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The Citizen, 2010-02-18, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2010.EditorialsOpinions Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie GroppAdvertising, Ken Warwick & Lori Patterson The CitizenP.O. Box 429,BLYTH, Ont.N0M 1H0Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152,BRUSSELS, Ont.N0G 1H0Phone 887-9114 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.comWebsite www.northhuron.on.ca Looking Back Through the Years CCNA Member Member of the Ontario Press Council The Citizen is published 50 times a year in Brussels,Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc.Subscriptions are payable in advance at a rate of $34.00/year ($32.38 + $1.62 G.S.T.) in Canada;$105.00/year in U.S.A.and $175/year in other foreign countries.Advertising is accepted on thecondition that in the event of a typographical error,only that portion of the advertisement will becredited.Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth.PUBLICATIONS MAIL AGREEMENT NO. 40050141PAP REGISTRATION NO. 09244RETURN UNDELIVERABLE CANADIAN ADDRESSES TO CIRCULATION DEPT. PO BOX 152 BRUSSELS ON N0G 1H0 email: norhuron@scsinternet.com Letter to the editor Feb. 18, 1948 Thomas Pryde of Exeter, Progressive Conservative candidate was the choice of the Huron by- election to elect a successor to the late Dr. Hobbs Taylor in the provincial legislature. The 1947 Christmas Seal campaign was officially closed off Feb. 14. The net proceeds were $8,120.38. Power cutoffs in Blyth were being seriously considered due to an acute hydro shortage. Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food was being advertised for women wondering, “What’s come over me these days?”. The ad claimed, “Often a woman becomes panicky and gives way to fears and nerves — when perfectly natural changes are taking place in her system.” Plenty of sleep, fresh air, wholesome food and Dr. Chase’s Nerve Food would build up vitality and tone up the whole system — “so that nerves and hysteria are forgotten.” Advice columnist Anne Hirst reminded that “sons, like husbands, can only be held by letting them go.” Sunny, mild weather was welcomed with open arms by people in the area, a break from what had been a “good, stiff, steady winter”. Water supplies were running low or had completely run out in many cisterns and several wells were dry, so the thaw was good news. Reports of crows and ducks were coming in daily and the snowplow drivers took advantage of the mild weather to push banks further back on the roads. The mild weather brought hockey action to a standstill as it played havoc with the sheet of ice on the local open-air rink. At the movie theatre it was Love and Learn with Jack Carson and Martha Vickers, Slave Girl with Yvonne de Carlo and The Gunfighters with Randolph Scott and Barbara Britton. Feb. 1, 1968 Dining room ceiling fixtures, wall brackets and even the partially re- laid tables escaped any serious damage when the tile ceiling of the New American Hotel dining room came loose and dropped part way down. No one was in the room at the time. A new suspended ceiling was speedily installed. Russ Hall tied Ernie Back for top standing in the Brussels dart league but Back was far ahead of the competition in the Cranbrook league with the next closest competitor almost 30 points behind. In bowling, Ruth Huether had the ladies’ high single, while Bill Stephenson earned the honour for the men. Specials at Stephenson’s Bakery and Grocery included two pounds of lard for 35 cents, a package of 100 tea bags for 59 cents, two heads of lettuce for 45 cents and the one- pound package of Schneider’s cheese slices for 59 cents. Feb. 14, 1990 When the Blyth Festival announced a seat sale to get new seats at Blyth Memorial Hall nobody thought they were going to sell them. But in no time the seats were removed and sent to Toronto where they were refurbished and padded before being re-installed. With a fourth-place overall finish and an award for most outstanding program at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in Sudbury free skate pair Kevin Wheeler of Brussels and his partner Michelle Menzies made an indelible impressing on the competitive skating world. Huron Feeding Systems, owned by Joe and Debbie Seili was recognized as the number one dealer in southern Ontario for Westeel Grain Bins. The award was presented at the Toronto Farm Show. Brussels Public School had a new addition, consisting of two classrooms at the east end of the building. Mr. Parsons’ music classes would occupy one room, while Mr. Wanless, Mrs. Douma and the Grade 4s would move into the other. The opening of the new Huron County Museum sent attendance to its highest level since 1969. Playing at local theatres were Steel Magnolias with an all-star cast including Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah and Olympia Dukakis. Feb. 16, 2000 An Auburn family lost everything after a devastating house fire. East Wawanosh students Cameron Chaffe, Chris