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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, APRIL 13, 1978
APRIL 9, 1878
Messrs, W. B. Shalt, F. Meyer. and John H.
McDougal %tyre present at the institution of f .a court:o
Intl, 111111)1 Forestry in„St•, Marys. The riblv court starts
chatter members,
I In. tall v. heat in this section looks fresh and green
and ‘s., 1.1 hlr- altundont harvest.
The staro, rains st I this we'ek has done good servie in
,,,din •• .44; 1,00t.n
Uhltpas$ ('au has sold his, farm of the 14th
'tS 611 of Hun, it Containing 80 acres to Mr, John.
S:( 1, •
l" •ollfr•I, I for ratting the track on the driving park
his I' tor. ',Ir. Arthur F'orhes and a gang of men
;old Ii ;on hat •. It•(s s at work,
I II( confro die erection of the brick stores of
tk sure.- Kidd ''nh \litchell has been awarded to
Messrs. bentsWalsh, the former taking the
masonit. and the latter the arpentry work.
April 17, 1903
sly I), Bossemhe tAho has been in the' S1-..-Tbseph
Hots e„11 n inter hats reinote.(1 his family to his hotel in
(0,1ful lit nth.
'`• ( 01 7urie.ft has Purchased a 2-year old
bolting colt from F. flossenbirry for $120.
•Ii••••• ph I osier of Varna reeeivt•d a very painful
it;ttt
01 his lingers the other clay. On leading a
s it "httli, o1 ourt114.ii het. .the .brute tried to get away and
comine • In contact With a tree. Mr. Foster's linger .
1;41, 4,,,ins in viet.Ielit in the rope tearing the end Almost off 11
e‘ ening last a number of the Brethren of
tI, of Fyeter, visited their sister lodge in
es4.;111 ...al .1 t Pica sant e cning‘; tis'siii:nt. A nice •
supra • s• oil in good style•
I son hrothers of McKillop .have
d thc loin ;it Robert Gray 'wing the -North
thlt ,l'ot I of it and on the 1301 concession: The price •
..011.11tillillt! to $5M00, • ,
A i.1.1‘ ot'
1,-,oa when Irk daughter. Miss Nettie , was
.11,104,1 iu inat-ri.tee to Mr.. W. S. Broodliatt of the Mill ..
12mtl lu h tick, l't.1101 h. The Coleman',' tear performed by ..
Rs Mikgrat c.
visitor as the dust was very troublesome,.
There was a partial eclipse of the mope between 8
and 9 o'clock last Saturday evening but on account of
the rain it as not here.
At. Tams( firth Sow belonging to 'Finlay Mcptosh of
Mekillop last ;heck
for the ereetion of a large number of 'new
the busiest he has yet had,
gaye birth. to a litter of 23 - pigs.
Chtfspent Good Friday and.
Sunday' in Woo(istoc'k,
houses duringtht• coining season 1111 iell prOnligeS to be
Henry Edge, contractor and builder, has the
Mr. D40, id Stewart has sold his residence near tthe
church i)t f ,t Me to Mr. William Htidson of.
Mr: 'F(Itt ill Ca se has just .completed sowing, over 70 .
acres of spring graimand is not .waiting for- balmy days
to bring'ii to maturity.'
i ot typo have Black Knot on'their trees. would bear in
mind that ii - intist be cut off 1,3d destroyed by Monday
or Mr. Copp the. inspector tt ill impost' the penalty Of the
hi'‘. Seeding is now die occupation of the lanir and 'the
farmers are not spending 11111;11,d the time sitting oil
the fence,
- APRIL 13, 1928
- ' Mr. and Mrs. .1. D. Dougherty were in Toronto -
attendieg the wedding of their daughter Lulu M, to Dr.
A. Willard Coon of Norfolk. Virginia,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dawson of Detroit were
holiday .guests. at the , unne of Mrs. Reid. Mr.
