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The Huron Expositor, 1983-07-27, Page 18tie HURON EXPO8ITOR, JULY 27, 198.3 Is tc ova' Nuc lau .fight City 31Pa ©e ©nc Sp__Q r. cel lip DIM SffilD Ucsp - At the last executive meet- ing an estimate of cost to lengthen and widen the, kit- chen was read out and it was decided to hold a special meeting with the Ladies Aux- iliary to decide whether the membership is in favor of this capital expenditdre. Presi- dent Peter Malcolm is calling this meeting on, Thursday, August 4 at 8:00 p.m. Special cards are -being sent out to notify the members. The news around the branch is very slim these. days. Most of the conversa- tions centred around the current heat- wave that has just expired and the dry conditions now prevailing. It was nice to go in and sit for awhile in the air-conditioned room and enjoy the amenities of the branch. • For the rest of the summer there will be a news column in this paper only 'her week. We hope those mem- bers out of town who live in various places across the country will bear with us through the .summer. We hope all of you will be able to be home for a visit soon with your families and friends. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. -Gordon Scott P.R.O. One grille cynical, apatheticremarksof the 20th century is, "You can't fight City hall." t ithink its American Jri origin, as ate so y 'many of our colorful expressions, but it reflects a conception that. has contributed to the skepticism that permeates many aspects of our life. In essence it betrays a weariness of the individual spirit In a world that is growing ever more corrupt, violent and treacherous. it means basically that the individual hasn't a chance against the burgeoning bureaucracy, the petty patronage, the you -scratch -yours philosophy that has always been with us, and always will but should be resisted stoutly and sturdily whenever it rears its ugly head. Jesus fought the City Hall of His time, and won, though He lost His life. Sir Thomas More fought the City Hall of his time, which included his king, the nobility and the clergy, and refused to nudge an inch to save his life, because he was right, and City Hall was wrong. Joan of Arc fought her City Hall, in the form of her own king, traitors to her vision, and an opposing army. She wodnd up being burned at the stake, and became a saint. Her opponents are mere footnotes in history. Oliver Cromwell fought his City full, won his fight, and taught British royalty to mind its pees and queus, if you'll pardon the expression. William Lyon Mackenzic took on the City Hall of his day, and though his only battle with it was a typical Canadian charade, he left it smarting. 1 could name a hundred others who cocked a snook at City Hall, and lost mmaany_a_battle, but won many a war. The United States is\a classic example. Another is the Republic f France. Mahatma Ghandi practically had On 'British Empire begging hire to go change his diaper and leave it alone. Well, it's nice to be in the company of such, even if only for a little while, and only in the imagination. The Fourth St. Fusiliers, of which 1 am a proud, wounded veteran, has fought many a skirmish, several sharp encounters, and a prolonged war of attrition against the local town council, and the will of the people triumphed to the extent of a dozen trees being uncut, a new sid alk installed and a desert of pot-holeurngd into a paved street. You've -heard of the 30 Years War, the 100 War, the War of the Roses, s the War of Years W a Ye independence, the Boer War, and The Great War, followed by that sickening euphemism, World War II. Not to mention Korea and Vietnam. Well, a lot has been written about them, and millions 'died in them, but for sheer intensity of emotion, I think the Fourth St. War outdoes them all. That's the reason for hdred ears, tthehFourth St. . In hWar, mayfour be almost forgotten, were it not for some humble scribe to get it down on paper. It has lasted between seven and nine years, and the veterans will even argue hotly about the duration. I do remember that the hundreds of children who were going to be slaughtered by traffic if the town council achieved its insidious ends are now replaced by grand- children in many cases. I do remember that the first rush to the barricades was about as organized as the French revolutionaires' attack on the Bastille. I do remember that one lady threatened to chain herself high in the branches of a maple tree if the town engineer carried out his plan of massacreing maples. There were other threats of a similar but unlikely nature, such as everyone lying down in front of the bulldozers, blowing up the town hall while council was in session, or kidnapping the town engineer and giving him a cement -bar- rel burial in the bay. Fortunately, cooler, heads prevailed. After half the street was ruined, the works department ran out of money. Over the years, they tiptoed around the potential explosion, filling inthe odd pot -hole and letting the street turn into the semblance of a long -forgotten country lane. But this spring, falsely feeling that the ancient hatreds had cooled, with new people moving in, and old people dying off, they foolishly raised the desescrative idea again. Cut down the trees. Tear up the sidewalks, make it a one -block thruway to nowhere. Like an old, dormant volcano, the people rose in their might and descended on the works committee like a disturbed hornet's nest. The air was filled with vituperation, calumny and blasphemy. Council cooled off like a bull confronted by an angry elephant. Another meeting was called. Again. The people rose in their wrath. They formed a committee. It consisted of a brilliant mathematician, a contractor, a doctor, a lawyer, and an indomitable nurse. Not just a few angry people to be baffled by engineering jargon. 