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The Huron Expositor, 1987-02-25, Page 2Huron xpositor SINCE 1660, SERVIi'G THE•COMMUN,ITY FIRST , 'Incorporating Brussels Post 10 Main Street 527-0240 ED BYRSKI, General Manager Fubli �d 'i11-QNTARIO HEAZIE� M�ILVRAITH; Editor SEAFORTH; Every Wednesday morning The'Expositor is brought to you each week by the efforts of: Pat Armes, Bessie Broome, Marlene Charters, Joan Guichelaar, Dianne McGrath, Lois McLlwain,'Bob McMillan and Cathy.Melady *CNA .. BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1985 ,ww Member Canadian CdnmunIfy, Newspaper Assoc gntario Cemnnun'ity Newspaper Association • Ontario Press Council 'Commonwealth Press Union international Press Institute . Subscription rates: ' -.Canada $20'.ce a year,,in advance ., 'Outside Canada $60.00 a. year, in, advance.' Single Coples -•50 cents each'ere- eta ,. ' WEDNESDAY; ..FEBRUARY 25, 1987. ,Sec„nd cl'ass mall regisiraiiori Number' 0696 LETTERS. TO THE EDITOR Easter Seal .campaign so •`•letter to the Editor' • (.ince again the Irons Club of Seaforth has undertaken the responsibility for conducting . 'the Easter Seal Campaign- for Seaforth and surrounding area, Uur objective this year is $4,200, This amount is required if we are to sustain our assistance to our physically handicapped children. • .Your support is especially. mp6rtant as it enables the Society to operate in a consistent. , dopendnhle way. but more import:int. .it provides:hope for the children to one day 'triumph over their disability and realize their maximum level of ability, Their spirit, and courage should 'be an inspiration=to all of us. .Please be generous. • Yours sincerely, Lloyd Hoggarth Chairman, EasterSeal Campaign Seaforth Lions Club P.S. Our household appeal will be conducted from March 1 to 31. .0 •shortage One of the few things the world cannot seem to do without, ie shortages. There is FROM THIS ANGLE always•one on the go somewhere. Shortages of od,,shortages of food, shortages oebousrng. . b Patrick ftaftis you name it, ;incl chances are someone, ' y somewhere, is low on it, • be a shortage of, is shortages t emselves. Of r in the past, couple of years; Suffice it-oid-blue•eyes extremely upset, I want -to About. thee oil thin there never seems to to sayC �.��r� coarse therg can never. bee real shortage of another that, lately, .advising someone to accept out. Here's some tips John could, use whep, shortages, simplybecause if we didn't have a position in the Tory cabinet' is akin to selecting potential candidates for the next• enough shortages to go around that,in itself, advising 'a Goderich motorist to proceed, to "election. _vnuld rnnstitut i . chage. The Sryuarw and turn I�ir ReiigdP. Invite the prospective candidate to lunch The usual reaction; to a shortage is a and'serye him rancid tuna, if he eats it, he's. Turner's recent statement's leave one with massive rriovemerit toward the hoardfng'of .the impression that this, spate of _political out. If he sends it back, make him Minister of whatever we're running out•of. That being self-destriiiinnsin.,thelastSew moan's. will Fisheries, the ca e, leant wonto o be local Nth, orMPPtffetwel, next se leave us drastically short of quality candi- ATr ge a �meethe sari a well -!mown Y. your dates in thernext election. burlesque parlor. If the candidate shows up, time be, or she comes to town. „I just hope I can find good men• and, he's history. If he doesn't, find out where he That's right, rope' him,' hog tie him, lock women. out there who can run for u • en the Was. him in :Me basement! Do whatever it takes, next election." he has said. Casually let it slip to the candidate the butdon'tlethimgetaway, because according government is planning to build a defence to Federal.liberal Party leader .John 'Owner, to be it from me to second guess a man manufacturing plant on a piece of swampland we are abou't`to become the first democratic who once spent nearly a whole summer as in the Muskokas. Then, tap thelihone lines at countrybn•the globe to experience's shortage Prime Minister..but I'm going to anyway. Boggy Marsh Real Estate and, with the bait of politicians ,it would seemto me, theproliferation .of set, See if he Bates-on-ette. political scandals would be far less likely to Seriously though, )doubt either party will ?This impending lack of speech makers and deter good candidates from seeking office, have to resort to such methods in order to find baby 'kissers, has been brought on; says . than bad ones. Oddly enough, politicians who. candidates when the time.comes to hit the Turnerrby the myriad scandals into which the follow the necessary ethical guidelines, are campaign trail