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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, FEBRUARY 24, 1966
Variety
In Huron Winters
It's hard to suggest what the weather
will be by the time this is being read.'
Tbis has been a winter in which the
weather has been anything but consist-
ent. A green holiday season was fol-
lowed by quite, heavy snow, which in
turn disappeared almost overnight, un-
able to compete with downpours of
rain. - .
For several days the weather was
something that would have been a suc-
cess_even during the month of May, but
these balmy breezes in turn gave way
to blizzards.
But overriding all the vagaries has
been .the fact that regardless of whe-
ther it has been unusually warm
arm or
unusually cold, the weatherso far has
not been monotonous. There has been
a little bit of almost everyy sort to suit
everybody.
There was a time when Nature made
good use • of the. • winter months to re-
mind us that we Canadians live in a
spartan land. Perhaps it is that in
Huron we are -•in.a...preferred position.
Certainly there has been little of a
sparton nature. apparent_ this year. In
fact on occasions there "were those -who -
seeking the warmth of Florida wished
they were back home again,. There were
times when the temperature here was
higher than in the Southern States.
Despite this year's weather pattern,
the fact remains that the Canadian
winter can be pretty severe. And even
this year there were parts of Canada
that experienced weather of the sort
Reducing
that will prompt the grandfathers of
future years to describe in detail to
captive audiences of grandchildren.
The Printed Word recalls the high-
lights in these words :
This winter Regina bravely dug it-
self out of the snowdrifts whipped
hard by 80 -mile gales. At Prince Al-
bert mercury hugged the bottom of
thermometers. In the Fraser Canyon
the CNR's crack Panorama was trap-
ped by snow and rock slides and its
passengers reached safety via helicop-
ter. Even at White Rock, B.C., so-call-
ed Riviera of Canada, the mayor an-
nounced, `If we acted indiscriminately
on snow removal. we would, have noth-
ing left in our works budget for any-
thing else.' The eastern seaboard, too,
was blasted; and Winnipeg's' famous.
corner of Portage and Main lived up
to its chilly reputation. •
"In spite of . climate,'; The Printed
Word goes on to say, "Canadians have
survived and managed to build, an econ-
omy which provides a standard of liv-
ing second highest in the world. To do
so, they have worked hard and for low-
er wages than neighbors in a balmier
clime. Like the hardy Scots, they were
prepared to do so in order to live well
inthe land of their birth - or-. adoption.
It was a fact of life and they faced it."
Perhaps the knowledge that every
few years we ' can anticipate a winter
-as varied as the one in which we now
are engaged makes iteasier to face
what admittedly is a . hardy winter
climate.
Spoilage Means Saving
Almost every item sold in a modern
retail: store loses value when it isn't
sold within a short period of time. A
dress which no longer is fashionable,
cars of out-moded design and home
appliances which do not have all the
latest gimmicks are just as subject to
"spoilage" as fresh produce in a..gro-
cery store. •
Many customers often feel they gain
bargains . from the possibility of spoil-
age. It is the general belief of bargain
seekers that the retailer absorbs the
loss when goods are not sold during
period of thegreatest, demand.
But this concept is false since no.
retailer can manage to stay in busi-
ness by selling "spoiled" goods at_ a
loss. .
The cost of spoilage and the accom-
panying- increased..... storage costs are
A .Macduff Ottawa Report
passed on 'to the consumer and the cost
has to be added to the price of other
goods which the consumer demands.
Spoilage' loss ultimately is passed on
to the consumer even whin old goons
are completely discarded.
One of the- major economic benefits
of advertising to consumer and retailer
alike is the reduction of spoilage loss.
Ideally, advertising eliminates loss al-
together.
This is often accomplished by retail -
era" who have learned what to expect
of advertising. A grocer simplified the
explanation this way: "It is cheaper
to advertise -'and sell beans at 22' cents
a pound than to sell at 35 cents and
allow for spoilage and increased stor-
age costs which is necessary Without
timely advertising." — (Fort Erie
Times=Review) .
