The Huron Expositor, 1976-10-14, Page 3What are you thankful for.
A local minister told me' about a really
remarkable Thanksgiving Sunday service in
his church, Hach person was handed a slip of
paper as they arrived.
Then the minister asked everyone in church
On Sunday to write on the slip what it was they
were truly thankful for, Then the slips were
collected, and after the sermon some of them
were read aloud.
The minister was thrilled with the resPonse.
Sure it got people actively participating in the
church service, heagreed. Bet more than that
taking time to think about it and write just one
thing down, seemed to help everyone feel
more truly thankful.
And indeed, surrounded with more than we
need, and complaining about it all a good bit
of the time, it is a good idea to think about
what we are thankful for.
"For the new baby that we didn't have last
Thanksgiving", and "for the chance to be
home from university for Thanksgiving" were
a couple of the responses that came up, in the
local church.
When we sat around our table. for
Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday my husband
said "Ok, now each one of us has to say what
we're thankful for." We didn't treat his
request very „seriously and it's too bad. But I
have thought abegt it since then.
I'm thankful far the view from my kitchen
window early in the morning as the sun rises
over the empty fields. I'm thankful that I can
look around •me in McKillop and see our fruit
trees growing. It was our first Thanksgiving at
our pew old house and I'm extremely thankful
that at long last we're living in it.
I'm thankful for my husband, who drives
himself cloie to crazy, masterminding the
renovations that are still to be done.
I'm happy that a friend we hadn't seen for,
more than two years was with us for
Thanksgiving and that a friend of hers who is
thankful that the house he lost to fire last
winter has been rebuilt, could join us.
And I'm trying , hard, to be thankful for
two 36 pound boxes of grapes, the wine kind,
that a friend dropped off with "it's your
Christmas present", Saturday night.
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THE HORAN EXPOSITOR . 06r0003 14,107 2
school at Vanastra
routes," Mr. Steckle said.
"Additional busing costs from
Brucefield to Hensall has been
suggested to be $2.50 per day per
bus, so we are talking about
$1000."
Herbert Turkheim, board chair-
man, who chaired the meeting,
told the groups, ,"You seem to
IfaVd the solutions but it is very
difficult to get Ministry officials to
lease or build new schools . . ."
Several ratepayers made
suggestions from the floor - using
vacant rooms at Clinton second-
ary school (none 'vacant); sending
students from Harpurhey and
Egmondville to Seaforth Public
School (Harpurhey children go to
Seaforth now.)
A guest at the meeting unoffi-
cially,J. Lockerbie of the London
office of the Ministry of Educa-
tion, commended the School
board for discussing the problem
with the ratepayers and the
ratepayers for presenting their
suggestions so ably.
Mr. Ldckerbie, who said he was
in the area and was attending the
meeting with one of the rate-
payers on his own, confirmed Mr.
Turkheim's earlier statement. He
said, "Speaking of projecting
figures (of future enrolment)
Leos help CAR
raise overs500
Pastor Yielding and members
of Bethel Bible Church conducted
services at Seaforth Manor
Nursing Home on • Tuesday
afternoon at 2 p.m. Mrs. Seimon
and Mrs. Rapson rendered two
solos and other contributing to
the program were Mrs. Noah
Kipfer, M rs Elliot and Mrs.
Robert Gardiner. After the
service homemade cookies were
enjoyed by all -the residents and
provided by the ladies of Beth el
Church.
Visit ing with Mr. William.
Scott this past week were his
sister Ian Scott of London and his
brother Ross of Brucefield and his
wife Isobel who has just returned
from a holiday in Northern
Ontario. Recently Bill was
visited by Alice Davidson of
Sandiego California.
What a lovely Thanksgiving
weekend we have had and many
of our residentshad visitors from
family and friends.
Visiting with Mrs. Minnie and
Etta Hawley and Mr, Zachariah
McSpadden were Rev. Bert and
Mrs. McSpadden and daughter
Marilyn of Richmond Hill and Mr.
