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Editorial
Community has heart
How does one measure a community? Perhaps someone can
measure it in terms of population...but is bigger better? Perhaps
someone can measure a community in terms of how much land
it takes up or how many businesses it has or how many tax
dollars it brings in. None of these measurements, however,
answers the most important question...how do you measure the
size of a community's heart? Perhaps one can't put a yard stick
next to an area's concern, to its spirit or to its drive.
This week the Huron Expositor became aware of many
examples of the size of this community's heart. For instance,
there is the Seaforth Hospital Auxiliary which (through a bequest
and memorial fund) put state-of-the-art lights in the hospital's
operating room. There are the local service clubs who met in their
yearly Brotherhood Night to show that we can live and work
together for common community goals. There Is the class at.
Seaforth Public School which raised $200 for the Seaforth
Community Hospital through its Box Social. There Is the Huron
County Federation of Agriculture which, with the support of local
people and businesses, helped organize a fundraiser for the Agri -
Skills Abroad program. The list can, and does, go on. Gracious
acts of selflessness take place in this community every week of
every year.
Seaforth, Egmondville, Walton, St. Columban and outlying
areas, demonstrate on a daily basis that a community certainly
cannot be measured in terms of net assets, geographic area or
tax assessment. By those Indicators our community Is
small...while we know this area Is big in heart. (TBC).
L, In the Years AgoneJ
FROM THE PAGES OF
TILE HURON EXPOSITOR,
MARCH 2, 1894
The difference between a choice
herd of cows and one of scrubs is
very marked and noticeable. The
thoroughbreds make a fine
attraction and display at fairs. They
excel the scrubs not only in
production, but in uniformity and
size.
* * *
A grand concert is to be held in
Staffa on the 9th of March, under
the auspices of the Staffa football
club.
* * *
Mr. William Rivers has bought Mr.
William Miller's house and lot,
paying the sum of $350 for it.
MARCH 1, 1918
WALTON
John Davidson, one of the early
pioneers of Fullarton, passed away
at his late home, lot 9 concession 7,
Fullarton, on Thurs. Feb. 21st, at
the age of 81.
* * *
The following is the time table of
trains now in effect at this station:
Westbound, 12.13 pm and 9.04 pm;
Eastbound, 7.32 am and 2.50 pm.
*•*
Your grocer has the lemons and
any drug store or toilet counter will
supply you with three ounces of
orchard white for a few cents.
Squeeze the juice of two fresh
lemons into a bottle, then put in the
orchard white and shake well. This
makes a quarter pint of the very
best lemon skin whitener and
complexion beautifier known.
arms and hands and just see how
freckles, tan, sallowness, redness
and roughness disappear and how
smooth, soft and clear the skin
becomes.
MARCH 3, 1944
Twin daughters were born to Mr.
and Mrs. George Frayne, of
Usborne Township, in Mrs.
Godbots's Hospital in Exeter on
Tuesday, Feb. 29th, but they will
just have to get along with one
birthday every four years.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Blanchard and
family spent an evening last week
with Mr. and Mrs. W. Homey.
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At a meeting of the Library board
in the Brussels Public Library on
Friday evening, Feb. 18, the
following members were elected to
hold office for the current year:
President, Rev. H. wilson: secretary,
Miss. H. Downing: treasurer. R.
Bowman.
MARCH 6, 1969
Larry Wheatley, RR 1 Dublin,
won the men's skiing Club races
Sunday at Beaver Valley.
Mr. Wheatley captured the
Trophy with the best combined
times in the expert class, slalom
and giant slalom events.
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Londesboro Meat Loafers met at
the home of the leader, Mrs.
Donald Buchenan when minutes
were read by secretary, Betty
McGregor.
Mrs. Eric Anderson conducted a
discussion on the selection and
quality of different meats.
