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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-09-24, Page 2tAW1 P: tIN ° ba k LIKE YOU WON'T BE TROUBLED WITH THAT NECK AILMENT NIS YEAli4 From My Window Sugar and Spice by Bill. _Smiley As It (Was Then . . And Now (No- Cardno Block, Seaforth, 1878 Cardno Block, Seaforth, 197Q The Cardno block is the largest in the town. It contains five stores. A wide entrance leads upsfairs to what was Cardno's Music and'Concert Hall. The block complete coat over $30,000. When first built it was lighted by gas, manufactured On the premises. ' The clock imported from Boston cost $1,000.00 and another $1;000.00 was spent to have it installed. From its high vantage point on the roof, it ticked off the minutes and hours for more than thre-quarters of a century. Now it is silent - it tells the time no more. The music and enricefit hall was opened on December 15, 18'7'7. It had a good stage, dressing Mims, and 'also a banquet hall. The rental charge for the' hell was $15.00 a night. (Front "The Story of Seaforth" by Isabelle Campbell) le itiron Otxposi'tom Since 1860, ServiWthe Community First 1P0blished at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every_Thuradmt morning by MeLEAN BROS.. Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. MeLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Newspapers Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) 16.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) 18.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 15 CENTS EACH Seend Class Mail Registration Number 0000 Telepb,one 527-0240 SEAFORTH, ONTAR 10, September 24, 1970 A Worthwhile Program At a recent meeting in Seaforth agreement was reached on the desira- bility of establishing a program of home care. Whether or not the project is proceded with depends on the Huron Health Unit requesting the service from the Department of Health. The.Wingham Advance-Times com- menting on the move points out that under the plan the Department of Health will foot the bill for nurses and the necessary administrative structure to provide care for the moderately ill in their own homes. "Dr. P. G. A. Evans, director of the Huron County Health, Unit, has been trying for several months to establish such a plan on a, county-wide basis. Many, doctors and hospital authorities in Huron believe that such a schethe is not feasible, largely because of a Scar- city of trained nurses. "It seems a wise decision to limit the project to one community for the pre- sent. The success or failure of the home care project in Seaforth will provide a worthwhile measuring stick for the rest of the county. "The vaulting cost . of hospital care had led to the effort to set up a home care program. The daily ward rate in Ontario's 'hospitals, which are largely SEPTEMBER 24 % 1920 • Football circles during tiv past few weeks, have been, agog through in- terest being . centred 'in the 'games be- tweeh Seaforth and Tuckersmith. Lisle Norris of Brucefield has gone to Hamilton, where he has accepted a position in a drug store: Thos. Kyle's two boys of Kippen, met with painful accidents. Master Willie Kyl,e, while attending a threshing, juropped' off a gangway and fell breaking one arm and spraining the other, and his brother Emmerson, while cranking a car, also fractured his arm. Harvey Moore, of the 4th concession of Tuckersmith, delivered at the 'grain house at Kippen, 25 bags • of wheat for which he received a cheque for $146. Messrs. Cook Bros. of Hensall, at- tended the Western Fair throughout the week and made large sales of tractors. John • Zuefle of Hensall ls4 filling up a ' nice green house at the rear of his premises. Robert Beattie, for 50 years a well known and highly respected resident, pas- sed away at his home on the 5th conces- sion of McKillop. 'It has definitely been arranged to have a motor hike from Stratford to Goderich in furtherance of the good roads project through this western part of Ontario. On Monday evening the choir of First Presbyterian Church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McKellar. During the evening an illitininated ad- dress and a handsome travelling bag was presented to the retiring organist and director of music, Mr. A.T.Craig. Isabella McDougall, widow- of the late peter Campbell, of Cromarty, died at the home of her son, Alex Campbell, High Street, 'having attained the age of 80 years. Wellington Fee, of town, had the mis- fortune to break some ,bones in his right • hand. He was leading