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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-01-11, Page 25i'ii6Q, ^incorporating The Brussels'Fosi 'Published in Danforth, Ontario Every Wednesday Morning The Expositor is brought to you each week by the efforts oft Pot Armes, Nell Corbett Terrl-Lynn Oaie, Dianne McGrath end .Bob McMillen ED BVRSI(l, General Manager HEATHER ,Mc11:1NRAfTH•i, Editor Member Canadian Community Newspoper Aso Ontario Community Newspaper A,sociahoi Ontario Press Counc, Commonwealth Press Union International Press Inst,tuis Subscription Rates Canada •20.00 a year ,n odvanre Senor Citizen, ,'17 00 a year m advonrn Outside Canada +60 00 a year ,n advonct Single Copes . 50 rent, eocr. Second class mail registration Number 069r illiedneslay, .January 11,1I9819 Editorial and Business Offices - 10 Main Street, Seatorth telephone (519i 527-0240 Mailing Address - P.O. Bolt 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOti 11140 Open your eyes The Seatorth Brancn of the Ontario March of Diaries begins its 1989 Abili- ty Func Campaign on Thursday. and needs the support of the public it order to make it a success Thelma Dale. chairperson of the local campaign. says the Seatorth chapter hopes to collect $3.000 in through -the -mail donations. Funds rais- ed go toward services tor physically disabled adults in Ontanc And those adults represent a substantial proportion of the population Ir Ontario for example, one in every 10 adults is physically disabled Most receive, at some time or another. assistance from the March of Dimes Each year the Ontario March of Dimes spends 90 per cent of their dollars on providing mobility aids, independent living assistance and employment training to adults with disabilities. Someone who had polio 30 years ago car loin a Post Polio support group to learn how to fight the late effects of polio Or he?she can take advantage of the camping holidays provided by the March of Dimes tor 300 pnvsicaNv disabled adults. More than 600 disabiec adults per year receive vocational training or lob piace.meett from the. Marcy of Dimes Iri Northerr Ontario. there are wneeicahl' clinics orthopedic anc rneumatoiogv clinics Tine Ontario March of Dimes works tc develop the ability in disabiec adult: When you receive an appeal letter in your mai.. please give as generously as you are able Like the March of Dimes, it's time other people opened their eyes to the ability in alsablea adults Criminals deserve to any Dear Editor Justice demands that those who commit norrendous crimes against society be giver a fair trial in a court of law and if they are ,found guilty that they.pay the penalty accor- ding to the iaws of the State in which they committed their crimes This is normally the case but with Canada's archaic extradition laws with the United States it has become a case of American murderers paying the penalty unless, of course, they make it to Canada. Once in Canada, these murderers are pro- tected as though they were an endangered species. We guarantee them rights, even u, the point of refusing to extradite them unless guarantees are given that they still not be executed should they be returned and found guilty, of the crimes for which they are accused This harboring of criminals by Canada is not only morally objectionable but on an in- ternational ievel it is against Resolution 40/34 of the United Nations adopted November 29, 1985. This Declaration states that member States should -co-operate wit!: other States, through mutual judicial and administrative assistance, in such matters as the detectionand'pursuit of offenders and their extradition - All 'Canadians have an interest in du, issue since thedves of all Canadians are be - mg. endangered with these murderers using Canada as a • haven. In 1987 a New York murderer, Anthony Romeo, came to Canada to escape jdstice in New York. Within 24 hours he murdered Police Constable Au- coine of the New Brunswick Highway Patrol. Does this one murder alone not justify changing laws that encourage these murderers to come to Canada" ' Weask that.all Canadians concerned with justice join us in a setter writing campaign asking our Justice Minister to end this hudricrous travesty of justice by allowing these murderers safe refuge m Canada. We are gathering letters to present to the Justice Minister of Canada m February This setter has to simply ask for the return Turn to page 14 • YOUR BUSINESS Provided by The Ontario Ministry of Industry, Trade and Technology Big news for small business There's a revolution taking place in the Canadian economy. While some big com- panies are divesting themselves of money- losing subsidiaries and trimming employees from their ranks, the small business com- munity is thriving. Don Eastcott, managing director of the 6,000 -member Canadian Organization of Small Business, says one of the main reasons small businesses are flourishing is because they are more flexible than bigger and more bureaucratic corporations "When the owners are on the slop floor. they work -harder and can make decisions more quickly." says Mr. Eastcott. "And as our society continues to get wealthier, that means there are more oppor- tunities for small businesses to find a niche for their product or service." Defined as companies with less than 100 employees and less than $2 million in aroma] revenues, the small business sector has clearly become the engine of our economy From 1978 to 1986, small firms accounted for 73 per cent of the net job creation in Ontario. Starting today, this newspaper will be running a cabman that will address small 1. The rate of change in technology and markets has given an edge to small, in- novative and flexible firms 2. Fierce competition is forcing