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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, May 2, 1974
Why the freeze ?
S eral townships in Huron are there is the possibility of unplanned
a�/ft cted by the freeze on commercial patches of urban development
'. evelopment which was imposed on scattered here and there on what was
62 rural . areas of the province , by prime agricultural land:
Housing Minister Sidney Handleman The Townships are assured that the
on Friday. The province is trying to 'ministerial orders announcing the ban
block uncontrolled commercial will be rescinded as soon as local land
development in rural areas where- use controls are developed and that
official plans have not yet been any commercial developments which
adopted. "rightl.y belong in these rural
Goderich and Colbourne Townships townships" (presumably
had commercial development frozen developments which would hav% been
this winter when the province moved allowed had township plans -existed),
to block a shopping centre which was will be allowed. Any exemptions to
planned for the outskirts of G.oderich.-i the 6rders are expected ' to be
Now Hay, Stephen, Turnberry, processed in about six weeks, less
Usborne.and Morris also come under toe than it takes to get a' re -zoning
the commercial development freeze.' application through the Ontario
Although municipalities may be Municipal Board.
worried about the Doss of local The Ontario government is offering
autonomy . this move implies,the assistance in developing- and
freeze on shopping - centre preparing" land use by-laws to alb -the
development until land use townships which are 'covered .by the -
regulations have been drawn 'up may bans. Some townships are already
save us a lot of grief in the long run. working on their plans. The
Housing Minister Handleman• says province's freeze will no' doubt
some shopping centre developers ercourage the other rural townships
have deliberately sought out to get their' own plans together.
townships which have no zoning It seems a little "big brotherish".
controls. The townships may be quite But all the province is really doing is
delighted when. a shopping centre protecting us from ourselves. It's
developer approaches with a site in saying that as soon as the rural
. mind. The increased assessment townships make some rules, they can
looks great. follow them. But until then the
But the services which the provirth,i8 going to ,make sure that
township will eventually have to somebody is laying down guidelines
provide to this type of development that commercial development ,has to
can, cost more than any benefits. Then. meet.
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Schooling How early ?
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More than 40 years ago, the late compete more effectively in our
D W.E.Blatz, most prominent highly' competitive society.
Ca adian child psychologist of the More than 40 years ago, Dr. B.latz
thirties, predicted that "within 50 predicated that the cost for such a
years, children will be in school at the wholesale '"School Age Fit Two"
age of two; years". That prophesy .is program would double the
close to fulfilment, with the almost expenditure on education within 50
phenomenal increase in the number years. For many different reasons,
of nursery, day care andpre-kinder- we've reached that point already. Yet
garten facilities now , available for it would be unwise to pare the
children; educational budget where the right to
Dr. Blatz at 'the ,time emphasized pre -kindergarten training would be
that "the, period from two to five denied to those children who.
years of age is possibly the most definitely require it.
important for the formative training One reasonable way out. -remains. --
of the child's character". More namely that fees for pre -kindergarten
recent research in the field of child schooling be charged on the basis of
psychology has indicated that 'even total family income. Even today, that
very young children are capable of policy is followed in, a' -number. of
learning a great deal more than was tax -supported day-care centres. If
ever thought possible. More and more generally. applied, it 'would
more it is realized that many. deprived mean that those parents who want
homes fail to provide the necessary and who can afford this training for
stimulation - - if their children are to their children would pay'for it -- those
reach a level of intelligence and social with lower incomes would pay less.
adaption which will enable thein to (Contributed)
Signs of. Spring
Sugar and Spice'
By Bill Smiley
.Last week's column, if you recall, had a
smashing'ending. It left your hero asleep in
a small hotel in a small town in Germany,
Lahr, home of mast of the Canadian Nato
forces in Europe.
Up betimes, after 14 hours sleep, and
loitered down to the dining -room, smelling
Jor coffee., Hadn't eaten for 16 hours.
And it was there, sipping•a coffee and
cognac,., in an effort to get the bones
moving, that my crazy 'kid brother,. the
Colonel, found me at 7.30 a.m. We
exchanged our usual fond greetings. .
Him: "Hello, you clot: Just
Supposed to be on our way."
