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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-07-19, Page 44 -TNI HURON [MOUTON, July 111, ISU Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager & Advertising Manager MARY MELLOR - Soles PAT ARMES - Office Manager DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions LINDA PUl1MAN -Typesetter TIM CUMMINQ - Editor GREGOR CAMPBELL - Reporter BARB STOREY - Distribution A Burgoyne Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL -- 28.00 a year, in advance, plus 1.96 G.S.T. SE • - 25.00 o year, in advance, plus 1.75 G.S.T. Goderich. Stratford addresses: 28.00 a year, in advance, plus 7.28 postage, plus 2.47 G.S.T Out -of O -Area: 28.00 a year, in advance, plus 11.44 postage, plus 2.76 G.S.T .• ,: 28.00 o year in advance, plus 576.00 postage, G,S.T. exempt .._ ..11,.:_i Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth.: Publicoiion mail registration No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. 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Sox 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Time. to get serious Prime Minister Jean Chretien says he doesn't agree with former Prime Minister Joe Clark who believes Quebec is dead serious about separation. No one should be surprised. Chretien has said over and over again that when the times comes to decide. Quebec will remain in Canada. Yet Joe Clark is a man who does his homework. Charged with the responsibility for constitutional accord in the previous Mulroney government, Clark has been closer to the Quebec heart for'longer than many others. In fact, Clark, an English outsider, may listen and hear Quebecers with less partiality and more objectivity than Chretien, the Quebecer, ever could. When Clark says Canada is sleepwalking toward a possible separatist referendum victory, we should all take heed. Certainly Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau is heartened by the recent three-way alliance formed among the Parti Quebecois, the Bloc Quebecois and the Parti Action Democratique. When he met recent- ly with Block Leader Lucien Bouchard and Action Democratique Leader Mario Dumont to hammer out .the deal, Parizeau was heard to coo, "I've never been in better company." And what is their pact? It's simple. If the vote is "yes" in this fall's sched- uled referendum, the Parizeau government Hill declare Quebec's independence from Canada and offer to open negotiations with the rest of the coun- try on a new economic and political partnership. If no one in the rest of Canada agrees to negotiate in good faith with Quebec, Quebec would be undeter- red. La Belle Province would proceed with its declar- ation of independence within one year and become a constitutional rebel. In essence, a "yes" vote would mean Quebec would be independent one way or another - and become masters of their own ship legally or illegally. Arguments that Quebecers would suffer more than they ever dreamed possible and would eventually return to the fold with their tails between their legs would be irrelevant. Any way you slice it, there would be utter chaos throughout the entire nation. There would be hardship for everyone. None would escape unscathed. Quebec has issued the final wakeup call to the rest of Canada. This is no time for parochial posturing - (SJK). Letters to the Editor Girls marching band to hold reunion at SITS Seaforth and District High School All Girls Marching Band Reunion, August 6, 1995 Dear former Seaforth and District High School All -Girls Marching Band members, Former band members rre invited to auend a reunion that will take place on the back campus of Seaforth District High School starting at 10 o'clock and continue on till parade time at 1 o'clock, in case of rain the reunion will be held in the gym. Come and reminisce with your friends. Former members who wisb are invited to take part in the parade as a band member. Instruments, drums, flags, etc. will be available for former members and a short practice will take place at 12:00. Former members who want to be part of the colour party should wear .white shorts and a white top, other former members should wear dark clothes, Food will be available. We are looking forward to seeing you. Yours sincerely, Charles Kalbfleisch Band Director Mom movegin with me, Malcolm Sometimes, subconsciously we choose to ignore the painfully obvious. I knew the economy was bad when Jack Fraser tried to sell me a pair of pants and they were the ones he was wearing at the