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In Flanders Fields
I.'
From My Window
— By Shirley J. Keller
If
SEAFORTI-I, ONTARIO, November 9, 1972
Remembrance Day 1972
To each of us Remem-
brance Day has a parti-
cular significance and
pnOvides a vehicle for
thoughts and recollections
peculiarly our own..
It also is an.oppor-
tunity, in the recollect-
ion of the past, to think
of the present and the
relation of the one to the
other.
We are reminded by the
committee on Chaplaincy,
services,,the Presbyterian
Church in Canada, that ail
of us are what we are to-
day because of what we
have been in the past:This
is one reason why it is
sometimes said, "man' is
what he-remembers".
Is it not the same
with a Nation? the com-
mittee asks and adds:"The
character df.a Nation is
formed and revealed by
all that has happened to
it in its past; it too is
what it .remembers.
"Viewed in this way,..
therefore, Remembrance
Day is an important day.
It is not just-a- patriotic
holiday;' it is a .time' for
remembering what we have
done as a people, and what
we are because of these
things. .We 'owe it to
young Canadians to explaii
our past to them.and to
teach them to remember.
"One thing the younger
Ws all over . . . or is it?
The .- election I mean. WaSn't that a
kick in the head , for everybody? The
Liberals lost precious ground; the Pro-
gressive Conservatives *made gains' -
but only enough to make losing all the
more painful; the NDP is in the iinev-
iable position of holding the balance of,
power - and if things go badly it could
hurt; and the Social Credit are .. . well,
the Social Credit are still with us.
As most of my steady readers know,
I'm a Pet fan. • It wasn't always thus.
When Pierre . Elliott Trudeau was first
-made party leader, I was the most skep-
tical Canadian alive. I would -have pre:
ferred John Turner, the handsome young
lawyer with the smooth approach, to
lead this country's Grits.
But Pet wasn't in power, long before
I realized he was a man after my own
heart. He was a bit of a rebel, a kind
of a guy who would wear a leather coat
to. Buckingham Palace and tell a PC
backbencher to "fuddle-duddle". He was
no namby-pamby Prime Minister who
did What was required of him because
.
it .was required of him. No, Pet was
different. He is different.
Pet has done for Canada what no
other Prime Minister could have done in
four years. While the members of the
Opposition jeered and jibed, Pet made
Canada a nation of respect throughout
the entire world. Heopened doors7,-1or
country which had previously been
closed tightly. He tried to take our eyes
beyond our own backyards and into, the
wide, wide universe. He was not succes-
sful because too many canaaignb prefer
to dwell on their own sordid little prob-
lems which really aren't problems a(
all in the broad sense of Hying..
If Trudeau made one promise to this
nation (and I doubt that he ,did) he
wanted a "Just Society". Obviously,
Trudeau's concept of a Just Society is a
long *ay frOrn what the people of Canada
considers "VW'. Strangely enough,
it was Trudeau's Just Society theme
which swept him tea power in 1968 and
it was his pat SoEfety policies which
killed him in 1972. Everybody claims
to want just and fair treatment, but
everybody has a different opinion about
how it la best achieved]
I'm not bitter although i believed -
and still believe - iri Trudeau. Why
Should '1 be? gtanfield promises he can
generation finds hard to
understand is why when
War seems so cruel and
useless, we chose War.
But the point is, we did
not choose it - it was
thrust upon us, and. there
seemed no other honourable
way out. Surely there is
a diffe'rence between an
aggressor Nation and its-
victims, between liberty
and en-slavement, as Sir
Winston,. Churchill put it
"however tempting it might
be when trouble lies ahead,
to step*aside adroitly and
put somebody else-up to
take the blows", we could
not do that, so we went
to war, believing if we
had not done so far wor-se
things would'be in store
for us, than war could
bring.
"In a world such as
this, peace and' security
and freedom, are costly,"
the committee concludes..
In thislcase the cost was
the life'S blood of our
nation's youth, They were
p're'pared to pay, .the cost,
and proudly, we remember
them. Let, us also remember
those who loved themNives
made-widows, children' left
fatherless. They, toQ, have
paid for our liberty, and`
our Nation owes them all
'honour and gratitude. We
remember them today with
thankfulness.
do better. NDP say their way is
the best way toward lasting progress
and peace. The Social Credit promise
great things, too. So what's to be
bitter about? No matter to whom this
country falls in the next few months,
we'll be in good hands.
