The Wingham Advance-Times, 1972-07-13, Page 2Page 2 -The Wingham Advance -Times, Thursday, July. 13, 1972
11'ppy cITy chiidren
visit #o Huron County
Huron County farms have
turned out to be surprising
wonderlands for half a dozen
young city dwellers who were
guests of Wingham-Gorrie area
farmers last week as part of a
rural -urban exchange plan spon-
sored by the ministry of agricul-
ture and food,
This is the second year for the
summer youth project in which
young city dwellers are enter-
tained on farms where there are
children their own age. After a
week the positions are reversed
and the country youngsters go to
the big city for a week.
The program also covers
Middlesex and Elgin i Counties
and Dianne Fines, a Bluevale girl
Who is program director for the
department in charge of the three
counties, said about 1,500 ap-
plications have been received
from city youngsters across the
province.
On a visit to the farms in the
Howic,k-Turnberry area last
9
week Miss Fines told The Ad-
vance -Times the department is
looking for more farms to take
part in the program as there have
been more applicants than farms
on which to place them: The ider0
of the project is to help lessen
misunderstanding between city
people and rural people, and this
gap has widened in the last sev-
eral decades as families become
separated by several generations
from the farm.
For most of the visitors to
WHAT STARTED OUT as a berry picking chore at the Ken Chambers farm, near Blue -
vale, ended up as a.small berry festival as the girls munched happily on the juicy berries.
Left to right ,are urban -rural exchange students Dianne Buckner, 14, of West Hill, Janet
Williamson, 14, Scarborough and their hostess, Barbara Chambers, 14, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ken Chambers. (Staff Photo)
SOMEWHAT UP A TREE while a guest at the Russell Noble farm, RR 2, Gorrie, was 12 -
year -old Laurie Fraser of Islington seen with her young hostess (right) Dianne, daughter
df Mr. and Mrs. Russ Noble. Did she enjoy herself? "Best time in my life," she said. (Staff
Photo)
Huron it was the first time ev
on a farm, and the complete
ness and strangeness of every
thing is difficult to imagine
anyone to whom the farm.
familiar.
Twenty-five or thirty years a
most city dwellers had some eo
nection with a farm in Ontari
either through their parents
aunts and uncles. City folk woul
visit with their relatives once
twice a year. Nowadays; the cO
tact has been lost and there ar
new city families who come fro
immigrant stock who never ha
any connection with the farm,
"Really Great"
At Staffhaven Farm on RR
Wroxeter, Dan Sweeney of Rex
dale, in greater Toronto, though
farm life was "really great". H
told The Advance -Times ho
much he was enjoying his vis
with the Stafford children, Les
Robbie, Cheri and Willy. He wa
riding a tractor driven by Les i
the process of rushing in loads
baled hay, just ahead of one mor
in a series of worrisome. thunder
showers.
On the farm of Mr. and Mrs
Ken McMichael, RR 1, Bluevale
Betty Kerkmain of Weston, wh
Keiller McKay Colle
giate there, paired off with Susan
McMichael of F. E. Madil
School in Wingham a
they undertook to hoe the kitchen
nIoy
farms
er Toronto Tuesday when they
ne assembled to Wingham to get on
. the bus taking back the first con -
for tingent from the three counties
is this year. Now the farm young-
sters will return the visits, going
go to the city for a week in a "turn
n- about is fair play" arrangement.
o, Then in another week more city
or youths will be arriving; in Huron,
d Middlesex and Elgin and the pro -
or cess will repeat itself four times
n- during the summer, Miss Fines
e said, filling out the two holiday
m months. '
d Evidently the plan is working
out well. It was started with a
view to help improve understand -
1, ing between, Ontario's rural and
- urban populations, and to achieve
t this, all participants are expected
e to be actively involved in the
w regular life of the host family.
it Farm families in this area who
, Would like to take part in the pro-
s gram should get in touch with
n Miss Fines at the Clinton office of
of the department of agriculture
e and food, as there seems no
dearth of applicants from the
city.
�° Ben Gibson
11
toheads
1973 reunion
The 24th annual reunion of de-
scendants of the late Robert and
Esther Gibson was held in Ford-
t'wich Community Hall. Guests
from Toronto, Brantford, Listo-
wel, Bolton, and London renewed
acquaintances and visited points
of interest in the village.
Baseball, games and races
were enjoyed by young and old,-
, with Kathy Stewart winning the
jelly -bean guessing. contest.
After a- smorgasbord dinner,
President Irwin Gibson wel
comed the guests and conducted -
the business period. Minutes of
the previous reunion were read
by Mrs. Clarence •Gibson.
Officers for the 1973 reunion
were elected as follows.: presi
dent, Ben Gibson, RR -2, Gorrie;
vice president, Clare Harris
hordwich ; secretary -treasurer
Mrs. Norman Stirling of Listo-
wel.
The next reunion is planned for
the last Sunday in June, 1973.
garden on the farm. °
Betty was bubbling with excite-
ment as she told of being on the
farm for the first time, and also
her first experience at fishing. On
a trip to the creek that morning
she had caught some small rock
bass and was still thrilled at the
idea.
Laurie Fraser of Islington was
quite literally .up a tree on the
farm of Mr. and Mrs. Russ Noble,
RR 2, Gorrie.
She and her farm play. and
work mate, Dianne Noble, were
trying to recapture some young
rabbits with a net when the
reporter -photographer, arrived.
Then both showed their prowess
at shinnying up a , tree in the
backyard where they had {their
picture taken.
