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SEAFORTH ONTARIO, AUGUST 28, 1975
A
The impossible dream
Lessons from lighting
If you're like us, every once , in a
while you get bogged down with the
cares and responsibilities of this
wear's, life and all but overwhelmed by
what you imagine is 'expected of you.
At such times we like to look to the
fundamentals' of nature to remind
ourselves just how tiny and
insittnifitant we really are. It isn't
difficult to find some new piece of
knowledge to put us firmly in our
,
LaSt week we were totally intimi.
&fed by facts and figures concerning
'lightning *Caning froth Cir. Prank.
Creed, prirldipeilieseardit officer with
the National (Research Council's
electrical!: engineering tedtion. He's
bee&'Werking on lightning research
for the past 30 years, so he knows of
what he speaks.
Lightning, he says,,hould be
treated with the verygreatest of
respect. Having always been
fascinated rather than frightened by
electrical storms which are a part of
every summer in _ this area, we
couldn't wait to read on. And it
wasn't Dr. Creed's practical advice
we. were interested, in, but the
characteristics of the li ghtning itself.
It comes in many forms, including
forked, heat, ribbon, bead and streak.
Some authorities suggest the core of a
strip of lightning Is as small as a
half-inch in diameter, though its field
of discharge can Be as wide as 20 to 30
feet.
The speed of II ghtning varies from
100 to 1,000 miles a second and it
carries thousands of volts. And if that
doesn't impress you, how about
this?
Some lightning, called "positive
giant" strikes, which occur every
million, or so flashes, are as hot as
30,000 degrees Celsius, more than
five times hotter than the surface of
the sun.
Still think you're something of
impOrtance to the well-being of this
Earth?
About that practical advice.The
safe .st place to be in a bad
thunderstorm is inside your car. But
don't lean 'on the outside of it— it
could be fatal. Stay away kern water.
Isolated tall trees, electrical vririrw ,.
metal pipes, sinks, fireplaces and
plug-in appliances and don't use the
telephone.
Sit in the middle of the room and if
you're concerned about the proximity
of the lightning, count the seconds
between a flash and the following clap
of thunder. They cocur at essentially
the same time, but light travels faster
than sound. So if you see a lightning
flash and don't hear the thunder for
five seconds, then, Dr. Creed says,
the storm's about a mile away,
working on the principal of sound
travelling a thousand feet pen Second.
If the Ii ghtning and thunder are
perfectly simultaneous, you can start
worrylrig about your own
self-importance again.
(Listowel Banner)
Many people may assume that
raising $150,000 is an impossible
dream, and that it would be much
easier to make use of debentures to
pay for Seaforth arena renovations.
Issuing a debenture means the
funding falls on the rich and the poor
alike, on users and non-users. As
pointed out by the mayor and a
number of councillors, this is. unfair.
The Mitchell arena and community
center which is being completed this
year, cost about $600 ,000. The
community of 2,600 could hardly, have
afforded to fund such a costly
building if it hadn't been for the
co-operation of the three surrounding
municipalities--Fullerton, Logan,
Hibbert.
Although, Mitchell raised $350,000
by debenture it is only paying about
42 per cent of the capital and
operating costs.
-Even if this typ ,e of co-operation
existed between Seaforth and her
surrounding municipalities, it still
makes a lot of sense to wage a
fund-raising campaign.
There is nothing like public
participation, personnel committment
and private donations to -make the
public feel a facility belongs to the
community.
That is not to say that this amount
of money will be raised through bake
sales, dances or other social
functions:-. Such, -types of campaigns-
are exhausting and unproductive in
terms of the total amount required.
When the community is talking
about $150,000, , more, if inflation
hits these estimates, it's talking about
• a Herculean effort, supported by
every segment of the community.
Such an all encompassing campaign
has been carried out in other towns,
like Ripley where the population of
600, with the total committment of the
surrounding rural people have raised
money to build a sports complex,
including pool and arena.
Not only is this being done in other
towns but Seaforth more than ten
.years ago showed how it can be done.
At that time, the community pulled
together to raise $200,000 for a new
community hospital.
The results achieved flowed from
advice received from a professional
fund-raiser.
The fund raiser told local people , if
the cause IS right and if you ask for it,
you can get it.
