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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1984-06-27, Page 3..i ;:NEWS AN E*TURES 1 GOOD BOOK—Debble ltogpart was more Interested In reading her new book, than looking for more good books at the annual Seaforth library book sale. But Debbie Is smarter than the average kld—ahe'e reading and making sure nobody takes the books she wants. The library sold 2,000 books at their best ever sale. (Wassink photo) BOOK/FROM RAGE ONE myself. I paid my 25 cents a book just like everyone else." Though she's surrounded by 18,000 books at her job, "I just can't resist a bargain," says Mrs. Broome. A glance at some of the titles revealed such treasures as Harlequin Romance novels, Baldur's Gate, Who Really Killed Cock Robin, Please Send a Panda, Mrs. Flan- nagan's Trumpet and popiilar hardcover books such as The Obsession, or-, The President is Calling. Foe the scholar types, there was a complete 1965 edition of Britannica Encyclopedia or the 1968, World Almanac. t11e w .d d d 4 m u sd xa "At 25 cents each, the books were a bargain. A few people didn't buy anything. but most bought at least $1 worth, A lot of the non-fiction books would be expensive to replace and the encyclopedias were either outdated or were incomplete. "We try to keep the encyclopedias more current -- within the last five years. But even the incomplete sets sold well." One early morning buyer purchased 24 volumes ofBrittanica Encyclopedia for 56. At that low price, the buyer thought they could be used for nothing else than to sit on a book shelf, or better yet, hold up a corner of the chesterfield. To replace such a set with new volumes would cost at least $1,000. "One woman bought four boxes of books in the morning, came back in the afternoon and bought two more boxes. A teacher also bought a lot of books for the students of her school." It's probably less work to load the books into a pickup truck and haul them to the dump, but people like book sales. "When we'reetting rid of them, we feel the public J logldh.;lg „p ghat to b . the,,i1beitS: says Mrs. Broome. "We did quite well. We made about 5500. The money will be used for special projects at the library. And we're going to do it again next year." In the meantime, Mrs. Broome and hundreds of other bargain book hunters will have their reading cutout for them, "Next year, 1,l) donate the books 1 bought. back to the book sale." lit OKE The'kesidelita t?f Vanas to will be getting gas from Union Gas before heating starts thiis all, A letter from Union Gas informed Tucker - smith Township Connell Tuesday nightitis prepared to pipe gas to Vanastra and will be holding an information meeting for all. the residents some time in August to outline -the company's construction schedule, as, well as the appliances available. Elgin Thompson of Clinton has been nominated for the Ontario Bicentennial medal being given to a member .of each municipality this year, for service to that municipality and for volunteer work in the community. Mr. Thompson, a retired. Tuckersmith Township farmer now, living in Clinton, served'on Tuckersmith Council from 1957 to 1961 and as reeve from 1962 to 1976. A ceommdnity-minded citizen, Mr. Thomp- son has been active in the local agricultural societies; he has been a member of the Rural Ontario Municipalities Association where he was vice-president when he retired from municipal life; active in the life of his church, Brucefield United Church, where he has served on the session; active in the Ausable-Bayfield Conservation Authority for many years where he served an extended term as chairman and he was active in the Oddfeiiows. Mr. Thompson -has been a busy man, well heat known for his quiet deeds of kindness and friendliness. Council passed a bylaw authorizing the sale of .Lot 13, Plan 133, (the former recreation centre of the armed forces) V , - THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 27, 1964 -- A3 Vanastra Vanastra for $13,900 to Wunder Machinery of Kitchener. Council approved the applications for three tile drainage loans for a total ofi$27,600. ' Council agreed to the rezoning of L9t 198, Plan 131, at Vanastra, an apartment building. to change it from residential . to light commercial. It is expected to be a research centre on hydrojonics, It was after midnight when the meeting adjourned. Council ,approves removal of curb installing a new sidewalk?" asked councillor -, Wayne Ellis. "The policy is, if the property owner wants the change, then he is responsible for all costs," said Mr, Crocker. In his recommendation, Mn. Forrest said he couldn't forsee any problems with curb removal. Though Hal Claus, Seaforth police chief, doesn't agree that a curb at the Whitney- Ribey Funeral Home should be removed to widen access routes to the property, Seaforth council approved' curb removal. 