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The Huron Expositor, 1987-06-24, Page 2SENSE AND NONSENSE• by Ron Wassink A2 —TH HURON EXPOSITOR, J NE 24, 1987 . A HuronExpositor 04BLUE . ..E' • . , RIBBON . • . SINCE 1860, SERVING THE COMMUNITY FIRST AWARD 1987 • Incorporating ' . The Brussels Post, ED BYRSKI, General Manager Published in , • HEATHER McILWRAITH, Editor , . Seaforth, Ontario . Every Wednesday Morning Member Canadian Community Newspaper Assoc. Ontario Community NeWspaper Association Ontario Press -Council I Commonwealth Press Union Internationa! Press Institute Subscription rotes: , . . . ' The Expositor Is brought to you Canada '20,00 a year, in advance each week by the efforts of Senior Citizens • '17.00 a year in advance Pot Armes, Nellie Blake, Outside Canada '60.00 a year, in advance Bessie Broome, Karen Gor- Single Copies"- .50 cents each dner, Joan Ouitheiaor and Bob McMillan. Second class mail registration Number 0696 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1987 Editorial and BUsiness Offices.- 10 Main Street, Seaforth Telephone(519)527-0240 • . Mailing Address - P.O. Box 69, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK 1WO Contributions help • The general °public is being asked to help ensure one of the traditions of Canada Day continues to happen in Seaforth. It is being asked to.contribute towards the cost of this year's Canada Day fireworks display. Sponsored by the recreation department the approximately one-hour display is expected to cost $2,500. One half of this cost will be covered by a grant from the government's Canada Celebrations Committee. Unless the rest of this cost can be defrayed through the extraction of money from the general public, the fireworks display may be eliminated from further Canada Day celebrations. Because it operates on a break-. even basis the recreation department Cannot afford to absorb the re- mainder of the cost. To do so would mean other recreation programs would suffer, since they would be depleted of funds in order to help make ends meet. But collecting money at such an event as a fireworks display is never an easy task. Too many people are able to watch without having to pay for the privilege. The recreation department is , however, going to try. Members of the recreation committee and other appointed people will be stationed on roads in the vicinity of the high school, where the fireworks. display will be held, to collect money from pedestrians and?or motorists 'who plan to enjoy the show: The committee has set a price of $2 per person or $5 per car, for entry. to the display area. It is hoped all those attending will be generous, or at least honest in their contribution towards this celebratory and beautiful tradition. Locals sceptical about reliability Recently you had a letter in this paper concerning the Tom Cochrane Concert. As one of the people who attended it, I would like to tell Mr. Martene the reason for the poor turn out. For one, the people I talked to were not very confident that Tom would show, es- pecially after that bit with the Killer Dwarfs concert. People were paying good money to see the, group and when they didn't show, they were disappointed. Especially when the $2 refund turned out to be a Welt. I must also say that many people thciught the replacement Frank Soda, was lousy. In- cluding me. The fact that Tom Cochrane was not very famous turned people off too. I mean if so- meone like Kim, Mitchell were to put on a concert here, I'd be willing to bet on a better TO THE EDITOR turn out. I would certainly attend. As for the bit about the b^ar, it's true that more money would have been made. However, Seaforth people were not the only one's asking about it. I suggest that if you want to provide something that people will enjoy, why not ask them who or what they like. In the mean tithe, I think that you should not blame us for something that was not entirely our fault. • Sincerely Cheryl Cooper Feeling your age Birthdays are a dreadful thing, especially when you get to be my age. You begin think- ing m units of 10. All of a sudden it's 10 years and you will be 40. Another 10, 50, and before you know it, you have to start thinking of hobbies for all those extra hours you have when you retire. You soon learn that job you though wsa so precious was so important after all. I think birthday celebrations go through three stages -the stage where you have par- ties, want presents and pin the tail on the donkey, And can hardly wait till you're 'older ; the second stage where you wish peo- ple would fOrget; and the third stage where you have parties, brag about your age while people tell you how young you look. When a person reaches 100, there Seem to be more centenarians every year, there's a party every year thereafter. It's a big thing with cake, candles, cards and flowers. - Usually there are few gifts and I guess the reason is if you're lucky enough to hit 100, ' you don't need any other gifts. There's one birthday, though, that everyone celebrates -Canada Day. This year it fang on July 1 -in case yeti didn't know, it does every other year as well. The last big birthday bash, for Canada, that I can remember as being the best, was in 1967 when this great country of ours celebrated 100 years. There hasn't been another party like it. But now it does seem people are becoming more patriotic and are getting involved in organized events in their communities to celebrate Canada Day. There have been many Changes since 1967 -mini skirts have come and gone, and apparently are corning back; hippies were replaced by punks; the cars you could date and name have been replaced by cars that all look the same, but have better mileage than 20 years ago; and more people ate but Of work because computers and robotics are taking over. Even the words of the national anthem have been changed. For these who don't know the words, past "0 Canada", and for those who have simply forgotten, try this the next time you're at a hooky game, ot at Canada Day celebrations this year: "0 Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, 0 Canada, We stand on guard for thee. God keep our land glorious and free! 0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee. 0 Canada, we stand on guard for thee." This year marks Canada's 120th birthday. More people are celebrating each year, and no doubt there will be a big bash in another five. Just so you're ready in 1992, here are some "did you knows". The answers follow the questions. 