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4 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Novtombor 9, 1994
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Editorial
Hats off to Carl!
Carl McNeill should be an inspiration to us all. When the 100 -
year -old Fullerton bachelor passed away he left in his will
$37,634.61 to the federal government to be paid towards the
accumulated federal debt. Already, former oil baron Bob Blair has
echoed McNeill's sentiments by saying rich and famous Cana-
dians should pay $25,000 or more to contribute to their portion of
our stifling debt load.
It is ironic that while these noble Canadians are prepared to
make further sacrifices to restore some economic sanity to
Canada...other Canadians are ripping off their own government
(and ultimately their more -honest neighbours) through under-the-
table deals. Perhaps these Canadians say that because the
government has mismanaged funds in the past it's foolish to give
even more money. The logic is seductive. However, mismanage-
ment or no mismanagement, Canadian governments have (with
the encouragement of the Canadian people) got us into a financial
pickle. If we don't do something to dig ourselves out of the hole
then we will drown ourselves in a financial quagmire of our own
design.
The Canadian people have shown a frightening ignorance about
the real state of debt crisis we are in. For instance, they don't
understand that we have to make hard decisions (ie., life -or -death
decisions) about health care spending. They think we can stay
aboard the gravy train forever. Sorry, people, there are no free
lunches and it's now time to pay the piper. These may be cliches
(in fact, they are) but the message is real. We have to pay up.
Pay your GST, be honest on your tax forms...we asked for
government to give us all these services so let's not try to avoid
paying the bill. - (TBC).
1( Letters to the Editor)
Health board column
'uncalled for': Editor
Dear Editor,
I'm responding to your column in
the Nov. 2 issue of.oThe Huron
Expositor entitled "Health council
site suggests bias."
In short, your comments of "bias"
are unfounded and show a lack of
background information.
It may look as though Perth is
favored in the announcement last
week of Mitchell, Dublin and
Stratford as the top three choices
for permanent district health council
officeskbut that's not the case. As a
point of interest, the entire DHC --
which is represented equally by
members from both Huron and
Perth counties --formed a site selec-
tion committee whose sole duty was
to find the best possible site for a
DHC office. That committee, which
is chaired by Clinton's own Diane
Aitken, also includes Dave Gower
(Goderich), Annabell Thomson
(Downie) and Judy Kipfcr
(Milverton). You'll notice that two
• members of the commiuee are from
Huron. Also, the entire DHC
approved the committee's recom-
mendations --half of whom are from
Huron County. Finally, when both
the Huron and Perth Steering Com-
mitteeswere in_the.process of for-
mation, a recotmtiendation came
from those behind -the -scenes
groups noting even at that time that
Mitchell would be the best site for
the permanent offices. -
Clearly, Mitchell was phosen not
because they are "in the shadow of
Stratford" as you say, but because
they best fit the necessary criteria
used to find a site, most notably
easy accessibility and most central
location between both counties.
I take specific objection to your
comment that "Mitchell lives in the
shadow of Stratford." Yes, our
geographic borders are such that we
are close, but in the shadow? I beg
to differ. You of all people, a
Stratford native no less, should
realize that the smaller municipal-
ities which are in fairly close prox-
imity of that city try their best to
possess their own identity, and not
be linked in any more ways than
the obvious.
Having reported on the formation
of the joint DHC since it began for
The Mitchell Advocate and sister
publications in our newspaper fam-
ily (including this one), I find your
comments uncalled for and ill
advised.
I'm confident that the DHC in no
shape or form "showed their
Stratford -Perth bias" in selecting
Mitchell to be their home. They
used common sense to make that
decision, and that common sense
will_continiie to make the last dis-
trict health council in the province
a leader in years to come.
Sincerely,
Andy Bader,
General Manager/Editor,
The Mitchell Advocate
Opinion
Who can explain such tragedies?
Can someone tell me how a
mother can smother her child to
death and say 'life will be better
for us now' to her boyfriend?
This happened in Vancouver,
British Columbia.
Can someone tell me how a
mother could stand idly by...as
she watched her two baby boys
trying in vain to escape from
their car seats as they plunged to
their drowning deaths?
This happened in Union, South
Carolina.
Can someone tell me how
merciless sexual predators could
destroy young girls' lives for
their own twisted sexual desires?
This happened (and happens)
in Ontario...and throughout
Canada.
There is some kind of sickness
of the soul here. When I say
sickness, I don't suggest a sick-
ness which excuses someone
from their actions.
No, 1 consider this sickness
more like a tumour which must
be ripped out and destroyed.
Matthew Vaudreuil's mother
Verna smothered her little boy at
the age of five.
