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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-09-09, Page 22A -- THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEPTEMBER 9, 1987' The time has come • Ever since Canada became a self-governing nation there have been questionsabout the necessity for or the usefullness of the Senate. Within recent weeks those questions have assumed a new and sharpened importance. • The pivot point this time is Senate opposition to a bill frqm the House of Commons which would provide patent protection to pharmaceutical com- panies for 10 years on drugs which they develop and place on the market. - The PC government want the protection period lengthened from the pre- sent tour years to 10 years, claiming that by doing so Canadian scientists and jobs in Canadian companies would be assured. The Senators (with a strong Liberal majority in the Upper .House) contend that such added pro- tection would, forge higher drug prices on the Canadian public, which is possibly true. The q.uestion, hOwever, is not whether the Senate is right or wrong, but rather why -a second body of government should have the power to interrupt. legislation already passed by the elected representative of Canadian citizens. If the Senators held elected office, they would have the respon- sibility to add, subtract or alter Commons' decision, but as matters stand, Senators are merely a hold -over from a former and long -since defeated Liberal government. You may recall that in the last weeks of the liberal regime there was a great flurry of appointments to the Senate, every one of them an old party .war horse who was given a lifetime appointment to an • easy and ineffective post. • One of the recommendations in the Meech Lake accord was that anew and more responsible method -be found for making appointments to the Senate. As one might expect, former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau has emerged from the shadows to denounce that document, even though the 10 premiers who signed the accord are, still in agreement,Aespite their own differing party ioyalties.,Trudeau's address to the committee finalizing the agreement bore all the hallmarks of his familiar arrogance as he affirmed that he 'alone understood the needs of our nation. He alone knows what Quebec people should accept and he is -the. only person who understands the values of Canadian unity. Trudeau has already been dispatched and unless we miss ow guess, Senate powers in their present form won't be with us too much longer. - WAT. • More than a rubber stamp 1 felt like a Roman gladiator There must've been a lucky leprechaun sitting on the Detroit Tiger bench last Wednesday when the team had a pow -wow with the Cleveland Indians. I mean, those Tigers won the game despite the fact they only got one hit - that coming from Matt Nokes in the bottom of the eighth inning 'When there were already two out. Boy was I disappointed. I thought for sure I was going to witness the demise of those Tigers, and instead everything went in their favor once again. --How Often, for example, does a team who has not had a hit, first of all, take a 1-0 lead, then secondly, maintain it for eight innings despite the fact the opponent is getting some hard hits . The Detroit run was not even an earned run. Matt Nokes knocked in the team's second run, and luckily, since it was ' needed to counter the home run Cleveland got in the top of the, ninth. • Yes siree, 'after Wednesday's game I'rri even more positive the Tiger team is not so much the most talented in the American League East, as it is the luckiest. To coin an old phrase though, "You had to See it to believe it". But as much as I was unimpressed by the • Tiger's performance that night, I must ad- mit I was very impressed by Tiger Stadium, and by the general atmosphere it exuded. The whole place reeked of baseball - and I SWEATSOCKS • by Heather Mellwraith don't mean nasally. The stadium had a long history and it seemed everybody there was more thanlamiliar with it. I don't' know how Tiger Stadiwri will com- pare with the Dome Stadium the Toronto Blue Jays will some -day -call home, butitfar • exceeds the current Exhibition Stadium. As for the, spirit. of the fans, I would say fans everywhere are the same. But back 'to Tiger Stadium, which needless -to -say I got a good Wok at, since I arrived in Detroit well in advance of game time. That early arrival necessitated killing some time outside Tiger Stadium soaking up some of the atmosphere of downtown Detroit. That part scared me a little since I was not only well aware of Detroit's not -so - great crime .record, but .had noticed the doors and windows on homes neighboring Tiger Stadium were all fitted with prison - like bars'. • However Tiger Stadium fit intothe downtown "like a glove". In as much as I found .Detroit frightening, 1 found Tiger Stadium intimidating with its huge blue ex- terior spanning a city block and looming • high into the sky. VVhen I finally did enter the stadium I felt much like a ROman Gladiator might have felt upon entering a colliseum. I couldn't , beliejLe an entire regulation baseball field was encompassed in this one stadium. The field appeared so small and buried in the well of blue seats that surrounded it. I watched as the Tigers and the