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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, September 6, 1973
Sunday shopping — for fun and profit?
A
know what its like to spend
a Boxing Day, Civic Holi-
day or every Sunday at
their choice of leisure.
We have no objection*to
the occasional milk and
bread or drug store stay-
ing open on holidays but
it is rarely essential to
be able to buy a new pair
of shoes on Sunday after-
noon.
Holiday shopping is a
snow balling problem. One
store 'stays open - - "for
the convenience of the
tourists",as a major chain
, store ih Goderich said.
Then his competition is ,
forced to work Sundays to
get a share of the dollars
spent. The merchant's
Wage and expense costs go
up and these increases
cause higher prices.
Most small merchants
are against Sunday,and
holiday store opening, yet
they have to sit quietly
while city stores funnel
off buyers who like to
shop on a holiday.Province-
wide legislation to set
uniform, not on holidays,
store hours would be a '
good idea for workers,
merchants and shoppers.
Nobody really benefits
- f r em- -Stun-day- s h-o-p.p+n-g-A44-t
out.„vtorestr-compretialVfOM
their attention 'on Sundays
and holidays, families• might
find they had a lot:More to
say to each other and do
together than they imagined •
Stumps at the beach ..
Sugar and Spice
By aBill Smiley
4.
Travelling is tiring. It's eleven
o'clock in the morning, a perfect day
with temperature 'in the 80's, and any
self-respecting tourist should be out
stomping around looking at a castle or
something.
But my wife is on the bed having a
snooze, and I myself am almost relieved
that I have to write a column and don't
have to get out there and 'tromp.
About tromping. If you're going to do
Britain, bring along your oldest, most
comfortable pair of-shoes. That noise
you hear in the background is the barking
of thousands of tourists' dogs as the,
furriners wearily climb yet another flight
of stone steps.
we're .in the middle of a heat wave
here in Chester. Back home it would
be just pleasant beach weather, but the
Brits, who suffer, stoically through the
tiorrhal rigours of their windy, rainy isle,
can't take the heat.
This morning's newspaper reports that
millions are fleeing to the beaches, that
"'resort hotels are jammed, that the 'sale
of deodorants is booming, and that it is
expected there will be ter. million cars
on the roads this weekend. Thank goodness
we're not touring by car. •
Highways are completely inadequate
for the volume of traffic. The cars are
piled up in hundreds, about twenty feet
apart, and when something happens, there
are usually four or five cars involved.
An Enlishman on the train told me
that "The trouble with England is that we
never do anything until our backs are to
the wall." He was commenting on those
same highways , which were built for the
traffic of twenty years ago, with
no thought of the future.
Well, that's the way they've gone into
every war, twenty years behind the times,
but they've managed to muddle through, so
far.
Speaking of wars, it is driven home to
the tourist, through innumerable plaques
in castles and cathedrals and other public
places, what a tremendous toll of British
blood was taken in the two great wars.
One plaque in the Castle in Edinburgh
reveals that one. Scottish regiment lost
nearly 700 officers and almost 8,000
other ranks'in World War I. ,
Edinburgh Castle is a fascinating,place.
My friend Dick Wittington, a history buff,
would go right out of his mind and would
have to be dragged away by the constabu-
lary when he saw the magnificent displays
of ancient and honorable uniforms, coats
of arms, weapons and such.
But I think he might turn purple with
outrage had he .seen us eating Chinese
food up there on the great brooding
Castle Rock. Even I had an uneasy
feeling that William Wallace and Robert
the Bruce would be rolling in their
;raves as I chomped my chow mein on
the massive rock where heroic deeds
were done and the course, of history
changed.
Chinese restaurants are common here,
but I don't think their food is as 'good as
that in Canada, on the whole. I detest...
the stuff, but my wife loves it, so. I
wind up hacking at an egg roll when I'd
rather be getting into ,some Dover sole.
