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that are thrown out. and clothing that is ,
perfectly good: but ten years out of style. 16.
It's impossible to tell young people about
SEAFORTKONTARIO,SEPTEMBER 126, 1974- ;�}-,# p„ * your own ex' riences in the Great
� Depression. Al it deserves the capital
•' « ". letters. ,,,,,..
• • - JiYI!!!:' ��.• . -:iiia. When you try to tell the rising
You !„/ ! ! d the �ilechon generation about your own Depression
j�'� + experiences. they merely groan, roll their
n al back t0 utu � Q-- scene eyes, and think. "Yuk. Here goes. Dad, or
September is a annual called to review the town's affairs let Grandad. agatti. whining about what hard
" "' ' times are. really like. What a dragl"
business time when we have to put alone decide to rut, themselves. Too
away .the leisurely, easy going plans many times in recent years we have That's why the young people should read
and styles of summer and get on with seen these .important offices filled by h
the hard work of carving a life for acclamation and on several occasions
ourselves. a second nomination was necessary in
It's back to snaking a living (maybe order to fill all the positions.
we didn't even get time off from that), Acclamation is an open admission
making decisions, paying the bills that nobody in town much cares who
and dealing with the demands that' runs the business of our community,
are made on us because we want to On the other, hand a good lively
the book. They simply can t realize, as t ey
scoff their two -bits worth of fresh: fries,
that grown men worked ten hours a day for
that some two -bits, during'the Depression.
They can't realize, as they shoot a
quarter into the pop machine for a Coke
(capital C) to wash down their french fries,
that if You took' a girl out during the
Depression. and had a quarter in your
Itve with each of er n communt res.. election campaign wit lots O I . pocket. you were rich. 0
This fall we have some special", ` criticism and people speaking out � According to the book , 'the hardest hit
decisions to make about Our from many points of view is important SEPTEMBER 23,1899 Death removed a well known and greatly
areas were the Prairie Provinces, the
respected resident of, Seaforth in the Maritimes and Quebec. Ontario and B.C.
municipal life because it IS election t0 a democracy. person of Rachel Grieve. She was born in
Colonel Hoare of near Clinton has sold were the only provinces in those days
year. All municipalities in the A lively, closely fought election his orchard to a Toronto firm for $400. the Grieve homestead 73 years ago. which weren't in really 'desperate
province are now obliged, to hold their campaign' should not be seen as a The new organ in the Methodist Church, ,condition, and they were bad enough.
Wm. Mcleod, who has been in the office
elections for mayor and or reeve and Seaforth. +will be officially opened. when
Slam at the present administration. of W.N.Watson here ,$or a number ' of This is'a very credible book, to anyone
councillors in December every other special music will • be furnished by . the
Realty it would be a compliment.' A years has gone to London :where he has who lived. through those Ten Lost Years.
ear. And this December is that time choir.
y widely contested election with at feast secured a good positon with Hobbs ' •- The author went out with a tape recorder
again, Hardware. Messrs. Reg. Kerslake and Arthur Deem and interviewed hundreds of people who
two contenders for every municipal are's endin a fen• days .in., Flint. Mich, went through them. The results are funny.
Seaforth has a pretty sad record as Miss Maud Kidd left for Ottaxk a where P g g y'
office means that people are
far as municipal election, participation she will complete her curse in „Dr, J. Bre
F. Jchl„ey and Ross Sproat are in g Y Canadian. It could
Kindergarten.
interested in what their council does, tragic, and extreme) never be misunderstood as a British or
goes. Our town has had Some able Guelph attending the Scotch' Doubles
.that the running of Seaforth is, bowling tournament .while another rink of American book, though these countries
administrations - - - it's •been 'lucky. Geo. Whiteley's young stallion
important to them. Seaforth bowlers, Messrs. ,1.. McMillan, suffered equally.
But historically, relatively few people - "Sidneer' took second place in one of the
in town have been interested in what !t'is an important •ob The decisions p Ham Stewart. J. McTavish and J. Beattie
P 1 �r trials of seed at Exeter Fair. He was laved in the tournament at Paris. Canadians then: in their gawkish,
happens at election time, that our municipal representatives driven b� A.forbes. F stubborn and often stupid 'pride, would go
'll gripe that the .same old make =the stands the take - are Miss Beatrice Larkin returned to Toronto to almost any lengths to avoid "going on
The
Y g p y No less than forty rigs passed through to resume her studies at Havergal Ladies relief!" This was almost.a sin, and always a
St. Joseph. Thev were all loaded u-ith Iasi resort. And "relief* could be ten or
bunch gets in every year: Or they'll going to be crucial in the future as College.
