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The Huron Expositor, 1978-08-03, Page 2t 3:41,tron Since 1860. Serving the Community First Published at' SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by McLEAN BROS. PUBLISHERS LTD. ANDREW Y. McLEAN, Publisher SUSAN WHITE. Editor 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 06% ' Telephone 527-0240 Watch those bikes xvositor Were really fortunate In Seaforth that the only car-bike accidents we've had this summer have been close calls. But it's time we think to eliminate even them. , We've all seen or heaid-about youngster darting out Into traffic on a bike. Some of us have been 'behind the wheel of a car when suddenly confronted by a Careless bike rider and have emerged --shaking and-thankful that by some miracle an accident hasn't happened. Right around us several other communities have been more unlucky. They've had kids riding bikes killed in car-bike crashes this summer, Newspapers in those towns have had to write obituaries for young lives snuffed out rather than warning editorials. We hope it won't take the death of a kid on a bike to make Seaforth parents lay down the law with their offspring. We know it's summer. We know kids will be kids,and there's a great temptation to take chances on the highway, to play tag on bikes on town streets or to race and play "chicken" with gars. We know it's hot and the kids are exuberant at being free from school and it's easy to be .a little careless. But it's up to us aeparentglb insist, and back up our words with action, that.-aour children ride their bikes only in an absolutely safe manner. Or they don't ride them at all. We would advocate that local pol ice cnurye youngsters, or their parents, for unsafe bike riding, just as they've previously charged adult cyclists, if that's what it takes to get those who are poteritial accident victims to be-more careful. ,Drivers have a responsibility to be especially wary while the children are out of school, and to expect the unexpected when kids on bikes are on the highway. But dilvers aren't saints or miracle workers. And none of them- can o much when a careless kid ride his bike into the path of a car travelling at 50 kph. No, bike safety can't start with drivers; it has toetart with children and all of those who teach them. Getting our child-bike accidents ' statistics down to zero, where we'd all like to see them, requires work on the part df parents, teachers, police and even community • members who,see kids on bikes. misbehaving and stop to warn them. Because-somehow, we've• got to get the message across: Kids, please be.,oareful on your bikes. least twenty tithes this was• going to be, easy. No problem. Just let me at the typewriter typewriter and I'll turn into a tiger. "But when are you ever going to get started?" 'she kept asking. Finally--what could I do ?But get started. In the last two weeks I'd done about 'everything else that needed to be' done for the last year. Sand off back porch steps. Weed between the trees. Repair the tractor tire. Replace the car windshield. Restring my tennis racquet. "I'm finished," I yelled out after my first four hours at the typewriter. , "You're done?" my wife asked. "With the introduction," I said. I figured if' I kept saying "I'm done" that would, keep her happy--now that I finally got started. 4, "I'm finished," I said after chapter one. And I kept yelling out this victory cry after every chapter--after all six of them. Then every time I wrote the title page, the bibliography, the forward, the de- dication, I called out "I'm finished," I told my wife I wanted to dedicate the book to her. No, she didn't want to have it dedicated to her. She said she didn't do a thing to get my book out. She didn't retype the manuscript to perfection. She didn't show the love, patience. encouragement. --all those nice things every author writes about his wife in the dedication and "Without which this book would never have been possible." She said, she didn't have the kind of • understanding that says I'm working even though I'm standing around and looking out the window. She couldn't appreciate how I flipped around the TV channels for XII old late movie. How I said I was only • looking for a diversion--so I could store up mental energy. Let my mind float free and creative. Let me Psych myself up to tackling that book. No, she didn't- do anything like that. She didn't want any dedication. All she wanted was a finished book. • "I'm finished", I just yelled to het once again. But now I have to take the book to the printer. And • then there's the proof reading. The correcting The copying. The binding. The selling. My wife says I should rename the book. Title it "I'm finished." But I'm sticking with the original "Please Be Advised-This Is No Way to Write". My wife agreei-iviiii that too. By Debbie Ranney Have you ever been watching a favorite tdevision program only to, have it interrupted by a commercial' that you find so annoying you'd like 'to kick in your tdevision set? This week Expositor Asks decided to ask local readers, "Po you find any commericals insulting to the intel- legence of the viewer?" and it was obvious from the response that nearly everybody has a commercial they love to