The Huron Expositor, 1987-10-28, Page 22A — THE HURON EXPOSITOR, OCTOBER 28, 1987
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•-Trick: ortreat:
wa_siust my dad and I
I did something Saturday that I haven't
been able to do for some time - spend time
alone with my dad. Somehow school, work,
other commitments and just plain distance
have limited our time together in the past
to regular family gatherings and or
seasonal special occasions.
But on Saturday we were able to steal
away together for a brief period - and I do
mean steal. Our sojourn was also dad's
• first major outing since a massive heart at-
tack nearly claimed his life six weeks ago.
•Mom (a registered nurse) has practically
kept him under lock and key since he came
home-fronrhospital.
°But on Saturday, after a series of lectures
and warnings toboth of us, she relinquished
him to my care, and the two of us took off
to do something I have vague recollections
of us doing when I was much,much
younger. We visited the historic Colonel
John McCrae home in Guelph - something
we used to do every year around this time
when I was a kid. Colonel McCrae wrote the
well known "In Flanders Field".
It was a special. outing for two reasons.
One, it was dad's first out-of-town trip, and
two, it gave us a chance to recapture some
of_the_relationship_ we had when_i_was_
Ghosts, goblins and other stange creatures will be making their way from
home to home, receivingtreats and playing. tricks -this Saturday night.
.But parents, motorists and especially the young children -who are dress-
ed in their -favorite Halloween costumes should be careful this Halloween
night. Halloween is a big night for many kids- and to make it safe, parents
are advised to review Halloween safety rules with their children.
Remind children to stay in a group with their friends; never enter cars or •
strange houses and trick or treat down one side of the street, then•the other.,
If dresSed in dark costumes, the young trick or treaters may be hard to see
by passing motorists. Warn kids not to criss-cross streets .- for their own
safety.
Costumes should be designed with safety as well as creativity in mind.
Retro -reflective tape on costumes will improve chances of being seen by, •
motorists. Masks with narrow slits hinder a child,s visibility. If a mask is us-
ed, enlarge eyeholes and tighten the mask so it will not slip.
Motorists are also urged to use extreme caution on Halloween night. .Be
aware there are ghosts and goblins out there. But remember they're only
kids.
Perhaps the last and more important safety rule is that children not eat
candy until their parents have checked it. There have been cases where
candy has been laced with drugs and sharp pieces of metal embedded in ,
fruit.
And to make sure treats such as homemade candy are not thrown away, •
homeowners should give out treats that have been commercially made and
wrapped. It will alleviate many worries.
Let's do our best to make Halloween a happy occasion. •
I LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 1
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Tobacco advertising should end
Dear Editor:
If we were to read in your newspaper that
two jumbo jets had collided in the air, leav-
ing no stuvivors. we would be shocked and
deeply saddened.
• But if we were to discover that this
tragedy is happening not once a year, but
every single day of the year, killing over
35,O0peoPle in the H.S. and 32PG iii
Canada annually, we would rise up in in-
dignation, demanding that air traffic be
made safer.
Yet, when this tragedy happens quietly as
a direct result of cancer caused by tobacco
use, we are strangely silent.
The time for silence, however, has passed.
, We must unite to bring an end to the suffer-
ing and death caused by tobaeco use.
We have, however, a formidable opponent
in this cause; an opponent as vicious and
un-
c�nscionable as any enemy has every been,
dedicated to the task of increasing tobacco
• sales worldwide, especially among
• defenceless Third World peoples. That
UNICEF into fa
Dear Editor,
'Millions of children around the world will
not live to enjoy a Happy New Year unless
the people of Ontario support Unicef this
fall.
Fail is the major fundraising time for
Unicef (The United Nations Children's
Fund), and across Ontario hundreds of
volunteers are hard at work organizing ac-
tivities aimed at raising $2 Million for
Unicef's children between now and the end
of the year.
I would like to point out that Unicef is not a
member of the United Way (whose fundrais-
ing efforts on behalf of many important
domestic charities we commend) and does
not receive any financial support other than
what we generate ourselves.
The people of Ontario can help Unicef
reach our goal by having their coins ready
When children bring their orange and black
boxes to the door on Hallowe'en. They can
Make donations in special Unicef counter
boxes on display until early November in all
Shoppers Drug Mart, IDA, Guardian, Boots,
Home Hardware, Printing House, and Lans-
ing Minden Centres in Ontario. Volunteers
have else placed boxes in offices, and in-
dependent retail outlets.
Ontarians can purchase and use Unicef's
beautiful cards and gifts during the upcom-
ing holiday season from over 200 Wagons
open during November and December. Peo-
ple can also volunteer their time to assist in
processing coins raised at Hallowe'en, sell
enemy is none other than the multi -national
corporations that control the fabulously pro-
fitable cigarette industry. •
ly before our federal government that woul
bring an end to the advertising of tobacco
products in Canada. It. is this same industry
that is spending $80 Million a year in Canada
on advertising aimed at recruiting new
-prang smokers:
Canadians who care ought to immediately
write to The Honourable Jake Epp, Minister
of National Health and Welfare and to their
Members of Parliament, expressing strong
support for Bill C-51 that would bring an end
to tobacco advertising in Canada by 1989.
