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The Huron Expositor, 1973-04-26, Page 2Since 1860, Serving the Community First INt?IfMett SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, beery Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y.- MCLEAN, Editor Member Canadian• Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation Newspapers Subscription Rates: • Canada (in advance) $8:00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $10.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 20 CENTS EACH cr1 Class Mail Registration Number 0696 Telephone• 527.0240 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, April 26, 1973 :There was no alternative A From My Window By Shirley J. Keller Sir: The Seaforth and District Knights of Columbus and the Alliance. For Life would like to draw to the attention of your readerS the statement made recently by Dr . Richard Potter, Ontario Health Minister, that abortions should not be covered under the Ontario Hedlth Insurance Plan. (Toronto Star) March 17; 1973. He stated further that it is hispersonal,, view that abortion in many cases is being used as a method of birth control and these abortions cost the Ontario taxpayer approximately $6 million in 1972. Dr. Potter expressly stated that he was giving his personal opinion rather than government policy, but that he would like the Health Plan changed to be in line with his views. It would seem reasonable that only abortions performed because • the mother's life was at stake should be covered by a medical insurance plan. The Knights of Columbus and the Alliance For Life believe this statement has been made to test public reaction. It is believed that Dr. Potter will be put tinder great pressure by the Pro- abortionists to reverse his stand. If he is to maintain hiS opposition to this -abuse of the Ontario Health plan, he will require tremendous public support. Accordingly, the Knights ofrolumbut and the Alliance For Life wool d apprec- iate It very much It the public would support Dr. Potter's stand by writing premier Davis, requesting that his government support Dr. Potter in his position, to Dr. Potter offering encourage- ment and support and to your local MPP and newspaper, Wilfrid Mousseau, Recorder Father Stephen Eckert Council, No, 5289. 'APRIL 29, 18,98. Robert Hewitt, east of Leadbury, Is, 84 years old, during this last winter has threshed 400 bushels of grain with a hand flail, attending his stock and getting up wood. Kruse Bros, masons of Egmondville, are placing a stone'tonndation under Mrs. Collie's residence.) Frank Gutteildge, the well known builder and' contractor of Seaforth has invented a very Ingenious machine for the manufacture of bricks*. ,The present machine is designed to make from 8 to 10 thousand brick a day. Dr, Chas. MacKay of town has had a new foundation placed on his-residence on Goderich St. James Sproat, who for several years' was in -the employ of D.D.Wilson, is now iness. • in charge of James Cowan's milk bus- N. G. Adams of Constance is building' a eew barn foundation and had the tim- bers raised, Mrs. Simpson of" Walton has pur- e chased a n organ from Scott Bros., Seaforth. Messrs. Cahtelon and Cook of Londes- boro, shipped a carload of hay to Toronto. delivered and the fhoars tlireer thodist Church at expect to start' but rain "4)ollacrs — L their o masons n Tdhep:iboalnirsmeo. F. W. Hess of Zurich has the brick work of his jewellery store completed. The Electric light company of Sea- • forth has purchased the McBride pro- perty near' the railway station and intend using it for piling wood on. There are three lots and they _paid $300. for them. John Kalbflelsch of Hay was in town and informs us that he has already contracted for 10 new hbuses in Hay and Stanley thfs season. APRIL 27, 1923 Geo, Eaton, Winthrop, who has been engaged by Smalldon Bros. of Cranbrook, to work on the dredge, left to assume his duties. Ben Riley is erecting the cement foun- dation for Mr. Cuthill's new barn at Win- throp. W. G. mcSpadden of Winthrop has been pressing a large quantity of hay. Seeding , has commenced and Robert Cooper of Kippem. who. is now the owner of 250 acres, is one of, the first to have several acres sowed. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sparks have mdved into--the' houtsuceeently owned ,by Mrs. Andrew Dougalleg Hensel/. The SeatorthqSaavn• Bowling Club are making extensive preparations for the coming season. A new wire fenbe will' be erected and the ground levelled and seeded from the fence to the sidewalk. Mrs, J. G. Mullen of town entertained the choir of First Presbyterian Church at her home. T. S. Smith of town is erecting a garage at his home on John St. Mrs. F. H. Larkin and Miss Edith McKay are in Windsor attending the meet- ing of the W.M.S, Roy Lawson 'of Constance who pur-, chased a barn from Bruce 14dd of Mc- Killop, has been busy having it moved home where he intends using it to en- large his present building. The annual -inspection of the Seaforth Collegiate cadets was held on the grounds. After the manoeuvres the Inspecting cf.: ficer, Col. Gillespie; of London, highly complimented the corps for their work and appearance, the boys marched down street to the Olympia Restaurant. Chas. Holmes, has been acting, as instructor and to him goeeli great deal of credit for the success of the corps. The officers for this year are: Captain, Adam Dodds. Int.Lieut.Don Kerslake; 2nd. • Lieut.' ohn Archibald; Sergeants Fred Crich, W.T.Blackwell, Garnet R. Sillery, Clarence Munn; Cor- porals, Ronald McKay, Arthur Burrows, Harvey Prichard, Claire Leatherland, Wm..Landsborough, Scott Ferguson, Fred Jackson and Ross McGregor. The relatives and many friends of the late Thos. Nellands, Hensel, will regret to learti,,,of his very sudden death. For some 21 years he pnblished the Hensall Observor. He was 72 years of, age. APRIL' 30, 1948. . Among those nurses-in-training who will graduate from St. 'Joseph's Hos-- pital, 'London, -are Miss Helen Louise Smith and Miss Beatrice Mary Cath- arine Lane. Frank Fingland, K, C. Clinton, was named Liberal Standard-Bearer in the forthcoming Provincial election on June 7th. • Mr.' and Mrs. John .Hotham Jr. en- tertained Mr. and Mrs. John Hotham Sr. on the occasion of their 35th Vedding anniversary. Mr. Hotham is foreman at the Seaforth Creamery. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Baker were the recipients of many beautiful gifts in honor of their 30th wedding anpiversary, Their family presented them with a mantel radio. Injuries received when he was caught in _ a conveyance belt operating 'in a gravel pit on his farm, proved fatal to Geo. Eberhart, 70, well known McKIllop farmer, Wilfred Coleman, Tuckersmith, was nearby when the accident occurred and he summoned help and the injured man was removed to the hospital.. Work commenced leading to the in- stallation of flood lights at the softball diamond at the Seaforth Lions' Park, when Sonie ten members took part in a bee to dig post holes. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Little of Win- throp have moved into their house at the corner. Alvin Rau of town has purchased the residence of the Misset -Mulcahy on •George street. A dery A') ki t ()la r r ,Fa . 00:0 J In the Years Agone nigffitinare for those Charged with its appl'ication.What made the'propasal even more astounding was the indication that little or no consideration had been given by)the premier or other ministers to impli- cations it held •:in kcreased costs -for goverpl me.nt controlled facilities such as schools "arid hos- pitals. Despite the hun- dreds of thousands of dol- I almost hesitate to tell you about this but • I. really. can't think of another topic for this column and deadline time is here. So I've decided to throw caution to the wind 'and relate the strange tale of my ivy plant. During the winter on one of those cold bleak days with no sun, only bitter biting wind, my daughter presented me with a small but healthy ivy plant. I was over- joyed. I've always loved green things but I'm no gardener . . . and it doesn't take my green things long to become brown things and finally dead things. "It is no wonder," chastises my nus- band. "You forget to water them. The 'poor plants thirst to death." He's right, L, told myself. This time it will be different. This time I will watch over my ivy plant, I will water it faithfully, I will see it flourish into something lovely. The first few weeks were fine. I set the ivy in , a bright 'but not too bright spot. I tended it faithfully. ,It rewarded me by shrivelling up one entire branch and allowing it to fall limp and lifeless onto the floor. After that, I lost heart-. I must admit I fell off caring for my ivy plant. I neglected to water it regularly and except for the times when the cleaning lady sloshed it with liquid, the poor plant was left alone. And then one day not long ago, I passed by my ivy plant and took a look at it there, struggling valiantly for' life. Its soil was parched. Its leaves were turning ,yellow. Suddenly I remembered a movie I'd • seen with Barbara Steisand called "on A Clear Day You Can See Forever". I remembered that in the movie, Miss Strei Sand had played the part cif a gal who had a talent for making things grow. And she claimed the secret was in talking to her plants . treating them as living, breath- ihg souls. "What the heck," I thought. "Maybe there's 'sor' ething to this business of talk- ing to .plante, /Ire heard others talk abbut it. Maybe 'p-Should conduct a small ea- It's a long time since I read as much misdirected garbage as I have in the past weeks,• concerning meat prices. Directed garbage is when you hit the target. Most of this hit the wrong target - the farmer. For some mysterious reason, a lot of people- look 'on the farmer as a flinty, money-grubbing character who takes a Particular sadistic .pleasure In gouging the poor