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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Bayfield Bulletin, 1964-09-24, Page 1Doug Miles, "Ag. Rep." for Huron County, gave members of Bayfield Lions Club plenty to think about Tuesday night when he appeared as guest speaker and gave a very inter- esting talk on the responsibili- ties of his department in this area, and the changes that are taking place in agriculture in Huron. Introduced by Brig. Fred- erick Clift, Doug came well prepared to talk within his terms of reference. He had been asked to speak on his res- ponsibilities as "ag. rep." and by the time he was through with his illustrated talk, there was no doubt about the many. fields in which he is expected to act as consultant and advis- or to the farmers of this county. Faintly Farm To Stay Emerging from the great de- tail in which he must be inter- ested, were a couple of salient facts. The "family farm" will go on indefinitely, and the acre- 440 age will not be the essential point; economics will play an increasingly important part in farm management from here in, and it is likely that the sons of businessmen, trained in ec- onomics and management, will be the farmers of tomorrow. The face of agriculture is changing rapidly in Huron, Doug told the Lions. Ashfield Township in particular, with its superior soil type, is under- going a rapid shift from gener- al farming to specialized cash crops. Acreage values, in this township, in the past two years, have advanced from $25 to $100 i Continued on Page Three) A representative group of Bayfield business men and wo- men gathered at The Little Inn Wednesday night with a view to forming a Businessmen's As- sociation for the village, elect- ed a temporary executive and set a date for the first general meting and election of officers. At eight o'clock, September 30, all business people of Bay- field are asked to convene at the Town Hall at 8.30 pm. to establish a businessmen's as- sociation, the general purpose of which will be to promote the interests of business and the village in general. At The Little Inn meeting Ernie Hovey was elected temp- orary chairman, Miss Ruth Hayman temporary secretary and Ken Ferguson. treasurer. Nominated as aides by the chairman were Ken Mackie. membership, and Art Elliott, publicity and promotion. Call General Meeting It was recognized that not enough of the business people of Bayfield had been advised about the meeting, and that a fully representative meeting should be held October 6 at 8:30 p.m. at the Town Hall at which an executive might be elected to carry on for the en- suing year. The feeling of the prelimin- ary meeting was unanimous that the village should have a businessmen's association to deal with local business prob- lems, and to attend to a num- ber of matters which have been of concern to the business people in Bayfield and district. One subject discussed was the desirability of a sign on Highway 21 indicating the bus- iness section of the village. Many tourists are known to whistle through the Bayfield area without even being aware such a business section exists. A number of other ideas were kicked around informally, but it was felt that concrete plans should await a more rep- resentative meeting. Continued on Page Five) COMING EVENTS Notices on the front page under this heading are avail- minimum charge 75 cents paid able at five cents per word, in advance, or $1.00 charged. Rapid Changes Taking Place In Huron Agriculture Miles Fort Henry Guard of Kingston, Ontario, were in Wash- ington recently to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their friendship with the United States Marine Corps. The Guard, in 1867 uniforms, displayed their famous 19th century military drill and battle tactics along with the Marine Drum and Bugle Corps and Silent Drill Platoon at the Marine Barracks in Washington and the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery. This time, the guns were fired in salute to a unique military friendship, not in anger. Who says history doesn't repeat itself? Posing calmly on the grounds of the White House are British redcoats in full regalia. Exactly 150 years ago, they wouldn't have had time. The British were too busy burning the American capital, including the Capitol and the White House, in retaliation for the American sacking of York (now Toronto). That was all part of the hostilities of the war of 1812. Fortunately, border relations have improved since then. The redcoats, members of the See The Beautiful 1965 Fords - - AT THE BAYFIELD FALL FAIR FALCON FAIRLANE — GALAXIE — MUSTANG THUNDERBIRD FORD TRUCKS and TRACTORS A-1 GUARANTEED USED CARS NICE SELECTION MANY MAKES & MODELS SOUTH STREET GODERICH MOTORS LIMITED OPEN EVENINGS @lc Vallfirth Bulletin 11 CURRY'S TAXI GODERICH — Phone 524-7305 TAXI Phone Clinton 482-9012 or 482-9036 10$ COPY BAYFIELD, ONTARIO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1964 10e COPY VOL. 1 — No. 16 BAYFIELD PLANNING ASSOCIATION