HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-03-12, Page 2Messrs. A.G. McDougall and Co. have
awarded the contract .for the re--erection of
their store on the McIntosh property in
Seaforth to Jelin Lyons for the sum of
$2.100. They could not have given it into
better haqds. as Mr. Lyons• is a first-class
werkman and whatever he undertakes to do,
he does -it well.
Papst of Seaforth, brother ofoC.W.
Papst, has purchased the jewelry and fancy
gedds business Messrs. Duncan.- and.
11.0.4 01,'OFFY:it 40:11Pragt O.' Ill 4:40
sonic, • " • ." :
G Oise' Dale not '#0 en' .
sa,.torpa:y. •ft. was.0iel..On at .$4.00,.
‘41:StWlei4 then ioic* ' •
On kt41144.414,. 14Ples.44cDoWell4thp,-..
9th .:eo*ession •"Ot .McKillop spa ;LA.:,
Shatii. Seaforth ?ivory ftne...getieeal '
.purpose Boise for $145. The, imirSe• Was .
,perehased by Mt.MeDOwell..three ye4tVege
for Pa On Mondays, Sandiel .Derrance sold
to the same pat:114 d four year old Olt .for
P30. On the preVious. Saturday he offeted
the same animal for $115, Re is glad how
wasn't taken, up. This is- the way farmers
make money .
There are , over 100 ' now in
attendance at the Seaforth. High SChook-We.
are glad to state that this institution is
gradually becoming more and more pepulair
with students and if the attendance
continues to increase, another teacher will,
be a necessity before long.
MARCH 9, 1906
'George Candlers. of Walton had' an° audfien
sale of household furniture on Monday of
this week. prior to his removal to Strathcona,
N.W.T. He will alstabe accompanied by
other of our citizens who will go to push their'
fortunes in that great and growing West.
The Walton saw mill was started on =
Saturday of last week for the season's cut,
vwch;t,ti a
ing
ccount of • sea city of t he
'winters, although A.:quantity of heading is
stock of logs • is net as e as , in 'previous
FR1).0k 'IY(OrROP .. AeatefrittAs :having', a
easolin0
"
engine placed his blacksmith
'shop' fo,r, the purpose Of driving
InachinetY for.tqrning,:drillingandSharpeo,.
ing WO. ai9Y.4'e01,
'Some between 'eleven o'cloek;' Ott
Vrtdonighfanddaylight,-Saturday morning:. •
Abe grocery store .of A.G, Ault of geafertk
was broken 'inn) by burglars. The cash
register. priedopen.lts contents rifled and a
Small amount of sillier carried .eff.,
quantity or tabareo was also Taken. 114'
burglars gained entrance to the Store• by_
breaking a large pane of glass in a back
window. Getting inside, they opened the
back doer, so as to have a ready means of
escape -in the event of reprisal. Mr. ,Ault's.
'loss was not heavy, the injuri!to the cash
" register being the most serious. We also
learn that the-Chinese Laundry was entered
a few days previously, the cash drawer pried
Opt desasnrs,..s. jeanmieescaBsohycceararinedd Laewn•amy.ccontion
of Bnic'efield have purchased a new fraction
engine and a new steel separator from the
J.I Case Co. The Machine is fitted out with
all, the latest improvements. It has a self
feeder and a rear cut with wind stacker
attachment. Another new feature on the
machine is a grain conveyor to put the grain
in theAranary. which will save two men and
Means at least STper day to theTiTnier:The
Case machine steds second to no, other
in the market :0k a 104401 saves.
• ' MARCH 13t 10,k
Although; Crieh's 'Bread a !mese/101d
Word almost every home ill,HurOn County,.
Mere, are very few people who ,,;have ever
Segaierii aye idea nf hew and under what
ideal, and, hygenle :condhitittS bread'is
manufactured in the model plant at Seefivh.
