The Citizen, 2001-10-17, Page 4[...with apologies to our beloved Dr. Seuss...]
Looking Back Through the. Years
Oct. 18, 1950
Mr. M. Wineberg of Brussels
Arcade Store purchased the dry good
business of Mr. Wm. Heffron, Blyth.
The Belgrave School Fair concert
brought to a successful close the
activities of the fair. George Procter
and Lois Walker of SS7 Morris were
awarded special prizes for highest
points. Elaine Bolt of USS „I 7 East
Wawanosh was presented with a
camera for an exhibit of snapshots.
Dave Campbell and his Canadian
Ramblers, heard on CFPL, were
playing for a dance at the Brussels
Town Hall. Admission was 50 cents.
Further donations were made to
the Brussels floodlights from: Harold
Kerney, $5; H.B. Allen, $15;
anonymous, $100; Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Higgins, $10; Gordon Knight, $5;
Brussels Legion, $100; Men's
Softball Club, $75; Ralph Shaw, $5;
Max Oldfield, $10; Frank Shaw, $5;
John Hanna, $10; anonymous, $25;-
BCS Literary Society, $200;
Sunshine Ball Club, $25; lady's
Softball Club, $98.25.
Van Johnson and John Kodiak
were appearing in Battleground at
the Regent Theatre in Stratford.
Playing at the Capitol Theatre,
Listowel was When Willie Comes
Marching Home with Dan Dailey,
Corinne Calvert and Colleen
Townsend.
Oct. 21, 1981
Minor sports in Blyth held a
meeting to organize the upcoming
hockey season. Only 10 were
present. One comment made was "I
find it quite ironic that some tasty bit
of gossip seems to reach everyone
between Wingham and Clinton, but a
minor sporting meeting only reaches
a few people."
Faye Dunaway was Joan Crawford
in Mommie Dearest playing at The
Park in Goderich.
Huron's first 4-H beef show and
sale was held at Brussels. Buyers bid
...prices up well on the 15 calves sold.
The grand champion steer, owned by
Allan Pym, RR I , Centralia sold to
Veal's Meat Market and Abbattoir of
RR, Exeter for $1.06 1/2 per pound.
Reserve Grand Champion steer,
owned by Julie Townsend, RR4,
Seaforth, sold to Brussels Stockyards
Limited at 96 cents per pound. Pym's
Angus-Limousin cross was top in the
under 1,050 pound weiglit class and
Townsend's Limousin topped the
1,150 pound and up class. Scott
Townsend of RR4, Seaforth sold his
Limousin calf of the 1,050-1,150
pound class to Jim Coultes of
Wingham for 92 cents per pound.
Exeter Calf and Kippfield Calf
Clubs had the Champion and
Reserve steers. Brussels and Blyth-
Belgrave Calf Clubs were also
represented.
Judging the show was Jim Coultes,
and auctioneer was MPP Jack
Riddell.
New members at Blyth United
Church were Vernon Bromley, Bill
Burkholder, Sharon Carter, Becky
Hamm, Michele Logue, Debbie and
Terry Pierce, Herb Shannon, Cherida
Tasker, Steve and Tim Webster,
Brian, Connie and Sharon Westburg.
Oct. 15, 1986
An unknown driver paid an
unexpected visit to Queen's Villa
apartment building in Byth leaving
plenty of signs of his passing, but no
identification. A vehicle left Hwy 4,
cutting across the front lawn, doing
$300 damage to a county road sign, a
chain link fence, the lawn and two
trees.
Ontario Progressive Conservative
Party leader Larry Grossman was the
scheduled guest sikaker at the first
PC event for the newly created
provincial riding of Huron.
A four-span $1,888,400 bridge was
planned to replace Ball's Bridge on
the Maitland River, south of Auburn.
Grey Central girls won the soccer
tournament. Team members were:
Lisa Hiusser, Louise Brubacher,
Stacey Boyd, Judy -Read, Tracy
Finch, Colleen Kuepfer, Ratsamy
Larprom, Vicki Oster, Liz Prescott,
Sandy Earl, Ann Morton, Melanie
Vermeer, Dana Gibbons, Sibylle
Menzi, Mary Wall.
Paul Klopp was named new
president of the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture.
Tony and Fran McQuail received
the Huron County Federation of
Agriculture Award for service to
agriculture.
Oct. 16, 1991
Gord Workman was acclaimed as
Brussels reeve, while Tom
Cunningham was acclaimed in
Hullett.
Fire Chief Howard Bernard
received • a certificate from the
Governor-General of Canada and a
medallion in recognition of 20 and
30 years of service.
