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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-11-18, Page 2Jack Isaac isn't a gambling man. I found out when I went into his T.V. and appliance 'store in Mitchell. almost convinced myself to buy one of his clothes dryers. There comes a time in every man's life when you, get tired of wearing wet socks and bumping Into your underwear suspended on a makeshift clothesline in the hallway.. ' We had the dryer sale about clinched. Almost ready to shake hands and say "A deal". But we were 15 dollars off in price. Just a little more dickering and Jack would have it. told Jack this 'was my final offer. I'd told him twice already this was my final offer -- and I'd come up each time. Now it, was Jack's turn. Was he going to give in or wasn't he Was Jack going to make me change my final offer? for a third time? But Jack just stood there. Grinned. And stuck his pipe between his teeth. "Good dryer," he smoked, "No delivery charge. I can have it out" to your place tomorrow morning." "But we got' $15.00 to settle up on," I reminded him. I waited. I can stall , too, Jack. I want to give you one last chance to change your mind. Now, that's fail, isn't it? Especially since I'd been doing all the mind changing the last fifteen minutes. "Can't sell it any lower," he said, "'If did, I might as,well lock the doors and go out of business." "Well," I sighed, "I'm on MY way)rito the city and I can always have a look there. See what kind of a deal I .can .get," "I said I'd book up the dryer too. See if any of thosie city dealers would do that for you—free.P Jack puffed on his pipe. "Tell you what NH° Jack," I said and I reached into my pocket for 'a coin" "Let's flip for the last $15.00". Tack jerked his pipe out of his mouth, "Absolutely floti That's one thing I won't do: !ern not I could see I caught Jitek'off guar& We'd ttevei'doiSe.businesa dryer sleess beierek igh ilkhrY• Mika, I had it earthed apteth to deliver but we.ean't find the etin," positor '.. 4ice 1860, Serving theComMunity First , ... '- Published' t4 SEAFORTHR ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN EiROS. PUBLISHERS LTD. ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Publisher SUSAN WHITE, Editor DAVE ROBB, Advertising Manager Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Nespaper Association • and Audit Bureau of Circulation rf In 0e...YearG 400e Gather peaches . in November 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 , Seaforth rate payers meeting on Tuesday evening was a great example of democracy in action. The attendance which overflowed the second floor accommodation emphasized that when there are problems troubling the people of. a .com.munity they don't hesitate in ' their determination to gain the facts, And that is what they did. In a series of well phrased questions one after another probed for information concerning council and public utility commission matters. What is most important is that they got the answers and many matters that previously had been ignored were now recognized and were in the open and were being discussed fully. The concern of ratepayers was Indicated not only by the 'large number who turned out to the Tuesday night meeting but also by the large number of candidates who were nominated and' who agreed to stand for the various offices. Seaforth voters maly choose from 18 candidates - the largest number in quite some years - little ten offices for which elections are called: Seaforth will be. a better town„as result of the concerned participation of ratepayers. It will be a still better town if the interest indicated Tuesday night continues not only through' election day but also through the two years in which those elected will serve. Democracy is an ongoing process , and not something' that can be turned off and on at will. hospital charges compare in the U.S., where there is no global budget or all inclusive rate to camouflage the naked figures- Odds are they would be shocked' to see the bill for a Toronto woman' sent to Blue Cross by a San Francisco hospital. For a 52-day stay the billing filled 67' pages, totalling $46,138. Accornmodation alone exceeded $15,000 , including 27 days in ICU at $420 per day. Daily lab charges added up to. $7,673 ; drug6 to $5,549; medical supplies $4,921; inhalation therapy $4,900; blood bank $1,650; use of operating room $1,573 and x-rays $1,519. Altogether there were 2083 separate charges listed. Quite apart from the size of some of the hospital's charges, and that's a matter for °HIP to judge, ,the number of them alone is a salutary reminder of what hospital care involves, and why