The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-08-19, Page 9E. W. Oddleifson
Times-Advocate, August 19, 1965 Page
E xeter Council submits brief to
Ausauble Conservation Authority
Area woman active as
gardner at age of 90
Enjoys gardening at 90
Mrs. Lucinda Mclsaac of Dashwood still enjoys gardening at the
age of 90. Mrs. Mclsaac paused for a moment on her birthday last
Thursday to take a walk in her garden which she plants and main-
tains by herself. Mrs. Mclsaac lives alone and looks after her own
cooking and washing as well as finding time to look alter her garden
and house plants. (T-A photo)
When you reach 90 your mem-
ory may not be as keen and a cane
is helpful but there is still a lot
of enjoyment left in life. This is
the feeling of Mrs. Lucinda Mc-
Isaac of Dashwood who was 90
years old Thursday, August 12.
Mrs. McIsaac came to Dash-
wood, then called Freidsburg,
when she was four years old and
has lived in the town ever since.
She was married in Dashwood
and raised her three children
there although only one still sur-
vives.
In a small grey bungalow just
a block from the main business
section Mrs. McIsaac lives alone
looking after her flowers as well
as doing her own cooking and
washing. This spring to give her
something to do she planted a
large flower and vegetable garden
and looks after it by herself.Her
porch is loaded with potted plants
which she tends faithfully.
Mrs. McIsaac does not lack for
friends and most of her neighbors
drop in from time to time to chat
and make sure everything is al-
right. Although Mrs. Mclsaac
uses a cane now, it is not really
a necessity and she is apt to
start walking away with a strong
stride until she remembers she
is supposed to carry her cane.
Her hearing is still excellent
although she frankly admits that
her eyes aren't what they used
to be.
There was a steady stream of
visitors to the Mclsaac home
Thursday as friends stopped to
pay their compliments. There
were no members of the family
on hand although Mrs. Mclsaac
was hoping they would arrive
for the weekend. Mrs. Mclsaac's
only surviving son lives in De-
troit as do the grandchildren and
great grandchildren. Wilfred was
70 Wednesday August 11, the day
before his mother's birthday. Her
other son and daughter passed
away some time ago.
Despite the fact that only the
two boys married Mrs. Mclsaac
has .43 great grandchildren and
one great great grandchild.
Mrs. Mclsaac greeted her
neighbors and friends on the
porch of her home Thursday
surrounded by cards and flowers.
There were no formal celebra-
tions planned but everyone, who
could, came to call, and everyone
in the village of Dashwood was
aware that it was Mrs. Mclsaac's
birthday.
Exeter council has approved
a brief to the AusableRiver Con-
servation Authority to be sub-
mitted in the brief which the
Authority is. submitting to the
Select Committee on Conserva-
tion Authorities. The brief which
was prepared by councillor J.
Wooden following consultation in
committee hits at several points
aimed at making authorities more
efficient as well as a change in
the number of years executive
officers should hold office,
The brief suggests that
councils should give the matter
of appointments to the authorities
more serious consideration an-
nually rather than simply re-
appoint the same member with-
out regard to the member's con-
tribution. It was further recom-
mended that members report
back to the municipal council
at least twice annually,
Under changes to the execu-
tive of the Authority the brief
suggests that the size of the
executive be limited to seven
Crop report
for Huron
Some root rot has been ob-
served in early planted white
beans. This has shown up as
interveinal yellowing of leaves
in certain areas of the bean
fields. As compared with nor-
mal healthy, vigorous plants with
well-developed nodulated root
systems, the diseased plants have
smaller roots with a brownish
rot showing up in the central
portion of the main root.
Mildew also developed on beans
in some fields with abundant
foliage during the damp weather.
Recent sunshine and drying winds
have curtailed this plant disease.
Generally, all crops are grow-
ing very well in Huron. The
winter-wheat harvest is practic-
ally all completed. Yields in
excess of 50 bushels per acre
have been common. Pastures are
producing well for this time of
the year. Harvesting of after-
math hay crops and spring grains
is in full-swing.
members or not more than one
third of the members. This would
prevent an executive from being
large enough to impose its will
on the general membership. The
brief points out that at the present
time a large executive is able
to carry any item it chooses
because it comprises too large
a percentage of the total member-
ship. It also suggests the general
membership should have access
to all information they request
from the executive.