DaWson-was--one of the Seaforth Old Boys who- has
made a name for himself across the line. He is now
Assistant General Superintend:int of the Detroit Street_
Mr. find Mrs. Reg Reid spent Easter with friends
here. They have', taken a house in 'Stratford' and-,will •
move their effects there. G. A. Stewart has leased their
• residence in Stsaforth.
There was special 'music at hoth services in the First
Presbyterian Church on Sunday last. and. a 'large
coneregation .te 3S. at each, Nmorig -the soloists were
Miss 'Edith • McKay and Miss Florence Beattie. In the
evening the Foster 'Colitata., the Living- CliriSt,. was
given by the choir under the teadef•ship of Mr. and Mrs..
M. R. Rennie.
A .thruc•.k.t conicity draina was presented ' by the
Marion Keith CGIT and Dellis Tusk in Cardno'S Hall,'
was well patronized and well enjoyed. Mrs: W. P. lane .
tvlio etas in charge or toe platy deserved the appreciation
of the society. Fred Willis was heartily encored for his
solo., ..
The roads, always a fruitful subject of conversation in
countrt diktilets. hose this spring occupied • the
tatentioh as well as the conv(.1-•.;-aion -rif the people in
• both-tots rie i4,114-12.-(1411)11-1'y • to the eX-eltiNi Ore "to- alm(nt-
eseerythine. else, -
Mrs. John Johnston of the I ondon_Road had the
Misfortune to 1'40 ;Ind hreak hey leg last Sunday.
The massie , t r. n it ,1 1 held in the ToWn Hall in;
• Batt). Id niderthe.,11-4,ci-eof the. Boylield Agricultural
society and was a great success.
Mr. 'Thomas Butt of Kippen sold a good team of
horses to Mr, Roy Consitt of Tuckersmith.
The roads at Kipper. have been quite, bad this last
week or two and in some lattices almost impasgablc. As
a consequence, very few .ears and Easter. Bonnets are
seen as yet over the holidays.
'Mr. E. F. Klopp of Zurich has sold his fine 150-acre
farm on the corner of Zurich Road and Bronson Line to'
his son Mr. Bertram' Klopp.
Mr. Alpine McEtven has rented Dr, Moir's farm on
the third cone
APRIL
essimt of
Hazy, 1953
Tice apointment was announced this week of Warren
W. Ament,.a native'of Seaforth to the post of assistant
treasurer of Parke .David Company, Detroit, a World
wide medicinal products campany. His mother, Mrs.
William Ament lives ill town.
M. A. Reid and H. 0. Free were co-chairmen of a
Lions Club meeting in the' Community, Centre. The
speaker of the meeting was. Mr. A. Y. McLean MP for
Hilton "Perth. fronts Kling. club President presented
20-year monarch chevrons to Mr. McLean. E. C.
Beswell..and 'H. G. Men.: a 10-year chtvron to C, M.
Smith and key, membership pin to G. A. -Whit ney. .1. R.
Spittal reported that to date the Fast er.Seal Campaign
has Mrs, reali/Hetotri41)in-ig.. president of Ontario Hospital
Auxiliaries, was' the guest speaker at their meeting in
St. Thomas Anglican Church and said working for the
Hospital Auxiliary is cry rewarding Mien we see the .
comforts ol' theliatts a lid-nurses, Mrs. H. F.. SMith•
introduced the guest speaker and Mrs. A. Y. Mclean
• moved A tote of 1-hanks and- .presented Mrs. Horning
with a gift.
most extensit e and Ihe,most interesting calf chili
in Ontario is. the status of the Henikall'Fair'Board
present club. It is a profit able and infereStirtgAM jeCt•as
as a draw ing 4..ard for the I lensall fair: '$0. stated
Junior Farm president., Jim McGregor, speaking to
the Seaford; Junior Fiti1114.'D, ut their' April meeting.
