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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, JUNE 6, 1968
Signs of Summer
The pleasant weather we have enjoy-
ed during recent days has emphasized
-the , pleasure Seaforth people derive
from the benches' located along Main
Street.
Brought out of minter storage by
town employees the benches provide
a welcome rest spot for local people as
well as visitors. It's too bad, in fact,
.that there aren't more of them.
Soon, to keep companY with the
benches, will come the card table that
for some years now has centred the
shady oasis at the corner of Main and
•Market Streets. If any assurance is re-
quired that summer is at hand it will
be the movement of members of the
card club from their•, winter haven in
the town hall to their outdoor quarters.
• At the same time the Main Street
benches are brought into use the sum -
Mer facilities at Victoria Park are be-
ing put in place. There are 'those who
suggest that more of the benches should
be put l in the park and fewer on the
in Seaiorth
street. Those responsible, however,
have assessed the use that is being
made of them and wisely allocate ,the
benches to the areas where they will
do the greatest good. In any event the
Chamber of Commerce is providing
more picnic tables for the park which
should be adequate for this summer at
least.
In addition there is the problem of
damage and for some reason the sum-
mer facilities at the park invite the
attention of area rowdies even more
than those on Main Street.
There seems to be something about
benchesand tables in parks that at-
tracts those people who delight in des-
troying facilities created at consider-
able eipense for the enjoyment of the
public generally. Perhaps it is the rela-
tive seclusiOn or a sense of being in
great open spaces where men are men
— whatever it is vandalism is an in-
creasing problem both at Victoria Park
and particularly at Lions Park..
A Majority Government •is• Important
- ' One of the major 'questions facing
the voter, in this month's election is
the selection of the candidate in each
piding who by his election can best con-
tribute to the end of minority govern-
ment.
e :In other words we must look beyond
• the particular candidate to *the party
• he, represents and the possibility that
party has of forming a government.
We believe it is most important that
after six years of rainority government
we.Canadians choose a government that
can command a majority in the House
of Commons.
• There is no other way that a govern-
ment can pldn ahead affectively and
govern in the interests of all of us ex-
cept that it know A it will continue to
enjoy the support of the House for• at
• least four or five years.
• It is true the Pearson government,
despite its minority. position, establish-
ed a• legislative rpeord that history will
• recognize as outstanding in Canada's
history. At the same time the fact it
was in minority led to situations that
contributed to the growing disrespect
in which our democratic processes were
being held. Too, it was denied the pos-
'sibility of introducing additional legis-
lation Under the threat of defeat. Thus
the entire legislative process is carried
out hi an atmosphere of partisan wrang-
ling, subjected to the day to day whims
Azd the combined opposition parties.
If we believe in our democratic sys-
tem of government — true, not perfect,
but the best available to us — then we
must take the action that can best make
it work
We must decide whether Mr. Tru-
deau and the Liberals are most likely
and able to form the next government
or whether it is Mr. Stanfield. Then,
we must remember it is only through
the vote we give a particular candidate
that we may support one or other of
the leaders in his efforts toward a,
majority government.
In the Years Agon.e
• From The Huron Expositor
• June 11, 1943
Complimenting Miss • Edith
McMillan, bride -elect, over 60
friends, relatives and neighbors
gathered at the home of Miss
Mildred Aitcheson to present
her with a mikellaneous show-
er- *
The Seaforth Collegiate In-
stitute alumni memorial schol-
arship has been awarded to
Frank Ryan.
• Over three thousand people
attended the first annual field
day and picnic of the Huron
Federation of Agriculture, held
at the Lions Park, Seaforth.
Mrs. George Kruse received
a cable from England, announc-
ing the safe arrival of her hus-
band, Sgt. George Kruse, over-
seas.
Prime Minister Winston
Churchill is home again,* safe
and sounded, after his Visit to
the United States, and other
undisclosed countries. • It was
With a sigh of relief that every
Cant:die' n greeted the announc-
ement of his safe return and
the people of all the other al-
), ceuntries will be equally
relieved.
The Slaters and students Of
Dublin Continuation School held
• an excellent display of Red
Cross sewing in the School base-
ment and almost one -hundred
guests signed the visitors' book.
