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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1968-07-18, Page 2Since 2860k, Servfasii the Ofiramutzik Fi4t ,114.004e4, semlownl, ormixao, every, TharadaY Morning b3^ *LEAN DROS,, Publishes! Ltd. PRE )7 AlagliN# Editor Atembe.r Canada n Weekly NewellMeutAstrelatim Andit giggi aYareokiy g=eelass 04atull uniti ilerPers Subl en serRates: Canada (In advance) $5.00 a Year -Outside Canada (in advance) $7.00 a Year • SIMS COKES — 12 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class MIL Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JULY 18, 1968 Weekly Coniinent • The heat wave- that has blanketed much of Ontario during recent days has had little effect on the variety and quality of the 'editorial comments ap- pearing in area weeklies. , As usual the papers cover a wide range of subject in an informed and interesting manner of which the fol- lowing are typical: What Would Happen? What would happen to our town if Canadian Forces Base plinten closed? It is something to think about, as there is no guarantee the base will remain in operation permane'nfry',. One major result would be a severe loss of income to the town. Armed forces personnel leaving the area,would take a large portion of the town's trade with them. For:the years CFB Clinton has been in operation, business interests should have used the money the base has • pumped into' the thwu as a basic floor to the economy, from which to build, and expand the community. But it seems, the town has been content to rely en the base as a major source of liveli- hood. If it ever closes, the town would find itself in an economic void. (Clin- ton. News -Record). Long -Range Program We heartily agree about the need for a survey of the trees along our streets during the summer months, when there is an opportunity to see and mark those trees which should be removed. ' It is inevitable that sone trees must be removed each year when they have reaahed a point where there is danger to life and property. In the past, how- ever, too many healthy, young trees have been taken out and so far there has been no consistent program of re- placement which will assure future gen- erations of the same beauty which we have all enjoyed. The program does not require a par- ticularly big budget, for it is carried out on a year-by:year basis. If, however; we continue to remove trees along our streets without a plan for replacing them, the day will come when there will be a truly big bill to remedy the situa- tion. (Wingham Advance -Times). In Is Pertinent More Than Cash The Horticultural Soeiety makes very little fuss about their efforts, but it must be recognized that a new aware- ness of flower beds and the overall ef- fect of same throughout the town has increased considerably of -recent years, largely through the efforts of Society Members. In a day and age when most people expect to be paid for every little effort, it is heartening indeed to observe that some people are more concerned with a little beauty in the town surroundings than in cold cash. (St. Marys Journal - Argus) A Bit Hilarious? Some people have a distorted idea of what constitutes a practical joke. Take the person—or persons—who phoned in the false alarm last weekend. He probably thought it was funny that members of the Exeter Volunteer brigade had to jump out of bed at 4:20 a.m. and go dashing off to answer the call. Or, he may have thought it would be most hilarious to have the firemen burst into a house occupied by three sleeping teenage girls. The law- also has a funny way of dealing with the, situation. No doubt some magistrate would/ chuckle over levying a fine of $500 or sending the chap to jail for six months—or both. Now, wouldn't that be most hilar- iotiS? (Exeter Times -Advocate). Depend con Weather This is a bay time on the farm. Newly mown hay, its fragrance waf- ting in the surntner breeze, has to be baled and stored in the barn. It's often a race to dry the new hay and get it into the barn between rains which have been copious this year. The large amounts of moisture have made the alfalfa, timothy and alsike thick, providing lots of feed for the long winter months. Continuance of the wet wether has, however, made the ..raee for the barn more difficult, even with fastiup-to date equipment the mo- dern farmer uses. . Think of the farmer when 'you're cursing • foul weather and your own troubles will probably seem smaller. (Acton Free Press). the Years Agone From The Huron Expositor July 23;1943 Mrs. Peter Hickeell of McKil- lop Townihip met with a very serious and •unusual accident. While driving to Seaforth with a Horse and buggy, the harness broke as she was descending the hill towards Grieve's -bridge, al - Towing the buggy to run up on the horse's heels. The animal