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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-10-09, Page 2Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every 'Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publisher' Ltd. ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weeify-Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau -of Circulation Newspapers Canada (in advance) $6.00 a Year Subscription Rates: Outside Canada (in advance) $8.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES --15 CENTS EACH. Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 SEAFORTE, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 9, 1969 Looking Ahead in St. Marys 9 • "Mine must be a girl . . keeping me waiting this long!" We pay you to cook with propane .1 WITH , TRADE WITH TRADE , • :r ,,(.4.16,:v /..A. $189. ;;.e.:maggrO $219. SLIGHT EXTRA CHARGE FOR COLOUR. 40,4- Togia.tii‘' NOTICE This amazing offer is open to area residents only. For a limited time you can buy your choice of a gleaming white or avocado green Superior range in 24" or 30"• size with • modern low silhouette.back guard • slimline automatic clock and oven timer • automatic pre-heat control • centre simmer burner • glass door • oven light • • chrome plated controls • No money down • 3 months before your first payment becomes due • $5.00 worth of Propane free on• your first delivery after instal- lation of your new Superiorranga if you present "th's advertisement at time of sale. • • jik, As Remember bring this ad with you 1 DiperiUr pRo PANE LTD. 1158, In the Years Agone School Hoard, Hag Kerala* wall appointed chairman, to succeed. Dr. Burford, who removed to London. We 'referred a few weeks ago to the wisdom of municipalities getting togeth- er and agreeing among themselves on changes that would contribute to an improved municipal alignment. We suggested that retistance to such studies was inviting an arbitrary ap- proach by the province and inevitably would lead to a degree of regionalism along lines about which we had no say. For such a study we suggested a good place to start would be in Seaforth and surrounding communities. Similar moves are afoot in a number of centres-where the inevitability of changes in the municipal structure is seen. St. Marys is 'typical. The Journal- Argue of that town discusses the situ- ation in these words: "Regional government, already a re- ality in some sections of the Province, -presents- a challenge---to--tlie--various municipal bodies' in the St. Marys re- gion. If the present course continues, it is merely a question of time until St. Marys and adjoining municipalities are swallowed "whole" into 'the jaws of a 'regional "whale". "In recent years, a good start has been made on a very workable form of regional government in the St. Marys area. The former school district, now threatening to be "chewed apart" by'Counties to the south reclaiming their students under the County set-up, is a-good indication of things to come un(ler regional government *While the co-operatiOn between St. Marys and 'adjoining municipalities has not all been sweetness and light, the parties concerned have,, on the whole, worked together as harmoniously as From TM Huron Expositor Oct. 10, 1919 The dispersion sale of Scotch and Scotch Topped Shorthorns, '-the 'herd of the late Robert Charters, was held on the Char- ters' farm, Mill Road and was one of the largest on record for the county. The sale antoun- ted to some $10,000. In'the unanimous selection of John M. Govenlock in the forth coming Provincial election, the Liberals of central Huiln at their convention, made a wise choice. John' Fingland of Londesboro, intends spending 'the winter in the Theological Seminary. ' Mrs. Stott's new dwelling at Bayfield, which was just com- pleted, was totally destroyed by fire. At a meeting of ladies in Carnegie Library, a request came from the GWVA asking that a women's auxiliary be or- ganized to assist the veterans in promoting the social interests' of the soldiers. The following Some evil' go a step further than this. same couples only ad- ' opt youngsters of interracial par- entage because 'the "little blond blue-eyed children• will get ad- opted in any'case." It is up to the ledividual.,,I'm just the' angst of mercy Who brings you the information you need to round out Your family circle to your own personal sat- isfaction. J. Keller — make splendid citizens it only they bed loving parents." Who am. I to say my genes are super- ior? Once nFou've changed a baby's-diapens fot a few Months, he's yours!" 