Me: "Hello, clot. Yes. Who cares? I'm
dying."
Him: "You're getting a little thin on top.
like Dad."
Me: "You're getting a little thick in the
middle, like Muni."
The contrast between ,us was never'
clearer. He was spit an&spiin• gold braid
gleaming, fresh -shaven, fullof beans.
ready 'to hit the road for Ramstein, his
base. I was in a..rumpled flannel Shirt, sock
feet. unwashed, unshaven, uncombed, and
rcadyo to hit him for showing up so Iearly..
He's ahways like that. And Fin always
like that. He comes flying obi of nowhere.
talks a blue stteak,,tells a hifnd.red stories
and goes dashing off to somewhere. 1 come
dawdling out of somewhere, sit around -as
taciturn as a turtle, and go dawdling off to
nowhere.
He's •a hustler; I'm a poke. Perhaps
that's why he's a colonel and I'm more, of a
kernel.
Anyway, it's a great combination to
t} row together for a three-day. crash course
on Germany - a hustler and a'poke.
1 must say we didnt have a cross word in
those 'three days. Although i admit • I
thought he was going tci hove a baby when
he came io pick me up for lunch with the
Commander -in -Chief. a four-star general,
` and found me still in bed. That was at
11.30; lunch at twelve noon sharp "And
you don't keep generals waiting and we
have fifteen miles to drive." We ,made it
with 19 seconds to spare.
And he wasn't exactly chortling when we
st arted oft' to catch the plane home and
after we'd driven like a bat out of bell for
ten minutes, i observed, "Gracious to
goodness. i've left all my money in your
apartment; we'll have to go back." He
didn't say a ,word. but there was steam
coming out of his ears, and I think he lost a
fair bit of enamel off his molars.
But that was later. Let's•go.back to Lahr,
where 1 left you breathless to read what
would happen next: There we are. He is
hustling me out of the hotel and 1 am
dawdling and poking in his.wake.
Lahr is something of a company town,
with the canadian forces as the
"company". The town itself has about
17,000 people, plus 12,000 Canadians''on
the periphery. A big industry for the town.
There are about 5.000 Canadians in the
military. The rest are made up of families,
teachers, and assorted odds and sods,
Canadian forces there make a real effort
to get along with the German community
and are closely knitted with it. Interest-
ingly the Canadians do all their dealings in
German marks, while the Americans, at
their bases. deal in U.S.dollars. ,
At Lahr, the Canadians publish a lively
daily newspaper,. Der Kanadier; have their
own churches; . excellent schools; and
sports facilities galore. But of course, it
isn't home.
And the troops never forget that they are
there on serious business, not on a,
European holiday.
I received an impression, perhaps
wrong, that the Canadian forces feel that
they rc somewhat forgotten, that the folks
at home are rather apathetic about the boys
in dark green, the "violent, obedient
ones" out there on the periphery with
guns.
This is not exactly assuaged by the heavy
cuts in our armed forces in, Europe,, These
have been cut approximately in two, from
10,000 to 5,000. The land forces are down
from a brigade to a brigade -group. Theit '
arm has been . whittled from twely�
squadrons in 1954 to ihree squadrons of
attack fighters in 1974.
This hurts, if you are in the service. But
morale is high, despite the ancient
Centurion tanks, and' we have cracking
good troops in the front line, made up of
tanks, commandos and infantry.,
Ih the air, we have, to quote a
well-informed source (my brother), • "The
best pilots in Europe", and he means it,
with !no blarney. They are all fighters, and
they. have a vital role called "first attack".
More of this later.
But let's get back to Lahr, and get on
with this wretched trip of mine. My brother
• is now hustling me into his car: The town is
pr0ty with spring flowers everywhere, a
change from blizzards. There is a branch of
the Rank of Montreal. And there. is Jack
Thomson and his wife.
He's a first cousin of ours. They live in
Winnipeg. It could happen only to me. i fly
four thousand miles to savour the ancient
hostelries, cathedrals and castles of old
Gernlany, and I wind up sitting at a kitchefi
table talking and drinking with a cousin
i've met once before in my life.
