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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-07-26, Page 2To the-Editor: ..6/W A 14 Site • of triverhUron Park is re duced Sugar and Spice By Bill S This summer, keep Ontario beautiful. From My Window By Shirley J. Keller xposi Since -1864, Serving the Community First Pic a BEAVORT/I. ONTARIO, every Tiversdai morning by MCLEAN BROS., PubilSbein Ltd. 414DREW Y. McLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Audit Bureau of Circulation Newspapers Subscription Rates: - Canada (in advance) $8.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $10:00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 20 CENTS EACH Second Class Mall Registration Number 0696 Telephone 527-0240 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, July 26, 1973 How about some feed back? In tie .Years Agotie JULY 29, 1898. Miss Luxton, who left Exeter for, Dakota, disposed of her farm in tleberne -eV to Duncan McLean for $2,400. The farm contains 50 acres. The new barn of Manzi, Hill, °Mullett, was raised, about 125 men being present; the sides were captained by Humphrey Snell and John Vodden, the ferMer being successful. Matt Mains was the contrac- tor. - - The saw mill of Munn Bros, McKillop, had a narrow escape from fire a short time ago. It originated in the engine room about one o'clock 'in the morning. A game in the senior championship of the C.L.A. was played on the recreation grounds, between the Tecumsehi-Elms of, Toronto and-the Beavers of Seaforth. The home team demonstrated to the city boys how a winning game of lacrosse was played. The score was 9 - 1 in favour of the Beavers. Wm. Ament of town, has teams on the road; drawing staves from his factory at Brucefield to his works here. A Young child of Thomai G. Scott', of town, a little over a year old, f e 1 1 , out of the upstairs window to the ground, abOut 16 feet. Harry Willis of town has gone quite extensively into the wholesale manufac- turing of leather leggings. The first load of new wheat. was delivered to Ogilvies Mills in town, by h Campbell of Hullett, near Kinburn. It sted 60 pounds to the bushel and brought 68 cents. • While shingling a barn for Joseph Murphy at Dublin, Joe Williams, fell 52 feet to the ground, breaking his arm and received other injuries. Itew potatoes, and green apples are coming into Zurich quite freely. Alex Forrest, of Hillsgreen, started his new Peerless thresher on the farm of Wm. Jarrott. The injury done by the frost of the 10th of July is estimated at $100.00 to 100 acres in McKillop, the loss b,ing $40,000. Miss Belle Campbell and Mrs. Herr of town, left here for a visit to Van- couver, B.C. The Fire Brigade and the' Seaforth Highlanders Band left for Burlington, where the" annual convention.of theeptusdil'HI.1W)1/ i'• tario Volmtger Flre. Brigade is being 1:4'..1 ' J ; " " • X-7 ". bri On account of failing health, Mr. Horny has disposed of his storekeeping business to Hugh Berry of Brucefield. Albert Harvey of' Kippen, who owns and operates the farm he purchased froM Mr. Detweiler, has a field of wheat that •ytelded 36 1/2 bushels per acre. The Kinburn and Brucefield football teams have generously consented to pre sent the receipts V their game here to Wilse.on Allen, who was operated on for appendicitis after the Kinburn-Seaforth gam • Henrietta Nicholson, Wife of the late John Modeland, passed away in seaforth Hospital in her 85th year. She-Ws born in KirkenbrightShire, Scotland• a n d crossed the ocean in a sailing vessel with her parents. The annual picnic in connbntion with St. Thomas Church Sunday School was held at Jowett's Grove, Bayfield. -Among those who •partook to the sports were, F. Archibald, Mickey Archibald, Jack and Bill Archibald, Leonard Brown, Les- lie Bateman, Joe Hart, Evelyn Petersen, Mildred Johnston, Sadie ,Hart, Jessie Archibald, Melba Mitchell, Pat South- gate, Cora Strong, Beatrice Merrier, Isa- • belle Archibald, Alice Archibald . and Eleanorss Harries. Miss _Elizabeth P. Hargan of town has moved "into her beautiful new home on Goderich Si. West. -AUGUST 6, 1948. / The McKellar Clan, whose forefathers ,settled at Cro,party, held their annual picnic„ at Seaforth Lions Club park with mor e than 100 sitting down for supper. A recreational period was under the leadership of Mrs. Ken Colquhoun, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce !Armstrong, Kippen, and Mr. and Mrs.•\J'aines Scott, Stadia. 4 A Rleasantreunion took place at the home 'of Robert, oig, Tuckersmith, when )members of hislamily met for the first time in several years. Children of the late Paul Doig, ate four came out from Scotland with their parents 80 years ago. About. 