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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1967-04-13, Page 2Since 186QR Serving the Community First Published at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLFAl BROS., Publishers Ltd• ANDREW Y. MCLEAAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association Audit Bureau of Circulation • Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $5.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $6.50 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 12 CENTS EAC$ Authorized as Second Class Mail. Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, APRIL 13, 1967 ., The Significance While no announcement has been made concerning a site, and, as far as the public knew, even before the matter of a site had been considered -- the board of regents of the community col- lege intended to serve this are has set- tled on a name for the institution. It is. to be called Conestoga College. The decision, understandably, has re- sulted in some less' than enthusiastic comment and in some unanswered questions. It would have been expected that a college which the minister of education has said .:as to serve equally all four counties of Huron, Perth, Wel, lington and Waterloo, would be given a name that would have significance in each of the counties. Such .a name is that of John Galt, founder of the Canada Company, which was proposed.. by one of the board members. John Galt, as much as any one per -Son, was responsible for the settlement of that area now includ- ed within the boundaries of the four counties. There are other names that wouldhave mule ....to.__tind__and . which would be equally representative of the entire area had the board not been in such inordinate haste to select a name which has meaning only 10 a portion of the area. The Stratford Beacon -Herald in a recent editorial suggests there may be a deeper significance in the christening and asks whether the name Conestoga reflects a decision which may already have been taken regarding the site of the new college. • Someone has put the cart before the horse in naming this region's proposed technological college before ' a site has ance been picked the Beacon -Herald states...., of a Name gion, the name Conestoga is almost meaningless. Does it suggest that Waterloo Coun- ty will be the site of the new college? How might the board of governors vote on the site? Well, five members of the 12 -man board live in Waterloo County. ,,Wellington, which did not re- quest the college, has three resident members, of whom two live in Guelph, less than 10 miles from the -proposed Waterloo 'County site. Two members live in Perth and two within Huron's boundaries. A A Kitchener consulting firm has been hired to recommend a site. If the firm should favor a Waterloo County site, the Perth -Huron members _would, not have enough votes to present any op- position. "The consultants are expected to give their opinion April 14. The board will examine the opinion then make a decision. "Then, we will_ know :howfar the cart (or is it the Conestoga?) is before the horse." the Stratford paper con- cludes. Moderation At any time and in• any voice make erate and goes on :-- v . • N . Conestoga'— the chosen name — is a familiar word- in Waterloo County, .where both a river and village bear the name, and where early : fennsyivania- - German settlers arrived in covered wagons known as Conestogas: , - But in Perth, Huron and Wellington counties, which form the rest of the re - y, place, the of the extremist is more apt to itself heard` than that of the mod - man: The language of intemper- and bitterness, pitched in, strident makes news in a way that the ";"language of reason , and restraint does not. , , But if moderate men are not to be overwhelmed or.; at very least, damaged by misrepresentation, it is sometimes vital that they speak up in the name of that largely silent majority which has consistently shown 'at the ballot box that it wants no part of extremism. (Industry) r1 Sugar , and Spice — By Bill Smiley -- 1'D RATHER EAT SPAM One of the great, bruising stresses .of modern society to which socialogists pay little