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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1994-03-30, Page 44–THE HURON EXPOSITOR, March 30, 1994 F EHuron sitor Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI•LYNN DALE - General Manager & Advertising Manager MARY MELLOR - Sales PAT ARMES - Office Manager DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions eA TIM CUMMING - Editor DAVID SCOTT - Reporter LINDA PULLMAN - Typesetter BARB STOREY - Distribution A Burgoyne Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 24.00 o year, in advance, plus 1.68 G.S.T. SENIORS - 21.00 a year, in advance, plus 1.47 G.S.T. Goderich, Stratford addresses: 24.00 o year, in advance, plus 7.28 postage, plus 2.19 G.S.T Out -Of -Area addresses: 24.00 o year, in advance, plus 11.44 postage plus 2.48 G.S.T USA & Foreign: 24.00 o year in advance, plus $76.00 posloge, G.S.T. exempISUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication mail registra- tion No. 0696 held of Seaforth Ontario. 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Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK MO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Editorial Support theatre in area Huron and Perth Counties have witnessed the start of spring and the return of the sun. As spring progresses and summer approaches local residents will look for things to do with their precious leisure time. Before you start looking to far-off destina- tions to entertain you there is a source of magic and adventure right here in Huron County. If you are looking for a night of drama to let you escape from the drudgery of your daily routine there is a road to excitement and it leads to Blyth. The Blyth Festival begins its 20th anniversary in June and while the 1994 season is not one of the theatre's most ambitious line-ups of plays it should prove to be entertaining with two proven crowd-pleasers. Steering away from some of the Festival's more challenging pieces Blyth this year will revive the much -enjoyed comedy He won't come in from the barn and will stage a play by the always -entertaining W. O. Mitchell called The Black Bonspiel of Wullle MacCrimmon. In keeping with an emphasis on original plays the Festival will also stage a new production and a new adaptation. The year 1994 may be a make -or -break season for Blyth and the support of local patrons has never been more important. Huron County is indeed privileged to have this institution in its midst. The work Blyth is doing for Canadian theatre is almost unmatched elsewhere in Canada. The Blyth Festival is something which should be enjoyed now or else it may be lost for the future generation of potential theatre -goers. Canadian theatre and the Huron County economy would be the losers. (TBC). Letters to the Editor Nuclear power not safe Dear Editor, By this time, many people will have seen recent advertisements on television praising nuclear technol- ogy. Several of the advertisements contain very misleading statements. For example, one advertisement states that "nuclear power means cleaner air". In fact, nuclear power stations are designed to routinely release many radioactive pollutants into the air that we breathe, and the water that we drink. All exposure to radiation increases our risk of con- tracting cancer and other health problems. The advertisements made no mention of the risk of a cata- strophic accident at a nuclear power plant. The booklet being offered in the advertisements is also extremely m isleading. The sponsor of this $2 million propaganda campaign - the Cana- dian Nuclear Association (CNA) - does not have the integrity to ident- ify itself in the ads. To add insult to injury, the largest supporter of the CNA is Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., which receives a federal taxpayer subsidy of about $200 million per year. Our electricity bills support the CNA. Ontario Hydro quietly rejoined the CNA in February, after quitting in 1992 due to controversy over CNA's pro - nuclear bias. Nuclear power is uneconomic, unsafe and unnecessary. Alterna- tives such as conservation, renew- able energy and cogeneration, are readily available...so don't believe everything you see on TV! Yours sincerely, Dave H. Martin Nuclear Awareness Project, Oshawa Opinion Seaforth-area athletes continue -to amaze Is it something in the Seaforth water'? From minor spats to pro- fessional hockey to world cham- pionship figure skating, area athletes have proven themselves among the best at every level of competition. There is nothing I can say about Seaforth native Lloyd Eisler Jr. (and skating partner Isabelle Brasseur, of Qutbec) that hasn't been said better somewhere else. Still, this duo can't be praised enough. Despite the advice of doctor and coach Isabelle Brasseur endured the pain of a cracked rib to win a silver medal with Lloyd at last week's World Championships. While other athletes looked out for their own personal interests (not to mention any names, Nancy) Lloyd and Isabelle skated in the interests of Canada and fellow skaters. By taking part in the World Championships they created a third spot for a Canadian pair at next year's worlds. Their contribution . to figure skating will live on long after they have left the 'amateurs.' While few athletes in the world are as gutsy as Lloyd and Isabelle local athletes also deserve some respect for their accomplishments as well. The