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Direction on amalgamation
not released by province -
Roughly half a year after slashing transfer payments to
municipalities and warning them they must amalgamate or
face cash starvation, the provincial government still has not
released its promised set of detailed regulations and guide-
lines for municipal restructuring.
Worse yet, it is feared that when they come, they will really
give little in the way -of direction, to municipalities wondering
what sort of restructuring they should embark upon. The
intent here was to make restructuring a "bottom up" process,
allowing municipalities to find local partnerships which -suit-
ed them best. "The result has been utter confusion. Because no
one knows how many levels of government will survive
restructuring, we have the ridiculous situation of county
councillors ,pondering amalgamation with other counties
~. while lower tier municipalities are talking about opting out of
the county system.
In fact, the only way restructuring can• make sense (even the
new (improved?) "common" variety) wouldbe to disband the
upper tier of government, otherwise, what would be saved in
the overall schemeof things? Yet counties continue to operate
under -the assumption they will exist after the next election.
Municipalities need firm direction in this case, otherwise, a
great deal of work may go to waste in doing background on
restructuring proposals which won't.meet the regulations, if
ever they are finally.announced. — P.R: - The Lakeshore
Advance
Letters to the Editor
Mistie Murray's aunt
asks public to continue
search for missing teen
To all local citizens:
It is one year since my
niece, Mistie Murray,
disappeared from Goderich.
As her aunt, I am concerned
the public may assume Mistie
is dead. There is nothing .to
indicate she is dead,•and it
makes more sense to assume
she is alive and out there
somewhere. She may have
been abducted; yet no one is
looking for her. Efforts to
find Mistie were slow in
starting and ended shortly
after they began. I am
saddened to know that the
active search for any missing
child could end so soon. Who
•was thinking of Mistie's
needs? Was she not
abandoned?
The number of abductions
and attempted abductions is-
increasing
sincreasing at an alarming
rate. In the past year,
abductions have been
reported locally in Hensall,
Exeter, Zurich, Moncton,
Mitchell, Stratford, London
and Kitchener. Reports are
heard on the news constantly.
Therefore, it is logical to
consider Mistie Murray may
have been abducted.
Our family has found
support and hope from other
families who have had
missing children. A family
living less than an hour from
Toronto, sent us this message,
"Don't give up and keep
believing Mistie is alive."
Their teenage daughter was
found alive, after being in
Toronto for 2 1/2 years.
Another family found their
, 16 year old daughter in
Northern Ontario after she
disappeared two years earlier.
A -local family lost a teenage
niece for 10 years. This girl
had been living in the U.S.A.
There are 100's of similar
stories across Canada and
USA and the number of
missing children in Canada
and the U.S. is in the
thousands. Only last week,
the TV news on
Wingham/London reported
new information about
Christine Herron, who
vanished (like Mistie) from
Hanover, Ont. three years
ago. There are now
indications that Christine
may be alive and in Toronto.
She was 14 years old when
she disappeared in 1993.
As the aunt of a "missing
child," I am frustrated that
anyone would assume Mistie
is dead, when there is no
reason to believe so. Mistie
"is" a MISSING CHILD, and
nothing suggests otherwise.
All Canadians have an
obligation to care about
"missing children." The
search should and must be
resumed. We cannot abandon
Mistie.
Sincerely,
Rosemary Balfour,
RR 5 Seaforth
Matching pets to their owners
You had to know it would
come to this -- veterinarians at
Cornell University in New
York State are now developing
personality tests for kittens and
puppies to help potential .own-
ers select animals that are sure
to suit them.
The vet i heard interviewed
said the purpose was to "avoid
a sourpuss pet" and although
he did not mention Weggie by
name, I do take exception to
-this kind of public mudsling-
ing. .
The personality tests may he
a good idea, hut it's obvious
that aver -113 years of
American veterinarian science,
the doctors are still buying the
big lie. It doesn't take a framed
degree on your wall and jars
full of tape worms on. your
fridge to know the real -owner
in a people -pct relationship is
the pet.
One more time: you/can-
opener
ou/can opener person + the prince or
princess of petdom = relation-
ship.
Obviously they're testing the
wrong personalities in -this
experiment. Match the person
to the pct, then you have a
good chance at everlasting
compatibility.
For instance, you should not
be looking for a quiet, with-
drawn puppy to go with an
introverted person.
