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Huron Expositor, 2002-10-16, Page 8Opinion Commentary Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Tom Williscraft - Publisher Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Dianne McGrath Subscriptions/Classifieds Bernie Pugh Office/Sales Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Anne Roden - Distribution Bowes Publishers Limited .516114.4,) 45An .Medea r.rfv.anon - A QA.ebeea Gmpa•i F-rnnil suint cvlsfnrtisettlsnwpcnPt rnm Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 a year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S T SENIORS: - 30.00 a year, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA & Foreign: 28.44 a year in odvance, plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 11 Main St., Seotorth. Publication moil registration No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. 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Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association "We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada, through the Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs." Editorial Time to honour our youth Despite there always being articles and photographs of youth engaged in activities in the community, winning awards and just being kids, the public in most communities is quick to accuse publications of never running anything good about our youth. Unfortunately, when youth are involved in something negative, it tends to make front page news or police reports and people tend to focus on those articles, forgetting an accompanying photograph on the page of a young person involved in the community positively. This newspaper, through its involvement with the Ontario Community Newspaper Association, annually gives community members a chance to acknowledge its youth through the Ontario Junior Citizen of the Year Awards. And while people are often critical of any negative publicity toward young people it has been several years since anyone from this community has nominated a young person for an award. Young people from ages of six through 18 are eligible for the awards and can be nominated for a number of reasons from worthwhile community service, acts of heroism or overcoming physical limitations. . The awards have been offered since 1981 and are an opportunity to acknowledge the accomplishments of youth in the community on a provincial level. Up to 12 young people and one group of youths will receive awards early next year but nominations close November 30. Nomination forms can be picked up from The Huron Expositor office and staff will be happy to help you prepare your nomination and help recognize the efforts of our young people. This is a great opportunity to acknowledge our youth and show even more of the good they do in and for our communities. Scott Hilgendorff How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissions can be made to us by noon on Mondays at: seaforth@bowesnet.com All letters and submissions must be signed and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. All submissions are subject to editing for both length and content. Don't forget to check out our homepage at: • I • Farmers deserve government cash to improve environment The Ontario Federation of By Jack Wilkinson, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture The Federal Government ' s Commissioner for the Environment and Sustainable Development wants government to move toward better protection of the Great Lakes Basin from agricultural contaminants. She made this known in a report presented October 2 in Ottawa. Johanne Gellinas, in her report, stated that livestock on farms in Ontario and Quebec produce as much waste as 100 million people would create in sewage, and that some of this waste is contaminating the Great Lakes Basin. She stated that nitrogen contamination caused by misuse of fertilizer and manure has increased in both provinces, and that the federal government has no strategy to reverse the trends. Ms. Gellinas said: "It is time for the government to rethink its approach." Agriculture believes Ontario farmers, through their Environmental Farm Plans and Nutrient Management Plans are leading the way for our governments. In Ontario, we are very close to passage of the Nutrient Management Act 2001, something that will address much of what concerns the federal commissioner. The Act is expected to be passed before the end of this year and the associated regulations will follow soon after. With that Act in place, very clear guidelines and rules will be in place to ensure the amount of manure applied to a field is appropriate for the type of soil, the nutrient requirements of the crop being grown, and the topography of the site. Farmers know what has to be done to protect the environment, but economics dictate they can't do the job alone. They need the financial support of both Federal and Provincial Governments to meet the demands of society in this effort. The OFA feels it is appropriate