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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-10-16, Page 2Altt Amu Cvnifor Since 1860, Servings. the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO. every Thursday morning by McLEAN BRQS., 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 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 16, 1969 Burns' Church Makes Decision' There is an inevitable sadness when an institution that has served a com- munity for a 16ng period of time, closes its doors. When that institution happens to be a church founded 110 years ago, the concern, understandably, is even, great- er. Burns Church in Hullett, was found- ed by representatives of those hardy pioneers who early in the last century settled this area. Their names have lived On for mere than a century and today continue to be found among lead- '. erg in the community. N The decision to close the church is a reflection of the changes occurring in rural Ontario. No longer do 100 .acre farms support the numerous families which worshipped at 'churches like Burns. tiarger farm units and fewer people have resulted in many 'changes becoming necessary in the facilities such as schools and churches whiCh for _ have -seive(1-particulafeliiiimuni- ties. "The rural community shares with the rest of society in being battered by Change," was the message in the service folder which the congregation at Burns used on Sunday. It went on "The Change is often 'unwanted and sometimes of frightening intensity. In the midst of this change the church must adapt' or die." Faced with the changing situation, the members of Burns made their de- 'cision. But 'it was not, an easy decision as these concluding words in the folder in- dicate. Yet the people of Burns made it, looking forward in faith as their ances- tors did when they established the con- gregation in 1859. "So many memories are connected with this congregation past and pre- sent. But the influence of this church will go on. Only God knows how many .people have been led into a deeper, Christian life because of its ministry. -No one can tell what will yet be accom- plished through the lives of those who have been part of this fellowship. We go on, living and 'serving Chri Ise- • where. We press on, not forgetting the past but inspired by the experiences we have had in this church. We are called to be faithful.". It's Up to the Parents 006 "Student unrest!" WE ,ELECT . - From the . Old Files • Information is available so parents can, conduct knowledgeable diicussions. You can learn what the mosf popular narcotics are, their effect upon your children, the law regarding, the use of drugs and the. Conseqiiences if your child is caught breaking those lain. Indications are that most area kids alrea,dy know more in that first area than their parents, hilt the final three deserve the most attention because therein lie the problems. The temptations today's youth faces in the realm of drugs is mach the same as that which their parents faced over tobacco and alcohol when they were in that age bracket. Many people in that generation Succumbed to that tempta- tion. The understanding of the added dan- gers involved for those who succumb teddrugs should spur parents to become educated ,and involved. There's a great deal at stake. ,(Exeter Times-Advocate). by Bill' Smiley nights a week." But he gave us a refund, which you'd never get in most cities. Perhaps the highlight of the Weekend svu; The Newlyweds. We were doming doWn in the elevator on Sunday. A very large 'man, in his late fifties, and stoned to the eyeballs, joined us at the fifth floor, He was accompanied W a statues- que blonde, in her early fifties. e Also stoned, but a lady, Couldn't say a word, "Warecha to meet the wife," be burbled deliriously. "Just got married yesterday." We were delighted at this manifestation that love knows no race, creed, or .age, and con- gratulated them, heartily. "We got 12 kids," he announc- ed proudly, Seems she had four sons and two daughters and he had... four daughters and two sons, • by previous,' marriages. Lots of grandchildren. They were off to Boston on their honeymoon. Now, don't, ask me why anyone would 'go to 'Boston on a honeymoon. There isn't , that much time to talk while, you're going down five floors in elevatoy1 But 'they seem*41s extremely happy, and'Oodsblesssthem, and I hope they made it out of the city -without being thrown in the impaired driving tank. lie almost wiped out a bellboy as he backed ifivay from the hotel entrance. But live -and pace to -both of them. How would. you -0Exeter Police Chief Ted Day asked area parents some leading questions re- garding drugs last week, and the res- ponse to those questions will ba the de- termining factor in how great the prob- lem of • narcotics will beeOrne in this area. His experience in law enforcement no doubt prompted his appeal for par-- ents not to bury their heads in the sand and meet $he situation with the opin- ion that it IF something in which their children would not get involved. Unfortunately that's an attitude all . too prevalent, and many parents don't get interested in knowing,what'S going. .on with their offspring until they are called in to , bail them out. Much of the damage has been by ,that time and this is the point Chief Day is• making. Drugs are