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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1971-10-21, Page 2Since, I$60, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. bieLEAN. 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 — 15 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 Telephone 527.no40 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 21, 1971 Merits Greater Attention Somewhere in the neigh- vested the first grain crop bo'rhood of the one-time betlieen New Hamburg and villages of Waterloo and Lake Huron. He undertook to Berlin (now Kitchener),Col. give military training to Anthony van Egmond in 1828. William Lyon Mackenzie's recruited two German-speak- volunteers for the rebel- ing immigrants, Sebastian lion of 1837. Fryfogel and Andrew See- * * * * * * bach, to plunge into the His involvement with wilderness west of New Mackenzie was unlucky. He Hamburg, The three of them never did train any rebels, set up log-•cabi n taverns but he was taken prisoner' in advance of the work and charged with treason. gangs that chopped out the While he was awaiting J. first road from New Ham- trial, in an unheated base- burg to Goderich. ment cell in the old Don * * * * * * jail in Toronto,. he, died Col. van Egmond, an ex- of pneumonia in January, soldier who had commanded. 1838. a Dutch battalion in Napo- A local historical group leon's march to Moscow in in the Seaforth area is now 1812, was one of the col - trying to preserve the brick 'orful figures in.the pion- house he built in the 1830s eer period in this part ')f at Egmondville, 50 miles ,Ontozi9/. He gets' less north-west of the Twin space - Yike'many others - Cities.. The project is more than he deserves in Canad- worthy than most of its kind, ian history texts. and deserves help from either He was a leader of dis- provincial or federal budgets contented settlers in con-' for preserving historic sites. tests with the Canada Com- (The Kitchener-Waterloo pan"y. He planted and har- Record) el" iixessassassv ,From My Window • By Shirley J. Keller — ..•, Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley . in .6WatenfAM .''VIMMAXI.M.VVANN 0 Thistles .../..1•••••,110 t4ER6Diril "I hate to think of what this is going to stir up!" "Ernie's hobby is cooking!" urn fxpositor 'kmassomompossasstseimossmsamonrmwmr4mnawal In the Years Of course, you will 'remember to get out to vote to-day, won't you? You won't stick at home like a bunch of spoiled brats and complain about the way you are being ,treated without getting out to try to do something about it, will you? It is a funny thing how women have to take the lead in most everything, although out of kindness for the male ego, women have so far resisted the temptation to get into politics in any large numbers. There's very little doubt that women could run this province and this nation as•effectively as men do perhaps even more so ... but. I gather"' that women have decreed that the males of this nation should have a kind of monopoly on soniething. It might as well be politics for as we all know, governthent is nothing more than a puppet of the people anyway. In my capacity as a news reporter (in, my spare time, when I'm not dreaming up insults for this column) I've come across a few women who make very fine politic- ians. In fact, whenever I've seen women on a public board or council, they've done a' fine job, many times putting their male associates to shame. I know there are many people who believe that women are too emotional to be good politicians. That's poppycock. A good cry never hurt anyone . . . even if it did come during a public meeting with the press and people 'present in great numbers. Most women I know in public life fight for what they believe in. Women are usually less impressed with personal success and platitudes of praise than are men. They are much more apt to wallow into the thick of the fray - right or wrong - . to bite ' claw and scratch, if need by, for what they feel is best. JuSt the other evening I had the ex- treme pleasure to was in on a meeting at which a woman was fighting for a tree. Now that may seem like a silly cause to choose, but this particular lady is really hung-up on trees and their place in so- ciety's new jungle. This gal believes In all sincerity that a tree is a living thing which will go on living when most of us are dead and gone . . . and we should change our ways to accommodate them, the senior beings, rather than destroy them to accommodate us. °' - She has a point . . . and whether you agree or disagree is of no consequence right now. The simple truth here is that this woman went to bat for a tree . and held her ground when everyone else fell prey ,to, the common and frail arguments of modern man who prefers asphalt to nature. The strange part of, the whole thing was` that the lady displayed heart and feeling for things and plants and people. Her male associates showed their cold, callous sides by succumbing to the whims of a few people who may have been a little mote influential or a little more trouble- some than the average joe. Naturally, the lady lost the argument. Why not? The odds were stacked