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=ROE EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., OCTOBER 14, 1955
HURON EXPOSITOR
. Established 1860
A. Y. McLean, Editor
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SEAFORTH, Friday, October 14th
School Problems
It seems that during the last year
or two there have been more than
the usual number of differences in
connection with the manner in which
schools are operated. Ratepayers
have criticized proposals advanced
by school boards, and boards are
sometimes divided as to procedure.
Of course the increased school
population is one factor that contri-
butes to the difficulty._ There is a re-
quirement for additional school ac-
commodation. Generally speaking,
too, there is a demand for improved
standards of accommodation.
But perhaps that is not all. The
Wingham Advance -Times, in a re-
cent issue, discussed the problem
facing a school board in Turnberry
Township.
Let the Advance -Times tell its
story:
"The present argument out in
Turnberry between the school board
and certain parents seems to be an
outcome of today's policy on the part
of government_ of meddling with,
municipal affairs without bearing
any responsibility for the results of
its meddling. Nowadays school area
boards are responsible, not only for
their own actions, but for those of
the Provincial Government as well.
"Take the case of the Zetland
School, one of the bones in the pre-
sent contention in Turnberry. Ac-
cording to the board, the Ontario
Minister of Education stepped in
and said 'No' when the board intend-
ed to re -open the school. With an
unusable school on its hands, the
board was then approached by the
Department of Highways, which vir-
tually presented an ultimatum re-
garding the sale of the school. The
Department said it would pay $6.000
for the school — or else — and the
board, with no other foreseeable use
for the property, decided that was
the best price it was likely to get.
"The tendency now, amongst the
people in that district, is to blame
the board, both for not re -opening
the school, and for selling it to the
Department of Highways. Yet in
both actions the board had little to
say in the matter.
"While there's no doubt that there
has to be a higher authority than the
local school board in dealing with ed-
ucational matters, it seems to us that
the Department of Education is be-
ing a little heavy-handed in its rela-
tions with local boards. Particular-
ly when it isn't around to take the
rap if its decisions don't pan out so
well.
"The whole thing is a retreat from
responsible government. And the
only way to correct the situation
would have been for the Minister of
Education to be present at the meet-
ing in Turnberry the other night, to
explain to the Turnberry parents
why he refused to permit the re-
opening
t .
of Zetland school."
It's a Good October
October weather this year has
gone a long way in wiping out the
taste of the wet, soggy October which
was experienced a year ago. Cer-
tainly, even the most particular in-
dividual would have difficulty in find -
any basis for a legitimate corn-
: as a result of the first few
dye, in this month.
ilie has been some rain. Not
i1+ i true' •tp properly re-
pi
plenish loweredwells, but at least the
rain there has been has made plow-
ing possible.
The r► ild clear days have been per -
41, 'ch to tidy up unfinished
cl ores before win sets in. It has
n the land.
en a pleasure to w
But perhaps above all is s the plea-
sure one enjoys in seein the color
which October and fall bring. With
the fall season upon us once again,
we see the forest arrayed in its
brightest hues; the scarlet of the
maples, the deep red of sumac, and
yellow of birch and aspen, against a
backdrop of evergreen.
For pure enjoyment, it is pretty
hard to beat the combination of good
weather and fall colors.
WHAT OTHER PAPERS SAY:
Crinolines and Courtesy
(Montreal Matin)
It appears that the crinoline is
coming back into fashion with wo-
men. When one talks of the crino-
line era one usually thinks of that era
in which men surrounded women
with care, with gallantry and atten-
tion. With the crinoline, will we see
a return of the courtesy of the past?
It may be doubted, but a little More
politeness, not only on the part of
men toward women, but on the part
of men and women among them-
selves would certainly do no harm to
our society.
CITY SLICKERS OUT
(Deloraine, Man. Times)
Those who have the idea that all
small-town dwellers are just one gen-
eration removed from first acquaint-
ance with shoes, who don't know
which fork to use, and who have a
distinct preference for cowboys mov-
ies, we merely freeze with a glance.
