The Huron Expositor, 1978-01-19, Page 3New.-owners ---for
With a eneral stor
the• bulding were matte in 1909
and 1916, and in 1920 son John,*
who by that time owned the'
business, bought .the 'stock of
Horner and Ings, whose store was
on the corner beside McAsh's.'
In the spring of 1946, when Bill
.returned from service in the Air
some concern that when 'the Force, he bought the store from
McAsh's -retired, it might , be his father, who then built himself
difficult to" "Findsomeone a new home east of the store.
Mary Chessel
Correspondent
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Residents of Varna were
relieved to hear that otir only
remaining general store has been•
sold to a local couple, George
Rich and Mary Wood. There, was
Bill, it has been longer; as he was
in the store with his 'father ,from
an' early age.
George and Mary came.
Varna nearly four, years
when they purchased the ho
Sugar and Spice
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Henry, Elizabeth,. Margaret,
Dorothy..awa)7 down'
right'Off the 19507top names list.
That perhaps reflected parents!
feelings that a new 'World ,that
needed- new names, • after, the
second world war, .
. Brand' new names, appearing
first in 1950 include Christine;
Jennifer„- Sandra' and W,endy,.
which Was invented by the author
of. Peter .Pan). New for the boys
after the, war 'were Terrence,
Derek, Rodger and Trevor.
Then in 1970 we see really old
names that haven't made the list
inach since 1900 rise again -.like
Rebecca, Rachel and Jane,
To try and prove that spine first
names have social Class, associa-
tion the author includes the top 50
names from The Times Of London
birth announcements in 197.1. The
choices aren't awfully different
fiom what the Smiths were calling
their kids the same. year, but they,
are ' more conservative
fahsobrleionsedeu Ls- tria,"94,9iinsptoteu erado,f1isa, C
What's amazing to me about
the lists is' not the few names that
sound odd today (Jeremiah,-
Phoebe; Jemima) thenumber
of names that have stayed
somewhere on the top 50 list' for .
130 odd years. Change, variety,
quantity';-is everywhere but we,
still favour a pretty small number
of first names.
For example, . the top, two
names
..for gffspring of .all" the
Jones, thiimas,. EdWards and
White, fainilies in England- and
Wales..-in .1971 were David. and .
Sarah,. ' •
Here is a few more samples of
name-trivia. It's common, the
author says, to give boys a "safe".
first name and be *a • little more
daring with.the middle name, and
to reverse that proceSs with girl's.
. I got into this name research a
• little late, after we named our
• „new baby Gabrielle Jane. But a
lot of what the book says applies
• to our choice. It's• enough to
make anew ;naming parent feel a
heavy responsibility.
Middle names are used to put
old names "out to pasture", like
the Jane we chose or like •Anne, ,
only nine times a first name in
The Times 1971 birth announce-
ments but 70 tirnes chosen as a
secondits a name.
serious, business, naming
'a child, as the book points out:
"When yoit choose a name for a
baby„you are acting on the child's
behalf and-doing somethieg that
is of great importance for its
-future. You are not simply.
satisfying a personal whim."
YOU're' damned if your. kids
name is 'too 'ordinary and he, or
-she has to join a classroom where
-there are six other little„ dears
with the same, handle. You're
damned too, if y&U';g9 out on a
11mb a little and give your kid an
•tinusuat" name ....he or she'•11
never be able to get lost in the
crowd: may just be safe if you
name her after rich great great
• aunt Nellie, but there ' are no
guarantees ,in this world, are
there?
It's too bad we couldn't just
Call them all baby 'til they're old
enough to pick their own names.
Though that' presents problems
tclo. In about Grade 3 I wanted to
be called Barbara in the worst
way. Now approaching middle
age, I'm glad I stuck With Susan.
Back in" 1882, a parent who
registered her daughter's birth -'
took an interesting stab at solving
the .naming 'dilemma. 'He gave ,
that poor little girl 25 names, one
for each letter of the alphabet, 'in 4
order, but skipping 'P". maybe
her:last name was Plum.
