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Window wrestling
For years or more, we got along fine with
ordinary storm windows.
Oh, I'll admit they caused a certain amount
of domestic hassle. chiefly because they were
put on too late in the fall. or taken off too early
in the spring, according to the old lady.
But she's always in a rush to "get things
done." I get them done, eventually. Never
once did I fail to find someone wno would put
them on before Christmas.
The price went up steadily after he went to
greener pastures, and the quality of the
_workmen went steadily downhill. Some of the
young guys I hired took twice as long and
charged twice as much. Sometimes the
windows would-stick andlhey!t1 leave it with
a one-inch gap around half of it. One bird put
hisfist through a storm and bled all over the
place. Another dropped one and glassed half
my front lawn.
Sugar and spice
it By Bill Smiley
ey were kind of ugly. And they did
p. And they did have to be painted. And it
was costing more money every year to get
someone to do the job.
But, eh. what a good feeling I had every fall
when I'd conned some guy with a strong back
to do the job. 1 wouldn't touch them with a
six-foot pole.
It's a big house. and there were 14 of the
brutes, weighing about 70_pounds each.
don't mind heights. as long as I'm not
-attachettwthegr_ound. bcen-to-Ao M-7000-
feet-all by myself.iiti a Spitfire. and higher
than that iii passenger jets.
But it' takes all my nerve to climb a step
ladder and change-a bulbirrthe kitchen, with
my wife holding the iadder.
There was no way I was going to climb 30
feet up a ladder, carrying a 70 pound storm
window, and punch and hammer it into place.
I always had a vision of a wind catching the
`storm broadside when I was halfway up. and
taking me off for a hang-gliding trip.
That actually happened to one chap who
was doing the job one fall. A gust caught him
and he sailed off the ladder. landed on his feet
like a cat, still clutching the window, and
nothing was damaged. He just grinned.
That was Jim Fletcher. a young fellow who
was completely unafraid of work. Made his
living at cleaning tliors.. windows. etc.' and
built up a nice little business, scrubbing out
banks and stores and such at nights.
You don't see too many merchants or bank
managers in there scrubbing their floors after
they've closed. do you? Might do them good.
Jim used to charge $14 to put on the
storms, which included washing them ana
washing the outside of the regular windows.
storing the screens. It took him a couple of
hours. In the spring. he'd take them off, wash
everything, store them for $10.
Last year. I had a young fellow, newly
started in the cleaning-up of properties,
raking leaves, that sort of thing. I gave him
the job of doing the esate. provided He'd do.
the storms.
He looked pretty dubious, but agreed.
Brought his wife around on her day off to hold
. the ladder. Well, he got them all, but he was
peagreen and his legs were rubber, when
he'd finished. He Swore he'd never do them
again.
By this time it was costing me almost 5100 a
year to get the brutes on and off. Not to
mention a greit deal othmrassment• froni the
distaff side, land a , frantic search for a
putter-onner. Nobody- on .,unemployment
insurance was vaguely interested.
All this, combined with the energy crisis .
propaganda. made -me cave in. and we had
aluminum storms put on. I could have paid
$100 a year for the next 13 years if I'd stuck
with the old wooden ones.
"But look what you'll save on fuel", you
way. That's what they all say. Probably 50
bucks a year. "It will increase the value of
your house", someone else says. Maybe, By
a few hundred.
My wife and a girl who comes to nelp her
have wrestled with those things. got them
stuck, got them in but not on the rails, and
generally found the whole process like roping
a steer.
I don't blame them. lye alwaYS had an
aluminum door on my back door. and spring
and fall 1 nearly,rupture myself, swear like a
'sailor, threaten to smash the thing with an
axe, and take an hour just to slide the screen
up and let the storm down. or vice versa--
One of these days I expect'to come home
and find two women. each clutching an
aluminum window, unconscious on my lawn.
Or hanging by one foot from an upper
window, screaming for help.
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 25, 1981
Arena action
The people have spoken. At least the 200 plus people who cared
enough about the future of Seaforth's arena to attend the public meeting
at the Legion last week.
They are unanimous that Seaforth needs an arena and that it be a true
community building, owned and operated by surrounding municipalities
• as well as the town.
