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The Huron Expositor, 1980-12-18, Page 212 IVIaln St. ,Pubilatied at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO °Veil,' Thtirtirlity Morning by " ,McLean BroS. Pubhshors Ltd. flfl'�fl Since 1$69, Sort±ingthe':Corptnimity first 527;0240 -- 'Andrew Y. McLean, Publisher ".,Susan AIIca Gibb, News Editor enitier delta:110p .Community NewspaperASsoCiation, OntarioWeek/Y ' Newspopgar Assoolation.and AtldieBpreau of Circulation " • Subscription rates: Canada VGA year (in advance) outside Canada $33:a year (in advance) Single Ceplea - 40 cents each Socond,claes mail registration number 0696 SEAFORTH ONTARIO, DECEMBER 18, 1980 Back to the—recrt They're at It again up- in Never -Never -Land on the Rideau. •We're referring to the recent recommendation of some pretty hefty raises for our Members of Parliament. Granted our MPs work very hard. But so do the rest of us and only the creme de la creme, in this area at least, have a salary of anything like the $30,600 a year Mps get now, let alone the $45,000 base salary Cliff Mclssac and Leon Balcer have recommended be in place by July,, 1983. Messrs Mclssac and Balcer, both former MPs themselves say members are underpaid in comparison to in 1978, Canada's doctors (average wage $53,422) dentists ($45,985) and lawyers 040,587). But as Geoffrey Stevens pointed out in a Globe column not long ago "So what?...Isn't there an element of public service in sitting in parliament?" Perhaps one of the problems in this country is that there is no longer much concept of public service anywhere. Why should we expect MPs to be different from the municipal councillors who get paid for just about any board or group they serve on, in addition to regular council pay? Per diems, expense accounts and mileage are a big part of the "volunteer" or government scene on every level. MPs are certainly going to insist on theirs,, currently a tax free non -accountable expense allowance of $13,500, on top of the base salary. (MPs too enjoy indexing benefits, that many ordinary Canadians lack...increases of up to 7 per cent a year, depending on inflation In the outside world.) The problem is perhaps that people who can earn $50,000 plus in private industry don't want to make the sacrifice that being an MP entails. Tough. Perhaps with a few more elected representatives who recognize that $30,600 Is In fact a pretty healthy salary, our House of COmmons will get more in touch with the lives and concerns of ordinary Canadians. And there'll be just a little bit of a hole punched In the clouds that now cover Ottawa's Never Never Land world. To the editor: Remembering Bill Cole the early ' morning of November 15. a 42 -year-old Mitchell area man was killed when his truck left the highway near Clinton. struck a tree and burst into flames. The news of BM Cole's sudden death came as quite a shock to the many people in this community who had come to know and love him over these past few years. Hardest hit by the tragedy, of course was Bill's family hs wife and eight sons and daughters. Many of us live with the illusion that we'll have time to put our affairs in order before we pass on Often we're given that time. Occasionally. we're not . . A talented musician. Bill had played guitar and sang with varieTs groups across the province since hew\ael'T8 years old. When they heard of the friend's death, many of those musicians wanted to do something in his memory and for his farnily. On Sunday. December 21. from 2 until 8 a.m. more than 40 of those musicians and entertainers will perform a country music behefit concert in the auditorium of the high school in Mitchell. There is no set admission fee. Raising funds for the family is only one reason for the concert. Remembering Bill is the other. Signed Jim Hagerty WAIT FOR THE CURTAIN—Young Cheryl McUwain and SOMe Of her classmates wait for the curtain to rise before giving their presentation at the Seaforth Public School Christmas concert. (Photo by Shoveller) • DECEMBER 17, 1880 We Understand that the Members of the Seaforth Cricket Club will have a social gathering on this 'Friday evening at the Commercial Hotel where oysters and Other matters will be discussed: • ,Hensall's villagers were disturbed from their peaceful slumbers about one o'clock on Monday morning by the alarm of fire! fire ea incling from all parts of the Village and at the same time dense columns of smoke could be seen ascending from the kitchen and, woodshed of the Mansion House, where the fire had accidentally caught, the smoke quickly giving way to the flames. A se,:ne of _bustle and excitement prevailed, wh'xii was intensified by the sight of several prominent boarders ruching out their trucks and clothing, but we are please to state through ' the prompt and energetic action of our villlage people who really equal if not surpass many fire companies, the flames were quickly subdued with but slight .elamageeto-the-b uildingearideits-contents-and-- we congratulate Mr. Reynolds on his narrow escape from what threatened to be a very disastrous fire. The new English church in Walton was duly opened on Sunday last. The day was very fine and the sleighing was good, consequently the attendance at each of the services was very large, , -Messrs Scott Bros Of Seaforth have purchased from S.E. Smith of Listowel, the well known Iiiitting IcciTse "ExpressBoy,' They paid th'e sum of 000, for'inin. He