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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1966-03-17, Page 2• T, Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association O Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $5.5.0 a Year u SINGLE COPIES -- 10 CENTS EACH • Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MARCH 17; 196& Looking at Municipal Government At a time when the future of muni- cipal government, aswe know it today is an unknown quantity, it is interest- ing to read of the variety of opinions that exist insofar as to the form the local- governments of tomorrow should take. Thinking along the lines of a differ- ent basis for municipal responsibilities has developed to a greater degree in the areas surrounding Metro Toronto than in these parts of Western On- tario. So it is that the comments of the Acton Free Press are of particular merit because a study of local govern- ment already is under way in Halton County. The Acton paper, in discussingAie matter, expresses concern as to the de- gree the municipal responsibilities al- ready. have been "abrogated to appoint- ed bodies. "One of the most disturbing features of- municipal government' in 0 -nth' io toz- day is the dominance of appointed com- mittees and commissions over the elect- ed municipal council. Too often the council seems little more than a .ma- chine for rubber-stamping measures and legislation prepared by these non -re- sponsible (in' the •sense that they are not elected by , vote of the electors), commissions and boards, with little or no effective powers of criticism or con- trol," and asks how did this perver- sion of -the democratic system come about. A large part of the responsibility " roots -in the Ontario Municipal. Act, the Free Press says. ;The Act, an opt - growth of the Baldwin Act of the early 1800's, has done, little to keep pace with the changing conditions in On- tario in the last 10.0 'years. "The Plunkett study presently being made in Halton and Peel will result in many suggestions for improvement in local government, we feel sure, How- , ever, when the report is made, the task of implementing' any of the proposals, within the framework of the present Municipal Act will be virtually impos- sible. The provincial government will undoubtedly put forth with great ver- bosity the importance of, and great re- spect for, local autonomy. The eventual conclusion, if there is one, will be a political saw -off suited to today ex- pedience, rather than a common sense or straight forward approach to the problems of today and as they will un- doubtedly arise in the very near future. "It would be our hope that a region- al form of government will be estab- lished in which the role of the county will be enlarged. We 'would expect to see ,county councillors elected directly under a party system. We would ex- pect the regional' government would be, run by full time and well paid politi- cians operating alder the county sys- teur. We would like to -see the 'region.- consist of the whole of the County of Halton, which includes urban and rural areas, to provide, for expansion of the urban areas and a better tax .base for the rural sections., "We envision the regional govern- ment responsible not only for assess- ment and taxation, but police and fire Protection, welfare, planning, schools, parks, hydro, libraries, roads, water .. and sewers." The Acton paper concludes in these words: "That the Ontario government is aware of the problems in municipal government is evident in their willing- ness to participate in the Halton -Peel study, the Metro Toronto study, the' regional transportation- study and all the other studies suggested. The real measure of the Ontario government will be evident, when and if the legislation is presented to bring us into 1966 along.. with the other nine provinces of Can- ada." In the Years A gone. From The Hui -on -Expositor March 21, 1941 The passenger train from Stratford to Goderich on Mon- day 'morning was stranded at St. Columban-. The Dublin Hotel was filled with guests and John Holland, storekeeper at St. Col- umban, reported he had 15 mo- torists and truck drivers for. dinner on Monday. Two Seaforth men who have' been in the active service for some time, were awarded com- missions. Sgt, Ian MacTavish, who received his wings two weeks ago, has been posted to Rivers, Man., and is now a pilot officer. Sgt. A. W.. Sillery, of the Toronto Scottish at Toronto, has. transferred to the Dufferin and Haldimand Regiment at Niagara Camp and is a Second Lieutenant. A driving wind which at times reached hurricane propor- tions, completely blocked roads in this district the first of this • week. The storm which was the worst of the winter, came with startling suddeness. Late Sun- day afternoon the weather