There may have been a day when
th country cousin was slightly behind
the time, but with the advent of the
radio, the movies, rural hydro, quick
transportation, any difference be-
tween him and his city relative dis-
appeared. The city slicker can bare-
ly hold his own with the former sod -
buster, but Elmer is a right smart
feller these days.
Life in the Nineties
(Fort William Times -Journal)
Things boys don't do now:
Go down to the fire hall at seven
o'clock in the evening to watch the
horses run to their places in a prac-
tice drill.
Pick up pieces of carbon pencils
discarded by the man who came
along to fix the carbon arc lan'ips on
the street.
Visit the farm and ride bareback
on the old mare.
Ride on the steps that ran the
length of the old summer street cars.
Beg a large biscuit from the fam-
ily grocer and fashion it into a home-
made toboggan.
Get round, flat, hard peppermints
from Grandpa.
Dressing Up the Male
(New York Times)
When one gets down to the stan-
dard outfit for, say, the businessman,
the get-up, for sheer intricacy, is ap-
palling. Consider the separate art-
icles, each a mandatory part of the
ensemble, almost any one open to
damage or loss and consequent total
disaster.
There are two socks, two under-
garments, two shoes, two laces, one
pair of trousers, one shirt, one tie,
one jacket, and one pair of suspen-
ders or a belt. Then there are the
optionals: two garters, a tiepin, col-
lar pin, two cufflinks, one show hand-
kerchief, one hat and a vest. Not to
mention the possible lapel decora-
tions, watch chain, removable collar
buttons. Nor to go into the iIl-
weather addenda of coat, rubbers,
scarf and gloves.
Now, almost every one of these ob-
jects can be hung, pulled, snapped,
a single male frame at a single time
tied, clipped, zippered or buttoned on
without that frame looking anything
but thoroughly ordinary.
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SEEN IN THE COUNTY PAPERS
Steel From England
The second ocean-going boat to
come to Goderich harbor this year
is scheduled to arrive on Friday.
She is the "Berri Nubel" and is be-
lieved to be of German registry.
The boat will carry 300 tons of
steel from Middlesborough, Eng-
land, 'which will be used by the
Marples Ridgway Construction
Company in their work on the
south harbor deck. From Gatde-
rich the boat will go to other Great
Lakes ports with goods from over-
seas.
Swallows Gasoline
Barbara McEwan, five-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
McEwan, R.R. 2, Gorrie, is in fair
condition in Wingham General Hos-
pital, after swallowing a quantity
of gasoline on her parents' farm.
The little girl was found uncon-
scious near her father's barn on
Monday, an open drum of gasoline
nearby. Dr. Mills, of Gorrie, was
summoned and took the girl to the
Wingham General Hospital for
treatment, where she is suffering
from the toxic effects of the gaso-
line.—Wingham Advance -Times.
Police Car Hits Poles
Exeter Police Department cruis-
er suffered $250 damage Saturday
night when it crashed into a pile
of hydro poles near the intersec-
tion of Highways 4 and 83. Con-
stable Lionel Hendrick, who was
chasing a northbound car driven
by Bob Denomme, of Exeter, pull-
ed alongside the vehicle just as it
started to make a left-hand turn.
The constable veered the cruiser in-
to the ditch. The constable was
not injured. Police Chief Reg Tay-
lor investigated.—Exeter Times-
Advocate.
imesAdvocate.
Had Highest Standing
Barbara Gaunt, registered at the
University of Western Ontario, Lon-
don, on September 24 for her fourth
and final year in. Honors English
and French. During the summer
Miss Gaunt spent seven weeks at
Trois Pistolels, Quebec, and at-
tended the summer school conduct-
ed by the University of Western
Ontario. At the closing exercises
she received the award f(* the
highest standing among the Eng-
lish speaking students in attend-
ance. Barbara is a graduate of
Wingham District High School and
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed-
gar G. Gaunt, of Belgrave.—Wing-
ham Advance -Times.
