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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1999-11-24, Page 7,V i e*dsyJ Iovember 24. 1999 Exeter Time e I O YEARS Adb November 22, 1989 - Mayor Bruce Shaw said this week, "It's incredible and amazing that building permits so far this year have surpassed last year's 12 month total by more Than two million, over last year's figure of just over five million." 20 YEARS AGO November 21,1979 - The 1982 International Plowing Match will be held in Middlesex County in the Lucan area. The host farmers will be Allan and Liz Scott, owners of Scott's Elevator's. The Scott farm of 120 acres is located directly to the west of the Lucan Community Centre. Other farms adjacent to Scott's owned by Jack and Tom Hardy and Jack Porter will likely be part of the tented city. Susan Zielman of R.R. 2, Dashwood was named 1980 Dairy Princess of Huron County by the Huron Milk Producers. Jane Sullivan of R.R. 3, Dashwood was one of 99 delegates and staff attending the 48th national 4-H conference at the Ramada Inn in Toronto. At Friday's SHDHS Commencement, the Moncur Scholarship for the top female and male students in grade 13 was won by Anne Dearing and Robin Little. Valedictorians were Betty Beer and Dave Holtzmann. The Paul Brothers and Shirley entertained Friday at the annual convention of the Alberta Trucking Association in Calgary. They left London airport at noon Friday and 24 hours later were back in Toronto. Trophies were presented to Jim Dietrich, Jim Guenther, Rob Dickey and Barry Baynham as the top players on the 1979 Dashwood Tigers baseball team. 35 YEARS AGO November 21, 1964 -The top three positions on Exeter council were filled by acclamation Friday along with the five public school board posts. Jack Delbridge took over the mayor's chair and Derry Boyle was named reeve. Ralph Bailey held his deputy reeve seat. The driver education course is slated to start at SHDHS around January 15, due in part to the persistence of board member Rev. John Boyne. To date there have been 36 students sign up to take the course. 40 YEARS AGO November 22, 1959 - Chester Mawhinney, • carving out his second career in municipal poli- tics posted a surprisingly large margin in win- ning Monday's three-way contest for town reeve. Charles Kyle, a young Tavistock businessman won the $500 prize in Exeter Kinsmen's Grey Cup football raffle. Sale of General Coach will likely further delay settlement of the contract dispute between the company and union which has been under nego- tiation for nearly six months. SO YEARS AGO November 23, 1949 - According to C.S. MacNaughton, chairman of the property com- mittee, the new District High School building should be completely ready in January. Bert Ostland was named president of the Exeter branch of the Canadian Legion. Proceeds from the Junior. Farmers fall dance amounting to $60 are being donated to the South Huron Hospital fund. TS YEARS AGO October 3, 1924 - On Tuesday evening a horse driven on Exeter's Main Street by Benson Tuckey became frightened and started to kick, getting one of its feet between the shafts and the dashboard. The cutter was somewhat broken and the horse's leg cut. The merchants advertising their Christmas merchandise and still doing good business in Exeter are Jones and May, Sottthcott Brothers, R.G. Seldon and Harvey's Grocery. rY. Eggs were selling this week at 60 cents a dozen for extra large, hogs were $9 a cwt., wheat $1.38 a bushel, barley 82 cents a bushel and oats was 45 cents a bushel. I OYEARS AGO November 23, 1889 - The new Lucan High School is drawing to completion and sixty-five pupils have already signed up for opening day. ROSS HAUGH SACK TINE Opinion&Forurn OPINIONS AND LETTERS Trespass order is need for certain few Dear Editor: This fall we have had the unfortunate experience of having to deal each school day with large numbers of teenagers congregating on the property of the South Huron Recreation Center, especially at noon hour. Despite frequent reminders not to be there, these young people persist in their behaviour. Acts of van- dalism, physical and verbal fighting, the use of obscene language and the use of banned substances have all occurred as a result of these young people being there. At the present time we have had no option but to issue a blanket trespass order against all South Huron D.H.S. students stating that they may only access the properties and facilities of the Rec Center during school hours when under the supervision of school staff members or when partici- pating in an out-of-school skating or hockey activity. Of course, outside the hours of the school day this trespass order is not in effect. Our one regret in taking this action is that some- how all South Huron D.H.S. students will be seen as being guilty of these offences and hence warranting these actions. That is not the case. There are many students who have not ever acted irresponsibly while on the properties or in the facilities of the Rec Center. However, in order to enforce the directive to stay off the property this trespass order is needed. We all look forward to an immediate correction of this situation that we anticipate will occur. Sincerely, Des Hotvtvrx, Principal, South Huron D.H.S.; Ric GRAHAM, Principal, Exeter. Public School; Cam STEWARDsON, Recreation Manager, South Huron Recreation Center. Please accept the challenge Dear Editor: My name is Jacquie Northcott. I am 15 years old and am a member of a group called Youth Making a Difference (YMAD). As a group, we have been