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NOMnesit am 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Junior Achievement Grade 5 and 6 students learn how to make a profit See page 5 Non-violence day Organizations focus on eliminating violence See page 12 Mohawk's future To be decided tonight See page 14 Classifieds pages 17-21 Announcements pages 22-23 Experts page 24 Cooks Mill reports theft CENTRALIA - Cooks Mills re- ports that a quantity of high grade, "Pursuit" agricultural spray was stolen from their property. The theft is thought to have occurred in early November. There are no sus- pects at this time. The stolen supply could fit into the truck of a car, and is estimated at $25,000. Youth caught damaging mail boxes HAY TOWNSHIP - A citizen ob- served and reported on Saturday, a local youth had damaged three mail boxes. The youth hu been charged. • War veterans remember May 8, 1945 Ingrid Nielsen T -A Stats "The Major read the message to his men, the edge taken off the cer- emony by their fore -knowledge of its contents. The cheers that broke out were second-hand...To the east, red and green tracer shells burst colourfully in the air as the anti- aircraft batteries celebrated the great news in their own particular fashion. ...The end of the road had finally been reached. The Victory they'd dreamed of was theirs at last." Above is a description of the message of peace in Europe being delivered to the Toronto Scottish Regiment on the night of May 7, 1945. It is quoted from a book called "Carry On", by Major D.W. Grant, 1949. Memories will abound as V -E day arrives on Monday. Glenn Rob- inson, a member of the Navy in World War Two describes how he remembers that fateful time. "I had been on watch and I came off at midnight. The captain came on the loud speaking system, and he said "Well boys, the war is over." "That was actually May 6. He Said, "It's over in Europe." I just $27,000 raised for conservation during successful annual event If they don't find you hand- some, Jon Dinney, they should at least find you handy. EXETER - With a little help from the neighbouring racoons, all went well at this year's Conserva- tion Dinner and Auction on Thurs- day night, an event of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation and the Exeter Lions. With 400 people in attendance at the Exeter Recreation Centre, the organizers were glad that the lights stayed on for the most part this year unlike last year, when racoons ate through a transformer wire and blacked out the building. As recorded nature sounds filled the air, the guests were encouraged to bid throughout the night in both the silent and live auction. Items in- cluded paintings, backyard bar- becue ensembles, and season tick- ets to the Huron County Playhouse. The featured artist of the evening was Tammy Laye. Auctioned art- work included originals, prints and remarques. The last piece of the evening to be auctioned off was a Tammy Laye original - Bannockburn Bridge. It depicts, "a walk across the bridge to leave the farmland of Huron County behind and to visit the wild land of birds, butterflies, and squirrels." Other art work included originals by Tim Clark, Patricia Downie, and David McClurer. The most unusual item was titled, "Jailhouse Door", which included an original door from Grand Bend jail and a large figure peering through the bars. Much of the artwork is courtesy of local businesses or donated by the artists. Other items, such as 100 gallons of Furnace oil from Dave Moore Fuels and a hunting package of coat, caps and gloves from Hu- ron Fish and Game Club, are all do- nated by local companies and in- di'iduals. To entertain the guests, Red Green made a guest appearance, performed by Jon Dinney of Exeter in his plaid shirt and fishing hat. A few playful political jabs were exchanged as Jack Riddell, auc- tioneer and former Liberal MPP for Huron County, taunted Helen Johns, Conservative candidate for the upcoming provincial election. All the proceeds from the event go to conservation -related projects, including barrier -free trails, pro- tection and acquisition of wa- tershed wetlands, and outdoor ed- ucation. The event raised a net revenue of $27,000. "The evening is always a suc- cess," says Cathy Pfaff, Chairper- son for the dinner. "We always have a sell out crowd." Local candidates gear up for provincial election Ingrid Nielsen T -A Staff Political candidates for the upcoming provincial election had the weekend to gear up, and now they are ready to roll on the campaign trail. The election has been called for June 8. It was an anxious wait for the election date. "I am very pleased that Bob Rae has finally given the people of Middlesex the op- portunity that they have been waiting for so long; the chance to cast their votes for major change," says Bruce Smith, the PC can- didate for Middlesex county. Smith will be campaigning in Westminster on Wednesday morning and Dorchester on Wednesday afternoon. Paul Klopp, the incumbent NDP candidate for Huron County, is on the trail with "careful" promises, such as reducing the debt in a steady but firm manner, protecting vital social services, and creating jobs. "We won't be making any expensive promises," says Peter Woloshyn, Ktopp's campaign manager. On Tuesday, Klopp will host a meeting with the Premier and the Minister of Agriculture in Bayfield. Premier Bob Rae also opened up the campaign office of Irene Mathyssen in Middlesex on Tuesday, as her new NDP campaign headquarters. "Our government has a solid record of accomplishments of which I am tremendously proud," says Mathyssen. "We have created jobs and saved the services that the residents of Mid- dlesex count on." Helen Johns, the Conservative candidate for Huron, 1s very busy with campaign activities; activities which have been waiting for the election call. "Wednesday night we are going door to door in Clinton. Thurs- day is door to door in Goderich, with balloons at the grocery store. We will be going to Grand Cove Estates on Friday, and then we will hit Seaforth in a big way on Saturday," says Johns. "I think people as a general rule are glad the election has been called," says Johns. "It's very exciting how many people have come into the office wanting to know more about the whole elec- tion." John Jewitt, Liberal candidate for Huron County, has also been anxious to begin campaigning. "Ontario simply cannot afford five ntoro years of NDP in- competence," says Jewitt. "It's time to undo the damage." 