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The Huron Expositor, 1967-04-20, Page 2Since 1.86, Serving the Community First Published et SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN EROS„ Pubiishe ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association n Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $5.00 a Year +O Outside Canada (in advance) $6.50 a Year p 4 1►�` SINGLE COPIES -- 12 CENTS EACH 010 Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, APRIL 20, 1967 Bicycles Can • Anyone who lives adjacent to a level sidewalk or stretches of asphalt — and , that includes pretty well every urban resident -at least — will have experienc- ed concern as area youngsters recogniz- ed the advent of spring • weather with wild enthusiasm and rode their bikes without regard for man or beast nor -- and what is more important — for, ap- proaching motor vehicles. Undoubtedly it is just such an ex- perience that has prompted these com- ments by the Exeter Times -Advocate, After a long, hard winter, practical- ly any sign of spring is welcome. ' However, there are some harbingers not in that category, such as the re- turn of the many young bicycle 'riders and their hazardous antics and disre- gard for traffic rules. Perliaps disregard „is , the wrong word. Unknowing or uninformed may,• be a more correct appraisal 'of the situ- ation, although the terminology one uses is of little consolation to a griev- ing parent called to an accident involv- ing' an offspring, or to a motorist or pedestrian who has just been fright- ened out of his wits by 'a near miss ,with a youngster en a bike. The example shown by some adult drivers may be questionable, but young- .. sters should be taught the proper rules of riding in traffic before they are al- lowed onto the streets. At the present time this is left en- tirely to the parents and unfortunately many 'seem- to- abdicate this responsi- bility despite the fact their child's life is at stake. With several new riders joining the crowds each year, we think it would be a sensible project for council's pro- tection to persons and property commit tee to set up courses to be instructed by the local police for the benefit of these new riders,:as well as a refresh- - er course for present bike owners. It's a topic that '.can't be over -em- phasized, and .early training of young- sters may provide added benefits in fu- ture years when they get behind the wheel of a car. With the mounting car - Bring Tragedy nage on Our roads, such a program may just provide some reduction in ,this needless slaughter for future genera- tions. A youngster who has had traffic rules and regujations drilled into his head for.. several years, is likely to car- ry on these safer habits as an auto- mobile driver. At the, present time, it isn't difficult to see why teenagers have so many auto accidents after wit- nessing their driving habits on bicycles. Programs of bicycle"instruction and safety clubs have paid dividends in oth- er communities ,and would appear to be needed here. The cost would be prac- tically negligible and yet the results could pay huge dividends. It would appear to be • a 'Wise invest- ment. We Fall Behind James H. Kinkead of Goderich, re- tiring president of the Ontario Educa- tion Association convening at Toronto this week, hit one of the .nails on the head to• our mind when he declared the job of improving education should be done on a Canada -wide basis. For years there have been differ- ences, inequities that have worked hard- ships on both primary and secondary school pupils moving from one prov- ince to another. The provincial systems have inhibited .improvementsthat.rnight have been brought about could they have been undertaken on a national basis. Ontario, once the acknowledged .lead- er in education in Canada; is falling far behind in ..the, race, according to people knowledgeable in such matters. There will be no quick and easy solu- tion..The provincial responsibilities fpr education will not be 'yielded readily, but eventually, some equality of educa- tion must reach from sea to sea. Goderich Signal -Star Sugar