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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1977-01-27, Page 2To the editor Mayor criticizes coverage for the Van . Egmond house, or the purchasing of property for a' Senior Citizens tortiPlex as well as- many other accomplishments. They would, appear to be of the same type highlighted for all the.other towns and villages.' ' To me; ,;thie, "tirithin•:„..:,Pke Press misrepresented - -the, edvdi'age„, they indicated, by the heading above, 'the article and gave an unfair-impression• ofkour tewn. Perhaps some of the 'subscribers to the Fred-Press were as disappointed as. 1 was when-reading the Western Ontario Review ,-Brussels'. and Seaforth. ,, „.. • . All the items listed Were worthy of mention but what I find hard to understand is where the infOrniation was obtained and 1--• ,why was the completion of our sanitary sewer project not worthy of an item', as.' well as the Phonathon day. that raised $23,000 or the Ciderfest that raised $1,700 supplement to Jan. .22 newspaper tO find • the coverage of Seaforth-aineunting-to fwo ,items out of tekunder, the heading • abeth earthier' Of•Seafotth - • Moie tiers to the e4itor on iloge,, Chalk St. ice Amen, by Karl Schuessler ' ..' I was stupid! To the editor Need better snow removal . I always thought the local paper was to • voice the thoughts of local' people.' What ,:„„one,• person says does not mean -'everyone agrees but it does not mean all people disagree either ,.'-'1f people knew the personal lives' of certain council members they might well be off in no time as not all people agfee with that lifestyle. - People who are new to town, within 'the last five years or so, also should norytili for round' until they get to knew-the town, and -the people. There are-also people who can't make a goof a business yetare expected to , .„ run the town, Maybe they know the right people in the right places Concerning' all the snow we have' had; there should be a more efficient method of• its removal : Myself, I am terrified to drive as you can't' see if anything is coming, at an - ' intersection, until you are in the middle of the road, then it is--too late! While, I am writing might .as, mention the summer also. The wading pool at the Lions' Park is open for..two or three days a week (weather permitting) and then the water is toil cold anyhow,, It would be just as cheap to erect a fence and leave the water two or three days, and put up a , 'sign stating the pool is unsuperVised. (as it • might as well be) since most parents stay ' 'With their small children anyway; ,Last year a small girl Might have dtimrted if her mother was nOt there for the lifeguard 'was busy talking...1 would have been farther • ahead to spend $10 for, a Ian ger tool and stay. at home; The children would.,,, 't swim, a lot Mere! Judy ScarroW Seaforth • ,unreasonatrle ' tape Marie sass the wind umbrellas are • •• made, ,of • st cotton:tird1`'- Tightly woven cotton. - So• white's., this idea of mine?- Heavy canvas; HoW could Lever say a thing like that? Of course that does gettis into what • ?"----"exactly is the difference between' sturdy . cotton and canvas, tint, no m at t • • record Straight,, ‘vith apologies. A tightly '' Woven cotton-material. , But even more important. Sin,number 2. ' It's not that I Wasn't . right in my reporting. Its just I 'didn't Use much tact. , Things may b,0 true. but that 'doesn't mean they have to be said -- things like long. winter Underwear and,res,pecirally dirtrtunderwe'aiu alidniOre q:peciplly. your .44 •. own famitV's••tinderwear.' , on my knees •to Marie. See the, (+brie.: down. scraping • and bowing. Asking for-pardon. I'm-making full ' -confession.. . Sin number one. I Used the wrong word when Iwas talking last week bout the •- • But; gee, Marie, I'm surprised at' you. .the old timers ,kept warn).— .