it costs as much as it .boes. "No," Jack shook his ftead, "I'm too much of a good Presbyterian to do a thing ' like that." Sack wasn't used to my flipping. Ralph Wietersen is. Whenever I come into his country store in Bornholm, we often flip for some change. Little stuff --dimes and , nickels. We're never into dollars. Well, okay. We do have two silver dollars on the go. We flip back and forth for them. At the minute Ralph's got both of them. "If other people want to do it, that's alright with me", said Jack, 'They can do the lotteries and bingos and flips. That's their business, But it's not mine." "Okay, Jack," I said, "You win. Bring out the dryer." I never pulled that dime out of my pocket. It would never see the daylight in Jack's store. It would have to wait for RalPh's. I now own a Presbyterian dryer. It's doing a good job of drying all my socks and underWear in short time. It's,, a good worker. Doing a day's work for decent pay. Without flips and chances and change. Maybe that's the way it should be. The Bible n ever does say anything about gambling. But it dOes say a lot abottt good stewardship. Jack's got the right idea. I should have told him I never play the lottery. Or put corn on bingo squares. Or mount up piles of money In card games.' It's lust this flipping. The only way I can stop is to have Ralph put ,his foot down. To stop bringing out those silver dollars every time I go into his store. And now's the time for Ralph. to do it. He's ahead with those two dollars. I shouldn't have to tel.l him that gambling's a losing business. Statistic people ftgure you have to spend $100 in order to gerback $40 in the lotteries. What kind of odds are those? So I'm warning you, Ralph. Telling you to stop all this flippitik right now. And don't worry about me, Ralph. I have My own built-in warning syttem..I have my staunch Presbyterian dryerrithablihig every day .iteniinding nic each thud 1 look at it about the evils of flipping. We are well into the '76-'77 school year now. The evidence of this is seen each school day, morning and afternoon, when the large chrome yellow school buses use our highways to transport our .children to and from school. The precious load these vehicleS carry is the ' most important thing in most of our lives. Yet , we, as motorists, still endanger their lives. It seems even in our remote County, free of ' the large city type hustle and bustle, we still k' -have motorists rushing on our highways, many times to go nowhere in particular, over the speed limit. They find it annoying to wait behind a school bus taking on or discharging our children. People, who are annoyed at being slowed down by a school bus or any other' slow moving vehicle, on the highway (including sight seeing motorists), get frustrated especially when •oncoming traffic leaves not quite enough room to phss this doddling. vehicle. Dangerous chances are then taken to get around the vehicle sometimes causing head on collisions, people being forced off the road, and even passing on the right (driving off onto the shoulder). Any of these situations involving the slow vehicle being overtaken could result in an accident. If it was a school It is with considerable chagrin that we have learned that our 4 year old has been rejected for Kindergarten by the Huron County Board of Education because this child won't be S by December 31, 1976. A letter from the Board indicated that similar requests have been reviewed frequently and that the Board,has decided not to amend their policy. It would seem to me if this is a frequent request that our Board of Education should be re-examining this policy and that the taxpayers have every right to question their decision on this policy, This policy has just recently been beaded to allow a child an early admission to a Kindergarten in our County due.to a physical handicap and it is understood that he will attend 2 years in Kindergarten. I personally feel that this is a decidedly Open letter to an Old Soldier: I saw you in the park today, dear old soldier proud and brave. With ragged coat and scuffy shoes. Yet, on your head .,."Beret of Blue", I saw, you this Remembrance Day with too long coat and hair of grey. With tattered trousers, unkempt hair ... I 'saw you praying .,.silent there, The bugle sounded soft and low. Upon your face - an inner glow. And then it seemed I saw you shed these ragged garments, shred by shred ...and suddenly you were once more ...a soldier ...going off to war. When you were young and gladly gave a soldier's heart, so young and brave! I wanted so to shake your hand, to thank you for your valiant stand. i wanted so to ask your name ... but 1 was