We may never have a better chane to ex-
press our collective indignation against the
profit-seeking tobacco empire. hut time is
running out; please write now and support
this important life-saving cause!
Sincerely,
Karl N. Burden
Executive Director,
Alcohol & Drug Concerns, Inc.
11 fundraising
cards and gifts, and begin planning our 1988
programs. Unicef Ontario maintains offices
in Toronto and Ottawa, and has active
volunteer committees in many other com-
munities. All of which would welcome addi-
tional support,
Unicef will shortly issue its annual State
of the World's Children Report which details
the many tuccesses for children during 1987;
including strides made toward the goal of in-
ternational immunisation of the workl't
children by 1960.
HoWever, it will also speak of the continu-
ing moral and financial t orrimitment§ need-
ed to ensure we reach that goal, as wall as
respond to the plight of parents trying to
feed their children in drOught-stricken
Africa and the distress of tens of thousands
Of children who sleep in the streets every
night in Latin America and elsewhere.
As Canada's largest and wealthiest pro -
Vince, Ontario can take the lead in respon-
ding to the needs of the world't cbildren
• Support for Unicef this fall will demonstrate
the concrete cenintitirient of the. people of
Out previiice to our world's most precious
teteureef out children.
Your readers may contact Unicef in
Toronto at 4164814153 to find out who their
local volunteers are, or to obtain infotma-
tiOn on Unicef.
Sincerely pants,
„Elizabeth Haig
• Provincial Chaitman
Ontario Unicef C„ortunittee
SWEATSOCKS
by Heather Mcilwraith
Small,
Dad and I have always had a special relit-
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tionship, albeit there have been some ups
and downs. along the way. Our similarity
often. resulted in stubborn confrontations,
but it. never destroyed the special father -
daughter bond we have managed to create.
was-the-first.b.orn-child, the_first_onei
give my father the title Dad(dy). I forced
him to learn the intricacies of changing a
diaper and the pain of disciplining children.
Through me he learned the wrongs and
rights of parenting.
• And he was the first man in my life. He is
my dad, and he is my friend, someone I can
talk to and burden with my troubles without,
feeling guilty. I can count on him for ad-
vice, compassion and/or a tongue lashing,
whichever is most appropriate for the occa-
sion. He knows me pretty well - my dad.
We've shared • some special moments
together, both when I was a child and now
-that rm-grown-up,Onein.particularcomes.
to mina trom my childhood. 1 was about
three at the time, and left to my dad's care
while my mother went to work at the
hospital. As it turned out dad was supposed
to play ball that night but for whatever
reason, he had been told not to play. (I'm •
not sure if it was because of me, or some
areeurring_teertinjury) Nonethel he
was determined to play, and off we went,
with me sworn to secrecy.
Now I, probably would have kept the
secret. It was dad who blew it.
• You see, as he slid into second base he
was spiked by the second baseman from •
the opposing team. The injury was just
severe enough that dad had to go to the
hospital for treatment. And since mom
worked in the emergency department...Our
game was up. •
• Butwehaven't always been caught. Dad
• and I share a wealth of special outings.
• That's why. Saturday was so' special. I
_.._guess_you!re_nemer. too_old for
No shame in mess on desk
I take a lot of kidding from my co-
workers, along with some send -serious
criticism from the upper -echelon types,
about the condition of the office dumping
ground, otherwise known as my desk.
Although I make efforts to keep my work
surface devoid of extraneous objects,
there always seems to be enough printed
matter on my desktop to supply an entire
Boy Scout paper drive. A thousand litter
boxes could be lined using only the con-
tents of my top right-hand drawer.
And so I found great pleasure, and no
small sense of vindication, from unear-
thing from the clutter the other day a col-
umn by Daniel Stamp, founder of
something called Priority Management
Systems Inc. Stamp, it seems, is in posses-
sion ofloine sort of survey which indicates
the average business person has approx-
imately 36 hours of work on their desk at
any' given time. Also, they spend an
average of three hours a week (which adds
Up to about four weeks a year) just trying
to find .things on that desk.
I can vouch forthese figures. As I look at
my desk, I am sure one could spend at
least 36 hours cleaning it off, let alone do-
ing any actual work with the mounds of
stuff which has accumulated on it.
As for trying to find things on it, well, I
have been negotiating with . Gerald°
Rivera, who wants to explore the
mysteries of my littered escritoire on an
.FROM THIS ANGLE
by Patrick Raftis
upcoming television special. Unlike
Geraldo's disappointing Capone's Vault
episode, I'm sure my desk would yield
some sort of surprises, If not the Lind -
burgh Baby, or the body of Jimmy Hoffa;
then at least a cache of unmatchable single
socks or the remains of a long -decayed bag
lunch.
