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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, OCTOBER 25, 1957
Highway Safety Depends On
It is hoped the establishment of a
Highway Safety Branch within the
recently created Ontario Department
of Transport will have the effect of
reducing the toll of lives which high-
' way fatalities are exacting.
In the past there seems to have
been no clear cut responsibility with-
in the Ontario Government for the
reduction of highway traffic acci-
dents. From time to time the At-
torney General announced with ap-
propriate publicity the fact that he
had ordered an all-out campaign for
the strict enforcement of the statutes
dealing with offences on the high-
ways. Such announcements, while
causing concern, also had the effect
of creating in the minds of the motor-
ing public the thought that enforce-
ment of highway traffic regulations
is something that is turned on or
turned off at the whim of the At-
torney General.
On the occasion of holidays, or
other times when it is anticipated
traffic will be particularly heavy,
statements are issued to the press by
the Minister of Highways urging
care on the part of the motoring
public.
While these approaches were be-
ing made, the Department of High-
ways was continuing to build in the
new roads being constructed condi-
tions that invited an increased num-
ber of accidents. Perhaps had there
been a highway safety branch a lit-
tle sooner, the blind spot created by
Many Factors
the hill on Goderich Street East
would have been eliminated, rather
than perpetuated, by being continued
in the new highway; perhaps there
would have been action to provide a
new entrance -to the Lions Park to
eliminate the dangerous condition
created when the new highway was
constructed at a higher level than the
old, and certainly some changes in
plans would have been approved to
avoid the situation that results at St.
James' Cemetery, where thousands
of yards of fill were brought in to
raise the highway t6-- the height of
an adjoining hill, so that every time
a funeral takes place, oncoming traf-
fic is endangered.
These are matters which the High-
way \Safety Branch perhaps may
avoid in other construction in the
future. The branch, too, may be
able to co-ordinate the functions of
the various departments concerned
with highway safety to the end that
there is a consistent, sustained pro-
gram of enforcement, of education.
The success of such a safety cam-
paign is not measured by the number
of convictions obtained, or charges
laid, although these in some numbers
must inevitably follow if the job of
enforcement is being done properly.
Success in the battle to cut down
traffic accidents can only be achiev-
ed by the complete co-operation of
those who design the highways, the
police who patrol them, and the
motorists who use them.
Not Too Early to Think of Christmas in Seaforth
As of now there remain some eight
weeks until Christmas; less than
four weeks until the Christmas sea-
son is here and Christmas shopping
is underway in earnest.
What plans are Seaforth merch-
Results That Count
(The Financial Post)
The first speech from the throne
prepared by Canada's new Conserva-
tive government will always be mem-
orable as the first delivered by the
Sovereign in person.
But there was nothing memorable
about its contents. It was strictly a
run-of-the-mill performance. This
seems to have been one of the occa-
sions when Mr. Diefenbaker remem-
bered Mackenzie King's operating
rule never to say anything in a way
which people would remember.
The really important rule for Con-
servative ministers to keep in mind
is not to proclaim bold policy objec-
tives without knowing how to reach
them.
Proclamation of a "national devel-
opment" policy sounds fine.
A "better understanding" about
fiscal arrangements is urgently need-
ed, and it is to be hoped the new
bunch can improve on the last gov-
ernment's position.
But we could "look forward" more
cheerfully if the new government
had in past months been working a
great deal harder at acquiring real
understanding of the problems in-
volved and knowing what to say
when they meet the provinces.
Meanwhile, the speech from the
throne promises to spend a lot more
money. It gives no indication where
it is to come from.
The new government is "green" at
its job and some of its members hove
certainly yet to learn just how com-
plex are most of the problems with
which they have to deal. Only to the
ill-informed do great matters seem
simple of solution, It will not be sur-
prising if the next election is upper-
most in the minds of many noir` on
the "winning" side of the f1ons6 of
orinmon:. •
But even for election purposes,
Weit,considered.:ptadi*s and nnpres-
the best Pre -
ants making so that the district will
find Seaforth a pleasant •. place in
which to make their Christmas pur-
chases? To what extent will Sea -
forth streets, stores and homes be
decorated? During what hours and
on what days will Seaforth stores be
open?
These are all matters that should
be resolved at once if Seaforth is to
continue to earn the title, "The
Christmas Town." Arrangements
cannot be made in December for spe-
cial decorations, nor can residents be
encouraged at the last minute to do
their part. But perhaps the most
serious effect insofar as the shopping
season is concerned is that created
by the confusion that follows when
there is no clear-cut, properly ad-
vertised decision on store hours dur-
ing December.
