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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-05-27, Page 2oI,80-.••• • ...Fre...I, Auwwwwx., ..emw^wmtm ‘ In the Years Agone Seaforth, Ontario, May 27, 1971 It's a Municipal Responsibility While in .recent weeks based on local knowledge the Davis government in and local needs, can be Ontario makes little re- overthrown by a bureaucratic ference to added areas in machinery not familietwith Ontario to be subjected the local prioritieS,"he to regionalism, there' continues to-be no lack of comment as to the problems being faced by municipal- ities already involved. Most vocal perhaps is St. Catharines but there are many others equally concerned with the added. - , or Bruce. He, like so many costs', the duplication, in these counties, has seen the lack of representation ,at firsthand the confusion which too frequently have that 'has flowed from,cen- resulted with the intro- tralizing programs already duction,of regional govern- introduced. 0 ment. Certainly government, The problems have been be it municipal, county or cannot -st-On d Liberal leader, Robert still . The se rvi ces whi ch Nixon, who claims the cen- citizens require of their tralization policy .of the Ontario government has forced local governments to live in. a Vacuum. In an address to the Ontario Municipal Associa- tion, Mr. Nixon said the • policy has stripped local governments of their power and-autonomy. has created inef- ficiencies and costly de- lay's that are retteoted in rising taxes'end the de- 'from on top is costly, cum- cision to centralize assess- bersome and not setisfact- ,ment responsibfli "es is-- ory, But perhaps there evidence of thi's, are areas in which, adjacent said. . Mr. Nixon appreciates the problems being faced by non-urban Ontario. He knows that the solutions .applicable to metropolitan Toronto are in no sense solutions in Huron or Perth governments today are a far cry from that which was acceptable even ten years ago. To provide these services and to take advantage of techntlogical advances' available to them /all municipalities, from, ttownship,councils onwards, have-a responsibility to carry on a continuing -study as to how best they may' serve their citizens.- Centralization imposed "At the local 1 ve), it -means "that the citizens of a community cannot expett their elected representa- tives to make decisions and carry them out. " "And it means that locally made decisions, municipalities can adopt a commit', approach and thus contribute to a more effic- ient, a less costly munic, ipal service. Certainly, as Mr. Nixon says, the in- itiative-should come from the municipalities. Fishermen See License Need Not many people cdm- p4eIn when. di tekat= ion against them is drop- ped, but an exception.to that rule is an'organiz . ation called the.Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.. ' Oddly enough they have lodged a complaint against the recent decision by-the Ontario government to drop tne resident angling lic- ence which was adopted trio years ago. • 'Regardless of opinions prb or con on the. fishing licencefee, it is.rather surprising that with all the'experts "available, n one at Queen's Park was able to predict the ap- parent uneconomic aspects of the regulation in the first place. some str vernment' e the fee ctive,'ra dispense d of .the O are fa costlY program of refund- ing the $3.00 to the many ' fishermen who had already secured their 1971 permits This has led many people to the suggestion that per- haps economics' are not really the reason for the latest move. It may be more of a pre-election sweetener. wever, for the Ontario Federation of Anglers & Hunters it's a sour' They supported fishing licences,for three,reas- ons:'(e) it would supply the much needed funds to support an expanded sport fish management program such as hatchery-e)(pansion lake surveys and' l ake 4m- prbvement;,(b) it would supply the date, required on fishermen and fish .catches for good manage- ment and (c) provide the ideal opportunities for ConSerVation'officers"to approach all fishermen. (The Exeter-Times Advocate) ange reason, also, decided cancellation ther than -with it at current year. bed with e For the go to mak retroa 'merely the en NOw th voluntary contributions of the many ser- vice clUbs, church groups and individuals in Huron County. We are particularly encouraging people to assist us once again this year in"view of the anticipated iriaeased demand. I would ask that you bring our request to your readers in the anticipation that the people of Huron County will once again support our Society in