The Huron Expositor, 1978-01-26, Page 2Stumped
Behind he scenes
BY Keith Roylston
A bits and pieces week
xpositor asks:
How do you feel about stricter gun- control?
•Firmer gun control legislation came into
effect on January I. Gun 'control has been the
subject of controversy for many year now and
with the new laws coming out, Expositor Asks
decided to find out how local people felt about
the stricter gun regulations.
Mrs. John E. Patterson of 58 William St. E.
jn Seaforth said, "Well it might help if they
did have it, I would say. -I would think it would
be a good idea. It might keep down crime."
Ma's. Art Nicholson of R.B.2, Seaforth said
both she and'her husband would be in favor of
Strider gun colt-trot
"It seems thit guns are too handy. Why
should you carry guns?" she asked.
Michael McGrath of EgmondOle thought
guns were all right if they were' in the right
hands.
He thought guns were all right for hunters ,
but not for criminals and he thought there
should be stricter gun control legislation. •
Edgar MeCli,nchey of 165 King Street in
Hensall said he had used guns for 40 years.
and never had any trouble. e
"There's alw ayt that one that makes a fi;o1
of it," he said.
"1 thiak'anybo-dy that wants to. have a gut
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It' one of those bits and piecei week,S
tho e weeks when there are a lot of niggling
li e' things but nothing that 'rates a whole
lumn. . , -
Things, such as the report thepther night on
C.B.C. National news that Zigstrte record
a
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isn't nearly:s bad as, We ",p
6
`, lietthought,
eonipared to other countries4 he labour
brasS were proudly pointing Out that not only
were we bettereff than some other countries,
but we've 'improved in the past year. The
figures for the first 10 months of 1977 showed
,the number of man-days lost to strikes to be
only one' third of the number for the, same
periodof a year earlier., . •.,, in the VVHA who is fit to play in the NHL?
Now 'the' union leadership seemed to •be ' That.is at least until one of the players of the
taking all the credit for this for themselves and
their members yet the decline in the strike
rate seemed to coincide completely, with the
institution of the government's Anti-Inflation
Board which effectively tut out the .cause of '
the strikes since it said the workers could only
get a limited pay increase, art increase which
'the companies were happy to give.
. Strange, isn't it, that the Union leaders
were quick to daMn the AIR, btu they're just
as' quick to steal credit for themselv for
"T".'..what good the-A-IB has-managed tcr'bring?-- -
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There's been a government campaign this
year, to get Canadians to, stay 'home more for
their. vacations (even. if the Prime Minister
doesn't) because we re literally vacationing,
our country into bankruptcy.. At last count we
had something like dollar trade deficit
thanks to all thoSEt anidians who head south
in winter and to Europe in summer rather than ,
stay at home.
Both '.B.C. and'Global news touched 'on the
subject recently, and if anything, seemed 'like
they were an advertising agency for the
Florida tourist board. Global, for instance,
opened their item with a film clip pf a raging
blizzard and people miserably trying to get
around in it, standing frozen at bus stops or
pushing their cars out of snow drifts. It flied
cut to filmed interviews with tourist agents
alking, about the record, number of people
heading south and it threw- in a few short
scenes. of lovely southern beach-a-anti the
inevitable bathing beauty. It closed the news
item off again with more Canadian bli zzard
and the remark that, could you• really expect
Canadians to stay at hofne in a Canadian
winter?
C.B.C. wasn't quite,as bad but almost. Now
what I wonder is why, if this is supposed to be
unbiased journalism, they 'couldn't at least
show some of the enjoyable winter scenes in
Canada. Why not a,. scene of one of these
beautiful sunlit days with a new ,fallen snow
blanketing everything? Why not show some of
the millions of Canadians who have fun on the
ski sit) very , weekend? Why not show a
family on their cross country skis or their
_ snowmobiles? Why do we only show people
miserable in this country in winter'?
And; when the next gloomy economic
statistics come out will the news, networks
remind people that everyone who goes south
for .the winter, has helped damage -the
economy, ,,or will they take their usual
pornfortable, easy way out and blame the
government for eyrything that is wrong?
