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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1988-09-28, Page 20Huron Fr expositor SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST Incorporating The Brussels Post Published in Seaforth, Ontario Every Wednesday Morning Tho Expositor is brought to you each week by the efforts of: Pat Armes, Neil Corbett, Terri -Lynn Dole, Dianne McGrath and Bob McMinn. ED BYRSKI, General Manager HEATHER MCILWRAITH, Editor Member Canadian Community Newspaper Aesoc. 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 mall registration Number 0696 Wednesday, October 5r 1988 Editorial and Business Offices - 10 Main Street, Seaforth Telephone (519) 527-0240 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seoforth, Onyario, NEW TWO Can you contribute? Think about it Three years have elapsed since the last municipal election and nomina- tion dates for the November 14 election are quickly rolling around. Nomination papers may be filed between October 13 and 17. A number of municipalities in the immediate area are expected to have vacancies and will be looking for new blood to fill all council spots: Can you contribute? Do you have the time and patience to serve on a municipal council? If one wants to put forth a 100 per cent effort to serve his or her community, it takes much more time than we expect most persons think. Council meetings once or twice a month are only a small part of the responsibility. Most councils have committee and board meetings which collectively add up to more time than that which is spent at regular meetings. In the townships, municipal drain reports, severances, minor variences, offical plan changes, etc... are usually handled by council -of -the -whole. Then there is the interruption of your personal life. Phone calls from ratepayers can be expected at any time of day or night, with a variety of complaints. If you think you should run for council because you have a beef or want to get something done to benefit yourself, foget about it: Yours would be only one voice on council and you would probably find out that a decision made by a previous council was the right one, or the only one that could be male sensibly. In addition, hands of local councils are tied very closely by higher levels of government. This situation could be intensified if the recent recommend- ed changes in county government are put into place. If you still think you can make a valuable contribution in making your municipality prosper and be a better place to live, then by all means file nomination papers. It could be the best three years of your life - or it could be the worst. Remember nomination papers must be filed between October 13 to 17. Good Luck. - Exeter T -A. English the unifying language To the Editor: I must speak out against the madness of bilingualism and multiculturalism. One language UNITES and English has proven to be the best for this purpose. Multiculturalism DIVIDES people into ethnic groups, thus ensuring that their backgrounds, customs and thinking remain different. There are many ethnic groups in Canada, all of which have their own country -of -origin language. To name a few - native Indians, English, French, Welsh, Scottish, Italian, Finnish, Polish, Ukranian, Swedish, Hungarian, Pakistani, Estonian, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Vietnamese (with apologies to those not named). We are all Canadian, whether we were born here or are naturalized citizens. I am an English-speaking Canadian. Some are Ojibway and English-speaking Canadians, some are Polish and English- speaking Canadians, some are Finnish and English-speaking Canadians, some are Ukranian and English-speaking Canadians, and so on. Now, all of a sudden, 4 per cent of the peo- ple in Canada who are French and English- speaking Canadians want to force everyone else in Canada by Government legislation to become fluent in French (in addition to the other one or two languages they have already had to learn) or else they will not be able to get or keep a job of even modest wages. I, for one, have seen no move towards giv- ing all people in Canada a chance to vote on this matter in either a Federal or Provincial election. I, among millions of others, do not agree with having every Province of Canada bilingual, while Quebec remains totally French-speaking and French - reading only and I, among millions of others, believe that ONE LANGUAGE UNITES and that that unifying language has been and should continue to be the English language. I pray to God that He will ensure that English will continue to be the one official unifying language in Canada and, for that matter, the rest of the world. Irl the name of Jesus Christ, Amen. Tom Chauvin, Jr. Thunder Bay, Ontario Let's tune out the media Technically it's all over, but the 1988 Sum- mer Olympics held, in Seoul, Korea these past two weeks, will long he remembered - for a number of reasons. Top among them will be the disqualifica- tion of Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson, and his subsequent eviction from the XXIV Olympiad, after he tested positive for anabolic steroids upon finish of his world record setting 100 metre dash. But while that particular event has cer- tainly garnered a lot of attention in the press, it won't be the `soul' reason people remember these games. There have been plenty of other noteworthy occurrences - both positive and negative - at these Sum- mer Olympics. Controversy, for example, hung