HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-02-22, Page 2in Wingham playing for the Reo challenge
trophy.
Radio owners were delighted to h6ar
several, vocal nuMbers by Arthur Scott,
son of John Scott, Roxboro, broadcasted
from Detroit.
Although the day was not a very
pleasant one, there was a good atten-
dance at Ross McLean's sale of farm •
stock and implements.
Messrs. Fred and Peter Eckert of
Manley have returned from Milwaukee
after attending the funeral of their bro-
ther, Rev. Stephen Eckart.
Messrs. J. Holland 'and W. McLaugh-
lin of Manley are busy cutting wood for
.Thos. McKay.
Agaa Mrs. Geo. Grigg, a well known resi-
)wdent of Seaforth, passed away at her
home on Jame, Street. She was born
in England. Mrs. J.. Dennison is a
daughter.
A former well known resident and
business man of Seaforth, T. K. Anderson
passed away at his ,home in Dundas. Mrs.
W. R. Smith is a sister.
It apparently pays for a stranger,
in western towns to carry a copy of
the Huron Expositor with him. A tra-
veller entered a small town in Saskat-
chewan and as he sat at the dining table
when a man across the tablesaid,"Where
did you get that paper, my mother takes
it". The traveller was still reading his
paper when a 'second man appeared with
the query "Where di you get ttiat paper".
He -too was a constant reader and had
spent many of his holidays in Seaforth.
MARCH 5, 1948.
C. M. "Smitty" Smith and Eric Munroe
were selling tickets at the hockey game
when a large distance call came to the
rink for Crawford Smith. "Who is Craw-
ford Smith" asked Munroe. Busy taking
change Smitty said he didn't know. It
was not until the third or fourth call
that the pair realized that C. M. Smitty
and Crawford were one and the same
person.
When he slipped and fell into a grease
pit in a Seaforth garage, Chester Lee,
Seaforth, suffered injuries that resulted
in his being confined to his residence
for a week.
A unique and unusual event was ob-
served at Londesboro when Mr. and Mrs.
Mathew Armstrong observed their
diamond Jubilee of their marriage.
John McClure, well known McKillop
resident, marked his 21st birthday, but
despite the fact that on that day he was
84 years old.
Harvey JOhnson of Walton, reeve of
Morris Twp. was in' Toronto attending the
Good Roads Convention.
John Hector Hays, one of Goderich's
best known residents, died after a one
day illness in his 76th year. The late
Col. R. S. Hays of town was a brother.
Clem Steffler of Tuckersmith has sold
his 100 acre farm to Robert Wallace. Mr.
Steffler has purchased the Allan Cameron
farm near Cranbrook.
Mrs. Casey Way has sold her fine
farm in Tuckersmith to Preston Bell of
Tuckersmith and she has purchased the
residence on Jarvis Street, known as the
W.E.Chapman home.
Following the weekly practice of the
United Church choir at Hensall, a social
time was spent. Mr. and Mrs. H. W.
Horton were called forWard and the pre-
sentation of initialed bill folds. Miss
Luker read the address and Mr. Sam
Rennie presented the gifts. IVIr. and Mrs.
Horton intend leaving on a two months
holiday in England.
At the regular meeting of the Hullett
Township council held in the Community
Hall, Londesboro, Oliver Anderson in-
terviewed the council requesting a grant
for, the Huron County Seed Fair which is
being held in Clinton this year.
A pre-nuptial shower was held at the
home of Miss Annie Simpson of Farquhar
in honor of Miss Roberta Duncan, whose
marriage took place on Saturday. A mock
wedding was held and she was presented
with a beautiful array of gifts.
A special meeting of the Seaforth
Town Council called to take action re-
garding the setting up of a municipal
garbage collection scheme, arrived at no
decision but referred the matter to W.T.
Teall and Dr. E. W. McMaster.
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- Sugar and Spice
By Bill Smiley
A plea which Goderich
Police made to parents of
Goderich children to warn
their youngsters.not to
hitch rides pn the rear
bumpers of cars and trucks
applies equally to parents
in Seaforth.
It is a valid plea,the
Goderich Signal Star points
out, and one which should
be taken to heart by con-
cerned adults everywhere
in the municipality.
The editor goes on in
these words and says that
just last week, a young
woman driver was reported
to have run over one un-
wary bumper-hitcher in
Goderich. Strangely
enough, the "child" in
this case was a 14-year
old youth, according to
police, proving that one
does not necessarily be- '
come more safety conscious
as one grows older.
Many of today's parents
will recall their own
youth when bumper-hitching
was good fun . . . and
practically injury-free.