a colt when the •animal crushed him against a building. Messrs. Aubrey Crich, Garnet Chap- man, Russel Bristow, Everett Rivers and Harvey Burrows, left op, Monday for Toronto to attend the Dental School. Harry Livens, of town, hag been ap- pointed organist of St. homas Church, Seaforth. Messes. Douglas Beattie, Harry Hin- chley and Arthur Archibil&lidee returned" to Guelph to resume their studies at the Agricultural College. John Scott of Constance has pur- chased a Fordson tractor from J.F.Daly of Seaforth. Much interest was taken in the sale' of property known as the Estate of the late Wm. Wbods. The bush was bought by Mr. Baechler of Goderich for $28,000; the parcel consisting of land connected with buildings by T. McCurdy of Strat- ford for $5,700. The alcOve which has been erected at the north end of the Egmondville Church is now completed on the out- side and the plasterers are busy finish- ing the inside. SEPTEMBER 28, 1945. The ptoperty of the estate of the late Thos. Percell on CrOmbie Street has been sold to Herbert Smale of Hilbert TOWnship. Also the property owned by Joseph A. Broome of Atwood, to C. P. VahmilloOf Seaforth. The induction service for the Rev. Albert Hinton, took plade„ in St. Andrew's financed by the Ontario Hospital Ser- vices Commission, has mounted at a fantastic pace since the establishment of the hospital plan in 1960. As an ex- ample, the daily rate for a ward bed in the Wingham and District Hospital is now over $40.00. That figure is arrived at, by, the simple procedure of dividing the total cost of operation by` the num- ber of patient' days. In other words it covers cost of hospital care and does not include anything for capital expen- ditures such -as the purchase of new equipment or buildings. "The home care program is intended to provide nursing service for those patients whose illnesses are not So se- vere as to require a hospital bed. The itinerant nurses and home makers would visit in the homes as frequently as necessary and, presumably,, would be in a position to advise the doctors when the letters' services were required." Such a program should prove of sub- stantial benefit to people who for var- ious reasons are able to live at home but require some nursing or home care. Seaforth is fortunate that it has been chosen for the pilot, project in Huron and the community should co-operate to ensure that it is a resounding suc- cess. United Church, Kippen. Mr. and Mrs. John Meagher of Dublin celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary. Hon. Dana Porter, Minister of Plan- ning and Development in the Provincial Government officially,opened the Seaforth Fall Fair. The Clinton NewsLRecord has been purchased by R.S.Atky and H. L. Tom- linson, both of whom have had extensive experience. Mr. and Mrs. John McClure of Win- throp were at home to their friends on the occasion of their 60th wedding an- niversary. Kenneth Ritchie of Walton has re- turned from Overseas. Peter McCowan of Roxboro, has a field of hybrid corn -that for size and quality is outstanding in the district. Kuno Hartman, , of the Goshen Line South, was rendered unconscious when a plank came tumbling end first, striking him on the head, cutting a deep gash. An appeal is being made for shoes, clothing, blankets and anithing else that will clothe the war devastated people of EurOpe and other allied nations who are facing winter absolutely destitute of cloth- ing to protect their bodies. SEPTEMBER 27, 1895. Hon. Mr: Laurier, leader of the Op- position in the Dominion Parliament will pay Ontario a visit next month. He will be accompanied by other members of the Liberal Party. 'There is a water famine In Londesboro. James Nott, of the London Road, Tuckersmith is now the owner of the farm on whibh he lives. He has been the tenant a good man y years. The fine brick house, erected on the Gravel road, Hullett, for T. Fear, is rapidly nearing completidn. • A pleasant time was spent at the residence of. Frank Crich, west -end, Tuckersmith, when the choir and con- gregation of Turner's Church surprised Newton Crich and presented him with a well-filled purse.' Mr. Crich goes to Toronto to attend university. Last week two painful accidents hap- pened in the Broadfoot & Box Furniture factory. A Hingston had his left hand caught in a joiner and had the tqps of several of his' fingers taVen off, On the following day, John Lowery was running the same machine and he also had his left hand caught, taking the top of his finger off. Messrs. Hugh Grieve and