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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-07-10, Page 3• • • BIKE RODEO—TheSeaforth RegraatitynCtirrirriittee had a bike rodeo on. Monday. The ,riders depOratecr•their'bikes',held a rodeo at the Public -School and rode through town to the arena. They are, from left, Chris Harburn, Oarrell, Finnigan,. Scott Teat, Rick MacLean, ,Mike MacLean, Mike ,Oetiles, Duane Forest, Terry Gray and Ja sort Rodney. Holding up the sign are Darren Akey and Ray Lamont, .(Phgtorby:Ven DoorS0), BY SUSAN WHYTE ea. - It was a very good night. Ontario's Lieutenant Governor Pauline McGibbon, and her husband Donald were there, Gordon Pinsent and his wife Channion King were too, So were James and Anne, Roy, founders six yhars -ago of the how natiogally famous Blyth Summer Festival. Hundreds of lociil people, supporters and volunteers at the theatre were there too, enjoying themselves at Friday' opening of • Mr. Pinsent's play, John and the Missus, the season's first play. , Pomp and circumstance, small-town Ontario sfyle, meant that the lieutenant governor and her official Party werepiped into Memorial Hall, through an honour • guard of small Brownies, for a turkey supper catered by the Blyth UCW. A couple of hundreditheatre goers ate too and then watched Mrs. McGibbon open the neania318,000 addition to this area's most ' successful summer theatre. - The crowd enjoying the new facilities another access toaseats, a balcony -like risierip, an art gallery:a coniparatively ritzy box office—and for the theatre company, badly needed dressing roonis and back - gage space) shared the glow of accomp- lishment that all those who've had any- thing to do with the Blyth Centre for the Arts, which sponsors the theatre. felt. Opening nighters heard Ross Hamilton, BIA planning -general manager of CKNX and fund raising chairman for the new additioneesaY• • that there's money still to be raised for the facility. He asked for the suppert of local people to see that the Blyth •Summer Festival continues its rare position as one of the few Canadian theatres that rims in , the black. No member of the audience couldihave been unimPressed as we all sang Q Canada. Although theatre management had thoughtfully included copies -of the new words in each progriam, we all sang the old way, bewildering the Americans in the audience who faithfully sang what they read. The acting inaJohn-and the Missus was superb. I'll never forget Anne Arrgin as the Missus, sitting at a table talking about the old days when she and Jelin were courting. Twenty years, I swear, fell offer her face, as she really remembered- the way they were. , • The evening ended with a reception for the hardworking cast, Mrs. McGibbon and her party, Blyth Summer Festival artistic „director Janet Amos and her husband Ted Johns, and anyone else who wanted to • attend, downstairs in Memorial Hall' basement. i "Everything went so well, didn't WV% little knots of people were saying Like we said, it was a very good night. Big meeting for August Seaforth's Business Imp:wen:tent Arca (BIA) study group is meeting every week now, in prepatstion -for & presentittion to local Merchants and Mem tetanal Thetabers on Monday night..6thugust 25. The group will show results of a survey of shoppers now In progress in Seaforth and surrounding areas. Those surveyed by Ann Elliott, 'a student employed by the group under the province's Experience '80 program are being asked what they buy here. how often they make major purchases and what they like and dislike about downtown Seaforth. - As veell, members of the study group have been travelling on their own time to a number of other Ontario towns./ talking with merchants there and learning about other smell town revitalization and ptomotion %themes. Correetion An announcement advertisement by W.J. Hughes Realty Limited and which contained a pitture of Wayne Ellis which appeared on page 17 of last ereek's issue unfortunately was reversed with the result it was nee poseible to read the cutlines. The ad. which had been ordered in Goderich, was se i there and was inserted there. The publishers regret the error which occurred where the Expositor is printed and not in Seaforth. If opinion at the August 25 meeting is in fevour of a Business Improvement Axes for Seaforth, the study toup hopes tai Appreach ;centric -111n September tohave the diawntown 'designated under provincial legislation as a BIA. Approval by council means that a levy will be collected from each business inside the BIA boundaries. Once a BIA budget is approved, the money will be used to improve things like signing, lights, landscaping and parking facilities downtown and to promote down. town Seaforth as a whofe. -If a BIA approved, it will be eligible for up to 5150.000 in loans from the province at one per cent interest per year. More extensive downtown renovations can then be planned. The BIA study group is working closely with members of Seaforth's Local Architec- tural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC),because both groups feel Seaforth downtown's heritage atmosphere is an Important asset. Members of Seaforth's BM study group include chairman Jerry Hetherington, Piet tomtits, Nancy and Ken Larone. Paul Ross, Henry Mero. Nancy Martin, Garry Boyle, Susan White and Betty Cardno. Any of the members say they'd be glad to discuss the