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• ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO,. MARCH 2, 1967
Red Cross -Boasts A Proud Record
The record of the Canadian Red
Cross Societyis a proud one; proud be-.
cause Canadians made it that way.
It's the 'story of Canadian men, wo-
men and young people voluntarily mob-
ilizing themselves to help their; less for-
tunate neighbors at home and abroad in
peace and war.
In this centennial year, it is well to
take -note that voluntary service organ-
izations like the Red Cross have always
been one of our best means -of helping -
people. It has given us a service that
cannot be had in any other way. It is
through voluntary service organizations
like the Red Cross that we are able to
exercise individual efforts towards the
common good of all.
The Red Cross in Canada has been in
the forefront of voluntary .service ac-
tivities since the late eighteen hundreds, -
and has contributed much to our heri-
tage. Today, it continues to serve the
Iess fortunate on our behalf.
March is Red Cross Month in Cana -
When the Red Cross Volunteer can-
vasserasks for financial support, we
can afford to be generous.
Small Town Iles Much to Offer
We have always contended that the
small town has much to offer when
compared with cities and larger cen-
'tres and on many occasions we have
said so. '
Now the Standard Press of Burling-
ton, Vermont, says the same thing, but
in • a different way. Comparing the
samll' town to a friendly cat the Preis
puts it this way:
"A small town, has a lot to offer.
Those who. might argue the point say
that small towns are all right but ev-
erybody knows everybody else's busi-
ness, and what's more, they blab it.,
It may be true, but` rest assured that
in the big city, they don't, care enough
about you to find out, Much less talk.
It is easy to be anonymous in the crush
gf the city, but lonesome walking•down
.the streets with no one to howdy on
the way.
"Small towns stand snug and secure
-against -the world. What -they' lack in -
sophistication and savoirfaire, they
make 'up for in security and feeling of
belonging,. Tourists come to the coun-
try to enjoy for a- little while what we
erfjoy all year 'round.
"A small town sits alongside the
highway like a friendly cat, searching
every face as it passes.. She purrs in
contentment when someone goes out of
the way to notice her and do something
for her. She welcomes the attention "
Weeklies ' , Are interested In People
Like the Fort Erie Times. Review
suggests, there is a tendency on the
part of many persons, particularly
thosewho dwell in the, large centres,
to ;regard the weekly newspaper as .``a,
thing of the. past; something left over
from the days of the general store and
the pot-bellied stove -where the local gos-
- • sip . could be picked up in a half' hour
shared with a few old cronies. "'
"_The truth: of the matter is the week-
ly is coming into its own," declares the
Times -Review editorialist "More'' now
than ever before. The reasons rest as
:Much with daily newspapers and other
periodicals as it does with the Weekly
itself. Of all the changes that are be-
ing made in daily newspapers, none is
more evident than the trend away from
the "folksy" news story and towards
the harder news of crime and corrup-
tion, death and disease.
"It is this very emphasis of the
"hard news" that puts the average citi-
zen literally "out of the picture." It is
not often he sees his photo in the week-
ly and usually never in a daily. Invol-
vement in hard news, usually occurs
only once in a person'slifetime, if at
all.
"Yet the average person Iikes " to
see news of himself in print whether
he admits it or not. People like to read
-about themselves or about people they
are, in however slight a way, connected
with and so we, have a place for the
weekly.'
"By its very nature, the weekly is
able to .fulfill a need in the life of a
great many people, and while' it may
be true the weekly means more to some-
one brought up in a small town than to
et'ei it'd"niere.Cciiuf4rtt •
ible now,"
a city dweller, nevertheless this does
not detract in any way from the value
of the smaller paper,
"The greatest justification • for the
weekly then is the very fact it devotes
itself mainly with news and activities
of persons who. seldom, if ever, Make'
the pages o f the daily papers . . . "
On Growing Old.
