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Editorial
Drivers need
to watch for
' buses, children
now that kids
are back in class ,
Buses have been back on the rgad and
students have been back to walking to
school again since yesterday.
For parents and school children,it'd
back t6 the weekday routines.
for motorists, it means getting back to
being vigilant, watching out for children.
It means I4avingla little earlier to
prevent that urge to pass a school bus
or drive a crossing guard off the street
because the extra delays ►how that
summer is oyer have made us late for
work.
It means remembering that it is the law
to stop for a school bus when its red
signal lights are flashing.
Drivers also need to take special care
this first week because childrenare,
caught up in the excitement of being.
back to school.
Same as at the end of school year,
children are excited by the sudden.
changes and. can end up being more
careless in the excitement of catching up
with friends they haven't seen in awhile.
But motorists . need to watch for kids
playing ball the time. Kids who venture
away from computer screens to use
their imaginations outside, can easily
forget the need to watch- out for cars
and pay attention :to where they are
going.
While children should be made aware
of the need to play safe and smart, they
'are just kids which puts extra pressure
on adult motorists who can take on the
extra responsibility of watching out.
Imaginations can take them anywhere
at any moment and the excitement of a
game of road hockey or basketball can
do the same.
It must always be o priority of .drivers
to watch out for children at play.
Scott Hilgendorff
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Opinion
Letter
Agriculture federation
fighting for the family farm
By Jack Wilkinson,
President, ' Ontario
Federation of
Agriculture
•
Almost 4.000 Ontario
farmers took the time to
attend at least one of the
series of 11. information
meetings held during the
final weeks of August.
The meetings were,
organized to meet a
request of provincial and,
federal politicians anxious.
to hear directly from the
farmers rather than the
leaders of their farm
organizations.
The -message was
delivered loud and clear
that many Ontario farmers
are facing financial ruin
this year as a result of
commodity .prices that
continue to drop and wet
weather that will result in
- reduced yields at harvest.
Farmers are traditionally
reluctant io present their
problems in public. but the
dire circumstances they are
facing now motivated large
numbers. to attend. the
Meetings and let the
politicians know.• first
hand. what -the province's
farm .organizations have
been'saying for months:
-agriculture; if it is going, to
survive, needs improved
safety nets and disaster
assistance funding, and the
existing programs
desperately need adequate
funding. -
Although we. as farmers
and farm leaders. think we
have done a.areat job of
bringing the 'politicians up
to speed on, the issues
facing agriculture, this is a•
job that never ends.
We know that politicians
have great memories .for
names and faces,
especially at election time,
but we also know that
certain things tend to
disappear from their
memories; l almost
instantly: That's why
Ontario's farmers and their
organizations will need to,
maintain their. intensive
-lobbying.
There's increasing
likelihood of a fall federal
election, and this .can only
mean intensifying our
efforts to • put our case
before the politicians. be
they already. in power or
candidates looking for
votes. • The ' Ontario
Federation of Agriculture
is preparing for the
election campaign and
intends to hold • all
candidates accountable.
We believe Canadians
.want and deserve a
'd'omestically -produced.
supply of safe nutritious
food,, but as a result of
three -consecutive years of
declining commodity
prices we know the risk of
losing our farmers is
increasing dramatically,
[ know. this because [ am
-'hearing from beginning'
farmers and farmers in
their seventies who have
farmed all their lives.
They ate -telling me they
are running out of money
to continue farming. The
older farmers are telling
• me they are •
-
watching their equity
disappear as they struggle
to keep their farms going.
This isn't how we should
- •have to operate our farms.•
Ontario's and Canada's
farmers are among the best
and most! efficient in. the
world. but -they are being
.left to compete with the
treasuries of the European
Union• and particularly the
United States which
continues to increase its
subsidies to farmers -as
they vie for ' global
Markets. 1
Our governments. while
meeting some of the needs
of our farmers. are failing
to level the proverbial
playing field, As a result,
Canadian -farmers are
belief; left -further and. •
- further behind financially
and can't survive in this •
environment:
Politicians tell us they
-can't find the money to
keep Canadian agriculture -
even with U.S. and E.0-.
farmers, but our farmers .
don't believe that. and
neither do we at OFA.