'Have you ever wondered how it is that to
listen to the bosses there there isn't a player
WHA becomes available and suddenly the
NHL pulls out the bucks and tries to lure him
away as they are with the two Swedish stars of
the Winnipeg Jets. If the NHL manages to
sign the two they''< will undoubtedly be calla
'among' the greatest stars in the world at the
mews conference announcing the signing. If •
they stay with' the WHA immediately
. revert to' being bums.
The cost of living,' according to. Statistics
,
. Canada went up again last month ••driven up
7-ttrarrily-by -the-cost -of-food.- TheAncrease-in-
• food over the last year has apparently risen by
something like 17 per Cent. At the same time,
the income Of farmers has declined by 30 per
_cent in the past two years.
How Come last week I never heard the two
figures. put together by newsmen once? How
come I never heard anybody wonder how this
could be. happening? /
At the same time the price of food was
-being blamed forthe cost of living increase on
page one of the Globe and Mail last week, a
professor of something or other was claiming
that a Major problem with the government's
competition 'bill was that it exempted. farth _
marketing boards. Now_if, as the professor
suggets, farm marketing lioards are unfairly
using their monopoliStic powers, how isithat
that farmers are taking -a 30 ger cent
decrease in their real income while everyone
else is having an increase of about that much?
What the professor and' his learned (?)
colleagues seen somehow to overlook is that
you ca'nnot.lforce farmers 'to „ continue to
produce food when they are losing money on
it. You can talk all 'you want about the need
for the interests of the consumer to be
considered in any national food policy but the
fact 'remains that the past 20 years has seen
hundreds of thousands of people go out of
food production inCanada because they went
broke producing food. If the next 20 years
brings the same rate of decline. it won't be a
Matter of getting food at a cheap price, it will
eying teget food at all. There, just won't be
any farmers left.
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costs to the taxpayer of $40 a day
each.
What's certain is that the present
jail system (including the federal
pens) isn't working. It's turning out
people who are more hardened
_criminals than when they went in, and
at a huge cost (not only in money) to
)he rest of us. Mr. Drea may not
change that but he's' doing to' die
trying. —
Mr. Bietz is a newer appointment
but his:opening comments berald a 'no
nonsense, Ka'ctical and creative
approach. He'd toured his, ministry
and asked for heavy- briefings before
"he was even sworn in.
Most important, 'he pledged to
"turn on the lights at Hydro" and
acknowledged what many people in.
tile province feel. That is that the
giant utility has not realized that the
days of "we know what's best, for
you" are over and that citrzene'want
more sensible energy planning and a,
say in it. ,
??It'e exciting.to hear from cabinet
ministers who 'are -willing.: to .cut
through the "we've always done it
that way" apprbach 'and look for'
solutions that work:. The energy
portfOlio especiapy could be the key '
ministry as Scarcity and high prices
make their impact in Ontario.
We'll watch • Mr. .Baetz and Mr.
Drea with interest and 'ask, not totally
tongue in cbeek, what other talent is.
hiding on Mr. Davis' back benches?
At least, the adults didn't hav to spend
hours trying to find parts for 'tinker Toys
and Leggo and.. Sesame' SL/ scattered all
pver the...living . room. :They/ didn't *.have, to
try to get together stuff that would have
taxed Leoanrdo da Vinci.
•. However, the boys were , 'a roaring
always, and t h r. ra spoiledn
' them silly,' and their mother toicrniewliat
' was wrong with' my entire attitude to
teaching (she's been at it three months and
has all the questions and most of the
. answers), and their father drowsed quietly
during the piano concert that followed, and
. yours truly ran out every hour to scrape 10
inches of snow off the car.
But this is not normalcy, How joyous it is
to get back to the old. humdrum routine.
Terheir that thrilling ,drilling sound of the ,,
alarnt clOck at 7:15, totter to-the bathroom
with arthritic joints giving out-cracks 'like
maple trees in a deep frostr?and to emerge
in three-quarters of an hour,'. smelling of,
shaving cream, toothpaste. and honest'
soap, another- chapter of a novel read.