4 curled up in my hammock and went to sleep because the next day we were going in to bombard the is- land of Truk near the Philippines. That was my experience with "the end of the war". Even though V -E day is celebrat- ed on May 8, Percy Noels, a mem- ber of the Toronto Scottish Second Division, clarifies that "there were Tots of little ones (countries) sign- ing (peace treaties) before, but on the 8th of May that's when the big ones signed." Noels and Robinson are two members of the Exeter legion who will be revisiting their mem- ories. "We were support bat- talions for the division," says Noels of his term of service. "We had a mortar company, which had four platoons and three machine gun com- panies, and three brigades in the di- vision. A lot of the machine gun companies were supporting these brigades all the time. But that wasn't enough you see. They want- ed all the support they could get, so we were going all the time." "I was in the navy, so it was a lit- tle different," explains Robinson. "I joined up on my 18th birthday in London and 60 of us went to learn radar at Western University. It was a two year course and we learned it in two months." "My first draft was to Ottawa to the National Research Council. We were building radar sensors in the army. I wasn't there for too long, and I requested a draft to sea. I was sent out to the West Coast. I was there when the Japanese came into the war. There were rumours of subs off the west coast," says Rob- inson. When asked how they remember the Dutch people during the war, the two men laugh. "You don't want to know the good things, now do you?," says Noels with a good-natured wink. "That's the things we remember, we don't remember all the bad things...There's a lot of good girls, nice girls. I was a married man so I had to behave myself." Noels was 21 years old when he went over, and was there for two years. He was in Oldenburg, Ger- many when he heard the war in Eu- rope was over. However, when the war ended in Europe on May 8, it still had an- kno ab other three terrifying months to play out in other areas of the world. "After that (the end in Europe), they started signing volunteers up to go to the Pacific," says Rob- inson. "Well, we had already been there. We had been there seven months, and so we had what they call a mutiny. We complained why should we be here, when all these other guys had volunteered for the Pacific. Our relief came out and we headed home." Fifty years later, it "Theyis important for us to listen to these don't memories, and the two men believe it is important for young people to know something about the war. One fear that rav- ages the men and women who saw the brutality and de- struction of the last World War, is the rise of violence today as an in- creasing number of people are act- ing on extremism. "My wife has a friend from Hol- land. When the friend talks to her sister, she says that in Holland it is just like it was before the last world war, with skinheads and neo- natzis," says Robinson. "They don't know what it is all about," says Noels. For V -E day, the Exeter Legion will be hosting a dinner on May 8. However, Robinson wants to go to London. "They say they are going to have the biggest parade they have ever had." Grand Bend Legion members will be attending another parade in Sarnia on May 7, at 9:30am. The Canadian government will be hosting many lavish ceremonies across the country and abroad to honour those who risked their lives 50 years ago. This year is likely to be 'the last big hurrah for many of the veterans, as legion member- ships are declining and members are passing on. The Exeter Legion Hall has a wall of past presidents, which proudly displays the men in their uniforms. For every member who has passed away, there is a red pop- py pinned to his picture. The wall is covered in red. Robinson looks at the wall, and says quietly, "See, a lot of the vet- erans won't be here in another ten years." w what it is all out..." Scouts raise seatbelt awareness By Chris Skalkos T -A staff HENSALL - Are you wearing your seatbelt? This is what the OPP and the lst Exeter scouts wanted to know Sat- urday as they checked for seatbelt use among motorists driving along Highway 4 in Hensall, and on Main Street and Huron Street in Exeter. Scout Leader, Bill Dinney said the OPP asked the Scouts to partic- ipate in the one day seatbelt blitz and they all agreed it was a good way to raise seatbelt awareness among the Scouts and motorists. The Scouts helped by keeping a running tally of the number of cars travelling on the highway and ob- serving the number of motorists not wearing seatbelts. Equipped with a two-way radio, the Scouts informed waiting patrol cars of seatbelt viola- tors that passed their checkpoint. "It's very important to wear your seatbelt because you have better chances of surviving an accident," said Scout Joey Graham who was positioned on the Corner of Main Sheet and Huron. Scout Terry MacEachern agreed. "Wearing your seatbelt is a good idea. It's important to drive safely and we're reminding them [motor- ists] what the penalty is if they're not," said MacEachern. OPP constable Dianne McCregor said the fine for a seatbelt charge is $105 and a loss of two demerit points. Out of the 217 vehicles checked between 1:00 and 2:00 on Saturday only six motorists were spotted without their seatbelts on. McGre- gor said she handed out two tickets and delivered three warnings. "One got away," she said. Terry MacEachem, left, Culum Angus, Jamie Keys, back and OPP Constable Dianne McGregor checti for seatbelt violators during a one day seatbelt safety awareness campaign on Highway 4. 4