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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1996-09-25, Page 44-THO HURON IIXPO$IITOR, September SS, 1111141 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager & Advertising Manager MARY MELLOR - Sales PAT ARMES - Office Manager DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions & Classifieds DAVE SCOTT - Editor GREGOR CAMPBELI, - Reporter BARB STOREY -distribution A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper ,SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 a year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 30.00 o year, in odvonce, plus 2.10 GS.T. USA & Foreign: 32.50 a year in advance, plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held at Seolorth, Ontario. Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reosonoble ollowonce for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. In the event d a typographical error, advertising goods or services at a wrong price, gds or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn 01 any time. The Huron Expositor is not responsible for the on or damoge of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materiols used for reproduction purposes. Changes of address, orders for subscriptions and undeliv- erable copies ore to be sent to The Huron Expositor. Wednesday, September 25, 1996 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 W0 Member of the Conodion Community Newspoper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Views expressed on our opinion page(s) don't necessarily represent those of The Huron Expositor or Bowes Publishers. The Huron Expositor reserves to right to edit letters to the edi- tor or to refuse publication. (lleatittea Tin Make LACAC writes back Councillor finds fault with letters critical of LACAC Dear Editor: committee wants to know For the past several issues what is going on so that we of the Expositor there have' can document any changes or offer any advice we may have. •The committee is trying to work for the betterment of the town and maintain the heritage we have. Look at the image created in Niagara -on-, the -Lake, St. Marys., Bayfield and St. Jacobs, who have used their heritage to draw tourists and dollars to their communities. Janice Preszcator: •The town does not increase the assessment value of buildings for changes being made as it does add to the value and the town doesn't set these values. •The committee is an advi- sory committee but the press seems to give us more power than we actually have as any recommendation we make is to town council who makes the final decision.. Kcn and Mary Doig: •The grants were only a part of the program. •The headline says. "LACAC quotes $4000 paint job".. LACAC does not quote for any job, we only request two quotes through the process so if they received a quote for $4000 it had to have come from someone they approached not LACAC and the committee docs not hire the contractor. •The cost to deregister a designated building is $300, not $400 as stated in the arti- cle, the town offers no money up front to put a plaque on designated homes as there is no cost to the owner. •The restoration of Box Furniture was their choice not LACAC. *Are the empty stores maybe not a sign of the times or high rents for some build- ings? LACAC's job is not to attract or keep business in town. And the last thing we arc trying to do is force them out of town. In thc editorial of August 28 the question is poised "Who Elected LACAC." The committee is not elected, in fact it is a volunteer group like any group in town, all of which arc trying to make Seaforth a better place to CONTINUED on page 5 been numerous letters against LACAC, all of which con- demned the committee. The start of everything was an article written in the August 21, 1996 edition. The head- line "threatens lawsuit" was the match that started the fire. From this article,' the onslaught towards the com- mittee started in the letters to the editor in the following editions. The following com- ments show errors or falicies. in the writers' letters. Hazel Hildebrand: •Treatment towards mer- chants is not from LACAC but comes from the' town itself as these arc the bylaws of the town'. •The problem is not always with the work done but rather" the process, the committee just wants to be able to docu- ment what it looks like before and after. •The committee was involved with the addition to the library and had input. •There were no reports in the .paper as the committee had the opportunity to pro- vide input into the project but when there is no conflict LACAC receives no positive press but receives all kinds of flack for decisions some may not agree with. Frank Phillips: •LACAC is only an adviso- ry committee and it is town council that sets the bylaws. •What does building a home in flood plan have to do with LACAC? *Young married couples do not have to pay heritage $200 if they want to fix up their homes. •The comments regarding Seaforth providing Cathy with a young good looking husband makes it sound like Seaforth is a "meat market" for eligible women. Since when did the town start bear- ing children for newcomers to our community? •Cathy is not a member of LACAC, she is thc reporting secretary for the committee and provides information to anyone wishing it. Stephen Hildebrand: •LACAC is not trying to contest what is done, the My fishing story and I'm sticking to it I spent some of my summer on Manitoulin Island putting the finishing touches on my next book which will be published next month and