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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 22, 1964 •
Stamp to Recall Huron Salt Find?
The 100th anniversary of the discov-
ery of salt, which occurred near Gode-
rich in 1866, may be the subject of a
new commemorative postage stamp.
In response to questions raised in the
House of Commons, Hon. J. R. Nich-
olson, the postmaster general, said the
issue will be considered when the 1966
program is under study.
Discovery of salt at Goderich, and
a short time later at Seaforth, Dublin
and other area points; provided the
foundation for an industry that
through the century has been a major
factor in the economy of the district.
Technical advances, ° and particular-
ly the diminishing supply of cheap ,fuel'
for evaporating the salt, as .the virgin
forests were depleted, resulted in many
local wells being closed late in the last_
century. But while the salt blocks flour-
ished, they were the prime industry in
many an Ontario town.
Newmethods and new demands re-
sulted in entire new processes in the
salt industry, the latest of -which is the
large salt mine at Goderich.
While at the moment this approach
seems to be the most practical in terms
of economical production, perhaps fur-
ther technical developments will one
day result in salt blocks in, Seaforth
and other centres being again brought
into use.
In the meantime, it is good to know
that recognition may be given to a dis-
covery that has contributed in such a
degree to the economy of Huron and
Canada.
This, Is a Weekly Newspaper
There are special weeks for almost
every subject under the sun, to such a
degree that frequently the emphasis
that was intended is lost. In the pro-
cess, too, we lose sight of many worth-
while organizations and subjects that
deserve comment.
So it is we almost missed National
Newspaper Week, which now is . under
way.
Perhaps the following words, pen-
ned by Duane Dewel, of the Algoma
Advance, give as good a picture of the
weekly as anything we could find.
Titled : "This is a weekly news-
paper . . "
"It's a yellowing clipping in a Bible
Hard, Lonely Role
Is there a tendency for non-farm
people—the people of the cities and
the towns—to look down at the farmer,
to ignore the contribution he makes, as
a food producer, to the Canadian econ-
omy?
Agricultural Minister Harry Hays
thinks there is. He refers to it as a
"knock -the -farmer" attitude.
Speaking recently in Toronto, Mr.
Hays expressedworry about the "im-
age" of the farmer.
"Maybe instead of calling them farm-
ers any more,we should. start calling
them what they really are—food pro-
ducers or food' manufacturers .or groc-
ery growers . . . toimprove ,the im-
age of our farmers in the 'sophisticat-
ed city mind." •
He described the farmer's role as "a.
hard, lonely and uncertain job and yet
the most important and essential single
job in the whole country."
Alone in a Crowd
According to the President of Uni-
versity of Toronto, Ontario universities
are getting the resources they need to
serve ever-increasing wawa of stu-
dents. This, says Dr. Claude Bissell, is
being. done without the imposition of 'a
rigid pathological fear of resembling
each other. .
While this is reassuring, one won-
ders 'abou't the individual student --one
in the midst of thousands pouring onto
the campus of a 'large university, each
morning. How does he get his bearings
in the brave, new and very big world
of higher education? In his opening ad-
dress Dr. Bissell told freshmen what to
expect.
Today's complex university concen-
trates social and intellectual forces so
that they beat directly and intensively
on the student, he said. Theymake it.
possible for him to Iive in an individual
world.
"Your. physical world spreads out in
space," he added; "your intellectual
world contracts into a little intense
space, in much the' Same way as a huge
volume of print is reduced to a tiny
.microcard. All the resources of the uni-
versity are designed to place at the dis-
posal of the student more quickly and
;eomprehensiv'eljr than ever 'before the
atb'rea off Manta knowledge.,,
telling the birth of a baby who smiled
but a little while, otherwise remem-
bered only by the parents and God.
"It's your life history, and the life
history of those you know.
"It's your joys and sorrows and those
of your neighbors, recorded by the only
news medium that cares about you.
