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Congratulations lJons, may you
server anpther 40 years, (by J Fa
A common retort heard tpday to
many a statement and a steadily,
growing attitude each year to
Remembrance Day is, Who cares?
While sports programs are con-
stantly reminding us of the records and
exploits of past greats in football,
ckey, baseball, etc. - how many
times are Canada's V.:C.'s even
remembered? Rather, they, and
thousands upon thousands of their
comrades who fought through two
world wars and in Korea are each year
getting pushed farther and farther
back on the shelf - because - well, "who
cares" to bother, remembering?
Just a few care. Led by the Silver
Cross . mother who will once again
place the symbolic wreath on the
country's national war memorial and
those who attend at our own and other
cenotaphs - there will be only a few
loyal supporters, plus the now thinning
ranks of veterans.
They went not that many years ago
• many of them very young men gyring
up their Saturday night dances* hockey
games,, skiing weekends - and ail
the
other pleasures which we take for
grrantedd. But don't ask us,, (most of us)
to give up fifteen minutes once a year
to remember their sacrifice.
Who cares to remember.? A few -
those who are too loyal to forget.
ere
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stns a.
of otlro+►.
As yo4!'! predg'
from thie sate of UNI
Greetin voun t ' e '
in 109 dee opin ' est' '
receive ilse basic .meth
educational end MAO
care that W Canada take
for gr+te+d.
Enclosed are severalar-
ticles; that help. tell the story
of the united Nations
Children's Fund and how the
money raised from the sales
of cards and gift items make
the work,o UNICEF possible.
We think, this year's
UNICEF items for sale are
especially attractive and we
have also enclosed a
descriptive brochure for your
information and use.
If you would like further
information, please do
contact us. Thank you very
much and a happy holiday
season to you.
Sincerely,
Adele Robertson
Appreciation
I WONDER how much more will be
chipped away from the image of
Remembrance Day this fall?
Each year the iconoclasts- chip, chip
away, hoping that eventually the whole
embarrassing (in their opinion) charade,
will fade away even though old soldier
never do.
Last year. one Canadian Legion branch
observed the day a week early, because the
Nov. 11 date interfered with their deer
hunting.
To the businessman, Remembrance Day
is a dam' nuisance. For years he fought it,
with one eye on his customers who were
veterans and the other on his clerks, who
would have to be paid for nothing, if he
gave them the day off.
He whittled it down to half a day off, then
an hour ,off, for the memorial services.
Today, most businessmen simply ignore
the day, and it's ituhas long s as tsince been an
ual.
To industry,
anachronism, veterans the time off manyh
of them do
alloy/ to attend the
service.
To the civil service, the banks, the
teachers, It is just another welcome
holiday, a little bonus. Makes a good day to
go hunting, or fishing for rainbow, or
putting the boat away for the winter.
To the young people of this land, however
much their teachers try to make then
d sill
aware, it's just one of those vague any ..,
'holidays, like Empire Day, or whatever Lives in Vain. in the -Minute's Silence,
that thing is called -that used to be The 24th which is usually cut to 30 seconds, they will
of May thellueen's birthday. have a brief flicker of overwhelming
bfor youth,
rief.
Even a decade or so ago, youngsters still Not for fallen comrades,
had fathers and uncles who had served in and for the encroachment of old age and
World War II, and talked about it, and illness and the final enemy.
maybe had a souvenir. like the garter -belt And as the knifing notes of The Last Post
of a Women's Land Army girlrwhich they keen, in the November air,_there will be
assured their kids was one of the Catapults some real tears. Then it's attention,
that were Britain's only weapon after the Reveille, and quick -step behind the
evacuation at Dunkirk. off to the Legion Hall, all that sloppy
For many a veteran's wife, it's a day of "sentiment" left behind, like the fallen
some anxiety. She knows . perfectly well comrades.
that, however carefully she has trained the There, the caps will snap, and the turkey
old man, he's going to insist on going off to will sizzle, and the dart board and the
the Legion Hall, to "hon'or my old -shuffle board till he in full swing, and all
And there are the trumpeters who can
handle the Last Post, They're few and far
between, but around Remembrance Day
they hit the Jackpot. A former student of
mine used to pick up about 535, darting
from one, area community to the other,
playing the 4Last Rost at Legion dinners,
and metn"orial" services, and schools and
churches.
And there's the military, the mighty and
intrepid Canadian Forces, who could
probably repel an attack by the Swiss Navy
and the army of Monaco. It gives them a
chance to strut their stuff and show that
they have been taught the Slow
March. or .
But those are minority groups.
