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The Huron Expositor, 1965-03-04, Page 2•,• • " ., • ' 't, • .•. ••. Pliblished Since 1860, Serving tke Commnnitg First at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO. every Thursday morning by McLEfri:iN BROS., Publishers ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: Canada _(in advance) $4,00 a Year Out -Side' Canada (in advance) $5.50 a Year • 1\IGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa /71 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MARCH 4, 1965 On Withstanding Criticism • Inherent in any effective leadership must be the ability .to withstand criti- cism. In the progress of achiev- ing results it is inevitable that there will be those who, while approving the end result, may , disagree with the method of approach; there will be those who disagree for the sake of argument. In our democracy, that is their right and privilege. But the fact remains that those aspiring to leadership --be it on the national scene or in a small neighbor- hood group — can expect to receive criticism. Realizing this, the United Church ObserVer addresses some words of advice to leaders and would-be lead- ers: "It would be nice," says the Observ- er, "if those who criticized would al- ways be constructive and impersonal. But that's too much to expect. would be nice, too, if those people who hand it out to others could take it themselves. Most can't. " "There are a number of devices by which the thin-skinned object of such criticism may protect himself. He may thicken his skin and arrogantly dismiss all criticism which every artist, leader, and creative person needs to grow and survive. • , "He may avoid taking action, or if forced to act, may become an expert barometer of public ' opinion and, do things not according to what is, right, but according to what is popular." The writer points out that 'the mod- ern device, in which many have be- come expert, is to refuse" to act with- out a committee, and then refuseto bear responsibility for a committee de- cisio4. Too many committees occur be- cause leaders in high places and low "either lack confidence in themselves, or they are 'so sensitive to criticism ,tbat they can't accept the responsibili- ties Of leadership." Somepeople do it another way. They hit back at everything; protest every time they are misquoted set people straight every time they 'get things wrong; discredit their chief criticism by pointing oitt superficial errors. "Some protest is good; but not always," cautions the Observer'. The advice to would-be leaders ends with a quotation from Abraham Lin- coln : "If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be. closed for any other business. Ido the very best I know how, the very best I can ; and. I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what is said against me won't amount to any- thing. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right, would Make no difference." Opposition Gathers Momentum (Toronto Globe and Mail) A critical weakness of the' Opposi- tion Parties in the Legislature in re- cent years has been their inability or unwillingness to offer the public poli- cies which could :be considered as alternatives to those put forward by the Goveriiment. The Conservatives usually had their way in Ontario and have suffered, as any government must, from absence of intelligent opposition.. The first sign that the Liberals might be ready to haul themselves out of their rut came when their newly elected leader, Andrew Thompson, created a shadow Caloinet'and appointed a brains trust to cover the whole field of gov- ernment activity seeking 'information and ideas that would lead to the formu- lation of good policy.' The results were apparent in his thoughtful reply to the Speech.from the Throne'in which_ Mr. Thompson placed as jnuch emphasis. on proposition as opposition. Here's How the Accident Happened An automobile association collected wrong house and collided with a tree these reasons offered by drivers. for I haven't got." accidents in which they had been in- • volved: • "A pedestrian hit me and went un.:. der my car." "Coming home; I drove into the "I consider that neither of us was to -blame, but if -either was to blame it was the other one." "I io111ded with a stationary bus coming the other way." A Macduff Ottawa Report. • Where Stands the Monarchy? OTTAWA — Should we be- • come the Republic of Canada • or -should we keep the Queen as head .of state? This question has suddenly • become a live issue, although • it was only last December that both Houses of Parliament passed resolutions making the. Union Jack the symbol of Can- ada's allegiance to the crown. The debate on the monarchy • was touched off by a series of resolutions passed by Liberal Party youth groups, starting -with thei,-Ontario section of the University Liberal Association. This resolution said the mon- • archr should be abolished and that the Canadian Republic • should remain within the Com- monwealth with the Governor- General as head of state, It was immediately claimed that,the young Liberal Repub- licans had outsmarted and out- stayed the monarchists at the Torento meeting and the action • wastilt representative-. •But it was soon followed by • sintilar moves by. a national • meeting of the University Lib- • era Federation in Ottawa, bY • the Quebec' student , Liberal • redeation and the Toronto • and District Young Liberal As- sociation. Soon. OppoSititin Leader john • Diefelibalter iti a television speer,h, tet alt these events . together and saiv,' in' them an eehtt of the,' vieWt of Senior • LibVtila.•anit. "taing cry for the Seiltibil, WO, trort and the tatifightneit of a republic '• 144/6:6•0;j4e,d Ge°44.. g!,1 ,1124c6t'P4 i !‘4" establish a Canadian RepubliC. • Prime Minister Pearson seem- ed think that the ,time had come fora statement. The next day in the House of Commons he was asked by backbench Liberal David Groos to restate the policy and feelings of the Government in respect to the monarchy. This is an often - used device to give the Gov- ernment a chance to make a statement it wishes to make. Mr. Pearson replied that there was no reason for specu- lation, the policy was perfectly clear. "It is to maintain the mon- archy as a' cherished, strong and important part of our con- stitution whieh has earned and will receive our loyalty and re- spect." This was clear and definite enough but riven Mr. Pearson couldn't hope that it would end the debate. Only the day before, in More treat, Justice Minister Guy Fay- rea,u Pearsines ,Quebee lieutenant — had given a much more equivocal reply. "In the present political con- text," he said, ;the monarchy was "useful. to the legislative process". - "But whether this should be something permanent is a dif- ferent question," said !vit. rav- And when the Prime Minis- ter made his 'statement In the House, greeted by applause front most mentbers, a sore or more satatt_niny in their placea, ,• There are: republicans Parliarnetif,4ven In the Cab; inet—altheugh Only one, ph- i Auguste Choquette Is on , Wit,h pgattiOgOri that 11!,,he' a.rirahlie with, • mons, had to swear, before tak- ing his seat, that he would "be 'faithful and , bear true allegi- ance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth." 'EVery act of Parliament must have Royal assent.before it be- comes law. ,Every action, of the Government is done in the Queen's name. Canada's. new flag was made official by her proclamation, Every officer in the armed forces and every Cabinet Minister holds his posi- tion by Royal. appointment. To -change to a republic would involve thousands of changes in Canada's system of Government, reaching down to such mundane matters as the design of the change in your pocket. • a Liberal monarchists in the Commons are deeply disturbed by the recent actions of their, youth organizations and the. oc- casional statements of older re- publicans. Some Conservatives see partisan advantages in the situation. • The agitation for a republic seemed partly an overflow of the emotions aroused by the' flag debate. 1t may die down, as some Liberals prediet. But if it doesn't, the struggle over the Monarchy could make the flag fight look like a Sun- day School picnic. Smiles. 00 SOnek "I see that your daughter la to be Married aeon. Do yoit thinlc, is. r,epared for, the battle Of flinitht:•: should42,0 Iso* lit:L.,19,yre:tiorgettoipts, gadYr 4:Of 41'4' ;•.11i!'' "WHEN SHE'GOT -THERE. IT WAS NO LONGER BARE..." In the Years Agone From The Huron ExpOsitor March 8, 1940 The local branch of the Red Cross Society feels that special mention should be given .to two ladies. Since the branch was reorganized, Mrs. James Barron has completed 50 pairs of socks, six pairs wristlets, one scarf and 80 pieces of sewing. Mrs. James 'Rivers did not make as early a start, but is a close sec- ond, with 45 pairs of socks to her credit. W. R. Dougall, of Hensall, won the sweepstakes prize at the South Huron Agricultural Society. Among those who made up •a military party to restore com- munications at Aldershot Camp, England, after a record snow and sleet storin, press -despatch- es from the Old Country men- tioned Signaller Ferg Bullard, of Kintore and formerly of Winthrop. About 150 friends and -rela- tives gathered at the home of Mr. Harry Stewart, west' of Egmondville, to honor Mr.' and Mrs. Bert Haney, who, were re- cently married. Mr. • Robert. Archibald read an address and Mrs. Wm. Oldfield and Mr. Alex McDonald" presented the couple witha pair of upholstered chairs and.a stun of money. , Mr. E. Crich, Tuckersmith, had -the misfortune to lose a horse in the river on Satur- day. His team broke through the ice and one perished before it was possible to get them out. Misses Barbera Best and Doris Ferguson took part in- the Stratford Skating Club Carni- val. George A. Sills, well-known Seaforth businessman, who re- cently celebrated his 85th birth- day, enjoys good