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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1962-09-05, Page 9Wt gisc A.Y, SEPT.' 6th, 1962 elates early ' h al'sb History In his remarks at the opening of. North Ashfield Central School, Judge Ian 'MacRae Of London •made; reference to the following item of historic -nature which .we felt most. interesting:• We have some record,. of the early .school days. The late Aen- eas McCharies, who, ' with his parents and .family, moved to the second ,concession of Buron Township, just east of the Rip- ley Road in about 1966, writes. M . his .autobiography, We usually tried to snatch • a month or two out of the winter ON TERM DEPOSITS; GUARANTY TRUS.. • CANADA'S LARGEST' INDEPENDENT TRUST COMPANY' 26140th Street HANOVER• , PHONE 1'510 THE �►U.CKNOW SENTINEI.4 ,►UCKNOW QNTARIO PAGE NINE. to go to school, three miles. down .the dine, in what is called To Make • Study Of Lochalsh Settlement. The tea- cher there, the first years, was • a married woman, whose hus- Ontario• Tourism band s a very well-informed man,, but not inclined to 'set. A five -man .committee to as- the eather fire with hard SeSSthe present and future role work: Her ame was 'Christina of the tourist industry in Ontar- McLennan and it fell to my. lot io's economy " is announced • by more than a quarter of a cen- the Ontario Economic COuncll. tury afterwards to write .an Representative tourist of thet t obituary notice • of :her for, 'the industry- itself and of marketing, press, and from which I may'merchandising and consumer in- take the following brief " 'extract, terests, the committee . is to be composed of William H. Cran- ston, .Midland, as chairman; Mrs. R. W. ,Morningstar, Toronto; las.. R. IVieakes,' Sudbury; Bent Rum - Her education, was .rather itn- ited,, ibtit she was -a painstaking and effective teacher, with a special faculty for interesting children in their• studies. Only 'ble, Orillia;, R. N. Bubbs, '>,oron- a few elementary subjects were to; and. T.•. C. Clarke,. exeoutive: taught in our common schools officer in the; Prime' Minister's then;, but they were taught in dePartment, as • Secretary. a simple, thorough and rational Stressing the; . fact that his tom, way, 'and' what we learned therje mttee will be working closely was of • some practical •benefit with the . Minister and staff of to: us ,in . after' life. She' taught the . Department of* Travel and school, • and took care ' • of a Publicity • and " with other govern -. young family at,. the :mental as well as. •private 'agen- g samea time." cies concerned with tourism, Mr. And further l; ' went to. 'Cranston issued: the ..following school five months only when statement: I obtained very.much to my `Tourism is one, of the largest surprise — a certificate -to teach. ' employers in Ontario, and indeed But I remained in school the in Canada. It.. is also one. of the rest of the year, living at home largest tf our export Industries. most of the time. It was in the Any improvement' in its. function, same old log school. . house of or expansion . of its scope, can riot former ; years just' dOWn the only be; of great 'value • m, our linaeon m• e.. (This , would. be the• Loch, a is growth •lout in' righting alsh School).. A young man, our current unbalance ,of trade named • Andrew Fletcher, a' afar- With the dollar areas. . "• mer's..son;' from the lower _end "The purpose of the tourist of the • Lochalsh Settlement, was' industry committee of the. On - the teacher •'this •time and , a. 'tar:io Economic Council is' to as- very capable 'teacher he was too. ,1 sess all aspects of ' tourism: iri During this :brief •period at, { Ontar, io i and . to. formulate recom school I .found out''what • intimate: mendations which, we -trust; m'ay• association• with other young men be of some lasting benefit to. all . really meant. Four of us. formed 'the people •of 'the. province. Promote, Niagara FaHs To A group of Twin City people s among a small 9.d of .dedi- 'cated enthusiasts working . hard to .put Canada§ (back on their feet. Walking, ;that Is. . Their, scheme To' ,.open 254,;niie " pathway, called the Bruce Trail, from Niagara Falls to.,Tobermory, along which peo- ple could' walk, camp,: picnic, swim,' ski and generally enjoy the beauties of nature, • The, trail follows the Niagara Escarpment; a rocky • outcrop that . is. .the, "mountain" over- looking .Hamilto'ri, the Blue Mountains of .