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PREP RING FOR THE MEET — The final work' for the second with the construction of a new shot put area.
(Photo by Shoveller) annual Nielsen Field Classic Saturday was underway last week
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THE HURON EXP OSITOR, APRIL. 2 901 A3
tion
Discriminate? Who me?
That's my reaction and
that of many smug Cana-
dians as we view with horror
race riots in England and
religious hatred la Ireland.
Both come about as the end
result of intolerance and
discrimination. and we're
Micky =chat doesta hIP!TA
,$Fx/e 0,0. little 5040ik
few fir ys got.to talking
4)601 Oar childhoods Qn
Town ovenitigl over hoot-
waft wine,
Oh there were lots of fOnnY
stories: but there were a
couple of not so amusing
ones too and they were told
by the friends whose parents
came to Canada as immi-
grants from Holland.
We all laughed, the vic-
tims too, as they talked about
being called puddle jumpers.
klompen heads and similar
endearing terms,. And about
the phrases that Anglo-Sax-
on ItC,:101h9Ors use as, in
"i$01•Itnif just. like a ,Dutch-
-'-ntanr:
We stopped
-for 4.0inittp'wi*i one friend
.tpja...nhourthe
Oxg terrlirifc
him i is small
"whet ihig01)5.5t Sott104 in this,
new country. •
Our friends consider the m-
selves Canadians now, and
lurts
of the name calling and
subtle discrimination against
anyone who's Afferent re-
maws.
"Think how the Pakistani
and India i.Xids feel now a
days". Saieone of our num,
so does everyone else. The ber after, hearing his •friencl'S
fairly large movement of new story of childhood harass,
people into kftgott. County Ingot.
the WOO, veg.s a'boon our w. term's
comrttunity Newmpicith stitnetynes." 4tintlw:
110M4.ideas iall4hi:Ahe,t4i"ot ttlitte4, "It 000 mean,
iris a,74'ig eft* ottF land r .ahithing, though.
ersa. Anti tr9O'cl4t A 04 t kind
Most exeop“KOyod4 61-
the-Wol bigots , adMir
that. Ois tinction.s between
neW and old Canadians are
blurred now. And yet. some
here,
ThAt as. wc ,kriont
nPhsrehsc, lolviatiCfnfr
intipcent,
Something to say
by SUsan White
and Nr. k4!4 re-
sour
•.ge$ h4g
up 400
learning 'An* other '
f*PPPOsiger.
a 'bottle of +vitne several
people went. away, thinking
about such naine calltnig and
how it hurts.
think about
In the years agone
will be back next week. Obituaries
JOHN HOELSCHER.
- John -William
Hoelscher, 78, of 41 George
St., Seaforth died Wednes-
day at Queensway Carleton
Hospital, Ottawa following a
shert illness. He had, been
visiting his daughter in
Nepean when he was taken
ill.
Born at Sebastopol, he was
a son of the late Mr. and
Mrs. Adam Hoelscher.
He had worked with the
CNR and was a section
foreman for many years prior
to his retirement.
He was a. member of First
Presbyterian Church and
served as an elder.
His wife, the former
Florence Thompson. died in
1979.
turviving are 'one daugh-
ter, Mrs. Philip (Loraine)
Herbst,, of Nepean„ one son.
Bruce, of Glencoe; one sister
Mrs. Henry (Bert) Soeyner,
of Elmira; and seven grand-
children. He wag' prede-
ceaseiLbyAntesortcGe.raldAtt-
968.
Friends were received at
'the *.S: Bois Funeral Home,
Seaforth, where a service
was held 2 p.m. Saturday.
Rev. T.A.A. Duke officiated
and. burial followed in Mait-
landbank Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Elson
Smith, Harold Sterner, Brian
Herbst, Walter McClure,
John Sinnamon and Lloyd
Bedard.
Flowerbearers were
Wendy and Jeff Hoelscher
and Karen and Linda Herbst.
MORLEY HODGINS •
A former Seaforth resi-
dent° and long time Toronto
businessman died in Toronto
on Monday, April 20.
G. Morley Hodgins.
president of Canadian,
Wheelchair Manufatturing
Ltd., the only wholly owned
Canadian company in the
field.
Singe 1975, when •Mr.
Hodgins took over the comp-
any with his partner, Mel
Hahner, the firm has ex-
panded and developed an
international reputatizn. Its
sports wheelchair is
used by handicapped Cana-
dian athletes and its Moi;ey
base chair allows , chr nic
immobilized patient's to rest
comfortably.
Mr. Hodgins was born in
Seaforth, a sod ofifie1ate Dr.
Heber Hodgins and the'
`former Gladys Henderson.
He served in the Royal
Canadian Air Force as
radar technician in Scotland
during World War 11.,
Before entering the wheel-
chair business. Mr. Hodgins
was a sales representative
with a paper company and
general lumfid-1Wger o astit
firm. ^
.i.ae was active in the
Ch AI of St. Wilfrid (Ang-
lican) as well as the Boy
Scouts and coached boys'
hockey and baseball.
He leaves his wife, the
. former Lois Isabel Hamilton,
arid sons, Michael Hamilton.
