HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-06-13, Page 4LONG DISTANCE—Joan Campbell of RR1,
Dublin talked to her husband Ken on a ham
radio owned by Ernie Williams of $eaforth.
Mr. Campbell is sailing the Atlantic, on a 40
foot sloop,' with two other sailors.
(Wasslnk photo)
CLEAN /.FROM PAGE TWO
The study acknowledged drought worsens
the spread of deserts, but cited the main
causes as "human over -exploitation of lands
through over -cultivation, overgrazing, poor
irrigation practices and deforestation.'
Remember that wind storm we had in
May? Everyone does, especially the pinkish,
brown things in the sky. That tinge was
topsoil. It was soil being lifted off Huron
County farmland.
A few weeks ago, there was mention made
that the western provinces are experiencing
drought conditions. The UN report must be
true.
We have taken so much from the land and •
in our greed that we could lose it all.
Perhaps we should adopt policies of Ducks
Unlimited or take a close look at farm
practices of a few Huron County farmers
who are experimenting with no -till cropping.
In a Federation of Ontario Naturalists
report, it states that 35 per cent of West
Germany's famed forest are dead and
dying. The cause of death is air pollution,
increasingly acid rain.
Forests in the eastern states are also in
serious decline. Trees from Vermont to
North Carolina are, sick and dying. And
judging by a recent report from the
international---organizatiore - Worldwateh,
Canada's forests are next.
If we don't have trees, what's going to
hold the soil? Then what happens to the
water table and wildlife.
We all must take a hard look at what we're
doing to the environment. And that goes for
the ordinary Joe citizen, industry 'and
farmer. We depend on the land. if we don't
look after it, then we don't deserve to have
it.
SOC I ETY/FROM PAGE TWO
curl the hair of a sailor, and make your
maiden aunt grab for the smelling salts.
Words from the lowest slums and slummiest
barnyards create rarely a blush on the cheek
of your teenage daughter.
A graduate of the depression, when
people had some reason to use bad
language. in sheer frustration and anger.
and of a war in which the most common
four-letter word was used as frequently. and
absent-mindedly. as salt and peppct, have
not inured me to what our kids today
consider normal.
Girls wear T•shirts that are not even
funny, merely obscene. As do boys. Saw one
the other day on an otherwise nice lad.
Message: "Thanks all you virgins — far
nothing."
The Queen is a frump. God is a joke. The
country's problems are somebody else's
problem. as long as 1 get mine.
I don't deplore. 1 don't abhor. 1 don't
implore. 1 merely observe. Sadly. We are
turning into a nation of slobs.
SCHOOLS/FROM PAC1FnNF
finance purchasing the school from Cone-
stoga College.
The way I understand it is that the
ministry won't make a comment until the
results of our decision are known." argued
trustee Graeme Craig.
Director of Education Bob Allan said Mr.
Craig's comment is a "fair comment" and
re-emphasized to trustees the importance of
working with the ministry as a partner over
the Vanastra school situation.
Trustee John Jewitt initially made the
motion to support the recommendations by
the three committees which include leaving
McCurdy and Hensall as they are with a
review of the schools' boundaries and having
Vanastra Public School continue under a
revised format.
"1 think it's fair to say that the people in
Vanastra feel the rest of the community
(Huron County) does not support them.'
said Mr. Jewitt. •
He added he didn't want the board to be
criticved for treating communities different-
ly and therefore the board should deal with
all the school recommendations equally.
The McCurdy school report showed that
enrolment is at 211 students which doesn't
include the Huron Hope Trainable Retarded
School and the Developmental Centre
students that are located in the school. There
are 3- students in Huron Hope.
NEWS AND FEATURES
THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 13, 1984 -- A3
Local sailors reach Azore
Ernie Williams, a Seaforth ham radio
operator, has continued to monitor conver-
sations and has talked to the three local
trans-Atlantic sailors.
Among the trio is Ken Campbell, a
McKillop Township farmer. The crossing is.
the second in 11 years for Mr. Campbell
and his sailing partner, Harry Whale of
Hanover. Owner of the sloop, "September
Song", Jack Alderslie of Hanover, is
almost half way across the Atlantic in his
first crossing.
The men have sailed through a storm,
repaired minor damage to the boat and are
having a super sail. Joan Campbell has
talked with her husband on two occasions --
keeping him up-to-date on soybean and
com stockmarket reports.
