The Huron Expositor, 1973-03-01, Page 2A-
Sugar and Spice
By Bill Smiley
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We can sympathize with
members of Huron Council
as they faced the problem
of what to do about the
jail. wall. A committee of
council had said that the
wall musA--lo Lf.a request
for more Ontario,assess-
ment office accommodation
is to be met:— ---
On the one hand was the
attraction of-more dollars
in rent from the province
if additional accommodat-
ion.,was made available.
Against this was the long
term advantages that would
accrue to the people of
Huron if an unique his-
torical attraction was
maintained.
In the end the possi-
bility of immediate dol-
lars won. Coupled with
this .perhaps was concern
that acceding to the pro-
vince would in some fash-
ion bolster the county
case against any move by
the province to include
Huron in a region.
What has been ignored,
of course, is that as far
as assessment is concerned.
Huron already is part,,, of
a .reglon which includes as
well Perth County. The
requirement for more asses
sment office_space arises
because of this regional
demand. The committee re-
There are still a few of the old breed
left, thank goodness. And one of them is
my friend Ab Cordingley.
'Received a letter from him this week,
and, as with everything he says and
writes, it was right to the point. He'
doesn't waste any words. The letter ends
thus, "Hope U OK".
He told me bluntly that he still reads
this column and "Sometimes think U R
OK, sometimes off base." He never
had any hesitation in telling me what was
wrong with my line of thought. To my
face.
I remember the last time we went
trout fishing together. I was to pick him
up at 5:30 a.m. or some such hour. and
have breakfast with him. I arrived at a
quarter to six and he gave me hell. Then
he forced me, a coffee-and-toast man, to
shovel down a huge breakfast of bacon
and eggs, enough for a logger, -which he
had ready.
We had a good day. I got thirteen
speckles and a brown and he filled his
creel. The only -untoward incident in
the morning's fishing was when he stepped
into a bog-iole, fell flat on his face
and hit his head on a rotten stump.
"Dam' good thing I had my hat on,"
he quipped, looking ruefully at his cigar,
which had been mashed in the fall. Of
course, he was just a spring chicken then,
at the height of his faculties. He was
only 80 years old.
We knocked off for lunch. I was glad.
I was pooped. I pulled out my two Meagre
sandwiches, and Ab hauled out a lunch that
would stagger a truck driver. He forced
apples and bananas and great hunks of
cheese on me until it was' coming out
my ears.
I thought, "I'll fix the old devil."
"I'd brought two beers along. I knew
he was teetotal. It was a hot day, and
the beer was the colour and temperature
of you-know-what. Offered hime one,
He was not only a teetotaller but a gentle-
man. He took it, drank down the gaseous
horror, and said calmly, ',Haven't had
a beer in 20-30 years."
A couple of years later, we became
ac ross-the e street neighbours. One
evening a few months later, about 10p.m.,
there was a banging on our kitchen door.
It was Ab.
"Call the fire brigade, Smiley. The
dam' house is on fire." He had his pants
pulled on over his flannel pyjamas, and
was in his bare feet. Had been going to
bed.
"That gravel is hell on the feet,"
he observed, while I reached for the phone.
The road between us was paved in gravel.
Try running across it in your bare feet,
at 82,
I got the fire 'brigade, and told them
it was Ab Cordingley's house, and hung
port fatli to make clear
how enlarging an existing
regional facility would
contribute to continuing
Huron as a region in itself.
Council is on firm
ground in its resistance to
an enlarged region.Those
regions that have been
esta,blished are proof of
the increased costs, the
growth in bureaucracy
and above all the denial
of local participation
in the decision making
Process that results.
Typical of what hap-
pens when the province
moves in is the require-
ment in Huron for added
assessment accommodation.
While council has,
spent long hours debating
the matter and the pro—
perty committee an even
longer time concerned
with details, perhaps a
bit more time to ensure
that all alternatives had
been examined would have
been justified. For in-
stance what consideration
was given to the sugges-
tion of Tuckersmith deputy
reeve Ervin Sillery that'
suitable accommodation
is available at Vanastra?
After all there is no
statute that says the of-
fice must continue in
Goderich.
up. In a small town, you don't give
addresses, you just say whose house it is.
Unfortunately, the fire brigade went to
Ab's old house and dithered about for
ten minutes before someone remembered
he'd moved. •
"UnaWare of this, we two hustled across
the street and started carrying out ,of the
house such valuables as potted plants,
old pictures worth about seventy-five
cents on the open market.
