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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-07-29, Page 4Page 4—CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1987 p The Clinton News -Record is published each Wednesday at P.O. floe 39, Clinton, Ontario. Canada, NOM 11.0. Tel.: 402-3443, Subscription Rote: Canada• 021.00 Sr. Citizen . 610.00 per year U.S.A. foreign 600.00 per year It Is registered as second class mall by the post offke under the permit number 0017. The News -Record Incorporated In 1074 theHuron News -Record. founded In 1001, and The Clinton News tra. founded In 1009. Total press runs 3,700. Incorporating THE BLYTH STANDARD) C ANNE NAREJKO - Editor FREDA McLEOD - Office Manager SHELLEY McPHEE HAIST - Reporter DAVID EMSLIE - Reporter GAYLE KING - Advertising LAUREL MITCHELL - Circulation/Classified GARY HAIST - General Manager CCNA MEMBER MEMBER ILUE RU LION AWARD 1987 Display advertising rates available on request. Askfor Rate Card Wo. 13 effective Oc- tober 1.1904. Be safety conscious at all time Each year more than 100 farm workers are killedand thousands more are injured in agricultural accidents. Statistics just released' by the Canada Safety Council show that 107 Canadians were killed on farms in 1985. That figure is down from the 120 recorded the previous year - which in itself is a good sign. The Safety Council is trying to cut that figure even further. Statistics also revealed that 22 per cent of the 107 fatalities occured to children under the age of 15 and 20 per cent were seniors 65 years of age and over. Two-thirds of all fatal accidents involved the use of agricultural machinery. The reported number of time -lost injuries for 1985 was 6,179, up from 5,935 in 1984. This figure represents a mere fraction of all agricultural in- juries as it includes only those workers covered under Workman's Com- pensation Boards who received compensation payments for their in- juries. The cost to the Canadian public was approximately $30 million. The Canada Safety Council, in co-operation with Agriculture Canada and Provincial Safety Councils, sponsors National Farm Safety Week each year from July 25-31 in an effort to promote safer work practices on Canadian farms. This year's campaign draws attention to the value of us- ing personal protective equipment to reduce the frequency and severity of work-related injuries and illnesses. The use of personal protective equipment in agriculture is as necessary as it is in other industries. However, in other industries, its value has long been recognized and -sits use is regulated, enforced and supported by labor and management alike. The farmer is generally both manager and laborer. He carries all the responsibility for his own safety and that in- cludes seeking valid information. This campaign is intended to assist him. Where it is impossible or impractical to control or eliminate a hazard, personal protective equipment is a major defense in the prevention of work -place injuries. The Canada Safety Council advises all farm managers to ensure that each worker is properly fitted with protective equipment and trained in its use and maintenance. But use of safe practice is encouraged year round, not merely during Farm Safety week. Writer says "No more refugees," in Canada I)car Editor: Concerning the current Sikh "refugee.' crisis in Nova Scotia, it should be noted that had the Mulroney govenment had the resolve to promptly deport the first boatload of Tamil "refugees" back to the Federal Republic of Germany, there would have been no reoccurance. This most recent shipload of so-called "refugees" proves that Canada has a two- tier immigration policy: one for those who follow the rules and wait in line, the other for those who ignore the rules and jump to the head of the line. Why I the latest boatload land in Nova Scotia an not in Maine next door? Because, unlike Canada, the United States has an ef- fective policy to defend its borders and na- tional sovereignty involving weeding out and deporting. Will the most recent shipload of so-called refugees" be screened for Sikh terrorists'. Will they receive a chest X-ray for tuber- culosis and a blood test for AIDS' One Letters doubts if Mulroney has the resolve to Imple- ment even these most basic measures. Toronto is the ultimate destination for most of the "refugee" flotsam and jetsam washing up on Canada's Atlantic shores. However, Toronto, with its near -zero apart- ment vacancy rate, overcrowded road and public transit systems, depleted food banks, and jammed hostels and public housing, should be declared a refugee -free zone. Canadian hospitality has been grossly abused. Canada should withdraw the welcome mat. No more refugees. At all Period. Sincerely, F. Paul Fromm Research Director for Citizens for Foreign Aid Reform Inc. Playground program good for all Well kids, only one more month left of your summer vacation. When those days have flown by it will be back to school. Back to the classroom, back to the notebooks, back to the homework and back to seeing your teachers each day of the week. But don't feel too bad, you've had one month of ideal swimming weather,so far, and if things stay this way, it'll be two mon- ths of ideal swimming weather. You've been able to take your bicycles out just about every day and you've had good weather for baseball, soccer or whatever outdoor sport you participate in. For the rest of us who don't get such ex- tended vacations, the last month has been one of liking and disliking the heat. When I get up in the morning I'm not quite sure whether to be happy that it's another warm day or wish for a bit of a break from the heat. The extreme heat, coupled with having children under foot, must be very tiring for parents. Luckily, local municipalities offer some relief. This relief comes in the form of playground programs. Each year, local teens take on the task of trying to keep many children between the ages of five and 12 occupie(j throughout the summer months, and that is no easy job. Put on by the recreation department, leaders are chosen to entertain the children in a variety of ways. In Clinton, swimming is held each day bet- ween 2 and 4 p.m. The weather has not forc- ed them to cancel very often this year. One of the leaders, Gayle Dunn, says games play a big part of the programs as well as trips. When explaining a few of the trips, Gayle mentioned the African Lion