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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-09-26, Page 240113ssitor SINCE last ViN4 THE COMMUNITY FIRST Incorporating Tho Brawls Post Pvblishod In Ssoforth. Ontario Ivory W.dn.sdsy Morning 4GtMADK ED S Y I$ I, Genesi Marts t*tf-t TNN DAIa. Advertising Maimed MATHIS 111011114111. $ditor NEWS STAFF: Swoon Oxford CLASSIFIEDS. SUSSCRIPTIONS ACCOUNTING Pat Anwar Diann McGrath Undo Pulkovart Member. Conadlwn Community Newspaper Assoc Ontario Community Newspaper Association Ontorto Pr.•s Council Commonweal** Press Union International Press Institute Subacnption Rot.. Canada '22 00 o year in odvonc• Sento Citizens '19 00 o your in odvonc. Outside Canada '63 00 o yeor in odvonce Single Copies 60 cents .00h Second class moil regtstrotton Number 0696 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26. 1990 Editorial and Ewslnase Offices 10 Main Street. $.forth Telephone (319) 327-0240 iiax 327-21130 Moiling Address - P.O. So: EA, soafor th, Ontario. NOK IWO Take time to think Time. The people who seem to have the least of it to give, are the ones who are continually giving more and more of it. The Seaforth Recreation and Parks Committee is calling for nominations for the town's annual citizenship awards. Every year, these awards give kudos to three people in the community who have given of themselves, and their time, to either sports, civic service or a humanitarian effort. We all know the people who just never seem to slow down. If there is a chance to volunteer, they will be there, up front and centre. If a helping hand is needed, hands are selflessly ex- tended. What is it about these people that makes them just a little bit more giving, a little more selfless with their time and caring? It's a good bet that they, in turn, were given that little extra bit of help or time by someone at some point in their life. The need for volunteers in any organization or cause is timeless; it has always been there, and d always will be. Recently, the need for volunteers in youth organizations has intensified. Think back. Were you ever a Brownie, or a Boy Scout? If you were, it was solely because there was an adult leader there, ready to stand behind you. If the leaders aren't there, these types of organizations don't merely falter. They don't exist at all. Do you remember your troop leader in Scouts? Your Brown Owl from Brownies? Don't be surprised d they're still busy, volunteering their time somewhere. It's a love affair that lasts a lifetime. If you have any spare moments, think about the people or groups that would benefit from it. And think about those people in town who do that little bit extra, and let the Recreation Department know who they are by October 19. Chances are very good that they're very well known already, anyhow. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Constance Cemetery To the Editor: The Huron County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society is trying to locate a cemetery in McKillop Township known as Constance. The information given was the same Lot and Concession as St. James R.C. Cemetery. We are aware of the three main cemeteries; the Scott Family plot; the Providence Wesleyan and the (Mrs. J. E.) Margaret Methodist Cemetery. There are 100 522-1608 known cemetenes within Huron County and the stones in all but seven of these cemeteries have been recorded. Would anyone with infor- mation on the Constance Cemetery please contact the Cemetery Co - Ordinator, Alison Lobb at 482-7167 or Anne Clark at 887-6989 (evenings please). Sight is so valuable Dear Editor: At Thanksgiving time, we should be thankful for some of the wonder- ful human senses that we too often take for granted. I am a beekeeper, and I teach the subject at Fanshawe College. One task in beekeeping is checking to find whether there is a laying queen in each hive. The eggs are minute. Good sight is required to see them. I am apt to assume that all of my students can see the eggs, but this may not always be the case. Sight is so valuable and to be blind is a tragedy. Yet, $25 form a caring Canadian Citizen can fund a sight -restoring cataract operation in the Developing World through Operation Eyesight Universal. On an annual basis, this registered Canadian charity funds an average of 100,00 cataract operations in countries like Peru, India, Kenya and Haiti. As a volunteer for Operation Eyesight Universal, I feel very proud when i think that mothers cured of blindness can see and care for their children again, that farmers can work in their fields and that tradesmen can once more earn a living. There arc estimated to be thirty- two million curably blind people in the world today...most of them in Third World Countries. The need is always great, yet imagine how much $25 can do when donated to help someone receive their sight! S25 not only pays for the cataract surgery; it also covers the cost of dressings, medication, post- operative care, food and eyeglasses. And that's not all...WNW-00C whose sight has been restored can once again function and become an asset in the community. Mac Lean Caring Canadians can make a difference to some many destitute lives. All donations to Operation Eyesight Universal are eligible for tax credit and can be sent to Suite 202, 1719 Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough, Ontario MIR 2X7 (Tel: 416-759-8011) or to Box 123, Station M, Calgary, Alberta T2P 2H6 (Tel: 403-283-6323) Yours truly, Harold Killins 163 Trowbridge Avenue London, Ontario N6J 3M2 The other night a girlfriend ot mine asked Inc How dK1 you CVC[ kani to say 'No?'" With all the boars 1 wait and events I have to attend, my ap- pointment book doe not look like the boost of someone who has learned to ay no. The cough syrup and antibiotics 1 am taking for a terrible chest cold are not the sign ot a person who can say no bet- ween heaving coughs and sputters. Yet, my girlfriend is nght to some degree. 