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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-09-28, Page 2• e • Expositor )asks: Will you go kick to trains? By Debbie Bonney 1. With the ,.problems Air Canada naS been having with strikes recently, Expositor Asks this week decided to ask local people "bo you think more people will start going back to train travel now that there's been so much of d problem with the airlines?" Mrs. Frank Dolmage of R.R.1. Seaforth said "I wouldn't think so. It's gotten to be too_ common to fly and get where you're going a lot faster than,by train." Mrs. Cleave Coombs of Egniondville said, "I know myself, I like the train. Yes, I imagine they would. It's more reliable.' They're not going on .strike all the time." Although there isn't pasIsenger train, service in the Seaforth area, Mrs. John Kellar of 86 Centre St., Seaforth said if it were available at competitive prices with bus travel she thought more people would take the train. ' But she kdded that the public is rather fickle-that thet:tdd take advantage of the train operation they had Welton& and theft if air travel came back a little more solidly they'd go back to that. Mrs. Bruce Moir of 86 Oxford Street in Hensall said. "Probably not • much dif- ference? hey get, there quicker on..a plane . and people nowdays have to get there," Mrs. Nelson Hood of R.R.3. Kippen said "1 think they would be a lot surerif they went by train." She pointed out that some people buy airplane tickets for their destination a month ahead and then if.the airline goes on strike they can't go. "It's (air travel) a lot faster abut the tortoise wins the race," she said. Mrs.-Lorne Elliott of R.R.2, Staffasaid. "I rather doubt it. Wit people are in too big a hurry." • George Coville of Dublin said. "I still travel ,by airline. I would say no (to the qt4tion) because it's faster. "When I nut to get. some place I like to. get, there in hurry." Mrs. Alex Glinitille Of R.R.4,-NStalten said she'd think.that-anycine who had to depend on getting some - place at a certain time Would probably a tram because they're more 'dePtntlable, "I'd be trying it .anyway," she said. The world as kids see it • iv • Swartzeniruber for the sum of $5,000. , over to the town at no charge. The farmers in the Farquhar District who The Walton W.M.S. and W.A. groups' of have silos have purchased a Corn harvester Duff's United Church, Walton, met at the and W. Ballentyne has the pontract of running it. home of Mrs. Ronald Bennett with 23 ladies , present., . Classified Axis pay dividends. ' OCTOBER 5, 1928 . The annual Field Day of the Seaforth Collegiate Institute was held at the Driving Park. The weather was cloudy and cold. The Senior Girls Championship was wen by Elizabeth McLean, the runnes„:sup being Norma Bolton. • , The Junior Championship was a tie between MerrilBeattie and Norma Hab kirk -and-Jean f rost-was -runner up. • — "" The annual Plowing Match of the Huron Plowman's Association was held at the farm of David Boyd of Leadbury. John. C. 'Doig of Tuckersinith successfully ,pass ed his law examination, having obtained 90 per cent. Frank Dempsey of Manley bad the -misfortune to have an artery cut in his arm by coming in contact with glass. Messrs. Petty and Wren 6f Hensell made another trip with their truck to Toronto making a good .sale of their eggs in the Queen City, John Kennedy of Dublin purchased from. Wm. Burk-e, Hibbert, a very fine Hereford bull. _ Mr. Andrew McLellan, an employee at the flour mill 'had his arm badly torn by a belt. :the re-opening services in connection with the Cromarty Presbyterian Church were held Sbuday and were largely attended. Mr. and Mrs. Ch'as'. Holbein, well known residents of Seaforth, celebrated their 64th anniversary of their marriage. , OCTOBER' 2,1953 .Seaforth Publid School Board has offered to turn thesild school buildings and property Absolutely my last column about trips.to Europe, cross' my heart and spit. Just a few final impressions and some tips 'to those who haven't ,done__it _ before. Travel to Europe, that is. • Holland is flat and flower-filled: flowers everywhere. We • visited a local cheese factory and , I was suckered into buying a real cheese knife with a Delft handle, and a two-pound cheese which my wife -maligned bitterly every time 'she had to restore the, peace: --Went up. into a working windmill, of "which there are only a few left. An awesome experience, with the great stones grinding'and the vasts,sails whirling; like something out of the middle ages. Saw the biggest flower market in the world, where the lots of flowers are Wheeled in, prices flash on a coinputerized„ board, and buyers. sitting in a sort of amphitheatre, make their bids by pressing a button which identifies them. Holland was also a sort of Memory trip for me. Went wit: in a few miles of Gorinchen, Where '1 was shot down, and passed the city oft! i recht. where I spent several days and, made the Great Escape (seVen minutes duration). Same in Germany. We, spent a .night at Frankfurt, where I had-passed three days and nights way back then, in solitary, at an interrogation centre, waiting rather anxiously for the whips and the thumb." 