shy, and yes, ashamed. That one who fought the battle brave was now neglected old" And grey. Especially at Christmas time, I think of all the used postage' stamps that are needlessly discarded. These seemingly worthless articles, from .niiy country, are sold in bulk by the Scarboro Fathers, to Stamp dealers, to help., finance Mission projects throughout the world. ' „„, In 10 months I have received over ,200 lbs. of cancelled postage stamps, in small quantities, in very large quantities, from schools, service clubs, companies, individuals,, etc. They add up 4100 if everyone, collects them for me. • ". it harcilitalkes a second to rip the Used bus, think of the little people who would be injured or killed. One of them may be your son or your daughter. In an effort 'to reduce the possibility of a school bus accident, we encourage all motorists to think of the precious cargo carried by the school bus. Please don't take your frustration out on our children. Thinking along these same lines, but now to the ',school bus driver, we urge that when possible, thinking of safety,, you take a few seconds of ter a pick up and drive, onto a hard shoulder to let any build up of traffic pass in an attempt to prevent accidents by frustrated motorists. I hope it is understood by the motoring public that when a school bus' alternating red lights are flashing, and the school bus is still moving, the lights are a warning to, you that the' bus is about to stop. You may pass carefully at this time. You Must Stop when the lights are flashing and the school bus is Stopped ---- anywhere. R. 'W. Wilson Community Services Officer Ontario Prov: Police Goderich good step to allow this admission and by the same token that the existing rigidity should not exist 'when parents requests early admission but instead the Board, without extra cost, could request That the Health Unit do a Denver Development test on the"child in, question. This test has been done by the Public Health Nurses in our County for“Sonte",, time on the pre-kindergarten children to determine their school readiness. Another resource area is 'the personnel' working in the 'Day Care Centres. These people are well qualified t9, determine a child's readiness for school. Many parents are aware of their child's abilitieS and this opinion should be a_consideration as well. Thank you for this• opportunity to express a viewpoint that is long overdue for some clarification, June Martene Seaforth. The' Last Post" faded soft away. I saw you turn and walk away. North-toward ain Street, 'Cross the lights ... to Illlvation Army's "Harbour Light." Where are you now old soldier brave who fought our Canada to save? You who fought that we might live! I cannot now one moment give? But leave you lost and all alone ... a hostel room to oalLyour home. Forgive me dear, old soldier brave. I stood and let you walk away ... all alone Remembrance Day. Forgive .me that I did not say my thanks within the park today. I - knelt and prayed for all who died, forgetting those yet still alive. Forgive me dear, old soldier brave .., I stood ... And Let you Wilk Away ...— Julia Eckert MacLean 226 Cambrian Village Sudbury. postage stamps off of an envelope leaving a „bit of paper around This can be your way Of helping the world's poor without costing yott aJot of time or money." " Please send (by "Third Class" Mail) or bring ail your cancelled postage , stamps, anytime of the year to: Mrs. R.M.ChmaY, 230 Jarvis Street, Port Erie, Ontario, L2A 2S5 or Mrs. .1.C.tavvreete,' 6782 Dorchester Road, Niagara Nils, Ontario, t21 2Z2' ,R.M.Chrnay NOVEMBER 17,1676 During the past •few days of good weather , rapid progress has been made on' the work of new brick buildings on Main . St. The brick work on Messrs. Robertson & Co's. McGregor's and CaroP101's is now completed. Also he brick work on. Mr. Stephectis fine hotel is making progress. - A sidewalk is being built from the village of Londesboro to the station. The Good Templars of Londesboro, have recently added a $260.00 organ to the lodge. NOVEMBER 15, 1901 Geo. Forrest of Brucefield gathered some fine peaches •from a tree in his garden. For size and flavor they were equal to the best Niagara fruit. James Boyce of Brucefield has disposed of his threshing outfit to Albert Cameron. Benjamin Kaiser of Hensall was in Brucefield last week assisting his son, J, G. ,Kaiser fit up his new • blacksmith shop. Thos. McAsh of Varna, postmaster, has purchased Mrs. Secord's property on Main St. for $175.00. Wm, Dunlop of Dublin threshed for J. Lane of the 2nd McKillop, 52 bushels of clover seed from ten acres in ten hours. Miss Jennie Govenlock, who has beep