• . Getting all upsel",oVer sonic dirt. I never ' • Remember? I 'said the Meyer family , figured you were lik`eall those-Women I see" used two large umbrellas to keep, off 'the, on the T.V.commercials. Those housewives wind as-they (kook along in their cutter. I ' seem to have only' one thing on Their wrote thoSt umbrellas were made of hca4 mind•CLEAN.'CLEAN , .CLEAN. • ' canvas. , • If y ou beh eved all the"ads, the only Now. anyone with any sense knows those thing the housewifeLs after is dirt. There - umbrellas weren't made nf canvas. Marie, you Wouldti,J4a•- a thing like that, would • you? But I would. I checked- -the tape. When I--talked with , you I had my tan6 recorder runn4pg • • to make SU •e •be accurate. 1 • —"Well: rte accut•ate I 'was. Stupid I was. And ,I want to make sure that.,•no on e's • the collA . r.......:Qr wiping off grease from a goi ng tin nk Marie's stupid fOr making • griMy oven.. such a statement.It's all My mistake: 'On Good heaVens, you'd . start ...to -think „ according_ to Ltie_:_Gospel... T V.. _that cleanliness is next to godliness. But (fiat's • 'not in..the Bible, folks, no joke. That's a bit • straight 'out .of Ben 'Frankli n's Poor Richard's Almanac. •- AndT-m not buying it, Life.isn't.all about , garbage in green bagS or the Man froth ' Glad or some white knight on a charger . conic to rescue me from this world of dirt. Dirt's not bad at all. Well, . an excess, yes_ But lam made of dust'. And to dust I return. So I'm . not spending all my life • trying to convince everyone I'm properly tubbed: rubbed and scrubbed. Or laundered, deodorized • and sanitized 'to .2,,sorne ,adman's perfection. 11 ,'1 try to stay' relatively clean;' Use soan... Take: my shower, Change my I know Marfe We 'shouldn't hang our socks and shorts. »' But I'm not putting .., • „ , : ' dirtyitincle,rwear„on the line for everyone to myself on a clean . chart -- take a ,bath see:;Of: ,. .•equyse..'..the ' fact •Lwe, all wear kecause2it's 'Saturday shine ' underwear 47d that it all gets dirty has shoes, because it's Sunday morning. I'll - nothing Iddif'With.11.:Sonie 'things are 'best ready. I'M when I'm dirty -- andwhen I'm , left unspoken. I'm confessing , all 'this to you, Marie. I'M on 'my knees, Marie. My apology. Please don't stop talking to me. You're one , • Let's let bygones be bygones. Please oldie best story tellers around •these parts. Marie. I'm on my knees. And 'they're I couldn't stand it if -you'd stop_rentiniseing , getting dirty, just so I can put myself back with Me anymore. Honest. I Want to wash into your clean graces again. everything clean. 'Make things right again. Besides, you said it yourself. Clean underwear is warmer than ;the •dirty kind. 'So I poarn-ise.I'll come clean. Try.to warm .things up between us. she Scrubbing and •waxing the floors. t_ Wasting all her. smiles and ecstacies clean floors. Forget about the husband and kids. Or...she's needling herliu•Sband in' the basement about his "wreck", room. Or she s—sTraying7so m e deodorant,, iii the • hathrOom. Rubbing out sonic ring-around• alt' • e (fxptsitz or Since 1860, Serving The CoMmunity First Published at SEAFORTH; ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by_MciEAN BROS:- PUBLISIIERSITD.- ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Publisher SUSAN WHITE, Editor DAVE ROBB, Advertising Manager Menibei CatarliatrCommunity Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Nespaper Association and Audit Bureau.of Circulation Outside Canada (in advance) $20.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 26 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Ilcgistratien Number 0696 Telephone 527-0240 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JANUARY 27, 1977 Thanks,,4 H Every thinking person in 'Ontario is concerned about racist incidents and attacks, on immigrants -in Toronto - subways. We're„ watching' gioVernment action on the problem - and hoping,,that our Concern can be channelled into more tolerance towaid minorities and Cohdemnation of the pea brained individuals who commit the attacks. But*hile our polIce are Mobilizing. 