and Spice =- By Bill Smiley — THANK GOD IT'S OVER • We have just gone through • the most relentless winter I can remember. Deep snow anti deep cold, day. after .day, month after month- 1 don't know about you, but it took more out of, in than four years of Wofid War II did. - But there are signs that the annual two-day. _ phenomenon known in this country as Spring, . is almost upon us, and, it is with considerable satisfac- tion that I look back and sneer at the blizzard on March 21Irt, laughingly known as the First Day of Spring. and those 15 - below temperatures just before Easter. I've made it again. Like many Canadians, I am in a state of suicidal depres- sion by the middle of .March.. But those good old signs of spring catch me just before I plummet into the pit, and there I am, forced• togive it another whirl., The signs of Spring in these parts are not quite What" they are in some';parts of the world, but they're just 'as welcome. No larks sing, hut is there anything sweeter thanthe first raucous call of a crow? The ° flowers don't exactly come jpotiping • ont but those hardy annuals, the picnic tablas, rear 'their brave head thirough the snow lit thelatc,t,- 'Arid there'd color every. where. BirOWIt 'lirddy •yellow And beautiful gama gfrd53, greed Witte battlea ori , lvn tl'te spring yottr font 1:;3i , tdSSed there byy .pair' said flgtitlti r otos riowinder a gitY, midwinter madness. And the lovely off-white of about three tons of sand and salt thrown onto said lawn by the snow- plow. But you'll hear no complaints front me. In fact, I feel so good when I kick off the old galoshes and hang up the overcoat for the last time that, I Might just burst into song. Here are. -the words. It might go to the tune -of ('There's a 'pear in M4 Eye". There's a •hole in my boot, '' In nay best rubber boot, But I don't give a hoot :Cause it's spring. ' There's a smell in the air Like, an old she•rwolf's lair, .But I don't really care 'Cause it's spring. • There's a squealing, of"tires, And the smell of grass fires, And the poets are liars, But it's spring. There are masses of mud, And any cellar's in flood, But I know in• my brood That it's spring. There's romance in the air All the boys have long hair, And the girls have a flair In the spring. There are gamboling lambs And fat Easter baits Even an oldie like I, Gets a look in his eye In the spring. A remarkable thing That you feel like a king When you,get in the swing Of the spring. • And that will be q -4111,41, HI UggPSt " ' . V eWO .uaneeiet." etp Sir: inept ix}spectors calling oh theta daily, all of thetn,,well trained - 1 am* quite concerned about. -in' their respective field, This recent publicity that the Huron insps confidence and coop• County Federation of Agrieul- eration from farmers. I think ture and the \Ontario Humane the same would be true of HU. Society have been receiving. I mane Society Impeders rs and • was also quite interested to would also inspire more con. road the letter t� the editor fidenee in thele by local and from Mr. T. Hughes, General government veterinarians. Manager of the Ontario Humane At the present tions the Mr. Society, What disturbs me the on County Federation's resolu- most is the fact that the recent tions and proposals. are being publicity would indicate that studied by the Ontario. Fectera• - the Huron County Federation tion of Agriculture „Who have - is opposed to the Humane So- qualified people, competent 'to eiety and the Humane treat --Veal with suck -problems and if rent -of animals. This is un- in -°their opinionproPos . the 'a1e fortunat.A because I believe are based -on misint'ormation, as that the changes proposed by indicated by Mr. Hughes, Huron ' the Huron County Federation County Federation will not re - y: r 7 - . of Agr'icuiture in the Society ceive support. I would hope for. the prevention of Cruejty to that the Ontario Humane So- ciety Act, would strengthen ciety would co-operate with the the effectiveness of the Humane O F.A. in, the study so that it Society in order to reach more could be based on the most ae- of thesborderline 'cases which curate infoimation available, are