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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1969-11-06, Page 2. • • "P:re.t.P.1,10, (fxpositor • • j1111111 ne Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ON'rARIO, every Thursday morning by MAW BROS.. Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. life.LEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Burean,af Circulation Newspapers Subscription Met, Canada (in advance) $6.00 a.Yeair Outside Canada (in advance) $8.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES --18 CENTS EACH Second Class Mall Registration Number 0696 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 6, 1969 D Company of %the 161st in May 1916 As Seaforth once again plans Remembrance Day services this picture recallLSeaforth area 'men who played a part in World War I. Formed in 1915 by Seaforth area recruits D Company of 'the 161st Battalion trained throughout the winter prior to going overseas in the fall of 1916. Prior to beginning pre embarka- tion training the company.: posed on Main Street for this picture with ' the Queen's Hotel and Main Street stores as background. The years have taken their toll and so far as is known Herb Trapnell, in the front row at the extreme left is the -only member of the company still resident in Seaforth. Mr. Trapnell was able to recall the flames of many in the company, several of whom lost their lives overseas. The picture was loaned • by Mrs: Mary Hoggart, Seaforth. ••••••••••••••••• In the Years Agone November 9th, 189.4. While R. VanEgmond of the Huron Road, near Clinton, was at work, he was more than surprised to see a large wild cat walk scrosscran open field a few rods away from JAM: Ben Tomlinson, a' crack shot, went with Mr. VanEgmond and he brought down the animal with the first ' shot.' ,It was a fine specimen and weighed 50 pounds. Wm. Moore of Hensall, has 'sold his fine new two storey dwelling in course of erection to Mrs. Hunt of Kippen.' The fire alarm bell rang, and in a moment everyone was on the street. The alarm was from J.C. Laidlaw's grocery store in the 'centre of Cardno's Block and- was caused by a little blaze In his cellar. Fortunately there was water handy. • There was a very exciting. game of football in town between Egmonciville and Beechwood for the Crawford cup. Beech- wood came out victorious tothe unbounded delight of the dwellers of that village. The first ice of the season formed oil Tuesday morning. The steps at the Town Hall have been taken down and •a new handsome and more substantial set will take their place. Win.. Sleeth has the contract. James Graves has purchased the property on the east side of Main Street. ..from Mrs. Chas. Lowrie for $800. "„We,z,• understand he. intends erecting a brick building on It next spring. MeSsrs. Hugh Grieve and Geo. Murray shipped' from, this station 2000 live ducks where they will be fattened for the Thank- sgiving market. A very pleasant evening wus spent at John Jarrott's, Kippen, when a few friends gathered. Wm. Hart, violinist Wm.Jarrott on the mouth' organ, and Miss Alice Jarrott at the organ provided sweet music and John Oliver performed with the rope. A meeting of the Putfic School Board was held in the C Chamber when it was reported that the average attend- ance was 370. No, ember 7th, 1919 Harry Dalrymple of Brucefield who has had charge of the rural telephone has moved into John Diehl's house en Main street lately vacated by Jaraes McQueen. Some weeks ago Samuel Cudmore • of Kippen had the misfortune to fracture ' one of his ankles, but 'we are pleased that he is improving. Thos. Dickson . of pas, sold his fine farm on the ,3r4 concesSlon to !.. John McNay, the price being in the neigh- borhood of $12,000. J.R.Archibald, of town, has moved into the old Coleman proper&onGodeiriah St. East which he purchased from Wm. G ovenlock. Messrs. Joynt and Caldwell of Hensall have this week installed a very large' and what is known as a, plpeless furnace which will heat their three department stores. Mr. Asquith of Londesboro, is doing a big business in the evaporator. He has about ten hands engaged and some days gets in six loads. The Hallowe'en social given by the young people at Walton was a splendid success. About 175 persons were present. November 10,1944 Sgt. John J. Holland, St. Culumban, has been awarded the Military medal for conspicuous bravery while serving with the Canadian Army In Fr knce.Pie. Stephen Holland, also of Si. Culumban, lost his left foot while fighting with the.Canadian`Army in Holland. He. is reported seriously ill. This year there hal been a province wide campaign in' the collection of milk weed pods. To late thee has been ap- proximately 4,000 bags collected by the school children of Huron County. Mr. and Mrs. J.M.tiovenlock celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary on Nov. 5th with a family dinner at their home on East William Street. Mr. and Mrs? Neil GLiespie celebrated their , golden wedding. TM' residence of Mrs. Jeanie B. Hutchison, now of Si. Catherines, and situated on Jarvis St. occupied by Chas. Baynes, has been sold to John T. Elgie. Fire of undetermined origin severely damaged the home of Delbert Geiger on the Bronson Line. The structure was, saved but the contents were a total loss. Win. J. Taylor of Tuckersmith is -busily erecting a fine new 'hen house. Paler Bale is the carpenter in charge. 