HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-03-26, Page 2In the- Years Agone
MARCH 29th ,1895
The House of 'Refuge Committee' met
- at Clinton and 'opened tenders for the
building of a bank barn ranging from
.$1,330 to $821.00. A.McBeath of Stanley
was awarded the contract at the last
mentioned figure. Contractor Coder
has the excavating done for the Huse
.of Refuge and has the brick and stone
and 'a goodly portion of the timber on
the ground to commence operations as
soon as the season opens up. '
Mr. Ainsley, bounty • 'Road- Com-
missioner has been measuring up the
bridges' in Tuckersmith, as some of them
are to be.rebuilt this summer.
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The second Band Ball 'of the 33rd
battalion band was held in-Cardno's Hall
When there were ninety coupl's present. 1
The hall was nicely decorat d in flags
and bunting; which together wit the bright-
costumes of the ladies presented a very
pretty, appearance.
' Mrs. Robert Hogg, North Main Street,
met with a very painful accident. She
and her husband were walking out to visit
Wm. Hogg of McKillop, and while going
throigh a pitch hole, she slipped and -fell%
She came down on her left arm breakingit
at the wrist. . .
During ,,the ' period of 28 years in
which D. D.' Wilson has been doing busin-
ess in town only one of his employees
has die‘and that was :John Warwick' of
town.'
James Lennon has sold the Lee farm,
east of town to Joseph MCClinchey. The
price paid was $3,315.
A few days ago, while Mrs. J. S.
Welsh was working among. her flowers,
she found a dozen grass 'hoppers jumping
around as if it were summer. ••
Andrew Govenlock of Winthrop has
disposed of his stiii-e—Fu es to Frank
Millson. • .
John McGregor Jr. ' of tepee has
'bought a half , interest in a threshing
machine with Robert McKay and intends
to embark in the threshing business this
season.
The following persons from teadbery
purpose building this summer: J. J. ir-
- vine, a new residence; R. Grey, Kitchen
go and woodshed; F. McIntosh, addition to
barn; Mrs. Stimore, a large bank barn; J.
Petrie's addition to ,barn and H. Bennew-
ies, addition to his barn. I_
MARCH 26th, 1920. -., . . ,
Neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Forrest gathered at their home on
the 5 Concession of McKillop to spend
a social evening before their removal to
Seaferth. During the 'evening they were
presented with two handsome chairs, the
address being read, by F. T. Fowler.
P. Eckert of Manley has purchased the
50-acre farm from D. McConnell,- on the
Huron Road West of Dublin.
• Harry Stern:art of Brucefield had a
successful wood bee and in the evening
entertained his friends with gameS, music
and dancing. , t
Mr. Darling of Dublin is busy improv-
ing the village road. One obstinate snow-
drift took an half dozen men with Shovels
and two teams of horses to get at its,
foundation.
Samuel Cudmore's 'little 'daughter of
Kippen fell off the couch onto the floor
breaking her collar bone.
At a largely attended meeting of
soldier and associate members of the new
G, W.V. A. Club the following officers were
elected: Past President, R.s.liays; Pres-
ident - 11;14.Ruttle; Vice Pres. Earl Ross;
Secretary - C.P.Sills; Treasurer - Robert
Smith; Executive, Charles Holmes, ,Dave
Reid, H. E. Pierce and A Porterfield.
Auditors, Capt. E. Edwards and 'S. Lee.
One of the most widely known residents
of this district passed away at his home
in. the person of Geo. M. Chesney, in his
57th year. He is survived by his wife
and two sons, Milton, accountant in the
Dominion Bank here and Earle, teller, in,.
the Seaforth Branch of the Bank of Corn-,
merce.
The.. Commercial 'ilbtel has been closed
to the public. Mr. McLendon-h s sold the
furniture and the, entire, e.quipm nt to the
Muskoka Wood Manufacturing C . and they
are at present packing it for ipment to
Huntsville.
Alex McNabb has purchased the old
Ament property on Main Street:
John McIntyre, one of the first bus-
iness men of Seaforth, and well known
for manyyears died in • Toronto at the
age of 80 years. He was, in partnership
with the late Robert Willis.
There epassed away very "suddenly
" while attending to his usual duties
Thomas 1111115 of Egmondville. He was
born in Scotland and learned the black-
smith trade in Scotland: • •
F. Wickwire, publisher of the Hensel].
Observer, intends moving into the cottage
Which he purchased from James Bonthron.