VICTORSINC,
6 MQPEL SAA K T"Y
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"THERE'S OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM"
In the Years Agane
74•«.t.Wl
Sugar and Spice
-- By BM Smiley
It Brings Out the Best day will stop anda you
out of a spowbank: People
who
taghere's nothing like an old- wouldn't buy an apple from a
hioned blizzard to put that Boy Scout will shovel out old -
cocky creature — man in his ladies' driveways.
place. We're right in the mid- And, strangest of all, they
dle of a four-star dandy at the smile and grin and chortle while.
moment. It's been snowing and they're ..deing it.
blowing for 48' hours, with Not only do they revert to
salutory results. The world has humanity. They return to a cer-
beeoine a wild, white wilder- tain primitive pride in doing
ness. And the people in it have ,battle with the elements. •
become human beings, People who will grumble for
The creature,man in his wis- hours about a sprinkle of rain
dom believes he has tamed na- that spoils a picnic, turn into
ture. He willadmit, under quiz- giants when the big snow comes.
zing, that he still doesn't know They hump through the drifts.
much about himself. But he is They snort and stamp into work
confident that he has brought half an hour late, as proud as
the natural world to heel. though they'd just crossed the
Normally, he thinks of nature Sahara, single-handed, without
as something subdued, some- water. They die in their hun-
thing to be used for recreation, dreds, frozen 'grins on their fac-
or looking at and saying, "Nice, es, clutching their snow -shovels.
ain't it?" I speak from experience. This
It takes a rousing belch from morning, my neighbor, with'
that old trollop, Mother Nature, _,whom I exchange a carefully
whether it be in the form of a amiable greeting about every
blizzard, a hurricane, an earth- six months, had managed to
quake or a fire, to set him right smash his truck through the
back on his primitive heels. three-foot drift in his drive, And
And strangely enough, it -is there he was when he mushed •
only when nature comes up out, grinning like a gargoyle,
with some kind of a spectacu- motor running, to give us a
lar that man seems to shed his drive to work. And he wasn't
scale of materialism, get' down practising one-up-manship. He
to basic virtues, and good d neighbor.
out his once again what makes thefindwas Got to
being worka, anfound. that
human race go roundin ever- one chap had ;driven through
diminishing circles. 'the storm for four -and -a -half
Ordinarily, the Christian vir- hours to make' it on time, He
tues are as easily spotted. as was slit -eyed, unshaven, and
the teeth in a hen who is draw- something ofa hero, for per-
ing the old -age pension. But haps the first time in his life.
when nature gives a vast rum- I hate to suggest it, in case
ble of laughter at the little old Mother N. is listening, but
fellows, and 'collapses t h e perhaps we need a few more
facade of creature comforts blizzards, earthquakes, holo -
which are the modern-day fet- causts and hurricanes. ' They
ishes, the old virtues brighten ' work a lot better than nation-'
the darkest. corner. - ally advertised ' Brotherhood.
Generosity, unselfishness, de- Weeks.
cency, do -unto -others -all the
things to which 'we pay lip ser- ,
vice-.--suddenly-flower when pee- The man got off a train,
ple are -getting a good kick in green in the face. A friend who
the teeth from old "Mother. met him asked him what was
When a blizzard is raging,' wrong.
ordinary, miserable, grouchy "Train . sickness," said the
people regain some of those traveller. "I'm always deathly
qualities the pioneers are sup- sick when I ride backward on
prised to have had. People who a, train." \
'wouldn't pick up the Queen of "Why didn't you ask the per -
England, even if she displayed son sitting opposite you to
a sign , reading, "Buckingham chat ge with you?" asked 'the
Palace or bust," suddenly sTart friend.
picking up hitch -hikers. "I thought of that," said the
From The Huron Expositor and expect to move in from Mc- few dollars were obtained from
February 28, /941 Kiiiop. - - the post office till.
