The Huron Expositor, 1978-06-29, Page 22Balloon does Michigan
Ontario flight, in one'clay
The distance between
Michigan and Ontario may be less
than we think. Sunday ,afternoon,
George Wesenburg of Brussels
found a helium filled balloon
around 4 p.m.
He called the phone number on
the balloon's tag and found it had
been launched at a Sunday School
picnic, in Ubly, 'Michigan about
30 miles west of Lake Huron that
morning between 9 and 10 a.m.
Prevailing winds apparently
carried the balloon, one of a large
number launched by all the
children at the picnieafoss lake
Huron and into Northern Huron
County in about six hours.
22 THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 20, 1978
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They all have to work together. All must
,have, the. support of the..people..
Or there is nci Town.
Give your local merchant a chance for your
business. You shouldn't Pend your hard
earned money with him unless hivelection is .•
adequate and his price competitive.
But give him the first opportunity to make
the sale.
For the local retailer pays the highest
percentage of local taxes. He most often
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is the ciVioleader who dedicates his timt. and
'talents to his town. He is contacted first
for contributions to charitable projects. He
provides jobs. Without his store you haye
no town.
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Give the local
merchant ea fair
shake
This 'message courtesy' or,
the ~iur6n (fxpositor
Singe 1860. Serving the Community First
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Remembering . .
The little hmise out back
his. his. educator', he was employed
for several years in banks in Blyth
and Dunnville, Ontario.. Later, he
'returned to Hullett to resume his
farming interests. In 1965, he
was married in Belgrave to the
former Florence Rinn. Following
their marriage', the couple lived in
Hullett and have been situated
there-until-the present time.
Mr. Cartwright was a well-
known person in Londesborough
and surrounding area and an
active member in community and
church activities. He has -been in
the Hullett Masonic Lodge A.F.,
and A.M. #568 for a ,number of
years and was a leader of the first
Londesborough Cub Pack from
1975-1978.
NORMAN O. CARTWRIGHT Kennedy, John Spence and Thigh
A lifelong resident:of the eighth Flynn, Flowerbearers were
concession of Hullett Township, Clifford Adams, 'Bruce Roy and
Neiman Cecil 'Cartwright, died Mark Kennedy,
suddenly at his home on „ DOVQ[40 Mit lVicKELLAR
'Wednesday,. June 21, 1978. He The dealt , occurred at
was in his 37th year. University Hospital, London en
Mr. Cartwright was born ,ln
Clinton, on July 26, 1941, to Cecil Saturday, June 24 of Douglas Neil
and. Edith Cartwright. Followingz
McKellar,todonl Heofwa8s6
43,
Street,
Along 'with his wife, Florence,
Mr. Cartwright is survived by two
sons at home, John and Claude,
ages 10 and 9 respectively. He is
also survived by his mother, Mrs.
Edith Cartwright- of Clinton- and
two brothers, Howard, of
Londesborough and Keith of
London.
Funeral services were held
from Ball FuneraPHome .on June
23, with Rev. Stan C. McDonald
officiating. Interment followed in
the Clinton Cemetery. ' Pall-.
bearers were Ted Overholt,
Gerrit Wilts, Jim Carter, Wayne
' A native of Hibbert, he was a
son of the late Lindsay McKellar
and 'his wife Gladys Miller,
Following, attendance at area
schoels he, 'yVag .employed at
Bendix in Hensall.
He is survived by his widow the
former Joyce Kehn to whom he
was married in Seaforth in 1965
and by children Linda,
Rebecca. David and Carol. He
also is survived by brothers -
Malcolm, Kitchener; Laurie,
Cromarty; FeiguS, $eaforth and
Robert, Egmondville and by
sisters Jeanette, Mrs. Wallace,
Oil City and Bernice, Mrs. Bruce
Armstrong, Ataffa,
The remajnkrested at the Box
Funeral Home, Seaforth until
Monday when Rev, W,J. Murray
of Mitchell conducted a service.
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pallbearers
HarO Harold
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Frank Kehn, Cameron McDonald
and Arthur McCallum. Flower
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Jeffrey McKellar,' Ronald Kelm
and Stephen Scott.
