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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1952-08-01, Page 5y1! 4 S.ROAD (By James Scott) HER NAME WAS OLDIE By the time I watt born it was fairly olearL.except to a few die- hards of the "Get a Horse" school —that the automobile was here to stay. „,Just the same, all through, my boyhood this means of trans- portation had not completely driv- en the horse off either the high - :ways or the by -ways. It was still ,generally believed that both the ear and the horse had their uses ;.and some •• people preferred the horse above anything else. 'Usual- ly it was a matter for a more or :riess happy compromise. Take my own two granfathers for .:example. One had been a horse eteamellEilemaillillemelliellammiNgemege RECEPTION' for Mr. and Mrs. Dyke Wheatley NEWLYWEDS -FRIDAY, AUGUST 1st at SEAFORTH COMMUNITY CENTRE Everybody Welcome ''''avmoillillemellellimeesugsupesegmeroul fancier all his life.; he bred and raised Shetland ponies; he took pride in the horses which took •him on his rounds throughout the coun- tryside. ouptryside. The other had ibouget an automobile quite early in the game —a large •Cbalmera tourer, which the whole family enjoyed. In the middle, as we were, our family en- joyed ujoyed both. The difference was something like this: If you wanted to spend a whole Sunday, starting out early, to drive out and visit friends in the country, you took the horse. Her name was Goldie, and there was something very pleasant sit- ting behind herein the red -wheeled, rubber -tired buggy, kicking up a soft dust as we went along the dirt road. There was time to see ev- 1111111111111111111111111111111lftlll1111anni COAL At SUMMER PRICES 0 0 Seaforth Lumber Ltd. Phone 47 111111111111111111pllrrrlllirillnrtilll1111111 When You ThinitofLumber irium OF Seaforth -- 47 SEAFORTH LUMBER LTD. Good Used Cars AT Rowclifle Motors '51 PLYMOUTH SEDAN '50 DODGE SEDAN with -Radio '49 DODGE SEDAN '48 DODGE SEDAN — TRUCKS— '51 FORD 1 -TON '38 FORD 1 -TON '49 DODGE 3 -TON '47 FORD 3 -TON • Rowcliffe Motors • Dodge - DeSoto Sales & Service Seaforth Phone 267 THE mifineii kM ITE D CanadianNational's famous"Continental Limited" serves the broad expanse of Canada ... linking the Eastern Provinces with the wide Prairies, the towering Canadian Rockies and the Pacific Coast. You'll see a colorful panorama of a great nation through the broad picture windows of the Continental Limited ... enjoy pleasant, restful tiel in modern sleeping cars, coaches and dining cars. 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We probably would never have -done that just using the horse. .y, Of course, all the family went on these trips no matter what the means of transportation. The car was a long one and there was room to put two"kindergarten chairs in the back seat. I always sat on one of them. Just the same, that early auto was the thin edge of the wedge, and last Sunday. I saw the results. I sat out in front of the house for a while just to watch the cars go by. It was hot and pleasant and a lot of the people were com- ieg back from the lake. Now a picnic is surely a ily affair, and Yet I was astonished to see that almost none of these returning cars had family groups in them. In almost none of them were chil- dren over the age of ten or twelve. And the reason for this was eq- ually clear. The road was filled with old jalopies, or cluttered with motor scooters, or motorcycles-. From about the age of twelve on, it seems that most of our citizens have their own means of mechaniz- ed transportation. The family Sunday -afternoon ride is almost a thing of the past, except for the very young. Now I am not against progress or mechanization or the kids hav- ing aving their own fun. On the other hand, I am for the time-honored in- stitution of the family, I can't help but feel that something very comfortable and reassuring in our way of life has been lost with this early breakdown of family ties. Children have to—and ought to be allowed to—leave the nest soon en- ough. But not at the age of twelve. I wish some of those youngsters —both boys and girls—who spend long hours over a greasy motor could have a horse. It would be nice just once more to take a Slow, leisured jaunt down a quiet road, feeling relaxed, secure and at one with the great, life-giv- ing Mother Earth, behind a horse. Behind—yes—her name was Gol- die. Student: "I don't .think I quite deserve a zero on this paper." Principal: p "Neither do I; -but it's the lowest . mark we have at this school." • District Weddings DE VISSER - MOLIMAAR KIPPEN. — St. Andrew's United Church, Kippen, was the scene of a pretty wedding Saturday after- noon, when Mary Molimaar became the -bride of Adrian De Visser. Both the bride