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Looking Back Through the Years
From the files of The Blyth Stan-
dard, The Brussels Post and The
North Huron Citizen
46 YEARS AGO
JUNE 29, 1949
Progressive Conservative incum-
bent Lewis Elston Cardiff was re-
elected to parliament. Voters chose-
Cardiff to represent them in the
House of Commons for the third
successive time.
Ex-service men were called to
the Brussels Legion for the Decora-
tion Service.
The congregation of Rev. H.C.
Wilson and his wife presented the
couple with a farewell gift of
money. Rev. Wilson addressed the
audience in the church garden and
then prepared for his new charge in
Clinton.
Guelph battled the Brussels foot-
ball team at Victoria Park. Admis-
sion for the game was 25 cents.
Heavy rain caused a two car acci-
dent just north of Winthrop. The
two Brussels residents involved in
the collision escaped with superfi-
cial cuts and bruises. However, the
cars suffered $1,500 in damages.
Elizabeth Taylor and William
Powell lit up the silver screen in,
"Life With Father."
An engagement and wedding
ring package could be purchased
for $58.75.
28 YEARS AGO
JUNE 28, 1967
Wet, humid weather hampered
haying operations in Huron Coun-
ty. Yellowed cereal grains in some
areas resulted from an excess of
wet soil conditions.
Bad weather forced the Blyth
centennial worship service to go to
the community hall instead of the
Lion's Park as was originally
planned.
Swimming instructions were
offered to local children during the
month of July at the Clinton swim-
ming pool. The three hour classes
ran from Monday through Friday
fora fee of $3 per child.
After successful completion of
their examinations Corrine Mac-
Donald, Joan Aggerholm, Anne
Oldfield, William Perrie, and
Lynda Johnston received honours
from the Royal Conservatory of
Music in Toronto.
At Duff's United Church the
induction of Walton's new minister
Rev. D.E. Docken was scheduled.
Insect repellent spray could be
purchased for $1.39, while Copper-
tone Suntan Lotion was priced at
one dollar.
EIGHT YEARS AGO
JULY 1, 1987
As part of a four day Homecom-
ing Celebration the winner of a
1966 Chevelle Malibu was sched-
uled to be chosen at the "50's and
60's Dance" at the Brussels, Morris
and Grey Community Arena.
Other events scheduled for the
Homecoming Celebration were:
monster bingo, midway attractions,
sporting events, a parade, and a
beef barbecue.
Friends and family attended an
Appreciation Night for retiring
Brussels bus driver Ralph Pearson.
A crowd of 300 piled into the hall
to pay tribute to Pearson and his
wife. He retired his route after 37
years of service.
A tragic accident killed an eight
year old Bluevale girl and her
mother. The male driver involved
in the single car collision was also
killed
A penny sale in Blyth was orga-
nized by the Ladies Auxiliary
Legion. Profit from the sale was
distributed among various commu-
nity groups.
Dozens of members of the Brus-
sels Mennonite Fellowship spent
their spare time building an addi-
tion to the church.
"Bordertown Cafe," written by
Kelly Rebar opened at the Blyth
Festival.
Three cans of tomato soup were
priced at one dollar, while a dozen
eggs cost 97 cents.
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PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1995.
The other side of small
There is a fascination with reducing the role of politicians, lately.
Premier Mike Harris brings in a new cabinet that is far smaller than his
predecessor. He speaks of reducing the number of ridings. Former
Education Minister David
Cooke was constantly
threatening to reduce the
number of school boards and
the number of trustees on the
boards that were left. Here in
Huron the number of county councillors was reduced in the name of
efficiency.
It all sounds good. People don't like politicians, don't trust them.
They feel they are building empires, and sometimes they are. But
speaking privately recently, a former cabinet minister warned against
the dangers of reducing the cabinet size. The fewer politicians
involved, the more power the bureaucrats have. The more areas of
speciality a cabinet minister has to juggle, the more he or she depends
on non-elected civil servants for information and advice.
Government today, even at the county level or the school board
level, is big business. The work goes on, whether it is being directed by
elected officials or bureaucrats. Sure, it is possible to have too many
politicians at all levels of government but at least those politicians are
accountable to the people who elected them. Government employees,
of the appointed advisers to premiers and ministers, are beyond any
ability of the public to control.
There's this dream that maybe the government will get small enough
to just go away. It won't. Much as we'd like to paint politicians as the
bad guys, they at least have to answer to us every few years. Smaller is
not necessarily more democratic. — KR
A time to celebrate
With eery little fanfare Canada is moving toward its 128th birthday
on Saturday. In all likelihood Canadians will take it as just another
excuse for a holiday, perhaps even grumbling that there's no reason to
celebrate in Canada these days.
It's easy for people to find the things that are wrong with Canada.
There are too few jobs, too much debt, too much distrust and fear of
others, too much violence. It's easy to be the kind of pessimist who
sees a half-filled glass and says it's half empty.
Yet someone looking at Canada from abroad wouldn't even look at
this as a glass that's half empty. They'd see instead a glass that has just
a tiny sip missing from being brim-full. We are a country that would be
envied by 98 per cent of the people in the world. We have enjoyed
peace in a war-like world. We have prosperity the likes of which few in
the world could even imagine. Even our poorest citizens would be rich
in many, many countries around the world. We get sick less and when
we do get sick, we have a superb health care system that looks after us
without endangering our financial health as well.
We gripe about governments, from taxes to invasive regulations like
gun controls, yet we have more freedom than nearly any country in the
world. We are a country where the poorest of people can get a good
education to break the cycle of poverty, getting a helping hand right up
to the university level. We have a country of opportunity where many
new immigrants have, through hard work, gone on to prosperity
beyond their dreams when they arrived here.
Sure our country is not perfect. Sure, we must continue to fight
toward making it the best country it can be. But the problem is that in
doing so, too often we can't see the forest for the trees: we're so busy
looking at what's wrong that we ignore the huge number of things that
are right.
We have 364 other days for examining what's wrong with Canada.
This Saturday let's look at what we have accomplished and how
blessed we are to have been born here or given the chance to come
here. We really have so much to celebrate but we do such a poor job of
recognizing it. — KR
More millionaires
Hockey season is finished, finally, after a delayed season because of
a lock-out. Baseball continues in a lack-lustre way, particularly for the
millionaire Toronto Blue Jays. Now Canada gets a new bunch of
millionaires with two basketball franchises in Toronto and Vancouver
picking players this week.
Does anyone care? Attendance is down in baseball. The hockey
season finished with a "ho-hum". High-priced professional sport may
be becoming irrelevant, which its greedy participants deserve. — KR
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