HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-11-08, Page 3A SCARY LOOKING BUNCH!—The boys
behind the masks are members of Mrs,
:Kistner's Grade 7 class at St. James' Separate
School, The; boys. are (back row, left to: right)
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JimP,ias, Jerry De Jong, John: Gould and
(Second row) Doug Huard, Piet Hoste, John
Segeren, Jeff Coombs, Bill Dale and (front row)
Dan Van Loon, Steve Scott, Stephen Vander-
velden and Mark Mero.
(Expositor photo)
THE MASKED'. BRIGADE—The,9iris behind
thesea ier mache
p P . masks are Grade7 students
at St. James' Separate School. The 'girls are
(back row, left to right) Denise Plas,. Linda Van
Dyk, Ma lene •VKra
Y � r . mers : Jan ire • Murray and
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(third row) Lisal`foornaert, Cheryl Cook, Lynn
y
Nigh, Susan'Middegaai and (second row)Lisa
Harvey,CathyPalin, Cor'
lone De Corte, Debbie
Barry and (first row) Tracey Wright, Pam''
Betties and Debbie Core;_ ° (Expostor'photo)'
Christmas depot
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given a basic 515 for Christmas ,food
purchases, with an additional 53 food'
subsidy for each child in the family and $5
for the purchase of a small gift.
The money ;and donations for the
Christmas. Bureau come from local residents)
businessmen, service and church groups - no
government funds arc available ' and, the
project doesn't entail any administrativse
costs..
In addition to the contributions already
mentioned, there is also a great need for
knitteditems, particularly for : the teenage
and adult age groups.
Mrs. Kay Whitmore of R.R. 3`, "Seaforth,
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has wool available for people who will knit
toques, .mitts, scarves or .slippers for the
Christmas Bureau project. Anyone wishing
wool can call Mrs. Whitmore at 527-195.
Donations for the Christmas Bureau can
be forwarded to . Rev: Roberts : ,at the
Egniondville United Church manse; R.R.
4, Seaforth or sent directly; `to .Family and:.
Childress Services; Christmas Bureau. 46,
Gloucester 'Terrace, Goderich, N7A 1 W7.
Donations are tax deductible.
Every week more : and more people
discover what mighty jobs are accomplished
by low cost Duron Expositor Want Ads,
Dial 527-0240,
Sugar and spice
By Bill Smiley
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chicken, semi -skinned, and make it come out
like the usual work of art? Don't. Your heart
won't be::in it.
I was so disturbed that 1 bathe resort to a
preprandial nerve relaxer, and :this led to
further disaster; the pot with the vegetables
burned black, because I can't smell smoke,
and my Wife was upstairs, staying awayfrom
the blue air that Often fills the kitchen when I
am cooking.. itivas doubly bluet
g y this: hme. it
will take a• Week of scrubbing to get the
carbon off the inside of that pots
T timber the olli " i.. ..
TO u j ty. of the ot{easton,we
got a call from mydaughter who is teat .
�.:.teaching
a thousand MOOS away, ill the north. It was a
bit like getting :acall from Hades, She `had
�a
wracking cough, and had been of work for a
week. Her students arc "hard as nails, and
there ware dark rumours of wild4do •gpacks
s
that will attack if you slip and fall on the ice
and wild•dorg kids who will doh the Stine She
was so lonely she could scarce hang up the
phone,
She has to walk a mile and a half, in windy
weather, to get anti -biotics from the doctor,
She is horrified that she gets only a little
more than half her pay cheque, when all the
deductions are made. Rl-Iaht After years of
being a student, living on leans and grants
(and handouts from us) she has entered the
chill world of capitalism and' income
taxes,,
But it wasn't all black. That one -legged
...,tgg
chicken didn't taste bad, if.you'd had
enough re•dinner trap uilliter to des '
P q troy
your taste buds,
' We did' find that the damper on our
fireplace
p works, after years, and we
got it closed tie save heat dollars pouring u
PQ g� p
the chimney. . •
And thanks to the town wdtk crew,
, who,
cut down one of our maples, the boy next
door, and a double sawback, I' have m...y
y
winter's fireplace wood in the cellar. And I
know my daughter, tough stuff, will whip
p
these kids into shape.
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t:_ : ing
b• s100n White
1441113. raid there' d• ,be
days. 'like this. But mama
didn't say ;anything, about
weeks of trials :and tri-
bulations on end.
