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Canada, a vvallflower the barn dance of technolo
by. Michael Hunter
Walking out, to the
mailbox in the sunshine'.
and,quict 'is 'a •perk of
countrylife..,
These•, days it. is. a rare
'treat. It seams there is
always to6 . much to do and •
'1 -end up reaching out the
truck window, tossing the
mail on the seat. But when
the opportunity arises;
Pepsi (my dog who. is
indeed :named after the
soft drink); and 1'do the
routine.
She walks off to rny
right; stops and :sit.$ at
attention by 'the. maple
• tree, a safe distance from
the road,, while '' gather
the day's deliveries. She
rejoins. Me; op the way
back to the house: As my
boot, touches the front
step, she resumes her nor-
mal duties of keeping, the
barn„swallo:ws in flight
and running ahead. of -the
"machines as they head'
'down the road.
I'll never understand
why 'She -is so concerned
about traffic one minute
and is leading 10' tonnes of
farm. equipment ,down. the •
road the. next: ..Maybe she
*is just watching ,over me.
Her favorite run is down
to -Grandpa's place next
door. It's my favorite run
too.
Like most farmers,'
Grandpa keeps an accurate
record of production histo
ry_. 1Vlemerabil.iia. is
archived back in the bush'
or hung • up in - old barns.
The Printed history
found on the'wal'ls in the
old chick, hatchery and .
nursery,
His collection quietly
reminds tis of the. good
and'.bad� ideas:that: have'
come to pass. ' Newspapers
carrying, old farm stories,
and advertisements made
the journey up Grandpa's
hill 'with .Tippy or Boots,
Pepsi's predecessors. They
delivered the same meS-
sages Pepsi and.l. carry to
the house. Plant and har-.
•
uest
lwnn
vest more •with speed and
ease, Not all of the stories
• had happy, ' e n d i n g. s ., We
have' our archives. to'
remind us.'
History has taught us to..
get the most, current in:for-
,mation available, and get-
ting the complete story is
my job. Looking'at crops,'
travelling for education,:
and bringinghome the
70 ;year=s ;ago
hiov. 24,::1927
orner stone robbed,of .lean
suites :The 'Masons were drs-
mayed' when op opening the
corner stone, of . their building ' that
recently burned, they found a thiev-.
in• .miscreant had . broken. out the
exposed side. ' of . the stone' 'and
removed the precious contents.
•The 'building. was. erected- • snore
. ,
than 60 years ago, '..by Mr.James
Somerville, one ; of the founders of
• Lucknow.... ; It is said a handful, of
bright coins the currency of that day
were •'placed_in the corner. stone
along with other articles.•
I.t.:is believed' the theft was com,•
:Mined soon after the building ;was
erected, but it. 'was not' discovered`
Until aftthie afire.
New Star Cafe Proprietor Harry
Lem; was offering. full. course `meals.
seven days a week for 400. Dinner
.Y
and supper. include soup, choice' of
meats; vegetables, pie,: pudding 'or,
cake, With radio music while you eat:
56 years ago
' Nov, 273 1947
aloable prizes at.bingo - : A
monster bingo. will be held in
the Towns Hall tonight under
Clansmen auspices: •
Prizes include such an array ,as
chickens, grocery ;baskets, ':toiletries;
silverware, china; ' electrie'al goods`,
blankets;: etc , •
Tickets Will . be 3: games for 250;
with' three extra special prizes at 2¢',
a .game:
Like Broadway '- Lucknow's. new
y
main ` street l'ighting system was
turned on Saturday evening. for the
f .st time , and::th transformation' was
.a .. e
unbelievable In contrast to a dingy
"dim out" ander the old. systeim, the
pew .lights . nog' illuminate the 'main
thoroughfare like Broadway.
In
25 years ago;
Nov: 29,.1912: '.
:lection Day -,'Ratepayers will
got to the polls ,on Dec ,4:. -
Kinloss Township present
Reeve Orville Elliott . and Leo'
Murray, a '".mem er of the present
council will contest the reeveship.
Seeking the four council seats:
be. present . , councillors Duncan
Campbell; Grant Eckenswiller and
Barry Johnston; William . E.
Haldenby,''a" former ,.councillor : and
two new. . aspirants; for: office, Brian
Doelman and Donald'Be11.
In Ashfield ',Tbwnship,,the present
Reeve Girvin Reed is, being chal=
'•present, lenged for the position by the
Deputy. Reeve Eugene Frayne:
best ideas in' the world isa.
very satisfying career,
My pay cheque comes, :
.directly from the farmer.
The farm, families I
Meet have their own
archives. All too often; the
• eoniplete story leads to
frustration: -We learn of
better ways to grow food •
hitt: cannot always get the.
tool's. The .chick nursery
walls are 'lined with 's
lar stories. of "net 'avail-
• able in Canada:"• Days are
longest when you ;know,
it's possible to do a better
job.
Most of the information
hauled in. from the Mail=
box is tied to the sale Of a
product.:'I'm: Uncomfort-
able that product sales dic
. Matewhat tools `are avail -
for food production
' It°s research and develop-
ment by profit -driven
industries that develop
Ashamed :to
these new tools. To 'stay .in.