'to fight that menace, the OPP have some encouraging news about crime, in Ontario in general. Are you ready for eOrne good news? T~h~ increase e in 0#0.*rea's-i; - was, for the first time in 10 years-so, small as to be not much increase at all, _in 1976. 'According 'to commissioner FLH.Graharn of-' the OPP, crime increased - only 0.7 per cent in 1976 compared to an average 10 per cent increase every-year for the past ten years. Mir4ert .and 'attempted murders • decreased 34 per cent from 1975 to " 1976. there- was no significant . increase in theft, break and enter, assault or robbery last year either. The OPP Commissioner thinks that Those whojead 4-H clubs, 'and the 'kids who take time away frOm home, -fafirr-nd school work or just TV watching to jointhern,, deserve our thanks..Th6 professionals at the ag There aren't very many people in Huron County whose lives haVen't been touched in some way by the 4-H program for young people that's run out of the ag office in Clinton. QuietlY, caparblY, hundreds of people in Huripn have given up time from their private lives to lend 4-K, clubs of all sorts in Huron County. Some of the current leaders got together at a dinner last week to mark the 25th anniversary of the Huron 41--H Club Leaders Aseociation. Some of them were at the group's founding meeting in 1952 and haie been working with 4-H ever since. - `110 Oi:i` 1ft 4 get td. They 'get : ' p satisfaction. and true: respect of', our Y40.9 P.P.9:Ple• ' As well as teaehing concrete skills related IC agriculture,.homemaking and 'recreation, 4-H ,clubs help train our kids to be responsible, take leadership,. and practise good citizenship. Those are just words, but, 4-H kids know .what they mean. Advertising is act.'4314:01'the condition that, in the ()Vent of •typographical error, the Advertising-. h • pacc• outiptgr by tlth OtOrtehilS. het; :togetber with reasonable allevontice for signature, will not be charged for Mk thelvalante of tha,adVsrtisgotent will be paid for at the Optiliegillerate; In the event of a Advertising is merely an offer'to sett, and-M4390 Withdritivit at a y The ligrort Otpositer is not tAltigtaphlotil eirmadvettisinaoedS'or Setviees at a tvroftsprir getitikbr service may not he sold': responSible fin'. the leWor:.darriage of, unictlielteCtitanuoipts dr #0: . . Sorrcer good news co-operation from o the public and ttie--;-. media is a "meaningful,- reason for hiS crime statistics goi ng • down instead ofiu_p, Can yoii take still more, good news? There were 3,036 fewer motor ve cle collisions on OPP patroiled high ays in 1976," jcoMpared to 1975. An • estimated 186 fewer persons were killed and• 4,722 injured, fiat -Year. 'The credithere,_ according to the —017 goes to lower highway speeds and the fact • that •it's mandatotY. wear seatbelts. It really .brightens your. doesn't it? A lot o! our thenics should go to-the -"OPP who do such a good job, at pOlicing our province,. But let's not' forget to pate ourselves:. on the' 'back • too.' We helped bring crime and death and destruction--on 'the highways " down .last year too. We co-operated with the police. We '•slowed do,4in and wore our seat belts like good., citizens. We're a • good burial, really. It's not-cften that-thepresults or reward of gdod, behaviour can be so quiCkly seen.Thanks to, the OPP who ,pointed them out. 4-H activities 'are, ge'at Match • makers-too.• And that has ever wider plications, now that cross Canada and into, the U.S.A. exchange visits are becoMing common. The club leaders' association „along with mem bers p Ian ni rro---6 '25 year reunion for all forrher members ,and leaders who are interested,' this summer. When you think about -it, that could' involve most of the people 'rural Htrron-GoUnty. There isn't another group in the province that is looking 'at prOspective attendance of that size at one event. '..4-.471 people are important. to Itluron. And fortonce We'd like'not to ,take them: for granted. Instead wetly like to let them knoW We appreciate the work