They •repeatedly made the
poilnt - at • the - public
meetings that money can
be found to help people hit
by disasters around the•
world, so why ;not for
Canadian farmers?
The -answer to that is
quite simple! It's a matter
of etting. priorities, and
obviously our politicians
have yet to see Canadian
agriculture as a priority.
Waiting until the best and
youngest farmers are
forced out of business is .
definitely not the answer.
We need to convince our .
politicians to make
agriculture a, f priority
immediately. and that's ..
what OFA intend§ to
do but we will continue
,.to need the active support
of all farmers. i
Giant egg brought to Expositor office
, September 10, 1575.
Mr. O'Brien of the.
boundary . bet -ween
Tuckersmith and Hibbert. has
sent us an egg which for size
can fairly claim the
• championship. It measured 6
- l/Tlnches one way and eight
the other. 1
At the mortgage Sale of
town lots: held in .Seaforth.
the lot facing on M.}in Street.
onlywas sold.- The front lot
was purchased by Edward
Cash for 3400.
A picnic of the children.
teachers and friends of the
--Presbyterian.Church was
held', in ,Payne. Grove,
Egmondville. Excellent
• addresses were delivered by
Rev. Goldsmith. and. Rev..
Cameron of Kippen.
Messrs. Williams and
Cluff. !proprietors of the
Seaforth Pump factory. have
now all their pumtis bored
with Coopers, Patent Hollow
auger. . •
The: flax crop is a very fair
average at Zurich. Crowds.
of men. women lord children
are going out to pull. We
have. been shown .some that
measured five feet three •
inches in length,
The council at Zurich are
making a good job of the
centre gravel road. The work
is under the management of
Able Walper. •
The Carronbrook Salt
Works are now -running at
full blast. A considerable
aruount is being sold to the
surrounding farmers for
agricultural purposes. -
John Patterson, Lot 1,
Concession 9 • Hullett
purchased an apple tree froth
the Rochester Nursery and
planted it a few weeks after,
the tree blossomed and made
a noble effort to bring fruit to
maturity. The frost frustrated
its design. A few weeks ago
it blossomed again. this time
it was more luxuriantly.
It has been arranged that
the Provincial Plowing
Match for the District
Provincial plowing match for
this district will be on the
farm of Mr. Stanbury of
Stanley.
The present season, seems
to have been exceedingly
favorable one for the
production of almost all
growing crops. G.Sheppard
of Clinton, recently dug from
a piece of ground five feet
square over two bushels of
early row potatoes.
The dwelling house being
erected by H. Wallace
opposite bis store In
Years agone...
Londesboro. is rapidly
approaching completion.
• Gilbert McMichael 'of
Flullitti, had this year a crop
of Crown peas'. stalks of
which measured 10" in
length. .
The new school in Section
6. Hullett. is now complete.
It will accommodate lit)
scholars. The present
teacher. Mr. Howard Ward.
intends Leaving this section.
John Henderson , of
Tuckersmith. took from_ his
farm. • one sjtalk which
measure 5 feet in length and
syhich had 362 grains of oats.
September 7. 1900
Miss Dorrance of Seaforth,
who has. been carrying on a.
fancy goods business here
for some years. has sold her.
business to Mrs. Rudolph. •
Wm. Sclater met with a
nasty mishap while getting
into the wagon. and the horse
ran away and threw him out.
He was badly bruised and
ops cut about the head.,
C:L.''Willis has gone to
Durham where he will teach
Form 1 and 2 .work in the
school there.
Work has begun on the
granolithic sideewalk on Main
St. Mr. Gutteridge has -a
large number of men and
intends rushing the work.
through.
Smillie.Bros. of
Tuckersmith have carried off
•high honors at the Toronto
Exhibition. with their horses.
Chris W. .Sperling of
Seaforth, is at. Toronto this
week as a delegate to the
independent • political
convention. •
Duncan Aikenhead •of
Brucefield left for London
where. he will study as. a
druggist.
