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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, January. 18, 1973
A well deserved retirement
, • 'n 1,
From My: Window
By 'Shirley J. Keller
'"NARY 2 1 ; l
Tht .sleighing continues fairly
this section, and large quantities
• duce - are being brought into market
meet with ready demand
market place. .
Mr. J. G. Crich. ',Cho
up with a xslight attack of voer.cian fe'ear
is now able to he 4:Int. A f.e7.
scarlet fever' are reported.
.The Winthrop Cheese *;
the balance of their sease"s -r.".•ene
. 8 1, 4e per,,pound. They
successful season. sonanufaete - 7' I
- tons of cheese. •
The threshers ir. this a,-
about completed their f A•i.-1F7,.•
and all pronounce
seasons for many years. ."
large quantity of zraln Inanallee.
Measles al se eca.
in this part, and tae
few days nursing
Toropto poultry mar,,-: .,r-
small. There is a f.-11r
market is steady at ac ..r t,riev
for geese, 40 te fnr.
500 for chickens.
There `'is adeal-1.-,Y, 1.7
and unless some men.;:e
,
rs r. - = 7,4r:
can he brouglt, bribed. cr free.
the meeting the dead-Wee -•:: araaal•::.
be• broken. The trotiLl ,- IS a:: •'•1*
election of a trustee fr r t
Institute. Ever sir , a iee 'If'.
summer io tnen • itt. .1 a .
the teal Inch staff. th.e ales a- f
members af tee beerleaae be•P!. if ese-eare...
by :some of tie ratepayera, 'Se tel.ers
were equally as lesiroue of rete -nagOv-
oid hoard.
In the Years Agone
a
Sugar and Spice ,
By Bill Smiley
•
s The retire.ment.last
week of Hon: Charles Mac-
Naughton asmember,for
Huron, will provide a well
earned rest for one who _
has been diligent in his
concern for. his riding.
Charlie M'acNaughton not
'only has served Huron well•
but in the process has
brought, honor to the people
of the riding in 'a degree
which few other ridings in
Ontario ,have enjoyed. •
While with his colleagues
.in the several governments
of which he was member,he
has espoused policies that
properly drew.c;niticism,
these associations in no .
way' detracted: from the•
conscientious manner'in
whict he represented the-
people of Huron. He has
been a good member. •
. An indication of tis
capacity is the fact ttat
during his years in''govern-
ment he has occupied njne,.
differentportfdlios..-
more than any other minis-
ter in the' history of the
province., Premi e r Davis
quite properly referred
to him as one who would
be remembered for his hum-
1.:i b
tlin •.Tovi -at rand
at Nippon. .s.00d and bogs are Tori rrNeT.-
Ing.. rapidly. also quaetIto.s of era;" sr r-
fending their way to the villaze market.
Mar.ufacturing of pine roots Into fry!
•Is the order of tha a' Ma7ler, and
delivering them to Fted Sadler for ate
manufacture of tile next seesoa.
Harvey Turner. Varr.a. per rased
some timber .from Mr. MPH a,n4 intends.
putting an addition to his tram.
Duncan Johnston of 'walton 1.as
purchased a house from'James McDonald
on the north Weave! road and has mowed
it to the village.
Mr. Btandon. who ..as on the staff
of the Bank of Comraerce, Walton. has
' been moved to Kitchener.
A very pretty wedding was solemnized
In St. James Church when Miss Anne
Neville was united in marriage to
Joseph Miles MeMillari.
A quiet wedding was solemnized at
manse, Egmondeille, -when Leona
Margaret Pearson was united in marriage
to Hartman Theodore Musser.
Owing to line trouble between
and Seaforth, Caused by the storm, hydro
power was off in Seaforth From Wednesday
evening Until Thuraday. Consequently the
Elipositor, whieh is absolutely dependent
on hYdria fair lig *a.Ppearenee, may be a
anity, his humility, his
sense of honor and of
honesty, for his vision
and his loyalty.
