The Huron Expositor, 1971-07-22, Page 2AldGUST .6, 1921.
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NeW /potatoes are a very poor crop at
Brucefteld and the old crop cannot be given
away.
John A, McEwen and his bride of
Brucefield, were presented 'with two
wicker chairs by their neighbors, Adam
Stewart of Stanley made the presentation.
The garden party, given in Victoria
Park under the auspices of the Citizens
Band was an entire success. The pro-,
gramme consisted of an' address by Major
Golding,-solo, MISS Minnie Merner ;Scotch
and Irish songs by Mr. McGee of Auburn,
four solos by Mr, Handmore of Wing-
ham, solo, Dalton -Reid, euphonium duet
by Dawson Robb and Malcolm McPhee and
a drill arrangement by James Root. The
band.. will realize some $200.00 to be
added to the fund for their new Kilty
uniform s.
JULY 31, 1896:
New horse sheds will be built at
Duff's church, Walton, 'as the present
ones have served their day.
John Rae of Walton, has had a large
addition put to his barn and stone stab-
ling pieced underneath: The framing was
done by Chas, Case and the masonry by
Messrs. Stafford and Somers.
James Kerr, of the North Gravel
Road, McKillop, brought into town a sample
of ore which he had taken from the bowels
of the earth on his faim. They were
drilling a well and_when elown 120 feet
the bit was drawn out with this oreead-
hering to the earth. It sparkled like gold
or copper. He-'intends sending keample
to Toronto to have if analyzed.
Geo. Chesney is now comfortably
located in his new residence on Goderich
Street. The wood work was done by
Wright and Edge, the mason work and
plastering by Wm. Copp and the painting
'by James Graves.
The roller and ball bearing harvest-
ing machinery which was purchased by
Thos. Dinsdale of Kippen, frofn the Deer-
ing Mfg. Cd. of Chicago is giving him
entire satisfaction.
Seymour Hill, Mary Finlaysod and
Violet. Hill were successful in passing
the entrance examinations from the Eg-
mondville school,
James Somerville of McKillop, near
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Roxboro, finished cutting his grain on
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Best placed their
lawn and grounds at the disposal of the
Ladies Aid of the Methodist Chtirch for
a lawn social. The band of the 33rd
Battalion was present.
The army worm has• ineaded 'Huron
County and is doing a good deal of
damage to the late oats in many parts.
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James G. Martin of town, has moved
his implement stock to G. C. Bell's
garage.
Messrs. E, J, Box and J. Pinkney of
town have greatly improved their resi-
dences on Goderich Street by a fresh
coat of paint,
Murray Savauge had a narrow escape
from drowning . While bathing 'at Rox-
boro bridge he got beyond his depth and
was unable to swim. He went down twice
when RObert Willis succeeded in bring-
ing hlm .to safety.
Mrs. J. L. Bell of Hullett entertained
a number of girl friends of Miss Edith
McMichael. ' It Was unique in that the
shower consisted of plates. Miss Mabel
Wright dropped the plates from a' tree
on the lawn into an apron,,.
Miss Lucy Burke of 'St. Columban has
accepted the position of teacher in S.S.
No. 4. Hibbert School.
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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JULY 22, 1971
Rule Changes Reflect Concern
narrow victory parents as most are since
rship of the
they are u nmarried, they
en great pains
go, Premier
a'new look for
rvative Party, vote there
If they are
in a board ing home or
apartment away from home
attending school and living
e. when elect ion day comes' id Conservativ
they could vote in that readiness for riding.
election this
been a con=
of new legis-
ted much of
e moment
igned to
answer a complaint or hope-
Jully _to solve a specific
among the hundreds
that beset the goverbtent.-
Despite the necessary
.desire.for .a neWlook,
• Premier Davis finds ft
difficult —to divest
self of. the established
practise of expediency by
whichAoverhment for.these
long years has operated.
