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SEAFO,RTH, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 27, 1975
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The resource ri ht here
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We always knew that there was
gold in the flat, fertile lands
surrounding Seaforth. Now our hunch
has been ednfirmed.
Huron County planner Gary
Davidson has called Tuckersmith a
national resource, because it's 98%
class ,one "land. "There's more class
one farmland in Tuckersmith
Township than in all of Nova Scotia,"
Mr. Davidson said.
We are n of going to suggest that
Tuckersmith immediately be cleared
of all houses and commercial
devl lopment so that its excel lent .land
can be used to .the fullest.
But Mr.Davidson's words should
remind us that we should certainly
not be,encouraging development that
will take any more of that prime farm
land out of production. .-
Huron
Huron has the most improved farm
land in the province, according to
recent County statistics. We're also
first in white bean, barley and silage
corn production in Ontario.
We're in an enviable position.
Let's keep it that way. We should
look at all proposals for our county
through an agricultural filter.Class
one farmland isn't being made any
more. We have a duty to use what we
have for food production, and as
efficiently as possible.
'Another warning has been sounded
on the dangers of over -draining our
farmland.We've compressed our
spring run off season in Huron to a
,peak of about a week when it would
normally take three or four months.
Of course, this causes drastic
flooding and we have to look at
spending more money on dams and
flood control. Draining does make
land more productive but is there a
point where the costs of draining
marginal land outweighs the gains?
We don't know the answer, but the
experts are. looking at the question.
We in Ontario's most improved farm
land county will be watching for
further developments on this.
Onlybeauttes need apply
With the amount of bad publicity it
has already generated, one would
think the Olympic Games
grganizatjgp in Montreal would be
pepping softly these days. Instead, it
rushes in where angels fear to tread;
As if the mushrooming cost of
construction, numerous work
stoppages and scandal regarding
certain FrenclT architects, weren't
enough, the Montreal Olympics
employment division has now
offended the entire female
population.
In the final weeks of International
Women's Year, the Olympic
employment office h as said it will not
hire "ugly broads" as hostesses for
the Games. Included in their
definition of "ugly broads" are
apparently all females who wear
glasses.
This bit of prejudiced tripe came to
light last week when a 26 -year-old
bilingual master of arts student was
told she could n of get a jobas a
hostess because she wore glasses
which would not go with the hat that
Is, part of the uniform. for the
hostesses. The same woman had
worked as a hostess at Expo '67 in
To the editor
Montreal and apparently fulfilled all
advertised qualifications for a Games
ostess.
Nearly'1,000 hostesses.vyill,Tbe�hired
for the games. The jobs will pay $175
per week and applicants must be
Canadian-born,bilingual, between 20
and 25 years of age and have a "nice
personality".
That's what the advertisements
read, but ih fact the Olympic
employment office is, running its own
little beauty contest. And beauty as
far as Olympic officials are concerned
is only skin deep.'
As Nancy Gelfand (the woman who
was turned down) says, "the
women's movement has got a long
way to go in Montreal". But then a lot
of 'movements' such as pollution
control, crime control and inflation
control have a long way to go in
Montreal. And to think, the city's
illustrious mayor himself. wears
glasses and supposedly has his vision
checked regularly. Could it be that
Mayor Drapeau thinks he looks better
in specs (unlike females) and wears
them for appearance only? Anyway
you look at it, it just doesn't make
sense.. -%
(The Listowel Banner)
Graveyard' 'arid jet trail
Amen
by Karl Schuessler
q Pepper, you could be
replaced by, a rock .
Pepper, da we have to go on this way?
Carrying on these lucid conversations — back
and forth. Trying to make sense to each other?
Trying to put a little sense into each other.
We could stop, you know. End it all. Just
like that. In a minute. Why. I could pack- your
bags in one second and have you out the door.
1 could throw you out of the house and you'd
be gone. Banished. My cat — forever — into
exile. And our talks — and differences —
forever ended.
One. lady told me she thought my talking
with you was silly. What was a man of my
station and age in life doing talking with a cat?
Absolutely silly. It was drivel she couldn't
waste her reading eye on.
And even if'i were talking.to my cat — poor
man ='I didn't have to publish it_ Somethings
may be- true, but they don't have to be
broadcast.
She told me i should be move serious. Get
down to business. Be a real Amen man. A
man who could bring spiritual insights into
this troubled, world. What this tetering old
world needs is not Pepper talk. It wants pep
talk. Truth. Values. Morals. Character
building exhortations. Discipline. And what
better chance do I have to instil them, than '
with my pen?
