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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1975-07-31, Page 3war tzgai,,,,t, MacLEAN FLOWERS TRUCKS 2595 1972 FORD F250 PICKUP V-8, 'automatic. $2995 Licence H68942 1973 FORD F-10D stylesicle pickup-302..V-8;•3--f_____ speed transmission, heavy duty suspension, finish- 43295 ed in candy apple. Licence C55-$35 1972 FORD PICKUP white. Licence C67784 Probably the most anguished experir..:ze that a reporter c have is to be interviewed another reporter, Since an inter- view with youtstruly appeared in 4 the local daily over weekend we have been torn with regrets and second guessing. It all looks so much more positive, cut and dried, my way is the only way, down in hard print on the newspaper page. Much more so than it was when we had that quiet chat with the Free Press reporter about two months ago. The Expositor correspondents r will all quit when they read that bit about trying to show them how to write a news story, we wailed to our better half. He is feeling , too puffed up andzdelighted with himself to be sympathetic. "I think it's a good story", he says, "you said some nice things about me". We think about that quote about him doing a lot of the cooking most of Sunday afternoon P as we struggle up and down from the basement fridge to the newly connected stove in our unfinished kitchen. He may have-done most of the cooking that day two months ago, but he's been slacking off since. But we said it and he's going to cut it out and frame it and put it in the kitchen (if it's ever finished) and continue 0' to rest on his, laurels., that's the trouble with news- paper interviews --- they're so - darned final. Werememb_er doing_ some musing about how the content of this paper and other weeklies is changing -- the stress on the community things as we'll as the personal. We really feel both are important, and perhaps that didn't come across in the interview. "Did we really say that? We. didn't mean We exclaim and barely resist saying we've been misquoted. Because we haven't. It's just that we missed that chance to read it all over and muse about whether or not that's what we really meant that you get when you write your own stuff. No second chances in interviews. For the first time we feel some sympathy for' hose cautious souls who back• off from being inter- viewed at all. And those who answer a 'reporters question with another question or'a non-answer It's a scary thing, entrusting your views and your off the top of the head quotes to a person you meet once and for a short time. It's not that the reporter 4' doesn't try hard to be as accurate as possible. We think most reporters do. It's just 'that words said quickly or hesitantly with lots of unspoken qualifications take on more weight than we might care to give them when they appear in print. Hopefully nobody'll be too upset, we say, as we wait for the woman's place is in the home lobbyists to march on the Expos- itor. "What's really bugging you", the cook says, "is that you couldn't write it yourself." And he's probably right. Now that we've turned off the correspondents by making it sound like we object to how they write the news (we couldn't do with out them in reality and try to let them know they are a valuable part of the paper); insulted all our friends who are housewives; and blown any chance we might have t • to catch other newspaper editors by surprise in case we come looking for a job as a reporter some time soon, we think we'll take a long holiday and be unavailable for comment. akii,*******11. A story in the Lopdon Free Press last Wednesday on a group of Michigan bicyclists who were pedalling their way up Lake Huron's shore and staying at ,provincial parks en route said that the parks "accommodate Amer- ican citizens free of charge." We had a call from a reader who protested that this was unfair, if it was true, because tax dollars from Ontario citizens established and maintained all provincial parks. The reader pointed out that the $3.50 a night charge for camping in the parks is pretty hefty and can make even a camping holiday too expensive fox some families. Why should taxes from peOple who can't afford to use the park themselves be going to subsidize Americal campers, was the way our reader put it. We said that we agreed with her comments but' doubted that the information in the Free Press story was accurate It just didn't seem logical, that faced with crowded provincial parks with not enough room for our own citizens, the provincial government would offer free admission to American tourists. It wasn't. A call to Point Farms next morning set us straight. The only people who can camp free at Point Farms and other provincial