I'm surprised at a couple of° things,
however. I'm surprised by the numbers
of people to whom I have spoken who
were actually concerned to learn that
the Trudeau government Might not be
in charge from now on. I was amazed
at the feeling in some quarters that
because Quebec voted almost solidly for
Trudeau! the Prime Minister didn't have
the good will of the Canadian people. .
I was waiting for a counter-charge that
because the PC strength was gained for
the most part right here in Ontario
that Stanfield's success in this election
was to be questioned alSo. Is Quebec
less a part of Canada than Ontario,
than Nova Scotia which 'Robert Stan
field almost swept? Have we already
separated Quebec from the Dominion in
our petty little minds?
And so, on Thursday evening last
week we saw Pierre Elliott Trudeau go
to the television cameras and the radio
microphones to tell the nation that. he ."
was not going to quit beCause he had to
share his football, with the other kids.
We heard him admit that his policies
were apparently unpopular with the Can-
adian , people. We heard him promise
to enact legislation which would please
the populace and get Canada rolling again.
We heard him say he would endeavour to
work and co-operate with all parties,
so that the best ideas of each could be
pooled into sound' decision-making for
the betterment of Canada.
And we heard him answer a re-
porter who asked the PM if he was
"lufmbled". we heard him confess to
the nation that he's a God-fearing man
who humbled himself regularly before his'
own parish priest and his Goti.
Once more Trudeau has shown he's
got class". He's got guts. He's got
something many politicians don't have.
You think the PC's will be swept to
power in the next election, when it comes
perhaps in a year. Don't be too sure.
Don't count Trudeau down and out just
yet. Confession is good for the soul,
Me thinks. Look what it did for Darcy
McKeough in Ontarlol
NOVEMBER 12, 1897'.
One day last week a company of gypsies
passed the village of Londesboro, and two
of the women called at M. C. Crawford's
and one snatched a purse from Mrs.
Crawford and took a $5.00 dollar bill
and attempted to leave.
.Alex McKinnon of TuCkersmith hag.
purchased from Fred Datars of Hay Twp.
a heavy draught' gelding which weigh s
910 lbs. He paid $00.00-for him.
-D. D, Wilson of town has shipped out
an enormous quantity of eggs during the
past two weeks, most of Ahem going to
the Old Country.. ..
The funeral of the late Thos. Nellans
of. Hullett, was one of the largest ever
seen• in the county. It is Said there were
over 200 vehicles in the procession. The
remains were interred in the Hill Ceme-
tery, Hullett.
Messrs ,Sills and Murdie have fixed
up the Old Expositor building on JOhn
St. and are using it as a warehouse in
connection with their hardware Store._
We hope the political association con -,
nested with the building will have a bene-
ficial influence on the senior member of
the firm., •
Miss Agnes D. Hays, daughter of T.E.
Hays of ,tow,n, has been re-engaged for:
Nise'xt year to teach at S.S.No. 6 McKillop
at an increase of $25.00 'in salary. -.-
Thos. Fowler has sold' his farm, west
end Tuckersmith, to W.Crieh for $5500.
and has purchased Wm. Fowler's home- '
stead farm 40,the Huron Road for $000.
Hector Reid, 3rd concession Stanley, ,
has'purchased from John Hord of Park-
hill, a... thorough and improved large
Yorkshire hog.
James 'Martin, of Hullett, Who has
been packing apples this .. season for
Messrs. Mitchell & Elliott, has finished
this season's operation. He has bought
and packed one thousand barrels.
The Catholic Mutual Benefit Assoc.
of this town held, an open Meeting in the
town hall, the occasion being the vislt
of W, P, Killacky, Grand Trustee and
organizer of Western Ontario. 'J. L. Kil-
loran took the chair and Miss ,Bertha
Daly gave, a well rendered instrumental.
Bernard O'Connell gave a brief address.
John F. Daly read an address of welcome
to Mr. Killackey.