'The Transportation and Environment Committee recommended to council that the curb be removed at Ross Ribey's expense and to the satisfaction of the public works superintendent, John Forrest. I talked to Chief Claus about the curb, and he's not in favor of removing it," said councillor Henry Mero. "He feels if' the entrance to the property is widened, traffic ,flow will be impeded. The public works superintendent isn't the chief of police. He, doesn't deal with ,traffic problems. In a letter to council, Mr. Ribey said he intended to pave the parking lot at the funeral home and that the lot will be marked with arrows. in and out. Removing the curb, "would give better access to the parking lot and n, ake it easier for snow removal. When we are busy, with a lot of cars, we ,supply a parking lot attendant to reduce any problem on entering or, leaving the lot," said Mr, Ribey in his letter. "The bylaw states that the public works superintendent has the final say and approval," said Jim Crocker, clerk. Is the town responsible for the cost of Employees don't get finders fees No employee of the Huron County Board of Education receives a finders' fee for investing school board funds, says Director of Education Robert Allan. Mr. Allan was responding to a question by Trustee Art Clarke at the board's June meeting. Mr. Clarke said he was asking the question after having read press reports of Huron County Council employees receiving finders' fees. The director said that after he had heard about the situation at county council, he had investigated the school board's situation. "Our investing is done by our chief accountant," said Mr. Allan. When asked if he had ever received a finders' fee, he said he hadn't. In ether business, the board authorized the personnel committee to select an agent of record to oversee employee fringe benefit plans. Constant Van Egmond dies i:n 1884 JUNE 27,1884 Over 150 tickets were sold at the Hensall railway station on Friday last for the excursion to Goderich: Our readers will learn with feelings of regret of the death of Constant L. Van Egmond, of Egmondville, which took place at his residence on Tuesday night last. Mr. Van Egmond has been in feeble health for nearly two years, so ,that his demise was not a• surprise to his friends. On Tuesday evening last as Dr. Smith was returning from the south his horse' got frightened at something on the road near the carding mill and turnitig suddenly around on the road upset the buggy into the ditch. The doctor was thrown from the vehicle but succeeded in retaining his hold on the lines and thus kept the frightened animal from getting away. Hewas considerably shaken up but not seriously injured. Our local strawberry growers in Hensall. Messrs. John Gilchrist, H. Doon, and John Scott are at resent selling and shipping away large quantities of fruit. JUNE 25,1909 ' The contract for the erecting and installing of the Tuckersmith telephone system has been awarded to the Messrs. Forbes Brothers, telephone contractors of Seaforth. There are over 110 miles of line to construct which will require over 30 tons of wire and about 4000 poles. The initial installation will ountr ;wants40 'know*ivy-;. connect about 230 subscribers, some of whom are in Stanley. The annual garden party at Duff's church will be held on the manse grounds on Tuesday evening. A football game between Cranbrook and Walton is one of the attractions. , There are 68 candidates writing at the entrance examination at Brussels school this week. Inspector Robb and Principal Cameron are the presiding examiners. JUNE 29,1934--- The Seaforth Highlanders Band and the Canadian Legion will hold their annual garden party in Victoria Park on the evening of Thursday July 19. A splendid evening's entertainment is being planned by the two organizations. Council has approved a site for the animal drinking fountain recently presented to the town by the late Anna Campbell. The fountain will be situated on Gouinlock Street near Main St. and parallel to the Oddfellows building. Stones on the fairways of the Seaforth Golf and Country Club are now a thing of the past following a determined onslaught of boys and girls on Saturday. The directors advertised for 15 or 20 boys to pick stones and some 38 boys and girls responded. JUNE 26,1959 Two Hullett Township elementary school pu ils received honorable mention in a FOODFEST/FR0M PAGE ONE "We told the suppliers that we'd buy their products, but In return, asked them to set up, displays, or show their product in any way to enhance It." Though most people first ate, and then looked at displays, the idea worked. Many people picked up free recipes and informa- tion. The reaction to the displays was good, says Mr. Rimmer. Producers also promoted themselves, carving roasts and turkeys, and serving dessert to the guests. in the meat section, Keith Strang of Exeter served beef, Ross Eedy, represented pork producers, and Tom Hayter carved turkeys. GAY /FROM PAGE ONE those few examples. it would be called a sloppy use of scripture .