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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, March 14, 1974
Plan for Egmond*lle
It's good to see an official plan and for the Increased tax base and vitality
zoning` regulations taking shape for it provides it is important, that
Egmondville, Brian Murdock of the development in• the village be
County Planning ' Department regulated and controlled. Zoning
presented detailed planning regulations and a plan can protect the
proposals at last week' Tuckersmith environment of those who already live
Council meeting. in Egmondville and provide in an
Councillors will study the planners' orderly way for those who want to live
documents and provide their own there.
ideas about what.shape development Egmondville residents should let
in Egmondville should take their elected representatives know
y Eventually out of discussions which' what they want their town to look like
will include public the public will in the future. Do they want to attract
come an official plan. some industry or do they want the
Egmondville has been booming in village to remain essentially a place
February ice on Lake Huron
Sugar and Spice
B,, Biu smiie,,
the last year or so. The village is
where people live?
To the editor
growing fast. There appears t0 be
Those who live in,Egmondville now
Have you noticed the big change in the
the buying and selling of plain old land.
more new house construction
should be thinking abput what they
world of big capitalism in the past couple of
So, it's in the areas mentioned that you'll
underway there than is underway in
want their official plan to say. Then
decades?
The personnel in the inner sanctum of
find the modern sharks, in large schools,
gobbling up the little suckers and
Seaforth.
they can have no complaints When
high finance is just as piratical as that of
regurgitating' them for all the slightly
While this boom can be welcomed
planning regulations cone into force.
the robber baron days, but.the things they
larger suckers.
Nash, Gary Phillips and the Girls Hockey
should be proud to know that the O.P.P.
wheel and deal in are vastly different.
Another big change is in the publicity
May •i say again to everyone "THANK
"night off" to come out and play a benefit
The bad old boys, the Fords and the
involved. The magnates of yesteryear were
Yours truly,
Also i wish to thank Geo. -Hildebrand
Rockefellers, "the J.P.Morgans and the
very close-mouthed. They kept their
P.S. The O.P.P. won the game.
Another
Andrew Carnegies, were giants of finance, .
private lives as secluded as possible,
Watch
the gee
and a pretty unscrupulous lot, from all
retreated to vast homes and tried to keep
arms
post office box in Renfrew in the morning
quite usual.
accounts,
the press at length.
Harry Hinchley
They dealt with solid, tangible assets:
Today's maggots (oops, a Freudian slip
a We've had mild, almost late spring
honeycombed with air pockets so. That
steel and coal, oil, minerals; railways and
banks. Ihappier
— glory in the limelight. They are never
than when they have the media
-like weather in the past few weeks.
it crumbles under the skater or
i Their techniques were roughly similar.
speculating about their next deal. They
- Now we seem to be into a, period of
walker, plunging" him into the .icy
Get hold of something as cheaply as
manipulate the press. After all, every
very cold icy days and nights.
depths beneath. Children who have
possible; acid dispose of it for as. much as
story, every picture, drives up the prlce`of - -
This quick change, unpredictable
Skated in Safety on the local pond Or
possible. And never pay .a working' man
`more
whatever they're selling, and is also great
weather is typical of March and It is
cove through winter's icy blasts, d0
than the absolute minimum. A simple
formula, but it piled up millions, then
for the ego. They'll call a press conference
to discuss a pending operation for 'an
also dangerous. Friday afternoon's,
not -recognize the danger until it is.too
billions.
in -grown! toenail.
freezing rain brougot some of the
late. Ice fishermen, used to spending
Today, their names are connected with
Even P.T.Barnum, thr, greatest con man
worst driving conditlorls that we've
the weekend far from shore, don"t
great philanthropies, but when they were
of them all, would be green with jealousy if
seen all winter around here. Icy
recognize the danger until it IS t00
alive, their names produced more curses
he' could see the way some of the modern
pavements meanthat no driver,'eveR'
"`s
tate., -'
,than blessings. They fought tjlq ui}ions
bitterly. They bribed• , • ullied and stole.
con artists use every trick he ever knew,
and some they've invented, to sucker
at , r per hour, was really i
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There is�on3. oils way be safe as
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The d have :;,lau the idea that
�'° , f,;>g<
people into watching a third-rate sports
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COntrd OIIS"'Car.