Food prices here are a' little lower
than at home, but not much. There are
thousands of tatty little restaurants, some-
thing like our "greasy spoons". Poor food
badly cooked, litter everywhere, and
sloppy services,
At the other end of the stick are the
classy joints: excellent food beautifully
cooked, elegant surroundings and four
waiters hovering. But you'd better be
well .fixed with , travellers' cheques if
you wander into one a3 them. .
There's not too much in: between,
though most hOtels, even 'small ones,
serve a decent dinner for about four
dollars. Bars have sandwiches, and
the good pubs have hot and cold lun-
ches.
„„ Something that irritates me no end
is the coffee racket. You are served
an enormous three-course dinner, so
lavish you can eat only half of it. Then
the robbers want eleven or twelve pence
for a cup of coffee. Even though I'm
dying for coffee and the meal itself
was reasonable in price, that bit of
Scottish blood in me makes me refuse to
pay about thirty cents for a cup of the
worst coffee in the world.
That's about the only thing that
annoys me, and it's childish on my part.
Generally, the 'English and Scots
we've come in contact with are the soul
of courtesy and friendliness. We've
not had a single unpleasant incident, '
though I must admit that the natives
have a. penchant for doing most things
backwards.
Example. In London, I booked a room
in an Edinburgh hotel. I paid the agent
the full price for two nights in the hotel.
The hotel turned out to be the worst one
north of the Tweed, but that's another
story. O.K. Checking out of the Edin-
burgh hotel, I asked for a receipt. They
wouldn't give me one. •
"But I've paid for the room", I
expostulated. "Na, 'na, sorr, we canna
gie ye a rrreceipt because ye havena'
glen us any monny. 'we ,hae only the
voucher." I protested vehemently but
came up against that indomitable Scottish
spirit that has held the thin red line so
many times, and had to retreat in disarray.
Up the Scots!
Meanwhile, it's time for a half of
bitter and a crack at Chester's Roman
wall. Haven't walked it for thirty years.
From My Window
By Shirley J. Keller
calendar that comes into your home.
There's usually three or four "skin
flicks" as the kids call them; some
violent non-talent things; a couple of
no-account science-fiction thrillers; and
one or two half-decent pictures per month.
Yet the kids are there - by the car-
load: Why? Likely because it is a, place
to park without anypne caring. You pay
your money and there's no questions asked.
If the entertainment is good, you get an
adde 4 bonus which is almost unexpected
the. e days.
An expensive place to park, you say?
I. guess it depends upon the Way you
look at It. Society accepts kids 'parking'
in the drive-in theatres. It doesn't
condone 'parking' in the streets or
*loitering' in the parks or on the
street corners. Where else does a fellow
take his girl these days, especially with
the family parlor more like Grand
Central Station than a quiet zone?
But Nirhat about those movies which are
being served up in the nations outdoor
theatres? What about those sexy sadistic
films which are being sold as art?
I'm Willing to wager that for the most
part, 'the kids aren't even remotely in-
terested. you gee one, you see them all,
I'll bet. Whether or not such movies
are "turning on" the youth of our country,
I'd have no idea although I'd suspect the
percentage is extremeli low. Although
I've not seen many "of these low-budget
creations, I've been told they're so badly
done they don't even have the capacity
to arouse.
And what about violence on the screen?
Well, to the warped sick mind, violence
may be exhilerating. - .. and that kind of
a mind is going to be fed by something
somewhere ne matter what. To the
average teenager in a theatre under the
stars, though, there's a slim chance
they'll leave the premises to maim and
to kill. They'll probably look at the
movie from a kind V far-off position
with the immediate action in the car
taking the greatest part of thAr atten-
tion.
So, if like me you are eLinvinced that
sex and violence do not attrad normal
thinking people, then why not offer some-
thing else at the drive-in theatres? Why
not better movie); which draw not only
.
in theYears 10110
,While the prospect of.
Sunday. store openings in'
Seaforth isn't exactly
teeping us awake nights,
we'll probably have to face
the issue'soon. Because ........
most people have cars and
can-and do travel to lar-
ger centres where Sunday
and holiday shopping is
becoming commonplace, it
could be said that tMe
issue is touching us now
Therp .is an•ethical
- problem Sunday' shopping
keeps clerks away from
their families and leisure
and a practical one - it
increases prices for all
of US.
