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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-04-17, Page 2Since 1860. Serving the Commdnity First PONishetfat SEAFORTH. ONTARIO. every Thursday morning\y McLEAN BROS. PUBLISHERS LTD. ANDREW Y. IV1cLEAN. Publisher SUSAN WHITE. Editor Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: Canada tin advance) SI0.00 a Year Outside Canada tin ad% ancet $12.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 25 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 000 Telephone 521-0240 Spring swollen river., Chara vulgaris 5.4 Spirogyra xtSO Marsh World Ducks Unlimited Canada) ALGAE — We commonly think of algae as a smelly, yellowish-green scum on the surface of shallow ponds and lakes: In fact, however, the algae comprise a very large and diverse group of plants which play a very important role in the complex interrelationships of living organisms. As so-called "primary producers," they use the sun's energy to produce food substances con- sumed by various aquatic animals. These in turn provide food for larger animals such as fish and waterfowl. Occasionally during summer, algal "bloom" (production of large masses of algae) occur in response to a combination of factors including water quality and weather. Being in favour of Centennial is like being. in ' favour of motherhood. Usually, no one would dream of knocking it. But, just as there-are ,-a growing number of people protest that motherhood is really not necessary for every Woman, there are also some who object • , to Centennial celebrations, This past winter we recall a funny letter to the editor in the Clinton newspaper in which a reader chronicled his dissatisfaction about the way that town is celebrating its Centennial this summer. "Parades, ball games, souven.iers aren't we being original and daring and who cares?" was the gist of this reader's objection to the summer's festivities in Clinton, if we remember correctly. The writer probably had a point -- the tried and true is heavily relied on by planners of Centennials. It's easy to gripe about what the perhaps 30 people in the average town are doing in the way of organizing four activity filled days for the thousands of people who will attend a Centennial. But those who complain, about Centennials, we think, have a duty to get involved, and to try and organize the type of events and celebrations that they are interested in. A Centennial, like too many community events, loads a lot of work on a few people while too many others sit back and relax or maybe note the dates on their calendar. In a way,, the Clinton critic was right. A Centennial is more than a parade, a ball game and dollars in a cash register. A Centennial is chance to celebrate the past and work for the future, together. But to do that we have to all get .involved. That can mean anything from organizing and -working for an unusual kind of Centennial activity, if you're a critic, to planting same Centennial flowers on your lawn, if you're not. Anybody can clean, up, paint up and decorate their own home Isn't it marvellous - this age of communication in which we live! Just imagine - flying from London, England to Toronto in a little over two hours! That's What the new Concord jet can do, and since it beats the sun by several hours, it could deliver a letter in Toronto today that was sent from London tomorrow - (barring a mail strike, of course). Now that's communication! Meanwhile, satellites are flashing picture messages around the world in seconds; computers are spewing out a volume of informative messages that boggles the mind - and sometimes the computer. How many telegraph wires and cables are sending messages at this - very moment? How many telephones are ringing right now with -. potential messages? The irony of it is that in this great age of communication we find more and more evidence of lack of communication - between husbands and Wives, parents and children, Minority groups and the establishment, management and tabour and between nations. Individuals, groups and nations reach OW for , the , help of marriage dtmnsellors, psychiatrists, group therapists, •strike Media, tors, special for Centennial. Anybody who lives in an old house can do some research on it, collect old photos and find out who lived there in. 1875 and what they were like. Old photo collections and antiques that show what any part of life in Seaforth was like 100 years ago or less are of interest to most people. Why not put together a display. get together with others and put it where it can be seen by the crowds who will be here for Centennial weekend.? Most people can root around, in an attic or an-auction or sew a Centennial costume to wear to any number of events that are planned for Centennial year. Anybody with a little imagination can organize a club or a group of