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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-08-16, Page 2419 e� or 'ZSINtV1486 V Incorporating 'ThosBrusselis'Post ,Published Irl Seaforth, Ontario Every'Wednesdoy Morning 'ED BYRSK1, General 'Manager HEATHER'ROBINET, Editor The Expositor is brought to you reach •week-by$he efforts of:°=Pat Armes, Well Corbett, Terri -Lynn Dole, Diann© 'McGrath and Bob McMIUon- Member Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc Ontario Community Newspaper Association Ontario Press Council Commonwealth Press Union International Press Institute Subscription Rates Canada 120.00 a year in advance Senior Citizens '17.00 o yeor in advance Outside Canada 160.00 a year in advance Single Copies - .50 cents each Second class mail registration Number 0696 IttOt Editorial and Business Offices • 10 Main Street, 5oaforth Telephone (519) 527-0240 .Melling -Address - P.O.• lox 69, 5eofor h, Ontario, NON TWO time to mourn Men are just ctli d 11 'r Marriage does strange Things to a per- son. Not only can it give you asense of pur- pose, and a feeling of wellbeing and eon- tentrnent, but it teaches you a lot •about yourself and your mate, and confirms those things That 'maybe -weren't quite as obvious before. For example, I never realized until now how difficult 1t wasto'be a woman, onto be more precise, how difficult it was to be a woman looking after a man. I've come to the conclusion in my short weeks of married life, 'that my husband is really no different Than my father, my brother, my uncle, or any -other male I've heard tell of. It seems a common concen- sus among everyone I've talked to that no matter how self sufficient these males either professed or appeared to'be during those years when they were 'swinging singles', They have ceased to be that way since meeting up with 'their' females. From my observations, as capable as these men appear to be in running businesses, managing baseball teams (although not always winning ones), or in organizing outings of some sort with the SWEATS,OCKS by Heather Robinet boys, on the home front they are lost - and paranoid. Suddenly they've got short memories. Thebaseball ean't-seem uniformoemember is(althoughtwhere thr been hung in the -same place for eons), they can't find the shirt they wear to work, and they would rather search through the dirty clothes basket for a pair of socks, than play `look'ntsee' with the drawers, Thepersonal closet too, it seems, is tabu, and is only entered when the wife gives the direction that 'maybe the item being sought is located within. For some reason the wife is thought to have suddenly trashed her husband's favorite, threadbare t -shirt (the one she would rather leave alone than touch ) simp- ly because it cannot be found in a glance. There's no food In the hm,r, he,.a,,,, it hen to be prepared (or taken out of a can ) before it's edible, the frying pan is missing because it's not on the counter, and the radio has suddenly sprouted wheels and rolls off at will. Only the wife knows that one hammer is on the workbench, and the other was left by the phone. Only the wife knows that the keys are hanging on the hook, the baseball scorebook is under the TV times, and the converter is under the pillows on the couch (all right where the husband left them i. Only the wife gets asked a thousand and one needless questions a day, and replies to at least a thousand of them correctly And they question which gendre is the superior one?. Men? 1 concur with the opinion that in most cases they are simply tall children. Within a matter of eight days, at least two area families have had to deal with some harsh realities of life - namely the fallout from the sudden loss of a loved one. Within a matter of eight days, two area youth have died tragically as a result of car accidents. Both accidents could probably have been prevented. At present at least, the memory of those accidents will stay with us, haunting us as we manoeuver our ways through the highways and byways of the nation. For the next few weeks the injustice of premature death will weigh heavily on our minds. urging us to drive cautiously and carefully to each and every intend- ed port of call. But with time we will forget,. and that is the scarey part. Those of us without personal Toss will soon revert back to our questionable driving habits, risking our lives and those of others as we push our cars and our bodies past the legal limit. And soon, the tragedy that shook us all this past week, will start all over again. Just -as the families will mourn the death of their loved ones and remember. so should we all remember, and adjust our lives accordingly. Death comes easily to those who flirt with it. - H.R Booming voice wi 1I be misses When Premier David Peterson used to visit Huron riding he would always talk about the big voice of Agriculture Minister Jack Riddell that could not be missed in cabinet -meetings. ,After iastweek's cabinet shuffle left Mr. Riddell out of the cabinet, the booming voice of the former auctioneer will be missed for sure Farm leaders