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The Huron Expositor, 1978-04-20, Page 2"iftirt I 011624#IP (cue Alurop , wxposjtor . . • Since 184),Serving the Comtnunity First .. ., . •• ' • I . SEAFORm. ONTARIO. every ThurSday morning by McLEir BROS. PUBLISHERS LTD. • 1 ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Piiblisher SUSAN WHITE, Editor ' DAVE ROBB, Advertising Manager Member Canadian Community Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspaper Association and Audit Bureau of Circulation . Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $12.00 a Year Outside Canada (in advance) $20.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 25 CENTS EACH Second Class Mail Registration Number 0696 Telephone 527-0240 SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, APRIL 20, 1.978 A Let's close in January owdrops on Brueefield road To the editor: Listowel hockey- is readers' topic Editor's Note: The following letter to the editor appeared in lasts week's Listowel Banner. Dear Editor: I hope you can find a space in your weekly paper for my enclosed letter. I am not a disgruntled novice parent. I' am 58 y ears old and Seaforth was not a participant in the tournament. Yours truly, Verna W.Campbell. To the Parents and ,Coaches, ListeWel Novice Team, Last Saturday I was able to attend your Novice Tournament and .,saw many, malty handsome little lads having a wonderful time. They were, also playing, very good hockey. It was therefore very' disappointing to see the barbaric method you have taught your Listowel children to use on the ice. No child is born mean but they, learn quickly' when their peers condone this conduct. It was especially nauseating to hear the Listowel fans screaming to get the show on the road,even while a small child lay on the -ice after having been injured. Yes - your boys won a lovely trophy but what a price you adultS have, made them pay. ((Mrs.) Verna W. Campbell Dear Editor: Would you kindly print this letter in reply to • Mrs. Verna W. Campbell's letter in the April 5th edition of ••The' Listowel Banner.,_. • We were pleased to hear that you were able to attend our Novice Tournament on March 25th;, and also, that you were able to enjoy "little lads. having 'a wonderful time playing very good hockey" as they most certainly , ,were. • We were deeply offended though with your further comments on the calibre of hockey taught to our Listowel children: In your attempt to discredit our little lads and we parents, you neglected to mention a few important circumstances concerning the little 'tyke that was injured. (i)-13oth teams were evenly matched, in all- aspects.! (ii) The actual injury was not caused • by anything barbaric; it was a clean check (no penalty. called) as was the one previously endured by our child. (iii) Our trainer was one of the first on the scene to aid the . coach in helping the child. (iv) The screaming you heard was not for the game to commence but was, in fact, cheers for the boy when he was' able to get up and'be.hel-ped-off the ice. (v) 'Yes, the cheering started, when the game gdt on the. road again but With less enthusiasm than before. (vi) Also, when it came time for the trophies to be preSented and photographs taken, it was the Listowel parents who insisted that the child be present to have his picture taken along with the two assistant captains. Once again we cheered not just for our team, but for ben- teams, which was rietiTy deserved. • Mrs. Campbell, we have young lads out there too, who have had their share of bumps and bruises, so, please don't make us out to be something we're not. The concern we felt for that boy was every bit as deep as yours. It would be 'Somewhat comforting td know that the injury you have, inflicted on our young fellows as• a result of your bitterness was unintentional. The nature of your correspondence can only cause heartache to both teams involved, therefore, the next time you decide to discredit someone, please make sure you have sufficient justification to do so. The Listowel Novice Parents and Coaches Published at P.S., Would it be correct to assume that the reason for your attendance at the tournanient like so many other fans was due to an extra special someone on the opposing team? With this in mind we realize your remarks were not of a digruntled parent, but could they perhaps be those of a slightly prejudiced grandparent? Tile board would open its schools one Week-earlier, at the end of August and adjust the mid-wiriter break to maintain a school year with 18-5 instructional days. The JanuarV-closing would save on heating- costs and eliminate the disruptions to school life that; come one after another every January, the Bruce-Grey board feels... Ministry of Education officials at the London • regional office are reported to be enthusiastic about the plan, and -well -they might be. It's a terrific Idea. It's the sort of fresh, intelligent idea that's enough to restore the