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The Huron Expositor, 1978-12-28, Page 1Seaforth fire chief Harry Halt told members of the Fire Area Board (FAB) on 'Monday night, that he would like to see the local fire department equipped with a rescue van foreiiiefgerielei. ' ' Mr. .Bak said neither the local ambulance service or the 0.P.P. areequipped, to answer rescue calls which might involve free ing J someone from a wrecked' car, or rescuing someone from drowning. . gxeter, Goderich and Whigham`,fire departments are the ,only departments in Huron County presently equipped wit!?• rescue equipment. Mr. 'flak told the FAB on Nov. 25, the - gebringyille O.P.F. called the Seaforth fire • .department for assistance in freeing a man trapped. in a car outside of Dublin. Mr. Hak said five men answered the call and 10 men went out on the truck. Before they reached the • accident scene, they,were notifed the trapped man had been freed, — • - • The cost of answering the call Was $200, and the Seaforth fire department has billed the Department of Highways for the sum, Since answering the call, the' local fire department has received a questionnaire from the provincial Solicitor General's office asking about the amount of rescue.equip- ment the department has on'hand. Mr. •Hak told the FAB the provincial governmentis offering to pay up to 69 pet ."—`""Neent of the cost of purchasing the rescue equipment - Mr. H ak said now the only rescue •'' equipment owned by the department is a rescue saw, foam for protection in case of gas spills and "crowbars. " Mr. H ak said now when the fire department receives 'a request for rescue assistance, they have to send out the large fire truck, manned by 10 .men, when they ',could send out' a rescue van. which . only reqUires four men. The FAB asked Mr. Hak to, out the Seaftirth- girl is Brothers in law in Perth warden's contest before a packed courtroom at the Perth ' County Courthouse in Stratford. In a brief speech following Pridham's election, Vack explairied that he had run for the job beCause there haSn't been a warden ,froin Logan township •for a Wong He 4 •10.e'engratiilated the new warden aed moved that the vote' for Pridham be made afternoon at the inaugural meeting Of the newly-elected Perth • County Pridham defeated his, brother-in-laW Re- eve Carl Voek of Logan Township for the la, of Fullerton Perth' County last Tuesday Ormond Pridham ip has been elected arden for' 1979. •• The election took, place Unanimous, • pcitu Spen ing Ch ris ttn as: in Ge' rman :by quipping, "1 think the reason you werenZt,, a responded to Vock's comments too hard on' me is because you're''my praised investigated by Bob Adams of die Ontario .-Fire niarshall's office in Mount Forest. Harvey Dale,owner of the Royal Apartment building, said he is also convinced that Clarence Reeves "saved the building." He 'said Mr. Reeves was "Smait enough 'and man enough" to alert the other tenants after he discoVered smoke pouring into his own apartment,. Mr. Reeye's apartment was ad' t to the one occupied by Mr. Howard. . Mr. Dale said fie 'still hasn't had an estimate of the damages, but he expects his insurance 'Will cover the logs. Some of the tenants also had separate insurance on their pyramind turn. brother-in.law." The new' warden was sworn into office by, 'Perth County Judge`J. Atthur Mullen after which 1978 Warden Rae Bender of Wallace Township presented Pridham with the special chair of office. PROUD TO BE ELECTED' Pridham commented• after taking the oath of office that he realized the responsibility involved in the warden's job and said that he was "proud to be elected." In his speech, Pridhain was emphatic that Perth.Copnty must maintain its current strict land use polieieS. 'The' county's 14 municipalities, he said, are doing their best to save valuable and irreplaceable farm land and pledged to continue 'that effort. • • Pridham also struck out •against regional government and said that county officials ^ "hope to plotour own destiny." He pointed , to the economic problems facing both the federal and proYincial governments and said he doubted if Perth citizens would liite to see their municipalities operated as inefficiently as the larger gcekern,ments. ' - However, the new warden said the time has come in the county when either services , will have to be lessened or the mill rate increased. He predicted a "tough economic, year" in 1979 in tight of -present inflation rates. On hand for the warden's election were 19 former county wardens, Who watched the ceremonies from the courtroom's jurors' stands. Christmas'or the day of the three Kinds on December' 