant. The
head of our Government will have
a look at the. world. And the,
world, and particularly Asia, will
be reminded that we exist.
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