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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-06-10, Page 2Since.1860, Serving the Community First P•blished at SEAFORTH, 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 Newspapers Subscription 'Rates: Canada (in advance) $6.00 a Year .Outside Canada (in advance) $8.00 a Year . SINGLE COPIES — 13 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 Telephone 5274240 • SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JUNE 10, 1971 Filling the Pews Seaforth Fire Brigade in the 70's (The picture was taken on Market Square now the corner of Market and Jarvis Streets) •••••••••• voinwromaxmomm,:;•kANWS:imMulav *IMUMWMAWMANXURNUWW1 :•• a. .a.\•••••, 'The Church today is becoming increasingly con- cerned at the smaller con- gregations that ministers find An their churches , each Sunday. • True, on special occas- ions, - and Seaforth ex- perienced this last Sunday when Northside United Church was crowded for a Music Appreciation Service - churches are filled. But Sunday after Sunday in the weeks between the special occasions, most Churches have accommodation for several times the number of those who are present.. • Along with a decline in the. general memixprship statistics shoW'leclines in 'the number of children •attending sunday 'schools and in the number of wom- en'jOining ChUrch organiz- ations. There are explanations or perhaps excuses offered for the trend. Changes in our style of living 'where' families go skiing, tn-the winter and swimming or golfing in the summer cer- tainly have a lot to do with'the decline in both. Church' and Sunday 'School attendance, .but is this the whole story? Another explanation . offered by a minister is JUNE 12th 1896 Alex Purdon of Cromarty had , the misfortune to get his hand severely hurt while repairing a windmill at Warren McGill's. A heavy windstorm, which almost amounted to a cyclone passed over the neighborhood. Through the-town a number of trees were blown dawn and fences levelled. . The most serious damage was a total wreck of a barn on the farm of Charles plcksbn, McKlllop. The new town bell has been put in place in the tower of the town' building. The bell was. manufactured in New York and Weighs 1500 pounds. On it is in- scribed the names of Mayor Grey, Reeve Gunn and the members of the fire and Water committee, Messrs. James Gil- lespie, J. S. Roberts, J. G. Wilson and R. Winters. The work of putting it, in place was done, by P. Keating. Rev. Peter Musgrove of McXillop is attending the Presbyterian General Assembly being held •in Toronto and D. Johnson of Varna will supply for him. Dr. F. J. Burrows, of town, has been appointed an assistant coroner for the County of Huron. G. E. Henderson, of town, is having the interior of his •hotel at the station thoroughly overhauled. Two hundred and twenty-eight tickets were sold from points' along this railway to Stratford to parties going to the Laurier demonstrations in that city. Mr. and Mrs: F. Holm stead entertained the choir of St. Thomas Church at their beautiful residence in Harpurhey. B. R. Higgins of Brucefield was in Goderich undergoing an examination before the County judge, preparatory to qualifying as a notary public. JUNE\-1-7.th, 1921. Miss M. Mellis, of Kippen, who has been teacher of No. 3 school TUckersmith : for the past three years, has-been re-engaged for another year. The trustees gave her an increase in salary of $100.00. The neighbors of Edgar Butt, of Kippen, did him a good turn when 13 teams turned out and drew 30 cords of headings to the station which he is shipping to Wm. Ament-th Seafoith. Quite a -• number from Hensall took advantage of the cheap steam boat excur- sion on the Greyhound from Goderich to .Fire was discovered in .one of the stacks in the yard Of the Canada 'Flax Mills, on Gpderich St. East, and before the fire was under control, 6 stacks comprising 100 tons of material had gone up in smoke. The loss to the that the Chu ing to the e is rejecting their ideals of worship. Rev. J. D told a Unite Womens Confe don recently youth in the want them th terms. Perhaps Mr. MacDonald is right, Certainly there is a tendancy, to follow. not only the ageless truths but also the styles and approaches Of generations gone by. Perhaps , youth, is not rejecting the Church. but simply want.s.. an opportunity to talk on their terms rather than ours. Su'rely, w waycompromi with respect .truths on wh ed, a way ca the Church t contemporary ideals. At.the same'time if we expect the youth of today to be the