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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JUNE 21, 1957
Drowning Fatalities Needless
Unusually hot weather this week
has attracted Canadians by the thou-
sands to seek relief from the heat in
nearby streams and lakes. And with
the movement to the water has come
the usual number of drownings.
In an effort to cut down this need-
less toll of human life, Water Safety
Week is now being observed and is
being sponsored by the Red Cross
Society.
Stunned at the toll taken by drown-
ing across Ontario at the very be-
ginning of Water Safety Week, Red
Cross officials said that "simple
thoughtlessness" lay behind most of
these "unnecessary" deaths. Over
the weekend, 14 persons lost their
lives by drowning.
"This is a horrible beginning to
Water Safety Week," commented
Claire McMullen, in charge of the
Red Cross division of swimming and
water safety. "Don't people realize
water is a hazard, a medium in which
the human body cannot survive with-
out training and experience ?"
Seaforth district, of course, is par-
ticularly fortunate in that there is
available during, the summer season
expert instruction in swimming at
the new Seaforth Lions Pool, Dur-
ing the 1956 season 11,845 people en-
joyed supervised swimming at the
Lions Pool, and nearly 200 children
and adults received swimming in-
struction.
The importance of knowing how
to swim is indicated by the fact that
drowning took 416 lives in Ontario
last year. Every age group was al-
most evenly represented. One hun-
' dred and thirty-four died while boat-
ing, 147 'slipped into the water to
Waste Of Life
their deaths, and 77 drowned while
swimming.
One-half of this toll was exacted
in the vacation months of July and
August. With the approach of an-
other vacation period, Red Cross of-
ficials have laid down 10 simple rules
for those going swimming or boat-
ing.
1. Don't go out in a boat unless you
can swim or unless you are wearing
an approved life -jacket.
2. If the boat turns over, stick with
it. A capsized boat, even with out-
board motor attached, -will support
all passengers for a long time.
3. Never swim alone. There should
be at least two other people present.
4. Know your swimming area.
There may be underwater hazards,
such as rocks and currents.
5. Supervision saves lives. Parents
should watch their children at all
times . when they are around water.
6. Anyone who cannot swim should
wear a life -jacket when working or
playing around water.
7. If you wish to swim long dis-
tances, swim along the shoreline
rather than straight out into a lake.
And always have a boat at your side.
8. Wait two hours after eating be-
fore swimming.
•
9. Don't overload your boat. There
should be no more passengers than
there are seats. Four seats, four pas-
sengers.
10. Sit still in the middle of the
boat. There must be no moving
around.
Mill Rate. Jumps
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County Sets 1958
Nate At 12.75
--Huron County_ Council okayed. a
three-quarter mill boost in the pro-
visional January mill rate last
week to bring this year's official
rate to 12.75 mills.
Accounting for the raise is a .4
or $22,000 increase in road
allotments, and a .35 mill or $20,-
000 hike for the general account"
Seaforth's share of county levies
this year will be $19,525" Last year
Seaforth paid $18,180.
Last year's mill rate represented
an increase of one mill over the
previous year. much of it to ac-
commodate costs of the new coun-
ty court house. Total increase in
rates for county roads over last
year is .9 mills.
Needs which call for the extra
$20,000, said A. H. Erskine. county
clerk -treasurer, arise chiefly from
'changes which have been made in
the method of payment of admin-
istration of •justice accounts. The
.county's income from the prov-
ince, he said, is expected to be
$12,000 loss than was forecast in
.January, and costs are expected
to be about $4,000 greater than was
estimated. The extra $20900 from
the increase in the tax levy will
also provide new furnishings for
the council chamber, estimated at
$2,500, which will be needed when
the council membership increases
from 31 this year to 40 next year.
The revised budget predicts an
expenditure, on general account,
of $476,465, toward which $434,189
is to be raised directly by the
county tax levy. In addition, the
county roads departrhent is ex -
to spend $683,000, of which
294,220 is to be raised by the coun-
ty tax levy, and most of the re-
mainder is to come from provin-
eial, road subsidies.
