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Dear Sir:_
A while ago my friends' wrote let-
ters to some of the car dealers in
Exeter and asked them to send me
some car magazines. They know
how much I like looking at cars and
trucks and motorcycles.
I would like to say thank you to.
Frayne Chev. Olds, Huron Motor
Products, Exeter Chrysler, Huron
Tractor and Hully Gully for all the
neat magazines.
Also, thanks to all my friends at
S.H.D.H.S.
Yours truly,
Joe Fahie.
Thoughts on
Editors note:
Joe Fahie is a student in Room
110 at S.H.D:H.S. He came to high
school in September and he enjoys
it very much. He was recently on
the Sunshine tour to Disney World
and also in the recent Santa Claus
Parade.
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Dear Sir: •
In a recent editorial attacking Can-
ada Post's rural conversion plans,
you apparently cannot decide wheth-
er to pander to fear or criticize intel-
ligently (A postal battle on - Nov.
18).
While some of your observations
are generally correct - we arc, for ex-
ample, planning to change the rural
delivery system by switching the
operation of many of our rural offic-
es over to the private sector - your
deliberate use of charged -words such
as "hit list" and "battle" and
"threatened" only serve to appeal to
emotion and -fear, and are the tools
of a propagandist, not an editorial-
ist.
It is unfortunate that the Tithe
Advocate has chosen to ignore
many of the facts concerning Cana-
da Post's rural plans and instead trot
out the same tired arguments that
have become thc stock and trade -of
pressure groups such as Rural Dig-
nity.
In spite of all the printer's ink
that has paintcd a picture to the con-
trary, Canada Post has been success-
ful in converting more than three
dozen smaller post offices to the
private sector since June, including
five in south-western Ontario. To
be sure, .we have in three cases had
no offers from interested local resi-
n dents and have converted postal ser-
vice in those hamlets to group box-
es, with retail service available in
nearby communities. In all cases,
postal identity was maintained.
It's worth noting that, a decade
ago, all thc offices involved in con-
versions would have been closed,
with no recourse open to the cus-
tomers affected. What's more, the
postal identities of those communi-
tics would also have disappeared. A
detailed map- of Huron County
shows dozens of hamlets that lost
,
their post office decades, and in
some cases, generations ago.
It is ironic that lobby groups have
arisen in the wake of Canada Post's
attempts to ameliorate changes in
rural service by converting instead
of closing. Where we once simply
issued a notice of impending clo-
sure, we now take pains to meet and
consult with affected customers, so
they can learn the facts and we can,
with their input, determine the ap-
propriate service alternatives.
Canada Post is committed to pro-
viding a postal service to all Cana-
dians - rural and urban - and in a
manner that is reasonable, rational
and fair. Reasonable because geogra-
phy and demographics make daily
delivery obvious in Exeter but un-
tenable in Alen, NWT.
Rational because it would be irre-
sponsible to ignore a more cost-
effective method of providing a scr-
vice, and we believe increased pri-
vate sector involvement is not only
obvious but overdue. Fair because
we are achieving our goals of
cutting costs while increasing post-
al access with minimal impact on
our customers.
In portraying this effort as a battle
aimed against rural Canadians, the
Times Advocate is indulging in edi-
torial overkill.
Richard Bowness
Manager, Community and
Media Relations
Huron Division
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Dear Editor: -
No one will deny that charity be-
gins at home. The great challenge
to our generosity as Canadians is to
address the fears and insecurity of
those people whom we do not per-
sonally know and who have no so-
cial services to buffer them against
hunger; illness and unemployment.
1r developing countries, such as
Mali, Mozambique, Bangladesh and
Nepal, thousands of people earn less
than a dollar a day, and live con-
stantly on the edge of disaster. USC
Canada has been heartened by. dona-
tions from old and new friends
across Canada, but postal disrup-
tions cut into our Fall fund raising
and we arc still short of our cam-
paign target of 3.2 million.
Every dollar counts a lot and is
urgently needed. Kindly send your
donation to USC Canada, 56 Sparks
St., Ottawa, Ontario KIP 5B1.
Sincerely,
John Martin,
Chief Executive Officer.
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Dear Sir:
I was quite disturbed to read this
week's edition of the Times Advo-
cate and sec no mention of a concert
Gay Lea board chairman
• ' At a Directors meeting following
the Annual Meeting of Gay Lea
Foods Co-operative Limited held on
December 3, 1987, John Campbell,
RR 3 Bayficld, Ontario was re-
elected Chairman of the Board. Mr.
Campbell was first elected Chair-
man in 1985. He was elected a di- -
rcctor of the Co-operative in 1974
and prior to that had served as a del-
egate..
He operates a family farm in the
Bayfield arca and has bccn active in
many farm organizations and is cur-
rcntly Secretary to the Board of Di-
rectors, Hensall District Co-
operative Ltd. Mr. Campbell had
previously been active in the Huron
County Milk Committee. Fred
Meier, Brussels was elected First
Vice Chairman and George Pin-
kney, Listowel was elected Second
Vice Chariman.