In recent years the Merchants'
committee of the Chamber of Com-
merce has initiated action, but be-
cause of lack of co-operation and
support on the part of merchants it
is no longer in existence.
It is to be hoped that someone will
start the ball rolling, and that the
merchants themselves will forget
their differences and co-operate for
the good of themselves and the com-
munity as a whole.
More Popular Now
(St. Marys Journal -Argus)
Getting married and raising a
family has become increasingly pop-
ular among the younger set, accord-
ing to statistics received at the
Health League of Canada.
Since World War II the median
t first marria e has decreased
age a g
by one and one-third years, the sta-
tisticans point out, and now stand at
23 for men and 20 for women. As a
result, the married population at the
younger ages has increased marked-
ly, and there are now more than one
and one-half times as many married,
men under 25 as there were in 1940.
Equally noteworthy is the increase
in the proportion of young couples
with children, reflecting largely the
baby boom dental to World War
II and its aftermath, the staticians
say.
Has Round Dozen, ; Grandparents.'
David Charles, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Percy Renner, of Bay-
field, has twelve grandparents to
admire hi . They are the Rev.
and ' Mrs. Peter Renner, Teeswa-
ter, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Sotehmer, Bayfield, grandparents;
Mrs, Peter Renner's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Gibson, Carragana,
Sask.; Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rep,
ner, Agawa, Bay, Ont.; Mr. and
Mrs- John Scotchmer, Goderich,
and Mrs. Charles Scatchmer's
parents, Mr. and. Mrs. John Al-
brecht, Zurich, are all. great-
grandparenfs. Had Mrs. Feter
Renner's grandfather, D. finks
Carragana not passed away June
4, 1957, the baby boy, born October
6, would also have had a great-
great-grandfather.—Zurich
reat-great-grandfather.Zurich Herald.
Milk Truck Crashes Tree
Driver Hebo Siertsema, 22, of
Blyth, escaped unhurt when a
truck loaded with milk cans,.
crashed
ans,-
crashed into a clump of trees on
the 31st sideroad in East Wawan-
osh Township last Thursday morn-
ing. The 1957 stake truck, owned
by Blyth Farmers Co-operative,
was damaged to the extent of
about $500; estimated by Provin-
cial Constable Alex Twaddle, of
Goderich, who investigated. Scene
of the accident was about two
miles north of county road 25. As
the truck proceeded north, it .be-
came caught in loose gravel and
was pulled to the left into soft
mud. Thedriver was unable to
regain control before the vehicle
struck a cluster of trees. Milk
cans were strewn on the ground
as a result of the impact. Dam-
age to the truck was to the left
front fender, door, hood and grill.
—Goderich Signal -Star.
Saw Man -Made Russian Satellite
Archie Somers is laying claim
to be the first Blyth resident to
sight the Russian-made satallite
which has lleen circling the earth
for the past couple of weeks. The
sighting took place Saturday night
when Mr. Somers stepped out the
back door of his home and look-
ing skyward discerned a fast-mov-
ing object in the sky. He immedi-
ately returned to the house for his
field glasses following which he
had an excellent view of the o_b-
ject which was travelling in a
south-westerly direction at terrific
speed. The object appeared red
and yellow in color and he describ-
ed it as having long prongs front
and rear with shorter ones discern-
able on its sides. The object dis-
appeared from view very quickly
but not before some fellow towns-
men were called to get a fleeting
glimpse of something disappearing
beyond the horizon.—Blyth Stan-
dard.
The three • Shorthorn calves, sic,
months old, were owned lay Elgi i
Porter, of RR 3, Bayfield. 'Dam-
age to the car was estimated at
$500, but the driver was unhurt.
The calves were valued at around
$200. The accident happened on
the Bayfield to Brucefield road at
about 8:45 p.m. on Sunday. Mac-
Leod said he was driving over a
slight knoll when he was confront-
ed by the animals, which had
come out of a ditch and onto the
road. He tried to steer around
them and applied the brakes, but
the calves moved into the path of
the car. One calf, knocked 40 feet,
was killed instantly. A veterinar-
ian, Dr. W. B. Coxspn, of Zurichi
was called to the scene and it was
found necessary to destroy the two
injured animals.—Goderich Signal -
Star.