its efforts on behalf Of the many children in the County. (VIrs.)Frances Ball, Chairman Auxiliary Committee The Children's Aid Society of Huron County. About 150 neighbors and friends gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cleave Coombs to present Mrs. Cbombs, a British war bride, with a number of gifts. The music for• dancing was sup- plied • by Harry Chesney, Walker Hart, Mae Scott, Jake Broome and Mrs. Broome. Floor managers were Andy Dunlop and Geo. Hildebrand. marking the 25th anniversary of his ordination into the priesthood, Rev. J. B. Foulkes_of Dibl in, was honored by his parishioners at, ceremonies held in St. Patrick's church, Dublin. R. B. Holthes, has accepted a posit- ion with the Acton Public Utility Com- mission where he will be the assistant to the superintendent. Mrs. D. ff.- VOsOn; was hosteis , at a social evening given in honor of Miss Jean Wright. There were nine girls present. Miss Janie Moffatt, read an address and Misses Marion Mason and Doris Ferguson presented miscel- laneous gifts. Over one hundred friends and neigh- bors gathered at the McGregor home in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Alex McGregor. Butter, was 17q 'a pound and no coupons required at the Seaforth Mar- itets on Oetober 25th, 1875, according to a copy of the Huron Expositor, recently found by John Elder of Hensall. Eggs sold at 16/ a dozen, beef at 4 cents and pork at 7/. A •rebate amounting to' $526.69, re- presenting the proportion of the provin- cial tax imposed on the sale of beer within the niilcipality of Seaforth dur- ing the past fiscal year, has been re- ceived by Town Treasurer D, H. Wilson." County of Huron street oiling machin- ery commenced the oiling of Seaforth streets. The Streets had been prepared for the oil coating by grading. The following appdintments to the following charges have been made by the Lendon Conference: - To BrUcefield, Rev. E. tt. Stanway, of Toronto; Londes- boro, Rev. A. D. Penman; Kippen, Rev. A. Hinton, Quebec; and Staffa, Rev. A. H. Daynard of Jarnie, Alberta. MAY 31, 1946. RONER NAY 6-er /Mimeoliihm9mPtic4TE19 -1Rilke- IN INDERWM WE 64c6esTED gitY COW M4M/FAcTp 6lESS W/ 9'S BEEN .904"ra AND SET /TOP? L AfwEEMENr FE IT 71/fRE,.. ED To GOOYeg Since 1860, 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH; ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by MCLEAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. hicLEAN,:Editer Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association' and Audit Bureau of Cjrculation Nepers Subscnp • ti spa on Rates: Canada (in advance) $6.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $8.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES.— 15 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 TelePhone 527.0240 To the Editor Sir: • The Huron County) Children's Aid Society for 'several years now has been actively engaged in A summer' camping program for both its own wards and in particular, children in the community at large. This program of referral to several church sponsored andSingle Parent camps has progressively increased in volume ''over the last sevhral years. In the summer of 1970, over sixty children attended Various Church camps and seven mothers and twenty-eight children went to Single Parent camp. This activity of the Huron County Children's Aid Society MS been financed by the very gracious 114, One of the most annoying qualities with which man has been afflicted is the conscience. How much more simple and pleasant life would be were it not for that small, niggling voice that cannot be 'drowned out no matter how loudly one's other voices shout. Constantly shouting are the voices of our sensual nature, urging us on 'to venial sins. "Go ahead, have another '.piece of chocolate cake- with whipped cream. It won't . hurt to get off the diet for One day, Life isn't worth this torture. And I'll swear those scales are wrong." And the little voice mutters, "Liar." And you hear it. "Come on, one more drink won't hurt you. You've always been able to handle your booze. So you'll have a little hang- over in the morning. S9 what?"