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The Huron Expositor, 1976-12-09, Page 2Servingf he Community First tiltshed at :3EAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thin sday morning by IVIeLEAN BROS. PUBLISHERS LTD. ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Publisher SUSAN WHITE, Editor DAVE ROBB. Advertising Manager Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Nespaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation NOW, attend a meeting SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 9, 1976 ' Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $10.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $20.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 25 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 Telephone 527-0240 a December can be cold and snowy but given the apparent lack of interest it is doubtful if even the More ho3pitable climate .of a day in June Would make much difference. Perhaps it is the lack of the party aproach - municipal candidates campaign as individuals not as the representatiVei of a party. 'On the other hand in municipalities where candidates have appeared under a party banner the increase in interest has been small.. Interest is higher 'in Seaforth though - the number of candidates and the attendance at the. ratepayers' meeting showed that. Let's hope interest continues to climb. Every voter should voice his or her opinions to the members of the new councils that have been elected. Or better yet, why not make a NeW Year's 'resolution to attend just one council, PUC or school board meeting in the coming year? That in Itself would be an education. When one thinks of Huron county natives who have made gleat contributions to their' community or their country one nian 'that is often Overlooked is a farmer from Varna, G4(00n i ill: In a county as dependent on agriculture as Huron, the contri- butions of this man should definitely not be ignored. He has given a good deal of his -3 life to promote the betterment of the farmer in Ontario. For the last seven years he has been the driving force in the Ontario Federation of AgricultOre, the provinte's largest farm organization. In fact there are some who would tell you that Gordon Hill is the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. It's hard to remember now, but 'Gordon Hill -took over, as President of the O.F.A. just shortly after the General 'Farm Organization vote had badly split the Ontario farm community. The National Farmers Union and the O.F.A. were bitter enemies in many areas of the province. Hill, a' former N.F.U. president himself, felt the O.F.A. constituted the best chance at uniting farmers. He took over the leadership of the organization when morale was low and personally supervised .a change In the whole structure that There is a frequently-used quotation which says, "The law is an ass." Despite our need for an ordered society, the rules by which we govern ourselves do, at times, appear to be totally stupid. • Take the case of the Montreal man who left' his; oar at a garage for repairs. One of the mechanics took -the car out for a drive without the owner's knowledge and his trip resulted in a fatal accident. The ()toner of the vehicle was held jointly responsible • and a Quebec judge ordered that he pay half of the $6,000 damage' award. This case brings up a fine point in 14w, one that is unknown to most peOpie, The owner of the car, through hitv:laWyer, contended that since he had', not given permission for the 7,tifecharild to drive the vehicle on the StFeet, it. was, in- faCt stolen. I ne Judge's decision, however, was that ':the ow et. had left the car in the .,harlds Of the mochan'io or his :,erriployeti aiOng with the keys, and W68 thuS equally ter blame, Injustice, ;you may. sayy, :end we agree, With a nearly 70 percent turnout at the polls on Monday Seaforth stood high among area municipalities in terms of voter interest and concern about local affairs. Yet despite a near record,- 20 candidates for the various offices, the turnout here was less than at either Of the most recent provincial and federal elections. In most municipalities the voter response 'was much worse. What's the problem? Voters turn out in much greater numbers to express opinions about higher levels of government, often then reacting to vague impressions rather than to a knowledge of the facts. But in their own municipalities where they have a direct input, where they can see what ,is happening, where, by far the greatest proportion of their tax dollar is spent, they indicate relatively little concern. Perhaps the time of year has ,something to do with it. Early saw individual memberships sold in order to provide more money for the organization and involved farmers at the grassroots. He also set out quietly to dampen the fires of resentment between the O.F.A. and • Those seven years have seen successes and failures but overall the success has been dominant. The O.F.A. now represents more than 20,000 farm units across the province. Mr. Hill .has become an important voice in the formation of policies for farmers. He and O,'F.A. have become leaders in the fight to save farmland from destruction, have battled for tax reform for farmland, have battled for farm income plan, and for many other issues. The record of•-success has been impressive. He has also provided a calm, reasonable voice in farmer-consumer debates. In short, hehas served the farmers