aims of a MA with interested merchants or shoppers. All Seaforth merchants are urged to plan to attend the MA's August 25 meeting. MARY CARTER Mrnnes CarteriTifiSeaie forth died Thursday, July 3, 1980, at Seaforth Community Hospital in her 95th year. • She was the former Mary Jane Jarman and was mar- ried on November 1.1916, to James Carter, The couple farmed in Tuckersmith Township until 1968, when they moved to Flullett township where they lived with a son, John and his wife. Her husband died in June 1970. She continued to live with her son until going to Seaforth Manor two and a half years ago. • Active in the Seaforth Agricultural Society, Mrs. Carter for many years was prominent as a leading exhibitor. - and on several - occasions' ai-as acclaimed ae tttOtry , he4•coek,at.the annual fall She Was a member of Northside United Church. Surviving • are two sons, Lorne of R.Iti 2, Seaforth and Jahn, Seaforth; a sister, Mrs. Annie Leitch of Clinton; eight grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. The Whitney-Ribey Fun- eral Home was in charge of the funeral held Monday at 2 pen. With Rev. Manes Van - slyke in charge. Interment followed at Maitlandbahk Centetery. Pallbearers were Don Carter, Allen Carter, James Carter, Bruce Hoelscher, Ron Riley and Don Shrop- shall. Flowerbearers were Chris Carter, Elizabeth Var- ley and Joanne Careen A little geogreplinipeebn is in order if you, dear reader, are to understand this story. The IIIIrea ,EttPoSitor IS rather A crowded place. are, to tent, it bluntly; burs- ting at the 'seams. * little office is, almost adequate for whenBaufillatifnevv'n' years edtsaitgo7 joined our staff it Was evident that the ,two of as couldn't' aliere an office, not this one - s anyway. ned'inWent.o' Aurup ear:and forh id Space. carved a reporters' office out ,• ,attic space that was previously used% for dead storage, (That's no reflection onthe room's past or present Occupang. I assure you, and them.) • _ Now we have n i a' reditohas °Mee, crowded noisy and meiay, et the bottom of the stairs and a reporters' office, quiet, air-conditioned and serene, (a veritable cosy hideaway), at the top of the stairs. But the calm was shattered one day last Week when a white-faced reporter arrived at my office's swinging bar- room door. "I think,", said Jim "there's a mouse, or maybe a rat, up there in the walls and _it's driving me crazy." HE WON'T HURT Now since I live in an old house in the country, I was somewhat blase about his announcement. So too were my colleagues in the book- keeping and the front offices. • OM ing to Si by Susan )/Vtlite "He won't hurt Yen," we assured the glut faced re- porter. "Wil° be6ileaving food up there? I told yon to -take ten minutes off per day -and go out for lunch," I added,. We shared mouse catching, remedies with hint A t,i:tr,. loaded with cheese, or with peanut butter. A broom... "you can hold it with one hand, type with the other and wait ifor the pesky little varmit to sneak out of the wall." Or, someone sug- gested rat poison which could be applied through a hole in the wall. (I told atoll we were crowded but I didn't say we were fancy.) "But he Might eat it and die in there and then we've got the smell to put up with," Jim moaned. "Just look at it as one more thing of interest you could point out to the kids who come thrOugh on a tour," we replied. He didn't much like the idea of a mousetrap either. "So we catch it," says Jim "and I have to watch the poor little thing struggle and die. Then you expect me to take that broken little body out of the'trap?" , He reminded me n lot of, myself. "You couldn't pos- sibly do without me around' tetY*.hualtand'a been known to ;say -smugly at home, "Because iyeahte too chicken tn 'ever clean out e mousetrap.'' . A CAT • That had me stumped for ; quite ;While. Then I came up with the perfect corhe beck. ,Ifehe better half -who's aller- gic to just about everything - didn't share our house with me I could haven rat, and he or she would take care of the mice just fine. . So, we mulled over the possihlitie of getting an office c ose people at CBC R ve at least one, and their antics are always good for a few minutes of slow air time. "Think of the columns you could write about our feline friend," I suggested. We even have a source. One of the women who works in ad makeup is always threatening/cajoling the rest of Rs with promises to leave "a beautiful little kitten" at each of our homes. TAKE IT HOME? But an office cat, we finally concluded, would be too much of a distraction.., especially on long weekends when we'd feel sorry for it and take it home. Bealdesis we couldn't find anyone 100„ who'd promise to clean the litter Nut out regularily. Finally we earl* te+' compromise Sohia04. ‘.11111 would go htly a eonnle Of traps, and even lead OM himself, if we PretulsCid that once the mouse (mice?) Was - caught, he could threw it out, 'trap and all, (That's 'Iyhat. I used to do, before • I had a . husband - who'd clean', out mousetraps, end 1 have a , number ofsqueamish friends,., who still do it.) So the traps • Were duly Purchased and installed. For awhile, I made hearty visits upstairs to see if the traps had done their dirty, but, necessary work yet. But rye cut that down to a twice daily "I don't know," Jim said the last time I was up. "The wall has been awfully quiet lately.'' By the time youread this, we may