against her. AS! is mostly the case, men on public bodies unknowingly brace their feet against the females who &are to invade their private little world of super- ficial authority. really believe they don't mean to do this, but it seems to be a natural instinct with man to resist the wants and desires of women ... any women. I've noticed that from time to time as a reporter. Somehow, the male mem- bers of a council or a board or any other., public body don't quite take you seriously when you are woman. It is almost as though they believe you have a lamb brain and ate incapable of rationalizing in the face of a problem. I've noticed that-the attitude of these same men to 'a male reporter is one of extreme caution . . . almost to the point of distrust. Send a lady reporter, the board relaxes. Send a man to take notes and everyone is tense and very, very , careful. I—don't feel it is a case of women in a man's domain. Far from it. I consider ' women to be entirely suited for work in public life and when they finally assume that responsibility, they are truly in their element and doing a job the way it was in- tended to be done . , . from the heart. Early autumn, when' the weather be- haves itself, is a time when no Canadian in his right mind would care to live anywhere else. This fall, .after a moody summer, has been as close to perfection as anything this side of heaven. GOlden days to sit around and listen to. the acorns fall. Weeks of frostless nights when it was sheer delight to be out and breathing Mitt ineffable scent of fall. Golf course almost deserted and of- fering magnificent vistas, of golden trees and lush fairways and off in the dis- tance, vivid blue water of the bay. And speaking of water, I can scarce believe it, but we swam at the beach until well into the first week of Octo- ber. And that's no heated swimming pool, dear reader', but the water of one of the greatest inland lakes in the world. The beach in October is something. No howling kids who've stubbed their toe on a rock. No ,mothers screaming at kids who have gone out too far. No beach boys horsing around with a foot- ball. No distracting bikinis. _No fat old ladles with varicose veins staggering through the sand carrying more beach junk - towels, umbrellas, lawn chairs - than you could load on a mule. No trans- istor radios blatting the latest rock. No teenagers lying around smoking dear knows what. Nothing. Just miles of clean sand with the odd piece of driftwood. The 'sun is warm, gentle, not scorching, abrasive, The Water is, uh, refreshing, but so clear you can stand up to your belly-button, look down, and tell whether your toe- nails need cutting. My wife and I and another couple swam all through September and set our eyes on breaking the October swim barrier. Usually, by October 1st, the water would freeze the brains of a brass monkey. On the first Saturday in October, we swam and drowsed 'and talked -and read and argued for seven hours. Good company is just the little frill to such a day, when even the gulls seem to co-operate try sitting cplietly on the water, bobbing gently, rather than screaming around looking for . • potato "chips and ends of hot dogs, which • they do all summer. Our friend ave chi en and many of the same pro lems wit them thatwe have , had. She is Scottish," w a lot of good :Sense, a good sense of umour and a refreshing indifference toward owning things and keeping up with the Joneses, and what the neighbours think. He is German, and we have a lot in common. He was captured in North Africa and Spent most of the war in a prison camp in the States. I was a prisoner in Germany 7 We compare notes. Be Is a Doctor of Philosophy, teaching high school mathematics. I needle him by calling him Herr Doktor, and occasion- ally click my heels. He just plain needles Me. we walked down the deserted beach. He's a great `w'alkei.. . He's about six feet two and I have to take one and a half strides to' his one,. He talks while I puff. - "What is it with these teenagers?" he asks. "They talk all the time about how they love nature and how they, want t9 get away from it ail, and there's not one in sight on such a beautiful day." I puffed back that the boys were in the poolroom and the girls were strolling the main street,- in hot pants, trying to get the boys out of the poolroom. Perfectly normal. Then ,I was betrayed. We rounded a . spit and there was a male, definitely young, because his moustache was just a 'glimmer 'of hope, lying back against a driftwood log, reading. I couldn't resist. " Asked him what he was reading. C, S. Lewis, of all things, a brilliant English writer and theologian. Once again my faith that young people are complete hedonists was shattered. Lewis is tough reading, as the lad admitted. This has been a very inconsequential column. But when I think of the way in which nature can recharge our tun-down batteries, all I can say is, "Thanks, God. You're a pretty decent sort after all." Agone OCTOBER 23, 1896 James McGeoch has sold his farm on the 3rd concession of Tuckersmith, east of Egmondville, to his brother Samuel for $5,500. It contains 100 acres and Is a good place. . Twenty-seven years