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The Huron Expositor, 1983-05-04, Page 3• H:1;HE 111,MoN EXPOSIT:* MAY 4, 1983 A3,, /; • :; 't be afraid to say no to a drink, tells St. Columban students 1(ott're not a sissy if yott don't drink, Officer 'Eric Gosse of the Goderich OPP Aoki.* grade seven, and eight class at St. coltimban School last week. Officer Gosse, who has been visiting the ,schools hi, Huron county to speak about alcohol abuse for the past three years, said ffint peer pressure is a majef clause of teenage drinking. "If you don't want to go to a party because there'll be drugs or booze there, don't go. If ybu go and they offer you a drink that you don't want, Say no. And if they keep calling you a baby, say, 'Fine.. At least I 'know what the alcohol is doing to me - nothing. But, I know what it's doing to you in 20 minutes."' A blood alcohol curve shows that the level of alcohol in a person's blood reaches a maximum level of 15 to 20 minutes after his last drink but it tames a much longer lime for that level to work its way down, depending on how much alcohol has been consumed. Alcohol will eventually cause the senses to deteriorate and destroy brain cells that cannot be replenished. "People who have been drinking for a long time have no senses at alt You can hit • tem in the head with a baseball bat and they don't know what happened," said OfficerGosse. • Another cause of teenage drinking is the wide exposure alcohol receives through the media. "Take a look and see how many times ads -for alcohol come up. It's astonishing. They tell me I'd better drink Molson's if I play hockey or Labatt's if I sld," he said. 'the low ice and availability of alcohol means thatmore teenagers are abusing alcohol than drugs, says Officer Gosse. • Alcohol is inexpensive when compared to $5 to 58 for a marijuana cigarette,' 5275 for 'A gram of cocaine and 5400 for a 'A gram ,cf heroin. And, alcoholic parents sliow their children that alcohol abuse is a way of life. Children whose parents use alcohol to face the day, learn to use it as a way of coping with problems as well. *IX WAN eig " al rtrly,440' THE OLD AND NEW—Publiccomment has been nil during the past month concerning the new open gun holster worn by Seaforth police. Chief Hal Claus displays the old holster on • the left and the new, safety model. It is almost impossible for a gun to fall out, or be taken from the holster by anyone, other than the officer wearing it. (Wassink photo) ,What makes mother tick 11© 'Cm@ *cIrraDo I'd like to share with other Expositor readers a column I clipped about eight years ago. I think it's really appropriate for this time of year. WHAT MAKES MOTHERS BY ERMA BOMBECK When thc Good Lord was creating Mothers • He was into His sixth day of "overtime" when the angel appeared and said, "You're doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.' And the Lord said. "Have, you read the spec on this order?" 'She has to he completely washable. but not plastic... • "Have 180 moveable parts...all replace- bl "Run on black coffee and leftovers.' "Have a lap that disappears when she stands up." "A kiss that can euro anything from a broken Icg to a disappointed love affair.' "And six pairs of hands." The angel shook her head slowly and said. "Six pair of hands ..00 way." It's not' the hands that are causing me problems. said the I ord. h 's the three pairs of cycs tliat Mothers have to hi:ve. "That's 00 the standard model?" asked the angel. The Lord nodded. "One pair that sees through closed doors when she asks. "What arc you kids doing in there'?" When she already knows. Another here in the back of her head that secs what she shouldn't but what she has to know, and of course the ones here in front so that she can look at a child when he goofs and say, "I understand and 1 love you without so much as uttering a word.'• • 'Lord.' said the angektouening His sleeve gently, "eome to bed. Tomorrow, "I can't," said the Lord. "I'm so close to creating something so close to myself. Already I have one who heals herself when she is sick...can feed a family of six on one pound of hamburger...and can get a 9 -year-old to stand under a shower:" The angel circled the model of a Mother very slowly. "It's too soft," she signed. "But tough!" said the Lord excitedly. "Von cannot imagine what this Mother can gio or endure." "Can it think?" "Not only think. compromise." said Finally the angel finger across the ch "There's a leak," you you were trying Illlldl 'It's not a leak,' tear." "What's it for?" It ' s for joy. sadness. disappointment. pain, loneliness and pride." "You are a i.„mius,'' said the angel. 