Car Hits House
Mr. and Mrs. Baker, of London,
narrowly escaped injury on Sun-
day morning, when their car fail-
ed to make the turn off Highway
4 onto the Bayfield Road and be-
came wedged between a tree and
J. K. Cornish's house. Mrs. Baker
was driving and reported that her
brakies failed to grip when she
applied them prior to making the
turn. Going too fast to make a
proper turn, she steered between
the house and the tree, and collid-
ed with both. Considerable dam-
age was done both to the car and
to the house, which lost a shutter
off one window, and part of the
wall is caved in a few inches, but
no one was seriously hurt.—Clinton
News -Record.
Fifth Wolf Shot
Wolf packs in the Dunlop district
of Colborne Townships are coming
closer to the point of complete
eradication. Last weekend, area
hunters went after the preying ani-
mals again, and one of the hunt-
ers bagged a wolf—the fifth one
shot around Dunlop within the last
month. ,Credited with the kill and
eligible for the $25 bounty is Mery
Batkins, of Clinton. And members
of the hunting party with him re-
ported they had seen two other
wolves in the area. Hunters be-
lieve that there have been two lit-
ters of wolves born within the Iast
couple of years and they have vow-
ed that theywill keep trying until
all the wolves have been shot. The
Dunlop area has been plagued by
the wolves for some time, and far-
mers have halted putting animals
out in the fields and are keeping a
close watch on their poultry stock.
—Goderich Signal -Star.
YEARS AGONE
Interesting Items picked
from The Huron Expositor of
25. 50 and 75 Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
October 17, 1930
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Siemon,
of Zurich, have moved into the
apartments above the implement
warerooms, which have been re-
modelled. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Edi-
ghoffer are moving into the home
vacated by Mr. Siemon.
Mr. and Mrs. William McDonald
and Miss Margaret, of Seaforth,
spent Sunday at the home of their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. R. Broadfoot.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Geddes, of Sea-
forth, were guests of Mrs.. Margar-
et Ferguson, Bayfield, over Sun-
day.
Mr. James Shea, of Dublin, has
gone on a trip to the West, where
he will attend the Stockers' and
Breeders' Convention at Moose
Jaw.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Doerr, Mc-
Killop, spent Sunday in Rostock.
Wilbur, sen of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Hoegy, of McKillop, returned home
on Monday, having been in Toron-
to.
Mr. Leonhardt has completed his
contract of plowing 130 acres for
George E. Hollalnd. Beechwood.
Mr. Elgin McKinley is making
weekly trips to Toronto, taking a
truck load of fowl.
Mrs. R. Love. who has been
spending a few days with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Love, has returned to her
daughters on the London Road,
south of Hensalll.
From The Huron Expositor
October 13, 1905
Mr. C. Schrag, Zurich baker, has
purchased the baking oven and
building from Mr. C. Eilber, and
will. move it to where he lives. He
will have everything up-to-date.
Pearson Ralph, who has been
employed as blacksmith by Mr. D.
Evans for several months, has re-
moved his family to Brussels, and
taken rooms over I. C. Richard's
store.
Mr. George A. Sills, of town, has
placed a handsome new delivery
wagon on the road, the output of
R. Devereaux's Carriage Works.
Mr. W. H. Willis, of town, has
his new verandah nearly complet-
ed. This, with other improve-
ments, gives him one of the pret-
tiest homes in town.
Mr. Robert Bell, of the Robert
Bell Engine & Thresher Co., Sea -
forth, left on Friday on a business
trip to Manitoba and the North-
west.
Mr_ Jeffery, of Seaforth, moved
into the house formerly occupied
by the Iate Mr. Leopold VanEg-
mon, of Egmondville.
