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Editorial
Making town attractive
to new industries
The recent survey conducted by the Town of Seaforth has
revealed that the community would like to see more economic
development. We would welcome any new industry that might
not only create jobs but make Seaforth look inviting to others.
Seaforth Creamery, Boilersmith, Sun North, Progressive Turf
and others have succeeded. expanded and provided local
employment and positive exposure for the town.
While we aren't situated on the lake like Goderich, we do
.have railway access and another valuable asset for industries
looking to start up or relocate: empty huildino! (And -unem-
ployed skilled laborers). •
The time to actively and aggressively anract new business
• and industry is now. There's rumblings that the town is work-
ing on a plan for recruitment of industry. That's good news for
everybody - merchants, realtors, schools, hospital: Let's make
it work. - DWS
Letters to the Editor
Hundreds of exhibits, computer
technology at library conference
Dear Editor:
The Ontario Library
Association's Super
Conference was held at the
Metro Convention Centre on
Front Street in Toronto from
February 8-9.
There were over 3,20( peo-
ple in attendance and about
500 exhibits. Nearly all
exhibits today have some
connection with computers
and modern technology.
Cyberlwrt, still at the cutting
edge, brings large crowds to
the stations. Two dozen
workstations feature electron-
ic discovery and exploration
for all levels of expertise.
Cyherport has made thc con-
ference sparkle each year
since it started 3 years ago.
Library Act
Boards are still required for
the governance. of public
libraries in Ontario. But all
provisions concerning com-
position, number of meet-
ings. etc. ale jtkbe. left to
local discretion. 1Vere is no
requirement for public partic-
ipation. Provisions for free
service in the act have been
,reduced to free use of collec-
tions in the library and to free
borrowing .of books. A regu-
lation has been proposed that
would allow municipalities to
charge user fees .on every-
.thin8 from reference services
to talking i treks. At Melanie
time the ,govtorninttnt has
announced that .011 iilt0S1mlciat
grants .to blowy hoards swill
end.
Ms. ,Mushinsfki was in
nttontlanae At eite,O*L.A.
• .xntw1d
.#bait the, tlaek._ .of .ttorangt-
too •gitisOn tinvadv
•
libraries are a local service
and should he controlled
locally. Will the financially
disadvantaged be assured of
access to new automated
information services through
this legislation?
Charles Pierce Snyder
(futurist) said, "Living is
time travel: we all have a
future." Mr. Snyder has been
predicting what will happen
for many years. He also says
that "libraries must purposely
promote a proactive image of
themselves if they are to sus-
tain support and political
clout. They will need to sur-
vive and prosper as the nation
makes its shift to an informa-
tion economy. Otherwise
libraries will quickly become
obsolete institutions and the
free flow of information will
be lost to be replaced by a
commercial information mar-
ketplace that will restrict
access to those who can
afford to buy that knowl-
edge."
At the conference, the
Ontario Library Trustee's
Association (OLTA) passed a
resolution that, I feel, strong-
ly captures the essence of
expressed' concerns. The
paints of that resolution are
as follows:
• the government must hold
•public hearings on the new
.legislation, Bili 109
• the OLTA supports the
principle of ,majority °risen
ropsesentation on library.
boards
• Pere servioes-bedened,to
ittcMitde Asp ;iptorgltataion,
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Raising the Rafters, history of winter pastime
It was Aveeth bis Mem ibe.a
hockey fan for E.R. iliehnuib,
who was killed instantly
while watching a game
between Soafesth at New
Hamburg book in 1923.
The 25 -year-old spectator,
who bad bear proprietor of
the general store in Cassel,
was leaning over the rink's
boards manure ice, five min-
utes before the end of the
second period, when .two
players collided. As one fell,
his skate struck Helmuth just
below the car.
It severed his jugular vein.
A Dr. R. W. Anderson was
at the.match and gave imme-
diate assistance.
But the fan bled to death in
a few minutes.
The paper called it "dis-
tressing.'
This freak incident three-
quarters of a century ago is
related in Dr. Paul Bartlett's
recent book. Raising the
Rafters, billed "the story of
hockey in rural Ontario" and,
more particularly, a history of
Canada's passionate winter
pastime in Tavistock. where
he lives.
Dr. Bartlett faxed us a copy
of the article in the Tavistock
Gazette from which he
gleaned the fatal facts. He
says the story is slugged Jan.
12, 1923 and refers to the
incident happening the day
before. ie. January 11.11
appeared in the Tavistock
paper's Jan. 18 edition.
There was no mention of
the fatal incident in the
Seaforth paper.
A local fan who has read
Bartlett's hook says there arc
some little snippets of shinny
skulduggery with a Seaforth
slant elsewhere in its pages.
Recruiting "ringers" in the
old days, for instance:
"The 1939 season began
'scuttlebutt)
b3'Guam '41oneMi8
with some nasty business," as
the Tavistock doctor's book
describes it.
"First the Seaforth Beavers
'raided' the champion
Tavistock Grecnshirts squad.