Mr. Campbell said the storm was
rougher than any of the three storms he
and Mr. Whale sailed e1 -rough in 1973 aqd
that the waves were about 20 feet high.
They also experienced a lightning storm.
"This crossing is just as exciting as the
first one. We're really happy with the
boat," said Mr. Campbell.
The following is the daily transcript,
"Odyssey of the September Song" as
written by Mr. Williams.
JUNE 4, 7 p.m. -- No contact made with
the September Song; very noisy and much
interference. VE3MAE, Ian in Hanover,
was also on frequency. VEOMJS was heard
once calling VE3MAE but no contact was
made and he was not heard again.
JUNE 5, 8 a.m. --y750 miles out of
Halifax. Jack Alderslie reports that they
had a terrible day yesterday in the gale.
They had a number of problems with the
gear in the boat including loss of the
automatic steering. Everything is just fine
this morning. The contact was very poor
this morning with weak signals and high
noise levels.
JUNE 5, 7 p.m. -- 810 miles out from
Halifax. Jack says that they had an
excellent day. They ' I.st the use of.
their automatic ste ria• uni which they
are going to miss ;>rea Jy but other than
that, everything is in fine shape and
they are moving right along. They are now
about half way to the Azores.
June 6, 8 a.m. -- 900 miles out of Halifax.
It is a nice day and they are now sailing
Last town
JUNE 13, 1884
The Salvation Army had a grand .Jubilee
service in Cardno's Hall on Tuesday evening
last, which was participated in by the
officers and members of the force here and
several ladies and gentlemen from a
distance.
Mrs. C. Carter of Tuckersmith has a field
of spring wheat which is of this years growth
and which measures 24 inches in length on
the average.
Parties destroying or injuring shade trees
on the public streets or permitting the&'to
he_ desttoyed..ane_liahle_to a fine of 525.
John Thompson, tailor, has purchased and
now occupies the cottage and lot on John
Street, formerly owned by Mr. M. Morrison.
ire paid $4 l Tor the property.
A meeting of those favorable to the
passage of the Scott Act was held in the
Temperance Hall in Winthrop on Monday
evening last. Andrew Govenlock was
appointed president. John C. Morrison,
secretary and Robert Govenlock, treasurer.
The meeting closed by a rousing address
from the Rev. Elliott of Walton.
JUNE 11, 1909
J. Whiteman of Chiselhurst having
disposed of his business here to A.N.
Ackland resigned his position as postmaster
and Mr. Ackland, our new merchant is to be
appointed postmaster in his stead so that the
post office will still remain in the old stand.
At St. James Church on Wednesday
morning, Frank S. Sills, eldest son of George
A. Sills and Dora. youngest daughter of
Thomas Daly, two of our popular young
right along in the Gulf Stream- under the
Azores high so they should have good
weather for some time. Jack says they are
going to have a bottle of French wine for
supper and that they hope we are all eating
as. well as they are. They are taking two
hour turns as helmsman because they have
lost the use of their automatic steering
unit.
JUNE 6, 7 p.m. -- 975 miles out from
Halifax. It has been a lovely day. They lost
a life ring which tore loose from the
harness it was attached to, had some minor
damage to some of the engine electronics
and the auto -pilot but nothing serious.
They now have the automatic steering unit
repaired and working. Everyone had a trip
to the rail with seasickness during the first
days of the trip but they all rode out the
storm in fine style and everyone is quite
comfortable now. They have a super chef
aboard and had a grand steak for supper.
JUNE 7, 8 a.m. -- Approximately 1000
miles out from Halifax. The day started
with a heavy rain squall with a good deal of
lightning. The rain got the boat all wet
again. The trouble with the automatic
steering unit turned out to be only a blown
fuse but it did take them some time to. find
the trouble. The boat is handling in fine
style in spite of the fact the storm has
tumed up a few leaks where not expected.
They are making about 7 to 71/2 knots in
sunshine and the weather has been warm
and sticky for the last couple of days.
VE3NX was also on frequency this morning
and they had a good copy on him so 3NX
put through a phone patch to Harry
Whale's wife in Hanover. The Phone Patch
did not work out too well because of QSB
but at least Harry was able to copy some of
his wife's transmissions. Had Ron Wassink
of the Huron Expositor in the shack and he
managed to get a few questions to Ken
Campbell although contact had become
very uncertain and shortly afterward we
lost contact with VEOMJS.