1 he lord looked somber. "I didn't put it there." but it can reason and the Creator. bent over and ran her she pronounced. "I told to put too much into this ' said the Lord, "It's a Phones. from Winthrop in 1908 On .7G,ciffios ©con@ MAY 4, 1883 Mr. James A. Cline has sold his residence in Seaforth to Wm. Carnochan for the sum of s1000. Wm. Dorrance and daughter left for Manitoba on Tuesday. They were accompan- ied by Master John Watson, son of W.N. Watson. He goes to join his brother James, The annual meeting of the Seaforth Cricket Club will be held at the Commercial Hotel this evening. The Seaforth Creamery commences oper- ations next Monday. Wm. Sproat of the sixth concession has sold his farm to his brother, Alexander and intends to move to Manitoba. MAY 8, 1908 On April 28 in his 59th year, August C. Van Egmond. died in Egmondville. He was the second son of A G Van Egmond and was born on a farm near Egmondville in the year 1848. He commenced his career in the woollen manufacturing business in Blyth under his father's supervision In 1883 he met and married Isabelle Drummond. He leaves to mourn his death his widow. his aged father two daughters Mrs S.0 Loffree and Mrs. T.G. Andrews, both of Toronto; Harold in the west and Arnold at home, also a grandson Fred Andrews. The 'rural telephone system from Seaforth to Winthrop has now taken shape. with spur lines. The regular meeting of the Britannia Masonic Lodge was held on Monday evening last when District Deputy Col. White of Si They're safer, chief says Police get new holsters The Seaforth police department have a Since more of the gun is visible, members of new • •Boss'. The department recently got the Seaforth police department were a little , four new Rogers 'Boss' gun holsters, to apprehensive about comments they would replace the old, flap style he/liters. receive once the 'Boss' was strapped on. The reason for the change to the 551.50 "We have received no comments and holster is safety. In the past, Canadian that surprised us," says Chief Claus. police officers have had their revolvers "There has been very little negative taken from holsters and have been injured reaction to the new holster in municipalities or killed as a result. where it is being used and we have had none "The attractive part of the new holster is here." a police officer's revolver is only available to Public reaction was the first question him, without the danger of the gun being Aked at a recent meeting of zone six Chiefs available to others," says Hal Claus, of Police. "Most departments who have Seaforth police'chief. changed, have had favourable public "With the old holster, when investigat- comments." ing a disturbance, where weapons were- The new holsters are not being used by involved, a police officer had the tendency '-the Goderich OPP. Sergeant John Donatis to undo the 'flap. This would create a said there has been some talk of getting dangerous situation because most officers them. but due to the provincial budget would try and subdue the people involved restraint, the holster is not a top priority before using their gun. During a scuffle, the item. gun could fall out of the holster and in turn "' I have never seen Ale new holster except be picked up and used by a suspect." for demonstrations on television. 1 don't A police revolver is virtually impossible to think the new model has much bearing on remove from Ite new, open style holster, police work. I've been on the job 33 years except by the officer carrying the gen. The and have only pulled a gun out twice." 'Boss' is safer and the gun is more readily The Wingham OPP detachment hopes to available to the officer. At the flick of a receive the new holsters sometime this thumb, an officer can release his gun. year. says Sargeant Roy Anderson. "Our A gun could easily be taken from the old association in Barrie is very strongly in holster when a suspect approached an favour, Anything to do with safety seems officer from the rear. This is not possible like an excellent idea.' with the new style because of a trigger Wingham OPP officers have never seen guard. A gun cannot be taken front the front the new style except on television. "From because of a second safety release meehan- what lye read, they seem safer than the ism. button down, flap model." "There was an occasion in Seaforth when The sergeant says he has only drawn his an officer, chasing a suspect, lost his gun. It revolver twice in 30 years. "We have strict fell out of his holster and at first he didn't regulations concerning the use of firearms. notice it was missing." Most of our men are looking forward to The previous holster featured a flap with receiving new holsters." pistolme21a lg., isni can ndabe seen epeonr tiinont h e firingofnetwheholstechief of police. here, a police revolve has rnot been rawn. "1 hope we never have t In the two years that Mr..Claus has been only the revolver butt visible. The complete Marys, paid his official visit to the lodge. MAY 5, 1933 Seaforth football enthusiasts gathered in the Dick house Tuesday evening and decided to organize a Seaforth Football club. The team will play in the Huron League. Officers elected are president - C.P. Sills, secretary. treasurer - Sam Jackson. coach and manager - Frank Sills, committee - A.W. Dick, Allen Reid, John MacKenize. Fred Barlow and Alex Lilhio. It is some years since Seaforth, has had a football team. although Egmond- ville have plkyed their home games at the recreation grounds. Members of Seaforth L.O.B. lodge celebrated their seventh anniversary on Monday evening, May 1. by entertaining the