The Nanton News
You are getting old if --
--you can remember when people who
wore blue jeans worked. s
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TO -THE EMT
Abandon Puppies
in Grey Township
Sir:
' I was working with a few fel-
lows in a truck on the 15th con-
cession of Grey, Township last
Thursday, Feb. 23. We came
along the sideroad at approxi -
xi -lately. 2 pane High snow banks,
blowing,. cold, and visability, not
the _hest. We found fgur pup-
pies; (ie possibly four weeks
old) had been abandoned in
the centre, of the road. One al-
►i
ready lead been killed by a
car.
I just want the "monsters;"
who left them, on the road m
the first place, and the one who
ran over one, and left the rest
in the, .second piece, thet we
picked up the remainder aid
'took them to safety.
Your .in complete disgust,
Ron -Vanden Vossel
Malicious Damage
In Tuckersmith
Sir: • majority wanted it preserve4.
In 1060 when we" purchased. it4
This is an open litter –to the the'`•blackboards lied been •user.
for target practice, the teach••
Ratepayers of . No. 8 Fucker-' mos :desk was broken, boas
smith and area residents: scattered and torn, the furnace
had vanished (many ratepayers
In the Years Agcne
From The Huron Expositor Mr. R. J. Muldrew, man
March 6th, 1942 of E. A. Walker Hardware
Seaforth firemen welcomed Furniture Co., of Grenf
new members, F. Kling,Sask:, a former well known r
Harry Hart, J. C. Crich and Ken . dent of Egs silt lle, has be
Campbell to the brigade. visiting his sisters, Mrs.
Scarlett and Mrs. J. R. Scett.
"Arrived in Ireland safely, Mr. Clifford Bell, governm
feeling fine,"says a card re- inspector of shells in one of t
ceived by Mrs. W. J. Walker, munitions plants in Galt, vis
from John Neilson. "Hope you ed his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
are well;' Ain on the same ship P. Bell.
I was on, before. I have seen
action on the • Atlantic." Mr, Irene, daughter of Mr.'a
Neilson, who is" in, the RCNVR Mrs. Noble T. Cluff, met w
enlisted more than a year ago a, painful accident, when
and while in Seaforth_ was upset a cup of hot- tea over h
night foreman in Crichrs Bak head scalding it badly..
ery. ' Myrtle Tasker, one of t
McKillop Council awarded 'principal's . class at the pub
the gravel contract for . the school, was awarded honorab
-The price was: 50c mention for merit in• the Fe
a cubic yard. Alex Hartung of duct by the -tion in schgol and, op
Gadshil'1 got the contract. to the schools of the province.
Receipts of $140 as a result of • Miss Gretta Ross has rete
the all-star hockey game play- ed home from Sparta, whe . here, will be ' divided be- she was supplying for a fe the clinton and Seaforth weeks in the school there.
Lions Clubs, who sponsored the , Mr. Joseph Hoggaarth
event and will be forwarded' to purchased: the resilience of Mi
s
the British War Victims' Fund. Brooks in Egmondville and wi
Vera Hudson, accepted by the presently occupy it.
women's branch of the RCAF, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Georg
has commenced basic. training James Sleeth, Miss - Gemini
at Havergal College. The first' and Miss Ivy, McCloy of tow
girl to enlist, she has recently assisted with the concert pr
been an employee, of the Rich- gram given by the Ladies' Ai
mond Hosiery'at Mitchell. Nor- of Kippen Presbyterian Churc
ma Habkirk, for some time , on A gloom was , cast' over th
the staff of the Clinton Public- village of Manley when the new
School, was in•London for her went out that another of th
'final examinations and expects pioneers.had' passed away i
to be called immediately: Merna the person of Mr. John Rapie
Smith- has also joined the Wo- at the age of 78 years.
men's Division of the RCAF as Mrs. L. T. De Lacey,'secre
an accountant and ,reported this tary of the Seaforth Branch o
week for basic training at:Tor- the Red Cross Society, wro
onto.. She Is the wife of Allan Red Cross Headquarters, regar
Smith....of the. Seaforth Colleg- ing Pte. Nigh and had the fo
iate staff:
ager and 49 ' skunks,. besides other
and game.
fell, Mr. Bert Johnston of the
est- Expositor office, 1ias received
en word from his solicitor, R. S.