The ogery, the third tersestp hetWeen
Taranto and Lake'Huron, bps two baking
ovens of 300 loaves capacity '.each and these
.are running night and day. ,
Of-course-the plant Is open-for inspection
at any time, but on Saturday, afternoon and
evening. Marettlith Mr. Crich is istuing a
special invitation to the people of the town
and the surrounding district, to visit the
Bakery and • see for themselves how and
under what coeditions their daily bread is
made.
A large sleigh load of people from Dublin
attended the card party at Mrs. John
Moore's Friday night where everyone
enjoyed a 'good time.
T. Wheeler and daughter were storm
stayed in Seaforih over last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Archibald of Seaforth,
who have been spending several months in
the old country 'returned home on Thursday
ills in 131.
lillARCI19, 1956
Dr. Francis Beady. well-known dentist
died suddenly in Scott Memorial Hospital,
Seaforth on Friday. He was in his 62nd year.
Bruce -Coleman. a senior year student at
Western Ontario Agricultural School, Ridge-
town, won three divisional and four sectional
championship trophies to capture the Grand
Champion Showmanship trophy at their fifth
Annual Review. held recently.
Bruce:. son of Mr, and ,Mrs.
COlentan. Tackemmith received th.e General
4grictiltitral,Fogitfeering PiVISIOnttl 'trophy-
brdwlinAlese dal';trophiesmetal
Borkarld agricultural draWlaw the. Field
Crops ItZ)phyi leeledieg the
,sectional 4arleY, the
sectiOnai, frophy for Disease and' .Writeitto
,ender the Veterinary0 ence division.
e OssibiliFOT471-e-Y? public school In '
Ilensair was .raised on Monday when
representaSves of the board met with
Hi Bali to~unciT',
Announcement was made this week of the
sale of the Massey-Harrisey. held fora
Tumfber ory-EarS by VT:T. Teal), proliiieloiOf
Seaforth Motors, to Alex Hayes!. The new '
firm will be know as Boyes Farm Supply and
in the immediate future will continue to
operate from. the Seaforth Motors building.
North Main St.
YoUng McKillop township farmer and
President of the Seaforth Junior Farmers,
Laverne Godkin topped the'senior section of
the Huro,n County Junior Farmers seed
judging competition held in Clinton in
connection with the ninth annual seed
and walked off for the second consecutive
year tivith the Huron County Crap Improve-
ment Association Trophy.
MARCH It, ISM
Seaforth :High had 190 p
In the yeaii agone
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SEAFORTHt .OPITARIO,,,MARCH 4981:
Go slow and kee
talki
Paraents are confused about education.
Heck, everyone who pays taxes is confused about education. About
why it Continues to coSt more to educate fewer students while at the same
' time Courses are being cut. These cuts limit the choices ,opr kids can
make, at high school level, perhaps choices that will affect*, the'lr Whole
But although we're all confused (and hurt in the pocketbook), probably
the biggest item we have to swallow about education today is that it's in
constant change.: •
Now, that can be good. We're not arguing for a return to the carved in
stone "thou shall's" and "thou shall not's" that Were at the heart of a
good Victorian education (and hUng on in. Ontario, unfortUnately, long
after, that 'good lady's demise.)
But what the public finds.bewildering is a series of 180 degree turns
that our school Systems appear tollave taken. Twelve years ago when the
county board was inaugurated technical education was „the hope of the
future. Many parents were sold on the centralized system with the idea
'that their kids would-have access to equipment and teachers that the old
local high schOol. couldn't afford: And then to jobs in the specialized,
technical futUre.
At last week's Huron' County board meeting parents were told
repeatedly ineffect that high school tech courses weren't much good any
more, that the, generalist with good baSic skills plus some highly technical
post-high school Jraining wilt get the jobs, and that' youth unemplpyment
is a fact of life.
