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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-08-05, Page 2A2 - THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 5, 1987 EnHuro � . f,,C A BLUE RIBBON SINCE 1860 , SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST ' AWARD 1987 Incorporating The Brussels Post ED .BYRSKI,'General Manager • • HEATHER McILWRAITH, Editor Published in Seaforth, Ontario Every Wednesday Morning Member Canadian Community Newspaper 'Assoc. Ontario Community Newspaper Association Ontario Press council 4 Co'mmonwealth'Press Union 'International Press Institute • Subscription' rates:. The Expositor is brought to you, Canada '20.00 a year,, in advance •. Senior' Citizens 17.00 a year in advance ... each week by the efforts of: Pat • Outside Canada '60.00 a year, in advance Armes,' Nellie Blake, Karen Single copies • ,50 cents, each Gordner, Joan Guichelaar and Bob McMillan. Second 'class mail registration Number 0696 . WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1987 ' Editorial and Business Offices - 10, Main Street,' Seaforth • Telephone (519) 027-0240 • ' , Mailing Address - P.O.'Box.69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1WO Awareness- Day Clinton New -Record Editor Anne Narejko's account of a Disabled 'Awareness Day;'held in the.town of Clinton on July 24, and sponsored by the Canadian Paraplegic Association and assisted by the Huron Day Cen- , tre'for the Homebound was thought provoking, to say the least. The purpose of the day -was Jo educate the public on what it is like to have • disabilities. It was also intended'to enlighten everyone on accessibility in the community. Local.dignitaries from surrounding areas were invited to play an 'active role in the day's events. Each was given a disability and a list of -everyday tasks they should attempt to complete. Miss Narejko was one of those invited to.take part. She spent an hour or so in a wheelchair and said it gave her a whole new respect and outlook on that portion of the population who are disabled. McKillop Township Reeve Marie Hicknell, who also participated, said virtually the same thing. But 'although their eyes were opened to the difficulties encountered by the disabled when they attempt even the simplest task, many others were not. Organizers said they were disappointed by response to the Awareness Day. Three of the nine people invited to take part didn't even show up, and the public in general was apathetic. Although the event was held in Clinton, organizers had hoped to get a response and some participation from neighboring towns. For whatever reason that didn't happen. Sadly enough too many of us blessed with full use of our limbs, don't give a thought to the less fortunate. And if,we do it's only fleeting. As long as we retain the ability to walk and run or see and hear at will, we forget about those who can't. Another Awareness Day is scheduled for Goderich on August 6. If suc- cessful it could mean this means of educating the public will continue. Other towns and villages throughout Huron county will be made aware of the difficulties of the disabled. The purpose of the day is not to churn up pity, merely to have people recognize the problems of the disabled. They want 'to have people respect their needs just as they would those of anyone else. Certainly there is no better way of educating the public than by letting them experience, for a short while anyway, the life of a handicapped per- son. It wouldn't hurt for everyone to try that; whether it be through a struc- tured program like Awareness Days, or not. - H.M. Pig didn't negotiate his options. This little piggy went to market, this lit- tle piggystayed.home, this little piggy had roast' beef, this little piggy had none.." Although .1 understand pig roasts are commonplace in this area, I will have to ad- • mit I attended my first one on the weekend. It was, shall I say, an interesting , ex= perience. Although ',enjoyed the opportuni- ty to put some "pork on. my fork" .I felt rather sorry for the little oinker who lost his life to feed tis. Obviously he wasn't given the options the ones in the above verse were - unless of course he was the last pig, who eportedly-'`went oui, out, o'ui all the -way home." . - Obviously the pig went, but not safely home. And whether or not he went oui, (ut, oui prior to.his 'demise is,a question I don't really want answered. I'd preferto think it all happened quite painlessly. Nonetheless the pork I ate Saturday was quite different from the barbecued meat SWEATSOCKS by Heather McIl*raith' I've enjoyed in ,the past. I.think it tasted dif- ferent, but I'm not sure if that's because it actually did, or if my imagination was working overtime as a result of seeing the , full animal roasted, rather than just one of its chops. I.can honestLy_say_Lenjayed the -meal, -but -- probably ate less pork than I might have had it been packaged in cellophane instead of the animal's carcass. As good as it tasted I found it difficult to rid myself of the image of this blackened pig turning on a spit above a roaring fire. Maybe the image would have been more bearable had the pig been chawing on the traditional apple. This one however n•,rriprl n Rlnrk T ahal hoer cap in its mouth, making the situation all that much more depressing. No doubt with time I will grow accustom- ed to such sights. In the meantime I sup- pose I'll have to rely onthe fact that there are always a selection of side dishes at tlse a barbecues and eat them to fill the emptiness in my gut. • Or maybe if I steer -clear of the cooking quarters, and pretend upon reception of the meat, that it's actually 