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by Susan White
Then* Of us whia've grown
up with the srtee We, A
Man on the moon and other
miracles of technology tend
to be a bit conceited about
• the wonders that the last half
of the twentieth century. has
ProduCe4-
But a boob I've' recently
been reading proves that ,
fertile brain* were at work on
aintilar miracies. Perbans.
• more IpCal than extra-
terrestrial' more than One
hundred yesrs ago.
The book is an American
One, called The Art of InVent-
ion - Patent Models and their
IMIakers and it's worth look-
ing at for its fine full oleur
photos if not for its humour.
Qh,the serious inVentions
are there, engines: instru-
ments, farm tools, things
•that were as important
their day as cable tv and the
•microwave Over are in ours.
But I like the failures,. the.
inventions that someone
sweated and dreamed about
end then **patented only to
have an unfeelingpublic turn
up its nose.• '
Quite a few of those, oddly
enough, have to do with
death, and it's really a shame
they didn't catch on, I'M '
thinking of the Life Presery-
ing Coffin„ tei •be used ip
Doubtful, Case* of Aetttal
Death- The working drawing
shows a spring lock which
can be worked from inside
and explains the offin door
would be heavy 'enough to
oyerhirn a shallow grave.
Even tore asserance .
against being buried alive
•was offered by an 186$ Nevit
Jersey invention, The coffin
included an escape hatch
whicb protruded ahOve
ground and a ladder.
A bell pull was prOvided
for victims too weak to climb
Out of their own graves.
Hundreds of such devices
were presented to the US
patent office, say authors
William and Marlys RaY;
which may mean Victorians'
bad little faith in their doc-
tors, undertakers or both,
Also along this line is a
corpse preserver, patented
by an Ohio man in 1868,
which had ice cornpartments
and double walls filled whh
•charcoal for insulation,
Not a coffin, ,but te the
modern mind perhaps de.stt
ined to turn into...,.was a
combination fireplace and
bedstead. It was designed by
a tvlassachesets man for
apartments that were too
antall fig beat furniture and
fireplace, *le assured the
patent office 'OM bed was
lined with metal,.and asbes-
tea tO prevent accidents.
SPaee savingWas Much on
the mind of the nineteenth
geOturY inventor, An 'Ohie
ntan in 006 came up with a
COOVertible bedrooMipiaiso,
AISO including a sofa and
chest of drawers in One piece
of furniture. The only thing
The ioventor overloked; say
the authors "was that of
Moving the monstroSity
through, the door,"
An idea worthy of James
Bond is •an 1872 Baggage
Identifier for Trunks. It was a
small caae carrying a photo
or drawing of the owner
which could be inserted into
a trunk locic, The pictare
•could only be removed from
inide and was thought to be
positive way of identifying
the owner in case of the loss
of baggage cheek.
A frontier invention that
failed to catch on, perhaps
because it was a mite clumsy)
was a combined walking
plow and cannon, And then
there was a reversible barb-
er's chair. ...the seat became
the back and vice veraa but
the inventor didn'i say why
Beth Bechely is one of best
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like little cups. As everything 'roust be
perfect- the consistency of the batter, the
,temperature of the fat, the skillet flick of
the wrist 0 timbales are the Ph. D. of the
aspiring chef. ' •
On another occasion, a sandwich loaf
was garnished with nasturtium , blooms.
Each little stamen had been painstakingly
stuffed with a tasty tunafish filling.
In the course of a . long, full life Beth
Bechely has observed many changes in the
type of food we eat, the way we obtain- it,
and the cost. She was taught to take a
grocery list to the store and stick to it,
(Modern supermarkets are psychologically .
designed to induce us to impulsively pop '
into our shopping baskets items we had no
intention Of buying when we pushed Open
the IN door.) She . also believes that
stockingthe cupboard was more
economical in the daya: When onecould
phone one's order in to the localgrocery
store and have the order delivered.
