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The Huron Expositor, 1964-07-02, Page 2Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, evgry Thursday ,horning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, -Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers- Association tf Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: Canada (in. advance) $4.00 a Year 1t 'E • 4 a. Outside Canada On advance) $5.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa. 1. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,' JULY 2, 1964 Public Is Entitled To Information Civic officials are taking a proper look at the practise indulged in by an increasing number of municipalities from the smaller to the larger, of mak- ing decisions on 'public matters and by various ways keeping such decisions, and the means by which they were ar- rived at; secret. Whether it comes about from unof- ficial discussions, confirmed perhaps at a later meeting, or by action at spe- cial meetings of which no notice is giv- en, the end result is the same. The public is denied information of matters which are its concern. ' What is .equally important, the public has no means of knowing how decisions were reached and the attitude of their elected repres- entative on. the subjects. But increasing criticism across Can- ada has caused a number of elected re- presentatives inpositions of responsi- bility to take a second look. Latest to do so is Mayor Angus A. Campbell, of Pembroke, who is president of the As- sociation of Ontario Mayors and Reeves. Mayor Campbell talked a lot of common sense when he criticized the practise of holding meetings of elected municipal bodies behind closed doors. As indicated by the Ottawa Citizen, Mayor Campbell said that when elected representatives meet in secret they not only foster public mistrust but they al- so contribute to general civic ineffici- ency. The public is entitled to know exact- ly what goes on at meetings of elected councils and boards. It is not good 'en- ough merely to announce the results of proceedings. Taxpayers should be in- formed about the course of debate which leads up to the decisions. About the only time that such sessions can properly be held in caucus is when per- sonalities are being .discussed or when property transactions are under re- view. As pointed out by Mayor Campbell, taxpayers become i11 -informed on mat- ters of legitimate concern to them when municipal meetings are closed to the press and the general public. With in- formation lacking, public discussion be- comes inhibited and elected- councils tend to become slack and inefficient. Such a situation can never be condon- ed in a democratic society, the Citizen Concludes. It's The. Effort That Counts In this age of drive, and when indi- viduals are assessed to such a degree on their ability to win at any cost, there is a tendency to ignore as of lit- tle consequence the one who, while try- ing, doesn't quite make the grade. This is particularly true -at -this time of year when examinations loom so large in the life of students of all ages. -. After all, it's effort that counts as we are reminded by the St. Marys Jour- nal -Argus, who proscribes ;,encourage- ment, for the one who tries,' and the ap- plication of a physical corrective to the slacker. Pointing out that we can't all be win- ners, the Journal -Argus says the great- est phobia of modern times is the al- most insane urge. to "be a 'winner". If a man reaches forty and isn't making ten thousand a year, he is supposed to jump from a bridge or commit some such act of stupid insanity. Fortun- ately, not too many of the older gen- eration take all the "mullarky" spewed out by the fancy publications too ser- iously. Evidence does, howeVer, exist that the teenagers are most concerned over the "you must be a success in life" theory, "be a winner or else". r;,We have a 'suspicion "or else" means `give it Marys paper says. your best'.' and you will probably come out fine in the long run. No doubt, competition for each job is increasing. Better education and train- ing is needed now even more than it was .twenty years ago: This fact is granted by the high pitched hysteria with which it is expounded is making a nervous wreck out of highly sensitive teenagers who have not yet learned to cull the - wheat from the burdocks in- sofar as the literary efforts of our edu- cators are concerned. Obviously, everyone wants • to be suc- cessful and there is nothing wrong with that desire; however, it must be realiz- ed that everybody'cannot be a "tycoon" type. For most of us the realization should be pounded homethat all we can do is our very best. "If .your youngster tries hard but does not come