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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1999-02-10, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, FAbruary 10, 1999 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Dale - General Manager/Ad Manager Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Susan Hundertmork - Reporter Larry Dalrymple - Sales Pat Armes - Office Manager Dianne McGrath - Subscriptions/Classifieds huronexp@odyssey.on.ca SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 a yeor, in odvonce, plus 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 30.00 a year, in odvonce, plus 2.10 0.5.T. USA 8 Foreign. 28 44 a year in advance, plus 578.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Slav Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication moil 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 item, together with a reasonable ollowonce for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the opplicable rate. In the event of a ypogrophicol error, advertising goods or services at a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time.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 undeliverable copies are to be sent to The Huron Expositor. Wednesday, February 10, 1999 Iditorial and Business Offices - 100 Mala Slv..t.,feaferlls Telephone (519) 547-0340 Fax (519) 527-411511 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, • 1.eIerlh, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspopers Association and the Ontario Press Council Publication Mail Registration No. 07605' Volunteering students will descend on town Education reform will see hundreds of students moving through the community in efforts to earn 10 hours,per year of volunteer service next year. They will need to fill those 10 hours each year in order to graduate, In Seaforth, that's about 335 students or 3,350 hours of community service. A lot can be done with that time. Or a lot of energy can be wasted. At a first look, this seems like a great idea but its ramifications are just not well thought- out. .� For effective use of the students' time, so everyone benefits, will take some serious coordination. The federal and provincial governments, through cutbacks, system overhauls and general changes throughout virtually every aspect of our lives, has led to an increased need for volunteers. But the most effective volunteers give more than 10 hours of their time. Having students haphazardly go through the community looking for volunteer projects could end up costing the volunteer organizations time and energy they may not have; time they have to spend teaching or training -the student for the task at hand that cuts into the little bit of time that student has to offer. There are lots of tasks and relief a student can provide with 10 hours, as long as thought goes into how and where they apply themselves. Community groups will need" To work closely with the high school to ensure meaningful ways for the students to get involved are developed. Ifthey have to be out there, then their efforts need to be made worthwhile. And from the student's perspective, it doesn't seem much. like volunteering when they're told they have to do it in order to graduate. STH How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: h u ronexp @ odyssey.on.ca All letters and submissions must be signed and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. All submissions are subject to editing for both length and content. - Don't forget to check out our homepage at: www.bowesnetamilexpositor/ Hog crisis not over yet To the Editor: The present hog crisis is now three months old and is not over yet. Meetings and more meetings have produced little, except rhetoric. What we need is action, now! One large problem that needs to be addressed is the two levels of hog farms - one which has contractual arrangements with a packer at guaranteed income, the other with no guarantee, accepting only the floating prices, which in recent months have been disastrous. The ratio of "preferred" or "first class" hog farmers to the "second class" hog farmer is roughly one to nine. This is the current situation. On closer examination it appears that too many of the so-called first class hog farmers are also leaders in the Ontario Pork Producers, this becomes a main barrier to solving the problem. Each and every farmer pays $150 each year to a farm organization for a business registration number. In order to secure the future of the individual farms and farmer, these farm organizations must act now and must act quickly, otherwise a good number of farmers who really want to farm and who are good at it will fall by the wayside. - The reduction of packers in the industry from 25 to two in the last 20 years helped create the monopoly of power in the hog industry. This concentration allows the packer to do what is good for the packer and not what is good for the hog industry. 1 believe that the time has come that we must help ourselves. We need a program that is acceptable to all, wherein no one gets hurt. This idea is: The Pork Marketing Board could collect a $1.00 per hog marketed - a weekly amount of almost $100,000 or $4 to $5 million per year. This money would be used, interest free, to help Create and expand small packing plants. The maximum loan, interest free, to packer must not exceed 50% of the total assessed value of the packing plant. The packing plants banker should secure the safety of this loan to the Pork Producers. This loan should increase in value in relation to the assessed value of the packing plant. The, $1.00 fee per hog marketed remains the property of the hog farmer from whom it was deducted. h would also be transferable to another hog farmer at the option Of the owner for example upon death or retirement. The reason for interest free use of the money is for simplification of administration and accounting purposes. Ernst Bayer RR 2, Mitchell Seaforth hospital one of the finest To the Editor: I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of my family, to publically comment on what we consider to be one of the finest community hospitals around. Seaforth Community .Hospital is truely a gem of a place, and deserves to be recognized as such. Over the past few years, our parents, Gordon and Marian MacDonald, have had to avail themselves of the services of S.C.H. on a more than occassional basis. Also, like so many others, they had to travel out -side of the community for various services that were not available in Seaforth. We always drew a collective sigh of relief, when, they were transferred back to Seaforth, without giving it to 'much thought, Now that they both are gone, we have had some timeto reflect on why we felt that way. We came away with the conclusion that we felt that they were safe and not just another number...That they were truely cared for by a wonderful team of physicians, and nurses and technicians...and the peripheral staff that seldom gets noticed, but that is so - essential...dietary ' and housekeeping and maintenance, switchboard, medical records...and yes, dare 1 say it, Administr'ation.ln times of family