' She admits she likes to cook the
old fashioned way, starting from scratch,
but when she's in a hurry she takes
advantage of such recent innovations as
instant puddings and cake mixes. She has
lived through the cycle :from wholesome,
nutritious, natural foods through additives;
chemical preservatives and dyes, ' and full'
Circle back to the present trend to
wholesome, nutritious natural foods. How
ever, Beth Bechely confesses with an
impish grin that she never thought of good
• nutrition when she was Planning and
preparing menus - "Jest a clang good
meal!"
Like most of us, Mrs. Bechely haS
hundreds of untried recipes She has cur out
of magazines and newspapers. Her .01d
standbys are written in scribblers, and
finest of them are family recipes that have
been handed down, to- her. She is a
an. barber WOuld Want it.
Modern•aMblulanee
attendants would ger ,a lack
.00r of a Saddle for Removing
Invalids, an 1$37Contraptiott
that attached a. ShalloW
wooden box -like stretcher
several inches above a spec-
ial heavy duty horse saddle,
The invalid in the patent
application sketch looks caiite
comfortable and given a sure
foOted Ilene, was "an
improvement over a jostling
Carriage ride", the bin*
says,
• Farmers who sweat their
way through cern planting
each spring W0014 kneW ious Sketellea On4 Mo4ell1
they've come a long way if just Might eOriVinee You that
they saw the foot 0411 plantthe world is now ready for
er with an attachment that some of the inventions we
took seed &Om a Shoulder have up to now *tieredtrite
bag Oat into a foot Apparatus the improved clOthea dryer.*
which "plowed" a. furrow., Several wooden artil$, the
setter than sthoPin$, maYbe. MOS1Cal Sewing MaChine
Afld thiSeght enjoy slookwhot°1unproved
at gayerthe '4'Vrrielocn
Iaundry me147.t"(Zi
a few of the hundred* of early tricycle) inClading One
different types of ,wocrlen for Itoraeaer a game of lesser
clothespins that Sought pat- fame -invented by Milton
eots.
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The Art of Invention is a serelei h(rghwent :ithlViQ
ori0nto
pOlY)
book with something for caned **TrieCnecitered Game
everyone, And whor knows, a of Life".
few bents tudying its ingen•
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o the editor:
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ones?.
Some parents have no love for their
children. How nice it is to go into a home
where love abounds,
A story is told of a young married coople
who had •a quarrel and she decided she
would not speak to hint One day he hitched
up a eke pair of erey horses and waS
.starting for tOwo when she cattle running oot
and got in the wagon.
He said, Maggie, loolc at these nice grey
horses, They are the best of friends. Why
can't we get along the same? At last she
says, "perhaps we could if we just had one
tongue between us." • —John L. Reid
Sugar and spice
By Bill Smiley
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swayed by lily father-in-law, who recently
retired at eighty-six, and rny wife, who on
barely stand me at home for a weekend.
If we lived in 0 decent' climate, I'd
probably be retired and happy': There's
nothing I would like better than to saunter
down to the square, play a game of chess
with some other old turkey, drink a little
vino, and watch the girls go by, with
cackling remarks.
Try that in the local square and they'd
be carting you off tri the last resting place,
frozen solid in a sitting position.
Why don't we all gwe up, We old
gaffers? You know why? Because we are
not old gaffers at all. In my chest beats the
heart J. fifteen -year-old maiden (who has
methodical era*: no "handful of flour",
been smoking since she was two) .
"pinch of this or that", or 'add liquid till it
In the Old days, we'd be retired, haPPilY
• feetsr. right.'i She measures everything
la ing chess or shooting pool, because our
carefully. and draws a parallel between
engineers whose job it is to aintinually.
improve a product, and the professional
cooks who put a rec ipe together, taking
care to give usthe correct amounts. "You..
have to be cooking for a long time before '
,
sons would be looking after us, and our
` wives would feed us well, and know their
place, and our daughtersrinrlaw would be '
producing hordes '- of grandchildren to
light us on.our•way.
