The Huron Expositor, 1970-08-20, Page 2the urea xi)
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SEAFORTH, ONTAR 10, AUGUST 20, 1970
Advantages of A By-pass
With talk of a new highway to pro-
vide additional routes by which city
dwellers can reach the beaches of Lake
Huron and Huron people can gain the
attractions of the cities, concern is be-
ing expressed in some quarters that this
town or that town will be by-passed
The same complaint arose a number
of years ago when it was suggested that
No. 8 highway,,then being rebuilt, would
be routed around Seaforth. There was a
flurry of petitions, each pointing to the
economic ruin that would result if any
such plan was carried out. In time it be-
came evident that the suggestion had no
substance in fact. There are those today,
however, who, as they are shaken by
trucks pounding through town day af-
ter day and who are delayed each week-
end by the block-long lines of cars wait-
ing for the stop lights to change, have
second thoughts about the petition they
signed.
Of course we never know until we try
it and so the experience of the'people of
St. Marys can be of some help to us,
faced as we are with the current talk.
For years No. 7 highway traffic passed
throligh that town until recently When
a by-pass was brought into use.
This is what the St. Mary Journal-
Argus thinks of the by-pass:
"We still hear local people groaning
about the fact that much of the through
higbway traffic goes around St. Marys
rather than through it — via the No. 7
by-pass.
- "Admittedly some of these motorists
might stop in town if there were no by-
pass ; but on the ,other hand what kind
of a traffic menace would resttlt from
the passage of these hundreds of vehic-
les each day through the main street of
St. Marys.
"We checked the number of vehicles
using Queen S. on Saturday afternoon.
At times traffic was so heavy that cross-
ing the street (at any place but a traffic
light) was only for the stout hearted
and sure-footed. What would it have be-
en like if the hundreds of cars and
trucks using the by-pass on Saturday
afternoon were added to the traffic pic-
ture in down-town St. Marys.
" What would it be like a:few years
hence with traffic increasing by a size-
able percentage year after year?
"The long-range view would seem to
indicate that if it were not for 'the by-
pass our main street would be turned
into a menacing traffic boggle in a few
years' time. )
"The No. 7 highway by-pass is in re-
ality a real boon to our community
that it is' keeping us from being cut in
half by a vehicle clogged street carry-
ing many hundreds of cars and trucks
each day — which could well present
many •serious problems for this munic-
ipality — besides detracting from its
ttractiveness as a shopping centre."
From My Window
— By Shirley J. Keller 1-
I had a telephone call the othr day
from an old friend who told me she
loved to read in this column about my
family. I don't like to belabor"the point
about my family. It is kind of like run-
ning, lime movies - nice but you can
get too much.
But lately so much has 'been happening
with our family that I feel I should really
fill you in on some of the details. Maybe
some of you share the same problems
and wonder if you are alone in them.
Let me tell you first about our eldest
son, the drummer boy. Yes, he's still
drumming. I think he's getting better
but I seldom take the plugs out of my
ears anymore to really find out.
"The kid could have taken up model
building," my husband whines every once
in awhile through the drone of guitars
and things.
Our son has had a job since early
Spring, you know. He's not entirely
hippy just yet. But there are days
when I- wonder whether I wouldn't just
as soon have him at home in bed. He
has used almost every cent of his hard
earned cash to purchase frills for his
drums. Now his drums extend across
the entire width of our family room and
boast three large ringing, vibrating
cymbals; a high hat; five assorted drums
and some other gadgets for which I
wouldn't even know the naives.
And a week or two ago we had a
bonus. Our son met a fellow with a
set of 'drums who was willing to loan
our boy the complete Outfit for a few
days. You, guessed it. Double the plea-
sure-for sonny but twice the headache for
mom and dad.
Last week I was struck down with the
flu bug. Upstairs in bed, fighting for
every last ounce of life in me, was
serenaded regularly by the lad'3 est
perfected roll.
"Even on my death bed is there no
peace?" I wondered.
And the summer has brought new
problems. Young people, friends of our
children, come to visit daily. I approve
of this. It is healthy and good. But
some days it gets beyond hectic.
