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The Huron Expositor, 1970-02-12, Page 2. PORK president re-elected It was a close squeak, but I retained . in:; 'position as President of PORK (Par- ents ,Of Rotten Kids) at the annual elec.,' tion of officers held in my study recently. I was given the honor of leading, once again, this progressive and-wide- spread orgatiization, 'with members in every .tcuvn_and city in Canada, .because• my daughter quit university after one• term. We now have the, situation of our son, who dropped out two years ago, and dropped back in this year, urging his kid sister not to be a 'slop, a .ninny, a . quitter, a lazy buin. just as we urge'd him when he did it. The ,reason for Kim's decision is rather fuzzYln , our eyes, as she wasn't failing, and • even seemed to like some aspects of it. But rthink the main 'reason was that, after 13 years of school ,and piano lessons,- she had simply had enough, and wanted to find out what real life is all • abput. I haven't figures but I'll bet they're shocking) of the number of bright young people who quit college in their first year. The reasons are obvious. It Is boring, it doesn't live up to their expectations, or they can't stand the new freedom and fall behind, hopelessly, in their work.- It's a bitter bfow for parents with high hopes; especially for those ,who Couldn't afford it 'themselveS and -want something better for their children.There are tears and exhortations and beating of breaSts. There is the rational approach, the plaintive Approach. the 'thunderous' condemnation.' But you might as well try,. to reason with John Calvin or an oak stump as with • a stubborn 18-year-old who •has made up his or her mind about something; The favorite -expression is that they want .to "find" themselves, to learn' to iive iii a 'world that is not' cotton-wrapped or institutionalized. 'lihis argument. 'brings ulcers, 'apoplexy and fallen arches of the soul to parents. ,And I have some sympathy for the kids. As long-as they're not my own.They want to get ,out ;of the rat race of mort, --gag es,--taxes---and-striving._ for- security.in which they see their grey-faced parents Whey are simply sick trf a system with , . a stick at one end and a, carrot, in the form of,-,a piece Of paper, at the other. For some kids,,,the system is fine.' And I especially admire' those who-,• without 'too mach natural ability, 'and practically no money; haul, themselves through school by their bootstrap's, oil plain hard work. For otherS, a minority, the system is rotten, and to some extent I agree with' them. They Want a simpler, cleaner way,, of life, ' - It's. a tough decision for them-. Often, it takes 'more courage to quit than"- to conform. They hate to hurt their .baffled parents, They are labelled as lazy punks and,'-drop-,outs. They are told they can't face reality.They are confronted by nagging, bullying, threats and bribe s, .along with their own feelings of guilt. They often • become emotionally disthrbed, or pretty' tough on the surface, -But there's• one thing parents must do. They must -stop trying. to live through their kids, espeCially when the latter are Old enough .to work, to marry and to live their own lives. . ' Parents should , do ,the same live their own lives. They should go on loving their offspring, if possible. They should help them, if - they -need help. But. they ' should Stop trying to manipulate them, to, mold them into a design they think Is the . right one.. ''Please don't, think I'm defending all 'dropouts. Some of them, are lazy bum s, and' +quittera, But I can't help wondering what . I should do, if i were 18 today. When went to university, it was a way of getting off the treadmill, of es- • caning a dull job and a limited future and a life of diapers, and boiled cabbage, and hamburg four,times a week, and never erfongh_money. Today's, affluent .kids are getting off another type of treadmill 'in a-different way. They have my sympathy, but heart bleeds for those who won't make it, and discover, too late, that they have '6- changed 'a treadmill for, a squirrel cage. • to Since 1860, Serving the Community Fit* ",Puhliahed at .E.ArORTII, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by blet,EAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. MeLEAN, Editor