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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-05-22, Page 44—T111 HURON IXPO1111T011, Nay *2, MIS Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager 8 Advertising Manager MARY MEl1OR - Soles PAT ARMES - Office Manager DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions . & Classifieds DAVE SCOTT - Editor GREGOR CAMPBELL - Reporter JOAN MELLEN - typesetter, proofreader BARB STOREY - distribution A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL • 32.50 o year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S.T. ,SENIORS • 30.00 a year, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA & Foreign: 32.50 a year in advance, plus $78.00 posloge, G.S.T. exempt . SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signol•Sior Publishing at 100 Main S1., Seotorth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held of Seaforth, Onlorio. 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Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, 1401( 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Letters to the Editor Separate board needs to be reminded that bigger is not better Dear Editor, I recall in the fall of 1995, the Huron -Perth RCSS Board and administration held infor- mation meetings in ail of their schools to share with the parents all. of the reasons why they should not be amal- gamated with'the Grey -Bruce Separate School Board. To • summarize two of the main reasons: 1. 'Bigger is not better.' 2. 'We are already efficient, so leave us alone and don't saddle us with someone else's problems.' At that time, I understand that the parent turnout at St. Joseph's School was far bet- ter than some of the other separate schools in Stratford. All of the parents present that evening listened intently to what the board and adminis- tration representatives had to say. The parents were,sup- portive and asked how they could help. An offer was made to set up a special table at our annual book fair where' parents could sign letters opposing the proposed amal- gamation. After all, we were partners in education and they needed our help. The parents were willing to for- give and forget that less than two years prior, th'e adminis- tration had tried to close our school. Now, after the board and their administration was able to stave off the proposed arpa)gamation,. they have, once again turned their atten- tion to St. Joseph's School. It seems that this little school has just got to go. They will not rest until they close it down. I think someone should remind them that: 1. 'Bigger is not better,' and 2. 'We are already efficient so leave us alone and don't saddle us with someone else's problems.' , This is no way to treat your partners is it, or, are we only partners in education when it is beneficial to the adminis- tration' and we can help' them save their jobs? B. Johnstone Stratford, ON Children's centre. thanks community Dear Editor, The Seaforth Co-operative Children's Centre would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for their support as our fund-rais- ing campaign comes to an end for the year. The funds realized will be used to sup- port our many childcare pro- grams. These programs include: music for young children, toy -lending library,. parent education, circle at the Parent & Tot Co-operative Playgroup of Scaforth, Block Parent program, school-age program before and after school, P.D. days, March break and summer holidays, daycare for toddlers and preschool children, movabili- ty program, nursery school program, and drop-in child care for parents' conve- nience. Your donations to the centre help support the growth and enhancement of our child care programs as we continue to address the needs of our community. Thank you Seaforth Co-operative Children's Centre, Fund-raising Committee Township celebrating 125th Dcar Editor. To help celebrate the 125 years of history in our town- ship we, the Celebration 125 Committee, arc holding a number of events throughout 1996. One being a school reunion. For our school reunion it is imperative that we reach as many former stu- dents as possible. Sincerely, Jeanette Allen Assiginack School Reunion Committee, Box 101 Manitowaning, ON Huron may offer MBA program The Huron County Board of Education is attempting to strike a deal whereby they can offer thc Queen's University MBA program from one of their video con- ference sites in Huron. Enquiries have been made to the Queen's School of Business to determine requirements for accessing their highly reputed program for local consumption. Contact Jeanne Dionne at the board if you are interested in taking the program. You too can get away with murder In the wake of some land- mark decisions in our justice system, it is important for you, the average, law-abiding Canadian citizen contemplat- ing a sexual assault, a stab- bing murder or a full -clip shooting, to first understand the gravity of these crimes and second, realize that your chances of getting away with them are looking pretty good these days. In 1987, a Toronto man drove 15 miles across town to his mother-in-law's house, stabbed her to death and was acquitted by a jury who . . . believed he was 'sleepwalk- ing' during the entire event. This was the first time a man was truly tried by twelve of his peers since many people, upon hearing the verdict, believed the jury must have been asleep during the entire trial. In 1994, a Montreal man who raped a 65 -year-old, wheelchair-bound woman, was acquitted when he claimed he was so drunk he could not remember commit- ting the crime. He was able to prove, that prior to the assault protest forced Justice William • Thomas he had consumed 40 ounces of brandy and eight beers. The Supreme Court of Canada which voted 6-3 to uphold his acquittal, based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, had no such excuse. For a time, Canada was the only country in the world where drinking and raping was legal, but drink- ing and driving could land. you in jail. A firestorm of public Minister Man Rock to drop the drunk defence for rape, but it can still get murder charges reduced to manslaughter. To.that end, the 'I was so loaded' line is • working better for accused killers in this country than the 'my mother didn't love me' whine. And most recently, we've been witness to the _greatest technological break -through in the history of our judicial system - the R2 -D2 robotic defence. Socialite shooter Dorothy Joudrie, Calgary's modern- day 'Annie Oakley with an attitude,' is now home and free after pumping six bullets into her estranged husband, a big wheel in Canada's corpo- rate world. It was a sad tale, a sordid story of neglect, abuse and poor judgement.