faith of the general —publIc in the educatiun bureaucracy. H'urorl's board and the Huron- Perth Separate School' Board should look at closing in January too. Cy In the years ago e 18" grass growing in April 1878 cemetery because the late comedian was a Jew. According to the American report, non-Jewish famililes whose relatives were bOried in the small cemetery near the home where Chaplin and his - wife Oona lived, opposed the presence of his body and removed it. And this reportedly happened in Switzerland, home of peace, brotherly harmony and civilization. If it can happen in Switzerland, it doesn't auger well for Rhodesia, Ireland or for brotherhood anywhere in the world. Olmstead. Dickie Moore and of course ',Jacques Plante. The , Canadiens power play wat'so awesome that to take a penalty against them was to automatically give up a goal. It was that power play that brought about the ru le_ eh a n ge thaL,allawed. t h e- • short b a nded :•• team to get their titan out of the penalty box once .a goal was scored. Before.that rule if a . team took a pentaly against ,the Canadiens in'' • the first minute of the game,you might as well forget.the rest • of. the game.. It could be 5-0 before the penalty expired, Hockey. took 'on new meaning . with the coming of television. One of my rtiost vivid memories 'as a youngster was being invited over to' the neighbours one Saturday night to watch a game on their new television. Several years later when we got our own ,set I was still a Canadiens fan- and normally it would have been frustrating because only Leafgames were shown. But there Was a strike at C.B.C. in Toronto that year and the Montreal games were sh'own instead. That was the year though that the Leafs .began their fairy talc finish and made it into the. playoffs for the first time 'in' years by winning the, last game of,,the schedule. They played well iii the playoffs though: not well enough and the days of glory of the Leafs were on the was' back.: Johnny Bower, Frank Mahovolich-. Bob. Pulford. Red Kelly. Tim _Horton. Carl Brewer, Alan Stanley., Dick Duff. they became heros to us as we played on the pond ice. In truth. they played ,a pretty dull kind o hockey but they won and won. Stanley Cup c= ebrations became a habit in Toronto and /me how' we all felt part of them. T decline of the. Leafs came_ about the - sa e time as the decline in the quality of h key in general. With expansion in the late 'e0 s when it became obvious that certain ms would win nearly,. every • game while other teams would lose nearly every game the excitement went out of hockey for a while. Even playoff hockey got a little boring with the exception of a few outstanding moments like t13.e, upset victory of Canadiens over Boston a few years back when Ken Dryden became an overnight hero. The tong wars between Toronto and Philadelphia the last couple of years brought sonic new interest but there . was seldom any doubt who was-gqipg..to..win in the long run. This year I think there's more interest than in years, at least on my part and I sense onthe part of others too,. For one thing the Leafs look stronger especially after their easy wins over Los Angeles. But most of all I think the interest is there because you have the feeling that any of the top six teams might be able to pull an upset that a Cinderella story could, be in the making. It probably won't happen but the possibility is part of the fascination of the 011ie. It's got me booked anyway. 411 Mean spirits Biehind the scenes By Keith Roulston Its hockey night in Canada The kids are lying around the house driving mom and dad nuts. The teachers are spending extended Christmas vacations in Florida or taking on part time jobs. The schools are shut tight while the snow swirls around them. What is this, another teachers' Strike? No, it's Grey and Bruce counties, in January if arc idea being considered by the Bruce-Grey Separate School Board is developed. •\ That forward looking and sensible ' body obviously knows that the key to survival is adaptability. So WS' .studying, the, possibility of closing all . its schools in. January, when„most days are missed beeause-of winter• weather and stUdents and teacher absenteeism. due to illness is at its . highest. There are mean spirited, rotten people in this old world of ours. We all know that but-we usually manage to push the knowledge to the side and get on with our daily lives. We keep the forces of hate and prejudice from ,.bothering us too much. But every o'nce in awhile we hear or see something that brings the hatred and pettiness square in front of our faces again. That's one way to view the report in ,a• Los Angeles newspaper that Charlie Chaplin's body was stolen from its final resting place in 'a, little Swiss • Along with head colds and.nifluenza there',s another ailment that seems to catch a major portion of the Canadian population about this time every year: playoffitig'. • Hockey isn't the addiction it once was in this :country. Ten .years ago all activity virtual ).tited-to--Iralt-'every-S-aturdify night so —T Canadian't could gather round the television to watch' Hockey Night in, Canada: Expansion, dilution of hockey talent\ the lnereasing Americanization of thetcague and many other factors large and small have meant that throughout the long. lq,ng regular season. Canadians seem to yawn a bit at the antics of their hems on the ice. They may even, heresy of heresies, go out on thciown on a Saturday night instead of staying home to watch the game.