Member CauatHan Weekly Newspaper Association 'Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Audit Bureau of Circulation and Class 'A' Community Newspapers Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $5,00 a Year • Outside Canada (in advance) *7400 a Year SINGLE COPIES 7- 12 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, February 12, 1976 Snow ' and Trees In Seaforth r ---, By hide y J. Keller ,Seafs orth Council 'recognized the nec- essity and economy of looking ahead when, by a narrow margin, it accepted a proposal by the. Ontario Water Re- sources Commission to provide modern sewage disposal facilities to serve the town. The cost — estimated at, $22,000 a year during the life of a 40 year agree- ment — caused concern to. a number of councillors, who "questioned the abili- ty' of Seaforth citizens to.afford it. Others, looking to tomorrow and, rea- lizing what procastination ,has cost .in .the pa.st, saw halt the town could not afford to delay longer. If a properly designated disposal scheme had not been proceeded with the town inevitably would have been reqUired by the OWRC to proceed with a costly updating pro- gram to the present undercapecity plant„ After all the: OWRC has for nearly five ;,5rears beeh pressing the ,town to bring the present plant up to today's standards:- It was only when the request for an OW RC' study 'and proposal finally went forward 'a little more than two, years ago that criticism4.:* of the present arrangement eased— The work, of course, could have been Carried out at a' saving had necessary deTtilionsit-italtetr—some years—ago when the problem was first raised by OWRC. Further delay. now could only add unnecessarily to present day costs, faced as we are with rising Lost of con- struction and Of money. The estimated annual cost of $22,000 when looked at in, proper perspective means the equivalent to each of us in SeafOrth of a couple of chocolate bars a week. This is peanuts — or chocolate bars if we are to be consistent — when weighed against the alternative. With- out additional sewage disposal capacity Seaforth is denied new growth, new assessment and would be faced with a steadily mounting tax rate to maintain the services now enjoyed and insisted on. There would be little hope of exten- ding the present limited sewer service.- Now that decision haS -been taken concerning a dispokal plant council's next task will be 'to decide how service can be extended to all areas of the town so that all may share and pay. alike. The necessary surveys are at hand,. The decision is whether portions will be done each, year beginning this year or whether the OWRC will be asked to consider undertaking the complete pro- ject. 'In the long run the latter course -woukHikely, be the-most. economical . _ sive forces determined to effect the break-away of one Firovince-to- form a separate state. The Legion includes in its member- ship several thousand French-speaking Canadians who fought voluntarily for Canada in two World Wars. Many died and others suffered disabilities fighting alongside their English-speaking com- rades: In action they were not concern- ed with protocol and who ,went first. They werked together as a team. They respected each .other , for what they were, rather than for the country in which they or their ancestors happen,ed to be born. The year 1970 could' be' a crucial one over ,this .question of bilingualism. The future of Canada as a nation is at stake with the onus of responsibility on English-speaking. Canadians to accept the fact that French-speaking Cana- diens are entitled to equal status. '1 feel that the Legion must provide leadership on problems which affect our national progress and unity. There- fore I hope 'all Legion members will make a New Year's yesolution 'to adopt a more tolerant' attitude towards the needs , of French-speaking Canadians and take the broader view of a nation-. al policy nnon which the unity of Cana- da depends." So my big red Valentine -this year goes to the doctor who has learned to get With it. He is the boy' who mingles' in the' community despite the ever constant fear ' that he will be plagued by folks who use , his out-of-office time to .get a little,. free medical advice. Hp is the man who has two sets of manners - one for the office and one for the street. He