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EXPOWAR,, JANUARY 25, 1979 rt
HORTICULTURAL' SOCIETY EXEC New executive
Seafortl't's Horticultural Society are, ,president Gladys
seated, secretary Steve Hildebrand and rear, left,: Pat.
i sidentand Kathleen Whitmore treasurer.
'members of
Doig, right,
Rodney, 'first
(Photo by Oke),
Odds n 'e.n
by Elaine Townshend
They probably ;havethe best attitude,
and for them, winter will pass quickly
because. they are enjoying it.
Not everyone shares their enthusiasts,
though. The Other person in; the tv
commercial resembles. the Scrooge ' of
Christmas.
He's a dhmpy-looking' fellow`slouchedn,„
an easy. chair, .ffowning'.,and ::erow•li.ttg,
"Winter., it's awful! ,"Winter, I hate it!"
If he snapped, "Bah, humbug!"1 wouldn't
be at all ;suprised.
When he thinks of winter, he, sees only a
car buried in snow, hears onlya cold motor
that won't start and feels onlya.: drippy
nose, numb fingers and: an aching back.
Whether or not we want to admit it, he,
too is a representat ive ,of the true
Canadian.
~
The old saying is correct: "It takes all
kinds of people to, make the; world go
round." And it takes all kinds of people to
handle-a;Ca'nadian winter. Some love it..'
others hate it., but most tolerate it with
varying degrees of success.
Regardless of, how any of us feel about
winter, it lasts for a certain length of time
over which we have :no control: In other
words, it's here and we might as well try to
enjoy it. •
Different people . react towinter in
different ways. Since winter took us into its
grasp, I've noticed at least four attitudes.
Some people elude winter's hassles by
fleeing• to the sunny south as soon as'
possible after the first snowflake falls-
The annual migration grows each year as
more and more couples;' especially retired
ones, discover it is practical, moneywise
and healthwise to board up their houses in
Canada, escape from the fuel bills and
move to Florida for a few months. •
• If: they havealready visited 411 the tourist
attractions•. and are content to -stay, in ,one
place, it is an economical and comfortable
way to spend the .winter,:
Other Canadians dislike-wthter, but for
one reason or another they can't avoid .4;
instead they tolerate it. •
They .resign ;themselves to at least four
months of shovelling snow and scraping
win'dshields in the morning and listening to
the wind howl af night. They try to make
the best .of a bad situation. by grinning
through gritted teeth and by keeping the
swear words low, but the gritting and
swearing increases in volume arid'inten$ity
as' the smite ;deepens.
A good motto" forthem might be the
advice that was' given to me the other day:.
".Get• a. -slimmer catalogue, look at ,the
pretty pictures and ,keep thinking that
spring will be here any day." It works; if.
you can makeyourself believe it.
Two other . reactions: to winter are
.depicted:lois.--a-television, commercial .to
promote ,:exercise,:
A family is shown frolicing in the snow
on skiis: skates and' toboggans. They are
rosy-cheeked, -healthy-looking, smiling,
Canadians who describe winter as "Ter-
rific" and "A great excuse to get outdoor"
Are they. . -true Canadians?. Maybe.
Judging by the ' growing popularity of
cross -Country skiing, more people are now •
taking advantage of Canada's natural and
bountiful blessings of":snow=-covered fields.
and woods perfect for cross-country,
skiing.
They stress the positive 'aspects of the
season, such as participation in winter
sports and fun, a. chance to breathe fresh
invigorating air and ' .an abundance of
beautiful scenery.
Horticultui
Iist
s fo�
BY WON—kW
A Junior Hortit;ttltur'al
Society is in .the pros.ess, :of
being formed for those under
lb yearsof ogre in Seaforth
and area.
Sponsored by the Seaforth
Agriculttlt•a'1 Society the
junior members will be
associate Men>bers:- of ;thp •-
seniors group
- The junior leaders. are Yee
Wan Kennedy of RR 2,
‘,Seaforth and Mary McLeod
of RR 4, Seaforth. ,Meetings
are expected to be held third
Wednesday after school, at
Seaforth Public School.
