The Huron Expositor, 1976-06-24, Page 3Everyone who has been 'to
Manitoulin Island knows that it is
a beautiful place. What they
might not know is a bit of the
history that we were lucky enough
to pick up on our visit there last
weekend.
We got information pretty
easily on the island because we
made our trip accompanied by a
haw eater,. which is what people
who have been born on
Manitoulin Island are called.
(Could peo pie who were born in
Huron Courtly be called bean
eaters? Let's think about that.)
Our friend the haw eater was
born in Mindemoya, in the old
Red Cross medical center, She
showed it to us like it ' was an
historic site. But her family
moved away when she was 11 and
you'd think that would tend to
make her a bit of a stranger on an
island that has about 10,000 full
time residents. .
Hah! She's related to half of
those residents and most of the
rest recognize her because she
"looks like a MacDonald." Going
into a store on Manitoulin, which
gets so many tourists that people
could be excused for being blase
about strangers, becOmes • a
warm, funny experience when
you're with a ManitOttliacter (haw
eater).
"You look like a MacDonald,
now which one are you?"
was how our Wend was greeted
over and over again. We were just
along for the ride but from our
friend's relatives and friends we
learned quite a lot, about the
largest fresh water island, in the
world. '
According to a local history
buff, Manitoulin was intended by
the colonial government of the
1800's to be reserved for Indians
who were being pushed out of
other parts of the province by
encroaching white settlement.
But Indians who weren't native to
this island didn't exactly flock to
settle permanently on Manitoulin
and about 1862 it was openedfor
white settler's.
All the land was available
except Wikwemikong,. a large
area on the eastern part of the
island that is Indian land. It never
was ceded or signed over by
treaty. Several smaller reserves
were around the island.
There. were a few small towns
established.., and they're still
CADETS ORGANIZED -- Constable Ron Lauzon tells several Seaforth teenagers
how to fill out forms to Join the Seaforth air cadets at an organizational meeting
Thursday night, The group is sponsored by the Seaforth Legion and needs at least,
12 members before it can get started. (Staff Photo)
Tuckersmith °kis bridge
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business closed.
Council was informed that the
province will be increasing the
• tile draingage funding across
Ontario by $3.8 million to $16.8
million.
The annual request 'for grant
assistance was received for _the
Seafor th Lions Club for the
swimming pool located in the
township on the 'eastern outskirts
of Seaford). On a motion from
EgmOndville councillor Cleave
Coombs the usual $300 grant was
approved. Reeve Elgin
Thompson's protest was ignored
when he complained: "No one
will help us with ours (the
swimming poll at Vanastra) but
they want us help them." Mr.
Thompson then went ..1 to say
that if the Lions Club Pool was put
under the Ausable-Bayfield
Conservation Authority it would
be eligible for provincial grants of
50 per cent for operating costs
and 70 per cent for repair work.
The meeting adjourned at
midnight.
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Engineer Peter Sawyer said
that in soil compaction tests
carried out on 'Coleman Street
that results had shown 95 percent
or greater compaction.
"There have been low results,
there is no question about that,"
said Mr. Sawyer. There have
been ,eases where rubbish - had
been used and the contractor has•
been told to take it out and do it
again."
Mr. Williams also drew to the
committee's attention a complaint
Police
report
From June 8 'fill,June 22 the
Seaforth Police 'Department
investigated 36 occurrences
including: Motor Vehicle
Accidents, 2; Assistance, 11;
Mischief, 1; Threats , 1; Theft, I;
Police Information, 7;
Disturbance ; 1; Suspicious
Persons, 1; Assault, 1; Frattd.
Theft over, 2(recOve red); Traffic .
Complaint, 1; Animals, 2;
Vandalism, 1; Suspicious Auto, 1;
Attempt Break and Enter, 1.
20 charges under the Highway
Traffic Act.
' 6 Charges under the Liquor
Licence Act.
Two area men were convicted
in separate cases of obstructing a
police officer and received fines in '
provincial court in Seaforth last
Wednesday.
Judge Glenn Hays fined Peter
Poland $300 and Gary F. Munro
$125.
James E. Learn was tried on a
charge of possessitstfof a narcotic
and found guilty. Mr. Learn
received an unconditional
discharge. In granting- the
unconditional discharge Judge
Hays noted that the man had
testified that he no longer used
marijuana and he advised Mr,
Learn to stay on that track. -
Lc:111N Arts was found guilty
after pleading innocent to a
charge of willful damage and was
fined $100': Two witnesses
testified that they saw Mr. ARts
throw a bottle at a parked car in
pretty small, But.most of the first
white settlers were farmers, sons
who couldn't find land io buy or
money to buy it with near their
parents' southern and eastern
Ontario farms.
