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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-10-26, Page 1• J" • • Y' • • NEW R' ty 7�V�111dg1h'�'S.'..:f: GES. 87r aA;s ar Tuesday, Noy,1, all children under I': , the,,t[ a•bi five mast Osea sgatbeff or a. iris ca#;Aa •'in a, motor• vihipl .; ,Seafo , ,hospital` auxilia has lade uckle-up tip ly seata•available for newborn bahien':fefrege;y arr The seats are rented for CO* Otte iRslott4 pe ad: All•20:seats have been,• seided`. rid. t s r*� become available. are • re n ed. r •.- r was✓g case that something hal to. he done.; tlapst •France"s : Teaterd; • : auxiliary medilikv. 4elM1 a/would;., sooner help prevent .. mit ,, hint see, tit) Child • in the hospital bele tfst of. an':.accident."• rtet government -approved seats are se-, curely fastened; in a, vehicle using existing seatbelts. They're 'not heavy and• bulky, but safe..- • • . lt,ie: the respo'dsibility of the drive of a motervehicle to ensure that each passenger eti; the . age of 16, wears a seatbelt. under . I1Udren'der five, who were previously xem t• from wearing seatbelts, must buckle -up 11'ite`penaity for failure to -comply is a S28 fineti "Most people involved in en accident -In Seaforth pont get hurt because; Of a tow speed limit," says Hal'Claus, Seaforth police chief: "But kids nee no fear. •They stand up on a car sea(" and parents aren't smart enough to sit them down. I think the new law is a good idea; • • ` 'I personally saw a• kid in -a track,- standing ruck.standing on the, seat. The child fell to the 'floor and the grandmother who was driying dropped her hands from the steering, wheeei. As a result, the truck went through .d fence and into a field. ,Luckily •`tobody was hurt; says chief Claus. It's the reaction of a driver to what happens to a' child that is dangerous."I've seen a lot of parents, driving a vehicle, with kids sitting on their laps.' ' PROTECT CHILDREN Many children have been seriously injured killed in a sudden • •big • ates Uckersmith may up Vanastrawater rates • BY WILMA OKE. The residents of Vanastrf will face ne+v water rates. in 19&44 Tuckersmitb. Tewnship Oita 11 votes for the bylaw at its next meeting. Tuesday night council gave the bylaw first reading but the increases will be open` for discussion at the Nov. 1 session when Reeve; Robert Bell is back in his chair, Reeve Bell was attending a convention of counties and regions in Sarnia this weekend. Deputy Reeve William Brown was in charge of the meeting. Thto t 'll brie g ` but 510 000 e new ra es wt about for the Vanastra Water System if approved –about 57,000 in consumption charges and over 52500 in service charges. It costs 588,000 to operate the system. The new rates proposed are (a service charge per four month billing period): a single family, duplex and semi -residential units 520, up from 515; multiple units containing 3-4 residential units 530; multiple units containing 5-6 residential units 545• multiple units containing 7-8 residential units S60; mullid1€( units containing 9-10 residential units 575; multiple units contain- ing more than 11 residential units 5100; a small commercial building, S25 up from 515. In addition a consumption charge of 50 cents per cubic metre per four month billing period, up from 40 cents. A 10 per cent penalty on all water accounts sprit fall. .''`A wiiigle`fotsof-1141oopple will be >llrutfdr ins . r ` "Spring ahe#d ,.fall back"this weekend in • tut effort toremember that Dayllt Sawn,, ' Mote ends and Standard Time, rias. µ cial • o -from the folks •�e -towtt . . ' Olfi K',.rd,.. hail, is that.lve tarn our clocks back one hour at 2 a.m. 'Sunday. Or before you go to. bed. - The Important thing is, everyone gets an extra hour tosleep in Sunday morning. h levied that remains outstanding after the the increases, "We ittpi'ease4 the taxes a due date which is unchanged. few weeks ago and noel.' we incre se "the TAXES TOO water rates. There is a tremendous amount The new rates are proposed to start - «bitterness.