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Wednesday, January 6, 1998
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Tnist in other drivers
makes wroter ave travel
that much scarier
Kennedy, the unkown premier
Aside from a school that was named
after him there is little to remind us of a
Minister of Agriculture and onetime
Premier of Ontario from Peel County.
Thomas .L. Kennedy was the first
Premier from there and William Davis
was the second. Some Say he was his .
protege, picked by Mr. Kennedy to
succeed him as M.P.P. The riding was
the county and was quite large. It
extended -north from the lake to almost
touch Orangeville, with metro Toronto
on the east and Halton on the•west.
Tom Kennedy served as Premier for a
few months between the resignation of
Premier George Drew and Leslie Frost's
election as leader of the Ontario P,Cs.
Kennedy's • short term' was an
• arrangement pulled ogether by Frost's.,
.friends in cabinet and caucus, to buy
time. An early, leadership convention
might choose the.popular MM.P.P.Kelso
Roberts or Att trney General Leslie
Blackwell - and the Rost forces needed
time to :whip up delegate support...gut'
that's another story.
1 first met Mr. Kennedy in 1947 when
he was the Minister of Agriculture in
the government of.Premier George
Drew: He was a Peel County farmer
whose father had a general store in the,
village of Dixie in the mid 1800s. He
recalled that this store sold whiskey by
the gallon made rightin the village. The
sale of alcohol was not yet licenced •by
the government. ,
. 1 was f,.ascinated by his honestTugged
face. He was not unlike many of the
farmers one would secon Seaforth's
main.street on a Saturday night.
He had served With distinction in the
' first war - 'coming out a Colonel., His
rugged face. forever potted with scars
from a poison gas attack in France in
1918. Tom Kennedy spent over forty
years in politics. The thing that 1 recall
most was a sense one got of his honesty
and depth of character. That
distinctiveness and the sincerity of his
words were great assets in his long
political career. When telling a story he
spoke in a way that had listeners
slapping their sities with laughter - and
he could just as easily make them weep:
-Such was the case in 1947. He was
speaking at a political summer school
near Gravenhurst to a couple of hundred
impressionable young people. He was in
front of the perfect. audience to display
his wit and charmand earthy manner.
"There was this nice widowed lady
living in a small white. cottage in the
village of Caledon East," was the way
he began his story. -"She came to see me
because she •was lonely and wanted to
adopt a young child."
"She was refused because she lived
alone. She"so wanted the company of a
child she approached her member of the
legislature for help." The minister spoke
' with such feeling it was almost like a .
father telling a bedtime story to his
child. "1 spdke on behalf of this' fine.
woman," he said, "and eventually she ,
was allowed to adopt a young boy."
He went on to tell how, as the years
passed he visited them and watched the
small boy grow into a young man. But
then he paused...and as if he was
showing signs of emotion himself, he
said, "that boy went off to war in -1942
and was killed in battle, and the nice
lady in the cottage in Caledon East was
alone again."
He spoke of her as if he was talking
about his own mother. He would drop in
to see her he said, "because she was
getting on in years and I felt an
attachment to her because of the boy
she lost."
As he straightened up his !marled face
was firm and the tone of his voice
strengthened as he said, "last year i
attended an agricultural conference in
Europe and I decided to visit the
Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery
in Holland where the young -lad was
buried."
"1 arrived at the boy's grave at noon
on a Sunday," he told us, "for 1 could
hear the church bells ringing and the
clock not far off in the village .said
exactly -12 o'clock." `I placed flowers
on his grave and took a photograph of
the regimental cross marking it...and 1-
knelt and said a prayer for his soul."
We were all caught in his story -_ as
much by the emotion -in his voice as the
sadness of the wordsfie spoke.
In a stronger tone he went on. "it was
a few days before i was able to getup to
Caledon East on my return," "1 was .
anxious: to tell her of my visit and show
her the' photos I took of her soh's grave --
and the flowers 1 had placed by the
. rots.,,
CONTINUED on rage 5
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Junior, citizens found from across Ontario
Winter is finally here and once again, it
becomes necessary to remind people that it
means making changes in driving habits.
Even if. a vehicle has four-wheel drive, it
can't stop on a dime when there's snow on
the roads.
Just ask the _police officers who respond
to sharp increases in accident .calls- when
there is bad weather.