Stores and malls in
the cities which treat
Sunday and statutory holi-
days like any other work-
ing. days,haVe elevated
shopping, to the status of
a recreational activity.
In the good old days a
Sunday outing for the
family was,a picnic at
the beach. Now if the 7-
days-a-week stores have
their way,-it'll be a trip
to the. shopping centre.
Consumers are told that to
buy is to be happy and
"you'll be happier, still
if you can buy on holidays".
ConVenience is the
othe-r-64s—bo-iws-we-a-re---
s uppo$edt get ,:tr;:wm 5,un
day eftd'hOliday shopping.
Nevertheless little is
said about the convenience
of the thousands of retail
employees who no longer
Do you have any teenagers in your
household? Do you have any kids who ,
now are able to drive the- car and go to
drive-in movies? Do you have any dis-
cussions with your kids about the films
they see there?
Our oldest son drives the family car
this summer. He also has taken a keen
interest in drive-in theatres this year
for the fast time. I have my'ideas as to
why drive-ins hold such extreme fascin-
ation for our son but let's just say he's
going to the-driVe-in because it is a way
of life in our North American society of
1973.
Every once in a while, ask him,
"How was the movie?" A few times •
he's replied, "I was disappointed" . Once
he said, "I didn't like it at all". Some-
times he replieS, "it was okay I guess."
Definitely not the ravings of a youth
completely sold on the programs avail-
able at the neighborhood drive-ins,
say. And I'm not surprise. Have You
taken a gdod look at the fare Which is
being ,served up theSe days at a good
titituly ot the local drive-insl
Take a look at the next drive-in
SEPTEMBER 9,.1898.
T. •inssiell of usborne shipped ten
head of thoroughbred cattle to the Toronto
Exhibition,
The „„grain market opened at Kippers
for another season's work. John Moffatt
is again at his post.
R. P. Bell left Hensall for Heaton
where he is assisting putting
in machinery in a grist mill for Harry
Hunt.
Alex Ross of Brubefield had the mis-
fortune to lose a horse last week.
Earl, son of John Kaiser, Bruce-
field, had a narrow escape• from instant
death. He was in the 'act of climbing
up the wheel of a wagon loaded with
gravel. The horses started up and he
was thrown under the wagon, one wheel
almost passing over hiM.
During the thunder storm on Sunday
the fine new bank barn of. John Murray
was struek by lightning and totally con./
sumed.
Miss Margaret Daly of Egmondville
left for Clinton where she will attend
the Model School.
W. A. Kerr of McKillop left
Seaforth for Toronto to pursue his stud-.
les at Trinity Medical College.
It is said that there were eighty
thousand people at the Toronto exhibit-
ion on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Grieve of town
have moved into their new, residence in
H arpurhey.
Harry McIntosh, threshed on the farm
of Lucas Ross, McKillop, the peas from
16 acres of land, making 55 loads, from
3.15 to 8 o'clock and stopped for supper.
The feeding was done by Mr. Mc-
Intosh and Mr. Rands.
The blacksmith shop and dwelling
house at Harlock were completely des-
troyed by fire. Robert Shields and
his family had retired.
Gotleib Merner of Zurich had a nar-
row escape from death. He had been at
a ,neighbors threshing and half an hour
later was found under the sheds at his
stables. He had received a severe
wound on one side of his face.
T. Murdock's pacing' stallion, King
Stanton, won 'first money at the Exeter
races on Monday.
SEPTEMBER 14, 1923.
Jack Johnston of Stanley is erecting
a new house below Bannochborn hill.
Mr. and Mrs. John McKinley were
surprised at the home of their son Elgin
McKinley on the homestead and were
presented with an address and a writing
desk. W. B. Southgate of town made the
-ninth ,bole in one stroke at the Seaforth
Golf Club. The hole measures 147 yards
and the play was made during the Cress-
well Trophy, his opponent being M. D.