is entitled... (Sorry, I'm allowed one shamefully self- serving column per year to promote my books and this ain't it!) Walking into town -from Gordon's Lodge to get a newspaper I crossed a small bridge where an American was fly fishing in four feet of crystal clear water. You could see a school of six large rainbow trout. "Gettin' anything?" I asked, just to let him know I knew the lingo, "No, they're spawning," he replied. "Not bitin'." I couldn't help myself. I quickly gathered up my antiquated fishing gear, worms from Wainfleet, minnows from the French River and drove to the bridge. The American was gone but not the school of trout. Many years ago I used to be very keen on fishing which is why, on this day, I was absolutely unaware of the law that requires you to have a licence to drop a line in water if it has a hook and worm on it. Also, after the fact of course, I noticed a Ministry of Natural Resources fish trap in the stream which may indicate I was fishing in restricted waters or perhaps directly into the government's hatchery. At any rate, I've consulted a fishy lawyer and he assures me the statute of limits has nm alit on these alleged atrocities against trout. And speaking of things that ought to be illegal -- meet Lewis. About five years old with the face of an angel and his pants full of ants, Lewis strolled up with his young mother and said: "Hi!" Before I could return the greeting, Lewis was rummaging through my tackle box in the trunk of my car, inspecting a plastic bag of food and trying to catch the minnows in my bait box with his bare hands. Mother: "Lewis, get out of there, those things don't belong to you." Lewis: "How come the (shies float upside down?" Me, to myself: "Perhaps because you're squeezing their guts out???" I had put in one line with a worm as bait, another with a minnow. "Catchin'`anything?" asked the mother. (She knew the lingo). "No, they're spawning," I replied. "Not bitin'!" I had one eye on Lewis, fearing that if I'd left the keys in the ignition losing my live bait was going to be the (east of my problem when -- "BAM!!" A rainbow trout hit the line with the worm with such force it broke the reel mounting. Now I'm trying to get control of the line with the reel dangling from the pole when the trout breaks the surface of the water and this fish is two and a half feet long. I know you're hearing this from a guy who is fishing without a licence, probably trespassing, possibly poaching and wearing jeans in a no-fly zone but -- I' is making this up. At this point Lewis rushes onto the bridge and' yells: "Ma! Did you see the size of that #&%!' in fish!?!" I cannot spell out the word that Lewis used. I can tell you that it did confirm the fact the trout were spawning and when coupled with the word "fish" -- there was alliteration. The mother went ballistic: "Lewis! If you ever use that word again I'll wash your mouth out with... "Excuse me," I said. "I gotta fish here!" ",Every time he comes back from visiting his father, his language is just awful," explains the mother. I'm trapped but I've abandoned the,,pole and I'm keeping the line taut with just my hands, I can't get by my other fishing rod, the one baited with the only living minnow on Manitoulin. The mother grabs that rod and begins reeling it in. I'm trying to get under her line, she's trying to pull back but reaches over my head and Lewis keeps saying: "Can we eat the son -of -a----, Ma? Can we?" As the language war that would embarrass Anglophones and Francophones continues, I reach the bank of the creek and with a mighltheave I hoist the fightiniMout onto land where it spits out the • hook and begins flopping around madly in the mud. I throw myself on the fish and get my hands around it's girth as it squirts between my knees, past my sneakers and into the stream. I collapse in a heap in the mud. I have little stones and bits of grass embedded in my forehead. I'm breathing heavy and I want to cry when I hear Lewis say: "He's not much of a fisherman, is he Ma?" We exchanged looks -- me and the kid, then me and the mother. Then she wisely took Lewis by the hand and deposited him safely Aide her car thus avoiding any other criminal acts from being committed by me, AR ay I learned thaathe nce of Ontario is ing f ve ew hi rity pena tit ope they hurry. Lewis vrtll be seven next year. When does preservation become stagnation? Dear Editor: Why would anyone in their right mind want to open a business on Main St., or any- where for that matter, in Seaforth? "Seaforth, the friendly town" should he thc latest entry in the book of oxymorons. The incentive to operate a business under the watchful and relentless eye of. the LACAC is non-existent. The historic value of down- town Seaforth is in the archi- tecture, not what's hanging in the windows or what color the glass is in the door. (There is a great deal of late 1800s stained glass in this arca. I have it in my home). If that architecture has become unsafe due to fire or whatev- er, where is the intelligence in insisting it be preserved? When does preservation become stagnation as evi- denced by the empty store- fronts? How was it ever pos- sible, for the main street of Seaforth to be paved and where is the old lamplighter? First doors and windows, then back -lit signs, what's next, lineage? Oops, no, that was first. It is really sad that the inter- est and furor which is gener- ated for the inanimate down- town Seaforth becomes somewhat lacking when the subject is support for the chil- dren and youth of the com- munity. It is very important to