5 II • by Bill Smiley There's nothing more boring than listening to a group of old sweats talking about "The War," unless you yourself -happen to be an Old Sweat, as we old sweats are called. Then, it's fun. This year, I was asked to speak at two different fizmembrance Daybanquets. I was unable to accept either, and was genuinely sorry about that. There's nothing like a crowd of old sweats lying their heads off on Remembrance Day. Don't think of it as a brood of middle- aged and elderly men sitting around all day. Nov. llthie remembering" their "fal- len comrades" lugubriously. Oh, they do that, but It takes place in the morning, at the cenotaph, at 11 a.m., when the guns stopped firing in World War 1 and the stunned survivorS looked at ' each other and every man alive could scarcely believe it. An' there's nothing lugubrious or mournful about the ceremony. There's a'certain pride as the oldsters step out in. something resembling their old quick march. There's a poignancy as the colors dip' and the Last Post sounds. Tiya•e's a lump in the throat and the odd contort- ed face, and a few tears in the two minntes' silence. But '.hen there's the ' triumphant, jaunty sound of fteveilleet,,. And oft they swing, purged once more, " knd ready to get down to the serious observance of Reinance Day. Back at the Legion Hail. A few of the smart ones, the timid ones, and the wife-scared ones go home for lunch, but must of the old sweats have planned to make a day of it, even though they might need plasma 'the next m :,rning. I don't mean it's an orgy. Far from it. But it is a shucking off of the daily rut and routine,' a once-a-year get-to- gether where you can retell old stories with fresh embroidery, and laugh alot, and recapture, fragmentarily, the feeling that 3ldIl're 20 again, not 50 or 70. Psychologists, veteran's wives 'and other non-old sweats may well look down, their noses And call 'the whole' thing childish., Ot course, It is. Btt there's a bond there(and it doesn't matter which war you were in), that y can't find anywhere else. Lice, mud, snottyfficers and a military system of incredible stupidity could not quench them. Tile only thing that could do that was death. And they licked death. , So 'they have something to lie about, and'laugh about and ban'dy insults about, and just plain celebrate. Canadian Legion celebrations have nolhing quasi-military about- them. There are no officers and other ranks. 'There a-e just legionnaires, whatever their color or creed. There is no" linking of arms and sing- ing old war songs, as you might find in a German veteran's organization. Any-, body who tried to Si ug "It's A Long Way to Tipperary" would probably_leIung- out into the alley. There's only one thing that's be ginning .to cast a shadow over it/Tility're beginning to let the women in on It, This is going to enrage the ladies of the La:ion Aux:Ilary, •but, girls, why don't you just get a big dinner ready, clear out at' 6 p.m,, and come back and do the dishes in the morning. 'Even if your husband is a little green around the gills next day, and you don't speak to him for two days, I think he'd appreciate IL ' Taking women to a _legion party is like taking your mother on your hon6y-, moon. On Remembrance Day, remember, it's only once a year. Give the Nor old devil a chance to be 20 again, for a few hours. 1' • iv tolerant than ever. Sunday didn't hold any relaxation either. We iiad to bolt back to London to be on hand •for a church rally in the early afternoon. D)r.'t get me wrong. My husband and I take our church membership seriously. and" we consider it our solemn duty to attend these functions. We usually enjoy them to the fullest,Measure. This time I just was not atune to the event. I went into it like a child goes to a dentist - both feet braced. And things didn't •go well. Tin? v .ole thing dragged mercilessly until near the end I was ready to stand up and shout at the assembly, "Please get on with this so I can get home and put my feet ups" was a long tedious ride home. When we arrived in our driveway all of us were ready to collapse into our bed's. Husband knew I was done in. He offered to unload the car while I got the children bedded down. Give me the keys to the trunk," he said. **They are in my purse," I told him. **Where's your purse?" he asked. * In the trunk," I told him. ,Thore was no cursing. My man was just plainly too weary. He tried for a half-hour or so to get into the trunk through the back seat but all was in vain.Pyjamas,toothbrushes etc.remained locked safely away until this morning when my husband cook the car to a garage to have the trunk lock drilled out. There are many things I want but there are a few I ;snow now I don't want under any circumstances. One thing I can do without 4s the kind of a life that leaves no lime or energy for logical thought process. Thal can get plenty irksome... not to mention expensive. Remembrance Seaforth and district citizens will join with fellow Canadians from coast to coast in paying tribute to their war dead at Remembrance Day services on Tuesday. In line with the practice this years in a number of area centres, the day has been declared a public _holiday and places of business will remain closed. The 'memorial in Victoria Park and the annual service there both continue to have personal meaning for many hundreds of Seaforth i;ebple despite the toll which the years take, particularly of those who were active during the Woild War I period. To these and to the many others who remember the sacrifice of fellow Cana- dians, a particular opportunity to show respect comes once a year, for a brief period on the morning of November 11th. While it is true the majority of our citizens now consist of people born Day 1969 since the Second War ended, the day continues to have meaning. Unfortun- ately in the past it has been an occasion that has been ignored by far too many who today share in the benefits made possible by the sacrifices of the fallen. As has often been pointed out it is not enough to regard Remembrance Day as something of concern only to members of the LegiOn. A Remem- brance Day ceremony attended by a mere handful 'of citizens is an