Indians , each took their warm-up and was affected . by an uncanny feeling that I wasn't really there - at a professional ball game anyway. Since the lower seats.are all at ground level anyone who arrived early enough to watch the warm-up was almost able to achieve a familiarity with the players which for exam- ple, Exhibition Stadium makes impossible. In Toronto the fans are always elevated from. the field. In Detroit they're not and the result is a feeling that you're at your hus- band's, boyfriend's, brother's or son's ball . game. It's a rather hard feeling to describe: • But whatever the feeling it didn't cause me to change my loyalties. No building is going to Americanize me. • Overlooked in the flow of partisan charges and counter -charges pro- mpted by the Canadian Senate's handling of proposed changes to Patent Act regulations is that, for the first time in living memory, the upper house is acting as more than the mere rubber stamp it all too often impersonates. The legislation, which would affect drug prices paid by Canadians, has been modified by the Senate and sent back to the Commons for further consideration. Whether the Senate's actions are, as critics claim, more deeply rooted in partisan politics than genuine feeling for the ill and elderly, is a moot point. What matters is the Senate has taken its required "sober second look" and found the proposed new law lacking. What the upper house's handling of this issue really points out, however, is the vastness of the gulf between what the Senate is, and what it could and' should become. Canadians deserve a Senate that makes a stern review of Commons legislation a common occurrence, not a rarity. All of which begs,us to repeat prior calls for the establishment of the so- called Triple -E Senate - elected; effective and equal. Now that we've seen the possible benefits, we want them even more. - From the Gulf Islands Driftwood, Ganges, S.C. In pursuit -of justice for all 1FROM THIS ANGLE ., For years,- people have railed about the inequities of the legal system which, in democratic saddles such as we have in North America, often seems to offer as many benefits to the perpetrator of a crime, as it does the victim. Therefore, it was with great interest that I followed the recent case of a Detroit slumlord who was sentenced, obviously by a judge with a more keenly -developed sense of humor than most, to serve his 30 -day sentencelor building code violations in his own rat - infested tenement. That's right, they put this guy in his own lousy shack and used the latest in elec- tronie survellance equipment to keep him there. While I'm not necessarily in favor of this kind of "eye for eye, tooth for tooth," justice for all crimes, there are probably a let of cases where it could Serve 16 improve the deterrent aspect of a Sentence. Would a pickpocket or purse -snatcher, for example, be so quick to excercise his light -fingers if he knew he would be com- pelled to get a real job, then stand on the streets for a three -months and give away his pay -cheek to shiffty-looking passerbys? Or, how about the habitual mugger, who likes to cOmmitt acts of assault against lest powerful victims? Could we not ar- range for him to spend 12 -rounds in a ring with some heroic figure like Sean by Patrick Raftis O'Sullivan or Hulk Hogan pounding on his noggin., (Guys who like beating up women could bput in with Adrian Adonis to add insult to injury) A good punishment for those convicted of fraud or perjury would be to force them to watch the Mill footage of the entire Iran - Contra Affair hearings, and then submit to be graded a report on who they believe to be telling the truth. That would make them think twice about committing acts of misrepresentation in the future. This "You asked for it!" brand of justice could even be applied to traffic violators, whose excessive speed or dangerous road- way manoveurs cause responsible drivers to quake in fear on the highways. They could alt be rounded up and brought to Croderich, where they would be forced to spend a Saturday night driving around The Square with all the exit roads blocked and the parking spaces full. They would be so grateful to get back to roads with normal driving conditions they would have nothing but respect for the Highway Traffic Act forevermore. Litterers could have their apartments annexed as sites for the proposed new Seaforth-Tuckersmith landfill site, jay- walkers would be forced to drive an automobile through a field full of land mines and those brutish types who enjoy starting bar -room brawls every Friday night could be made to play with the minor league hockey team of their choice for two seasons. If punishments were made to fit the crimes, it would make the criminal justice system a lot more satisfying (not to Wen - tion fin)) for both the dispensers of justice and the vietinis of crime (not to mention the press, who had a field day with the Detroit slumlord noted earlier). Of course the criminals would not likely find it all so entertaining, but then, their idea of fun is- usually kind of warped anyway., The one problem with the system would be What to do with the existing penal systerit and all those ugly jails, once judges and erovim attorneys decided they'd much rather feed the criminal elenient a dose of their own medicine? Oh, well, it