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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1973-09-27, Page 2(Photo by Andy White) k Sugar and Spice By Bill Smiley •••••••••••••••••••"*.•••••••••••••••••••••••••#,......### Killop. a. 4, - .... OCTOBER 5, 19?3. Miss Florence Reynolds of Hensall, returned to Calgary to resume her duties as teacher in one of the schools there. Hensall. Union- Cemetery has been greatly improved this summer. Early in the season a bee was held and the grass nicely cut. A fine up-to-date new iron fence has been erected along the front. Walter Eaton of Winthrop is supply- itc4 station4.1q".1,1 OCTOBER 7, 1898•. John Doig of Teckersmith who runs a portable sawmill west of Dashwood, met with an accident by which he almost lost tWo of,his fingers. He was engaged in tightening a guide when the wrench slipped off and his hand came in contact with the large saw. Messrs. Alexander McKellar and Mal- colm Parke of Cromarty treated them.. selves by .taking in the Grand' excursion to Detroit. A letter received from Chas. A. Stewart, son of MI. Alex Stewart of town, who is with the Signal Corps of the American Army, says he was right, in -the middle of the battle at Manila and his corps were the first to carry the flag into Manilla after it had sur- rendered. Mr. Wm. Ilutolz of Egmondville has purchased most of the bricks from the old store on the Collins property and will use them for a foundation to a fine barn. The people of Egmondville were star- tled and saddened on learaing to hear of the death of the late C.R.Van Egmond. The Rev. Neil Shaw took part in the Jubilee Services in Carmel Church, Hensall. A valuable driving mare, belonging to Adam Hay's livery, had one of its hind legs so badly broken that it had to be killed. John Grieve V.S. has a peach tree at his residence on Goderich St. from which he pulled several baskets of de- liscious fruit. This tree was grown from a stone. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jeffrey intend moving to wingharn where Mr.Jeffery has accepted a good position. Andrew GOVenleCk of Winthrop, who is well known as an ardent temperance man and strong prohibitionist, left his sick bed •and drove to the polling place at No. 4 McKillop to vote for prohi- bition. He had to be carried from his buggy. John Devereaux is laying down the material for the erection of a- new bank barn on the Lennon farm on the Huron Road east of Seaforth. John Hinckley of Hullett, has forty peach trees all of which he raised from stones and all bearing fruit this year. Miss Ada Beattie, daughter of James Beattie of town has been engaged as teacher of the McElroy school in Mc- ;NI.krIsJ sailA d4,'"arter of CbjUstnde!lost-aiva.d ;.L ; L Isle IVA* It •-a.d eifig ittAbgailD broken and had to be disposed of. MessrS. P. Bowey of Kippen un- loaded a car of coal last week which the people were pleased to get. Miss Olive Cooper, formerly of Toronto has accepted a position with T.C.Joynt of Hensall. Mrs. J_as. A. Bell, while assisting her husband in unhitching the horses, was crushed between the horse and the wall and her collarbone was broken. Garnet Case, Hensall has purdhased the flour and feed business of has been R.J.Pat- eapr in os. Murdock of Hensall ted one of the Judges of horse racing at Exeter, but only went to find that the races were called off on ac- seuosupBnetena nodfe tdhhearorwvaeiingsnii at Varna has been ngto the wet weather. The millinery openings were held, when the establishments of Stewart Bros and J. MacTavish were in their finest array. A cold wave aided ma- terially in the sale of autumn hats. ' Ted. Merner, who spent the summer on one of the C.P.R. passenger boats, Spent a few days at his home here be- fore resuming his studies at the Toronto • Dental School. O CT O BER 8, 1948. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, September, 27, 1973 Hobby farms Hobby farms.aren't too common in the Seaforth area yet --- unless'sOme of our hard working full time farmers want to call their operations their hobby as well as their livelihood. But we can still under stand the concern of On- tario Minister of Agri- culture'W.A.Stewart when he said recently that leg- islation may be necessary to get lanli kept out of food production by hobby farmers back to serious farMers. In theSe days of food shortages and high prices it is pretty much morally indefensible', for:a man to buy 50 or one hundred acres and just sit and look_at.it when the ac- reage cOUld be rentedto a farming neighbour who would make it productive. WeAoin the St. Mary' N.lournal Argus whose edi- torial -continues beloW in applauding Mr. Stewart's concern. The Journal Argus says: it is becoming very apparent, from conversat- abers.e6Weed ibout-tne— ions with farmers and al at RI.lfgwagricu mecessity,of.arable farm are411 land being saved. for pro- duction of food in these days of chronic world Shortages, that the day of the "hobby farmer' nay be pproaching an end and r the ever-increasing wei f..public opinion. Retraint on private owne hip,is always.a hot topic but regardless of this fact, the impact of a practice becoming in- crearingly popular, that of city dwellers acquiring rural farms and then not using them for food pro- quction,•is arousing more and more public concern. The Hon. Wm. A.Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food in the Ontario Government, is well aware of the inherent dangers arising from the present non-serious farm trend. Speaking in Alvinston re- cently the Minister noted that we welcome urban dwellers to rural areas', it' is felt in many cases they are"taking valuable farmland, out of production for their own pleasure at a time when more and more , land is needed to meet the demands of the world for food. The Minister sul- gests that if these farms are not made available to serious farmers for food prpduction, it may be necessary to legislate such a measure. Land use is presently being re-examined by sev- eral provincial govern- ments with a view to pos- according to Canadian Realty News. There is no doubt but what the present mood of Canadian citizens in every province is one -of concern over shortages and priorities. Arable land in Canada and else- where is finally being recognized as a precious commodity. as r &Arcs fxpositoir Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SENOR= ONTARDO, every Thursday meaning by MoLEAN BROS., PubWhere Ltd. ANDREW Y. MeLPAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Newspapers Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $8.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $10.00 a Year SisIGLE COPIES — 20 CENTS EACH Second Class Man Registration Number 0696 Telephone 527-0240 "Ed keeps notes on the batting habits of everybody in the league." But what does happiness feel like? That's something else, of course, a whole new study which has no easy conclusions. But one thing I do know now - happiness is not always being joyful. Let me explain what mean. When you look up ii)e word iihappy", in the dictionary, you begin to under- stand perhaps a little better what it really means. In The Little Oxford Dictionary, we find the words lucky, fortunate, content, glad, apt and felicitous to describe that one little word. They all pin-point my feelings. I guess I'm one of the luckiest women alive having a husband who agrees with me on all the important issues of life and most of the unimportant ones as well. I'm fortunate, ,too, because I've been blesSed with healthy children who are clever each in their own way and normally distressing at times. I am content, too. I don't feel the need to look round for another man who offers more for the than the one I have. the sa e anada - pir'ess--• posterous.• Best pla é to bat is in the pubs, where, at reasonable cost, you can get a hunk of french bread and good cheese, or a plate of bangers (sausage), a slice of -veal and ham pie, or a hot steak and kidney pie. Ice. If you are accustomed to ice in your drinks in hot weather, either forget it, or be prepared to fight for it. Order a dry martini and sit back waiting for something ice-cold and up- lifting. What you'll get Is a glass of lukewarm vermouth, a concoction desig- ned to send you screaming into the arms of the local W.C.T.U, we arrived in Edinburgh, hot, •tired and dusty after a seven-hour train ride. Struggled with luggage , cab and got to our hotel room, after riding up in the littlest elevator in the world (No more than four persons or 600 pounds). I was intrigued• by the thought of what would happen if ',lour 200-pounders got on. Anyway, when the porter arrived with ours bags, we were stretched out, dying for cold drink. I asked him to bring some ice. "Ice? Oh, yes, ice, yessir." Ten minutes later he returned, toting a huge silver tray, bedecked with a sparkling white napkin' . The piece de resistance rested in the centre of the tray - a wine goblet with four tiny ice cubes in it. we roared. He was be- wildered. We'd ordered ice, hadn't we? He'd brought ice. Courtesy. Canadians and Americans are friendly souls, on the whole, but our manners are not always exactly polished. We were struck by the courtesy and friendliness of the Brits. At bus stops, for example, there is My children are a result of that union and they are no more and no less than any other children I've seen. I'm truly glad, too, because I'm plea- sed to have them in good times and bad. Apt meaning suitable and felicitous meaning well-chosen also apply to me where my family is concerned. They are just what I need every day to make my life complete. No wonder I'm happy. -, But being happy doesn't mean I'm immune to gloom or disappointment or sadness. That's the funny thing about happiness, I realize now. It is im- possible to be joyful all the time, but it is quite possible to be happy while you ar.v., joyless. For- example, I wouldn't be laughing and slapping my knee if my son smashed up the family car one evening, but that does not mean by any stretch of the imagination that I'd not bellappyaay more. On the contrary, I'd probably haVe a great deal to be happy about - my son isn't hurt," the family has been .drairn closer together in times of troubld and stress, kicks on the ankles, no every-man-for- himself attitude. There is a politeness, which, though pained at times, is very „ring kindly and.,kielpfauntil,,,sornetime evident. 's' There's an old tradition, fostered by , movies and novels, that the English are extremely reticent, to the point of stuffi- ness, on trains, They're supposed to retire behind their papers, indicating _each others presence by no more than the occasional grunt or dirty look. Why, it's just the opposite. They'll go on and on and on, explaining things, hen you're exhausted and don't feel like .