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The Huron Expositor, 1968-02-08, Page 2class A 1 ,:zraitr • Since 1860, Serving Oa Ce`intnunity First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by MeLEANSROS.. Publishers Ltd. ANDpw Y. 31cLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers A.smciation Audit Bureau of Circulation and Class,`A.' Community Newspapers Subscription Rates: Canada (in advanee) $5.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance)46.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 12 CENTS EACH • Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, °dein SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 8, 1968 Expposals Merit It is unfortunate that Huron Coun- ty Council in rejecting the recommen- dation of one of its committees concern- ing amalgamation of the Huron and Perth health units did not couple the rejection With reasoned argument. The fact, of course, tl1dscussion Was carried on behind close doors meant that, regardless of how valid the reasons for councils action may have been, the public is denied the op- portunity of assessing them. The re- sult unfortunately is that the Huron council must assume full responsibility for what is being referred to as a refus- al to face up to changes. The decision has prompted wide comment in. the area press typical of which is this returnee in the Exeter Times -Advocate. "If Huron County Council's thinking on the planned amalgamation ,of health units is an indication of things to come, this county is...4n for some backward times. The amalgamationwas turned down "until such time that a more clear cut plan of regional government is estab- lished for all forms of county .gpvern- ment." ?embers of county council can hard- ly be blamed for •crawling behind elos- ed doors to come up with that decision, because it is rather obvious that it would be most embarrassing for the elected representatives who came up with that suggestion to have their names published for Huron taxpayers to see. There is no question that regional government is the main topic of con- versation these days, but as yet there has been no definite indication of when it may come into effect, if in fact it ever does. So, while regional government may not come into being for another five years, we in Huron county are faced with the prospect qt council delaying decisions on the basis that "someday" we may be governed by regional legis- • lators. Granted, a brief gaze, into the crys- tal ball is worthwhile when contemplat- ing changes, but when the future is as clouded as it is these days, it should never be the sole basis for decision- making. The amalgamation . of Huron and Perth health units was recommended by one of Huron's own committees and Open Discussion was backed by Huron M01-1 Dr. G. P. A. Evans. One of the basic values of the plan was the fact the health units could receive 75% grant rather than the present 50% given to the Huron unit. While we do think such forms of "blackmail" by the provincial govern- ment are suspect, it ,should be noted . that this was the very basis on which Huron county council decided to accept the change in library administration not so many months ago.' That was dif- ferent, of course: In that step county government was gaining control from local municipalities. To be fair to county council, we sus- pect there were other motives in their decision regarding the amalgamation of health units, but this is only specula- tion in view of the fat they chose to hide behind closed doors so the tax- payers couldn't enjoy their basic right . of knowing why such a decision was made on their behalf. , One of the reasons was probably the fact that the health unit headquarters . would have to'be -moved to a more cen- tral location for the two counties. An- other suspicion is that Huron council- lor & were concerned they would be out- numbered on the new bdard. So we can see that petty jealousies played a large part in the decisionand possibly out -weighed the conscientious attitude one should expect from elected officials who should have the interests of their taxpayers soley in mind." . The Exeteh.p,aper concluded - with these words: "What county councillors have failed to realize is that they missed an excellent opportunity to experiment with regional government on their own terms. Here was a chance to Mr it and see if in fact It ere would be savings lia so they could ve some valid basis for either favoring or oppoging regional government when it is finally pending." , Unfortunately it is action such as this that invites erasion of the author- ity of county councils by the province. Changes are inevitable whether we like them or not. When there is a re- fusal to publicly discuss the merits of -4414 changes proposed by the province and when we fail to advance alternative proposals of our own that recognize situations.. as they exist today we are., , sticking our heads in the sand and, in effect, asking the province to arbitar- ily move in. Sugar and Spice — By Bill Smiley — BEAUTIFUL DREAMERS We had quite a discussion in class the other day about dreams. School kids have a nat- ural reluctance to revealing their inner selves, especially to teachers and parents, but after we got warmed up, I was wish- ing.I'd had a tape recorder. It was fascinating. It removed barrlers. 