(in astra).because .Mett es. : January 1, 1984. Councillor John Brown- are too high." i ridge would not support the vote on the first • reading of the bylaw as he was not in favor of SEE WATER ON PAGE. -3_i McKiIIo farmer injured p n. A McKillop township farmer is in satisfactory condition in Stratford General Hospital following a farm accident Monday afternoon. The Seaforth fire department was called to the farm of Ronald Murray to assist the Seaforth ambulance in moving Mr. Murray from the top of a steel grain bin. The Seaforth P.U.C. bucket truck assisted. Mr. Murray, chairman of the Huron -Perth Roman Catholic Seperate School Board, injured his arms when he came in contact with a shaft on a grain auger. Mike Chacko, a supervisor at the hospital said Mr. Murray had a broken arm and was recovering from surgery he had on Monday. HOUSE DAMAGED An overheated stove pipe ignited panel- ling and caused 520,000 damage 'eon Thursday. Oct. 20. ; The Seaforth fire department was called to a house owned by Mrs Joe Mero on lot 26,: concession four McKillop township at 1164, - p.m. The alarm was called in by Midiae Mero, resident of the house, who noticed "fire` when he was returning home. The kitchen. dining room, upstairs hallways and roof were damaged says Harry Hak, fire chief: CAR GUTTED Seaforth firemen were called to a car fire on Huron Road 12, four kilometers north of Seaforth, Saturday evening. 1S'75,Dodge, owned by John Anstett of RR refer* was completely gutted by fire. "The Fite started under the dash," said Mr. Hak. "1 suspect wiring was the cause." Duck hunfers enjoy fie our BY RON WASSINK The blast of shotguns and the constant quack, quack of ducks mean two things - fafl bas arrived and the migratory game bird hunting season has started. The air is•still--all is quiet in the marsh, but it's foggy, damp and cold: Nobody seems to mind. 'The waiting is endless, but Judge, the black Labrador retriever, doesn't move a muscle. His head shifts slightly as he scans the skies, He looks back at his master, and seems to ask, "did you hear?". The hunter slowly reaches for the duck caller hanging from his neck. He raises it to his lips, cups his hands and calls. The noise deafens his hunting buddy. as he calls the flying ducks down to the pond. They join a small group of ducks which have been sitting on the pond. waiting, but not watching. The decoys have served a purpose. Suddenly the ducks rise and shots ring out. Judge looks at his master expectantly but soon realizes the shots have missed. The waiting game begins over again. "You, don't miss the same bird a second time," says one hunter, "it's a cardinal sin," replies his buddy.WHY HUNT? Ask a duck hunter why he hunts and he will ask, "why do people golf?" "It's just being outdoors that I enjoy. not just the killing aspect," says Dave Dale, a serious Seaforth hunter. "I enjoy being out with my dog and friends. A good day can be a day when 1 don't even get anything. And you get to see the ladies standing out in the early morning in their house coats." he jokes as he drives by a woman wearing her house coat. 1 find 1 get a lot of tension relief," says Rob Haddow of Kamoka, Dave's brother- in-law. "Hunting is relaxing. i forget about things that are on my mind. i haven't found anything as enjoyable as hunting, not even fishing. But the main reason migratory game birds are hunted is for their food value and the skill involved in downing ducks, geese, or pheasant. The secret of a successful hunter is in rising in the pre -dawn hours to prepare for a hunt. ideal hunting times are early morning or late evening, when birds begin feeding or are resting. DECOYS "1 don't enjoy the actual killing," says Mr. Dale, "but after a while you get used Town offers lots for sale Four and a half lots which Seaforth owns at the corner of Coleman and Crombie Sts. are being offered for sale. The lots, bought by the town in June, 1979, as a possible fire hall location, are zoned M2 or restricted industrial. The town paid 525,000 for the parcel of land four years ago. The zoning will allow tight assembly or manufacturing industry to locate there. says, town clerk Jim Crocker. Tenders from interested purchasers will be received,bythe clerk until 5 p.m. on Nov, 7, • BUCKLE UP—As of Nov. '1, all children under the age of five must buckle up when riding In a motor vehicle. The Seaforth hospital auxiliary, for the past year, have rented buckle -up baby Seats to parents with newgdrn babies. Stacey Dayman; 52 to it. The aspect of setting up decoys, learning to call, training a dog, building blinds and being able to recognize birds is satisfying." A qualified hunter safety instructor, he says if a game bird is killed, it must be retrieved by the hunter or his dog. "Many practise trap shooting to aim for a clean kill. Some hunters load their own shells and make their own decoys." r months, Egmondvllle Is one such baby who Is safe. Her mother Anne, demonstrates the position of the seat (back to front) and locks the seat In place with her •vehicle's lap belt. (WaSslnk photo) Meat, wine, beer stolen from •- restaurant A break-in at the Seaforth Steak House; 2�33 Main St. on the vyeekend, netted thieves 57901n meat, wine and beer. The break-in occurred between 11 p.m. Saturday and .8 a.m. Sunday. Entry was gained through a 