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The Huron Expositor, 1976-10-28, Page 2since 10:30 that morning. "We're going to be on time morning," my wife announces. You've got to understand, Bob, off-clock timing is turning my mannered wife into a shrew, "Everyone on the double," declareS. Ten minutes 'later "she yells, "Countdown--you now thave exactly 15 minut es to go." I start to take her seriously. Shave. Get my sox. Tie. The shoes need a polish. The coat a brushing off. "Ten minutes." Brush my teeth. Comb my hair. Try to find that book I can't lay my hand on. :None of that," she mains, "Get ready". She has her coat on and she's standing at the door. "Five minutes." Boy, wouldn't a cup of coffee taste good right now? Beeirup since seven. And I've got to stay awake. Can't insult the preacher with droopy eyelids. And with me sitting right up front and all. I put the kettle on. Only take a minute. "Two minutes." Why doesn't that kettle boil? What we need in this house is an electric kettle. "One minute'. I'm not making this cup of hot coffee for nothing! I'm drinking it. All it needs is a little N o water to cool it down. ' No coffee cups on the road," she says. This really hits the spot. This is just what I, need. ;Relax.• Plenty of time: My watch says so: So, do my two ticking gingerbread kitchen clocks.They may not be electric; but they keep good time. Perfect time with Bob's clock. With Bob's bells. "I'm going," she says. I put the empty cup in the sink. Check the lights. The stove. The water taps. Everything's off. Ready. I'm coming , wife. I'm coming, Bob. And then you do it, Bob. You ring those bells and I've just touched the first step on my front porch. Bob, for heaven's sake, will you geto your watch fixed: So you can get me to the church on time? ta$0000NERBEV this your mild she. 4 MeagnateaVEMONSVOWNONMEMPOr 4•1$5<f•:::4'..41.: :•:*•••.',5,d, • . • • x'...::•ey,"99if.:ZZ,;:::, In the *Outilishe Serving the Community Firr S. /WORM ONTARIO, every Thursday morning$,y cLEAN BRAS, PUBLISHERS LTt ANDREW Y. Iv/.cLEAN, Publisher SUSAN WHITE. Editor DAVE ROBE, Advertising Manager Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Nespaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: "." Canada (in advance) $10.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $20.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 25 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696' Telephone 527-0240 I think .there's something wrong with Bob French's clock. It goes haywire every Sunday morning. • It seems" to run okay on Saturday night. That's the time Bob leaves his• house, - crosses the road and goes up the stairs at St. Peter's Lutheran•Church. Then he pulls the rope on the bells -- those bells named Mary and Martha -- and he rings out a peal of bells to announce the end of another week. To proclaim the start of preparations for Sunday worship. ' All of us in. Brodhagen hear the bells. .I check my watch. You're right on, Bob. It's 6 o'clock. And it's the same way for 'all his other bell ringing times -- weddings, funerals, evening services. He's dead on. Bob's got a perfect running clock. But why does it alwayIa, happen . on Sunday morning? Just when-, InStepout my door-to make the three minute walk up the hill to church -- .Bob •starts ringing the bells. You'd think he could wait until I got half way up the hill. Or inside the church door. But no, Bob insists on ringing his bells just when I get on my front step. It's awfully embarrassing. Coming into church and meeting • the choir in the hallway -- just as they're ready to march down the aisle. Of course„that way you can shake• hands and say "Good Morning" to some of the members before church instead of at ter. That's even better than the preacher can manage. And if Bob's clock is really off, then I arrive when everyone's singing the second verse of the first hymn. My wife starts acting up. She insists she wants to sit in the back row and I whisper we have to go up front. . I have to practice what I preach, don't I? None of this huddling way in the back pews. Go right on up front. Be a participant, not an observer. "And let everyone know we're late?" she gasps. I take a firm grip on her arm and usher her down toward a front pew. Mervin Dietz leans over and breathes, "I guess you'll have to set your alarm a little earlier." , He smiles and I smile, but it's not all smiles. I've had an alarm system going .---,1 r 1740•00•NOMNININONORMNOWNSOMM .,0,0081Ve,<NN, ,97,,,ZAR? Ar , 401011VA:sr . --WO' ..