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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-03-11, Page 2Winter In March ...40ammokomuswav.watietanittatisaaanaliManinaligft. sminittaNStaiW It used to be. of course, that fashion was mostly the concern of females. It isn't so any more. though. My teenage son is just as fashion-wise as his teenage sister.. and some days. I would wager he worries more' about how he looks to• the world than his sister ever has. Working In a newspaper office, one gets plenty of opportunity to read the thoughts of well-known personalities In all fielcks of endeavour and just the other day. I came across an article' written for the Business PreSs News „by Bob Webb. the editor of Men's Wear of Canada. I don't knOw this man Webb, but judg- ing from What he has written. I would say he's a fellow with both feet on the ground and more than sawdust between hiS ears. ".No sooner does the consumer start to become accustomed to wider ties, broader lapels and longer jackets than . the men's clothing industry makes plans to kill them off and bring back skinnier widths and shorter lengths." says Webb. The four -and a hale inch necktie is. just, now beginning to become acceptable among 'middle-to-upper-bracket custom- ers," continues the frustrated Webb. ''It hasn't even penetrated the mass market But now, for spring. designers are talking about cutting back to three and a half inch blades:" "Obsolescence is fine." notes Webb. "It has done wonders for the men's wear field. But just how rapid shouldj, it be? If manufacturers get too greedyand keep introducing change at a 'Stupefying pace, the result rould be fatal (for the goose that might haVe laid. the golden eggs, that is)." "In ne( kwear. the dollar investment for the consumer might be considered "incidental," says Webb. "Rut when you get into suits, the story changes. The average Joe can't he discarding his $150 purchases every three or four montht at the whimsical dictate of fashion design- ers." all for obsolescence," pleads Webb., "But keep it realistic. Give the 'consumer a chance to atch his breath - and replenish his bank account." Here, Here, I chant from my van- tage point just outside the Poor House. Keeping up with the fashion trends may be fine for a gal like Jackie Onassis who owns her own island, but for me, a hope- less, hapless columnist, it is purely impossible. It wasn't that expensive to go from the above-the-knee styles to the mini skirts. It's that going from the mini- length tci the maxi-hem which binds on . the pocketbook. We have, enough ordinary problems at our house - like hubby's expanding waistline and son's ever elongatirig legs , and junior's flattening tummy and claugh! ter's blossoming forth., We have "to restock wardrobes often enough it seems without having to cope with rocket-paced' fashion changes in the bargain. Take our eldest son's pants. just for one instance. It used to be that I would purchase a pair of,,trousers which were a little too long to begin with knowing that within a month or two taking into consideration shrinkage in the pants and growth in the son, they would be just the right length. Not so now. Have any other mothers noticed that unless trousers are dragging on the ground - I mean it, trousers that touch the ground at the back of the heel they are not stylish? It is so. Fashion ;dictates this now. • Thus it is that the kids', pants must be purchased at the proper length and maintained at just that length no matter what. If the kids grow or the dryer subtracts a quarter of an inch off the bottoms of the jeans, the pants are tossed aside in favor of a set that is longer, It doesn't take long to run out of.pants - and .money - with a style like that. I doubt that we can blame the clothing industry for this latest fad among the younger generation, but surely we have to admit that the clothing manufacturers have done everything in their power to make us 'more and more aware of fashion and it is robbing us blind. I say. "Rebel Rise up and dare to look shoddy. But don't just purchase the "rough look" at the local clothier's. Develop your own brand by' Shunning fashion's every call," 7-- ''.1"?'-ia.::::-:"•!•ir.,'•-ib.-.-s ,:r...:iiiiinMinetiMittragit-ittkiiigniff*A.0,0-44iM* 1 From My Window -4— By Shirley J. Keller THE DODGE BOYS • --We fry harder. 1967 Meteor, 2-dr., HT., V-8, AT., R., W.W. 1968 Mustang, 2-dr., HT., 8, 3-speed, Radio 1966 Buick Skylark, 2-dr., ILl'., PS., bucket seats, V-8, Radio 1965 Chrysler, 2-dr., HT.; PS., PB. P. windows Radio, W.W. 1966 Pontiac, 2-dr., coach, 6-cyl., Auto, 550 ROWCLIFFE Dodge CHRYSLER Phone-527.1670 SEAPOIrril' MOTORS 06(1,96fruths SAIFS/SerWEI Since 1860, Serving the Community Firat.. rOgahod Sr-AFOWIN ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by MCLEAN BROS.. Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Neikspapers Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $6.