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The Citizen, 2006-01-05, Page 4Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Ken Warwick & Marcie Riegling The Citizen is published 50 times a year in Brussels, Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc. Subscriptions are payable In advance at a rate of $30.00/year ($28.04 + $1.96 G.S.T.) in Canada; $85.00/year In U.S.A. and $100/year In other foreign countries. 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. PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141 PAP REGISTRATION NO. 09244 RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON NOG 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com The Citizen 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 E-mail norhuron@scsintemet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca OCna. CCNA -.''' Member of the Ontario Press Council wirtiff1= We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are Copyright Canada We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. "Eyes that fire and sword have see And horror in the hall of stone Look at last on meadows green And trees and hills they long have known." -from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit Looking Back Through the Years PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 2006. Editorials Opinions Start listening now The current federal election campaign has been mostly a nuisance during the holiday season but now is the time for voters to start paying attention. The future of your country is at stake. The last thing we needed in the one season when we think the best of humankind was the negativity of an election campaign. Now, with 18 days left until voting day on Jan. 23, it's time to get back into the hard, cruel world and think about what kind of Canada you want. There's a tendency on the part of some cynics to say it doesn't really matter which politician you vote for because "they are all alike". They aren't. Fundamentally the parties believe in very different things. The direction of the country will be altered or will stay the same, depending which of the parties is elected. The problem with an election campaign is that parties make promises to try to woo voters who might not normally vote for them. As we saw with the Liberals in Ontario, sometimes those promises can't stand up to the reality these parties will inherit if they actually gain' power. What's more importaht in determining what Canada would look like under any particular party's administration, is the beliefs of the party and its leader. If Stephen Harper, Jack Layton or Paul Martin could shape Canada any way they could, what would they do? In the reality of politics they won't be able to, of course, but the vision in their minds of the kind of country they'd like to have will be the goal they try to make every effort to achieve if they attain power. Individual planks in party platforms tend to cloud the greatest issue of any campaign: what will Canada be like under this or that leader. That's the task for voters to figure out in the coming weeks before deciding who will get their vote. — KR Divide and conquer There's never been a time when as much time was spent in agriculture talking about the time for a united voice, and never a time when farmers were squabbling quite so loudly among themselves. The Canadian Cattlemen's Association, for instance, recently attacked supply-managed commodities for refusing to relinquish more of their markets to imports in order to get better terms for exports of products like beef. Canada's corn producers were successful in getting a substantial countervail duty against the import of highly-subsidized U.S. corn, but now livestock producers are complaining if they have to pay more for feed they'll be uncompetitive in foreign markets. Industrial users of corn are arguing they may have to*move out of Canada. Despite the talk of unity, in the political arena or within the "value chain" of any commodity, in the end, money talks loudest. — KR Letter to the editor I am writing to thank you for publishing last October the obituary of my cousin, Meta Bradwin, who died at 93. It was most thoughtful of Brock Vodden to write the piece and very satisfying for Meta's few remaining relatives and friends to see it in the Blyth paper. Her father, A. E. Bradwin, was the editor of The Blyth Standard in the first decade of the last century. Her mother, Selena Emigh, was the daughter of John G. Emigh who kept hotels in Blyth and Walton and was Blyth's first fire chief. A pleasing coincidence occurred when I moved to Victoria three years ago and discovered that my mother's first cousin, Dorothy McIntyre Nelson, was living here also. Dorothy's father was my great uncle and he was the dentist in Blyth when Dorothy was born there 82 years ago. Uncle Harry McIntyre later moved to Clinton and practised there for many years. Dorothy introduced me to Brock and Janis Vodden and my relationship with them since has been most satisfying. By e-mail and telephone we have uncovered many Blyth connections which I value greatly. I think Blyth is very lucky to have a couple who is gathering and preserving photos, stories and artifacts which weave together the social history of a community which has memories cherished by many of us who have never lived there, but who hold Blyth as a very special place in our identities. I have sent the Voddens a few