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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1978-09-28, Page 1 (2)ARMSTRONG OPENS PLOWING MATCH — Neil Armstrong, one of the select group of men who hos visited the moon, officially opened the International Plowing4Match Tuesday. The event is being staged just outside of Wingham. t • Huron Expositor photo Fear planning rules threaten family farm Some members of Huron county conned feel that rural planning designed tp� protect argricultural land from urban development. has gone overboard and is -threatening small family farms. Council met Friday with- - Harold Flarhing.. a field of- ficer with the food division of the provincial ministry of agriculture . and food, and received -some insight into the_ province's philosophy on rural planning. Flaming explained to council the reaoning.behind the province's rural plan- ' ning decisions and the government's desire to Protect good farmland ill Ontario and yet still give the agricultural community some flexibility. Flaming said the province wanted to prevent farmland from being fragmented through land severances to the point that individual plots of land are divided up into tiny parcels that can't support a viable -farm opera-. tion. He said small parcels. 'if they are under the ownership of a farmer work- ing a large amount of land, can be part of a viable farm -oration but on their own they cannot be self sufficient farm units. The ministry worker said the province wanted to keep land units in rural farm areas large enough to per- 'mit flexibility. He said the "province was not relericting plot sizes arbitrarily but rather was trying tolook at each severance application on its own merit to deter- mine if the results of the severance' leave lots that can be farmed by an in; dividual or bought by someone wanting to' start fanning. . "There's no way someone today can buy a 20 -acre plot and start farming but if that Iof was 80 or 100 acres he may be able to," said Flam- ing MoLrls township reeve Bill Elson told council that - he felt the planning prac- tices had resulted in many family farms being taken over by huge operations and- the ndthe farm buildings left to decay. Elston said planners bad refused severances to elderly farmers wanting to seli land to another farmer • and stay in the house and retire. But he said in many • eases the severance was turned down and the fainter left with the option to sell !his land and move off the farm or lease the land and attempt to look after the •bulldings himself. The Morris reeve said in many cases the •farms were absorbed by huge cash crop operations and the farmland was put under crop by an iabsentee landlord. The 'result, he said, was many ancy buildings -abandoned and left to decay. Warden Gerry Ginn told Paind1-he-elt'-that as -tong s rural planning was under krural of the Ministry of sing it is going to be a ane". The, warden said rral planning is ,done with agriculture in mind• and should be handled by the ministry of agriculture and until itis "we're wasting our cotton picking time".' Ginn said planning is designed to• protect . farmland from urban development pointing out that the province has a great deal of land of lesser quality than Huron County that could be used for urban development with no threat to the province's agricultural base. He said he recently drove to Huron County from Ottawa and "never did see any farmland until I got within 100 miles of Huron County". "There's all kinds of places in the province for this kind of development (urban)" said Ginn. "Everyone is moving to the country like tomorrow is the last day they can and there- is alot of land being wasted," said Elston. In terview candidates The South Huron Hospital. board is expected to name a new administrator in the immediate future, - following interviews with the can- didates (or the position which was left vacant when Elmer Taylor accepted a job at Goderjch. A board spokesman told the T -A .this week that l3 applications were received for the job and eight of those people have already been interviewed. The remaining interviews are expected td 'be scheduled in the next few days and the committee will then, 'make a recom- mendation to the board. - Meanwhile, the addition at the hospital remains ahead of schedule. it is expected to. be ready for use early hext year. On way to record match crowds The 1978 International Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Show, located just east of Wingham iu Huron County, started Tuesday and _ before. the gates close Saturday at 6 p.ni, an estimated 250,000 people are expected to be parr `$f the largest farm machinery show and plowing match in North America. It was a record attendance of over 60,000 that attended' the plowing match on Tues- day and yesterday. A spokesman for the Match termed the crowds "just great." , The newest tractors and farm implements . from Canada, the United .States, Europe and Japan will be there as well as entire homes, barns and silos. Programs for ladies will run continuously from 9 each morning to 6 p.m. in three 50 - by 100 foot buildings, featuring crafts, floral displays and sem ina{s, fashion: Shows,- cooking exhibits and Triore. 