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E HURON- E PO3tT011 ',4MIJARY 19, 1978 —3
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by Susan Whiter
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yAF1NA STORE WILL STAY OPEN —Although many villages are losing their
valued general storep, in Varna residents are luckier. Long time owner% Bill and
Eleanor McAsh, right, have sold th'eir store to a local couple, George Rich and Mary
Wood.,-left. The store has ,been in the McAsh ,family since 1903.
(Photo, by Mary Chessel
when Thos. McAsh erected the
original building.
When,he added a leanio; Mrs.
.McAsh made • as many as 100
loaves of bread several 'times
week, for the store. Additons to
I've always wondered about those pictures
in, many' church magazines. They're .not only
in church magazines either.. They stare out at
you from newspapers 'and secular magazines.
You've all seen those; pictures --those
bellies and bony ribs. Sorne"hold a,plate or cup
pittures of wide eyed 'children with bulging
in their thin fingers r they're drying and
clinging to an, old- brother or sister. The
background is u ally a squalid village in
' some far off land.
You get the picture right away. These are
theSthrving children' of the world . These are
part of the 500 'million who suffer
malnutrition, and Who go to bed hungry at
, night. •
These kind of pictures take the appalling
statistics and translate them into one single
photograph. It's too much for the in hid to
imagine millions of people starring. ' So, a
the •vast hg an misery is condensed into
one picture,finto one child in one village town.
As I say, you get the picture. And it's not a
pretty one: Those big eyes stare out at you.
Only recently an ad said,."To look into these
eyes of four year old Anderson de Silva of
-brazil is to see the marks of abject poverty."
Often - these pictures appear' more at
Christmas time. And as the Western 'world
goes on its annual mad' shopping spree, a few
such pictures jolt you into remembering what
most of the world needs. Forget about all
those things on your shopping list. The world
has .a much longer and more basic list of
needs.
You can't blame those ad makers. They're
trying to get in on some of 'the loose and
geneeous dollars showered 'around at Christ-
mas .time. .
But still. I've always wondered about those
pictures • - true as, they are, real as they are.
There's something so contrived and.deliberate
about their emotional appeal: Their intention
- is so obvious. To shock you into giving, into
doing something about this world's misery.
And the help-the-stariing- ad makers aren't
the Only ones. All other sorts are resorting to
shocking and emotional appeals. They know
that 'being Sweet and reasonable on -a-subject
their 'subject -- igtet going to turn many
. tides.Confronted with all kinds of evidence and • statistics, people still continue to overeat,
overdrink, overdrug, overdrive and Oyer-
the late Miss Edith Beattie.
George is employed in the
DOnitar Sal't'Mines at Goderich.
At present, Mary expects to keep
the store much-the same as it is.-
We wish them every success; and
hope they will enjoy many years
in business here.
smoke. So they shock you with pictures of auto
wrecks of mangled steel and twisted bodies-
You see a revolver With its cartridge stuffed in
cigarettes, not bullets, You see a picture of the
slumped over body of a junkie on a tenement
hotiSe stairca se.
There's no doubt about it.They're trying to
shake you up. They're not knocking on your'
head anymore, but they're pounding on your
heart.
But wonder about those pictures of
the starving children. And them last week I
saw the picture of all pictures. The caption
read, "There will be no Christmas for Red".
And underneath, was a picture of a Red --
poor Irish Setter whose owriersstarved him to
death. The dog was lean,' barely able to stand
-on all fours. His ribs stuck out ancrhe was a
sorry case.
And then the ad went on. The Associated
Humane Societies in New Jersey had much
work to `rue this winte.r Strays and starving
animals were turning up at *iir doorstep
daily. They needed your money tb--carry on
their work. And then in bold print came the
knock-out • punch: "Look At All The Good
Work Your Contribution Makes-Possible
Yes, mayethat's What bothers,me most of
all. So close to the misery is the money. Give.,
Give. dive. Give to this. Donat' e to that..