How very pleasant it is to wade out-to the
garage in the barely lighted morning, snow
flying in.ali directions; scratch the ice off
the inside of your windshield with your
finger-nails, and try to start the old beast,
.• which 'emits a.couple of grunts like ;as lady
moose-p in falls totally,
Unforgivably silent. •
How thrillingto get back to work, the
salvation of many a Man ,and woman, and
exchange witty repartee about losing your
boots at the New, Year's Eve party, and
whose snowmobile broke down, and why
Jack's nose is swollen with. grog-blossoms,
and how much white guck there . is in the
driveway.
And then thpe's . the delight of getting
home after work, and sifting.dbwn for one
of those intimate chats with your wife, who
tells you, at interminable length, how to
place a "dart" in a pattern for sewing,.
when all. You knoW about darts is that it's,X
played in • .a _ pub.
And to discover that for dinner you 're
having hamburg and onions,. which you
had in the cafeteria for lunch. And that the
bill for the furnace repairs came to $48. and
that the nian•wants 50 bucks to clean the
ice..off the roof, and-the paper boy claims
you -owe him for six weekS,'
• I don't know about you, but 1 can't stand
too many of these holiday ' : the slothful
lying-in in' the morning;-the staying up
until three, to watch a late: movie, the
atie-hour coffee. breaks morning acrd
'afternoon.
Its debilitating. It contributes to moral
delifiquenty. Pat better the comfartable
herreir.Of theitgUlar routinetrill-a -Canadian-
Mfitet.
Governments, espebially
governments like the provintial
Tories which haVe. been in power for
more than 30 years tend to get
stodgy: •
That's why it's with interest and
admiration that we note a' couple of
chap es in. Premier William Davis'
cabinet. ,
There is a possibility that the
appointnients , of , Frank Drea as
cor ections minister ,and Reuben
tz as energy minister are
designed as rnoke screens. While we
are watcliin"t what these creative, . • talkative ministers , do the' premier
may hopeweV,I ignore government
mistakei and cesses in other areas.
Perhaps 'the 's true but let's give
the,preMier th benefit of the doubt.
Let's . assume e appointed these
controversial, a ything but stodgy
gentlemen to th it sensitive posts in
an effort to'clea away -the cobWebs,
bureauceaty and tack of 'firm cabinet
control that has ca ,sed problems with
Our -jails and 'provincial energy
policy. - ,
Because that's ve1ry likely the effect
the two men will hve.
Frank Drea has hardly been out of
the news since he was named
minister and Some df his ideaS are
hasty and ill though out. But he's
system.. He wants pri
bringing fresh air into
oners . to"work
ntario's penal
g their terms on public projects dun
instead of rotting in it .cells at a
Sit gar and Spice
'mental, spiritual an
physical hum ation at having to exist on
pea soup soft-b4iled eggs t(nd medicinal
brandy.
Lit,clidn't work. We had the usual
fight about the tree,- finally getting it up
after four hours of recriminations, tears
'and explosions of rage and frustration.
This -year we put it in a bucket of wet
sand, after years of trying to set it up in,
pails of coal,' in various tree stands, and on
a flat board nailed to the trunk. As usual,
it'toppled heavily. in all directions but the
right one, and we had to'tie it to the wall
with string'.
Every year my Wife says other people
get their tree to stand without tight string.
And every year I defy her te show me one
tree in town that isn't trussesd to,the wall
in some way..
For Christmas dinner, I'd ,bought a fat
duck. But the bid lady didn't feel like
eating an entire duck by herself. So we sat
around rather vacantly and stared at the
huge' pile of parcels under the tree, Which
could not be opened, of course, beduse 90
.0per cent of them weraor "the boys," and
the boys weren't eXpected till the day after
Boxing Day. '
So the day they did arrive; •rinses running
freely, we cooked the duck and a roast of
beef, and a happy time was had by all,
trying to put .front-end-loaders and fire
trucks and other plastic monstrosities
together.
• You know- there was something to be
said tar those Old days during the
Depression, when kids giit a pair of.mitts or
sox and maybe a 15-cent bubble nine.