preserve the past. It is more important to ensure the future. I could probably take the LACAC and its support- ers seriously if when I drove around Seaforth I was not assaulted by the ugliness of the braced, semi-collapsed wall of an auto dealer or the burnt out house behind the Legion or the steel framed. all glass, ever so modern doors of many of the busi- nesses on Main St. I can sec a definite purpose to all this. though. It's keeping the pages of the Expositor filled. Pam Whitfield Out in McKillop Twp., Thank goodness Escaped convict spotted in Seaforth FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR OCTOBER 2, 1896 Tab Craig, the young man who broke jail at Godcrich last summer, and who last week escaped from the con- stable by jumping from the train at Holmesvillc while being taken back to Goderich, seems to he . endowed with what is com- monly called check. Despite the fact that he is continually being haunted by authorities, he made his appearance in Seaforth on Friday last. He called at Mr. John Copp's residence, where he was given supper, and later called at Mr. I.V. Fear's on some pretext, and on leav- ing carried away a' new umbrella. About eleven o'clock he hired a horse at Mr. Adam Hays' livery. Mr. Hays' was a little suspicious of him and sent a young man out with him, and in the meantime wcnt to warn thc police. Craig wasn't going to he fooled in that way, and just as they got on thc outskirts of the town, he got tired driving and made off on foot in some unknown direction. Mr. Fear's umbrella was recov- ered all right, but Craig is still at large. *** The annual thank offering meeting of the Seaforth aux- iliary of thc Women's Foreign Mission society, to be held in the Presbyterian church next Monday evening, will be addressed by Mrs. (Rev.)J. H. McVicar of Fergus. This lady spent sev- eral years in the Honan, China, mission field and her In the Years Agone address is likely to prove very interesting. Mrs. Johnston, sister of Rev. Mr. Wilkie, the well known mis- sionary in India, is also expected to be present, and to deliver an address. SEPTEMBER 30, 1921 The brick stort on Main Street, adjoining The Expositor Office to the north, belonging to the estate of the late A. G. Ault, was sold last week by the executors, Messrs, James Cowan and W. E. Hinc,hlcy, to Mr. G. D. Haigh who has had a lease of the premises since he pur- chased Mr. Ault's grocery business some years ago. The building is two stories and is in excellent condition, and the price paid by Mr. Haigh was $1,800. *** Hunters in town and coun- try should make a note of the following dates: The open season for hares arid rabbits is October 15th to November 15th, both days inclusive. The open season for partridge is from November 5th to November 15th both days inclusive. This is the first year there has been an open season for partridge in some years, and heavy penalties are attached for shooting out of season. OCTOBER 4, 1946 Granddaddy of all man - golds a giant, measuring 28 inches in circumference, was brought to The Expositor office this week by Fred Huisser. Grown by Mr. Huisser at his residence, Louisa Street, the Mangold weighed 12 pounds 2 ounces and measured 17 inches in length. The future of hospitaliza- tion in rural areas in the facc of acute shortage of nurses will be discussed at a meet- ing of medical authorities at Clinton Town Hall Hall, to be attended by Hon.R.T. Kelly, Minister of Heath for Ontario. Hospital hoards from Wingham, Godcrich, Clinton, Seaforth and the Huron Medical Association will participate in the discus- sion to be led by Dr. Hobbs Taylor, M.L.A. for Huron. Re-establishment of nursing training in hospitals in small communities as a means of providing future staffs for these institutions will be the main point of discussion. The Seaforth Board is partic- ularly interested in the prob- lems to be discussed, since it has been faced with a short- age of hospital help for some time. * * * Seaforth High School was honoured with a guest speak- er, Mr. Alfred Sparks of Windsor, who is Field Secretary for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. OCTOBER 7, 1971 Establishment of the Van Egmond residence in Egmondville as an historical site advanced a step when a public meeting named a com- mittee responsible for investi- gating and acting on the pro- posal. Called by Tuckersmith and Seaforth councils, the meet- ing resulted from a sugges- tion from Huron County early in August. In turn the Huron suggestion followed interest by the Ontario Heritage Foundation. Since no further action had been taken, the Foundation had indicated it required advice as to what might be contem- plated. Its participation would depend on local inter- est. An amount of at least $10,000 was available from thc Foundation to assist in restoration. The building was available at $15,000 and this amount would be raised within the county. Named to the committee were Reeve Flannery, Brian McGregor, a direct descen- dent of Col Van Egmond, James Doig, Dr. Roger Whitman, Norman McLean and secretary -treasurer, Mrs. Edith Baker. * * * Brucefield firemen acted quickly Sunday and rescued 71 year old Alec Patterson form his smoke•filled home. Fire Chicf Stuart Broadf000t arrived and entered the home within seconds after Mr. Patterson opened his bed- room door and found the house filled with smoke. Smoke damage to the house was extensive, but neigh- bours and firemen were able to save a major portion of thc contents of the living room. The fire is believed to have started in the chesterfield cushion.