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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 19, 1967
Re -Assess Value of Traditional Oath
The extent to which the 'oath is a serious offence, but it is difficult to
factor in contributing to a recital of prove and only in .the most flagrant
the truth lias been questioned by a cases is prosecution usually pursued.
Waterloo County magistrate. He made But perhaps a greater effort in the
an interesting comment from the bench prosecution of perjury charges, and
the other day when he voiced tate opin- much stiffer penalties for conviction,
ion that perhaps it was time 'to elimin- ,might bring a greater measure of
ate the traditional oath -on -the -bible truth, and hence justice, into court pro -
from court procedure according to the eeedings. Publicity from a strong anti -
editor of tlie• Elmira Signet who goes perjury campaign could bring future
on to say `•`the religious significance of witnesses .around to the thinking tlwt
taking , such an oath has been honesty is the best policy because it
lost in this country. He said he is the safest." F
felt that the administering of
of perhaps five percent of the people
the witness stand. The
who get into
opinion- is significant because it comes
from a man who has -had the oppor-
tunity to assess4 the , conduct of thou-
sands of witnesses. Many persons with
much less experience in watching
courtroom procedures will ,agree with
him." • . .
The simple fact is- that people lie
under oath almost as often as they, tell
the , truth the Elmira Signet reminds
us and adds : the oath, as the magis-
trate suggests, is merely a formality
which is taken and, in many, cases, for-
gotten. One simply has to observe an ..
ordinary court case in which the, facts
appear to be perfectly straightforward.
The witnesses for the prosecution and
defence come up with -directly conflict-
ing- testimony. Obviously they cannot
,all be telling the truth. The magistrate
was . not thinking only of the very ser-
ious court cases;'such as murder trials,
,when he made his observations. The
oath can be forgotten in even a minor
traffic hearing ii' fisting the truth
can help avoid a f'ne.
The emphasis placed on the oath in
our court system can, and often does,
prevent a just verdict the Signet con-
tinues. The presiding judge or magis-
trate must, in many instances, act,_as
a referee to determine ° who is lying,
- ...rather than make animpersonal de-
- ,vision based on "evidence" under oath.
Even the most experienced judge can
not always be right. -
Suggesting` the answer may lie in a
,more stringent enforcement of perjury
'infractions the Signet. Concludes: "The
magistrate who was critical of the val-
,ue of the oath suggested that stronger
perjury legislation might curtail some
of the lying that goes on in our court-
rooms. Perjury is considered a ; most
Of Little, Use
The Dutton (Ont.) Advance "
So obsolete has become the penny
that a large toy manufacturer has an-
nounced that its line of penny banks is:..
being discontinued. From now on, the
company's toy banks will be geared to
take bnly nickels, dimes and quarters.
Come to think of it, about all a penny
is good for today is to pay sales tax
and now even that takes a nickel on the
dollar.
The contempt with which even young-
sters view a penny today was brought
home„ to us in a local store recently.
,When the clerk offered pennies in
change to an eight-year-old he shrug-
ged his shoulders and said "I don't
.want them." '
s.
This is quite a change from not so
many years ago -:,when •a kid with a
couple of pennies was pretty well fix-
ed. He would stand before the. candy
counter for a matter of minutes figur-
ing out how to get the most for the
coppers clutched in his )rand.
Blessings.
In the Years Agone
From The Huron Expositor s
Oct. 16, 1942
While • Mr. Raymond Nott bf
Tuckersmith, near Seaforth, was
operating his machine to com-
bine clover on the earn 'of Mr.
Ed GodkM in McKillop, he met
with a serious accident. He tried
to start a V-shaped belt with
the result that two fingers of
his left hand were so 'badly torn
by the belt that they had to be
amputated.
While Mr. and Mrs.' Gordon
Little and family- of Galt were
here spendiing the weekend at •
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Lowery; he left his car at a
garage and on his return the
car was missing. It was found
a mile and a 'quarter " east of
Dublin, smashed against a tree
eleng the highway.
The large frame planing: mill
of N. Cluff & Sons, situated on
Goderich St. East, had a narrow
escape from complete destruc-
tion by fire. Some boys notic-
ed a reflection through one of
the mill windows on East 'Aril-
- liam St. 'The fire was discovered
in pile, of sawdust ,and was
just getting underway when dis-
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cedaers' Christmas boxei was
held in Cardno's Hall.
Mrs. L. T. DeLacy received a
beautiful bronze medal from
France which was sent to the
people of Seaforth, in gratitude
for the liberal fund raised for
the French Red Cross by them
on French Flag Day.
"There is this difference between the
two temporal blessings—health and
money ; money _ is, the" most envied, but
the least enjoyed; health is the most
enjoyed, but the least envied ; and this
superiority of the latter is still more
obvious when we reflect that the poor-
est man would not part with health
for money, but that the richest would
gladly part ' with all his money for
health," Charles Caleb Colton, 1780--
,1832
Sugar and Spice
-- By Bill Smiley —
Mr. R. Paterson, the enter-
prising builder ,and contractor
Hansa., Hans, is making' improve-
ments on the Kippen Presbyter-
ian Church.
