The Huron Expositor, 1978-06-08, Page 3Ex Qsjitok
Are yoia involved with Dublin's Centennial?
- With, the Dublin Centennial fast
approaching On thp July .1 weekend, Expositor
Asks decided to find but what . kind of
participation the peepleeof Deblin and area
are putting into it find whether they think the
Centennial celebration is a geod idea.
Mrs. Ronald Ryan of R. R. #1, Dublin, said
her husband hae.been asked to help, organize
Parking. Mr .Ryan will be taking her children
to see the Peirade.
, She thinks the Centennial weekend is, a
good thing because, "it gives everyone a
chance to look into their past and the pioneers
and see what kind of people were there."
"I think persenallyehe study of history is a
great thing," Mrs. Ryan said.
Mary Anne O'Rourke of London went was
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
O'Rourke of R. R. #1, Dublin, said she
planned on going to the Dublin Centennial
weekend. •
She also thought the weekend celebration
was a good idea., "It's good for everybody to
get back together again," she said,
Mrs. Ben J. Nylancl_of R. R. tel., Dublin,
thought she:Would be•going to the Centennial.
She said she thought the^ Centennial'
weekepd was a good idea Dad if anyone
wanted her to participate in making a float\or
something she would help.
"I think it brings the community-together ."
Mrs. Nyland said.
Mr-s'nonald Beuerman Of R. #1, Dublin
said her family was planning on going and on
having its 1931 Oldsmobile in the parade.
Of the weekend - celebration, Mrs.
Beuerman said, "i think it's great for 'such a
little town.''
Thomas Dorsey of R. R. #2, Du,blin .seid
he'll be going to the centennial although he
doesn't know yet if he'll be participating in
any events'.
Asked what he thought- of ehe Centenniaf
celebrations, he replied, 'Everybody else is
having it so why can't they. (Dublin)?"
Mrs. Keith McCarthye of R. R. #1, Dublin
said they planned on going although they're
not participating in any event.
"I think it's nice that old friends Can get
together and school ' chums can get, •
reacquainted,' Mrs. McCarthy said:
Angela Klinkhatumer of Mill. Street in
Dublin 'is already taking part in the Centennial
celebrations. She will appear on Cable TV
Channel 12 from Kitchener to show some of
the pictures of the village as it used to look
and JosePh Shea from Dublin was to appear
with her. It swill be shown some Sunday
afternoon,
"It's a great project. Dublin was always sort
of off the map before, till they got this project
going," Mrs. Klink hammer said:
• used'to be town of retired people. Now
it's all changed around," she said.
Sugar and Spice
bY'Bill Smiley
Blaming each other.
Amen
by Karl Sehuessler
Cellry is Protestant
drown the taste in cheese and a swallow of
alcohol.
But, as Marty notes, since most Protestants
come out of an anti-booze tradition, all the
Protestant can do is suffer: He must eat his
celery straight. Force it down with ginger ale
and look pained all the While,
• AndMarty's:othe theory? Piotestant 'celery
could be, some mysterious political_ jilt knowe
only to Quebekers like Richler. ,
l ehave my own theoriee, abbut Protestant
celery). Protestants are often Bible literalists,
theliible says it, it's so. Didn't God in the
Garden of Eden Rut Adam and Eve on a
meatless diet? .Read Genesis 1: 29: "God also
said, "I give you all plants that bear seed
everywhere on earth. 'and every tree bearing
fruit which yield seed; they shall be yours for '
food."
And then banieleof Lion's Den fame was a
-vegetarian. Whefi he was shipped off to
Babylon. he refused to eat the meat and wine
the king's men brought him. He challenged
the men to'bring him only vegetables and-
water to drink,' and after a ten day test he said
he'd look healthier and better nourished than
theother young men. ,
' He did.
And then didn't the Apostle Paul say in
Romansl 4:21 "It is a fine thing to abstain from
eating 'meat or drinking wine."
What more biblical proof do you need than
that to drive a Protestant to vegetables and
' celery?
And what more visible' peoof do you need
When you go to any Protestant eintych
supper--no matter whether it's a wedding
dinner, a mother-daughter banquet, a fowl
supper or a ham and strawberry meal? On
every table sits a glass dish with an invariable
holy trinity of carrots, pickles and celery. It's
at every place, at every time, at every one of
those meals. , It's no wonder •Mordecai Richler says celery
is Protestant.