„,6Altabbing, you wish the old, grumpy stereo' type were true. Only once did I have a slight unpleasant- ness, and it was my fault, We were cat- ching a train,- and were late. Sweating under the luggage,, and with our carriage what looked like a quarter of a mile away, I looked wildly around for a porter. Thinly one I could see was helping an elderly crippled lady out, of a wheel chair, to get on the train. I dropped my bag's, gave the porter a hand at helping her up, then slung my luggage' into the wheelchair and went beetling down the platform pushing it. We arrived, and l- started to unload my luggage from the wheelchair, to put it on the train. A rather stern railway official looked at my wife, who'd been galloping along behind me, looked back down the platform and spoke, “No, no; That'll have to go in the baggage van." I didn't know why, as it hadn't happened before, but with two minutes to go I didn't care. we put the bags in the van, and he started to fold the wheelchair and put it in. I said, "Oh, no. tha t belongs here." He turned purple. • He had been looking over my shoulder for the invalid, probably expecting an old soul on a stretcher. It was the wheel- chair that had,to go into the baggage van, not the bags. • He had been completely baffled by this example of Canadian enterprise, was embarrassed by his error, and therefore grew a bit black in the countenance. I apologized, with a very sincere look, and offered to run the chair back down the platform, but he gritted something about the train leaving and another phrase or two I didn't quite catch, but which definitely contained the word, "bloody." there's deeper understanding between mother and -son, I've an opportunity to display my love in a way that will be most meaningful to my husband and to my children. And so, though one couldn't say I'm elated by the problems which can beset a family, I am never really unhappy. I would never wish I wasn't a wife or a Mother because of a few headaches in the relationships: More times tha n not, the bad times are just strengthening the family unit for the good times . . and unhappiness (if there is such a thing) only makes one happier in the end. if all this seems confusing to you, spend Some time as I have done thinking about it. I'm certain that when you've explored all angles, you will discover as I did that true happiness is a blessing which ordinary sadness Just doesn't des- troy. What is happiness? Happiness is contentment. It is what makes one feel warm and comfortable even in the bad times. It is found in the strangest places and is worth the search. Alexander Mc ,• who for 30 years has been responsible for transporting mail to and from the post office to the railroad station retired on October 1st after nearly 100,000 trips along Main Street. He is succeeded by Ben Rising. Marking the occasion Post master C.P.Sills and other associates honored Mr. McNab at a gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Sills where he was presented with an occasional chair. Miss Ruth Cluff and Mr. Rising, made the pie- sentation. Wm. G. Wright well known Seaforth garage operator was instantly killed in a motor car accident. On Wednesday evening, a surprise party was held in honor of Mrs.Donald Fry, bride of this month, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Scott. when a number of girlAnresented har with a miscellaneous shower. Bingo was enjoyed with Mrs. Philip Willis and Mrs. Cecil Lemon as winners. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Garnham, who last week moved to 'their new residence in Seaforth were honored at a gathering held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mc- Clure. Mrs. Wm. Church read an address and Mrs. McClure and Glenn Cuthill presented them with a table lamp and a tri-Hlighte Craig, p. Walton, with a score of 204.8 has won the 50 bushels wheat club competitions. It was announced by R. G. Bennett, Huron Agricultural AssiP 'elation representative. Jim MeEwan, Hen- sail stood second. Alex McEwing, prominent farmer and life-long resident of Hullett Township died in Clinton public Hospital. He took an active part in municipal affairs- and served two years on the council. lssiastetterndmed. chthyeerfuni; eproalrMrontoofs: hCer . P. Sills Mr. and Mrs. Tom Middegaai with their family recently arrived in —the Seaforth area and are employed by Jam Neesthre. rianScdo:.t. They are natives the What is happiness? In the song from My Fair Lady, happiness is many things including brown paper packages wrapped up with string. Every once in a while, my oldest son comments, "Happiness is coming home to eat." For the last few days now, I've been trying to determine what makes me happy . . . and even more to the point, what happiness really feels like. It is a very sobering thought to be sure, but one upon which I've been dwelling for a con- siderable period of time. I've reached • one conclusion. Happi- ness, for me, is my family - my husband and my children. They are the reason I .get up each day, the reason I work, the reason I live. Without them, I couldn't be happy though I had everything else I wanted. Conversely, ' because I have them I don't want for a great many other things. My whole purpose is to keep my family healthy, happy and harrhonious. That doeanq depend on a new dress or a silver teapot or a fancy fragrance. One last column about imprissions no elbow-punching of old lames, no sly of England, and if you're already sick of them, turn to the classified ads. Cost. A holiday in England used to be relatively inexpensive, what with lower wages and food costs. Not no more. Costs have soared all over Europe and Britain is no exception. You , can still have a cheap holiday there, if you want to squeeze every pence, just as you can in Canada. But that's no fun, on holidays. In the lovely old town of Chester, we paid about $ 15 for a room without bath. But breakfast was included. Gooti,Apa.t,k,,, ineals London,pes,,,sa from $8 te$11.0. M PS' ant are la'out From My Window By Shirley J. Keller 4,0•40.0~4144,4wawoosveeNegioso.i.~4,4~ ••••••=.....•