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Huron Expositor, 2004-08-11, Page 44 -THE HURON EXPOSITOR, Aug. 11, 2004 Your Community, Newspaper Since 1860 Tom Williscraft - Publisher Susan Hundertmark - Editor Dionne McGrath - Subscriptions/Classifieds Bernie Pugh - Office/Advertising Jason Middleton - Reporter Anne Roden - Distribution C�1 OUEBECOR MEDIA E-mail us at seaforth@bowesnet.com Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com 5UBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 35.85 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. SENIORS' - 33.85 a year, in advance, plus G.S.T. USA & Foreign: 35.85 a year in advance, plus $83.20 postoge, G.S.T. exempt Published weekly by Sun Media at 1 1 Main St., Seaforth. Advertising is accepted on condition that in the event of a typographical error, the advertising space occupied by the erroneous item, together with o reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged, but the balance of the advertisement will be paid for at the applicable rote. 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Canada Editorial There's something wrong with packing industry's record profits There's something seriously wrong when a government package to shore up a threatened industry results in record profits for one player at the expense of another. Officials admit that the $402 -million federal -provincial aid package handed out during the mad -cow crisis a year ago was flawed because it helped Alberta meat packers post record profits. The province's auditor general said this week that net earnings at three plants went up 281 per cent, from just over $46 to $176 per head, in the months after the crisis. But Fred Dunn said there's nothing illegal about the fact that the packers benefited from panicked farmers selling off their cattle. "That's called the law of supply and demand and a free market," Mr. Dunn said. "They bought the cattle offered to them at the price producers were willing to sell." He may be right. But it's a little hard to accept if you were one of the ranchers who needed to rush to sell to get the market price or to slaughter to get the top -up price offered by the government. Unfortunately, there's little that can be done to correct the inequities at this point, although some packers are wisely planning to use the profits to expand their facilities which will, in turn, help producers get back on their feet in the long run. Ultimately the aid package did its job by keeping the industry afloat at a critical time. But it's somewhat disconcerting that governments had no plan prepared in advance and had to rush to throw this faulty one into operation. Hopefully, if nothing else, they've learned a valuable lesson for the future. The Stratford Beacon Herald arrielinntdievilvti Opinion September will be the first time I'm not returning to school in 18 years The dawning of a new school year has begun in Seaforth as the first "Back to School Sale," sign hit Main Street last week. And, for the first time in 18 years, I won't be returning to a classroom in September. I still have the urge to go buy some new pencils, binders and some brand new notebooks. But I do have an advantage this year ... I can just raid the Expositor's office supply cabinet for those things. And now that my desk drawers are full of carbon copy sheets, chewed up pencils and half -used post -it notes, it's time I make my annual back -to -school goal. So this year, instead of vowing not to cram all night for exams and writing essays at the last minute, I've decided to set a believeable goal. I'm running towards this goal, not away from it. That's right! I'm running (or trying to). I'm currently in my third week of a 20 -week running program which says I'll be able to run 16 kilometres by the middle of December. Some of you who might have seen me walking down Main Street in a bright yellow T-shirt and headphones might wonder how it' that's possible. After all, I kind of look winded from just walking fast. I'm wondering the same thing. A month ago, if someone were to tell me I'd be on a weekly exercise regiment I would have thought they. were crazy. But something happened. I became motivated and the couch wasn't as comfortable anymore. So I got out my old running shoes and started walking. Then I stumbled across a running website on the internet that suggested how to get into the sport. And, hopefully, by next year I'll be able to fulfill my goal of running in a charity race. But, I guess to avoid all this I should have made some goals in college to get rid of the extra 15 pounds I picked up from home cooking. Then again, this is from the kid who had a hard time putting his hand up in class because it took too much effort. Ancient buildings that are carved from sandstone fill me with awe I'll never forget the first time I saw Petra. I was sitting in the optometrist's office, waiting for an appointment, when I saw a National Geographic with a Bedouin shepherd standing on the Deir, looking out over the desert. I knew then, even more than when Mr. Yates talked about the pyramids, that I would be an archaeologist. You will understand then, how 7 a.m. found me skipping down the Siq to the Rose Red City. The Siq was caused by an earthquake (though I forget which one) and is about 50 metres high, straight up. In some places, the rocks completely obscure the sky and everywhere are the yellows, oranges, reds, blues and greens that made the city famous for so many centuries. There were niches with altars cut into the rocks on both sides, and running along the bottom was a shelf that once supported the water channel. Everyone always talks about the Romans and their aquaducts, but when it comes to water control, no one had anything on the Nabataeans. I am a poor judge of distance, so I don't really know how Oiggin' the Middle East far 1.2 km is. Just as I was starting to give up, I craned my neck around a corner, and saw peeking out at me the column