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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1978-10-26, Page 2 (2)Sugar and Spice by Bill Smiley • is stuck somewhere in the mail al ettes..00,-0 Clarence Trott i*OiveloBA:itt 1953 littrou. xPogito.r . • Since 1860,'Serving the Conimunity First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by Mel,EAN BROS, PUBLISHERS LTD. ANDREW. Y. McLEAN, Publisher SUSAN WHITE: Editor ALICE NewsEdItor Member CattaBlitin-Commtinity Newspaper Association, Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and. Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates.: Canada.(in advance) $12.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES —'25 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 Telephone 527-0240 Outside Canada lin advance) 520,00 a Year A SEAFORTH, ONTARIO; OCTOBER 26, 1978 Is Seaforth perfect? If you think Seaforth is an absolutely perfect little town, with no problems now and none expected in future, don't attend the ratepayer's meeting on Monday night. • If you've had, nothing but praise for council's actions over the past two years-and are prepared to- rubber stamp-everything _.it.. has. dortein your name, ,with your money, don't attend Seaforth's ratepayer's meeting . Monday night. If you think grass roots democracy is a waste of time anthiverd aft be better off if regional government were imposed from Toronto to run Seaforth from a distance, dbn't bother, to, attend the ratepayers' meeting Monday night. • After all, there are a million and one more important things to do. You could stay home and watch tv., orwaSh your hair. You really should do some baking, go down to.the hotel for a few drinks, attend that church meeting, visit your friend or go to bed early. Or maybe you could just hang around downtoWn and hope Hallowe'en hi-jinks get started early. If you're happy to hand over your tax dollars to the local council, PUC and school board and really don't care what they do with the loot, it'll be a waste of your time to attend Seaforth's ratepayers' meeting. If you're one of the lonely, responsible few who feel otherwise, see you at the ratepayers' 'meeting. Monday October 30, upstairs in the town hail at 8 pm. Behind the scenes No room for Masseys now Seaforth - a train's eye view A council we'll live with means. Werre referring to the fact that there's to be no election for council in town this year. Town council elections in Seaforth have gone from one extreme to the other in recent years. We've had trouble getting enough candidates 'to fill council seats by acclamation some years. Then two years ago we had a jam packed ratepayers' meeting when more candidates than ,you. could shake a stick' at were thoroughly grilled by the electorate. This year, Seaforth has picked the seven men (Once again we have no women councillors) who will run the town for the next two years, almost by default. Three incumbent councillors aren't standing again; three new men filed nomination papers and will slip 'into the vacant seats. . The experience and common sense of veteran' councillOrs Wayne Ellis and Bill Bennett will be misses on the 1979 council. They've both carried more than their share of the council workload for several terms. The Other retiring councillor, Ken Roth, served his finst term and really didn't have a chance to gain wide municipal experience., With 3-councillors starting their second terms and three new ones, a lot of responsibility In the new council will fall on reeve John Flannery and deputy Reeve Bill Dale, both of iivhorn have spent many years in local politics. The race for mayor, which sees incumbent Betty Cardno facing a former councillor, John Sinnamon, is the main spark of interest in an otherwise boring election. Mr. Sinnamon deserves credit for making suit one race at least isn't cut and dried acclamation. Things perk up a bit too with a race for PUC. Dr. Rodger Whitman is retiring after several years, including some stormy ones and incumbent chairman Gord Pullman faces Peter Kling and Charles Reeves, 'who both rah unsuccessfully two, years ago and newcomer Doug Fryett. We think it's healthier to have elections than acclamations but it's too late for moaning about that now. We've already got the council we'll live with for the next two years. On election day the people will pick the mayor and PUC. A big red juicy apple, jumping off the newspaper page and looking good enough to eat. A whole page of simple, inventive recipes for Thanksgiving special 'ties, featuring readily available, reasonably priced fresh Ontario produce. That's what some of the citizens of Ontario have been lucky enough to see in a series of imaginatively produced and very practical ads promothig Foodland Ontario, ads sponsored by the province's Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The ministry deserves a heck of a lot of credit, both pushing the sale of our own farm produce and for the attractiveness of the ads making the push., 'In fact, the Foodland Ohtarib series is such a good one that we hate to quibble about it at all. But quibble we must, on behalf of the large number of people irrthis province who are exclusive weekly newspaper readers. Those people, and their numbers are increasing, didn't get to see the Foodland Ontario ads, because they weren't carried in Ontarid's community press. We know the big dailies have more readers than the Huron Expogitor, the Listowel Banner or the TilbUry Times combined. And that the myth persists in some big city and agencies and board roots that ads In the dailies reach all newspaper readers. 