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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 5, 1968
Changes
Direction. of Seaforth's affairs will
fall to new hands as the result of Mon-
day's voting.
The defeat of Mayor Kling and Reeve
' Dalton removes from the council board
two members who have made major
contributions to Seaforth and who have
been generous in their service to the
town. While they will have a natural
disappointment at the results, they will
have some consolation in the fact that
during Mayor Kling's two years in of-
fice the ground work was laid in a num-
ber of areas for projects the resul of
WW1 will have long term and beneficial
effects on the kind of Seaforth we will
have in the future.
Successful in his first bid formunici-
pal office, Mayor -elect Sills quite prop-
erly is receiving sincere congratulations
on his victory as also is Reeve Flannery
on his return to munitival affairs.
They come to office at a time when
in Seaforth
°Seaforth council faces responsibilities
in connection with projects vital to the
future of the town. Particularly impor-
tant are the negotiations which will
arise as the Robarts government moves
to consolidate smaller municipalities
across Ontario.
Equally important are the decisions
that 'will arise in connection with pro-
grams already under way. It is .most
important that such decisions be made
in the light of benefit to the town as a
whole and with full appreciation of
future requirements. Any other course
cannot fail to be costly expedient.
Members of council who were elect-
ed on Monday, on ,the whole are no
strangers to municipal responsibility
nd will continue to contribute to the
1Ve11 being of the town. Certainly every -
'one -we know, wishes them well in their
eisk.
In the Years Agone
From The Huron Expositor
Dec. 10, 1943
A very pleasant evening was
spent at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. David Papple oft the Mill
Road When the neighbors and
friends gathered to honor Pte.
Robert Papple following a two
Week leave from Camp Borden.
The residents of Brucefield
and district were shocked to
learn of the sudden passing of
Robert Dowson, well known
resident of the village, while
sitting at his radio.
This part of Ontario, at least,
seems to have the flu again.
Coming nearer home, we seem
to have a super abundance of
that malady. The public school
was closed for a week, a policy
of prevention thought necessary
because of the number of absen-
tees the flu has caused among
pupils and teachers. ,
Wilson Little of Winthrop has
made the purchase of a large
truck which will be more con-
venient in his work.
The .Farm Forum of the 2nd
and 3rd concessions of Tucker -
smith met at the home of Mr.
Ar,,,,and Mrs. Wm. Bell with a good
'attendance. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe McLellan.
Coyne Bros. of Hibbert, near
, Dublin, the well known horse
• breeders and exhibitors, have
had a most successful year in
the show ring. Recently they
sold a twb-year-old draft colt to
John McEwen of Brucefield for
a fancy figure.
Red Cross work sent in the
end of November from Walton
unit as follows: 3 alternate caps;
3 pair; khaki gloves; 6 pair of
' plain grey socks; 1 pair plain
black socks; 2 pair plain navy
osocks; 1 turtle -neck khaki swea-
ter; 1 ,v -neck khaki.. sweater.
While returning from a dance
at the Centralia Airport, Jack
Westcott, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Westcott, Usborne Township
was instantly killed in a motor
accident on the 2nd concession
of Stephen Township.
' For the second time in a lit-
tle more than as many months,
a Stratford news truck chose
Seaforth to go on a rampage.
The -driver of the truck appar-
entli didn't see a car parked in
front of Northside Church In
time to pass safely. The truck
crashed into a hydro pole
which was snapped off. The driv-
er of the car had a cut on his
head and two companions es-
caped without a scratch.
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Frotn The Huron Expositor
Dec. 6th, 1918
• The -thirteenth annual meet-
ing of the Walton Beef ring was
held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Bennett. John Watt
of Walton, reported dividing
18,882 pounds of beef to thd
patrons, Wm. Murray was ap-
pointed secretary instead of
Ames McFadzean. he other of-
ficers elated aret .1ohn &Witte,
ahairman with ,Ictlitt -Bennetto
4atues Lawton; Wn1 MCall, as
Win -aging eomMittee: r. 13entiett
4041).14MM.! as boaters,
Mter ofid 'of the most bitter
factional political contests in the •
history of North Huron, W. H.
