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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1981-08-27, Page 9TASTY SAUSAGE - Robbie Dickert helped fry sausages at the Zurich, Bean Festival breakfast Saturday morning. Staff photo Rains halt area harvest Recent heavy rains have delayed white bean harvests about a week and if wet weather continues, it may have an effect on 1981 yields. Bill Strong, manager of operations at Cook's Mills in. Hensall said, "there hasn't been any harvesting since the rain". He added though, the rain shouldn't have any effect on the yield, and farmers should be back on the fields within two or three days. The crop had been suffer- ing from. dry weather early in the season but he said it was quite good so far. • Strong said some beans had been harvested and most are ready to be harvested as soon as the weather clears up. The sales manager of the Hensall District Co-op, Larry Shapton agreed, but added _ most white beans were not ready for harvesting. If beans were pulled he said. they are more suscep- tible. to rot and there may be some sprouting. The pulled beans may be covered with mud and would be docked a grade for being dirty. Shapton said the ram may have helped even the crop up. as there were still some green patches on the fields. "Providing," he stressed, "the rain quits now." Another week of wet weather could cause problems, but providing the fields begin to dry out there should be no crop damage. Effects of the rain remain to be seen, but any beans pulled will be ruined said Doug Mann, manager of the Hensall branch of W.G. Thompson. Beans are just starting to get ready Mann said and later crops like shell corn will be largely unaffected. Plants are suffering under heat and high humidity, and he stressed that farmers will have to get on the fields soon. All three agreed the Hen- , sall area was not as affected by the rains as areas further south and that the year's yields should not be affected if the weather dries out soon. No. 35/ FIRST WITH LOCAL NEWS SEPTEMBER 3, 1981 Price per Copy 25 Cents Women gain confidence at farm conference Women were able to "gain confidence in themselves, exchange ideas, and par- ticipate in discussion" dur- ing a conference for women living in rural areas held last weekend at Centralia College, according to co- ordinator Helene Cameron. Mrs. Cameron aiscribed "sharing" as one of the highlights of the conference, stressing that many women learned that there were others with similar ideas and problems. "We were happy that the women were at ease and able to talk plainly about what's bother- ing them." Mrs. Cameron added. Mrs. Cameron said that the workshop was set up through Centralia College, and Conestoga College. Interest for the conference grew out of a group called "Women Today," which was organized last year by Mrs. Cameron and South Huron District High School teacher Pat Quigley. Mrs. Cameron described the conference as "very well attended." She said that 106 women were present. About two-thirds stayed overnight at the college. Most were from this part of southwestern Ontario. While the conference was designed for women living in rural areas, it 'was not necessarily for farm women. However, organizers were pleased that the large proportion present were farm wives from ac- tive farms. Mrs. Cameron said that workshops allowed the women to discuss some of their fears and concerns. She said that many of the women are worried about , high interest rates, which are forcing some farmers into bankruptcy, or putting other small farmers out of business. Such changes are decreasing the amount and variety of foods, the women believe. The necessity of making the public and government aware of the problem was discussed. Mrs. Cameron said that organizers were pleased with the cross-section of ages involved in the con- ference. The majority of women were in the 25 to 40 age group, which made up about 62 percent of the total. The 41 to 59 age group made up about 28 percent of the total members. Mrs. Cameron said they were very pleased with that figure. About five percent were under 25 and another five percent were over 59. Mrs. Cameron said that guest speaker Laura Sabia "rattled a few cages". Ms. Sabia recently ran as a Conservative candidate in the Spadina byelection in Toronto, where she lost to NDP candidate Dan Heap, and Liberal Jim Coutts. According to Mrs. Cameron, Ms. Sabia's com- ments on property law stirred some interest, and many of the group signed up for a workshop on how ex- isting and changing laws Please turn to page 8 UBRARY TO CLOSE — The Dashwood branch of the Huron County library will be moving down the street later this month. The old Koehler's variety building may be torn down and the library will relocate near the new post office. Shown is library worker Mrs. Ray Rader. Library branch relocates The Dashwood branch of the Huron County Library will be relocated later in September. Librarian Bill Partridge said the library board met last week and decided to move the branch down the street to a building owned by the Boyle family. This building now houses the new post office and the Skills and Quills shop. Dashwood librarian Mrs. Ray Rader had expressed concern that the library branch may be lost if the new location was not found. She said that the school children used the en- cyclopedia and older people seemed to like the books made available. But Mrs. Rader lamented most did not seem interested in helping to find a new loca- tion. The presesit building is an addition to a main street house which once housed Koehler Variety. Mrs. Alda Koehler said she was not sure what use the building would be put too, it may be torn down or fixed up, but she said the library had "been here a long time" and she wants the use of the space. "I'd hate not to have a library in Dashwood," she added. "It's a long winter if you haven't got a book to read,". Mrs. Rader said. Bernice Boyle, who runs the Skills and Quills shop said the library would be located in the original cooler of what was once a Dashwood grocery store. The new post office is in the store area and the craft shop is in the locker. Partridge said the area was actually smaller than that presently occupied, but added circulation has been delcining in the village. "It's hard to find another location in a place` that small." he said of Dashwood. Mrs. Boyle said she was glad to be of service, adding that she likes to keep ser- vices in the area. Mrs. Boyle may also be taking over the librarian's duties. The existing building is un - insulated and cold during the winter. The library was located in the Koehler shop for at least 25 years; the men's dub met there before that. It was taken over by the Huron County Library in 1967. THREE COMPANIES -- Fire equipment from Clinton, Brucefield and Hensall helped con trol this barn fire, 1 1/4 miles west of Brucefield, Tuesday.