'That's just not true and as the community press gets better at telling advertisers its own story, those with a measageto get to all of Ontario are turning.to the- province's smaller papers, Foudiand Ontario, your ads are tow good to confine therti to lhos9 poor deprived peepie Who don't read Tea. weeklies. It was a surprise to this newspaper and we're not quite sure what it What we don't see By Keith Roulston • It is ironic that C.B.C. television has picked this particular time in history to produce a television history of one of Canada's most famous families, the Masseys. • Whether you grew.up in the country or in a big city like Toronto;' it is almost impossible not to have had the Massey name imprinted in your memory. In the country it was famous for farm machinery. In Toronto the Massey names were carved-in the corner stones of buildings like Massey Hall, Hart HouSe and Massey College. A Masse:, Vincent, became the first Canadian Govern• or General. Another. Raymond, became one of the foremost actors in ,Hollywood. They were everywhere. Yet they were .not 'always rich and powerful, as the two-part television series showed. They came to Canada nearly 200 years ago from the United States in much the same state as other early settlers. They were poor. They worked hard to scratch a living' from the eastern Ontario soil near Coburg. There was little convenience in their lives with no churches, no schools. They depended on the itinerant circuit riders of the Methodist church to' provide their religion, their education and their news of the outside world. . But in a little over half a tent ory the Masseys went from being typical home- steaders to being among the wealthiest families in Canada. The change in'condition was based on Daniel Massey's realization that the tools people were using on the farms just weren't cut .out for the North American conditions. These simple, labour-intesive tools might have worked for nearly . 2000 years in the small plots of. Europe but they were too small for the vast areas of Canada. He began making tools, first on his own farm and later in a shop in Newcastle. He made some toolsind imported others for sale. His son Hart became involved in the business too and applied the Methodist teachings about hard work, and frugality even more than his father. He wanted to make everything and stop importing machinery. He drove himself and his family hard and soon the Masseys were not only supplying the Canadian market with machinery but exporting it around the world. There were not one but two great Canadian names in farm machinery manu- facturing in those days. The great rivalry was built upl with the Harris family which battled for its share of the Canadian market. Eventually the two companies 'Merged to make up what was the most familiar name on Canadian farm,s. when I was growing' up: Massey-Harris!- , As I said, the timing of this special series is ironic coming as it does at a time when Canada is in bleak economic situation. We -face two major problems: unemployment and the falling Canadian dollar on the international money markets: We're stuck in a vicious circle: the more we import, the lower the dollar goes; the lower the dollar goes the more it costs to live. Canadian history and the Massey history have much in common. The Massey family built huge wealth through providing for the needs of the Canadian farmer. They became a huge international success sending their combines in particular to all corners of the earth. Today, however, if, you drive a Massey-Ferguson tractor you're not driving a Canadian prodUct even if the company is one of the venerable parts of Canadian business history. The tractor will be imported as will much of the other equipment• the company makes. Massey- Fergusson is spread out around the world and Canada is just a small part of the business any more. It's virtually impossible to find a tractor made iteCanada today just as it's hard to find a truly Canadian car, 'there's nothing even Massey about Massey-Fergesson these days. The compnay is owned by one of those huge conglom- erates who control most large industries. It's business without a soul. Business without a nationality. All the counts is that the investors get a regulatedividend cheque and the top management boys get their usual annual increases to their hefty salaries. Somehow along the road we've lost our way in,Canada. There is proportionally less manufacturing in Canada today than there was 75 years ago. We've discouraged ienaginative people who might, like the Masseys, have filled a need in our society through invention and industry. Instead we import our products and export