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The Huron Expositor, 1968-11-21, Page 2• Since 1860, Serving the Community First •Pnb*bed. $gArOli.T11, ON.TARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. 1VIcLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association Audit Bureau of Circulation and Class 'A' Community • Newspapers Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $5.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $7.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 12 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa and for payment of postage paid in cash comnaupity RAWspapars SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 21, 1968 Experience Can Be tielpful Umg term'municipal programs whieth have been under study and discussion in Seaforth for • several years, are com- ing to a headand a number of these will have reached a point where actual work will commence within a matter of months -- certainly within the next two years. That is why it is so important that the council which citizens nominate next Monday be composed of members who are familiar with the programs and capable of carrying forward the details involved in the actual work. At the top of the list of course is the reconstruction of Main Street which is to get underway next year While this is being undertaken and paid for by the county on behalf of the province as a connecting link project, it involves - close liason with the town in matters of drains, sewers and connecting streets if the toirn is to obtain full benefit from the walt. Studies -of sanitary sewers and dis- posal facilities underway by the Ontar- io Water Resources .Coratnission, are well advanced as is a review of storm sewers by town engineers. Completion of the Silver Creek drain, began this year, is set 'for 1969. In addition of course, is the program council, has in- troduced for the orderly and progres- sive rebuilding to today's standard of Seaforth's streets. These are all matters which can set Seaforth's watt* for yeafs to come. 'They have llail brought to this gtage as a result of the careful attention to detail and the forward looking attitude which • has characterized council pro- ceedings in recent years. Municipal affairs are so involved to- day that members of council find it takes Many months before thy have a prdper appreciation of towebusiness. With so many long term projects under- way the problems facing Seaforth Councillors are even greater This is why we believe Mayor Kling and mem- bers of the present council, with their experience, should be prevailed upon to accept office for a fiarther term. They have earned such an expression of confidence. School Election is Challenge Considering the changes in our edu- cational system which will follow in the wake of municipal elections - set • for December 2nd, there has been re- markably little interest in the nomina- L- Oen proceedings that were held this week in this area. While it is true in every district there will be elections, this reflected concern of those who have in the past been as- sociated in some manner with the edu- c,ational process, rather than concern of the public generally. It is hoped the slim attendance which most of the nom- ination proceedings attracted is not an indication of an equally light vbte. Probably there is areason for the lack of interest and perhaps it lies ,in the complex' and involved regulations providing for the elections. Introduced at the last miituth almost as an exped- ient and with ittle attempt to indicate to the public hat was intended, the new election riachinery has placed strains on municipal officials as they strive to unravel the'confusion. As for the voting public, accustomed to voting in their own municipality for reeves or school trustees, the change is even more difficult. Actually it isn't so bad. In Huron County all public schools, high schools and • vocational schools will be admin- istered by a county board made up of trustees elected by'districts into which the minty has been divided. Seaforth is in a district with Tuck- lersmith, -Stanley and Bayfield from' -which two trustees will be elected. ge- Killop is associated in a district includ- ing Clinton, Hullett and Blyth and this also elects two trustees. In addition all the separate school supporters across Huron will elect one trustee to sit bn the Huron County board. Separate schools in Huron beeome the responsibility of a combined Hur- on -Perth board which also is made up of trustees elected in districts into which the two counties havebeen div- ided. All the elections take place on the • same day — Monday, December 2 and • voting will be at the usual polling sta- tions in each municipality. If, as is the case in some townships, there is an el- eciion for township officials, it too will take place at the same time. Instead of marking only one ballot, electors will- indiate on each of several ballots, their • choice for' the various offices. The main thing is that voters inform .