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Postal regulations specify
newspapers and magazines as second
class mail, but for some reason or
other some newspapers and some
magazines get first class treatment,
with the balance having to be
satisfied with something less, or what
could be termed third rate delivery.
Why?
At the recent Canadian Community
Newspapers Ass'n. Convention in
Saskatoon, a senior official of the Post
Office Department spoke, and while
others from the same department had
spoken to national and provincial
association conventions previously,
this speaker was the best.
The biggest problem the Post
Office bepartment has is in hiring
conscientious persons. The speaker
explained that after the last war the
Post Office Department had an influx
of veterans who were resolute in
making the civil service their career,
resulting in them doing good jobs.
But that was 30 years ago, and now
many have retired, and more are
doing so, with vacancies being filled
by young men who do not take the
same attitude toward their job. M
eking things even worse are the
Maoists who disrupt workers and
service.
No one knows any better than the
',writer what a boring job sqrting
letters4s, pecauscryows truly worked
thit night shift at the London post
office during the 1946 diristnies
rush. Because it Is so boring, and with
y sung people looking for — or
demanding — more meaningful and
enjoyallte employment, it is becoming
To the Editor
May I make use of your newspaper to
bring our club, The Seaforth Non-Nibblers
to the attention of your readers. We are a
non profit organization, u naffiliated with
any other group, started some years ago
with the help of a doctor:We are a grcitip of
women and tennaged girls who have faced
the fact that we have a, weight problem.
We meet every Monday night at. 7:45 at
Seaforth District High School. The fees are
S1.00 to join and 25c a week. We get
weighed every week and discuss our
problems,, exchange recipes and ideas. We
are happy. for the losers and offer our
support to the gainers. ,
We have speakers whenever possible
and try to get everyone to participate in
discussions., We are having a special m
ovie on Monday. November 10 "A Matter
Remembering....
By W. G: Strong--
Memories of Seaforth's Centennial
celebrations will always be associated with
the interesting window displays of objects,
having the characteristics of an earlier day.
Originally an antique' was related to
another,. age, ally the handicrafts of
ancient Greek or Roman artisan's. In
modern-parlance we apply the term to
something grown of fashioned, out of
date, behind the times, obsolete. Old glass
and furniture may be out of date or
antiquated but to ab increasing number of
collectors of items of by-gone days. they
grow mote valuable with the passing of
time.
"Bits of furniture or plate
WO= this and wholly out of date
Into the iittic promptly went
To gather dust and sentiment." (Guest)
Antique sales of household goods and
effects are becoming more popular year
after. year while the• number of articles
decreases in availability. luxury items are
especially rare.Newtpapers regularly
advertitt, Stith ',Action sales well in
advance of the date and hours before the
genial turetiotte(t mounts • his Odium,
Invert. ftttl bear and far, tourists and
tite4dikellerS, gatherto Inspect the tihjecta.
'their itiOlta and make up a list o
thin *Veit BAY *tit Cherish. Antique
*Ad* tire * tate 'breeit. always bn the
third class?
Increasingly difficult to hire people
who will do this type of work, thus one
reason for the Post Office Department
installing mechanical sortation
equipment.
In the question and answer period
some startling facts came to light, one
of which was the fact that Financial
Post and Time Magazine, although
second class mail, are handled as first
class by the post office. Not likely
many publishers realized this
previously, but you can almost set
your watch by the punctuality of
arrivals of the Post and Time, which is
not the case concerning the arrivals of
weekly newspagers, according to .
subscribers.
Since the convention another postal
official has stated the Post Office,
Departmelit sends a transport truck
from Torolito around to Buffalo once a
week to pick up The Wall Street
Journal. No m atter how late it arrives
there the driver has to wait to take it
to the'Toronto post office from where
it is distributed to others across
Canada. Such special consideration
not likely pays, with the consideration
being political.