'screws. When I was finally brought in for questioning, there weren't any, but There were Sub t reaTS "knave ye haf vays of making you talk," They shook me a bit by showing me a huge looseleaf folder, with the numbers of most Air Force squadrons, including my own, containing a pretty goOd list of the personnel.' Don't worry: I didn't talk. Didn't know anything except how to get a Typhoon off the ground and on again, , Innsbruck in Austria worth visiting. Up, up through the.Tyrolean Alps, then down, down through them, everyone a 13:t tense on the curves, to the beautiful old city nestled like a jewel in a 1,alfey ,, mountains all around, Oly.mpie ski jump just up there. Take in an evening of local entertainment, yodelling, dancing, singing. Robust good fun.' There were about eighteen different nationalities in the audience the night we wife loose with a credit card there. de in n let io yrenocu, Florence, where gold and leather are beautifully worked and just half the price of back home. Venieo•zstinks. Or so they tell me. With my bashed-up beak I didn't notice a thing. The waterways are controlled by the (Continued otrt Page Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley II , xpolitto - (tut Alurvii Since 1860, Serving the COmmtinity First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO. „every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS. PUBLIWERS,LTD. ANDREW Y. MeLEAN. Publisher • SUSAN WHITE, Editor- Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Atitit Bureau of Circulation ,..., • • • Subscription Rates: Canada in advance) $12.00 a Year Outsidetanada tin advance) $20.00 a Year SINGLt COPIES --L. 25 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 • Telephone 527-0240 THURSDAY , SEPTEMBER 28, 1978 couriwous Government spending is out of control: where? Seaforth council did something, courageous at its last meeting. Often this newspaper finis itself being critical,and saying that council did something silly or S., ething that it could have thought over a little more. It's refreshen ,give,out a _deserved compliment. " Ourcouncil voted t %wire future full time ernrYlbyees of Seaforth to_ live in town as a con ion of their employenent.. Two main reasons were involved. A 4tfajnri troll-m=11 reasoned-thattow6 employees shoutd-t town so that they are close at hand in. emergencies...storms .or disasters where their work as public servants is crucial. That's . Corhipon dense. The other argument" for having town employees live in town is perhapt more controversial. It goes something like this: if you work for a town and your salary is paid by ,its residents, you should'also be a Aaxpayerand resident part of the community. Living in the town that pays you gives you more stake in its welfare, helps you understand the p lace, maybe even helps you do a better job. We think council made• the• right decision when it voted for a residency rule; It won't cause any. hardship because the rule does not apply toNyone who's already a Seaforth employee. There's no need to worry ak:;ut families being uprooted, children haying to switch achoola and other wholesale disruptions. • ' Present employees made their job arrangements with' the town before the rule came in force: It's important that no pressure be put on them to move into Saaforth if ,they don't live here now, Ws only fair though that if employees who live outside town change permanent, residence that the move be made to Seaforth, as the rule requires. „ A . The wholesUbject is 'a tricky one that causes high. feelings. Council deseries credit for plunging in and coming up with a frrm written policy that should prevent Misunderstanding and criticism hi. the future. You'll enjoy the match By the time readers get a hold of their paper the PloWing Match - outside of Wingham. will be under . Way. This I nternationalMatch., is just more than a day Off for the farmers. It is an opportunityto see new types of machinery, hear of new seed varieties and test out some of thoSe heaVy duty tractors that some may have been dreaming about to get the back 500 in order-before the snow flies instead of during the first snow