they do. ' • • office who advise them' deserve thanks too. It's •not trite, it's a fact that 4-H programs in this county have done an immeasurable amount to keep Huron progressive. Many of todaY's leaders in the ' farm community and in political life were 4H members and. leaders. ,May of the bright and hard working leaders of the future can' be seen right now, getting experience in 4-H work. • hi regard to your article about the' Logan - Township 0.M .B . hearing, Your paper.did as' itdosetrv. does, of the time .just gave one- side of the I objected to their proposed bylaw's in April 1975 and in my opinion they held their heating when I 'eft the country after November 1976:'1' got their letter advising me of the 'date and ,,time of hearing-and I wrote and requested the hearing be delayed' after April 1977 at which thrie I would be hoine to attend. I received• a, reply advising me that my request would be :ought tip before the meeting and any request dealt, w"" ith but they could not' promise anything, . 1,, suggest " you get 'a copy of their foolish bylaws and tnen you weutu know that tney are unreasonable. .Their bylaws are just like for example, me taking your property from you without paying for it. That is just one of,the .,feolish,parts,,,pf it among a lot'()fathers, In ,opinion, IfVunreal. . T rusting thidgeare going well in' Seaforth , and-area, antilou're not fifi(ingit too bad this winter.' I Yetimifi 1.11 "Yours truly, •Peter E. Maloney, Jr. 1%, • ,Sebring, Fla. ,•PS. I got_ a latter from •Hibbert Township today and they are palling' the saute thing. They are holding their O.M.B. hearing -Peb". W77. I am writing tient to roquOst postponement until ipte April 1977. -14 the.. .ears ,.gone JAinTARY.26, 1017 • ' 0,'Bdwin.Cresswelt; .Reeve of Tuckersmith has been Selected as theirStandard Bearers by thelHuron 'county me. HOughtonof town has purchased the house and lot adjoining the gxpos.itor office, formerly Owned .6y. Mr. Seatter, for $700. He intends renting it for a ' bearding .house.,: - The second" masquerade carnival was held in the skating rink. The tee was in splendid condition. The following prizes were awarded: gents first, Thos. Nopppr, 2nd. R.-Mitchell; Ladies first, Miss Houghton; The Judges were Messrs, Jas Benson, David Currie, 'and Adam Beatty. .1,..W.Ward has organized a singing class for children and one for adults in Bayfield, he is spoken of-in very high terms, as a music teacher. A young , man, 19 years of age, named John McDonald, brother-in-law of Robert Smith of thiS town, met with an accident,whilc terminated fatally for,: him. He 'was engaged in felling trees in Saginaw and one tree fell on him and injuring him so that he died. JANUARY 24, 1902 J. H. Lowery of qiiderich .Towship, who has lately been teaching school in Hullett was presented by his -friends with an address and a plush couch, previous to his departure from that township. _ _Sleighing is gOod in the village of Staffa ,and the farmers are taking advantage of it. • The telephone company has a gang of ,.men, straightening the poles on Main St: in town and setting them back 'against the .pavement. The Huron . Presbyterial Society of the County of Huron, met at Ellyth. The Seaforth Auxiliary ,;was represented by Mrs.E.MeFaul, ,Mrs.A. 'Scott, Mrs, • -1.0.Rose, Mrs...L.L.McFaul and Mrs. R.S.Hays.. Robert Willis expects to move into. he fine new brick house which; he had erected on-Goderich St. during the, past summer. Messrs. Winter and Stewart are' putting in a quantity . of ice .with WhiCh to supply the people of Seaforth. • While 'the pastor at Londesboro was 'absent at a prayer meeting, the manse barn was entered by some , well disposed persons. In their haste to get away,, they left behind-a beautiful cutter, a handsome robe with bells and, whip. Francis' lipshall of Tuckersrnith intends raising his barn during the coming summer. Joseph ,Fisher also intends building a mammoth barn. ' , JANUARY 21, 1927 One of the most exciting mines of hockey