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The Citizen, 2002-10-16, Page 4Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Advertising, Alan Young, Cindy Smale 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 $28.00/year ($26.17 + $1.83 G.S.T.) in Canada; $80.00/year in U.S.A. and $100/year in other foreign countries. Advertising is accepted on the condition that in the event of a typographical error, only that portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. We are not responsible for unsolicited newsscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are 0 Copyright We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP) toward our mailing costs. Publications Mail Reg. No. 09244 Canadian Publication Mail Agreement No. 40050141 The Citizen P.O. Box 429, P.O. Box 152, BLYTH, Ont. BRUSSELS, Ont. NOM 1H0 NOG 1H0 Phone 523-4792 Phone 887-9114 FAX 523-9140 FAX 887-9021 E-mail norhuron@scsinternet.com Website www.northouron.on.ca ocna CNA Member of the Ontario Press Council Looking Back Through the Years PAGE 4 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2002 Editorials Opinions They know not what they do The damage of vandalism can be felt far beyond the original act. The destructive actions of one youngster in an incident north of Toronto could hurt the income of farm families all across Ontario. The Ontario fire marshal's office is reportedly read; to bring in regulations to cover farm attractions like corn and straw-bale mazes after a 13-year-old set fire to a straw-bale maze at a farm north of Toronto and- dozens of people, including 20 children, had to be rescued. There's no doubt the fire marshal must act under the circumstances. People's lives cannot be put at risk again as they were in this incident. The farm family in this case understands. They've taken apart their maze and won't build another. But the effects could be another blow to the rural economy of the province. A growing number of farm families have been trying to find alternative ways of making money from selling wheat and soybeans and corn. They've been luring their urban cousins directly to the farm through attractions like corn mazes and haunted barns. Not only do the urbanites often pay for the pleasure, they also buy farm products directly from the farmer boosting farm income yet again. Not being able to capture that direct-to-the-consumer income may hurt the financial viability of these farms. Not being able to attract urbanites out into the country to learn a little more about where their food originates will burn the bridges of understanding being built between country and city. All this because one thoughtless 13-year-old thought he'd have some fun setting a fire. This incident, as well as the horrible incident in Goderich last week where two youngsters playing with matches in a barn at the racetrack started a fire that killed eight racehorses, illustrates the horrible price of these random acts of foolishness.. Vandalism is not a new phenomenon. It has always been with us and always will be .because many youngsters of a certain age are unable to appreciate the consequences of their actions. Parents cannot keep their eyes on their youngsters at all times. Still, the freedom some parents give their youngsters to hang around streets with nothing to do is just asking for trouble. The old saying about idle hands being the devil's playground holds truth. If you're a parent, think of how you'd feel if your child started that fire in the corn maze or the barn fire in Goderich. Perhaps it's worth being unpopular with your children and keeping them on a short leash rather than having to live with the consequences of them doing something foolish because they have too much time on their hands. — KR We're not so small It has become fashionable in Canada since the Sept. 11 attacks to belittle our size and influence in the. world. It's interesting, then, to realize that Canada has a considerably larger population than Iraq, the current monster of evil on the international scene. Canadians see our 30 million population as insignificant because we live beside the mosi powerful country in the world with 10 times our population. Yet Iraq, which is supposedly so dangerous that all nations must contribute troops to-combat its evil, has a population of 22 million. Certainly Canada does not have the military power of Iraq which sees itself in a perpetual state of war. It is easy to argue that we have been living in peace so long that we have underestimated the value of having strong armed forces. Still, given the opportunity, most civilians in Iraq would probably rather be in Canada's position of having a good life with a weak army than having a disproportionate amount of money spent on the military. It's strange that people in this country who do not want the government to spend money on anything else, are critical we're not spending enough on the army, navy and air force. They would rather, it seems, spend money to protect our way of life than to improve it through money for education and health care. Iraq shows we could be powerful militarily if we chose to be. Canadians have chosen to take a different path. Would that Iraq had too.