Safari, Canada's Wonderland, the Grand Bend Zoo, the Goderich Beach and McDonalds in Goderich, Story Book Gardens in London and the list went on. A rather interesting event is the every other Thursday night sleep -over held at the Clinton Arena. Here the children are enter- tained by the ball hockey players down on the arena floor, by videos with popcorn on the side or just good conversation. This last event gives mom and dad a tree evening - knowing their children are being supervised and in a safe place not too far from home. I Other activities include a scavenger hunt, using the playground equipment at the Clin- ton Public School and, always a favorite, hot dog day. If you see a couple of girls cooking up a storm on a gas barbecue in I.ibrary Park, that will probably be Gayle and Jennifer Straughan. Once they get 'e‘ erything well underway, the children are brought over to the park for their lunch. This event takes place every other Fri- day. Anyone else who would like to grab a hot dog and drink are welcome to purchase them from the playground program. This playground program is benefical for both the children and the parents. The children get an opportunity to mingle with other children of all ages as well as see and do various things. And the parents, well they get a Litt . bit of a break from the kids. Hot dogging it IBV A1111f' ®I a lr f',j k ( D 5 years ago ,July 28, 1982 Tuckersmith Council booking At Natural Gas - Tuckersmith Township Council is in- terested in having Union Gas supply natural gas for heating at the Vanastra Recreation ('entre, especially the swimming pool and to serve residents of the hamlet who might like this form of energy ian (Cameron and Pat Langan of Union Gas, London, attended the meeting of coun- cil Tuesday to outline the problems that must be overcome to get established. Three Local Girls Win In Exeter Talent Show - Lori ,Jewitt and Shannon Preszcator of Clinton and Melanie Lovell of Kippen are among 12 young dancers, singers and musi- cians that have been chosen to compete in a talent show at the Western Fair. The best from that competition will compete in finals in Memphis, Tennessee. Women Take Rural Voice Magazine - Two Huron County women have taken their knowledge and experience in farming one stt p further. With the formation of a new partnership, Sheila Gunby of Dungannon and Bev Brown of Bluevale, both of whom have been active- EARLY FILES ly farming for the past 12 years, will now be channelling their energies into the publishing business. 10 years ago ,July 28, 1977 Local Pig Hits Stardom - Rachael has been bringing home the bacon for hog pro- ducer Don Buchanan of RR1 Londesboro this summer, but she'll never see the inside of the slaughter house. Rachael, you see, is a local piglet that has gone on to greater things and become a na- tional television star. It all started several months ago when a group of actors in Toronto called "Homemade Television" wanted a pig to use in one of their children's shows called - you guessed it - Pigmallion. Clinton Grandstand Gets $62,500 Wintario Grant - Clinton will be getting up to a $62,500 Wintario grant to help pay for the new $250,000 grandstand, constructed this spring. Culture and Recreation Minister Robert Welch made the announcement in Toronto on Friday. Town council and the Clinton Kinsmen Club had hoped for a two-for-one grant on the new grandstand, as the old grandstand had been condemned by the government. 25 years ago July 26, 1962 Scooters Need Licences' So Do Operators - A reminder is issued this week by Chief H. R. Thompson that parents of children operating powered scooters on the sidewalks or streets are responsible for the actions of their children. Chief Thompson points out that it is illegal for any motorized vehicle, whether powered by a 1.5 cycle lawn mower motor, or any other type of motor, to be operated on a highway I or lane, or road) unless a licence is purchased for this vehicle. And then it may only be operated by someone who is 16 years or over, and who has a licence. Cornerstone To Be Laid For New Blyth Church - The cornerstone of the new United Church in Blyth will be laid on Sunday, July 29 at a special service of worship at 3 p.m. Rev. Arthur W. Watson, former minister to the Blyth congregation and present associate minister of Chatmers-Welsey United Church in Quebec City, will be guest preacher. Friends and neighbours of the Blyth United Church are cordially invited to attend. Business Vitality in Huron "Above Average" Rating - NEW YORK, July 18 - Huron County is given an above-average rating for business vitality in Sales Manage- ment's annual report on buying power. just released. The majority of local families, it shows, earned more and spent more in the past year than did families in most parts of Canada. 50 years ago July 29, 1937 Boys Receive Injury Trying To Catch Rees - "Bud" and Sonny Harris, sons of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Harris, Huron Street, had a painful experience one day last week, while attempting to capture a swarm of bees. As a result, Buddy has a broken arm and Sonny a bruised thigh and wrenched ligaments. The bees had clustered on a high limb on a tall tree on the farm of Mr. Bert Gibbings just east of Clinton on No. 8 highway. The boys had taken a flour sack up the tree: one boy was holding the sack open while the other shook the limb to dislodge the bees. The branch. on which the h:c a ere 'tan - ding, broke. and boys. bag ;mil tif'f's went to the around Highest Standing - Mss Patricia %torrison obtained the highest standing at the recent Entrance examinations in East Huron There were three hundred and forty-one candidates Patricia Is onle 1 welve \ ears of age She Is a pupil of Miss Agnes Ree nolds of the Hullett Separate School 75 years ago August 1, 1912 A Narrolc Escape - Barry. the little son of Mr. and Mrs. S T Walter of Holmesville had a narrow escape on Monday last when he got hold of some bread with strychnine which had been left in an nut of the way cup- board for mice. The little fellow only took a kite as he didn't like the taste of it. Ns soon as it was discovered what was the trouble he was hurried out to the hospital here, where he was successfully treated and was all right in a few hours He is only two and a half years of age and it was a pretty close call. That the outcome was not more serious is cause for hearty congratulations.