1 -The beaver is the symbol of Canada? What are baby beavers called? , 2 -When did Canada get its new flag (red stripes and red maple leaf on white background)? 3 -If you hang the Canadian flag in a Ver- tical position, which way should the stem of the leaf be facing? You are facing the flag. Should it be on your right or left? 4 -Queen Elizabeth II is Canada's Head of State. What is her full title? 5 -Before the declaration of Canadian citizenship in 1947, what- were Canadians legally called? 6 -Which city is closer to St. John's, Newfoundland -Victoria, British Columbia or London, England? 7 -All Canadians should sing the praises of Calixa Lavallee. Why? 8 -If it's 12 noon in Whitehorse, Yukon, What time is it in St. John's, Newfoundland? 9 -How many foreign neighbets does Canada have? Name them. _ 10='-WhAt is tite-tapitalof-Canada? 11 -The Parliament of Canada is made up of three parts. What are they. 12 -John Ware's Alberta cabin is now a museurn. This black Canadian was the first in which field Of work? 13 -You can stand in Canada and be on the same latitude as parts of California. Where Would you be? 14, -Following the American Revolution, those who remained loyal to the Crown mov- ed north to Canada. What are they known as? ANSWERS: 1 -Kittens. to page IL Press card comes in handy In all my years and years (maybe it only seems that long) as a inember of the "working press," (i.e. an ink -stained wretch),,I have never encountered anyone who requested to see my press identifica- tion card, before permitting me to inter- view, photograph or inudrake them. To be sure, I was quite proud of myself the day I was handed my Ontario Com- munity Newspaper Association card. I was certain it would mark me for life as an steemed member of the_Fourth_Estate, a man who could be trusted with your inmost secrets, with sensitive government dOcuments, not to Screw up the works. "The Card," I was sure, would get me past police blockades, inside high-level meetings, into sold -out concerts, and 50 cents off my next purchase of McDonald's french • fries. The possibilities were limitless. Alas, no one ever wanted to see my little card. They all took my word for it when I showed up at the door and announced my intention of covering the momentous event which was about to take place. , • ,Probably, they assumed that no one in his right mind would want to be a reporter, let alone.impersonate one. After all, why would anyone want to pass themselves off as a member of- a group. with a reputation for being underpaid, overworked, always nosey and often abrasive? This, by the way, also explains why no one ever bothers to impersonate Revenue Canada auditors. Anyway, try though I might, I couldn't get any one to even lodic at the darn thing. That was, until June 9, 1987. This date, inconspicu,ous as it may ap- pear, is actually quite significant, marking the 160th day, of the 160th year since the founding of the Town of Goderich. FROM .THIS ANGLE by Patrick Raftis Not being the types to,let such an occa- sion pass unrecognized, we at .the Signal - Star chose to mark the occasion with a pic- torial tribute, in the form of a special sup- plement_to be_called„!1A_Day in thp Me," of the Goderich area. The premise for this publication was to take pictures round-the-clock on the aforementioned date, of ordinary people doing ordinary things. No occurrence was deemed too mundane to photograph. "If anyone moves--- shoot them!" was the editor's directive. Several of our less militant newsroom personnel became so exited they had to be reminded we would be using film, not live ammunition, for this exercise. This is where the LD card began to come in handy. When people are holding an event, passing a cheque, robbing a bank or' anything of this nature, they expect,to get their picture in the local paper. When they are mowing the. lawn, going to work or making a bank deposit, they don't seem to expect to achieve the,same degree of notoriety. The first person to request proof of my legitimacy was a bus driver, who ap- parently wanted to be sure I wasn't taking pictures of his bus and its passengers for some deviant purpose of my own. Later, I had to show it to a middle-aged couple who were cleaning up after a fish fry at St. Chrtstopher's beach. Seems they were curious as to what type of person would want to photograph them and the re- . mains of some dead trout? Can't say as. I blame them. The third, and most embarassing, identi ty crisis came when I was required to pro- fillOP evidence of rny occupation to one of our local constabulary. Seents two young children I had photographed at play earlier had informed their parents that there was a strange.man with a camera hanging around outside. When a police crusier began following me around that evening I assumed I had inadvertently committed some violation of the Highway Traffic Act, Somehow I didn't find it comforting to learn that, instead, I was suspected of being a pervert. Oh well. All in a day's work. Seriously, though it caused me some em- barrasment, and I should point out that