'part of. a pre- packaged roast, I'll be all tight. If not I can only hope to be invited to beef barbecues from this point out. They can't possibly be done the same way - can .they? • • ITN TOURI01 0 BIG- 1-NEE IGTNEE DAY, MAYBE U)E SHOULD SPRUCE UP OUR PORTS OF ENTRY. North becoming 011ie-mania The term "mania," when used as a suf- fix, indicates "an 'excessive fondness or enthusiasm; obsession or craze," for something. As a society, we have, over the years, ex- perienced manias for • all . manner of phenomenon. Some, such as "Beatlemania," happened when I was too young to remember vividly. Others, such Defence proposals iffy at Defence Minister Beatty's proposals to reinforce surveillance include the achieve- ment of five goals: 1) purchasing at least six new long-range patrol aireraft; 2) moder- nizing the existing fleet of medium -range patrol aircraft; 3) maintaining the strength of our CF -18 aircraft and arming them effec- tively,;,41 promoting research, development and deployment of space surveillance systems, and 51 investigating the installa- tion of synthetic aperture radar in existing aircraft. It seems to me that one cannot argue against the reasonableness, indeed the necessity, of the first three goals. If we are going to have airborne surveillance of our shores and inland territory then we require Alinement which is modern, efficient, and, Kept up-to-date as the state of ,the art changes, What we must not forget here is that for the airborne surveillance and in- terception arm to do its job most effectively it must be backed up by an equally modern, and efficient control system. It is ridiculous to have high-performance, modern aircraft that cannot be vectored in to intercept an airborne intruder because the control system cannot operate because of adverse conditions such as fog or bad weather. Whether that control system is in the patrol aircraft or is ground-based radar is im- best IT SEEMS TO ME by Ernie Williams Material': it must be able to detect and track both high and low-flying intruders, regardless of the weather environment, or we might as well forget the whole business and save our money. It seems to me that goal number four is a 'iffy' one. If we are talking about the defence of Canada, than forget it. It would be an expensive project with no discernible' defence cost-effectiveness. No mention is made of the cost of developing and building our own vehicle launch bases and systems. If we do not do that we would have to depend upon ,another country to provide Iaunch facilities at their convenience. After we had a surveillance satellite in space what would we do with the information obtained? Mr. Beatty also makes no mention of developing an anti -satellite or anti -ICBM system to back up our surveillance so presumably the surveillance satellite would merely provide us with useless information about what is going on on land, either in Canada or some other country, I say useless because if we have implemented the suggested im- provements in our navy and airborne surveillance we should have already the in- formation concerning the Canadian land mass. On the other hand I believe our 'Alouette' ionosphere sounder was the first such vehicle in use as was our 'Anile 1' com- munication satellite and we have carried on since then with the development of our ex- pertise in this field with the development and deployment of other communication and measurement/surveillance satellites. In this sense, then, we would simply be car- rying on with an existing program but its use should not be implied as having any military worth nor should its costs be charg- ed against our defence costs. For goal number five, fortunately,•all that is suggested is an investigation, presumably into its practicality and cost-effectiveness. It seems to me that, if the investigation is carried out in good faith and with an open mind, it will show that, considering the'size Turn to page 16 FROM THIS ANGLE by Patrick Raf tis as "Westlemania," I wish I could forget. Regardless of the various merits of the other people, groups and activities to which the term has been attached in the past, North America is now in the grips of perhaps the most bizzare mania ever to strike it — "011iemania". The amazing popularity achieved by U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North (a.k.a. "011ie"), following his testimony before the Congressional Inquiry into the Iran - Contra affair in the States has me com- pletely stumped. Why does everyone love this man? Seems to me his role in the whole thing amounts to an attempt to deceive the peo- ple of his own country, in an attempt to im- pliment a series of foreign policy manoeuvres which were not approved through proper channels. For this, he's a hero? Anyway, the thing I ean't believe is not so much the fact that 011ie has become a hit in the USA I Americans are the people, you'll remember, who made Michael Jackson for a time, seem like the most im- portant musical artist on the globe. "Beat it," indeed! I, but the resultant mass marketing of 011ie-related items. The shirts and buttons I can live with, but the latest announcement that some op- portunists - broadcasting mogul Ted Turner among them - have released home video -cassette versions of North's testimony, I find hard to believe. They expect these videos to have mass market appeal? If I wanted to watch a man try to talk his way out of a tight spot for a couple of hours, I would simply follow Asinsassis one of my married drinking buddies home after ayl all-night session. And you thought North was telling some tall tales? If "The North Tapes," become a video hit, I shudder to think what