large organizations to slash their manpower in an effort to control costs. As a result, many es- perienced people are becoming entrepreneurs: 3. The "lean and mean" style of manage- ment popular in big companies frequently forces them to do sub -contracting to small businesses. It's clear there are many benefits and challenges to being self-employed. But in order for small businesses to be profitable, they must be well run and efficiently organized. So if you're a small business owner, or a budding entrepreneur, this column is for you. business issues and .give advice to people - d tc t who are just starting out or who have .been •J' /'ti ,r - in business for a wwhite. It can't.aaswer all questions or solve complex tax ,and legal ' problems, but it can .lead you in, the,r1ght , •,�� direction and possibly make a .few points that you otherwise have overlooked. Some of the topics will ;include how to ,prepare a business,pianrgptionsfoestart up financing, finding ,.end mann ding ,sa. - employees, and ,choosing a bus ess location. Small businesses.are letuishing,forUdsr€e major reasons: 7 'atebusedro,nirotiorme,lbaitbelkclasi tairy andilviketton.hlaown - i,eeePesoniereeaahancabaltensit ar Chu�» 1F1 I got my eyes opened -and widely - to the perils of winter driving over the Christmas holidays. What I saw on Christmas eve day reinforced all the teachings I've ever had about being a defensive driver. It all began when my family - brother, sister, mom, dad and 1 -packed into the car on a mission to visit my grandmother prior to her departure elsewhere for Christmas day. All was going well, despite the heavy and wet snowfall, at least until we were somewhere between the city limits of Kit- chener and those of Guelph. That's when the ear in front of us went out of control It fishtailed repeatedly, appeared to get back into control, then suddenly veered sharply into the other lane of traffic. it hit head on with another vehicle, did a flip -turn in the air and was destined to hit us when it crashed back down to earth. It didn't Dad pulled the car off the highway. and the entire family beat a path to the sure -to - be injured car passengers. We didn't knov what to expect. We didn't know how we'd react. In reflection now I find it strange that we all reacted so calmly. But. I suppose, we had -no choice. We were governed by our concern for the people involved in the accident Strangely enough too, we all seemed to know, without really communicating, just what our tasks had to be. A man driving behind us, positioned his van as a roadblock, then helped my dad pull a smoking battery out of one car. My sister Allison did pro- bably her fastest mile and a quapter run ever. in an effort to get help - fending off of motorists evident S EATSOC1S by Heather 1Vlcllwraith growling dogs on the way My brother Paul and I, relieved when the driver of one ear regained consciousness, did whet we could to help the injured. Mom, a nurse, monitored the vital signs of an elderly man whose lnit al condition appeared poor. Despite The situation, the Christmas spirit abounded on that -highway. Mom was reliev- ed from her duty, and she and dad position- ed themselves at opposite ends of the highway and proceeded to direct the well backed. up traffic- past the accident site. Of- ferings of blankets, kleenex, and flourescent flags poured in. And, they were well used. Such were the conditions that it took an hour for the police, the 'firemen and the am- bulance, to reach us In the meantime my brother and I talked a blue streak in an effort to keep the two peo- ple in one car - a 16 -year-old girl and her nine-year-old brother - calm and motionless Surprisingly. neither of us was bothered by the blood. although we might have been in different circumstances And although I was bothered when the nine-year-old in- sisted his leg was gone (it wasn't), then in panic lifted it in such a way that I saw it hanging broken and lifeless below the knee. I surprised myself with my calm. I think maybe I was surprised by the calm of the victims too. Deanit' and they were immense - they were quiet. Aside from their initial declarations of pain, , they made no complaints. Their concerns, it seemed, lay not with themselves, but rather with the relatives awaiting their arrival, and with the conveyance of their Christmas presents to those same relatives now that this accident had taken place I was also surprised by the reaction of the public. So often all you hear are the negative aspects of situations like these - about the people who don't stop, who don't care. This accident proved not everyone is like that. We had no shortage of help. Everyone pitched in to do a task, or to relieve someone from another. We did not know each other's names, nor did we bother to ask, but there was a comarderie there, a respect formed between people with a common goal, And when it was all over, and we, the car- ing, stood huddled together at the side of the road, we still did not exchange names. It was unnecessary. We were simply people brought together by fate, people who would likely never cross one another's paths again. The handshakes that preceeded our separation, and an utterance that this was what Christmas was all about - helping peo- ple - said it all. ON A/R,7S.CLA•{'/77' COULD A?ESEi+7BLE r9 C41R3 a/g5hr_ _ _ F2 JSKI;R k -RA ' • P.aOARDlbt PA55 MEMO MZEI ilii EMER�rrme� >�$'�teMilleMlM=0f IIEZetiMeeVeettWatiM®r;MatM ®tMea® —= " is the chemical ban worthwh Its nice to see nations come together to ban the use of chemical weapons. While they're at it, why don't they ban the bomb tag of commercial jetliners" Representatives from 140 countries are brainstorming at a conference in Paris, try - mgrto come up with a method of eliminating