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SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST
Incorporating
The Brussels Post
Published in
Seaforth, Ontario
Every Wednesday Morning
The Expositor is brought to you
each week by the efforts of: Pat
Armes, Paula Elliott, Terri -Lynn
Dale, Dianne McGrath and Bob
McMillan.
ED BYRSKI, General Manager
HEATHER ROBINET, Editor
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1990
Editorial and Business Offices - 10 Main Street, Seaforth
Telephone (319) 327.0240
Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 W0
In support of unity
In reaction to the current language crisis in Ontario, nine well-known
Canadians held a press conference at which they encouraged all Cana-
dians to respect the two founding nations.
These people - politicians, artists, historians and media personalities
have joined forces with the Association canadienne-francaise de L'Ontario,
and accepted its invitation to sit on the Honour Committee of its Solidari-
ty Fund. This fund was recently created to help Francophone" groups in
regions where their rights are not being respected.
The unveiling of the honour committee is the first step in the ACFO's
province -wide public awareness campaign. Taking as its theme, "Join the
Majority, Support a United Canada - Soyez de la majorite, appuyez un
Canada uni" the campaign is intended to create a better understanding
of the French Language Service Act, the historical contribution of French-
speaking Canadians, and the current state of bilingualism in Ontario.
Throughout the campaign the ACFO hopes to equip Ontario's
anglophones and francophones with the facts and information which up un-
til now they have not received. There are far too many questions left
unanswered, far too many misconceptions, and far too many wrong con-
clusions being made.
An anti -Francophone sentiment has sprung up across the country, nur-
tured along by a lack of knowledge, and hardened into place by that same
lack of information.
Whether or not we believe french language rights need to be preserv-
ed country -wide, we need to fully comprehend the French Language Ser-
vices Act, before we make our final decision - and before we condemn
our french neighbors.
And since the Government of Ontario is still not explaining its Frenal
Language Service Act to Anglophones, perhaps it's just as well that sq-
meone else has taken the initiative to do so. The leadership role has to
be assumed by someone.
Canada will never by united, unless decisions are made rationally, and
with some understanding of the situation, and/or the implications.
Keep t °bans off RCMP officers
To the Editor:
I'm so agog with disgust, I hardly know
how to start to vent my dismay in accep-
table manner.
Bettip of mr y hat and positivevb l ofthings.
to
Paula" - If your notes are "rough", then
I'm all for'em! `Let's have a paper full -
Very refreshing to know someone has their
head screwed on straight.
Which, is more than. I can say for
whomever wrote the "Turban Turmoil"
garbage in the Wednesday, March 28 edi-
tion! And, anonymously! They well should
be ashamed to put their name to it - And
in a rural area newspaper.
I am no way a racist hi any sense of the
word - BUT - there Is a limit to anything,
mental, physical, or other, in my personal
opinion. The ridiculousness of even having
given a second thought by anyone, of
Canadian professed Nationality" whether
street person to Prime Minister, and all in
Resolution an insult
To the Editor:
The recent decision of the Seaforth Town
Council to endorse a resolution from the
City of Sault Ste. Marie regarding the
French Language Services Act, and at the
same time make English the official
language of Seaforth, as have Sault Ste.
Marie, Thunder Bay and far too many
other smaller municipalities in Ontario, has
upset and dismayed other people in
Seaforth besides Margaret and Dick De -
Jong. This intolerant and stupid reaction to
the Quebec sign law promulgated by a few
paranoid and misguided politicians in
Quebec, is a gratuitous insult to more than
five million Canadians.
I would like to know who presented the
motion to declare Seaforth "English Only,"
who seconded the motion, who voted in
favor, and who voted against.
Yours truly,
Paul Copeland
scope between, to allowing such garb to
worn by "R.C.M.P." on duty, boggles
imagination!!
"Religion be Damned" - it's time pec
returned to "Common Sense" for guidanc
before, not only "our country" - but
entire world is lost to all.