work. We send our raw materials, the greatest advantage we have over other countries, to those countries and we let them make things from our materials which we then buy back at a higher cost. We've become A nation of suckers. This isn't saying the Masseys were perfect. Indeed the television series was perhaps a little too kind. Working conditions in factories like those of the Masseys weren't pleasant in the early days. It seems immoral that such huge welath could be collected to quickly on the backs of men who earned so little as the men who, manned the foundaries of the Massey factories. Yet the slate for the family must also shoe the philanthropy that provided many institu- tions that have been a good part of life in Toronto for most of this century. And it Must atso show the jobs created by the Massey ideas and industry and the part the family played in making. Canada a prosperous country. The real question is, is there room for any new families like the Masseys today. NOVEMBER X,1878. 37 1 - The provincial plowing match heid on the Fulton Farm near Clinton was fairly successful although the weather was very rough and disagieeable. D.D.Wilson leaves Seaforth on Tuesday next for Scotland and takes with him to Glasgow a qUantity of apples and eggs. We are called upon to chronicle'the death pf John Rae of Walton who died of typhoid fever at the home of his brother Wm, Rae of Dakota. Wm. Way of Hullett has sold his farm of 78 acres to Robert Watson of Morris for $3,400. R. Patterson, town; agent for the Great Western Railway hag arranged for a last excursion of the season to Detroit frrm Clinton and neighborhood stations on ter; Great Western. Last week a couple of lads were tried before the Mayor and A.G.McDougall J.P. and were convicted of shop lifting. ' • OCtOBER'30, 1903 Henry Howes, 3rd concession. 'of McKillop, opposite Geo. Grays had the misfortune to have his barn burned. Mrs. Robert Turnbull met with a somewhat serious accident. She. was standing on a platform taking clothes off a reel, when the wind blew the reel around, striking her on the head and throwing her down. H'ugh _Grieve,- who-has been 'farming -in McKillop for some time intends removing to Kincardine where he will --engage-in-the implement busine-ss. -- We were treated to a regular blizzard on Monday. ' John McTavish, of town, who has been in the employ of his uncle Ed. McFaul for the past 12 years has been prevailed upon by his brother, to go to Montreal and give his attention to commercial journalism, Dr. H.H.Ross is moving .this week from Mrs. John Weir's residence on fohn St. to the Cardno -House on John St. Thos Daly has disposed of his grocery business in Egmondville. Master J. Scott Hays son of T.E.Hays, won the 'scholarship at the recent entrance examination. The C.P.R. surveyors have commenced the survey of the southern route of the Guelph-Goderich extension which is expected to pass through Seaforth. John Steele, a boiler maker at the Seaforth engine works, met with a painful accident. Some man came into the boiler works and told him that Mrs...Bell had sent him to get a man to go into the country and fix his boiler. Mr. Steele was asssigned the job. In the meantime the fellow had consumed too much firewater' arid he-couldn control the horse and they were thrown into the ditch. with the result thatMr. Steele had both arms broken' in two places: • „ • Winter made its appearance on Monday when mother earth received a coating of the beautiful snow, OCTOBER 26, 1928 Death of Thos Sproat one of the oldest, most highly esteemed and most familiar figures in the district of Tuckersmith, when he passed away suddenly at the home of his nephew. W.M. Sproat. He was in his 74th year. E. Foster of the Parr Line has disposed of his farm to his neighbour, Chas Stephenson. Owing to the 'continual wet weather the farmers ace finding it slow work getting the By Debbie Ranney With Conservative and NDP parties leaping ahead in last week's federal by-elections Expostior Asks thought it would be interesting to find out if local people thought it was time for a change in the Canadian government. John 'Becker of 89 High St., in Seaforth said, "I think so. I think we're going to get it.,, The reason he thought so was because of the results of the by-elections on Monday; October 16, • Mrs. Mabel Scott of R.R.4, Seaforth said, "I do. I think that he has done a lot of harm (Trudeau). He has done some good, but I really think he has put us down the drain." She thought there was a possiblity of either the Conservatives or the 'NDP winning the federal election this time. Martha Claessens, of R.R.1, Dublin said, "Lwould say so." Her main reason for thinking there should be a change was to do something about the post office situation. • "It's getting ridiculous," she said. She added that the government should get rid a' the people working there how and give people who don't have workla chance at the job. Mr.s Alfred Ross Jr. of R.R.2, Staffa said, "My own personal feeling is, yes. They've been in power for quite a few wars. It's, time for a change." Asked for a reason why she thought there should be a