responsible Church member of tomorrow, some way must be found to "involve them today. If our Churches refuse to adapt.there will be even more empty'pews tomorrow.' MiriMERinerNM !tf company is estimated at $35,000. • Geo. Stogdill of town has sold his residence -on •James Street to' Louis Hoegy and intends removing with his family to Toronto. Mr. StogdiTh.has been connected with the Furniture Fac- tory while Mrs. Stogdill was a pronkinent worker in First Presbyterian Church. F. T. Fowler, principal of the pidalic school here, acted as presiding examiner at Clinton while R. J. Beattie of Egmond- ville and Mr. Trelevin of Clinton presided al the Seaforth Collegiate. James Devereaux is moving into the ' resideribe on.Chalk Street which he pur- chased from A. Davidson. JUNE 14th, 1946. A pleasant social 'evening was held at the home of Mrs. Dale Nixon, when the Ladies Aid met to bid farewell to Mrs. RayHolMes who is leaving for her new home_ in Acton. Mrs. J. Thompson read an address and Mrs. Holmes was presented with a fountain pen and a brooch. Frank Ryan, Dorothy Smith, Joan Mc- Master and Fergus Bell successfully com- pleted their Second year at the same university. When an acetylene tank which he had sitting up in his machine shop exploded, Charles Moore of Hensall suffered severe burns on his body and face. Miss Norma Deitz of kippen• while practising with the girls softball team at the Hensall diamond, had ' the mis- foftune to meet with an accident. X- rays revealed a fractured finger. Announcement • was made this week that' Leanore Habki'k, daughter of Mrs. Theo 'Habkirk had been awarded the 13th annual Seaferth Collegiate Institute Alumni ,,,Memorial Scholarship. It is valued at $25.00. Herold 1,,.awrence of McKillop has sold his farm on the 5th concession to Henry Enzensberger, formerly of 'Detroit. This is one of the finest farms in the Township, with a brick residence and large bank barn. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Clarke, Mr . and Mrs. H. Mason, Mr. and Mrs; D, H. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Helmar Snell, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Shannon, Mrs. Mae Dorrance, Mist Jean Scott, Mrs. Geo. Kruse, Mrs. Andrew Crozier, Mrs. James McDonald, Mrs. Frank Kling and Mrs. H. E.- Smith, were in London 'on ednesday attending a meeting of the Fo'rest City branch of the Eastern Star Lodge. Secretary C. P. Sills 'of the Fish and Game Club Was informed last week that an additional 900 speckled trout fingerlings have been placed in the McMillan Creek. I'm possessed of a tremendous talent for getting myself into a whale of an amount of trouble over this column. Even • when I try to focus on my own stupidity and lack of ability it comes up sounding as though I'm knocking someone or some- thing else. I'm plagued with problems and still I tap out this drivie every week. Who can understand it? Well, if I got into trouble with my ' other columns, I'm really letting myself in for a batch of bitterness with this one.' Try as I might this week to think of some Other topic of sufficient interest to me to inspire a column, I was drawn as if by magical' powers to the subject of tea- chers' salaries. Teachers - many, many teachers - are fine people. I was a teacher once upon a time so I know .there are some great ones.. There_. are- also some mighty poor excuses for teachers. I don't suppose that comes as any surprise to anyone - even teachers. It ustlallyi happens that there are duds in every line of work and there is no earthly reason why teachers should be one bit different. I'M not opposed to paying good teachers for good performance. In m y humble . opinion no teacher' s ,salary is too high if that teacher is turning out well-rounded, feet-on-the-ground, honest, God-fearing. graduate's who know how to read, to. write and research. And many• teachers seem to be doing that job, year in and year out: ' Other teachers are .leaving their stu- dents' with .a deep 'mistrust for such things as discipline,. morals, fair play, generosity and ideals. They are giving their - students lessons in matters' t'llY are not paid to interfere with an neglecting that teaching for which they have been expressly hired. The thing which burns me up as, a taxpayer (and I suspect it is the reason for the ire in many ratepayers these days) is the fact that a poor teacher not only has the right to demand the same salary as someone else with the same qualifications and' the same length of service, he or she cannot be severed from a teaching posinon without