Fraser, Liberal, a farmer in
Morris Township, was elected is_
the bye -election for the legisla-
ture by a majority of 1,203.
W. Wilkinson of Chiselhurst,
had a very good work bee as he
is,fixing up his house.
The Bank of Commerce has
opened a branch in Walton,
starting business in L. Blake's
store. ... -
Bay Bennett • of Walton has
been laid up with an attack of .
pneumonia ,s and Foster Bennett
is also on the sick list.,
Wm. Manley of Manley has
been busy drawing wood to Sea -
forth.
AlexMustard of Brucefield '
received an official message
stating that his son Earl, who
" was a -prisoner in Germany has
been released.
T. J. Berry, the well known
importer of Hensall, has diiPos-
ed, of his two year old -Percher -
on stallion colt, Logan, Jr., to
W. L. Fraser of near Sarnia.
Mrs. Swan and daughter, Miss,
Helen, left for Rochester, Minn.,
where Miss Helen intends nurs-
ing for kayo Bros.
Henry Dougall of Hensall, has
purchased the adjoining farm of
Wm. Whyte.
All in Seaforth and viciaity
will distinctly remember the
first and only visit that an aero-
plane has made in our midst
•when a young aviator from
Camp Borden, was forced to
land in a field near the resi-
dence of Robert Garrow. The
pilot was Cadet Wilson and all
•regret that he was killed in an
air battle a day or two before
the close of the war.
Mrs. J. P. Brine celebrated
her 89th birthday.
James Devereaux of the Hur-
on Road, sold a 15-month-old-
Shokhorn calf for which he re
ceived a cheque for $238.00 from
W. J. Devereaux.
• We are pleased to state that
F. G. Neelin is steadily recover-
ing from an attack of Spanish
influenza.
From The Huron Expositor
Dec. 8th, 1893
Wm. McKay of the 10th con-
cession of Tuckersmith, who.
has been prospecting in Algoma'
for three or four weeks, has
taken up 750 acres of land and
intends moving to that part of
the province.
Mr. Bauslaugh has on exhibi-
tion in his window, two most ex-
cellent group photos, One of the
lacrosse club and the other of
tl McKillop Township council. '
Dr. Chas. Mackay of town was
present at the 17th ahnual din--
ner at Trinilk Medical College,
Toronto, and was one of those
who replied to the toast to the
graduates. .
The rink is now being flood-
ed and if the cold weather con-
tinues there will be lots of skat-
ing and curling for Christmas.
* Messrs Broadfoot and Box re-
ceived a $700 order from Galt
for the furnishing of a private
residence.
S'alife's Anderson, who is noth-
ing if not a Sport, shot two fexes
and two muskrats in a swamp
in McKillop.
, Alex Cardno got in a full car-
load of oranges. ,They came
fromthe grove of Mrs. Harriet
Beecher Stowe in Florida.
T. G. Shillinglaw, the energe-
tic and efficient teacher In the
school in section 9, is making
preparations for a grand musi-
cal entert'ai• ent. ,
• James CollSt an John Gov-
enlock of Winthrop have pur-
chased a considerable quantity
of hay in this section.
Hiram Proctor of Constance
had his face and ears severely
frozen while in the emPloyment
of wood cutting for S. S. Cole.
Robert Ross of Brucefield had
his fool badly bruiied in taking
out stone for a barn foundation.
A mass meeting in the inter-
ests of the plebiscite was held
in Cardno's Hall; there Was a
moderately large crowd. ^
The Royal Templars of this
thWri intend having a 'clothes
pin social. If any of the readers
want to know *hat sort of an
entertainment that is, they
should go and see.
