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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-06-14, Page 2Huron XPOSitOr SINCE 1e60, 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, 'Nell Corbett, Terri -Lynn Gale, Dianne 'McGrath and Sob McMillan. ED =13YRSKI, General Manager HEATHER 'MrILWRAITH, Editor Member Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Community Newspaper Association Ontario Press Council Commonwealth Press Union International Press Institute Subscription Rates: Canada '20.00 a 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 mail registration Number 0696 Wednesday, June 14, 1989 Editorial and Business -Offices - 1O Main Street. Seaforth Telephone (319) 327.0240 Mailing Address - P.O. Sox 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK !WO Clean up hone Environmental problems facing Canadians today are complex and frighten- ing. Acid rain, pollution of lakes and rivers, "holes" in the ozone layer, and global warming have become everyday news items. People acror try are concerned, and are asking "What can I do ? " As; consumers, we need to accept responsibility for the environmental ef- fects of the manufacture, use and disposal of the products we use. Resource exploration, extraction, processing, energy consumption and waste genera- tion have considerable impact on the environment. However, there are ways for all of us to make a difference. Individuals can make decisions and take action to protect the environment. In a recent series of interviews on the CBC radio program "Morningside", Julia Langer, Executive Director of the national environmental group Friends of the Earth, and host Peter Growski identified the environmental conse- quences fo the various clearning products stored .under a sink, and provided alternatives. They noted that bakingsoda and white vinegar form the backbone of the en- vironmentally friendly cleaners, and along with borax, washing soda and lemon juice, can replace over 20 different household cleaning products. Conserving energy, composting, recycling and bulk shopping are other tried and true ideas which are as valid today as they were for our parents and grandparents. Why use more when less will do ? . Why use disposable when re -usable products are less wasteful both economically and environmental- ly ? The principles of the 'conserver'esociety are not new, and can be put in- to practice by you as a consumer to help protect the environment. June 4 to 10 was Environment Week in Canada, but Canadians needs to think about preserving the environment every week .of the year. nEa site [Sandarcornpa"dipodafyanyirjomatior.yany inforratiti. 'he Thuron Hos tor, so reserves the, r gltt:so edit :netters. .Letters . can .beedropped off atthe : •uronExposator.ofries.or meal fes: Tee .:-'uruat:'positur 43ox Tea :ltie'lr+fil►Tt't, 1 n6iarifr LEVERS TO THE EDITOR Architects enjoyed work To the Editor: Re: Newspaper Article "Streetscape Project Will Proceed" Huron Expositor, May 31st, 1989. We are happy that the civic court pro- ject will proceed in front of Seaforth Town Hall and hope that Seaforth residents will appreciate all the effort that you and the Streetscape Committee have put into the project. We also ap- preciate your flattering remarks about our Master Plan for Seaforth as reported in the article noted above. However, with respect to the Commit- tee's decision to use high pressure sodium lighting on Main Street instead of the metal halide lighting that we recom- mend, we are still bewildered as to how the Committee could possibly be convinc- ed that high pressure sodium lights "provide a softer light more flattering to the buildings" when there is a great deal of opinion to demonstrate that the op- posite is more likely. Furthermore, we take great exception to the remark reported in the same article that in mak- ing this decision "the Committee has to think about what's . best for Seaforth and not just .what a consultant says". The im- plication is that our recommendations are not in the best interests of the Town and its citizens. As a firm of Landscape Architects registered with the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects, we .have a profes- sional responsibility and obligation to pro- vide services that