HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-07-06, Page 23McGILLIVRAY CENTRAL GRADUATES -- Graduation ceremonies for the grade eight class at McGillivray Central School were held Wednesday
night. Back, left, teacher Wendy Anderson, Cindy Heaman, Paul Dixon, Arlene Thompson, Wayne McLeod, Julie Wright, Dale Steeper, Kim
Amos, Michael Keech and teacher Lillian Stefanik. Third row, teachers Bob Mason and Alice Lingord, Debbie Hudson, Mathew Heffernan,
Laurie Rowe, William Phipps, Kim MacGregor, Bill Whiting, Rick Hamilton, secretary Shirley Noyes and teacher Ted Brbwn. Second row,
Cindy Grant, Dale Alien, Troy Robinson, Joe Mawson, Mike McCallum, tyle Scarborough and teacher Julie Bronson. Front, teacher JiII Freer,
Meegan Henry, Robert Rees, Janet Lewis,, Heather Hodgins, Carey Sutherland, Cheryl Thompson, Sylvia Deweerd and principal Eva Brophey.
T -A photo.
Farm and Home news
Agri
ews working on Huron County farms
Agricrew has begun their
program working on Huron
County farms. The program
is designed to provide sum-
mer employment for students
as well as provide help for
area farmers.
There are three crews
working in Huron County this
summer. Two of the crews
are based in Clinton and.the
third•is based in Belgrave.
This year's foremen are Tim
- McGregor of Clinton. Fraser
Abbott of Clinton anti Eric
Taylor of Belgrave.
Along with those foremen
they each have three other
crew members that are all
eager to serve the farmers of
Huron County. We also have
alternates to provide back up
for these crews. All of them
will leave no stone unturned.
• weed unpulled or a fence un-
painted along with various
other jobs.
S� far. farmer response has
been very good. The crews
have been booked up to the
• 21st of July, but we are taking
names in case of a
cancellation.
The program finishes
August 19, so there is still
time to get unfinished jobs
done. For hooking an
Agricrew or just gaining
more information on the pro-
Saintsbury
By MRS. HEBER DAVIS
Miss Patti Dobbs is spen-
ding the month of July on
staff at Huron Church Camp
near Bayfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Davis
were Saturday dinner guests
with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Simpson and family, London
and Sunday dinner guests
with Mrs. Mary Davis.
Lucan.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cunn-
ingham and April, of Mar
visited•her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Tindall, Friday.
They and Marylou Tindall at-
tended the Medway Band reu-
nion. The Curningham's
returned home Saturday ac-
companied by Robert Tindall.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dobbs.
Exeter and Doug Jackson,
London were guests Friday
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Dobbs Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Mac-
Donald. Lucan and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Dobbs, Exeter call-
ed on Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Carroll. Mrs. Carroll is
recuperating at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Car-
roll and Ryan and Mr. Harry
Carroll attended a family reu-
nion in Sarnia. Sunday. Lisa
and ,Julie have been holiday-
ing with their grandmother
llrs. Shirley Dyer in Sarnia
and returned home with their
parents.
Mrs. Vera Greenlee, Mrs.
Alexia Atkinson. Mrs. Mary
Davis and Miss Jane Phillips
were dinner guests recently
with Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Greenlee. Mrs. Vera
Greenlee spent the weekend
with her sister Mrs. Alma
Watson Ailsa Craig.
Morning prayer was held at
St. Patrick's Church Sunday
w•ilh Rev. Peter Derrick in
charge. Robbie Gee and Mrs.
Mary Davis were readers.
Service for the remainder
of July will beat 9:30 a. m. ;o
give all a chance to enjoy the
summer with their families.
There will not be services
during August.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael
Davis and' Crystal were
guests Sunday with ' Mrs.
Dorothy Dietrich and Lennie.
Dashwood.
gram, contact Steve Horn at
the O.M.A.F. office in Clinton
- 482-3428 or for long distance.
Zenith 7-3040. ,
Steve i torn
Agricrew Co-ordinator
Huron County Soil & Crop Im-
provement Association
twilight tour -
Huron County farmers
nave always been innovators
and leaders in adapting new
advances in crop production.
In 1983 many new techniques
are being demonstrated in
this area. In order to keep
Huron farmers well informed
on these advancements, the
Huron Soil and Crop Improve-
ment Association is presen-
ting a Twilight Tour on these
projects on July 12.
There are a lot of projects
to see - so the tour starts ear
ly - • 6:30 p.m. at Bruce Shill-
inglaw's east of Londesboro.