im- mediately started to kick, she ,received the full force of the blow in the abdomen. She was taken to Scott Memorial Hospi- tal where her, condition is crit- ical. Dr. It. Robbs Taylor, Dash, wood physcian ,was named Pro- gressive Conservative candidate for Huron South at a nomina- tion meeting in &mall. He will oppose Warden Benson W. Tuekey. -Jaek Pfaff of Hensall, who recently suffered a fail, fractur- 'lag some ribs and injuring his back, is improving nicely., George Thompson of the Hur- , on County War cominittee, an- • nounced en behalf of the coin- Mittee, that Jim Shearer had reconsidered his resignation at the direct request of the Huron County War*Coiniiiittee and will •Writhing as Agricultural Repre- sentative -of Huron, * * • Orena: The HOtori Expositor • July 26, 1918 • Olen Smith, son of Ur. -and Mrs, ./oltrt Smith Whn met with it' Starling( iteeident aboilt a Month oisi When he Was ran oVer. Iv. 4 Meta tat', LI ing nicely and is able Ur' be about with the aid of crutches. W. A: Crich has been appoint- ed inspector of bakeries for this district and was in Toronto getting instructions covering his duties. John Fitzgerald, Jr., of Chis- elhurst met with a painful acci- dent last week whileengagedin driving h team in_the slings to the whippletrees broke, striking him on the arm. John McDonald of Walton has the foundation finished under his barn. He also put an addi- tion to it: The frame of Mr. George Jackson's new house has been completed and is now waiting for the bricklayers. * * From The Huron Expositor July ,21, 1893 John Dodds of the Seaforth Pop Works, is one of the busiest men in the county just now. The Werth weather makes a greatly increased demand for his bev- erages, while the quality of the various drinks which he makes secures him a very great favor with the pdhlic. During the past two weeks, John McMann has shipped 48 horses from his stables here. Thos. McQuade, whose fine farm is in 1VICK11lop, Aas -erect. ed a large addition to his resi- dence. George Murray's teams are al- • ready busily engaged unloading coal cars and delivering the coal around town. • Alin erne& at teadlittry'llacl an unpleasant iaiipVfletide v last Week tfo War Werkia UMW' .and had attached to it a span of spirited young horses. -A n neighbor's bees took a notion to a swarm and a colony came his way and some of them lighted on the horses, making them run away: The tongue of the machine broke and threw him off. However, he stuck to the , lines and managed to get the horses stopped. The new bridge on the 12th Concession of Tuckersmith is finished. The work was done by Messra. J. Robinson and J. Latta Mad they always do a good job. There was considerable excit- ment at Brucefield when it be- came known that George Hart's driving horse, cart, harness and robes and entire outfit had been stolen the previous night. The stable door was locked but it is surmised the thief got in at the loft door and climbed down inside. During the severe storm about four o'dock Saturday morning, the barn of Arthur Parsons at Rarlock was struck by lightning and burned. While driving through Eip- pen, Charles Troyer's driver be- Pa came frightened and ran away th throwing him out of the wagon th and injuring him. It ran as far Ma as John Chambers, where it was wh caught and brought back to Elp. se pen by ' lov Out of 31 pupils from the Sea. forth Publie School who wrote th at the entrance examinationi1/419 we have passed. • no Wesley 13eattle, the eontrae, ter Is having some splendid' gra. ad vel laktaa 'Several of the streets, At 17,7 9 Sugar and Spice — By Bill Smiley WE NEED PARENT POWER . An interesting and *rather frightening manifestation of the times is the rapidly increasing popularity of the concept of POWER. Among the millions of words with which we are con- stantly bombarded by the mass media, that one pops up with alarming frequency. • There's nothing wrong with the word itself. It's not a dirty word. We don't even get alarmed_ when we think of such term's as power plant,. power boat, power drill, power of attorney, or hockey's power play. We aren't spooked when we think of mental power or phys- ical power or spiritual power. The word merely denotes strength, But in the way it is used so often these days, it has more sinister connotations. It has undertones of hatred and sense- less, rebellion. It suggests smashing somebody' or some- • thing. - We have been carefulIV ac- clintatized. We have accepted, because of timidity or indiffer- ence, the ideas of air power and union power and politieal power and lobby power. And now we have Black Pow- er and Student Power, both. of them buit-in Provocations to vi- olence and brutality. The only one that seems fairly harmless is Flower Power, but even this is associated with drugs„ sexual promniscuity and anarchy. It's