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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1995-06-28, Page 4Heaven scent Photo by Janice Becker 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. C The North Huron Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Sales Representatives, Jeannette McNeil and Julie Mitchell P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. NOM 1H0 NOG 1H0 Phone 523-4792 Phone 887-9114 FAX 523-9140 FAX 887-9021 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; $3 3.00/year ($30.85 plus $2.15 G.S.T.) for 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 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. We are not responsible for unsolicited newscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are Copyright. Publications Mail Registration No. 6968 eNA BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1995 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 E ditorial