Projects to be viewed
are: gowth regulators and
fungicides on cereals, triazine
resistant canola, red clover in
corn, wheat. flown into soy-
beans, solid seeded white
beans, no -till corn and soy-
beans and ridging. new
winter wheat varieties, new
post emergent herbicides - in-
cluding Poast, Fusilade.
You'll be driving your own
vehicle from site to site -
where a short explanation will
be given of the project. Plan
on attending for insight into
future.
John Heard
Farm Management Specialist
PIK acreages
Everyone is an analyst of
the American PiK program
and many different opinions
exist. I have my own opinion
which i'll keep, but I'll share
an observation.
Last week i visited Purdue
University in Indiana.
Travelling west across the
State, we kept track of the
cropland use. Of 274 fields,
40% was corn, 35% soybeans,
10% wheat and 15% non crop-
ped. One of the PIK re-
quirements was that enrolled
acreages must be planted to
a cover crop. Seedling clovers
could be found under a
canopy of waist high weeds -
obviously weed control is not
a requirement of PIK.
As in Huron County, some
corn and soybean crops are
yycry good along with poor and
tmeven stands. Their winter
wheat crop has turned and
standing very wellIn'general,
our crops are two weeks
behind theirs, but we've got
one advantage. Fortunately.
Huron does not have the weed
-problems of the south -
velvetleaf, giant ragweed and
giant foxtail.
John Heard
Farm Management Specialist
Corn heat units
The hot weather we've seen
over the last couple of weeks
has brought us closer to nor-
mal heat unit accumulation.
As of June 24 Cent,Falia Col -
Happy Gang celebrates
By MRS. E. SUMMERS
Granton
At .St. Thomas Anglican
Church, the Rev. Peter A.
Derrick. Rector of St.
Thomas was in charge of the
morning prayer service. The
Scripture readers were Sylvia
Beatson and the Rector.
The Rev. Derrick preached
his sermon from the sixth
chapter of Galations verses
7-18. This was on the works of
the flesh and God's Holy
• Spirit. One who sows from the
Spirit will reap Eternal Life.
'1'he Granton United Church
Bible Study "Telling My
Story. Sharing My Faith".
concluded with a pot luck
lunch on Tuesday.
The members of Unit 5.
Granton UCW and invited
friends journeyed to London
to visit a Synagogue on Huron
SI. on June 28.
This proved very • educa-
tional. A member of the
Shalom Synagogue in the
. absence of the Rabbi, gave a
talk on the history of the
Jews, the difference between
the orthodox Jews and the
Modern. Ile also explained
the meaning of kosher and
told how the Jews kept their
Sabbath.
Following a question and
answer period, the group
returned to the home of Mrs.
Florence Bryan for lunch.
Happy Gang Chicken Dinner
The Happy Gang wound up
their meetings until
September with a Kentucky
Fried Chicken dinner. with
cake and ice cream for
dessert. Birthday Greetings
were sung for Etta Carson
and Mabel MacNaughton who
had birthdays in June.
Following the meal. pro-
gressive euchre was enjoyed. '
Prize winners were, for the
ladies. high score. Inez
McRobert; Ione hands,
Jackie Pierce; low score, Lois
Herbert. For the men, high
score. Percy Rhame; lone
hands, Eileen Summers play-
ing as a main; low score,
Elmer Harlton.
Youth (;roup news
On Sunday. June 26 the Youth
Group "The W.H 0." wound
up their meetings for the sum-
mer with a pool party at the
home of Christine Jones.
Personals
A very successful Bake Sale
sponsored by Court Valantine
Lady Foresters was held in
Windmill Park Campgrounds
on Saturday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Kerr, Carolyn and Robert of
Mississauga, also Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. Eadie of Marlow.
Epgland, spent Saturday with
Mrs. James Kerr.
OFF TO QUEBEC EXCHANGE — Seven students from South Huron District High
School left Thursday morning on a 12 doy exchange in the province of Quebec.
Back, left, Andrea Pearce and Michele Aunger. Front, Sarah Patterson, Pauline
Regier nod Brian Watson. Missing when the picture was token were Drew
Hasselllack and Jeff frown. They will be visiting Chicoutimi, Sorel and Sherbrooke.
lege reported 785 Corn Heat
Units accumulated for this
year. At the same date last
year wehad 904. The six year
average for June 24 is 851
C.H.U.
At this time of year we nor-
mally accumulate about 143
C.H.U. per week. That means
we're about six days behind
last year or about three days
behind the average of the last
six years.
