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The Huron Expositor, 1994-12-28, Page 4Editorial 4—THE HURON EXPOSITOR, D•combdor 28, 1994 E E ExocHuron sitor Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE • General Monoger & Advertising Manager MARY MELLOR - Sales PAT ARMES - Office Manager DIANNE McGRATH • Subscriptions TIM CUMMING - Editor GREGOR CAMPBELL - Reporter LINDA PULLMAN - Typesetter BARB STOREY - Distribution A Burgoyne Community Newspaper SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 28.00 a year, in odvance, plus 1.96 G.S.T. SENIORS 25.00 o yeor, in advance, plus 1.75 G.S T Goderich, Stratford oddresses: 28.00 o year, in odvonce, plus 7.28 postage, plus 2.47 G.5.T OvtOf-Area addresses. 28.00 a year, in advance, plus 11.44 postoge, plus 2.76 G.S.T USA & Foreign 28.00 o year in odvance, plus 576.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES Published weekly by Signal Stor Publishing 01 100 Main 51., Seaforth. Publication mail ngistra- t on No. 0696 held of Seaforth, Ontario. 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Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK IWO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Associotion and the Ontario Press Council Youth centre good idea Whenever the issue of youth restlessness and the problems which can result from small communities having little for young people to do besides "hang around on the streets," is discussed, the idea of establishing a youth drop-in centre invariably comes up. Unfortunately, few communities ever get around to actually establishing such a facility, so the Village of Hensall and the their Optimist Club should be congratulated for paying more than lip service to this idea. The club recently opened a supervised centre which is available for youngsters in the approximate age bracket of 10 - 15 years, three nights a week. As the centre, located in the conference room of the Hensall Community Centre is open both Friday and Saturday nights, some concerned adults have obviously been committed enough to the idea to give up some of their own valuable weekend time. Village Council, realizing the benefit of such a facility to the community has donated the meeting space free of charge. The village and the Optimist Club have done their part, now it's up to local youth and parents, to make the idea, currently on a three-month trial basis, work. •Reprinted from Lakeshore Advance. Opinion Seaforth gets ready for big party BY TIM CUMMING Here is the one and only pre- diction you will read in this New Year's column: One year from now the Editor of this newspaper (hopefully Seaforth and area will have someone else to kick around by then) will write about everything that happened in 1995. The column will probably start something like this: "This was the year of the Homecoming..." The column will then recount the wonderful moments when neighbours and old friends renewed their friendships and enjoyed warm fellowship during Homecoming '95. The column will be bittersweet and nostalgic in tone. It will look back fondly on the joyful events of the local reunion but it will also lament the fact it had to end. The fish will long before have been fried, the songs long before will have been sung, the breakfasts long before eaten, the dances long before danced, the drinks long before drunk, the salutations said long before, the ball games long before played and the fireworks long before launched into the air. It is a fortunate thing to be able to write a New Year's column before Homecoming '95 and not after. The residents of this area have a grand party to look forward to on August 3 - 6. Not long ago, Bill Pinder had an idea that Seaforth once again needed a reunion where former residents would return to share in a time of togetherness. Bill is now gone but before he died he set into Motion a chain of events which will benefit everyone in the area. What started as a small idea with a few players has mushroomed into a huge event with many, many volunteers., Already the Homecoming logo can be seen on town letterhead and attractive souvenir clothing. The architectural attractions of Seaforth are beautifully dis- played on a collector's plate. Almost every service club or church group will be taking part in this event which will hope- fully attract many old friends CARONO HALL - Built in 1877, the Cardno music and Concert Hall was the scene of many home-grown shows. Some cast members from a Victory Concert, circa 1917, are seen above. Shows such as these were intended to stir citizens' feelings of patriotism during the First World War. and neighbours. Perhaps the event will include some of Seaforth's notables who have left the town and immedi- ate area for success in the worlds of commerce, entertain- n►ent, sports, the arts and educa- tion. Anyone who has any con- nection with Seaforth (arid sur- rounding area) is welcome to join in the fun. Homecomings have taken place in Seaforth before (there were Old Boys' and Girls' Reunions in 1914, 1924, 1955 and 1975) but they don't happen often...and each one is special. Aren't we lucky we have one to look forward to? Perhaps when that other Editor writes a column about the Homecoming he (or she) will end it this way: "Wasn't that a party." Farm