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Home My WebLink AboutTimes Advocate, 1992-07-08, Page 2Page 2 Times -Advocate, July 8, 1992 Lucan student on trade exchange Continued from front page Clifford said many Canadian businesses deal mainly with the United States, which has similar cultural expectations and traditions. Singapore, Malaysia, Korea and Ja- pan, areas which the Gleba! Vision students will be studying, have completely different rules to play by. "If you want to make a deal...with a foreign country," said Clifford. "The first thing you have to do is your homework on the culture of that country." Clifford said he hopes Foran will be able to offer that "homework" to local boards of commence, compa- nies, and to trade shows in the area. Smoking bylaw possible Continued from front page along with the Legion, businesspeople, and the hospital before council 1 goes ahead with it. Sheryl Feagan from the Health Unit noted the South Huron Hospital al- ready has a non-smoking policy, except for a designated smoking area, and exceptions for certain patients' rooms. "Restaurants, coffee shops...I'm sure they will be greatly affected and should be consulted," continued councillor Ben Hoogenboom, but said he has observed "the majority of people who patronize restaurants these days are non-smokers." Heather Hoover from Take Heart Huron told council she spoke with res- taurant and donut shop owners in Exeter and says there is support for smoking restrictions so long as it is not arecou right ban. Councillor Dave' Urlinchanged tack and - 'd�he had more concern with the numbers of children he saw buying ci from stores. Bokhout said the Board of Education has applied for special funding to help educate children about tobacco. "Perhaps we should also get the message across to variety stores that they aren't supposed tote selling to children," said Bokhoui Mayor Bruce Shaw said he felt strongly about the bylawand wished he could make the motion himself to approve it (as mayor he can only direct council, and not make motions). "If we saw someone with a gem to his head, we would probably, inter- vene and try to rescue him, but smoking is so insidious," said Shaw. Bokhout agreed with Shaw and noted businesses are often too cautious to unilaterally restrict smoking for fear of being boycotted. A bylaw would apply equally to all Exeter businesses. "What about smoker's rights?" asked councillor Tom Humphreys, him- self a non-smoker. Bokhout said. as a society, we have decided that certain things are a haz- ard to health and not allowed, such as not allowing alcohol in vehicles. He .agreed with Shaw in that tobacco is insidious, and its effects accumulate over time. The effects of second-hand smoke are now more well-known. Councillor Robert Drummond noted about 25 percent of people smoke. "It seems like minorities with a lot smaller numbers have rights too," said Drummond. Council also discussed how such a bylaw would affect the community hall at the recreation centre. Currently smoking is harmed in the arena and the drying rooms. Feagan suggested hall patrons could likely use the lobby area just as hockey patrons do. Humphreys said -such restrictions would likely "only work until 11 o'clock" after which time some smokers at large events in the hall would be too belligerent to obey the rules. Council agreed to pass the model bylaw along to committees and boards for further discussion. These Usbome fanners will be demonstrating how wheat was brought in from the field and threshed in the days be- fore the combine harvester. From left are Bob Down, Lome Ballantyne, Elson Lynn, Phil Johns, Lloyd Ferguson, Harold Kerslake, Clarence Thomson, Donald Bray, Murray Dawson, Jack Blair, and Gordon Ford. They are posing with a John Deere M tractor and a McCormick Dearing binder.. Stooking and threshing on display EXETER - A group of Usbome Township farmers are planning an old-fashioned stook- ing and threshing bee in honour of their town- ship's 150th year. Scheduled for Saturday July 18 at 1:30 p.m. (or July 20 at the same time in case of rain), the event will feature 11 Usborne farmers us- ing equipment to harvest wheat the way it was done five decades ago. Even those machines, a McCormick Dearing seven -foot ground -driven cutter/binder hooked up to a John Deere M tractor in the field are quite modern compered to the first harvesting machines used in Usborne Township. Winter wheat was originally cut in the field and tied into sheaves with a horse-drawn bind- er. Stooking-. is -the -placing _of bound sheaves into "stooks" (three to seven sheaves) with the heads up to allow the grain to dry. They were later collected by wagon to be taken to the barn