1 don't want to go into the brilliant counter-attack, the superb tactics, the incredible strategy of The People. It's too exciting. You wouldn't sleep tonight. But we won. The trees stay, the sidewalks will be rebuilt, the thruway will continue t5rae a residential street, thousands of children will not be cut down by thundering trucks, and the road will be paved. You can fight City Hall. See Even the smallest ad is read in the Huron Expositor Call 527-0240 Mechanic, and demolition derby entrant, Cheryl Flynn, will be competing here Sunday. Mechanic is "born to kill" BY SHELLEY McPHEE Don't let Cheryl Flynn's big blue eyes and lovely smile fool you. She's, "Born to kill." Cheryl will be one of the demolition derby competitors to watch for at this year's event, sponsored by the Seaforth Agricul- tural Society on July 31 at the fairgrounds. She'll be easy to spot. Her "motto" is painted on the roof of her 1975 Oldsmobile station wagon. Cheryl, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Flynn of RR2. Clinton. is an expert when it comes to. automobiles. She was a first female to graduate from Fanshawe Col- lege's Motor Vehicle Mechanic Course. A Class A apprentice, she is the only woman to receive the diploma in the course that's seen 20,000 graduates since it began in 19b4. While sonic of Cheryl's friends have questioned her career choice, she is more than enthused about her future as a mechanic. Cheryl has moonlighted eve- nings as a waitress in Clinton for the past three and a half years. And in her spar@ time, she plays ball - first base for the Whitechurch Swamp Rats. Cheryl is presently working at Mont- gomery Motors in Lucknow. Cheryl has only a few more months left on her apprenticeship until she writes the government exam for her Class "A" mechanic's license. A life ulyder car hoods, covered in grease and gas is not what Cheryl planned. In fact she had originally considered a future in travel and tourism, but felt that jobs were few and pay4ow in this line of work. After completing high school at CHSS, Cheryl says she approached Carter's er's West End Garage in Clinton for a job pumping gas. After working there a year she saw the benefits of a career as a mechanic and enrolled at Fanshawe. While Cheryl admits it was sometimes difficult going to sehool with all-male classmates, she was encouraged and assisted by her teachers. - In fact she has received a great deal of support from family, friends and employers as she strives to be better at her job. Brother Ray has filled Cheryl in on the tactics and strategies used in the smash 'em up, bash 'em up demolition derby. He was her pit man at the Clinton Spring Fair's demolition derby in June. As the only female competitor, Cheryl placed third in a heat of 10 people and went out due to starter troubles. Preparing the 1975 Oldsmobile for the derby is a big task. The engine must be in top running order, doors must be wired shut and windows must be removed. A hole has to be cut iti thee hood of th e e nBine to prevent fire and a fire extinguisher placed by the driver's seat. All but the driver's seat is removed, a battery and small gas tank are added. DRYWALL KNOWN FOR HIGH .�1 ,1TY P -eterBkoi Drywall COMPLETE DRYWALL SERVICE 0 527-1398 SEAEORTH JEWELLERS ARNOLD J. STINNISSEN LIFE AND MORTGAGE INSURANCE PLANS ' DEFERRED ANNUITIES iNCOMETAX DEDJICTABLE FLEXIBLE NO LOAD-R.R.S.P. NEW NON-SMOKERS RATES AVAILABLE Tel. 527-0410 REPRESENTING 117 Sun Life Assurance GODERICH ST. EAST a SEAFORTH py Lom n of Canada 1)1 \MONIiS 1VA'UcFlt Jt?WEI 11.121 FINN ('iIINA GIFTS FOI2 VFRY OCCASION All Tcpe'. of Repair, Phone 527.0270 There are over 400,000 prizes to be won. Find out more details from your local participating Sunoco Dealer: Shower honors Margiee. Eckert A miscellaneous shower for Margit Eckert was held July 17, in the Orange Hall. On their arrival Margie, her mother, Mrs. Con Eckert and her sister, Elaine MacDon- ald, received corsages. Mary Garon, as mistress of ceremonies, welcomed the guests and conducted a pro- gram. Edythe Coleman gave a reading "Tips for the Bride." A hilarious showing of fashions for the bride-to-be took place with Teresa Finlay- son, Clare Smith, Nancy Kale, Gwen and Lynn Dever- eaux, Christa Eckert and Darlene Eckel as models. Jean Carnochan was com- mentator. "The Rose" was sung by Karen Melady. An address of good wishes was read by Jean Carnochan and Margie was presented with many gifts for which she expressed sincere thanks. Hostesses for the shower were Edythe Coleman, Else De Groot, June Saldivar, Betty Devereaux and Jean Carnochan. An Anstett Diamond - for a very special Anniversary Gift this summer Pictured above, Anstett's dazzling diamond cluster rings. See our entire collection, starting from only '99.95. 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