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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, DEQEMBER 9, 1965
Merchants
Have Hidden Weapon
Probably the busiest time of year for
area merchants is during the few weeks
preceding Christmas.
Yet despite the demand for goods
which Christmas creates, merchants in
the small towns face increasing compe-
tition from a variety of opposition—
most of it originating in the cities ; a
lot of it geared to mass selling tech-
niques that thrive on averages, and in
which the individual as such has no
standing.
The local merchant is competing, and
competing quite successfully in the
variety and supply of merchandise his
customers want and by keeping prices
in line. Added to .this is an increas-
ing awareness on the part of area citi-
zens that in the long run they benefit
s
by buying locally. They .realize that
the dollar they spend at home, for the
most part, stays at home and assists
local people to support the facilities
that mean so much to the community
and the people in it.
While this attitude aids the local
merchant in his never-ending battle,
the biggest asset to his continued suc-
cess lies in his own hands.
,-These are, firstly, service, and second-
ly,
the personal attention to his custom-
ers that only he and his clerks can
render. The more mechanized and im-
personal the big city opposition be-
comes, the better are the chances of the
local merchant, providing he empha-
sizes and takes full advantage of his
assets.
It's Christmas Seal Time
Christmas Seals from the Huron TB
Association have been coming our way
for quite some years. When they turn
up in the marl there are those who won-
der' how if lg they will be needed, in
other wiifs, `how long will tuberculosis
last? For a 'start, how long will it last
in Canada'?
Nobody can answer that question.
The fact is, however, that TB is by
no means conquered as too many of
us perhaps believed. On the contrary,
new cases each year are ,counted by
the thousands.
Too many ex -patients are not con-
vinced that they must take all the pills
prescribed by the doctor. Too many
stop treatment too `soon. Too many are
too late coming for diagnosis in the
first place and have infected others
while becoming more seriously ill them-
selves.
Plainly, we should stop congratulat-
ing ourselves on the fact that the death
rate from tuberculosis is dropping and
that fewer sanatorium beds are need-
ed and ask ourselves if something can-
not be done to accelerate the drop in
the number of new cases to tuberculosis.
There are things which the indi-
vidual can do to help prevent tuber-
culosis—such as seeing that the mem-
bers of one's Own household are well
nourished, get a reasonable amount of
rest, have periodic tuberculin tests, and
so on.
But where each of us can contribute
most, perhaps, is by giving our finan-
cial support by buying Christmas Seals.
It's up to us.
A Macduff Ottawa Report
Storm Warnings On Medicare
OTTAWA — Storm warnings
that Canada may be rocked by
a major medicare controversy
even more violent than the
turbulence that developed over
the medical services scheme in
Saskatchewan in 1964 were
sounded recently. The warn-
ings were heard during the
working conference on the im-
plications of a health charter
for Canadians.
Sponsored by 21 national or-
ganizations to educate church,
labor, private welfare, farm, stu-
dent and women's organizations,
about health issues and propos-
als for medical care insurance,
the conference attracted nearly,
250 delegates. The conference
is timely in light of the Hall
Royal Commission that recom-
mended a national health serv-
ices plan for Canada. Prime
Minister L. B. Pearson has set
Jan. 1, 1967, as the target for
implementing medicare across
Canada.
The Canadian Government at
a Federal -Provincial conference
earlier this year; subject to par-
liamentary approval, has said
it will support provincial medi-
care plans by means of a fiscal
contribution of pre -determined
size. This proposal does not re-
quire detailed agreements gov-
erning the medicare plan. It
only calls for a general Fed-
eral - Provincial understanding
as to the nature of the health
programs which will make a
Federal fiscal contribution ap-
propriate.
The Federal Government has
laid down four criteria on which
such an understanding should
be based. They are:
(1) The scope of the benefits
should be all the services pro-
vided by physicians, both gen-
eral practitioners and special-
ists.
(2) The plan should be uni-
versal. It should cover allresi-
dents of the province on uni-
form terms and conditions.
(3) The plan must be public-
ly administered, either directly
by the provincial government
or by a provincial government
agency.
(4) Each provincial plan
should provide full transferabil-
ity of benefits when people are
absent from the province or
when they move their homes to
another province.
The Report of the Royal Com-
mission, headed by Hon. Em.
mett M. Hall, Justice of the
?
