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Velladolt`,Atia in the Midst of a% photo 10Oki like a Dutch terrorist rifle. I let my camera hang on its
presidentialelection, and that mug shot. All the more funny belt around my neck and •batked
Imeant ' more tsoldiers and guns because 1' •
ve never heard of ter- away from the soldier -boy.
The Royal Canadian Legion is a year-rbunclorgariltatiOri. Many
don't stop to consider this, and this is aShant in Spite of the
fact that, the Le6ion, and especially .Seaforth'S owfl Branch 156,
is by 12 months outofthe year and is forever giving to, the
community, the Legion's glory time is historically reserved for
November 11. One day.
One 'clay is not enough.
These months, May and June, are an important time of the
• year for many of Canada's war veteran's. While children are look-
• ing forward to getting out of school, and the rest of us are
welcoming the warmer weather and anticipating summer
holidays, the men and women whe.tatideii together to battle in
the great World Wars - the majority from World War 11 - are
casting back in their rich memories to the Miracle of Dunkirk,
the horror of D -Day and in 1990 the liberation of the Dutch
homeland by the Canadian Forces.
For Canada's veterans, every day is Remembrance Day. The
remembrance never ends.
Two of Seaforth's veterans have been featured in this week's
paper. One couple travelled to Holland to take part in the Libera-
tion celebrations put on ' by the Dutch to honor the Canadian
Servicemen. One man shares his painful tale of being captured
at Dunkirk 50 years ago and held as a Prisoner of War for five
long years. Other veteran's stories were touched on in the
Remembrance Day edition Of the paper, back in November.
Theoretically, this newspaper - and every other paper in every
town in Canada - could probably feature a veteran's story a
week, and not exhaust the rich treasury of tales for a long, long
time.
For many. of the men, telling their story is not easy. The
memories are often as painful as they are clear. But to not pay
attention to their words, however modest or reluctant the tellers
may be, would be to risk losing a rich part of Canada's history.
And the stories of Seaforth's veterans are as much a part of
the town's own history as anything that went before.
No, one day is not enough. P.E.
Recycling petition needs
more insight
Dear Editor: only wish they would petition the
people who don't get involved in
This past weeked I was both sur- recycling, as well as the industries
prised and disappointed to see that and manufacturers not using
a petition was being circulated in recycled products. And have those
town to get blue boxes in Wynn, The people start carrying the cost for
people involved, I can only hope, filling our, landfill sites. After all,
would realize the cost of recycling. what is the difference in having the
But much more importantly, that recycleables in a plastic blue box
Seaforth has already had a recycl- or plastic bags? I'm sure that their
ing program in process for over a intent was harmless and good, but
year. Which has been in operation a bit more insight might direct
at a very minimal cost to the town their efforts to a more needy cause.
and to the taxpayers of Seaforth. I A local Sanitary Engineer
It seems as if everybody is gong if I had to, for the sake of the bet -
green lately. Supermarkets are go- ter photograph. Swallowing my
ing green, and Manufacturers are pride is not a problem, but
having a field day, urging con- swallowing my lunch the second
sumers to "buy green"..,„ In time around is not my idea of fun.
deference to our wilting envirOn- I know for a fact that this is not in
my contract.
The Day of the Photo, I.march- long as my leg. Smoothness was
ed up to the perky little Cessna,182 sounding awfully desirable.
with a heart full of courage and a Soon, though, I had other things
stomach full of a really smelly, to worry about as we passed over
Ceasar salad. This way my first the schoolyard full of waving ur-
major mistake. chins spelling out "S.P.S. Goes
The plane jounced up the runway ,-fireen". I snapped off, a couple of
and back again, taking off smoothly shots, and agreed with the pilot
and soaring over the treetops that two or three more passes over
before I'd even realized ,we were • the yard should do it.
off Of the ground. We buzzed But instead of circling around
towards Seaforth and the school, town to the south, I felt the Cessna
with a littlahit of turbulence fur- bank td the north for a lightish
ther tossing my salad, but I was swerve over Harpurhey. This is
still happily in control of my bodi- where I made Big Mistakes # 2 and
ly functions. 3. First, I glanced down and took
"It could be a little rough," the in the scenic Harpurhey lagoons in
pilot crackled to me over the all of their scummy glory.
headset. "I usually fly a little "I'll just tip the wing up so you
higher than this where its won't get it in the picture," the
smoother." \ pilot informed me nonchalantly.