affront to those who gave their all. Remembrance Day is not a holiday in the accepted sense of the word des- pite the fact Seaforth stores will be closed. It should not be merely a day in which We don't have to work, nor should it be a day in, which we can drive somewhere else where the stores happen to be open. Rather November 11 is a day of remembrance, of dedication and we owe it to those who gave their all that we regard it as c'h. Delays Invite Change Sugar and Spice • „, Failure of district municipalities to cone to grips with the problem of fire protection in rural communities is one . of the situations that invites -dileus- sion of regional government the Exeter Times-Advocate suggests. While the Exeter paper bases its comments on the stalemate that has existed between Hensall and Hay for many months, the remarks may equal- ly be:applied to other local areas where simillar discussions have been in pro- gress for long periods with no apparent appreciation of the need of reaching firm conclusiOhs. This is what the Times-Advocate says: "If any municipal councillors, are still wondering why regional government is s being advocated, they only have to look at the problems area councilS are having in the matter of fire protection to see one of the reasons. During the past five years or so, fire protection agreements have been a ma- jor problem in this particular area and only regional government may provide the -solution to, ensure that ratepayers in-any particular community recetve the best protection available. Failure of municipal councils to reach agreements to ensure ratepayers that type of protection is creating the • type of situation that fosters the need for regional rule. Obviously, it is absurd 'that a prop- erty owner 'half a mile frerm Hensall can not call on the services of the Hen- sall fire brigade for assistance.. But that is the situation as Hay and Hen- sall have been unable to reach 'an agreement and that person must call either the Zurich or Exeter 'brigades. Five minutes delay in the arrival of a fire department can prove to be the difference in saving property — or ev- en lives. That thought aldne should be enough tolmpress upon those responsi- ble- that agreetnents have to he reached. The situation can be projected to show even, more absurdities. So e of I' you have .ever experienceri&builc1.-_, up of pressure - the kindlhatikcomposed of a number of little insignificant personal disasters - you will understand the way I feel right this moment. I'm utterly and absolutely exhausted yet there-is no respite In sight.' In a normal work week I spend two or three days away from home and at the office. This past week was five Solid days of uphill slugging. Contained in that week was the frust- ration one can know in trying to organize a social evening for a group of ladiei. I'M not much on social graces myself. I oval+, enough to keep my elbows off the table in polite company and that's about it: YOU 6ttn imagine', how I fretted and worried over this fancy-dan dinner for 2'5. Ho that its agony is behind me I'm pledged never to place myself in a similar those people now cut off f Hensall fire. protection are taxp in Hen- sail. Most of them p op in, Hensall, belong to variou Ice and social groups in Hensall or contribute to the community in' other ways. This is , not to suggest that Hensall is at fault. While the- foregoing points up some reasons why residents in the area around Hensall should receive fire pro- tection from that community, that pro- tection obviously can not be provided,. without charge. Herein lies the crux of the problem. What is a fair price to pay for that protection? This is a difficult question. Fire protection is an intangible. An area may go several years without the need for any assistance. The plan to purchase new equipment complicates the matter. The person - who has had several thousand dollars -Worth of loss prevented by having' that assistance will tell you fire protection is, worth a great deal. A person 'who' has never had to call on a fire brigade will probably put the value at a much lower price. The value of fire protection should • be possible to, determine by a study of the number of properties to be covered. If there are 200 properties in Hensall and 100 each in Hay and Tuckersmith, then it appears reasonable that the townships should pay' one-quarter to- wards the cost' each and Hensall should /pay the remaining One-half.' , Determining such statistics should not be too difficult. The element of risk- associated with certain types of buildings or businesses may be a consideration and this type of information should be readily available from insurance firms. Regardless of how it is done, coun- cil members can not escape the chal- lenge that it must be done. They are negligent in their duties if 4Ifey fail to continue efforts to reioli/e the situation. Those involved in discussions on other fronts face the same -responsibili- ty " • • situatign everhan: When Friday night arrived and . with it the promise of a qliet week end at home with my TV and a few good records, my ever loving spouse surprised me with some tickets to the Saturday night hockey game in Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens. I'm not really a hockey fan to begin with. I tolerate the game because my husband and my sons get excited at any- thing that even sounds like a puck hitting a stick. The last thing I wanted was to do battle with Toronto's million and a half horn-honking gas-'Dosing maniac drivers but in the name of marital bliss I let myself be talked' into the,trip. • It really wasn't all that bad except that Toronto lost the contest leaving my family in -a wretched mood and since the hour was horribly late, I was less From My Window - By Shirley J. Keller • • V