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Volunteering
students will
descend on town
Education reform will see hundreds of
students moving through the community in
efforts to earn 10 hours,per year of volunteer
service next year.
They will need to fill those 10 hours each
year in order to graduate,
In Seaforth, that's about 335 students or
3,350 hours of community service.
A lot can be done with that time.
Or a lot of energy can be wasted.
At a first look, this seems like a great idea
but its ramifications are just not well thought-
out. .�
For effective use of the students' time, so
everyone benefits, will take some serious
coordination.
The federal and provincial governments,
through cutbacks, system overhauls and
general changes throughout virtually every
aspect of our lives, has led to an increased
need for volunteers.
But the most effective volunteers give more
than 10 hours of their time.
Having students haphazardly go through
the community looking for volunteer projects
could end up costing the volunteer
organizations time and energy they may not
have; time they have to spend teaching or
training -the student for the task at hand that
cuts into the little bit of time that student has
to offer.
There are lots of tasks and relief a student
can provide with 10 hours, as long as
thought goes into how and where they apply
themselves.
Community groups will need" To work
closely with the high school to ensure
meaningful ways for the students to get
involved are developed.
Ifthey have to be out there, then their
efforts need to be made worthwhile.
And from the student's perspective, it
doesn't seem much. like volunteering when
they're told they have to do it in order to
graduate.
STH
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Hog crisis not over yet
To the Editor:
The present hog crisis is
now three months old and is
not over yet. Meetings and
more meetings have
produced little, except
rhetoric. What we need is
action, now!
One large problem that
needs to be addressed is the
two levels of hog farms -
one which has contractual
arrangements with a packer
at guaranteed income, the
other with no guarantee,
accepting only the floating
prices, which in recent
months have been
disastrous.
The ratio of "preferred" or
"first class" hog farmers to
the "second class" hog
farmer is roughly one to
nine. This is the current
situation.
On closer examination it
appears that too many of the
so-called first class hog
farmers are also leaders in
the Ontario Pork Producers,
this becomes a main barrier
to solving the problem. Each
and every farmer pays $150
each year to a farm
organization for a business
registration number. In order
to secure the future of the
individual farms and farmer,
these farm organizations
must act now and must act
quickly, otherwise a good
number of farmers who
really want to farm and who
are good at it will fall by the
wayside. -
The reduction of packers
in the industry from 25 to
two in the last 20 years
helped create the monopoly
of power in the hog industry.
This concentration allows
the packer to do what is
good for the packer and not
what is good for the hog
industry.
1 believe that the time has
come that we must help
ourselves. We need a
program that is acceptable to
all, wherein no one gets
hurt.
This idea is:
The Pork Marketing Board
could collect a $1.00 per
hog marketed - a weekly
amount of almost $100,000
or $4 to $5 million per year.
This money would be used,
interest free, to help Create
and expand small packing
plants. The maximum loan,
interest free, to packer must
not exceed 50% of the total
assessed value of the
packing plant. The packing
plants banker should secure
the safety of this loan to the
Pork Producers.
This loan should increase
in value in relation to the
assessed value of the
packing plant.
The, $1.00 fee per hog
marketed remains the
property of the hog farmer
from whom it was deducted.
h would also be transferable
to another hog farmer at the
option Of the owner for
example upon death or
retirement.
The reason for interest free
use of the money is for
simplification of
administration and
accounting purposes.
Ernst Bayer
RR 2, Mitchell
Seaforth hospital one of the finest
To the Editor:
I would like to take this
opportunity, on behalf of my family,
to publically comment on what we
consider to be one of the finest
community hospitals around.
Seaforth Community .Hospital is
truely a gem of a
place, and deserves to be recognized
as such. Over the past few years, our
parents, Gordon and Marian
MacDonald, have had to avail
themselves of the services of S.C.H.
on a more than occassional basis.
Also, like so many others, they had
to travel out -side of the community
for various services that were not
available in Seaforth. We always
drew a collective sigh of relief, when,
they were transferred back to
Seaforth, without giving it to 'much
thought, Now that they both are
gone, we have had some timeto
reflect on why we felt that way. We
came away with the conclusion that
we felt that they were safe and not
just another number...That they were
truely cared for by a wonderful team
of physicians, and nurses and
technicians...and the peripheral staff
that seldom gets noticed, but that is
so - essential...dietary ' and
housekeeping and maintenance,
switchboard, medical records...and
yes, dare 1 say it, Administr'ation.ln
times of family crisis; and we .have
had plenty as many know, we always
felt a sense of security, knowing that
this special place was watching over
ourmom and dad, not just because it
was our home town, but because it
reflects a standard of excellence that
many boastabout but few can
really deliver.
Your nursing staff is second to
none. I would like to think that the
ability to measure care is something
that I know a bit about, for 1 have
been a Registered Nurse for 30 years.
The nursing staff at S.C.H is, without
exception, a group of professionals,
like the rest of us in health care,.
alawys trying to do more with Tess,
and yet it was never our experience,
that that was a factor, in the delivery
of the care that our parents received.
It is important to us, that all of
those involved in the frequent
hospitalizations of both of our
parents, know how much your efforts
were appreciated. Seaforth
Community Hospital is indeed a gem
of a place.We commend you and the
community That you serve so well.
Lihda Matthews on behalf of my
brother Curtiss MacDonald and
my sister Cindy MacDonald
Mill whistle reminder of coming spring
February 8, 1924
The regular blowing of
the whistle of late. at mr.
Wm. Sadler's saw mill.
reminds us that the time of
singing of the birds is not
far distant.
A number of neighbours
and friends of Mr. and Mr.s
Jas. Murray, of McKillop,
gathered to spend a social
evening with them. having
recently sold their farm to F..,
T. Fowler. They were made
the recipients of a well
filled purse of money.