Hodgins "and Stuart Colin
Hodgins.
NELSON DOW
Nelson C. Dow. 64, of
RR2 Staffa, died Friday at
Stratford ,Generaeffospital.
Mr: Dow was born , in
Hibbert Township, son of
Mrs. Irene (Christib) Dow;.' of
Mitchell, and the late Cliff-
ord Dow. He served in the
Royal Canadian Navy during
the Second World War and
farmed , at lot 1, conc. 9r, of
Hibbert Township.
He was predeceased by his
father, and by one sister,
Mafgaret Jean.
Mr. Dow is survived by his
mother; one brother. Norm-
an of Rft2, Staffa; and three '
sisters, Mrs, Harold (Elsie)
Pridham, of RR2 Staffa, Mrs.
Thomas (Hazel). Colquhoun,
of Mitchell, and Mrs. Harvey
(Dorothy) Dow, of Cromarty.
Friends were received at
the Heath-Leslie Funeral
Home•in Mitchell after noon
Sunday. Services were held
at the funeral home Monday
at 2 p.m. with cremation
following. .
The Seaforth Horticul-
tural Society invites the pub-
lic to join in a spring hike
through Mary McLeod's °
bush on Sunday, May 3rd..
Meet at first lane on the fight-
past McLeod's gate at 2 p.m.
sharp. Wear suitable -foot
apparel.
Century old Seaforth
firm .cho00$. hands
A Seaforth business that had its beginning
more than a century ago changed hands last
week when M.L. Watts, Brussels funeral
director. purchased the ,R.S. Box Funeral
Horhee Seaforth firm had its beginning in
1872 Matthew Robertson, who carried on
a furniture business, also acted, as
undertaker. Later the business was 'taken
over by W.T. Box and in ruin by his sons
Herbert and Ernest. In 1951 Richard T. Box
took charge and established "the present
funeral ,.chapel on High Street which he
continued `to operate until his death late last
year,
"--7/vric"Valtg- n
Brussels and Gorrie.
He bought his first funeral home in
Arussels ,from D.A. Rawl tip , A
#7tombtritd /4tai'hure litid4ftgeraf ibusiriess
was carried on until August of 1977-when the
present funeral home located on Alfred •
Street in Brussels was established. • • •
In July of 1974. the Gerrie funeral home
was purchased fronitordon Moir. At that
time the funeral home was renovated and
another chapel was., added,
Mr. Watts received his initial training in
Belleville where be worked for several years.
He came to Brussels after six years in
Brantford. The Watts family is involved in
the business.
Max's wife Barb who has been attending
school to earn her:funeral directors license
will apprentice under her husband for a
year.
Mr. Watts said he bought the Gorrie and
Seaforth-funeral.torne-beeatis
-genii% her-license andllitelwayievolVed in .
it I could-see the-wisdortref expansion", an d
' added that his two children also have shown
. an. interest becoming involved in the
mr.vv s.ait
Watts officially ionic over the R.S. Box
Funeral Home on Thursday of last week:
HANG ON THERE — When Lynn Flowers and her 'horse, both of
Clinton, decide they are going to cross a bridge, nobody gets in their way.
The pair quickly charged across the tiny wooden bridge as 'they competed
in the Saddle Club's 1981 Poker Rally.
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what you want it to say.
,Mr. Lynch' added in Canada there are
extremely strict regulations which must be
met before a cherirical is passed. "I feel
we're in the top three or four in restrictions.
We take products off the list probably faster
than anybody, and thiy're harder to get on
here."
"Hut all this nonsense raises ,another
questions that nobody wants to sink their
teeth into: If we are goingto ban pesticidesi
who are we protecting?"
"If the government tells farmers they
can't buy. cheap pesticides and have to use
re-testing
newer, more expensive ones, that company
will sell to another country with less
restrictions. Then they produce cheaper beef
"than we dg:"
"We could be missing the boat. There are
other countries who are not as gung ho on
pesticides as we are, but when we.go, say. to
sell to Britain we're competing with every
Tom. Dick and Harry who put everything in
the world on their product. We can tell them
we're one of the safest places in the world to
buy food from."
Some of the chemicals being retested are
suspected of causing reproductive problems.
birth defects, cancer or mutations or harm to
major organs.
PATIENTLY WAITING — Craig Shepeld of Bond Head, Ont. and Jim
Campbell of 'Seaforth sit patiently on the bank of Silver Creek Saturday
morning' as they try to I tke trout to their' hooks. Despite the call[ weather,
about 150 youngsters were entered in the Seaforth Sportsmens' annual
trout derby.
A REAL PRO , Ybung Willie Campbell didn't seem a bit disturbed by
the fact that the fish weren't biting Saturday. He spent a good portion of
his day at the Lions Park taking part in the annual trout derby which
marks the 'opening of, fishing season. •
(Photo by Ellis)
WHATTA CATCH — Not too many fish were taught in the fish derby at
the Lions Park Saturday morning, but Al Wocks,' 14, mahaged to hook
himself a nice branch when a cast landed his hook in a nearby tree.
(Photo by Ellis)
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