things which I hope will be interesting for Blyth residents for years to come. I'm afraid now to go into my garage and discover something else that Brock and Janis must have because Blyth is its spiritual home. I taught for many years in Nigeria, Uganda and Western Samoa, and, other than my ancestors, I always had another special connection to Huron County because, whenever possible, I included the stories of Alice Munro on the senior English literature courses of study. Alice Laidlaw's family plot is in the row next to the Emigh plot in Blyth Union cemetery, and it is in that Emigh plot, under the old chestnut tree, that I hope to end up with great grandparents, grandparents and lots of relatives: Emighs, McNames, Tamans, Gidleys, Burts, Milnes and maybe some that Brock and Janis have not yet discovered for me. I wish you, your readers, and the whole Blyth community a most happy, satisfying and successful New Year. William Emigh. Victoria, BC Dec. 31, 1958 •- The Member of Parliament for Huron L. E. Cardiff of Brussels would be carrying out his duties as Chief Whip with casts up to his knees on both legs. Cardiff fractured both heels after falling from a garage roof. The accident occurred when the ladder he was standing on to clear snow slipped, and he fell to the ground. Despite injuries, he returned home to his family, reporting that he was "feeling fine" apart from the tiresome casts. In order to try and control a rabies outbreak in the village, Brussels reeve G. E. McCutcheon proclaimed that no dogs were to be allowed to run at large in the town until further notice. A local girl was a successful second-place winner in a holiday colouring contest held with The London Free Press. Marni Bronson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Bronson of Brussels, was the recipient of $10 for her colouring, which was chosen out of nearly 1,300 entries for second place. It would now, along with the first- place winner, be sent to Cleveland to be judged in an international competition. Jan. 6, 1960 A large fire claimed the life of a Londesborough man. The 33-year- old was believed to be visiting his father's house, in which the fire began, possibly from a lit cigarette butt. The emergency call was made by the victim's father, who was found on the floor of one of the more unaffected parts of the house. Despite the local fire brigade's 'amazing nine-minute dash to start dousing' the fire with water, it was too late for the young man who was found in the livingroom. It was -thought that he may have succumbed to the dense smoke long before the room burst into flames. Damages to the two-storey brick house and its furniture was estimated at $2,000. The victim's father had been taken to hospital, and his injuries were not considered to be serious. Due to overcrowded classrooms, Blyth Public School opened a brand new room in order to better spread students out. The school, after this addition, had a classroom count of six, which was a record for the school. Jan. 3, 1973 The winners of a draw done by the Blyth Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion on New Year's Eve, in support of the Canadian Arthritis Society were: A. Vos, Blyth; Francis Fennel, Durham, and Myrtle Vodden. The prizes were a leather jacket, large tablecloth, and a gallon of paint. A total of $235 was raised at the event. The awards for the annual Legion Remembrance Day poetry and essay contest were announced and presented to the winning students by the Legion representatives. Among those taking home prizes were Blyth Public School students: for poetry, Jeanette Manning, Philip Street, and Mark Battye, and for essays, Roger Barrie, Jayne Watson and Cliff Bailie. Jan. 4, 1989 A fatal accident during the holiday season claimed the life of a former East Wawanosh resident. The women died when the pickup in which she was a passenger struck a bridge abutment on County Road 16. The Walton Feed Mill was purchased by Dauphin Feed and Supply Ltd., Dungannon. The new owner-operator Gary Dauphin was well known in the Brussels area where he had lived with his wife and four children for the past two-and-a- half years. The Brussels stockyards were back in business with a new owner- operator Gordon Brindley of Dungannon. The re-constructed Brussels Legion was set for its official re- opening. The building had been almost totally destroyed by arsonists the previous summer. Dave Boynton sold Brussels Agromart to Merle Hoegy. The Blackburn Group Inc., owner of CKNX Radio and, television in Wingham, CFPL radio and television in London and The London Free Press announced the purchase of CHCH television in Hamilton. Murray Cardiff, MP for Huron- Bruce, announceckthat the County of Huron had been granted $18,150 for the pruning and planting of trees in the Town of Wingham. This would result in five jobs over a period of 50 work weeks. At Wingham's Lyceum Theatre it was High Spirits with Daryl Hannah, Peter O'Toole and Steve Guttenberg. Bill Murray starred in Scrooged, which was playing at the Park Theatre in Goderich. Jan. 8, 1992 Parents of young school children in Brussels were resting a little easier as the new crossing guards began work. The Bruce Regional Snowmobile Association was-gearing up to hit the trails for .the annual Easter Seals Snowarama. Blyth residents were given the chance at a special meeting to discuss the village's plans for main street rebuilding under the Pride grant.