26, is •the day the visitors 'come and the roast duck or goose is •eaten. The table centrepiece is usually a pyramid with little wooden figures (the nativity scene, choirboys or angels) and candles. The flame or the candles causes a tiny breeze" which makes the windmill on' top of 'the'. ,„ • These are some of the more interesting and' common customs of Germany" As in Canada l. each,family tends to modify them or - form their own. J est remember that the next time you notice that the • sky is pink, the ,ChristKind is, baking MarzipiM and coracles for' Christmas. Photo Hof the year ou can lead a horse to a , hotel. • The than who coined the phrase, "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him• drink" obviously hasn't met Bob Patrick's horse, Glib. On Saturday afternoon, „Mr. Patrick and his horse were downtown, faking people for a Christmas ride •in the Patrick cutter. The driver deciddd he'd like to wet his whistle before 'continuing his rounds, and so he dropped into the Commerical Hotel for some liquid tefreshment. On consideration, it didn't seem fair that he should be the only one to "pause 'and refresh" himself, since - after all, it was Glib who was doing the hard work. This is why some slightly startled patrons in 'the Commercial ended up sharing their Saturday afternoon beer with a horse. And Glib didn't need , any extra persuasion when it came to taking a 'quick gulp from the bettle. Oh, Was it the first time a four.footed friend •has strode into "the batv.strdered a beer? Nons'ense! The Corhmetial Hotel's Miller Rene Dupuis claims he's served both a goat and-another horse: So Glib isn't the first one to have a heeLhaw in the local septeitibei '28 LET ME OPP! - -.Karen Van Steelendt whs" less thamenthused by her ride on the kiddy-gb-rOund at the Seaforth Pall Fair on Friday,. but ':sister Tanya loved doing round and round. The girls are the daughters of Filokie and Otibert Van Steeiartdt. 4 ' ' ' (Expositor Photo), -••••el 'Whole...No. 5881 • 11th Year', SEAFORTHt .ONTA1310,11-HyRSDA,Y, DECEMBER 28, 1978 — 24 Pages $2.00 a year, in,advance Single COpy ,25 cents' hiel says res van needed her questionnaire, from the Solicitor General's office and send. it in. Mr. Hak said the fire marshall's office will supply a training program in the use of rescue equipment without charge and a number of 'the filen-ee „ have 'already indipated they would be interested in, taking the 'training: My.' Hak also reported the departnient has ,harl. problems with false alarms recently. On November 22 , when the emergency alarm was tested at the Seaforth' Senior Citizens' Home, the alarm rang in at the Seaforth fire hall twice in the day. Both times firemen responded to the call, and this - cost is charged to ,the FAB, On Dec. 9, a third: false alarm' also sounded at the station. Mr. Hak alserePerted On Nov 24, firemen were called to Tasty Nu Bakeshop to investigate black smoke pouring from a chimney. The smoke turned out tq be coming from an incinerator at Brix Furniture: Mr, H ak said the problem with the false alarms„ is that the fire department doesn't 'know if the alarms were set off by faulty Bell Telephone equipment or whether disPat- chets at Seaforth Community Hospital m ay have. tripped the alarm as soorf as they ' answered the-fire call, rather than waiting to learn if the call was legitimate. • The fire chief also repotted that 'himself, deputy fire chief Tom Phillips and .Dennis McCauley, recently graduated from' 13 week program on basic fire" prevention practices,' sponsored by the fire marshall's office and taught in Exeter.' n arm is Clarence' Reeves, •a tenant in 'the Royal • Apartment building, on the corner of Goderich and Main Streets, Seaforth is credited with preventing a potential diiaster in sounding the alarm in last week's fire, Donald Howard, 36, another tenant in the building, died as a result of the early morning fire on Dec., 20 which originated, in his apartment. Seaforth fire -Cliief"Hatry Hak said if the fire hadn't been discovered for another five to seven minutes, we could have had a disaster on Main Street." The chief said Clarence Reeves not only roused the other tenants in the building when he discovered smoke pouring into the halls, but also didn't panic, leaving the front fire door of the building closed. The chief said if the front door had been opened, the air might have fanned the flames in the 'Howard apartment, and the building, and more of the Main Street block, could have gone up -in smoke'. Lois Dalton, •another tenant in the building; also praised Mr: Reeves for getting herself and the other tenants up an$:1 our:oete--- the