HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-11-13, Page 5From October 7, 1938
Weiland starts season as manager of Bruins
A recent issue of the
Boston, Mass., "Traveller"
tells the story of Ralph
"Cooney" Weiland's appoint-
ment as manager of the
Boston Bruins. Weiland, son
of Mr. and Mrs. H. Weiland,
Egmondville, has made an
international name for him-
self in the years since he
played on Seaforth teams.
He only recently returned to
Boston after spending his
holidays with his parents
here.
The "Traveller" says:
"Ralph 'Cooney' Weiland
of Brighton has won a pro-
motion in the Boston Bruins'
hockey family. An outstand-
ing center with the Bruins for
tight of the past I 1 years,
Weiland now carries the title
olassistant manager, accord-
ing to a joint announcement
by -President Weston Adams
.and General Manager Art
Ross.
"Whether Weiland will con-
tinue as Bruins' captain, as
well as Ross' first lieutenant
will depend on a decision of
the National Hockey
League's limit during the.
1938-39 campaign. This
decision is expected to be
reached at an important meet-
ing of the governors at
Toronto Saturday.
"Ross announced that
Weiland will continue with
the club in a playingcapacity,
but just how much he will do
probably will depend on
whether the league holds to
its present 14 players, plus
goal -tender, limit. or increas-
es it to 15, as proposed by
some clubs. Under the 15
player plan, Weiland proba-
bly would retain his captain-
cy."
in the same issue, Arthur
Seigel comments editorially
on the appointment as 'fol-
lows:
"Boston is whimsical and
yet critical in its fancies. An
By Keith
McPhail McLean
athlete may be outstanding
and still not appreciated.
Another may be less illustri-
ous and nevertheless, dear to
the hearts of Bostonians. A
third may have been great in
his day, but dearer in his twi-
light. Such is the case of
Ralph "Cooney" Weiland,
who by his appointment as
assistant manager of the
Bruins has come home at last
to stay.
"It seems only a short while
ago that Weiland came out of
the West. Weiland and Eddie
Shore and Tiny Thompson
and Dutch Gainer and a few
more. They were the golden
hockey men of the West and
they were the ones who
brought to Boston hockey
prestige and a new life and
vigor to.the sport. They were
mercenaries, to he sure, hut
they played with the old col-
lege try as if they were the
most inspired of amateurs.
"Those were indeed the day
of gold and glory. The
Bruins, who had been eking
out- to pun -a hare existence
now saw bright days ahead,
the days of plenty, for the
Boston hosts jammed the rink
to cheer for their darlings.
Weiland. Gainor:and Clapper
were thc men who comprised
that first line. On the left
wing was Gainor, blond -
thatched with a golden
cowlick over his forehead,
weaving down the -ice with a
body -feinting motion which
the erudite Stanley
Woodward termed the dying;
swan -swan movement. On
the right wing was robust and
ebulicnt Aubrey "Dit"
Clapper. almost massitrc in
his hockey armor. a titan in
Letter to the Editor
• size and connonade in mark-
manship.
"And in the center was
Weiland, dwarfed by the two
six-footersswith whom he
leaned. He was short and he
was slight of build. But he
was agile and wily and be
slithered across the ice like a
spider, that long hockey stick
deftly taking the puck into
position or, on defense, slip-
ping it away from a bewil-
dered opponent.
"Gainor and Clapper and
Weiland! The Dynamiters.
The high -scoring line which
made hockey history. Then
Gainor dropped out of the
picture. Clapper stayed with
the Bruins. year after year, as
did Weiland. But Cooney
was not the crashing kind.
With his physique, those tac-
tic were out of place for -
finessc rather than force was
his forte. So the crowds
turned on Weiland. He was
traded because the gallery
gods, and those in the more
expensive seats. demanded
more then just skill.
"For that matter, Weiland
was not too upset. He liked
Boston and his wife liked
Boston. Yet he was too cyni-
cal about a professional
sports career to think too _
much about sentiment.
Possibly he was too
engrossed with himself, to be
skeptical of those who would
make friends with him. He
was' with Ottawa and he was
with Detroit. He played
high-grade hockey, because
that was the only kind he
could play. And then he was
brought hack to Boston.
"A different Weiland now.
He had learned, yn his.dwn
heart, that he might have ,
come to Boston as an out-
sider, mereJytto play hockey,
but this Boston was his real
homc. He had become a
United States citizen..
Loss of hospital'w�ul.d lead
to greater losses for Seaforth
Dear Editor:
Thank you, David Scott, for
the excellent articles written
in The Huron Expositor con-
cerning impending changes
in our medical services.