Beginning steps have been taken. Responsible people were nominated
and will be recommended to their respective councils to sit, with a
councillor from each town and township, on an arena board.
That board has a huge job. Funding must be investigated. The big
decision, whether to go for a brand new arena or for one of the various
otions, must be made.
But we're confident that ,ence the board is found it will make a
responsible decision, sell it to all the ratepayers invOlved, solicit funds
and get on with the job. Slowly, carefully the machinery to make sure
Seaforth and District has community centre next winter is being, put" into
place.
A vote of thanks from all of us should go to the people, Ken. Campbell
in the lead, who got the ball rolling on a community wide basis. Area
councils at the meeting appeared to be happy to have a community board
take on the job.
The work is just beginning but if all the councils and the citizens
involved co-operate Seaforth kids should be back on local ice next winter.
The best wishes of the whole community are„with them.
Look locally
ChristMas is fast approaching, as many of us have duly noted with the
decorations gracing store windows and advertising on the T.V.
This is also the time of year that merchants look to, to help balance a
bad year or be the crowning touch for a good year.
The common ailment in all towns like Blyth is that many shoppers-feel
they can get a better deal for their Christmas dollars if they head for the
city.
Far too often though the day is spent fighting heavy crowds, unruly
children, and trying to get home against rush hour traffic to get supper
for the family. On top of that you just didn't get what you were looking
for.
Local weeklies urge shoppers to shop at home as well as the local
merchants. While this may sound like -the same sermon please read on.
No one can force you to patronize your town's stores. While they are in
business and offer a service for you all year round, no one can force you to
stay- in town.
On the other hand it wouldn't hurt to take a look around the laaaLshops
and discover the treasure trove of ideas and gift suggestions they-do
have. Take the time to find out just what isevailabie here. Then , if ,you
'still feel like looking further you will know then what is a bargain and just
what isn't, according to home standards.
The local merchants here are more than willing to go out of,their way to
help you find just what you are looking, for, _Some even send out for the
,item for your convenience.
Take a look. You May be surprised at 'what you find.
To the editor:
' The Blyth Standard
Used stamps 'not worthless
A splendid good. place"
Member Caned's,' Community Newspaper Association, Ontario
Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation
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NOVEMBER 25,1i81
Peter McGrath has rented the farm on the
6th 'Asoncession of McKillop to Jerry
Stapleton, the bestinan in Dublin for a term
of six years, for the sum of $286 per annum.
The farm contains 100 acres and is g
splendid good place. It is seven miles from
Seaforth and three miles and three quarters
from. Dublin.
Peter McGregor of Brucefield has just
completed a One stable on his property on
the Mill Road near the cheese factory. The
basement which is of stone contains four
large bin stills,iHe intends stabling his
imported stock in this building.
We would like to see some enterprising
firm or company take a hold of the Grey and
Scott Planning Mill in SeafOrth, which has
been lying idle for so long and start. some
industrial branch therein. Could not a joint
stock company .be formed and a knitting
factory or something of that kind be started?
Dr. Gouirdock of Seaforth has a large
gang of mez employed at his swamp near
Winthrop, chopping cordwood, splitting
rails and making ties. He has upwards of 40
men now so engaged.
Wm. Dickson of Brucefield, the new
proprietor of the brick hotel, is getting
things put in first-class order. 'He has had
the interior of the house thoroughly
renovated from top to bottom. and it is now
a very tidy and comfortable hostelry and.
Mr. Dickson is just the man who knows how
to keep it so.
NOvEbHIERA 1906
The Seaforth Milling Company shipped
three cars of flour to the Cobalt district this
week.
Dublin's citizens have decided not to live
any lodger in darkness and have given the
contractor, the installation of an, acetylene
plant sufficient for the purpose of lighting
the streets of the town, The contract was~
given to and the plant is being installed by
W.F. Maxon, agent for the St. Williams
Kurtz Company.
'A new store, a new stock by a ow firm
was opened up in the, new block in
Waltdo by Messrs. Ferguson and Harris on
Wednesday of this week.
The new chopping mill operated by
lloegy Bros., commenced operations on
Monday of this week.-
A. Knight, northof Walton, disposed of a
five month old draught cat, sired by Buisar,
for which he received the handsome sum of
$170. It always pays to raise geed stock.