To raise* this kind of money, the
public has to be approached for gifts.
This means spelling out exactly how
the money is to be-used and keeping
the public full informed,
it took six to eight months to raise
money ten years ago. Although the
hospital is of benefit -to everyone in
the community, young and old, and
concerns the health of the populace
the arena is no less important. •
Whereas the hospital is serving the
medical needs of the people, the
arena is serving the social needs.
Imagine Seaforth without an arena!
Kids and adults would be required
to travel to other towns, where they
could play hockey, skate, and meet
friends. Where would the craft show,
community dances, 4 H club does '
held?
Closing the arena for just one
winter could effectively kill sports for
that time. During the cold winter
months, the building is the center of
much of the area activity.
David Newlands of the Royal
Ontario Museum and who has been
active in the recent Egmondville
pottery digs is on the fund-raising
committee for a Quaker , meeting
house that is being renovated in
Newmarket.
He said there is no street corner
begging. He says those sponsoring
the project explain what they are
trying to do and ask for donitions.
You can't be embarrassed that you
are asking for money, but must
really believe in, what you are doing,
a he said. Within year the group has
raised about $270,000.
Scepticism can be constructive if it
spurs people on to greater efforts, but
at this point an arena campaign if
undertaken needs the whole-hearted
• eupport, of the community if-it-iv to
R • ) succeed. ti` -•
It's not enough for the service clubs
to support the project. The campaign
will need vocal, financial and moral
support of every man, woman and
child.
Perhaps a program involving
fund-raising campaign would suffer'
because renovations for a twenty five
year old building may seem less
attractive than say a program
involving new facilities demanding
many more funds.
Spend money on an old building,
people will say, is like putting new
wine in an ,old wine skin, throwing
good money after bad. On the other
hand a new facility could be more
difficult to finance, and even with a
new building there are no guarantees.
There are many ways by which
money can be raised. What is
important at this time, however, is
that the community must start to
consider the value of the arena to the
community, to their way of life, their
families, and ' themselves as
individuals, and make a decision as to
whether and how it is tq be retained
or if it is to be replaced.
if the community starts to consider
this now, by the time the fund-raising
committee asks for contributions of
time, labor, effort and money, it
won't come up empty-handed.
Can $150,000 be raised? Why Not!
Nancy Andrews
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Amen
by Karl Schuessler
"I just feel reborn," exults Lisa Pulles as
she rolls her "rr's" and draws out the prefix
as only a native Hollander can do.
"I feel I'm living--really living".
-And , Lisa:" Pulles iSn'i talking about
something that's happeni,ngin church, either:.'
She's talking about something that's going on
in her barn--in her pig barn.
For it's, there--among her sixty sows Lisa
finds the good life.
' "I love every minute of it," she says, "I just
love it."
She knows her every pig. Some even , by
name. It's the boys that get the names.
Charlie. John Boy. Harry.
But Lisa doesn't slight the girls, either. She
knows them and they know her, As, soon as
she comes into the barn, the pigs all relax. But
when her husband, Bill, or the two children
come in, the pigs don't.- They stay all upset
and noisy and nervous, Her family, slams the
barn door when they come in. But lis'a closes
the door quietly. She comes in softly. And the
pigs can tell the difference.
"I talk to all my pigs and they talk back to
me," Lisa says, "Each pig is individual".
Not everyone of them gets the same amount
of food. A skinny pig gets more. "Say," she
says, "One pig is acting like a pig--getting
real hoggish--eating everything--then I put
her on a diet."
Then Lisa holds up on the scoopsful. But
everyone of them--skinny or fat--gets its
vitamins and iron and all the needles.
Lisa spends a lot of time in the barn-- and it
shows .Clean. Neat. Organized. "People tell
me this barn has a woman's touch. I do all the
cleaning out myself--muscle power and the
wheelbarrow."
That's hard to believe because Lisa is a
small woman, just a little over five feet. But
she sees to the once-a-day general cleaning in
the morning and she makes sure of the dry
bedding down at night.
She has to. For her husband works away all
week in Oakville -- eighty miles away. If the
farm is going to run, then Lisa has to run it.
And working a hundred acre farm means more
'
than pigs,. It means planting corn, working the
hay bailer, and loading up a truckful of pigs
for market--on quick notice too. For Lisa heard
on the radio the noon livestock market reports.