First prize in sewing for grades
IX and X was awarded to Doro-
thy Kratiskopf and first prize
in separate school went to Lor -
ten Jordan, '
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byterian Church of Canada, at
the opening session of the as-
sembly in St. Andrew's Church,
London.
James Devereaux of the Hur-
on Road East has a Shorthorn
calf, nine months old, that tips
the scales at a little over 800
lbs.
At the annual meeting of the
Red Cross at Walton, Mrs. Dris-
coll was presented with a life
membership certificate in recog-
nition of• her great work. She is
74 years of age and in two years
has knitted 375 pairs of socks,
made 235 day shirts and 170
'suits of pyjamas.
While Miss .Verna Adams of
Constance was cranking her car,
it baek-fired, striking her and
bursting a blood vessel.
A very pleasant time was
spent at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. A. Hulley where a number
of friends gathered to do hon-
or to their son Harvey, previous
to his departure overseas. The
address was by Leonard Leen
ing and Mr. Wm. Leeming made
the presentation.
The German drive on Paris
was again resumed and fierce
fighting is still in progress. The
Jatest attempt is being made on
a front of about 25 miles and is
being supported by a large mass
of Germans.
One evening while filling his
car by the light of the lantern,
Peter Kropf of Zurich, had a
narrotv escape of being burned.
He was working at the farm of
John A. Smith and *as filling
the tank in his car when *the
fumes caught tfre and in at
tetnnting to Carry the ean from
the driVilleOled; Weverely
btiOed eli (he 1tands.
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William Hall of Varna has
applied for a patent for a wire
stretcher he has invented and
is looking for agents:
A gang of farmers are busy
getting the timbers in shape for
the erection of a large barn for
McEwan and Geiger en the flaX
mil premises in Hensall. The
building will be 60 by 100 feet.
The local bicycle club gave a
very interesting series of races
at the driving .park. In the
handicap the Ihnit man _was
Fred Cardno, with two mintites.
Mr. James Scott, Jr., of Rox-
boro, is having a handsome new
brick residence built on his
farm across the river.
John Cummings of Hillsgreen,
dug on the farm of Mr. John
Consitt, 45 post holes, three
feet deep, in six hours.
One would not think it was
hard times to see the improve-
ments going on in Harlock
among the farmers: Mr. Geo.
Watt has erected a substantial
and handsome new fence; Mr.
Ferris has posts in for about 80
rods of pew fence on his farm;
Mr. George Knox has raised one
of his barns and is having stone,
stabling placA under It and
Mr. Lancelot Tasker is having
similar improvements made on
one of his barns.
James McMichael Of Hullett,
has. a.cow which has given birth
to four calves within nine
Months and all are living and
doing ,well.
Mr. Win. Copp left for New
York 'where he goes to superin-
tend the transhipping from the
cars to 'the vestelS, the baled
hay being sent from hereto the
old country by his ,son John,
McDougal of Egirloitd-
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AWAY FROM IRE DRUDGERIES OF TlIESUBWMAR HOW
Sugar and Spice
— By Bill Smiley —
I HATE ,PAINTING
Did you ever sit down and
make a list of the . things you
like and dislike, love and hate?
It's good therapy, and if you
try it, you'll learn something
about yourself.
I like sleeping and can sleep
14 hours without a twinge of
guilt. But I don't like going to
bed, Seems such a waste of
And I hate getting up, but I
like being alive and part of the
human race, once I've groped
through that first fearsome fog
of reality.
I like sports, but not the spec-
tator variety. I love to fish for
speckles, all -alone in a vasty
swamp; to deliver a curling
stone right on the nose; to sink
the black ball in the corner
• pocket; to make one crisp golf
shot out of three. But I
wouldn't give 20 cents for a
ticket to the World Series or
the Grey Cup final. .*
I like parades, any kind; trees,
any kind; grass, green; water,
rough or calm, green or blue;
babies, either sex.
I dislike Italian food, Chin-
ese food and most other "for-
eign" foods. Yet,,when we go
out to eat, I'm always the guy
'who orders something exotic
like jugged hare or boeuf sau-
vage or chicken moulin rouge,
only to find that I'm eating
baked bunny, raw hamburg or
fried chicken with paprika
sprinkled on it.
