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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1998-10-07, Page 44 -TWE MORON EXPOSITOR, OCTOSER 7, IMO Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Dale - General Monger/Ad Monger Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Gregor Campbell - Reporter Larry Dalrymple - Soles Pat Armes - Office Manager Dianne Mc Grath - Subscriptions/Clossifieds A Bowes Publishers Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES LOCAL - 32 50 o year in advance, plus 2 28 G S T SENIORS 30 00 o year. in advance plus 2 ) 0 G 5 T USA & Foreign 28 44 a yeor in advance, plus $78 00 postage, G S T exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES Published weekly by Signal -Star Publish,g at 100 Main St.. 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Mx 69, seeier*d, OMerie, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper SIV �... Association Ontario Community Newspapers Associahon and the Ontario Press Council Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 New drunk driving laws could be tougher It's about time tough new drinking and driving penalties came into effect but are they tough enough? Court dockets are full of impaired drivers in Goderich Criminal Court and every weekend police are guaranteed to pick up as drunk driver in Huron County. What's scary is that on that court dockerit i ""common -to find at least one driver who is a repeat offender. The new laws make it necessary for first-time offenders to an eight-hour education program and a 16 -hour treatment program. The offender pays The $475 cost of the program and, if symptoms of alcohol dependency are noticed, the Ministry of Transportation can recommend a medical report be received before a driver's licence is given back. Second -time offenders face a three-year licence suspension instead of the previous two-year suspensions and third - time offenders lose their licences for life (but after 10 years with a clean record and agreeing to install an ignition lock that won't start the car until a breath test for alcohol is successfully passed, a driver's licence can be reinstated). A fourth -time offender will never get a licence back. But in the case of a third -time offender, what point is there in even calling it a permanent suspension if the licence can be restored within 10 years. If it's gone, it's gone and that's the way it should be. A second -time offender should face a 10 -year suspension. The driver is already being given a second chance and assuming the first time he or she was stopped before there was an accident or loss of life, there should be far less leniency on someone who does it again. The education program would obviously have had no impact and the Ministry of Transportation expert will have failed to see signs of alcohol dependency because if that's the reason for the second offence, then the driver has failed to receive successful treatment. It's no longer acceptable in society to drink and drive, yet when one-quarter of road fatalities involve drinking and driving, a strong enough message has not gone out there. Let's see if those statistics drop with these new measures, but if they don't, there's no reason not to take a harder look at taking licences away from second - time offenders, permanently. STH Tutors needed to make a difference in children's lives, struggling to read To the Editor: "We tisn to masik. Swimin lesin is onost ovr. Rodys comin tomoro." These words were written in a journal by a little girl in grade 4. Can you read what they mean'' "We listen to music. Swimming lessons is almost over. Robbie is corning tomorrow." These are the words she was trying to say. We have another daughter. one year younger, who was at a lower level than this. She has been matched with a tutor from the "Literacy and Numeracy Project: through the Avon Maitland District School Board. This letter is being composed for two reasons. One is a desperate plea for more volunteers. and the other is a thank you for the tutor we presently have for our youngest daughter. Her tutor wishes to remain anonymous. I wish 1 could hold up a picture and let you know who she is, and thank her for the wonderful job she is doing. Our daughter has improved so 'much. not just academically. but her self esteem has risen to a point where she actually has some confidence in what she is Letters doing. Her tutor is just -a normal woman who works full time every day. but has some spare time on her hands. as he children are getting a little older. She read about the Literacy/Numeracy project. and thought that it was something she was interested in as she liked reading in her spare time. All you need is about one hour per week to spend with someone. either a child or adult, who is having difficulty with reading. writing or mathematics. You don't have to he