After a few minutes, I was begin- My third big boo-boo of the after-
ning to wish for a telephoto lens as noon: I looked out of the pilot's
ment, schools and service organiza-
tions combined forces for "green
days" and Earth Day to do their
part. This is all good and well. I
mean, I recycle.
But when Seaforth Public School
announced its intention to "Go
Green" last week for a day -long
gala, I had no idea that I'd be go-
ing green right along with them.
In my never-ending quest to -Try
Almost Anything Once, I made the
bright-eyed offer to take an aerial
photograph of the school kids spell-
ing out the theme of their \Green
day on the school lawn with their
bodies.
I didn't really stop to think about
it until about 15 minutes before the
fact. "Aerial" means "in a plane".
Hmnunm.
A few weeks ago, I announced
my intentions to swallow my pride
and make myself look like an idiot,
by Paula Elliott
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window to the- ground - parallel
with my face - and looked straight
up and out my side window to
outer space. My nervous Ceasar
was less than impressed with this
new angle on things, arrd had a
long talk with my body about mak-
ing a break for it.
By the time I had taken all of
the pictures that I wanted, mind
was triumphing over matter. Grip-
ping the material of my skirt until
my knuckles were white was help-
ing, too. I didn't even have to take
my kind pilot up on his matter-of-
fact offer for a brown paper bag.
If I'd been thinking ahead, I
could have foreseen this, and I
would have made a special request
to the school kids. If they'd arrang-
ed themselves on the field just one
more time, I'm sure they could
have spelled out "P.E. Goes
Green" with no problem.
On American Memorial Day
weekend, we watched the Indepen-
dent Truckers of Canada block key
border crossings between USA and
Canada in protest of the fad that
their industry has been hurt, by the
CUSTA free trade agreement. They
wi•re demanding a fair deal from
the Canadiaa.government to enable,
thein to compete with American
truckers on a "level playing field".
Considerable pressure was placed
on the government through the
media because, among other things,
the 'CBC "yuppies" were afraid
that Canada would run out of food.
Such confidence in our ability as a
country to feed ourselves!
This "level playing field" concept
is often mentioned in farm protest
against the many inequalities in
agriCultural marketing restating.
from the freetrade deal. The BSA
has stated to Ontario Agtleilltirre
Minister Michael Ramsay' that they
are 'after the world Market, and
they are determined to ferret out
and eliminate any subsidization or
tariff protection used in Canada. At
the same time, they are preparing
a new 5 year Farm Bill Which
among other things will provide
massive subsidization for the soy
bean industry. What will that do to
the mite of Canadian say beans?
It seems that free trade talks are
about to commence shortly between
USA and Mexico. Canada is now in
a position of tagging along and hop-
ing perhaps to be asked to sign the
paper. It's hard to be in bed with
an elephant!
If we think we have problems
now; wait -until Mexico' comes -WO.
the picture. Some of their many ad-
vantages are a long enough OW-
ing season for several crops a year,
cheap: labour and a lack of
stringent Canadian safety regul&
tiont. Do.. we aped to export
tomatoes or potatoes to them? And`
what be the effect on our food
processing industry? Where 'do' you.
think that the moat profits could be
made by fewer costs with a large
population available to buy produce
with lower transportation costs?