Smokey Hams, Archie
Hubert and William
Schroeder all succumbed to
the offers of steady employ-
ment and moved to that
'northern' town."
Sources and spies tell me
they may have ended up
working at the local furniture
factory
(Raising the Rafters seals for
$30 and is available at the
Gazette, or call 655-3334)
While we're on the topic of
tiny, terrible hockey tidbits
from our past - remember the
fellow from Seaforth who
was the last survivor of the
Great Storm on Lake Huron
that I talked about in a recent
Scuttlebutt?
Tunis out this Ted. H.
Bullard, who died at the age
of 92 in Michigan last year,
was quite the hockey player
oo1
An article in the flab. 16
Mara Exposieer, which was
a reprint freest the Iiaiveesity
of Notre Dame's paper,
where Bullard went to
school, notes:
'lulland, a resident of
Seafotsh,... opened the eyes
of the hockey fans at the col-
lege on Saturday the 10th,
when be played a stellar
brand of the new sport during
the game with Michigan. The
game ended with the score 3-
2 in favour of Notre Dame,
but the tale might have been
much different had it not
been for the -fast skating
young Canuck, who streaked
in and out of the players of
the opposing team.
"Ted is a good student and
is showing some classy hock-
ey to his American cousins,
who are for the most part
strangers to this winter
sport," the article concludes.
Back to today, and thoughts
of spring, sun, sandals with-
out socks, sailing. summer
and...
Today's trivia question is -
Who is the bona fide retired
Canadian professional beach
volleyball pioneer living
around Brucefield.?
Time's up!
His name is Jim Cooke, a
Toronto native now teaching
high school with the Huron
County Board of Education.
as is his wife Theresa, both
living with their young fami-
ly near Brucefield. Jim's
brother-in-law is Brian
O'Reilly. who also lives in
that neck of the soybeans and
is well known on the
Seaforth minor sports scene.
particularly as a trainer.
Cooke retired from the pro
beach volleyball tour because
of a bum right knee (really
bard) hast season. in 1990,
alogg with fellow Canadian
Andrew Kohl, he was North
and Central America and
Caribbean (NORCECA)
champion. He also represent-
ed this country at two other
of those hemispheric champi-
onships, in 1991 and 1992.
Now 34, he took up the
sport in the mid-1980s at
high school in T.O.
The bible of pro beach vol-
leyball's Tequila -company
sponsored (Jose Cuervo) pro
tour, noted upon his retire-
ment:
"He is a keen competitor
and superb athlete... As one
of Canada's beach volleyball
pioneers, Jim has seen the
sport change quite a bit since
the days of Speedos and
neon -green tank tops, espe-
cially in the competitive
arena...Cooke needn't worry
about leaving his name on
the game of beach volley-
ball."
This article concludes with
a couple of Dr. Hunter S.
Thompson -type quotes, 1 can
relate to:
—When the going gets
Weird, the Weird turn pro.'
he (Cooke) said.
"Then, after a beef pause.
"And when your knee hurts
you stop!""
(fawn V Canada's /Oeach
Vollaball.1996 Aaeaal, )
The best letter to the editor
I've read yet this year was.
written by a woman called
Susan Stevens in Guildford.
Surrey to The Independent in
London, England:
"Sir: Can anybody explain
why - in spite of the United
States embargo - it is so easy
to but Coca-Cokt in Cuba ? "
Brevity. as they say. is the .
soul of wit.
PACE co-op placement a rewarding experience
Dear Editor:
I've just recently. complet-
ed an -eight week co-op place-
ment at the Huron Expositor.
It was one of the most
rewarding experiences 1' ve
had in a long time. Thanks to
Terri -Lynn, Pat, Dianne.
Gregor, Dave and Kevin for
making it a pleasurable expe-
rience.
It was through being a par-
ticipant in the PACE
(Preparation and Counselling
for Employment) program
that I was able to secure this
co-op placement. Formally
described as a 'program
designed to provide clients
with the skills and knowledge
necessary to make considered
decisions now and in the
future' PACE is actually a
fun. and infoetnal way to
spend eight weeks learning
about career exploration.
resume writing, interview
and job search skills. com-
munication skills, stress man-
agement, individual and
group counselling and com-
puter exploration and upgrad-
, ing. By accessing the
resources available through
PACE the client is provided a
multitude of networking
opportunities, earn high
school diploma credits if so'
desired and take advantage of
the career resource centre
available.
As a PACE 'graduate' I can
attest that the course provides
all of the above, and more.
The information regarding
job searching available at
PACE is invaluable when one
considers the competitive
labor force today. Yet it is
the personalities of the staff
that make the PACE experi-
ence so memorable. Judi
Weber's and Susan Gower's
comfort and skill as a teach-
ing unit (good cop, bad cop?)
ensure that the learning
process is a pleasurable and
exciting one. Then there's
Angela Berard's warmth and
wisdom in the computer lab;
not once did she make me
feel the mental midget I'm
sure I was when I first sat at
the terminal! I learned more
in the afternoons in the com-
puter room during the PACE
course than I ever thought
possible. Thanks. Angela.
