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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-10-22, Page 44-T14E HURON meisomerost, 0001001, !t, reefer• Your Community Newspaper Since 11160 TERRt-LYNN DALE - Gossiftriffer & Ariverhsiag`fttalltmp LARRY DALRYMPLE - Sours PAT ARMES - Office Monger DIANNE McGRA1H Subscriptions Classifieds DAVE SCOTT - Editor BCAMPBEti fir UMW - disfriiti W A Bowes Publishers Community Abwspepw SUBSCRIPTIOF.t RATES: LOCAL . 3210ayear, in aissitee,plesailMESIT. SENIORS 30.00 o year, nuisance, pies 2.1.11116.1. • USA ii Foreign 2844 a year in advance, plus S1g.00peMl0er>5T+aueslriit S1.1aSCRIPTTOM RATE Published weekly by Sigool-SsorPublishing at 100 Man St., Seareh Pultliaetion moo regislobon No 0646 held of Seoforth, Ontario ARkeert sig is occepredsn condition that sn to went ofatypographical th typograpl error, e advertising space ocaspieci by the erroneous item. together with a reasonable abowonce for signa*,re, will not be charged, but the balance of the oaveresaoent will be paid for at the applicable rote In the event of a gpographicol error, sdverbsing goods or serwps of o wrong prnce, goods or seances way not be said aldvertising is merely on eller to sell cod may be withdrawn at any hoe The Huron fstpeelor is not nepor-sibls for the loss or damage of unsdtamd manuscripts, phobia otleer neoesrids used for reproduction purposes Granges of address, orders iorwbets44ona and wsdsir+• enable copies ore to be fent to The Heron Expositor Wednesday, Oataller22, 1111177 Editoriol and business Offices - 100 Main SInSL.ieefestlln iehpisoee (319) 527-0240 Fox 1319) 3774Lill Mailing Address - P.O. ams 69, sealottfh, anew* NOK IWO Member of ttie Conten Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Assoctotioh and the Ontano Pars CouncO Publication Moil Registration No. 07605 Letters to the Editor Councillor objects to Scott running for mayor Dear Editor: In my opinion Huron Expositor editor David Scott showed a lapse in judgement- when udgementwhen he submitted his name for the position of mayor in the upcoming November election. 1- hold no animosity towards Dave but as the former editor of The Huron Expositor 1 ,of he enters the race with a huge conflict of inter- est. 1 don't believe anyone, however honest. could com- pletely serve the interests of both parties.(town and news- paper).at the same time. These are just two hats that shouldn't be worn at the sometime. • As mayor. Dave would be privy to a lot of confidential information which. whether or not it was reprinted in the newspaper, would color every editorial decision he made. And it would definite- . ly place him in an awkward position with his readers and his constituents. Eventually over time. and no matter how good his intentions. it would be easy for.Dave to forget exactly what information was received in a public forum, and what information was picked up through privileged conversation. Knowledge could become .akin to insider trading, resulting in great headlines but lack of trust in the town by potential investors. or it could be sup- pressed: resulting in a cry from the public that council has the paper in its hip pock- et. Neither scenario is the ideal. Gregor Campbell summed it up well in his column ,.of October 15 - wben . he said, "If you want :to .keep something a secret then don't tell it :to anybody, and that goes dou- ble for a reporter. »Keeping -secrets is not my (toe of work." If that's the case how could anyone know for sure which role Mr. Scott was playing at any given time. Reporter, you see, is not something you do, it's something you are. It's a 24 -hour -day job, a constant scavenger hunt for news - big. little or indifferent. To walk away from an opportu- nity is not only extremely difficult, but unprofessional as well. To quote Gregor again, "1 am a reporter. My job is to be the eyes and ears of the public. No more, no less:" If Gregor is that serious about his profession my only conclusion. could be that as -editor. Dave Scott must be even more so. Notwithstanding the appar- ent conflict of interest issue, 1 also question Mr. Scott's pre- sumption that he would do the town a service by running for mayor. A newcomer to council spends at least the first year of his/her term just getting comfortable with the position and -becoming famil- iar with council history, cur- rent issues and how the two impact upon each other. At this point in