..,The honourable BroOke Claxton, Minister of' National
Defence. with Mrs. Claxton paid aninformatvi'sit.
laSt Sunday to Clinton RCAF station. • FolloWing
attendance. at• the morning •church service in. the
Protest ant Chapel. Mr, and Mrs. Claxton were the
guests of honour at the loncheohin the officers mess.
William McCarthy. Dnhl,in, (licd suddenly at noon 'on
Saturday near Dashwood, lie had just started back to
work last week with the Looby Construction
CoMpany.and.was work* near Dashwood when he
was .suddenly stricken; „
Mrs., A. 1'. Liying.ston:Winthrop. spoke at the Easter
Thank Offering- meeting - hi Walton. .The president...
%S. H. Johnston was in the Chair. Seripture• reading
was given by Mrs. Coutts and a prayer by Mrs. John
Medonzild.
A family eaebration at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Colouhoun marked the ()1st wedding miniver-
-- gal's of this respected- couple-whet-estill---reside in the.
home nett. Staffa• in which they took up,. residence
following their marriage. . •
Mrs, Keith •Hitsser has accepted a position as
bookkeeper in the PL1C,,oflice,
•••
't ill 12.1 oils of ( di jk houghs 012,01 the house and
props 1 tilt MAI 1,\ Mr. Robert .1.indsay:
4,1 the Senior and Jurtior Ladies. Aid.
'A s of the Presbet;:riai Church-. Seaftw,th intend
It„.,4n.• d -flu' Feast of Days" in
It .11 on Friday evening tliere• will
ing t' ,...1 .141,sing entertainment consisting 'of
Lilt . .11,41 ()id 15taid's ((intention.
4110,11, 1111,'ts,IsdiSCOVered illthe'
.61-+ roorn,4t So.,forth Milling Company How''
\1 and ellectitt• measures prevented -
(tn.,. It is to have •bcctt
„eons, d 11,411,1 ., p..sskie 14,4:onnitives. •
l'rid,e. ;nil ttus accompamcd In her mother. Mrs.
Funelly-,- Ntrs.1-,; `1.„1. • sus ()I' age _her
Ills tuts ill he aril that she has
h on , 11,1 1.4 ,•4 .,ml is (mite smart
an.1111-..
I), 14,441, mad," its first 'a.11),‘,.o.:;ocl nn
Ala in 1/41,111iril:r, 1 ,..1/ It' tt,- yery tt cIC(irpC
Mr. and, Mrs, Joseph Felosil have returned from
Oakville.- Mr. Fekert is operating the Gas Shovel for
Mn, King in the' pit 1).e, recently purchased from Mr.
Glazier.
5'
Behind the scenes
I.find it.harttWhave.'
much -sympa:thy..
To the editor:
Are you your dog's
worst enemy?
IR% Keith Roulsbm1 •
Well sometimes. you jest can't .win.
All -through thisteacher strike
---p-FiTiii-gmyseff that this time t was out of the
line o f fire. In years past whenever there were
such unpleasantries 1 was the editor of. a
newspaper and at; such e0111(1I1*( sit on the
fence. I had to take a stand. If' that stand
happened. to be mi the •side of the school board
instead of the teachers. you 'could ex peel to
pay ton it dearly. Teachers don't Make the' best
enemies. • •.
Anyway this time I was just an'ordinary
citizen and I was happy. in the thought that
somebody else lead to sit in the tiring line and
not the. Oh Iliad to Write a weekly new spaper
column, I had to' write many • magazine
articles, hut these didn't hat e to deal with the
education crisis and I was just as happy for it,
Butt there I tt as the otherTnight, minding my
own busimiss going to a farm organization
meeting where I thought the most contro•
`el'sial item .1 was likely to get involved with
was the price of hogs when suddenly 1 got
involved in the' whole teacher debate whether
1 wanted to or not. Shirley Weary the top
spokesperson for the teachersduring this long
tdfair tame to the meeting to explain the
le:Wits:vs' side of the issue. (Members of the
Board hatk spoken to the same organiiation•n
month earlier),
Nntwa, in 111" midst of her speech she
eict21(it'd tit 1;0,X out her frustrations On what
she c,•11 c red. poor tresilment tat the }trees~ iti
file only roc;ohcr ot the press
present st me, Innocent little roc he hadn't
made at perch throughout the whole • messy
Well. I figured it' I was going to get shot co
am tt.ty. I might• as well fire hark, et en it it
mc.ms I4,sc 501111` of vat friends tt ho are
"ith " tt:'ilehers sir for91044,-(e.4chers and tyho,
sym innhiie tt ith the cause of
Fl.'ils t (1"11.1 know who's been right or
•vvong in the whine light I ca n how the
cachet's beam osnt t, hen the board
;tamed to take swan some ot the t h ings they
,hought the% had in the it contracts,. Niter all
. nat's not the tt(t th, whole storks.