ago snow fell and winter set in, and there was steady sleighing until the middle of April. In many instances apples were frozen on the trees and the roots remained In the ground all winter. Geo. Irwin, Huron Road Hullett, made over $60 this year in prizes at the var- ious shows on poultry. While Messrs, Irwin of Alma, were out in the bush they saw an animal on a fence and they and their dog gave chase. It proved to be a wild cat. Keith McLean of town , who had his leg broken while' playing football on the Fall show day, is getting along nicely. A few days ago James Longworth ,of McKillop,. filled an ordinary grain bag with 31 potatoes and 25'of these weighed 60 pounds. G. A. Ellis, photographer at Bensall, has now one of the finest galleries in the county and is kept quite busy. W. E. Hoggarth, of Bonsai!, shipped to Three Rivers, Quebec, a trio of fine barred Plymouth Rock fancy poultry and has an ,order from Portage la Prairie for more of the same strain. Writ. Chesney, of the 4th concession of Tuckersmith, has shown us two very large potatoes. One of these measured 21 inches the one way and 11 1/2 inches the other. John A. Sutherland, son of AlexSuther- land, of John Street', left' for Detroit to add to the company of young men from Seaforth who are occupying good posit- ions in the city of the straits. Alex. Mustard of Brucefield has placed a new Brantford windmill on his barn. James Swab put it up. ' Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Scott of Bruce- field have now got nicely settled in their new cottage. Alex McKenzie of Brucefield tas,,pur- chased the house occupied by Robert Murdock from Mr. Scott. OCTOBER 21, 1921. Charles E. McDonagh, clerk of the Township of Ashfield, has been appointed returning officer 'for North Huron, and Th)s. Bunking of Kirkton, returning officer for South Huron. Harry Martin' of town is making ex- tensive improvements to the residence of the late Mrs. Hallett, south of the track. 'There was a partial eclipse of the moon on Sunday evening, which was visible until after 8 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Raplen of Manley entertained a host of friends and neighbors in celebration of their silver wedding, The Expositor was given a small bag of very nice potatoes by Mrs. Wm. Cameron, which were grown in their garden on North Main Street. They were a second growth crop and were planted on July 28th. Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen, Prime Min- ister. of Canada, was in SeafOrth for a few minutes on his way to Clinton and Goderich. A meeting of the Sunshine Mission Band, following a short address by Mrs. Larkin, a' life membership ,certificate - in the' W.M.S. was presented to Mrs. Chas. Brodie by Miss Margaret Stewart. The Dominion Stores, Ltd., who have a chain of grocery stores throughout Cahada, have opened a store in the Campbell block on Main Street. OCTOBER 25, 1946 Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Eaton of Seaforth, recently celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with their family and grand- children at the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Peter McGowan. The family presented them with a blanket and the grandchildren gave them a bou- quet of red roses. Mr. and Mrs. John F. MCMann ob- served their 50th wedding anniversary at St. Mel's Church, Chicago. They are natives of Seaforth but went to Chicago 20 years ago. First Presbyterian Church was well filled to hear and enjoy , a high class musical program presented by the Davies family of 'London and sponsored by the choir. A very pleasant evening was spent when 60 friends and neighbors gathered at S.S,No. 2, McKillop to , honor Mr. and Mrs. John McElroy. Progressive euchre was played after which they were made the recipients of an electric lamp and smoking stand by Nelson and Walter Mc- Clure. Arthur Anderson read the address.' Miss Alice Daly was elected to the office of Diocesan second vice president at the annual convention of the Catholic Women's League of Canada. Climaxing four days of close coMpe- tition, the international plowing match came to a close with a banquet, addressed by Hon. J. G. Gardiner, Minister of Agriculture. Neighbors and friends of Misses, Elsie and Martha Fowler, gathered at Thorton Hall, the home of Mr. and Mrs. James' F. Scott, to honor them prior to theirleaving for Seaforth. They were preSented with a tri-light lamp by Mrs. James Carter and Mrs.' Roy Lawson. Miss Edna Jamieson read the addrest. • Comrades John Earle, Walker Bart and Geo. Hays represented Seaforth Branch 156 of the Canadian Legion in the guard of honor which the Legion provided for Vi,scount Alexander of Tunis, Governor General of Canada, at the ,Internatipnal Plowing Match. Mrs. Robert Govenlock, who was seriously injured in a fall in her homells improving. Erhest Clark, who spent the summer months in Northern Saskatchewan, gave an interesting talk On his experience in the mission fields John Beattie, well known business- man, observed his 79th birthday. He came to Seaforth in 1890 and for 56 year's has been a leading figure in the liiPe- of.the town. 4 • • a • 0 iv'74034,407/41MaleggrArlAre4 * I v.