Walton students enjoy
Heritage Day activities
by Tammy Shpak
and Laura Hood
Grade 3
On Feb. 21, Walton Public School
had heritage. Day and talked about
what countries each students fam-
ilies came from. On Valentine's
Day the School held a Box Social.
The girls brought in a snack to
share in a decorated box or bag and
the boys chose which box they
wanted to share. On Feb. 18 the
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Opinion
7
Why put off debt until tomorrow?
With the recent federal budget
tabled and the government slash-
ing tobacco taxes in a desperate
attempt to regain control of
cigarette sales, it's evident this
country needs some quick fixes
to its monstrous economic prob-
lems.
What Can Yod Do To Help?
You can spend too much
money like me, preferably on
Canadian things to boost the
economy. Never put off getting
yourself in debt tomorrow when
you can buy something you can't
afford today. They government
does it everyday and we can too.
The following band-aid sol-
utions could also possibly help:
Not So Serious Ideas
1) Tree Bark Invention
Find a world market for tree
waste byproducts - like bark and
leaves. Maybe cover them with
lacquer and sell them as table
ornaments to foreign royalty.
Or heap them all in the
world's largest compost pile and
sell the rich soil generated to
countries with no top soil for
growing.
112) Missing Fish Heads
What happens to all the mil-
lions of fish heads when the
DAVITS
WORLD
by David Scott
fishies are filleted for Captain
Highlincr? I know most probably
end up in cat food but couldn't
they serve a more meaningful
purpose? Maybe there's a new
energy efficient fish -head fossil
fuel waiting to be discovered. I
think this calls for a Federal
Fish -Head Task Force.
The spin-off industries could
bb internal combustion fish -head
engines and fish -head home
furnaces.
2) Corncob Pipes
What about the millions of
naked corncobs lying in our
fields in the fall after being
stripped of their corn?
Why plough these harmless
cobs back into the ground when
you could be Canada's largest
exporter of corncob pipes? I say
'exporter' since smoking is
`being snuffed out in this country.
There's a market out there
somewhere.
3) Beer Bottle Caps
There's a real market here for
something - I'm not quite sure
what...maybe recycled steel, a
new exterior home covering,
jewelry, a children's stacking
game, coasters for shot glasses.
The possibilities are almost endless.
Semi -Serious Ideas
1) Tax Political Speeches
Before every member of par-
liament stands up to speak, they
must make a donation to the
Speech Fund which would be
totalled every month, divided up
and cheques would be issued to
every working Canadian who has
seen their take-home pay
dwindle because of government
deductions over the years to a
laughable percentage of their
gross annual wages.
2) National Debt Lottery
Since everyone is lottery -crazy
these days with Instant Bingo,
Pro -Line, 6/49, Nevada tickets
and scratch -n -wins, it just makes
sense to stage a lottery where all
ticket sales would go DIRECT-
LY to reducing our enormous
national debt now in the billions
and billions of dollars.
It would be a nice, simple
solution (or the beginning of a
solution) to the country's debt.
So that's one reason the govern-
ment would never do it. It makes
too much sense.
3) Rent for MPs' Offices
Businesses have to rent, lease
or buy office space so why
shouldn't Members of Parlia-
ment pay for their offices? T h e
endless list of MPs' "freebies"
aren't free to the taxpayers. We
pay for the staff and offices of
our members of parliament.
It's long overdue for our
elected representatives to experi-
ence a little more of what it's
like to live like a real Canadian
and experience firsthand some of
the things they impose on the
rest of the country.
This has been an unpaid politi-
cal announcement. Please call 1-
800 -OUT -OF$$. Thanks.
J
Letters
Dutch part of
Hibbert history
Dear Editor:
We're still working on the history
of Hibbert Township. Since the
Dutch immigrants form an import-
ant part of the more recent history,
we would like to tell their story.
Therefore, if you or anyone you
know has a story to tell which
would help us to give an account of
their beginning years in Hibbert
please jot it down and send it to us.
Pictures would also be welcomed
and these would, of course, be
returned to you.