We have three doors into our house
and 'some days every one is swinging
'almost incessantly. I try to keep tabs
on who is coming and goin g but there
are times when 'I simply go upstairs','
shut the bedroom door and try to forget
it.
The other night one of the fellows
' came to our house looking •a'or one of
his pals.
"He's not here," I told him.
"Where is he?" he asked.'
"Have you tried his house?" I asked.
"No, I didn't think of that, I didn't
expect him to be at home," he retorted
simply.
That should give you some idea of
the popularity of our house.
And the telephone. Could you pos-
sibly believe that our telephone is busier
than any one in Eaton's chain?
_Our telephone is so busy that my
husband's business associates have given
up trying to reach him at home. It's
true. They simply get in their cars and
drive over without even trying the phone.
And even that will present a problem
soon. Many of our house' guests are
getting their driver's permits now and
our limited parking lot will be filled.
My husband's friends will have to park
down the block a hit
"At your age, the walk does you
good," quips our son. '
Every once in awhile grandma comes.
to visit. She's a good soul and she
seems to hold up well under the ring of
the telephone, the sound of the drums,
the wail of the record player, the bang-
ing at the doors, the twanging of the
guitars, the pounding of transistor radios,
the hum of a dozen teenage voices taus
all the other normal household sounds.
In fact, her visits to our hive of con-
fusion may have teen what kept her calm
recently lit the face of an emergency.
When that sniper went berserk in
London, our grandma was caught in the
'crossfire, so as to speak. She was on
the scene. It shook her up a little but
not nearly so much as it might have
done had she not been attuned to bed-
lam at our house.
In the Years
Agone
Sugar and Spice
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by Bill Smiley
EVIL OMENS CASTING A SPELL
This summer i feel distindtly that
some malicious witch or warlock has
put a' curse on ma. Don't ask me why.
I ain't done nothin' to nobody.
There's been nothing serious or tragic
Just a kit of little things that seem to
wind up spelling hex.
Why, for example, should there be
a huge wasp's nest in the middle of my
hedge, when the filthy little brutes have
never built there before?
Why should I trip, over a rock, take
a chunk the size of a silver dollar out
of my shin, and sprain my thumb trying
to save myself?
Why' should my waist-line suddenly leap
from 31 to a snug 32? Why should my
daughter fall in love with a guy of whom
she says, "I wouldn't marry him if he
were the last man in the world"?
But its not just what happened to me.
I seem to be carrying the spell around
with me, and am beginning to feel like
a Jonah.
Went to a delightful party. Everyone
was pleasant. Except that a couple of
200-pounders wound up in a state of deep
umbrage. - That's a sort of purple. One
had told the other, during a discussion
of exercise, jogging and waistlines, that
he ,was "just a big, fat pig.." Nbt nice.
But why was I the only male left to keep
them from coming to carnage? All 140
pouhds of me.
Went sailing with friends on a perfect
summer day. Why did a terrific storm
come out of nowhere? Because I was on
board. I'm sure of it.
Last Sunday, went out as crew with a
friend who races his sailboat. He didn't
_figure on winning, with a crewman who
doesn't know a luff from a larboard.
But he also didn't figure on winding Up
two miles behind every other boat, includ-
ing one he beats regularly. We hit every
patch of dead calm in the bay, while the
other boats invariably caught a brepie
which would vanish by the time we got
there: Why?
Another friend invited me for a day's
fishing. Came the day, ideal for fishing.
Came also a. phone call saying he'd put
a rod through his crankshaft, or some-
thing equally horrible, and his motor was
ruined. You think that was just coinci-
dence?
The other night I did go fishing with
my brother-in-law. Good boat, good
motor, lots of worms and minnows, per-
fect time of evening, ana a hot spot
where he'd picked up some nice bass
the day before. I don't have to tell you
what we caught: About four pounds of
weeds, while a chap in the next boat
hauled in a tanker':
Last night we went out to visit another
brother-In-law. They'd taken a cottage to
get away from the terrible heat of the
city for a week. That brief visit fixed
him. Today it's sweaters and long pants
weather, with a howling wind and the
temperature down about forty degrees.
They'll have a miserable week, thanks
to me.