Which are What' We've
been having at Our place
recently. And which ispart of
the reason that I was missing;
from this page last week. (l;
was missing from the office
too. In fact 1 was hpnte inbed:
with a pillow over my head,
hoping that if 1 ignored it
Long reality would go •t
away.);
Reality Was a cough and a
sore throat and Whisper level
voice that threatened to give
out entirely. There's an un-
written rule around here that
nobody gets sick on Tuesday
or Wednesday. "Don't any
Of you die at the titst of the
week", somebody who works
in production quipped re-
cently, and: she wasn't en-
tirely joking.
But I coughed up such a
storm in •the. layout room
Tu esday that I got a tem-
porary dispensation and 'de-
sertr(' the ship Wednesday.
Actually the cough was the
least of my worries: Because
recently we've been ex-
periencing something like
the complete collapse of the.
industrial revolution', in our
kitchen and laundry room:.
If there was ever 'an argu;
ment for the self-sufficiency.
back to the land without.
modern gadgets Movement,
it was the last few weeks at
our house.
Details are a bit hay my
not too reliable memory but
one of Ilhe bigger break-
downs ocburred at night
when the better half plugged
in the' hair. dryer and one of
the big 100 amp fuses in the
basement blew. Of course we
didn't have a spare and that
left a good half of the house
without electricity.
The' half withbut power
included thefreezer, the
fridge, the furnace and little
non -essentials like that. We
scrabbled .around ;in . the
semi=:dark juggling. ;circuits.
and extention•, cords so that.
we` could go to bed warm,
content in the knowledge
that our winter's supply of
food was still cold.
•W
' though,
• e.hcked that one t ug . •
after ' we knocked around
dressing in the dark and
doing without water the next,
morning.
Shortly after we got the
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new fuset'tl :t' "oF't5rted we
hadn't because water poured
throught the kitchen ceiling
from the washing machine.
upstairs. That's the hazard
everyone's been telling me
goes with having your
washer and dryer upstairs. .
.where the clothes are,Eye
always answered.
Andy spent all his spare
time with: the washing
machine and finally found
the problem . .. a worn out
hose inside our heirloom
washer had worked itself elf.
The unpaid repairman, got
the washing machine back
together and pushed into its
corner and sat down for a
cold beer, "Ummm the dryer
doesn't Seem tobe drying
anything," 1 interrupted,
The dryer of course sits
partially blocked by the
washer (it's more like a
closet than a laundry room)
and my husband and home
appliance repair man said :a
few choice words as he
hauled both out. Several
nights of detective work wit
the dryer, also an heirloom.
revealed a worn out: fan belt.
Currently " both appliances
are working .Both are still
sitting half way out in the
hall. We've come to expect
breakdowns now.
The dishwasher, one of the
earliest evermade; almost
certifiably antique,: collapsed
the same 'week and the.
amateur repairman hasn't
yet got up the energy, to
tackle it.' And I` don't blame
him a bit,
'All these domestic crises
were played out against a
background of higher than.
usual piles of dirty clothes
and dishes, late meals and
frayed. tempers. Just your
typical, 20th; century house-
hold.
The constant hassles
probably contributed to our
dat'rhter's cough that made
hcy wake up in the . night
several nights in a row. And
that lack of sleep and
constant repair work gave
her father a cold and fever.
that kept him in bed a couple
of days.
Just writing about it is.
giving,.' me shivers of
apprehension: •
This too will pass we
muttered to 'ourselves and
dragged off to what was
supposed to have been a
relaxing weekend in Toronto,;
But we'd gottenwires
Crossed with our host and he
wasn't home, no note, no
positor asks
Is house league hockey'
g a good. idea?
BY DEBBIE RANNEY
Winter sports such as hockey, skating
and curling are in their beginning. stages
for this year. And for those youngsters who
aren't4quitc ready for the regular teams.
Seaforth has house league hockey. It was
with that thought ih mind that Expositor
Asks this week asked, "What do you think
having house league hockey teams does for
the players involved? Are they a good
thing?!
Judy Coupland of 91 West Williams St.
in Seaforth said, "Yes, because it gets the
players ready if they want to go on and
gives them good experienceand they have
to do it for team work. They have to learn to
get along because it's a team effort," she
said.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomson of R.R. 3,
Seaforth said, '"1" think it's a good idea
because I think all the kids should have a
chance"
Mrs. Bill Smith of Egmondville said.
"Definitely, I do, She saidthather son had
played in house league hockey before, he
played with the other teams: •
"All the children aren't able to make the
go away teats, so it gives them a chance to
play," Mrs. Smith said.
