HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1967-03-30, Page 2. -
•
Since 1860, Serving the 'nmm?4nitli First.
--Published at SEA1 OBTH, ONTARIO. every Thursday.morning by McLEAN BRO$; Publishers Ltd.
ANDREW Y. MCLEA'N, Editor
* A Member .Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association
4� Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association
n r Audit Bureau of Circulation
Subscription- Rates:
Canada (in advance) $6:.00 a Year
Outside Canada (in, advance) $6.,50 a Year
SINGLE COPIES —• 12 .CENTS EACH
Authorized as Second Class Mail. Post Office Departmyent, Ottawa
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MARCH 30, 1967
We Must Extend the Welcome Mat
The role which each of us must play
if Canada's Centennial year is to be-
come the outstanding success that is
possible is something we have talked
about before.• But the matter is suffic-
iently important to merit further com-
ment. -
So it is that we refer to a' discussion
under the heading "welcome - mat"
which Industry carried in a recent is-
sue and where emphasis is placed on
the welcome which visitors here can
expect.
"Canada in this Centennial year will
play host to a greater number of foreign
visitors than ever before in her history.
Expo 67 alone will guarantee that.
"What will they ,make ' of _us, these
hundreds of thousands of men, women
and 'children of every race, creed 'and
nationality? What impression of us
will they take away.with them?" Indus-
try asks.
Most will be visiting Canada for
the first time in. their Iife. They can be
expected to make the most of their
stay here and see as much as possible
of this majestic and diverse country.
Certainly they will want to see our
mountains and our lakes; our national
and provincial parks; our cities, towns "LA -SUITE ES ONLY SIX DOLLAIRS. LA KEY IS SIXTY-SEVEN DOLLAIRS EXTRA."
and villages ; our Centennial and other
attractions. The tourist industry has the a
an obvious obligation to .put its best 1j 1 h Years A „ o,e
foot forward here. Much will ,depend
upon it doing so.
But itis not only thosewhowork in
hotels, restaurants, 'airlines and the
like who bear a responsibility not to let
Canada down. They may be in the front
line, but foreign visitors will base their
final judgement of this land and its
people on. the friendliness of the people
as a whole.
"We can be pleasant, courteous,. hose
pitable, helpful and fair in our dealings
with them; or we can be brusque, 'off-
hand, impatient, -surly, rude and down-
right gouging. However it may be, the .
story of Canada and its people, as ex-
perienced by each individual traveller,
will' be carried to the far corners of the
earth."
Expropriation Works Many Injustices
Wingham Advance -Times
The right_ of government agencies to
expropriate a man's land or property . '
for -some obvious public benefit is sel-
dom -questioned. But, says the Financial
Post, the: •, way pudic authorities ex-
'propriate- and . pay for what they take
is often iniquitous and calls for prompt -
reform. . -
Authorities, seldom 'make compensa-
tion that will allow a dispossessed home
or business owner to relocate without
Losing' money. The flaw does not ensure -
It's Forever
4
The Colourg Sentinel -Star
We in the newspaper business Iive.,
with a creed, comparable to none —
this is the opinion of the Sturgis (Mich-
igan) Journal
"Because what we • have to say we
put in writing," -points out the Journal.
The messages 'we' portray +here are
:with us for all time. The very thoughts
printed may be held in' hand for exam-
- ination and' re-examination. The state- '
ments may be checked in detail today, ,
tomorrowb .next week or forever if one
' that a home owner will receive the. mon-
ey necessary for him' td find compar-
able premises, move and pay appraisal
and legal expenses. Public works s4me-
times sharply reduce the value of ad-
jacent property or land. But the owners
of this land have no recourse to corn-
pensation. These people should • at least
have the right to seek court redress.