Despite the obvious financial incentive
to accept Geraldo's offer, I may turn him
dowrrout -of-Concern- for mankind. Who
knows whatunleash-
ed were he to force open my long -jammed
lower left-hand drawer. Years from new it
could become the subject of one of those
schlock horror classics. Heaven knows, I
would not want to be responsible for all the
on-screen Mutilation necessary for the
filming of "It Came Fivn Pat's Desk!"
I know that, in theory, we should all be
responsible for the care and feeding of our
own work areas. liowever 1 refuse to take
sole responsiblity for the condition of
mine.
Located as it is, in the central area bet-
ween the Editor's Office and the Spells
Department (a distance of about 15 feet
and three reporters separate the two), My
personal workspace has become a
repository for all manner of items discard-
ed by co-workers on their way past. Finish-
ed with the newspaper? Throw it, Unfold-
ed, on my desk as you go by. My desk has
become known as "The Place Where Old
Newspapers Come To Die".
No place to butt that smoke? Go ahead,
use Pat's ashtray. / also have their coffee
cups, notebooks, photographs, writing im-
plements and sundries. I'm thinking of
holding a garage sale, -
There are of course, some advantages to
keeping your desk piled high. For in-
stance, there is never a shortage of
material to pull from the pile and scan, in
attempt to look busy, when the publisher
breezes through. Also, if someone calls
and asks if you are taking care of a given
Matter, you can always declare that
you've got the material on your desk right
now. Chances are, you are telling the
truth.
I would love to go on at great length on
this subject. Unfortunately, I am far too
busy. If the average person's desk con-
tains 36 hours of work, the pile currently
covering mine must represent at least 60
hours of continuous toil.
And, it's almost quitting time.
Woman drops clothes to avoid arrest
OCTOBER 29,1887
Mr, Porteous tuns a hotel at Exeter, but
his wife generally has charge of the same.
She was recently fined for' violation of the
Seed Act and given a certain time in whieh
to pay her fine, btit she failed to pay, and a
Warrant was issued for her arrest When the
constable Went to etediteit, she dropped off
het clothand jumped into bed, telling the
Constable to arrest her if he dared.
Here was a dil. Masculine modesty
would hardly allow hint to arrest her as the
Was, and what th do was a query. &Mild not
to be beaten, if possible, the constable te-
Mained in the house and tea a note to a
lawyer detailing the eitcumttalicet and atk-
ing What he had better db. Back cattle the
answer "yank her
out of bed," and as the
constable then manifested his determina-
tion to catty out this- advice, the *Arian 61-
pret:ted her willingiie.st to cernpromite.
KnOWitig that a tettant fatinet who was a
friend of hers had t erne to town that day,
she sent word to him, and he sent her his
wheat check, out of Which the amount of the
fine and costs were realised.
Dr Colenian, of Seaforth is anxious to test
the territory in the Vicinity of Sarnia for
salt, and if tticcetttol to erect Works,. He AO,
peals to be confident of success and has
IN THE YEAfroniRS AGONI Archive 's
broached his scheme to sortie members O
the council with a view tO teeing what en-
couragement, if any, could be given hini.
The deposits in the Seaforth Pest Office
Savings Bank for the year ending June 30th
last, ailiniontited to $128,000. This is a snug
sum and thews that the wealth of the district
has not all disappeared yet.
• OCTOBER 25, 1912
Mr. Oscar Neil has purchased a handsome
new mitomobile. -There are now twenty
autos owned in ttiwn.
At a meeting of the council held on Mon
day evening, at which the Mayor, Reeve,
and Councilors Gillespie Speare, Harburn
and SteWart were present, the Hortimiltural
Society was given the annual grant of $10.
Bylaws respecting theconstruction of ce-
ment sideWalkt arid authorizing the hotrew-
*nig. of the required funds for the construe -
thin of the same were read and Officially
passed. Mr. H *dad was granted a
license for a bowling
.ffiemremeommon
The McKillop Telephone System are ex-
tending their line into Londesboro, and have
their men, Hawthorne Bros., at work. A
good job is assured, as the Messrs.
Hawthorne are thoroughly up in their
business. The Londetlaoro subscribers are
Messrs. William Bruntdon, R. Adams, John
Hattori, and Dr. Allison.
On Sunday afternoon before last, as Mrs.
George Brown was crossing the fent bridge
over the Maitland River, near the old flax
mill property in Brussels, she felt a move-
ment in the bridge. Grasping the wire runn-
ing along the structure to steady herself, the
wire gave way and she was precipitated into
the re/idly running stream. Mr. George
Thomson,. grocer, was near by and rushed to
her rescue and caught her before she was
taken very far by the current. Mrs. Brett
suffered a number of bruises in addition to
the drenching, and was Mutinied to bed for a
few days.
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