"It's your conscience joined with the
others to form a guard against injus-
tice.
"It's the' difference. between your be-
ing an uninformed animal or a' human
being, knowingg and forming judgment
based on facts, made available to you,
easily,quickly and truthfully.
• "It's the support from which you ask
and get the strength of many in fur-
thering the welfare of your own world
--your community.,
"It's the only medium that shows the
future that your footprints were once
made on the shifting sands of time.
"It's the `bellringer at your birth,
your marriage, and the birth of your
children ; and tolls the bell for ,.you as
you begin the. long journey:.
"It's your servant, waiting for your
pleasure to be read—today, tomorrow
ornext week.
• "It's a record for you to read, to
keep to read ,again, or to discard; not.
a voice or a picture for an instant and
then gone forever.
"It's the bringing of hews tidings,
not merely a carrier only of the com-
mercialism or the market place.
"It's the record of the day when a
fleeting moment of glory descended on
your house for all to remember and
those who come after to know.
"It's the handful of clippings that
brings tears and fond smiles of remem-
brance to your children, and children's
children, when on that eventful day
they must .share what oT a was you
and yours.
"It's you on ,our first day of school
and at your graduation.
"It's you as a little boy, a bridegroom
and a father.
"It's you as a little girl, a bride, and
a radiant mother.
"It's you—of you, . by you and for
you."
Modern. man has tried the suspense
of believing, nothing, and because sus-
pense is soon unbearable, he has end-
ed by believing almost anything.—
George Arthur Buttrick.
Government ' is not a substitute for
people, but simply the instrument
through which they act. In the last
analysis, our only freedom is the free-
dom to discipline ourselves.—Bernard
Baruch.
A man who uses a great many words
to express his meaning is like a bad
marksman who instead of aiming a
single stone at an objecttakes up a
handful and throws at it in hopes he
may hit:'-Sarnuel Jofinaon
"1 CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE YOUTHS OF TODAY."
A Macduff Ottawa Report
How To Slice The • Pie?
OTTAWA—Premier Duff Rob- the provincial governments, a
lin of Manitoba seized the ocea- system of joint national priori-
sion of the meeting of the tax ties with the simple aim of see -
structure committee • at Ottawa ing that first things are done
this month to again hammer first and with the least burden
home his point that there must on the productive capacity of
be a determination of priori- the Canadian people.
ties for public spending. As the Premier Roblin • cited educa-
Treasurer of his Province as tion as needing a high priority
well as Premier, he travelled in Manitoba. He wondered
to the national capital to sit in where education stood in the
on the committee discussions system. of joint national priori -
where the 10 provincial treas. ties. Manitoba needed more
money for education as d
every Province. But how cou
he provinces get that additio
al supply of funds in compe
ion with the other deman
onfronting them. In partic
ar, how could the provinces g
he' money if the national Go
rnment pre-empted taxable c
acity for other purposes, as
d the Premier.
The provinces spoke of pr
rities not in terms of educ
ion only, but also in terms
ealth insurance and the Can
da Pension plan. Considered
lone, each, of these program
ad a powerful claim'on th
vailable resources. But the
must not be considered in is
ation. They should be consi
red together, said Premie
oblin, because they were a
ependent on the, same tax bas
or support. -
The Manitoba Premier •ur
d that the terms of referenc
the Committee be revise
establish first the broad pr
urers conferred with Federal
Finance Minister Hon. Walter
Gordon. - t
The federal -_provincial tax
structure committee, was seek- t
ing to smooth out differences C
between Ottawa and the prov- 1
inces over the existing division t
of taxes and responsibilities. e
The committee reported pro- P
gress in its efforts to work out e
new Federal -Provincial fiscal ar-
rangements to replace the ex- w
isting' tax -sharing system that
will expire in 1967. Under stu- 'h
dy is how best divide the seven a
billion dollar federal revenues. a
The whole body of -government h
finance in Canada will be dis- a
sected as these studies continue
in the months ahead. 1
The study will involve spend- e
ing priorities and the division R
of taxing powers at all levels
174,
tion payments. This has irritat-
ed those two provinces.