Mr. John Powell, Jr., McK11- Mr. and Mrs. F. Dempsey gave A large and enthusiastic po-
lop, swine breeder, purchased a the people of ' Manley •an old- litical meeting was held in Wal -
pure bred ' Yorkshire hog, time dance. ton. The roads being good and
"Maple Lodge Wonder 14-U," Owing to ill health, Mr. Jas. the weather favorable, there
from Sam J. Gallagher, well- Moodie, of Brucefield, has dis- was a large crowd present. Mr.
known Yorkshire breeder of Al- Posed of his fine farm, just Arch Hislop, of Grey, was vot-
liston, -••- south"o'f the' .village,to
Mi'. Ed. ed into the chair. Addresses
.
Mr. George A. Sills, well- Boyce , of the Bronson Line. ,were delivered by Dr. McDon-.
known .Seaforth merchant, oll- Mr. Oliver Anderson "horse ald and Messrs. D. -D. Wilson
served his 86th birthday. He while tied to a post in front of and M. Y. McLean, of .Seaforth,
enjoys good health and is a Mr. Halls store. in Constance, and by J. J. Hawkins, of Brant -
familiar figure on. Main Street slipped his bridle and 'was soon ford, •on behalf of Dr. Holmes.
almost -every day. m •
at his own stable, without do Although it rained all day
ing any damage and none the Tuesday„ and was very muddy
A social evening held at the' worse for his lively.jaunt. and disagreeable, a large num-
home of Mrs. Wm. Devereaux, The debate under, the auspic- bar were on hand from Gode-
brought a series of 16 success- es of .the Young People's Society rich, Clinton, Seaforth and Exe-
ful bridges and euchres, organ- in the Red School, Tuckersmith, ter to attend the Salvation
ized by Mrs. T. p. O'Neil, to a was one'of the. most successful Army supper in the barracks,
close. Th" events were spon- events of the season. Mr. Thos.
sored by the CWL. The war and the-lulxl'ee—held—inthe
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McMillan occupied ��he chair, "Town Hall.
. stamp awards went to Mrs. C. and Mr. T. G. Shillingiaw acted
McDonald and Mins Dunn. as judge on the debate, "Re- Building operations are going
' Miss 11.-I. Graham, Seaforth, solved that the United States to be very numerous in Hensall
has recently received_ congratu- should enter the war on'the; during the coming spring and
lations on her poem, "Goodbye." side of the Allies." summer. Mr: Marshall- is fit-
The- 17th ahnual commence- ting up the roofds -above his
ment of the Seaforth Collegiate * ' e store, and Mr. Willia1�n Mitchell,
• of Tuckersmith has drawn brick
Institute appeared in a new and From The Huron Expositor preparatory `to building a resi-'People who o r d i n a r i 1 y traveller, "but there wasn't any -
much improved form in -,Card February 27, 1.891 dente. wouldn't give you the time of body there."
no's Hall, Entitled "Hits and . The Methodists of Kinburn °
Misses," the play was fast and have made a move in the right
direction by purchasing a site TO THE EDITOR
for a new church. •They intend
interesting.
Several letters appeared from
the following boys overseas:
Lieut, E A,. Crich; Harry Bol-
ton, Pte. George Crich, Bob
Venus, Spr. C. Coombs, .Howard
McTavish; H. A. Whittaker, Pte.
A. Cameron and Cpl. Jack Hot --
land.
Mr. W. C. Smith, who had his
leg fractured in a motor acci-
dent- a few -weeks --ago,.- has_suf-- -
ficiently'recovered to return to
his home from the hospital.
A 'pleasant evening was held
in the Town Hall, Bayfield, in
honor of Pte. Walter Johnson,
who was home on leave from
Camp Borden.
Mrs. Merton A. Reid gave an
inspiring tack on "War and the
Church," at .the Barbara link-
man Auxiliary of First Church.
John Baker, young son.of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Baker, of Hay
Township, while playing at
school, had the misfortune to
fracture his leg. The condition.
of the roads were very'bad and,
the neighbors turned out to,
break the roads to let the doc-
tor get through.
Mr, and Mrs..John Smith, Sr.,
and family, of Varna, have mov-
ed into their new home west
of the village, and Mr: and Mrs.
