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The Huron Expositor • May 16, 2007 Page 5
Trillions wasted on war in Iraq and
Afghanistan could be fighting global warming
To the Editor,
George doesn't get it! How many trillions of
dollars are being wasted on the war in Iraq
every year? How many lives are being wasted
fighting Bush's war?
How mann Canadians are being killed fight-
ing Bush's war? Is Stephen Harper George's
guinea pig? 11'hv are Canadians even in
Afghanistan? It's not our war!
,geek. George sent ells buddy Dick „
Iraq. Why didn't George go:' Was he scared'. Ile
is always hiding behind the young men tight((lg.
his \var.
Maybe it's time to end your war Mr. Rush and
spend those trillions of dollars on global warm-
ing (our first smog day was last week and it was
blamed on pollution from the States). No kid-
ding!
Last Thursday's London Free Press had an
article on the southern States wanting to take
water from the Great Lakes because it is so dry
down there.
Why are our governments so slow to get the
ball rolling to try and stop global warming
before it's too Iate?
The normal Joe on the street is starting to fig-
ure it out but our politicians don't see the light
yet. The latest from our government is reducing
the use of plastic bags by 50 per cent. Why not
lt)O per cent?
Quit beating ,iround the bush and lets ,g('t it
(lone. 1 ant F1 small business oWner and 1 :II)) all
for it.
If you haven t seen the movie An
Inconvenient Truth. I suggest you rent it. It
will shock your senses and open your eyes to
what is happening to our world.
I wonder if all our politicians have watched it
yet. Rumour has it Al Gore might run for U.S.
president in the next election. Maybe he would
get something done as he seems to be someone
who really cares.
I don't have to tell you what we can do our-
selves to stop global warming. It's all over the
news every day now. We should all get on board
and start doing all the little things that we can
to help because it could be a long time before
our government does anything.
I heard a philosopher once said humans will
self destruct.
Pete Martene
Seaforth, On.
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Seaforth's downtown to be studied
for heritage district in 1982
May 12, 1882
Messrs. Munroe and Hagan, well-
known plow manufacturers in
Seaforth, have patented and are
now manufacturing a plow of their
own invention. It is a steel mould
board with a wrought iron beam,
but the former is so shaped that it
can work in any soil and it is
impossible for it to choke up, no
matter how rough the land.
Incredible as it may seem, the
Grand Trunk Railway Company
have determined to erect a new
station building at Seaforth. The
building is to be of frame, with a
stone foundation and two storeys
high.
Over 20 tons of barbed wire have
been disposed of by the hardware
merchants of Seaforth for fencing
purposes during the present
spring.
J.W. Elder, veterinary surgeon,
got a bad dose of blood poisoning
recently when operating on a dis-
eased horse.
Over 300 trees were planted in
Seaforth on Arbor Day.
May 17, 1907
Great Clearing Sale at the
Seaforth Tea Store. Six pounds
cooking figs for .25 cents; best
raisins, 10 cents per pound; maple
syrup .25 cents a quart and four
pounds of dates for .25 cents.
While coming to Seaforth
Wednesday afternoon, Thomas
Chapman of Tuckersmith had a
somewhat unpleasant experience.
His horse, frightened by a loose
metal advertising board, turned
short around upsetting the buggy.
The cover of the buggy was up. The
cover was somewhat broken but
that was all the damage done.
Wm. Crich, of Crich Brothers, is
having the material laid down for
the erection of a handsome new red
brick residence on his lot, north of
Mr. Watson's office, on Main Street.
Not the first offence - If the two
young ladies who mutilated and
carried away the daffodils last
week wish to keep themselves out
of police court and their names
from the public, they had better
come around to the house and pay
for this ad.
May 6, 1932
The first honest -to -goodness trout
to arrive in Seaforth this season
were landed by Chris Chereos and
Scott Hawthorne on Monday.
Included in the catch were two over
20 inches in length, which any fish-
erman will admit are some fish.
Scene of the catch was very indefi-
nite, the men murmuring vaguely
of some place north.
Workmen have been engaged
during the past week in tearing
down the remains of the Venius
house on South Main Street. The
house was destroyed by fire early
last winter.
J.F. Daly was in Windsor on
Wednesday of this week and
returned with the first new Ford
four door to be seen in Seaforth.
Since its appearance in the show-
room, the car has aroused much
favourable comment.
The sixth anniversary of the
Orange Ladies Lodge was held on
Monday evening in the town lodge.
Maude Dalton was presented the
emblem pin.
May 24, 1957
A coroner's jury recommended
the posting of 30 mile speed limit
signs on Brucefield and Kippen
road approaches to Egmondville.
This come following an inquest into
the death of a child who was struck
by a gravel truck.
Braving the cold winds, 250
young fisherman turned out
Monday to vie for the prizes in the
fish derby. This is the second year
the project has been sponsored by
the Lions club. Prizes for catching
the largest fish were awarded to
Ann Sills, Jack Whitley, Johan Van
Rooyen, James Racho, and Brian
Habkirk.
Seaforth council noted to qualify
as a class "B" fair, $3,000 must be
paid out in prize money for three
successive years. This condition
was met last year. The Society is
now carrying a deficit on buildings
of over $2,500.
A group of soil conservationists
was touring through a badly erod-
ed, rocky section of hill country. A
farmer said to the visitors "My
forefathers fought for this land."
Then looking across his gullied
fields, he added wryly, "They were
the hotheaded type, I guess."
May 19, 1982
Downtown Seaforth is going to be
studied this summer, but those
asking the questions say what they
learn will not be filed away on a
shelf somewhere. The results of
this study, a plan for a Heritage
Conservation District here in town,
will be put into action.
The Perth County Federation of
Agriculture supports charges being
laid against landowners dumping
liquid manure into river streams.
Federation president Ron Christie
of R.R. 2, Staffa says a situation
arose in his township, Hibbert,
where because of a spillage of liq-
uid manure, there was a 3 1/2 mile
fish kill along the Hooper Drain.
The Hooper Drain flows into Flat
Creek, which flows into the Avon
River, which in turn flows into the
Thames River.