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Opinion
The Huron Expositor • December 26, 2007 Page 5
Federation president thanks province
for announced: investment in agriculture
To the Editor,
An open letter to the Premier
On behalf of Ontario's 50,000 farm families I
would like to openly thank you, Minister
Dombrowsky, Minister Duncan and the rest of
cabinet for your recently announced investment
in Ontario agriculture and its rural communi-
ties.
The commitment of 150 million dollars to our
horticulture, cattle and pork farm businesses
shows an understanding and appreciation of
the agricultural sector, its impact on the well
being of Ontarians and the livelihoods of the
650,000 Ontarians that depend on the farm sec-
tor for their jobs.
Through such investments and your dedica-
tion to our supply managed sectors you clearly
communicate that the success of Ontario farm
families is the foundation of strong rural com-
munities, a healthier population, and a cleaner
and more sustainable environment.
Your government's commendable leadership
on agricultural issues is, unfortunately, not
matched at the federal level. As we look ahead
to the coming year, I commit that we will work
with you and Minister Dombrowsky to secure
the federal participation necessary to add to the
commitments made by your government.
We will stand with you to secure the pro-
grams, funding and trade policies fundamental
to the success, of Ontario agriculture and the
Ontario economy as a whole.
As this year draws to a close we offer you,
your colleagues and your families our wishes
for peace and joy throughout the holiday sea-
son. We • look forward to working with you in
the year ahead.
Geri Kamenz
President
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
No births, deaths, elopements, thefts or
skedaddling makes Winthrop dull in 1907
December 22, 1882
One day recently, Mr.
Biddlecombe, the jeweller in
Clinton, lost a pocket book contain-
ing between $200 and $300. He
advertised a reward of $25 for the
finder. Mrs. Briddlecombe was the
lucky person, and will doubtless
appear soon in a new set of furs.
The butchers of Seaforth are
making a magnificent Christmas
display of meats and poultry. Mr.
Ewing has 10 beeves, 9 lambs, 16
pigs and an array of poultry and
venison. Mr. Jones has 10 beeves,
six lambs, two sheep, eight pigs
and a lot of venison and poultry.
The roof of a large shed on the
premises of Thomas Downey caved
in a few days ago from the weight
of the snow. Fortunately the build-
ing was empty at the time.
James Johnston of the second
concession of Tuckersmith has a
ewe which made him a nice
Christmas present in the shape of a
brand new lamb. It is sprightly and
smart as if it had made its exit into
this world at a more seasonal peri-
od.
Winthrop correspondant writes:
"No births, deaths, marriages,
elopements, skedaddling or thefts
to report from this place this week.
It is horribly dull."
Mr. B. Hoggarth of Hibbert
recently sold a very fine three year
old bull for the grand sum of $150.
December 29, 1907
Edward Gibbons, Huron Road,
.Hullett, has a curiosity in the
shape of a cabbage stalk, on which
there are 23 well formed heads.
Twenty-two are close to the stalk,
and on the top sits a larger head,
covering the smaller ones_ as a hen
would cover her chickens.
Christmas Day passed over quiet-
ly in Seaforth. The day was mild
and pleasant, but the snow was so
deep and soft on the roads outside
the town that few people ventured
far out on them. It was a common
remark that seldom before had
there been so many intoxicated
men on our streets.
W. Campbell of Harpurhey and
Peter Hawthorne of Hullett
returned home from Muskoka.
They had a very successful expedi-
tion. Mr. Campbell got 20 deer plus
smaller game and Mr. Hawthorne
over a dozen.
Owing to the unusually mild
weather, the curlers are so far los-
ing all their fun this winter. There
has not yet been sufficient frost to
make the ice good enough for curl-
ing on. Skating has not been very
good either.
The Seaforth station building is
finally being torn down. For 25
years it has disgraced the town.
Not one tear will be shed over its
removal.
The annual meeting of sharehold-
ers and patrons of the Union
Cheese and Butter Factory in
Walton was recently held. Amount
of milk taken in the factory was
1,239,596 pounds which made"
121,529 pounds of cheese, taking
10.2 pounds of milk on the average
to one pound. Amount of cash
recieved for cheese was $13,608.09.
December 30, 1932
The little girls who won prizes in
the Rexall Doll contest at Keating's
Pharmacy, Seaforth were: Louise
Case, Wilma McLean, Genevieve
Allen, Phyllis Scott, Margaret
Hudson, Mary Boswell, Shirley
Wurm, Marie Evans (Dublin),
Barbara Sproat, Betty Nigh, June
Fletcher, Jacqueline Habkirk,
Elizabeth Bannon, Doris Venus,
Jean Currie.
Seaforth nomination meeting
aroused much interest and was
exceptionally well attended.
Nominated for mayor was John F.
Daly and A.D. Sutherland. For
Reeve, Robert Smith, and John
Grieve, U.S. For Council, Harold D.
Dale, ' W.W Croiser, Thos. J.
Stephens, Isaac Hudson, John H.
Scott, Louis Eberhart, Wm. M.
Reid, T.H. Johnstone, James
Rivers, W.A. Critch, Robert J.
McMillian, George D. Ferguson,
Ernest L. Box, Ross J. Sproat, F.S.
Savauge, W.J. Beattie and Frank
Sills. Six councilors will be elected.
The Seaforth Beavers lived up to
their name in the Palace Rink
when they defeated Goderich in
their first game of the season.
Those playing for the team include:
C. Muir, G. Muir, B. Christie, C.
Christie, W.C. Barber, T. Cluff, E.
Rennie, C. Reeves, and J. Hart.
Wit and Wisdom: " The world has
moved so rapidly in the last 50
years that the whole of the human
experience avails us but little
today.
Its beyond us. If people would
spend four billion, everybody would
prosper; if the government spends
four billion, everyone is poorer." -
Robert Quillen.
December 29, 1982
Heroes and heroines are few and
far between but Doug Lowe of
Brussels is a hero in the true sense
of the word. A modest, soft spoken
helicopter pilot, Doug admitted he
saved the life of another human. As
a result he was informed by the
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, last
week that he would receive the
highest honour in North America
for his life saving role last May,
1981.
A helicopter pilot for the last 10
years, Doug has travelled exten-
sively throughout Canada and the
United States. Last May, Doug was
travelling by automobile, east
through Jasper National Park in
Alberta to his next assignment in
Hinton, Alberta, when he was the
first person at the scene of a single
vehicle accident
Seaforth police chief Hal Claus
said although many partake in the
Christmas celebration in the form
of drink, the season when drunk
drivers are a problem is during the
summer months.
Cheif Claus explains that 37 traf-
fic accidents, each causing over
$400 in damage, were reported to
the department. Of this number,
nine showed that the driver had
been drinking. He said the majority
of the accidents were "snow related
or involved traffic mishaps in the
downtown core."