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JULY 22, 1881 H.C. Seldon's fine new brick dwelling on
a Andrew Y. McLean, Publisherec A George Sproat of Tuckersmith had a the London Road, immediately north at the
Susan White, Editor narrow escape from a severe accidents few outskirts of Hens" is nearing Completion
days ago. He was unloading hay with a horse In ti 1 i yea.s a one and presents a fine appearance, being art two
1 fork when he, was thrown baekwAr& off the � storey red brick.
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Mfr, .,,>� dray is '. such a wi0c here were glad , to see bim- again.
. The managers of the Seafactit Cheese g eget in Canada is located at"Hensall. ,
Factory ate now prepared to buy milk foe d '� t ehrlt .'Aliquorstill that has been in operation for With the completion of additional plant
utrnts per quart from those who do not delAm � it too arch to properly manage both sotne little time has been discovered a capacity totalling 30,000 square feet,.
T he po to n tial exists supply their milk to be manubdared o4 his(am and his other'business, so he wisely couple of miles southeast of Hensall. We General Coach Works of Canada Limited will
the commission principle. hN& on10dWout dpi hethIII1 becan believe it was run by a couple or so Belgians, now be in a position to step up production to
Messrs. James H. Beason tad T.K. rretakse the IBM MOM who had formerly been in the neighbourhood as high as ten units a day.
q'Anderson attended the anneal I* of Rabeeea and Letitia Norris, Mrs. T.M. of Centralia and Exeter on Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. Pat O'Rourke of Dundas,
Seaforth is a lovely town with a great deal to offer. From the historic the Masonic �� held Nsaeilloa aW dughter of Staffs took in the last, Chief Whitesides of Goderich, paid a visited with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Looby' of
Van Egmond house.On one outskirts to the cool and grassy Lions Park at last week as delegates from bitasaiaLatf4-5e. lltatooa a esrsion to Toronto and Niagara very unwelcome visit,. breaking up quite a Dublin.
another, a super ball ground and childrbn's recreation area. kept up by Sedoeth. Falb on Sattuday, returning on .Monday. large party who were there and making Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rutledge and family
They had a very eaJoyable trip• restothe principals and seiznga large of Streetsville were weekend guests at thethe Optimists, afarmers' market in our downtown park lovelyold homes JULY Z7,1li
and tree lined streets and one of the most architecturally interesting
1DoIRna Wilson, wcaoti dwgbW of l./►, steed Manns of Hensall is having a new number of cases of liquor which he has home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bennett,. Walton. „
Wilsonhas beett ensavi{ as ftacbw In barber shop. nicely Shed up in the same stored in the Town Hall for the present and Barbara Talbot, daughter of Mr. and Mtn.
downtowns in the province, there is enough here to attract an influx Of scbod section Na 1, as i9ock as his present shop, only two doors , awaiting a trial, also getting the names of J.W. Talbot, Seaforth was informed Wed -
visitors eve summer. brther west.
every successor to Miss! Aitc6eson. 7bh It Miss quite a large number present including a nearing that she would receive the Silver
And to keep those of us who live in the area v lad to be wherewe JULY 24,1931 village. now living in Medal for the highest marks in the
very 9 Wibtin a first school but we are tette alae wrill former resident of our
are. But too Often We take what We've got here -,"fou^ granted. This mike a paboudiin{t and very eflldent Joseph Dantzer and Thomas McQuaid of Goderich, and who we believe was found at Conservatory of Music Grade 2 piano
newspaper is convinced though that the thousands of tourists who travel *&Cher• St. Columban have gone north on a fishing the still, accompanied by a couple of women. examinations this year.
around Ontario every yearwould be delighted to share the assets of
Seaforth and area * thl -,the .rest of us. � '
Many of rhos@4.,�o't�rigts come within a few mile;l;,...of. our town. every A b.O �� l
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summer. Yup, IlttilewebfOrth sits'tn between two tYtirthe biggest tourist
attractiont04p the prosrincer, ,:'Stratford to our east and Lake Huron to the
west. n . When 1 first met "Spike'o, I was sure he had been classified b him, there was
It's no exaggeration to say that tons of tourists drive through or by our had to be one of the most interesting • virtually no chance that his opinion would r'
every characters I had ever encountered. One day at a time
town eve summer en route to one or the other+,; Our problem is how to ever be changed.