is a friend as well as a doctor, He is, unique and very -ordinary all at the same time. My favorite doctor will get a Valen- tine for the smile he wears when] meet him on the street, or in the' bank or at the 'car . wash.' that's howa.jtidge -my doctor's ten ^ cern 1,017"--- believe it or not. don't want to be just a patient. I want to be a neighbor, -a 'friend to him the Same as to any other person in town. I will send a mushy Valentine to the doctor who treats my children as people,' rather than kids who need treatment. I -like a doctor who shows,a,genuine liking for ' children, even if ,they are throwing stones at,his verandah or pulling his cat's tail. Doctors are really'great people. They usually have more strength and devotion to duty than anyone. Most docters, especially the. MD's or family-type • _ physicians, are, up all hours of the day and night with all kinds of people-. They have real concern for their patients, and if they make a few thousand per annum more than the average guy in the 'com- munity, they have• jolly-well earned it. One of the. biggest worries a doctor has I suppose, is his continuing .battle With.„ the unwritten law that" expects a doCtor to be right'100 percent of the tinie. If a dull colurnAist makes a mistake and treads on a few toes, a simple apology Will usually make' things right. A doctor's errors can be costly, maybe even shorten a life, and therein lies the vast difference between doctors-and columnists. • Nevettbeless, I sincerely hope 'that this columnist and the doctors she has 9 offended will once again have a pleasant association. And Happy Valentines to all the men in white who care for the nation's sick. You're a good group, really. ,• It seems that my flu column has upset some members of the medical pro- fession.' The doctors, I am told, felt I had insinuated they took the flu ,epidemic lightly when what I hoped to imply was that the flu is a stubborn bug that won't respond to the weapons of the loq11 miracle worker. And what's more, the doctor himself is not immune to the disease. Anyway, I seem to have said all the wrong things and if I have left the impression that doctors are anything but a sterling lot of men and women, you may give me 20 lashes with a strip of Aar surgical cotton. Since Saturday is Valentine's Day and since the doctors deserve a pat on the back, I have decided to toss "my Valentine bouquet their way. " You know, any, dottors I hAve ever known live a strange kind of mixed- up exiStance. On the one hand they are professional people who expect to, be treated with dignity and respect, and on the other hand they are ordinary human beings 'who like to forget, once in a while, that they have such a big responsibility on their shoulders. An old doctor friend' of mine loves to garden. He likes to 'discuss his roses and his gorgeous ivy plants but some- times I get the feeling he's afraid to show that side of his personality for fear it will detract from his position in the community. Another -doctor I know likes a week- end away with the boys. He enjoys a fish- ing trip or a hunting excursion as well as any of the fellows, but he sometimes has misgivings about catering to that whim lest someone would think it un- becoming a man in his position. Fortunately, I think, the days when ,doctors" were slaves are coming to a close. Most 'communities now prefer doctors who get involved in the normal living habits of the citizens who live there, even if it does mean that the.doctor is out a little more often than he used to be. The-president-e"the-Ro-yal Canadian tegion, Dominion COnanand, had a worthwhile message for Canadians at -the. first of the' year. Entitled "Let's' estop this petty ,biekering", it deals with. i4the 'question. of certain French-English, misunderstanding in Canada., Thid is what the 'Legion's chief officer Robert Kohaly of Estevan, Sask., has to say:— , . . It-is understandable that some of us, living in an' area where' little • French ,apt 'is spoken, are to be annoy- ed when we: receive federal documents .and forms French as well as English. Some raise a great hue 'and ery when they hear, upon occasion, a voice ans- wer in English after French on'a feder- . al telephone. Others ,see something in- sidious abOut the. 