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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JANUARY 4, 1968
Sea -forth Looks' to the Future
• While Seaforth made major advances
in the year now finished, these are but
a prelude to the demands of the new
year as speakers at the inaugural meet -
in g of the council pointed out.
Recognizing that the community
could advance only if progress was or-
derly and first things were done first
council last year took a number of de-
cisions which, while unpopular in some
areas perhaps because of the added
costs which they generatedu,were es-
sential if the town was to horel its own,
let alone advance.
Next year should see a continuation
of this same approach as well as furth-
• er development in those matters that
were initiated last year,
The recreation council is in being and
the benefits to be derived as a result of
its activities should soon be apparent.
Study preliminary to the preparation
,-;
A Momentous
The year just ended has been 'a event-
ful one for Canada and Canadians.
On the national scene we have com-
pleted a year of celebration that more
than -anything else in the 100' years
during which Canada has existed, hag
created an aWareness of our • fellow
Canadians • from sea to sea -and they
of us. We have emerged -from our cele-
brations with a deepei" knowledge and
tolerance of each other. We havelearn-
ed, many of us, to ignore provincial
boundaries in a way that had not existed previnisly and* out of it has come
an appreeiatioi of Canada and a new
pride in our country. -
• Alf this came about because of the
opportunities whichthe centennial pro-
vided for Canadians, of all walks, to
know each . other better and to learn
something of other parts than those in
Which we live and of the great heritage
of an official plan and zoning by-law
4, will go hand and hand with , the crea-
tion of a planning board. Basic sewer
work completed last year makes pos-
sible permanent roads in a portion of
town 'with a resulting ° saving in annual
road maintenance costs. - •
The coming year is of particular sig-
nificance to Seaforth for it was on Jan-
uary 1st, 1868, that the municipality
was created as the village of Seaforth.
It is true the approaching centen-
nial of the founding of the town has
been somewhat hid* in the enthus-
iasm with which we celebrated Cana-
da's ` birthday. Nevertheless there is
time yet to mark the event in a suitable
. manner and as was indicated, as coun-
cil began its deliberations for the' year,
this will be the subject of early discus-
sion.
Year for Canada
which is Canada's. The confederation
train and caravans were common de-
.nominators—to ,Canadians everywhere
as was the magnet of Expo. -
But there were troubles. Mischievious
statements • with overtones of separa-
tism echoed through the sununer in
Quebec.; Despite the extremism Of a
few , the discussions have had the
effect of -establishing more clearly the
desires of French speaking Canada;
and in English spealdpg Canada foo
there appears to be an increasing- opin-
ion that is prepared to recognize the
changes -that are taking place:
The centennial celebrations. are over
but as we enter the new year and our
leaders face discussions that Can make
Canada a nation in the full sense of
the word we must recognize .the tasks
that remain to be done in urgency. Oth-
erwise the gains made during our cen-
tennial may be for naught.
Sugar and Spice
-- By Bill Smiley —
WELCOME TO '68 •
• • Well, to get off to a pro-
faund start, we're all a year
older than we were when we
entered 1967.
• As usual, there are exceptions
to the rule. Some- of us weren't
born until June, and are only
six months older. Others, after
the Dianysian rites of New
Year's Eve, are •eight years old-
er. '
• But count your • blessings if
your bursitis,your. blood pres-
sure and your belly are not
hurting ' more, up more, or
sticking out more.
And . count some more if
you've made a friend, had a
thrill, done one good thing, -lov-
ed somebody, and stayed out
of the chi:tetras of the boys with
the strait -jackets.
I've managed to do all these
things, these 'simple things, and
feel that this makes—lip;
some measure, for the fact that
1967 was probably the most har-
rassing year in my entire life.
The last year has been one
of those nightmares in which
you only realize you're awake
when you pineh yourself and it
hurts. And when • you pinch
yourself and.it doesn't hurt, it
means anly that you're so
nuinb you can't feel.