now being over looked. No farmer gets into the bust- • The Federation has never ac- of f for the "FAR AS I'M .CONCERNED, THIS WILL DO NOTHING TOWARD ERASING YOUR -BAD IMAGE..." In the Years Ag�ne From The Huron. Expositor and Mrs. Dudley Holmes of Church. The main objects April 24, 1942 'Wingham and grandson of Dr. the social were to allow t Holmes, County treasurer, is members of the congregatio While the attendance was now a Flight Lieutenant in an opportunity of becomin not as large as usual, the proFrance. He enlisted with the acquainted with Mr. Wilson, th ceeds at the Lions -Legion bingo 161st Battalion but having amounted to $26.00. The lucky pre new assistant, to congratula door prize was won by P. J. ferenee for the aviation, he was. Dr. McDonald in his newly a transferred to the Royal Flying quired honors and to spend of cused any officer of the Humane neso . arming express with abuse of sick ani- .it purpose of neglecting animals, he Society malts t r have they any notion just isn't economical. But due nto old age, mental or physical g of bringing any charge against •health, financial difficulties, in e any officer. Our criticism is ability to cope with the modern not aimed at the officers but at the act under which they tomanagement techniques or for o- work. Under the present act other social reasons farmers a get into a situation where ani - Dorsey. Mr, and Mrs. Jack Kaiser of. Corps:11/1r. Percy Miller of.,Cromarty duties of chairman were pe pleasant literary evening. Th Hensall, were visited by their had the misfortune to lose a formed by Mr. M. Y. McLean son Jack Kaiser, who has been the horse, one of his work- Among those who eontribut working in. South Africa for ing tearri.'It's death was caused tg the program Were. Miss Scott the past two years as regresen by a severe cut in the .leg by a . Mt. Forest; - the Misses Davi tative for Chrysler.Motors at plough share.son; Seaforth, Mrs. J. Scott, R Detroit. While he was return One of the oldest and most. born and Miss Borrett, M,eKt ing home, the boat on which highly esteemed residents of lop and IVlsrs. James Scot he was sailing was torpedoed Brucefield passed peacefully, Ed McFaul and others. on both 'life ,He was able to away in the ..person of William Mr. John 1VhcMillan, M.P., wa into a life boat as the• ship Scott. He was one of the pioneer. home for the weekend 'started to sink. . merchants of Huron'County. He Mr. William trawks'haw h At a meeting of the Red Cross was a shrewd, alert business purchased Mr. M. Jordan's res the following officers were el-' man.' A widow and one son An- dente. He pays $1,500 for it. Mr ected for "Emergency at War".,... drew T. Scott survived him. Jordan has leased and move a group . to 'be formed here': Mrs. T. J. Sherritt of Hensall into Mr. J. McDougall's res connmanding, officer, Miss Mar- received a cable advising her deuce in Beatties' Grove: garet Wilson, 'Scott.. Memorial that her husband, Sgt; •Sherritt 1VIr. John Hannah has receiv e the society is reluctant as Mr. mals are .,neglected. Neighbors r Hughes points out to trust lo- are' usually aware of these sit - cal -people who they do not nations long before the Humane know in case they also fail to ed Society is called. 1 feel that provide proper care. I would. neighbors would act. sooner if hope that- our . recanvmendation they :knew the farmer would. be ox- for changing the act would put treated as humanely as the ani. ' more responsibility on local mals. I am sure that if all con- t, councils and authorities to se cerned co-operate an improve. ' cure competent people which merit in the system' can be .the Society `would, work with. as worked out. I do not believe that making • as- it nnandatory, for Society In- , . Yours truly, spectors to have training in - animal husbandry is an unsex- C.H. Thomas; d sonable goal. Today farmers President, Huron County Fed i- have many types of govern- eration of Agriculture, Hospital, Dr. J. F. B ows - .e �' had received a severe injury to- ed his cream ,seperator and. is MOH, Seaforth; Dr. J. A. Gor- his. right ankle in active service having it erected in