Major items of expenditure for
which the budget provides include
$34,000; for administration of jus-
tice; $36,000 ,for the work of the
Children's Aid Society; $15,810 for
grants; $24;000 for the upkeep of
the county jail; $20,000 for interest
pie bank borrowings•; $95;000 for
:;`hospitals; $46,000 " for the Huron
County Home; $34,800" for the Conn-
Health Unit; 05,580 to retire
' .edea erttures and pay debenture in-
*grest; $22,000 for the maintenance
of
.the court house.
As well as approving ,the, budget,
tiIIty ,Couneil on Thursday ap-
,jptoVeti' the' eminlired county as-
;s'ea itrierlt, Veirieh • detbrfeines the
aths be..:eontributed to the
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MILLION DOLLARS NEEDED EACH YEAR
ENGINEER EXPLAINS ROAD WORK
County Engineer J. W. Britnell
said last week $1.000,000 a year
must be budgeted for county roads
if they are to be saved from com-
plete deterioration.
He told Huron County Council
the $328.000 to be spent this year
on road construction in the county
is far from adequate. Of 412 miles
of Huron roads, only two per cent
are now in good condition, the en-
gineer warned.
With a total road budget of
$1.000.000, said Mr, Britnell, $650,-
000 a year could be allotted to new
construction, which would be en-
ough to rebuild 15 miles of road,
and build three new bridges each
year.
Need 20 -Year Plan
"It would not be practical," he
said. "to expect to have every road
in Huron County up to first-class
standards. We should, however, at-
tempt to grade and pave 300 miles
of road. The life of a first-class
paved road is considered to be 20
years. We should, therefore, plan
to grade and pave 15 miles of road
each year, to complete the 300 -mile
objective in 20 years."
This program would work, he
saidon the basis of an estimated
cost of $30,000 a mile for road -
building. The Ontario Department
of Highways, he noted, considers
the average cost of grading and
construction to be $61,000 a wile.
"Our maintenance cost of $300,-
000 will not decrease for many
years, as we can rebuild only 15
miles a year, and the remaining
roads must be kept in reasonable
condition. We must spend $50,000
a year to replace equipment. This
would bring the total expenditure
to $1,000,000 a year, of which the
county would have to contribute
$440,000, or, at the present assess-
ment, eight mills; the remaining
$560,000 would be in the form of
subsidy"
Must Serve Public
"The figures at first may astound
you," Mr. Britnell told the county
councillors, "but if you will study
them carefully, you will see that'
they are not merely a dream, but
that they can and must become a
reality, if we are to give the trav-
elling public the rodds they seem
to want. We can not afford to sit
back and watch our road system
deteriorate to an intolerable con-
dition, under ever-increasing traf-
fic volumes and truck loads."
The road budget in Huron, Mr.
Britnell noted, is now at the rate
of about $1,500 a mile. For com-
parison, he cited the figures for
Waterloo County, $2806 a mile;
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Rise Of .4 in Mill Rate
Three new bridges are on the
1957 program. One of them, west of
Londesboro, in Hallett Township,
has already been completed; the
largest of them, a 200 -foot span
over the Maitland River, on the
road between the 9th and 10th
concessions of Turnberry, has been
started, and is to be completed
before the end of July, The third
new bridge is to be a 150 -foot span
over a Maitland tributary, three
miles west of Brussels.
On the recommendation of the
county roads committee, of which
William Morritt, reeve of Blyth, is
chairman, councillors voted Wed-
nesday to increase the 1957 county
road tax from the 4.75 -mill rate
tentatively struck in January, to
5,15 mills. The increase will add
about $45,000 to the road budget,
of which about $22,000 will be rais-
ed by the extra tax, and $23,000
will come in provincial subsidy.
Huron Farm News
Most of the corn and beans are
in and are benefitting from the
nice showers towards the end of
the week. Some grass haying
should be general this week.
The apple crop should be above
average. Very little scab is ap-
parent.