wasjutt a thought. Seaforth s Caledonian games attract 11,500 in 1887 SEPTEMBER 9, AV The annual Caledonian games were held last Tuesday , and were hosted by the Seaforth Caledonian society, There were at least 1,500 people present, and it would have been double that number had the weather in the forenoon been as favorable as in the afternoon. All the events were well filled and each individual competitor seemed to do his and her best to excel. • The affair was a gratifying success in every particular, and the Seaforth Caledo- nian demonstration may now be considered a permanent institution, The concert in the evening was, if possi- ble, a greater success than the celebration of the afternoon. Cardno's hall was packed from the stage to the rear of the gallery,'and , the entertainment Was of the highest order. There was enough and not too Muth and it was entertaining without being too tedious. In Hills Green -T. Coleman is busy making cider these daysAut what a Contirinotis smile that is Which Wm. Curry wears. It is ,6aused by the advent of a new bdardet at his house, not a voter, it's a girl. What Makes Joseph Hudson Wear such a happy smile on his countenance these days? I think I know, his wife gave him the present of a bouncing baby boy the other day. Why does Andrew Love walk so spry and look se pleasant? All on account of the arrival of a boy at his house, who will be able tb vote in 21 years At the meeting Of the town Outwit held on Monday evening the rate of taxation for the present year was fixed at 20 Mills on the dollar, which is just one mill higher than last year. Communications from the High and Publit school boards were read, the former asking for $2,500 and the latter for $1,300, and the amounts were placed to the credit of the respective Boards. A communication frein D.M. Monroe, asking the council to have the stores and dwellings of the town numbered, was laid over for the present. SEPTEMBER 6,1912 Monday rnerilitig'SstorM was very severe in many piatet. In Wit and vicinity it was particularly tevete. The streets and cellars were flooded With water. A bolt of lightning Arnett. J. A Maclean's Nate and tore ai eight inch hole through the Wall. The room it entered was a bedroom but fOr- twiggy the usual Occupants happened to be 11!INT TUE .YEARS AGONE from the Archives in Toronto. The bolt struck the buivati from thebackburning a hole in it and melting the ams One of Mr. McLean's daughters smelled smoke, and an alarm was hurriedly sent to the fire hall. The brigade made a rapid run and soon had the fire out. The TorontO Exhibition has been in hill swing this week. Despite the wet and un- favorable weather the crowds are reported as large, if not larger than in former years, and the show in all departments is hilly up to the high water mark of former years. The followingreaders: nete,s will be of interest to our a Mrs. William Arrnstrong of Brussels was awarded fourth prise for dairy butter, The Mall and Empire reporter says: an excellent exhibit of Canadian Clydesdales may be seen in the exhibit of T. McMichael and Son, of Seaforth, Ont., who have seven good horses th coMpetition. The stallion Glentae who won first in his class here lett year, is a horse well proportioned and Of good substance. Mr. Jas. Harvey, who went to the west With a load of horses., has returned horne. Mt. Harvey reports a good sale of the horses and saw many Iluronites. He also Saw some good tracts of land but none batter than at home. Not Within the memory of the oldest in- habitant has there been such a prolonged spell of wet Weather as We have been having lately, While the electrical storms have been &lite severe and in many cases very destruetive. • SEPTEMBER g, 1937 Seaforth sehholt reopened Wednesday With 397 papiit etirdlled. Teachers, expect this total may be increased Wheii the pre - Sent • infantile „paralysis 44010.1ic WatieSi since some parents may be keeping their children home. The staffs in the schools are the Same as last year, except at the collegiate where Miss Darroch. English and History specialist, replaces Miss Darling, who resigned at the conclusion of the last term. Members Of the Seaforth Lawn Howling Club enjoyed a Mixed tintinament on Mat - day evening when players from New Ham- burg and Mitchell were present. At the end of the second game coffee and sandwiches were served. The prize winners were as follows: John J. Chiff and Mts. E. H. Close, Mr and Mrs. J. Duncan, Mr. Harry Jeffry and Mrs. Harty Stewart, and M. A. Reid and Mts. Haigh. There Were M player's on the greens. At the request of the local Beard of Health, the Seaforth Lions Club park Om. inittee has drained the swimming pool at the park. While no cases of infantile paralysis have been reported in Seaforth, the Board felt it advisable to have the pool closed as a precautionary measure during the duration Of the epidemic. • Tiirnto •a e 16A,,, Huron . , ... xpositor • , . siNcE, 8 6 0 , SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST . . Incorporating . , • ' . .The Brussels Post , ' " ED BYRSKI, General Manager ,HEATHER McILWRAITH, Editor Published in " Seaforth, Ontario Member Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. .Every-Wednesday-Merning-----T-zt v arioCOminunity Newspaper Association — Ontario Press Council Commonwealth Press Union ' . International Press Institute Subscription rates: . 