Seaforth Midget hockey team, winners at the North American Silver Stick Tourna- ment, are in the finals of the OMHA hockey playoffs. The Sizzlers ringette team will represent the Western Region in the provincial championships in Seaforth has amazing athletic record ASeaforth's Junior Development Centenaires, while knocked out of the division finals with the Mitchell Hawks, were underdog winners in the first two rounds of the playoffs, sweeping both Exeter and Lucan. Matt McNichol, a student at Seaforth District High School, was the first person to win five different barrel racing events at a single Quarterama horse show. The Parr Line broomball team followed up last year's gold medal performance with a silver medal at the 1994 provincial championships. These are just some of the current athletic success stories Seaforth has to offer. One could also mention several other ath- letes who have contributed to sports at the highest levels: professional Belgian basketball star Ron Vercruyssen (a former Walton resident and Seaforth District High School student), NHL hockey player Dave McElwain (one of the bright spots in a dismal Ottawa sea- son), the hockey -playing Murray brothers or NHL linesman Scott Driscoll. Prom professional golf to professional basketball to pro- fessional hockey to figure skat- ing...the Seaforth area has been well -represented. Historically, we can't forget W. D. Dawson, perhaps Canada's fastest ice skater or hockey great Ralph 'Cooney' Weiland, of Egmondville, who scored more points than any hockey player before him. These are just some of the athletes through the years who come to mind...it's certainly not a complete list. Seaforth and area is privileged to be associ- ated with these great athletes. They are role models for the young athletes who will come along in the future. Thank you for letting us be a part of your success and sharing in your achievements. And for you aspiring hockey players and figure skaters...keep drinking that Seaforth water. Easter time of celebration By Father J. Henry Cassano The great appreciation we have for the forgiveness we have received because of Jesus' death and resurrection, the more we will be able to enter into the spirit of Easter. Experiences of sin and forgiveness, sadness and joy are truly Easter experiences all year long. Read the Easter account in St. Matthew, chapter 28, verses 1-16. Pretend that you were with the women at the tomb when they discovered that Jesus had been raised from the dead. Write a letter to someone describing the incident and include your feelings at that time. Then exchange letters with each other. Share your memories about Easter, and what you like best about this great feast. May the Risen Lord, bless you and your families, with His gifts of grace and His choicest Blessings this Easter Sunday! I wish you all a very Holy ceI- ebration with all its richness of the coming Holy Week!!! Celebrate Holy Week with your Parish Fam- ily! Fraternally in Christ, Fr.J. Henry Cassano HERE COMES -EDDY COrrONTA1 L \-iOPP/fJ' DOU)N THE INFO TRAIL Town celebrates birthday of Queen FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 6, 1894 Queen's Birthday. - Seaforth has not had a Queen's Birthday celebra- tion for some time, but this year we are going to have a regular hummer. There is to be a football match for the Hough Cup, repre- senting the School Championship for Ontario, between Seaforth Col- legiate Institute and one of the Toronto Institutes; a bicycle race meet, at which three county cham- pionships will be competed for, and the day will be wound up by a grand performance in Cardno's Hall, by the Seaforth Amateur Minstrels, for the benefit of the Beaver Lacross club. If the 24th is a fine day there is sure to be a big crowd and a great day's sport. In the Years Agone Fortune favours the fair as well as the brave, sometimes. So thought one of our young ladies who lost a well-filled purse on the street in Seaforth on Tuesday, However, it luckily fell into honest hands, hav- ing been found by a little daughter of Mr. Flannigan, hotel keeper, and was returned to the delighted owner the same evening. APRIL 4, 1919 On Saturday evening last, an immense crowd gathered at our railway station (Hensall) to wel- come home Pte. Robert Caldwell, who early enlisted with the 161st Huron Battalion and who was with the Highland regiment in England, Scotland and Belgium and although in common with nearly all out boys, suffered wounds, came home looking remarkably well, in fact looking better than when he enlisted. The Hensall band were present and gave fine selections, while the crowd cheered heartily for our returned hero. • • • The frost of the last few days has stopped syrup making but the farmers expect there will still get a good run of sap. APRIL 7, 1944 Mrs. Henry McLinchey received the sad news on Saturday of the death of her son, which took place at Decatur, Illinois. ••• A social evening was spent an Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth McKellar, in honor of their silver wedding anniversary. Seven tables of progressive euchre were played until Lunch time when the host and hostess served refresh- ments. APRIL 3, 1969 Heavy acrid smoke hampered firemen when they answered an alarm late Saturday evening at McClinchey's restaurant, Main Street Seaforth. Rumour -sheet tries to tie company to Satan "Not that again," sighs a switch- board operator