(7,07 „4" 7 ,::,,,,,,, mog. 1 Now is the time for all good citizens to think about running for Seaforth's town council. Two weeks from today, nominations open and interested people have until Monday, November 15 to decide whether or not they'll run. The election will be held December 6. Four councillors have said they won't run again and one seat on the nine member council is already vacant. Unless some new people who are concerned about Seaforth's future come forward, we may be in trouble. This newspaper urges its readers to think seriously of running for Council. If you feel you can't run, find someone who is able and urge her or him to become a candidate. The job of town councillor is not an easy one. But many big projects --- sewers, the arena, --- have been cleared up and the way is open for a new 1977 council to set its own projects. The PUC is very concerned about updating the town's water supply system. A new council may have to help.make decisions about that. The Never before , in' Canadian history has it cost so much to accomplish so little. While that statement may be taken as a generality applying to many facets of our way of life in these inflationary 'times, the one area that Stands out is that of education. Canadians are second only to Sweden in the amounts of" Money poured into the open-bung barrel of education. • Yet, more and more, eXperts and those who are considering the results of such expenditures, advise we're turning out a large number of illiterates and otherwise poorly educated people. Universities are instituting English examinations to test the qualifications of their first year applicants, are ordering special pick-up courses to those found., below the required standard. Canada , Manpower finds many unemployed people do not have the ability to hold jobs, simply because they do riot have the ability to read and write sufficiently welt, and thus - communicate effectively. A senate study, recently completed, finds many things wrong in our overall educational system, and present council has suggested expenditures for the police department which it feels are needed. A mobile home park and new subdivisions are In the works. Senior citizens housing will be under construction. No doubt 1977 will be a big year for Seaforth. There are capable people out there whO can make contributions to its town government. Since there will be no ratepayer • meeting this year, it will be quite difficult though for interested candidates to get their views across to the public. This newspaper would be glad to co-operate . with those who are running for office locally by publishing, statements from them in future issues:If you are a prospective councillor who wants to let the public know your position on the issues, contact us. The people of Seaforth can hold their ratepayers' meeting in the pages of the Expositor. Then, Jet's make sure we have an election. suggests a considerable portion of the tax dollars being spent are obviously Wasted ,because the results are just not "acceptable. Something is seriously wrong, and just as ,obvious is the need 'for immediate corrective action..The first line of offence for area residents is the • people whom they elected as members of their county school boards. White .they are not by any means solely responsible for the deplorable state of education, they are the, people in an ideal situation to express our concerns for us and to take some measure to instigate corrective actions; and further, to see that improvements are undertaken. Trustees have an immediate and urgent 'responsibility to study and assess the results of our system. For too long, many feel, they've been more or less dealing with lesser issues, spending their time and talents on bus routes, auditorium rental fees and salaries, without considering the prime objectives of a good educational system. The people by whom they have been trusted with that objective, have, 'by many indications, been short-changed. (The Rodney Mercury) QPICIPER 271 WO Thg briqc• work ).11 the trishtnwn noW complete and the orpenter W9.1* is '004 pushed forward, , under'the sUpervisiOn a the contractor Jatr,,s Walsh of Seaforth, A spire of 75 feet is being added ala St other improvements,. • to Artiorttooz,t. Iztsvinkr190.nroSokireomso atshipped cfrroomp. tAh.i.smeOalllcP9trYun of Seaforth shipped 27 carloads, 3,780 barrels of choice' frutit.a Ht epart. starts today for Glasgow to meet the shipment at h John Stoddard, of Egmondville brought .to this office speciments of cotton and clover grown in his garden from seed brought from North Carolina. A considerable number of property changes have been made during the past week. James Hatt has sold his house to Z, Derbyshire of Tuckersmith for $650. R. Grimpldby has sold one of his lots to Cornelius Freal for $190 4, During the heavy gale, a large quantity of pine lumber was drifted ashore a( Drysdale. The quantity is estimated to be not less than 100,000 feet. OCTOBER 25, 1901 Thos. H. Cole