The Huron Expositor, 1996-11-06, Page 44—THS HURON EXPOSITOR, November d, 1994
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Letters to the Editor
`Fantastic to see
media support other
side of the picture'
Dear Editor:
Kudos to reporter David
Scott for his superb article on
the issues facing education
which had appeared in three
Huron County papers over
the last few weeks. Teachers
appreciated David's fair and
candid report because it vali-
dated many of our concerns
an helped to spread the word
from our political awareness
event with Heather-janc
. Roherston into the wider
community.
An Environics Poll last
spring stated that 92% of the
population approved of what
goes on in their neighbour-
hood school, even though
789 had some criticism of
the education system. No
doubt this fall, fewer mem-
hers of the population sup-
port the "Harris hype" of a
broken system in need of a
fix as they witness not thc
transformation. but the dis-
mantlement of one of the
most effective education sys-
tems in the world!
After a long year of
teacher -bashing in the media,
it is fantastic to see the media
support the other side of the
picture - and to further edu-
,cate.d the puhlic about the
potential damage that can
occur to our equitable demo-
cratic system under an elitist
corporate -sponsored govern-
ment.
A big thank you from the
700 caring teachers who
work with your children
everyday in Huron County
schools, and who have your
children's best interests and
the future of thc education
system at heart. In a day.
whenour own "educational
leader," Minister Snobelen,
demoralizes teachers by
maligning -the job they do,
your advocacy for education
is a lift to the spirits of our
hard-working professionals!
Wilhelmina Laurie
President
Huron Women
Teacher's Association
Discouraged with lack of
support for Child Find
Dear Editor:
.• 1 ain writing 10 you but I
would like to address this let-
ter to all of your readers.
While listening to the radio
yesicrday I heard a request
for volunteers to help the
Child Find in Huron County.
Being a mother 1 felt con-
cerned that such an important
group may he closing, so 1
,planned to go to the meeting
that night. Whcn i arrived at
the meeting there were only
nine people including myself
present. That is nine people
in all of Huron County.
(Child Find has been asking -
for volunteers for a while in
papers, on T.V. and on the
radio). Out of thc nine peo-
ple only three of us were new
volunteers.
Knowing about what this
program has to offer, it has
me facing many emotions
about how so little people arc
not concerned about such a
needed program. It saddens
me to think that people just
want to fold a non-profit•vol-
untecr organization that
offers kid check, puhlic
awareness, street proofing,
fundraising and poster/fliers
of missing children. All of
these things arc so important
in helping our children.
All 1 think of is that if this
program folds and for some
hitrrihlc event one of my chil-
dren is taken there is one less
group to help support me and
my husband. Child Find
would have been there for us
with fingerprints and I.D. of
our children and money to
help look for our child
through posters and fliers.
Without this service we
would have to do all of this
ourselves and with all the
emotions that we would be
going through it would he
nice to know that the organi-
zation would be there for us.
1 certainly hope that any of
you do not wake up one
morning to find out that one
of your children is missing
and that you never did any-
thing to prepare for this tragic
event. Please find it in your
heart to save this organiza-
tion by volunteering so that
the program can someday
help save a child; maybe
even your child. Thanks for
listening.
Signed with concern for
a needed program,
Brenda Mcnary
Seaforth
•
I'rn 50, please insult me if you haven't
As I'm writing this column;
it's October 18 and as of
midnight last, I am officially
50 years of age. There, I said
it. And what's more I'm
• proud to be part of the
vanguard of the Baby
Boomers, the most annoying
generation that has ever
walked the face of the earth.
(Motto: (pinch nose to get the
right whining tone) "But I'm
still not happy."
Scary? Wow! I mean it
seems like only yesterday I
was watching Spin & Marty
and lighting blue flamers
with the Hilton boys and here
I sit with pencil in hand so I
can write down that 1-800
number the next time June
Allison pops up on TV with
that ad for a free introductory
offer of Depends.
As baseball manager
Branch Rickey liked to say
about getting old: "First you
forget names, then you forget
faces. Then you forget to zip
up your fly, and then you
forget to unzip your fly." .
But seriously, I think I'm
still that same youthful, open-
minded guy that... just a
second, I'll be right back...
"HEY! GET OFF MY
LAWN YOU BUNCH OF
LITTLE DEGENERATES ! !"
Sorry, the neighbours' kids
were taking a shortcut to the
basketball court again.
Where was I? Oh yeah, I
have no apprehension
whatsoever about turning 50
except that my mother
Margaret who just turned 90
keeps telling all her friends at
Sunset Haven that she's only
60 which makes me feel
somewhat illegitimate.
Penny, the only dog I've
ever owned has been 37 years
in the ground already, the
first car I ever owned was a
'57 Chevy I bought used and
Harry Chapin, the only hero
I've had in life died 15 years
ago. So if you wish me a
Happy Birthday and I pretend
to gag by putting a finger
down my throat, perhaps
you'll understand why.
