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The Huron Expositor, 1968-03-21, Page 2BOYES FARM SUPPLY YOUR MASSEY FURGUSON DEALER INVITES YOU TO AN INTERESTING FILM SHOW "Showdate •'68" Featuring man and his machine —Entertainiiient for the whole family— Wedneiday, March 27th at pan. At our Showroom, Egmondville, on the Brucefield Road — FREE 'COFFEE AND DOUGHNUTS Since UK% Serving the Community First Publishe4 at =AMNIA ONTARIO, every Thursday morning by mcLEAN altos., Publishers Ltd. ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association A.udit Bureau of Circulation and Class 'A' Community Newspapers Subscription Rates: Canada (in advance) $5.00 a Year, Outside Canada (in advance) $7.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 12 CENTS EACH. Authorized as Secend Class Mail, Post office Department, SEAFORTII, ONTARIO, MARCH 21, 1968 Salaries Should One of the many changes that will low from the decision of the Robarts' qvernment to do away with local hool boards as we have known them ill be the new balance that will exist et -ween teachers and boards. 4 No longer will salary negotiations be etween from as few as six or eight eachers and a board. Involved now vill be several hundred teachers and board. Perhaps this would be as good a ime as any to acknowledge what oards have long contended and with vhich many- teachers agree and that is hat teacher renumeration should rec- gnize teacher ability. Perhaps this is he"time to establish as a principal that eacher salaries should be on a merit“,:z ystem and not as a result of automatic =eases or long years of innocent ser - rice. The point was made earlier this ear at the annual assembly of the On- ario Secondary School Teachers' Fed- zation when I. M. Robb, long-time sec - Must Not Close NecessitY for a realistic approach to he changes facing agriculture was mphasized by Everett Biggs, Ontario eputy minister of Agriculture and God when he spoke at an international ymposium on agriculture held in ranee earlier this month. Warning that agricultUral policy lust go down the road laf _the future rov1ding for both economic progress nd special adjustment Mr. Biggs said here is concern that the family farm nit as we have known it, may disap- ear. What must be recognized of course that economic and structural changes the family farm are in progress. As the deputy minister put it "our uture agricultural policies must be ealistic and people -oriented. While we ust accept some economic truths And ecessities, such as larger farms, few - •••.P, Ottawa Recognize Merit retary of the organization warned that the new school system would force tea- chers to adopt a new policy in order to maintain their salary position. Suggesting, in effect that increases should go to good teachers and that those not contributing should be weed- ed out Mr. Robb called for professional rather than union Standards. It is no longer valid to fight as the federation has done for "more money for every teacher, good, bad or indifferent, each year, and if posSible the, same amount for everyone". It can be agreed that there are many good teachers entitled to more than they are receiving. It must also, be agreed that there are even more teach- ers who in terms of their contribution to their pupils and the community in which they are serving, are overpaid. The problem facing the new boards and the • teachers organizations will be to bring these opposing facts into.balance. In the long run the teachers, 'the tax- payers and, what is most important, the pupil will benefit when they succeed. Eyes to Change er people in agriculture, mechanization and adequate incomes, we cannot and must not accept any economic philoso- phy which would allow rural people to be ruthlessly crushed under the heavy economic feet of industry". This is good advise for the agricul- tural industry which in some areas has been hesitant to recognize that change is inevitable. What is necessary is -that , in the process of adopting to change those virtues of self reliance, communi- ty spirit and neighborliness among many others, so long recognized as in- herent in a farm life are not abandon- ed or permitted to be swept aside. This can best be dime by an acceptance of the fact that change is inevitable and by a determination that in accepting change the basic values be not disturb- ed. Closing ones eyes to the demands of the day is not the answer. - Sugar and Spice — By Bill Smiley SMILEY AT THE MOVIES Took, abeut 306 of our sen - r students to the nitivies g Monday morning. They oked forward to the outing, a ange from the classroom. It ras quite an experience. There were about 500 nor- m], noisy .teen-agers in the heatre, altogether. Normally his is „asking for bedlam. Mod- rn kids, conditioned by televi- ion, are equally inclined to nigh jarringly, mockingly, at ewes of horror and scenes of oignancy. Brutality and vio- mice are their daily bread. But after the reels began, pinning on Monday morning, here weren't any laughs. Vhen the lights went up, there vas none of the usual horse - lay: There were 500 shaken, uhdued and in \ some cases ttmned teen-agers... The film was "The War loame," a short British movie t depicts, in a Mattemf-fact ocumentary style, what would appen