Tice world condemns subsidization
as trade-alibi/ling, yet the Euro-
pean community protects their
farmers to a Obit that we can on-
ly envy. In spite of their finger
pointing, the Arnelleatig subsidize
their exports in order to take
markets 'from the ,Europeans. In
the midst df this, like noble mar. ,
tyrs, the Canadian farm communi-
ty is supposed have all gOvernatieri,
'Dire tit loge Pilt
JUNE 6, 1890
Two children of a Brussels M.D.
were playing store. In their stock
of goods was a box of pills. To the
surprise and tilarin of the parents,
they ascertained that the
youngsters had Swallowed the
whole supply of NSW Portend*
no evil' results. followed. When•Ask-
ed why thgy did.. trth ei.li•one-,di°f4notth
appear appear to be any aide' feediein in
the afore en they Jiialthok them'
themieltrea the alia*e'rifight :Serve;
as a pointer to business when "hen,
their trade is dull. •••'
On Monday of last week John
Delbridge, of Winchelsea, delivered
in EiWr a beef co* weighing '1A5
pounds.
A heavy thunder stotin, pissed
over Clinton earlY.Priday_inorning
last ,week, doing. Same slight
damage to the flettenbut7 Street
Methodist Church.
W.J. Norton of Brussels has sold
his fancy drivingmate,lhree4ear-
old; to John Nicholson of 'MCItillOp
for $156.
:JVNE 4, .1915
Mr. Richard Mori,son of the:eth
concession of Hullett had the
misfortune to meet with a bad ac-
cident on Clinton last week. He was
starting for home when a portion of
the harness broke and the buggy,
striking the horses' heels. It started
off on the jump. It is a hardbitted
animal, difficult to control and
when over the brow of Vinegar Hill
• it left the -road and the bnggy,
striking a telegraph post. Mr. MO-
, risohrptis thrown out, sustaining
'the fratture of two ribs and a bad
shaking ,up.
Samuel 140BUitiey of the 10th
concession of•TurriberRY had a nat.
roW escape from death on Friday
morning during the thunder storm.
While working at the barn with a
horse, both were struck by lightn-
ing and the horse was kiiled. MT.
McBurney received a severe shock
but recovered in a short time.
The town'of Galt, Waterloo Coun-.
ty, with a population of 12^ has
been organized into a city. It is fif-
ty ye:48 Stfiekt itit*t Lncorporaflon
as a village. Wage that, It Was
known as Shades 1ifidls.
JUNE 7, 1$40
Struck by an to *enter aii Iie
was filling In an •eitoratfon at the •
SU deg Service Station
Bele of Seaforth suffered a frac-
tured vertebrae of the spine. He is
111 Scott Mernorini 1lospital. Bale
was filling in on top of a gas
storage tank when the wrecker,
which had been used to lower the
tank in the ground, slipped and
dropped into the hole.
The Salvation Army Self -Denial
campaign, which concluded this
weck'•resulted in a contribution
from,
the Seaforth district' of
SI,OS2.80.
Former Seaforth Collegiate
graduates Mary pelmet', Dorothy
Gelding aid Denglas....,Stewart all
graduated this Week at the Univer-
sity ; Of Western ...Ontario, MIA
ItOinea with Winks in SeCretaiiid
Snentie, Miss Ooklieg with the Gold
Wet In Business Administration
and Secretarial Science and Mr.
Stewart with a Rachel,* of Arts.
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Work of prat** Huron Coun-
ty's Sky Harbour airport for use as
a training centre In the British
ConintoWealth alr trainliig scheme
get welt underway this week when
thejhe Mrport Oinsthittee 'Whorls-
ed the purchase of an additional 200
acres of land for $9,000.
JUNE 10, 1965
Set for June 30 - July 2, a month
earlier than usual, the Seaforth
Lions Summer, Carnival this year
will provide special entertainment
highlights, according to Lion Presi-
dent Lee Learn. Among the plann-
ed events will be a beauty contest
and log rolling competition.
A. feature of the Clinton Spring
Fair was the Dairy Princess con-
test. Last year's winner, Brenda
Houston, 19, of Brussels, was once
again crowned Heron County's
Dairy Princess, winning over Bar-
bara Watkins of Londesboro, Mar-
jerie flapper of Brussels and Bar-
bara Doig of Wroxeter.
Reverend John Van den Henget,
son of Mr, and Mrs, Gerald Van
den Henget of R. R. 5, Seaforth,
was ordained to the priesthood at
Ottawa by Archbishop, Lemieux.
He will say his first Solemn High
Mani at St. James Church
$ijfonh,on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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