and groom are natives of Holland. The ceremony, which took place before an attractive arrangement of gladiolus, mums and ferns, was performed by Rev. Maines, Bruce - field. Wedding music was played by Jack Caldwell. - The bride, given in marriage by Peter Rosen -burg, was lovely in green floor -length white satin dress with train and long sleeves, taper - in gto point over the hands. She wore a small white hat with shoul- der veil, white gloves and carried a small white purse—a Dutch cus- tom. She carried red roses, daisy mums and fern. ' Mrs. A. Timmerman was brides- maid and carried yellow mums. Mr. A. Timmer do was groomsman. A. wedding,supper was served at the home Mr. and Mrs. John Sin- clair. The couple will reside on. a farm at Kippen. Regular to 7.95 Summer Dresses Chambrays, Picolays and Crepes; good range of cobra. Sizes 11 to 18 'Clearance First couple to be married in Duff's United Church, McKil- lop, in 85 years, Mr. and Mrs. Walter L,. McClure are shown here. The bride is_the daughter of Mr. and/'Mrs. George R. Campbell, and the groom the son of Mr. William McClure and the late Mrs. McClure. Both are MeiClllop_ township natives.- _ Driving _ Driving Caution and Sense Urged Over Civic Holiday • Civic Holiday puts almost every- one on wheels and multiplies traf- Ac hazards. Cooperation, in a united effort to prevent accidents on Ontario's• streets and highways over the holiday week -end, is"urg- ed by the Hon. George H. Doucett, Minister of Highways. More than ever before, he points out, our people will be driving on the high- ways over the holiday period. Out of every 100 families in Ontario, 65 now own a car, and the vast ma- jority of these vehicles will be on the move. Added to them will be the increasing numbers ef, visitors from the United States and other provinces who come to holiday with us. Especially over such week -ends the risks of motor vehicle travel are greatly aggravated. Anyone who drives or walks carelessly, who speeds recklessly, parks indif- ferently, violates traffic laws and shows a lack of consideration for others on the road, is almost cer- tain to be the cause of a traffic accident. The consequence can be damage, injury . . . or death! Last year, 18 persons were kill- ed in Ontario over theCivic Holi- day week -end as a result of traffic accidents. The year before 12 lost their lives. In spite of the fact thatDominion DaythisYear was not part of the week -end period, but a separate holiday, 12 -lives were sacrificed in motor vehicle collisions. Common sense can save -lives. Observance of traffic laws- can save lives. The rules of the road and the Highway Traffic Act have but one purpose—to ensure that every- one may use our roads in safety. To disregard these rules is fool- hardy, because death and heart- breaking injury so often result to add to the already appalling record of 'highway disaster. A simple recipe for those who wish to holiday enjoyably arld re- turn "home safely, .Mr. Doucett Points out, is to travel when traf- fice densities are least, be patient when traffic is heavy, and always pay attention to the road, other vehicles and posted speed limits. LOGAN Personals: Mr. and Mrs. Simon Walters, Wallace, with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rock and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rock; 'Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scherbarth of Trenton with Mr. and Mrs. August Scherbarth and other relativbs; Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Hinz in Hamilton with Mr. and Mrs.'Kenneth Hinz; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elligson, Hamilton, with Mr. and Mrs. William Querengesser; Mr. and Mrs. Roy O. 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Rochester would have had an army of psy- chiatrists working on that lunatic wife of his, and Jane Eyre would have taken a business course and attended office parties. Homer? What ancient 'Greek could hope to compete with Homer Brown.p f the Aldrich ,Family? The'!i'ouble with most adults is that they have forgotten what they liked when they were chil- dre When I was ten I was bor- rowing Wild West nickel novels from the boy in front of 'me at school and reading them in be- tween classes. I ,can remember one of them 'as well as if it were yesterday. It was "Young Wild West and the Ten Terrors" or "The Doom of Dashing Dan." The lurid picture on the cover showed Young Wild West (a handsome buckaroo of 16 with long, flowing fair hair) hurling Dashing Dan from a log that spanned. a chasm. Young Wild West's sweetheart s t cart was called Arietta and she was 15. I always pictured myself as Arietta and planned to run away to the west when I'was 15, but I never did get around to it. I can still remember. the feeling