The Huron Expositor, 1990-05-16, Page 2r'.
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The Brussels Poet
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ED' IY$Si I G..POrol gMlae!Poir
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Taller with the telling•
And then there's the kind of news that we don't really want to• find out
too much about...
The incident that took place north of Seaforth after the high school for-
mal is one of those things that dances on a •fine line. It's news, and it's
something that everybody is going to find out about days before it ever
appears in print.
It's also the kind of story that causes all who are involved with it to wish
that it wouldn't have to come to light.
Newspapers have been accused of many things, including sensa-
tionalism, unsensitivity and muck -raking. But what many fail to realize, and
especially in a town the sine of Seaforth, is that the "muck" that is be-
ing raked has generally been given a good raking over already.
Often, authorities involved with a criminal investigation such as the house
party incident will balk at releasing information before their findings are
gathered. Handing such information over to the press, they say, could
hinder the investigation and harm innocent people in the process. This is
not being disputed.
But in many cases, the opposite also holds true. There are many points
to a case that cannot be released, but whatever CAN be, MUST be. If
the bare facts are not put forward, concisely and honestly, homespun tales
will get taller with every telling.
In this case, the most prudent move was to compromise with the in-
vestigating body and print what we could. Many may know more than what
is written, but many others may be recounting inflat d versions of the story.
The facts are down in black and white: nothing more, nothing less.
Hopefully, the truth - and the whole truth, when all is known - will stem
the tide of lies. P.E.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
to by Susan Oxtarid.
re Saturdayjr,saw people with
ogl
nett of *were that must shave been friend
for 'a mother.: I saw` expectant ,mo. err 'Shared, `me bottle►Y f 'wipe
Day. I
with - the . ' . ' isle -all of wase with a
and W�''withhcorsages mother All day ',kept thinking how lucky
every type of motherhood I am. •
with flowers:.Some stores were giving My .c7Wd doesn't have oto
POW= to Motperle air bay meto ba
Young igen Or1,e;store beda very a good kid one day a -.year ;pr�buy �a
giving ftowera to any wads special gift. My cbiidalready goes beyond
egliSMally female teenagers in short, tight all that iAfter a lard days
who didn't look like mothers at all. over dee n W on' stress
The ;farmer's 'often
homes o and •money wars
- m$t'lslet•was bursting with ries I.o€te>R go home to a hoose 'that is
`blotl'soins and the flower selling business tidied and vacutuned, dishes washed, dried
was tee busiest`I''d ever seen it. I can't and put away and::a child very proud of
rem ber a Valentines Day -took as good herself. If she isn't home then she usually
as years: Mothers Day at toe Marken leaves; a note; At the: leundromat she in -
I spoke .with a flower seller and'she told sista• she fold ° th*.clotiles.._Iier.. room... is
.me people were 'buying—everything but-- neater than mine;and she often makes my
roses, which she had stocked up on for the bed and tidies my room. She does well at
special day. She sold most of her tulips,school, reads and plays school with other
carnations, mixed bouquets, orchids, children and makes crafts with them
planted hydrangeas - everything but the She'll probably be an in -demand
roses. I went upstairs to visit the man who baby-sitter.
grows and sells orchids. He had an ex- She still pulls little -kid stunts. I get real
cellent day and attribrited' it to Mother's angry, but not for long as her good
Day, outweighs the bad. She's at a wonderful
I didn't receive flowers for Mother's stage that's reflected in her jewelry box.
Day. I did' get a telephone call from a In it she's got a collection of earrings she's
been taking care of,broken +Cerin Val
jewelry and a 'liras telrnls ball. {fel' u4i one' of
the iuckiest� gbihhera I know - , .
I know wo nen who. have ,badly behaved
children that; are q pain, toetroun.ter p'or-
tuflatbly I know -few .of theaiheg apie why,
would I want to? A friendd este such
Another and child viot:, The mother "didn't
believe in disdpline,',and.stoed behind her
child saying "naughty girl, you shouldn't
do that" as the brat pulled up ahmst
every flower along the ,driveway. My
friend couldn't contain herself any longer -
and told the woman to leave and not
return with her child until it had learned
at least to respect other people's property.
I can't blame her for her reaction.
I've had very little bad feedback on my
child. That makes me feel that despite the
problems 1 have, it's all balanced by the
fact that I seem, so far, to be succeeding
at the most difficult job of my life. Foi;
Mother's Day I took my child out to din-
ner and treated her to whatever she
wanted - even a huge piece of raspberry
pie. She deserves the best.
"WiTi-I ALL TME CUTBACKS GOIN''ROD►JD
ANYBODY EVEN CONSIDER
CHOPPING THE PLAYOFFS
A MorTi Tu)0 ? "
Church position clarified
Dear Editor:
This has been a most difficult time in
the life of the United Church of Canada.
The pain we have suffered has only been
exacerbated by incorrect media coverage.
1 am sad to say that with your May 9th
issue you contributed to this.