• My first-born quit college and
went on the bum, the bum. Mex-
ico, New Orleans, Montreal, Ex-
po and now New York, where
he's studying acting. My brown -
eyed baby, to whom I once
told bed -time, .stories about
Munkle-Uncle-Unkie and others,
hates school from the depths of
her soul and wants to go away
and be a waitress and LIVE. My
wife is a kept woman (kept by
me, I might add) in the city,
.and when I do see her, wants to
talk until 4 a.m. about Nietzs-
che, Schopenhauer and a lot of
other people I can't even pro-.
nounce, let alone spell. •
Sometimes I felt like crying,
bursting into tears, and letting
the drips fall where they may.
But I can't. The floor has just
--BMW! -p-olisted.---And- somebody
has to take out. the garbage,
and drive the cleaning ladY
home.
But, as S"ou can see, there's
something cheering about the
whale thing. There's no place
to go but up.
Maybe Hugh will become a
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famous, actor. Maybe Kim will
become a waitress who doesn't
have her -thumb in the soap.
Maybe the Old Lady- will .be
come normal.
„And, who knows, maybe this
is my big year. Maybe I'll break
100 in golf? Maybe I'll write
the Great Canadian Novel- May-
be I'll get my Christmas tree to
stand up?
Thus, hope springs eternal in
the human -beast. One milestone
nearer the grave, but also a
milestone passed in the effort
to live life with dignity, hum-
or and love.
Perhaps you don't like 'those
• three terms. Perhaps.you'd pre-
fer rectitude, righteousness and
religion. Or- industry, intelle-
gence and integrity. Fair en.
ough.
I like mine because they're
more difficult. I find it extreme-
ly hard to be dignified, no mat-
ter how I try. It's almost im-
possible to retain a nese of
humor when you. have Rotten
Kids. And it's extremely dif-
ficult 'to love. Truly and with-
out qualifications.
This is all very abstract.
Let's get clown to concrete ex-
eMples. Have you ever tried to
be dignified while performing
a flying tackle at yOur daugh-
ter in the snow in the back
yard as she's leaving home, for
good, at midnight?
Have,yon ever tried to retain
a gay sense of humor when
. your home form has given you
for Christmas, instead of the
crock you confidently expected,
a bottle of shaving lotion?
"(Some people can drink it; I
can't.)
Have you ever tried to love
qemeone with had breath, a
oonstant.snifif and dirty finger-
nailshut who. Is basically a
goad dull person?
Ale welt the hell with it. It's
another year. Once 'a sqUare,
always a square. And 1tthree
rnembere of mY fanilly agree
that rrn the most perfectly
rounded soul* they've Oyer
met. But I'm trying to become
st least a parallelogram Intit
And the same to you.
In the Years Akone
From The Huron Expositor
Jan. 8, 1943
- Rev. W. A.. Bremner, retired
Unita") Church minister and
president of the London Con-
ference, who had lived for the
past five years. iri Seaforth, died,
in his 76th year.
Little Beatrice Hoggart of
Londesboro, suffered a broken
ankle on New Year's Day, while
skating.
Fifty good friends, relatives
and neighbors of one of Staffes
most beloved couples-, called at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Sadler to extend felicitations
on the occasion Of their, golden
wedding anniversary:
Mr. G. A. Petty' prominent
resident of Reuse% passed
away at his home New Year's
PO%
The trustees Or the annual
meeting of school section No. 5
of Hibbert Twp., received a sur-
prise When they' asked for ten-
ders by' the cerd for 16" hard,
wood .to be delivered in the
school yard. The first tender
was $6.c0 a single cord. A year
ago it cost $4.25 a cord.
A wedding took place on New
Year's Day at the home of Staff
Sgt. and Mrs. W. C. Bennett;
Walton, when Mary Isobel Ben-
nett, became the bride of Stew-
art MacDonald Humphries of
Walton.
• * •
From The Huron Expositor
Jan. 11„ 1917
John Gemmell of Tuekersmith
has sold one of his fine farms
on the 2nd eoncession to Math-
ew Haney of Arnherstburg.
IsaacAudsOn, Zurich, has Pig -
chased! the auto truck, former-
ly owned by the Hensall Pre-
druce Company.