14 The whole thing was sparked by a short passage of poet Dy - Ian Thomas's .:recollections of -childhood4 in which- life -is- as jumbled and unreal as a dream. It ends, "The memories of childhooL have no order, and no end." Thomasdreamed, later in life, that *he could fly, as a child. I've had this dream many times, and I Waken from It feeling Wonderfal, but then a terribie sadness eomes over me as 1.realize it was just a dream. Seine of the kids have had the sarae dream. It takes dif- ferent forms. Some flap their arnIS until they gain ..:altitude, then just sort -of glide. arth-c is always the same. 1 take a long ,hinning broad -jump, and by She? will power, keep my feet &Mit toueliingdown again. never get more than 10 inches Ed. „the, grOtitid, but I'M flying, sWiftlY\ atid easily and Surely, Awaiting around' °beetles and ibt6Tute1y free At the surly earth. One boy admitted a recurrent dream in which he iS at bat' in the World Series, bases loaded, a home -run needed to win the game. Seventy thousand people • are screaming, "Come on, Dan! You can, do it." Then, comes the sick realization that the mob is his mother, shaking him. and saying, "Come on, Dan! Corae -on, Dan! Time to get up for schooL" A girl confessed that she of- ten dreams that she is the cen- tre of things, a. big Broadway staf just about to launeh into the greatest musical in history, with every eye on her. She is the girl -least likely to be, a great star,' though a delightf person Who will make an c lent nurse, a grand wife, and mother. Another girl has nightmares about big dogs who are ilways going to eat her. Still another dreams of cowboys and Indians, and she's always the cowboy. And by golly, she looks like a eawboy. She's long-legged and , laeonic, a Grade, 12 Gary Coop- er who needs only a hand ro•oled Bull Durham scntoke to complete the image. Same chap confessedto a dream that • would fascinate Siggy Pretni. Ile was buying a new pair of pante. tried them on. toek them oft ,for the tai- loring, tette Ottt and, fauna his old pants gone. lie walked all the way home with no Pants, and wasn't the least bit embar- rassed.. This kid came up to me to- day and said, "Sir, last night I dreamt I fell six storeys and I hit 'bottom, and I didn't die." "Did you bounce?" I enquir- ed, "or, did ,you nnconiclottaly spread your wings and land gently?" "Nope, I landed hard, but I just lay there, all sort of 'spread out, bat not hurting and not dead. I was trying to jump into a puddle and, I missed it." "Glad you're still with us," I cotmtered, "but you've ruined one of our theories." He was delighted. He was the one 'who has the sword run through him about once a week, and doesn't feel a thing. Another teacher's theory squelched,. Dreams are great; I'm all for them. Eiren nightmares are good for you. You can wake up with pounding heart, in a cold sweat, seared out of your liv- ing wits, but whit can compare with that relief, that glorious comfort as The Thing gradual. ly fades, and you realize that you are alive and it IS warm and safe and snug in your own bed. The only thing that is boring about dreams is when other people try to describe theirs. In the Years Agone From The Huron Expositor Feb. 12 1943 Mr. Dawson Reid, a well • knovva Seaforth boy and son of Mrs. J. F. Reid, has been • promoted to the position of ap- praiser, second ranking posi- tion at the Customs and*Excise office at Guelph. Car, truck ;and train traffic was just getting back to normal last .week when another bliz- zard of record proportions struck the district Sunday. Start- ing Saturday night and contin- uing all day Sunday, high winds and a heavy fall of wet snow soon filled all avenues of trat- fic and brought it to a com: plete standstill. Mrs. Tr .11. Scott received a cable annemachig the safe ar- rival in 'England of her son Donald Scott who went Oierseas with the, last 'Canadian main - gent. The Ration Beard for Sea - forth is composed of Mayor J. J. Cluff, Reeve M. A. Reid, Reeve N. R. Dorrance, McKillop; Reeve S. 112 Whitmore, Tucker - smith, Mrs. E., C. Boswell, Mrs. W. L. Whyte, Dr. F. J. BM - rows and Messrs. W. D. Smith and Harty Stewart. Mr. Angus Brown, prominent farmer, died at his• home east of Brucefield in his 70th year. E. C. Boswell received a let- ter this week from England, stating that Sergeant Cyril W. Furlong lad been killed in ac- tive service. He had been a fre- quent visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Boswell. Seaforth Lions Club met in the Presbyterian Church. Dr. A. McMaster was in charge of the meeting when Crawford Smith, Hal G. Meir and Edwin P. Chesney gave splendid talks. Some fifty gentlemen, repre- senting all walks of life in both Egmondville and Seaforth, gath- ered it the Queen's Hotel, to say farewell to H, Glenn Hays. A watch was presented to Mr. Hays prior to Jais leaving to join the navy. Frank Kling made ,,the prese-ntation. . A delightfui. evening was spent at the home of Mn and Mrs. William -Chapman of Hay, when members of the Red Cross branch of SS No. 19 met for a progressive euchre party. The many friends of Miss Gladys Luker will regret to learn. that she had the misfor- tune to slip on the ice and suf- fer a fractured wrist. No death in many years has more nearly touched the homes of the people of Seaforth and district than that of Archibald Dicksbn Scott. He -had just re- turned from attending prepare- torfgerikes titit trefiVter- Ian Church when the stmrindas came. * * * From The Huron Expositor Feb. 0, 1918 While operating a tutting box, which was being used in thresh- ing beans On the farm, of James Ziler near Zurich, William Mil- ler had his hand so badly in- jured that amputatton was found to be necessary. A number of "Ming people were Very pleasantly entertain - ,ed at the home of Sohn Cairn of Usborne in honor of their guest, Miss Thoiiipson. W. D. Stewart, an old Sea - forth boy, but for a number of years past one Of the prominent businessmen of St. Pails, Min- nesota, has presented the Sea - forth Curling Club with a hand- soni4engraved