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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 1999-09-01, Page 4Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Terri -Lynn Hart - Publisher Larry Dalrymple - Sales Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Pat Armes - Office Manager Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Dionne McGrath. - Subscriptions/Classifieds It Bowes Publishers Limited 54.1an ./ S.. Mau r..p.mm - A (..M.w 4.ps.) E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 o yeor, 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 a year in advance, plus 578.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal-Sbr Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication mail registration No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of o typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, 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 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 Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time.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, August 25, 1999 Editorial and Business Offices - 100 Main Stre.t.,S.aforHi Telephone 1519) 527-0240 Fax (519) 527-2558 Mailing Address • P.O. Box 69, S.aferHi, Ontario, NOK IWO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper ^5, Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Publication Mail Registration No. 07605 Editorial More discussion needed on issue of firefighters' physicals . Town council debated the merits of having firefighters requires physicals at its last meeting. Council was told traditionally, a firefighter • is required to have one when they first join and if they train to receive a certain driver's licence. The issue that was first raised to council was one of whether or not firefighters should have to pay for the physicals they take. Based on a recent incident in Clinton where a firefighter died of a heart attack on a call, council took the discussion further to whether or not - physicals should be mandatory and, if so, how often they should be had. - Sadly, beyond the debate there was no further direction or motions from council regarding the issue. These men are volunteers charged with the responsibility of the safety of citizens in and around this community, responding to fire, accident and other emergency calls. It'd be good to know that the town and other communities that receive service from the department are willing to take that extra step in looking after our volunteers. They are doing us a service and shouldn't have to pay for theft physicals. For everyone concerned, a regular, system of physicals should be in place to ensure our firefighters are in good health and up to the job at hand. There was concern raised that the town would be liable if something happened to a firefighter who, for whatever reason, had missed a scheduled physical. While the town could be liable, there are people in supervisory roles in the fire department. Those roles would have to include ensuring the physicals were conducted. Our firefighters are worth being looked out for. They look out for us. -The issue needs to be taken further than a general discussion. STH How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions_ can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: seaforth@bowesnet.com All letters and submissions must be signed and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. All submissions are subject to editing for both ilh and content: Dont forget to check out our homepage at; Www.boweflet.eonfeXpoeitor/ 1 Visitor finds family members within text of `Years Agone' To The Editor, July 21, I was driving towards Huron after a business trip in Alliston, Ontario. I am an ardent Geneologist, and Seaforth is where I was told my great grandmother was born. I could not resist.' While visiting your beautiful town, 1 went to a couple of shops, visited the town hall, and checked out the Maitlandbank Cemetery, where I knew a couple of my ancesters were buried. I met a Scotsman and a woman who were very helpful, went back to town, and picked up one of your newspapers. 1 was born in Michigan, but now reside in Indiana. When I got home that night I sat down to skim over your paper. 1 was reading "In The' Years Agone" article, . and recognised a name: Wm.Staples of McKillop, July 14, 1898. Also under another article for a different year, they mentioned a Staples as the music provider at Robert Armstrong's house. William Staples is my great great great grandmother's brother, and married an Elizabeth Armstrong. It was very nice to find in the only Seaforth paper I have ever bought. 1 wish I could receive more of those articles. A very nice lady at the Seaforth Library is trying to help me locate my great great great grandparents final resting place. Their names were James William Worthey Bowie and Lois Elizabeth Staples. He was an Inn or Tavern Keeper in, I believe Hullett Twp. Sincerely, Bev Draper Paper read in Saudi Arabia To the Editor: These newspaper web pages 1 have had Internet access from my office at are a great service. the Institute of Public Administraion from Long live the World Wide Web! yesterday. Previously we had email but the Web was considered just "going too far". It is great being able to get some recent C4th news at the Expositor web site. John Scott Saudi Arabia Wildlife Partners hold essay contest The Canadian Alliance of Wildlife Partners (CAWP) is an organization of clubs and individuals working together for the purpose of having a positive impact on our wildlife, lands and waters. CAWP's mission is to bring together all users of the outdoors by organizing and participating in wildlife and habitat enhancement, restoration and protection projects. The membership includes anglers, hikers, naturalists, canoeists and people who enjoy any number of outdoor recreational activities. The CAWP web site is at http://www.outdoors.on.ca/ca wp/ CAWP realizes that today's youth are the custodians and guardians of tomorrow's lands and waters; we feel we need to make a special effort in educating children and cultivating in them a love and respect for our natural resources. A first step in this direction is hearing from children what they see and enjoy in the outdoors and how it affects them. With tha' etoal in mind, CAWP is holding an Essay Contest for Ontario school children in Grades 5 and 6. The theme is, "How I spent my summer Outdoors," and will be judged by a panel of outdoors personalities, including: Frank Papineau - Host of the The Weekend Fisherman TV show. Reno Viola - Co -Host of the Fish'n Canada and Outdoor Journal TV shows James Pugsley - Editor of The Fishing News. Diane Heaton - Outdoor Educator & CAWP Board Member. John Power - Outdoor Columnist with the Toronto Star and The Fishing News. Jim