have an occupant in one of the traps. That will likely be traumatic but what the heck it'll break the monotony of watching, wait- ing and wondering. Or it could be, and I lean toward this explanation, that the mere sight or scent of the trap was enough to show that upstairs mouse that we at the Expositor are tough cookies who mean business. And he • ;— peeked up his bags and left. Have any Of our downtown neighbours been hearing suspicious noises in their walls lately? Mice called to investigate disturbances Seaforth police report ari eine busy week, spurred by a variety of weekend act- ivities, which resulted in 57 calls. •• On July 2, a theft was reported from a vehicle awaiting -repairs at the in- dustrial park. Two stereo speakers were stolen, valued et $100. Earlier, the Shine car had been broken into, the dashboard ripped apart, and the rest of the stereo system was taken. The theftis under investigation: A break, enter and theft at the Legion also occurred July 2. Entry was gained through a partially open window, and about S55 was taker) from a cash box. Police are still investigating. Two people were•charged with creating a disturbance under the criminal code after peace answered a call from the Commercial Hotel on July S. Each was also char- ged with, re-entering a lie- -ensed• pternises after being evicted, and one *as charged with assaulting the hotel owner. Three men were arrested early Saturday morning and charged with theft �f a vehicle. The three allegedly tried to start a truck, valued at` S70,000, at Boyes Trans- port in Clinton. Two people were arrested near the scene and the third was arrested at his home. Seaforth and Goderich town police responded to the Clinton police call ifor assis- tance. One of those charged o you recogn4e this? Can anyone guess which Main St. Seaforth building this brickwork comes from? Send your enterer to The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seafotth. The design which introduced the Main St. contest last week was a modified drawing of a window from the upper facade of Sill's Hardware. The rounded windows are a common feature of late nineteenth century architecture, as can be seen at a glance in Seaforth. Sills Hardware, built and owned by Thomas Kidd in 1869. was the fuel brick • structure of any architectural significance to be erected in Seidl:rah, then still a village. It is one of the feva stores to have maintained its beautiful proportions bet- ween lower and upper facades. Con- sequently it is one of the most pleasing to look at and explore. Anyone who has infortnation about this building or others featured in the "Look Up to Your Heritage" contest is asked to send It to The Huron Expositor. ia is an American citizen. On July 5 police responded to a call from the Queen's Hotel and removed one' pat - inn involved in a disturbance No charges were laid. , On Sunday an accident.at the corner of Goderich and Main St. in Settforth sent a Maryhill,Ontario. woman to hospital and resulted in $500 • d.amaige. The woman, Debra Walker, treated and released after her car was struck from behind eaforth doctors . (thntinued from Page 1) the Journal of Family Practice. information letters have been sent to family practice offices in Toronto and Loeclon. "The opening is there whenever someone can come," said Dr. Rodney. "Some of the respchiseswe have considered to be frivolous and we have bcen looking into some of the serious ones. "With the serious inquiries it means we've had a lot of letters back and forth." he said. -We've had feelers mostly from people up north, Manitoba and Ontario. Many are recent grads, young people who want to move back down south. "We want a replacemeht as soon as - possible. I'll be relieved just as much as the community when we get a new one. We've had to fit in breaks and stagger holidays." "The average person in this hedonistic society wants to work 30 hours a week," said Dr. Rodney. "I'm ending up working 80 to 90. "In other words, it's a question of how long one can keep it up." Dr. Rodger Whitman recently left to practise in Texas while on occasions Dr. C, Moyo has been absent from his practice here. Dr. Brady is now semi -retired, leavint three full time doctors practicing in Seaforth. One is currently on holidays.' Seaforth couple honored A widely known Seaforth couple quietly celebrated their SOth wedding anniver- sary last week at a gathering at the Seaforth Golf Club attended by members of their immediate family. Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stewart were married in First Presby- terian Church here on July 1, 1930. They have beet) active in the community where their musical talents have contrib- tiled to -Vie success of hun- dreds of events. On their retirement in 1977 they hed completed 46 years as choir leader and organist of North- side United Church here. James Arnold Stewart is the son of the late' Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stewart while Mrs. Stewart is the former Florence Isabel Beattie, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Beattie. The wed- ding oeremony 50 years ago in First Ptesbyterian Church was conducted by their mini- ster Rev. LB. Keine and their attendants were Mrs. Russell Walters. the former Fergus McKay and the late Gerald Stewert, Following the event the,. couble spent their honeymoon in Mus- koka. Mr. lind Mrs. Stewart have one