And yet 1 love swill. That's
what you get when you decide
to have • something different.
like the other night. Things
were not marching in the
cui-
sirie. • In fact, the stove hadn't
even- been turned on. . So I
pitched in. Literally, I pitched
in a can of salmon, one of
mushroom soup, one of vegeta-
ble soup, one Of wieners and
beans. Then I pitched in all
the leftovers in the refrigera-
tor; a chunk of corned beef, a
glob of cheese, half a tomato,
some olives, two hard-boiled
eggs and four limpish sardines.
It was delicious. In fact, it
was so good that the rest of
•the family couldn't bear to
desecrate my masterpiece by
eating it, and I had it three
times a, day, for three days. On
toast. I even gave it a name —
Then Burning Belch."
' I like women arid Men, in
that order. Women because
they're, not like men, and men
because they're not like wom-
en.
I like fires, everything from
'bonfire to barn -fire. Though
Pm bone -lazy. I actually like
Work. And I love loafingin the
backyard, with a cold beer, and
the black squirrels and the
cocky robins.
I like—shaving, but despise
electric razors. I llire peace and
order, but my study is a model
of confusion, and my life is a
'masterpiece of strife, internal
and external.
I like to be alone but I hate ,
loneliness. I like money, but it
apparently doesn't like me.
I like people, especially those
with courage and humor, but I
dislike mobs. I detest violence,
but I love western movies in
which ten people bite the dust.
I could write a book about
the things It like, a few para-
graphs about those I deft. But,
as Yon have ;era* Surmised,
all this is leading up to some-
thing.
1 HATE PAINTING arid DEC-
ORATING. toshout like
that tui 14 Mit,
think dal& dogs and cats,
bores and
I can put up
aver, when my wife starts ask-
ing. "Which do you like, the
turquoise or the acqua?" that's
i house of a different color, and
I begin to see red.
Normally I snort, "Why the
hell didn't you marry a paint-
er?", and the battle is on. But
she's been low, physically, and
I let my principles droop. I
painted. And painted. And
hypochondriacs. But swore. And grouched.
with them. Ho ---r' I stood up to ease n2y aching
back and caught a cupboard
door corner right in the ear.
And the blood spurted and I
vented a most mighty oath
which I haven't heard since
World War H. She didn't even
squeak for 20 minutes, know-
ing that one word would have
sent her, brush and paint can
- out the door.
0, well, I guess one can't be
perfect. Now, make your list.
From My Window
By Shirley J. Kellar
Election fever has hit the
small towns with as much force
as ever now that the country is
about halfway'A through a cam-
paign t� select a prime minister
and his government. Every-
where you go it is the same
thing—Liberals versus Conserv-
atives with the odd radical NDP
thrown in to add fuel to the
flame.
I'm a small town girl and I've
been around for a few elections.
Unlike the big city where hard-
ly anyone knows how his neigh-
bor votes (or cares much for
_,_that matter) in a ' small town
'everyone knows (or thinks he
knows) where the other fellow
will mark his "X" on June 25.
And the darndest things hap-
pen at election time in a sniall
town.
Take kids ,for,,,instance. Chil-
dren,have a way. of picking up
their parents' polities. If dad's
• 4 Grit, so is his boy. If the
Brown family has been Tory.
down through the ages, little
Bertha Brown seems ter know
instinctively that those NDP
brats down the block .will not
make proper playmates until
early on in July.
.My son came home the other
day with a campaign song about
love and hate — one for the
Tories and the other for the
Grits. Already they've had an
election in the classroom --just
so the kids know who to ,loathe,
I suspect.
Going to get' the groceries is
like sitting in the press gallery
in the House of Commons. All
the Conservative ladies are clus-
tered around the check-out
counter. They cast a knowing
scowl at the Liberal group hud-
dled over the ice cream freezer.
Scattered about the store are
the dissenters—.the ' undecided,
the unconieitted voters.
The two main party affiliates
converge on the outsiders with
sugar dripping ,from their ton-
gues, "How's the baby?". they
inquire as the unsuspecting
shopper is herded toward the
cheek -out desk. "Your 'husband
is doing well for himself- these
days, isn't he?" purr the.treezer
gang.