These are just a few incidents from
a catalogue as long as your leg. But
I'm beginning to think that whom the
gods would destroy they first'make mad.
And I'm getting mad.
I 'can put up with my normal stupidity.
Like a dunner from the revenue people
for a $65 fine. Or going out to put mir
suit cases in the trunk of the car and
finding it full of elm blocks for the fire-
place which my father'in-law had given
me last spring, and halting to unload
them in the heat and my brand new
sport shirt. Or having the cat claw me
about the head and shoulders on three
separate occasions, because she doesn't
like driving in a car. That was my
VIM'S stupidity.
But I can't help feeling that there's
something sinister, sortie kind of a trend,
in all the other little "accidents." Some-
body out there is trying to get me.
Today I'm. 'convinced of it. Woke up
with violent stomach cramps that turn me
into a white, sweating wretch about every
twenty minutes. Ate and drank the same
things last night- as the others in the
house. Why should I be the only one
to wind up with dire rear? Why?
AUGUST 23, 1895.
mist Lawrence of McKillop, has been
engaged to teach in S.S.No.9 Dunlop.
The water tank being placed in the
House of Refuge at Clinton weights 2 1/2
tons and will hold 8,500 gallons of water,
which is to be pumped into it by a wind-
mill.
During the thunder storms last week-
ends, the barns and out buildings of James
Snell, donstance, were struck by light-
ning and entirely consumed.
Sam' Dickson, Seaforth, postmaster,
sold., -eleven fine cattle to Mr. Jones of
Brussels, which were shipped from that
station to the Ord Country market. The
average weight was 1340 pounds.
J. L. Killoran left for Stayner where
he will take charge of a law office for .a
month.
James Reid, of this town, has just
returned from a three week visit
through Algoma. Be, intends to, return
there and take up land-.
T. E. Hays has rented his farms in
McKillop Twp. near Seaforth, to the
Messrs. Strong of Tuckersmith and in-
tends coming to Seaforth to live.
Hugh McCartney of Brucefield has
erected a neat brick house on the site
of his old home, which was burned last
winter.
A very pretty wedding took place in
Winthrop and the contracting parties were
Geo. A. Laird, a prospereus young mer-
chant of Crystal, Dakota and Miss
Euphemia, 'daughter of AndrewGovenlock.
Robert Patterson Sr. of Hensall, has
a force of men framing timber for his
new planing factory.
As Wm. Dynes and R. B. Scott; Ha.r-
purhey returned from Clinton they drove
to Mr. Seett's residence; Mr. Dynes
got out of the rig, just as the horse got
frightened and turning suddenly the buggy
upset. Mr . Scott was thrown out and
has a sprained ankle: The buggy passed
over Mr. Dynes but he was not injured.
The Senicir Beavers suffered their
,first defeat Tor this season at the hands
of the Athletics of St. Catharines.
Twenty-eight tickets were sold at Sea-
forth station for Manitoba on Tuesday.
Major James Anderson , 'of town,
spent Civic Holiday in true sportsmanlike
manner. Shouldering his• gun he went
to Beechwood where he indulged in fox
hunting. He captured two fine foxes.
AUGUST 20 , 1920.
Peter W. Scott, of East Wawanosh,
has received official notice from Ottawa
of his appointment as Returning Officer
for North Huron for the taking of the
Referendum vote in April. Mr. Scott
has filled this position in elections and
is well qualified for the work.
Wm. Wolper of Egmondville has
purchased from 'E. Dinnen what is 'known
as the Leatherland farm in Tuckersmith,
the price being $10,800.
A large number of residents of Tucker-
smith gathered at Turner's Church and
spent the afternoon cutting weeds and
trees and making other necessary re-
pairs.
One of the most severe electrical
storms seen in many a year passed
over Cromarty. James Hill had two
cows killed.
Hugh Cameron and Bruce Berry of •
Brucefield.., have purchased the stock,
bugness and good will of Elliott's
blacksmithing and repair shop in Clinton.
A large number frorh Hensall motored
to Grand Bend to attend what is known
as "Gala Day".
0, A. Sills of town leaves on a trip
to Prince Albert, Sask.