playedthis - - winter, was witnessed by a large crowd in Brucefteld between the Tuckersmith Rangers, and the Mill Road Roveta,....31Te line- up was, as follows: Doig goal; -A.McMillan and R. Archibald defence; H. McMillan and W'. Archibald, forwards; Chesey, Coleman, M. Sproat and •.F. Sproat; Ward, ,subs; Rovers., Geo. -,MeCartney; NieholsOn ',and J. McIntosh, defence' *McCartney and D. McIntosh, forWards. If all the farmers were as 'deadly to the ,rat.familY as • Thos. Livingston of Hullett, it-wouldn't belong until the county would be rid of them. He caught 222 rats in, his barn , Fred.;'J-I'oegy• of Manley purchased a house Tram - James- Flannigan and had it moved by skis to -his prdmises by 'John Brennan. He made the .trip in six ..hours. • ' John ;It Archibald, son of 'Mr:". and Mrs. J. A rchibald has joined the 'Staff of the Dominion Bank here. _ ' Judge Doyle who for 33 years was Senior Judge of Huren--County died at his horiie in- 'Seattle, Wash. .Messrs. John McLarne,.&:Eckeart and Jarnesitivers are 'Stock holders, in the McKilloP Logan and. • Hibbert:Telephone Company 'were in Dublin attending the meeting of the company. JANUARY 25,1952 Thos. McQuaid, S.F.M. Superior of the,,L.,. Scarboro. Foreign Missionary Seminary , Toronto, who visited•his mother, Mrs. J. McQuaid of St: Columban, recently, returned. from a 3 months stay in -Japan. Geo. Armstrong of Herisall was-elected, President of the:South Huron Agricultural SocietY at the society'S' annuattneeting. • H. Minett of. Seaforth, is one of 28 lawn bowlers chosen .by the Canadian Lawn Bowling Asadc. fora tour of_ the British-Isles ..next summer. -Marking .the 80th :birthday of Montgomery Patriek, sat -fifty neighbors and friend's gathered at his home in.•TuelterSinith ,when Mn. and, •Mrs'.. Patrick ;were honored Re y.Awrtithhua r Nicholson and tio n. • ' Mrs.. Nicholson quietly marked the' 34th anniversary of their marriage. Mr. 'and Mrs. W..R.Soinerville left this week for the hSoeaulttilhern . States _in,. the intersts- of . Mr: • Somerville's ' . Mrs. Gbrdan Papple of MCKillop had the 'in- isfertune to fall-down a stairway at the Community Centre and break her wrist •• James Kindree, who resides with his.daughter, Mrs. G. Biightrall marked his 92nd.,birthday in fairly' good health. • • • Mr. and Mrs. James Rivers will observe- the 66th anniversary of their wedding . They were-rnarried , the- late Rev. ColinEletcher offTham es Road, • • Miss Madeline Wilson graduate of Stratford General Hospital and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Wilson, has-received her registered nurse degree.. To the editor Looks for relatives In 1970 I began in exhaustive search for ancestry on my father's side since' he died of hereditary nephritis in 1958 and it has' affecied several of my sisters as well as' their. children. His father, George Henry Lawton, was born 1863 in Kinburn, • George, Township, Huron 'County, Ontario, the son of John Lawson 'and , Margaret 'Patterson. In 1864 'they went to Hancock Co.; Illinois whe"r"e Margaret had -a sister Isabelle, the wife of Gperge_pease. John • and Margaret later Moved -to Clay' Co., Kansas where they were soon joined -by her'hfother James Patterson and wife Isabell Watt of Morris Township, Huron Co Ontario. Margaret was daug -of John Patterson and Margaret' Bryce" andher- father died in Wingham iri1885As far as can be determined, • her sister Agnes, wife of Charles Granger and her siSTei Grace, ;Mk of Edward Cash stayed in Huron 'Co., Ontario. Also her brothers, William and Michael C. withhis wife Mary Annnd children Rebecca, John, Michael, William and Margaret and James.. stayed .earound Winghant.:: I am very interested in any information On the Lawson, PattiStson, Bryce, Pease Granger, Cash, Watt, Campbell, Young.. Nicol.. Snutheriand and other related. Write to Richard Lawson, Sr., 1 .R.3, pox M, Clifton, Kansa% -66937k V.S.A. Sincerely, ' ichard D. Lawson, Sr. x• Subscription Rates: Catradatin advancel$1-1-:00-4 '„ear- • •••,•.