At the beginning of June we
were about 250 C.H.U. less
than "normal". We've gained
some good growing weather
during June. Continued good
growing weather over the
next 2'= months will greatly
improve crop prospects.
Take -all in winterwheal
Winter wheat acreage in
this area has shown a big in-'
crease over recent years.
This year we've also noticed
an increase in the incidence of
Foot Rot and Take -All.
Take -All is "post obvious
near heading. Diseased plants
appear to ripen prematurally,
are often taller than adjacent
plants and have few tillers.
The heads will be pale and
may contain shrivelled grain
or be barren. The stems and
roots will be brittle and weak.
Later in the season, loding
and stem breakage wilt be a
problem. Many plants" will
have infections that started
later in the spring and these
plants will generally have less
damage which is more confin-
ed to the roots and "foot" of
the plant.
There are no varieties that
are resistant to Take -All, but
you can reduce the incidence
of the disease. Infertile. com-
pacted and poorly drained
fields favour the disease. I'd
suggest fertilizing your wheat
fields according to a Guelph
soil test. Avoid traffic such as
manure spreaders or tillage
equipment on wheat fields
when the soil is dapip.
Crop rotations will help to
improve soil structure and
good structure will reduce the
likelihood of infection. On'the
other hand. Take -All will be
severe on wheat following
wheat Mr.d sometimes follow-
ing alfalfa, grass crops or
even soybeans. Your best bet
is to have three or four years
between wheat cropshave
the wheat follow a crop such
as oats or white beans - par-
ticularly if you have had a
high incidence of Take-AII.
Twitch grass is a host for
the Take -All disease. Em-
phasis on cleaning up twitch
grass in your rotation should
iniprove your chances of
reducing Take -Ali Problems.
Art Lawson
Farm Management
Specialist, Perth County
John Ileard
Farm Management
Specialist. Huron County
•
Woodham
By MISS JEAN COPELAND
Miss Ellen Copeland spent
several days the past week
with Miss Laurie De Grace in
Smith Falls.
Rev. John Vardy was in-
ducted as Minister of the
Kirkton-Woodham Pastoral
charge Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Vardy come
from Rodney.
A number from the com-
munity attended the Decora-
tion Service at the Union
Cemetery Sunday evening.
Rev. • John Cooke,
Thamesford and Mrs. Olive
Cooke, Ingersoll visited Sun-
day evening with Mrs. George
Wheeler.
Meeting inconclusive
Times•Advocate, July 6, 1983
Page 19
Ecole Ste. Marie future in air'
By Stephaple Levesque
The future of Ecole Ste.
Marie separate school in
south Huron remains up in
the air as the Huron -Perth
Separate School Board ended
its June 28 meeting at 20
minutes to midnight without
reaching a conclusion.
The board was discussing
the pros and cons of closing
the school which has about 40
students. At 11 p.m. the board
approved continuing the
discussion until 11:30 p.mas
is required by its bylaws.
At 11:30 p.m., chairman
Ron Murray was about to call
for a vote to close the school
when another motion to con-
tinue past 11:30 was introduc-
ed. Requiring an unanimous
vote, the meeting
automatically adjourned as
several trustees didn't vote in
favor of continuing.
The board was dealing with
recommendations from its
own accommodation review
committee which suggested
leaving the school open or
twinning it with St. Boniface
separate school in Zurich.
Chairman Ron Murray sug-
gested a "notion to keep the
school open be submitted. but
director of education William
Eckert said that would be
leaving the school as it
presently is. He stated if a
motion was presented to close
the school there would be
discussion on the subject.
Trustee Ron Marcy of
Stratford, chairman of the ac-
commodation review com-
mittee said if a motion to
close the school was defeated
the community served by
Ecole Ste. Marie would have
a concrete decision from the
board.
"The community needs an
answer, but by the board tak-
ing no action it's not definite,"
said Marcy.
Goderich area trustee
Michael Moriarty wanted the
whole matter postponed. for
one year, but that idea was
turned down.
"I'm not happy, I'd like to
be given more time," said
Moriarty, who indicated he is
concerned about sending the
students to St. Boniface .vhich
would necessitate portable
classrooms.
Marcy said enough time
had been spent as the process
with the accommodation
review committee had
started last June. A com-
munity accommodation
review committee had been
started earlier this year and
concluded that ' the school
should remain open.
"The community wants
answers. They have been
through a year of uncertain-
ty and don't want another
year of uncertainty." said
Marcy.