• 'They're so many good causes. They're all
doing such good -- to both people and now
dogs.
Sure, they help.But I sense what's good for
the unfortunate is also good 'fir the fortunate
as well. Misery is one thing. The relievers'of
that Misery is another. And that leaves a lot of
unansweredqUestions, in thetniddle. I have to
a good reason to all those emtional
gals. I have to temper emotion with
reason, and that includes all those pictures of
starving children and dogs. That way, I won't
up with just a bleeding heart.
Everyone knows bleeding hearts can't„..-4
survive too long. They bleed themselves one
real fast and then what good are
they?
That's Why 1 figure I need atimich head as
heart with my giving, So when er I see a tear
jerking,pieture, I kt' I have to screw on my
head real tight. Betatise`those pictures are
designed to screw loose my heart. And I'm in
no Mond to fall that' apart.
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If your name is Elsie or
Florence, chances are yotr were
born sometime between 1900 and
4925. But' if you're. a Susan,
probably your-date of birth was 'a
few years on either side, of 1950.
If your name 'is George the odcli-
are very high that you were born
not too many years after 1925.
NoVg, if your mom and dad called
.you Peter, you were likely. a post
w19a5r0 b. aby who came along around
How do I know (or where am I
getting this nonsense if you are a
George who was bronin 1952' ??)
It's kall froni a fascinating
reference work that the better
half got at the library,Aealled.The
Guiness 'Book of 'Names.
Besides gqing into parents'
motives in naming their kids
...,fashion, social class associa-
tions, respectability. originality or
It must be nice to be one of those people
'who sail into ,a new year with high hopes,
great expectations, and firm resolves. I am
more inclined to back into it gingerly, head
clacked as though. awaiting a ruff from fate
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approved by the Highway Traffic Act.
' ToWing
Only a rigid tow bar may be used when a
motorized snow vehicle is towing a cutter,
toboggan etc. .Towing is prohibited on a
.
serviced roadway except to cress at 90°.
Mufflers
Motorized snow vehicles must by equipped
with a muffler in good working order. Cut
outs, expansion chambers, straight exhaust,
gutted or hollywood muffler, bypass or similar
devises are not allowed except when driving in
a racing area satictiened by the council of the
Municipality.
- Accident Reporting
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ny collision on or off the highway that results
injury to any person or dathage to property
apparently over $100.00. This means any-
where and includes a collision vihich only your
own machine is involved.
Land Ownees Liability
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or care toward anyone driving or riding a
motorized snow vehicle or being towed by one
on the road. The owner or occupier of land
cannot create a deliberate danger. to snow-
mobilers of he is liable.-
Vehicle Owner's Liability
If someone, else uses your machine with
your consent you are jointly liable for any
damages Or injury arising out of operation of
until 1925. drooped to 20tIfin.,
1950 . and disappeared in
The number two favorites were.
Sarah in 1838 and Elizabeth in
1850 •.1875. 'Florence topped
Mary in 1900,as did Joao 10925.
A few names havea brief heady
fling at the top and never appear
un the charts again. That's the
case with Joyce , which comes out
of nowhere to be number three in
1925, 47th in' 1950 and off the list
after that.
Rise Again _ •
-Names go into • deep decli ne
and then • their fortunes rise'
again. . Take• Sarah. $he was in
the.top three (with Mary and
Elizabeth, .remember) from r838
to 1875, sank to21st place in 1900
and disappeared altogether from
1925 and 1950'. HSI'S. Then she
b ps up in second place in 1971.'
There are a few' other naming-
• trends nOticeable. The Old
,„ •
bunch of teachers, as I do? .
,,`:my ,grandboys are really rotten.
, But they aren't any more reit& than their
. mother was 20 years ago. She's just now
beginning to admit -to us what -she 'was
doing when we thought she was at Sunday
School.