Why pOliticians cannot give
Canadian weekly, newspapers better
consideration is a question no one
seems able to answer. When it takes
until Tuesday or _VVedDeSday for a
copy ,of this . paper to get 'to a
subscriber 200 miles away that
ridiculous. And particularly so when
it can cross the US in the same time
period.
(The Rodney Mercury)
of Fat": This is a full length story, of a very
overweight Man, and how his life changed
when he lost almost 200 lbs. We hope
you'll all come ,and see this movie. Both
men and women are welcome, even if you
do not wish to join the club, and admission
is free.
Losing' weight is not easy (believe me I
know!) and we need all the help and
understanding we can get. We are ,here
every Monday night to help you. All you ,
need is the desire to find the healthier,
happier YOU that's hiding under the
blubber! Do try to get to the movie. If you
are interested. but can't make it on that,
Monday, let us know and we will book it
some other time.
Grace Hussey (Pres.) 527-1574
Henny Glim (Sec.) 527-0216
look-out for relies reminding them of days
back home half a century ago and more
when life moved at a slower pace- and
people had time to enjoy it.
"At the auction tozday, what will you
hid
' Fors a memory of yesteryear?
What will you give to call it your owr)v--- /
A treasure that someone held dear?
Who can value • an -old rocking-chair
where a Mother lulled her first baby to
sleep or took a sobbing infant in arms to
bestow a tender caress? What warm
sentiments are associated with the pine
cradle, the oaken crib or the maple
high-chair wrought by ntakdeft hands of a'
nioneef!
What is the worth of those other things
that once made a house a h ome?
Remember the cranberry glass, the china
plates, the cups and saucers, cream and
sugar sets, salt and pepper shakers, cruet
stands, coloured goblets; mixing bowls.
earthenware crocks • and jugs, fruit jars,
bottles; iron pots and frying pans. bread
pans,-copper kettles, wash boilers; rolling
pins, butter tubs. butter prints: kerosene
lamps and lanterns, toilet sets, picture
frames; quilti, blankets. pillows, cushions;
organs, gramophones,-records, sheet
musk, gospel hymn boolls7, .furniture from
kitchen, dining room, parlour, bedroom
and hall! Each is an object which titre has
made priceless. Many have a lustre and
Amen
by Karl Schuessler
people Why, I 'ecett Marti <!* StAlking
techniques. Whatever gave her the idea,1 was
nervous? Just because I got up after the
dinner'Snain course and went outside for 10
minutes. There's , nothing nervous about
that.
I knew I had time,There was dessert yet to
go. Then coffee. I took another look at my
outline to make sure had everything in order.
.When I came back, they were just
beginning to put on the dessert.,I sat clotwn.
"I don't think. I'll have dessert today."
"You are nervous", she said. •
"No. No. I usually don't have,dessesrt
anywhere. And especially today, it's better to
talk on a not-so-full stomach."
I took off t-ti coat. "Is it warm in here? Or is
it me?"
"I think it's comfortable," she said. Of
course with 125 women in one room it's bound
to 'get a little . .
"Well, maybe we should open a few
windows, 1 offered. And some kind lady
obliged by opening a door.
You see, Pepper, I wanted everything to 'go
along okay. Real okay. Through the whole
meal I was going through the check list of
things I teach in my speech class. Things
every speaker should be concerned about.
Proper light. Good ventilation. Minim_ um of
distractions.
Come on time -- I'd done that. I came 15
minutes early, Set up microphones. Checked
out with the chairwoman where I'd stand -- on
charm making them rare.
To many. ii kerosene or coal-oil lamp
holds many memories.Remernber how it
shone through the windowsvt night ,or
illumined the pages of a child's book? For
years kerosene lampi were the, only
sources of light at night other than the rosy
glow from the fire-place, kitchen- stove or
tallow candle. No matter how busy was the
season, the patient housewife filled the .
lamp-bowl,.trimmed the cotton wick and
cleaned the soot from the glass chin
every morning. Many had an honoured
place on the kitchen shelf. To save enal-oil.
she worked "in semi-darkness until of
necessity she lit the moist wick with along
pine splinter set ablaze from the fire in the
stove.