The public good, which justifies ex-
propriation, should not be enshrined -
and preserved at the expense of unjus-
tified individual fosses.
on the Spot
Journal, "the . spoken word is usually a
puff of 'wind. it's gone forever•' its
context lost for all _time." - •
From The Huron 'Exposit*
April 3, 1942 ,
• A distinctive' honor comes
a son ,of a pioneer -Bayfi
family, when Captain Cha
Ferguson was presented w
a certificate of merit. Capt
Ferguson is a brother of M
Nora Ferguson and Mrs. 01
Hhynas of Bayfield,
The fishermen at Bayfield h
large hauls Of fish this aspri
one tug bringing in thirty-sev
hundreds pounds- one day. Th
is the earliest in years and the
is no ice to bother the and t
price is good:
Hon. JameG. Gard; er, m
ister of Agriculture, Otta'
was the guest speaker at Tham
Road United Church.
Many old friends here will
gret to learn of the. passing
Mrs. John Robb, which occur
at her home in Vancouver, Sh
and Mr. Robb went to that ci
about 25 years ago.
Mr. Adam Hays,' one of Se
forth's oldest residents, and
of the most widely known an
in the district, passed away
Scott Memorial -.Hospital.
Mrs., R. H. Sproat accepted'
position of house matron of
girls' • residence at Defence •
d
ustries Ltd., Pickering.
Mr. Benson Hamilton, who h
been ill at his home) in Win
ham "'for several months, h
sufficiently recovered to resum
his duties on the• staff of th
Dominion Bank.
Mr, Fred Parsons, who h
been carrying on a barberin
business in the Box block fo
he -past five years, has accep
d a position .in London an
his business here.
A former school teacher an
Winthrop old boy, Mr. Willis
. Robinson 'of London, had th
ucky ticket on the clock,'draw
or at the Red. Cross cookin
ale.
The euchre and draw held';
ensall by KiopenEast WI,.wa
ell patronized. Prize 'winners
or •the euchre were: Iadies, Mrs
oss Chapinan, Brucefield; Mrs
pine cEwan, Hensall; consol
t
a ion, Mrs: Margaret Fuss, Par
ine; gents, G. Boa, Hensali;'°Ol
er Fee, '.Hay Township; con
olation, Wilmer Broadfoot, Kip -
n. Mrs. William Kyle of the
ppen area, was the lucky Win-
er -of the ham and Ted Oliver
won the basket of groceries.
The 'home of Mr. and Mrs.
ohn Jarrott, HensalI, was the
ene of a„ delightful gathering
Ai some 85 neighbors and
iends Met to honor their
ughter, Gladys, a bride -elect
this week. Mrs. A. McBeath
d Miss' Irma Ferguson"Ferguson",pre-
nted a large number of cost -
gifts.
✓ Jones, Seaforth, Thos. Leeming,
Jr., Alex Kerr and Wm, McCal-
to. lum, McKillop, Thos. McMillan
eld and Frank Hall, Hullett and
Char
John Elgie, Tuckersmith.
ith .A memorial service was held
ain in the Presbyterian Church for
iss five youd men, James Hutchi-
ive son, George Mulholland,. Elwyn
Rivers, Scott Hays and Fred
ad Weir who had lost their lives
ng, while serving their King and
en country.
is' Pte. Percy Ralph, who enlist -
re ed with the 2nd Canadian con -
he tingent and who was wounded
in France sometime ago return-
in- ed home.
was Mr. Lorne G. Weir of the
es Royal Hotel, has purchased a
mowing. pi r int heatre in Mea-
re-. ford and moving there
of shortly. - -
ed Messrs. F. S. Savauge and W,
e A. Crich have purchased Mc-
ty Laughlin cars froth the local
' agent, George Bell.
a- . The members of the manag-
one ing board' of the Presbyterian
en Church and their wives,- enter -
in tained the session and the tea-
chers and'officers of the Sun -
a day school at' a banquet in the
o school room: Rev. F. ,It. Lakin .
In- and Mr... Wm.. Ballantyne,' the
oldest member of the session
as and Mr. James Cowan, superin- `
g- tendent of the Sunday school,
as gave speeches. John Beattie was
e chairman.
e Miss. Mary Hoggarth -of Crom
arty left for. Guelph where she,,
as will take a course at McDonald
g College.
