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SEAFORTH; ONTARIO, July 20, 1972
New policy is helpful
and others in the area had
to go to'schpol in Bruce-
field, some miles away
even though a bus going to
Seaforth school• went right
sufficient room and when by their door.,.
a' went, past their door "There are ,dbubtlets
but were forced to travel many other-such situations
a much further distance to in the county Which, if
some other school. 'brought to-the attentio4
For altogether too long of the board in .a manners
pupils have been required' similar to the case -in
to attend schools as 'a question, would take up,
result of arbitrary detis- many valuable hours of the
ions that have' ignored - board's ttme. And, as
community ties, distance some of the board members
and, above all,,transpor.-- said; this case may start
tation cost. ' a dangerous precedent. But
The decision resulted perhaps At will also lead
from repreSentations made the board to take a closes^
recent
parent
th
Blyth
"Th
an exc
in.Tuc
busing
school
cently
School
A common sense approach a precedent which will cause
was taken by Huron county, trouble, but ultimately it
Board of Education this ' may,lead to more sensible
week when it established school boundaries.
'policy in connection with "The couple in 'question
students being accommodated lived just outside Sear
In schools in a district forth, and were only a
other'than the district in short distance to the Sea-
which they live. forth school:. by bus. 'Under
The board said it was the school districts which
allright providing addit- were in operation when the
ional cost was-hot involved county school board took
and application was made . over education, however,
before a particular date the children of that family
each year.
This is as it should.be.
It never made sense that
.pupils could not attend -
a nearby school that had
ly by a Seaforth area
which in turn promo-
is comment in the
Standard:
e decision to make
eption for a .family .
kersmtth,Townshfp,on
'of chtldren to
s which was made re-
by Huron County . -
bbard, may-have set
look at.present school
-.areas and see if, now that
all the.schools are under
one board„there isn't. a
more efficient way to
.organize the areas which
would cause the' least dis-
'r'uption of normal' community
ties and lead to less tra-
vellinT tlme for the child-
ren."
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In the Years Agone
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SUGAR
and
SPICE
by Bill Smiley
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Don't overpower.
Know how to operate
and control your
craft.
Those of you who have been faithfully
reading this coluinri for a number ofyears
will know how I hate 'picnics. . . most
especially, the large family 'get-together
type picnics.
• I'm not adverse to,fa,milles. Families
are wonderful, even when they have their
disagreements as most families do from
time to time. Meeting once a year with
the family is Just fine with me . . . but
please tell me, why oh why must it take
the form of a picnic.. .
Pa:Eking for a picnic is a pain In the
neck . . . and 'when it is a family picnic,
it is still worse. Let's /ace it. I'm not
much of a cook and a picnic where luriOh
is pooled together is nothing more than
a. „cooking competition without prizes..
' Some women are' 'naturals to pack
picnic ba'skets. They have no end of
ideas for making picnic lunches which
are absolutely fantastic to loOk at and
delightful...to eat. They would match their
picnic •basker:against thErpicnic basket of
a0-Worrisn present . And that is no easy'
• task,.. °, „ .
Wheel pack a Picnic lunch I can think
• 14.: ..,, • ,of • nothing. original. , What else' can you
have at a picnic except sandwiches
pOtato salad, with afeW hard boiled 4,:fs?.'1,0.
-And after sandwiches every noontifne for
35 years, there isn't much that ,can.be
done to ' Make the loWly bread snd`:gtitter
pies filling into a gourmet '
And then there's the 'disappOintrnent.' ,
`at lunchtime. • It is -a subtle kled orhurt. „ •
..„`";?-1,7%; '''Whialit..feeI deep' in the Pit Of Ty stomach:
• • "ulArriiee%• fruited .baidgne, scallop
• ▪ creates •as rnucir stir, -is a buxorh. blonde
hit a desert island' with a.,-.,crew of ship-
„":wreeited sailors and' my Aimp egg-salad ° ▪ salidwidlies- are left to get .soggy in the
afternoon sun,..That's crushing. '
Anothe7 thing I hate about., genies . •
the'faMily variety - is the .sports section.•
"what's,. "Ain abut running a rane when
you -are aging, over-weight; tired, and
hal— where's the enjoyment in relays
.which put you in harness with a team
•..that isn't any mare enthusiastic about.
the game than You are?
, . FlOnestly;.-I *Swear there Is something
sad istid about the people who plan these
Outdoor ONO' ganieS. The object seems
to, be to make fools 'Of anyone who will
aeaept the Challenge . . and to add
, Walt to inlitry through it all by bringing •,.-
” Shame down on yOtir heateff you shrink frop
the "fun".