for storage in the mow until threshing time. According to Gilbert Johns, the first thresh- ing machines in use in Usbome were set up by the barn and powered by horses. Johns says he can remember the thresher was hand -fed and had a straw carrier to take the straw off the back. Later portable steam engines were used to power the machinery and required some skill in setting up and keeping the main drive belts tight. After the turn of the century, Johns said he can recall a large Sawyer Massey steam en- gine and matching threshing machine that came into use in the township. It had a self feeder, straw cutter and blower. It kept two men busy carrying grain in bushel baskets to the granary. Barn threshing was a very dusty affair and required 10-15 men in all. The farmer supplied the fuel for the engine, usually coal, but a lot of old fence rails were used. Water to fill the boiler was also a problem be- cause all water had to be hand pumped. In the mid -1920s malls Johns, a new ma- chine and gas tractor was purchased, reducing the harvesting season from July till Thanksgiv- ing. In the late 1940s seasons began to taper off as combine harvesters began to be brought in for the threshing. In the early 1950s, groups of two or three farmers were beginning to go together.to purchase their own combines. The stooling and threshing dernonstration will take place on the west side of the Charlie Kenick farm, just north of the Ausable Bay- field Conservation Authority and Usbome Township offices on Concession 3. 9 FINAPIC1 Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December -31, 1991 $ SOURCES OF FINANCING Requasgons on local municpMles Grants Government d Canal. Province of Oman, Other Mtn cpal lie'. Other Investment Income Fees and service charges Rents MisceYaneous Municipal Fund Balances al bagmen() of Year to be used to ousel laxation Applied 1 Current UperaI o r. General government Protection to persons and properly irensporlatron services Environmental services Health services Social and lamely services Recreation and cultural service'; Planning and development Capital Gerwral government fransponMron services Health Services Social and gamily services Recreation and cultural services Planning and development Net appropnabon lo (Iron) reserves and reserve lurldc Fund balances al the end of the year To be used to offset taxation 1991 1991 1990 Budget Actual Actual $ $ 7,563,534 7.613,276 6,932,423 6,44.' 64,191 14,872 19,371,10' 19,243,272 12,330,790 71,020 73970 105,352 611,697 527,170 609,57r 3,004,005 2,826,130 2.714.24"' 478,535 478,767 472,36'4 3,655 2,566 3r,+. 420.677 420.617 71.148.151 31.536.066 1,255.190 219,957 7,341,818 177,292 2.2 75,177 9,437242 1,736,8/4 891.874 23,441, 24 2600 100,000 24.000 2,492,775 111„000 -tom 3„906,775 4,700,467 31,250,019 24,331,389 1,121,847 218,748 6,344,402 123,898 2,103,675 9,876,332 1,882,721 leadifth 2,2224.668 20,964,184 1,040,367 213,024 7,433,164 88, 132 2,075,106 7,860,796 1,631,267 732.328 25,165 52,246 801,239 643,898 24.370 17,611 2,492,885 736,254 17,694 9,186 _ _WAD 3.397022 yit6,i418 4,700,467 1,460,110 J?2IJ!!2 t:?a�,411 ?liar 9 ,24,331,,899 Consolidated Balance Sheet as at December 31,1991 Asset,. Unrestncled Cash on hand and in bank Accounts receivable Reelncled Gash on hand and in bank Investments Other current assets Uabarbes Accounts payable and accrued liabilitAiS Deferred revenue Fund balances at the end of rho year To be used to offset taxation Reserves Reserve fuods RESERVE AND RESERVE FUND OPERATIONS Revenue ` Twitters and expendrtGres Year-end position of reserves and reserve funds MOTES 1 These financial highlights reflect the operations, assets and liabilities of the County of Huron including Ute following: Huron County Planning and Development Committee, Huron County Library Board, Committee 01 Management of Huronview and the Huron County Board of Health 2 The Home Care Program administered by the Huron County Board of Health and funded entirely by die Province of Ontano is not consolidated. Audited Financial Statements of the Home Care Program are not available in the Clerk -Administrator's office 3. Copies of the audited financial report from which these highlights were extracted may be examined at the office of the Clerk•Admrnistrator, County of Huron, Cowl House, The Square, Goderich, Ontario 199 1990 517,769 1,436,516 2.992,065 1.335.532 ,3.510.fa14 2.112,1248 461,613 10.099,330 4,844 4,397,103 _252 1041111-1A0 4.402.199 14,071,772 7,174,247 3,118,029 1,535,73E J.C.I 5Q0 927,942 420,677 1.214,801 1,200,000 8.7 .60o 4.0.1Lt144 14,071,772 7,174,247 7,212,214 1,931,125 2,511,747 481,015 9,918,301 5,217,834 HOBERT W. FISHER WAHUEN W.A. ALCOCK, C.A , AMCI TREASURER