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Looking Back Through the Years
May 11, 1959
Ontario premier Leslie Frost was
to speak at the Wingham Town Hall
on behalf of John W. Hanna, the
Progressive Conservative candidate
for Huron Bruce. The whole
community was invited to come hear
the premier discuss the problems that
his government faces.
Members of the Moncrieff
Women's Institute were to be special
studio speakers on the popular show
M' Lady on CKNX television.
A trio of truly 'baby' buggies were
a hit at a showing of small autos in
Paris France. The three small
vehicle replicas were tiny enough to
all fit on the little finger of a man's
hand.
A worldly piece of accessory was
shown off at the international leather
fair in Offenbach, Germany. A purse
in the shape of the earth was made up
entirely of leather. The continents
were all embossed on its surface and
the purse zippered open along the
line of the equator.
A photo was taken of Cuban prime
minister Fidel Castro waving to a
crowd of people as he boarded his
plane leaving New York.
May 11, 1960
The Blyth Women's Institute
celebrated its 50th anniversary with a
well-attended banquet.
Richard Freda thought -he closed
the deal on purchasing his new
home, but it turned out that things
were not as they seemed, to the
dismay of the supposed new home-
owner.
Freda purchased a two-storey,
five-room house in Yonkers, New
York, and even paid a whopping
$4000 to have the house transported
three blocks from its previous
location.
Before he could settle in to his
new home however, Freda was told
that the house he had just bought had
actually already been sold to
someone else. He was forced to wait
out legal action before he could even
place his new home at its new
location.
Italian film star Gina Lollobrigida
and her husband Milko Skofic
arrived in New York with their son
Milko Jr. The couple was in
negotiations to become Canadian
citizens because of a feud with the
Italian officials over the citizenship
of Yugoslavian-born Milko Sr.
A picture was shown of a man
lying on a hospital bed with several
strange-looking silver tubes
apparently suctioned to his legs and
chest. It turns out that the device was
new technology being developed in
Moscow, Russia.
The device was being used to trace
small radioactive particles injected
into the patient's bloodstream during
examination. Highly sensitive, the
machine registers data on blood
circulation through eight parts of the
body, documenting the data on a
paper ribbon.
Uses for this technology, if proved
accurate, would be endless.
Two severe earthquakes hit the
city of Lar, Iran A total of 400
people were killed, and 450 were
injured. Survivors of the quakes
received first aid from the Red Lion
and Sun, Iran's equivalent of the Red
Cross.
May 14, 1969
For Keith and Terry Pierce, it was
a good idea to bring Dad along on
their fishing trip, because his advice
seemed to be golden. While fishing
on the Belgrave Creek, the two
brothers caught a large 19 1/2"
rainbow trout, weighing in at over
three pounds.
According to their father, Bill
Pierce, this catch was all thanks to
him, though his sons may have told a
different story.
Playing at Brownie's Drive-In in
Clinton was Speedway, starring Elvis
Presley and Nancy Sinatra.
May 9, 1990
The Blyth Women's Institute
celebrated its 80th anniversary with
cake and several past presidents as
guests.
Playing at the Park Theatre in
Goderich was Pretty Woman, starring
Richard Gere and Julia Roberts.
Playing at the Lyceum Theatre in
Wingham was the comedy
Opportunity Knocks, starring
Saturday Night Live's Dana Carvey.
May 13, 1992
A terrible fatal accident occurred
in Huron County, claiming the life of
a Stratford man. A 54 year-old
Stratford man died in Victoria
Hospital in London, as a result of
injuries that he sustained in a tragic
accident that occurred just outside of
Walton on County Rd. 25.
According to the Goderich OPP, a
farm tractor pulling a gravity box
filled with fertiliier was heading
west on County Road 25, four
kilometres outside of Walton, and
was being driven by a 14-year-old
male. The tractor was turning left
when it collided with an eastbound
car driven by the victim.
The victim's wife, a passenger in
the vehicle, was taken to Clinton
hospital with slight injuries and later
released. The youth who was driving
the tractor was charged under the
Highway Traffic Act but could not be
identified under the Young
Offenders' Act.
Bill and Maxine Seers of Auburn
were chosen as the Blyth-area
Citizens of the Year.