The price is right. And it's right--right now.
"Sometimes I can hardly stand to sell
them," she says, "I get so attached to them. I
love them. They're doing so well. Growing so
beautiful. I want to hang on to them."
But never for eating. "I couldn't swallow
it," she says, "If I knew I was eating one of
my own pigs."
Their freezer, Lisa insists, is filled with
beef.
When her sows come in, Lisa spends many
a night in the barn. There she midwifes and
nurse maids. She gathers up each little one
and cuts off its tail and clips the teeth. She
can't wait until Bill comes home to help her.
Those things have to be done right away. So
Lisa lets her children sleep and her husband
work, in Oakville, while she keeps the night
vigil in the barn all by herself.
But when Bill does comb home, she lets him
take care of the castrating. She runs out of the
barn, because she can't stand to hear her pigs
squealing.
Lisa's come a long way these two years on
\ the farm. She doesn't want to go back to city
life. Working shift. Making street car and bus
connections. Finding odd jobs as cleaning
woman in other people's homes. Taking
tranquilizer pills every day.
She's left all that behind. Clocks aren't that
important anymore. "If I happen to sleep in
one morning, that's okay. My pigs will wait."
But the smell, Lisa, doesn't the smell get to
you?
"Smell?" Lisa asks.
She laughs. "Oh, I think my pigs smell
beautiful.' '
'dealsAgorte
wom.o.yFliligPf:e°49"07:14018§150 that from one single
pea Plaste 14 fi4 POO 00 Optleg, he.ra4ed 314 peas. TM!
.,is a moat wonderfully large Seld.
• Felix Thompson of McKillop showed us a monsters
cucumber, which measured 2 feet in length and 9% inches
around the centre.
A serious accident occurred to a young lad, Richard
Holland; be was engaged in jointing staves at Gray, Young &
Sparling's stave factory when his hand slipped, cutting off
two front fingers.
Frost in the naiddle of August is rather unusual. However,
the vegetable growers, were ruffled by having their garden
stuff badly blighted by frost.
Frederick Hess of Zurich has built a beautiful brick
dwelling house.
The Snow Bird arrived at Bayfield from the Sauble, with
stones and timber for the harbour works. The Kitty Pringle
also aryived from the Georgian ,Bay with laths.
Robtrt Govenlock of McKillop, had a narrow escape from
being serious injured.He was on a load of barley when the
pole holding the front of thefoad suddenly broke. He was
thrown on the ground of the wagon between he horses. He
was carried around thefield several times before he was able,
with the help of some of his men , to stop the horses.
At the last meeting of the Town Council, a resolution was
passed, authorizing the mayor to purchase a hand fire engine
currency.
Wm.
agent in Buffalo. The cost is $900.00 American
Wm. McGeoch of Tuckersmith, took from a field the growth
of a single pea which pro duced the large number- of 500
peas.
Robert Elgie of Tuckersmith, has raised on a little less than
31/4 acres, 3180 barley sheaves of good average size.
AUGUST 24,1900
School re-opened at Walton with Miss Simpson as teacher.
Miss Bella Simpson, who has been teaching in No. 8 Grey,
left to attend Normal School at Toronto.
James Mowbray of Walton, goes to Seaforth this week
having accepted a situation with Messrs. Scott Bros. to run
the electric light plant. • -
The new agricultural hall is now nearly completed in
Seaforth.
Wm. Shade had a narrow escape from losing one of his
hands, He was threshing at James Aitcheson's, Roxboro, and.
, permitted his hand to go too near the cylinder. One finger was
caught and badly shattered.
Thos. Dickson of Seaforth and C.E.M,ason of Brucefield,
started for the Old Country. They are after more horses.
F. Coleman, has disposed of the old Campbell farm in
Tuckersmith to his son Thomas, who-intends moving on it
now.
The farm of the late Michael Fisher, Concession 8,, Hullett,
was sold by auction at the Royal Hotel, Seaforth to. H. Dunlop
for $5,000.
Miss Birdie Stephens of town has secured a position as
teacher in the Port Arthur school.