fairly obvious that I can't turn this pernicious tide of pow- er by writing a column about it. But all you readers might re- member once in a while that every new power group chisels away at your personal freedom as an individual and also. at the ideals of peace and brotherhood for the world. Now, after that little sermon, I'm going to reverse my stand and come out strong for another power group, It's not a new mile, but it's so feeble that it needs rtificial respiration and intra- venous feeding. I'm talking a- bout Parent Power.cr. This useto be one of the biggest power groups in society, as we old squares well recall. Your parents told you to do something, and in most cases you did it. If you didn't, you suffered the co n se quence s. These ranged from being sent to bed_without supper to a good If_yotir old man' caught you smoking at a' tender age, he'd whale the tar out of you. If you came in too late from a dance, even though you were a young lady of 17, you might get a lus- ty application of the hairbrush to the lower posterior. If you got a strapping. at school; you didn't mention it at hozzie, because- you'd likely • get another one there. If you flunked because you didn't workk, you were invited to_get out and get a job: This was Parent Power, May- be ft sounds sadistic, In this rmisive age, but it wasn't.: rents loved their children en, too, and tried to direct em toward their own 'good._ ny a clout on .the ear or aek on the tall I got, and de- rved every one of them, and ed my parents deePly. Today, Parent Power is on e verge of extinction, unless can figure out something w in. a hurry, Oh we still have 'a • certain thority When they're littler' ter all, a sht.yeareld probab. ly won't threaten to run away and become a hippy if he gets work, you were invited to get count on it. The kids have us on the run, and they know it. Threaten a teenager even with something as hirmless as cutting the al- lowance or non-use of the car, and you get a threat right back that he (or she) will leave home. We don't want them to ruin their lives. So we knuckle un- der. Kids have been running away from home for centuries, but they usually ran off to sea or off to the city to get a job. They didn't run away to York- ville or Vancouver to become teenage pickings for the pimps and pushers. Who's for Parent Power, and how do we get it back? Froin My Window By Shirley J. Kellar When men lzelp their wives with the dishes that's one thing. When men do the dishes them. - selves while their .wives tend to the babpor finish the ironing that's another thing. But when men at a party let their wives sit id:ley by while they wash the dishes . that's subject material for a column. At least that's what four girls thought who asked me to write a "Window" about their four astonishint male escorts who in- sisted the .ga4 rest and take it .easy while they Cleaned_ up the kitchen. , • _ I must say I find this act about as amazing as anyone. In :fact one of my Pet peeves has always been that men have a fantastic faculty for getting out of the routine chores when it is special occasion. you -ladies will know just what I mean. A family dinner is a prime example. Mother and ,the girls work for several hours to, pre- pare the feast. They are respon- sible to see also that the house is clean, that the children are tended,and that father has fresh socks and shirtfor the outing. , On the appointed hour the men sit down at the .dinner table to gorge themselves in un- interrupted bliss while the gals, jump up and 'down filling plat- ters, wiping up spilled 'milk and taking junior to the toilet. The males generally have finished the dessert before the fernaleS get a chance to eat their meal of cold spuds, chilled turkey and jelled .gravy. At this point the fellows lean back in their chairs and light up anything that will make lots and lois . of smoke. As the wo- . men try to enjoy their pie and ice cream, the. men deaden their WiV6S thstelands with heavy cigar and pipe fumes which seem to settle best on the 'whipped cream. Well filled ash trays are pieced close beside the plates of those who have not yet finished eating and ev- ery ineuthful is like chewing on a used filter tip. At the precise moment .that the girls rise to • serape and stack the dishes, the men van- ish like mist in the morning. Some times they will all gather around Uncle Bill's new ear to take a leek at the:power Steer- ing or examine the salt damage from last svinter, , Often the men retire to the living room orbasement to play cards 'where they won't be bothered by the .noisy kids. They might just wafter to all parts of .the prop. erty to be, less conspicuous ---sir in desperation take a drive to vie'W the ems. , My „ dear hiliband—bles8 hiS retrained heart—hes learned to take'his plaee on the dish bri- tade•Witii the rest of the diners. Aniotte'" who 'edt4 Should help with the'diShes I told hini, „When ,It is,. 