is a tall, rang y bay, and is both' haodsonie'-and speedy. pe has trotted a niiie in less than ' 2.40, but has no regi 010 reCord. I throw the, Snovir in the our lads this winter. art Campbell and Govenlock of Seaforth, ron's crack sportsmen, returned from Muckoka ori Saturday. They brougth with thern about 50 fine deer. DECEMBER 15, 1905 The Messrs. Kruse Bros. 0 Egmondville, have purchased the old Bank of Commerce property on main street. They intend remodelling the Bank and making it into a modern and up:to-date store. They in engaging in the meat and general provision Express 134 w' fae/vfee gsf ssrosm. Sete business. The regular meeting of the town council was held on Monday evening. The tender of S. Neely for snow ploughing at 35c an hour was accepted. Two men named Jamieson and Jeffrey bad narrow .escape free.; death by suffocation at Colbert Bros; 'brewery in oEfRnioloendivarilgiee uvnatatwuro:s:daY1;nleinegrni:4414aSeli 09nuei: prepatery to being Painted and in Order to . dry it, they had charcoal fire binning in the vat. The fire ' not - going well and Jamiesoiewent into the vat to freeleen it up. Shortly afterwards Jeffrey looked in and saw Jamiesen lying on the bottom gasping for ar:it.oHn eojuutm He eed too butwawasnearly una bo vl ee rt coo get by the gas. but managed to crawl out and summon help. When Jamieson was taken out, he was unconscious and remained's() for some time, but gradually came around all right. Had he been left in the vat a few imiviendu.tes longer, however, he could not have John Brown of McKiilop, has an old Sugar and spice By Bill Smiley Ever have the feeling that someone is out to get you? Society, or God, or Somebody? When I was an airman, an intrepid fighter pilot, I was quite superstitious. I knew that bad things came in three's. And thy did. Two times, I came back to my squadron badly shot up. The third time I was shot' down. There were three guys in my tent in Normandy, July of 1944. The three of as were shot down (two killed) in three weeks. But I'm beginning to think that three is not the only bad number. Seven and nine are no hell either. Right now I'm about the seven stage. When I hit nine, I'll be writing you from that Great Typewriter in the Sky. It all began last summer. On a fine, sunny, day in August, someone lifted my wart while 1 was on a visit of mercy: seeing my kid brother a,nd trying to assure him that he still had a few years, despite a spine fusion, several yards of intestine removed. and a • head condition that was driving him blind. Not long after, the Infernal Revenue people told me I owed them eight hundred bucks. We're still battling back and forth, but since the post office needs three or four weeks to get a letter from me to them, and them to me, we have a Mexican standoff. But I know who's going to win. And it ain't me. They have the computer. All I have is honesty, decency, integ rity and good citizenship. Up goes the price of oil and gas. This is not a personal tragedy. but it doesn't help that Trudeau • presents his unbelievable arrogance, and Alberta cuts back oil production by 15 per cent; and begins talking seriously about separation. Then the Liberal government. smug in its majority. starts railroading its own version of the Constitution through parliament. I was perfectly happy. like most Canadians, to leave that yellowed document in West. minister. Who needs a constitution. when we have no political ties with Britain? But petit Pierre wants a monument. Not a bronze One. OT a stone OTIC. but one in the histery books, which will show that he. almost single-handedly, established a constitution for Canadailiberally (pardon the expression) sprinkled with things the Liberal Party deems important to its continued existence. Everybody is mad. Me too. Then 1 head off to make a speech for an old' frienel. A bite late because of highway construction. 1 went over the speed limit, just a little. A cop nailed me. gave me the oldie siren. and when he came up to me. hit me with 528. not for speeding. but for sittine ,•••••••••••=s1. a there like a big dummy without my seat -belt fastened. I didn't have enough brains to step out of the car and lie like a trooper that I'd had it fastened. My wife went slightly out of her mind and ordered aluminum storm windows for the whole house. The money we spent will neveri be recovered by the oil we save. And I have, ten huge, wooden storm windows sitting in my tool shed, which I'll probably have to pay somebody to cart away. Then she left me, my wife. Not for good, just for two weeks to visit my daughter in Moosonee. Thanks again to the postal service, the column I wrote about her being away appeared three weeks atter sneo got back, confabulating a lot of people who kept saying, "I hear you're going to Moosonee." Next, an old veteran of my English staff had another attack of angina and decided to pack it in. This meant an entire re -arranging of English classes, about as simple tte sticking your finger in a chain saw. My English department has been decimated by the 'flu. Nobody knows who is teaching what, when or why. Then I get the greatest mother of a head -and -chest cold that anybody has suffered since the Middle Ages. Anti- biptici"Aon't touch it. Velego on another mission of mercy: to see grandad. who is 88. and a little frail. but full of beans. My wife gets a horrible cold, the kind that makes her ugly as a Gila monster. emotionally. and I get a seized -up knee. I don't know whether or not you know what a seized -up knee is. Imagine your throat seizing up so that you can't speak. Imagine your bowels seizing up so that you can't. Well, that's what my knee was like. It occurs every few years, but this was the worst. I couldn't get into thc car. I couldn't get out of it. 1 couldn't climb stairs. I couldn't descend them. In bed, I had to put one toot under the bad knee and shift it. so that I could turn ONCT. It ached like alooth. Oh, I got a lot of sympathy. An old colleague. an old friend, a veteran. said. "I, see you're practising up for Remembrance Day parade." Oh well. The knee is some better. I'm still coughing up stuff that would make you seasick. My wife is actually asking me how I feel, instead of telling me how she feels. The new storm windows are on. The Infernal Revenue department is silent. The English department is functioning. sporadically. Maybe there is a God. and he's in Heaven and all's right. Maybe. Enterprise mare, which will -be thirty -years old next spring and her proud owner says , she is the best piece of horse flesh he has ever owned and he has owned many good ones. - A dandy new light sleigh has just been turned out from the Devereux Carriage Works for the Seaforth Fire Brigade to be used as a hose cart. The "Brave boys" will now be able to skim over the snow at a double pace. DECEMBER 19, 1930 Mrs. Alex Broadfoot of Tuckersmith, and Messrs. Thomas McMillan. M.P.1 J.M. Govenlock and W.H. Golding were in Toronto this week attending the Liberal convention as delegates from the South Huron Association. The guild of St. George's Church, Walton are to be congratulated on the success of their annual bazaar. Weather was not as good as was looked for but the people did not seem to mind that as there was a splendid attendance. The work was a credit to those who ok part. there are some articles not sold a these will be left at Mrs. Smith's. proceds were $180- Williarn Chartera of the ,Mill Road, Tliekersnlititt recently sold five head of pure, *ea Leicester Sheep to the UniverSity of Saskatchewan. These animaisombieh Were among •the finest type ,of the breed, \vete Shipped from Seaforth station the first of the in.°WntihIliarn McSpadden lost a valuable Itelfet Mt. ilia -Mrs: Irat'vey. niiireSr of Winthrop -Ittet week by its. getting into a have . moved onto the 'farm recently eccupied by Mr- and Mrs. George McSpadden ,Whe ak-wed to Seaforth. DECEMBER 16, 1955 Seaforth Souts were honored Monday when for the first time in the history of. Scouting in Seaforth, Queen's Proficiency Badges were presented t� local Scouts. Announcement was made this week by. R.W. Campbell, president of Seaforth Farmer's Co-operative of the appointment of Ross Hennigar as manager. The first completely new store to be erected- in Seaforth- in many years---began- serving the public Thursday morning when Cleary's IGA market opened its doors. Owner of the business, James Cleary, has been a well-known Seaforth business- man since 1923, when he purchased the grocery business which had been operated' by the United Farmers of Ontario. In the ihtervening thirty-two years the business had continued to occupy accomodation a few doors north of the new building. James 1. McIntosh, son of Mr. and Mrs. James McIntosh R.R. 3 Seaforth Tucker - smith Township and a 1955 graduate of Seaforth District High School has been awarded an Ontario Department of agricul- ture Huron County scholarship valued at $100. The award is granted annually to a student who has attained a high graduationi standing from high school and also is enrolled in a dgree. course at the Ontario AgcripcultGuarvi alnCoG emgem,erlwphhohas recenly. returned after a wo-year four of duty with the R.C.A,F. in Europe is visiting his sister. Mrs. Victor Lee in Tuckersmith. To the editor: A spider speaks An extremely depressed spider has dictated the enclosed letter to me. I would like to take this opportunity to say how much I enjoy my subscription to the HURON EXPOSITOR courtesy of those potters at BEECHWOOD. I'd also like to say Re: Spiders Ugh! Elaine Townshend Huron Expositor. Dec. 4. 1980 Dear Ms. Townshend I am a spider. a member of a much maligned group of animals. At the moment I'm a deeply hurt spider. The point is this: my delightful, easy-going. fun -to -be -around landlord has just read me your article entitled spiders ugh! Let me set the record straight. Wetspiders are devoted to you humans. You supply warm, insect -filled houses for us to inhabit. In these comfortable environments we devote ourselves to eating large numbers of the things that really get you down, mosquitoes, silver fish, blackflies and house flies to name but a few, not to mention those smaller -than -the -eye -can -see bugs that infest every home. I'm delighted that you recognise the intrinsic beauty of the webs we weave and am sorry that you don't think that is more how much I enjoy my not infrequent visits to the Seaforth area where I've found many friends and where I have many a good time. Yours sincerely Julian Mulock 105 Montgomery Avenue Toronto than enough reason to let us live. As a matter of interest I'd like to point out that we're not the least bit interested in attacking humans or any of the things that humans eat. Oh and as a bathroom spider I think it is appropriate to mention the fact that we are enormously clean in our habits, not like those dirty little flies that settle