neighbours to put together a float for the Centennial parade. Lots of volunteers are needed to man booths. put up decorations, serve meals and work at all the events that the Centennial committee have planned. If you want to offer your services, look up the names of the people in charge of various events (they are listed in the centre pages of the first section of the • Expositor's - Centennial supplement) and give them a - call. Your volunteefing will be welcomed, we'll vouch for that.,' Write us a letter to the editor if you have an Idea for a personal or unusual ' Centennial project. Maybe you can inspire others. Perhaps the most important. and hardest, thing any of us can do for Centennial is to take a hard look at our town. Think seriously of how farit has.-come during the last 100 years. Then think seriously of what we'd like to see happen in the next 100 years. Unless the miracles of modern . science come up with a freeze dried method of keeping us here, we doubt that any of us who are old enough to read will be around for Seaforth's Bi-Centennial in 2075. Will we leave as good a town to the generations who will follow-as the pioneers of 1875 left to us?- ambassadors and truce teams - all i n an effort to communicate. Words pile ,on words to create a monument to our tragic inability to communicate with each other in a significant way. There is an ancient story which is, in itself, useful commentary on the art of communication. It tells of an old gardener and a very close friend who shared his love of gardening. They, used to take long walks together and they drank their evening tea together. saying hardly a word but exchanging views and emotions by a shake of the head, a smile or a frown. In time, the friend was sent to a distant land and after many years, the old gardener was thrilled to receive a letter from him. The letter was very brief but it brought a flood of memories and joy to his heart. It said simply "Today I pruned my rose tree." . . . It took months for the old gardener to compose a reply to his friend - one that would express all his affection,• his memories and loneliness. At last, the return message was ready - an expression of the ties that bound the two old men together - and it reads as follows: "Today, I too, pruned my rose trees." • Surely, his friend got the message - loud and clear. (Contributed) Amen By Karl Schuessler My Ontario aci‘ ernrnem giveth and taketh aa ay. . I t hought that was something only the Lord did. 13ut 'then this isn't the first time we've nibbled away at his perogatives. The Ontario Government give-Th. Beginning May 15 it w ill give away ever. two weeks 5100.000 in -that gambling scheme called Wirttario. And that's not all. There's l.350,, smaller amounts besides that grand prize. Ontario is now joining the ranks of Olympic Lottery. Thelrish Sweepstakes and your !pica) corner.chance board. Pick a name. Pull up the tab. See if you can pay or win. But of course if my government giveth. then it must also take away. Take away not only the prize money it's estimated about 40% of the total -- but also the profits. The government needs profits. That's another -40c. Then there's the cost of administration. 20%. And in round figures we're up to 100%. The whole '.entered accounted for. and its prospects very promising. Because my government doesn't go into anything that big without ample samplings and testing. Yes. The lorter%- is very popular nowadays. Research ,shows that more than 70% of the population is willing. Willing to gamble a ten or a one or whatever to win a thousand. Or a million. "You can win a million" sings its way into everyone's heart. i can hear it now. I can see it now. A yacht. A dream house. A trip around the world.Goodbye pain. No more strain. And if I lose? Too bad this time. Maybe next. At least some lucky son-of-a-gun won. didn't he? And besides. All those profits -- expected at 40 million dollars annually--are going for good causes. Like sporting events. Coaching clincis. Art galleries. Potters. Sculptors. Musicians. Historical projects. Ball diamonds. And certainly these things are going to make better people out of us all. You can't knock that. can you? • But I can. I still can not understand why my Ontario government dabbles around in this sort of game. Oh. I know. We've put up with this for Dear Madam: Will you alloy, me through your newspaper to express my thanks to all those who have been of assistance to me during my ten years of service as Clerk-Treasurer of the Town of Seaforth. First. of course. I would like to thank the Mayor and Council for the very enjoyable testimonial dinner they arranged for me following my retirement and the lovely dock which they presented to me at that time. A great deal of effort had been made to have present all v. ith whom I had been closely connected and nothing 'could