1' in slipping behind financially, but who
isn't? My prisoner-of-war pension soared
' "by 7.5 per cent on Jan. 1, so I'm on the
glory trail. It is now almost 60 bucks, a
month.
No question, we'll have a federal
election. But what's to worry when , our
Grand Guru, Pierre Himself, says that if
we all think positively, the economy will
pick up? Who can argue'wifh something as•
solid as that? Certainly not the poor dope
who has been out of, work for two years.
He's probably not thinking positively.
No doubt, no doubt at all; that my wife
the vehicle, or for penalties' for breaking the
law.
Driver's Licenses
NO one shall operate a motorized snow
vehicle on a highway unless he has a driver's
beence or is 16 years old andhas a Motorizeq,
Snow Vehicle• operator's' licence.
A. course .is - avilable now to obtain a
motorized snow vehicle operator's licence for
persons 12' years Old and up. This licence
enables a 12-14 yeat old to drive a motorized
snow vehicle on public trails. This licence
enables a 14-16 year old to, drive a motorized
snow vehicle on a public trail and to crosk
highway at a 90° angle. This licence enables a
16 year old to drive a motorized snow vehicle
anywhere a snowmobile can legally go even
though he does not have a car driver's licence.
The course is approximately six hours long
and costs $7.50 plus $2.00 for the licence
validation totalling $9.50.
For more information call the. Ministry of
Transportation and COmmunicaticins
licence examination office in your area. •
Reduce snowmobtie deaths and injury by .
driving safely, The next accident could involve
you.
R. W. Wilson, 3629;
Provincial Constable.
Corrimurtity Servites Officer.
interested in locating in this little
village. .
People who don't have
transportation available are work for. Elwood Epps, then for,
dependent on the local store, and the Huron Board of Education as reeves for 'the farm wife .finds,itconvenient a custodian at Clinton High
when she 'unexpectedly has extra School, and later at Brucefield ,
men for meals. "It pays to shop at School, where he , is' still nownr nma
home" applies here, as prices are --erriployed. 14 1 " reasonable, and • communities We are happy to know they are •
which have -lost their store soon residing iri Va,rna, in' the former Huron's .new warden Gerry
realize what an asset, it was. Rich home, as they are botICL,P,inn, Reeve of Goderich •
When you•read Floyd McAsh's active in the church and in the ' township has challenged Huron
"Varna In Review", you are community They have plans, for a
aware that business changes InaVe vacation in the near Andre., . .
have taken place quite frequently Bill and Eleanor -say they will
here. Therefore it is remarkable miss the friendly relationship
. that the McAsh General Store has they have had on a daily ,0.05
been in the same family for three, with the people of this-community
generations, going back to' 1903 for almost thirty• two years. For
When their four children were
raised and Eleanor was able to be
in the store full time, Bill went to.
'reeves- and Mayors to Match or
beat.his pledges in the Crippled
Children • Snowarama scheduled
for Sunday -Jan.29.
Municipalities will compete for
a Challenge'Trophy- which will
go to the township Or-town which
produces the most pledges:
The event is being sPiiiiraed
on behalf of Crippled Children
with the cooperation of Clinton,
Hully Gully, Pineridge Chalet and
Sunset St p snowmobile Clubs.
Warden
challenges
.•
cancer, heart attacks, a broken marriage.
or the crud. , •
1 know that my daughter won't be 'able tol
get a •job as a teacher,' after a gruelli ng
year of preparing for same and raising two
kids on , the side.
fain quite certain that my two grandboYs.
are going to get steadily more difficult to
handle. (One of them, ..t,itot, qUifektur years
, old, inade'a .dreadful suggestion to a lady
in 'a store not long before Christmas, as r,
my Wife and 4 looked „artunid wild-eyed,
pretending we didn't know him or each
other. ) • . . •
I got a raise this year, but am perfectly
aware that it .doesn't allow me to keep up
with inflation. I saved some money 'this
year, for the first time in 30, by continuing
to drive a "f0-year-old car, but I know every
dollar tucked away (and paid taxeS on). will
b e,worth 82 cents when, it comes time to
spend it.