Supreme Court of Canada, has
heady generated considerable
h i
discu'si It was with a view
to providing a forum for public
debate and contributing to a
greater public knowledge of
medicare that the conference
on health services was conven-
ed.
The great medicare debate
was thereby transferred to the
main ballroom of Ottawa's plush
Chateau Laurier hotel. There an
officer of the Canadian Medical
Association and a Commission-
er of the Saskatchewan medical
care plan, put forward their
opposing views. They did not
engage in any fancy verbal fire-
works, nor any heated debate.
Both doctors were soft-spoken
men who set out their argu-
ments—but loud and clear the
storm warnings came through
to the delegates.
Mr. Justice Hall opened the
conference with an address in
which he contended that the
economy can afford increased
health and education costs at
the same time. He said there
cannot and should not be any
question of a clash or of pri-
ority between the needs of bet-
ter education and those of good
health. He argued that the Can-
adian economy is strong enough
to carry concurrently these two
essential services.
He was followed the next day
by Dr. John E. F. Hastings, at
the University of Toronto. Prof.
Hastings said that the issue of
"medicare" has "in effect been
settled" as a result of the Fed-
eral -Provincial meetings earlier
this year.
in danger of going through the
same thing and that would be
very unfortunate for Canada."
Dr. Wolfe let fire with this
verbal blast: "There has been
a lot of nonsense spoken in re-
cent years about government
sponsored medical care plans
and their supposed evils."
He defended the scheme now
operating in Saskatchewan. He ry to hear that he is under
said, "There is no reason why the doctor's care and hope for
we in Canada cannot have the his speedy recovery.
best of all medical worlds—a A reception was held in Wat-
national plan run by the prov- son's Hall, Kippen, on Monday
inces, an intelligent and in. evening in honor of Mr. and
formed public and satisfied, self- Mrs. William McKenzie (nee Ila
governing health professions." Lamport), newly-weds. Mur -
Dr. Wolfe added, however: dock's orchestra furnished the
"Now having said all this, I music for, dancing. At midnight
am not naive enough, having Mr. and Mrs. McKenzie were
lived through the medical care presented with a studio couch.
controversy in Saskatchewan to The address was read by How -
believe, that these matters can and Hyde.
be carried out without major An airplane en route to Gode-
conflicts — conflicts both be- rich airport was obliged to
tween doctors and certainly be- make a forced landing in Har-
tween the profession and the old Wilson's field last Friday.
public." The plane turned over but none
Dr. Hastings agreed that of the passengers was injured.
there would be considerable The pilot was endeavouring to
controversy in the future be- reach Goderich before darkness
fore the medicare plan finally overtook him.
became operative. He said, "The
skirmishing is by no means ov- From The Huron Expositor
er and the sound and fury may December 10, 1915
well rise to new crescendos in Miss Jessie Grant, of the Lon -
the months ahead, but of the don Road, has re-engaged with
end result there can no longer the trustees of No. 4, Tucker -
be any doubt. smith, for 1916. Miss Grant is Toronto at a specified time.
Before it ended the confer- a good teacher and the section With best regards, I remain,
ence heard an economist set out is well aware of the fact. ,
the economic reasons why Can- Mr. William Willert, son of C. S. MYours sincerely,
HTON,
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adians would in the end turn Mr. Henry Willert„ Dashwood, Minister of Highways.
to a government sponsored has enlisted for service at the Thanking you on behalf of
medicare program. Prof. J. J. front. He enlisted at Pincher, the Farmers whom this letter
Madden, of the Economics De- Creek, Alta., where he has been is intended for. The brief is
partment at Guelph University, living for some years. attached.
also argued that Canada has suf- Mr. Michael McQuaid, ,Fuck- Yours sincerely,
ficient doctors to supply the ersmith, has sold his 50 -acre MRS. THOS. GOVENLOCK
needs that would result from farm on the 34 concession of O
the nation-wide program. He ad- McKillop to D. J. O'Reilly. The "We appreciate this . oppor-
mitted that the plan at first price was in the neighborhood tunity of meeting with you and
would lead to longer queues of $3,300. ' presenting to you the views and
for physicians' services. But Mr. John Price has rented recommendations of Farmers
after a decade the country the farm of Mr. Dennison on in Huron County regarding
would have been able to step the 14th• concession of McKil- their current problems because
up its training of qualified lop. of the prolonged wet weather
young men and women to meet The following from Seaforth and loss of crops in this area.