managers attend workshop by Brian Hall Last winter 839 farm managers learned to Sharpen Their Credit Management and Negotiating Skills at one of the 49 credit management workshops held across the province. The successful series of two-day workshops is being held again this winter. In Huron County the workshop is scheduled for Jan. 9 and 16 at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs office in Clinton, starting at 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The workshops are designed to help participants learn effective use of credit in the modern farm business and legal ramifications for both borrowers and lenders. Teaching reams consist of specialists from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, commercial lawyers, bankers and , farmers experienced in farm finance. They will explain security and debtors' rights, aid in negotiating and structuring credit, as well as sources, costs and effective use of credit. Class size and restricted to 12 to 20 farmers to . provide maximum learning opportunities. All last year's participants said they would recommend the workshop to others, Reader disgusted with newspaper publishing details Dear Editor, I am writing this letter to express disgust concerning the article in The Iluron Expositor of Dec. 21 reporting the Sexual Abuse trial of a local man. Not - only was this article out of character to your paper, but this reporting is not needed in our community. A community such as ours is a If it is necessary to report this Letters to the Editor type of news, stick to the facts, unique design in that our personal lives, our work and our relationships are closely intertwined and due to the close proximity of our community when an incident of this nature occurs, publishing such details only leads to further hurt and pain. present them but leave the sensational graphic descriptions for the trashy articles you wish to send to the 'National Enquirer'. Let them print the garbage. Many good citizens of this community have been affected by this incident. This we cannot change. We may be able to help, though, by lending and understanding car, a helping hand or a warm heart but probably most people can help by forgetting the gossip. Your article only provides fuel to the gossip line. It provided service to no one and disservice to many. I would like to think that the purpose of your community paper is one that would build and strengthen our community. This article only caused destruction and further fracture a delicate situation. I hope this is not the intent of your paper. Please keep the garbage in the pail, and I hope more taste will be used in the future. Newspaper has duty to report court results: reader Dear Editor, I commend you for having the courage, the inncr resolve, to print the facts as they happened. I am referring to the Expositor article of Dec. 21 with the headline "Man convicted of sexual abuse". too often in today's society, the rights of the accused or the convicted arc vigorously protected, while the victim is left to deal with the stigma which accompanics this type of assault. This especially true in a small town like Seaforth whcrc J Letters 1 � everything seems idyllic and wonderful. The mood in a small town is that the dirt should be swept under the carpet and only talked about in hushed whispers. Whether the convicted man is guilty or not is not the point. The point is that it is your duty as an editor to print the truth, to address the facts as they arc presented. We like to believe that our justice systcm is fair and reliable, that the accused is innocent until proven guilty. This man was judged to be guilty in a Canadian court of law. For you to bury the story, as 1 am sure you were pressured to do, would be akin to saying that we have no faith in one of our most respected institutions. The media can not protect the convicted on the strength of 'ifs' and 'maybes'. They have to - like the judge, take the facts and decide what is fit to print. A man was convicted in court, by a judge. He has avenues of appeal to pursue should he wish to do so. That is his right. Until then we must assume he is guilty and it is our right to know, through the media, that he has been convicted. If stories of this nature were consistently swept away what kind of world would we live in? Everything would happen behind closed doors, anything controvers would be suffocated under a cloak of secrecy. I, for one, prefer to be aware of the world around me and have my eyes wide open. Freedom of speech and the right to a fair vial are two of our many rights in today's Canadian society. If we deny or lose faith in one then we will slowly lose them all. Bad things happen everywhere, even here. Sometimes it hurts and sometimes the pain is sharp, but we have to believe that, despite some f l t k If it au ts, our systcm works Sal Sincerely Tom Melady Dublin doesn't work, or is perceived not to work, then try to change it. But do not take away our rights before the courts or any of our personal freedoms including the freedom of speech. I have no desire to live in a foggy grey world where facts arc distorted or hidden. I want the world around me to be in clear focus. Keep the faith. Municipal election didn't create great area