These days, we are.still looking after our,
taking linerties she advises. ,
She does not agree 01; the layout Of
most cookbooks, whose categories are
often listed alphabetically. She hopes to
write her own soon, ancfplans to start off,
as she would in her dining room, with
homemade soups and fruit cocktails, salads
next, followed by main dishes and, lastly,
desserts.
If we are what we eat, then Beth Bechelv
has obviously been cooking and eating the.
right foods. Her good humour, energy and
zest for life are the proof.
Sunieys•.shoVim,$0.014:o..ssettiment.
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going down and 16 up if the new assessment
was -kited.
There's more Of a' change in store for
Seaforth's 185 commerical units if council
adopts the new assessments, 122 would pay.
lonier taxes and 63 higher. Decreases could
be as much as S474 and increases $54.49.
Mr. Feagan explained the impact study
deals with totals only and he couldn't break
out which properties would go up and which
down. ,
Most of Seaforth's 24 industrial'properties
Would have higher assessments, 16, while
eight would be lower.
Mr. Peagan emphasized that totals within
each type of asseitrnent change very little,
as will the town's total assessment
Seven properties in town are classed as:
farms for tax purposes (they're not
necessarily zoned that way), and ' the
assessment on five will go down and
increase on two, Mr, Feagan said.
Council passed the study on to its finance
committee for consideration. Mr. Feagan
said open houses to explain, the changes
would be held in town if Seaforth decides to '
go ahead with the new assessments, for next
year's taxes.
Pressed by councillor Gerald Groothtris for
an opinion -on the new system, Mr. Feagan
said it is fairer and would clear up inequities.
. sons, and our wives are avaricious aod
spelledand our daughters-in-law are
already separated from our sons and not
• keen on having more than one and a half
• children,
Oh, I keep rity staff on its toes. One day 1
announce firmly that I'm going to retire
next June. Their faces light up and they
say, "Oh, chief, how can we get along
• without you?"
Another day I say, "Wellhaven't
decided vet. What with inflation and all,
y'ancr,v ..." And their faces drop into feet,
and they say, "that's great, chief. How
could we get along without you?" And 1
smile. To mYself. • ,
I've finally figured out the solution.
Retired men, unless they havesome insane
hObby, like making rose trelliseS, drive
• their wives crazy.
* If my wife will sign a written agreement,
duly witnessed, that she will go out and get
job (she once was a waitress, shouldn't
be any trouble) the moment I retire, l'll do
I don't want her hanging around the
house, spoiling my retirentent
AT EASE — Sergeant -at -arms Jim Brown of EgmondVille and other
members of the Seaforth Legion stand at ease during Sunday morning's
service of remembrance for those who served in Canada's three wars.
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Mero asked Mayor Sinnamon, council's PDC
rep.
We have no choice really," the mayor
replied and said the price is the difference
between a new model -and the old one which
,
will be sold for about $7,000. The old aerial
truck would be worth almost nothing if kept
Records 3.3 -calls to shut-ins
another year and the purchase had tentative-
ly been budgeted for last year andwith-
drawn, the mayor told council.
CW:Lnattit....:•tonvenors:
ositpr asks: St James Council of the
Catholic Women's League
meNove b 'th
Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? • td m er wit a
gooattendancrithS
e. piritual
BY DEBBIE RANNEY
Although it doesn't seem like a year has
almost passed. the holiday season is nearly
upon us. And with Christmas just around the
corner, Expositor Asks decided to find out if
local people had started their Christmas
shopping yet. ,
Mrs. Hilda Bach of George St. in Seaforth
said, "Yes, last week." She ' and her
husband have bought one gift for their son
parents to draw names so probably this
coming Saturday would be out doing some
more shopping.
She said she liked to get looking around
and compare prices at different places.
Mrs. Leona Littleton of Kippen said she
started last week.
"I have a lot to buy, so I thought I better
get going," she said.
Bill McWhirter from Brussels who was
visiting in Brucefield said he hadn't started
yet.
