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Editorial
Road
improvements
not the only
way to save
401 lives
Again there is a public outcry about the safety
of Highway 401. ,
A transport truck driver has been charged
with dangerous driving and other offences after
three police officers and four civilians were
seriously hurt in the latest accident to occur on a
that highway in the stretch between London
and Windsor.
There are several steps, from paved
shoulders to barriers between directions of
traffic, that could be token to improve the safety
on the highway.
But people are focussing on the current series
of accidents from the past year as reasons to
make the improvements.
What they are forgetting is that stretch has
been known as suicide alley since the late
1960s because of similar circumstances.
So why has it taken decades to have
government officials even looking at the
possibility of trying to reduce the number of
accidents.
And all the responsibility does not lie with the
government or police. •
Much of it belongs to those of us travelling
that road failing to take proper care.
It s nothing to see speeds average 120 km or
more instead of the posted 100 km/hr limit.
Travelling at 120 km is just going with the flow.
Travelling et 150 km/hr is what finally looks like
speeding to other drivers.
' It s those speeds that lead to unsurvivable
accidents that claim the life of the speeding
driving and anyone he or she happens to take
out on the way through..
Photo radar may have been seen as a cash -
grab by the provincial government when it was
implemented about four years ago in the
Toronto area but it certainly had in impact on
the speed drivers travelled that stretch of
highway.
Maybe suicide alley could benefit from some
photo radar units.
Either that or increased funding to send more
OPP officers on patrols along that stretch.
Some kind of enforcement is needed because
the average driver doesn t possess enough
common sense to be responsible without it.
Scott Hilgendorff
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Opinion
Letters
Family continues to boil
drinking water, to be safe
To the Editor: ,
The May 31 edition of The Huron
Expositor carried a sub -heading
"Local water safe to drink." Further
down in the article Tom Philips.
PUC manager is quoted as saying.
"We haven't had any contamination
yet." And the statements follows:
"Water is sampled once a week."
I don't find this very reassuring,
that one thy last week our water was
safe to drink! The TV tells us that
Toronto tests their water every four
' hours. Surely we should be entitled
to daily testing.
If our town cannot keep the
sewage from backing up into our
basements. how do we know they
can keep the sewage from getting
into our drinking water?
On page 2 of The Expositor. an
article tells us that "E -Coli bacteria
are commonly found in human and
animal feces." Doesn't that make us
wonder if it was present in the water
that backed up into our basement
after the recent heavy rainstorm?
I feel that our Seaforth PUC
should answer a few questions for
US.
Why does a heavy rainfall in our
storm sewers cause the sanitary
sewers to back up?
As this is not the first time this has
happened. what is the PUC doing to
ensure it does not happen again?
How can we be sure the back-up
cannot get into the drinking water?
How long will our insurance
companies continue to insure us
against sewer back-ups and
flooding?
In the meantime. we are boiling
our drinking water, just to be safe!
Gard Churchward
Council
not aware
of what
cenotaph is for
To the Editor:
I guess Coun. Michael Hak and a few others on council aren't aware
what the cenotaph is all about.
The town built the cenotaph in memory of those who died for us in the
first and second World Wars. as each town did for their fallen sons.
The Legion uses it mostly on November 11 to hold its service for those
that paid the supreme sacrifice.
Come out to a service some time and see whose names are there.
Joan Flannigan
Seaforth committee worked hard to save school
To the Editor:
The Seaforth committee worked hard and has managed
to keep Seaforth District High School and Seaforth Public
School open for now.
We are happy again. as we can leave our names on the
lists at these schools plus a couple other schools. to pick
up our great grandchildren and other children who are sick
or need a place to stay while their parents are working
plus the high school students can still walk to our home or
we can pick them up if they need help. a ride home or are
sick.
It is so nice to know we are still needed and can help out
other people and we don't have to drive for miles to pick
up the children.
There is a God.
We prayed every night that our two schools would stay
open and we would still be needed to help the parents out.
We prayed that Seaforth would survive this terrible ordeal.
A town without schools would be devastated.
Clara and Bill Brown
Egmondville
Corporation well being dug at Oddfellows
June 18, 1875
A. B. Browson - of
Bayfield, favoured us with a
stalk of rhubarb. It
measured 2 feet 9 inches.
Workmen are busily
engaged in digging the
corporation well at the
corner of the Oddfellows
building. Seaforth will soon
rejoice in the possession of
a town pump.
Robert McMillan of
McKillop left on a visit to
Scotland. He goes by way
of Montreal and Quebec.
Work on the Government
drain at Zurich has again
been commenced and a
large force of men are daily
engaged. The contractors
Messrs. Wagner and
Steinbach are making a
good job.
A.B. Shantz of the Zurich
Flax Mill has about 500
acres of land sown this year.
W. Chesney Jr. of
Tuckersmith showed us a
specimen of fall wheat
which measured 4 1/2 feet
in length.
Alexander McLaren, of
Hibbert, recently sold to
Alex Hackney, Thames
Road, a yearling bull, and to
Thomas Weary, Usborne 2
heifers.
The frost of Saturday and
Sunday nights did
considerable damage in
Hibbert.
June 15, 1900
Robert Bullard Jr. who
learned his trade with J. B.
Habkirk of Hensall, left here
this week for Brandon,
Man. where he intends to
work at his trade.
D. Urquhart of Hensall, is
shipping from this station
large quantities of logs.
Benjamin Allen of
Farquhar, removed and
raised his barn preparatory
to the election of a stone
and brick wall underneath it.
