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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, Apri1.1, 1971
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determine how many could
°aerate as effectively
and economically at some
centre other than Goderich
Certainly there-are such
departments as those of
the clerk treasurer, the
county engineer, and plan-
ning director that must
remain but what about the
children's aid or the
library or the health unit?
Could they not function
equally well elsewhere?
Huronview for eighty years
has been located, in Tucker-
smith with no apparent loss
of efficiency.
Not only would there
probably be actual savinas
but the relocation of
certain county,departments
at centres'across the..
county would mean that, an -
tn6reas.ed participation in
county activity for those
living'outSide of the
county town and a more
equitable distribution. of .
the economic benefits that
flow from the presence of
the county administration.
Grants Available
Area' municipalities
should be quick to Pickup
their share. .of the Ontario
make -work program grants
announced by Premier WilL
liam
The removal of dead elms
is one project.
Most _urban communities
also have tre e removal pro-
jects that can be attended
'to, or they may consider
some of the other projects
that are dligtble, 'such as
park developMents, brush
'cleaning -and landscaping.
(Exeter-Times'Advocate) •
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,As -County Council last'
week was discussing the
rental of accommodation
for the County Library
Services; Reeve Allan
Campbell of McKillop sug-
gested it might be wise to
locate the county library
at a more central point
in the county .
In explanation of why
this had not been con-
sidered and why property
had been rented in Goderich
it was explained the staff
lives in Goderih and a move
elsewhere might involve
employment problems.
It is too bad council
didn't pu rsue'Reeve Camp-
bell's suggestion. . ,
The library' service in-
volves .continuingtrans-.
portation to every corner
of the county If another
and'mpre"central location
would' result in reducing
mileage .then a move' makes'
sense.
One last boot in the behind for March;,
and then let us leave it and the whole
perishing winter that has embattled this
land, this year, and. move on to higher
thoUghts.
March is known for very little, -beyond
giving everyone the last, and worst bout
of 'flu for the year.
However, we'll give if its due. One
of its oldest associations is with Julius
Caesar. Wealthy, dictator. of Rome, out-
standing general, and well on his way to
becoming the first emperor of the mighty
Roman Empire, he was a victim of March.
Big Julie was taking part in a pro-
cession during the Feast of Lupercal,
which is neither here nor there. As
the parade wended its way to wherever
it was going, through the terrible traffic
of Rome, which is still terrible, a seer
(this is usually a chap who can't see,
except into the future) stepped in front of
Caesar's chariot. This is a custom, I
understand, that is faithfully followed by
pedestrians in Rome to this day.
'Anyway, the old nut croaked in se-
pulchral tone's; -44,Beware the Ides of
March". Now, in those days, the Ides
of March meant the fifteenth of March.
This was just a few days away.. And,
When a seer teals you to beware, you'd
better be wary. Those-seers don't mean
you're going to wake up on the given day
with a hangover, or even worse, a hang-
nail.
Unfortunately, Julius was a bit deaf
in one ear and also had his- annual March
cold and was coughing so loudly he couldn't
have heard the last trumP. So he missed
the message.
You guessed it. Right on the nose, on
the Ides of March, he was filled full of
cold steel. Not by student activists, or
black Militants-, but by trustedi nay, be-
loved fellow-members of the Roman
AO*.
^ It should, perhaps, be pointed out
that the Roman Senate differed in some
respects from the Canadian Senate. In
those days, Meters were not just old
POlitielens put out to paeture, or party
bag-men. Some of them were under
forty, and' they all ,kneW how to handle
a SW.
That sort of thing Net couldn't happen
in the Canadian Senate. The worst that
could occur would be tripping over a cane,
or being run over by a wheel-chair, or
bludgeoned to death by'a speech.
However, that is all, as the saying goes,
ancient history'. The only lesson to be
learned from it' is that when you hear a
,seer, don't sneer. Especially in March,
Ides of.
Another event for which March is
reasonably well known is St. Patrick's
Day, the 17th. Perhaps 'reasonably"
is not the word here, since it is a cele-
bration of one of the patron saints of
Ireland (the other is King' Billy), and
who ever met a reasonable Irishman?
