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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2006-04-20, Page 4tilEgvi.o./1 ••• PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2006. Editorials Opinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Ken Warwick & Kelly Quesenberry The Citizen 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: $90.00/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 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. CanadW We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are CID Copyright Aocna +CNA na& As° Member of the Ontario Press Council IMEIStilM P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. NOM 1H0 NOG I HO Phone 523-4792 Phone 887-9114 FAX 523-9140 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northhuron.on.ca Let's not fool ourselves Whenever a crime happens in a small town or rural area, television interviewers are bound to find some local resident who will express shock that such a thing could happen "in a quiet community like ours". Maybe it's time for us to realize that rural areas are not immune from bad people doing bad things. When eight men were found slaughtered near Shedden recently, local people were relieved to find out that both the dead and those arrested as suspects were part of a biker gang. A horrible calamity seemed somehow more distant, even in their backyard, if it could be blamed on people who were "outsiders". When two of those arrested were from Monkton, it was the turn of people in a neighbouring community to worry about crime close to home. Rural people have long taken comfort that crime was something that was somehow confined to cities. Certainly if you talk about crime happening in Toronto, or even London, there will be more instances than in Brussels or Blyth, but on a per capita basis, crime is no more prevalent. Just as most of us here are not victims of crime, so most city residents aren't touched directly. It's only through media coverage that there's a sense of swelling criminal activity. All three million Torontonians share the sense of violation when there's a crime like the killing of an innocent young girl shopping on Yonge Street. even though few knew her or even shop on Yonge Street. You'd have to put a lot of small towns and countryside together to amass the same population as Toronto. If you did, the crime rate might be just as high. Rural areas are increasingly plagued by crystal meth labs, for instance. They are a prime location for marijuana growing operations, both outside and in buildings. We have spousal abuse. We have addiction 10 alcohol, drugs and gambling, all motivators of crime. In short, we've got problems in our own backyard. Fooling ourselves that somehow living in a rural area we're immune from crime can only make the problem worse. We need to recognize, and start dealing with, the problem. — KR Delaying the pain Looking Back Through the Years Y1 -14.4v _ ** 1. \‘.., 41* vd, I. ..4 Ai. .4..,%;., , ,...b.,/44444.44alit,-.44,--. • 0444.0.111,- N........., 'Airgark„.kr, Don't mind Winston... He lost another of his silly hockey bets. A group representing convenience stores recently complained their businesses are threatened by new anti-smoking regulations in Ontario. Earlier, a major power users group complained they would be uncompetitive if Ontario went ahead with its plan to shut down large coal-tired generating stations, thus driving up costs. The long-term effects of smoking kill thousands every year. Public health experts say exposure to the pollution caused by the coal-fired generating plants is killing and making people sick over long periods of time. But the short-term. effects on businesses, whether convenience stores or pulp and paper plants, are always obvious. The long-term, life and Jeath. effects of smoking or pollution aren't as direct. It's easy to forget hat peoples lives are what count in the long run — KR Letter to the editor THE EDITOR, Those wanting their relatives to find them in 2098, need to check yes when answering question 53 in the upcoming national Canadian census. taking place May 16. If no is checked the information collected in this census will never he made available to the public. Those doing genealogy in 2098 will not find out where their great-great aunts lived or what their great-grandfather did for a living. For the first time in Canadian history, respondents to the census '.urvevs being completed this May A in he asked for their permission to ielease intormanon gathered in 209S The question will read: "53. I he Statistics Act guarantees the ,:onfidentiality of your census information. Only if you mark yes to this question will your personal information he nude public, 92 N, ears after the 2006 census. If you mark .no or leave the answer blank, '.our personal information will never he made publicly available. Does this person agree to make his/her 2006 census information available hw public release in 2098 (92 years after the census)?' Place like the North Huron Museum in Wingham often help researchers and those doing family histories . find people who are missing using government census, both