col- lecting signatures for a petition against child pornog- raphy. Being a Canadian is the only requirement for signing the petition, to prove to the Canadian govern- ment that the citizens of Canada are against the legalized possession of child pornography. This will hopefully help to reverse the legalization in B.C. and encourage the other provinces to keep child pornog- raphy a crime. If the law doesn't protect children who will? I am writing this letter to challenge your town or city to take a stand and help us! We are challenging every community across the country, during the month of November, to collect one-half of their popu- lation in signatures. Encourage local businesses, community centres, churches, schools and youth groups to get involved. Have a community blitz day. We know that every community is able to do its part. Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, a town of approx. 1900 people collected almost 1300 signatures. If they can - do it, so can the rest of us. By helping us collect sig- natures you are helping protect children. November is a month to remember our freedoms, and those who fought for them. If child' pornography becomes legal in Canada then the freedoms our par- ents and grandparents fought for would be thrown away. We must continue to fight to protect the chil- dren and their rights and freedoms. Children are the future. If we .allow them to be abused in this fashion, and believe that it is okay, then what kind of future will this country have? I hope that you will accept this challenge and help protect Canada's future. ` We have already collected 12,000 signatures, but it is not enough. We need everyone's help. Please call us, or fax 'us at (204) 896-YMAD or email- vs at ymadehome.com, for a copy of thepetition or more info. . Sincerely, JACQtns Nonmcarr, Winnipeg, MB �C yi :/1`•Yrf�i� f i.r' l IJM.. • •: �..r Y.. "f'�.: � �i'� .t. f a r. y ? ; •t 11 i '!f} 5 y ' r� "4 Not best way to remember TORONTO - Erecting a 30 -tonne monument Is not everyone's idea of how to honor police or anyone else these days, but Premier Mike Harris has stifled any objections that might be raised in the legislature. The Progressive Conservative premier. announced his memorial to police officers killed on duty, which will cost taxpayers $675,000, in his spring speech from the throne and workers have been seen for the past cou- ple of months assembling it in the legislature grounds. Not all MPPs share Harris's enthusiasm. One Liberal told a reporter the ERIC government was going over- DOWD board and another the AVIEW FM" money would be better QUEEN'S PARK spent on helicopters to chase fleeing cars. But a government spokesman characterized . this as 'shameful that anyone would criticize a tribute to fallen police officers. These peo- ple put their lives on the line every single ' day.' Harris also has now made a speech in the legislature in time set. aside to praise police and their work, in which the opposition par- ties naturally joined, and in which he appealed to MPPs to 'put aside partisan dif- ferences.' The premier suddenly moved a resolution to approve his monument and asked it be voted on immediately and the surprised opposition parties felt obliged to support it, realizing any reservations they had about the statue would be seen as anti -police. Not many would object to commemorating police, who risk their lives for the community, but society has found more useful and practi- cal ways of honouring people than erecting statues. There are at least a dozen monuments of various sorts around the legislature buildings and most are a century or more old. The most noticed is a statue of Queen Victoria, the longest -reigning monarch, unveiled in 1902. The others include several premiers, the last, of Sir James Whitney, unveiled in 1927. More recently, premiers have had buildings named after them and no fewer than eight bear the names of former premiers. They would have• been built anyway, whether they were named after...a premier or not, so they did not cost taxpayers extra. After the government stopped adding to the legislature `complex, premier John Robarts had a university library named after him in Toronto anduniversity medical research institute and school .for the hearing impaired named after him. in London, his home city, which seem suitable ways to honor anyone. William Davis, .Robarts's successor, had funds for university students and geriatric nurses established in his name. There was a move to name the domed stadium in Toronto after him because of his help in building it, but it proved such a drain on provincial finances he must feel Iucky he refused. Ontario's first woman cabinet minister, Margaret Birch, had a wing of a hospital in her Scarboro riding named after her. James Snow, a longtime transportation min- ister, stepped on the accelerator a little early and named a major stretch of highway after himself while he was still in office. The province named one of its buildings after Roberta Bondar, Canada's first woman astronaut, but has just been revealed embar- rassingly to have it on a. list of buildings it is considering selling to raise money. MPPs have given donations to a bursary, which the government will match, to help stu-, dents in the name. of former finance minister [ Floyd Laughren, who was a well -liked., longest -serving member of the legislature untie he retired recently. A lot of these memorials. seem more useful than a monument. Besides, what will the gov- ,ernment 'do sew. for otherslike firefighters who abs,risk their lives?