We'd been doing this for about five
minutes when Ab stopped at the bottom of
the stairs and yelled up, "Dammit,
Annie, I told you to get down here."
The flames were roaring in the roof by
now. I realized with horror that his
wife, who had bad legs and trouble walk-
ing was still up there.
Then the fire brigade arrived and
soon confusion became chaos. We got
his wife over to our house and into a
hot cup of tea. Ab nipped around like
a twelve-year-old, telling people what
to carry out and driving kids back from
the flames. I got our kids out of bed,
.so that they could watch something they'd
remember all their lives - a fine old
house going up in a glorious pyre of
blaze and smoke. There's something
heart-wrenching and at the same time
thrilling in such a sight.
Many people of 82 would have been
utterly daunted by such a set-back. Not
Ab. He'd have been more disturbed if
the Tories had lost a by-election.
Quite a guy. He's 93 or 94 now,
and still has a min d that would make
many fifteen-year-olds look senile. He's
a walking encyclopedia. He doesn't pretend
to be an intellectual, but has read, thou-
sands of books and can still recite poetry
he learned in public school.
He's everything you're not supposed
to be these days. He's prejudiced. He's
100 per cent opposed to Grits, booze and
laziness. He believes in hard work,
making money, and leaving something
worthwhile behind, like a first-rate
hospital.
But there's something endearing about
his prejudices. They are right out in the
open. bet he believes in capital
punishment, God, and heaven. I'll take
him away ahead of your smarmy liberals
any day.
And he has a sense of humour. He
used to winter in Texas and took great
delight in telling the proud Texans that
their mighty state could be dropped into
one of our Canadian lakes and not even
cause a ripple.
It seems to me that one winter he
took some empty bottles to Texas, told
the natives the bottles were full of Bruce
peninsula air, and suggested it was worth
at least one dollar a bottle for its purity.
Good health, Ab, and long live.
MARCH 4, 1898.
Tuesday was a very busy day in Sea-
forth. The representations of both parties
were -out early. The magnificient majority
rolled up for M. Y. McLean was larger
than his most s anguine friends ex-
pected. The total votes for Mr. Mc-
Lean was 338 and for Eilber 181,
David Johnson of town has purchased
from J. J. Buell' one of the handsomest-
drivers in town. He is sired by that well
known stock horse, TerraHaute, formerly
owned by Messrs. Coleman Bros.
The following persons were, ticketed
to distant points by R. J. McDonald,
C.P.R. Agent here: - Thos. Boyd, Mc-
Killop to Ninga, Man; Thos. Ross, Mc-,
Killop to Burnside, Man.; Geo. Mackay
to Skagway, and Robert Roberts to Bri-
tish Columbia.
Master Andrew, young son ol Robert
Murdock, Brucefteld, came nearly losing
his hand. He and a companion were
jumping on a loaded sleigh and Andrew
got pushed off and the sleigh passed
over his hand. He was taken to Dr.
Armstrong's office for treatment.
Robert Shea of Blake has sold, his
farm on the Bronson Line to Messrs.
John and David Hohner for the sum of
$4500.00.
D. McCormick of Zurich took posses-
sion of the Commercial Hotel here.
Miss Florence Reynolds, daughter of
W, H. Reynolds of Hensall, left for Kee-
atin, where she has been engaged es
assistant teacher for J. T. Wren, former
principal of the Hensel' school.
The Hensall flouring mills are run-
ning day and night in order to fill orders
and keep.up with custom patronage,
Miss Mary Schoales of Con-
stance left for Wingham where she has
secured a position in a dry goods store.
Among the estimable olce couples in
Seaforth, who have travelled together
down life's stream for years are Mr.
and Mrs. Hebb McMichael; Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Stewart of Egmondville, they will
celebrate their diamond wedding.
Miss Maggie. McDougall of Egmond-
ville left for Toronto to attend the millin-
ery openings.
John McCaa has purchased John Pren-
dergast's farm on the 4th concession of
Tuckersmith, one mile and a half south
of Egmondville.
Thos. Ward of Varna, was in Toronto
and while there purchased a car load of
stock steers.
Alex McKay of town, has a most
clever invention in the shape of a hand
dredge. He is having it patented. •
A memorial meeting of the Colleg-
iate Institute Literary Society was held
as a token of respect to their departed
school mate, the late Alfred Hammett.