As far as I am concerned her
life has no meaning and although
I oppose Capital Punishment I
would shed no tears at her
demise.
If Susan Smith is found guilty
of killing her two sons she hard-
ly deserves a better fate than the
tragic end she delivered to her
own offspring.
None of what I have told you
is news to you. Certainly, 1 have
served no social good by repeat-
ing these terrible stories. In a
column last week Vancouver
Sun columnist Trevor Lautens
deplored the violence but noted
that his words were "a helpless
and useless cry, because I offer
no solution."
Lord, consider this one more
helpless and useless cry against
the violence which is stealing
our children.
Society has made great strides
in the past few decades...striving
to eliminate racism, attempting
to release women from the
chains of oppression and provid-
ing care for the needy.
Yet somehow, we have also
created a society in which pecfple
expect instant gratification no
matter what the cost and human
life has no value. Our children
are being raised by video games.
Young people are taught by their
parents that their selfish wants
are more • important than the
needs of others.
This epidemic of egocentric
behaviour is killing us...and our
sons and daughters.
It has got to stop. Somehow
we have to turn back the gospel
of violence which is promoted in
our society...and replace it with
some values which served
society well in the past.
We have to find cures for
these diseases of the soul.
Those of you who saw last
week's photo of the old cement
block house may be interested in
knowing it was built by William
Sommerville who later sold it to
Seaforth Creamery owner
Charles A. Barber. Later owners
were Albert Whitney and later
Debbie Dillon.
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Thanks go to the First Presby-
terian church youth group which
includes young people from
Egmondville United Church. The
youth group recently donated
$50 to the mini marathon for
Seaforth Community Hospital.
(This is on top of many other
community -minded donations
from this excellent group of
young people).
This follows a generous $100
donation from the Seaforth
Centenaires last week and
numerous donations received
during a danceathon at the Har-
vest Dance.
Letters
Parents must
teach values
Dear Editor,
It is easy to sit on your hands and
criticize other people 'if you don't
do anything you can't do .anything
wrong.'
I once let the teenage boys play
pool after school for an hour or so.
I made no money from them (it
cost me to have the pool lights on).
A woman phoned the police and
told them I was serving her teenage
foster son liquor. I don't know how
she could believe such stupidity, but
it put them back out. on the street
corner. Now the bowling alley is
the recent victim of the 'poison
pen.' It is nearly impossible to
know what is going on in a parking
lot; some of the parents could have
come down and helped keep an eye
on it. Drug dealers will follow any
teenage gathering. It's up to them
to say NO and that is up to the
parents to teach them.
Betty Kittar
Queen's Hotel
Fladeaci
The Seaforth Public School was built in 1953 on the site of the original fairgrounds. The sc iooi'bo' SVet'
$275,000, 27 limes as much as the old school. John Talbot was principal at the tithe. Tho't8tibitlel'
school still exists as Maplewood Manor on Church Street. This post card is one of several which come
from the collection of Don Morton and have been loaned to the Seaforth Local Architectural Conservation
Advisory Committee (LACAC). The Huron Expositorthanks the Seaforth LACAC for researching the post
cards for publication. If this rekindles an old memory perhaps it can serve as a reminder of the Seaforth
and District Homecoming on August 3-6, 1995.
Couple tried to help
Dear Editor,
Last week there was a letter to
the editor from A. Robson in
Seaforth which echoed a number of
concerns that all parents of teen-
aged children have regarding the
availability and abuse of drugs and
alcohol by our children. While we
sympathize with A. Robson's posi-
tion we wish to set a few matters
straight. In the letter A. Robson
implies that drugs and alcohol were
consumed on the premises during
the small party my wife and I
allowed to take place at our busi-
ness. There is also the implication
that we, at the very least, allowed
the consumption or further that we
supplied the substances.
Whether this was the intent of the
letter or not we feel we had to
respond. At no point during the
evening did we supply drugs or
alcohol to the young people present,
nor did we allow its use. We
attempted to do something positive
for these young kids by giving them
a social outlet which did not
involve illegal substances and gave
them a place to gather besides Main
Street or Victoria Park. The sweep-
ing allegations in A. Robson's letter
will make us think twice about
doing something similar in the
future.
Ralph and Carol Johnston
Seaforth, Ontario
Town council can't muster quorum
CIn the Years Agonej
FROM THE PAGES OF
THE HURON EXPOSITOR,
NOVEMBER 16, 1894
One day last week, Mr. Wm.
Eberhardt's neighbours, with their
teams, to the number of twenty-six,
gathered at his newly -purchased
farm, and turned over about twenty-
five acres of sod.