Of course, that's just One. person's
opinion. There must surely be people -
thoroughly safferfied with big picnics
because year after year they continue- •
to be
This. weekend I'm going to have . a
chance to begin a picnic revolution. With •
my husband' and his sister and her hus-
band, I'm in charge• of sports for a family.
picnic.
I've made some solemn' pledges and "
I'm hoping my cohorts will approve.
First of all, I will not beg, entreat E con-
, jole, urge or ofheiwise bring pressure
to bear on anyone who does not want •
to participate in that part of the Atonic.. •
As far as I'M concerned, it is every-
one's personal business if he or she
wants to risk a heart attack by running
-full' tilt after doing very little else for
the , remainder. of the year but Pushing's
pencil'.
Going on the premise that picnic fever
is fading among the young, the greatest '•
portion of the activities will be geared
to, the Middle-aged (like me) and the
elderly (like I'm • :fist, 'becoming). Oh,
there will be the usual ,trolls for the pre-
schoolers and the youngsters under 8 or
10,, but I tee value in planning a,
erograrn of young adult sports, when most •
parents. either can't purSuade the teeners
to come . . . or can't prevail imon.thern
to, do much more' but sit With- long faces
watching. the ,,cloCk for lunchtime and'
'eventual -departure. .Rebellious - youth
getyno hassle from met . • •
There will be plenty .of, opportunity
- for conve?i3ation . . for I, belleVe that
most people are like I am. I think the
greatest 'appeal in fan-illy picnics is the
It is an annual ,opportunity
to get"the statistics_ straight... to note
• how much, John's heir has thinned out,
• how much smaller Grace'S waist has be-
. Crane, how• saucey little Herman has
. grown,' how, mod Cousin HIlda'd oldest ,
son tag gone. •
• ; It is a 'Chalice •Ior Uncle, Gregory
to brag ' about his' new . cat,' for brother
. Bill to hapl out the plans for his summer-
Wine 'on Luke Going -Broke, for Grandpa
' Higglesworth to- make excuses for his
son and family Who are on Special assign-
' ment in' the Maritimes.,
I think the" accent' shoUld be on the
families not foOdand foolish fun.,
That'S what attracts Me and Wager
, that's what keeps Most folks coming
year after Year.'
but a picnic? With flies and mos-
quitoes and too much sun? Ridiculous
races and -a cooking contest with keen
competition? Who needs it?
JULY 24, 1R9'7
W. Cudmore, the well known hay deal-
er of Huron Co. has shipped nearly 300
carloads •this 'season.
Mathew Morrison of Walton was_
thrown out of his buggy in Morris Twp.
while on his way, home from -Brussels,
by a passing rig catching the hind wheel
of his buggy.
The contract for carrying the mail
between Seaforth, Constance and Harlock
has been .let to Wm. McIntosh of Con-
stance. This will remove fiorn the
road the familar figure of Thos. Neil-
ans. who ever since 1872 has faithfully
served as mail carrier, between Sea-
forth and Harlock.
About I o'clock Sunday morning the
citizens were again aroused by the sound-
ing of the fire alarm. It was found
that an electric light bulb was burning
at the recreation grounds.
At First Presbyterian Church, Sea-
forth, Rev. Neil McPherson M.A.B.D.
and Isabel, daughter. of Rev. Mathew Barr
of Seaforth were united in marriage by
Rev. Dr. MacDonald. She was attended
by her two sisters,, Miss Jennie and
Maggie Barr.
James McMichael is beautifying his
residence on Goderich St. west by having
it nicely painted. Mr. Crich is doing
the job. -
James Graves of Torcinto intends build-
& ing brick block on Main St. do the
grounds where his frame store now stands.
A horse belonging to John R. Coven-
lock, of Winthrop was tied in front of
Reid and Wilson's hardware store When
it became frightened and made off at a
lively pace. It turned the corner at Pic-,
Bard's store ands-collided with an elec-
tric light pole. , The buggy, was over-
turned and the horse stopped. -
Messrs. McMillan, McMichael and
Stephenson of Hullett shipped 8 car loads
of very fine cattle for the old country.
Messrs. John Scott and John Stephenson
went with them.
Jacob Barrows of Leadbury is er-
ecting a new residence.• It will be'brick
veneered and two-stories in height.
Andrew Dougall of the London Road,
Tuckersmith, had the misfortune to have
two valuable horses killed while in the
field, by lightning.
' The balance -of the June make of ch-
eese was shipped from Brucefield; the
price realized in 8 1/2 cents per pound.