• Indians who had been attending scamp / month, for a family. A
complain that ANYBODY could do a Queens Park pushes • for meeting in twelve dollars a the neighborhood of The Seaforth Highlanders Band supplied nickel had to; a 'the work of a dollar,
better job than•so and so at running regionalization of services that we Ravensw000). the music for the street dances with which
the affairs of the town, now regard as town, township or Oliver Bissonette is building a large the new street pavement has opened in After three years of drought and
But -will those with gripes run for county responsibility. block of stores in St. Joseph. Blyth'• grasshoppers, many prairie farmers just
�„ walked away and left everythipg; house
office? Will they try their darndest to We need the best people availabje Henry Smith, tht? well known stock man The death occurred of Saskatoon of Wm. and machinery. The average cash income
et elected mayor or town councillor to represent us on.a e Colone $Wh of Hat"Towrishi had his fine herd •of A. Mason formerly of this district. He was ,
g Y ,- M > p from farmers' irf the MAritifries: 'including
+ born in BruceTeld.`
so that they have a chance t0 put them, - will,makes; the3e i�ig teciaicrlS.'he Durhams at Toronto and London the wealthy ones, wag something tike forty •
own policies into practise?- way to ensureEhibii
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we get them is by � d was verb successful as a dollars a year. What a modern kid would
Unfortunately most years the getting more of us inVOlved in local prize.wions annner. SEPTEMBER 23,1949 spend in a.tmonth on clothes and treats.
John Decker. -,91h , concession of Hay. People died, not of starvation, but of
answer is no. Very few of the ordinary government. How about YOU , •
near Zurich has sola his handsome driving malnutrition.
citizens of Seaforth can be bothered to running for council? December -is only James R. -Scott. Son of Mrs. H.R.Scott,
> team;to Premier Greens+'a}• of Manitoba for Oh, 1 remember! 1 was only a kid at the
attending the information .,,meeting two months away. the sum of 5350.00. Seaforth. will instruct creative writing at Y
the Department of English in the time, but 1 remember. It all happened sort
Arlother of the pioneers of McKillop in University of Western, Ontario. of ,gradually. My father was a fairly
the person of Mary Bell. relict of the late prosperous merchant, but he was too y
John Dickson 'passed awa+ at the home of The Hon. W. H, Golding was one of the kindly a man, bless.him, to crunch people
her son W. Ja Dickson. near Walton. thirteen new senators sworn irr at the who were hard up.- He gave them credit.
Wm. Scott of Brucefteld is having some senators opening parliament ceremonies. He lost his business. He had too much
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To a o r not o t ■ O pL.f y repairs made to his grain warehouse. Mr. Eric Doig, 23 year old son of Mr. anti money on the books and not enough in the
John Gibson is doing the work. Mrs: Paul Doig is in Scoti • Memorial till to meet the mortgage.
The sports of the village of Brucefield Hospital with a serious back . injury, Stunned, in his late forties with five kids,
received when a chain hoist ave way at
Glancing throe h the St..-./Gi/lar, s " stipend to the few v01tJn ers Who ,, are now out shooting. Mr. Snyder g Y he sank into depression. There were no •
g g Y,succeededin securing t+to large specimens Dunlop's Service Station. He was under a jobs for anyone, let alone middle-aged a
Journal -Argus recently we noted � undertake their work for them. of crane. and also some partridge. truck inserting a front spring when the men.'My mother took over.
item that stated members of the At the same time, ther has been a chain slipped, pinning: ,him underneath.
Wm. Mustard of Brucefield returned to w
recreation , committee in that suggestion that officials to planning Toronto to resume his studies. W. Leslie Hogg, son of Mrs. W.E.Hogg, -d She took in boarders. In the summer, we
Community receive a stipend of $15 boards, recreation committees, etc. - Seaforth. of Preston. has been awarded a rented rooms to tourists clean bed and',,a
Robert Smillie of Ktppen. who was at the huge breakfast for $1.50: She sold
permeeting, as do members of the Should be elected and given more London Fair with his imported horse took specialists certificate in Industria] Arts and.