silver loving cup for competition. The oldtitne dance held in Cardno's Hall, in aid; of the Red Cross Society, was the meat Successful (St the season. Dur- ing the intermission the draw - ing for the diamond ring donat- ed by Miss Luker, took place and the holder of the lucky ticket was Miss Olive Taman. The many friends of Mrs. W. C. Sproat of Kippen will be pleased to learn that she is some better the past few days. Thomas Butts ef Tuckersanith delivered,- to Edward Drake, who was buying horses for the west, four fine horses for which he got a good price. Sam Cudmore, the hay king of Kippen, has moved his press down to Exeter where he in- tends to press , a considerable 'amount of hay. Captain, W. P. Freeman -visit- - ed with relatives- in town. He has been in'hance for the past two 'years with the Canadian Army. ., G. Phillips of the Seaforth Creamery, has. ,purchased the residence of - Thomas Bickle, south of the'railviay The Women's Institute of Walton will be held at.the home of the president A. B. 'Bruce when Mrs. Wm. Knechtel will give a paper. One of those auspicious ev- ents which marks an epoch in the lives of contracting parties took place in St. Columban when Miss Mildred Alberta, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Dan- iel Berry of Hilbert and John F. Murphy were united in holy matrimony. She i s attended by her si§ter, Miss Laura Berry and Mr. Thomas Morris was groomsman. Rev. Father Burke of St. Cplumban conducted the ceremony. The outstahding feature of the War situation this week is the dOfiiiite and final with- drawal of the Russian armies fromthe war. • From The Huron Expositor. Feb. 17, 1893 The 33rd of Huron tattalion of Canadian volunteer infantry,, is to go into camp at London this summer for drill and 'in- structions. Robert McMillan of Hullett intends enlarging his barn which is now 68 by n, by ad "The furs were used mostly by the minks, themselves!" 0 cnn liARRY .••••=2-7.?'" Am••••••••, ding 42 feet to It. Mr. McMillan is one of, the most industrious and enterprising farmers in On- tario. Hugh Grieve, who represents the Massey-Karris machine com- pany here, has leased the corn- er store in the Whitney block and will occupy it as an imple- ment emporium. A. Johnston the well known horse trainer and driver and who was a resident here at one time, was in the village on Mon- day, spending a day with Mr. T. Murdock and other friends. The youth and beauty of Eg- mondville spent a ,very plea- sant evening at the residence of Mr. H. Hicks. The time passed quickly in feasting, song, senti- ment and a few steps across the floor. The party hroke up by singing Auld Lang Syne. The Messrs. Vanytmond of the Seaforth Woollen Mills now have their -large establishment lighted by electricity. A supper was given the raem- heti of the Band of Hope -un- der the auspices of the Women's Christian Temperance Union in the basement of the Methodist ChurCh here. A parlor social under the aus- pices of the Ladies' Aid Society of Egmondville Church held at the residence • of John Reinke. A friend has shown us an ag- ed and time worn copy of the Expositor that has a rather in- teresting 'history. It -crossed the Atlantic twice and then it journeyed to the northwest and returned again to Seaforth. It hears the date -April 2nd, 1869, Ross and LuXton, editors -WI publishers, George W. Ross, proprietor. How This News • 01 Advirtlito • By Having Our Temperature Taken Regularly Every newspaper has an editorial they. mometer. It's called "circulation." The paper's ups and doine in its efforts to satisfy the greatest number of editorial interests is reflected in its circulation. So that there is no possibility that the 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 how we feeL And, we're feeling quite healthy today, Thank you— an indication that we're doing our job of providing an interested audience for your sales messages. We would welcome the opportunity of showing you the ABC facts on our cis. culation, imti to explain just how our editorial program is helping to build reader interest for your advertising messages. Call us this ',week. THE HURON PHONE 527-0240 EXPOSITOR Seaforth THE HOME TEAM "Shoot. Shoot!" ata, Al ..,..•41• 71,,,„<••••••!••••::•:i - - • - r ,•••••A•sr. „ ••- ,4+1 :13 Le•iV 3 ITV Ort 4P-Wc\ Battle'of Lake Erie, 1813. By 1813, the second year of the American inva- sion of Canada, attention was focussed on the Great Lakes. In 1812 the invad- er had been beaten back and tly the be- ginning of 1813 no British territory was iri the hands of the Ameridans. Now the Americans. realized that 'by gaining control of the lakes they could prevent supplies from reaching the British forces. The Americans fitted out their ships well and sent nine of them, under Cap- tain Oliver Perry, against Captain Rob- ert Barclay, a Trafalgar veteran, and his six British' Ships on Lake Erie. For two hours the battle raged until every one of Barelay's Ahips had been dial) - led and he WAS forced to surrender. from Me Imperial Oil Collection On Lake Ontario naval encounters were light, but the Americans dispatch- ed fourteen vessels and two thousand m'en from Sackett's Harbor, the Ainer- lean naval headquarters on Lake On- tario, to York where they 'took- over the town and burned the provincial buildings. While this was going on the British naval forces had- an opportuni- ty to Capture the lightly defended Sack- ett's Harbor, but failed. The British suffered another severe defeat when they atternpted to secure command of Lake Champlain in 1814. There again the superior American naval force routed the Eritish ship& (This historical feature IS one Of a series readers may 'wish te clip and save.)