'supposed' lo bp, a 'MIKIS,' 4r th0 StiSt where men first got 'the idea that Sundays and holidays were meant solely for their benefit is more than I can fathom. As proven by the antics of the four guys who did the clean- up while their dolls sat by and drooled, smart fellows see the wisdom in treating their ladies to a rest from EP once in a while. It's a cinch that those four boys had four adoring wives who would be much, much easier to . get along with for a few days. For such a small in- vestment of time and' energy what man would feel he was cheated if his Girl Friday re- warded him with ,an extra big kiss or a double helping of his favorite dessert at the. next meal. One caution though, fellows. Don't overdo the good thing by assuming the role of a full-time maid. Some women wouldn't know a good husband if he washed all her dishes 7— and' ' brother, if you don't get some • kind of special thanks for tak- ing some of the load off her dishpan hands you might as well go check the sump pump motor with the rest of the boys • _after !heals. PAUSE by RaY KAY cARINET MEMBERS Prime Mitaister Pierre. =tett Trudean has selected- his 29- Man cabinet, but - in actuality, only eight will be the key work- ers to help him construct. and build his promised "Just So- ciety" It is interesting to recall what these eight men said of the "Just Society" and Prime Minister Trudeau following the Liberal convention. Eric Menus, Postmaster Gen- eral, who will 'also become the Minister of Communications, said: "There' is no doubt in nay mind that he is the man to provide leadership for a Cana. da which mist find a renewed faith of confidence in itself and in the principles of Confedera- tion." James Richardson, a rookie in parliamentary circles, has been nained Miniater Without Portfolio. He said after the convention: "In my heart and mind, I see the structure of a new Canada and I want to help build it." Another Ministei Without Portfolio is Otto Lang, who like Mr. Richardson, was suc- cessful in his first election bid. He remarked that he, too, wanted to assist in the build- ing of a "new Canada." The new Minister of Defense Production and of Supply and Services, Donald Jamieson, said that it was not important wheth- er an MP was a cabinet Minister or not. He also said: ,"I'm concerned 'abut the attitude of the public and MPs that if you're not in the cabinet you're a failure?' ' Mr. Jamieson is also a close friend of Newfoundland Prem- ier Joey Smallwood. , Ronald Basford is Minister of Corporate and Consumer Af- fairs. He campaigned that a special committee should be formed to„investigate profession- - al hockey in Canada, maintain- ing that the public is entitled to full, disclosures of financial deals and club workings. This sentiment was also slier-, ed by Prime Minister Trudeau. `Oeterans Affairs Minister is Jean-Eudes Dube. , He said that French will be the official' language for the Commons, the Supreme Court and the Quebec Legislature. Horace GBud) Olson switched from Social Credit to the Liber - ai) Next Argyle — al ranks and, has been reward. ed- with the Pest of Minister Of Agriculture. Like 'the Prizne Minister, he was against the Carter Report on Taxation to treat all grain as income. so, Jack Davis was a Minister Without Portfolio, but now he will head the Fisheries Depart - merit and eventually take over the Forestry Portfolio when the departments are re -organiz- ed. , ' He said a free trade area in North America would free Can- ada of Washington's influence and make Canadian industry more specialized and efficient, giving tanadians prosperity that would ensure the nation's future. Gerrard Pelletier is Secretary of State. ' He was one, of -the three Lib- eral strongmen in Quebec, Mr. Pelletier was Part of a trio with Mr. Trudeau and Jean Mar- chand, Minister of Forestry and "Rural Development. From the outset he backed Prime Minister Trudeau's "Just Society" and the rebuilding of - the Canadian Constitution. • The new Labor ,Minister is Bryce Mackasey who considers himself a Canadian first and a Quebecker second, although he fully sympathizes with Quebec aspirations. He has said: "I'm not a sep- aratist." Mr. 11/ackasey was described by. Robert Stanfield as the Lib- eral Party's hatchet man. The Labor , Minister believes Canada needs U.S. capital to 'develop. Every province but Prince Edward Island is represented in the new Cabinet. , And what does Prime Minis- ter Trudeau feel about his new Cabinet? • "I want my ministers to have more time to think about poli- cy and to act on policy matters on their own, not to depend on information or non -information from department officials. 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