time. The signs- were there: Toronto churches converted to - hostels for the homeless, politicians going two and three months without voting themselves a pay hike, the Chretiens buying Grey Poupon in the large, economy size jar. But I never fully appreciated how tough times really were until my mother showed up on my doorstep with all her worldly belongings. Yes, my mother has come to live with me, temporarily. (Temporarily - adverb, from the word temporal meaning of limited time, for a brief period, transiently (June 15!) When she called and said she was moving because she needed a cheaper place to live, I said: "Great!" I thought she meant Florida. Mentally I had the golfclubs out and was black -booking the spare room of her condo well into next February. When she asked it; it would be all right if she moved in here with me, I took one of those laughing fits where the tears stream down your face and you can't quite catch your breath. Thirteen years living alone in a house where music is a must but clothes are merely optional? Give up a life of weird , hours, strange friends, good wine and bad diet? What William Thomas a sense of humor this woman has. It's odd that upon seeing her at the door last week, the laughter subsided but the tears were back in full force. We discussed several options before I actually opened the door: my oldestsister's•condo in Toronto, a seniors apartment, a job as a roadie with the Rolling Stones. Then my mother produced a document which a lawyer declared legal and binding when I described it to him on the phone - a document that listed me as the mortgagee and her -as the mortgagor. Damn. It was good to see her again. Not since the renewal at 91/2 per cent had I realized how I'd missed this woman. (Mortgage - noun, from the word ntort meaning till death do you pay and then only on the interest.) So now there are three of us. My cat Malcolm is 126 in human years and .my mother Marg, is 85, also in human years. - - 'Essentially I have two roommates whose combined age is a robust 211 years. And this poses no problem whatsoever unless of course you want to do something a little on the adventurous side; like communicate. ide- like-communicate. Exar;Tle: Me: "Get off the Couch." Mom: it?" Me: "1 told him to Get Off. the Couch. - - Mom: "Why, I'm not hurting anything!" Me: "Not you - Him." Malcolm contributes one wheeze and two sighs to -this- conversation 4nd shifts so that all four paws are now straight up in the air. The phrases "Huh?" and "Whadyasay?" seem to dominate all household conversations these days and Malcolm has his head cocked in that inquisitive pose so often, we're not sure if his vertebra have fused or he's impersonating the RCA Victor dog. Call me crazy but I don't think a man 45 years of age should have to hide the Playboy magazine under the sofa every time his mother walks in the room. Of course, there are a lot of flashback advantages having my Mom living with me. For instance, it's a real big timesaver to sit down at the end of each day with the crossword puzzle and find it's already done. I've significantly reduced my electricity bill since my mother moved in. There's no need to leave a light on while I'm out, now that there's somebody standing at the door, looking at her watch and tapping her foot every night when I come home. I've lost weight. Who can find time for food when it's tea time 24 hours a day? And, of course, I spend more quality time with Malcolm now that he's chosen to hide out in the same place as I do: the tool shed. . But I cannot get angry because my mother is the sweetest and kindest woman on earth next to Mother Teresa. In fact, l've offered several times to`put her on the list for beatification but she flatly refuses. _ - - "They charge too much dear," she Jikes to say. "I'll just get your sister togiveme a perm." Is it any wonder I love this woman? She's a saint. And I've become more accommodating and flexible as a result of our communal living arrangement. For instance, just to ease the tension around - here I've planned a family outing. Friday I'll - be taking Marg and Malcom to the Metro Zoo. And if everything goes as planned, I'll pick them up the following Thursday. C-141 VA Of WW1' This picture shows the grade 11 class at Seaforth District High School in the 1947-1948 year. The pupils are (front row, left to right) Eleanor Ejjgie, Sue Nixon, Margery Knight, Doris Pullman, Betty Langford, Lorraine Livingston, Mary Maloney, Emma Sanderson, Marilyn Chesney, Mae Clarke, (second row) Edna