have a variety of views on the changing of the guard in the On- tario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, some feeling Mr. Riddell had lost his ef- fectiveness in recent months. If he had become tired by the struggle of four years of being one of the most active ministers in the provincial government, or taking on speaking engagement after speaking engagement across the pro- vince as well as doing the day-to-day .work in the Legislature and within his ministry, one couldn't blame him. But as much as his contributions to policy, it is that b000ming voice that will be most missed, at least by people in the media who like to hear a politician say what he really means and not mince around an issue. In an age when politicians seem to have the patter down perfectly, when they can talk for five minutes and never say anything, Mr. Riddell is indeed refreshing. Even as Minister he never learned to be really smooth and one could see his aides hover nervously in the background when he spoke to the press, afraid he might let something slip that would take them days or weeks to try to smooth over. You could see him in action at a farm meeting, fielding questions; heartily agreeing with this person whose ideas he supported, but not afraid to loudly disagree with someone else when their opinions differed. He showed a will- ingness to listen to all sides of an issue but was also ready to take action. Perhaps agriculture in Ontario may benefit from a fresh mind and body at the top of the Ministry, Certainly Mr. Riddell will benefit from having time to rebuild his strength after four gruelling years. That booming, forthright voice, however, will be missed. The Brussels Citizen. �r�e r' ,o� llama sP , Year's • weirdest interviews `ervie ws Job interviews are something I have seldom experienced, and seldom like to. Not that 1 mind having to getdressed up and tell lies, or at least gross exaggera- tions. But it's all the close scrutiny you come under that gets to me. Having so- meone else, a complete stranger, judge you. • So it's good to hear that there are some people who don't' let interviews bother them. A list of the year's "most unusual in- terviews" reveals that some people don't let interviews get to them. One young woman reportedly wore a walkman to her job interview, telling her potential employer "I can listen to it .and you at the same time." Talented person. Another young man asked his boss -to -be for an armwrestle. Yeah, that'll impress 'im. Another man, a balding man, did take his interview seriously, but at some point in the conversation asked if he could step out, promising to return. He came back MY T+'' $ BITS by Neil Corbett with a hair piece. A potential vice manager of a company came to his job interview in a sweat suit. Another person stretched out on the floor to fill out an application form, and another interviewee insisted on standing throughout the,entire interview. Probably wanted to come off as a domineering per- son. Instead he came off as one of the year's weirdest interviewed people. & & & With the 20th anniversary of Woodstock one sure hears a lotabout that event in the news, and how it set the tone for massive social change. 1 heard one anecdote from the "three days of peace and music". which struck me. Apparently when The Who took the stage Abbie Hoffman, one of the event organizers, was nervous about how the wild antics of the band would reflect on the peaceful character of what Woodstock was supposed to be about. Hoffman, stoned on acid, leapt onto the stage with The Who and started hollering something about human rights. Pete Townsend, not knowing who this maniac was, and at that time never a gen- tle man with a guitar, took up his instru- ment in baseball bat fashion, and with a swing sent Hoffman back into the au- dience. The concert continued. Vhel area. Exposiitor, velcomesrle rszto tithe far.. ey a st rhisa igt ontkaceompanietbby teiic itan+ number,<irshaaidaae:rid aackafy.Arimyinornaticn:'Therliars>x grositortaisolaeves:the right :.to :,edit letters. Letters scan die:eirapped't3 f f atAhelfuronsExposil or of fice,or rrmttil to: ' a�eee,�, .1, liuroz „ppsi for aix avtaawo .. LETTER 10 'THE EDITOR 'Ground Hog Day Gomm ittee presented !bri e Dear Editor: The United Ground. Hog Day (UGHD) Committee of ;Huron County • has ,been meeting regularly ,the „past law ,months, preparing a -brief ;to F.pregen t ,to the InterElyfiriisterial Comingtee • -:which is studying -optional .uses Lor , abandoned railway rimes. Cur.:presentation ,on August 3,with our video - emphasizecj,Ofiledent,,: ndowners' concerns. •Presently, ;Grey :,Morris, Rost ,Wawranosh,and. ( otale', trovirAsbipAtkun- oils .gliave dt.the.;return,.ofi the eabundoated`:CPH ,t ..- e,adiacent ja- downers..s ett:Town�pr.. uIcil eels that rit �slip� bo,: ifltoOkeA .as,. a rnon- recreattonal,goie;i orsrtoritytare use. The track, iss anteey.esorea witlt;',;the aox- .sous-Needs growing rampantly .and ;some ;growing :uncontrolled -even :after the ,county ,weed -j rtspector,,,spraye,d. We would ,like,,to ,thank ,the ,€Allowing ;people ,for ,acting ,An :your ..behalf ,in ' Toronto, sat othis,ipresen tion: -Emerson Mitchell, oAerntold;gii, Ron s1.