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What's on TV
a sad statement
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Children's shoebox packages
helped Canadian soldiers
(The fallost int is a copy s)/
a. letter sent to .Stacey Hart,
one of the Sea/Orth Public•
School -students in Bill
Farnelt.'s• 'Noss t4'ho
answered an appeal front'
Canadian Peacekeepers for
help ►i irlt a .special
Christmas project. Students
prepared shnehoxes• filled-
with
illed-with everything from
toiletries to.small tors: for
soldiers to Fire oat at
Christ» las),
Dear Miss Han: .
As the Commander of the
Canadian- Contingent
Stabilization Force currently -
serving in the Republic
Bosnia -and Herzegovtna..i.
would like to thank you for -
your generous contribution
to our huinanitarian aide
eftorts. The hristmas
Shoeboxes for Bosnian.
Children project was such
an enormous success that, in
fact, Corporal Holland
received four times more
shoeboxes than her original
goal of 1.200. Canadian
soldiers are also involved in
a wide variety of other
projects such as the'repair of
schools, the construction Of
bridges. the provision of
medical supplies to walk-in
clinics and hospitals. the
construction of playgrounds
and the •identification of
Bosnian families in need.
This is extremely important
work that is making a real
contribution to the recovery
of this war-torn country.
Throughout - this
deployment. I have been
very. impressed by • the
generous support that
Canadian citizens, such as
yourself, have given to the
humanitarian aide efforts of
the soldiers. Your efforts eo
help organize.- collect, wrap
and transport shoeboxes to
our contingent played an
important role in the success
of Corporal Holland"s
Christmas Shoebox project.
This endeavour helped to
h
•pua smile on the face of
more than 5,000 Bosnian
children. their parents and a
large number ot Canadian
soldiers something that
would not have been
possible without .your -
worthwhile contribution.
• On behalf of myself,
Corporal Kitnherly Holland"
and all of the other
Canadian soldiers ;er ing
their country here in Bosnia,
i .would once again like to
thank you for your valuable -
donation to ` our
humanitarian aide efforts. It -
is truly t:t privilege -to be able
to assist Canadians in their
efforts --to help others in'
peed,.
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' Natynezyk
Calomel
Commander •
Drunk driving -a number one killer
To the (.aitor:
• Drunk driving accidents
are the number One cause of
death through criminal -
activity In -this country.
killing 1,-100 people per,
year -., more than twice the -
number of homicides.
Yet our laws don't reflect
the gravity` of that crime.
Drunk drivers who kill.
people otien get sentences
Of one or ' two - gears
.probation and/or community
.en lie.
The House of Commons
• Justice Committee is
currently reviewing these
laws with open hearings. It
is a .chance for Canadians
across the country- to- voice
their concerns by writing to
tis. Without your input.
drivers who kill or injure
will continue to receive a
slap. on "the wrist for their
crimes. ' - •
i encourage you to contact
-me. your own, MP, or
members of the government-
• listed below. We expect td
• table a report in Parliament
by mid-May. We. need your*
input now. • •
By' working. together. we
can get drunk drivers' off,of
our. streets. ,
Richard M. (Dick)
Harris, M.P.
House of Commons.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A.0A6
Harris.R (4' pa rl.gc.ca
You can write to' your MP
c/o House of Comfnons.
Ottawa. Canada.. K 1 A (A6:
- no postage necessary. '
The lion. Anne: McLellan:
Minister of Justice. House
of 'Commons: • John
Maloney. M.P.. Chair.
Justice Committee. House'
tit Commons. .
of our society Wilson leaves Hillsgreen for the HIonclike
Television violence_ is going too far.
The new rating system that suggests the
recommended age for viewers or what kind
of violence can be seen before a program
starts is a great idea --provided parents are
around to see the warnings before deciding
whether or -not to lettheir children watch:
But the types of programs coming available
are going a- little too far.
Whether or 'not there is too much violence
on television has been an issue for about as
long as there has been television programs
to watch.
Lately; there hasbeen a growing trend for
reality -based programs. With video cameras
a common, household item, collections of
video tapes of horrible incidents. captured by
someone who just happened to have a
camera handing, are growing.
Now, they are being collected into
programming and in prime time, people can -
turn on the television to watch incidents
where other people have died.
While, it's nothing new to be able to turn on
the television . and see something horrible,
most, oftenit'sbeen contained in news
programs where it's handled as information.
People can see what happened, as it
happened,; and try to understand why or
learn from the incident.
However, putting it on television for
entertainment purposes.is going way too. far.