- And the little voice whispers, "Idiot." And you hear it. Then there is the voice of rationaliz- ation, riot so noisy, but resonant and insidious. We've all -heard it. Mother has. "I'd feel far more like getting a-zees! dinner ready if .1 just lay down' and watched that afternoon movie." Father , has.' "I don't get enough- exercise. It would do me a lot more good, and I'd probably be a better Christian if I got out golfing in God's wOnderful world, instead of sitting around in a stuffy old church with a bunch of stuffy people." • Student has. "If I study all. evening for my exam, Vil only tire my mind and get all up -tight and probably study the wrong things. I'd be far better -off to go to a movie and have a fresh, open mind tomorrow." Kid has. "Well, if all the other kids are saying that 'word, there can't be much wrong with it. Why shouldn't I?" But lurking in every one of them is. •, that nasty little voice which never Shouts, ' but always comes through loud and clear. It takes hall-the fun out of life. May is a terrible month -for ainan with a conscience. All the voices seem to be People who IChoW me don't even be- lieve that it is true. They , can't accept the fact that I've decided to ride in a bike-a-thon early in June to earn money for theCancer Society. The whole, idea was born in a kind of a silly fashion . . .as are most Of my brainwaves I must admit. In the newspaper for which I write a womanly column each week, I was babbling on about the fact that so many women in the province have been riding,• their bicycles for cancer funds that it would be, a ,great gesture if the women of my town would do the same. I even stated in one of my weak moments that I would - start the ride in aid of such a' fine cause. It didn't take too long for the idea to take root in the head of my neighbor . . . a dear girl with a real yen for sporting activities. "I think it is the best idea I've read in a long time," she gushed at me one morning as we were hanging out our clothes. "I'll ride with you. You can put my name in, next week's paper as a candidate for the ride and I will even • accept the calls from other girls who wish to ride with us. Think of the exer- cise we'll get, Shirli" Even at , that point it didn't seem too alarming. But then the calls began to roll in from gals who were serious about this ride and wanted to pin us down to a date and a route so they could plan for babysitters and get. their spon- sors. It beome evident that I was involved in a Marathon ride on a bicycle I didn't own . and it was time to dO something about it. I borrowed a bicycle and rode a few blocks. Nothing to it, i told myself upon my arrival home. My' legs weren't tired. My heart wasn't pounding.' I wasn't even puffing. The next morning when I sat down rather quickly to eat my breakfast I discovered the area which had taken the abuse during my outing. My bottom end was just' like a huge boll follOWing my shouting at once. I'm not much for astrology, but surely Satan was born in May. Every May I go .through a, terrible inner conflict that would psychologically devastate the averag.• man. Opening weekend of the trout season, in this benighted climate, inevitably coin:- cides with the final disappearance of the last iceberg on the property. There you are. All those lovely fish waiting to match wits with you. And all that accumulated, filthy muck lying around waiting to be raked up. There lies the golf course, greening, beckoning, shouting that your game is , going to improve immeasurably this year, V you'd just get an early start. And there, even closer, smack in the middle of 'your wife's favourite flowerbed, lies the neighbours' fence, felled by the winds ' of winter, whining to be propped up for the tenth annual season. As the month progresses, the conflict deepens. There lies an invitation for a fishing-and-poker weekend up north with the boys, on the holiday weekend. And there, in ambush, as is her wont, lies your wife, pointing at things. 'Women have a certain obsession with things; a certain blindnesS about the true essence of life. . In this case she's pointing at 'a cedar lawnchair, lying on its back, hopelessly crippled after twelve feet of snow. She's pointing at the wooden back stoop, which resembles a snaggle-toothed hag, with its broken and rotting timbers, She's pointing at the peony bed, which looks like a hog wallow. I am proud and happy to state that once .again, I have come through the conflict of May unscathed and pure of heart. The trick? Put in a pair of spiritual ear-plugs for your conscience, and a pair of physical ear-plugs for your wife. The property looks exactly as it did on May 1st. Very short jaunt and I was pledged to ride 10 miles very soon. - I got panicky. Good heavenS, I thought. I make a living sitting quietly in meeting places. How in the wide world can I remain content and concentrating while seated 'on something as sore as my butt for hours on end? Out of somewhere in my past a voice was faintly heard . . if you fall off a horse, get right back on and ride, ride, ride ... Gritting my teeth,' I mounted the bicycle once