I just let her go on, Pepper, I didn't'say a
word But all the while i was thjnking what the
world really needs is a little humour.
People are desperate for- a laugh. They've
had too much of the world. They want to get
away. Escape in a respite of a smile.
But that's hard to do. Pepper. Whenever I
sit down to write a column, i almost
instinctively thing of something preachy and
teachy. it's so easy to say "isn't that awful?"
"Isn't that tragic?" "Don't you know any
better?" "Why did you do a silly thing like
that? Now have you learned your lesson?"
And if you don't know what the lesson is, then
i'll tell you, "From this and this we learn
that.....
All this is so natural, Pepper. I have to
watch myself. I'm a whole fount of bubbly
morals and babbling manners. 1 have to shut
my tap—my trap?—off. And let a little sun
shine in.
Sunshine— that's what we need in this time
of year — especially in this gray November.
We'll do anything for a laugh.
Did you hear about the man in California
who's started a new movement? It could put'
every animal pet on the endangered species
list. Better watch it Pepper, you could be
replaced by a rock.
That's what 1 said, Pepper, a rock. This man
advocates a rock pet. Rock pets — stones that
he's gathered from a Mexican shoreline. They
don't even'look like a pet. They're just stones.
And whenever he sells one of them, he prints
out a list of instructions. Well, not that many
instructions, considering you have plain stone
on your hands. But' think of all the
advaqtages. No feeding prohlems. No kitty
bitter boxes. No shots. No yet fees, or license
tags.
Of course he admits,that a stone isn't the
most lively of pets. it tends to play dead most
of the time. But you can carry it with you.
'rake your pet to work if you like. No landlords
to argue with:
The rock pet idea is Catching on. oI
now buy a little glass ca0e to us ou
And for the chilley weather, one la
knitting sweaters for yr}ur rock.
• Adsurd? Ridiculous' you say, Pepper. You
think we're crazy, eh Pepper?
The psychologists just laugh. They say new
rock pets show how much the world needs a
laugh.' How we'll do anything— almost
anything— to wipe the frowns and furrows
from our desparate brows.' The world needs
relief.
,But that psychologist has another reason to
laugh, Pepper. I9e's carrying $20,000 a day to
his bank— from all those 'rock pet sales.
And 1 can smile, too, Pepper. I've carried
off another Amen column'to my editors.
A new arena would cost. too much, reader replies
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NOVEM109R 20.1 18
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The'vv�:s�eyan Iylettt ist congrg,jatlo#tofSeaf4rth�, bax
purchased frairt ,)amt:tt itattie and Mr, Hill, tho tea acres
porthaso 0, them same time ago, from 'Mr. Hays for
Cemetery purposes.
R. P. Rogers Of town has recently completed a large
addition to the rear of his store,
The trustees of the Seaforth Public School have engaged a
male for the second division, in the person of Andrew Graham
of Trowbridge, at a salary of $450,00 , For the .Junior
department a Miss Anderson of Milton has'been engaged, at a
salary of $250.00.
Messrs. W. S, Robertson apd Chas. Wilson of town and
Peter Hawthorne of Hullett returned on Ftiday from a•, ipnting
expedition. They were away bnly two days and they each took
home two fine deer..They were shot on the boundary between
McKillop and Logan.
A young man named John Daley was at the Merchants' salt
works with a borse and buggy. He was standing in the wagon '
and stooped d9wn to take ;the tail board out, when the horse
_made a start, causing him to ldke. his balance and fall out of
the wagon, breaking his arm.
The farm belonging to Walter Cowan of McKillop, ha's been
purchased by Geo. Lockhart for the sum -of $5,500.00.
A young daughter of -Mr. Holman of Bayfield, while sitting
on a chair fell to the floor and broke her arm. Dr. Stanbury
was in attendance.
A man called at the house of John Aikenhead, Stanley Twp. '
and demanded all the money from Miss Aikenhead. There
wasn't any money, §o the man took his departure, after
threatening to take her life if she attempted to give any alarm.
NOVEMBER 23, 1900
James Jo an of Dublin, had a very successful raffle for his
40 ducks.
James Longworth, of McKillop, is coming to reside in
Dublin, and will open a store here.
John Barrows of Walton had an auction sale of his stock and
-implements. He is going to Calgary.
