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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-06-07, Page 4The North Huron C . • amen 6NA P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, Publisher, Keith Roulston BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. Editor, Bonnie Gropp NOM 1HO NOG 1H0 Phone 523-4792 Phone 887-9114 Sales Representatives, FAX 523-9140 FAX 887.9021 Jeannette McNeil and Julie Mitchell The Citizen is published weekly in Brussels, Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc. Subscriptions are payable In advance at a rate of $23.00/year ($21.50 plus $1.50 G.S.T.) for local; $33.00/year ($30.85 plus $2.15 G.S.T.) f‘r local letter carrier in Goderich, Hanover, Listowel, etc. and out-of-area (40 miles from Brussels); $62.00/year for U.S.A. and Foreign. Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event a typographical error, only that portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. We are not responsible for unsolicited newscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright. Publications Mail Registration No. 6968 Photo by Bonnie Gropp Looking Back Through the Years From the files of the Blyth Stan- dard, Brussels Post and the North Huron Citizen 26 YEARS AGO JUNE 5, 1969 A "Chorus Festival" held at Brus- sels Central School brought togeth- er 900 Huron County students. The festival featured chorus and rhythm band competitions. Blyth Central School topped the evening with five shields, while Brussels stu- dents captured a total of four shields. Five contestants came forward to compete for the title of Huron County Dairy Princess, including Anne de Grott of Blyth. The con- test was scheduled to take place at the Clinton Spring Fair, with the winner receiving the opportunity to compete at the provincial level. Prospective Brussels dentist Dr. Ron Culbert met with General Manager Inch of the Dominion Dental Supply Co. to discuss the installation of dental equipment. The home economics meeting of the Majestic Women's Institute was scheduled to meet in the Brussels Public Library. The topic planned for the evening was "Silly things I have done in the kitchen." William Turnbull of Brussels sold both the top priced boar and the top priced junior bred gilt at the Stratford agricultural grounds. The gilt sold for $325, while the boar went for $305. "Reflections in a Golden Eye," starring Elizabeth Taylor and Mar- lon Brando was playing at local theatres. 21 YEARS AGO JUNE 5,1974 The Memorial Hall hosted the first general meeting of the Blyth Board of Trade, more than 40 local residents attended. Guest speaker R.G. Shrier, president of Signal- Star Publishing Co., told members to regard advertising as an integral part of their merchandising pro- gram. Huron's Historic Jail Board was given approval by Huron County Council to use the former jail for whatever was deemed advisable by them providing the terms of an agreement were met. Many local residents enjoyed the recitals presented by students and guests of Gail Lear at the Londes- boro United Church. At the Blyth Meat Market a pound of ground beef was priced at 99 cents, while a pound of wieners cost 83 cents. Letter to the editor THE EDITOR, This letter is in response to the May 31 editorial entitled, "We have found the enemy." The existing welfare system in Ontario no longer serves taxpayers and in fact, has left productive Ontarians trapped in a cycle of dependency and despair. Ontario now has the highest welfare caseload per capita in Canada. Total provincial spending on welfare has increased from $1.3 Continued on page 6 PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1995. Think about it Millions of Ontarians will be making individual decisions this Thursday that will affect the province's future for the the next five years and possibly much longer. Hopefully each of us will be thinking long and hard before we mark our ballot in this provincial election. Stop and think. Ask yourself do you really want a province that would be created by the policies of the party you may help to elect. There are so many factors to be taken into account when voting. Aside from the party leaders, for instance, is the strength of the local candidate. Huron has had many excellent MPPs over the years. Some were highly respected even when they didn't represent the party in power, working hard for their constituents to solve problems and tame the bureaucracy. Given a strong member in opposition or a mediocre member as part of the government which would you choose? In this day of TV images, the role of the leader plays a huge part in the way people vote. We like the idea of a charismatic leader who we can somehow believe will single-handedly make everything better. Sometimes we've learned we've underestimated the dull but competent leaders like Lester Pearson or Robert Stanfield, to our own detriment. Let's remember that Jean Chretien was ridiculed as "yesterday's man" until he got elected, yet today has the highest approval since polling began. Policy? Cynically, people sometimes wonder whether it matters what a party promises anyway, since government after government has confessed it can't deliver what its platform said. But whether or not they can deliver all their promises, the platform of the party indicates the direction it is leaning. The NDP under Bob Rae bitterly disappointed its usual backers in the labour movement, yet still was too left-wing for a majority of the province, the polls indicate. You are helping shape the future of the province with your decision Thursday. Think about it. Vote for something, for a vision of the province, not against one. When you wake up Friday morning and hear the results, make sure you'll be happy with what you contributed to the picture. — KR A proud achievement After years of making do with their dilapidated old fire hall, Brussels Fire Department firefighters finally have a building they can be proud of. It took a long time for Brussels to get its new fire hall and if not for the federal-provincial infrastructure grant, the village probably wouldn't have the building. The volunteers of the fire department deserve a fine facility. While many of us help the community by volunteering for this or that activity, only fire fighters risk their safety on a regular basis to save the lives and property of their neighbours. Their work is not recognized nearly often enough by their community or their province. In fact it sometimes seems provincial officials are dedicated to wiping out volunteer departments, increasing the equipment and training needed, making it harder and harder for volunteers to do the job. If volunteer departments become a thing of the past, we all will suffer. Who wouldn't want a well-trained amateur who can respond in minutes over a professional department that takes much longer to reach the scene of an emergency? So congratulations to Brussels and Brussels' firefighters on your new fire hall. And thanks for a job well done. — KR Unbelievable cruelty displayed Day after day it continues: the hideous evidence of just how evil human beings can be keeps oozing out of the Bernardo murder trial in Toronto. Seldom has a court had such graphic evidence as the jury must face in the trial of Paul Bernardo for the murder of two St. Catharines students. The man had the gall to videotape his torture and sexual assault of the young women. For those who like to believe the best of human beings, it's hard to understand how anyone can do the things that Bernardo did to these women. Unfortunately in our age we are getting more and more evidence of just how cruel and depraved people can be, from the organized barbarism of Nazi Germany and communist Cambodia to the random tribalism of Northern Ireland, Rawanda and Yugoslavia. We fancy that we have put the darkest side of humanity behind us as we moved to a "civilized" world. Evidence proves otherwise. — KR E ditorial