this publication encourages people who have doubts about a person claiming to be a member of our organization, to call the paper and verify that they do in fact work here. When taking pictures of young children, our photographers do try to contact parents or an adult in charge. However, when a spontaneous photo opportunity oc- curs, this may not always be possible. So, -if you have doubts, check with us first. If the person in question should turn out not to be one of our employees, it is then ad- visable to call the police. Chances are though, if you see a scruffy looking bearded character with a'camera it's just me - and I'm harmless. E F:1E1Sr 1.1) , 5HOOLD DO /5 ROUND -1/P SOME" CLop/E5 --THOSE ELEC1Rt9N/C 'clifol6ELf0-5 n9)/ &E7' [15 ON TELE(45/0A, ./ YE.5, THEY'LL E3E ,q1(//1/6 FOR /VONEK AN' 1UE Doer EVEN JA- POC/<E7- poCKEr5 • • Life insurance underwriters honored JUNE 24, 1887 Quite a large club known as "The Jubilee Sporting Club," in Hermit has been recent- ly organized among the sturdy yeomen and their sons of the first concession of the township of Hay, for the purpose of engag- ing in the manly sports such as running, jumping, vaulting, throwing the shoulder Stale, etc. On Tuesday morning last, about eight o'clock,a valuable breeding mare and foal owned by Mr. Angus McLeod of the third concession of McKillop were struck by lightning and killed.' Mr. Clarkson has let the contract for the erection of his new brick residence to Mr. John Lyons, and Mr. Copp does the mason and brick work. At a meeting of the Township School Board, held at the school house in Egmond- ville on Saturday, the question of the erec- tion of new school buildings at Egintindville and in the .Harpurhey section was fully considered. In the Guelph Mercury we find the follow- ing complimentary paragraph: "Mr. C. F. McBride of Seaforth, Ont., who has just graduated at the Guelph Business College, leaves shortly for St. Paul, Minneapolis, ploderueelteheiussaibneosust.,toengage in the wholesale We have the pleasure of noticing that Miss Mary Govenlock, daughter of Mr. Robert Govenlock, ofJMcKillop, has passAither ex - =inflation of the Toronto Normal School, and received a grade A Certificate. A veriy quietjUbutNt2 p8rielt9tly2 wedding tobk plate at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John Wain of Galt on Wednesday, June 12, at eleven o'clock a.m.,when Mr. James T. Grimoldby Of McKilop and Miss Dora E. Howes, eldest daughter of Mrs. Henry Howes, of the same township were united in marriagemthdt byhRev. A. J. Johnston, of the The marriage. of Miss Mary Alice Cameron Bell, the youngest daughter of the IN THE. YEARS AGONE from the Archives late Andrew and Mrs. Bell, of Kippen, to the Rev. John Richardson, B.A. pastor of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church, Kippen, was solthenized at two o'cloek on June 26 at the home of the bride's mother on the Lon- don road. A football match was played in Winthrop on Wednesday evening between the Egmondville team and the local boys. The teams were fairly well matched, and the game resulted in a tie, each tea th seoring one goal. Mr. R. Hays of Seaforth acted as referee ni an impartial manner. Miss Mary BrOdie McWatt has been left a legacy of $161,000 by the will of the late Mrs. Cook, who died in Toronto recently. An order has been issued by the Railway Comrilission that trains must not exceed a speed of ten miles an hour crossing the Main street Seaforth• . M. John Dodds, of the Seaforth pop works, is now using his auto truek, made specially for hitil at the Clinton works: Mr. Dodds intends using it for delivery purposes throughout the district and thus save tune and horseflesh. JIINE26 1937 The annual Huron County achievement and program planning day, held Saturday in offices of the department of agriculture, Clinton, proved sticeessful. Forty six girls from all sections of the cOunty, together with 10 group leaders, exhibited thief Work and participated in the judging competitions. biorthside United chutch, Seaforth, will observe its 60th anniversary on Sunday, Octant 24, according to Rev. T. A. ea r - Michael the minister. The gaily decorated and spacious Cardno Ilan in Seaforth Was Well filled on Friday evening to see the pupils of Kaye MacKen- zie, Stratford, present the "Top Hat School of Dancing's" first dance revue. Plans for elimination of poles from Main Street are progressing, and on Wednesday an engineer from the H. E. P. C. spent the day in town going over the system with local officals and mapping out the new lines. Miss H. Isabel Graham is iri Toronto where she will attend the National Conven- tion of the Canadian Authors' Association to be held in the Royal York on June 28-30. Miss Edna Rivers of Alma College, St. Thornas, is spending the holidays at her home in Seaforth. JUNE 28, 1962 Area life insurance underwriters were honored in London recently by the national Underwriter's Assocation. Arnold ,J. Stin- nissen, of McKillop and Gerald Holland, of Dublin, received national quality cer- tificates, which were presented "in recogni- tion of quality life underwriting service to the public as evidenced by an excellent record of maintaining force and extending the benefits of life insurance." 1171bKilltilMters reje-etal-beer outhitbyaT narrow margin questionsWednes- day. In a vote that saw 71 per cent of the eligible voters go to the polls, 55.68 per cent were in favor of beverage roomfor men and wornen, while '55.8 per cent fevered beverage roOms for men only. To be approv- ed, the questions required a 60 per cent favorable vete. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lamont and fami- ly, of Galt, brought Mrs. Margaret Lamont home on the Weekend, She had stient Over two Weeks. hi Galt, Delhi, Ori lia, and Hatrfitoti With her f