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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-02-05, Page 44 -mase memo eine hear, 10401991121,104.1 ISS flat411111 -Y ur. Ormernunityitiewispaper Shine 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager Advereseve Manager PAT ARld1ES - Office Maniere DIANNE McGRATe - Subscriplmns & Cfossihed s DAVE SCOTT - Estee GREGOR CAMPBEtt - ate• BARB STOREY • distrtbuxxi A bowes Pul llisers Con*nun ty Newspaper - 5UBSCRIPr1ON RATES. LOCAL - 32.50 o oro % M edsareca as> 225 SWIMS - 30.00 a year. a edraetx. Pita 2. t0 Cas. i USA 6 roman. 28.44 a year N arbanc . t9iu 178.00 paaage. G S 1 eewnpt SU$SCRlPTlON RATES - Pubioned weakly by SmnalT6ior Ptibielsag at 100 Mean 51. Seororm Pst&lncaswn mon ragairohon No 0696 held of isaiarth. 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(hmar,o Community Newspapers Assoaanor, and the Ontario Press Counc,, 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- for or -to refuse publication. Goderich not immune to provincial cuts Congr Chea., cognac, Bobbifl and more Chcctas sometimes prosper: Tarzan's furry former side- kick spends his retirement at Pth n Springs "just monkey- ing around." drinking Coca- Cola according to the nephew of his former trainer, Dan Went -all who smuggled him into the United States under his coat in 1932 but died five years ago -Cheat is probably. the most litmus chump in the world. Now 64-years=old. he has tong outlasted perhaps the most tamous first Teruo, Johnny Weissmulier, then a succession of lesser-known actors in the role. The famed bungle -beast began as an illegal immigrant tram Libena when he was one. He acted in about 50 screen roles as well as TV commercials. besides the Tartan senes, and threw in the banana when 35 -years - old. atter appearing in the 1967 tifm Dr. Doolittle. - Neighbours in comfortable retirement -have included Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope. In recent yearsthe old just- glc beast has taken up paint- ing. Some of his works.were part of an exhibition. called "Now We Are 64." by pop artist Peter Blake displayed at the National Gallery in London. • Author -and animal guru Desmond Morns came to the show and said he had never heard of a chimp living past 50 and that Tarzan's old buddy is atnazing. Blake described Cheeta's - paintings as "poignant." (from ScolMnd en Seamy ). * * * -Scotch is now consumed in a month than cognac in a year. Inc value of Scotch exports Irani Scotland in 1993 was more than $3-bilhon (U.S.) (froar Natiaaal Geographic Ever think:lite is even __remotely fair? Here's a fact - that blows away even an old cynic like mc.... Nike. the big sport shoe company, pays basketball wizard Michael Jordan $20 - million a year in endorsement fees. This exceeds the entire annual payroll of the s - :Indonesian factories &where conditions are the pits t where 36 per tent ofthe-company's shoes are made. it.would take one per cent of Nike's entire advertising budget to put its whole workforce of 12,000 above the poverty line: - • (dramLiewnstse This- by Michael Moore at Tv Nation and Roger aad Me bum: *. * John Wayne Bobbitt, who had his (ahem!) thing cut off in an amputation tale that spiced up many a -newscast A wee tidbit gleaned from the tiles tof interesting but .. totally useless information, - which we `are cleaning out). io highlight -recent Robbie et urns telebrations... In France. no less, Mort Open Letter to the Town of Goderich and the Alexandra Manure and Genera? • Hospital: • - - There's a sense that perme- ates through Goderich that :the "Prettiest Town in Canada" is untouchable. This fetter isn't In contention oh your daim to be the Miss Canada of Municipafities but • reifies .your pompous attitude in thinking that while the rest of the province is undergoing the greatest changes since Confederation, Goderich will be spared - -Mayor Deb Shewtelt wntes to the DHC and all papers in Huron "the town of Goderich is unique '- it sounds a lot like Quebec claiming dis- tinct