mounds and mounds of red tape and repercus- Sir: Nursing Home Week in the Province of Ontario -- the designation given to the week of June 13th to June 20th. This will be the second annual declaration of Nursing Home Week in this Province and the entire membership of associated Nursing Homes IncorporatediOntariO will be going all out io publicize their, efforts and contributions, Viich are considerable, 'to health care in Ontario. The true value of Nursing Homes to our community life has never been realized or apprec- iated. Now, more than ever before, the importance of Nursing Homes is becoming more prominent .in the light of our society and their requirements for medical care. The former im age of the Nursing Home, usually that of an old converted dwelling, understaffed and in some cases, with un- trained staff„ is fast disappearing. To- day's modern and up-to-date Nursing Homes present the opposite picture while still remembering their basic purpose in life, to give care for those in need. Nursing Home Week, the maj- ority of Homes in Ontario will be having an "open house" approach to visitors. This Will give the public the opportunity to view, first hand, their facilities and to , visit with patients. The general public will be surprised, for the meet part, to realize the happiness which exists . among the, patients. Trained staff mem - bers are continually .striving to create happiness through active participation in various prograrris and generating a feel- ing of companionship among the patients regardless of physical or mental capa- bilities. eAll staff members of course, realize the importance of visitors and the variety and change In conversation brought by visitors is excellent therapy to their patients. During ,Hureing Home Week, the public are cordially invited to sions. I can justify this strength , of con- tract perhaps in other fields 'where the cost of, salaries is borne .loy private companies. But when the money for sal- aries •is coming out of the taxpayers pockets and ,when the fellow who foots the bill cannot be assured that, his 'em- ployees will all produce or be unem- ployed, then my back is up and I'm ready to fight. As far as I can discern, teachers' salaries are not all that bad taken on an overall basis in consideration of average wages for professional people employed by public funds. I would be willing to Wager that our, family 'could manage nicely on the average teacher's salary in the county where I reside. think the taxpayer is dealing squarely with the teachers - especially in view of the fact that we can expect another request for higher salaries next year (and every year) probably from here to eternity) without. one word of assurance •that we'll, be reviving better perform-' ante or less scuttlebutt. Quite frankly I would be prepared to watch the schools close before. I would be railroaded into hiking salaries for all teachers -- even the duds -- without any move on the teachers' part to give more of whatever they have to give to education. Maybe we have to call a halt somewhere. Maybe now" is the time to say nay. If the price of .gasoline goes up, I can either pay or stay at home. If the cost of food soars, I can .diet. If . booze gets out of reach I can go dry. There is choice and I can make• it myself. But in the matter of education I have no choice. I mist pay 'and pay and pay..: and I have no jurisdiction whatsoever over the bulk of that expenditure, not even the calibre ' of people on staff who some- times influence my children and the youth of our country more than any other single factor. I think it is about time the taxpayers made• themselves heard. If the majority ,says pay, I'll pay. But let the taxpayers' be heard. spend a little time at their local Nursing Hom es and to add to and share in, the happiness of those less fortunate due to illness. Vacation Care Sir: A new "Vacation Care" service is being inaugurated at Huronview, which might be of interest to some of your readers. s• • We know that there are many elderly ,,relatives living with families in the County, and• that the presence of the elderly rela- dire. in the home can make it difficult or, in some cases, impossible for the family to take the vacation. In cases where the full per diem rate can be paid, a simplified application form may be used. Familjes..