The membership on the exec-
utive of the authorities should be
The Ontario Department of
Lands and Forests have announ-
ced the open season for pheasant
and Hungarian partridge.
Seasons are established as fol-
lows:
PHEASANT SEASON
In Lincoln & Welland Counties
and in the townships of Ancaster,
Binbrook, Glanford and Saltfleet
in Wentworth County.
October 27 - November, 10,1965.
In the Counties of Kent and Lamb-
ton.
October 2'7 - November 17, 1965.
In the counties of Brant, Duffer-
in, Elgin, Haldimand, Halton,
Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxford,
Peel, Perth, Waterloo, Welling-
ton and York, excluding North
Gwillimbury and Georgina town-
ships; in the townships of Hay,
Stephen and Usborne in Huron
county; the townships of Bev-
erly, East & West Flamborough
in Wentworth County; in the town-
ships of Adjala, Tecumseh and
West Gwillimbury in Simcoe
county; and in the townships of
Pickering, Reach, Scott, Ux-
bridge, Whitby and East Whitby
in Ontario county:
October 20 - November 6, 1965.
Daily Bag Limit: 3 birds per
day, not more than one of which
may be a hen.
On Pelee Island a split season
on a basis that opportunity to
serve on these be open to more
members. In order to make this
possible it is suggested that at
least one third of the member-
ship could retire each year. It
was further recommended that
no person be chairman or vice-
chairman for more than three
consecutive years.
It was pointed out that these
changes were recommended to
avoid the danger of the executive
becoming a permanent unchang-
ing body.
In regards to financing it was
has been established:
October 21 - 22
Two day bag limit,8 cocks, 2 hens.
October 28 - 29
Two day bag limit, 7 cocks, 3
hens.
In Essex County, excluding Pelee
Township.
October 30 - November 3, 1965.
Daily bag limit, 2 cock birds.
In Durham County.
October 2 - December 15, 1965.
In all other parts of Ontario
September 25 - December 15,
1965.
Daily bag limit for areas 6 and 7
above, 3 birds per day. Pheasant
shooting hours 8 a,m. to 5 p.m.
in all areas,
HUNGARIAN PARTRIDGE
In southwestern Ontario in the
Counties of Brant, Dufferin, El-
gin, Essex, Haldimand, Halton,
Kent, Lambton, Lincoln, Middle-
sex, Norfolk, Oxford, Perth,
Waterloo, Welland, Wellington,
and Wentworth, and in the Town-
ships of Hay, Stephen and Usborne
in Huron County, the season will
extend from October 2 to Novem-
ber 27. In all other parts of
Ontario the season will open on
September 25 and will continue
to November 27,
The bag limit for Huns" will
be 8 per day, 16 in possession,
for the complete Province in
1965.
recommended that the senior
levels of government contribute
More funds for the completion
of major projects such as the
Parkhill dam, As justification
thebrief points out that the bene-
fits will accrue from such pro-
jects to a much wider area and
population than the watershed
concerned.
It is recommended that author-
ities increase their activities
in the direction of acquiring more
river valley land and suggests
that possible greater financial
assistance should be forthcoming
from the province to aid in this.
It is suggested that in the case
of lands in a municipality there
would be no need for an authority
to own this if it is already owned
by the municipality. It is also
suggested that municipal taxes be
paid by the province in the form
of grants in lieu of taxes as
increasing taxation on authority
land is placing serous limita-
tions on authorities" ability to
increase their holdings of land.
It is also suggested in this
brief that the present boundaries
of authorities be given serious
consideration. It is suggested
that all of southern Ontario should
be divided into authorities so that
all of the area could be included
rather than using the watershed
as a basis for an authority's
boundary. At present there are
areas which are not in any autho-
rity such as the Lake Huron
shoreline from Grand Bend to
Hayfield,
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Exeter manager
Ontario hydro
E. W. Oddleifson, 59, of Lon-
don, has been appointed Manager
of Ontario Hydro's Exeter Area
Office. Mr. Oddleifson, a Con-
sumer Service Supervisor in the
Western Regional Office, suc-
ceeds K. J. Lampman, who re-
tires September 1st, 1965.