Though not aware of how many, or, i
deed possibly, all of the world's n
tionalities and different races bei
represented to some degree or capacity
"Our R.C.M.P." - I'm not of recall,
aware of such request before, by any
them.
Since "I consider such decision'
ridiculous! Consider for a moment if yo
will - (with open mind, and tongue '
cheek, and a grain of salt, whatever)
What, the force might look like IF "®
R.C.M.P." were given dress option in
respect to all whims, - A mannequin, in
Kimono, overlayed with a kilt, with short
leather pants for underwear, carrying a
shillelagh! Heavy woolen socks on feet in
wooden shoes, covered by moccasins! All
topped off by a coonskin cap overlaid with
headdress and pigtails ranging down the
back! - A bow and arrow for armor in the
other hand/and/or a cuppa tea, and with
the famous long stemmed pipe hanging
from one corner of mouth!
Pretty snazzy - Pretty Canadian -
"Ayne"?
Let me state - I hold with sincerest
respect of ALL nationalities, their tradi-
tional or present day attire, and especial-
ly when shared with all out in public as in
"Celebration off their Heritage" or
whatever occasion - Downright extremely
pleasant and enjoyable - However, I am at
my personal limit of acceptance - when it
comes to any of the law enforcements of
"Our Land" Canada! Not only are the
traditional uniforms, dignified and func-
tional, to the occupation - But they provide
distinction and easy recognition to those in
need. Let's keep it that way, and
"costume" for entertainment events.
A Bred and Born Canadian.
Dave A. Hall
S+�aao.r
in a revers pattern
When all else fails, the t
.Y ell me here at
The Expositor, write 'WO gee weather:
It's always a good topic of discussion.
Well, since I've grail a trifle weary of
writing about my wa - n- (ani n9. doubt
you have all grown weary of reathttg about
it), I think I may just.fgllow the advice of
my cohorts here at the paper.
So,. what do you all think about the
weather we've been having of late?
Myself, I've grown a tad confused by it
all. Seems you caret'itely on anything to go
according to schedule ally more.- even the
weather. It's been screwy, or so it seems,
for quite a few months (maybe even
years).
Take last fall for example. Ordinarily the
fall is my favorite time of year. I marvel
in the kaleidoscope of color that brings an
earthy warmness to a tire_ oof_y_ear .that is
starting to cool down. I revel in the rustl-
ing of leaves along the streets and
sidewalks. I enjoy the daily regime of
bundling up in a cozy sweater as opposed
to a coat. And I enjoy the temperatures
that strike a healthy balance between sum-
mer's humid, hot, and winter's chilly, cool.
I don't however, remember last fall. In
fact, what I do remember is that we didn't
SWEATSOCKS
by Heather Robinet
really have one. From all my recollections
we drifted right from the sweltering days
of summer, into the breathtakingly cold
daur
kaleidoscope of color, of winter. but ithe rustling still had of
leaves was deadened somewhat by the ear-
ly arrival of snow, and the cozy sweaters
I so look forward to showing off, were
buried beneath my winter jacket.
That typically winter weather proceeded
right through to Christmas, and had some
of us concerned that it was going to be a
long, hard season.
Things changed however, just shortly
after Christmas, and instead of the ice and
snow we were growing accustomed to and
that we expected, suddenly we were ex-
periencing the weather typically reserved
for fall. Somehow, somewhere, the season
had taken a wrong turn.
Our late fall was followed in March by
CM amsay auuatipm. aemperacw ca a'CialCideU
summer tanning heights,.and hats and
scarves were abandoned in favor of
shorts and sunglasses. I don't think
anybody knew what clothes to dig out of
their store closets, and what clothes to
keep there.
And now, at a time when we should all
be enjoying the freshness of spring, the
warm drizzle of rain, and the budding of
flowers, we're once again being inundated
with winter -like weather. It's all very con-
fusing - like the seasons have done a
reverse, and the polar whatever has sud-
denly gone heywire.