If tech education was the hope of the future 1.2 years ago, and local
grads testify it worked for them, what's this sudden shift about, parents
wonder. And so do' we. •
In it's enthuSiasm fOr new trends, the educational, establishment has
been knOwn before to throw thebaby Out with the baihwater,._Rernember,
when -learning te--read. 1:11: Sound was -tirtIpperfrom- our elementary
schools and co ncerned-parehtSwere-told reatirdidnThatter w hether
Johnnie learned tol.read or not? (Johnnie presumably was going to live; in
the post,book TV and hi-tech future).
too many years later when universities hollered that Johnnie
can't read, but yes, to go to university he has. to, -reading experts',
regrouped and we now 'get a more sensible and sensitive approach to
what's acknowledged' once more as an essential skill.
We know the boards of education have it tough right now, with
diminishing dollars„iricreeSing 'demands arid-85- per cent of Huron's $26
million budget made up of fixed costs, like salaries. ,
BLit we'd caution' them 'to go very slowly at diimantling any ,portion of
the present system, or at considering the...clowngrading Of our tech
courses as the 'solution to education costs.
Taxpayers, and especially parents, -aren't looking for big shifts in the
direction of local education. if the board isPonvinced these are necessary
We , hope they are ready to do as lot of' talking and answering in the next
little while.
'For we're, sceptical, and healthily so, of the pronouncements of
educational experts.
Changes in Huron's education should be changes that people here
agree are vital. And that'S going to mean a lot of work from parents,
' teachers, board members and adminstrators.
Are we up to it?
To the editor: vd:
Expositor lacks'
courtesy, sense
are much closer to death than . Brotherhood
Brotherimod night. i feel many other
business groups- Huron Expositor for one
Ater reading, your editarial hi regard to and narrow. come into print if they drop off the straight
them and read about than, achievements in
Let' us help our young people and honour
spiorts. school or even‘tn a nice travelogue. night.
1 have always enjoyed the, Huron Exposi: One thing that is lacking in your paper is
tor and look forward, to reading it. By the common courtesy.. ' common sense
way. do you have a proof reader. If you have, and down-to7
earth truth. It is heard by' take a few minutes of your valuable time and someone and printed as news.
check to see if she or he can read or spell or One (perhaps more) of your staff members has' taken some English and hopefully
attended this, brotherhood evening , and
received a written copy of the program and studied some old-fathioned grammar, so
your paper does not include so many errors,. also partook of the delicious meal served by
Many articles of news of different organ. the. Legion Ladies. , •
izations or just people haying visited other The' program consisted of good local talent people.
have been handed in to your office and an out-of-town speaker. There was no
mention of this in your paper and no pictures and never been heard of again- just bit the
dust I guess. because when inquired about (too common. I, guess). just big blown -up
you just get the run-around..These Articles pictures and
write-up of two ladies being may seem very dell to you. but to many asked to leave a men's meeting. Every job is shut-ins. Or people who cannot attend
these a self-portrait of the person who did it.
meetings, they are very interesting. Thank Let's get with it, and .build our community you for-your space,
up, not tear it. doWn. Give us 'some honest.
An Ardent Reader of your paper readable news, not someone's son, grandson
or daughter has hit a tree or misted a pole or
Editor's note: A story and photos on
been'taken in for drunk' driving or making Brotherhood Night which appeared in lest
unnecessary noise. We do not want to read week's Expositor on page 12, the en-
this gossip. But. if you notice, Mom or Dad tertainment page, gave full coverage to local
or Grandpa 'or Grandma's names do not entertainment and the out-of-town speaker.
Enjoy the Expositor
Enclosed is a cheque to renew our'
subscription to your paper.
Enjoying the Expositor as usual- even •tho'
our Ostie brings it Monday (if I'm lucky)
instead of Friday's as it should be. BLAME
it on Oshawa!
Looking forward to seeing-plettites7-eterof--' Anne and Ben lismiltrin
the Toronto Dominion. Bank wnere Ben
worked many years ago. Saw a few in the-.
&aeon.
Enjoy your column; keep it coming.
• Best of Luck
Sineorely,-
Relax! Canada is saved. National unity is
onthe way, thanks to_ Ronaid_Reagan .
There is only one thing that binds.
