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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-08-30, Page 2f SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST Incorporating The Brussels Post ED BYPSKI, General Manager HEATHER ROBINET, Editor Published In Seaforth, Ontario Every Wednesday Morning The Expositor is brought to you each week by the efforts of: Pot Armes, Nell Corbett, Terri -Lynn ®ale, Dianne McGrath and Bob McMillan. 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 Editorial and Bossiness Offices • 10 Main Street, Seaforth Telephone (519) 521-0240 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, 110K 1WO Knowledge a help Skydome awesome sight to see As expected I am finding it difficult to settle back into the workaday world after a week of "vacation". Despite the fact that this hiatus from the office was less event- ful than the last one, it was still much too appreciated, not to be missed. The fact that I probably worked harder during this leave than I might have work- ed at the office, and the fact that neither the word holiday nor vacation adequately describes the outcome, doesn't really seem to matter. I managed enough recreation during the course of the week to offset the battery of household tasks I saddled myself with, and had an enjoyable time of it all - scrub -wearied shoulders, dish pan hands, paint spattered body, and all. Perhaps the most noteworthy of my ven- tures this week, however - without of course, singing the plaudits of sparkling as opposed to dusty golf clubs (and what they can mean to your golf score!), was my much anticipated outing to the Skydome. What a facility! From the Gardiner Expressway I was struck by the similarity of the closed Skydome to a giant, concrete croissant. My feeling on the subject grew as we got closer to the facility, since it was then that we noticed a tiny crack in the hood, which not only oozed stem, but grew steadily larger, like a fresh -from -the -oven croissant greedily awaiting its pat of butter. The croissant was even more appealing close up. Dressed from top to bottom in SWEATSOCKS by Heather R.obinet brightly colored flags, and displaying Sculptures capturing the essence of the most bohemian to the most cultural spec- tator, it also sported a large contingent of sausage -vending entrepreneurs on its doorstep, adding a whole fair -like excite- ment to the ball -going experience. Inside it was much the same thing. Neon lighting in yellow, red and orange, directed the spectators to their seating assignments. Wide paths (big enough for a small car) ensured there was no butting of bodies get- ting there. And new mode type graphics and wire frame sporting figurines suitable to the facility, adorned both the walls and ceilings. And despite the fact that thousands of dollars worth of food purchased daily no doubt created thousands of tons of waste, the entire facility was a lesson in cleanliness. Even the concession booth con- diment stands were spotless, as though guarded by some mystical angel of jay cloth and bucket. What was strange however, was the fact that one's viewing diet wasn't entirely limited to hot dogs, beer, large pretzels and peanuts. Although I personally didn't sample too much of the Macdonalds ware available there, I did chow down on some fries, a twin twist ice cream cone, and a number of diet sodas. (I had my fill of dogs outside the dome). Then we sat down to watch the game, and while our seats weren't the most desirable, there was seating in that place that a person' could die for. From most viewpoints a gigantic television screen brought the game to life, recreating and magnifying moments missed on the dia- mond, showing taped interviews of key players, and replaying some of the funny moments in baseball history. Watching it was even better than sitting in your own living room and enjoying the luxury of flip- ping your television from the TSN channel to TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes. It was also quite an experience to be part of a record breaking crowd of over 49,000 people, over eight times the number on hand earlier in the week in Detroit when the gutter -riding Tigers wimpered 6-1 to the mighty "Oaks". This time however, the situation was even better, since it was not the Oakland As, but the Toronto Blue Jays, who dish- ed out a lesson in baseball to the Tigers. I'd take another week like that any time. Canaalan consumers spent over $165 billion on goods and services in 1988, Many of them used their credit cards to make these purchases. Studies show, however, that only half of these consumers usually pay off their credit card balances in full each month. According to Consumer and Corporate Affairs Canada, consumers were carrying over $10 billion in credit card balances in December 1988. If the • trend in credit card use continues, this figure could reach $12 billion by December 1989. Looks like we could have another national debt in the making. Credit cards, although convenient, could be dangerous, even lethal weapons, when handled poorly and consumers owe it to themselves, and to merchants, to know the intricacies of the card(s) they use. The costs associated with credit cards are varied and complex. Some cards involve per -transaction charges or an annual fee as well as interest charges. The interest rate, "grace period" or date from which interest is computed, and other aspects of the interest calculation determine the amount of interest charged. To identify