✓ The Winthrop branch of the
t- Red Cross forwarded in' 'Feb -
d ruary and March, 98 ,_suits of.t
pyjamas, 25 flannel shirts, 88
d pair socks, 18 pillows and 33
m pillow cases.
e Many friends Will regret to
n learn of the death of .Mrs. Ten- 1
g nant, mother) of Mrs, Robert d
McFarlane of; "Winthrop, who'
n passed away at her home in Al- v
s monte. ^
• Mr.. W. P. Thompson of town,
. has purchased Mrs. H. G`rieve's
farm on the third concession of h
- Tuckersmith. Mrs. Grieve ,takes
✓ Mr. Thompson's residence on, w
Goderieh St., in the deal.
e
r
1
Hf
s
w
f
R
A
ivIp
ine
L
The radio transmission; the excerpt s
on TV — obviously these types of mes- Rei
sages do not lend themselves readily to ' n
intense scrutiny or thoughtful study.
They are in the periphery.of living, . J
A newspaper is a community's inter- sc
pretive sociologist — it is a' chronicler sr
of day to day -events. ' daIt sorts out cause and effect in .the.. an
community. - se
ly
has sold their 80 acre farm sit-
uated' on the Lake Road west,
Stanley, to Mr. John Rau for
$3,185.00
Mrs. Hitch of the second con-
cession of Hullett, met with a
bad accident. She was attending.
to sortie duties in the ' barn,
when a newly calved cow•made
a rush at her, knocking her
down- and injuring , her some-
what and also killing the calf
in its mad fury.
Mrs. and, Miss Sage, well
known musicians of Walton,
leave shortly to fulfill, a num-
ber of engagements. They will
go to Milton, Detroit and Tor-
onto.
Mr. Hicks of Dunnville, who
has the - contract for the ditch -
through, the big swamp, . arrived
at -Zurich with his ditching ma-
chine and the men are busy set-
ting it up.
Mr. Henry Henderson of the
4th concession of McKillop, has
purchased from Messrs. Elcoat
Bros. of Tuckersmith, the splen-
did young thoroughbred Dur-
ham bull, "Honest Joe".
Mr. George McCartney of,
Moose Jaw, left here, taking
with him one car lqad of effects;
Messrs. Wm. Ross and Robert
Smith we,nt with him.
Many of the readers of Kip -
pen will remember James An-
derson, who at one time owned
the farm on which Kippen now
stands. He -died in Sheldon, No.
Dakota• . -
The concert given by the
Arion Club -of Boston and Tor-
onto in Cardno's Hall, was well
patronized by a highly apprecia--
ive . audience. Miss. Grace Me-
Faul of Seaforth, delighted all
with her clear sweet voice and
her rendering of "Home Sweet '
Home" was appreciated and
oudly applauded and her ren-
ering of the' "Swiss Song"
howed the- capabilities • of her
oice. The Concert was sponsor-
ed by the 33rd Battalion band.
Messrs. Dickson and McMann
hipped' 18 fine heavy draught
orses to Lancaster, Pennsylva-
nia. There were several that
elghed•• from. 1,700'° to 1,800
ounds and they were as good'
lot as ever left Seaforth rsta-
ion. Mr- Dickson went with
hem end will dispose of theta --
n the east.
desires. It is with -life, continuing life, in
which the elements of the time and
"On the other hand, continues the place are indelibly portrayed. • • _
The One Room. School Passes
an a period when one -room
schools are disappearing at a
rapid rate, this poem by •Mrs.
Kate Katarynch of Orillia, the
former Katie Smith of Paimer-
.ston and a one time pupil of
Mrs. J. Grurnmett at S.S. 9,
Wallace Township, ,is most ap-
t, propitiate.)
REQUIEM •
•
>t opened a faded old book to -
Taken down from the shelves
of time,
And hidden among its mellow
„ pages,
found there, memories sub-
lime.
Through the silvery mist of an
earn^ morn,
1 -walked down a country road,
That led4o to a little red, school
house,
t. back in a small maple grove.