R. Hays, that his Canadian and
United States applications for
ent patents have been allowed. He
he has a device for the locking, up
it- of printers' forms and no boubt
J. they will seen be -in every
printing office.
nd We understand that the 33rd
ith Battalion Band of town, under
she heavy expense, has engaged the
er famous Arlon -Club of Boston
and: Toronto, to give one of
he their celebrated . concerts in
lie Cardno's Hall. • •
ole As W. C. Caldwell of Hullett,
b_ near Kinburn, was proceeding
on_ home from' Seaforth, -he •met
en with an unpleasant and unusal
experience. When. passing the
rn- agricultural grounds he.. over
ere took two men who asked him
eA, for a ride. Neer Mr. McDiarmid's
residence, one man got out of,
has the vehicle and threw his -arms
around Mr. Caldwell's neck, pul-
led him backwards, while the
other fellow rifled his pockets.
Mr: Caldwell got 'rid of them
e1'
and soon wae over by Dr.
Cooper of Kinburn, and if he
a: sees them again he will make
d it interesting for ,them.
h Mr. George A. Sproat's sale
• in .Tuckersmith was one of the
s most successful held this sea -
e son. There was an emmense
crowd and . the stock was . in
n good shape and every animal
and article was well disposed of.
Horses ranged from $75 to $135.
The sale realized $2,500. W. G.
te
Duff was the auctioneer and
dr rattled it off in four hours and
20. minutes. •
A very successful examination
• was held in the school in sec-
' tion two of Tuckersmith: The
' pupils were subjected to a rig-
'• id examination by their teacher
t Mr. Forsyth; assisted by,. Misses
Simpson and .Monteith and'
Messrs. ShiXl'inglaw, eifuldrew,
at Reid, foggarth, b5nillie, Dallas,
o. and Scott.
Mr.' -George' Watt of Harlock,
I one of our Iargest - and most
- prosperous farmers, had a large
wood bee. He placed his coni- L
modious residence at the dispos-
t aI of the young men and women i
I_ for dancing. • °
Mr. Robert Logan _shipped a p
car Load of„ve* superior. horses t
to Verdun, Manitoba.
lowing answer: "Re Pte. P
The home of Mr... Aug Mrs. Nigh, 401626, 33rd Battalion
Will Decker of•etear Hens -all was wounded and missing 10, 12, 16
the scene of a lovely event, with reference to your enquiry
when. some 40 relatives gathered concerning the. above,' I regre
at their home to honor them, en to inform ' you that at presen
the 'occasion of their 25th wed- we have no news beyond the of
ding anniversary. flag report that he is missing
Mrs. James B. McLean of Kip- Assuring • you of oqr gre
pen has sold her •farm on lot sympathy and earnest desire t
18,' concession' 1, Tuckersmith, help you in any manner and
to Rochus Faber of Hensall. The . help you in your suspense.
deed for the farm was taken am,. yours truly, M. B. Harri
out from the crown in 1826, by son."
the late James McLean, and it Pte: H. McGee, son of Mr, and
has been tilled by four gener- Mrs. James McGee who wen
ations of, the McLean family, overseas with the 161st Batts
Mr. David Grieve of Toronto, A iOn, has returned home.
pent the weekend at the, home ""Delegates from the Walton
of his parents, Dr, and Mrs. J, Farmers' Club, John McArthur
G. Grieve. Mr. Grieve dins en- J. J. McGavin, William 'Short-
listed with the RCAF. . reed and George Kelly, attend -
Mr. Chester McNay, RCAF, ed , the convention of United
St. Thomas, has been transfer- Farmers at ?Toronto - recently.
red to Scaduce, New Bruns- The Walton club' now has 92
wick: members and it is expected the
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Anderson 100 mark will he reached at
of Constance, entertained a the next meeting.