are in the best in- terests of the public at large. Considering the high heritage value of the Seaforth Streetscape as determined by Heritage Canada, we remain convinced that non- distorted (white) light is a necessity, with undisputed historical precedent, for such an important street. Metal halide is the only efficient light source that approx- imates daylight. Since it became clear that the Committee's decision was firm, we had no choice but to reluctantly withdraw our services. We would .not make this decision if we didn't believe -metal halide was in the best interest of current and future Seaforth residents. Despite this disagreement, we enjoyed working with the Town of Seaforth and the Streetscape Committee very much. We are very happy :with the enthusiastic endorsement our work received when presented to Council.and .will continue to follow the implementation process. We wish you the -best with this important work. Sincerely, K,W. Buck and ,Associates Reader recalls adventures Dear Editor: The following item in "The Years Agone" column dated May 28, 1939, aroused my interest. "The se/knitting season, in so far ,as the Lions Pool.ls concerned, opened officially on Monday afternoon, when Neil Beattie and Frank -Ryan swam across the .pool." Strange .as it may seem, I .have no recollection of this event. I do .remember other adventures with :Neil: Climbing to the ..bell tower inside the town' hall for , a bird's , aye view of Main Street, :forbidden tenritory ,and ;therefore exciting. I can report tothe .town •council tbatat that -time the;.timbers were ;sound and ;there mere no.bird ;droppings. Blunting );pigeons ;in ,a ;friendly lfarmer's barn At ,the -risk ,of ;life ;and lunb. Apgar til9bh+gaon a warmimooulitspring :eveninglua'Silver'Crook -tan atavistic ,;perience tfor ra ,pair .of wenn ;Pluck'„Finns. addling our ,Ane armed hikes }t�o ;Bayfield ,pr ; roderreh• ;for An ezeiting 4 dip run Jake Muren• As 'I aecah sin tthe :early day '!the original swimming ,pool ,was simply .a large •mud ,hole in Silver Creek. There were cows grazing upstream! At some time :in the 1930's the ,Lions Club conceiv- ed :the idea :of ,putting ,a dam :aprons It�ie creek and a cement bottom and sides to create , a "real” swimming • pool. Consider that this marvellous event took place during the depression. There were ,no other swimming, pools,, private, or ,public, -in the ;territory. There ,were few organized activities for young,;pegple. I ,have many ;fond ,memories ,of those long, swarm -lazy-summer,afternoons .when ,,everyone ',went down to!the pool sfor ,a.dip. Atone 4days -you sweat ;twice. 'bio'ival av4 n- Aming dessons ,were ;non.existent , so :w', en you tthovght you =were ready You. ,3(01141d 'YAW own session (Of tthe 4ustralian,crab -„ppm, craWl,,in.tthe.ide p end• NIaY;.I-iresa im3'atb t ub ;those striQrll�r's rAf ttile;i aria :club who :created:phots .11110te iflpya of clang •Ago. Aft**, wanionyan. Mind la clutter of Iuncompleted t I promised myself that I would refrain from discussing my wedding 'preparations in this column. However, as the weeks go by, and•any days of singlehood grow shorter, I' find that little -else occupies my time that doesn't .have to do with work and/or my wedding. And since work is not usually the most ex- citing topic of discussion, and since my at- tention span is too short these days to eon- centrateon any major political or economic issue, Pm left with little else to talk on other than the wedding'. But in all truth, the actual wedding preparations have not been as difficult an undertaking as I was led to believe. The dif- ficult part of it all is trying to survive in a world that isn't as totally focused on the 'main event' as you are. It seems almost inconceivable, for exam- ple, that there are others in the world who are not worried about whether or not you hear from those last 10 people on your guest list; who are not concerned about whether your hairstyle will suit your headdress; and are not wondering if your grandmother will recover enough from her bout with pneumonia to make it to the ceremony. ks SWEATSOCKS by Heather MdItwraith Coming up with a seating plan that will best facilitate the varying personalities of the invited, and sniffing out the names of those mysterious "and guest"s so that placecards can be completed, are two more of the jobs that seem to haunt the bride-to- be. Then of course, there are the trips to the caterer, the dress fittings (and thank goodness I only needed one of those), the visits with the minister and musicians, and a whole slew of other visits and errands that must be completed in order to ensure that everything is in perfect order for the day of reckoning. All that, and getting on with your normal life too! It's hardly fair that one also has to concen- trate on readying a house for another in- habitant, packing one's belongings for the move, eating regularly and healthfully, completing your volunteer obligations in the community, and getting enough columns written up in advance to justify a two-week hiatus from the office. No doubt I have made things more com- plicated for myself by insisting that I have a hand in everything destined for use in the wedding. I don't suppose I needed to calligraphy the placecards myself, design the programs for the ceremony, or even make the gifts for my attendants, but somehow it just wouldn't have been the same had someone else done it all. So, if I appear to be lost in thought at times, or caught up in the plans of this special day, please bear with me until after July 1. Because only then I'm sure, will my life resume some path of normalcy. Jatt1hig I doubt .t4.1 hey re going to take a multi- million dollar product off the market because some school board doesn't like it. The London and Middlesex R.C. school board has initiated a campaign to try and get the weekly television series "Freddy's Nightmares" taken off the tube. I wish them luck, but really think theirs is a naive idea that will likely backfire. The board is urging parents in the school system to send letters -form letters provided by the board- to CHCH Hamilton, WUAB Cleveland, WICU ERIE, and WXYZ Detroit. These letters say "The regular enactment of torture, bondage, sexual abuse, mutila- tion and painful murder presented by Freddy's Nightmares cannot be justified or condoned by your station, for any audience, at any time. Program content, not its time , slot, is the issue here: time -shifting technology makes such violence available at any time, resulting in an increasingly larger youthful audience. Disclaimers pro- tect the station, not the viewer. When paren- tal supervision breaks down, it is your sta- tion that must be -as the delivery system - held responsible for the mental onslaught of violence.” The letters state the parents will boycott not only the station, but also its advertisers, Fre. d i ;sNightmares" MY TWO BITS by Neil Corbett until the series is removed from broadcast. I've only seen about one and a half episodes of "Freddy's Nightmares", and from what I saw I'd have to agree with the school board. Unless you like watching peo- ple being punctured there are no redeeming qualities to prune face's weekly series. But Freddy Krueger, through his Elm Street movies and his weekly series, has taken on hero status. Toy stores are stocked with Freddy Krueger dolls, games, masks, costumes, and gloves equipped with plastic Freddy claws. Freddy's worth a bundle. But that's not all the school board is up against. It also has to tackle the forbidden fruit psychology. A lot of Beatles records were burned at one time, but how far did it go toward eliminating their "unwholesome" music? Granted the Beatles are a long way from Freddy, but the principle is the same. You're not -going to stop a fad by telling kids it's a bad one. The London and Middlesex R.C. Board is just fanning the fire. Their idea of boycot- ting the offending television stations is unmeasurable, and a boycott of the products that advertise on the stations is unrealistic. It is worth noting the Huron County Board of Education received correspondence from the R.C. board mentioned, asking the Huron trustees' support in the anti -Freddy campaign. No action was taken on the issue. "Freddy's Nightmares" will die out not because concerned teachers and parents make it happen, and not because it is crap that should never have been aired in the first place, but because kids will get bored with it and find something else to amuse themselves. But what about the damage it will do in the meantime? The odd sister getting raked over by plastic claws should about be the ex- tent of it. MacKenzie King speaks in Seaforth JUNE 14, low Sergeant Edward Hallett, .a well-known figure in town for twenty years, died on Thursday evening of last week after a pain- ful illness. He had served in the British Ar- my in the Crimean War and. won several honor medals which he frequently wore with great pride. The Band of the 33rd Battalion attended the funeral on Saturday. The colonists excursion for Manitoba and the Northwest was not very largely patronized from this ;point. 