Wilyi happens is that hishire things
low, inc all ;o011.j mill milt gal three' hest
softvithw tmat d up for thl• nett time out
•thci %(1,1'11 niakc the other tit() t our p,inle
tot,..41. .111(1 odd on a 1, t, more things You'll
rkiw thou this 1'1. 4s 'out plan int Ma in the
tie t cont. „1. 1 tho, tt ,i, t hole s have
tpift , it ill- I .tigers alit •, Ninny. a little
better deal each time out. Suddenti to have
the hoard making demands in return most
have heel a .11(4,4
• .
but it really Comes- down to a power
struggle between the teachers and the -•board_7—
Ix errusr-ifful'eTh no overwhelming right or
wrong side, no hero or villain unless yOu're a
• Coal partisan of one or the other grout(. Both
'sides are gambling the public Will back them
and make the other side capitulate. • •
Teachers are going to have a , hard time
getting sympathy from the population of
Huron Count at the preSent 'time. A farmer
who just savAis bean crop beaten into the
ground last fall Or has lost fhonsands of dollars
on low beef prices in the past three years isn't
about to feel much pity for teachers with an,
average income of $23,000. Shop owners who
work 15 hour days, six or even seven days a
week aren't going to sympathize with teachers
claiming .their work load is. too high.
Now I knrity teaching is a hard job. I
wouldn't want to biN teacher, particularly of
the little brats you oilen have to deal with in
high school waseone myself not that many
years ago). But I wouldn't want to be a farmer
either, but that doesn't mean that the farmer
gets $23.000 a year plus two and a half Months
vacation. .
I find it hard myself to find much sympathy
with .teachers when I have friends, who are
newspaper editors who have just as much
education as teachers, work long; long hours
at least 50 weeks a year, often six days a week,
who have a great deal of responsibility in
-keeping their paper financially sound and also
do an ed ucatitmaLloh _for thou sat nts -of red de) ' --
et.ery week that 1 think is .every bit as
important as anyteacher's. Most of them earn
• about' half what the average teacher earns and
I don't think you average teacher would trade
jobs even if the pay WAS the same,
, i know teachers . are worried these days
about job security and I sympathize. But I .
have it lot of friends who own their own
business who don:t know if they'll have the
,business ternorrott . I have many other friends
who arc actors who earn little money when
they do work, and are more apt 'to be out of
'work than in work and can't get unemploy-
ment insurance when they don't have work.
They keep at it though becatise they are
dedicated to something they love.
I don't think I'm Mote in this lack of
sympath y . In fact I imagine Pniprobablya lot
more understanding of the plight of the,
teachers than many residents of the county
who'd like simply to fire the whole lot and
luring in some of the thouSands of teachers in
the province who can't find jabs. rye -strike--
may indeed be over tomorrow, the teachers
niay 'indeed win their vt;ay but it will he against
the wishes of most people in Huron County.
not with their blessing.
They say your dog is your best friend. But
—are-you-yoni-dugs-beST-frie n
Is your dog a headache to your neighbors
and friends? Does your dog leaVe little
offerings in your neighbors yard? It's garden
time again. And no 'one likes to have their
neighbor's +dog plant not only something' in
your garden. but on your rhubarb or a tomato
that you were going to pick for dinner: Don't
. cuss at the dog, it's the dog's owner you
• should be mad at.