�acDAnald, Jean -:Kirkby, Charles .Shobbrook ,and dazfPjaetzer. estions ,,.arid Alin mento Abbot rthe GRD eon niittee s •.work »can „be adirected ,rto ,e.Ypir ,hewn lop-represen- fplatives: trey, .40117 ..i. ,Q�egY; tdMor>ris, cyton ^ it ell; 4° t d 4 .Alt l i . (1Ai1 i0,st .AiYp�v�t)sirlQyeen; .Co-l�oixte,r . n .Mar lnld• fSfincer'elY. liartyt And,IrindwI aetzer. a Huron �.. uron mofi AUGUST 16,1989 Seaforth, Brussels and Blyth hose teams have all been practising.hard for the tourna- ment, .which is taking place at Listowel to- -day, and they will surely do honor to their county. Wouldn't it be a joke if they took all three prizes? Wenotice that Dr. Smith of this town. has been appointed Vice -President for Ontario of the Canadian, Medical Association which held lts.annual meeting -at Banff ;this -week. The doctor's, manyfriends, will unitewith.us in congratulating him on this honorable .mark,of distinction conferred on him by his ,brother/practitioners. (Mr. John ,McMann shipped ,18 very fine horses in apalacecar toDetroiton Tuesday. They.averaged,about 1,400, pounds- each. A frame •building on the uuth side 01 .the railway track. was, burned on, Saturday,rnor- ning,last. The fire,alarm.,was sounded:about four o' clock,,and the firemen were -promptly on the spot,. but the ,Oames had,gained,such .headway before being noticed - that the building was ;pretty .well.gutted before the firemen got to it. The aeleton, however, ,and another building Attached ,to it .;were paved.-,Thebuilding., was,unoecupiedfat The time, andktheorigin of the fire•is;uniknown. It ,belonged ,to ,Mrs. rMcTaggart, rof Toronto, ,and ithere is ane, rA unceoq,;it.of�,$200, . AA;UIS1l2llt19i4 Dr. .Clark, V.S..rof1Code,rritch„has:received .an inquiry from;thecMilitia,Doparttnentt,as to a probablernu nbenofrhorses,in isaec- ,tion suitable ;for ,artillery ,and.�,aags mre- ounts:;he-colors•:wantechare:.hey,ebrown, .bjae'kr#nd=ach�@snut. �,T, a .wojlutlra. rsw. 1souwereogg d4at ;G>:pderich,,.awal g -i emoval -to ew rant, 'were, . redel"dridlvine.serYic st, Aitken on> I ewGo Qttse c are pl' ihi5 - 414 i,,,t�'��g�mp,ee.i11 a tlft adjdp 1 PA* Mims f6 T War1 turned out in .large ,cumbers .to show their •appreciation,of-the •anen,whoare going to the front. The ladies; at,Seaforth made a whirlwind canvass ;of ,Seaforth .and vicinity on Thurs- day last for ;subsc ptions •.to •the ,hospital ship '• to;be prKesented ',the iiritish Admirali- ty,.by the wpmenl01 Canada Tey,were very successful,and,. a-thered.over:$250. Mr. ,John + tae ,of :the Huron .Road, . 'Luckersrnith, has purchased a •Ford car from,Mr. J .F. Daly„ leaforth.'Ibis.is 14 new Fords,.Mr Daly.:has,soldthis;season. Miss ,Lizzie ,Smith, of Ottawa, .was the gguuestof;hertsjster,.,Mrs. W, -E. Kerjslake.over the.wweekend..Miss Smith has. just „returned frolm Europe,,. nd,;was apassenger .an the earape•Cedric, f:therom ,,boatptG;. hweat,by ,had ,seruch i an'_a narrow gun boat. -4itUST,J8,;1x39 Elliot's lunch ,,,was -entered .some time Thursday -porting .and a ,.quantity ,of cigar�.at►d e}toeolate,barsastolen• .Entry ..uas;made.by;ratlinga'rar.whidow. d cftllnri,/,{{t,{�,r$&dourici�qon�s„ dad •re, o i!ortied. Ie- ,ofi..$3•c r,, ''a'{ l.r e YAlflon-• aM s r .'Dickson t ol�aenta'm ,e lbce,ftrace ..andl a-pofition store, for a,few;{ninutes. t ft,,to a lopal Juvenile, 000ywas regovered. l idencooflE.J'.13ox, AAP. riplin , y n �wti�nes Y.nsoi i 0,,'ilwags 'q lie xy 444t.xtiglll}t%. d .by 4,tjie - re `ybri alley ' 1e?l �' s he. k Leben 14:Aalughitpiifireas,,b.Eeswere, ►gtsiriok- .-ed flut. ' forth toontom,plateti +regllla- • tions governing Aeaioi-in wattle at the meeting Tuesday evening. Provincial traf- fic officers, who have noted the habit of motorists of making 'U' turns at the corner of Alain and Goderich Streets, suggested to council that the traffic bylaw be amended to prohibit this practice. Five persons narrowly escaped being burnt to death early Saturday morning, as fire ,seriously damaged the seventy -five- year-old Clarke grocery store ,and Apart- ments on Main Street. • AUGUST.,2A,1964 There is lots of activity at the site of the new Seaforth Community lios-pital, as con- struction crews rush work to have the building elosedin before,winter.:Foundations .waist .bf the lower level .are ,being poured, .and construction of'tootingsn the upper level is under way. Meanwhile, the eam- ,paign committee has set in motion plans to raise•thebalance .of the campaign Objective .0t$1.95400. Cogippals ts,of ,drag racing and irresponsi- Se*i un•`T,4gQ. - er tut T r on,wr roads, a1n - e„a of AC I atAM ton, were red-att to Angus zdedbag )of 'TugJersmith A contract for the construction of the new United Dairy rand Poultry coiop,officcAnd r ding taxation was Awarded Tuesday ,to Schantz .0d ,Hicks, ,of [ •.tp oo. r etth, lo -sal UD1}C . • ...der„ t !Aa o(tw,�Sst ofrtbree.ten ers,rreceiv ed. The' ( IIlO,btiildixlg,will,be,io ,,gd,On p ortypur- asedfrom Wright:andJ( yl?lat`#tiii?z ,r_ Main Street.