JUNE 7, 7 p.m. -- 1140 miles out from
Halifax. They have had a quiet day today
and had to do a bit of motoring but they
don't mind the change. Jack said some of
the problem of maintaining contact with
them this morning was because of some
excitement aboard when a ship appeared
off toward the horizon and they were trying
to make radio contact with the ship and
also maintain contact with us. They wanted
to contact the Ship to double check their
position and navigatiop. They were practi-
cally dead on in position. 1 asked Jack how
they were navigating, by dead reckoning or
by sextant observations, and his answer
was that Harry got near the rail and held
out his right thumb as far as he could!!!
Actually both he and Harry have a sextant
and he finally told me that they get two
good sextant readings each time. Contact
was very good tonight with pod signals
and very little interference or noise.
JUNE 8, 8 a.m. -- 1205 miles out from
Halifax. They had a good day. The weather
has been calm and overcast so they had to
do quite a bit of motoring again. They had
steak the last two evenings. Had contact
with an Irish freighter and had about 59
dolphins playing around the boat. Trip is
now very pleasant. About two days from
first of Azores islands, Flores, and about
three days from landing at Horta. Bill
Cruikshank, VE3NX, was also on fre-
gtteency this morning and since the signals
were very good with little noise or
interference he was able to• Phone Patch
Ken Campbell through to his wife Joan and
also Patch Jack Alderslie through to his
wife Marilyn in Hanover. The Phone
Patches worked very well with the only
problems being .due to the inexperience of
the two parties at using the patch.
'JUNE 8, 7 p.m. -- 1290 miles out from
Halifax. Had an excellent day, sunny and
warm but humid with about 10 knots of
wind now and making 6-7 knots under sail
but have been motoring most of the day.
Had a fine bottle of wine for dinner. Expect
to be in Azores in two days and the City of
Horta a day later.
JUNE 9, 8 a.m. -- 160 miles from island
of Flores. It is now 1117 hours local time on
the boat. They had a chicken dinner last
Correction
Islands
night, Contact not good this morning due
to weak signals and interference.
JUNE 9, 7 pen. -- 1448 miles out from
Halifax. They have had another nice day
and are sailing under the spinnaker making
about 7 to 8 knots. They have the autopilot
repaired and back in operation again. They
arc about 90 miles from the island of Flores
and expect to be passing it tomorrow and
reaching the island of Fayal and the city of
Horta on Monday morning. Very good
contact tonight both ways. I spoke with
Harry Whale for the first time and he came
through very well.
JUNE 10, 8 a.m. -- No contact. Very
weak signals heard intermittently trent
boat but Jack reported that he had negative
contact with me or VE3NX.
JUNE 10, 7 p.m. -- Two contacts
tonight with boat. Used first contact to
check on propagation. Propagation was
good at 7:00so arranged a second schedule
for 8:00 when Joan Campbell could be
present to talk to her husband Ken.
Made contact at 8 o'clock and signals
were good. Joan had good contact with
Ken. Received no navigation coordinates
today but boat is halfway between Flores
and Fayal and they expect to dock at Fayal
tomorrow morning. Still having good
weather and making good headway. Will
keep schedule tomorrow morning and then
skip the morning schedule until they are
underway again out of Fayal. Ken
emphasize 'that the boat, had actually,
suffered, n damage during the storm; the
auto -pilot ouble had been repaired and it
was only 1 akage-around hatches and so on'
which ha caused water inside the boat.
JUNE 11, 8 a.m. -- No contact with
V,EOMJS. No signals heard probably
because they have already docked at Horta
and have left the boat. Will try again
tonight.
A cutline under a picture of the Huron
County Atlas Committee incorrectly re-
ported that submissions to the atlas will still
be accepted. The deadline for submissions
is past and the publication date is set at
Nov. 1, 1984. The committee is hoping to
contact well-known Canadian writer and
Huron County native Harry Boyle to prepare
a one-page overview of the county for the
atlas.
owned horse sold in 1959
IN THE YEARS AGONE
people were united in marriage.
