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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-03-01, Page 1INDEX Obituaries - A7 Graduates - A7 Weddings - A7 Sports - AS -Al 0 Walton - All Hensall - All Cranbrook - Al2 7.1 Serving the communities and areas of Seaforth, Brussels, Dublin, Hensall and Walton .17433 ippart,. ee page A3. McKillop Mutual retires veteran director. See page A4e Seahawks win playoff series. See page A8. Hur xpositor Seaforth, Ontario HURON EXPOSITOR, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1 , 1989 FRUITS OF THEIR FUNDRAISING - The congregations of 11, area churches, as well as some individuals not affiliated with • those churches, purchased 2,800 50 kg: bags of grain for ship- ment to Mozambique, South Africa. The grain is worth an Area estimated $20,000 and was bagged by the Hensall Co-op on Fri- day and loaded onto two railway cars destined for Montreal. Seen here with some of the grain, are representatives from the various churches. Mcllwraith photo, • congregations aid Mozambique Eleven area churches saw the fruits of their fundraising efforts Friday when 140 metric tonnes of grain, or 2,800 50 kg. bags, were loaded. onto two railway cars destined, ' for Montreal, Quebec. Once in Montreal the grain will be transferred to ships and taken to Mozambique, Africa. The total worth of the donation is estimated at $20,000 and will be matched three to one by the Canadian In- ; ternational Development Agency. Egmondville United Church, St. Thomas Anglican Church, Seaforth, Northside I United Church, Seaforth, Duff's United !Church, Walton, Hensall United Church, Kippen United Church, Brucefield United Church, St. Andrew's United' Church, Bayfield, Holmesville United Church, Wesley -Willis United Church, Clinton, and Ontario Street United Church, Clinton, . as i well as several people from outside those , churches, were responsible for the hefty donation, made through the Canadian I Foodgrains Bank's Ontario Corn Drive and bagged by the Hensall Co-op. The Foodgrains Bank is an •in- terdenominational organization that operates through the links already forged overseas by its nine partner churches. That enables the CFGB to keep administration costs low when providing food for emergen- cy relief and for work in longterm develop- ment projects. The local churches chose this agency because it has a good reputation for being able to account for its donations and making sure food gets to where it is needed. Last year thecongregation of Egmond- ville United Church sent 1,000 bushels to Africa. This year they responded to a re- quest for aid from the Christian Council in Mozambique, a country hard hit by drought and famine, and one terrorized by a government -funded rebel force that does not have the popular support of the people. "Mozambique has some of the best arable land in the world, and they can't secure themselves well enough to use it," explained Reverend Cheryl Ann Stadelbauer-Sampa Rails to trails question may soon A resolution to the Rails to Trails issue, and the fate of the Guelph to Goderich Cana- dian Pacific Railway Line may be soon in coming. The steering committee of the Maitland Trail Association responsible for the thrust behind the rails to trails move- ment in Huron made its presentation to a provincial interministerial committee on of Egmendville United Church. She noted the rebel force has so terrorized the people - by burning off crops, destroying schools and terrorizing villages - that many of the rural inhabitants have been forced to seek protec- ' tion in the urban centres: "We're very naive in Canada about what's happening in South Africa," added Rev. Stadelbauer-Sampa, "it's just too incredible for us to believe." "I'm just excited that as congregations, so many have chosen to be a part of this pro- gram. They have excellent accountability, right down to the last bag." Reverend Stadelbauer-Sampa said dona- tions to the Foodgrains Bank are made in addition to the mission work already sup- ported by the churches, and noted the secon- dary step was only made possible because of the groundwork done through that other mission work. Grain shipped to Mozambique ,will be dispersed entirely by Mozambiquans who know the network. A RAILS TO TRAILS MI!ETING was held in Lindsay on Saturday, and members of the Maitland Trail Association Rails to Trails steering committee met with landowners, public officials, and representatives from user groups to discuss concerns and get in- put from interested parties. Seen here Rod Lafontaine of the steering committee discusses plans for the potential trail with representatives of user groups. Corbett photo. be answered 50 cents a copy Meningitis claims baby A Seaforth baby, three months and 27 days old, died of a meningitis related illness Wednesday at the Children's Hospital in London. Franklin Dean Phillips -Riley, son of Lin- da Phillips and Roger Riley, was the second victim of meningitis in Huron County. The baby actually survived the mengingitis, but died from complications and side effects. Dr. Maarten Bokhout, Medical Officer of Health for Huron County, says there have been only two cases of meningitis in Huron County since fall, but both were unfor- tunately fatal. He says the disease is fatal nine out of 10 times when left untreated, but can be successfully treated in eight out of 10 cases. Asked if the disease is contagious Dr. Bokhout responds "It is and it isn't. If I were to get the disease my immediate family would stand a three in 10 chance of getting it." People outside the carrier's immediate family would have virtually no chance of contracting the