'Canada '20.00 a year, In advance ' The Expositor is brought to you Senior Citizens - 17.00 a year in advance each 'week by the efforts of: Pat . Outside Canada '60.00 a year; in advance Armes, Nellie Blake, Karen Single Copies - .50 cents each Gordner, Joan Guicheloar and Bob McMillan. Second class mail registration Number 0696 . .. . ' WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1987 • . Editorial and Business Offices - 10 Main Street, Seaforth . Telephone (519) 527-0240 Moiling Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK IWO' The time has come • Ever since Canada became a self-governing nation there have been questionsabout the necessity for or the usefullness of the Senate. Within recent weeks those questions have assumed a new and sharpened importance. • The pivot point this time is Senate opposition to a bill frqm the House of Commons which would provide patent protection to pharmaceutical com- panies for 10 years on drugs which they develop and place on the market. - The PC government want the protection period lengthened from the pre- sent tour years to 10 years, claiming that by doing so Canadian scientists and jobs in Canadian companies would be assured. The Senators (with a strong Liberal majority in the Upper .House) contend that such added pro- tection would, forge higher drug prices on the Canadian public, which is possibly true. The q.uestion, hOwever, is not whether the Senate is right or wrong, but rather why -a second body of government should have the power to interrupt. legislation already passed by the elected representative of Canadian citizens. If the Senators held elected office, they would have the respon- sibility to add, subtract or alter Commons' decision, but as matters stand, Senators are merely a hold -over from a former and long -since defeated Liberal government. You may recall that in the last weeks of the liberal regime there was a great flurry of appointments to the Senate, every one of them an old party .war horse who was given a lifetime appointment to an • easy and ineffective post. • One of the recommendations in the Meech Lake accord was that anew and more responsible method -be found for making appointments to the Senate. As one might expect, former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau has emerged from the shadows to denounce that document, even though the 10 premiers who signed the accord are, still in agreement,Aespite their own differing party ioyalties.,Trudeau's address to the committee finalizing the agreement bore all the hallmarks of his familiar arrogance as he affirmed that he 'alone understood the needs of our nation. He alone knows what Quebec people should accept and he is -the. only person who understands the values of Canadian unity. Trudeau has already been dispatched and unless we miss ow guess, Senate powers in their present form won't be with us too much longer. - WAT. • More than a rubber stamp 1 felt like a Roman gladiator There must've been a lucky leprechaun sitting on the Detroit Tiger bench last Wednesday when the team had a pow -wow with the Cleveland Indians. I mean, those Tigers won the game despite the fact they only got one hit - that coming from Matt Nokes in the bottom of the eighth inning 'When there were already two out. Boy was I disappointed. I thought for sure I was going to witness the demise of those Tigers, and instead everything went in their favor once again. --How Often, for example, does a team who has not had a hit, first of all, take a 1-0 lead, then secondly, maintain it for eight innings despite the fact the opponent is getting some hard hits . The Detroit run was not even an earned run. Matt Nokes knocked in the team's second run, and luckily, since it was ' needed to counter the home run Cleveland got in the top of the, ninth. • Yes siree, 'after Wednesday's game I'rri even more positive the Tiger team is not so much the most talented in the American League East, as it is the luckiest. To coin an old phrase though, "You had to See it to believe it". But as much as I was unimpressed by the • Tiger's performance that night, I must ad- mit I was very impressed by Tiger Stadium, and by the general atmosphere it exuded. The whole place reeked of baseball - and I SWEATSOCKS • by Heather Mellwraith don't mean nasally. The stadium had a long history and it seemed everybody there was more thanlamiliar with it. I don't' know how Tiger Stadiwri will com- pare with the Dome Stadium the Toronto Blue Jays will some -day -call home, butitfar • exceeds the current Exhibition Stadium. As for the, spirit. of the fans, I would say fans everywhere are the same. But back 'to Tiger Stadium, which needless -to -say I got a good Wok at, since I arrived in Detroit well in advance of game time. That early arrival necessitated killing some time outside Tiger Stadium soaking up some of the atmosphere of downtown Detroit. That part scared me a little since I was not only well aware of Detroit's not -so - great crime .record, but .had noticed the doors and windows on homes neighboring Tiger Stadium were all fitted with prison - like bars'. • However Tiger Stadium fit intothe downtown "like a glove". In as much as I found .Detroit frightening, 1 found Tiger Stadium intimidating