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Editorial
Children's
wishes provide
plenty
of Christmas
wisdom
This year, like every year's Christmas
edition, the Huron Expositor, has asked
local school children to provide their
"Writins and artwork to be published.
—My Christmas Wish for the World is the
theme we requested be addressed this
year and we received pages of thoughtful
responses.
Anyone who thinks children believe
Christmas is only about the presents that
end up in stockings and under trees need
only read the wishes of children for an end
to war, shelter for the homeless, food for
the hungry, a cure for all diseases and
justice for the poor to know otherwise.
The children who offered their thoughts
and wishes know plenty about serious
situations like the AIDS epidemic in Africa,
homelessness in Canada's urban centres
and rising levels of poverty.
And, they hope for a better world.
• Even if their wishes include a guinea pig
in every home "because they're so cute,'
their writings show a desire that everyone
is able to give and receive love, one of the
most basic forms of nourishment a human
being needs.
Along with their wishes, local school
children have also been busy this
Christmas season collecting food, clothing
and presents for the local Christmas
Bureau, putting their words into action.
Of course, we've also published letters
to Santa where children's wishes for
themselves are also shared.
But, while Christmas is often a season
where we see generosity warring with
greed, readers of this year's Christmas
edition will have reason to hope that
today's children are learning to seek a
balance.
If the adults in their lives can model how
the heartfelt wishes of children can begin
to be turned into meaningful action,
there's plenty of hope for the world and
"Peace on Earth" might yet be more -than
the words of songs we sing each
Christmas.
Susan Hundertmark
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How we respond to the war in Iraq
defines Canada as a nation, says writer
To the Editor,
Now that Saddam has been captured, a great show trial
will be put on for public consumption.
Saddam will be charged for killing hundreds of thousands
of Shiites and Kurds. The U.S. had encouraged the Kurds
and Shiites to take up arms against Saddam during the Gulf
War (1991).
At the end of the war, the U.S. abandoned the rebels and
watched as Saddam slaughtered them. The gas attack in
Halabja occurred in March 1988.
From 1980 to 1990, the U.S. sold Saddam military
equipment and provided him with intelligence to better kill
Iranians with those weapons of mass destruction. During
the Iran -Iraq war (1980-88), 1.5 million were killed or
maimed.
Since March 2003, another 9,000 Iraqi civilians have died
in the warfare to rid the world of Frankenstein, another
See U.S., Page 5
Canadian farmers have many reasons
to feel gratitude, beside other nations
Even when things appear
hopeless and perhaps
beyond recovery, farmers
are usually the last
to throw up their
hands and give up.
Because they
work so closely
with nature and experience renewal after renewal on their
farms, farmers have every right to be dubbed the eternal
optimists.
We also have a lot of reasons to be grateful. We have land
resources that allow us to grow an unbelievable variety of
crops.
We have a bountiful supply of fresh water that we can use
to grow our crops and care for our livestock and our families.
We have developed marketing and governance structures in
our farming community that make us the envy of farmers in
so many other parts of the world
Some may claim these systems prevent them from realizing
their full potential in producing and marketing their produce,
but without them, the resulting chaos would soon put us out of
business.
Just recently I listened to Jack Wilkinson, President of the
International Federation of
Agricultural Producers, describe conditions farmers in
Debra Pretty-Straathhof
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
developing countries face
daily.
These people are
justified if they feel
hopeless.
In Africa, as an example, he
said, 70 per cent of the
population farms — that's 800
million farmers — and there isn't the technology they require
to produce into a world where European, American, Canadian
and Brazilian farmers have optimized their production.
Canadian farmers, also have the option of working off their
farms in most areas because of industrialization that has
developed.
In most areas of Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines, as
examples, families have no other source of income or food —
just a couple of acres of land and some very basic tools.
There's no big industry in the nearby town where they can
find work and a pay cheque.
Wilkinson talked about people begging in the streets of
these developing nations.
That is their job, he said. There is nothing else they can do
to have money to buy the necessities of life.
Yes, Ontario farm families, by comparison, have a lot to be
grateful for.
See LAND, Page 5
Fire chief Harry Hak asks area fire
board for emergency rescue van in 2978
JANUARY 3, 1879
Peter McEwen of
McKillop has purchased
from his neighbour, M.
McCallum the east half of
lot 23 concession 13
McKillop consisting of 50
acres for $2,000. Mr.
McEwen has now 200 acres
in one block.
New Years Day was one of
the most delightful in respect
of weather. However a
tremendous storm of wind
and snow followed the next
night.
We are informed that Mr.
Lee, of Seaforth, has bought
the saw mill near Varna
formerly owned by James
Johnson.
JANUARY 1,1904
The McKillop Council
was re-elected by
acclamation as follows:
Reeve M. Murdie,
Councillors J. S. Brown, J.
M. Govenlock, Chas. Little
and John Murray. In
Tuckersmith Geo. Black was
elected Reeve by
acclamation and councillors
are John McNevin, R.
McKay, W. McNaughton, R.