'
what is left to make Remembrance -Day a
significant one in Canadian life? There's
nobody left but the guys who were actually
there -- the veterans.
Does it mean anything to them? At the
risk of sounding maudlin, I would answer
with a ringing affirmative.
Their ranks are thinning, and hardly
anybody else turns up for the ceremony any
more. But across the land, thousands of
men and women, pot-bellied, grey-haired.
slightly ridiculous to themselves as well as
others, will march with solemn faces, ona
cold and wet and windy day, to community
cenotaphs across the land.
They will stand and listen to the Names of
the Fallen being read. They will be assured
the padre that They Did Not Give Their
comrades." The trouble is, his old
comrades have also gone there, to honor
him, ` between all the honoring, he's
going to arrive home at antinusual hour, in
an uncertain condition, and •will feel every
one of his 56 years on the morrow.
That doesn't leave much of anybody,
does it, who has any real stake in
Remembrance Day?
Oh, of course there are the politicians.
There are 'still a few votes to beculled from
veterans and their wives.
Odds 'n' ends - by Elaine Townshend
An injustice of war
A few years ago the CBC presented a documentary on the
treatment of'Japanese Canadians during World War II.
Before the war. 85 percent of the fishing franchises along
the B.C. coast were Japanese -owned. When Canada
declared war on Japan in 1941, the government feared.
sabotage by these coastal Japanese, although most of them
had been born and raised in Canada.
Drastic steps were taken to -ensure the country's safety.
All Japanese Canadians were registered and fingerprinted.
Their homes and businesses were confiscated, for which
many of them never received compensation.
They were moved inland to former P.O.W. camps and
were constantly guarded. During the .evacuation. many
families were separated. The fathers and older boys worked
in the bush, while the old people,, the women and the
children were kept in other sites. They lived in tar paper
shacks- and were isP`ed O.W• clothing with red spots on
the backs of the shirt. that ser a ras targets.
.w. ended,;. they ere .turned,Jeose with no
When' r a r owh g;o, ,d4with few
money or poss . stens; <. ;
people who likedor tru. em
The CBC progra'so of particular interest to me
because my grail d t her brought one such family to his
farm. The arrangements were In 4q,1 believe, through the
Anglican church. Although they left the area before I was
born, I feet to though I know them because t y parents and
my grandparents often mention them.
Their arrival caused some scorn in the community. While
sitting on the running -board ofgrandpa's truck; in town one
day. the eight-year-old boy endurathe stares as long as he
could. Then he quipped to two passing ladies, "I'll bet you
think I'm Chinese!"
The family lived in a small house on grandpa's land. and
five of the six children enrolled in the local school. Mean-
while, their father helped on the farm. After trying in vain
to pronounce his Japanese name Grandpa nicknamed him
"Dick" - a name that stuck with him through the years. .
Dad recalls the first threshing that Dick helped with. The
other workers assigned him to the hole in the mow and
practically buried him. He didn't say a word; he just kept
piling the sheaves, until he gradually rose above them. Of
course, when the men had to throw the sheaves up to him,
they didn't work as rapidly.
Dick grinned and in broken English urged. "More
sheafies, boys.'
From that day on. he was accepted by his fellow workers.
Like all Japanese Canadians; Dick and his wife had to
rebuild their "lives after the war. They bad to prove they
were loyal, trustworthy Canadians They had to earn the.
respect of their colintryinere. AZi C CII'
They tolerated the discriminati6 ` "curing and after the
war. Through it all. they retained a sense of humour and of
honour. They worked hard to obtain a good education for
their children, and their only goal was to better themselves.
The quality, for which I admire them the most. was their
lack of resentment. Theycould- have raised their family in
bitterness against white Canadians. but they didn't.
Instead, they rose above the in iustice.
How many of us would ha; e that kind of courage and
strength if suddenly placed in a similar situation?
From our early files
IOYEARS AGO • SYEARS AGO
November -17,1966 November 22.1951
A briefcase washed up on the The Progressive Conservative
beach approximately 206 yarcrs candidate for Huron. was re=
south of Bayfield pier and found elected by 1.428 votes over John
by S. Morris of alnton,started an W . Armstrong, Liberal. in
air and . ground search by the today's Ontario election. The
Goderich detachment of the Honourable Leslie M. Frost's
Ontario Provincial Police. Progressive Conservative
The owner of the brief case. . Government was returned to
Harvey Cooper. 15 Argyle Street, power in today's election. He was
London had been missin& since re-elected in his own riding of
November9. ti Victoria.