with its huge blue ex- terior spanning a city block and looming • high into the sky. VVhen I finally did enter the stadium I felt much like a ROman Gladiator might have felt upon entering a colliseum. I couldn't , beliejLe an entire regulation baseball field was encompassed in this one stadium. The field appeared so small and buried in the well of blue seats that surrounded it. I watched as the Tigers and the Indians , each took their warm-up and was affected . by an uncanny feeling that I wasn't really there - at a professional ball game anyway. Since the lower seats.are all at ground level anyone who arrived early enough to watch the warm-up was almost able to achieve a familiarity with the players which for exam- ple, Exhibition Stadium makes impossible. In Toronto the fans are always elevated from. the field. In Detroit they're not and the result is a feeling that you're at your hus- band's, boyfriend's, brother's or son's ball . game. It's a rather hard feeling to describe: • But whatever the feeling it didn't cause me to change my loyalties. No building is going to Americanize me. • Overlooked in the flow of partisan charges and counter -charges pro- mpted by the Canadian Senate's handling of proposed changes to Patent Act regulations is that, for the first time in living memory, the upper house is acting as more than the mere rubber stamp it all too often impersonates. The legislation, which would affect drug prices paid by Canadians, has been modified by the Senate and sent back to the Commons for further consideration. Whether the Senate's actions are, as critics claim, more deeply rooted in partisan politics than genuine feeling for the ill and elderly, is a moot point. What matters is the Senate has taken its required "sober second look" and found the proposed new law lacking. What the upper house's handling of this issue really points out, however, is the vastness of the gulf between what the Senate is, and what it could and' should become. Canadians deserve a Senate that makes a stern review of Commons legislation a common occurrence, not a rarity. All of which begs,us to repeat prior calls for the establishment of the so- called Triple -E Senate - elected; effective and equal. Now that we've seen the possible benefits, we want them even more. - From the Gulf Islands Driftwood, Ganges, S.C. In pursuit -of justice for all 1FROM THIS ANGLE ., For years,- people have railed about the inequities of the legal system which, in democratic saddles such as we have in North America, often seems to offer as many benefits to the perpetrator of a crime, as it does the victim. Therefore, it was with great interest that I followed the recent case of a Detroit slumlord who was sentenced, obviously by a judge with a more keenly -developed sense of humor than most, to serve his 30 -day sentencelor building code violations in his own rat - infested tenement. That's right, they put this guy in his own lousy shack and used the latest in elec- tronie survellance equipment to keep him there. While I'm not necessarily in favor of this kind of "eye for eye, tooth for tooth," justice for all crimes, there are probably a let of cases where it could Serve 16 improve the deterrent aspect of a Sentence. Would a pickpocket or purse -snatcher, for example, be so quick to excercise his light -fingers if he knew he would be com- pelled to get a real job, then stand on the streets for a three -months and give away his pay -cheek to shiffty-looking passerbys? Or, how about the habitual mugger, who likes to cOmmitt acts of assault against lest powerful victims? Could we not ar- range for him to spend 12 -rounds in a ring with some heroic figure like Sean by Patrick Raftis O'Sullivan or Hulk Hogan pounding on his noggin., (Guys who like beating up women could bput in with Adrian Adonis to add insult to injury) A good punishment for those convicted of fraud or perjury would be to force them to watch the Mill footage of the entire Iran - Contra Affair hearings, and then submit to be graded a report on who they believe to be telling the truth. That would make them think twice about committing acts of misrepresentation in the future. This "You asked for it!" brand of justice could even be applied to traffic violators, whose excessive speed or dangerous road- way manoveurs cause responsible drivers to quake in fear on the highways. They could alt be rounded up and brought to Croderich, where they would be forced to spend a Saturday night driving around The Square with all the exit roads blocked and the parking spaces full. They would be so grateful to get back to roads with normal driving conditions they would have nothing but respect for the Highway Traffic Act forevermore. Litterers could have their apartments annexed as sites for the proposed new Seaforth-Tuckersmith landfill site, jay- walkers would be forced to drive an automobile through a field full of land mines and those brutish types who enjoy starting bar -room brawls every Friday night could be made to play with the minor league hockey team of their choice for two seasons. If punishments were made to fit the crimes, it would make the criminal justice system a lot more satisfying (not to Wen - tion fin)) for both the dispensers of justice and the vietinis of crime (not to mention the press, who had a