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The Huron Expositor, 1962-04-26, Page 12Since 1860, Serving the Communitli First Ppblielled at SEAFOIITH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by MCLEAN BROS., Publishers ./ ! D * ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor � Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association �o Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Audit Bureau of Circulations Subscription Rates: /1% #�11 u /Z Canada (in advance) $2.50 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa fa I.A UAJ'LF',i' TEL. .80Y -THERE IS AN az. WIND THA TS BLOWING /145,ODY ANY e000/ x *' SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, APRIL 26, 196.2 Seaforth Taxes Are Reduced Seaforth council's decision last week to reduce the. tax rate by approximate= ly four mills is a reflection of the tight- er controls that have been introduced into the town's financial administration. The reduction reflects too a more realis- tic approach to the matter of the an- nual estimate of receipts and expendi- tures. With a tax rate in the low nineties, Seaforth during recent years had been among those Ontario municipalities with higher tax rates. An accurate comparison, of course, is not possible without reconciling tax rate with as- sessment, for frequently, it is found that the towns with Tow rates are those that have assessments at higher than. aver- age levels. There is a natural tendency to view with some concern tax rates that are higher than those in neighboring cen- tres. But sometimes a high rate doesn't mean much. What counts after all is not the rate, but the total amount of money 'raised through taxes in relation - to the municipal services which the taxpayer receives in return.., It is this which determines whether a taxpayer is getting value for his money, and whether a council is doing a good finan- cial job. True, taxes are 'higher than they us- ed tel. be; In 1877, for .instance, the Seaforth tax rate was 16 mills,. which -raised $8,189.04, and 'which included an amount of $2,900.00 for schools. On the surface, this seems to be a far cry from the rate of today. But we must remember' that in 1877 the dollar purchased at least twice what it does now. And, too, there were no paved • roads, no snowplowing, no concrete sidewalks, 'no street lights, no water system, little fire protection, no sewers —all of :which today the municipality is required to provide. ' • Sometimes in an urge to produce a low rate, councils cut their cloth too close and at the end of the year find' there are not funds sufficient to provide for current commitments. The inevit- able result is a big hike in rates the next year. Any temporary benefits that may have accrued to the taxpayer were r IN THE YEARS ALONE Interesting items gleaned from The Expositor of 25, 50 and 75 years ago. From The Huron Expositor April 23, 1937 During the past week some 30 trees and a large number of shrubs and bushes have been set out at the Lions Park in preparation for the, coming sea- son, when thousands of Sea - more than- lost when the rate jumped. Add too the cost of deficit financ- ing and loss in financial standing that results and it easily seen that tax rates set at such a low rate as to deny pres- ent commitments and anticipated de- mands for services are but a snare and dillusion. A consistent rate reflects careful financial management. That is why council is wise to resist any demand for further tax reductions at this time. While it is true there was an unusually large surplus at the end' of 1961 this ct,ffected in the main sev- eral items thwill not be reoccurring, such as reco,on rural fire brigade costs. At the saine time, it must be remembered that there will be increas- ed costs for among other things, road maintenance and replacement in many cases, if Seaforth is to provide adequate streets capable of handling the de- mands of today's traffic loads.. It is as' true today as in 1877. What counts is a prudent management 'of municipal financial—affairs - in such a way as to provide for present needs and at the same time to recognize and - prepare for the proper demands which the future will bring. This state can be achieved neither by petty penny-pinch- ing, nor by the open-handed generosity which at one time or another has.char- acterized councils in every municipal- ity To. Spank Or Not Not so many years ago the child "psychologists were warning mothers (and fathers) that it was harmful to spank a baby. It , would .,damage his psyche. Mothers who tried to follow through on this advice became nervous wrecks. Eventually most mothers learned there • is nothing so good for the soul (baby's. and mother's) as .a fiat hand applied ,to the padded spot pro- vided by nature. In the life of a growing child, too, there are occasions when such therapy is demanded. Some little hellions will persist in taunting their elders until they get their share of corporal atten- tion.