a scholar or a teacher. but just someone who would like to help someone else. They give you materials, and the offer training sessions. You are one on one during tutoring. but you are not alone. They are always there to support and help you. Presently they have over 60 children working with tutors. and about 30 adults as well. They have a very long waiting list ;with our second daughter being one of therm of people who need help. Trained tutors who are not volunteers are expensive, and most people. including us, cannot afford the luxury. Our daughter's tutor is wonderful. She sometimes spends time playing educational games with her. There are also baking nights. where our daughter reads the directions. and helps with the whole process, including the taste -testing. She gives small amounts of work to take home, nothing overwhelming, and our daughter seems more anxious to complete it than her homework from school. She just wants to please the person who cares so much about seeing her succeed. To our daughter. this is someone who wants to help. not someone who is expected to help. like teachers and parents. if our daughter in grade 4 does not find a tutor soon, we don't know what will happen. Education is like a house. 1f the foundation is not strong enough, the house Will never hold up. and will come tumbling down. Math and English are a person's foundation. and must he secured as soon as is possible in a child's life. As for adults, sometimes it makes the difference whether they can secure a job or not, if they don't have the skills to fill out some of the necessary paperwork. it you have ever been helped by a volunteer. just remember how it felt to have someone do something for von because they wanted to help. A lot of people want to help charities, hut cannot afford the financial outlay. This is something you can do, that won't cost you a cent. It is a caring and compassionate gesture. On those cold winter nights. just imagine the warm feeling of spending an hour or more per week with someone who can use your help. If you can help with this program, please contact Ann Heeney or Heather Robinet at (5191 482-7948. Even if this letter doesn't result in a tutor for our daughter, i hope this will help find someone else a tutor. It can make all the difference in the world to someone in need. Thanks to the Literacy and Numeracy Project. to all the new tutors. and especially the ones we have already. Karen Stanlake National Newspaper Week... Prime Minister sends his greetings To the Editor: 1 am pleased to extend my greetings to yoir on the occasion of National Newspaper Week. Oct. 4- 10. The theme this year. "Community Newspapers: We're at the Heart of Things." could not be more appropriate. For more than 1(1 million Canadians. these newspapers represent the medium of choice for obtaining information and opinions on what is happening in the local community. They serve as the perfect complement to larger newspapers. whose attentions are fixed most closely on international. national and regional issues. Community newspapers. whether in Letters rural areas or urban. can open your eves to what is happening around the corner. down the street or in the town council - covering issues that are important to you and your neighbours. I join with all Canadians in saluting the efforts of Canada's community newspapers. and. indeed. all newspapers. and offer my best wishes for continued success in their endeavours. Jean Chretien Prime Minister Ottawa This editorial first appeared in the May 15, 1974 edition of' the Wetaskiwin (Alberta) Times. I'm going to give one dollar to the newspaper staff. Divide it up any way you wish. Nov. for that dollar 1 am giving you today. 1 want you to deliver tomorrow to my house ,a newspaper that will contain more reading matter than the current best-selling novel. 1 want all the news. And I want every bit of it to be fresh. 1 want pictures of all local accidents. fires. meetings and events that I'm interested in: and I don't want to see any that offend me either. i expect you to tell me who dies. who was bom, who was divorced and who was married in the last week. including the. last 24 hours. I want to know what those guys in the government are doing with my tax money. i want to understand all of the important events. plans and results. hut 1 don't want to have to waste more than a couple of minutes on your story. I want to read just as much about the Liberals and New Democrats as the Conservative and the Reform Party. Don't tell me you can't do it. That's what 1 invested my dollar for. The only reason you won't do it is because you don't have any competition. 1 want all the supermarket prices. a list of people with used cars for sale. the movie and TV times and the closing stock market prices. If i break the law. i don't want you to print my name in the paper. and 1 have a friend who is in trouble. so you can leave that out too. CONTINUED on Page 5 Local boy among corps carrying flag to Manilla after battle October 7. 