The notion there are people who want to.
watch other people die is really too much:
If these shows get good ratings, it's just
another sad sign of the direction society It
heading.
To censor it, is wrong but to want to watch
it, is just ploin sick.
STH
„..,.., . ...,M, eearsMarch 3. 1899
Walter Rogerson tittanhashann���mtil``Bnicetteld. afarm on the3rd•-Noncesson'of Tuckersmith• a poem about the hockey reachedS1.00.
In WY Agone
paving S5.200.1)0 for it. team in Seaforth. was March 4, 1949
Joseph proat of composed by Reg. S. Reid.
Egmondville returnedtrom a Percy Harris and his sister .
'prospecting -tour in -the of Chisethursi were driving
timber districts of ,Northern through Honeyland, and a
Ontario. At 'times the large white owl. carrying at
tempernnure would get as - • rabbit. struck the•1iti1bre11i
low at ' - I .degrees' below ►which Miss Harris was
zero In their tent at night: ,holding. The rabbit fell into
On -Sunda(' some hogs the butter, but was thrown .
were sitting in front ot p. -out by Mr. Harris. The owl •
Dill's. grocery store. when picked it. up and disappeared -
•one of Them went through a into the hush: .
.large pane of glass. Clarence Bennett of
One day last week while Winthrop has installed a
Dr. Hutchison tit •Statfa was radio. .
out-attendang one •of his The Kelly Circle of
patients his horse was Brucefield had a thimble.
frightened and broke -loose. part, at the honk of Mrs. R.
it• broke .the .:utter -to pieces' P Watson.
- and injured -itself.--- --- The -heaviest- and' worst
.James. Wilson of snow storm of the wine r
_Hillsgreen intends leavin, . Visited Hensall. the rirst of
for the Klondike. • ' . the'week and on Monday the
'James '.Narks of Bayfield trains were both cancelled
and the -roads were
impossible owing to the deep
drifts.
J. Passmore of Hensall. has '
rented the the front part of
the Oddfellows Hall and is
having it nicely. for a hydro
electric store.
The residence of Mr. and
Mrs, •Wm. Charters. Mill
Road. Tuckersmith. was the
scene of .t very happy .
gathering when a large
number of friends gathered
to celebrate their 25th
wedding 'anniversary. Music
was provided by Chesney
and the Forsyth OrFhestra.
Isaac Jarrott of Kippeh,`is
.► busy man these days as
many loads of -wheat are
pouting its The price has
left for Abilene. Kansas. •
A choir has heen organized
in connection with the
Preshv.terian services at
Walton: There were 13 '
members present. Archibald
Forbes is the leader tint' Miss '
Mary E. Rae is the young
organist.
• Geo. Baldwin is nursing a
sore hand. He received a
bruise while playing hockey
and he inserted a knife•in ;el
and blood poisoning set in.
The outdoor .skating has
been very- good especially on
the -field in the' -ear Of John
Beatties and Targe nutners
assembled. to enjoy
themselves. •
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February 29. 1924
--"Z`'i'hie -ffaTt% a iftr T,iiuiits '-
Retiring members of the
Seaforth Fire Brigade were
honored at asocial evening
sponsored by the brigade. -
Members who resigned were
'F"Kitngt" li"gtt Campbell. H.
W. Hart and John McKenzie.
. The presentations were made
by Norman-Scoius. - Euchre
was enjoyed. the winner
being .Thos. D. Sills.
Some 100 friends and
neighbours . spent an
'enjoyable evening at the
home .of Mr. and Mrs. Jos.
Erummett. when they met to
honor Mr. -and Mr -s. Dan
Grump ett, newly weds.: of
Toronto. The addresswas
read -by .Neil Hopper. ---
James Scott. son of Mrs.
H. R: Scott. Seaforth, has
been appointed book. editor
of the Toronto Telegram. ' '
A very pleasant gathering
was, held at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry!. Deitz. •
V1cKillop, when friends and
neighbours met to honor Mr:
Deitz on his 81st birthday.*
Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Molyneux-.. Dublin,
celebrated • their 40th
.Wedding Anniversary. A
.'tbrrely•dinner was served to
the family at the Commercial
Hotel; Seaforth.' They were
presented with a radio from
the family,
-.;ilmmissioner: and -W. R.
T hudl.'Ytanager.
, • February 28,=1974
. While runtcirs have been;
rampant in Huron County
since the provincial- by-
election in 1973. last Friday
was the first time there was
any official indication that -a
nuclear'. power tati.on.
planned by Ontario Hydro
for.this:area. At, Huron
County Co_uncil', regular •
Februarw session in the
council chambers. at
Goderich `Friday lnornint'.
however. a hefty delegation
of , Ontario •'Hj•deo
representatives spilled the
beans and confirmed what
• the public and press has heen-
surmising for months.