NOVEMBER 10,1922,
Messrs. Hugh and Frank McGregor,
Frank Skelton and Geo. Falconer, who
went west on the harvester's excursion,
have returned horn e and report good crops
where they were working, '
P. J. Johnston of IVIcKillop, one of
our most prosperous farmers, has sold
to Mr. Elliott of Varna, 800 bushels of
peas which will be used as food' bY
lumbermen.
Miss Ella Pierce, Dublin, prior to
her marriage received a Thanksgiving
shower., from the ladies of the village.
Mrs. David McConnell read an address
and Mrs. Julies Redmond made the
presentation of an umbrella.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Munn of RenSall
have moved off their fine farm on the
3rd concession of Hay and are occupy-
ing the neat home purchased from Mrs.
James Moore..
The Young Men's Association of . First
Presbyterian Church gave a social even-
ing for their friends. There was a hearty
and prolonged applause for each .ef the
stunts offered by the boys. Dalton Reid,
James Stewart, James Scott, favorite
singers, added numbers which were much
enjoyed. -Harry Livens' was he accom-
panist and Rev. Dr. Larkin gave a short
address.
The Masonic Hall was completely filled
by the members of Britannia Lodge to
witness the unveiling of a large portrait
of Brother' Wm. Ballantyne, the oldest
member of the lodge. The unveiling
was performed by John H. Reid,, and Dr.
F. J.. Burrows, followed by short speeches
by James -.G. Mullen, Chas. Aberhart and
Thos. McMillan.
John Neilands of town Bas returned
from the west where he spent some months.
Frank Sills, Rev. Fr. White of St.
Columban, • and John Malone of McKillop,
returned from a hunting trip to the
north, each bringing home a' fine -deer.
NOVEMBER 14: 1947. ••,
lion, Farquhar Oliver, Ontario Liberal
Leader commenced a one-day tour of
Huron riding with breakfast in Seaforth.
Accompanied by members of the riding
executive he visited,-Eketer, Zurich and
Goderich, returning to Seaforth in the
evening.
Con Eckart of McKillop was elected
president of the McKillep Federation of
Agriculture at the annual meeting held
irrthe Walton community, Hall with Sam
Scott in the chair.
C ar m el ' Presbyterian Church of Hen
sail dedicated a Northern-Hammond elec-
tric organ as a memorial to members
who served and died in two world wars,
Rev. P.A.Ferguson conducteddhe service.
• The cottage belonging to B.C. Box
Estate at Hayfield has bebn sold to Clare
way of Egmondville, while Mr. Way has
sold his'property in Egmondville to James
Barry of Seaforth.
The property of W.J,Mclntosh, situated
on Centre St., SeafOrth has been sold
through the office of E.C.Chamberlain to
Harold Co mell of Varna.
Misses Doris and Agnes Broadfoot of
'Vancouver, B.C., who have been visiting
,relatives in Winthrop for 'the past six
weeks, have accepted positions in London
where they will spend the winter.
Messrs. Donald and Oban MacTavish
of Toronto' spent the week end with their
parents, Mx: and Mrs. John McTavish
and with their brother, Ian McTavish who
left to resume his uties in the Royal
Dutch Airlines.
Store • windows and ' advertising
signs are being blocked out in adhering
to the regulations respecting the'use of
hydro )in Seaforth.
'The dance organized and sponsored
by the nursing staff 6f Scott Memorial
Hospital in Cardno's Hall was largely
attended. Receiving were, Misses Mary
McGrath, Frances Fortune,;Muriel Gibson
and the superintendent, Miss M. Dinning.
The proceeds amounts to over $200.00.
Inasmuch as the matter of closing
school on Nov. 20th for the wedding of
Princess Elizabeth was left to the various
school boards, the board decided that the
Seaforth 'Public School would celebrate
this very important event by giving the
pupils a holiday. ' ' •
Dr. E. A. McMaster and Messrs.
Jamds Scott, W.T.Teall and Mayor
A. Reid were in Northern Ontario on a
hunting trip.