Oct 16, 1996
Signs announcing Brussels 125th
anniversary celebration were erected
at the village's four entrances.
Blyth Public School received
$782.72 from the Blyth
Homecoming Committee to be used
towards the new playground
equipment. The figure put the total
over the $8,000 mark, half way to the
end goal.
Menzies recipients at Madill's
commencement were Sarah
McArter, Teresa. Bridge, Heather
Somers, Elizabeth Carr. Laura
Douma, Lanette Todd. and Kim
Mulvey.
PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2001
Editorials
& Opinions
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Food can't be taken for granted
The new view of the world that has been forced on Canadians since the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks should make people reconsider the food they take
for granted. If Canadians were really concerned about food security it
could upgrade the position of farmers in society and, with it, the entire
rural economy.
Speaking in Seaforth, Thursday, Jack Wilkinson, president of the
Ontario Federation of Agriculture, pointed out that in the new reality
where the unthinkable becomes thinkable, food safety should become an
issue. Canadian farmers of nearly every commodity have been putting in
place a system that allows food to be traced backward from the
supermarket shelf through the processing to the original farm where the
crop or animal was produced. When there is any alarm about a product, its
path through the food system can be followed to isolate where the problem
came from. This should be an invaluable resource in these uncertain times.
But in these days of globalization, supermarket chains and consumers
have tended to seek the cheapest source of a product, even if it means
shipping it from halfway around the world. It consumers are worried about
the safety of their foods, however, they need to know that most countries
don't have the same kind of tracing system Canada is putting in place.
Lack of that system may even account for part of the cost advantage
products from foreign countries enjoy.
As well, food travelling from distant points may not be as secure as food
stored and shipped within Canada. What's more, in times of tighter border
controls, just importing food into Canada can become risky. As Wilkinson
pointed out, Ontario's giant central food warehouses hold only about a
week's worth of supplies.
All of which should make Canadian consumers and their governments
reconsider the way they take for granted a cheap, plentiful, healthful food
supply. It should make people appreciate the work of Canadian farmers
who produce the world's best food cheaply and safely. That should change
a food policy that has quietly adopted the notion that even if we don't have
Canadian farmers left, there will always be plenty of food.
Ironically the Sept. 11 attacks came at a time of anew crisis on Canadian
farms, one being largely ignored by government and consumers. Prices
were bad for most crops going into the growing season. Dry weather
during the summer reduced yields, then wet weather here in Ontario has
made it hard to get the small crops off. Yet governments have shrugged and
said there's nothing they can do. If anything, the new worries about
security have made even less money available for farmers.
It will be the challenge for Wilkinson and other farm leaders to make
people see that we are vulnerable if they don't control our food system. If
they succeed the benefit will flow to our entire rural economy, not just
farmers, just as the pain felt by farmers this fall will eventually be shared
by many non-farmers. — KR
1 • 1) Terrorists succeed if we panic
If the aim of the terrorists who attacked the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon on Sept. 11 was to destroy western society, they must be smiling
now, wherever they are.
After a few well-publicized episodes in the U.S., the news now is full of
people panicking at the sight of white powder they fear might be anthrax.
People are cancelling vacations because they're afraid their aircraft might
be highjacked. Celebrity entertainers are cancelling concert tours,
especially if they require American stars to leave the supposed safety of
the U.S. In the U.S. gun sales have soared, as if Osama bin Laden was
going to come calling at the front door at any moment.
While this kind of panic threatens the economy of western countries, the
concern for security threatens to change the priorities of countries. How
much will health care and education, for instance, suffer to meet the
demands for more defence and security officials?
Terrorists seek to spread terror. Seems they may be succeeding. — KR
Letters to the Editor
THE EDITOR, against terrorism, and no matter the
On Monday, the House of tone of the coming debate that
Commons hopefully became the support will .not waver. Indeed, an
centre for debate over how we meet argument can be made that the very
the challenges of Sept. 11. recent conversion of our prime
Politicians, citizens, journalists, and minister from laissez-faire
editors should not presume that bystander to participant is in large
debate represents partisan politics or part due to the urging of the
is unwarranted at a time when opposition parties.
Canadian troops have been Defence and security form the
committed to this just cause. cornerstone of any nation's central
The Progressive Conservative government.
Party and the Canadian Alliance Our military has been shaken by
have both indicated that they slashed budgets and unfair criticism
unequivocally support the for far too long. Now that they
government's decision to provide a have once again been called to place
military component to the struggle Continued on page 5