son, Dr. J. Douglas Stewart of Regina. Sask. and four grandchildren. Ruth Lone lives in Saudi Arabia BY Mil hhatiat Travel, culture and involvement are three words common to Ruth Lone's ancabitIaey After living in the Philippires, South Africa, in cities ecress Canada and the U.S. and riow Saadi Arabia. ?Are. Lone, whose husband Jim works around the world as a chemical engineer foe Bechtel, an Araerieart tegieeering firm. said she lieges the travel involved and feels she is a better person because of it. "I'm certain that if I would have lived in one spot all my life, 1 wouldn't have learnead hinee to ski, paint, snorkel and all theoffiet things I've done," she said. Visiting her parente Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Croziet in Harputhey, Mrs. Lone is here with her three sons, JiinIS, Scott 12 and Jeff 10. She added her, husband Jim will be joining them later in July. Living in Saudi Arabia for approximately a year; tire tones reside in a dreible Wide trailer in what Mrs. Lone teirtied an "open catap,*' "It's a new experiment," said Mrs. Lone, adding the camp structure involves foreign and Sandi families living together in the satne setting. In this case, the Open eamp has a population of 9,000 representing 36 natiotalitier and all, like her husband Jim, are involved in tome way with the developitieht and design of a new Sandi Arabian city ealled Developed by the Royal Commission in Saudi Arabia. Jubail. when completed. ,will have 16 primary industries, two refineries, a lubric,ating oil refinery. an aluminum smelter, 'cur petrochemical plants, two fertilizer plants. a steel mill. a bulk terminali a pettoprotein plant, a polyiso- prete plant and a number of other industrial installations. Included in the city will be public service ptojects, regular retail outlets, and enough residential -heinsing kr a population cif about 350.000 people, Like this project, Mrs. Lone said many ethers are wider cor.structien in „the nouveau rkhe oil producing nation. BUILD QUICKLY "They're trying to build up their country so quickly because they were so poor before," As an example of the countty's wealth, Mrs. tone said many Saudi people drive large cars and as a status symbol they leave the sticker price tag in the window. The catnri the Lanes are now living in, Met. Lone deseribtsas "fantastic." -The fa.ciiities efantastic," she -'said. "The motley is the to buy the things we need." Listing a few of the services available to -her and her family, Mrs. Lone said the a tamp houses three Olympic sized pools, squash and tennis courterea recreation centre and a 10 bed hospital. "It is different," she said. "I'm enjoying it, my children enjoy it and we haven.:t found it boring because there is so much to dch.. "I*ve erijoyed myself everywhere I've gor,e," she said, explaining how important it is to become immersed itt the programs available. GET OUT AND JON You have to get eut and do -your own thing," she said. "Get out and join. otherwise you're not going to be happy." Another facility available to the children at the cpen camp is an international school. Mrs. Lone considers herself lucky because she is able to werk in her field as a teacher at the school, but other women, she said. may not feel so fortunate. She explained in Saudi Arabia, women have a much different status than men. As eitamples she said women are not allowed to drivea car or ride a bicycle. they are not Work, except as in Mts. Lone's case to teach or to nurse. She added after the age • of 10, males and females are not aliowed so swim together and style of dress is another important censideratioo. "In Ramadan, (a Saudi religious holiday) you have to dress more conservatively." she said, adding that shotts, halter tops and other clothing styles common in western countries during summer months. are out. "It is so hot ie the summer, you don't go cot often anyway," she said with a smile. Temperatures sometime e reach as high as 50 degrees celchis, but that doesn't stop • people like her husband from running 10 miles a day. PREPARED Mrs. Lone said she doesn't resent the way women are treated in Saudi Arabia bectinse she was prepared for that lifestyle when they decided to move. "When you move Oo a country, you have to respect their laws and their cultures," she said. Reflecting upon the present unrest in the nedelle east, Mrs. Lone said she seldom wonies about living in Saudi Arabia, about 200 miles from Iran. "When the hostages were first taken in Tehran and Carter talked about war, it was scary." she said. She added that the Saudis don't have much of a navy or army, but that they are a 'stable people" and not likely to subject thetaselves to radical dissidents like oth er eastern countries. Travelling has been an education for Mrs. Lone. In South Africa, she. said she • attended art school and also learned to ride and jump horses, in the Phlippines, she said she learned to snorkel and in other parts of the world her husband' s job has taken the family, Mrs. Lone said she has been able to develop other interests including skiing. "I like to try and learn how to do something different, everywhere we live." "This year I thought I'd learn how to take proper pictures," she said. ° a BACK FROM SAUDI ARABIA—Back to yjsit her parents in Harpurhey for the summer, is left, Ruth Lone with her parents Anoria and Andrew Crozier. (Photo by Heer) annetati entiatioite.