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Huron Expositor, 2002-08-07, Page 2Your Community Newspaper Since 1860 Tom Williscrah - Publisher Scott Hilgendorff - Editor Dionne McGrath - Subscriptions/Classifieds Bernie Pugh Office/Sales Susan Hundertmark - Reporter Anne Roden - Distribution SFSuludal) of Sr+ M Ca forage+ - A Q4. s. s Company -rnnil rut at coAraiist®isrsurwcrsasf rues Visit our home page at www.seaforthhuronexpositor.com SUBSCRIPTION RATES: LOCAL - 32.50 a year, in advance, plus 2.28 G.S.T. SENIORS: - 30.00 a year, in advance, plus 2.10 G.S.T. USA & Foreign: 28.44 a year in advance, plus $78.00 postage, G.S.T. exempt SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Published weekly by Signal -Star Publishing at 1 1 Main St., Seaforth. Publication moil registration No. 0696 held at Seaforth, Ontario. 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Box 69, !loafer*, Ontario, NOK 1 WO Member of the Canadian Community Newspaper Association, Ontario Community Newspapers Association Bowes Publishers Limited "We acknowledgethe financial support of the Government of Canada, through a Publications Assistance Program (PAP), toward our mailing costs." Editorial Farmers need to know they have community support The public sometimes has a wrong attitude about farmers, particularly cash croppers, calling them complainers because there is always something wrong --the weather is too hot, too cold, too wet or too dry. But their Iivilihood depends on the weather. While perfect weather conditions are nearly impossible and always leaves room for grumbling, this summer is a perfect example of why farmers had every right to complain and shake their heads in disgust at every hot, dry day that went by. Imagine being in their shoes, standing beside a soybean field literally watching leaves fall off the plants as aphids and spider mites, flourishing in the dry weather, cause thousands of dollars in damage. Imagine watching your year s income falling away as dry weather greately reduced yields. It leaves plenty of room for concern on the part of farmers and for us, particularly in Huron County, should have us all concerned. Agriculture is the largest industry in the county and when farmers do well, there is more money to be spent in local businesses. When the do poorly, local businesses can feel the effect. Even as small town consumers, we too often take our food for granted, not thinking about the process that took place to get that loaf of bread on the shelf. The annual Slice of Huron event held in Seaforth is proof of that. The program invites elementary students from small towns throughout this rural area to learn hands-on about farming practices. But organizers of the event will tell you even small-town kids, who see farmers fields and cattle on a daily basis, are often surprised to learn how their food is produced. Farmers are resilient but they are human and can only take so much. They need to know they have a community that shares their concerns and understands the stress they are under to make a living in an unpredictible industry. Scott Hilgendorff How to access us Letters to the Editor and other submissi can be made to us by noon on Mondays at seaforth @ bowesnet.co All letters and submissions must be g and accompanied by a day -time telephone number. All submissions are subject to - r for both length and content. Don't forget to check out our • Opinion 1 Cigarettes being bought for minors To the editor, There are some people in town who are buying cigarettes for three boys in my care. The boys are 12, 13 and 14 years old, they hang around downtown and ask people to buy them cigarettes and there is always someone who does. I imagine it's the 19 and 20 -year- olds who are doing this but it is against the law. One person in town buys them for the kids all the time. I wish there was a way of stopping him or the stores from selling them to him. None of these boys can afford to smoke either. I am appealing to the people who are doing this to please stop. There is a fine for doing this. Audrey Robson Wilkinson learns of local agricultural issues 'Ib the Editor: Jack Wilkinson and his wife Julie drove all Tuesday night to be in Huron County for Wednesday after finishing combining their barley on their farm near Engelhart, seven and a half to eight hours north of us. Once here, Jack discussed many issues with about 35 members. Issues discussed included: 1. Continuation of agricultural college funding. • 2. A package of consumer education material, which includes food safety, herbicide and pesticide reduction of nearly 50 per cent, environmental farm plan initiatives, high quality of food, leaner beef, livestock medicines course and NAACP. 3. OFA's support for any self-reliant markets such as supply management. 