crisis; and we .have had plenty as many know, we always felt a sense of security, knowing that this special place was watching over ourmom and dad, not just because it was our home town, but because it reflects a standard of excellence that many boastabout but few can really deliver. Your nursing staff is second to none. I would like to think that the ability to measure care is something that I know a bit about, for 1 have been a Registered Nurse for 30 years. The nursing staff at S.C.H is, without exception, a group of professionals, like the rest of us in health care,. alawys trying to do more with Tess, and yet it was never our experience, that that was a factor, in the delivery of the care that our parents received. It is important to us, that all of those involved in the frequent hospitalizations of both of our parents, know how much your efforts were appreciated. Seaforth Community Hospital is indeed a gem of a place.We commend you and the community That you serve so well. Lihda Matthews on behalf of my brother Curtiss MacDonald and my sister Cindy MacDonald Mill whistle reminder of coming spring February 8, 1924 The regular blowing of the whistle of late. at mr. Wm. Sadler's saw mill. reminds us that the time of singing of the birds is not far distant. A number of neighbours and friends of Mr. and Mr.s Jas. Murray, of McKillop, gathered to spend a social evening with them. having recently sold their farm to F.., T. Fowler. They were made the recipients of a well filled purse of money. James Fairservice of Londesboro. had installed a lighting plant in his residence. 'With neither sleighing nor wheeling, the roads at Varna were almost impassable the latter part of the week. Glen McLean and Sheldon Eyre of Chiselhurst have secured employment in Detroit and intend staying for the winter. Peter Stewart of Hensall, who acted as caretaker of the Hensall Public School. was surprised and presented with a handsome quarter oak rocking chair and a fine pipe and case. The presentation was made by S. Burgess and an address was given by Wm. McKay. James Cowan of town moved into his new residence this week. James Archibald of town has purchased the residence of the late Mrs. Taylor on Centre Street. Frank Carlin of town has leased the apartment in the Willis block recently. F. T. Fowler entertained his room at the public school to a toboggan party at his home in McKillop when all had a most enjoyable time. Hydro power was off this week consequently the Expositor will be late in reaching many of our readers, not only are we dependent on hydro for motive power. The rink and the picture show suffered while house holders went back to the candle. Miss Florence Bennet of Winthrop left for london In the Years Agone this week. C. W. Papst of Georgetown paid his 48th subscription -to the Expositor. February 11, 1949 Directors of the Seaforth' Agricultural Society appointed Mrs. Roy Lawson, J-Iuron Rod. as secretary -treasurer of the society. Mrs. Lawson succeeds Mrs. Jos. Grummett who resigned. The completion of the construction of Seaforth apartments was marked when Dr. E. A. McMaster entertained at his home various contractors responsible for its construction. Verdan Rau displayed a wolf he shot while hunting in the zurich district. About the size of a. Targe Collie dog. the wolf weighed in excess of 50 pounds. The lady bowlers of town were entertained at the home of Mrs. Harry Stewart. Mrs. John T. Kaiser donated the prize which was won by Mrs. W. M. Hart. of St. James Church, Seaforth, were guests at a banquet given in ,their honour by the C. W. L. Mrs, Frank Devereaux was presented with a small token of remembrance of the occasion by Mrs. John Hotham Jr. The residence on Sparling Street, owned by F/S Mac Mills, Has been sold to Mrs. Geo. Hoegy, McKillop. Believed to have been caused by a leak in the oil burner installation, a fire at the W. J. Duncan factory was extinguished without damage, other than smoke. A second call was received when some heated pipes caught fire at the residence of M. Berger. Subscribers of the Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone System endorsed a recommendation of the commissioners to increase the subscribers assessment from 513.00 to $15.00 and the renters from $15.00 to 518.00. February 10, 1899 W. W. Cooper of Kippen, who is an admirer of horse The death oeeurred- in ---flesh, has purchased -from_. Vancouver B. C. of Wm. Messrs. Thompson Bros. of Smith, son of the late Mr. the London Road, a driver, and Mrs. Robert Smith of which for quality, style and Hullett. He was born there speed is pretty hard to beat. 70 years ago and was The Methodists in Kippen married to Miss Dora Love. have completed all J. M. Govenlock of town arrangements for the is in Toronto where he is building of a new church in representing the Seaforth the village which will be of Agricultural Society at the the latest design. annual fair association. Messrs. T. Mellis, and W. Mrs. Ken Coombs, W. Cooper of Kippen took Railway Street, saw a robin in the Farmers Institute on a post in the back yard of meeting at Farquhar, which her residence, as she and was largely attended. three other ladies were Thos. Cudmore of quilting. Usborne, near Lumley, has John A. Baldwin was in recently disposed of two Toronto attending a very fine bulls. hardware convention. N. Deichert and family Huron County Garage left here this week for Operators' Association held Cavalier, North Dakota, a dinner meeting when A. where they will in the future W. Dunlop( was elected reside. president. The past week has been The choir and altar boys the severest at Hensall we have had yet, the thermometer registering as low as 15 degrees below zero. Thos. Hills of Egmondville, is having brick hauled for the purpose of veneering his blacksmith shop. A very pretty wedding took place in St. Columban Church, Irishtown,' when Miss Lizzie Downey became the bride of Wm. Devereaux. February 7, 1974 The contract despite between the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic ;Separate School teachers and board which saw 19 schools in two mounties closed on Friday. and Monday was settled Monday evening when the board ratified, "unanimously." a compromise contract for 1973-74 and 1974-75. All HPRCSS schools re -opened on Tuesday., Stewart Bros. clothing store on Main Street was broken into on Sunday evening, for the third time in recent years. "lf things come in threes, maybe this'll be the last," Ladies Wear manager, Dave Stewart, said Monday morning. Nothing of value was missing, Mr. Stewart said, except about 510 in change and some denim jeans in boys' sizes. . Seaforth dentist Dr: Charles Toll is in Jamaica this month but he is not lolling around in the sun like the average tourist. Dr. Toll is working as a volunteer dentist in a clinic in Kingston, Jamaica, operated by Operation Friendship Ltd. Operation Friendship Ltd. is a "voluntary programme of development in education, health and social services" in an area of Jamaica that is densely populated and "chronically depressed and underprivileged to such an extent that it represents the country's most potentially explosive social problem."