have pleased me more. I would like to particularly thank former Mayor Frank Sills. Reeve John Flannery and all those members of council during the past ten years vkho so patiently bore my insistence that. if something was going to be done, it should be done a certain way. Not that they always did what I thought they should. but they always carefully considered my suggestions. Some of the members of former councils are gone now from us but of those remaining only two, Reverend Harry Donaldson and Mr. Bert ivfoggach : were not able to be present at the dinner and that was a disappointment occasioned by the freak snow storm. I cannot think of a more appropriate time to thank all those who have worked with tie years. Bingo. Raffles. Draws. Chances. Give-aways. All this petty manoeuvreing that raises money for some good cause. And the churches put up with it too. Overly sensitive ones draw the fine line between games of chance and games of skill. But my government? Who is supposed to set example? Show excellence? Set high standards? Lead? Has it become a victim of it:works-and-everybody's-doing-it? After two years of U.S.Watergate and after England's sex scandals. calls went out for a higher morality itt government. The English lords knew exactly what to do when they were caught cavorting with shady ladies. They resigned. One of them admitted that the-average man might smile at their capers and say "good on you". But the lords knew that high position means high conduct. For from our leaders we want more than run of the mill. We demand higher stan.,'-nds. We need shining lights. We want them to stretch for the stars . , often for us. We tolerate lesser things in lesser men.We want far more' in better men. And their high office carries high expectation. And if this isn't enough 'to keep out the government in gambling schemes, then the practicalities of g,.1-nbling should. Who spends his money on loner tickets? Probably the man who can least afford it. The man who needs the pot at the end of the rainbow to keep him going. The poor. And include the middle class poor too. And all those losing lottery stubs become a reminder. A reminder that. once again,, the government's put another bite on his money. One more bit of his income just dropped into Ontario's purse. 11I keep my own purse strings closed. I know the odds on gambling. I'll-Stick with the evens. Even plain old work to make my dreams come true. in. the office. Mrs. Bessie Broome. Mrs.RuthCampbell. Mrs. Gail Glanville. Miss Joan Bennett and Mrs. Florence Nelson. My sincere appreciation particularly goes to Mrs. Broome and Mrs. Campbell. Mrs. Broome came to work with me in the first days of my tenure and without her bookkeeping assistance I could not have carried on very well. Mrs. Campbell came in at a time ..when the duties of the office were becoming more complex and by her interest became able to relieve me of many of the routine chores which was particularly welcome at a time when my health was a problem. During the whole ten year period I have, of course, been.quite a problem to my wife, Pearl, as she never was sure when I would be home and for her forbearance and- support I take this opportunity to express publicly my thanks. Finally, but not the least. I thank you, Madam Editor, and your publisher and co-workets for all your courtesies and assistance which was always there when I needed it. I hope I have not been too long but to all those mentioned and, if 1 have forgotten any. any others not specifically mentioned, a very sincere "Thank You". Yours sincerely, Ernest M. Williams Iii the Years AgAtte The farm owned by the late James Snell , Hullett, has been sold to D. Hogan for $3,000, A staff of engineers employed in locating the line of the London, Huron and Bruce Railway. passed through Bruceficid. The Council of Seaforth have had erected an eacellent crossing in front of tlie Commercial Hotel. This is an improvement which has long been needed. During the past 23 days. /A, Armitage of Seaforth has shipped from the station here 167 loads of grain and salt. The fall wheat in the section of Seaforth is looking unusually good. Most of the fields are well covered and look green and healthy. Mr. Elgie of Tuckersmith -informs us that he has 35 acres of fall wheat, and judging from present appearances will yield 35 bushels to the acre. We very much regret being called in to record the sudden and unexpected death of Thos. McMichdel of Hullett. He was born in Dumfries-Shire, Scotland, in 1821. He occupied the position of Reeve of Hullett ,,,,for 12 years. APRIL 13, 1900 L. Kennedy of Clinton has leased the Queen's Hotel in Bayfield and will conduct it as a summer hotel. What might have been a fatal accident happened in the woods of J. Rapson, Hullett when neighbors were helping at a work bee, a large limb fell from a tree