time, with restructuring looming on the horizon and the future of the Town of Seaforth uncertain at best. i have to wonder whether having an unsea- soned politician at the helm would best serve the interests of the town. If he is determined to become a -politician, Mr. Scott might -better have forced an -election for the position of councillor than -that of mayor, Although h :even then a conflict wood have existed. LonIy hope. this .whole exer- cise its -more than a ploy to ensure that "there's 'Something in the:Paper". Respectfully, Heather Robinet Pleasant surprise to find Expositor on Internet Dear Editor: 1 received'a pleasant sur- prise . when I found your home -page on the- Internet today. . l'm a former resident of the Seaforth district, having,livcd in the area over 40 years ago. Currently, I'm working in the telecommunicatiims industry as a .consaltent to ETI3 (Empresa de `Tciccomunicacioncs dc 'Santafc de Bogota), living in 'Santafc de Bogota. Columbia SSA. a city of seven million people. For my family and 1, Bogota has been an excellent opportunity to meet the warm friendly people, experience their fascinating country and culture -but it is still nice;to get on the ;Internet and 'find up-to-date .articles from :my hometown. !Hopefully. your newspaper twill be abk to continue post- ing articles on the Internet, for people tike us.trying to keep in touch with our roots. Thanks, R. Neil-Gammell r Visit the Expositor online at: www.bowesnet.com/expositor/ Or e-mail us at: huronexpQ odyssey.on.ca Alex had effect on politics of Canada Alex was not a sitting member of the legislature, nor was he a civil servant or -on any government payroll - and he With not u member of the prows gallery...yet he had his own private office at Queen's _Park. Premier:Froat liked to dis- .uss issues with him and respected his counsel and advice—in fact it was Frost in the late 1950s who provided 'him with arfumishad offux complete vltith'his own tele- phone nunthar. Although it was small and on the fourth floor, itwastin theeast wing die ctly stbovettthe,premier's second fioor.of lice. Alex was born inCepe Breton. Mis wife Wiegtnta was an actmas attho was ins num- ber of .C1B.Candiodramas. 'When Itis inn David finished university,inthemid 1960s he.came.towlrt & with me .in the department of education. One day Alex showed met snapshot of a young girl and boy sitting on the front steps of his Craighurat Avenue house--. "Can you -recognize either of them?,".he asked. The.giul looked to be about lr4.and.the boy around 11 or 12. Bray wane not at.ah familiarto tlfee,:Alex smiled and atiid...iut's-my niece and nephew takcn:a:few gears ago When:they we -revisiting us during. their summer vaca- tio n."Thegirl with the -knob - ley lames is Shirley ideLean andthe boy heside her is her young brother Warren ice.„ 112/ :15tbi1 Rohn Roberts was mender and yin 1962 he appointed William: Davis as minister of education. Although Alex tcmained friends with Mr.Frost and they met.and chatted on a fairly -egutar'basis, he took a liking to Mr. Davis. The chemistry between he and Davis lad •to'him becoming a good-friend...and a trusted confidant on:political and government matters. One incident inthe 19608 is especially notable where Atex had a;profound.cff t on the,politics,of Ontario and Canada. Promior Robarts and the Premier of Quebec were guests at a dinner in Toronto hosted by the.Qucen's:Patk press galksry and later they took part in a similar affair in Quebec City arranged by the members of the press gallery in the Quebec Legislature. The .political .temper in Canada was Low, if not Lethargic. There was great .need for a show of leadership in the country...a need for is rallying cry from someone to call out and challenge Canadians w rekindle the spirit of adventure and pride and unity that was _there 100 years earlier at Confederation. Former Toronto Star Importer William Kinmond, press aide w the premier came up with the speeches for Mr. Robarts, and in both places fits words struck a aaadthai allCanadians were waiting to 'hear. His speech in Toronto and the one in Quebec City made hcadlinosacross the country and elevated John Roberts of most overnight -to the status of a.great Canadian. It moved him, in the.eyes of many thousands from just another provincial politician to Canadian statestnan. As far as •I know, these people. Bill Kinmond, .myself and Alex were the only ones aware of who really wrote