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Th.. Times-Advocate, ,May 17,. 1902
Editorials Th1:, . newspaper believes, the .600 to _express an opinion in -public:
contributes to the progress of the nation and. that -it must- exer-
cised freely and without .preludice to preserve and improve demo..
erotic government.
Well, Mom, how did you or chase after women, all of
make out on YOUR day, as the which I used to do. Nor did she show me how to play golf, advertisements call it? Same • fly an airplane, catch trout or
old routine, suppose: lois of Wite a column.
kisses: cuppa tea in bed; big
production of a potted begonia
or stale chocolates; everybody
off to church with a flower in
the butonhole: rapid diminish-
ing of interest in the whole
project; you getting huge din-
ner and doing dishes while
family rests after excitement
and strain of Mother's Day.
Just to show you that some-
body cares, I saved my Mo-
ther's Day column until this
week. You'll need a pickup
right about now. as the realiza-
tion sinks in that. last Sunday's
fussing over you is a once-a-
year shot, and you are rele-
gated to your usual functions of
household slave, comedy straight
man, domestic detective, fam-
ily wailing wall and unpaid
civil servant.
* * *
Don't thank me. It's a pleas- miss the big . picture and harp ure to come right out and an•
nounce my firm conviction that on s"6 details as clean ears,
mothers are the finest people looking after your horrible lit-
in t the world — with the pos- le brother, going to Sunday
sible exception of fathers. School, hanging up your clothes,
Everythin I am, I owe t o going to bed at bed time, and
my mother's training. Well per. getting up at getting-up time,
haps not quite everything, She * * *
didn't teach iii , to shoot pool, Not only did my mother pester
play poker, drink beer, swear me with such petty irritations,
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But she did teach me some
important things: never to .say
anything about a person unless
you could say something good:
always to vote against Macken-
zie King; never to be cruel;
always to laugh sardonically
when you paid your taxes;
never to be discourteous, what-
ever the situation; • always to
land the first punch if you were
forced to tight.
She also taught me how to
make a bed, do a family wash-
prepare a simple meal, do
the dishes. and run an ironer,
all of which have stood me in
good stead since I got married.
* * *
Hack in those days, I didn't
appreciate my rooth.er. They
can be annoying creatures to
children, you know. Their in-
terests are very limited. They
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As the "Times" go by
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE T-A FILES
25 YEARS AGO
Fifty- eight schools competed
in Clinton in the first annual
Huron County musical festival,
E. C. Beacon IPS of Ceoderich
was responsible for the organ-
kation. and arrangements.
One of the minor Coronation
ceremonies in Crediton was the
planting of a tree on the ath-
letic field by the local WI,
Mr. Donald Madman, BA, son
of Mr, and Mrs, F. W, Glad-
man, and a recent graduate of
Emmanuel College, Toronto,
who will he ordained into the
ministry at London Conference
at Walkerville, has been invited
to become pastor Of the Credi-
ton, charge.
The a e n d 01 e t to the
Motor Vehicles Act permitting
speeds of 30 to 50 mites per
hour in municipalities respect-
ively will go into effect on May
24, Ontario. minister of litqh-
ways issued a strong warning
that the new speed rages rep-
resented the maximum permis.
sable speed.
miss Hazel' Woodall has been
engaged to teach the second
room of Crediten Seheol,
IS YEARS AGO
Workmen have been. leveling
t he grounds and the gravel is
now on the property for laying
the, cement, for a. new outdoor
roller skating rink to be erected
by,_..t a Neil,
There are, about 35 members
signcd pp .for Exett er Charter
Night Of the. Rebekall8 which
will be Julie 2 and initiation On
lone h.
Ceritralia United Chlirch eel-
ebrated its 25111 anniversary
Sunday. 'Rev, Arthur :Sinetair,
11tvib, who was clergyman
the time the vlittech. ,Uf.A built
lit0Atiftd averting,
Workman are .now engaged
in building a double garage
with sunroom on top at the rear
of R., E, Russell's store.