•' he says. The prejudice against homosexuals has been around long enough to affect the translation of the Bible. he says. Two Greek words "malakoi" and "arsenokoitai" which appear in 1 Cor. 6:9 and i Tim 1 10 can he used to describe heterosexual activity as well as homosexual. "Malakoff" which was translated tote effeminate in the King James version of the Bible means soft or weak in Greek, THEOLOGICAL GYMNASTICS "People have accused me of going through a lot of theological gymnastics to justify the way 1 am. But, people disregard many statements about women in the Bible now and.1 am convinced homosexuality will gain the same respectibility." he says. A cure for homosexuality, while nice in theory,\wonld tot work since there is no factor that can be Isolated as the "cause" of homosexuality. says Rev. Crossman. "A cure does violence to homosexuals. it's just a massive sublimation." And, the view that homosexuals can influence the Sexuality of young people is not true, he says, since a person's sexual orlen"�ation is established by the time he is 'three -years -old. .Homosexuals can and do make good ministers because they know the pain that makes for good empathy. Admitting to yourself and to the world that you're homosexual is a painful process which makes homoseitgalssensitive to other people's pain and efforts to grow," he says. "The reality is that homosexuals are already ministers .and teachers and doing well at it. Can the United Church acknow- ledge Vvhat is already reality?" he says. D1SHONESR' WITH CHURCH Rev. Swan says that ordained ministers who are homosexual have been dishonest with the church because ilcandidates for "We only had half a turkey left at the end of the meal. But we served 10, 25 pound turkeys; six, 55 pound beef roasts; four, 55 pound fresh hams; 350 pounds of potatoes; 40 litres of chocolate milk; 60 litres of white milk; 62 dozen rolls; 730 apple squares; five cases of Hicks pickles and several cases of Windsor salt. Though the first attempt at such a barbecue was a success, Mr. Rimmer says it wasn't perfect. "But it was good. We will oonteniplate holding a Huron Foodfest next year.' Proceeds from the event will be used for the Lions Club Park and Pool. you feel about museum The future of the Huron County Pioneer Museum is in the hands 8f`Huron County residents, but to date only five people have responded to a museum questionnaire. The museum has been undergoing a feasibility study. Agriculture and property committee chairman Dave Johnston said the feasibility study team recently had a questionnaire in the county newspapers. "The results of the newspaper survey are not very good. We've had five responses from every newspaper across Huron Court, ty," Bayfield Reeve Johnston told the June session of Huron County Council. The small response has led Reeve Johnston to question if Huron County needs to have a museum if there is so little interest. The questionnaire is also available at the museum and covers such topics as what the visitor liked about the museum and how the museum can be made better. The'question- naire also welcolncs Ideas. Museum cut atui Ray Scotchmer said if Huron County residents are interested in their museum, now is the time to let the study team know. The study team will be holding a public meeting at the Goderich Township Commun- ity Hall in Holmesville on Thursday. July 5 at 8 p.m. penmanship contest sponsored by the Women's Division of the Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto. Dorothy Jamieson, and Linda Nott both of RR2 Seaforth were named in the list of winners in the contest. The pair will receive a pen set as an award. Both girls are students of Grade 5 at S.S. No. 1 Hullett. Thunder Bay owned and driven by Wilson Oke, Seafprth clipped off times of 2:14 and 2:12 and 4/5 to capture feature race honors in double heat fashion at Clinton Turf Club's annual one day harness meet Saturday evening. Citizens of Seaforth , and neighboring municipalities are invited to visit the Town Hall and see the alterations and'improve- ments that have. been made' to provide improved accommodation for the Public Utility Commission and various Town De- partments. NDP candidate announced At their nominating meeting, held in Clinton on June 14, the Huron -Bruce New Democrats selected Valerie Bolton as their candidate for the upcoming federal election. Ms. Bolton, a Huron County resident for the past 10 years, raises two daughters on a small farm in East Wawanosh Township. She is active in women's issues and is a founding member of Women Today. "Being a'woman can't do anything but help," she shys, referring to running in the election. "1 am well known among women, and there are many women voting, but i expect to get votes from men as well. 1 have never had any negative response to being a woman before, and i don't expect it now." ' Her campaign will be partially supported by the f al NDP's Agnes McPhail fund. The fund is To support women candidates, and it was named after; Agnes McPhail, Canada's first woman M.P., from the South Grey County riding. Bolton's political background includes holding several executive positions in the Huron -Bruce NDP in the last five years. One of her main concerns is to get people involved in the democratic process. "People should have a sJy in their community," Bolton explains. "Apathy is seldom the condition of unconcern or being carefree, but is ,more a response to frustration. "I hope that by encouraging people to take part that they can become aware of the effect they can have on the issues that effect their social and political