James Swan and his assistants of
Brucefield, are busily engaged in getting
the binders into running order before
the harvesting commences.
• Oliver Coleman of Hilisgreen has been
engaged as principal of Zurich public
school.
-JULY 21,.1922
Geo. Hutson of Staffa, who was un-
fortunate in having his threshing machine
bUrned has decided to continue, in the
threshing business and has purchased a •
new separator from the Robt. Bell En-
gine and Thresher Co. of Seaforth.
A crowd of 1,000 spectators witnessed
a good game of foot ball at Brucefield
when the Rovers succeeded in defeating
Stratford 3 - 1. Frank Kelly of Lis-
towel was, the referee.
Miss Mildred M. McGrath; Evelyn C.
McGrath, and Mrs. Joseph p. Mellen
of the Dublin High School have passed
thee normal school examinations in Strat-
ford.'
Walter Bateman, son of Mr and Mrs.
E. W. Bateman of town met with a nasty
accident, while driving home from Bay-
field. He and some other bays came on
a ear in distress. The boys 'bffered to
take the lady members home. Walter
was on the running board and in going
' down Banrioekburn hip, he was thrown
Off, striking the road, 'rendering him
unconciotia.
R.E. Coates of town met with an
unfortunate' accident when he fell, off a
ladder and fractured his leg.
The Seaforth Highlander's Band supp-
lied the music programme at a garden
party north of Brussels. ,
T.J. Richardson of the Mill Road has .
purchased from the Robert Bell and Th-
resher Co. Ltd.,at ,Seaforth, a complete
new threshing cait.
A large number from Chiselhurst att-
ended the orange demonstration in Sea-
forth, and others Went to London to see •,
the circus.
The housewives at Chiselhurst are busy
these days picking berries, the crop
being one of the best in many years.
Robert McLean, of Kippen, who has '
been attending the Stratford normal school
is among the successful students •there.
He is now qualified to teach and he is
extended success in his &liven profession..
During the electric storm last-week,
Geo. Thompson's house at Kippen, had
a narrow escape from being struck with
lightning, as the current struck a tree
close to the house,
JULY_ 25, 1947
The oddfellows and Rebeicahs of Sea-
forth-held their-mm=1 pierticattre
Park with 75 •attending. After a pot
luck supper with Mrs. Mae Hillebrech as
convener, Mrs. iviak Dormice convened
the sports.
Henry Fuss, of the Parr Line, west
of Hensall, was taken to Clinton Hospital
suffering bruises and possible injuries
to his leg, received in a haying accident.
He was standing on the barn floor when
a bundle of hay was going into the Mow
when the trip rope caught on the hay
rack and a half ton bundle of hay fell
on him from a distance of 30 feet.
C.M. Smith, who established the bus-
iness in 1936, has sold the Telly Grill
to Alex. Skowronski of Montreal. While
Mr. SMith has not completed his future
plans it is his intention to continue to
reside in Seaforth.
Col. S.W. Arshibald, of London is
having the land surveyed for the 42
new houses to be erected in Exeter
by war time /housing.
- Mr. and Mrs. B. Stintore• celebrated
their 50th wedding anniversary at Walton.
Ross Montgomery of Winthrop has
taken a position in Brantford.
Alex Sinclair, who has been recuper-
ating at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.'
Leeming had the' misfortune to fall and
fracture his hip and is again in Scott
Memorial Hospital.
Mr.' and Mrs. Kelso Adams of Con-
stance left for Saitford, where they have
bought a store.
Miss Donelda Adams of Constance left
for the United Church camp at Goderich
where she will be the supply manager and
registrarfor the camp.
Mr. and. Mrs. W. L. Whyte and Dr.
and Mrs. E. A. McMaster are attending
the International Lion4COnVention at Los
Angeles, Calif. They will make the
western trip by Special train 'through
the states and the return journey will
be made through Canada.
Ralph Davidson, who until he entered
in Army in 1940, operated the chopping
mill at Winthrop has recently returned
'after seven years ,service and has open-
ed a general machine repair shop at
Winthrop.
Meinbers of The Seaforth Highlanders
Band were in Stratford attending the annu-
al picnic of the Huron-Perth Band Assoc-
iation, when more than 500 people were
present.
Despite the threatening rain which
at times almost forced the postponement
of the evening's program, the Friday
night performance of the 12th annual
Lions Club carnival was highly successful.
There's nothing quite, _like a summer
in Canada. We have that 24:Later that
Just goes on and on and on. Then, sud-
denly, about the first of June, it's spring.