F.C. Neal of Walton has
passed his first year in
Medicine at Toronto
University.
Samuel Cluff of
Tuckersmith had an
experience which he will
not soon forget. As . he was
driving a sow and litter of
small pigs out of a field, he
stepped on one of the little
ones. The sow jumped at
him and knocked him down
and tore the flesh from his
shoulder.
Years agone...
Thos. Jackson of
Egmondville reports that he
has green peas on the
market this. week.
Wm. Taylor. the scissors
grinder, who annually
visited town in his caravan.
died in Hamilton on May
30th.
The lightning on
Thursday afternoon played
havoc with the telephones.
as the whole system was
completely demoralized for
a day.
Dr. W. A. Kerr. of
McKillop, left on Monday
for Toronto, to take a
position as house surgeon in
the general hospital.
The new band stand, in
Victoria Square. is now
completed and is both
comfortable and good
looking.
James Cowan is having a
large cement silo erected on
his farm near town.
Joseph Scott of Roxboro,
has the frame of his new
barn raised on Monday.
Daniel Stephens has
purchased the 75 acre farm
of Alex Smith on the 13th
concession of Huller.
Rev. F. H. Larkin and
family, the new pastor of the
Presbyterian Church.
arrived here from Chatham.
Cooper Bros. of Kippen,
are now busy laying down
underground pipes in order
to convey water from the
homestead across‘ -to W. W.
Cooper on the Stanley side.
June 13, 1925
The steamer Greyhound
arrived in Goderich with
350 passengers on board.
2,200 persons went on
board for the 2 hours sail on
the lake. Tuesday morning
the Greyhound left for
Detroit with 500 excursions
on board.
J.J. Holland of •St.
Columban has added to the
appearance of his place by
the erection of a new
gasoline pump.
Geo. Jackson of Walton is
having his ham reshingled.
A quantity of square
timber is being taken out of
the Walton district. The
work of the hewers is being
admired by many of the
older residents. James H.
Morrison sold 17 sticks;
Wm. Trewartha sold 6
sticks and John and Albert
McGaven. Zack
McSpadden, Thos. Kinney
and Percy Taylor each sold
one or two sticks.
James Doyle of Dublin
has charge of nine teams
hauling gravel from Joseph
Nagle's pit.
Joseph McConnel and W.
J. Cleary of Dublin motored
to Stratford on business.
Mrs. James Turner.
formerly of Brucefield.
passed away at the home of
her son. Wilson Turner, of
Toronto.
Mrs. A. Davidson of
Brucefield had the
'misfortune to fall and break
her leg. She was taken by
motor car to London
Hospital.
In the University of
Toronto, Faculty of Arts,
first year results, the
following pupils of Seaforth
Collegiate Institute passed
this year: Commerce and
Finance, A.R.G. Ament:
Mathematics and Physics,
J.B. Archibald stood 4th in
Class 1.
Two rinks of local
bowlers composed of Harry
Stewart, J. MacTavish, 14.
Jeffrey and J. Beattie and W.
Thompson. C. A. Barber,
Ross Sproat and J. M.
McMillan were in Paris on
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Bristow left for Detroit
where they intend remaining
for some time.
Miss Ross Elder, and
Miss Anne Stewart were in
Hamilton attending the
meeting of Grand Lodge of
the Rebekah Lodge.
June 16, 1950
Miss Jean McMaster,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
E.A. McMaster, Seaforth,
graduated recently from
Hamilton General Hospital.
She leaves for texas where
she will practice her
profession.
St. Thomas Anglican
Church, Seaforth, celebrated
its 91st Anniversary. Since
the mid 1800's when Rev.
Wm. Cresswell began his
ministry in a barn in
Harpurhey, the Anglican
Church has served the
district faithfully. .
Leo Charlesworth of
Mich. formerly of Seaforth,
won the S10,000 Governor
trot purse with is horse,
Grattan Volo.
Miss Loretto Maloney
entertained a number of girl
friends of Miss Beth Muir.
The name "Box" has been
known with business and
industry since before the
turn of the century.
Recently another generation
of Box's completed a
business career when E. L.
Box disposed of his coal
business after 38 years.
Bayfield Trinity Church
celebrated its 100
Anniversary.
Donald MacTavish,
received the degree of
Bachelor of Pedagogy at the
University of Toronto. He
received his early education
in Seaforth Public School
and Collegiate Institute. He
is now on the staff of the
John Wilcox School in
Toronto.
Alex Neilans of McKillop
passed away in Clinton
following an illness of 8
months. He was the son of
Alex Neilans and Rachel
Grieve.
Miss Shirley McPhee of
town leaves for Sarnia,
where she has accepted a
position,
The Seaforth Male
Quartette consisting of
las.T. Scott, F.E. Willis,
M.R.Rennie, and D.L. Reid,
sang at Bluevale at both
services on Sunday.
Richard S. Box. has
returned from Toronto after
completing a three day
refresher course at the
Canadian School of
Embalming.
Miss Winnie Savauge has
returned from Sweden
where she visited the Textile
Institute in Boros.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fink of
Hensall left for Los
Angeles,, Cal. on the
Shriners Annual Pilgrimage.
They expect to be away two
weeks.
About 100 men and
women of First Presbyterian
Church met in the
schoolroom. Supper was
served by the Ladies' Aid.
Mrs. F. Kling, Jas. T. Scott
and Walker Hart sang solos
and Rev. Campbell showed
slides of Alaska and Jasper
Park.