Pinkney was also re-elected direc-
tor at the annual meeting, for a
three year tern.
The remaining directors arc: Rob-
ert Turner, Owen Sound, Jack Staf-
ford, Wroxeter, Howard Wilson,
Owen Sound, Edwin Miller, Exeter,
Don Ahrens, Elmwood and Tom
McGee, Fleshcrton.
Peter McLinden, President, ad-
dressed the meeting and indicated the
Co-operative's earnings this year,
before extraordinary items, was sim-
ilar to. last year. It was stressed that
thc recent action by the Ontario
Milk Marketing Board -to divert
milk from butter and powder proces-
sors to specialty cheese- manufactur-
ers would have a very negative
effect . -
Thc Co-operative's efforts to mod-
ernize and improve efficiencyat its
Badcn cheese manufacturing opera-
tions should show sRmc distinct
improvement to earnings in the up-
coming ycar..Gcncrally,apital in-
vestment was very high this year.
Readers Write
Times-Advocat ember 16, 1987 Page 13
Canada Post, cars, singers, seniors
that took place on the weekend.
The New Huronia Singers, a com-
munity choir of 65 'people plus a
chorus of 20 children, presented
their Christmas concert to capacity
crowds at Trivitt Memorial Church.
What is even more disturbing is
that complementary tickets were of-
fered to the paper for both Saturday
night and Sunday afternoon's con-
certs. Unfortunately, your paper
chose not to use the tickets, just as
you did last year.
I note that your sports editor nev-
er misses a sports event in the com-
munity. Can we not expect the
same quality and excellence of cov-
erage of all community events?
Yours truly,
Richard W. Hawley.
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Dear Sir:
We arc now approaching the
Christmas season that time of the
year when young and old gather to-
gether to celebrate the Christmas
Spirit of giving and being together
for a friendly visit when all around
us decorations and lights point to a
season to be jolly.
But this can all change very rapid-
ly, illness or accident can suddenly
change our way of life and we may
find ourselves on a bed of pain and
our regular habits altered.
A couple of weeks ago the writer
and Gerald Skinner attended a semi-
nar at Huronvicw where various
groups were discussing the needs of
nursing care in the various parts of
Huron county. We were advised that
the Ontario Ministry of Health is
using the residents of Huron county
t� ascertain the needs re - their nurs-
ing care facilities.
The services of the University of
Guelph have been hired to conduct a
study of this project. A committee
o-chaircd by Lossie Fuller, Exeter
and Ed Oddlcifson, Bayficld reprc-
enting Huron county are organiz-
ng this survey. Senior citizens
roups across the county arc trying
o get the feeling of the people in
he various areas and then will be
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reporting back to the central com-
mittee.
This project was brought to the
atte4ttion of the -Exeter Seniors at'
their Christmas meeting when over
100. people approved the idea of
naming a committee to establish
the needs in Exeter and arca.
The following names were named
to the committee - Olga Davis 235-
0499, Irvin Ford 235-0455, Eldon
Heywood 235-0720, Garnet Hicks
235-2438, Gerald Skinner 235-
0229.
The committee has met and real-
ize that a giant task lies ahead of
them. T.hey must have a report
ready by the end of December to be
-presented to the central committee.
The committee has observed that
there arc citizens of Exeter and area
residing in the Hensall Nursing
'Home, the Bluewater Home, Zu-
rich, Ailsa Craig, Kingsway St.
Marys, Mitchell Rest Home,_ind
Huronview, Clinton besides the -
Exeter Villa which is full at all
limes and has a long waiting list.
These are all providing a wonderful
service however they do require
time and miles of driving for
friends to visit their loved ones in
the out of town homes.
During the seminar the delegates
were asked the question - where
would you want to live when you
can no longer live in your own
home. 1 knowyou would answer
by saying, I would go tva a nursing
home. But what. if the nursing
home was full. The question I am
asking your readers who reside in
Exeter and arca is - Do you think
we need more nursing care accom-
modation in the Exeter arca?
During the se roar in Huronview_
and listening io various groups tell
what they have in their community
th-e—writeLthinks there is definitely
need of mote accommodation in our
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anLese of you who read this let:— -
ter need more information on this
situation - contact the telephone
numbers listed above. This is a
privilege for the residents to have
this survey made. Its recommenda-
tions will go a long way in solving
the nursing home problem. All ma-
ture people should be very con-
cerned and willing to give their
opinions on this .Time is limited.
Let's all plan to make Exeter and L.
arca a better place for people to
grow older. We must now plan for
the future.
Hoping ' all the -treaders of your
newspaper have a very Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year
A concerned citizen
A. Garnet Hicks
CAROLLING - The South Huron Gospel Singers under the direction of Al De Haan provided part of the entertain-
ment at the annual family Christmas party at the Queensway Nursing Home. Shown are (left) Peter Visscher, Her-
man Van Wieren, Harry Klungel, Bert Visscher, John Branderhorst Jr., Allan Van Der Laan, Peter Boersma and
Herb Verbeek. Hidden are Bill Bailey, Klaas Van Wieren and Joe De Weerd.