The annual day of sports in con-
nection with the Seaforth Collegi-
ate Institute was held on the
grounds of the Turf Club on Fri-
day. Winners were J. Love, Har-
ry Adams, Miss May Forbes and
Miss Annie Wilson.
Mr. Angus McRae, who has
been doing survey work in the
north country_d&ring the summer,
returned to Seaforth this week.
From The Huron Expositor
October 15, 1880
Mr. William Hays and Mr. Sam-
uel Dorrance, of Winthrop, left on
the 12th inst. for Michigan. They
intend working in the lumber
woods during the winter season.
The young men of the neighbor-
hood regret the loss of so jolly a
pair.
Mr. John Pollock, of Stanley, on
Friday last threshed on the farm
of Mr. Samuel, Foster, near Var-
na. One thousand, one hundred
bushels of grain were threshed in
seven hours. There were 500 bush-
els of fall wheat and 600 bushels of
oats. The work was done with a
Maxwell separator and horsepower.
Mr. Michael Rawley has sold his
farm of 50 acres on the 6th con-
cession of McKillop to Mr. Archi-
bald Ferguson for the sum-- of
$3,000. Mr. Ferguson owns the
front half of this lot, and will now
have as snug a farm as there is
on the concession. There is a good
frame barn on it, and it is all well
underdrained and in excellent or-
der.
Construction of a new pool at the Seaforth Lions Park has been
under way for some months and is being made possible by the prac-
tical co-operation and donations being contributed by district citizens.
Mr. Beattie, in this poem, tells of the work which is underway and
why a new pool became necessary).
LET'S KEEP THEM SWIMMING
I've been a Lion now for thirty years,
We formed a Club composed of volunteers;
We didn't have a nickel in the till,
But we were young and strong, and had the will.
The will to plan, to work and build a pool',
Where girls and boys learned swimming after school;
We could not -would not—let those kiddies down,
Besides 'twould be a credit to the town.
Of course there were no big bulldozers then,
But we were willing pick -and -shovel men;
We had a team of horses and a plow;
We could not go far with that outfit now.
We're building this now pool, do you know why?
Good old Silver Creek each year going dry;
Inspectors came and we had no excuse,
Their ruling was: Water not fit for use.
The pick -and -shovel men, now just a few,
All mighty glad to see the pool built new;
Admission is free --folks "dinna forget,"
Kiddies, God bless them, they love to get wet.
If in your heart you love a little child
A winsome Iass or lad, a wee bit wild;
All will grow up better men and women,
If we do our bit and keep them- swimmin'.
A beautiful park, as well as a pool;
Picnickers and ballplayers know the rule;
Lifeguard and caretaker will treat you right,
And Lunch counter serve you a tasty bite.
fOHN' DEATTIE
Hensall Council
Encourages New
Collection Plan
' The regular meeting. of Hensall
Council was held Monday evening
in the council chamber at 10:15
after the court of revision on the
'assessment roll, with all members
present. Minutes of the special
and last regular meeting were read
and adopted on motion by Hoy and
Luker.
William Clement appeared ask-
ing permission to start a garbage
collection service, also asking for
a place to dump the same, stating
that he had a petition from a num-
ber of persons requesting the ser-
vice. Council stated they had no
place to use as a dump and sug-
gested Mr. Clement to secure a
place for same. Sangster and
Jones: That we, the Municipal
Council, heartily support the ven-
ture suggested by W. Clement of
a garbage collection service. Car-
ried.
Miss C. Mitchell appeared, ask-
ing for some water, also complain-
ing about drains and catchbasins.
E. R. Davis reported as having
had his holidays, also as to the
work done repairing the sidewalks
end the work done in the Hall.
J. A. Paterson reported being in
contact with the highway foreman
as regards a sander for the streets,
and advised getting in touch with
the Thiel Transport, who had one;
also reported regarding the cur-
rent taxes, stating they were slow
in coming in this year, only about
$7,000 so far, but hoped they would
come in promptly now.