Brakes were absolutely useless and
winter ends--stayoff ice surfaces.
their de redations w rede`stro in the"'
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ecology. They'd have 4d apoplexy if
team, or a third-rate prize fight,
There's one other aspect of the great
it. seemed as if a gust of wind ora
Red Cross water Safety has s
someone had suggested something as '
scramble for the buck that has changed
sudden stop by a driver ahead could
rules and tips and•,safety pre
ridiculous -As fringe benefits.
drastically, That's the relationship with the .
send anyone into the ditch:
to help .you survive in water, . b
it's probably just as well they have gone,
though they were a colorful lot of bandits.
people working for the big dealers.
In the bad old days, when laissez-faire
--
• ° jvlarch -• weather brings another
water with'a Temperature just above
- Today's'entrepreneurs seem to be just,as
reigned supreme, it was the accepted
hazard. -- soft ice on our rivers and.
the freezing point knows no rules:.
�-
arrogant,, reed and ruthless, but the
g greedy,
custom to grind the worker down, and
lakes. The tragic drowning death of a
deStrath of a
; Within a few seconds after entry into
things they deal in have dhanged almost
sweat the ,very life -blood out of him, to
small boy last week in'
icy water, the human body is
completely.
wring the last cent of profit.
Avon River has probably made us all
paralyzed; unconsciousness follows
Banks.and railways and airlines are still
highly profitable, but they 'are no longer
Today the worm has turned, particularly
in sports. All you need, if a
.. more conscious of this danger.
quickly. it is a particularly unpleasant
the financial playthings of a few men. They
you're pretty
good athlete, is a good lawyer, and you can
The Canadian Red Cross (March is
Way, t0 die'.
have become exceedingly dull, huge
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put the boss through the wringer.
their month) has some advice about
There is a much more exciting way
bureaucracies with little life or colour in
Can you imagine the look on the face of
melting ICs:
to Spend the tag end days Of Winter.
them.
The new breed of banditti steers clear of
J.P.Morgan if someone could tell him that,'
athletes, mere bodies, were pulling in
"March comes in like a Iron and
Use them to get a head start On
them. Oh, your modern wheeler might take
salaries in six figures?
does out like a Iamb". You've heard
summer -fun: Enroll in a swim class to
a flurry in oil, but it's more likely to be
This last aspect would seem to be a
that said 'a hundred times,
lU�pgrade your skills; put away the
floating a stock issue than getting the stuff
matter for sheer joy for most '6f us -
It's the "out like a Iamb" part that-
.ice -fishing tackle and tie new flies for
out of the ground,
watching the bosses being squeezed by the
worries the Red Cross water safety
'
the summer season; check over the
Today's financial magnate• is far more
interested in the half -world of sports and'
workers.
But alas. It won't do us any good, fellow
serviee..Every year sudden thaws,
boat and -do the sanding and
entertainment, than he is in just old things,
sucker. The boss will merely raise the price
followed by quick freezes followed by
varnishing or painting which has to be
like mines and such..
of admission and won't lose a nickel of his
another thaw ..make the Lice -covered
done; overhaul the motor; check the
He still goes where the big buck is, but
own money.
waterways of Canada death `traps.
paddles, rope and anchor.
the. action has changed. Nowadays, he's
'inure
Sounds like the government, doesn't it.
These weather conditions create
Those who attempt to drive on ice
likely to own a prize-fighter or a
string of horses than a chunk of a copper
When everything costs them more, they
raise our taxes to pay for the increases.
"rotten" ace --ice which has a depth
or those Who just want to walk ad'rbss
mine. Today's big money is. in. publishing,
When everything costs us more, they raise
that appears safe, but ice which is
it should exercise caution.
radio and television, and sports.
the taxes as a curb against inflation.
by Wm.H.Golding and his home town of
And the really big money is in land
Get in line, sucker, for the next increase
and Conservatives alike regret ' his
speculation, Your old-time financier would
in the price of tickets.