Most sniall towns have a Lib-
eral garage and a Conservative
garage, and the difference in the
amount of gasoline pumped at
each service station is a depend-
able gauge to go by when esti-
mating how the vote will go
in town.
'though church is not consid-
ered the ideal place to cam-
paign, staunch sUpporters for
all parties become faitlifuLat;
tenders and the hattc1131ffikei.at
ter the service have more than
the Mal fe116wship intended.
On the parki6g lot, Innneer
stickers fire tittite in evidence
as the silent campaign.. strikes,
the eye of each onithioner. ."
Neighborhood friendships suf-
fer daring an election campaign
in a small town. If Conserva-
tive leaves happen to drift over
onto a Liberal lawn there is
considerably more fuss about
the situation now than at other
At work there are strained
relations between employees
who usually get along quite
well. I'm thinking now about
the office staff which is too
busy arguing political policy-
making withone another to be
Useful to the customers.
And most heartless of all is
an election -time death in the
community. Though there is
• mourning of a" sort for the de-
parted, there is also secret re-
lief in the Tory camp if the one
who crossed into the Great Be-
yond was a hard Grit.
••In fact, if someone were to
rope off segments of the town
to separate the individual party
• members there could not be
clearer view of the political
•position of most townsfolk.'Ev-
erybody in a small town takes
a stand—and feelings run high
for the duration of the cani-
paign.
• Strangely enough •though,
most small town people would
be disappointed if election fev-
er didn't befall their commun-
ity once in a while. It's, kind
of like a good cry for a woman
—it lets citizens blow off steam
that builds up when persons of
varied cultures and beliefs live
closely together.
And after the election is over,
things return to normal. Bitter-
ness receds 'into the background
and the small town becomes
once again the best place in the
wide world to live and raise
children.
TO THE EDITOR
Ilammond Family
Faces Arctic Move
Sir:
The first day of May marked
the beginning of another epil,
sotle in the life of the Hanu:aond
family., On that day we board-
ed a north bound aircraft and
flew to Resolute Bay where we
are to live once again. After a
year's absence it was quite a
thrllltq, settle down in the same"
lovely house again and to re-
new acquaintances with our Es-
kimo friends.
Because of her employment,
our elder daughter remained in
Frobisher Bay. We also left be-
hind moderating temperatures
that gave promjse of approach-
ing spring. But the elements
were kind to us on that day for
though the temperature was
• around we IWhen we arrived,
_there ,was a dead calm and bril-
liant sunshine. And the sun-
shine continued on and on and
on. At midnight it was still shin-
ing near the northern horizon.
No night • now till nearly Sep-
tember. However, winter is still
in control and it lashed out
furiously this past weekend,
dumping inches of snow whish
combined with high winds to
build huge drifts and reduce
visibility to almost nil.
How nice it is to be back in
a truly northern setting again,
for Frobisher Bay with its large
population and modern conven-
iences can hardly be said to
give the right impression of
northern life. Never once daring
• a year's residence did we see
a dogteam but within our first
week here several teams have
been on the move. Two teams of
fine, handsome dogs arrived
from Grise Fiord on Ellesmere
Island, a distance of around 230
air miles.
Precious house plants which
were carried tenderly onto the
plane are flourishing in. the con-
stant daylight. The caged cat
which was less tenderly carried
aboard since it was her third
plane trip, is also thriving and
is delighted when a neighbor-
ing cat peers in the window at
her. But her trips to the out-
side are still infrequent due to
sensitive ears following severe
frostbite during the Frobisher
winter. Our former all black
cat is now black and white for
the fur on frozen ears eventual -
Children here -"lare outside
long after our bedtime. We can
hear them as they play their
Eskimo baseball or slide "down
the snowy slopes. And would
you believe it • — one lad rides
up alnd down on a lovely -bicycle.
You see„ at this latitude the
air is sodry and cold that even
new fallen snow immediately
turns so hard one can walk on
top of it. It is so hard it is
slippery.
Is it.really Warm in the 'south
now? After three years in the
Arctic sometimes we find it
difficult to remember just what
.the weather would be like at
any given time: Sometimes we
• long for trees and grass, thund-
erstorms and fresh food, but al-
ways the call of the north over-
rules.
Ruth Hammond.
"Look at it this way. All we need is 4 grand -slam homers to
win!"
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