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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1972-11-02, Page 2Sugar • and. Spice by Bill Smiley Canoeing in Canada —Moss, I wanCYoffto take a play in to the huddle. Make sure it's the huddle where they wear the same color uni- form you wear.'• Amon The results of Mondays election, particularly 'those in rural western Ontario, probably reflect a combination of concerns. As Ontario population growth becomes more con- centrated in large urban centres the influence of rural Ontario decreases. This too frequently has contributed to a tendancy on the part of government at higher levels to regard everything desirable for the cities as equally acceptable for the rural .community. There has been a failure to :recognize "that those living on the -farms and in the towns and small -cities of rural •'On- tario have needs and hopes and,asperations just as entitled to recognition as are those of the cities. There is not the lnem- ployment and welfare re- Auirements in rural Ontario as are present in the cities. The merit of.work is not a_ dead,iSSue in these parts and farmers and the busi- ness men in the small towns are accustomed to paying their way and adjusting their needs to their re- Sources. They have_dif. A. - ficulty in accepting what they regard.as unduly high payments to unemployed and .to those on welfare when' they themselves often have difficulty in obtaining, help. They resented what many suspected was a wide spread practise of quitting or turning down %fobs for the benefits of insurance.. Increasing municipal taxes which,.in fact, re- flect Ontario%onservative policies in educatioh and assessment .have been re- lated in the minds of many to the cost of unemploy- ment'and for which the 'federal government 'Ws blamed.' While,the N.D.P. cry of. "corporate bums" -didn't, produce many additional NOP votes ‘in rural Ontario, it did have the effect of raising the question 'of the credibility of the government in the minds of .some voters and was an added .factor,in their de- Cision to register a pro- test vote—) But what possibility .was the major factor in the election results was that too many voters re-. acted against steps being taken to provide the people of Quebec with the ri gh'ts , Since 1860, Serving the Community First" Publizlhed at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by MeLEAN 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) $8.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $10.00. a Year SINGLE COPIES — 20 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 Telephone 527-0240 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, Nol .nber 2, 1972 . Election reveals concern mosiltut I# the Years Agone I• and privileges which had been guaranteed them under confederation. In this , attitude, unfortunately, they were encouraged ,by continuing demands by Ontario for more attawa dollars which, by inference, were being provided Quebec and other 'have not pro- vinces) at the expense of tax payers in, this province. While we w ould hesitate to think of t try certainly his as bi .go- a number of out from releases sent e opposition Ottawa by' som umption in MP's for cons their ridings have. been couched in to rms.that sug- uebec was geSted - that Q titular assis-receiving par expense:Some tance at our candidates, Conservative -same theme exploited the gn. Mr.Stan- in the campai s full credit field deserve for repudiati, ng such an approach. The voters who were in- fluenced by, this kind of anti French backlash didn't think of Canada when they voted. They thought only 'of themselVes". .The fact is, of course, that if we are.to continue to ,have'a 'vi able anal, united Canada it.,,,must include Quebec.- It is the res- ponsibility of those of us, in other parts, inc-luding Ontario, to ensure that Quebecers are given thoSe opportunities. guaranteed them a hundred years ago and that they are assured of standards comparable •to:those enjoyed by the rest of Canada. The vote tells us-many things. ,We hope for the, sake of .Canada that doesn't mean there is a majority 'in Ontario who want to put down Quebec. ' When an election result's in a swing such as that of Monday, the relative nerits of the issues and of the candidates in many ridings are lost sight of. Certainly that iS what happened in, ridings in this area. Without in any Way detradting' 'from the merits of those who won and who deerve congratulations on their achievements, there were at the same time' many' equally-capable candidates: who were swept away. Their abilities,, their' proposals -were ignored,in the larger concern. We hope they will not regard this as typi.Cal but will offer their ser- vices again. a A couple • of weeks ago, while I was writing 'down -the date on my attendance pa d, l'got abit of a shock. It was October 13th. Then I realized It was Friday,41e'Y', my anniversary' On a gloomy Friday the 13th of October 1944,-•I- was shot down over Holland by German flak, crash-landed in a plowed . field and was taken prisoner. • I've been a little leery of Friday the 13th ever since, but When It also falls in October,' as this year, I Teel a distinct chill and my first thought 4s that, I should have stayed in bed all day, with the covers -pulled over my he-ad, to be safe from the searching finger of fate. It's ridiculous, of course. I don't believe in black cat's, walking under ladders, broken mirrors, the number 13, and 'all those old-ivives' symbols of bad luck Ven.4soi I ka4;XOrne of"my stiidePts wonderedl why I taught all day, that'll:0, '•-• with.