It has however, kept things interesting.
So interesting hi fact, that I can hardly
wait to see what weather awaits us come
summer. Will it be summer? or some
weird adaptation of it?
Or maybe, it'll be spring. We haven't
had that season yet!
Wrestlepho
From all accounts, there are more of
you lurking out there than I realized, so
I'd better watch what I say. If you decid-
ed to gang up on me, I'd be toast.
You know who you are, you
Wrestlemania fans. You can't hide
anymore. I know you're out there. I saw
you sitting, gape -mouthed, in front of the
closed-circuit broadcast at the Queen's
Hotel on Sunday. I saw you pick up the
Monday morning paper and riffle to the
sports section, shaking your head in
be dismay and wonderment.
the I heard all about it on the radio the next
le morning, and I shook my head in dismay
p and wonderment, t'oo. Not because the
e, Hulk had been cowed by the Ultimate
ties Warrior; not because Jake the Snake had
met his come-uppance at the hands of
a- some equally vile, reptile -wielding yahoo.
But because an estimated 50 million
ng respectable citizens worldwide tuned in and
iu blew an entire afternoon watching a bunch
or of basically fat gentleman in silly clothing
of act out a parody of sport. If it was free,
it wouldn't be so bad; I've tuned into
afternoon t.v. the odd
u time myself. BUT YOU PAID FOR THIS,
in you silly people!
- A record 67,678 lemmings swarmed to
"Our the SkyDome for the much hyped
Wrestlemania IV, and World Wrestling
Federation spokesmen guesstimate that
profits from the farce will exceed $40
million by the time all of the receipts, in-
cluding those from closed-circuit gawkers,
P.S. Thank you.
"No Pets" stipulation is discriminatory
To The Editor:
It would seem from recent adver-
tisements in this paper that a prospective
apartment tenant who happens to be a pet
owner is an "Untouchable" in the renting
section of the property consumer's market.
Apparently landlords assume a pet owner
who wishes to rent is an irresponsible per-
son who will allow the pet to damage the
rented premises and/or be an annoyance
to other tenants.
In this time of discrimination awareness,
demanding one's right's etc. is not the
stipulation of "No Pets" discriminatory
against one sector of the housing market?
Cee right to rent
to whomever they wish butords have hmu they rule
out a tenant based only on pet ownership?
As a prospective tenant who owns a quiet,
well-behaved pet I am looking outside
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ROUGH NOTES
by Paula Elliott
pay -per -viewers and video cassette buying
nimrods, are tallied.
Go figure.
Telling kids that Wrestlemania is nothing
but a completely staged and carefully
choreographed Theatre of the Absurd
would be like telling them that there's no
Santa Claus. I want no part of it, and I'd
probably get spit at or something, anyhow.
But this was no $2 Sunday afternoon at the
fights for the kids - these were big dollars,
and those were some awfully big kids sit-
ting in the stands and gathered around the
big screens. How would you feel if you
walked into your stockbroker's office, or
your lawyer's, or your banker's, and saw
them sitting there in a Wrestlemania T-
shirt? It's all too likely.
As someone said in `The Fly': Don't be
afraid...be VERY afraid.
With all of the moaning and carrying on
over the rising price of this, that and the
other thing, I find it hard to imagine that
someone would shell out greenback to
watch a bunch of grown men in underwear
fling themselves at each other for three
and a half hours. If anything, I have to ap-
plaud the `wrestlers' - and I use that term
loosely - and their promoters. These jokers
are laughing all the way to the bank.
They're sensationalized, they're syndicated
and they're stinking rich.
I see no end to the either. The
first time that Wrestlemania captured the
hearts of the nation, I thought it was mild-
ly amici
Lauper leapt intoecond the gaudeary fraynas yndi
the
scenet a s most manager,
for the
words,whole
I
grimaced. Now 1 look at the whole thing
with a sort of dazed awe. Is Wrestlemania
escape? Will theart of H� Hogan still Isthere
tgoing at
it when he's 80? Do his managers spray -
paint his tan on before a match?
