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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-10-22, Page 2Huron rix ositor =° e SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1985 OPINION...._._..- ... On the move again FROM THIS ANGLE Incorporating Brussels Post 10 Main Street 527-0240 Published in SEAFORTH, ONTARIO Every Wednesday morning ED BYRSKI, General Manager HEATHER McILWRAITH, Editor The Expositor Is brought to you each week by the efforts of: Pat Armes Bessie Broome, Marlene Charters. Joan Guichelaar, Anne Hull. Joanne Jewitt, Dunne McGrath. Lois McLlwam, Bob McMillan, Cathy Malady and Patrick Rallis. 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 Outside Canada $80.00 a year, In advance Single Copies - 50 cents' each SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1986 Second class mail registration Number 0696 a ttem A matter of trust Some columns are easier to write than others. Every columnist has their own style, but, for myself, the lig thearted pieces with no particular social significance, or earth- shaking implications are the ones that roll most easily off my typewriter. There is one type of column, however, that no columnist that I know has ever enjoyed, or looked forward to writing-- the sign -off installment, After a little more than a year of working at The Huron Expositor, I have been re -assigned and will no longer be covering events here in your community. The change will naturally be more traumatic for me than for you, so I'm sure my successor can be sure of experiencing the same degree of co-operation and acceptance that i have during my time here. I'm not moving too far, just back to Goderich, from where I was transferred about this time last year, but I know it will seem strange not starting each working day at The Expositor coffee pot. One of the advantages of writing a weekly column, for a reporter, is that it gives readers a chance to sort of get to know you, without ever having met. This often makes things that much easier, when it comes time for a face to by Patrick Raftis face interview, as almost everyone in a small about continuing to run the columnat The , even town ends up being interviewed by the local though be tgxfor So, you may I won't not be getting off that easily after all, i am going to miss working in Seaforth for many reasons, not the least of which will be the first class staff at the office here. • The paper is run in the fine old tradition' of most small town businesses, with everyone pitch- ing in to help everyone else, It has been a good experiences e of • I will also miss wok ng w thi the peopl Seaforth, who for the f most friendly and helpful group. ve have been not particularly miss getting out of bed in the addle of the night to follow the firetruckis� paper for one reason or another eventually. Nothipg a journalist does, it has been my experience, inspires more much -appreciated comments from the public, than writing a column. Readers' comments, both positive and negative, help a writer gauge how well he's doing his job. So, believe me, the letter from the Seaforth man who took exception to my column on camping was appreciated as much as the ones from people who claim to enjoy this feature -- though admittedly somewhat less enthusiastically received, ' Still, I'd like to thank everyone who contributed input of any kind to the sometimes difficult task of filling this space but even that task added a little spice an regularly, excitement to the job. proBefore you getv too excited takingabouthe To everyone who made my time here as This Anglet of with leaving town anddenFrom pleasant as it was,thanks. See you around.' This me, there has been some talk In the end they dust weren't ready to trust each other. American President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General -Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev almost reached an historic deal to eliminate all medium and long-range nuclear missiles over the next 10 years. But the Americans decided they could not meet the Soviet demand to limit research on the Strategic Defence Initiative to the laboratory for 10 years. In his address to the American people Monday night, Reagan called It their Insurance policy. An Insurance policy that would guarantee the Soviets would live up to their commitment. Only by maintaining the ability to defend themselves against nuclear attack, argued Reagan, could they dare to trust the Russians and reduce their missiles. From Gorbachev's point of view the American position was an offer "only a madman would accept." As the Russians were dismantling their missiles, the United States would be developing a system that would make the Russian arms obsolete. The United States would become invulnerable and the Russians would be left open to U.S. attack. How close the world came to abruptly ending the arms race, we'll probably never know. Over the two days of talks In Iceland, the two sides agreed to a 50 per cent reduction in strategic missiles, followed by their complete elimination over 10 years, virtual elimination of Intermediate- range missiles in Europe and a phased reduction of nuclear tests. Such accords would have ended the mutual fear that one or the other might launch a first strike, but In the end Reagan could not trust that the