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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, MAY 31, 1979,
' Let's be careful
Though we often chose to ignore the fact, the car is a lethal and, too
• often, deadly weapon, With the recent rash of accidents in the Seaforth
area and the, release of statistics showing that accident fatalities in
Ontario increased by 67,5 per cent in the first three months of 1979, It's
time to take a hard look at our driving habits.
When the speed limit on the province's highways was first reduced
and seat -belts became mandatory, traffic fatalities droppeddrastically
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and the highways became a better place to travel. You: didn't reach
your destination as quickly, but chances were better that you would
reach it alive. '4. • • • , • . -
• Now drivers are becoming careless again -and drinking and speeding
offences are taking their toll. It is one of the tragedies of highway
travel that teenage drivers, less experienced, at the wheel, are
particularly vulnerable. • • • .
The solution on a personal level is obvious -wear your seat - belt,
drive with a little more care, and respect the other motorists on the
road. If you've been drinking, stay where you are. It's regrettable
when drinking drivers are killed, but even more tragic when their
carelessness claims the lives of passengers or other innocent motorists
who had the misfortune to be on the read at the same, time.
Now while drivers .should practise self-discipline behind the. wheel,
it's obvious' this isn't always the case, .This is where our police forces
come in -they can provide some preventative medicine and save. lives in
the: process. Seat -belt checks should become routine, speeding
motorists: should.be pulled off the road and drunk drivers removed
Since the • police can't do this entirely' on their own. initiative,
Ontarld's Attorney General, Rai McMurtry is asking for some: help
from the government. First; he wants an increase in the number of
policemen patrolling, our highways. Secondly, hers calling for heavier
fines for traffic violations, so drivers can't escape with Minimal fines
even when their wrongdoing may have injured themselves and othets..
Finally„;MCMurtry, wants drunk and careless drivers off the road for -a
longer period. With our pretentlegislatioh, these drivers often receive
a fine or suspended sentence; and they're back on the highways'in no
time; endangering their lives and the lives of others. We punish those
who murder,..withiweapons like guns or knives, but someone Who uses a
car to kill often escapes with only a fine.
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In recent years, as many as 55,000 annually die on North American
highways -a figure that makes the 276 lives lost in lett week's DC-10
crash at Chicago O'Hara. pale by comparison.
Whether or not theattorney general is able •to enforce stricter
driving laws, we hope drivers will remember that their licenses aren't
licenses to endanger either themselves or others. •
Too :often* a few moments of fun ends in tragedy..
Newspaper -reporters don't look forward to writing up accident.
' post-triorterriS: Let's hope the Huron Expositor won't have tothis
summer.
Send in your answers
It would be a slight exaggeration to say that the local post office
has been flooded with replies from people answering the survey on
attitudes to Quebec that was printed on page one of last week's
Expositor. • •
However, there has been a steady trickle of questionaires into this
office. The results will be tabulated and ,presented next week's
issue.
That means there's still time . , . we'll take' the completed
questionnaires, which don t require you to give your name. . . up until
-• Monday, noon, June 4. • .
We urge readers to take a moment and consider the questions and
while doing so to sort out their feelings on Quebec and its relationship
to the rest of Canada. If by some remonte chance you don't have'a copy
of last week's Expositor in the house any more, we'll be glad to supply '
anyone who comes in and asks with a copy of the questionnaire as long
as they last.
Just ask at the front desk. Then fill out the questionnaire and help us
draw up a really re presentative picture of what Seaforth and area
• people think about French -English relations in Canada.
Lockup
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Although rumours about a mysterious thief in a Van roaming
McKillop Township have proved to be nothing more than, rumours, the
theft of money from a Walton area farmhouse reminds us that even in
the country, we can be too trusting.
The days of the open door, Whert we knew all our neighbour's, are
behind us. Even our rural neighbours would be advised to lock doors
when they're going to be out of the house for any length*of time, even
if they're only going to the barn or nearby fields,
Police is some parts Of Southwestern Ontario are also warning people
In rural areas to be more careful about opening their doors trittrangeti
after dark. Although its common for MOtorititt to run out of gas
Outside town, or even stop for directions, 'police are advising rural "
tleidents to leave a chain on the door when they answer It et night,
and 4c# offer to phone the police or a garage let strangers, rather than
Ariviting the people:into their hornet. While the police dont intend to .