the. Win- Appreciates Assists ce Win - will, MOH, McKillop; Dr. A. in France. throp factory. It was nianufac- McMaster; MOH, Tuckersmith;' Mr. L. G. Weir, who has been tured in England. , Misses Olive Laidlaw and . C. conducting the Royal . HoteI Dr. Charles MacKay of thi Holmes. , Sir: of other volunteers who are s May I take this.opportunity, continually helping crippled, on behalf of the Ontario So- ciety for Crippled Children;" to express . our most heartfelt gratitude for the splendid pub- licity received from your news: paper for the 1967 Faster Seal 'Campaign. We have every reason to be- ' Iieve that this campaign will be our . most productive ever with the, rewards to be enjoyed, by over 16,000 crippled children in Ontario.- May I also say that witheut the magnificent efforts by- our 230 Easter Seal service clubs and, countless ..,thousands . here for some. years, has pur- town, was elected one . of the • Mr. Michael McPhail of .Dub- chased a large moving picture Council of the, Canadian La- , lin, who has been With the theatre in Meafor`d. • ' Crosse Association. ,. 'Stratford' Division of the Mut- Mrs• Simeon NeeIey of town . Mr. Archibald Scott of Thorn- ival' Life Assurance Company, has .received 'a 'letter . from her ton Hall, Harpurhey, is having ,has been appointed district rep -son, Pte" Arthur Neely,' Who his home torn down with a view resentative---with headquarters went overseas with the Hurons of rebuilding in more modern in Wingham. • • in which . he wishes . his thanks style, 5 ` The following are .the deputy expressed to a number of the • .Mr. John Crozier of Leadbury returning officer ' for the town. towns people, for the most act, his ...purchased a new 'steel of Seaforth and Township of ceptable 'gifts he recently re- elevatirig binder without counes Tuekersmith and McKillop, who eeived from them; -.among whom' from Messrs. Brown and :Men will_ act for the plebiscite: Sea- are, Messrs. W. E. Kerslake, J. ties of Seaforth:; . forth, Walter Scott, Robert Beattie, J. Rankin and Miss .:,.Mr.. Jacob . Barrows, one of Scarlett, Frank Lamont, R. E Lukes for money; Messrs. . A. our most enterprising farmers Bright, Mary McIver and Hazel Close, A. F. Cluff, Henderson has purchased from. Mr. Butson Reid; Tuckersmith, . William Smith and W. C. Govenlock, Eg- of Hibbert, the well known im Devereaux, Roy 1ViieGeoch, J. mnndrville; for, tobacco and nig- . ported stallion "Stone Clover". W. Crich, ,Lorne Wilson, Wil arettes wand Mrs. J. B, Thorny- It is not often that one ctn iiam Buchanan, John Elgie; Mc- son; Mrs. Fraser,. Mrs: Mecray, enjoy. a meal of new potatoes KiIlop, Joseph Carpenter, David Mrs. J. P. Bell and Mrs. Kling.' at ,this tune of the year, but Sherman, John I remiag, David for socks. - an oki friends; Mr. Andrew Boyd. Mr. Harry Gibb, who had Govenloek of Winthrop ,is just Father. Thomas McQuaid, for-, charge of the wood working" so fortunate. He had a large pit merly a pupil in Dublin. Contin- shop hi the, Devereaux Carriage of last year's potatoes, When he cation School, Is safe, accord Works .here for over 25 , years, opened 'twit he found that ing to official word received by has severed his - connections many, of them had sprouted.;It the state department'in Ottawa,• with that firm and, leaves for is very unusual for potatoes to the reply' coming back through Markham, where he will enter grow in the way and especially - the Swiss Government. Rela- into partnership with J. Gillies, to so great a size: tives of • Father McQuaid have a foamier blacksmith in the ems Mr. H. P. Kennedy of -town entertained deep anxiety over ploy of the Messrs. Devereaux. has, disppsed of his :hotel, .busi- his welfare and this assuring ltfr.