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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-08-19, Page 2Huron xpositor SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY 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.Nellie Blake, Karen Gordner, Joan Guichelaer and Bob McMillan. A BLUE RIBBON AWARD ED BYRSK,1; General Manager HEATHER McILWRAITH, Editor 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 - .5Q cents each Second class mail registration Number 0696 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1987' . Editorial and Business Offices • 10 Main Street, Seaforth, Telephone (519) 527.0240 Mailing Address = P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1WO Back to school Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for school-age children. And with schools due to open soon, the Ontario Safety League says now is the time to talk to children about safe pedestrian and cycling habits. If your child is attending school for the first t time, or if you have moved to a new area, it is a- good idea to first find the quickest and safest route to the school. Then walk with your child over the route a few times before school begins, - pointing out the various signs and signals. Remember, children tend to copy their parents' bahavior. If you jaywalk or cross on a red light, so will they. - - Teach children to crossonly at corners, and not to dash out between parked cars. They are safer if they cross at signalled crossings, or corners where'a crossing guard is stationed. Children are also generally safe if they walk to and from school in groups. Discourage your children from walking alone, or taking short cuts through strange neighborhoods. If your children -ride buses, teach them not to roughhouse while boarding Dr alighting. If possible, meet them at the bus stop and walk home with them. Make sure that your children understand the rules of the road for bicycles. Check your child's cycling skills before letting him or her cycle to and from school. Dress children in Tight or bright -colored clothes on grey days. If they must be out after dark, look into purchasing reflective clothing or tape. In rural or poorly lit area, supply each child with a flashlight. Here 'are a few other tips for safety -on the streets for children: Children are adventurous. They will frequently devise their own "short cuts" and travel patterns. Get to know your child's habits and friends better by asking them to take you around the neighborhood: to the store, to school, to friends' house, to the playground. Emphasize that children should not talk to strangers on the street. Make sure they know to report to you any person who approaches them on the street. Cute though they may be, clothes with the child's name on the outside are not a good idea. Too many children respond trustingly to adults who call them by name. . Make sure your children know their complete names, address, and phone number. if your child carries his or her own house key, don't mark it with your - name and address. if it is lost, the finder has all the information needed to enter your house at will. Holding vigil at service station It's true what .they say. Vacations are just never long enough. In fact I determin- ed this week that I could get very used to not working for • a living. When my ship comes in.... None the less I'm back - and what a week I had. One day in particular stands out in my • mind, It involves an excursion to Niagara -on -the -Lake with a friend who was visiting from the eastern limits of the province. It was a -trip that_bothmy friencLand I had been looking forward, to for a long time. I had been to the often described as "quaint little town" only once myself, but on a day when theweather dictated you either stay inside your car or get totally drenched. I,. of course, opted to get totally drenched but found once I went that route I didn't have the heart to enter any of the unique establishments. My encounter with Niagara -on -the -Lake therefore, was brief. My friend on the other.hand, had never set foot in the town. • So weset out with a heart full of enthusiasm. The trip was long, but we enjoyed it. After all it was a beautiful day, the sun was shining throughthe sun roof and we had our favorite cassettes in the tape deck. Little did we know what was in store for us. . We turned off the QEW and were touring along Highway 55 when trouble struck. The IN THE YEARS AGONE Arclives • from the 1 Teacher re-engaged for, ' $500 AUGUST 19, 1887 Mr. James McLauchlan, the teacher in Section No. 1 Morris, has been re-engaged for the coming year at a salary of $500; he takes charge of the school without an assis- tant. J. S. Stalker also remains in his school for next year at an increase in salary, Mr. Gideon Petrie, the well-known athlete of Huron county, still continues to distinguish himself in the athletic circle of the United States. He is now located in Livermore, California, and on the 28th of last month hada wrestling contest with Thomas Carroll, the "Brooklyn Giant," of Oakland, for $100 a side. Carroll's friends were very confident of success as their favorite is a much more powerful man than • his antagonist. The Huron Boy, however, disappointed their hopes, defeafii"ng their champion in three straight throws. Mr. Per - tie proposed to wrestle again in two weeks for $500 a side, but the offer was not accepted. Mr. D. M. Radcliffe; the general agent of the North American Insurance Company returned home frem his business trip to the Northwest en Tuesday last. Mr. Radcliffe tepees prospects geed in Manitoba th year. commenced the Mr. Wm. Sclater has co erection of a new residence near the railway station. AUGUST 2,3, 1912 Mr. William Brewat, of Grey township, has the first new wheat at the Pryne