#. saw again the old. swinging
gate,
Where tie wind played a Chord
all its own,
And tried, again • lived in my
_ hcfiii Thood day"; -
nostaigie diluted its own,
"-0 4. : nr flys o eir
• the school house,
I feel It should fly at half mast,
In memory of those gallant
teachers,
Who taught us in each graded
class. _
I stand alone in the old • school-
room,
Through its windows stream
-banners of gold,
And I ,Fl�ee through the rosy re-
-
Dear faces I knew long ago.
And I seem to see in the shad.
ows,
That fall soft on the old wood-
en floor,
The forms' of dear ones who've
gone on,
And travel this earth no more.
I feel the silence being broken,
By the echo of their footsteps
again,
they mareh'•in silent forma-
tion, •
t i the room that is now a "has.
been".
tinder the tree with ifs wide
prracding' 'branche's, • ,
That sheltered us in the deer
lobe a:io.; ,
Casae : More ; 014 rte n , Have
gathered,
And glorious memories unfold.
There's the woodsheds resplen-
dent in new paint,
Which provided such fun in the
snow,
As We slid down its long, slip-
pery roof,
Into the deep snowbanks
'hey'll tear down this dear old
place of mine,
For progress must have its full
swing, •
But no mortar or stone ean'e'er
cover, -
The memory of ',days that have
been.
Now its nearing the end of the
evening,
And the Shadows ,are closing th
around,
I must say good-bye to my mem we
ories,
And • farewell to the thoughts th
that abouihd • 10
* *.*
From The Huron Expositor
'April 6, 1911
The annual spring horse and
cattle show, under the auspices
of the Seaforth Agricultural So-
ciety, was a success: in the fuI-
lest ;sense of the. term. It was
well after -six wo'clock. when, the
judging was' 'finished. •
The members of the 'Goshen
,Methodist congregation, met at
the home of Mr. and 114)-s. W. 11.
Talbot in Stan"le'y- n ownship,
prior to their departure for their
new home on the Sauble Line
and presentedthem with an ad-
dress and ani .oak; rocking .;chair
as a token of their esteem and
appreciation. ,
Mr. David McConnell of Crom-
arty has disposed/ of his home
and lot to Mr. Oswald Walker,
who . we understand intends, re-
tiring from the strenuous farm
life.
Mr. Neil Gillespie had a very
successful, clearing sale, al-
though the roads were at their
worst, there was a large crowd
and bidding was brisk. Mr.
Percy Miller, who purchased
e farm takes possession this
ek.
Mr. J. J. Merrier. of Zurich,
piped ear Ioad'of horses to
west, 'Mr. Wm.. Callas will
loo
after the • stock 'on the road.
F. Daly, the Iocal agent
the Ford. ear, has disposed
some fifteen cars already
is season. Among those Froin
s-vieinity..'wha,--have porches- .
ears from' him .oris spring
I 1. 'r;i. S�lullen, G. M. Ches-
yr'. W. • tined: And,Robert
I return to the ACV' this faded for
old hook, a of
That 1 found on the !#helves of thi ,-,>. thi
And I thank above fur the ed
One IVO- ;
epeu .,• , are
' '1thiu cite 'pa> ' et time be
4. *
From The Huron Expositor. t
April `,1, 1892 ' t
Messrs. James A. Overholt i
• as 4gt,
By: Robert F Nixon
Confer)* Liberal Leader-
We ;are on the threshold • of ,a provincial general electio i
in this proavinec,And although I'm not con ultrr on ,the timing,
Pd foreeast that it will he called in ear Maand that the 'shout- q
ing-already at full volriifie' herb at Queen's Park -will be all over
by ',the mitldle`of Juti'e. t
There's no doubt that much of the, shouting will .tie 'abput . b
for major tax reform at 811 three"levels of eve eat. n
Sir:
Is our Centennial Town stag-
nating?
It is interesting to note that
Seaforth was incorporated as a
village • exactly one hundred
years ago. A census which was
conducted at that time showed
that the community had a popu-
lation of 1,056 people. Today,
one Hundred years later the pop-
ulation is just slightly more
than double that number. , •
Has Seaforth kept pane .with
other centres? I doubt that the
Size of families is smaller -here
than in any other area. Evident-
ly the offspring are not remain-
ing here in the town and area.