Canadians from coast to coast together more
than their hatred of Pierre Trudeatc. their
thankfulness that they weren't born in the
United. States. During the Jimmy Carter
yeart 'in the White House Canadians lost a
little of that feeling of relief winch perhaps
accounts for the current disunity: Ronald
Reagan is about to fix that.
- Canadians have always had a strange
relationship 'svith the, U.S, We've watched
their television and movies. read their
magazines and book's 'to the point where
Canadian magazine% and book publishers
Couldn't firid_piyt body herein. rend nxr 03, nr-
and followed American fashions. (Want to ,
_see.„Whatconadians -will be doing in five
years? Visit California and see what the
Californians are doing today) . We have sat
back and yearned for the higher standard of
living the Americans had and often '
'complained because , our government
protected native industry with taTifts that
made things-cost more than in the U.S.
And yet .the continued reason 'for eNistence
of the coubtry,, seemed to be that ee didn't
want to beNmericans. Canada was. after all.
forma because the leaders of the 13ritisli
North American colonies didn't want to be
swalloWed by the ' .American!. The
Americans had been fended off mice. once
when .Benedict Arnold led a force north at
the time of the American Revolution and was
hanks to
arnaied to find out the colonials In Quebec
didn't want to be liberated, and again .in
- 1812 when the Americans attacked.' found
the colonials" iought for the British. re-
treated, and still claiined victory in the war.
(-bier-the Americans got smart. They found
out that they'could come up to Canada with
dollars instead of guns and buy the whole
place and the . Canadians would welceme
them' with open arms.)
3,nyway. back to where we were.
- cmadiansThareaWay,i-falien 'a perverse
pride in not being' American...even if we
dressed like them, talked like them and
worked for them. We wanted to have a
Afferent kind of cOuntry that had the b'est of
their lifestyle with a few„ variations of our ,
own. Relief that we weren't Americans
reached-apeak in the 194t and 1970s. We
were so glad that we weren't. mixed up in
Vietham. We were so glad we didn't hav,--
people being killed at universities like Kent
State (even if Our students as usual tried to
make' Anielican uearnpus riots a- Canadian
fashion:: it never really cough( on). We were
so glad not to have%urciiies in flames from
race riots. We were-so:glad 700 people a year
weren't being murdered in our cities as they
were in Detroit. In fact, Detroit seemed 'to
symbolize the difference between Canada
4
Reagan, we r- unite •
Behind the ,.seenes
• televisions and neiv cars by cutting aid to the
poor.- The. general's are back in command,
Roalston
the generals of the Pentagon and the
by Keith generals of Wall Street: General Motors,
. •
General Electric, General FoodS, .etc. The
and the U.S. On one side of the mile-wide
Detroit river peace' and calm in Windsor:
A
didn't have for a change. We had the joy-of ,
yh-aradcesormi imn gusr dtehres;
A
nhiaenrsi c. a n s
Wmieleeavvenit
Centennial year. the pride of Expo '67. the
love affair with an. exciting nde, leader.
A ' Pierre ,TrudeaU. who looked , pretty toed
beside what the Americans had to offer. ss
In the early 1970s if Pierre Trudeau didn't
.look so good anyrneta, at lead we• were
relieved he wasn't Richard oNixon. mixed up
in the Watergate -affair. •
But in the Carter leers things changed a
little. The Americanfliad neubles, Sure: but
basically the same kind of troubles, we had.
