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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-02-22, Page 20PAGE 6A7--GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 197 ; ANNLANDERS SAYS ... Dear Ann Lander. I don't In fact when he' married a know why 1 am writing to vuu. '1wice-divorced woman from Baltimore, it didn't devaluate: 1 keep telling myself it's because I want to help the next guy. Maybe 1 can save- him from making the same mistakes 1 made. But deep down 1 know it's got to be guilt. • For 23 years I was married to a wonderful woman. Shewas 20 years my junior and 1 was sure she would outlive me. Hut I was mistaken and now she is gone.- All through our married reason the Prince of Wales was so smitten with Jennie was that this incredibly lusty dame hire in the eves of the world never lost her dignity. it elevated HER. If vuu recall in the book, I laugh when people speak of Martin quotes George Moore as "The New Morality." as if sex , saving, "Jennie had some 2('0 was invented after World_ War lovers." I wonder, where Moore Two. Winnie's mother had was when he was doing the more sex appeal than any five rnuv ie queens of the last :10 Nears, Moreover, dear Ann, when she stooped to conquer, sne made it pay off. - — counting. A rho -nonsense approach to how to deal with life's most difficult and most rewarding arrangement. Ann Landers' Vivid recolle'ctions of pione days in' -the Klondike BY SANDY McDONALD Mrs. George Hamilton, for- merly of leAuburn, now a resident of 'Huronview. senior citizens' home, is a remarkable woman of 98 years who 'still has vivid recollections of the years she spent. in the Yukon territory, following the Mon - dyke gold strike there in 1898. Interviewed by Goderich writer, W. E. Elliott, for an historical article printed in the lrfe comp moo_ London Free f re5. ►n J lshe laire�ibecruL Lll.r rrrge�J,Irut_T�es�i6: lis. an i never ► Ear I1.: T have read., both ton Mill Of k � Expecit, will prepare you for retains . sharp impressions of what life was like in Canada's subarctic gold -mining com- munity three quarters of a cen, tory ago. In 1901, after a journey of several thousand miles, during which she travelled across Canada by rail to Vancouver, thence up the Pacific coast by steamer to Skagway and again by rail from there to Dawson, Isabel Hamilton (formerly Wilson) was reunited with her husband, George. They had met and married while Mr. - Hamilton was on a brief visit to Colborne-, Township following the death of his father. Going into the 20th century, Dawson city boasted a total of 26 false -fronted saloons to serve the drinkers amongst the • 40,000 population. Today, Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon territory, has only a quarter of Dawson's "gold rush" population although it has more than doubled from :1,50;) recorded when Mr. Elliott wrote the story in 1962. "In the early summer there was 24' hours of daylight" sa)d Mrs. Hamilton; "You • could read or write or pick berries at rrridnightF- -' In reply to a question 'about the poet of the Yukon, Robert Service, Mrs. Hamilton said: "Oh yes, I knew Mr. Service; I danced with him once at the Oddfellows' hall. They had every Friday Er could save I love v 14. I kept telling her she shouldn't need to hear it, that I treated her fine and gave her. everything she wanted and that should be proof enough. But' my answer never seemed ' to satisfy her. She asked me at least a hundred times to try to put it into words. "A woman needs to hear it," she kept saving, but -I was stubborn, or insensitive maybe, and 1 couldn't bring myself to express my feelings for her. If I knew then what I know now, 1 would say "1 love vi►u" a dozen times a day. Why don't people appreciate what they have while they still have it'? Why must life's lessons always be'. learned through suffering and - bitterness'? Please print this letter for all the rnen who have wonderful wives and can't bring themselves. to say. "1 love yo t ." –,- Empty Dear Friend: Your letter could change the quality .of a good mane marriages: You've said something , that. I. have repeated time and ,time again but coming from you it •has a great deaI more meanirig. Thank you for writing. Dear Ann 'Landers: In a recent column you Said. "There isn't a woman -in the world who can't get married — if she sets her standards low enough." Well, after reading Ralph Martin'• ".Jennie.'' .. the• .fabulous story of Winston Churchill's mother, I came to the conclusion that standards .aren't important -=-- and what's – more, they never were. • The' Duke of Windsor, who was a king and a grandson of Queen- Victoria, don't:. forget, sowed his wild'oats with a long list -,of dollies during his bachelor days. His cast-off mistresses were not considered ..second-hand" merchandise by anv stretch of the imagination. On the contrary. They were considered choice wives by other men in due course. Obviously nobody thought less of the prince for his escapades. When you're engaged r• love makes the world go 'round Yo us_W-elcome wagon_.. hostess would like to " bring useful sugges- tions and gifts to your happy world. - Why not call her. Phone 524-6137 -wdome/ sn, volumes of Ralph Martin's better or for worse. Send your ",Jennie --- The life of Lady request to Ann Landers in care Randolph- -,Churchill,'' and of your newspaper enclosing enjoyed them immensely. Lady 5Oc in coin , and a long, Churchill didn't have to stoop st a to conquer anybody. In fact the enae rn p e 11 l cf ope. self-addressed HAT'S NEW pi HURONVIEW Table games were played la- the auditorium on Monday af- ternoon with eight tables of euchre and- two of crokinole. Mickie Cummings had high score in the euchre again this week with fort' -six points. An hour of religious music was enjoyed by everyone .on Tuesday with Miss' Pearl Gidlev at the - piano for the hymn sing and Jake Roorda playing for the organ melodies. One hundred residents atten- ded- the Valentine Party held in the auditorium. Music for the old tome dancing and sing -song was provided by Alice Roprda, Mary Taylor, Norman Spier and Jerry ,Collins. Happy Birth- day was Sang for those having birthdays during the week and ai new resident was welcomed to -the home- Following the af- ternoon's' activities, tea and cookies were served by the kit- chen staff. The birthday party for February with the Goderich Township Women's Institute as hosts has been postponed to Wednesday, February 28th. 