1 don't think we'll make it to Ramstein,
destination, but we'll have a try next week.
Special note for Western readers: Cousin
Jack was in his underwear, and his wife in
her nightie, when we arrived.
To the Editor
Emphasizes,
that food
shorages a re real
Sir:
cod of August. The population of the world
better judgment.
now after the wood trusses have been
In last week's paper you printed a letter
will hi' double what it is now in a mere 35
vears.
Yours truly,
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looked after.
What happens mcn:'
,� Adiran Vos, Blyth.
I would say that there should be new
from Mr. Mason Bailey, a real estate agent
from Cli-ton about the abundance of food'arena
r i,ntnar} to what Mr. Bailer says, there
a
'at
steel trusses placed in the centre of the
between
we have, and we do. But when he starts on
are food shortages right now in part's of the
world and impending food in Work a ren a
span each truss. The steel truss
p
Should be made to fit under the roof.
peoples who, don't live on our continent i
shortages all
of the world, even here• for it is
The eavetroughs and drains should be
submit that he's dead wrong. He admits
very
shortsighted if we think that the world %viii
Sir:
looked after and new siding placed on the
that people in India are starving unless
stand idly -by, 'seeing their people st arve'
I thought i would write a few lines for the
tvvo walls after lumber has been put on the
they have money, thereby intimating that if
while w•: indulge ourselves. Regardless of
Huron Expositor -to print in your next issue
'paper
walls to make them stronger and there
there was enough money there would be
the argu rents of real estate developers.
of the regarding the repairs to the
should be no dents on the sheeting: ,
enough food. That is a very doubtful
we have to do everything in our power to
Arena. in the first place, the building has
I believe the contract has been let and
supposition, for if there was enough food it
preserve food producing land,
been neglected. There have been no "'
there 'should be a man hired that is a
would not be'so expensive that only Cliceavetroughs
if new cities are to be built.- it should be
or drainage ever placed
-capable man to see that the job is done
rich -can buy enough of it. "Also he
in Northeren Ontario in non-agricultural
around.
Now the best thing at the starting of
right as this is an awful price to pay for the
job. "
conveniently forgets the hundreds of
thousands African people who are dying ' ' '
areas even if it costs more and is more
inconvenient. If the highways. airfields.
repairs is to find out about the foundations
The trusses on the curling rink seem, to
right now from starvation.
cities. etc. were built oil land that lies
on both sides of the building. if they are
be in good shape. Probably a new building
sure, they have no money either and'there
under thorn trees there would Ano
cracked and in poor condition, now is the
a to find this out. The sides of
would be better in the long run. But what
would you get for the present building?
is still eilough food in the world today to
objection, but that seldom is the ca e,
corrugated iron should be taken off and it
Practically nothing.
ability of farmers to increase r
may be necessary to replace the foundation'
i hope everything will be looked after
feed every person -if transportation and the
efficiency as in the past is severely
before any other work is ddne.
and a good job done. 1 thank you for having
division of money was better. But the world
hampered by oil shortages, whence the
The woad truss should be looked after
this placed in your valuable paper.
wheat -supply is estimated by the United
fertilizer comes front. i agree with Mr.
first and reinforced with rods. 1 do not
567 Hill Street, i Walter Murray,
Nations to be down to one month by the
Bailey that impulse has overcome his
believesnow has caused much trouble
Corunna, Ont.
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In the Fears Agog
MAY 5, 1899
Melvin Graham' of Stanley ha's gone to
Rossiand to push his fortune.
Ed. Papple of the Mill Road,
TOckersmith, recently sold a filly, 4 years
old to a gentleman from Centraliq, for
$130,00.
Harry Darrah of Bayfield has been
engaged by Mrs. James Pollock to manage
the bar at the Queen's Hotel.
George Young, better known as George
the Ratter, dropped "in on 'old-time
acquaintances. Better days seemed to have
dawned on' George. • '
. A 'quiet -.marriage took place at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Wright,
Seaforth, , when their .daughter, Miss
En'ima was united in marriage to Wm.
Trott.
Rev. A%D.McDonald, D.D, preached his
farewell sermons in First Presbyterian
Church on Sabbath last.