parks, are groups. The group camping are at the park is free, for groups of Americans, Canad- ians and presumably, gnus. The American cyclists, a 35 member church club, must have misunderstood the reason for their free of charge camping, It was reassuring to hear that we aren't letting citizens from other countries use our provincial parks for free, while the locals have to pay. We had visions of riots at the campgrounds with the yanks on, one side and the Canucks ,on ,the opier, pope word of preferential treatment leaked out. _Provincial-Park-near Goderich Vanastra has bible school Karen Lehnen Many are children enjoyed the hayride and refreshments Wed- nesday July 23 -sponsored by the Vanastra Christian Church. Registration for Vacation Bible School was held in conjunction with these activites. For more information call . Rev. Karl Boer- sma 482-3785. A report by the sewage and Water Committee . of Council, will be presented at the next meeting of Tuckersmith Council. As everyone is aware, increases in the sewage and water rates on the 1975 tax bill have been in question. Vanastra residents are hoping for some good answers to this problem. /4-2 Hope everyone has a Happy Civic Holiday. 1975 Honey Crop 6 5 c PER LB. Bring your own containers week days to our Apiary, and have them filled. CLOSED EVENINGS & SUNDAYS '236.4979 Ferguson Apiaries GOSHE,N STREET SOUTH - ZURICH show. 4.1 FeatureBuys FROM THURSDAY, JULY 31 TILL SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 / STORE HOURS OPEN MONDAY TO THURSDAY 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. FRI. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. OPEN REGULAR HOURS THIS SATURDAY: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. SUN. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. QUALITY 1111SRAND MEATS CLOVER FARM COUNTRY MARKET AT VANASTRA GROCERY FEATURES 3 QT. JUG HOMO $ L47 MILK 2 PERCENT $ 1 .44 PLUS DEPOSIT FRESHIE A 29c POWDER .9 TANG 4 - 31/p4 KOGZs.. .09 ORANGE CARNIVAL 5 LB.$ E 111% DETERGENT Box 4147 FRED'S HOMEMADE SAUSAGE CHOCK STEAK GROUND CHUCK GARLIC LE. 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Behind her are the many different rugs and tablecloths, she and her husband, John have made, (Staff photo) She said, "In the city, I could sell my stuff for twice as much," Not only is the market bigger and better, but Patti Okahashi said, "People from the city expect to pay more." Their items were priced they said to make a small profit over and above the cost of materials. If she couifted the time involved she would be making abdut five cents an hour, Patti Okahashi laughed. Miss_Cardno said. over _the...last-- two years she has sold about ten purses which she said, "I think is good because it's just a hobby." The craft show turned out to be all things to all people. Some found it a learning experience, others a chance to sell their wares, and to meet neighbours, The height of the evening for Dr. Cyril J. Lack° wishes to announce that his dental office will be closed from July 25th until August 11, 1975. Sornethitt • by SosctrilNhite An irsterview brings second thoughts Can't you justice a long line up of cars waiting to get into a park on a muggy Friday? The person at the gate waves the Americaq cars throdgh and,holds the Canadians up to find out how many nights they are staying so they can exact $3.50 per. It could lead to a re-run of the War of 1812." Since our chance to break the big story of the year, this free bit wasn't widely known, evaporated when we found out the informa- tion• was incorrect, we perser- vered and found out a bit about who does use Point Farms Park. A lot of Americans do, but our informant estimated that under 50% of the Park's occupants on most weekends are from the USA. This varies from weekend ' to weekend, she said. So far this year, Point Farms has only been full and turning campers away on the first two weekends in- July. Last year the park was full by Friday night or Saturday morning every weekend in July. What we learned from this little episode can be expressed in two old,. chestnuts. Don't jump to conclusions and don't believe everything you read in the newspapers!! PLENTY TO FASCINATE A LITTLE GIRL- The -bright colours I • of tfie booths and displays and the -many objects on sale was enough to fascinate an little girl. Vicki Gordon, of R.R. 1, Seaforth looks as if a wooden tractor and wagon 'Made by Don Kenwell of Goderich has taken her fans — Will be closed — From August 2 to August 17 "Co Seaforth',s (KM was alive wi0.1 color Saturday afternoon when, the 2nd annual Arts and Craft Festival was held, About 59 booths, displayed hand-crafted articles of jewellry, dolls, rugs, knitted goods, toys and paintings