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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1987-09-23, Page 22A — THE HURON EXPOSITOR,. SEPTEMBER 23, 1987^ " • H b+llron o ic por . .. SINCE 1060, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FiRST . Incorporesting The Brussels Post ED BYRSKI, General Manager • Published in HEATHER McILWRAITH, Editor • - Seaforth; Ontario , Every Wednesday MOrnin.g •'Member .Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc Ontario-C-omrna trNewspaper-Association o'ntario•Pres's Council Commonwealth. Press iJnion International Press Institute, Subscription rotes: The Expositor 1s brought to you Canada 520,00 a year, In advance Senior Citizens -'17.00 a, year in odvance each week by the efforts of: Pot .. Outside Canada '60.00 a year, 4n advance . Armes, Nellie Blake, Karen Single Copies -•'.50 cents each Gordner, Joan Guichielaar'and Bob McMillan. Second 'class mall registration Number 0696 • WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1987 Editorial and Business Offices - TO Main Street, Seaforth Telephone (519) 527-0240 , Meiling Address -'P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1WO Let's be cauti.oUs It is encouraging to see the Town of Seaforth take steps to., secure its future. - Although in many ways the town has continued to function actively, finan- cial hard times, more recently enhanced by the closure of the Genesco Shoe -Factory, have put a damper on its economic growth, Perhaps most af- fected has been the town's downtown corridor - or Main Street, which has seen a dwindling number of customers over the years and an increasing number of store front vacancies, . Just one year ago the Town of Seaforth and its Business' Improvement Association, jointly adopted the Mainstreet Canada Program, indicating they realized the need for improvements in town and the necessity of the town people to work together to make Seaforth a thriving community. • More recently, with the closing of the Genesco Plant, the town has realiz- ed the need to make Seaforth both a residentially and commercially attrac- tive community - one that would entice new and -or established en- trepreneurs to set up businessinthis town. And, there's nothing wrong with thatldea, as long as the Town continues to be thorough in its investigation of those potential business persons. Hopefully its desire to make Seaforth an economically viable community will not color its decisions about who and what businesses it allow •into the town. According to the town's administrator the town hall receives frequent in- quiries from business persons about relocation to a small town such as Seaforth. As can be expected there are more inquiries than relocations. That in itself makes an incident'which occured in Seaforth last week, a little less, scarey. 'Last Thursday a reporter from this paper, intrigued by the presence of a white limousine in town, snapped its picture as well as that of its in- habitants. Later that evening while doing some errands on the Main street, this same reporter was approached by these men, who asked who he was Some people were just not meant to be --and-why-he had-taken-the•-photograpti- After-he-answered-th'eirquestions- wi'vtere. andyou rexeadiilgone af. them< Over the years, I• have purchased Part time hibernation attractive They tellme today, Wednesday is the first • day of Autumn,' and without checking the calendar, I believe them. My body has been telling me we were nearing'a season change. for quite some time now. • • • I' dont really believe in reincarnation but if I did, I'd have to say I used to be a member.of that part of the animal kingdom . • that. likes to hibernate in ,the winter,. Lately I've felt like the big, dopey bear who is look- ng-forward-to-being-awinter-r-eeluse-At---- a this point in my life I could handle sleeping more than the , regular eight hours a night, I think I •need to. •It's not that I really want to withdraw ' from the world for 'any„extended period of time, I jest feel plain tuckered out. The idea ' of curling up undisturbed in a warm nest of blankets rather appeals to me. I think I could handleit for a week or two. Unfortunately though ” this hibernation •stuff has its catches. It's . not really something one does on a part time basis. In. . order to do it successfully one has to commit to it 100 per cent. I'm ,not•sure, this year, I'm entirely•ready for that: I.'d hate to miss out SWEATSOCKS . by Heather McllWraith, on any events, planned or otherwise; which , might happen to coincide , with this self im- posed period of isolation. • I'd also hate to give up the bigger portion ne ;"'hot meals: that come with— fall and winter., Unlikethe bear, I would not be con tented to fill myself full of berries, then drift off to sleep for a• couple or six months; I'd want to experience the gastric pleasures on- ly winter cooking can give. • There are also the special family days of Thanksgiving and .Christmas to'consider, And if I overslept there'd be the possibility I'd miss Easter too. No doubt. I'd miss a number of birthdays too, but that might just be to my advantage since one of them would be.tny own, In truth I guess;I'd, still be grow- ing older, but at least I'd be spared theyear- ly reminder of that fact. I'm nearing the age where age becomes an unmentionnahle part ul• a conversation. . • Oh, winter hibernation has its good points. i It involves sleep and warmth; two of -._anybody's-favorite_things_lialso_allows-on to forget. about the hassles of shovelling .'