up with fancy marks, don't take him to. the woodshed; try to cheer him up a bit so he will plunge in even harder next term. If he is a slacker and fluffs hisexams, belt him a few. Regardless of what science may tell you, there will always be a place, for the chap who is willing to give his best, even though .that. best may be somewhat short of genius," the St. In the Years Agone From The Huron Expositor July 3, 1914 The Haugh Cup was officially presented to the Wingham High School ball team at a public meeting in the Town Hall last week. Mr. William Levett, Hensall, will open an up-to-date moving pieture show in that village on Monday. The following pupils of Miss Hazel Winterpassed their re- spective examinations for the Toronto Conservatory of, Music: Miss Muriel Wiltse, Miss Doro- thy Morson, Miss Nettie Shil- linglaw, Miss Frances Winter and Miss Mary Crosbie. Mr. Thomas G, Shillinglaw, of Tuckersmith, was the presiding examiner at the departmental examinations at Wingham last week. The choir of the Presbyterian Church at Brucefield held a pic- nic at Bayfield on Saturday. They all went down in one load, Elliott's motor truck being the vehicle. The ladies of Cavan Church, Winthrop, are to be congratu- lated on the success which at- . tended their social at the hos- ;pitable home of Mr. and Mrs. John- G. Grieve. :I4irss Annie .Govenlock held et closing piano, recital Mon - ay Evening in the. Library Hall:. - The •.following pupils passed the. Canadian Academy of Music ex- ' tMan►ie IIa11, Myrtle Keys, Jean ll Carswell, Mama ret: Edge, Darothyh %.Wilson; Clarissa Scutt all `7lrriest :Edge. ' From The Huron Expositor July 7, 1939. Mrs. Georgina Smith was in- stalled as' District Deputy Presi- dent of the Rebekah Lodge, and Mrs. Alva Westcott was elected district secretary. Mr. Thomas Butt, of Kippen, had the misfortune during the week to meet with a painful accident. He was sideswiped by a truck on the town line, which resulted in some, bad cuts to his face and the loss of a tooth. Mr. F. Hogg, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hogg, McKillop, is taking a course at Queen's Uni- versity, Kingston. Miss Margaret McKellar has been re-engaged on the staff of the Palmerston • High School, with an increase in salary. Angus McDonald, of Cromar- ty, celebrated his 90th birthday and was the oldest old boy to attend the school reunion on Friday. Seventy years ago Mr. Alex McKellar, of Cromarty, and Mr. Robert Henry, of Brucefield, 'at- tended school together in the old log school at Cromarty. The following are the results of the Western Conservatory of Music held recently at St. Jos- eph's Convent School of Music: Betty Murphy, :Barbara Sproat, Geraldine Tlannery, Alice Mc- Iver, Beatrite Lane, Teresa O'1'111, Katherine Laudenbach, 'Annie a Carron, Joanne WW1.tan, ,J cque1ine Odell and Mary nuncan. From The Huron Expositor July 5, 1889 Mr. John McMann shipped 16 very fine horses to Detroit ,on Monday, He also sold a span of greys, weighing 3,000 pounds, to a gentleman in Sarnia. Alan S. McLean, a Seaforth boy, won a silver cup as a prize at the athletic sports in connec- tion with the -Reform demon- stration at Toronto last week. On Monday, July 1, the fifth annual picnic of the former pupils of No. 4, McKillop, was held at the home of Mr> Jas. Hastie. Among the number we were glad to welcome 3. Cowan, Sarnia, William Hastie and Rev. C. H. Vessiot. The chair was occupied by Mr. D. C. Dorrance. A large barn was raised on Thursday near Kippen on the farm of Mr: Robert Elgie, Jr. The contractor was James Workman. The music for the night's entertainment was furn- ished by Forsyth Bros., on the violin, and by several ladies on the organ. At a meeting of the congre- gation of Burns' Church in Hul- lett, the Rev. D. M. Ramsay pre- sided. Mr. G. Watt acted as secretary, when a subscription list was opened for the purpose of building a new church on the old site, and the sum , of $1,000.00 was subscribed on the spot by 11 subscribers. .Mr. John McLean, of Chisel- hurst, has barley ,mneasurfng 4 feet 2 inches. Mr. William Hen- derson, 4th concession of Mc- Killop, has barley which mea- sures over Ave feet in length. t , Sugar and Spice By B!!! Smiley LOAFING WITHOUT HONOR "You'ret a lazy bum, Rill Smiley." That's a recurrent theme around our place the minute the long, hot days of July begirt. And it isn't me talking to myself, I might' add. The ..