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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-07-17, Page 3••••,•:1, • 4”. It's enough to make a newspaper ,editor a• little -paranoid. he better half and I went avva last weekend, just eri Our bags ahd headed for Montreal, supremely con- • Wept, or at least I was, that we wouldn't miss much at h°mhee. Tnews schedule at work forecast a slow, dull summer weekend. What I discovered when 1 got honle has been enough to make me conclude that if e really want things to happen. I've gpt to go away more often. For that quiet, slow week- end saw a disasterous fire and a shooting at a party... one of the very few gun incidents I can remember in seven years on thie job. And this intrepid newshound mis- sed the whole thing. If I'd been a tourist •reading Monday morning's daily paper, I'd have likely concluded that Seaforth was quite the rowdy place, a veritable fountain of exciting news. Where I was, it wasn't very exciting, but it sure was nice, very nice. We took advantage of a VIA Rail package deal we saw advertised earlier this year and took a getaway tour to Montreal. The official • HE'S READY—Herb "Reggie" Shoveller, news editor of the Huron Expositor, is ready to face the Roth's Food Market team as this paper has challenged the grocery -store to a fun-filled.charity softball game, Sunday, August 17. See the story on page 20 for details about Dur "Name_ the Team'l contfapt. ' •(Photo by Ellis) Correction Theringbearer for the Rau and Barnes wedding was omitted in the -wedding write up. His name was -Adrian Rau, Lucknow. excuse •forgoing was the international flower show, Floralies,,being held in Nrth Amezica: for the first time ever, op. th Expo site. pee cur real, and unstated reason for ,the trip was to sample the best of what Montreal has .to offer... its restaurants., EATING OUR WAY eeg spent an afternoon at Floraliese but we spent most of the rest of our time eating our way, around Montreal. Armed with' a new copy of Anne flardy's Geide, Where to Eat in Canada (a pretty reliable guide, besides it's, the only one) we read, we drooled and we had a tough time deciding which of the many establishments rated should get our patronage. I mean, you can only eat so many meals on a weekend. L'AUBERBE ST. TROPEZ Our best choice was a small restaurant, L'Aube'rge St. Tropez on Crescent St. downtown which serves food cooked,south of France style. A couple of us had fresh salmon that was out of this world. someone else had quail. And I had fresh strawberry sherbet that 'sent me floating out onto the street. (Yes, you cynics, we had wine with dinner too, but not much, it was the food, not the booze, that had me floating). But I can also recommend breakfast at the venerable old Windsor Hotel on Domin- ion Square and quick and tasty barbecued ribs and chicken at L'Entrepot in old Montreal. And a Polish res- ...THg.friVioN 'EXPOSITOR at L'Auberge St. Tropez said Somethtng to sny . MY request for fish soup • (poisson) sounded like polSon by Susan White. taurant called Stash's Cafe near d'Eglise Notre Dame for fantastic pastries. The real highlight of our Montreal trip though wasThe outstanding friendliness of everyone we met. We were a little wary. Often in Ontario we get a picture of Quebeckers , as , having' very, little ,patience 'With English speaking Ontar- ionans. I've rarely met Quebeckers who were anything but friendly to this uni-lingual Canadian but still I worry, and I expected to feel a little defensive in the Quebec of Rene Lesveque. Not a bit, Francophone Quebeckers often went out of their way to be helpful. All we had to do was stand around in the train station of Metro, map in hand, looking a littlebewildered, and -seve- ral natives would come up and ask if they could help find whatever we were look- ing for. Try waiting for that to happen in Toronto! LOTS OF ENGLISH Then there's the matter of the English language. I'd expected to see no evidence of it in stores or on signs and even brushed up on my French in anticipation. T'ain't so. Many, many stores are well signed in English as well as French and I shook my head, won- DIANNE GODKIN KATHY CALDWELL CERISBMTCRER FRANC": SDHS has six Ontario Scholars TESS MALKUS LIZDUKE DIANNE GODKIN, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Godtin of R.R. 1 Walton, became an Ontario Scholar with her grade 13 average of 84.5. This summer, Dianne will be working at the Huron Expositor as a typesetter and then plans on attending ch sool at the University of Western Ontario in the fall. Taking her 'first year in natural science.