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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1998-08-26, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR. AUGUST Si, 1990 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Dale - General Manager/Ad Manger Scott HiIgendorff - Editor Gregor Campbell - Reporter Larry Dalrymple - Sales Pat Armes'- Office Manager Dianne McGrath - Subscriptions/Classifieds A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES LOCAL 32.50 a year, in advance, plus 2 28 G.S.T ,SENIORS • 30 00 a year, in advance, plus 2 10 G.S.T USA $. Foreign 28 44 o year in advance, plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main 5t-, Seaforth. Publication mail registration No 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of a typographical error. the advertising space occupied by the erroneous ,tem. together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate In the event of a typographical error, advertising goods or services at o wrong price, goods or services may not be sold Advertising .s merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time The Huron Expositor is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used for reproduction purposes Changes of address, orders for subscriptions and undeliv- erable copies are to be sent to The Huron Expositor Wednesday, August 26, 1998 Iditerial and Business Offices - 100 Main atroot.,SeaforNk Telephone (519) 527-0240 Pax (519) 527-2050 Mailing Address - P.O. Ilex 69, Seaferfh, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Associohon, Ontario Community Newspapers Assocahon and the Ontario Press Council Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 Fencing could reduce risk at home pools, Some municipalities have bylaws that require fences around pools. All municipalities should. , It can reduce the chances of accidents occuring should a non -swimmer be near a pool. Just like seat belts reduce the risk of injuries in car accidents. , Just like safety guards protect hands from ,saws. A fence around a pool provides some protection from liability should an accident occur, particularly if it involves someone who shouldn't be on the inside of that fence. However, it doesn't matter how high, thick or well-built a fence is, determined children will find a way inside if that's where they really want to go. Nor does it matter how vigilant people are at watching out for those children. Most children have a way of slipping away unnoticed from time to time. When a child does stip away, a fence would help reduce the chances of something going wrong. Regardless of the precautions, whether it be seat belts or fences, accidents happen that no steps are going to prevent. It's important to remember the two recent incidents in the Seaforth area are ultimately accidents that have brought pain and sorrow into our communities. There should be no blame in an accident. The families deserve support in their time of need, not criticism. STH How to accessus Letters to the Editor and other submissions can he made to us by noon on Mondays at: h u ro nexp @ o dys sey, on. All letters and submissions must be signe and accompanied by a day -lime telephon number. Alt submissions , :: ubject to editin for both length and con Injured child well looked after To the Editor: We are all guilty at times of taking for granted living in a small town. Last week when my family was at the Lions Park and Pool, I was reminded of how much I appreciate living here. My youngest child hurt himself jumping into the pool and lost consciousness for a ew seconds. he young people at the pool responded with such speed and professionalism you would have thought they did this every day. Mike kept Alex calm and checked for vitals while we waited for an ambulance. Stephanie and Julie Ann kept my daughters calmed and let my husband and son at the ball park know what was going on. When the ambulance came, Alex was calm, knowing both Art and Dave. He even laughed at Art's ripped pants. At the hospital Flori, Lisa and Dr. lane were gentle, kind and kept Alex laughing. X-ray person Ruth was very patient, trying to get Alex just so. Thank you small town Seaforth. I'm so glad we live here. Gayle Coleman Almost 2,000 volunteers help Cancer Society To the Editor: On behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society, we would like to publicly recognize the achievements of the lead organizers, captains and canvassers of Huron and Perth counties during the annual residential fundraising campaign. The time and effort of 1800 volunteers in this endeavour, combined with the generosity of donors in the communities of Huron - Perth, has raised over $208,400. For this, the cancer community is truly grateful. Forty-seven percent of the funds go towards research, 38% for community programs and 15% for fundraising and administration costs. We are proud of this achievement to be able to sustain service to the community for programs like transportation, emotional support, public education forums, practical assistance and our national Cancer Information Service, I-888-930-3333. Together, with our dedicated volunteers who lead the way in fundraising and program delivery, we can make a difference. Supporting research efforts to eradicate cancer and enhancing the quality of life of those living with cancer is the mission the Canadian Cancer Society strives to meet. Sincerely. Ken Varlet Fundraising Chair Deborah Barton Unit Manager The reality of some scary stories Toronto: A person dancing at a club feels the stab of a needle prick and is handed a note. Before she realizes what is happening the person has disappeared into the crowd on the dance floor. No one else saw anything and she has no idea what the person looked like. She looks at the note and reads: "Welcome to the world of AIDS." She has been infected with the virus from a used needle. Windsor: , A woman driving alone, late at night, pulls into a gas station to fill up. The attendant takes her credit card, goes inside the building and comes hack. "There's a problem with your credit card," he tells the woman. "You'll have to come inside." There's no one else around and the woman thinks this is unusual and hesitates, asking what the problem is. He tells her she'll have to speak to someone on the phone about the situation. Again, she is hesitent, and doesn't know whether or not she should leave the safety of her car. But this is a place of business where there should be some degree of trust. She ignores the warning bells in her head and fotldws the attendant inside. "There's someone on the floor in the backseat of your car," he says. "He has i a knife." He locks the door of the gas station building and calls the police. An Interstate in Florida: A tourist travelling to a sunny beach stops at one of the rest stations that pepper the interstate highways in the United States. It's late and there are few people around. He goes into the bathroom and the last thing he remembers is standing at a urinal. His next awareness is that he is on the floor in a bathroom stall