We arc certainly entering a
very serious time with the
possibility of major cuts to
our hospital services.
At Scaforth Medical Clinic
we have worked very hard to
attract new physicians to
Scaforth Community Health
Centre owned by Seaforth
Community Hospital.
Because of this we have been
able to provide expanded ser-
vices at thc hospital, increas-
ing our obstetrical, surgical
and emergency care. Ten spe-
cialists provide services in
our out-patient .department
bringing the count to 19
physicians and the envy of
many small communities.
Geographically located
halfway between Goderich
and Stratford, with newly
expanded outpatient, operat-
ing and emergency depart-
ments, a helicopter landing
pad, a beautiful medical clin-
ic and property for expan-
sion, Seaforth -Hospital's
existence should not be chal-
lenged.
Ask any patients about the
care they received at our hos-
pital and you will get an
excellent report of service
provided by a group of very
dedicated doctors and staff
led by an exceptional C.E.O.
Those of us living in this
community also understand
the meaning of "community
spirit." Over the years wc
have participated in the
building of the new hospital,
new arena, and then again the
expansion of the hospital.
People working together, vol-
unteering time and money to
better the community for all
of us.
We are very proud of the
people from our community
presently bringing recogni-
tion to our town through their
contribution ill sports, music
and education, ctc. However,
let us remember the people
remaining in thc community
strjving to maintain the rea-
son we 'arc all very proud to
he from this area, our hospi-
tal being one of those rea-
sons.
Please support your hospi-
tal now by realizing the mag-
nitude of the loss of our hos-
pital, leading to loss of physi-
cian services, loss of our drug
store and loss of many more
services wc have never been
without.
Attend the local meetings,
write your letters to the
District Health Council,
Ministry of Health and Helen
Johns, M.P.P. We will stand
as a community of support.
Sincerely,
Gwen Devereaux
R.R.4, Seaforth
County waste still hot topic
BY BLAKE PATTERSON
SSP News Staff
Some Huron County munic-
ipalities don't want to be told
what to do with their garbage.
Although the proposed
landfill site in Ashfield has
been abandoned, thc future of
waste management in the
Huron County was still a hot
topic for discussion at the
Nov. 7 meeting of Huron
County Council.
Discussion centred on a
report from the Planning and
Development committee pre-
sented to council by Planning
director Gary Davidson and
Waste Management co-ordi-
nator tr'#ig Metzger.
The report outlined the steps
planning department officials
say must be taken to complete
the Waste Management
Master Plan and prepare the
county for the future -- a
process which would cost an
estimated $250,000 every year
the next three to five years.
Several councillors dis-
agreed with the county's
vision of the future and with
the price tag.
Coun. Bill Carnochan of
Tuckersmith Twp. said munic-
ipalities should control their
own fate and more important-
ly their own garbage.
The county wants to'opti-
mizc' and close existing land-
fill sites in several municipali-
ty and development landfill
sites near Exeter and in
Morris Twp. to create two
waste management zones
(north and south) for the
future.
Then, as each of landfill
sites was closed, the munici-
palities that used those sites
would have their waste direct-
ed to one of thc newly devel-
oped and expanded sites.
But Carnochan thinks thc
municipalities should be able
to work out their own arrange-
ments without the help of the
county.
He said if one municipality
fills it's landfill site and needs
to use another landfill, they
should have the right to go
wherever they want and the
receiving municipality should
be able to set a fee to cover
the costs dealing with the
extra waste.
"Municipalities should.con-
trol their own fate," he said.
"Why should i contribute to
something 30 years down the
road (the Exeter and Morris
landfill sites) when I don't
know even if I'm going to
need it."
With alternative waste tech-
nologies continually extend-
ing the life of landfill sites,
the opinion of several council-
lors was that the county
should get out of waste man-
agement all together.
although he had said nothing
about that, He was glad to be
home. He played with a dif-
ferent attitude toward hockey,
A year ago, he was captain
and with due respect to all -his
predecessors, there never was
a Bruin captain who thought
less of himself and more of
the team welfare.
"Now it was that Boston
really took to him. And now
it is that Bostonians are glad
that Weiland, judging by his
latest appointment, will end
his playing days as playing-
assistant manager of the
Bruins. He is not old and he
is not done as a player. But it
is goodto know that Cooney,
the Wily Weiland, is home
and can stay home, that the
Bruins have seen the spark in
him which will make him so
valuable when the athletes
report at Hershey, Oct. 16,
and when the National
Hockey League season open
in Boston Nov. 15."