Wendy Mustard of Brucefield. said,
"They're; a good idea. It gets the kids out
with other kids and teaches them how to
play .together."
Mrs. Doris Wilson of R.R. 1, Varna said,
"If they're coached properly. I think it's
good for the young people:"
But she added that they should be taught
that the sport of it was just as important as
winning and to give them the idea of
playing a good, fair game,
Mrs. Minnie Noakes of 95 Oxford St. in
Hensall said, "I think it's wonderful. 1
think they should all have a chance to take
part in sports." She added that if there's
an arena in town there's a good chance the
parents paid for: the arena so the kids
should have a rightto participate in sports
there.
She • also said that the house league
would teach them to participate and learn
sportsmanshin.,
Cathy Troyer of R.R. 2, Hensall said,
"'Probably if they wanted to play and'didn't
have another team to go on, it would be a
good thing for them."
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THE HURON
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keys no answering; the phone.
After driving around in the
rain, for a couple or hours
(we'4 brought the dog since
we were staying at; a house)
wn checked into. a downtown
hotel that surprised us by
welcoming Tuk.
You know that the first
time w called our friend!
after t.h,:°king in he was
home. and expecting us, to
arrive the next day.
Several dollarsand a nice
day in Tpronto later we
headed home. But the . re-
laxed feeling didn't last' long.
The house was a mite
chilly when we walked inthat
night and we discovered the
furnace was off and no
amount of tinkering could get
it back on. It was just as well
really that everything wasn:'t
perfect on our arrival.
Otherwise, how would we
have known we were home?
******.s*•
Just to relieve the unremit-
ting gloom fostered by my
. above column. I should tell
you about two terrific .ex-
periences
xperiences i've had. lately.
The first.w•as Paper Wheat.
a hilarious ,and' moving story
of the farmer's tight for the.
west. that Saskatoon's 25th
Street • House Theatre
brought to Blyth. There were
only three performances,
soldout pretty tar in advance
so it's likely that many of you
who: wanted to see if didn't
get there.
If it's within 50 miles of
you any time in future. make
household
an :effort to see pit then. The
cast ris watt working
together with the smooth-
ness that comes: of long
experience. The music is
fine, players had the Blyth
audience singing along on
Good Night Irene and
something; about violets
before the show even
started.
A lot .of the show is funny,
but not always to oldtimers,'
who remember the era; "It's,
too, true you know" my
neighbour nudged me when I.
was roaring at the antics, of
the anti -co-operative people.
But the impression of
Paper Wheat that stays and:
stays is the human one.
. that brief glance inside the
spirit of the tough and
sensitive farm people who
settledthe west.
Farmers are responsible
too for another recent up-
lifiting experience. On the
aforementioned trip to
Toronto the family and 1 ate
with some friends at the new
Pork Place restaurant, the
Ontario Pork Producers':
Association's, entry into the
eatery business.
Run on behalf . of the •
province's 20,000 pork
producers,: to promote their
product, The Pork. Place is
something to be proud. of.
Quality is stressedin the
service, the ' decor, the
location near the Royal Alex
and: CN Tower and the
careful attention to detail! in
the feed tikes terrific aeled•.
bar decorated with raw
Vegetable* at tli a plate„
apple pie that fasted home.
made and crunchy fresh.
vegetables with the. main
courses.
The all pork menu has, the:
variety Thatpork producers:
have been telling us about,
Prices are very reasonable
for this high rent area (three
and a half of us had four
courses: plus drinks, for (28).
and my barbecued ribs were:
as good as my companions'
roast pork and. schnitzle.
Jerry Bluhm, of the
OPPMB says while the
restaurant's been; a
tremendous promotions
success, the producers'
"Don't expect tobe rich".
As well as promoting pork
generally be says the: Pork.
Place has encouraged: other
restaurants to feature pork
specialists,
It's a great place for kids;
the staff tries extra hard to
make sure you're well served
and The Pork :Place is de-
finitely an idea whose, time
has come,.
Staff members carefully
explain the restaurant's
sponsorship to diners, who
ask and those sitting near us
were clearly impressed.
So, congratulations to our
farsighted pork producers.
And, next • time you're in
Toronto, headthere for a
meal at noon or at night. The
Pork Place is an innovation
that deserves to succeed.. ,.
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Yon're invited
• Due to • adverse. weather
conditions in January, the
Seaforth Horticultural Soci-
ety are holding their annual
meeting on Wednesday,
Nov. 14th at 8 p:m: at the
Seaforth Public School, Mrs.
