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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1984-07-25, Page 2• la 2 r���f�� }�r/f •f 424 Hr: r: • r•r:'i •. r:r r rr • r r• r. . rr r7lr f f.. f rfr�. frfr r , 1!'`r ✓ , f� r If: By Sba l clk the p1a�ght's o gina1• wo BLYTH - The ability to a is 4,9a - $f ri tis essential, ,As Janet explain . born talent. initial '190'Ewer n t have a.. script, that's your cbaea What an audience sees on stage is a refine- .•and your it1ot•" Event of this ability. The development .of scelws be*omea a Talents must be polished, plots developed character analysis and an emotional study and characters molded before an actor and in an effort to create the most realistic effort a production are ready for the stage. This possible. detailed, often tedious development is called scenes are acted out, performers learn rehearsal. more about their characters and include To the unknowing observer, play rehear- , their own interpretations. Ad Jibbing can sal may appear to be unorganized, become that extra touch in a play, sugges- repetitious and monotonous. In fact, it's all tions by the director and fellow actors help part of a detailed plan to create a blend of shape thefinal production. talents and imagination into a hit produc- Rehearsal can be tedious and detailed, but tion. it's also an inspired, creative process. As ac - Rehearsal for the Blyth Festival's latest tors become more familiar with their production, Blue City involved more than characters and' their lines, the flow of the four weeks of hard work for director Janet play evolves. Amos, 11 actors and crew members. "It's not stop -start," Janet tells the com- It began several weeks ago with the initial pany, "we've got to get the flow." script reading and- concluded early this On stage that "flow" seems natural, but week with a final dress rehearsal. During that time, countless changes were the success of the final production depends on rehearsal. made and only a small part of the original Rehearsal can be flexible but it's also script remains unchanged. The director, the business and it's work - hard work. It re - playwright and the actors reworked scenes, gores close concentration and a team ef- time and time again, cutting lines here, ad- fort. ding sections there, until the final script fill- It may look like fun and games and that's just the mood that these actors are trying to create. While it's not visible on stage, development of a plays like Blue City, is a long, tedious process. The time spent in rehearsals, however, makes for hit productions at the Blyth Festival. (Shelley;,McPhee photo), Bell will spend $4 -million on area improvements CLINTON — Bell Canada paid more than $17,200 in taxes to of telecommunicationsClinton operat o8 result3 as a - s here. HURON-BRUCE (FEDEAL) LIBERAL AS OVATION NOMINATION MEETING A meeting of the Huron Bruce Federal Liberal Association will be held at the Central Huron Secondary School,, Clinton at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 26th, 1984, to nominate and elect a Liberal candidate to contest the riding of Huron Bruce in the September 4th general election., To be eligible .to vote you must hold a current paid-up membership purchased at least 72 hours prior to the meeting. Please urge Liberals in your area to attend and support the candidata• of their choice. At the moment two people are actively seeking the nomination. Alex 'Graham, Secretary In addition Bell will spend more than $4,720,000 in 1984 to maintain and upgrade telephone service in the exchange. Some of the projects will be; - DMS 100 (Digital Muliplex System) switching equipment. - satellite DMS installations to serve Blyth, Brussels and Auburn. In 1983 Bell paid $17,250 in taxes to Clinton comprised as follows: real estate $826; business $230 and gross receipts tax, $16, 193. In 1984, gross receipts tax will total $17,800. The gross receiptstax is a levy of 5 per cent of all telecommunications revenue derived from Bell Canada operations in Ontario the previous year and apportioned to each exchange based on the number of Bell owned telephones in use. In 1983 .each, telephone, leased from dell generated $22.35 - in revenue fot the municipality. - -- In the Stratford area Bell employs 115 people with ,a total payroll of over $3.1 million. ' In 1983 Bell's capital expenditures were over $1.13 billion. In 1984 this is expected to be more than $1.3 billion. Bell had 2,272 customers in its Clinton exchange at the end of 1983. , Memberships for the Federal Association may be obtained by calling: Gordon Strong, Exeter 235-1466 Paul Steck le, Zurich 565-2147 Grant Chisholm, Lucknow 529.7524 Clarence Denomme Hinton 482-9004 Jack Horan, Walton 345-2829 John Currie, Wingham 357-3605 Muriel Murphy, Goderich 524-7913 Barry Reid, Wingham 357.3652 Donald Thompson. Lucknow 528-3516 Mac Inglis, Clifford 367.2043 Weather • 1984. 1983 24 11 32 18 19 8 27 14 25 7 31 12 28 11 32 17 27 13 26 15. 30 10 25 . 10 32 . 