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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1986-11-26, Page 2xpoHuron . sitor SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST Incorporating Brussels fust 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 Jewell. Dianne McGrath, Lois McLlwain, Bob McMillan and Cathy Melady *CNA BLUE RIBBON AWARD 11985 D an 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 $60.00 a year, in advance Single Copies - 50 cents each WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1986 Second class mail registration Number 0696 OPINION Voting an anatomical decision W hen it comes election time, people make their political decisions based on a wide variety of )methods. Some people vote with their head, which must make marking their, ballot somewhat difficult (Do they stick a pencil in their nose, or what?I Others, I have heard, vote with their heart, choosing the candidate they v empathize most strong despite overwhelming odds against him — despite even overwhelmingly odd behavior on the candidate's part. Still others vote with their feet, by refusing to even set them in motion to transport them to the polls, when they feel there is no candidate worth dulling a pencil over. Since voting can be accomplished with so many different parts of human anatomy there must, I am sure, be some citizenry out there who vote with their stomach. If you are among this number, this column is for you. During the dwindling days of any election, voters will notice a dramatic change in campaign tactics. Candidates generally make their final appeal for support at the polls not with promises and rhetoric, the tools with which they kicked off their campaigns, and instead ply their constituents with food, Meet the Candidate gatherings featuring: wine and cheese, wieners and beans, soup and crackers. beef on a bun, beef on the hoof - all mannerof vittles • become the order of the day. For all but the most dedicated partisans, party loyalty goes out the window at these affairs. Our editor here at the Signal, who knows about such things, tells me the same people seen at a Liberal conclave cleaning out a bowl of hot stew, can be found 30 minutes later washing it down with Conservative 1 Be famous. FROM THIS ANGLE by Patrick Raftis coffee, before heading off to dessert with the NDP. Nobody hates to see an election coming more than Colonel Sanders and Ronald McDonald. However, in non -election times like these, the cookie crumbles in a slightly different manner. While the political dining goes on, it takes the form of party association meetings and the like, which are attended solely by the party faithful and of course, the story -hungry news media. As a member of the latter category, 1 have recently had occasion to attend gastronomic events in the camps of the two largest federal parties, i feel obligated to report my findings which may be of interest to culinary -influ- enced voters. To establish a fair base for comparison, it must be noted the Conservative luncheon being discussed was actually billed as a "non-political" event, hosted by the federal government on the occasion of finance minister Michael Wilson's recent visit to Goderich. Still, the Tory presence in the crowd was large enough to give the affair a Conservative flavor. The Liberal dinner was part of the local federation's annual meeting last week. In both cases, the featured speaker arrived late, which is standard practice at political meetings. Since the bar was open on both occasions. most people didn't SPPm to mind. However the newsmen present, bastions of sobriety that they are, tend to get fidgety when kept waiting. The Liberals however, had a table laid out with veggies and dip nibble in the meaintime, so score one for the Grits. The Tory main course was t-oast,beef, in portions that in no way could be called scimpy. However, since the Grits also provided a "liberal" portion of their entree, roast turkey, l have to call things even on this score. Dessert was also a draw, but one has to give the PCs an edge where coffee was concerned because people kept coming around to fill yottrcup even as you tried to get out the door. At the Liberal event the media table in the corner was overlooked and we had to scrounge up a cuppa java on their own. One of the subtleties of dining at political tables is the ability to chuckle just as convincingly when the Grits mock the Tories as when the Tories joke about the Grits. Generally, it works better when the journal- ists are grouped together so they can make jest of the entire political process instead, Actually, it has been my experience that political cuisine is as good in one camp as another. Therefore, whichever party first comes up with some mode of transportation which would ensure the timely arrival of the guest speaker, will probably get my vote. Next week it will be December and with that thought In mind the staff at The Huron Expositor is starting to prepare for Its Christmas edition of the paper. This year It is hoped the edition can centre on a "Christmas in Seaforth" theme and focus in on as many local residents as possible. To do this we, the staff, will need your help. Anyone who knows of someone who does something "different" or "traditional" during their preparations for the season, someone who makes a specialty bread, cake or cookies, or anything else you figure might make an interesting story or photograph Is asked to contact the editorial staff at The Expositor. Now is your chance to have a say In what you would like to see In the paper. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 1 Optimists and BIA thanked by Auxiliary I would like to take this opportunity to friendship within our community. And thank the Optimists of Seaforth and the BIA Seaforth has once again shown us "that it is a executive for their cooperation in making our friendly place to live." Thank You dance a success. And all who supported and Osie W litems helped out in any way, your efforts were President appreciated. It goes without saying that clubs O tirriist [adios Auxiliary can work together and achieve harmony and P Not willing to play games with food Dear Prime Minister: products were Canadian grown. We are no longer willing to play games ' Please don't be so short sighted that the with our food supply! health of-ourmost vital industry and -our W e will not risk having our family go . secure food source is sacrificed for the sake of hungry because of some global condition or three days pay. disaster over which you have no control. W e Mr Mulroney, you will hear from some cannot tolerate the danger of consuming food people that our Canadian marketing board that has been treated by chemicals consider- system is responsible for gouging us by two to ed unsafe by Canadian health and safety three per cent. We do not consider ourselves standards. We will not allow the cost of our gouged when a primary producer makes a daily bread to be dictated by any corporate pmfit. we all have to profit from our profit picture. endeavours. W e can only be gouged when we W e want and will support action that will have sacrificed our freedom and security and guarantee the viability and profitability of our become forced to rely on suppliers outside the Canadian farmers such as, land set aside protection of our borders. pmgrammes, production management and We don't want you to gamble on world tw•o price marketing systems that ensure our markets to provide us with "cheap" food and farmers the opportunity for profit. while we support your position on free trade, We prefer that the necessary production it must be recognized that to be free, trade quota does not accumulate value so young farmers can get started in business and protect consumers from paring for something that has no value. We prefer marketing board policies that are fiexibile enough to allow a pmducer to also be a processor. distributor and retailer, provided that we were assured of a quality food product. We prefer that the rnnrPnt of the family farm be encouraged and upheld. to ensure a broad distribution of wealth We recognize that this requires trace agreements that would prevent food products from entering into Canada until they exceeded the Canadian cost of production. We will support a food tax credit for disadvantaged Canadians as willingly as we now support the child tax and property tax credit system. our family of four, two adults and two children. spends about 54.500 annually r food A 15 percent increase in our billgrocery would cost us less than two weeks wages. We have received a report from your agriculture ministerJohn Wise that indicates Canadian Farmers produced over 820 billion worth of agricultural products last year and while doing so spent 515 billion. That 515 billion would have to return to the Canadian consumers' pocket in the form of employ- ment, business and interest income. The way we look at the situation, a 15 per cent increase in fond prices would result in 24 or 10 per cent of that increase coming back to us in the form of employment income. That represents a net cost 10 our family of 2.8 days pay, if the THOSE WERE THE DAYS/ — This picture was on the front of a postcard and depicts what part of Sefo th'a Main Street Ior ked Std like In the 1930s. The postcard was supplied Dale of RR 4, Clinton. Anyone with similar older photographs of the town are urged to bring them In for publication. F4( oohing like a Sunday drive There's nothing quite like a Sunday drive. sun the car is waiting in the driveway. countryside unirysice is radiant in the afternoonHER E'S THE BEEF there's nothing on the boob tube. and Auntie by Carolanne Doig will have fresh scones when we arrive. ft's the perfect way to pass a lazy Sunday afternoon... well sometimes There were always a few complications before setting out. "Nothing" on T. V. often meant a series of American football games. That may have been "nothing" to Mum, but not "nothing" to Dad. it was often difficult to must also be equal and we prefer that the rest drag him away from the game. At the last of the world aim for aur standards rather possible second Dad would settle in the car than us being reduced to world standards. and wonder what was taking Mum so long. So please set now Mr. Prime Minister After all getting six kids ready can't be that because tomorrow for many' good Canadian demanding. Out we'd march and pile into the farmers is one day too late! station wagon "1 get the window" we'd all Respectfully yours. chorus. and the fight would be on. There were Jim and Pat Hoak and family usually tears before we got out of the driveway. not to mention a few bellows from To the Reader: Dad W ith a combination of bribery. trickery, The reason that we have made this a public and threats the seat situation would be leiter is to ask for your support of our opinion settled. (No wonder) i usually laugh when the by writing to your local MP or MPP or to the lady at the airport ticket counter asks if Fd Prime Minister expressing your views. Our like a window seat....) always say yes.) present and future food supply is very Anyone desighIng the perfect family station important, and we are sure that our wagon should look into a long narrow vehicle, enjoyed the scenery with one eye on the )road governments recognize the fact. But they two seats wide, providing every child with a and ed eyesn the with speedometer was beyond cannot be expected to take corrective anion window. me. until we. the consumer and taxpayer make W illi the seat situation settled we could get Dad wasn't enjoying the scenery Dither. He our desires known. Remember. rightercouldn't carry on a conversation with a ed these1 torepresent underway—Weil not exactly n>31it away as Mum would warn one last time. "Now. If anyone needs the toilet, this is your last chance because we're not stopping." Often there were a few of us who scrambled out and into the house "just to be sure." Finally off we'd go down the highways and pleasant country roads. in the back seat the tight would continue, One would want the window down. one would want It up. "Stop kicking " "Sit still " "When are we going to get there?" "How much farther?" 1t was the true version of a rumble seat. Meanwhile in the front seat Mum was doing her usual back seat driving. Her foot ,would go to the mat every time she thought Dad should be breaking. The occasional gasping or clutching of the seat would indicate that we had taken a tum too quickly or were pulling out to pass with an oncoming vehicle within a mile and a half. How Mum wrong we erect people , our best interests. That makes it ourf responsibility to inform the elected what our Reader says thank you interests are. V they do not respond, then we have the right to withdraw our support Thu Many thanks to David Broome on his is Canada, we have guaranteed rights and write-ups for broemball. Five per cent don't freedoms that fewathe neglectcountrieslwe sr dream find then interesting. 95 per cent do, so keep of. Only by our own will we sacrifice up the great work Dave. Thanla to Carolanne our right to freedom- Doig for her amides. they bring back so many Please support us with your letter. memories and so many laughs. Thanks to the Jim and Pat Boak Rondeau Park, Expositor for the GREAT article about our Morpeth, Ontario Junior b believe Seaforth Hospital, I NOP1X0 certainly believe that the two people who are 674-0449 in charge of these girls and boys deserve a gasping, clutching passenger beside him and n pile of kids in the back seat Usually the score of the football game couldn't be found on the radio either. Dad was an excellent driver and he proved his agility many times, driving with one hand and taking wild swings al the back seat passengers with the other. The rear view mirror gave him a birdseye view of his targets. This could goon for miles with many warnings. "If you kids don't sit still and stop fighting I'm going to stop this car right NOW !" Believe me if we ever got to the stage where the car was stopped there was big trouble. bored Car games were invented to occupy minds. Spotting Volkswagons or buses was a popular contest. Singing songs usually kept us occupied for a few miles. Making faces at and waving at otter cars also passed some time. Eventually we would arrive and have a lovely visit with friends and cousins. The long drive home would be uneventful. No one needs a window seat in the dark. Mum would doze off. and Dad would get his riotous family safely home. s or write-upS very large medal for what they are doing. Not enough people take the time to bother with teenagers today. It was so wonderful to read how unselfishly these kids give of their precious time to help other people- To these Junior Volunteers, lots of luck in the future, and keep up the great work you are doing, to the teachers of these kids -- THANKS. Would like • to know where Dave