- Dianne hopes to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. She said she chose this area of study because she likes working with people and hopes to eventually work in a hospital setting. With an average of 86.5. KATHY CALDWELL was named an Ontario Scholar and also received a scholar- ship from the St. Mary s Cement Company to study at Huron College. part of the University of Western Ont- ario. Kathy's scholarship will cover her tuition costs over her for years at Huron College. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Caldwell of Egmondville„ Kathy said she be studying general sciences this fall and event- ually hopes to study medi- cine. This summer working for the Huron Expositor in ad layout and for Bob and Betty's Variety, Kathy hopes to take some time from work and school and travel In the future. CHRIS BOETTCHER be- came an Ontario Scholar with his grade 13 average of 81.7. This stunmer Chris is explor- gram. Chris hopes to farm after graduation. Chris is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Boettcher of R.R. 2. Brus- sels. FRANCINE VISSER will be attending school at Wil- frid Laurier University this fall. Francine was named an Ontario Scholar with an 87.7 average in grade 13. The ing Canada. He has reccrighter of Mr. and Mrs. left for Calgary and plans to Joe Visser of R.R. 5. Seafortho hitchhike back. Managing Francine said she would like his 70 sheep home farm. to take time off to travel after Chris plans to study agri- culture at the University of Guelph this fall. Entering the two year agricultural pro - she completes school. This summer Francine is working full, time at the Forge rest- aurant in Seaforth..-Awarded,.. a S650 scholarship to study at Wilfrid Laurier, F ancine said she hopes to sp cialize in languages in utile y and later work as a translator or interpreter. TESS MALKUS was awarded an Ontario Scholar- ship after graduating from Grade 13 with 86.8 average. Tess plans to go to the University ef Western Ont- ario in the fate- to study natural sciences. She event- ually hopes to go into medi- cine. This summer she is working at the Expositor as a typesetter. Tess is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. mund Malkus of 86 Goder- ich St. in Seaforth. LIZ DUKE gained an Ont- ario scholarship with her 81.7 average kri • grade 13 this year. Liz 'wadi enter the co-op program at the University of Waterloo in the fall to study e kineseology. She says her interest in the subject stems from its connection With sport. This summer Liz is working at, die Seaforth Manor. She is the daughter of Reverend and Mrs. Thomas Duke of Seaforth. I r l'1.:v1r: mom. I iAr iniiiiq iiiiiic' i'l' lining ,' 1 NOM ' Ininil , " , -r 1 1 t, ' 1 lingin t t Fri 1111111111,C1 4111'.111111111111111 " 1 '- 1t4tti 11•1111111111111, '' , 111111111111r ti iii1111111" 0'4 '1,''' Last week we featured On what Main St. building does this brickwork appear? Bob and Betty's BY SUSAN DUNLOP LACAC SIUDENT The Main St. architectural feature highlightedin last week's Expositor was taken frorn the brickwork on the upper facade over Bob and Betty's Variety Store, one of the most beautiful buildings on Main St., Seaforth. As with most on the Main street, this building is a two-storey, white (buff) brick, canstruction. Built in 1863 by James Dickson. M.P., it was first used as a store by Archibald Dickson. The Post Office was -located here from 1863 to 1869. Additions and renovations were added and over the years the building has been occupied by many btfsinesses, including, R.R. McKindseer's drug store, doctors' offices, McIntyre & Willis shoemaker shop, and Gordon Wright's cabinet shop. The Huron Expositor was published from a framed building at the rear of this building until 1881, when it moved to its present location across the street. The build- ing is presently owned by Robert Beutterimiller and contains Radio Shack/Bob and Betty's Variety Store. Two readers correctly id- entified the brickwork -- Dianne Mero of Isabelle St. and Darryl Finnigan of Ege mondvile. A photo of all winners in the summer -long contest will appear in the •••(•••••• Expositor. - The lane floor of the building has been renovated and large windows have been added between the narrow supporting pillars. The en- tente to the store is situated on the northeast corner, which has been cut away at a 45 degree angle to the facade. At the southern limit of the facade is a doorway, in the architectural style of "Canada West Classical Re- vival," one of the most beautiful on Main St. It is flanked on either side by what had been sidelights, now filled in . A segmented, rectangular transom -light croWns the entrance. The upper facade is bound on either side by pitched pillars, and surmounted by a curved roofline. From the roof to the top of the windows are