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- By, .Shirley J. Keller
nre----'---Thed with Betty's performance on'the
c onstruction site. In fact, Schwartz in-
dicated that he is not at all adverse to the
idea of hiring more women if there
are girls who will come forth to do the
job.
can't get any men to 'work for
me," states Schwarts.
I suppose the reason is obvious. Mr.
Schwartz runs the kind • of a business
which is rather uncertain. fi4ter one
job is completed, there may le. another
in the area for some time, miring the
employees to either 'move with the job or
quit. That's not a very sure Way for a
man to earn a especially a home-
loving man who likes to be with his
family at the close of every day.
Besides that, it -gets mighty cold out
• on a construction job this time Of the
year. Some fellows just aren't accustomed
to such abuse. Mr. Schwartz says most
guys -come to look the job aver, stay for
a couple of days and"then leave because
df the chill Sudbury winds which whip
around the rafters. ,
Betty is tough, I suspect. Like many,
many other women, Betty was, probably
Conditioned for the job _hanging out
clothes every day in the winter' months,
standing around outside while junior builds
a snowman, waiting in a long line to get
into the winter underwear sale,, racing
around in the knee-deep' snow in• the'
backyard picking up what's left of .the
morning newspaper. 3 Betty is also Itiffte a woman, I would
sey. It is repdrted there are men in
Sudbury who chastise Betty for taking
away a man's job and leaving some children
somewhere6een starving winagy,ahnadsnc,otldit.? That's al43s
are always people Who wouldn't do the fob
themselves yet hate to see Someone else
have .a: chance at it. What's it called?
Dog-in-the-manger?
I wouldn't have Betty's job on a bet.
Neither would 99 percent of the women I
know. But if Betty' Burnett can do a
man's job to the, satisfaction of her on-
ployer, get paid a man's wages and be
Contented doing it, let the fellows who want
the job come forth - and compete for it
in the regular manner by comparing Skills
and ambition rather than casting ugly
remarks.
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The case of the Sudbury woma who
works in a 'cocktail lounge as a singer
by night and on a city construction site
by day intrigues me. You might even
say I am totally enthralled by the kind
of a woman who could perform both those
jobs to the satisfaction of her employers.
I'm not •particularly surprised that
Betty Burnett has chosen to work on a
construction site with the boys.
Incidentally, readers, Betty is what you
might call a steel rigger . . . . and I
imagine the pay is pretty good.
As I Was saying,, I'm not unsteadied
by Betty's labors in the construction'
business: have absolutely •no reason
to assume that women could not do. an
acceptable job on construction . . . but I
would suppose that it would be necessary
to , have a 'particular type of ,,woman.
It would seem to me that a steel
rigger would have to,he a hefty gal with
man-size muscles. She would have to
be able to climb to the heights of the
building (the building on which Betty is
presently employed is a warehouse and I'd',
imagine it l's high enough to make the
average man think about crawling up to
its peak). ,
For those reasons it would be my
thought that any woman who was feminine
enough to sing love-songs, in a night
club and wear those slinky, sexy dresses
most songstresses wear, would be slightly
out of character on 'a construction site.
And that's why petty Burnett intriguet
me most.
Of course, there would be some
similarity between the two Jobs. Both
positions would require the applicant to
have a certain rapport with the men,
Wouldn't you say. After all, whether a
girl was' warbling ',Love Me. Tonight"
or hoisting a steel' beam in place, it
would be to her advantage, I would think,
,to have the males in the place on her
side.,
ri Tlifir latter instance, it may. even
be possible to do very little of thertual
labor if the boys on the rigging dew
were anitiouS to gain her favor.
It Was very interesting to note from
the. newspaper account about Betty's double
life that her employer, a marl by the
name Of , W. H. Schwartz, is entirely sails-
Sugar and Spice
by Bill'Smiley
Even a winter sour-puss like me cannot
but be affected when we hit one of those
rare and perfectwinter days.
