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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-01-05, Page 3THE HURON EXPOSIT) JANUARY 5, 149.,-* 4. r JUNIOR VOLUNTEERS—Those who helped at Seaforth Community•Hospital, from left are: Linda Blake, Corrinne De Corte, Catherine Anderson, Carol Glanville, Diane Middegaal, middle row: Terry Gould, Diana Claus, Lisa Harvey, Sandra Lee, Kim McLaughlin, Chris Campbell, and front row: Llsa Barry, Bev Campbell, Leo Teatero and Christine Dinsmore. (Photo by Hook) She's quite a woman. Straightforward yet compas- sionate. Friendly but force- ful. Not beautiful but with an impressive serenity and con- fidence that causes several of the men she comes into contact with to fall in love with her. And she isn't a woman at all. She's Dustin Hoffman laying Dorothy Michaels in Tootsie", . probably the years's best movie. Certainly the best movie I've seen in a long time. 1 confess to being more than half won before 1 ever saw the thing. The plot actor can't get work in New -York, tries out for a woman's role on a TV soap, is utterly convinc- ing. gets the part, gains fans and then has to walk a tight -rope, between his male and female lives -was in- triguing. Of course 1 think Dustin Hoffman is•one. of the most attractive, sensitive actors around. An interview with him 1 read confirmed impres- sions of his intelligence, He described how much he'd learned from the role about how it is to be a woman in our society. An unattractive wo- man, as opposed to a man who's considered "interest- ing" looking. VUE U • "People. men especially, S nC r�i @thOgi C to ©y by SM30W NhOtc* looked right through me on the street when I was made up as Dorothy," Dustin was reported as saying. He got a shock. 1 gather. from really, feeling how much physical attractiveness ups a woman's value. Not just in the "meet market" or singles' scene but in day-to-day life. As Dustin, he's used to mild interest, as Dorothy he was another face in the crowd. Then friends who had seen "Tootsie" regaled us with joke after joke from the movie. . All in all, seein* "Tootsie" was high on our list of things to do over the holidays. And, Christmas night, after a mad dash, we made it. Amazingly the movie is as good or better than we expected. Tootsie" is hilarious. While it's not at all violent or pornographic, it's thought- ful. An eveningwith 'footsie is that rare combination of lots of laughs and a lot to think about too. GUTSY • Dustin makes a terrific woman. He's inspiring and He's gutsy and develops quite a following, among TV audiences end women cast • members too as he takes chances that a properly so- cialized women .probably wouldn't. Like throwing out the ..Avim y lines Dorothy is supPosen to say and substi- tuting some hard-hitting ad- vice - Example: Dorothy plays a hospital administrator' on the soap. She's scheduled to tell a battered wife: "We've got to -understand, men have prob- lems too. How did you pro - vette your husband, any- way?" Instead the battered wife hears something like: "Show some guts and leave the jerk." As a result she wins cele- brity as the first realistic soap operate character. ever. And a year's acting =contact he/she wants to get out of. Dorothy calmly and quietly tells the series' overbearing male director that the likes to be called by her name, not Tootsie or Honey. She causes problems for the actor who always tries to kiss actresses when it's not in the script (he's nicknamed The Tongue). And as a result, becomes advice giver to Most of the female cast, when what he/she really wants is a uckersmith buildin Continued from page 1 ttyhts report to council Road Superinten- dent Allan Nicholson complained about 14 road signs damaged by vandals and house- hold *arbage discarded along roadways and at bridges. Council decided against a request for a road sign saying "Bus Stop Ahead" on Sideroad 20 and 21 as council members named other areas considered more danger- ous than this one where similar signs might be useful if drivers were speeding. Passed' for payment were the following Weather blamed in crash A two car collision at the corner of Victoria and George St. was the only serious incident handled by Seaforth police during an btherwise" uiet holiday week. gUILTERS WERE BUSY—Ovper $1300 has been donated to the community