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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1966-09-08, Page 2GIVE YOUR GRANDCHILDREN A HEAD START IN LIFE At the same time derive considerable satisfacting for yourself. Ask the Man from Great -West about the Es- tate Builder for your grandchild. K. J. Burchill K. J. BURCHILL 186 St. David Street Mitchell, .Onto, . Telephone 348-8037 Great -West Life wasuwuacc, COMPANY 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 s - - • Audit Bureau of Circulation 11 Subscription Rates: a Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year O Outside Canada (in advance) $5.50 a Year U L R SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorised as Second Class' Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER 8, 1966 Everyones Help is Needed Every now and then we hear some- one running down the community in which they live and generally infer- ring that any other place, small or large, 'is a much more suitable and ad- vantageous place to . live than their own The Bolton Enterprise points out. It adds that fortunately also we meet someone now and then who has • travel- led about a great deal and has develop- ed a great liking and appreciation for what their own home town has to off- er. They have seen many other places and talked to many people and very of-, ten they have quite a story to tell. Referring of course to Bolton, but with words that equally are applic- able to Seaforth, the paper continues: "It is needless for .us to enumerate the many things which speak well for our town as a pleasant community in which to live—suffice it to say that a few of the things we complain about are very minor indeed compared to those suffered in some other places— and the many extra assets such as arena, curling centre, co-operation of citizens and organizations, . and fine shopping area, are but a few of the outside indications of why local and district residents can be proud and happy about the place they call their home town. "Yes, we have problems here—and we won't have them all solved this year or next—but we have one big hid- den asset which will help us more -to solve those problems; and that . is a large majority of citizens of the com- munity who are "sold" , on their town and are willing to put all kinds of ef- fort and enthusiasm into making it an even better place in which to make their homes as the years go by." The answer certainly is interest —and an ability on the part of com- munity leadership to make use of the many latent talents which .exist in ev- ery town. In Seaforth as in Bolton and in every other small town, progress can only come about by casting aside petty jealousies and suspicions and by a willingness to take advantage of and put to use the abilities .of all the citi- zens. Any other course benefits no one and the community suffers. The Old: Now New An American automobile company has' unveiled a "futuristic" model with a fastback deck that opens up into a rumble seat. A rumble seat, for those who 'do not remember the '1920s and early 1930s, was a two -person seat that unfolded from the rear deck of a coupe. (What's a coupe? That's another story). The folding steering wheel of the 1926 Chevrolet and the front -wheel drive of the Ford in the 1930s have come back in modern forms too. Who knows — maybe there is hope for the running ' board and the fold -down windshield. (Saint John Telegraph - Journal) CANADA'S CENTURY A news background special on the Centennial of Confederation • ty was King's College, founded C(t# a a'S in 'Windsor, N.S., 1788. It was restricted to Church of England (A n g i i c a n 1 pupils. Students C wssr®oin were expelled if caught attend ing a Roman Catholic or Pres- . .e p • •byterian service, or other "re- v® tt tt0i bellious or seditious meeting". A similar King's College was (Fourteenth Of A Series) established in Fredericton in By WALT McDAYTER 1828, and Anglican Archdeacon , John Strachan received a chart - In early Chada,the e'rhphasis er for a King's College in Toron- in education -was on the four to. He hoped to establish an An - R's: reading, 'riling, 'rithmetic glican monopoly over education . ° and religion. in all Upper Canada, but was The first schools in Canada thwarted by a Methodist, Eger - were run by French Roman ton Ryerson. The Methodists Catholic missionaries. As early founded Victoria College and the as 1635, 'Jesuits were teaching Presbyterians .. started 'Queen's French and Indian children in University in 1841. Quebec. Laval, founded in Quebec City Mother Marie of the Incarna-o in 1852, was Canada's. first tion was the first nun to come to French -language university, tin- der Roman Catholic control. Chief among the early nonde- nominational universities were Dalhousie at ,Halifax, 1818; Mc- Gill at Montreal,. 