thick over the boxing arena. Newly established double ring action caused confusion and chaos among the fighters and referees, forc- ing rematches and prompting enquiries as to the fairness of the competition. That same confusion set the stage for the erup- tion of a free-for-all brawl, where a security guard ironically threw the first punch. That incident gave way to the infamous sit in by a Korean boxer, who, in protest of the decision in favor of his opponent, refused to leave the boxing ring until after the lights were ex- tinguished on him more than one hour later. It also resulted in one referee being ac- costed and left unconscious outside the arena - something people are saying may have intimidated the remaining referees for the duration of the games. The Korean people themselves, attempted on a number of occasions to intimidate a lot SWEATSOCKS by Heather Mcllwraith more than just the referees. Militant students threatened to disrupt the games numerous times, and finally went so far as to host a violent demonstration of fire and anger along the marathon route, one day in advance of the men's marathon. But despite the notable failings of the 1988 Summer Olympics there were plenty of positive things that came out of the Games. Despite the tension surrounding the Cana- dian camp, Canadian athletes turned in some remarkable individual efforts - among them the double gold performance of syn- chronized swimmer Carolyn Waldo, who paired up with Michelle Cameron for one of the wins, the gold medal win of boxer Len- nox Lewis, and the bronze medal win of decathlete Dave Steen. Then of course there was the selfless ac- tion of the Canadian yachtsman who aban- donned his race for gold to rescue a drown- ing man. That in itself shows the true Olympic spirit is alive and well, despje words to the contrary. The media may harp on forever about the Ben Johnson scandal, but there's no proof positive that he's guilty, and no possible way the media can brand all athletes as dishonest, or qualify a tevi bas- ed on the turn of events around oof its athletes., Short cuts have been represen- tative of mankind for a lot of years, but not everyone takes them. Whatever the downfalls of the 1988 Sum- mer Olympics, I doubt they had a redoun- ding effect on the viewing public - or at least Canadians. I doubt many turned off the television, or lost interest in the Games, simply because of the controversies that surrounded them. For the most part I believe the Games, drugs and disagreements aside, make a strong state- ment for global peace. And if anything the greatest deterrent to achieving that goal comes from the press, who, despite protestations that their pur- pose is to inform, probably cause more pro- blems than they solve. To demonstrate my point, it might be in- teresting next Olympics to turn down the, volume on your television set and watch the Games without benefit of the commentary. I have to wonder sometimes if we'd come to the same conclusions as our television hosts, whose commentaries are all too often col- ored with biases and innuendos. I mean, they certainly differ from channel to channel. Let's let our eyes be our judge. ••�J. ce mo . rrir r/./.‘•ii////i�/�"iii • -iri✓' S57 " Don't vote for the toothiest smil What do we vote for: a set of ideas or the winningest smile and warmest handshake? On November 21 Canadians are going to select another federal government, but will they do so based on political knowledge or the leader's charisma? Election time always gets one thinking about who he should vote for; which party deserves the mantle of authority. Bur thls year Is just like ail the rest, the media puts all the attention on the party leaders, as if the public should vote for them based on their individual characteristics rather than the political ideas and philosophies they stand for. I recently read one paper where a full page was devoted to the three national party leaders. A pretty good idea overall, but who cares whether Broadbent likes Bach, or that John Turner has patted women's bottoms. The article in question tried to give readers an idea of what kind of man the leaders are, and while this would make (slightly) more lively reading than the Liberal party plat- form, which is more important to voters at election time? People say at election time that all parties sound the same, and that is because they are staying carefully in the middle of the road so as not to lose any voters. It's like hauling a load of apples on a flat bed truck. Swing too far left and a bunch of right -orientated ap- ples will roll out of the cart, and swing too MY TWO BITS by Neil Corbett far right and you lose a few from the other side. Even the NDP seems to have lost its tilting to the left since its bid for power became more and more realistic. So now we've got three parties who are non - committed on all but a handful of important issues. The parties have taken their various stands on certain issues, and these are what they would like to see the people decide the election on. So now instead of voting for leadership, I'm supposed to vote on whether I want free trade or not. Personally I don't think there are a thou- sand people nationwide who are fit to vote in this election if it's to be based on free trade. There's a lot of information about what would happen to Canada if a deal with the Americans were struck, but it all comes from political parties and we all know they'll say anything to get people thinking their way. If the truth