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The Huron Expositor, 1971-12-09, Page 2urn fxpositorrt Since 1060, Serving the Con First 111°,01141444 at SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. McIAA,N., Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit 'Bureau of Circulation Newspapers Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $6.00 a Year Out.sicW*Canada (in advance) $8.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 15 CENTS EACH Second Clam Mail Registration Number 0696 "Mel:4104e 527.0240 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, December 9, 1971 CA sniegammesseawatmatossawasamt ... • MIME* Sugar and Spice by Bill SirnileY APP*110.0ft" Schneider's RING BOLOGNA Schneider's — 2-oz. 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The flowing bowl is definitely out. If you drink , don't drive . Better still, if you drive- don't drive. That leaves us with'the Christmas dinner. Wait! Drop that fork! Don't take a chance. With all those additives, cyclamates, calories and mercury the good old Christmas di..nner becomes a meal of death., Besides somebody some- where has likely got a cranberry boycott on the go. Well , you wouldn't be able to wash the dishes because detergent is -a dirty word. Of course , you can' a1Pays go to church . On second thought, better check with your psychia- trist. See what he can dp about your gui it' com- plex when you know you're not going to be around again 'unti 1 Easter. Turnbull. He is extensively engaged in raising black and silver foxes, and says he finds a better market in the States than in Canada. Miss Mary Kling, who has had a bad attack of rheumatism is slowly recovering. Messrs. Eckart and Scott, "the U.F.O. shippers from Dublin, shipped a carload of choice cattle to Toronto market. Two baby beeves, fed by Wm. Hamilton,Crom- arty, sold for $10.1'0 per cwt. Others worthy of mention were two fed by Patrick Feeney of Dublin, one by Wm. Droves, Seaforth and one by Eli Rapien, Walton. A. Elcoat and Melvin Crich of Tucker- Smith shippdd a carload of baby beeves and lambs to the tat stock show at Toronto. A serious"fire occurred at the farm of Alex Souter, Mill Road, when his barn, was completely destroyed by fire. It was first noticed in .the mow over the horse stable, and how it originated no one knows. Melville Spain, who has spent the past year in Washington and California is visiting at his home here in Seaforth. The many friends of Mrs. John Klein of town will be pleased 'to learn that she is able to be about again after' her ser- ious illness. Reeves, Grieve, of Seaforth, Frank McQuaid of McKilIop, McNaughton of Tuckersmith and Armstrong of Hullett are in Goderich attending the December meeting of the County Coundil. Winston, 'the young son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Workman of Chiselhurst, was operated on for appendicitis at his own home. DECEMBER 13, 14946. A special meeting of the Canadian Legion, held at the Dick Hotel and' at- tended by World 1,Var I veterans, marked the recent marriage of B.O.Muir, C. P. Sills read an address and W. C. Bennett presented Mr. Muir with an occasional chair. Some thirty members were pres- ent. 9 Resignation of A. W. Morgan, clerk of Usborne Township, was accepted. He was, to complete the work of 1946. and hold office until his successor may be prepared to take over the duties. Harry Strang was provisionally appointed clerk. A delightful evening was spent at the home of Mr. aod Mrs. James Fin- layson when the neighbors gathered to - honor Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dalrymple, prior to them leaving for their new home 4* in Egmondville. They were presented with a toaster an4electric iron. Mr. and Mrs. R. F. McKercher, well known residents, observed the 40th an- niversary of their wedding at their home in McKillop. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Merner, well known residents of Hensall, celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary. The necessity of economy in the use of Hydro, pointed out last week by P:U.C. chairman G.D.FergusOn waOhighlighted, when power failures 'blacked out large Sections of the town. Wary Christinas It Can Be A The Board of Evangelism and Social Service pf the United Church of Canada circulates from time to time what t chooSes to call "Unchurched Editor- i als". Topical and pungent the editorials reflect the atmosphere of today. Typical is the contri- bution entitled "Wary Christmas" which follows: 'Ti s the season to be wary. That's right - wary not merry. ChristMas just isn't what it used to be - yule logs, electric lights on the tree, holly, mistletoe , carols, Santa Claus and all that sort of seasonal stuff. Joy, innocence, a comfortable meal. Take Christmas tree 1 ights 'for instance. They're a No-No! on al 1,4arti fi ci al trees. The fire depart- ment would rather you didn't use. them at all .As for the trees, keep them out of the house if pos- sible - They're a big enough Hazard o'ut -there in •VMMAMY4M. DECEMBER 11,1896 Thomas Ballantyne of Hensall has leased Squire Leatham's farm in Stephen for a term of years. One of the most successful school entertainments which have taken place for