more. I rode a full mile before surrendering to the intense irritation in my posterior and returning home to my pillow. For two days I nursed my bruised and battered hottom. On the third day, deter- mined to ride that bicycle again -if it killed me, I rode a few blocks. Although the soreness was there, it wasn't the deep- seated agony Of the last time.' The next day I rode a little farther. Gradually, as the days, pass, I'M getting toughened down to the task at hand and ready - as ready as •it is possible for me to get - for the big ride in aid of the cancer fund. I have a few sponsors. Some gaffahVing friends have agreed to pay me a few dollars, on behalf of the cancer fund if I complete the 'course. Others have been entirely generous . . and have premised to give me the total amount for the finished project whether I make the circuit or not. If there are any of you out there who want to take pity on a stupid housewife who has written herself into something which could very well cause untolisuffer- ing in the 'end', don't hesitate to contact your local editor. He will know what to do with' your thoughtfUl donation for the cancer fund. , If you are praying people, please put in a word foie me. Ask the One who watches over us all to provide 'a clear day for the ride . .no rain; no boiling sun and please, please,' please, no wind. -I need just the' right conditions for the outing which has become known in my home as Mother's Misery. , .q:•••." MAY 22 1896 As will be seen by the report of the South Huron Convention, John McMillan banrier riding. The convention was one has once more, been made the unanimous Choice of the 'Liberals of this grand old of the largest and most harmonious ever held in the riding and ensures Mr. Mc- Millan's election by the largest majority he has ever had. Messrs. James Cumming, H. M. Ches- ney, James Forsyth, Jacob Weber and R. Hicks, OrEgmondville, attended the con- vention,at Brucefield, on Wednesday, as delegates from the village. Geo. Murray has been doing good work on several of the streets in Seaforth with his new grader. Robert Wells of Stratford, who ten • weeks ago attempted to ride from Strat- ford to Goderich , and return twice and failed, undertook the task again and this time was successful. W. D. Bright was fishing in one of the trout streams in the vicinity of , Wingham. He brought home a nice string of speckled trout, one of which weighed over a pound. Gee. Bethune, of this town, a former member of the Beaver Lacrosse Club, - has been appointed captain of the Detroit lacrosse team. The material is being laid on the ground for the addition to Mr. Gunn's store. Goderich Street, Seaforth,, is now being watered as far, west as the agricultural gitunds and a good deal further when it rains. Messrs. D. McCallum and, 11, H. Ross, former pu9ils—owe Collegode Institute - have been-.,successful in passing their final examination at Toronto Medical College. Rev, and Mrs. Colin Fletcher of Usborne left for the ola country on a three month's visit.' The choir of St. Andrew's Church, Kippen, met at Andrew Bell's residence, London Road "to bid farewell to an es- teemed member of the 'choir, Miss Annie Blair, who is going to Algoma. 4The plate glass was put in Messrs. S. Mullett & Co's store and makes a most decided imprbvement in the appear- ance of the store. Wm. McLeod of town, who has been on a tour with the Cosgrove Concert Company, returned home. Rev. Dean Murphy of Irishtown, and Rev. Father Kennedy of Seaforth, assisted at the ceremony of laying the corner stone of a fine new Roman Catholic Church at Goderich. The Canadian Express Company have placed a fine new delivery wagon in service. The deep ditch along the north road at the outskirts of the toNWrhas long been a source of danger. Wm. Campbell, Of ,-town, has had a neat granolithic nidesValk laid down on, his premises. JUNE 3, 1921 In the. presence of an imposing assembly of people, the cornerstone of the new St. Peter's Lutheran Church at Brodhagen' was laid.' When finished the church will be a large and commodious structure of concrete foundations, red brick walls, and two' towers. Beautifid stained glass windows, all of them mem- orial, -are "included in the design. George Star nagel of Manley had his drive .sled struck by lightning , but no serious damage was One. Thos. Ferguson has purchased the old agricultural grounds on Goderich St. West. Chas. McGregor of Constancp is pre- paring for the building of the leendations under the house. Joseph Riley of Constance. has the foundation built for his new barn. • 4 • • off From My Window — By Shirley 3. Keller 0 get •