• themselves as to the candidates running in their particular districts and go to the polls and vote. 'From My .Window — By Shirley J. Kellar — My daughter is a volunteer: A volunteer what, you ask? A volunteer anything, I reply. , Butmostly my daughter is a mother volunteer. That • is to say, my teMyear-old daughter •volunteers -my services for ev- erything from candy making to puppy sitting. I guess I'm flattered in a way. It is wonderful to lmow that this little girl trusts me so* im- plicitly that she is not afraid to make promises for nie. She teems to know I'd try to make good, regardless of how impos- sible the task may seem. But she volunteers the (jam- • dest things at the darndest „times --,and forgets "about it un- til the last second. • You get the picture. It is 8;10, a.m. The school hus will arrive :at 8:25. Suddenly with a look' of ab lute horror,, thy daughter will gasp, "Momtaiz I promised you would Wake cookies for the Red Cross party this afternoon. IVforrimy, 1 need them—I really de. What Will yott 'do?" , ,Neiv it is my problehi—not • her. With a feW frantic phrases, she has relieved herself of this great burdet, and has placed it 4140V w– !At SuOIY: — •tar UP/ • '1 • 41tthatvim yeti der he Won- ders again. • Mentally I scan the cupboard shelves. Not One chocolate mal- low left from last Weekend's bargain buY. (I have my eldest' son and his hungry pal to thank for that.) , I race RI the cookie jar- What I find is five dried up oatmeal cookies and one hardened chipit goodie. Hardly 'party fare for any number of youngsters, much less 32 (if Martha Lou is back from the measles). I peek ,in the sugar bowl for money. Thirty-three cents! Why does this have to be the end 6f the week. The ashtray on the dresser yields another 13 cents. Well, maybe we could buy a pack of those too -hard, must -be - dunked ginger snaps. "Ginger snaps," she wails. (CEJ -g -g -g.11 .A cheque!' Yes. I could write a cheque and she could pick up those nice carmel-nnt-cocoanut chews most kids like so well, • Oh -o -oh. The stores are sel- dom open at this hotIcr,,nrgaya„, Well, there's only on altern- • ative. She'll have to wait until' the Stores are op4ned-3--and rn have to drive her to classes. , "But Morenty, rn be late," she. Sereantif in pitched tones. "And PM suppohed to hold the deg for opening exereises to- day." I was wrong. There is an- other alternative. I could let her go on the bus, I could rush around and make three dozen sugar cookies or so and deliver them to the school myself later in the morning. "Oh, mommy," she -cries, flinging her arms around my neck. "Thanks loads." She's out the door and down the street before I can tell her It was just an idea. Even, that isn't so bad. Cook- ies and sandwiches I can make. illed a nesday and she At Hallowe'en, she pi real" boner. It was Wed evening after a long day; my daughter informed m had volunteered to provide entire Candied apples for the class. Candied, apples! Any candy lop' — I'd, ever tried was a f utterly. What's this? A recipe? Yes, my little girl proudly presented me with a kitchen -tested recipe • • for taffy apples. Two hours and the same num- ber of batches later, we had a table full of stick, runty, sloppy taffy apples. Kids *SI eat anything! I'm grateful for one thing. She gave me 12 hours notice and a hand to strub the floor. • AL CAVADmiy 1,WE'D,LOVETO GIVE YOU A' WAIN YOU ihNiciERsTAN in JUST THAT THERE IS A MONEY SHORTAGE I" In the Years Agone • From The Huron 'Biipositer gm 26, 1943 H. M. , Jackson, Egmondville old boy, was named' president of the Huron Old Boys' Assoc- iation of Toronto. Lieut. Arthur Edmunds is the training officer for the Sarnia Sea Cadet Corps and is in charge of all drill routine. Mrs. Beverly Beaton held a shower in honor of Miss Viola Dolmage when about 40 guests were present. Bingo was enjoy- ed, the winners being: 'Miss Annie McNichol, Ruth Vincent, Laura Mole, Mrs. John Cum- mings, Vera Mole, Miss Belle Smith, Mrs. Ora MeNichol, Viola Dolmage and Evelyn Rivers. A mock wedding