HENSALL
Mr. Fred Kennings left Monday
for Portland, Oregon, where, he
,will visit his brother, William,
whom he has not seen for 53 years:
He made the trip by train, arriv-
ing Wednesday.
Mrs. Vera Thompson, of Cal-
gary, visited last week with her
aunt, Mrs. F. Manns.
Mrs. L. "Simpson spent the week-
end with, her sister, Mrs. C. Mc-
Martin, at Barrie.
Mr. and Mrs. William Smith and
family spent the weekend in Mar-
lette, Mich.
Mr. Keith Lindsay, of Napanee,
spent the weekend with Mr. and
Mrs. John Henderson and family
and with his wife, who is Visiting
with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. McLaren are
visiting with their daughter, Mrs.
'Dorland Evans and family in Wa-
terloo..
Clean Up After Fire
Neighbors o Mr. •[Troon Duch-
arme, west of Holten,who suf-
fered a disastrous fire bet Tues.-
do.
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day'. when he lost hie barn, drive
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Fancy Whistle Recalls Hoedov
Not satisfied with the results It
can get by just plain blasting awa .
on the horn of the diesel Iocom
tive which runs through town t
Kincardine, the engineer added
new note the other evening. After
several strenuous blasts along t e
way toward Whitechurch, he en
ed it all with a familiar "da -de -d
da -da" which sometimes conclud.
a selection in the hayloft hoedow
Now there's a man with a futur
—Wingham Advance -Times.
National Post To Sweitzer
A, J. "Jake" Sweitzer, Exeter,
was one of three Lions elected as
Canadian directors of the interna-
tional service organization at the
37th annual convention of. Ontario
and Quebec clubs in Peterborough
last week The local lumber mill
operator, who has served the past
year as governor of district A-1,
becomes the first Exeter Lion to
be accorded the honor. He will
serve as a director for two years.
—Exeter Times -Advocate.
Applause For Loser
Elston Cardiff had some good
words for his Liberal opponent, A.
Y. McLean, of Seaforth, Said Mr.
Cardiff: "Andy put on a good cam-
paign. I had no fault to find with
him." Mr. McLean who had really
worked hard, visiting many parts
of the riding during the campaign,
had been asked why he was mak-
ing such a relentless effort, said
Mr. Cardiff. He said Mr. McLean's
reply had been: "If I get beat, it
won't be sitting down." Before
concluding, Mr. Cardiff said he
had just received a message from
Mr. McLean asking Mr, Cardiff to
Bemoan Apathy of Trade Board
Those attending the Board of
Trade meeting called for Tuesday
evening, expressed keen disap-
pointment with the attendance.
Only five business people turned
out which was considered too small
a group to conduct the ;various
business matters which were up
for discussion. A strong business
organization can be an asset to its
members, as well as to the town
in general. It is regrettable that
more interest is not taken by those
who should be active in this organ-
ization.—Blyth Standard.
thank all the persons who sup-
ported Mr. McLean in Goderich
and surrounding district. "Let's
give him a hand!" shouted a map
in the crowd. "Andy's a good
guy!" The crowd clapped in ap-
proval.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Receive Papers, Then Cast Votes
Among the new Canadians who
received their citizenship papers
in time to exercise their franchise
in the federal election Monday
were 14 from South Huron. The
papers weave presented in the
morning by Huron County Judge
Frank Fingland who had postpon-
ed the ceremony as late as pos-
sible so that all -those whose pa-
pers arrived in time would be leg-
ible to vote. Those from the dis-
trict who, received papers were:
Elizabeth and Sjoerd Gerrit Dyk-
stra, Alexandra Helen Dzioha, and
Geert Jilles Nagel, all of Exeter;
Roelof and Wilhelmina Zondag, R.
R. 2, Dashwood; Huberdina Van
Oevelen, R.R. 2, Centralia; Corn-
elis and Fenny Van, Daalen, Zur-
ich; Wiechert and Jeltje Kulp, R.
