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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-09-28, Page 3.SqPTVIO sweet ,men•••11.1 eeereeeneee 'Bullet Nose .Betty is part of a vanishing breca. ' .• The steam engine. r CN's last • operating steam locomotive was greeted by a eroi,yd"of onlookers when she steamed - Seaforth on Saturday' afternoon. Sonic .of. the crowd • . were. photognlphers, there to capture the. event .ow film, .. .• but, 'most 'were simply spectators, • eager to see a' steam engine firsthand. • The - engine' was built in in October, 1944. and is ovet_90 feet in (12.ngth. The engine's main "driving.' wheels • are 73 feet in diameter and the tender Carries 11,000 gallons of water and 5,000 gallons of fuel dit. For •a mimber of, yeays. Bullet', Nose Betty' sat in Jasper Park, Alberta but • three years ago .she/ was brought back to Montreal, rebuilt and put, back into semi-active service., , When' the engine is at full operating capacity, she • weighs 190 tons. The stew •engine picture in last week's Huron Expositor was incorrectly identified as Bullet Nose Betty. This Was another steam locomotive the, • Northern•.,W,Ihich visited • Seaforth approxinlately fen years. ago on an excursion run' from London to Stratford. Thetrain came to•Seaforth in conjunction with the. Stratford Fall Fair, r• IPM opening parade.Tuesday. This is one of Robert Bell Industries early . . . steam threshersdriving past crowds estimated at 30,000 an opening day. , The match continues till Saturday. (Expositor Photo) HPRC teachers settle for 7 1/4 % SEAFQRTH IN IPM PARADE well represtented at the Seaforth was 6 THg .HURON EXPOITO molting to say. by Suori White Short but not ver Crowd sees steam engine in.-,SedfOth it's a „shOrt cututnn this • week eeend nut a %vie' sweet one. ' Continuing thy erene c t ,lasst week w bon I took -breathless readees -terag on a hike up and down the gull.ys 'of Lake Huron. I 'had planned a -promotion in feyour of physical ' fitness. apd personal • responsibility . for same. in this week's column . instead, I want you to be the -first to know that I'm swearing, off fitness, never going for another walk in the great outdoors again and any time in the -future that I have some leisure I'm going. to spend,: Sitting on my • • behind: • The ' reason for• all this vehemence is the bad. not, to say critical, case of poison ivy that l„ so vividly up o t: soribi tht:dient (asst ‘veek's column, "I've never 1: a ease.-, like that': say the Lievestreck voices as they look at :the bumps and blisters on my legs and feet. I can keep an `audience ehthralled for hovers, talking about the itch that can't be scratches. the unbearable irritation. of sheets and socks and the like, The better half was laughing abo.ut 'Friday when it dawned that the. mosquito bite CO been scratchirg for a tew days was spreading, You see I've always sort of smugly thought that I don't 'get: poisOn ' ivy. I've blundered into the, plant befere.see, and never raised a welt. Which 'is not to say that. I hunted out a patch when we were on our hike. More-likely levas too dare tired to walk around instead of through it, He's not laughing now though as the majority of household chores (such ' es they are) have become his responsibility' as el hobble home from Work and4upstairs to lie down. • The - nice people at Seaforth Community Hos- OW and Seaforth Medical Cli,nie have given me TAW and•I'm confident th4 any- week now' the itching will Stop and I can grow a new layer -of skin. • , Trouble is. 'betere that happens I'll likely puss, the plowing match. the School-. Scandal 'and most anything else that involves• walking or sitting 'still. • • • - , I have to be in reasonable shape by Monday though. That's when Clive Buist has • me, and eome '0114 geihea pigs, leveed for. a physical fitness test, It Was e foregone conchision I'd .be a •- pitiful • specimen. Without.' game' new, clean skin I'm bound to set an. 