Waren rural. residents, they do hope a little, caution will serve as an
*trim prOteotiOn to reildentewho live lane distance from neighbours.
SS #9 MCKILI,OP—We're not sure what the year was, but pupils of the
school were obviously proud of that early visual aid, a globe (on the
window sill.) The photo has been loaned. by Ferne Patterson of Seaforth
and in the photo, .from left rear, Emma Roe,' Maggie Hulley, Mary
Clarke; Cora Forbes, Margaret Love, Agnes Clarke,
Second -Lorne Dennis, Lorne Roe, Lawrence Cummings, Harvey Holley,
Lyle Dougherty, Nelson Qavidson; George Knechtel, Leonard Leeming,.
Sam Love., Joe Bolton. •
In the years agone
A farmer of the 2nd concession of Usborn
has a cow which furnishes milk sufficient to
produce 21 lbsof butter per week.
The members of Egmondville Presby
terian Church haye just completed the
erection of a very comfortable and commod-
ius shed on the church grounds.
A valuable driving mare belonging to
M.Y. McLean met with •a peculiar accident
which resulted in her death. She was tied in
a box stall and while feeding got her head •
fast in the hole in the box containing the hay.
Before she could be extricated she was
strangled.
The Crops in Hibbert are suffering badly
from want of rain. .
Robert Henderson of McKillop sold to an
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Amencanbuyer a wellltnatched and hand-
some little team of driving horses for the
sum of $240. They were purchased for the
Boston. Market. •
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JUNE3, 1904 '
R.H. Knox of Blyth has sold' his farm
concession 2, Hullett to John Rapson of
• Hullett for 56,000.
E. Van Egmond, who recenIty passed his
92nd birthday, walked from the residence of
his son•in•law, E. Jones, Hullett to the home
of a friend in Goderich Twp. The distance
was about five miles each way.
During the severe thunder storms of last
•,'week Tobias Nash of McKillop had a narrow
escape from being killed by lightning. He
Was in the field plowing at his brother's farm
and had gone under a tree to get shelter. The
lightning struck the tree and passea down to
the ground. Ile was somewhat dazed and
still feels the effects of the shock.
Archibald Barton of town showed us a
.,..very handsome rubber tired ball bearing
buggy which he had just built. It has been
purchased by Dr. Scott. Robert Devereaux
also recently furnished Dr. H.H. Ross with a
fine rubber tired buggy.
Fr. Northgraves of this town conducted
the anniversary services in connectson with
the laying of ,"the . corner stone at .St
Angustine, the new Roman Catholic church.
The barn of Thos. McMillan, Hullett, was
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struck by lightning' dunng the severe
electrical storm.
James Wilson is the chatnpion gardener of
Seaforth. He already has potatoes almost
ready for use.
A young son of Wm. Aberhatt of
Egniondville dislocated his shoulder while
playing at the Public School.
The heavy rains of the past week have
assured a good crop of hay, baning frosts.
Messrs. J.S. Welsh and son of the
Seaforth Pump Works have just got in a lot
of beautiful second growth pine for pump
material. Joseph Brown has had a new wire
fence erected along the front of his farm in
klarpnrhey.
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Stewart of tow
have now got comfortably settled in their
new residence on Market Street
Third -Myrtle Aikens, Clara Crawford, Lavine Clarke, Margaret o on,
Alberta Stafford, Jennie Knechtel, Alice Knechtel, Ferne Love, Nellie
Roe, Hazel Hackwell,
Front -Russell Dougherty, Harold McNab, John Hulley, Lorne Hulley,
Dan Love, Stanley Dougherty, Elmer Dennis, Wilfred Dennis, Howard
Dougherty, Bert Clarke, Elmer Hackwell, Alex Dennis, and Adin Forbes.
Left -Teacher • R. Cecil Gowland.
MAY 31, 1929
• The farmers in Tuckersmith are busy .
preparing to plant corn and roots.
Following a meeting of the Bowlers
Executive it was decided, to go ahead an
beautify the entire block containing tite
bowling green. A citizens' committee com-
posed of R.J. Winter, A.F. Cluff; W.J,
Duncan, and Harry Stewart was formed for
the purpose of accepting and solkiting
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subscriptions so that a suitable club house
could be erected.