change she said "It's (Canada) in a mess. They should let someone else try." Although Frank Ryan of R.R.1, Dublin said the questions would have to be broken down more before he could answer, he did give some comments on the situtation. "As far as the by-elections were concerned,' think the vote was very good to the point where they (the Liberals) ate going to wake up, going to realize Pluwing done, but are hoping to se-c a fine winteS. Local liunfeliVete Sie-ieSsftifin baggin 18 wild geese during one week 'recently. The sydicate which isputting down a test well for oil th'e farm of Bev Charrette, south of SL Joseph, have Installed the drilling outfit and are ready to commence work on,the ell, Mrs. w .S. Reid of Stratford has leased her cottage on James Street to Herbert, McGregor of Wolverton Mills. R. Dodds and C. Eckert have completed erection of a poultry house for J. M. Eckert which is second to none in, the county. Alex Gray of Egmondville suffered a serious accident when he fell from an apple tree and fractured his wrist. Jack Daly of the Bank of Commerce Seaforth, has been transferred to the Dublin Branch. The inductiori of Rev. B. Kaine into the ministry of First Presbyterian Church, Seaforth was carried out when a large congregation was present, Quite a number from Constance attended the fowl supper at Northside and at Cavan Church, Winthrop.. - OCTOBER 30, 1953, Miss Dorothy Parker was named the new President of the Ladies Bowling club at the pot luck supper which preceded the annual meeting-of the club. Indian summer, this October was one of the warmest and longest on record. Evidence of the unusual warmth of the mythical Indian harvest season was broeighe into the Expositor office by Mrs. Gordon Ferris. 'it was a cluster of raspberries bearing several ripe and tasty raspberries. They were picked by Wm. Dalyrymple who lives next door. Damages of $1 40 were caused to two cars on Sunday, when vehicles driven by Hugh Thompson, town. and Patrick McGrath, Dublin were involved in an accident on Goderich St. East. At a meeting in Seaforth Community Center a represenlative .group: of parents, decided to organize the Seaforth Figure Skating club. John James was elected president, A.Y. McLean and James Doig, councillors at large and John C. Crich vice president. Mrs. Geo Love and Mrs. W.M. Stapleton are councillors and Mrs. Ross Hamilton is secretary-treasurer. Despite a 10 cent rise in the price of haircuts in many Huron Centers, Seaforth barbers will retain the. present price of 65 cents. At a regular meeting of the Seaforth Lions Club in St. Thomas Hall, M. E. Clarke reported the paper drive in aid of the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, netted $125.00 Earl Oesch of Brucefield Has Sold his farm to.Kenneth Parker who gets possession next spring. , Clarence Trott, Principal of A.V.M. Hugh-Campbell Public School R.C.A.F., Clinton, a native of Seaforth Was among the graduates who received Bachelor of Arts Degrees at the 161st convocation of the University of Western Ontarioin London.. Mrs, Robert Dalyrymple held the winning ticket in a draw at the Seaforth Fair and has been awarded a large photograph of Queen Elizabeth. ' . The womens association of the Chiselhurst United Church held a successful home baking sale 'in the schoolroom of Hensall United Church and over $801 was realized. something has to be done. The people are dissatigfied at the present time." He said as far as changing the government 'goes, the philosophy of all three parties will be the same ido the most you can for the greatest number of people. He said that as far as the Liberal government is concerned they got in good legislation, and they'brought in the baby bonuses and a lot of social programs. "I think we've just got to hope for the best," Mr. Ryan said. John Townson of R.R.4, Walton said, "Very much so. I think the main question is that they're trying to do away with the monarchy". He thought Canadians were more concerned about that than they were about unemployment and the economy. "Personally I think we're selling our wealth away ," he said. using_ as_an_ example, that we sell our produbts like uranium and iron ore instead of manufacturing goods here in Canada. He also said that the government sells a percentage of agricultural produce below cost just to maintain international markets. "We're not going forward in the right direction. We're giving stuff away and making the taxpayers pay for it," he said. He also thought that Canada was overgoverned and that there shoiild be a change into smaller government. "They're (government) widening the gap all the time. There's not sufficient co-operation between the government and the public." "We got the tail end of the dirty thirties. I think we're in the same position right now. I doesn't look as bad because there's money circulating," he said. He referred to the problem of the Monarch once more and said, "The royalty does keep the country together. There's no doubt about it." Mrs. Ross Dobson of R.R.2, Hensall said, "I think so, It's time for a, change." xpositor asks: Is Canada ready for a change in government?