health and is daily seen about town. The ladies of the LOBA spon- sored a delightful- , euchre. The prizes were won aS" follows: ladies' first, Mrs. Wm. Strong; lone hands, Miss Helen McDou- gall; consolation, Miss Margar- et Montgomery; men's first, Mr. Hannah; lone hands, Cecil Oke; consolation, Albert Harrison. A lucky ticket was drawn on a quilt -and Mr. John Oldfield was the winner. Mr. Clyde McDonald, versa- tile and brilliant fourth-year honorstudent at the Univers- ity of Western Ontario, Lon- don, has been awarded a schol- arship in Philosophy and Phsyo- logy. Mr, McDonald has •spent several of .his holidays with his aunt, Mrs. Ernest Adams. Seaforth Beavers took a two - goal lead over Clinton in the final playoff hockey game. Sea - forth players were: goal, Stade; defence Hubert, Sills; centre, R. McFadden; wings, A. Mc. Faddin, Flannery; • alternates, McCallum, Leppard, G. Hilde- brand, A. Hildebrand. Mr. Harold Jeffrey, 4th con- cession of Usborhe, has sold his farm to Mr.. Ed. Westeoft, of the 2nd concession. Pte. Arnold Scott, of the Perth Regiment, who has been on leave at his home at Rox- boro, is visiting friends in }Mtn - Mon, Toronto and Windsor. * * * From The Huron Expositor March' 5, 1915 Easter Sunday is the date fix- eil? for the formal opening of t new Melville Chittch ing in Brussels. Stranded on Corrisa at the south end of Lake Hur- on, are three icebergs; at least 35 feet in height. These are the largest bergs -that have been seen in the lake in 50 years. of three years. Messrs. J. J. Merner and -W. Bender, of Zurich, have 'leased 200 acres of land in this vicit- , ity and intend going extensive- ly into thebean growing indus- try during, the present season. The first carnival of the sea -- son was held in the Palace Rink. Following were the prize winners: Ladies' fancy costume, Miss C. Malone, as "Lady".'girls under 15, fancy costume, Ethel MacKay, "Jag Girl"; gents' fan- cy costume, George Israel, "Bel- gian Officer"; • boys under 15, fancy costume, Gordon Willis, "Policeman"; gent's comic cos- tume, Arthur Neely, "Jew"; boys under 15, comic, Emerson Wright, "Old Maid". Judges were Miss Verde Best; Miss Gib- son, Miss Weatherill and L. T. DeLacey. , Mr. Paterson; warden of the County of Perth; and a veterin- ary from Galt, were in town on Thursday purchasing horses for the Army, There was a goodly number of horses offered, but only. six were accepted. They. paid for those purchased from $160 to $175.7' Mr. Russell Sproat has pur- chased the interests of his' part- ner, Mr. Finnigan, in the gio- eery. business, and has taken. into partnership his brother, Mr. Ross Sproat. Messrs. C, Sills and Charles Stewart spent Sunday in Sar- nia, going down with the hockey team. •• Mr. Charles Holmes has been gazetted' Transportation Serge- ant for the 33rd Battalion of the' Third Contingent, and is now in training in London. Miss Bissett and Miss Hughes resumed their duties as Millin- ers on McFaul's staff, and Miss Sparks and Miss Levis have re- turned to Stewait•Bros. Mr. N. M. Cantin, of St. Jo- seph fame, is again very Much in evidence here. He is now having material of alt' kinds laid down for the repairing and fitting up of the big hotel build- ing and, he intends making it a comfortable and commodious one. A pleasant evening was spent at•thehome of Mr: Harry Little, Brucefield, when Miss Katie entertained the members -0f the choir of the Presbyterian Church. They spent the eve- ning in music, games and danc- ing. Mr. Samuel Cluff, of Tucker - smith, has sold his farm on the 8th concession, to Angus Murray, of near St. Joseph.. The price was over $7,000. Mr. Ervin Willert, of Mr. Casper Walper, of the Goshen Line, South Hay, has rented he 100 -acre farm of Mr. William Mulholland, of the 4th concession of Hay, for a term * * * From The Huron Expositor • March 7, 1890 . While engaged in threshing clover, the barn belonging to • Mr. John Corbett," Hay Town- ship, caught fire and was burn- ed to the ground. A great deal of grain was lost, together with the separator. Mr. David Elcoat's farm • in the west end, Tuckersmith, has been rented to Mr. Robert Fair- bairn for $275 per year. The farm of Mr. 1tobert McCartney, on the ,Mill Road, near Bruce- field, has been rented to Wm. Berry, of Hensall, for $225 • a year. , • An entertainment was given in Schoolhouse No, 4, Merkil. Lep, 'en the occasion of the fare- well of Mr. D. McGregor, who has taught there very success.. fully during the past three years. .A vote by ballot was taken in First Presbyterian Church in this town as to whether 'or not it is the wish of the. members to secure the services of a perm- anent assistant to the pestor: The vote was 20 in favor, but only about 'half the members voted._ Mr. David Hill, the •well-' known thoroughbred stock breeder, of Hibbert, recently sold a fine bull ,of 10 months of age to Mr. Matthew Thomp- son, of -Usborne, for $70.00. " A number of the. friends and neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. R. Elliott