Luker and Hoy: That we gath-
er the garbage October 18-19. Car-
ried.
Correspondence was read as fol-
lows: Receiver -General, W. J.
Clement, Director Veterans Land
Act, South Huron District High
School Board, Steel Briggs Seed
Co., Hensall Public School Board,
Department of Highways, Bell
Telephone, Hensall Public Utilities,
Bickle-Seagrave Ltd., Fire Mar-
shal, H. Glenn Hays, C.N.R., De-
partment of Municipal Affairs,
Canadian Legion Hensall Branch,
County Treasurer—same consider-
ed and filed.
Sangster and Jones: That per-
mission be granted to Wm. Clem-
ent to operate the Texaco Service
Station at King St. and the Lon-
don Road, or Highway No, 4. Car-
ried.
Hoy and Luker: That we declare
the 11th of November a public holi-
day. Carried.
Bills and accounts were read as
follows: G. R. Hess, printing,
$111.50; C. Reid, gravel, $17.50;
Hensall P.U.C., Hydro, Hall, $9.67;
Drysdale Hardware, supplies, Hall
$20.18, Fire Dept.; $13.20; R. Simp-
son, labor, Hall, $1; E. Munn, lab-
or, streets $2, sidewalks $5; Bell
Telephone, Fire Dept. $6.55, mis-
cellaneous $11.65; Tax Collector,
re R. Irwin taxes, $35.75; F. Dat-
ers, labor, caretaking Hall, $30;
Receiver - General, income tax,
$5.35; E. R. Davis, salary $11.31,
and $100; South Huron District
High School, rates, $731.75; Sickle -
Seagrave Ltd., supplies, Fire Dept.
$114.60; J. A. Paterson, insurance,
$257.06. Total, $1,584.07.
Sangster and Jones: That the
accounts as read be paid. Carried.
Hoy and Luker: That By -Laws N
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TO THE EDITOR:
Editor, The Huron Expositor:
Dear Sir: Over the holiday week-
end great publicity was _bestowed
on Huron County when the Gode-
rich team became the first ladies'
aggregation from this sector to
take an all -Ontario provincial title
iu the Intermediate grouping.
After beating out the leading con-
tenders, Florence Chicks, of the
Dodgers, swept over the Belleville
nine in two straight, to get a
chance at the title against the Sud-
bury Garrison Combines. Satur-
day night and Monday morning
the Huron squad took two decisive
wins from the northern gals, to
become the best in the province
and tne pride of Huron County.
Congratulations are in store for
this fine group of girls, and es-
pecially their pitcher, Kay Mc-
Kinnon, , the fine twirler, who fan-
ned 249 batters in the current sea-
son in 273 innings. Kay has hurl-
ed the Dodgers to four successive
W.O.A.A. titles and two tries at
the provincial title.
Although Seaforth teams were -
never in competition against this
team, several of its members play-
ed for the now disbanded Goderich
Lions which played for two sea-
sons against both Dublin and Sea -
forth girls.
Special congratulations should go
to the man behind the team, the
manager and sponsor, "Mac" Mac-
Donald. Mac has worked against
great odds to bring this team up,
to its present standards, but with
the fine sportsmanship of the girls,
and coaching and guidance of Guy
Emmerson and Peg Wood, he made
a winning team.
Mac managed the team when
they were sponsored by the Legion,
and when the Legion found it nec-
essary to drop the team, he took
over the reins, not wanting to see
such a fine aggregation of girls
without a sponsor, and showed the
McKILLOP
Sunday visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Weitersen were Mr.
Charles Moore, of Stratford; Mrs.
William Kruspe, of Sebringville;
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Eisler and Mr.
Bruce Eisler, of Logan.
