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A debt of �onscie:nce
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Canadians who lived through the years ofthe second world war
must have heaved a sigh of relief as this prime minister last -week
acknowledged government responsibility for the inlusticeS whlth
were suffered by Japanese -Canadians during that conflict. Al-
though none of our present members of parliament had any part in
the shameful way these people were treated in 1942, those
among us who are proud of our Canadian heritage have•known for
46 years that we did in fact, owe an apology and some reimburse-
ment for the wrongs done in our name.
In those times of danger, beforewe knew what course the war
would take, we were, all very frightened. Japanese planes had all
but wiped out the gigantic American base. at Pearl Harborin, Hawaii.
We had no idea how far the Japanese area of conflict:might,ceach.
Quite logically the Canadian people and their government feared int:.
vasion .
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One cannot blame the government of the day for acting swiftly.
Japanese -Canadians were deemed possible collaborators should
their former . countrymen land in British Columbia, but the per!
spective of passing years makes it plain that action was indeed
overreaction. The Japanese, alp Canadian citizens, were .forced in-
land to concentration camps, their .property, including fishing
.vessels, was seized and sold at give-away prices tO other Can-
adians, many having :been -former competitors of °the-internedpejo=
ple.
Not a cent was ever paid to these innocent victims of fear and
hysteria.
I was working in Exeter at that time and a camp was established
near that town for young Japanese -Canadians sent to Huron,Coun-
ty to assist our farmers. The young men I knew werelust, as Can-
adian as I was myself. Nor were they any of use as farm workers.
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Most of them as second -generation Canadians had been employed
in banks and offices in B.C. They knew nothing of -=farming and did"
not intend to waste their energy hoeing sugar beets.' The MOunties
who were posted to guard them were very lenient. with their:
charges. The young people of the United Church. in Exeter invited ..
them in for social gatherings and many people p eo ��le 'in town, in-
cluded, made friends .of the young. internees.
Thinking of them as prisoners of war soon became the greatest_
joke in town.
Probably the injustice which was done to these young people,
was something from which they recovered when things got back
to normal — but not so with their patient parents who had been rob-
bed by the Canadian government.
Forty-six years is a long time to wait for -justice, but .it is one of
those classic cases of "better late than ` never." —Barry Wenger.
Full marks for courage
Congratulations are in order for all those willing people, who or-
ganized and participated in the Terry Fox run last weekend. The
number of participants and the money raised for cancer research
far out -paced most of the communities in this part of the province.
Dale and Linda Edgar organized the run and there IS no doubting
the success of their efforts. Some 80 people .lit the road.in this'ex-
cellent cause and a total of $8,800 was raised in the Wingham rain.
"Casey" Casemore participated as a member of "Terry's Team"
- those who have experienced Cancer. and.. are now in remission
from the, . diseases
Nor should We negleot to mention .the generosity of the, many
donors in and around this bomimurnity. Many nw ► puppoitedt.the run -
opened theichear'ts and pocketbooks without -stint. •
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The Ontario government headed by °premier David Peterson
seems very slow to undderstand the mood. of Ontario's voters when
it comes to the question ,of Sunday shopping.
Latest word is that ifdividuai rfiucipatities:; Will be expected to
call public, meetings*tiOdecide
Such meetings 'wilt -not t✓e n; Ohail store outlets in
smaller communities will `pro ly a air ted o for thewens.
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SEPTEABIER.1
In one of the saddest accidents this
&fel&:ever - experiel ced, MC Clarence
Matthew Brook's" of Lower •anti
lost his life when he walked into the
path of a bullet fired by one • of his
sons. The boys were practising with
a .22. automatic rifleat the rear of
the house, using a canasalarget.
Miss Grace Hagg, dater of Mr
and lies: Fred 4logglofheel Line,
leaves this'week .to enter n
General Hospital as .a nurse -in -
training, .-
The High School Glee .Club .has
organized for the corn ngseasonrand
elected. Alan William` esiden
William Beecroft is vire-president;
Dorothy Hamilton secretary and
Isabel Zinn treasurer.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Gillespie,
Whitechurch, announce the
engagement of their only daughter,
Agnes Lorraine, to . Garnet Edwin
Farrier, -son of .Mr. and lam. W. R.
Farrier of West Wa,wanosh. The
marriage will take place early in
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new members, Roy' de Groot and
Jaclt ';Orvis, were ace ted j
brigade. `'The r`esigna!n
Caslick was accepted Hra aregret.
Mr and rs. A. Allendorf, who
have been engaged for the past five
weeks in decorating and renovating
the store formerly operated as
McLeod's Grocery on Diagonal
Road, <<have completed their work.
and are.now open for business. They
wi reside hi tate living quarters
behind•and above the store.
'David Rutledge was named senior
boys' .champ:Oil at= the Wingham
Public Sn o01 _Field- -Day. Inter
mediate 'Champion was Barry Fuller
and John Shang took the- junior
honors:. For the girls, it was Shirley
ArznstrOng, Sharon Brown and Sue
Nasmith. '
PTEMBER 1964
The • official o ' of the •-new
McClure Motors imited buil ing at,
the . south end of town' willbe held
Friday evening. The, Opening will
arb►lc display of
otois car
e franchise
*bile oars
coincide with t
the new t
.11#414 since the,
Cvartolet
and�G`r fucks
evening w.
who are leavg t :fi a an
moving tO Moult Forest.
Appreciation was expressed for-
their
ortheir : loyalty to . church end.
munity life duiig..vt
-halifyear-s-il V
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et comm
new. sidewalk
the ysouth:, Side
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Belgrave, Ye, The '''CO
of three-foot walk
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Bruce Hoover Of .Stephenvj,.
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purchasedathd:ehC farm foroilerrfy
by red n
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A miscellaneous shower was held
at the home of Mrs. Wee Lee when
about 70 friends, neighbors and
relatives gathered to honor , Miss
Joan Riehl, a future bride.,
Miss Kathy Hodgins of Wingham,
Miss Marie Coultes of Belgrave atid-
Miss AdelineMcg nne , sof:
Teeswater.are attending; a cuneld
nitft t king the home economics
WMt V'hel
e• Foxton Dairy on, Josephine
Street, which has been operated by
Mr. and. Mrs. "Rens Bailey for the
east. two years, will be known as
Sunrise Dairy, effective -im-
mediately.
F''or the first time in the history of
the - Belgrave School Fair, sheep
were exhibited by members of the
Huron County 4-H Club. Winners
were Hughie Todd of RR 2, Lucknow
andDon:Watson of RR 4, Clinton.
SEPTEMBER 1974
' Locals car dealer Al Bridge is
faetg,dllemma over the location
of lruyro ;dealership on Highway 86.
.. committing in the neigh -
Old O $100,000 to the project, he
hasbeen told that he cannot locate at
the site because the county's official
plan designates it as agricultural.
f The situation was discussed at
County Council but Mr. Bridge is
Still in the dark about the building's
Mitre.
A University of Western Ontario
dropouthasreturned to campus this
yearWriter in Residence, The
celebrated drop-out is Alice Munro,
one of Canada's most talented and
successful Short story authors, she
will talk about her craft and give
assistance to developing writers.
Mai Anne Milteriburg, 18, of RR
7 Luc r,. was selected as Huron
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