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you probably have Some predictions'
for the 1970's, as I do. Let's see how they
Match. Remember, this is for the whole
decade, .not just 1970.
Let's get rid of the dirty ones
first. there is going to be' more and
more racial trouble. Xnd this means more
and more violence, hatred, killing and
cruelty, both physical and psychological.
---The-whites are going to be beleaguered,-
and are going• to fight back ruthlessly;
most of them.
There is going to be more and •
more' pollution: noise, air, water, despite
the strenuous efforts of a vocal minority
to do something about it. The almighty
buck will continue to dictate policy ie
this field.
- Taxes will. go_ on rising and in-
flation will go on inflating. The only
solution would be rigid controls of wages,
rent, food, etc., and 'no ,will
-have the guts to impose them. And if he
did, the public would raise, a holocauSt
of -hue and cry that would send him
smartly back to his law practice. '
"
The Standard-of living will increase,
and Sri will the standard 'of dying: Wc".11
have more things, and we'll kill ourselves
faster _getting them.
,__There Will be just 'as many poor
people, in 1976 as there were in 1966
and prObablY more people talking about
it, and doing less.
People will drink more and think
less. The drug scene will tnaketheSixties
look like a Sunday •-School picnic where
somebody had too 'much-lemonade. •
The Vininatti war will peter out
ignominiously. The Communists of North
Vietnam, .will There will be
Vicivicious'porol: And then the Vietnamese
Will go About their business Of rebuild,
' big and living.
*Wens of today's hippies will be
sick- ivlth ArthritiS and kidney trouble,
u will :be en Welfare and wondering why
they did it. °
he ,:' Ar4:4 dontintie their
,:efitirtS' 41.Vlbe ..-Ont the Jews and get
some bloody riciSeela.t,he process. 'i.
husbands. Wilkerifitintie to beat up
V•e§"iSO WO* night. 01. vita
• .
versa. •
Education will go through its lowest
swing of the Pendular) in 100 years, as the
discipline of learning is replaced by
having a ball, doing "projects" and talking
when you haven't anything to talk with, or
about.
' Canada Will become a very junior
, partner, of 'Uncle Sam, Inc. That is, if
it first doesn't become a gaggle of minor
republics with about as much international
prestige as Monaco.
SoundS like a pretty sordid
Seventies, doesn't, it,-,„But it won't be that
bad. That's 'the big picture, and big
pictures' are -often third rate, as witness.
Most of the big-screen movies you've
_,, seen lately. .
In the little, subjective world where
the individual lives-, it isn't all blaCk.
Babies will continue to be born and chuckle
and „have their little soft bellies blown on
and. he "precious and funny and utterly •
delightful for a few years.
And the :foul brown mud of March
will gradually give way to the lush green
grass of .114a7., and the dead black twigs
of Winter will become the green mist of
April andthe rich joy of June. . -
And the ..brutal winds and bitinv,
Cold Of-"Vebruary will' inevitably turn
into the broiling brown beach Of July.
" And the wheat , and the peaches
will turn to gold. And the potatoes will ,,
come up plump arid firm and scablesS. And
the fish will be fat and the beef Will be
beefy.
An,ci perhaps you,Will do something
geed and' kind. And perhaps someone
will, say something that Wakes you think o
yap are worthwhile. And perhaps .you will
.have model teenagers (bah!). And perhaps
. you will grow in understanding and,laVe.
perhaps 'yptit,cat won't "have kittew,
PersenallYt ,/ think' The Seventies
'will be , like Most of twit , other -ages of
Man: black and wliffirgrey and orange,
'blue and geld.
, we ...den, de • IS Weir and .
chaps.' But donit hold yoUrjitgath
waiting for my predletiotia to be *Ong.
,first carry oil, and lire' each .day AS a
prepeils gift whin will lieVer tenne
you again.
Happy Seventies.
7,"
Oil' Sunday 'afternoon while Mr.