'There will even be a midway for youngsters. The tented city at IPM '78 is the biggest ever. AAeoenth street has been added to the Hayreeve running again for warden At least three county councillors will be seeking the post of Warden for Huron • County for 1979 provided voters in their own municipality see fit to' return them to county coun- cil chambers in November. Jack Tinney, reeve of Hay township. Harold Robinson. Howick township reeve, and Ervin Sillery, reeve of Tuckersmith township. an- nounced at Friday's county council session that they in- tend . to seek the warden's chair for 1979. - Tinney and Robinson were definite in their decision to seek the post but Sillery told council that he couldn't be absolutely certain this early that he would be running for the post but would say now that "if there was going to be a race he may be in it' Tinney is taking his se- cond -run at the warden's job in as many years. The Hay reeve opposed Goderich township reeve Gerry Ginn and West Wasanosh township reeve Robert Lyons for the warden's chair in 1978 and was edged by Ginn in the second round of voting. Tinney told council he felt 'he could fill the warden's chair and was going to stand - for the job after an "almost successful campaign" last year. He said in his 16 years of public office he had only been acclaimed twice and was noted for elections Harcld - Robinson said he realized council • may think he was in "a hurry" to be warden since his present term of reeve had only been since 1977. But Robinson pointed oUt that he first served the county in 1965 as deputy reeve and returned the following year as reeve of his township. a post he held until 1972 when he was defeated "over a little problem in the township". He -said he served on the county land division com- mittee during. his absence from county council and returned to the office of reeve of his township in 1972. Sillery said he wasn't prepared to make a decision on running for warden but since he was asked' by warden Gerry Ginn he would say that he would stand for the job with some "ifs". • • Osborne reeve Bill Morley told council that he wished to clear the air about his in- tentions. He said there seemed to be some indica- tion that he would let his name stand for warden but personal commitments wouldn't permit that to happen. "However 1980 is another year." said Morley. Please turn to poge 2 layout of the tented city which is the world'; largest. One hundred and twenty acres are covered with the tents, permanent buildings constructed just for the five- day show, and with fully - serviced streets.. Growth of ttv. plowing match has been -phenomenal, organizers say. When the site was chosen in 1974, plans were for a tented city with four streets. Now there are alniost 800 exhibitors and caterers in tented city, with ,dost five 'miles of road frontage. _A total of 176 Huron County people have combined to form the local committee to work with the Ontario Plowmen's Association and. present IPM -'78. The work of these .people provides not just the huge tented city, but the planning behind parking for 20.000 cars daily. wagon trains. to transport the • thousands of visitors to IPM from parking to the tenter} city and from tented city to the plowing competitions and farm machinery demonstrations, and dozens of other huge- projects. The demonstrations are a new feature of the Inter - k • national Plowing Match, as Community .Centre between -well, as competitors from all f a r m• m a c•h-i n e r y Gorrie and Harriston, over the world compete in manufacturers, distributors Plowing -champions will - the. International Plowing and dealers get a chance to display - their. talents show how their tillage, Saturday at 10:30. a.m. in a harvest and other equipment special plowing demon - performs in the field. stration.• Though many people. who 1l is the third time in the visit•,the International 65 -year history of the Plowing Match don't get past International Plowinintatch the hugh tented city; there is- that ithas been held in Huron plenty to be seen beyond. County and the first time it Plowing competitions are has been held in the held daily, featuring both horse -powered plows and tractor drawn plowing classes. Special plowing classes in this year's match feature Queen of the Furrow con- Wingham area. • The tented city site is located one mile east of Wingham on Highway 86. Routes to .the match and parking areas are clearly marked with plowing match testants, mayors of Ontvrio signs. The main parking municipalities, wardensareas will be to the west and - regional chairmen of north of the tented city. with municipalities and members special parking for • buses of the media. and bicycles. A list of the classes Anyone Iktio wants to see plowing and- th plowing the whole tented city should location is posed each take more than one day to morning in front of the. IPM visit the farm implement Headquarters Building along . displays. the feed, seed and Headquarters Avenue at the fertilizer company exhibits, west edge of the tented city. silo and feed handling shows. Winners of the }Slowing the ladies' programs, competitions and the Queen household displays and all of the Furrow contest will be the other attractions. • announced Friday night at The finesse displayed by the prize presentation experienced plowmen takes banquej at the Howick • some time to appreciate as a Match and Farm Machinery Show, agriculture's largest showcase. r -0 N o, • •- .,s - st:. 4. • • F • .YOUNG PARADER —,One of the youngest participants iii Saturday's Fair parade was Jason Wein. T -A photo yY, t a t. ;xs Ames voca Serving South Huron, North Middlesex One Hundred qnd. Fifth Year & North Lambton,Since 1873 EXETER, ONTARIO, SEPTEMBER -28, 1978 i • Price Per Copy 25 Cents STEADY THERE - The pony on the sight had his knees buckled.•but the. tiny team still manag- ed to earn top honors in the Exeter fair pony pulling contest They had 5.000 pounds on the sled in this, their final pull. Staff ahold Many lost their bets? . . . didn't rain -for fair Ideal weather conditions prevailed Saturday In help entice the largest crowd in many years to the 124th edition'of the Exeter Fall Fair. •Hundreds of spectators lined Main Street at noon Saturday to watch an excel- lent parade and followed it with many others to view the crowningof TraceyCampbell exhibits at the South Huron as Miss Exeter Fair 1978. Rec ('entre and a wide The two runnersup were variety of activities. Brenda Ballantyne and Joan Skinner i . Fridayt door prizes pf $50, S25 and $25 in c8sft donated ere won' Secretary Garnet Hicks estimated Saturdays- at- tendance at more than 2,500. by local jeweller About 800 attended Friday by Harry Van Getwen, Ruth nights official opening.whicfls146iicinner and Clare Swartz. included a talent show and In d --ladies nail driving contest. Bea Dawson was the winner in 5.2 seconds. Next were Mary Margaret Jeffrey and Diane l.evie. There were Zit contestants. The talgnt show included the McQuaid family. Jerry Smiths band, Town & Country, Dave and Beth Prouty and the Verlinde sisters Norm Tait and Bev Rabbetts were masters of ceremonies for the talent show and Alice and Gerry MacLean were .in Marge of the Queen contest. In the parade. the best decorated car was entered by Murray Green. Next were Four 'Winds Radio and Stedma ns. Winners in business floats were Exeter Ford. Weston's and Zehrs. Taking prizes for clubs and organizations were the Kirkton WI, Exeter minor baseball and the Beavers. The best horse . drawn vehicles were Thompson's, ('ook's and Northlanders Mobile Homes. Comic" float i' prizes were won by Old j'f , -t MacDonald's 1' arm, A. ,t "Ellerington and ,AllaMlne to. ¢9,32 S ...o, TaxiThe . ,classic car L331 week, the- nfederal prize went government -announced in its lir Ertl~ Kints 4'akfng—best.