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;uvbilslgepti°of4L;t°oldtheesbT";onto1' weekly Globe and the
Huron Expositor will befurnishecl to' subscribe for
wiil:epaSs3t six
salt trade in Seaforth, resulting from t sewn of the
year and the bad roads all over the ovince. Despite
this,-.Messrs. Gray, Young, and Spiting of the ,..
1,878'on the same terms as. last year for $3.15,ani
"Eclipse" Salt works in Seaford) 9 ipped 730 cars 'Iry
1877 against 601 Cars in the prOeding year. •
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There are several cases of typhoid fever' in and aboiit '
The London Western Advertiser and the/EIpo "tor '
The weeks have ,been dullest i he history f
Workmen' have been engaged, excavating for the
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JANUARY 25,1878
d' =1S-,
cellar. of John Kidd's new brick store. Mr, Kidd having
purchased from Mr. Carmichael the lot adjoining Mrs,
Whitney's block. He interitS ,erecting in, the spring a ,
large brick' store. ,, •
The first really cold -weather of the season was
experienced on Wednesday. The thermometer on Omit
morning registering about zero and the sprinkling of
snow that fell 'made fair sliding for sleighs, .
Members and friends of the Methodist• Church at'
Bayfield paid, a visit to Rev,. James Broley and
presented him- with a buffalo coat and an address on
behalf of his labours in connection with the Brucefield,
Church. • - -
Francis Coleman has purchased the farm of James
Coxwerth on 'the Par Line Stanley for $3,500.
i z JANUARY 23,1903
,A• happy event occurred 'at the home of Mr. Andrew
McLellan of Hibbert when their danghter June, Was
united in • marriage to• John Gemmell of Tuckersmith.
-/ Mr. Cranston of Croinarty assisted by- Rev.' Shaw of
Egmbndville perfor ed the cereinony. i tt
. The wood yards t Kippen are being filled up with
their yearly supply of green wood. -
The storrns ;of the past couple 'of weeks have;-put--ar
damper on the business in the village of Kippen.
`Mrs. J: W.-McLean of KippenTor manylears.organist___,... _
for St. Andrew's Church has resigned and her place will
be taken by Miss Jessie McLean.. - '
William McDonald of KipPen, proposes' ren vating „
his out buildings by putting stabling under his ns.
William Sproat of Kippen intends erecting a brick
residence during the'simimer.
On Menday evening; a ' number, of the villagers of
Hensall were driving .to. a'tea-meeting at Chiselhurst. •
When one of the horses kicked and started to run. The`
driver pulled them into a snow drift wherethey came in
contact with a telegraph, pole and all *aped injury.
' • Richard. Speare 'of Hensall who'' has ; carried on ..a,
restaurant business here has leased the west half of, •
Bill's brick block and intends moving Into, it next
month.
• Messrs. Archibald and Cuclmore shipped two car
loads of fine horses to Manitoba.
James. McMichael_ shipped a double-deck car, of hogs
to Davies, and Company, Terogto.
All roads running north and sout • in Tuekersmith are
filled with snow and some are. bloc ed.
JANUARY 27, 1928
The Stockholders 'of Manley attended •the annual
Hibbert; Logan,. McKillop 'Telephone meeting. held in
Dublin. All the old directors were elected. The company,
a prosperous, condition and hag declared a 10%
dividend., ;, , -
Quite a number of the men and boys of Manley went
fora rabbit' hunt and captured 90 rabbits, Mr. and Mrs.
John Dietz treated the boys to a rabbit supper and all •
enjoyed the treat.
A very successful euchre and social wa •held in the
parish hall in St. Columban under the au pices of the
C.W.L. 'The winner• of the first, prize ere: Mr. and
MKS. James Krauslcdpf; Lucky. Cbair--Mrs. James
Cronin:- Consolation, pries--Miss Camilla Coyne and
Fred Eckert.
At a meeting held in Brucefield under the direction Of
the Boatd of Trustees of Baird's Cemetery about 30
interested plot owners were present. . •
Mr. Walker Carlyle of IlillSgreen has for the past
month •been bsily engaged cutting wood for Mr. A.
Landesborough.