many a day was held in S.S.No. 6,. McKil op. Those who participated in the 'musical part were: - Mr. and Mrs. John Scott, Roxboro; Willie Hays; Seaforth, 4 curly headed coons. This school was in ' charge of Aggie Hays. The chair was occupied by T. E, Hays, Seaforth. Mr. Buckler, 2nd concession of Tuck- ersmith, had the misfortune to receive a. bad fall while climbing up on to a straw stack. He in some way missed his footing and fell a distance of 2n feet. The musicale in Cardno's Hall was not as well patrcinized as the merits of the entertainment desired. Another link- in the chain which binds the present to the past has"rbeen severed by the death of Samuel Stark of Seaforth. He was born in Killakeen, Ireland, Liin"- crick County. qie was a shoe maker by trade and worked at it for some time'in Roxboro. John G. Grieve of McKillop lost a very valuable heaVy draught mare. She got a nail in her foot causing blood poisoning. Andrew Govenlock's great clearing out auction sale at Winthrop was quite a success. Thomas Brown was the auct- ioneer. Noble Cluff has taken into partnership in the planing business his two sons and hereafter the firm will be known as N. Cluff & Sons. John Thirsk of Blake, who has been doing a rushing business at his cider mill this fall, will now devote his whole atten- tion to drain crushing. • A large quantity of grain is being marketed at Hensall, notwithstanding the bad state of the roads, Mr. and Mrs. Landsbormigh are nicely situated in their fine new residence in Egmondville. The McBride Hotel property -near the railway station was not sold at auction as the highest offer was much below the reserve bid. T. J. Berry, horse buyer of Hensall, who has been in Boston selling a carload of horses, has returned home. DECEMBER 9,, 1921 Dr. S. Banks Nelson, of Hamilton, was the guest speaker at the anniversary,. services at First Presbyterian Church. He is a man of the new age, and is a real pulpit orator. The death occurred in Stratford Hos- pital, of Charles Consigney, a well known resident of this town. He had resided in Seaforth for many years, and carried on a shoe repair business. Earl Wanless of Viroqua, *isconsin. lids been visiting his sister, Mrs. G. T. Do you have difficulty in communicat- ing with young people? Don't worry. We all do. I have two of my own, and I teach the critters every day, in droves, and I have trouble. I've come to the conclusion that it's not our fault, it's theirs. We just can't keep up wtth their everchanging slang. For years I thought a hang-up was something I'd had during the war. It was what we called the rather delicate situation created when one of your bombs was caught °by the tail and, hanging nose-down, fused, refused to,dsop. I had to land with one of these babies da.nglieg_there, one day. One bounce on landing` andthe aircraft and yours truly went to glory. As you can see, I landed like a feather on a snowbank, but it was a little disconcerting to see everyone on the air-strip flat on his face as I was coming in. Now I realize that I had two hang- ups that day. There was the physical one of the bomb. And there was the mental one; I had sort of a hang-up about being blown up. Now, of Bourse, "hang-up" is almost old hat in younger circles. It means anything from an obsession to a minor worry. You can be hung-up on the other sex, on drugs, on school work. • Another term that is enjoying quite a vogue these days is "rip -off". Basically, . , it means stealing, but there are milder forms. It can also mean talking somebody out of something you want, conning • somebody into taking something he doesn't want, not providing something you've promised, and so on. My daughter Kim was home from college last week. She was supposed to come home for the weekend, but it was so pleasant at home, and the fobd was so good, and she enjoyed being spoiled so much that she stayed the whole week. I observed her manoeuvres as she prepared f return, and thought I was • If I have another life to live, let me live it as a waitress or a cleaning woman or a dental assistant, but not, please, please, please net, as a columnist and a newspaper type. This has been a terrible month for me. I've done just about everything wrong it is possible to cio wrong . and the month is just underway, And when you do something wrong in the newspaper business, everybody in town knows about it and is ready to kill With- out asking any, questions. I've been enjoying quite an active social life these days. At least I should be enjoying it if it were not for the fact that I'm constantly pestered by people who know me and want to make some comment about my work. For instance, the other evening I was out to a little night spot in otir town with my husband., Lots of wives do that sort of thing with their husbands on a Saturday evening, . You go out, haire something to eat and to drink and then dance a little before heading home. I didn't think anyone should become too concerned if I did the same. I was wrong. During the evening, a gentleman came to me and asked it was the Shirley Keller who wrote for the newspaper. When I told him I wal, he warned me that what I was doing was just not appropriate for a woman in my position. After