'all time low for sc.dentary female 31 year If' you're coacerned about how fit you are and would like to know v. hat you can do tog,it in better shape: Clive Buist ' has arranged for personal physical fitness tests, conducted by experts froni the Ministry of Culture and Recreation, that you can book for --Thursday, October, 12 and Friday, October 13. The private tests take an hour and a quarter and you'll conic away with an exercise plan tailored to condition'you where, you need help. most. Monday's a preview. Interested? Cap Clive fast at 527-0882'. BOIet Nose Betty • Tor• sun, A LEISURELY RIDE -- Visitors at Sunday's leisurely pace orrthis haywagon. The team was Ciderfest could travel between the Van Egmond supplied ,by Warden Haney and Bill McLachlan. sausage. home and Seaforth Public School at a more (Expositor Photo), e(Continued from Page 1) He aid the funding may be the most' important aspect of the new committee's job. He told council the tommittee could be , composed of elected officials, FACS staff, citizens knd consumers to give it broad teptesentation, it cou Id be made uty of FACS workers to give it professional - eip" ertise or it could.be a standing committee of.council to give it maximum accountability to council . He added that which ever seteirt council chose the committee -would be required to report to. council. The' director said he felt the local committee' needed profeeelopeal expertise and for thatreason he.favored a committee that consisted of at least one FACS worker or a social woekee from another organization. He said ete felt the funding could be a 'stumbling block for• FACS workers if the oeemrnittee in charge of allocating funds was dot Made aware of problenis facing FACS pupotie.icher ratio and tra ,1„sfers. The teachers met. 125 of them. the sante night to ratify thJ agreement with, 95 percent voting for the pact. Trustee Vincent - Young. chief negotiator for the board. and Terry Craig. chief negotiator for the teachers, said they were pleased with the settlement and felt it was fair to both board and teachers. Mr. Craig commentedthat Mr. Youtig had 'approached the negotiations in a fair and honest manner and he himself was happy with the results'. workers or gaps ip services. • ' • Mr. Penn said the new system merely reduces paper worketid does little to change services provided to chidlren. He said the same amount of money will be budgeted .in Huron and the same services pi'ovidibd but pointed out' that through the local body FACS could have a louder voice with the ministry to have policy changes made to better conditions for children here. • Council seemed unconcerned with the added responsibility being .handed it. No councillor questioned Mr. Penn about implications or problems the switeh could Kaye for Huron. Warden Gerry Ginn said he was surprised by the lack of response from council consicleringthis•change "Looks a lot like districrhealth Councils that were so contraversial here Iwo years age." "However, "• added the' watelen, "I can see the needs and benefits of this change.** WELCOMING THE GUESTS' — Amanda. James was one of the local reSidents who greeted uests touring the histoili Van Egm • nd hciuse Hensall Anglican (Continued from Page 1' ) Mr, Andersen said for , many years, ..Hens'all was part of a three-point charge Which incluyted . Anglican churches in 'Thblin and Seaffa. ' On Sunday. Archdeacon C. Ladkds, of St. John's Church. Kitehener, the Archdeacon 'of Perth. who acted on behalf of the bishop~ of. the diocese.' closed the church by pronouncing the words he'was authorized to. use to declare the removal pt consecrationfront the church. ' In his sermon, the archdeacon recalled . some of the history of the 101 years of the church. . Rev. Anderson said the St. Paul's Anglican Church building will be sold to another ,religious denomination or sect if -the group wants to use the church to held their services. He' said the church wouldn't be sold' for use,as a co imercial 'building. • The miner added if the building couldn!,t be Id to another religious group. it could be tE en down and the land sold., St. Paul's nglican Church is on Queen Street in H all. You're invited kin us at the regular monthly meeting of ' the Seaforth Co-O'p. • Nursery School 'Tuesday, October .3,at 8:15 p.m. in the lower library; Everyone welco'me, (Continued from Page 2..) • gondoliers mafie. There, -arc •so many tourists in S square,that even the' famous .. pigeons have barely room to forage. Rome is remarkable, a bit frightening if you get off the beaten track and 'the English-speaking guide. After you've seen the Panfheare• St. Peter's. the Colosseum and the Vatican -City. relax. It would take tun months to do the city justice. A good bet ror sonic of that relaxation travel by express train from Romelto Genoa, where Chris Columbus was born, Train is fist, and you get g..ea t looks at the Mediterranean all the wee Op. By bus along the famous Cote d'Azur to tiny Monaco, rigidly ruled by a benevolent dictator. Prince Rainier. Took a iook at the royal palace. Not too impressed. Rather annoyed that Princess Gr didn't pop out to say Itdlln, but she 'as probably and cider • ' Anyone with a hankering for either a cool glass of fresh' apple cider or a hot, ,mulled •cinnamOn-flavored.' :cup. of hot . cider. probably turned up at Sutiday:s,Ciderfest. - This year's fourth annual Ciderfest, held at theyan Egmond house in Egmondville • and SegfOrth Public School; attracted the largest crowds ever. ' • Vivienne Newnham, of the Van Egmond Foundation,.