was held When the following persons took the major parts: preacher, Misi Ruth Shinen; bride, Miss Grace Mc- Pherson; groom, Mrs,i, Eldon Kerr; bridegroom, Thelffia Dol - mage; groomsman, Mrs, John Kerr and Marian Makolin play- er(' the wedding march. A popular young f armer of Hibbert Township, Albert Mel- ady, died in Scott Memorial Hospital, following a brief ill- ness. He ;as in his 42n4'iear. Mr. and Mrs, si;chael J. Doyle, recent newly weds, were guests of honor at a miscellan- eous shower in Staffa Hall. They were presented with a shower of silver, linen and mon- ey. Mrs. Frank Johnston. of Win- throp held a circle tea and quil- ting at ,her home. Two quilts were done. The collection' of $2.30 was donated to the Chin- ese benefft. The property situated in Eg- mondville, owned by Misses Eva and Ida Love, of Toronto, has been sold to James A. Hay of Tuckersmith Township. The cot- tage owned by Mrs. J. J. Hug - Ord has been 'purchased. by Norman Hubert and Miss Annie Ferguson has sold her red brick residence to R. R. McKindseY. Miss June Murdock of Bruce - field has accepted the position of organist and choir leader in Brucefield United Church. A plane from Sky, Harbour, Goderich, made a forced land- ing on the farm of John McCow- an, Tuckersmith, when the pil- ot lest his way. The chicken pie supper held in the basement of the Con- " gaffe- Church was a decided success. The' euchre and dance in the Winthrop Hail, in aid of the blood donors clinic benefit, was well attended. The prize win- ners were; ladies' . games, Mrs, Kelly tialton; lone hands, Mrs. Robert, McClure; men's genies, 'Thomas Pryce; lone hands, Ar- thin- Ilendettori; consolation prizes went to Mrs. James Hogg and 'Kelly Dalton., The music was furnished by 1Vllss Mae Smith, George Smith, Robert Dddds and James -Neilans. -Mr. Haase has built a shelter over the front of the mill at Winthrop. Robert McClute and Roy Patrick did the work. * •* • From The Huron Expositor ' Nov. 22, 1918 Rev., A. J. Love Of Staffa, had the, misfortune to have his arm broken. Mrs. John Crawford of Kip - pen, while on her way home in a car from her son's funeral, re- ceived a sore bruise in the face on ,account of the car jolting into a ..hole, which threw her against the front seat. Robert Dick of Kippen is bully shipping his season's Crop of sugar beets. The Bell Munitions Works here, have, been instructed by the Imperial Munitions Beard to closeT work on all shells in the initial operation on the 15th Inst. Seaforth subscribed $325,000 to the Victory Loan, realizing nearly twice the objective set, which was $175,000. The can- vassers were Messrs. John Ran- kin., J. Beattie and L. C. Jack- son. Robert Bell and his son Earl left on a business trip to Chicago and Waterloo, loWa. Mayor J. A. Stewart has been • appointed feul controller for the town. Miss Ruth Sproat has been appointed as assistant. . Hugh Campbell of Constance treated his friends to a venison supper. George Jackson of Walton, moved into his new house. The • house he has been living in has been sold to Mrs. Win. Denni- son. The home of Mr. and Mrs. D. McGregor, Goderich St., was the scene of an interesting ev- ent when their daughter, Chris- tine and Mr. John D. 111eDermid of Hullett, were united in mar- riage. Rev. F. H. Larkin per- formed the ceremony. Daniel Betternian of Manley is on the sick list and his many friends wish him /a" speedy re- covery. A memorial service was held in the Oddfellows Hall, in mem- ory of Gunner Frank Weiland and Pte. Clarence Westcott, W. Somerville was presented with a handsome gold headed cane, bearing the inscription "victory, November Ilth, 1918" and his name, by a number of his friends as an appreciation of the war bulletin service. James Dick Of the Dick House, received a cable from Paris, stating that his two sons, Tom and Joe • and also Bert Muir were safe and welt- * * * From The Huron Expositor Nev. 24, 1893 • Mathew Glew has bought 50 acres on the 3rd concession of Hullett, from Wm. Miller for the sum of $1,660. Michael Dorsey of the Huron Rd., Tuckersmith, has sold the east 50 acres- to Richard Barry of Seaforth for $2,525. • The members of St. Thoillas' • Church, Seaforth, celebrated the reopening of their enlarged Sabbath School room, by a mus - ical and literary entertainment. The building -has been 'newly roofed, pointed and kalsomized and it cost $600. The Bank -of Commerce are having a new glass front placed in the store in their building, shortly to be occupied by Chas. Wilson as a grocery. The Seaforth Foundry is get- ting out a large stock of root pulpers and grain crushers this fall and those that have them say they give good satisfaction. There • was quite a snow storm which turned to rain- dur- ing the night, but next -morn- ing the snow flakes were filing again. Mr. MaTalm McLeod of town, who has been away sailing on the lakes for the past two years, has returned to spend the win- ter here. During the first three days of this weft, Mr. 