� He was a great talker and 1 could listen for A man's appearance was enough to win
get them to stop and spend some' of their time and vacation dollars. -here. hours to his poignant tales of what life was A IonIke.
Vile see a couple of simple solutions. like in the good old days and to his unusual by JIM Htlgarty him condemnation from Spike. g'
haired person, therefore, was a drug addict,
First Seaforth desperately needs a series of welcome signs, and an views on what was wrong with today's listener and seemed to w impatient if the a pervert and a drain' on society.
gto p half the story. For him, there was no such
environment that tells'drivers going through on Number 8 that we're a world. other party in the conversation talked too thin as two sides to eve Coin and all Spike's own life was in more of a shambles
Of all the people 1 had known, Spike g ry,
town worth stopping in. A start should be made first at the main long. It mattered only what he had to say. _matters and people could be, and should be, than most of the people he had labelled
seemed to me to be more independently,- Spike seemed to think it was. his res nsi 4 "losers" and maybe he feared that others
intersection. Some nice plantings, signs that say turn the corner and see minded than any of them and 1 found that P po neatly fitted into two distinct categories of would find out that he was human.
what we've got downtown, an atmosphere on a couple of corners that refreshing, He was a man who thought for bility to judge everything and everybody black and white.
r who came ihis and:he would rattle In the final analysis, Spike was ,a very
plays up Seaforth's Old fashioned values, into v
fine service and the pleasures himself, who knew exactly where he stood on To Spike, people were either friends or.
all issues and -who obApitisly didn't care what off a decision longbefore he had heard even , and" once someone lonely man.
of 'wandering and shopping In one of the area's more interesting small enemies, Rood or bad
othersfelt about his beliefs.
and
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towns.
He was, l believed. a man's man And for a �t
or
needs a yearly special event that will be a tourist and time, I wished i could be more like him. To teedie
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local attraction in itself, Clinton recently did the Whole area proud with its But as time went on and I got to know him - --- ---- --
Klompenfeest. Seaforth can and, should originate something similar... better, i began to have nagging suspicions
— perhaps-a-Scottjsh or lr-IW festivat that -celebrates: -the-r-oots of the area' -s that there was something seriously wrong _ _ •. - - _ ___ _ - - - _
' first settlers. Calls and visits to this newspaper indicate a tremendous �
With this smooth -talking friend of mine- Frialin,exper. fence re •art d and be safe
resurgence of interest In our family ttees, outs roots and Seaforth could � e} ung that, at first, i couldn't put my
- attract thousands of people who want to learn about the cultures of their In fact, for a long time I shoved all. my
For the past several weeks .there has to come first when we are making these -mistake.
greet -grand parents. doubts about Spike into a dark recess of my B
been discussion about our arena in your kinds of decisions. Let's also take the responsibility of
And the town txlufd seriously get behind the Vand Egmond mind° not wanting to lose faith in yet another Po y
Foundation's annual Ciderfest, a nostalgic fall festival that a W paper. l am concerned at such an important I also feel that one wa or another we all paying for this investment in our commun-
hero. way.gr P Yi 8
g � decision as to whether the arena is safe or
dedicated volunteers at the Van Egmond house have parlayed into one of And then one day he left me in shock by not being left left to -one, two or even know the arena should be condemned and' ity whether through taxes, fund raising, or
the mean comments he made about a be rebuilt in its entirety. I know that my what ever, and not leave it up to the service
the highlights of fall in Western Ontario. Ciderfest could possibly be family of "foreigners" who had moved to three' men! If there are the structure donation would be considerably more if it is clubs to get started. They, the Lions, have
extended a few days and spread over, into downtown Seaforth, Our parks our community and for the first time, I took a Problems that have been , mentioned and totally rebuilt rather than just repaired or just began fund raising for their: project
none of these, were present one or two partially done. If you wonder wh drive to and do not have the manpower to ear u
and other recreational facilities: good second look at this middle-aged man i p y yy, Fo g P
_ ot1 havE altar -h0 and F m for f h Would admiredso much.. years ago at the time of the last inspection, Listowel and see what they now have; an to this; and the Optimists now have
Perhaps.y sl pea d ea s 0 Sea Ort oar d you It's rate of deterioration Is rapid and could arena which needs a complete front and is su rted and aid for most of the added
think about them, write us a letter to the editor and -Air a that a meeting The only conclusion I could reach, after baye even progressed further since our P ppo P
g g much thought, was that my friend Spike was P g only 18 years old. They spent four years necessities in the present Centre and
be called to build on Our towns terrrifie potential. Some Of these recent inspection. rebuilding feces. together the aloe with some other
PO hopelessly afraid. Afraid of almost every- g p• g Y g
suggestions have been talked around for a couple Of 'years. A Business thing. Do we value the few dollars to be made This is •only one opinion but maybe groups have the "Chair Fund" this year.