- both hands behind' my baCk. What ..they didn't know was that I had my fingers. c rossed, both hands... Well, snow that a reasonable time has passed and the sky hasn't fallen in, I can •look back on that day in 1944 with no more. reaction than sangfroid, which, as any Englishman knows, means --bloody cold, and I have-tne of those, so every- thing is fine. ' In retrospect, that day was riot 'an unlucky, but a lucky one. At the time I didn't think so. I had a date that•night with a smashing blonde in Antwerp, and I ' was justly annoyed that the stupid war had interfered ,with•my social life. But looking back,' it was .one of the. luckiest days in my life. I still had a miserable, often wretched experience to go through. However, it was .one of the most interesting in my life, and I made some'fine friends, and, saw a lot Of strange things. Also, my wing' wastosing from five to a dozen pilots a week. My own squadron of eighteen pilots had lost Dave Backhouse'; Johnny Rook, "Taffy" Price, "Dingle" Bell, and a week before I got. it, one of my tent-mates, Freddy Wakeman. was killed. (A Week after I got it, my other tent-mate went down in flames.) I'had' landed once with a bomb clang- -. ling, another time with no flaps, no brakes and thirty-six holes in my aircraft. So , it was just a matter of time, , I wonder how many of you have had the same experience: believing that the fates had singled you out for special punishment, and discovering, much later, To 'the Editor Dear Sir; May I take up a small space In your paper for the purpose of asking the voters of Seaforth to take a keen interest in the coming nominations starting Nov. 9th, Elsewhere in your peper the council has authorized the clerk 'to insert an ad concerning procedures that are now neces- sary under the Elections Act. This Act no longer` provides 'for a ratepayers meeting where nominations were, made but the local council wishes to create interest and are therefore holding a pub- lic meeting in the evening on the first day. of 'nominations -in order that ques- tions may be asked. My purpose here is to ask the elec- tors to carefUlly go over. in their minds the names of good prospective candi- dates, and then go, out and ask them to run. Local government is becoming more and more complex and' ft requires the most capable minds we can get in order to carry on the business of coun- cil )n the best interest of Seaforth. There often is a tendency to let the other fellow, do it but sometimes the other fellow is just too busy and in the final analysis it is the duty of everyone to take part Everyone has a duty to devote some of their lifetime for the betterment of their fellow than and this is a golden oppor- tunity to do it. There is a saying that you only get out of something, what yon are willing to 'put in yOutself and this is particu- larly true about local government. Too often people Just sit back and criticise that what seemed at the time ' a black cloud was really a silver lining in dis- guise. Of course, the opposite can happen. Ask some of my friends who thought it was the luckiest day in their lives when they stood in front of the, preacher with that gentle, sweet, understanding and voluptuous ,Young creature, and found themselves twenty-five years later man- acled to,a fat, nagging shrew. (I know , girls, it. , works both ways. Don't tell me that that handsome,. charming young Adonis you stood up with is really the same person' as that pot-' bellied, bald bore you're living with now, whose idea of a good chat is- to rattle his paper at you and grunt.) But on the whole, life, except for those , few .unfoxtugates, the born losers, seems to, even things out fairly. Twenty-eight yeArs ago tonight I was pretty blue and miserable. After the most inept escape, attempt in the annals of escape,' I had been given a thorough going over and was lying in a box-car, tied up, aching in every muscle and a number of bones, including my nose bone, and shivering like a dog evacuating razor blades. For some reason, the Third Reich had neglected to install a heating system, 'blankets and 'mattresses. The only way I &add recreate, the experience to-night aT would be to go out and try to sleep on the floor of my garage , which is of the wooden variety, with plenty of ventilat- ion. squally 'faulty wasjhe•caterint system. There was nothing wrong with the • waiters, except, that they . carried guns and wore big boots. But they were the soul of courtesy, untying my hands at each meal., - It was the menu. that was lacking. • Not much variety. One 'item, and at some meals, not Oven one. The washroom facilities were rather inadequate, too. But how many of you have ever been tenderly helped down onto a cinder embankment by a paratrooper, his around youy waist,yours .around his shoulders, to go 'to the bathroom? I was dragging one leg. • It was good experience. I learned to love black bread, wurst and cabbage soup.4 I Oiscovered taat,,a single boiled potato, right out of the pot, was a dish' for the gods. I learned how much I could take. And I learned' to be thankful for 'exceedingly small mercies. Well worth' it. and expect that the, world owes them a, living. It doesn't. If you want some- thing done in or for your community the _only way to make sure of it is to get out and work. Please keep this in,mind - get out and offer yourself, for a job or at least per- suade someone else, whom you think is capable, to dh it for your We need good' men' and women for candidates.' There are , ibts of them in our midst so ferret them out. ThO responsibil- ity is yours. Thank you. Sincerely, •F-rank Sills, Mayor of Seaforth. Sir: .1-laving recently returned from a three week holiday in Seaforth after visiting , my sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and . Mrs. P. Bannon, I would like, if you would permit the liberty, through the 'medium of 'your paper to thank not only my relatives and all of the Bannon family but also everyone who entertained us - !That'is my wife and mytelf.' My grateful thanks to the shopkeepers, Banks, Post Office clerks, for the kind help which also helped to make an un- forgetable Holiday, to the Town Clerk, Mr. E. Williams, my sincere gratitude for enlightening us about itho" pioneered the TOwn and the geographical position of it. So therefore, Inconclusion to the Friendly Town' I say, Thank You. Yours J. Williams Yorks, England. 