"Best time in my Life," was
what she responded when -asked
how things were going on the
farm visit. There was little doubt
that the Russ Nobles were enjoy-
ing it too, and there were grins on
all sides:
Mrs. Noble told the reporter
Laurie had been simply amazed
that "so much milk would be
given by just one cow ! "
On -the Robert Versteeg farm at
RR 2, Gorrie, Scott Grandin of
Scarborough was enjoying his
visit with Albert, 11 and Arthur,
1.3 but was taking things calmly,
and so evidently,.were his hosts.
What' started out to be a berry
picking chole on the farm of Mr..
and Mrs. Ken Chambers turned
into a berry eating delight for two
Toronto area girls an their farm
chum. Dianne Bucher, 14,. of,
'West Hill and Janet Williamson,
14, of Scarborough ,joined Bar-
bara Chambers, . 14, daughter of
Mr and Mrs. Ken Chamers at
their farm just north of Bluevale,
dlld when ills• ealllcl'arnarl
arrived were plump with luscious
strawberries they were supposed
to he picking for the kitchen.
!'hev willingly posed at the job
and were happy to say, between
mouthfuls of strawoerry, now
much they were enjoying the- visit
to the farm.
This group of visitors left for
STAFFHAVEN FARM was -home base for this happy fam-
ily group near Wroxeter. John Stafford and family were en-
gaged in a race. against the weather, getting in baled hay al-
rey rain damaged. Their urban -rural guest was Dan
Sweeney, 13, of Rexdale, on tractor fender, first time on a
farm. On load are Robbie, Sheri and Willy Stafford. Mr. and
Mrs. Stafford at centre and Les. Stafford is the chauffeur.
Taking notes at left is Dianne Fines, Bluevale, department
of Agriculture and rood, Clinton office, who co-ordinates
the urban -rural program. (Staff Photo)
ALBERT AND ARTHUR VERSTEEG made good workmates for Scott Grandin of Scar-
borough, Ont., a guest under the rural urban exchange under way in Huron, Middlesex
and Elgin Counties. The photo was taken on the Robert Versleeg farm, RR 2, Gorrie.
(Staff Photo)
Wroxeter
Miss Vera Piercey, London,
was a weekend guest with Mr.
and Mrs. Mac Allan.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Mellis,
Kippen, visited recently with her
brother, Mr. and Mrs. Art Gibson
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Charles,
Gorrie, and Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
Hupfer, Brussels, visited Satur-
day evening with Mrs. Kate Grif-
fith and Allan.
Miss Ann Douglas, Ottawa, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Leslie Douglas.
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Manuel,
Seaforth, accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Vern Reynolds, London,
spent Thursday evening ,with
Miss Hazel Sparling.
Jamie Sanderson of Toronto
and Mr. and Mrs. David Sander-
son, London, were weekend
visitors with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs, James Sanderson:
Mrs. George Lentz, Hamilton,
is visiting Mrs. Andy' Pocaluyko
for a couple of days this week.
Mr. and. Mrs. Bill Nordstrom
and baby daughter, Grand Bend,
were Sunday guests with Mrs.
Kate Griffith and Allan.
Miss Hazel Sparling- ac-
companied Mrs: Lou • Huttons
Winghant, to Clidto'h Wednesday
evening were, fle'3 ;atl ende i ,the
_ Huron, County Home Care. Pro-
gram meeting at Conestoga Col-
lege. -
' Miss 'Marcia Gibson is attend-
ing the United Church Camp this
week at Camp Minesetung, north
of Goderich . ,
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cameron Of
Moosomin, Sask., visited with
their couSins,.Mel and Mrs. Den-
nis of RR 2, Wroxeter, and with
relatives at Listowel, Atwood and
Brussels recently..
Mrs. Hugh A. Hart of Gadshill,
and Mrs. Almon Lewis and Jim of
Kitchener were-visitors,recently
with their parents,:Mel and Mrs.
Dennis, and attended the Brus-
sels Centennial celebrations.
Course to help
urban farmers
Many . urban residents, in an.
effort to get away from the rat
race and pollution of the city, are
buying country estates and
farms. Some leave their jobs be-
hind to become full-time farmers.
Others, who are maybe more
apprehensive,' move to the coun-
try to dabble in farming and com-
mute to their jobs in the city.
One thing is certain however—
the. trend is growing and in an
effort to provide this "growing
crop" of new farmers with prac-
tical information so that they can
operatea successful . farming
enterprise, the •University of
Guelph will offer a special pro-
gram in applied agriculture this
fall. .
Offered through the Univer-
sity's Office of Continuing
Education the special program
will he given by Guelph faculty
starting in September, twice
weekly in the evening at two loca-
tions—the University of Guelph
campus and York University
campus.
It is ,generally accepted that
more farmers are not needed in
the industry, but BETTER
farmers are. Son -)e of the "urban
farmers", who have demon-
strated their management ability
in their city jobs, need technical
farm training. This is what the
Guelph course hopes to give the
aspiring farmer.
It is hoped that the knowledge
learned in the classroom will'
result in substantial savings to
new farmers, through reduction
of losses and through better
farming practices. To qualify for
a certificate in applied agricul-
ture, a student must complete six
courses. "
An encouraging . finding re-
sulted from a research study of
aggressive driving, reported by
the Ontario Safety League. An
observer made observations until
100 instances of aggressive driv-
ing had been noted. Not one sin-
gle accident was seen to occur as
a result, and not one instance of
counter -aggression was ob-
served. In all instances, the
threatened driver took evasive
action.
The honeymoon is over when
your wife starts complaining
about the noise you make when
you are getting breakfast.
SUSAN McMICHAEL, (left) daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
McMichael,- near Wroxeter, was hostess to Betty Kerkman
of Weston. It vsia5 supposed to be .a garden hoeing session,
but it broke up in laughter Betty fished for the first time in
her life, catching a rock bass for a big thrill (Staff Photo)
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