And why
feeling
that I'm gthis to end upith a gnawing family of
six or seven Wrestlemania-manic sons one
of these years?
It would fans would figure life.ust like ure hat Ihad it coall mif ng to
to
me, wouldn't you? You think I'm just full
of sour grapes, don't you?
Well, I am. Rowdy Roddy Piper was dis-
qualified on Sunday, and I'm hopping mad.
"FadingInk"
pen a hit in 1890
APRIL 4, 1890
dissected a pin -cushion and found 377 pins
A young lady of Exeter the other day IN THE YEARS ALONE
and needles imbedded therein, from the Expositor Archives
An ingenious swindle is being worked in _
several counties, in which a fountain pen
with a double load plays an important
part The
pen carries two kinds of ink, one
a e, e o er will not. The
superfluous parts of the contract are writ-
ten in the ink which fades, and the
farmer's signature with the permanent,
and the document finally figures as a note
of hand, which is discounted at the nearest
bank, and the fanner has to pay.
Navigation is open at Goderich, a couple
of fishing tugs having left that port the
other day to set their nets. It is the
earliest opening of the fishing season ever
known.
The Bluevale Presbyterian congregation
have recently introduced into their church
a new Bell organ. It was purchased from
Scott Bros., Seaforth, and gives the very
best satisfaction.
The other day a three year old son of
Mr. S. T. Holmes of Seaforth met with a
painful accident. Mrs. Holmes was ladling
some boiling water from a boiler, using a
bed -room pitcher, when the handle came
off and the child, passing at that moment,
received the contents of the pitcher. He
was pretty severely scalded, and it will be
some time before he recovers.
APRIL 2, 1915 h
Mr. John Warrill, of the 12th Concession
of which will f d th th
of Howick, has a Clyde colt nine months
old, which weighs 900 lbs., stand 4 feet 8
inches high and girths 5 feet 3 inches. If
he keeps on growing at a proportionate
rate until he is four years old he will be
a b'
Constable Pellow of Goderich made a
neat catch one day last week when he
walked into a room of the Colborne Hotel
and there found a couple of citizens, with
Alex Robinson, the bartender, and a quart
bottle about half full of whiskey. This
booze was handed over at once and of-
ficially sealed in the presence of the par-
ties, and on the following day Robinson
pleaded guilty before the Police Magistrate
and was fined $100 and costs.
James Squire of Whalen, Usborne
Township, was the victim of a serious ac-
cident when the team he was driving tried
to run away. Mr. Squire had his leg
broken, It being jammed between the
sleigh
and a post in the yard, and the
muscles were all torn from the bone.
Nr. and Mrs. from Brucefteld tos their new McGee home mov-
edhome in
eaforth. He had a good sale, especially
is stock, one cow selling for $100.
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APRIL 5, 1940
In an action for damages for $1,200
allegedly caused in a motor accident last
July, judgement was given for the plaintiff,
Thomas Butt, of Kippen for $300. The ac•
cadent occurred on a county road one mile
west of Kippen last summer when Mr.
Butt's car collided with a delivery truck
driven by James Robinson of London.
Rays of the hot sun being reflected
through a glass fire extinguisher caused a
fire in a wooden bookcase at the Public
School on Tuesday afternoon. The glass
fire extinguisher had acted as a magnify-
ing glass to such an extent that the wood
was set on fire.
The hog cholera situation, thought to
have been well in hand in Huron, has
broken out again in two widely separated
areas, one case near Fordwich and another
near Brucefield. There are still farms to
be visited where pug sickness has been
reported.
P.U.C. workmen examining Seaforth fire
hydrants this week discovered that three
hbrokents on North off at ground le4vel. It Streetain were
believed
n
that the hydrants were in collision with a
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