hate. Mrs. Stewart Pepper of 6-105 Goderich St. E. said, "Well, yes I think some of them are. Some of them when you- hear them you think they could be bettero little better at least" she added. Mrs. Norman Young of R.R.2, Seaforth found the commerical about the potato chips that make your television screen go Tunny, annoTing. "When you first see it you think there's something wrong with your television," she said. She also found the detergent commercial about the little girt sliding down a slide and • getting her pants dirty annoying, because she thought the girl looked like she was forced into going down the slide and doesn't seem to be enjoying it. Mrs. John Taylor of 172 King St. Hensall said, "Yes. the Westmount Mall Summer . o the editor: have not lost the knack of Weekly newspaper. The still the liveliest rag I have Safari sale." She said it seemed like that commercial was on every second. Mrs. Lloyd Lostell of R.R,3, Kippen thought there were some commercials that were n!. ,,,,uited to a mixed group of people. "There are some that the kids think funny that aren't really supposed to be." She gave underwear commercials as an example. Mrs. Fergus Lannin of R.R.2, Dublin said, "Some of the 'advertising, yes. About the commercials that advertise. she said, "Idon't think it's very necessary. It's rather poor taste." Mrs. Ken Van -Allen of R.R.2, Staffa said, "Yes, I would say probably 50 per cen of 'them do." insult the viewer's intel- ligence. Mrs. Stella Addley of Egmonville disagreed and said, "No, I don't think so." \‘. Mrs. Laverne ivIcClureof R .R.4, Walton said that although they took cigarette commercials off, other commercials like the ones that advertise alcohol cause a lot of problems. She thought there should be commercials showing the problems alchol muses such as broken marriages and child abuse like` the anti cigarette commercials showing the harm cigarettes can do. ever laid my paws on. I now buy it off the rack, as Our Post Office has gone socialist (Continued on Page 4). are you going to get started?" she asked. "As soon as I put in this new typewriter ribbon," I said. • That same afternoon she caught me reading an Ed McBain police story. "And what's that got to do with writing a book?" she scowled, "This author is terrific. He writes great descriptive passages. A writer has to read other people's material. You can learn plenty by seeing how other people do it." "But a cop story? About the 87th precinct in New York City? You have to be kidding. When are you going to get started?" "As soon as I run down to the store and buy some more paper." The telephone rang. "Sure, John, I'd be happy 'to have a game of tennis with you this afternoon." "And what's that got to do with writing rite book?" she said as soon as I hung up. • "I need the exercise. When the time comes and I sit my flesh down to the chair, I'll 'be glad I got this body of mine in shape." I figured I needed only one solid week of writing to do 'the book. I told my wile at' For this past month, I've had book writing on my mind. It's really not a book of the grat Canadian novel kind. No story book at all. It's a• handbook--a course guide--a teaching book for all those seminars I give on writing for the various ministries of the Ontario government. It's a book, though. It's at least 150 pages -with illustrations and two covers. Don't get me wrong. It's not one of those non-books where a fellow-gathers up every scrap of an essay he's ever written and slaps it together between two covers and calls that a book--a non-book, that is. No. This is a real, genuine book and I blocked out a whole month to get the job done. -, But as every non-writer doesn't under- stand, it to ices a lot of time to get started writing. There's plenty of preparation that has to get done before you actually sit down and type. To get out those words takes hours and hours of thinking. "When are you ever going to sit • down and start -writing?", my wife hounded me for two weeks. I kept assuring her. Writing this book was easy. I had all the material. I knew the material by heart. I've been teaching it for seven years now. Writing the book is a cinch. A snap. Easy. "But when Amen by Karl Schbessler I see you running a Expositor is Expositor called a lively rag Behind' the scenes By Keith Rouiston A royal visit brings out idiocy What is it about a Royal Visit that seems to bring out the idiocy in the land? At one time, a visit by the King of Queen was so rare that one could expect undue importance to be attached to many things but in recent years, the Queen or some member or other of her family has been in Canada almost as, much as in Britain. Where visits used to come once in a lifetime, now they come once a year ors, more.