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Editorial
De -amalgamation
talks a natural
outcome of forced
municipal unions
After the number of shotgun weddings
forced upon the municipalities of Ontario
before 2000, it's no wonder that some of
those unions are starting to push for a
divorce.
Hensall, ih the nearby amalgamated
municipality of Bluewater, drew close to
200 interested ratepayers to a recent public
meeting to discuss the possibility of
Hensall returning to the days when it was a
separate entity.
Loud applause greeted organizer Kay
Wise's assertion, "We want our town back'
and those in attendance cited a reduced
numberof services for a higher tax bill
under the municipality of Bluewater.
The crowd heard from University of
Western Ontario professor Andrew
Sancton, author of "Merger Mania," Aho
discussed the pressure from then -Prep ier
Mike Harris causing towns and townships
tooin together whether they liked it or not
or face a provincially -determined union like
Chatham -Kent's which merged 23
municipalities under one huge regional
government.
Predictably, Chatham -Kent is facing
pressure now to de -amalgamate from
residents of the former town of Ridgetown.
While periodic grumblings can be heard
from Huron East councillors - usually
during budget time - voicing the same
dissatisfaction, most of the local council
seems 'determined to find a way to make
the second largest municipality in Huron
County (since amalgamation) work after
the huge amounts of energy and time spent
bringing the five locar municipalities
together.
But, despite that determination, there's no
arguing that amalgamation has had its
challenges as rural and urban areas try to
find common ground on issues such as
policing andeconomic development.
it's well, hard to find where the
promised financial savings have been
made under amalgamation.
Itwill be interesting to watch whether or
not the province will grant municipalities
the right to de -amalgamate as the pressure
grows in pockets throughout Ontario.
But, like most divorces, one thing will be
likely - the process of extricating oneself
from the union will probably be both
complicated and costly.
Susan Hundertmark.
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Opinion
MIME
Have we learned from World War One?
To the Editor,
Ninety years ago on Aug. 4 the war to end all wars began .
World War 1 came about through miscalculations of the
countries' politicians and military leaders coupled with the
incompetence of the Russian Imperial government along
with the arrogance and ambition of the German emperor,
Kaiser Wilhelm.
It did not have to happen. In spite of the propaganda, the
war had nothing to do with democracy or freedom.
Following the armistice in November 1918, the Allies met
at Versailles and, just as they had marched blindly into war,
the victors argued, made deals, and sought revenge until
they drafted a peace treaty guaranteeing the breakdown of
Germany and making -the country ripe for a dictator
promising to make Germany strong.
It was in Versailles the seeds of World War II were sown.
More than 5,100,000 Allied soldiers were killed in the
First World War while Germany and other Central Powers
saw 3.5 million of its soldiers killed.
This does not take into account the millions more who
suffered shell shock, horrible wounds, lungs rotting from
gas, and suffering beyond imagination.
As in the Second World War, many were our best and
brightest. Did the one who would have advanced the cure
for cancer by years killed in the senseless violence? Was our
heritage of music and literature diminished when gifted men
died? Did we so stunt our future that we pay for it still? 1
believe so.
Today, the names of Canada's 60,000 First World War
men written on the cenotaphs in villages, towns, and cities,
across Canada are nolw fading.
The far more who came home crippled in mind and body
are now gone as have those loving families who cared for
them over the years.
We do not remember them nor have learned from the
stupidity and futility of war with its suffering, sacrifice, and
waste.
Remember August 1914 for we still send young men and
women into harms way because our leaders continue to fail
us.
We would do well to place close to our hearts the words of
Siegfried Sassoon, MC written while serving in France:
You smug -faced crowds with kindling eye
Who cheer when soldier lads march by,
Sneak home and pray you'll never know
The hell where youth and laughter go.
Fred Kirby
Tiverton, Ont.
Jerash is the `model'.Roman city
I've studied in hours of lectures
Saturday we went to Jerash
(Jarash, Gerash, Gerasa....these
places have a lot of names and
spellings). Jerash is probably one
of the hest reconstructed cities in
the world.
You begin at the at the
Triumphal Gateway commissioned
by and dedicated to Hadrian. It was being reconstructed and
was covered with scaffolding, but it was still amazing.
After you pass through the Gate, you walk passed the
Hippodrome. They've been planning to to reconstruct it so
that races can be held there again. for about 15 years now. So
far, nothing has happened.
We climbed to the top of the Temple of Zeus and looked out
across the old city. Now, the thing about Jerash, is that it's
kind of the model city for the Roman Near East.
I've seen about 100 slides, listened to hours of lectures,
written a paper, and modifed the city plan every time the
question "Draw a Rbman city" shows up on an exam. Long
story short, seeing it was absolutely fabulous.
In the theatre, there were four men in Arabic garb with
drums and, believe it or not, bagpipes.
Kate Johnston
Diggin' the Middle East
We were way up in the
"cheap seats" taking pictures of
the scene fronz, and they began
to play "Ode to Joy." It was
most unexpected.
Then, as if that weren't
enough, they played "Yankee
Doodle" for the American tour
group who were down in the orchestra (identifiable by the fact
that their guide spoke English and they had no flags or
sunburns, which meant they weren't Canadian or English.)
The cardo (main street) is lines with massive Ionian
columns. We went into the market, the nymphaeum (public
fountain) and the Temple of Artemis.
In front of the temple was a boy who couldn't have been
more than 10, trying to sell us postcards. I had every intention
of buying some, the sheer size of everything and the
reconstruction made photography difficult, but I'd been
planning to wait until I was on my way out.
The kid, Mahmoud or something, was born to be an actor.