R. 1, Centralia, and Henry Binnen-
dyk, R.R. 3, Kippen. — Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Ask Protection From Peddlers
It seems that Clinton is losing
money, which could very well be
collected—or if not that, then at
least made by the merchants of
the town. We have a license fee
of $2 which is charged to hawkers
and peddlers who wish to operate
within the town of Clinton. How-
ever, this fee is extremely low
compared with that charged by
other towns in Ontario. The ma-
jority of municipalities, including
Exeter, Meaford, Listowel, Fergus,
Delhi, Blenheim and Ailsa Craig,
charge at least $50 for this license.
What is meant by hawkers and
pedlars? Well, there are folk from
outside Clinton who (not paying a
business license) nevertheless wish
to sell their products in the town.
It seems only fair that they should
expect to pay for this privilege.
The trio of towns, Clinton, Seaforth
and Mitchell, in a strip along High-
way 8, (all charging the minor fee
of $2) do not protect their merch-
ants sufficiently from this type of
business.—Clinton News -Record.
HURON COUNTY FEDERATION NEWS
(By J. CARL HEMINGWAY)
On Friday, June 7, a Federation
of Agriculture Zone directors'
meeting was held in Fergus. This
zone is made up of Huron, Perth,
Bruce, Grey, Wellington and Wa-
terloo Counties. Huron was well
represented, with two carloads at-
tending.
The main topic of discussion was
the matter of publicity. The .meet-
ing felt that activities of the Fed-
eration and the part it is playing
in Canadian affairs is not well en-
ough known by most farmers. Re-
ports from the Doniinion office and
to some extent from the Ontario
office, seem later than necessary
in arriving.
Dr, Hugh Ternplin, representing
the Fergus News -Record, and Mrs.
K. Marsden. of the Elora Express,
reported that they were happy to
receive news items but stressed
that they must be brief and of lo-
cal- interest. The meeting express-
ed their appreciation for the help
local weeklies have given to farm
organizations.
From The Huron Expositor
June. 24, 1932
Dorothy Golding and Arthur
Golding received awards for rank-
ing highest in the first two forms
at Seaforth High School.
The fine trophy presented to the
Huron Football League by Mr. Leo
Stephenson has been received. It
is now on display in the window
of Mr. E. H. Close's barber shop.
Mayor J. F. Daly and Mr, J. E.
Keating were in Windsor on Mon-
day and Tuesday attending a Lions
convention as representatives of
Seaforth Lions Club.
Miss Martha Reid, Seaforth, has
received three pounds of coffee as
a prize in a recent radio contest,
guessing the nearest number of
tons of a certain kind of baking
powder sold last year. Her guess
was 8,021 tons.
A wooden fence has been erect-
ed around the monwt ent at Vic-
toria Park by the Canadian Legion,
The building being erected by H.
B. Edge on South Main St., for
the -Seaforth News, is almost com-
pleted and the work of moving the
plant has begun.
The first of the equipment for
the new theatre to be built here
by J. B. MacKenzie & Son, of
Georgetown, arrived here this
week.
Mayor J. F. Daly this week sold
to the Eldorado Gold Mines Ltd.
a Fordson full crawler tractor,
The machine will be used at Echo
Bay, Great Bear Lake, only four
miles from the Arctic Circle. It
will be shipped from Toronto to
Waterways, Alberta, the end` of
steel, and the freight will cost
$6.80 a pound. From there it will
have a trip of 1400 miles by boat.
From The Huron Expositor
June 21, 1907
Mr. Ralph Cresswe lllef
there ori
Monday Swift
y Curren
t, Alta.,
to lookf
a ter his extensive ranch.
h-
ing interests.
Aere Fero 3o ticketsl
sod at
o dtu'!,
A resolution that caused consid-
erable discussion was the grading
of screenings. At present No. 1
screenings are only required 'to
have 35% cracked or whole grain,
the remainder being mainly weed
seeds. In actual practice, No. 1
screenings vary from 35% to 90%
grain, yet there doesn't seem to
be any way by which the farmer
can get the better grade except
by .luck. There apparently is no
price adjustment, comparative to
quality. The other point that came
up was the comparative feed va-
lue with relation to the percentage
of grain. Perhaps some of you
cattle feeders could give us some
of your experiences and then we
could decide on the advisability of
narrower grading on screenings.