24. inch by 26 inch .hear window, "As soon as I came to work on Sunday morning, I noticed–••there ° had .been a break-in," said Jim Kiritsis, manager of the restaurant. , Investigating. officer, Charles Akey, re- ported that SO hamburger patties, 350 pieces of frozen fish, 10 T-bone steaks, 16 junior filet and 10,Iarge filet mignon steaks, nine top sirloin steaks and en 11 pound ham, were taken. fu addition. to the meat, 21 -bottles of wine and six cates .of beer were'°taken. There was no damage to the restaurant and no arrests have lteen'made. The Seaforth p' lice department is continu- ing. its investigation z+. "Not having a clean kill. (an injured bird), is what bothers me most," says Mr. Haddow. "The first few times I went pheasant hunting, I was wondering what the heck i was doing, walking for miles and not seeing any pheasant. The first one I did see, i stepped on and it just about startled the life out of me. It was one of the first times 1 went hunting and we came home, soaked to our waists." Judge, Mr. Dale's labrador retriever, is trained to retrieve ducks and geese, and track pheasant. The second most popular dog is a pointer. "'The ideal pointer dog is a don that if lost in the fall, is found in the spnng," says Mr. Dale. "The hunter will find the skeleton of the dog in pointing position, pointing to the skeleton of the bird." AT A GLANCE A good duck hunter, at a glance, can tell the class of a duck just by wing motion and size. There are two distinct classes, diver ducks and puddle ducks. The latter are the most popular and can be recognized by the. waythey take flight, jumping from a pond. Mallard, Black duck, Teal and Woodduck are in this class. Wild geese come in three sizes. Lesser Canada weigh approximately four pounds; Canada geese, eight pounds and Greater Canada can weight as much as 16 pounds. "And they're big," says Mr. Dale. "You can't get them in a roasting pan. The meat is not grbasy, but dry and all dark. The woodduck is a migrating bird and tastes like liver. The legs are white meat and breasts, dark. The opposite of chicken, BEST TO'EAT "Mallards eat a better course of feed and are the most sought after." says Mr. Haddow. "Diver ducks are the opposite and are not a gourmet's delight.' "People say you don't need to hunt, that it's a barbarious sport and is antiquated. But it is one way we have taught our children that food doesn't always come wrapped in cellophane," says Mr. Dale. "If it wasn't for the hunters, there wouldn't be as much habitat for the wild and the population would go down. Hunting is now at a stage that more ducks are put back than are taken in a year." (Editor's note: The second part of the feature on migratory game bird hunting, will deal with loss of wetlands and the increase of ducks, geese and pheasant populations through the efforts of hunters.) HALLOWE'EN will see kids dressed In their Penny Lansink have decorated their front favourite costume, going from house to porch. The jack-o-lanterna were carved by house In search of treats on Monday. In their daughters, Shelley, Vicki, Marion and keeping with the celebration, John and Samantha. (Weselnk photo) Check goodies and kids Halloween brings ghosts. goblins and, sometimes, real danger. The Ontario Lbng Association warns about one danger for children. -risk of choking on holiday treats, such as candy corn. hard candy and peanuts. At Halloween, children go door-to-door "begging". Parents should insist young- sters bring the goodies home for inspection. For the youngest --two, three or even four years old --some of the candy can be divided or mashed before eating. , The chewing and swallowing muscles of young children may not be sufficiently developed to cope with certain treats. Choking can result. Halloween goodies also may "go down the wrong way," and lodge in the lung instead of the stomach. This is called aspiration. A "foreign object" of any kind in the lung can cause life-long problems. At times, surgery for removal is required. The best warning is: Be sure children are old enough to chew and swallow correctly before trusting them with small, hard bits of food. Parents should always be on guard against "small objects" getting into the hands of children. Particularly those young enoilgh to want to put everything into their mouths. Choking, blocked air passages, even aspiration into the lung can result. Moreover, such items as eyes and buttons that might come loose from dolls. or wheels from toy cars. Set a good example. Don't put anything but food into your own mouth and keep the coffee table clear of small objects a child might reach for. 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