You owe it to your friends -and neighbors to
be a responsible dog owner. A fenced yard is a
good investment for you and your dog. For
instance. For your dog's Safety which takes
top, priority, and toavoid a lawsuit.
The real crime here is the suffering of an
injured animal and the shock and mental . • anguish of a driver, whose car has struck and
maimeda dog, And while aiding the animal in .
distress, this person .could be bitten. The
blame is not on the driver and certainly not the '
animal. The blame lies squarely on the dog's
(twiner. •
.• A responsible dog owner does not let his
dog loose •at anytime, to run the -streets,
highways and through his neighbor's yard,
Be your dog's best friend. Keep him safe.
Let him be a good neighbor and friend. 'I for
one will appreciate you and your dog much
more.
J Ro aa sthevPaahfyoi I tph. s:
To the editor:
, The Awareness League for Physically
Handicapped Adults (ALPHA) is conducting a
survey of private accommodation in Huron
County suitable for use by the handicapped.
° will appreciate your cooperation...in making
this knoWn to your readers and •would ask any
person who has such facilities available to
write ALPHA, P.O. Ba 1388, Clinton.
Ontario, NOM ILO.
Thanks for your assistattee on behalf of
ALPHA.
Elaine Townshend
N.
the teachers,
Alpha doing
survey in litiror
th e 3iuron xvos*r PI the years agone
r.
Woleir cart cuts dust in 1903'
•
A bad
It would be hard to find • many
people in Ontario who think the Tory
goVernment's 375 per cent increase
in OHIP premiums is a good idea.
Now we discover that Ministry of
Health staff are against the premium
boost too. We learned:this week that
two pages .arguing against the OHIP
increase were missing from a report
that Health Minister Dennis Timbrell
gave to the all party committee that's
studying the matter.
Mr. Timbrell released the Missing
pages Monday under, threat of
subpoena from the Legislature
committee..
—''The pages show that the Ministry
officials argued egainst the OHIP
increase for the 'same sensible
reasons that many Seaforth people
oppose
Ontario's health, premium system,
one of only three in -Canclian
'provinces, AS expensive to administer.
The Premium increase hits those who
can :least afford to pay it ....the self
supporting middle class.
That includes those' who make
enough money so that 'they don't
qualify for government paid
premiums but not enough to be able
to easily absorb such a big hike. The ,
• The decision of the Huron County
Board of Education to hold off on a
plan that would see a number pf
Brussels Public School students
bussed to _E. Wawenosh Central
School let Many brussels and area
• •people breathe a sigh of relief.
Some in Brussels saw the board's
proposal as the thin edge , of the
wedge ... that could result in the
whole elementary school slowly being
moved out of Brussels. It happened
with Brussels' high_school many
years ago and it could happen again,
was their reasoning.
Others were concerned- abptif
children having to adjust to a. new
school and environment in the middle
of their public school c,areers.Stili
others were worried that a' teacher
-arki-perhdps ireedeit-pro-g ra-M rat-BPS
would be. lost.
These are all legitimate concerns,
ones that taxpayers and parents of
school age child Fen have every right
to voice. The board is wise in its
decision to review the whole county
111 Debbie Rainey J
On Monday night of this week Federal
Finance Minister Jean Chretien presented a
budget he is hoping, will • stimulate the
economy as a result of a reduction of sales tot
from 7 per cent. to 4 Per cent.. Expositor \ sks
thought it would be interesting to khow • how
local people felt about the reduction and asked
"What do Snit think of the reduction in the
sales tax'?" As expected the reaction was
mixed.
James F. Scott of 39 Ann Street hi Sealm•th
said he thought it would lakeeverybody
happy. He -said he went along with it pretty
much.
"I think at the end of the six. month period
it'll be ..htird to get that 7 per_ evil back on
itgaitt.-fie said adding that he didn't think
they would put the 7 percent hack on in the,
—fall again.