soaet\ status. AU towns in Huron have • unique" leatures and they're also all incredibly similar. • Yee, Goderich has the biggest population and also the biggest sense of sclf- worth u1 Huron County. Where. were you when • other Huron hospitals were being hit and threatened.with closure? You didn'treally ease if you weren't being touched and obviously, -by -the tone of recent letters.frum the Mayor's Office -and the,hos- pital, you didn't expect to.bc affected. "1 believe that thc other hospitals,,although affected, urn function under the pro- posed conditions" stays the Mayor of Goderich. ,So why can't Goderich handle the proposed changes like every- body else'/ Each municipality has to sacrifice. atomething - not only -in this cwmty Wein the ,province (at least:ugder the present: administration). This is 1997, not L897. Goderich isnot king of the c;astic. It's just,ancither small tuwnin Ontario. Did you,thiak.you'd;get a brand new hospital .wit o(,a11 of thitl't Or a.grand cxpan- . siun't lan't it obvious that we're spending.lcss,:not ,more? 1'm-,noI aying quality,at(td =vice won't be hurt -ren sabe y pg wake up and smell .,00ffec. Allelic other Huseel towns have been dealing with iutpending_loss fur months. Mayor Shoe/felt writes that the decision was made with- - out the task force member from Goderich being present. If your -representative couldn't make it why wasn't an alternative named? Or • was it because you were so sure Goderich would remain untouched while the rest of Huron's hospital beds were whiuled down? ft's hard to have a voice when there's no one there to speak for you - t' m sure the DHC made no secret of the meeting, they're pretty prolil-tc,communica- tors. Perhaps it's that genera- tions -old . holier -than -rho u attitude Goderich tames that resulted•in-Huron's other - towns not putting up a fight for "the capital of the coun ty. Why should they when you don't even bother to send a representative to the meet- ing? In the only story in last week's Signal•Star that offered a balance. to the claims Goderich was unfairly treated:and eacriliced to keep other Huron, hospitals open. DHC chair Fraser -Bell had this Loesy: "Peeplc.from other communities did not veto the secondary hospital in Goderich'to keep their own hospitals, the task -force :always clearly communicated hospitdls,tlid not have to be :shutdown to run a secondary hospital in Hurun County." This latest proposal -.was, a cooperauvc.Besturc, a team effort on.behalf of the eight hospitals in Hurpn:and:Perth. Everyone is making conces- sions. And then Goderich s on its own cruagdc (0 cl ltE.for its "unique"situation. Do y.uu.thipk you'lloccive sympathy. wm..lbe4 6t -of :Huron? Not likely. Am 1 sorry that hospital beds are being lost in Huron'? Yes, team. it's the attitude of.Huron's largest town that bothers mc. Sincerely. David Scott Editor, Huron Expositor Dear Editor 1 am writing to congratulate (hr Seaforth Community on ' us -tremendous support of the Huron United Way, raising $10 692Seaforth demon tour years ago, is now 'giving up his career as a porno- graphic. actor in the United States and -has been ordained as a priest in the Universal Life Church. He has applied tor a licence to minister in Las Vegas. His penis was -severed and thrown out of the car window •by his then wife. Lorena. Rev.l3obbitl says tins latest (career) change was .promper ref by his increasing disillu- sionment with life as a film star. "Acting in Fiankenpeni, wtsanexpericncc, but 1 don'uhink it's.agood thing w do."'he says. (fried' Tke SirMiy telegraph: * 0.0 Today's irivia,Buestiort tand a worthy -topic for any- body out there who might be considering some original historical sleuthing with a distinctly Seaforth flavour): - What former co-owner/puh- lisher of this newspaper -went on to become treasurer and premier el this province for six,ycars'' His name was. or became. Sir George W. Ross- - _His partner with the. - Seaforrh Expositor 130 years ago was William F. Luxton. who became equally famous in his own