again. The good ones will once members of the Conservative government seldom expunged •'from office (with 'the again toss their hats into the ring; along with have beendrawn since taking office. I won't : possibleexception of Richard Nixon; who the soiled chapeaus . of the less -savory bother to recite the litany of deposed cabinet was, as he reminded us, "'not.a'crook!") ' . politicians. The trick for the voters, as ministers that have fallen for one reason or Still, since the whole thing seems to have always, will be to tell the difference. Sve.acat - bangyour car As -soon as the cold weather arrives, cats beieme more susceptible to a painful death or injury: being literally 'ripped to shreds” in ' the fan or fanbelt of a vehicle. During cold weather. cats tend to huddle around the engines of vehicles in a desperate attempt to keep, warm. This unfortunate. albeit under- standable. habit leads 10 the deaths or injuries for numerous cats annually in !ty itatio, - " Cats tend to crawl up under the hood of parked vehicles. Once the owner returns to . the vehicle and starts the engine the cat is unaware of the imminent danger until it is too late, These unfortunate accidents could be eliminated. or- drastically reduced, if . the person driving the vehicle banged •on the hood of the vehicle or honked the horn prior to starting the engine.. If the horn is used to scare the cat, ensure that enough time is given to allow a eat -to escape before turning on the engine. Do not make the mistake of beeping the horn and then immediately turning on the engine. Vehicles equipped with space heaters are more likely to attract cats seeking warmth. Alerting any cats lurking under the hood of your vehicle should be done each time you start the engine. This way you will develop a habit of alerting cats and will be less likely to forget. While eats are less likely to crawl up under the hood of a vehicle in the warmer weather, being curious creatures they have been known to do so. So. befortatarting your vehicle's. engine, 'alert trip e, felines which might be seeking shelter under the hood of your vehicle. Sincerely. N. Glenn Perrett Humane Education Coordinator Statement a "laugh". Just recently council invited some main street merchants to a meeting to discuss the youths loitering, damage to property etc. We do not Intend to give the impression the police are not doing their job because it is hard to keep everyone law abiding. It's when there are comments made as was done by the Chief at the meeting. "Those loiterers and kids on the street are better informers than you people. are." liars when we say Wake Up Sir! We are not up in the middle hours of the morning when the informing news is happening. By the way-- nice raise. Keep up the great comments! • A Non•Informing- Ctizen L1N THE YEARS AGONE from the ,Archives" __. CAN SPF/Nr - BE FAIL 8€ -//NP ? R.ight Shoe for right .occasion ' Anyone who didn't know better would think my house was occupied by a centipede oran army of people. I have enough footwear kicking around this place to open up a shoe store. Fm a victim of "the right shoe for the right occasion" syndrome. Not only that but I fove'shoes. When Igo shopping•I can't resist a shoe saleandalthough I have,a closet full of footwear. when it comes right down to it I'd reallyrather be in bare feet. However, if you live in Canada, going barefoot is a luxury our tender tootsies can seldom enjoy. SO we spend plenty of money on footwear for comfort. function and of course fashion. ER was left to comfort many of the shoes in my closet would be taking a walk on their own. My downhill ski boots pinch my toes to no end. but they were a bargain, and with the amount of downhill skiing i•do now, well 1'll just suffer. i have a i oupie of pal r.of heels that are good for about two dances and then they're left under Me table and I spend the rest of the dance with stieky beer and danee wax qn the soles of my panty !rose. My most comfortable shoes are inexpensive fiipflops, ?try bedroom slippers. and my guts shoes • (thank heavens). Norie of these are suitable for atonal meetings. weddings, or the odd heavy date. That's when fashion comes in and comfort takes a baht seat. t go by the Package Local.... hunt nets 9 pounds in coons FEBRUARY 25.18)17. Mr. John Report of Ilullett deinburnr intends to build a new house this year. and has let the corifract for the same to Messrs. Cooper St Swathed, of Clinton. Last week Richard Armstronggrd concession of Morris, tabbed seven ons in a hollow tree in the bush Theycowere alt despatched and the aggregate weight of the seven amounted to 92 pounds. This is the kind of a coon hunt that 'tetras. Mr: Charles Mason