Times Advocate, 1984-12-19, Page 35The readers write
Continue debate on abortions, JuniorE
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66 ColDorne Street
GObERICH, Ontario
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1984, 12, 11
The Editor
Exeter Times Advocate
Box 850
EXETER, Ontario
NOM ISO
Dear Sir
As a volunteer group sup-
porting the Huron County
Pioneer Museum we would
like to express our hope that
the Feasibility Study will be
accepted by county council.
A large expense such as the
one needed to restore our
museum indeed needs much
consideration andstudy. But,
I hope that the costs do not
overwhelm the council
members and cause them to
forget the great value that we
glean as a county from this in-
stitution. Our museum houses
the history of this county, with
a collection that is far more
comprehensive than most
county museums. In this we
are fortunate.
Strong community support
is evidenced by the fact that
we have not bought any of the
artifacts in this large collec-
tion; they have all been
donated by the citizens of this
county. This is exceptional in
museums, and makes us the
envy of all other museums.
Our own volunteer group is
another indicaton of the sup-
port the community gives to
our museum. We are newly
formed -- not year two years
old -- but we are growing fast;
from an original membership
of ten people, we now number have not been able to imple- of some of our Pioneer ar-
45. The volunteers help in ment as yet. tifaets. These pieces will be
many different areas -- It recommends the im- treasured by ourdescendants.
repairs, displays, special plementation of satellite Letusnotbe remembered as
events, art work, research, museums around the county; the generation who threw
and school tours. We find that these displays could be set up away our heritage.
the community is very sup- in schools or stores, -or In a Sincerely
portive for our efforts. permanent place in the Bonnie Dunn
The museum has travelled various areas of our county; Chairman of the Volunteers
to schools with special ex- they would be administered
hibits, and has added to many by the Museum staff and ¥ ¥ ¥
bi-centennial celebrations changed periodically. This To the editor
with store -front displays and would bring the Museum Dear Mrs. Whilsmith: As a
parade floats in the past closer to each community as Junior Farmer member of
years. It is a tourist attraction the displays could be tailored the South Huron Club I would
for this area, and our for specific topics. like to comment on your
research shows that more Another recommendation is stereotying of Junior
people make return visits to that the archives be housed at Farmers in your December 5
our museum than to other the Museum. This would column.
such institutions. greatly facilitate research Surely one incident, if it did
If the feasibility study is ac that is done in this area, and occur, is no reason to accuse
cepted. we will be able to would consolidate our an entire group of youngsters
serve the community in a historical documents all in of being "louts" you describ-
much more comprehensive one place. ed have a motto of "self help
way. The hiring of a project As I have noted, the amount and community betterment."
director would create a whole of money involved is large, These "shrews" have
new aspect of our museum: but when we break it down in- donated money to communi-
he/she would be in charge of to the different shares for dif- ty centres, hospitals, homes
new displays and special ferent areas, we feel it iscer- for the handicapped and this
events such as the Pioneer tainly a very manageable year to the Red Cross, for aid
Craft Weekend we had last amount. to Ethiopia.
summer and provide for a Our museum occupies a These so-called "sloshes of
greater variety of programs. very special place in Huron beer" have given time to fall
This in turn would attract County. It truly houses a fairs, leaf raking for senior
more people to' the Museum treasure trove of our history, citizens, bus trips for the men -
and could increase tourism in and as such we should do all tally handicapped and tour
this area. This would benefit we can to preserve it. guides at the Royal Winter
us all -- the schools could We are relatively young 'Fair.
make better use of the county and sometimes are Surely, no "fresh faced
Museum facilities, and we all tempted to discount the value bushy -tailed" Junior
would have the chance tor
added recreaiton and
education.
This project director would
also be in charge of finding
grant monies -- money that is
now not available to us as it
has been stipulated for
specific programs that we
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completing 13 weeks of religious study sponsored by
the South Huron Association for the Mentalloy Han-
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SNOWMAN DREAM
By Lisa deBoer
(;rade 8 St. Patrick's, Luca,'
There in the window was a
girl named Dawn.
She sat there till the crack of
dawn. -
Just waiting for her snow-
man to revive.
She was hoping that morning
would never arrive.
Her Uncle told her that snow
nMay your road be smooth
and your fortunes wide,
Anil those you love be at your side.
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In the holiday's
finest tradition
we extend warm
wishes and
sincere thanks
for your
continuing
faith and trust.
from:
men don't come alive.
But she knew he would come
alive.
Soon came night.
Dawn went to bed
But then she noticed the
snowman was turning red.
Running out of bed
She saw him turn around and
wa ve
Good-bye and then flew away
Her dream had come true.
Farmers would do these
things.
I feel you hale stereotyped
a group unjustly and that you
would reply in a similar
manner as I if someone wrote
that all columnists were nosy,
pushy and only wrote stories
of gossip to catch the au-
diences attention.
I'm not saying that Junior
Farmers are perfect angels.
I only hope to make you and
others aware of the type of in-
volvement Junior Farmers
have in a community.
We are not louts and
shrews. We are young people
who are involved with and
care about our rural
communities.
Yours sincerely
Michelle Timko
J.F. Member, South Huron
Club
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Dear Sir,
For the past six years we
have lived in the Exeter area,
and my family and myself
love it here. My wife and two
kids are doing just fine. We
own our own home , have
good jobs, and I suppose, our
neighbours and friends think
of us as an average Canadian
family.
It wasn't always so,
because a few years ago, we
lived in Windsor, and times
were tough. I lost my job
because of a plant closure;
and no jobs were available.
Because of this situation, I
committed a "crime"
because we had no money for
groceries. and my kids, who
were very small at this time.
were hungry. 1 went into a
supermarket, and stole some
bread and meat. I realized
then, as I do now, what I did
was wrong, but if you ever
heard the cry of hungry
children and a man is
desparate enough, all reason,
and some thinking goes out
the window.
I wasn't a very good thief,
because I got caught and
Charged with shoplifting. 1
was thrown in jail finger-
printed, and eventually went
to court and sentenced to
seven days in jail or a fine. It
was the only time in my life
that I had done anything that
would put mein jail, but I had
to do the seven days in jail
because 1 had no money to
pay the fine.
The salvation army got in-
volved and helped myself and
family out until we got on our
feet again, and as I said today
everything is OK.
But when I read in the
newspaper of doctors in an
abortion clinic in Toronto
destroying ten lives before
noon on a Monday morning, it
makes me sick. This abortion
clinic is a violation of the laws
of this country, but the police
forces in this country do
nothing. The doctors in this in-
cident admit they are break-
ing the law, but they are pro-
viding a service, therefore
they are free to do whatever
they want. What kind of a
country is this that I go to jail
for trying to steal some food
for my family and doctors
walk the streets free after
performing abortions on a
Monday morning, abortions
that are illegal? Abortion is
just a word to describe the
murder of unborn children.
I think it's just too bad that
the doctors involved in this
murder of unborn life didn't
have mothers who believed in
aborting children, maybe we
would have a better society to
live in.
If you print this letter, or
any part of it, I would request,
not for me. but for the well-
being of my family, you would
not print my name.
Ed note: The letter was
signed and due to the cir-
cumstances, the name of the
writer has not been included.
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