Always,„a party man,
his inate fairness,how-
ever, led irri'.tb'reject
m .anything of a mean, or
small nature.- He was held
in high esteem.equally by
those.in.his own party as
well as, by those in the
opposition-7
During his long career
Mr. Ma0aughton has re-
mained aloof and has been
removed from those re-
occurring.embarrassments
which' have plagued recent,
Conservative governments
Indeed the' Tetirement
Which he looked forward
might. have Come Sooner had
,he not again been pressed
into a more active role
on the occasion of the
difficulties faced by Mr.
Mteogh, his predecessor as
provincial treasurer.
• The people. of Huron will
join in wishing him well in
his retirement with the hope
that he and his family may
have many 'years together
—Freed ,from the pressures of
public life.
reach::•g s.,me of .Mks reade :s.
n.eetii..: of the Seaforth
,.! fr.e C.1;.adlan Cros.soci t .6;'
h.. Carnegie Librai'y Hall.
Taa effe ers aa„: exeautive -nonre re-elected
:
=neon: the 'near a ...mintier of need)
essiste -012 ctises clotleene
..era • tea oaniarie Fire Relief, 2
e 'a Arm clethinna
c'.eer sere senteto a .
selti-r settler ana! famay of six child;
aaaeter Jinni:a— Ryan of Dahill, is
sta.: 'eery nnIt'r ;wean', ;LW,
-7: y -er:, smce the
,es not quite agree
tae .,dhter
'1%4.; .,tea. Ho..aver e van
•.•-• f -nr arl . ate lope ..1 m-ilder
A a ,c all be teed 01,
Sae.: ;lee. ai.lesten, ei rem ode 11 ii
i.r laelaina .1 new
'I nc. 11-
2 3 . 1948.
x,1;,, elected
arlea rf flare. euetne, fly tradition,
.e7.t t a Conservnth P.
Tueke .... Exeter huseneasman
as :n -rriaJled onto ,st
toe fere reerniee hy-ele• nein.
„e .4 n;-enhers •.,ere added
• - • ' real ir. tae Nortaseic 'United
ear- • t is ; s st sear.
'on , la! riding of Huron is t o
to fill the vacan..v
•_a-Jse.--i • L, ti.e ,of Dr. R. Hotels
Taylor. tee learner member.
Harry Dinf.e. of N:ppen has been ell-
7,,:1:1 as teacher of No. 1.1. Stanley and
• ream ;,( 0-.1 duties. •
Mr. aid Mrs. Chas. Stewart of Mori-
trea: , visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Ste dart, prior to his leaving for
Halifax, ..(.ere he nalnazer of the
Reinert Strriasee store in that city.
Mrs., con I ckert Sr. had the nos-
ferture.."te fall and break her wrist. •
Mr. Ste .t art of St. Thomas commenced
his euties as manager of the Rank of
raOH.rnerce here.
Rlc iked roads and stormy weather
forced the postponement of the annual
meet; aa of the Seaforth Agrieeltural
Stir ety.
lashorne Counail reluctantly accepted
the resignation of Wm J. Routley as
assessor.
Now that. it is near carnival time,
„ according. to ovally papers, we have been
wondering if any Seaforth Society has
' been contemelating sponsoring such an
event here.
The Women's Hospital Aid to Scott
Memerial Hospital held a euchre and
bridge 'party in the new wing of the
hospital with 30 tables of euchre and
13 tables of bridge in play.
Miss Ella Elder, of the Public School
staff, has been confined to her home
through illness. Miss M. Hartry is
acting as -Aubstitute in her piece.
Mrs. Susie Workman, who has been
laid up with a few broken ribs is,, able to
be up and around again as usual.
It as rather' a gloomy end to 1072,
with tlin deaths of -scrappy Harry Tru-
man ma that ti 1 Canadian, Mike hoar-
sen. eini the eternal slieetnies emote; the
ma 1 Irish, ''wand the ' earthquake ini
Ninante\na.
se let's ne.I If on the right foot for
• the next taehen months with something a
Irttlo lighter.