Miss Annie Simpson has been engaged as teacher in
Walton schogl for the year' 1901. ,
-Master Charles Weiland, son of Henry Weiland met with
an accident when he slipped'from the middle of the bridge
and -fell into the water.
J. D..Hinchley of Constance was one of the most successful
of the sportsmen, who went from this district to hunt deer. He `
succeeded in bagging a deer and a bear.
Master Willie Soole, son of Chas. Soole of this town is laid
up with typhoid fever -in' Carmen, Manitoba.
Mr. John R. Gbvenlock of town is doing a large business in
baling and shipping hay. He has two presses constantly at
work.
James Dick took possession of Kling's Hotel. Mr. Dick is
well known and his old friends are glad to have him back in
their midst again.
Wm. Ament of town is preparing for the winter campaign
and is booking all the suitable timber for his stave factory in
Brucefield.
S. C. Rathwell, of Varna, had a bee in raising barn.Frank
Keys had the contract.
Mr. Beciguenl of Sandwich ismoving ,his family to St.
Joseph.' He brought with him a fine car.
From 15 tof20 men are at work on the Mammoth "block.
J, E. Creeley of the Seaforth Creamery made probably the
laigest shipment which ever left the Seaforth station in one
'day. He and his assistants.kept hustling from early a.m. until
late in the evening .in weighing and loading fowl. The thrifty
housewives are •enriched by over $2,000.00. '
NOVEMBER 27,1925
The re -opening services held in the Union Chur--h at
Chiselhurst were well attended.
Rev. W.D.McDonald preached in the evening.
From all appearance in the early part of this week, winter
has set in' earnest in Walton.
John Eckart Jr., Manley, has been busy running his cider
press to consume � some of the frozen. apples.
Messrs. Harvey, Taylor and Leslie Lawson of Constance
have lately returned from the west.
Mrs.V. Denomme of Zurich, has sold her fine 100 acre farm
on the Sauble Line at`$t. Joseph, W her son, Frank.
Alex Sinclair of Tuckersmith took in the stock show at
Toronto and purchased a fine young team.
David Beeswax of Hensall, got on the trail of a red fox and
followed it for many hours and finally got within a hundred
yards, when he. shot it.
F.T.Fowler of Mt:Killop near Seaforth, delivered to
P.A.O,'Sullivan at Seaforth station one of the largest and best
lot of hogs that has been een here. He received a cheque for
$1,360 for them.
Major John Habkirk, on of the best .known Salvation Army
officers and formerly of eaforth, leaves Canada -to take an
important post in the ., ited States.
Percy Howe of Hamilton has purchased the restaurant in
the Case block.
The snow storm on Sunday was most unexpected after the
fine weather which was the first fine day we have had in some
weeks. Enough snow fell on Sunday to make good sleighing.
The anniversary. - services in connection with First .
Presbyterian Church, Seforth, .vere held when Rev. A. S.
Grant, was the guest speaker.
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NOVEMBER 24, 150
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Scott, formerly Sarah McKellar, were
pleasantly surprised on the occasion of their fortieth wedding
anniversary, when 35 of 'their immediate family, relatives met
at the bride's home 'in Hibbert. 01
About 75 friends and neighbors assembled at the home of
Dear Madam:
would produce only marginal improve-
possibly Dave has not looked squarely at
t he,�LUU,000 cost of renovations could be
Mrs. Wm. Morris of Hibbert, to spend a social time, prior to
their leaving for their new home in Seaforth. John O'Reilly
It was difficult for me to take serious) y
ment unless it was used in a properly
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the facts.
eligible .for grants of $80,000 to $90,000
and Joe Hastings presented them with a radio and lamp.
the letter written by Dave Broome in your
insulated building.
The first fact is that the present arena
and a targe part of the remainder could be
The property of Harry R. Colbert, Centre Si! was sold to J.
issue of November 13th.1 realize, however,
That. of course •points to the theme that
can continue for man years to satisfy the
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raised in the,area if the people of the are a
R. Spittal; Mrs.' James Parkins property, chalk St. to Mrs.
that it probably will be taken seriously by
Dave is using' throughout •his letter b}• .
winter ice acti%ity needs of the citizens of
would get behind the project and support it
_Wm. Morris and the propoerty of 1.B.Jamieson•, Centre St. to
many of your readers and will encourage
implying in variou§ ways that the present
Seaforth and area; the 'refri Brant system
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financially.