The former Federal Govern-
ment warned the provinces that
their demands on the Federal
Treasury could not .continue to
mount with Ottawa taking the
responsibility to tax for provin-
cial needs. This resulted in the
proposal that the provinces as-
sume more of their constittition-
al obligations and levy their
owntaxes to pay those obliga-
id tions.
Id Premier Thatcher has siig-
gested .that..a.. tom on -failing-
- considering this problem was
ds the inability to distinguish be-
'a- tween revenue and control. Un -
et der the guise of giving the pro-
v- vinces mores revenues, the pre-
vious Federal Government sur-
rendered the substantial con-
trol of tax policy which the tax
i- sharing agreements had given
a- them. He, believed this was a
of mistake and that tax collection
agreements are.a mistake.
If the income taxes are shar-.
s ed between Federal and Provin-
cial Governments on an equit-
y able basis there is, he believed,
o- sufficient flexibility in purely
provincial revenue fields to
Il meet the government's need. He
pointed out that Ottawa had a
of .Government, including muni-
cipal.
Premier Roblin said the pro- f
posed terms of ,reference for to
the tax structure committee o
were very good in their way g
and that Manitoba was ready e
to carry forward the studies o
proposed. But he suggested. that .10
the essential ingredient was' b
missing, th
, What was the use of a study to
of the Federal -Provincial tax
structure 'if the Ministers did go
not also consider—in the first fe
.place—what they were taxing in
for?' asked Mr. Roblin. He sug- on
gested that the prerequisite of a
practical. approach to the tax
structure question was a realis-
tic assessment • of the expendi-
ture responsibilities of the Gov-
ernments involved in -terms- of
function, jurisdiction, and es-
pecially .priorities.
He .advocated a determina-
tion of priorities as essential to
a meaningful study of the tax
structure. The connection be-
tween tax base and program and
priority is direct.
Common sense indicated that
there should be some effort to
co-ordinate the -total Federal
and Provincial tax demands.
Roblin felt this could be done
best by a genuine attempt to
establish between Ottawa and
e job to do in ensuring stable'
economic growth sand. it should t
g- have the tools . with which to t
Sugar' and Spice
By Bill Smiley
HERE'S TRUTH WILDER group of teenage terrorists who
THAN FICTION get their kicks out of setting
I've decided to write a book. fire to nursing homes, under
Not because I want to. Not be
cause I have a message. Not be
cause I think anybody will buy
it, But because a fellow has
dared me to.
' He was . a publisher. I told
him hundreds of people — nay,
thousands — had asked me
when I was going to produce a
book made up of my columns.
This was a big, fat lie, of
"course. I think the total of the
queries was between twelve and
thirteen.
He was nice about it, if a
little steely -eyed. He agreed
that there'd be a big sale, if I
bought the 1,000 copies I prom-
ised to buy, to give away to my
friends. (They'd be getting
about 120 copies each, at that
rate, but they could give them
away to THEIR friends.)
He agreed that the whole
thing was a great idea. For
some other publisher. But he
sort of took the steem out of my
selfesteem when he came out
with the logical statement, "If
a book is worth publishing, it's
worth writing."
•
This is the sort of thing pub-
lishers sit around thinking up,
when they're not worrying
about some of us great writers
getting away from them. Which
they don't seem to spend an ex-
cess of time doing. Unfortunate-
ly, writers can't flash back with,
"If a book is worth writing, it's
worth publishing." Mainly be-
cause it isn't true.
What's the book going to be
about? Well, that's still on the
secret Iist, because I don't
know. But after looking over a
few shelves of books at_ the to--.
cal "library, I know that publish-
ers will print almost any kind
of garbage.