1898 d John Doig of Tuckersmith who runs a portable sawmill west of Dashwood. met with an accident by which he almost lost two of his fingers. He was tightening a guide when the wrench slipped off and his hand came in contact with the large saw. Messrs. Alexander McKellar and Malcolm Parke of Cromarty treated themselves by taking in the Grand excursion to Detroit. A letter received from Chas. A. Stewart. son of Mr. Alex Stewart of town. with the Signal Corps of the American Army. says he was right in the middle of the battle at Manilla. and his corps were the first to carry the flag into Manilla after it had surrendered. Mr. Wnl. Bubolz of Egmondville has purchased most of the bricks from the old store on the Collins property and will use them for a foundation to a fine barn. The people of Egmondville were startled and saddened on learning to hear the death of the late C.R. Van Egmond. John Grieve has a peach tree at his residence on Goderich St. which he pulled several baskets of delicious fruit. This tree was grown from a stone. Andrew Govenlock of Winthrop. who is well known as an ardent temperance man and strong prohibitionist, left his sick bed and drove to the polling place at No. 4 In the Years Agone McKillop to vote for prohibition. He had to be carried from his buggy. John Devereaux is laying down the material for the erection of a new hank barn on the Lennon farm on the Huron Road east of Seaforth. John Hinchlev of Hullet, has 40 peach trees all of which he raised from stones and all bearing fruit this year. Miss Ada Beattie. daughter of James Beattie of town has been engaged as teacher of the McElroy school in McKillop. Walter Eaton of Winthrop is supplying at Clinton station. Messrs. P. Bowey of Kippen unloaded a car of coal last week which the people were pleased to get. Garnet Case. Hensall has purchased the flour and feed business of R.J.Paterson. Thos. Murdock of Hensall has been appointed one of the judges of horse racing at Exeter, but only went 10 find that the races were called off on account of the rain. The millinery opening were held. when the establishments of Stewart Bros and J. MacTavish were in their finest an -ay. A cold wave aided materially in the sale of autumn hats. Ted. Merrier, who spent the summer on one of the CPR passenger boats, spent a few days at his home here before resuming his studies at the Toronto Dental School. October 8, 1948 Alexander McNab, who for 30 years has been responsible for transporting mail to and from the post office to the railroad station, retired Oct. 1 after nearly 100.000 trips along Main Street. He is succeeded by Ben Rising. Marking the occasion Postmaster C.P. Sills and other associates honoured him at a gathering where he was presented with an occasional chair. Miss Ruth Cluff and Mr. Rising made the presentation. On Wednesday evening, a surprise party was held in honor of Mrs. Donald Fry. bride of this month. at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Scott. when a number of girls presented her with a miscellaneous shower. Bingo was enjoyed. with Mrs. Phillip Willis and Mrs. Cecil Lemon as winners. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Garnham, who last week moved to their new residence in Seaforth, were honoured at a gathering held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert McClure. Mrs. Wm. Church read an address and Mrs. McClure and Glenn Cuthill presented them with a table lamp and a tri -light lamp. Harvey Craig, Walton, with a score of 204.8. has won the 50 bushels wheat club competitions. Jim McEwan, Hensall. stood second. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Middegaal with their family recently arrived in the Seaforth area and are employed by James F Scott. They are natives of the Netherlands. October 11, 1973 At a special meeting of the Seaforth Fire Area Board Thursday. the tender of King - Seagrave Limited, Woodstock was accepted for a new fire engine. plus fire fighting apparatus mounted on the truck. The tender was $34,444, the lowest of two received. Delivery will not be made for several months due to a backlog of orders. The new firetruck, on a Ford chassis, will replace the International truck bought in 1947. which is one of two now owned by the Seaforth Fire Area Board. A 93 -year old widow, Mrs. Jane Burton McMurtrie, was found strangled in her Hensall residence ,on Friday. She had lived alone in the house for 11 years, since the death of her husband. immediately following the Student's Council Assembly Friday, the boys in the school congregated in the gym to be informed of the first project of the Boy's Athletic Association. it involves the selling for $.50 tickets in a World Series Pool. t'