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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-08-23, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2007.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 $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 Aug.16, 1950 A new aircraft being tested, was said to be the lightest assault transport to have been created in its time. The Northrop Raider C-15 weighed in at 20 tons and was designed to transport heavy loads in and out of small unimproved clearings. What made it quite special was its ability to take off in spaces less than 500 feet, made possible by its six jet rockets and three engines. In response to the looming threat of a railway worker strike, the Canadian National Railways company (CNR) posted a large advertisement in the centrefold of The Brussels Post addressed to Canadian railroad workers and the Canadian public pleading their case. CNR claimed that a strike was gravely unnecessary and that the company had already made more than reasonable offers to raise salaries and cut back work hours. The final offer being made publicly to workers included a guaranteed implementation of the 40-hour work week, increase in hourly pay, and amendments to existing work contracts. Boston heiress Anne Mather, 30, was wed to Frank Curle Montero at a ceremony held at Bridgehamton, New York. The new Mrs. Montero was heiress to Boston’s Beacon Hill, and her new husband was the director of the Urban League Fund. Aug. 16, 1961 Seeming to be a favourite target for thieves, Wallace Turkey Products Restaurant on the northern outskirts of Blyth was once again broken into. The robbers broke in sometime after 11 a.m., after smashing a pane of glass in the front door. All that was missing was a large amount of cigarettes, whose value totalled $200. The Wingham OPP were investigating. A contraption had been created to save time in hospitals and make more staff regularly required to routinely check vitals more available to help in more life-threatening situations. The device, which was placed like a headband over a patient’s head, was designed to automatically check a person’s blood pressure, pulse, breathing, and temperature. This way nurses would not have to worry about checking up on all patients constantly, as the device would notify nearby staff if anything tests wrong. Wingham resident and fiddle player Al Cherny was very successful at the national level of competition. The 28- year-old swept the major awards at the Canadian Open Old Time Fiddler’s Contest, held in Shelburne. In the finals, Cherny won the open title, Canadian Championship and the novelty division. He received the Shelburne Cup, as well as $1,000 prize money, the Globe and Mail trophy for the Canadian Championship, and the Shelburne Rotary Club Cup plus $250 for the novelty playing crown. Aug. 16, 1972 A young man from Brussels narrowly escaped fatal injuries in a sudden accident. The accident occurred on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. George Blake when a loaded gravel truck began rolling away on its own. Mr. and Mrs. Blake’s son Jim Blake ran after the truck in an attempt to stop it and was suddenly pinned between the vehicle and an anchor post. Jim was rushed to hospital for x- ray and observation. Luckily there were no broken bones or serious injuries but he suffered extensive, painful bruises, particularly to his back. Still, both Jim and his parents were thankful that he had escaped death, or any further injury. Losses were estimated at nearly $100,000 after a large blaze destroyed two barns on the farm of Leo Dykstra. The Dykstra farm was one of the largest dairy farms in the area, located on Hwy. 8, six miles west of Clinton. It was tallied that at least 15 calves were lost as well as a crop of hay and farm equipment. Aug. 15, 1990 The village of Brussels was stunned and devastated after losing three of its own. An early morning accident claimed the lives of three Brussels teens, Scott Bremner, Neil Pipe and Todd Rice, as well as two others from Teeswater and Staffa. The accident occurred on County Rd. 25 in McKillop Twp., 10 km east of Walton, at 3:15 a.m. during a heavy fog. The Staffa teen, a nursing student at Fanshawe College, was eastbound in a 1985 Ford Tempo when the westbound 1989 Dodge Shadow carrying the three Brussels youth and one Teeswater teen, emerged from the fog. The two vehicles collided head on. Jim Fitzgerald was named Liberal candidate for Huron after two ballots in a vote held at the Central Huron Secondary School auditorium. Fitzgerald was general manager of The Rural Voice farm magazine, and also the former executive assistant to Jack Riddell during his run as Minister of Agriculture. Aug. 17, 2006 Blyth Festival celebrated its 100th Canadian premiere with a special celebration and reception. Past artistic directors Janet Amos and Katherine Kaszas as well as founder James Roy were present. The Huron County Health Unit said there was a big increase in West Nile virus activity around Ontario. Sarah Caldwell of the Blyth area started an on-line discussion group for parents. THE EDITOR, On behalf of Epilespy Huron- Perth-Bruce, I would like to take this opportunity to extend my gratitude and appreciation to the community for their participation during the recent Glad Day campaign in Blyth. Co-ordinator Hillie VanAmersfoort and her volunteers work diligently year after year. We appreciate the use of the Canada Post Office premises for our sales. Appreciation too to those who purchased gladiolus, raffle tickets or made a donation during this campaign. Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders affecting members of our community. The funds raised through this event will be used by our agency to continue to provide information, counselling and educational programs in our community in the future. By raising funds, we have also raised awareness about epilepsy and helped to eradicate some of the commonly held misconceptions about the disorder. For more information about epilepsy call 519-482-5527 or e- mail epilepsy@tcc.on.ca Your support is much needed and appreciated. Sincerely, Caroline Simons, Executive Director THE EDITOR, The Ontario Block Parent program appreciates all of those who have supported us through the years. Due to lack of community involvement, however, we are unfortunately unable to continue the program. Sheila Hallahan Blyth Block Parent Program 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 Do as they say, not as they do This country would be a considerably different place if senior governments imposed on themselves the rules they insist junior governments follow. This discrepancy between what senior governments say, and what they do themselves, is perhaps most obvious in the interchange between the provincial and municipal levels of government. Municipalities are the creations of the province, which is quite ready to remind municipal politicians of that fact regularly. Many decisions, such as planning decisions, not only must be made according to rules set down by the province, but are subject to appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board, set up by the province. Municipalities’ability to borrow money to carry out local projects has always been circumscribed by provincial restrictions to the point there’s a culture inculcated in many municipal councils not to do something until there’s money in the bank to pay for it. The province? Whooboy! Governments of all three parties have been willing to go into debt for projects — even in some cases to cut taxes. Now, as users of the new Belgrave water system have been finding out (and users of other systems have already been paying for) the province has come up with a new decree that today’s users must pay for future repairs or replacement of the system. This is a good idea, although it means that today’s user, especially in new systems like Belgrave’s, is paying both for installation of the current system, plus its replacement by a future generation. Compare this to Ontario’s highways. Taxpayers in the 1950s and 1960s built a magnificent road system which has been deteriorating ever since. Imagine if the various provincial governments had been required to set aside money over the past 50 years to replace the system — say using the gas tax that was supposed to be for roads but disappeared into the black hole of the government’s “general revenue” fund. It’s so much easier to be wise when you’re telling someone else what to do. Perhaps provincial politicians and officials should have to live by the rules they impose on municipalities. — KR Greed poisoning our lives The giant toy recall last week because of lead in paint used on the toys or dangerous magnets, has once again seen accusing fingers pointed at China, where 80 per cent of the world’s toys are made. It’s been a bad time for China lately with tainted pet food and poisoned toothpaste. But as the Bible says, look at your own faults before making accusations of others. While it is Chinese manufacturers who are skimping to try to make a little more money, the pressure they are under to produce ever-more inexpensively, is bound to tempt people to bend the rules. They are under pressure from the companies in North America and Europe who contract them to make the toys, pet food, etc. which in turn are under pressure from giant retailers whose business edge is that they have the marketplace clout to dictate what they will pay for goods. These retailers have that clout because huge numbers of consumers believe they can get something for nothing, or at least less than is reasonable, by shopping at these stores. Consumers have set aside the old saying that there is no free lunch. We’re paying the price for that free lunch by importing poison. — KR & Letter to the editor