Improvement Area (BIA) could perhaps provide some -leadership but it p' p p g this summer'that much? g y g
Spike kept u a tough outer skin to hide council should listen as it is the cereal Maybe the Town Council Could organize
may not come about until the end of this ear. g Y I am maybe overly concerned because 22
the tremblin heart that beat within his hod feeling of many people, who use the Centre. this fund raising campaign and get it
y _y. and what he lacked' most in life was the Years ago six close friends and classmates Let's-, for, once learn by someone else's started.
Anyway, the sort of promotion and encouragement Seaforth needs to and our neighbour who was Listowel's Rec. Thank you
ability to love anybody- most of all, ,himself.
` reaich,,lts potential has to come about from a concerted effort' of all our And as i reviewed our relationship, certain Director were all killed because In 24 hours Brenda Reid
citizens. after the first warning signs, no one�could
pitiful facts about Spike dawned on me for
the first time-_ decide if there was any risk or not in ttte
•. - i.t, can include Iletle.thing8 like treating visitors With friendliness and fistowet arena. The 'children who were ,
going out of our way to be helpful, sprucing up neglected corners of town, NEVER WRONG Suspicions are premature
It course to me that Spike had never been badly injured all received bicycles; the
and keeping vandals from destroying the plantings On Main Street. wrong. He had never made a mistake, he ones who were killod, a funeral.
Seaforth call be a much more dynamic place than it is now. Think Of it had,never field any views that were proven It sounds like a horror sto,Fy and to a 12
as resting on Its laurels, taking for granted assets lots of tourists would 'Unt&--and: ••mysteriously. he had all the Year old who witnessed it, it was. 1 don't
think there are many families in Seaforth Nick Wh te's• suspicions about Ontario Once.a system plan is chosen from among
IOVe t0 share if they knew those a3seStS are here. answers to all the questions. Y P
Do We want to wake up to all the good`things our town has going for it? Spike couldn't stand to be contradicted who attend the Community Centre more Hydro's plans for a new transmission line the six alternatives, the process repeats
If SO let's et Started. ° and he never gave in, or "compromised", on than we do. We will all lose when it does from the Bruce Nuclear Power Development itself; having determined in a general way
9 close. However, 1 feel that conscience, has are premature'and a little unfair. the areas in which lines and equipment will
any matter, large or small. He was a poor P
Mr. Whyte and various other farmers be built, we will work with farmers and other
have complained that the public input citizens affected to determine exactly where
process is beginning at the wrong time of the lines should run and transformers
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year for them: -should be located.
e me&ahave.to.et it -straight Public input this line will take three a Our conclusions, including any differences
four years, and is bound to overlap the of opinion, will then be aired at another set
farmers' busy season, perhaps more than of formal public hearings.
once.
There is currently in Canada, an reads in the press or hears on television or 'Those who find time to help with I hope Mr. Whyte would agree that the
j ongoing investigation into the state of the radio because of the incompetence of the die cussions this summer are welcome and process allows quite a few opportunities for
media in Canada. Behind the scenes working journalists is equally destructive. we expect their contributions will be useful. the farmers to be heard and influence the
Every time someone is interviewed and finds Those who don't will still have a chance to final decision on the route the line may take.