He Said right now he has too many irons n
eterans marc to c urc the fire to sttend" the money. Usually he
and then on Sunday they had gone to their
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• Seaforth area veterans
accompanied by municipal
representatives, wreath
•era a d Brownies and
the Seaforth District High
Sehool band marched
Victoria Park Sunday
morning and paid tribute to
the dead of two wars.
As a result of
Rernembrance Day falling on
Sunday the annual Legion
Church parade and
Remembrance Day parade
were combined this year.
The cerettiony at Victoria
Park included the
presentation of wreaths and
two minutes silence at eleven
reeled, Pollovving this the
parade reformed and
marched to First
Presbyterian Church where -
'Rev T.A.A,, Duke preached
the sermon.
Following the service the
parade proceeded to the
Legiim Hall, the salute being
taken enroute by , Navy
ve etan E.C. Boswell and
Legion executive foam a
reviewing stand in front of
the post office.
Daring the ceremony at
Victoria Park in harge of
Spittal • and • Legion
president George Miller
Wreaths were .placed on the
cenotaph On behalf of the..
following;
Town of Sea-
-
forth, Twp. of McKillop,
Tap. of Tuckersinith, St.
ThoMit Anglican Church,.
First Presbyterian Church,
Seaferth High School, Sett',
forth Liting Club, St. lames
R.C. Church, Northside
United Church. EginondVille
United Chiller', Edelweiss
Rebekah Lodge, Huron Perth
S.S. Board, L.O.B.A, NO.
712, Brittania Masonic Lodge,
LO,L, #793, Knights of
Coluttibu G es C n d
Ltd. Seaforth Fire Brigade,
Seaterth P.U.C. Seaforth Op-
titnist Club, LO.O.F., Can.
Legion Br. 156, Can. Legion
Br. ,„1$6 • Amt., Seaforth
Creamery; Women's In-
stitute, Order of the Eattern
Star, Air Cadets. L.C.B.0,,
Nicholsen, Topnotch
Feeds , Ltd., Boyes Farm
Machinery, HUMki Expositor
Hatt% Pabricators. Seaforth
Insurace Ltd., Hospital
Ladies Atixillary, Softwth
Ptiblie School.
shops for part of his gifts all summer long,
but he said he didn't do that this Year.
Mrs. Margaret Munn of Hensall said, "No
not yet," adding that she planned to get
started in a couple of weeks.
Mrs. Eve Chabassol of Cromarty said she
got started'about a month ago when she'was
in the city and looking after a couple of
childree. When they were away at school,
she had a chance tem go out and do sonic
shopping.
She thought she had bought pretty well all
her Christmas' gifts but she said there'll
probably be a couple of things we will have
to buy at the last minute.
IT wouldn't be Christmas without that.
last minute thing," she said, but added that
when you shop early you don't have -the
pressure and that the weather was better
too.
Janet Vandenberk of RR 2, Dublin said
they had started their Christmas shopping in
October, but that they still had More to do.,
When asked why they shopped early for '
Christmas, she said, "I guess because it's
cheaper.
A lady who wished to remain anonymous
said she hadn't started Christmas shopping
and she didn't know when she would get
started as she had to get somebody, to take,
her. She said sometimes she does start
earlier than this, or sometimes it's a little
• later.
Mrs'. Diane Heynsbergen of R.R. 4,
Seaforth said she started two weeks ago and
bought things for the graechildren. She said
she started early .becausc she saw some
• bargains in Seaforth.
convenor, Mrs. Alvin Smale
opened the meeting with a
prayer for the deceased Baking- Mrs. Michael Con- recent CWL Deanery Meet -
members and Mrs. Ken Vim. nolly, Mrs. William Hart, ing at St. Joseph's Parish in
cent presided for the busi- Mon. GmeariaoindeGy,rwmtrsht!is.i0Mserpsh. Year
rt000ft
. irestFYaemarnyw.ilDecei be thejhn.
nes .