'A bus ,trip to the Flower
Show at the Automotive
!Wilding in CNE park in
n,
Torontgr will :take place
March 1 for memberS.
Dr. Whitman wdlspeak
with 'members of Seafprth
Chamber of Commerce to
discuss beatttifcationiof
Main Street with hanging
flower pots, planters and.
purchase of trees or shrubs.
Gladys Doig was elected
president at the annual meet-
ing held Wednesdays which,
was preceded by a ,pot luck
dinner. She succeeds Flor-
ence Elford of Egmondville.
:tither officers are; honor-
ary president, Dr. Rodger
Wbitman;''first vice president
Patricia '.Rodney; secretary.
Steve Hildebrand and treas-
urer, Kathleen, Whitmore.
two
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B" PAUL ELLIS
The S.D,H.S. Varsity boys
basketball team came up on.
the wrong end of two very
close games. Saturday after- •
moon.
• The first game, against the.
'Harrow Hawks, in. Harrow,
ended up a heart -breaking 46
to 45. The score was close
throughout the game; but a
basket by Dennis Nielsen
with one second remaining
justwasn't enough to give
Seaforth the win: .
The ,teams second 'game-
was to Amherstburg against
the General Amherst
Generals. Seaforth did beta r
than expected against thi
highly., rated tears, due
mainly . to their improved
zone defense. °
Johnny Nielsen's eighteen
points and Jim Watson's
fourteen led Seaforth to the
flea! 52 to 49 scpre.'Playing.
this well against ,a • team of
Aniherstburg's calibrein;.t►
itself a Victory, even though
they. lost :by the final point
ttbulattott.'
An added bonus t. 'the two'
exhibition games was a side -
trip by ; the team to .the
Silver.dome in Pontiac,
Michigan', There they
watched a National Basket-
ball Association (N.B.A.)
game betaseen_,the Kansas
VS
•Directors for one year -.
Ruth Be uttenmiiler, Sarah`
Elliott, ' Hazel Hildebrand,
Mary McLeod. an4 Isabel
Stolt, Directors for two years!
- Marjorie B.roadfoot, . Hazel;
Dorsey, Dill's .Finnigan, Pat
Rodney and Rodger Whit-
man.
Chairmen of Committees
are; Public relations, Wilma
Qke; flower show, Marjorie
Broadfoot; social, Sarah.
Elliott; membership, Hazel,
,Hildebrand, year book
convenor, Pat Rodney; pro-
gram,,,:, Ruth Beuttenrniller
and Marjories Phillips; plant
sale in, May, Hazel Dorsey,.
and civic improvement, Mary
McLeod.
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City Kings and the Detroit
Pistons. (Detroit won 122.110.
In regular season play; the
-Bears have a two wins, one
loss record after defeating.
the Wingham Senior team by
Thursday.
Seaforth's.i next league
game is today in Goderich.
They also have an exhibition,„
: Friday afternoon in
London. against West -
a score of 71. to 5:6; : last minister. •
UP COURT- .Dennis. Nielsen of the SDHS'
all
•ast
steal- the b
team est
tt
varsity basketba 1tries f
from 'Paul Vafleau of the Amherstberg ,senior
team .during' a. Saturday's game_ _in
Amherstberg:• Seaforth lost the game: by a score
of 52=49 against the General'Amherst Generals.
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Seaforth Manor
"Birthday Greetings" to
Mrs. Mary Carter who on
Saturday celebrated, her .
ninety•third birthday at
Seaforth Manor, A lovely
;.cake was made . for her by
Evelyn Carter and having.tea
and cake with'her during the
day were Jack and Florence
Carter, Mr,' and Mrs. E rdin
Whitmore and Karen and
Gloria and Glenda Riley.
Mrs. Carter received many
birthday greetings and our
good wishes to her for
`continued good health.
Nisititig with her on Sunday-
were Christine Carter and
Doug Fry.
