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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-04-03, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AMIi 3, 1890 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRi-LYNN DAIS - General Manager DAVE SCOTT - Editor & Advertising Mrxager GREGOR CAMPBEU MARY MELLOR - Soles - Reporter PAT AWES :Office Manager )OAN MELLEN DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions - - typesetter, proofreader & Classifieds MRS STOREY - distribution A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL. - 28.00 a year, in advance, plus 1.96 G.S.T. SENIORS: 25.00 a year, in advance, plus 1.75 G.S.T. Goderif,b,Stratford addresses: 28:00 o yeor, in advance, plus 7.28 postage, plus 247GST CM of Of Area. 28.00 a year, in advance, plus 11.44 pestrge. pkis 2.76 G.s.T USA $. foreign. 28.00 a year in advance, plus S76.0O postage, G.S.T. exempt. - SUBSCRIPTION RATES: - Published- weekly b r Signal -Star Publishing of 100 mein St., Seroforih. Publication mail registration No Q696 held of Seaforth, Ontario. Advertising is accepted on. condition shot m the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous stern, together with o reosonoble otla lance for signoiure, will not be charged, but the balance of 1M advertisement wilt be paid for at the applicable rote In the event of o ypogrophicol error, advertising goods or services at a wrong prices or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely on offer to sell and rimy withdrawn at any time. The Huron Expositor is not resporisiblerfor the loss a,damoge of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used For reproduction purposes Changes of address, orders For subscriptions and undeliv- erable copies ore to be lent so The Huron Expositor. Wedne.da*, Aforll 3, 1996 Editorial and Business Offices - 100 Moin S$reet.,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 Assocrabon, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Letters to the Editor.] Food Bank thanks. businesses for help , Dear Editor., • The Seaforth and District 'Food flank ripened on Feb. 23. To date.' 28 families. have '-registered and received assis- • tancc. . • , Thanks to the following , for their:,involvement in help- uig eget the Food hank up and running: Ilildebrand Paint' and, Paper, Stedmans, Sills Home Hardware, Scaforth Co-op. Canadian Tirc, Petc's Paper Clip, Trcmeer's, Hoffmcycr's Mill, The Huron Expositor. local schools and ,volunteers. To everyone ,who has, donated fo od.or money, thank you for your ,generosity. Thanks to. Knochtel's, Seaforth Grocery, Egmondville Store and Town Hall for allowing donation boxes. Youl• help is still needed. - I%nations can be dropped off at the above locations or at your church. Thanks from - The Seaforth and District Food Bank Committee Lightning knocks' `pastor' off walls?? Dcar Editor. , - - i was quite intrigued to -":earn that it required a light- ning bolt scoring a direct hit on the hell tower of St. Thomas Anglican Church in March 1921 ( In the Years. •Agone. March 13) to. knock the 'paster (pastor?) off the , .valls. 1,wc►nder how many difficult parishioners -it took , to drive him up there in the first piace. , Of course, -if this•was ply a typographical error, then I suppose it was really the 'plaster' and not the 'paster' (pastor?) that cracked up and needed patching, thus leaving the sexton's escape from injury as the only act of God's providence on that par-' ticular dark and stormy n.ght. Randy Banks Walton Director of education seeks single board for Huron Dear Editor. • - -We have a great public education system in Huron County..and we arc working hard to. make it better. In this • time of rapid chane. we are ready for change.- We know That times are tough and that puhlic spending needs to he hritiught under control. We -want to do our part hut. alone. a small Jurisdiction like the Huron County Board of Education .is a voice in the wilderness. . You have heard about the report on school board amal- gamation. There arc several giiod recommendations in that report, but the most important among thein are the recommendations for the reform of education finance. We roust have those funding reforms if Huron County stu- dents are going to get their fair share of Ontario tax dol- lars for education. We can live with,thc call 'to reduce the number of trustees. and we have already acted to downsize our .admin- istration. • We 1)0 NOT agree with • the prolxtsal to join the pub- lic. school boards of Huron and Perth counties together into one new entity. We think there is a better. way. Please support our call to establish 'a' single school board for Huron County: one that pro- vides for all sectors and pro- tects the language and reli- gious rights of all parties. This is the kind of amalga- mation that makes the most sense. As we move forward toward the close of this cen- tury. let us ensure that public education in Huron County continues to be a front-runner - not only in academic excel- lence and technology. but in governance, administration and finance too. Please sign one of the postcards being circulated by your local Huron Public Education schools. and share another with a friend. - Paul Carroll Director & Secretary - Treasurer Roxanne Brown Chair Huron County Board of . Education Who knows what day it is today? We all know April showers bring May flowers but did you know they also bring artichokes? If you thought April was just a month for celebrating fools and Easter, think again. Marketing experts have des- ignated the days. weeks and month of April for various hobbies, fools, diseases. musical instruments and other medical, motorized and mental mentionables. And among other things; April is Artichoke Month: - - April isn't unique. Almost - every day of the:year iS now "National (fill -in -the -blank) Day."