working-man, not to mention the downtrodden executive, professional man, or school teacher. It's just the opposite. For years, generations in this country, the farmer has been gouged by the rest of• us, and here's one consumer who not &ly be- lieves, but knows, that the average farmer has had a tinier share of our twentieth century affluence than any,other segment of our • community, including those on welfare, proportionately. There are a fevi exceptions. There are .a few wealthy' farmers. Just as there are a few wealthy school teachers. In the case of the farmer, it is the man whose forefathers were lucky enough tp,, clear a farm near a big city-to-be. His land has become valuable 'for building and he can 'sit on it 'and watch the value , appreciate. But Jiets not a real farmer any more., The real farmer is the fellow who works hours-per-week that would have 'an industrial worker screaming for the union, owns one suit, ,hasn't. had a holi- day in years, owes money at the bank, and has a net income of about $4,000 a year. He's got to be a gambler, a fatalist, and a man in whom hope springs eternal. He gambles, on the weather and the market, must accept disaster with a shrug, and must begin each new season with opti- mism. • More and more, in regions of marginal farming and small, mixed farming, we see that the farmer must have a job in town if he is to enjoy more than a frugal living. More and more we,.see that it is only the big ,farmer or the specialist who . can meet the bills and make a decent • living. , More and more we see that farming has become an industry in which the in- vestment in land, machinery, supplies and labour is inordinate in comparison to the returrisi lars involvecT nobody either in cabinet or in the vast Tory bureaucracy at Queen's Park appears to have given this a thought. As far as the govern- ment, is concerned the 'up- 'roar on the energy, tax has blunted criticism of the 40% increase in the existing sales tax which the budget also provided. As .a result little con- sideration has been given to the extravagances which have contributed to the governments desperate search for more revenue. ' Meanwhile those mini- cipalities who:Are busy working out ways of spend- ing the added thousands . which the budget indicated• would be forthcoming. by way of grants may =be wise to' wait until precise amounts are indicated to • them. While the budget talked in rosy terms of thousands upon thousands of .added revenue dollars going out to towns and townships it also has this qualification "All 'gleins are shown as accruing to lower-tier municipalities. rather than In reality, part of the 4 general support grant will be paid directly to upper- tier municipalities." In other words the amounts shown in the bud- get as coming to Seaforth or McKillop or Tuckersmith are to be shared with other. levels of government. It is anybody's guess as to the amounts that will be on the cheques when they finally come in. periment in that direction.' Anyway I moved my sickly looking plant from its lonely corner in the dining- room • to the centre of attention in the middle of our kitchen table. "There yoti are ivy plant," I told it. "Welcome to the family." That evening when hubby and the child- ren came home and were seated around the kitchen table for dinner, I explained my plan. "From now on," I explained, "ivy , (that's her first name, surname plant) will sit in the middle of our table. She will be one of us. And each time you sit down at the table for a meal, a snack or 'for any purpose, you are expected' to address Ivy with a civil tongue as you would any member of the family." You can imagine the reaction that I gcit from my family. My two teen- agers looked at each other, then at then at their father and finally back at each other with that expression that means, "She's at it again." My husband took the suggestion in his usual manner - unmoved. "Pass the potatoes," was his re- sponse,". . . . and don't burn ivy." Your youngest son wasn't quite cer- tain that he was involved in this latest family adventure. "You haven't spoken to Ivy," I chi- ded him. The poor little guy waved rather weakly at the plant and muttered "Hi Ivy" in his smallest voice , glancing quickly at his father to see if he'd lost favor with his favorite man.. "It's okay son," my husband assured him."We have to do these things some- times to keep Mom happy." Well I'm here to tell you folks, it has worked, Ivy plant is flourishing like no ivy I've ever seen. Her leaves shine. Her stems are strong. She's shoetirgodt new sprouts all over--the- place. And when you speak to her 1 swear you can almost see her sway with pleastre. There's only one thing-I'm worried about. What happens when she gets ten big for the table? If an average farmer charged himself wages for his' own work, he'd show a net loss. He'd be better to put his money into a hot-dog stand. Let's take an average beef farmer. He has no sock of gold under the