tops of El Kazneh. I turned to Jeff, pointing mutely at the tiny bit I could see. He pushed me around the corner, so we could both see the right side of the buildings, and then it was only a few short steps (which I don't remember taking) until we stood in front of The Treasury. Everything (including "The Raider's March") was completely driven from my head and I was filled with a sense of awe. Somehow, all those years ago, they had CARVED the building I now stood before out of the sandstone cliffs. In my right hand I held a pickaxe. In my left hand I held a Tilley hat. Theoretically, we should all have rolled down the Tell at the same rate, but a bizarre combination of circumstance allowed the Murphy's Law to beat out the Laws of Gravity and the pickaxe landed first. How 'bout that. It was murderously hot here recently. I am talking two 1.5 litre bottles of water (they come in six-packs and carrying one See LISTENING, Page 5 Fall Fair enlarged to three days in 1954 AUGUST 1,1879 J.P. Brine of Harpurhey showed us a sample of goose berries, of the English Greening variety, which were grown in his garden. One of the smallest measured three and 3/4 inches the one way and 4 1/4 inches the other. Mr. Brine cannot be easily beaten as a grower of other fruit and vegetables. The fall wheat and barely in the vicinity of Seaforth, have been easily all kept and the greater part has been housed in good order. Messrs. Thomas and John Govenlock shipped from the Seaforth station 700 sheep for the Liverpool market. Messrs. Wm. Fleck and John Jarrott threshed on th farm of Joseph Hudson, 594 bushels of fall wheat and 116 bushels of barley in one day. A cricket match was played between Brucefield and Clinton, resulting in favour of the latter by one inning and 26 runs. A company calling themselves the Red Stocking Minstrels composed of half a dozen tawdry looking females and three or four ill - visaged men gave a show in Cardnos Hall. A load of wheat was sold on the market on Wednesday last at 97 cents. It was an excellent sample. AUGUST 5,1904 The threshers are again at it in the vicinity of Kippen. Much of the fall wheat will hardly pay for the threshing of it. Robert Cooper of Kippen recently sold to Mr. Donovan of Seaforth, a four-year-old colt for which he received Years Agone... the handsome sum of $200. Alex Ross and wife left Brucefield for Depot harbour, where he has a good position. During the severe storm on Wednesday, lighting struck the arm on the farm of Thos. Connor near Walton and the barn and contents were burned to the ground. J.J. Cronin of Hensall shipped a large number of fine cattle which he had purchased from Geo. McQueen and N.J. McDonald. W.G. Willis of town has now got located in his new residence which he recently purchased from G.G. Wilson. Arthur S. McLean who has been in Alberta and British Columbia for the past three years returned home recently. He likes the west. Mr. and Miss. Geo. Turnbull of McKillop are on a driving trip to Mitchell, Tavistock, Thamesford, Chatham and other places. AUGUST 2, 1929 Messrs. Clarence Bennett, Clarence Steiss of Walton, Geo. Easton and Walter Easton returned recently from a fishing trip to the north. The late hot weather is rushing the harvest and it is feared there will be a lighter crop than expected. Wm. Britton of Constance brought into the office here one of the finest samples of oats we have seen so far this year. It was measured 5 foot and 10 1/2 inches. Miss Florence Beattie and James A. Stewart who are pupils of Prof. A.W. Anderton of Clinton, passed very successfully in their vocal examinations. The many friends of Mrs. Ellen Murray regret to hear that she had the misfortune while coming out of the church to fall on the step and fracture her left arm. Messrs. Helen Lane, Elinor Burrows and Elizabeth McLearn returned from Port Bruce Tuesday. John McAc has commenced the erection of a handsome new residence in Egmondville. Geo. Hays, Kenneth Beattie and Arthur Golding who spent the past two weeks camping at Bayfield have returned home. AUGUST 6, 1954 Hullett Twp. ratepayers will pay the same rate as last year — 10 mills, a meeting of the council agreed. Seaforth Fall Fair will be enlarged this year, with the program extending over three days, directors of the Seaforth Agriculture Society decided. Special plans arc under way to ensure that the merchants and manufactures display in the arena arc better this year. Ross Savauge and Keith Sharp told the meeting. John Beattie, who at 86 is Seaforth's oldest bowler, in his first appearance of the season proved he well knows the game, when he walked off with the first prize at the weekly tourney of the Scaforth Lawn Bowling club. Other winners were C. Glcw, Mrs. C.J. Walden and Mrs. J. Kaiser. Margaret Collins of Seaforth, will teach next terms at S.S. 10 Stanley, and John Laudenbach of Scaforth will teach in Sarnia. Well known throughout the district and a life time resident of McKillop Wm. McClure celebrated his 85th birthday. For nearly 30 years a member of the Seaforth Public School, Miss Mary Harty passed away in Scott Memorial Hospital. While standing on a ladder to trim an evergreen al the home of Mrs. Lou Simpson in Hensall Robert Duganan suddenly slumped over between the rungs and was dead when Dr. J.C. Goddard arrived. He was in his 75th year. The army worm is leaving McKillop. Mr. and Mrs. L. Tcbbutt of the town left for the west coast and will be calling at various places cnroute. AUGUST 2, 1979 Scaforth grocery stores have dropped their beef prices in accordance with the province -wide cuts of 10 to 20 per cents per pound. After 14 years as pastor of St. James' parish, Scaforth, Father H.J. Largh will he leaving mid-August to become pastor of Our Lady of Mercy parish in Sarnia. Anyone driving north and west of Seaforth past the farm Cornelius DeCorte can't help but notice the hulking oil rig which dominates the skyline. Ron & Dave by David Lacey rim ti`s i, +; . . 4A!t dywret