1821; and Uni- versity of Toronto,.1841. The Fathers of Confederation, in the BNA Act, put education under the jprisdiction of provin- c i a 1 governments, ensuring higher educational standards. As for separate schools, it Was decided that minorities would retain rights held prior to feder- ation, and the provinces would determine any further conces- sions. This issue came to a bead in 1890 in Manitoba, when the pro - first English-language universi- vincial government withdrew fi- Canada,1639. She dedicated her life to educating settlers' chil- dren and Indians, establishing a teaching monastery in • Quebec City, then spreading to other settlements in New France. Shortly after the conquest of New France by the British, the only schools instructing in Eng- ish were a few set up by church groups, for religious in- struction. It was not until after the War- of 1812 that pioneer logcabin schoolhouses began to mushroom. In this period, there were only a few hundred people in all Can- ada educated beyond the pri- mary school level. Canada's ii./ /� iii y Egerton Ryerson, named sup. erintendent of education for` Upper Canpda, 1841, architected an education system which served as a blueprint for all Canada: He, added new subjects to the - curriculum, and intro- duced free compulsory edu-. "HOW DO YOU WISH THIS FINANCED.?" Irk' the Years Agone From The Huron Expositor Sept. 11, 1891 Miss Edith Morrison of Win- throp, came nearly having a serious accident. She was driv- ing on the north gravel 'road and when opposite John B. Aitcheson's barn:. the horse got frightened at the noise of a threshing machine and as the road had been, newly gravelled, the wheels of the buggy were caused to go down the steep side of .the ditch. • The new schoolhouse in sec- tion No. 9, Tuckersmith, form- erly known as the Red School, was formally qpened by a tea meeting and entertainment. The chair was occupied ,by M. Y. McLean of Seaforth. The school cost $1,200. Mr. Robert B. Scott, has sent a sample of 'very fine pears grown in his garden in Harpur- hey, to the Tgronto Exhibition. Mr. John Hannah has shipped two car loads of creamery but- ter 'from his own creameries. This was the July and August make and was sold at 191 and 20 cents. The Orangemen of Stanley district purpose holding a mam- moth ,picnic in Mr. Jewett's grove, at Bayfield. The Beaver lacrosse club, ac- companied by 60 of their ad mirers, boarded the afternoon. train for Stratford, there to play the final match with. the Southern district championship winners, the Brantford Ontarios. Dr. C. MacKay went down to see the match and was 'right busy at work bandaging ,the wounds and other wise giving relief to those' who 'needed it. The Brantford club won the on- ly goal in the match. * * *' From The Huron Expositor ' Sept. 12, 1941 "Baron Lullwater", the well known horse of W. C. Goven- lock of Egmondville, added to its -laurels at the CNE last week when he won 1st prize and re- serve champ ship. .. .. Mr. R. works Holmes, • water rintendent of the PUC, met with a painful acci- • dent when his finger became caught in a pump which he was oiling. It was necessary to re- move the top of the finger. Miss' Ethel O'Hearn, Dublin, has been appointed Deputy Sheriff 'of Huron County. She succeeds Mrs. -.Joseph Malone, nee Miss Thersa Delaney. Miss cation. O'Hearn is a native of Dublin and is a, graduate of the Clin- nancial support 'from Roman ton School of Commerce, Catholic schools. Catholics pro- Condition of Margaret Mc - tested that they had been guar- Quaid, young Seaforth girl, who anteed separate schools by the was injured when the car in Manitoba School ' Act of 1871. which she was a passenger left Wilfrid Laurier finally brought the road north of Seaforth, is , still quite serious, her medical about a compromise, offering attendant said. Thursday. optional religious instructions Pte. James Riley of Seaforth, after school hours. who is on duty with his regi - Today separate schools con- inent in • Nova Scotia, was one tinue to thrive in four • prov- of the guard of • honor when the inces: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Duke of Kent inspected the Ontario and Quebec, supported Kent regiment of which he is by local taxation. In Newfound- Colonel in chief, within the an - land almost all schools are ad- cient walls of Halifax citadel, but supported . byprovincial from the mow while PP assisting in the threshing on grants, the farm of William Hamilton, P r e s e n t denominational township of Hibbert, Norman schools, including universities, Christie, middle-aged Cromarty continue to play a significant resident, suffered a fractured Community Hall to honor the newly weds. An address was read by Sam Bolton, and they were presented with a studio couch. Dr. and Mrs. Ivan G. Smillie of Hensall, . entertained some seventy of . their friends from Hensall and district to a beach party at Turnbull's. 