number of their friends; • the Miss Margaret Charters of the
occasion being Mr, Anderson's Mill Road,'Tuckersmith, is visit=
birthday. ing with Miss Margaret and Jen -
The farm forum was held at nie .McLean of Kippen.
the ' home of . Mr. and Mrs. * *
Ephrian Clarke, wide a good at-
tendance. The -convener was From The Huron Expositor
Ross McGregor. March 4th, 1892
The Goforth. Mission Band ' •
met in.the. basement of the ' Mr: Thomas McMichael, the,
church, with Peggy Willis in well known horse ' breeder of
the chair, Sue Nixon took the Hullett, sold - a three-year-old
chair for the devotional period stallion "Dutchman", to . an Ex -
and the scripture lesson was eter horseman for a good figure.
.read by Phyllis Scott and sen- While Angus McDiarmid of
tence prayers 'were given by the Huron Road, Hullett, was
Peggy Trapnell, Glen Nixon and hauling ice off -Van Egmond's
Doris_ Pullman. The story was pond, he broke through arid a
told by Mrs. D. H. Wilson neighbor passing by had to help
• * * * him out. No• harm beyond. the
wetting was the result.
Fram The Huron Expositor The Forresters and a large
March, 9th, 1917 number of Invited guests enjoy-
ed ail excellent supper in the
This winter we have hada •Forr'esters' hall, Walton. Mr.
coal "famine" and'that suffer- Blasheli. of,Brussels. and Mr. Wil-
ing has accompanied the short- Ilam Humphries 'delivered ad-
age of this necessity is wide- dresses. Mr. R. Morrison, Who
niable.. was financialsecretary, was
Mr. Howard Snell of Hallett, presented with a purbe fit mon-
ewes for Alberta, with three ey.
car loads of choice stock, forty There 'is still good sleighing
bulls and three stalliohs.. He to the ..north, although around
expects to be gene "about a town and to..the south, the roads.
month, • are getting bare. •
Mr. George Evans of McKil- Mr. and Mrs. David McGreg-
lop, _has sold his 50 -acre farm Or of I•iarputliey, celebrated
and has .since purchased from. their 80th •birthday, by enter -
It.; H. Roney Of . htibbert, nur- raining a number of their rela-
an Road' West, ori teak pos- tives acid friends ' •
'session March ist. Mr George Patterson has been•
Io Thee genial. assessor of •MO1- appointed Recorder for the tin -
p, William gyms of /lead- ited .Worlrmen in Seeforth, in
bury, has hien on his rounds place of the late A. Strb'iig,
again. This is 28 tunics he, has ,Mr. Daniel, Qulirlalt " 6f �
assessed in.th4 .tot 4xi4 In St* m txdville.. has.this, venter . s
ceasloil. 29 fuze , sl ;tniuk, 50 nuSIir tg
Following the burning of our have told me they have never
School, my- husband received . been able• to ascertain when and`
man ,
y telephone calls • express- where it went) clipboard doors
ing regret that the building is smashed, almost every window
now in ruins. Until this happen- broken — general destruction
ed we had no way of knowing everywhere and outside sever
your deep affection for, the old al five foot trees slashed and
Se.•hool. I was hospitalized when left lying. It would seem • that
the` fire was set and although we' ratepayers have failed our
the news was kept from me un- ancestors and the teachers
til I was stronger I am sure the through` our • continued amp -
sadistic 'atsonists will` get even lance of the wanton destruction
more• pleasure and satisfaction to a community building over, a
from their actions when they period of ateleast fifteen years,
become aware of my shock and Our lack of attention and res.
unhappiness on receiving the ponsibility have Permitted this
distressing news. " -• property to be a meeting 'place
for vandals these many years.