right. as founder of the daily -Winnipeg Free Press: . The pair.' knew which -way was up" in the business. increasing the circulation of -the Seaforth weekly in less . than two years, from about 300 in late 1868 to _around 2,00() by December 1870. before selling out to the McLean family. who changed •the name. to The Huron Expositor. • Our microfilm files only go back to January 1869 and the first issue.that year is missing with the microfilm indicating it "is net logger in existence" • The second issue that year is in rough shape but readable and slugged Vol. 2 Numbest. Ross -and Luxton, Editors*. %beslurs with "from m Tratde- - Liberty in Religion - Equality in-CivilRights" prominent on the masthead. along with the words Whole No. 58. Later that month. m die .issue which clovers the -huge - Robbie Burns Day celebra- tions InSeaford)that week an article clipped and earned in the.Expositor from the Srrathrov Age notes: "Mr:ltoss.js ext fess favourably known (than Luxton) not only fortis con- nection to the Age but for -his - services in the interests of Reform. Temperance and Education. The Expositor has • already been greatly- - impmved since coming into their hands. It has been changed to an eight page papecof 40 columns. anti - presents. a very neat and creel- -'table experience." - Fillers in that same Jan. 29 issue note 50 nares had been added to the Expositor: sub- scription list that week... and - another states:'The-Expgsitor now contains more reeding. - matter than -any other paper . in the county." - - In any case, this same -newspaperman -Ross was.a- --Grit. or Liberal. whe'suc- c:eeded provincial party - leader (Hardy) who resigned. add so was sworn in as - - Ontano's Premier on Oct. 21. 1899. - - The Liberals had ruled this - province since 1871. ` TheTuries frnally,turfed them out after 34 years in 1905. Ross remained Ontario's head -honcho until • that date. - (frogs Gregor unseen about) • Dulations Se-aforthfor support strates what caring and con- cerned citizens are able to do when they see a need. Special thanks to Audrey. McLlwain. Mary Verberne, Ross Carter and the Grade six students of the Seaforth Public School for their help and dedication. Their contribution cannot be measured. Thanks to the generosity of - the Seaforth community, the. needy in all of Huron will -be able to be be'ter assisted in the coming year. Well dobe! Carol RgtMk Huron United Way Blizzards strike 25 and 50 years ago FROM •THE; -PAGES OF '1'HE HURON EXPOSITOR FEBRUARY 19,1897 -DOCTOR BUCHANAN SPEAKS ABOUT INDIA - Rey. Dr. Buchanan, who was engaged in mission work at .Ujjain, Central India, for sev- eral years, and who is at ' home now, making a .tour of the Province, in the interest of that branch of mission work, give a must intelligent .and interesting address on the subject in the Presbyterian church here on Monday evening. 1Jr. Buchanan occupied the pulpit on Sabbath evening. and in his sermon made some reference to the people of Central India and his work among them, but -entered much more fully and minute- Isu into the subject in his address Monday evening. The tribe which -he is most anxious to reach with the gospel is the Bbcels, wht' number about 800,000. and to whom thc.gospefhas never yet been carried, livuig and dying in sin and igiaorancc without anyone to care for them. 0.* * The regular.meeung of the Literary and Debating club was held in the council cham- bers was held in The council chamber on Monday even* -lest..whcn an interesuug nand .profitablc.,address was given -by Mr..Jawes Irving. Next .,Monday, evening there will -be addebale on the tariff-ques- tion, ariffques- tion, the sides to be captained by Messrs. U.D. Wilson and Dr. -Bethune. FEBRUARY 110, ,922 WILD CATS .PLAY HOCKEY - - On Monday evening last a very strenuous game of hockey .was,playcd between the Wild Cats and a picked team of girls. Tbc 1 In the Years Agone i• •t t score was 4-2. in favour of the Wild Cats. Irene Patterson- was the star of both - sides and put in two goals. The line-up