They also had a'leadeL,,who was trying to
change the image OTAtrielicii as a nation (hat
thought it had the right to tell the.world what
to do. He was a president who led a
government more in the direction Capada
had taken: more social legitlation, to even
out the 'plight of the rich. and-poor,
But. Ronald Reagan is in and
back 'to normal. America is-once mor God's
s are
chosen land, Communism must_ ,:gain be
'beaten even if thousands of people die in El
Salvador so Ronald Reagan can show how
tough Ametican are. Taxes for the middle
class will be cut so they can buy more colour
Ugly American rides again. •
I admit to never being a Ronald Reagan—
'fan: 1 did -feel. 'however, that the ptedietiont
of gloom and doom from liberal journalists
should be halted at least until the man took
office and had a'chance to 5how what, he
could do. Well, he's been in office for less
Mali two months and it looks like the next
four years will 'be long ohes. The cold war is
back. Ronald Reagan wants to sabre rattle
2%%irillagon because
hie
' Uliec•S.pretident.
rap
rt tle h"all6 has th 'e.
divine right to speak-gir the democracies. He
is so ready to fight communism. even
imagined communism. that he's willing to
prop up re pressive govetninent like thd one'
in El Salvador. The lesson .of Vietman has
tiotbeett learned: armed might won't keep in
office, a government that is 'so corrupt, the
people won't support it. The "spread of
communism will get a big booseifaihReagee
policies and !fund-reds of thousands of people
will die in the world, as fritsfraied people
who want reforms throw themselves in front.
of the guns of oppressive governments who
know they only have - to scream ,
"Communists" to get aid from the U.S.
Ali well, at least it will 'make people more
united in Canada. It might even niake- Pierre
Trudeau look good by comparison.
9.
I could write a book about decorating
Isn't it amazing how little our world really
is? How pretty and small and mean we are
underneath our professed liberalism, gener-
osity. compassion?
The situation in Poland is very dicy. The
Mexican stand-off in the Middle East iS•• a
torch, loaded with' pitch, just , waiting for a
match. There are bush fires and brush fires
of wars all over the world.
Canada is in a mess. politically. econom-
ically ..and spiritually. There are noses
thumbed at the Queen by would-be head-
liners. There is a big flap about the con-
stitution ) The West is howling separatism.
Quebec still wants it. psychologically. Even
the editor:
More in sorrow
than in anger
Being a somewhat involuntary recluse
and unable to afford the expense of daily
Papers,, the first inkling that I had of the
furor regarding the "Brotherhood" ban-
quet was upon noting the story in the
Expositor issue of Match 5th.
Frankly, I was most upset about this'
banquet long before it occurred, having
learned that Bob Trotter was 'to be the
guest speaker. It would have made as
much sense to have invited Ian Paisley over
from aelfast to speak on brotherhood, as to
have .a person who uses his column to wage
a constant campaign inciting distrust and
hostility between rural and city dwellers.
ontrary to Mr. Trotter's, perverse view.
point, 'the majority of city peoptE do not
deipise farmers. nni'do they blame them
for high prices or expect farmers to provide
tbeM with food without a' fair return for
work and investment. The big food
congloinerateg 'are yiewed as the culprits,
paying low prices to the producers and,
selling on the retail market at huge
mark-ups.
Regarding the ejection of invited-female
guests from the Brotherhood banquet, I am
etcourse disgusted. but not too surprised.
considering the attitude shown by many
lecatiteo_p)e.„not only in the matter of
Women's rights, but in social.. religious and
racial discrimination. I couldn't begin to
count the number of times that I have,
hood racist language from "good Christ-
ians". not only adults but worst of all from.
sniall.childien whose Minds have been
poisoned by' the bias of their eldets. it 'is
&Pressing to know that there are so many
Roils who refuse to "love thipeigtbogr.'
In the matter ofqual rights for women.i-
I have often found that the larger share of
, load opposition conies from older females
who are snugly ensconced- in their own
little cliques, terrified of changes in the
status quo.
Morein sorrow than in anger.
Prances-Breen'
Newfie is threatening a• referendum on
separating. Shame, after all that federal.
money poured in to ensure the perpetuation
of the Liberal government.
Outside. as I write, the great February
storm is raging: snow, high winds, rain.
freezing. Tomorrow will be one of those days
when the school buses don't run, the smart
kids, in town will roll over and go to sleep
after looking 'at the snowbanked windows.
