Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-11-19, Page 2Huron xpsitor SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST Incorporating Brussels Post 10 Main Street 527-0240 Published In SEAFORTH, ONTARIO Every Wednesday morning ED BYRSKI, General Manager HEATHER McILWRAITH,. Editor The Expositor Is brought to you each week by the efforts of: Pat Armes, Bessie Broome. Marlene Charters, Joan Guichetaar, Anne Huff. Joanne Jewitt. Dianne McGrath Lois Mcl swan. Bob McMillan and Cathy Melady +CNA BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1985 a Hp,. (nrnM„ryr,tC v4Mt w5 COMP° Member Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Community Newspaper Association Ontario Press Council Commonwealth Press Union International Press Institute Subscription rates: Canada $20.00 a year, in advance Outside Canada $60.00 a year, in advance Single Copies - 50 cents each WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1986 Second class mall registration Number 0696 Winter it seems is back In case anyone missed last week's early FROM THIS ANGLE by Patrick Raftis warning signs, the rumors appear to be true. W inter, it seems, is back. I'm not really sure why it came back. From all reports, no one seemed to like it much last year. It got terrible reviews. "Too cold," said one critic. "Long and boring," complained another. Miserable, nasty, violent, barbaric and generally unpleasant -- the critics were united in their disapproval of the whole wretched season. Yet, for some inexplicable • reason, Mother Nature has decided to stage another episode of her long-running frigid saga. - No matter how many winters one has lived through and no matter how long one has to prepare for it, winter always seems to sneak up unannounced. No one is ever truly ready for it. Last week, for example, i was not overly -concerned to awaken one morning and. find the ground, not to mention my car, covered with an unlikely amount of cold white powder. So what, if yesterday the ground was bare and everyone was in shirtsleeves? It is, after all, November. L didn't become concerned, winter -wary Canuck that I am, until I endeavored to remove the frosted flakes from my vehicle. Why is it, that a man who owned atleast three pairs of gloves last year (okay,maybe pairs, but I'm sure f had at least six odd ones) cannot, find even one battered mitten, with which to combat the first snowfall of the season? And where, pray tell, is the blasted ice -scraper? Last year, it seemed like everytime I lowered my backside into the car. I sat on one. Yet now, though I can't remember throwing any out, there is not a scraper to be had for love, nor money. I consider it a tribute to my resourcefulness that I was able to finally clear the windshield sufficiently, using a discarded coffee stir stick, to get under way in less than a half-hour. The drawbacks to winter arelegion: dangerous driving conditions, escalating heating bills, runny noses, relentless coughs, constant shovelling and the unsufferable tales, of the oldtimers who always remember "when winters were really tough." The positive aspects are less abundant. The best even the' most determined optimist ever comes up with is to sigh, "Oh well, I guess the winter sports buffs have to have their fun." This is nonsense. The skiers, snowmo- bilers and hockey players of the world do not need to have their "fun" at the expense of the rest of us. Every decent ski hill nowadays has the facilities to make their own localized snow. We don't need the stuff spread all over our highways just to get some to land on their silly old hill. .The snowmobilers, could simply ride motorcycles all year round. Or, better yet, they could dam well drive cars like the rest of - us, • Ask any member of the los Angeles Kings, if it is necessary to drag your jock strap through a blizzard on the way to the rink, in order to enjoy playing hockey. To a man, they will tell you, this is a myth, perpetuated by the people who sell hot chocolate at arenas. This winter stuff has gone on long enough. • However, since it's already here, there's not much we can do about it this year. That's why I'm starting my campaign early. I figure if the ratings are bad enough this year, maybe next winter will be cancelled due to lack of interest. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 1 Congratulations parents Et board Congratulations to the parents of St. Columban School and the Huron -Perth Separate School Board at Dublin for listening to each other and for caring enough to make a decision in the best interests of the students of St. Columban School and my former school. St. Patrick's Dublin. For the past 15 years local people have said something should be done, but it never was, to correct the overcrowding at the Dublin school while the St. Columban School's (1I2 mile away) enrolment declined. W hen i was in Grade 8 at the Dublin school, there were 4o students in my classroom! The present Grade 7-8 classroom at St. Columban School has about 15 students, which is almost like private tutoring (what an advantage). This unequal distribution of students has continued since 1 was a student 14 years ago. Many families have been bussed to the Dublin school even though they lived one mile from St. Columban. Meanwhile Dublin was overcrowded and St. Columban had two triple -grade rooms. Finally last spring something happened! Because of the low enrolment at St. Columban School, it was suggested a triple -grade classroom for Grades 6, 7 and 8 he set up. St. Columban School parents stood together and said, "No!" "This is not a sensible solution to the problem as the Grade 6 program is very different than the Grade 7-8 program and we will not accept this." Most of the St. Columban school parents banded together and on two oreasions filled the Board room and demanded a better plan that increased the enrolment at their school to give them double -graded classes instead of triple -graded classes. The Board listened and agreed to set up a committee to develop a better long-range plan for the two schools. in the meantime St. Columban School was guaranteed they would have double graded classes. despite the low ump was t additional by the Board thddthe parent group e committee appointed to study the problem would probably either change the school boundaries to distribute the enrolment more evenly or develop some other plan to remedy the situation. Lest week the Huron -Perth RC. School Board annnunced they had developed a plan in response to the pressure from the parents. Next year the students will be evenly divided between the two schools with four grades in Si. Columban School and five grades in .Dublin. There are many advantages, such as nearly all single -graded classes and better use of existing facilities. 1 am writing to commend the parents who cared enough to become involved and push for a better plan. They knew triple -grading was not the best solution and they publicly told the Board to come up with something better. 1 want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Board for listening to the parents, recognizing a better plan was needed and acting so quickly. This should be a lesson to other people to get involved and let public organizations know when something should be done. Of course it helps when you have a School Board open-minded enough to listen to parents' views. i wish the parents of St. Columban School had put on the pressure years ago when I was a student. Mrs. Teresa W eber Wonderland Road, tendon, Ontario (former student from St. Patrick's Dublin) Local Legions says thank you May I express on behalf of members of Seaforth Branch 156 Royal Canadian Legion their sincere thanks to the citizens of Seaforth and area for their generous contributions which made the 1986 Poppy Drive a most successful event. The Legion also appreciates and thanks the merchants who cooperated in allowing poppy collection boxes in their stores and to all those organizations, businesses and individuals who contributed wreaths and who took part in the memorial services on Remembrance Day. It was all greatly appreciated. Sincerely, SeaforJh Branch 156 Royal Canadian Legion David C. Cornish Poppy Chairman Reader asks for information I'm writing this letter as an appeal to you readers to help me locate a hit-and-run drivertate last Friday night a vehicle failed to negotiate a corner 217 miles north of St. Columban and smashed into my car which was parked in front of my residence. The driver took off, probably to avoid prosecution for failing to stop at the intersection, drunk driving. or both. Now he (or she) faces an additional charge of leaving the scene. The worst part is that I'm left holding the bag for the damage to my car. The person who probably wouldn't steal a dime has ripped me off for a lot of money. Here's what the OPP has figured out... the Humanitarian Aw hit-and-run vehicle was probably a bright red 1 certainly appreciate the thoughtfulness. 