Cottrill and Dalton Delisle advanced to the next level of public speaking after winning at the school. The Londesborough Snow- mobiling Gang acknowledged the support of everyone who helped make the snowmobile fundraiser for the Children’s Miracle Network Telethon a success. Travelling 185 kms, the group raised $3,400. The B-W Trailblazers held a Radar Run. The annual feature saluted 17 Guide and Scouting groups in Belgrave, Blyth and Brussels. The volleyball teams from Blyth Public School were: Josh Albrechtas, Korey Machan, Justin Peters, Danny Cullen, Nick Stryker, Mitch Ortman, Blake Miller, and Raymond deBoer for the boys, and Melissa Cook, Meagan Campbell, Courtney Bakker, Jenna Taylor, Amber Root, Nicole Bailie, Megan Lee, Michelle Cook and Jennifer McCulloch. THE EDITOR, I am writing concerning the possible closure of some local schools, including Grey Central and Brussels Public. These schools are the lifeblood of their communities. If we really care about the quality of life in rural areas, we won’t send our kids on impossibly long bus rides to far- away ‘super’ schools. Instead, we should be building our communities, and doing all we can to ensure that rural areas have the infrastructure they need to attract and keep their population. Closing schools is bad for everyone: the kids, the parents and anyone who wants to see the towns and villages of south-western Ontario thrive and flourish. The good news is that everyone can make a difference. There are plenty of examples from all over Ontario of short-sighted school closures being stopped by grassroots campaigns of concerned voters. Let your local politicians know what you think! They’ll listen if enough people speak. I am a proud grad of Grey Central and I hope that there will be many more in the years to come. Yours truly, David Dunbar, Ottawa, Ontario We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright It can happen here The murder in Wingham on the weekend of a young man with Brussels connections is a reminder that violent crime is not just a big city problem. When a murder occurs in a small community, television and radio interviews of local people inevitably stress the angle of people being shocked that something so dreadful could happen “in our little community”. But communities large and small have the same blend of people who are prosperous and disadvantaged, ambitious and lazy, highly moral and morally ambivalent. Even though small towns have a reputation for everyone knowing everyone else and knowing their business, the people carrying out antisocial activities often tend to be invisible to ordinary law-abiding people. But people more familiar with the situation know there’s an unsavory side of even small communities. Police have their “usual suspects” when something bad happens, people who just can’t seem to accept the fact they have to live by the rules society sets down. Newspaper reporters who cover court see the same names and faces over and over again. Unfortunately, even the most terrible crimes can happen here. — KR Be proud, but not too proud Canadians are feeling a surge of pride these days as the 2010 Winter Olympics are hosted in Vancouver and Canadian athletes are, for one of the first times in history, favoured to win medals in many sports. With the “Own the Podium” program, designed to help the Canadian team not just win, but be the top medal winner, Canadians are being newly aggressive at these games. There have even been accusations we’re taking unfair advantage of being the host country to give our athletes an edge by practising on facilities more than athletes of other countries are allowed to do. It’s good that a country has a healthy sense of self-worth, just as it is for an individual. Canada, as a former colony of Great Britain, the most powerful country in centuries past, and a neighbour of the United States, the most dominant world power in the past century, has always tended to underestimate its own worth. Whatever we accomplish, we figure must be second best compared to what happens south of the border. But on a world scale we’re not unimportant. If we were, why would a country of 33 million host the Olympics three times in the past 34 years? Just as an individual can have too much self-confidence, to the point of being arrogant, a country too can have too much pride, to the point it becomes nationalistic and even aggressive to other countries. It’s a danger we should always be aware of but Canadians can use a big boost of self-confidence before we overload. — KR & Letters Policy The Citizen welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and should include a daytime telephone number for the purpose of verification only. Letters that are not signed will not be printed. Submissions may be edited for length, clarity and content, using fair comment as our guideline. The Citizen reserves the right to refuse any letter on the basis of unfair bias, prejudice or inaccurate information. 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