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The Huron Expositor, 1995-11-29, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, November >atY, 1 Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 TERRI-LYNN DALE - General Manager & Advertising Manager MARY MELI.OR - Sales PAT ARMES - Office Manager DIANNE McGRATH - Subscriptions & Classifieds PAYE SCOTT - Editor GREGOR CAMPBELL • Reporter )OAN MELLEN - typesetter, proofreader BARB STOREY • distribution A Burgoyne Community Newspaper SCRIPi10N RATES: LOCAL - 28.00 o year, in advance, plus 1.96 G.S.T. ��E���S; - 25.00 a year, in advance, plus 1.75 G.S.T. Goderich. Stratford addresser: 28.00 a year, in advance, plus 7.28 postage, plus 2.47 G.S.T Out -of Qf-Areq: 28.00 a yeor, in advance, plus 11.44 postage, plus 2.76 G.S.T : 28.00 o year in advance, plus 576.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt y Signal -Star Publishing at 100 Main St., Seaforth. Publication moil registration No. 0696 held al Seotorth, Ontario. Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rate. In the event of a typographical error, advertising goods or services of a wrong price, goods or services may not be sold. Advertising is merely an offer to sell and may be withdrawn at any time. The Huron Expositor is not responsible for the loss or damage of unsolicited manuscripts, photos or other materials used For reprodvctop purposes. Changes of address, orders for subscriptions and undeliv- erable copies are to be sent to The Huron Expositor. Wednesday, November 29, 1995 Editorial and Business Offices - 100 Main Street.,Seoforth Telephone (519) 527-0240 • Fax (519) 527-2858 Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 W0. Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association and the Ontario Press Council Letters to the Editor In response Comment meant to compliment Seaforth hospital Dear Editor, the Clinton Hospital recorded In response to the letters of almost 200 births. Allan Hall (Obstetrical The reported erred in department 'busy as ever' in connecting that point with my Clinton, November 15, 1995) mention of Seaforth Hospital and M. Anderson (Hospital reversing its own birth rate. If deserves apology, November Mr. Hall and M. Anderson 15, 1995), I wish to take this had taken the time to call the opportunity to clarify what I Seaforth Hospital CEO or said at the Seaforth myself they would have Community Hospital Board discovered that my comments meeting held on October 30, were intended only as a 1995. compliment to the Seaforth The Seaforth Expositor Community Hospital's reported that I had stated that doctors, staff a n d 'the numbers have almost management and not a reversed'. What I said was negative comment about the that Seaforth Hospital through Clinton Hospital, and for that the efforts of doctors, staff I do not apologize. and the board had reversed We have always had an the declining birth registration excellent working relationship at the Seaforth Hospital. I, in between Seaforth and Clinton no way, was making Hospitals and I sincerely hope reference to any trends of that this misunderstanding birth registration at the does not jeopardize that Clinton Hospital. My only association. reference to Clinton was that Yours Sincerely, during our low of 14 births Jim Crocker Santa parade successful a great job of providing Santa with transportation on Friday. *He also asked us to remind all of the children to keep the letters coming to the North Pole. Thanks also goes to the Seaforth Lioness Club for providing refreshments to all parade participants. The hot chocolate really hit the spot on a cold night like Friday. The award winners for this year's parade are: Best Overall, Boilersmith; Runner - Up, Durisol Materials; Best Illumination, McGavin Farm Equipment; Runner -Up, St. James School; Best Baton Group, St. Marys and Exeter Combined Group. Again, congratulations Seaforth on a truly great community effort! Dear Editor, The 1995 edition of the Lions' Santa Claus Parade was another in a long nine of successful community projects. Floats, bands and baton groups from four counties participated and the quality was superb. All who were involved can be very proud of this year's parade. A parade of this quality requires the effort of over 1,000 people who have given :If their time and money because • they care about the Scaforth community. You, the public, should know that this parade is only possible thanks to the generosity of our area retailers and businesses. Keep them in mind as you plan your Christmas shopping. Santa has asked that we thank his special helpers from Egmondvillc and also the team at Hoffineyer's who did Status of Cancer Society Yours truly, Doug Elliott Parade Chair Dear Editor, As the new year approaches, this would appear to be a good time to inform the general public about the current status of the Huron - Perth Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society. At the end of our fiscal year, September 30, 1995, the Unit had taken in revenues of $563,320 from a wide variety of sources. This substantial amount reflects the generosity of the residents of Huron and Perth counties as well as the superlative efforts of many volunteer fundraisers. Approximately half of the money raised by the Canadian Cancer Society finances ongoing research; most of the remainder pays for patient services and health promotion. Since so many families arc affected in some way by cancer, these uses of revenue arc beneficial to a great number of people in Huron and Penh counties. Looking ahead to the new year, we anticipate continued financial support for our organization; however, we do need more volunteers in all program areas as well as for leadership roles on the