Geo. Mur- ray shipped from Seaforth, a car load and a half of geese, in all 2500 birds. J. P. Henderson, an artist .of long experience and great ability, for seven years with Hugill of Ingersoll, has taken over the photo studio lately 'owned by W. F. Tate. A box social was held at the home of Wm. McIntosh, Winthrop and the proceeds went towards paying for the organ. During a thunder storm, the barn on a farm belonging to John Cairns of Hibbert was struck by lightning and the adjoin- ing stables were completely destroyed by fire. The Village of Staffs, has greatly improved in appearance this summer. Two new houses have been erected; Mr. Sadler has built a stone wall for his grist mill and Frank Carlin has put a fifth pond on his promises. John Crozier of Leadbuty had a suc- cifssful bee hauling out manure. After the yard was cleared Up the-boys played foot- ball. This week I have a suggestion for the parents of the world. I think it is time we formed a kind of parents' union - an organization to standardize the rules and regulations governing kids. I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm constantly getting waves in our household from the kids because they are . the "only ones", who have a curfew or must work around the house or can't wear make-up 'until they are at least 14. To hear my kids tell it, my husband and I are behaving like kooks out of the , dark ages with all the other parents in society really hep and with the "in" generation.. A few .weeks ago I'd had about all of that kind of garbage I could take from my offspring so I went, to the telephone and summoned the mother of one of the son's friends 'to the house for a cup of coffee and a conference. I laid it on the line. I told her exactly what it is I expect from my children and I asked her to be just as honest as I 'had been. Except for a few minor dif- ferences, her thoughts and mine were the same. What'S more, she'd been getting the same lingo from her son as I had had from mine . and I was surprised to learn that she was"'Nshocked by all the freedoM my boy was having while her son was urged to toe the prOverbial mark. So the two of us devised a scheme. We would keep in the same close contact with each other as our sons. Neither of us 'would hesitate to call the other if there• was any kind of a signal that some- thing was brewing. Both of us would watch the boys and weigh each entire situation carefully . . . and then report to the , other, holding back nary a detail. To date, the results have been simply marvelous. We have discovered that we can understand the total scene much better now because what one of us doesn't know, the other one does. We're almost like army generals. We hear each others daily report and then we plan our line of attack from that.What's more important, we stick together. If my friend calls for a curfew, I call for a curfew. If I order' "homework first" she repeats my edict to her son. The boys are aware that something has gotten screwed up along the way. I've heard them discussing this new kick that their parents are On, and it would seem that neither of them like it too much. I suppose that's because they are no longer able to use each other as a leaver to pry lobse some extra parental consideration. They are both in the same / boat ... and hating every minute. The only thing wrong with this plan used by my friend and I is that our mem- bership should be larger. Two mothers are not enough. Her son has more friends than just my son and my lad has some extra buddies besides her boy. What we really need is all the mothers of all the boys in our sons' group work- ing together to head off some of the emergencies which, arise daily. It seems like the only way, fellow parents. I think it is time we got to- gether and drafted a set of rules by which parents must abide when raising children. I'm willing to wager that if all the rules for all adolescents were standardized, there would be much less confusion in-this old world. I don't advocate taking the law into your own hands, but can't help feeling 'a glow of satisfaction when a human being, in this age of anonymity and con- formity, reacts , to an intolerable situa- tion with a fine individual rage, , We all have a •wild streak in us, a spark ready to catch fire, but we usually manage to • stecotlier it under the wet blanket of society's manners and morals. And a good thing, tod, but sometimes a pity. There is no better purge of tension than a good blaze of anger once, in a while. Sometimes this streak is warped, and