the lowest -cost credit card, in- dividuals must take into account their purchase and payment habits. According to a recent study by consumer and corporate affairs, the in • - terest calculated on credit cards issued by banks, trust companies and credit unions, is done on a daily interest basis and payments immediately reduce the daily balance that is subject to interest. interest is payable on the full daily balances up to the date of payment in full. Exceptions are the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Toronto -Dominion Bank which charge in- terest only up to the date of the most recent statement - when the balance. is paid in full. Except for Canadian Tire and Home Hardware, retail stores subtract payments equal to or exceeding 50 per cent of the monthly, statement balance before calculating interest charges. Home Hardware calculates in- terest charges on either the month-end statement balance (minus any payments) or on a daily basis depending' on whether purchases are paid off within the first month or over a longer period. In Quebec, interest is calculated on a daily basis, which means that all payments reduce, as of the date of payment, the balance that is subject to interest. Charge cards, or those requiring payment in full each month by the pay- ment due date, as opposed to only a minimum monthly payment, are dif- ferent. Husky Oil, for instance, calculates late penalties on the month-end balance, while Irving, Shell and Texaco calculate penalties on a daily basis. American Express and Diner's Club levy penalties on past due balances at intervals beginning a specified number of days after the statement date. Whatever the case, consumers should be aware of the differing functions and charges of credit and charge cards - for both their own protection, and that of those around them. Too little Knowledge could cost them a great deal of money in the long run. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Accident victim writes Dear Editor; I saw my friend, June, this morning for the first time since we were involved in a car accident over a week ago. We held hands and cried. This meeting took place in the X-ray department of University Hospital. I was laying on my stretcher and heard her familiar voice behind me. I called to her, and she came over in her wheelchair, fill- ed with disbelief. Yes, we are both still alive, and still able to be friends. We are the lucky ones. Both of us have injuries that will take some time to recover from. One of the hardest things to come to terms with is "why". Why did it happen to us? Being we are from a close community, we hope that all our friends, young and old, will be reminded that life is very precious, along with our physical and mental health. We all have the ability to make our community a safer place to live. Let's use it. Cathy Glanville Bats in their belfry literally They've got bats in their belfry. At least one Seaforth area family has. And I don't mean that in a derogatory sense, I mean it literally. It seems this year there are a lot of peo- ple in the Seaforth area who have bats, but this family has them corning right in to their upstairs bedrooms. Bats are generally harmless. Mice with wings. But they make for some funny scenes around 'this household. Daughter comes bounding down the stairs in the middle of the night and wakes her parents. "Dad there's a bat in my room." "Did you close the door and turn on the light?" That's what you do with bats - turn on the light so the nocturnal critters don't fly around, and close the door for obvious reasons. She had done this. So this man pulls himself out of bed to do battle with the bats but finds he is missing something. "Mother, where's my teeth?" (Or more like "Mettler, wewes my teetth?") They're new ones and aren't supposed to be taken out nights, but for now they're lost somewhere in the bed. Hopefully he won't need them. So, armed with a broom and a hat this man goes upstairs to take out an undesirable. The tumult wakes the house MY TWO BITS by Neil Corbett Elf and a son is on the scene, thinking the house must be on fire. This kid has some experience with bats -his room is upstairs - and has taken out two in as many nights. He sleeps with a tennis racket and a toque beside his bed. That's how you attack bats. With a toque so they can't mess with your hair and get caught up in it, and a tennis racket for maximum area of impact and swinging power. The kid tells his dad "you've got the wrong tools Big Guy," and is back on the scene himself with his tennis racket. He's got two bats stencilled on his toque, and Rambo's going for kill number three tonight. Picture a teen in underwear and toque wielding .a tennis racket like Boris Becker and his father similarly dressed but wielding a broom and no teeth. "You thtay over there, I'll thcare him your way." The bat never stood a chance. The body count to date is four, but the family took other measures to get rid of their guests (one of whom even went so far as to crawl in bed with the aforementioned kid) by covering their access. That's what you do with bats. They love hanging out in attics and if there's a way in they'll find it. What this family did, and what you should do if you've got bats, is watch at night where they leave your house from. One will leave to go out hun- ting, and in a short time they'll all follow. Once they've left you Block their entrance with a piece of tin. That or invest in a racket and work on your