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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-10-07, Page 2Ca, SUGAR and SPICE by Bill Smiley I A Thanksgiving Meditation (from the United Church of Canada) Lord, Thanks a lot - For what we've got . and help us to live, with what-ever we've got coming to us. There are so many reasons for gratitude Ever since in the beginning we've had it so good. If we should decide to make a list where would we begin? with harvest or hope with sunsets or seascapes_ with courage or covenant with babies or bibles with fact.or'faith with oriTins .or orbits with turbojets or tranq'ui'llity with molecules or music We can only offer up our thanks without On the other hand the world is bleeding and. agonizing and hurting This is nothing new. We've had it before. In 'the .past we had black plagues and witchcraft. Today we have poverty and threat of nuclear. destruction. This is no time to falter, to give up. A time for'repentance4—yes! A time for reconciliation--Yes! Yes! A time'for renewal-.-Yes! Yes! Yes! This age of new anxiety May distprb ..us and upset us and rack us with an inner tearing pain But it just _may arouse our efforts and energies to. meet the demanding nowness of this moment When the whole creation is on tiptoe The Red Se was was not. the bitter end-- It was a glbrious exodus. The Cross turned out to be- a passport to eternity. So let us give thanks whatever happens. To the Editor: Urges Appreciation of Past ceasing Wilbur K. Howard section of Chicago. Miss McSpadden is a member of the Caven Church at Winthrop. While James Balfour Jr. was return- ing from church at Cromarty, on abicrcle • he collided with an--automobile-which was- being driven without lights. He was thrown to the ditch, receiving a broken leg and having a shoulder put out of joint. Miss Edith Davidson, and her sister, Mrs. Stewart, are moving into their new bungalow on West Street. October 11, 1946 J. F. Ross, for nine years on the staff of the Seaforth Collegiate Institute, for seven of which he was principal, died in Hamilton. Mr. Ross, during his years in Seaforth, did much to raise the standards Of the Collegiate to a point not since surpassed. ',, He was 63 years of age. The entries in the 'Eaton bacon hog special, held at the Sekforth Fall Fair were judged on the carcass basis and placed as follows: 1st. Frank Johnson, R.1, Dublin; 2nd. and 3rd. W. H. Coleman, R,1, Seaforth; 4th M. B. Murray, R.5, Seaforth; 5th Gilbert. Smith, Walton; 5th Wm. Boyd; Champion carcass, Frank Johnston. Mrs. Wm. Montgomery opened her home for a kitchen shower in honor of Mrs. Arthur McClure, a British bride recently from Scotland. Miss Ethel McClure and Mrs. James McClure assisted the bride in the opening of her parcels. Those assisting Mrs. Montgomery were Mrs. Chambers, Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Hawley. Billie Bennett, 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Foster Bennett, narrowly escaped death, when a stray .82 bullet passed through his chest. Accompanied by Donald Scott and Ronnie Sutherland, the young lad was playing about the Goudie farm when the accident happened, Clayton Ortwein of Zurich, suffered a fracture of the left leg in' a fall of 28 . feet from the barn of Leonard Kirk while cleaning straw from the roof, and was reported th fair condition. Mr,. and Mrs. Chas. O'Brien of Hen- sail, recently celebrated their fortieth wedding anniversary with their family. Bernard Hall, of Blyth, was appointed as secretary-treasurer of the Blyth Muni- cipal Telephone System. He succeeds Leslie Hilborn. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Flanigan of Mc- Killop Township, celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary at their home. Dur- ing the evening, gifts of an electric iron, 'table lamp, and a boudoir lamp were presented them. Mrs. T. G. Scott returned from 'Chicago. She made the trip. by plane in one hour and ten minutes. Mr. and Mrs. John Meagher of Dublin, entertained at a family dinner, celebrat- ing their 26th wedding anniversary. Under the sponsorship of the Perth Plowmen's Association trials were held on the farm of Clifford Dow of Stella, to select teams who will represent Perth County, in, Junior farmer team compe- titions at the International Plowing Match at Port Albert. If the attendance at a 'meeting here Monday,eVen- ing to consider the pur- chase and restoration of the Van Egmond property in Egmondville as an his- torical site indicates ' interest, there is wide support for early action. The meeting room was well filled by about sixty residents :from Seafdrth and Tuckersmith who lis- tened with keen interest as the proposal 'was cussed. Further steps in the , program were made the re- sponsibility of a committee flea-ded -b-y Reeve -Johlrf-Teri- nery. .It will be the com- mittee's tatk now to ob- tain information and take action on a.variety of matters involy,ing the project.) As the'meeting emphasiz- ed,the 'first effort should be directed towards en- suring the property con 7 tinues to be'available and- this can be done by way of Since 1880, Serving the Community ring FabRaked at SEAFORTIL ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by MCLEAN BROS.,. Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. MCLEAN., Editor Member Canadian) Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association end Audit Bureau of Circulation • Newspapers Subscription 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 5274240 Meeting Encoprages Action SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 7, 1971 (Expositor CARE—CANADA 63 Sparks OTTAWA ('Ont.) KIP 5A6 Thanksgiving Means In. the ..• Years Agone i.,,:tatmentaamelmoragrotitaRRNMWV.Verg.Mr•WOMM OCTOBER 9, 1896 Jaynes Longworth, of McKillop, showed the Expositor twomort-steriioratoes , taken at random from his potato field. One weighed 2 pounds 6 ounces and the other weighed 2 pounds 2 ounces. • Messrs. Elcoat Brothers, well known stock men, brought off the train here a very fine short hciin bull which they had purchased from Mr. Watt,of Elora. John McMann Jr. and bride have re- turned from their wedding tour and have settled down at their home on John St. M.Jordan of town, has commenced the erection of a brick' stable and store house in the rear of his store. A. Charlesworth's three year old thoroughbred trotting stallion took first prize at the Toronto Industrial in a ring of thirty. Delicious ripe, fresh strawberries in October is a luxury. We have been shown a sample of berries picked from the garden of D. D. Wilson, in this town. Wheat is still on the rise and is now fetching 69 cents on the Seaforth market. We notice by the published list of awards of 'McGill University that Miss Hattie Brooks, formerly of Seaforth, has won the third year mathematical scholar- ship, the annual value of which is $125. or $250 in all. Her younger sister, Miss Lizzie, has also won the Normal, School bursary. They are both brilliant scholars of the Seaforth Collegiate In- stitute, A meeting for the purpose of re- organizing the Library and Debating Club was held in the council chamber. R. Lumsden was elected honorary president for the ensuing term. James Baird of Bruedfield, left for Detroit, where he intends pursuing his studies with a view of qualifying himself for an M.D. „, OCTOBER 7, 1921. Sir: Returning from a European holiday, partly devoted to long-term research . about Anthony Van Egmond, I found tour issue of August 12th and the front-page report regarding the preservation of the mansion in Egmondville; At least once before, in 194f, it was suggested that such a step be taken and I remember that last year you reported the activity generated by the Seaforth C ham be r of Commerce. , That the possibility of preserving the house Is closer than ever before should please those who cherish Canadian his- tory in general and Huron Tract history, in particular and who realize that the few remaining lhtidmarks should be kept. And kept at all cost. Let's treasure what's still there and let's avoid the wrath of-future generations when they learn that we did not think our hiSterY worth preserving. We have an obligAtion. The Ontario Heritage Poen- Atioti dearly shoWs the way. • . Mrs. Sam Dorrance Sr. has leased the rooms in the Beattie block formerly occupied by the late Miss LC,ckie. A ladies quintette and a male guar- tette• from the choir of First Presby- terian Church provided the musical pro- gramme at' a concert in Brussels. The quintette was composed of Mrs. J. G. Mullen ' Miss Harriet Murray, Miss Hazel Reid, Miss Pearl Patterson and Miss Bessie McMichael and the male quar- tette was, Messrs. 3, G. Mullen, J. Beattie, D, F. McGregor and Geo.Israel. Harry Livens and L. T. DeLacey were ,4ccompanists. .grs. G. Fr S. Garden, of town, who , hal ' conducted a grocery store in the Whitney block has sold out her business to W. M, Stewart. Wm. Duggan has sold his residence on East William St. to Mr. Gibson and the price paid was $2,000. Miss Minnie Hawley of Seaforth, who this fall entered the Moody Bible Instit- ute of Chicago, is assisting in the open air services conducted by the business an option. While the Ontario Heritage Foundat- ion has given assurance Qf assistance in the cost of ) restoration, further talks . will be necessary concern- ing details. The committee will wish to determine availibility of funds from other sources preliminary to inviting public partici- pation, Coupled with the details involved is the necessity for immediate action. It is nearly a year since the Heritage Foundation ex- pressed interest and gave assurance of support.Funds o f- the f-o-trrrd o n a-r e limited and it cannot be expected that assistance allotted for Tuckersmith and Seaforth can be held indefinitely. It is .a big responsi- bility which the committee has assumed but one in Which it has enthusiastic support of the community as the meeting indicated. ;3. Here we have a solid sampleof early Huron County building and as such it deserves every effort now being Made. It so happens that it also belonged to the farnily'whose paterfamilias was closely -connected with the development of the Huron Tract and , the 183'7 Rebellion for responsible government. Miss Mabel Turnbull's letter in the issue of September 2nd. I have read with Inuch interest. She mentioned James Scott's "The Settlement of HuronCounty" , (Tbronto, Ryerson, 1066) which Is re- quired reading for, those who want to appreciate the new initiative. Wim J. Van Veen, P.S. I enclose $6.00 for another year's subscription. Arad thank you very much in- deed for your new mailing method. Too