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The Huron Expositor, 1965-12-02, Page 14Since 1860, Serving the Community First Published at SEA.FORTH, ONTARIO, every Thursday tgglr ling by MCLEIAN BROS., Publishers' ANDREW Y. MCLEAN, Editor 4.4111, a Member Canadian Weekly Newspapers Association 'P,, Ontario Weekly Newspapers Association vit Audit Bureau of Circulation Subscription Rates: • Canada (in advance) $4.00 a Year " o Outside Canada (in advance) $5.50. a Year V La, SINGLE COPIES — 10 CENTS EACH Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa SEAFO TH, ONTARIO, DECEMBER 2, 1965_ Adopting to Winter Unlike many autumns the period through which we now have passed has been anything but pleasant. There were raw winds, rain and more rain, and all the d�'comforts and problems which an excessbf moisture brings. To the farmer, the continuing rain meant beans and corn not har- vested, and fields not plowed. It just was too wet to get onto the land. But all this seems to be passed now and the winter snow seems to -have arrived in earnest. And a check of the calendar suggests there likely will be lots more. So it is that Safe Driving Week, which begins next week, should mean more to us than just an ordinary week. Driving It is an opportunity to take a little extra care, to adjust our driving habits to winter conditions. The Ontario Safety League tells us how to "winterize" our driving: ' 1. Get the feel of the road. Test sur- face conditions as you start out. 2. Follow at a safe distance. Leave plenty of room to stop. 3. Avoid sudden manoeuvres—stops, starts or turns. 4. Know how to prevent a skid and also how to get out of a skid. 5. Have good tires, preferably snow tires—and chains. 6. Remain alert at -all times, espec- ially during the early darkness hour of winter. In the Years Agone From The Huron Expositor December 6, 1940 Main highways from Seaforth were open Thursday after a week long blizzard, which old- timers say was one of the worst early December storms within their memory. •Thieves stole 49 chicken from the' farm of Rudolph Fisher, near Walton. The theft was re- ported to Chief of Police Hel- mar Snell, who notified provin- cial pblice at Goderich. Con- stable Lorne ,Rutherford invest- igated, but no trace of the missing poultry has been found. During the month of Novem- ber 980 articles of hospital sup- plies have been completed at the Red Cross rooms; 383 knit- ted articles have been made, including 286 pairs of socks and seamen's stockings. Seaforth curlers organized for the coming season at a well attended meeting in the Town Hall. The following officers were elected: president, M. A. Reid; vice-president, •-R.• J. Winter; secretary -treasurer, E. C. Bos- well; committee: Bev Christie, J. M. McMillan, Dr. F. J. Bech- ely, Dr. J. A. Munn, R. J. Sproat, W. J. Duncan and G. D. Ferguson. Miss Florence Welsh, of Hen - sail, was guest soloist at the Hurondale WI at the home of Mrs. John Bolton. " The platoon of the Essex Tank Regiment, stationed. at Chatham, commanded by Lieut. W. G. White, was awarded a silver cup on the basis of best platoon parade, neatest living quarters and best off parade. John Beattie • has purchased Mr. James Nelson's residence on Victoria St., and intends completely remodelling it. Mr. and Mrs. George Mow- bray and family have moved into Mrs. W. Gillespie's cottage on High St., recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Pinkney, who have moved to Toronto. Mr. Ken Campbell, of town, has moved his welding shop to the frame building just west of the Munn Block. Miss Lola McCullough, super- intendent of Winchelsea con- tinuation school, had to leave her car -at her home in CroYn- arty and return with horse and cutter. Complimenting Miss Mona Glenn, p,�apular bride -elect" of Hensallsome' 75 neighbors and friends gathered at her home and presented her with a mis- cellaneous shower. The gifts were drawn into the room in a wagon decorated in the form of a wedding cake. Jean McAl- lister, Wilma Kyle and Patsy Mitchell did the honors. Those providing the program were Mrs. Agnes Horton, Mrs. John Murdoch, Miss Audrey Coch- rane, Mrs, E. Butt, Mrs. Wm. Kyle and Miss Joyce Broderick. Notice has been given to the clerks of the municipalities • bordering on the Canadian Na- tional Railways right-of-way, from Clinton to Wingham, that action is being taken ' to have that portion of the road closed. Started about 65 years ago, the Wingham to London road, then known as the London, Huron "& Bruce, was known as the "But- ter and. Egg Train." Older resi- dents recall when the early morning run would be jammed to capacity, the engineer stop- ping at each crossroads to pick up farmer's wives with their hampers of butter and eggs. No petition was bled asking for a vote in Seaforth on the question of' a two-year term for council, Clerk D. H. Wilson said. Similar action was taken by Tuckersmith council,. Clerk D: F. McGregor said, From The Huron Expositor • *December 3, 1915 The 38ird 