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ONTARIO,lSiCIVEMBER 8, 1979
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A large number of Tuckersmith people are concerned about the cost
and the need for, an addition to the recreation centre at Vanastra.
Other people, some of whom also live in Tuckersithi are convinced
of the tremendous value of swimming programs, among others, which
the centre now offers to the physically and mentally handicapped and
feel the addition will be of great benefit to that group.
We hope one thing these two groups can agree about isthat all
handicapped , people should have adequate access to recreational •
facilities, And we think it's important that their legitimate needs, and
beefs about the way they've been treated by all of us in the past, aren't'
ignored. • .
But Tuckersrnith council and those who want the rec. centre addition
have to prove to Tuckersmith ratepayers that other ways to improve
programs to the handicapped have been exhausted and that the
expensive addition is the only answer,
Alternatives haven't been fully explored and perhaps the
ratepayers' meeting Monday night will suggest some -of them.
If the addition, is proved to be crucial to the handicapped who now
use the centre, Tuckersmith council would have a good' case to present
• to the county for county wide support, If clear facts and figures could
indeed prove to county councillors that handicapped from all over
Huron use the centre, and that it's the major recreational facility open
to them, county support and participation in management of the centre
Could be forthcoming.
All involved must be careful that the needs of the handicapped don't
become a political football., picked up and trotted out by one group or
another to advance a certain point of view.
That said, we want to stress that the best interests of the county's
handicapped people and . of the Tuckersmith taxpayers are not
necessarily at odds. Roth groups should be concerned that the need for
a centre addition is firmly established and that it's economically
feasible.
Calm reasonable discussion and attention to the other's point of view
could help discover both points at the ratepayers' meeting on Monday
night.
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Behind the scenes
by Keith Roulston
Our one hope for peace "
NOVEMBER llth, 1904
• Author Farley Mowat was asked Why,
forty years after the war began' he should
turn- to his experiences of World War II for
his lastest book And No Birds Sing:
"Because there's another war coming, 1
can smell it'', he answered.
There' have beenmany predictions of
war before. I remember a schoolmate
during the Cuban misi le crisis nearly two
decades ago'saYing with conviction he had
no doubt picked up from his parents that
there would be a war before the week was
out. There wasirt of coursejust like there
wasn't a war ,during the cold war period of
the 1950's when people were being urged
. to build fallout shelters to be ready for a
sneak attack by the Russians.
There's no more obvious threat to peace
now than there Was many times before,
Our neighbour to the south, the U.S. is less
involved in war right now than at any time
since WW2 ended. Open negotiations have
been going on with the Soviet Union on
arms limitations. Since the Soviets have
traditionally been our main threat to our
peace that bodes welL
And yet; . and yet„, . . I know
Mowat's feeling. There's a disquieting
sense that we're not as secure' in peace
now as -we were at some of the times that
seemed more tense. We may net have , to
worry about an outbreak of war tomorrow
but who knows about the next day?
The uncertainty comes, I think, from the
knowledge of what has led to wars in the
past It's comforting for us to think of wars
as something that are forced • on the
ordinary people by thelords and politicians.
There was' a time When that was trite of .
course, those times when peasants were at
the constant command of warhyds. Ia.
modern times, however wars come not se
much from the deciaien of a single man but
from the willingness of the people of a
country that is translated by that leader
into action. If the people Of a country aren't
willing to fight, the leader may declare a war
. but he's not likely to be successful. We've
seen that in the U.S. where the will of the
• nation was not behind the Vietnam war,
War often results from an instability of a
soeiety. Like a build up of ions before a
thunder storm the economic and moral
pressures build up in a Country or society
until with a flash the violence is Unleashed.
It's that instability, the pressetres that are
now building UP inside our western society,
that has people like Mowat Worried. We
look back this -autumn simultaneously at
the 50th anniversary of the Wall Street
Crash and the 40th anniversary of the
corriinencement Of the Second World War
SEPARATE SCHOOL S.S.#4 HIBBERT [1910] Miss Selina K.
O'Connor (Mrs.,J,M, Eckert) was the teacher when this photo, leaned; to
the Expositor by Mrs. Marie Melady, was taken. Back, Left are John
Williams, Angus Kennedy, Albert Connolly, John Coyne, John
McMillan„ Louis Roach, Katie Roach, Loretta Barry, ,Agnes Connolly,
In the years agone
Local men move west in 1879
NOVEMBER 2; 1879.