John Robb of Tuckersmith has sold 62 steers for the neat
sum of $3,600. Wm. Dale of Huron Road, Tuckersmith sold 34
steers at $4.90 per cwt. Both lots were superior cattle. -
A few days ago A. Calder of town received a call from a
friend in Toronto, asking him for a specimen of wild oats to
complete a collection of noxious weeds.
James Weir has disposed of the Royal Hotel of this town to
James Dick for the sum of $11,000 cash
Thos. Willison, who lived for 50 years in Hullett died at the
age of 73 years. He was born in Selkirk, Scotland and come of
Canada in 1827.-
" Dag 'of Kippen has rented his far;n for a t erm of ,4
years to John. Strong of Tuckersmith.'
"`Faster.' D. Hutchison aandhis 'wife from' Chicago, were
guests ofMr. and Mrs. James Hislop of Cromarty,
Joseph Speare of Cromarty had a horse killed by lightning
apd Alexander Campbell lost a valuable foal from the same
cause.
AUGUST 28, 1925
The Tattoo organized by the Turf Club and the Seaforth
Highlanders Band and given at the Fairview Park was a huge
success. Although it was a little cool the evening was
delightful.
The street dance following the Tattoo was equally poplular,
hUndreds coming for it alone, The total receipts amounted to
n early $1400.00.
A unique celebration was held at the home of Rev. and
Mrs. Fred Johns, Usborne Twp., missionaries from China,
who are home on furlough. The event was the 15th wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Johns and it took the form of a
Chinese feast, lasting three days.
There passed away at his late residence in McKillop, Albert 1,
Godkin. He was born in McKillop in 1869 and was married to
Miss Matilda Boyd.
Alex Mitchell of Manley has-equipped his threshing outfit
with the latest improved grain blower.
Wm. Ross and Wm. Livingstone of Alma were among those
who took in the harvesters excursion to the west.
Frank Riley of Constance has gone to Seaforth to learn• the
blacksmithing trade with Mr. Rivers.
There were over 50 persons went west on the Harvesters
excursion last week from Walton.
Miss Edna Strong of Kippen, left on a visit to her sister in
the west.
One of the best known hotel men in the Province,
D.T.Pinkney, proprietor of the Queen's Hotel, Stratford, died
here suddenly. He was in his 50th year.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Martin returned to Kryerdorf, New
Ontario where Mr. Martin is principal of the school.
Miss Parr of Collingwood has been engaged as milliner in
the J.MacTavish store for the coming season.
Miss Rena McKenzie left this week on the teacher's
excursion through Northern Ontario.
Mr. Sa.mliel Spencer of town has erected a new garage at his
home on Jarvis Street.
Messrs. Geo. Little, Thos! Wheatley, Archie Campbell,
Fergus Bullard, A. Crozier, Robert H ogg Jr., H. Rinn and C.
Dolmage left on the Harvester's excursion to the west,
SEPTEMBER 1st, 1950
At a banquet h eld in the Royal -York Hotel, Toronto, Mr.
Miss Maude Hartry was made Honorary life member of the
Ontario Women's Teacher's Federation. Miss S,I.McLean
introduced Miss Hartry paying high tribute to h er long years '4
of faithful service in the schools of Alberta and Ontario.
A motor accident occurred in front of Harold Jackson's
- farm when Mr. Herbley of Toronto, lost control of his car. Mr.
Herbley and a Mrs. Bedard were removed to Scott Memorial
Hospital.,
On Saturday afternoon Milton Taylor of the farm of Harold
Jackson ditcoverd a young fawn caught in the fence with one
its feet nearly sedated. The leg was amputated but the fawn
died later.
Dominion.Provincial student aid Bursaries have been
awatclid to three students of Seaforth District High School,
namely, Mona Caldwell, Isabelle Speir and Joan Wheatley.
The awards were valued at $250.00.
Mrs. Melvin E. Clarke entertained at a trousseau tea in
honor of her daug liter, Miss Mae Clarke, bride-elect.
The first thrill blast of a train whistle was heard after nine
days .of silence.
Fred Taylor hat enlisted with the Royal Canadian Navy;
Donald Muir, to the Infantry re-inforcement corps, and
Ronald Pullman with the Army .
Lloyd Hoggstrth and K.l.McLean were in Toronto in charge
of the furniture display by John Boshart & Sons.
Mir. and Mrs. Geo. Miller of town have moved into their
new house 'on doderich St. West.
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