Numbers may soar but I
will never ever feel as old as
I did a couple of years ago at
a major league baseball game
when .a pimply -faced
teenager ran by me with'a
card in his hand and yelled to
his friend: "Look at this Mau,
a guy named Mikey Mantle
used to play for the Yankees.
"Mikey Mantle!?! Twanted to
destroy every tube of
Clearasil in this kid's cabinet.
But being over 50 could be '
great because you can do a
lot of really weird things that
might involve.gold fish and a
pair of water -proof rubber
pants and instead of calling a
cop, most people will just roll
their eyes behind your back
and let you have your fun. .
Already today, while in
town ro run some errands,
I've signed three cheques
with the date October 18, •
1946 and two of the clerks
did that Rod Sterling theme
song thing: "Doo Roo Doo
Doo... Doo Doo Doo Doo."
• Never mind:the really tacky
gifts that focus on false teeth
and bowel movers, when you
turn 50, somebody always
sends you one of those In The
Year You Were Born cards,
outlining all things famously
ancient which makes you feel
just swell.
Also born in 1946, the card
states, are Candice Bergen,
Cher, Liza Minelli, Diane. -
Keaton, Dolly Parton and
• Sylvester Stallone. I'm
heartened by the thought that
Pierre Elliott Trudeau,
considerably older than
myself, was also born on
October .18 and he's currently
dating everybody on that list
except Sylvester Stallone,
(It'll be a sad dr all of
us, when this madliops
procrastinating).
In 1946 All The King's Men .
was the best-selling novel
and today, 50 years later,
about half a dozen non-
fiction books about all the
princess's men top the
bestseller list.
In 1946 the Royal Canadian
Mounted Police'arrested
several people suspected of
being part of a Russian spy
network and you say to
yourself: something like this
could never happen in this
day and age!
In 1946 Walter "Babe" Pratt
of the Toronto Maple. Leafs
was expelled from the NHL
for betting on his team.
Today if a player were to be
caught betting on the Leafs,
the NHL couldn't care less
but clinical psychiatrists
would be really concerned.
1 believe the best part of
turning 50 is the well-earned
respect that comes with this
milestone. Like the birthday
card from an old friend I just
opened, the one that asks the
question on the front: "Why
did the 50 -year-old cross the
road?" And of course the
answer lies within: "No
particular reason. People your
age tend to get disoriented
from time to time."
Ha! Ha! Hal.That was so
funny I forgot to laugh! No
seriously, I found it very
funny and I just well, got
distracted and, forget to...
what the hell was I talking
about... oh yeah, the zipper
thing: It's up. It's fine. For
now.
Finding the truth is often difficult, writes Ring
Dear Editor:
Thank you, first of all, for
your recent reporting on the
hearing into my objection to
the rezoning of the land at the
rear of our property. It
showed a much more even
hand than that displayed ear-
lier. Your factual reporting
without editorializing is very
commendable. Perhaps in the
future the opportunity will
arise for you to let your read-
ership know just how that
first "frivolous" report came
about.
Although the chairman of
the hearing eventually disal-
lowed my objection and
could not go beyond the limi-
tations of the hearing
(Rezoning allowed/disal-
lowed), he did, by hearing the
Consulting Engineer and the
County Planner give evi-
dence, open up the remaining
and more important problems
regarding this subdivision.
They arc the plan itself and
the methods which have
brought it toward fruition. As
you are aware the history of
this proposed subdivision
application is very difficult to
follow even if you have all
the data in your possession
and can readily interpret what
has gone on. You are also
aware that finding the truth is
often difficult.
However a few small obser-
vations regarding the hearing
as reported by you:
"Potter told the chair he
hadn't had any recent discus-
sions with the Rings about
drainage."
The one and only time Mr.
Potter discussed anything
with us was back on
Wednesday, February. 1,
1989.1 make that seven years
and eight months plus prior
to the date of the hearing. His
part in the "discussion", if I
remember correctly, consist-
ed of one statement. Again
from the hearing: -
"Were you aware of the
broken tile (that George Ring
discovered on the site)?"
asked the chair.
"I suspect it was•put there
for the fairgrounds,"
answered Potter. He wasn't
aware it was a municipal
drain.
Does he mean he didn't
know whether or not it was a
municipal drain, or that he
simply didn't know of its
existence?
Town of Seaforth Zoning
By; Law (No. 52 of 1984) in
section 2.127 defines a
Municipal Drain: "means 'a
water course or sewer which
carries storm surface water
and drainage and includes a
storm sewer -but does not
include a sanitary sewer -as
defined herein."
From the 'same By -Law
section 2.193, Storm Sewer is
defined: "means a system of
underground conduits which
carry storm surface water and
storm drainage, but which
does not carry sewage or
industrial waste."
