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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1990-01-24, Page 2Huron xpositor SINCE 1060i $ Incorporating The Brussels Post opq 11 EB BYRSKI, General Manager HEATHER ROBINET, Editor Published in Seaforth, Ontario Every Wednesday Morning lir 4 '^ a The Expositor is brought to you each week by the efforts of: Pot Armes, Paula Elliott, Terri -Lynn Dale, Dianne McGrath and Bob McMillan. Member Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Community Newspaper Association Ontario Press Council Commonwealth Press Union International Press Institute Subscription Rates: Canada '20.00 o year, in advance Senior Citizens -'17.00 a year in advance Outside Canada '60.00 a year, in advance Single Copies - .50 cents each Second class mall registration Number 0696 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1990 Editorial and Business Offices - 10 Main Street, Seaforth Telephone (519) 527-0240 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 WO ,ay o n t Au interesting article from The Toronto Stair found its way onto. my desk, this week, guided there no doubt, by someone con- cerned about my mental wellbeing. Its topic of discussion - clean desks. Seems I missed the most opportune time, to clean mine, when North America's "Clear Your Desk Day" slipped past un- noticed on Monday, January 15. Actually listed in a book on national days in North America, it appears that "Clear Your Desk Day" is a legitimate event, and has been for some time, although the article also points out that this year would have been the first time the occasion was marked in Canada. And I missed it. That could mean bad news for my men- tal health. According to experts a "messy desk is a symbol of stress, and everything that is wrong is symbolized by desk stress - or that feeling that you're never getting anything accomplished from one day to the next. "A messy desk means you're majoring in the minors by doing the unimportant jobs, the ones that are easy, and never sorting out what is really imortant and requires your immediate atte tion. "People are most productiv during the first 90 minutes of the day, but that won't i por SWEATSOCKS by Heather Robinet be the ease if you spend your time looking for information," states the article. "There is a great sense of accomplish- ment hi getting jobs done, one at a time, in order of importance. You finish the day with a clean desk." The article challenges the theory that a clean desk is the sign of an empty mind, and says instead, that desk stress provides a "subliminal message of failure" while orderliness is synonymous with success. I'm not sure I totally agree. After all the appearance of one's desk can be totally deceiving. Take for example, my desk. There's really plenty of order to what looks to others like total chaos. Contrary to what visitors to my office may think, I don't view my desk as a mess. As far as I'm concerned it's a showpiece - an art exhibit of sorts. Its beaty lies most definitely in the eyes of its beholder. And unlike statements contained in the article, it doesn't usually take me 90 minutes to locate information. So-prganiz- ed is my clutter, that I' can .pretty well lay my hands on the information I seek, within a matter of minutes, even seconds. I only seem to run into difficulty on those occa- sions when I do as this article suggests, and clear out or file the excess material on my desk. Suddenly it seems, nothing is at my fingertips, and when it's not there, I have no idea where to look. However, in light of the fact, that some compassionate soul was concerned enough to forward the article to me (and I might add, to everyone else in The Expositor of- fice) I have done the unthinkable, and at- tempted an early spring cleaning of my work area. I don't know how long the order will last, but, as long as it does, please have patience with me. Digging my way out of the clutter was something I did best. With no clutter to dig out of, I may be at loose ends. Help is available Alzheimer Disease is a leading cause of death among Canada's elderly. There is no known cause or cure for this degenerative brain disease that affects an estimated 300,000 Canadians and affects 10,000 deaths a year. It is predicted that over 700,000 Canadians will be affected by Alzheimer Disease by the year 2020. Alzheimer Disease attacks both men and women, but those over the age of 65 are most vulnerable to the disease. Initial symptoms of Alzheimer Disease include memory loss and confusion. As the disease progresses, other mental functions, such as language and orientation, continue to diminish and the patient will experience difficulty with washing, eating and personal hygiene. In the late stages of the disease, the individual may suf- fer from seizures and muscular rigidity. Eventually, the Alzheimer patient will require constant nursing care. Accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease is of the utmost importance, because certain of the symptoms can be causeed by other, treatable il- lnesses. Diagnosing Alzheimer Disease requires extensive testing by a neurologist to determine shrinkage of the brain and alteration or disap- pearance of nerve cells. Absolute confirmation of the diagnosis can only be obtained through an autopsy. Alzheimer Disease affects not only the victim. Family members of the patient must often take on the responsibility of full time caregiving. Look- ing after an Alzheimer patient requires enormous physical and emotional energy. There are many patterns in the type, and severity of Alzheimer Disease and in the sequence in which mental changes occur. In a minority of cases, the progress of the disease is quite rapid. More often, the illness proceeds slowly over a number of years, and the patient experiences long