-who cannot afford to pay the full per diem rate will not be deprived of the opportunity to use this service . However, in this latter case, It will be necessary to complete the full regular application form. For all applicants, the regular medical form must be completed by the family physician and a chest X-ray provided. People coming to Huronview under this program will, for the duration of their stay, be residents of the Home in every sense of the term. They will enjoy the same accommodation, meals and nursing services and will be encour- aged to take part in all activities and attend all entertainments. Further information can be obtained from your reeve or by calling or writing to IliironvieW, Clinton., C..;. Archibald, Administrator, :Huronview. SUGAR and 'SPICE by Bill Smiley Boy, show me a silver lining these ' days and I'll show you a dark cloud. It's only a couple of weeks since •I was crying the blues about being stuck with a jobless child for the summer, and wishing my daughter could find work in this slim summer for students. She has a job and she liket it. It's waiting on tables in a smart hotel dining- room, overlooking the water. The pay's not much, but tips are fair. She has learned the joy of coming home with her apron pockets loaded with quarters, dimes and nickels, and arrang- ing them in neat little piles, and•counting .them over and over. Anyone who has ever • worked as a slavey knows the sheer, Scrooge-like delight of counting tips. But there's always a catch, and in this case,,... I'm the one who has been • caught, and not for the first time. The catch is. that the job is about ten miles from home, and there is no transportation to and from. Busservice is strictly from the stone age, and it's too far to take a cab and take any money home. I guess I don't have to draw a picture. Good Old Dad. It's not the money I mind (about $1.00 worth of gas, and fiVe dollIatr,ssdthee preciation on the car - most of the journey is on a highway under fact con- struction.) that she starts work at 7:30 in the morning. We'.are a one-car • family. She doesn't have a driver's license, so it's up at the crack of 6 a.m. for your's truly. I am not at my hest at 6 a.m. except on those occasions when-I haven't got to.bed yet. Good Old Morn can also drive the car, but she always seems to have the vapours at 6 a.m. I have two alternatives. One, have Kim get. her driving license, in which case I'm stuck without a car all day. Two, buy a second car, let her Use it, and fork up price pf the car, license and insdrance. The latter, considering what s'he'll probably earn, would put us about $500, in the hole for her sum- mer's, work. How do you like them for led desperatelk Other alternatives? I'vese rbb • solutions. I might be able to hire a boy • to take her out and pick her up for about $4.00 a day, plus gas. That doesn't seem too profitable, and he'd probably rack up my tired 1967 model. I could physically kick her mother out of bed and make her drive. But I haven't the guts to do this at 4 p.m. let alone a I could ould let her hitch-hike. But I don't like girls hitch-hiking at 7 a.m. (That' is, I don't mind the girls, but the hitch- hiking.) Why, she might be picked up by, some renegade and I'd never see her again. (That, on second thought, would solve the problem.. Ah, it's just one of those rotten little problems that will , have to sort itself out. I've got another problem today. I haven't felt so tough since the Germans beat me up about twenty-three years ago. Did you ever fall down a mine-shaft? I hadn't either, until a couple of nights ago. 'At least I thought it was a mine- shaft. Drove some people home. Into their driveway. No lights outside the house. Invited in for coffee. Stepped out the driver's side and straight into an excavation nobody had mentioned. • Tore a quarter-inch of skin, tissue and muscle off my left palm. Sprained the thumbs on both hands. Itaised a lump the size of a baseball on my left -thigh. Twisted my right knee. Hit my chest on something else and have a great purple-and-gold bruise that hits me like a spear wheti I cough. Can barely manoeuvre' a stairs, but apart from that, feel terrible. But good thing I'm a tough old nut. Scrambled out unaided, dripping blood and bad language. , It Makee the transportation hang-up recede a little. rch is cate r- stablishmen t, youth and for new fo rms . MacDonald d Church rence in Lo n- that we wa nt pews but w e ere on our own From My 'Window • — By Shirley J'. Keller — AttntratialsK: _ :"'n:MganalnilaititrAaftRAWIRMAnttelentlalW 0 • ithout in any sing itself to the basic ich it is found- 6-• be fOund for o reflect ideas and. In the Years Agone WisMiis•MINffaltitilfattenfle0 To the Editor: Open-House at Nursing Tomes • • • • • • 0