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HABHA holds awards night.
Well another season of the South
Huron All Breed Horse Association
(SHABHA) is over. Friday Decem-
ber 4 the SHABHA awards night
was held at the home of John and
Chris Hope of Crcditon.
We first had a potluck supper and
then the awards wcrc given out. The
winners of individual classes are,
Senior Showmanship at halter Dale
Marshall, Dashwood. Showmanship
13-18 was Angela Postma, Clinton.
Twclvc and under was Jennifer
Heckman, Exeter.
The winner of Leadline sevenear
and under was Melissa Marshall,
Dashwood. Walk, Jog/Trot - 10
years and under was won by Steven
Hindmarsh of Huron Park.
Open English Pleasure was won
by Dale Marshall of Dashwood,
Junior English Equitation was won
by Jennifer McNutt of Hay. Caro-
lyn 'Grenier of Exeter won Senior
English Pleasure. Janice Bullock of
Alymcr won the top Jumping. Shir-
ley Bosley of Ravenswood and Dale
Marshall of Dashwood tied for first
in Novelty Costume.
Then we go to the western class-
es. Open Command was won by
Cam Darling of Mount Carmel.
Junior Western Equitation was won
by Lec Hope of Crediton. Cam Dar-
ling won Senior Western Pleasure
and Open Westem.Pleasure.
Lisa Storey of Clinton won the
Western Riding class and Lee Hope
won the trail class. Lisa Storey also
won thc Cloverleaf Barrel Race and
Pole Bending.
Carl Tyler of Dashwood won the
Keyhole class and ticd with Lisa
Storey for the Texas Speed and Ac-
tion.
The division winners were:•Nigh
Point English - Janice Bullock of
Alymcr, Reserve - Jennifer McNutt
Shipka
By MRS. HUGH
Progressive euchre gaily
The second euchre party of the
season was held last Wednesday
night at Shipka Community Cen-
tre. Twclvc games were played with
five tables in play.
Winncrs as follows - Ladies and
men's high wcrc won by Doris and
Allen Pfaff, of Crcditon, men's low,
by Aaron Rcstcmaycr, Dashwood,
ladies lowdcline Sweitzer, lone
hands for cs was a five way tic
won by Evelyn Pickering, men's
lone hands - Harold Finkbcincr, all
of Shipka arca.
The town south group were in
charge of -refreshments.
Next euchre will be January 6.
Personals
A numbcr of people from this
arca wcrc on the bus trip last Wed-
nesday to sec the Christmas show
of the Gcritol Follies in Hamilton
in the afternoon.
The group enjoyed a roast bccf
supper at St. James United Church
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in Simcoe, followed by a guided
MIT of the famous Simcoe Christ-
mas lights.
The trip was organized by Ellison
tour.and travel, with a Murphy bus
from Lucan, and the hostess was
Pearl Miller, Dashwood.
• Everyone I've talked to said they
.thoroughly enjoyed the day trip.
Get well wishes are expressed to
Ferman Snyder, who underwent eye
cataract surgery, last Friday at Vic-
toria hospital, London.
Dawn Arlie Louisc Casc, daughter
of Bob and Kim Casc, was baptized
last Sunday morning at Grand Bend
United Church. Joining Bob and
Kim and baby Dawn; and their other
two daughters Stacey and Belinda,
for lunch were around 40 relatives,
grandmas, grandpa, aunts, uncles
and cousins.
Special guests were three great
grandmas Mrs. Bessie Case, Exeter,
Mrs. Irma McLcod and Mrs. Doro-
thy Sanders, both of London.
of Hay; High Point Youth 13-18 -
Lisa Storey of Clinton, Reserve -
Lee Hope of Crediton; High Point
Senior - Dale Marshall of Dash-
wood, Reserve - Cam Darling of
Mount Carmel; High Point Youth
12 and under - Jennifer McNutt of
Hay, Reserve - Jennifer Heckman of
Exeter; Open Western - LeeHopeof
Crediton, Reserve - Jennifer McNutt
of Hay; High Point Games - Lisa
Storey of Clinton, Reserve - Carl
Tyler ofDashwood. -
We held our draw for the transport.
bandages and blanket with Lec Hope
winning it. Business for next year
was discussed and then a social time
was held.
We arc now taking memberships
for thc 1988 show season for more
information call president Adriaan
Brand 234-6238.
On location or Studio
Bart DeVries
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OUEENSW/AY CHRISTMAS Pageant, Residents and volunteerg at the Queensway Nursing Home re-enacted the Christmas story as part of the
program during the Home's annual family Christmas dinner. Taking part were (back left) Volunteer Bill Gibson as Herod; volunteer Dorothy Brintnell as an
angel, resident Alida Kats as an angel, resident Murray Howe as a wise man, Clayton Mathers as Joseph, residents Neil Regan and John Kale as shep-
herds, and (front) residents Bill McKenzie and Edison Forrest as wise men, Louella all playing Mary, and Grace Dinney as the angel Gabriel. Missing
when the picture was taken were angel Levine Watson and shepherd David Watson.
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