two brickwork rows. The uppermost of these consists of a• row of inset crosses. Below this a series of ten raised, intricately - connect- ed arches stretch across' the facade on the east and north 'faces of the building. The permanent renov- ations carried out on the building over the years, such as the enlarged windows. pillars and new store en- trance reflect the change and growth I Seaforth's bus- inesses '6ver years, while maintaining a continuity with the past in the balance of upper and lower facades. Little would need to be renovated to enhance the building's potential appeal - a complementary colour scheme, proportionate store signs. simplified window design. restoration of the doorway leading to the se- cond floor - much of which could be done very cheaply, by summer student 1t1p. Entries in this week kLook Up Seaforth contest sh uld be in to the Expositor office by Monday, July 21. dering what all the fuss about French by force had been about. Our efforts to communi- cate in very rusty French - were amazingly well re- ceived. Many French speak- ing Quebeckers listened then switched •eeinto English. Others laughingly corrected oue pronunciation. (The 1 dy' and she didn't want me to scare the ,other customers away.) We walked and walked around Montreal.. .the bar and restaurant streets near McGill, the old city bround the waterfront, St, James St. with its lovely old architec- ture, an interesting art and restaurant area near St. Denis and Maisoneuve. ADIUM e also had quick drive aro nd the Oly pic stadium "arga and 11P 111! MOunt.411.: .But we misSedrY19r0 than we sast*.iathuerebnOcrUoiciay14,gfarwdhectisite; rname nationalities have in- teresting shops, St* Gather, hie St, E. and lots "more; • But that'll hold until the iiekt visit. And we're defin- itely going back. Montreal feels like our Montreal now and we appreciate the fact that Quebeckers will share it wiNthowus, .tho.ugh 1 have to take off the five pounds 1 gained in two and a half days, and its back on to the Scarsdale diet. a P C well in September BY JIM BEER Seaforth's new'well, under construction for the past two years, is close to completion and may be" in oPeration sometime in early September, said PUC manager Tom Phillips. The well poition, completed approximately 'one • year ago, will only require pumps, controls and starter installation, before the well can go into operation. The biggest holdup has been inwaiting for re- maining e- quipment ordered in December. 1979 to arrive from Telcon in Toronto, said Me. Phillips. The well is housed in a 40 foot by 40 foot structure, and Mr. Phillips said a great deal of the work and installation of equipment has been done by PUC employees. "If there is ever any breakdown. they'll know what to do to fix it," he said. A system voltage re- duction test took place between 12:30 to 1:30 in the afternoon and 5:30 to 6:30 in the evening July 15. - The test, to determine voltage problems at the Seaforth station, will be carried out at \ five per cent reduction if bulk power conditions are favorable, said Mr. Philips. "It is to help determine voltage problems in- our own system during emergency load reductions," said Mr. Phillips at the PUC meeting Thursday night. A total of 25 new lights will be installed throughout Seaforth, with a con- centration of new lighting on Birch Street. "It is just to upgrade existing fixtures that have been in operation for 20 to 25 years," he said. _ Construction will somr be underway.for a new six inch water main to be installed at the corner of Duke -and William Streets and then to continue east to the arena. A fire hydrant will also be installed along with the water main to help provide better service to the area said Mr. Phillips. "In the future we anticipate continuing south on Chalk Street to the corner of •Chalk and Franklin to corpplete a loop system and upgrade the service in that area," he said. Seaforth PUC received a letter of congratulations from the American Water Works Association (AV•rWA) for one year of accident free work. The AWWA commends workers on the safety and cautionary measures displayed in their work. Hay spoilage reduced By Art Lawson High labour efficiency and harvesting capacity have made large hay packages very popular. Storage losses can offset these advantages unless some care is taken to minimize these losses. Choose a well drained site near the feeding area, if possible. If the storage area is protected from the wind. the bales should be arranged with the flat sides facing north and south to permit the sun to dry the rounded sides. If the storage area is subject to strong prevailing winds, the bales should be aligned with the flat sides parallel to the prevailing