The appointment was announc-
ed by G. M. McHenry, of Lon-
don, Manager of Western Region.
Mr. Oddleifson, whose present
duties include the supervision of
Municipal Utilities in most of
Huron County, will administer
electrical service to some 4400
customers in the rural area sur-
rounding Exeter, Grand Bend,
Parkhill and LuCan.
Mr. Oddleifson was born in
Winnipeg, Manitoba, and receiv-
ed his B. Sc. in Electrical En-
gineering from University of
Manitoba in 1929. He joined On-
tario Hydro in 1929 as a Meter
Engineer. During the second
world war he enlisted on Sep-
tember 1, 1939 and rose to the
rank of Major. He was awarded
the M. B. E.
He is a member of the Bay-
field Golf Club, The Canadian
Club of London, and Union Lodge,
A.F. & A.M. London. He is also
a member of the Association of
Professional Engineers of On-
tario, The Engineering Institute
of Canada, and the Institute of
Electrical and Electronic En-
gineers.
Mr. Oddleifson is married,
and maintains a summer home in
Bayfield.
Going to narrow rows next year?
If you are thinking about narrower rows for next year then ask
Claud or Jack about the two, three and four row corn attachments
now available from John Deere. Now you can take 28" to 40"
rows with equal ease and you're all set to field—shell thousands
of bushels each day. Use the 234, 334, and 434 on the 55, 95 and
105 Combines. Get the details from Huron Tractor this week.
These are deluxe combines in every respect. They are combines
that give you 'seven—league' harvesting boots. They're big.
They're strong. They're powerful -- capable of slicing whole days
off a big harvesting schedule.
New slatted floors
for beef cattle
Slatted floors in farm build-
ings are among the newest and
most exciting features of beef
housing in Ontario.
According to Professor F. H.
Theakston, Agricultural En-
gineering Department, Ontario
Agricultural College, Guelph,
this system, which is just being
introduced into Canada, has great
potential. It means less labor with
increased housing facilities.
"Probably the greatest advant-
age to this system", says Pro-
fessor Theakston, "is the stor-
age of manure in a concrete pit
below the floor. This pit tends
to keep animals cleaner, and the
building does not require any
bedding to remove excess liq-
uid."
The system haS been used for
swine housing on a large scale
in Ontario and has proved to be
very successful. Now it can be
used for large animals and many
beef producers will likely accept
this type of construction. There
is little need to worry about its
success since European farm-
ers have been Using this method
for many years. Indeed, slatted
floors have been a necessity in
small countries where bedding
has net been available.
How, then, is this new hous-
ing constructed? The same con-
ventional buildings are used; only
the floor Is different. Concrete,
steel, or timber slats are placed
over a large pit. The slats are
approximately eight feet long and
are designed so that they are four
to five inches wide at the top,
tapering to two inches at the
bottom. These slats are then
placed on the floor with a space
of 1 3/4 inches between them.
This allows the manure to drop
between the slats. (Construction
plans are available from the
School of Engineering, Ontario
Agricultural College, Guelph.)
"The manure pits should be
cleaned out once or twice a year
by front end loaders or, if the
manure is liquefied to the right
degree, by pumps", Professor
Theakston states. ((Care must
be taken in the design of the slats
since animal health is endanger-
ed if the floor is rough or un-
even. Timber tends to warp,
especially soft woods, so I re-
commend white oak if you're us-
ing wood. Both steel and con-
crete provide good support for
animals, but steel may be slip-
pery on the surface and con-
crete has rough edges if it's
not properly formed,"
Some of these labor-saving
units are already operating in
Ontario. Since this construction,
if properly designed, will enable
the farmer to house twice as
many animals in the same area
as he would in most beef cattle
houses, greater interest in slat-
ted floors can be expected to
oecUr in the very near future.
Mulching retains moisture in
the soil.
HURON TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT
235-1115 Exeter