Today is one'of them. Snapping twelve
degrees. Sun grinning down like an old,
yellow lecher as fresh 'snow lifts Virginal,
blue-white, pleading hands. Sky as cold
and blue as_ Mr. Benson's heart.
Ugly, fallen-down fence' in back yard
has vanished until spring. Picnic table
is a loaf of white bread rising. Big spruce
by the garage holds with dignity, in sagging,
blue-green arms, the big lumps of heavy
white cotton.
In 'the country, evergreens are startling
black. clumps of contrast. Ancient rail
'fences with jaunty, snow-capped posts run
their erratic charm through the bluish
drifts. So do the snow-shoerS.
Skiers whizz down like -gulls swooping
for scraps. And the damned snowmobiles
grunt and bellow' about like bulls in a
chaste china shop.
There. I knew something would spoil
it. Don't worry. I won't go into a diatribe
about the stinking things. I consider them;
beneath my dignity. I wouldn't ban them
if I had the power.
• They're a Wonderful- • machine for
farmerS, trappers and others who need to
get- places they couldn't before. Some of
the' 'kids at Our Schoen- who live on.
islands, 'Way out in the bay, cross the ice
-the tOirigii, catch the school bus,
drive,, minutes tO,sehoon'tlien make
itie return jburney the afternoon. You
Gant t knock that.
Arid thorn fine for Acreation, too,
if theY'fi'ilkOsi, with Some sense. taut
that's ,the• fah,- An a cabilidt Minister
'remarked-4.460:3i, on the subject, ',You
datiq• against stupidity." And
some of the most stupid- people I know
own snowmobiles. (Not you, gentle reader,
not you.)
You don't go flying solo after an hour's
instruction. ' And you have to pass a
fairly stiff test nowadays to get a car
driver's license.
But it seems that any nrurp of a_kid
(or adult) who can get one of the THINGS
started, and not necessarily stopped, is
free to go out and commit mayhem or
suicide:
When I see some kid belting along at
full throttle, on an icy road, or trying to
pass a car on the right, 'I shudder. And
when I fee mature, middle-aged people
attempting climbs and Amps and crossing
thin ice that even an intelligent ape would
shy at, I shake my head sadly. It' seems
that every third person you meet has a
twisted ankle or a sprained shoulder or a
bent bum.
Then there are the gangs. The only
difference between a motorcycle gang and
a smowmobile gang is the speed and the
time of year. Both are likely to be half-
stOried, and both are prone to vandalism
and indifferent to the feelings of others.
I. know they wonder why I don't eat
lunch 'in the staff-room any more. But
I'd rather 'nit In the cafeteria 'with 400
noisy students than sit In the stafftroom
with twelve or fourteen snowmobilers
bellowing at each other, each trying to top
the other's. story..
I told yon I wasn't going to write a
diatribe. And I worict7 The car , started
this • morning. Classes went well. , My
wife's ina decent mood. And my dauglifer
got 88 and 90 on two essays".
And ft was a beautiful, day, before that
silver lining turned into a black cloud.
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+r, • .o,on
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A frame building owned by William Ault which accommodated his grocery
business was the first structure on •the site where the McKillop Mutual Fire
Insurance Company now is located. Later William Campbell owned the property.
The building was lost in the fire of 1876 which destroyed mbsrof the buildings
in the Main and Goderich Street area. Following the fire A. G. Ault bought the
lot and erected thepresent building. In November 1.877 he , established a grocery
business which he carried on for many years. The McKillop Insurance office has
been located in the building since 1959.
s resoon-
ader said
cabinet
here are
vative
hat re-
ld -be
and permit
rnment
der control.
solutions
ye area's of
Mr.Nixon
% poses were
n that the
pond to the
ted de-
With a provincial
..election expected within
.months the deliberations
which took place at the
annual meeting of';pe L
Liberal Party in,. Ontario
in Toronto last wee.k.. took
on added Significance.
Outcome of the three
.day event durin-g which"
policy positions were de-
termined by more.'-than one
thousand del-“tates from
across Ontario was a re-
affirmation of the leader-
ship of Liberal lea-der
Robert Nixon and agreement
on policy which will form
the basis of 'an election
platform.
