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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-08-18, Page 7%Asada/A*1st 18: 1999 elialer Times -A* 4 7 0f,inion&F�rum 10YEARS AGO August 16, 1989 - Exhibitors from many parts of Ontario par- ticipated in the recent Huron County Poultry, Pigeon and Pet Stock Association show held at the R.R. 1, Dashwood farm of Cliff and Laura Pepper. The judge was Ron Frampton and exhibitors included Michael Becker, Bonnie Becker, Earl Becker, Doug Gill, Wilf Snell, Cliff Pepper, Gord Riddler, Lloyd O'Brien and Donald Dearing Hensali's Pat Rowe had the thrill and scare of her *time during a recent trip to Denmark. The SHDKS teacher won a silver and bronze medal in badminton at the World Master's Games. On the way home, the plane when leaving Iceland got caught on a cable and they were in the air for 15 minutes before a hole was discovered in the tail section. They circled over the North Atlantic for 20 minutes getting rid ,of fuel and were able to get safely back to Reykjavik. The 50th reunion. of the. Elliott family was held Sunday in the park on the'v rest side of Highway 4, adjacent to MacNaughton Park. At that time the park was officially named Elliott Park. About 200 students from SHDHS class of 1969 returned Saturday to the place they spent many of their teenage years to see old friends and remi- nisce about the days they spent as a Panther. The reunion was organized by Shari Robinson, David Frayne, Barb Passmore and Rick Etherington. 20YEARS AGO August 16, 1979 - "You have to wait until some- one dies so you can buy their house," said Hensall reeve Harold Knight at a meeting of Hensall and Hay taxpayers to explain why the village was plan- ning to expand its boundaries into Hay. 30YEARS AGO August 17, 1969 -Patients finally returned to - South Huron Hospital for the first time . since the flash flood dosed the facility two weeks earlier. 35YEARS AGO SAO( 111 T1* •-x, August 17, 1964 - The extensive work entailed in the conversion to dial by the Blanshard Municipal Telephone System is progressing "pretty good" according to chairman Ross Marshall. A Cooksville firm moved into Exeter this week to commence immediate demolition of the Central Hotel building, the last of Exeter's nine hotels. It will be replacedby a modern one -storey office building for British Mortgage and Trust who pur- chased the building a year ago. 40YEARS AGO August 16, 1959 - Col Eugene Tiernan, formerly of Dashwood has been appointed commandant of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Camp School at Camp Borden. Robert Wolfe as King and Ann Robertson as Queen reigned over the Cowboy and Indian parade which marked the end of the Exeter Kinsmen play- ground for the summer. First scholarship to be won by a member of the' 1959 SHDHS graduating class Ls a $200 entrance award which went to Bill Etherington, R.R. 1, Hensall. SO YEARS AGO August 16, 1949 - Exeter council voted $450 to the Fire Department to purchase trailer equipment for added protection to the village. Cedric Shaw in charge of the Bank of Montreal's Ingersoll branch since 1947 will succeed James Hendry as manager of the bank's office here. Hydro men will start surveying electrical equip- ment this fall and, winter prior to the district changeover from 25 to 60 cycle. 60YEARS AGO August 17, 1939 - Clinton Colts defeated Hensall 16-9 in the first game of the Huron -Perth baseball semi-finals. The game was called after six innings because of darkness. The Tudor brothers and Kipfer did the mound work for Hensall while Draper went the route for the winners. 7S YEARS AGO August 17. 1924 - Months of preparation, much thought and patient toil went into the making of the fifth Hurondale School Fair held Friday. Judges were Harry Strang, Harold Hern, Horace Delbrldge. Gordon Cudmore, Ernest Pym, Mrs. (Dr,) Graham and Mrs. Wickwire. Dr. Pletcher is opening an office in the residence o(A„Canun. OA Main Street on September 20. OPINIONS AND ARTICLES Remember when ... On June 30 to July 2, 2000, South Huron District High,.f 2., School will celebrate its 50th swivel Anniversary. The Exeter ppm Times Advocate would like to — join in the celebrations by sharing articles or pictures which have appeared over �,- the years. YEARS 1954-1965 - HI HIGHLIGHTS South Huron current comment We conducted another survey among the stu- dents at SHDHS to find out their opinions about having school uniforms for the girls. Margaret Johns, 11A and Barbara Hern, 12: "We are in favor of having school uniforms because there is too much competition between the girls and most of them cannot afford the expensive clothes they are buying." Norma Young, 11B: "No, I do not think it would be good because dressing the same way day after day would be monotonous." Eleanor Wein, 10E: "They are good because there would be less competition among the girls." Frances Johns, 13: "It would be good, it would look nice and would make everyone equally well dressed." : Carolynne Simmons, 11A: "I am in favor of it. Since there is a wide range of fashions to choose from they could be very attractive." Marie Powe, 9A: "No, it would cause too much opposition." Cathy Smith, IOE: "A good idea! There would be less competition among the girls. It would also be