NOVEMBER 27, 1931
Mae Aberhart of Seaforth visited over the
weekend with Margaret Elgie of Tucker-
smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Grieve and family of
Seaforth are visiting at the home of Mr.
Grieve's mother in Egmondville.
Among those from Hensall taking in the
Royal Winter Fair are Thos. D. Wren. Fred
In the years agone
Especially at Christmastime. I think of all
the used postage stamps that are needlessly
discarded. These seemingly worthless arti-
cles, from.any country, are sold in bulk_ by the
Scarboro Fathers to stamp dealers to help
finance mission ' projects-throughout the
world.
In 10 months I have received over 100 lbs.
o cancelled postage stamps, in small
critantities, in very large quantities, from
schools, service clubs. companies, ,indivi-
duals. etc. They add up qucikly if everyone
collects them for me.
It hardly takes a Second to rip the used
postage stamps froniwe, vvelope, keying a ,
bit of paper around them.
This can be your way of helping the world's
poor without it costing you a lot of time or
money.
Please tend (by "Third Class" mail) or
brut all your cancelled postage stamps,. any
time of the year to: Mrs.-E.M. Chmay • 230
Jarvis Street. Fort Erie, Ontario, L2A 2S5:
Mrs. J. C. Lawrence, 6782 Dorchester Road.
Niagara Falls. Ontario. L2J 2Z2:. or /vit. and
Mrs. Roger O'Day, 66 Mahogany Drive.
Williamsville. N.Y. 14421.
Thank you.
Rose M. Chmay
Canada is either a haven for the poor and
downtrodden ()fall races and creeds or *sick
racist society depending on who you listen to.
Somewhere probably in the middle is the real
truth.
Canadians have, always liked to see their
country as one of those places where the
persecuted of the could find refuge. We
have taken in the victims of famine in
Ireland, of greedy landlords in Scotland, of
imperial whims in the , Ukraine, of the class
system of England, of the devastation of the
Second World War across western Europe, of
Soviet totalitarianism in Eaitern Europe and
of famine and war in southeast Asia. Yet
many of the people who have been taken in
today are turning around and saying Canada
is a racist land, that people of different skin
tones are discriminated against.
AMPLE EVIDENCE •
—There-is-no--doubt--that-they--have ample-
evidence to back them up. Periodically the
grim stories come out about elderly Pakistani
or Asian gentlemen being beaten up on
Toronto subway trains by young punks.
Closer to home. I recall wheirotie-popular
business was sold to an East Indian farnily
and almost half the customers, most claiming
to be good, Christains, never darkened the
door again. While some Canadians- were
performing an act of great love and
generosity in rescuing "boat, people" from
the horrors of their lives in the far east, others
'were first of all saying that we should be
looking after our own poor instead, then later
spreading rumours about the "boat people"
being dirty or being ungrateful or beinglazy
or -expecting their sponsors to do everything
for them.
There is no doubt that there are racists and
bigots in Canada.
For those of us who detest this there is
often the dilemma of what we can do about it.
I recall several years ago attending a dinner
and sitting across from a loud, loutish boor
who insisted on telling stories about Weeks
using such terms as "this big buck."
Everyone at the table was embarassed but
what were we to do. Human decency seemed
-to call for someone to tell him off but this
would only cause a disturbance and wasn't
likely to change the man anyway in the long
run. So we all ignored the bigot, hoping he
would go away but the feeling of guilt for not
doing something remained long after the
boor had gone home.
And yet, while we must always strive for
the perfection of a Ionic' where people of all
races. religions and beliefs can live together
in perfect harmony. those who characterize
Canada as having major problems are going
a little overboard. There are two categories of
people who do this: the immigrants them-
selves and Canadian liberal thinkers.
A CROSS-SECTION
A television forum recently gave a good
cross-section of people whO had come to
Canada from other parts of the world and had
their chance to sound off on their grievances
in their adopted land. Many used as evidence
of the racist Canadian society that they had
never felt out of place. They had never felt
their colour, they said, until they had come to
Canada. Why should they be so surprised? I
never felt very "Canadian" until I went to the
U.S. I never felt white until I was in places in
American cities where "whites were a
minority. I never felt anything special about
speaking English until I went to Quebec and
was surrounded by peoplespeaking French.