the speech- es. Roberts died without ever knowing that the stirring words he spoke in Toronto and Quebec.City that moved Canadians to think about their country and feel so very proud...were,ponned by Alex in his tiny office on the fourth floor at Queen's Park. One morning as Mr. Davis was preparing to go to cabi- net Alex dropped in...and said something like. "It's a damn shame than the nutgnifi- cent new highway that runs from the Quebec border right across Ontario carries a num- ber and not a name...Why not call it 'Thr MacDonald Caviar Frcewey' in honour .of two of the founders of Canada from Quebec and Ontario." When Mr. Davis came out of cabinet thues hours later he shook hands with Alex and said... "Thanks to you, cabi- net has just approved that Highway 401 is now to be officially known as The MacDonald Cartier Freeway." During the planning and the establishing .af'Ontario's community college system, known officially as the Collages of Applied Arts and Technology, there was no shortage of advice...or advi- sors. There were academics and business executives and laymen and voters and par- ents and students altang with the media giving their wise counsel on almost a daily basis. Proposing all of their own ideas and not hesitant at all in acting as mines an everything the minister and the .department was doing. This was particularly true of the Globe and Mai/ -..They had some pretty strong feel - CONTINUED on page 5 Government, teachers battlefor control Dear -Editor: As in most conflicts, truth is usually the first fatal casu- alty. Govcrntnents and teach- ers are set to battle not for the protection of quality educa- tion but for the right to deter- mine where our education system is heading and who will control the system. So far 1 have seen the teacher federations acting and sounding like the old Teamster unions. Blackmail, violence, intimidation and all the nasty weapons that unions have at their disposal, including an illegal strike. which -is constantly in the news. Seems funny to me that if a school yard bully behaved this way we would be sending him home, or for counselling or both. Now the govemment of this fine province is using its •leg- islative powers to ram through an educational restructuring bill. The union bullies don't like government bullies and if they, like a spoiled child do not get their way, they are going to strike. Which of course affects the children, making them suffer along .with all .working par- ents. who the unions say they are trying to protect. Under a former Conservative premier John Roberts, standards in quality education were eased. In the 1930s Grade 1 reading stan- dards.required kids to be able to read 850 different words, in the 1960s the goal was 675, today it is just 300. (See book "The Crisis in Canadian •Universities: Petrified Campus" by David Bercuson, Robert Bothwell. J.L. Granatstein). Did the government or the teachers union ever stand up and say 'Hold .on. this is going to affect the quality of education." We are broke from bad gov- ernment social policy and mismanagement. We as tax- payers are guilty of compla- cency. We as a people have sown our wild oats and now it's time to reap our reward. • So we have the interesting Views expressed on our opinion pa (s) don't . necessarily represent those of The Huron . Expositor or Bowes Publishers. The Huron Erpasitor'reserves the right to edit letters 4o $he editor or to refuse publication. dilemma of the bureaucrats fighting the civil servants. 1 have to wonder if an illegal strike is called and a consci- entious teacher crosses an illegal picket line will they be threatened with violence? My guess would be yes. Because that's how unions •work best. through intimidation and scare tactics. 1 also wonder if the government would fire a bunch of illegal strikers? My guess would be yes if -it was Ronald Reagan. but Mike is no Ron'. And what about teachers unions reneging on signed contracts with boards of education? 