1 can ay no when 1 have conflicting appoirurnents. 1 can ay no when 1 have worked 35 hours out of the last 72. It disappoints me aonetunes when 1 have to say no w certain things because I know how important some things are to some people. But. I'm not about to crucify myself. The next week here promises to be just as hectic now that Paula has left for British Columbia and I am All work and no play are ung-eduWr, as well aw Dcuys reporter. Forget about my personal or family iife. My appoulunent book tor this week is fiat tilling up. The end result will be two editions of this newspaper that 1 can say 1 did aitirely by myself. 1 must say, however, that 1 am greatly looking forward to my first weekend off in six or seven weeks sometime in October. Did 1 menuon that in this business there 'is no overtime payment'? Of all the people 1 went to Jour- nalism school only a few are working in the business. Most have teed and quit due to exhaustion. One girt I went to school with is a talented writer and an excellent photographer and after graduation went to work for an impressive newspaper. After two years she quit the business to have a rest and tells me she doesn't know if she will ever get back into it. She finds JUST THINKING by Susan Oxford woriung at a Goll and country club full time and on weekends is much leets exhausung There is a lot of pleasure in working with a newspaper. I'm proud to see my work, especially when my photographs turn out well. It's a nice feeling to be around people when they receive recog- nition for their achievements, especially when it's youngsters. Youngsters are such a pleasure to work with since thea pride doesn't come with ego problems. Seaforth certainly doesn't have a lack of young people to be proud of, as my appointment book will surely tel! you. Even though it was a long two days for me 1 Choi oughly enjoyed covering the Seaforth Fall Fair. There were many youngsters there who won recognition for their achievements and we're working to acquire all the results to print in next week's newspaper. When my daughter won an award 1 couldn't be there because 1 had the honour of being one of the judges of the parade, but feedback from other parents told me it was wonderful for her. F you TA 11•1 TIE N) E. REND/Tionl OF THE /\MEvICJ rJAYionlaL ANrNErvj Ohl 5 BAP, f-IAVE k(OU HEARD THE OK VER S1oN OF OURS ? U.S. Farm Bill ties Canadian farmers' hands Most discouraging news! The Americans have their new Farm Bill setting the commodity prices that we'll be competing with until 1995. Their target price for corn is $2.93 with a minimum loan rate of $1.96 a bushel. This means that in the spring when input costs are due, multiply their acreage by their projected yield in bushels, and the government will pay $1.96 for each anticipated bushel before planting. When the crop is sold, payment to the farmer must not be less than the difference of $0.97 a bushel. In wheat, the target price is $4.00 with a minimum loan rate of $2.44 a bushel. Before planting time the farmer will be paid acreage, times expected yield, times $2.44, and when the crop is harvested, the smallest payment made to the farmer will be $1.56 a bushel. These target rates will also be used in their supply management system of idling land to control surpluses. The US government expects to spend up to $900 million a year in Export Enhancement programs. The total government spending on agriculture each year is set at $11 billion. All these dollars are in American currency. Last week, we learned the details of one American export enhan- cement program that will pay $43 per metric tonne on the wheat they sell to the international markets, thus underbidding other countries like Canada and capturing most of our customers. US Trade Spokes- woman, Carla Hill, must have meant it last year when she told Ag. Minister David Ramsay that they were out to capture the world market. Our initial payment for wheat this year was $115. per metric tonne on an excellent crop. It's not likely that there will be another payment, as the price has been dropping like a stone since we harvested the crop. Out on the prairies, the farmers pile mountains of golden grain on plastic sheets because it's coming off in such quantities, that there's no place else to put it. This boun- tiful crop has brought renewed hope to the western farmers, after years of drought and poor production. Unfortunately, it seems as is doing a good job is not enough to solve their problems. October 1st is an important date for the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) talks. Each country will set forth lists of RURAL ROOTS by Jeanne Kirkby all of their support measures. Further