were known, I don't think anyone really knows the implications of a free trade deal. The effects are too far reaching for anyone to know what they all avs would be, and the only way of finding out would be to get one going and see what happens. If Mulroney wins power and implements his deal we'll finally find out what happens when you have free trade for better or worse. But if Turner gains power he'll rip up the deal, and we won't have to take any chances, That's the way I see the issue. Other issues like Conservative scandals are also said to be election issues, but who can realistically make a decision based on that either, knowing each party has a closet full of bones. Elections are expensive and they're the cornerstone of democracy, but now they're operated more like gameshows than a chance to select good leadership. 1f we're going to have a democratic coun- try then we've got to have the general public politically educated, and able to make deci- sions. And we've got to have a public that will be able to cast a vote for wt,nt it thinks is the best party leadership, and not for the toothiest smile. Coony Weiland named manager of Boston Bruin OCTOBER 5,1888 The Drumbo show was held on Wednesday last week. During the exhibition a bull which had been exhibited, but which was tied to a fence, broke loose and rushed at a man who was standing between it and a horse, which was standing close at hand. The bull caught the man and tossed him up in the air, for- tunately not injuring him to any extent, then rushed at the horse, goring it so as to disem- bowel it, and killing it almost instantly. Mr. W. Dougherty, sold a driving mare at Toronto which had taken third prize in her class at the Exhibition, to a gentleman in Montreal for $500. Mr. A. Stewart, of Brussels, who has a good garden and takes great pride in it, last week plucked a ripe strawberry of the se- cond growth. He also has black raspberries now ripe, being the second crop on the same bushes this season. On Friday last, Mr. James Netterfield, who is now close to 78 years of age, walked from Clinton to Wingham, a distance of about 22 miles, in less than six hours. Mr. Netterfield would like to hear of any person of his age who can walk faster. OCTOBER 10,1913 Mr. J.G. Turnbull, who recently purchas- ed the Lowe homestead on the 5th conces- sion of Grey, has moved onto it. The farm adjoins the one he formerly resided on and he now has a farm of 200 acres with first class buildings. Mrs. William Armstrong sustained her previous record as a prime butter maker at the big fairs and with keen competition. She won the following awards: Fourth at Toron- to, $5; second at Ottawa, $15; and first and second at London, $10. A by-law granting a fixedassessment of $20,000 to the Goderich Organ Company for ten years has carried 4n that town on Satur- day. The company has some important ex- tentions to its plant in comtemplation. Mr. and Mrs. R. Bullard intend leaving here very shortly on a trip to the west, where they have a number of sons and relatives and friends. They will first visit Brandon and vicinity and afterwards other parts. Their many friends wish them a safe and pleasant trip. A number of our people have been taking up their potatoes. They are a good average drop and of excellent quality. Beans are also turning out well and are of good quality. OCTOBER 7,1938 Mr. Henry Bennewies met with a painful accident last week while operating his corn cutter. His hand got caught in the cutting box, lacerating three of his fingers, but it was lucky that it was not more serious. Dr. E. McGavin, Mrs. McGavin, and Mr. Alfred McGavin of Windsor, spent the weekend at the home of their father, Mr. Henry McGavin in Tuckersmith. Mr. McGavin has been seriously ill for some time. A recent issue of the Boston, Mass. "Traveller" tells the story of Ralph "Cooney" Weiland's appointment as manager of the Boston Bruins. Weiland, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Weiland, Egmondville, has made an international name for himself in the years since he played on Seaforth teams. He only recently returned to Boston after spending his holidays with his parents here. Fire completely distroyed the fine residence of Mr. and Mrs. Miller Adams, Hullett township, Friday morning. Contents were also a complete loss. Mr. Adams is at a loss to account for the fire. There was no fire in the kitchen where it appeared to originate, nor was there gasoline or coal oil in the house. OCTOBER 11,1962 Mr. Fred Sloman will +a,,ress the Seaforth Home and Schn, 1 -r. Tuesday. Mr. Sloman, who ha, -stir ..,ton, has taught the children in No, n Ontario from a railroa ' r lis 20 years' ex- perience should •. -resting listening, and all are wel, • _. Mrs. Jennie W. Patt, ,.n received con- gratulations fr rn her many fri, ids Thurs- day as she celebrated her 90th birthday. She was born in McKillop Township, October 4, 1872, the ,12 ' ghter of the late John Cuthill and Dixon A,r, '' kle. The u ?po.tance of training to prevent tragedy ui the • ent of fire was emphasized Wednesday when Fire Chief John F. Scott held fire drills in area schools. The drills were features of fire prevention week. Ricky McKenzie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gor- don McKenzie, RR 1, Seaforth, found a radio sonde on their fares in McKillop. According to a plate attached, the weather instrument had been released from Flint, Michigan, on Sept. 17. The sonde is being returned to the proper officials in Flint. ti