assembled ,at their resi- dence, Goshen Line, and pre- sented them with a handsome and well-fille4 purse, previous to their patture for the North- west. With the present good sleigh- ing, grain, wood and saw logs 'are being brought into Hensall in large quantities. The Collegiate Institute foot- ball club held a meeting to re- organize for the coming season. The Balmoral Choir, of Glas- gow, Scotland, gave an enter- tainment under the auspices of the Seaforth Meclaanic's Insti- tute. • Mr. D. D. Wilson, of town, has recently enlarged and fit- ted up his business office, and now has one of the most corn- morious and comfortable offi- ces in town. The auction sale of farm stock at the farm of Mr. John _Hannah, 2nd concession of Tuck- ersmith, was attended by • a large crowd. The whole sale realized over $1,800. Four young lands were sum- moned before- Justices Beattie and Strong land charged with having broken into Mr. James Beattie's grain warehouse at the railway track, and stealing grain. • SUgar and " Spice — By 010. Smiley — THEY COULD HAVE ASKED ME That aging enfant' terrible, Pierre Berton, has churned out another book. With the encour- agement of the Anglican church he took what was supposed to ,be a long, hard look at contem- porary Christianity. According to the critical re- views, the result,,, entitled The Comfortable Pew, turned out to be- a short, soft look. • * * * For years I have envied Ber- ton for a number of, reasons: his facility with words; his TV interviews with gorgbous dolls; .his colpssal gall; his big, fat income. Everythhe the big fezz- doine scores •another coup, I get the green sickness. But this. is different. -111yajeal- ousy is. complicated by sheer hurt If the, Anglicans wanted somebody- to'writea book about them, .why- did they turn to a back -slid Anglican like Berton, When they had a front -slid An- glican, me, available. * * • Like most converted Angli- cans, I was hauled, kicking- and struggling, into the fold, on 'sexual grounds. ' My wife was an Anglican. At first, she used to shame me into accompanying her to church a couple of times- a year. Then the outfit fastened its tentacles to the kids and first thing I knew I was going to Bible Class pageants and Sunday School picnics. . * * * The pressure increased, "Wouldn't it be lovely," she speculated with that phoney wistfulness that makes you want to run for the nearest exit, "if you could be confirmed at the same time as your little son?" I dug in my heels. I refused to join in the general confes- sion, because I could heat my mother, with her solid Metho- dist background, groaning in her grave :every time we came to that bit about believing in *the holy Catholic,...church. wouldn't kneel, but just sort of crunched down, like my Ulster Presbyterian father. To cut a long confliCt short, I was confirmed at the same time as my son. And frankly, I must admit that once the last rug was pulled from under my feet, I've enjoyed every min- ute of it. Now I can mumble the gen- eral confession and the creed with- the best of them. .And take a certain childish pride in kneeling, straight-backed, through the long 'communion service, when all about me— other people my age are groan- ing and reverting sneakily to a squat, a crouch, or a mere bending of the head, ,Some- times my family has to lift me back into the pew and massage my knees so that I% can come up for the next hymn, •but it's 'worth it. THE HOME TEAM I ,Aar GATE; . "Aren't you about due" for a check -up -at the • beauty parlor?" ,44-fer One thing II like about the Anglicans: they keep you busy. None of this stuff of sitting there dreaming for an hour while a preacher wanders through the dark forests of his own interpretations, They have you popping up. and down. like a jack-in-the-pulpit, on your knees •prying, on your feet singing, or on your seat get- ting your wind back. Another thing I like abont. Anglican services is the pray- ers. I don't think".I „eould ever go back to those interminable, homemade prayers in which the preacher acts as though God had nothing better to do on a busy Sunday morning than lis- ten to him displaying his do- quence and endurance. • At -.least, in the Anglican. ritual, you can craftily flip over' the page and be reassured that there are only two more para- graphs of the thing. * * Last,. and I hesitate to say this, I like being an Anglican because of the snob in mero Ang1icans; if pressed •(up against a wall with a knife' at their throats), will admit that some other faiths have certain merits. But underneath, they know that a good Anglican is a couple of .jumps 'nearer heaven than, a good R.C. or Methodist or Baptist or Pres- byterian. In this way, they are exact- ly like ,good R.C.'s, Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians. But - it's heartening to those who lack confidence. 1 told- you they picked the wrong fellow to write that book. 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