200 friends and neighbors gathered at Walton COmmunity Hall.' An honor of Mr. ahli Mrs. Campbell ,Way, whose marriage wa,, a recent event. 'They were presented with a purse of money, the address being read by Mrs. Harvey Craig and the presentations being made by W. J. Leeming. Miss Elizabeth Scott, methber of a widely known pioneer Mckillop famlly, observed her 97th birthday at the home of her brother Joseph Scott at Roxboro. She is in good health and takes an active interest in 'all that goes on. Mr. and Mrs. A.R.Turnbull, left for New York city from where they will sail for London, England, .on the Queen Elizabeth, after having spent the past three months with his mother, Mrs. G. ITBnr. ,.Turnbull. 1: Members en of the Luther League at gathered for a social evening of two of their members who have been married . Mr. and Mrs., Edgar .Elligsen were given occasional chairs and, Mr. and Mrs. Don Henderson were with silverware. Conversion of the Scottish Blue Begs to an 'Irish Green Bell' has been successfully accomplished by Dr. Sam Murray of Dublin. 'The new flower, car- rying several bundhes of green bell shaped bloSsotns was exhibited by J. J. Holland St. Coln:libel-1. .... 4 Or • ••./ - What is.a weekly .riews- paper? It is a source of news, of course, but it \ 'is also a place for opin- ion to be expressed.That is what these editorials are all about. They are the opinion of the editor, or an editorial writer on local', provincial or world wide topics which should 'be ,of concern to our rea- ders. But the weekly newspaper is only as good as its readers and-our readers don't seem to have many opinions., They get angry when their names are mis- pelled or an important d6- tail is omitted from a story that is important to them, and rightly so. But they rarely write letters to the editor. We hope our opinions, .or editorials, are dis- cussed in the community.' We hope that they stimu- late argument, and at times agreement. ',But we really don't khOw, because people don't write us about their argu- ments or agreement --- they don't write letters to the editor. We want some feedback. 'A weekly newspaper needs stimurating dialogue with its re-0ers and, b reader's. :letters editor provide a for this discussi something we say say bothers you o up controversy, d grouch to your.ne write a letter to editor. If you see something in town that you think deserves either credit or criticism, write.a letter to the editor. If you have a good idea percolating in your brain about improving our town, write about it to the editor an'd get the opi Ali ons of your fellow citizens b who will also, hopefully, write letters to the editor. Don't be shy. You,,the readers, have good ideas and valid opinions. We couldn't exist without you. 11„So give us a hand, and write regardless of whether it is about some, that annoys you or something that interest you., Sir: It was a pleasure to read a recent letter from the Minister of Natural Re- sources, in which he alleged that as the MPP for Huron, I had supposedly misled the public regarding the "loss" of Inver- huron Park. I can appreciate the heavy workload that the Minister must have, however, a man in his position really shOuld take greater care in reading what I actually said as opposed 'to what he believed I said. This is what I originally wrote in my June 14th, column.'P3 "Leo Bernier, indicated that the ex- pansion of the Bruce nuclear complex will mean the "loss" of InVerhuron. Park." • Tile Minister believes that from that statement I as a newly elected Member have misled the public. Mr. Bernier's reply is the• epitome of what is wrong with the present Queen's Park govern- ment. They only Alike to look at half of the truth. Perhaps, the people of Ontario could find out from the Minister the following points. Why did the Minister not explain tnat the Ministry for the first time is now handing out pamphlets to campers warning what to do in case of a deadly leak from the station? /Why ,did ,he neglect to mention that the new recreation centres in Inver- huron are nothing more than ',gas shelters" in case of a leak? Why did he not state that many cam- pers view the new site as undesirable even with improvements. One thing about me. When I get an idea, I can't forget it. Twice I've begun this column this week. Twice I've scrap- ped it. Thought I'd use a new idea . , but I know now I must follow my initial desires -or die. I'm that sort 'of creature. .The reason for my . dilemma is a release •which came through the mail the other day from The United ChurchObser- ver. From time to time, we receive excerpts from