negotiations and conces- sions will be tabled by October 15. After that date, the agreement ac- cepted by the participating countries will be the one that we'll have to live with it for a long time. It is important that the GATT agreement is good for Canada. Our federal negotiators, Don Mazankowski, John Crosbie and Joe Clark must recognize their duty to support the interests of the Canadian agricultural scene. We must let our MP, Murray Cardiff, know our concerns so that he can get this message to our negotiators. This is no time to be shy about talking to your representative. Because exports subsidies and the trade war between USA and the European countries have distorted world commodity prices more than any other factor, they must be total- ly eliminated under the GATT agreement. in the last few years, prodigious amounts of money have been spent on these subsidies, driving the world price of grain far below the cost of production. It's not good enough to settle for varying reductions of this export assistance. The export subsidies must be scrapped to return sanity to world commodity pricing. Europe and USA have huge bankrolls when it comes to sub- sidizing their domestic agricultural industries. Europe places a high priority on being able to produce enough food for their own use because they remember the food shortages following the Second World War. The Americans value their ability to be independent in food production as a measure of the strength of their nation. I heard one American farmer express his belief that the cost of subsidization to agriculture was the price the nation paid for their ability to be self-sufficient. What the American farmer receives for a Turn to page 19 • Zurich Fall SEPTEMBER 30, 1965 Incidence of rabies in Huron County is increasing, according to the Health of Animals Branch. The number of cases involving foxes and skunks are up considerably, and this is resulting in increased num- bers of farm animals becoming infected. Despite cold weather and raw winds, attendance at the 120th annual Seaforth Fall Fair was up considerably over last year. Hensall and Exeter volunteer firemen worked into the night on Monday in an attempt to save the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Smale of R.R.1, Hensall. The fire was discovered about 8 p.m. in a woodshed attached to the Smale's two-storey Krick home. The Smales and their son David, 19, were not injured. Mr. and Mrs. John Meagher of Seaforth celebrated their 45th wed- ding anniversary this weekend. Fair rained out in 1940 Heavy rain and strong winds hit hard Wednesday afternoon at the close of the two-day Blyth fall fair. The storm struck suddenly, and the first gust of wind blew away money collected by one ticket seller. SEPTEMBER 26, 1890 Mr. Archibald Scott of Scott Brothers left on Tuesday on a business trip to Manitoba. He ex- pects to be gone about two months. The Messrs. Scott sell a large num- ber of musical instruments in the Prairie Province. The grain buyers complain bitter- ly of the scarcity of cars at this station. The Grand Trunk had better hustle around or another railroad will be got in through here before long. A little boy, son of Joseph Fisher, is likely to lose the sight of one eye from an accident which happened Tuesday evening as he was retur- ning from school. Another boy using a small toy gun fired it off, the contents striking young Fisher directly in the eye with very painful results. The Canadian Reportoire Com- pany will appear in Cardno's Hall on Wednesday evening, and in the words of the bill, will give "two hours of blissful entertainment, sensatirrial, chnsical and very tune us." Mr. William Chapman of the 2nd Concession, Tuckersmith Township, has corn which measures over 13 feet in length. Winter apples are selling for about S2.25 a barrel. SEPTEMBER 24, 1915 Two more Seaforth boys have joined the colours. Mr. Fred Weir, son of Mrs. George Weir and Mr. Howard Hays, son of Mr. James Hays, left on Saturday for Toronto where they intend to join an artil- lery regiment if things go all right. Mr. John Habkirk has purchased the McCallum property on North IN THE YEARS AGONE from the Expositor Archives Main St. from Robert Winter. The property consists of a cottage, a good stable and four lots and was purchased for $750. We understand that Mr. Hosie Thornspon of Mitchell has pur- chased the Seaforth Oatmeal mill and is having it put in shape for operation. We are glad of this as there is not a better opening anywhere for a good, live grain dealer than there is in Seaforth at the present time. We hope to see the Seaforth Oatmeal Mill, which has been silent so long, booming in a few weeks. Mr. Wm. McMicheal has shown us a twin cucumber, grown in the garden of his brother Gilbert in Hulleti, which measures 17 inches one way and 14 inches the other, and weighs four lbs. Half an acre of this kind of fruit would make pick- les enough to feed a regiment. The first carload of completed war shells was shipped from the Bell Company Works this week. There are several more cars ready for shipment as soon as instructions to that effect are received from headquarters. SEPTEMBER 27, 1940 Falling nine feet through a trap- door in the mow of a Karn at the farm of Edgar Allan. ?ncf Conces- sion of Tuckersmith, well known Turn to page 1!•