interest FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JANUARY 4, 1895 The Winthrop Cheese Company, having decided to make cheese in their factory next season, have engaged Mr. Frank Milison as cheese maker. Mr. G. McEwen is once more Reeve of Hay, being elected by acclamation, which speaks well for him. ••• Master William Elder, a bright university student of Toronto, and eldest son of Mr. William Elder, of Hensall, is hone spending his vaca- lion. ••. Mr. Manley Masters, son of Mr. Wm. Masters, of this town, and who formerly resided in the town- ship of Morris, left here about three years ago to push his fortunes in the far West. He is now located in iraConnor, Skagit County, Washington:- ••• A pleasant and mcrry party gathered at the residence of Mrs. In the Years Agone) McLennan, in Seaforth South, on Wednesday evening, 26th Decem- ber, to witness the marriage of Mrs. McLennan's daughter, Miss Maggie, to Mr. Robert J. Sudden, of North Dumfries, near Galt. ••• Thc municipal elections have not caused the interest this year that has been occasioned in some former years. Notwithstanding this, how- ever, there was a good attendance of ratepayers at the nomination on Monday evening. The following gentlemen were nominated for the several positions: For Mayor - Wm. M. Gray and Robert Wilson: Reeve - James Beattie and B. B. Gunn; Deputy Reeve - F. G. Neelin, Robert Scott and James Watson. Councillors - North ward - John Wcire_L_Tycrman, Robert Winter and A. M. Campbell. South Ward - James Gillespie, George A. Sills, Robert Scott and Frank Gutteridge. East Ward - Patrick Keating, John Nevills, John Robertson and Thomas Jordan. JANUARY 2., 1920 'A Sheaf of Memories,' a tribute to the memory of the late Anna A. Fletcher, and dedicated to her hus- band, Rev. Colin Fletcher, D.D., of Thames Road, Usborne township, by the Huron Presbyterial Women's Missionary Society, has just appeared. • e • The hockey boys got away to a good start on Friday evening least when they played their first game in the Intermediate series at Goderich and won out by a score of 9-1. The following was the Seaforth line-up: Goal, McGeoch; left defence, Hoffman; right defence, Sills; centre, Reid; right wing, Hoffman; left wing, Reid; substi- tutes, Hays and Dick; Referee, Lightfoot, Stratford. ••• Miss Edna Dayman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dayman, of McKillop, left on Saturday last for New Orleans, La., where she became the bride of Mr. R. C. Gotch, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Gottschalk, of Seaforth, on Wednes- day, December 31st, 1919, at four o'clock. JANUARY 5, 1945 Sqdn. Ldr. Robert Aldwinckle, now attached to R.C.A.F. Head- quarters, Ottawa, was with his father and mother after receiving the D.F.C., at an investiture at Government House when the Gov- ernor-General presented the decora- tion to him. • • c Mr. William MacKay, Seaforth, has been notified that his eldest son, Cpl. John Angus MacKay, had been killed in action while serving on the Italian front. He was born in Seaforth thirty- one years ago, and auended Seaforth Public School. and on leaving school he worked on the farm of his uncle, James Carnochan, RR 1 Listowel. Later, he took an electrical engineering course in Chicago. He joined the Canadian Army in 1940 and went overseas in 1942. In England he took an instruction course on Brcn gun carriers, later going to Italy. Ile was wounded twice in action, in March and in early December, 1944. It is believed he was only shortly released from hospital when he was killed. Cpl. MacKay is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Murray Smith, Stratford; Mrs. Richard McCarthy and Mrs. Clifford McCartney, both of Toronto. He has one brother, Donald, who is a pupil at the Colle- giate Institute in Scaforth. The late Cpl. MacKay is a nephew of Mrs. James E. Willis. •ec Mr. Emic Clarke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mel. Clarke, Seaforth, was selected as Minister of Publications in the Roys' Parliament, which was in session at McMaster University at Hamilton between Christmas and New Year's. This is Ernie's.sec_ond year—e[ParTIunent as the representa- tive of the riding of South Huron, JANUARY 2, 1970 One of the oldest residents in the arca, William James Sims, dial at Sincerely, Hank Nyman, Seaforth Kilbarchan Nursing Home on Sun- day. He was in his 97th year. eec After two inspections by two groups of judges, the residence of John B. Sinclair, Godcrich Street East was placed in first position. Second prize was awarded the residence of Tom Wilbec, Market Street, while in third place was the North Main Street home of D. R. Maidens. Thc Sunday School room of Duff's United Church, Walton was well-filled for the annual Christmas Concert on Monday, Dec. 22. Rev. D. Docken opened the pro- gram with all joining in singing Christmas Carols accompanied by Beverly McCall on the piano. The Welcome recitation was given by Neil Mitchell followed by recita- tions from embers of the Kindergar- ten and Primary I classes including Peter Bennett, Murray Sholdice, Patricia Hackwcll, Greg Ilumphries, Danny Achilles, Cheryl Pram Elaine Dennis, Pam llackwell, Nanci Bennett and Peggy Humphries. A song, 'Mc and My Teddy Bear' was sung by Kathy McGavin.