centres' fund as a result of the work of a dozen McKillop women who made three quilts last winter, sold tickets all fall and had a draw at the arena opening. From .left are fund raising chief Marlen Vincent, Gordan Papple of 1V1cKillop Who won the queen size fan quilt he's holding and quilting representatives Beatrice Campbell and Pearl Henderson. The square block quilt was won by Mrs. Robert Barnes, London and the crib quilt by Fred Herbert, Mitchell. (Photo by While) According to a police spo esman the vehicles, one driven by Aaron Jan i of RRl Dublin - and the other by RobertHulley of RR 1 Blyth were involved in a ;r . collision due to poor weather conditions at 4:15 p.m. on December 31. Police estimate damage at approximately $1200. No charges will be laid. Police registered two charges. One was a liquor charge and the other a charge under the Highway Traffic Act. Huron leaders resoIvetc... ARTS AND CRAFTS,—Leader Sybil Miller (second from left) helped local Brownies make Christmas crafts just before the holidays at their Christmas party. (Photo by Hook) briv@airi@z RITA MARY FLANNERY Rita Mary Flannery of 58 Norman St., Stratford died Saturday Jan. 1 in Stratford General Hospital. Born in Dublin, she was the daughter of the late Patrick O'Rourke and Margaret roach. She formerly lived in Dublin, coming to Stratford in 1962. She was a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Stratford and the Catholic Women's League of that parish. She is survived by her husband John and by child- ren Pat of London. Frank of Mossley, and Rose Mary, Mrs. Will Corriveau of Kit- chener. She is also survived by 20 grandchildren and three great grandchildren and her brother, Rev. J.L. O'Rourke of Stratford. She was predeceased by two daughters Margaret and Rita in infancy and brothers Louis and Wilfred. Friends were received at the Dack- Gingras Funeral Home, 20 Caledonia St.. Stratford on Monday. Funeral mass was cele- brated at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church on Jan. 4 at ra, relationship with the actress played by Jessica Lange. ; spedall �te (Things. ee,, �. gender .confUSIOA •act a little slapstick here,) Even if you're not in. ed in sex role, -stereotypy g and the differences. lnnateprdultural, between men and , women. "Tootsie" will make yQulaugh. (And that, these days• makes it a valuable movie indeed. • Try and catch:;11. 11 you've seep it once, you ` definitely haven't seen it all, so 1 may see you there. `Ju've@ OffAvOt@d The Seaforth Women's In- - stitute will meet at the home of Mr$. Lorne Lawson on Janu 11 at 7 p.m. Mrs. Fran S tt and Mrs. Jessie McGre or are in charge, Roll call " hat was the last public gchool you attended and wh t is its use now?" This it t�te first meeeting of more nts than dollars. Note: the change of time. Lunch: Mrs. Earl Papple, Mrs. Lotne Carter, ' Mrs. Graham Kerr. Full atten- dance is requested. accounts: Vanastra Day Care. $5,582.99; Vanastra Special Day Care, $3,735.36; Vanastra Recreation, 511,065,46; roads, $12,836.32; and general. $11,981.02 for a total of $45,201.15. Other accounts approved for payment' were 1983 accounts, roads, $7,941.99 and general accounts of S28.960.42 for a total of $36,902.41. Clerk Jack McLachlan reported a S15,000 make-work program was available from government for job creation projects. Mr. McLachlan said he would be in touch with department heads who will be considering potential projects that could qualify,under the program's -guidelines. Proposed projects must be submitted for government approval by January 31. The program under the Canada -Ontario Employment Developmentprogram is a joint venture by the federal mit stry of eriiploy- ment and immigration an the provincial labour ministry, aimed at cre ting jobs for the unemployed' whose unemployment benefits have run out, and for those #eceiving social assistance. ' -; Employees for jobs created under the program will be hired through the Canada Employment Centre. Wayne Caldwell of the. lfuron County Planning Department wasp sent at the meeting to discuss the Township of Tucker - smith Secondary Plan. A long'tquestion and answer period took place on many issues. A public meeting will be called fon, early March to take it to the ratepayers who will have received a booklet beforehand op the details so that