HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-06-21, Page 2the project and that charges
• of extravagance, uSeless-
ness and government rip-
offs have little foundation 4
here. In' Seaforth, five,
young students 'have an 0.
F. Y. grant' to help. Senior •
Citizens maintain their
homes and surroundings,
pick up pirescripttons and
provide other services to
the elderly. •
Another O.F.Y. project,
in 'Brussels, -will support
Canadian culture through
a rural ,center offertng
NFB films, °crafts and live
theatre. rn Morris Town-
ship', an 0:F.Y.' grant will,
allow three young people to
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m o b tikt' t ra7 ),,S t)tro‘u
u s e d and. e
program f'or all ages; in-
volving six young workers-
who will provide 'a, super-
vised playground• and a.
coffee house with live en-
- • tertainment is operating
in Blyth, thanks 'to Oppor-
tunities- for Youth. .
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FromMy Window
By Shirley J. Keller
, In the first two yea-rs
of its existence, there
bAs been _much criticism of
tIle federal government's
Opportunities -far Youth (N__
Program, whi chi.is designed
to employ young people in
puplic, service in community
prOjects which they. Aesign
themselves.
look at OFY. in Huron
County, however, shows that
many benefits to the com-
munity at large', flow from
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SEIFORTH, ONTARIO, June 21, 1973
Today, my friends, is the first,day of
summer. I won't be sorry to see it come.
Maybe it will mean ,an end to some of
lilt's little' problems which have loomed
in our home during the past 'few weeks.
I think I told yon about 'our recent bout
with the chicken pox. • Well, the blisters
had hardly dried up and dropped off when
our youngest child appeared at my bed=
side one mor g complaining' of a sore
neck.
"I think it i the mumps, Shirley,"
-e.civised my husband..
I looked my son over carefully. I
felt his jaws.
"Your 'eyes are better than mine,"
I told my husband. "I don't see any
swelling."
"He's swollen alright," my husband
aSsured me. 7 4I think it is the mumps."
"How do you feel?" I asked my
youngest.
"My face is sore when I lay on this
side," lie answered, pointing to his, right, cheek. •
• Our discussion was overheard by our
daughter Who came rushing onto the scene.
Keep in Mind that she's not yet had the
mumps.
"He did it on purpose," she charged,
her voice raising to a fever pitch. "He
knows I'm out of School now for the
summer and could be hairing Some fun and
he wants to give me the mumps."
' "He's got to go, mom" she went on,
boardering hysteria. "First it was the
chicken pox. Now it is the mumps. Who
'knows what he'll bring hone tp' us next.
He's got to go . . . or I'll have to move
out."
I told my daughter I wasn't convinced
he had the mumps.
take him to the doctor right
away and find out," she demanded. "At
least that way we will know what we're
fighting."
That lard remark Made good sense
AO Called fcit air appointment. Luckily,
was able to get in right away. 1 ..;
lilt AS the intiAisalfight," the doctor
Said. 11id i detect a menacing grin?
dOtildret be, Mast ha in3! imagination.
*EH iftiq sUr011ett glifiday" I Offered
OFY benefits Huron
wilco
JUNE' 24, 1898.
While _working in T. Murdock's stable
in Hensall, recently; J. harmer was
• severely,kic.ked by.a horse.
James Thompson of Hayfield- met with
-considerable misfortune, in ,the almoSt
total loss of his mill.
Another of Hibbert's honored pioneers.
in the pei‘son of -Donald McKaig„ departed
this' life. He had 'reached the age- of 71 -
s. tr 51'04.*
••:ernes CopPer oy2Citre6f,4wri u E1411,
*kiln ber, ilePermed. load
Sound. . .
Isaac McGavin, near LeadbilrY had a
valuable mare die. . This mare had been
pqrchased twq,,,years •ago at the auction
sale of S. A. Dickson.. '
MiSs Jessie McDougall of Egmond
ville has taken a position In the :photo •
studio of Mr. Henderson in See.fOrli..•
As Sa Chesney was driving •'3ata.•.
town and a horse.• 'behlid"the .
buggy, the horse he .was ,leading, got •
its hind legs into a, hole in .the 'floor •
of the . Silver Creek 'bridge":S,cratchirjg ▪ and injuring their denaiderably.. "
About One...finndred.PersOnOitOM ,•gea-••
forth want to Ooderich • to hear.. Lient„
pan GOelfrerS.,band...... • •
While • cleaning his bicyCle Andrew
•Arhopao,.00, •fiiig.of • ,caught hetWOen ,
the"..chain and the
ing • • . ' • • •
IlinhilleY'of ..town .met with a pain-
ful accident,.While•he Wasadjusling,an.old.
mower. • His-hand tame • to cOntact'WIiii
one of. the knlVes andl .the top .of his "first
,finger " on the 'right hand was' nearly , cut
off., •
Master Frank Sills, son
has • • returned 'home •frem, Sandwich
College..for theholidays.