bed. He must borrow money to buy stock, mach- inery, feed, fertilizer. He must pay interest on this money to our established banks, "which are no less greedy than- they were in the depression. They merely have a better "image" because they have a big public relations pro- gramme. While his beef is becoming beef, this farmer has nothing coming in, except interest charges on his loan. when-his beef is ready, does he set the price? He does not. He sells it 'at auction. Who drives up the price? The beef-hungry consumer, that's who. ,Marie Antoinette,• of ill-fated fame, said of the peasants who protested that they had _no bread, "Let them eat cake." I'd reverse that a bit and say of people • ,who,-say they can't afford beef, 'Let ., theilc ,. barley.'! It's very nutritious., Per :Si I'm prejudiced. I greit4 hP. during the depression. 'If we had beef - once a week, it was probably hamburg. As a kid, I was sometimes sent to the store for some "dog bones." These were beef bones with some meat on them, and they were free. The butcher knew darn well what they were for - a good pot of soup - but he winked at it. Many a time our "dinner' was pea • soup and hoMemade bread, with some pre- serves -'wild berries picked by our- selVes - for dessert. Nobody suffered malnutrition in that family. Sometimes our "meat" was the ground-up skins of baked potatoes, mixed in with onions and fried potatoes. They ' gave it the appearance and' roughage of meat, if not the flavour. Jolly good stuff. In 'prison camp, meat was merely something you thought about, like going to • heaven. But a bowl of sweetened barley! Now, that was heaven. There are Some holes in the chain of food prices. But don't blame the farmer., He's the last to benefit when prices go up, the first to suffer when the -the first to suffer when they go down. • Show me a rich farmer and,I'll show you a rich weekly editor, or arrich school teacher. • Sir: Yes Mr. Gordon Sinclair I agree with you, it is a terrible thing to watch a man being hung, to see him dangling on the end of a rope. The elecrric chair is not much better. The poor victim is strapped in a chair while the appliances are strap- ped to his bare legs and arms. What a terrible sensation that must be waiting, expecting any moment the juice could 'be turned on. On the other hand Mr. Sinclair if you were to come home and find your wife lying on the floor the victim of an attacker, strangled lo death or perhaps hAr throat cut or punched full of holes with a sharp knife, would you net call for revenge'? Or if the assassin was still there would you not grab the first weapon you could find and with all' your might strike Km over the head, not caring whether you killed him or not? I think I would. Turning back 'to capital punishment, I think there should be more human ways than hanging. We used to hang dogs it one turned out to' be useless. That seemed-to be the only Way years ago, now they are taken to a vet and given a needle and the poor animal is put' away without a struggle. Why not use the same treat-. ment for human beings. But I certainly do not believe in cir- cumstantial evidence, I have known of two men that were hung, and the real murderer admitted to the murder on his death bed. perhaps he wanted to get it off Ms chest before he met his Maker. Again I think many who get a life sentence would put themselves to death if they had a chance. Some murderers Mire an urge ,to kill and Ile in wait and kill the first human being that comet within reach, Such murderers would not be safe if they got' a reprieve. Convictions should he at the discretion of the Judge. A Subscriber, — .or—or ...... •••••••••••... Sugar and Spice By Bill Smiley People power played a Major role in the decis- ion of the Davis govern- ment to back down from its intention ,t9 apply a 7% sale's' tax on heat and light. Facing a revolt by his supporters in the legis- lature and outspoken criti- cism by members of his cabinet coupled with wide public disapproval of the measure, the premier had little alternative but to make the best of a poor ! deal. It was another humbling experience for the Big Blue Machine and provided the name of an- other minister to add to those who in recent months had• by their actions in-- dicated'lack orjudgment. Provincial Treasurer John White's decision to remove the energy tax from his budget legislat- ion, of course, in no way affects his integrity.It does however, reduce his credibility in the eyes of the public who cannot help but wonder how a person charged. with res- ponstbilJty for the fiscal affairs of the province coul d, recommend a measure that had within it inequi- county or regional govern- ties that .bore most heavily bents: to facilitate interr on • those of lower'income municipal comparisons be and which would in the. tween single-tier municir e resole', munici cra of a 1 s• pan ti es an ,c1 muntoviTa te's be 'wan administrative _,3n-two-tier governments. • Letters to the Editor