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Times -Advocate, November 18, 1987
THEY REMEMBER - Rev. Henry Van Essen was the guest speaker at Wednesday's Remembrance Day din-
ner at the Exeter Legion. He is shown at the left with Legion president Dean McKnight, vice-presidents Vera
Armstrang and Phil Campbell and past president John BrintneU.
What made them go?
Minister asks Remembrance questions
"Remembrance Day! Remembering
particularly those. who went into
battle inthe first World War, in the
second World War, and in the Kore-
an War. Why did they go? What
was their purpose? Why were they
willing to risk their lives"
These were the words of Rev. Hen-
ry Van Essen speaking to Wednes-
days annual Remembrance Day ban-
quet at the Exeter Legion.
Rev VanEssen continued "We see
pictures of wars from 70 and 45
years ago, and most of us see them
with eyes of 1987. And we wonder
what made those men go? What
made our fathers and grandfathers
volunteer to fight battles overseas?
If we are to have a meaningful Re-
membrance Day, then we must ask
questions like these.
Someone might as, "They went
because the government ordered
them to go; they had no choice."
but that is not true. All troops that
went overseas during W.W. II vol-
unteered to go until after the Nor-
mandy landings in 1944. That
means that for nearly all Canadian
troops it was a voluntary, personal,
decision to go into battle.
Why? Because of the actions of
Hitler in Europe, because of his
very real threat against the United
Kingdom, because of the loyalty of
most of Canada's sons; and daugh-
ters to their mother country. It may
well have been that many who vol-
unteered did not really know why
they did it, but they knew one
thing: they had to go. Even if it
would cost -them their lives, they
had to go.
And so they went, from the cities,
but also very many from their rural
homes, people, ' for whom Europe
was but a word.
People who had only been taught
how to grow and nurture volun-
teered to kill. What does it do to a
man when he rejoices in seeing the
enemy destroyed?
What does he do when pictures of
flames; and gore and blood together
with howling sounds of war keep
entering his dreams? When we are
together for this Remembrance Day
we must not only remember those
killed in battle, but also very much
the survivors.
We must remember them as they
returned to their home, to their
loved ones, with whom they often
could not share their war experienc-
es. We must remember them as
they came back to a calm, regiment-
ed life, every day the same, after Liv-
ing for years on the move, confront-
ed again and again with life and
death.
We must seek to understand at least
a little of what it was to leave
home, to volunteer, to be in battle,
and then to come back, lest we for-
get the great price paid by both the
dead and the living.
Rec board
Continued from front page
er they advance to the playoffs or
not.
Workman noted that the board is
sympathetic to both sides.
As a result of the delegations'
pleas, the Rec 'Board passed a mo-
tion to accommodate both the hock-
ey groups and the Optimists as long
as a financial agreement can be
reached:
The story has a happy ending,
however. After the meeting, the var-
ious delegations got together and
agreed on a solution. With permis-
sion from the Rec Board, the groups
hope to remove the ice in time for
the Home and Garden show, and
then put it back in time for Hawks
and Mohawks finals.
Final details have not yet been
ironed out, but the board looked fa-
vourably on the suggestion, ap-
plauding the groups for their will-
ingness to co-operate.
Planning
Continued from front page
ment apartments which will re-
quire new at.ention to zoning
and by-laws concerning allowa-
ble usages in a given area.
Many references were made
to municipally -assisted afforda-
ble housing which indicates the
province appears to be looking
in this direction for at least a
partial solution to the present
!housing crisis.
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' The cost of war is far greater than
the price of guns and ships and
planes. The cost of war is what it
does to the human soul. War chang-
es a nation.
Did they make the right decision in
going? Was it worth it? From the
struggle of the Vietnam veterans we
know how difficult it is to deal with
a war which is sometimes thought
of as a mistake, needless, useless,
all for nothing. I do not think that
Vietnam was a mistake. The mis-
take there was made by the media
which in their leftist idealism -was
blind for the horror which now has
come upon that part of Asia. To
fight Hitler was the right thing to
do.