17 24 9 Rain 8 mm Rain 0 mm • July 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ed an over extended binder. Janet sets the pace and keeps it moving, Despite the numerous changes made to "Come on let's go we've got very little time , snapping her ',a r�1tr ° bpF� . y�raaa�+i iF+tid3s's4 t•�� ;. t'8 . q g," s explained. "`You have to keep patient 'keej f go moving. You can see how sf. kly tempers go when it's this close to open ng." Janet must keep themomentum and spirits high. If she loses it, chances are the whole cast will. Some actors look tired. Some pace, some bite their nails, some puff on cigarettes. Blue City involves a cast of 11 actors and this in itself can be a trying experience. Janet explained, "It's harder on the cast. Their energy�comes and goes." Working with such A large cast means a lot of waiting while other scenes are being rehearsed. The actors use this time to study scripts, read over the morning newspaper or run errands. Waiting can become frustrating, script changes can become confusing, tempers flare momentarily, but when it comes to picking up, the scene, actors show their talents, and still appear fresh and inspired. "They're (Blue City cast) an exceptional group of people, probably the best I've ever worked with," Janet enthused. Eicact timing and cuing is essential to the play. Scenes are reworked, over and over Over 200 study erosion The Huron Soil and Water Conservation District (HSWCD), in co-operation with the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association, held a successful Conservation Day on July 4 on the farm of Bert and Tina Visscher, R.R. 1 Hay. Approximately 200 people took advantage of the warm weather to see the work being carried out in Huron County to prevent soil erosion and improve water quality on area farms. Bus tours left throughout the day for a tour of area trials and stops of interest. Tour leader, Marianne Van den Heuvel, Tillage Technician with Upper Thames River Conservation Authority and Ted Jones, of Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, began the tour by explaining points of interest on the Visscher farms. The Visschers were presented with the Norman Alexander Conservation Award last year for their measures to control wind and water erosion on their farms, some of which have very sandy soil. Cover crops are an important management tool which they use to help hold soil particles and keep wind from detaching and moving them. Oats are usually sown after the harvest of cauliflower and broccoli is completed. The cover crop is killed by winter temperatures and shallow incorporation of the residue in spring .is all that is required to prepare a seedbed. Windbreaks have also been used by Visscher Farms to slow wind speeds as they sweep - across the sandy.' soil. Fields are Bordered by a double row of cedar and ' spruce trees, with double rows of white pine, which run the length of the farm. Although 'trees may be small when windbreaks are established, their effectiveness improves each year. • Points of interest on the bus tour also presentation by Pat Lynch, Soils and Crops Specialist for Huron and Perth counties, in which he discussed the influence of crop rotation on soil and crop growth. Using two corn plants pulled from the same field that morning, Lynch demonstrated how crop growth on abused or eroded soils can never mateh that of crops on soils with a good rotation, and protected from wind and water erosion. Lynch challenged those in attendance to save the cost off inputs to crop production next spring by not planting these areas. Charlie Baldwin, head of the soils section at Ridgetown College, offered suggestions on tillage and residue management. Using slides to demonstrate his points, Dr. Baldwin pointed out how soils, which are not protected by residue, can be lost by . wind erosion or ravaged by rainfall and water erosion: Various measures can be used to maintain surface residue An the field. Removing coverboards and leaving furrows on edge, rather than flipping them completely upside down, will make the plow perform much better from a residue management standpoint, he suggested. Weed control for conservation tillage was +'discussed by Rudy LBrown, head of the 'horticulture and biology section at Ridgetown College. Perennial weeds, he said, are the prime concern before attempting any form of conservation tillage.. Perennials must be ' adequately. controlled before no -till, which does not allow for theplowdown of atrazine to 'eontrbl quackgrass. ' Many weed seedlings may be germinated and growing at ,planting time, Brown said, which may necessitate the use of a burn off herbicide before, or shortly after planting, to remove those established weeds. Weeds can . be controlled within a conservation include minimum till corn at Visschers and tillage system, he said, once we become no -till soybeans planted with the HSWCD's.2 familiar with the management package no -till drill and no -till planter. ' required. No -till ;corn and ridge planted corn were An update on the trials of the Huron Soil also on the tour with stops to discuss and Water Conservation District was given reforestation and the effect of Hays swamp by Conservation Agronomist, Robert Traut. on the ecosystem He examined the modifications to the The morning program began with a district's planting equipment and the it iih mood is evoked; proms a e'tigi)tp cle and lines are sa ,1 at the tight time. "The cast must have this structure. They work and 6ui . on this with the breath of the audience," Janet said. It's 2 p.m. Rehearsal has just run four hours. "Okay guys that's all the time we have," Janet announces as the scene ends. The: actors want lunch and union rules call for a one hour break. Rehearsal will resume after a lunch and afternoon session will continue until after 5 p.m. Some actors don't get a full day's rehear- sal because they may be peforming in another play that evening. Under, those cir- cumstances they have a five hour rehearsal day