I'm almost pure Irish, on both sides.
But let them keep their precious saints,
both Patrick and Billy, in Ireland, where_
the bog-trotters, can bash each others'
brains in, their favourite sport.
Must' 's'ay, it makes my blood run a
bit cold, though, when some Canadian
with' eight drops 'of Irish blood in him
detks out in a green tie and a shamrock
and gets into that ,,Top o' the
mornin' " _routine.
And it makes me want to throw up
every St. Pat's Day, when a Jewish
comedian starts tossing around “Begor-
rah's" or an Italian tenor, all misty-
eyed, warbles, "When Irish , eyes are •
smiling."
It's as incongruous as a Canadian
seventh-generation United' Empire Loy-
alist making a big fuss about St. Wladis-
las' Day, or Channukah, or Buddha's
birthday. Each to his own, and vive la
difference.
See how the month of March gets me
worked up? Other months rhyme with
something. pleasant. Jung with moon and
swoon. July with fly - to Ehrope or some-
where, September with remember., But
March goes -with such delightful conno-
tations as starch and arch (as in fallen).
The only other thing for which -
March is noted is the vernal equinox,
the 21st, the first day of spring ha ha.
Vernal suggests 'green. Take a look
out. Snow white or mud brown. Equinox
is from the Latin: equus - horse, nor -
night. Spells nightmare. March, right?
Adieux, farewell, auf wiedersehn- and
aux revoir, March. May you rot in July.
APRIL 3, 18-96
James Leiner 'has 'purchased Wm.
Best's farm in Hullett.
The petition respecting fire protec-
tion for ,Hensall, has been signed by '113
out of 126 of the ratepayers.
Over 2000 visitors have been shown
through the- House of-Refuge since it was
Opened last November.
The rapidity with which the snOw
melted, „augmented by the rains caused
quite 'a flood in the low lying portions
of the town. On Sunday It was difficult
to get .withio,a.:block of , e. waterworks 17
and tife water was sb 'hi" there that the
engine rooms were ifoode
Wm. Henderson, son o Wn1. Hender-
son of town, who has been t king a course
at 'the Optical Institute of Canada, at
Toronto, has passed a satisfactory ex-
amination taking 255 .marks out of a
possible .300. He has secured a. good '
position in Montreal. '
The largest shipment .0f- cattle from
any station on the 'Southern Extension
this season took place when Messrs.
Winter .and Jamieson of Seaforth shipped
316- head to Calgary and the Northwest.
Thomas Grieve , of McKillop, with
his' wile and eight children left for Park
River, Dakota.- 'He recently sold his
farm in Mc,Killop and is going to try
his 'fortune in the far west.
John A. Jackson of Egmondville has
been appointed captain of the Toronto
Varsity 'football club and Sam A Dickson
of toWn is one of the councillors of the
club.
MeSsrs. D. Ross and C. Simpson of
Brucefield, have been making a record
for themselves in wood cutting. In three
'days they sawed and Split- 33 cords of
20" wood.
John Beckler, of Zurich, pump maker,
has bought the old cheese factory and is
fixing it up for stables and pump shop.
We believe it is J. B'. Weber's in-
tention to retire from the hotel business
Si the end of April.
The little daughter of Chris Sparling
had a narrow escape from drOwning. She
was playing in. front of their-residence
on Market Street when by some means
she fell into the open' drain at the side
of the road. When noticed by her mother
-the child was almost overcome.
Spring is, here, at Kippen and every
one who hae' a bush' is making good use
of it by making maple syrup.
APRIL 5, 1921.
The farmers are busy on the land,
a few have sown and report the land
in good working condition at Chiselhurst.
Elmer Colquhoun of Cromarty has
rented Alex Stewart's farm on the 12th
concession for one year.
E. H. Graham of Cromarty, the
genial merchant, discovered the interior
of his store to be' a mass of flames. An
army of men were soon on'the scene,
but too lath to save the store or dwelling
house. The store was built 55 years
ago and has served the public contin-
uously since that time,
Joe- Johnston of Manley has purchased
James Johnston's '75 acre farm for $4,500.
