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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-03-01, Page 4Editorial 4 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, March 1, 1085 on siHuron sitor Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE General Manager & Advertising Manoger MARY MELLOR - Sales PAT ARMES • Office Manager DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions TiM CUMMING - Editor GREGOR CAMPBELL - Reporter LINDA PULLMAN - Typesetter BARB STOREY - Distribution A Burgoyne Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 28.00 a year, in odvance, plus 1.96 G.S.T. SENIORS • 25 00 o year, in advonce, plus 1.75 G.S.T. Goderich, Stratford addresses 28.00 a year, in odvance, plus 7.28 postage, plus 2.47 G.S.T Out -Of -Area addresses. 28.00 o year, in odvance, plus 11.44 postage, plus 2.76 G.S 1 USA & foreign. 28.00 a year in odvance, plus 576.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing 01 100 Moin St., Seaforth. Publication mail registra- tion No 0696 held of Seaforth, Ontario. 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Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK IWO Member of the Conodian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Don't disband regiment! The Canadian government's decision to disband the Airborne Regiment was like killing a flea with a sledgehammer or like treating a disease by burying the patient. Everyone knows that something had to be done after videos showed inhumane rituals carried out in disgusting hazing exer- cises. Some heads had to roll after the despicable actions of those Canadian soldiers. Disbanding the regiment, however, did not solve the problems of declining discipline in the Canadian armed forces and it did create new problems. Canada needed its Airborne regiment and Canadian military interests will now be compromised in the interest of political expediency. Problems with the military and political leadership should not have been masked with a dramatic public relations gesture. The Canadian government should have listened to its military leadership and worked on :solutions, not on short-term public relations .exercises...Canada'has some_ hard questions to ask about its defence policy. The Chretien government should also begin taking heat for its first major policy blunder. The Prime Minister has been known as somebody who trusts the advice of competent advisers...it's not clear why he did not take the advice of his military leaders on this issue. Canada's political leaders made a mistake by killing and not improving the regiment. It is now up to Canadians to insist this mistake be reversed. - (TBC). Letters to the Editor Shame on you, editor! Dear Editor, I would like to take this opportun- ity to respond to your Opinion column in this week's paper on the apathy of our community, It appears some clarification is required. You state "the OPP was cham- pioned for reasons of fewer admin- istrative and personnel hassles". Shame on you, dear Editor. You were at our second Public Meeting (the first part anyway) and you know this was only one of a series of items recorded. I can personally assure both you and the residents of Seaforth that the Police Services Board has dealt with a number of administrative and personnel mat- ters in the past and was equally prepared to continue with these responsibilities in future if it was the wish of the community to remain with its municipal police force. You also question why the "police officer morale problem...could not have been addressed long before the OPP costing process was put into motion". It is my understanding this particular problem is a direct result of the length of time it has taken to resolve this particular matter. The costing process was initiated over 18 Months ago and much of the delay since then is attributed to waiting for our costing proposals to arrive. As I'm sure you can appreciate, no one likes to have his life and job held in limbo for a year and a half. The Officers merely wanted to know, one way or the other, if they would maintain the status quo or move to something different. They wanted a decision. You are quite correct when you say "there are no short-term sav- ings" by moving to OPP. Neither are there short-term savings by remaining with our municipal force. Both options will impact on the taxpayers of Seaforth - either by an increase in taxes or a reduction of services in other areas. The Expen- diture Control Program and Social Contract reductions imposed by the Province have, and will continue, to take their toll on the delivery of All services (not only policing) in small communities like Seaforth. After holding two public meetings with less than 40 people in attend- ance, answering less than a dozen questions at those meetings, and receiving only one letter and three phone calls, the Police Services Board and Council can only believe the community as a whole couldn't care less about this issue. One thing remains certain. Silence gives consent. If the residents of this community don't become involved in the decision making process when given the opportunity - whatever the issue - then they must be prepared to live with the decisions of those who have been appointed or elected to act on their behalf. Lin Sterner, Chairperson Seaforth Police Services Board High school has reunion Dear Editor, Chesley District High School will tives who came from the Chesley he holding a school reunion on arca. The success of our reunion Sunday, July 2, 1995 as part of the depends on our being able to con- Chesley Homecoming Celebrations. tact as many of our former students We are trying to contact as many of and staff as possible. inns former students and staff as Thank you