James Barry who has been
engaged with Mr. SiPol? p,leckert
of Zurich, as"blaelesinith, has
purchased the shop, tools and
stock from Arthur W. Morley.
The first game of 'hoekey In
the Palace Rink, 'Seaforth, this
season took place when Clinton
and Seed% battledfor honors
in the Junior OFIAZThe result
was in honor of the home team,
13 to 5. The following was the
Seaforth lineup: goal, George
Stewart; defence, Douglas Beat-
-tie, Jack Edniunds; forwards,
Reg Kerslake, Reg Reid and G.
Rally.
James Collie of Lake Linden,
Mich., brother- of Mrs. John
Beattie of town, has generousJ
ly donated another valuable col-
lection of copper and inlaid sil-
ver articles in aid of the Red
Cross.
Both Great Britian and the
United States have again stated
the terms on which they will
lay down their arms. Last. week
Premier Lloyd George of Great
Britain reiterated his peaee
terMs.
'Sunday evening being very
disagreeable, there were only
15.`0:iemiberS attending the Ser-
vipe .hithe .*ethogle,t cklreh it,
Londeshoro.
• Eh *Cully ot,Hensall, who
lately purchased the farm 'Of
Mrs. Workinan on the 2nd con-
cession of Tu.ckersmith, has now
got settled in their new home.
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Redcoats advance on Metis in the Bat-
tle of Batoche, 1885. In. 1884, Louis
#Riel was persuAded to return from exile
in the U.S. — where he was teaching
in Montana — to champion. the cause
of the pioneer white settlers, Metis and
Indians once again, this time in Sask-
atchewan, after leading their first up-
rising in Manitoba in 1869-70. He tried
to uphold" the interests of the settlers
and preserve their lands by constitu-
tional means against federal govern-
ment encroachment, but to no avail. The
building of the CPR across the prairies
inevitably would break the -transporta-
tion monopoly of the Metis Red River
carts; and it brought land speculators
and new settlers`who threatened to wipe
out the peaceful community farm ,sys-
tem they had established along the riv-
er banks. The federal government fail-
ed to grasp the urgency of these wor-
ries, which were intensified by the fact
that 'the buffalo, on which, the ,Metis
had depended for a nomadic living, had
disappeared from the plains; the farms
of these English and French half-
breeds — mostly descendents of the fur
tiaders — had .becorne their only way
of surviving.
,
Riel set up a rebel provisional govern-
ment at Baloche, on the South Saskat-
chewan. If Riel had given his brilliant
general, Oahriel Dumont, who Was a
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hero of the great buffalo hunts, a free
hand to lead guerilla harassment of the
militia on their long trek from the end
of the railway oward Batoche, history
might have taken a different course.
But Dumont'eforces were held in check.
A detachment of North West Mount-
ed Police sent to nip the rebellion in the
bud was defeated .by Dumont's Metis at •
Duck Lake on March 26. A trial of
strength became inevitable and wfi.'s"
complicated by Indian uprisings against
the N.W.M.P. Eventually Riel, Dumont
and Cree -Indians under Big Bear and -
Poundmaker fought a series of brave
and brilliant battles against greatly
superior federal arms. -The out -number-. •
ed rebels' finally met defeat at Batoche
on May 12, and Edmonton on July 12.
Riel was captured, found guilty of
high treason, refused to plead insanity
— which might haVe saved his life — •
and was hanged in the police barracks
at Regina in November 1885. Eight In-
dian leaders were also hanged; Pound -
maker and Big -tear were jailed for
three, years and died broken in spirit.
Dumont fled to Montana, starred in
wild west shows, and WAS eventually
allowed to return to Batoche, where he
married a Scottish half-breed; and liv-
ed out his life peacefully.
(This historical feature 'IS one of a
series which readers may wish to elip
and, save.)
A
TuWEDITo
Provincial Police
Appreciate
Sir:
It is.fitting that at this time
I should express thanks for the
factual reporting of what might
be termed "Olv News" over the
past year.