on your dinner just as you're about to eat. Biologically we are remarkable creatures. we have efficient, beautifully designed bodies. high metabolisms (allowing us to consume great numbers of household pests), a discreet lifestyle and a profound respect for humans. We have no bones to Pick with you Ms. Townshend . why do you react so irrationally to us? Yours most respectfully A ceiling spider The Bathroom Ceiling 105 Montgomery Avenue Toronto, Ont. Behind the scenes— by Keith Roulston Canadians won't risk anything but a lottery ticket` "ff I won the loner: seems to be Canadians— theme song today. This country surely must haN.e more lotteries per capita than any in the world. In a country famed for beiiaa, the most insured in the world, buying a lottery ticket seems to be the one chance people are willing to take. Just let somebody strike it rich in a lottery. however. and you're likely to see the true Canadian personality come 'to light. Give nine out of 10 Canadians a million dollars and you•11 see just how conservative we are as a people. They will spend some of the money to buy a more expensive home and fill it with all the nice conveniences and they may travel some. but 111 bet the majority of that money would go into good safe. Canadian -type long term bonds or other savings accounts. To some people (most likely non - Canadians) a million dollars could lead to a chance to realize some fantasies. Think of what you could do with a million dollars if you wanted to make things happen in your community: the businesses you could start, the ideas that could become realities, not just dreams. But given that million nearly all Canadians immediately become cautious. Why take a chance when the money can earn a nice income in a bond? Let other people take the chances. I've always found it hard to figure out just how Canadians became so cautious. We are descended from peoples who took fantastic chances. Our forefathers gave up on the life they knew to come to a land that was like another world. It would be like Canadians today opting to go settle on a moon colony. One hundred and fifty years ago the crossing of the Atlantic ocean was nearly as dangerous and complii eyed as space travel. The number of people who died on the crowded ships on the way over is appalling. And things weren't much better when they arrived in Canada, a primitive. for ested land with a harsher climate than they were used to. Yet the Scots and the Irish and the English came. and were followed by adventurous souls from nearly every other country on the glebe.'all willing to take a chance that they were going to a better life than they were leaving. FOOLHARDINESS Canadians have become known in some areas for almost foolhardiness. Canadian soldiers were usually successful because they were a little reckless, willitig to take chances other soldiers weren't. Canadians have become famous in one of the world's most dangerous sportt, downhill ski racing, because they are willing to take chances others aren't. They're been nicknamed "The Crazy Canucks". Our hockey players have always been known for their willingness to take chances, not for their ability to follow a system as many of the European teams do. Why then with all this backgroued of willingness to take -chances is it that the only gamble Canadians are willing to make today is on lottery tickets? Whatever the reason it's costing us. in terms of our economy and in terrns of wasting the talent of many of our fellow Canadians. A successful society is one that makes use of all its resources. We in Canada haven't had to do that over the years. We have been a nation with an incredible amount of natural resources. But we are as a nation like the farmer who owned more land than he knew what to do with so instead of farming it, he sold off a few acres every time he needed some money. The problem was that after a few years of selling he found Out that he no longer ha d more land than he could manage, he didn't even have enough land left to make a living farming anymore. We've been content to sell our birthright in Canada. We've let the British, the Americans, the Japanese, the Germans, take their tarn at developing our resources. We didn't take the chances so we got a comfortable living but not the full benefit of our natural gifts. Today we are running out of the resources, the foreign developers will look elsewhere and what are we !eft with? We could have been left with more if we had used a little foresight. We could have been like the Arab countries, like Alberta is today, and made sure we put away some of our money for the day when the resources ran out. We could have been like the German s and Japanese who didn't have so many resources in the first piece but made use of the biggest resource they had: the inventive minds of their People. But managers have been, rewarded in Canada, not creators. As CBC television showed Sunday night, about the only way for a Canadian' inventor to get somewhere is to take' his invention elsewhere. We've made a comfortable living without having to deal with these funny, eccentric, wierd people who create things so why should we have to put up with them. If they want to play their little games let them play them elsewhere.. I'm afraid we may have played that game too long. Now when we need their inventions to keep us wealthy, we may no longer have the inventors because we weren't willing to take a chance on them.