might follow. Why not resurrect the films of the Mc- Carthy hearings? Imagine what fine fami- ly viewing it would make. "Relive the good old days. as Uncle Joe makes the commie pinkos squirm on the stand, to the tune of Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the. USA'. (Warning, some scenes may be too ludicrous for anyone who believes we live in a democratic society, ) And what about Watergate? What could be more fun than watching "Tricky Dicky" get turfed from office all over again, in the comfort of you're living room. If the actual tapes of the hearing don't pro- ve interesting enough for the average au- dience, they could put out an updated. dramatized version. Maybe ' Max Headroom could be enlisted to play the ti. tie role, "I am not a cr-cr-cr-crook!" And lets not forget those old party favorites - The Nuernberg Trials. "Get together with your old army bud- dies and relive the vergence. Love to hate those Nazis!" If the craze continues, it could open up whole new avenues for the amateur video - buff. Tired by now of filming relatives' weddings, they could turn to filming peoples' divorce hearings Clots of yuks later with your new spouse I. or you could have them on hand when Uncle Bill goes in front of the judge for lewd and lascivious Turn to page 10A • Binding twine a scarcity in Seaforth in 188i AUGUST 5,1887 There are seven ministers now in Brussels with. the prospect of another in the near future. The Post thinks they will soon be able to have a ministerial association all to themselves. ' During the past week we have heard of several horses that have been seriously'in- jured by getting fast in or running against barbed wire fences. Messrs. Forbes and Donovan of Seaforth had two badly torn; Mr. Thos. Fowler of the West End, Tuekeranith, had a valuable sticking colt in= lured; Mr. James Scott, of Roxboro, McKillop, had three injured, and Mr. T. E. Hays of McKillep,'had two. There is a great scarcity of binding twine in Seaforth this season, Several tons of it have been sold and still the cry is for more. Mr. Fear, druggist, and wife, of Seaforth, were in Hensall last week visitinghis brother, Rev. Mr. Fear,of the Hensall North circuit. theAUGUSlast meeting of jth'e Tuckersmith Atg councif the sunt of $8 was granted to as'sfst in the construction of a sidewalk in Egmont", ville and the board of management of Egmondville were given permission to con- struct a crossing over the road in that village. Mr. Janes Kernaghan has disposed of his Braying business in Brussels and equipment to Mr. P. Millikie, Of Wroxeter, who is now in charge. The fine new barb of' Mr. Thomas Stephens, of the Queen's Hotel, is now coin-, pleted and in use. It is a most commodious stucture, there being 14 double stalls, and four splendid large boxes, and everything is fitted in new and up to date style, It is also equipped with double- doors for winter use and is altogether probably the most corn- plete hotel barn in the county, • AUGUST 6, 1937 Despite the fact'it has been rained Out th ree years in succession, the committee in charge of the Summer ca'rnfval of the Seaforth Lions Club is going to tryagain'and iias set Wednesday, August 11, as the date an which the program,which had been ar- IN THE YEARS AGONE ranged for a week ago will be presented at the Lions Park. Provincial Traffic Officer J. W. Callander of Mitchell, who is patrolling this district, said that the holiday traffic over Highway No. 8 from Stratford to Goderich reached ahnOstrecord-breaking proportions. All owners of cattle or sheep killed or in- jured by dogs are entitled to compensation by dog by the either the do owners Or municipality, according to legislation spon- sored and piloted through the Ontario Legislature at the last session by the Hon. Duncan Marshall, Ontario Minister of Agriculture. One thing brought out by the survey of Main Street, which was made last week by engineers in preparation for the laying of pew sidewalks, was that the south end of the street is nearly 16 feet lower than the north end. If a six-foot man stood on a ten -foot ladder in front of the Duncan factory, his head would be level with the pavement in front of Rostiedge's grocery at the corner of Main and Goderich Streets. AUGUST 9, 1962 Occupancy for the first six months of the year in medical and- surgery at Scott Memorial Hospital was 119.7 per, cent of capacity. The returns were contained in the report of Miss V. Drope, superintendent, presented to the recent monthly board nieeeting. Overall occupancy was 04.1 per cent of capacity, At least 2,000 acres of crops in Tuckersmith, McKillop and Grey were sortie extent in the hail storm of damaged toF._ s ._ _. two weeks ago. The acreage involved was arrived at in a preliminary survey con- ducted this week. As many as 100 farms may be affected. The 27th annual Summer Carnival spon- sored bythe Seaforth Lions Club at Seaforth Lions Park got underway Wednesday night. With the eight -acre park alive. the colored lights and gay streamers; booths erected across the playing field did a thriving business. A Chicago paper, in a story in a recent issue, referred to a Seaforth native and well- known dentist, Dr. Joseph Prendergast, who has become his own life insurance beneficiary. Dr. Prendergast turned the trick by outliving the mortality tables that were in force when he took out his policy event though the actuarial odds against such an event are 100,000 to 14. He is four months short of his 96th birthday, but he is con- sidered to have outlived the applicable tables of his life insurance policy because he has passed the policy anniversary nearing his next birthday which will be October 9.