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-Crafts from the Department of Education. homemade baking. She was an Avon lady.
planning board and committee of autonomy. first prize and a diploma..which spoke well. And we went inexorably into debt; the
! P of keeping. +M� and Mr married Harburn of Cromarty ret s, the grocer's, the coal man. But
There s nearer been a serious move debate, at least t the point of p g b+ �' chi of ;as no way WE were going to go on
adjustment. That too is worth Of Some public for the kind of horse flesh he is in the habit reception was held •n Staffa Hall for butcher
in this community to pay any considering the fact that -people who The -station at Kippen is surrounded t was shameful
Deering read the a dress • and Robert
appointed bodies, although it does may be interested in serving on apple barrels. +waiting for shipment. £1. ..,,•
g y g Gardener presented thein with a purse of Somehow, we staggered thro(igh. My
seem unfair in view of the fact elected .. appointed boards have never been Dave Farquhson_reports the protection money. Music was furnished by the older brother got a job in the bank at six
of otter is having a beneficial effect as a Howe -Harburn Orchestra. dollars a week. M
officials do receive a stipend. gin -en an opportunity to submit their y sister got a job in a
toung otter was captured in Walton lately. store at eight dollars a week. The kicked
We've never been able to, names for consideration. Alex Sproat of Toronto, passed away at Y
comprehend why some people get Perhap�klis fall, COUnCII could ask Pickering Beach at the summer home of his
most of it back to my mum. That was the
paid for undertakiftg work on the part ratepayers to submit their names if daughter, Mrs.' Cecil Kaiser, following an deal in those days, everybody pulling
of the taxpayers, while others are the are, interested in serving on SEPTEMBER 19, 1924 illness of a'few days. He was born in together. But it was mighty hard on the
Y Scotland was in iris 95th year. He spent his young workers, who, today, would be
expected to perform their duties free appointed boards and committees. youth in Tuckeismith. _ r goirtg,to college on government grants,
p P PP � Cool weather with sho++•ers nearly every .�, .
of charge. There may well be capable people day are .the conditions and vet it is worse We never went hungry. A lot of
At the same time, elected officia)s_ anxious to undertake such duties but back at Cochrane. where there were. big Death came with startling suddeness to
John Finlayson Forsyth, well known , A lot ger, at three pounds for a quarter.
receive payment. for meetings of who hesitate in coming to volunteer- sma�+ ori s: resident of Tuckersmith and latterly of A lot of baloney. A biperpetually
council, but don't receive any pay for their services or who don't know what Manypersons are stook threshing in Detroit following an illness of only 24 simmering pot of soup. if a orridge
the meetings they attend as a council avenue to follow t0 volunteer. McKillop. the -same as 1•hey do out west. hours. He was -in his 50th year. wasn't finished in the morni went into
the soup pot.
representative on the various loo often, perhaps, it is assumed The male quartette of First Presbyterian
P P Miss Alma stern y. Bayfield. is taking a Church, James T.,Scott, Fred E. Willis, And i remember the odd time when we 10
appointed boards.Al people aren't interested, when in fact course at Westen•eits' College. London. '
M.R.Rennie and D.L.Reid furnished the had something I've never tasted since.
�Bet:aUSe most taxpayers Won't they may be if given an opportunity to Miss Ria Hills of Egmondwille left to music for Brucefield Anniversary Services. This was when the, butcher would advance
"take their turn" on these appointed present their names without attend London Normal School. A prettv'+wedoling took place at Weston, no more credit, and there wasn't a, cent in
bodies, it may well be time for serious appearing to be too forward in their " nhenMar uerite Rita Westcort of Seaforth the house. Potato -skin hash..,, -
Miss J. Knechtel of Egmondville has g
eonsider�tion Of having those' non- actions, taken' a position as choir 1 der in was united in inarriage to W. Ronald
committed taxpayers a in some Exeier Times Advocate F Evans. I wouldn't mind a good feed of that.
paying 9 ( ) Palmerston. tonight. You take some baked potatoes and
put them through the meat grinder. With
t the colour of the potato skins, it comes out
-looking.like meat and potatoes.. Fry it up in
a pan with some, onions, dirt cheap, and
you had a pretty good dinner. Top it off
with home-made" bread and raspberry
preserves, and you'd
8 dinner. hail a gourmet
.
It beat hell out of the modern frozen TV
"�- dinner, both for nourishment and flavour
and was probably better for us than most of
the garbage modern kids eat.
" - ✓ ��t� No, we never went hungry, and there.
--Aol was always a- bowl of pea soup and
home-made bread for the hoboes who
�/ ; arrived at the kitchen door, half -frozen and
------r - half-starved,
„Mr 60Et _ But i never realized what miraclesmy
mother and father pet formed in those
.. ....."..•y.
:'You always wanted a boat." '~ days, and 1• wish I had, stoner.
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