Ryan; Penny Sale - Barbara ber 8 was designated as •
Mrs. Joseph Van Dooren, Jordan, Mrs. Wilbert Mal- Respect for Life Day.
corresponding secretary, re- oney, Anne Downey, Mrs.,
ported cards sent out and one James Devereaux; Gift Boa- The December meeting
thank you received and ique - Mrs. Terry Craig, Mrs. will begin with a pot look
Herman Hoste, Mrs. John Pringle, Mrs. John Shea;
Van Doornick, Mrs. Tony Decorating - Mrs. Harry
Flak, Mrs. Robert Mc-
Naughton:
Mrs. Dan O'Rourke gave
an excellent report of the
Van den Henget; Tea room -
'Mrs. John Segeren, Mrs..
Gordon Nobel, Mrs. Alvin
Smale, Mrs. Ray Hutchinson
.
Jim Holland, Mrs. Larry supper Dec. 4. at 6 p.m.
read a letter regarding McLean, Mrs, pave Nigh; There will be a gift exchange
achievement clay Dec. 12 at candy - Mrs. William and entertainment. Lunch
Seaforth ' Public School. McMillan, Mrs. Zach Ryan, was served by Mrs. Hernaart
Thirty-three sick and shut- Mrs. Michael Coyne; Myst Hoste and Mrs. Joe Van
Dooren.
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ins were vsited by Mrs. C.P. try Boxes - Mrs. Russel
,Sills and Mrs. Wtn. McCurdy
Visitors for December will be
Mrs. Joseph Ryan and Mrs.
James Kelly. Mrs. R. Hutch-
inson, • spiritual convenor
reported one mass offering
for Mrs, Agnes Thompson.
Further bazaar arrange-
ments were finalized and
convenors named. They are:
Tickets • - Mrs. Maurice
Huard, Mrs. Dan O'Roarke,
Mrs. Ewart Wilson, Mrs,
James Palin; Sewing -
,Joseph Van Dooreri, .
lice say
uiet week
Seaford' police reported theft against a shoplifter.
a quiet week. Constable The police also directed
Charles Akey said, police traffic during Sundays R!m.
investigated two minor ac-
cidents at the first of the embratice Day parade to the
Week, and laid one charge of Victoria Park cenotaph.
A4,00tft.).g..warit$.::vote on addition
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eouricil thought it had only Voted that the
..ovvnship pay o he opera mg
' off t ScR t'
defitit but not future deficits:
A Vanastra resident asked if under the
present tax structure Vanastra ratepayers
would be responsible for the recreation
costs. He was told they would be.
(Under a township by-law *passed about
1974, Vanastra was designated a school and
recreation area with Vattastra residents
financially responsible for the recreation ,
Complex.)
CAN'T AFFORD pig06Riots
One man said he had been a resident in
Vanastra since 1972 and had seed the
recreation 'centre grew and grew but the
Rec director to negotiate are so high he could not afford to join
the tecteation programs at the +centre. Ile
• suggested that the recreation cOsta, should
broomball 4ockey. dispute
be spread Mit civet the whble tOwnship, or
even over the whole county.
One 'man complained that visitors said
Vanastra looked like a dunip and suggested
that money be spent cleaning up the area.
He asked how can ti person- get his house. -
looking nice When he it tinted to the hilt.
(I�nd applause from the atidienee.)
Another resident sold council should have
the privately OWned Idt *cross the road front
the Centre cleaned up. A larger parking lot
should be established and better lighted.
One woMan asked if the cOniplex is going
.• A c;iltention by the 'Settfrortit tned'S
btoombali league that **lit& 'hockey' is.
getting special privileges for ice time at The
local, arena will be itegetlated throUgh die
tee dhteter. tonna! &tided On the
tetettittiendition Of it* arena Ottnnittee,
Until McNichol a the leitgue had
atteeded iron* corninitted meeting,
Itatt sit the arena to Octer,..4*
1154,357, cosaipottit cth 340415 AI In*,
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relfeethig ineteised use, &Athol 'ward.
A new draft lease and a Set of rules which.