'I iie t tttv'erslty of Me* $runilwlck Aril Bnitding hi Vied - elided hi the oldest College ali'll'standing ht Canada, its structure ten liietea !1>:18 il', ministered by religious groups, recently. Falling * * * From The Huron ,Expositor Sept. 15, 1916 Mr. Wm. Rinn, the well known horse breeder of Hullett, made a great cleanup at...the Western Fair, London, when his heavy draft foal captured the cham- pionship. Among those who attended the Toronto Fair last week were Messrs. William and Leonard Leeming, Mr. and Mrs. P. Gar- diner, Dr. Waghorne and Wil- liam Neal. The soldiers of Hensall, on their leave home for a week from Camp Borden were given a grand. fowl supper by the Ladies' Patriotic League. G. C. Petty was chairman, while Rev. Smith and Rev. Knight gave ad- dresses, solos by Sgt. Sherritt, Dorine Murdock and instrumen- tals by the ' Misses. Foss and McLean, recitations, Miss A. Carlile, while. Mr. Milne Rennie added to the pleasure of the evening with a number of sel- ections on the vlctrola. Word was received here from the Military Department, Ot- tawa, stating that Lieut. Arthur S. McLean, son of the late M. Y. McLean, had been wounded in France. There passed peacefully away at his home in Seaforth, one of Seaforth's most prominent res- idents and for 42 years one of Huron County's most foremost educationists, in the person of Leonard 'L. McFaul. A special train brought the members of the Huron Batta- lion to their various homes and they look as• if life at Camp Borden agreed with them. TO THE EDITOR Sir, The Elmer. Summer Safety Contest is over for its 8th con- secutive year and once again it was a resounding success. Children entering the contest demonstrated a thorough know- ledge of the safety concept in. volved. Possession -of this know- ledge indicates to us, that par- ents and community agencies are doing an excellent job in teaching their children the art, of safe living. We feel that the Elmer Con- test plays an important part in keeping' children reminded of traffic hazards during their summer vacation and we hope for its continuance. The success of this contest is due mainly to your generosi- ty in donating so freely of your space. Sincere thanks from the On- tario Safety League for helping to make this summer safer for Ontario children. Yours sincerely, George G. Ham, Child Safety Director. SEED WHEAT and FERTILIZER Wheat Contracts Available — Seed and Fertilizer -- .Truckload lots of grain - delivered directly to your granary at competitive prices.. CONTACT US BEFORE YOU BUY OR SELL OPNOTCH TOPNOTCH FEEDS LIMITED Phone 527-1310 Seaforth Sugar and Spice ._ Read • By Bill Smiley NOT AS BAD AS COLOR it was supposed. to be. Nice SLIDES cloud, though. The prairies are very wide. Also long. But don't expect a sea of waving wheat, like in the novels. From 33',000 feet, it's the same old, patchwork, quilt . as elsewhere. Furthermore, those of us who don't live there have been getting a bum steer for years. There isn't supposed to be any water out there, but when you look down, .they're crawling with lakes. The Rockies? Very rocky. Also high. Lots of high rocks there. No, what made me gasp was the thought of the early birds. First, the explorers like McKen- zie and Thompson, who fought - and starved their way through the .two, travel is definitely that massive, menacing wall 200 broadening, "'years ago, with a sack of pem- Travel is also exhilarating, mican, a few/ Indians'hnd a ca - expensive and exhausting. The noe. • best part is starting out on the How their lips must curl, trip. There's the excitement of those early birds, as they look anticipation: new scenes, new down and see us rolling through faces, new experiences. You're in 10 hours, and hear us com- feeling first-rate. All , your plaining about the lack of space clothes are clean and fresh and in our compartment, the lack of pressed. You have every cent of variety in our meals, and the ° available .cash on your hip. • slow service in the bar. The worst part is the tail end West coast? Very coast -like: of it. The anticipatid'n has Good deal of shore -line. And wa- turned to satiation. You're feel- ter. ing awful, whether it's constipa- Chief attraction, of course, tion or piles or dire rear or lust including magnificent . moun- the fact that you're 'utterly tains, , gorgeous gardens and bushed. 