4"'
warm reception
Deficit is $80,000, reader insists
County Rate was set iti one year brought out a
new grant which would effectively lower the
Municipal mill rate, _thus establishing an
overlevy on the County levy, which was
further addede to. in another year by • the
-Ontario Government markedly .increasing the
same grant, again after the County levy was
set by Council. Council decided at that time '
not to lower the rate, but to utilize this
overlevy to cushion any future increases in the
• County levy.
In defence of past Council s, I would like to
state that in 1976 one of the largest bridges ,
over the Bayfield River was built and in 1977 a •
new grader was purchased, all out of general
-revenue, and still allowing the Township to,
end each year with an increased surplus over
the preceding year.
Therefore, utilizing the sameihinking, four
bridges and one new Township grader should
be obainable in th
requirethent to buil
reserve fund is main a
specific reasons, and n
next five years, with no • _
up the reserve fund. A
ed or added to for •
"for a rainy day" as
noted-by Robert Fotheringham. Again Coupcil
is witholding information, fromthe public. •
1 agree-that the finances Of the Township in
regards to the increased surplus and' reserve
• funds are in much better shape than when
Vanastra was , formed. However, one , im-
OpOmists de-serve credit
Consultant for Huron Perth R.C.S.S.
June 3 we were able to provide the
townsfolk with the services of CKNX, CKCO.
Grand River Teleyision and Cable TV Mitchell '
Rich Shaw for Goderich and Joseph Gaffney,
Stratford joined me to televize the day's
events. The P.U.C. were very generous to
provide us with the bucket truck facility to,
offer us an ideal advantage point to tape the
parade , in its entirely. Frank Sills made
available an- electric power outlet for our
cameras and his usual
prevailed. ' -
Our crew were very vocal about the
friendliness of the local people as the
co-operation permeated us. Not only could the
Lincoln Green sing, they- added the perenniel
'colour to the festivties. Bands with a Scottish
flavour certainly drew a warm applause. The
meal was "something to behold but we hungrily
enjoyed it. I enjoyed my return to Seaforth and
the sound of Star Trex Band. In summation,
the Optimist have truly conquered the early
obstacles that did encompass Seaforth. It was
indeed ten years ago. .
John B McCarrol
Stratford, Ontario
wanted
Anyone with a hearing aid, in any condition,
is invited to support this small but productive
effort to help the deaf children in St. Vincent.
Hearing 'aids may be mailed to:
Project Hearing Aids, ,
Student Activities Branch,
Ministry of Education, Ontario,
19th Floor; Mowat Block,
Queen's Park, Bay Street,
Toronto, Ont. M7A 1L2
On behalf of the deaf children who have
already betiefitted from 'this program, and
those who have yet to enjoy the world of
Wend, I thank your readers for their warm
response to my previous appeals.
George J. Mason,
Co-ordinator,
Some of•the most refreshieg•ihoughts about
education I've read in many , a, day are
contained lie al recent • article in the Toronto
Star by W.E. Franke, principal of a new
private senior high school in Hagtown...
.As he points out, -our educational 'system
today consists of people blaming' other people
for the slipping standards-of education. The
universities point the dirty finger at the high
schools, the high schools at the. elementary
sehOols, the elementary .schools e at the
parents.. Only • the poor bewildered parents:
don't have anyone to point at. All they know is
thatefficir educational tax. bill goes up every
year and their kids don't seem. to be learnin'
nuthine •
Mr. Franke would launch a holy. war 'against
the present sludgy system, "away that must
be fought for our intellectual, spiritual. and
economic survival." ' • '•
He would make French, English.' and
Mathematics compulsory subjects: GraiPmar.
would be an integral part of • Duty. language
course. The compulsory French would not. he,
for the political reasons now' attributed _to its
study but because we cannot he called
"ecicated'e ,without the- .knowledge of ,e
foreign language. - •
How eight hce_is. I can wolf remember the
• days when high schools offered Latin, French,
German, Spanish; Today. Latin has almost .