On Tuesday. November 15, Plrogressive Conservative for
scuba divers called in by the Huron-Bru
OPP. located a car containing the wassretu
body in the Bayfield harbour. 2.295
Three members of Clinton's Libe
proposed new community . centre 1 '
centennial project appeared , Santa Claus is coming to
before town council Monday "Clinton on Friday. November 30.
The big Santa 'Claus Parade.
sponsored by the businessmen of
Clinton. under the auspices of the
Clinton and District Chamber of
Corninerc•e, is officially
scheduc{led to start at p.m.. but
Santa Claushimself and his court
will be here all afternoon, and
most of the day.
With the sudden disappearance
of the snow. the end of last week,
farmers were busy completing
the harvesting of turnips, other
root crops. corn and in all sec-
tions of the County a great deal of
fail plowing was completed.
according to G.W. Montgomery.
Clinton, Agricultural
Representative for Huron
County.
Livestock generally is in good
condition. he stated.
the young punks who joined the Legion as
social_ members will be enjoying the
facilities, and over in a corner, a few Old
Sweats from W.W. I will be nursing a beer
and reminding, with a quickening of the
eye, "D'ya reniernber the tune...?"
it's sort of sad. But maybe a good
thing that somebody remembers all the
fine young men who went off so twiltingly,
even eagerly, to fight, and to die if
necessary, for ideals that modern}
histories sneer at.
, John W. Hanna
in today's voting by
es over E.J. Farrish.
. He was first elected in
evening with a new proposal for
combined arena and comm
centre. They were David 9e
William Counter and w
Ay
attie.
Kay.
Mayor Don Symons, Introduced
them as part of " a committee
appointed over two years ago to
come up wit ideas of a new
community entre for the town.
Shantz dud Hicks Construction
Ltd. Waterloo, have submitted a
proposal to the building corn -
mince of the community centre
committee to build- arena for
approximately $225.000.
TheRemembrance Day parade
and cenotaph service last Friday
has been hailed by many as the
largestand most impressive ever
held in Clinton.
The parade followed the
memorial service in Clinton
Legion Hall where the hall was
filed. Eight Clinton and District
ministersparticipated in the
service with Rev. G.J. Heersink
of Clinton Christian 'Reforme
Church giving the *Wittiest,. no
Rev. Dr. A.J. Moffatt of Wesley.
Wiiilis United Church. ,the prayO&
ofretnctnotsnce anti dedlcatlon.
Mrs. arold McPherson wits
pianist for the ser ee under the
auspices of Clinton ranch 140 of
the Royal Canada: Legion and
the Clinton , Ministerial
Association.
At an impress'ive ceremony on
Monday. November 14. an 894to01
bride in Hultett Townshipwas
officiary opened. The span.
ailtUMed on eancesnion 2 o►nd 5
5Oy'.EARS AGO
November 25, 1921
Superintendent Grainger gave
a demonstration of the new X-ray
machine at Clinton Public
Hospital. This demonstration was
attended by a number of Doctors
and ` nurses from neighbouring
hospitals. .
General Armstrong. O.C. of
Milittrry District No. 1 inspected
C. Comptiny Of Huron Regiment
Tuesday. evening. The 40
members have been drilling tor
nine weeks under the command
of Capt. Morgan and Lieuts. C.
Curren and McIntyre.
Mr. J.W. Stackhouse.
Dear Editor:
May I .express sincere
appreciation, on behalf of The
Arthritis Society, for
generous publicity you have
given in our recent campaign
in the Clinton area.
Publicity is of great benefit
in assuring the success of our
campaign as well as assisting
us to inform the public about
arthritis, and offer hope to
those . afflicted - with the
various forms of thi' 1 isease.
Trusting that .• a may
continue to merit you in-
terest and support.
Sincerely,
(Mrs.) Betty Janke.
Field Representative.
Biuewater Region.
. alkerton
kindergarten
fine ofSSO.
Constance Mission Band held
their meeting on Saturday last. A
good program was given and
lunch was served.
Mrs. C.H. B.artliff. Clinton.
visited with Seaforth friends for a
few days last week.
Dr. Brown who has been taking
a short post -graduate course at
McGill. Montreal. is expected'
home on Monday,
The elevators' at Goderich are
full of grain. leaving no room to
store several cargoes -Which
arrived last week.
Mrs. W. Townsend and children
and Miss Mary Elliott. Brervie are
visiting ^their parents. Mr and
Mrs. T.H. Elltott..Bayfietd
Mr. Morris Johnston. Varna.
accompanied by his father. Mr.