MARCH 9', 1923.
Hugh Berry of Brucefielce left for
Flint, Mich, where he is taking a position.
The Kelly circle of Brucefield Church
held a thimble party in the parlour of the
church, twenty-three ladies being present.
Hugh McCully of Kippen, left for his
western home, taking with him a car load
of horses and settler's effects.
Stewart McIntosh, formerly of Sea-
forth, who for the past 2 1/2 yeass has
been superintendInt of the garage and
a fleet of over etrtrucks for Silverwoods
Ltd. London, has severed his connection
to take a more responsible job with the
Ruggles Truck Co. The office staff and
some forty employees gathered and pre-
sented him with a set of ebony military
brushes and a safety razor, 4
The stag euchre held in the club
rooms of the G.W.V.A. was , despite the
small crowd, a most enjoyable affair.
Messrs. Con Eckert and James Hughes
were the prize winning partners. John
Beattie won for lone hands while Dr.
Grieve and James Hinchley carried off
the booby.
Many friends regret to learn of the
death of Wm. R. Cline In Hamilton.
We are sorry to state that Alex Fin-
negan of Egmondville will be out of school
indefinitely, as the result of a sudden
attack of inflammatory rheumatism.
Henry Hoggarth of Cromarty has sold
his fine 100 acre farm west of the village
to Hugh Wright.
Rev. David Ritchie attended Presby-
tery in Stratford and was elected Moder-
ator for the next term.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
at the Methodist church, Donnybrook when
the members of the congregation gathered
to pay a slight token of appreciation to
Mrs. James I. Johnson, a faithful worker
who is moving from here. Miss Re-
becca Thompson read an address and
Rev. Banes presented her with a leather
rocker.
' Rt, W. Bro. C.E.Richardson of St.
Marys, paid his official visit to Britan-
nia Lodge . The spacious lodge room
was filled to capacity. J. A. Petrie
and his officers earned many warm words
of commendation from the District De-
puty. Following the work , a chicken
dinner was served in the Olympia Res-
taurant. Mr. Thos. McMillan was in
the chair.
T. -S-.--smith of town shipped a car-
load of horses from Seaforth Station
to Montreal.
Mr. Ro aster, Manager of the Uni-
versal Lightning Rod Co. was in town
this week on business with his agents,
G. A, Reeves & sore, ,
James Johnston of Belgrave, moved
to town and will occupy the residence
vacated by Neil Klein.
Robert Norris of Cromarty is re-
covering from a recent operation and is
now convalescing at the home of his
sister, Dr. Margaret Patterson.
The following is an account of a
test taken at Port Huron for advancement
of members of the Boy Scouts ofAmerica.
It is noticed that John Doig, son of W.
M. Doig, was one of the successful
candidates.
FEB.27, 1948
E. Lorne Fox, for the past four years
Principal of the Seaforth High School was
appointed as Principal of the Petrolia
High' School.
The contract for construction work
at the Town Hall, necessary to provide
accommodation for the new fire truck,
has been awarded to C. M. Smith. The
alterations include strengthening the floor
in the fire hall and widening of the east
door.
Wm. Curtin of Dublin had the mis-
fortune to fall when a platform broke,
while at work in the chopping mill and
fractured a bone in his ankle.
Bread, cakes and buns were scattered
over the road when a delivery wagon of
Crich's bakery turned over on Goderich
St. The driver John Bell was catapulted
to the ground but was not injured.
Mr. and Mrs. David Bruce of Crom-
arty marked their 51st wedding anniver-
sary. Friends and relatives called to
extend congratulations and good wishes.
The Women's Institute held a largely
attended euchre party in Cardno's Hall
when 45 tables were in play. Mrs. Paul
Doig, president, was master of cere-
monies. prize winners were,Ladies
first, Mrs. James T. Scott; lone hands,
Muriel Campbell; Consolation, Mrs. Eis
ler; Men First, Murray Stiles; Lone
Hands, Mr. McCutcheon; Consolation, '
Robert Tyndall.
Following the official count of the
returns of the by-election by Edward
Southgate the majority of Thomas Pryde
was found to be 654, one less than had
been arrived at as a results of the
tabulation election night.
Many cases of measles are repor-
ted amon g the children of Staffa vil-
lage, the local public school reported
24 cases among its pupils.
Betty Allan, was chosen Queen of
the Carnival at the recent successful ice
carnival held at Brucefield. She is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Allan, near Brucefteld and is a teacher
at Hyde Park, London.