- A largely attended meeting of
the Seaforth Curling Club was
held in the Commercial Hotel,
The he entertainment given undH
* * * er the auspices of the Firemen,.
From The Huron Expositor of town in Cardino's Hall, was
Oct. 14, 1892 a decided success and the hall
Mr. JamesLandsborough, Jr. was full. The musical part was
furnished by Mr. George Cline
of Tuekersmith, a former stu- and Mrs Stickle of Hamilton.
dent of Knox •College, Toronto, The amount to be raised by
and who has been engaged m taxes in McKillop this year is
missieriiie' work in Mteskgka,
has gone to Columbia, South county purposes, $3,791.19;
Carolina, where he will pursue township, $2,764,53; schools,
hisetheological studies. $3,992.58; engineers expenses,
The Messrs. Coleman have in $5208; Canada Company's sta-
contemplation the erection of tute labor, $56.50.
extensive new • brick foul dry
buildings in town.
Messrs. D. D. Wilson . and
John J. Darwin have` been a
pointed JPs by the Ontario
Government.
During the thunder storm, the
pig pen of Mr. James C. Hen-
derson,' °'McKillop, was struck
by lightning. Three were killed
outright; nine were so injured
$10,605.88, divided as'follows:
covered. and paralyzed that they have
A very enjoyable evening was since had to be killed.
spent in the IOOF lodge rooms Messrs. Murray and Adams
when the Rebekah Lodge enter- of Tuckersmith, are this year
rained at euchre on Tuesday. out with a splendid Decker
The prize winners were as fol threshing machine and a 14
lows: gents, first, Ross. Murdie; horsepower boiler and and.
lone hands, Ed.Mo1e; consela- The first job was on the .farm
tion, N. • R. Dorrance; ladies, of Wm. Chesney.
first, •Mrs. Robert Dodds; lone a •
hands, Mrs. Joe Dolmage; con-
solation, Mrs. Eisler.
Mr. Wilson Carlyle, while
working at Mr. George Follick's
onion warehouse, had the mis-
fortune to have a bone in his
heel 'broken when the scaffold
on which he and Mr. George
Fee were working, gave way
throeving 'them to the ground.
Miss Mildred Aitcheson and
Miss Edith' McMillan attended
the Young Peoples'
the rally of
" Society of the 1rgsbytcrian
Church in Chatham.
Miss Teresa McIver, who has
beet' on the post office staff for
set's, timehas accepted a nasi-
• tion with the Toronto Research -
NOW FOR A SNOOZE bus. He did is so quietly hat , "Well, that's 'what you're go- Institute, • •
�- we didn't find out about it un- "ing to get, and that- goes for • Mr.' James Curtin, son of Mr.
Yd t think you're tired? I've , til morning. anybody else who even peeps and Mrs. Wm. Curtin of Dub -
been home for three days from He was torn into small strips like. a little bird." "lin was driving west from Mit-
my second trip' to Expo, and and given the job of cleaning Miracle. They went off . to shell to Dublin, when he was
I'm still whimpering with put all the buses. He was a sleep. It wasn't exactly visions forced off the road by a car
fatigue. lamb • for the rest of the trip. of sugar -plums dancing in their deriving east. His gar hit a cul-
, Any Expo trip is a- back- Three little guys in Garde. 9 heads. It was visions of enrag- vert and he suffered a broken
breaker, but when you are she- went to the Tunisian restaur- ed parents and an irate princi- tip and several cuts.on the face,
pherding a gaggle of teen- ant for a ileal. It" cost them pal. The car was a complete wreck,
ager& it's gruelling. You wired $21 They gleefully admitted as Second night, boys were bush-
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up a three-day trip with bels- how the carafe of wine they had ed and the girls who ' goofed From The Huron Expositor
teredi feet, holloW eyes and the with dinner might have put the around half the night, giggling, Oct. 19,o1917
stunning realization that you price up a bit... ' singing anti talking. My own .
are really, at last, over the hill. What surprised me was the daughter .was right in the thick Mr. J. J. Merrier MP for
Picture your faithful corre- calibre pf the culprits. On my of it, and looked like a ghost South Huron, was nominated by
" spondent lurching out of bed
bus I had a pretty tough crew. at breakfast. the Conservatives at Clinton.
at 6 a.m., to catch the bus at Mostly Grade 12 tech boys. 1 ' "Rut it was a good trip, all in Mr. Henry Thornton is a pre -
seven. Repulsive, isn't it? But had along my rhira'�oeeros-hide all. A kink here and there, to sent engaged digging a -well for
you should have seen the same whip, my , "brass knuckles, san- be :ironed out. We' learned a Mr. Cpn. Eckert on, the Court -
body some 21 hours later, af- bag and the special. revolver 'lot. One thing: keep them stare- nay 'farm near Seaforth and
ter a nine -hour bus trip, hours 'which shoots ranquiiliier darts, ed. Stop for food, and it does- and says he has struck 'a good
of trudging the asphalt of Didn't need anything. They n't matter whether they're on spring.
e "Expo, and; more hours of get- v ere angels. their last legs; You'd swear Very interesting and soleefin
orating the kiddies to beth. And to Real trouble -Makers were the Gabriel had- just blown the, services_ were held in Union
sleep. Some of those 'kiddies" so-called uleadery of the school. trumpet. They come to life with Church, Brumfield, the ' occa-
are 29 years old. Whether it was sheer giddiness a vengeance and yack, sing end cion being the farewell of the
from exhaustion, or a desire to horse about as though they'd ,pastor, Itev. Hall Woods.