and there is blood all around. It has come from the incision on his stomach. Waking up again in a hospital room, he learns that a kidney had been surgically removed. He learns he was just another on a list of victims who have lost organs from rest stations. They are being sold on the black market for hundreds of thousands of dollars to people desperately waiting for scarce transplant donors. These are urban myths; stories that have circulated through modern culture, told like stories throughout history to frighten children or explain phenomena. The, first story is one of the most recent and is currently circulating through Toronto where nightclubs arc noticing a decline in attendance. People have hear the story -and are afraid some sicko is spreading the AIDS virus at clubs. Police are warning people not to take this seriously. They have not received any reports from anyone that this has happened to. They don't think it's real! But the story has taken on enough reality to frighten young club goers into staying at home. 1 The second story is one that I heard as a child and remember being told at a family gathering as though the relative telling it knew the person it had happened to. It sounded real to me. I vaguely remember hearing it a similar story as it happened in another city years later. Then last year. watchidg a show on television with a plot that dealt with a killer reenacting urban myths. I saw the gas station story unfold. Whether the other two gas stption incidents I heard about ever really happened, I don't know. Both stories were told almost exactly the same, but years apart. The latter story. is one of those useless little bits of information you gather and don't know where they came from. I don't remember where I heard the organ theft story and I don't CONTINUED on Page 5 Telephone company gives 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. service August 26, 1898 We understand that a company is being formed for the purpose of operating a telephone system in Seaforth, the rate to be 60 cents a month and the hours from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. John Bell of the Seaforth Laundry has been making extensive improvements during the past two weeks. The Presbyterian and Methodist Sabath schools had a union excursion to Goderich. There were 334 tickets sold. The long dry spell has been broken and we received a copious and refreshipg downpour of rain. The storm on Tuesday night was one of the severest we have had for some years. The barn of Alexander Innes in Stanley was consumed; the barn of Wm. Graham also of Stanley was struck and burned. Wm. Grainger of Huliett had three calves killed by lightning during the storm on Tuesday night. A barn belonging to John S. Brown of McKillop was struck by lightning but escaped serious injury. Mrs. C. Clarkson and Mrs. M.Y. McLean are delegates at the W.C.T.U. County convention being held at Goderich. While driving through Silver Creek, Peter Sullivan and his daughter met with an accident. He turned too short, the buggy upset throwing the occupants out. Chas. Reid of Brucefield is making weekly shipments of beef cattle from the station here. Thos. McKay of Kippen has been nursing a sprained leg, the effects of a straw stack falling over while he In the Years Agone was threshing at A. Monteith's. August 31, 1923 Messrs. John Hunter, P. Cameron, J.W. Stack house. Ted Falconer, Wm. Beattie and Mr. Stewart have gone west to the harvesters excursion. Ed. Miller of Walton has engaged with J. Buchanan for the threshing season. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Adams of Constance entertained a number of young people.to a corn roast. Thos. Murdock of Hensall has. put a fine horse on RR 2 which enables Mr. Farquhar to ship around the route in record time. Owen Geiger has a large staff of men, women and children assisting him in securing his fine field of flax. Congratulations are extended to Arnold R. Turnbull on his having; won the 2nd Edward Blake scholarship in Honor Matriculation. The separate and public schools and the collegiate institute are opened. The staff of the collegiate will be: W.T. Spence, N.R. Bissonett, New Foreman, Miss Asman, Miss Odell, Miss Hartry and Miss Grieve. Miss Mabel Turnbull of town sang a solo in First Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning. Miss Kathleen Burrows leaves for Fort William to join the staff of the collegiate there as a teacher of Household Economy. September 2, 1948 Joseph Laudenbach, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Laudenbach, has received word he has been accepted as a candidate for Canada's Joint Services Cadet College H.M.C. Royal Roads, B.C. Announcement was made this week of the award of a University of Western Ontario scholarship 10 Miss Jean Mill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Mills, McKillop. With a score of 95. Howard Wright, Cromarty. was top competitor in a field crop competition sponsored by the Mitchell Agricultural Society. A contract let by the Department of Highways was awarded Looby and Looby of Dublin for the construction of a reinforced concrete bridge and arch culvert on Highway 86, east of Amberley. J.B. Turnbull, 15th concession of Stephen has disposed of his fine farm to Geo. Link for $10,000. Souvenirs of road building techniques of a hundred years ago; nearly 500 logs, have been removed from a half mile section, north of Walton. Removal of the Togs, in remarkably good condition. despite the years they were buried in the ground, was carried out by employees of the County Department, aided by powerful road machinery. Messrs. Jimmy,Docking and Robert Laing of Cromarty and Jimmy Norris and Phillip James left by motor for the Western provinces where they expect to work on the harvest. August 23, 1973 On Saturday. August 25. at 3 p.m. an historical plaque marking the Van Egmond House will he un eiled in front of that structure in Egmondville. Saturday's ceremony is being arranged and sponsored by the Van Egmond Foundation whose chairman. Mr. James Doig. will act as master of ceremonies. Many Seaforth senior citizens have enjoyed services provided by an Opportunities .for Youth Grant this summer. The seven Summer Band Concerts sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Seaforth jr. Band concluded with a concert by the Seaforth Band and local talent Sunday evening before a large and very appreciative. audience. Mr. and Ms. Sim Roohal celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary recently by having a dinner in the Fellowship Hall of Hensall United Church. Cameron Doig. 14 -year- old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Doig of Seaforth, holed a 20 foot birdie putt on the 18th green to finish with an even part 72 in the 2nd annual invitational tournament at the Seaforth Golf and Country Club. Over 200 visitors attended the annual flower show Saturday sponsored by the Seaforth Horticultural Society. The show. the second for the club organized in January. 1972. was held in the Seaforth District High School auditorium.