for your assistance. possible. We hope that any of your Your Truly, leaders who attended or worked at Dale N, Ahrens Chesley District High School will and Ruth M. Ferguson contact us and let us know their Co -chairpersons of CDHS Reunion addresses and the names and Chesley District High School uldresscs of any friends and rola- Box 310 Chesley ON NOG 1L0 1 Opinion Public broadcaster unites Canada It was significant that U.S. President Bill Clinton praised the Canadian Broadcasting Corpor- ation (CBC) during his recent trip to Canada. This is a time when Canadian politicians, like Newfoundland Premier Clyde Wells and Reform leader Preston Manning, are targeting the CBC for spend- ing cuts. The 'Mother Corp.' also came under fire in Paul Martin's budget which was delivered Monday. I say, the moment we abandon the CBC we might as well start negotiations to join the United States. What kind of country doesn't have relevant national institu- tions to bind a people together? The Mannings and Wellses of this country say if the CBC were gone private networks could pick u1) the slack. I say, merde. Certainly networks like Global and CTV do valid programming such as W-5 and Sportsline...but generally, those networks don't create a lot of shows which bring us together as a people. The TV program Night Heat (now in reruns) is a perfect example of private network fare which hides its Canadian ident- ity. There is another Canadian program, Sweating Bullets, which features Canadian actors but is ostensibly set in Florida or some similar warm clime. There is a place for programs like these, targeting the United States market. But they don't unite us. In fact, the dis:uise F�sl6ac� their Canadian settings as if they ale ashamed. In the United States public programming is under budgetary fire from the free enterprise troops of Newt Gingrich. This is despite the fact U.S. public bi oadcasting is a refreshing change from the lowest -common -denominator private sector trash that infests our television screens. Which is more important in society, qual- ity public arts programming or trash -tabloid TV dwelling on the O. J. trial? Let's forget that, however. The need for public broadcasting in the States is not as compelling as the need in Canada., The United States is quickly becom- ing the dominant world culture. The size of its television audi- ences and the prosperity of the country ensures there are worth- while programs which tell Americans a little about them- sclves. Shows like l' ll Fly Away, Picket Fences and Roots have told American stories well with- out : overnment fundin CBC must be preserved Stories from American history have been immortalized on tele- vision in private sector television networks. In Canada? In Canada, it is the CBC which takes stories from the Canadian experience and makes them relevant. No one can tell me truly great pro- grams like Riel and The National Dream would have been made without the CBC. This country is too small to support truly national program- ming without public sector sup- port. -I'he Canadian government has to face reality and get its fiscal house in order. But the CBC is a bargain. Canada could get rid of its budgetary deficit tomorrow by eliminating medicare...but as a people we insist on state -funded medicine as a condition of our nationhood. It would be wrong to think anything less of the CBC. This historic photo, loaned to The Huron Expositor by Janeth Sangster of Hensall, shows a reunion of students from Seaforth Collegiate institute, organized by Joe Sills (at head of the table) of Baltimore with local help from Edith Scott Ru seI (second from right) and Glad Thompson (second from left). Other people in the photo include Ethel Beattie (third from right) and Sadie McClay Simpson (fo /V from left). T ,1 Letters Support Easter Seals campaign Dear Editor, The annual Easter Seal Campaign is set to "kick-off" Wednesday, March 8, 1995. Last year the people of the town of Scaforth and surrounding area donated over $5,000 in response to our direct mail campaign. We were able to helpchildren and their families in this commun- ity, as well as support Easter Seal services elsewhere in the province. The Seaforth Lions are proud to help these youngsters - we know just how much Easter Seal kids benefit from the support this cam- paign receives. The courage and determination of children with physical disabilities is an inspiration. All they need is more understanding and support to progress in life. I know all the people in the area will continue to show they care. By backing these young people through Easter Seals, donors really so make someone else's life better. Tom Kale Easter Seal Campaign Chairman etter opposes Ul'P police proposal Dear Editor, dent community. But slowly things with very large increases clear In response to your columns of began to happen and with hardly a bags, specific weight, etc. there was past weeks I for one would like to word from anyone. 