Soviets would live up to their commitment without the "Insurance policy" of Star Wars as a defence. The Americans say Gorbachev set them up. Convinced Reagan would not give up Star Wars, he carne to the bargaining table prepared to offer reduction and elimination of nuclear missiles, because he knew Reagan would not agree to give up Star Wars. Now the Russian leader can stand back and tell the world he tried to stop the arms race but Reagan would not abandon Star Wars. How much of the Gorbachev position was political posturing and how much was an earnest attempt to reduce his country's expenditure on arms so he can spend more on the economy, Is difficult to determine. All Is not lost, however. The talks have brought the two suparpOWera together and any discussion Is better than continuing a cold war. How close they came to not only reducing the missiles but eliminating them is amazing, considering how far apart the two sides have been In the past. What remains is how close the two leaders came to rewriting post war history. What also remains is the hope that Reagan and Gorbachev can learn to trust each other. Falling that, when a new president comes to power following Reagan's term, the Reykjavik summit will be the yardstick against which new talks will be measured. For Reagan it is a sad commentary on his presidency that he seems to be unaware how close he came to being written into the history books as the president who made peace with the Russians rather than a warmonger. — The Goderich Signal -Star Woodland Weed by Patrick Raft's Diet may not be best for diet It was one of those self improvement plans that was doomed thefrom lannd by someone tart. When it was suggested else) that WE try to improve OUR eating habits and thus attempt to eliminate for one month such substances as chocolate bars, ice cream and know !should agreeotato chips also knew OUR would be a struggle. Normally not a big chocolate fan, and only a summertime ice cream junkie I figured going one month without those two would takelttleornoeffort My only obstacewwould be the potato chips. Knowing that, and knowing tree" jjunk" foods, i accepted the chald was k ngeto , and the bet that went with it. After all the odds were, it appeared, in my favor. i think f picked the wrong time to endeavor to succeed. The knowledge that 1 could no longer eat those three foods suddenly made them all the more attractive to me. And suddenly there seemed to be more and more opportunity for me to cat them. Never take on a bet like this while you've got time off. My dad was the biggest threat to my self L•-� food eater of TO THE EDITOR School to have reunion There may be readers of your newspaper who would be interested in knowing of the forthcoming 41st Annual Reunion of No. 6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville: Ontario. Details of this get together are as follows: For the past 40 years, Royal Canadian Airforce personnel who were stationed at No. 6 S-F.T.S. during the war have gathered in Dunnville to celebrate their station reunion. This year marks their 41st get together which will take place September 19, 20 and 21. The event begs ' with the mayor's reception Friday evening at the Riverview Motel, a golf tournament Saturday morning, a parade to the memorial service and fly-past of wartime Harvard aircraft in the afternoon followed by a banquet and films of past reunions on Saturday night. The weekend doses Sunday morning with a breakfast cookout of pancakes and sausages. Air Commodore Leonard Bi diall, OBE., DFCwill take the salute and inspect the caCD ("The Saviour of dets of No. 611 Harvard Squadron, RC.A.F. and our veterans. All veterans of No. 6 are invited. if not on the mailing list please contact Frank ScholfdOntario N1A 1S5, or call 416) 646 Alder St. 77 Dunnville, Camp participants sought young men and women have attended youth To The Editor: United Co.operatives of Ontario '(UCO) is looking for participants in its youth camp, specifically in between the years 1970 and 1974. UCO is planning a 20th -year reunion next August for all participants and leaders of the youth camp programs since 1967. Unfortun- ately, records of names and addresses for the p'rcipanta between 1970 and 1974 have lost. Anyone having this information, please contact: Education and Public Relations, United Co -Operatives of Ontario, 151 City Centre Drive, Mississauga. Ontario ISA 3A4 (416) 276-3S60. During the 20 years of activity, over 9150 Improvement plan. magnanimous proportions - a man who likes to rip into a bag of potato with a gchips before dinner then r dessert finisht found it ifficult to red and licorice and adhere to my plan. It seemed such a natural act to get the chips passed over my camps always held at Geneva Park, on Lake Couchiching. The program began with 37 boys in attendance, becrne cooed in 1970 and was renamed Co-op Young Leaders Program in 1984. UCO is the largest farrn supply and marketing co-operative in Ontario, with es, last fiscal year of 2498 million. It sales, vides a coni lete line of farm inputs, P including feed, seed, fertilizer, petroleum and hardware through about 100 CO -O '4iales and Service Centres across the provinCe. It also markets livestock and grain, UCO is revnned by 48,000 individual members and 45 member coops representing another 39,000 