here. They're readily available to your kids. Are they using them? , His appeal to parents to become aware of the situation should lead to' some frank family discussions. stmLEys GO VISITING This column is not going- to have one theme, but several. Fair enough? I've just returned from an exhausting weekend, taught eight 40-minute periods of English and attended a de- partment heeds' meeting which ended by six pm., with every- body snarling. We went tb visit our daugh- ter at university. st mistake, but you love them, First few wed are bad enough, but when, you add a tooth extraction, with complications, it's 'orrible. Complicate that with' loneli- ness and you have a pretty sad kid on your hands. (Funny, isn't it? Kids spend years telling you how glad they'll be to get away from their rotten parents and be FREE. And a week later they're desperately homesick. But it wasn't all bad, We had a good dinner, out; and Kim ruined her new leather skirt by droppingea fried shrimp oneit. This the only skill she hap real- ly mastered, after' 13 years of education. Dropping things. . . And then there was Dennis, the cab driver. Rotund and jot. ly, he dalkdd steadily as he "'drove us in circles and sqgres, loOkinif for an address., when We finally found it, We realized we could have walked in half the nine, And Dennis, striking his fore. held violently, remarked: 'VOA, It shout& ku00712. din f . t Work right Atreaa. de Wit. dote at, de: garage .two like to start on a honeymoon • with 12 kids? Personally, I love and admire anybody who believes in love and admiration after the age of. 50. But 12 kids! And all those grandchildren. Wow! It's like going over the trenches at dawn with a cap pistol• and a string of firecrackers. Theme two. Does anybody in his right mind understand Medi- care? I take it from the silence thet the answer is a resounding "No!" that will replace this, and I can This will .replace that, and get a - hearing aid, which I don't need.. How about a smell- ing aid for those who can't smell? My wife, after carefully reading the 'utterly confusing directions, has the idea that we belong to four different medi- cal 'Plans, none of which will pay all our medical bills. The only thing that comes through to me, loud and clear, is that it's going to cost more money. Theme three. Do you realize that a high school with about 1400 students in it, is a snaked pit? Confine about 1600 people (counting staff and janitors) in- to a shoe factory about a , city block in sizes and what do you get? A learning situation? NO, a burning situation and a gaggle of paranoids. More about this .latex, when Pm, feeling better. And I feel better dandy, Just having said it. y• From The Huron Expositor Oct 20, 1944 R.Q.MS. Fred E. Willis, now serving in Belgium, has been awarded the Efficiency Medal, Sgt. Willis enlisted in the Elgin Regiment in , May, 1940 and went overseas in September, 1942. He has seen much active service with the Canadian Army in France and Belgium. r Recent property.. sales com- pleted through the office of Watson and Reid includes: the frame dwelling On George St., of Walter Murray to Mrs. Mabel Steeling of McKillop; modern cottage of L. Boshart on Goder- ich St. East to Mrs. Lucy Wdods of Waterloo. ' W. H. Golding Mi', was the enanimous Choice of the Perth- Huron Liberals at a convention in Hensall. The Seaforth Branch of the Canadian Legion had a success- ful euchre and dance in the Ar- mouries. Prize winners were: ladies most games, Jean McIver; lone hands, Margaret Habkirk; gents, Sydney Gemmed; lone hands, B. •Hildebrand; door prize John Crawford. The Air Force bus from Ex- eter to Centralia went into the ditch west of Centralia and smashed off a hydro pole. Seven passengers were• treated at the Air Force Hospital / Among the awards announc- ed for distinguished service was that given It. L. Beattie; son of Mr.. and Mrs Robert Behttie, Hulled TO. Messrs, Donald Stewart, Don. ald Munn,, Wm. Munn, Donald Brightrall, Neil Beattie and Gor- don Wilson., were in London at- tending a fOotball game between the University of Western On- tario and HMCS Donniconna team from 'Montreal! 'Miss Alice Daly was elated to the Office o' Diocesan secret tart' at the meeting of ,the Cldd, in London last week. • 4. From The Huron Expositor Oct. 17, 1919 Ches. Asquith Of Londesboro, who owns the evaporator, ,has about 15 hands engaged and ap- ples'have been brought in plens tifully. A branch of the Standard Bank will open for business in Staffa. Mrs. Hdgh Grieve of Egmond. villa has leased the house W. B. McLean purcItedfd lately and idhusy moving in. ' Willard Elliott has left for Watkerville where he has sc-- cepted a position. :On, Thursday afternoon, the Women's Patroitie Society met at the home of Mrs. W. P. Evans at Dublin and at the close of the meeting. Pte. Leslie Moore was presented with a cheque. A silver medal was presented by Mrs. P. F. Berm. Voting on the soldiers' monu- mnt and tommunity hall by-law takes place on November ilth, the anniversary of Armistice Day and reminds us that one year has 'elapsed during which time we have accomplished noth- ing towards the', erection of a monument in memory, of the fallen. The monument will be a fitting tribute for generations in memory of the-heroism of our brave boys who sleep in Flan- deri. Dublin Separate School cap- tured 23 