many first sec- tions got lost in the past! P.O.Box 1164, Ottawa, Ont. It is quite an ordeal reading the headlines these days. President Nixon's surcharge has thrown the financial world into a panic of sorts. Telephone rates are up and rail fares are going up. Everybody and his brother is either on strike or threatening to strike. More than one out of every ten members of the work forde 24 and under is-jobless. The governinent has proved totally incapable of both halting inflation and increasing employment. Welfare costs are soaring. Plants are shutting down. • In a' boom or bust economic cycle, we certainly don't seem to be headed for a boom. A friend of mine who came to Canada from Germany told me frankly, "In the 18 years I have been in Canada, for the first time I am scared." John Bassett, financier, wheeler- dealer, and imperious owner of the Toronto Telegram, gave the city a rude shock when he announced brusquely that the 95-year-old paper would cease pub- lication because it was losing large sums of money. And there went .1200 jobs. That leaves Toronto, with a populat- ion creeping up on the two-million mark, with only two papers. Ottawa, an infant comparatively, has two dailies. Is there Something rotten in Denmark? Now don't feel sorry for Mr. Bassett. You won't find him on the welfare rolls for a bit yet, even though the Tely was losing over half a million a year.. Hp owns Toronto Argonauts and „has exten- sive holdings in an audio-visual empire, plus only he and God knovi what else. But I feel a little guilty when I think of the Telegram going on the rocks. Until JUst over a year ago, the Telegram Syn- dicate distributed my column. Then I switchet to another syndicate. Is it possible that merely one rat leaving can sink a ship? I lie awake and worry about this at nights. For about 28 seconds. I find that the only way to escape from this pall of gloom, and doom is to con- centrate on something just as silly as the bickering, whining, recalcitrant, salty, exuberant human race., One of the silliest thingS in the world is the English language. But it's also fascinating, Especially the slang, which' changes armost from day to day. I'm not much interested in the thousands of new words added to the language every year by science, but I have a morbid interest in the abortions tha t creep into daily usage. Younger readers may stop here. Their elders, those who have a stomach for it, may continue: For example, you take a verb such as "to put",,generally meaning to place. Then you toss' in a preposition and you have a whole new vocabulary. "You're putting me on." That really means, "You're pulling my. le4' Try to explain that to somebody learlpg Eng- lish. Why would anybody, except perhaps a chiropracter, want to pull any one's leg? "You're putting ^me down" means you are squelching the speaker. "You put me off" means that the person addressed is displeasing to you. "Will you put me up?" means you want a free place to sleep— "You're always cutting me up" means that you are criticising the speaker, and is a faVourite among teenagers. "Cut me off" refers to anything from a conver- sation to an allowance. "I really cut him down" means that you reduced somebody, either verbally or physically, to your own pigmy prpportions, and is usually a prevarication. Or even a lie. The Yanks got in there first with "wise". You • take a noun, add "wise" to it, and you have hermaphrodyte. , Can you see' the tortured vi%age of a foreigner, who has learned to speak impecable 'English, ,having to cope with something like, • "Sales-wise, he's on the, ball, but experience-wise, he's just not with it."? And I wonder how the Department of Transport words its advertisements when it is seeking the services of keepers of lighthouses. Who responds if the ad simply says , ,"Wanted - Lighthouse- keepers"? Is the Department swamped with ap- plications from lazy women who want to 'do only light housekeeping, no scrubbing? Or does it get buckets of mail from little, skinny guys who don't mind a 'bit of housekeeping on the side? • Fair boggles the mind. Next time you're troubled by the headlines, find something silly, and save your sanity, FROM MY MY WIliTDOW By Shirley Keller . f:i'ilMONSUrVANWSWaNAVz We who live in Ontario are faced with another decision to make. We'll go to the polls October 21 'and be expected to cast a reasonably intelligent ballot after much soul-searching' between now and then. As usual,. there will be those folks who won't have much brain work to do. They will be th'e ones who have had,their minds made up since they first started to vote •which party they will suppOrt. To be really fair, I suppose, you would have to label these folks as truly steady and dependable. If all voters were like them, there would be no need for a mandate ever again because there would be -no change in the party in power, only (Continued on page 8) re, a as THIS IS THE WORLD OF CARE: Providing nutritious food for school children • and pre-schoolers, health services for,the sick and handicapped, facilities and equipment, for basic schooling and technical training, tools and equipmeht for community endeavours. Your support of CARE makes such things pos- sible for milllons of individu-als—arpund the world. One dollar per person each year would do ft! 4 a Caring j a 0' a