McTaggart of Clinton.
R. M. Jones, manager of the Dom-
inion Bank, Seap.44 i lvith. Mrs. Jones
left on. R. .tilp to Mentrnalv , and
QP0e.c.r4w fi-r%j ni fin 11 9 4.1 -I'll ,
Miss Beatrice 'IatIcin who- slient the '-
holidays with her parents at the manse,
-left for Toronto where she has. accepted
a position on the staff of Havergal
Ladies college.
..... -A-slight flurry of snow fell at noon
on Thursday, and the weather has been
raw and cold.
Miss Helen Larkin of town has
accepted a position as school nurse In
Windsor.
Miss Dorothy Wilson, who 'has been
the teacher of the primary room here,
has resigned to resume her studies at
the Toronto University.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.Scott
was the scene of a happy event when their
only daughter, Edith Harriet, was united
in marriage to James Burn Russell of
Hartford, Conn. The marriage was
performed by Rev, F.. Ht Larkin:- James
T. Scott sang "Love's Coronation" Miss
Maxian Scarlet played the wedding march.
SEPTEMBER 17, 1948.
An artesian well, 186 feet deep, that
provides him with enough oil to maintain
his equipment, is the happy arrangement,
Miller Adams, well known McKillop
farmer, has on his farm, Lot 35, Con-
cession 5. .
Neil Beattie of the Dominion Bank
staff was informed he held a winning
ticket in a sweepstakes event and that
he was eligible to receive $188.18.
The large modern brick residence of
A. T. Milton, c orner of Church and
James St., Seaforth, has been sold to
James Besse, who recently purchased
the Seaforth Cr, eamery.
A congregational meeting in First
Presbyterian Church has issued a call
to Rev. D. Glenn CampbeIl, Minister of
Rupert St. Presbyterian Church in
Edmonton, Alta. .
While grading eggs at Seaforth Pro-
duce Ltd., Miss Ella Ar strong came
across an egg in a crate shipped by
James Landsborough, Tuckersmith, which
contained three perfect ollcs. The egg
measured 6 3/4 'inches by 8 inches.
One of a plane load o Hockey talent
being exported from C a to play
in the 'Scottish Ice Hock y League, Ken-
-- neth Doig left Melton Ai ort, bound for
Prestwick.
D. Youngblut of Auburd has been
.engaged as teacher in the I Walton Public
School.
Frank Cronin, while adjusting a
pipe in the well, lost his wrist watch
in the well. After pumping all the water
out, he found the watch \still ticking. He
i took it to ,,,a jeweller and was informed
that It Was unharmed. '
Miss Winnifred Russell has accepted
a position at the University of 'Western
Ontario as deniOnstrator in physics for
the'cOming season. _
Mr. and Mrs. J. WebSter of Bayfield
moved to their 'home in ,Egmondville
after spending some time with Ms& E. Reid.
Top winner among the 28 Seafortti
High School students who competed at
,the Fall Fair was Arin De La Filmier,
MoKillop Township. She had a prize
Winning pheasant.
'The Presbytery of Hilrow Maitland
has expressed by restlittkin its
appreciation of the services of H. 114.
Williams, Milliliter of first Presby-
terian Church.
the youthful crowd look ing for a place
to park but the oldesters as well? Why
not an evening of live entertainment com-
plete with flashing lights and other visual
aids? Why not a concert of recorded
music using some o f the top music of
the day plus second-to-none sound equip-
ment?
U you think I'm miles off base - if you
think the youth of the day is hooked on
sex and violence - sit down and talk
seriously to the kids you know. Listen
to- them. Hear their wants and. their
needs. You'll find they want just about
what everybody else wants - only in .a
little different wrappings. You'll find
they ar e wonderful people with an
appetite for adventure and romance of
almost the same type as yours . . .
and you'll find they are a lot more dis-
cerning and a lot more entertainment-
wise than most adults give them credit
for.
There's nothing new about looking
fora place to park. There's nothing new
about bad movies. What is new is that
a large percentage of today's youth are
mature enough to handle both.
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