1 believe, we hardly a ripple of dissent. Fortu- stand up and be counted as oppos- were only a hair -breadth away from nately, in this case we had choices. ing O.P.P. policing and the decision losing our post office. This would Now that we are facing the loss of council in the passing of a for- have been a great loss for this is a of our police department I have mal resolution drafted by the O.P.P. place for people to meet, to say mixed feelings, as I do not fully I am one of the many who reacted hello and inquire of your health. It understand why it is being done. (or didn't react) with apathy, and I is unique, it is a people place. Internal problems, if they exist, suspect my views are too little, too Secondly, we lost our bus service. should have been addressed long late. Did anyone notice? Trains and ago, and should not be an issue for When I moved to this town sev- buses are a life -line to non -drivers, change to another police force. In eras years ago, I was impressed so we are now in effect without these times of fiscal restraint, why with the diversity of businesses choices (a 'passenger car' to would an O.P.P. contract, which offered, the health care facilities, Stratford, an 'excursion car' to would cost more money for the fire and police departments, recre- Goderich - just a thought to our 'short-term' but suggests 'long- ational facilities, churches, schools, local train company). term' savings, not raise a red flag. library, transportation, etc, Every- Thirdly, when the garbage issue Let us be realistic, Services do not thing was in place for a self-suffi- d l head his back come d d contract, arta nKC all contracts will have to be re -negotiated in five years and what price then? We, all of us, are paying through our taxes and will we have any say? I do not think so. The reasons given for change are not good enough. This kind of policing docs not work for every community. Goderich said `No' and they are standing behind their police force. We are also forcing the possibility of having no police officers living in our community and this should be of concern to everyone. I like this town and I want it to stay safe, but at what cost! P. M. Reid Scafort founder sells villa e � aiSC Its ugly eat a while C ac o e own In price an this ie a sells villae Hensallg ots FROM THE PAGES OF J ` pletely destroyed a farm home two THE HURON EXPOSITOR, MARCH 8, 1895 G. Crich of Tuckersmith intends to erect an implement house next summer. * * * The contract for building the new school in Tuckersmith has been let to Messrs. Welsh and Cudmore of Hensall, their tender of $850 being the lowest. James Petty, the founder of Hensall, and who made and sold off the first survey of village lots has decided to sell by public auction the remainder of his village lots. MARCH, 1920 Wm. Hoegy, of Manley, has purchased the 50 -acre farm from Thos. Curtin for the sum of $3,500. * * * Thomas Rundle of Hibbert has purchased from Thos. Cameron, Peter M. Moir's 150 -acre farm on the Thames Road, Usborne. Mr. Cameron has also sold his farm on the south boundary of Hibbert to Mr. Watson of Motherwell. * ** Harry Pretty of Toronto has gone into the partnership with W. J. Finnegan in the grocery business in Egmondville. * ** Wm. Somerville, who recently disposed of his G.N.W. Telegraph office here to accept a position in the office of the G.N.W. miles north of Brucefield early In the Years Agone TTegi uckcrsmith * * * Chas. Eggert of Manley has pur- chased the 50 -acre farm of Geo. Heintz, Logan Township. * * * The tenders for the new Manley school were opened and the con- tract was given to Querengesser and Deigel. ** Ed. Sherbert of Manley is busy drawing gravel for the erection of the foundation of his new barn, as the stone wall was rendered useless after the fire. * ** Richard Robinson, who has been making his home for some time with his daughter, Mrs. W. M. Sproat in Tuckersmith, has sold his farm in McKillop to David Hall of Saskatchewan. MARCH 9, 1945 Ernest Clarke received full hon- ours of 100 per cent in the music theory examinations held at St. Joseph's school, Seaforth. *** Gordon Keith Hayter, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Hayter, Detroit, and grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hayter, Varna, and Mrs. Emily C. Ross, Kippen, recently graduated from Boot Training at Great Lakes Naval Training School, Chicago, and is now cnroled in an intensive course at the Radio Naval Training School located at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin. * * * The Crich Bakery delivery horse staged a real runaway. Frightened while the driver Jim Eaton was calling at a residence, the animal raced down Sparling Street and continued its flight down John Street, Opposite the residence of Willard Elliott it crashed into a new Dodge car owned by Geo. Wheatley of McKillop. The horse was not injured. *** The no -surrender club, although composed of only a few women in McKillop under the presidency of Mrs. A. Watson, has raised a total of $1,278.10 for* patriotic purposes. The Seaforth Women's Institute held a successful draw in Seaforth Armouries. Novelty dance prizes went to Miss Marjory Hunt and James Kelley, Scaforth and Mrs. Winston Workman and Harry Caldwell, Kippen. *** Owing to the rain the river at Bayfield broke up and will likely pass without a big flood, as has happened in former years. MARCH 5, 1970 Fire of undetermined origin com- house was occupied by Clarence McBean, RR 5 Clinton, There was a lot more snow 60 years ago than this year, according to Mr. and Mrs. David Papple, who will celebrate their diamond wed- ding anniversary this weekend. ' * * * Brotherhood Night has become a popular annual event in Seaforth and this year was no exception. The Legion hall was well-filled Thurs- day evening to hear Hallett native Rev. Harold Snell of London. * * * Members of Seaforth Branch 156, Royal Canadian Legion, will be hosts on Sunday for a meeting of Zone C-1. Seaforth president William Dalrymple said a full attendance of Branch 156 members is expected. ▪ ** Mr. and Mrs. Danny Walsh, who have spent the past 10 years in France and Germany in the R.C.A.F. and arrived in Ontario recently, were Saturday visitors with Rev. J. Ure and Mrs, Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Walsh were former Seaforth residents. • ** Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Finnegan and two sons were guests at the Dick House last week, when they attended the Alex Finnegan party on Feb. 21. •