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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, March 22, 1973
Liberal victory in Huron
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CHILD PSYCHOLOGY .e1ZOUIVLI "
In the Years Agone
The Liberal victory
in Huron reflectecimany
factOds.each of which con-
tributed in its own way
to the rout of the Con-
.ervativesafter thirty
years in power in the
riding.
There was the' concern
on the part of many people
including many life long
Conservatives, that the
spiralling, costs of the.....
Davis bureaucracy were
placing too great a strain
on the economy of the
province., There was in-
creasing evidence that
the Tory government was
determined to do as its
specialists recommended
without regard to the
opinions of the people in
the riding. There was
the continuing erosion of
authority which for gen-
'erations had been heTd
by local boards and coun-
cils. There was thear-
bitrary manner in which
planning decisions were
made .and the delays which
resulted as the authority
was removed further and
further from the people.
It's difficult to say
to 'w'ha't extent each con-
trib.ute.d. but certainly
there was a cumulative
effect.
In my county, we've just come through
a by-election. When the whole thing began
to happen a couple of months ago, I
wasn't too excited. As most of my
regular readers know, provincial politics
haven't pleased me too much in the past
because I've found that people complain
about things in general and then get out
and vote for the same representatives ...
or give even larger' majorities to the ruling
party.
I guess you could say I was truly
disillusioned with voters for the most
part. So the upcoming by-election didn't
really turn' me on. So what, I thought.
Somebody told me to take heart. I
was reminded that be-elections are not
like general elections. People do strange
things in a by,-election, I was told.
In our Riding, Progressive Conser-
vatives had dominated for over 25 years
. . way before my voting time at any
rate. And when the dust had settled
after frenzied nomination meetings, my
hopes for a, PC upset in my Riding began
to dwindle. The PC candidate was, in
my humble estimation, a tough, hard-nosed
politician who had been hand-picked and
groomed by the former MP whose retire-
ment had forced the by-election.
Even, the timing seemed right. The
Davis government had been swept to
power by an overwhelming majority and
apart from a few rumblings of discontent
here and th ere, the Big Blue Machine
seemed to be rolling along quite nicely.
But just about two weeks into the
campaign, there were the beginnings of
signs to show that the PC in our Riding
wasn't doing too well. An informed, intel-
ligent politician he might have been ... but
a personable, sort of one-of-us candidate
he was not. He charged on the day of
• the election it was a "dirty campaign"
while most voters - PC or not - would
have called it a stupid campaign.
It's history now, but the PC's were
soundly trounced In my Riding. The
Liberal was carried to victor y and the
cheers may not die down among die-hard
Grits for days and days.
If there is anyone' in this province
who should be doing a little head scratch-
ing this week, it must be Bill Davis, the
Whatever the reason
the decision which the
voters rendered was posi-
tive and certain. It in-
dicated that the riding
has confidence that its
new member, Jack Riddell,.
will speak out about
those matters which today
are causing such concern ,
in Huron,
The message
"However, politicians
would be well advised to
consider 'the fact 'that
the more authority "they
assume bY,inp about more
situations„over which the
public have cause to be
dissatisfied.
"While politicians may
relish the power they hold,
it is abundantly clear that
that power may not last any
longer than to the next
election:
"Those interested in
longer careers should
assess the mood of elec-
tors across the country.
The message.is coming
through. rather clearly."
(The Exeter Times Advocate)
captain of the PC ship. The premier
must be asking himself how to plug the
holes in his wounded vessel, before it
begins to list and sink.
One of the first things he could do
is to spend less time drafting Davis
legislation and more time listening to
the people. Folks that I knovi are getting
a little weary of having their heads
patted like good children only to have their
noses held and another dose of Davis
"prosperity" pushed down their throats.
They don't like the ridiculous run-around
they get from Davis who says one minute
to relax an d stop worrying while all the
time some docuMent or another is ready
for signing which. if known to the people,
would give plenty of cause for concern.
Another thing Davis could do is to
'get real", as the kids say. As the
former Minister of Education, Davis
foisted all kinds of expense and trouble
on the electorate In the name of
"equal educational opportunities". I
don't mind the expense and I don't mind
the trouble . . but by heavens, when
the equal educational opportunities -don't
arrive I feel that I've been had. And
Davis is still up to his old tricks, prom-
ising the world. collecting the payments
and delaying the delivery. It would be
better to promise less, take less and
do more . . . the recipe to be ob-
tained from federal PC's who want to
dump the Trudeau government to put -
this-fantastic plan into effect.
1 don't know whether or not the re-
sults from the two recent by-elections
in the province are any indication of
a move afoot to dump the Tories in
Toronto . . . or at least give them a
good scare. It could be and naturally,
I'd be happier to see a much tighter
provincial House.
But if Bill Davis is smart, he'll
start mending fences . . . and keep
them mended. He'll take a cue from our
PEA' who learned it is more blessed
to be humble and In office than arrogant
and defeated.
If Davis gets as smart as Trudeau
in that respect, he might make a
premier of some ability.
This week, some random and ram-
bling thoughts on a variety of topics.