• It was past the repulsive showw off, I don't know. But, I been given• speed pails. • This week Hugh MeMurtrie
statb by then, and was merely told one of them. in my ,.most About Expo: It's .. losing its of Kippen, delivered a fine five-
'opitiable. We averaged 19 hours. •ferocious manner, they were gloss. With the season nearing year-old gelding to Mr. Smith
a day in action, five in bed. acting like old maids who have its end, .the staff is growing of Seaforth for shipment to
It wasn't all that bad, though. had tali first martini. steadilyeenore (surly and sloppy. Montreal for dray work. He re -
it seldom is. As usual 97 per- We .got the 75 boys "settled Can't blame thein. The excite- caved $225 for the' animal.
cent of the kids came through down" in one huge dormitory menthas worn ' off, the big Messrs. T. le., Agar and Milne
with flying colors. 'We didn't about 1:20 a.m. the firsf night.' show is losing its momentum, R. Rennie of ensall are erect
lose a, single ijodiy, and they At three 1 was awakened). Nip- and most of thein . are. bored ang a fine two-story garage •on
. were punctual ai the buses, ped out and caught two seniors silly with their jobs. Main St., immediately west of
which floored( ine completely. sneaking in, the back dear:- • Found my soli, anyway Ap- the Rennie building. It will be
It ria$ the other three per- Pointed a trembling (with propriately enough; he's work- 44'x 76 feet.
; Celts Aa °;ours., who .made the rage) forefinger at one and ing in a building where;, they Mr. W. A. Crich attended the
teas half a »led egad, " + ity. Ito you want a have monkey cages. We spent a New Xngland Bakers' coven-
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ATTENTION
FARMERS
If you have an orchard or wild
apple trees .on your farm and
will not be picking the apples
you can give our Scrnit Troop
a bac ..boost by donating the
apples to us.
Please Phone.
David Schenck
at 527-1115
For _Further Details
HEAR
MYRON
AUGSBURGER
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TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT
Court Aof Revision
1968 Assessment Roll
A Court of Revision on the 1968 Assess-
ment Roll for Hullett Township will Mold the
first sitting on November 6, 1967, at 3":00
o'clock p,m., at the Londesboro Community
Rail.
Complaints to the Court of Revision
lugs( be scent to thyClerk
the date Municipality of the f thfirs
at leapt ten days prior
siting of the court.
Clerk -Treasurer,
CLARE VINCENT,
Box 293, Londesbor0, Ont.
TOWN OF
SEAFORTH
DAYLIGHT_ SAVING
TIME ENDS
an the . Town of Seaforth
at 2:00 a.m.
SUNDAY, OCT. 29th
1960
SUNDAY• wire be on Standard -Time
STRATFORD .& DISTRICT,
-CENTENNIAL. CRUSADE.
at the tESTIVAL THEATRE
October 22 29
S:OO . nightly
SPONSORS -AY T 1E STRATFORD
'DISTRICT, "' COUNCIL °
and OF
CHID CHE$
RUCC(DI OOD-4OOlC/Mtn!'.
Walker's Bib Overalls, regular and zipperals, 6.95 to 7.50
Denim Pants, 4.50 to 5.50
Heavy 13x/4 -oz. Denim Slims 5:95
Forest Green Pants, 4.95 - 5.95; Matching Shirts, 3.95
Matching Jacket, Lined, 5.50 and 6.95
"Lined 'Smocks, 6.95 to 7:95; Forest Green Lined Pants, 6.95
Coveralls, Short, Med., Tall, 9.95 - 10.50
Heavy Work Shirts, 2.95 to 4.50; Work Gloves, 50c to 3.95
Penman's Work Sweaters; 4.50; Joe Shifts, 9.95
Olive" Green Quilted Lined Work Coats, 10.95
Heavy. Duck Wool Lined Hydro" Parkas, 14.95
Ski Jackets, 1295 •.
Nylon Pile Lined Parkas, navy or Grey, 21.50• and 29.50
BILL ' O!SHEA
MEN S . WEAR..
Phone 527-0995
Seaforth
RUBY
Schneider's Sweet Pickled
� C
Cottage .Rolls 1b. ^" e
Schneider's Ring
BOLOGNA
Grade A Small Eggs
Hoffman's Store Sliced Cold Cuts
Mac and Cheese, Chicken Loaf, Minced 59c
Ham, Dutch Loaf
3 doz. for $1.00
Store Sliced Breakfast BACON- • 1% lbs.. $1
MEATY PORK SWEET BONES • • 5 lbs. $1
FREEZER SPECIALS,
CtSmnierClal
Side of .Beef
No Excess Pat
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