and a three hour evening performance. Rehearsal is all part of the creative pro- cess that develops a play. It's also hard work, but the final stage production must be natural, believable and compelling. The audience is never consciously aware of the long hours, the waiting, the studying and the frustration of rehearsal. However the success of hit play is largely due to those weeks of preparation. That's what show business is all about. prevention in Huron progress of Anis year's crops. Twoplow coulters are now run in front of each row being planted. One coulter runs as deep as possible in front of the fertilizer disc openers. This' fractures the soil and opens a channel for the proper placement of the starter. ' Trash whippers were also added to the planter. These discs move residue away from the row to establish a clean strip to plant seed in. This area has warmed faster this spring and indications are that less slug damage may also be experienced when residue is removed from the row. An oscillating stop was added to the gauge wheels of the John Deere planter to allow the gauge wheels to float more freely during planting and give more uniform seeding depths. Guards were installed ort the press wheels . thisyear also. These guards cover the open area above the press wheels which can catch corn stalks and residue, holding the press wheels and not allowing them to turn freely. All of these ' modifications have led to increased germination, emergence and better early growth of no -till corn and soybeans. Al Davidson, an engineer and . Tilbury area farmer, and John Schliehauf of the_. Ministry of Agriculture and Food, presented their views on ridge planting. Davidson began with the tractor and the requirements necessary for; him to convert to ridge tillage on his farm. "The jury is still, very much out on ridges", explained Davidson, "we're still committed to making ridge tillage work." . The final presentation of the day consisted of a panel discussion led by the chairman of . the HSWCD, Bruce Shillinglaw of Londesboro. Participants in the discussion included • Ray Hogan, R.R. 7 Lucknow, who has a wide range of soil types on his farms, ranging from sand to clay. Hogan became interested in conservation tillage from an economic standpoint and has now seen the benefits of reduced wind and water erosion on his farms. Hogan's entire tillage•program on much of • • his acreage has been reduced to a discing in the spring to incorporate herbicide and leave residue on the surface. His planter has been modified with plow coulters and trash chippers to handle the residue situation. Jack McGregor', R.R. 5 Clinton, discussed the ridge tillage system ,in place on his farms. McGregor has corn and soybeans planted on ridges which were formed in the field. last year. He has modified his planter to plant on ridges and a converted row crop cultivator •and potato bedder are used to form the ridges and incorporate, 28 percent nitrogen. Walter Mcllwain, R.R. 2 Goderich, is a dairy farmer who has sandy. loam soils on, WHEAT GROWERS! GO TO W.G. Thompson & Sons Ltd. To Deliver Your 1984 FALL WHEAT HARVEST A $4.00 per tonne premium will be paid • his farms. His planter has been Modified to handle residue , with the addition of trash whippers. Mcllwain cautioned that trash whippers should not be set too deep as they will leave a deep furrow to plant into. This furrow stays excessively wet and cold in the early spring, retarding crop growth. Trash whippers should be set to remove trash from the soil surface with as little soil as possible, he said. Bob Caldwell, Hensall, discussed the ridge tillage system in place on his acreage. Proper ridge formation, he said,hegins with straight rows in the year in which the ridges are being formed. Staying on top of the ridge when planting is critical, he said, to keep the rows straight for proper rebuilding of the ridge during the growing season: Many pieces of conservation tillage and planting equipment were on display during Conservation Day. Those in attendance viewed . the • John Deere Conservation planter, Best no -till drill, Kinze' ridge planter, Hiniker ridge cleaner, Glencoe and Kongskilde soil saver, G.T...no-till drill, Tye 'no -till drill, Buffalo cultivator and Hickenbottom standpipe inlets. Dealers supplied inforn atioii; and 'ai'nswered' questions whiich'arose duringthe,discussion. • Area Conservation Authorities had displays in place for Conservation bay. These included the ►usable -Bayfield • Conservation Authority, Maitland Valley Conservation Authority and Upper Thames Conservation Authority. The. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, -Bob Van, Den Broek, of the University of Guelph and. Norm . Alexander of the Foodland and .Stewardshp Centre, Londesboro, also had displays in place for Conservation Day. Wind and water erosion events this year have dramatically underscored the importance of conservation measures to protect soil and water quality on area farms- Participants at Conservation Day had the opportunity to hear new ideas, make new contacts, and' see the progress being made with,conservation to improve the long-term productivity of economical crop production in Huron County. Patz Manure Handling • & Feeding Systems SALES & SERVICE Installation & Parts Keith Siemon FARM SYSTEMS LTD. 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Howson & Howson Ltd° bought the ham which sold for the second highest price in the Ham Category in the Market Pig Carcass Class.