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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-08-31, Page 2F Huron xposItor SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST Incorporating The Brussels Post E® BYRSKI, General Manager HEATHER McILWRAITI=I, Editor Published In . Seaforth, Ontario Every Wednesday Morning The Expositor is brought to you each week by the efforts of: Pot Armes, Nob Corbett. Terri -Lynn Dale, Dianne McGrath and Bob McMilian. Member Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc, Ontario Community Newspaper Association Ontario Press Council Commonwealth Press Union International Press Institute Subscription Rates: Canada '20.00 a year, in advance Senior Citizens - '17.00 a year in advance Outside Canada '60.00 a year, in advance Single Copies - .50 cents each Second class mail registration Number 0696 HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1988 Editorial and Business Offices - 10 Main Street, Seaforth Telephone (5119) 527-0240 Mailing Address - P.A. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK TWO Sex appeal sought for canines My attention was caught the other day by an advertisement previewed on televi- sion - and not because it was a particularly well done advertisement. In fact this specific advertisement was really, nothing out -of -the ordinary, merely one that proclaimed the merits of another new and,.improved product. But OM a product! In all truth I probably dozed through the first seconds of this commercial, thinking I'd seen it at least a hundred or so times before. What I hadn't seen however, was that the product they were selling had undergone a dramatic change. I nearly fell out of my chair when I learned the doggie market was now privy to "new and im- proved" mint flavored milk bones. I thought they'd done it all when they made these same milk bones available in beef, liver and -vegetable flavors. Now I personally would be the first per- son to see the merits in a breath freshening product of this sort - I mean, contact with doggie breath can be a health threatening experience. However, trying to correct the problem with this new product seems a rather "too humane" thing to do. After all, it's just one step shy of doggie listerine. Next thing you know they'll come out with doggie breath mist, or sugar free doggie SWEATSOCKS by Heather McIlwraith mints. It really does seem a bit ridiculous. I mean, does a canine really care who he/she offends with his/her breath? Is there peer pressure involved here? Do dogs have trouble getting dates for the prom? From a human's point of view, dogs have always seemed to have bad breath - but from a dog's? - maybe the more offen- sive the breath the better. Maybe to a dog "eau de mint" embodies all the elements of halitosis. Maybe all this time you've been gargling with Listerine or Scope, your dog was wishing you'd take a chomp on his milk bone. Maybe in their minds close encounters with human breath are health threatening experiences. I suppose we humans, can take some consolition in knowing that, so far, there's only one (that I know of) doggie breath eliminator on the market. And certainly that product can't be broken down into as many sub products as are provided for the human race. I mean, a bone isn't really a bone if it's delivered fn the guise of breath freshening gel. Is it? But really, one wouldn't think, after observing the human market, inventors would settle for a breath mint that simply 'coats' the breath, rather than controlling the odor. Maybe what's in store for us next is Clor-pets, or maybe a mouthwash that can be diluted in- your dog's drinking water. And simply stated, just what kind of a combination is mint and milk? No doubt it's not that horrible - but I've yet to see Quik introduce a -mint flavored milk flavoring. Maybe we should save our dogs the stress that comes with good, human health care, and let them live their own lives. And if by chance they do feel the need to scourge their mouth of any ill odors, let them find a mint plant to chow on. National strategy Health and Welfare Minister Jake Epp has announced the federal government will allocate an additional $1 billion to enhance the child care system in Canada. This .brings the total commitment to the National Strategy on Child Care to $6.4 billion. In a society where more and more families must rely on a double income to maintain the household, the announcement is a'welcomed one. The National Strategy on Child Care, presented by the federal govern- ment in December last year, is a seven-year program to expand parental choice by improving the availability , affordability and quality of child care in Canada. For parents with receipted child care, the Child Care Expense Deduction is now doubled from $2,000 to $4,000 for each child six years of age and younger and for all special needs children. Also, the former ceiling of $8,000 per year per family for the Child Care Expense Deduction has been removed. The principle objective of the National Strategy on Child Care is to add 200,000 subsidized child care spaces to current stock. This figure almost doubles the present number of subsidized spaces in this country. While women's and child care groups are calling the proposal "too little, too late", families requiring a two source income must view the move as a positive step. Those who oppose the Child Care Act complain that this recent adding of $1 billion to the child care pot "only partly fills the holes in the federal pro- posal created by the government's own gross miscalculations". Granted, the Act may yet have a long way to,go in fully addressing the problem of day care for children. It makes no demands on quality of care and provides no accountability for spending, but this concern is one born of an ever-changing society and hence is hard pressed, to be fully addressed in "one fell swoop". Child care is an issue of national importance, but a new and virtually unexamined issue none the less. Like the children themselves, it needs time and encouragment to develop correctly. R.B. -7! „r • rah .,.. •, ysisG�—rri Y/ 'ou CAN QOOTE NE IF YOU 1,011-1 L,04/ES/y4LL STEP FOit? /►SAN, ONE 6L//i i/'JER OF//OPE FOR /SANK//✓D 1, • r r s • "Friendly Town" not so friendly To the Editor: tion. I think at this point we should thank Have you ever noticed that as Canadians Council for keeping the budget so tight and we spend the majority of our pastime com- "looking after our dollar" like our grand- plaining about one thing or another The fathers did. (Editor's note - county usual targets are; our job, our neighbors reassessment of property values prompted our government and even our weather any other increase in taxes). The next time you complain, think about I would also like to thank Council for the what you are complaining about. Why not many new roads and streets we have in say something nice and complimentary in- Seaforth. I wonder if those who complain stead of criticizing all of the time to Council will also thank Council when Over the years in Seaforth I have noticed their road or sidewalk is replaced. I know that there is a growing number of people everything cannot be done in one year. joining the majority of "criticizers" and Other little improvements to the Town in now live their lives as "grumps". recent years I should mention are the addi- Do you ever notice you always find tions to Victoria Park, and the excellence yourself complaining or wanting to write a of our District Community Centres. I letter to "set things straight" I'm not say- would like to thank public works for clear- ing don't complain, criticize or try and get ing leaves at the end of our driveways each things changed for the better, don't get me fall, and keeping the roads clear in the wrong. There is a time to stand up and de- winter time. We do appreciate you for get- mand action but, at the same time, credit ting up at 3 or 4 a.m. and plowing our others for a job well done, or send a short streets. note to show your appreciation to someone If you don't like the way Council and this who has "made an effort" to improve our town are run, then municipal elections are community. this fall, so it's your chance to get The next time you want to complain involved. there should be more thought put into your Before I close, I would like to take this complaint. Make a list of good things and opportunity to pay a special thank you to bad things, look at both sides before you Tom Lemon, who is leaving Seaforth. For blindly write a letter or voice a complaint. many of us who know the amount of work Ask questions, listen to others and com- you have done and the great improvement plain to those who have authority and can you have accomplished - thank you from do something about your problem. everyone in Seaforth. Many issues of late have arisen and Seaforth the "friendly Town" is not as sparked an outcry from local residents in friendly as most people imagine, so why Seaforth. One is taxes. Taxes have gone up don't we do something about it? 4.9 per cent, that means the entire tax bill Thank you, has gone up on the average of 4.9 per cent, And have a nice day. which is near the cost of living and Ma- Todd James Drape discussion not a waste Voluntary leap from a.plane Two weeks is a long time unless you're on holidays. Fourteen days 6f sleeping until noon came to a screeching halt at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday morning when my alarm clock buzzed me back into the working world. And it paid for it. The highlight of the holidays for me was a trip to Arthur, Ontario. Now you're pro- bably saying "sounds like a reeeal fun holi- day," but Arthur has something different to offer -a parachute school. Actually my purpose for going to Arthur was to see my uncle, Lloyd Kallio, and his family for the first time in six years. They are also the family that owns the parachute school. But I went to Arthur with visiting on my mind, and a deter - MY TWO BITS by Neil Corbett urination that a fork lift wouldn't get me out of a plane. I had never even been In a plane of any size, and wanted to go up for a ride in one of the several planes at the school just to say I had been in one. By the time the weekend was out I'd be able to say I had jumped out of said plane at 2,800 feet (although I'm not sure that's something you'd bring up when taking an I.Q. test). The first day I went up in the plane just After reading the editorial in the August terior decorator goes, I don't know of any 17 edition of The Huron Expositor entitled that pay the customer to do the job, because "Waste of Time, Money'` I thought I should it didn't cost anything. I chose the color set the record straight as I feel it leaves a scheme for the council chamber and wrong impression. Michelle (our Deputy Clerk) and myself I'm not sure why this editorial was writ- took about an hour and went to the three ten, perhaps it was "Pick on Town Council merchants in town and chose fabric and col - week" or maybe it was an attempt to get or for the drapes. Michelle is on staff and I some letters to the editor, as I noticed an ad have no intention of charging for that little inviting letters to the editor in the same chore, as far as I'm concerned it all goes paper, however judging by the speed our with the job. friendly reporter took off when the motion to The resignation of Tom Lenson, our adjourn was read (which by the way was Mainstreet Coordinator came as a surprise well before the hour of 11 pm) she was either and disappointment. Sure we are sorry to practicing for the olympics or council had see Tom leave, but the decision was made delayed more important activities. and what can you say, you can't expect him First of all the editorial implies that coun- to turn down a golden opportunity of a full cil is paid by the hour and. not by the time job to stay one more year in Seaforth so meeting. We are paid the same amount if we I did not see a need to discuss it further. are five minutes or five hours. Also the proposed tax and water rate in - Also the committee meetings and council