'A film, "The Black Creek Pioneer Village". was shown on family night, with Bert Colombe in charge of the projector, followed by a twenty -- minute showing of slides of the recent activities and birthday parties at Huronview. Is Minutes of West Wawanosh Council meeting held Feb. 6 The February session of West Wawanosh Township Council^ was held- on Tuesday after- noon, February 6, at the Clerk's home, with all members. in attendance and Reeve Lyons presiding. The minutes of the . 197:3 inaugural session were read and adopted • on motion of Councillors Hickey and Foran. A . delegation . from Dungan - 'on, -nconsisting of ..Messrs. Aubrey Higgins, Graham McNee ' and John . Errington, presented their views (i,n and objections to the present ,plan for construction of the Dtangan- non Drain No. 2. They remained to talk to engineer, Doug Gam' sby,'who promirsed to< look into the points raised, to make certain the proper procedure would be followed, and that it would be the n)ost satisfactory- and 'economical way to handle the problem weer. A motion by Councillors Foran and, Durnin to give the Road Superintendent an in dered paid on motion of Coon- creaseof thirty centu►er hour, cilltirs•-tttrtherford--and-0trrnin-:,-- to $2.80 per hour was carried. Council adjourned-on-motiod of Councillor • Hickey until March 13, 1973 at 1:30,p.m. at the home of the Clerk. .hour: casual labour - $2.00 per hour. Engineer -Doug Gamsby, of Gamsbv and Mannerow Ltd. of buelph, reported to Council on. the -Forster and Durnin Drains, and met with the gentlemen from Dungannon to hear their views, which he agreed to check out. Two appointments were made to positions as Township representatives.' Council ap- pointed- Ken Scott, -of. Auburn', to represent West Wawanosh - Township on the Auburn Hall Board. Harold. Errington was re -appointed to Maitland _Valley Conservation .Authority for a two-year term. It was an unanimous decision to cancel the Warble Fly Spraying in West Wawanosh this year. It will be each individual farmer's own._ responsibility to have the cattle treated for warbles, if this should be their wish. The program, in the last few years, has not been at all effective, as carried ont, and thus' the decision to cancel it. The road accounts were or - By -Law No. 2, 1973 was given third reading and finally passed on motion 'of- Counr- cillors Hickey and Rutherford. This by-law names and set out the salaries of the various township officials, elected and 'appointed for the ensuing year. 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George Hamilton, and his partner, Toni Cameron, a for- mer Montana rancher, staked six claims. Although they toiled for several months, digging nearly 100 feet into the river bank, hauling up the 'earth with a windl ss, 'thea a fii"n i t t ffiLsSr eft"orts w g ere without much avail. The most they realized from 'the. sale of their gold findings 'was three hundred dollars. Even though gold mining was unproductive for Mrs. Hamilton's husband, he still made a good living as a carpen- ter, building houses, ia.nki., working for other miners, for which he was paid between eight and nine dollars per day. In 1962, when Mr. Elliott wrote the article about the gold 5. 9�J4 Leave this Handy List Where He Will Find It! BIRTHDAY!. ANNIVERSARY! to SPECIAL OCCASION! 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Although `i'ot .and . his wife were too busy with their motel business that year' they did make the journey four years later and took in the Dawson gold rush festival, inaugurated in 1962. . For 'Toni, it was a reawakening of childhood memories, to return to his bir- thplace, and visit the familiar old landmarks. In the backyard of his Blake street home he has planted an Arctic shrub as a living souvenir of their visit to the Yukon six years ago. Although it doesn't appear to show signs of much growth, Tom hasn't given up hopes for it. "It has to get acclimatized. just like I did," he explained. Tom's wife, Edna, has an album full of -color photos - depicting the magnificent Yukon scenery. One•.of them shows the ancient wooden d bridge their n route to they embarked on their rest le trai railroa ed c rosy Skagway, Prince where Rupert for en rein journey. "Crossing that fridge scarred me half to death" remarked Edna. One former Huron county Scotsman, not mentioned by Mr. Elliott as being amongst those who turned„up inDawson city, was William McDonald, an older brother of the Kintail ,merchant and postmaster, Neil McDonald. William is reported to have been, one of the',more successful, gold seeker, Liar the. .-'1{lo,trdike. „ .._ It is said he returned to Ash- field, after making a fortune at Dawson city, and visited amongst relatiVes and friends. Before leaving his native com• - munity for good, to take up a r new venture, dairy f Wisconsin, he pre5entil of his kinfolk with l,k clasps. Tom Hamilton sti. belief that the mother' gold in the Yukon has been found. "Gold in the earth same formation as a tr plained Tom, "aIh they've traced some ofia cher, they haven't vet Eau,, Today, tourists are iqr do some panning for selves when they visits of former gold mining along Hunker creek, whr;, first dist•overy wa's ma, 1898. 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