• reported,. MondSy, that the group •raised $2,333.gross, an' increaSe over last year's receipts. • • , • • 'The Foundation has to sett ills before it will 'know exactly hown' iuch of this amount is •profit. • • ' The money will be used to 'continue the restoration of the Van Egmond home s,lonce owned by Constant Van Egmond, the son . of 'Colonel 'Anthony Van 'Egmond, pne of the leaders of the 1837 Rebellion, This year, added attractions at •the Ciderfest included a flower festival and art exhibition. The flowers, arranged by members • of the Seafoith.Horticultural Society, were nn display on• the, ground floor of the Van Egmond house,. • / A number of the arrangements were built around themes which portrayed• different aspects of pione4r life in, the 19th century. For exaMple,, Florence Elford's autumn arrangement was combined with • early butter making Utensils and another arrangement was built around utensils faind in a 19th century. school room. The upstairs of the Van Egmond home was turned into an art gallery with paintings by three area artists. Martha Rathburn of 'Goderich displayed brilliant yellow sunflowers and country scenes, Agnes Moon of the Clinton area exhibited Paintings of scenic spots such as Eugenia Falls, near Owen Sound and the Southampton beach and Ari Kain.der •Holinesville artist. showed a variety of countryside scenes., Paul Carroll, whozhaired the Ciderfests events at the Van Egmond home, said ne • will propose to the Foundation that the - over her daughter's marriage to that old French guy, when momma wanted Prince Chatles of Britain for her. . Nice was nice, though men en party all woke up with stiff necks from craning to see topless bathers of the international set. Very. very expensif. Oft' to Switzdland. through Geenoble, in Franc,e. another Olympics site Through the French Alps (not quite so scary) to Geneva and the calm. peace, *cleanliness and beauty that taracterize that country. !Twasn't always eo. Sew the huge-.statues of Calvin. J n Knox and .• Zwingli, protesta.at early birds, who got their kicke hear burning Catholics at the stake. Then to Haile, tee ca. pital , whose symbol is the bear: a• fine, ancient city. And so to'Luceeee. a small lovely lakeside resort city, where you once again have to .put a leash on your wife, because it's flower festival, and something re esenta- tive of the fine arts be included in future Ciderfests.$ Mr. carrell estimates from-the donations received, that abeitt 1,500 people visited- the Van Egmond home on Saturday and Sunday- to'see.the flowers and art. Other attractions at the home:included a ••• flea market which 'featured bath second- • ' hand articles, and crafts; as well , as a ' , cider-Making • demonStration, supervised by Gerald Martene. S•P The second t Par Of tiS year's Ciderfest was held at Seaforth Public School 'where there Wetie craft displays, well. as demonstrations of sausage-making, chair caning, cider pressing,,spihting, weaving, painting and .quilting, • . One pOpular attraction' at the School was a display of antique Music boxes, owned by Murray Draper of Clinton, The music boxes, in production frail 1850 to 1415'in Germany and the United States, produced tunes •on' circular metal discs. A.;steel "Comb" made •up of many "teeth.' provides a musical. note wf'ien a tooth is. vibrated. The vibration is thed ' • amplified by'the wooden case to produce a sweet, tinkling note. The music boxes went out of production with the development' of the phonograph. Today the Regina company, once the largest producers Of the melodious music boxes, .makes vacuum ' Among the music boxes in Mr. Draper's' collection was a dainty 'Polyphoo, the smallest music box manufactured., made about 1,900 in Germany., A second popular musical attraction