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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1995-04-05, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AprII 5, 15•5 ExocHuron sitor Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager & Advertising Manager MARY MELLOR - Soles 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 o yeor, in odvonce, plus 1.96 G.S.T SENIORS - 25.00 a year, in advonce, plus 1.75 G.S.T. Goderich, Stratford oddresses: 28.00 o year, in advance, plus 7.28 postage, plus 2.47 G.S.T Out -Of -Area addresses 28.00 a year, in odvonce, plus 11.44 postoge, plus 2.76 G.S.T USA & foreign 28.00 o year in advance, plus $76.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication mail registra- tion No. 0696 held of Seaforth, Ontario. Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of o typographical error, the advertising spoce occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reo- sonoble albwonce for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. In the event of a typographical error, advertising goods or services at a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell and moy be withdrawn at any time. The Huron Expositor is not responsible for the toss or domoge of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproduction purposes. Changes of address, orders for subscriptions and undeliverable copies are to be sent to The Huron Expositor. Wednesday, AprII 5, 1995 Editorial and Business Offices - 100 Main Street, Seaforth Telephone (519) 527-0240 Fax (519) 527-2858 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Editorial The Friendly Town? The bubble of security around Seaforth and area has burst. Any false illusions of safety and immunity from crime have been shed because of recent incidents. An alleged car theft ring, an inexplic- able shooting in the middle of the night and a possible mugging: We are accustomed to reading about these things in the head- lines of Toronto newspapers. We expect to be spared these calamities in a small, rural town. Unfortunately, crime recognizes no borders. Fortunately, we have been spared tragedies...but who is to say that will continue forever? In the meantime, we must do whatever we can as a community to prevent crime from becoming a regular occurrence. We must create opportunities for youth so vandalism and theft are not the offspring of boredom. We must insist that the OPP, when it comes to Seaforth, follows through on its promises of 'community policing.' We must cooperate with the police so they are able to do their jobs. We must breathe fife into the local economy by shopping in town so our area can provide economic growth and not let stagnation invite undesirable elements. If Seaforth hopes to attract new people to move or retire here it must demonstrate it is safe. It is time for us to say enough is enough and pull together to ensure there is no, tolerance for antisocial behaviour. Seaforth has had a string of unfortunate but isolated instances. Let us all do what we can to make this a better place and ensure events like these are not allowed to continue. - (TBC). Letters to the Editor Have Ontario taxpayers absorbed unfair hit Dear Editor, Now that the dust has settled and we've had a :few weeks to fully grasp the federal budget I have to make a few comments. No one disagrees that the spending cuts weren't necessary but I just can't understand why Ontario should absorb 54 per cent of these cuts while we only make up 34 per cent of the population. Ontario collects 43 per cent of all federal revenue through taxes and other charges yet we only receive 31 per cent of the federal program expenditures. The truly galling thing about it is 97 of 99 Ontario MP's down in Ottawa are Liberals who are sup- posed to be fighting to represent us. Thank God we didn't have 99 or we may have ended up worse! The federal Liberals are being hailed as courageous and just plain wonderful for moving us in the right direction (no pun intended) with these cuts. How much courage does it take to download 4.4 billion dollars worth of cuts on to the provinces lap? How much guts does it take to pass i on 42 per cent of the cuts to the provinces and receive 100 per cent of the glory? Our local MP recently made a public statement that he had only received 10 negative phone calls to his constituency office about the budget. Ten phone calls in a county full of farmers who took a 30 per cent cut in funding while the rest of the country averaged 19 per cent! Wait a second, maybe our MP called up Lyn Mcleod the provin- cial Liberal leader who said on TV Feb. 29, two days after the budget, that it was fair and that Bob Rae should quit whining and get on with governing this province. I hope he also watched `Flip-flop Lyn this past weekend on Global TV saying "We should be doing to the federal government for a fairer share of federal transfers." HUH!! The point I want to drive home to people is this. Ontarians, please Listen to what your MP or MPP says instead of just hearing what they want you to heart Jody Durrand, farmer Zurich Volunteer recognized Dear Editor, It is well known that in the month of April is Cancer month. We feel that this is the appropriate time to recognize the numerous hours given by one Cancer Society volunteer, Freda Buffinga of Clinton. The staff of the Huron County Home Care Program applaud her for the care and dedication that she gives to overseeing the Cancer Society equipment loan cupboard. Her empathetic manner has enhanced our ability to provide the best poss- ible service to individuals in Huron County living with cancer. Although the Cancer Society office has been moved to Stratford, Mrs. Buffinga continues to