Rarely was more than one lamp in use at
any given time: In its rf-111 radiance ‘.4 eheeeih
the pioneer , St.
6w
ed e 1 weekly newspaper.The faith 1 spouse 'Worked at
her evening tasks while the children
gloated over stories carried by "The Girl's
Own" or "Sunday Reading for the
Young". If she wanted 'something from
another room, she fell her way 'through
familiar doers and hallways until she found
the object of- her search stored away in an
orderly fashion in drawer or cupboard.
Rarely did she carry the pedestal lamp as
the danger of slipping or tripping on a'
hooked or braidedmatwas always: present.
Some rooms boasted a hanging lamp
what side of the room.
I had to make sureeveryone could see. Eye
contact's very important, Pepper. I wanted to
make sure the women didn't twist their heads
off trying to listen to me.
1 pre-arranged how I'd say "now" 'and
everyone would turn her chair around from
the table. All at one ti me -- so we'd get over
that scraping-chairs-on-the-cement-floor
sounds, in one big screech.
"You worry too much," the chairwoman
told me, "Everything's going to be fine."
I thought I'd better change the subject. Get
her mind- off me and my worries.
* "Th ose what?" she said. •
"Those two e's in your last name."
Then my wife tapped me op the sleeve.
"You're not talking to Mrs. Strathdee. She's
Mrs: Butson."
I'd done it again. My foolproof way of
remembering names had failed again. I have
my devices, pepper, for recalling names. But
now 1 have a new one; Let your wife tell you.
"Really," said Mrs. Butson -- not Mrs.
Strathdee--" you don't have to be upset.
You're only talking to a group of women,"
But she didn't realize. It wasn't the women
who were getting to me. It was you', Pepper. I
was going to talk about you. I've never done
that before.
• The program chairman• told me they didn't
want to hear a sermon. They didn't even want
an inspirational, talk.They wanted something
humorous. And a whole humor speech was
never my lineF , Pepper.
And after more coffee, two piano duets and
two guitar solos, 1-stood up. I could almost feel
a sigh of relief come over Mrs. Butson.
1 canethrough for you, Pepper. Call it Puff
Pepper Day.
And if that wasn't enough, I told the women
all about your two kittens. You can say thank
you now, Pepper. cause I tried. I really tried to
get those two k ittens off your hands.
You're welcome. Don't mention it.
with its gaudy shade and glass pendants.
When company came it was lighted as well
as the parlour lamps which shone like ti
mimic moons. Remember how you tried to
make shadows on the paper walls using
your hands and fingers, animated moving
pictures?
Every farmer had a portable kerosene
b lantern which, too, was nsed
sparing oo often when needed in the
barn, it was at the house. Instead of taking
time to go to the back-kitchen _where it
hung on a hooked wire suspended from the
ceiling near the outer door, he invariably
felt his way around the barn as well as his
wife did in her domain. ,
Lanterns always posed fire hazards in
barns and stables where dust and cobwebs
were ever present and where pigeOns and .
barn-cats,gave cause for extreme vigilance.
Despite extreme cautiousness, fires did
occur and' had to be fought by hand. •
Neighbours joined in tb form' bucket
brigades to seek to control the raging
inferno.
Shall our generation exercise as much
care for the preservation of these priceless
artifacts as did our pioneers?
"All are rich with memories,
These objects of yesteryear.
At the auction to:day, what will you
bid
For a treasure someone. held dear?"
(Burgess)
OCTOBER 29> WS
W,Mine,,has been elected to the precentorship of the
Presbyterian Church in Seaforth at a salary of $300.00 per
annum.