Broome's articles are'? miss them, they were very interesting and good. will they soon be in the paper again? Hope so. W ould like to know how aur schools get the students to sell chocolate bars, cookies• cakes, etc. to make money for their schools -- promise top sellers and top classroom gifts. for selling the most. and then never follow through on gifts. must be quite a disappointment to top seller and dassroam. but a good profit forir the any thanks, Clara Brown Attempt made to burn editor's property in 1886 NOVFaV1BER 26,1886 On Friday night or early on Saturday morning last a dastardly attempt was made ea hum the driving house and stables of Mr. vi Y Mclean, editor of this paper. Coal oil had been liberally sprinkled over the front door of the building and poured on the floor at the bottom of the door, and a newspaper saturated with coal oil had been placed in the ripening between the two parts of the door which is divided in the centre, and then Set fire to The men in Brussels are busy at work building the new bridge. it will be completed before long. now. The temporary bridge is now all right, and for all purposes is nearly as convenient as the old one. Mr .las. Mude, who is well and faverably known to many has come to reside in Itnicefield, and has opened out a custom tailoring shop. Be will be found in the house opposite Dixon's hotel. Mr. Mode will be a valuable addition to the village,. and will no doubt he liberally patronized as .he Is a first -class workman. NOVFeMltI R24, 1911 Messrs. Alexander Monteith and Peter Kiipatride who were on a hunting expedition to New Ontario, have returned home, each bringing with him a fine specimen of the deer tribe- Both enjoyed their outing very much and will no doubt be able to beguile their friends with hunting • achievements during the long winter evenings. The 40 acre bush lot belonging to the estate of the late Paul Doig, at the station, is the centre of activity just now. The timber on this int was purdhaesd by Mr. Beck, of London, and thafgentleman now has a large force of men and teams engaged in cutting timber into logs and drawing them to the station, where they are loaded onto cars and sent on to London, to be used in Mr. Beck's factory There. The election for four new elders for Cannel church resulted as follows: William Mackay and Dr. Aikenhead of Hensel], and Mr. Henry Horton and Mr. Alexander Buchanan Jr., o7 Tuckersmith- Mr James Troyed of Seaforth, has had his„ IN THE YEARS AGONE from the Archives 1 dwelling on Richmond Street south nicely repainted, paper and otherwise improved in the interior, and has rented the same to Mrs. Price. NOVEMROI 27, 1936 Losing her balance as she was shaking a rug from a balcony at her residence, North Main Street, Monday morning, Mrs. E.H. Hodgins fell 15 feet to the ground and suffered serious injuries. Her brother, Mr. RJ. Winter, witnessed the accident. Rushed to Scott Memorial Hospital, Mrs. Hodgins was found to be suffering from internal injuries. PP a Edwin Hawkins, Sie ie into an elevator shaft when elevator wasn'tthere,driver of a Clarke Transport truck, Seaforth, fell 20 feet on Monday and broke his ankle. He hal been loading freight in a Toronto building and was walldng backwards drawinge aband k did truck. He landed standing up. not follow. John Joseph Huggard. Seaforth, is disbar- red and declared unworthy of practise as a solicitor by an order that D'Arey Hinds, registrar of the Supreme Court of Ontario, has made on the =floe 61 the benchers of the Law Society of Upper Canada. The benchers acted upon the reports of their disciplinary committee. The committee after investigating found that iiuggard was "guilty of misconduct and conduct unbecom- ing a barrister,and solicitor in that he stole securities and the property of his clients and was duly convicted therefore and sentenced to a term in imprisonment-" _ _... NOVEM BER 2a 1961 Close to 200 farmers and directors of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture who attended the annual meeting in the Mullett Township Hall at I.bndesbotro, supported a resolution which recommended that Huron County farm people endorse and support FAME. in the same resolution, appreciation was extended and support pledged to the Ontario Hog Producers Association. The new branch of the Toronto -Dominion Bank here was opened to the public Saturday afternoon, when area residents had their first opportunity to inspect the modem banking premises. More than 500 people accepted the bank's invitation to come in and look around. SDHS students selected Phyllis Bryans as the 1960 Snow Queen- A daughter of Dr, and Mrs. W .R Bryans. Seaforth, she will ride in the Seaforth Santa Claus parade on Decem- ber 3. with her attendants. Margaret Ann Stapleton and Laura Hoggart. 'Mrs. Dorothy Doig and Mrs. .las. Doig were installed as Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron, respectively at a meetittg'of Seaforth Chapter 233, Order of the Eastern Star. 4