at- tention was imposed, on me this week. I traded? my car for a new one. • T This psychological crisis comes to all of us; every two or three years. It bears looking, at, as a manifestation of the tremendous pressures we have to cope with., and our grand- fathers didn't. What a snap they had They went to a reputable horse- dealer and bought a horse. No sweat. They didn't even hare to make the agonizing decision of whether to buy a brand new one or a late -model used.' There was no such thing as a new horse.. What's more, they enjoyed it. There was some good-natur- ed dickering which malty end- ed , with both parties thinking they had got the better of the. .deal. Grampa chuckled as he dtove his lively gelding home, thinkingof how much trade-in allow he'd received for Old Min, the mare, who hadn't much mileage left in her. And the dealer chuckled as he thought of the gelding steadily . going blinds and, the fact the preach= er, who knew nothing about hbt'ses, was looking for a quiet tare 'hke old Min.' Ali& point Is that it was not' bhe 11/#*Ifint elthattsting .huts that `a Pilot e 'a ear `deal . ;ar, railayrman , then. *new Wlte'thet 'a.htrso vs* sound. He took a look at the teeth; felt the beast,; here and there, hitched, it up for 'a trial spin, and made -his -deal,__. • --• There was only so much that could be wrong with a horse. He could be blind, or spavined, 'or wind-broken. But he didn't rust, there was no "chance of his brakes grabbing, his trans- mission. was automatically au- tomatic, and he • didn't cost $1500 a year fpr life. And that's one of the rea- sons I buy a car . exactly the way Grampa',used - to buy • a horse. I look at its teeth. That is, I ; lift' hood to make sure there's a motor, ' and open trunk °to make sure there's a spare: I don't feel the least here and there, but I kick the tires and give the doors a good 'slam or two. I take it for a little trial 'spin. And if nothing falls 'off, and the color suits my wife, I deal. There ate different types of car buyers, of course. There's the kid who makes $60 a week. He walks up -to the red Conver- tible with 80 yards of chrome, bucket seats and dazzling wheel discs, points to .it and says;" "Gimme dat one." Cheerfully, he signs the indenture papers which will enslave him for four years, and departs the lot with a squeal of tires. Where else can he find Power and sex ap- peal`fara iousy$80 d'n onth? An, there's ',the born horse- trader, who deals tor the sheer - joy of. IL Re spends most of itis -ware time In ciir &alert" 1otso '1l'a goling the atdsilcielt,• and quoting the terrific deal that Honest John down the street has offered him. He sel- dom has a car more than six months and is deluded into thinking that his lot is improv- ing with every trade. But for the average layman today, buying a car is an .ex- crueiating ordeal, - He suspects the dealer, He fears ridicule from his friends, all •of whom have made 'excellent deals hate- ly. He dreads the interview with the bank' manager. He trails from one 'car lot to, an- other, trying to find a buick for the price of a volkswagen. And the upholstery must match all his wife's clothes. Not me. Not no 'mere. Life's too short. Yesterday, I bought in 20 minutes. Let my wife drive It home. Oh, there were one or two little things. It stalled, and we discovered the battery cable was loosed. The light in the ceiling wouldn't go out and I had to phone the dealer to find out where the switch was. One of the doors won't close. And there was a delightful bit of family excite- ment when my wife pushed the window -washer button, it stuck, and soapy Water gushed over the windshield for five minutes with more suds than a detergent commercial. Hut it'll all work brit. Three years from rioter., it'll be just another rust-buelcet, almost paid for, Aitd -I have probably add, ed a: h1 to my life by' •burble Xi'ke°�ampa""kyr it retry Ctf. • In the Years Agon.TO THE EDITOR From The Hwren, E,VOAltor April 17, 1942 Rose R. MaeEl; forMer Cromarty teacher and well known native of T14ersmith, was honored when 'he was chos- en president of the public school department of the Ontario Ed- ucational association. Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Sparling of Gorrie, celebrated. their 25th wedding anniversary at home of their daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eaton. Allan Smith, who for the past four years has been on the staff of the Seaforth Collegiate Inst- itute, left for Toronto, on being called by the RCAF. Holding the rank • of Pilot Officer,; he will serve 'as educational officer. Albert Fortune fell 20 feet to the ground and received.• ser- ious injuries, while working on a ladder at St. James' Convent. He was later taken to ,Scott Memorial Hospital . efhere it was found he had a possible fractured ankle and serious back injury, Guy Lombardo, his brothers, Carman, Lebert and his little sister, Rose Marie, the London- ers ondoners with the sweetest music this side of heaven, are coming to Seaforth to help the Red -Cross. The following are the enum- erators.in the various townships: McKillop, J. L. Malone, RR 5, Seaforth; Mrs. George Eaton, RR 1, Seaforth; Steve .Murray,' RR 2, Walton; and George' Dun- das, RR 1, Walton; Tuckersmith, Robert Archibald, RR 4, Sea - forth; Ray McGeoch, Egmond- ville; Mrs. Gregor McGregor, RR 5, Clinton; Harry Norris,. Brucefield;• Win. -Buchanan, Hen- sall; and John T. Elgie, RR 3, Kippen; Hensall, Ira Geiger; Seaforth, M. P. Patterson;. • J, A. Westcott; J. M. Govenlock; R. E. Bright; Alex Muir; Dalton L. Reid. -Harry J. -Hoyle, well known author of the Phil osifer col- umn in The Huron Expositor, cbmmensed his new duties as farm commentator over - CBL, Toronto. Prior- to leaving for Toronto, Mr. Boyle was pre- sentedwith a silver tray by the Huron Plowing Match commit- tee of which he has been pub- licity chairman. Tuckersmith farm forum groups wound up thee winter ac- tivity with_ a Social evening at the home of Mr. Harry Stewart in • Tuckersmith, Nearly 200 were present and euchre was enjoyed, the prizes being_won as' follows: ladies' first," Mrs. A. Appleby, lone bands, Miss Dor- othy McClure, consolation, Mrs. Russell Coleman; inenis filet, James Doig,.lone hands, Harvey McClure, and consolation, Nel- son McClure. Junior hnckey_was wound up for this season during the past Week, when the Duncan cup win- ners , were guests of W. J. Dun- • can, donor of. the cup, ata din- ner . at the Tasty Grill. D. L. Reid was chairman for the event and the cup was, present= ed to Gordon Hildebrand by Mr, Duncan. Members of the winning team were: J. Rice, G. Hildebrand, E. Doig, D. Strong, A. Ryan, F. Coombs, J. Elder, H. Steffen, R. King, R. Milliken, F. O'Connor, A. Hubert and R, Bennett. Managers, Gordon Muir and John Flannery. Miss Gretta Lammie of Hen t still, `entertained ,the - young. pupils of her Class when a de lightful musical program wa given. • Kenneth Eaten, of • Wintrop discovered a lane owl had at tacked one of his_ wild duck and had it partly devoured. He got his rifle and got revenge by shooting it, It had a wing spread of five feet. Mr. Homer Mellon has leased the residence of Mr. Malcolm McDermid on Goderich St. West Mr„.,John F. Scott has' been awarded the contract for re- painting the exterior of first Presbyterian ' Church and the manse. er Cession of tatiley4 ' - The ne. y friends df Mr r Jamen Beattie, w. ha -had the ... fortune to fall at his home a couple of. weeks ago and frac - tured two ribs, are pleasedete s see that he is able to be out again. Local Goverment min Problems Amore Concern Sir, caught them unprepared. Their May I take' advantage of your forethought was insufficient, their vision too.,dieland factors * p * • From The Huron Expositor April 15, 1892 Mr. , James Cumming of Tiu.ck- brsmith, has rented his farm • on the Kippen Road, south of Egmondville, to Mr. W. J. Hud- . son, for the period of five years for $325 per year in ad vai lie. Mr. John Darman, -Tucker- smith, has made over 40 gal - Ions of syrup this season. Mr. Wm. Chapman, Tucker - smith, has 'been re -appointed path master. ' Workmen are engaged•- this week putting in the beautiful stained glass window bequeath- ed by the, late Ann Dunkin in St. Thomas' Anglican Church. Last week, Dr. J. G. Scott of this town, sold to Hibbert Win- ters, a steer one year and 11 months old, which