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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-11-11, Page 21This time last year the corn was harvested and fall plough- ing was well underway, This year there is still a lot of corn to be harvested with the result the ploughing is behind as well according to Mike Miller, spokesman for the agricultural office in Clinton. Mr. Miller estimated the har- vesting is a week to 10 days be- hind usual. He says the yield however, is good, in fact better than average. Farmers are getting good bushel weight and while the moisture level could be lower, it is reasonably good. According to Mr. Miller, it was the long frost free period earlier this fall which allowed the corn to mature adding to both the yield and quality. A hard freeze then could have caused some damage, luckily it did not happen. To Clarence Boyle c/o Exeter Times Advocate Exeter, Ontario Dear Sir: With reference to the remarks attributed to you in a recent edition of the Exeter Times Advocate in Which you stated' that the Union Jack was a foreign flag. I feel that they were in very poor taste having regard to the fact that this is the week of Remembrance Day which is very closely tied by World War I and World War II service men with the Union Jack. I should also like to point out to you that the Union Jack is not a foreign flag in Canada but is known as the "The Royal Union Flag of Canada" as approved by the Canadian Parliament on December 18, 1964 for continued use as a symbol of Canada's membership in the Com- monwealth of Nations and of her allegiance to the Crown." Yours truly, C.V. Laughton P Vice President Naval Officers Associates of Canada P.S. I ,should also point out the Union Jack is Newfoundland's Provincial Flag or Ensign. • 44. CORN CROP COULD BE IN DANGER—The snow which has fallen in the last couple of days could have very adverse effects on the corn crop according to Don Pullen of the agricultural office in Clinton. The weight of the snow in some cases is breaking the stalks and the snow on the ground makes it pretty slippery going for the combines, Photo by McKinley Snow hurts corn harvest NOTICE To the electrical con- sumers of the village of Henson Due to increase in cost of power to utilities an- nounced by Ontario Hydro effective Jan 1, 1977 your utility finds it necessary to increase rates to all consumers subject to Ontario Hydro approval Hensel, Public Utilities Commission By JACK LAVENDER Never put off until tomorrow what you con do today. There may be a law, against it by then. * * * Iron Age: before permanent press. Sign in a department store: "Customers wanted — no ex- perience necessary." The Light Light Touch * * We don't mind youth having its fl- ing — but we do object to some of the things they're throwing. * * Boy patting kitten: "He must be talking to somebody — I con hear the busy signal." * For real purr-fection and new health in your engine see us at JACK'S Srriall Engine Repair Service 107 Queen St., Hensall 262-2103 S NOTICE TOWNSHIP OF HAY RATEPAYERS Second and final payment of 1976 taxes are due and payable on or before November 30, 1976. Wayne Horner Tax Collector Township of Hay If you require financing to Mart, modernize or expand your business and are unable to 'obtain it elsewhere on reasonable terms and conditions or if you are interested in the FBDB management services of counselling and training or wish information on government programs available for your business, talk to our representative. FEDERAL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT BANK Openlr ing new. doors to small business Financial assistance Management counselling Management training Information on government programs for business HUGH SHELDON one of our representatives will be at Les Pines Hotel, Exeter -on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of each month Nov. 16th and Dec. 7th For prior information call 271-5650 or write 1036 Ontario Street, Stratford NOMINATIONS Township of McGillivray For Offices Of REEVE DEPUTY REEVE COUNCILLORS Will be Received At The CLERK'S OFFICE 171 King Streets Parkhill °FROM 9 AIM. THURSDAY NOVEMBER.1 , 1976 TO 5 P.M. MONDAY NOVEMBER 15, 1976 W, J4 AMOS, Clerk & Returning -Officer Township Hibbert NOTICE TO ELECTORS A meeting will be held in the TOWNSHIP HALL, STAFFA ON MONDAY NOVEMBER 15th 1976 AT 8;30 P.M. TO DISCUSS Township Business, the Vote under the Liquor Licence Act, and to hear any Municipal or School Candidates who wish to speak. Charles Friend A.M.C.T. Clerk ANNOUNCEMENT JOHN BICKERSTAFF Norm Whiting is pleased to announce the appointment of John Bickerstaff to the staff at Whiting's Warehouse. John will be involved in both the accounting and sales operations of the busiriess. WHITING'S Warehouse Furniture and Appliances Unlimited (New and Used) Sales & Service • Antiques & Things