For it became a world-wide fight
against fascism. Fasci.,m is a phi-
losophy which exalts nation and
race above thc individual; it stands
for a centralized autocratic govern-
ment headed by a dictatorial leader;
fascism favours severe economic
and social regimentation and forci-
ble suppression of the opposition.
The battle was not done when the
war was over. The end of the war
meant thc end of gunfire, but not
the end of the struggle for people's
minds. To realize that is also part of
Remembrance Day.
What then have we done with this
precious gift which we received
from those who battled in war? It is
true that we have seen great techno-
logical progress. The comfort of life
in the Western world has increased
astoundingly. But is this kind of
material advance really a defense
against destructive ideas? If bullets
cannot kill fascism, can prosperity?
Does material prosperity alone
keep a society strong, or does it
make for a -do -as -you -please -as -long -
as -you -have -a -good-time attitude?
Those who went overseas to fight
came out of the great depression.
They had known hard times and hard
work, yet they were strong people,
with a deep sense of responsibility,
people not afraid to face difficulties.
Is that same sense of commitment
to Christian values present today?
Rec board
Are we aware that there is still a
battle going on for people's minds?
As a man thinks so he is.
But I want to remind you tonight
on this Remembrance Day that you
and your fallen comrades saw it as
your main task to fight. You were
grateful for the caring that was pro-
vided by the Red Cross and other
service organizations at the front.
But the caring came after the fight-
ing. Today it is to be the same way.
The caring which you perform
flows out of the Christian values
you still maintain. But Christian -
values are the fruit of Christian con-
victions about God, about man, and
about law.
What is happening in our country
is that the Christian convictions are
fast disappearing; while the Chris-
tian values still linger around. We
are still caring, but most people
think that it docs not really mattcr
what one believes.
Faith is thought to be a private
matter, a matter of the heart, which
has nothing to do with my life in
socicty. Wrong. If I believe that I
am here on this earth by chance,
that there is no Creator, that there is
nobody who really has a plan and
purpose for this whole creation,
than I cannot find a reason to live.
The challenge for us today with all
the hurting people around us is once
again to determine the true cause of
their hurt, and then to attack that
cause. That cause, I am convinced,
is the departure from the Christian
faith, refusing to follow and obey
the Lord God. It is tempting on a
day like this to do nothing else but
look back and think of those who
fought hard battles in the wars gone
by.
But that would be a denial of Re-
membrance Day. Those battles were
fought that we also today might
have another opportunity 10 be a
free and joyful world under Christ as
King. We cannot get away with
only caring, we are still called to
fight for God, just as those who
went to war 30 and 45 ycars ago
knew themselves called."
Get bargains galore
P.Icinning
giant fire auction
stocking stutters or gifts. for your straight pins, needles, pencil shar-
youngsters. pener.
Paper, paper and more paper - Furniture - desks, chairs, couches,
construction, bond, mimeograph, file cabinets, kitchen stove, roll -
art, binder, crepe, manilla, foolscap, away cot, typewriter, wall maps,
graph, onion skin, flip chart, tissue, globes, window boxes, fluorescent
corrigated - you name it, we've got lights.
it! Audio-visual equipment - televi-
Books - encyclopedias, world sions, tape recorders, headphones,
books, atlases, dictionaries, texts, film screens, cassettes, tape recorder
library books, paperbacks, work- mics, records.
books, exercise books, scrapbooks, Musical equipment - ukuleles, re=
duotangs, binders. corders, sheet music, operettas, mu -
School supplies - paint, brushes, sic stands.
pallets, crayons, pencil crayons,.
Science equipment - beakers, test
pencils, pens, markers,' pastels, tubes, alcohol lamps, hamster cage,
charcoals, glue, scissors, plasticene, terrariums, butterfly nets, soles,
modelling clay, string, *ribbon, weights.
straws, popsicle sticks, pipe clean-
ers, chalk, chalk brushes, erasers, Educational games and toys - as -
compass sets. sorted items.
Office supplies - stamps and Whew!! That's the list. So don't
stamp pads, tape, tape dispensers, forget! Saturday, November 28, 8
staplers, staples, three hole punch- a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Agricultural
es, elastics, pocket calculators, Building, South Huron Rec Centre.