—Durham Chronicle. A MACDUFF OTTAWA REPORT SUPERLATIVE CAMPAIGN OTTAWA—There will be few free rides for the men and wo- men seeking Commons' seats in the next general election. By all appearances, the June 18th election will be quite dif- ferent from the one in 1958; and from previous elections when a strong leader, riding to power on a wave of national feeling, brought in : hordes of party followers in his wake. This time there will be a bruising, costly battle, with • each major party believing it can win, and willing to beggar •'itself,financially and physically to do so. ' The Conservatives elected 208 members in 1958 -the greatest majority ever. It is natural and -perhaps-- -inevitable, that they will lose some of that major- ity, perhaps a lot of it. The Government has been in power for five years. Like any Government, it's had its suc- cesses and failures, and there is good evidence it has lost a lot of popular support. Even sonic Conservatives see the less of as many as 50 seats. The Liberals, naturaIIy enough, see themselves winning 130 or more and taking over either as the Government or a minority Government. They consider their chances best in Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan. The appeal of the New Demo- cratic Party in the election is still obscure; that of the Social Credit even more so. But one thing is sure. Every party will be putting up a real fight. In 1958, there is no doubt ,that many members were elect- ed simply because they were Diefenbaker men. The feeling now is that they're going to need, more than that. This election stands to be fought more on an individual riding basis than on the appeal of a national leader. There is little to choose be- tween the official. platforms of the two major parties. Even the NDP program verges tin- e mmonly close ,to the old-line paatiea. As .a• *vault thequestie t voters' are being asked is not —which party has the best an- swers? It is—which party has the brains and ability to admin- ister the remedies that every- one agrees the Country needs? The political parties are ex- pected to spend up to $16,000,- 000 on the campaign to answer that last question for voters. The Conservatives and Liberals will each spend $4,000,000 to $6,000,000; the NDP $2,000,000 to $3,000,000; and the Social Credit about $1,000,000. This takes no account of the $10,000,000 or so it ' will dost the electoral officer to run the election, nor of the expendi- tures of other parties—such as the communist party—and inde- pendent candidates. Canipaign organizers in • Ot- tawa freely predict a "superla- tive" campaign—superlative in cost, in intensity,' in physical wear and tear, and perhaps in dirtiness. It promises to be an ordeal for the Ieaders particularly. The ordinary voter can only hope and pray that whoever wins will be in good enough physical shape at the end to govern the Country. Both Mr. Diefenbaker, and Liberal Leader Pearson expect to visit personally more 'than 200 of the 263 ridings. That's a phenomenal objective and must be some kind of record. Mr. Diefenbaker is 66 years old. Mr.'Pearson has just turn- ed 65. And both have been fly- ing around the Country for the past several weeks in a kind of low -gear campaign. NDP leader Tommy Douglas is 57, and like 48 -year-old Rob- ert Thompson of the Social Credit, has been travelling steadily , since last summer. Political campaigning of • the kind coming up would test the stamina of a young athlete. Mr. Diefenbaker and Mr. Pear- son are no limp and flabby specimens, but neither are they Olympic track and field mater- ial The mental hazards May turn ,.!4111, 4►..:1 .:_ rjtist. , weathigx_, few shots have, already been fir- ed in what observers fear may become a crude smear cam- paign. A remark in the Commons by Mr. Diefenbaker probably started it all. The Prime Min- ister hinted that Mr. Pearson, when he was Canada's foreign secretary at' the United -Nations, never spoke .out on behalf of the Communist -dominated peo- ple bf Eastern Europe. This remark infuriated Luc- ien Cardin, a Liberal from Rich- elieu-Vercheres in Quebec, who dropped his normally •suave manner to attack the Prime Minister- in terms and tones rarely heard in the Commons. He said