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The Huron Expositor, 1976-03-04, Page 3of their time going up and down in hotel elevators and in and out of cities in airport taxis. They are also lucky enough to eat over 1000 restaurant meals a year. A lot of business people spend their days on the move from one conference to another and from city to city. It looked like a grim, artificial life, but maybe they thrive on it. I wouldn't. Two plane trips, to and from Ottawa, were enough to do me in The trip down included a marathon walk (object: to find Sat. , A CLEANING' UP -AND CARTINA AWAY -7 John Sangster, left, and Eric Luther, right, were among the ,volunteers, Who wOrked atclearing fallen branches and trees off Hensall streets WednesdaY. , (Staff Photo) To the editor Not much change since Family Compact seasons of the year. learned somethings at the con- You see what we've been vention, we met some interesting saying all along about snow people and the better half and 1 removal in Seaforth being very, both said hello to Robert Stanfield very good? Move to Ottawa and Sure it was worthwhile. If only so we can complain. it can feel very good to get home It Was good to get away. We when you come back. it A LITTLE SPEED LIMIT ALTERATION — Someone with a can of red spray paint took exception to a 50 MPH speed limit sign on the eastern outskirts of Seaforth. County engineer Jim Britnell says it costs the county about $10 each to overlay 60 mph signs with the number ,,50, when they are done in big batchesfixing individual signs like this one costs much more and vandalized signs often have to be completely repainted, he said. However, Mr..Britnell doesn't have to worry about this particular sign- it's on a provincial road. (Staff Photo) $42.00 Each installation extra, Limited Supply Act NOW! Watch for our CB Radio by11/1 COMING SOON WRIGHT CHEVOLDS LTD° Seaforth 527-1750 We'll-help you get BETTER Towers & Antennas FREE ESTIMATES for installing RECEPTION' Realistic Special Value 'This Week TWO RADIOS CITIZENS BAND MINI 23 FOR and a PLUS '6 CHANNEL $ 1199 Radio thaek DEALER ANaTROPHIES 411 Main St. Exeter 235-2261 U"- A DIVISION OF ?ANDY LEATHER CO. OF CANADA LIMITED UNE-DIVISION DE TANDY LEATHER CO DU CANADA LIMITEE I BEAUTI I-TONE INVERIOR LATEX REGULAR NOW I Gallons= 8 99 5 9 9 I Quarts - 2" 2" 1 INTERIOR SEMI-GLOSS REGULAR NOW Gallons- 1 1" 8 $8 Quarts- 3 77 2 66 GEO. A. SILLS 6 SONS HARDWARE MERCHANTS Seafarth P h, 5274620 . L Mil OM 11•111 IMO NM Mal Ma MEIN Immo rim Nal Ontario Week Only nit mem INT SALE • paving . You're Invited The March meeting of the Seaforth Horticultural Society will be held in the Town Hall, March 10 at 8 P.IV1. • Featured will be a series of sli des on Planting and 'Pruning of Ornamental- Trees and Shrubs. Also a film on Budget Flower Arrangements by a Japanese '1-lorticulturist. * * * * * * WORLD DAY Or PRAYER services at St. Thomas Anglican Church, Friday, March 5, 3 P.M. Reverend J. M. Williams, of Stratford, will be guest speaker. t***** The Seaforth Women's Institute meeting> will be held at the home of Mrs. Mary Haugh on Tuesday, march 9th at 8:15 p.m. Mrs. Andrew Crozier, W Mrs. Jas. ' Keys are in charge. Citizenship and World Affairs is the topic. There will be a guest speaker and a silent auction. Roll call - Little things in life that lead to good citizenship. Motto - True internationalism means knowledge of other people their way Of life, traditions /and culture. Lunch is in charge of Mrs. Ross Gordon, Mrs. Rita Orr, Mrs. Lorne Carter, Mrs. Doris, Hugill. Please note - the change of place of this meeting. * ***** • Seaforth,.Hospital Auxiliary meeting Af be held in the hospital roiairn'on March 9. Candy Stripers and mothers are invited, A film will -be shown. Please arrive 15 "minutes early at 7:45. Postal insurance rates up "Canada Post Office will start new domestic insurance rates on 1st March" Postmaster O.G.Okc of Seafouth said. "The former free insurance of $10 for paicel post will be withdrawn 1st March." he said. Other highlights of the new insurance package are: First Class will be - included. Fees start at ten cents for an indemnity up to $10: Twenty cents up to $50: Thirty cents up to $100; Fifty cents to $200. For each extra $100 indemnity add 25 cents. maximum insurance for • 1st, 3rd. and. 4th class mail is $1,000. Many of the proMsed changes have resulted from customers' requests, Mr.. Oke said. The unexpected high costs of • winter snow removal. may mean a delay `in the paving Of Road 19 froth Ethel . to Highway 86 until - 1977, Huron County engineer, Jim 'Britnell told couneIllthat winter control costs for January were 59 . per cent higher than last year and amounted to nearly half of the snow removal budget. The January total in 1975 was $67,000 as Compared to $107,206 for this year. The • 1976 budget is $230,000, • Brinell explained that it was premature to predict' tile final winter'control costs but the"trends indica ted an overexpenditure of 50 to 70 per cent or as much as $160,000. The Ministry of Transportation and Communica- • don has ad vised the road committee that no more subsidies will be available and any over expenditures would hav,e to be, handled entirely by the county.ln some cases it would mean the cancellation of road construction projects. Due • to the costs of snow removal the tender for the paving of Road 19 will he clelayz1 until the final winter control costs can he determined. if it is feasible the tender may be called in late summer of this year or may. he delayed Until. 