Six Egmondville boys, Kling, Glenn
Hays, Rod McLean, Geo. Kruse, Raymond,
Nott, and Morriss Walsh, tried a stunt ride
that came very nearly proving to be their last
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ride except perhaps one to the cemetery.
Taking the chassis of an old Ford car, they
pulled it to the top of the bill on the Kippen
Itoacl and proceeded to coast downward. The
first trip was fine and they tried another.
Something. went wrong and the chassis
struck the first left hand post Of the guard
fence at the bridge head on. The boys were
scattered pretty much over Egmondville.
The cadets which paraded beofre Major J.
Jeffrey on the Collegiate Campus gave an
excellent performance. Capt. C. Stewart and
Lieuts. Cluff and Tyndall were in command.
In the evening the officers and cadets
entertained at a dance in the G.W.V.A.
During the last number of Sundays the
Egmondville congtion have been hear-
ing a number of ministers. A new call has
ehirtd the- SCerifS .
by Keith Roulston One of the best PM's we've' ev-er httd?
been extended to Rev. C.A. Malcolm of Port
Stanley. ,
Plans were under way by the young people
of Northside church for a cement tennis
court at the side of the church, •
, Mg 4, 1954
St Thomas Anglican Church, • Seaferth
was hostess for the spring meeting of the
Deanery Chapter and the Women's Associ
ation of the Dioceatt of Huron. Miss Dorothy
Parker was elected president.
When he fell 35' feet into the hold • of the
S.S. Windsor, Wilmer Johnson Spatting, 19,
suffered a fractured heel, internal injuries
and bruises.
A ticket owned by R.H. Middleton,
Hensall druggist was one of those drawn for
consolation prizes in the Irish Sweepstakes.
Robert McLennon, son of Dr. J.C.
McLennon . graduated in honour mathe-,
inaties from the University.. of Toronto. He
has accepted a position in Montreal.
The Lions Club paper collection totalled
nearly 30 tons. Net proceeds of the drive go
to the C.N.I.B. Chairman for the evening
was Lion Ross Stott assisted by James ScOtt
Mrs. G.A. Whitney and Mts. Ross
Hamilton were hostesses at a miscellaneous
shower in honour of Jean McMaster bride
elect. Some 26 were present.
An early summer wedding was solemn-
ized in Northside United Church, Seaforth
When Marjorie Knight became the bride of
Thomas Haleyef •SeafOrth.
There's an excitement that comes with a could be a major problem for those who
change in, government. Canada is under- want to hold Canada together. The split
going some of that excitement since ,the plays right into the hands of Rene
election of Joe Clark last week. Levesque, the master propagandist who is
A change in government brings a hope trying to convince the people of his
that things will improve. Canadians, even • province that they have no hope in getting
those who weren t sure they wanted Joe a fair deal from English Canada. The
Clark as their prime minister are generally the rest of the country really does care and
in a good mood as they wait, and hope that Levesque in that Trudeau soundly defeated
. he will be able to solve the problems of the the champions of Levesque's cause yet it
nationallows him to turn every squabble with the
It's goodto see a positive rather than a ..federal government into a French versus
negative atmosphere in the country for a English battle. Every stupid Utterance by
change. Rightly or wrongly people had, anyone in English Canada is bound to be
gotten into a mood Where they blamed exaggerated by the Parti Quebecois propa-
everything that went wrong on Pierre ganda machine. •
Trudeau. Now They have a fresh face, new Mr. Clark will need help from all English
ideas and at least a few months before Canadians if he is to assure Quebecois that
people begin to become disenchanted, that the rest of the country reallydoes care and
the government hasn't made everything really is willing to give them a fair break.
perfect For Mr. Clark, the oneyrnoon We must all work harder than ever to, oster
may last a little longer because so few goodwill between the two peoples Mr
people had' high expectations of him in the Clark certainly didn't help the cause With
first place. After the high profile of the last some of his statements during the camp- .