field day with the Detroit slumlord noted earlier). Of course the criminals would not likely find it all so entertaining, but then, their idea of fun is- usually kind of warped anyway., The one problem with the system would be What to do with the existing penal systerit and all those ugly jails, once judges and erovim attorneys decided they'd much rather feed the criminal elenient a dose of their own medicine? Oh, well, it wasjutt a thought. Seaforth s Caledonian games attract 11,500 in 1887 SEPTEMBER 9, AV The annual Caledonian games were held last Tuesday , and were hosted by the Seaforth Caledonian society, There were at least 1,500 people present, and it would have been double that number had the weather in the forenoon been as favorable as in the afternoon. All the events were well filled and each individual competitor seemed to do his and her best to excel. • The affair was a gratifying success in every particular, and the Seaforth Caledo- nian demonstration may now be considered a permanent institution, The concert in the evening was, if possi- ble, a greater success than the celebration of the afternoon. Cardno's hall was packed from the stage to the rear of the gallery,'and , the entertainment Was of the highest order. There was enough and not too Muth and it was entertaining without being too tedious. In Hills Green -T. Coleman is busy making cider these daysAut what a Contirinotis smile that is Which Wm. Curry wears. It is ,6aused by the advent of a new bdardet at his house, not a voter, it's a girl. What Makes Joseph Hudson Wear such a happy smile on his countenance these days? I think I know, his wife gave him the present of a bouncing baby boy the other day. Why does Andrew Love walk so spry and look se pleasant? All on account of the arrival of a boy at his house, who will be able tb vote in 21 years At the meeting Of the town Outwit held on Monday evening the rate of taxation for the present year was fixed at 20 Mills on the dollar, which is just one mill higher than last year. Communications from the High and Publit school boards were read, the former asking for $2,500 and the latter for $1,300, and the amounts were placed to the credit of the respective Boards. A communication frein D.M. Monroe, asking the council to have the stores and dwellings of the town numbered, was laid over for the present. SEPTEMBER 6,1912 Monday rnerilitig'SstorM was very severe in many piatet. In Wit and vicinity it was particularly tevete. The streets and cellars were flooded With water. A bolt of lightning Arnett. J. A Maclean's Nate and tore ai eight inch hole through the Wall. The room it entered was a bedroom but fOr- twiggy the usual Occupants happened to be 11!INT TUE .YEARS AGONE from the Archives in Toronto. The bolt struck the buivati from thebackburning a hole in it and melting the ams One of Mr. McLean's daughters smelled smoke, and an alarm was hurriedly sent to the fire hall. The brigade made a rapid run and soon had the fire out. The TorontO Exhibition has been in hill swing this week. Despite the wet and un- favorable weather the crowds are reported as large, if not larger than in former years, and the show in all departments is hilly up to the high water mark of former years. The followingreaders: nete,s will be of interest to our a Mrs. William Arrnstrong of Brussels was awarded fourth prise for dairy butter, The Mall and Empire reporter says: an excellent exhibit of Canadian Clydesdales may be seen in the exhibit of T. McMichael and Son, of Seaforth, Ont., who have seven good horses th coMpetition. The stallion Glentae who won first in his class here lett year, is a horse well proportioned and Of good substance. Mr. Jas. Harvey, who went to the west With a load of horses., has returned horne. Mt. Harvey reports a good sale of the horses and saw many Iluronites. He also Saw some good tracts of land but none batter than at home. Not Within the memory of the oldest in- habitant has there been such a prolonged spell of wet Weather as We have been having lately, While the electrical storms have been &lite severe and in many cases very destruetive. • SEPTEMBER g, 1937 Seaforth sehholt reopened Wednesday With 397 papiit etirdlled. Teachers, expect this total may be increased Wheii the pre - Sent • infantile „paralysis 44010.1ic WatieSi since some parents may be keeping their children home. The staffs in the schools are the Same as last year, except at the collegiate where Miss Darroch. English and History specialist, replaces Miss Darling, who resigned at the conclusion of the last term. Members Of the Seaforth Lawn Howling Club enjoyed a Mixed tintinament on Mat - day evening when players from New Ham- burg and Mitchell were present. At the end of the second game coffee and sandwiches were served. The prize winners were as follows: John J. Chiff and Mts. E. H. Close, Mr and Mrs. J. Duncan, Mr. Harry Jeffry and Mrs. Harty Stewart, and M. A. Reid and Mts. Haigh. There Were M player's on the greens. At the request of the local Beard of Health, the Seaforth Lions Club park Om. inittee has drained the swimming pool at the park. While no cases of infantile paralysis have been reported in Seaforth, the Board felt it advisable to have the pool closed as a precautionary measure during the duration Of the epidemic. • Tiirnto •a e 16A,,,