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The Huron Expositor, 1987-10-14, Page 22A — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, OCTOBER 14, 1987 , , J Huron . . _ _ �, h eel 'SINCE 1860, SERVPNiG THE COMMUNITY FIRST Incorporating ED BYRSKI, General Manager ' ' The Brussels Post HEATHER MCILWRAITH, Editor. • Published in . Seaforth, Ontario Member Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc, Every Wednesday Morning Ontario Community Newspaper Association Ontario Press Mimi- Press Union 44 International Press Institute Subscription rates: ' Canada '20.00 a year, in advance • The Expositor is brought to you Senior Citizens,• '17.00 a year In advance each week by the efforts of: Pat Outside Canada '60.00 a.year, in advance, . Armes„ Neil Corbett, Dianne Single Copies - .50 cents each McGrath and ,Bob McMillan. . Second class mail registration Number 0696 WEDNESDAY; OCTOBER 14, 1987 Editorial Telephone(519)527.0240 Mailing and Business Offices -10 Main Street, Seaforth -7-7- Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, N0K 1w0..' • Address - P.O. Inquest findings may .save lives ,The May 13 death of a 25 -year-old Brucefield fireman was an unfortunate accident. Highsight cannot bring back the life of Ken Aikenhead. . A recent inquest into his death attempted to determine why this young man was killed as he travelled to a scene of a fire. The inquest endeavored to establish recommendations and guidelines that could help prevent other accidents of a similar nature. Inquests are never pleasant. However, family, friends and associates of • Ken Aikenhead should feel some sense of comfort and satisfaction in know- ing the recommendations that came from the inquest into his death could' make major and necessary changes to fire safety in Ontario. . When our volunteer firefighters answerthe call cif duty they but theirlives at risk. Ken Aikenhead was an unfortunate victim. Recommendations that aim to ensure the safety of fire fighters, 'use of proper equipment and adequate training are, vital to the protection of the dedicated men who willingly put their lives on the line to fight fires. They should not be placed in the situation of compromise because equipment ' does not meet safety standards or because they have been , improperly trained for the job. The death of Ken Aikenhead and others like him has brought t� light serious deficiencies in fire fighting safety standards in this province. • The Ontario Fire Marshal's Office must be made aware of the potential hazards, local municipal councils must be made aware, and fire depart- ments too. • With far-reaching recommendations like those brought forth from the Aikenhead inquest, there is hope. fire safety standards in the future will be strengthened for the protection and security of our volunteer fire fighters. Shelley McPhee Heist. Old nukes for new guns A few weeks ago those people around the world dedicated to stopping the arms race and reducing the stockpile of nuclear weapons were almost euphoric. The announcement the United States and the Soviet Union were on the verge of an arms agreement banning intermediate-range nuclear weapons was the best news for anti -war people since the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty talks. The pending agreement was certain to prove the high point of the Reagan administration. After all, here was an arms accord which would wipe out an entire class of nuclear weapons - a small percentage of the world's stockpile. to be sure - but an action which could, perhaps, Change the prevailing nuclear mindset. Now less than a month away from the expected signing of the accord, a cold realism is settling in. Within days of published details of the negotiations between U.S. State Secretary George Schultz and Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevard- nadze, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commanders began bleating about how NATO was losing its edge. If the INF missiles were to go, they said, there must be a massive build-up of conventional weapons to counteract the superiority of the Warsaw•FaCt nations in this regard. U.S. President Ronald Meagan's reaction was predictable. He declared he would not sign the U.S.-Soviet accord if it weakened NATO. Even Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Joe Clark got into the act, announcing perhaps Canada would have to greatly increase its supply of conventional weapons to not only beef up its NATO commitment, but to guard its nor- thern flank. Similar clamoring has come from pro-Wa tem nations around the world. It's a sham, of course. A.ploy to frighten the insecure and to ensure arma- ment dealers of a secure financial future. With the entire American etonorny built on the U.S. defence budget, there 15 just no way a nuclear arms accord is going to be allowed to expand into a total disarmament agreement. Too many military and financial careers are riding on the con.