$able tells us that a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country. These days, a philosopher is not with- out honor, save in his own back yard, when summer comes. And he'd look pretty silly sitting out there meditating in January. I know the hedge needs trim- 47-> ming and the lawn needs mow- - ing and the flowerbeds need weeding and the back porch needs painting and the kids need `a clip on the ear. I don't have to be told over and over again, like a retarded child. But there are a lot of other things that need doing a whole lot more. So I wish my wife would just •'shpt up about those petty, menial chorea and let me get on with something worth- while. There's bird -watching to be done. Who is going to enjoy the three robins and the flicker strutting under the sprinkler, just like three dowagers and a gigolo, if I•'m not there? Who's going to shout back .insults to the starlings, warn the sparrows that the cat is stalking, and scare off the gulls ' as they swoop closer and closer to the barbecue, if I'm not on hand? .. BUT WILL THE PATENT SURVIVE THE PROBING? A Macduff Ottawa Report Good Health to All OTTAWA—Canadian taxpay- ers in recent months have been studying the high cost of the proposed new Canada Pension plan. They now learn that the Hall Royal Commission is call- ing for a comprehensive health services program available to everyone in the country. This additional burden on the Man who pays the bills should make, him the heaviest taxed, but best cared for resident of a welfare state in the world. It was a coincidence that on the day that the Commons was debating t h e constitutional amendment necessary to pro- vide a portable pension plin with privision for survivors' benefits, the Royal Commission report on -health services was tabled in the House. Thus health services and pensions were brought together as they should be in a complete social welfare program. Another Royal Commission, the Porter Commossion ' on Banking and Finance, earlier had warned that before imple- menting the overall Canada Pension scheme, Canadians and their Governments should pro- ceed slowly and carefully count, the cost. - It said that care should be taken to consider the , price that would have to be paid in terms of financing this country's development. It cau- tioned that the nation's econ- omic resources might be strain- ed and its powers to combat in- flationary forces might be weak- ened. Last month in the Commons, 'Finance Minister, Gordon had said that everything pointed to a continuance, of the present economic upswing in Canada. He declared that if any action was needed to stimulate the econdiny or to direct it in one way or another the Government would not hesitate to act. He has also told the Com- mons that in dealing with the budgetary problems next year or the year after, it was impos- sible to estimate what the to- tal revenues or expenditures would, he until a proper assess- ment of 'the - condition of the Country and prospects had been made. That was difficult a year or two ahead of time. When these estimates are prepared the Government will be confronted with three cours- es of action. One move would be to increase taxes and obtain in this way increased revenue, A second choice, and one that the Government is now. engag- ed upon, is a review of gov- ernmental expenditures and all the different programs to ascer- tain if there are any items of expenditure that can be elim- inated or reduced without do- ing damage to the economy or the welfare of the people. How- ever, experienc heas shown` that such money saving moves makes little impact on the ov- erall expenditures of the Fed, eral Government. A third choice, Mr. Gordon 'has pointed out, is to consider that in the light of the fact that additional revenues have been made available to the province , by Ottawa, the deficits of the provincial government should therefore be somewhat reduced Under .such circumstances the Minister suggested it might be considered whether a higher Federal deficit could not be justified. Meantime the Royal Commis- sion on Banking and Commerce has expressed a worry over the proposed Canada Pension Plan shifting investment functions from the private to the govern- ment sector. Thus, govern- ments would be in a position to exercise a direct influence- on the allocation- of a large share of the community's savings and might eventually come to dom- inate a large part of the finan- cial system. The Banking Com- mission urged the need to pro- ceed cautiously in implement- ing the pension scheme particu- larly where the vital savings and investment process is in- volved. through Parliament some mem- . bers of the Government at Ot- tawa were stunned by the sweeping nature of the health commission's recommendations. First things first, was the mot- to in the Federal •Governnlent as it pushed 'ahead with the • pension scheme. Now, there is no question that if and when Canada embarks on, such a comprehensive health scheme there will be an in- crease