Evelyn Brown will. be thee.
guest speaker and demon-
strate her Christmas' crafts.
Everyone welcome..
The regular monthly meet
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leg of the hospital auxiliary
will.: be held on Tuesday,
Nov. L3 at 8 p.m. ' in the
board room at the hospital,
Comic books for the tuck cart
would be appreciated.
The NOvernber meeting of
the Seaforth Women's. Insti-
tute will be held in the
Seaforth Public ' School on
Tuesday evening November
13th at 8:15 p,tp. The. roll 'call
to be something: you admire
about one of the Rgyal
Family". Area convention
and fall rally reports will be
given, Hostesses, Mrs. Cart-
er and Mrs. H. Klaver.
Lunch conuniittee. Mrs.. Cart-
er, Mrs: G; MacKenzie and
Mi•s. Ann Aar.'
Seaforth town council
meets Monday, November 12
at, 8 p m. in the council
chambers on the second floor
off, 'the town hall..
CQns�ance has
Montreal visitoi
Mr. and Mrs. Frank El-
wood ' of Montreal visited on
Monday evening with Mr.
and. Mrs. Frank Riley.
We welcome to the com-
munity Mr. and Mrs. 'Ron
Herman and Korey of Strat-
ford' to the village (to the
former Paul Stevenson
mJ
A father returned home
from work one day and found
his small son sitting on the
front porch steps looking
unhappy
"What's wrong, s' on?"
home).
Court, Constantine, Ladies
Night was held on Monday
evening Oct. 22nd at the ball.,
The evening was, spent play-
ing euchre, with 15 tables.
playing. Lucky prizes were
given out, and the penny sale
was conducted.
Ire
asked.'
"Just between you and
me," the lad replied confi-
dentially.; "I simply can't get
along with your wife."
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THE CORN HARVEST.- This backlog at Topnotch ' Feeds Ltd. was
typical of the scenes around the county as farmers work to get the rest of
the corn' harvested before bad weather sets in,Mike. -
.. MAF crops
specialist, saidwhenthe moisture level in corn Millers O
is higher, then the drying
times goes up.
Twp takes on rec centre, deficit
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didn't want it;
web
have a curling rink we
didn't want,have we v an
operational deficit
we didn't want. Peverythingout o
Pitt on the
table. And we don't want that addition
(referring to the quarter trillion dollar
addition proposed for the recreation centre.)
Reeve Sillery replied that at the 'time
council felt it was a good deal..
A Vanastra resident' called for council to
the by-law , Making w he by-taing Vanastra a
school and recreation area and make the
tt
tow'.., hip all one, 4 , Hcsaid the new addition is
'gin oe
going to be ,%r th benefit of Tuckersmith
and Vanastra' but 'why charge :'.. it only to
Vanastra,
Beverley Eisler questioned the buildingof
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the addition to the recreation centre as
Goderich wasestablishing a senior. citizens
centre and she> questioned that the ..,
_ qgrants
were assured;
Mr. i•iathmond said he sr afraid iid
as not afof
the building (the new addition) but he was
afraid of the operational deficits and the
equipment that will have to be bought',_ "I
believe •
e the operating: deficit will be large;"
Folwsng the vote bycouncil ` the
0n
debenloture debt and the operational lier debt
Mrs. Hackett, owner of Heather Gardena,
asked it she would be allowed to drill* rill
for her complex and put in a filter bed next
year. She said she wasa yin ,P Y t3 over $1,500. a
month in water andsewage rate". She
chas
8 . r ed.. the Costs were 'e ce
_ B x ssive fo>"
;business people. She again reminded countii'
that seven businesses have gone in the past
two or three years and two more are going
this week,
"You have really mucked; them tip good,"
she declared:
Harvey Hammond spoke up,, "I think this
is a real priority of council,'" questioned,
p ty tical, He quetthoned
the management of the water s Ste .. Saying.
the Sandpiper Building
ghad been leaking for'
Aim months (it is vacant) and repairmen
Balled on a Saturday when wages were
higher.
Mrs.'Haskett said her water rates in a year
were mote than her taxes, and that Vanastra
wasPaY ing any place more than in Ontario.,
Councillor Frank Falconer stated, "We'll ,
investigate it.:"
It was suggested
that there should be a
feasibility study made as to the town+.p
driling: its own well at Vanastra, rather than
buying water from Clinton.
lin other town** business Reed Sr
intendent Allan Nicholson said the V...,....".',
road bridge would be [et stircd.ie doe ' spat
sad possibly would be clod ter int *4141184. ;