- But in the spring, in playoff time, all that seems to change. No .matter how boring the game seemed only a week 'before when the regular s c hedule was .being played out. suddenly the .game hasttqw—drama • and millions will give up anything to watch the game. I'd become downright disenchanted watching the Leafs fumble their way through the last month of the season this year. I hadifl even watched the last several games. yet here I was coming home from a meeting at 11 p.m. suffering from a head cold that had sapped every ounce of strength for the past two. days and here 1 was sitting down to watch a hockey game from the west coast. You'veot to be 'Bat then that's what hockey cati SOH° ..... to normally sane (now I heard you sr icker and that's not nice) individuals. There's an electricity in .the air when it comes to -playoff hOckey and people who've- never watched the game all year long suddenly become interested. Whereas a win here or there didn't seem so important a month ago during the regular schedule, here even a goal is .a major happening because it ,,,could-.spell the different between going on to tl ' glory, or watching your hems take an early vacation. Emotion is high in the audience and in the players. Ordinary players become stars. The chance of the Cinderella story is always there. • I guess my own addiction to playoff hockey goes way back to childhood. Playoffs then were on the radio because television was an unheard of luxury in out neighbourhood at the time, something only the decadent town and. city dwellers could 'afford. So we glued our ears to the radio and listened to-the Montreal Canadiens blast their way through the opposition. My family Were fans of anybody but(the Canadiens. I was for the Montrealers so there was a good deal of good natured argument. It. was the day,s.of the Racket and the Pocket Rocket, of Beliveau (my hero). Worn Boom Geoffrion, 'Doug Harvey, Bert APRIL 26, 1878 Mt. James Walkinshaw of Hullett has grass growing in his orchard, the blades in which measure 18 inches in length. • Mr. Thomas Mugridge has sold his farm of 40 acres to Mr. A. Jamieson for $1,700. Trustees of the Seaforth Public School had been forced on the amount of the rapid increase of the school to engage an .additional teacher. Miss , Bell' of Tuckcrsmith.230 She'has been engaged with the salary of $ .• A .boy named James Sharp employed at Broadfoot and Box's Cabinet FaCtory cut' his hands severely "with One of the tools on Tuesday. W. J. Henry, Blacksmith in Chiselhurst. and Mr. G. Latta made a set of iron harrows with 12 belts and 60 tothh in eight hours out of straight iron bars. Mr. Satnual Scarlett of McKillop has sold to Mr. Joseph Fotter of Blake. a 2-year old Durham bull. The rain on Friday night was7 something beyond- anything we've seen for stitne tinfe ,tatid 'again on Monday morning, it commenced to rain and the smallest creeks were sivollen to the sizes of rivers. APRIL 24, 1903 A bank barn on the farm 'of John 'Ratz of Stephen Township was destroyed by fire. 'James Snell. the. Well-known cattle man of Hulled, has gone to Utah with' .a;,load of thoroughbred stock. Sir Oliver Mowatt, finished his life's journey on• Sunday when he died at Government HouSe in Toronto. MisS Annie Dodds of Winthrop, filled the position of organist in church last Sunday. The Winthrop Cheese and Butter Factory will commence operation for this seasons make of butter and everything points toward •a successful season. • Robert Adams of Winthrop has purchased a 'splendid trotting stallion "A xtell" and will travel him in this vicinity, lameS Campbell of Walton will retnoye shortly to Cal ifo ritiaTIVIt -Cam 'Ascii is one' of o-u arli est -plan eer " settlers and his well kpown figure will be missed in this 11)e.lhaolitt .K ate of this town, havingretired froM business,- . and desiritig to have something to oecuPy.litrame, has, taken .an agency for "The story of the Dominion". 