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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-10-22, Page 2The tragic events of,, recent days in Quebec, culminating in the murder of Pierre La Porte, Quebec's Minister of LabOur, have stirred all Canadians as have no other events within genera- tions. They were in agreement with Prime Minister Trudeau when he described the death of Mr. La Porte as a coward- ly assassination by a bdnd of murder- ers and when he added these words: "I can't help feeling as a Canadian a deep sense of shame that this cruel and senseless act should have been conceiv- ed in cold blood arid executed.in a like manner." Proclamation of the War Measures Act, while regarded by some as a dras- tic step, was required to meet a drastic situation. Any delay resulting from parliamentary consideration of the ex- tent to which the government should be given necessary powers to meet the A Forum for For several years a popular page in The Huron Expositor was •that prepar- ed by students of Seaforth District High School. The page, which lapsed some time ago, is back again in this issue and we hope it will continue on a regular basis. Such a feature not only has the abili- threats could only have made ineffec- tive the legislation. The debate would have provided ample warning to that small minority involved against the Canadian people. The government recognizes, of course, that inherent in the War Mea, sures Act are extra ordinary powers that well may go beyond these needed to meet the crisis. For this reason every effort is being made to provide alterna- tive legislation tailored to present re- quirements and which, when enacted, will permit the broader powers of the War Measures Act to lapse. There are risks to certain of our freedoms certainly, in the War Mea- sures Act. The prime question, howev- er, at this time is not so much a. pos-' sible loss of civic liberties by a few, but the protection of the civil liberties of the vast majority of Canadians and in acting as it did the government recog- nized this. SDHS Students ty to generate helpful school spirit but also makes it possible for students to advance their viewpoint and to keep °the public informed as to their activi- ties. In this they, contribute to a great- er understanding of the varied views which, too often today, appear to exist between those of different generations. fxpositor Since 1860, Serving tthe Community First ublished at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. McLEAN,„ Editor Member Canadian Weekly newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Newspapers Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $6.00 a Year . Outside 'Canada (in advance) $8.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 15 CENTks EACH Second Class Mail Registration Niiniber 0696 Telephone 527-0240 SEAFORTH, ONTAR IO, October 22, 1970 Positive Action Is Necessary Department of Public Works custodian, Tom Wilbee, lowers flag on Seaforth Post Office Monday morning as a mark of respect to the late Hon. Pierre La Porte of Quebec. Flags on all public buildings were flown at half mast. (Staff Photo) • G• • In the Years Agone Women are in a terrible fret these days, poor dears. The fashion designers have once again thrown them into a dither- with their decree from the halls of the mighty that skirts were going down. In length, that is. For a change, there is a good deal of resentment among the gals. Many are declaring belligerently that they're going to stick with the mini. These rebels run all the way from middle-aged house- fraus who would look better in a potato sack, to teeny-boppers who look great in anything, or almost nothing, which some of them favor. But I'll lay long odds that, if the designers so choose, there won't be a mini- skirt to be seen within a year. What does grieve me is that women are such utter sheep, when it comes to style. They do everything but jump through hoops when the designers crack the whip. When it comes to equal rights, war, the stupidity of men, and other questions of vital importance, women will fight like tigresses for what they believe. They stand united. I am a great respector of women in geheral. They are far more reasonable than men, except when you try to •reason with them. They are tender and corneas-, sionate, except when they are belting` their kids or tongue-lashing the old man for some minor irritant. And they are practical to the point of being ruthless, except when it comes to clothes. At this juncture, all their good•qua- lities fly out the window. They become the silly, flittery, indecisive, disunited creatures that they have pretended to be for centuries. Why can't they be themselves? If I were a woman and had long, tapering, beautiful legs, and a flat chest, I would wear a mini-skirt and be damned