was: Wild Cats - Goal, Fiff McKay; defense. Janet Hays; wings, Jean Hays- and Agnes Smith; centre, Mae McGeoch. Picked team - Goal. Edna Gemmell; defense. Irene Patterson; wings. Verna Graves. Myrtle Sharky; centre. Mary Habkirk; -Referee. Dawson Reid. These teams expect 10 play again un Monday nights. GOING AHEAD IN THE WEST. - W.G. Van Egmund, of „Regina, son of.W.D. Van . bgmond, of Seaforth, who .kft..Regina October 1st .with his car and family,. to spend the winter in British Columbia, is rewrning .to .Regina March 1st. to look .after his architectural busi- ness. Hehas several c:utrt+cts on hand, among them. a com- fort s,4a;ian,for•thc city to cost ,$25,000, and is to be !laded as soon. as .weather permits. 114e. also proposes builtiing,a hgtnc for..hitttself, as he has sold the one ,he ,had in the city. He has been gathering new ideas and planning while touring through British Columbia during thc Avintor, and will have one of the most up-to-date homes in.thc city. FEBRUARY 14, 047 Major Reginald S. Reid, sun of Mrs. J.F. Reid, Seaforth. arrived mune ovet Lk week -end alter five year overseas service in the Canadian Army. Majus Reid's wife, the forme Janette Hays, of Seaforth and his two/ children. Barbara, 14, and Douglas.10, reside in Stratford. As Deputy .Assistant Director of Auxiliary Services. whose duty it was to co-urdinate,l'hc work of the various auxiliary organiza- tions taking comforts and enlurtalnment to the men and women who served in the Second Great War. Major .Reid saw most of the Canadian Army and he can- not remember the name of any :district .man or woman loft among the less .than 100 Canadians. now in England awaiting the next trip of the Aquitania which will bring them home - BLIZZARD STRIKES S - District.residents arc continu- ing to dig themselves out ,after a four-day storm over .the week -end that bkrckod all roads, closed sehools.and iso- - laced many sections. h was the .wurst storm .tbe, district has had in many years. -Coming un the heels of.a Amin of blizulyd proportions ..of ,a week ago, the snow -fell :;readily from early Saturday .evening until late ;Muuday. .By Saturday night .all distriel -roads were closed and traffic ,was at a standstill. all Sunday. No. -8 Highway .was opeugd Monday ' mumunng�, but it ,was ,not before Wednesday that traffic on it became .normal. :While all main provincialeuid county roads in the 4iattict were open by Tburf�J' plows arc still battlifng:heV 'drifts on concession and sidcroads. The storm forced tbe,clus- ing of most rural schools fpr two days. School busses were at a standstill and it was not until Thursday that atten- dance at the Seaforth High School returned to normal. according to Principal Lome Fox. -- FEBRUARY 17.11972 • The Seaforth district was isolated for short times on two occasions on the week- - end when sudden blizzards brought traffic to a standstill on area highways. What began as a pleasantly .mild Saturday. by early ,after- noon had turned into a dri- ving blietard with winds of 40 miles an hour. By late :afternoon traffic on most highways- had all but stopped when visibility became mini- mTlal: x: storm utught a number of .Seaforth motorists ,while earuu►e home. When,police closed No..8 High,w.ay • Dublin. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Haley and family on the way home from Stratford found ect:ornmudation in the Dublin Hotel .where they spent thc night. Mrs. LA. Munn and Mrs.- S.C..Buswell of Seafurth o spent n4gbt at the-bealsta1.wshcn 4b[ticccy ,were unable to. Ravel further ,west because of the aturm. * * * :Approximately half of the two .thousand motorists in the Scaforth.arca havc.still to purchase their 1972 license platesh less than a week to goi bed,witcirc lbe -1 btyaty .2;9 deadline. Scafu4jh issuer, RCiJ. Sills said while the demand has increased in recent days tbctc .are at least 1,000 area motorists .driyang with 1971 plates. "It's going to be to pretty beetle few days, said, .anticipating the res that is surei0 dcvelup.on weekend. ,14