* * *
There was to have been a meeting
of Council last Monday night, but
as there was no quorum, no meet-
ing was held. How is this, gentle-
men? and so near election time too.
**
To Editor Expositor,
From the woman, or 'Fortune
Telfer,' as you have been pleased to
name me in your column before the
public. Friend, I as a medium,
controlled by spirit forces, and
subject to spirit intelligence, wish to
say that as an instrument of unseen
forces, I simply convey their intelli-
gence and presence to their friends
which still remain on the earth
plane.
* * *
A valuable collie dog strayed last
week from the premises of Moses
Hannah, Winthrop.
NOVEMBER 21, 1919
A large number of veterans of the
army and navy in No. 1 Military
District have sent in a protest to
district headquarters against the
indiscriminate wearing of the
Kings' Uniform in public; also
against the wearing of symbols of
service, wounded stripes, etc., by
those not entitled to wear them.
Recently young boys, and_0ls__
women have been wearing eervIC4
badges and ribbons without realii-
ing what these articles represent.
s*s
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at St. Columban Church on Tues-
day, November 11th, when Mary
Teresa, oldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. F. Murphy, of Hibben, was
united in marriage to John L.
Devereux, son of Mr. Robert
Devereux, of Tuckersmith.
NOVEMBER 17, 1944
Elected at the annual meeting of
the Huron County Federation of
Agriculture, held in Clinton on
Tuesday were W. J. Dale, Hullett,
secretary -treasurer; Russell Bolton,
McKillop, re-elected vice-president;
Harry L. Sturdy, East Wawanosh,
re-elected president and W. L.
Whyte, Holm Farm, Hullett, past
president.
* **
On Tuesday, Nov. 14th, Mr.
Harry Grainger celebrated his 88th
birthday at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. R. Spence, and Mi.
Spence.
* **
F/Lt. ian MacTavish, son of Mr.
and Mrs. John MacTavish, of town,
and a well-known Seaforth boy, has
been promoted to the rank of
Squadron Leader. Squadron Leader
MacTavish has been overseas with
the R. C. A. F. for over two years,
and for some months has been
stationed in France.
NOVEMBER 20, 1969
Oldest arca resident Thomas M.
Grieve died Friday. He was in his
104th year. •
Mr. Grieve was born on a farm in
Orcy Township, near Brussels, on
Septerhbcr 30, 1866, the son of the
late Elizabeth McMichael and
William Grieve, the second oldest
in a family of six. Prior to moving
to Egmondvillc 60 years ago, he
had lived in McKillop.
* **
Four Seaforth hunters returned
Saturday from a week-long hunting
trip to Restoule but not empty-
handed. They bagged a big doe on
the first day. They inclltded les
Lconhardt, Alvin Smalc, Bob Doig
and Don Muir.
Herbert Brown was named new
trustee in the Police village of
Dublin. The trustees now are Joe
Cronin, Ken Whethcm and Mr.
Brown.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Van Loon,
Seaforth, are visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. Van Bal:el and family.
* **
A committee to study teachers'
salaries and benefits was appointed
at Monday evening's meeting of the
Huron County School Board.
Committee members arc John
Broadfoot, Bob Elliott, J.
Henderson, D. McDonald, Mrs.
Wallace and Mrs. "Linn.
* * *
Thirty-one friends and neighbours
of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Kipfcr
gathered at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Robinson Saturday even-
ing to honour them on the occasion
of their 25th wedding anniversary.
Seven tables of euchre were in
play. The first prize went to Doreen
McLachlan, Ivan Kipfcr. Consola-
tion winners were Vera Hood,
Larry Robinson.
* * *
A Seaforth native, D. W. Aubrey
Crich, of Grimsby, has been hon-
oured by the Photographic Society
of America.
Schools to share ideas
Dear Editor,
On Thursday, Nov. 10, St.
Joseph's Catholic Parent Teachers
Association will be hosting an
information session called
'Strengthening the Partnership
across Huron.' We have invited all
the elementary and secondary
schools across Huron County
including the Public and Separate
School Boards and the Christian
Schools. This evening is planned to
give schools in the arca an oppor-
tunity W share ideas, gather infor-
mation on how to set up an organ-
ization in their school and fact
sheets on how to draft a constitu-
Letters
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tion.
We arc also very pleased to pro-
vide an opportunity to hear an
excellent motivational speaker:
Norman Barlow.
Our doors open at 6:30. if parents
need further information, please call
our school at 482-7035Joanne a_t
482-7865 or Jane at 482-d3.`
Sincerely,
Joanne Riehl
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