members. SWEATSOCKS by Heather Mcllwraith way and indulge in just a few nibbles. Several times this past week in fact, 1 had chips actually in hand only to remember in time and reluctantly pass them back. ckt my immunity to I also, very strangely, Y chocolate. Now when 1 walked into grocery and -or department stores the chocolate bars practically leaped off the shelf at me, and it was all i could do to keep on moving - past the confectionary bar, both on my way in and my way out of the store. The ice cream wasn't a problem until it was offered with dessert at Sunday evening's meal. I managed to decline. i don't know how much longer i can continue to do that. After all Hallowe'en is just around the corner. But 1 suppose 1 should be content in the knowledge that i've now completed one quarter of my task. i've gone a week without the three evils of chocolate, chips and ice cream. That surprises me, but i can't honestly say the elimination of these foods has improved my eating habits any. i will however concede, that they have changed. They had to. i was forced to come up with an entirely new diet, since instead of being simply supplements to my diet in the past those same chips. chocolate and ice cream were more often than not, the mainstay. W nth their entrance to my body discontinued l had to find other foods to eat or face the threat of death via starvation. That is one challenge 1 met well. Now instead of insulting my body with those "nasty" foods. mentioned previously, I'm following a new meal plan. i now live for donuts, cakes and cookies • and supplement them all of courser with vitamins. 1 should realistically call an end to my self deprivation (I've just since learned my partner in this endeavor lasted only a few short hours before ditching the bet in favor of chocolate), but that's something 1'11 have to think over. After all I've already won the bet, so why not let my "FRIEND" view a paragon in willpower - namely me. Problem is, 1 don't really know who'll be the better off for the experience. J. Traffic jam a weekly spectacle If you're thinking about renting a car on your next trip overseas but are worried about rules of the road, driving on a differentdne, strange roadsigns and no speed fret. if you can make it from the lights to the tracks on a Friday afternoon in Seaforth you can probably drive in Nevi, York City, Paris, or Bangkok. The Friday afternoon traffic jam in Seaforth is a weekly spectacle. Itis�e to some the groceries, do the banking, pick affisetwith dsthars traffic s fill b the by the Ibusiness who finish off every Friday at school with three spares in a row. Why study en you cat cruiseup and down the maul drag Mr three 'solid liou'rs9 The result is an almost endless parade of cars, bumper to bumper' with sortie drivers rushing to get to the bank and the Min front of them with all day to get to the main intellection• even at a snail's If everyone kept moving, pace, it wouldn't be 50 bad. thelHowever not two trips up and s ght, someone inevitably double space stofficeto` t double parka in front of the pa .� run in and get the mail." Now asanyone i small town knows, you can't jug. _ and outof the local post office. Even if youhave no Mail, you're bound to ran intol churn, Gteat Aunt Worse yet ou Sally ordoold inga Carlton the doo... couldendupacting HERE'S THE BEEF by Carolanne Doig how nice to attend the door for everyone when you've got the entire street backed up. Blinkers are seldom used by local drivers. They weave in and out with no apparent concern for the person behind them. i suppose in a small town it is handy to know who is in front of you and where their probable destination is because invariably if the left blinker Won, they're going right.. but you knew that anyway. On the other some drivels will tour around all day with the blinker on and never notice the constant ticking. Good cuttings and bashed fenders are often the result. Socializing is another cause of traffic jams on the Main drag. Cars pull up beside each other, windows are rolled down, and earnest conversations begin. Tire; is serious busi- ness, after all they haven't seen each other for four blocks and there could be all manner of things to discuss. Why pull off the road if you're only going to be a minute or three? Parking is always an interesting attraction an Nrtuay afternoon lar any ower usy for ural matter). I'm not alone in admitting that t hate to parallel park, in fact I've seldom accomplished this feat since getting my licence. That is why the northeast side of Main Street fills up so fast. After all anyone can park diagonally but it takes a brave woman to attempt parallel parking in Seaforth on a Friday afternoon. Much of the parking is done using the braille syster n and as long as there's no crunch with the IMMp, tempers remain even. A drive down our local Main Street on a Friday afternoon is a true test of driving skills. You need eyes in the back of your head, a neck that swivels completely around, and the reflexes of Mario Andretti. Nerves of steel and the ability to count to 100 very slowly are both additional assets. So don't worry about that upcoming trip to downtoivin Toronto via the 401, 427, Lakeshore acid Yonge Street. With all the experience you have driving in beautiful downtown Seafolth Toronto's a piece of cakel