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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-02-01, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2007.Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie GroppAdvertising, Ken Warwick & Kelly Quesenberry The Citizen P.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 $32.00/year ($30.19 + $1.81 G.S.T.) in Canada; $92.00/year in U.S.A.and $175.00/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 Feb. 1, 1961 The Blyth Lions Club had new reasons to be worried about its future existence. Harold Forrester, Howard Huffman and Mac McKinney, all members of Lions clubs from the surrounding area, made a special visit to Blyth to bring this crisis to their attention. Forrester told members that a Lions Club is in the danger zone as soon as membership dips below 25. The Blyth Club’s membership was at 19. The club discussed ways of interesting prospective new members, but Forrester stressed that action must be taken quickly if the club was to stay stable and in place. Well-known television host Ed Sullivan appeared to be biting the hand that feeds after criticizing television programs on air in his magazine column. He wrote that "Some of our wildest westerns and crime shoes aren't fit to be seen by anyone under 14 . . . I hate to think of any youngsters sopping up the weekly doses of whippings, chokings, and wholesale slaughter that The Untouchables dishes out." Although rumours were circling that Sullivan regretted publishing the column, he returned a month later with another criticism of television portrayals, this time targeting a less- than-wholesome appearance made by actress Zsa Zsa Gabor on the Bob Hope Show filmed in Guantanamo Bay. Of the appearance Sullivan stated that “I don't think that a Zsa Zsa qualifies as an inspiring example to our youngsters in the service.” A photo was featured of two ladies modeling ball gowns with focus on the similar back details on both dresses. One gown, with a full back and quarter-length sleeves, was a gown worn at Abraham Lincoln's inaugural ball in 1861. The historic gowns influence was plainly seen in the dress to the right The only difference was the strapless style of the top. This more modern gown was worn at the inaugural ball of John F. Kennedy. Feb. 2, 1972 The members of the Brussels Public School girls' volleyball team were the winners of the championship regionals after beating out Howick for the title. Members of the team were : Juanita Smith, Dianne Willis, Maxine Watts, Colleen White, Laverne Mason, Fern Elliott, Marie Lichty, Helen Idzik, Laureen Barbour, Colleen Raymond, Norma Smith, Janice Draper and Brenda Kingsbury. The village of Brussels was aided in finding a solution to its pollution problem with a presentation from the Ontario Water Resources Commission. The representatives of the commission reported that tests had been done above and below Brussels dam, and that pollution increased after it passed through the village. Suggested solutions to this pollution were obvious: make those responsible clean up or install new, more efficient methods of water cleansing. Feb. 3, 1988 Brussels town council began plans to crack down on the increase of stray dogs around the village. Dogs had been reported as running at large at night, ripping open garbage bags and causing other damage. Councillors agreed that too many dogs were not being kept under control by residents and that something must be done. One councillor suggested hiring a dog catcher and confiscating dogs from any owner careless enough to let it run free, while others disagreed with this idea. In the end, council agreed to call the dog catcher and ask to increase coverage of the village, especially in the early morning hours. Any owner whose dog became impounded would be charged $25 a day until the dog was retrieved. A Jamestown man and a Listowel man were both in serious condition following a head-on car crash occurring just west of Listowel. In addition, a total of eight other people were also injured following other accidents in the area. The local man was listed in critical condition at Victoria Hospital in London, while his wife’ condition was listed as satisfactory, and his four children had escaped injury. The Listowel man was also listed in critical condition at St. Mary's General Hospital in Kitchener. The two men, along with five different passengers, were all taken to Listowel Memorial Hospital immediately following the crash which happened on Hwy. 86, but were later transferred. Two other accidents, occurring in Grey Twp. and Blyth, sent an additional three people to hospital after obtaining minor injuries from various vehicle collisions. Wingham OPP were investigating the incidents, but no charges had been laid. Jan. 23, 1991 Playing at the Park Theatre in Goderich was Look Who's Talking Too , starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley. Also playing was The