--��� TN/ NURON ItXPO$ITOfl1, November 13, 110911-4
Clerk has surgery F
Clerk and Administrator
Jim Crocker had unexpected
minor surgery recently.
Deputy -clerk Cathy Garrick
assumed his responsibilities
at last Tuesday night's regu-
lar meeting of Seaforth
Council.
Crocker was expected to be
back on the job for last
night's second meeting of
council this month. He says
the surgery has 7slowed him
down" for the past two
weeks.
McMaster
Siemon
INSURANCE
AV1 BROKERS INC
'AUTO 'HOME •FAHt.'
'TRAVEL *COMMERCIAL
'LIFE INSURANCE
BROKERS:
Bill Siemon
Vicki Siemon
Anette McTaggart
Dan Proctor
Ken Hutchison
68 Ontario Ad 348-9150
Mitchell 1-800-561.0183
Helen Johns, M.P.P.
for Huron
invites you to an
Evening with
Noble Villeneuve
Minister of Agriculture, Food
and Rural Affairs
Thursday, November 21
Varna Community Centre - 6:30 p.m.
Advance tickets only -'20.00 includes dinner
Tickets available through Helen's Constituency Office
' 9' 235-4920
r� 7•
77777777777777777777771"/„ x.,/77777777777777777777
7
7
7
7
SANTA CLAUS
The Seaforth Lions Club
79
7
7
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29th 7:00 P.M. MAIN ST., SEAFORTH
;2;
"Christmas
- -ong",0 IlittAt
7
7
PARADE
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
2 1 Donate Candy 0 Be a Walker 0 Enter. a Float 0 Sponsor a and 1 Contribute Cash
7 7rr PLEASE REGISTER BY FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17th X17
71 To register your parade entry, simply fill in this entry form and mail or deliver or Fax
�
( (527-2155) Mike, Hodgins P.O. Box 956 Seaforth. Call 527-2103 or 527-2885 Evenings. 7
7
� GROUP NAME/ORGANIZATION ' - • • j
� �
CONTACT PERSON �. - i
71 ,
7 1 ADDRESS
2 I TYPE OF ENTRY
7
2 LApproximate Number of Participants
72777777222222277727722777777277777777777777777777
PARADE ROUTE IS NEW...
This year the parade route will start at the Seaforth
Co-op (Qo-It-Centre), travel down Main Street to the
Seaforth Ag. Society's Round House where Santa
will give out candy. Please feel free to bring your
kids to the Round House to visit with Santa. Remember
we start at Seaforth Co-op and end at the Round House!
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
P1iONE #
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
2
7
.2
7
e
Nes
Snow season is coming soon! But savings
season is already here! Act now to take
advantage of up to $650 savings on selected
'97 Polaris snowmobiles.
FREE 2nd Year Engine Service
Contract on all '97 models!
Visit a participating Polaris dealer during
November to learn more details about this
exciting offer. Purchases of all other '97 •
Polaris snowmobiles may qualify for $125
worth of FREE clothing and accessories, or
no interest, no payments until March, '97.
1
r,=
to
4P16.•41
'BEFORE
NOV. 30
UP TO ;650 SAVINGS
Indy 440 XC
Indy XLT SKS
IndyXLT Special
Indy 600 XC
Indy Ultra
Indy XLT
Indy XLT RMK
Indy XLT Touring
IndyUltra SP
Indy Ultra Touring
P TO 500 SAVINGS
Lite GT
Trail Touring
MIDDEGAAL POOLS & SPORTS
SEAFORTH 527-0104
POLARIS B t/ i t v e it.
.From m.nb.cuers suggested Wei Dote. Oester Frey fie tor tens **These Menem. terns re neestte on *proved credt at prs[gn-,g dieters p+ry trough PoteneCi d.
oft b eetk,ge FREE dol. w p ad apaeevw. FREE 304 tear &Vee seen cowe$a. and Vera% terms wed et prenpeW9 diners sr* outgo te model ersedeltits
Not erseine a pnnWe or en(ro,eas or Reeds Irdwees ltd . e,l,waed Poem ese.utrs. neer,, goveronent bed or rents. urns dM good ha* epNnbr 36
1Int rdorey at yr. 01 see proo0•d mord Were, a 4.d n U r-..arsi aero«. Q- dsI, Not emend' «n+ res oe+r 6ecwnes at odors n eflect For log mere Polon,
dealer eel 1406PO4AR01 Nip/Anon potemnA-wa corn 0 1904 r%We Wu*** La