Branch and Unit Boards of Directors (Clinton, Exeter, Goderich, Seaforth, Wingham, Stratford, Listowel, Mitchell and St. Marys). If you wish to assist in any way, please contact the local Unit office at 271-4270 or 1-800-294- 0086. We need you! Again, 1 would like to express our deep appreciation to those who have fmancially contributed to the work of the Canadian Cancer Society, and to those many volunteers who help in a wide variety of tasks. Ken Varley Communications Chairman and Interim Fundraising Chairman ()pinion Two out of three stats seldom ever remembered twice, at least nine times out of ten on a rainy day Among the masses, hordes, throngs and piles of press releases 1 receive every week there are actually a few inter- esting pieces of information and statistics. Since my desk needed cleaning and I needed a column, here's some informa- tion that might have just ended up in the perpetual recycle pile. • 20.8 per cent or close to five million Canadians used prescription pain pills, sleeping pills, tranquilizers, anti- depressants or diet pills (stimu- • lants) in the last 12 months. More females than males used these drugs (23.9 per cent versus 17.7 per cent). • You'll be happy to know less than one per cent of Cana- dians reported either lifetime or current use of solvents. (They're not talking about removing paint and home reno- vations here). • The use of specific illegal drugs (LSD, speed and heroin) has risen 0.7 per cent. The above statistics are from the federal ministry of health. Health Minister Diane Marleau (who may be on tranquilizers 23.9 per cent of the time) said that the study will help the federal government pursue its objective under Canada's Drug Strategy (which nobody seems to remember anything about). As I discovered, a Targe majority of this information is just plain depressing and has to do with disease, various forms of abuse and the ways Cana- dians die each year. It's not all doom and gloom though. There's statistics that will forever change your view on life, like: • 42.7 per cent of Canadians ski with their friends and 35.1 per cent ski with family. • 69.2 per cent of snowboarders are single with no children. • 30.1 per cent of snowboarders were encouraged by friends to start snowboarding. "It is interesting to note," states the profile of Canadian Snowboarders report, "that 20.8 per cent of new snowboarders were not encouraged by any- one; they started by just going." (That is probably the most profound statement you will read until you finish this sentence). And just a reminder...National Safe Driv- ing Week is December 1-7. "The current death toll of approximately 3,600 on Cana- dian roads could be reduced by close to 50 per cent if there were no alcohol-related fatal- ities occurring," according to Canada's National Safety Council. Impaired driving charges fall under the Criminal Code of Canada. In 1992, the charges laid under the Criminal Code totalled approximately 734,700. Traffic charges were the highest percentage of this total at 17 per cent (124,407 charges laid). In 1993, drink- ing and driving was a contrib- uting factor in close to 1,800 motor vehicle deaths and 60,000 injuries. These statistics are accompanied by a cost to society of approximately $20 billion each year. Turning to the world of stom- achs, statistics have shown that • one in six children leave for school without having breakfast on a regular basis. Apart from missing a healthy breakfast, children from kindergarten to Grade 6 are the highest snackers among the general population, according to a Whitehall-Robins.Report. (It sounds like a conpiracy from the candy manufacturers). Another recent study indi- cates that 80 per cent of children ages six to nine watch television as their main after- school activity, while only 53 per cent said they played out- side. (The study contained no information on parents who send their children out in bliz- zards to shovel the sidewalk). But did you know? • That research has helped reduce the heart and stroke death rate 35 per cent over the last decade. • One third of all stroke victims are under the age of 65 Scott's Thoughts by Dave Scott years. • Four out of 10 female deaths are caused by heart disease and stroke. • Reading a lot of these reports can make you want to take a vacation to a tropical island for a month. They say you can't talk about it but "an estimated 250,000 Canadians suffer from inflam- matory bowel disease (1BD) of which Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the two principle forms." • Anyo.ne regardless of age, sex or race can get IBD. People between the ages of 15 and 35 seem most susceptible. A second incidence peak occurs in people aged 50 to 80. • Recently there has been a sudden rise in Crohn's disease in the Western world. The reason for this remains a mys- tery. It's not traceable to any specific feature of modem urban life such as stress, diet, infant -feeding practices, toxins or infectious agents. "It's incredible that with so many sufferers, IBD is one of the least known diseases; this is probably due to the social stigma associated with any talk of the bowel or digestive tract," states the press release. (That's funny, because if you look at any old newspapers from the late 1800s to the 1920s and ahead, that's all they ever mentioned in ads - bowels). Is that what's Wrong with society today, have we lost touch with our bowels? (Please, no personal letters on this). And now some numbers: 500,000,000 - Half a billion dollars is spent by Ontario snowmobilers each season. 46,000 - Total kilometres of OFSC snowmobile trails. At. over twice the length of the provincial highway network, they are the world's longest contiguous recreational trail system. 