Last Fall a designer and in- 'When my:husband managed to
•terior decorator from Toronto temporarily bar these vandals
visited No, 6 Tuckersmith with from entering the School it
a view to restoring it. The ex- 'suffered desperation from eb-
terior was to .remain, th'e ,sanxe.,; scene: writing :.• on;, the outside
They were • so pleased to f i id v!ail& and its entrance was used
this type of School and promis- weekend. after' weekend for a
ed to make it a show; pierce -for--•toilet ;as revenge when– they
us and :the, community. ,Because. could no ,„gain,, entry, It is very
of other commitments this. Cen- regrettable)that such persons
tennial Year' it war ,.planneit "to remain at large in our midst.
start renovating the' . School in ,
1968 and on its completion to Froin' your comments my
hold aSchool reunion. band and'I know you share the.
loss • of No: 6 Tuckersmith
School from its scenic setting•
bye the rive,. Also, we are die.
tressed for a society that Is
producing ' and -nourishing an
ever-increasing number of
young criminals: -It. would seem
that these persons will be curb-
ed only when the penalties for
such offences are sufficiently
severe to deter others so .in-
clined. We appeal to any of you.
who have the slighest informae
tipn that might lead to the con-
viction of•the arsonists of No.
6 School to contact Constable
Primeau, Seaforth Detachment,
Ontario Provincial Police, tele.
phone 527-0700• This area in the
last' four months has experienc-
We believe that in addition
to sharing the loss of our School
we in -this • Section have failed
to assume our full responsibili-
ties to the School and to the
people ahead of us., who made
it possible. Since- purchasing
this School last year we have
tried to protect it in every way
other than by installing night
lights. The Ontario Provincial
Police and nearby residents
were alerted to observe any
trespassers. The School bore
private property signs,_ yet it
was broken , into, theee times
since March 1966, including HaI-
lowe'en, when the basement was
set on fire. The OPP investigat-
ed and the Fire Marshal ed too,many such fires and only
was • alerted. through 'the co-operation. of the
• Years ago when, the School ,•, general public, ,. our Police
was closed, the -windows were' Forces and Courts' will these
well protected, ; . however, at' elnmmalti be restxained� •
least . fifteen years ,ago wl}ei}, I The stone bearing 'the School
was not --ae section resident, :I
heard much damage was being number and date • of 1895 has
done to the School and on inves- on its reverse side an inscrip=
tigating , at that tune found ; it ' tion reading "In Memory of
wide open to the public and mile's, wife of Caster Willis
damaged extensively in . the
asement. I did not go upstairs, who departed this life Nov. 18,
ater when visiting in the sec•. 180, in the 43rd year of her
tion I recall attending a meet age ..: ", Can;..any of, the aresl
ng as a spectator and at that residents shed••any•Iight'on this
time the ratepayers voted to
ut on a new roof even though Inscription?
he building was not in use.
It was very evident that the Owners of No. 6 Tuckersmith
—you can remember when a baby sit•
-
ter was called mother..
—you can pass a;watermelon patch and
not think ,of buckshot, -
-you have baldness. bridgework, bi-
focals, bay window, and bunions.
—you think the village square is a
place 'instead of a person.
—you are grateful when a girl says no.
=–you think that the thinning of • your
hair is only a temporary matter. '
-----you' would "'rather not have a good
time than have to get oyer it.
—you think that in a week or ;two you
-" will feel as good as ever.
—you think middle age is ten years old-
er than. -you are now.
—you know how' to take care of your-
self and plan to one of these days.
---your narrow `waist •Mid your broad
mind begin to change places.
---a vacation is *hat you need after
you just returned from a vacation.
—all women look the sante •-- great.
Sugar and Spree
--r' By Bill .Smiley ---
CANVASSERS GRIPE ME
I don't know whether it's the
weather, but• certain species
proliferate in this country with
the rapidity of rabbits. One is
the chairmen of committees.
There's one for every snowbank
in the nation, Another is the'
guest speaker. There's one at
the bottom of every barrel. And
another is the canvasser In
some smaller communities,
there are more canvassers than
non -canvassers.