The couple was nominated
because of their "good-natured
hospitality", for helping out in the
community whenever they could,
and always doing it with a
smile.
PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2006.
Editorials
Opinions
Waiting for the details
After weeks of high-profile protests, farm leaders are still uncertain
about whether or not last week's federal budget gives them some of the
solutions they were seeking.
Generally farm leaders seem to be looking as optimistically as they
can at the federal government's effort. Nick Whyte, president of the
Huron County Federation of Agriculture, noted the announcement of $1.5
billion seemed to be new funding, not a re-announcement of previously
allocated dollars.
But others worried about how quickly the money will flow to cash-
strapped farmets. Bob Friesen, president of the Canadian Federation of
Agriculture said "$1.5 billion dollars is a lot of money, but if that money
doesn't get to farmers quickly and to the right places, all the money in the
world isn't going to fix the problem".
There are also concerns that, after campaigning on replacing the hated
Canadian Agricultural Income Stabilization program, the Conservative
government now says it will deliver the new money through CAIS.
Farmers worry how much of the money will get to those who need it.
Still, there seems to be cautious optimism out there. That's been
something unseen in many months. — KR
Not Prime Ministerial
It has been commonly acknowledged that the current minority
government is giving Stephen Harper an opportunity to audition for a
longer run as prime mihister. Based on his actions last week, he shouldn't
get the part.
By reluctantly agreeing to meet with Ontario Premier Dalton
McGuinty for the first time, then refusing to be seen in public with the
premier, then hours later publicly supporting Ontario Progressive
Conservative Leader John Tory in calling him "the next premier of
Ontario", Harper showed himself as petty, partisan and not worthy of
holding the office of prime minister.
It's hard to remember an act to match the prime minister's snub of the
premier of the largest province. Even when Quebec was ruled by leaders
who sought to separate their province from Canada, other prime ministers
from Pierre Trudeau to Brian Mulroney to Jean Chretien managed to
grimly smile and shake hands in public with leaders who opposed
everything they stood for. Paul Martin was civil to Newfoundland premier
Danny Williams when he removed the Canadian flag in a dispute with
Ottawa. It's part of the job as prime minister. You represent all Canadians
from every province, no matter how they may criticize you and no matter
what political party they support.
There have been several explanations put forward by pundits as to why
a prime minister would behave in such a juvenile and partisan manner.
Some have suggested Harper has written off Ontario in the next election
and is calculating that, by snubbing Ontario while simult-aneously
playing up to Quebec Premier Jean Charest, he'll win greater popularity
and more seats in that province. Perhaps the thought is he can undermine
McGuinty and build up Tory leading up to the 2007 Ontario election,
thereby getting a friendlier government in Queen's Park.
In the long run, however, Harper is only undermining his own prime-
ministerial stature. Fair-minded Canadians everywhere want a prime
minister who stands at least a little above the fray, even if he is a
politician. Publicly humiliating a premier. any premier of any province,
says more about the lack of class of the man who does the humiliating
than about the humiliated. — KR
Letter to the editor
THE EDITOR, other community settings.
The week of May 8-14 is Nurses Nursing care such as wound and
Week — a time to reflect and ostomy care, diabetes management,
appreciate the many and varied ways IV therapy, palliative care, foot care
nurses contribute to providing and home chemotherapy are some
healthcare. aspects of a comprehensive range of
Frequently when we think of services that help to meet the care
nurses and where they work, we needs of people in Huron County
think of institutions like hospitals. and across Ontario.
And truly the greatest numbers of
Nurses are an integral part of
nurses employed in Ontario do work the fabric of health care provi-
in hospitals. sion, especially in these times
But did you realize that over 16 of healthcare cutbacks and
per cent - more than 18,000 of shortages.
Ontario's nurses provide nursing Community nurses are specialists
care in a community setting? who provide cost effective, high
Community health care Registered quality and compassionate care to
Nurses (RNs) and Registered clients where they most frequently
Practical Nurses (RPNs) are expert wish to be treated—in their own
providers of a broad range of nursing homes.
services to people of all ages and JoAnn Todd, Manager
diagnoses in the comfort and Saint Elizabeth Health Care
convenience of their own homes, Branch Office
workplaces, in schools, clinics or Clinton, Ontario.