I'm sure farmers don't want to
employ any more graders or im-
pose any more regulations than
necessary. Perhaps there is much
more difference in appearance
than in actual feed value in the
different lots of screenings.
YEARS AGONE
Interesting items gleaned from
The Huron Expositor of 25, 50
and 75 years ago.
for the excursion to Detroit.
Mr. Peter Dill, who has been do-
ing a very successful mercantile
business' in Seaforth for several
years, has disposed of his store
and stock to Mr. C. Aberhart.
James Carnochan, son of Mr.
James Carnochan, of the 2nd of
Tuckersmith, met with a painful
accident Wednesday afternoon. He
with his brother and Mr. McKin-
ley, were going for tile, and while
crossing McLean's bridge with the
empty wagons, the bridge went
down. Mr. Carnochan was on the
centre of the bridge at the time
andthe sides fell in on him. He
suffered a broken collarbone and
several cuts and bruises. -
From The Huron Expositor
June 23, 1882
Mr. R. J. Turner, Brucefield, has
had erected near his hotel a set.
of new weigh scales which will be
a great convenience to farmers
and others who may wish to weigh
stock and produce. These scales
were purchased from the. firm of
William Robertson & Co., Seaforth.
Messrs. Alex Wilson and John
A. Wilson left this week for the
Old Country. The former goes with
the Wimbledon tea, and the latter
for pleasure and benefit of his
health.
Mr. Adam Smith, Berne, intends
erecting a new flouring 'and. grist
mill on Mark's lots at Brucefield
station. •
Last Saturday afternoon a most
melancholy accident occurred in
the stables of Duncan Taylor, of
the Township of Grey, by which'
three children,- Dougall, Andrew
and Robert Taylor, aged eight, six
and 'four years, met their death
by suffocation; having, it appears,
climbed into an oat bin, the lid
closing on them and becoming..,
fastened on the outside. When the
hired men opened it to feed :the
horses oats,hefound the l
ttal.
The funeral of the '' tlr e@ r Children:
it:
wa he la _. t e
Wee t rg,�tt, hat has eve r scolia
t6 S t :our It L' " s el e
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It is a remarkable fact that the
early Christians, in the enthusiasm
which followed the coasting of the
Holy Spirit at Pentecost, practiced
a •form of communism. They shar-
ed their goods. There was noth-
ing compulsory about this. But
such was the wonderful fellowship
which existed among them, such
was their concern to help one an-
other that they sold lands and
houses, and contributed the pro-
ceeds for the common good.
In time this practice was given
up, perhaps because of practical
difficulties. But the spirit which
prompted it remains of great sig-
nificance to us.
Christ is the creator of true com-
munity Iife. The presence of Christ
in the hearts of people draws them
together in the best possible fel-
lowship, and out of this fellowship;
proceed efforts for the public good.
Aside from such efforts, the very
atmosphere of the community is
improved.
Sin, on the other hand, is the de-
stroyer of community Iife. Sin not
only estranges people from God it
laiso separates them from one
another. Sin breaks up fellow-
ship and increases the loneliness
of the human soul. Sin manifests
itself in anti -social acts.
The atomic bomb may be re-
garded as a sign of the anti -
Christ. To express it differently,
at least it illustrates to what
lengths the spirit of disobedience,
working in human hearts, may
go. The result is widespread de-
struction, • confusion and chaos.
It is urgent that we should
work and pray for Christ's vic-
tory in our own hearts, and in
human hearts everywhere. How
blessed would be any community
in which Christ should reign in
every aspect of life!
Nothing can prevent the final
establishment of Christ's great
kingdom, but God has graciously
given us the privilege of helping
toward this end. Our prayer
should be that God may be pleas-
ed to use us in the accomplish-
ing of His glorious purpose.