.,t, snow; 'burying themselves in layers of q clothing; colds and sniffles; and the terrors of winter driving.' Unfortunately though, 'it denies one the pleasure of: witnessing a sparkling white y wonderland; the opportunity to breathe and' 'i appreciate crisp, cool air;.feel.the warming sensation of hot chocolate; and participate .:4 in such sports as hockey, broornball, skating and skiing. . And, I still say there's nothing betterthan curling up in front of a fireplace on a cold wintry day.'. . Now if I cold only find ,a fireplace:., Columnist knew it couldn't last the reporter was told by the men that they did not want their pictures to ap- pear in the focal newspaper. Seeing they were upset the reporter promised to withhold the photographs from the newspaper. That promise was not good enough. The men demanded possession of the film. • , Since there were other pictures on that same role of film the reporter told the men he couldn't give them the film, and again promised the pictures would not run. They again insisted they be given the film. This time the reporter offered to develop the 'film straight away, keep the negatives he needed and give them the rest. That still, was not good enough. They wanted the film and eventually they got it. What is scarey is that prior to their meeting with this reporter these men had been inquiring about relocating a business to Seaforth. It is con- ceivable they would not want their intentions publicly acknowledged at this time, but had secrecy been of such importance perhaps they would have done better to have refrained front driving a flashy white limousine into town. Even a black lirnousine would have drawn considerable attention in a town the size of Seaforth. But regardless of whether or riot they captured the attention ofdthe press, these men obviously did not act like the type of business people Seaforth would do well to welcome with open hands. It's trying to enhance not destroy its image, and they certainty did not go about their business in a complimentary manner. After ail Seaforth is "The Friendly Town", and the business people already here, know it. countless lottery tickets, entered no end of draws and participated in a variety of pools. My number never comes up, my ticket is never drawn, and my picks in- variabley do no pan out. That is, until this fall. The editor of this publication has, for years, invited me to participate in the foot- ball pool he runs.eachyearwithgreat zeal. His zeal to include me only seems to in- crease when I inform hien I don't follow NFL football for any football except for the occasional Grey Cup game for that Matter), don't completely understand the game and can't even name half the teams in the league. "You don't have to know anything about it," he assured me, while displaying the same glint in his eye that poker players get when a newcomer sits down and asks "How many tricks do I have to take to get a point in this genie?" The term "pidgeon" springs to mind. However, I finally relented to join the darn thing and - wonder of wonders - I ac- tually finished among the leaders for the first two weeks, won it outright the very first time. - Other participants seemed slightly an. noyed to learn I based my selections on such indepth knowlege of the teams as to, FROM--THIS--ANGLE- by Patrick Raftis milamommenner place my bet on the team reported to nave the most enthusiastic squad of cheerleaders. In some cases, I placed my bet on the teams whose first-string quarterback I could name. This method accounted for exactly two of my picks each week. - That fact that such un -scientific wager- ing could pay off surprised no one more than myself. After all, here was the man who drafted seven ( count 'em) New York Rangers, in last winter's playoff hockey pool, actually leading the way in a football pool. What was next? Would Jimmy The Greek be asking me to take over the task of oddsmaking? Would Mike Ditka be calling me for advice on how to handle Jim McMahon? Not likely, but who cares? I was actually winning at something. Then, of course, carne the inevitable bursting of my bubble, at the hands of Gene Upshaw and the National Football League Players Association, I can picture the meeting of • team representatives now. "Okay guys," Players Association head honcho Gene Upshaw announced. "This is serious. Not only are the owners treating us like chattels and generally abusing our . rights as sports celebrities -• but up there in Canada, Raftis is winning the football pool. I Say we strike, before this goes any -farther." Upshaw's announcement, of course, was greeted with cries of -Solidarity Forever," and "Down with Raftis." as the players voted overwhelmingly to com- mence what could, in all probablity become a season -ending strike. To heck with you Upshaw -- I may not be finished yet. The owners have vowed to continue to play, using players previously cast off as incapable of playing profes- sional footbalt If they do, I may be at an advantage. I may even volunteer to play myself. While others in the pool, who base their selections on knowledge of players' strengths and weaknesses may be at a disadvantage in choosing • winners from ' teams made up of NFL rejects, I will know just as much about