Typical is• what has
happened to. the Most com-
mendable decision - one
Davis with one hand gives
the 18 year olds the vote
but with the, other, for
many, takest away.
it desirable that it ap-, For ,,same-,..time,„students
among qthers, Ka ..b,een . point both , the and pol ,A
regarded as having dual clerk so that they may -be-
residency. '1:ey may vote "compatible".
where they happen to reside It all adds up to an
on election day. If elec- obvious and growing con-
tion day comes at holiday ,cern on' the part.-of the
time or on a week end and , government as to the out-
hey ,are at 11-umE—wtt-h—tfteir-- came ol-the
Sugar and Spice
by Bill Smiley
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,incidentally proposed..
'many months .ago by Ltberal leading opposition.. party
• Leader Robert Nixon to to balance the Conservative -
give the vote to those 18 appdinted 'deputy returning
years of age. ,.officer. Now this too is
But what happens? Mr.
Since his
'or the leade
lntario Conse
iome months- a
)avis has tak
:o emphasize
:he 28' year o
jovernment in
the expected
fall.
There has
tinuing flow
latiom - gran
it spur-of th
obviously des
But this no longer"is.
the case. Since election
day falls on Thursday many
hundreds of under 21 look
forward to their first
vote, will be disenfran-
chized because they are
away from their parents
home and attending univer-
-sity. the-government ha__
to pro-
Lrits home.l
the mat-
erks,
election
o provide
ks in each
ss Ontario
nominated
s of the
changed the rules
vide that these s
may vote only at
Then there is
ter of polling cl
Some time ago -the
act was'amended t
that polling cler
of the polls acro
ridings would be
by representative
changed, -
In this election year
the.government in the in-
terests of what it des-
cribes as effiCiency finds
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AUGUST 2, 1946.
Shirley Chandler, Parkhill, formerly
of Kippen, passed her entrance examin-
ation with honors at the age of ten years
and was awarded a silver trophy and
fifteen dollars.
A welcome home party in honor of
Pt. Jack Donnelk,y of Dublin was held
at Looby's Hall. An address was read
by Gerald Holland and the pregentation
of a purse of money was made by Harold
Meagher. •,.
Deciding to proceed with a campaign
for the purpose of raising funds for the
erection of a war memorial building, the
Seaforth branch of the Canadian Legion
set up a committee to handle a house to
house canvass in Seaforth and Mckillop
and that portion of Tuckersmith covered
by the Seaforth branch. The objective
is $6,000. Heading the drive is B J.
Duncan, as general c hairman. Vibe
chairen'en are, Seaforth, Richard Box;
Egmendville an Teckersmith, Harold
Finnegan, Walton and McKillop, W, C.
Bennett.
John Elder, well known Hensall resi-
dent paid his 55th subscription to
the Huron Expositor.
William J. Dale of Constance has
commenced threshing operations on the
farm of his brother Arnold Dale.
. The flood 'lighting 'of Hensall Cpm-
munity Park will be officially opened
with a frolic.
Harold Deneau, Hamilton, who re-
cently assumed the position of manager
of seeforth Produce Ltd. was formerly
eofrethe -staff of _th,e_ Ontario Department
of Agriculture.
About one hundred members and.
guests of I.O.O.F. and Rebekah Lodges
sat down to a pot luck supper at' the Lions
Park, Seaforth.
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It. was in June 1905 that the
Seaforth Beavers Lacrosse team
aecepted an invitation from New
York to play an exhibition game
with the Crescent Atheltics of
that city. The game was played
before a crowd of more than
4000 and the Beavers won 7 to
4 outclassing the New York team
in every respect according to
news reports at that time.
.Arrangemente for 'the, game
were Completed,,bir Charles Stew-
eare„epd D. c: feeCkay who then
- were emPlOyarf TA New 'fork but—
who also were prominent '1414fig'''
bers of the Beavers. Mr.