Chas Marrow has returned to Clinton from
Dakota where he has taken up land to which
he intends removing in the spnng.
John .Shipley of the Huron Road near
Clinton, has purchased the farm of Wm,
Shier, Flullett; which joins his own, for
S4,900. •
Allan McLean left here on Tuesday for
Colorado.
On Wednesday afternoon and evening
snow fell to a depth of several inches.
The work of excavating for the foundation
of the new ' water works building has,
commenced. John McMann has the con-
tract. "
Our "boys" are in debt to Robert
Londesboro, Tuckersmith, for a donation of a
barrel of apples.
and We can gee similarities to our present
'situation. People are becoming frustrated,
by the economic problems they face, the
loss of buying power after decades of.
proaperity, the worries about price and
supply of fuels, the uncertainty- of higher
interest rates and a 'falling dollar. They've
been facing these problems for several
yearsnowitrid it just 'seems to get worse.
Peopie are frustrated, and when. large
groups of people are frustrated pressures
build up that are often only released by
violenee. To predict a war coming from our
present -situation would be foolhardy:, To
worry about one though is wise.
Such worries are vvhy, some 34 years
after the finish of Canada's last major war
it is important for us to keep the tradition of
Remembrance Day alive. We cannot afford ,
to forget what war costs us, We need to
remember those who have fallen but more
than that, remembre the futility, of wtr.
How much better a world might this be
today if those millions of young men:
women and Children hadn't had to die?
What inventions might have come from
young inventors killed? What miracle cures
might have corn4, from young people who
might have become doctors? What artists,
farmets, fathers and mothers have we lost?
Only by remembering do we keep the
hope alive that we can avoid such useless
,slaughter again. The greatest thing we
have going for us today to keep Us. from
repeating the idiocy of war is that so much
of the romantacisin of war has been
stripped away, We have movies of the
battles .of the last war that show us not the
bravery and heroism but the slaughter, the
waste, the ruin, We' see on a television
news nightly the destruction in the minor,
wars around the World. We have an
entertainment industry in television and
movies that today emphasizes not that war
is glory but that war is gorey.
Remembering the reality of war is 'our
one hope for peace. Only when we forget
what war is really like or when we
romanticize it are. we in danger of being
ready to head into another. These
memories are important as we try to make
our way through this period of stress.
There will be some who want to promote
hate, distrust and violence in the coming
months and years, There Will be some who
see the answer in erushing real or
supposed enemies with military might,
But if we the individual members of society
remembers the horrors of war and refuse to
be part of a new one the likelihood of a war
taking place are Much diminished, We
can't afford to forget.
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Work in connection with Mr. Mustard's
saw' mill in Bayfield is progressing rapidly. ;
Dr. F.C. Neal of Walton, has returned
home after spending a year in medical
colleges and hospitals in • London and
Paris and other cities overseas.
Wm. Slack of Stanley ftvphad a bee
moving his portable saw mill into M.D.
Westlake's bush.
Messrs. Cudmore and sons are shipping
large quantities of baled hay from Kippen
station.
Threshing is just about done itt the Kippen
area and the farmers are getting everything
ready for winter.
T.J. Berry, the' well known horseman of
Hensall, has recently returned from the old
ectuntry bringing with him a number of fine
horses.
There was a narrow escape from a serious
fire in Andrew Young's grocery store.
After Mr. Young had locked up for the night,
the arc electric light began to kick up and set
fire to the ceiling. Fortunately a number of
people noticed the fire in time and the
current was shut off. 4
F. Gutteridge and staff of workman are
Margaret Coyne. Front are Bill McMillan, Joseph Coyne, Frank Coyne,
Bert Barry, Mary Doyle, Kate Connolly, Margaret Doyle, Elisha Kehn,
Alicia Coyne,. Lucy Burke. Miss Belina O'Connor, (Mrs. J. M. Eckert)
Teacher with 20 pupils:
nowt busily engaged at the new Bank of.
Commerce building.
Nesbitt Hamilton of Atwood who recently
purchased R. Jarrotts Livery business, has
been doing quite a large business in horse
dipping.
NOVEMBER 8111, 1929
An enjoyable evening was spent at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Vivian in honour
of Min Isabelle McLellan, prior to her
marriage. Cameron Vivian read an address.