of depression that came over me when I reach- ed my 16th birthday and decided that I was then too old to run away and be a plainsman's sweet- heart. Young Wild West was a comic book of yesteryear. He w a s widely read in my youth. But how marl''y men and women, now middle-aged. who read him can remember the feeling they had when they were reading him? Not one in a hundred. They have for- gotten. I wouldn't -be bothered with that stuff now. I've forgotten it, more 'years ago than I care to mention. The point I am trying to make is that the comic book is a phase with normal children. Of course, some of them will never 'grow out of it. But if you think there are no mental deserts among the middle-aged and elderly, all I say is, look around you! .Infinite Variety Our house is full of good books. We have a g3r'tl'4. many not so good also• mostly mystery and western, bu•ta`orf the whole there are enough of the classics in this house, if thoroughly read, to keep an average person in reading for a lifetime. These books have always been here. They are on open bookshelves, in cupboards, and many have been sent to the attic because there is no room for them in the kitchen or living - room. And yet we have only one avid reader among our children! Anoth- er reads Qp.e Digests and Sports pages antr magazines, a third reads sports and westerns, and..th$ youngest' reads only the comics. Explain that if you can! ' In any dispute between pupil and teachef my sympathies as a rule are with the teacher. There have been times in dealing with four when my sanity trembled in the balance. I am sure that hav- ing to handle forty would have '-sent me right over. And yet, I often feel that the teachers them- selves have not the right' approach to reading. Good reading is where er relatives; Mr. and Mrs. Pat Connelly, Mitchell, with Shirley Diegel; Larry Beuermann, Sea - forth, with 'his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hillebrecbt; 'Mr. and Mrs. Norman Rode, Detroit, with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Preuter and with Mr. and. -Mrs. Gordon Bach; Ivan Cressman, Kitchener, with Mr. and -Mrs. George Eickmefer. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pushelburg were In Londesboro with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Johnson and- also As- ked their grandchild in the Chil- dren's War Memorial Hospital, Lon- don. A tourist called to the old woman sitting on the porch, ".How far is it to the nearest town?" "Pa figgers it's about 10 miles thar and about 12 back," she an- swerer], "Which is on account of him walking straighter goin' than .comity'. SJ TEENA. PAIGE DRESSES, To clear the last of these smart Summer Dresses. Sizes 11 to 15 FINAL SELLING CHILDREN'S Summer Dresses Save Now At This Big Reduction! 3Only6'9"x9' 20 AXMINSTER RUGS, R OFF TO CLEAR AT Values to 79.50. 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Every- one of them was miles too long. Finally I picked out Pigs is Pigs as being about his size. He read it; wonder of wonders, he' liked it; and he wrote a very, fair essay on it—much better than I had ex- pected — and. his teacher would not accept it! She said there was nothing to the book, and made him read Let The Hurricane Roar, a much longer work, that is already a dead duck, and Pigs is Pigs has been .a humorous classic for •fifty years. Is it any wonder that our comic book reader turns over the pages of the -world's classics' and sighs, "Gosh, I hate books!" I have net the respect for academic educ ation that I once had. Higher education can turn out some pretty poor specimens. Who was it in'. Europe •during the last war who collaborated with the enemies of their countries?' Was it the taxi drivers, the waitresses, the miners,, the farmers, the men and women who left school at, grade 7? It certainly was not. The collaborators were the wealthy, the cultured, the educated (so-call- ed), the people who had never done a hard day's work in their dives and were going to keep things that way -by hook or 'by crook, I'll take my comic book reader any day. My heart and hand go out to the. educators who are trying to make the world" and the people in it better. But let them remember ' that -there is more to life than books.' I have given up trying to ex- plain the basic differences in my children. There they are, same parents, same home environment, same schools, in the case of.two off them even the same teachers, and yet they are as different as day and night. But after all who IS their senses, would want them to be all the same?, To paraphraits the words of the poet. "Time can. - not change, nor custom stale their infinite variety." �i�,J•. Nclj4d Your Line to Quick Results - . 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