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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2014-02-05, Page 5opinion IN THE YEARS AGONE Beatlemania hits SDHS in 1964 Feb. 8,1889 • The heavy snowfall on Monday night has made excellent sleighing and farmers and others having teaming to do are taking advan- tage of it. There are crowds of peo- ple in town every day, but still merchants complain of business being full and money scarce. • It looks now as if February is going to make up for the remarkably mild weather we have enjoyed during the former part of the sea- son. On Thursday night the ther- mometer fell to 10 degrees below zero with a stiff breeze blowing. On Wednesday night the frost was not so sever but a genuine bliz- zard, the worse we have had for years, raged all night and now the roads are pretty well blocked up. • Brussels shoot match - Our sports- men had another match for a cup donated by Wm. Smith last week. About a dozen took part. The range was 200 yards as before, and each contestant had five shots. James Ross was again successful, with John Wynn again second. Dr. McNaughton and James Stretton also did good shooting. • Hullet News - One night last week as Mr. Thos. Troop, who resides near Kinburn, was returning home from Clinton, and after crossing the railway track north of town, he noticed a man a short distance ahead coming out of the woods and getting over the fence towards the road. When he came opposite him, the man made a grab at Mr. Troop, evidently with the intention of pulling him out of the sleigh, but fortunately missed his hold. At the same time he used some rough language. He then grabbed hold of the back of the sleigh and was just stepping in when Mr. Troop took hold of his whip talk, lack snake, but the small end and slung it around, striking the fellow on the side of the head. The blowknocked him backwards on the road, and Mr. Troop, fearing he had killed him, stopped as soon as he could get his team pulled up, and look- ing around he saw Mr. Man pick- ing himself up, and as soon as he saw the sleigh stop he made for it again, but Mr. Troop not desiring to give him another knock -down, drove on and left him. Mr. Troop had a considerable sum of money on him and from the man's actions, has no doubt he had evil designs. Feb. 6, 1914 • In voting on the Scott Act, Seaforth voted 226 in favour, and 211 against. The county totals were 7,410 for, and 4,802 against. • The new sawmill in Walton is almost finished and soon the hum of the busy machinery will be heard. • The bear came out of his nest last Monday, viewed his shadow, and crawled back again to remain six weeks. • Mr. Ed. Mole, manager of the hydroelectric works in town, who was laid up for a couple weeks with a badly burned face, is on deck again and is nearly recovered. Feb. 10, 1939 • The SCI Alumni skating party was held on Monday evening and in spite of the soft ice a large crowd of skaters enjoyed the various num- bers to the full. • There are many community records of one kind and another, but one of the most notable of this, or any other community, has been created by Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wil- liams, of town, who this month completed their twenty-first year of perfect attendance at the North side United Church Sunday School. • In one of the hardest fought battles witnessed on the Seaforth ice in a numbers of years, the Seaforth Beavers defeated the Tavistock Greenshirts 2-1 in an overtime game on Tuesday night. The game was witnessed by over 50 specta- tors, who saw, for the first time, a professional referee an Intermedi- ate game. This was George Hains- worth, formerly of the NHL, but still active in amateur sports. This was the first time in 27 years Hainsworth has been in the Sea - forth rink and many of the older hockey fans of the town will remember when "Dot" Reid knocked Hainsworth out when playing junior hockey. Feb. 6 1964 • The fad of Beatles' haircut has finally reached our school. Some had tried it out (D.F., R.F. and a few others) but have soon changed back to their original hairstyle. • Highway traffic statistics for December in this district are: motor vehicle accidents 346; fatal accidents 6; vehicles checked 2,419; warnings issued 1,049; Wednesday, February 5,2014 • Huron Expositor 5 www.seaforthhuronexpositorcom Whitney South Huron Expositor St. Nick's gives back Proceeds from the annual St. Nick's Shopping Day at St Thomas Anglican Church this past December were handed out to local organizations on Jan. 31. Pictured here, Bob Dinsmore accepted on behalf of the Optimist Childhood Cancer Campaign; Shirley Dinsmore, on behalf of Huron Hospice, and Rev. Karine Farmer accepted on behalf of the Public Library on Wheels. charges preferred 476. • James C. Taman is well known in Seaforth, where his wife and family reside with Mrs. E. H. Close on East William Street, while he is on arctic assignment. Sgt. Taman was recently honoured by the presentation of a certificate of appreciation in recognition of the work he is doing in his present posting. Feb. 8 1989 • Fewer multiple lamb births reported. It's lambing season again this year, and the word is big singles. People in the industry report their ewes are having single lambs, rather than multiple births. These people are saying the drought in the summer be the cause. • A recycling initiative has been taken in McKillop Town- ship. Found hundred and 44 blue boxes will be distrib- uted to households in the township, to be used to con- tained recyclable waste. This is a pilot project sponsored by the Ministry of the Environment, and it is hoped the blue boxes will remind the public to recycle. • Former Brussels Stockyards owner Klaus Henschel and his wife Kristin, made a brief appearance in Wingham District Provincial Court on Jan. 25 to face charges laid again them in connection with their disappearance and the subsequent bankruptcy of the business last fall. • Huron County's Huronview Home for the Aged in Clin- ton will be rebuilt at a cost of $14.3 million over the next eight years. Although council had agreed last year that the project would likely proceed in 1989, Thurday's ses- sion was the first time council had seen a breakdown of costs. Only three councilors voted against the proposal, while 26 supported the first of three options considered. St. Anne's to host spaghetti fundraiser Claire Gordon Minister of Public Relations It has been a great week here at StAnne's this past week We had another snow day on Monday, which unfortunately pushed the last day of exams back until to Tuesday. However, once exams were done on Tues- day the students still got a two daybreak until the start of second semester on Fri- day. With new classes and teachers, we wish everyone good luck in the second half of the year. Here is to another great semester of learning and having fun! Our Mission Trip to India team is host- ing a Family Day Spaghetti Dinner on Monday, Feb. 17 at the Knights of Colum- bus Hall in Goderich. For only $30 per family you'll be treated to salad, spaghetti, garlic bread, dessert, coffee, entertainment and all money helps our local youth travel to India this summer to build a school. Please call 519-482-5454 for more information.