`Williani.: Rhin of Hullett, ness and stock to a gentleman word is most acceptable: i the horse king,- disposed .of • a from Kinl ail, who takes posses - A well known Bayfield real- team of fillies, three and four sion on May 1st. Mr. Kennedy dent, Henry Little, .aged 79, • years old, to Mr. !Thither &f...dnes° not however, plan to leave died, in Goderich, after a few McKillop, far $600. They were town and is in.search of a suit, week's illness. For some years an exceptionally fine pair, one able residence. he drove the stage coach from of them belag,a'price winner at After a long and tedious �ill- Bayfield to Seaforth. Two child- terento,, London and Guelph. ness, Mr. William ,Payne of F4- enough ,4 enough of that doggerel, thank and Mrs H B essachnn of the essaon, :hohiestead at sip, away. He came to Canada in vhilch lle recently, li an4d..sgttlesi, .on. the fail 61 i s Ge"a-, on the Mil Roa& Tilton t1fe r&'s ren s ve, dine of Bei/field lite. 'Sam Wallace, is having. moxiiviilp pact peseef y you. But it's all true, and I yltlnd5or. • vet Or hope the 'longer days, warmer • . Mrs. R. H, Middleton and Miss - pttit'higeil sun and softer winds. Italie � Reynolds of Hensall; . were wired, cheered, ou up. Even though � delegates this week to the Hur- that old, sold Reeeiver-General on Diocesan Board of the" Wo- specter of, the Bea . Engin'e parties, he was a. Liberal, in is lurking just around) the cor- ner.anien's Auxiliary's 55th annual• "Woke, .has. iblrovod into the relit;.ien a i'resbyteriati, for - Q, 1122argaret, the younge t� da - seses, pp. o' m lees In: tervef the late Jona tWa1ker. 1'n• • One can't help feeling that the' natives sanity is saved by the signs of spring, such as ttiey are. Three people Smiled at me this week, for no reason: 'Today, a fellow motorist, who would . have driven straight at me, snarling, a month ago, stopped ani waved me Through an intersection, when he had the right of way. It's not all roses- There's a lot of hard hacking ahead to clean up the. estate, which I didn't quite Manage last fall. The Old Lady has that wild spring decorating gleam in her eye. And my daughter flunked her Physics exam.. But when I , drive past" a black ".burbling trout strewn, .and long for Opening tkay, or conventiori-at CYoiiyn Hall,' Lon.. robins fn'i eriy- ieeupled by W;' matt, 'yeara'a ednstaiit Member don. J i1VVa icr'in rile Camel i1.1r1btr'k of st P by eria '%bturc�Ii. Mrs. Jolin Glanville of Walton Mat': andi M;rs. 111`di1'.G11lesliie. recently .brought into this office of Crbimarty are now nkely ,. a, picture of four generations. settled in, their new home bn The members of this family are Louisa St. which they purehas= as follows: Fred, Glanville of ed from 917r Robert Smith, • Manitoba; Harry Glanville; Ex- , * eter; John Glanville; Walton,; and Lloyd Glanville, son of Mr. From The Huron Expositor and Mrs. John Glanville, whose April 22,' 1.1392 mother was .Winnifred McCa1- Wan of Walton. Mr. B. Herrington of •Hullett Township met with a bad acci- * " * dent, They were running a tor- Fwom The Huron Expositor Trip cutter by -burse 1 ower, at April 27, 1917 Mr. "1,ittle's ;and for'some rea- son or other it did not work. Donald Patterson of Auburn,: M. Herrington, ,was trying to County Engineer, has received keep the belt from running off a cable notifying him of the when the machine flew to wounding of his sots Donald in pieces, a piece et. the knife France.; Donald was practising striking' hint Ott the arra, break aw at Lethbrizlge,. Alta., when in ,,it and else inflicting( -a Sew the call .Dame, and gave up his ere, fleob, weund, :, - practise and enlisted with the Astor r pleasant congregation, i' artillety, al soeia'trwas field to the .base• . Dade g. �birties, son of Mr. me#tt•• . ;of the P rest riati when I see the flags gci' up at 1 the 'golf course, 1 realm that. there's Still a little steam in the old boiler, and that spring has dune 1t<aaltt. St- .: st ata,;il; "files YOu returned my ring, flow; 1 want ':the &Wad that :Walt in h." ' –' children, that the .finest, care and treatment program this So- ciety can provide would not • be possible. Our appreciation is also ex- tended to the many' Easter Seal contributors in your area who supported the campaign so well this year. ' - Yours sincerely, W. Denis Whitaker, Chairman, .. Provincial Easter Seal Committee, Ontario So- ciety for Crippled Chil- dren. (HE "HOME TEAM "I eresutne this was" the first• ball _you -ever taped)" '�'.l'itey►'re' bath. lfglittiirtg on the draw...unless they're ' reaching Ter their wallets!", y 1