QUite a number from Hillsgreen attended*
the auction sale of Mrs. J. Wanless of Varna.
iParrnel Presbyterian church, Henson was
the scene of a Hallowe'en Masquerade, put
on by the mission band.
The anniversary in the church at Egrnoncl-
ville was a decided success. Rev. Gordon
But of Goderich preached at both 'services.
The i choir was under the direction of Miss
Eleanor Snider of London.
In the death of Samuel McGeoch which
occured at his home in Egmondville this
community suffered the loss of a .very
familiar figure in its public life.
Mr. and Mrs. M.R. Bennie entertained
the choir of the First Presbyterian church to
Walter Murray is completing the outside
construction of his new residence on
Goderich St. East. •
Miss Margaret Crich attended the Hal-
lowe'en party at the 0.A.C. in Guelph, being
the guest of Miss Margaret McMillan.
Matt Murray has returned from the north
after a hunting trip. He was one of four who
shot a deer.
NOVEMBER 12th, 1954
While working about the home of his
parents recently, Bill Holmes, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Holmes of town, found a copy
of the Huron Expositor of Aug 8th 1884
behind a mirror. According to the markets
appearing in that issue, eggs were selling at
25 cents a dozen, butter atd3c a pound, and
fall wheat was bringing 80 ,cents a bushel.
To the editor:
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Thank God we caii wear a poppy
'The reason I wear a poppy is that I am
thankful for the freedom I have Some
people wear a Poppy, not knowing what it
means or symbolizes. In Flanders Fields
these poppies grow. The red symbolizes
blood from the men who died and fought in
battle.
When I wear a poppy I feel proud to be a,
Canadian. Just knowing that makes me
feel Secure and safe.
In remembrance of the men who left
their families to fight in the Wars we wear a
poppy, The men and boys left with visions
of a happy return but, some did not make
it. To feel the sadness it brings to the wife
when she opens the letter that kilt her, her
husband has died. Trying to remember hint
when she didn't even know Where he was
or the conditions under which he had died.
During each battle .the men made the
best with what they had. Always hoping'
they wouldn't starve or die.
Many stories of the first world war have
been passed down to me by my grand
father who was a wounded veteran.
One of the related stories was dining one
battle grandpa was Marching thing With
the other troops when ill of a sudden a
young boy came up to grandpa and clung
onto grandpa's hand. The boy. was about
the age of three or four. The V Were
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evacuating a town because the enemy Was
getting too strong. Everyone was running
around and screaming. Grandpa didn't
know what to do with the child because he'
didn't have anywhere to put him. They
walked a bit more, Then an old man in a
wagon drove by so grandpa just picked the,
boy up and put him on some mattresses
that were in the back. Grandpa knew
someone %staid have to take care of the
infant and he wasn't in the position to be
abk to care for him.
Another story told to me 'was, once
grandpa got Wounded. The bullet went
through his shoulder, down inside his
spine and lodged in his hip. Grandpa lived
but he had to dreg himself over two and a
half miles to where he belonged. He
travelled at night and only had his left arm
and his right leg to pull, and push himself .
with, so he went very slow. He had to go
right across enemy territory as his
company had retreated during the battle. It
was a week before he arrived at the base
hospital,
These are jUst a few of the true stories
that have been telated to ane through
Grandpa.
This alone is enough reason for hie to be .
proud of the Royal Canadian Legion and
the poppy. Debbie Hulley,
Winthrop
Wood was. S2.00 a cord and a bag of apples •The municipal council of Hibbert held a
78c. - special meet/ng with all members present to
In Kippen Wm. Cudmore had six car loads appoint Roy Burchill as township clerk and
of excellent cattle which he proposes to ship to buy a new road grader.
to the old country. The Seaforth Primary school has had
Anneuncement has been made that Don- television sets installed on a trial basis.
aid Stephenson has been awarded a Ph.D. Rev. H, Douglas Stewart, minister of
degree by the University of London in Victorian Church in Toronto, and well known
England. A graduate of the Seaforth High Seaforth old boy, has been granted' leave of
School, he is the on of Mr: and Mrs. Leo absence by the Kirk Session` to accompany
Stephenson of Seaforthreligious leaders from the United States,
A very pleasant farewell party for Louis England and France on a world4toor. .