Hanley, ,the town constable, and Mrs. Hanley were driving along the northroad
in it cutter the. horse 'Shied, upsetting r•
the vehicle and throwing the Oddments
oat. Mrs. Hanley had her arm bfoken. On the same day Mrs. Taylor of Tucker.
sinith, slipped and fell, breaking her
grin at' the wrist.
,. • The , question of the . Introduction
of the pygan Into the regular church
.services at Egtriondville was disetissed
OW a trial Vote was taken when seven
. Voted against the use of the instrument • and twenty-knit In falter of It. Mr.gteven.
414 Ilite,15tate no tafthfulty,
be dittlCult to find a Man to fill '
414.: hat resigned his Witten at pretenter.
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1967 — Constance Store Burns
As We enter a new year too many of
us perhaps think of problems we face
as.individuals'as a town and as a coun-
try,
We tend to remind ourselves, of our
difficulties rather than adding up the
•benefits we enjoy and` which by the ap-
plication of confidence and a common
sense approach can contribute to
bright future.
Of course we have problems. There
always have been problems and those
of looke,d at in proper prospec-
tive probably are n73' worse than thOse
of any other year.
Certainly there were problems in
Seaforth 100 years ago as the follow-
ing, examples from The Expositor of
January 7, 1870 indicate.
—Stanley Council found it necessary
to remit dog . taxes which had been
"shown to be not fairly charged".
—Municipal elections in' Howicl
were' thinly attended on account of "the
great snow". Only 260 electors voted
out of, 810.
.--7The Expositor was short of paper.
Although ordered from the mill in plen-
t3r of time "some accident had befallen
a part of the machinery which consum;
ed considerable time in repairing".
—While 1869 had been a time .of
peace' and plenty and- 'of average pros-
. perity in Canada, "the'prices of pro-
duce have been, and still are,, unusually
low".
,—A strong attempt was Made to get
,_---Newfoundland into the. Confederacy
"but so far, that has not come to
issue".
h• To the Editor “.
The residents and staff of Huronview
would am reciate very much if you
would allow them <space to say a- heart,
felt "Thank You" to all those who put
on programs or entertain/tient, and those
who sent' gifts, cards ?or treatsto
residents during the Holiday Season. A
YINI••••••
and in Mexico "the country is far from
—In Cuba . "insurrection still rages"
quiet".
—In the Red River county the 'insur-
gents are in arms and "it is admitted
that the Ministerial scheme of inaugur-
ating a government, for the Territory
without in any way consulting the
views of the inhabitants, hai proved a
huge blunder".
—The° snow plow ran off the , track
between 'Seaforth —and H'arpurhey
"which delayed the 10:30 train till the
afternoon". _
—There were accidents. Six men
working near Roxborough, were injur-
ed when a log fell down. A son of Mr.
McKay, in, Thekersmith got ar finger in
the gears of a fanning mill and the.
finger had to be -amputated and while -
-the son of Mr.' Watson was watering a
horse it kicked him.
—Those- attending the annual tea
meeting of <:the Wesleyan Methodist
Church were told by Rev. Eastman
that "In the present tinieS'the Church
has more to combat than at any other
time in her 'history".
—Eggs were 15 cents a dozen; but-
ter 18 &tits a pound.
—And there were troubles• with the
postal service which prompted this
item: "Postal _ FOr some reason,.
which we are endeavouring to:ascer-
tain from headquirters, -a "nuMber of
our mails, for two weeks 'past never
reached their destination' though ,they
his Post Of- were properly sent fro
fie?. Among the missin ones ,are Zur-
ich, •Wingham, Exeter, ay and oth-
ers".
And the little 'children shall lead
them.
That's what they say and the older
I get, the .more I realize—it. Every once
in awhile my kids will say something
that really gets to me and then I know
that I'm learning a tremendous lesson
from them.
ThoSe - of you who have young
children will know just what I Mean.
This week would like to share
with you some thoughts written by a
teenaged girl named Linda Ann Lawson.