LEGION LADIES MEET
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Canadian Legion met June 5. Pres-
ident Mrs, Olive Little conducted
the meeting. The standardbearers,
Mrs: J. Fraiser and Mrs, H. Nich-
olson, carried the flags.
The mystery prize was won by
Mrs. Charlotte Wood. A second
prize was won by Mrs. Jas. Barry.
Comrades were asked to save
articles during the summer for a
rummage sale in September, as
this was the last meeting before
the holidays.
Last Sunday the' Ladies' Auxil-
iary attended church service at
Egmondvilie United- Church in
memory of D -Day. Rev. Dr. J.
Semple welcomed the auxiliary and
gave a very interesting talk on
memories of .D -Day.
The meeting closed with the re-
tiring of the colors and singing
"God Save the Queen." Lunch was
served by the committee and a
social hour enjoyed by all.
LETTERS TWE EDITOR
Toronto, June 13, 1957.
Editor, The Huron Expositor:
Dear Sir: I am tempted to take
my pen in hand; firstly, to compli-
ment you upon your lead editorial,
"Difficulties Are Great in Cort
trolled Farming", with its special
references to the Diefenbaker
plans for agriculture.
This reader' has neither the
economic experience nor the de=
sire to get into what might be
termed the line of fire' as he-
tween the political and business
leaders in dealing with the above'
nation-wide problem.
On the other hand, it has been
painfully clear now, for some
years, that not only in Canada but,
even more obviously in the mighty
industrial community to the south
—with its 168,000,000 people—as
President Eisenhower put it re-
cently: "Our farm population -have
not -been sharing as they should
in the general prosperity in town
and city."
In these circumstances, I think
that there is even added signifi-
cance in that closing paragraph,
in which one of the ,financial jour-
nals (Financial Post) calls, atten-
tion to attempts to maintain pric-
es of farm products south of the
Line: "This scheme has worked
out extremely badly in the United
States where farm operations and
farm export markets relatively are
of much Inas " importance to the
whole national economy than they
are in Canada. For Canada, the
results would be worse"
All in all, while I haven't the
foggiest idea as to the particular
mechanism that would be needed
to "assure the farmer of his fair
share of the national inteerte"
(from Mr. Diefenbaker's "A+New
National Policy" pamphlet), it
would be strange indeed, if the
attainment of this objective could
avoid serving the general welfare.
Considering that, according to
the experts, agriculture has an
geonotnic, weight. in ratio to the
whole Canadian economic struc-
ture more than 2112 times its coun-
terpart in the United States, I feel
like favoring any policy, rather
than allowing things to drift from
bad to -worse.
In closing, I Wish to say that
when one of our great bank's Coe -
chides, as my farm paper records
it, that;!'Agrieuliural' in'conie is
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lin just out and I can tell one
and all that .freedom never tasted
better.
The length of my stay was al-
most four weeks to the nearest
`lour. Four weeks of solitary,
and I` don't recommend it even to
the most hardened.
Of course, there are. worse
places to be than hospitals', Jails,
for example. Or Russia under
the Commisars. Or lost in the
wastes of the Sahara, or in the
jungles of darkest Africa and,
perhaps, Children's Day at the
Ex.
Just the same, lonely incar-
ceration in a hospital room is
not my idea of good clean fun.
Outside .the .matter of getting
well—and after all thatee why I
was there—I cah't say that a
single interesting thing happen-
ed to me in all those four weeks.
I did not come out any wiser,
that's .for sure, but I did come
out poorer.
Oh, I suppose I did learn a few
odds and ends. I discovered that
green . gets to be a very boring
color to paint walls. I learned
that doctors drive better auto-
mobiles than their patients. This
was an extra. My window had
for a view a magnificent prospect
of the hospital parking lot and
it was easy to compare the kind
of cars one saw in there while
the doctors were on their rounds
and the kind to be seen during
visiting hours. As I said, doctors
definitely have the edge.