Robert Fraser met with a serious and
painful accident at the Bell Engine Works on
Wednesday afternoon. He with two or three
other men Were taking a threshing machine
feeder off a wagon. when in some way it
slipped and Mr. Fraser was crushed
between `'the wagon and the wall of the
building. His collarbone was broken and
some of his ribs were crushed. He will be
laid up for some time.
JUNE 15, 1934
The exterior of two large stores of Stewart
Bros. have been completely redecorated in
silver and black. and present a very pleasing
appearance.
Gordon C. Rennie has been appointed
lifeguard at the Lions swimming pool for the
summer.
Making his radio debut from Station
CFPL, London, on Wednesday evening,
Alvin W. Sillery, president of the Local
Young Canada Club addressed Western
Ontario Conservatives on aspects of the
present campaign.
Anna Edmonds, nurse in training at
Woodstock General Hospital was presented
with the Francis Sharpe Scholarship for
intermediate year students, at the annual
graduation ceremony.
The matter of the site for the fountain has
been left to the property committee with
The cost per pupil at the Huron Park
school is S176 which doesn't include the
Huron Hope T.R. school costs The system
average is 5187.
The Hensall school report showed enrol-
ment at 119 pupils. The cost per pupil at the
school is $168.
At Vanastra there are 93 kindergarten to
Grade 8 students. it was noted that 35 Grade
7 and 8 students are bused to Clinton Public
School. The cost per pupil is 5483 based on
the 93 pupils. The report shows that S271
could be the per pupil cost if the school was
based on Kindergarten to Grade 8.
Those trustees voting in favor of the
recommendations were Graeme Craig of
RR4, Walton: Frank Falconer of RR5.
Clinton: Dr. John Goddard of Hensall: Harry
Hayter of RR2, Dashwood: John Jewitt of
RR1. Londesboro: Donald McDonald of RR2,
Brussels; Tony McQuail of RR2. Lucknow:
Robert Peck of Varna and Joan Van den
Broeck of Saltford.
Those voting against were John Elliott of
Blyth, Clarence McDonald of Fseter. Murray
Mulvey of RR1. Clifford and Art Clarke of
Wingham.
The two separate school supporters on the
board, Chairman Eugene Frayne and Dennis
Ran abstained from voting, Goderich trustee
Dorothy Wallace was absent
WOMEN /FROM PAGE ONE
of feminism is the belief that men and women
are equal and that all human persons should
be afforded the same dignity, few will
disagree with the ideology, she said. But,
because the word feminism has been slurred,
the public perceives feminists to be aggres-
sive, radical, lesbian, man -hating, ugly and
complaining women.
"it's very important for you to be able to
say to people on the street, 'i'm a feminist
and proud to be one because, if we continue to
hide and not admit it publicly. that myth is
going to continue."
Dr. Miller also urged women to be vocal in
the upcoming election campaign.
"This is a very important time - every
single politician is going to be knocking on
your door this summer. Ask what they're
going to do and make them stick to their
promises. Women have great -sower right
now."
LONr WAY ndMtea 1e-
lacka are replacing 150 slate on the
Northside United Church. The roof was
damaged In a recent wind storm. Nailing
slate from his precarious perch, 50 feet
above the ground Is Jim Desnoyera.
(Wasslnk photo)
power to superintend its erection.
JiJ 12, 1959
The Ontario Labor Relations' Board has
granted certification to the United Brother-
hood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
to represent Genera! Coach Works, Hensall.
Special services this Sunday and the
following Sunday will mark the occasion of
the 100th anniversary of Burns church,
Hulled. In 1859, the frame church was built
for 5515. and serviced by missionaries. The
kame church was removed to Seaforth in
1890 and the 'present church erected. The
building is still in use in Seaforth as a body
shop and is owned by David Scheuck,
Goderich Street, West.
An auction sale at the entrance to the
Town Hall Saturday night marked an end of
an era in Seaforth when the last town owned
horse was sold. Purchaser was Alfred
Grummett of Tuckersmith, who won the
horse with the highest bid of 5215.