So, 'if it's garbage they want,
I'm going to make up the big-
gest literary garbage pail that
has ever been' set before the
public. It's going to be cram-
med with sex, violence, delin-
quent teenagers, corrupt poli-
ticians, dope fiends, alcoholics,
doctors, cowboys, how to raise
prize zinnias, favorite recipes,
and all the other ingredients of
the most successful books.
It will be autobiographical, of
course. At first I thought that
might be a little difficult, as
I've led rather a sheltered life.
Then I realized that all I had
o do was decorate things a lit -
le. Gild the Billy, so to speak.
Thus, instead of going to high
chool and being on the football
ear and going steady, in the
ook I'll be the leader. of a
de do that job.
The study has ' now been
rities of Governmental pro
ram of expenditures at Fed
ral and Provincial levels. Sec
ndly, he suggested it take
ok at expenditure trends t
e expected in 1965-72 takin
e priorities so established in
account.
Premier Roblin said that the
al must be a strong and ef-
ctive central authority work-
g in co-operation and harni-
y with strong and .effective
ovincial governments. The re
conciliation of . these two au-
thorities is the occupational hai-
ard of the Federal system.
« The Federal Finance Minister
has suggested that the commit,
tee explore the question of an
equitable • fiscal adjustment or
equalization formula u nod e r
which Ottawa makes payments
to the provinces in order to
promote equality of living stan-
dards and social services across
Canada. This formula at pre-
sent is based on the average
per capita return of three stan-
dard direct taxes in Ontario and
British Columbia, the two top
provinces. Ontario and British
Columbia as a result receive
nothing in the way of equaliza-
launched. The goal is a new
- fiscal deal for 1967, when the s
present tax -sharing agreements t
end. b
a
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g
pr
the influence of heroin.
Instead of joining the air
force and becoming an officer
and a fighter pilot and having
a ball most of the time, •in the
book I'll be an army private, in-
tellectual and embittered, un-
der the whip of a sadistic cap-
tain.
Instead of spending a year in
a sanatorium, loafing, laughing,
playing chess and reading, in
the book I'll spend a year in a
mental institution with a gang
of perverts, alkies, junkies and
a doctor straight • out of Edgar
Allan Poe. _
Instead of becoming a week-
ly editor, writing about sewers
and such, in the book I'll be an
advertising executive with three
'mistre'sses, no morals. -.and an
unlimited expense account.
Instead of becoming a docile
English teacher peddling meta-
phors ,and similes, in the book
I'll be a famous television per-
sonality with great talent and
no scruples, who poisons the
minds of his listeners with c1ev=
erly disguised racial prejudice
a n d completely undisguised
commercials about armpits.
How does it sound? Yon like
it? Oh. You 'don't. Well, in that
case, I'll just have to write a
dull, insipid book, about dull,
insipid old things that really
happened.
Boy; are you ever going to be '
bored reading about the time
the two nine-year-old girls cor-
nered me in the treehouse and
kissed -me. Or, the time I fell in
love with the Brazilian girl in
the dead of a Canadian winter.
Or the time the Old Battleaxe
chased me through the snow in
her dressing -gown, trying to hit
me with a phone she'd yanked '°
off the wall. Or the time I was
beaten up by four old men .. .
Love is an ocean of emotion
surrounded by expanses of ex-
penses.
"You're through, ''sir . . .
soon as we pry these hands.
loose!"
In the Years Agone
From The Huron Expositor
October 27, 1939 .
The euchre and dance held
- - in Cardno's Hall Wednesday
evening, sponsored by the Jun-
ior Women's Institute, was a
splendid success. The euchre
prize winners were: ladies,
first, Mrs. Harold Jackson; lone
hands, Mrs. W. J. Free; consola-
tion, Shirley Oldfield; men's
first, Ted Brown; lone hands,
Palmer Coombs; consolation,
Arthur Ponsford;' lucky chair,
Mrs. Arnold Scott.