periods with little change in his condition. The best one can do for an Alzheimer patient is to keep life simple, calm and routine. The Alzheimer Program of Huron County is promoting January as "Alzheimer Awareness' Month. Inforrnation; help and counselling'..are available-by alling°Pan1 `NanCarroW 'Program •Coordinator.at 482-94`31,'b"r'"' visiting her Clinton office at 70 Mary Street, Mondays and Fridays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or by appointment only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. There is help. ATLANTIC OVERFISH I NGi i 111 14�i14,',�� ifs err LETT RS TO THE EDITOR Team members behave well To the Editor: I am writing this letter to you in regards to the recent tour of the Seaforth Minor Hockey team to Denmark on December 26, 1989. My family and I accompanied this team as I was the OMHA representative assign- ed to this particular tour. First, I must say I was totally impress- ed with the organization of the fund rais- ing and planning of the trip. It was nice to see so many people working together to make this trip so successful. The people of Seaforth and district should know that you were well represented by this hockey club. They behaved in a manner that most teams in hockey would be proud of and should try to match. They received no penalties above minors and at times had to hold their cool due to infractions by the other teams. Granted they won only one game but the experience gained in this exchange made hockey secondary. These young gentlemen, coaches and ac- companying parents made one proud of the fact a person was from Canada. The OMHA commented positively on their behaviour and the airlines (stewardesses, pilots etc) were equally impressed. In conclusion, hats off to a great group of ins viduais for a job well done as you represented your town, county, province and Canada well. Way to go Seaforth!!! Jack Twolan OMHA Rep. Kincardine, Ontario. Legions generous Dear Editor: The Seaforth and District High School All Girls Marching Band would like to thank the Seaforth Legion for its doantion of $500. Our band is planning to take part in the Thomas Edison Band Competition in Fort Meyers, Florida, February 14 to 21. Canada has few high school marching bands and therefore, in order to improve, we must go to the U.S. to compete with other school marching bands. The legions in our district have been very generous to us. The Goderich Legion has given us $2000 and the Brussels Legion has given us $1000. Thanks again for your commitment. Yours sincerely, Charles Kalbfleisch Band Director All the ews that's fit to conf It's been one of those weeks in the news. Nothing really monumental happened, or at least nothing that got my goat. It was more a case of the bizarre and the ridiculous invading the headlines. You read them and either snort or guffaw. Take the case of Julie Bowers of Kincar- dine, and her murder trial that's current- ly underway. The 26 -year-old has been charged with murdering her infant son in 1988 after claiming that he had been ab- ducted from the bank seat of her car while she was in a store in downtown Kincar- dine. This in itself is neither ridiculous nor bizarre - just grim - until you reach the part where she led the police almost directly to her son's frozen body near a wooded area outside of town. She called the police, saying that she had seen Dustin in a dream sitting in a snowbank, and that he wouldn't be found downtown. Shades of a Ouija board, I'd say. And she actually expected police to believe the dream se- quence mamby-pamby? Desperate measures for desperate people, I suppose. File this one under 'bizarre'. The runner-up in the 'ridiculous' category goes to the yahoos in the newsroom who had a nation of parents on their collective ear yesterday with a war- ning against heating baby bottles in a microwave. A British medical journal states that doing so releases harmful bacteria and breaks down the chemical structure of the milk or formula, the voice on the radio grimly intoned. Gadzooks. It wasn't enough that oat bran has been discovered to be useless. This seemed like the final blow. However, all was not lost as later news reports clarified the facetious cry of doom. Apparently, a letter to the editor of the medical journal had been taken for news. The letter stated that nuk- OUGH 0 by Paula Elil ES tt ing a bottle of formula on high for 10 minutes reduces it to a crusty brown substance of questionable composition. This episode reminded me of the Herman car- toon that showed Herman in the doctor's office, grasping his leg and pinioning it behind his head, saying "Doc, it hurts when I do this." There were dozens of news snippets and sniglets that probably warrant mention, but that went right in one ear and out the other. But here's my fave for the week, the big cheese of the cheesy stories, and the Grand Champion in both the `bizarre' and 'ridiculous' categories. "Man beats "driving' charge because car had no engine", read the London Free Press caption. The OPP, in their never- ending battle against crime and injustice, stopped a man who was steering a towed car and charged him because he was driv- ing with a suspended license The taxpayers of Ontario footed the bill for the arrest's administration charges, the salary of the cop on desk beat who typed it up, and the time that it took for Justice of the Peace Robert Walker to dismiss the ludicrous charge. But isn't it a secure feeling to know that the police system is working so well and efficiently in this Province? Gosh, it makes ME feel good. &&&&& This just in...Archie Gibbs, the contrac- tor from Parkhill who has won an owner- Stork invades David Lemon's taxi JANUARY 24, 1890 The morning after the municipal elec- tions, Reeve McMurchie of Clinton receiv- ed the following telegram: "Blyth, January 7 1890 - The biggest Tory and the biggest Grit in Huron County re-elected. P. Kelly" Inspector Paisley paid Wingham a pro- fessional visit Friday when, we understand, four of the hotel keepers paid him the sum of $20 and costs each for selling liquor on election day. A terror to evil doers is this tall license inspector. The Exeter Times of last week says: For some months past the residents of the 2nd and 3rd concessions of Usborne, especially in the vicinity of John Dew's old farm, and persons having occasion to pass along that line at a certain hour, have had their curiosity strangely aroused by the ap- pearance of a mysterious light in the air a few feet above ground. One of the residents in reciting his experience says that, one evening about nine o'clock .he was returning home from Exeter and go- ing southward on the concession observed the light, which he states was about 30' candle power, coming along the concession towards him. It being very bright, he was somewhat startled, and stood still that the light might approach him. It came to within a few rods of the traveller, and sud- denly turning westward, made lightning progress across the fields, burying its brilliancy in Mr. Willis' bushlot. Upon cer- tain evenings at nine o'clock this fetch -light has been seen by various persons, all of whom declare their sense of amazement on beholding it. JANUARY 22, 1915 The average life of army horses when put on active service at the front in Europe, is only about ten days, and conse- quently the demand for remounts from Canada is steadily increasing. The War Of- fice is asking for increased supplies from Canada, and it is understood that a con- siderable number of the horses purchased for the second Canadian contingent are to be shipped at once to England. Ice -cutting will soon begin here in Wingham if the frost hardens. It will give employment to some who are at present out of work. The women of Brucefleld are busy again IN THE YEARS AGONE from the Expositor Archives knitting socks for the soldiers. One hun- dred and twenty-one pairs of socks, scarves, wristlets and bed socks were sent a short time ago. The following incident was recently related by a wounded German soldier cap- tured by the British forces: "From one of the trenches, I aimed at my adversary twenty yards away. It was an easy shot, and I was sure of success. I was just pull- ing the trigger. My aim was clear, I could not fail. Suddenly, I staggered back, and when I recovered, I found my rifle damag- ed at the lock and the chamber. I had an ugly wound in my forehead. I examined my rifle and found in the barrel and French and a German bullet, both flatten- ed. After close examination, I discovered that a French bullet had entered my rifle at the muzzle, had followed the course of In ship battle over the 1.8 kilometre beach stretch at Grand Bend which he argues his ancestors claimed in a land deal in 1893, wants it all to himself. The Village of Grand Bend has issued an appeal which won't be heard for about two years and, should the appeal fail, a second appeal to Canada's Supreme Court could stall Archie Gibbs further. The beach is still open to the public, but Mr. Gibbs says that even if it takes another seven years for him to walk on his beach alone, it will be worth it. Is he saying he wants to close the beach to the public, if his ownership of the pro- perty stands? What's the point? He could sell the beach to the province and keep his extended family in Gucci into the next millenium. Can he honestly, seriously, see the point in depriving Southwestern Ontario of a summer tradition and killing a village for the sake of saying "Mine...all mine."? &&&& Doing anything Janaury 27? How about attending the public sale of Government Material (capital G, capital M)? Nothing exciting going up for bid, just your basic Federal government equipment. Vans, light trucks, household and office items and a couple of cars. You know, government cars, including a 1985 Oldsmobile Toronado... and a 1981 Porsche Carrera. All the news that's fit to print. Fit to be believed isn't in the contract. 7965 the barrel, had exploded in my cartridge and the butt of my rifle, and had thus wounded me. JANUARY 26, 1940 Motor traffic on the main roads of the district is approaching normal winter con- ditions after the worst blizzard seen here in four years. The storm which was cen- tred between Mitchell and Goderich and north from Exeter, reached a climax on Sunday night by which time there wasn't a road open to traffic in the storm area. When the cal' in which he was a passenger crashed into a hydro pole four miles south of Hensall Thursday evening, John C. Crich of Seaforth was thrown through the windshield and suffered pain- ful injuries. A member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was in Exeter last week investigating a hoax that was played on J.W. Seymour. Mr. Seymour, during the last Great War, joined the British Navy and was a member of a mine sweeping crew. When the present war broke, he again proffered his services. Last week, he received a letter calling on him to report to Halifax. He sold his cows and was about ready to leave Exeter before the hoax was discovered. With Canada at war such a hoax is a very serious offence and trouble is brewing if the guilty party is apprehended. Water in Tuckersmith is still a scarce article. Many farmers have to draw water daily for their stock. JANUARY 28, 1965 When a window in the Legion Hall, near the public toilets, was blown out by the storm Saturday night, water pipes froze and burst. Water flooded through to the ground floor and was ankle deep before the trouble was discovered. Damage will exceed $100, officials said. David Lemon has been driving a taxi for many years and it is not often he comes Turn to nage 15A