We are now completing the
first twelve month period in
which all news media through-
out the province have been re-
ceiving regular advices from
our Force _through our Public
Infermation Program. It is grat-
ifying to see the spirit of co-
operation that has developed
as the result of this compara-
tively recent endeavour.
Just as it is essential that ,
news be made available through
all -media by the police, so It
is important to the administra-
tion of justice that the puiblie
be kept informed of the ser -
There are now, only two
trains running on the London,
Huron and Bruce branch of the
G.T.R.
Mr. and Mrs: Wen. Caldwell
of Ilensall, Were mast pleasant-
ly surprised by having their pen
Wesley drop in on them, with-
out a moment's notice. He has
been in active service overseas
for over three years.
• From The Huron Expositor
Jan. 13,1892
The tea meeting held in 'con-
nection with the Methodist Sab-
bath School at Kinburn, recent
ly netted the sum of ,$27:60.
A little felloW, son Of Simon
Barrows, who was severely hurt
by a kick from a horse is re-
covering.,
Wm. Brigham Of Hullett, near
Londesboro, came to Seaforth
with a load of 1,20,,pounds of
pork. He got $7.95 per huicarei)
for his load.
There haS been more snow
fallen since, Nen; teaift, and the
roads are 131o,C1ed worse than
has been the case for several
years.
Help
vices and respinisibilities of the
police. °I lot* forward to the
continuedgood understanding
that presently maintains.
Erie Silk
Commissioner.
•
Iluronview
Expresses
Tliank
Sir:
May *I have th Privelege of
airecting through ou a Ines.
sage to the people served by
your paper.
Again Christmas as been a
happy time for'tlie esidents of
Huronview, and their be-
half I want to sayr thank you to
the many people who brought
this happiness t them. Many
organizations, eh relies; schools
and clubs Caine to the Home
bringing gifts and remem-
brances as well as providing
programs and entertainment.
Then there were the many gifts
given by _relatives and friends
so that none was forgotten. The
mail was especially heavy,con-
taining thousands of letters and
hundreds of parcels.
-
- I do not wish to start naining
all those groups that I wish to
thank, in case I might over-
loalcsomeone, and I would not
want to do that. However, I
want to express our gratitude
to the Sergeant's Mess and the
Ladies' Auxiliary of CFB Clin-
ton for the gift of two wheel
&Ors.
On behalf of the residents et
Huronvievy and myself again
many thanks for everything you
:-haye da„n0 at" this- season, of: the,.
year, and may 1968 be good to
you.
John McIver of Hibbert ree-
ently 'completed one of the,.
largest and, best finished!' barns
in the Township. It is 74 by 50
feet, has a stone wall, nine feet
high, under it. The contractor
was George McGonigle of Tuck-
ersinith. .
Large quantities of grain,
1;obd and logs are :being brought
•
into market and aa''usua .4neet
ready! sale.at .the 'hig6stnark-
et prices.
The curling season has now
fairly set in and those of our
citizens who are oat mealy en-
ough to enjoy this exhilarating
pastime are having splendid
sport.
Harvey C. Johnston,
Superintendent.
"Hi there i 1 WO dropped in
to complain about the noise!"
How This Newspaper Holi3s Advertisers.,
By Having.
Our Temperature
Taken I
Regularly
Every neWspaper hu an oditorbd thee.
mometer. It's called "circulation." The
PaPer's ar4 doVino in its efforts to
sat* ,the ir.elitOatillunher of editorial
hitt:nests IS reflected in *a circulation.
So that there is no possibility that thn
calibrations on our thermometer become
blurred by self-satisfaction we have
our temperature taken regularly —by
a trained ABC* circulation auditor.
When he leaves, there's no question of
holy we feet
And, we're feeling qufte healthy today,
Limit you-:- an indication that wels
doing our job of providing an interested
audience for your sales messages.
We would welcome the opportimit3r,
showilig you the AEC facts on our cis. -
culation and toexplain just how our
editord program is helping to build
'reader interest for your advertising
massages. call ns this week.
PRONE 527-0240
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