I can't tell you. where Linda Ann lives.,
I plon't know her personally but I do
dig" what she wrote, And I can't think of
a better way in which to start the new
year.
She was penning her ideas about
God. You may agree or disagree but you
witl_not be unimpressed.
"God is the spirit ,of a young-girl
who walks with Pureness of heart? down
the aisle. Of a church. She is happybe-
cause she has- found her one and only.
Even though she does not realise it, God
is all around her. He is flowinggracefully
among the billowing folds Of her gOWn
and clenched between her hands in the
small banquet of flowers.
"HIS Image is mirrored the
- tiny diamond ring that is plated ad her
finger and reflections of His leve are
captured in the eyes Of the groeit:*tile
is -kiss that unites theM,`46r the
first time as Men and wife. .
''God is the love -that they Will
share andahrough this love they, thetn4.
salveg, will Create life.
qAdd IS newborn babe who Wets
the Weed with torrent Olea. God is the
wonderful' 'tirade of learning, as the
, Baby begins its `ikrnik otl talk,
"Godig the, feelingone Oft When.
„,You wake up oma sunny morning or when
you'sit quietly by a fireside on a cold, .
snowy night.
eqod is the sensation you get at
.Christmas time when you look at a decor-
.. ated tree. God 'is the spirit of giving.
"But God can also be the reason
why men must go to war; why they must
leave their families, to fight, for their ''countries and their rights.
"God is the peaceful sleep that
accompanies cie-ethr
"God, is the- hope, of those who are
starving or sick. God is the struggle to
survive in a world that has nothing to
offer but toil, swtiat and tears.
"God. is ,the innecence of youth,
the experience of maturity And the wis,,
don of old age. •
what
:God
"But man. "will, never kn9w
;God 18 unless he takes a good look at
hithself. God is inside his heart. Every
• one of us, whether 'we deny hUm, or
not , are apart of Him. •' "No, He is . not •deadi •
were we would surely die led. When
men completely atop believing in God,
the end of the worldwill tome. • • •"God is a protector that keeps
man from .bleWing hiMself off the face
of the earth, Gad guards him against some
is ' of the greatest teMptationa.
i;'God ever here, in every
earner of the wand, Tie can be k,t4:1Y bird who 'tells from its' nest Vid $,rth# , ,same tin*, He can be the of' 4 •
young Man WO: e1iii4l s to the
Of a Motifitain,
itdo la .'spirit„ intinito gide**
y'ret nittri.n4n nOver tOoplolit4aptly,
040od. to. , '4' " •
•• Now laik you, readers.' ynnth
be all bad when atiffie have cleari. pure'"
tivingfitr lik4 Mnitie` . • • • • . k
Mr. and PIM John pinoinct of
i„onctestforo, , telebrated . their sixtieth,
wedding anniversary at Weir Mune. on
December 26th. mr. Fingland served as
the municipal. council and as clerk ail
treasurer of Hullett. Township.
The resignation of br- J. W.Shaw
as medical officer of health was regret-
` fully accepted by Clinton Town council.He
had held the position of M.O.H. InClintan
for 52 years following his graduation
, from Trinity College, Toronto.
E rnie Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Mel Clarke, Seaforth, was selected as
Minister of Publications in the Boy's
Parliament in Hamilton.
The New, Year ushered in a blizzard
of old-time proportions. Commencing on
New Years', Day it was still raging with
undiminished- force two days later. It
took a railway plow over 40 minutes toget
from Seaforth to Clinton.
Seaforth town council for 1945 will
bef:-MayorJ,J.c luff; Reeve J. F. Daly; coun-
cillors J. E. Keating, M. A. Reid, aq.Parke;
F.S.Sills, Isaac Hudson and , N. Hubert.
Frank McConnell of. Dublin, has
returned to spend his sixth winter at
place in England
the CothrnmeerwceidaldiHngotetoLo.k
of iv well known Seaforth Boy, Sgt. Frank
C.J.Sills,/ to Wren Dinah M. Wood of
Brooklands, Fulford, England. Following
,the honeymoon they intend 'to reside in
Canada in the near future.