13attelion, tinder command of Lieut. Col. Wilson, who had been in training at London for about a year, and in which many Huron people are interested, left London on their way to the front. Well - drilled and in the pink of con- dition, the 33rd Battalion should give an account of itself of which nobody should be asham-. ed. That beautiful new building in Section No. 4, McKillop, was formally opened. Excellent ad- dresses were given by Revs. David Carswell, Rev. F. • H. Lar- kin and Mr. Thomas McMillan. Huron and Bruce Counties have started recruiting for a batallion for overseas service. Capt. W. J. Heaman will have charge of the recruiting in the south part of Huron. The Soldiers' Aid Society of Exeter shipped a carload of old papers to Toronto this week. The general store of Jones & May, of Exeter, was broken into from a back window last week and some goods and $15.40 carried off. Mr. Thomas Pollard, of Con- stance, has returned from his hunting trip in the north coun- try, bringing with him a fine, deer. Bob Brewer, a former `Clic,•.. ton boy, who went to the front with his brother with the First Canadian Contingent, has re- cently been promoted to the rank of Lieutenant for sigal bravery upon the field of bat- tle. Mr. Angus MeNevin, a form- er Tuckersmith boy, who has been in the railway -mail serv- ice, has taken up arms for King and Country and left Goderich for Woodstock. He will be at- tached to the 71st Battalion. 'Miss Lulu Doherty, of Eg- mondville, attended the nurses' graduation exercises at Gode- rich Hospital. Mr. W. A. Chapman, of the Seaforth Marble Works, has shown The Expositor a letter from .his son, Herbert T. Chap- man. who is now stationed with his regiment at Bramshott Camp, in England. The regi- ment is stationed in huts, 40 men to a hurt; -d -.he says they are very comfortable. Mr.- W. G. Charlesworth, who has been general agent for the International Harvester Co., has been removed to Mitchell and has been given charge of the branch there. Mr. W. T. Hays has moved .to the apartment over the billiard parlor and Mr. Charles L. Wil- liams will occupy the cottage Vacated by Mr. Hays. The Canadian Pacific Rail- way at Vancouver recently or- ganized an engineering corps, and Mr. Louis McDonald, son of Mrs. C. McDonald, Seaforth, was selected to accompany the corps as head engineer. From The Huron Expositor December 5, 1890 Winter seems to have set in in earnest. There is now a good coating of snow on the ground. It has been very cold, and the many sleigh' bells are once more heard in all directions. The cheese from the' Walton and Winthrop factories was shipped from Seaforth station. It was purchased by Mr. Thos. Ballantyne, of Stratford. There were' in all 650 boxes, for which was paid $4,500. Mr. Robert Logan, of town, was in Toronto on the evening of Stanley's lecture there and had the opportunity of hearing and seeing the great African explorer. The $eaforth oatmeal mill is doing a rushing business this season and farmers are finding it a splendid market for their oats. Mr. Robert Jones has opened r^. '�lll,{;IIIIIgq,p;11111hun. rA Pirl a billiard room in the store re- cently vacated by Hamilton & McInnes, on Main St. He has the tables that used to be at the Queen's Hotel. Wood is now corning in free- ly. This will be a relief to a good many people as it was getting scarce and dear. We are sorry to learn that the family of Mr,• -Charles Soole is being severely afflicted, no fewer than five of his children being down with fever. Mr. Joseph Hudson, of Hills - green, purchased at the sale of Mr. Shillinglaw in Hibbert, a fine young Shorthorn bull. It is named "Chiselhurst Prince." McKinnon & McKinnon, .. of Blyth, are doing a large busi- ness in park packing and their business makes Blyth one of the best pork markets in the county. Their packing estab- lishment is under the manage- ment of Mr. David Dorrance, of Seaforth, who is one of the best and, most experienced packers in Canada. As John McVittie, son of the late Simon McVittie, was re- turning from Clinton where he had been with a load of grain, two men emerged from the swamp. One caught the horses by the bite and the other de- manded money, but John jump- ed from the wagon. struck the offender with ' a stone and knocked him senseless. Then the other man fired at McVit- tie, but be also received a stone which knocked him into the ditch. John Was not hurt. James Ryan, of Walton, with his usual geniality, gave the young people of that section a dance. Somewhere towards morning the dancers, after re- turning Mr. and Mrs. Ryan many thanks for their• hospi- tality, wended their several ways toward home. Mr. John Curry has sold his home and three lots in Harpur- hey. to Mr. F. Holmested for $250, and has purchased the property of the late Mrs. Mc- Intosh, including the brick cot- tage, frame house and one lot for $350. Mr. James Cummings, collec- tor of taxes for' Tuckersmith, has collected about $8,500 out of a possible $11,300. This speaks well . for