prizes at Staffs fair. Joseph, Nagle, Dublin and James. Johnson have been ap- pointed captains to look after the referandum vote. 4, From The Huron Expositor Oct 19, 1894 J. G. Crich, artist of this town, met with a very painful acci- dent. He was at Mr. Dorrances' in McKillop and went to. hitch his horse to come hoMe. He didn't speak to the horse and the horse kicked him oh the leg, . breaking the bond. He was tak- en home to Seaforth, where the injured limb was set. Wm.. Murray, formerly of Tuckeramith, how of Algoma, got a diploma of theeworld's fair" atChicago for potatoes and also one for peas. D, D. Wilson has sold the old Adams farm adjoining Seaforth, to George .Chesney. The farm contains 70 acres and was sold for $5,000. The large and brilliant star, which, may be seen any clear evening in the eastern sky, is the planet Mars. It will have at- tained its *rest point tothe earth on the 20th inst. After that it will, gradually recede and will not appear so near again until 1906. The house of our genial friend George Habkirk of McKillop came near being burglarized. He was away and Mrs. Habkirk was alone, She was awakened abodt oneNo'clock by the dog barking 'and on getting up, found the window open and al- so the door but the thieves, had been frightehed away, , Mr, Frank MoCulla of MeKile lop has just completed one of the handsomest and most commod- ious brick sesidencee in the township. The 13-yeadold son of Mee Foster, Varna, was riding Mr. Sparrow's running horse at the Bayfield show, when the horse stumbled and Mister Foster was thrown. J, A. Stewart, who for many Years, kept store at Constance, intends removing to Woodstock Where he will engage in the grocery business. Dr. F. J. Burrows has been appointed District Surgeon at Seaforth for the Grand Trunk ,dailway in. place of Dr, Smith. George Stanbury of Bayfield, left for Toronto to resume hie studies at the university., John Reichert of Hensall,WaS recently presented by a number of his friends, with a fine gold Forresters' pin. Miss Nina Kerr made the presentation. Without one word of a lie, my biggest concern for the last few diys has been getting the house straightened up and a Thanksgiving dinner planned for my guests Monday. That's right. In a world that is filled to the brim, with pov- erty and sickness arid unhappi- ness" and hatred, I'm sweating blood over a little thing like cooking a turkey dinner for about 40 people. ""` What's even sillier, by- the time you read this, Thanksgiv- ing dinner will have been pre- pared and eaten for another year . . . so what's all the fuss anyway. Let me tell you. I figure- if I have no 'more worries in this life than. how to get ready for a house full of hungry guests I have'plenty for which to be thankful. -Sure I have the everyday ups and downs that most folks in, the neighborhood face. We get electricity bills that we think are too high, my. husband gasps at the telephone tolls; I get up- ,. set, when I notice how the Price of soda crackers climbs. From month to month, we often won- der how we'll scratch up' the dollars , for that. new, winter coat our oldest one needs. But basically, I've got noth- ing to make me "up tight" like the kids 'ray, - My husband, bless his heard. comes hoine "from work at the end of the day sober and lov- ing. My children fight a little 'and play their records too loud, but all the channels between us scorn to be open and they still take the time to give a qiiiek hug and whisper, "I love you mom". -Our house isn't a mansion but it is warm, dry, clean, and com- fortably mortgaged. Our car ,is- n't new but if starts, runs (touch wood) and Is paid for. My winter coat needs shortening again to make it fashionable but it 'will pass very nicely., My husband has steady -work that he• likes and can do to the satisfaction of the upper crust. I'm not the prettiest woman in the world but I can see, hear, walk, • work, talk, taste and smell. My health is good enough that the doctor stamps my card "fit" every time Igo to his of- fice. Real tragedy has missed me thus far, thank God. I've never had to make it alone while my, husband was -Off to a war he didn't start or condone; I've nev- er had to put my • children to bed hungry or cold; I've never known disaster to strike in the hideous ways- it hits some oth- ers. And have freedom to go where I like, say what .I think, worship as I please, write what I feel, read what I choose, My blessings tete so bountiful it actually, frightens me to list them for fear God will, notice dow truly blessed I am . . . and maybe show His great power through some minor or major as big as Re namesake. I never sew the place before and I have never es . se en it since. W travelled over stumps and• creeks and through the bush till we found the spot we were look- ing for. I left my load there and set out again for Goderich on a road 'that wag just a track be- tween the trees. The second day we came to a clearing which was Zetland. There was no Wingham in those days either. From Zetland we rent to Man- chester and from there on to Goderich. "In my travels, I once saw a sign east of Stratford; which said: Within this hive, we are all alive Good liquor makes us funtY And if you are dry, step in and. trY, The flavor of our honey. "Once taking a load of coal from Goderich to near Strat- ford in winter, it became late