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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2008-11-27, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2008.Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie GroppAdvertising, 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 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca Looking Back Through the Years 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 PAP REGISTRATION NO. 09244 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com Letter to the editor Nov. 27, 1940 The following pupils completed the necessary subjects to receive their graduation diplomas from Brussels Continuation School: William King, Earl Moore, Dorothy Armstrong, Elizabeth Baeker, Mary Baeker, Janet King, James Lamont, Lois Plum, Jeanette Sanderson, Joan Scott, Mabel Turnbull, Jeanne VanNorman, Glenn Wheeler. A recital of school music was held at the Brussels Town Hall. The schools taking part were: No. 1 Grey, teacher Miss Wright; No. 3, Grey, Miss Caldwell; No. 1 Morris, Miss McDonald; No 3 Morris, Miss Beattie; No. 4 Morris, Miss Fear and No. 9 Morris, Mr. Grainger. The concert was under the direction of Miss Velma Wheeler, a Belgrave music teacher. Herbert J. Stretton spent the weekend at his home and with his family at their home. He had achieved high standing in his final exams in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Mr. Hugh Pearson was transferred to the Crediton Canadian Bank of Commerce. Mr. May of Exeter was taking his position in the Brussels branch. Barrister E.D. and Mrs. Bell of Seaforth were completely taken by surprise when a number of young men from Brussels, accompanied by several members of the band, equipped with the gong from the rink, visited and serenaded them. After a lot of noise they were invited in and cards were played. The Empire Service Column in The Brussels Post listed the locals in active service. They were: T. Alcock, J. Alderson, W.H. Bell, Donald Black, Russell Bryan, J. Brothers, J. Brewar, H Bowler, W. Cardiff, J. Campbell, C Dohl, O. Dohl, M. Gillis, R. Hall, H. Hawkins, G. Harman, D. Hastings, E. Lowry, S. Lowe,W. Locking, L. McCauley, M. McDowell, J. Palmer, W. Palmer, T.A. Prest, W. Rowland, J. Speir, H. Stretton, E. Salesman, I. Sanderson, C. Tunny,A. Thompson, H. Thomas, R. Wittard, S. Wilson, G. Workman. Nov. 28, 1962 The Huron Holsetein CLub met for a Christmas dinner in Blyth Memorial Hall. A $1 deposit would hold any item for Christmas layaway at Anstett Jewellers. In one of the best political meetings in recent years, the Village of Blyth saw 17 candidates nominated to fill nine village offices. The names for reeve were Wm. H. Morritt and Borden Cook. Nominated to run for the four council seats were Lewis Whitfield, Alex Logue, Lorne Scrimgeour, Borden Cook, Kelland McVittie, William Manning and Doug Whitmore. William Riehl was nominated for the PUC. Candidates for three school board positions were: Edward Watson, Bill German, Donald Young, Jack Stewart, Keith Webster, Jim Howson and Frank Elliott. Nov. 25, 1981 Harold Ferguson, owner of the Blyth Inn had been sporting a fine salt and pepper beard, which he decided to have clipped for charity. Ferguson was allowing patrons of the Inn to clip for a fee. The money would be matched up to $50 by Ferguson and donated to the Lions Christmas Charity Fund. Lisa Watt of RR1, Blyth and her quarter horse Ottogo Otoe attended the Mid-Western Horseman’s Association’s awards banquet. She received the high point senior perofrmance award. The Londesborough Lions followed one successful fundraiser for the Clinton Public Hospital fund with another. After a dance which together with the proceeds from a draw for a handmade quilt donated to the Lions by the UCW raised over $850 the club hosted a pancake breakfast. This raised an additional $250-$300 pushing the Lions’ pledge over $2,000. Next on the agenda was a mystery tour and poker rally. Auburn women were learning quilting. Laura May Chamney and Lois Haines took a course with the Ministry of Agriculture and were leading the classes. You could get a 25 cm tall plush Papa or regular Smurf at Zehrs for $6.99. Nov. 27, 1991 OPP had released a composite sketch of a man wanted in connection with a holdup at the Blyth Mini Mart. Two-year-old Adam Malhiot of Belgrave didn’t understand what all the fuss was about when his ticket took the early bird prize for the Kinsmen calendar draw. The little one got $500. Sharon Kelly was winner of the Murray Cardiff award for citizenship at the 4-H awards night in Clinton. Sandee Ryan, RR4, Walton made a great entry into the Huron County 4-H awards circle winning the warden’s award for the novice 4-H member with the highest score in the county. She also won the C.S. McNaughton Memorial award for having the highest mark of any 4-H member and the John Franken Memorial Award for the 4-H member with the highest score in horse clubs. Necessary Roughness was playing at the Park Theatre in Goderich. THE EDITOR, The beginning of December marks a sad anniversary in the global community. Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day, to acknowledge the disease which has devastated many Third World countries. The World Health Organization estimates that 33 million people world-wide are “infected” but many more are also “affected”. Thinking of this horrible disease, we can’t help but despair. In sub- Saharan Africa, countless children have been orphaned, and developing countries have been robbed of their educated. In places where poverty, poor sanitation and lack of education are the hallmarks of society, AIDS seems unstoppable. For the last three years, Huron County residents have been helping to turn the tide. Children in Ng’Ombe Compound, a desperate slum in Lusaka, Zambia are being sent to school, where they are fed and clothed, and given psycho-social support. The Kondwa Pre-School and the Flying Angels School take only orphans and vulnerable children and between the two schools, are caring for over one thousand pupils. In the midst of dust and desperation, it is a joy to see the smiles on the faces of these beautiful children. So little makes them happy, and the generosity from Huron County has helped to create those cheerful grins. This project is monitored by our family and our daughter Jessica, who initiated the program at Christmas 2005, is presently in Zambia, visiting the schools and confirming that Canadian dollars are hard at work, breaking the cycle of illiteracy and poverty. In January, 2008 a new school year begins in Zambia. There are 40 bright-eyed six-year- olds at Kondwa eager to begin Grade 1. Other groups of children, sponsored during the last three years, are keen to continue their education. School supplies, lunch food, teachers’salaries and funds for life’s basic necessities are needed to support the AIDS orphans of Ng’Ombe. While it takes $100 to send a child to school for a year, any amount will be gratefully received. Every donation goes directly to Zambia. There are no administrative fees, and tax receipts will be issued for all donations of $20 or more. Donations, with “Africa Project” on the memo line, may be sent to Clinton United Church, Box 204, Clinton, ON, N0M 1L0. For further information about this project, please contact jessbokhout@yahoo.ca or mcbokhout@tcc.on.ca. Sincerely, Helena McShane and Maarten Bokhout. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright A good investment Some people think government spending should be confined to the necessities that taxpayers can’t provide for themselves: highways, street lights, police protection. Figures discussed at a recent North Huron council meeting, however, show that a little taxpayer money spent in the right place can make a lot of difference. North Huron entered a partnership with the Blyth Festival a year ago, to provide the Festival with $20,000 to help market the Festival and the municipality. Figures revealed in a presentation by the Festival at the Nov. 17 meeting of council showed a dramatic increase in people traveling from places like Guelph, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Toronto and the Niagara area – up to a two-thirds increase. The most obvious beneficiary has been the Festival, with one of its most successful seasons ever helping erase a long-standing accumulated deficit. But those thousands of visitors bought meals from church groups in the Festival’s Country Supper program, as well as in local restaurants. Some of them stayed in hotels and bed and breakfasts in the area. Some shopped in the area’s stores. Some just filled up the tank of their vehicle before heading home. It’s hard to know just how much credit the season’s success owes to the extra marketing – the mysterious alchemy of choosing plays that catch the imagination of people enough to make them want to buy tickets is no doubt the largest factor. Still, it shows that, wisely spent, a municipality can invest our money well in things other than roads and bridges. — KR Making it worse On Monday, federal finance minister Jim Flaherty announced that Canada is probably already in a recession. As far as the experience of the majority of Canadians goes, they probably wouldn’t have noticed if they hadn’t been told . . . and told, and told. The current global crisis has an unreal feeling to it. Every day people are telling us it’s getting worse, but except for people who have been laid off from manufacturing plants and people who have seen their retirement savings evaporate with the stock market’s dramatic fall, most people are unaffected so far. Media coverage feels a little like those election-night television commentaries where people aren’t willing to report what has happened but are speculating which leaders’ heads will roll, even what’s likely to happen in the next election four years away. But this is more serious than idle speculation. We seem determined, in this country, to talk ourselves into a recession. Already there are all sorts of articles talking about the horrors of deflation. We need to be informed, but we don’t need to be brainwashed into creating a crisis.— KR &