ensure that the Huron Countequipment loan cupboard is available for the benefit of Huron County Citizens. It is precisely this type of partner- ship that assists the Huron County Home Care Program to successfully assist individuals to remain at home during illnesses. Sincerely Joanne M. Jasper Director, Home Care Program Opinion Take your experts with grain of salt Experts often aren't. Before Roger Bannister ran a mile in under four minutes back in the early 1950s there were many experts, professionals with more degrees than a thermometer, who said it couldn't de done. That a body might disintegrate. It was beyond the "parameters" (ex its like this word of what the human body was capable of. Now 40 or so years later, of course, there are high school track meets in the United States where everybody in the race cracks four minutes. So the wise take experts with a grain of salt. One of the biggest "little white lies" my generation was fed by parents and so-called experts while growing up was that someday soon we would have leisure time coming out our ears. We wouldn't know what to do with ourselves. Conferences were held, pronouncements made, they were talking about a future commonplace 32 -hour work week. Exactly the opposite has happened. Now two parents work more hours to make ends meet, part-time or full, and despite a wealth of space age and labour- saving technology and devices we seem to have less time than ever. Have you, noticed how many groups in Seaforth, and everywhere else for that matter, are now pleading for volunteers? We seem to get at least one urgent plea for volunteer help per week around here, with no apparent let-up in sight. I would hate to think we have actually become more self-centered, and that this might have something to do with television and technology, our great coming together as a global village. J Letters l Second attempt comes up aces Dear Editor, St. Columban Soccer Assoc,.ltion held its second attempt at an anni al meeting Thursday, March 30 ani, it was a huge success. Approximately 30 people showed up with 15 of those people volunteering to be on the executive. As a result the tradi- tion of soccer in St. Columban lives on just like it has for so many years. The big benefit of course is that our children continue to have an opportunity to have fun and play soccer. The large turn -out was also a big benefit in respect to discuss- ing ideas and making some difficult decisions. As the old adage states, two heads are better than one...well 30 heads were definitely better than six. The St. Columban Soccer Asso- ciation would like to extend their thanks for the support on behalf of the kids. Yours sincerely, St. Columban Soccer Association * * * You can trust critics about as much as experts. My family and I were lucky enough to get tickets to the Elton John/Billy Joel concert last Wednesday at the Skydome. The critic of Canada's august "Only National Newspaper" commented in next day's edition: "For the once -a -year concert goer intent, on humming to the hits, this was undoubtedly heaven. But for the discerning music fan who hoped for something greater than simply the sum of its parts, it came across as predictable and just a little dull." Rubbish! We seem to have some kind of "nattering nabob of negativism" here, and do I sense more than a slight whiff of elitism? Two can play that game. I saw the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd at the CNE and Eric Clapton at the Gardens last year and John„ complete with Oscar, and Joel blew them away. It is hard enough to stay on top in any profession, let alone in the fickle field of entertainment. Just think how many music trends, disco to post -punk techno-pop, have come and gone since John and Joel got into the music business in the 1960s. My hat remains off to such consummate performers who still know where the top of the charts are and what it takes to get there. «** Here's an idea. You've got the Van Egmond House out in Egmondville, a unique historical ambience and empty much of the time. You've also got the Van Egmond Foundation crying out for volunteers. Just up the street in downtown Seaforth you've got two historically unique and significant collections of papers, pictures, artifacts and what not that don't have a home, or at least a home where anybody can see them. I refer to the wonderful large collection of whatnot, this that and the other, assembled by Frank Sills over the years upstairs over the hardware store. Across the street you've got the A.Y. McLean collection currently being catalogued on the second floor of Town Hall. I worked briefly for A.Y. way back when, and he was a character and "newspaperman" ( a dying breed) of the first order: Not to mention a Member of Canadian Parliament and a delegate to the United Nations. Perhaps someone should investigate putting these invaluable collections in the empty building with the ambience? It pays to be unique in the tourist game. You wouldn't find anything quite like it anywhere else. * * Over to hockey remember when Centenaires took * for a minute. I the Seaforth an earful for Fiadiael signing a 14 -year-old from Clinton called Danny Wildfong about five seasons back. You are robbing the cradle, "they" said. He will get hurt, the "experts" echoed. And so on... "The Fong" played his heart out and was a fan favourite for two seasons for the local juniors, and was their Most Valuable Player his final season before going off to bigger and better things. But he's still the same Danny. Now 19, Wildfong was named the Most Valuable Player for the junior B St. Marys Lincolns for the second season in a row last week. He also won the Booster Club's Fan Appreciation Award for the