(I had the same feeling in a Toronto
restaurant in the Greek section where
everyone spoke Greek).
Most people coming to Canada come from
places where they are the ethnic majority to a
land where they are a minority. Given such a
change in culture, people are bound to feel
-uncomfortable:
A Canadian going to Pakistan or China
feels equally isolated.
White Canadian liberals are ready to listen
to any cry of racism or discrimination because
-they-seem to have anew kind of "white man's
burden," carrying on their shoulders the
guilt of what whites have done to Others
anywhere in the world. A recent show on CBC
told of the horrible treatment of the Chinese
of Canada from the 1800's up until the end of
World War II. There was certainly nothing to
be proud of but the Chinese weren't the only
ones who were met with signs in parks-that
said "No dogs or Chinese allowed." Similar
signs met the Irish and many other Ail
skinned immigrants. We can't go on carrying
the guilt for the sins of bigotted forefathers
anymore than we can forever feel guilty about
slavery in the U.S. or the misdeeds of South
Africans when there is nothing we can do
about it.
TENSION
And liberals should remember that racism
is not a sin solely of the whites against other
races. Wherever people of different races,
colours and customs have come together,
tension and munderstanding have arisen.
Ther are few places in the world where there
is such a mixture of people from all over the
world as in North American cities. Jamaicans
came from a country with a fairly large ethnic
mix, but nothing compared to Toronto with its
Chinese, East Indians, Japanese, Greeks,
Hungarians, Ukarainiaps and many other
groups. Pakistanis and Indians came from a
much mere racially horriogenious land. To
expect Canada with such diversity to- be as
simple a place to live as their former homes is
ridiculous.
Canada is far from perfect and we must
strive for perfection. On the other hand, let's
not get too carried away`with out deficiencies
either.
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Behind the scenes
by Keith Roulston
Racist Canada
Corbett. Harry Horton, Fred Harourn and
Paul Boa, the latte two engaged in inn
horseshoe contest.
George C. Petty of Hensall has sold the
dwelling just across from outrailway station
on the east side .of Brock Street to Lloyd
Varner. This dwelling has been occupied
for a long term, of years by Thomas'
Sbadduck section kreman of the C.N.R..
but Mr, Sheddock hiving purchased some
months ago What was known in:past years as
the T. Cook dwelling and which he greatly
improved after purchasing, has moved into
it, while Mr. Venner is, now occupying the
dwelling which he has just purchased,
' Mr. owl Mrs. Cecil Baxter of Benrniller
and Mr. andUrs. Adam Dodds of Listowel
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Campbell.
NOVEMBER 30, 1956
For the first time since 1950, Seaforth
electors will vote for members of Council.
The election was necessitated when eight of
the eleven nominees had qualified by the
deadline, 9 o'clock Tuesday night. Six are to
be elected. Mayor E.A. McMaster was
returned to office.
Robert Down, R,R. 1, Hensall- has been
awarded the Huron County Scholarship.
valued at S100, it was announced this week
by G.M. Montgomery. Huron agricultural
representative.
Bill Fink, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fmk of
Hensall. attended the graduation exercises
at the B.B. Beal Technical School, London,
on Friday, where he was tiresented with his
diploma for secondary, school industrial
course, Bin also wonthe award fur the top
student in the sheet metal class and his
prize Was 1~ set of tools, donated by London
Motel Service' Ltd. '
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Nagle, Linda and
Bobbie of Stretford visited with Mr, and
"Mrs.Michael Nagle In Dublin.
Haroemipdl
oSyl dand°1"ton andhe
whokrn are
discovered in Walton, a balloon in an
evergreen tree which contained a plastic
bag with a note and self-addressed
envelope stating that whoever found it
would receive a reward if they returned to
the sender. The balloon was released on
November 13 from Detroit.
Where the birds all are
One day at ia time
by Jim Hogorty
Ontario is now part of a world-wide
scheme to map bird distribution: By 1987 we
will haves complete. up-to-date. picture of
the breeding range of each of the approxi-
mately 275 species of birdswhich breed in the
province. The final product will be the result
of the work of volunteer birders who
participate in the Ontario Breeding Bird
Atlas.