from 9 a.m. to 41 p.m. In spite of the increased number of exhibitors and the greater variety of .displays, at- tendance was down a bit from last year, Elva Ellis, one of four members on the Arts and Craft committee said. In the afternoon, there was almost a continuous stream of people, but there was practically no one there in the evening, Mrs. Ellis said. Exhibitors came from as, far north as Owen Sound, as far south as Windsor and as far east as Toronto. Mrs. Ellis said she felt there was too much on, such as the craft show in Goderich and the Centen- nial at the first of •the month. Although the Lion's Carnival was on at the same time, she said; the organizers of the two events complimented each other. Edith Lewis of Forest, came to the show to display and sell her knitted goods. As people walked by, she continued to knit another article which would probably be placed on her display table at 'another craft show. Mrs. Lewis, a senior citizen, said knitting was only a hobby to "Put in the time." Mostly the people were just wandering ar- ound and asking information so 1119y..eould do itmn -their owni-she-- . said She has already been to three shows this year and said all she is after is to earn enough money to pay for wool, so she can keep on knitting. John and Barbara 'Kerr of Beigrave had another reason for attending the show. They 'are both teachers, but were taught how to card and spin their own wool by Mr. Kerr's aunt. Surrounding them were the many articles they made from the homespun wool. They were also selling cookies and herb bread which was all sold out by the late afternoon. , Mrs. Kerr was working with New Zealand fleece which is much Cleaner than the locA fleece, she said. She used natural ingredients to get the colours such as a pulverized beetle to get an red colour., Mrs. Kerr who has been spinning for five or six years, said she belongs to a spinning wheel group which has a standard price for hand-spun wool set at Si an ounce. ' When asked what are advan- tages of doing it the old-fashion way, she 'hesitated for a moment then said a garment made from hand-spun wool has a soft or more natural colour and an individual colour because "it's a one time 1973 TORINO 4-door sedan, finished in medium t brown metallic, 302 V-8, automatic, air con- 4 3295 ditioning, AM/FM stereo tape. Licence DFU538 1973 OLDS CUTLASS V-8, automatic, power $ 3895, steering, power brakes, radio. Licence A213105. 1971 TORINO GT V-8, automatic, power steer- . t ing, power brakes, radio, 'bucket seats. Licence 4 2195 CY0047, bucket seats, finished in mint green. Before recon- 4 1971 PINTO 2-door sedan, 4 cylinder, 4 speed, t 1195 ditioning. Licence DJK290 1970 BUICK LESABRE 4-door hardtop, 8 cylinder, automatic, power steering, power 1195 bpriaKk4eoso, radio. Before reconditioning. Licence 4 MRD ;Ili thing," it couldn't be made ,exactly the same again. Mrs. Kerr said they caireto the craft show to find out if there was much interest in the area in home-spun and hand-made art- icles for they would like to open a shop. She said the craft show gave them the chance to "meet a lot of nice people," who were able to learn from them. . at-..the craft _show,__was. booth run by 'the Mrs. Oliver McCharles, the convener of th Ripley craft show. ,The Ripley show is to be held August 1-2. Here to help promote their own craft show, all the booth workers were wearing the red, yellow and green Bruce County tartan. Three local girls, Jayne Cardo, Susan Kunder, of Seaforth and Patti Okahashi of Clinton got together to display their individ- ually-made crafts. Together the girl s only sold about five items. Susan and Jayne have been working with their craft for about five years or more, but Patti is only a novice who started about a year ago. making mobiles 'and pillows with her mother. Although they had sold' only a' few articles, they were unani mous in their support for tht show and didn't consider sittink in their booths, waiting kit customers, a worthless effort. • Susan said she had met people of the same craft who are a little better and more ,experienced. It helped to get people interested and gave people a wider variety from which to choose, the girls said. Prices for the materials they use are still going up. Jayne Cardno said it costs about $20 to buy enough jute, a type of binder twine, to make four purses. WANTED New Crop Wheat Trucking Available M.J. SMITH SEED & GRAIN PORT-ALBERT-. 529.7135 fat exefer lions some, was when the Women's ' s Institute held its draw for their . quilt. It was won by Joan Larry Sritcl* tiler Motors Harrison of British Columbia who was visiting with Seaforth rela- tives last weekend. 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