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The Huron Expositor, 1987-11-25, Page 24Huron o It r • SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY'FIRST Incorportiting 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 Council Commonwealth Press Union ' International Press Institute Subscription rates: , year, Canada°20.00 a year, in advance ' The Expositorisbrought 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, NOVEMBER 25, 1987 ' Editorial and Business Offices- 10 Main Street, Seaforth Telephone (5.19)527-0240 . Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1WO • Could curb crisis No stalling, the move was. on The green light came Sunday at about 10 a.m. Finally, after `a lot of deliberation • and weeks of postponements, the move was on. There was no more avoiding the •task at hand. Come afternoon a piano, a fridge, a stove and other assorted goodies were being transported`to Seaforth. Talk about leaving it all to the• last possi- ble moment. I've known for weeks, maybe even months, that these items would have to be moved, but why make it easier for myself by moving them during the favorable weather No, instead I (and it wasn't entire- ly my fault) wait until• the first real snowstorm of the season hits before I make —a move.. Pretty -ridiculous actually. Thank' goodness there was less snow where I was loading up than there was in Seaforth, and thank goodness the weather got a 'little milder by Sunday. I guess I've got a lot to be thankful for. In actual truth the move itself went off better than all the preparation for the big event. . You know, having to line up manpower to move the goods, particularly the piano, and havingto decide just what size truck was go- ing to be needed to transport them in, took more time than the move itself, involved making a barrage of phone calls and, took a SWEATSOCKS by Heather McIlwraith number of trips to and from everywhere. There was a point, even on Sunday, when I thought the whole venture was going to get postponed yet another time. When we changed trucks at the last mo- ment, then were forced to shovel out the tobogganing hill that had formed in the rear compartment. of the one we settled on, I must admit I was a little leary about the whole_situation...Afterall, I Imew-I-was the only one that felt any sentiment at all towards the goods we were moving. To anybody else they were just sticks -of fur- niture. The piano, in particular .was par- ticularly special to me. It had been a gift from my grandfather to my grandmother on their 58th wedding anniversary, and it had always been intended that I, being the only grandchild who played, would get the piano. It was my grandparents' legacy to tne. My grandparents celebrated their 60th anniver-, sary last December, but four months later my grandfather died. My grandmother, who has had a number of strokes, ^ !"'os in a nursing home. So I didn't want anything at all to happen to their piano. It is my constant reminder of the good, family times we all had together. But it all turned out well. The piano turned out smaller and lighter than anyone could have imagined and it fit on the truck like a glove. And once wrapped in several protec- tive layers it looked more like an ancient Egyptian mummy laid out on a fully made bed, than a piano. Everything else we were transporting fit perfectly in around it, and it was almost as though the truck had been designed specifically to move this load. I was relieved. My only regret is that I didn't have the room myself to store the piano atthis time. But I know however, it is close at hand and appreciated. It is also allowing a certain four children in town the opportunity to develop their musteal skills, and that not on- ly pleases me, but would, I'm sure, please my grandparents as well. A Southwestern Ontario farm group's suggestion the federal government allow people, 'on unemployment insurance or social assistance to take harvesting or planting jobs without losing , any of their benefits is one, perhaps, which merits more than just a,passing glance. The Norfolk Federation of Agriculture feels such a proposal could help.. ease the current crisis it sees in farm Tabor, a state of affairs the federation " attributes to a -booming economy and dropping unemployment rates. The Norfolk federation plans to. ask the annual convention of the Ontario Federation of. Agriculture to endorse theproposal later this -month: Under present unemployment rules, claimants areallowedto work but any 'earnings over 25• per cent of the claimant's benefits are deducted dollar -for -dollar. No one, according to Mr. Judd, is going into a field to work • under a hot sun if he can stay at home and receive the same amount of money. Indeed, this very argument has been heard regularly for years as justification for any perceived lack of willingness on the part of those receiv- ing UI benefits to consider taking jobs for minimal pay. - Although an agriculture counsellor for the federal Employment and Im- migration department has expressed uncertainty there are enough people an' unemployment insurance who would be attracted to farm work by.such regulation changes, what harm can there be in taking the approach? The Norfolk federation spokesman has said even if changes drew 200 or 300 more workers, it would be a help. Certainly, such changes must not be escalated into an inadvertent overall escalation in the payment of unemployment insurance benefits, but if the move were. to prove successful in this instance, its incentive - producing possibilities for other employment areas could be limitless. .Heaven knows, governments have been known to underwrite Tess plausi- ble scheme. Wingham Advance -Times. " LETTERS TO THE •EDITOR acvernment getting dictatorial The Editor; I have observed` the devastation of War and have a deep respect for those