Stewart a Weal time later re-
turned 'to Seaforth and with his
brother established the firm of
Stewart Bros. Mr. MacKay, a
brother of John C. MacKay of
Tuckersmith remained in New
York and opened a sales
office in that city for the Matheson
Motor Car Co.
After the game some of the
—tinter-went--sigh • his
horseless carriage. Shown in
the picture taken une 5, 19,05
at the corner of Madison Ave.
and 23rd Street are (front seat)
Seymour Hill, D. C. MacKay
and driver, (2nd. seat) Jack
Crooks, Tom Johnson, (3rd
seat) W. Piner, Robt. McKay,
Pat Mulcachy, (rear seat) James •
,BroadfooteeBrown Jackson and
Art Broadfoot. The picture has
been loaned by John C. MacKay.
Lacrosse Victory 'In New York
From My Window
— By Shirley J. Keller —'
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During the winter, I literally grind
. my teeth when I knoW I must make a trip
to the city. The idea sours my 'soul,
my stomach, and my normally sweet
disposition. '
I don't just think, I know what to
expect during any part,,,,or the whole,
of .the 180-mile round trip.
"Freezing rain." That meags crawl-
ing along, half blind, peering out the
window beca,use the windshield has a
quarter-inch of ice on it, and wonder-
ing when some idiot is going to come
out of nowhere and clobber you.
"Scattered snow flurries." That is
a weather department euphemism, in
these parts, for a howling blizzard.
• The only Tiling that is' scattered are the
wits of the weather forecaster.
"Slight drifting conditions." That '
means a 40 m.p.h. wind sweeping white
clouds across the road just as some jerk
is trying to pass you and there's a ten-
ton gravel truck right in front of you.
Oh, they can't fool me. But I just
grin and sw,earte However, I get my
revenge in...filly.. I sit, under my oak '•
trees and chuckle - yes, chuckle - ,
as I Oink of all those „poor; tormented
creatures belting their „way through the
mad traffic, 'trying to get to where I
It's not a nasty chuckle. Those chapi
have my utmost sympathy. It's just a
little, sort of revenge chuckle. The kite!
of thing you might freer Boris Karloff
emitting as he sends his creator, Dr.
Frankenstein, up in flames.
Senietinies, when ford chuckle gets
out of control, I am, decent enough to
take" a walk cloWntown and stroll around
lOoking at all those sweaty, frustrated,
inftiriated tourists, smiling et their
Sionses and dhildr'mi .aetuiteents take over, and
L teen SdaAt' forebear weep, weep, as I
think Of What they've be through to get
here, what they are going through now,
and 'What they have Ad do to. get 'home,
When My ernOtian gets quite °lit of
&introit r sometimes drive :Soberly tb
iha (WOK and .serVey the scene. Thia
ene into further &Ohl, .
of compassion. , Everybody is so fat.
Over here is a 2O0µ pound lady in a
12-ounce bikini, dragging two kids, a
beach chair, assorted towels and 200
pounds. She is utterly miserable' as
the sweat destroys her . makeup. And
don't forget she has to walk half a mile
. back to the cottage, hauling whimeering
offspring, and prepare dinner for her
husbarid, who is fighting his way up
through the circus on wheels, her mother
and father, who have been invited for a
week, hen Aunt Jessie and Uncle Torre
who have just dropped in on their way
through. For a few days. Poor 'lady.
And down there, near the water, is
an elderly gentleman, flaming red from
bald dome to calloused toes. Enjoying
himself. His paunch begins just below
his chin and continues almost to ,his
knees. How happy he seems as the
children jump over him spraying sand
and cold water. What a delighted smile,
produces' when the teenagers' football,
hits him squarely in the belly. He's at •
the beach for two weeks, and he's having
fun if it kills him
The little kids are wonderful, too.'
Never a dull moment. If they havep't
lost their sand-pail, they've cut their
foot on a rock, or they want money for
pop, or they're out too far, or they've
aim gly Vaeished and are probably drowned.