We're always moaning about
picking stones around .here but
your heart would break if you saw
the efforts that some of the,
pioneers on Manitoulin made to
get fields that were ploughable.
One field that was a little scrubby
and stoney to begin with had piles
of stones all over it about i0 feet
apart from each other. Somebody
worked awfully hard before being
forced to admit that there were
more stones than soil there.,
Manitoulin still has lo is of
busy looking farms where
islanders raise cattle, and in a few
areas, do some cash cropping.
Manitoulin still has lots of live big
old elm trees, that umbrella
shape that we miss now on our
horizons.
Wild 'strawberries are at their
best right now and there's a feast
to be had for free at the side of
practically any road.
The island has two lively
weekly newspapers, and just one
high school to which the 900 and
something Manitoulin students
travel every day by bus.
While it's true that everyone
knows everyone else and their
business, there's nothing
malicious, about the mutual
interest. They seem to celebrate,
enjoy and protect each other and
tell fantastic stories when they
get together.
Mrs. MacGillicuddy lived 'on
the island all her life and had' a
deathly feat Of lightning. The fear
`was quite justified, because she'd
been nearly struck by it, three.
times.
The final time, and she lived on
with no damage done ,o tell the
tale, she invited friends Over to
keep her 'company' while it
stormed, just in case. Mrs. M.
and the friends kept each other
calm by ,singing hymns and, yOu
guessed it, .a bolt of lightening
grazed the house just when they
got to the line about Celesti2t fire.
Some Manitoulin friends are
still wondering exactly what the
moral is' but there's bound to be
one. Go to Manitoulin yourself,
get, to know a haw eater, 'and
you'll come horne with better
stories.
This week seems to be our
travel issue. Don't miss the
interesting story of life' in Bi'azil
by the Expositor student page
editor, SDHS student Sandy
Hulley which starts on page One.
It's full of Sandy's acute
observations and humour; her
personality shines through.
She hasn't had time to write to
all her friends' so they can
consider this a personal letter
from Brazil. Sandra will be home
at the end of the summer after a
three month visit with her friend
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highway 8. they would agree to
relocate the sewer Ii ne to the
north•side of Goderich street east
lender the curb. Walter Scott,
PUC manager. said that the 'line
would be running very close to
the water main.
VVttcr mains arc the only thing
we are worried about.'' said Mr..
Scott, "If he 'doesn't .disturb them
it js alright with us." Soil tests to •
• check the suitability of locating on
• the north side. as opposed to the
centre will be carried out before a
• final decision is made.
• Ernie Williams. • who is the
town's representative on the
committee, brought up . several
complaints under new business to
the committee.
Mr. Williams said that he had
seen a bulldozer being .used 'on
chalk St.,, about 1.50' north of
• 'George St. to fill dirt back -1n
behind where the sewers Were
"" finished, He said that nothing
was done tO compact the dirt and
the doter had only levelled off the
dirt. which was piled above street
level.
"How much of this is going oh
that we don't see?" said Mr.
Williams. "lt worries Me that the
town will be faced with sunken
streets after,"
The provincial representative
ordered that a soil compaction
test he carried out there..
• Smiles
The eight-year old Lame home
from school and was asked the
usual question by his mother:
"What did you learn , in school
today?''
"I learned." he said. "that two.
plus two equal five."-
"But that's wrong," replied his
mother.
:'Well." said the youngster,.
"in 'that case. I didnit learn
anything...
by -Mrs. Ivey Scott of.36-Louisa
St: about damage „done to her
lawn When heavy machinery was
parked on it over the_ Christmas
holidays, Apparently the
machinery left gouges in the lawn"
which were . filled in with very
rough soil. '
•.• -Bill Graham. local engineering
representative on 'the project.
said that the matter would be
looked into and rectified.
However Mr. Graham said that
generally •• any restoration is still •
to come and at'y restoration that
will be "-done:, will he done
satisfactorily or it will be' done
again. • 'It is just as simple as
that.
'The next .sewer liaison
committee will he held on July 15
at 1:30.
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The crowd liked it but the sheep sure didn't think
much of it. (Staff Photo)
Two convicted of
obstructingpolice
Seaforth.
Murray J. Sinnamon was fined
$78. or eight days in jail for
making unnecessary noise,
squeeling his tires.
Leo Anthony Spencer was
guilty on a charge of theft and
fined $75.
Kim M. Robinette was fined
$53. for having open liquor out of
residence:
Ronald W. Gropp was fined $(28
for failing to stop at a stop sign.
Joh'il K. Anderson was fined $28
for having no license plates on his
vehicle. Marc Robinet was fined
$28 for littering.
1-Larry white was fined. $10 for
having a d'og without a license.
Catherine Poland was ordered
to appear in Goderich court on
July 5 to enter a Wea on a careless
driving charge and failing to stop
at a red light.
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