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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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 "
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• 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
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