'French , inscription placed 'over the English inscription on a poppy wreath at rift national memOr- , . r ial. • • Let's resolve to Stop I hi;; petly bicker ering. It is doing great harm and, as long as it continues, it POSes a serious threat' to-the -continuation of Canada as, a nation. • • ' As an • individual and as your presi-i dent . 1 feel:, that we should do every- thing we can to conserve and • prkit4 • national unity. This means putting aside personal prejudices which are adding • fuel 'to the.'flames of controversy and providing ammunition 'for those divi- Council 'Actg Responsibly Let's Stop Petty Bickering p In: the Years Agorae FE BRUARY 15 , 1 8 9 5 . As C. Either of Zurich was driving along the road a runaway team came on behind and the horses straddled his bread box and upset the sleigh. He.turned to the side into the snow and got his horses stopped. Fortunately Mr. Eilber escaped • with a few cuts- about the head. N. Reichert of Zurich was drawing. wood with his horse, a mile east of the village when it fell dead. The Winter of 1895 will long be' remembered for its severity. Friday ft started to blow' a perfect, hurricane and it Was, Impossible to distinguish objects- a rod away. Thiff continued, until late Saturday night. It Was . a hatkl time on wood and peal. • WM. Chesney, assessor of Tucker-r smith, dtove down from Clinton but had to leave his hotte in Seaforth and snow shoe it the rest of the way home: Messrs. John and William Martin of Tuckersmith did stroke of wait re- • cantjyt . They began With the -standing tree Oki manufactured into stove wood 20 cords of Wood in Airty,fiVe hoUrs. AfidrO* Petrick Of Hibbert Town- '614 has piirchisad. 60. acres On the sixth - eoiceaolk*konsi wnimmefoghton tot ot.$2;opo.60,, • hurricane spelled, to ccongid- erable extent;: .the ,,Pireinen't in Caidnosa Hall, There were; 40 Xadles I..getaXeMeo.prOsotil!. he,*ekther eon •there, WOO have been ',..**srgedia.Virand :the, 1. would '• have been a grand success as usual. A sleighing party from Tuckersmith drove to the -residence of Thos. MCMI- chael, Hullett; and had a very enjoyable time. • The church opening services- in con- nection, with Turners Church will be held on February The writer had the privilege, a few days ago,' of visiting • the extensive feeding stables of Messrs. Thos.Hoggarth & Sons, near OtOmarty. They are now feeding 19 head for the May market, be- • sides a like number for the grass. The managers of Carmel Presby- terian Church, Hensall, have purchased a fine karn organ from the Earn organ and piano , factory, Woodstock through Wm. Elder Of the village. Cornelius Cook, son of Henry Cook ' of the Hensall Flour Mills, met with a very painful and 'Serious accident.While engaged in, loading flour on a railway car, 1000 pounds of flour fell on his leg breaking it, at the ankle and other- wise bruising it, F. Schoales ,of Constance, having purchased a farm in _Algoma., near Port Findlay, intends moving there early this Spring. It was '22 below' zero in Morris Tevaiship on Wednesday morning and in sunshine at that. tslittils,rty: 1 , .1920'. "Nturnetons farm teams, drawing ;bricks frein the demolished, summer hotel. at:Ilti'.feSeplii Mid, truckloads of timber from the same source, destined for ship- ment to' London; may be seen on the roads from the,. lake shore these days; They mark. the.,' nd of the romantic history of the dream ,city on the bank of Lake Huron, a city which never gOt very far into the . step of reality, but which twenty-five years ago was expected to becoine a wonderful centre of population and industry. Duff's Church, Walton have cloSed another splendid year of work. The total proceeds were' $3,684. The church is clear of debt and teams are out this week to raise $3,000 for the forward movement. An exciting 'game of hockey was played in' the palace Rink, Seaforth, be- tween FoundrY Imperials and Tuckersmith Stirs. Tuckersmith won out by a score of 9, - 3. The line up for Tuckersmith was: ' Goal, D.D.Chesney; Referee,- McGeoch and W tight; , Centre R. Wetland; 'Right, W.Mccartney; Left,W.Nieholson; Subs James and Paul Doti; Forindry;Goal Ft.Charters, Defence H. Bell and J.Ed- mundi; Centre, Hulley; Right, W. . W. Chapman; Left, W.W.Baker; Subs V. Allen and Walfhadey; Referee DawSon Reid. A pleasant evening was spent at the hofne of Mr. and, Mrs. Isaac' Jarrott, lappen, when a party of twenty-five in- vited guests helped them celebrate the 20th anniversary of their wedding day. They were presented with two handsome. oak rocker's: Miss Madge stewart and bliss Mary , Medeland are .in Toronto attending the millinery opening. G.A,Reeves, of town was. is Montreal :last week with a car of horses for T.S, -..., Smith. 