Messrs. Joe MOConnell, Joe Evans, ,
'Louis and Joseph Howard of Detroit, are
spending their holidays at their homes
in Dublin. • ,
During the severe electrical storm,
a valuable two year old colt was killed
on the farm of Mrs. Nora Maloney, Con. ,
2, Hibbert.
Gypsies frequent the Village of Dublin
" too often.' When every other place turns
them out, they can settle in mid-day in
the village and pasture their many horses
on the street.
Isaac Jarrott of Kippen, who was
cutting grain had a narrow escape from
being seriously injured, when the horses
-became frightened by the train and ran
away. He lost control, by the breaking
of a line, and was thrown from his seat
and his leg was caught in the binder,
bit luckily after being dragged a dis-
tance, he was able to free himself and
suffered no serious injpries.
Aaron Erb of the Bronson Line, re-
, *My slotiverpd ,to Wm. O'Brienaurich,
produce dealer, two 'Hock hens that tiP-
ped the scales at 19 pounds.
Louis Prang of Zurich has recently
installed complete B. T. stable equip-
ment, such as'stalls, stauncheons, water
•bowls in the stable of C. Sabra g, Goshen
Line. "
Percy McMichael of Constance, who
has been, busy preparing for the erection
of a new barn has had his raising.' He
will haVe one' of the finest barns in the
community when completed.
AUGUST 24, 1945.
Ernest Clarke, student of St. Josepe's
School of Music in theory has received
the highest marks for the past year in
the province, in grade 2 examinations,
Miss Margaret Dale was hostess to •
twenty girl friends at a cup (Ind saucer
shower in the honor of Miss Thelma
Scott, bride elect of this month. Mrs.
Roy McGonigle and Miss Shirley Old-
field presented the gifts from a decor- •
ated basket.
Donald Stephenson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leo Stephenson of Constance, top-
ped the list in the Upper School • results
of the Seaforth High School pupils. Allan
d. Ryan of Seatorth was 'a close runner
up.
Cpl. Fletcher Whitmore,- son of Mr.
and Mrs. S. W. Whitmore of Tuckersmith
returned rpm ' Overseas after serving
two and a half years with the R.C.A.F.
CAA. Basil J. Duncan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. WM. Js Duncan, returned from
Overseas on •the hospital ship Letitia.
He has served in 'North Africa, Sicily,
Italy, France, Belgium, Holland and Ger-
many. He was wounded in Italy and
spent several months in hospital.
Joseph Coyne of Dublin, was taken to
Scott Memorial Hospital, Seaforth, for
treatment when his foot was injured while
he was changing a tire on the Hibbert
Township grader.
A social event was held at the home
of Mrs. Walter Scott, Huliett Township,
when twenty girl friends of Miss Edith
Britton gathered to honor her prior, to
her approaching marriage. Mrs. Wm.
Jewitt played the wedding yearch and Mrs.
Scott led the bride to be into .the room
where the gifts were arranged. Mrs.
Lorne Lawson read an address..
The wedding took place on Saturday
when Mildred M. Finnegan, was united
in marriage to L. S. Clair Haney, R.C.
N.V.R., eon of Mr. and Mrs. M. HaneY,
Tuckersmith.
A trousseau'tea was held at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Scott, Londesboro,
on Wednesday in honor of their daughter
Miss Thelma Scott, whose marriage to
Mr.Alastair Broadfoot takes place shortly.
The 24th blood donors clinic bring to
a conclusion almost three years of clinic
work here with a total of 2,918 donors.
The first of three old boys reunions which Seaforth has
held took place in August 1914. As in all such reunions, the
highlight was a parade and here the Seaforth Band leads
a cavalcade of decorated automobiles along Main Street.
Cars were few in those days as World War 1 was beginning
and most Seaforth .citizens • continued to rely on horses for
transportation as the resident on the left of the picture is
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doing. Few changes have occurred in the buildings along the
street during the 56 years since the picture was taken. There
are some new store fronts and the IGA store is located
where the former' Broadfoot Box & Co. store stood. Mrs.
Jean Fortune, who made the picture available, recalls that
the driver of the first car in . the processiOn was the late
Dan Shanahan of Seaforth.
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