of ondesboro has purchased a new traction engine, made at the Bell Engine foundry Seaforth and intends running• two engines. Wm, Moon and John and Robert Reid of Londesboro returned home from Manitoba. • J. K. Richardson of town is in Oak now. He purchased several carloads of pickled eggs and is shipping them to the Old Country. Miss GraceMcFall accomplished vocalist and leader of First Presbyterian Church Choir has gone to Manitoba where she has secured engagements. Geo, Murray returned from New York where he had, been with' a load of geese. • We understand that J. F. Daly, the jeweller, has leased the Prendergast residence. Geo. Chesney has sold his farm to Adam Dodds, of McKillop. It contains 70 acres and is a very choice lot. The furniture factory is erecting a large brick addition to their dry kiln. Judge John A. J ackson has decided to open a law office in Port Perry. . Roabredrt Hhain. Armstrongot of Hullett has rented his farm to Rich OCTOBER 22, 1926 Fifty years ago the brick church was built in Brticefield. It was called the Union Church. Mrs. Hugh Berry of Brucefield received the sad news of the death of her sister-in-law Mrs. Elmer Smith of Fortune, North Dakota. She left six small children and an infant itiiree weeks old. A very pleasant surprise for many friends occurred at Constance When Leo Stephenson was united in Marriage to Effie Logan of Blyth. Rev. Mr. Telford was the officiating minister. For the information of those at a distance the first snow fell on the night of 'Oct. 17th. Mr. and Mrs, J. Johnston of Walton have moved on to the farm which they purchased from A. Dundas. P. B. Gardiner and W. G. Neal, Walton, are loading potatoes. $1.10 a bag is the price paid. • Walter Eaton of Winthrop has returned home from Milden, Sask., where he spent a. couple of months in the harvest field. Harry Arnold, one of the pioneer business men and for a number of years manager of the Molsons Bank at Hensall, tendered his resignation. W.A.Houston of Brockville has been appointed successor to Mr. Arnold. Mrs. John Wayless of Varna spent a few days with Mr. and NITs. Wm. Forrest of Tuckersmith. Arch' Ferguson, who has disposed of his farm in MOKillop,ixibvecl into the residence on Louisa St. which he- recently 'purchased from Neil Gillespie. W. J. DuncanJ. G. Mullen and Dr. C. McKay, have purchased Willys-Knight Sedans from G.C.Bell, the local agent. OCTOBER 19 , 1951 Judge J. A. Jackson, who retired six years ago; of ter serving 32 years on the Court Bench, Lethbridge, Alta, passed away at his home -there. Miss Lois Govenlock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Govenlock of Waterford, was honoured at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mae Dorrance, when she was presented with a shower .of miscellaneous gifts. Lunch was served by Mrs. J. Rowland, Bella Watson, Joan Govenlock and Jean Scott. Miss Mary Hays, daughter of Mr. and 'Mrs. Adam Hays, had the honor of conducting Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh through the Sick Children's Hospital in Toronto. Geo. Daly , son of Mrs. J. F. Daly, Seaforth, received special mention -as an art director of the Robert Simpson Co. The work of repairing the east wall of Seaforth Post Office building has developed into a major piece of, work. Miss Alice Daly of town was in Ottawa attending the national convention of the Catholic Women's Leagne of Canada. Miss Isabel Betties of Peterboro is holidaying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Theron Betties of Winthrop. John Armstrong of Hullett Twp, was nominated Liberal Candidate for the coming election. Mrs. Francis Coleman and her young daughter of R.R.1, Seaforth saw three deer in their' bush. All three were equally startled. SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 28, 1976 It's up to you Plowing time again 7 Amen by Karl Schbessler Bobs French's clock Short changed on education Reader remembers first time airplane came to Seaforth 4' • 0 0 0 .1„ Dear Editor: I'd like to publicly, thank Harry Hinchley for the untiring work.he does in digging up facts about. Seaforth's early history. He took the trouble to send me a copy of a program which announced that I would demonstrate my first home-made radio back in July 1922. I'd •forgotten there had been a program printed but he took the trouble to send me a copy. One of the unforgettable incidents of my childhood was the day in November 1917 when I saw an aeroplane actually flying, That was the one that Harry recalls in his Oct. 21 copy of the Expositor complete with a picture of the event which I didn't' know existed. Leave it tp Harry to have dug it up. Now, as much as I admire Harry, I think 1 have to point out a couple of errors in his research. The first one is where