John Smith, Jr., will reside on
the'Smith farm, adjacent to the
building sheds next winter and
will band a "new brick church Suggest Flooded Areas Provide
in the near future.
Demands Lead To Increased Spending village
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. As Mr. Alex Thompson, of, .
Stanley, was sawing stove -wood ' (Jpportuni
with a circularsaw at Mr. Jas. , t
Aikenhead's, a stick with a knot
turned and threw ' his hand Seaforth, Ont.,
against the saw. His thumb was Feb. 20, 1966.
dislecated....at the second . joint Dear Sir: Recently we. Viewed
and some flesh torn. off his face with" interest in your paper, a
with the teeth of the saw. detailed account of the En
Mr. Isaac Modeland, son of gineer's report on drainage
Mr. John Mogeland, of Tucker problems in Seaforth and how
smith, who has -been in., British they • could be overcome. The
Columbia for some time, is problem of drainage in almost
home on a visit. , • every part of Seaforth has been
A number of Seaforth boys with us for years and the coun-
attended the skating carnival cil should be , commended for
at Bayfield. making an overall survey with
Mr. William Dill has opened the idea of attacking this in
an egg emporium in the Camp- the near futurie.
bell block:'• '- Seaforth is unfortunate in
' The many friends Of -aleph the respect that although it has
Atkinson, formerly of Tucker- the greatest problem it can't
smith, will be pleased to learn really resolve it without the aid
that he intends ,returning to and co-operation of two other.
Seaforth and will,. take charge -municipalities, McKillop and
of D. D. Wilson's farms and Tuckersmith. The former mum;
dairy. icipality has a section of its
Nominations for South Huron territory that drains through
took place in' the Town Hall, Seaforth, and Tuckersmith is
Seaforth, with Thomas E. Hays, the recipient of all the water
the, returning officer, presiding. vka •the Silver Creek system,
The two hours up, the returning which seems to take about 80.
officer announced that the fol- per cent of the drainage.
lowing candidates had made the The way we understand it:
y For Conse
Coleman Street and at the rail- sanctuary for . birds. Already
way track it meets .the waters many citizens of Seaforth jour
that come from the central part rney out in,:that direction in the
of town, north of the railroad, spring to see the many varie-
to Goderich Street and ,es far ties of birds and wild life.
west' as Sparling Street. ` ,,Migrating birds make this area
All three waters proceed far- a; stopover place, and, if you 'are
ther south via Silver Creek and careful you ean' see as many
at a point approxunately south- as 25 .to 30 different kinds of
east of the Union Gas yard birds—Cedar Wax Wing, Ploy -
meet all the waters from the • ers, Ducks, Cat Birds; Cardin -
area of Seaforth south of the als, Orioles, Junco's, Thrashers
railroad to •the extreme west —not to mention the more corn- •
end and south to a point inside mon--varieties. .
Egmondville.Farther on, some All too often we are inclined
of the east side of Egmondville to forget that •Mother -Nature -is
also drains into Silver Creek our best' friend. In the rush
and eventually into the Bayfield' for the almighty - dollar, we. •
River. forget to sloW. up • and 'enjoy
All along the line at these the things she provides for moth -
points of entry'intd he water ing.. All she asks is a little
system, flooding occurs and care and consideration.
backs water up in all directions, We feel sure° that the Hos-
including the upper section of pital Board would consider fav -
Silver Creek itself. orably the establishment of
Now the reason for all this such a project because of the
preamble is to acquaint you value to the ' rest of Seaforth,
with what we- , think are the and also because it would pro—
"basic facts in, layman's lane vide a• wonderful 'setting for
gunge an
d to make sugge's-' any future real estate develop -
required deposits: .John McMil- Most 'water from Main Street tion that anything that hastens ment they might be consider -
1 Huilett 'John Reith Hen- North and east to the Fair the flow of water. will help the ing for the surrounding high
OTTAWA—The high ,cost of bounce of tax revenues, election •so soon after the Inde -
an,
From The Huron Expositor sail, and D. Weigmiller., Kippen. Grounds drains south through• a situation and, strangely enough, ground,
Government keeps getting high- The way tax revenues are cisive Nov. 8 vote. Some time. 'during Tuesday tile •directly east of the W. J. anything done to retard the Perhaps the 'Township of Mc-
Some
and higher. running is illustrated by the Although the increase in Fed -February 26, 1916 night some person or persons Cleary Funeral Home, where it upper flows of water would also Killop-- might consider some. .'
This was the main message Present fiscal year. In last eral spending was .big, ough, Mr. Edward Clark has rented gained entrance to the store of meets a tile and surface water help. At the present time there thing on the north side of the
when `-the Pearson Government year's budget, Walter Gordon it has been outdistanceend, again his farm, neat Walton,,,. to his Mr. Robert Mehis, Kippen, by coming southwest from the di- is a small 4 -foot• dam at the old fence.
tabled its spending . plans for forecast a deficit of $300 mil-. this year by the jump in pro- brother-in-law, Alonzo Heath, cutting a light of glass froma, rection of Turnbull's mountain swimming pool; and it certain- To the west, the pupils of
lion. Now it looks as though— vinoiaL and municipal spending. and will take a rest from farm- front window. They were evi- through the Hospital field di- ly acts as a help as well as the High School would have a
the coming fiscal year. in. spite of risinggovernment Between them, the three Lev- y y Highproviding for a'•b'eauty spot- at real life botan
When everything is• counted, P ing for a year or so. dentl, in search of shoes and recti east of the School P g P y and zoology
costs—the deficit will be less els of Government in Canada The auction 'sale of Mr: Chas. money. However, the contents playing field. i the entrance to our town. laboratory on their doorstep,
it looks as though 1966-67 may than POO' million. Revenues take one-third of all the -dollars McAllister, of Hay, was largely of the cash drawer had been -•• The two waters •proceed south With this in mind, we won- and perhaps might be able to
be a ten billion dollar year for will start bouncing,,n the com- earned in the country. As late attended and everything sold taken to the house and only a through a tile and a ditch down dared if a little more imagine man 'a feeder station.
Canada's national government. ing year but perhaps not 'quite .as 1952; the government's cut well, the sale amounting' to ov- tion could be attached to our We submit these • ideas for
drainage system
Whatever efforts Finance as much. For one thing, • the was only a quarter — leaving er $2,000. .• and provide consideration and would be
Minister'Sharp has made to curb provinces will be getting a big- three dollars out of every four Messrs. James Evans and J. net. only' utility but beauty, very pleased to hear the re -
spending, the inexorable upward ger bite out of income tax. And for the citizens to spend as they G.Grieve were in Toronto on There area number of placgs action from other members of
in aur area where dame could the ;community. Further, we
push of costs has been too the income tax reduction Mr. choose. But in recent years ev- business in connection with the
On -
much for him.' In the fiscal Gordon granted last year will.en • the fast-growing gross na- McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance fill a great need for conserve- would like to ask if the On-
- year starting April Fool's Day, take its fell effect in the com- tional product hasn't been able Co.•
tion. For instance, imagine a tario Conservation authorities
costs will be up all along the ing 'fiscal year. to keep ahead of 'the surge of --'r, Thomas Daly disposed of > dam River,at Roor oneo the Moldt- areninterestederhapin such ha thing,
line. Any hope of tax cuts has pret- Government spending. The on- his black driver to Mr. William `, ,� land or on the old and perhaps they might even
About the only decreases ty well gone out the window. ly time the bite was deeper was Dowson, of Manitoba, who will site m Egmondville, or perhaps be asked to look over the whole
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shown . in the spending esti- It' had been hoped that Mr. in 1944,, at the peak of war ship him to•the West, tom! a mile and a quarter west of Silver make 'syste ' • with the
mates are "phantom" reduc- Sharp might eliminate the 11 spending, when 42 per cent of Pte. Ralph Reid was here-raisthere, on the Bayfield River: It idea pf making the 'best use of
tions resulting from Quebec's per cent sales tax imposed in the ' GNP went to the govern- from Ottawa visiting his par- Problemsbs all sorts but possibilities, itbefore the coming i it ofp Indue.
decision to opt crit of Federal- 1963 by Mr. Gordon on build- ment. ents, Mr. and Mi's. James Reid, • too, not as many trialization makes impossible.