that all of society contribute to the cost since all of society will benefit. Farmers have been using livestock manure on their fields for thousands of years. It is the natural source of nutrients for crops. In recent years, however, farmers have been forced by economics to intensify their farming operations. Larger numbers of animals have become necessary for farmers to generate anything close to a profit. Farmers and their organizations have been working with the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of the Environment, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to design systems that will minimize if not eliminate the risk of contamination of surface and ground waters. Something that wasn't highlighted in the Commissioner's report is the amount of surface and groundwater contamination that comes from human waste. On a regular basis, some urban municipalities do controlled bypasses of their sewage treatment facility. This means that raw sewage is dumped into streams, rivers and lakes adding to the degradation the Commissioner discusses. Industries across the province have been identified as allowing contaminants into water ways. This is another source of Great Lakes Basin pollution the Commissioner's report doesn't highlight. Municipalities and industries are frequent recipients of government funding to improve their environment -protecting facilities. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture says the farmers of Ontario deserve equal consideration for their costs of controlling contaminants from their industry. Graham earned some of his reputation in this area A few years ago I wrote a column about a friend of mine. It appeared in the Expositor of March 28, 1997. This was the first paragraph of the story. "The name Harold Graham is likely not known by many in Seaforth — but Harold is quite familiar with the town and surrounding area." Harold Graham died of a stroke on Nov. 3. During his long career, going back to his earlier days as an Inspector with the O.P.P. Criminal Investigation Branch he was quite familiar with Seaforth and Huron County. In fact much of his reputation as police investigator came from two crimes in this general area. The Stephen Truscott case and the Arthur Kendall case — both for murder. Although 12 year old Lynn Harper was from Clinton and the trial for her murder was held in Goderich, her body was found part way between Egmondville and the RCAF radar base Clare Westcott south of Clinton. A jury convicted Stephen Truscott and he was scheduled to be hanged in Goderich on December 8, 1959 .for her murder. However, in early November the federal cabinet reduced his sentence to life imprisonment. My mother was picked for the jury panel, however a decision was made to exclude women jurors. It was still the 1950's and there was concern they would be embarrassed at being exposed to lurid and graphic evidence. The prosecuting attorney for the Crown was H. Glenn Hays, a Seaforth boy — and the investigating officer was OPP Inspector Harold Graham. The nine judges of the Supreme Court of Canada reviewed the case in May, 1967 and supported the earlier verdict of guilty. The young lawyer who presented the Crowns case before the Supreme Court, later to become the Senior Judge for the Region of Niagara, was Seaforth's Donald Scott. The Truscott case has been a big news item off and on ever since. The CBC has done feature programs and a number of books have been written about the case by famous authors, most attesting to Truscotf s innocence. The renowned police and crime reporter Gwen "Jocko" Thomas. who spent every day of the trial in court in Goderich and covered every aspect of the case as well as the appeal to the Supreme Court, fully supports the decision of the jury and Grahams conclusion that Truscott did kill the young girl. Homicide Inspector Graham was the See HAROLD, Page 5 Kling heads new slate of curling officers November 10, 1876 A few days ago, Mr. Stabler of Crediton shipped from the station there, 12 wagon loads of cheese (20,000) pounds. It was purchased by Mr. Robinson of Seaforth for 10 1/2 cents per pound. 5200 pounds of cured fish were received at Seaforth station from Goderich being the shipment of C. Howland of that town. A young man in the Expositor office named Chas. Peters undertook to set 3,000 ems of solid brevier in two hours, after a hard days work. He finished in two hours leaving five minutes to spare. WE regret being called upon to record the melancholy death of Wm. Hall of near Bayfield. He was engaged in feeding a bull when it turned on him. He was injured very badly and died the following week. On a certain evening some parties shaved the tails off a span of horses belonging to Mr. Hulholland, miller, of Roxboro. The express office in the rear of Armstrong's book store, Seaforth, was entered by means of a window. Several packages were opened, but as they didn't contain any "filthy lucre" they were abandoned in disgust and disappointment. Geo. Allen of