Kruse, F. O'Brien and Alex
Broadfoot.
J. Cummings of Hullet has
sold an 18 -month-old bull to
Geo. Ralthby for $90.
Miss Doan of Zurich who
has been in the north west
teaching has been engaged to
teach Miss Murray's
department in the Hensall
school.
The weight of snow which
collected on the sheds of
Thames Road Presbyterian
Church has caused them to
collapse.
James Hart of St.
Columban met with a painful
accident when he lost some
of the fingers on his right
hand. He was getting up on
the feed board when his foot
slipped and he put ,his hand
out to save himself and it
was caught in the carrier
Years Agone...
chain. The result being that
the third finger was taken off
completely off.
Wm. Rinn of Hullet sold a
very fine four year old of his
own raising to Robert
McDole for $125.
The storm of last Sunday
at Varna prevented the
minister from turning out.
Wellington McLaughlin of
Walton has gone to Toronto
to learn barbering.
Alexander Smith of the
Hullet Town Line has sold
the farm which hat recently
purchased from Wm.
Flairney to Nelson
Nicholson of Manitoba.
The Broadfoot and Box.
Furniture factory is shut
down to allow the employees
holidays and to permit the
annual stock taking.
The people were favoured
with lovely weather for
Christmas. It was cod but
clear and sleighing was
good.
JANUARY 4,1929
As the influenza has
almost subsided the school
in Manley will re -open as
usual.
Messrs. James Kerr, Aaron
Yantze, Oliver Elliot and
Wm. Stark of Winthrop,
entertained the Merry
Makers club to a dance in
the Winthrop Orange Hall.
Wm. Ross Murdie
youngest son of Andrew and
Mary Ross Murdie of
McKillop died on Christmas
day.
Cliff Broadfoot of
Brucefield left for Flint,
Mich. where he has a good
position.
Messrs. J. Diog and W.
taylor are cutting wood for
Mr. Halliday.
Oliver Pete the boy
gelding owned by L. W. Guy
of Seaforth and formerly by
Wm. Kerslake won the first
classified pac at Dufferin
Park at Toronto.
The annual Christmas
dance was held in the
GWVA Seaforth under the
auspices of the Lions Club.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Kerslake were called to
Toronto owing to the serious
illness of their daughter
Dorothy.
The first real snow storm
came on Wednesday. A great
deal of snow has fallen and
temperature is below zero.
Miss Nora McGrath of St.
Columban won the tea set at
the progressive euchre and
Mr. Mark Niles the serving
tray.
JANUARY 3,1954
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Jewitt
of Hullet marked the 55th
anniversary of the their
wedding.
On New Year's Day Mrs.
Margaret Wright will be 96
years of age. Despite her
years she enjoys good
health.
At a largely attended
meeting of the rate payers of
school section No. 13 at
Roxboro ratepayers voted 24
to 11 in favour of reopening
the school.
Winner of first prize in the
Christmas decorating contest
conducted by the Seaforth
Chamber of Commerce was
Mrs. f, J. Bechlay. Other
winners were Frankbryan,
Nelsen Cardno and Mrs.
Frank Kling.
McKillop ratepayers
returned Daniel Byerman for
the eight term as Reeve.
Members of Hullet
Council, officials and former
warden J. Wm Armstrong
and their wives were guests
at the home of Reeve -elect
Wm. Jewitt when Huron
warden and retiring Hullet
Reeve W. J. Dale was
honoured.
The residence of Richard
Adams on James Street has
been sold to W. E. Southgate
through the real estate office
of W. C. Oke.
DECEMBER 28,1978
Seaforth fire chief Harry
Hak told members of the
Fire Area Board that he
would like to see the local
fire department equipped
with a rescue van for
emergencies. Hak said
neither the local ambulance
service or the OPP are
equipped to answer rescue
calls which might involve
freeing someone from a
wrecked car or rescuing
someone from drowning.
Reeve Ormond Pridham of
Fullerton Township has been
elected Perth County Warden
for 1979. Pridham defeated
his brother-in-law Reeve
Carl Vock of Logan
Township for the job before
a packed courtroom at the
Perth County Court house in
Stratford.
Clarence Reeves, a tenant
in the Royal Apartment
building on the corner of
Goderich and Main Streets,
is being credited by Seaforth
with preventing a potential
disaster in sounding the
alarm in last week's fire.
Whoever said "you can
lead a horse to water, but
you can't make him drink,"
never meet Bob Patrick and
his horse, Glib. The two
were in downtown Seaforth,
taking people for a
Christmas ride when Mr.
Patrick decided he'd like to
wet his whistle before
continuing his round and so
he dropped into the
Commercial Hotel for a
drink and who should join
him but his horse. The hotel
owner Rene Dupuis claims
this was not the first time an
animal followed it's owner,
he also served a dog and
goat.
Ron di Cave
You know, I
really miss
hose Christmas
mornings when
we were kids.
There was such a good"
feeling of family and
sharing. They were
real innocent days.
David La
HEY! That's my toy STUPID!
You can't play with that, so
put it down you GOOF,
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