who gave their all for Country or ideals. It is more disturbing to witness Armistice Day activities in Canada and hear those flowery speeches about freedom, faith and catching that torch. We have all failed by letting that torch fall in the mud; by allowing Canada to be ruled by evermore dictatorial minded govern- ments; thus witnessing further decay of the small amount of democracy we still have. It would surprise me very much to think my fallen Comrades -in -Arms gave their life for the Pearson Flag, two Official Languages, the present Canadian Constitu- tion, the •wide open Trudeau immigration Policy, the Meech Lake Accord, the treat- ment reatment of our Hong Kong Veterans and Cana- dian Vietnam Veterans? Would the fallen be happy to know we sup- port about one hundred Members of Parlia- ment who belong to Parliamentarians for World Order (World Government) a Government where there would be con- siderable ornsiderable Communist representation; a government where the people had no more democratic control than we have over our government? maybe not as much. I also believe the fallen would deplore our disgustingly weak Canadian Military Foree we have today — they knew that weakness meant defeat; victory for the enemy. Did Western Canadian Comrades give their all for the Western Alienation by Ot- tawa we experience today? for the economy shattering Energy Policy, the CF 18 or the disgraceful miscarriage of democracy in the Manitoba French Language issue? and more. Time is running out as our government gets more dictatorial and opposing com- munism becomes a no -no; from observing the Col. North incident, even when it is on our own continent. However, there is still time to pickup that torch from the mud and mire, if we act fast, and keep the faith — if WE have the WILL and the COURAGE of our fallen Comrades. Yours truly, F.R. Cameron Legion pleased The Editor: I wish to express on behalf of the members of Seaforth Branch 156 Royal Canadian Legion their sincere thanks to the people of the Seaforth community for their" helpful cooperation during the 1987 Poppy Drive. As a result of their generous con- tributions, the net results of the drive show a much appreciated increase over most previous years. The Legion also appreciates and thanks the merchants who cooperated in allowing poppy collection boxes in their stores and to all those organizations, businesses and in- dividuals who contributed wreaths and who took part in the memorial services on Remembrance Day. It was greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Seaforth Branch 156 Royal Canadian Legion David C. Cornish Poppy Chairman c, A ' a /Adpi EEPING UP WITH THE ciONEE�j ... Time to send in the clowns When all else fails – send in the clowns. It seems that famed hamburger clown Ronald McDonald may have achieved what famed political clown Ronald Reagan has been unable to accomplish during his two terms of office – namely get some co-operation out of the Soviet Union. McDonald's Canada recently announced they are very close to striking a deal which would see the hamburger chain's trademark golden arches decorating the skyline in Moscow, the capital city of the Soviet Union. Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev's new policy of "glasnot," or openness, has ap- parently created an economic climate under which the Soviets have indicated a willingness to step up Western investment in the country, If the plan goes through and the two proposed_ Soviet McDonald's are eventually opened, it could pave the way for all kinds of East-West co-operation. Political implications aside, a Moscow McDonald's would surely seem like a dream come true for the Russian people. Used to standing in long lines for hours to purchase food, Soviet citizens would be left -speechless when their McNuggets are delivered to them after a 'wait of only minutes, or even seconds. It would be a great public relations boost for the entire western way of life in the eyes of the average Russian. McDonald's could use a little creativity FROM THIS ANGLE by Patrick Raftis in the marketing approach in the USSR as well. In order to assure the Soviet leader- ship they were not trying to undermine their authority, McDonalds's could add a pork -based patty (complete with special sauce of course) to the menu and call it the McCapitalist Swineburger. Such a sand- wich would quickly become a Politburo luncheon favorite. Having a McDonald's in Moscow could also aid the political arms negotiations process, because the leadership of the USSR and the USA could meet at the lV1oscow eatery as a sort of neutral ground, bit of North America on Soviet soil. It might even make a good sight for a Reagan -Gorbachev summit meeting: Ron- ny and Mikey could get together and swap cold war rhetoric over a fast-food lunch, "Sorry Mikhail, under no circumstances will we consider scrapping our Strategic Defence Initiative plans," • "Go ahead then. What do we care? We are not afraid of your imperialist Star Wars pipe dreams." "Oh yeah? Then how come you've hard- ly touched your McChicken9' One problem McDonald's Canada presi- dent George Cohon, anticipates is the dif- ficulty of guaranteeing consistent quality of hamburgers in a country riddled with chronic shortages of meat. To combat this they plan to build a special commissary in Moscow, which would ensure the quality processing of meat and dairy products. Why go to all that trouble? Why not simply substitute for food items that are more easily -obtained in the Soviet food chain? Things like McBorscht, or even Mc - Caviar would probably become a big hit with the average Muscovite. All kidding aside, I really do think McDonald's move is a very progessive one. Any sign of mutual acceptance bet- ween the West and Eastern Bloc countries has to be considered a massive step foward. Who knows, in crossing