I did not learn why doctors and
nurses, once you are admitted to
the hospital, immediately assume
that the age of all patients is
three and a half. Just past the
diaper stage, but not much, and
certainly possessing no wits
whatsoever. I also did not dis-
cover why it was absolutely nec-
essary to the health of every
patient to wake him up at five
o'clock in the morning to take
his temperature—three hours be-
fore breakfast. Those and many
other things remain forever mys-
teries.
But I did learn two wonderful
things.
The first was that Huron Coun-
ty in. the spring is -something nal
man in his right senses and,
health permitting, ' would ever
miss- When I went .into the hos-
pital, the trees were barely in bud,.
all was 'stark and clammy and
muddy. When I'came out I never
—repeat_ never—anywhere in my'
life saw a land so beautiful, so.
green, so full of lush growth. L
guess we just take these things for
granted, and Year after year ac-
cept the 'miracle of spring's re-
birth without thinking and never a
Thank, You to the Creator of all•
this goodness and beauty.
But just miss it for a year and
see how much it means. This L
learned and I hope in whatever -
years are ahead of me, I'll never'.
again forget to be grateful for this•
beautiful land in which I live.
The second thing I.,learned was
about friends. No one who has
never been sick away from home
can ever ktiow how eagerly one
awaits the nail every morning,
and I had good reason to. Every
day a little bundle of the nicest -
cards you ever saw would be hand-
ed to me—from people all over, a
lot of them people I never thought,
would take the trouble to send a
cheering greeting to me. It was an.
experience which cut'right through.
to the heart and I only hope that,
every one who took the trouble to
send me a note, or a card or a
bunch of flowers• will read this to -
know how deeply their gestures
were appreciated. This is the very
stuff of human kindness. taking
thought for the other fellow, and
I'am humbly thankful for those ex-
pressions of friendship, And for
the familiar faces which now and -
then would pop up in my doorway, •
stopping a minute to say "Hello
and get well soon". These things
made life' bearable.
Just the same, I was hot to get
out, to get out in time to cast my
vote as a citizen of this country-.
I just made it and I guess I don't
have to tell anybody who reads
this that it's 'a wonder I didn't" -
have a relapse; But even in spite
of that, it's wonderful to be just
out.
REFLECTIONS
(By W. P. ROBERTS)
The defeat of the government in
fairly prosperous times should give
the Liberals an opportunity to do
some soul searching. It is also a
salutary lesson to all political par-
ties and one from which they may
learn that -the welfare of all the
people,,not just some of the people,
should be the first concern of the
State.
The result of the election was a
personal, victory for John Diefen-
bakel'.. Although' the Conservattvo..
party selected him as their leader
and the Conservative organization
was behind him, the support ap-
peal was slanted toward the man,
not toward the party. The tradi-
tional Tory principles of reluctance
to change, cautious social advance
and vigilant watchfulness of mon-
ey and credit was thrown to the
winds. In its time-honored place
appeared a picture of the fabulous
Rock Candy Mountain, showing a
varied assortment of sugar-coated
policies promising something for
everybody—easing of credit, high-
er pens` ns, flexible parity, full
protection against imports for the
farmer, more money for the prov-
inces and municipalities -all this,
with lower taxes too! It was a
grab-bag of appeals to self-interest
and to cupidity.
But the Liberals will be delud-
ing themselves if they conclude
their defeat was due solely to the
promise of a better give-away pro-
gram than they had devised. Not
all Canadians who voted for Mr.
Diefenbaker's candidates were so
naive that they believed he could
spend more by taking less. They
were motivated not by any one
great paramount issue, but by any
one or more of half a dozen min-
or irritations which had developed
during the years of Liberal rule.
Governments long in office be-
come immune 'to criticism, whe-
ther it be good or bad. The man-
tle of hereditary power enfolds
them, They see nothing, hear
nothing, and Say nothing, of the
defects of their policies. If all is
well with them, all is well with
the State for they come to believe
that they alone are the State, The
Liberals regarded the cost price
squeeze of, the farmers as a tem-
porary inconvenience which would
pass as the population increased.