forehand. &&& While talking about irritants in the air how about that smell around town lately? We didn't hear too much from Harpurhey residents this summer about what's in the apnd out that way, but I know at my place at the south end of Main Street I've been getting some of those ripe agricultural smells. I know Seaforth is an agriculturally bas- ed community, those smells should make one think of prosperity, and in fact one should thank God for those smells. But it's tough. Young McKillop men accused of -disorderly conduct AUGUST 30, 1089 In the midst of a good del of nonsense can occasionally be found in the sermons of Rev. Dr. Wild, the "Prophet" of Bond Street Church, Toronto, a good sensible idea: "Passing events were making painfully evident the uselessness of the Senate and the Governor General,,.. When all went on well enough they were neither of them wanted at all, and if in times of difficulty they refused to be of any service, both could be dispensed with." This is the doctrine The Expositor has been preaching for years and it is gratify- ing that we now have on our side so good a Tory and so truly loyal a British subject as the Reverend Doctor. DISORDERLY CONDUCT - We unders- tand that large numbers of boys and young men are in the habit of congregating at McQuade's corner on the second concession of McKillop every Sunday afternoon and engage in ball playing, dancing and howl- ing, carrying their orgies well on into the night much to the anngyance .of the peaceable residents and passersby. We requested to inforzn these Sabbath breakers that -patience- on the :part -of -the residents of the vicinity has almost ceas- ed to be a virtue and if they do not cease congregating there and disturbing the public peace the law will be appealed to. A meeting of the business men of the town was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening last for the purpose of hearing the report of the delegates from Seaforth to the Merchant's Convention at Hamilton last week. The delegates were Mr. George Good and Mr. J. Brownell. They handed in a most comprehensive and interesting report of the business done at the Convention, and strongly urged the for mation of a Business Men's Association for Seaforth. SEPTEMBER 4, 1914 With the Canadian Volunteers Valcartier Camp, Quebec, Sept. 1 - "A few days of this kind of work and I will be ready to eat nails, sleep standing on my head, and wallop a million Germanys," remarked an erstwhile office worker, now a private of infantry, as he fitted his aching limbs to the ,soft spots in the wedge of ground which formed his bed and ad- justed his blankets and great coat to keep out the penetrating cold of an upland Quebec night. Lake 20;000 outer citizen volunteers(:in Cinalx.ihe: diad' been ;utlder•,go- IN THE YEARS AGONE from the Expositor Archives ing the training which will make him a real soldier. We learn with regret of the death in Warsaw Hospital, N.Y. of Dr. W.C. Gouinlock. The report says: "The deceas- ed was 70 years old, born at Tucker's Bridge, Ont. He received his education at Upper Canada College and Toronto Univer- sity. He leaves three sons and six daughters." Dr. Gouinlock will be remembered by many of the older residents here. He lived in Seaforth from boyhood until he removed to Warsaw, N.Y., about 30 years ago. In company with the late Dr. Coleman he was engaged in the salt manufacturing business here for many years. They sank the first well and manufactured the first -salt -made in Seaforth. SEPTEMBER 1, 1939 The seriousness of the international ;situation :was -brought home to the people of Seaforth on Saturday when a 2A -hour guard was posted at the post office, wherein are located the militia stores for the district. The guard, which consists of two men and a sergeant from "D" Com- pany Middlesex and Huron Regiment arm- ed with rifle and bayonet, was posted following receipt of instructions from Ot- tawa. The order is general for all store depots and armories throughout Canada. The guard will be maintained until of- ficiating considers danger from the present international crisis has passed . Death claimed `Babe" Siebert, one of hockey's greatest players, and manager of Montreal Canadiens, as he swam with his children at St. Joseph on Lake Huron Fri- day afternoon. His death turned to tragedy arrangements for a fatally gathering which had been planned to honor the hockey player's father, Wm. L. Siebert, Zurich Postmaster, on -his 80th , birthday. The Stephenson Cup, emblematic of the Huron Football League Championship, came to Seaforth for the first time Tues- day evening, when Art Nicholson and his team scored a 1-0 victory over Brussels. The game was the third of the final series. The largest crowd of the season saw the game and both teams were well supported. The only goal of the game was scored when Frank Sills booted in J. Consitt's pass. After a continuous career of thirty-seven years in the drug business in Seaforth, Mr. Charles Aberhart this week disposed of his business here to Mr. R.R. McKindsey, of Ottawa. There is, perhaps, no easier way of get- ting into an argument up here in the coun- try these days, than to praise or run down the merits and demerits of the new grain combines. SEPTEMBER 3, 1964 A full program of water sports has featured activities at the Lions Park this year, with water polo arousing a high In- terest among area swimmers. Taking .part In the polo teams are: Hon Hildebrand, Ferg Quinn, Murray Hulley, Bedford Turn to page 20Q