articles which have appeared in The Obierver. Of course, all are for publication. This 'one cauhed me particular con- cern. It bore the catchline "Trend to- wards unmarried couples not an isolated aberration". ... and right away I 'was on my ear. I began to read on. The article told to that the new increase in "coupling Without benefit of clergy" is part of a entePletely different Way young peOPle are lacking at ulaitY0 'Many ISsees- 'birth ton- trig, iibortien, 1'i:digit-ft, Wedding tinge, all eerembideg, the role Of women, rearing And faintlyeeeiniuniciition. • etweem to the forum on.When or don't r stirs on't ighbour, the Yours truly, Jack Riddell, M.P.P. Huron, Appreciation The item continued: ,,The United Church firmly believes in marriage, for life. So do nearly all its ministers. So do most of its families . But not all their young people accept that ideal. Some see the traditional Wedding, with its rituals and symbols, as a Ken and Barbie doll caricature of real marriage. To them, the ceremony neither makes them married nor is it seen as, a beginning. It only confirms what the . couple has found by living together." By this time I'm boiling mad. To my way s trf thinking, marriage is , hardly an . • "ideal". Marriage is the way it must be done according to scriptures and accor- ding to the laws of theAand. Marriage is the legal way . . . and the best way. - oNA, hear me right. I'm not pointing a finger at anyone. I'm not going to try' to force my views on folks who db not accept the Christian principles I've come to respect,. But it is my contention that the church, above all else, must fight to 'preserve marriage. But listen to what When I was young and ignorant and life was forever, nothing bored me more than "old people" talking so much about death. As soon as my Dad received his home- town weekly paper, he would flip to the obituaries and read them to my mother, interspersing the printed word' with com- ments, a ut the dedeased. Ofte , he latter was a distant cousin, or so ne father had gone to school with or someone he'd worked for as a bqy. He'd recall where the dead person had lived, what he'd done and s his peculiarities. I ,couldn't imagine why my mother could bp bothered listening. She •didn't, of necoeyse. She w t„reucivtoo,busty buff4ng',,droiltiti„ coo for ;sewirit doing`; a ivashte But slid( Atended to,'airst. wad il?Op'in tire acca4fq6".1 aihtment'd correct him on a date. Now that I.-am old and not quite so- ignorant and realize the brevity of our stay, I can understand. It wasn't a morbidity on my father's part. It was an interest in, and awareness of, the fact that death comes for us all, evert for the archbishop. He knew it was closing in on his generation ' quietly but relentlessly. I am not about to start reading obitua- ries as a regular pre-dinner treat, but I did read three lately, with a sense of almost personal loss, though I didn't know ally of the three "involved", if that's the word. Joe E. Brown. The name means thing to young people today. But it r called for me Saturday afternoon at the matinee, almost falling out of my, seat from laughing at the antics of this great clown. • Betty Grable. She was never much' of an actress, but she was a great Holly- wood personality, in the days when there were such creatures. Pin-up girl of the western world before the-centre-page, all-nude fold-out was dreamed of. Veronida Lake. Fell half in love with her when I 'saw her first movie. She contrived to look sexy and, sinful in the days before bikinis and bra-less bosoms. Brown was an old man. But Grable and Lake 'were in their fifties, forgotten by the world but not exactly doddering. Each had a distinguishing specialty. Joe E. Brown had a mouth about the size of half a water melon. Gable had legs that inspired an innocent sort of lust at a time 'when an ugly, exposed navel would have been just that Lake wore •long, --blonde hair over eye. Half the caimopolitan that was pushing this phil- osophy, I'd hardly be concerned. But this s a church magazine and somehow it doesn't seem proper for the church to be finding any satisfactory substitute at all for marriage. The article concludes with nine guide-, lines for moms and dads who have children living together without benefit of clergy. They include such things as try to under- stand and don't' judge; don't moralize; stay in touch; give biith control advice, if necessary, and some practical gifts like a toaster; and avoid 'the use of terms like "Common law" or "trial -marriage". In other 'wordt, don't show any disap- proval but smile and look at the bright - side of things. That's the 'modern way. Poppycock: Chances