'Every rag you own is salubrious sea -air, was harassed soiled and crumpled. And you Hugh, son and heir. are not only flat broke but you Met his boat, with great ex - have signed a couple of cheques citment. As luck would have it, part in the education of Canadi- ankle and several broken ribs that are guaranteed pure India in fact, aluck always has it, we Bathers at the Lions Park rubber. couldn't have met him on a an youth, but generally speak- next summer will have 'a mod- We've seen a fair chunk of worse day. Normally, he has 10 ing, the trend is toward sena- ern bath house for tkeir use, the second largest country in hours off. But this week, he was rating religion from education. • • the Lions Club deckled when the world, in the last few days. changing from day shift to And as we approach the Cen- the members, approved the rec- Jet liner to Vancouver. Back by night, and had to work a double tennial of Confederation, we can ommendations of the board of train through the Rockies to Ed- shift, so he had three hours off. boast of an education system directors that the long contem- mouton. Day-liner.(ugh!) to Cal- His mother's face fell a foot. that igasecond to none in the plated building be proceeded gary. Tomorrow off to Banff all Working 16 hours a day, he world. However education re- with immediately. This has been day, back to catch the jet and had a twitch like an old fighter mains the greatest: challenge made possible by the bequest into. Toronto airport' in the pilot. But it hadn't impaired his facing Canadians. to the club of the late Mrs, dawn's early light, after a, 22- appetite, I noticed, when I was The worldnis in flux, and the Whittaker.. hour day ,and a couple of thou- paying the bill for dinner. He next century will spawn an the Mr. R. S. McDonald. who has sand miles. Yes, even the bour- left with a big grin and one of ry P been on the staff of the Provin- geois are gettini• around these my best shirts. more complex society. Whether cial Bank here for several' days. Well, . here we are, running 'Canada maintains its place of years, and who recently joined Now, I know there's nothing out of space, and I haven't even prominence with the other great the RCAF, reported for duty at qpite so dull as hearing about begun to tell you about how nations Will depend chiefly on London. shniebody else's holiday trip So Kim fell in .loge with , the life - what Will happen tomorrow in Mr. '-Leo Stephenson of Con- I won't bore you With a resume' guard in Edtnonton, or how my the classrooms across our coon stance, left•for Fort Erie, where of.ours. Except in the next'two wife fell asleep on all the sight- - he has accepted a position with or three columns. Just a few seeing tours; -or, how I fell into i Met Aircraft, general impressions. the lap of a nun when the train `roturtle Megrim Hew* Barytes Don't ask me what I'm doing in a hotel room" in Calgary, writ- ing this on a rented typewriter. The best -laid plans of men with stubborn wives gang aft agley. 'We should be at home right now, but get my wife 'and daughter into a posh hotel and the only way you can get them out is to call the management and tell them you have no mon- ey• Travel is supposed to be broadening. And it is. In the first place, you:re sitting around on your tail most of the time— in planes, trains, buses and ho- tel rooms. Secondly, besides the lack of' exercise, you eat too muchand too, often. Between Tile .neighbors and friends of rot not sure Lake Superior is was swaying In. the 1te kies, Oh, CLIP AND SAVE — Mr, and Mrs, Stanley Hillen of still there, as we were above well, at least I hav 1t tnade you 14Ye1ti11bpr mit in'�' the Welton Cldttd *kenwovel "'hare la* at �tyloxetl stldao. e flew t� the Advertisements — It's a Profitable Pastime! The winners of our Labor Day Draw ,for McBrine Luggage are: 1. Joan Huether, Brussels 2. Linda Godkin, RR 2, Walton We congratulate these winners on their success in obtaining a piece of McBrine Luggage — the finest. 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