1977, Council • approved the road committee budget of $2,493,600 which is up $83.000 front last years actual budget. The total ministry share is $1,415,600 and the county share is $1,078,000. Council Approved 'a budget fieM the Library hoard of $301,000 aria increase of nearly $40,000 over the actual budget of last year.tentative approval was given to the budgets of Social Services Committee totalling $378,000 up $31,000 from last years actual and tile planning board budget of $1,37,800. The planning. board budget is an increase of $40,000 over last year due mainly to the increase in staff this year. All the budgets submitted to council have been given tentative approval and the master county budget will be prepared within the month by the executive committee. All committees have attempted to stay within the guidelines with their requests but trimming ifri the total budget needs then individual ? . committee budgets may be discussedibtack: at council for additional cutbacks, • TIlE HVRON EXPqa TPAL Radi Special GR 78X 15 White Walls Going to a- convention in a big city is a great way to see how the other half lives. And from what we saw on the weekend in Ottawa, the other half's life is a drag. We saw people who spend most • Not much has changed since the time of the "Falnily Compact" according to James Scott in "The Settlement of Huron County", Colonel Van Egmond had the following to say about the rulers of the province in the year 1837."The lands here belong to ' hardhearted, arrogant,, oppressing and tyrannical disposed men, ignorant of the requisities ,.. etc." It appears that our present day ruler's are still the same ty pe of men, hardhearted, arrogant, oppressiv.e and tyrannical disposed, ignorant of the requisites that smaller rural communities need for their existence. A professor at the University of Western Ontario recently pointed out that to his regret the small rural towns were losing continually in population because of the lack of services recluirea for the mostly older retired peoPle who would vastly prefer to live there. Health Minister (the executioner) Miller perfectly fits the description the old Colonel gave to his contemporaries, and „Premier Davis, by not, assuming his responsibility , as premier, displays the same attitude. Fortunately, we do not live in the Colonel's time, for. I have heard tempers that were hot enough that people would be tempted,to take up arms. What we can do though' is to fight With the weapons'at our disPoSal, and these are tetters and cards and telephOne calls to every MPP you can think of, be it government or oppositiOn. Ask questions as "Why is it that nine out of ten closings are in opposition ridings?" and "Why is-,a.new hospital needed in Miller's riding?" Are we going into an era where at election time we have to guess who will form the next government, so we make sure that we re in a government riding? Is taht the way democracy is heading in Ontario? These are questions that require an answer and we better ask them. To the editor For some time I have considered wri ting you about a matter 'concerning all of the people in our town. However, this being a very touchy subject, I have hesitated until now to express my concern. This week with the milder weather, plus a few new arrivals in our neighbourhood, our street has become a Dogs World. I cannot conceive that the owners of these dogs could be conscious of the harm that they do. As we live on the Public School Street and dogs 'seem to go with Children, Market Street is becoming the "Skid Row" in our town. On four occasions in the past weekl have either' chased dogs off of children when they have knocked them down to "play" as some dog owners phrase it, or have had the children come in our home and wait until, the dogs arc gone. Please do not think that I am a dog hater, but I am a,children lover, Nothing annoys me more than to hear citizens talking about some young people breaking the laW and getting into trouble, while they are breaking the law by letting their dogs run. IT IS A LAW. Do we live in a degree society where one law is respected and the other ignored? I feel we are placing an extra load on our policemen when they must also take the roll of a dog, catcher. I also feel that the only way this will work is for-our council.- membera,„mlansi nossm en , etc. to set the example. Some of our Senior >citizens certainly put a good m any dog owners to shame, when'you see them out in rain, snow or sunny'weather, walking their canine pets. Many people, say they lovy I dm also perturbed by the two handed. statement 'that the Liberal leader gave to the press. he sounded like a gtivernment' economist."On the one hand Miller is doing a great job , and Should .he -commendedOn the other hand maybe he Could have done different". What kind of statement is that? We can already see the handwriting on the wall when parliament convenes in early March. 'Sonic token opposition by the Liberals. The NDP who alWays had a more humanitarian approach to any problem will be the only real opposition against the closing of our coninurnity hospital in- Clinton. • , If 'you people in the other partS of out • county think that this doesn't affect yOu, you better think again, for the next_ time your wife has to g('to-y-our ho,;pital for a' delivery-, the bed may be occupied by a mother from Clinton and you may have to go tood•London or Stratford.. Of course, no one in .his right mind Can' quarrel with the statements made that we have to economize in order to lick inflaiion, but that is not the is-sue. The issue is if we 'want to jeopardize the health care for those we love and for ourselves when surely other;-ways can be ,found to effect the same savings. The l\rays into the rural country by.' Miller look a lot like guerrilla warfare against those who didn't .vote.the way the PC's would ]twee liked us to, and the soft statement by, Stewart Smith sounds like a party leader who has no stomaa for an election. - it is regrettable that with, two • highly ' respected liberal M Pr ,: in Huron County, who arc, fighting valiantly to save our towns from further erosion we can not, if we want to be consistent,: vote for them any more if their party• doesn't back them up. Adrian Vos their dogs and they hate to tie them, but they fail td realize that when you really love something you accept the responsibility as well as the pleasure. In a small town not far from here, where there Is not a dog (*atelier• they have passed a law that if a dog comes on your property. and does his duty and the owner refuses to come and clean it up, you' as a 'citizen have the right to choose what is done with the clog, such as impounding, fine, or destroyed. I feel that this may be shifting the responsibility on Other people, and before our town come•, to the point where they most take a major step in clog control, I wish people would consider their neighbours as much as they' (10 their dogs. I wonder if as they issue dog' licenses they should issue toilet paper and maybe clog owners would consider the fact that when their dogs do their messes it clues not ' just vanish, someone does hat c to dean it [ up: I have heard it commented that it's fertilizer: but 1. feel people who say' this arc not really using their total faculties, because if this were true, I am sure they would want the good fort ili/er for their own lawns and gardens. This letter may sound harsh to some of you' whoiare not fully. aware of the problems we are having in our neighbour- hood, of a population of eight dogs there is one tied. As 1 am writing this letter I have Paused three times to chase away clogs, so my children can play on our property outside, Thank you. Brenda Reid, Seaforth, something to eat) around Toronto airport's terminal two. It',s a disaster, Food prices in the' tiny cafeteria, about 3.6 miles from . where you get off .one plane and onto another are higher than The Mill at Benmiller, a place we've only heard about. Quality is lower than the lowest greasy spoon. Picture faded look- ing corned beef on soggy rye bread with 17 carefully counted french fries and a shot glass size portion of tomato juice. It set me back, quite far. back, $3.50. 111%44 Termirral two is an allround disgrace. As. a fellow passenger said to rue on the way home, "I'm just, thankful that it's used for in-Canada flights and visitors to. Canada° don't have to go through it." The trip home featured flights delayed for over an hour after a mad rush to the airport to be on time. Because our Air Canada flight was late we missed ,our Great Lakes plane from Toronto to London. Thanks to another passenger who knew that a little desk by a door was the Great Lakes check-in counter we got high on the standby list for the next flight to London. But not beforera Toronto to London taxi ride was pushed as the only way to .get horne by Air Canada. They'd refund our 'tickets, we'd pay the taxi $71,-: Late flights and missing con- nections brings out the snarliness in most of us and we felt a bit of pity for the-air line staff who had to calm people down or rile them up by telling them they wouldn't possible get to Winnipeg tonight even though they had bought and paid for their ticket three weeks ago. . The people who live in Ottawa permanently haVe their problems too. They don't plow the streets in Ottawa. Not downtown and not even in the suburbs that we saw Sunday when we went to dog sled races (a definite highlight). My sister, who lives there, says snow removal crews have been known to grace the streets where, a cabinet minister or top civil servant lives, but only occasionaly If you live in. a student or immigrant neighbourhood, you see your pavement only three, ,costs slow High snow moving Ph, 527-0240: Expositor Action Ads 1111111111•11., Are Seaforth streets for the dogs? Something to Say by Susan White • Ottawa ..streets are -paved with snow