Saturday November 28 is the date
set for a giant fire sale in the Agri-
cultural Building behind the South
Huron Recreation Centre. All arti-
cles up for sale were salvaged from
the fire at Exeter Public School.
The public should be aware that
most of these items are in pretty
good shape or like new but are be-
ing sold as is so some of the items
may be covered in a soot or smoke
film and should be cleaned before
using.
The Huron County School Board
turned these items over to the recre-
ation department on the recommen-
dation of the insurance company as
it was more feasible financially to
purchase many of the items new
rather than have each article cleaned
individually.
The following list will give you
an idea of what's available and with
Christmas fast approaching, many
of these items would make great
County okays master waste plan
Iluron County Council has given
its approval to draft terms of refer-
ence for a county -wide waste man-
agement master plan.
At its regular November session,
council approved the draft terms of
reference based on a recommenda-
tion by its waste management steer-
ing committee.
The committee was appointed ear-
lier this year to consider the waste
management problems faced by the
county and its member municipali-
ties. Members of the committee are
Grey Township Reeve Leona Arm-
strong, Tuckersmith Reeve Bob
Bell, Stephen Township Reeve T.J.
Tomes, Goderich Deputy Reeve
J.P. Doherty and Warden Brian
McBurney, Turnberry Township
reeve. Also on the committce arc
Planning and Development Director
Gary Davidson, County Engineer
Dennis Merrall, Clerk -
Administrator Bill Hanly, along
with Willard Page and J. Burnham.
Purpose of thc terms of reference
is to provide a guideline for consul-
tants wishing to prepare a proposal
to develop a master plan aimed at
providing a comprehensive, long-
term waste management strategy for
Huron County.
The guidelines define thc study
goal of -developing a plan which in-
cludes: -- A comprehensive review
of all reasonable waste management
technologies and processes, and
their relevance to waste manage-
ment in the county. -- An examina-
tion of source separation as a waste
management system component. --
Effective and meaningful public and
review agency consultation through-
out the study process. -- Recom-
mendation of a preferred waste man-
agement system which is the best
alternative to broad definitions set
out in the Environmental Assess -
Engineers bring bad news
Bruce Potter, an engineer with B.
M. Ross Associates Limited of
Goderich, presented a report to the
Rec board Thursday night dealing
with the Rec Centre's on-going
structural problems. Concentrating
on the problem of moisture in the
masonry walls of the building, Pot-
ter told the board that, though the
situation had not deteriorated in the
past two years, it will become a
problem in the future.
"I think it's something that won't
cause massive problems in the
short-term, but in the long-term it's
going to be a big, big problem,"
Potter said.
Explaining that concrete blocks
are porous, and over a period of
time will act like a sponge, Potter
said he had drilled test holes into the
outer walls of the building and pro-
duced concrete dust that was "wet
enough to make a snowball with".
"We're talking about the entire
outside of this building exhibiting
some sort of damage," he said, not-
ing cracks in the masonry.
There is moisture in the walls
partially because of poor flashing
on the ceiling, which has since been
remedied, and partially because the
original coat of paint on the outer
walls was not enough to repel it.
The moisture has rendered insula-
tion in the walls virtually uscicss,
according to Potter, who used a
soaking wet ski jacket as an analo-
gy. Because of that, Pouer speculat-
ed that the building's energy bills
are considerably higher than other
centres'.
When pressed by the board for an
opinion of the design oT the build-
ing, Potter said: "I am not in favour
of the way the building was de-
signed."
He told the board that there were
two possible remedies for the situa-
tion. They could apply some type
of coating to the outside of thc
building to prevent moisture from
getting in or they could consider
"cladding" the building. While clad-
ding is the more expensive rout,
Potter noted that it would provide
the opportunity to properly insulate
the building.
Given time, with thc proper pro-
tection, the masonry will dry out.
"Be careful that you don't find an
expensive idea that won't last long,"
Potter cautioned the board.
The engineer also calmed board
members concerned about the struc-
tural safety of the building.