1 guess their signatures and words are meaningless dribble. Indeed, truth is definitely a casualty. Bruce Bennett R.R. 2. Seaforth, On. There's bigger carrots in Brucefield FROM THE PAGES OF THE ARMOR EXPOSiTOR OCTOBER 29,1897 LOCAL BRIEFS - Mr. George Irwin. of the Huron road, who is a successful poultry breeder and prize winner, scooped in =553.75 ,in prizes for his poultry at the fall shows this season. He got 68 first and 37 second prizes. - Mr. John 'Rutledge, of lruckeramith, got another car :load of Algoma cattle deliv- ered here on Tuesday. This, is the second :car :load he has got -this season. -Mayor Scant and • Mrs. Scott :left .on Wednesday (for Jackson, Michigan, where (they will spend a couple of tweaks',vis- iting friend; - The many friends of Mrs. John Beattie. who has been seriously ill, will be pleased to lleatn that she is slowly loeovering. - Mr. Charles Stewart, who for a number of years was leader of the band, and a respected resident of the .town, left on Tuesday for ;Detroit, 'where he pu;poec$ to rroside in future. 'While sof y Ito lose Mr. 'Stewart, we-artvth f him . all prosperity ,in Abe (land of Uncle Sam. - )Mr, John Rankin. Distrigt &Dgputy of the Sons of Scotland, visited the Goderich camp on friday evening last, and extolicd the virtues of the order to the Godorich brethren in elo- quent terms. He was accom- panied by John McDonald, the piper. Mr. Rankin is also down for a speech at a Scotch concert in Wingham on Tuesday Might. Of Ail vcr- IntheYearsAgone , tongued oratory of the "judge" is captivating. Oct!RubF1 20,1922 More Big Carrots - Mr. William McDougall's claim in last week's Expositor of ,growing the targeat Short iHorte.carrut this ,season, did not long Amain ;uncontested. Early :Friday morning Mr. Joseph 'Storey, .of :town, tltrought itgtte ;in ;from :his gar- den :which measumd 113.and a half limbos .round the :top and eight inches long and weighed ;two pounds. (Later the same afternoon Mr. John Snider, of Brucefield, -aunt in .one that measured 8 ,inches long, was 13 :inches around the top and ,weighed 2 pounds, 1 ,ounce. Mr. Snider's:record still stands. Clinton Wins Scott Shield - Te correct score in the .first home and home game between Clinton and Seaforth Collegiate girls' basketball steams for the handsome 'Shield, given by Mr. tH.R. Scott, of Scaforth, was 10-3. in favor of Clinton. On Friday last the local team attend the Clinton Collegiate sports and turned the tables on the Clinton team, dofcat- tittg them by a score of 15-.9. !Clinton. however, has one point up on the round, which ivos them possession of the 'Shield for this year. OCTOBER Zi,11947 Details regarding the estab- lishment of a free chest clinic by the division of Tuberculosis Prevention Department of Health of :Ontario in co-npntation with the local tuberotrlosis Christmas Seal Committee; which was announced some .weeks ago, have now been ;worked mut. lIhe;clinic, to be 'held .at Seottt McMOr.ial Hospital, will 'be ,inaugurated on the :12th of November and will continue oo :the second Wednesday .of (every month thelfter!under the direction •of lthc MAM. for Seaforth, Sflr. AL 410dy. There will be too .charge to pationts attend- titag Mahe ,alitlic, .811 expenses being met itsy the local Tuberculosis (Christmas Seal Committee. * * * iiorace ;Srothcrton, .P »til- ,ian employee of ;She ilitChiP Station ,at Clinton, +has been committed ffur;tcial al the next notset (Graf ,euatpotent,jurisdic- tion. on a charge of danger- ous driving, arising out of the death of William 'Franklin Sproat, RR 4, Sealerlh, who was killed instantly while walking along No. $ Highway near Sobringville. September 28. The preliminary hearing was held Tuesday morning before Magisuale ATF. �couk, in Stratford. NOVEMBER 2,11972 Dr. C.T.M. Jladwen of the University of Guelph who has directed an Interdisciplinary Study of Huron County in J971-72 at a cost of $21.000 was not unfamiliar with 'H.uron County .before the study began. ut Dr. ,iiadwen has learned some surprising ,things abowt Huron -County and admits .this county :may well be .unique, in many respects. For instance, Huron .County iGitiLens dike. Huron County .the way it is, :they would pre- fer to change jobs rather than move away from Huron County and many present Huron ;County ,citizens have proven their loyalty to this .county by revealing they've ;beets (bait and raised here and haven't ,even considered tnluuitl8,away As well, ii3r, Hadwen dis- covered that the county's »Weetkly newspapers arc not only appreciated and respect- ed, they are .the most trusted aourec of news and advertis- ing information Huron resi- dents have. * * * Huron voters on Monday moved in a positive way to return Conservative R.E. McKinlay for his third term. In establishing a new high plurality of 10.500 Mr. McKinley defeated Liberal Charles Thomas. NDP Shirley Weary and AiskrosI t<tt ll l Rain.