Erwin Trewartha of town.
Visiting with Mr. Duncan
Aikenhead were Mrs. Faye
Brunner and 'Mrs. Mildred E.•
Stoll, Sebring, Ohio, Miss
Margaret Whiteman, Islington,
More than $500 was raised in a
one night campaign blitz for the
Canadian Arthritis and
Rheumatism Society (CAR) in
Brussels, Walton and area. Local
chairperson Lois McCall - said she
was really pleased with the total
...$585.55.
Bethel Bible visits
Ont . and Miss Mabelle
Whiteman of town.
Members Of the Brussels Leo
Club did the collecting for the
society.
Handing out kits to the young
collectors at the Brussels Medical
Centre Were Mrs. J.' Johnson,
Mrs. M. Robertson, Mrs.E.'
Pearson and Miss L. Treebea.
(3Y Wilma Oke)
The possibility of opening a
scheolat Vanastra in 1977 will be.
*idled by an ad hoc committee of
the Huron County Board of
Education and a three-man
committee representing Stanley
and Tuckersmith Townships and
Vanastra.
The recommendation came'
Wednesday night when about 400
people turned out to a meeting
held by the Huron County Board
of Education with the ratepayers
of Tuckersmith and Stanley
Townships to discuss proposed
school boundary changes.
Board member, Wilfred Short-
reed, chairman of the ad hoc
boundary committee which has
been. studying the issue, spoke of
the over-crowding at the Clinton
•Public School which has a
capacity of 480 students. He said
with two portables at the school
there, are 521 enrolled at the
Clinton School with 194 coming
from Vanastra.
Board Superintendent Ralph
Smith, a member of the boundary
committee showed maps of the
present boundary lines in Tucker-
smith and Stanley.
Mr. Shortreed suggested that
60 students from the south end of
Tuckersmith be directed to the
Hensall Public School in Septem-
ber 1977 and 30 froln Stanley to.
Zurich Public School and the
school age bodies have to be
present before schools are built.
You have to compete with other
centres for capital funds - the
priority for that school has to
exceed another area before you
get those , funds. The ministry will
'co-operate if you come up with
the very best proposal."
Mr. Turkheim asked fora brief
break while the board boundary
committee met for discussion.
When the 'Meeting re-convened
Mr. Turkheim spoke, "We have
come up with a decision. The first
priority is to see if we can open a
school at - Vanastra, We want
three representatives appointed
here tonight - one fiom :Stanley,
one from Tuckersmith and one
from Vanastra, to work with the
board committee to-see if'we can
open a school. The board will
work hand-in-hand with you in
the study."
Quickly named were three
representatives: Paul Steckle of
R.R. 2, Zurich for Stanley Town-
ship; Hank Binnendyk of R.R. 2,
Kippen for Tuckersmith Town-
ship and Ben Bridges of
Vanastra.
"A suitable solution will be
found in the end," Mr. Turkheim
assured the assembly.
Griffith was • put on trial before
Judge Toms at doderich. Crown
Attorney Lewis who prosecuted
remarked that the evidence
against prisoner was purely
circumstantial, but through his
witnesses he hoped to prove that
this evidence was sufficient to
commit her. Mr. B. L. Doyle, for
the defence, contended that the
indictment did not charge an
offence against prisoner, since it
specified that Mrs.Griffith set fire
to the house herself being in it,
which was no offence against
common law being equivalent
only, to an attempt to commit
suicide. The prosecution being
made under Cap. 22 of 32 33 Vic.,
the . indictment should have,
charged an intent to defraud or to
injure others. The objection was
novel, but nevertheless
unassailable, and the suggestion
to alter the indictment Mr. Doyle
pointed out the fact .that being a
matter of substance no
amendment could be made. The
judge therefore dismissed the
prisoner, who was bound in her
own recognizance in the sum of
$500 to appear when called
upon." -
It was following this trial that
Mrs. Griffith dropped from sight.