MARCH 30th 1945.
Fit. Lieut, Harold Free has bought
two lots on North Main' and Centre Streets
▪ from Chas. Aberhart. Charles Reeves has
bought the lot on North Main Street,
formerly, occupied by the Massey-Harris.
There have been other years when
March was as lamblike as in 1945, but
if so, there has.' been a long lapse of
years between. Not only are farmers on
the land, but some seeding is well ad-
vanced. ' On Thursday Andrew •13. Bell
of Tuckersmith said he would have com-
pleted 300 acres by th^atafternoon:
This is' the season for eggs, but few,
if any will be able-to approach in size
and weight the goose egg delivered at
Isaac Hudson's Egg Grading plant on
Main 'Street by Ed. Hutson of Hibbert.
This egg measured 10 }/4 3{ 111/2 inches
and weighed one pound.
The Seaforth Women's. Institute had
a very successful euchre at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Pepper where-there
we're 18 tables In' play. prize winners
• were Ladies 1st - Mrs. Robert McLach-
lan; Lone hands - Mrs. Ross• Chapman;
Consolation - Lorna Walters; Men 1st -7
• David Papple; Lone Hands - Ross Chap-
man; consolation - Arthur Varley.
Word has reached Hensall that Cpl.
Russel Hedden is confined to the General
Hospital C.A. in England; with his leg
and foot in a cast. He is a dispatch
rider and was injured when his motor.'
cycle was in .,CollisiOn with 'a truck in,
Holland.'
John Foster, well known resident of
".Zurich for the past 80 years, observed
his 95th birthday. He was born near
Kitchener but spent most of his life in
Zurich.
Following the defeat of the Gbvernment
in the Legislature,' Premier Drew an-
nounced that he had asked for and. been ▪ granted a dissolution of the Legislature
by the Lietit-Governor. That means a
general electiop in Ontario which in' all
probability will be held in June.
. The Seaforth bowlers have a new
caretaker in the person of Mr.McFadzen.
Robert Jpynt who has looked after the
greens so *ell for several years found that
he was unable to again take the
responsibility.
The Public Utility Commission an-
winced this week a reduction in'the cost
all local services to .hydro users.
Flt. Lieut. Robert Aidwlnkle R.C. A. F.
of Ottawa is convalescing at tlje home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Aid-
wipkle cfVarna.
The Seaforth Lions Club entertained
the Federation of Agricultural units of
Tuckersmith, MeKillop and Hullett at a
banquet in the school room of First
Presbyterian Church. ' Among the inter-
esting and pleasing numbers on the
evening's programme were those given by
the Seaforth Public School Glee Club under
the, direction of Miss Mabel Turnbull.
The Barbara, Kirkman /Winery furnished '
an extelrent meal.
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"Of coarse, rye heard of being psyched up to win, but
in your case I'd pray for rain!' , . • 40.
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End of March At the Lions Park
As the time nears for the hearing set
by the Canadian Transport Commission -
for appeals against an application by
the CNR to discontinue passenger train .
,service in the area, concern by the mun-
icipalities affected grows.
They have good reason for concern.
In the highly competitive market in
which districts compete one with the
other for industry and pope n in
order to provide tax relief for their it-
izens,' the area that is unable to pro-
vide rail passenger service is at a, dis-
Sdvantage.
Perhaps, if the present trend contin-
ues and the railvvaYs succeed in their
bid to discontinue service, except to
cities, all areas, such as those being af-
fected by the present proposals, Will be
on equal footing. None will have rail
service.
It may well be that, as the railways'
maintain, they are losing money. But
.what is in doubt is whether this is part
of a program' designed to divest the
•.:railways og their responsibility to pro-
vide Service to- communities such as •
those surrounding" S'eafOrtli :
It is like that` old question — which
came first the chicken or the egg? Did
the deterioi-ation in railway service and
a complete neglect of the potentials in
• non urban Ontario come first, or was
it, as the railways maintain, a reduc-
tion in patronage with resulting losses?
From what has been apparent here
for at least, a generation, the railways
have shown little Or no concern for the
•cortimunities they were supposed to be
serving. The inevitable.result has been
a -falling off in business.