Is the town poorly located from
an economical point of view?
I think not. It is located in a
rich agricultural, area, is near
a seaport, has both highway and
railway" service, has a bountiful
supply of healthy water and is
serviced by a modern commun-
ications system and hydro elec-
tric power. This picture is 'one
whlsth should boast an . affluent,
bustling community but does
it? Are these facts readily
available ands made evident to
the right people? .
The Town Fathers are the
natural scape-goats for almost
anything which 'does not mater-
ialize as the populus had antici-
pated. The challenge of direct-
ing the business of any munici-
pality is a grave one. These
positions must be filled • by res-
ponsible mature individuals who
possess a great deal of . fore-
sight and a tremendous ability
to comprehend the mounting,
problems of the day.
Have our Town Fathers met
their challenge or are they too
involved in petit business to
concern themselves' with such
immediate and pressing matters
as governing a town? One of
these matters is the lack of in-
dustries which could employ -and
raise the living "standards of the
citizens. I, do submit that there
are some fine small industries
in the town but far too many
people commute from Seafprth
to earn' their existence.
Qur seciety is in a tumultuous
state. with' Strikes, protests and .
inflationary trends. Nevertheless
we- as individuals must adjust to
the changes and must not sit
back smugly and say that -this
Young generation of swingers
is too far otic to ever function
id our society. It is this gener-
ation who are soon going to be
administrating while, others of
yeti sit back•in your arm chairs.
Asa result the town government
has two alternatives firstly to
let your town, Seaforth, contin-
ue on the road to stagnation;
and let these fine enthusiastic
young individuals be drawn
away to serve other centres and
peoples, or secondly, to revital-
ize,
revamp and initiate some
enticing changes which will en-
courage growth in all areas of
the town.
Seaforth not only needs in-
dustry but also it needs more
professional people (doctors,
dentists, etc.) to serve the town
and surrounding communities.
Since this is Seaforth's Centen-
nial as •well as Canada's, it is "
a terrific opportunity to
prove the economic state of a
faltering but potentially fairer
town.
Ted J. Gordon,
Waterloo, Ont..
Sugar and Spice
By Bil
UNIFICATION: PART TWO
Remember where ' we le
off? Twenty years from now.
weak central government, wi
everybody from the housewif
to the U.S. government dow
on it, .
A tough,. ruthless Uniforce
popularly known as the Ca
nadian Cobras, 100,000 strong
And ' jut -jawed ' Joe Garbaldi
former union leader, as Defenc
Minister.
1 Smiley —
up -a string of fortresses at
ft Vancouver, Windsor, Brockville
A' and, St. Andrews -by -the -Sea. He
th justified the expense by point-
e ing out,. at a secret meeting of
n the caucus that the forts were
made of paper, thus giving a
boost to our pulp and paper in-
`dustry. But the results were ,.•
drastic. '
• The Americans- pulled eight •
, divisions out of Germany and
e sprinkled them along the 49th
parallel, , about eight men to
ted the Chile. They sent an aircraft
n carrier .up the St. Lawrence
On
• Se -away. It .got stuck • sideways,
but the residents of Prescott,
Ontario, lost their cool for a
a few days, with those 19-inchers
trained on them.
✓ The' entire U.S. Air Force
was yanked out of South Af-
rica, from which they. had been
napalming the Congolese. The
pilots were delighted to be
back in spots like Oswego,
N.Y., where a beer was 35
cents instead of a buck, was,
besides, they wanted a whack
at those Canadian Cobras, who'
were getting. • more -space in
Life magazine than they were.
Alas, once again . we have
run out of space, and you must
wait until' next week's issue to
• learn how • Canada was taken
over by a dictator in the only
bloodless revolution in history.
Well, practically bloodless.
The Honorable Joe vaul
-into t"o Douse of Commons` i
a rather unusual fashion. 0
of his opponents withdrew
from the campaign, on health
grounds, and set out for
world tour; The other was run
down by a truck, just: afte
addressing a meeting 'in which
he had attacked the Honorable
Joe.' Both incidents occurred
three days before the election.