Mr. and Mrs. James Stott of
Cromarty celebrated their 57th viedding
anniversary, at their home. when a few
immediate .relatives enjoyed supper with,
them.
The , statutory meeting of the
Seaforth council for 1945 was held in
the Council fcbamber when the following
members , took' the required declaration
of .office: • - Mayor John J. Cluff; ReeVe,
John F. Daly; Councillors, J.A.Keating,
M.A.-Reid, N. ,Hubert, I, Hudson, R.G.
Parke and F.S.Sills. •• • ,
A number of friends and neighbors
gathered at the,- home of Wm. Jeffrey,
MitChell, in honor of his brother,-Satnuel
Jeffrey, who celebrated his 90th birth-
day. ,
JANUARY 2 1 9 2 0
• Thos. Irvine of the 12th concession
oP McKillop, intends selling ten acres of
bug) to .parties needing firewood, which
eliouldlielp„the fuel situation.
The' Christmas tree entertainment
given in the Roxboro school was one of the-
'most sticcessfill affairs of the year. The'
chair.was.,occupied-by 4.1iiScott, who
'his original poem • on the Roxboro of . long.
ago. Mr. W.B.McLean of EgniOndville gave
several readings, Dr: F.H.Larkin gave
a short address and Mrs. BertIrwin sang a
• splendid soloanstrUmental selections ,
Were given by-the Chesney' Orchestra with
° :=IvIiss____Lsobel Scott at the piano.
Frank McQuaid of St. Columban met
with a serious accident' when he fell and •
badly sprained his riglit.arm and shoulder.
James Cleary hag ,returned from
the.. we.st_where,,,liespethsevreral months. -4t,-4;-
• The' farmers „ of Manley have
Installed scaleS,10 the new stock yard
at the C. P. R.Station and have been shipping all kinds 'of livestock.
'. W. Manley of Manley has delivered
' all the gravel necessary for the erection
of the • new schoot to he built early next
season.. The rate payers drew the bricjd.-
.Wm-.Sailler of Staffa.had the mis-
fortune to hurt his foot while he was ekid:
ding logs.
• John Love, had the unfortunate
accident of having a runaway. lid finally
.was overpowered and Was trampled under-
• foOt. However, he found himself very
little the worse for the exPerience.
Miss Katherine Kehoe of Toledo,
'Ohio, has purchased from Jos.'. McCann
his propertY on East God,erich Street
now occupied by Joseph Mathews.
Arthur Routledge who has carried
on an extensive butchering business in
Egniondville, has disposed of his shop
and plant to Murray Bros. of
Tuckersmith.
A. large coaloil engine has been . •
installed in the chopping mill at Staffa
It was purchased from A. Oliver.
JANUARY 4 , 18 95 .
An interesting contest for the dis-
truction of sparrows was held last week
under captains Philip Murray and W.
Hudson; Mr. Murray's side scored up 50
more sparrows than the ether. There were
1,700 sparrows killed.
The ice"-,.on ;L11'4901/144 `darn' villa
soon be ready for cuttihg.,and thefam•illar
procession of ice-laden sleighs Will begin
again in -a few days. ,
We. Understand that Thos:Dickson,
who purchased the Seaforth Creamery, In-tends' 'running it himself with the, aid of a first class buttermaker,
The meth chandeliers of the elec-
trick lights in St. Thomas Church, were
lighted for • the' first time on Sunday evening.
1967 — Beavers Win Chanipionship
From My Window
, Shirley J. Keller —
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, January 8, 1970.
Some Problems Never Change
Iluronview • Residents Say„ Thank You • -
special thanks to organizations and in-
dividuals who cane regularly throughout
the..3Ta-r•
(S igned)C. A. Archibald
' Administrator.
Sugar and Spice
by Bill Smiley
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