was very mild and a light rain fall- ing. Within- half an hour it was impossible to see across the street because of. the blinding shoW. Motorists caught on the highways in the height of the storm expedenced great hard- ships before reaching town. Miss Catherine Coyne, Dub- lin, entertained nephews and nieces at a St. Patrick's supper. Miss Coyne, who is 85 years of age, is a native of Hibbert Township, and has lived in Dub- lin for 28 year. With the excep- tion of defective hearing follow,- ing an attack of measles in her childhood, she has the liest_of health and does her own work. • At the' Marathon Five Hun- dred series of games at Dublin, the prizes were war savings stamps woh by Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. A. M. Looby, Lane, Mrs. Mary , McGrath and Mrs. Thomas Butters. Mrs. ,Barbara Holland, Dub- lin, celebrated her 77th birth- day on March .17. By a striking coincidence, her brother, Peter Eckert, of Megillop, also cele- brated a birthday on that day. ticaith, annual convention of the Ontario Rrotherhood Of Threthernien was held in Hain, ilton when a highlight of the proceedings was the report. of W. R. Elder, o 110011. 1t Mt - ed. reeeipts � $1i 9.19 and 00 penses of $1,135 in his financial report for the past year. Arrangements have been com- h pleted and the fire truck and equipment purchased for mo- derh fire protection for Zurich. The new outfit is expected to be ready for delivery in a few weeks—and has-been purchased from the Bickle-Seagram CO. It has a modern pump which will pump 200 gallons per minute. Mr. Fergus. Horan, of Manley, met with ,a painful accident by being thrown against a door while loading pigs. * * * From The Huron Expositor March 17, 1916. Mrs. James C. McLean, Kip - peri, holds the record in this vicinity in knitting socks for. the soldiers. This lady is finish- ing up her 48th pair this season. Mr. A. Buchanan, of Tucker - smith, is getting out timber for the erection of a new dwelling to take the place of the one destroyed by fire last fall. The following names for ov- erseas' services have been add- ed to Seaforth honor roll: Wil- liam Brine, 48th Highlanders; Russell Best, Queen's T.7nivres- ity Battery; Robert Smith, J. H. Best, H. J. Trapnell and J. Glew, 161st Battalion. Miss Lillian Faulkner, who has been with Mr. M. McKellar in the Express office here for some tiriae, has been transfer- red to the .Brampton office of the Canadian Express Co. Mr. W. P. Thompson has dis- posed of his coal business and warehouse to N. Cluff & Sons. Mr. William McMillan; who recently dispoged of his farm on the London Road, near Brucefield, 'intends coming to Seaforth to reside. Mr. and Mrs. James O'Laugh- lin, of Manley, gave a fowl sup- per to a number of friends and relatives. It was given .in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gawley and family, who left for their home in Paltrier, Sask. Mr. Harold Turner, Tucker - smith, left for Toronto where he has enlisted with the Cana- dian Engineers, Mr. and Mrs. George Dale and family returned from the West to liullett after spending two years in that country. They - think that Old Ruron is the best place yet and will take over his fart which has been rented to M. John Carter. Mr. W. L. Keys, of Zurich, as sold his farm in Stanley to is son,' Arthur Keys, and Mr. Keys, Sr., will move to" some own. From The Huron Expositor March 20, 1891 Mr. William Biernes has dis- posed of his hotel in Walton o a man from North Easthope, who takes possession ,at once. The price paid is said to be $2,800, which is a good figure. A large number of young peo- ple met at the home of Miss Ann E. Crich, when Mrs. Sarah Turner presented her with a handsome silver sugar bowl. The address was read by Mrs. W. C. Landsborough. MiSs Crich was . married to Mr. Isaac Mode - land. There were 79 votes more polled in South Huron at the last election than there were in 1887. Hay polled 96 more; Hullett, 14 mere; Stanley, 59 More; and Tuckersmith, 1.0 more. BaYfield polled six few- er; McKillop, 64 fewer, and Sea - forth, 30 fewer. Mr. M. Tagney, of Mitchell, has purchased the building lot :lately owned by Mr. -A. Goven- lock and will erect a brick resi- dence on it. Six carloads of stock, farm- ing implements, etc., left here for Manitoba. Among those leav- ing were Wm. Mustard, Jameg and Donald McTavish, W. T. Plewes and brother, William Robinson and Mr. Wilson, of Varna; James Aikenhead and son, Alex Forsyth and family, of Brucefield A sacred concert was given in St. James' Roman Catholic Church when every -available seat was filled, there being 400 present. The choir was ably as - listed by Miss Agnes Downey, of IriShtown, and Mr. Michael Klinkhammer, of Dublin. Rev. Dr. Kilroy, of Stratford, deliv- ered able discourse of 45 minutes. A pleasant