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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHuron Expositor, 2004-02-18, Page 44 -THE HURON IXPOSITOR, Fob. 10, 2004 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Tom Williscroft - Publisher Susan Hundertmark - Editor Dianne McGrath - Subscriptions/Classifieds Bernie Pugh - Office/Advertising Sara Campbell - Reporter Anne Roden - Distribution C^� OUEBECOR MEDIA E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 35.85 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. SENIORS: - 33.85 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. USA & Foreign: 35.85 a year in advance, plus $83.20 postoge, G.S.T. exempt Published weekly by Sun Medio at 1 1 Main St., Seaforth. 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 cfarged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. 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Editorial Federal gorging at public trough is sickening to taxpayers As Huron East works diligently at paring any fat at all that could be left clinging to the bones of its 2004 budget, one cant help but be sickened by the gorging at the public trough that's been taking place at the federal level. Revelations from auditor general Sheila Fraser's annual report last week that the Jean Chretien government's federal sponsorship program cost Canadians $250 million, $100 million of which went to ad agencies in the form of commission, have quite rightly outraged taxpayers across the country. And, while the price tag is comparatively lower the final total of over $5 million revealed Friday for Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson's jaunt to Russia and Iceland, is equally shameful. The "Let them eat cake" attitude of the federal goverment shows either an unforgiveable lack of understanding or a blatant disregard for the financial challenges faced bythe average taxpayer as sectors like agriulture and health care continue to crumble and municipalities stagger under the weight of downloaded services. Anyone who chose to take the time to sit in on Huron East's ongoing budget deliberations would see how painstakingly councillors are studying each line of the balance sheet of each municipal department. Anticipating increases all around, council seems very aware of its responsiblity to find as many savings as possible at the local level. It's interesting to see how cynical councillors are about the promised GST rebate made recently by the federal govemment for municipalities. While Huron East stands to gain up to $150,000 from the announcement council is not banking on the money to help balance the local budget, citing past experience with promises that disappeared during election years. Regardless of the results of any investigation into the current spending scandal and whether or not voters voice their outrage at the polls during the next federal election, one truth seems to remain constant - its the politicians who live in your community and have to look you in the eye at the local grocery store who are usually most in tune with responsible spending. Susan Hundertmark If w to access u the Editor and other submissioi • to us by noon on Mondays at: f t h®bowesnetecom mal submissions must be signed ,, F'kpanied by a day -time telephone ,submissions at , r conten iiieheck nufnur "dire, %'g i uronex t t sitorcom Canadians not buying story that Martin knew nothing about Liberal corruption To the Editor, Two hundred and fifty million dollars goes missing The following is an open letter to the Prime Minister when you were Canada's Chief Financial Officer and of Canada. you claim you were kept in the dark. Dear Prime Minister Paul Martin, Well Prime Minister Martin, Canadians are not Let me try and understand this. You were the Finance buying it. Either you are being dishonest about your Minister when tax dollars were being money laundered knowledge of the scandal or you are totally into the Liberal Party and you expects us to believe that incompetent. you knew nothing about it. Take your pick. Canadians will remember it come the .You were the person who was in charge of the cheque next election. book and you claim that you were unaware of the Mark Beaven corruption that was rampant in the Liberal Party. Bluevale, Ontario Fads are short-lived but serious collections reveal a lot about collector I am not a fan of fads. Sure, it's interesting to watch the hype about the latest one develop, see it covered on the news as it sweeps our nation, and watch it eventually die down, but I guess I am too much of a parent to enjoy them. Fads are doom in the world of a youngster. As soon as the first person with the "newest thing" hits the school yard, the social divisions are already occurring. You are instantly divided into the "haves" and the "have- nots". Kids come home from school, and they beg to have this particular item, immediately! They feel their lives will be over if they cannot participate in the latest trend. The social pressure for many is hard to take, often the quest for the item becomes all -consuming. And we, as parents, have to walk that all -too -familiar tightrope of wanting to indulge our kids and not subject them to social anarchy, but realizing that it may not be the best thing for them to have. Thankfully, most fads are short-lived, and by the time we get around to seriously discussing purchase details with our kids, we are apt to be met with an "Oh, Mom, that was s000 yesterday! I pity the parents who rush out and immediately buy every fad going for their kids; they must have a basement full of stuff for garage sales every year. (And you know, the re -sale value on those things is terrible!) I am a fan of collecting things. I think it is great to have or start a collection of things that interest you. The collection does not have to reflect anyone's interests but your own that is what makes it so special. There are common things to collect like sport cards, stamps, coins, model cars, dolls, plates or bottles. The latest issue of Toronto Life had an article on collecting, and the nine people interviewed collected dog memorabilia, Michael Jackson paraphernalia, Barbie