Milling Company's mill in Brussels this season. It scaled 58 pounds to the bushel arid Was fine end hard. He had 22 aeres which yielded 550 bushels or 25 bushels to the acre. Mrs. James Dick and son, Gordon, -Of Seeforth, and Mrs, David Dickson of Brant- ford were visitors at the home of Mr. H. Schaffet this week. not forget next Our readers shouldg Wednesday evening the date Of the Harvest Home entertainment, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid of Winthrop church, at the home of Mr. Charles Dohiiage, Sr. Several inembets of the Sproat fatnilies, nwnbering eighteen held a picriic at Bayfield on Tuesday in honor of Mrs. Ralph. C. Vokes, of Detroit, fettlerly Yelena Sproat, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, John Sproat, Egrondville. AUGUST 20, 1937 The contract for the building of new sidewalkson, Seaforth Main Street was awarded at a special meeting of council on Monday evening to H. Edge,Seaforth. His tender was $2,585, Dr, Carl Abetted, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Aberhart, of Seaforth, left last week for Montreal from whete he sailed for the Old Country, where he will spend a year to special observation in the hopsitals of Great Britain and on the Continent. Seaforth taxpayers will pay taxes this year based on a net rate of 43 mills for public school supporters and 42.5 mills for separate school supporters. The gross rate will be 1 mill higher in each case, the deduction being made possible by the provincial 1 mill sub- sidy. The rate was set at a special meeting of council on Monday evening. Mr. R, J. Ferguson, of Tjllsonburg, spent the weekend with his wife, Mrs. R. J. Ferguson, who is filling the position of drug- gist at the drug store in Hensall in the absence of Mr. A. W. E. Hemphill, who is vacationing with his wife and family at their cottage at Grand Bend. AUGUST 23, 1062 hirst burial recorded in the Staffa cemetery took place 100 years ago, a historical sketch of the cemetery revealed last weekend. Read at a, special centetary service at the site Sunday, the sketch covered data on the first years of known operation. Certain stages of reconstruction work on the North Road, between Seaforth and Walton, should be under way within a week Or so, according to Huron County Engineer, J. W. Britnell. Construction of culverts at three locations already has begun. Winthrop won the first game of their. best two -out -of -three' playoff series from Goderich, when they scored a 2-0 victory in Goderich on Saturday night. Winthrop opened the scoring early in the first half, when Tom Love heat the Goderich defence and Ren McClure made it 2-0 less than two minutes later, as Goderich faded under the strong Winthrop attack. SWEATSOCKS by Heather Mcllwraith car, the ever reliable car, quit - leaving..us abandonned on a barren stretch of highway and still some 10-15 miles from our destination. Until that moment I don't think I ever realized just how embarrassing it is to be plagued with car trouble on the road. Hav- ing to avingto flag down help or at least a ride to the nearest phone is a humiliating experience - especially if nobody .stops. None -the -less help did arrive, and we were taken to the nearest phone - at a chicken feed plant of all places,and we called the CAA. Then we were driven back to the immobilized vehi- cle which we • sat and watched from a blanket strewn on the nearby grass until the CAA arrived. Once the car was loaded and we were in the cab we headed into one of the most scenic areas of St. Catharines its industrial park - to a place we came to know as Red's Garage. Whatwas thought to be a, minor problem when we were towed into the garage turned out -to ' be a major undertaking. The mechanics couldn't locate the problem althoughI must say they gave it the old col- lege ollege try. As a result my friend and I spent our entire Friday afternoon and a good por- tion of Friday night at Red's Garage, answering questions,, observing possible cures for the poor car's ailment, turning the key and hoping to hear that roar of the engine, which would indicate the car was healed. We never did hear that roar. Discouraged- we went for a walk. The next tine' we saw the car it was speeding past 'us and "Red" was waving and yelling "hey girls". He picked us up and we all headed back to the. garage - where we settled, THE BILL. It was the timing: belt. Unfortunately it was much too late to pro- ceed to what had been our intended destina- tion. Tired and defeated we came back home, happy at least that there are some people who don't mind working overtime on a Friday to help two damsels in distress. Now I've got to wonder if I'm meant to see Niagara -on -the -Lake: I'm feeling twice burnt, three times shy. 5o FAR WEVE ADM/T%ED 72 REFUGEE$ piiny me GohF coUR0.E - 39 FRO/y 7)1 SUMMER CO MOE 96 FROM) 7NE.V C -49f CLUB 24 FROM -- Male-- Male rites of passage barbaric In a civilized society such as ours, only two ancient, barbaric rites of passage re- main for the "sophisticated" North American male. - One, is the daily practice of rising each morning and scratching the entire width and breadth of one's face with a sharp ob- ject. This biszare ritual, known by the in- nocuous name of "shaving," is one for which the original purpose has long since been lost. Why bother? As you can readily acertain with a glance at the 'image which accompanies this column, I have long since recanted of any further participation in this particular form of self -punishment. Which brings us to the second ritual, namely the practice of men . banding together to eommisserate with a fellow male who has engaged himself to offer his nuptials to a member of the other render. In some quarters this gathering is known as a "Bachelor Party," in others, a "Stag". Whatever the name, the