Ctidinpre,
awarded the 'contract-for Mr..''acrett'S
fine brick chkelling to be erected
summer in the* village and 14;,•Paterion
Sr. has the cottract for the. wood' work.
The Council of Hensall -had a nice
,Stretch of pine sidewalk laid on the south
'side of 'Main St. and are putting down a
stretch of gravel sidewalk on Richmond
St. North.
Professor G. Cline of Wingham gave
the popular cantata "Queen Esther• in the
Methodist Church. Miss McFaul ' of
Seaforth takes the part of Queen Esther.
The new barns of. Daniel glanley 'and
John McLaughlin of Leadbu.ry are getting
.to have a finished appearance.
Misses Lottie Cook and Ida Britton of
Constance were at Wingham as delegates
to the Sunday School Convention recently.,
ee"
JUNE 29th,- 1 9 2 3 .
' A monster garden party was held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Scott,
Thornton Hall, under the auspices of First
Presbyterian Church. Among those talang
part were, the Presbyterian choir, JaMes
Robb's drill class, Angus More, Harry
McLeod, male quartette, John and Jamed
Scott, Dawson Reid, Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
G. Mullen. The Seaforth Kittle Band
was also in attendance.
Mrs. Joseph Carter of Walton had the
misfortune to have her arm broken while
cranking a car. -
The severe wind storm which, passed
over the locally has done considerable
damage to trees and' barns. Moody
Holland's son was driving info the village
when the wind blew the rack off and the
boy was thrown out. No damage 'was
done.
A' very pretty wedding was solemnized
when Ethel Mae Smith of Sarnia was united
in marriage to Thomas Russel Coleman
of Tuckersmith.
Robert McLaren of Hensall, recently
sold to Mr. Fry, of Wingham, his bes.utf-
. ful black road show horSe',4 0naGhirkies".
*e long wished for rain visited Hensall
and did much good to all the vegetations.
It was accompanied by• very high sharp
lightning width strun the efibliney of
'Hugh .1, McDonald's brick
,rwritu, • "
All these fi-rojects are
worthwhile and give citi-
zens in small Huron County
,••••communittes access to
services and resources
which as well, could ,not
possibly be provided' by
'municipal bud,gets. The
`Opportunities for ,Youth
Program employs a fair •
number of imaginative and
resourceful young people
who perhaps otherwise would
be unable to find summer
employment of any kind.
A px o gir.,44,44„ • g
bpse, p'eople JO
e t o he nt
communities while they
Work can't be all bad.
Looking at the -evidence
-of the project s , pa .st and
present, as they are de-
veloped in Huron, Oppor-
tunities for Youth seems
tb be 'doing very well .
hopefully.
"No, it is • the mumps alright," he
answered with confidence.
Upon reaveling this• good news to the
household, I also presented some furthey
information.
"I've made arrangements for you two
older children to go to the hospital this'
evening for a allot which should give you
some additicinal protection," I-told them.
"Then, in about six weeks, .you'll have
your mumps vaccine and we shOuldn'thave
to worry about mumps again."
Son Number One; who had not had all.
day to worry about the possibility of con-
tracting mumps because he'd been at work
when junior arose in the morning, was very
docile about the whole thing.,
Daughter, on the other hand, wasn't so
easily satisfied. She wanted to know the
odds. Was it ten to one she wouldn't •get
the mumps . . . or was it one in ten that
she'd succumb to the scourge. Somehow,
it made considerable difference to her.
The next morning when junior leaped
from his bed he'd been magically cured
through the night. 'He requested per-
mission to go to school.
"Certainly not," I told him. "You're
sick. You've got the mumps. The 'doctor
even said so."
- "They're gone," he answered, coming
closer for me to feel his jaws. I hadn't
ever been able to detect any swelling in
the first place so I wasn't too surprised
when I could 'find none that morning.
"well, , you are not going 'to School,"
I insisted. "Doctor's orders."
The big smile turned upsidedown into
one of' the biggest pouts I've ever seen.
He left the room, resigned to his fate
and mumbling, "Gee, I don't even feel
sick."
All day long, the mumps victim played
and sank and teased and frolicked and
oh yes, he ate up a storm including
oranges , ketchup, pickles, tomatoes, pine- '
apple.
That evening, my daughter was in real
misery. She had reacted to the shot, I
suppose. She could hardly raise her arms.
She had pain but no mumps,
' Simple justice, I thought to myself.
tering the heavy cement part scattdring
many dozens 'of .bricks over the' ground. .
Martin Purcell of Manley has
purchased the residence of the late Michael
Walters viand • intends renovating, it.