Goderich, Clinton and Stratford lodges in their lodge rooms here, Progressive euchre was played after the regular meeting. Following the cards lunch was served to the 100 people present. MAY 9, 1958 Mr. and Mrs. Murray Baker (nee Greta Pfaff) were honored at a wedding reception held for them in the town hall, Hensall on Friday evening The hall was filled for the occasion. The couple were presented with a well filled purse of money by Grant McGregor and Tom Kyle Jr. who read the address. C. Lyle Hammond has moved his family to Seaforth this week. Mr. Hammond has been named organist and choir leader of Egmondville United Church. A weather balloon from Flint Michigan landed in a field of farmer Martin Baan who lives on the 18th concession of Grey Township, one day after being released. Mr. Haan returned the attached apparatus to the radiosonde reconditioning centre at the head weather bureau in Washington D.C. THE ANNUAL Seaforth Community Hospital Auxiliary Penny Sale is in full swing. Tickets can be purchased at the former,Seaforth Kitchen Centre on Main Street. The sale ends this Friday. Depositing their tickets are Mary Felker, and Sandra Lee, back. (Wassiok pie) Job hunthig students Continued from page 1 Jones says. The Seaforth Business4mprovement Area has not planned any projects. which would employ students. Bob Fisher, of the BIA executive, says the organization has a small budget and not enough work to keep a dent busy. Student employment is a re'bp,nsibility of the business community an 'ng jobs is something to think about, says BIA chairman Jerry Hethering- ton. ONE STUDENT Seaforth town hall has hired one student using an Involvement in Muni0i01 Admini- stration grant from the provincial govern- ment, The urban design student will be reviewing zoning by-laws. Between the two grocery stores in town, Roth Food Market and Seaforth Superior, 13 students are employed on a part-time basis; these jobs continue throughout the summer. Cheryl Roth says that two more students may be hired for summer help 'at Roth's. Brian Calver, manager of Superior Market, says he won't be hiring any more students for the summer. Agri -crew in Huron county will hire 12 students from 40 applicants for full-time positions on various farms in the county, says do -Ordinator Steve Horn. Close to 20 other students will be chosen as alternates, Although they start out on call, they could end up working full-time if one of the regulars quits. It might be tough getting a job this summer, says SDHS grade 10 student, Bruce Taylor. But, Bruce is willing to pick stones if necessary. "In this economic state, you have to go for any job.' • he says. ,q1q,c)r cand Mco Continued from page 2 used to buy cars!) When we buy a car. we go and look at thankick the tires, check the color of the upholster:. and buy the thing. We have never yet visited more than one car lot. We are the salesman's dream. And we've never got a lemon. Some people spend more money on gas driving around and comparing prices than they do in their first year of driving. But we weren't going to be taken in this time. After all, a car is merely a car. A TV set is much more As well as being a source of entertainment and information — how would 1 know anything about Mini -pads without it? -- it is a refuge. a solace, a babysitter. A TV set is much more important than parents or children It is an escape from the real world. an anodyne for pain, physical or psychic, a sleep -inducer, a thing to make one feel superior to one's fellow man, a warm. intimate look into the lives co practically anyone from the cop on the corner to Sir Law rence Olivier. You can't handpick your family. But you sure can he choosy over your TV set. thank goodness. So what did we do' We went out and bought the first one we say,. after judiciously flickin4 it on and off several times. You can't even kick the tires on a TV. But it has remote control. Nowwe're really going to fight about who sees what I'll just be settled into Hill Street Blues when my wife. deliberately and maliciously. will switch to one of those dreary. endless. stupid soaps she thrives on. Like murder mysteries? Watch fat The Remote Control Button Murder. Oh, well. There's no such thing as an ill wind, At least we've got our sight and hearing back. THE LONG AND NARROW OF IT ALL—Den Chapman, Egmondville, carpenter, removed wooden pillars at the home of Steve Lupul, Seaforth, for repairs and painting. The wooden pillars are hollow, and are built like old wooden barrels. Mr. Chapman said the construction (Wassink photo) was unusual. JOSEPH F. McCONNELL A fiirnier. 'Se-afoifh real estate agent .and long time Dublin merchant Joseph Fer- gus McConnell died at Huronview on Monday. May 2. 