Mr. Nixon in an incisive
Probably the most con-
tentious Troposal of the '
many' that have come Gut of
the department of municipal
affairs in recent years, is
that of assessment.
'Within the space of a
few years a'series of
change's have been introduced
.each of which resulted in
an increasingly centralized
procedure. The climax was
reached a year ago when the
province.assumed all re-
sponsibilities for local
assessment.
AnsweriN questions ,as.,
he continue his campaton
for the lettership of the
C•onservative party; Darcey
McKeoug.h the responsible
'Minister, is reported .as
havinp agreed that the
asses•sment 't6ken over' by
the proyince had been made
necessary by-the "mess"
which resulted from the
previous policies of this
department.
Speaking to area leader-
ship convention delegates
in Stratford this week the
Minister is repdrted as
having said that assess
meatin Ohtario was ").in
such a mess" that some
quick action had to be -
taken, resulting in "the
horrible problem of ap-
portionment' of tax dollars.
What perhaps is caus-
ina concern to Ontario tax"
payers is whether similar
ment of hi
ties as le
id cut the
members, (t
the Conser
ment) so t
bility cou
Y defined
st of gave
brought un
policy-re
e-ring twel
ment which
says will comes
twelyeconsolida
partments he pro
a firm indicatio
Libe'ral-s provide .,an effec-
,
tive alternative to the
entrencned.aonservatives:
expediencieS to the polic-
ies that resulted in the
"mass-" continue to be ap-
plied. '.
• • Th“::-Concern is. shared.'
• by the four Ontario Mun-
'icipal Associations. wno
ftuestlOn the'actual and
anticipated results of
",reassessment at market'
value". •
the''policyAs exists
an end result will .be a
substantial shift in
Property taxation from-the
• industrial-commercial-sec-
t ri--to .the-residential-
fa m prOuP1WisHs born"'
out in munici palities where
the new assessment basis
has been applied.. Here'
residential - farm taxes
.rose taxies on
industry 'rose but 10.5%.
What this means in
is that the Ontario doverii—
ment assessment. Oolfcies.
'have 'in'creased taxes on
farms and simple family
dwellings. - those.leasA,-.
able to pay - and loWered
taxes on industrial and .
-commercial properties.
' It is -too bad that the
Ontario government delayed
so long in arriving at an
ass.essme.nt program detianed
,f6r a growing 'Ontiri and
thus' have avoided the hasty
and last minute decisions
which are promptihp the
concern today. -
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Agone
JANUARY 31, 1896
The Carter ,farm-.9.4 the Huron Road,
Tuckersmith, consisting of. I00 acres, less
theo joroati, has been sold to Mr. Gillespie,
"of Sault Ste Marie for $3,000.
Walton may boast of quite an inventor
in the person of James Mowbray, He has
constructed k complete miniature steam
engine of one-tenth horse power, which
works to perfection.
AA the opening Of Huron County coun-
cil, Thos: Strachan, Reeve of Grey, was
elected warden.
The Village of Hensall has presented
a very busy appearance during the past
week or so. The good sleighing causes
a lot of traffic.
D. Urqurhart, the enterprising pro-
prietor of the Hensall Oatmeal Mills is
constantly shipping away large quantities
of oatmeal.
John McE wan's team from Hensall, ran
away frem.the post office and made for
home.
FEBRUARY 4, 1921.
Hullett played a return game of euchre
at the G.W.V.A. rooms in Seaforth and we
are pleased to say that they won.
Peter Eckert, of Manley, shipped a
carload of cattle to Toronto.
The fishermen at Bayfield are harvest-.
ing their •ice which is of good quality
and thirteen inches thick.
The annual curling match between
president and vice president' was held
when the President, John Beattie, de-
feated Keith McLean, by one shot.
The "January session of the Huron
County Council opened in the Court House,•
Goderich, With all the members -present.