Wm, Hawkshaw of town left on Monday
'for St. Marys, to take charge of the hotel he,
has erected there.
The telephone users are now enjoying a
service until efeven o'clock every night.
The fire alarm was heard in Varna; and
it was discovered that Th. os. Ward's
chickory kiln was on fire,
A sad and fatal accident occurred in
Londesboro when John Smith, section
foreman was struck by the train and
instantly killed. r,
•Th@ frame' of Mrs. Dougall's new
dwelling is now up, and enclosed in.
The farmers in the Hillsgreen vicinity
have their seeding almost completed. They
report the ground in excellent condition.
The property owners of Seaforth voted
on three different by-laws for the purpose
of loaning money in the extension of three
different enterprises. First came one to
loan T.R.F.Case for a new pork packing
establishment; second to loan R.Bell Jr. to
extend the Coleman foundry and third to .
enable W.D.Van Egniond to extend the
woollen establishment. .
MAY 2nd, 1924
The Seaforth Creamery, owned and
operated by C.A.Barber, is one of the
town's, leading industries. In 1914 , Mr.
Barber purchased the buildings across
from the station and converted them into a
creamery.
Ten carloads of "Goderich Township
people comprising some 60 friends of Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Harrison motored to their. -
home in McKillop when they were made
the recipients of handsome presents.
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Jake Broome has moved into his new
residence south of Winthrop.
Harry Hart of Winthrop has the contract .
for building the new school at Walton.
W.C.Bennett of Winthrop has.purchased j
a new Pord truck.
S. Dietz of Zurich has the excavation
ready for the brick business block in Zurich'
which he is erecting�on one of the corners
in the village.
The auction sale of W,L,McLaren, at
Crorparty was one of the most successful
ones of the season.
The council of Seaforth let the contract
and boring up and'removng the bricks on
Main . Street to Louis Aberhart for
$500,00. As soon as the roadway has been
cleared the newAasphalt pavement will be
laid.
Dr. Aubrey Crich, who has been in
Caledonia for some months, has accepted a
staff position in Mayo Bros. H ospitar,.
• Minnesota.
Messrs. G.A.Sills & Sons have -
completed the work of re -roofing Thos.
Daly's terrace residence on John st.
Dr. F.H.Larkin and Jas. G. Mullen were '
in Woodstock this week attending the
synod of the Presbyterian Church.
T. Daly has leased the west half of his
fine terrace to M.C.Meldorf of Sarnia.
/ MAY 6, 1949
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Miller of Walton
celebrated 50 years of married life at their
home. Mr. Miller was proprietor and
manager of the Walton Hotel for 35 years
and conducted a successful business.
Ronald Bennett is remodelling his
apartments over his old storage plant.
Mrs. Thos., Bailey of Bayfield suffered a
fractured shoulder when she' accidentally
fell 20 feet over the .lake bank.
A serious loss was sustained by Mr. and
Mrs. Moir of Varna when fire destroyed
their colony house and 250 chicks. Mr.
-Moir received severe burns fighting -the
fire which necessitated his removal to
hospital.
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Miss Janet M N 'I f �`ip
c et , ormerly of
Winthrop was pleasantly surprised when a
'few of her McKillop neighbors called at her
home. They presented her with a Duncan
Phyfe coffee table..
Hengall has installed 12 new, standards
for street. lighting. There are 300 watt
lamps to each standard with cables all laid
underground.
Chas. Farquhar of Seaforth, has
purchased the residence of Wm. Dinnin
and gets immediate possess%n. .a •"
Wm. McClure and Sam and Miss Ethel
McClure of Winthrop attended the funeral
of their cousin, Mrs. John E. Smith in
Brussels. •�
The funeral of the late John Tremeer of
Tuckersmith was held from his late
residence, being largely attended by
friends and neighbors.
Emmerson Anderson of Kippen had a
very successful barn raising when some
fifty men from the community gathered
and raised the structure. '
Continuing the series of bees that is a
'large factor in the renovation program
planned for First Presbyterian Church and
manse. A large attendance of members
commenced tearing down a portion of the
brick extension at the rear of the manse. It
will be converted into a modern sunroom.
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