MarCh
March is that month that can pro-
duce snowstorms, or rainfalls as those
of us in his area can confirm. _
After a particularly pleasant winter,
the arrival of the month suggested an
even more pleasant spring could not be
far behind.
Yet as the Montreal Star reminds us
and 'despite the quite'Pleasant days we
enjoy0 'this year, March is a capricious
month. It plays tricks on everyone the
.Sthr says and adds 'that the country-
man Who goes out one day to tap the
maples may' be faced next day by.,a
blizzard. The weatherman finds his
cloud .interpretations have a habit of
getting mixed up.
Skiers discover that a snowfall in the
They're going to say, ,.There she goes
again. Bible-toting Keller wants to get her
licks in for the Lord Jesus Christ just
because it is Easter time."
Well, it is 'the truth. Once or twice a
• year, usually at Christmas and Easter, I
bend your ear' about the simple truths to•
which I subscribe. Call me a religious
nut if you like, but that's the way it is
with me. You do your thing, I'll do mine.
This Easter 'season has slipped up
on me. I guess it is because Easter has
arrived a little earlier than usual. March
isn't the time for Easter bonnets and
bunny rabbits and delicate daffodils, nOW
is it? Still, Easter is upon 'us and with
Easter comes all these signs of spring
whether we're ready or not.
Come to think of it, Spring and Easter
go together. It really isn't much wonder.
Just as Spring is a re-awakening of nature,
Easter holds the promise fbr the grand re-
' awakening. Though everything appeared
dead as dead can be through the winter,
,Spring arrives and suddenly therdants and
the bushes and the trees burst forth in
new vibrant bloom.
I don't understand how some people can
live trough Spring after Spring after
Spring and never accept' the Easter story.
They go together,I think, and it is difficult
to' Separate the two. You see Spring; you
believe in life after death.
But that's not really what I wanted to
tell you this time. I wanted to make swine
kind Of appeal to the kids, those poor
mixed-up Soule who look to adults for some
Sort Of guidance but usually get just a bunch
of double-talk.
I grit made. a rather astounding, dis-
CoVery. Of course I had know It all along
but it had to come to in real life before
I felt its true impact.
During the test period of 1968 being
tiscl as the basis of studies for the pen-
ding hearings the Stratford-Goderich
line experienced a loss of $76,793.
Cost,-; totalled $86,828 according to
the CNR. Of .this the railway claims
25,138 represents transportation and
maintenance cots which could be
avoided if the line was: abandoned or
service discontinued. In addition, it
claims a further $24,510 represents sup-
erintendence and general expense and
this• too would be saved if passenger
train service was discontinued.
What the average .resident . in the
municiPlities concerned will ask is
how many supervisory personnel
be dispensed with and how much gen-
eral expense will be eliminated in. the
Stratford division if the Stratford-God-
erich line is abandoned. In other words
will the saving be in actual dollars and
cents or will it be a transfer of built in
Cost to be added to: another line which
perhaps next year or .the year after
will, in turn, be scheduled for abandon-
.ment?. •
Every -.taxpayer, .is concerned with
the increasing cost of • government
which includes; of course,- losses sus-
tained by the railways. In looking at
the losses, however,' there must be in-
cluded an assessment 'of the benefits
Which a ,particular loss makes 'possible.
In the case..of the Stratford-Goderich
line 'an objective assessment may Well
suggest that the actual loss as opposed
to a bookkeeping loss is more than off-
set by the benefits which the community
'as a whole receive;
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hey is not • a guarantee of snowy
sl es. They, may have been swepfbare.
A aytime of mud and slush may mean
a frozen mass by night.
Pussywillows appear in snowstorms.
A' street gaMe 'of hopscotch on bare
pavement can be hailed out.
But March is filled with promising
Signs. A person doesn't have to be an
ornithologist to recognize the increas-
ing bird population. Green grass frin-
ges are appearing; High knolls are
bearing.
"No matter what March does in the
way of Weather, there's 'no denying the
feel' of spring. Above ,all even March
cannot resist the clock and the equin-
ox." the Stay emphasizes,
I learned that you can take a child to
Sunday School,, you can take him to Church
regularly, you can set the best possible
examrile for him at home, you can repeat
the Bible truths over and over. But until
that youngster makes a decision on his own
to either accept or reject what you have
been telling him all these years, you can do
little else but to keep trying.