1„, , _ - . .- James' Rankin has purchased the 'residence of Miss Duncan .South of the railway track. A distressing accident occurred on MqnclaY at Blyth, when Councillor Joseph E. 'Taman's horse broke loose from the C.P.R.Station and 'made a dash along Queen Street. It continued along in front of A., Bennett's, and left the sleigh and hind hobs in front of T.C.McElroy's'store. There s ru Robert .Powell, knock= piece. He had rife rib broken. ing him dowand dragged him for a After the play at the rink a very pleasant event occurred in the curler's . room when the members presented W. D. Stewart of St. Paul with a short address and a box of good cigars (for the keen interest he has always 'shown in'the home' club. ' Hon. E. C. Drury, Premier of On- . tatio, was elected member for Halton' 'by a majority of well over two thousand. A pleasant event 'occurred at 'the home. of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Stewart, "Whyte Farm" Hibbert when their daugh,, 'ter, Laura Elizabeth, . became the wife of Hugh Norris Sillery of BruPefleld. The Zurich stage on its way to meet '-the , train met With a mishap.One „. of the- horses got 'down in the ,deep• snow and. ifiltired itself so much that the trip could not be continued. . ; . , . FEBRUARY 1.6 , 1945. Word' has been received in Seaforth,. that Signalman Andrew J. Calder has,. received a' decoration for eighteen years • Service in the Canadian Militia and Active Service, Army. He' has been overseas for over two years and is now serving in Italy. All directors ,in the McKillop Insur- „ , .ante •dompany were re-elected and W. R. Archibald was re-elected, president. The total surplus at the class of 1944 amount- ed to $115,247.99 which- approximates an increase of nearly - •20 per ,cent. the past ten years of, the company's hiStory; The Seaforth Palace rink held their_ annual: ice carnival, featuring the "Ice -Capers" of the Stratford, skating ,Club. Skating races were keenly-participated in by the children. The results were as follows: Girls; Jacqueline nahkirk,Wilnia. McLean, June Pethick, Doris Phillips, Mary McPherson; Boys, Gordon Regale, , Ronald Knight, A. Fitzpatrick, Charles' Reeves.. Wm. Britton ,of Constance had the misfortune through a fall to have two ribs , broken.' the big snow plow operated by Joseph Riley is out of commission. The crank- MUIR was broken and it Was . to. Auburn. m. and Mrs. Harry W. Morten; ,. popular and tighly, esteemed residents of Hensall, delebtMed their 20th wedding an, niVertittrY bit PM:eery 7th. The gusts, of • Wier were presented with a. gift of Shier,' ware. • . ti ' The• Red Cross euchre and dance held Winthrop Hall had a good attendance. The euchre prize winners: Ladies games- Mrs. McClure.; 'Lone Hands, Dorothy Mc- Clure; Men - games. R.C.Dodds; Lone hands - Arnold Story; Consolation prizes went to Grace Roe and Ernie Tall. The lucky ticket on the quilt was held by Mrs. Hiram Blanchard. Music supplied by Mrs. James' Hogg, Oeorge Love and Stewart • IVIcC TalhLe Young People's hard-tirne skating party was largely attended' and enjoyed. Prize winners were: Hard time costume - 1St. Joyce Mousseau and Betty Allan; Best Lady Skater, Wannetta Henderson; Best - - Skating Couple, June Murdock and Glenn 'Swan; Oldest Skater, Harry Zapfe. Mrs. Dalton Deigel of Brodhagen, is assisting as teller in the Province of On- tario Savings Office, Seaforth. - • A successful Red Cross quilting and pot luck dinner was • held at the home of hfrs.Hobert McGregor at Kippen. . Five quilts were completed. The severity Of the -weather and the " great amount of snow that has fallen this winter has provided a problem that has proved a headache to a great many.Sea- forth is no exception. For several, years the 'authorities have been ploughing out the street and leaving the sidewalks.The; amount of snow this winter, however., has resulted in piling up on the shoUltlers Of the roads and people areTheing crow-ded into the. banks.