Mr. Potter's observations
about the drain coming from
the fairgrounds is likely cor-
rect for during the few
moments I saw what was pre-
sented as a map showing that
drain, I noted that it appeared
to begin inside the
Fairground property, flow
north over the property line
of the Fairground then swing
westward and run in a
straight line . toward the
Lawrence Drain. This, if true,
means that council by the
earlier rezoning of the four
lots immediately to the north
CONTINUED on page 5
Town to foot the bill to install traffic lights
FROM THE PAGES OF
THE HURON EXPOSITOR
NOVEMBER 13,1896
The Ottawa correspondent
of the Toronto Globe in refer-
ring to the Brussels postmas-
tership says it is believed that
the Postmaster General does
not think the evidence fur-
nished so far is sufficient to
justify thc dismissal of Mr.
Farrow.
* * *
We notice by a Detroit
paper_ that Mr. W. Tully,
brother of the late Peter
Tully, of McKillop has
secured thc patent of a car
ventilator that promises to
put thousands of dollars in
his pocket.
* * *
Stanley, the young son of
Robert Small of Wingham,
met with a serious accident
on Wednesday morning of .
last week. He and some
other lads were climbing on
thc hack of Hanna's delivery
wagon, which was driven by
Herb Rightman. in attempt-
ing to climb in behind, his
foot was caught in the wheel
and his leg broken above the
kncc.
NOVEMBER 11, 1921
On Thursday evening last,
on Main street Mr. George
Lilly, of town, the distribut-
ing agent for the Pronto Fire
Extinguisher, gave a most
successful demonstration of
the working of that apparatus
and its wonderful quickness
in smothering fires. A large
steel tank, filled with kin-
dling, over which gasoline
was poured and then ignited,
In the Years Agone
was used as a demonstration
and the quickness with which
the fire was put out by thc
Pronto extinguisher was real-
ly amazing. The display was
witnessed bra large crowd of
citizens which included the
Mayor, several of thc council
board and a number of the
members of the Fire Brigade.
and thc work of the extin-
guisher .seemed to meet with
marked approval by all.
* * *
The Seaforth Golf and
Country Club have purchased
a building which they will
have moved this winter out to
the golf course, on the farm
of Mr. Thomas Dodds, in
McKillop and remodeled into
a club house. When the club
house is completed the Golf
Club will not.only have com-
modious quarters but one of
thc best and prettiest courses
in Western Ontario.
NOVEMBER 18,1946
Struck by a hit-and-run dri-
ver as he stood beside a car in
Egmondville late Saturday
night, Jack Ruston, 17, son of
Mr. and Mrs. John Ruston,
suffered a compound fracture
of his leg. He is in Scott
Memorial Hospital.
According to Chief of
Police John Currie, the acci-
dent occurred as Ruston, in
company with a number of
other youths, was attempting
to start a car on the highway
near the Huron Farm Feeds
Ltd., when he was struck by a
car which approached at a .
high rate of speed from the
south. In the excitement
which followed. the car
escaped by turning onto a
side street.
* * *
If Seaforth is to have traf-
fic control at the corner of
Goderich and Main Streets.
thc town will have to foot the
hill, Seaforth council learned
at its meeting Tuesday
evening. Council had
requested the Department of
Highways to install a blinker
light but the Department in
its reply pointed out it was
contrary to its policy to pro-
vide any traffic control on`
connecting links. Council
instructed Clerk D. H. Wilson
to inquire whether or not the
Department was in a position
to provide the necessary
equipment. '
NOVEMBER 18,1971
Shirley M. Wearing was
elected president at the annu-
al meeting of the Huron New
Democratic Party association
at Brucefield Monday
evening. Other officers
named arc: Vice -President.
Herb Klopp; Secretary,
Shirley Dodds; Treasurer,
Stan Profit; Organizer, .C.
David Weary; Provincial
Council Delegate. Paul
Carroll.
* * *
A 20 -year old student nurse
suffered a broken back as the
result of a single car accident
Sunday night on concession
11 of McKillop Township.
Wendy Richardson of South
Porcupine lost control of the
car she was driving on the
gravelled road and it over-
turned.
A passenger. Wendy
Caldwell. Londesboro had
minor injuries.
Both girls were treated at
Seaforth Community
Hospital and later transferred
to Toronto Western Hospital
where they arc in training.
Charles. Crawford of Blyth•
and Gary Koehler of RR 4
Walton who were also pas-
sengers in the car escaped
injury.
* * *
A decision was reached at
Monday evening's meeting
of the Huron County Board
of Education to look into the
possibility of securing board
office accommodation at for-
mcr CFB Clinton.
The hoard had attempted
earlier in the year to acquire
space in this complex but had
been unable to make .suitable
arrangements.
Board chairman, Robert
Elliot claimed there were no
stipulations ever laid down
by the board concerning thc
floor space required by the
board of education.
The whole problem is to be
studied further at the next
board of management meet-
ing December 6.
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