12,000,000 - Total amount raised by snowmobile clubs for Easter Seals since 1975, mak- ing OFSC their number one individual North American contributor. 40 - The number of years CKNX television has been on the air. 16.7 million - The number of Canadians (72.3 per cent of women and men over 15) who reported drinking alcohol in the past 12 months. This is a drop of 5.4 percentage points since 1989. 3,000 - The number of dol- lars the Alzheimer Society of Huron County hoped to raise this year. 3,300 - More than this amount was collected this year by the Huron Alzheimer Society. 1,030 - The number of Ontario adults who participated in a 1995 Addiction Research Foundation study on gambling which had the following results: • 84 per cent of Ontario residents have participated in at least one gambling activity in the past year. • 26 per cent of Inose with a high school education or less gambled at least S100 in the last 30 days, compared to only 3 per cent who have some university education or higher. • Heavy gambling rated far behind drug addiction, heavy drinking, and smoking in terms of the proportion of people who thought it was the most serious social problem today. • And half the people who staved reading this column wished they hadn't finished. , MAINSTREET 1969 - This photo of repairs to Seaforth's Main Street in the summer of 1969 was taken just after Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's moon landing. The old negative, with this Main Street photo and pictures of a fuzzy black and white television set showing the moon -walk , was recently found at the Huron Expositor in an old dictionary. Tuckersmith native sherriff of Kansas county FROM THE PAGES OF THE HURON EXPOSITOR DECEMBER 6, 1895 A CLEVER HURON BOY - These Huron boys will come to the surface, and make their mark wherever they go. We mentioned last week that Mr. N. Robson, a native of Tuckersmith, had been elected sheriff of Dickenson county, Kansas. Sheriff Robson has a host of friends in this section, who will unite us in congratu- lating him on his success. He is a nephew of Mr. W.G. Broadfoot and Mrs. John Robb, of Tuckersmith, being a son of their eldest sister. He was always a smart lad, and when quite young was given full charge of a large grain and stock farm in Kansas, and was thus placed over others much older in years and experience, and now he has taken another upward step, which shows the appreciation in which he is held by his fellow citizens, as he was elected by a majority of 600 over his opponent, who was considered a strong man. •e• The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. John Allen, formerly of this town, but who, for the past five years, have resided at Roseland, Manitoba, will be pleased to (earn that they are coming hack to Scaforth to . live. J In the Years Agone Roseland is within nine miles of Brandon. Mr. Allen has been farming there, and has been very successful, but Mrs. Allen likes the old home the best. They are now visiting friends in Hullett, and in the course of a couple of weeks will settle clown in their com- fortable home in Seaforth. DECEMBER 3, 1920 The annual meeting of the Huron Old Boys' Association, of Toronto, was held in Room 15, of the YMCA building, on Monday night, and was well attended, the room being filled by former Huronians. President G. A. Newton gave a resume of .the year's transactions, laying stress on the fact that this was the only Old Boys' Association in the city that had remained in existence and active operation during the whole period of the war. DECEMBER 7, 1945 As always, the annual Com- mencement exercises held by the teachers and pupils of the Scaforth High School, on Fri- day evening last, was an important event, not only for the pupils, but for the parents and fnends in town and dis- trict. When the program com- menced at 8:15 with Marion Mason playing a piano inter- lude, the large school auditor- ium was filled and the delight- ful program presented main- tained the interest through to the last number. A Gilbert and Sullivan oper- etta, "Trial By Jury," was presented by the Glee Club under the direction of Miss Mabel Turnbull. The main characters were played by Harold Knight, Lois Whitney, Bud Smith, Joe Laudenbach, Donald Pryce and Ronald Sauvage. •** A very successful annual meeting of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture was held in Clinton Town Hall on Thursday, Nov. 29th. The afternoon session opened with "0 Canada," Jim Scott of Seaforth at the piano, and an attendance of some 150 farmers from all over the county. Reeve Vic Falconer addressed the gathering for the Town of Clinton, compliment- ing the farmers on their war- time production • record, achieved with 32 per cern less labour. The speaker also out- lined the new County Health Plan in the sciiools. Russell Bolton, of McKillop, was elected president for 1946, without opposition; vice-presi- dent, Bert Lobb of Goderich Township, and auditors for coining year, Harry L. Sturdy and Gordon A. Miller, Bank of Montreal, Clinton. DECEMBER 3, 1970 Scaforth Mayor F.C.J. Sills, Reeve J.F. Flannery and Dep. Reeve Wilmer Cuthill were elected by acclamation at Seaforth nominations Monday. There will be an election for council from a slate of eight candidates. * * * Kenneth Stewart, R.R. 5, Scaforth, was elected president of the Huron County Plowman's Association at the annual dinner meeting in Blyth on Wednesday evening. He .succeeds Maurice Love, R.R. 3, Exeter. Other officers are: Vice - Presidents - John Clark, RR 5, Goderich and James Armstrong, Wingham; Secre- tary -Treasurer - Russell Bolton, RR 1, Seaforth and William Haney, Goderich. Gordon McGavin, Walton, was named Huron County director to Ontario Plowman's Association.