crease (needed to offset the cost of the im- meeting window dressings were discussed provements to the sewer system) was at were not special meetings but regular discussed thoroughly at the committee meetings that would have been held meetings and recommendation was made, anyway, no matter how many items were on which the rest of council accepted. the agenda. Finally, sure great looks play a small role As far as it being cheaper to hire an in- 'Turn to page 5A o for the ride as planned. It was a little un- nerving as they leave the door of their planes open throughout their flights and on a few steep banks I swore I was going to be sucked out. But the only people who left that plane were four parachutists, and I sat next to the door and watched them each as the air caught their bodies and tore them away from the plane and toward the Earth. Turn to page 5 • Seaforth Foundry destroyed by fire AUGUST 31, 1888 The Seaforth Foundry, owned and worked by Mr. T. Hendry, was completely destroyed by fire, together with most of its contents, early on Thursday morning. The fire was discovered about three o'clock, but before the alarm could be given, and the crowd and firemen collected, the building waa so far gone that nothing could save it. The total loss is estimated at about $7,000, on which there is an insurance of only $1,500. We have not learned whether or not Mr. Hendry intends to rebuild, but we sincerely hope he will. The foundry was a most valuable industry in town; in fact, we can not very well get along without one. All should remember the Caledonian games in Seaforth, on Tuesday, and the splendid concert in the evening should not be forgotten. Miss Annie McNeil's Scottish songs are of themselves a sufficient attrac- tion to draw a large audience. Messrs. Hamilton Brothers, late of Strat- ford, have opened out in the boot and shoe business in. Latimer's old stand. They are said to be pushing, energetic men, and will, no doubt, make things hum. The public school and Collegiate Institute opened on Monday last with a fair atten- dance of pupils at both institutions and good prospects for an early and large increase. SEPTEMBER 5, 1913 Some 30 members of the Toronto motorcy- cle club passed through town early on Mon- day morning on their return trip of an en- durance race from Toronto to Goderich and return. The magazine section of Saturday's Globe contained an excellent likeness of Mr. W.B. Kerr, winner of the Prince of Wales scholar- ship, and a student of the Seaforth Col- legiate Institute. Mr. Ed Forester recently sold two carloads of cattle to Mr. George Chesney, one car being loaded at Kincardine and the other at Port Elgin. Messrs. Cluff and Sons have recently had their planing mill on Goderich Street re- painted. The Mssrs. Cluff now have one of AIROMMININ the most complete and up to date establishments of the kind in this part of the country. Mr. John Armstrong of the firm Arm- strong and Cass, of this town, has purchased the flourinijg mill in Chesley, and will devote his attention hereafter to that enterprise. The business here will be continued by Mr. Cass. SEPTEMBER 2, 1938 A derrick is ging erected on the property of Mann Brothers, northwest of Seaforth, by a syndicate headed by John F. Daly, Seaforth, and W. L. Forrest, Goderich. In charge of operations is William McKillop, veteran driller. Drilling will start on Satur- day, Mr. Daly told the Expositor today. Un- til rock is reached a 12 -inch hole will be bored, and from there down 10 -inch and 8 -inch pipes will be used until fresh water is passed at 1,500 to 2,000 feet. As an indication of the interest being taken in this first large scale search for oil in Huron, some 605 peo- ple visited the scene of operations on Satur- day afternoon. With the official opening of school only a few days away, alterations and repairs to Seaforth schools are being rushed to com- pletion, and the boards of the two schools concerned state that the two schools will open on Tuesday. Fighting hard to hold off a fast moving St. Columban team, the Brussels soccer club just managed to hang on long enough in the Stephenson Cup which was played in St. Col- umban Monday night in Brussels. Rev. F.H. Larkin, D.D., and Mrs. Larkin, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage on Sunday of last week. Dr. Larkin for 28 years was minister of First Presbyterian Church here. SEPTEMBER 5, 1963 Harry Strang, Usborne farmer and totbrlship clerk, is again the candidate of Huron Liberals for the Legislature, oppos- ing the Conservative member in the last House, Hon. Charles S. MacNaughton of Ex- eter. The choice carne dramatically when Mr. Strang, third of four proposed, and call- ed upon in alphabetical order, declined to stand, but when informed that the next and last nominee was also about to decline, assured the well -attended convention that at whatever inconvenience to himself he would not see the constituency go uncontested. President Beecher Menzies of Clinton thereupon declared him the candidate. The Progressive Conservative candidate in the September 25th election for the legislature will be Hon. Charles S. Mac - Naughton, who will meet Mr. Strang in the political ring for the second time. Television in Seaforth sunk to its lowest depths Friday when sewers on Side Street were inspected via short circuit television for infiltration and leaks. The new barn at the fair grounds is rapid- ly taking shape for the Seaforth Fall Fair to be held September 19 and 20. The 1963 prize list for the Seaforth Fall Fair was released last week, signifying the Ileth edition of the annual fair. Huron County's only class "B" fair, is just around the corner. Egmondville's new water system gradually moves closer to completion with each successive Tuckersmith council meeting, and the September meeting was no exception. Cotmci] accepted Tuesday night the tender of Frank Kling Ltd. to connect 20 homes with steel pipe on the extension to the new water system which already proposes to serve 40 homes. The tender was for $5,020. 1