Geo. Forsyth has opened eatemporium in the store neat
door to the C (4;
In order o Make the r. acting room of the Seaforth
Mechanics. Institute even mo e attractive, especially to young
men,'it was suggested the a visefiiiity of procuring droughts,
dominoes and chess.
Messrs. A. and J. Aikenhead of Tuckersmith threshed with
their machine "The Rover Boy" on the farm of Alex
yield
Campbell,o f25 a 75cOr
acres.
bushels of wheat in 13 hours. This was the
Michael Rowley, 6th concession of McKillop, killed and
dressed fit for market, one cow and four sheep in 57 minutes.
He, was assisted by a boy of 10 years old.
After diligent search, Robert Govenlock obtained a definite
clue thoisth
• p
eadstuispre.oition made of the cattle which were stolen
from
Mr.. Montgomery of the Bronson Line has four potatoes
which weigh 8% pounds, He dug 100 bushels with a common
shovel in the short space of five hours, on the farm of John
Snell, Lot 28, Con. 11, Hay Twp.,
G. Holtzman of -Zurich has now his new planing mill and
cabinet factory in full working order.
Messrs. Johzilterry and Chas. Stelck recently made 20
rods of drain, 2 feet and a half wide in the space of 5 hours on
the farm of John Snell.
The Judges for the South Huron Agricultural Society were
Wm. Sproat, Tuckersmith; John McMillan, Hallett; Robert
Govenlock, McKillop.
OCTOBER 26, 1900
There has been quite a change in hotel circles in town. G.
E. Henderson, who has been conducting the Gripp House,
took possession of the Commercial Hotel on Thursday and
Mr. Hunter of London has purchased the furniture of the the
Gripp and will cooduct that hostelry.. James Dick has
purchased from Mr. Kling the Hayvkshaw Hotel paying
$8,000.00.
A number of the young people of Egmondville got up a
surprise party and drove up to Mrs. Worthingtons at Clinton
where they spent the evening dancing.
W. Pearce has returned to the Seaforth Branch of the
Dominion Bank to take the position of teller. D. T' Hepburn,
who has been acting as teller will remain as accountant.
James C. Laidlaw, who has been in Curti.), North
Minnesota, arrived home and says he likes the west and will
probably remove his family there in the spring.
Wh ile helping with the corn at Mr. Andrew Arc ibalds, in
Tuckersmith, W. Chesney came across an ear of corn which
had 28 rows on it with 35 grains in each row.
Francis Kettle has rented his 100 acre farm on the 10th,
concession to Samuel Love of Morris, at a rental of $285.00.
Wm. Murray of Walton, left on a pleasure trip to the Old
Country and ere his return will visit many of the principal
cities.
Wm. Turner of Stanley has rented his farm and lime kiln to
B.A. Higgins of Varna.
Jowett Brothers of Bayfield have started a gang of men
cutting saw logs on John Stewart's farm.
Wm. R. Smillie left for Woodstock to attend the assizes, to
give evidence with an entire horse case.
Mr. Geo. Wren Sr. and family left for Hensall to reside in
the future.
Wm. McGeoch of Tuckersmith has sold his fine farm on the
2nd concession to James Petrie of Clinton. The price paid was
$5,700.00.
The second anniversary of the opening of the Presbyterian
Church at Chiselhurst was okserved with Rev. E kb Sawers
of Brucefield.
Cl Elizabeth Run.cimaner°VBanEl 9 25 gmolnd, Wife of J. H. Fowler,
passed away at her home after an extended illness, in her,
79th year. ,
Mr. and Mrs, J. H ey Sr. celebrated the 50th anniversary
of. their wedding when a large number of their relatives
gathered at their home.
The terrific windstorm caused more or less damage to
chiMneys, trees, etc. at Zurich. The apple orchards are
strewn with apples and the pickers are out of luck. •
Messrs. M. G. Deitz and H. Mousseau, of Pontiac, Mich.
visited friends. -
Wednesday.
numbers Went south on Wild geese in countless
Robert McLaren of Hensall has sold his fine ,driVing and
show horse to Mr. Routledge, Port Credit.