At. the recent examinations 'held at
Alma College, St. Thomas, Frances C rich,
daughter of' Mr. and Mrs. W. A . Crich was
• awarded the Albert Carman scholarship ,
for. General Proficiency in FOrm II.
„.....,F,,,--evsNeelin,q,Collector of Customs.
40,11aS Med undergoing medical treat-
ww, otorontq. for theoast 'the
months has returned home..
M. J. O'Neill has accepted a posik
ion on the staff of the, ,Sudbary' Col-
legiate Institute. He.' ,h4•:.been
cipp4..`of 'the. Seaforth 'Collegiate •fOr.:7,the •
past year, •: •
W..R ••Smith,'„• of town• is erecting
a . 'new, .porch : On . •
miss .AnOna••• pale h'as•;finished heir'
courte.
and •is•••spencling. the •hOlidaYs aftio'fion;e,
on the Huron Road ' • •
.
.JONf 194.8 • .;
''Enzenberg4i"1001001.5wil
ship had, the„fortune.,..t .64 ..0i(tq Hpl-
s to i bercleep<'Bnn arrive, at
hiS tarn,• 'Both Mother. 1.0.dChildren
,,..prOgreSStng: •• • .•
. • At, r.meeting '••the
forth,` lady 'bowlers: grganizlpg,' for • the
dent. „. ptiter•-• officers .' Wet` e;;:V3;60...00*..:::.
Miss
mitten ; • • ,
Fraaes Gt44e;
Prize •• conirtiitteei",•MrS:: :'k•-•*•"tnitiray;'
Mrs. johli .Beattie,
John Kaiser ;'
In'. University o£ e i to _Ontario •
recently:. :•l'ititss'*art••FIYali succesSfiliy .
completed .her firS i t year n Honor Eng-
lish 'and'. Frank Ryan completed•his third
year in. the same course. Delbert Smith
completed his first year in General
Science.
• Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Laing of Crom-
arty were guests of honor at a surprise
party when they marked their 25th wed-
ding anniversary . An address was- read
by Harry Norris and gifts were pre-
sented by those-present.
Miss Gladys Earle was hostess
at a miscellaneous shower in honor of
Mrs. Robert Wallace, a recent bride. The
evening was spent in making a bride's
book and she was the recipient of many
gifts. Lunch was served by the hostess,
assisted by Mrs. lierold Finnigan ,and
Mayda Mueller.
Mr. and Mrs. David McConnell, well
known Dublin residents marked. the 50th
anniversary of their wedding.
Stuart McBride, >on of .mr. and Mrs.
;Alvin McBride of K.ppen has,,passed his
second year at Western University, Len-
don with first class honours.
•-c At a special "service held in Staffs
U-nited Church, Rev.. A. H. Daynard dedi-
cated to the memory Of thOSe who 'lost
their lives in the second. world war, a ..
i new Minahall electric organ.
Miss Mildred JohnStone, Dr. artd .Mrs. ,
J. G. Dillane and family of Hamilton and
W. A. Johnstone of Listowel, were here
this week attending the funeral of the late
Thos. Johnstone.
The followhig is a list of the music
pupils at St. Joseph Convent School of
Music. Grade II, Josephine McIver, Alice
Stiles, Margaret Willis,- Grade I, Yvonne
Bolton, Lois Hogg, Mary Lou Sills, Phyllis
Boyce, all with first class honors.
An interesting and impressive ser-
vice was held at Goshen Line, Stanley,
When the cornerstone of a new United
Church was laid. The new building,
of red brick replaces the frame build-
ing whidh has been in use for 78 years.
Wilson Little, Winthrop, was elected
by acclamation 'to fill the: vacancy' on
McKillop Teivriship Council caused by the
recent re'Signation of Frank Kirkby. , .• .. • ,..
• My -views on othiostien don't seem to
upset the Minister one whit. He just goes
around .with hiS. eyes shut droning that
hypnotic chant, "The standards of
oefduecdiuteloatniotreax-.enontodie.dciciliniingrig‘thethset:zad ards
However, my views do seem.IO strike
........ among a good many other •people
a cord or a nerve ox' an Open* wound
• A recent column on education has
attracted more '•mail than anything I've
written since I churned out, fiSex and
the Editor.” That was when I was a
weekly editor , -and it was a hot numper,
I can tell you.. There were no left8ver
papers that week.
I know. you want me to rdPrint it.
Sorry, I'm a school teacher now, and as
everyone knows, except a lot of teachers,
school'teachers must maintain the highest .
standards Of‘Morality,.sobriety and taste.
Besides, it was harmless, Just a device
to sell papers when circulation was slump-
ing a hit.