weighed 310 pounds. It was raised on the doctor's farm in Harpurhey. Dr. Smith, .coroner, held an. inquest on the body of the man who was found dead in the Queen's Hotel stables in town. Dr. MacKay madea most care- ful post mortem examination. He found .the skull fractured behind the ear; the back brok- en and several ribs broken. It was ascertained that he had given his name as Haggnesday and was'a carpenter by trade. He had worked.for Mr. Walsh about 18 or 19 years ago. Mr. Thomas Hills, who is said to have made and sold more cutters during the past. season than any . maker in town, is again to the fore with a num- ber of new -buggies. .. Mr. Wm. Townsend of the west end, Tuckersmith, passed peacefully away. Be was only 64 years •of age. The remains were interred in Turner's Cem- etery on Wednesday. At the last meeting ,of the McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Co., . •90�-^applications for insur- ance were submitted and accept- ed. These applications covered an insurance of- $109,000',; and were for, the month of March alone,. A letter has been received from• Zenas Beam, who- left a few. weeks ago for the north west. He is engaged working in a sash and door factory in Cal- gary and receives $2.50 per. day. At the North Perth Stock Show, held at Stratford„ Robert. Wilson's celebrated . stallion `Carlisle" carried off the first prize in the standard bred class n' a ring of five. The ditehing „machine was started; in the swamp near Kip - pen. It 'looks more like a mon- ter. Mr. George McLeod, well known blacksmith of ltogerville eft this week for Virden, Mani- - oba, where 'he intends making is home and will be working or Mr. 'James Elder, also a ormer resident of Rogerville.° Mr. George Logan of Kippen as begun work on the barn of Mr. Thomas Willis and is rap- idly pushing It forward. *** From The Huron Expositor April 20, 1917 The French have•joined the British in what. looks like the big spring drive that has been so eagerly looked forward to by the Allied countries. for so. many months. A very pleasant event took place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jarrett of Stanley Township, when they were pre- sented with a beautiful Aladdin hanging lamp. Mr. John Rath - well gave a most pleasing talk on behalf of their friends, ex- pressing appreclatidn at the hospitality and kindness which they always extended . while residents of •the neighborhood. Mr. E. Aldridge of Thedford, has purchased Mr. E. F. Mern- er's tug, the "Edna K" and fish- ing outfit at Bayfield. Mr. John Caldwell of Hensall• disposed of a pair of heavy draft mares, three and four Years . old, which brought the. record figure for, these days of $600,00, The people of Hensall • and surrounding country were great- ly shocked to hear that Lieut. James .McArthur had given his life for the -capture of Vimy Ridge. Mr.: A. . Archibald of Tuck- ersmith, received word .from the war office that his eldest son Andrew William Archibald had been killed while fighting with the Canadian troops in. France. Mr. Nelson Govenlock, Mc- Killop and, Mr. Robert, Laird of Seaforth, left for Toronto to enlist with the aviation corps: Mr. August Guhr, the well known dredge contractor •of this town, who owns a half sec- tion of land at Viking, Alta., received an offer this week from a western oil company, to lease his property for oil dril- ling purposes. - Mr. Chas.. Soole, a former well known resident of Seaforth but now of Winnipeg, was in town. •_ - The farmers in the Hensall vicinity are now busy on the Paled and the gardeners are.im- i proving their - homes.. Cook Bros, sold the following parties 1017 Ford Touring care - during the past ten days: W. s Jamieson,. Dashwood;' Harry Price and Craig Bros., Hensall; Peter Lamont, W. G. HesseJohn 1 Decker, Jr., Dr. A. J. McKin- t non, Ed Kalbfleisch and H. F. h Westlock, Zurich; William Ren f nie, BIake, Sami Reichert, Hills= f green and Paul Cleve, Bayfield. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Harvey and h amily, Kippen, have moved to heir new home on the 3rd con- AArr� a37��M raaasSt It ng --Size in Capacity . . Westinghouse Chest Freezers feature slim -wall construction; 2 removable • storage baskets, in- terior light, removable divider, built-in lock, 5 year food storage warranty. MODEL ILLUSTRATED - HOLDS 772 LBS., 23.5, CUBIC FEET23, CAPACITY0 �"� SPECIAL , . d Other WESTINGHOUSE Freezers in stock From 7 to•28 cubic feet capacity, priced from $169.00 u r e 0 c and n a a 0 v party can control the progress of our control, and the many warnings oreatest province kr a effectively the government has had, 7~'or- all uarter of aa leer ate and ,effectivelythe effect it had, one Would! stifle alternative thought, This think they had never heard of is a sad reflection on the demo Atlantic AccePtanCe, or • ?itiah crated process. We have accept - Mortgage. Now" that the Pruden - ed far; too long the C.onservating tial scandal has been bared, and persuasion that they are ruling it has been shown that. the as - by a sort of perverted divine sets were juggled to 'dupe 'the right. We have allowed them, by public, the government pleatds devious means; to resurrect the. old Tory lamely compact, 'al ignorance. How rriany' years do though the power base seems to they need in office to connect have .shifted somewhat to the a situation that has been drawn West of the province. to their attention so many The present Government has times over the years? How long presided at the time of our does the public have to wait greatest expansion, and in a fqr protection against fraud? period of the most rapid mater- Obviously, they subscribe to the old adage "let the buyer be- ial and social change that Can- „ ada hae'ever experienced. This be- ware". would pose difficulties for any -'the Ontario Government has government. However, the tre- built a great empire to control mendous forces of change that Medicare. When we embarked have affected our whole society, on this programme, we knew forces that were largely, for -' it would be costlY, if -only for seen throughout the world, have (Continued on Page 5) columns to thank the electors of political expediency have oc- of Huron for having nominated cupied too much of their efforts. me as the Liberal candidate for As the present government the forthcoming' Provincial ele has aged in office, we have seem tion. For my part I hope to them unwilling to face change, place the issues before you, a They are foundering over pol- pledlge, if elected, to do my best Kies that should have been pre - for the improvement of got'er - pared ahead of the necessity for ment in this Province, and to action. This has forced on them represent the opinions and needs a rule by crisis, a patchwork of of Huron County in the Legisl repair instead of a major over- ture. haul; - In, common with the rest.f For an • example of this we Ontario, we in Huron are ha need only think of the ineffec- ing misgivings that one par sive operations of ,our securities TheChance...of A LIFETIME! at the .7) West -End • - Pontiac -Buick TRADING POST, IN MITCHELL .... And look at what we . have to trade ! !- Good Will' Used .Cars . and Trlucks 1965 Chev. Sedan, standard 1965 Pontiac 6 -cylinder, A.T., radio 1965 Ford 6 -cylinder, A.T. 1965 Pontiac. Parisienne 4 -door 'sedan, pow- er steering and: brakes, radio 1964 Pontiac S -cylinder, A.T., power steer- ing and brakes 1964 Beaumont 2 -door H.T. 1963 ' Pontiac Laurentian, 9 -passenger sta= tion wagon, radio, p. steering, brakes 1963 Pontiac Laurentian 2 -door sedan, 6-Cyl., A.T., radio 1963 Pontiac V-8, standard 1961 ,Pontiac V-8, A.T. 1961 Olds Super 88' sedan, A.T., power steer- ing, brakes, radio 1956 Lincoln Premier. This one owner car • with only 69,000 original miles must be - seen to be appreciated. Full power ' --- brakes, steering, windows. former ;own- er's name on request. • ' A NUMBER OF°OT ?ER MODEL. S AT" ' GOOD SAVINGS! TRUCK OPPORTUNITIES 1966 1/2 -Ton "GM'C heavy duty, with special springs ° 1964 Chev. 3 -Ton • chassis and caab, with 900 x 20 rubber 1964 Chev. 1 -Ton, 4 -speed transmission 1962 Chev. Pick-up ' 1962 GMC 1/2 -Ton pick-up 1960 Mercury 3 -Ton heavy duty, 900 x 20 rub- ber - 1956 International one -Ton, stock rack WEST -END GARAGE' can aas-evss - • MITCHELL Open Every Eveuiirig tilt 10 to Serve You and'ail Night if, nveirhtivo(to - 4