Competition for Seaforth Golf
and Country Club trophies was
completed this week, when Dr.
W. A. Oakes, Clinton, won the
Cresswell trophy. ,The Savauge
cup was won by Mrs. H. G.
Meir, while Miss Norma Jef-
fery won the Southgate trophy.
On Friday afternoon St.
Thomas' Women's Association
celebrated its 50th anniversary
when other local societies at-
tended as guests. Mrs. L. G. Van
Egmond gave an interesting
sketch of the work done by the
auxiliary since its organization.
Miss Kathleen Holmes sang a
solo, after which tea was sere-
ed. Mrs. Wm. Archibald and
Mrs. Leyburn popred tea.
Mr. Williams Johns, of Elim-
ville, has purchased the manse
property in that village and'
has leased the same 'to Mr. arid
Mrs. William Bradshaw, who
moved in last week.
Miss Edith Hilien, Winthrop,
has started to train as nurse in
Scott Memorial Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H: Dick, of
Hen§all, very pleasantly cele-
brated their 30th wedding an-
niversary on Friday evening.
Some 40 •neighbors and friends
attended and many gifts were
received, including a studio
couch from members of their
family, .
Mrs. James Gardiner, Kirk -
ton, celebrated her 80th birth-
day on Saturday, , when 200
neighbors, friends and mem-
bers of 'her family were pres-
ent for the occasion.
Mr, J. G. Doherty, cif Egmond-
ville, informed The Expositor
this week that one day last
week he saw three live snakes
and each were over three feet
long. Mr. Doherty says it means
a mild Winter.
Mr, It. McKescher •returii-
Med ork City.
on 'Wne'sday from a trip
to the World's Pair at N tvv
riT''t�,..,,:',.
Letters to the Editor
It's Time to Think
Of Nominations
Dear Editor:
In about five, weeks we will
be having our yearly nomina?
tion. Each year we try to get
as many out as possible, but
sometimes we are lucky' to ,get
30 to 40 people.
Our council faces various
problems during the year. I
would suggest we have a citi-
zens' meeting before nomina-
tion each year to discuss pres-
ent -year .activities, and may be
sugges for 1965. Select men
and women of your choice for
mayor and council and attend
nomination when so advised. -
• We have many capable wo-
men on many boards --hospital,
library, school, etc.—who are
doing a fine job. We know peo-
ple are indifferent about com-
ing to a meeting and express-
ing their views, as it is about
as hard to get speaking as it
would be to swim the, English
Channel. Could this be chang-
ed some way?
I would suggest paying our
council a larger amount of
money each year. This would
affect our taxes very little. Our
members' of parliament whet
raising their salaries said: ' .e
Will get better Alen."
11lun�i
palities are faced with bigger
business each year; also higher
government grants and much
larger assessments, This is your
town and you pay the taxes. ,
R. H. SPROAT
Seaforth.
Smiles w . .
"Just think," said the man
'reading his newspaper, "it ,says
here that over 5,000 camels are
used each year to make paint
brushes!" --
"Goodness," answered t h e
woman, impressed. "Isn't it am-
azing what they ,can teach ani-
mals these days?"
An irate employee went to
the paymaster and carefully
counted the money in his pay
envelope. "It's• one dollar short!
What's the meaning of this!"
The paymaster checked a re-
cord sheet and, smiling broad-
ly, replied: "Last week we. ovs
ertraid you a dollar. Yourdidn't
complain about that mistake
then, did you?" o
"An occasional mistake I can
overlook,') answeerd the angry
Hann "but not tare in. a !'owl"
From The Huron Expositor
October 23, 1914
While cutting ensilage on the
farm of Mr .George Hunter, in
Usborne, an accident happened
that might easily have resulted
in loss of . life. The cutting box
was, being rung, at high speed
when the flywheel, to which the
knives. were attached, 'burst,
pieces flying in all directions,
and' the ,men engaged had nar-
row escapes with their lives.