• You should be looking for a
guy who likes to drink water
out of the toilet, then you've
got a person who has some-
thing in common with every
dog on earth: Suddenly the
possibilities for harmony arc
endless.
Find a woman who loves to -
chasc a stick into the icy
waters of alakc and bring it .
-back in her teeth and the
world's population of Labrador
retrievers will heat a path to
her door. (Hopefully they all
won't hike their rear -right Icgs
when they get there because
William
Thomas
this mimicking of behavioural.
traits has to stop somewhere.
Okay?). •
Find a man who cats the hot
dog -and leaves the roll, a man
who whines uncomfortably
while watching Nature on tele-
vision,.a man who can jump
seven feet into the air and land
with a frisbee in his mouth and
there isn't a canine alive that
wouldn't want to warm the bot-
tom of his.hcg and bring him
his slippers every morning,
even when he's away on a
business trip.
You show me a guy who
Scratches hirnsclf.with his feet
and I'll show .you a dog who
will cry real tel'l's whcn he
leaves him at the door in the
morning.
Analyic thc person and the
pet selection is simple.
Although with cats, it gets a
little trickier.
Generally speaking, if you
pretend to dislike everything,
including them -- they'll love
you 'til death do you part.
Hence for perfect feline match -
ups -you need people who can
-act. ,
For instance. find people who
are willing to pretend they
don't like cats and fake sneez-
ing fits when they get near
them and word gets around
. that you hate cats. Pretty soon.
like reformed drunks direct
from an AA meeting. cats will
begin showing upat.your door
at all hours, trying desperately
tit win you over.
Ever -so reluctantly, touch the
cat, then pet it, then scratch it
under the -chin. Before you
know it, you're both rolling
around on the floor like two
had kids at summer camp.
If you look closely you'll
notice the cat has a stupid grin
'on his face. That's because he
knows he's just been named
Salesman Of The Month.
That's the male cats: Female
Gats don't gloat. They just hat.
their eyes, rollover on their
hacks and leave you wonder-
ing: who conned -who? .
Veterinarians should advise
potential cat adopters to first
serve their kittens a dish of the
raunchiest, cheapest catfood on
the -market. And the cat will
turn up his nose at it and walk
away disgusted.
Finickiness among cats is an
instinctive and much -admired
characteristic. Then put down
the food you were planning to
feed 'cm in the first place and
they'll gobble itall up. Right
after they give you the "that's
better and don't let it happen
again".look.
You want a cat to play with a
toy. the last place to put it is in
front of him. Place the toy
where he can't get at it and tell
him if he goes near it, you'll
have him neutered again. The
ruckus that follows is home
video material.. -
..You want to give a cat the
giftof a lifetime, buy one of -
thosc expensive wood -framed,
• padded cat boxes as advertised
in magazines. Leave the price:
tag on it. Then put if out in the
garage until the next lawn -sale
and accidentally leave an
empty box from the liquor '.
store in the kitchen for one
day. The box -will weaken and
collapse-from.over-use Tong
before thc cat does: •
You can sit in the den with a
blanket on your lap and call -
your ca! to come and cuddle
until you lose your voice. That:
little beggar ain't budging.
Why'.' Because you want him
to. A real cat person knows -
what it takes to have the cat -
crying at the door to come in.
Shut the door, silly.
A closed doorto a cat is like
a brown paper hag full of
money to a politician. Oh
yeah. he's going to open it •
alright. -
- You.want to keep a cat
indoors, let him out as often as
he wants. You prefer that he
drink water, give him milk.
You want to stop the cat from
waking yi►u up at 5 a.m.'? Give
him a shakc.at 3 a.m.
You were hoping your cat .
would he a terrific passenger
in the car, nestling silently in•
the hack seat for the duration -
of the trip. Only he's not and •
seems to hate it. Next time, let
him drive. .
You see, it's paramount to the
person/pet relationship that -
you, the -superior being, some- -
how convince,thc little crea-
ture that they're smarter than
us. This is made easier by the
fact that, blinded by -this weird •
love we have for them, they
almost always arc.
You want -a cat that doesn't
attempt to murder you with. his
claws when you put him in 1.
soapy water, a cat that will
actually enjoy taking a hath:' - -
Yea, well I'd like to he ship-
wrecked with Sandra:Bull ck, -
okay? But some things are not '
meant to be. Let's move on. -
William thomas Is a writer
living against hit will' in -
Wainflcet, Ontario.