• disappeared. French and German are hanging,
• on by their toenails ; and it is a very rare school
that offers Spanish. ...
And what doe$1 that say about our teachers?'
• I'd be greafly surprieed if more than 10 per
cent Of the' teachers in .Cenada know mitre
than, one language. , •
The mencwants a powerful stimulation in
the arts 'from the federal government. F1'
soul is tinder nourished itt opt ••
schools, and the emotions are not addressed."
•..He's- not-far off'.
. For too many years there has been the
attitude that 'only a taleuted few have an
ability for the art s.A ny good t cachet' of drama,
music, dance, and fine arts knows this is a lot .
of hogwash. There can be a spark of artistic
fire 'in the Meet uitfikely hemp of 'a kid. ,
He'd push this further .end have every
province establish sehoOls for the artistic elite,
as they do now for slow ica.reees. the system e
has sweng to the extent that it is now the -
brightest and best who are neglected. who
whither on . the •, vine in, frustration and
boredom.
'"Mr. Franke would like to, see a return from
medieerity. which is now the stendardeback to
the excellence 'which 'it once was.
But his article is no( all just pie in the sky.
• an airy-feiry repetitionof what most progrese
sive educators have been saying. He has soave.
practical suggestion s.
One of .them is to cut the provincial
•
• Last summer, over a period of two months,
Johnny Nielsen won two Ontario and two
Canadian Age Class Championships in shot
put and discus 'competition. The results of
these accomplishments . were finally
acknowledged by the paper in a very late
column. The results have yet to be
acknowledged by either the town where he
, lives or the service club which he so- ably.
represented.
As a member of two Provincial Champion-
ship Teains, I have seen first hand how a town
should honour their exceptional- athletes.
Surely Seaforth does not have an abundance
of athletes of Johnny's calibre that has caused
ecstatic celebration and recognition to become'
blase. ShOillff not a town in Seaforth's,position
outdo Londone and the larger centres in
honouring their distinctive athletes? •
This past weekend in Kingston, Johnny
Nielsen again biought much honey to our
High School and the Town by Whining a Gold
Medal iri the All Ontario High School. Track
and •Pield Championships. The manner lit
Which 'he' won, gained . for him great
governing apparatu;i in halt". As he points out
emote: ol' the. government; in Ontario at least
-merely shitted itseep civil servants into th;
newly created positions of directors an,
superintendents. ;their enormous salaries•
now come out of the pocket ot the local
home-owners." That. argument has a. hole in
it, bill he's-on the 'right track. • • . '
He cleim§ehat "e 75 per cent reduction in
john „would not make the.
.slightest (lent in, the 'quality' of education."'
And he adds that, the wall-to-Walle aie-cen-
deemed paleces of these administrators
should he. rented out to somebody who Cale
afford them. .Right on, Franck, baby.
lee suggests that hoards of education are
little, More than a nuisance,. that they !hive
grown into 'small empires.e that e"schools
should be run by:schools, not by a bom -bast ie.
outside appal-et tese" buy that. There's so
'Much }wet-work' involved that teachers will
often give up do • a good and valid projects
rather than wade through it. ,
He thinks teachers and principals should be
carefully' examintd'hefore 'they arc hired, ,anti
should should be ruthlessly fired when they doret do
an excellent:job.. flair enough. Industry does
it. Most. teachers and principals give, it t r hei
es 'shot, hut they' might give a little More if
they re less secure, •
Mr • Frank ould eliminate faculties of
c petition. He says the universit ies should be
lc:judges of chose who have Mastered 'their
subject, 1 don't agree there. Universities are
far too 'impersonal to knew brilliant
acedemic who would make a loesy• teacher,.
leis a less-brilliant type who Would make a,
fine one. •
• But helms a good idea. for training leachers.
After doing'away with teachers' Colleges., he
would select young teachers from among the
best .university graduates,- put ' their in a
school op !tontine! pay for a year, with half a
teaching load. .This would ._be, an excellent
emitting , for the' „aspiring teaeher, wouldn't
cost fortune, and 'would provide jobs. •
He feels the same about training students
for specific industrial jobs; He thinks industry'
should train its 'own people .cts they' do in
Ferope,., Again. I ethist agree. A, first-rate
apprenticeship .sestem would give Canada the
large pool of skilled worker's we don't have
now. -one of the factors that keeps us in the
role of hewers of wocid and drawers of water,
' He'd like to make it a privilege to go to
.school, not a duty. He doesn't say whet• he'd
do with all the thousands who don't want to
go.