° Collingwood and the •cliffs al+org the east side of r� • Bruce; Xrail from T�bermory sponsible for the section from Wiarton to Tobermory — the longest' section .— has, already receivedrom the permission f•• Cape Croker Indians for the trail to run:through" their territory.. The Indian. council said it. was Wholeheartedly . behind the pro- gram; Its. only stipulation was that. guns may not be. carried. The 'Bruce: club is. one' :of seven responsible for' sections : of .. the hiking ,trail. Others are . in .' St.. • . Catherines, .. Harruilton, .Toront o;, Collingwood, Owen . Sound and:, Meafbrd, . Although ''a $1.2,340 grant lhas been . made' to the committee, the .Bruce.Peninsula. ninsula. e ' each local club will have: to raise • ' section it. L, mers of lxesommfor he graphyast fallclub. from • Wtaterlegooo- is responesioneyble for.t Lutheran University hiked 'along The idea. of such 'a trail is a' stretch of it from Clappison's new to. Ontario but there -"are corners above Dundas to Craig- similar 'trails in' other countries.. leith, near Collingw+ood, where The . Pennine Way iii England ' they planted a tree at t'he youth' ektends fior •. hundreds . of miles. hostel there. hn the: United States; the Alp:. , With them was " Dr.. Aubrey alachiari Trail winds through • Diem, no* on the staff :of the 14: eastern states from Georgia University of waterloo,.. He is to Maine. a, member of ' the small 100 211- . The enthusiasts regard • their°' I mittee. picked ;by the Federation project this ' way: • , , : • 'of Ontario Naturalists toc o The. Niagara Escarpment' is a ' ordinate the efforts. of • several national park iby its very, nature .• : groups working. to ' 'Make ' the and' location.. It 'w'ould prdbably. ;trail 'a reality. Also on the corn; have been developed as one • by mittee' 'are William Gosshnig,, 'a now in any other country. : Guelph:: realtor, and Norman 'If action. is postponed we cheat yourselves andfuture generations.. There is , a • need • now ' to pre- Serve and safeguard ;something which is irreaplacable and which is already ..iri danger of being swallowed ;by approaching •urban development; •A survey of ' the : upper .levels. of the land is proposed: 1t would deterr ine the best viewpoints, the foam , of ,Niagara, ' . There ; pro'bably; routes of .pathways and would be access points through-, scenic ;motorroutes, tablelands out so_ that people could 'start 1 suitable for parks, hostels and or finish a walk, . , anywhere chalets •and wilderness ''areas,for. Pearson of • Burlington, well. l,knowri 'planning , expert. The aim is• not to buy I'and but .to obtain' permanent rights- `f' -r' ert for the o nv�a .: over o yl? P. y trail . which will 'be, at least five feet wide sand' clearly blazed. Marking' signs will " be blue and white,' bine. for the waters of Georgian.' Bay and. white for "Two separate yet 'closely' re- lated .phases ofstudy are' initial 1y involved: Firstly, corisidera- tion will, be given to the relative •effectiveness of Current ,govern ment assistance to and participa- tion iri . the : tourist industry.. Se- condly, .w'e must evaluate care - 1 fully ., strengths 'and weaknesses' within. the industry" itself. Much .can 'and must be d'orie in both' areas if the r.•ole• of the. tourist' :industry in our economic: gro*th• is to be improved. Neither.' the government nor :the. industry 'se par ;... ., ately -calx, deal effectively with ; '' ` .