Alvin McBride of Brucefield has purchased a fine'
team from T. N. Forsyth in Kippen.
Haiilingbearis iS the order of the day at Brucefield.
Quitea number of the villagers of Kippen has been
enjoying the hockey games Which are broadcasted over ,
the radio: Mr. •William Kieti of the . London ROad was
-•the , most receitt-to-rtreat himself_to
A fine Choir banquet 'was given at the home of Mr.--
and Mrs. Earl Sproat of TuckerSrnith.
While returning from Grand Bend, Albert Smith of
Hensall had the misfortune to have.his _car skid into
the ditch pinning him under and inflicting several • injuries to parts of his face. , •
J. J. Cliiff has purchased a 50 acre farm
,w from Thomas ,
Coulter adjoinihg Egmondville. It is a splended faym
with excellent buildings and will be run by 'Scott Clu if
now attending the Ontario Agricultural' College.
Reeves • J. W. Beattie of Seaforth;' R. Kennedy of
Tuckersmith, and" F. J.' McQuaid 'of McKillop are in
Goderich this week attending the' January session.
JANUARY 3, 1953
One of Canada's five elegates to the United
Nations, Andrew Y. M Lean, Huron-Perth M.P.,
discussed the U.N. at the annual meeting of
the Seatorth Agricultural Society in Cavan Church in
Winthrop. Arthur" Nicholson, former Tuekersinith
Reeve, took ostvelr as president of the Society,. He
succeeeds Ru el T. Bolton.
Dr„ 0.1fuenbull, Seaforth, was a speaker .4„the
74th animal convention of the Ontario Veterinary.
Associati6n in. the Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Webster of town marked
their 47th Wedding Anniversary on Saturday.
Reeve Alvin W. Kerslake of Hensall, was elected
warden of Huron County for 1953. He succeeds Harvey
Johnston and at 38 he is one of the youngest men
chosen (or Wardenship.
Friends and neighbours gathered last week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wietersen McKillop to
honour the couple on their Golden .Wedding
Anniversary.
Harvey H. Leslie, of Seaford) Creamery, was named
a Director of the Ontario Creamery Association in
Hamilton last week IQ •
Mr. SIAM- Pethick has moved into the house in
Winthrop which-he recently purchased from Mc. Ralph
Davidson.,••
William Church -left from Monttreal by plane last
week to visit his mother in England,
Word was received Thursday of the passing in
London of Minnie Mackay Gordon, wife of, T. A.
Gordon of town, Barn in North Caroline, U.S.A.,Mrs.-
• rdon was the sister of the late Dr. Charles MacKay.
essrs. -D. L. Reid and Enos and Louis Boshart
-attended the furniture show iii Toronto, Alf Beuerman,
James Flanagan, ChatleS Felker, JaCk Eisler Jr., and
Prank Evans also attended the ihoW.. •
The January meeting of NV:M.S, and the VV:A. of
Duff Church in McKillop was held at the home of Mrs.
George Wheatley with a good attencle5e. The study
book was taken by Mrs. R. S. McKerehen
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SEAFORTA, ONTARIO, JANUARY 26, 1978
• by Bill Smiley /
One of the-most pleasant ex etiences in
the World, for•those of:us 'who, if not Over
the hill, are at-least t the top
contemplating with a Mixture- of: dismay
and scared exhilaration ie,-slip ery slope
we have, cliMbed, and th-e-grea. y one we
are about to descend' is gettin hack..to
-morn al-after- lurch in g throng-13_11 e
,of the holidays that end' ace ye r.
And if one of my students ge me a -
sentence like that last one on composition,
I'd problaby tear it to ribbons fo ° lack of
coherence and unity.
But perhaps those very things-co erence -
and unity are the things so lackin in the
holiday season, and to which we return
with a sigh of relief in the short eol days
and long cold nights of January.
We had a rather 'bleak Christma this
year. Our hearts were in the ,right ace,
but my teeth, weren't.Several of them had
joined that little limbo where your teet
when they deeide_taleave you to your o
devices, otherwise known as gums, ,
I put a good face on it,as it weretrying o
conceal from. my wife, With her flashin
white teeth,