- but more about the jury later. Testimony at the trial revealed the husband, Earl Joudrie, to be a high-class heel who slapped or punched his wife on three occasions in a 32 -year-old marriage. Question: Does two bullets per incident of abuse meet modern-day Canadian stan- dards? • Jury: Yup. Sounds about right to us. Besides, they were very small bullets. The jury, which believed Dorothy Joudric's explana- tion that she was so mentally agitated at the time of the crime that she acted in a 'robotic state', was cotnposed of I I women and one man. In the 21st hour of delibera- tion, the sole holdout, the man, finally came around to agreeing to an acquittal on murder, aggravated assault and weapons charges, after the women formed a chorus line around him and began • singing: "Bring back that robotic feeling, woe, woe, We've got that robotic feel ing." 1 made that up. I'rn drunk. Or Earl was oddly compli- ant and quiet throughout the trial: He refuses to comment about the case and with a couple of slugs still in him, his inner feelings may never CONTINUED on a Te 11 PHOTO BY DAVID SCOTT CAN'T LOOK - Priscilla Lambert of Seaforth tried out the "Seatbelt Convincer" on display in front of the Seaforth OPP station on Thursday. Willing participants strapped themselves in and. rode the short decline to an abrupt stop. Even at a 10 km/hr speed, the impact was jarring. Community Services Officer John Marshall, left, said in the first four hours of operation on Thursday, 31 people had tried out the device which travels from town to town. Lasi week was Police Week. Party of people have motoring accident in '21 FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR MAY 29, 1896 TUCKERSMITH - West End Notes - A grub or wire worm is destroying the oats in this vicinity. The oats which have been sowed on land which has been broken from sod this year, and espe- cially on high land, alone are damaged. Most of the stall fed cattle in this neighbourhood are sold, but a number are not delivered, and arc still sta- bled. EGMONDVILLE NOTES - Considerable baled hay has been passing through the vil- lage to town lately. The pre- sent price must be discourag- ing to the seller, as compared with two months ago. Motto: Never hold for famine prices. - Mr. Fenney and Miss Whetstone, of Nissouri, were the guests of Miss Jennie Hills during the first part of this week. • - The political atmosphere is quiet here, only a ripple now and again when some party heeler comes along and tries to gull some unwary victim or ultra Protestant, who has still the image of Sir John Thompson enshrined in his bosom, and who has always voted solid with Sir John's alias, tells a Grit that he is committing the unpar- donable sin by trying to make Laurier premier. Then there is generally a noise. MAY 27, 1921 DUBLIN NOTES - When motoring a party of young men to Mitchell on the 24th r'ln the Yeai'sAgoiie-� to take in the sports, a front wheel of Mr. Joseph Eckert's car camc off causing the car to turn turtle about a mile from Mitchell on thc over- head bridge; Mr. Eckert was severely bruised about the head and face. Mr. Frank Evans, who occupied the front scat with him was unconscious for four hours. Mr. Francis Dill and Gerald Holland were shaken up. The car top was demolished and the windshield badly dam- aged. Mr. Eckert is ahlc to he around to -day (Wednesday). FOOTBALL The first football game of thc season was played on the Recreation grounds on Friday evening last between Dublin and Scaforth was evidenced by by the large crowd in atten- dance. It is some years since the town has boasted a foot - hall team, and although the play was hardly up to the old standard, the material was there. All the team needs is coach- ing and practise. Dublin has a nicely balanced team and played some good combina- tion, but never seemed to get going, and Scaforth had thc better of the play throughout, scoring a goal in each half. MAY 31, 1946 County of Huron street oil- ing machinery commenced thc oiling of Seaforth streets on Thursday morning. The streets previously had been prepared for the oil coating by grading. All strects•not. now paved arc being treated. Blue skies smiled benignly on Thursday for the 'silver jubilee of Rev. J.B. Ffoulkes, J.C.D., in the priesthood. He was ordained in 1921 in St. Peter's Cathedral, London, by Bishop M.F. Fallon. He was sent to Rome for post- graduate studies, receiving his degree as Doctor of Canon Law in 1923, after which he returned to London and was a member of the staff of St. Peter's Scminary until 1934, when he was assigned to St. Patrick's parish, Dublin. SHOWER FOR ENGLISH WAR BRiDE - About 150 neighbours and friends gath- ered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cleave Coombs recently to present Mrs. Coombs, a British war bride, with a number of lovely and useful gifts. After a few hours of dancing, Cleave and' Peggy were called to thc centre of the room and were asked to he seated at which time the presentations were made. After Peggy and Cleave had unwrapped thc gifts, they expressed their thanks to everyone. Lunch was then served by Mrs. Edward Brown, Mrs. P. Doig and Mrs. H. Coombs, Sr. Music was supplied by Harry Chesney, Walker Hart, Mac Scott, Jake Broome and Mrs. Broome. Floor man- agers were Andy Dunlop and George Hildebrand. JUNE 3, 1971 Hon. C.S. MacNaughton, Huron MPP on Tuesday was sworn in as the new Ontario Minister of Transportation and Communication. Now in his seventh cabinet position, Mr. MacNaughton has held more cabinet posts than anyone else in the histo- ry of thc provinces. * * * The Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation has pink -listed the- Htiron County Board of Education following the resignation of a , majority of the 269 teachers on staff. Teachers involved include those at Seaforth District High Scho(.l as well as the four other secondary schools in the county. The federation has request- ed its members not to accept a position on the staff of any Huron secondary school until negotiations have been com- pleted. Master Warrant Officer A.R. Coutts of Seaforth will retire from the Canadian Armed Forces in September. Mr. Coutts enlisted in the RCAF at London in May 1943 as a wireless electrical mechanic. After basic and trades training at Edmonton, Saskatoon and Montreal, he was stationed at Bagotvillc PQ and Dchcrt, N.S. before being released at Moncton, N.B. in October 1945. ***