��w.w all the problems `at hand. The - / solution lies in mutual co -+opera= ... tion, in ..greater depth of : both .resear..ch, and', merchandising, and ;, in hard work." • It • is anticipated that, ..starting in, : mid-September,', public hear= ings will be held' in various parts of the. province.'and • sulbmissions Ise CO.OP 111K SP I ; ' 1SEF' CE will be, requested from' tourists ' associations,;. 'resort 'operators, chambers ofcomirierce,, develop- merit 'associations, andother in- terested ' groups.' Notice of the time and place of these hearings will appear. in , the: press.. rhy is .a for eenvenlenee. Fcill .application of fertilizer soprof table? TOP DRESSING HAY AND PASTURE insures 'winter hardi- cess and hence.w'inter survival of the alfalfa, and` clover, The Is Your, Subscription Renewed? increased soil fertility level also means extra spring and 'summer growth—.higher yields/nore feed. 'per acre/moremilk per ..cow/ more gain: on beef. . FALL PLOW -DOWN; another important re uirement for next p q ;°ear's cash. crops: Plow -down prevents seed.: burning' when a larger afllounti � of fertilizer thanpp: is : safe to ,a 'ply ilear'the seed, is'to be • used. The fertilizer is better mixed in soil. and where strata "or Corn stocks are turned under, results in a faster decomposition. REMEMBER I COOP. Bulk Spreading is fast, labour saying and economical, You.; get CO.OP Fertilizer spread for you at approxi, lately the• .bag. price..', At other of he• many' farmer -owned Co-op services. The complete CO Off' .Fall' tilizer Prograth also includes free Soil Sampling and the' availability of a full line of fertilizers for fall sown grains. ucknow District Phone 7'1 .W,- Lucknow. a small class; to'stay after school• hours in the long,su miner. even- ings for , the purpose 'Of astudy- irg•' Latin and .Greek. ' The '.fo1- lowing, winter I got a school in the ,; Lewis ' Settlenierit back of us, and was . "passing rich" on a salary. of $00.0,0 a year. In 'tact, I had .never 'felt so rode pendently well • off since, then. I' ` cut the kindling wood in 'a patch of green .bush close: by,• & carried •it'to the schoolhouse ,on my back; I swept the floor .,as often, . as needed and made , the fire every morning in the winter,. months, always before breakfast, so ' as to have the place warm when the children came; and. all for •$4,00' more a year, and. which I considered as ample pay. I 'had only a second=class certifi- tate at the start;. blit after, teach- ing in Huron Township for two years, I went to the: Kincardine Grammar' School for a single` term, and got a first. I taught in all for • seven years in .'various schools in, the County of Brute, and ',I ;have always considered those Seven years as the most useful period :of myWhole' life. The Work of teaching is neves-: sary in all ages, 'but it was part;,- cularly so, in the 'backwoods ;at that' time 4 • along: .the trail' The . Bruce . County . Club THE WHOLE FAMILY RATES�� A H THAT MuCNpSE �y� COLD MYNAS HEATING OIL'S- GASOLINE outdoor theatres, .ski runs and swimming spots.:• The faceof the escarpment would be surveyed to,•see where abetter tree management is need `ed, Where rare. birds and plants ' need protection . and • !where spec ial geological sanctuaries can ,,be created. ' iSuch.'work needs ted ;be plan- ned on a provincial, perhaps' 'na t}'onai level' and not composed of • a `series of,conflicting local plans The fuiture ,of the escarpment ;rust. be guarded by •an over, -all plan "' i'ncorparating" all' ; .ita fea–, tures. The itrail route offers a • `wide . difference in• 'character, from:the old and settled historic. Niagara. area . to the wild & spareely pop;: plated truce region. In Niiagara; the escarpment has :given shelter.. tothe• unique fruit bet, 'and in • Bruce has helped. the Agro' v.'th of small plian;ts.. which are rarities in the botanical .'world, .'• Tile escarpment holds a signi- ficant position in Ontario I e .,cause it Slices through themost, densely •popu',lated area of the province: Arid because, it, does, it: is so valuable. And for the same reason, it:•is °• threa'tened. 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