the Iron Curtain with truckloads of burgers for purely capitalistic purposes, the company may have contributed in some small way to improved global understanding. Besides, who "deserves a break today," more than the average man in the streets of Moscow? Dogs plague Brussels °sheep farmers in 1912 NOVEMBER 25,1887 At the auction sale of farm stock held on the farm of Mr. Jas. Cunningham, in Hullett, last week, cows averaged $40 each; a yoke of two year old steers $65; spring calves $10 each; a pair of aged ewes went about $9 each. An old gentleman named John Netter - field, of Lower Wingham, who is over 80 years of age and a great-grandfather, per- formed the remarkable feat of walking from Clinton to Winghani in eight hours, How many men are there half his age in the coun- ty who could do it. Mr. C. M. Whitney has the newest novelty in the shape of a lamp burner. It is a self lighter, end by the turning of a crank, the same as that which turns the wick the lamp, is lit without the aid of a match and without removing the glass. It is an ingenious and handy t;ontrivance and must speedily become very popular.. Mr. H. H. Rifles, of Goderich, has a pocket Bible which was printed in London in 1638 and it is still in a good state of preservation. He should lend it to the Court House officials and perhaps curiosity might induce them to Occasionally read from it. A brakesman on the London, Huron and Bruce Railway had a niiraculous escape from a terrible death one day last week while a freight train was shunting in the yard at Exeter station. While the cars were in motion he was stepping from one car to the other, when he fell between two cars: His feet got under one of the car wheels, but ow- ing to the ice along the rails he was shoved along the track for some distance, receiving severe flesh wounds. He was taken to his home the next day and is expected to recover without amputation, although• he will have to be off duty for some time. NOVEMBER 22, 1912 The sheep of the farmers adjoining Brussels are being greatly troubled with dogs. On Monday night Mr. W. Baeker had three of his flock of fine lambs badly wor- ried. On hearing the barking of the dogs about midnight a neighbor awoke and found that they had killed two of his sheep and had injured several others. The next day at noon Mr. W. Armstrong proceeded to bring his sheep from the pasture and on entering the field found two dogs eating one of his ewes, The fact that the dogs had killed the sheep during the day is an unusual occurrence, as they, generally do their destructive work at night. The dogs which were causing the trouble have been located and disposed; of. The evaporator in Winghamn'is closed for the year, and farmers' are letting the fruit go to waste, or are feeding it to hogs, as they IN THE YEARS AGONE from the Archives have no time to spare to pick the fruit. The Municipal fathers in Wingham are devising schemes for the improvement of the leading streets in the town. The main streets of Wingham are not creditable to it and are not in keeping with the enterprise and general prosperity of the town. The Mayor and several councillors visited Strat- ford last 'Week to inspect the streets there and gain information respecting them, and it is hoped a scheme for the suitable im- provements will be devised, so the work can commence early in the spring. The roof is now being put on the new Carnegie Library Building. It will be a hand- some edifice when completed and will be an ornament to that part of Main Street. Mr. W. D. Van Egmond left this week for Toronto where he will spend the winter, but we hope to see him back again in his nice lit- tle home in the spring. NOVEMBER 26,1937 Six -handed euchre is becoming more popular in Seaforth or the players more pro- ficient In any case the six, that meet regularly at the home of Mr. C. Echart have just completed their second year's play with a total of 1,014 games in 90 evenings of play, an increase of 15 games over the previous year. County council spent a large part of the morning discussing a motion that, among ,other things, would cancel for life the driv- ing permit of persons convicted for the se- cond time of drunk driving. There was much debate on the topic, • Santa Claus will visit Seaforth on the afternoon of Thursday, December 23 at 2:30 p.m, according to Word received here this week. While in Seaforth he will be under the auspices . of the Lions club and during his visit will distribute over 500 stockings to the children 01 the district. " The total number of voters. on the roll in ese of 19' Seaforth for 19371, 1,322, an increase over the previous year, according to figures contained in the voter's list which was 'distributed by town clerk D. H. Wilson this week. Persons eligible to serve as jurors dropped from 252 in 1936, to 241 this year, the figures show. NOVEMBER 29,1962 Seaforth voters will elect a new mayor and six councillors as a result of nomina- tions Monday evening. Mayor Edmund Daly will be, opposed by Councillor Earl Dinsmore, while two new candidates, Amos Corby and Wm. Wilbee will seek seats on council. PUC Commissioner D'Orlean Sills was re- elected as were school trustees. William Bell is the lone contestant for ' Reeve, but for council the following will be re -running: Angus McLean, Nelson C. Card- no, Neil C. Bell, James A, McDonald, Earl Dinsmore, John Flannery, and Carl Dalton. Seaforth's new Snow Queen is Lois Tyn- dall, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tyn- dall, RR 4 Seaforth. Announcement of the ' results of the Snow Queen election was made at S.D.H.S. Tuesday. Plans for the erection of a plaque in memory of Col. Anthony Van Egmond were set in motion Monday, when. representatives of the Federated' Women's Institute arid the historical breech of the Department of 'gavel and Publicity met in. Egmondville.