C.W.Ironside who owned and operated
have been stunned, and envious, could he
Somehow, with all their faults, 1 like the
seven years, has sold his business to Elmer
see the doubling and tripling of money in
old bandits better.
Rev. Hugh Jac4 of ;Sydney, N.S. will
preach over the Chur'eh of the Air.
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To the editor
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Dear Sir:
supplying entertainment between periods.
On behalf of everyone involved in the
Also thanks to Pete (Scotty) Malcolm for
benefit hockey game for Estella Vaughan
piping us onto the ice.
on February 23, 1 would like , tq express
The game netted $394.10 including a
THANKS. It is really'amazinp ow people
$100.00 donation from Seaforth Lions,
will get behind something like th s to make
$25.00 fromSeaforth• Optimists and some
it a real success.
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Special thanks should go tQ a Ontario
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note sharp spicules
Marsh World
Ducks Unlimited (Canada)
FEATHEREp FISHERMAN — The osprey, aet aerial
`fisherman of world-wide distribution, is well-
equipped to capture its slippery prey. Diving
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The outer toe is "reversible" and the soles of the
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To the editor
Thanks for benefit
Dear Sir:
supplying entertainment between periods.
On behalf of everyone involved in the
Also thanks to Pete (Scotty) Malcolm for
benefit hockey game for Estella Vaughan
piping us onto the ice.
on February 23, 1 would like , tq express
The game netted $394.10 including a
THANKS. It is really'amazinp ow people
$100.00 donation from Seaforth Lions,
will get behind something like th s to make
$25.00 fromSeaforth• Optimists and some
it a real success.
other private donation?.
Special thanks should go tQ a Ontario
Following the game a benefit dance was
Provincial Police for supplying the
held in the hall put on by Wayne Dicy, Jim
competition in the game. This community
Nash, Gary Phillips and the Girls Hockey
should be proud to know that the O.P.P.
Team.
are, willing to get involved and give up a
May •i say again to everyone "THANK
"night off" to come out and play a benefit
YOU".
game.
Yours truly,
Also i wish to thank Geo. -Hildebrand
John Sinnamon
andthe girls of the High School Band for
P.S. The O.P.P. won the game.
Another
late one -
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me fro iiF Austialia. It is p.,strnar ed
My Expositor arrived this week on
Friday
Sydney t p.m. 23 Fet;.1974. It was in my
after nine days in the mails. This is
post office box in Renfrew in the morning
quite usual.
of February 27th.
They did better with a post card sent to
Harry Hinchley
In the Years` Agone .
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MARCH 10, 1899
Robert Scott, of Hullett, sold a fine
Shorthorn bull to Henry Cumming 'of
Whitewood, Man. for •$75.00. Chas. +I
Manning sold an extra good Shorthorn bull
to J.McBrlde of Smith's Hill. It pays to
raise good stock. "
The business transacted at the Bruce -
field station is very much on the increase, .
owing to prompt and obliging agent, Mr.
John Rose.
E.E,Faust of Zurich is home, but he
a leaves , next for •Berlin, where he has
Speured a' good situation.
The people cof Egmondville are pleased
to knowto be able to announce that the new
postal note sygteni is being introduced into
their office.
The spring crow and the wood saw are
the chief musical instruments heard these
days in Egmondville.
Major Anderson's carnival proved very
successful in spite of the poor weather. The
.following is a list of the prize winners:
Ladies character - Lizzie Sclater and Gladys
Henderson; Ladies comic - Annie Roberts;
Gents character - H.Humber, W.E.Papst;
gents comic = Frank Willis.
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Mr. and Mrs.. Wm. Govenlock' have
returned to tbwn from their sojourn in the
Southern States and will soon be domiciled
in their _n_ew home on North Main St.
Robert Charters of the Mill Road,
Tuckersmith is in Canton, Ohio, enjoying a
holiday.
Messrs. Hugh McDermid, Huron Rd
and Ernest McIntosh of McKillop left
Seaforth for Colorado.
D.D.Wilson of town has taken into
y
partnership with him in the egg business
his son John A. Wilson and
J.K.Richardson of Fergus.
