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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-04-27, Page 2jI'Huron F- JXpOsit oI' SINCE 1860, SERVING TIE CONINMUNITY FIRST Incorporating The Brussels Post Published in Seaforth, Ontario Every Wednesday Morning The Expositor is brought to you each week by the efforts of: Pat Armes, Noii Corbett, Terri -Lynn Dale, Dianne McGrath and Bob McMillan, ED B9RSkI, General Manager HEATHER McILWRAITH, Editor Member Canadian Ce mmumty Newspapu, Assoc Ontario Community Newspaper Association Ontario Press Council Commonweolth Press Union International Press Institute . Subscription rates: Canada '20.00 a year. in advance Senior Citizens - 97.00 a year in advance Ouhide Canada '60'n0 n year, intadvnnce SingleCop rs .50 cents ench Second ctay.; mmi registration Number 0696 Wednesday, Ap111 27, 1988 Editorial and Business Offices - 10 Main Street, Seaforth Telephone (S10) 527-0240 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK nw0 Increased burden Ontario is Canada's strongest provincial economy - and no wonder. Its nine million residents are really footing the bill. When Provincial Treasurer Robert Nixon released his $38 -billion budget last week, he heaped a whole lot of bad news on consumers. Despite the promise of a $900 million building fund to ease pressure on Ontario's cramped schools, colleges and universities, hikes in retail sales and income 'tax, as well as increased levies on alcohol, cigarettes and gasoline, are doing little but burdening Ontario residents. Most, especially those who live outside densely populated areas like Toronto and Ottawa, will reap none of the promised benefits While it is true the annual deficit has been cut to $473 million - the lowest in 19 years - from last year's $1.1 billion - it will still cost the taxpayer in ex- cess of $4 billion, or 11 cents for every dollar the government spends, to pay for it. Even more maddening is the fact Mr. Nixon's budget is contrary to the direction in tax reform that the federal government, who wants lower tax rates for Canadians, is trying to implement. In addition to having to cope with a $1.2 billion increase in taxes, Ontario residents are being robbed of any benefits, in terms of tax relief, that might have come their way via the federal government. Certainly there are a lot of ways the provincial government could spend the money it will be syphoning from its residents. There are demands for im- proved education, health care and housing - but those demands will always be present - and for the most part we can get by. Maybe its time the provincial government look at applying some of the money it extracts towards the provincial deficit. That way, before it drains Ontario residents of all their resources, and strips them of all their pleasures and?or vices, it will at least be making a step forward - instead of getting swallowed up in the sinkhole called debt. No one else has the privilege of going unpunished for their debts - why does government?. A unique brotherhood The businessmen and women of small communities such as Seaforth have something very special. It is something that is the envy of business communities in the large centres across Ontario. This elusive spirit that you would be hard pressed to find in Toronto or London, is loyalty. A sincere loyalty from the friends and neighbors who support them everyday, 365 days a year. The reason for this loyalty is well founded. It is based on the knowledge that a small businessman has an integrity that is above reproach. If such is not the case, the business will simply falter and cease to exist until this dedication to the service of the community is established. The residents of rural communities such as Seaforth know the people they do business with and know that they, like themselves, are doing their very best to make a living in an increasingly complex society. Specifically, the business community of Seaforth also enjoys a unique 'brotherhood' amongst themselves. While they may be in direct competi- tion with each other, they also band together to survive garnering strength in fellowship. It is this fellowship, coupled with a love for the community as a whole, that makes them deserving of the loyalty they enjoy from their customers. It is the customer himself that sets the standards, price and selection that a business must reflect. If these standards are not met by the market place, the entire community suffers. These standards are more evident in the small communities due to the fact there will always be the draw to shop in a larger centre, The small businessmen in a small community must therefore have a 'sharper pencil' if he is to survive. Seaforth and other communities like it, have survived for a long time on this loyalty and will without a doubt, continue to achieve the high standards their customers demand. Life in a rural community has many benefits and the loyalty and fellowship between shop turd Shopper is at the top of the list. This week The Expositor contains a special edition on some of these local businesses. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Special edition is finally out It's another one of those weeks where I've left the writing of my column to the SWEATSOCKS last - then been either stuck for an idea - or just unable to sit still long enough to come up with one. by Heather Mellwraith Actually my excuse this week, sterns more from the fact that I'msuffering from overload than anything else. I think my circuits are blown. As most of you will notice, this week's issue of The Huron Expositor carries with it a special edition entitled 'Seaforth - Building our Future, Stepping into the 90s'. While this issue presents a unique glimp- se into the workings of Seaforth's business community, those of us who were involved can't deny it was a time consuming - and at times, high tension project, that required and extracted a number of volunteer work hours from The Expositor staff. We're just glad we can finally share it with you. 'Seaforth - Building our Future. Stepping into the 90s', also called the Progress' edi- tion, carries a total of 70 stories about the Town of Seaforth - its business and in- dustry. The past, the present and the future go hand-in-hand in this special edi- tion, and judging from the comments of the people we talked to in the interviewing process, area residents have a lot to look forward to in the next months. Seaforth truly is progressing and that progression' will be evident soon in its commercial sector. OTHER EDITIONS Next month, on May 25, The Huron Ex- positor will be publishing its Winter Sports Edition. Anyone who has a team they would like to have photographed, or a photograph they would like to submit, are asked to do so now or risk being missed' in this issue. Team photos we are missing and that we are aware of, include the Mite hockey team and some curling teams. Pictures we have, but whose players still need to be identified, include the Whalers, Maple Leafs, Canadians and Oilers houseleague hockey teams, as well as the houseleague hockey team that wears the Seaforth Lions Club shirts. - Thank you for your assistance: Spelling is for the byrds Spelling is for the byrds. I never realized I couldn't spell until com- ing to work for a newspaper, and then I was never allowed to forget it. Actually "couldn't spell" is a little severe, there are just a few types of words which don't make sense in terms of how they are spelled. Like those hateful words which have an "i" and an "e" right beside each other like "receive" -which comes first the i or the "e"? And don't tell me " 'i' before 'e' except after 'c' like almost everybody learned in school, because that rule doesn't fit for a lot of words -"weird, height and weight" to name a few. I have come up with a lot more of these exceptions, and the editor here can tell you I let her know whenever I find a word which contradicts this useless rule. "If it sounds out, go with it" was the rule I have always applied to spelling. This rule got me through elementary school with fly- ing colors, but they put tougher words on the Grade 8 spelling tests (they chose underhanded words like "receive"). so it If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest 10 other Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation office at 527.0882 or the Expositor a1 527-0240. or mail the information to Communi- ty Calendar, The Huron Expositor. Box 69. Seaforth•, Ontario, NOK 1WO well in advance of the scheduled date. Space for the Community Calends- °s donated by The Huron Expositor. Wed., April 27 Sun., May 1 9:00 a.m. Yoga at Arena 1:30 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard 7:30 p.m. Senior Games: Bridge at Seaforth Legion 7:30 p.m. Bingen Fashion Show at Arena Thurs., April 28 8:30 a.m. Fitness le Fun at Arena Fri., April 29 7:00-10:00 p.m. Roller Skating at Arena Sat., April 30 10:00 a.m. Garage end Bake Sale at North Side"United Church 1:30-2:30 p.m. Story Hour at the Library 1:30 p.m. SHARP Seaforth Horticultural Society spring hike in McLeod's bush, first lane across the bridge. Everyone welcome. Mon., May 2 7:30 p.m. Senior Games: Euchre at Seaforth Leion Tues., ay 3 . 8:30 a.m. Fitness Is Fun at Arena 7:30 p.m. Senior Games: Darts at Seaforth Legion Wed,, May 4 9:00 a.m. Yoga at Arena 1:30 p.m. Senior Games: Shuffleboard at Arena . $ MY TWO BITS by Neil Corbett i started to catch up with me, but I got by. But in college they just circled words which were spelled wrong and didn't take many marks off -by the time you hit college you know how to spell, right? So I somehow managed to amble through school carrying with me a list of words which I spelled wrong consistently, but which were never brought to my attention. That list has gotten shorter since I ambled into The Expositor. A certain local mer- chant, ex -proofreader, who shares a building with The Expositor delights in let- ting you know when you screw up. But she hasn't been as bad lately, maybe someone put her to work. And the editor here at The Expositor will catch your mistakes for certain. For the first few months almost every story I wrote was subject to some grammar or spelling error and I usually heard about it. The point has finally been driven home for the most part, but she had to use a sledgehammer to do it. Names in this part of the country can still give anyone a headache with their spellings, but last week in my column I botched a pret- ty simple name and one that is pretty em- barrassing for someone in the media to