all, how could one think sanely and sensibly if one has been out on the town. I had the news of the nation. to consideri Not long ago I was invited out to a dinner party with some friends. There I was, halfway through my salad and about to slip my fork into a cheese cube when the boom waslowered. "Shirley Keller!" Someone gasped ac-, ross the room. "What's she doinghere?" I can tell you that from that moment on I felt about as welcome in that dining- room as a carrier of the plague. A simple little thing like joining a club can become an absolute nightmare for someone like me. If you approach the group, they are,, certain you are trying to get into the inner circles so you can revea 1 their society secrets to the wtirlci. On the other hand, if the group asks me to join them, I'm im- mediately suspicious that the group is desperately in need of additional public- ity which only a newspaper can provide. It is a horrible feeling. I've developed a hard outer shell attitude which makes me appear. thick- skinned and tough. I've learned to swagger through my dutiese.„with the seeming assurance of a bulldozer and to •dtsregard the side looks and the stinging comments which usually are there. Maybe it is the 'wrong approach but it is the only one I know. I love my work and would hate to give it up •. so a devil-may-care facade is my only de- fence. So you see, while the columnist's world looks like a big marshmallow from-the outside , it is just one sticky mess after another on the inside. It is the kind of a life which causes bloo d pressure to rise and hearts to palpitate each time a new 'issue of the paper hits the street. Not ' long ago, I addressed a meeting of women. My topic was newspapers and my audience seemed fairly friendly. Sud- denly one woman said, "Now that we have Mrs. Keller captive here, let's ask her a few questions. I want to know, Mrs. Keller, If you deliberately set about to make your column infuriating for seeing a real rip-off artist at work. It went something like this, "Oh, Mom, is that ever a smart blouse! Could I try it on?" Momma, with resignation, "O.K., but you're not getting it. That's the only decent thing I have to wear." Kim, brightly, "Oh, I don't need it; I have those crumby old T-shirts that you hate so much. But it really fits me, doesn't it?" And so on. I don't think I need to elaborate. She got the blouse, our teapot, my typewriter, various pots and pans, the only deodorant in the house and about 64 other items, too miscellaneous to list. The Old Lady finally balked when Kim tried on a fur jacket and started swanking around in front of the mirror, cooing, "This really does something for me, doesn't it, Mom?" Her mother stood her ground and said, in effect, you get your rotten hands off that jacket,' Well, as I. said, I thought Kim wds an artist at ripping off. I changed my mind when we took her to the city and saw the apartmeet she and another girl had rented In the fall. Kim is a rank amateur, a babe-in-the-woods, compared to city land- lords. The. apartment is on the fringe of a slum area, In September, she told us glowingly that the apartment was "really neat". It had a new stove and fridge. There were three bedrooms, kitchen, dining room and living room and bathroom, all for $145 a month., It was unfurnished, of course. Sounded pretty good. The "new" stove has an oven that does not work. The "new" fridge might fetch twelve dollars at a rummage sale and the handle is falling off,t The kitchen is like something out of Dickens. The bedrooms are boxes, only one with a window. There are no locks on the doors. The toilet doesn't work, except when it feels like it. Etc. Rip-off. never be a wealthy OA school-teacher. But I'm certainly-golf-it to look into the prospects of becoming a wealthy old slum landlord. people. Ever me I read your column I ant provoke Another dy in the 'crowd hastened to my defence. "What you mean to say, my dear," said the second lady, "is that Mrs.Keller's column is thought provoking." "That's not what I meant to say at all," insisted the first lady. "Her column makes me angry. I just don't agree -with what she writes." Another woman had this to say to me: have a friend who never reads your column. She says she can't stand you but I tell her whether you like Mrs. Keller or not as a person should make no difference. You should read her column. It's just great!" With support like that in the country- side, who needs anti-Windowists around... and those, are just a few of the reasons I'm looking forward to the next,life when present things shall pass away. Phone 527-0270 The winner of this week's $10 prize is David Ellis, John St., Seaforth. EAFORTH UPER1OR TORE SPECIALS FOR Carnation — 16-oz. EVAPORATED MILK Maxwell House INSTANT COFFEE Allen Pure APPLE JUICE Blue Bonnet Coloured MARGARINE Leavers' Mushrooms —10-oz PIECES & STEMS Babies Only Please TOILET TISSUE From My ,Window — By Shirley J. Keller . #.RganIMAMMEMMIRMASMIROWaltan.V.IMA THURSDAY — FRIDAY — SATURDAY ABC Laundry DETERGENT 2-lb. Sqo 2 for 390 643i 1.18 48-oz. 310 3-lb. 1.05 2 for 830 2's 370 err W .0 glaPta4INIMMVAMI . In the Years Agone" • akkaaK MIMMOMMONNXBION4MAMPAZIMMMIPMENPAUK4.1 . 2411 • Yr • ..Z1 4 3 • 4 4 4.