Fire Damaged a small
-building which houses all the
_electrical panels needed to
run.the• plant at the Frank
Kling -Ltd. gravel pit north of
Seaforth to the amount 01
S150-5200 about 10:30
Friday morning. . A
neighbour travelling from
one farm td another smelled
smoke: looked down into the
gravel• pit and saw that the
'building was .hurning. -
Seaforth' firemen were called
and the blaze was quickly
extinguished. 'It could have
been. more • serious. hut
luckily it .was caught in
• time:' Mrs.Marilyn Chesney
of Frank Kling Ltd. said:.t
• Two .Seaforth
photographers carried•off
two first prizes and a third •
prize for - the • Seatorth
Agricultural Society at the .
annual meeting of the
Ontario - Association of
Agricultural - and
Horticultural in Toronto last
week.
Representatives of, the
Seaforth Public Utility
Commission attending the
annual convention of the
OMEA in Toronto this week
were., A. Y. McLean.
chairman; Ken Campbell.
E.P. Taylor was a gracious man with -sense of humour and inripecable manners
1 was sitting in:the study in a beautiful
house having tea with a triad. The house
'was by the sea and the owner was flipping
through the December. 1978 issue of
National Geographic. He stopped about a
quarter way through the. magazine and said.
"This just came today and I'll wager you
haven't seen'it...do you know her:'" He knew
1 did for it was my daughter Brigitte. I had
not seen it as my copy would be at home in
Scarborough...and we were in Lyford Cay in
the Bahamas. 7
Brigitte was a sailor and there was a full
page picture of her handling a big steel cable
on the deck of an Algoma Central ship
loading grain at the elevators in Thunder Bay.
My friend. whotreated me as would a
kindly uncle inquired about therest of my
family, especially Patrick, my youngest son.
He met Pat.a few years earlier in Freeport
when he flew over to meet and have lunch
with me. 1 was there on a holiday with Pat
and his older brothe- Jamie. Before he flew
back to Nassau he let th em look over his
J
Clare
Westcott
plane. It was a great thrill for two young boys
to relax in the big soft seats of a private jet
and have the pilot serve up a cold drink.
In 1973 my. friend called our house around
supper time. Patrick, who was then about
four answered the kitchen phone. I had just
come in the front door and signalled to
Pat...whispering, "Tell whoever it is I'm not
home and get a number." What followed Was
a humourous dialogue. Pat was well
housebroken even at four in answering the
phone, and he said, '`My father is not home,
but it you give me your name and number he
will call you.back." He took a pencil to print
the name...for he could not yet write.
lie repeated very slowly what he was
hearing as he was printing it.out in large
letters.. Mr....E....P...T...a...y....I...o...r" And.
he continued slowly writing down the
telephone number. Had 1 known it was Mr.
Taylor i would of course havethave taken the
call...1 returned the call `immediately and
Iied...saying i had just walked in as Patrick
hung up the phone. Mr. Taylor was laughing
as he added "i have the Duke of Wellington
as a house guest for the weekend and he
thought it' was great fun to see me on one end
of the phone with a little lad at the•other
,spelling out my name and printing it for his
dad."
i don't think i ever met a more gracious
man than E.P. Taylor. i didn't know him as a
close fr iend but as a kindly man with a sense
of humour and impecable manners. When he
found out i was from Seaforth he said, "I
remember.driving through that town...i drove
to Goderich in 1944 and bought the Goderich
Salt Company for one million dollars."
The first time i saw him was in the 1950s
when he was not so gracious. As he was
leaving Queen's Park he brushed by me.
Going out the east door with three or four
other gentlemen. in later years1 heard the
men around him were referred to as, "Taylor's
Hired Guns."
i found out nater from Malcolm McIntyre.
secretary of the cabinet; that he and Mr. Frost
exchanged some angry words. The jockey
'club which Mr. Taylor had taken over and
reorganized wanted to introduce night racing
at Woodbine and Mr. Frost was against it. He
feat`dd it would attract organized crime as it
apparently had in the United States.
My association with Mr. Taylor came much
later because of his interest in "off-track"
betting. Although the government did a study
and appeared to favour it Mr. taylor.was
frustrated for it was necessaryfor Ottawa to
change the law to make it legal."Re felt the
government was sitting on it's hands and
doing nothing. He felt Queens Park was not
fully aware that it was art imponant labour
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