- But here'.s• just a sam- -ple of what's in store for this. month: • Women with ? thing.for. Mel Gibson will he happy ti► learn.that April 26 is Hug an Australian Day. • Not only can you cele- hrate Passover on April 4 hut TV DinnerDay as well. - • A few of the more notable designated days we have become familiar with in the last few years are Earth Day -- April 22 and Secretaries Day -.April 24. (if one day isn't enough for secretaries. - they've also got their own week - from April 22-28). And if you're not sure which event to celebrate, you. can sit hack and laugh (hut only during National Laugh - Week - April,1-7). But then !again, April is Humour Month. However there's nothing funny about Sexually Transmitted Disease Month. Child Abuse Prevention • Month and Cancer Crusade Month - all of which happen to he April. toot. April 22-28 is Motorcycle - Awareness Week and Reading is Fun Week (hut • please, no reading on your - motorcycle). Let's hope your motorcycle has an environ- mentally._safe exhaust system _ since it's also Clean Air ' • Week. if you're more of a -"Tim •the Tool Man" sort. it's Wox;dworking Month.. Welding Month and.hoth Home improvement and Horr.c Decorating month. - And 1 one many - (includi,.g myself) will he' celebrating (maybe more than once) - No Housework Day - April 8. - Ifthis isn'.t rich enough for you it's Diamond Month. which is also April's birth- . stone. in the world of medicine. it's.Emergency Medical Services Awareness week April -8-14 and Organ. Donor Awareness Week - April 22- 28. (Let's hope we don't cel- ebrate those. one: firsthand). You can check your Dental Health all month and your Mental•Health from April 29 - May 5. it's Occupational - Therapy Month, Medic Alert Week. April 29 to May 5 and World Health Day- April 8.• if all this is stressing you ,cwt. that's all right. They've already thought of that..it's Stress Awareness Month. - if you're.thinking of those major purchases go right • ahead because it's-hoth National Auto Month and New Home Month. if you're having trouble keeping track of all the_numhers of dollars` - you're -spending .you'Il get help from someone celebrat- ing Mathematics F,ducation Month. . Saving your pennies for just a Small -purchase? National Coln Week (-April 8-14►"is • followed by Consumer's' Week (Apri! 1.5-21); . if you're•.in.need of a musi- cal interlude look nci further . than National Music Week, April 22-28. But guitar play- ers rejoice! You're not con-. fined to just a day or a week. April is Guitar Month. (Get out your earplugs mom and dad). Are all of these national - days and weeks legal'! Ask someone On Law Day. April 22 or Police Week. April 29 - May 5. • Planning a family':' Bahy Week is April 15-21. fol- . .lowed hy National Family •week: April 22-28. . • Need a vacation' It's National Tourism Week April .29 -May 5. • Find something worth selling from all that spring cleaning'? it's Want Ad Week Apri1.8-1-1 and international Classified Advertising Week April 15-21- - - :Almost time to dig up the' garden (Soil Conservation Week. April 1.-7). And.watc•h - the hirds and animals dome ` hack to life after winter. - . (National Wildlife Week. April 8-l4). Get ready to get- - out your hike (-Bike Safety • Week. ApriI .8-14 ill_ school i1 , -getting to you tFducaiton , Week. April 22-281- - Overloaded with loo inrush ;• April information'' Don't worry. you have your. rights -. (from April 8 -14. - information Right; Week i. Union leader wants debate with head of Hydro Open Letter To ,Mr. W. Farlinger, Chairman of Ontario Hydro. . Dear Mr. Farlinge,r,' As the Charman of the Board of Directors of Ontario Hydro, you are the chief spokespersdn for manage- ment, which has proposed .breaking up Hydro, selling off its generation assets and allowing open access to the province's'trahsmission and, distribution systems by any - supplier of electricity in .North America. Similarly. 1. am the chief spokesperson - for the Power Workers' Onion, which represents 76$4-. of Hydro's workforce -and, which holds; as you know. • very different views on this Matter. Thenme has come for the two. of us to publicly debate the future of Ontario's elec- ttici'ty -,system.. There, is heightened puhlic awareness of- the- privatisation issue and . interest -tea sueh-a debate ..woutd fie Eiigh.-Wome outd also he performing a puhlic service appropriate- to our positions hy helping the peo- ple of Ontario Netter under- stand •the issues in dispute. the facts surrounding. them. and the arguments both for. - and against privatization and deregulation. indeed. as_one of the highest. -paid :public servants in' the- provine. l suggest you have an ohliga-• tion to do all, you ,can to. ' acquaint the people of Ontario with 'your beliefs and intentions regarding the dis- positian -of puhlic --assets under yourdirectign and con - trot. and he. prepared to , defend your views in ar; open `thrum... it would, he especially helpful 'to have ahis.dehate hefore the Report. of the MacDonald Committee is issued, atthe end'of April. so - that the puhlic will have more knowledge with which to evaluate the report's con- clusions and recommenda- tions. As .i know from your recent puhlic speaking appearances that you are anx- ious to defend your position . on the fate of Ontario, -Hydro. f have -taken' the liberty of, forwarding a copy iib ',this let- - ter to selecied broadcasters around:the Prov -ince. urging' them to invite'the..hoth of us to debate these issues. on. air. sometime during, April'' Given the recent surge, in media interest in' this subject._ , i am sure. we will tdet,several such invitations and' i hope .you will respond favourably. , • - Sincerely. John D'. Murphy President • ' Power Workers' Union. • Seaforth visitor's train from Texas robbed FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR APRIL 10. 