The contractor from Blyth,
who took the job of building
the bridge over the race in
Lower Wingham, has finished
his contract: Lower Wingham
has now a cement bridge sec-
ond to none in the county.
William Strath, a well known
resident of Grey Township, met
instant death in a bush on his
farm on Tuesday when he was
struck on the head by a falling
tree. It is presumed that the
fire he had been having- ate
away the roots of the large tree
which fell on him. He was 85
years old and leaves a grown-
up family.
Mr. John McKenzie, Varna,
who left there some months
ago for the Peace River Dis-
trict in Alberta, has jointed the
Mounted Police.
Mr. John G. Grieve, of Mc-
Killop, was in town on Satur-
day having his left shoulder -
blade set. • He was picking ap-
pies and fell from about 10 feet
to the ground, receiving a pain
ful injury.
Mr. A. G. Smillie, of Tucker -
smith, has accepted the local
agency of the Massey -Harris Co.
and will have charge of the
warerooms.
• Dr. R. R. Ross underwent an
operation .for appendicitis on
Monday. It was performed by
Dr. Wishart, of London, assist-
ed 'by Drs. Scott and Mackay.
Miss Nina Robb, daughter of
Mr. and. Mrs.. John Robb, Sea -
forth, has been appointed to
the staff of the Public Health
Nurses of Toronto.
Mr. William Chapman's new
dwelling on • the third conces-
sion of Hay, is nearing comple<
.tion and presents a fine appear-
anee.
The following is 'a list of the.
winners of the events at Sea -
forth Collegiate Institute sports
day Keys, weir, Reg Reid; •b,
Reid, Hinclhley; Laird,, Pa ulk»
Hari Ross, W. Rot. Martin; 1
Hays and Sills. Miss Janet
Hays, a first form student, was
awarded the medal for obtain-
ing
btaining the largest number of points
in the girls' sports, and Dawson
Reid in the boys' sports. .
An organization meeting of
the newly formed riffe club was
field recently,. It is 'the • inten-
tion to have the new range on
the McMann and Archibald
farms, east of the town; com-
pleted at once. Officers elected '
were: Captain, Charles P. Sills; •
sec.-treas., J. F. Ross; commit-
tee, A.. D. Sutherland, F. S.
Savauge and J. H. Reid,.`
Mrs. Thos. McQuade ,intends
moving from her beautiful home
in McKillop to Seaforth and
' will occupy the residence on
Goderich St., , adjoining the of-
fice of Drs. Scott and Mackay.
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From The Huron Expositor
'October 25, 1889 •
Enthusiastic meetings on rail-
way extension from Wingham
via Dungannon to Port Albert, '
or some point on Lake Huron,
were held last week at Port
Albert and Dungannon. At the
evening meeting a large atten-
dance of the ratepayers of West
Wawanosh and Ashfield put in
an appearance. . -
Mr. Robert -Beatty, the popu-
lar young telegraph operator at
Brueefield, left Wednesday for
Port Arthur, where he has se-
cured a lucrative position as
station operator on the C.P.R.
Mr. Wm. Scott, the enterpris-
ing merchant at Brueefield, is
making some fine improvements
on his residence. He is also talk-
ing of building a new block of
stores. on his vacant lot at the
corner.
,Mr. George Stephenson, Kin , 4
burn, has almost completed the
erection of a new bank barn. It
is the most convenient and
largest barn in the.. County of
Huron. •
F. Holmsted and R. S. Hays,
barristers, returned from Chi-
cago, whither they had gone to
take the evidence of Mr. L. E.
Dancey, in connection with a
Iaw suit,
Mr. Peter McEwen and Mr.
E. McNamara, of Leadbury, left
Tuesday for the Parry Sound
District, IVfr., McEwen goes on
his annual expedition to hunt
deer, and Mr,- MelVamara' to
ook after some timber liir►ttil
Dundas, '' , ehibaId, S p' a a` r ►' ,.
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