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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-12-30, Page 2xpositor -1" a — Since 1860, Serving the Community First, 'Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every ThurSday morning by McLEAN BROS, PUBLISHERS LTD. ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Publisher SUSAN WHITE, Editor DAVE ROBB, A tistng Manager Member Canadian Coln" unity . s • r Association Ontario Weekly Nespaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: Canacla(in advance)$11.00 a Year Outsile Canada (in advance) $20.0 a Year • SINGLE COPIES — 25 CENTS EACH • Second Class Mail Registration Number 06% Telephone 527-024(1 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 30, 1976 Th is is a message for young men who were friends of Skippy Skinner, and for the hundreds of other Skippies in our country who like to drive cars fast. If Skippy had known, as he stepped on the gas last Monday on the •New Highway, that in a few - seconds he would die under water, he would never have done it. • But he didn't know. He didn't thihk ahead, or consider possibilities. He must 'have' been living intensely in that immediate moment, intoxicated by-the thrill of speed. The delight in speed is one, of the great, intrinsic pleasures, like dancing for the, person who' dves it, singing for the good singer,surf Fisting for the expert ' surfer. "Ifitrinsic" means good • for itself alone, Without any before or after. • Everybody has•at least an occasional craving for speed, although most of us get it vicariously, by watching auto or horse races. So it's nonsense to say that, speed is bad. It's terrific. But in an • automobile, , •.it's terrifically dangerous. Maybe y ou think : So what - like dancer, it's - 76 la'S't phase of reconstruction can be carried out without.. increasing the town's debt. This has' been made possible, by participation of Seaforth residents in various fund raising programs and the availability of certain provincial grants. What is most important now is that this same local participation continue through the next couple. of yveeks - particularly. in support of the Lions million penny project and the Optimist's arena program. If these events are successful in raising an additional $15,000 the town expects to' attract.a Wintario 2 for 1- graQt and thus avoid interest charges that could — urn as' high as $50,000 i.f it becomes necessary to issue debentures. Now that sanitary sewers are in place the town also has made a start on a program, to complete storm sewer installations that hopefully will solve the needs of today and tomorrow. part of the fun. And perhaps' you're right there, too. But here are a couple of thoughts about that, , One is that life after 21 holds so many chances for fun that the thrill , of danger .for the moment isn't. worth maybe throwing away the future for. Another is that the men, the 'real men, who enjoy dangerous sports like mountain-climbing, or `white-water canoeing, 'Of free - gliding, train themselves rigorously and use every device and precaution to keep, themselves alive in, the most dangerous, situations. ." And still another. thought. Maybe you've got the right to risk your own life. But .how about others? The life you destroy may not be your, own, It may be that of someone in another car, or someone walking along the road; who isn't getting your' kicks out of the screaming tires and roaring motor and rushing air. It may be someone else's mother or father, or'kid sister or brother, or girl friend. Would you accept the need for speed in some other guy who mashed your mother to •pulp? (In the Bridgewater, Nova Scotia Buifetio • I've never gone in .for these B.Y.O.B. parties: Bring Your Own Bottle parties. .If I invite sorneone„.to my party and expect them to tiring their own drinks. then 1-figure 'one of two things. Either I can't afford the party. or that's way too much liquor around for anyone's good. Now. you don't have to go and spread this all around. i mean, You don't have to tell the people we invited over to our place for New Year's Eve. But there's not going to be any liquor in our house that night.. For' a while there we had the wicked idea of letting, on every drink was spiked. ' When, in fact, net one luld a drop'in it. We wondered, how high the spirits would rise.- without any help. ' Or We !bought about having two punch bowls-One for the saints and One for the sinners. Then came another devilish idea. Switch the signs on, saints-and sinners. See• what kind of happy hour that would make, • But no: None of that, we decided. We'll have punch .alright', but not 'that punchy kind. Anil vie"re letting it all hang out in the open. Telling our guests beforehand. • I'm promising them they're all going to ,be in good shape when they leave our house, -And they're going to 'feel even better on New Year's Day. It's interesting. There's more synonyms in Webster's Thesaurus for "intoxicated" than any other word. Would you believe 46? . • Blasted, Blitzed. Boiled, Bombed. Corned. Crocked. Decayed. 'Dinged out. Frazzled. , , ag.4ed Glazed. Jagged. Juiced. Loaded. Lushed, • Oiled. Ossified. Plastered. Pickled. Plonked, Plowed. Potted. • Polluted. Shellaced. 