if a nuclear exchange roke out., NO excruciating detail " is pared. Blatantly anti -war, it is a bitter satire on out society and man's stupidity. The film is crude, the message blunt, and the effect. harrowing. The BBC banned it as teo shocking to be shown to the public 'on television. - It's all there: the public ig- norance; the government apa- thy; the triggering incident; the profiteer who sells sand- bags at an exorbitant rate; the man with two bontb-shelters and a shot -gun to keep others out; the little boy whose eye- balls turn to jelly when he sees the flash; the ordinary family crouched like terrified animals; under the kitchen table; the fire -storm that destroys every- thing in its path; the grotes- que burned faces; the people shocked into idiocy; the break- down of law and order. Carefully juxtaposed with 'pictures of children whimper: • ing with pain and shock are the calm, pompous statements of bishops who say we must learn to live with the bomb, and a jovial nuclear scientiSt who explains how many mil- lions will be killed. What's the purpose, you may ask, of subjeeting well-fed, hour- geoit teen-agers to such an ex- perience. Well, it's rather. like - shock tteatment. It makes them wake u16, examine their values,. think about the world and the part they must play in it, rath- er than what they'll wear to the dance Friday night. We talked about- it later. They thought it shouldn't be seen by children, but that every- one else in the world, on both sides of the fence, should see it. They tried to explain why there is comparative silence these days about the Bomb and fall -out, compared with the ob- session with it, and the wave of shelter -building, that occurred a decade ago, We discussed the moral nn - plications of shooting people who wanted to share your shel- ter. Of the police in the film shooting victims of burns who had only a few hours to live, and those hours in extreme agony. Of what they, them- selves, could do about it all. Some of them were shaken out ortheir cosy, conformist little sox. Others were over- whelmed by a feeling of, futili- ty. And seine were filled with a fury at the idiocy of their elders, who had allowed this to happen. And others were just plain scared and wanted to know what preparations we were talcing_for such. an event uality. And a few believed that man could prevail and over- come the evil. • We ranged from Vietnam to hippies and escapism, from mor- ality to the instinct for surviv- al, from whether they • would rather be Ited than dead to what they would do if the Yanks decided they must take over Canada, for their own militaty safety (Most of the boys would fight, take to the hills). • I think it was good for„them. The world of the future is theirs and they can't go on 'slanging us forever. See the film yourself; if you can. But take a paper bag if you have a weak stomach. In the Years Agone From The Huron Expositor March 26, 1943 Harvey Beatty, business man- ager of the Hesky Flax Mills, Seaforth, suffered serious in- jury to his back in a 20 foot fall from a ladder on Sunday afternoon. He was assisting members df the PUC Work crew to 'remove a branch from a tree near the mill on Market St. when the branch suddenly broke and fell against the lad- der on which he was standing, knocking him to.the ground. A pleasant evening was spent at the. home. of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Appleby when friends and neighbors of Signaller Ander- son .Bell, RCNVR, son of Mr. and Brs. J. L Bell, Flullett, met to say goodbye. Mr? Wm. Mc- Dowell read an address and a seaman's wrist watch was pre-, sented him. The McKillop Radio Farm forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. McKercher to honor their daughter, Miss Hel- en McKercher who recently joined RCNVR. Mr. and Mrs. J., W. Walker, • residents for the past 35 years, celebrated the 53rd anniversary of their marriage. Both are in good health. ' . The junior. pupils of. St eph's School of Music held their, annual St. Patrick's party. The following took part in a pro- gram: Ronnie and Mary Lou Sills, Patricia Meir, Elaine Holmes, Marilyn Chesney and Josephine McIver. The fish pond was in charge of Joanne •McMil- lan arid Jean McMaster. , A large number of farm peo- ple, representing the two radio forums met at the home of Mr. and ,.Mrs. J. F. Scott. James C. Shearer was the speaker. James M. Scott eritertained with many beautiful pictures taken over a wide area of rural Ontario. A family gathering coupled with a social evening marked the 72nd birthday of Mrs. J. T. Mitchell, well known Hensall resident. A number of the Harpurhey ladies met at the home of Mrs. J. B. Russell to do Red Cross sewing. Following the quilting. Mrs. Walter Rogerson was pre- sented with a beautifully dec- orated cake, it being the occa- sion of her . birthday. Among those present were Mrs. J. 13. Russell, Mrs. W. M. Stewart, Mrs. Sam Cudmore, Florence Beattie, Mrs. Upshall, Miss Jean •Scott, Mrs. W.. S. Hay, Jean Mc- Lean, Miss Elizabeth Scott and Mrs. W. Rogerson. Mr. R. J. Cooper and A. B. Bell of Kippen made a business trip to Toronto during the past week. • • • From The Huron Expositor March 29; 1918 A hard times dance in Card - no's Hall was held on Easter Monday