4. Market revenue, crop insurance and the need for enhanced grain and oil seed support. 5. The need for a Young Farmers Program. Many more questions were answered. In the afternoon we met 25 more farmers at the farm of Marilyn Broadfoot near Clinton. There we discussed: 1. More market revenue issues. 2. Crop insurance (spot coverage) 3. Young farmer program 4. HACCP 5. Difficulties of getting financing as individual farmers 6. The problems with the people making government decisions not being properly informed. 7. So-called experts not always being experts. 8. Land prices. 9. MSA contributions. In the evening Jack and Julie attended a picnic with the Huron Federation directors at the Lions Park in Seaforth. Don't hesitate to call the local OFA at 1-800-511-1135 with any agricultural issues. Huron OFA President Charles Regele Blyth Festival Singers looking for new members Love to sing in the shower? If you enjoy singing, the Blyth Festival Singers would like to hear from you. This well known community choir will begin its 2001-2002 season on Wednesday, September 5th with weekly choir practices in the June Hill Rehearsal Hall at the Blyth Festival, from 8-10 p.m. The Blyth Festival Singers was founded in 1980 and is widely known as a fine choral group, singing in and around Huron County. The choir, with some 40 members, is a keen and friendly group of amateur choral singers - with soprano, alto, tenor and bass sections. The Blyth Festival Singers provides amateur musicians with an opportunity to sing a variety of choral music from sacred to secular, from classical to folk. Performances are often supported by professional accompaniment and professional soloists. Choir director Richard Hansen is preparing an exciting season of musical events for the choir's 22nd season including: a Christmas concert to be held in December in Goderich; Music for a Sacred Season to be held in March in Clinton and Blyth Festival Singers Go Broadway to take place in Blyth in April. More information on concert dates and locations will be made available in the future. Mr. Hansen is an accomplished organist and choral conductor. He also conducts the Georgian Bay Concert Choir, the Georgian Bay Children's Choir, the Stonetown Choral Society and is also Director of Music at St. Marys United Church. As an organ soloist, Mr. Hansen has performed in venues from coast to coast in Canada, and has toured Europe and England as organist with The Gerald Fagan Singers. . The Blyth Festival Singers are accompanied by Sharon Johnston of Goderich. Ms. Johnston holds a Bachelor of Music degree from Wilfrid Laurier University with a specialist in accompanying. She has accompanied for university dance departments, as well as for soloists and chamber ensembles. Ms. Johnston has a music studio in Goderich, where she teaches piano, theory and harp. She is also accompanist for the Goderich Area Youth Chorus and the McKay Choristers. New members are welcomed to be part of the Blyth Festival Singers. For more information, about choir membership and the rehearsal schedule call JoAnn Todd at 528-2050, Shelley McPhee Haist at 482-9306, Joan Perrie at 887-6182 or Casey VanBakel at 522- 1558. Bodv exhumed that had turned to stone August 25, 1876 A body was exhumed from the ground in rear of the Irishtown Church, which was found to have turned to stone. It had been buried for about 20 years. A painful accident occurred to a young lad aged 15 years named Wm. Ashburn of Egmondville. He was engaged in the flax mill here and in some way his arm was caught in a shaft. He was carried around several times. His leg was broken in two places and one of his arms was badly torn. John McIver of Hibbert sold a purebred Leicester shearing ram for $100.00 to William Thompson of Kent Co. Robert Landsborough of Tuckersmith had a box of honey stolen from his garden. Messrs. E. Hickson and Co. have disposed of their drug and jewellery business to Dr. Vercoe and Edward Haight. The concert given by Mr. Ward's singing class was very poorly attended. The late calm weather has been most favorable for the harbor works at Bayfield. Johh Bosley of Walton, cradled in 1 hour and 40 minutes, on the farm of Edward Laurent two acres and one quarter of oats. August 23,1901 Henry Shaeffer hotel keeper at Kippen, lost a purse containing some $516. He had given change to some costumers and then put it in his vest pocket. He searched everywhere, but was unable to find it. Gilbert Dick, the Hensall drover, was in Seaforth with a batch of porkers. Those who were fortunate enough to have a few to dispose of, say it is like owning a little Klondike. New potatoes are finding ready sale at $2.00 a bag. Mrs. C. W. Papat and Mrs. L. L. McFaul are rusticating at Bayfield, the guest of Mrs. S. Dickson. On Wednesday, while Charles Richards of Hullett was in town, his purse dropped from his pocket, Years agone... after a diligent search, he went home without it. On Thursday, Master Roy Sproat called at the Expositor with the lost purse. Now that the results of the examination are known, we have pleasure in congratulating the teaching staff and students of the Seaforth Collegiate Institute on the highly creditable record. It easily leads the five mastered schools in the province. The town seemed almost deserted on Friday last, and no wonder, for the Union Sabbath school excursion to Goderich provided a drawing card. There were 567 tickets sold at Seaforth. The young lad, Philip Butler who was committed by Police Magistrate Beattie for taking money from Ed. Dowson's store, hasbeen committed to the Provincial Reformatory at Penetanguishene by Judge Doyle. Miss. May Kemp, of town, who has been studying music in Germany for about two years, has returned home. The Brussels stage met with a slight mishap when near Seaforth a wheel collapsed but no harm was done. We understand that Mrs. McLean of the Mill Road, does not intend rebuilding her barn which was burned a few weeks ago, but will get the material ready next winter and rebuild in the spring. August 20, 1926 A very enjoyable evening was spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. McLennan of Tuckersmith when about 50 of their neighbors and friends met to spent a social evening with their daughter, before her departure for Detroit. She was presented with a case of silver and some cut glass. Mrs. Hugh and Frank Aikenhead of Brucefield motored to London to visit their brother who is ill. A happy gathering took place in Egmondville when the oliver family assembled to celebrate Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Oliver's 50th Wedding anniversary. Mrs. Oliver was was presented with an electric grill and Mr. Oliver with a gold chain. The many friends in Hensall learn with regret of the very sudden death of Mrs. Frank Case of St. Catherines. We notice by press reports from Grand Bend that Laird Mickle and Miss Dorothy Welsh of Hensall, carried off the first prize for one of the dances, a fox trot. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Longstaff of Forest were here attending the funeral of the late J. D. Hinchley. The pupils prepared for the Toronto Conservatory of Music examinations by Mrs. M. R. Rennie were successful in passing. They are, Junior piano, Miss Iva Nott; elementary, Mrs. Ona Nichol; honors, Miss Anne Edmonds. On Thursday last Ross, 5 year old daughter of Mrs. Kathleen Feeney of Dublin, went with her mother to St. Patrick's Cemetary to put flowers on her father's grave. Suddenly the dog bit her on one cheek. No doubt the dog was worried over the death of his master James Longworth who had died two months ago. Dr. A. V. Troyer put several stitches in the girl's cheek. August 24, 1951 Despite rainy weather the St. James church garden party realized, approximately $900.00. W. J. Duncan acted as spokesman. He introduced Father Weber who made the draw. The improvement fund is for the installation of new pews, floor and heating system. The Hun trophy returned to Seaforth when Alvin Dale, Jas. A. McDonald and Lorne Dale finished bowling with with 3 wins plus 16 at Goderich. Mrs. Maurice Dalton of Dublin was hostess at a miscellaneous shower at her home in honor of Miss Eleanor Murphy, prior to her marriage. An address was read by Mrs. Morris Melady. A miscellaneous shower honoring Miss Marion Kate, St. Columban, was sponsored by Miss Lorne Holland and Miss Mona Sloan. Brucefield church was the scene of a pretty wedding when Anna Elizabeth Allan, was united in marriage to Murray Evan Squire of Sarnia. Mrs. Earle Bell, who with her daughter Miss Furgus Bell and Mrs. H. Brown of New York has been on a tour of England and the Continent has returned home. Miss. S. I. McLean had the misfortune to fall on her way to Sunday School and break her arm. August 26, 1976 The Provincial Ministry of health has given approval for the creation of a children's mental health centre to provide specialized services for children and youth in Huron County. The new service will be incorporated under the Children's Mental Health Centre's Act, and as a psychiatric facility under the Mental Health Act. A fire on the farm of Fergus Stapleton of Dublin levelled a storage shed shortly after 8 p.m. Friday night. The building which was covered by insurance contained straw and some equipment. Frank Ryan of R. R. I, Dublin was recently hospitalized leaving fifty acres of mixed grain unharvested. His neighbors, Tom Murray, Jim Flanagan, Russell Smith, Ray Murray, and his brother Zack, decided to lend a helping hand and showed up with four combines Friday afternoon to take the crop off in what must have been record time. Mr. Ryan is expected home from the hospital on the weekend.