misspell. I spelled out Premier's (or is that Premeir?) name "Pederson" instead of with the "t". Nobody mentionned it however, and I caught the mistake myself. So either nobody reads this column, or they don't pay any attention to spelling either. I prefer to believe the latter -it's easier on the ego. Walton offers CPR free site in 1888 APRIL 27,1828 The Messrs. McDonald, saw -mill men of Walton, have offered the Canadian Pacific Railway Company a free site for a station in that village, providing they build their Guelph and Goderich branch that way. A duck belonging to John Brown of Grey laid an egg 8 by 94 inches, and upon ex- amination, an ordinary sized egg with hard shell was found inside this large one. The space between the inner and outer shells contained a yolk and white equal to that of the inner egg. Very serious fears are now being enter- tained for the safety of the fall wheat. It emerged frbm its wintery covering a few weeks ago, looking green and healthy and promising well. The night frosts and bleak, cold winds and bright sunshine of the past two weeks, however, have had a most in- jurious effect upon the plant, and it is said that many fields which looked well two weeks ago are now so much injured that they may be plowed up at any time, and that in other places under the most favourable circumstances, it will not be more than half a crop. Mr. Jas. A. Anderson has been appointed Sanitary Inspector for this town for the cur- rent ull -rent year by the Board of Health and will keep a sharp lookout for those having back- yards and other portions of their premises in an unsanitary condition. The watering cart appeared on the street for the first time this season Thursday morning. Workmen are now engaged hi erecting the new gymnasium in connection with the Seaforth Collegiate Institute. APRIL 25,1913 The Profits of good stock- Mr. T. Wheatley of McKillop last 'week delivered to Mr. Robert Winter of Seaforth, 26 pigs, nine monthsold, which weighed 8,020 pounds, and for which he received the snug sum of $72L80. About seven o'clock Tuesday evening Mr. Hugh Gordon of the 6th concession of McKillop was found lying unconscious in his IN THE YEARS AGONE from the Archives stable behind one of his horses. It is not known whether he bad been kicked by the horse or had fallen from the floor above. His head was terribly smashed and despite the most skillful medical attention and care he died on Wednesday night. Mr. Gordon was a good citizen and his tragic death is much deplored by all. A new use for the hydro - Messrs R. and F. Devereaux, of the Seaforth Carriage Works, last week installed two electric motors in their blacksmith shop for blowing their forge fires. The motors are operated by a switch and any degree of power can be ob- tained simply by moving the handle on the dial. The Messrs. Devereaux are about the first to take advantage of the hydro power in such small quantities for motor purposes, but it will not be long before many people will have installed in their homes for domestic purposes such as running washing and sewing machines etc. A cavalcade consisting of five or six vans inhabited by Italian Gypsies passed through town on Monday last. They were all well rig- ged out and seemed to be prosperous. They had children galore of all ages and sizes and the usual quota of ancient and decrepit horses. APRIL 29,1938 Seventy-five years ago a thriving village flourished on the banks of the Maitland River two and a half miles Northwest of what is now the Town of Seaforth. The village was called Roxboro, named that by its earliest ,inhabitants after Rox- boroughshfre, Scotland, whence they came with their families in the 1830s. Once there were two hotels, a grist mill, two general stores, blacksmith, cabinet and wagon shops, and a score of dwellings there, but to- day there is nothing. Nothing but two or three houses and the remains of what was once the flour mill operated by the late James Scott. On Saturday evening tenders were opened as S.S. No. 7, Elma, for the erection of a modern school to be built on the school grounds this summer. Mr. E. J. Dinnen, of Seaforth, received the contract and he will commence building Immediately. The school will accomodate forty pupils. Thieves who left a trail of at least one break-in and two stojen cars were the object of a police hunt in this district over the weekend. The one break-in reported to police was at Dublin. The store of Thomas Molyneaux was entered and cigarettes and a few small articles taken. APRIL 25, 1963 The Uxbridge-Seaforth series in the pro- -Tindal finals of the OHA Intermediate "B" stands at Seaforth 2, Uxbridge 2, as a result of the teams meeting in the fourth game Wednesday night in Seaforth. With cash and pledges totalling $143,516.65 already received, the Seaforth Community Hospital building fund is within sight of its objective of $195,000. Mr. and Mrs. George Leitch, well-known Hullett residents, marked their golden wed- ding anniversary on Tuesday on the farm they settled on following their wedding 50 years ago. Seaforth fire loss in 1963 was $36,298 in six fires according to the annual report of the Ontario Fire Marshall. During the past five years the town has averaged 12 fires each year, with an average yearly loss of $11,151.