municipal and federal. Many people come in with nothing more than the clue — "My grandfather said Uncle Bob lived in Wingham once." With nothing but this single statement from the past and the census, Uncle Bob can be found, along with members of his family. These connections can lead to further discoveries about other family members, memories and achievements. The census is the key. By checking no or leaving question 53 blank, the key to the past for future generations is lost forever. Information that people take the time to record in this year's census will be lost forever to descendants searching for lost relatives or family ancestors. It will be as if today's generation never existed. Check yes to question 53. Jodi Jerome, North Huron Museum Curator April 18, 1959 A photo was shown in the newspaper of an odd-looking aircraft that resembled a single engine off a large passenger plane. In reality, the strange contraption was actually the first full-scale model of a wingless airplane known as the Aerodyne. Created by Dr. Alexander Lippisch, the craft supposedly flew using two contra-rotating propellers forcing air through the fuselage and out controllable vents in the belly. The cockpit was to be placed under a canopy in the vertical stabilizer. A monkey, nicknamed Sam Space Jr., was just one of a group of monkeys being trained by the School of Aviation Medicine. These animals were being specially-- trained for space research, as theirreactions in space will help researchers solve space flight problems for humans. With all experiments being carried out under the watchful eye of the American Medical Association, there were also rules for humane treatment of all the animals involved. April 20, 1960 A closely watched young starlet, and her foreign lover were photographed in a warm embrace shortly before their highly controversial getaway. Runaway heiress Gamble Benedict. 19, at the time, was pictured with her Romanian born boyfriend, Andre Porumbeanu, right before their widely-publicized runaway marriage. Assemblywoman Mrs. Mildrid Barry used graphic examples in her argument while pleading a bill in the New Jersey Legislature about making severely violent weapons illegal to possess. One of such weapons was what Mrs. Barry used to make an impression on the legislature. She showed the court a homemade example of a weapon that gladiators used to call a cestus, the weapon consisted of a leather band studded with nails that would be worn over the knuckles. This particular example was actually confiscated from a youth who was taken into custody by the police for use of such a weapon. April 18, 1973 Finishing off a very successful season of hard playing was the Blyth girls broomball team. Members of the team were as follows: Sandra McLachlan, Elaine Vincent, Joyce Carter, Sue Kolkman, Marie Empey, Henry Kolkman (manager), Dianne McDougall, Mary Lou Vincent, Kathy Street, Marion DeGroot, Marg Heffron, Annette Carter, Glen McLachlan (coach), Pat McClinchey, Rosemary Carter, Joanne Cook, Francis McClure, Bonnie Snell, June Leishman, and Barb Empey. The Wingham Ontario Provincial Police detachment was investigating several accidents. Two Blyth men were involved in a two-car collision on Hwy. 4, south of the CPR railway crossing in Blyth. There were no injuries, but total damages were estimated at $450. Charges were pending. A Brussels woman struck a deer on Huron County Rd. 12, south of Hwy. 86. The deer escaped and the damages to the vehicle were estimated at only $25. A Blyth man was eastbound on Conc. 6-7, in East Wawanosh Twp. when he struck a tree which had fallen part way across the road. The man was not injured, and damages to his vehicle were estimated at $70. April 22, 1987 A special guest was featured at a luncheon held in Seaforth. Premier David Peterson was the scheduled speaker and even took some time to greet some supporters. Two of these supporters included Jim and Janet Lawrie. The pair had been long-time Liberal party workers, and the premier even signed Janet's cast (Mrs. Lawrie had recently injured her leg). It was also Jim's 75th birthday. The Citizen newspaper almost didn't happen this week because of computer difficulties. Luckily, the generous people at the nearby Blyth Printing graciously allowed the Citizen staff to use their equipment to get the paper completed and out to the subscribers. April 18, 1990 A Blyth resident was taken to the hospital in an ambulance after being injured in an accident. A 32- year-old woman was struck by a vehicle when she was crossing Queen Street. She sustained a broken shoulder and pelvis, and was later transferred from the Clinton Public Hospital to the Victoria Hospital in London. A fundraiser for the Heart and Stroke Foundation was held at Brussels Public School. The Jump- Rope-For-Heart Skip-A-Thon was a great success among the students at the school. Among the winners at the Brussels Bulls annual banquet were: Steve Fritz (top rookie), Bevin Flatt (top defenceman), Jamie Gibbings •••• (most improved player). Bob McMillan (Mike Vincent Memorial Award for Dedication), and Marty Rutledge (Scoring Leader and Most Valuable Player).