disease from him, adds Dr. Bokhout. Dr. Bokhout says about 10 to 70 per cent of the population carries the bug which causes meningitis, yet only a very small portion of the population actually gets sick. "But it's a very serious illness if they get "'it," says Dr. Bokhout. The sympoms of meningitis somewhat mimic the flu and include fever and severe headaches, but a third symptom that should tip.people off to meningitis is a stiff neck. In small children, under a year -and -a -half -old, swelling of their soft spot, caused by an in- flammation of the lining of the brain, is also a symptom. "If you have a concern, please call your physician," urges Dr. Bokhout. He has alerted physicians in Huron county about the meningitis case, and as of Monday at noon there were no further cases reported. At least seven people have died of men- ingitus in Ontario this year. There were 31 cases, including two deaths, in January, and 30 cases, including five deaths, as of February 27. An emergency vpccination program has been started in the Lindsay, Peterborough and Victoria -County area. • Employees hold ratification After two months of lockout at the General Coach plant in Hensall, a tentative agree- ment between the union and the company has been reached. A meeting was held . in Hensall on Tuesday, at which the member- ship of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, Local 3054, held a ratification vote on a recent settlement package. The result of the vote will be available in the March.8.edition of The Expositor. This recent proposal for a collective agreement was put together on Friday, February 24, when a meeting was called by the Mediation Services of the Ministry of Labour. No details of the proposal will be available until the agreement is ratified, but, union representative Adam Saivona said it - was an improvement over the company's recent offer of 40 cents per year, effective November 1, for three years. The union's bargaining committee will be recommending the employees vote to ratify. "If they vote to ratify they will be back to work on Wednesday," said General Coach's General Manager Andrew Imanse. The plant's 209 employees have been lock- ed out since December 29,1988 when they re- jected the company's final offer of a 4.2 per cent increase and a $200, signing bonus over a two year agreement. The employees' former contract, which left the average employee wage at $10.50 per hour, expired October 31, 1988. Tuesday, February 28. It is now up to the in- terministerial comittee to decide if the idea of a recreation corridor between Guelph and Goderich is a feasible one, and if the provin- cial government should obtain the railway right-of-way for this purpose. The interministerial committee's respon- sibility is not an enviable one, and there are many complexities surrounding this ques- tion. The controversy of this issue was evi- dent at a meeting the steering committee called in Linwood on Saturday -only four days before their presentation to the provin- cial committee- to hear the questions and concerns. A crowd of about 135 included lan- downers, municipal officials, represen- tatives from the 'many potential user groups, and the general public. The meeting offered few surprises, but one was the firm opposition of many members of the large Mennonite communi- ty in the Linwood area to the project. An earlier indication from the Mennonite com- munity indicated support and the hope the horse and buggy people would find a safer mode of transport than along the roads and highways. But at the meeting in Linwood several members of the Mennonite com-. munity, particularly those living adjacent to the rightof-way, showed opposition to the Turn to page 17 , MINIMAL DAMAGE - A fire at the RR Dublin property of Joe Nolan Sunday night could have been much worse. Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire, and force most of the smoke out of the barn, before it killed any of the pigs housed inside it. Mcllwraith photo. Pigs survive trauma of barn fire So far no casualties have resulted from a barn fire Sunday night at the RR 2 Dublin property (east of St. Columban School) of Joseph Nolan. Mrs. Nolan said Monday the family is keeping a close watch on a number of pigs that were housed in the barn, but added so far all seem to have pulled through the trauma of the fire. Pigs usually cannot withstand heavy exposure to smoke. Cause of the fire is undetermined at this time, although speculation is it was electrical -based. Seaforth Area Firefighters were called to the scene shortly before 11 p.m., after attention was brought to the fire by a cou- ple driving by in their car. The firemen re- mained on the scene for a couple of hours. "Dan and Bonnie Cronin of Cromarty saw toe Luc wuen they were driving by, and woke us up. Bonnie was on the horn and Dan was on the door," said Mrs. Nolan. Mrs. Nolan said when they came outside flames were shooting out of the middle window in the barn. They shovelled snow in the window to try and extinguish those flames. "We were very lucky, it could have all gone up in flames," she said. "The barn was full of smoke, but the barn is still standing, and so far none of the pigs have died. The firemen were down in short order and the neighbors and friends have all been so good." Mrs. Nolan said they will continue to monitor their pigs until they are sure there are no side effects of the fire. "We'll just wait and see." Elgin! atkrilion u , M. _ua►1d� . r n tchani 1 VO d df BC "ei-- i nils, lie 10 141,,,,. Ave., 44f4 n in. the lb y, het. TJ �f o Mey ppn { �4tr �h� rt RMIiPPti >at petit to ihave s Al btj �j0s bfJkk s, ' h,,1P ,p. /