Sugar and spice
By Bill Smiley most women do their spring decorating in
' the sprint'. Mine, just as perverse as the day
And a few dumb kids, and a lot of dumb I asked her to marry me, and she retorted,
teachers, will stagger through the storm, at "Why should I?" does hers in mid-winter.
risk of life and limb, to keep the stupid Don't ask me why. I'm likely to erupt in a
school open. . . fountain of bad language.
And yet, all these storms, international, I'll swear my eyes are permanently
national, and local, don't brother me half as crossed from'looking at wall paper samples.
'' much as the one iii my own household. After he first four books, they all begin to
Here's where the suspense begins. Wife left look alike. Same with paint. After inspecting
him? Nobbled by the cops for mope and, peach, ivory, mushroom.eff-white and _six. gawkery? , others. I wouldn't know a red cow from a
Poles and ,Ressians have been clobbering purple pig, if 1 bumped into one or 'fell over
each other with terefoot poles and vodka for the other. •
hbueenndreddosinogf ytehaer s
same
. The J ef nwrs. tahnrde eA rtahbosn have .'
"We did agree on the wall-paper. At least the
Not that there's a difference of opinion.
•
years. Likewise the North, and South of deSign. $kliked the stuff that wee slit es--e
!whatever: Viet Nam. Korea, •the U.S. roll. I was swept away by the stuff. identical
Likewise all torts of black people all over' design. that was' $4.95 a roll. But the
Africa. difference is chicken-feed, as you'll agree.
In Toronto, the cops punch up the gays, Some chicken.
who respond with violence. In the West, a But it's not that. It's not the money. After
whole can of worm has been opened, and the , all, you can't take it with you-. Though I
worms all turn out to be from Ontario and doubt if I'll be around long enough to take
Quebec. In parliament, lies are told, fingers „anything anywhere, even the garbage out of
pointed, desks thumped, and 'the the roadside, after the last decorating.orgy.
government goes right on dazzling us with It's the little details: She can't seem to
sort put the order of things. She makes a
deal with the painter-decorator te start on a
certain day. The--day tiefore he is to arrive,
she rushes out to pick the wall-paper.
Wallpaper is like theSbanadian mail. It gets
there when it gets there. If ever.
Next day, she-arranges for a cleaning lady
to wash the woodwork. The lady, much
sought after, can come • only between the":
painting and the papering. This means that
the paint goes on over dirty wood-work, and
there's nobody to clean up after the
plasterer, who makes such a mess that the
wall-paper looks like the dunes of the
Sahara. And so on.
I could write a book about decorating. All
I'd have to do is listen, to my wife before •
breakfast, before dinner, after dinner, and
-before bed. Which I have to do anyway
one hand. and with the other. Wong money
from our wallets to help out poor little old
Massey-Ferguson.. old Chrysler. poor.-little.
old Firric.ai. While that bulwark of
idealism, the NDP, nods and smiles, and
taps its foot to the Liberal tune.
Right outside my window, the snow is
coming down so hard that the wind has no
time for sculpturing. One guy is trying to
climb the hill sideways, in his car. Another
has just rammed his into a snowbank and
walked away.
-lie-is-the one who boasted that he never
used glow. tires; because he had radials.
Acroisibe iduntry, people are &Fong under
losstoecopditions.taking.their own lives and
those of others in their hands, to get from
nowhere to nowhere.
And yet as I said, all these storms seem
trivial compared to the domestic storm. More , No wonder colleagues say whet I arrive at
suspense. _ ....... ,„ work', "You look exhausted." Substitute
To generously, not to say wildly. "Harassed", "frightened,""desperate" or
paraphrase King Lear; "Blow, storm; lie, "frantfe and )76u have' the avers r e •
politiciaria; Smite. Middie_Eastemeri:_plot—Capadian-Male-w e es Slays. Go to it. and the best of luck to yiz hte homestead is shabby, disgraceful. all." .shimmy, and so on-and on and on.
But your plight brings little sympathy. no
tears, from one who is spider-webbed into a
binge of decorating, As 1 am. ,•
at