Robert Murdock left to
attend Toronto Fair. He. will
• visit his brother, A. Murdock.
foreign buyer for Simpson's
Departtrtent store.
The work on the new
Presbyterian church at
Walton is progressing rapidly
under the supervision of A.
McNiet.
Elam Livingston of Blyth
is getting the foundation
ready for bis new electric
light plant.
T.A. Russell of Usborne
has become secretary of the
Canadian Manufacturers
Association.
One of the largest concrete
culverts in the county
between Turnberry and East
Wawanosh -has been built. Et
is 40 feet long: and ,was built
.by Frank Gutteridge of
Seaforth.
During a storm the house
of Mrs. Scott. Stanley Twp.
was struck)by lightning. It
came in. by way of the
chimney: the bed clothes
were rolled into a ball but
nothing -took fut.
Wm. Davis •of Hensall
awarded the contract for the
erection of two brick stores
to, Messrs. Cudmore and
Wm. Welsh. •
A number of the villagers
of Hensall. attended the,
political meeting held in
Dixon's Hall. Brucefield.
The picnic held on Friday
under the auspices of the
Egmondville church. 'was a
great success. A large crowd
gathered with their well-
- tilled baskets. •
Mrs. James. Laurie' of
Egmondville had a narrow
escape. She had got on the
train to bidsome friends
goodbye. in getting off 'she
fell on the platform. She was
badly shaken up.
When in the northeast
Harold Clarkson got several
badger prairie wolf and fox
skins. He has had them
tanned by R.N. Brett.
September 11, 1925
Robert Bolton of McKillop
had the misfortune to fall off
a load of grain. He had two
doctors attending him.
Mr. Chas. Little is
attending' the Toronto
Exhibition.
Miss Alice Mueller of
Brodhagen have a corn roast
and dance in honor of a
friend from Charles City.
Iowa.
Miss Anna McGrath of Si
Columban is attending the
Toronto 'Exhibition.
Clarence McQuaid of St.
Columban left tor De La
College. Aurora.
'Herbert Fowler of Alma is
busy completing his new
cement garage.
The town hall of Bayfield
is being improved with
asbestos shingles. John
Cameron has the contract..
The evangelists who have
been conducting nightly
meetings in a tent at Zurich
have taken it down and
meetings discontinued.
A large number from -the
village motored to Exeter to
attend the demonstrations
given .: by - the John. .
W.LMacKenzie King.
The first' after vacation
meeting of the C.W.L. of St.
James Church. After the
business a presentation was
made to Mrs. O'Connell who
is leaving town - to live-in
Windsor. Mrs. Keating
presented her with 310.00 in
gold.
• Miss Jean Hays. Florence
Beattie and Fergus McKay.
spent • the weekend .with
Toronto friends.- - ---
Messrs. Joe Purcell. John
Dennison and Keith Lamont
of Detroit 'visited on Labor
Day at their homes here. -
Ray Holmes of town had •
his hand badly torn in the
gears of a car. He' was taken
to the hospital where a
number of stitches were used
to close the wound.
. • Walter Robinson, • and
daughter Dorothy met with
an accident. They were
returning from Detroit by
motor when their car was in
collision. His face was cut
and Dorothy was bruised.
Messrs. Gerald Stewart.
Earl Smith and. Fred Crich
left this week by motor for •
Detroit. •
September LS. 1950
Announcement was made
of the appointment. of H.O.
Free as sales supervisor for
the district of Seaforth
Supertest Petroleum
Corporation, The position
was formerly filled. by
George Johnson who was
transferred to London •
recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Dick
of Phoenix, Arizona paid a
flying visit to their brother,
Arthur Dick and Gordon and
their families.
Funeral services were held
for Father T.P. Hussey who
died in St. Joseph's HOspital
in London. •
Mrs. UL Doig was hostess
to the members of . the
Seaforth Women's Institute.
The meeting on Tuesday
with Mrs. Alex Pepper, Mrs.
Eldon Kerr and Mrs, Wm. •
Wilfred Cameron were
appointed as delegates to
attend the convention in
London.