of Reucetield has sold his celebrated imported stallion "McCart- ney- to two buyers from Waterloo for. the stili? of 52000. He also sold his imported Clydesdale stallion two years old, "general Gourley- for the sum of 51000. to Mr. W. HaWksaW, of Seaforth and Simon Haifa- of ` tickersm th, FEBR'.c2 ' Mr. John Murray of Tuckersrnith had a very successful sale rori Thrirsdayof last week. A large crowd Was present, bidding was brisk and everything sold at good pnce5. iYlt'. Murray has secured a hriuse-in Egmondville and will remote there at an early day. Mr. Thomas Coleman has leased part of the pasture farm of Mr. Wm. laidsborough and intends g°rowing. beans on a large scale. Ile has engaged Mr. ]-tarry Tyndall with hlis• steam Blowing outfit and will show the faririers of the'seetiori' how plowing should be done. . Mr. and Mrs. Thorilas'Pnlhnanoff ickei smith entertained several of their. neighbors ..,... y 8.... ted th^in to air an Moeda evenin .and trey oyster supper in hodorof Mt. 'ar' d Mit. John Sproat, Who leave here 10 lite- tri town about ,. "e first of Mardi. We Pee having rural mail ..4r- install d here he the s nn (Tic er ]eve e �e s ...i n'_ ef. .. •_,i'" . be.. t , ., :truth J. Eirerytliing Will soon be up•to date on the•1`a if. • FEBRUARY 26, isa For the hitt time since last November sleighingio.gerieral of town and surrounding district. A •heavy SlioWfall 'on Wednesday afternoon and evening has completely blanketed the roads and provided excellent sleighing. Arrangements are well under way for the Coronatiotn Carnivaland Ice Dance which will be held on Friday, Marche in aid of the Milk Pond for under privileged children and being sponsored by the Seaforth lions Club. Following the carnival which commences at S p.m. two broomball games have been arranged. In the first game two picked teams of ladies representing the Rebekalis and Dunmire Factory will oppose each other and in the sectgamefid game players_from the Junior Farm leagues will play. The evening will close with ice skating, to old and new time basic. FFil1WAR 2 . ta62 .ftev`. tiougia`fi- Fry of IYoqu6is at—&WM Mountain, has accepted a call ,to become iiiheieter of First Prsbyteriati Church, Seaforth, M. McKellarclerk of the session was advised of Mr. Fly's accepta'n`ce ort Tuesday- ft is eitpected he will atsive liege in Marcharid begin l+us mimstrythe firsiSutrday itt• April. Mr and Mrs. Clifford Btoadfoot acrd Mr. and Mit. Sid Pullman attended a talk artists' concert in'f`orontoSrinday'riiglit Acrd at the YMIIA ani itonum the pet-furinet* included the Spokes'rneri. For the Spokesmei, this was their first mage performance._ A trio;. they Meade Neil Broad foOL son bt'^Mt: aird-Mrs _. $roadfat, :on banjo: Don Mank, on guitar and Brae Wliitel cad on bass. • • Mrs. W. Fleischer, of'I'oronto the former Mildred Shineri of Seaforth,' recently put- chased utchased in a Toronto shop a water color p: yH. "� / painted byH D Drummond titled 'verand Mhave been sketched fiat a` oit sto tl s nearSeaforth. • The picture appears "' erne' distance southeast of the' eteseht,bridge in' E:gteeedville it show§ thegybe ridvifle dam and Jackson's tan fiet , awdthe' Vali Egmond horde in th'e 'distaride. d.; Good things come Wrapped in . :Mail packages, that is until you get a surprise' box about four inches square from the Ontario Ministry of agriculture and food. Let me tell all farmers, you'll be getting a fortune this year if the cookies the ministry of ag and food is handing out is any indica- tion. The lateSt g'mmick is another Waste of taxpayers' money. More alarming is the fact our minister of ag and food, arid ars Ea- eta' area farmer, Jack Riddell, is to blame. Alongtvith last Thursday Morning's mail, one of the Herald -Times .receptionists d'epoaited a four inch equate container on my desk. Every/ea warted in anticipation, Wondering what gift I had received in the h all. it's been a while since I've received a free en, bitten', or Participaction towel in the p'M1. Thegifts usually come in envelopes ' iia Y and that`, what made the latest.rnost in, tri' in.. it was, also sent Priotity Post � g.. . ?trite. That made the contents of the box §'e'en) important. , I ripped' off the tape, lifted the lid to find eletoteetitte ,wrapping. I removed the (cello have clay to fled a great box, one with h metal han`dle'. It sort of rerhinded me of a h pail. i tle lune.,.. _.., • ,Magician tf you think it soards like a gift a Would send, you're not far off. Everyone held their breath at I opened the ceedbeatii lid of the green box: Inside was green tissue palifteperd papef Wills white polka'do'ts. 1 carefully out th`e , You'll neverg cess (What I found inside? Itemthiswass etnber, ' the ministry of ,ent b y lgrrculture and food. A fortune cookie'! That's what was in the. HERE'S THE BEEF by Carolanne Doig fashion magazines so for my age. lifestyle, and budget, I. buy plain pumps in neutral shades like taupe. navy. black and ice. The heels are not too .high, the toes are not too pointed, and the shoes are not too comfort- able. • Ole, fashion doesn't dictate my footweieas much as it did when "go go boots" were in. At ohe wedding platform soles were the rage. My shoes made me 'about 6 Ceet tall and I'm scared of heights. Those darned shoes were so uncomfortable that I wore them down•.