Some drivers consider consider dropping their
speeds back .from 120 km an hour to 80 or
9.0 as sufficient caution for the road
conditions.
it's not enough. -
At the same time, the overly cautious
drivers who crawl even.when the pavement
is there, should give the convoy of other
drivers that builds- up -behind them'a break
and pull over to let them pass. .
Otherwise, some will become-. frustrated
enough to risk passing when visibility isn't
good enough or the speeds to pass cross
the threshold of what would be a safe
speedfor the road condition. ,
-There's a middle ground but at a
minimum, when tires no longer have
contact with pavement and Are on snow
and ice instead or there is reduced visibility,
slow down. -
If, not to protect your own lives, think
about the other drivers that you are sharing
the roads with.
Drivers have to put a lot of trust into the
complete strangers they -share th.e. road.
with. When you 'consider the nurinber of
people -- you- --w-ouldn't --readily _.tLu_s_t-_:j.n__
countless other life situations, it's a darn
scary thought to think. you have no choice
but to trust them With -your lives when .
you're driving. •-
Slow down and leave ,lots of extra time for
travelling. You're protecting yourself and
everyone else that has to be out there when
the weather's bad.
STH
,Ontario,s Junior Citizens
)for 1998 have been selected.
The • 265 community
newspapers who ' are
members of the Ontario
Community Newspapers
Association (OCNA), of
which. this. newspaper is part,
are again honouring th'e
province's youth by
-presenting 12:individual and
one group. Ontario Junior are:
-
Citizen Awards. • David Arksey,.11,,Barrie -
Four representatives ofd After a serious car accident,
OCNA member papers were David quickly pulled his 8 -
part of. . the selection year-old sister, who had been
committee; along with a thrown from the car; off to
representative from the the side of the road and
program sponsor Tembec -,covered her. He then returned
Inc. Their challenge was to to the vehicle, where his
review' the 66 nominations mother was unconscious,
from across our province and found the cell phone and
choose the nominees whose called 911.. David continued
stories of dedication,to look after his family until.
community commitment and help arrived. • -
initiative, bravery and valour Devon Alexandra
Most represent the ideals of Christie, 17, Whitby. - For
the Ontario Junior Citizen of her long-term commitment to_
the Year Program. - community service with the
OCNA has been honouring `Sun Rise Youth' group.
young people between the where Devon volunteers to
ages of six and 18 since the help developmentally
program began in 1981. handicapped teens and young
The 1998 Junior Citizens adults. And her on-going
contributions to fight being touched by a show on
discrimination and racism Operation Christmas Child,
within her schooland these sistersdecided they
community. could do thesamething for
Courtice Teen Centre needy families in Orillia.
Executive, 16-17, Courtice And they did. After
This groupaward is to salute convincing their parents they
the ability of these teenagers , had the conviction, they
who recognized'the need for, - formed, a core group of
and benefits of, a Youth friends to form the Shoe Box
Centre in their community. Kids Club. The club wrote
'Their . commitment to letters asking for donations.
establish an executive, set solicited the school';; support..
goals, fund raise and involve of - the ' program. and '
other young people, and their eventually wrapped and .
community in the project is delivered 153 Christmas
to be commended. boxes to needy families.
Ashley Doreen Franzon- Joey Hoche', 15, Russell -
Daya, 10, Bolton -- Ashley's For his determination to keep
concern for her uncle's .w,ell- the cause of Hepatitis C
being during the tee Storm tainted blood victims in the
turned into a school -wide public eye while they fight
campaign to raise funds tofor compensation. Joey's
provide tbe basic necessities coast to coast 'Cycle of
for people suffering through "Conscience' was his way to.
this disaster. - Ashley raise awareness and .get
spearheaded the campaign. to signatures on his petition for
raisefunds, water and equal Compensation for all
emergency -supplies, victims.-
galvanizing individuals and Claire Heslop, 17,
companies in her community. Almonte - Dedication and
Carolyn -Marie Goodwin, hard work have enabled
13, and Laurie -Ann Claire to make a great
Goodwin, 12, Orillla - After CONTINUED on Page 5
Golding acclaimed as. mayor' of Seaforth in . 1924
January 6, 1899 - employees at the CNR
A very large number of the station, Hensall. He
young people assembled ata In the Years
aAgone • recived a t - a box of red roses.
McCloy's in Tuckersmith • accompanied by an address.