at the NBC offices in New York City. What's she tailing about? Herpes? Warts? Malaria? Nope. It's the devil and Mr. Procter & Gamble. A badly mimeographed, mis- spelled and unsigned flyer circulat- ing through Huron County and surrounding areas says, "The presi- dent of Proctor [sic] & Gamble appeared on the Phil Donahue show on March 1, 1993" and announced that he was "coming out of the closet" about his association with the Church of Satan. According to the flyer, the presi- dent said on national television that "a large portion" of his company's profits go to support the Church of Satan. The flyer says the president claimed not be worried about the business consequences of his sensa- tional admission because, "THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH CHRISTIANS IN THE UNITED STATES TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE" (emphasis theirs). The flyer also says that on another national television talk The Moon and Stars logo of Procter & Gamble has evolved. The logo is shown here irr9Qm the early show, the Mery Griffin Show, a cultist who identified himself as "thc owner of Procter & Gamble. . . said if Satan would help him to prosper, he would would give his heart and soul to him." The Mery Griffm show has .bcen.off theair for several years. Officials at Procter & Gamble, the Phil Donahue show and Mery Grif- fin Enterprises have all said the decades -old rumour, which has resulted in lawsuits against individ- uals found propagating it, is com- pletely untrue. "it's been hot in Southwestern Ontario now for two months," says Procter & Gamble spokesperson Jacqui d'Eon in a telephone inter- view from Toronto. Rich Loizzo, associate producer of the Phil Donahue Show, also says the rumour's been around for years. "it dies down and then it starts 1860's to 1991 redesign. again," he says, speaking from the show's New York offices. "We have never had anybody from Procter & Gamble on the show." A letter, written in 1990 by Mery Griffm Enterprises vice-president Peter Barsocchini, states flatly that no executive of Procter & Gamble has ever appeared on the show, nor has anyone on the show ever spoken about Satanic symbols or Procter & Gamble products. Barsocchini ends his letter with, "I am ata loss to explain the origin of this rumor, but please be assured, there is no truth m it." The flyer warns consumers to look for the symbol of the Ram's Horn, which will appear on each product beginning in April. It lists many of thecompany's products by brand name and ur es readers to boycott them. And finally, it tells readers they can get a transcript of the non-existent Donahue show if they send a small sum of money to Donahue Transcripts Journal Graphics, in New York City. Donahue Transcripts Journal Graphics is a legitimate offshoot of the show, Loizzo says, and it does provide transcripts. But it's been located in Denver, Colorado, since 1991. The rumour has become so cycli- cal that The Procter & Gamble Company, resigning itself to the inevitable, has made up a special press kit to deal with it. One of the items in the kit was the letter from Mery Griffin Enterprises. Part of the rumour seems to stem from the company logo: a crescent moon with a man -in -the -moon face, looking at 13 stars on a dark back- ground. According to the press kit, the fust version of the logo was used in 1851 as a symbol for Star brand candles (Procter & Gamble began in 1837 as a small, family -operated soap and candle company in Cincinnati, Ohio). The earliest logo shows an almost -invisible crescent moon with 13 roughly -drawn stars -- and, far ;c reference 111,11 1 Ill • 1. by Mona Irwin the number of stars commemorates the 13 original American colonies. The logo was / re -drawn and refined over the next century or so. The version now in use was designed in 1991. The press kit alao includes clip- pings from newspiepers and relig- iousnew etteis, as well as copies of letters from prominent religious leaders, from all over the United States. Many are apologies or retractions. Also enclosed is a copy of a leuer signed by Phil Donahue, which says, in tones of exasperation, "it seems impossible that [this rumour] is still circulating after a decade.". The letter is dated Aug. 2, 1991. There are also two Procter & Gamble press releases. One, from 1990, warns that the company is "intensifying efforts" to identify and WO anybody who spreads this rumour verbally or otherwise. The second ' -• s release, from 1992, announced that Procter & Gamble had obtained a $75,000 judgement against a Kansas couple for spreading the rumour. The press release includes comments from the couple repudiating the rumour and apologizing. According to the two press releases, calls and letters peaked in 1982, 1985 and 1990. The nearly 160 -year-old Procter & Gamble Company, based in Ohio, makes a wide variety of household products, including pro- cessed foods, personal care products and cleaning aids. Det. -Sgt. David Minzey, of the Michigan State Police Violent Crimes Unit, says, "l'vc heard people say the theme song from Mr. 13d is Satanic." Mr. Ed was a television show in the early 1960s whose central character was a talk- ing horse. Minzey has been involved in more than 1,000 investigations involving Satanism. "But they fall apart when you try to pin them down about where they got this," he odds. "And if you challenge it: Boom! you're part of the conspiracy." A A,