Struck by a falling tree, wm. Hamil-
ton, who farms near Cromarty, was taken
to St. Joseph's Hospital, suffering from
a fractured skull and other head in-
juries.
Frank Kirkby of Walton has sold his
farm to M. Chapman of Morris Twp.
A pleasant evening was spent at the
home of Miss A. Gordon when the losing
side in the copper contest in theeteealton
group of the W. M. s entertained the
winners, to a Valentine supper. Miss
Gordon, Mrs. James Clark and Mrs.
G. McArthur served a buffet supper. Mrs.
Hazelwood poured tea and Mrs. W.
Ennis was mistress of ceremonies for
the social part of the evening.
Roger Martin, with the Au-
sable-Baylield Conservation I Au-
thority, Exeter, addressed ] the
February meeting of the Sea-
forth Horticultural Society, on
Thursday evening in the Seaforth
Town Hall.
Mr. Martin spoke on'the His-
tory of the Authority and out-
lined the different environmental
programs carried out by the
'Authority, such as Water Control,
Pollution Control, Wildlife, Edu-
cation and Information, Reforest-
ration and Recreation. Slides
were shown to illustrate different
flood control projects, erosion
control and also different flood
control projects, erosion control
and also different park areas in
the Authority, Parkhill being the
largest. Informative pamphlets
were distributed and a question
period was enjoyed.
The District Annual Horticul-
tural meeting will be held in'
Blyth, Memorial Hail, April 28th,
with registration from 11; a.m.
to 12 noon. Guest speaker for
the day is Phil Dodds, Picton,
Past President of the 0 H.A.
Rev. Paul Packman and Hart-
man Huisser were nominated to
act as voting delegates from the
Beginning on March 5 fifty
pupils in the town of St. Marys
living one mile or more from
Holy Name School will be trans-
ported by bus to and from school.
The twice daily transportation
will be provided by Murphy Bus
Lines at a cost of $36 per day
until the end of the school term
on June-30..
This new service inSt. Marys
follows the policy of the Huron-
Perth County Roman Catholic
Separate School Board in up-
dating its transportation services
in the two counties. previously
only children from outside the
town have been bused to the
school.
The Board at its meeting in
Seaforth Monday also' approved
having the .existing route of the
Montgomery Bus Lines revised
to allow for the addition of a
station wagon service to trans-
port the pupils from Blyth and
Belgrave areas attending Sacred
Heart School, Wingham, effec-
tive March 5.
The Board approved having
John Vintar, Superintendent of
Education, contact the Huron
County Board of Education re-
questing the privilege of inte-
grating transportation services
for all pupils attending Sacred
Heart School, Wingham, Turn-
berry Central Public School, and
F. E, M adill Secondary School with
particular emphasis on the align-
ment of dismissal times at all
schools mentioned to accom-
modate the request. ,
Eric Taylor, Public Works
Superintendent for the Town of
St. Marys, will be invited to
attend the next meeting of the
Board on March 12 to explain
why the Town of St. Marys re-
quires the Board to pay fifty
per cent of the construction cost
to provide a sanitary sewer to
service the new addition to be
built at Holy Name School this
spring.
Mr.Vintar informed the
Board he had been advised that
that the Loretto Order was
withdrawing from Stratford at
the end of the school year, thus
creating vacancies in the prin-
cipalships of St. Joseph and St.
Ambrose Schools in Stratford,
and a vacancy in special educat-
ion class at St. Aloysius School,
Stratford. Stratford is the only
location of the Loretto Order in
Perth and Huron Counties.
• Mr: Vintar said he had also
been _eformed that the St.Joseph
Sisters would be withdrawn from
St. Patrick's School at Kinkora
at the end of the school term
thus creating a vacancy in the
principalship and one teaching
position. •
Trustee Ted Geoffrey of R.R.
2, Zurich, reported for an Ad
Hoc Committee which studied the
Ministry of Education's paper
titled Response To Change and
a presentation by Stewart Oakes,
Deputy Director of. Region 5,
Ministry of Education, to the
Huron-Perth Board trustees.
Specific aspects of the pro-
gram which impressed the com-
mittee, Mr. Geoffrey said, were:
A. The Flexibility of the Pro-
gram --student no longer locked
into a particular progra rn but
may choose from a wider range
of alternatives. Too, a student
may move ahead or reach back
to select subjects from the
school's total curriculum. A
student may select a program
which will suit his individual
needs and abilities. ' B. The
student and his parents in consul-
tation with the school may de-
termine the type of curriculum
which is best suited for the indi-
vidual talents and abilities. This
permits a greater degree of in-
volvement on the part of the
parents.