I know full well' that during the coming
year I will have to undergo the, ordeal of a
federal' electidn, in which a' bunch Or
nincompoops try to convince me that they -
can run the country better than a .bunch of
turkeys. •
I am fully cognizant of the fact that my
a favourite relative, fictional
character or friend... TheRook of
Names liststhe top 50 first names
for, 1)0s and girls at 25 year,
intervals from, 1838 until 1971.
-The lists were"compiled by
.checking,tnit the' birth registra-
tionsOf all the Smiths in EnglanO
arid Wales but they apply pretty
closely 'to Canada too. •
These lists show that have
a pretty small "stock" of first
names about 120 for boys and
160 for girls, and that some of
them stay popular fora very long
timer .
William and John, for•example,
top the boy's list from . 1838 to
1925. By 1950, after more than a
century at the top...Villiam moves
down to IS th sp 1971 JOhn
is'17th and William doesn't make-
the top 50 -at all. •
• There's been a bit:mere variety
fin *girls, Mary was either first
or second most popular from I R38
I think, from experience,. that you have
to be young and naive, or old and religious,
or just plain dumb, to,expect the next y.e,ar
is going to be any better than the 'last;
For example: I know I'm going to be one•
year older and,tigli er; Lknow. I'm going to
have fewer teeth and less hair: I know. I'M "
going• to be. utterly flabbergasted at the
atrant thievery of the government obenl-,... become beauti,ful. "His face has a lot of
make out the. cheque for income tax on the •„ -; character," they say, meaning that you
last day" of April; I know. that more and look like' something that just swam home ,
more of my., friends, relatives and • ' from the Crimean
colleagueS are going to be st ruck down by. Sure my buddieS will be stricken with.
everything from a slipped cervix •to a,
swollen colon: but a couple of them were •
marked up foethe big final registration last
year, and came through with flying colors
and, a heightened love of life. ,
Maybe my kid won't get •a job teaching..
Maybe it's a soa-thing. How would -you
like to spend your working hours with a
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bogeymen riding my shouldersrYou may
well ask: • «
- Because life is.,the life. AS my daughter
once remarked at the age olsix, and which
, I •have since considered one of the great
philosophical gems of the 20th century.
Of course I'll be one year older. But
be one year smarter, at least in theory. It's
not true that I'll have fewer teeth. I'll have
more. I'm getting that.eopheroisrn called a •
'par tial plate.'.' Less hair, but I can always
get a toupee or a fall. Uglier, for certain,
but Olt comes a•point when ugly•starts to
- • ___wifeis-going-to-be-on-my-back-in-19•7-8-for-----,--_-wilL_b_e_on my back_ 1978 for the _
moral turbitude, physical lassitude, and things. mentioned, and some new ones
mental , ineptitude, not to mention a she'll think up. But what the hell? I'm used
number of other things that, can't be to it; and we're ' still man and wife,
classified •in a family journal. although she ' 'might quibble about that,
Economically, the country is, depending deSignation, or parts of it.
on your point of view, either up the creek As for my students next fall, they will
without a paddle' or going' over the falls undoubtedly be the same mixed bag of
with a motor stuck in high, gear. • ---- - mixed-up adolescents they have always
Next fall, my students' will be the been, and we'll get along fine once they
absolute worst I've ever had, there will be realize that Mr. Smiley is 'a bit senile and
more of them, eight will . be on drugs, six..,, must be humored. • •
wilI be alcoholics, five will get pregnant, Last year was pretty bad, and this year
and I'll be taken off to the funny factory. will be worse, but life is ' life, and it sure
Why don't I just shoot myself then, beats lying there in the graveyard with
instead of heading into 1978 with all these your hands on your tummy..
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To the editor:
Amen
by Karl Schuessler
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