- So why all the big fuss? Yet it happens every time.. huge controversy blew up last week because the French and English translations of part of the Queen's speech in Newfoundland were supposed to be different. Different from what, I knew heard. While people claimed the French portion , was "softer" or something like that, they never said how. In the meantime the newspapers and television 'across the country made a big point about the whole thing without ever telling us why there should be any fuss. It looked like a majej crisis all because of a few misplaced words. As if that wasn't enough, the Monarchist League of Canada, headed by the wife of a British. Lord who happens to be over in Canada working, was upset because they said the Prime Minister was "snubbing" the Queen because he didn't rushhome - from his vacation to welcome her the Minute she e- foot on Canadian soil. Of course if „,,c2, nad rushed home, people would cTeically bp saying that a , fall election was on the way and he was out to get himself in the limelight as much as possible. Those who support the monarchy bave had pretty good reason to distrust Pierre Trudeau in such matters of courte. Hasn't John Diefenbakee told them often enough that the PM is a threat to the monarchy. .1 think it's true that Trudeau is in that large portion of Canadians. I doubt it's. a majority but it is a growing minority, who fail to see the monarchy as the glue that keeps the country together. To them the Queen is a gracious, glamourous; slightly humourous lady who comes to visit now and, then reminding us of our 'ancient history. Yet despite the criticism Trudeau has taken from manarchists 'lately, it's ironic that never in history has.the Queen visited Canada so much as in the Trudeau years at the top. I think it's safe to say that • the Queen has been in Canada more times - since Pierre Trudeau became prime minister than in the entire 100 years previously. Anyway, back to the point, which is that never is so much made of so little as when the Queen comes to visit. Perhaps it's because the Queen usually comes in the summer (maybe if she came, in the winter she wouldn't be so sure she really wanted to be queen of Canada). Summer days are the dog days of journalism. Nothing seems to be happening but still those big pages of the newspaper have to be filled. The National News still goes on every night and Peter Kent just can't sit there and stare blankly at the camera and say nothing happened today. So a Royal visit is great for the newsmedia. Instead of staring blankly at the television camera and telling us nothing happened, Peter Kent can now stare blankly at the television camera and tell us what coloured dress the Queen wore today and how her purse and shoes were? - colour co-ordinated and what nice things she said to a Mountie despite the fact the Mountie's horse did a no-no just as the Queen's car was passing. Of course whenever things get dull there's good old Phillip along to put his foot in his mouth and get somebody talking_ about something Other that the Queen's clothes. But who can blame him? How would you like to have as your prime concern making sure that you always walked a pace behind your wife knowing that if you didn't, you're apt 'to cause a constitutional crisis. You know we talk a lot about the stress of many modern jobs but I don't think many could match that of the Queen. We talk about theboredom of assembly line work but what about the Queen's assembly line,accepting bouquets that look alike all aeros~s the country from little girls who look ke while turning sods for buildings that all look alike or planting trees that all lOok alike, And all the time smiling, smiling, because if you let the corners of your mouth drop, it might be picked up by some reporter or commentator who would take it as a sign of your displeasure the whole country might go into a state of aprehended collapse. You know, if I was the Queen, I think I'd be applauding those lawyers who want to see the monarchy disbanded in. Canada. I'd just like to go home to the palace and enjoy my jewels and forget about all the stupidity that arises every time l'step out the front door. Expositor asks: 7.1••••••••••11P..11...11r7FM.111M.111.79!..1 1.......1!" it ti feat iii; ' y agorte AUGUST 2,41V--- - We would again Call the attention of the town authorities to the fact that the street lamps should be lighted during these dark nights. N Graham Williamson has shown us an excellent example of aerated bread manufactured at his bakery which was certainly of very choice quality. Instead of being baked in the ordinary way in open pans, this bread is baked in closed air-tight pans. William Sproat, and David Campbell of Tuckersmith and Robert Scott of McKillop have returned home from their trip to Scotland. Each of the gentlemen looks well and hearty. The McKillop Insurance Company is continually growing in public favor. The United Sabbath School Committee having made arrangements to hold their annual excursion, Aug st is/ 14, and the Mayor having proclaimed that day a 'vic holiday, all business will be suspended. A special rain will leave Seaforth station at 7 a.m. sharp for God rich, where one of the magnificent lake steamers will be waiting for the excursion to convey _them_to Kincardine .1. The Seaforth town band has been engaged for the occasion. Norman Brownell has had his right arm fractured by being kicked by one of his horses. A congregational ,meeting will be held in the Presbyterian Church for the purpose of 'making selection of a precentor and determining whether or not , the congre gation is prepared to extend a call to a minister. The trustees at a meeting held on Tuesday decided to' purchase as a site for the new Hight School building, 3 acres of land