The temperature soars, the grass grows
violently and we kick off our rubbers
with gay abandon.
Two weeks, later, everybody has a cold,
the,, foes are nipped by the frost, the
furnace is still rum,bling, and the weath-
erman announces triumphantly that wiar-
loh or someplace had an all-time over-
night low of 40 degrees on the ump-:
teenth of June.
By the tithe this appears in Print,
we'll probably be gasping for breath
and wondering when this unprecedented
heat wave will end.Den't worry; it will.
Just about the time you start -to get,
the poisonous juices of winter soaked
out of you.' And then it will be fail,
and idiots like me will be writing col-
umns about that refreshing nip in the air.
Nip in the air. Holy old Hughiel
There was so much nip in the air early
this summer that a chap scarcely need-_
ed a nip of -anything else.
'Oh,, well, I guess it's better than liv-
ing 'in the sweltering heat of Israel or
Egypt. Though it certainly isn't any saf-
er, as those who have been on the high-
ways recently will attest.
Why does my wife remind me of a
flicker? A flicker is a bird with a red
top-knot. we have one in our back-
yard every summer. It flops out of a
cedar tree, or maybe heaven, and flick-
ers away all over the grass, sometimes
within feet of us. I think it's a flicker,
_thoirkh I'm no expert. I can tell a robin
from a sea gull,' on a clear day, and that's
about it.
Well, why does she? She doesn't
have a red top-knot. But she acts like
a flicker. The bird runs across the
grass at -a great rate. It stops, looks
about, bangs its beak into the ground about
twelve times, repeats the process for
some period, then flies off suddently in
all directions, for no-apparent reason.
And that's why my wife reminds me
of a flicker. That's how our vaunted
holidays began this year. I had one day
off after ten months in the sausage factory.
It was a Saturday, which I have off every •
week anyway.
It seems we had to go and see our
daughter, the bride. Right.,,away. Hol-
iday weekend, with all the horror that
entails, but never mind. Wedding pic-
tures. ,Late gifts. How is, she? Is
the marriage working out? Motel room?
Just like 'a flicker banging away at the
grubs in the ground.
was caught by surprise, just as a
grub' is by a flicker. No money and the
banks were closed. The car needed a
muffler. I. needed about three days of
intensive care.
During the same 24 hours, the flick-
er had 'phoned friends of ours who'd
invited us down to lie around their pool.
She had agreed that as soon as we had
spent a day or two with the bride, we'd'
go straight to their place,.
The bride is about '70 miles north
in
the friends
resort area,
lieabout
a through
85 miles
ough hraiytraffic.
The south,
through hairy traffic trying to get north
No problem. The flicker's mate does:-the
driving.
And right in the midst of all • this
flickering who calls up to see if I want
to go out bass fishing but my old friend,
Capt. Dalt Hudson." I'll give you three
guesses. Where do you think I wanted
to go?
Well, we flickered .off, north. Nice
day. Traffic just below manic level.
ArriVed late. Great dinner with new In-
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with fails rushind'in backgroUnd. Idyllic.
Next day, cold.- Motel' toilet backing
up. Kids visited. Went for chilly swim
gi lake.nasb(,rd at Blew kids Dtorovterrific m smor-gasbord r -
to apartment with mother cat and four
kittens. Mother flicker somewhat horr-
ified. Invited kids to Iun ch next day at,
motel. Immediate acceptance.
Midnight. • Temperature about 52.
Couldn't get motel window closed. Ro-
mantic •falls now sounding like locomo-
tive in trouble.
Next morning. Motel room just above
freezing. Cold , wind. Rain.,Tottered
up, to' main lodge for coffee. iscovpr-
egi no lunch served Sundays and holidays.
Kids arrive noon, starving. Give 'them
two breadsticks stolenP from table night
before. Atmosphere cool. ,
Mother flicker starts pecking gyps
again. Grubs are kids. Kids' 'resent
' being grubs.- Show, us - their "studio."
Have conned government into $7,000. art
programme. Looks intelligent but don't
ask me to explain it. Forms; colours, shav
Many, head for home in rain and
bumper-tip-bumper.. No breakfast. No
lunch. No brains. Nothing but intense
desire to see normal abode of habitation.
Arrive. ..Collapse. Faintly 'revived
by hot soup. Sleep thirteen hours.
Up this morning to find own toilet
backing up (or is it a dream?), vacuum
-.cleaner on blink, and mother flicker al-
ready making new plans for further for-
ays.
Aren't you sorry you aren't a school
teacher, with all those "holidays"?
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