1 or orange pickup truck with damage to the left am very appreciative of being selected by the front end (probably with traces of my white people of Seaforth for this award. i hope to paint) continue in working in the areas that interest The main purpose of this letter is to inform me and i am open to suggestions or to offer a parent that their kid didn't just slide off the assistance to anyone to make our community road with the family pickup. Or perhaps the a better place to live. JUNGLE ALIVE — Jim Lovelock, of the Toronto Nature Centre, sshows children assembled at the Seaforth Library Iguana.uana. Mcllwralhphot o) enough courage to contact me. 1 won t press charges. My outside hope is that someone else knows about the accident or has seen a vehicle matching the above description. Any information will be kept confidential and any help much appreciated. Please call me at 345-2184. Robert Tetu RR. 5. Seaforth Thank you Seaforth I would like to thank the Town of Seaforth and the persons who nominated me for the driver will realize how much trouble and Thank you, Seaforth. expense he has caused and might get up Betty Cardno A g irl's crowning glory Mum always said that a girl's hair was herhas been escribed by me in many terms, k' „crowning. glory." Over the years my hair HERE'S THE / BEEF by Carolanne Doig none of which are printable. i was boo with straight red hair...a double whammy! "Where dya get the gingerhair?" they'd ask, "from eating carrots and tomatoes." I'd snidely reply. I was called "red" "carrot top" "ginger" and other color -related nicknames. i develop- ed an admiration for Ann of Green Gables akin to idolatry when she attempted to dye her hair black and the result was ree I hatend would have been the original punk). my hair. For years it was contained in a ponytail the rage of the 50s. Every morning mum would brush back the hair into the highest, tightest ponytail ever, created, The fact that 1 had to stand on while Mum ulled the ponytail highertoe could have had a lotto do with the resultant fact that I could not close my eyes. It was off to school like a bright eyed Barbie -doll. There was no way I could ever doze off in Bass. Tears were shed almost every a.m. as yesterday's pnnytail was disentangled from a night in a rubber band. (No covered elastics in those days). The tears became too much and the straight red ponytail is stored somewhere in mum's collection of keepsakes. That was the beginning of a life time of trials and tribulations with my hair. The first cut, oh so long ago, was the ducktail. it wasn't too bad until the following morning when I woke up with a cowlick that would boggle Alfalfa's mind. There was a darned sight more tears over that du klailthan there was just ver er was over the ponytail., h beginning. if the first cut was traumatic I don't know how to describe the first perm. After all it was merely a matter of time before the allure of a curly head would be too much. i remember my first perm well. it was the era of the Toni, and other home perms. It took hours, stung the eyes, stunk like blazes, and I ended up with a hairdo like The Vicar of Bray (the modern facsimile would be Ronald MacDon- ald). More tears. As the years have passed and I have cut it, permed it, highlighted it, and then proceeded to grow it all out and start anew. i have spent thousands on my hair. If I had been born bald i probably would be a millionaire today. I've had the ponytail , ducktail, shag, bubble cut, surf, oriental, wedge, blunt, poodle, page- boy, flip and a million more. I've tried doing it myself, letting family or friends have a go, or paying the pro, i've tried every shampoo, conditioner and cream rinse ever developed. I've air dried it, finger dried it, blow dried it and lamp dried it. !spent many a night in pain as t tossed and turned on brush rollers. pin curls, sponge rollers. razs and even dare i admit it? ...pop cans!! (anything to look like Leslie Gone.1 i was certainly not alone. Eery woman and teenage girl was obsessed and sometimes possessed when it came to hair. Many would book Saturday morning appointments for a shampoo and set. They would endure pins in fhe head, then bake in a dryer reading "Ttve Confessions," then watch horrified as their hair was bads combed and mounded into a huge "beehive." irspray, and weighted with hundreds ofclips. ered With Aftr all this suffering many would rush home and do it all over again themselves. However those who enjoyed the style of the times would cherish their "do" and go to great pains to preserve it until the following Saturday. Kerchiefs were de rigueur, there was no swimming. and wrapping the hair in toilet paper before sleep, all seemed to help. The men were nearly as bad, as they adhered to the popular jingle "a little dab'll do ya." Hair cream and oil was used to keep every hair in place and combs stuck from baric pockets a la Fonzie. • (Continued on Page A3) • r ays m one scarcer in 1886 than previous 10 years sy NO VEM BER 19. 