The man isn't the only one crying in the
wilderness for an im provement in our sludgy,
apathetic, bureaucratic educational system.
But he says it trenchantly. and I hope he goes
on s•elling.
admiration from hundreds of fellow athletes
and thousands of spectators. Seaforth is fast
becoming known as the home of Johnny
Nielsen. rather than the home of unmarried
mothers.
Please. Town, Clubs and Citizens, don't let
these accomplishments by this Canadian
Class athlete go unheralded. We should all be
proud of ' our young peoples' accomplish-
ments. Let's not keep it a secret any longer,
Show Huron County and especially the people
of London that we can and do appreciate our
students' achievements.
Terry Johnston
Seaforth District High School
Track and Field Coach
Editor's Note: The Expositor hopes the
community will. join Mr. Johnston in re-
cognizing ,Johnny Nielsen's outstanding
achievements. A full page story in the August
7, 1977 Expositor Was an attempt 'by us to
make our readers aware of his accomplish-
merit's. ''''''''' front page story on the
Seaforth champion's additional honours has
been planned for a month
You can call celery lots of thirigs: crisp,
cool, crunchy, expensive. But Protestant?
-Yee, that's what I said. Celery is Protestant.
I didn't say it. Mordecai Richler did. This
•• great Canadian novelist complained not too
long 'ago that bar mitzvas' weren't what they
used to be. When yOu _attended enssof 'those
" ceremonies that .adrhitted young boys of
thirteen into' he Jewish community as. addlts,
you could expect- afterwards a whole table
feast, of traditional Jewish dishes: gefillte fish,
rye breads; knishes and stuffed chicken•neek$.
But now what you gat? Richler' titaaned' it's
Chinese goo. White bread and yes. Protestant
'celery..
When the associate editor of the Christian
Century, Martin Marty,. heard about this
celery • businees, he couldn't believe it.
Historian that he is, Marty couln't leave one
book leaf--or celery leaf--unturndeto find out
why Richler 'would say a thing like that.
Protestants may have lots to accpunt for in
this world, but to blame them for celery was
unheard of.'
Marty's search into the books didn'eturn up
one Protestant implication. He learned that
celery is of Mediterranean and; Near East
bligins. Then why not call it Catholic or
Muslim? Since,the Greeks and Romans ate it,
he might just call it pagan.
He did learn the Chinese used it as
medicine. And he found out after 1623 the
,French used it as a vegetable, and that, date
Set no Protestant bells eingingin his ears.
Marty checked out some of his wife's
, vegetarian cookbooks. Tberei, was' Plenty of
celery,' but not one word of Protestant. He
figured atheists must have written the books,
-• since ..they gave absolutely : no
the connection-10 any vegetables in the book.
Marty came up with only two possible
theories. He said no one really likes, all that
raw clery served at cocktail parties. Most of
the people dunk their celery stick into a dip and ,
To the editor:
In reply to the-letter from two Teeckersthith
- Councillors, Robert Forthering.ham and Frank •
Falconer. it appears that they were .unable to. •
- understand my previous letter where my mein .. •
point was that Council has not been keeping
their electoeate well informed on their
• activities. I would like to state at this time ;that
I have no doubts about ,the capability of the....
'present ClerkereaSurer and in no way ley my
previous.., letter did I infer that the Clerk-
' Treasurer "doesn't know how to handle the
. books".
However, it appears that two of Tucker-.
smith's Councillors are still attempting- to
• mislead their electorate with their statements
"the total deficit at the Yanstta hecreation.
Centre is about $28,000e'and "no way have •
the farniete of Teckersmith paid any 'money
(ewer& the recreation centre .befere".rhave
obtained assurances fireni 'a well. qualified
source, that the Vanastra Recreation Centre' .
deficit is in -the' area of 580,000.00, which
deficit increase d by -a sum of '$8•700.60. '• •
1977. Since the interest .on this deficit is a e•
charge against general revenue, therefore
every taxpayer in Tuekersmith is contributing •
and has been contributing to the operation of
the Centre by paying the, interest' charge, on •
this deficit which adds ,about 2 mills to every
Tuckerernith tee bill. •
THE *HURON EXPQ$ITQR, JUNE 8, 1978
r. MILLER—STAPLETON
Bouquets of gladioli and daisies adorned the altar of St.
Patrick's Church, Dublin on' May 6 when Dianne Frances
Stapleton daughter of Mr. and Mrs.' Fergus Stapleton of Dublin
was united in marriage to -Michael Gerard Miller son of Mr, and
Mrs. Joseph. Miller, Dashwood. Rev. Father John Stapleton,,
cousin of the bride performed the ceremony, Her train was
carried by Master Christopher Stapleton nephew of the bride.
Dianne was attended by her two- sisters' Mrs, Michael Hiscott
and Mrs, Joanne Dreger and by the.grooin'e sister Miss Donna
Miller. Ron Regier was the best man 'and the ushers were Steve .
.end Ron Miller, Casey Yet). Peke" was the .seloist„ assisted _
Marie Btiyle, and 'Mary Anne 'O'Rourke was. the organist.
Something to say
by Susan White
I've had It
with driving
very many people like me WIte'are
Driving. I wonder if there arc
-ears are' too, at least since the
are as safe as they can be and our ,
ready to trade in their cars and feds and the consumer movement
look, for Another mode of travel? -started insisting we that, .
That's sthe trouble, though;
know there's Mebetter way to
when you live in the sticks like we see the' country and, to travel
do. there really is no . other, independently, and that there's'
practical mode of travel. Never no better alternative, mode of
mind a horse to ride or a bike to travel for most of us.
borrow...I mean something that'll
I know that the. people who
get you to work and home again, in Went to Toeento to protest Huron
reasonable time. • eounty losing its passenger trains
Travel is one of the. .very feW
drove down.
places where city people have But Still. l can't get rid, of , my -
v. over -`us, at least Toronto • City gut feeling that for me' anyway
people do. 'ee , driving is dangerous and un-
In Detroit on the weekend. necessary. . •
motor city, we got 'talking ebout
Now, if somebrie •would design
how it's virtually impossible to a self propelled. flying machine
get anywhere in the huge, • ' that you could put in a back pack -
sprawling metropolitarearea with-,
Arthritis group
plans canvas
Directors of Seaford) for 'the -
,. Arthritis SOciety. .met •Tiiesdity
evening with Mrs, Betty • Jenkee
'Reid Representative, Ontario
e-Division fromee
discussecl • public relationee
covet•age,'eampaign canvass and:
a beat at_ the Seaforth Fair. The
Arthritis Campaign will take
place -in , Sept ember with
September 25th. to September
30th as Arthritis Week: •
• At the,meethig were President,
Ronald S. McDonald; Treasurer,
Mrs. Jane Golding; Public In-
formation, Director, .Leo Hagan;
Setimus Doherty incoming Grand.
Knight of ° the Knights of
Columbus for Seaforth and
District; Directors: Mrs. Elva
Ellis; Mrs. Margaret Sharp and
IVliss Janet Chili'.
The next meeting will he .held
the latter part of August.
You're
invited
• Monthly meeting of the
Hospifal Auxiliary will be held at
Seaforth Golf, Glub on June 13th.
Dinner at 6:30. Gtiest speaker
Mrs, Patrieia Rodney.
The regular monthly meeting of
the horticultural Society will be
held in Seaforth Public School on
June 14th, at 8 p.m. Guest
speaker will, be Blanche .Fewnall
Garrett; her topic being "A• taste
of the Wild" (about all kinds of
wild food cookery).
Seaforth Women's Institute
will join with the Hospital
Auxiliary for their dinner on
Tuesday evening June 13 at 6:30
p.m. at Seaforth Golf and Country
Club. Following the dinner
Seaforth Women Institute Will
hold their June meeting there.
Program will be the Roll Call
"Give a one minute commentary
on your most enjoyable trip."
Reports of the District Annual will
be given.
An Expositor Classified will
pay you dividends. Have you tried
one? Dial 527-0240.
To the editor:
Let's appreciate athlete
to clear the deficit at 'the 'Centre: . •
There was no error in setting the County
rate he previousyears. The. rate is Set by
Council who were informed of the -situation.
However :. theOntario Government, after the
•
,• It was indeed ten years , ago , that the
Optimist Club *came to Scaforth. It not only
came; it saw and it conquered. There was a
dire need for such an organizatipn and I think
that it has fulfilled that void.
Optimist Ken Campbell approached me in
1969 tie assist hint with that year's winter
carnival. ..Together we initiated 'snow
Sculpturing to faniilies and students in the
district schools.- i well remember Dr. Rodger
Whitman and John Talbot serving for yeals as
judges. All the. three schools opened their
amts so we 'could maintain keep -fit
competitions for our elementary schools. The
par'ade then and now was an annual highlight.
As on a calendar; the years have fallen as
leaves from a tree but the Optimists have -
risen to a better height through the years with
many renovations and facilities to the delight
of Seafth residents. Even though I retired
from teaching and front the C4th scene, I
remembered well my stay in yolir town.
We returned on the tenth annivereery- of the
'Optimist Club on invitation of Ken Coleman,
For 12 hours I relived some memories. So
many ex students now in their twenties
remembered the former Physical Education
Eyeglasses
Once again, I want to report to you readers
on the success of the Caribbean Hearing Aid
Program co-ordinated by the Ontario Ministry
of Education.
During 1977, Dr. Donald Hood,
Audiologist, and Mrs. Hood, a Speech
Therapist, visited St. Vincent in the West
Indies where they did follow-up work on
children previously fitted with hearing aidse
conducted tests and fitted aids for other deaf
children.
At this time, 65 children have been fitted •
with hearing aids donated to this program by
Canadians ftont coast to coast. And, like all
successful on-going and voluntary programs
we are again in. need of discarded hearing
aids.
out driving.
At times it looks like there are
more cars than people in ,the
Detroit area encl .:11°st of the cars
have one; person in theme .
I's not very efficient, but what
are you goipg to do in ,a city whose
people . make ,their, living, from
The people of Teckersmith may be proud to portant point to remember .here is that the ' cars, building them, 'designing
have a recreation .centre in their 'Municipality ' Province of Ontario Started paying a new, • them, . promoting theme selling
ilities-tiete-are-availableent--'grant-peogrerneto-a11-Municipaliti
at the Vanastra Centre. Perhaps Council shOuld about the same time as Vanaitta was , 'Because of a huge number of
be willing to face the problem.and be prepared ' established. 'grant now well exceeds well designed expressways' that
$100,000.00 per year. Therefore, is it really cties-cross Detroit and suburbs,
Vanastra Or the Ontario Government which getting around (except in rush
should getsome of the credit for the present hour) isn't as tough as it might
healthy financial position of the. Township! be. •
James I. McIntosh But for the poor, the, cai•less or
- the chicken, like yours truly,
Detroit offers very little in public • transportation compared to
Toronto -where a pretty well
organized subway and bus systern
can get you all over the city and
environs speedily.
Yes. 1 know transportation on
the lines of Toronto's wouldn't be
too practical here. Ho& many
customers would there be on the
Brodhagen eSeafort'n subway
every morning?
On the other hand, a Huron
County to Douglas Point Go train
might attraet a surprising number
0, • 16 L.
My objections to driving come
about as a result of 'a couple of
long car trips recently.
You . get rired, everybody in the•
car gets bitchy. The driver gets
careless and other drivers get
more so.
You get sick of-endless-bumper
to bumper on the expressways so
you take off down some two lane
roads. Though more scenic, the
two lane roads are twisty as a
caterpillar and your trip takes
twice as long. •
Before long the hazardous
scenic route is as mind numbing
as the speeding expressway, but
you've angled away from it and
there's no sense 'doubling back,
The disComfort of a long car
trip is one thing but what really
worries me is tar accidents. My
husband, who drives hundreds of
miles every week, has come upon
a Couple of fatal car accidents
lately. It's upsetting and the more
he drives the more he can't hey'
wondering when his number will
be up.
I admire truckers and others
who drive for a living for their
courage and skill.
I knokv many of our highways