vat, the Mode1,125-44 Military Band Orga‘c Wurlitzer, owned by George Money, ()I' R R.2, Goderich. The Wurlitzer reproduce's, among other . Instruments, the sound of 13 trumpets, 10 pipes as well as piccolos, trombones and other wind instruments. Craftpeople who exhibited inside the school included' Jerry Sweeney, an artist famous for gold, silver, 'and watches. the best in the world. It's up early for along, long ride to Paris. It's all that is claimed for it. We saw it from four vantage points: by bus oe the way thrKigh: blazing with light at night on our way home from a party; by bus and on foot nest morning: and from a 'cruise on the S in a in the afternoon. And ,barely toe the highlights. I could live there fee a sear, and still hae'te :things to see. • This is beginning to sound like a dull travelogue. Its main purpose is to suggest that when you do Europe by coach, whatever the length of your trip, you are really On' the move. If you, want a relaxing holiday, stay home, or rent a cottage. If you want the experience of a lifetime, take It coach tour, Don't listen ito well-meaning friends. Yon don't need six rolls of toilet Payer. You fitee Zurich': members of the Huron Tract Weavers Guild, Oliver Pryce who collects antique brass •.- bells and -quitter Mrs. Reston Dallas.•' • Doit Graham of Nile, who has. supplied . the Ciderfest • with homemade sausage since the event began. led 'the team of 'volunteers who made and sold sausage at the-school, Dorothy Williams, who chaired events at the• school, • said . she has already had requests from other craftspeople who hope to exhibit at next year's 'Ciderfest.. - Visitors to • the Ciderfet were trans- , perted by wagon from th e Van' Egmond hom e to the school. The team :of horses donated for the afternoon's chore were owned by Warden Haney and Robert McLachlan. • Mrs. . Newnhate said the Ciderefest was truly "a community effort", and that the Van Egmond Foundation is "terribly ,,grateful" to'the people who volunteered their time to help' at the evept, Among the volunteers who assisted with ' this year's festival were Pat Armes. and 6rece .Hussey who co-ordinated voluntary Leen:mune at the fan hgmoncl house; winti McLean, Jim Rivers, Arnold Stinssen and Katie Teal who' sold admissions at the school; Grace and Terrence Hussey who coeirdinatell activities in the house; Dr. Rodger Whitman veho manned the honey stand; Walter Armes who sold.tickets on the hay wagon rides( NOrm MacLean and ,Pat •Ar•mee, who sold hot cider; Gladys Van• 'e•Egroond ';and Dorothy Williams .Who 6o-ordinated demonstrations at the school, leope Rowat who managed the hamburger stand: Betty CardnO who supervised refreshments sold inside the school, Gerald . Martene and Andy-Weete, who manned the cider press and Bob Bettye, the rider at the school.. vlona Enzenberger co-ordinated the sale of Van -Egmond books, cards 'and stationery and the draw for' two, lawn chairs, donated by Sills Hardware. Mrs. Ncvdnham said'this year's Ciderfest was "the best we've had in four years". )1; don't need clothes hangers (we took half a •dozeit and lugged them all over the cont ineht ). Choose clothing with care: something for cold. soniething for hot, something for wet, something for smart. You don't, even the, women ,•ne'ed a new outfit every day. Take permanent press stuff. Arrange your tour through a reliable travel agency.: It doesn't cost any • more and could save you many a headache. We didn'.t have a single hitch, including fourteen hotels, five boat trips, two buses,. one train, one hovercraft and two litnou- v, sines. So. Just arrange that second mortgage on your house, and away you" go, foreign • dictionaries in„hand. Don't blame me if you - collapse in Cologne andhave to be shipped. hack in a box. There'll probably be an air strike, 'and you can raise a real stink, even after death. (Continued . from "Page 'I) Seven. wit It twelve years experictice, The new contract also provides for an increase in he accumulation of sick days from 220 to 30. A new meth d has been introduced for the calculation of e responsibility allowance paid to principals The classroom provision. formerly in effect, as been converted to a percentage of salary to recognize experience and Verifications. Clauses contained in the agreement for the 'first time include- principal's .tenure, May be resp4isible for Childrens' Aid Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley •