The Huron Expositor, 1979-01-25, Page 3A SUPER SKIIER Angie Roth is only faur but she skiied almost the
entire cross country poker rally route on Sunday .with her parents Ken.
and Cheryl and her older sister Tracey. The Rothswere among 'many
families who tookart in .the Optimist p p mist Winter Carnival event: • -
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To the editor:
(Expositor Photo):
we expec
g
by Susan, White
After a hard day at work
and at home there's.potbing I
like better than, to curl; up on
the couch with a good
murder ,mystery. (Just ask
:my husband who throws out
disgusted glances and dis-
gusted. •words, as he carries
'vitt" his hobby. working.
,around the house.):
. ,lies 1 suffer for my hobby.
'Michael. Snow, a Canadian
artist and musician i admire
says reading noveis•'";is. a
complete waste of time, And
mystery stories are probably
the most useless of navels:
But I love'em and 1 continue,
guiltily to read them,
When the . weather gets
better you may even see nte'
reading some mystery or
another in the park at noon
hour, But it's getting to the
point where 111 have to skulk
aroundas if l; was• reading,
something :shamil u1.
Catcher in the Rye or The
Diviners, say. But rest as;
sured, it'll be a well thumbed
Agatha Christie or Ross
MacDonald novel. that I'm
casually hiding behind some
approved " roading, The
Huron Eispositor or the
Toro`to Star maybe.
.:Besides the complete
waste of time, my mystery
reading leads to; 1 see:
another.,. -problem on the
_ horizon.
•
HOspltaI
about
n
There aren't /Very many Arabs; or kngwledga see rng;
good CanadWn mystery :Chinese for example, will
novels. Ellen Godfrey is • have to decide whether they,
trying. with .,her ator'tes of an; Fant to learn Agaeriean of
amateur woman. detective froktt British English.. tits expert
speculates.
What 1 want to :know is,
where .does, thak leave
Canadians? ` ;Or .more
particularily this Canadian
who loves .to ;read', mysteries
from both countires?
The situation ;could of
course open up whole new
vistas for Canadians. Peised
as we are between both
countries and; both cultures.'
we could solve our un
employment problem by
training those who are
looking for work as.P�inter-
preters, `
We've got a foot in both.`
Britain • and the .United
States, We've ,got TV ..
,atufation from our.
neighbour to the,soutb,and a
royal connection with the
land across the sea,
We could offer .,our
translation services to the
multitude of Companies 'and
individuals who want to
continu. e doing business in
both' languages,
With qui Canadian success
and expertise at living and
learning.' in two' official
language's, keeping pro-
ficient :in the two Englishes
should be a breeze.
Toronto, but 1 find her
writingooden and a little
hard going,
That means I read the.
,British or the American
variety and;. 1 have my
favourite thriller writers' front
both countries. '
Just recently though I read
somewhere that American,
English, and British English
are more and more becoming
two quite different
languages.
I've noticed too • that
particularity my English
detective stories seem to
have more and: more phrases'
that are a complete mystery
• (groan) to me. Maybe1 don't
have quite the same problem
with �AnaeriCan .English,::
blessed as I am with' an
American husband.
A linguistics expert is
quite concerned about the
divergence of the two types
of Eng)ish, In fact he
speculates that by the year
2000 those speaking British
English and those speaking
the American version .won't
be able to understand each:.
other:
Foreign, students, oil rich
board will decide
possible bedcurts
Beoause,of a ten bed 'leeway given to.
_.hospitals .• of ..:under _1 -001 -beds, -Seaforth
Community Hospital (SCH) stands, to lose
six, rather.,than'•16 beds, hospital officials.
learned. from Ontario health, minister Dennis
Timbre!! on Friday...
It's up to the SCH board to decide,
administrator Gordon McKenzie told the
• Expositor, it, when and how beds will• be cut,'
SCH received a budget increase of 2.41 per
cent for •1979,while some hospitals in the
province, • int:ruding Winghan'shad their
budgets frozen at last year's level.
On January •1. 1979 a new law was
enforced -by y the over g nment of Ontario
restricting any person under the age of 19
from the consumption of alcohol.
p c except of
course for the few who became' 18
before December 31. 1978. 1 realize that by:
raising the age they hope to cut down on
under -age drinking and keep alcohol out of
the high schools, brit have they really
sto pped and considered any of the
consequences which may arise from the act
of enforcing this new law.. For one thing
B.
one of the biggest questions the kids who
are able too out have is:"Wher "Where edowebo.
now? What we expected to do? I have
gone to dances since I have been `.16, and ii
amnot going to .letthis' new law stop .me
from doing
that'i have enjoyed
doing for close to two years,
I have alternatives. 1 could always drive
20 miles to ,the nearest theatre which is
usually restricted anyway:.-.1•eould go tea
party where there is no-one to stop me'
from drink. 'ing, smoking pot and who
knows w B
What else. There is an endless list of°
alternatives, You stop us from going
places. that we have been going for years
and enjoying ing it and of course we will
grudgingly find other things to occupy our
time.
Perhaps it'won't be totally legal but at
least we're not making . a nuisance of
ourselves at a dance, In a few short months
1 will be the magic age of 18. 1' can vote,
leave home and do anything because under.
the eye of the law lam an adult, capable of
handling myself in a mature way but one.
thing my dear that 1 forgot to mention.
: you may be an adult but you cannot drink
or buy + an ' alcohol because well ell to be quite
frank, you aren't; readyfor it yet.
ti
Think about it for one moment. Would
nt
you rather, see a minor ata dancewhether
there be alchol or -not- than have them find
their own sources of excitement, and you
know exact) what that is?Don't make
Y it so
tough for a 16,. 17, or an 18 year old to. get
into a dance. Therehas to be an alternative
and the only one appears to be turning us
citto the street: • ..
A Student
Expositor asks::
stat c�.o. you.thiniC of Expositor Asks?'
• by Deb'ble Ranney
Iiiow that the Expositor Asks Column has
been, in the paper for awhile, the Expositor
thought it might be interesting to find out
what local residents think of the coltiml'
and asked, "What do you think of the
Expositor . Asks column in the Huron
Expositor and what purpose, if any, do you'
think it serves?'"'
Mrs, Bud, Britton: of ,12:Church Street in
Seaforth said, "I think it's a good column',
I read it every week."
' She said it was thought provoking and
always had something of current interest,
Mrs, Raymond Coombs of Egmondville
said, "Well , it gives people's opinions, l
-kind of enjoy- the column, really."
Mia. RossGotdott of R. R, #1, Seaforth
said, "1 aiways'enjoy reading it, It's a little
, light'' corner I enjoy reading sometimes,
Other than that it''•s••sometimes-informative-7,-
and you get other people's opinions. She
said Expositor Asks and Susan' White's
column are the two things she reads first. ,,
Mts. Joseph Hastings of R. R. #2, Staffa
said, "I think it's very, very good. There's
a lot of good information there, I really like
reading it. I never miss reading it."
Mrs -Lorne McKinnon of R. R. #2,
Dublin Said she thought it was kind of
informative and. ,kind of fun.
;lohn Powell Jr. of R. R. #2, Seaforth said'
he liked "it, Paul Somerville of R, R. #4,
Walton 'Said, "Well, I always read it
anyway, It's okay, You find out what some
people Are thinking, different people's
opinions."
The surchargeto be paid ;by people who
occupy chronic beds in Ontario .hospitals for
more than 60 days will have tobe applied to
the four chronic beds at SCH', Mr. McKenzie
said, The health ministry says it iII charge
$9,80 a day to'encourage chronic patients to
move to nursing homes.
The levy becomes effective province wide
on ; April 1' but Mr: a1' Kenzie:. said he
understands that patients , on old age
assistance, welfare or veterans with war
related illnesses will not have to pay.
The ;SCH:, boardwill consider the
implications of the ministry's budget figures
at •its next meting Tuesday tight.
(Continued from Page 1)
W'.D; Wilson as past president will also
serve onthe board of directors,
The ladies' division re' -elected Helen
Thompson of RR 5'. Seaforth as president.
Lois. Hodgert of Seaforth as, vice-president
and named Jane Vincent, of Seaforth as
secretary -treasurer.
Following the banquet. Art Bolton
presented a past president, Ken Campbell.
of RR ; I, Dublin with an award for Mr.
Campbell's service. to_agriculture.
Mr. Bolton said not only had ' Mr..
Campbell been a fair r director for many
years,. ;tut many of the fair buildings /round'
here "have his fingerprints on them."
In accepting the award, Mr. Can
1 g Campbell
said, "It seems to me 4vhen l was president
we always gave this to older Wren." Mr.
Campbell said he planned to continue
working for the society in the future.
The director's' reports for 197$ said "the
133rd Seaforth Fall Fair, held Sept, 21 and
22 was one of .the best seen.
Ken Campbell. 'chairman o
P f the heavy
horse competition, said the turnout o t in this
class "'was reported p tee
d to be a h
r s
larger g o ing.
than at the y Royal Winter Fair." The : ten
exhibitors in this •Class received a total of
S903 in prize money., y,
Norma
Riley, chairman of the Western
Horse Show, reorted that'th
P e new venture,
at the fair "p enjoyable oroved e njoyable f
r thc
participants." •There wcre,34' exhibitors in
the show. who' received a total of $494 in
prizes, .
lnreading the financial statement for 1978
.
Mrs, Beane reported that the •society l s
"really sitting even,, with their budget.
'As of. Dec, 31, a $2,442 deficit is showing.
on the books, but since nth Cheque: for
51000 has, been received by the society,
Also. 1,300 has been paid on the society's
loan,
Mrs, Beane also reported that this, year,
fedcral'grants to the society are up after a
ten year freeze. .
The 1978 fair saw both Thursday and
Friday's gate rcocipts up from 1977. On
Thursday, receipts were $947 and on Friday
they totalled. $2,005.
Moncymalting, ventures of the society
included th"e-"Dublin-- Centennial barbecue:...
which raised $1317, and the May twilight
auction and bake sale width raised 51121
and 5148 respectively. Two raffles, one held
in May and one al the fair, realized a 5607
profit. „
The total expendituresfor 1978• ,were
$34.819. '
The ladies division reported that entries in
the adult flower section and adult Vegetable, 1
section were down at the 1978 fair, and this
was, attributed. to last fall's dry ;weather
followed by the:heavy rains.
The- ladies' 'division reported both the
home economics • and canned fruit and
vegetables secion also noted" a decrease
from previous: years.
GENTLEMAN EXHf IBITOR
While some former exhibitors did not
show this year. "we were pleased to see new
exhibitors, including 'one gentleman," their
report said.
The ladies division commented, On the
quality tof-rraft .work=sabmitted-to th "fair,
noting that entries in the sewing elass'es'also
registered "a marked dro P.' • x"
'The elementary school section of the fait.';"'
convened by Paul '.Carroll,rincial of
Sea R :.,.p
Seaford' Public School; had a very
successful year and `showed`, a marked
growth:" ),
• The report" also commented; on the good
quality flowers exhibited by the school
children and said new classes in the
com etition roved'anexci i
p P exciting challenge."
Following the banquet; a number :of
speake.s brought greetings -to the Seaforth
Agricultural Society and congratulated them
on the success of the fair.
GREETINGS ETINGS
-Warden Jackinn"
T e brought'reefmg
s
Y g
from the count. councillor :Bob Din'
Y shore
represented the town of•Seaforth, and: Allan
Campbell, McKillop Township, reeve ,• said
. P
he was going to try and straighten the county
Warden out since for the last three years,
county council had met on Seaforth fall fair
day.
Reeve' Ervin '.' Sillery of Tuckersmith'
Township brought greetings,,as did Helen
Thompson, representing the' Seaforth
Agricultural Society ladies' division• and
Joanne Rimmer; the 1978 Fall Fair Queen,
Don Pullen, Huron County ag rep, said
"agricultural societies are one of the last'
groups in the community that carry on
entirely as a voluntary organization."
He said the contribution of the local
organization is certainly appreciated by the
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food,
Mr. Pullen said the fair is "a means of
having rural and urban communities
appreciate each other." He thanked the'
Seaforth Agricultural Society forproviding a
-setting—far -w-4-41°-- Aehievement Day,.
homemaking displays and livestock and field
crop competitions at the fair.
Following the banquet, the new directors
selected, delegates to attend the Ontario
Association of Agriculture Societies annual
convention, held4on Feb.. 21,22.
The delegates will be Ken Moore, Ken
Coleman, Bob Broadfoot and Joanne,
timnter and two tepresentatives frtim' the
ladies' division,
'THE
OM EXPOSITOR JANUARY 2C
Iish
Personally, 1 think 1 can:
start with. my. mystery books;
There Must: be scores of
'AmericanSr who. enjoy Sara
Woods as much as. I do, And
tons of Britonswho want to.
read the' .breezy New York
thrillers that Richard.
Lockeridge writes.
They too rinust be :noticing:
that their .favourite overseas
authors are •.becoming more
and more incomprehensible.
So, l can set up a mystery
translation service. "It's
work". 1 can tell my scoffing
husband and . those
ig
philistines who say reading.
novels is a. waste of time.
1~ventually, when 'h pet the'
stoney arrangeritents'worked
;hurl cat} read all day, every
day and ,charge quite royally''
for my tinte.
The possibility of busrne$s
trips, to keep up with each
country's- latestslang,
certainly exists. I could
practise my British: English
every spring in the pubs and
olde inns over 'ome,
The distinctive lingo of
Southern California and
Florida 'I -would have to,
es
pickup ,on extended winter
business. trips.
But.I have to get started;
So, if you're reading some,
thing from either country#
and raieing -ad bit of trouble
with spme of the ex.
pressions, give me a call. (rd
prefer to deal in mysteries
but am ,willing to try the
oct;asional historical.
romance.)
The pause you hear after I
greet you:. an the phone will.
be 'caused by the adding
machine whirring on my
desk, figuring out any ,con-
sultant's, fees.
CI forth
tace
.
Four Seaforth curlers will be pitting
their skills against 15 other rinks, this.
weekend in the Western Ontario section of
the Ontario, Curling Association's,' double
knockout challenge round.
The four c rlers who will be going to the
'Kitchener -V aterloo Granite. Club to
compete in . he tournament are Bob
Jarmuth, Don Trcmeer, Bob Wilson and
Gerry Walter„.
A total: of 32 ks are entered in the
"Challenge Roun i competition -16 teams
from Eastern Ontario. will be playing off in
Lindsay, and the remainder bf, the teams are
competing in Kitchener -Waterloo„
The rink which emerge:ts'"-'.is the winner'
from the "Challenge Round Wet will '
g s i 1 lain
the eight: rinks who , have won their'
respective Ontario inter -division titles along
with Abe winning' rink from the "Challenge
Round East,"
• This ten rink round robin British Consols
Ontario Playdowns event' sill' be held in 'St..
Thomas on Feb. 7-10. The winning rink from'
this round will ,represent -Ontario; at the
. McDonald Brier 7"n Ottawa, March 4.10,
Bob Wilson of the Seaforth rink said the
games start this Friday night at. the Granite
Club at 7 pan,, and the public is invited to
attend. There is no admission charge for, the
games. .
curler
rin
Mr. Wilson admits the local .team will' be
facing "some pretty stiff competition" in the
match. The club's first game is on Friday
night against the London Highland` Club
rink, skipped by Brian DeRooy,
In a double knockout competition, a: rink is.
out of the competition once it has lost two,
games:
'Mr. Wilson,.. who said the Seaforth team
membgrs.;oply curled together this year,
gained entry to the. tournament by an
accumulation of points gained from
• competitions over the past -fear.
Mr. Wilson said since rinks from smaller
'
ofthe 'city curling
n
towns miss many .. g
competitions, 'it's more difficult for these
rinks to accumlate points
;Some. of the other rinks competing in the
Granite Club competition include rinks from
Wetland.' Toronto, Sarnia, Guelph and St..