- tinuation. of the cold war. , Given the push for an increase in conventional weapons, anti -war people are now wondering if the world is simply trading in old nukes for new guns. And, which is worse?. The Listowel Banner. • Thankful even for little thins __ When baseball's'Detroit Tigers upset the Toronto Blue Jays two weeks ago to cap ture the American League East, I, was upset, for reasons I detailed in last week's Column. However, since I am foolhardy enough to hang around with a Tiger en- thusiast, I had more -or -less come to terms with the fact I would be hearing about that years on end, I'd have to relive the horror snapped at. There were only two.comments Motown team until at least the end of Oc- of Toronto's loss(es) over and over and toe made - "What time,are the Jays play- tober, and possibly much longer. " over again,'That was a sickening thought... ing their next game" and; "What's the Somewhat "disenchanted with baseball . So when Detroit lost by'the same margin Jay's magic number -160-what? since the demise of the Blue Jays, I simply ' I was told they'd win the American League; A rather piddily defence as far as I'm accepted it when I was told Minnesota . four games to one, I may have been sur- • concerned. But then again, what else could would steal one game from the Tigers, but prised, but I wasn't devastated by any be said? They (the Tigers) obviously didn't , would -then be -humiliated in 'a four game—means.-Oh, I -felt badly for my Detroit--capitalize-on-their win -over -Toronto sweep by Detroit. It seemed logical to me. friend, just because I'ni the compassionate And looking at the Tigers' performance After all I'•d already been 'humiliated and '. sort,, but I didn't feel that badly and the . against the Minnesota Twins, it's' hard not teased unmercifully for the comments I'd feeling passed quickly. Suffice it to say I . to wonder how the Jays would have done ' been making about the Tigers and the Jays • felt about as badly as Detroit fans probably given the chance., Unfortunately though, in this column. Why not carry it a little fur- felt about the Blue Jays last weekend. . ;they weren't given the chance, and that's tiler. I was sure the Tigers would go on to Surprisingly enough it was a relatively something the, Tiger.fans, despite the fact win the World Series, just to spite me. ' quiet week of•baseball. Up until the Tigers their team was K-Oed in the next round,.. And quite truthfully I really didn't care. were shot down by. the Twins, I'd been ,a have in their advantage - and no doubt will With Toronto 9ut of the picture, 'it didn't victim of constant jabbering about the . never,let us forget. matter to me who won the American power and might of Detroit. Strangely And being this past weekend was • League, and after that the World Series. I .enough I.heard little talk of that power and " Thanksgiving, I'd have to say. that in addi-, thought for a short while that it would be might during the past week, and more• tion to being thankful for many more im- nice for my Tiger friend to have his team specifically over the weekend. portant things, I'm also thankful we (Jay win the World Series, but then I considered • In .fact, anytime there was any mention fans everywhere) were spared the ordeal of -the-repercussions-lf Detroit -won the World- of the Tigersandtheir-apparent-collapse,- -watehing-the Tigers advanceto-and-win the- , Series, I'd not only have to see him gloat for the Jay fans surrounding the various•televi World Series. If only because . of the. days, weeks, months and maybe even sion sets we watched this weekend were boastfulness of the tans; , SWEATSOCKS by Heather McIlwraith )T5 . CLD FORMING To KnJow LIJAyNINGToN FEELS. ACID RAIU DAMAGE 1V UCH E',uN K 1 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Be generous during P ppy Campaign For many years the people of Seaforth and distrtet have been most generous in con- tributing to the annual poppy campaign of Branch 156 of the Royal Canadian Legion. For more than 50 years the 'Legion has been able to provide assistance to needy veterans and their dependants as a result of the cooperation of the area public. In 1988 receipts of 1$,620.46 were slightly more than experrditur'es which totalled $3,610.84. p• e Panda whichthe public contribute air held in trust in a separate account and do not form arty part of Brandi finances. The Poppy trust funds are reserves from which emergency assiStarice can be given to needy veteran's, their dependants and the widows and children of decea's'ed ex- s'ervieemen'. We trust the citizens of Seeforth and area will offline to lend their hetet strong sup- port to the local legion's 1987 Poppy Cam- paign, which gets underway the week preceding Remembrance D'ay, November 11. Veit generous donation will be rriost appreciated Your truly, Dave Cornish, Poppy Chairman, Seaforth Branch 156, Royal Canadian Legion. Requiem for a bachelor Everyone has their own idea of what it is like to live the carefree existence of the modern day bachelor. The popular image of a bachelor, compounded by a spate of books and movies, is one of a semi - alcoholic, sex fiend, given to' prolonged binges of overindulgence in both of the .above mentioned commodities. Bachelors, as everyone knows, spend the majority of their time in bars, trying to "pick up," worsen. While the former may 'be true in many cases, the latter is patent- ly ridiculous. Have you ever tried to "pick up,"• a woman? In the first place, even some of the smaller ones can be quite heavy. And if they struggle, as they often do if you at- tempt to throw one over your shoulder and tote her back to your cave without first making at least an attempt at polite con- versation, it can be even more difficult. The physical "pick-up" of a women is even trickier because, as everyone knows, no bachelor worth his salt can cook, hence, they are all undernourished. According to popular mythology, bachelors are absolutely incapable of per- forming simple housework. Their homes are considered clean if there is less than one