15 area people purchased tickets for the•places.named. The Brussels Post says: a great many peaple in this locality will have :to replant theirpotatoes asthe continued.wetweather has causedithe seed to rot. The:late•rains.havedone,much-dama,geiln :the.neighborhoodof-Greenway.-Fences'ihave been -carried away,,anumber of -cattle;; ave been drowned on the ,flats, several bridges carried ,away. Mr. B. Gernlltte has .lost nearly 50 acres of .crop. JUNE19,1914 Hon. W.L. MacKenzie King addressed .a meeting•in.Seaforth on Wtednesdayeve[lille, in the ,interests of Mr. William 'Peoudfoot, the Liberal candidate, .at the .approaching ;provincial election. Notwithstanding the fact thatthe meeting ,was.aranged.on+,afew days :notice Arid that ;.the•countypapers,had ,no opportunity .of ,advertising it,11trXing bad asplendid audience,thehalibeingfilled ,to the,doors. Mr. King's addressmas.an,elo- iquentandc nvinoing-one„and.hetwas-given a splendid hearing, ;and thoroughly ,delighted,his hearers. teihave,beenrfavopr drwithla•copY'oftthe �!t}tier Vitizon of;'11lar ..4h Nllblished4n1 e tY to llharnei ea' ” Yar tte..iit 3011 sc I�eellleAgUIY rifer'Aa.-ceitoitherecoptdlea, neral ;' ton P ;HeBn shah,, Yeitglpro- ti cal ent Of ithfitIOYAndtStittefAO IN THE YEARS AGONE from the Depositor Archives died in Paris, France on,May 3„and whither hehadgone for the benefit of his health. The deceased General was a brother of the late J.H. ,MacDougall, formerly of Seaforth, and of Mrs. William Fotheringham of Tuckeramith. ,Records show Haat General MacDougall, had at various times,alx•horses shot from under flim, and was ;himself wounded four times, in battles in Get- tysburg, Bristow, Peterahurg, and at Sutherland's -station. In civil life he was :no less ,a ,public figur-e and had a banking :business. A GOOD MOVE - Following the,goed ex - .ample of -many other ,towns and-villlages,:as mell,as the practice of mane former year's, thodry:goodskand clothingstores,ofSeaforth have ,agreed to .close Batik stores ,every ,Wednesday afternoon at one o'cloek..during thewent sof,July,ot(dAugust The,objectipf this .is to give ,the frequently ,overworked Clerks rand..onn.FloYees .a ,better opwideOpy to Tot And s'egupprate�1 ( , . ,tea AKins,is;ktneetnaudf leiltei hlchtwill 5proveiheneficral aund. 001939 111:.0 on, Ory Ithis ,year Ale Joxgeri tax ;of :people Into lyyoaris' ie ao&iati4l o e a voll ep maw All Airy. jl l!f! 41dtA1 ,” . 3/ et t1A y 4►fie tthonrao Jgd#fe.. et. 0, 4it1 . ' hos eltrtlealli 4,11 every 41440,r 0019f committee. Honors went to Mary Hays and E.C.: Boswell, who turned in a ,58. In the tbirdgame of the South Huron Foot- ball Association the Seaforth boys once more kept,up their reputation of not losing a game. The boys are playing good football, but seemingly cannot overcome the jinx of tietames. Seaforth's tax rate will remain the Same in 1938, -council :decided on Monday evening as it Approved estimated expenditures of $83f497 for the year. The ratewllI be44 mills, ,less one and a half mills government :subsidy. JUNE 11,,1989 Brownies froln centres throughout Huron ,pparadedfrom'Victoria Park;along ;Oakland Goderieh Streets to Bions Park Saturday Morning ;to take part in the annual Brownie Bevel. 'Abuµt 800 were in theparade each Was ,led*Ale cioderAeh Pipe 'Band. Mr. ;POMO -,k:rutlk,SWUsrai c the;55th aturiversaiy iof their weddtlg:at their ;414hn Btraettih9ifiennitOO liv. Mr- AndMrs_ „Bulls ere ituarried in ,St, Jslmes' urcb, I.4111110,..A ��gq9g ►•$ills.iln:his,�voutliactive;khe4eas d c�ipap�li e -,of. ortla dor t !y Y r ed pa<%er rr eve. i�.11; t'4t, #2, Rho p ;week o ,elif• illir4id.e P 4+Pn q en , e fell ,p leer 4l` >'el• �9rta�1'I'.:k,�.#m� �l�a *an Eon 4:e.