MAIN ST. 235-1964 EXETER SPECIAL OFFER HOW TO MAKE YOUR Reg. $1.50 WINDOWS BEAUTIFUL VOL. V NOW 75 The Windows in Your Life No window is average. Each has its own characteristics. And every window can be beautiful. Think of it as part of your furnishings, What it wears should fit the mood of the room, A change of window wardrobe can give your home a major lift. rTohoem.W all & Floor Shoppe at the rear of the Junction provides an excellent op- portunity for you to tie in your window treatment with the decor of your •inC-shtoocok bolts. Choose your fabrics from our well equipped drapery sample racks or • Provide us with measurements or if you prefer we shall gladly do the measuring. • Select your drapery hardware from our Kirsch display. We in turn vviii provide • an estimate of your needs, • a custom-made Service second-to-none. • installation assistance. TH E WALLandFL00RSHOPPE EXETER'S LARGEST /APARTMENT tir FLOOR COVERING , WALLPAPER FAMILY CLOTHING , 005005 NOW OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK & FRIDAY NIGHT SCORE .FABRICS Olier 9047* "° junction Use Your Chorgex or Mosterchorge A decorator's dream . .. the newest in fabrics . . a style for every decor. Times-Advocate, November 11, 1976 • Page 21 Le fteis. debate Legion. woes Hay council rejects request of ministry To the Editor; To the Taxpayers of Hensall, I would like to clarify that it was not the wishes of Don Reid or the Legion delegate, but the clerk and council that wanted the hook up in the rear property of lot 12 and 13. The town paid for the easement which should entitle a hook up three feet inside your property line. If council feels that this isn't justice I would like to know/myself as a taxpayer, why some properties in town with a lot and a half have two connections and some property owners no connection. The council told us that appeals were no later than 15th of October but the letter we received in the mail stated the 14th of Sep- tember,,,Which is right? Can the council just set what day they want for an appeal? Honer Campbell * * * "Lest We Forget" Each year on Remembrance Day we pause briefly to utter these words and think of those, who by land, sea and air, laid down their lives for their country. How many of you ever pauses to look at the cenotaph in front of the Town Hall? Do you really know what it represents? Let me remind you! The silent soldier signifies all of our boys who laid down their lives for us in two World Wars, They were young, brave, adventurous, frightened of the unknown but very patriotic. None kneW who would return home again. The names on the cenotaph are engraved forever to remind us of the ones who paid the supreme sacrifice for our freedom. We owe them a debt we can never repay; our freedom. The older ones in the com- munity will no doubt recall Billie Stone conducting bingo every week on Main Street, where the Public Utilities building now stands. All of his World War I buddies helped him. Can't you still hear him calling his old English way, "Hunder the Hoe, Clickely-Click". He had a fierce pride in Hensall and the people living here. When the boys were leaving town to do their duty in World War 3, Billie told them all "When you come home, get a Legion organized, and keep up the fight for good old Hensall, and good luck, cheerio mate". Following World War 2, those who returned banded together and formed Branch 468 of the British Empire Service League, the Legion. Many men gave long hours of hard labour to get it organized, put on dances, sold tickets on a car and bought their Legion building, In due course, the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Legion was organized. Our mothers, sisters, aunts and friends worked equally as hard as the men and soon had a noteworthy organization. The Legion and its Ladies Auxiliary have donated thousands of dollars to com- munity and welfare work. Their good deeds cannot be published but they are recorded. They have helped with purchase of supplies for the arena, sponsored hockey teams and given unselfishly of their time. The Ladies Auxiliary is noted for the good banquets It has provided over the years. Each year the crowd is dwindling at the memorial service but this seems to be a sign of the times; called APATHY, Some of us will never fiirget those who did not return from over- seas, and ones who might have been better had they not: retur- ned. The rest of you should thank God we were the victors in the World Wars; it could easily have gone the other way. Are we going to sit back now and see our Legion Hall forced to close because of the issue of the sewers? None of those in power of local government was even a resident of Hensall when Bill Nicol, Al Bell, Ben Dick, Mel Taylor, Syd Taylor, Art Prior, "Tiny" McEwen and "Mike" Passmore left with their packs on their backs, bound for overseas, never