Chosen Kin Harvest Queen
Two girls who operate an, Exe-
ter beauty salon have proven this
fall they know their business: The
pretty teen-age blondes have been
crowned queens of two of, the dis-
trict's most popular fall attrac-
tions. Myrland Smith, • proprie-
tress of Y Go By Beauty Bar and
daughter of Usborne Reeve, Clay-
ton Smith, brought the second
title to her salon when she be-
came queen of Exeter Kinsmen's
Harvest Jamboree Friday night.
Her assistant, Mary Lou McCoy,
won the "Miss Ontario Bean
Queen" crown at Hensall Kins-
men's..Labor Day festival. She al-
so was a finalist in the "Miss
Western Ontario" competition at
Windsor shortly afterwards. Myr-
land was chosen Harvest Queen
over six other contestants, includ-
ing her assistant and another bean
queen, Greta Pfaff,, Hensall, in a
contest which attracted the pret-
tiest competitors for a beauty title
in this district.—Exeter Times -Ad-
vocate.
Calves Killed
One calf was killed instantly and
two others were injured so badly
that they bad- to be destroyed fol-
lowing a collision between the
animals and a car two miles east
of Bayfield. Provincial Constable
Alex Twaddle, of Goderich, sail#
that the heavy 1954 auto was driv-
en by James MacLeod, 24, Guelph.
Wins Plaque For Life -Saving
I would like to express the ap-
preciation of the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture to the
County Junior Farmers for, their
fine co-operation in assisting at
our Prince and Princess contest
last Wednesday evening. A very
special thank you to the contest-
ants who took part. Congratula-
tions to the winners, Miss Joan
Wilson, of Brussels, and Ross
Smith, of Ethel.
Cream prices have leen !otter,
but some "jokers" have discover-
ed that butter oil, a pure butter
fat product, can be imported free
of duty. This product is then com-
bined with other milk solidsand
the competitive price of the re-
sulting article is quite attractive to
the ,trade. It seems thatfarmers
must be continually on the alert
to guard against flaws in the very
meagre trade protection, they re-
ceive.
At a meeting of the Poultry Ex-
ecutive October 16, the bureau of
statistics`- figures just released
show 189,000 cases of eggs in stor-
age instead of the estimated 125,-
000 reported previously.
After much discussion by the
poultry producers executive and
representatives of the poultry pro-
ducts institute, it was agreed to
recommend the followingto . the
Guane Johns, former • Bayfield
boy, nine-year-old son of Mrs. Jno.
Ewebanks and grandson of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M Atkinson, was re-
cently presented with a plaque by
the Mayor of Yuma, Arizona, in
recognition of the courageous part
he played in saving Stevie Cline,
three-year-old son of 114r. and Mrs,
John Cline, from drowning. Guane
was sitting beside the Flamingo
Hotel swimming pool, reading a
comic book. Three children were
playing in the pool. About 9:45
a.m. Guane looked up and saw
Stevie floating face downward. In
his own words, "I just jumped in
and brought him out." Bystand-
ers helped Guane lift the uncon-
scious child out of the pool. A
guest at the hotel and the hotel
manager applied artificial respira-
tion. At 10:10 Stevie began to
breathe again and the doctor pro-
nounced him out of danger. The
Clines were residing in Orange
Trailer Court next to the Flamin-
go Hotel at Yuma. The hotel man-
ager stated that he had -warned
small children, including Stevie,•to
stay away from the pool,—Clinton
News -Record.
From The Huron Expositor
October 28, 1932
William Kerr was elected presi-
dent of the Seaforth Highlanders
Band last. Thursday evening when
members gathered in the band -
room for the annual meeting.
Mr. Harvey Taylor, Constance,
while picking apples, fell 20 feet
when a limb broke. on which he
was standing, and is confined to
his bed. He has had a severe
shaking up.
Mr. Gordon Mohr, of the Red
Indian Service Station, while
changing a battery in a car Wed-
nesday evening, had the misfor-
tune to have somef the acid fly
up and enter his eyes. The injury
is, fortunately, not serious, but is
very painful.
Mrs. James Devereaux, of Sea -
forth, was elected treasurer of the
London Diocesan Catholic Wo-
men's League at Thursday's ses-
sion of the 13th annual convention
being held in St. Peter's parish
hall, London.
Mr. George A. Sills brought in-
to The Expositor office this week
an old invitation to a New Year's
ball, which was held in Ratten.
bury's Hotel, Brucefield, January
8, 1857. Although over 75 years
old, the invitation, which is writ-
ten in longhand, is still very leg-
ible.