flurries.. But farmers should n,ot be' the only ones taking in the exhibits at the ' match. Anyone from the urban side of lifecould benefit from exppsure to life on the land. . It would doe lot Of angry conners good to seepst how much those 1?ig harvesters cost, &bow much seed is required for one.acre of crop., But this is not the onliangle to the International Plowing Match. The:Fedelation of Agriculture as wellas the National Farmers Union anththe Christian Farmers Federation will be present to show how .their organizations work for the betterment of the farmer. • And for ,wo n- who are not .keen on seeing more, machinery than they already she at home'there are full days of exhibits of fashions and horticulture. ,If you are o' • -ring about commodity groups or Marketing boards, t ey too 'ill be on The scene. , he Match. No one. needs an, invitation to learn more, or see more. The International Plowing Match offers something for everyone, no matter what walk ,o1 life. , What is more important than harmonious relatiohs between the farming community and the urban cOmmunity'rOor an enjoyable day head.to the Match at Jim Armstrong's farm 3/4 of a mile south east of Wing,ham. Just fellow the signs. If there's anything Canadians are united, m it's the belief that government spending is out of hand. Where the iunity breaks down, however, is 'in who's to blame. An example of this was pointed out by a letter in 'a Toronto newspaper last week. Earlier an artist' bad written to the paper decrying the government's cutback in grants to the arts. Her letter was replied to by an accountant who more or less told her that' she was a. welfare bum. He said that grants to the arts was taking money)from those who.. could hack it and giving to those who can't. A good many of us take. -this kind of OCTOBER 4, 1878 Our genial and talented citizen W. N. Creswell has again received several prizes .at the Provincial Exhibition. For oil painting he has been awarded three first prizes and in water colours two firsts and one second. ' The farm of Robert Smillie 12th conces- sion. McKillop was sold by an auctioneer J.P.Brine and was purchased by James Coates of Hibbert for $2,624, The new bell for the Lutheran Church at Zurich has arrived and has been .placed in ,position. It weighs 800 "lbs •and has 'a very fine tone. The "farmers busy__ , are sy taking up .their potatoes' Some are complaining of rot. There i's a fair average crop this season at Kippen. ' OCTOBER 2', 1903 ' Among those from. Huron County who won prizes at the Western Fair were George Dale.'Erili ;rian Butt, and John Avery, Mr. D. Urquhart of Hensall is making large shipments of oatmeal. y Large quantities of grain are being delivered at the Seaforth Milling, Company Thos. Daly of Egmondville has purchased the Megary Store on Main Street. The price was $915.00. James Scott of the firm of Scott Bros. left on dbusiness trip to Manitoba and will likely be away until the snow flies. W. R. Connte'r has leased the Henderson cottage on John Street and has moved int it. Got& Stewart of Seaforth was in "the Leadbury district buying hay and also lambs for shipping. • Percy Smith of Leadbury has leased the farm of :fames Bell Jr. on the 6th line. Mt. Samuel DietZ of Blake has sold the old Dietz homestead in. Hay to his neighbor C. professions, Nearly all professionals have • been subsidized by farmers and 'factory workers to get to the position they hold today. Even oncethey're comfortably settled in their position people such as accountants are benefiting from government every day. If not for' governmfff requirements for records for income tax, for' instance, would, accountants be so much in demand and earning such good salaries?' Or lawyers: if not for the increasing read tape brought in by goyernments (made up mostly of lawyers) who would need a lawyer? ' We're all dependent on government for a., ad; orthat someone.woOld pay:deady for his not getting it. Many: dedicated free enterprisers exist these days becausetheir companies produce. for the government, from parts for military aircraft:to printing for all that government paper work. Big companies like Ford, even demand a subsidy or. they'll locate elsewhere. then there's the 014 Argument about farm sulOdies .and, who: they benefit.. The consumers ,say the • subsidieS are to help consumers and arc' part of a. cheap food policy. However you slice it,' we're getting, cheaper food than we would ' without government intervention. i haven't, yet heard a free neterpriser complain about that. Farmers, of course. are apt to 'yell about government as rrwch as anybody, yet they're alSo apt turn to.government when ihere:s