Seaforth, a bricklayer, was engaged on the scaffolding of Mr. Campbell's new building, when the plank slipped. He saved himself by catching the joists. He escaped with a few bruises. November 8, 1901 The first sod was tumed for the new summer hotel at Goderich. A. E. Weatherall, who taught at No. 7 Hullett is making a chance this year and will teach at his home school at Auburn as principal. James Petrie of Tuckersmith has sold the old McGeoch farm to his Years agone... neighbor, Thos. Gemmell. He purchased it for $5,700. Geo. McKee of McKillop, sold to John McMann of Seaforth, a three year old gelding for $200.00 The funeral of the late John McMillen took place from his residence in Hullett. It was one of the largest funerals ever seen in the Cromarty area. The funeral procession was over a mile and a half long, and contained over 200 vehicles. Robert Willis' new residence on Goderich Street promises to be one of the finest in town when finished. Joshua Dennison of McKillop has sold his farm to Joseph Love for $5,100. Mr. Demmison intends moving to Moose Jaw, Sask. Alexander McBeath, of Stanley last week shipped 120,000 feet of hardwood lumber to the Massey Harris Co. at Toronto. T. Forsyth and D. C. McLean of Kippen, have disposed of their fine horses to go to South Africa. November 5,1926 Wm. Ross of Brucefield for sale by auction at the Walker Hotel Stables, a specially good lot of Polled Angus and Durham cattle. Considerable damage was done to the Cromarty manse when it caught fire by the explosion of the coal oil stove in the kitchen. Captain T. R. Jackson, once a prominent figure in this County and a veteran of the Northwest Mounted Police, died at the home of his niece, Miss Jackson in Egmondville. The property of the late J. Townshed in Egmondville, has been purchased by A. Moore of Detroit. Jean E. Winter, granddaughter of Mrs. R. Winter, north Main St. had been awarded the second Carter Scholarship of Huron Co. for her standing in the upper school examinations. The Barbara Kirkman Auxilliary of First Church held a Hallowe'en social in the schoolroom when the following took part on the program: Mrs. McCloy, Mrs. J. E. Keating, H. Murray, Hazel Reid, J. Knechtel, Edith McKay, Mrs. M. R. Rennie, Florence Beattie and Miss S. I. McLean. November 9, 1951 Frank Kling heads new slate of curling club officers. Vice Pres. H. O. Free: Sec. Treas. J. J. Slattery: Auditors, E. C. Boswell and D. H. Wilson: executive committee, Merton Reid, J. A. Munn, Gordon McGonigle, John Longstaff: Membership, J. E. Keating, Jas. A. Stewart, Hugh Hawkins, Chaplain, Rev. D. J. Lane. Wilfred Fowler, son of Foster Fowler of Mitchell has applied for a patent on a gas - saver which he claims he has invented. Principal J. F. Blackwell, of Hensall, announced that a Kindergarten Class of children was started this week with an enrollment of 12 children, Mrs. Howard Skane is the teacher. Following an illness of nearly six weeks, from pneumonia, Robert Porterfield, well known carpenter passed away in Scott Memorial Hospital. He was in his 87th year. Eric Monroe of was in London, attending the Life Underwriters Convention for Western Ontario. The Seaforth and District Ministerial Association met at the home of Rev. H. E. Livingston of Winthrop. The guest speaker was M. B. Parker, Huron College. John Armstrong of Hullett and Thos. Pryde, Exeter, were the official candidates for the ' Liberal and Conservative parties. A successful bazaar was held in the schoolroom of First Church. The sum realized was nearly $215.00. Mrs. Frank Novok and Mrs. J. E. Keating rendered piano selections during the afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Eric Anderson moved from Kippen to the Jarrott farm. November 11, 1976 Seaforth's election race came a little into focus Monday night when Mayor Betty Cardno and Reeve John Flannery both said they would run for reelection. A long line of veterans who don't forget the sacrifice their comrades made in two world wars marched in a church parade to St. James' Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, lead by the Seaforth Dashwood Community Band. The annual cenotaph Remembrance Day service is on today at 10:20 in Victoria Park. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hare (nee McCallum) of Milverton on the arrival of a daughter at Listowel Hospital, October 30. A baby sister for Angie, granddaughter for Mr. and Mrs. Harold McCullum; great-granddaughter for Mr. and Mrs. Ed Regele and great -great-granddaughter for Mrs. Joseph Thornton. Mrs. John Riley of R. R. 2, Kippen, who would have been 100 on January 15, died at South Huron Hospital, Exeter on Tuesday. When the Huron County Children's Aid Society held their annual banquet in Clinton recently, a certificate recognizing 10 years of service as foster parents was presented to Herman and Jamie Van Wieren of Hensall and Howard and Ann James of Egmondville. Presentations were made to C. A. S. staff member Marion Hindmarsh, the social worker responsible for foster parents.