- Provincial programs. ing materials and production But there has been a big on his last leave before going as there would be if we waited Thank you.
Although the Federal Govern- machinery. cliange, too, in the pattern of overseas. -
ment doesn't need to make di- Mr, Sharp hasn't made much government _spending. The war- -Mrs. R. S. Hays, Mr. and Mrs.
rect hospital insurance' grants of -a secret of his _dislike for time peak was almost -all Fed- J. C. Greig, Miss Greig and Miss
to Quebec any more, for ex- the tax. But its remo9•al at this eral and Ottawa retained its Passmore were among those
ample, there's no real ,advant- time would probably cost him commanding position until very who attended the military dance
age in it for Mr. Sharp in. his more revenue than he can af- recent years. • .- --.- • in Clinton.
budgetary tight - rope walking ford, as well as .contributing to But now provincial and muni- Mr. R. H. Govenlock and sis-
act. .._ ... inflation which has become a cipel spending, added `together,'ters have leased Miss H. Camp -
This 'is because he loses rev- major Canadian problem,again, have outrun Federal 'spending.,bell's house on North Main St
enue along with spending. Be- The Finance" ' Minister may and they're pulling: elided all .
cause it• has taken -over the hos- keep all taxes where they are "the time,
pital insurance program,. Quer in a stand -pat budget, which This poses a problem for Mr.
bed has aright to levy an extra would probably, wind up' in de- Sharp as he tries to make the The end of this process may
- 14 per cent of the Federal 3n- ,ficit. This is nothing new—it Federal budget the balance .,be "joint -budgeting" with the
come tax rate.. And 'Ottawa.'has has been a decade since the wheel of the economy. But a' Federal Government sitting
Withdrawn fr'om' the Ada to • Federal books were in the start •has been made on co-ard- down with the provinces to' fi-
that extent black. • inating Federal and Provincial g'tire out what Canadian's want
Se. Mr; Sharp tag the ptolkal Or it he wants' to start out spending plana-' through an an- done and where the money, is
nem of finding about 10 Or cent his eareer as Pinanee Minister nual meeting of Finance Minis- to bfounto pay for it. i
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h ..,,deeded itt the black Ir" Sharp could tars and through the tax -strut- This would ring some sighs •-•
I t wouldn t be a ture committee' -which is thresh- of relief from the taxpayer who „� ,,,",,�.,•,
lastyear if:ho' wants .to halaftce increase rarest t... there _ _ ,
o'� ular move bit isn t ing out, behind eased doors, sees the present system main- .
his first budget this ryai!ttdttnt �„� •._....'"�al'ry I.h t you ort•f�te head, but'•1 lied to get off the its.
tr the fiscal deal for the five next ,ly, as a race to see who can--.
of neaarly. a Willett ,�1a11�ra .wilt Mitch 1#heliliaratT t at any party My fent Wets. #reeting!
"can -:-
'emit partly (rout the buoyant will bring on another general years. dig deepest into his pocket. , d '
more . money than e
another 50 'years.
We believe that, the town of
Seaforth has a chance to prd-
vide a green area almost witle
in its borders by erecting an
eartheno dam on the present
hospital land east of the High
School. There is a natural spot
at the south between new fill
at the High School and high
ground to the east. This would
contain the water coming in
from McKillop and by means
of a sluice gate connected to a
drain the water could be re•
leased after flood time and
thereby relieve the pressure on
the real estate below—not only
in the immediate vicinity, but
all the way down the line.
The dam itself could act as
a conservation area and pa'rticu-
larly because of the surround•
logs would • be a 1,voriderfu1
(Signed):
JOHN HARVEY
FRANK SILLS
sf/YTl6KErs'NERE
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