trouble. *lien cutbacks in,„ the, federal governmetn's agricultural . budget were' announced,'a wail of protest went up fromithe form 'community: • And that is the sad truth about our present situation:. everybody thinks the government should cut back, but it should always be the other guy who gets cutback. Government waste is everywhere, except in our favourite program: If we're for health •and welfare then we feel it should be' exempt and cats should be in all those other "wasteful programs". If we support the arts, then that area shotildn't be touched, If we think the' armed: forces arc our salvation then we should be increasing, not decreasing spending. The point is That nearly all govern ment - spending was instituted because somebody demands it. Thus if the governMent is going to ut back on services, the same people w o demanded the service are going to scream foul. . We all can gripe -about the over blown bitreacracy but: that too is a simplification. It's easy to think the other guy isn't doing anything when you're .net doing his job. Change places, however and you might be surprised,how .Much. Work 'he has to do. I'm `as :much a critic of government as anyone else,. To, me government has grO-wn too big, too unWeildy and too expensive. I think there's a lot of waste in money and in time in thOse huge govern ment .complexes. whether they belt) Torontoor Ottawa. But I alsO would hate' to do without some •of the services the government provides. I'd hate to have to step at toll gates every few piles down the road to pay the cost of the highway. I'd' hate to de without the C.B.C., • for all its faults-.and' be stuck watching American trash like ThredsCompany. I'd hate to have to pay over $100 a day for a stay in .11.opitai„ There. arelets of government 'services I could gladly do without, but then you'd probably 'hate to- have those ,go. So let's at least be thoughtful and honest abotit thiS whole, business of government spending cuts. Like it or not we're hooked on this business of government intervention in society. Government spending may hurt, but the withdrp i4;is of the government suddenly 'I t of .all its programs would hurt more. We can't have all the good things and low taxes too. If we really want .,the govern Tent to cut back, we've got to be ready to do with less ourselves not expect the other guy to pay the .price while 'we remain unscathed. • Behmd the Scenes By. Keith Roulston: attitude:that we're completely guiltless1 Of ..e govern .. .adding spending and that' it;s. alWays someone else who's. to bionic:. The .•-• Accountant no doubt really believes that he's „„. . supporting assorted lower types like artit'isT'gaeriiirient over spending. Say you're a and people on unemployment insurance and '' truck tympany owner, then . you're able to •..' getting-very.little out of the syStem in return. stay : in.: business because yOu're being All he can see is his.highincome tax bill and _subsidized by' a lot: of ordinary peopre who he can't. see ..the benefits. He conveniently help pay the expense of our road system,,If it. forgets, however that governnient spending- wasn't .for that free rood syStem would 1'i1.10(.' has.played a large part in his sucess in life. comapnies have takenover so. Much business subsidized. It takes:agood deal of schooling government road system, -r. to 'get to be an accountant 't (on a school I •reniember dealing with a newspaper teacher or alawyer or a doctor or a nay* or man once who was a dedicated free ' any other profession). Education is almost enterpriser right down to. his boots. He was totally paid for through tax money. Even at* always beefing about government spending the 'university level where there is a tui tion • and• talking abOut how governmetn ,should ?be, the overwhelming burden of th& cost of get out Of this or that and turn it over to 'the -education falls on the taxpayer, and often on private buSiness. Yet if he saw that a a 'taxpayer who will never get a, chance, to government 'advertisement had been, placed take advantage of the system himself so that in another paper and , not in his, he nearly he can' move . upward to the ,nigh-paying • had a heart attack trying to get hold , of ' . from the railways? i rrid if you:re that most For one thing; he probably wouldn't be an . independent of today's folk heros, '‘a- truck accountant- if he hadn't been.,..,subsidized driver, you're equally a product or that much in the same way that artist was being living no rnatterpfqv 'Much' we Protest that •' we're free enterprisers all the way and, the . other guys the one' who's ' to blame for • In the years agone Cresswell won prizes in 1878 I-, •