Save a Child stickers
Over 700 Save a Child stickers have been meat. Co-sponsors of the campaign are local
distributed through five public and separate insurance agents. They include: Etue
schools in the Seaforth area. Sponsored by insurance. McKillop Insurance, John Moore
the Seaforth Junior Farmers, the stickers are Insurance and Seaforth Insurance Brokers.
placed on bedroom windows of small Many local senior citizens assisted in
children. In case of fire, the Seaforth fire making the campaign a success by support:
department can identify which rooms are ing the recent Junior Farmers Slave Day.
occupied by children.
The stickers, which are bright orange with More information about the stickers can be
black lettering, are available at the Seaforth obtained by contacting Jim McNichol,
Community Hospital and the fire depart- 527-1228 or Bryan Vincent, 527-0373.
Man finds balloon in Tuckersmith
John Broadfoot of Tuckersmith Township
found a blue balloon between his house and
barn last Thursday. The balloon was from
fllinofs.
Printed in Mexican on the balloon was the
following: Super Cariceria "La Esmeralda
#2" Carnes frescas, Fruta y Verduras,
Productos imeortados. Francisco Ocampa, 23
S. Center. Tel. 595.4890. Bensenville, B,
60106.
"I phoned Bensenville which is west of the
Chicago airport. But I couldn't communicate
with the gentleman. All 1 could get out of him
was "Me think she go far'. We talked for
about five minutes, but it was difficult." says
Mr. Broadfoot.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Wednesday, ,ini
b , ., Seaforth Horticultural meeting,
Seaforth Public School. Mr. R.G. Whit-
lock. Canadian Rose Society will speak on
roses.
7p m. - Turf vs Villagers at Lions Park
88:30 p.m. • Topnotch vs Queens at Lions
ark
6:30 p.m. - Dashwood vs Pee Wee Boys at
Optimist Park
9 p.m. - Swingers game at Optimist Park
6:30 Clinton at Mite Boys at Winthrop
8:00 Clinton at Bantam Girls at Winthrop
9:30 Molesters at Mashers at Winthrop
Saturday, -a► '� i
rir,
June 1S"'="''fall.
8 a.m.-11 a.m. -
Farmers Market at l�1.
Victoria Park
1:30-2:30 p.m. - Story Hour at Library
JUNE 16 & 17
Teachers Tournament at Winthrop bail
park- z
Sunday, June 17
1:30 p.m. - Cross Country Ski Club
• rliu eeting and pot luck supper at Van
Egmand
p.m. - Winthrop vs Pee Wee girls at
st P
Optimist Park
2 p.m. - Winthrop vs Bantam girls at
Lions Park
7 p.m. - Villagers vs Queens at Lions Park
Lip.m. - Mainstreet vs Topnotch at
Lsons Park
7:30-10 p.m. - Roller skating at arena
,a
I ' Thursday, June i42
6p m. - Red Sox vs Expos at Lions Park
Park 15 p.m.. Blue Jays vs Tigers at Lions
7 m. - Sluggers Game at Optimist Park
7:30 p.m. • Boiler Makers vs Nationals at
arena
8:30 p.m. - Beechwood Devils vs Beruit
Boars at arena
9:30 p.m. - Queens Cavaliers vs Brewers
at arena
5 p.m. - Canadian Foresters Chicken
Barbecue at Kinburn until 7 p.m.
6:30 Fordwich at Pee Wee Girls at
Winthrop ball park.
8:00 Atwood at Pee Wee Boys at
Winthrop bail park.
9:30 Warriors at Titans at Winthrop Bali
Park.
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onday, `'
June 18 44
1 m.&2:30 m.-Jz7 m.
p
An OntariCelebration at the Tena
6:30 p.m. - Girls House League
7 p.m. - Turf vs Bears at Lions Park
8:30 p.m. - Firemen vs Creamery at Lions
Park
9:00 River Rats at Masters at Winthrop
Friday, June 15 r �` n _
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6:30 p.m. - St. Matys vs Tykes at ,'Cions
Park
6:30 p.m. - Exeter vs Bantams at
Optimist Park
8-10:30 p.m. - Roller skating at arena
6:30 Wingham at Squirt Boys at
Winthrop ball park.
8:00 Sluggers at Roadrunners at Win-
throp ball park.
6 �e� day
ClinJune 19ton vs gets at
Optamist Park
7 p.m. - Ken Murray vs McNichol at
Lions Park
8:30 p.m. - Queens vs Ken Smith at Lions
Park
9:00 Holmesville at Warrettes at Win -
datwp ball parka
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