of Huron and the rest of Ontairo well, and by serving them well has, in the long run, served consumers wetlJtoo. He deserves a rest of tir his long service, but let's hope he will give 'his skill and dedication to other areas that need them in the near future. — The Blyth Standard Nevertheless the apparently unfair decision was only one of many similar cases which are resolved the same way in anV. given • year. It should provide food for thought On the part of parents. If your youngster happens to take out the family car, even without your permission, you could find yourself in serious trouble should art accident 'Occur. • The court will probably find that you did not take the adequate precautions to insure that no accident could occur. The same reasoning applies to those who trespass on your property. For example, if a total stranger a aches your door, and in the proce s carelessly falls off' your front steps and breaks his collarbone' he may a you — and he may win. Th fact that you didn't ask him to corn will probably be disregarded in court. If it Can be proven that your front steps presented any sort of hazard you are in trouble. Can you Imagine the extent of your liability should- a neighbor's child drown In your backyard, swimming pool? The WiRghaifrAdvance Times. Let's face it. Who does most of the work in the church? And the attending? Someone said if you wanted the church to pay its own way, you should keep only two things: the women's group and the Sunday morning worship service. They're the only two efficiencies-sufficiencies - in - the church. I want you to understand. If you've come a long way, baby, so have I. I was brought up on Bible proof texts such as "The women shpuld k.eep OleAt iq the3cbur,eh''5 and "It is.sharneful for a..vkinan to speak in church." But quoting Scripture doesn't necessarily settle the matter. I can quote Scripture too. Take that other verse 'of St. "There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neighter male or female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus." - The fact is the Bible has to be interpreted. Put into historical context, That's where all the differences come in. I realized how far I'd come, when I visited one of my childhood churches last summer: That congregation doesn't alloW women to vote. And they're not even thinking about discussing it. If women voting is a no-no, then women clergy is a no-no-no. When you think of it, that was one of the issues of the. American Revolution. "Taxation without representation is tyranny." Yet the women have been supporting, working and paying for years, without a vote. But Christ never chose female disciples or apostles, someone argues. Truie enough, but he never, chose Negroes and Orientals and Gentiles, either. Yet they're clergymen withinflhe chUrch. Now, I know. Female clergy do pose some interesting problems. One man said he'd blush if he had to confess his carrying-ons to a woman. And just, what do yOu call your new female priest? Sister? Mother? Rev. Mother? Alev. Clergywoman? Priestess? Priest person? And how do you cope with a pregnant priest? How would that look? "Not much different,' harrumpfed one woman, "Hardly any different at all from all the fat clergy I see walking around in swollen robes." The defenses are out already. The ship of the church may be entering some heavy seas. The boat may start to rock and roll. But Christ did say, "Launch out into the deep." And that, the Anglican church has dared to do. For this, I applaud the church. I say "Amen". • I just read a chain letter to end ,all chain letters. It was,in the Anglican Churchman nevispaper. Hear this: "Dear Friend, Now you can have your own kind of priest. Simply send a copy 9f this letter to six other parishes that are tired of their - priest. Then bundle up your priest and send him to the pafish at the top of the list that follows. In one week you will receive 16,436 4 priests -- and one of them should be a dandy. Have faith inthis letter. Do not break the chain. One man broke the chain and got his old priest back." Not bad, eh? Packing off your local Anglican priest and putting him onto the chain letter circuit. That's about the size of it. The clergyman you have, is the one you don't want. But now there's another option. The priest you get, may be a woman. Only last week the Anglicans in Canada ordained six .,;.women into the priesthood. "It's abouut time" I can hear some men say. All these years the women have been getting the breaks. Now the men can take their turn at having their own safe sex. symbol -- attractive, alluring, yet untouchable. The profane •and the sacred can produce a strange alchemy. No longer will God and religion be dispensed in male terms ... on male terms. Now it's mans turn: to be preached to, counseled to, confessed by and forgiven by ,... by a female. And maybe that's not so bad after all. Maybe that's ' exactly what the church needs. This new dimension and spirit women can bring into the priesthood. The males have dominated the church for the last 2,000 years. And I don't know if they can brag much'about how well they've tended the kingdom." n the Years Agorae DE front the Receiver General at Toronto, one hundred dollars worth of coppers. This batch weighed 07 po eallio1f87this town procured 6 Messrs Duncan and Duncan 8, The lovers of skating exercise will be pleased to lekti tnheaatr Jtohseepdhril Mi sahresdha.li. has opened out a skating rink James Irvine of