Godfather Part III, the final chapter in the legendary trilogy. A fire destroyed the M.C. Smith Appliance Warehouse in Listowel, despite efforts by Grey firefighters. THE EDITOR, Rebels with a Cause were on the scene in Exeter, Jan. 26, to observe National Non-Smoking Week. Rebels with a Cause are 10 youths from the Huron County Health Unit. They visited the Exeter Hawks hockey game at the South Huron Recreation Centre. Their goal is to prevent tobacco use among youth and to expose the tobacco industry’s predatory tactics of targeting youth. Rebels with a Cause brought interactive activities and information to share their message with the public. This year’s theme for National Non-Smoking Week was “I quit for...” It encouraged people to find many reasons to quit. Rebels with a Cause also created announcements and a poster campaign. Both appeared at local high schools during National Non-Smoking Week from Jan. 22- 28. While the tobacco industry attempts to downplay the effect of their products, the truth is tobacco kills over 47,000 Canadians each year. More than 80 per cent of smokers started smoking before the age of 18, making youth important customers of the tobacco industry. A tobacco industry document from R.J. Reynolds identifies youth “as the only source of replacement smokers” suggesting that the youth of today will be their market for the future. For more information on Rebels with a Cause and the tobacco industry, please visit our website at www.youthspark.ca/smokerings Michael Dawber Communications Co-ordinator Huron County Health Unit 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 It is about leadership The federal Conservative Party launched a series of advertisements this week seeking to shape public opinion of new Liberal leader Stéphane Dion while Canadians are still getting to know him. One ad casts doubts on Dion’s leadership abilities. “Leaders set prior- ities,” it says. “Leaders get things done. Stéphane Dion is not a leader.” Television commentators suggested this ad plays to one of Conservative leader Stephen Harper’s perceived advantages: strong leadership. Certainly Harper seems to take strong positions from supporting Israel’s deadly invasion of Lebanon last summer to saying Canada, under his government, would ignore the Kyoto agreement signed by the previous Liberal government. But firm leadership only counts if you make the right decisions. Being firmly in favour of the wrong policies is dangerous. And apparently Harper is not so dedicated to things he supposedly believes that it will get in the way of political convenience. Needing support of the NDP to survive, and afraid of the groundswell of concern for the environment that helped Dion capture the Liberal leadership, the Harper government has tried to recast itself as environmentally concerned. So far that has involved reintroducing a lot of Liberal programs the government killed when it came to power. This strategy of negative advertising, however, has worked before for the Conservatives. They pounded one issue in last year’s election until voters thought it was a one-issue election: the corruption of the Liberals over the sponsorship scandal. But the danger for voters in accepting this became obvious when the government turned around and said it had a mandate to dismantle the Canadian Wheat Board in western Canada because it had been part of the platform that voters had supported. How many people knew that when they voted? The key issue in Canadian politics is indeed about leadership. Dion still has to prove he is worthy of leadership. Unfortunately Harper proves too many times that he’s not worthy of being prime minister.— KR More and less Wages and incomes are in the news these days in two directions. On one hand a panel has been appointed to look into Hydro One salaries after former CEO Tom Parkinson quit amid criticism of expense account irregularities and his $1.6 million salary and bonus. On the other, the NDP has argued the minimum wage needs to be raised to $10 an hour to help the working poor. Progressive Conservative leader John Tory agrees there needs to be an increase but isn’t sure how large it can be without hurting the economy. One thing is sure: the gap between what CEOs like Parkinson receive and what ordinary employees earn has been widening at an accelerating rate. The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recently made news by suggesting that by 9:46 a.m. on Jan. 2, the average CEO had earned the annual income the average Canadian will earn this year. Speaking on CBC Radio’s The Current, recently, U.S. author Sam Pizzigati author of Greed and Good, suggested an innovative solution: create a maximum salary cap for CEOs that is a ratio of so many times the wage of the poorest worker in the company. This creates an incentive to increase the lowest wages so the guy at the top can earn more. It’s an intriguing possibility. — KR & Letter to the editor