HENSALL
Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Geiger
spent Thanksgiving with their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Vernon. Spray and family and
with their daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Ralph Geiger and family, of To-
ronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Manns and
Donald, of Toronto, were Thanks-
giving visitors with the former's
mother, Mrs. F. Manns.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lammie, Bob-
by and Jean, of -Centralia, spent
Monday with Miss Greta Lammie.
"I don't know whether I ought
to recognize him or not. Our ac-
quaintance at the seaside was very
slight."
"But you promised to marry
him, didn't you?"
"Yes, but that was all."
it
town of Goderich that his was a
team worthy of the support of to
cal citizens. At about the same
time the Lions disbanded their
squad which was having difficulties
getting into the winning circles*
and these players boosted the
strength of the Dodgers and some
of the former members became
stars of the Dodgers.
To burden Mac and his girls
more, it was found necessary to
move the diamond from the Judith
Gooderham Park, near the heart
of the town, to the Agricultural
Park on the southern outskirts.
This didn't dampen their spirits
any, as they bettered their style of
ball and created enough enthusi-
asm .in the fans that they soon.
came this added distance to see
them perform.
This. kind of drive and sports-
manship is what is lacking in many
centres of this county these days.
Our towns need more men like
Mac and Guy, and more players
with drive like the Dodgers.
Only a few years back Seaforth
had the potential of a good girls'
team, but lack of support from the
fans and lack of enthusiasm from
the players forced the dropping of
this venture, and shortly after the
complete "fade-out" of all softball
teams in this town.
Another similar situation has oc-
curred on our hockey front. The
Seaforth Amateur Athletic Associa-
tion was forced to cease activities
when it was found that the town -
folk were not fully behind its ac-
tivities, and the expenses were
running higher and higher. This
left Seaforth without any govern-
ing body for athletic events.
Now a group of live -wire citizens
has banded together to see what
it can do to get hockey moving, by
forming a booster club. This,
alone, is not enough. Full support
of fans and citizens is needed to
make this a successful venture.
In our neighboring town, Mr.
MacDonald worked alone with his
team and coaches when it was
found that the town itself was not
supporting his group. To bring
about their support, he found he -
had to produce a winning team.
He did it, 'but few others would
have succeeded at such disadvant-
ages as he had to face.
Why is this so? Why must a
team be winning before it can gain:
the full support of the community?
How anyone can expect a small
group to produce winners without
support is more than we can un-
derstand.
Don't leave Seaforth sports up
to one man or a small group. Let's
get together on this. The first
step has been taken, but we don't
think it should be left to so few
to do such a great task.
Get behind your booster club!'
Don't WAIT for a winning team;
MAKE a winning team. Give the
town a name in sports realms of
Ontario, like the Dodgers have
done for Goderich.
Take the burden off the shoulders
of so few and make a co-operative
effort of all organizations and pub-
lic-spirited citizens of this town.
Once again: Congratulations,.
Mac, and your Dodgers! Come on.
Seaforth, GET ON THE BALL!
WALLY
411111111.
Hey,,
Ladies! /,
What's
All the
Rush
About ?
Who's selling what for half price?
Where are you all going in such a hurry?
Well, actually, nowhere.
The artist who drew this sketch was just hav-
ing a little fun.
He was imagining that this week we had print-
ed only one copy of this newspaper and had an-
nounced that it would go to the person who got to
our office first.
Sort of silly, isn't it?
You know, as well as we do, that our news-
paper presses turn out hundreds of copies weekly
and that the post office and the local stores will make
sure you get your copy.
As a matter of fact, yours is only one of over
two million Canadian families which each week
subscribe to a home town weekly paper.
And because there are so many Canadians in-
terested in their home town news, and because so
many businessmen know that newspaper advertis-
ing is the best and cheapest way of selling goods
and services, instead of just one copy, there are
this week being printed in Canada over two mil-
lion weekly newspapers like the one you are now
holding.
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
Phone 41 - Seaforth