Walter Eaton of Winthrop was called to Baden again this
week to do relieving work at the C.N.R.Station.
Miss A. Consitt of Hensall, recently had the misfortune to
slip off a •step ladder when she was picking fruit in her
garden. She sprained her ankle rather badly.
A pleasant ei/ent occurred in the office of the W.J.Dun'ean—
shoe factory when Wallace Parke was presented with a solid
leather club bag by Mr.Duncan and the factory employees.'
Bert Muir made, the presentation.
OCTOBER 27,,1950
Wm. H. Carter, who has been station agent at Brucefield
for a year has been transferred to Ripley.
- Duff's Church, McKillop, held- a successful turkey dinner
when the W.A: under the leadership of Mrs. James Kerr ,
served a fine meal. Mrs. R.S.McKercher was chairman of the
committee in charge. While the guests were being served,
Rev. D. Glenn Campbell showed slides of scenes across
CAnada. The supper realized $154.00.
The fall salvage drive, sponsored by the Seaforth Lions
Club resulted in a large,truck load of paper being collected. It
was expected that the collection would total about 8 tons.
Hensall Town Hall was well filled when Liberals of Huron
and Huron-Perth ridings held their annual meeting. Shown in
a picture in this, issue were Andrew Y.McLean, M.P. for
Huron-Perth; Mr. Winters, W.L,Whyte and Alex Jeffreys,
M.P. for London.
Friends and neighbors gathered :t the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Regele, Brodhagen, nee, Luella Taylor. After the
games of euchre, a mock wedding was staged as follows,
James Horan, Mrs. Lei Beuermann, and Laureen Doerr.
Mrs. Irvin Rock read an address and they were presented
with combined china cabinet and buffet.
Topping a class of seven contestants in the 'Junior
competition.) Arthur Bolton, R.R.1, Dubliln, captured the
South Huron Plowing Match held on the farm of Elder Bros.
in Hay Township.
Mr, and Mrs.Leo Stephenson and family and Mrs. Ethel
Stephenson hayed moved to
One of Seaforth's oldest and most highly esteemed
their new home in Seaforth.
residents passed away following an illness of one month, in
the person of Louis Hoegy in his' 75th year.
Lees hear from you
THE HURON EXPOSITOR welcomes
letters to the editor. We want to h ear your
opinions about anything at all, be it lac ie or
small.
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letters be signed personalty by the author. A
psendenym, though not encouraged, Is
allowed providing we can althenticate 'the
' authorship of the letter. lyturigned or
,Onboyinous ,letters will be thrown in The
garbage where they belong. Sp, if you have a
beef or a suggestion feel free to pick bp your pen of typewriter and let Us kar about it.
ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Publisher
SUSAN WHITE, Editor
DAVE ROBE Advertising Manager
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 30, 1975
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To the editor
Non Nibblers plan film
Pepper, I hope You're proud of me. You
should be. I've done a lot of things for you in
my day, but this takes the catnip.
I gave a half hour speech about you. Did you
hear that Pepper? A whole half h our speech
about you. Now how many men would go off
and do a thing like that? For a cat? For a lady
cat?
Well, I did,Pepper. The least you can say is
thank you,
"You're welcome."
I'd like to say "don't mention it," but there
are a few things I would like to mention.
I spent one day thinking about what I'd say
about you -- and another. day putting it down
or paper and another day trying to
remember the whole thing. I'm not a
reading-from-my-notes talker. I have to keep
everything in my head. • -
"Are you sure you're not nervous?" asked
the chairwoman as she sat across from-me at
one of the long_taLbles j_ e church's all. = of yours ' Strathdee -- those
my living talking. 'Standing up in fiOnt f
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nmethe end -- is that Scottish. or Me? Nervous? WfiAtonsilly u eeion`. male
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