to return. Do you think they would be proud to see how we have broken faith with them? Will some of you get out and carry the torch for the -ights of the Legion? Soon Hensel! will be a forgotten town and broke! Too long we have listened to "TAPS" (Lights Out); now is the time for "Reveille", which means "Wake Up"! Hensall not only needs a shot in the arm, she needs a heart transplant! She used to have one! She cared about her people, all of them! We were comrades; let us go back to being comrades before our "Last Post" (funeral music), is sounded; united we stand, divided we fall. Minnie Noakes Zurich ice ready soon The ice in the Zurich arena should be ready for use this Monday according to arena manager Jerry Rader. The work being done on the arena roof from • the arena, floor will be completed by November 12 and it takes a couple of days to install the ice and get a good surface. Ray McKinnon of the Zurich Recreation Committee express- ed optimism over the arena being finished on schedule. The engineer has informed Mr. McKinnon the schedule will be tight but he believes the work will be finished by the 12th. Board cuts pay boost Donald Tansley, federal anti- inflation administrator, on Mon- day sharply reduced negotiated pay raises for employees of . the Blue Water Rest Home at Zurich, by chopping first-year increases to nine per cent from 15.7 per cent. Mr. Tansley said the employ- ees, represented by Local 210 of the Service Employees' Union, should receive pay in- creases of nine per cent in the first year and eight per cent in the second year of a two-year agreement. The workers had originally been allowed a 15.7-per-cent raise by the anti-inflation board but the union requested a re- view of the recommendation by Mr. Tansley. Hay township council reject- ed a request from the Ministry of Transportation and Commun- ications in regard to extending the Hay-Dashwood drain at their regular meeting of council last week. The Ministry wanted the drain extended 300 feet to the east of its present location. Council rejected the request as the portion of land Ministry wanted included is not the watershed on the initial report for.the drain. One application under the Shorelines Protection Act was received in the amount of $3,500. Council received an 'applica- tion for a tile drain loan in the amount of $6,500. Councapassed a resolution to be sent to the Huron County Board of Education and the Huron Perth Separate School Board that in 1977 there be only two dates for levy payments, June 30 and. December 15. An application to sever part of lots 17 and 18 registered plan 12, the estate of Albert Gaiser, was approved. A ratepayers meeting will be held the evening of November 16 in the Hay Township Hall However, the amount of snow we have received in the past few days certainly has an ad- verse effect on the corn still standing according to Don Pullen, agricultural representa- tive for this area. Since the ground is not frozen the snow is making the surface very slippery and it may be difficult to get through some of the fields. The weight of the snow is also causing some stalk break- age, making the corn imposs- ible to combine. Mr. Pullen says the situation is not tremendous- ly severe at the moment, but there is definitely cause for concern as from one-quarter to one-third of the corn crop has not been harvested and a heavy wet snow could make it very difficult to do so. • Even though the plowing is running behind; Mr. Miller feels most farmers should be able to complete their fall NOMINATION OF TOWNSHIP OF HAY Notice is hereby given to municipal electors of the Township of Hay, that nominations will be received by the undersigned, for the following positions on the Hay Township Council. Reeve Deputy-Reeve Council (3 to be elected) Term — 1977 & 1978 The nomination period will commence on November 10th, 1976 and will conclude on Novem- ber 15th, 1976 at 5:00 p.m. NOTE: The required nomination form must be used and may be obtained at the Hay Township Office. Wayne C. Horner Clerk-Treasurer Township of Hay ploughing if average weather conditions for this time of year occur. Unfortunately, average wea- ther conditions for this time of year are not occuring and the snow has ground ploughing almost to a halt. The fields are too greasy to get through. Mr. Pullen expressed opti- mism, however, that there will be some good weather before the winter seriously sets in and hopefully the ploughing will be completed. Fall plough- ink is very important in Huron County as the action of the frost on the soil is very import- ant, especially on the heavier clays. The problem for the farmers will be the fact they will have to do field work, such as ploughing, under more unpleasant weather conditions than usual. Any fields not ploughed this fall could ad- versely affect the early crops next year.