these players as t did about the striking regulars. By the Way? Did the cheerleaders go on strike too? License inspector thrown from horsedrawn carriage• SEPTtrtiBi}R 23,18$7 Mr, Sprague, License Inspector for South Huron, met with an unpleasant adventure a few days ago. While driving to Exeter and When neat the Saubl:e bridge, a dog rushed out frightening the horse and causing it to make a sudden jump which threw Mr. Sprague front the seat of the vehicle. lie grasped the titles tightly and was drawn for Several rods along the hard toad, but managed with eenstderable effort to bring the horse toa stand still, not h'ow'ever, until his hat and clothes received a severe tattering. • Mr. Abner Cousins, soh of Mr. A. Cousins of the secon'd concession of Tuckersmlth left last week for Australia. He will engage the book business there for a Brantford firm and expects to remain at least five years. He IS a steady intelligent yoting man and will do Well w'hereee't.Ire ' goes. The Torrence fain in Hallett, near oar'lo'ck, has been purchased by Mr, Par- sons, front near tort Hope, a brother -in -lac' of Mt; John Tambl'yn of thel12th concession, The price was $9,000. It is a very cheap farm at this lnonty. One' night last week a fire broke out in the near Brusseis, arid the flames seen got such a start that, nothing could be done but to keep the adjoining buildings from catching fire. In the barn was stored over 40 toes of hay, 10 acres of wheat and 10 acres of oats, a self binder, wagon, buggy, and a lot of small articles, There was a small amount of in- surance on the building and contents. The cause of the fire is unknown: SEPTEMBER 20, 1912 In Hensel], Mr. Passmore has his fine new cement smoke stack finished for his electric light station, and it presents a very impos- ing appearance, being eighty feet high. At a special meeting of the town council here on Monday afternoon, Mr. John Cumm- ing was appointed caretaker of the town hall and assistant superintendent of the hydro- electric sub-statiion for, the balance of the year as success'o'r to Mr. Adam MacKay. The salary is at a tate of $550 per year. In itippen the village grain market has Opened up for another se'ason's trade. The grain house which has been eittensively repaired, is now well equipped for the delivery of the grain, Mr. Moffatt, who has managed the fort far many years, is again at his past to give his beat attention to his baths and stables on the Armstrong farm „patrons. IN THE YEARS AONE from the Archives Mr. and Mrs, George Pollard of Rriissels celebrated their golden wedding annivet- sary at their home in that village on Mini - day. Perhaps more remarkable than being spared to enjoy such an oc'casion is the fact that their children, six sons and three daughters are all living, sit of whom were present on this glad occasion. SEPTEMBER 24, 193'i . strict enforcement of the regulations put into effect by the local Board of Health upon the diseotrery in Seaforth of a case of infan- tile paralysis has resulted in no new eases being reported to the Board, It is believed the disease has been definitely checked ih Seaforth. Seaforth received its Otte mill subsidy - frorn the Provincial GoVertlaent on Monday when a cheque in the siuli 01 $051.45 arrived tis the office of town' treasurer D.H. Wilson. The Seaforth, Clinton and Goderich Lions clubs are holding their annual clinic for' 4 crippled children of Huron County at Scott Memorial hospital, Seaforth. Dr. George Ramsay, of London will be in charge. The elinic is free to any parents who have a trip- pled Child. The last will and testament of Archdeacon Wilfred Jones -Bateman, retired angliean clergyman, and chaplain of the Huron- Middles'ex Regiment who died .July 28, of an estateof $57,883.03, The will disposes _ _ .. was made in November of 1923 and leaves his wife Axny as the sOle beneficiary, and On her death the estate goes to his soh John, of Troy, NeW York arid the widow and children .of a. deceased son Robert. SEPTEMBER 27, 1962 Thieves broke into Seaforth District High S'ehool Sunday night or early Monday Mom - Mg, g,emptye in but left handed. Efforts to torr their way into the school vault were by a Concrete well, thwarted.. .. • . .. _ , . The break to was discovered by caretaker William Flood when he cane on duty Mon- day morning. Seaforth police are investigating. Despite the slight drop in attendance, Seaforth Fail Fair drew an equal number of entries this year to that of 1961, as the 117th Fall Fair was held Friday. Total entries will exceed 3,500 says secretary treasurer R. James Wallace. What was for many years a familiar sound on Main Street when the hours of the day were rung out, will no longer be heard. 'The 800 pound bell, installed on the roof of the post office when the building was erected nearly fifty years ago, was removed this week, as supporting framework became weakened by years of exposure to winter snow and summer sun. Spurred by the possibility that one in the dilate of farmer owned meat packing plants being planned by FAME co-operative will be located in this area, members of the Huron County FAME organization plan a county:wide'drive to increase the subscrip— tion of share capital. Details of the drive are to be wetted Oat by Alex McGregor, FAME chairman in • Huron, ata Meeting held hi Clinton On Fri- day. The drive is expected to put Huron over its Objective of $100,000.