Mr. Geoffrey's recommen-
dation that the Board support in
principle the philosophy and ap-
proach of the reorganization of
the Secondary School Program
as articulated in Circular HSI
(Credit System) was etrorsed by
the Board.
Trustee Vintent Young of
Seaforth Society
A bus trip Is being planned
for members to the 1979 Spring
Flower and Garden Show, to be
held on March Mb,' at the 0'
Keefe Centre, Toronto. The
theme for this year'' The World's
your Garden", will feature ideas
for gardening indoors or out-
doors, inoluding window gar-
dening, herbs and how easy they
are to grow. Flower Cookery,
an almost forgotten art will be
demonstrated. 'Special demon-
strations of Flower Arranging
will available. Those interested
in going may contact Mrs. Robert
Newnham, 527-0375.
A 'report of the directors
meeting, outlined committees
for the year 1973 as follows:
Public Planting, Mrs. Durst,
Mrs. V. Broadfoot; Public Re-
lations, Mrs. O. Oke; Program,
Mrs. I. Scott,; Flower Show, Mrs.
R. Newnham; Membership, Mr.
I. Trewartha; Social Convenor,
Mrs. K. Campbell; Program
Booklet, Miss J. McEwan; Bus
Trip, Mrs. R. Newnham.
The directors will meet at
the home of Rev. P. packman,
Brucefield, Thursday March 1st.
e
Goderich announced that the
Family Life Advisory Sub-corn-
mittee would meet in Seaforth
on February 27.
Mr. Vintar read a letter from
Hugh Edighoffer, MPP for Perth,
saying he had received the let-
te.s.h.from the Huron-Perth Board
endorsing the resolutionfrom the
Lincoln County Separate School
Board to petition the Premier,
William Davis, and the Minister
of Education, Thomal Wells, to
amend the Separate Schools Act
to require a person seeking elec-
tion as a separate school trustee
should be a resident within the
jurisdiction of the Board school
zone and that he be a ratepayer,
in the school zone. Mr. Edig-
hoffer said he would support the
Huron-Perth Board. A letter
to the former Huron MPP,
Giaarles MacNaughton, was an-
swered by the Conservative can-
didate in the Huron by election,
to whom Mr. MacNaughton had
referred the letter.
Huron adopts
official plan
The official Huron County
Plan, which has been under de-
velopment since 1969, was fin-
ally given approval by the county
Councillors at the February ,
meeting on Friday.
The plan will give the county
planning board and county council
an administration set up to di-
rect and oversee the future de-
velopment of Huron County.
The .plait sets up an overall
outline of planning for the whole
county but leaves it up to the
local municipalities to set up
area plans that will compliment
and follow the county guidelines.
Of late approval for the plan
has been held up because of
wording problems and on argu-
ments that the plan was too rigid
in certain areas. Policies in
connection with mobile homes
were pointed to most specifically
in the latter case.
Many reral municipalities felt
that restriction on mobile homes
would be too binding on areas
where the population was small
and scattered. As a result the
plan was amended to allow the
local areas -to set up their own
provisions in dealing with mobile
homes.
Until such plans are finalized
and implemented however the or-
iginal restrictions are to be met.
These state that such homes must
be located in properly planned
parks, with direct access to a
major road wherever possible,
and adequate offstreet parking
must be made available in such
parks.
Commercial use will be
allowed in cases such as stores
or coin operated laundries but
such use may not take up more
than 10 per cent of the park's
total area.
No less than five per cent of
the park area mist also be set
aside for playgrouncluse and each
park mast include a well designed
and landscaped buffer zone where
no buildings will be permitted.
All mobile home units must
also be connected to services ap-
proved by the county medical
officer of health.
The land division policy in
the plan had also caused some
controversy and was passed after
amendments provided for local
amendments to the basic guide-
line.
This outline states that rural
development will only be per-
m;tted if the rural nature and
characteristics of the agricul-
tural area can be preserved.
Final approval of the plan is
still outstanding as it must go to
the ministry of treasury, econ-
omics and Intergovernmental af-
fairs for the final approval. It is
expected this final step will take
about one month.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, March 1, 1973
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