The District Annual of the
Women's Institutes was held in
Thames Road Church on Tues-
day,
The 70th anniversary of St,
Paul's Anglican Church, Hensall
will be held on Sunday, June 8,
10 YEARS AGO
Construction on the hospital
building is going ahead rapid-
IY, J. S. Dolphin, Toronto A r.
chitect, was loud his praise
for the efficient construction
and the enterprise of the build-
ing committee of which 011ie
Snell is chairman,
Miss miry Gardiner, NC of
Pride of Rebekah Lodge, en-
tertaieed the officers of the
lodge at her home in London on
:Friday night,
Imitating the beach clothes of
the 1900 girl al the commence-
molt were Jean MeAllister,
Margaret Willar d, Margaret
Thomson,. Dorothy Pooley, Pat
Hopper, Jean TaYlor and Mr,
ginia
Enrolled in the First Exeter
Brownie Pack on Monday night
were Martha COehtant, Dianne
Delheidge, VeronicaFrancois,
Barbara Graham, Carol Gib-
ib,00thvs, JAOttA ilpetcksal, Saarinddi mMiketry.
levy' B. A, G. pritSarliere,
former Hensall boy, who re*
Gently accepted a chit Us
Wich :United Church, will
'preach anniversary services in
llensall United Church,
The dew nursery at the Pen-
tecostal Church, -erected to the
ItiNnoty of the late Me. and
Mrs, John Triehner by their
tarollyo. was dedicated lilt &in.
day,
In the summertme, she ran
a tourist business in the house,
but she got a kick out of talk-
ing to the tourists. Then there
was a cosmetics line she sold,
when Dad was out of work, but
that was good for her. Got her
out of the house. She was sec-
retary for the Blind Institute,
and in the Home and School
Club and the Ladies Aid and
the choir, but that was all fun.
No, I can't recall my mother
doing any real work. Seems to
Me she spent most of her time
fooling around doing title
things.
Like looking for things we'd
lost. And kissing places where
we'd bumped ourselves. And
picking up our clothes. And
hugging us when we were feel-
ing sorry for ourselves. And
getting us little snacks after
school. And helping us with our
homework. And telling us bed-
time stories. And nursing us
when we were sick. And taking
us on picnics. And solving all.
our problems,
And, Mom, I hope that's the
way your kids remember you.
The reader
comments
To the editor,
Please find enclosed a PO or-
der for $4.00 for a year's ha
ve
sub-
scription to The 'f-A, have
been a subscriber for over 40
ye ar's.
Mrs. E. Carroll,
10410 69h Ave.
Edmonton, Alta
Fried purchased the right of the
grist mill from Cook Bros. and
closed it out and then erected
one of the finest mills in this
section, later improved it by
putting in the roller system.
This milt stood in the west end
of the village, Mr. 'Fried also
had a broom handle 'factory in
connection with the mill but it
ran only a few years as it was
not a profitable industry.
In the early 'years there were
no less than 13 saw mills with-
in a radios of seven miles
around the village; Fried's,
Waldon's Brown's, Fulton's, El-
liott's, Ratz's, Dalziel's, Kalb-
fleisch's, Stan-mice's. Those mills
were practically all in the heart
of the hemlock region, At the
height of the. season Fried's
mill was sawing lumber for 18
hours a clay. The owner of the
mill was the writer's uncle and
Mr. Gabriel, the writer, was
born in the village in 1865.
(To be, continued next week)
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Press comment
Here are sonic of the early press comments
On the forthcoming election:
Editor Wilma l). Dinnin of The Clinton
News-Record says ifs too early in the race to
make any predictions.
"However. two things we are fearsome of.
Maybe three. They are the Ontario Hospital on
the Blue Water Highway, the new highwa.y and
bridge at tiodericb, and the proposed I?) post of-
fice in Clinton,.
"Already the hospital and bridge have been
used with some success in at least two elections
and one by-election. We would hope that they will
not now be used to promote a third election, Of
course. you will say that these are provincial mat-
ters, and it is. after all a Dominion election, Ah
yes. hut politicians move in their mysterious ways,
-We sincerely hope that the federal build-
ing to house an enlarged post office in our swiftly
growing town will not be used as political am-
munition by any of the candidates. That building,
which was first spoken of about seven years ago,
is more badly needed than ever before. But it is
the right of Clinton people to have that new build.
ing in order that the people will be served well.
It should not be used by any party as the basis
of a promise, which they can later use as a party
milestone.