'B. B. Gunn ship- ped ten barrels of dredsed poUl- try by express to Toronto. Miss Susie Govenlock has been for some time attending art classes in Toronto and taking instruction in drarig and painting. Mr: Hill's new dwelling in Eg- mondville is receiving the last coat of Plaster and it is to be occupied by D. Stevenson. Rev. Dr. McKay, missionary to Formosa, paid a short visit to Robert Wills, ,of Kippen. He intends to be here later and deliver a lecture. Wm. Boyd of Irishtown, ship- ped a carload of lambs to •Buf- falo. The woollen factory in Eg- mondvAlle Closed down and will undergo some repairs. A meeting was held in Kiddis Hall, for the purpose of discus- sing the question:of prohibition and completing the organiza- tion for the plebiscite vote in January. Mr, R. Livingstone of Sea - forth has returned to Chicago, III., where he is taking a course in *dentistry. Miss Annie Jarrott of Kip - pen and Miss, Maggie McIntosh of the Mill Road, left for De- troit where they have obtained good positions. William Mustard, one of the oldest and most respected pion- eer d of the London 'Road, pas- sed away. He came from Rose- markie Roasshire, Scotland. Mold it three `e. sue le Our huddler gar -4nd .1.ee jy jiln I HATE NOVEMBER • November has Its merits, It's dear -bunting month, when one eiti go out and muddle around in the marshes .for $10. The only comment I have here is that the deer population is steadily increasing, Thanks to the incredible in- eptitude of most hunters, peo- ple like SkinnY WYPnek the deer are safer from hunters than the church is from tax. collectors. Don't worry, I do oot-hatte4 plan for writing an almanac a the months. But I'm almost certain that most people share my view of November. It is a real bummer. It May be beautiful in Ade- • laide, Australia, with bikini - babes on the beaches, and the sun belting down, But in the true north strong and free, it's as sad t as the wreck' of a Once - beautiful woman with nothing left but gOod bone -structure eane, and black bags under the y It is suitablY inotif0, dUdarce:11::,. eive Hilthillyielnteils:teeirrun'meflintnhtasgt na1:11:13' We.: a ,14...h.tito,: newios, bursttiss_ 0, a oinlig; happy We. Full •ricauutrazesorint?cla4ndesdiesv In apples, 1..ntycl().pie,er,lia boid thsaeutaiu rtatis stim. grini A is a ttine::Wheii,night comes chtiengfor'thle isSon:ope early and ;surly, and, xi* draW -the MIF, ,F1111 wits evetybedy our shadees'and creep into the* to be 'as mean ke' ke, IS. For • darkness of our souls, and "con- ortetx, he knows°, et,telhecIfis as •Months ahead. . template with horrer ,fiye • ggliutiihnti;s4;,:koheichh4ipmpailkysesglitimum. 8 No wonder Guy Fawkes and It's a month when every nor - And it's a grand month for those other riuts, -•-•:•• the rain - DOW -trout. fishelinen, I • can't think Of anything, on those bonelehaking, moist -laden Nov- ernber,ntraings, up to your navel lee:later, more condu- the other guys in on the' deal tried to blow up the English king and parliament on Nov.. 5th, 1605, in the famous Gun- powder Plot. But it was proba- bly so ruddy dank that they couldn't keep their powder dry. No wonder World War I end- ed on November llth. Even those tough and stubborn figh- ters, the Germans, couldn't face going through the rest of an- other nasty November. It's a month of soaring fuel bills, last year's rubbers van- ished into thin air, mud and wet leaves tracked onto- the clean kitchen floor. A month of putting on snow tires a day too late, storm windows a week too late, and studying for ex- ams, a month too late. - It's a gray month. This, in Canada, is symbolized by Grey Cup Day. Isn't that appropriate? It couldn't have been a Lord Brown or Blue or Green or any of those distinguished names who donated our football cup. It had, to be a Lord Grey. Oh, I puppose, for the luna- tic fringe of our population, mal Canadian gets a rotten cold, yvhieh hangs cin,- with varying degrees of misery, until the 24th of May. It's the month when Christmas advertising reaches a zenith of stupidity. • _ It's a month when your -kids quit