He now has 300 acres.
Messrs. A. and J. Broadfoot of the
Mill Road, Tuckersmith, sold two choice
horses and a few head Of choice cattle
to American buyers. These fine animals
were among the prize winners at the
Guelph fair.
Robert Brownlee, merchant of Kippen,
has sold his business to Edgar Butts.
Mr. Butts is well known in this vicinity.
The Managers of Carmel Church at
Hensall, are making some' needed im-
provements to the Manse.
The gravel road' north of Seaforth,
we believe is the smoothest and best
made in the country -today, thanks to the
work of Robert Grieve, the veteran Mc-
Killop official.
Dan Shanahan has purchased a lot from
'Joe Dorsey, on Victoria Street and
intends erecting a residence On it for
himself , this summer.
Carlin Bros. of Hensall, have• taken
possession of Brown's Garage on North
Main Street. W. Wright will retain the
management of it for them and they intend
to add an assistant mechanic to the staff.
A very serious fire occurred at' the
home of J. W. Free, Sparling -Street..
The alarm was sounded and the fire-'
men made a quick response and soon had
the fire under control. The house and'
the contents 'were practically destroyed.
W. L. Ferguson of town has sold his
black smithing business to Thomas Sharp
of Hensall.
APRIL '5, 1946:
Mr. and Mrs. Chris W. Leonhardt,
Logan, celebrated their 25th wedding
anniversary with about 60 guests present.
Miss Mona McGregor, bride elect,
was guest of honour at a parti at the
home of Mrs. Violet Gillespie, when 56
friends were present. Jackie Carter drew
in a wagon filled with a grand display'
of black and white enamel kitchen ware.
Mrs. Elizabeth pethick, North Main
Street; celebrated her 80th birthday. She
is a native of Walton and was the daughter
of the late Mr. and Mrs. Beirnes, pioneers
of the village.
Back in the last century when a boy
living in the 'west end of Seaforth, or the
country adjoining braved the waters of
the Maitland; a week or two before the
Queen's birthday, brought him marked
consideration from his fellows and if found
out, marked treatment in the home too.
But possibly this generation is faster. At
any rate, Bob, Doug. and Jimmie Scott,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Seed,
opened the season at the old swimming
home at Roxboro on the 2Qth of March,
after school, by taking an all-in dip.
A large business' and property lead
was consumated in Seaforth, when H. R.
Spence disposed of their large holdings
•in' the egg-grading, cold storage and'
produce business, as--well as their large
killing \ant. The new firm, headed by
..-'-W. L. Whyte, will be known as Seaforth
Produce Ltd. During 'the past year,
the Spence firm handled over 1,000,000
pounds of dressed poultry.
A most delightful evening was spent
at the home of Mr. and him. James
Sangster, }Jensen, when sofne 60 neigh-
bors and friends gathered for a farewell
,party in honor of Mrs. F4ed Beer, who
with her husband and family are leaving
to take up residence in Hay Township.
Pte. Anthony Allen, of Cromarty, who
has been stationed with the R.C.O.C. at
Montreal, has arrived home. He is the
last surviving service men and women
of this community to return home. -
Ross' Rennie, whose pOsition took him
to the Southern States for the winter, has
returned to his duties in Toronto. He
spent the week end with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. R .Rennie.
'Sgt. Frank Golding, of town, who has
been stationed at Vancouver, B.C. spent
a few days with hie parents, Mr. and
Mks. W. H. Golding before leaving for
Ottawa.
Cpl. Harry Earle, of townhas received
his release from the R.C.A.F. after four
years of service.
Gnr. W. A., McClure of Winthrop and
of the 9th Battery who has been Overseas
for nearly three years, will arrive on
the, , pe de „France. He went to France
on D. i5ay and was wounded the same day.
We are into the spring month 'of
April with March weather. It would seem
as if the two months had made a complete
'exchange.- Marth was balmy and mild.