The technique used in Ontario was
borrowed from the British and the other SO
countries and states which are presently
working on similar projects. For Atlas
pUrpcisea the Pita/Ince is divided into 10
kilometer agnates using a grid system found
ou toPoirePhie maps. Hirdera chose a square
and visit it over the breeding seitem(March -
August) hopefully accumulating the mini
mum 16 !tours needed to cover a square
adequately.
While in the square, *Bassets record
breeding evidence, such as defence of a
territory or newly fledged young, for every
-species observed, on en Atlas data card. This
cattle quite challenging, tit Up to 128 species
have been found In one square.
At •Se end of the summer the results go in
to ssie of 41 Regional Coordinators spread
across the province. who cheek-and duplicate
the data cards sending them in to the
central office. The information is then stored
in a computer which will eventually produce
,the distribution maps.
The Atlas is being sponsored by the
Federation of Ontario Naturalists and , the
Long Point Bird Observatory,' and is support-
ed by the Canadian Wildlife Service, the
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, the
Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Parks
Canada and the World Wildlife Fund. Field
workbegan in 1981 and will Continuethrough
1985. 1986 will be devoted to producing the
maps, and printing the Atlas which will be
useful to a variety of groups, including
birders, biologists, planners and conserva-
tionists.
Roughly SOO atlassers took to the field in
1981 and enjoyed the challenge, the fresh air,
and the'knowledge that they are contributing
to a useful project. If you have some birding
Mom-knee and would like to participate,
contact the Atlas Office at the Federation of
Ontario Naturalists, 355 Lesmili Rd., Don
Mills, Ontario. M3B 2W8, 4164144419.
After a gruelling four-hour drive through
the pouring rain, it was a great relief to
finally sit down in a cosy restaurant for a
quiet supper.
But to our dismay, the restaurant lost its
coziness in a hurry and it became less than
quiet.
At the table next to us, a family of six
were noisily seated shortly after our arrival
and for the next hour, they were a source of
terrific torment to waitresses and diners
alike.
It wasn't their loud chatter And rude
treatment of the staff, however, that was so
upsetting. It was the horrible manner in
which they abused the little boy they had
brought along with them.
A cute little fellow about two years old.
the boy apparently could do nothing right
despite the best efforts of the five adults at
the table who tried throughout the entire
meal to whip him into shape.
ACTING TIRE A 2
The lad was in obvious need of stern
disciplining because. you see, he insisted
on acting like a two-year-old.
Right from the start, he was in trouble. As
the family was being seated, he wandered
around the room looking' at all the
unfamiliar things and people and ignoring
his mother's sharp commands to "Come
over here and take off your coat!"
When Mama could stand her son's
impeltinence no longer. she pushed back
her chair, rushed over to the boy and ripped.
his little jacket off, almost taking his arms
with it. Atthat, the child burst into tears and
was rewarded for that outburst with a flurry
of h*tsh whacks on the bum.
The boy was then hoisted in the air and
dropped like a rock into a high chair. ,
CLOSE WATCH
From that point on, all five adults kept a
close watch on the little tyke out of the
corners of the their eyes and each time he
would give any indication that he was about
to veer off the course the family had planned
for him, one or more of them would let loose
with a sharp yell designecko steer the boy
back onto the path. a
At one point, the lad committed the
cardinal sin of pushing his napkin off the
high chair and onto the floor. Mama's
reaction was swift and effeetive. With her
open hand, she slapped him on the face, no'
on one of his cheeks, but on-his nose and
mouth. His head snapped back and mouth
wide open, he started to scream pitifully.
Papa. by this time, decided a united front
was the only answer and being an obvious
master of child psychology, set forth to
shame his son into doing right.
"Ah, don't be such a sticky baby,"
advised Papa: in a voice dripping with
sarcasm.
A THREAT
When that tactic failed, the boy's father
trotted out the big threat, "Smarten up or
We will bring you here again!"
' For the rest,of that gruesome hour, the
fight continued as the adults seemed
obsessed by the boy's behaviour. Each time
he acted, they reacted. it was quite a
performance.
At one point, I glanced over at their table
' and caught the little fellow gating sadly at
me, through eyes that Were filled with
greet big tears. He seemed to be pleading
),forItelP.
If people don't want to love theirchildren,
then why do they have them? And why on
earth do they keep them?
They don't deserve-to.
uiet supper becomes torment
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