the good peo- ple of that township, Mr. C. Clarkson, headmaster of Seaforth Collegiate Institute, was in Strathroy this week, where he 'presided as an exam- iner in connection with the Training Institute examinations to which position he was ap- pointed by the Minister of Edu- cation. .Many of the ratepayers of Tuckersmith . will regret the resolve of Mr. Jacob Weber not again to accept the deputy reeveship. The Literary Society. of Crom- arty held a debate, "Resolved that married life' is preferable to single, life." The affirmative was upheld by John Barr, lead- er, assisted by Miss Gillespie, Miss Currie and. Mr, Thompson. The negative was upheld by Neil Gillespie, assisted by Miss Scott, Smiles a :. Neighbor: "Doesn't your new baby brighten up your home?" Father: "1 should say so. The light is on all night now." "Good morning, Mrs. McCar- thy; and did y6u take your 'husband's temperature, as I. told you?" "Yes, doctor; I borrowed a barometer and placed it on his chest; it said very dry, so I bought him a quart of beer and he's gone back to work." '_,AND THEN 1 DECLARED MYSELF BANKRUPT,.• TO THE EDITOR Discuss Central School Issue Inf rmed Sir: In regard to the Town- ship of Tuckersmith splitting three ways and sending stu- dents to the existing Seaforth, Clinton. and Hensall public schools, members of the- Tuck- ersmith School Board claimed at the nomination meeting on Monday that a thorough investi- gation of this matter has been made. How could a thorough investigation have been made when the Tuckersmith School Board cannot present to the tax- payers any statements or fig- ures on costs of such an ar- rangement? I feel that this information is misleading to township resi- dents. For example, the present School Board members give the impression that it would be im- possible to send, students to urban schools because of the higher mill rate now effective in the towns, and that farm owners could not be expected to pay this. However, contrary to this line of thought, I was informed by a member of the Seaforth Public School Board that the mill rate would defin- itely be adjusted with Tucker - smith paying only its fair pro- portion which would certainly be less' than the Seaforth mill rate. No doubt similar ar- rangements could be made with Clinton and Hensall. CAROL BAKER County Control Sir: It seems to me that the question before the electors of Stanley 'and Tuckersmith is simply: Is Bayfield to be al- lowed to hold up the building of a Central School until a County School Board is form- ed which will have authority to build schools wherever it sees fit? Bayfield and Egmondville will then find that the children will be sent on buses a good deal farther than it is to Brucefield. When- this happens I hope I'm around to say`,LI told you so." Yours truly, A school teacher who knows that there are slow learners who need "And I say this without fear of contradiction!" the special attention the Central School will provide, Kindergarten? R.K. 2, Zurich, Ont. Sir: In recent months much controversy over school prob- lems has heralded the local papers. While pros and cons on both sides have at least kept the interest at a point of un- forgetability, we now find our- selves facing an election. Who is right, and where do we go from here? - At the Stanley Township nomination meeting, the school inspector -made the statement that in the very near future we would find ourselves under compulsory jurisdiction to send our children to kindergarten. As if that were not enough, he went on to add that plans in the department were to start children into a junior or pre- kindergarten at the early age of three and one-half years. Toronto is presently taking steps in this direction. I am asking: "How long can we remain silent to this dic- tation from the Department in terms of our education?" As we know in the next few years, we will undoubtedly see our assessment rise to the tune of . 300%, due mainly to the fact our present assessment is based on the property value of the early forties. Where are our taxes going to be terminated? The inspector went on to add, educational trends were to large centralized schools, and that shortly the smaller schools would find no place in our sys- tem. I would like to inform him that smaller schools still serve us well and will continue to do so if we allow them to. In the Separate School system we find many four and six -room schools being built, with just as high. and often higher, portion of grants being received than we do in our school system.' There- fore, herefore, on the basis of grants, the inspector's argument on this matter is defe-ated. He al- so agreed that busing is tire- some to small children. What terms would he use to describe %Maybe there's a baby food that tastes like thumb!' THE HOME TEAM PANAMA 5PI-17s 50f 0 'You'd d better change that to Tanana 5pras' for the bowling season." the fatigue experienced by three and one-half year olds riding our school buses? To the parent this means much