PHOTO BY DAVID SCOTT
STRIKE UP THE BAND - Charles Kalbfleisch leads the Seaforth Girls Marching Band in song as part of the celebrations
for the St. Columban Catholic Women's League 75th anniversary held last Wednesday night in the St. Columban Church.
Town moves to early Saturday closing
FROM THE PAGES OF
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
JUNE 26, 1896
SATURDAY .NIGHT
CLOSING - A petition has
been circulated among the
merchants in town during the
past week, asking them to
close their respective places
of business at nine o'clock
Saturday night. The mer-
chants of Seaforth arc never
behind in any worthy or com-
mendable object on behalf of
which they are appealed to.
On this occasion they have
responded most nobly, and
• the petition was signed by
every merchant in town. As it
is now, the stores and other
shops arc kcpt open on
Saturday nights until tcn,
eleven, and sometimes until
nearly Sunday morning. The,
result is that the clerks and
other employees, as well as
the proprietors, are so com-
pletely worn out that many
are frequently not in a condi-
tion. either physically or
mentally, to attend church on
Sunday morning or to profit
by thc services even if they
did attend. This is not as it
should be in a Christian com-
munity.
The fault, however, is not
with the merchants, as every
one of them would only be
too glad to close at a reason-
able hour if their customers
would allow them. Now,
there is no reason why any
In the Years Agone
person, either in town or out,
should not have their
Saturday night shopping
done by nine o'clock.
JUNE 24, 1921
LOCAL BRIEFS - A rink
of Seaforth bowlers com-
posed of Rev. T.H. Brown,
W. Thompson, G.D. Haigh
and J.J. Broderick won the
second prize at the Wroxeter
Bowling Tournament. - The
many friends of Mrs. W.H.
Golding will he pleased to
learn that she is recovering
from a serious attack of pneu-
monia. Her mother. Mrs.
Kenchen. who has been with
her. has returned to her home
in Owen Sound, accompa-
nied by her granddaughter.
Miss Evelyn Golding. - Miss
Pearl Ross. of Huntsville, has
returned to her home in
McKillop for the holidays.
TUCKERSMiTH - John
Doig. son of Mr. W.M. Doig,
lawyer of Port Huron, has
returned to spend the holi-
days here after successfully
completing his first year's
studies in the Washington
high school of that city. He
will begin his second year's
work on September 15th
next, and his many. friends
here hope to see him rise
round by round until he
reaches the top of the educa-
tional ladder in the land of
his birth.
JUNE 28, 1946
Fred S. Savauge was elect-
ed president of the Seaforth
Lions Club at the club's
meeting on .Monday, held in
the Commercial Hotel. in
addition to the election of
officers. the program includ-
cd a review of the year's
activities.
Officers elected are: Past
president. Ross Scott; presi-
dent. Fred S. Savaugc; 1st
Vice-pres. , James M. Scott;
2nd vice-pres.. C.M. Smith;
3rd vice=pros., W.R. Shaw;
secretary Lorne Fox; treasur-
er. M.A. Reid; tail twister.
W.T. Teall; Lion tamer.
George Johnson; directors,
Gordon McGavin and Ross
Savaugc.
«««
Clothing weighing 2.730
pounds was collected in
Seaforth on Wednesday after-
noon in the National Clothing
Collection drive. An addi-
tional 212 pounds has been
given through the post office.
While the collection in
Seaforth is over. donations
may continue to be left at the
post office or given rural mail
couriers. The campaign dos-
es Saturday night.
Donors are reminded that
parcels handled through the
post office must he of a_size
that can be accommodated M-
a mail hag. and each parcel
must be securely tied:•• •
The committee in charge of
the collection wishes to thank
all who assisted in any way
in the campaign. particularly
the mail carriers and Messrs.
G.D. Fcrguscin. W.L. Whyte,
B.F. Christie. and the Town
of Seaforth. who loaned
trucks for the collection.
JULY 1, 1971
The one room schools in
McKillop Township: will
cease to exist as educational
institutions in September
when McKillop students will
attend Walton school and thc
expanded Seaforth Public
School. Students hoarded the
bus for the last time as the
school closed Tuesday. The
pupils' teacher is Mrs.
Theresa Coville of Dublin
who will teach in Seaforth in
the fall.
There is a great difference
in the gasoline business now
and whim he started 20 years
ago, Harold Connell said this
week on his retirement as
area Supertest farm agent. He
has sold his business to Ron
Williamson of Walton.