Joe won. •
He. moved into Ottawa with
several beetle-browed cohorts.
A 'modest flat? `-Not' on'� your
life. He took over. an entire
floor ,.of . the Chateau Laurier,
There he lived quietly, with
nothing , to .distinguish him
from the average MP except
the - constant flow of cham-
pagne, call •girls, and guests. •
He was lavish with' the
press, and they liked it. He
was always good for a story,
because he had guts, color, and
good whisky, and unusual com-
bination in a member of the
House.
But the majority of his'
guests were sleek -headed men
who grow fat and ' sleep
o'nights. Industrialists wink- a '
new - gimmick, armament -mak-
ers with a hew toy, politicians
with a new angle; and all the
• other flies who gather around..
honey.` -
The Honorable ' Joe was the
natural choice for Defence
Minister. Slack -jawed , Lester
Gordon, Prime Minister, last of
Canada's Rhodes 'scholars, felt
in a vague sort of way that the
Cabinet needed new blood.
Within two years he had
uadriipied the defence depart-
ment's slice of the national, pie.
That made it 85 per cent. -of
he tastes, but nobody . kicked,
ecause, even though there had -
't been a new post office,
bridge: or • breakwater built' in
several• years, everybody was
roud of the Cobras, the world's
finest fighting- force.
And only a,few 'old-fashione*J
embers of the• press thought it
dd that the Cobras paid ten per
cent. of their salaries, ^volun-
the need.g
Premier', toliarts' *aid teceently''that' ifa:quities' in Canada's'
tax system -are strangling municipal a'nd'praivineial governmerit>I -
and that there is an urgent need- to find a rational system of fin-' p
ancing government services.
This of cou'1rse is too' ainfuily true --'but the Premier's m
remedy w.hith-woulds seefn 56 consist( o£ waiting 'for ''imptemetita-- o
tion of the Carter. and Smith Tax Reports - -.is no solution at all.
First, the Carter Report blears away from being enacted t
into legislation and the Smith Report on Taxation has not evert B
been seen yeti although the provincial government appointed the t
Commission nearly five years ago. 'What are our municipalities By
, and our citizens supposed to do in the meantime? p
arily, into the Old Soldiers
enevolent Fund. Chairman of,,
he Fund, Joseph 3. Garbaldi.
1987, of course, there were
recibus few old soldiers left,
ut they were well treatedby
he Fund. Two glasses of beer
day, free smokes, roil-your-
wn, and a sexy movie every
turday night, whether you
anted it or not.
Joe played it cool. He in-
vited a couple of. waiters from -
e Nanking restaurant up fo4r
weekend bash. everybody
ought' he was flirting with
e Chinese. -.
While' the Premier waits for reports and, blames other
levels -of government, all parts of- Ontario suffer from the lack
of provincial action to assist municipalities 'trying. to °meet fin- .a
ancial Obligations:we have unequal educational facilities, des- o
perate housing shortages, inadequate roads, welfare, law enforce- .Sa
ment, parks, sewage acid water supply programs. w
In ,the fields of education, welfare and law enforcement
most of the decision-making ands regulations conte from Queen's th
Park: it is obvious that the `governmeat should be providing a
major shar'c' of "the'' h"is"ses foir these programs to 'alleviate'the a
burden of tlae smatb home -owner and to do it"without robbing th
communities of interest and'partieipation in their own affairs, th
I Weuld- likeEto hear frontou• if you are `interested'in c
,these or any other pm-vtncial pr'obI mg. „
iii
•h
The U.S. Mate Department
ailed au etnergenty session.
e C.J.A.. infiltrated Ottawa,
the guise of aivii servants.
f 00.11* d, nobody reedgrhixed
OW brach 'thought tlitY were
the>r civil:'` serirei spying on
Nv'ext thing,he did was Owe*
f,.. +* • o
the
;
"Lei's stert sh ttk treatment.
Shaw him the ' bil(li'
s
a
M
•
s.
N
i
r
t
ti
a