'A friend and colleague died yester-
day, and I'll miss him. He was a free
soul, beholden to none, with a mind and
a tongue that paid obeisance to no man
and no theory. He was ill fora long time,
but fought like a demon, and never gave
an inch to encroaching death.
Since I joined this teaching staff twelve
years ago, six men teachers, all in their
forties and early fifties, have died. FiVe
of them were World War I I veterans.
That's a pretty high attrition rate.
There are only six W. W. II veterans
left on the staff, including one lady and
one vet of the ,German army, and we're
sort of eyeing each other for signs of
sudden deterioration. Guess, we should
make a pool, winner (last alive) take all.
Don't worry, I haven't a morbid bone
in my body. I've already had about thirty
years more than a lot of my old mates,
so life doesn't owe me 'a thing.
Spring is more a time of birth than
of death. And did we have evidence this
week.
Saturday morning, I often grab the
chance to sleep in for an extra hour.
Last Fyiday night the temperature went
soaring up to about fifty. About four a.m.,
the word got around among the black
squirrels in my attic that spring' had
arrived, and they went stark, staring, rav-
ing mad.
All winter, they'd been pretty quiet,
with only the occasional Saturday night
party complete with drunken fights,
screaming females, bawling kids and
. acorns rattling around like bowling balls
on concrete.-
But this week, they pulled all the stops.
I started out of a deep sleep, shouting
.something about the Yanks invading
Canada. My wife was cowering, head
under the covers.
The males were bellowing like bull
moose. The females Were chatting
like - well, females. The babies were
shouting, in unison, "Hey, Ma. Can we
go out'?' We don't need a coat. We've•
never seen spring before. What's it
like?"
And all of them running and jumping
and skittering and slithering and scuttling
right overhead until it sounded like mid-
night at the LuMberjacks ball.
This went on until daylight and so
did my wife's demands that I do some-
thing about it. What would you do? I
wasn't .going to go up into the attic and
take,.them on single-handed. I was afraid
to. They sounded like Genghis Khan and
his boys warming up for the raping and
razing of a city.
There was nothing to do but batten
down the hatches and hope that some over-
zealous little Thlack rodent did not chew
through the ceiling and drop on my wife's
head. That would have. as they say, torn
It,.
At dawn the wild ululations subsided a
little and I peeked out the window. There
they were. goofing about in the back yard,
stupidly digging in the snow for acorns,
looking particularly ratty with their coats
half shed.
The oldtimers soon realized with dis-
gust that it was riot spring at all. and
returned, up the big cedar, flying leap to
the vines. scrabble up to the hole and
back to the attic for a long. snooze.
But the little, ones were baffled, be-
wildered and belligerent. They ran around
in circles . They sank to their ears in
wet snow, They chittered indignantly.
They couldn't find anything to eat.
HO I -not heard them talking so often,
• I'd not have been able to understand. But
I had. And I did. I distinctly heard one
baby buck squirrel snarling, "What the
hell goes on here? We've been sold a
bill of goods. This is Spring? Where
are the luscious bulbs, the green stuff,
the tender shoots? We've been' had,
brothers. Let's demonstrate."
And demonstrate they did. loudly
,and shrilly, for the next twelve hours, back
in the attic, berating their elders.
Can't blame them. It must have been
a traumatic experience, out of the warm
womb of the attic into the bleak reality
' of a March day. Some of them (I hope)
will be scarred for life, psychologically.
But I can't kick. They've been fairly
quiet since, aside from a lot of mumbling
and muttering among the young ones, con-
vinced, like all kids, that their parents
betrayed ,them about life.
Dang it. I've ruin out of space. I
wanted' to mention the two baseball pit-
chers who have swapped not only wives
but families, present some startling spring
poetry, and discuss the abysmal stupidity
of the Department of Education, but there's
no room.
Why do I let squirrels loom so largo
in my life?
MARCH 25, 1898.
John Bristow of Egmondville left for
Rossland, B.C. where he has secured a
good position.
At the recent council meeting an
arrangement was made with Alex Cardno
for the running of the town clock. He
is to keep it running, etc. and is to
receive $33.25 for the balance of the
year.
The social given by the men of the
Methodist Church was a decided success.
Captain Norman McLeod left here
,for British Columbia .where he' intends
pushing his forturte.
Major John A. Wilson returned from
Toronto, where he has been putting in
a term at the Military College.
Messrs. James Hinchley and Robert
McMillan of Hullett, shipped a number
of steers to the Old Country.
Rev. Mr, fickle has accepted the
invitation of the Presbyterian congre-
gation here to be the assistant of Dr.
McDonald for the summer six months.
The egg season has now fairly com-
menced and Mr. Wilson's teams come
home daily laden with hen fruit, and an
egg wagon can be seen at almost every
farmer's gate in the country.
A week ago, J. P, McLaren pur-
chased the grocery stock and
business of ,J. S. Crozier in town, and
since then has sold out to a gentleman
from Stratford, who now has posses-
sion.
About one o'clock Wednesday Morn-
ing the fire Whistle disturbed the
peacefulness of the night. It proved to
he a false alarm.
G. G. Wilson, who has purchased the
post office grocery will have something
to, say of interest to the public next
week.