John A.• James.
riegative attitudes at a time when we need
arena N of no use -and should be replaced
is in good condition and this structure has
The amount to be raised by taxes might
C. R. (duties and R. S. McKercher, McKillop were elected'
some positive thinking with respect to the
by r completely new structure.This.
recently been re-inforced to the
be in the $10,000 to 520,000 range and if
president •and vice president of, the Huron Federation of
arena. I would, therefore, -like to try and
su pposedly, would enable the skating
engineering standards required by the
this was debegtured over 10 years the
Agriculture.
soft out this mess.
season to start two weeks earlier!
Ministry of Labour,
annual cost would be no more than $2,000 -
Bruce Malcolm, son of Mr. and Mrk. Dalton, R.R.2,
Dave's main complaint seems'to be that
Nothing Js said about the cost of
The Ministry of Health has required the
$3,000.
Dublin, was taken to Stratford Hospital for treatment after he
two weeks of ice and skating were, lost
providing those extra two weeks or how the
addition of, better washroom facilities.
If a new arena was built at a cost of
catight his finger in the gear of a cutting box., The nail had to
when the weather turned unseasonably
money is to be raised unless it is to come
Various groups associa[ed with hockey
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eligible for grants of
$1.1250.0005.an
removed.
warm. He places the blame for this on the
out 'of those "inflated entry fees" and
have demanded more and better chane
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if loo if
m and if local fund raising raised
were brought to Seaforth at the.Royal Winter Fair
arena and its equipment by making'
purchase of ice time.
room facilities along with a refe'ree's rodm
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ban e
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equal amount the cost to the town would be
when butter from the local .creamery won a placing in the
statements such as, "Our little asset can't
He asks, "Is the building -an asset or just t
and some changes are desirable in • the
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$1,000,000.
third prize group for both Octobelr solids and 10 pound print.
cope with, the project of 'ice -making in
a dumping ground for a lot of wasted
booth and community hail,
The Seaforth,Creamery also won the special prize for finish.
November", and, "how about some fans to
money?" Of course the arena is an asset;,
All of this can be accomplished within
the $200.000 limit by Town Council
if10 ye , debentures could be sold at
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Mrs, W. E. Butt((ha's purchased the residence of Kenneth
blow cold air on the ice to keep it ice?
one only has: to, read the schedule of
set and
(whi i5 'a quite conservative
Campbell on Victbfia Street, jr
Better yet some new ice making
activities published each week to' realize
will provide a contmunit� centre arena
estimate) the
annual -payment required
•Messrs.Urnes A. MacDonald, Merton Reid, J. E. Keating
machinery". He conveniently forgets that
how foolish such a question is and Dave
which will serve us well for probably
would ,be $154.266
'.and this would,
and W. J. Duncan were in Kitchener on Tuesday, taking part
the ice making plant still works well. for its
should know as well as anyone how many
another 25 years,
represent abou
67 mills each .ybar on taxes
in a curling bonspiel. o
intended purpose which was; and is, the
of out citizens derive great pleasure from it
The,suggested alternative. a new arena.
or obout $201 p
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J. M. Govetilock, Seaforth, J. M. Eckert, McKillop, John
making of ice in cold *09t'her, and
during the winter months.
would cost from $1.000.000 to $1.250.000
$3.000'assessment.
Armstrong, Hullett, Tormer Warden of Huron 'County' and
probs'bly caro cdntitak td dd s"o tor many
It would, seem that he is the one who
to build and probably the only gain would
I wonder how many of our -ratepayers
A.Y.McLean, M.P., were in Goderich attending the
td6 a '.years. 1`4e nonsefis- kality of -the ,
proposes the wasting of money just to
be that no one would be able to cry about
would be willing to pay that amount in
Warden's banquet.
second statent etit Ban, be seen by' Askiftg
replace what we have with something
lacking ice for .a couple of ' wFtks in
order to make it.possible for skating to be -
Rev. T. G. Marshall of Hamilton united in marriage
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ivhete the fana,woulct get the "coldi'''air
which with' be 'marginally better, very
November.
assured on the 1st of November 'each yeat•?
Dorothy dean 'Drover and Kenneth E. Williatns.
vvheq.tlie tend efatti{'e':is 4ll° fizi SU°y Elie
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expensive to build, more costly to o e*ate
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If a little thought is given to the cost, the
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First Church celebrated 83rd'anniversary services when
a8ad of i ew` ke iitiill ng• equipment
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and no less trouble prone. [rut then
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impracticality of the new arena is obvious.
Ernest M. Williams
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Rev. Stanldy W. Vance of Hamilton, was the guest speaker.
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