1JVEMBER 5th, 1897. The McKillop Insurance Company has offered a reward -of $50.00 for the appre- hension and conviction of the per on or persons who set fire to the agr ultural hall in September. The first, snow for this fell on Saturday morning. The new lock boxes for the post office have arrived and will be in position next week. Some of the boys in town who were out on mischief bent on Hallowe'en night, took it into their heads to lower the street lamps and turn off the electric current, so the town was in darkness for a time, , Thos. Neilans, tax collector for the Township of Hullett and past master of Harlock, was one of the best known men in the county of Huron. The announcement of his' death, while sitting, at dinner was a shock to his numerous friends. He was born in the south of Scotland in 1834; he first settled in McKillop Township. F -Or a quarter of a century he was an agent for the McKillop Mutual Fire Insur- ance Company. . Considerable interest has been awakened in Hensall in regard to the opening or not of a liquor store. A house to house canvass is being made' by the' interested parties for and against. The re-opening services on Sunday and Monday in connection with the Methodist Church here were a success. Mr. Scott of Brucefield had a good run of business in the disposal of mar- riage licenses, having delivered the neces- sary documents to three, applicants in one day. - . Mr. Kelly, of the saw-mill at Lead- bury', is busily engaged taking out cedar, posts. He has also had three teams hauring cordwood to Seaforth. 13obert Munn has started blacksmithing about three miles east of Leadbury. ,••• NOVEMBER :3, 1922 John Reid of Manley has almost com- pleted the Johnston drain with his dredge and is making a good job. MeSsrs. P. O'Rourke, 'Pete Maloney and Joe Eckart of Manley have completed the contract of cleaning gut the drain on Lot 5', Con. 7, mcKiIlop, Harry Bennewies of Manley is instal- ling a radio so he can enjoy the long distance 'concerts in the winter Months. The members of the Masonic Lodge at Hensall met In their new hall in W.C.Davis' block and while it is 'not yet .completed, it presents a fine up-to-date appearance. Shortly after 5 o'clock on Monday morning the stable of Andrew Calder, on Church St. was discovered to be on fire. It was impossible 'to-- save the building. Thos. Daly of tovio disposed of his grocery business to J. McLeod, who for some three years has been the manager of the U.F.O. store here. The U.F.O. who have been conducting a grocery and boot and shoe business in Seaforth for the past five years disposed of their entire stock to James Cleary, who- his been in the store for two years, Robert Bell of town returned from a business trip to the Western ProvinCes and the coast. A. A. McLennan of town_met with a very unfortunate accident. He was step- - ping out of his car when he slipped and fractured his ankle. • James Cowan of town has leased for the winter the rooms recently vacated by J.E.Willis, Messrs: Tom• Dick of Calgary and Joe Dick of Oshawa were called home owing- to• the serious Illness of their mother, 'Mrs. James Dick. 'NOVEMB'ER 7, 1947. Mrs. Helen Dalrymple received a plea- sant surprise on November 1st on the - occasion of 'her 80th birthday when members of her family presented her with an upholstered .rest rocker. Murray Walters'of Miidmay, her oldest grandson, sent a bouquet of mums and roses and the birthday cake was made by Bruce Walters, baker of Seaforth.' It held 80 candles. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Moffatt of Brucefield observed ttrett 25th wedding anniversary. A general meeting of the Badminton Chit was held when the following officers were elected: Pres. Lillian Southgate; Vice Pres. Neil Beattie; Secretary-Trea- surer, Mayda Mueller; Social Con- vener, Dorothy Parke, Tournament Con- vener, Geo. Flays; Membership, Frances Mathews and Richard Box; Property, J. C. McKenzie; Reporter, W„E;Southgate. Carhiel Presbyterian Church, Hensall, dedicated a Northern-Hammond electric organ, as a memorial to members of -the congregation who seEved and died, in two World Wars. .An enthusiastic crowd of Hallowe'en celebrants filled the Seaforth rink for the Lions Club annual frolic. Headed by the Seaforth Highlanders Band and the Bannochburn 'Pipe Band the parade arrived at the rink, where a program was under- . way. Six valuable prizes were given in the draw and were won' by , - cedar chest, L.Edler; bicycle, Mrs. B.Hilde- brand; coffee table, Merton A.Reid;,lamp, Hugh Gorwill; mixer,, Norma J.. Sills; blanket, W.F.Pepper, Guelph. ,TUckersmith's atsessment for 1948 total $2,163,587. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Agar, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Leslie, Robert Sadler,Hazel Hamilton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Drake, Mr. , and Mrs. Marshall Deering and Mr. arid Mrs. Lloyd Sordsdahl attended the Lon- don district creamery banquet and con- vention in London. Pupils of Walton school were enter- tained at a Hallowe'en party. Mrs. W.C. Hackwell was planrst for the grand march with Mrs. Stewart Humphries, Mrs. E. • Stevent and Mrs. Silas *Johnston as Judges Of costumes. Best dressed girt, 13. Bettyger; best dressed boy, I,. Fox; best Hallowe'eh costume, Shirley Quinn; best dressed couple, A. Achilles and J. Johnston.