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Home My WebLink AboutThe Citizen, 1995-02-08, Page 25BRIAN BUFFINGA Electrical and Controls • Residential • Agricultural • Commercial • HVAC Controls • Pole Line Services (519) 233-3340 VARNA a) DUNBAR & COOK ELECTRIC LTD. Home, Farm & Commercial Wiring DON PAUL 526-7505 357-1537 Caldwell- Construction • residential & agricultural structures • framing • siding • drywall • roofing & trim Estimates & Prints R.R. # 3 Blyth 523-9354 are you managing your money or just managing to get by? Call me today to find out how Investors can help you start building your financial future. CALL Helen Hetherington 887-6817 or 141,11k3.90-7972 GroupInvestv \c,..Zin 'ding future, since 1940. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1995. PAGE 25. Elston discusses prosperity bituaries L BERYL MARJORY REID Beryl Marjory (Carter) Reid passed away at Clinton Public Hospital on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1995 at the age of 74. Beryl was the beloved wife of Watson Reid, Seaforth and dear mother of David Reid of London, Donna and her husband Hany Arts Jr. of RR 4, Seaforth and Dan Reid of RR 1, Blyth. She is survived by her brother Glen Carter and his wife Doreen of RR 1, Londesboro, sister-in-law Isabel Rogerson of Hensall, and brother-in-law Les Reid and his wife Hazel of Londesboro. Also, she is survived by her aunts Mrs. Eula Kellar of Seaforth and Mrs. Hazel Kerr of Victoria, B.C. and is fondly remembered by several nieces and nephews. Beryl was born in Hullett Township on May 23,1920 to the late Edith Garnet (Campbell) and Wilbert Lester (George) Carter. She was a former teacher in Tuckersmith and Hullett Townships after graduating from Stratford Normal School. Beryl married Watson on July 24, 1943 and they farmed in Hullett Township until they retired and moved to Seaforth in 1990. She was a member of the Londesboro United Church, the Londesboro Women's Institute and the Burns UCW. Beryl recently attended Northside United Church, Seaforth and was a member of their UCW as well. Beryl was also a very interested and active member of the Huron County Genealogical Society. Beryl rested at the Whitney Ribey Funeral Home in Seaforth until Friday, Feb. 3 when funeral services were held at Northside United Church at 2 p.m. with Reverend Bruce Cook officiating. Carol Carter provided music at the organ and Margaret Mclnroy graced those attending with a vocal solo. The pallbearers were Ron Bennett, Larry Carter, Murray McCall, Alex McEwing, John Middegaal and Ken Rogerson. The flower bearers were Naomi Pryce and Helen Dale. Spring interment will take place at Burns Cemetery, Hullett Township. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Huron County Branch of the Ontario Genealogical Society or a charity of one's choice were accepted. FRANK ALCOCK Frank Alcock of Queen's Villa, Blyth passed away suddenly a his residence on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1995 in his 64th year. Mr. Alcock was born in Grey Twp. on June 6, 1931. He was the son of the late John Alcock and Margaret Clark. Throughout his life Mr. Alcock was employed by Mait- land Telephone. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Brussels and Blyth and of St. John's Anglican Church, Brussels. He will be lovingly remembered by his daughter Louise and her hus- band Paul Haggitt of Zurich. Natasha Haggitt will mourn the passing of her loved grandfather. Mr. Alcock was the dear step-son of Isobell Alcock of Brussels and the brother of Tom of London, Bill and Helena, Ken and Carol and Murray and Barb, all of Goderich, Ross and Cora of Brussels, Betty and Joe Daer of Clinton and the dear friend of Bill and Jean Little of Brussels. Nancy Northgrave officiated at the funeral service held at Betts Funeral Home on Friday morning. Interment will be held at Brussels Cemetery. In remembrance donations to the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #218, Brussels or Branch #420, Blyth would be appreciated by the family. By Cameron J. Wood Canadians have always enjoyed an abundance of good resources. Raw materials and value-added products have traditionally been the cornerstones of the nation's success on the world market. Former Liberal Party of Ontario deputy leader, Murray Elston, addressed the same issues to the Wingham and District Chamber of Commerce for their first annual Rural/Urban night last Friday. Mr. Elston quit politics last fall to take a position at the Bruce Energy Centre as president of Ontario Interlink Development. Working now at the BEC allows Mr. Elston to see first hand the blend between the rural product development and the urban business economy, thus making him an ideal speaker to address the mixed session. "It has taken us a long time to try to grab hold of our future...you cannot make a go of it simply by growing and selling raw materials,. The real advantage to dealing in the global market economy is to add value to every product you have. In fact, if you do that and do it consistently at a high quality, then you will be putting yourself in or There were 15 table of euchre Monday evening at Ethel Hall, hosted by Helen Cullen and Bob and Isabelle Bremner. The 50/50 draw was won by Ross Stephenson; high lady, June above long-term prosperity," he told the audience of over 100 people. Mr. Elston spoke on the development of products at the BEC in terms of value-added nature. "We arc now taking raw materials that are being produced in this area and we are processing them. If you follow things at the Bruce Energy Centre, you will sec the whole idea being of course, to take steam at a very reasonable price and electricity and use it to process raw materials." The BEC was gradually grown over the years to now include not just the power station, but also a research centre, a greenhouse, an ethanol plant, a cubing plant and the most recent addition, an apple processing plant. The five product lines coming out of the BEC, Mr. Elston said, are examples of locally-driven value-added marketing. Agricultural raw materials are grown in the region, processed in the region and then exported. "We can make the product, we can choose the market, we can ship the product to that market without being told exactly what the price of Jacklin; high man, Keith Turnbull; most lone hands, Walter Harrie- field, Elmer Best and Iola McLean. The next euchre will be a special Valentine euchre on Feb. 13 at 8:30 p.m. that commodity is in the fret. and what we have to pay or not pay for it. We actually can make the economy work for us instead of having someone make the economy work against us," he said. Mr. Elston said the BEC is continually looking at new directions and how to expand on the value-added approach. The most recent concept is bringing a Dutch-owned greenhouse to the BEC. They are currently negotiat- ing to secure that development. "We believe this part of southwestern Ontario will be in the future the centre of production for a lot of products we have taken for granted. The reason we believe that is because there are only a few places in the world that can actually put the types of products that we do, in the volume and quality that we do in this area. This area can accomplish something really important on a world scale. "My view is that the lessons I learned 30 years ago weren't really lessons in theory, but lessons in reality of the economic development of our agricultural viability in western Ontario." Ken Pennington's erl • adclek • D.J. 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