There are several inaccuracies in your
account:
Firstly, the content of the Membership,
Ministry and Human Sexuality (MMHS)
document is misrepresented. The document
states:
a) "That all persons, regardless of their
sexual orientation, who profess Jesus
Christ and obedience to Him, are welcome
to be or become full members of the
Church." In other words, homosexual per-
sons will not be excluded 'from member-
ship in the church.
b) "All members of the Church are eligi-
ble to be considered for ordered ministry":
This statement upholds one of the foanda-
tions of the Protestant Reformation, the
priesthood of all believers. The key words
are "eligible to be considered". The pro-
cess by which one is "considered" for the
ordered ministry starts in the local con-
gregation. It is complex and lengthy.
Secondly, the article was entitled "The
United Church Faces Division on Issue"
and nowhere was mention made of the
compromise position reached early in the
You'll love
meeting. The first petition dealing with the
MMHW statement stated:
a) "the first priority of the 33rd General
Council of the United Church of Canada be
healing and reconciliation of the various
parts of The United Church of Canada.
b) the 33rd General Council remove the
words "regardless of sexual orientation"
from the MMHS statement .. to further the
peace and welfare within our congrega-
tions."
This received the support of the Con-
ference and doesn't deserve the title you
gave it.
Varna` youn pastoral changeoted the nfrom the
and that
from the Londesboro pastoral charge
without directly noting the action taken on
each. Each will be forwarded as part of an
information appendix to the General Coun-
ell out of respect for the work of the
congregations.
The view endorsed by the Conference
was worded as follows:
"to reaffirm our belief in the Christian
standard of sexual moral conduct as lov-
ing faithfulness in heterosexual marriage
and loving chastity in singleness."
Fourthly, I was misquoted. I remember
quite distinctly what 1 said and it was not
what you printed. My comments were that
the property under discussion, i.e. that of
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the GST
It's amazing how two little words like
"yard sale" can cause' such a commotion
in an otherwise calm town like Seaforth.
Bargain hunters crawl out of their homes
at unholy hours of the morning, blinking
painfully at the sunlight, armed with a list
of garage sales, flea markets and yard
sales as long as their arm. One man's gar
bage is another man's treasure, and these
questing souls won't be daunted by any
lack of coffee in their bloodstream. Eight
thirty in the morning just isn't early
enough, it seems, and the hardy few can
be spotted queuing up in front of the
driveway a good hour before the thing
even starts.
The town was a beehive of yard sales
this past Saturday, and it doesn't look as
if things are going to cool down at all. I
was up and about far too early in the mor-
ning for a weekend, and hearkened to he
call of the white elephants. My particular
downfall is the book table, and it seems as
if the price of paperbacks is going down
with every yard sale I make it out to. I
snagged four for a quarter apiece last
week, and this week I made off with five
more for a thin dime each. If I keep go-
ing at this rate, people will start paying
me to haul off their novels. Hey, I'm game
for that. I may get around to reading them
by next Christmas.
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Sell it all!
ROUGH NOTES
by Paula Elliott
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Then there's the "fixable" table. d in-
adavertantly bought a bargoon off of the
fixable table. Nobody TOLD me that it was
on the fixable table, and no-one batted an
eye when I laid down my cash for the cute
little potpourri burner with the country
scene painted on the side. I took my find
to the car, congratulated myself on my
yard sale savvy, and blanched when I saw
the crack cleverly hidden by the masking
tape with the price written on it. What a
Paula thing to do. But then, for twenty-five
cents, what was I expecting? Ming?
I almost fell prey to a toaster oven,
SUCH a good deal for only a dollar. I was
quick enough to think, back to the popcorn
popper that I picked up for 50 cents a
week ago, and which still- sits on the shelf,
popcornless. Whether or not it works is
another story - it will make a dandy ter-
rarium, if not - but the fact remains -that
doomed to
this
�oa probably little than a dustcoectorr. The
toaster oven, I decided; deserved a kinder
fate. Besides, I wouldn't want my
microwave to have a jealous fit.
And speaking of appliances, where were
all of you gentle people when I was sans
refrigerator and stove? I think you were
purposely taunting me, waiting for me to
spend $100 on a Major Appliance so that
you could haul all of yours out two months
later and sell them for five or ten bucks.
Well, 7 hope you can sleep nights, that's all
I can say.....
As for me, I'll continue to comb the
sidestreets of Seaforth and Egmondville for
the summer, piddling away my change on
things that I don't need and never will find
a use for. When I can't move around free-
ly in my home, I'll throw a sale of my
own. And say, if anyone is interested, I'll
let you take a potpourri burner off of my
hands for 50 cents.
Come on, it's a capitalist society, isn't
it?
RURAL ROOTS I
byJeanne Kirkby
Cranbrook roman set himselfo
il
��y� fire
At an OFA Directors' Meeting in Toron-
to, April 18th, we were addressed by Don
Blenkarn, Chairman of The Finance Com-
mittee appointed by the PM Mulroney to
"sell the GST". He is a charming man,
and a totally captivating speaker and it
was easy to sit and let his words wash
over you, lulled into a sense of "Don't
worry, be happy. You're gonna lotre the
GST".