41 I * Sugar and Spice From My Window LET'S SPREAD KINDNESS Sometimes we shoot an ar- row in the air, *hick comes to earth we knew not where. At others, we drop a pebble, in a" pool and the ripples made are really cool. Something like this happened recently to my father-in-law. On our last visit to him, inspir-- ed by who knows what hidden emotions, he flabbergasted us by quoting, verbatim', hundreds of lines of poetry he had"learn- ed in public school, some little while ago. (He is 78.) This was an -entirely unex- pected facet of Grandad's per- sonality. We gawked with ad- miration and he lit up like a. neon sign with modest pride'. Most of us can't remember an eight - line poem' for two weeks,. after memorizing it. How many 'can. remember hun- dreds of lines after almost 70 years? But one thing bothered him. He couldn't remember all the stanzas of an old favorite, "The Village Blacksmith." It had one verse in particular which he wanted to get straight, because it was a solace to him in his loneliness, since the loss of his wife. The • Smith had lost his by Bill,Smiley wife, too, but was pressing on. Most of you middle-aged and' older folk will remember the poem, or at least a few lines, as I do: "Under a spreading chestnut tree The village smithy stands; The smith, a mighty man is he, With 'large and sinewy hands; And something; something, something arms Are strong"as irOn bands." Grandad is a man of great persistence, and he determined that he'd remedy the Lick. He wrote to a farmer's magazine, the Free Press Weekly, and ask- ed if anyone could 'help supply the missing verses. He was overwhelraert almost physically, by the response. Ap- proximately 160 letters came pouring in. People from ten years old to thOse in their nine- ties wrote him. Some remem- bered studying the poem and chatted about the good old days of the one-room rural school. Others sent the whole poem. Some wrote it laboriously with rheumatic fingers. Some had it typed. One lady had torn the poem from an old reader (a school reader, that is, not an old person who was reading it.) One customer went to .the trouble and expense of having photostatic copies made. What really delighted Gran- dad, though, was the kindness of the notes and letters that ac- companied the poem. One lady sent a long list of other poems from the old Grade Three and Four readers.' And the letters came from as far east as Nova Scotia and from B.C. in the west. Thus my father-in-lain lea'rn- ed of the power of the press, something I legried years ago. But I also learned that the term is misleading. The people who plan and execute editorial policy and news' coverage for the daily papers have the hilar- ious idea that they have trem- endous power, that they influ- ence people's thoughts and ac- tions. It is to laugh. Elections are surest proof of this. The dai- lies could be unanimous in sup- porting one man for a certain position, and as likely as not the Canadian people, with their own sense of when they are be- ing pushed around, 'would elect his opponent.. No, it is the little things that demonstrate the power of the press something which touches a chord or a nerve in the read- er and rouses him from his habitual -apathy to heights of kindness or fury. I've 'recently had a good ex- ample. Not long ago, I mention- ed here, in one paragraph, a woman who is struggling to raise a family of six, decently, on welfare. A good and kindly woman of Riondel, B.C.,,,,,read it and responded. She wrote and offered to send a box of cloth- ing for boys. It arrived today, and I've just had a call from the woman• on welfare. She was terribly excit- ed. The whole family said it was "Just like Christmas." There is a lot of Warmth in the world, still. Let's Help spread , it, around, in a genera- tion that 'needs-to realize it. From The Huron ExiKedfor Oct. 13,-1944 A pleasant evening was spent at the home of Mr. and• Mrs„ Norman. Carter when the 'Farm" Forum group of Seaforth High-! way West, met to bid them Jaren'? *ell prier to their leaving for their new home in Clinton, Mrs, Roy Lawson read an address to Mr. and Mrs. Carter. Mrs. E, • Jamieson, Miss Joyce Carter', Mrs. James F. Scott and Misti Margaret Grummett presented them with a hall mirror and wall bracket. Mrs. Frank Lamont was offi, Melly notified that her husband had been seriously wounded while fighting with the Cana- dian Forces on , the continent. The 17th blood donor clinic was held in Nortliside United Church on Thursday when 163 volunteers reported, 114 men and 49 women. Mrs. J.' Coats, Walton, was the 2,000th donor and Nelson Howe of Cromarty gave. his 10th donation. Dublin Cucumber plant has just completed a successful year. Approximately 245 tone of en- cumbers were purchased and which was double the produe. fion• of 4943. At the regular monthly meet- ing of the Seaforth Public — By , Shirley I almost, hate to write this column this week because I feel obligated to share my latest discoveries with you and I just know I'M going to be swamped with letters from husbands and wives wanting to consult me in privacy. You see, I've finally learned the secret of. truly planned par- 'enthood. I'm not talking about Any woman who can follow a recipe can select the sex of her baby I tell you, The system rests upon, certain scientific facts and few persons will argue with science. We've heard the theory that a woman contributes noth- ieg to determining her baby's sex. •Only the , male sperm car- ries the XS and Ys we hear so much about these days. Now all that can be changed. Without going into a lengthy medical discourse (I'm perfect- ly capable of doing so because I have the medical data right here in front of me), I'll simply state that baking soda will produce boys and vinegar will produce girls. What could be easier or less expensive than that? An inner washing of the wo- man with 'either a, baking soda and water solution or a vinegar and water solution