are If parents and friends and the church had adisap- proved 'of many more things much, Mira earlier , the • problem (Or is it a prerti- lern?) wouldn't exist now. I'm sorry folks, That's how I feel .. right or wrong. While Mr. Bernier dances 'around the definition of the word "loss", I assert quite Clearly that any park that now requires gas shelters and warning pam- phlets due to. inadequate .and faulty plan- ning is.quite frankly a "loss". I do not believe for one moment that Mr. Bernier wilfully intended to mislead the public about InVe rhuron and while I apprec- iate that Mr. Bernier is tinder a heavy' workload on the Ontario Legislature, in- accuracies such as those in. his letter, lead to unnecessary misunderstanding, which I am sure, he is as anxious as I am to prevent. Sir:, On behalf of the Red Cross Blood Donor Service I want to thank you for your very generous coverage of the Clinic held in Seaforth. recently. I am happy to report that l30 Donors attended the Clinic, the best ever 'for Seaforth. I feel that the newspaper publicity was one of the contributing fa, ors in encouraging the people to help thARed Cross. Thank you again Yours sincerely Mrs. Alma Wallace Coordinator Blood Donor Service London area girls in town went around half-blind try- , Pig to emulate her hair-do. • My feelingg of nostalgia were brought to, a focus yesterday. My wife and I'were at the beach. She was flat out, turning black under the sun, as 'is her wont. I was sitting up like a gentleman, in a chair, carefully covered, but still turning---, red in exposed areas as .is my wont. ' 'Near us on the sand was a young couple, very handsome, with a little boy, very bad. He was bugging the life out of them: kicking sand in their faces; throwing cold water on their hot, dry bodies; running off and having to be - fetched; demanding that his father do six things at once. But he was cute. X wife watched, then asked nostal- and fetiere'ityc. "Would:1,0d like Jto' yering again ,llIce -that, with. /the, little ite'tg*, tart n" , to i 'r.Ariry-1 I thought carefully for 12 or 13 seconds • and replied, "No." meant it. When I look at my flab, I'd like to be twenty, even ten years younger. When my seed wart is throbbing and my "bursitis in the shoulder is burning like acid, I'd like to be thirty yearsyounger. But when I. think of, the agony and the ecstasy of starting all over again, raising those kids, sanity speaks. Days at the beach, sure. But, even though watching them like , hawks, the sudden disappearance- of one , and the frenzied running up and down, searching, until. the child was found playing with a dog, forty feet from the water. Summer nights in a small town, yes. Until a four-year-old vanished at bed- time, and the frantic running around the block, c,alling wildly, knowing there was a deep ditch full of water, and the rage when little miss was discovered watch- ing TV next doOr. NOpe. sweating --out music festival adjuti- • cators' remarks I .can do without. Trying to steer Out 'of_drugs and into education I can ma ge to give up. • ,I think I can ven sacrifice Santa Claus parades and r ding with tots.outhe ferris wheel at the m dway. No, I don't want to be young again. It's too hard on a chap I'm saving what's left for my grandchild n. We'll walk on the ach, and in the woods., And I'll answ r, 4from my' pin- nacle of ignorance, all ose impossible questions kids ask. And hen I'm stuck, I'll say, "Go and ask ur grannie." Death, where is thy sting? Grave, where is thy victory? It!s‘great to be getting old. Well, anyway, oldikr AUGUST 2, T923. Cecil. R. Smith, son Of Mr; and Mrs. J. H. Smith, has been ted manager of "E" Floor in th Nerl k Company, Toronto, where he s been engaged for • several years., ' the writer says! "The unmarrieds, interviewed were all willing to be identified, which in itself, he thought, was a significant change in attitude. He found them happy and well-balanced and concluded - although he himself is married - that the rise of the unmarried couple is a positive develop- !bent." "The couple I know have taught me a good deal," he writes.' ifdrie lesson is that transitions in morality need not rend. families! they can be opportunities for growth." • How about that? A powerful church publication is leaving the impression for its readers that while living together Com- mon JAW is not generally accepted in the United Church, it is a way of life for many people today and we should not only accept it, but learn from those truly intellectual people who have risen above' •the old moral codes and have proven that shacking up can be beautiful. . , ,if it was Ladies' Home 'journal or 4