In the 'final analysis, all of us have to
make that 'decision for ourselves. No one
can accept, or reject fOr us. For some
people, it may be the only decisiot they
will ever make alone. •
Today's kids, you teenagers who are
having such a rough time of it these days,
are hearing all the theories and thoughts
about religion that have ever been dredged
up out of the minds of humans. You are
listening to those of us who have made some
kind of a decision about our faith as Well
, as to those of us who still haven't actually
pinned down what we believe.
In short, the guidance you will get from
adults about religion is just as confused as
the guidance you get from them on any other
,subject ... but there is 'one difference. In
everyththg else, someone else can make up
your mind for you. Witere your faith is
concerned, you must decide for yourself.
Think about It for a while. If you are
still confused, find ydltrself 'a quiet corner
somewhere in a garden or in a, wooded lot
and look around Am. See the barren ground
one day and thick green carpet of grass
the next. Touch the cold lifeless earth to-
day and pluck the scarlet tulip tomorrow.
Edmemher Easter and if you like, Kel-
ler's comments about a simple faith. Hui
it will be your decision and yours alone.
Nobody can tell you what to do this time.
Spring needs some zing
Haven't tried a bit of doggerel for
quite a while, so I hope you'll forgive
me if I succumb to that rare and insane
urge to write non-poetry.
Ode to Spring
Spring! '
You are simply not doing your thing,
Most seasons enter with a certain
Equanimity.
in With utter You have been coming
Asininity.
Your behavipr's absurd
And only a bird
Would be dumb enough to take wing
This' spring.
Let's see a little zing,
Spring!
I don't mind the slush
. And the snow and below
But it's not exactly the' thing.
Spring.
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And I don't know about you, but that's
all I can stomach of that particular poem.
It promises to be an interesting spring.
In Ontario, the teachers in Metro Toronto
asked for a sturdy' increase. The Board
refused. The teachers' federation ',pink-
listedv the Board. This means that any
member of the federation will be frowned
on from a great height if he or .she takes
a job with that Board.
• The Trustees' Council of the province
has._ retaliated by baring its claws and
exposing its yellow fangs. .It has pink-
listed all the school boards in the province.
The result should be a barrack-room
lawyer's delight, and an educational
schmozzle.
. At 'least (thbugh I doubt it) this might
put an end to the annual cattle sale, a
- demeaning aspect of a fairly fine profes-
sion where teachers are lured with booze,
bigger ,.salaries and, other benefits, into
teaching at Great Slave Lake secondary
school. 'And at which school boardsibg.
come panders.
Along this line, don't get too excited
by the government's expressed deter-.
minatioe to "hold the line" and "take a
firm stand" against inflation. The govern-
ment is merely trying to trim a little fat
off the cat, trying to conceal the fact'that
she is pregnant and nobody wants -the
.kittens.
The rich,will continue to be rich, and
the_ poor will continue to be poor. And
the middle-class will howl bloody murder,
as they always have. . I couldn't care ,less. I'll pay my income
tax, and support an entire family on wel-
fare. Maybe they need it. I've lived On
bread and water for three week, and I
know what it's like. -
But there are two things I object to
'in the White Paper on tax reform. I
don't like to be taxed on taxes. That is,
if I'm paying $500. in real estate tax, 'arid
I have to pay income tax on that $500,1
object. Strenuously. And I object just.as
violently to the fantastic capital gains of
land 'speculators. This field is full of
downright crooks working with other
people's money "and producing nothing
except.. far profits for themselves. Sock
dt to them, Mr. Benson., .•
This has nothing tp do with taji re-
form,'but ;Om Smiley is .alive.-aral well
and living in Limbo. That's the favorite
resideriCe of a lot of youhg people these
, days. -it's. a sort of cross-roads be-
tween Utopia and the salt mines.,"
Limbo is "not a bad place 'to live,
actually. No taxes, no demanding job. I
wouldn't mind the odd holiday there: But
I wouldn't like it as a OerManent resid-
ence.. I'd miss the old toil and struggle
'and sweat of real life. It's cool in Limbo,
but who wants to be cool all the time?
I'll take the arena of life, where you
have to. face the hull. (and you can take
that any way you, wish) arid either' not
flinch from the horns, or° run like hell
for the barricadoes. At least there's
a choice.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, March 26, 1970 ,
Railway Service Is the Factor
Gnu
Is March
From My Window
— By Shirley J. Keller —
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