the mounting demands, he be- have enlisted for overseas ser- We feel this problem not on-
lieved. vice with the new Huron Regi- ly affects farmers only in Hur-
As to cost, the economist be- ment: Capt. H. J. Hodgins, on County but the urban centres
lieved that by 1991 all Cana- Prov. Lieut.; Charles Clark, as well.
dians on the average, would be Prov. Lieut.; Stuart Scott, Pte. We feel that unless action is
getting three times as much William Kerr, Pte. Harry Pierce taken by the Ontario Govern -
health service as they did in and Pte. Joe Sills. ment, small businesses will face
1961. But first Canada must go Mr. Con Eckert, whose fine economic failure as well as
through the period of stormy farm adjoins the town of Sea- counties farmers.
controversy. The word coming forth and who is oite of the We feel requests' for welfare
out of the conference seemed best and most enterprising assistance will soar as winter
to suggest that after the sound farmers, was a large grower of sets in, and farmers must pro
fury had abated—as abate it sugar beets this season and was vide clothing, food and shelter
must—all will be well, both well satisfied with the results. for their families.
physically and economically, Messrs. Adams and Medd, of fegi the problem is too
But it was far from "settled"
in the views of Dr. Victor Gold -
bloom, of Montreal, who repre-
sented the Canadian Medical
Association and Dr. Samuel
Wolfe, Medical Director of the
Saskatoon community clinic in
Saskatchewan where govern-
ment medicare is now function-
ing.
Dr. Goldbloom insisted that
doctors must have the right to
opt out of any national or pro-
vincial medicare program. He
pointed out that the Saskatche-
wan plan gave them that right,
but the doctors had to fight
for it.
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"You look married! Help me carry these Christmas parcels to my car!"
In the Years Agone
From The Huron Expositor
December 13, 1940
The resignation of Miss Ruth
Thompson from the Seaforth
Public School staff has been
accepted by the board.
Slippery highways Thursday
morning resulted in an acci-
dent on No. 4 Highway at Hen-
sall, when a car driven by Wm.
Workman, of Kippen, and a
truck driven by W. Marrott,
Goderich, were in collision. Mr.
Workman suffered injuries to
his knee and a broken rib.
Tuckersmith council instruct-
ed D. F. McGregor to petition
county engineer T. R. Patter-
son in connection with the Eg-
mondville bridge. Council asks
that a new bridge be erected
this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Wurm,
of Zurich, celebrated the 60th
anniversary of their wedding on
Saturday and received congrat-
ulations from their many
friends.
John Earle, who since 1932
has been bailiff for the Seaforth
division court, has resigned the
position. Mr. Earle, who has
built up an extensive poultry
business, in addition to other
employment, found that he did
not have time• to devote to his
duties. Meanwhile, Mr. J. M.
Govenlock is acting as bailiff.
Escaping from the flax mill
stables on Saturday, two West-
ern steers led Alex McCarroll,
mill foreman, a merry chase.
They had no difficulty inump-
ing fences. They were last seen
running through Geo. Lowery's
farm and on Wednesday were
captured on the Drover farm,
north of town.
Cpl. W. C. Bennett, of Wal-
ton, who has been with the
Army Patrol Corps at Ottawa
for several months, has been
transferred to Trenton.
A native of Hibbert, Thomas
S. Melady, M.A., who has been
inspector of Separate Schools
in Windsor for a period of
years, has been appointed to
the position of Senior Separate
School Inspector, succeeding
William J. Lee, who is retiring
after 25 years.
The many friends of August
Beuermann, of Manley, are sor-
"As long as that door is left
open—as long as doctors are
free to walk out—they'll walk
in. If you bar that door, they'll
break it down to walk out," he
told 'the conference.
"This," he said, "is the ma-
jor lesson of Saskatchewan. If
it- its not Learned we will be
Constance, have purchased
from Mr. J. F. Daly, a clutch
pulley attachment for their
autos to do necessary farm
work.
Mr. Robert Parsons, west of
Kippen, met with a severe acci-
dent by having his leg badly
jammed while working with a
team of horses, of which he lost
control.
The local threshers, Layton
and Walter, finished threshing
last week in Tuckersmith, and
are now being grinding.
Mr. T. J. Berry, of Hensall,
recently purchased two entire
colts, which are notable for
their size and quality. One of
these, "Gentleman King," was
purchased from Mr. Wm. Drov-
er, of Chiselhurst. The second
colt, "Willow King," was pur-
chased from William McAllis-
ter, of the Parr Line, Hay.