"Don't get the idea that the build-
ing's going to fall down tomorrow
because it's not," Potter said. "If it
was, t would have put that in that
is .-:. .
GOODIES - Ben Oke and Sheri Varley offered a variety of sweets for
those attending the Exeter UCW annual bazaar.
letter and you never would have put
ice in."
"I don't think the thing looks
much worse than when I was here
two years ago."
The engineer explained that the
frames in the arena arc starting to
deteriorate as well. He notcd that
moisture on beams near the showers
in the dressing rooms was causing
considerable rusting because of
"thermal conductivity" (heat from
the showers forming moisture on
the cold beams) and explained that
the steel required continual mainte-
nance.
Potter said it was possible to in-
sulate and "heat -trace" the beams to
stop the process, but that it would
be expensive.
It is impossible to know what
condition the reverse sides of the
beams are, in without major recon-
struction.
Potter offered to continue the
study in order to find a solution. A
continuation will cost roughly
$1,000-$1,500.
The board referred the issue to the
Facilities committee for a recom-
mendation.
ment Act.
The terms of reference call for the
waste management master plan to
address the county's needs for a min-
imum period of 20 ycars, with long
term waste projections for a 40 -year
period.
Wastes to be studied arc primarily
domestic, commercial and non-
hazardous solid industrial wastes, al-
though the generation of other
wastes - septage, sewage sludge,
water treatment plant sludge, hauled
liquid industrial, hazardous solid in-
dustrial, biomedical, construction
and inert wastes - and their effect on
the waste management system will
also be reviewed.
Preparation of thc master plan is
to include a public participation
program to keep local municipali-
ties informed of its progress, advise
the public through public informa-
tion meetings and the media, and to
involve the public in the collection
of data and development of assess-
ment criteria.
The master plan is to be devel-
oped in three stages: -- Public par-
ticipation and data collection. --
Identification of potential areas and
markets, and analysis of alterna-
tives:— Formulation of a document
which identifies the preferred system
for waste management in the study
area and how best to implement that
system.
Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle said
council should be cautious in its ap-
proach
pproach to waste management. "It's
good to have this information be
fore us, but I feel we have to tread
very carefully," he said. The Ontario
Municipal Act docs not lay out the
authority for waste management in
the form of a county concept, hc
said. Instead, the concept can be
more closely described as munici-
pal, he added.
Mickle said hc is concerned with
the possible legalities facing the
Council against
railway closing
Exeter council voiced opposition
Monday night to a proposal by
Canadian National Railways to
close the rail line between Centralia
and Ildcrton.
Reeve Bill Mickle called the pro-
posal an "idiotic idea" saying'.
This is a valuable connecting
link especially for Nabisco Foods.
This is likely the start of what CN
wants. First they steal from the
middle and soon they will shorten
up the ends."
Mayor Bruce Shaw agreed saying,
This is certainly being short-
sighted on their part. They are not
looking at any future development."
Mickle suggested council move
independently and collectively with
• the county of Iluron and contact Na-
bisco Foods to sec if they are aware
of the proposed curtailment of ser-
vice,
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county in order to proceed, but he
was assured that the county guide-
lines arc well within the boundaries
of the act.
County Engineer Dennis Merrall
agreed with Micklc's opinion of the
act's concept. At present, he said,
the only way to change the authori-
ty from the municipal to county
level is through a private member's
bill or by unanimous consent of all
municipalities within the county.
Merrall also said the cost involved
with opening and closing landfill
sites has risen to the point where
townships and towns can now no
longer handle it through their as-
sessment.
ssessment.
Mickle also was critical of the
provincial government for legislat-
ing programs which imposed regu-
lations on municipalities while
placing the cost for those programs
in the hands of the municipal gov-
ernment. In other provinces where
they have passed legislation impos-
ing rules on municipalities, the pro-
vincial government pays all the
costs.
Mickle said "It seems in Ontario,
they (the government) set the rules
and somebody else has to pay the
shot."
Total cost for formulating the
master plan, expected to take at
least two years to complete, is esti-
mated at 8200,000 and 50 percent of
that cost is to be paid by the pro-
vincial government.
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