Back to earth. This is a politician speak-
ing. As a patriotic Canadian I cannot total-
ly accept at face value the words of any
duly elected representative. I' leave it to
you, dear Reader, to decide What you can
be cha ed
everything! Therefore , the farmer must
rg on hydro, oil, Small tools,
claim a rebate for GST paid on these
ptirchases.
The government will reimburse the
rebate within 21 days, or interest will be
paid on the outstanding amount.
A zero -rating is being considered for cer-
tain tipecifie farm inputs such as milking
systems, hay forks, 'manure spreaders etc.
as they are only used for farming. Sniall
tractors and equipment for tillage that
might also be used by landscapers or
cemeteries could not be exempted.
make of this. As with other small businesses, farmers
who Bell would Use GST money collected
How will the GST affectthe business of for rooduction:p
farming? Farmers buyp until And e y
g retail and Boll time period. At the repoll3ng od they
wholesale. Through the GST, the govern- would eompare the' amount GST that
meat will allow farmers to buy wholesale they collected to the anemia they had
- or at least tax-rebatable. spent on Purcbases for production. Then
For the first time, we, as farmers, will thei:would either remit the difference or
have the benefit that other countries have claim a rebate, •
- that of not having manufacturing tate on Whit asked how the price of a product
production equipment. The Manufacturers' Walla "be - towe Iy 13,59 , Mt.
Sales Tax (MST) is now hidden for I3lebhani a��,lt #'a �tlde edde-
to the price. We pay it etveat'lt thelia,'' tlr. , p lte lituati =to ttwiw
ins a 10-239b markup. � .. r
Farmers are producers, not retailers.., put
ro-
Food is zero-rated as far as the GST is cessois. The 13 5% MST exists today on
concerned. This means that no tits will be. alined . lads ctiitedproducts in
charged on food, and•the farmer willnot
wm usually be paying the
ett'"thenoi v , � pi ggtl' to d� rke
Paying the GS en MICy ��
chases necessary for production.
p' Arlie system of wheat, the it►
penalized the mtllers doll the fo
MAY 16, 1890
A lady residing in the neighborhood of
Clinton, and who has lived there for 30
years, attended a public entertainment a
few nights ago, the first that she had ever
attended.
David Milne, stockrnan of Ethel, receiv
ed quite an addition to his stock family in
the shape of a Short Horn cow presenting
him with twin calves, a Leicester ewe hav-
ing twin lambs, and a Berkshire sow ad-
ding her quota of nine pigs. All are living
and doing well. It was kind of a windfall
for one day.
A resident of the township of Grey who
resides east of Cranbrook attracted con-
siderable attention one day last week.
While going hoineward smoke was seen is-
suismfrof ' olia are cattail
could be before
the
the
gentleman tame to realize his situation
and whipped off his coat quicker than you
eould say 'Jack Robinson' and stamped out
the incipient fire. ` The first cause of this
threatened col flagaration was that the
KeAtlemad bad Put his "smoke pipe" into
hbiiss pocket %dine the tobacco was still
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MAY 14, 1915
Mr. A.Somers' of 'Morris Township has
sgld his hotiB6 and lot in Brussels to Mr,
J 1tor WO.
04,14 6 e recent great
IN THE YEARS wAGONE
from the Expositor Archives
Ypres battle there appears the name of
Lieutenant Ralph Latta as. wounded.
Lieutenant Latta enlisted with the first
contingent in Vancouver, B.C. He is a son
of the late John Latta of Tuckersmith near
Chiselhurst, and was born on the farm now
owned and occupied by Mr. Slavin.
Seeding is now finished in Tuckersmith
and the fanners here are preparing the
land for corn end roots.,
Parsnips that had sprouted caused the
death of Mrs. Effie Andrews of Aylmer a
few days ago. She partook of the parsnips
for supper, was taken ill shortly after-
wards and died at midnight. Parsnip
eaters should bear this in mind.
Busiriese is looking up in Walton. Our
mills and ts and business men are
thronged with cuustomers and Walton is
establishing a reputation as one of the best
.markets and business centres in this part
of the line while it is surrounded by one of
thebest farming districts in Canada.
MAY 17, 1940
izrneat J. Dinnon, Seaforth contractor, is
in Sinn Memorial Hospital hi a critical
condition, the result of injuries sustained in
a motor accident at Kippen on Monday. He
has failed to regain consciousness and lit-
tle hope is held for his recovery.
An interesting and varied program
featured the amateur show and quiz con-
test held in Cardno's Hall under the
auspices of the Seaforth Amateur Athletic
Association. There were not as many en-
tries as on former occasions and seeding
interfered somewhat with the attendance,
but those present enjoyed a good night's
fun.
Kicked by a cow while in the barn on
Sunday evening, Mrs. Calvin Hillen of
McKillop Township suffered a fractured
ankle.
A joint meeting will be held shortly to
consider repairs to and cleaning of Silver
Creek at the south end of the town.
MAY 20, 1965
Members of the board of the Seaforth
Public School recognized a teaching career
extending over 45 years, when they
presented Miss Mabel Turnbull with a pair
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