from Dr. Coleman. It was purchased for $350 per acre. AUGUST 7, 1903 Dr. Whitely of Londesboro but lately of Humberstone has bought out a practice at Gorie and left last week for • that place -to enter upon his duties. We regret to say that Thomas Bone of Brucefield has moved from this neighbourhood and has taken up his residence in the County Town. Mr, Boyce has been a resident of the London Road for 30 years, and we regret to have, him 'leave us. While packing up, Mr. Boyce came across an old Expositor, dated Sept 1, 1876. The village of Brucefield has been very quiet lately as farmers are busy,but harvesting will soon be over, and then we hope business will boom as usual. • The little son of Albert Coates of Constance had the misfortune to break his leg recently by a fall from an apple tree. • The farmers are making good headway with the' harvest at Hensall and report the yield and quality are both very good. The Hensall band has been engaged to play at the Zurich Fall Fair. The elevator of the Seaforth Milling Company is fast nearing completion.: The carpenter .work and framing will be completed this week ready for the insiallation of the machinery. The milling company are to be commended for their enterprise in rebuilding and for the speed in which they are getting their mill in shape for business... There was considerable, excitement en Mtin Street on Friday evening. A lady and gentleman were driving up from the park when the horse began to kick. It kept its, heels in the air until it came ,in front of Mr. A. Young's Store when it fell. The only damage done was the breaking of the dashboard. AUGUST 3,1928 The past few fine days have brought haying almost to a close and the farmers are all: getting busy cutting wheat and barley. • Dr.P.J. 0".Dwyer, Coronor, was called to Grand Bend to investigate the death by drowning foroyitahwenla2 tyneaaytir old ki sonA opfazaRoabreartndCtoeoapehrelodfaK t the rectory was a success. Music was furnished by the Bayfielci Orchestra. The following pupils of Miss Sniver, Brucefleld, were successful in passing the- examination 'of the Toronto Conservatory of Music held in Seaforth Jean Foster, Lillian Richardson, and Catheline Mustard, Honours. An organized band of petty thieves is believed to be Working in the Dublin district following the discovery early Tuesday morning that five places in he village of Dublin had been broken into the middle of the night and cash and articles valued up to $100 were stolen. A check up Tuesday morning revealed the fact that 8 and a half of gasoline had been 'taken from the- pump in front of Hills Hardware Store. The rear window had been broken in and, pocket knives, razors, etc. up to $35, were stolen. The side window was broken into at the store of W. Stapleton allowing access to the interior. where the thieves removed about $50 in cash, taken from the till. Breaking into Smith's Garage the thieves, took cigarettes, cigars, chocolate bars, and refresh- ments. a Contents of the booth valuing up to $50 were completely taken. The villagers of Hensall were startled before six o'clock on Tuesday morning by the ringing of the fire bell when it was discovered that the storehouse of Messrs. T.W. Parlmer and son was in flames. Fortunately. for Messrs. Parlmer and Son, who had a large quantity of ice stored, the ice escaped, owing to the deep covering of saw-dust over it. Firemen of Hensall ate planning some improvements to the town hall bell so that in case of a fire, the alarm will be louder and moredistinct, Berry picking is becoming the order of the day. The new addition to the United Church in Hensell which is a very neat store room of brick on a_cement _ foundation for coal, wood, and other material is nearing completion,. Cromarty congregation has just had two large furnaces placed in their remodeled Presbyterian Church. These were installed by George A. Sills and -Son. The same firm in also placing a furnance in the manse.PriviesibsytseesriaGnraCche urmchaean,A none Dale, and Ethel ,Mekay, returned from-their motor trip to -Owen Sound, Orillia and Collingwood. They also took a boat trip up to the Muskoka Lakes. AUGUST 7, 1953 Work commenced this week on the paving of the Tuckersmigh road adjacent to andsouth of R.C.A.F. Station, Clinton. Because of the heavy airport traffic which it carried, maintenance of the road was difficult. The paving extends easterly from the No. 4 highway was being layed by the highways department of the County of Huron, as contractor for National Defense. Cost of the work is approximately $13,000. Winners in the field crop competition: for Abegweit oats are: 1st Robert McKercher; John Henderson; Robert Allan; Russel T. Bolton; R.E. McMillan; Harold Price; Arnold Jamieson; James Keys; John White; John Crozier; Thomas MaEwan; Stanley Hillan; Kenny Stewart and Donald Buchanan. A keenly fought soccer football game between Ethel and Winthrop at Winthrop resulted in a 1-1 deadlock. The game was refereed by Less Dolmage and was the• first game in the league finals. The contract for grating and building of culverts #8 'Highway between Seaforth and Clinton has been awarded to the Dinsmore Construction Company, Windsor, according to an announcement made this week, by Thomas Pryde M.L.A.