Canon Appleyard, the new rec-
tor of St. Thonias' Church, Sea -
forth, with Mrs. Appleyard and
their son and daughter, arrived
from Windsor on Tuesday and
have taken up their residence in
the rectory.
Mr. James E. Willis learned re-
cently that he was a successful
competitor in a limerick contest
sponsored by a tobacco firm. As
a result he has been presented
with a fine wrist watch.
From The Huron Expositor
October 25, 1907
Mrs. William Ballantyne met
with a very painful and unfortun-
ate accident last Saturday. She
was standing on a stepladder when
she lost her balance and fell to
the floor, fracturing both her arms
at the wrists.
The first coat of broken stone is
now being laid on North Main St.
and the work on Goderich St. is
nearly completed, With favorable
weather and a good supply of ma-
terial, Mayor Broderiek, who has
the work in charge, expects to
have it .al( completed and ready
for ruse in about. two weeps
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YEARS AGONE
Interesting items gleaned from
The Huron Expositor of 25, 50
and 75 years ago.
coming Dominion Poultry Confer-
ence;
First, one to two cents reduction
in the support price on eggs—
ouch!
Second, price support to apply
on Grade A large eggs only. For-
merly there has been a support
,on Grade B. It seemed to the
meeting that it was wrong to sup-
port an inferior product, especial-
ly when Grade B eggs could eas-
ily be eliminated by a little care
in handling. They also felt that
Grade B's were repulsive to the
consumer and were lowering con-
sumption.
Finally, it was felt that the sup-
port price should be on a deliv-
ered basis in deficiency areas—
Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
With current production up four
per cent over 1956, we are very
thankful to be able to export a
considerable number of eggs to
the United States. This will prob-
ably mean that eggs won't drop
to the support until a month later
than expected.
To be appointed to the Senate a
Canadian must -be at least 30 years
old, must be a- British subject, be
worth at least $4,000, and be a
resident of the province he repres-
ents.
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Friday Evening
October 25th
Doors open 8:30, D.S.T.
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an exciting time . Monday after-
noon. They were driving along
James Street, near the public
school, when the front axle of
their buggy broke and one wheel
came off. The buggy dropped on-
to the horse's heels and it began
to kick and ran away. When at
the rear of the school grounds the
rig collided with a tree and an-
other wheel came off. The occu-
pants were thrown out here but
escaped with a few scratches. The
horse also got free of the buggy
and ran off. The buggy was bad-
ly damaged.
Stock steers, which for the past
three or four years have been as
good as gold; are a drug on the
market this fall. This is due to
the high price of feed. One gentle-
man told us that he bought a pair
last spring for $75 cash, and after
feeding them all summer, he sold
them this fall for $63 on a year's
credit.
From The Huron Expositor
October 27, 1882
Mr. David Dorrance, son of Mr.
George Dorrance, has been re-en-
gaged for next year by the trus-
tees of Winthrop school, at a sal-
ary of $490, being a considerable
increase over last year.
Last Saturday a stranger enter-
ed the store of Mr. P, Megarey,
in town, and made a trifling pur-
chase, for which he gave what
was supposed to be a $5 bill and
received his change' It was af-
terwards discovered that the bill
was $1.00 and the figures five past-
ed on the corners. The man had
left town before the fraud was de-
tected. He was captured in Clin-
ton, however, where he tried the
same j game, and being brought
before the Mayor admitted the of-
fence, and was sent to Goderich
for trial.
Mr. Z. Beam has purchased the
property on Main Street, south of
the railway track, from Mrs. Wm.
McDougall for $600. The property
consists of a frame dwelling house,
two large stables and two lots, and
originally cost $1,500.
The property in this town belong-
ing to the estate of Killoran &
Ryan has been disposed of. The
brick store and the frame build-
ing alongside, and the residence,
at present occupied by .Mr. Ryan,
together with the land upon which
they stand,' were sold for $6,300,
.and the stock, consisting of grocer-
ies and liquors, was sold for,,as70
cents on the dollar The •purhh-
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life ... the sorrow of death
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the joy of lova and tender romance.
Here is family prayer at eventide ... The
singing of "The Old Rugged Cross" and
"Abide With Me" in the Church of your
faith .. - Here, to fill your cup of happiness
ten times ten, is the heartwarming adven-
tures of a Parson in the hills where God was
only a name ... a plow° for every man
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