---vweCWy.1i5t-af contracts ttmt__ Board okays pact with school teachers As�ggtt�lement was ratified \--Wane-May night by the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board and its 155 teachers. The agreement reached sp�ee3ifies an increase in the salary grid and responsibili- ty allowances of 7.25 per cent. This increases the average annual salary. in- cluding increment. from $16.960 to 118.430 for the con- tract year 1978-79. This represents an increased cost to the board of $206.700 for the school year , The •new -salary grid ranges -from $9.415 for .level one teachers with no ex- perience to $24.960 for ..teachers who,haite attained level seven with twelve years experience. The new contract also provides for an increase in the accumulation of sick days from 220 to 230. A new meth has been in- troduced f r the lculation of th responsibility allowance paid to principals. • The classroom provision . formerly in effect. • has. been converted to a percentage of salary to recognize ex- perience and qualifications. Area -firms get contracts Five Southwestern Ontario firms have received federal ,government contracts totalling more than S700.000 to supply beans to the Canadian International Development Agency rCIDA) for shipment abroad. The largest amount. $231.819. went to W.G. 'Thompson and Sons for two contracts, w?pile the Ontario Bean Growers Co -Operation in London received 5180,762 for five contracts with CiDA. the federal government's foreign aid agency. , Two other Hensall firms, Gerbo Corporation i Cook's Division) and the ,Hensall District Co-operative, got 5161.376 and $96,000 respectively for a total of five contracts, while Waters Elevators Ltd of Parkhill received two contracts '1 FAIR QUEENS — Trotey Campbell was named queen the above picture flanked by runnersup Joan Skinner between contest organizers Mite and Gerry Maclean. of the 1978 Exeter Fall Fair Friday night. She is shown in the centre of - and Brenda Ballantyne. At the back is last year's Queen Barb Wein T -A photo, Clauses contairie .tri the agreement for the first time include principalis tenure. pupil -teacher ratio and. transfers. The teachers met. 125 of them: the same night to ratify the agreement with 95 cent voting for the pact Trustee Vincent -Young. chief, negotiator for the board. and .Ferry Craig. chief negotiator for the 'teachers. said they were pleased with the settlement •and felt it was fair to both board and teachers. Mr Craig- commented that Mr. Young had ap- proarhed the negotiations in is • a fair and honest manner and he himself was happy- - with the results PLAN OPENING • Four days .of special ac- tivities will herald the opening of the new Hensall ('ummunity Centre. The official opening will be held on Wednesday evening, November t The following night Thursday will be !amity night and dances will take over the spotlight- for Friday and Saturday nights. Organizers -are-hoping-to stage an old timers hockey game sometime during the opening week. • decorated bicycles awards a jtlouV mills ,division of art andBlie3ly Biagi,"' �t `'•Ltd.` fii— PattIVOToole and Jeff and Cha bam hicl been awarded Chat'IQtte Miller. Karen a C1D\contract for $159,44 Robinso'n, Kevin Robinsonspiv (o spiv flour.' and Jasbp Wein were the The de tmenl supply tricy elewtnhers. and servic c wht an Winners • in $aturdays pounces government on skateboard 'competition tracts; ,supplied no its-, }were Rodney-MQsnica, Steve formation on what kinds of 'Horn, Randy Fiord, Danny beans were being purchased Morley and Annette Ver- or to what countries they are maeten. being sent. - • READY FOR PARADE - Kristin lovie Jnsi Sandy Pratt make good use of oil doy suckers white waiting for Saturdays Ex- eter Fair parade to get started. - T -A photo Biddulph arranges liquor plebiscite Application for a vote under the Liquor Licence Act to permit the sate of alcoholic fieverages with meals has been made by Biddulph Township. Clerk -treasurer Austin • Hodgins said provincial approval has been sought for thy plebiscite to be con- ducted during the Novembet, 13 municipal ,election.. Thee.., township • has -been -dry, since.' 1916._ accecding- _to . Liquor Licence. Htfard of Ontario- ',records. ntario'records. Mr. dr Mrs. ChaHie Skolly, owners •of Forresters Restaurant, a new Granton business, petitioned for the vote, Hodgins said. The municipality is r quired to hold the ple .scite after the petitio rs obtained ' more than the required signatures of 25percent of the qualified voters The petition carried 410 signatures of the 1,576 potential voters on the most recent list. now two years old Residents will be asked if they favor sale of liquor; -beer and wine witlI Meals. A majority of 60 percent of those voting is required for it. liquor question to pass. Tan' Skolly said -they opened the restaurant July 1 in the former Independent Order' oP Foresters building in the .centre of the village. More than 90 percent of residents. approached signed the petition seeking the plebiscite. Mrs. Skolly said. She said residents contacted "don't want an open hotel !type thing but they do.war1 ,a licensed dining room."