The fields dried out quickly and the
fanners were on the land unusually early.
In the southern part, Of this district,
seeding is done and the land never worked
better.
Mr. Kilner, representative for Steele
Briggs, nansall, reports that 800 tone of
onions will have been shipped to Ontario
and the east from Hensall, during the past
month.
It hasn't come as any surprise to me
at all that it .is difficult to raise a family.
My own dear mother used to tell what a,
heck of a time she had with me and I
naturally suspected that' I would have
trouble from time to time with any family
I would ever bring up.,,,
. What I didn't bargain on was the'fact
that as the older. I get (and the.Older__MY.
children become) the less I am my own
boss. I don't mean to say that my
'children rule the household in the strict-
est sense of the word. It is just-thatin,
my eagerness for them to have a good
life and experience all the wonderful
things in life, I find that schedules often
conflict . . . and it is usually my plans
which must go by the boards.
It is impossible any more to go away
visiting with or without the children. I'll
• explain.
There is always something going on
for the kids it seems. 0,,Their schedules
are actually busier than mine . and I
have been editing a newspaper for the,
past month. That's right, when you figure
three kids times the number of things
each has' planned you run into a whale of
a numbeiP• of obstacles when you want to
go away. •
My husband and,' have found it is
impossible to find a day when it is con-
venient for everyone in. the family .to
travel out-of-town. We've just given up
on that idea. put now we Mind we can't
leave without them either because so very
often, the kids activities involve trans-
portation here or there . . or . ..well,,
to be perfectly frank we don't wish to'
put temptation In their paths by 'leaving
them alone for any length of time.
Every day at our house is a circus.
Yesterday, for instance, was typical of
the kind of frustrating appenings which
go on daily . . . and today hasn't
changed the situation one little bit. ,
School . holidays were on this week which
made things a little more awkward per-
haps. ,It all started when my regularbaby-
sitter had to be out of town and could not
care for our youngest: No problem at all,
I thought only to find out that my, built-
in homegrown babysitters were all booked
up solid. Fortunately for me I have a
friend in town who pinch-hits for my
regular babysitter on occasion.
But getting back to my kids for yester-
day, I discovered that our eldest boy was
going to a red hot jamming session for
the whole afternoon and that our daughter
had been invited by a friend's mother to
spend the entire day in the big city on a
shopping trip.
Naturally, I assumed when I arrived
home in the evening to have peade and
quiet because the children had all had their
excitement for the day. Not so. As soon
as my husband and I hit the front doorsill
we were bombarded with questions about
when we could drive our eldeet son to
a friend's cottage to spend- the night;
when we could provide transportation for
Our daughter to a meeting :out of town
following an early hOckey game to' the
local arena; and when our youngest son
could have his playmate over - before
dinner 'or after.
And it just so happened that last
evening, my husband had an appointment
at '7 o'clock and I had a meeting at 8'
o'clock which left everyone going in five
different directions
After the customary screaming and
hollering whieh' usually precedes any
decieion in Pik home, we agreed on the
timetablinit for the evening. I went off
to my meeting convinced that everyone
was happy only to return home about
.10:15. to-discover my husband's appoint-
nient had kept him longer than expected
and had thrown out the tota 1 plan for
'the rest of the family.
This morning *hen I awoke from a
troubled sleep (well, who could rest after
excitement like that?) I discovered a
new day and new problems. Our eldest
had to have transportation back home,
our daughter had a full day planned from
morning until well into the evening, my
husband had to be at -tile office early
may be s
Of course:there probably
ome employees who
would not be overly happy
at a chanae in location.
But should this be the
basis of the decision? .
We complain because.in-
dustry and other facilities
refuse t
cities t
have in
the reas
that the
o move from the
o towns such as we
Huron. Frequently
on that's given' is
ir employees.don't
want to leave the city.
We can't have it both
ways. 'I
courage
we shoul
f we want to en-
decentralization,
d set an example.
A good w
be for c
look at
partment
or less
ay to start would
ounty council to
Anose county de-
s which are more
self contained
such as the library and
a
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