HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1980-08-13, Page 5Why do you always see fit
to single out Huron Park
when a person or persons
appear in court for an of-,
fence? For example in your
July 30 edition (and on many
previous occasions) there
are people in court from
Exeter, Crediton etc, but you
always seem to sen-
sationalize,by making Huron
Park the bad guy.
There are many fine
citizens who live in the
"Park". Why not take the
time to drive through and
note all the well kept lawns,
flowers etc? We take pride in
our community as indeed so
does every other town.
Sure there may be a rotten
apple at the bottom of the
barrel but doesn't every
small community have a few
of these, including yours?
I remember in 1960 when
we lived at O.F.B. Moose
Jaw, Saskatchewan the
mayor of the city paper
complained to our CAM"
manding Officer, that the
residents of the station
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On Tutkersmith Huron Park
weren't spending any money
in their city.
All the personnel were
paid in $2 bills the following
pay day. Needless to say the
merchants found out how
much we were spending as
the, city was flooded with $2
bills,
Maybe the residents of
Huron Park should spend
their $2 bills in Lucan,
liensall or Grand Bend for 2
weeks.
Carl Stuckless
Huron Park, Ontario.
Dear Sir:
At the Township of
Tuckersinith Council
meeting of Tuesday, August
5, four council members
voted in favour of Bylaw no.
11-1900. One council member
recorded his negative vote,
Bylaw no. 11-1980 is council's
attempt to make sure that
the full burden of the original
$139,000.00 debenture on the
Township's recreation
centre, located in Vanastra,
be and remain on the people
of Vanastra Only.
In response to council's
determined persistence in
unfairness I would like to
share with all our neighbours
throughout the township my
story of Johnny.
Johnny was the youngest
in a family of six. He was 17,
a tall lad for his age. Scruffy
looking he was too, and far
from handsome. Acne all
over his. face, a couple of
front teeth missing. And as
he walked, he moved about
clumsily and awkwardly.
Yet he was actually a happy
active kid, trying to do well
and be accepted by his
family. But that's where the
rub came in. You need to
understand that Johnny
really wasn't one of the
family. He was adopted.
How all of this actually
came about, nobody seemed
to know for sure. Dad never
wanted Johnny in the first
place. And he made sure that
everybody in the family
understood this, including
Johnny,
One day Johnny said to
Dad: "Dad, I want to'buy a
car, one of those small jobs, 4
cylinders, a compact you
know something I can afford.
I need your help with a loan.
But I'll pay you hack! Every
month you can take $10.00
out of my paycheck.And I'll
drive careful, I promise."
"Well" said Dad, "I'll
think about it. But you better
putsomethingon paper boy. I
don't trust your word,"
Johnny didn't even hear
the put down, He felt so
excited. 'He already saw
himself sitting behind the
wheel of his little dream car.
With that little car he would
meet his girl in town more
often, He also Would use the
car to go to college next
year. Yippee!
Two months later a big
eight cylinder job stands
next to Dad's car in the
driveway, The whole family
thinks that the big car is a
great idea, except Johnny.
Since Dad had to put up
extra money for the big car,
the whole family of course is
now entitled to drive the car.
It is a family car. But that
includes Johnny. Well, yes,
up to a point, And every
month Dad deducts $10.00
from Johnny's paycheck,
because that was his intent,
as Dad puts it, And
everybody in the family
agrees, except Johnny of
course, but that doesn't
count, Billy, Johnny's older
brother also doesn't agree,
But then Billy is a bit of an
oddball anyway. Yet he is
family.
. In the meantime Johnny
hitchhikes most of the time
to town to see his girl.He
feels frustrated, and bitter
and betrayed by Dad and the
family. But Dad is bigger
than him; he feels like, the
whole family is against him,
even like the whole world is
against him,
Six months later, the big
eight cylinder job is tradedin
for one of those nice big
vans. As Dad explained it to
the family: Now the whole
family can even go camping
together." And everybody in
the family agrees, except
Billy and Johnny, of course.
Johnny is furious. He
stamps his feet, kicks the
furniture, bangs with his
fists on the table and shouts
and screams: "not fair, not
fair." But Dad is bigger than
Johnny, and also can shout
louder and the whole family,
except Billy, thinks: what's
the matter with Johnny,
And at the end of each
month Dad deducts $10.00
from Johnny's paycheck,
because as Dad puts it to
Johnny: "That was your
intent boy; I got it black on
whiten Ha, Ha, ha."
Now my question is:
Who is doing what to
Johnny, and why?
Peter Mantel
Vanastra
Dear Sir:
As I have been a resident
of Huron Park for 13 years
and also a faithful reader of
the T,A. for many years, I
feel it is time to speak up on
behalf of the residents and
myself regarding your news
,coverage.
Attendance at the Blyth
Summer Festival is 122 per
cent ,of last year's at-
tendance at this point, Keith
Roulston, administrator of
the Festival announced
toaday. "The average at-
tendance at a performance is
up by 60 people a night"'Mr.
Roulston said, "and the
phone is still ringing off the
hook."
Roulston advised holders
of vouchers fpr the season to
make plans to attend the
plays soon, as some dates
are sold out now, and all
weekend performances are
going quickly. Vouchers
must be exchanged f or
tickets to a particular per-
formance well in advance,
and reservations can be
made at the Blyth box office
by phone, mail or in person.
Vouchers can also be ex-
changed at any ticket outlet.
Demand for the Festival's
country suppers has also
been heavy, and all of the
Friday and Saturday night
suppers are completely
booked. There are still
tickets available for lunches
before the Thursday
matinees on most dates
however.
There are three plays
playing in repertory at the
Blyth. Summer Festival until
August 30. The first, The Life
That Jack Built, is a musical
revue about the life of Jack
McLaren, a member of the
original Dumbells comedy
troupe. I'll Be Back For You
Before Midnight, the hit
comedy thriller of the 1979
season, plays until August
26. St. Sam of the Nuke Pile,
Ted Johns' play about
nuclear power, runs until
August 29. For tickets and
information, call (519) ' 523-
9300.
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