week's worth of dishes on the counter and there are fewer than four beer bottles under the cushions of the living room sofa. This is not true either. They simply don't need to do any housework. Since bachelors are always in the bars trying to "pick up" FROM THIS ANGLE by Patrick Raftis { women, they are never home to make .a mess and their homes are always neat, but rather dusty. If you watch much television, you must know that most bachelors are between 35 and 45 -years -old, devestatinglyhandsome, drive flashy sports cars and work as private detectives. Thomas Magnum, Mike Hammer and Dan Tanna are prime examples of this particular breed. In reality, gays this good looking, ex- citing and wealthy could only avoid being hog-tied and dragged to an altar if they had a highly ccu nitinicable disease, Also, most young bachelor's do not drive sports, cars, but rather ancient four - cylinder junkyard refugees because of the insurance industry's practice of charging young, unmarried, males a king's ransom just to get on the road. Some of the popular perceptions about bachelorisrn do have basis in fact. Bachelor's do spend a great deal of time playing poker, drinking and watching televised sports. There are two reasons bachelors try to limit themselves to such sedentary ac- tivities as these. One, most of them have already strained their backs trying to "pick up" women in bars and secondly, because they can't go anywhere in the broken down old cars they are forced to drive because they aren't yet married. Many people are under the impression that bachelor's spend a great deal of time attending parties. This may be true for a while, however, before long people stop in- viting bachelors to their parties because they drink all the liquor, bother all the women and their cars, break down in the driveway. Behavior like this can throw a damper on even the swankest of soirees. The truth is, after many years of leading the depraved and decadent lifestyle of the typical fun -loving bachelor, this party animal has decided to retire. As of next Ju- ly, I will no longer be sending out invita- tions to all-night orgies in my home (stamps were getting expensive and no one ever showed up anyway). By then, I will be married and "settled down". " This leads us into a whole other field of study. What exactly does it mean to be "settled down," and does it hurt? Stay tuned. Fingers hc rmed in accidents OCTOBER 14, DM '7 The contract for the manufacture df the monument to be erected in the Brucefield cemetery to the memory of the late Reverend John Ross has been awarded to Robertson and Ball of Goderich. One day last week as the team of horses belonging to Gillespie and McConnell of Wingham was standing at the Grand Trunk railway depot they took fright and started off at a terrific pace. The wagon, which was loaded with boxes of eggs, upset and about 180 dozen of the hen fruit were broken, and besides this considerable damage was done to the wagon and harness. The loss in all will be considerably over $100. On Tuesday of last week Mr. W. H. Me- Cracken, Reeve of Brussels, engaged from a fellow townsman a. horse of uncertain age to convey his exhibits to the Beigrave Fall Show. The animal went over, all right and ate its feed in apparent good health, but on the homeward trip scarcely a mile bad been traversed when it fell dead on the road. The question now arises, wh'o pays for the horse? We are pleased to note that, at the regular and supplementary examination of Q'ueen's University this yeartMr. E. W. Bruce, of Ot- tawa, an Old Hurori Boy, has succeeded, in passing his third year examination in arts. IN THE YEARS AGONE from the Archives 1 OCTOBER 11, 1912 On Sabbath last Mrs. W. Neal of Walton attended the 54th anniversary of Brussels Methodist Sabbath School. She was a teacher in it over thirty years ago and Was presented with a souvenir' folder of it on Sunday as a reminder of those days. Three somewhat serious accidents occur- red in Wingham one day last week. Harold. Deem had the fingers of one hand badly crushed by a boiler which he was assisting to place falling on them. John Lamont had one finger taken off and another split by a saw in the union factory, and Mr. Win. Bot - trill had three fingers taken off with a buzz - planer. Mr. T. H. McCallum, who has been engag- ed in the tanning business in Exeter for 36 years, has given it up. He has riot decided where he will reside but we hope it will be in Exeter. Mr. W. Balkwill has two old newspapers. One the Daily Globe dated Saturday, March 18, 1871, and the other paper is the Western Weekly Advertiser, dated December 22, 1876. Among the Huron notes are "The Ex- eter Times wants skating and coasting on the sidewalks stopped," "Ten months ago there was not a building in Hensall and to - 'day there are over a hundred, allhaving been erected within that time. OCTOBER 15, 1937 With their annual Hallowe'en frolic only' two weeks away, members of the Seaforth Lions CIO are hard at' work ironing out details to handle the thousands of pe'ople who will attend the frolic. A new attraction, in the way of entertain- ment this year will be a one man band. This ' versatile artist plays 17 instruments and has appeared on Major $owes' famous Amateur Hour and is known as an Outstan- d'in'g radie attraction. There Will also be verities novelty booths at which children and adults will be assured a prise for every nickel they spend, such as the chocolate Store where a nickel may bring you a pound Turn to page 10 '•