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The Huron Expositor, 1981-11-25, Page 2Advertising Is accepted' on the condition that In the 'vim! of a typographical error the advertising spike occupied by the erroneous item. together with reasonable allowanie for algnature, will not be cherged for but the balance of the advertisement will bi paid for at the applkable rate. While every effort Will be made to insure the" are handled with care, the publishers cannot be responsible for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or photos. 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 12.Male Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO every Wednesday afternoon by _McLean Bros. Publishers Ltd. iuron (fxpositor ‘InoititIOA Servinip the Community tiro Andrew Y. McLean, Publisher Susan White, Editor 527-0240 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. Subaeriptfon rates: Conada$17 a sear (In advance) outside Canada $35. a year (In advance) Single-Copies - Wools each Seem/de/ass melt registration nuinber0696 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 _A—