(he aisle and back out again. then they were put back in the box and sent to the salvation' army, Fm sure someone is using them today as door stops because that's, about all they were good for. Fashion is still a problem. Certain heels go with certain hemlines. Loafers are out Of place with sexy dresses and strappy eandals with itneesoeits'and kilts, are ,just not in. 'roday-funetion is the main reason I have such a variety of footwear There are ski boots. both downhill and cross country, there are golf shoes. riding boots. tennis shoes, aerobic shoes. hiking boots. skates and more. Footwear has become so specialized when it comes to function that you just about need a different pairof skeet for everything you do. ,, Dancers need special shoes. nurses heed r' special shoes. and oven the average guy who waljustks taiksa to get thepapereve da would enefit from well fittinnetional shoes. Footwear remains a fashion statement. Kids today don't just waist running shoes, they want Nikes, People will stay home rather than go somewhere -without the right shoes. Until the day when you can attend the spring prom wearing your favorite highcuts or dorm your tuxedo and yoursteeltoed work boots the will continue to collect a variety of shoes, boots, slippers, and sandals, Our toes will complain, our heels will the and Dr. Scholl will flourish. We're still a log way from having a good understanding of a good,. understanding. wastp 9f maney . SENSE. AND NONSENSE by _Ron ' etasin box, a fortune cookie. I couldn't believe i1. Was this What Riddell meant when he said he Was going to help faliners give Slit cookies so they wouldn't starve? Stili shaking my head in anger over what - waste- a', , erre open the--- cookie, The fortune read as follows: "Per- son Who Watches mani5ox in Year of the Rabbit receives many good things from FOODLAND ONTARIO." • Right haw I'm eating tire cookie, which itself is worth no more than 25 cents. But i question the ministry's wisdom in spending hundreds or, thousands of dollar% to tell every newspaper in Ontario about the benefits of watching mailboxes. I Moat Spy• the cookie provided more sustenance than the message ever will. Perhaps farmers could send their ag minister some hamburger that isn't worth, much on the hoof. Md yeti ivolr't have to us'e a fancy little bog with greettpaper either. . , But just in case you do, h'e're': Where you can, get s the boxes Creative Cookie Co. gInc„ Washin , .. torr DWt. If you're thinking' that I'm thinking, let's Mit say it too loudly, Chinese cookies itt Airierieah made boxes, with a mes's'age from the Ontario go'emfttent, tiiist mean bee thingefree trade'. ` I keep hoping one thing, that's it's all a joke. Maybe instead of George Michrels calling me for' one of his infairtiats radio phone calls, !)avid. Copperfield may have sent me a magic box. Somehow I doubt it. Should our government decide to try another gimmick, perhaps they should think again. The only gimmicks we want are laver -taxes, less -spending, -arid -help -for peo- ple, like farmers, who need it. And that help doesn't conte in messages found in forttirie cookies. I've started one week of my winter VaCS- tion today, but instead of being at home en- joying life and nice weather, I'm writing, It all started Friday morning with pan- cake breakfast. Hy the time I arrived at the office, I' was sure the pancakes Were • fighting each other. I think it was brought on by.wthe anxiety Jack Riddell caused by left- drlig the fortune cookie, • tifilike`the' hurts( n ea residents Who are enjoying the sunny south, myfariirly ledtay- in'g home for the winter. We've decided the weather is Wonted to'head south. In fact, it's been so hot that some university students itt Waterloo were pl atageephed sunbathing it) efforts. My winter vacation will be spent trying to , catch tip on ioSt .ste'ep, reading beaks I haven't had tinge to read, ah'd soWrrrubil= ing a sport I haveWt had tittle for thts year. In the trieantime, I hope my pancakes sets tie their differences and let Me enjoy thefew free days i have remail ing.