Reeve Peter Doig of Howick was named
warden for the present year. Ex Warden
Petty, at the request of the warden,
unveiled a tablet in memory of the late
Donald Patterson, -who• was for years; a
valued member -Of the council and' was the'
county engineer.
There were 349 candidates at the en-
trance examinations for the Western In-
spectorate. Of these 281 passed of which
111 took honors.
Miss Roselle Cronin of Dublin left ,
to teach in $1. Joseph's Convent,Toronto.
• Considerable grain is being' brought
into the market at Hensall and meets
With' ready demand and good prices.
The town 'hall, was crowded for a
meeting under the auspices of the U.F.O.
The chair was occupied by J.H.Scott of
Hullett. Robert McMillan, a director,
spoke at some length on '*Co-operation".
In the Seaforth store, the sales 'were,
$35,946 with a gross profit after certain
expenses have been deducted of $4,313.76.
'FEBRUARY 1, 1946.
Squadron Leader Ian E. MacTavish
was among B.C. A. F. personnel awarded
a mention in despatches in the 'Kings
New Years honors list.
Membership in Branch 156 of the
Canadian Legion has gone over the 100
mark. Although the storm cut down
attendance, twenty-five applications for
membership were passed.
" Mr. and Mrs. Lorne S. Webster, who
celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary
were entertained at a family dinner at
the home of Mr. and 'Mrs. Robert P.
Watson, Sperling Street.
Among the Inany messages of con-
gratulations received last week, by Mr.
and Mrs. James Rivers, of Seaforth, on
the occasion of their diamond wedding
anniversary, were a cablegram from King
George VI, and a telegram from Hon. W.L.
MacKenzie King.
Sam McSpadden, of Winthroop, who his
recently been discharged from the
R.C.A.F. has taken a position near Wood-
stock.
A group of friends and other well
wishers assembled at •Looby's Hall to
welcomed home Lac kenneth Dill, R.A.
A, F. and Sgt. Wilfred Murray. Gerald
Holland called the honored guests to the
front where an address was read by Mrs.
A.M.Looby and a purse of money was
presented by Thonkas Butters and Mathew
Murray,. Dancing was enjoyed with music
by Kay Woods, James Delaney and Wil-
frid McQuaid.
A successful banquet was held in
Duff's United Church, Walton, which in
spite of the Stormy night was well attended.
The, occasion was sponsored by the session
of the church. to welcome home service
men of, the congcegation. Those able to
attend were: Earl Coritts, Frank Marshall,
Cosby Ennis, W.C.Bennett, Fred Glanville,
Stuart Humphries and Ivan Shannon.
Excellence Flour Mills, which have
been operating in §eaforth, for the most
part on a 24 hour basis for the past
three years, will close' down indefinitely
On January diet.
SeafOrth Be:shafts defeated Tavistock
to the tune of '7 -:The Seaforth line-up
wasnil'enG;9Calen Hesse; Defence
tre McFadden; Wi ngs
T.
SLiilippas,rGd°, °dlieig; subs, Ellwood, O'shea, Yeandle, Burdett and Peck.
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, January 28, 1971
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Thos. E. Hays of 'town has purchased
Win. Habkirk's residence on East William
Street and paid in the neighborhood of
$1,200.
Win. Alexander of the 10th concession
of McKillop, has purchased 100 acres of
land belonging to the Coleman property
and adjoining his own.
Large quantities of• logs are being
brought in to Donaldson's_ saw mill at
Bayfield.
Mr. and Mrs. James Snell of Hullett,
entertained a number of invited guests
at their residence Hayen-Barton Farm.
The annual meeting of 'the Brucefield
Cheese Manufacturing Company took place
in Dixon's Hall. Mr. Burdge of the
London Road was elected president for the
ensuing year. James Coleman. has again
secured the position of cheese maker.'
Wm. Bubolz of Tuckerstnith, near ,
Egmondville,, has purchased from H.Plum-
steel, the well known shorthorn breeder
of Clinton, a fourteen month old Durham
bulL
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