roof of the building from where they were later rescued. She said Mr.. Reeves pounded on all the apartment doors, despite the thick cloud of s.moke in the halls of the building. Other tenants who also escaped to the rear of the building were •Ted Sallows, Mr. and. Mrs. Newt, Dalton, and Larry Dalton. Mr, Reeves also alerted Fer,g McKellar, who lives in the building •behind the goyal Apartments, and Mr. MeKellar turned in the alarm. -- The fire alarm soundeicat •3:35 a.m. and 17 firemen arisred the call. PRO SIONAL Mr. Hak said he ,11. proud of the way the men handled the fire and added, "They attacked it in ,a professional •11140q.:' 11* dllietalcyillqn firemen first reached the ,Royal ,A,:f4rernent building, 4he.Howard apartinent"Was. "Sp hot we P-go u trt enter Mi.'Hak has already tutted his report on the fire into the. Solicitor General's office: Hpwever the cause •tieing Clarence, Reeves apartment "'contents, including the fire vict i,m Doffed Howard.' Mr. Dale said it still frightens him to think 4.wkl.4,,11I:ght 'have happened to the building. , and tenants if Clarence Reeves hadn't wakened uo and Sitimded the alarm. Mt. Dale said he was awake- when the • A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DUET — Ruth Mauer and daughter Tracy Of High Street, Seaforth, were two of the many local residents who went a-caroling on the Tuesday night before Christmas. The singers, who started off from Seaforth Public School and returned' there for hot chocolate after their caroling, visited a number of homes 'in town. (Expositor Photo) • Editoeig Note: The folloWing story arrived at the Expositor last Wednesday afternoon, , `just hours after Christioasitsue had gone to press. However, the story Miss Bode wrote is a highlight of the New Year'P edition. , She's the daughter of Don and Thelma Bode of Goderich St. 'West in Seaforth and is spending a year at university 'in Germany.) . , CHRISTMAS IN GERMANY BY JOANNE BODE I3eing away from home at Christmas can be a very lonely experience. Hnweyer, after Spending the last two months attending university and living in a student residence, . have acquired many German friends and 1 have • been Invited to several homes for Christmas Day.. Since the middle, of November, the city has been in a flurry, preparing for Christmas .The two main streets downtown have been' lined with Christirias trees decprated with . white lights. Christmas lights have also been hung across the Neckar and. Rhein bridges. • Every factory, school and buildings pf importance have erected a tall Christmas Tree. the Shop windows are brightly decorated as they are in Canada. e . Nurnberger Lebkuchen, Leipziger Marzipan and Dresdner Christ stollen are the food specialties of the'season. One large department store has giant advent's calendar on its outside wall.- Friday, • December 1, the store was surrounded with parents and, children anxiously awaiting the first window of the calendar to be lit. Every home has an advent's calendar. Each day a window of the calendar is opened and behind it is a chocolae or small candy. and a picture.•. Nearly every home has an advent's wreath too. A freind and I made our own from pine branches, ribbons and pine , cones. On •the first Sunday of advent we lit, the first candle,. On December 2 the Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market)" started and is open every day until December 23. It is an outdoor market with over 150 stalls selling Christmas gifts, , decorations, baking goods and "Ghthwein". Glii.hwein is steaming hot red -wine 'with cinnamin and -cloves (another specialt3r.of the season) used to fight off the cold weather. SHOES BY THE DOOR December 6 the children put th it shoes' by their bedroorn •door and then go to bed. Nikolaus conies during the, night and leaves cookies or something small in their shoes if they have been good, .:A bundle of sticks are, left if th'ey have been bad. On Decineber 24th, While the fathei'and children go for a walk, the Mother sets up the ChrigtrilagTree"drinleedrAta it With, real ccandles. The Christkind, comes during this time too, so that when the. children return from their walk, the tree is decorated and the gifts'are underneath: The gifts are opened that evening. • On Decernhetlg, 'although it is a holiday, nOthirig ankh is d 'The second day of HORSING AROUND — Commercial Hotel owner ,Rene Dupuis 'poses with Glib, the rather 'horsy' customer who dropped by for a drink on Saturday afternoon. (Expositor Photo) Mit /I twon ,fxpasittir Inside this week St. Colurnban Concert P. 4 " A Year in Review P 6 . Happy New Year .. .... . . . . P..12 & 13 Christmas Carollers P 10