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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