in- convenience, as kindergarten is only a half-day affair. This means we would find ourselves obligated to be present every noon at the school to take chil- dren either to or. from school. This would impose very heav- ily on the farmer, who in the midst of the many demanding duties of the farm, be obligated to meet this responsibility. We all know education is essential and that times do change; how= ever, let's also remember that the small child is still a small child, and that he or she de- serves our careful thought and consideration. Let us be re- alistic about this question of education, using common sense, if need be, perhaps rejecting these so-called educators' phil- osophies on education, and per- haps we can come together on a mutual agreement as to what is best for our child and our pocketbook. A STANLEY TOWNSHIP RATEPAYER Sugar — By and Spice Bill Smiley — Those Busy Years My wife has just given Kim a five-minute blast because she wasn't working hard enough. This is almost a daily occur- rence at aur house. The results are usually the same: rebellion, hot words, rising voices, tears, sulks, and me wishing I were - out in the boondocks. This time, for some inexplic- able reason, the Old Girl sof- tened, after the daughter stalk- ed off in a cold fury. "Poor kid. She does have a lot to do." Then she began to remember her own high school days, and to compare. The results were sobering, almost frightening. When mother' was in school,' there were about 150 students. Classes began at 9. Teachers moved to the classrooms, at end of each period. There was a 15 - minute recess morning and af- ternoon,' in which the kids wandered the corridors at,,will, or fooled around outside, in good weather. There was an hour and a half for lunch. School ended at four p.m. That's five hours of class time. In daughter's school, there are about 1,200 students. Class- es begin at 9. She moves be- tween periods, harassed and hurried and heckled by teach- ers telling her to move faster. There is a 30 -minute lunch break. Half of this the kids spend in a line-up, trying to buy milk or eats. In the other half they gulp what they get. Rush back to classes. School ends at 3:15. That's five "and three-quarter hours of class time. After school, according to her own evidence, mother went down to the town library, pick- ing up a nickel's worth of licor- ice all -sorts on the way. The early winter dusk crept to the window and looked in. And it saw a dark-haired youngster in the snug reading -room, rapt in a world of Anne of Green Gables, munching licorice. About 5:30 her dad would tap on the• window. She'd go out and snuggle down in the cut- ter, under the buffalo robe. And they'd jingle the 'two miles home, through the frosty night, in that most delightful of ve- hicles. Home was warmth, and the smell of supper, aid a mother who spent all her time' being a mother. Compare the kid. After school -1• : i. ; -1 r- ,rig ; �" � , .�1. 0'1 ; :i . 1. ; t•".i:--1� , there's orchestra practice or volley -ball practice or French Club or Drama Club or year- book staff meeting. She stag- gers home, eight blocks, in the 'dark, with enough books to fill a wheelbarrow. Not a whiff of dinner. Shh! Mom has music pupils today. Tip -toe upstairs. Dump books. Flop on bed. Revive slightly over chapter of _ James Bond. Strum ukeulele and sing sad folk song, Father, beer in hand, ap- pears at door. "Listen, kid! Better get at your homework! You can't• loaf your life away." "But, Dad, I just got . , ." "Don't bug me, kid. I hafta write a column (or mark pa- pers, or set an exam). Get to work. Never mind. It's too late. Better get down and get the homburgs ready. And when are you going to get your practising done?" Go downstairs. Morosely make homburgs. Mom, .-emerges from piano lessons. "Kim, how much practising have you done, you lazy little bum?" "Mom, how could I practise? You were using the piano and anyway, I just got . . ," "Never mind the excuses. I don't see why you couldn't help with the ironing, when you know I'm busy.. And' stop stab- bing that bun with the butcher knife!" Evening. Three hours home- work and two hours practising ahead. Father off curling. Moth- er muttering over the dishes about kid's no matter how much you do for them they don't ap- w preciate it and you'll never get anywhere with that attitude' and when I was your age I didn't have any of the opportunities you' have. It's a wonder more of them don't creep down to the base- ment in the night, get the axe, and do their parents in. They probably would, if they weren't so, utterly whacked. Stressing the importance of a large vocabulary the English teacher told his class: "Use a word ten times and it will be yours for life." In the back of the room a pert bloned closed her eyes, and was heard chanting under her breath: "Harvey, Harvey, Har- vey, Harvey, Harvey, Harvey, vey, Harvey, Harvey, Harvey, Harvey." USN NM CURLING BOOTS Thermo Lined ERNIE . 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