— 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. As well, letters can only be printed as space allows. Please keep your letters brief and concise. Oct. 20, 1960 There was a masquerade dance at the Ethel Community Hall with Archie Mann's Orchestra. Proceeds were for _the swimming pool in Ethel. New members of the Brussels Lions were Calvin Krauter, Bob Raymond, Wm. H. King and Jack Arnold. - The double feature at Llashmar Drive-in Theatre in Listowel .was Horrors of the Black Museum with Michael Gough and June Cunningham and The Headless Ghost with Richard Lyon and Li liane Scottane. At Brownie's in Clinton it was Randolph Scott and Virginia Mayo in Westbound, while Joseph Cotton, Debra Paget and George Sanders appeared in From the Earth To. Allen Mitchell purchased the gravel business of Tom Kirkby. Ian Wilbee and his orchestra were playing for a dance at the Cranbrook Community Centre. Two 11-oz bottles of Hunts ketchup were selling for 35 cents at Willis's. Two 1-1b.bags of popping corn were selling for 29 cents at McCutcheon Grocery. Oct. 14, 1987 John VanBeers of RR1, Blyth was named winner of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture's outstanding contribution to agriculture award. He and his wife, Judy were presented with the award at the Federation's annual meeting. The Hullett Twp. farmer did work on public relations, land use and program committees of the Federation and chaired a committee which brought in recommendations for improvements to the Ontario Crop Insurance Commission. As well, the VanBeers, were foster parents to two Vietnamese boys. Like an army preparing for battle Brussels council made plans at its October meeting to try to prevent the kind of Halloween vandalism that had plagued .the village in recent years. The - fire department was putting at least 10 firefighters in two trucki out on the street. The OPP planned to make Brussels a focus of their activities. A notice was to be put in the paper reminding parents that they were responsible for the action of their children. Park benches and planters would be removed before Halloween and letters were sent to the owners of abandoned houses to ask them to secure their properties. Hugh Nichol was hired to fill a vacancy in the Brussels public works department. Blyth and Londesboro Midget girls won the Tri-County championship. Team members were Theresa Overboe, Lori Bromley, Brenda Finch, Frances Greidanus, Lisa Bosman, Deanna Lyon, Kerry Babcock, Lori Leibold, Michelle Cronin, Laura Hallahan, Alana Colquhoun, Steacy Elliott, Tanya Boonstoppel and Lisa Boonstop- pel. Darlene Black of Belgrave won the reserve champion for her division at the annual -Huron-Bruce Thanksgiving 4-H beef calf club show and sale at Brussels Stockyards. She sold the 1,190-lb steer for $1.20/lb. Mark Coultes, RR5, Brussels won reserve champion. in his division. His 1,150-lb steer sold for $1.30/1b. Oct. 18, 1989 Ministers from all over the Huron Diocese were on hand at Trinity Anglican Church, Blyth for the induction service of Rev. David Fuller, rector of Trinity and St. John's Brussels. Among those taking part was Rev. Doug Fuller of London, father of the new rector. Blyth councillors decided to press the Liquor Control Board of Ontario to change its decision regarding an LCBO outlet in Blyth. • The sweater of Mike Vincent, five-year veteran of the Brussels Bulls, who was killed the previous summer in a car accident, was retired in a ceremony before the opening game of the Brussels Bulls season. The sweater and a plaque would hang at the BMG Community Centre. Marlene Albers was crowned Huron County Dairy Princess. Members of Huron County council took a bus tour to view the proposed north sites for county home for the aged. The John Hallahan trophy for the champion belt setters at the Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion was presented at the annual banquet to Mike and Jason Searson. Bill Jackson received the trophy for best steam engine, while the Alcock Trophy for best gas tractor from the 1930-1950 period went to Jeff Thomson. Oct. 14, 1992 Former Blyth resident Philip Street created Tom Fisher, a comic strip character which appeared in The Globe and Mail. The normally quiet streets of Auburn were looking a little different as huge machines were ripping them up to install a new drainage system through the hamlet. Starbelle Tops Lassie, won first place in her class at the prestigious World Dairy Expo Jersey shov‘? in Madison. Wisconsin. The animal was owned by Paul and Lorraine Franken. Recipients of the George Menzies endowment fund at F.E. Madill's commencement were David Jacklin, Patty Knight, Andrew Perrie. Margaret Jarvis, Garry Yuill. Michelle Freeman and Greg Mulvey.