evening when the fol- lowings 'musicians furnished the music: H. M. Chesney, Jr.; P. M. Chesneyi James A: Chesney; Abe Forsyth; Henry Forsyth; Thoma,s, Rands; Harm, Stewaft; Herbert Fowler; Joseph Storey; Earl VanEgtnond; the floor managers were Harry Charters; Peter Cameron; Joseph Kale; Wm. McDonald; Ed Rowland; Garnet Habkirk; William Work- man; Mrs. L. T. De Lacey and Miss Stephens were judges or the judging of costumeC A sow on the farm of Mr. George Monteith of Usborne, gave birth to a freak of nature last week, in the form of a pig with a single head and two bod- ies. On the head 'were four ears and branching off from the neck were two well formed bodies with four legs and a tail each. An unfortunate affair that might have been attended with more serious results happened • on the. farm of Mr. John Hamil- ton near Cromarty. He started the gasoline engine allowing the exhaust to escape in the barn. After some time he was over taken with a sick and dizzy spell and, started for the house when the neighbors arrived Mr. Hamilton was in an unconcious condition. Sugar making of Hensall, is now in full swing the p'ast week having been most favorable for the run of sap. The funeral service of the late Rev. P. Corcoran held in St. James' Church was one of the most largely attended ever • held in ,Seaforth. Right Rev. Bishop M. F. Fallon assisted by some fifteen priests Officiated and the remains were interred in St. James' Cemetery. Mr. L. Jordan of Dublin spent the weekend With his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Jordan. He leaves next week for overseas. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Thiel of Zurich have moved to the farm which they purchased from S. Zimmerman. . * * * From The Huron Expositor -March- 31, 1893 Eighteen cars -of freight have left, Hensall station since Jan- uary 1st, cedar posts being. the chief output. Wm. Smith of McKillop has the contract for drawing the milk from the leadbury line to Winthrop butter factory. Mr. George Habkirk of Mc- Killop, still carries a watch which was was brought to this country by his father many years ago. It is quite reliable and keeps better time Jhan some of the new fangled turn- ips. Mr: john M. Govenlock, son of Robert Govenlock is erecting on his farm near Mr. Rowland's, comfortable new brick resi- dence. • Mrs. George Lockhart and her daugkter-ins-law, Mrs. James Lockhart, McKillop, were driv- ing home their horse became frightened from the cutter run- ning up on his heels and began to run away, but was stopped by Michael Murdie, on coming to Grieve's bridge the animal began to run again. They turn. it towards Seaforth when the cutter upset, throwing the oc- cupants out. The rapid melting of the snow caused a good many in the town and vicinity consider- able inconvenience for a short time. Silver Creek overflowed its banks, flooding the east and south parts of the town. The water works building Was left on an island and the water got so high that the electric lig4t machinery had to be shut down. The 'farm buildings of James Scott at Roxboro were submer- ged to such an extent that the stock had all to be removed to dryer quarters._ Mr. John Henderson of town, although 84 years of age, has sawn 13 cords of wood twice through this winter, for exer- cise. Mr. Wm. Moxley of .town has disposed 'of his rhouse and lot, near Victoria Square to Mrs. IVIcbonald of Tuckersmith for $775 eash. Messrs A. J. Bright, John Dodds and Peter Hawthorne purposes sailing down the Mait- land River to Goderich next week before the Water lowers. Mr. James Dick of Kippen, has purchased the Carroll hotel property in tovm, paying $3,- 050. A few years ageikr. purchased it. from Mr. Carroll for $6,000. Mr. Dick takes pos- session the 1st of May. , Mr. Wm. Carnochan of the 4th concession Tuckersmith, sold to Mr. Isaac Jarrott, depu- ty -reeve of Stanley, a couple of as fine Durham heifers as have left the township for some time. Mr. John Sinclair of the Kip. pen Road, has lately sold two yery fine young bulls. Smile of the Week A city boy and a country lad were walking down a street. Semillg toward them. was a pro- uct of a beauty parlour — per- manent, scarlet fingernails, drug store complexion and gaudy lip- stick. "Now„what do you think of that?" asked the city boy. The farm boy looked carefully and observed, "Speaking as a farmer, rd say that it must have been mightypoor soil to need so much top -dressing." TAYLOR SHOES is moving to a New Location (Opposite Post Office) WATCH FOR OUR GRAND OPENING COMING SOON ! ! BOB Z. BETTY'S VARIETY r MAIN ST., SEAFORTH ,OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK TILL 10 P.M. EACH NIGHT WEEKEND SPECIALS NEILSON'S ICE »CREAM SALE Buy 1 brick at regular price and receive another brick for le Many Other Specials Sale Ends Sunday, March 24th , -Read the Advertisements — It's a Profitable Pastime I UBY'S CUT -UP -CHICKEN LEGS 4 BREASTS WINGS lb. Ib. 49c 55c 3 lbs- $ I 00 HOGS - Half or Whole lb. 3 CUT AND WRAPPED FREE 9 CANADA PACKERS CLOVER CREAM ICE-CREAM 1/2 'gal 83 LEAN BUTT PORK CHOPS »lb. 59c LEAN LAMB CHOPS lb. 59c BREAKFAST BACON 11/2 lbs. $1 SKINLESS WIENERS 2 lbs. 89c For all Your OFFICE NEEDS call the Huron Expositor Phone. 527-0240 • Seaforth • • • • •