he gives credit to 'Scott Hawthorne for getting the plane's engine goings It really was my father, John F. Daly, who worked on the Motor on the Saturday and came back on Suntlayto cOntinue the work, I was present boll!dityS with iny tad and the rest of the &nay (as well as most of the Town and surrounding district's population). I was only ten but association with my dad had developed .a .,..great mechanical interest as he was about the only one in the area with a knowledge of car motors having been the Ford dealer since 1910 and had been driving, since 1906 when he had an early Ford model N, four years before the famous Model T Ford. Scott Hawthorne did work as an apprentice mechanic under Dad's direction, but I'm hazy on the period of time he was with Dad. Finally, On that famous Sunday afternoon, Dad and the student pilot decided the motor was running satisfactorily and he turned to my Dad and said, "Let's give it a test." So Dad and the pilot got in the 'plane, taxied down the field, turned around, speeded up and took to the air right over our heads, I can still see the worried look on my Mother's face and my eight year old Brother, Jack, with tears in his • eyes, as he had tugged unsuccessfully on my Dad's coat-tails as he wanted to go along too, All the rest of Hirry's reminiscences are as I remember thein. 1 joined all the kids in town chasing all over town seeing how. many of Jim Willis's bills we could pick up. The only additional notes I might add to Harry's resulted from a long evening's conversation with the late John Eckert out at his son Con's place, not too many months b re his death. I didn't know before that n sation, that the pilot, Claude Wilson, had stayed at the Eckert home during his visit by air. Furthermore he kept up a steady correspondence with John Eckert right 'up to his death in the air battle. John Eckert tole me that-not only had he shot down the three..out of the attacking enemy planes before being fatally shot down by the remaining two, but he already was approaching the "ace" class, having a record of eighteen• enemy planes shot down. According to the'best infor-mation that John Eckert was able to get, the fatal battle was not a "few days before the Armistice" but was actually just an hour or two before on the morning of the 11th November, 1918. In fact John Eckert, firmly believed that Claude Wilsdn was the last air casualty ,of the tirSt War bqfori the Armistice 'was signed. • I hope that some of the old timers • amongst your many reader's might be able to recognize some of the other figures in • that valuable photo or know of other pictures taken at the time. As a bit of an after note, a few years later July, 1922, one of the first "barna stormers", (ex-war pilots who knew no other trade, and bought up old Curtis "Jennies" as these training planes were affectionately called, and "barnstormed " around the towns taking up passengers for $5 a ride to pay for gas to get to the next town,) landed near .Seaforth and hitch- hiked into town.Dad had the only gas pump in town so the pilot came into the store and asked for some gas for his plane. Ten gallons would do, he said but I had to filter ....iichrough a chamois to take out any water. I was amazed to find about a quart of water in that chamois! I threw the two five gallon cans of gas in an old model T Ford touring, and the pilot and I headed out to his plahe. He paid me' the big price of $2.50 for the ten gallons - .,25c being the standard-price at that time. I hqlped hand, up the cans while he filled the top tanks above the top wing. After he got the gas in he said to me, "got to drum up some business, hop in." Ityvas the same model as the picture in last week's Expositor. Two wings and two open seats one behind the other. No seat belts, no cover, just a board for a seat and a tiny half-circular bit of celluloid that acted as a wind screen in front. We took off down the field, zoomed up to a few thousand feet where he throttled back, levelled off, and turned in his seat and sh outed, "got to get some attention. Mind if I stunt a little?" Being completely ignorant on my very' first flight, I nodded my head. Next thing I knew I was upside down, turning rolls, seeing the ground rushing up to me and next the blue sky. What a 15 minute display be put on! I loved every minute of it and, with the optimism of youth, I never thought of fear or the danger of crashing, It was my one and only stunt flight in my life and 'of all the different types of planes I've been in in the past 54 years, that one will take the prize and just about tops my list of unforgettable memories. Thanks Harry, for bringing them back. • Edmund Daly ay 1 .-260:45k00" azweat tro mr/AwromeA Om tme,09,414 Wig r "OA raga rarei , , . ,/// - .