Some colurn0:sts are smart enough
to keep a file H. funny or unusual things
II at kippered luring the previous year,
sit that they have a ready-made column
just after Ne., Year. '
The only amity or unusual thee; around
our place is no filing system. I just
took a leek at it, eighteen inches hen
all over, my 'desk, picked
A
up- my type-
.riter na nee fel to the dining-room
'O` table. There's iieliody here but us crumbs.
Whereby I alert to pass along Some
thews that I conselein amusing, with- the
hope that vou .111I too. They're not
nrieinal, and are culled from the cen-
teries.
here's Stephen Leacock describing
an enceenter ith a pirate l'slnip; "The
too ships eeria brought side by side. They
were then lashed tightly together with
bag stiang and binder twine, and a gang-
plank laid between them. In a 'moment
the pirates swarmed noon our deck, roll-;
in their eyes, gnashing their teeth and
filing their nails."
And as he relates the ensuing car-
", nage; "I noticed one gigantic fellow bran-
dishing a knotted towel, andAriking right
and left among our fellows, until Captain
Bilge rushed at hitt' and struck him flat
across the mouth with a banana skin."
That's the humour of incongruity.
Here's an example of the humour of
h4artiessness, of which a' master was
Harry Graham. Try writing some of
‘•1•111 not sure." he replies"
“Tlien how do you know you need the
car,'" we ask. At OAS Point, communica-
tion breaks down.
Really and truly, our son is quite
responsible about his duties as a driver.
Why. then. do we feel .concerned when
ale asks Op a talie the, family,a.utomobile on
a Friday eveiang. as it strictly ane
founded parental fear cropping- up or is it
that neither father or mother can forget
this is tlf6 same had we diapered and
spooefee. kissed When he 'fell of his
tricycle and thrashed, soundly for ex-
ceeding the hounds with his two-wheeler?
Funny thing, too. We know from the
beginning on Friday evening that our son
will be allowed to take tile car. There is
really no reason for us to deny him that
pleasure? Then- why do we question and
wolne? Are we trying to keep the upper
hand or do we really expect some problems
to' develop each time he has the car?
You tell me:
, The inext thing is funds. Now I might
as well tell you that our children seldom
ask for spending money. If they don't
o0rn it they ,just don't get it. Just how
we established that firm .rule I don't
really understand but both of our teenage .rs
have accepted that premise and seldom'-
if ever - ask for money to go out on a
Friday evening.
And would you believe that concerns
me? woulawyou believe that while I'm
your own.
The ice upon our pond's so thin
'That poor Mamma has fallen in
We cannot reach tier from the
Until the surface freezes more.
Ah me; my heart grows weary
ting
Besides, I want to .have some skating.
Another of his was;
In the drinking-well
Which the plumber built her
Aunt Eliza:
We must buy a filter,
Here's a 'touch of the Ironic: And
I'd like to ask my friend Dr. Hackstetter
to please note.
"The denunciation of the young is a
necessary part of the ,hygiene of older
people, and greatly assists the circula-
• lion of their blood."
How about a couple from Ogden Nasn,
that great humorist in verse. This
one's entitled Song Of The Open Road:
Ill think that I shall never see
A billboard lovely as a tree.
Indeed; unless the billboards fall,
I'll never see a tree at all.
That's typically American in theme
and content, but here's a little couplet
of his that is symbolic arid universal:
If you hear the scream of a panther
Don't anther.
I can't resist one more Ogden Nash,
and if you haven't read hitt, buy a copy.
This is called Reflections 'On ice-
Breaking.
Candy
Is dandy
But liqudr
Is quicker.
Then, ,Of course, there's the epigram,
a very brief witty observation. Its
master was Oscar Wilde, who carne to a
had end, in "sore ways than one. But
not in favor of handing out money to
children willy-nilly, I am siecerely con-
cerned when they. have earned sufficient
money to, do something trimly exciting on
a, Friday evening. That's why there's
the problem about funds. '
' "Have. you got money?" we ask the
, .