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In a note accompanying a letter
to the Editor in the September 30
issue as a result of a query as to
what happened to the Mrs.
Griffith who had been identified
with Seaforth's biggest fire, it
was indicated that she left town
after the hearing and the matter
of her guilt or _innocence wasn't
pursued.
True Mrs.Griffith left but she
was in custody and on her way to
fail in Goderich where she went
on trial 'on September 28, 1876.
The Expositor of Oct. 6, 1876
reports the hearing.
"Mrs. Griffith's Case. —
Thursday of last week, Mrs.
McConnell
is critical
Mrs. Joseph McConnell
remains in critical condition with
head injuries in the Intensive
Care Unit at St. Joseph's
Hospital, London, following a
car-truck 'collision north of
London Tuesday afternoon.
She was a passenger in, a car
driven by her brother. Edmund
Daly when the car and a truck
driven by Kenneth Wallis of
R.R.3, Lambeth were in collision.
Mr. Daly and Mr.' Wallis suffered
minor injuries and were able to
return to their homes.
Constable Neil Campbell of
Lucan Detachment O.P.P.
investigated the accident which
occurred at 2:15 p.m. at the
corner of Adelaide Street and
Concession , 12 of London
Township.
Vanastra students to Huron
Centennial School at Brucefield.
(This school was built to serve the
students in Tuckersmith and
Stanley. Vanastra is located in
Tuckersmith.)
Mr. Shortreed said "We want
the problem -solved without
adding tax dollars. We feel we
should make use of those rooms
in Hensall and Zurich by filling
them, rather than add more
portables at Clinton."
Ben Bridges . of Vanastra
stepped up as the first to present
a brief. He said he was speaking
for the parents and others
concerned individual`s from
Vanastra.
He said, "We believe the only
long term answer to the dilemma
:of over-crowding) is to have our
Awn school at Vanastra."
He predicted such a school
:Mild have an enrolment of 345
within three years. He said "By
laving a school at Vanastra, we
eliminate busing costs and among
he positive factors is the retent-
on of the family, unit."
Mr. Bridges suggested the
vssibility of leasing part of
'2onestoga College at Vanastra
the former elementary school
when Vahastra was a Canadian
7orces Base) or another building
n the complex.
A delegation of parents from
ruckersmith and Stanely Town-
hips made a similar
ecommendation.
Spokesman for their, area
ommittee was Paul Steckle. His
Iternate proposal called for
aking Grades 4-8, representing
00 of the older students from
'anastra directly to Hensall on
wo buses, allowing the younger ort hildren from Vanastra to attend
71ipton undisturbed.
"This would mean the least
isruption of children and bus
Mrs Griffith did
go to trial
Mr. and Mrs. John Marks of
London visited with their aunt
Mrs. Ada Reid.
Visiting with Miss Bessie
Davidson wereMrs. peter Dunlop
and Miss Ethel Dennis.
Mr. Harold Smythe was out to
London and had Thanksgiving
dinner with his daughter.
Mr. Wilber Keyes had supper
"with " It' s not necessarily the
and
his wife, also Elsie Keyes, . a Mr. and Mrs. Morris Carter amount we'll be spending,"
of Woodstock. Also visiting Mr. Mayor Cardno said.
Keyes was Mr. McKenzie of
Orillia and Mr. Russell Miller.
Rev. Walter and Carolyn Mills
of Cambridge visited their
grandmother, Mrs. Leila Dundas.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Rinn of
Belgrave and Mrs. Marjorie'Rock
visited with Mrs. L. Hudie.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Lambkin
and. Lisa visited with Mr. Awry
Lambkin,
Mr. Morley Bloomfield enjoyed
an outing with his brothers from
Goderich.
Mrs,. Fred Willis visited with
her husband on Sunday.
Mr. Len McKellar had
Thanksgiving supper with his son
Mr. Ferg McKellar.
Bingo was enjoyed by a large
number of our residents onFriday
afternoon. Fitne•.s. In your heart you know it's right.
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