the use of rhe cal weapons. Such in- itiatives a ouragmg to see, but they also look f - It's tough to feel relieved by the restricted use' of chemical weapons, when there are still nuclear weapons which are,much more "efficient," not to mention biological war- fare -superviruses that have been developed and await use The Soviet Union recently announced 11 will be destroying all its chemical weapon supplies. The U.S. reports it has been routinely destroying chemical weapons for years, and will continue. Once again, this is a positive initiative, but for both countries chemical weapons are obsolete, deadweight amongst their sophisticated modern military paraphenelia. MY TWO BITS by Neil Corbett The nations the chemical weapons con- ference may effect will be poor- countries. To a nation without the A-bomb a chemical weapon in an unportant addition to its arsenal. Iraq won the war against Iran us- ing chemical weapons, is it likely they will stop production of them? As evryone is nearing in the media today, the Libyans now have the capability of producing chemical weapons and are building a fortified factory' in the desert, but have reassured the world by saying they will not produce chemical weapons. This is obviously hard to believe when they can be produced so easily and us- ed so decisively. Chemical weapons were banned way back in 1925. but have been used extensively since, including by the United States in the Vietnatm war. Why should nations in conflict today heed bans on the use of these weapons any more than did. other nations in the past? It is reportedly almost impossible to find a system to ensure all existing chemical weapons are destroyed, and that no more are produced. There has been talk of trying to keep the kind of technical expertise need- ed to get the Libyan factory in operation out of Libyan hands. This could be effective for now, but seems unrealistic in the long run. So why all the fuss in Paris? The current hoopla over chemical weapons could, 'however, serve someone's purpose. It may allow U.S. airforce bombes to fly over a Libyan factory, without forcing other developed nations to condemn the act and without making them loop like the bad guys. Hinton an found dead 4 on JANUARY1889 Mr. George Nott, of Tuc'kkersmith, recent- ly sold a thoroughbred cow and calf to Mr. Johen Jefferson, of Mullett, and a thoroughbred bull to Mr, John H. White, of Tuekersmith, .all at good prices. Deputy -sheriff Reynolds and county high constable Mackay left on Tueaday of last week for Kingston penitentiary, in charge of Hawse, the barn burner, who has been sentenced to fourteen years in that institution. Mr. John Sundercock, of Mullett, intends building a new barn 45x80 next spring, and Mr. J. Medd, of the same township, is going to have his barn split and an addition put .to the end of it, with stone stabling under the whole. The election for a councillor in Ward No. 2 on Monday last, resulted in the election of Mr. James Evans by a majority of 33, the vote standing. Evans, 104and Dynes, 71. We learn from Toronto .Mail that Mr. Jacob .iticCree has :been elected ,Mayor of Egmondville. The, heavy rain of Wednesday wound ,up with a:severe •w..itid,and snow;sytorrniatioight, .and an Thursday inor r ing Ide snow was in all manner of fantastic heaps. In some ,places there -are piles of snow, several ,feet deep,tandmn.otherplacesthegrounrl s,bare. This last storm „will ;wake the.roads,. worse than.ever. ,JAN1JAiftY-23,1914 After hearingavldencealliday,andpart:of traCks the -evening, Magistrate Saunders dismissed five charges of selling liquor to minors laid against T. Newell, projirietor of the Com- mercial Hotel in Exeter, laid by Provincial Inspector Magladery. Seven charges had been laid but two were withdrawn. The sleighing is excellent and is being greatly enjoyed. The temperance meeting advertised last week for Thursday evening has been postponed until this Friday evening, January 23rd, All interested:should bear this in mind. Stratford and Seaforth Juniors met in the Palace rink here on Tuesday night lastand put ,up a splendid exhibition of hockey for the lar e,attendance;of spectators. Deepite the soft ice that game .was fast and ,clean .andthe exxitement, especially in itheaecond half, Meyer got ,below fever heat. Seaforth held,the-match Against Stratford and .won anscoretof five to four. Daly, the Jeweller, has moved into Lha rel<orolrerly aceupicd by phoney ,and Arabald, apposite *Y'lierA ., , _rtor office. 'Tire newly ;completed orthCAliegiate destitute ,will die, oven for rl he 1uispect on of the public on the afternoons of Monday and Tuesday, January 23rd and 24th, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., according to Board Chair- man J.F. Daly. Meeting in Clinton Saturday to discuss the advisability of seeking the Provincial Plow- ing Match for Huron in 1940, delegates from the.Northand South Huron PlowingAsspcia- tion and others interested, decided unanimously in favor of an invitation being issued, The body of a Clinton man was discovered Tuesday afternoon lying on the C.N.R. right- of-way lei miles west of Seaforth. The roan had been missing since the blizzard of two weeks ago. He was last seen alive Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 27th. Seaforth citizens should have an oppor- tunity of viewing the Xing and Queen when they visit Stratford next Jude, the town council decided at its nneeting,,iylonday ,when it instructed theclerk to eA.quire-froni Strat- ford as to arr'angepaenta for accommodating citilizeiis of the town on ithe occasion ,Este Members of the Idkego th>$af# bnt,Wn les - ,were guests of the erich clp .We ea - Ti is itt,page.i9 �..,w,.,n, . iw!;:r:"k'dt,. Via•..-,. - ?teenaregm+�',ourerrm'M''.'wv+'a