"Yep," they f'eply.
"What are you going to do this
\z. evening?" we question, hoping to get
an indication, of the amount of money
they actually have.
If it•is a movie or a hockey game, we
feel safe. If it is a trip out of town,
we're 'concerned. If it is nothing 'more',
than a call at the local beanery for a
coffee, we're torn to keep from handing
theta the edditional.funds required to see
a movie or-to to a hockey game:.
It isn't the decisions on a Friday .
evening. It is merely the concern we
feel when our teenagers leave the house
in search of fun and relaxation. They
are out of our reach and we want te keep
them somewhat gin our reach by knowing
their every move a . ., and approving of
it if possible. ,
It is now' 6:05 ' and the column
about finished. All I've actually done this
week s to throw my problems on , your
shoulders. . and avoid 'another half
hour, of the Friday night worry watch.
Oh well, curfew time is still in our
power.
()lir sample will be from Hillaire Belloc.
Entitled On His Rooks., e
When I am dead, I hope it maybe said:
His sins were scarlet; but his books
were read.
Isn't'that a nice example of- the pun,
as well as saying in two lines something
about the monstrous pride of the writer?
Here's another by Belloc. It's called,
simply, Epitaph On My Wife:
Here lies my wife.
Here lies she.
of liTtalhheleenlfuunniest (amt. foulest) verses in
jtahhe!re is the limerick. Some
Hallebeiee:
the language are found in this form. But
this is simply clever, or cleverly simple.
The bottle of perfume that Willie sent
Was highly displeasing to Millicent;
Her thanks were so cold
They quarreled, I'm told
Through that silly scent Willie sent
Millicent.
The fine art of satire has fallen into a-.
lethargy these days, except perhaps among
political -cartoonists, where it is often
merely cruel; rather than witty. But the
Rofnan satirist, Martial, wrote a verse
that is just as modern as it. was 2,000
years ago. •
The golden hair Fabullkwears
Is hers. Who can deny it?
She swears 'tis hers, and true she
swear
For I did see her buy it.
Many Canadians tend to take life very
seriously. I hope these samples, ninety
per cent of which were taken from school
texts, will help dispell that preoccupation.
So. Whether your troubles are kids, or
parents, or old people, or unrequitecllove,
remember, yoti have only one life. And
this is it. Enjoy.
The. tone is; 5:35 Vrela.y e\ ening. Tilt.
,d•ft. 0. Is slo ....1‘v erupt\ inJ of staff. 1-:von
hio'raryhy
see,i it .01 la' l)!O tins (10Vt ,teli
i ll rel,uaiu. 5.1.111 tapping out the
.lords her public .. eacl
Actuall.v I tide', ,ii is a subconsciens
attempt to stay .1- at fr,en home. Vriday
t,\ emh.,.. is a 1.ad time at our house and 1
..muid suppose ii is 0 had time at ;iny
hone, ....here there .is one or more Ceer:-
..w.ors.
Frala heal. it is
t.(1 Ul• 1(.110 'S
lair , II is in tine. to felanea'hooks. !lease-
held tests, duties all shaves anti forms, •
:end live. live.
earl, :
very early. G::10 is not tut) 51(1111
to get- out of line Manse. and ea ',viii( the'
frivolity. sal-we:ale enough, it .ioe.s ne t
necessarily folly': that. one cemea home
earlier ia eire leaNikeieorliee
er 'lees it 1.nippcm tient the curiae,- is •
aateinde 1,11 the Ni -f' (12110111:pr leaves Mime
later in n the eanue
.
. . . that,res-
peat ;dais .ental.
(air, teenaaers is- a
driyer. the car ithurally is required
Gmidiless L;r2!'i1(us 'yes.
11 '101 lov,r. ,:innitvl hefort. that -
set of '.',heels w as put under him.
evert' Friday evening it is the
.50111e base(!
i• \\Mere `are mu aonig wt''"ask.'
fe
shore
wait-