Doyle, Dublin, was held at the home of Frank Kelly of Walton has moved his
Norman O'Connor. He is leaving for home on Mill St. which he purchased from
Windsor to take a law course. . Don McCall.
Sugar and spice
By Bill Smiley
A cold reality
Remember that column I wrote last week because Hove experimenting with season
about the glories of October? Forget it 1 ings. A shot of this, a dash of that, a soupcon
must have been in an euphoric mood. Reality of something else, It usually turns out to be
has returnedeither pretty exotic, or inediblq•
Caught one of those deep and heavy colds . Anyway, she'd beaten me to it, not
that make you coughtup stuff that gourme ts wanting to feel beholden. Feeling be holden
pay for and call oysters. Had to take two is when your mate does one of your jobs, and
days off work, first ' , and remunds you about it for the next three
went back far from well, but driven from the years.
house by my wife's solicitude. Well, 1 didn't mind. But that's the easy
Had the turn signals and the heating fixed part - the stuffing. The tough part is getting
on my ca, reached into My pockettopay the it in, and wrestling with -the -bird,- and --
bill - maybe thirty-five dollars - took a look at trussing it You usually wind up with a
the bill, and had to be helped into the front mixture of butter and dressing all over you,
seat of the car. One hundred and one dollars, up to the elbows and down to the knees, and
plus change. Approximately 30 per cent of a bad temper. Often you have to scrub the
the entire value of the car. You could buy a kitchen floor, there's so much goop on it,
pretty good jalopy for that sum, not so long once you've got the beast in the oven.
ago. But I didn't mind, I've been through this
This morning, when I looked out the sweaty struggle before, and know well the
window, I nearly ketledover. I can see six, sense of triumph when the 'slippery monster
roofs from the bathroom and every one of is finaily in the oven, asted in butter, and
them was white, on the day after Thanks- ready to start- sending out that ineluctible
giving, 'odor of roasting fowl.
Today, when 1 got home from work, it was This time, however, I was rather shaken
bailing. And I'd forgotten to put the garbage when.1 pulled the bird out of the ,plastic bag
out and prepared for battle. •
Thought I'd give my wife a treat and cook It looked as though it had just come
the Thanksgiving dinner. She wasn't ,keen through Grade 1 of Butcher's School, All the
on a bird, as there were only the two of us, skin was missing from the left side. It had,
But you have to keep up traditions, like the one leg, one, stuck up at an obscene angle,
British dressing for dinner •in the jungle. The neck looked as though Jack the Ripper •
And that's just what it was like, Dressing had been at it on one of his bad nights. And
for dinner in the jungle. On the Saturday, I all the good guts - liver, gizzard and heart,
picked up a nice roasting chicken, about four had been stolen. These, along with the neck,
and a half poUnds. Didn't pay much are what I make My magnificent gravy from.
attention, as it was in a plastic bag, and felt The neck was there—alLright. and as,.tottith
fat and juicy. - as the neck of a vulture. •
Got up a bit late on Thanksgiving Day, and Did you ever try to truss a one -legged
the stuffing was made. I usually do this, (Continued on Page 3)
othe editor
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Patient 8 suffer from /Ninth* home cutbacks
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• I am becoming increasing!y appailed
with the cut-back in, staffing in some
privately owned nursing homes in Ontario.
The resident is the core of this business
and it is this individual who stands to suffer
the most. The resident is expected to pay
the sortie amount but receive less service.
So oft non -nursing personnel care only
about exteriors; i.e. outward appearance of
,the resident (which should not be
undermined) often takes priority over the
feelings and Other necessary needs of that
person.
Cleaning and carbonizing of furniture
width Certainly his its place is something
given more priorty than the needs of the
resident because of staff thortaiges.
I realize that nursing homes are it
butanes* and business needs profit to
survive. Is it possible that this business is
reluctant to take the decrease in income
that most of us have due to inflation? The
Ministry of Health has given Substantial
rate increases per resident, per day to this
private enterprise annually and Sometimes
Semi-annually; with good management
there is a very good profit for the owner. If
this were not so why do business people .
still continue to invest in the nursing home
business?
1 feel deep concern for residents In these
homes not because staff are incompetent.
but because they are being forced to tarry
*to* loads that are humanly impossible. Is
it tight that you ,or your relatives and
friends Should have to spend their
declining years with this hardship?
June Matteis,
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