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $8.00 a Yeas SINGLE COPIES — 15 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail .Registration Number 0686 Telephone 527.0240 There are few months in the year when home owners fail to have a vi sit from ,a vol unteer canvasser, .seeking funds _for a worthy cause. For some reason the re- quests seem more frequent in the, winter months and perhaps this leads to a certain resentment as a — result of the conti nui nn calls. This in turn can• have an effect on the degree of. generosi ty with which the caller is re- ceived. Regardless of whether or 'not we sometimes become annoyed the fact is that .each of the canvasses akes possible the continued' activity Of a particularly worthy organization. With- out the funds made avail- able by the campaj ans ,the community as a whole and the less fortUnate in particular would be denied most helpful services. Typical are the two campaigns now in proaress . The Red Cross, as it has for many years, is aaai n apbeal inn for assistance These Are Deserving Appeals SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, March 11, 1971 ;iron asitor b, W -a Sugar nd Spice by Bill Smiley and canvassers' are making visits across the com- muni ty. . Apart from .tyhe well known services which thi s organization renders i n times of war and di s-....- aster, there are services of whir we in Seaforth take advantage everp-year. These are the Red Cross ' blood donor service and the Red Cross water safety pronram , the latter bei no carried on in co-operation with the Seaforth Lions Club. The Crippled Children Campaign makes possible assistance for the hundreds of children across, Ontario who Lrecause of the acti vi— ti es, of the society are rehabilitated and estab- lished as potentially self supporting members of *the community. An activity of the Seaforth Li ona„ Cl ub since t' was established over forty years acio., the Crippled Children's Cam- s carried on by mai 1. Both appeals are -most worthy. Each deserves our whole hearted support. height .of the storm the bell tower on St. Thomas Church was struck, and badly damaged. Mr. Deem had hiS hand on the bell rope when the. bolt struck, but he was entirely unhurt. A chimney in the Queen's Hotel was also shattered. Cei ii Oke of McKillop has sold his farm on the north gravel road to Mr. keIler of -Stratford,_-- - --- The members of the council of Mc- Killop and a number of friends assembled at the home of Michael Murdie, when' a presentation was made to him. "ARCH 15 , 1946 A most interesting and unique social evening was spent by members and guests of Fidelity Lodge I.O.O.F. when a,sump- tuous banquet was served by the members of E:delweis Rebekah -Lodge, the occasion was the celebration of the 75th anniver- sary of. the lodge. ,-.During the program M. McKellar presented Dr. F. J. Burrows • with a 50 year jewel and a similar presen- tatiOn was made to John A. -Stewart by Ed. Mole. while.J. A. Westcott preSenfed' a past Noble Grand JeWel to Beverley Beaton. ' A family gathering was held at the home of. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Dale, in Hullett to celebrate the fortieth .wed-' cling anniversary of her parents, Mr. anci„ Mrs, Thos. McMichael. They were presented with a bedspread and ablanket. Two false alarms in a spare of less than four -days gave the brigade two futile runs. Great grand children -were included in a family. ,party at Walton, to relf brate the 81st birthday Of J. J. McGavin. James W- Morley K. C., Barrister of Exeter. has been appointed' by the Ontario Government to act as Police Magistrate for Huron County. Ward Fritz of 7urich, who some months ago purchased 'property on High- way 83. intends erecting 'an up-to-date gara and service -station and has been :nted - distributor for the Exeter ,nch of Supertest. Residents around Hayfield 'and along the lake front have noticed that the level of 'Lake Huron has gradually risen during the past year. The many friends of Mrs. A. Cald- well of Brucefield, are sorry to know that She fell and broke her arm and -is at present in Clinton Hospital. Gordon Wright, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wright, of Kippen, has been ap- pointed Inspector of High Schools and made his first visit to Seaforth. 'He is a former student at Seaforth Collegiate. Arrangements are completed for the purchase of the law practice of JameS W. Morley. K.C. of- -Exeter ,by Miler Elmer .0. Bell. Major Bell, before he enlisted in 194i carrteeKon a practice in Seaforth and' Brussels. Miss Marion Mason' received first class honours in history, counterpoint and harmony in her A.T.C.M. examtnat- • ions at Toronto Conservatory of Music. "-:11-*--10,100.MAMMU, s4=6MkVav1=46M. Between the length and the depth of this ,winter, the depressing unemployment picture, and the looming of new taxes,. perhaps a chap has a right to be a bit gloomy these days. We've had about 13 feet of snow so far. Today I saw a chap up on a snowbank about twenty feet high. Crouched under the limbs of a maple tree, he was try- ing to push the snow back enough so that he'd have somewhere to put the next deluge. And when it hasn't been belting down the white stuff, it's been freezing rain, or cold enough to freeze the brains of a brass monkey. Despite some statistic-juggling at - Ottawa, unemployment figures have climbed steadily. On paper, they're just digits. But when they hit close to home, they're human beings. It's not just the transient or the unskilled worker who is laid "off. I have friends, industrious, sober, intelligent workers - foremen and management - who have worked their way up through sheer guts and determin- ation, and are now suddenly in limbo, drawing unemployment insurance. After searching desperately for a Job, they become bitter, and one can't blame them. With mortgage and insurance payments to meet, and just enough money coming in to put food on the table, they feel cheated. After a decade or two of hard work, just when they're beginning to see daylight financially, they are tossed aside through no fault of their own. Perhaps we have too many brains at Ottawa, and not enough hearts. The logi- cians, with their figures, convinced the top brains that they could halt inflation. A fiasco! Interest rates are still crippling. The cost of living slides slowly- but steadily upward, while the standard of living goes down, or stays static. Don't ask the 'financial moguls, or the banks, or the- credit companies. 'They're doing all right. Ask the 'small business man or the skilled worker whose unemployment insurance has run out. He'll tell you. And• then there, are the sneaky taxes •coming out of Ottawa. Oh, they're not called taxes. They are merely readjust- ments, or whatever the slide-rule boys want to call them. You move so much' money. from here to there, and you're not increasing taxes, merely re-distribut- -ing the wealth. One of these gimmicks is taking away the family allowance -from those making more than $10,000. That used to be the fabulous figure we all thought we'd never make. He probably takes home about -I $7,500, after deductions. • Let's say 'he has a. batch of kids, and is pulling in about $800 a year in baby, bonuses, every nickel of It allotted to education or clothing or something. 'The government has just taxed him $800, call it What you'like. It doesn't bother me. My kids are past the age. But it hits some families like a sledgehammer. Now there's another sneaker in the offing. The federal government has specif- ically stated its intent to tax another very large group,- Made-up of" school teachers and'Other people who have not paid unem- ployment insurance. It plans to hit them for this, despite the fact -that they have been paying into insurance and annuity schemes for years, and that perhaps one .in one thousand would ever collect. Again, it doesn't bother me personally. I can afford the $60 -odd dollars a year it will cost. But it's the principle that bothers me. Not only do I pay this, but I will be taxed on the similar amount the school boards, as employees-, will have to pay to the fund, , 'This will be several millions of dollars, not to mention all cost of ad ministration _to „col - Feet it and distribute it. I gOt a lesson in economics today. A•student said. "Why dd we have to worry - about all this? When we graduate, there'll. be a fixed minimal income, and We won't have to work, anyway." Maybe he's right. MARCH 13 , 189'6 . Samuel Hunter, of Usborne Township, while drawing ice was unfortunate enough to have his leg broken below the knee. J. J. Irvine of Lealbury has been busy teaming rail timber from a swamp in Gray--Township,--working in the swamp has been slavish y this winter, owing to sb much water. E. Rennie has now a large quantity of material on the ground at Hensall, for the erection of a new block in the .village.. Of late considerable competition has been going among those who are hauling logs to messrS. James Lockhart and Company's new saw mill. On Saturday Messrs. John A. Hinchley and Robert Grieve broke all records when they hauled each, 4485.feet of logs. _Hugh Grieve of town has delivered a car load of binders to .farmers in the vicinity and has several large orders. Alex Stewart returned from the old country where he has been With a load of horses. He experienced a very stormy voyage on the way over. I. V. Fear has moved into his new store in the Cardno block and now has one of the finest drug stores west of Toionto. Angus McLeod has sold his farm on the 4th concession of MvKillop to James Hogg. The price paid was $5.800. Miss Gras e MrFaill left for Toronto where she.. will remain for a short time previous to a concert tour in the west. David ManSon of Turkersmith has sold his farm, west of the Red Tavern to J. Alexander. who 'has recently come to this country from Scotland. The price Paid was $5,500,00. ','m. Graham. Hrurefield, returned from Liverpool. The voyage on the way over was a very stormy one. Ten horses, 8 cattle and 30 sheep were thrown over- board. MARCH 18 1921. Snell Hrbs. iiaci an ewe whirh gave birtil"to five healthy lambs. The first thing we `know we will have over-produc- tion. The village of Manley has had a busy winter and no Idle men could he found, all being engaged in cutting wood and logs getting out material`I for the good roads. Geo. Parker. Chtselhurst, organized a wood bee in T. Drover's bush when _ a band of willing workers cut Mrs. Mc- Kaig's supply for next year. Wm. Hoggarth of Chtselhurst is mak- ing preparation for the builtling of a line brick house during the summer. John Downey'Who lives two miles from' -Dublin, had the Misfortune to have his house burned. The fire originated from a stove pipe. One of the severest electric storms to visit Seaforth in some years occurred shortly after seven o'clock. 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