Gordon MacKenzie of R. R. #1. Seaforth.
said 1.1e hadn't thought Very 'Mitch about it.
"They might save• a little bit but won't
'aniotint ter yerseinuch hn• the ordinary man I
don4 think:" he said.
Mr‹. Rob Cronin Of Nelson Street in Dublin
said, '!It gives people a little more freedom to
purchase things. When things arc economi•
catty the way they are, it's better, this vat ."
she added.
Hugh Scott of R. R. 112, Staffa said, "I guess
it's all.right. 1 really don't know what elstethey
could have done. They've already 'cut our
personal income tax Inwk. Persimally I'd like
idea
self supporting middle, class pays its•
own premiums, it's not lucky enough
to have fully or partly paid premiums
as job fringe benefit.
Another argument against the
increase that came to light in Mr.
Timbrelr s two pages is that Ontario's
premium rates are already the _
highest by far of any province
Canada.
We're not saying health costs can
continue to spiral. But we do agree
with the , health ministry's own
experts that an across the board 37.5
per cent increase is an unjust way to
pay the health care
There must be other ways,, and the
Legislature committee is looking for
them.
But meanwhileback at the Ministry
of -Health's computerized billing,
OHIP subscribers are getting
statements which say they owe the
province 37.5 per cent morethan they
did last quar ter. The government
maintains that it doesn't hateto await'
the committee's„recornmendations to
start collecting the increase.
One thing is perfectly clear. It's not
a provincial election that we're
getting geared up lo.,,fight this June,.
and then decide, overall, what to do
about declining enrolment and over
used schools in one 'area and
emptying ones in another. ,
We're sure all Huron taXpayers will
look forward to a chance to give their
views on what the board can, do at
public meetings that should
- accompany the 'county-wide look at
our schools.
It would be just plain durnb though
to think that-if-the-board-is going to
save Money, as taxpayers demand,
and deal with declining enrolment,
some schools,• somewhere, in the,
county are not going to, have to be
changed. "Yes but not our school,"
everyone immediately choruses.
We're all rational people, though
'and we're sure that with lots of
chance for the pablic to give opinions
and lots of information from the.board
about what its problems and its
proposals are, Huron can come, to
workable compromises that will save
both money and the quality of our
children's educations.
to see the sales tax Off altogether," he said,
Mrs. John Drysdale of London Road in
Hensall 111'1,019W it will possibly1)11t .
11101';' Money into Its •
wrrth .Irying ;my hot\ ."
Ronald Howard of R. 12. Kippen
agree with Most of 1he other people.
"I think it (the sales tax). should have been
thrat r1 ow ;it all together. What they•Ve done
isn't hdlf enongle• • he'
• He said the yttly they've got it Inn\ they
figure they've dropped it a little bit to get
people' to'spend names which they don't have.
41,,iW :1111 asked whether people were going
to go-to a bank to borrow $5.000. at 2'p,:r 'cent
interest just to get a sat ing of .1 pri cent on
Oreir sales fax, • - • -
"I think it's ridietilotts myself: I think the
pros incial-got eminent shoed hat e -dropped it
off on their ow n. 1 think they should find_ oth e r
ways of taxing the.higher income group,,, hr
said.
Mrs. Kenneth Beattie of R. R. 1,-1, Walton
said that' it' tiles cren't going+ to hat it ans.
lonAer' Thai) -six. months it wasn't going to
amount 10'100 Much. h's 1101 long enough
period she said,
-If they had taken it all off it ynight hate
done sonic good.' ' site 'added. -
Joe Meta; of R. R. "3. Seaforth. said he.
thi.tks IC). a big improt t me tits He said for
..ans-bodv-ht4oking any big purchases it tt ill he'lp
the lots or wage currier, 'Other than that be
-tddn't see any good that it would
it's-mot-painless
Expositor. asks:
What do you think of the reduction in sales tax?
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