Like Marie Antoinette who fool-
ishly asked why the people didn't
eat cake when they had no bread,
the Liberals asked the farmers to
vote for statistical prosperity when
they had no visible prosperity of
their own. Government spending.
on national projects, commendable
as they may be, increased infla-
tionary trends which were partly
checked by tightening credit con-
trols on small business. The
spending of millions of tax dollars
for the welfare of Asiatic peoples
in the fight against Communism,
while our own dependents lived on
pensions steadily decreasing in"
purchasing power, Was a policy
which could have been better pro-
portioned.,
There were signs' that Canada
Unit
hail• ed beenStates drawn,for'e'veitog'n thpolice ory, bit„Inof
'view of the world situation, it it
prebleni,atical whether any . gov-
ernment could do' otherwise. When
Mr. Diefenbaker becomes subject
to the trenieridoids .lirest§ute of in-
ternational polities slid high fin-
ance he Will be furittnate if lie has
a Minister for Foreign Affairs e -
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tection and flexible parity prices
for the farmers without raising.
the cost of living and without in-
creasing taxes is a question no •
economist would attempt to an-
swer, and if Mr. Diefenbaker has
the answer he has given no sign
of it. The nation can now best be
served by all political parties giv-
ing him the right-of-way to 'put his
program into effect, .without coali-
tion and without obstructionist op-
position. If his seemingly. impos-
sillle' economic 'policies succeed,
not -Canada- aTene,` but- the whole
world will acclaim his genius. If
he fails, Canada is strong enough,
resourceful enough and resilient
enough to recover from the experi-
ment, and we may have learned
the truth of Hamlet's philosophy,
"rather bear those ills we have,
than fly to others that we know
not of.”
Hensall Kinettes
Plan Joint Meet
Mrs. L. Tiberio was hostess at.
her home June 11 for the Hensel)
Kinettes meeting. President Mrs.
Harold Knight, chairing the meet-
ing, welcomed "members "and two
special guests from Exeter Club,
President Mrs. Ralph Genttner and
Mrs. Calvin Wein.
A motion was carried to hold a
joint meeting with the Kinsman
Club in September, when Deputy
Governor Les Parker,,of Exeter,
would be present and install the
new officers.
Preparations ,for the bean fes-
tival. to be held Labor Day. were
discussed. The Kinettes will be in
charge of the supper. The presi-
dent presented Mrs. Wm. Mickle
with a Kinette spoon honoring her
and her new daughter, Judith
Elizabeth. The raffle was won by
Mrs. Ross Jinks.
Extra draws provided by the"
hostess were won by Mrs. George:
Sawyer, Mrs, C. Wein, Mrs. R;
Genttner, 'Mrs. W. Mickle, Mrs.
Conrad McRoberts and Mrs. John
Heal, Next meeting will be at the
home of Mrs. Robert Baker, Jr,,.
June 25.
Trousseau Tea
For Bride -Elect
Mrs. Lorne Chapman, Hensall,
entertained at a trousseau tea on
Wednesday, June 12, honoring
her daughter, Miss Shirley Grace
Chapman, RegN., of Sarnia, whose
marriage to Joseph B. De Loge,
of Sarnia, took place ill London
June 15. Mrs. Gordon Lafferty, of
Dresden, mother of the groom, as-
sisted Mrs. Chapman and her
daughter in receiving guests.
Trousseau and gifts were chs -
played in the aftertiooti by Miss
Phyllis McLeod, of 'Sarnia, and In
the evening by Miss Ldrne ]tassel,
Toronto, and Mrs. Ken Elder, of
Hensall. A floral centrepiece grac-
ed the table covered with a lace
cloth and an arrangenient of sweet
peas, 'pink and blue' daisies; pink
peonies and lupins in large bas-
kets formed the living room dec-
orations.
Tea room assistants in the af-
ternoon were Mrs. Alex Munn,
Mrs. Ken Elder and Mrs. H, Gaek-
stetter; in the evening, Mrs. A.
Shirr
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