Mr. Diefenbaker did not have the dignity to be Prime Minister,. did .not _deserve respect, and was addicted to the Nazi -type, -lie. The response was not long in coming. With a kind of snow- bail effect, Eldon Woolliams, a Conservative from Alberta, and Harry White, a Conservative, from Western Ontario, blasted off at Mr. Pearson. They sug- gested he was soft on commun- ism, 'and Mr. White said Mr. Pearson got his Nobel Prize be- cause he sided with the com- munists. The communist smear tech- nique has been muted since then, perhaps on orders from Conservative party headquar- ters. But there is no assurance it won't flare up in the cam- paign... If it does, it will leave ugly scars. on both the victim and the victimized. There will be a residue of, ill -will and a ten- dency towards untruth—a high price to pay for votes. * * * Capital Hill Capsule Liberals would dearly love a Diefenbaker-Pearson TV debate in the -Kennedy-Nixon pattern, but the Tories are not likely to agree. Mr: Diefenbaker couldn't gain much from such a debate, and may lose a great deal. Mr. Pearson would, have nothing to lose,AUd eyfirythipg„ to gain. • 1'�At-ice I started thinking about busts the other night while I was watching a French film featur- ing the little, lithe sexpot, Brig- itte Bardot. That's like saying you started thinking of music while you were watching an orchestra play. But no matter. And, . just, to get things per- fectly clear, I don't"mean busts of famous men, reproduced in plaster, and sitting on a pede- stal. I mean busts on ladies. * * * The disgusting part of it is that I started thinking, about busts' in a' clear, cold; scientific, analytical way. As Gypsy Rose Lee, or Gertrude Stein, or somebody, once said,. "A busi is a bust is a bust." And that's the way I feel about it. It happened' while I was watching Mlle. Bardot snaking her way through a movie, in which l'.amour was treated in the boisterous manner so start- ling to us Anglo-Saxons, from. whom all it usually elicits is a hollow laugh. * * * It was my first view of the young lady. I understand she is the second citizen of France, after General de Gaulle, And I'm hereto tell you that she is denitely better looking than the General, though not, per- haps, as tall. I'm not blaming Bardot for my' • lapse into bust -pondering, though she was ,all she was plumped up to be. She wiggled her behind, and jiggled her be - front, to the best of her ability, and she has considerable talent along these lines. * * * No, the fault was mine, not hers. After watching her with some interest for a few minutes, I became first, embarrassed, then mildly disapproving, then bored, then just plain sleepy. About half -way through this process, I had sense enough to say to myself, "Boy, either you're ready to be put out to pasture, or you need a dam' good spring tonic.” I can tell you that it's pret- ty disturbing to a chap who has leered his , way through the burlesque houses of Detroit's Woodward Ave.in the Neigh- • ay of Scurvy Miller, eaten pea- nuts in the pit at the old Cas- ino in Toronto, and ducked out for a drink between rounds of pure art at London's Windmill Theatre, to realize that hs blushing slightly at the sight' a young lady who is not onl not there in person, but has sonic of her clothes on. * * * It's chilling to think tht, perhaps, the young sap s been boiled down to an 'old fudge. When you know that you're •supposed to be sitting bolt upright, wide-eyed and electrified, it hurts to realize that you are slumped in your seat, hand in the popcorn bag, mouth pursed primly, head shaking and tongue very close to tut -tutting, in disapproval. It is disconcerting to find that you are craving a smoke in- the middle of a big pash scene. It is -disgusting to have to, give in to it, and go to the back of the theatre and light up, just as the young temptress is launching into a discreet striptease. * * * And it is devastating to learn that you have nodded off, and your wife is bashing you in the ribs, just at the point where the celebrated Miss B. is mak- ing a monkey of the censors. It was 'about this, point, that SUGAR' and Sic By Bill Smiley I began thinking about busts. Don't ask me why. It seems to me that the whole business of busts has got out of 'hand. Ev- erywhere we look, we are stun- ned by deep -breathing mam- malians of mammoth propor- tions.. Boys who can't spell their own first names can rattle off bust measurements.