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"When memory keeps me company,
Moves me to smiles or tears, .
TwO weather-beaten objects
Loom up through mists of years:
Behind the old school-house they 'stood
A hundred feet or more ,
And hurrying feet had worn a path
Straight to each swinging. door."
AnOn.
When the Board of Trustees of every rural
school section• contemplated the erection and
equipping fo a. new school-house, particular
attention had to be given to the necessary
outbuildings. The construction of the girls'
.and boys' conveniences was imperative and
became known by various •appelations;
outhouse, backhouse, closet,_, toilet, biffie,
two-holer, outdoor plumbing, parliament
The Department of Education' showed as
much concern over the erection' of these twin
buildings as they did with the school-house
proper. The plans and specifications for theSe
out-buildings ,were an- intergral part of the
school's design. and 'had to be incorporated
into the contractor's tender.
It is doubtful whether any school board or
contractor considered the official blue-print
for the toilets serously. In actual practice the
local design was simpler and produced a very'
serviceable building. Specifications
recommended flap-hoards tier easy access at
the rear for cleaning purposes as well
as galvanized iron pails under each scat. Some
boards hesitated to comply with the in-
structions since the former provided handy
clandestine opportunities to study part of the
human xanatomf of unsuspecting specimek.
In winter the cold icy blasts of wind and
snow had an uncanny knack of filtering under
the flapboard causing the convenience to be
anything but convenient. In place of the
catch-buckets under the toilet scat, the board
found it more functional to dig a trench
beneath the service portion of the outhouSe.
Each spring the night soil had to be removed:
Sometimes an excavation was made nearby
and the mal-olorous contents deposited there
in arid covered with earth to create little
mounds.
Some engaged a farmer to. remove this
human excrement when he was cleaning up
his barnyard of its accumulation of manure.
Despite thig extremely disagreeable, offensive
and unhygienic task some semblance of
cleanliness was obtained to meet the
scrutinizing eye of the inspector when making
his semiannual visitation.
The erection of a fence to screen the front Of
each privy often resulted in an enclosure
which acted as a snowtrap in winter or made
supervision from a distance rather difficult.
irksome instances the board-members-found it,
convenient to dispense with this visual barrier
and accomplished the same objective' by
placing the privies 'at a discreet distance from
one another at the rear of the school-house.
The term, discreet, really meant the extreme
width of the school yard.
' The privy was well-named for it was in
ingenious device for preserving human
privacy. The carpenter by simply shifting the
door to one side was able to use the remainder
of the front wall as a blind for the service
corner. This, combined with the fact that the
door mining inward, Streended any sitting
member from, public gaze whether the
entrance was open or not. All too. often; the
door sagged just enough to scrape the floor so
the opening could be readily adjusted to
provide the maximum amount of fresh air,
light and the desired range of view with• the
minimum chance of self-exposure.
Who could Wish for More? This hindrance to
the free movement of the door bad an added
advantage for it stymied the wind 'from
blowing it open when visitor was otherwise
preoccupied. The life-expectaticy-of a latch or
inside catch on the door was extremely short
for a break-in or a break-out was always
occurring as the pupils were over participating
in various shenanigans. The privy was the
recognized place 'of safety for anyone
attempting to escape from pursuing "Out-
laws." If one had anything of a confidential
nature"to, impart to a friend, the parliament.
building was the ideal place in which to
communicate.
Upended
During the summer months the perversity
of youth led many outhouses to be upended.
As they., lay in a prone position, they were
silent sentinels to the fact that school was out,
its-members-no-longer-in-session::-klew days
before the opening of school in mid-August a
work-party reactivated the, fallen con-
veniences. When certain board members
became indignant with the regularity with
which these ourhouses were overturned, they,
had them securely anchored with wire braces •
and .stout stakes. It likewises reduced the.
possibility of •the utility being moved as a
hallowe'en prank.