practice has grown somewhat rarer in these times in favor of the co-ed version, popularly known as a "Stat; and Doe". Why the bachelor party was named for a member of the deer family, I really can't say - unless it's because any such event ate- always attended by at least one large per FROM THIS ANGLE by Patrick Raftis son invariably nicknamed "Moose". Since no woman has ever been invited to witness a Stag, except perhaps from the in- side ora large cake wife -retie view is urr- doubtably not the best, I thought I would take the opportunity to enlighten them ' about the goings-on at such events as the one I -attended on the weekend. Contrary „to popular perception, there are no "dirty movies" shown at Stags. Oh sure, occasionally some enlightend organizers will procure an eight millimetre projector to show educational films en common mating practices, but these are shown soley for the benefit of the groom -to -be, so he will not have to attend his own honeymoon uninformed about such matters. The second common misconception is that gambling takes place at bachelor par- ties. Nothing could be further from the truth, Why do women find it so hard to believe that a group of men could spend. their time from sundown one day to sunup the next, playing a friendly game of euchre, with matchsticks for stakes. With such canunraderie taking place, why would anyone need the added incen- tive of -1100 pots- keep' therm -playing ._- throughout the night. Many people also believe the real pur- pose of the Stag is to get the guest of honor blind drunk. This is preposterous. In fact the last' time I saw the guest of honor at a Stag, he did not appear to me to be in the least intoxicated despite the lateness of the hour. As I recall, he Ives ac- tually resting quite peacefully on the open tailgate of a moving piekup truck. How could anyone accuse such a serene soul of being over the legal limit. So, now that I have irrevocably refuted the entanglement of myth and misinfor- mation which has long surrounded the fabled Bachelor Bash, I would like so- meone to return the favor. Can anyone out there tell me what really goes on at a "Lingerie Party"? And, now can I get myself invited to one. • Aww c'mon, I told you! Re-equipping regiments a priority Defence Minister Beatty's white paper on defence proposes to improve the credibility of our contribution to Alliance Detterrence in Europe by: Lcancelling our unsustainable commit- ment to send a 'brigade group and two .._ . fighter squadrons to northern Norway in wayhas refused to' allow any foreign troops order to c'onsoGdate our coinrriitmenfs on to e stationed in Norway, meaning that the central front into land and air divisions; - when a crisis is declared these Canadian 2. pre -positioning equipment and supplies personnel and all their equipment have to be for the Canada -based brigade group which transported from Canada to their battle in time of crisis will join the brigade group positions in Norway. We tried it once and it permanently stationed in southern took three weeks to get our forces there by Germany; sea and by air; by this time, in real life, they 3. pre -positioning equipment and supplies would, in all likelihood, have been landing in for the Battalion Group assigned in time of enemy held territory, assuming, of course, crisis to Northern European Command; that any of the sea -borne shipments got 4. re-equipping out armoured regiments through. I could almost suspect that these with new main battle tanks;, same advisors may have been the ones who 5. assuring sustainment of the army dive suggested sending Canadian troops to Hong cion by 1 Canadian Brigade Group and the Kong when it was already certain that it new Militia brigades; Would be overrun by the Japanese. 6. increasing the petsonnel strength hi ation Of this ill-advised commitment >n Europe to provide land and air Divisional should be first priority. . P -should a p y el'eiiients and larger logistics and medical ' support cadres; and 7. providing additional airlift capability. It seems to me that the same advisors who advocated buying the nuclear submarines so we could look at the underside of the Arc- tic ice -cap must be the same Ones who'sug- gested ;sending a brigade group and two fighter squadrons' to northern Norway. Nor - IT SEEMS TO M by Ernie Williams It seerris to me that numbers 2,3,5, and 7 should, logically, be considered together. They form the backbone of any logistic sup - pert of our' troops in Europe and failure to implement any one of them would result in tepid failure of ouiicohtribution to the battle plans of our AHEM .in a time of crisis, We must have sufficient equipment and sup- plies ready, and in position before the out- break of any actual hostilities, to sustain our soldiers in combat for at least three weeks (as a rough estimate based on our ex- perience in attempting to carry out the training exercise in Norway). It hardly seems likely that our logistics experts would ever agree to have, on standby, sufficient airlift capablility to ensure 'rapid resupply and reinforcement for two brigade groups; we have, therefore, to consider the time re- ' quired for much of the resupply and rein forcemeat to take place by sea. our It seems to me that re-equipping u er- n -Owed regiir'ients with new and up-to-date battle tanks should have the highest priori- ty. Our soldiers would have little chance of survival in a modern tank battle unless they were using tanks with the latest weep'on's, technology and armor. We have taken a deliberate tisk in denying our forces the ad- vantage of even tactical nuclear weapons so whatever weapons we give them should be of the highest efficiency both offensively and defensively. It seems to me that the Most difficult pro - Tufa to page 10A • __.. ...... _.__ a ,.g