"We would favor the candidate who can
honestly tell us that. he has some of the answers
to the problem of making an honest nation of
Canada, in the realm of trade, of defence policies,
of good citizenship among mankind, than that he
be free with promises teven when followed by ac-
tion) of the things he can get for this town, or for
his riding."
George Ellis, publisher of The Goderich.
Signal-Star, comments:
."The top political guns are booming at one
another as the current Federal election campaign
gets under way, We would like to see the leaders
of the respective parties do less petty criticism of
one another and offer more constructive suggest-
ions as to what they would do, if elected, to bring
about needed changes for the betterment of con-
ditions in Canada.
"Frankly. it's going to be an interesting
election. White betting odds favor Cardiff's return
in Huron, with a reduced majority, anything can
happen between now and June 18th. There have
been some surprising upsets in the past elections
and human nature has not changed any in the
interim."
Former Liberal candidate Andrew McLean
of The Huron Expositer criticizes the government's
devaluation of the dollar:
"If further evidence was needed to indicate
the extent to which the place Canada occupies in
world opinion had fallen in recent years, it came
with the recent announcement by Finance Minister
Fleming that events had led the government to
devalue the Canadian dollar to 921/2 cents.
"While the action is one that results in
embarrassment to all Canadians who have a pride
.Enrichment
Exhibits of paintings and ceramics by local
artists, one last month at Centralia, and the other
this week at a local church tea, have left us con-
vinced .that we, in this area, are well represented
in that far-off world .0,C creative art.
We say far-off because our modern lives
seem to have little room for contemplation and
creativity as- activities in themselves. Oh, we all
have some small personal creative bent, but it
seems to be left to the artist to create something,
at its beautiful and at least thought-provoking, for
our enrichment.
After two seasons of classes, these 18 local
artists have brought that world a little closer to
us by their serious efforts. Let us hope they will
continue,
It is obviously important, to them. The evi-
dence is in each original thought they have put
to canvas or clay. It is important to us because
here, as in all creative art, is the essence of our
times and thoughts, reflected and recorded.
It is to our great advantage to watch and
look at such work whenever we can because we
need every chance to reflect, to learn, to under-
stand about this world which we share and to
thus be able to communicate more easily with
each other,
in their country, the lowered value of the Canadian
dollar has even more implications. True, it may
result in higher returns for the large exporter of
raw materials, the makers of paper and some other
large manufacturers. But this profit means no-
thing to Canadians as a whole, who will be faced
with higher prices for hundreds of necessities
which must be imported, or the price of which is
governed by imports.
"No wonder then that: the press across the
country are concerned at the move and attribute
the devaluation of the Canadian dollar to the fail-
ure of the government's economic policies."
Editor Barry Wenger of The Wingham Ad-
vance-Times says the NDF will have a difficult
time convincing voters that the unions aren't boss
of the party,
"There is a very real fear that the NDF
does not promise freedom of decision. Many con-
tend that since labor unions are supporting the
party, of necessity union funds will, to some de-
gree, be used to finance the political activities of
the party . . and that is not the purpose for
which union dues are levied, Thousands of Can-
adian workmen are obliged t o contribute union,
dues if they want to hold their jobs—and do not
necessarily want their money to go to work for
the NDP or any other political party."
Incidentally, Editor. Wenger does not agree
with The T-A about TV debates by the political.
leaders, He says such debates would be mere
sideshows which would not provide a sound basis
upon which the voters could make a decision. We
believe that (a) the debates would stimulate con-
siderable interest in the election and (b) be most
helpful in assisting viewers to judge which man
they want to bead their government.
she had the gall to suggest —
only once in a while, and
rather, timidly, I admit—that I
cut the lawn, run an errand, or
help my Dad put the ashes out.
She even had the effrontery to
drop these hints when she knew
perfectly well 1 had to go to
the matinee, or off to play ball.
Oh, I put up with a lot around
there, 1 can tell you.