Eckert said closing the
WMS meets
at Cromarty
"Verily I say unto you; in as
much as ye have done it unto
one of the least of these My
brethren ye have don. it unto
Me," t Matt. 25:40) was the
theme of the June Conference
of the Stratford I'resbyterial,
Women's Missionary Society,
held at Cromarty Church
June 28 al 8:00 p.m.
A welcome to the 70 in at-
tendance Game from Mrs.
Robert J. McTavish of Strat-
ford, lst Vice President.
Hymn 458, "Be Thou My Vi-
sion," was sung.
Devotions were led by
members of Exeter Caven
Church P.C.W., Mrs Edna
Simmons, Mrs. Blanche
Dougall. Mrs: Sara Laing and
Mrs. H.H.G. Strang. Their
scripture was from John
12:46-50 and the words of
llymn 455. "When Voices are
Confusing" were read in
unison.
Mrs. T. L. Scott, Cromarty.
led in a hymn sing which in-
cluded "Women Working
Together" written for 1983
Synodical held al Owen Sound
April 19 and 20, based on the
aim and purpose of the
W.M.S.
Mrs. .lean Corey. Cromar
ly, introduced the speaker
Rev L. G. Stairs from
Brampton, Regional Director
Leprosy Mission: Ile read
from Mark 1:39-42. explained
the work of the world mission
and showed slides from three
areas; Papua. New Guinea
where Margaret Stewart has
been working; Indonesia and
India. The offering of $131.50
was presented to Mr: Stairs
for the Leprosy Mission.
A delicious lunch and time
of fellowship was enjoyed
downstairs
rid.
Over
80` club
Mrs, Hose Kraft of 500 Gor-
don Avenue, London and
formerly of Dashwood
celebrates her 95th birthday
on July 6.
school would result in a
$104,000 a year savings
through reduced costs. He
suggested the savings could
go into curriculum programs
throughout the system.
Chairman Murray
disagreed. He suggest( 1 the
savings would be more in the
neighbourhood of 68,000 and
not worth -closing the school.
Referring to the collection of
taxes four times a year,
which was to have resulted in
savings, the chairman said .
"not one nickel" has gone in-
to new programs.
Each trustee was given the
opportunity to speak on the
subject when a motion to
close the school, conditional
on the construction of an ad-
dition to St. Boniface, was
introduced.
Those opposed to closing
the school spoke of the social,
spiritual and family aspects
of the separate school. Mur-
ray also said the board
wouldn't be acting respon-
sibly if it transferred the Ste.
Marie students from a
"perfectly good building" to
portables.
The director said the
French oriented community
should have requested that
Ecole Ste. Marie become a
French school or a French
Immersion school. The school
presently has 70 minutes of
French per day, More than
the usual 20 to 40 minutes per
day in other Huron -Perth
separate schools.
For $104,000 we could put
70 minutes of French per day
in the whole system," said
Eckert.
Most trustees spoke in
favor of keeping the school
open; but Trustee Ernest
Vanderschot of the St. Marys
area recited figures in-
dicating the cost of running
the school is about $3,200 per
pupil, much higher than the
system average of $2,200 ner
pupil.
"Those figures don't lie.
I'm for closing the school with
the hope that well soon build
on an addition) at Zurich,"
said Mr. Vanderschot.
Mentioned several times
was the statement by some
parents from the Ecole Ste.
Marie area that they would
change to public school sup-
port if Ecole Ste. Marie was
closed.
"What kind of Catholics are
they?" asked Vanderschot,
suggesting the quality ' of
education would be t,e►ter if
the two schools merged.
Trustee Dave Durand, who
serves the area in question.
suggested increased develop-
ment in the area will result in
more students at Eeole Ste.
Marie.
Although twinning was not
discussed in relation to the
two schools, it is in the
background for considera-
tion. The board heard from
Paul Carroll, the principal of
Seaforth and Walton Public
School, twinned schools in
Huron County.
Carroll said the two schools
have just completed their se-
cond successful year as a
twinned unit. He indicated
Walton, a kindergarten to
Grade 3 school, has benefitted
by being able to take,advan-
tage of special education.
music, physical education
and library services from the
larger Seaforth school.
The Seaforth principal said
there has been no negative
parent reaction.
"One of the results of twin-
ning is that it has allayed
fears of the possibility of clos-
ing the school," commented
Carroll.
The board will again con-
sider the future of Ecole Ste.
Marie at its July 11 meeting.
The pressure against
supply -management
marketing boards is building
up again.
Suggestions are coming
from across Canada to get rid
of them. The egg, chicken and
turkey agencies are under,-
specific
nderspecific attack and the latest
diatribe is in the form of a
study by two Western Cana-
dian economists.