'Sloshed. Spitlicated. Stoned. Soused. Sozzled, Tanked, Totalled'. Vulcanized. Wrecked. Zonked. And these are only the verbs! You probably have more to add to the list. 1 guess-there are so,many words fOr this fallen state of grace because the condition is so universal. And New Year's Eve is the dilly of thern_all, So lam going-to do my part this year in relieving the malady. I'm starting to worry, though, if I should have mentioned• this dry New Year's Eve party at all. How would you feel if you invited people to your party and no one came? • I know I'm taking chances, l,might wind up with all the dances - with my wife and two daughters. Us four no more. And our two sons. But that's it. At least no one can use those words on me: Under the table, Full'as a tfek. In the bag. \-Deteerit. Half-seas over. Stinko. Tight. Dippy. Bongoed, Walleyed. ' So Cheers! Here's to the New Year,. Good and sober. It „4 Accomplishment in As 1976 draws to a close Seaforth' and the community Can look back on ,1 year of municipal accomplishment which will benefit not only today's citizens but also those who will regard Seaforth as their town in the jtbars ahead. High on the list of tasks completed must be the completion of -a 'town wide sanitary sewer system. The subject of discussion at council meetings for more than forty years plans for a sewer system to serve the entire town were put in motion at a council meeting in September e 1965. Now, 11 years later, the system is in` use. Alterations and improvement-sto the arena are well in hand and will be completed before. many weeks. Not only will the renovated building meet today's safety standards but changes in • the interior arrangements will provide a much improved use of the building. What is most important too is the fact that it is expected that the A lesson from sloppy Out in the cold Amen by kad Schuessier New Year's and liquor in the Years . Agorte DECEMBER 29,1876 ., The following is the result of the municipal neininations: Seaforth, Mayor, James Beattie and Dr. Coleman; Reeve D.D.Wilson and M.Y. McLean, 'Tuckersmith, G.E.Cresswell and David Walker re- elected. I Mrs. Egan, of London,in stepping off the cars at the station in that city, slipped and fell heavily, spraining her arm severely. A soiree in connection with the Methodist Episcopal Church, Winthrop, was held in the Good Tentplair hall. John Morrison was in the chair. MOsic was supplied by Miss Terwiller and Miss Griffin Of Seaforth and Miss A Norman of Winthrop. • David Yule of Seaforth, brought to this office a ' beautiful yellow butterfly. Alexander Adams, who resides on Main St, has. clothing.e°men ced the business of dyi• g and re-colouring P.A.Sharp has disposed of h' livery business in town to Messrs. Carnochan and Easton. The annual supper under the auspices of Britannia, Lodge was held at Rose's Hotel. The following brethren were installed: H. L. Vercow, W.M.; Charles WilsSn; S.W.; T.K.-Anderson, J.W.; A. Strong, Treas., George Gouinlock, SEc., Robert Smith, Tyler. Mr. marshall's rink is now open. On Christmas day there were 200 persons On the ice. He intends having a masquerade carnival. 4k, DECEMBER 27, 1901 A very enjoyable time was spent in the assembly room of the Collegiate Institute. The occasion was the presentation and address to L.L.McFaul, who for 29 years.has filled the position of principal of the Seaforth. Public School. The chair was 'occupied by Mayor Wit son, Dr. Chas. McKay read the address and Miss Dickson made the presentation of a purse of money. Geo. Baird Sr. of Stanley has a record which \few can boast of. He has completed the 40th year as teacher in that one school.. • Robert Devereaux of the Seaforth iage Works .has a neat, comforae and well finished a lot of cutters ass can be found in any establishment in the county . • James Morrison, son ,of John C.-Morrison, McKillop who took 98.25 points on his September white cheese at the Pan American has been engaged to take charge of the Cartilage Cheese Factory. Wm. Paterson oftown had the misfortune OD get the end taken factory taken off one of his fingers with a shaper in the furnitu John G. Wilson left for Welesley on. The best j)/ wishes of hosts of friends go with Mr. Wilson. A very pleasant surprise was given to Mr,, and Mrs.,. Th omas She llinglow when the 'members of the , Sabbgath School, No.9 Tuckersmith a kindly worded address was read by Miss A. MacTSvish and the group presented him with a beautiful roll top desk. Albert Hislop of Walton was engaged in throwing away blocks from a circular saw. The back of his hand was badly injured. A. Mustard of Brucefield has leased W. Jowett's saw mill for a term of years. T.N.Forsyth', teacher qi S.S.No. 2, Tuckersmith, completed his eleventh year in the one -schoel. DECEMBER 31,1926 Mr. August Krauskopf of . the Edmonton•District is visiting his mother.. it is eighteen years since he left. Mrs. Wm. Murray of Egmondville is to be congratulated on being a great, great grandmother. ",Mrs. Murray is in her 93rd year. • A most pleasant. Xmas gathering was held at 'the Charters' home ,on the Mill Road on Christmas Day when a number of neighbors and friends assembled to enjoy their hospitality. • Over 200 persons attended the nomination meeting held in ,Winthrop Hall. For reeve, F. J. McQuaid and Wm. Somerville; Councillors, John Dodds, F.B.Medd, Don Regele, Ed. H oran, Thos. McKay, J. Eckert, Dan Beuerinan. Mr. and ,Mrs. John A, Torrance' of Clinton and formerly• of Egmondville celebrated their golden wedding on Christmas Day. DECEMBER 28,1951 Mr. McKellar,"congenial C.N.R. express agent, was 'presented with a new bicycle by some of ,the business , men of the Main St. The presentation. •was in appreciation of services beyond the call of duty. Riverside Poultry plant which lost 750 live fowl in the .