' And the teenagers are grand. It just
restores your faith to see them go into
the water occasionally. And there's
Something cute about, the way they lie
around on the beach, not' smashing any-
thing, or waving any signs. Just lying
there, about eighteen kids to twelve feet
of sand, sinokin g and, chatting intellect=
ually. It makes you feel sort of good all
over, to know that they're not out on the
highway, doing gOodness knows what, but
right here on the beach,. doing nothing.
Golly, I envy those. city people whb
' come- np nOrth to get away from it all:
the air-conditioned buildings, the home-
cooked meals, the playgrounds; the privacy
Of their own backyards.
I wish I could get a break like that-in ,
the winter.
• Do you know the; old seetee e1 -love
my wife but oh, you kids?" Maybe when
I finish this column you will, have some
idea why that phrase keeps running round
and round in my addled brain. •
Remember that house trailer I was
telling you about a while ago? The one With
the steaming galley 'that was a
Motherq Day offering from my family?
Well, that trailer is neatly parked at
this very moment in a great little trailer
camp not too far from our home. In less
than half an hour, we can drive from.
Our traffic-molested villa on a super high-
way to the secluSion and sanctity of our
be-pined hideaway.
At least it used to be a hideaway. The
owner of the camp is a decent sort of a
fellow in many respects but his ability to;
enforce a guest geota regulation which he
himself drew up is practically ni I. Let me'
explain.
Not Ion g ago my husband and I had
both experienced a beery week at, our .
respectiVe jobs. At the best of times our
work is 'gruelling and disappointing but
that week, things had been less tolerable
than normal.
We fled to our trailer With one thought '
in mind to rest and to refuel ourselves
With courage for the following week.
At men, just after I'd prepared an
Intimate little luncheon for sppuse and
me, our friendly gatekeeper admitted a
carload dean-lily members who promptly
devoured our sandiviches.
A few momentjs hirer when the platter
had been emptied (Ind refilled a number of
' times, the thoughtful fellow at'the entrance
to Peace Lodge(' sent another batch 'of
relatives to our vy/heeled home.
Twice more ,before the evening re-
past was due to 'be prepared and eaten,
that renegade re istrar with the lightning
pencil gave per ..ssion for two more car-
loads of fa fly members to hike
down Cedar Lane.
A quick ,count revealed there Were
13 adults and 15 children-to feed at'the
sound of the dinne' bell.
I feebly que tioned the gateman's -
former, pission f r regulations but he
smilingly assured e were alniost Within
our limits. . t that for such good
customers he felt i only sporting to be
flexible on this partid lir day.
"That must be soe shindig you plan-
ned," he said, peeri with some degree
of longing at the tri le table-of hungry
guests..,
The dishes wore ardly washed and
restored on the .shelves when the big-
hearted gate tender cloned his eyes while
yet another pardel of visitors made their
way to ourpoppiar oasis in the middle of
nowhere. e, '4'
By this time, some of our guests were
packing up to go'home, others were hunt-
ing for lost younksters and elUsive towels
and bathing suits and still more 'were
behaving in a manner which strongly indi-
tated hunger pangs ware,surfa.cing again.
As the last guest left that evening, I
spoke to my benefactor at the gate.
"I thought you,-advertised control at
' this' place," i complained.
"You'l be delighted to. know I did
turn away one carload of guests," he told
me, loOking proud 'and satisfied with
himself.
"You didn't!" I exploded, mentally
sorting through the people who might have
come' to call that day. "Who were they7"-
He hadn't bothered to get their names
but he could prOvide a general descrip-
tion for me to mull Over in my throbbing
head. -
A bit pf detectitig work and a some-
what hit and miss process of elimination
Left no doubt in my mind who had been
turned out. A telephone call confirmed
my Worst suspicions.
The folks whom my summer landlord
hae dismissed so easily Were the only
people whO had been invited to.otir trailer
that particular Weekend - my trusted and
reliable babysitter and her patient husband
for Whom I was •anxious 'to be a proper
hostess hi every sense of the word.
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