The war situation is not quite
as favorable, this week as for
some.. weeks past.
Mr. Joseph 'Hackwell, who
was so severely injured while
working with a gasoline engine
is, we are pleased to say, re-
covering.
From The Huron Expositor
December 12, 1890
Mr. Leonard Shol'dice, Tuck-
ersmith, intends building a
commodious brick house this
coming season. He has a fine
new barn and the new house
will put the finishing touch on
his farm.
Mr. Charles Robb, of, Tucker -
smith, has rented the farm on
the 10th concession to his neigh-
bor, Mr. William McKay, for
five years. The farm contains
75 acres.
Mr. John . Aird, who for the
past two years • has been man-
ager of the Seaforth agency of
the Canadian Bank of Com-
merce, was entertained at a
complimentary banquet at 'the
Commercial Hotel by the citi-
zens .of Seaforth prior to his
departure for Toronto. Mayor
Wilson and F. Holmested were
on the platform and paid a high
tribute to Mr. Aird.
Mr. J. S. Robart has purchas-
ed the store on Main St., at
present occupied by J. V. Fear.
He pays $3,600 for it.
W. J. Tough, of Morris, has
been re-engaged in Section No.
1 for 1891.
On Friday evening a number
of the members of the Presby-
terian Church collected at the
house of G. N. Hill, Hillsgreen,
and presented him with with a
purse , and an address. He was
the -precentor in the church and
they acknowledged their in-
debtedness to him by honoring
him in such a manner.
The first curling match of
the season was played on Sea -
forth curling rink between
three rinks chosen by the presi-
dent, W. 0. Reid, and three
rinks by the vice-president, J.
C. Laidlaw. W. 0. Reid's rink
was composed of John Muir
and E. C. Coleman. Laidlaw's
rink was J. Lyon and Andrew
Young.
Mr. David Walker, ex -reeve
of Tuckersmith and ex -warden
of Huron, died at his residence
on the Mill Road. He was born
in Kirkcudbrightsshire, Scot-
land, in 1817. He came to Can-
ada in 1839, and settled on the
farm where he continued to re-
side until his death.
Mr. W. M. Gray has issued
a card announcing himself as
candidate for the mayorfplty for
next year.
TO THE EDITOR
Present Petition
For Crop Aid
RR 5, Seaforth, Ont.
Sir: Will you please print
the following dopy of a letter
acknowledging the brief recent-
ly presented to the Hon. Chas.
MacNaughton.
Toronto 2, Ont.
Dec. 1, 1965.
Mrs. Thomas Govenlock,
RR 5, Seaforth, Ont.
Dear Mrs. Govenlock: Just" -a
brief note following our meet-
ing of last Friday, at Winthrop,
to say that I have submitted
your brief to the Minister of
Agriculture, as promised.
No doubt he will be acknowl-
edging receipt of same directly
to you, in due course, and will
probably be discussing the mat-
ter, in all its many aspects,
with me in due course.
I regret very much that time
was pressing to the extent that
I could not spend longer with
you last Friday, but I am sure
you will appreciate the extent
to which I had previously com-
mitted myself to be back in
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large for only local action.
Therefore, we recommend
the following action be taken:
1. That Huron County be de-
clared part of a disaster area
due to the prolonged wet wea-
ther which has extensively dam-
aged crops causing partial loss
and in some cases total loss of
crops.
2. That an acreage payment
of $20 .per acre on a limited
amount per former, not to ex-
ceed 50 acres, so that farmers
in the area will be able to car-
ry on their farm operations
and have the wherewithal to
support and maintain their
families.
3. That a moratorium be de-
clared on Farm Credit Corp.
Loans, Farm Improvement Loans
and Jr. Farmer Loans for one
year duration.
4. That the Ontario Govern-
ment guarantee bank loans for
a period not to exceed three
years in order that farmers
may recoup their losses and
meet their current fertilizer,
gasoline and seed bills.
5.- That the Ontario Govern-
ment secure adjustments to
the present Federal Crop In-
surance program so that the
rates and coverage will render
it suitable for Ontario crops
and conditions at a fee which
will encourage farmers to par-
ticipate.
In conclusion, we wish to
say that we intend sending
this Brief to the Hon. William
A. Stewart and our Federal
Member of Parliament, Mr.