questions can be answered. The meeting was adjourned shortly after midnight. Continued from page 1 enough time with his family and farm and to be better organized. RON MURRAY Mr. Murray Is the chairman of the Huron -Perth Separate School Board and resides at RR1 Dublin. His main goal for the coming year Is "to provide at least the same standard of education...without increasing monetary costs or at least as little as possible.'' He doesn't see any capital projects in the works for the next year unless provincial grants are forthcoming. "We'll try to update education services without cost increases." GRANT STIRLING The 1953 warden fot Huron County, Mr. Stirling resides at RR2 Bayfield. Mr. Stirling said he never makes any resolutions but he would like to see the economy improve. "1 have no great plans because we're in a•tight economic situation." In the coming year the county will have to make a decision regarding the museum and he stressed "that will be a decision of county council". As warden, he said he will give a fair hearing to both sides of any issue betore he makes any decision. DOROTHY WALLACE A Goderich resident, Mrs. Wallace is serving her second term as chairman of the Huron County Board of Education. She resolved to "keep the system operating as well as possible within the limits of financial restraint." She added she would work towards communisations within the school system. j i STORM CASUALTY—A large tree on the property of Edith and John Baker, Goderich St. W., was blown down in last week's windstorm! 10 a.m. Spring burial will be in 5t. Patrick's Cemetery, Dublin. Donations to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation would be appreciated by the family. MAUDE LEEMING Maude Leeming of Huron - view, formerly of Walton. died Tuesday, Dec. 28 in Alexandra Marine and Gen- eral Hospital, Goderich. She was in her 88th year. The daughter of the late Robert Morrison and Annie McGavin, She was the wife of Thomas Leeming, who pre- deceased her. The late Mrs. Leeming is survived by one son. William J.. of McKillop Twp. and was predeceased by a son, Robert and a daughter. Kathleen Clarke. Eight grandchildren and seven great grandchildren also sur- vive. The funeral service was held from the Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home, t3oderich St. W., Seaforth on Friday Dec. 31 at 2 p.m. Pallbearers were Brian Clarke; Keith Clarke: John Leeming; Tom Leem- ing; Robert Leeming and Ross Bennett. Flower bearers were David Brady and Tom Robinson. Spring interment will be in Maltlandbank Cemetery. Seaforth. GRACE SHUNK Grace Shunk died at the Tyndall Nursin Home in Mississauga on Sunday, Dec. 26, after a lengthy illness. She was the wife of Edgar C. Shunk, who predeceased her. She was also predeceased by one brother, Wallace Ross, formerly of Seaforth. Another brother, Wilfred Ross, survives, as do nieces, Brenda Powell, and Dorothy Rock and newhews, Bill and Don Ross. - The late Mrs. Shunk rest- ed at the Peel Chapel of the Turner and Porter Funeral Home in Mississauga, where funeral service was held on Dec. 29. Interment will fol- low in Maple Cemetery, Maple, Ontario. Memorial donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society. ALBERT GEORGE BACON Albert George Bacon of Belgravc died at Wingham and District Hospital on Fri- day. December 17 at the age of 78 after a lengthy illness. Born in Norwich. England, Mr, Bacon married Verna Atleline Breckenridge in St. Paul's Anglican Church in Wingham and farmed in the arca before retiring to Bel - grave in 1965. 'As well as his wife, he is survived by his daughters, Florence, Mrs. James Berg- lund. Kamloops, B.C., Jean. Mrs, Maurice St. Marie of Surrey B.C. and two sons, Georee of Goderich and Wal- ter of Orangeville. He is also survived by two sisters. Lillian Blanchard of Sutton, Ontario and Mary Ross of Stouffville. two bro- thers. Robert of Toronto, William of St. Thomas and nine grandchildren. He was a member of the Wingham Masonic Lodge 286. A funeral service was held on Sunday, December 19 at the Currie -Walker Funeral Home with Reverend John Swan officiating. Pallbearers were Ken Saxton, Lloyd Casemore, Stewart Beattie, Alex Robertson. Ron Lee and Calvin Campbell, all mem- bers of the Wingham Mason- ic Lodge. Spring interment will be in Brandon Cemetery, Bel - grave. Mr. Baker, with help from a neighbour cut th wood up for firewood, (Wassink photo What I really meant was, Otc o A §rg t il@ shaQQOVI JOSEPH MICHAEL JOHNSON Joseph Michael Johnson of of Exeter died at'South Huron Hospital on ,,Thursday. De- cember 30, at the age of 60. Born in McKillop township. Mr. Johnson later moved to Exeter where he worked as a farmer. He is survived by sisters. Rose, Mrs. Joe Ryan of Seaforth, Pearl, Mrs. Eric Campbell. Exeter, Clettia, Mrs. John Nicholson, Mit- chell, Stella, Mrs. Sylvester Benninger. Welland and brq- thers John, Lou, Cyril add Steve, all of London. He was predeceased by his parents Patrick Jigeph and Catherine (O'Reilly) Johnson and brother Hubert. Funeral services were held at St. Coluf�niiban Roman Catholic Church on Monday, January 3 with Reverend P.A. Oostveen officiating. Pallbearers were Tony Martin, Don Ryan, Ron Wil- liams, Dan Johnson. Bob Duffy and Walter Nicholson. Interment St. Columban Cemetery. by Dcb T6.,otw A column more than two months ago has brought sharp comment from a number of'people. The column suggested that farmers get it in the ear when the environmental control act is applied but many big businesses get nothing but a slap on the wrist. Wow! 1t was like being strapped immobile behind a manure spreader. One letter has already been mentioned. I got another from the Stratford area. from Madoc. Dresden. Lucknow, Walkerton. Mitchell. Exeter, Brighton, Drayton and Grand Valley. Another from Prince Edward Island and one from Alberta. Although one or two were definitely in favor of my stance. most of Them poured out the vitriol. However. only one or two were from farmers; the rest were from town or city dwellers. The tone of those against the assumption that big business got much easier treatment than farmers was that industries are neelied: they mean jobs and taxes to gmaller towns and even townships. A couple of writers 'chided me for the lack of factual information in the original lolumn. Like the famous comedian of the Dirty Thirties, Will Rogers. I only know what 1 rea'tl in the newspapers. 1 can also ,remember as the faltn editor on a daily newspaper a few years ago seeing I3`beautifuf Holsteins lying dead because they drank from a stream down driver from a chemical plant. As far as 1 know, the industry was never fined. To this day, farmers in the area are leery about letting their cattle graze on the river flats and drink from the river. Getting back to Will Rogers. a quick look Through Canada's self-styled national newspaper, the Globe and Mail, one day last week had horror stories about big business polluting land and water in many parts of the Ir country. The Hooker Chemical thing in Love Canal is a classic example of what 1 am referring to. Again, I am not suggesting that farmers and the agriculture industry are'blameless. Most farmers are well aware of the fact that pesticides. herbicides and abnormal applications, of fertilizer are harmful to the environment. Many farmers have been questioning.itp)slication instruct- ions for years and are doing a great 'deal to curtail the\ pollution for which they have been rightly blamed. My point is that individual farmers seem to get fingered quicker and are forced to conform quicker than many industries. That was the point; the lack of recourse; the judge -and -jury method psed against the faliper. Big business gets all kinds of chances tolertify errors. They can afford lawyers for injunctions. They can afford adjournments of court cases. They seem to 1* able to stall rectifying their pollution. sometimes for many months. The individual farmer must make his or het changes immediately and it sometimes costs him/her a lot of money. That is all 1 was trying to say. Sorry 1 ruffled so many feathers. The case 1 used to illustrate the story was that of a cow -calf farmer who was charged under the environmental protection act and was going to be forced to install purifiers iso eliminate contamination of wells across the road from his farm. '- -A-report from a government official blamed the farmer for the pollution of his neighbour's wells. The farmer was charged on the strength of that report. No hearing. No appearance in court. No method of rebutting the report. He got the federation of agriculture on his side to help him fight the report.