event took place at the residence of Mr., Robert Smith, near Harlock, at which Mr. Robert McKay, a prosper- ous young - farmer, and Miss lane Smith were the leading participants. The twain were made one by Rev. Peter Mus- grove. . Mr. M. R. Counter, of town, has disposed of his property on Main $t, to Mr, John Thomp- ScOn, of IVIcXillop, for $4,500. t Sugar and Spice THAT MARCH MADNESS I have a profound respect for poet T. S. Eliot. But one of his lines, that which says, "April is the' cruelest month," is pure poppycqck. He had qbviously never spent a March in these parts. April is no bargain, but March is a month no honest taxpayer should have to put up with. At its best, it is 31 days of pure drear; at its worst, a century of bleak horror. Raw east winds that chap the hands, chill the bones, redden the nose, deaden the soul. Third bout of la grippe in three months. Holes in your over- shoes. Faces of friends become hateful. Tailpipe and muffler gone on the car. EaVestreughs sagging. Spirits flagging. Spring is merely a word hi the dic- tionary. Winter is a monster, clawing your shoulder. • If you're anything like me, you're hanging en by your teeth. This is fairly 'easy, be- cause your nose has been run- ning, and you're keeping a stiff upper lip. It's frozen, And your teeth are exposed. It's a wonder we don't all turn as mad as March hares, and cut our collective throat, if only to add a bit of color to relieve grim, grey March. But cheer up, chaps, all is not lost.. I have' a little thera- peutic theory that works won- ders. It is the only thing that saves me, in March, from run- ning out into the snow, in bare feet and long underwear, bab- bling, "T. S. Eliot is mad, mad •I•thll you, mad!" I first discovered this theory when I had trouble sleeping. After a long evening of too much work, too.many fags; and too much coffee, I'd crawl -into bed, and lie there as rigid as a rake, toes curled tightly, eyes burning brightly, no more chance of getting to sleep than getting to heaven. One such night, I remember- ed. "Listen, Buster," I told my- self. "Fifteen years ago tonight you were lying 'on the floor .of a box -car, freezing, hands and, feet tied with wire, on your, Benjamin, oorepai. GULF GREEN sr& Beautiful for Kitchens, Bath- rooms and' Trim SATIN IMPERVO LOW LUSTRE' ENAMEL • Smart low -lustre handrubbed finish • Easy to apply by brush, roll- er or spray • Top color selection $3.30 $10.80 QT. GAL. —By 0111 Smiley -- way to a prison camp. "And here you are lying in a soft bed, in a warm house, with a warm woman beside you and warm blankets over you, and no night.flghters shooting 'hp the place, and no guards wan- dering in to give ,you a kick. So what if you don't sleep a wink?" In 14 seconds I was asleep. It works every time. Now the same technique ap- plies when it comes to saving my sanity in March. When the miseries of March have me reduced to one great bellow of frustration, I put it to work. "Old Buddy," I say to my- self, "just go back 300 years. Let yourself go, now. Not three miles from here, they were ek- ing out their March, half -frozen, half-starved, half -blind." And I think about them—the Indians, nearing the bitter end of a bitter winter, in their long - houses. Men, women, children, dogs, pell-mell in a seventh -cen- tury Nissen ituLmade of boughs and bark and skins. Two or three hundredhuman beings crawling over each other 'in about the space you and your family occupy. Cold.. Hungry. Stench unbelievable. Smoke from cooking fires indescrib- able. The last of the meat gone. The maize reduced to a few The King of Wall Paints REGAL WALL SATIN' INTERIOR LATEX PAINT • The easiest paint to apply • The most decorative finish • The finest color selection 0 No drip — No spatter $3.00 $9.35 QT. 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I listen to my wife, who is not fighting with Mrs. Abenaki about who gets the fire next, to make dog, poup. And mi :-March madness is gone. Try it. . _ Wife to drunk huband: "Tell me, you dope, why you bought two elephants?" Drunk Husband: "Very sim- ple, my love. The man wouldn't split a pair." Century Farm. Markers *Township of Hullett The Ontario Junior Farmers are par- ticipating in the Centennial Project, which is ° "Century Farm Markers". • . Any person wishing to take advantage of this project in Hullett Township will please send their name to the Municipal Clerk, not later than Satuolay, March 19, 1966. • '''''' • The farm must be in the 'name of the present owner for at least 100 years, and must -be lived on at,the present time by the owner or his hired man. This means that pasture farms and woodlots will not be accepted. HARRY F. TEBBUTT Clerk -Treasurer R.R. 1, Lonbesboro FRESH, NEW FASHIONS! TIMELY SAVINGS! 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