hitting Robert, Draper on the head, inflicting an ugly scalp wound. • Mrs. Corvie of Bayfield had snow drops in bloom in her garden on the first of April. One important event for the ladies at the beginning of each season is the.millinery openings. The stores were all dressed up in their finery. ' The village hunters of Egmondville are spending the evenings hunting muskrats. D. J. Aitcheson, of Roxboro. McKillop, now of Devils Lake, Islo. Dak. intends residing here in the future. It is about 30 years since he left Huron. Mrs. James Sparling Sr. who resides with Mrs. J. S. Welsh, of Seaforth, has just cortiplete'd a quilt with 1,375 pieces and she is now. in her 82nd year. Miss May Sto6ie of town left for West Branch, Michigan, where she will engage in the millinery business. John Cluff had the misfortune to have the end of his fingers t aken off in his father's planning mill here. Messrs. Arnold Case and James Bonthron left to visit - friends in New York. Wm. Powell,"a graduate of the Expositor. has been elected vice-president of the Toronto Typographical Union. Messrs. Alex Smillie and Wm. Chapman, of tuckersmith, have sold their well known Shorthorn bull "New Year's Gift" Which they purchased from Thos. Russell of Usborne to N.P.CIark of St. Cloud, Minnesota for $400. A daily mail now goes from Kippen to Drysdale' which will be a great bOon to the business -men of that little town. Miss Retta Upshall of Kippen has gone to Seaforth where she has taken a position at the tailoring. The ice on Lake Huron at St. Joseph is slow 'in breaking up. The lake is still covered with ice as far as the eye can see. APRIL 17, 1925 An unusually early spring found the farmers in the middle of seeding for the date of the annual Spring Fair. There was a large crowd in town all afternoon. Quite a windstorm passed over McKillop Township on Monday evening doing some slight damage. Kisnter Bros. John,, Robert, Wm. and Kenneth returned from the new Ontario lumber woods. They are contemplating sailing the 'Great Lakes during the summer months. John Moffatt of the London Road near Kippen is now busy getting settled in his new home in Clinton. Wm. Cooper of Kippen. had the misfortune to cut his foot quite badly while splitting wood. Several stitches were required to close the wound. The egg pool at Hensall has started taking eggs at Mr. Rennie's store. A distressingly fatal accident occurred at the farm of J.F. McMann, Huron Road, when Clavor Eckert, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Eckart, lost his life. He had been fooling with a rifle, when a bullet lodged in the barrel. He poured the powder from a shot gun shell into the breech. It discharged and the gun exploded, the lock was blown into his ey'e, entering t ring -the brain. James Sleeth'of Sarnia, sang a fine solo at First Church, Seaforth. Mr. and Mrs. J.M.Govenlock who have resided in Winthrop, moved this week to Seaforth, where they Will make *heir home in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. McIntosh of Forest are returning to Seaforth. Scott Ferguson has installed one of his latest radio outfits for Dr, H.H.Ross. The young People's Cit-etary Society met in S.S.No.5. with' Cora Sherwood presiding. Among those who were on the program were, HazelJefferson, Hugh Chesney, J. Doig, Cecil Pullman, Alice Archibald, Jack Archibald. A debate, "Resolved that reading is more beneficial than travel,'4 the negative by. W. Jefferson. Annie Strong, and Mary Wallace. and the affirmative by Edwin Chesney, W.. Archibald. and Dorothy Reinke. APRIL 14th, 1950 Neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. James Ritchie and Miss Marilyn gathered at the home of Mrs. Theresa Maloney and made them the recipients of a pair of boudoir lamps and a string of pearls. Mrs., Enos Boshart read the address and Mrs. Maloney presented the gift. Robert Kingis recovering following an accident in which a caliber bullet passed through his chest. He is in St. Joseph's Hospital, London. At a fire drill at S.S.No. 6, McKillop. the 27 pupils in the school cleared the room in 40 seconds, under the direction of Foster T. Fowler. In charge of theairill were Louis Bolton and Frank Johnson. . Edwin P. Chesney and W.M.Sproat of Tuckersmith saw 15 white swans on the pond of Hugh McMillan's field recently. They-spent two days in the pond before flying away. Mr. and MrS. Warnock have moved from the Royal Apartments to the apartment owned by Isaac Hudson. ' Miss Winnie Savauge left for Montreal where she will take a plane for Sweden where she will spend two months. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, APRIL 17, 1975 What are you doing for Centennial? Communication TO the editor Ex-clerk thanks town APRIL 16, 1875 Andrew Oovenlock of Winthrop has a lac ,ge number of steam mills timbers at the Victoria Mill, 6 miles north of Seaforth. .4.