Robert McKinley.
If no action is taken on our
requests, we shall consider set-
ting up protest meetings in or-
der that the Ontario Govern-
ment will realize the gravity of
this situation,
Respectfully submitted, ,
By Farmers in the Sea -
forth and Surrounding
Area.
ugar and Spice
— By Bill Smiley —
We Had a Wing -Ding
Boy, there's nothing like a
weekend in the city to relax
you. Every so often, rigid with
the tension of smalltown living,
my family and I tear up the
budget, fling it and caution to
the winds, and have a wing -
ding.
At least, last weekend, we
had a good excuse for a wing -
ding. Our baby, the brown -
eyed butterball, whose diapers
we'd changed with delight, the
little boy we'd taught to swim
and skate, was playing the lead
role in his college musical.
Everything, as usual with a
Smiley, family wing -ding, went
according to plan. We get our
plans from the chap who used
to write the sketches for the
Three Stooges.
Night before, had a small
Party. Next morning, both
alarm clocks didn't go off, as
they always don't do in such
cases. Half an hour late, pick-
ed up our passenger, a nun
(don't ask me to go into all
this), and took off.
I was glad I'd practised low-
flying in the Air Force. The
two-hour trip to the city took
one hour and 22 minutes. There
were almost three minutes of
that (I kept count) in which
Sister Ste. Bonavenure and my
wife were not talking. Excited-
ly.
Checked in at the hotel. The
girls went in all directions. I
tried a combination of coffee,
morning papers, and hair of the
dog, which tasted rather strong-
ly of wing -ding. Boiled wing-
dinf.
Before I'd even begun to wish
I were home, the family was
there: old woman eager to talk
to kids; Kim, full of ideas about
things we hadn't time or money
for; Hugh, bright-eyer, bushy -
tailed, and broke.
Lunch. For four, $12.50. Had
promised Kim she could buy a
guitar with the money she'd
earned playing organ at church.
Went to music store. Went
through half-hour of 70 adoles-
cents playing 70 musical instru-
ments, simultaneously.
Visit to one of those wild
record stores, to pick up a Bob
Dylan record and the latest
Rolling Stones (more organ
Father: "Donna, is, that young
man serious about you?"
D na: "He must be, Dad.
He a ked me how much I make,
wha kind of meals we have,
and i you and Mother are hard
to II , Wit
money). I stood outside and
watched the hoods go in. Wish-
ed I were a hood and had no
family.
Scramble back to hotel. All
hands try guitar. Fix up faces.
Rush by cab to buy roses for
leading lady. Leading man
broke, still.
Fly to theatre. Thrill to
brown • eyed butterball (see
above) singing, dancing without
disgracing family. Totter back
to hotel (brown -eyes off to post-
production party which lasted
until dawn.)
Try to convince Kim (14 and
with first eye -shadow on) that
it's bedtime, not coffee-house,
folk -singing time. Succeed by
falling asleep in middle of
speech. Wake up to chaps
watching late movies. Order tea
all round. At 40 cents a tea -
bag.
Can't sleep with traffic out-
side banging, crashing, screech-
ing, hooting, and drunks next
door laughing, singing, shout-
ing.
Four -thirty a.m., the old wo-
man smells smoke. Snarl at
her. Seven a.m. she wakes .me,
triumphantly. Below is the fire
truck. Outside our door are six
firemen. Seems there was a
blaze in next room, where the
drunks were. Try to sleep.
Seven -fifty a.m. Kim want.
action. A walk, breakfast,, any-
thing. Snarl at her. Nine a.m.,
church tower across street be-
gins bonging bell. Snarl at or-
ganized religion.
Old Battleaxe can't sleep. At
9:30, have to give learned,liter-
ary criticism of kid's perform-
ance of previous evening. At
10:30, Kim starts binding about
going to a movie. At noon, the
star turns up hungry, broke.
I suggest cheap lunch and
home. Vetoed. Everyone wants
Chinese food. Swinging Chinese
dinner at four p.m., Sunday af-
ternoon. Try it: $12.00. Check
out. Leave son looking lonely.
Momma cries. Dad drives 100
miles home through the light -
glare of 7,000 drunken deer -
hunters heading back to city.
Everyone sleeps on way
home. Dad wheels into garage,
leaps out, kisses floor of gar-
age. Nothing like a wing -ding
in the city to get you away
from smalltown nerves.
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