That was in the days when
forses and flat sleighs
were widely used in the
winter months and the
• we all have to stand up and be counted
sometime, even though we manage to
duck out of it until the last trumpet
sounds. People who express their honest
opinions are net always popular, but I
never aimed for that, so here goes. My
opinions on some of the burning issues
of the day.
Open winters. I'm in favour of them.
We've had a beauty this winter, with only
a few cold snaps, only a few feet of snow,
a peachy January thaw, and lots of sun.
I'd like to say my heart goes out to
the skiers and snowmobilers, but it would
be a lie. I don't care if their snowmobiles
sit in the back yard and rust, or if their
skis warp into pretzels. I have normally
moved about twelve feet of snow from one
place to another by this time of winter.
This year I've moved only about three
feet, and I'll settle for that.
Men's clothing. Modern trends nau-
seate me. There's nothing in the stores
but yellow and purple shirts, hideous ties
that would go with nothing except a wino's
eyes, and checkered pants with a, flared
bottom.
What ever happened to the white shirt,
the modest single-shade tie, and the well-
cut gray flannels?
'Jost of all, I hate those great fat
ties. They're about four inches wide
and made of stuff as thick as a great-
coat. Trying to tie one in an elegant knot
is about as easy as trying to lace your
shoes with half-inch rope.
Nieces and nephews. I'm all for them.
We had some of ours for the weekend
and it was a delight to see their minds
and talents developing. Jenhie and Sue
played a ripping flute duet, as well as their
piano pieces. Little Steven spent the week-
end chasing. our cat, who was just as
anxious to avoid his caresses as he was
to give them; Finally, in perplexity, he
said, "Hey, Uncle Bill, do you know what
kind of cat this is?" I muttered some-
thing vague. "She's a scaredy-cat" he
stated triumphantly.
" Toilets and tires. It never fails, but
they do, nearly always when you're expect-
ing guests and need both. Saturday
morning, armed with huge stepping list,
went out and found a flat tire. The
garageman raised his eyes when he had to
clamber over two loaded golf carts to
get at My spare, in February. Sunday
morning, with seven people on deck, the
toilet blocked. No plumbers available.
Now that we've dealt with major issues,
let's take a look at the minor ones. A
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I - '70 Chev. Station Wagon
2 - '70 Ford Galaxie 500 H.T. & 2 Dr.
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OPEN EVERY EVENING :
farmers from the area.
gladly towed half the
population of the town at
one time or another.
The trouble comes as
times and transportation
change"and the exuberance
of youth remains constant
and needing fulfillment.
It behooves parents,
then, to warn their child-
ren - their older children
as well as their younger
ones - that bumper-hitch-"
ing in 1973 can result in
serious injury or death.
What's more, it is a nerve-
racking and totally dis-
arming experience for a
driver to discover that
the automobile bumper is
carrying human cargo pre-
cious to some mom and/or
dad samewhere ..._and to
realize that one unsus-
pected, unpredicted move .
could kill or cripple in
a split second.
It behooves all think-
ing adults anywhere, any-
time, to warn against such
foolish stunts and to cur-
tail'such joy-riding when-
ever and wherever it is
observed and the editor
concludes, "A life or
worse yet, a lifetime of
misery, could be spared."
great deal of ink and hot a„ir is• being
squandered these days on two of them:
the Montreal Olympics and capital punish-
ment. I'm against them both.
First, the Olympics. Isn't it rather
significant that the last two Olympics
have been held in the countries with the
most booming economies in the world,
Japan and Germany? ,Maybe,4hey could
afford them, Canada, in my opinion,
cannot.
Our population is too small, and our
national debt too big; to take oh an inter-
national extravaganza noted chieflyfor its'
bickering and back-biting. Not to mention
murder in Mexico and Munich.
Who needs the Olympics, anyway? It's
a great spectacle, but so were the Roman
games, with their chariot races, throwing
lions to the Ghristians, and such thrilling
events.
Canada needs the Olympics about as
much as it needs another set of Rockies.
And they'd cost about the same, and be
of as much use. The chief difference
is that the Rockies remain. 'and we can
look at them. The OlyMpics will be here
today, gone tomorrow, with nothing to show
fqr it but a big . fat bill.
We had our day, with Expo. We showed
the world that we could put on a really big
show. And we're stil. pay ing interest on
the money Mayor rfrapeau diddled out of
the federal government for that one.
You don't see Britain or France or
even the U,S, scrambling to get the summer
games. They ran't afford 'em. Nor can we.
Prime Minister Trudeau has said that
Montreal will not get more than a token
support from the Federal government.
That is so much you-know-what. There
are ways and means and the wily M.