Will be displayed at the arena on large
signs purchased, trent Ova Cola. Ltd, for
$150 Were ado + *-4.d,
Rules foible ,ugt, aleohol, disrespect to
Officials or ft rawaine.si or foul hinguage.4
irlffenites wit .ing suspensions *fa weekt a
mon* or second and it yeitt for the
third.
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to be for the handicapped or all Vanastra
residents. Mrs. Durtun replied that it would
he for alt at Vanastra and that was why full
100 per cent grants were not being received.
Replying to a remark made by Councillor
Prank Falconer, the woman said, "That's
why you can rail us a crybaby--hccause we
are paying the bill,"
Another Vanastra resident asked. "Why
do you not take down the fence --rescind the
, by-law separating the township from Van -
Astra? Wily not put tlie matter to a vote as to
whether the township as it whole, wants the
addition?"
One Wonlin from. Vanastra stated, "At
Vanastra we are not able to give any more
Money than we have alrady.
Reeve Sillery said there were pe pie with
\money in the area who would pay or help to
Work to pay the money needed for the
addition.
Steve Rathwell of Vanastra asked the
reeve if it was his intention to go to thc
cOlinty to seek support for the new addition.
The reeve retailed that he Would Seek a grant
and the township Would, continue to Manage
the centre.
FREE MONEY?
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Waiter Arnica of Eginotniville. iskedr•
"Mr. gillery, do youfeel it is better to get
free. money from the province than to give
the Tuckersinith residents what they want?"
*eeve Shirty uld the province Or Ontario
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has money available for some othet corn- true he had: stated the average operating
inunity allOtment. "If you turn it down, you. 'costs had increased 20 per cent and was told
are missing the beat" the reeve stated, "We this. Was se. Mr, Sinclair said at Vanastra
have to give this opportunity and uphold the this might mean they would go up S40,000.
aid to these handicapped" Mr. Eisler questioned whether only one
Mrs. Harvey Hammond asked what the additional person would need to be ,,hired tO •
recreation tax wason the aVerage home in handle the handicapped and Sinclair said
Vanastra and was told by the clerk that it is this Was true. Some reported that each
in the neighbourhood of 530. She asked What handicapped person 'brings an attendant to
it was in Tuckerstnith and was told there is the pool
none.
,Allati Sinclair, a ministry of recreation Bruce Itithwell said he telt the financial
Official at the meeting, outlined his thinking support of the whole county was 'needed.
On the proposed complex. He said because it Geor t Townsend 'Wondered If the eests•
had been operating with Will deficit the were sead Over the whole county and if •
last three years and irithe black this year the anothe centre was bdilt itt wither ereni
ininistry Was behind the addition. He said it would 1uckersrnith halm to !support itt
Was not Only fcle the .handteapped but Dick 'Le nen, one of the orlgInal
atcessible for all eitiZena. • r`
Mr. Sinclair was salted if the ttiechanical planned and constructed, and well mileord
motets of the coMplex, Sii it been wen
efficiency of the pool had been investigated 'by council. He council wits elected to N
to make sure it would meet the increased mike decisions audit it decided to tietild in '
use, is an audience Member said he had addition that was It* right.
been told the pool loses* foot of *liter day. MOUTAXES,
Mr. Sinclair said that wits checked by county Another men from Vanastra sald ?a thie
health officials. He also Stated that he conk( sake °title* dollars everyone was ‘VoirtiNt
not guarantee that GOclorich or some other about prying more Witt. 'thisteght 'ts
town would not established a centre for the toMplex would supply lit 10 the
handicapped, Wittig the Vanes** complex) capped end -"why deny ourineeplitipleivelieet
"but he said Severe' hid looked et them but we arie *pendia* *molted* tit della*
found operating expend**, too high. people.* other 1040 1 thelekeireiweillt
• orE1a1l1441-Caiti11* lot bettor for it," he. calientilet.
Libytt Osier salisd W. Slaws if It was iopleisee).
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