1 . P. Henderson who has 'been•Ye—iiz Ty'itig on a very successful photographic business here for several years has disposed of his business to Messrs. L. C. and Sam Jackson. James Robb ha,s* disposed of his property in •Varpurhey to Richard Gilgan for $1,000, . We were treated' to a small' winter on Tuesday afternoon. The weather was quite cold, accompanied by a snowfall. Recently a C able-TV company has been offering local councils the chance to appear on television and answer calls from local citizens. .Expositor Asks this week thought it might be interesting to know if people would really like to sec their local Councils on television. Mrs. Bill Austin, 132 Market Street. .Seaforth said, "Well I think it would be.a good idea because _so,Tuany ...people wonder just- what goes-orrarrtt Think people have the right to know what does 'take place and. ask questions." She added that people would probably a4 over the phone what they wouldn't face to face. ----- --- Mrs. Alex Pepper of R. R. #3, Seaforth said that . she didn't think it was a necessity because her council seemed to be running pretty smoothly. She did however say she would like to sec the school board and the teachers nit television. Ted Stoneman of R. R. #2, Staffa. who %vas evasive about answering the question said he was just g,h,ing the same runaround as he gets with the ree-Vetand the' Council. A large bank barn on the farm of Thomas Price McKillop Township, together with • its 'entire content. completely.destroyed by fire. Mr,,Price had all his stock in the barn and all were burned, also 20 pigs and a lot of Poultry. APRIL 20,1928' Syrup making came to an end .last week in. Chiselhurst: Fai.mers _are .now busy on the land •plowing.• William Slavin ploWed and sowed a small field last weekend. This- is -the earliest seeding reported in • this section. • • • With the repeated dragging of the -roads, they are - becoming somewhat better but thete still is lots of room . for inaproveiiiaat Edgar Butt 'of•Kippen who recently, bOught the barn '.: belonging to the Scheaffer estate, is busy having it remodelled. When finished, it-will be a great benefit to those • driving in as a. goad •shed is much needed. • A very unfortunate and distressing accident befell . Walter Madge :leo; in going about his duties in the occasion to..take down the door standard and standing up against a post in some manner.' Nelson Rcickard has taken the agency fora wind and • a weather insurance 'company for H titan. County and is' yurchasing a car for that purpose. The farmers in the Hensall .area are getting on • the' land and already ,have done considerable sod -plowing. Cleaning, sorting. and preparing onion's for shipment are now claiMing the attention of large firms and others in Hen-sail who are engaged in the growing of onions. Seeding operations are in sloW progresson account of the bad weather in Manley, and everyone is waiting for the. grand charge when the land cleats up. Robert Reid who for some years114 been running a successful fernace..tinsmithing and plUrnbiug business in Seaforth, this week disposed of his buSiness to P. J. • Dorsey ., APRIL 24, 1953 • Mr. and Mrs. Frank .BUrnS, Dublin, celebrated their ' 40th•w,edding anniversary. A family dinner was held at their home in the evening: Later, friends and relatives called to express them good wishes. Mr. Burns had been the rural mail _carrier on 12 Dublin 'for the past 32 years. Coincidence often manifests itself' in odd occurences. Iast'Sunday morning, Mrs. E. C. Boswell was liStening to Den Fairbaitns neighbourly news. Mr. Fairbairn was telling. of a motorist who Caine to . a halt because of a Witty in the middle of the road. The kitty turned out to be a skunk. At that moment Mrs. Boswell glanced out of the window and there, ambling across the front yard, was just such a kitty. After a call to Fire Chief John Scott and Constable Elmer Snell. the skunk's Sunday stroll cattle to an end. xpositor asks: WoUld you like to see your eonneil 'on TV? George Coyne of 1419elson• Street in Dublin said, "I t would be sort of interesting all right. I'd be all for it. He' said it would be nice to see local-councillors giving answers that would be of interest to the citizens." Mrs. George Foster, 48 West 'Street, Seaforth, said, "I certainly can't see anything wrong with it. It might acquaint people who live -in ,,the town with their council. and what they're trying to accomplish with this town. It would probably make for better relationships between council and the people." Her husband, George, also thought it might be a good idea. • "The public might be more informed on What goes on. It might create some interest in the town.: people- might realize something they've been Missing." Mr. Foster said. Mrs. James F. Diehl of Staffa said she would like to see her local couneillors...,,on television "You would know how ' each councillor woald feel and when it conies around to voting time you would have a little greater scope on what that man's thinking," she said. Advertising is accepted on the condition that, in the. event of typographical •error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, :together with reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at thd applicable rate, In the event of a typographical error advertising goods or services at a wrong price, goods or service may not be sold•Advertising is merely an offer to sell, and may be withdrawn at any time.