The investigation is to look at corporate by Keith Roulston his name spelte'd wrong or is supposed to voice their opinions during the formal public Sincerely,
concentration in the media, particularly after
a number of daily newspapers were'dased have said something that he would never in a hearings starting. in January, the farmers' Hugh Macaulay
hundred years have said. the credibility of !east -busy period. Chairman of the board.
down a few months ago in what seemed like next time a politician makes that claim. To a class, assault the professor or do our communications media is eroded a little Ontario Hydro
a mighty handy arrangement to ilessen tell the truth, reading what 1 was supposed something equally startling, then leave
more. In a democracy, the whole process of
competition. to have said after these two gentlemen got quickly. Students afterward were asked to overnment by the people is weakened if
The concern over this issue is particularly through bringing their scanty notes to life on tell what they saw and seldom was what they ,People cannot trust the very sources of Complaint? You can phone
strong among people involved in the media the printed page, shook my faith in our repeated what they really saw, Goody,, information they must have to make deet• •
t both on ethical, and economic grounds. As forms of communications in Canada. It reporters must battle the inadequacies ;,pBions. -• �'
more and more newspapers come to he didn't matter particularly ,in my case that I their own human failings. - Jou cannot be policed by some �.
owned by fewer and fewer people such as was misquoted since it was a matter of no But the key word is battle. Journalis During the postal strike, people wishing to evening any day of the week, or
the Thomson chain it the Southam chain teat im rtance to the future of the world Y po outside.-lygdy. such as , .oernme'ji't` so they
B Po instructors in m seho-6l unded in must begih to police `tblmselves. With every complain to the Ontario Press Council about 2. Put the complaint in writing and send it
the potential for some newspaper owner that I was being interviewed on, but as students consciousness of the fact they ha( freedgi5 i#u a deYnocr'acy'goes a responsibility the conduct of the press should: collect by one of the courier companies to the
1. dictating to a nation what it can read grows o someone who came from a journalistic to recognize their failings and battle against and for the: med%a That responsibility is to be 1. Phone collect to the Council office, (613) Council -Office, 151 Slater St., Suite 708.
mote dangerous. There are fewer perspect- background, it was really disturbing. them. Recognize your own bias in a story so f 235=3847, between 9. a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Ottawa.
aS,occli as humanly possible. Too many
Ives on any given news event because there HIGHEST RESPECT you can battle that bias to et as truthful a Monday -Friday; if the time is inconvenient, Fraser MacDougall
q y g journalists (from my experience on the big
6 are fewer voices. There are also, of course, Despite the fact that i got into journalism story as possible. Take down quotes exactly. a ars not the small weeklies) aren't even Phone collect to the executive secretary's Executive Secretary
fewer jobs for journalists, photographers, not so much from true love for the field as Get the names right and don't just guess. taking their sob seriously. home (613) 7337283, late afternoon or Ontario Press Council
editors, typesetter, etc. because it' gave me a chance to earn a living ask. Even a Smith might be spelled Smyth,
. , While there are real ethical questions that at doing what i wanted most, writing. I have we were reminded until we could hear it in
journalists have a right to be asking about the highest respect for the profession. In a our dreams at night. In one of those
this concentration of ownership of the news democracy few things are mo re important interviews with Canada's largest newspaper
media, there are some ethical questions they than the communication of information. my name was misspelled throughout the.
should also be asking themselves and. each information that must be collected and entire article. '
:i other such as: am 1 doing my job the way d condensed and repeated by human beings g RAISING pr STANDARDS
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should be done? From the evidence i've had most often of the kind we call journalists. Raisin the rofessional standards of
at least. there is reason to doubt they are. Anyone who has seen a gossip grapevine journalists has been a source of concern for
W. e've all heard some politician some time at work knows what a fragile thing truth is. leaders in the field for some time. Any
get in hof water over something he said and What really happened can quickly be attempt to licence journalists as doctors or
then claim he was misquoted, that he didn't distorted beyond recognition as it is passed lawyers are licenced can lead to the day
` really say that at all. We tend to doubt it along• from person to person, even with the when freedom of speech and of the press is Seaforth post .offlCe ll3 still handling mai
'i most often, politicans being what they are, best of intentions. Human perception of the muzzled. Saying someone must have train.
° or at least what we perceive them to be. fact can also be a barrier in the road of ing as a journalist also means controlling
However, aftet twice being interviewed by communicating the truth. A favourite trick those who can report lite news, endangering Sand can $crud'; y6ur letters to the editor
reporters from Canada's largest newspaper when i was studying journali"sm was to have our own society.
lately; 'I think" I'll be more apt to listen the someone burst into a a room in the middle of Yet having a society that distrusts what it i