The report, by George
Lermer of the University of
Lethbridge and W.T. Stan -
bury - an old opponent of na-
tional marketing boards - of
the University of British Col-
umbia, suggests that Cana-
dians are paying a billion
dollars a year too much for
eggs, turkey and chicken.
They urge the federal govern-
ment to abolish the boards for
production quotas.
I am not for a moment
doubting the statistics in the
report. They maintain Cana-
dian farmers get 17 cents a
pound more for broiler
chickens than American
broiler producers.
They say turkey farmers
get 18 cents a pound more and
egg producers 32 cents a
dozen more than farmers in
the U.S.
•
Stanbury acknowledged
some farmers would be out of
business if lower prices
resulted when national agen-
cies were dismantled. Bet
that appears inconsequential
to Fin►. In addition, they claim
the price of quotas has been
built in to prices or cost -of -
production formulas.
i do not know much about
turkey agency but members
of pi ovincial egg and chicken
marketing boards and of both
the national agencies have,
Garage sale
at Centralia
By MRS. TOM KOOY
Don't forget the garage and
bake sale at the United
Church next Saturday morn-
ing commencing al 10 a m.
Mr and Mrs. Kenneth
Hodgins attended the
• Hodgins' family reunion at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
McAlpine of Ailsa Craig,
Sunday.
Mr and Mrs. Ron Moore,
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Overholt
and David of Exeter and Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Hayter of
Dashwood were Sunday din-
ner guests with Mrs. Von
Overholt. They helped
Pauline celebrate her
birthday.
Master Ben Riley spent the
weekend with his aunt and un-
cle Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Riehl
of Kirkton.
Mr. and Mrs. John Raine
were visited on the holiday
weekend_by their daughter
and son-in-law Rita and Ray-
mond Young and their two
daughters. They journeyed
from Ottawa Thursday night.
Saturday their son and his
fiancee joined the family for
an afternoon at the Water-
works Beach Grand Bend for
a family supper.
Mrs. Clara Cunnington was
a dinneruest Sunday at the
home of h'r son Mr. and Mrs.
Howard- Cunnington and
family, Thames Road.
Randy and Darlene McKin-
non and girls, Toronto were
weekend guests with Mr. and
Mrs. Borden Smyth.
furrow' bre
v �t.N•,
dot eowtc.tte' o, /oo 1.o,,,. .e•4 3d EI,..+t 0..1 N33 2C a
time and again, denied and
tried to prove that quota costs
have nothing to do.with pro-
duction costs. Consumers
associations have tried to pro-
ve the same charge but have
been shot down in flames.
There is not evidence to pro-
ve that the poultry industry
has inflated cost,of-
production formulae to in-
clude quotas; at least, not to
my knowledge.
GRADUATES — Robert
Gabriel Van Kerrebroeck
graduated in the June 8
spring convocation from
the University of Western
Ontario with a Bachelor of
Arts Degree in Ad-
ministration and Commer-
tiol Studies. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Andre
Von Kerrebroeck, RR 2
Lucan and a graduate of
North Middlesex District
High School, Parkhill and
a former student of South
Huron District High
Schoo!, Exeter. He has ac-
cepted a position with
County Heritage Forest
Products Ltd. of London.
All three of these national
agencies have made mistakes
in the past. They have been,
if you'll pardon the expres-
sion, roasted or fried on
numerous occasions for many
things such as internal bicker-
ing. failure to prevent
bootlegging of chicken across
provincial borders and for
allowing eggs to. rot in
storage.
But I believe they are
primarily concerned with
keeping farmers in business
and getting quality products
to (he market at a price Cana-
dians can afford.
To go back to the chaos of
the egg. industry of a decade
ago would sound the
deathknell for the orderly
marketing or farm products
in Canada.
To go back to the free
market system now would ef-
fectively say to Canadian
farmers: Okay, guys. Sink or
swim. We don't care if the
Yanks out -pi aduce you. We'll
buy from them and you chaps
can go on welfare. We don't
care if three more Canadian
industries are lost. All we
want is to buy eggs .and
turkeys and chickens as
cheap as dirt.
And if the Amuurican
farmers run into a bad pro-
duction year, they'll serve
their domestic market first
and Canadians can, well, go
suck eggs.
These well -researched
reports usually come from eg-
gheads at the university level
who have never had to meet
a payroll themselves, who
have never worked outside
the hallowed halls of higher
learning. who have never,
even in doing their research,
spent any time in the bar-
nyard. They don't have
manure on their well -polished
Gucci shoes.
Do they?
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