James Fairservice of
Londesboro. had installed a
lighting plant in his
residence.
'With neither sleighing nor
wheeling, the roads at Varna
were almost impassable the
latter part of the week.
Glen McLean and
Sheldon Eyre of Chiselhurst
have secured employment
in Detroit and intend
staying for the winter.
Peter Stewart of Hensall,
who acted as caretaker of
the Hensall Public School.
was surprised and presented
with a handsome quarter
oak rocking chair and a fine
pipe and case. The
presentation was made by S.
Burgess and an address was
given by Wm. McKay.
James Cowan of town
moved into his new
residence this week.
James Archibald of town
has purchased the residence
of the late Mrs. Taylor on
Centre Street.
Frank Carlin of town has
leased the apartment in the
Willis block recently.
F. T. Fowler entertained
his room at the public
school to a toboggan party
at his home in McKillop
when all had a most
enjoyable time.
Hydro power was off this
week consequently the
Expositor will be late in
reaching many of our
readers, not only are we
dependent on hydro for
motive power. The rink and
the picture show suffered
while house holders went
back to the candle.
Miss Florence Bennet of
Winthrop left for london
In the Years Agone
this week.
C. W. Papst of
Georgetown paid his 48th
subscription -to the
Expositor.
February 11, 1949
Directors of the Seaforth'
Agricultural Society
appointed Mrs. Roy
Lawson, J-Iuron Rod. as
secretary -treasurer of the
society. Mrs. Lawson
succeeds Mrs. Jos.
Grummett who resigned.
The completion of the
construction of Seaforth
apartments was marked
when Dr. E. A. McMaster
entertained at his home
various contractors
responsible for its
construction.
Verdan Rau displayed a
wolf he shot while hunting
in the zurich district. About
the size of a. Targe Collie
dog. the wolf weighed in
excess of 50 pounds.
The lady bowlers of town
were entertained at the
home of Mrs. Harry
Stewart. Mrs. John T.
Kaiser donated the prize
which was won by Mrs. W.
M. Hart.
of St. James Church,
Seaforth, were guests at a
banquet given in ,their
honour by the C. W. L.
Mrs, Frank Devereaux was
presented with a small
token of remembrance of
the occasion by Mrs. John
Hotham Jr.
The residence on Sparling
Street, owned by F/S Mac
Mills, Has been sold to Mrs.
Geo. Hoegy, McKillop.
Believed to have been
caused by a leak in the oil
burner installation, a fire at
the W. J. Duncan factory
was extinguished without
damage, other than smoke.
A second call was received
when some heated pipes
caught fire at the residence
of M. Berger.
Subscribers of the
Tuckersmith Municipal
Telephone System endorsed
a recommendation of the
commissioners to increase
the subscribers assessment
from 513.00 to $15.00 and
the renters from $15.00 to
518.00.
February 10, 1899
W. W. Cooper of Kippen,
who is an admirer of horse
The death oeeurred- in ---flesh, has purchased -from_.
Vancouver B. C. of Wm. Messrs. Thompson Bros. of
Smith, son of the late Mr. the London Road, a driver,
and Mrs. Robert Smith of which for quality, style and
Hullett. He was born there speed is pretty hard to beat.
70 years ago and was The Methodists in Kippen
married to Miss Dora Love. have completed all
J. M. Govenlock of town arrangements for the
is in Toronto where he is building of a new church in
representing the Seaforth the village which will be of
Agricultural Society at the the latest design.
annual fair association. Messrs. T. Mellis, and W.
Mrs. Ken Coombs, W. Cooper of Kippen took
Railway Street, saw a robin in the Farmers Institute
on a post in the back yard of meeting at Farquhar, which
her residence, as she and was largely attended.
three other ladies were Thos. Cudmore of
quilting. Usborne, near Lumley, has
John A. Baldwin was in recently disposed of two
Toronto attending a very fine bulls.
hardware convention. N. Deichert and family
Huron County Garage left here this week for
Operators' Association held Cavalier, North Dakota,
a dinner meeting when A. where they will in the future
W. Dunlop( was elected reside.
president. The past week has been
The choir and altar boys the severest at Hensall we
have had yet, the
thermometer registering as
low as 15 degrees below
zero.
Thos. Hills of
Egmondville, is having
brick hauled for the purpose
of veneering his blacksmith
shop.
A very pretty wedding
took place in St. Columban
Church, Irishtown,' when
Miss Lizzie Downey
became the bride of Wm.
Devereaux.
February 7, 1974
The contract despite
between the Huron -Perth
Roman Catholic ;Separate
School teachers and board
which saw 19 schools in
two mounties closed on
Friday. and Monday was
settled Monday evening
when the board ratified,
"unanimously." a
compromise contract for
1973-74 and 1974-75. All
HPRCSS schools re -opened
on Tuesday.,
Stewart Bros. clothing
store on Main Street was
broken into on Sunday
evening, for the third time
in recent years. "lf things
come in threes, maybe
this'll be the last," Ladies
Wear manager, Dave
Stewart, said Monday
morning. Nothing of value
was missing, Mr. Stewart
said, except about 510 in
change and some denim
jeans in boys' sizes. .
Seaforth dentist Dr:
Charles Toll is in Jamaica
this month but he is not
lolling around in the sun
like the average tourist. Dr.
Toll is working as a
volunteer dentist in a clinic
in Kingston, Jamaica,
operated by Operation
Friendship Ltd. Operation
Friendship Ltd. is a
"voluntary programme of
development in education,
health and social services"
in an area of Jamaica that is
densely populated and
"chronically depressed and
underprivileged to such an
extent that it represents the
country's most potentially
explosive social problem."