Hiusser, Donna Agar, Muriel Campbell, Mary Boswell, Mona Caldwell, Leona Stevens, Phyllis Boyes, Norma Leeming, Margaret Stevens, Lois Richardson, Ruth Wallace, (Miss Hoare), Barbara Russel, (back row) Bessie Stevens, Yvonne Bolton, Bob Traquair, Jim Chapman, Stanley Dorrence, Bill Butchart, Bert Shaw, Murray Mills, Shirley Bennett, June Snell. The photo was graciously lent to The Huron Expositor by Bessie Broome. Brucefield P.O.W. arrives in area FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JULY 26, 1895 A. Stark, Egmondville, is nursing a very painful shoulder, the result of a bicycle accident: He was returning from Grand Bend, and while going down- hill the bicycle broke, throwing him over the handle bars breaking a small bone in his left shoulder. A few days ago, M. McEwen of Stanley, removed an old landmark in the shape of a log house which was erected in the year 1852. The timbers in it were apparently as sound as the day they were put together, '43 years ago. * * * We understand that Miss Dallas has rented the very conifRrtable dwelling lately fined up by Wm. Copp on West William St. * * * Messrs. Johnson Bros. of town arc putting a metallic shingle roof on the oat meal mill. * * * Messrs. S. Mullett & Co. of town have just completed the work of roofing with metallic shingles, two very large barns for Messrs. Richard Modeland and .D. Barrie of 'T'uckersmith. ••• Messrs. J. Weber and Joseph McClinchey have each pur- chased a fine new buggy from Hugh Grieve. In the Years Agone JULY 23, 1920 The services in connection with celebration of Golden Jubilee of St. James Church, Seaforth, which continued for three days, were of a most interesting and impressive character. The building oper- ations of St. James were com- menced in 1868 and Rev. Father Shea was the first resi- dent priest. The present priest is Rev. E. F. Goetz. * * * Wm. Duggan, of town, brought us in a sample of oats that will take some beating. It measured 5 feet, 4 inches in length and . it was heavily loaded. * * * The Misses Mamie, Alice and Mable Swah, Jessie Gemmell, Alice Rattenbury, along with Mrs. J. D. Gemmell of Brucefield, are enjoying 'a well-earned holiday at Sunset Rest Cottage, Bayficld. •** While Charles Hoggarth of Constance was taking off a load of hay the trip rope broke, letting him fall off the load, fracturing four of his ribs and he was otherwise badly shaken up. it•• The highest mark obtained at Seaforth in the entrance exams was made by Annie Strong of Tuckersmith and Myrtle Sharkey. • JULY 27, 1945 Flt. Lieut. Arthur Musgrove has been named organzer and first instructor of the 'Ontario Co-operative Union. He was in Huron County near S rth, the son of the late Rev. Peter Musgrove. * * * A very pleasant evening was spent in the Community Hall, Walton, when the entire village and vicinity turned out to say farewell to F. C. Wilson, C.P.R. agent, and Mrs. Wilson and to wish them health, wealth and prosperity in their new home in Islington. * *• Thomas Sherritt, well-known Hensall dSuict farmer, is suf- fering painful bums on his arm, which he received while burn- ing old hay in a huge bonfire. ••• P/0 Carlyle Cornish, son -of Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Comish, Brucefield arrived on the noon train. He was recently released from a German prisoner of war camp and was greeted by a large group of friends and the Collegiate Bugle Band of Clinton. ••* • Petty officer, John Neilson, R.C.V.N.R., is spending his leave in Seaforth before going to the Pacific. He has been stationed in Scotland. JULY 23, 1970 Keith Finnigan was a recent graduate in Architectural Draft- ing of Fanshawe College, Lon- don. A graduate of SDHS, he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Finnigan, Egmondville. * * * Dr. Howard H. Kerr, former principal of Ryerson Polytcchnical Institute, has joined the advisory council of Peterborough's Sir Sanfcrd Fleming College of Applied Arts and Technology. Any doubts there may be regarding area fishing were resolved last week when three fishermen produced a 51 Ib. carp. Steven and Bradley Rice and Murray Sinnaman caught the fish at McLeod's bridge. *•• Father Francis K. Moylan, S.F.M., returned home from Yamasa, Dominican Republic, West Indies, Friday evening to his home parish and the next day celebrated his 25th anni- versary mass in St. Columban.- Father Moylan has been a priest in the Scarboro Foreign Missions for 25 years. New athletic grounds have been completed at Cromarty for the South Hibbert Athletic Association.