Alex Davidson has leased the Com-
mercial Hotel here, to two gentlemen
from New Hamburg. They get posses-
sion On May 1st.
Geo. M'inroe, of Brucefield, dressed
30.hogs for Wrn. Scott last week.
M. Y. McLean of Seaforth, attended
the Farmer's Institute meeting ' at
Leadbury last week,
Henry Stimore of Leadbury has sold
a young mare to a Stratford man, re-
ceiving nearly $100.00 for the anthill!.
J. J., Irvine of Leadbury and his
hands completed rutting a hundred cords
of wood. which they hauled home in logs
from the Canada Company's woods. This
is the second hundred they have cut
this season.
The present weather is delightful anci
the farmors have corn nenced plowing.
John Buchanan, son of W'n. Buchanan
of ilens011. who holds a responsible posi-
tion in the Agricultural College, was.
here visiting his parents.
MARCH 23, 1923.
Mr. Wells of Londesboro, is doing
quite a business. The farmers are
bringing in their grain so fast that they
have to run their mill almost day and
night.
Frank McGrath of St. Columban was
seriously wounded when a fork pierced
the hone near the eye, rendering him
unconscious.
Miss Janet Clark of Walton, is in
Brussels taking a course in the millinery
shop with Mrs. Ross.
John McDonald. Walton, has a large
stock of logs. The m'll is starting to
run this week.
The hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs.
.John L . Kerr, north -of Seaforth, was
the scene of a very pleasant event under
the auspices of the W.M.S. of First
Church.
T. N. Forsyth of Kippen, of the 3rd
concession of Tuckersmith, sold his hand-
some team of draft geldings, rising
four year olds, to a gentleman from Van-
couver, to which city they were shipped.
Lloyd Horton of Hensall had the mis-
fortune lately while carrying a bag of
peas, to' slip on the ice, and quite se-
'verely injured his ankle.
Nathan P. Warr iner of Hensall has
sold his dwelling on Queen Street to Mr.
Blatchford of this village.
The second euchre given this season
under, the auspices of the Seaforth Fire
Brigade was a great success. The prize
winners were 1st, Montgomery Davis;
2nd. Dan Shanahan; Consolation, T:Scott.
Messrs. James O'Connell and Fergus
Somers- have joined the staff of the
Bank of,COmmerce here.
Miss Wilma Seip of town entered
tile Memorial Hospital to train for a
nurse.
T. E. Hays, .received a. carload of
32 head of exceptionally fine grass cattle
and they are out on his farm in McKillop.
They were purchased by P. O'Sullivan,
and J. M. Govenlock,
Miss Olive Taman of town was called
to Cochrane owing to the serious illness
of her mother.
Robert Smith, of town, has purchased
a variety store in Chesley and intends
moving there. •
Mrs. J. A, Case lit the range in her
kitchen at her home, Maple Hall, Sea-
forth, not knowing that the water pipes
had become frozen during the night. The
water jacket at the front of the stove
exploded and struck Mrs. Case, knocking
her to the floor.
MARCH 26, 1948
Dr. J, F. Burrows, following his re-
tirement from the active practise of
medicine in Seaforth, will leave shortly
for Winnipeg where he will reside with
his daughter, Mrs. Perly Banbury. Dr.
Burrows, commenced his practise here
in 1894 and during nearly 55 years in
Seaforth, has been actively identified with
many organizations in town.
Henry Weiland, well known Egmond-
ville resident, despite his 90 years,
climbed on.the roof of the porch of his •
home and cleaned off accumulated ice
and snow.
Clifford Brown, C,P.R, Section man,
suffered a head wound that required sev-
eral stitches to close when he was struck
by a piece of bolt. He was assisting
in cutting the bolt when the piece broke
off and flew into the air.
Warm spring weather and driving rain
combined to create. floods throughout the
Seaforth district. which inundated large
areas, and resulted in many thousands
of dollars loss as culverts were washed
out and roads damaged.
Joseph O'Reilly, formerly of the
seventh concession of McKillop, was guest
of honor when neighbors gathered to bid
him farewell. During the evening Frank
O'Rourke read an address and Lorne
Flanagan presented hil,with a signet
ring and a cigarette case.
Members of the Seaforth District
High School, at a special meeting Satur-
day afternoon, considered 50 applications
for the position of Principal of the school.
The position became vacant upon the
resignation of E. Lorne Fox, who goes
to Petrolia.
J. A. Carroll, Ontario Supervisor of
agricultural societies was special speaker
at the annual Lions Farmer dinner.
The male quartette of First P,resby-
terlan Church, consisting of Walker Hart,
F. E. Willis, M. R, Rennie and D. L.
Reid sang titto numbers..very acceptably
in Egmondville United Church at the
special service. Mrs. Rennie accom-
panied them
Dr. Stewart Plant of Gravenhurst, has
been appointed to the staff of Queen
Alexander Sanitarium at London. Dr.
Plant is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
R. Plant, now of Guelph.
Announcement a week ago by a group
of public spirited Hensall residents of
the opening of a campaign to raiser20,000
for the purpose of erecting a community
centre in that village.
From My Window
By Shirley J. Keller
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