and cold so I halted at the Car- Onbrook 'hotel and put in my team. When I went inside to get some supper I found the -,„ honey had got such a hold on the crowd that you would have thought that the bees were in the hive also. There was noth- ing for it but to get out my team again• and go on to Mit• chell, which I reached about eleven o'clock. ed for Kincardine with, ttvo loads and got to Port Albert where -we saw a man come off the , lake with horse and cutter. We thought we would •try that route, so piled the two loads on, to one sleigh and struck out • on-the ice for Pine-Point. It- was so smooth that the sleigh seemed as though it wanted to ' go by the horses. We got through all right, -but the ice cracked under us all the way and I never wanted to try it again. I once took a load of goods (1,600 1130, or tried to, for Peter Murray, of St Helens, but . got stuck on Dunlop's Hill and had to get another team to climb it. I got on then until about four miles past Dungan- non when I had to leave the goods in the bush, where they 'stayed until Mr. Murray could get oxen and get through to them• as there was no road, good or bad. A , few miles• fur- ther on is where Lueknow now stands. "There were, lots, of 'wayside inns 'in the early days. There were six between Goderich and Clinton, a distance of twe've miles, and as many between Goderich and Smith's Hill, a distance' of six Miles. All are • gone now with the mud roads." discomfort to humble me.- That's when I get really thank- £u1. That's when- I forget all the little petty concerns of the day like how much turkey to cook and whether to serve tur- nip der mixed vegetables, That's when I decide that Thanks- -giving dinner is the least im- portant part of Thanksgiving' Day. That's when I know that in church Sunday morning even the entire Keller 'family will be if the bread stuffing never gets made. And a thanksgiving like -that dbesn't begin on m certain, day or end with the last sip of cof- fee after the pumpkin pie. A thanksgiving like that warms your whole .being so much thit the glow is still there for weeks after the last bit of. turkey stew has beed reheated for the set,- • entle time, _ I hope your thanksgiving was a thankful one. but ,if it wasn't take time out right now to count ti your blessings,- Just see if you don't feel about 95 percent hare pier than when you started to tally ad the good things in life. Northside United Church, Seaforth .... The neat picket fence which surrounded the then Methodist Church in Seaforth has long since disappeared. The trees, too, were fresh planted when this picture was taken perhaps eighty 'or more years ago. Sugar and Spice Mr. and Mrs: Nott of- Egmond- ville have moved to the farm they bought from Wm. Dade. G D. C. Ham of McKillop has purchased the residence of Mrs. D. W. Johnson on James St, Ray. H. Laelcin will discuss the Referendum campaign in the, Presbyterian Church. • In the Years Agone, Thirty years after starting an important road should give us ample time to look for improve- ment. The Huron Road was opened up in '1828 •by the Cana- da Company. Let us go over it in, 15.58! We will have as our guide one who was on the road at that time. Hie -account is found in The Huron Expositor of November 5, 1920. "When the railroad came, one Carmichael, started to build at Seaforth and put up the first . house on the southwest corner of the crossroads. In the fifties when I travelled the road from Stratford to Goderich, there was no Seaforth and no Dublin, but there wass a place called Caronbrook, then Harpurhey, and then there was a place rted west of llarpurhey call- ed Alma. As the Russian war was going on at that time and as' the Battle of Alma had been fought, that is probably when they got the name. dome houses were built there but I think they were moved afterwards. The Queen's bush was all about the spot in those days and the price of land . was one dollar per acre. I remember two fam- ilies moving from Zorra to Al- ma by the names of Buckle and Dale. Perhaps some of them are still living. . "I was in Stratford for a load of goods the night' the post ....... "Inethe„fall of 1857 we start- office there was burned, and the postniaiter "and a child lost their lives -in the fire. At that time there -was a tavern at Car- onbrook, .on the boundary be- tween Perth and Huron, and a little west of that Thomas Dow- nee_hade a tavern_called the Deer's Ides); The next step was at Harpurhey where W. Fowler and Knox had taverns. There was not a foot of grayel road in Huron, then, it was all mud, mud to Goderich. On one trip from Stratford we got as far as Fowler's in Harpurhey, where we •had to stay a few days and when we started 'again we only got our load about a mile where we had to put it into a barn and walk back and stay on a while longer. I believe this was in the fall -of 1857. Another time I got my load- as far as Dr. dole's, west of Clinton, where I had to leave ,it fot a week, as it was nothing but mud up hill and down hill. "Once coming from Stratford I had a passengere 'that wanted to -get to a Place by the name of Bluevale, so. I tried to find the place -and tuemed off at the cor- ner, where Seaford', is now. We passed through a little spot call- ed Ainleyville, now called Brus- sels, arid I often wonder if it is From My Window By Shirley J. Keller -- s-4-- 4, r