will alleviate all the concern about the sex of your next baby, promises Dr. Shettles. And basically,, that's all there is to it except that for boys, sex- ual activity should lessen and for girls it should increase. Now that I have confounded you with my wisdom, I can just imagine all kinds of questions floating around in your heads. Rut this seems to be something like the 'story of creation — YOU either accept it on faith or admit your great grandpappy was a big monkey. ' One fellow I know -has three beautiful sons to his credit, When I presented' him with my findings and• a pint of vinegar he was too skeptical to give it a 4Nri. The price of unbelief In his household will be all male children Who will hound him in- cessantly until two cars just aren't enough. They laughed at the Wright brothers, too. In fact, down through the ages all the giants of history have had to face up to the ridicule of their ,friends and relatiyes. Surely I can with- stand the taunts. as easily as Dr, Shettles, the researcher. a. you are still skeptical, there is pne absolute, total un- shakeable certainty. There's al- ways adoption and some par- ents, even those who are quite able to produce their own offspring, believe that adoption is the most humane answer to the population explosion. One lady was quoted. as say- ing, ','We know there are so many kids ground who would offieers were elected: President Mrs, F, H. Larkin; ist vice, Mrs. H. ridge; 2nd vice, MrS. W. D. Bright; secretary-treasurer, Mrs. Joseph Keating; special com- mittee, Mrs. 3. IL Snowden; Mrs. J.Watson, Mrs. F. Burrovvs, C. Stewart, Mrs. C. Aber- hart, Mrs. J. G. Mullen, Mrs. F. Kling. Reg. Kerslake of town, has gone ,to Flint, Mich., where he has accepted a place in the Buick Motor works. Wm. McGregor of Stanley had the misfortune to break two small bones in his ankle. He was picking apples when the limb on which he was standing broke and he fell to the ground, Chas. Wasman of Brucefield, has sold his farm• on the London Road, near Brucefield, for $9,- 7000 to Thos. Powell of Exeter. The Seaforth Collegiate Insti- tute held its sports day on Fri- day. Three championships were awarded as follows: senior, Gor- don Hays; junior, Wm. Greig; girls, Janet Grieve. The founQ taro .pen was won by Clifford Trott, who had 20 points. * * * From The Huron Expositor Oct. 12, 1894 The residence of Mr. Hurley was entered by same parties and the sum of $67.00, which was in a bureau drawer, was taken. D. McGillicuddy, the versatile and clever editor of the Goder- ich Signal was itiown He came down on the trait and intended riding to Brussels and back on his bicycle. C. Clarkion, Head Master of the Seaforth Collegiate Institute, has been engaged as teacher of Edere-Schoole-UsborneTter-- year, at 'a salary of $300. Harry Jeffrey has entered in- to partnerphip with Mr. McCosh in the dry goods business. The flax of the Seaforth mill is now rotted, safely housed and ready for the machine. Duncan 41eTavish of Brum- field, has rented his farm on the Mill Road to C. E. Mason, at an annual rental of $260. Messrs. Wm. Graham of Stan- ley and R. Cudinore of Tucker;‘ smith, left Brucefield, with, cat- tle for the old country market. may be expected by municipal represen- tatives bearing the good of their parti- cular spot on the map in mind ; as the electors expect them to db. The present fire area and the more recent P.A.R.Q. agreements are evidence that such a coalition can be made to work. "It would 'appear that, unless St. Marys residents approve everything being moved to Stratford, arong with motor license testing, customs and oth- er services, we should be looking about for an alternative. The .one alternative is a strong move toward grouping St. Marys and as many as possible town- ships into a workable format to pre- sent when the 'shock of full regional government rears it head in our midst. "Beginning next year, our assess- ment will in all probability be handled from elsewhere, likely Stratford once more. Now the talk is of moving water controi-to----"central" locations. Unless-- regionalization works better in this in= stance than in earlier adventures, St. Marys residents would be well advised to keep their bath-tubs full of drinking 'water and bathe under the kitchen tap.' ."St. Marys and district rate-payers appear to have adopted an apathetic .,,,how to space your children,. I attitude toward the, whole espect of mean I can actually tell yoe municipal government. So long as the how to go about getting the sex of your choice. hockey. games appear regularly vita TV, I know, it sounds impossible the town can be robbed blind without but according to Dr. Landrum any uproar concerning this gradual and B. Shettles, it is as easy to choose persistent disappearance of services a son or a daughter as it is to ..and consequent loss' of employment in pick chocolate or vanilla ice the town of St. Marys, . cream.. And. it is almost as in- "Now iathe time to be making a sin-4. expensive! cere effort to formulate a waiting group in • this area 'which may' allow each municipality to retain )its own identity in some form at least." _ - • Thursday - Friday - Saturday Maxwell House COFFEE 1 lb. bag 690 . 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