-
• business, they'll sell their
tools' where they'll earn
profits: lf. Companies..pro-
ject that the.. Canadian
. market. Will not show a.
satisfactory' profit, we may
'never get certain products
or even ideas:
I was quick• to• blame
rules and regulations, but
I've realized that the real
'problem' is the map.:
Ca.nadia:n agriculture•," is
too 'narrowly spread• over
too much land..If there.
were no rules' tomorrow,, it
would still cost more to
get new tools on Canadian'
'farms. than ;to. the farms in
the;American Heartland.'
Technology naturally
develops in areas of high --
est, return:: But.what about',
the. ideas and products.that
produce better food ;y.et:
cut Into profit Margins?,
Canada• is a; wallflower
Dear editor:
1 am ashamed to be of •
the female persuasion in
to.day's ;society. Women
fought long• and.hard•to
win: their freedoni.and lib-
erty. from the so-called:,
oppressive ;men. I think
'that today :women; have
:become whatthey: fought
so ;,hand against, the
• QPPressors.'With the aid of:
the governmentthey,, have
declared open,;season' on
fathers: I: admit'that' there
are men out:'there' that
deliberately. do not.pay
,their support but there is;:
an even bigger share of
men that'•:can't afford the
high ,'sup'port.;.:We .as a„'
society have' taken 'away
• SC.
write s
• Pear Mr. Harris:
:The • member,, of.', the
Luckttow' School,
Community • Ad:visory
,Council.: are writing:...to
express, .some of our 'con-
cerns regarding Bill
Arour "meeting,
we .discussed solute of 'the,
issues raised. by anti*:
160::
While. we, are pleased that
the geverninen ..plans to
improve the quality; of
education in Ontario, .We'
would like to offer some
comments regarding..Bill
160 in its•present form.
All the information nee,
essary'to :assess the imine
at the .ham dance of ,tech
../nology. We sit along .the
wall waiting for •new'tech-
nology to come courting.:
However..we never ask For
a dance.. Our food poli-.
cies keep unwanted. prod-
ucts, out while doing noth-,
ing to:attract the desir-
ables. We need food poli-
cies that find. the best tools
;available in the world, not
what is offered for sale:
• 'Less than three per gent
of: Canadians-;farm:and
that's not enough people.4o ^'
legislate anything'. If.:
:Canadians want safe food:”
they'll: have to say. "pass
..some' good foo:d'policy.''
before,; theycan asks.. "pass
the potatoes
Editors note::.Mtehue1'
(inter is a' local crop.,
c.pnsulttrnt ;.an,d es Cn.
Myron `..To tnshtp.; This.
.article, ►e as''
Not•,errmber issue of
•
1~quinox:
e. of female
or
the
,fundanicntal right:. of men'..
,.: tq live, have food and pro-
`vide shelter for themselves:
in the name offerit t ism.
" We 'have: declared sup
port paying men, as a
;whole as being.°b;a'd,, and
have categorised thein; as
"deadbeats:" Weare lump-
ing' the good with the bad
and labeling them all
under 'one. title t3> course'
there :is "an even •bigger -
make th:ecom.rnent that
'feminists, are all' lesbians;
I.VISO:
iersuasion
that would btu 'a blanket,.
' categorisation and' would.
,unfair. So why do it"•
. The::get tough policies
that the .government has
• adopted are a.band-'aid
aPproach.and will cause
more hardship than good
•The papersav's'that 6.3.000 `
dead'be.at' 'parents. in
actual` fact they: mean. men
•. •have been reported to
credit. .bureaus''whi, h
leaves. a. mark on their.'.
record. :For what purpose`'.
Now there .is'ito hope of
them borrowing money to ,
pay their d•eb•t•. Sprite will
.• 'lose their jobsdu'e: to ,
lideice=suspensions- until
they .paytheir debt `...riiakes
complete sense:to me!,
: see 'Tyeical' pager •
rris. .434
'-:diate;and lon termnimpact,
..of passing Bill 1.60` is not
available i.e.. mechanist(
for determining, .class
sizes: Therefore it .may be
more' prudent to divide' the
Bill into sections and pass
onlythe sections that have
.been.: adequately studied
• Bill TOO `removes:the'
control,• of funding At the.
!opal level, yet at thesante
time ,makes loeal'trustees
Personally liable for finan-
cial decisionsthey make if •
these decisions are not syn •
accord with the direction
of °thea provincial ' govern=
merit (which is, presently
•
•
C.t7nservati�e riutftt'tay be
oily party in 'the
future).'
Any.democracy ,Should.,
contain' a series 9f Checks;
•and balances to prevent;:
the abuse' or power 'Future
trustees'•may feel intimi-
dated and be unable to
effecti've'ly .represent the
concerns ofthe people:,
'Who have elected.'.the`rn.
please -respect 'democracy
and allow'.for continued',
local control of education.
• Bill 160 allows for deci-
sions regarding education
to be 'Mad'e by. Circler: in
Council. Public' approval'
see 'Lack' page 5