Started in November of
1992 PACE, which is jointly
sponsored by the Human
Resources Development
Canada and The Huron
County Board of Education.
is the result of a review of
recent literature and research
about other career coun-
selling programs. What
emerged was the need to
design 'a program of career
planning and counselling'
which would provide clients
with the ability to engage in
CONTINUED on page 5
Family almost asphyxiated by coal gas in house
FROM THE PAGES OF J
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
MARCH 26,1897
A CLOSE CALL - The
family of Mr. W. N. Watson,
of this town, had a narrow
escape from death by asphyx-
iation by coal gas, on Friday
night last. Before retiring for
the night, they had filled the
stove with coal, and as the
weather was mild, had closed
off all the drafts. This pre-
vented the gas from escaping
out the flues, and as it was
necessary for it to have an
exit, it came out into thc
rooms and permeated the
entire house.
In the morning Miss Bell
Watson awoke and noticing
the strong odor of gas went
and opened the front and
back doors. She had just
accomplished this and was
returning to her room, when
she was overcome and feint-
ed, while the other members
of the family were unable to
rise.
A young boy, who does
Chores around the house in
the ;morning, arrived shortly
afterwards ,and finding the
-doors ,open ,and no person
stiffing, thought so eitbiiog
.must be wrotttg sad .moat for
Mr. haws Mitran. Wiwi be
tut Awe the Sound the Istitole
fond!), gonottiOod ,ad
to ; , lobar ttelva• i1<ttd (
an
foiabovt assitaNMce
,math A09/0014* aanicepe-
tabit.Y avif airkd •#inure
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In the Years Agone
from the effects of the gas.
EGMONDVILLE NOTES
- A ripple of excitement was
caused on Tuesday of hist
week by the marriage of Miss
Jennie Moore to Mr. George
Brown.
MARCH 17,1922
THE COUNCIL - The reg-
ular meeting.of the town
council was held in the coun-
cil chamber Monday evening.
with the Mayor, Reeve and
Councillors ' George P.
Cardno,'Robert Smith, W.E.
Chapman and George D.
Haigh in attendance.
Haigh - Parke - That the
copy of the letter of the direc-
tor Sanitary ,Engineering
Division be published in the
local papers. -The 'letter read
as follows: Dear Sir, - I have
the .honor to reply further to
your ,telephone communica-
tions of this -morning -re
Seaforth water supply. 1 find
on going Anther into aloe talat-
ler that in December, 1919,
the town: tbrptush it;a
Ancor$ see/and the lafisinte
,approval,;. o AnAtrA00400.4f
its watorwatk* scbepae,
,.involving ,an i tui
*pilin ttely J.4190. -ion
: JP this al141 41 .kei n
411100-# *NW
fir , frf
Shiit�r.l,le;
elite, atd
ei ggftw
wells now in use throughout
the municipality are seriously
polluted, and in an extremely
unsatisfactory condition.
Our district officer of health
also reports that the town
water, which is for fire pro-
tection only, is also used' in
thc hotels and other places
for drinking without any
warning of its polluted char-
acter. In view of these cir-
cumstances, I think it would
be extremely advisable for
the town to proceed with
improvements.
MARCH 21, 1947
F.S. Sills, who for I 1 years
had served as councilor, on
Monday night was elected
Reeve of Seaforth by accla-
mation to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of. the
late John F. Daly. Two were
nominated for the council'
vacancy created by the resig-
nation
estnation of Mr. Sills, bet an the
aatpirstion of the time for
quttlif,,oMion, ady•W.T. Shall
had qualified ,,sad be was
+abRted by n0eionat wt •
ether tdomioee ,lvas
Prate.
wit *
tri m Soweto will meet
Urals Siisars in the first
in the *HA
dwwits
000 '4F
night. or in Stratford on
Tuesday night. depending on
ice conditions. The series
calls for home -and -home
games with goals to count.
Seaforth Beavers - Goal,
Dolson; defence, Goodrow.
O'Shea; centre. Powell:
wings, Labute. Ellwood:
alternates, Cassidy. Wright,
McFadden, Carnegie, Wright.
Boussey.
MARCH 23, 1972
Mr. and Mrs. Murray
Cardiff of the Brussels arca
were startled one morning
recently when, while at
'breakfast, they looked out the
window and saw two .wolves
only a few yards from their
house. The animals appeared
in no hurry to move on.
Mr. Cardiff took after them
and, joined by a neighbour.
David Wheeler, tracked them
for two hours but were
unable to catch up with them.
Presence of wolves in the
area suggests the wisdom of
parents warning children to
remain clear of any strange
animals they might see.
•
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*tow 4mivsl which for
-36 osstshas boon oi popular
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this itosto t ?b, Friday
lidolday,.JfWae , 30 and
tst•
pawkiest, Wit Pinder,
ala i amine days ware the only
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