A canvasser is a weak-willed
person who can be talked into
asking other people for money
for a "Good Cause," or even,
more popularly, a "Worthy
Cause.b The number of Worthy.
Causes. in this country is only
exceeded by he number of
backboneless birds of both sex-
es who allow themselves to - be
put on the list of .canvassers.
And I• know whereof I speak.
In my day I have canvassed for
the blind, the retarded, the '
re-
sort' owners, the Red Cross, the
Salvation Army and eleventeen
other Worthy Causes. -About
the only thing t haven't done is
selb'cookies for the Girl Guides.
And I've hated every minute
of it. The trouble IS -that the av-
erage Canadian . citizen heartily
detests the handing .over 'of
cash for an intangible. At heart',
he's a generous soli., He knows
the Red Cross ones ,good, work,
that, something should' be done
for the blind and that Vit need
•a school for retarded children.
but he can't eat them,; Smoke
thele, drink thein, or even at:
taeh:sthem to his ear. Therefor'a-, t
the ':fellow wleo Will fling -down'
a ten in the liquor store as
though he grew the lettuce,
will dourly, head 'shaking, ' peel
off a couple of thin.one-spots
for the Sally Ann. The house-
wife, who buys• her weeds by
the carton, will spend 20 min-
utes'
in
utes' looking for two quarters
for the Cancer Society.
And I know just ' how they
feel. I'm' the same.
Some day somebody is going
to rap' at my : door for a Bad
Cause: a free crock a day for
alcoholics; a clinic for potential
pool players;.a• home for unwed
fathers. And I'm going to hand
over $20,. cash without quivering
an eyelid.
This preamble, as you have
probably gathered, is because I
got suckered once again into
canvassing for a Good Cause.
This time, it's a community'
swimming pool. A year-round
pool, already. There's a goad,
sized Iake within ,the town line-
its. We live on the shore of the
biggest fresh -water bay in the
world.. Six miles away is one of
`the Great Lakes, with miles of
safe, sand beaches. tut the kids
have to be able to swim in the
winter.
Next summer, I'll probably
be canvassing for a summer ski
hill, with artificial snow. For
the kids...
Baybe it Was the sheer auda-
city. ' of thi campaign that
grabbed me. This is no Waking
up $800 for the blind, •or $500
for the crippled- children, They.
want over ,a uarter�;of a. ?bil-
lion; The resultant• campaign Is
a cembinatl� oo; of The Nights ;01
he long, l nive and the, St.:
rtho
'What it amounts to is $30 for
every matt, women and child in ---
town. Non-realistic, you say?
Nonsense. All it takes is .
enough canvassers, and t4,gy.
will cowe the citizenry into s
coughing up.
My first' night out was a typi:
cal. Six calls to snake. First'
place, . nobody . home. Second
place, no such address. Thirst,
place; 'a response. A chap on
shift work tottered down, in his;
pyjamas and " weed' the party
I was seeking lived next door.
Called on him. "Wouldn't • give.
you;.a plugged nickel," he said
"but my wife said "she'd give.
two bucks."
At the fifth place, 1 rang and;
rang. No answer. I. looked In,
the window, . The 'householder.
was lying on the chesterfield,.;
There' was an empty glass be=.
side 'him. I threw snow at the,
window. No response. I kicked
the. door four times. I left
But 1 'struck it rich at the,
last place, Caught both husband;
and wife at home. A very mode
est• home, Gave my sales pitch�
with 'fervor, enthusiasm arid,',
sincerity. They admitted they,.
had five kids, agreed they,;
would use the pool, and booking'
a bit troubled;, but game-,.
pledged $56 a year, for three'
years.
Returned, triumphant, to.
Make my report. "Oh, yes, good.
old.. Jimmy," chortled. an:, old-
trier , oxo canvassing.. "Ile
pledges for everything,. from
church to paying, his taxes . ,ss.
been on: Welfarefor.
two: yew«
Gant- hold[ a job' more the a.
olbnie�'ss Day *Wore weelr��'
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