lives," she says. The main focus of her campaign will be to emphasize the issues rather than image. "We need a team of committed workers to .get together and 'co-operate as a group to provide the issues of the New Democratic Party and stimulate people to look at the issues," Bolton says. "f'm really excited about talking about the NDP policies; turning the economy around and' helping coral areas." ' Even though •8 federal election is not officially announced, Bolton does not feel that she is jumping the gun. "It is important to get started now so people can think about the issues," she explains. "A campaign is more than the 50 days." Altho9gh recent opinion polls have shown a decline in the New Democratic Party support, Bolton remains optimistic. I don't think too much about opinion polls," she says. "The NDP will not be wiped off the map like some people predict. We need the NDP, rather than just personalities, now more than ever. Valerie Bolton 'COMMUNITY (CALENDAR rn If you're organirtng a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area f9a residents phone the recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at i = 527 0240 or mail the mformaIon to Community Calendar, The Huron Sam ; Expositor Box 6Q Seaforth Ontario NOK IWO well in advance of the scheduled date AS— ordination must say they agree with the principles of the United Church which do not say homosexuality is acceptable. "The church has not knowingly ordained gays or lesbians," he says, "It must be a terrible thing to have to live with. knowing that you may be found out at any time." Ministers differ on what they consider their role in informing their congregations about the issue. While Rev. Swan has preached a sermon giving the homosexual side and then refuting it with his own opinion. Rev. Stadelbauer-Sampa has shared her indeci- sion and allowed her congregation to come up with their own conclusions. All the ministers say they sense a negative reaction to the report by the majority of their congregation. "I doubt if a homosexual minister in a rural area would receive much acceptance." says Rev. Vanslyke. TACKLE THE ISSUE No matter what the outcome of the General Council meeting in August. each minister says the United Church was right to fiR14 the issue. "initially, 1 thought they should be ashamed of themselves for even putting it on the agenda but it has made people think about what they do believe, so 1 see some good coming out of it," says Rev. Swan. Rev. Vanslyke says the report has given people an opportunity to talk or study about homosexuality. Rev. Crossman says the retort is a good sign. it took me a long time to think homosexuality could be good and 1 don't expect anyone else to accept it readily," says Rev. Grossman. Being willing to struggle to be faithful is sot'nething Rev. Stadelbauer-Sampa respects about the United Church. "If you want church to be comfortable, you're in the wrong place. Trying to discern Go' 's will isn't easy, but you have to try." she says. Wednesday, June 27 1:30-4 p.m. & 6.8:30 p.m. • Public Swimming 7 p.m. Topnotch vs Turf Club at Lions Park 8:30 p, -m. - Mainstreet vs Villagers at Lions Pa_ „tit 9 p m S'tvfgg'eas(sr16at Optimist Perk 6:30 Bhiev'ate Vss Mite Boys at Winthrop 8:00 At good is Bantam Girls tit 9:30 r Molesters at Thursday, June 2 I:34‘Tt,fif ,% p. m. • Ptiti%}tic Swirtl 6 p rtl iJay5 sRcdSox at Lions Park, 7 p qt. < mtaritt f3raw at Arena 7: t5 VTigers at Lions Park 8:30 m. 3f. 1~at'A•rers Game at Lions Park 6:30 Monkton vs Pee Wee Girls at Winthrop 9:00 Oilers vs Warriors at Winthrop NOW MANY TREES did It take to produce all the books at the annual Seaforth library used book sale, was a question of Walter Armes. Mr. Armes was one of hundreds of bargain hunters, buying up books for five to 25 cents. He picked up a complete set of Brlttanica Encyclopedia for $8. The cost to replace such a set, new, would beaver $1,000. (Wassink photo) Friday, June 29 1:30-4 p.m. ,& 6-8:30 p.m. - Public Swimming 8-10.30 p.m. - Roller Skating at Arena Men's Slow Pitch Tournament at Win- throp Saturday, June 30 8 a.m.•11 a.m. - Farmers Market at Victoria Park 1-4:30 p.m. & 6-8:30 p.m. - Public Swimming Men's Slow Pitch Tournament at Win- throp Sunday, July 1 1.4:30 p.m. & 6-8:30 Swimming CANADA DAY C 3.5 p.m. - Free R Free Pony Rif Carnival Booths -School I:1 8 -10 30 p.m • TaleUi Display at the High. x, l en.`s Slow Pitch 1 P. m. Public na ine. tgh fireworks ttttentt:=tE{ Win - ilonday. fv3 4 p . m & 6`-8 Swimming 4p.m.•Creamery' vsFir enatO mist Park F; 5:30 p.m. • Bears vsTttt't`atark 6:30 p.m. • Expos v`sAttlSo ' ttins°Park 7 p.m. - Topnotch vs Mainstreet at Optimist Park 7:45 p.m. - Tigers vs Blue Jays at Lions Park 8:30 p.m. - Queens vs Villagers at Optimist Park 9 p.m. Oilers vs Titans at Virinthrop blic Tuesday, July 3 1:30-4 p.m. & 6-8:30 p.m. - Public Swimming 6.30 p.m. • Dashwood vs Midgets at Optimist Park 6:45 p.m. • McNichol vs Queens at Lions Park 8:30p.m. • K. Smith vs K. Murray at Lions Park Jr. invitational Golf Tournament 6:30 Brussels vs Mite Girls at Winthrop` 9:00 Mashers vs Oilers at Winthrop Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. s