in taxes. The Commis- sion thinks that the taxpayer will be prepared to pay will- ingly. It said it had heard no dissenting' voice on this ,point. It estimated that by 1971 the annual cost of Canada's present 'system of health services with all its limitations and inade- • quacies will• be over $4,000,000,- 000. The Commission said the • system it recommends would cost an additional $466,000,000. Such a national health insur- ance scheme will be made opet- ative in Canada some day. But,' it will not come about over- night. It, is a long range goal that Canadians will' work to- wards. Now the Royal Commission on Health Services has recom- mended that the objectives •of a health charter : for Canadians be achieved ,through the devel- opment of a health program universally available to •all Can- adians regardless of age, con- dition, place of residence or ability to pay., The program would cover not only medicare but the whole range of per- sonal health services. The Commission spelled out its basic . philosophy through many of its comments add its 200 recommendations. They could be summarized as follows: that Canada's human resources, men, women and children,. are worth the price that must be paid in taxes in ensuring that all Canadians may enjoy the best health, possible. The report said all this can be achieved at an approximate additional cost of $20 a head. The program would be financ- ed jointly by the Federal and Provincial Governments out of general revenues, taxes, pt;em- iums,' lotteries or other finan- cial resources. The Royal Commission . ap- pointed three years ago by the Diefenbaker Government asked the present Federal Government to accept the leadership in im- plementing a health charter for Canadians. It called for a Fed- eral -Provincial conference with- in six months to get the pro- gram rolling. The Liberal par- ty's election program commits the Government to establishing a national health insurance plan and holding such a conference. Busily engaged in getting the ambitious Canada Pension plan "Then 1 can't go out tonight, Maude?" �.,...Oates Poem**, IM. "Yes,, that's a very nice )oh .. W 1 drive one lust like It i+iyi.4f/: SPARKS by Willis Forbes - Q / e•rs JAcice'r In life's golf game keep out of the rough if you can—but be sure to leorn how to get out after you're in, "it's George's turn to chowa the color. He gets the hand-me-down!" There's .ruminating to be done. 'Somewhere on this crazy continent there has to • be one man sitting quietly, thinking seriously—if you'll bear with me -- about the psychological ,,and moral effects of the topless swim suit. There's planning to be done. How can a chap plan a golf game and a fishing jaunt and a camping trip and a summer course and a column and a speech and how to avoid doing any of . them, if he's muddling about with a paint brush or a pair of shears? There's a .lot of figuring to be done. Who else around here is going to figure out how to get the mortgage extended, meet the note at the bank, and stay out of debtors' prison, when our outgo exceeds our income by an indecent row of digits? There's cold beer to be, druhk. Any simpleton can jam up the fridge with it; and leave it there, taking up • valuable space. It takes a touch of the artist to keep it moving at just the right speed so that you're never stuck if you feel like a cold one, but are just fresh out when a gang of thirsty visitors arrives. There are books to be read, clouds to be counted, squirrel - fights to referee. Who's going to listen to the trees making love, the, acorns dropping, the bees droning, if I'm sweating around behind the roar of the lawn- mower? So. Next time you drive past our place, and see a recumbent figure on a lawn chair, inert, and your wife says, "That Bill Smiley is a la,Sy} bum; isrt'-,t he?" don't agree like,,Ithe coward you are. Just retort, "Nuts. ..He's a philosopher without honor in his own back yard." Flim: "When did bustles go out of style?" Flam: "Don't know. But look up when revolving doors were invented." The trouble with life, you're half -way through before you realize it's one of those do-it- yourself deals. OM Ws Flamm bib _ P 'That's all very fine, O'Connor.) ;sow tell -me, have you seen anything of a sunken ship?" -"Basically, Hodgins, you're just not a sportsman!" RELIABLE. RECORDS • with MOORE REGISTERS , FLATPAKIT FORMS AND ACCESSORIES MOORE REGISTERS AND FLATPAKti FORMS ASSURE RELIABLE RECORDS ONE COPY MAY BE FILED AUTOMATICALLY PREVENTING LOST OR TAMPERED RECORDS. MULTIPLE COPIES NUMBERED FOR AUDIT USE ... ALL FROM ONE WRITING LET US DEMONSTRATE OUR FULL LINE OF MOORE REGISTERS AND FLATPAKIT FORMS. THE HURON EXPOSITO,R Phone 141 Seaforth is • A • F • • M F 0 0 • M