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)
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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
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