•. High school girls practically break their backs trying to stick their chests out another half-inch. So who's impressed? Other girls, maybe? Not men. Men have been marrying women for thousands of years, and busts have: had nothing to do with it. * * * Let tenderness, humor and sympathy show in your face, let goodness and pity and love shine in your eyes, and .you'll get a man faster than if' you had the biggest bust this side of Bali. Busts cause nothing but trou• ble. I remember a girl I knew at college.. Her name was Bet- sy. She had a vast bosom. I. always caIIed her `Busty" to myself. One night I was danc- ing with her, leaning a bit. We were chatting, and I inadvert- ently called her "Busty" instead of "Betsy." Know what happen- ed? You got it, Mac. She bust me. Right on ' the nose. And maybe that's why I've been a little psychological about busts ever since. By REV. ROBERT H. HARPER RESSURECTION Tolstoy wi-ote a book about a beautiful servant girl who be- longed to the estate of a noble- man, whom the young son of the home betrayed when he came for a visit to the home after wild life in the Russian army. After a time the vile young soldier sat as a juror in a justice court, honestly to do his duty. He was shocked to recognize the beautiful but brok- en woman in the prisoners box. She was the sweetheart of his youth., Conscience in him awoke. He followed the condemned woman to Siberia and did all he could, to lighten the load of a Russian convict in the days of the Czars. And Tolstoy called the book Resurrection. And a resurrec- tion it was, as great as that which would lift a dead body from the level of mortality to the living, perpendicular of end- less life. And this is the wondrous blessing that the risen Lord brings to those who look to him that they might have life abund antly. To make a black heart white is a resurrection—as great as that which brought the slain in Ezekiel's vision, bone to his bone, to live and stand an ex ceeding mighty army. If you then be risen with Christ, as the apostle writes, "seek those things which are above" and, live the new life of the redeemed. Just a Thought: If we sometimes find' it diffi- cult to dp the thing which is right, we should consider the fact that the life of Christ on earth was not an easy one. Timely Tips Cows vary in their need for salt, says Professor G. E. Raith- by, head of the Animal Hus- bandry Department at the OAC.. Feed some salt free -choice. Hand feeding and mixing salt in the grain rations might not supply the needs of each cow. * * * Unless ,you have plowed un- der clover sod or planned to use manure on the field, your wheat will, be 'needing nitrogen when growth starts this spring, say soil specialists with the On- tario Department of Agricul- ture. If it is unusually hard to get on the field before early April, then apply that extra ni trogen now before;• the snow gets too deep. KNOW YOUR CANAD'-A (Prepared by the Research Staff of Encyclopedia Canadiana) Were the Indians clever • at medicine before the white man came? They were as clever as their primitive means, permitted. They had several effective vege- table remedies, including- one infusion of spruce or hemlock 'tips that could • combat scurvy. They also made use ' of sweat bat and massage. Medicine men were given regular train- ing in these, techniques, as well as in sorcery. * * * Which New Brunswick city has a name that has been much misspelled? Moncton. It wtak s its name from Robert Monckton, com- mander of a British., force that captured a 'nearby French fort in 1755. It was incorporated as the town of Monkton in 1855. Five years later the timetable of the new European and North American Railway spelled it Moncton. In 1930 the city coun- cil directed that Monckton be the spelling, but rescinded this decision at its next meeting. * * * Who built the first ship made on Canada's west coast? John Meares, a British navi- gator. This former Royal Navy lieutenant formed a -company, in Calcutta, India, to gather furs on the northwest coast of Am- erica. On his second voyage in 1788, he bought land from the Indians in Nootka Sound, B,C., built a small trading post and. on September 20 of that year his men completed and launch- ed the North West America, a 40 -ton craft and the first built on 'the. Canadian Pacific coast. * * * Which is Canada's sing- ing fish? The Midshipman, of British Columba# citastai • waters. ,1'llle; fish with its broad flat head is said to sing because of the loud humming sound -Of -its 'vibrating air bladder. * * What did Britain gain by • the battle of the Plains of Abraham? The conquest of Quebec, se- cured by British victory on the Plains of Abraham, on Britain the Seven Years' War with France and gave her control for the time being of tire whole North American continent. The view that this battle gave Can- a• da to Britain, though a popu- lar opinion, is not really accur- ate. Canada did not exist as a country at the time, ,What the British were trying to do was to break out of the ring of French colonies and forts which encircled their seaboard colon- ies, from Quebec in the• north,, down' through the Great Lakes and the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Canada was not the object of the game. It was nothing less than all North America'. * * * Which Governor-General ran Canada almost single- handed? Sir Charles Metcalfe, gover. nor -general from 1843 to. 1845. He had already been provision- al governor-general -of India and governor of Jamaica before coining to this country. In 1843, Metcalfe accepted the resigna- tion of his Canadian ministers in a 'dispute over an official ap- pointment. Then, for nine months, aided only by a 'single minister, Metcalfe carried on the whole business of govdrn- meat. At the end of this period e succeeded in forming an ad- inistration, appealed to the country iii 1844 and saw his supporters win the election. A sick man, he retired the fol- lowing year, went home to Eng- land, a barony and death with- in months. Metcalfe Is remem- bered as, a. dedicated leafier Of tut.tutf 1oPttisIr eattaegittXanada forth and district citizens will take advantage of the splendid park facilities. The trees were obtained from Hartry's grove, and include maple, elm, birch, beech, basswood and oak, and average about 12 feet in height. Residents of Dashwood felt signally honored when Sir Ern- est MacMillan chose T. Harry Hoffman, of that community, among the three from Western' Ontario to sing at the Corona- tion. This district experienced its first windstorm of the season on Wednesday. Rain, accom- panied by a high wind, which at times reached gale -like pro- portions, fell throughout the day. No major damage was .re- ported in the district, although a number of roofs on barns and other buildings suffered considerably. * * * ,From The Huron Expositor ' April 26, 1912 A Bell traction engine was used last week in moving the Cluff buildings to their new Kite. Seeding commenced the mid- dle of this week in this dis- trict and by next week the work will be in full swing. The inspector for the Public Works Department was here this week and examined the foundation of the new post of- fice, building and expressed himself well pleased with the way the building had been kept during the winter. Mr. Frank Kling, of Seaforth, has sold to B. B. Stephenson, of Constance, the imported Bel- gian draft stallion, Brian D'Or 2400. This horse was imported from Belgium by T. Crouch & Sons; of Layette, Indiana. From The Huron Expositor April 29, 1887 The Seaforth pop works is now in full operation. There are seven full-fledged implement agents doing busi- ness in this town, and all of them seem to be making lots of sales. Mr. George Browning, 'who managed the Seaforth cream- ery for a season, has been ap- pointed creamery instructor by the Ontario Creamery Associa- t=ion-. • The contract for the erection of Mrs. Chesney's new brick residence on John Street has been awarded to Sperling & Tyerman, for the sum of $2,500. Mr. John Modeland, of Tuck- ersmith, recently sold to Gov- enlock & Winters, a I4 -months - old steer, which weighed 1610 pounds—a monster for his age. Mr. William Carmichael, V.S., left on Wednesday for Virginia, where he -goes to practise his profession and will have spe- cia? care of the horses of Mr. John Hickson, formerly of Sea - forth, who is extensively en- gaged in the lumbering and coal business, and employs a great number of horses, in his business. A Smile Or Two Introducing the guest speak- er, the master of ceremonies listed his virtues in glowing terms. "That introduction," grinned the guest, "reminds me of the man who, on judgment day, stuck his head out of. the grave and read the epitaph on his headstone. "Either somebody is a terrible liar, or I'm in • the wrong hole." ?.Ball The Wee4& "You can forward my mail to Disneyland!" 'by Tom Dorr (YOU'LL LIKE MY FATHER, RUDY, HE'S NICE. RLJDY'S IN THE AIR COPS, FATHER. HE'S TRAINING TO BE A PILOT. 1'-- AND WHAT A COMMANDING OFFICER I'VE GOT_.. HE'S A REGULAR BIRt7,GIR_ ALWAYS Up THE AIR., TPF M leave+•" I ry �l IEli6'5 ONt,Y ONE THING I PONT LIKE ABOW VENETIAN LINP4, Vat DUSTIN6.THEM; I KNOW HOW TO CUT' YOUR STING TIMC IN HALF, M1ItAll BY LLOYD BIBINMUND • VENETIANBLINE D OUSTER. ri !iv Cur OPF ENO oP 66fr BRUSH 100 SNDS Of'WIsree wigs AekiNNC+ 10 PitityENr6GRAYCHjN6