$40,000 fire that destroyed the main building, lost another $200 worth to thieves. A very quiet wedding took place at the Egmondville '''manse on Christmas morning, when Rev. A.W. Gardiner united in marriage Grace McLellan, and Wm. Jacob Klein. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Walden have moved in• to their new home which they.had erected.during the past summer. Mrs. John McGregor, of Seaforth, had the misfortune to fall on her "way, home from church and break her hip. Wes. Roe of Hullett TWp, cut his left, hand, while putting a.'new handle in,an'axe. Ho had to haveseveral stitches to close the wound. Cpl, Harry Earle Of Matlock Beach, Man. paid a short visit tp his parents. He flew to Centralia for aeroplane parts., 11 Sitgar and Spie by Bill Smiley Christmas time ;II " I must admit that my feelings about the so-called "holiday season" are a bit ambiguous. There's no feeling of satisfaction greater than that experienced when, the blasted Christmas tree is finally up and decorated. And there is no feeling more sinking that when your one-year-old grandson tries to climb it And pulls the whole, pagan mesh- over on top of himself. , For sheer gluttony, nothing can beat the Christmas dinner, speaking Of paganism. But' the sensual joy of stuffing oneself is slightly overcast by the knowledge that (in our house, anyway) one has first to stuff the Arkey, and second. to wash the dishes after dinner, Then there's the Trost Office. We used to knoW they Were just trying to startle the early birds when they gave as those dates fat mailing. Now , we know better. This columir IS written to appear in your' • Christmas' issue. YoU'll . probably be reading it ab,mit mid.Pebruary. As I write,' tit Cy 'threaten to strike, Pk Were Christmas. I have as much sympathy with them.as Thad with Hitler in his last days in the bunker with little Eva. I like a white Christmas, but I don't particularly want to drive 400 miles to ,exchange season's greetings with, anyone, , when I could be sitting by my own fire with ' a good book. , Why don't we all stay home? I like the old carols, btit.I can't stand old • Bing Crosby singing you ,know-what for the 800th time. Even some of the old carols almost demand parody, with the state of the.world as it is. Here are a' few I have left over. To the Liberal government. (Yes, ther eis still at least one Liberal government left in 'Canada): "Gad-help you, merry gentlemen, !Cause no one elSe Will do it. •• We handed you a prime rib roast, And all you did was Stew' it," ',To the Patti Quebecois: "Oh, hell! 0,,o-h hell' What a Mess you have made. You have sundered our country At Zilch centigrade."' Wouldn't have been so bad if they'd done it in,the sumrilr. We'd have all gone fishing. Tel the oil industry: ' "We three sheiks of Araby are. We've got oil, but never from tar Sattalaetett all you dopey Canadians, Whine while we raise the price." lo the Angios in quebec: "Hark, let's all us Ahglos sing, We don't want gene for King. Th nugh we've scorned, the man for years, Save us from his French With Tears." hough? I agrees I'm getting faintly nauseous myself. Avautitt ye carols? Then there are 'the Christmas parties. • The' merchants have a big one, counting their shekels, even though they know they'll be lucky to b reak even in the next few months. The cops have a party, hauling in drunks: The drunks have a party, because they know 'tis the season to be jolly and they can get away with anything short of murder. The murderers haye a party because, under our present prison rules, they'll probably all be home for' Christmas. And the rest of us gallop ▪ from one, egg-nog to another, gulping down, grub that some door woman has spent 24 h ours preparing, and tried out on her husband so often that he throws up at the mention of if. The'social committee of our staff tried to have a Christmas party for all the teachers and ,it was pradtically a Sep heeatrse so many could not fittike.tit. They were already signed up for such things as a free party for municipal employees and their spouSes, free party for employees of a large institution and their spouses, and various other worthy events, none of them designated to help the hungry or comfort the 'affliated of the world., It's bad enough before Christmas, but the pace accelerates right afater the bier day. All those hostesses who couldn't round up guests for a pre-Christmas bash have been frantically phoning people to attend their New Year's Eve- soiree, or their apres-ski swill,) or their toboggan. party turbulence. You have to be fist off the mark, or you'll miss the chance, to play host to 30 or, 40 people you couldn't give a didle if you never saw,' and fill them with *food and booze you can't afford. Well, our baccanalia comes to something of a grinding halt about the day after New \Year's. We all lurch back to normal, suffer through • the physical and financial hangover, take a look out at the falling snow and the falling temperature, and realize with a sickening thud of the heart tha t we are not, after all, living it 'up on the Riviera, bV,t are stuck in the t rue north, stem* and freezing, and there are still three months oNit ahead of us.