'and tripped the light January 6, 1924 London. January 3, 1974
fantastic' until the dawn A unique function in . Tim .Lunch of Beechwood Gerald Baan, son of Mr.:
showed forth. - annals of history of the town • met with a serious ' accident and Mrs- Martin Baan of RR .
The social twelve gave a had its' _inception in the while cutting wood. The axe 3, Walton: is now serving a
dance . at Cardno's hall splendid reception extended .slipped and cut a gash in his two-year contract with
where a pleasant time was, by the nursing staff of the foot that required nine Canadian University
spent. Good music was Seaforth Hospital. The stitches to close. - Services Overseas. He is.in
furnished by J. F. Daly and nurses were assisted by Mrs. January 7, 1949 Ghana, West Africa.
L.T. DeLacey. A. A. McLennan and Miss An egg, on .which was A McKillop group
Major Anderson of town M. Clery, the written the name of Cecelia holidaying in Acapulco,
has 'been working hard to superintendent. The lunch Connolly, daughter of Mr. Mexico landed six sailfish,
the largest nine feet, two •
inches -long. -weighing 1.45 -
pounds. Anne, Wm. and
Keith Siemon and Ken -
Murray ' sent back a
photograph of them with
• two of these fish.
Damage is estimated at
$40,000. with some
insurance, from a fire at eat
Graber Jr's body shop, near
the south limits of Brussels.
It started under:a car, when
a striker being used fo ignite
a torch sparked a set
gasoline aflame. Two
employees suffered minor
injuries in the fire.
A Seaforth couple, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Austin got a
check for $1,500 as top
prize in last month's
Kitchener -Waterloo Gyro
Club Bingo. This is the third
time the Austins have won a
major prize at this bingo
series, operated by
Kitchener -Waterloo service.
clubs. In the .fall of 1972
they captured the first prize,
and in 1968 they won a car.
—get -the outdoor skating on_ _ was presided over by Miss and Mrs. Joseph Connolly
the bowling green in shape. Milson, —oFMCKiilop, - has- resulted -in
Municipal nominations for Miss. Connolly receiving a
Seaforth are: Mayor, W. H. letter from England. The
Golding (acclamation); egg was contained in a case
Reeve, 1. Grieve vs. J. W. shipped overseas by. Isaac
Beattie; Councillors, Geo. P. Hudson.
Cardno; W. E. Chapman; Reeve Arthur Nicholson
Wm. A. Crich; G, D. Haigh, was re-elected for his sixth
F. Dr Hutchison', G. T. term to that position in
Turnbull. Tuckersmith.
A serious fire occurred in . In a letter to his parents,
the frame block on South Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doig,
main street, owned by R. L. Ken Doig, playing hockey
Clark, and used as a grocery with a Scottish.team, tells of
store. The roof and upper them tying a Swedish team
rooms were gutted and the 4-4.
stock was badly damaged by F/L.T. Dale Jones has been
water. Mr. Clark, an invalid appointed Rector of St,
for some years, was taken to Thomas Anglican Church;
the home of Mrs. J. F.. Reid. Seaforth, and ,St, Marys
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Church, Dublin. He has
Oliver of Staffa are leaving been padre of RCAF station,
on an extended trip of Clinton, but. is resigning to
10,000 miles by steamship accept the appointments. ,r
and railroad. They will One of the oldest agents of
travel to New York City, to the CNR London, Huron
Havana, Cuba through the and Bruce line, George
Panama Canal, to Los Swan of Brucefield, was
honoured on the occasion of
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• He has excellent ice on the
rink. He purposes at an
early date giving a carnival
. that will eclipse anything
, ever seen here.
The Walker farm in
Tuckersmith, belonging to
the estate of the late John
Walker, was sold to Mr.
Caldwell of Granton for
$6,100. It -is a good farm,
with good buildings, and
well worth the price.
The school meeting in
Egmondville passed off
quietly. G. E. Jackson
having been re-elected
trustee for the coming three
years. .
Owing to the recent thaw
the sleighing is very nearly
gone, leaving the roads in a
miserable condition at
Blake.
Dr. Cooper was surprised
with a handsome gold -
headed cane presented to
him by Court Constance, Angeles, California, to
Constantine, Canadian Vancouver, to Winnipeg, to
Ordet of Foresters. Chicago, then home to
his retirement after 31 years
service, at a gathering of