'Where was I? Oh, yes, letters about
education. Following are some excerpts
from letters' received from ordinary -rea-
ders, if there, are such creatures. I've
never yet met a perscikovn'e....conaidered
himself • ordinary. A6d \aMy should
We're an extraordinary lot. If you don't
believe me, take agooci look at yourself,
then at your neighbours,' then 'at our
•
"leaders". They may be a-lot of riffraff,
but there's not one who is -Ordinary:.
From a merchant:' 'IYou have ..stated
publicly ,what a gieat many of . us think,
but our means of communication is not
as wide as yours. The Mickey Mouse
and_ Donald Duck courses they have in
A
'high schools and so-called colleges now
would be a big joke .if they were not
doing harm to our young people and were
not so costly. . . It<Nvnuld appear from
the reports of the meetings that all is
'•_beautiful in education land- and seldom
Is heard • a 'discouraging word. DI Pour
local brain factory,,,the students seem to
be running the sideshow."
From a mother: have -seen the
system deteriorate rapidly. Weiciaxe a idn
in 'last year law and one daughter in her
last year university who managed to be
outstanding students who could read, write
and spell and didnthave wise and wonderful
sex education in the school. What has that
tronght us? An epidemic of v.d. and
related social problems."
She goes on: “Another problem is too
.many• working mothers, women's Lib
will hate-,tne! Orie of bur'finest teachers
told me he, could tell in a week which
" children .had :mothers in the home, and
which ones had working mothers:" .
From an ex-teacher: "I am . one
who was educated in the old way and
used to loves grammar class . . . Niy
daughter, who- is a Grade 2 teacher-,
says what terrible English the children
use . . . I'm sure that the high school
students of today who are dropping their
-language courses are doing, rit..,,becauqe•.. • •.• ;
•Jhey .dortitia .ye the basic English gratn,7 . T
"mad. d • .1 :t119
.From a minister: "Let_ me put in a
WOrd.'.4Or OPOr•'•aiDeliers Teachers
InatSt:.that::•apeging: 'laws '. are like • the
IiWS.•..Of.•'the-,14:de .:4.xict-• the Persians--._•• """
1.1pa4TOITki ea0ileiteeble,.a.S it • was
•beginnin0 iS•hoW,'.aritl.eVer shall be . •
$9,,,gelieratti:M• after. generation .We persist
in.loiStering •'(Or, is',..itleYsting), the spelling
,Mtirka,of,the 6wie ages unto our. children.
'IVO•tdiatering;'1?41.,agree. •
From. a .teacher: "I do• not wish' to
needlesSly•rgend YOUr.-:biood ,Pressure up
another point, :fint sorrow likes company
'ant:L .1;60; ?..24th :article Was,.w.elcome'd
in; :eur.'•• :as. and.
healthy: counterbalance 'to Die-.
4rOrn • • •,the• Blank
Our beard
;likes :to`be: very p.'"vetiiiFaiiie.1.a: the. rush
.• tOWardS"dnOrriSd*";',144;•teich, there's
Well;' that' s' juste'. a sampl'ing,of the
letters I don't agree• with everything
concern ':about : the quality of ' education.
And. I: don't :plan to: keep hacking away
a split fnfthitive in your opening sentence.
at ttie •,'Stikrject There's nothing duller
than -a: larinet,.Who, can i.e*.abotit nothing
.-blit-.1arrni*...ah-edlterWho can talk about
U4crier Who
whin ,r,44 the0,.7,.t0.. ,,,.04.4bc:1:Otit
of
:. .iil edaucae andtiOn.
I'm
too:',6.4:0:04,..:610.4..tb get excited about
imiuch Of anything. •
• out,fropi under an
aValancho sof255!0Ssays and short stories
which' I Marked. "spare time" and
I have almost,ceased to care how anybody
spells anything.
I must say
anythuisng. •( •
that there's-a treinen-
dons interest in education during thatlast
week or so. Guys and dolls who have spent
approximately as much time thisyear on
,their school work as I have spent being
a millionaire have suddenly lost their
apathy. They come up .to their•teaChers
wwr it.: ht.ehe.;064o. stito smiles and
recommended;,:iOr,:'Vietherthey'll have to
wonder whether they • are.:',.gding to be
but they'll
see,that:,..ca.suioes, has a heart of solid
steel, O'r'butter. .
"It's th' battery, nta'am . . . I'm afraid a trattstiant is necessary."
Which one
t.
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In the. Years Agone
In Clinton, six young
people have developed a
home help set-!vice-for the
elderly and will produce
a questionnaire indicating
-''the needs of Senior Citizens
there. Last summer, 11
Hay Township ,students put
this federAl motley to good
use and' produced a 48
page industrial and his-
torical survey of their
-township which includes-
maps,,old photos and
statistics on such diverse
things as gross farm in,
come and cpttagers' shop-
ping habits. -;
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