1896 • A.N UNPLEASA.NT EXPERIENCE - Mrs. Eliza Earl. of Fall River. Kansas.' sister of Mrs. Josiah Tyerman. of Seafrth. arrived here oo -Friday last: on.a visit to her sister. • - - On her journey here Mrs. Earl had a somewhat novel and not very pleasant experi- ence. She was a passenger on board the eastbound train from Galveston. Texas. on the St,. Louis and San Francisco Railroad. About one o'clock Wednesday morning. when the train was .136 mites west of St. Louis. and as it had entered a secluded spot known as .Sleeper's Hill. Cut. it was brought to a stand -still by three masked robbers.. who effected an entrance into the express car. overpowered the express. agent. blew open the sad. with dynamite. and car-, ried off plunder in money and valuables to the amount of over 550.000. - Fortunately the robbers did not interfere with the passen- gers, and further than a bad .scare. none of them were injured. After scouring the contents of the express safe. the robbers turned the engi- neer and fireman out of the Caboose. detached the engine from the train. mounted it . and ran it about four ,miles down the track. Then they raked out the fire, and left it' standing on the track "dead," where the train hands. who followed after. found it. They re -kin- dled the Tire. brought the in the Years Agone engine hack to •:the train. and started on the journey. arriv- ting in St. Louis safely. but two hours behind time. Mrs. Earl pursued her journey. and arrived here safely on Friday - afternoon. She would not dare to.have such.ano'ther experience. APRIL 8. 1921 HASTINGS INQUEST - • The inquest. into the death of the late Daniel Hastings -did :not complete its work at Dublin on Friday last. an adjournment being made to . April 12. This was necessary as the report of the provincial analyst on his examination on the stomach of the late Mr. •Hastings was not ready for submission at Friday's sit- ting. and on it hinges the whole question as to the pres- - ence on any poison which might have -been the cause of death. - The evidence given by: Dr. Murray and Dr. Smith. of Mitchell. on their post mortem examination was to the effect that they had found no trace of strychnine effects. The only abnormal condition in the man's vital organs was some congestion in the lungs and some adherence to the walls of the chest. a condition which appeared. to have been chronic. r '* * . SEAFORTH SPRING FAIR - The annual spring fair of the Seaforth Agricultural Society. held on Main Street on Friday.1st. brought. but -the largest field .tif ex-hibitors t'or some years. while the,attendance was _very large. and the weather most favourable: in the heavy horses every class was filled.. the agricultural teams heing represented• by seven entries of, the finest horses ever seen - in the show ring in Seaforth, and the competition in every other class was keen. , APRIL 12. 1946 Al a meeting of the execu- ,ive of the Seaforth Lawn. Bowling 6uh. held in the; club house Monday evening. the following committees for the ensuing year were appointed: Property 'Committee - C.P. Sills. J.J. Cluff. R.J. Winter. Fred Johnson. Lawn Rolling - B.F. - Christie to take full.chargc. •Prize Committee - B.F. Christie. M:A. Reid. H:E. Smith. Tourney Committee. Local - George Johnson. H.U. Free. Jack Hotham. Jr. .Membership Cornrpittee. - C.P. Sills. 1.1. Cluff. M.A. Reid.. B.F. Christie. - Fees will he the same as last year. 55: first two years: - 52 McKILLpP NEWS - RETURNS •FROM OVER- , SEAS - Gnr. W.A. McClure returned home from overseas on Monday. He was met in London by Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Taylor. Clarence and 'Billy. Mr. James McClure. Glen-. Don. Ross and Ruth McClure. A family gathering was held at the home of Mr.' and Mrs John McClure. Gnr. McClure had hcen overseas _ since Jely -1943. with the 99th' - Ratio -lion , from Win.gharn•. -and served in France. Holland. Belgium and Germany. .1-1e was wounded on 1)7 -Day but .was hack with 'his .regiment early in Jury: He was married .on . March .19th to Miss Isabel Roselle. of Glasgow. Mrs. McClure expects to comc•to Canada soon; . - On •Friday even. March 29th. a large number of neighbours and 'friends •gath- ered in Winthrop hall to honor 'Miss isahcl Bettles.. who. havecen)ly returned from oversea, where she • spent a year in her profession as a nurse. - APRIL 15. 1971 Seaforth Council. Monday night accepted the tender of • Mal=inev- Bros. Construction - Ltd.. of Dublin. in the amount of $38,429 for the . constructio-n of Seaforth Drainage Works No.1. The tender was the lowest of 14 tenders submitted kin( he pro- ject to he estimated .10 cost 539.758. * k k Dr. C. Moyo is in Cambridge. Mass. this week ' taking part in a graduate sem- inar at Harvard University. His address is one of a series being given in a course on Afro-American studies and his theme dealt with African responses to European mcdi- cine., 1