C. Johnston spent a few days with
friends in Hamilton last"week.
and_tinti holt t'i111 1#rucefieli Is in Seaforth
o IVI I i� gwilett Memorial Hospital recovering
4lrs of after an operation lost Monda
Oder' Mrs. Ir 'Rtl non: 1:ond'es
1p ti'chi a nt a by 4 ith
rb nI tI' TamblV`h Mils' e-,
75 YEARS. AGO
November 15.1901
We notice by the St. Thomas
papers that Howard W. Adams of
Londesboro took third place in
the shooting tournament of the
volunteers of that city. The
highest score was made by the
captain of the company • 88: the
second was 87 and the third was
81. This is very good for a young
man of 17 years.
Peter Cavanagh shot a
curiosity in the shape of a white
deer near Eganville recently.
Charles B. Thompson.
Supreme Finance Keeper of the
Maccabees. has confessed to a
shortage of 557.000.
It is reported that Reeve
Churchill of Summerhill recently
refused to sign the debentures in
connection with the new school,
and that legal steps will either be
taken to compel him to do so or
throw the whole matter into
court. There are times when a
compromise is much better and
much cheaper for all concerned.
than a bold and defiant attitude
and it looks as .if this is one of
them.
On Saturday. Hugh McNeil of
Grey township passed that
bourne from whence no traveller
returns. Is death was not an
eneicpected event as he has been
failing in e*ltb for sometime.
Mrs, jos. Thomson who has
been With her -daughter. Mts.
H� ine'r of Stanley, during the
retul . ell and will
ptei with her sots.
an
McLaughlin. who sang in
Seaforth on Monday evening, is a
cousin of Mrs. James Logan.
Stanley.
Chas. Reed's house in
Brucefietd is now painted and
repaired. and a new woodshed
has been built on the premises: it
is thought that he will soon have a
CLARK to assist him.
100YEARS AGO
-November. 15.1867 -
• Two wild cats were shot in the
neighborhood of Goderich last
week. They weighed 35 pounds.
and were sent to London to get
stuffed.
An exchange says that coun-
terfeit S5 bills are in circulation.
Well anyone who ever gets any
fives might be ,able to tell the
counterfeit from the genuine, but
how does he expect an editor` to
distinguish between the two.
William Cooper. thef youth who
stole a horse from Mr. Earnest.
London road. a short"at't`ire since.
has been sentenced by Judge
Toms to imprisonment in the
Central Prison for one year and
eleven months.
Our worthy issuer of Marriage
Licenses complains that business
is very'disi-i in his line. He says he
has a list of over thirty
marriageable young.. men in
town. and if some of them don't
decrease the list ere long. he is
going to publish it. He may or
may not be serious. but the
youths in question should heed
the warning- Who will be the
'first? Speak up now!
On Saturday last, ivhitst some
workmen in the employ of
Messrs Stevens and Miller. of
this place. who had.been at work
.14 zu
Dear Editor :
It is with considerable
chagrin that our four- •ear -old
has been rejected !lc Kin-
dergarten by. Huron County
Board of Education becaus.-
this child isn't five u
December 31. 1976
A letter from the ii yard
indicated that similar
requests have been review 'd
frequently and that the board
has decided not to amend ir
their policy. it would Sar ^+ to
me if this is a frtigii' nt
request that our board If
education should be
examining this policy and the
taxpayers have e' cry right, tQ
question their decision re this
policy. '
This policy has just
recently been bent to allow a
child an early admission to
Kindergarten in our county
due to a physical handicaa
and is understood that he will
have two ,years in Kin-
dergarten. I personalty feel
that this is a decidedly good
step to allow this adwission
and with the same token that
the existing rigidity should
not exist when parents
request early admission, but
instead the board. .without
extra. cost. could request that
the Health Unit do a Denver
Development test on the child
in question. This test has bei n
done by the Public t*
Nurses in our , County for
some time on the pre-
kindergarten child to
determine school readiness.
Another resource area is
the personnel working in the
Day Care Centres. These
people are y.rell-qualified to
determine a child's readiness
for school. Many parents are
aware of their child's abilities
and this opinion should be a
consideration as well.
Thank you for this op-,.
in the erection of a church at
Brucrefield, were in the act of portunity to express
al
removing the ladders from the viewpoint that is long overdu
ff
building. one of them, Mr. George for some ratification.
Duncan. n'i'et with a serious ac- June Martene,
cadent. By slipping off a ladder. Seaforah.
he was precipitated to the
ground. and although no bones
was so badly
were broken, he
bruised that it will be some time
before he is able tit work gain.
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