less expensive to dress well." Science Teaching Changes There have been many changes in the science curriculum during the past few years. In 1960 and 1961 the course for grade nine included general physics along with some agricul- ture topics but in the following year one-half physics and one-half zoology instead of the course of 1961-1962 which was mainly composed of biol- ogy. ' In 1963-1964 the pupils in grade 11 will be introduced to nuclear physics for the first time. HEAD SUPPORT GROUPS - The students at SHDHS elected the executives for their`two athletic societies,Tuesday, and the groups will be in charge of arranging transportation and making plans for home games for the school's athletic teams.The girls' group is composed of the follow- ing, from the left: Lynda Westcott, Carolynne Simons, Unda Walper and Ruth Anne Salmon. Missing fromthe photo is Elizabeth Gosar.The boys include: Dave B tchanan, Barry Brintnell, John MacNaughton, Gary Eagleson and Don Wright FOR MORE INFORMATION Amur THE SHDHg "Aft -YEARS REUNION" corrrAcr KENDRA AaTtnla 235-4006 (H) OR 235-4587 (W) OR PAT Rows 236-7167 Good for Ontario? TORONTO -- Any ambitions Premier Mike Harms and his friends have to Make him prime minister have been thrown down the drain by his latest per- formance on the national stage. The Progressive Conservative premier and his friends had prompted thoughts that he might want, or could be per- ERIC suaded, to run for leader of a DOWD proposed united right-wing fed- tuviEwF7,0m eral party formed from ToriesAwc and Reformers. Several of Harris's top aides, including Tom Long, his campaign chair in two winning elections, have mlived to posts helping create the new party. Long has far -right views that would make him comfortable with Reform, as party president expressed them even before Harris, has cam- paigned federally, and genuinely would want to unite the right federally. Harris also has said for years that right -of -centre voters need to unite federally or the Liberals will win elections forever, but discouraged his own workers from getting involved to keep them out of squabbles before an election in June, which he won, and now can set them free. But there naturally aro suspicions that Harris . - might want to lead the new party himself. He will be under pressure to seek the job. He has become the -leading spokesman in Canada for cutting taxes and government, apart from Reform leader Preston Manning, who has lacked the personal appeal needed to win government federally and is considered a handicap by many proponents of a united right. A group of Toronto-based businessmen who want Harris to lead the new federal party, because he has been kind to business, has met him twice in the past two months in a bid to persuade him to switch, and say he has not said no. Harris has insisted he is happy where he is, but political leaders rarely divulge such personal plans aihead of time anyway. He would be mindful that provincial premiers traditionally have not fared well after switching to lead national parties. In recent decades Ontario's George Drew went to Ottawa in the 1940s but failed to shake the Liberal grasps and Nova Scotia's Robert Stanfield in the 1960s won only respect. Drew particularly was hurt by being seen as repre- senting Ontario and big money. Harris could not run for leader of the new federal party in a race held soon after his re-election in Ontario, but if the race was delayed, this would be less of an obstacle. If Harris runs for leader of the new party, he would benefit from having close friends in key posts where they could influence the choice. The premier probably has not decided whether to run, but may be encouraging his supporters to take . key posts while he keeps his options open, or they may be taking them partly hoping to .convince him when the time comes. - One thing Harris needs to do meanwhile is avoid alienating any region whose support he will need if he runs for leader or prime minister. But he got off on the wrong foot by his typically tough stand at the premiers' conference in Quebec City, demanding the Liberal federal government use its large surplus first to cut taxes, which he said is what he did in Ontario and is a model for the whole country, and any who disagree are 'doubting Thomases.' Harris upset four Maritime and two western provinces which rely on federal spending and want more on social programs. Saskatchewan New Democrat Premier Roy Romanow said cuts would undo social picograms that make Canada great. Newfoundland's Liberal Premier Brian Tobin warned that Harris does not reflect the whole country, and even Tory Premier Bernard Lord of New Brunswick said scathingly that there is more to Canada than praising the flag and cutting taxes. Harris is now stamped as the premier of comfort- ably -off Ontario who wants to cut federal taxes that provide services in poorer provinces. The last Ontario premier to consider running fed- erally, William Davis, bowed out when . he found many in the west were against him because he tried to keep down western oil prices to maintain cheap fuel for Ontario industry. Harris now has the same image of wanting what is good for Ontario, and hang the other provinces, and they will hold it against him if he goes federal.