Tuckersmith has a 1% year old colt named "Enterprise" which weighs 1,135 pounds. The new Presbyterian Church in Londesboro was opened on Nov. 26th. Rev. D. Ure Goderich and Rev. Mr. McQuaig, of Clinton preached the sermon. DECEMBER 6, 1901 Messrs Gordon McDonald, Leon Flannery and Moody Holland of Walton, have gone to 'Sault Ste Marie, where they will be employed in , the lumber yards. Albert Carter had the fingers of his left hand badly lacerated in the rollers of a straw cutter. Tuesday was an High Day for the Presbyterians of Kippen, the occasion being the induction of Rev. M. C.. coMcnIgerengnrioinn sto. the pastorate of Kippen and Hillsgreen H. Silber, secretary of the Hay Fire Insurance Co. was in Kippen, receiving the assessments which brought out a large number of farmers. Mrs. David Clark of Hensall had the. misfortune to wrist sli ponanhd elerdb000wr.step and broke her arm between the The trustees of the Rodgerville Cemetery here purchased from Messrs. Dougall and Hoggarth six-tenth of an acre of land. The following wedding was taken from the Toronto Star "A quiet wedding was celebrated at the home of Henry Watson, Toronto, when his daughter Georgina Douglas Watson was married to Th os. G. Soole." Messrs. Archibald and Cudmore of town shipped two carloads of horses to Listowel. They are for British Africa and will be inspected by a British officer before being sent off. J. G. Crich of town,' who has been exploring in the Temiscaming 'District, New Ontario, has returned home. He has taken up 160 acres of land aii'd intends going back early in the New Year. John G. Wilson of town, has secured a good position:, in a hardware store In Woliseley, N.W.T. G.F.Rogers B.A. principal of the Collegiate Institute, has established two reading rooms in connection with. the Institute. The annual Thanksgiving dinner of the, Methodist Church was held on Thanksgiving evening. There was a large attendance. The chair was occupied by Rev. Mr. Wallwin, addresses were given by Rev. Shaw and Rev. Mr. Ronton.e. The address was given by Rev. Dr of Clinton. The fruits of monoply are quite discernable in the coal oil' that people have to use now. The stuff they furnish makes 'a light, very little better than the -old tallow dip. The young people thoroughly enjoyed their dance in Cardno's Hall. There was a large attendance and Brown's Orchestra furnished the music. Another of the honoured and worthy_ pioneers of Usborne, in the person of Geo. Monteith departed his life at the age of 88 •years. . DECEMBER 10,1926 John Buchanan of Walton, has gone to the North Country, Timmins, on a prospecting totir and may remain during the winter months. Mrs. Peter ..MacDougall of Brucefield respected resident of Kenton, Manitoba passed away at her home in her 81st year. She was born at St. Phillins, Scotland and came to Huron County when._,1,5 years of age. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mustard havl moved into their fine new bungalow in Brucefield. Thos. Mackay of Manley was in London and ;purchased a car load of stockers to use up his supply of 7 feed and has engaged M. McLaughlin to take charge of theFmra.nk Riley of Constance was lucky enough to catch an Artctic Owl. It measured 5 feet from the tip of its wings. Miss Leila Best of Toronto has leased the residence on Church st. for the winter to Mr. Coward • of Saskatchewan. A. Mathers left this wee for, Kitchener after finishing the season's threshing with Joe Eckert. Thos. Jackson of Egmondville left this week for Battle Creek, Mich. Reeves J. W. Beattie of Seaforth, Roland Kennedy of Tuckersmith, F. J. McQuaid of McKillop and Matt -mstrong of Hullett .are in Goderich this week the December session of the Huron County Council. Public interest in ' the Seaforth Collegiate Commencement exercises seems to increase with each year. Principal W.G.Spencer presided. DECEMBER 7, 1951 J.P.Bell, John St., in reminiscing recalls that 1891 Seaforth ranked first as the best sporting town' in Canada. Jimmy Crich, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.Crich severely cut one of his knees when he tripped over a water shut-off valve at the bowling green. The Hensall Branch of the Canadian Legion B. E,G.L. 468, elected Donald Dayman as President at their meeting on Dec. 3rd. ' A major tragedy was averted by the quick action' of Mrs. 'Wm. Reid, Egmondville, when she rescued her two small • children from her blazing house. Tenders are being called for a new public school for Seaforth. • A delightful affair was held in S.S.No. 1,0 Hay, when neighbors and friends gathered to honor Mi. and Mrs. Geo. Armstiong who recently took up residence in Hensall. During the evening they were presented with a lazy boy chair. Dancing was enjoy ed. Music being furnished by Wm. Hyde and Earl Campbell, ' The combined Glee Clubs of Seaforth andMitchell. District High School, of over 100 voices had a carol service in First Presbyterian Church. Music is under the direction of Stanley J. Smith. The official count of the balloting for Huron riding from the Ontario general election decreased Th os. Pryde's majority by five points making a net majority 1433 over his opponent John Armstiong of Hullett.. Tomorrow? That's the,day you were going to start exercising, remember? .40 , PORTICIPattlan *The Canadian niovernent ior personal fitness. Fitness. In your heart you know it's right. Amen by Karl Schuessler Hurrah for the women fxpisifor 0,. He's helped Ontario Justice is blind 4