second year in a row, and received a third trophy as the team's top point -getter in the regular season. He finished with 45 goals and 62 assists for 107 points and is off to the Ivy League, having accepted a scholarship to Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. He will skate through a brick wall if need be for them too. Told you so (gloat, gloat)! I know a hockey player when I see one. * * * Recent "true facts" gleaned from a variety of newspapers indicate scientists have found the fossilized remains of small jellyfish -like creatures, an entire species (how soon we forget), estimated to be 590 -million years -old. Experts have also recently determined bees can count. This worries me. * * * Finally, over to Red Green, who is my idle. (It's a pun - please don't write a letter to Tim.) The popular Canadian entertainer recently declared and is actively campaigning that April 30 should be "National Possum Day." That's when income taxes are due, and that, he figures, is a good time to play dead. He's got my vote. This is a 1905 photograph of the Huron Football Club of Seaforth, Canadian Senior Champions. It appeared on the back of a post card from a local book and stationary merchant, Alex Winter of Seaforth. It required a 10 stamp to send at the time. Submitted by Edith Baker. Beechwood blacksmith shop heap of bricks FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 12, 1895 John F. Daly, of town, has dis- posed of his driver to Mr. Wallace of Goderich Township. « «* The Brucefield Cheese Manufac- turing Company let the contract for their new cheese factory to Mr. Cudmore of Hensall. It will be erected in Mr. Mustard's field on the London Road. It is to be brick 30 by 60 feet long. « «« John Crich, of Tuckersmith, who is over 70 years of age, began to plough on the eighth of this month and worked at it all morning but had to stop on account of the frost. « «* The annual meeting of the Senior Beaver lacrosse club was held at the Queen's hotel on Saturday evening last and the following officers were elected: Honorary President, G. E. Jackson; Honorary Vice President, Dr. C. Mackay; President, R. E. Jackson; Captain, J. Bell; Secretary -Treasurer, L. C. Jackson; Managing Committee, J. Smith, W. Payne, T. Johnston, O. Neil, H. Willis, the President and Secretary. « *« Mr. J. S. Porter, Egmondville, went to Berlin on Wednesday for the purpose of receiving treatment from a specialist. « ** Mr. James McEwing, of Hullett, and Mr. Alex. McEwing, of Palmerston, paid a visit to their In the Years Agone grandmother, Mrs. J. McEwing, of this village, during the early part of this week. APRIL 9, 1920 Geo. Petty, Reeve of Hensall, has rented the Yorkshire Packing House to the Steele Briggs Co. for a term of years. * * * All that remains of the blacksmith shop at Beechwood, which was erected here many years ago, is a heap of bricks. Thos. Ryan has purchased the lumber which he intends using for the erection of a driving shed. * «« Daniel McGregor, for seventeen years a prominent resident of Seaforth, passed away recently. He was born in Scotland and came to Canada in 1848. APRIL 13, 1945 The official bathing season at the Lions Park was opened on Monday, April 9th, when Marcel Coallier, an employee of the Excellence Flour Mills, took the first plunge into the deep pool, and pronounced the water fine, but cool. Mr. Coallier, however, was a former life guard at Lachine, Quebec and says he is used to all temperatures. • * « James Broadfoot, of Hensall, went fishing this week at St. Joseph's and caught a pike 52 inches long. Word was received by Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Sills that their son, Sgt. Frank Sills, who has been overseas for the past four years and who served in Africa and Italy, had arrived in Canada. He is accom- panied by Mrs. Sills. * * * A pleasant evening was spent at No. 4 School, Tuckersmith, on Friday, April 6th, when friends and neighbours to the number of ninety, gathered to welcome .F/0. Frank Garrett, R.C.A.F., home from over- seas. F/0. Garrett enlisted in 1942, going overseas in September, 1943 and was this spring awarded the L " C. * * * On April 15, Mr. and Mrs. George Murray, of Brandon, Manitoba, will celebrate their 54th wedding anniversary at their home, 241 Princess Street. Mr. and Mrs. Murray are former well-known residents of Seaforth, and they have a host of friends in town and dis- trict who will extend congratula- tions and best wishes. « ** Seaforth's Mayor will proclaim V -Day as Public Holiday for citi- zens of Seaforth. If official notice is received after noon hour, the fol- lowing day will also be proclaimed a holiday. APRIL 9, 1970 A 50 -year past master jewel was presented to Charles Barber, 90, of Seaforth Monday night by Past District Deputy Grand Master, Claire Reith, and Past Master Malcolm MacKellar, both of Seaforth. * «* George Hildebrand experienced the thrill of a perfect cribbage hand last Thursday evening when playing at Legion. Mr. Hildebrand received the 29 -point hand. A once-in-a- lifetime happening. « ** A coroner's jury in Seaforth Tuesday recommended that trains be equipped with a revolving flash- ing light and more prominent whistle when operating in rural areas. * * * McKillop Municipal Telephone System ceased to exist Monday when McKillop council rescinded the bylaw of 1908 which had esta lished the system. « «« Mervin I. Nott, well-known Seaforth merchant, will soon be on his way to Osaka, Japan to view Expo '70. He was informed Friday he had been successful in a sales promotion carried out by Sanyo Electric of Japan and was one of' a number of dealers across Canada who will be guests on a 10 -day all - expense paid trip to Expo.