As soon as he saw my backpack and realized that we were
5ee AFTER, Page 5
Lightning burns barn to ground in 1904
AUGUST 1, 1879
J.P. Brinc of Harpurhey
showed us a sample of goose
berries, of the English
Greening variety, which were
grown in his garden. One of
the smallest measured three
and 3/4 inches the one way
and 4 1/4 inches thc other.
Mr. Brine cannot be easily
beaten as a grower of other
fruit and vegetables.
The fall wheat and barely
in the vicinity of Seaforth,
have been easily all kept and
the greater part has been
housed in good order.
Messrs. Thomas and John
Govenlock shipped from the
Scaforth station 700 sheep
for the Liverpool market.
Messrs. Wm. Fleck and
John Jarrott threshed on th
farm of Joseph Hudson, 594
bushels of fall whcat and 116
bushels of barley in one day.
A cricket match was
played between Brucefield
and Clinton, resulting in
favour of the latter by one
inning and 26 runs.
The crops through Stephen
and Usborne are looking
excellent and farmers even in
the face of great national
problems are wearing
cheerful countenances.
A company calling
themselves the Red Stocking
Minstrels composed of half a
dozen tawdry looking
females and three or four ill -
visaged men gave a show in
Cardnos Hall.
A load of whcat was sold
on the market on Wednesday
last at 97 cents. It was an
excellent samplq..
• AUGUST 5, 1904
The threshers are again at
it in the vicinity of Kippcn.
Much of the fall wheat will
hardly pay for the threshing
Years Agone...
of it.
Robert Cooper of Kippen
recently sold to Mr. Donovan
of Seaforth, a four-year-old
colt for which he received
the handsome sum of $2(X).
During the severe storm on
Wednesday, lighting struck
the arm on the farm of Thos.
Connor near Walton and the
barn and contents were
burned to the ground.
J.J. Cronin of Hensall
shipped a large number of
fine cattle which he had
purchased from Geo.
McQueen and N.J.
McDonald. •
W.G. Willis of town has
now got located in his new
residence which he recently
purchased from G.G. Wilson.
Arthur S. McLcan who has
been in Alberta and British
Columbia for the past three
years returned home recently.
He likes thc west.
Mr. and Miss. Geo.
Turnbull of McKillop are ,on
a driving trip to Mitchell.
Tavistock, Thamcsford.
Chatham and other places.
AUGUST 2, 1929
Messrs. Clarence Bennett,
Clarence Steiss of Walton,
Geo. Easton and Walter
Easton returned recently
from a fishing trip to the
north.
The late hot weather is
rushing the harvest and it is
feared there will he a lighter
crop than expected.
Wm. Britton of Constance
brought into the office here
one of thc finest samples of
oats we have seen so far this
year. It was measured 5 fool
and 10 1/2 inches.
Miss Florence Beattie and
James A. Stewart who are
pupils of Prof. A.W.
Anderton of Clinton, passed
very successfully in their
vocal examinations.
The many friends of Mrs.
Ellen Murray regret to hear
that she had the misfortune
while coming out of the
church to fall on the step and
fracture her left arm.
Messrs. Helen Lane, Elinor
Burrows and Elizabeth
McLcam returned from Port
Bruce Tuesday.
John McAc has
commenced thc erection of a
handsome new residence in
Egmondville.
Gco. Hays, Kenneth
Beattie and Arthur Golding
who spent thc past two
weeks camping at Bayfield
have returned home.
AUGUST 6, 1954
Hullctt Twp. ratepayers
will pay the same rate as last
year — 10 mills, a meeting of
the council agreed.
Scaforth Fall Fair will be
enlarged this year, with the
program extending over three
days, directors of the
Scaforth Agriculture Society
decided. Special plans arc
under way to ensure that the
merchants and manufactures
display in the arena arc better
this year. Ross Savauge and
Keith Sharp told the meeting.
John Beattie, who at 86 is
Scaforth's oldest bowler, in
his first appearance of thc
season proved he well knows
thc game, whcn he walked
off with the first prize at thc
weekly tourney of the
Scaforth Lawn Bowling club.
Other winners were C. Clew,
Mrs. C.J. Walden and Mrs. J.
•
Kaiser.
Margaret Collins of
Seaforth, will teach next
terms at S.S. 10 Stanley. and
John Laudenbach of Seaforth
will teach in Sarnia.
Well known throughout the
district and a life time
resident of McKillop Win.
McClure celebrated his 85th
birthday.
For nearly 30 years a
member of the Seaforth
Public School, Miss Mary
Harty passed away in Scott
Memorial Hospital.
While standing on a ladder
to trim an evergreen at the
home of Mrs. Lou Simpson
in Hensall, Robert Duganan
suddenly slumped over
between the rungs and was
dead when Dr. J.C. Goddard
arrived. He was in his 75th
year.
The army worm is leaving
McKillop.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Tebbutt of
thc town left for the west
coast and will he calling at
various places enroute.
AUGUST 2, 1979
Seaforth grocery stores
have dropped their beef
prices in accordance with the
province -wide cuts of 10 to
20 per cents per pound.
After 14 years as pastor of
St. James' parish. Seaforth,
Father H.J. Largh will be
leaving mid-August to
become pastor of Our Lady
of Mercy parish in Sarnia.
Anyone driving north and
west of Seaforth past thc
farm Cornelius DeCorte
can't help but notice the
hulking oil rig which
dominates the skyline.
Ron 6 bow
Guess what? Mom
says we're going
on a vacation)
It's a vacation) A whole weekof just
layin' around with no responsibilities!
Nothin' to do but goof off!
by David Lacey
I'm ten years old.
My life is a vacation.
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