. Today I was discussing newspaper columnists with some of
my senior students. It was a perfectly legitimate exercise in the
teaching of English, but the devils know that if they can get
me off' track, bragging or reminiscing, I might get carried
away and forget to give them their homework assignment.
Therefore, someone craftily introduced the subject of this
column. Sly questions, leading me further and further away
from the original point. It worked. Most people are never
-happier than when , they're. talking about themselves or their'
work. I took the bait.
"I suppose you write four or five ahead", suggested one lad.
A lot of people, haye this loony idea. tersely told the
truth: that I write it ,right on the deadline, even though I
have a whole week to work on it. I'm usually galloping'to the
post office to catch the last possible mail. There are 168 hours
in a week, and I use.the last two of them.
(I can- hear some editors and readers sniffing and muttering,
"They read like it, too".)
But I've discovered that it is psychologically impossible
for me to turn out a column unless the guillotine is hanging
ver me. I've tried it in the summer holidays, but have given
up. On each occasion I'd sit there, looking and feeling stupid,
tear out of the typewriter sheet after sheet,, crumple it, and
try again. Nothing doing.
I am constantly telling budding-writers to establisba regular
work pattern. Afraid it's a case of "dc; as I say" rather than
"do as I do."
Oh, they get a lot of good advice. Constantly I extoll
the Work habits of people„ like Leacock and Hemingway; who
got up early and worked steadily for so' many hoUrs. Then
one of my little inner voices snaps, "Why' don't you do it
yourself?" My other little inner voice snaps right back,
"Hell, I'm not a writer, I'm a columnist." Saved.again.
when youthful writers ask me what to write about, I tell
them to write about what they know and do and feel. This
time, I follow my own advice. If I didn't, I wouldn't have enough
material-to keep me going for a month. '
"Yah, but whut kinda stuff?", they retort in their impeccable
teenage English.
This is a variant on the adult query I've heard so often,
"Where daya get all them ideas for your little articles?"
Well, folks, I wish a butler would appear once a week
with a little Silver salver bearing a piece -of paper, and
announce;.-"Your idea for this week, sir." But he doesn't,
-and. I probably wouldn't know what to do with it if he did.
Besides, I don't have a butler, damrnit.
However, I do' have a wife, Occasionally, in despair, I'll
say, "What in the world am I going to write about this week?"
She'll say, "Write about spring" or something about as
helpful. I respond, "0.X." and write a column about spring.
Nothing to it. -
JUst before the electiOn, something came up that might have
been material for a column. An old friend phoned.' My wife
answered. She called, "Paul wants to know if the Liberals can
put a sign on our 'lawn", frowning arid shaking her head at
me.
Airily I said, "Sure, I don't care", though'I hadn't decided
which way I was going to vote. Hand over the mouthpiece, she
hissed at me, "No, I don't want a sign on our lawn."
Even more airily, I said, "Yes, he can. Tell him. For once
in your life, woman, do what you're told." She did.'
But her wrath mounted steadily. Five minutes later she was
on the blower to N.D.P. headquarters, telling them they could
put a sigrfon our lawn.
I didn't give a didle. A lalm is only a lawn,- and a sign is
only a sign. But, though I was polite, I was a little cheesed
when two NDP characters showed up hi the door, ostensibly ,
to thank us. Not only did they try to sell me on socialism, or
at least what passes for it in this country, but they drank all
my beer and ate all my cheese. Their idea of socialism, I
guess.
Next morning, I was a bit startled to walk out and see
four signs on the lawn, two Liberal, two NDP. Right there and
then, I almost decided to 'vote the straight Tory ticket.
There were the usual _,.efeedles from neighbours and
colleagues. "A house divided against itself, eh, Smiley?" And
"What are you trytia, do, Smiley, get out the vote?" ,
I coolly ignored the jibes, but secretly wondered whether
ther5 was material:- for a column in it. That's the way a
columnist thinks, so watch what-you say when I'm around. I
decided there wasn't. And, as you can see, I was right.
Perhaps this column should be headed,,,"How Not To Write
a Column". But you see, ,I did, and you rehd it. At least,
I hope- you did. Surely three or four of you did, If you didn't,
write ine and explain why.
Sugar and Spice
by Bill Smiley In the Years Agorae