Catharines. '
•Mr. Wilson.said the rink which wins could
play- as many as six games: before the.
championship • is dec?ided:""-He added the
Seaforth rink is optimisticthey'll still be in
the match by Sunday afternoon, ,
The tournament runs• from Jan: 26 to a
final game on Monday Morning if needed..
1:2 mirau_•.
(Continued from Page 1 )offer., However, when parents wereshown,
� ear to see if ' their fitness level has' andinviting them to join in if they svanted
A front page story in last
week's Expositor incorrectly
said Seaforth Contniunity
Hospital, with a payroll of
COt a tion
about 5900,000 is •Seafo'rtti"s
biggestindttstrv.
That title is actually held
by Genesco of elitiadx'3 >
factory with a payrollbt
about 51.56 million..
The Expositor apoltiglaes
for the error.
improved any more.;,
The principal's only regret is that the
teachers didn't take art,
p in the'teystin o.
they could measure their B
increased of `'
fitness. The principal said if other schools:.
were starting a, similar program. he would
advise teachers to take part In .the test as
well
Both Zurich and Usborne PublicSchools
are also using the rhythmics"test. Seaforth'
Public School principal Paul Carroll said
his school .started the program this week,
with a six minute exercise program' which
is part of morning exercises
• . AFTERNOON
Originally the .,rhythmics program at
Hensall 'Public
School was held at 8:45 a.m..
every n
lornin , butnow'
ghas been shifted to
the afternoon break.
Mr. McKay said he � sent t a letter to
parents telling them about the program
LOUIS O'REILLY
Louis O'Reilly, 81, a
resident of Marian Villa.
London. for theP ast five
years, and former . of RR2
formerly
Dublin. .died Thursday at St.
Mary's Hospital, London,
Born in McKillop
Township, he was a son of
the late John . O'Reilly and.
the former Mary Barry.
In 1924, he was married at
Mount Carmel to the ;former.
Stella O'Hara .who died in --
1928.
Educated, at Beechwood
School. hefarmed in
McKillop Township until his
retirement in 1953. He also
day
the results of their childrens' tests,some of
them were "quite astounded" the princ-
ipal
said.
Unfortunately.; once the students go on
to high school; there's no guarantee they'll
'keelp up with their .daily exercising.
Physical edictRion is no longer a compul•
sore subject in secondary .schools: • `
•
Mr. McKay saidwhile y , wbile: tkie exercises
don'tburn off that many:: calories from ;a
weight point -of -view, "12' minutes .a day
(of exercise) is better than none at all.
Oh, and..__the-'� principal has another- --- -
suggestion. Rhythmics programs could be
used in businesses '
. industries, anywhere •
that people have a few. minutes ;a day:
to •
spare:
, 'So instead '
of a coffee break. , :an
yone..
for :a little exercise?
Obituary
served overseas during the
First World :War,
Surviving are ;,'one
daughter, Mrs. Dennis
(Angela) Walsh, g ) h, of London;
one son. John F. O'Reilly of
RR .;: 2 Dublin; 12,
rand
n ch
it
diet and doneBreal
grandchild . He was
,predeceased by a son Louis
in infancy. He was the last.
surviving member of a•famil
'of 13. J'
The remains were at Box
Funeraljlome, Seaforth until
Saturdayat, I 1 atm: when a
service was "conducted by
Rev. P.A. Oostveon; at St.
Columban Roman Catholic'
Church. Temporary
entombment wa' e
s in' the
Pioneer Mausoleum,
Se:.
atorth;"with burial later. at
Ste Columban' cemetery.
• Y.
Pallbearers were James• e
Doyle,' Paul Vo"
.gels, Mat:.:.:
Coyne, Joseph Barry, Elmer
Feeney and Fergus Feeney.
y
Honorary bearers• were
Patrirk /'Reil
lvw
Gary O'Reilly, Dennis:..
O'Reilly. Thomas O'Reilly,
Y,
Steven Walsh and Gary
Flowcrbearer was James
O'Reilly. •
• Shadclt ti�ll1` al:l ora: