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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2010-10-21, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010.Editorials Opinions Publisher: Keith Roulston Acting Editor: Shawn Loughlin • Reporter: Denny ScottAdvertising Sales: Ken Warwick & Lori Patterson The CitizenP.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont. N0M 1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont. N0G 1H0 Phone 887-9114 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca Looking Back Through the Years CCNA Member Member of the Ontario Press Council The Citizen is published 50 times a year in Brussels,Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc. Subscriptions are payable in advance at a rate of $34.00/year ($32.38 + $1.62 G.S.T.) in Canada; $105.00/year in U.S.A.and $175/year in other foreign countries.Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error,only that portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com October 20, 1948 Bill Heffron announced the opening of his new store in Blyth. He was currently in the midst of stocking the store with fine clothing for both men and women. The interior of the store was said to have undergone extensive renovation, resulting in a “very smart appearance”. St. Andrew’s W.M.S. of Blyth held its annual Thankoffering service. The guest speaker for the evening was Mrs. H.D. Taylor, executive secretary of W.M.S. Overseas Missions. She had just spent time in India, China, Korea and Japan. She reported that conditions in those countries were “shocking” due to war and unrest among the people. People were living with conditions such as starvation, malnutrition, lack of shelter, disease, poverty and inflation. At the annual Belgrave School Fair, the public speaking contest was held and additional awards were handed out. Mildred Cook won the spelling match, while Marjorie MacKenzie was presented with a special art set as a result of winning the title of best artwork at the fair. Yvonne Roth scored the highest number of overall points, while George Procter was awarded a book for scoring the most points among male students. The Londesborough United Church was set to hold a jubilee celebration in honour of its anniversary on Oct. 24. The guest speaker was to be the former pastor, Rev. A.W. Gardiner, who had moved to Seaforth. October 24, 1968 A break-and-enter had occurred at the Rutledge 5c to $1 Store where a quantity of merchandise was taken. The back window of the store was jimmied open so the thieves could gain access. They took a large amount of cigarette lighters, lighter fluid and toys. The thieves did, however, leave a large amount of watches that were on display on the counter adjacent to the cigarette lighters. The Wingham detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted an investigation and eventually apprehended the juvenile culprits. Rev. James Perrie of Grey Twp. was introduced to the people of Brussels at Knox Church. He was set to take over the charges of Knox, St. Andrews and West Adelaide Churches. It was time once again to burn leaves. Council members said they would appreciate if residents would refrain from lighting their bonfires on the pavement, as it damaged the surface on the streets. Motorists were warned to be alert during the leaf-burning season, asked to keep their eyes peeled for children playing in piles of leaves or darting out of the smoke of the bonfires. The Melville Presbyterian Church held its 114th anniversary service on Oct. 20. The guest preacher was Rev. Paul McCarroll, a “forceful and powerful” preacher from Cuthbert’s Presbyterian Church in Hamilton. Fifty thousand bushels of turnips from the area had been trucked out to Keswick in two-deck trucks in the past few weeks. All of the turnips had been trimmed by hand to certain specifications before being washed and waxed and eventually shipped, many of them to Loblaws Markets. October 24, 1990 An Ethel fire left Howard Stratton and his family homeless, after the fire was reported just after 1 p.m. on Oct. 18. No one was home at the time and Grey Deputy Fire Chief Stewart Stiess said the fire was “well underway” by the time it had been discovered. It was a log home that was completely devastated. Nothing was able to be saved, said Stiess. The large family was staying with neighbours for the time being and there had been a good response in terms of donations of clothing and furniture. Fred Stute and Edgar Howatt, both of Brussels, were injured in a collision involving a truck they were travelling in. The men were transporting 215 pigs in the truck. Of the 215, 39 of the pigs were killed as a result of the collision and the damage was assessed to be in the neighbourhood of $150,000. After the incident. Both men were patients at Stratford General Hospital and were listed in fair condition. October 23, 2008 Ben Lobb, from the Holmesville area was elected as Huron-Bruce’s next MP. Lobb called himself a workhorse who would bring the concerns of rural Ontario to Ottawa. Lobb defeated Blyth resident and Liberal candidate Greg McClinchey by just under 6,000 votes. Lobb was declared the winner just after 10:30 p.m. on Oct. 14. Scrimgeour’s Food Market was honoured for the second year in a row with Ontario’s highest retailer honour, being awarded the Foodland Ontario Award of Excellence earlier in the month. Scrimgeour’s was one of the 37 stores honoured at the Toronto awards ceremony. Casey’s Bar and Grill added an item called the Mojito Pork Chop to its menu for the fall, an item that came from the farm of local pork producers Dave and Brenda Linton. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright They’re not all the same Cynical citizens often shrug off their own responsibility in the democratic process by sneering: “Politicians are all the same”. They’re not, and it’s our job as voters to sift through the information we can get to make sure we choose the best candidates. There’s one way the candidates in next Monday’s municipal election are the same: they are all people who think that rather than sit on the sidelines, they should do something to better the municipality they live in. As such they deserve our respect – a respect that includes taking the time to vote instead of shrugging and suggesting it doesn’t matter if we take part in this once-every-four-years opportunity to participate in democracy. While all candidates are equal in their interest in serving their municipality, it doesn’t mean that all are equal in what they bring to the job, from their ideas to their realistic knowledge of what it takes to run a municipality. It’s our challenge as voters to try to find out who best fits our own job description of what we think a councillor needs to be. Getting information on municipal candidates can be a greater challenge than, say, deciding who would make the best prime minister, because we’re deluged daily with news from parliament. Municipal candidates don’t get nearly as much publicity. The task is made more difficult in today’s larger municipalities – particularly for the top jobs that cross ward boundaries where you can be voting for a person unknown to you. There’s at least a starting place in the candidate profiles and all-candidates meeting coverage in this newspaper. The consequences of making the wrong choice in a municipal election are less catastrophic than electing a federal government. Even if you elect an idiot you don’t have to worry that he/she might lead you into a war – though it’s not much fun if you elect a combative person who is always squabbling with neighbouring municipalities. The role of municipal councillor is limited by the rules set down by the province. Still, your municipal council is the only body you have to provide local leadership and set the agenda for local services. It’s important that the best people be on that council. Take the time to think about who are the best candidates, and on Monday, get out and vote. — KR Dreaming in technicolour It sometimes seems that as the number of people who believe in a heavenly afterlife declines, the number of people who think we can create heaven on earth increases. As evidence look at the strikes in France as people protest the government's attempts to deal with the fiscal crisis by increasing the age of retirement from 60 to 62. European governments have been especially guilty of playing to the notion of the perfectibility of human society through government action. Workers there are entitled to extended vacations and early retirement. If you retire at 60, you have to have earned enough to put aside savings (either on your own or through government) to pay for the pension that will keep you going the rest of your life. If you’ve taken longer vacations, that’s even more time you haven’t been producing anything to support your old age pension. Yet angry French protesters don’t see that. They see a “right” being taken away. They don’t see that the government must balance the books – it either has to tax more or spend less. Money doesn’t grow on trees. Increasingly it seems many people see government as a rich parent that can give us whatever we want. Like a child, we don’t pay any attention to how that “parent” actually gets the money needed to lavish its bounty on us – we just want the goodies. We in western societies have some serious growing up to do, both in our personal finances and in what we expect from government. Recent figures show household debt has soared in Canada during the low- interest-rate period. Meanwhile governments, in an effort to head off a complete financial collapse, spent money to stimulate the economy. In both cases, the debts must be paid eventually. A perfect heaven hasn’t been created on earth yet. — KR & Letters Policy The Citizen welcomes letters to the editor. 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