• administration, people want quietness for a aign such as those about taking French off
while. • the corn flakes boxes. (How did Trudeau
The chances of Mr. Clark having success ever get blamed for French on packages
' in most areas are good. With the baby anyway, When Iwas a lad they had French
boom fading out the prospects for tinetn. on packages and not because of any
ployrnent are bound to improve. There are government decree but because it made
already predictions that Canada will have a economicsense.) But Mr, aark generally
shortage of workers by the mid .1080s. The hag his heart in the right place oyer the
economic cycle is also likely to turn soon so unity issue, something that will no doubt
that inflation should imEnve. In other disappoint some. of his more bigotted
areas, having a clean broom sweep out the supporters who see in him a chance to
bureacratic cobwebs in Ottawa should be reverse all efforts made in the last half
an improventent A country needs a change tentury to improve French -English rela-
of government every now and then. tions.
But the present government will put ` Canada looks forward to a new era and
drastic new respongibilites on every Can backward on an old one. Pierre Trudeau is
adian in one area. The fact that the election still one of the most mystetious men ever to
brought about a government that has hold the top office in the land steps down
vittually; no French Canadian represent- after 11 years. Many are deliriously happy
ation at this precarious time in our history to see him go, but 1 for one, agree with"
To the editor:
Reader had connections with early post villages
bear Elaine Townshend— (Us' borne Township) in the farm houle'
Glad to see you are writing up some behind the present church. 1 remember
history of the Post Villages in Expositor . going in to the P.O. with my mother when
At Lumley my mother & grandparents going or coming from 'Exeter. At that time
Wed for some years. it was a hamlet of 2 churches and 2 houset.
At Cromarty you Mention the Hotel. My There was also a P.O. in Hibbert
father & grandparents had it for some six Township on Conc. 4 Lot $ known as
to eight Months,
There trieti to be a PM. at Thames Road (Chntinued On, Page 3)
Mshaffy F.O. With ing,, Balfour in charge.
Peter Debarets of Global television who
said a year or so ago that he had the feeling
that years from now his grandchildren
would be asking him what this man
Trudeau was like. VVten, the feelings cool,
when the irritations that seem so major
now are put in proper perspective by time, ,
I have the feeling that Pierre Trudeau will
go down in history as one' of the greatest
„Prime Ministers we have had, right along
side Sir John A. MacDonald and Sir
Wilfred Laurier. Both of those men had
rocky. reigns too and only in later years
wereh
Justrecognized ow%,‘,e
I Iforhtheir
greatness, Pier re
Trudeau may be proven as much by his
actions in the next year or so at in his
'actions in the past 11. As the champion of
Quebecois.who believe in a federal system
To the editor:
he now holds a very delicate position. He
must do his duty as leader of the opposition
and yet not play into the hands of Mr.
Levesque. In the upcoming Quebec refer-
endum he may still have a more important
role to play as leader of the opposition than
the Prime Minister will have.
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Despite what many cynics believe, Mr.
Trudeau is a very honourable man,
especially in his interest in building
understanding between Canadians. He
proved it by continuing to fight 'to have
national unity as an issue in the campaign
even, when all experts said is wasn't a
popular issue with the people. His job isn't
over. He still has much to contribute to
national unity in his new role. We all must
make our contribution. •
utside the gate
A family foursome was invited
To their friends' home across the way
The children were so happy,
With old playmates they could play.
The two foursomes joined together •
Beneath azure skies so blue
Over winding trails and hillock• •••
They sped on their ski coos.
Then around Dorothy's bountiful table
Not knowing this was the last supper
The two family foursomes. would dine.
Murray and Mac met each morning
At a certain time and place:
With a smile and wave to each other
Memory can not crate.
Tuesday morning, place of meeting,
MeMattrrwstia'ss nheevaerrt wlaates.over,dblirdened,
As he stood at McGavin's gate.
Then he heard the siren blowing,
Red light flashing, ambulance speeding
fast.
• Mac at the breakfast table,.
Entered into eternal reit
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Mac s friendsall stood together,
As they viewed fiowets, and the gate ajar,
Realizing as they stood there, •
They all had wandered far.
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They returned: and met the Saviour,
They beheld him at the gate. .
Made a vow and self confetsien
As they stood out side the gate.
(Murray Smith, Seaforth-Mac Sholdice,
Walton)
By Mary Dennis
Atwood, Ont.
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