1886 Mr. Samuel Carochan, collector of taxes for Tluckersmith is now on his annual rounds. He says that money is evidently scarcer, and comes in more slowly than has been the case any time for the past 10 years. Mr. John T. Dickson's stock sale held on Calramont Farm was largely attended, and the leading farmers and stockraisers of the county as well as of the immediate vicinity, were well represented. A large amount of stock was sold and fair, although not large prices were realized. Among other sales were the following in thoro-breds; a three-year old 126; a bullto oalMr. Mr. John McGregor of David Hill, of Hibbert forTucker- smith for $105; an aged cow to Mr. Wm. Sinclair, of Tuckersmith for $107; a two-year old heifer to Mr. Wm. Bishop of Grey for $91 and a three-year-old cow to Mr. James Jewell, of Colborne, for $100. On the whole the sale was satisfactory and realized about $1,400. The Separate School trustees at St. Columban have erected a very neat school house at lrishtown. it is built of -brick, and presents a very handsome appearance, contrasting strongly with the little old frame once that has been a makeshift for many a year. NOVEMBERI7, 1911 At the carnival in Seaforth rink on Friday evening last, the gentleman's race was won by E. Busbin, Mitchell with W . Fairley, Seaforth, second. The boys race was won by W . Charters, Hensall, with J. Rose, Seaforth, second, and the barrel race was won by W Charters. with G. Ewing, Seaforth, second. The snow storm of this week has put a stop to work on the fauns and businessmen will no doubdoing business and marke et g grainers in engali and other products. A novel marathon race was started in St. Columban last week. The following were the conditions. Each contestant had to take 15 large grain sacks, fill one of them with oats, drive to 14 of this peighbors,1111 all his sacks, and rush the load to Father McKeon's oat bins. The1stceEdwarddas follows: Thomas Murphy Horan 2nd, Patrick Maloney 3rd, Frank Walsh, 4th; Frank Dempsey, 5th, and Frank Jordan 6th. While putting on storm windows on the Bank ofComnterceon.Fridaylast, Mr. Deem, the janitor, met with an accident which might easily have been attended with serious results. The ladder he was using not being long enough, he placed it on the top of a box set on the pavement, and ascended to the IN THE YEARS AGONE Archives 1 second storey. Unfortunately the ladder slipped, and Mr. Deem was precipitated to the pavement below, a distance of some 15, feet, with such force as to render him unconscious for some time and badly injuring his thigh. Had it not been for the fact that the ladder somewhat would havebeen much seriousthe , if results c inot fatal. NOVEMBER 20, 1936 This district received its first taste of winter Sunday when a drizzly rain changed to a driving snowfall, which completely covered the countryside Andrew Kirk, well known Tucker's'mith farmer, is in Scott Memorial Hospital here following an accident near Exeter, when the car in which he was a passenger turned over. Mr. Kirk has a leg and jaw broken, serious internal injuries and a fractured skull, doctors state. His wife, who was a passenger in the same car, which was driven by their son-in-law, is suffering from a fractured wrist. Mr. John C. Crich returned on Sunday from an eight-day hunting trip in the Huntsville Bracebridge district. Mr. Barnet Fee, -Kitchener, was also one of the party. Despite many signs of deer during the week, Mr. Crich was unable to secure one and was forced to come home empty handed. Miss Norma Habldrk and Miss Helen Arent, both of Seaforth, escaped with slight bruises when a car driven by Miss Habkirk collided with one driven by George Siemon, at the Dublin intersection on Saturday morning. Mr. Siemon also suffered minor injuries. Both cars were extensively dam- aged. • 3,568 persons registered at the Seaforth Golf and Country Club during the past year. The actual number that played would be considerably in excess of this, members on many occasions omitting to register. The first person to sign the book was Mrs. I -1.B. G. Meir on May7, while the last name to appear is that of F.S. Savauge on October 2. NOVEM BER I'6.1961 Thunder Bay C. owned by Wilson C. Oke and driven by Keith Feagan of Goderich paced the mile in a fast 2:07 4-5 the best time of the night, at the final meet of the season at t'estern Fair Racewayon Saturday night- He paid a handsome sum of $61.40 fora $2 ticket. There will be at least two new faces on Seaforth Council next year unless there is a change in intention as far as two present councillors are concerned. Dr. J.O. Turnbull announced at the Monday council meeting that he would not be a candidate. The second vacancy will crone about with the retirement of Councillor Thorpe Rivers. interested spectators at the opening of the Legislature on Wednesday will include four students from SDHS. Guests of the Hon. C.S. MacNaughton, Huron MPP, the students include the two girls and two boys with the highest academic standing during the past school year. They are Gisela Helbig, Barbara Holland, Allan Patterson and Darrell Schneider. 1