Drapeau knows all of them, and some
• that haven't been thunk up yet.
And the whole concept of amateurism
is an international laugh, what with totali-
tarian countries employing their best
athletes in the armed forces, where they
can train all year round.
it's probably too late to stop the
juggernaut, but it's not too late to throw
some sand in the wheels.
If the citizens of greater Montreal
were told that they, personally, had to foot
the bills for the games, M. Drapeau would
probably wind up at the bottom of the
St. Lawrence River, with all the other
sewage dumped in it.
Oh, yep. I'm against capital punish-
ment, too, but I've run out of space.
Maybe next week.
FEBRUARY 25, 1898.
Chas. Williamson, who is working
S. McGeoch's farm in Tuckersmith, met
with a serious, if not fatal accident. He
was kicked in the abdomen by a horse
and grave fears are held for his re-
covery.
Owing to ill health Robert Scott, who
has so successfully carried on a seed
and feed store in town for the past nine
or ten years, has disposed of same to
Messrs. Kerslake and E.. H. Hamilton.
Lorne Porter of Egmondville left for
Syracuse New York, when he will take
a position in the Mercantile establish-
ment of his brother-in-law, Donald
Hamilton.
A particularly sad death .occurred
when Alfred W. Hammett, son of Ri-
chard Hammett passed over to the sil-
ent majority at the early age of 17
years.
Harry B. Edge has received the con-
tract for the carpenter work of a hand-
some brick house for Wm. Clark of
Constance. J. Millson wil do the mason
work.
Donald McIntyre an eo. Patter-
son of town attended meeting of
Grand Lodge of the ted Workmen
at Toronto.
A load of young folks from town
drove to Walton, where they were en-
tertained at the residence of Lewis Mc-
Donald.
Messrs. F. W. Tweddle and James
Scott of town were injured by being
thrown out of a sleigh.
James Lawrence of McKillop, has
purchased the Cluff farm from. E., C.
Coleman. The price paid was $7500.00.
Miss Evelyn Thompson, who has held
the second position as milliner in W. W.
Hoffman's store, has gone to Winnipeg
Where she has secured a position in one
of the leading houses there.
M. Y. McLean, Liberal candidate for
south Huron held its first meeting in
the Town Hall, 7urich„ There was a big
turnout, the hall being packed.
The sleighing is better now at Hen-
salt than it has been all winter and the
farmers are making good use of it.
The Carnival held in Hensall skat-
ing rink was the most largely attended
of any. The following is the list of those
who received prizes: - Ladies fancy cos-
tume, miss Jennie Westaway as "Queen
of Sheba"; Girls fancy costume, Miss
Millie Petty, as evening star; Gents
character costume, Wm., Abbott, Silver
King; boys comic costume, Allen Meyers
as clown.
Chas Kitchen of Kippen has taken a
position with T. Mellis at the black-
smithing.
Geo. Taylor and his son left with two
carloads of fat cattle for the Old Country
markets.
MARCH 2, 1923.
August Ducharme has purchased the
hundred acre farm from Thomas Melady
on the 3rd concession of Hibbert
On Feb. 24th Mr. and Mr's. Hille-
brect celebrated their diamond Jubilee
having been married 60 years.
Stewart Humphries of Walton, happened
with a painful accident. He was running
across the floor when he slipped and
fell, breaking his leg above the knee.
Thos. Scott has rented Geo. McCall's
farm at Walton and intends moving here
as soon as possible.
Bert MacKay 'of Kippen met with a
nasty accident while cutting wood orf the
farm , of Hugh McMurtrie. Two men
were felling a tree when a large limb
dropped and struck him, knocking him
unconscious and injuring his back and
shoulder.
Bert parsons of Kippen, disposed of
three horses, for which he received a
tidy sum.
The little son of R. E, Cook of Hen-
sall, had the misfortine to fall and break
his collarbone.
The hand of death was laid with start-
ling suddeness wherrUohn Vincent Patter-
"son, youngest son of Mrs. J. Patterson,
passed away at the home of his mother.
He was 'in the employ of the Canadian
Bank of Commerce.
R. P. Bell of town met with a serious
accident when he had parts of two fingers
severed while pperating a saw in the
Wood'-working department.
Two rinks of Seaforth curlers were
4 - '72 Chev.Impalas 2 & 4 dr.H.T's.
3 - '72 Buick Skylarks 2 & 4 dr.H.T's.
2 - '72 Buick Custom LaSabre 4dr.H:T's
2 '72 Le Mon 4 dr. Sedan
2 - '71 Ford 4 dr. H.T's.
3 - '71 Ford Station Wagons
1 - '70 Ford Station Wagon
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