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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-05-20, Page 28Friday:Night o May 22 6:00 p.m. until Midnight SUBSCRIPTION DEPT. NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS ONLY 6ga Bulbs .59 Battery Brush $1.79 7 No-Name Air Filters - (Most Model Cars) OC=> Black $3.53 Electrical Tape 66' .59 9 WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO LINIIT QUANTITIES. 8 Oil Filters 11 Ph 8, 13, 25, 30, 43 uaker only State, OW I 3 miJ c ans1 91.19 litre to 6 oz, 1 "68 12 oz. '5, HOURLY SPECIALS on Power and Hand Tools [Challenger, Makita, Rodac, Ingersoll-Rand) Keen historical interest was shown by. the large attendance at the .last Huron connt) HlatOrical, Soeices vaten the. criS11..tiish0 '*Py9ker. re,W t4: t Ita$POitte 'Nfeeli•el- riiclt U9i,venillir. WI kited on *!Pitlieketanee onthe -Land'; o ling w4h• Century: yarn.‘.$. of OMR Plc kixtrr.• . VeNameti Yoeicomed•the -mern 'bens. Warden, 'Fred Harbever said the village of Zurich is having a 125th celebration, July 1_, to- 5. Mr. Harberer also invited the SOCION -to hold their fall meeting . io Zurich. Doris Batkin. sec-treas.. read the minutes- of the last general meeting in Bluesale. Reference was made to the model making and e.ssas contests open to school child- ren in Huron and sponsored by the Society . Also, the bus trip to Kitcheiter-Waterloo is ' scheduled for June 9th. Miss Wendy Watson of, Clinton •• delighted all with her step- dancing. Mrs. Batkin introduced the guest speaker., Professor Meeker, B.A.. M.A.. PhM of St. Catharines, a specialist in Historical and Cultural -Geography. who has worked in two countries, and been a United Nations ,. obserser. Mra, ....... Meeker's husband. Don Measn.er. a Wisconsin born geographer was also introduced and assisted w ith the maps and slidea. "Century Fartna" had al- „sitataia mretiested Prof. Meeh- et Obere are •tsso -• her 14009M-"ilt it ” was not :until .t.97, :she .was able' to hegth • her own 're-seatch.:--arlve'494,0X' Akkg .Bose naled in' 'fad 34.1 -kir* ,•artneris 0-' project). and their aiiriaattinee -been in% j'lualate. The Huron • CoUnts come ro her through Jim Phalen. Bji•lti One sear later ante ' half of the list had been identified, although it ..as established that Huron Counts had more Lent or% farms than ans othe r s.auttits RECORDS LOST Describing sonic frus- trations tmolsed In the ie[ search. Prot Sleeker noted that often records %%. ere inn placed: -lost" names mrs spelled. and some lust forgot to register their land And ,....onless formal registration had been made in Pin -, farms in the possession of families prior to then w ere not included in the Conturx listings This' researcher cir- culated 500 questionnaires. and she reports about two- thirds answered.' And from these details she presented a paper. entitled "Censors Farms of Canada". at the Internatittnal Geographical t. °ogress in Japan. trona in a was. because mans sit her audience -there came from countries s how agricultural histories spanntal mans' sen. 5,heisaid Huriin.land " its nOr s.eiated trot 14 180 u '1s'stem wa;s 1,t0 .S0,114 14ere.outc1F knO, bound. ':LOI,s • as•c_re talb-t1Wikd for aetes• the stanitira . day. (hose lamas. roe xrt winch hase' expanded tln sideratils: cox et the mosit tr uls agrieultural area in the region And. said Prot Sleeker. de4nie depreda lions in other areas. so tar the temptation of relinquish ing land for high profits 11,0, been resisted. [research in .19Ni She spoke on farming methods from primitie to modern nie.•ha n t sm. nt-s. barns and silos. ash ,cops. larger - farms. ok,[1,- farm houses. often two I he re searchersaid the one aim 'of those she inters less ed was for the farm to he retained for their families A sx hole generation of the s (stinger people feel the same is a% Das e McClure presented the speaker with the late Professor .lint Scott's book on Huron Counts . The Socier's nest meeting is in Wingham Town Hall. Mos 2 -fh at "•30 p.m. Esers, One is -welcome. T HURON EXPOSITOR, MAY 20, 1851 Century farms topic at Huron meeting • Custom threshing pioneers to the Huron Expositor at a saving of Continued from pag., 3 cup blew out and the steam roared out. Jake Latta. ho was cutting the bands. kept looking- out at it, and finally asked Bill "Is the old beggar safe?" To which the replay was. "No she's liable to blow up any minute." After one more peek and unable to stand the tension any longer, old -Jake. climbing over 'the feed table scrambled into the mow . In 1886. because of a weak ankle broken the year before. Robert Dalrymple, carried a staff and had twelve year old George as assistant fireman. Since boys will be boys, it, was common to see GeOrgie getting a scud across the seat of the pants from his old man's stick. On another occasion when repairs had been made, the head was again in it's place on the engine but Robert Sr. Wad forgotten to tighten the ' bolts before he opened the throttle and the .pressure-- blew out the packing. All the old fellows standing around and , gossiping, flew like frightened sparrows tor shel- ter: One- old -chap pecked around the corner of the barn as everything looked safe and the engine unhurt. the' old chaps began to retrace their steps. Joking ,one to another, as they came. One man. cutting. his tobacco and 'tea-sing mercifully. began hunting 'for his pipe but failed to locate it in of his pockets. Robert Dalryinple noticing this and suSpecting what had happened, said to him. ''If yOull look Where you were standing when the ' Continued from page 6 sibility will deal with all matters involved in dispen- sing justice in the Province of Ontario. INTEREST RATES The Government rejected a Liberal motion propoeed by Jack Riddell (Huron-Mid- dlesex) for an emergency debate on high .interst rates and the plight of Ontario packing blew out. soull like- ly find your pipe." hroned• lately a search began. and that's where the missing pipe was found. In 1897,, when the separator was up• set on the home bank. Robert Dalrymple remarked. "Well, you could go all fall. then had to come home and upset it over a chip". While these piimeers' worked in the barns: their clay pipes were stuck be- tween • the spokes of the engine' wheels. farmers. He had called for the debate because the pro- vince is at the "crossroads of a crisis for the farmers" due to escalating 'interest rates Which "are forcing many farmers to lose their busi- nesses and pushing them into bankruptcy", An Expositor Classified will pay you dividends. Have you fried one? Dial 27-0240. Queen's Park Take advantage of this Madness Offer, come in person to the Expositor °office on Main Street, Seaforth between the hours of 6 p.m. and midnight on Friday, May 22. • Pay only $12.00 [regular plice $16.00) over the-counter with your order. Sorry - for this special Midnight Madness offer we cannot accept mail or telephone orders. CLASSIFIED DEPT. Clean out your attic and turn those unwanted items into cash through our Midnight Madness Classified sale . -imPRIGKINORtst For only cents* Come into the ExpOsitor office and place your ads Of 20 words-or less. Ads are limited to personal or household items to a value of not more than $25.00 for each item. 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