'The size of the hole or holes in 'the school
privy did not always complement the size of
the rear, portion of a pupil's anatomy so that
°ems ionally someone \fiad to , effect an
embarrassing rescue. A small grade one tot
after having secured permission to go out back
by raising the hand and displaying one or two
fingers was often caught short and decided to
,roost in a hole much too large forher slender
body. Her form jack-knifed into the orifice and
she was unable to, extricate herself. Her'
stifled cries for help failed to reach the
schoolhouse proper.'
It was only when the conscientious teacher
missed her entire grade one class that she left
the classroom to investigate and heard the
sobs of the beleagured urchin. As she neared,
the whimpering ceased suddenly and the
child, deject but unhurt, asked to 'haVe her,
bigger sister come to her assistance. Believing
that discretion was the better part, of valour in
such as delicate matter, the sister was duly
summoned and in a matter of minutes both
girls were back in the schoolroom without
showing any outward Signs of - having
participated in anything approaching a
tragedy.
As summer approached the stench made
these outhouses unpleasant but' winter
brought a different story and children. only
asked to leave the classroom when further
postponement would have ended in a
calamity. Winds piled snow to ,unprecedented
• heights outside and inside to the very throne
of-this structure, The -task-of alinvellitig arid
Sweeping off the seat delayed the response to
nature's call. Carelessness made the frosted
seats a frozen jungle of filthiness and the cold
reception was not too pleasant.
Besides, the business of undressing, and
dressing was not a simple matter as the
children wore as many clothes in those days as
'an explorer bent on an Arctic expedition
would require today. It is atraism to state that
few lingered long on what they left behind,
Outdated newspapers and old issues of
Eaton's and Simpson's catalogues served as
toilet tissue.
Today, outhouses are no more but serve as
conversation topics when seniors'consider the
comfort and luxury with 'Which presentday
students enjoy the facilities provided it is a
far cry from the small dilapidated cubical Set
out back to the modern well-appointed
rest-moths complete with flush toilets,
wash-basins, paper towels and showers.
Brussels Stockyard Report
The market at Brussels Stock-
yards on Friday met a very dull
demand on steers- and heifers,
cows traded higher. There were
_752 cattle and 1375 pigs oh offer.
Choice Sie'ers -- 62.00 to 64.00
with sales to 64.10.
Good Steers — 60.00 to 62.00.
Six steers consigned by Allan,
Choice Cows — 4529 ,0 to 47.00
With sle-st:5 4B:Citf."
Good Cows — 42.00 to 45.00.
Canners & Cutters — 38.00 to
41.00.
,-;•' Bulls traded to-a high of 52.75.
All weights of Pigs traded
30 to, 40 — lb. pigs traded to a
-Fforgburgh—Fif —R.R.1, Holstein,
averaging 1,315 lbs. sold for 64.10
with his lot of 10 steers averaging
1325 lbs. selling for 64.00.
Sixteen steers consigned b§ K
& L 'Beef Farms of Ethel
averaging 1147 lbs. sold for
63.85.
Two steers consignedby Bai:ry
''Jacklin of Bluevalty averaging
1090 lbs. sold for 64.00.
Twelve steers. consigned by
Carl Fitch & Sons of Wroxeter
averaging 1154 lbs.' sold for 63.80
with their 25 steers averaging
1103 lbs.. selling for an overall
price of 63.20.
A heifer consigned by Wm.
Rintoul of Wingham weighing
1010 lbs. sold for 62.75.
Charges arising from a
defective scale discovered in a '
routine inspection at Topnotch
Feeds Limited have resulted in
fines of $100 on two charges
under the Federal Weights and
Measures• Act in court in
Goderich.
, Machugh of the, weights
and Measures Branch, Constimer
, and Corporate Affairs, said
inspectors discovered the
discrepancy in a routine control
inspection. . •
He said 'other companies have
had problems with this particular
type Of weighing machine and
inspectors were doing a control
check. This was the first such
offence for Topnotch. .
Check spots
scale defect
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high of 39.00.
40 to 50 = lb. pigs traded to
a high of 47.00.
50 to 60,— lb. pigs to a high of
-55:50.
60 to 70 — lb. pigs to .a high of
58.00.
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