Neil Brown of Tuckersmith has `-old-, his
fir:. • ,.,
farm to a Mr. Hays of North Easthope. The
price paid was $5,100.
James Rivers of Cromarty held a
successful wood bee and ttreated the
young people to a dance at night. -
Messrs. Geo. Miller, Andrew McLachlan
and Alex Herron left this , week for
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Manitoba. w • '
MARCH 15, 1924
The, auction sale.'held on. the farm of
Wm,, Staples in McKillop was the record
sale of the season. Everything was sold and
was in good condition. The total sale
realized $3,400.
A very pleasant evening was spent at the .
home of Mr, and Mrs. Andrew McLaughlin
of Cromarty, when a number of friends and
neighbors gathered to spend a social
evening with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mc-
Laughlin who are here from the west.
Euchre -'was played, the winner 'being
Henry Hoggarth.
Many sleigh loads of young people from
St. Columban attended the euchre and old
tulle dance iii" Seaforth.
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The many friends of A.T.Scott, of
Brucefield, are sorry to learn that he fell
anroke his leg above the knee.
Mr. Samuel Cudmore of the London
Road is loading several car loads of hay at
the station at Kippen. "
John Dallas of Hensall is starting in on a
fine large hennery and has erected a
building near his home in the village.
The carnival held in the Palace was
favored with ideal weather and a good
,
attendance:Excellent music was furnished,
by the Highlanders Band. The prize
winners were: Flapper's' costume, 1st
Gilchrist Livingstone, 2nd. Jean Lowery;
Ladies, character costume - Jean Cluff; 2nd.
Peggy Alexander; Gentleman's character -
John Crich and Harold Frost; girls comic -
Martha Reid; Marjorie Bickell; girls comic
under 14, DoreenHudson, Ona Nichol;
boy's comic - Stanley Nichol, A. Sillery;.
Boy's comic under 14, B. Venus, Jack .
Cardno; Gent's comic - Karl .Ament,
Arthur Burrows; National costume, Mrs.'
B. Hildebrandt. The judges were C.P.Sills,
W.J.Duncan and Ross Sproat.
The people of Seaforth were greatly.
surprised and shocked on learning of the
death of Mrs. J.M.Wilson. She was born at
Roxboro, the daughter of the late James
Scott.
G.W.Spencer, Principal of the Seaforth
Collegiate Institute purchased the_
residence of Miss Lukes, on Wifson 'St.
Mr. C. Dietz of Manley had the
misfortune •of losing one of his herd by
administering salt peter instead of salts.
MARCH 18th, 1949
The Federal Riding of Huron -Perth has
long and ably been, represented at Ottawa
by Wm.H.Golding and his home town of
Seaforth regrets his, plan to retire. Liberals
and Conservatives alike regret ' his
retirement.
C.W.Ironside who owned and operated
the variety store on Main St. for the past
seven years, has sold his business to Elmer
Larone of Chatham.
Rev. Hugh Jac4 of ;Sydney, N.S. will
preach over the Chur'eh of the Air.
On Sunday Mardh 20th, Ken Doig, son of
- Mr. and Mrs. Paul!Doig, Tuckersmith, who
in playing hockey iti Scotland, informed his
parents, that hel had recovered from
injuries received in the game played at
Christmas.
J. McKenzie of Bayfield is canvalescing
with a "r ken leg, sustained when he feel
from a ladder at the home of his sister,
Mrs. J. Richardson. -
Tuckersmith School Board will buy new
equipment: -�
John B. O. Kemp, formerly of Seaforth,
was inducted into the Quarter Century
Club. He is a former well known resident of
Seaforth and now resides in Oakville.
The Seaforth Women's Institute held a
very successful euchre and dance in
Cardno's Hall. The prize winners at
euchre: Ladies Games - Mrs, Jack Eisler;
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Lone Hands - Mrs. Fred. E. Willis;
- Consolation - Miss Mary Lamont, Men
most games - Syd Gemmell; Lotte Hands.
Secord McBrien; Conkolation - Gordon
Annis.
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