it comes out in vandalism, sadism or blind violence. But within every man, however humble and unassuming, bides a black panther. And within every woman, behind those smiles and make-up and hairspray and deodorant, lurks a leopardess. Just recently I went out to get some corn at a roadside stand. There were two bushel baskets and this god-awful woman and her slob of a husband were gping through every ear of corn, ripping down the lulsks and throwing the discards back., This is the epitome of bad taste. I stood behind them, waiting, blood coming to a boil. Just as I' was ready to hurl a searing bolt of invective at them, the farm kids rolled up with a wagon loaded with big, green, luscious cobs, fresh off the stalk. I walked to the wagon, grabbed a dozen, walked back •to the stand and plunked their juicy carcasses right down beside old greedy- guts, who had just paid for a much in- ferior -dozen. The look on her 'face poured oil on my troubled waters. And then there was a flying instructor I was going to strangle as soon as we landed. However, he was about six-two to my five-eight, and I'd have needed a pail to stand on. So I settled by telling him to go to hell. Amazingly,'he sidled off and that's the last I heard of it.. People in authority are often cowards . Just show them your teeth and , claws. Another strangling,' contemplated was that of a German sergeant who had put -.the boots to me. "Just as soon as I'm untied, I'll kill him, even if he kills me." But I wasn't -untied for several'days, and by that time we were buddies, I smoking his pipe. and, the pair of us jabbering away in- a stew, of French, German and English. These were comparatively simple' in- cidents, but they happen to most people. (Let's hear about some of yours.) A couple of recent news stories con- , vinced me that Man has not been turned into a grey cypher, even in this smothering society. A chap in Miami had sent his prize dog, via airline, to Texas for stud purposes. The dog was worth-$25,000. The airline goofed, and somehow the dog was returned to Florida, where it was found to be dead of heat prostration.. Now,' the logical, civilized thing to do would be to sue the airline. Of course,, you might spend a year or two in the courts, with a possibility of losing the case and Winding up with a mitt full of legal bills. This fellow chose, direet,,actiop .. He,. 7 went 'to' the airport with an axe- and, started hacking at the underbelly of an aircraft. He did damage worth $100,000 %fore he 'stopped. Foolish, but somehow admirable. This is no computerized man. More like the Charge of the Light Brigade. Then there was this 84-year-old gentleman who was living with a 59-year- old lady in her trailer honie. She threw him over for a 72-year-old rooster, who kicked him out of the trailer. What could he do? Go to the police? Hope. There Was no charge he Could lay. The lady had transferred her favors 'to another, and -that was that. But he wasn't foiled. He struck back. He made a firebomb and set, fire to the trailer, causing $15,000 damage. • Boy, I hope ,I can be as Jealous and resourceful as that when I'M 84. To The Editor Nows the Chance Or Sir: Now's the chance to make the Van Egmond house a historic sight. As you might know, it is for sale. The house was built , by Constant Van Egmond, son of Colonel Van Egmond. Here' are some reasons why it would be nice to have the Van Egmond house as a tourist attrac- tion. 1. It would help business. 2. It would. make Seaforth popular. 3. It would help your children's education o, 4. It would help people learn the country. 5. It will help people remember the great men of the Huron Tract. 6. The house was one of the first brick houses in Tuckersmith Townbhip. 7. Great men lived in it. The importance of the house is that the people that lived in this house helped settle the Huron Tract. Colonel Van Eg- mond was a very rich man but he gave all this up to fight for the settlers and because he did so,he died in Toronto Jail half starved. Seaforth,Ont. JAYNE CARDNO (aged 12). Sir; We would like to take this opportunity to say "thank you" for the issues of the Expositor that we are presently re- ceiving. In these times of budgeting and penny- pinching, it is mpst pleasing to see an aggressive Organization like yours creat- ing goodwill in the manner that was extended us. My family and I are .looking forward to happy years' in this-friendly town and Many thanks again. Yours truly, (Signed) J.Snushall Seaforth, Ont. wro In. the Years Agone 0 0 0 wa dr • if"