to him who first cried: "Hold, enough". And if I were short and pudgy, with a big chest, I'd be strongly inclined to wear a maxi Mother Hubbard, hinting at all sorts of mysteries lurking behind the cloth. If I had bony knees but well-turned ankles, I'd wear a midi-skirt. In short, the skirt is quicker than the eye. It should draw attention away from the less prepossessing aspects (no woman is plain ugly), to the more attractive features. Now, I'm not just speaking as a man who is ignorant of these things, or un- involved in them. My wife and daughter have been fighting the battle of the hem-' line for four years. "Mon, I can't wear that. It's prac- tically hanging around my knees." This meant that it was barely covering her pelvis. "All right, Kim, I'll turn it up one more inch, and that's that." "Oh, Mom, I'll look like a freak out' of the thirties. Why don't you-forget the whole thing and go listen to your Guy Lombardo records?" I think the old lady had the last word. She took the shortest dress she could find, turned it up four inches, and sent it off to Kim at college. It looked more like a blouse than a dress. Even the kid had to admit the only way it could be worn in public was over long pants. That's another thing they fight over - long pants. When Kim means long, she means trailing in the mud, snow or whatever. However, my wife is quite happy about the change. She went rummaging through her wardrobe the other night and dis- covered a whole pile of things that are almost brand new, and just the right length. She'd never got around to throw- ing them out when the mini came in. Enough of that. What does please me these days is the dash, flair and elan of men. For two centuries they had been scorned by women for wearing drab blues, browns and greys. Lately they're as colorful as jungle birds. Just the other day, a friend of mine whom I thought a confirmed bachelor, was married . He was clad in an Ed- wardian jacket, with lace collar and fringes . of lace peeping out at the cuffs. The jacket was decorated with autumnal flowers of all shades. How about that? Presumably he also wore trousers, which were not described. Probably green velvet. Well, I have to buy a new suit this week, first in four years. I haven't quite decided whether it will be maroon with a mustard stripe, or off-mushroom with purple checks. But it will probably turn out to be grey. Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley As It Was Then tio • 6 OCTOBER 25, 1895. Liberal leader Wilfred Laurier and his party have been making what might be termed a triumphant march through Ontario during the past week and has appeared to have received an ovation wherever he went. ' James McCallum', of near Walton, has a great crop of field carrots. They averaged a wagon load to each 40-rod drill, or 300 bushels for 12 drills. A pleasant event took place at the residence of Stephen Godkin when his eldest daughter Emma was married to James F. Hackwell, a prominent farmer. Some big work was lately done at the pump factory of Messrs. J. S. Weigh and Son, Seaforth. In twelve, hours they turned and bored one hundred and seven- teen heads, averaging from five to seven feet long. The turning was done by Noble Cluff. Richard Robinson has purchased the old McNab farm, east of Leadbury in McKillop for $3,000. The employers of the Seaforth Flax Mill waited on John R. Paul, manager of the mill at Seaforth, and presented him with a neatly inscribed and kindly worded address fn appreciation of him as an overseer. This section of the country was visited by a heavy snow storm and on Sunday morning Mother earth was covered by a white coating about three inches in depth. John Fraser, merchant at 13ayfield, brought out to Seaforth, a load of butter which weighed one ton and which he had sold to Mr. Powell of Bfeth. T. E. Hays' auction sale was largely attended, bidding was brisk and every- thing was cleared out. The auctioneer's hammer was wielded by .1. P. brine. Alex Cardno, received a car load of No. 1 Manitoba hard wheat, which he had ground for use in his bakery by the Seaforth Milling Company. In a fast ball match, played in Toronto, between the Knox College and Varsity Teams, we notice that Messrs. McKinley Willis, Jackson and Dickson, all Seaforth boys figured in the game. An elderly woman with a decidedly foreign appearance, carrying a large hand bag and supposed to be a lace peddler passed along the Leadbury line recently. A most destructive fire visited Hensall and at one time threatened the destruction of the 'whole village. Geo. McEwen, pro- prietor of the flax mill was unloading flax from a wagon and they put the lantern on the floor when something struck the lamp, causing it tei explode. There was only $3,000 insurance on the property and he estimates his loss over and above his . insurance at from $16,000 to $18,000. OCTOBER 22 , 1920 . Alex LeitchConstance recently pur- chased fromthee tef herd of J. P. McLaren, very fine specimen of the Jersey cow. John Kintner of Manley, has been, engaged with Mitchell Bros. to help run the second threshing outfit. Dick Howard of Manley has about finished the contract of painting, the new School, which will be one of the finest ot.it8 kind In the county. WM. Archibald, of Tuckersmith, met with what might have been a serious ac- cident while cutting corn on his farm. He happened to trip and was caught in the belt and was precipitated several feet into the air. P. Dill of Dublin had a very succes- sful sale of farm stock and implements, realizing a snug sum. • Joseph Evans of Dublin has purchased the Dominion Hotel from C. McDai. wm. Dorsey of Dublin has just com- pleted taking out a large crop of sugar beets from 12 acres of land. He slipped five car loads, seventy loads of two and a half tons in each. John Rankin, of town has been appointed a Deputy Game Warden for Ontario. Chas. Finkbeiner met with a serious accideet while working at Ament's Mill. He was joining staves when his hand came in contact with the knives with the result that the end was taken off his thumb. The Expositor has to thank Wm. Hartry for a banquet of tuberous begonias which wereeicked from his garden. Thanksgiving Day was publicly ob- served in town, A Union Church ser- vice was held in First Presbyterian Church; the Bowlers. held a Scotch Doubles Tournament, and' as golf is fast becom- ing popular, there were 30 players on the course which is located on the farm of Thos. Dodds, McKillop. In the evening a supper and entertainment in the Metho- dist Church was enjoyed, while the club dance given by the G.W.V.A. was thor- oughly enjoyed. OCTOBER 26, 1945. Vincent Lane of the 5th concession of McKillop, grows potatoes that really are potatoes. He brought into the . Ex- positor, a basket of 12 potatoes that weighed slightly over 20 pounds. They are the Katadin variety. About 90 relatives and neighbors as- sembled at, the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Sloan, McKillop Township to cele- brate their 25th wedding anni,yersary. Mrs. Sloan, the former Josephine Kale, was married to James Sloan by Rev. E. p. White of St. Columban. An address and congratulations was read by Thos. Purcell and the presentation of two up- holstered chairs and a chest of silver was made by John Moylan. Reeve .1. F. Daly was in Toronto where he was a guest a t a complimen- tary dinner to honor Gilbert A Labine and to commemorate his cliscoveri, of the pitchblende deposits of Great Bear Lake. Reeve J. F. Daly was one of the original directors of• the Eldorado Company. A reception was held in the Armouries for the newly weds, Mr. and Mrs. John Hotham. They were presented with a studio couch. Mrs. Ante/Dunlop read the address and Geo. Munroe made the pre- / sentation. Caven United Church, Winthrop, ob- served its 70th anniversary with Rev. W, A. Beecroft of WIngham as the guest speaker. The male quartette from First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth, assisted the choir. They sang "Just for today" and “While the years are rolling by". Louis liemberger rendered a solo. This imposing brick home was erected in 1860 by Robert B. McLean on lot 18, con. 1, LRS in Tucker- smith and in 1894 members of the family gathered at the homestead her this picture. From the left, Robert B. McLean, Mrs. McLean, Myrtle, later Mrs. Earl Sproat, Annie, later Mrs. John Hender- son, Miss Kerr, James B. McLean, Wm. McLean. Slate for the roof came from Scotland and the farm was named AYRLING atter an area in Scotland. In 1904 - ten years , after the group picture was taken - it became apparent additional barn space was required for the 200 acre farm. Plans were made to erect a new building 50 ft. high, 50 ft. wide and 80 ft. long and the original barn would be moved to the side of the new structure. Timber for the new barn was cut from .a bush on the farm. The barn raising took place in August of that year and W. L. Mellis of Kippen, told Ferne McLean, who made these pictures available, that he recalls bicycling through the area inviting people to attend the event. lie is the youth on the left, leaning against an upright ,timber in the picture of the barn raising. The Expositor in its issue of August 19, 1904 refers to the barn raising: - "The barn raising on the farm of Mr. R. B. Mc-' Lean on Tuesday was one of the largest ever seen in this neighborhood. Over two hundred men were in attendance and everything went together without a hitch and not an unseemingly word was heard, which speaks well for the skill as well as for the morality of the men in this community". The farm now is owned by Rochus Faber. S. . •. .And Now (No. 3) 1 • av