university, when your roof springs a leak, when your fur- nace decides it is worn out. When your old back -ache, stun- ned by summer's sum, starts to ache back. When your car's "fall tune-up" turns into a maj- or overhaul. It's a month When all your best -laid plans of September turn aft agley and you realize you are running on three cylin- ders instead of the usual five. Its a month, this year, when you had to lick a six -cent stamp for the first time in your life. And your poor old Yank friends had to choose, n,ot 'Snow White, but one of the seven dwarfs. • I would say, November is for the birds. But even the birds have enough brains to head south in October. Where does • that expression "birci-brain" come from? I hate November. 4. 4. 4 4. This Week and Next THE "HUNTING WIDOWS" Ray Argyle's column is not available this week. In its place, Count Marco comments on the latest round of the "battle of the sexes". By COUNT MARCO Now that the horn of the hunter sounds -from the hill,„„ hits of women are getting left at home while the man tracks his gameorsquats in his duck blind. And, oh, how you "hunting widows" wail about being neg- lected — you're even worse than the "golf widows". Just remember, though, that you females have come a long way from the subjugation you olice'thoroughly enjoyed, start- ing with the caveman who went off into the hills with his glib to capture a bride, not a deer. Those were the days when the would -be -bridegroom beat the bushes until he flushed a likely quaiLHe would carry her off in triumph while she scream- ed her joy to the high heavens. - Under the ancient rules of pudah, the bride was hidden be- hind a veil iltitirthe Very last ,minute. At the end of a long, involved ceremony, the hunter finally was permitted to sneak • a iitek and discover what he really had captured. Another ancient rite called for the shaving of the bridpds head. This showed the humility and gratitude for having been chosen. It also had a stupefying effect on any Johnny -Come - Lately who; taking one look at old bawldy, would flee in ter- ror. The divorce rate was prac- tically nil.. , In Egypt, the bride went to the ceremony with her hair hanging down. True loyers of beauty, her husband 'find friends couldn't tear to prune her lus- 'trous tresses, ,so they eompro- mised by tying them into an up- sweep to indicate Complete sub- jugation. • In ancient japan, where heavy eyebrows were consider- ed one of a Woman's greatest eharres, ber husband proved his power over her by liavlui those eyebrows shaved right off. " Brides 1 those days knew what a' rough time really was, ,ce They were either having their hair shaved, tied, lifted or cut. They were 'hauled and clubbed and pushed and pulled. You didn't hear. them cater! wauling when their beasts went off. to, find the dinosaur steak or venison haunch for dinner— they cleaned up the home and -made sure the fire was ready to put on the dinner when their men returned. Several years ago there Was a movement in Europe, which thankfully, was a miserable failure. It was decreed by some figid Swis.s females that women could never be equal until "men learn how, to be equal to wo- men." A leader of this movement Said disdainfully, "Like little' boys, men imagine that they can take care of themselves, but have you noticed that they al- ways' come running to women when they are in trouble?" • Somehow et- other, perhaps, because of language, diffieulties, they confused "emancipation" with" emasculation". A woman whose husband had suffered a nervous breakdown and learn- ed to knit. as part of in there- PY said, "If ktiftting is good fer male health; se, is the rest of the housework." (No cloubt:she's driving him to another break- down). Another. of this misled group thought this an exceptionally bright idea: "So that Men can reduce their Working hours and get more practice in household behavior, women will have to , take more jobs away from them.' Mon Dieu! - A concluding suggestion made by the leader should make ev- ery American male role on tile floor with hysterical lattghter. "Living at home," she said, "will awaken then so that they no longer need the stimulation of alcohol, tobacco or strip -tease." Little does she know that it's how the average American wife manages her hoine that. drives most men, to alcohol, tobacco and strip -teasers. , Is it any wonder such a move- ment failed? You can drag a maninto marriage btit you can't Make him do hOuSework. Aren't you glad aueb,,a thty inevement never crossed the oceauft 4 4.