And she was cruel, too. 1
distinctly remember the beat-
ings I used to get. Well, I re•
member one, anyway. Well,
maybe not a beating, exactly,
but three skelps with a yard•
stick. I was six at the time,
and ,I'm quite certain it
scarred me, me, psychologically,
for
I still don't know why she
threshed me so brutally. I
hadn't clone a thing. How could
I know my kid brother would
swallow that screwnail I gave
him to play with? Could I help
it if my ball went a little
crooked and through the kitch-
en window? And what red-
blooded boy hasn't burned all
his eyebrows off with a fire-
cracker? No I think she was
just in a bad mood that day,
People talk about mothers
working so hard, I never not-
iced my mother doing much,
Except maybe fooling around
with the housework, And doing
a little washing for the seven of
us, And you'd hardly call iron-
ing work, when a person sings
all the time. And there was the
cooking for us and the three
boarders, but she enjoyed cook ,
ing.
"86tit5 to Die it'd Ix osigi 1. i t* the, chid
oa. 4110“".
"The last thing I remember; my wife said, 'Look at.
me when I'm talking to you',”
Fire Department, Stephen and.
estimated cost of $20,000.00
men's ClUb and the Dashwood
Hay Township councils are
have a community centre at an
Dashwood. as written by John
sponsored by the Dashwood's
W. Gabriel which I discovered
contributing part of the cost.
thought that an early history of
The village of Dashwood is to
In referring to Dashwood I
in a scrap book compiled by S.
J, Sweitzer would be of inter,
est. It is as follows:
Dashwood village, formerly
li'riecisburg and still having part
of the village properties reg
istered in the name of Frieds-
burg, is a beautiful hamlet
situated in the County of Huron
on the boundary lines of Hay
and Stephen Townships, mid-
way between Exeter and Grand
Bend in one of the finest agri-
cultural sections in Western On-
tario.
The village was founded by
Abraham. Fried who came from
Waterloo County about 1860, At
the time of Fried's arrival.
Sarepta, a mile and a quarter
east, was apparently to be the
sight of a business village, as
there was an hotel, a black-
smith shop and a shoe repair
By MRS. J.MS
shop there at that time.
.&00.110AVV:etmi.i-weeMfig.::. The business men tried to in-
duce Mr. Fried to locate at Sar-
An Exile From Canada epta but they did not succeed as
Dr, Fred Landon, a graduate his mind was made up to build of the University of Western
a saw mill and grist mill and Ontario, who spent 30 years as
to get his mill as near to the librarian, wrote this book "An great hemlock woods as pos- Exile from Canada". In 'it he sible,
depicts the early clays of that
In a short time Friedsburg part of Ontario in which he has began to flourish. W. Simpson lived nearly all his life.
put up a tine hotel and his bro-
This is the story of Eliljah
ther Robert a butcher shop; Woodman, a hard-working set-Louis Bedard, from Lower Can- tler in Upper Canada who was
ada, opened a blacksmith shop caught up in the struggle for
and. Nicolas Scoup, a wagon political reform in the eighteen-and carriage shop; John Hall, thirties and, charged as a
of Ilderton, a general store; traitor, suffered the penalty
Thomas Hamlin postmaster of that was held worse than hang-
Dashwood from which sprang ing — transportation to the Brit-the name of the present village; ish penal colony in Van Diem-
William Kraft, harnessm-aker; en's Land ,
B. Brown, shoe-maker; John
Dr, Landon heard the 'story Witzel, shoe - maker; P ilip first from Woodman's grand-
Rheim, tailor; William Ball, son, the late Frank Leonard of furniture store. Those places of London and, as an outcome of
business were all in the east his interest in the story the end of the village,.
family documents were placed
Later on the west half began in his hands by a great-grand-
to develop. Henry Orth built a son, Col, Ibbotson. Leonard, Lon-fne hotel on the 'northeast cor-
don. This book is the result. of
ner of Main Street and John Dr. Landon's interest in this pe-Mitchell erected a store on the riod of Canada's history.
northwest corner, later owned The book is a demonstration
by Kellerman Bros.: Conrad of the historical importance of
Pfaff moved his blacksmith. family papers and the preser-business from Sarepta. to Fried- vation of such papers.
burg and. Jacob Doerr opened
up another wagon and carriage
Zsa Zsa Gabor shop in the west end, • Quite a different biography is
Builds fine mill
that of Zsa Zsa Gabor written
About 1874 Absalom Fried
died and the mills were sold to by Gerold Frank who has pre-viously written "I'll Cry Tom-
Cook Bros., John and Rhein- orrow", "the story of Lillian
hard. A few years later, Noah — Please turn to page 5
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