Last Friday afternoon
Clive Buist. 'showed three
titins . 'to' the. residents of
Seaforth. Manor: They were:
most interesting especially:
the film of the Artie and the
polar bears.
Thursday afternoon' was
Bowling at the lanes and high.
scorers were Thomas
Churchill and Charles. Ross
and James Tatulis tied.
Visiting with Miss Bessie
Davidson was . Mrs. Eva
McCartney of town.
Mr. Arthur Nicholson
spent Sunday evening with
Mrs, Nicholson at the home
of—Mr. and 'Mrs.. Harold
Nicholson, Harpurhey.
Visiting with Mr. Wilber
Keyes was Mr. John . A.
Keyes and Mrs. Bruce Keyes
or Varna.
!tin •church service ,.was
can4lled' last week due to
the weather but weather
. permittingwe will have it
this Week,
Miss . Joan .McL'inden
O.T. P; T. of London • spent
Thursday at. Seaforth Manor.
Novicewin
against
Mitchell'.'
t peeve's
by Dr.
Bob Friendship'
'
In previous. articles the !subjects of
pregnancy, and, whelping were dt scussed,
This column Will continue with this *keine
and. provide 'information regarding; the
puppy.. from birth until weaning;
Shortly after birth the litter should; be
carefully examined. The normal puppy is
plump and firm with good muscular tone
and; the skin of the mouth and abdomen !is.
pink. The legs and back are straight.
Common congenital ,deformities such as
cleft palates, hernias and crooked legs can
often be defected at this time. Likewise,
runts and weak puppia tray be identified.
Euthanasia May .be advisable 'in these
cases, especially in the case of large litters.
A litter of very young pups are warm,
quiet and sleep most of the time. As they
get older' the pups try to play when:
awakened, but excessive crying and
Squirming may indicate distress and. a
cause should be sought.
At two to three days of age the dried
umbillical cord falls off. About this same
time the tails. should be docked and the
dew claws removed if these procedures are
necessary. At two weeks of age, the eyes,
and ear canals. open, By three weeks the
puppies are •standing and crawling: and
should •receive' supplemental food.
Weaning is usually quite simple,, The
bitch; will tire of nursing, especially when.
the puppies 111000110-11k0ike incisor teeth erupt..
It is best to keep puppies with the bitch, as
long as she will to.. a them: because she
will keep them; Warta an clean even if she
has little milk.
Puppies first solid meals should be easily
digested, and, of high quality. Cottage
cheese, eggs, liver, corn oil and cod liver
oil are well utilized to top milk or formula to
make a gruel,
Later, cereal and rank muscle can be used
in a more solid. form of feed. Cgmmercial
dog foods .of the semi -moist variety make
very good Weaning : food. " Puppy meal
should .be fed ;for 6 to 8 months and then
replaced .by less expensive foods. Fre-
quency and regularity of feeding is very
important. As ,a general rule, it is better to
feed small quantities often, rather than
large amounts less frequently. Any food '
not eaten promptly should be discarded,
Weanlings: should be vaccinated for
distemper and checked for internal par-
asites. While at the veterinary clinic the
young dogs should also receive a thorough
physical, examination, in order to pick up
early signs of disease or physical disorders
that would interfere with the pup becoming
a suitable pet,.
Future articles will deal with the training
andhandling of young dogs and the raising
of orphan puppies.
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January 13th Mitchell and "
Seaforth Novice played with
Seaforth coming out on top
with a score of 11.0.;, Goal
scorers were Blair Beuerman
with the double hat trick of
' six goals. Other ,goals were
scored by Steve Schroder,
Ray Lamont, Pat; Moylanl:
Darren Akcy and Brad
Beuttenmiller.
Next game, Sat; 20th,
Seaforth travelled to Br,is-
sels winning this game ;by
the Snore of 3.1. Goal scorers
for Seaforth were Mike
Schoo'nderwoerd, Brad
Beuttenmiller' and Blair
Beuerman,
Next game in Milverton on
Friday 26th. '
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