Bamford - Ontario Fish & Wildlife Advisory Board & CAWP Board Member. Kerry Knudsen - Magazine editor, book author and lecturer. Robert Havens - Field Editor for Outdoor Canada, YAC columnist (1994-1996). John Kerr - Ontario Out Of Doors magazine, Toronto Sun columnist. Entries will be judged on the basis of content, spelling, grammar, originality and creativity. We hope it will motivate students to pay closer attention to the outdoors and perhaps develop a better understanding and respect for our wildlife. The contest runs September 7-27. Many prizes are offered that will appeal to all participants. For more information please contact: Andrew J. S. Rubaszek at PO Box 395, Stations P, Toronto, M5S 2Z1, or a 416- 978-3514,416-282-5233, or FAX at 416-978-8532, or email at mailto: andy @ zoo.utoronto.c a. Bruce Farrell, Webmaster for CAWP, mailto: bfarrel I @ outdoors.on. ca , London, 519-685-8862. Information and entry form are nowavailable on the following page of the CAWP web site: http://www.outdoors.on.ca/ca wp/kids/essay/ `EviYdisposed person' shoots favourite dog August 25, 1899 Duncan Mc Ewan of Stanley recently delivered to E.R. Watson, a car load- of fine export cattle.Amongst them was one that turned the scales at 1.810 pounds. James Thomson of Bayfield had been appointed clerk of the seventh division court rendered vacant by the death of John Morgan. The party of Seaforth fishermen who went to Manitoulin Island, returned home. They had lots of fish and Fred Crich carried off the honours, he having caught the largest fish. • Robert Bell. Jr. proprietor of the Hensall engine and machine works, Hensall, has completed a large machine for making bricks composed of sand and cement. Some evil disposed person shot a valuable dog belonging w Thos. Hills. 1t was a favourite with the family and will be much missed. Howard Fowler has entered the dental office of Dr. Ross in this town. ..Geo. Turnbull is making extensive purchases of apples in the County of Kent and along Lake Erie, for shipment to the ON Counts. Miss Brine of town has removed her dressmaking establishment from - the Oddfellows block to more pleasant and commodious premisis over the post office. Miss May Soole left for Carmen, Man. where she has secured a good position. An accident which might have been serious happened when a special train was going through Londesborough. The men,. not expecting it, were on the handcar but saw it in time to escape, but the handcar was destroyed. The Kiowa Indian Medicine Company are holding forth. in Cromarty and are causing quite an In the Years Agone excitement among the juveniles. James Broadfoot of Lumley had a successful barn raising and when finished will be a fine barn. Thos. Hills, Egmondville, has just completed extensive improvements to his blacksmith shop. He has brick veneered the building and has lined it inside matched lumber. The following rink from the Seaforth Bowling Club has been selected to play at the Walkerville Tournament; WL Pearce, John Weir, R.S. Hays and E.C. Coleman. August 22, 1924 A.W.E. Hemphill of Hensall, druggist and book seller, has recently added several plate glass show cases. R.E. Cook of the Hensall bakery was unfortunate in losing the end of his finger in the bread mixer. Judge J.A. Jackson of the Superior Court of Alberta, Lethbridge, is a guest of his sister, Miss Jackson of Egmondville. Judge Jack has just returned from Paris where he was one of the • Canadian officials at the Olympic games. Clayton Martin has accepted a position as principal of a school near Englehart. Ralph Weiland of Egmondville has gone to Minneapolis where he will play hockey this winter. Robert Reid has returned from Detmit to take over the tin shop department in the G.D. Ferguson Hardware store here. Con Eckart of town met with a painful accident. He was driving down main street when his horse took fright upsetting his buggy throwing him out, fracturing a rib and causing bruises to his head and arms. Richard Reid of North Main Street brought into this office the biggest hen's egg we have seen this year. It measured 6 3/4 inches .by eight inches and was perfectly formed. Miss Josephine Livingstone of Constance was ticketed to the west on Thursday. Melvin Blanchard of Winthrop has returned after taking a month's course at a training school at Kingston. Wm. McSpadden of Winthrop has his threshing machine in operation and has added a new grain elevator. August 26, 1949 When the brakes on a large truck float carrying a ditching machine allowed the truck parked in front to the Seaforth Welding Machine . Shop to roll forward a light standard was struck and broken off Seaforth fire brigade responded to Egmondville to extinguish a blaze in a large tree on the pmperty of Ear! Van Egmond. M.G. Sherwood, well known Tuckersmith farmer, had the misfortune when he was busy sawing wood at this home on the Kippen road, to have his hand caught and badly injured his thumb. Seaforth express and postal people are nursing aching arms after handling more than six tons of catalogues of a Toronto Mail order firm. Another of Seaforth'.s landmarks disappeared this week when the balcony which extended across the front of Daly Motors was removed. The late J.F. Daly purchased the block in 1914 and the building has been in the family since that time. Good attendance featured the annual picnic of the Seaforth branch of the Canadian Legion held at the Lions Park. The great event was a ball game between the President's team, captained by Dr. P.L. Brady and the past president's team captained by A.W. McLean. The outcome of the game was in doubt but it was thought the President's teams was the winner. Mr. and Mrs: James T. Scott and family of Roxboro have moved into the residence they purchased from Harry Hart. August 29, 1974 Voters in Seaforth as well as near bytownships may find themselves in the provincial riding of Huron Bruce if the latest in a series of proposals by the Ontario Electoral Boundaries Commission is adopted. The Seaforth `Police Department has charged two men following a drug related break in at Keatings Drug Store on Main Street early Saturday morning. The revised Dill Drainage report was provisionally adopted at the •special meeting of Tuckersmith Council on Aug. 21. The Seaforth Cotn►nunity Hospital is pmviding "a fine community health service" according to a report made by the accreditation survey team following the inspection of the hospital on July 8. Seaforth and area seemed a little cut off from the world Thursday afternoon when all the phones in the 527 exchange were out of order for four hours and 47 minutes. Seaforth golfer Ken Doig returned this week from successful play in the Canadian Amateur golf championship and the Willingdon,Cup finals in Winnipeg Ken was fourth ranking golfer in the amateur with a 289 aggregate.