teaching school near Wiarton, has been re-engaged at an increase of $60.00 in salary. B.B.Gunn of town is'doing a big business buying and shipping chicken. Arnold Case of town has sold his farm on the HuronRoad, east of town to John Keefe of Dublin for $5,000. The first storey of W.J.Miller's new cement carriage shop in Hensall has been completed and work on the second storey has commenced. Albert Reichert, Henry Bullard, Mr. Mero and Edward Peart of Hensall left for the Soo. where they intend engaging in work. Wm. Lammie's horSe was being driven over the crossing near the Presbyterian Church when it stepped on a live electric wire and the shock knocked the animal down. The Scottish concert given in Cardno's Hall under the auspices of the Lady Nairn Camp was a fine success.' NOVEMBER 16, 1926 Wm. Riehl of Brodhagen hsa opened a barber shop in the building formerly occupied by the Merchants Bank of Canada. • The Liberal-Prohibition candidate in the Brockton riding is R.D. Stanley ; an old Huron County boy who was born and raised in Kinburn where his people' kept the store and post office. His financial agent is .E.Forbes, a former well known Seaforth boy. Miss Gertrude Miller of Walton, who has been in Toronto for several months, engaged in millinery has retirgied home. , , Wm. Ross, of Brucefield, held' a most successful stock sale, when G.41. Elliott , the auctioneer, disposed of over $1600 worth of stock in less than an hour. A quiet wedding was solemnized at Duffs manse McKillop when Eva Agnes . Staples became the bride of James H. Hogg. Mrs: Richard Pollock of Hensall left to visit relatives in the state of Michigan. A member of the Medical staff of the Galt Hospital when attending the World Medical Congress in Cleveland was delighted to find one of the graduate nurses, Miss Janet Chesney, in charge of the nurseries at Cleveland Maternity Hospital. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. M &Chesney of Tuckersmith. A :quiet wedding took place in London at „the residence of her sister, Mrs. Joe Davidson, of Florence Bennett to Thos. Watson of Detroit. She was attended by Miss' Irene Patterson of Toronto. Henry Bennewies Sr. has resigned his position as linesman on the McKillop, Logan and Hibbert Telephone Co, and Thos. Purcell has taken the position. NOVEMBER 16,1951 A project that had its beginning 26,years ago finally became. a 'reality when street lights were turned on in Brodhagen. Henry Rock, Brodhagen, who was celebrating his 77th birthday was given the honor of closing the switch to turn on the light s. The bazaar sponsored by the Guild and W.A. of the Anglican Church, Walton, was largely attended. FrankKirkby and W.C,Berinett are on a hunting trip up north. Miss S.I. McLean was guest of honour at a presentation held for her in First Presbyterian' Church. It was arranged by the staff and pupils of Seaforth Public School. Mr. and Mrs. Jas.A. Stewart, both former pupils of Miss McLean sang a duet and the school choir under the direction of Miss M. E.Turnbull' was heard. Miss McLean was presented with a Aurse of money, a radio, and a book .of memoirs b Miss Turnbull. Announcement was made this week of the purchase of the late John Montgomery's store at Winthrop by Austin Dolmage. Miss Winnifred Savauge and Mr, Gordon Wright are lecturing on crafts and wood refinishing at night classes in the Mitchell High School, -Two Western Ontario Liberal members, A.Y,McLean, of Huron Perth, and Clark Murray of Oxford acted on the joint Senate Commons committee combines legislation. Among the 'Senators was Wm. H. Golding of Seaforth. SEAFORTH. ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 18, 1976 A good meeting Seaforth remembers To the Editor Urge motorists to be careful ••1 Stays in hospital cost money. We rarely see a bill for our hospital expenses, and although we pay indirectly; many feel that the connection between the wallet and the hospital bed isn't what it used to be. Thank God for 'that' in many ways. Lots of people couldn't afford urgently needed hospital care in the days before government run health insurance. In the U.S. some people • are 'still banktupted by paying, for hospital- bills. But, even with insurance, hospital Care isn't free. Nothing is. As a gently jarring reminder of just " what a typical hospital visit costs we • print this excerpt, from the Ontario Hospital Association news letter: :`People who complain about the hospital costs in this country should take a look once in a while at how Hospital stays cost. Amen by Karl Schuessler The evils of flipping I , I • Reader Oestions age requirements for kindergarten To an old soldier Don't discard stamps