Or, if you would rather just tell us
in person, just give us a call and
we'll get in touch with you.
Remember, the deadline is the
end of March. Hoping to hear from
you.
Yours truly,
Jo Van Loon,
RR 2 Dublin
ELL , AT LEAST . LUNCN AT THE CLUB NouJ
DOEOIT REQUIRE A REER'/ATION
Student had Walton Winter
Olympics outside at school. Stu-
dents made show sculptures, had
bobsled races on Magic Carpets, an
oven mitt and spoon race carrying
snow, and some other fun activities
such as hockey.
On Feb. 15 on Pancake Day, Mrs.
Scott and Mr. Brubacher made the
pancakes and everyone had Maple
Syrup with them.
Tat CUMMING PHOTO
GUIDE -SCOUT WEEK - Leaders and members of the Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies took part in
the service at Egmondville United Church on Sunday as part of the week celebrating the Scout and
Guide movement.
Hospital looks at
smoking policy
Could Seaforth Community
Hospital become smoke-free in
the future?
The hospital will review its
smoking policy before the annual
meeting in June. Currently
smoking at the hospital is limited
to two areas: one cafeteria table
for staff and a patient's lounge
for patients.
There are two schools of
thought on the no -smoking issue,
said Bill Thibert, Chief Execu-
tive Officer of the hospital, at
the Board of Governors meeting
on Feb. 22.
Some hospitals have become
entirely non-smoking and later
turned back, said Thibert.
"When they went non-smoking
you'd catch patients smoking in
the washroom," said Thibert.
Judy MacDonald, Chief Finan-
cial Officer for the hospital, said
some institutions have (been sued
because their employees were
exposed to second-hand smoke.
* • •
The - Seaforth Community
Hospital is preparing to release a
pamphlet describing emergency
care and how it's delivered.
TIM CUMMING PHOTO
VOLUNTEER PINS AWARDED - Susan Halfpenny, Joan Tabbed
and Cheryl -Ann Stadelbauer-Sampa were among the leaders and
volunteers who received volunteer pins on. Sunday for work with
the Guide movement. Other recipients were Heather Richey, Bev
Boyd, Anne Harrison, Cindy DeGroof, Judy Beuermann, Laura
Crawford, Sonia Harper and Susan Dick.
Work of Guides,
Scouts honoured
BY Steven Pullman
Expositor CO-OP Student
Lord Robert Baden-Powell
was a soldier in the British army
in the late 1800's. In those days
when an army wanted to know
what the enemy was doing, there
was a need to send out Military
Scouts.
Baden-Powell had his own
ideas how these "scouts" should
be trained to be self-reliant.
Eventually the ideas of Baden-
Powell caught on and the youth
of the time were brought in and
were trained to be messengers in
the wars of the time.
Eventually his concepts on
survival caught on with the
young civilians, both male and
female.
Now there arc millions of
young people across the globe in
the organizations of Scouting
and Guiding. In Seaforth alone
there are four sections for
scouting.
The first step in Scouting is
Beavers for boys only and they
are aged 5-7. They continue their
climb to Cubs where their ages
range from 8-10.
Their biggest step takes place
when they move to Scouts there
they are from 11-16, they learn
to become self-reliant and take
responsibility, by doing their
own cooking, setup and cleanup.
In Seaforth there is one final
step and that is to Venturers,
ages ranging from 14-18 they
are co-ed and have minimal
supervision from leaders.
There is hopes of starting one
last organization in Seaforth
which is a Rover Crew also co-
ed the ages for these people are
between 18-25 and arc being
trained to become future leaders.
In Guides it all begins in
Brownies whose ages begin at
age 6-9, from there they fly up
to Guides ages ranging 10-12,
Thier journey ends at Pathfinders
were the choose which path to
follow12-15., ages for this group arc
Scout Guide week was held
across the globe Feb 21-27 to
comemorate this event family
banquets and church services
were held.
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