dolls, death paraphernalia (including photos of corpses), license plates, record albums, ocean -liner memorabilia, books, and telephones Of the nine, I'd say the Barbies, albums, books and license plates were pretty common. The dog stuff, boat stuff, and telephones are a little off the beaten track. The death stuff is just plain weird, and more than a little creepy - actually the same holds true for the Michael Jackson stuff. But the point is that anybody can collect anything. And the See STORY, Pag.S Autoing and sledding increase business in Hensall, report businessmen i111929 FEBRUARY 21,1879 John Cowan, of McKillop, has passed a successful examination before the law society and has been licensed to practice as a barrister. There are 60 pupils attending the Seaforth High School. During the past two weeks an immense amount of cordwood and saw logs have been delivered in Seaforth. Henry Hamilton, of McKillop, has just completed a fine brick residence. The brick work was done by J. Kidd, of Exeter. FEBRUARY 19,1904 Wm. Drager, of McKillop, has sold his fine farm to his neighbour Henry Benneweiss for the sum of $7,000. When J.A. Case went to his stable to attend his horses and he found that his young colt had been strangled to death. County Councillor John B. McLean, of Tuckersmith, met with a painful accident while walking down main street. He slipped on some ice and gave his ankle a bad twist and one of the small bones was broken. A fine team of heavy horses belonging to James Archibald made a lively runaway on Friday. The Bell Engine works paid out $2,139 for wages in January. M. Broderick, of Seaforth, is making several sets of harness for a rancher in Alberta. John Shine has purchased the waterhouse at the railway track from Messrs. Scott Bros. Cordwood is selling at from $6 to $10 a cord. The well know firm of Greig and Stewart has been awarded the contract of supplying uniforms for the Years Agone... cadet corps of the Seaforth Collegiate Institute. The thermometer registered 20 degrees below zero on Monday morning. The furniture factory has been shut down for a week because of the lack of cars to ship out more finished work. FEBRUARY 22, 1929 At an enthusiastic meeting in Dublin at which Wm. J. Byne was chairman and Thos. Molyncaux secretary, almost $5,000 was subscribed of the $15,000 required to erect a factory in Dublin. Thos. Molyncaux, of Dublin, has been elected treasurer of Hibbert Township and Robert Butson, of Staffa Road, commissioner. Fishing along Lake Huron on the ice has been a failure so far this year. Tuesday night and Wednesday were claimed to be the coldest of the winter at Ki n. Campbell Eyre, Glenn McLean, Bert Riley, Calvin Horton and Alex McGregor, of Chiselhurst, motored to Detroit and report the roads in good condition for travel. Daniel Regele, of the 14th concession of McKillop, has sold his farm to Mr. Drager, of the 12th concession of McKillop. The business men of Hensall report trade very good as both autoing and sleighing tend to increase business. T. J. Stephens and sister, Miss Stephens, of the Queens Hotel, gave a surprise dinner party in honour of their father on the occasion of his 88th birthday. After the dinner the chair was taken by the mayor W. Ament. Mr. Stephens was made the recipient of a meershaw pipe and a jar of tobacco. A surprise party which included 75 young people was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sproat. FEBRUARY 26,1954 Isaac Hudson, a Seaforth business man and a former member of Seaforth Council, passed away in Scott Memorial Hospital after an illness of four weeks. Robert Campbell, of McKillop, was elected president of the Huron County 4-H Club Leaders Association at their annual meeting held in Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. James Reynolds, marked 50 years of married life at the home of their son Gordon Reynolds and Mrs. Reynolds in Tuckersmith. When a door of the car in which she was a passenger jarred open, Mrs. F. J. Bechely was thrown to the pavement and suffered a fractured bone in her foot. On Friday evening a number of friends and neighbours gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wolfe, of McKillop. Progressive euchre was played and dancing was enjoyed with Albert Siemon as manager. Firemen were called to the office of Simpson Sears on Tuesday afternoon when an oil heater exploded and caught fire. Mrs. Ila Darrance was elected by Edelweiss Rebekah lodge, of Seaforth, to receive the Rebekah order of chivalry. George Turner, who for more than 30 years was trea of Tuckersmith, celebrated his 90th birthday at his home on Tuesday. Richie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Furtune, while sitting in his class at St. James Separate School swallowed an ally. He received attention at Dr. Growill's office and is recovering nicely. Mrs. W. E. Kerslake, of Seaforth, had the misfortune to fall in her home and fracture her hip. FEBRUARY 22,1979 A 18 -year-old Walton youth remains in serious condition in University Hospital in London following a car -bus collision just west of the village on Tuesday morning. Tom Phillips, manager of Seaforth Public Utilities Commission, said Ontario Hydro had increased the rates by 9.8 per cent the first of January. He said this will result in increases to Seaforth hydro users of around nine per cent the first of May. Tuckersmith Township ended with a surplus of $71,880 for 1978. In presenting the financial report for the township, the auditor included among the many details that the population of the township is 3,189 down 140 from 1977 and that there are 842 households up eight from last year. John Scott, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Scott, has been safely airlifted out of Iran. Mr. Scott telephoned his brother's home on Monday to let the family know he was out of Iran and on the waf to Kuwait where he will stay with friends. Mr. Scott has been teaching in Iran, where car bombings have recently occurred, since last May for the American firm Telemedia Company. He has also taught in India in the past. Well, if to trespass means t we're not allowed in, then wouldn't The 'no' be implied?