Sincere thanks.
to all the voters of
Perth County for
their support at the
polls on Monday,
December 2nd. As
ypur representative
I try to' serve,
in yoilr best inter-
ests.
Leonard
F. Feeney
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Sugar and Spice
— By Bill Smiley —
• DEAR MRS. POPOVICH
We'll never -forget Mrs. Po-
povich. My wife phoned from
the bus station the other day,
just home from her weekly
stint at college. "Bill, I'm in a
terrible mess,". I groaned silent-
ly; "What is it this time?"
To cut a long story shgrt, she
had started out with a little act
of 6kristian charity, or plain
humanity, and wound up with•
a problem that woUld • have
made the Good Samaritan take
to his hee4
Mrs. Popovich has Parkinson's
Disease. She can walk by inches.
On a good day, she might travel e
•possible 40 feet in 40 minutes,
possibly falling flat on her face
twice during the procedure.
My wife helped her onto the
bus in the city. Four days lat-
er, we practically hurled her
onto a, bus going back to the
city.
In the intervening time, she
was a -thorn in .the spiritual
side, a scorpion in our minds.
In short,, we worried like hell
about her.
She is sweet, and she has
faith, and, she has a sense of
humor. And she's as stubborn
as a mule.
• She had come here to visit
the Shrine, with a view to a
spet of faith .healing. The,
Shrine' is closed in the winter.
No priests, no services. Just a
big, dark, cold church.
We got her 'settled in i mo-
tel room, on street level be-
cause she can't climb steps.
drinks to be brought to her. Vis-
ited her. Made her promise to
phone her. daughter to come,.
and get her,
She was adamant. Saturday,
somehow, she got to the Shrine
by tab. It takes ten minutes to
get her into or out of a car.
Told the cabbie to come back
in two hours. Door of church
was locked. She sat for two
hours, high on a hill -top, in a
bleak November wind, on the
steps of the Shrine.
Sunday, after checking by
Phone, we took tier to the
Shrine. Two hours hard labor.
Church like a holy barn.
She did begin to see that it
was all a bit fruitless and
agreed to take a bus back to
the city on Monday. After an
hour's struggle, we got her on-
to the bus, which is three min-
utes from the motel. Another
chap and I carried her ahoard.
Cane,'baggage, purse, all in
place. And the bus driver's look
said loud and clear, "How can
you be so rotten as to pour your
poor old mother onto a bus when
she can't even walk? What kind
of people are you?"
I guess this is because my
wife kissed her goodbye, and I
patted her shoulder. And his
voice said, "Who's going'to help
her off the bus?"
And We've been haunted ever
since by her dark, )4-d eyes,
and that sweet smile, and that
indomitable spirit: "If I don't
keep ,going, I'll be in a wheel-
chair for the rest of my life."
What got both of us was the
coldness and the eager curiosi-
ty of the onlookers. The only
person who offered aid, the
chap who helped' me carry her
onto the bus, was a rough -look-
ing character who was obvious-
ly a junkie or an alcoholic. He,
said he'd look after her.
What a. paradox! All those
well-fed, well -clothed, welllook-
ing people sat there and watch-
ed, as though it were a horror
movie. And the only guy in the
• crowd who looked as though
he needed help himself ,said,
"We have to help one another,
don't we?"
A certain Levite was mugged,
rolled, and left to die. Two of
his own race passed. One didn't
wanna, get involved., The other
was late for church.
And a ,Samaritan, an alien,
heard his groans, and said "Oy,
boy, what's with you? You don't
look so good." And bound his
wounds and found him' ari inn
with wall-to-wall.
And was probably charged for
practising without a license. I
often wonder what became of
the Good Samaritan.
To the Ratepayers of the
SEAFORTH, STANLEY, TUCKERSMITH
and BAYFIELD SEPARATR SCHOOLS
I would like to extend my sincere ap-
preciation to all who supported me on Dec. 2.
I will do my best for all concerned.
- Thank you,
MIKE CONNOLLY
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