winds to pro- tect the flat ends of the bales against wind damage. Loose stacks should be arranged with the long sides parallel to the prevailing winds. If pos- sible the large hay packages should be arranged in end to end rows at right angles to the land contours to mini- mize water damage . and, soaking. Oklahoma research shows 9% less spoilage when the big bales are stored on crushed stone compared with storage on' the ground. South Dakota research showed a dry matter loss of .8% when the bales are stored end to end compared with 4eO when the bales were stored individually. Sugar and spice Smiley Continued from page 2 O.K. You want literary criticism? You shall 'get it. I've just finished reading "Needles". the novel that wan for its author, William Deverell, SS0,000 in a new gimmick established by. I think. Seal paperback books and the old and - it says here. reputable Canadian publishing firm, of McClelland and Stewart. It as, accoiding to the cover bturb. the unanimous choice of the judges. I wonder who the judges were Crotdi e Howe? George Chuvato? Lassie? "Needles'; cannot be written by a fine young Canadian. It is straight out of Sax Rohmer by Mickey Spillane with James Bond doing the accouchement. It is pure garbage. But the sort of garbage that makes you dig right to the botioni of the garbage can. (Note the repetition of the word garbage there. you literary crits?) But it is wonderful garbage. and that's. why the judges chose it. It will sell. It's so rotten that I finished it at three a.m. les so , bad you can't pot the dang thing down. It has everything that the modern reader wants, and can't quite get. even though TV and the movies are busting their corsets to probe our every abberation. It has 4r4elry sex. drugs. genital mutil- ation, booze, a cop who likes kicking people in the guts, a courtroom scene with a lawyer who is shooting into his vein, and a re -incarnation of Dr Fu Manchu. the great Chinese villain of the aforementioned Sax Rohmer's books. - It also contains every- dirty word you ever thought you might like to say. and every violent deed you might like to commit. It's bound to be a best-seller. And that is why Gordie. George and Lassie chose it. Not for literary merit. To be fair. it has a few great descriptive passages from the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce tourist booklet, and some switches right out of John Le Carre. So sue me, Jack McClelland. Everything is in my wife's name.- Peetually. I thor- oughly enjoyed the novel, and I'm sere you will, too, if you can't get enough sex and violence at home. . Might as well get all this lit crit out of my system at once. That brings up - no pun ireended - Mordecai Richter's new novel. 1 haven't read it. because the library has net yet stocked it. and may never do so. • When his novel "Corksure" won the Governor General's Award. 1 chaffed our local librarian because it wasn't on the shelves. Her reply. and she was right. was that it was too dirty for our town. We must have had a dirty old man as Governor General at the time. At any rate, as they say when they don't know how to begin the next paragraph. grumpy old Mordec ai has once again gone through his gestation, and produced. And once again. he is into the Jewish thing. In short. he has once more re -written the same novel that he has been honing for years. He wrote one about a young Jew, then about a slightle older Jew. then about a youngish middle-aged Jew. and this one is about a really middle-aged Jew I'm looking forward to his novel about an old Jew. Simply. Mordecai Richter. after a cithip:e of good attempts, went back to the fecund well of his own background, drew from it, and drank deeply. The results are first- rate He has not yet produced a "master- piece." as Maclean:s, that pale copy of something or other. called his latest work. What's a masterpiece? A piece done by a master, which, is recognized a hundred,or three hundred, years later by the cement expert on masterpieces. Shakespeare was a journeyman play - writer. Dickens sold his stuff tornagazines, and padded it unscrupulously. because he was paid by the word. Nobody would touch Conrad with a ten -foot pole .until he was aging. We have some excellent writers in Canada. If you went to see into the *rind of a woman, read Margaret Laurence. If you want to see into the mind of a Catholic moralist, read Morley Callaghan. If you want. to see into the mind of a WASP. read Richard Rohmer. And so on. But if you want to read the works of a hard-nosed satirist, who lays it right on the line about this., country of ours, read Richter. Too bad his novels are too dirty to teach in high school. But I have snuck in Duddy Kravitz. t‘' ,es