1983. In failing health for the past year. lie was in his 114th year. Born in Hibbert, he was a son of the late David McCon- nell and Rose Carpenter. Following graduation from local schools, he was employ- ed with his father in the grocer business in Dublin and later spent several years in Chicago and Detroit before returning to Dublin to take over the family business. Following the sale of the business in 1952 he establish- ed a real estate agency which he continued to carry on in Dublin and Seaforth until his retirement six years ago. Always interested in public affairs and in people Mr. McConnell. while he never sought office. was active in and well informed concerning municipal and political activi- ties. Predeceased in 191/ by his ife, the cornier Alice Daly, of Seaforth. to v. horn he was married in 1952, Mr. McColl. Dell is survived by sisters. es Mary (Sister. St. David) ' 'Jean.; Mrs. ''Ff.' Dingeniag. Detroit and Rose (Sister Janet McConnell) of California and by a brother Rev. Father John F. McCon- nell of California. He was predeceased by one brother Patrick D. McConnell of Sea - forth. , Friends may call al the Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home, 87 Goderich Street West. Se:11'0W'. until 11 a.m. Wednesday, when Mass of the Christian Burial will he held at SI. James Roman Catholic Church. Seaforth. Interment St. James Ceme• tery. Parish, prayers were held at the funeral home on Tuesday evening. GEORGE CHESSELL George Robert Chessell. ' 51. of 97 Blake St.. Stratford, died April 26, 1983 at his home. Born at Mitchell, he was a son of Mrs. Margaret (Ches- sell) Sibthrope, of RR2 Staffa, and the late Roy Chessell. He had lived in Stratford most of his life. He was an employee of the CNR. retiring July 31, 19'h. He wits a member of Knox Presbyterian Church and a - • member of the Army„ Islavy Air rtiree' Unit 261, SI rat ford. Surviving besides his motherare his wife. the former Joyce Mary Racho. whom he married May 27. 1950at the United Church in Egmondville; three daugh- ters, Mrs. Wendy Anderson and husband Jim. of Water- loo, Mrs. .10011 Lobsinger and .husband Paul. Stratford; and Kimberlyat home: two grandsons, Robert and David Anderson; two brothers. Ken of Kitchener. and Glen. of Brantford; and three sisters, (Doris) Mrs. Harvey Magenty of Stratford; (Doreen) Mrs. Jack Eisler, of Settforth, and Barbara, Mrs. Andy Mac- Lean of ItIt2 Staffa. He was predeceased by one brother. Earl. • Friends were received at the Heinbuck fu,:eral home, 156 Albert St.., Stratford. Wednesday. where a service was held 2 p:in. Thursday, Rev. Ross Macdonald offi- ciated. Burial will he in Avondale cemetery. As expressions of sym• pathy donations may be made • to the Canadian Cancer Society. Town borrows reserves insild of from the bank Seaforth has several reserve funds, but they are not all supported by cash. auditor Archie Leach explained when hc went over the town's 1982 financial statement with 1011,11011 Apr. 25. -Those are the kind of reserves 1 have." joked councillor Paul Ross when Mr. Leach described two types of reserve funds. The town has three funded reserves, supported by cash: an industrial fund of 5590; an Ontario Horne Renewal Program (OHRP) account of 5103,429 and a working capital reserve of 540,854. The unfunded reserves. hich. clerk Jim Crocker said, are actually funded by taxes receivable. are an industrial fund of 5f16.'10 and a working capital reserve of 521,500. "It' you didn't have tax arrears and other money owing. those reserves would he funded," Mr. Leach said. Basically the town has borrowed from the reserves instead of from the bank, Mr. Crocker said. Funded reserves total 5144,813 in 1982. compared to 5228.584 in 1981. Part of the Correction It w as incorrectly report • ed mn the.April 20 edition that agriculture minister Dennis Timhrell was involved with the proposed closing of the Clinton Public Hospital. Frank Miller. not Mr Tim- brell, was health minister at that time. The Huron Expositor apol ogizes for this inadvertent error. 1981 industriat reserve fund of 563,563 was used to pay' off short term hank loans. the auditor said. Seaforth is using its cash better than last year. Mr. Leach said in reviewing the town's balance sheet. because cash on hand w as used to pay off temporary loans. The tow n had 510.000 in temporary loans last year. versus 5160.000 in 1981, Accounts payable were higher last year than in 1981, 593,0'4 as compared to 560.201, because payment terms were extended and cash used to pay off loans.... Seaforth's only long term liability. the old arena debenture. totalled 542,000 last year.' The hoard of the ncw community centre has accepted responsibility for its payment. On the asset side of the balance sheet. Scaforth ended 1982 with 531,344 in cash, compared to 594,941 in 1981. reflecting the usc of cash to pay off loans. Taxes receivable arc up, 595.14' versus 581,151 the year before. Y©uGaiG1 finvMod You arc invited to the Seaforth Horticultural Soci• ety meeting May 11. 8 p.m.. Seaforth Public School. to hear Peter Uremko tell how to take wild flower pictures, and see his slides. New members welcome. Door prizes. To view "New Symbols'' works of fantasy by MONA (STRATI MULHERN at the Van Egmond House, Friday. May 6. 8-10 p.m. Seaforth's Women's Insti- tuft «111 meet at the home of Mrs. Eldon Kerr on May 10 at 8:15. Don't forget your arti- cles for the silent auction. The meeting of the Hospi- tal Auxiliary will be held May 10 in the board room at 8 o'clock. Ml ladies are wel- come.