HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1993-06-23, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 1993.
Nostalgic re-enactment
Memories filled the basement of Memorial Hall in Blyth Saturday as a 50th anniversary re-
enactment of a broadcast of the National Farm Radio Forum was held. Taking part in the
broadcast were (left to right) Rodger Schwass, former Ontario secretary for the Forum; Marian
Mundell, Teeswater, a member of one of the few active Farm Forums left; George S. Atkins,
moderator and former CBC broadcaster; Alex Sim, one of the founders of the Farm Forum;
Harry J. Boyle, St. Augustine native and a former CBC executive; and Lamont Tilton, CBC
announcer for the Farm Forum.
Memories mark Forum reunion
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THEFT OF SUN ROOF
Sometime during the night of
June 11-12 at Jenkins Wrecking
yard in Colborne Twp., someone
stole two glass panels for a sunroof
that would fit a 79/86 Monte Carlo,
Cutlass Supreme or Grand Prix.
THEFTS AND MISCHIEF
COLBORNE TOWNSHIP
During the time between June 3-
8, there was a large amount of
damage done to trailers parked
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There was plenty of nostalgia and
a touch of anger as 100 people
crowded into the basement of Blyth
Memorial Hall Saturday afternoon
to celebrate the 50th anniversary of
the first Farm Radio Forum.
A special re-enactment of a Farm
Radio Forum broadcast took place
with Alex Sim, one of the Forum's
originators, Harry J. Boyle, an
executive with CBC radio at the
time the forum was broadcast, and
Marian Mundell, a member at the
Du-Cum-In Farm Forum at
Teeswater, one of the last active
Farm Forums which still meets
every Monday night during the
winter. George S. Atkins, former
CBC broadcaster moderated the
panel and Lamont Tilton, who had
been announcer for the broadcasts,
was on hand to introduce the panel.
The panel's topic was the contri-
bution of Farm Radio Forum to the
rural community in Canada. From
1943 through the 1950s rural peo-
ple across Canada met in farm liv-
ing rooms and kitchens to listen to
the Farm Radio Forum panel dis-
cussions on topics of interest to
rural residents. After the broadcast,
the local forums would discuss the
topic and a report on their findings
would be sent to the provincial sec-
retary. A summary of the findings
would later be broadcast on the
radio. After the discussion ended
the social part of the evening would
begin, usually with cards, followed
by a lunch.
Rodger Schwass, former CKNX
farm director, who was Ontario
secretary for the Farm Forum was
also on hand to "reproduce" one of
the reports of the meetings held the
previous week. He used the occa-
sion to sum up the discussion on
what the Farm Forum had con-
tributed to rural society. He noted
that an average 800 Farm Forums
met in Ontario each week with sev-
eral hundred co-operatives and 4H
groups also taking part. Across
Canada more than 600 co-opera-
tives grew out of the Farm Forum
movement.
In 1954 Mr. Sim was part of a
United Nations study of the Cana-
dian Farm Forum movement. This
led to the Farm Radio Forum being
adapted for countries such as India
where speakers were set up in vil-
lages where farm programs broad-
cast by All-India Radio helped
teach farmers new techniques that
helped lead to the Green Revolu-
Later, Mr. Schwass and Mr.
Atkins were involved in the forma-
tion of the Developing Countries
Farm Radio Network.
Bob Carbert, former CKNX farm
director who later went on to head
the Ontario Agricultural Museum at
Milton was present for the reunion,
saying he started out as secretary
for a local Farm Forum before
starting at CKNX. He doubted the
Farm Forum could be so successful
today. Murray Gaunt, present
CKNX farm director and former
Huron-Bruce M.P.P. recalled he
loved to see the Farm Forum come
to his house because it meant he
didn't have to do homework that
night. "It would be tough to dupli-
cate today," he said.
But others expressed anger at the
demise of the Farm Forum and at
what has happened to rural Ontario
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seniors, disabled and their families
living in Huron County.
This handy booklet is published
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Crime
of the
Week
along the Maitland River in
Colborne Township, near Auburn.
An 18' trailer had all its windows
and screens broken and slashed and
damage to the sides from what
appears to be a hatchet.
A truck in the same area had all
its lights and windows smashed and
other vehicles and trailers in the
area had similar damage.
In addition to this damage the
lawn furniture in the area was all
piled on a fire pit. It would appear
that a heavy rain prevented these
items from burning.
Stolen from the area were a 14'
red fiberglass canoe (still missing)
and a 1980 Honda motorcycle
which was later recovered in one of
the Little Lakes, south of the area.
along the way. "When Farm Radio
Forum went off the air the country
was stabbed in the back," said
Stewart Marwick of Chatsworth,
who was affiliated with the pro-
gram years ago. The Farm Forum
had to do with local empowerment,
he said. In recent years "we've been
hearing too much that local people
are too stupid or venal to be trust-ed."
The Ontario Rural Learning
Association (ORLA), which spon-
sored the reunion, is looking into
the possibility of some new sort of
farm forum said Dale Hamilton, a
member of the ORLA board. So far
the proper format hasn't been
found.
At the ORLA executive meeting
held before the reunion Ms Hamil-
ton, author of Many Hands, the
Blyth Community Play, and Paul
Nichol of Brussels were named to
the executive of ORLA.