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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-06-11, Page 30PA GF . ; ,—G0UF, ,ICU SIGNAL -STAR, W'TDNES.DAY, UNF.n I1, 1980. These are the winners of the individual athletic awards at G.D.C.I. They are, from back left, Ben Worsell, most valuable senior football lineman; Dennis Donnelly, the most valuable senior football player; Mike Wedlock, the, most valuable junior football player and David MacDonald, the M.V. junior football lineman. In the front row are Debbie Mitchelmore, the M.V. cross country runner; Teresa Kovacs, the M.V. junior girls' basketball 'player; Bonnie Reid, the M.V. senior girls' basketball player; Susan Thompson, the M.V. junior girls' volleyball player and Heidi Elliott, the M.V. senior girls' basketball player. Recipients of athletic plaques and gold medallions this year are, from back left, Heidi Elliott, Joe Moore, Claudette Richard, Neil Sager, Randy Little, Sandra Rowe, Mark Alexander, Bonnie Reid and Karen Melady. Sandra Rowe was the- only student to receive both of these awards. (Photo by Cath Wooden and Jason Ainslie) ne f in furrow' by (Guest columnist this week is Jim Armstrong, a first-year student in the journalism program at the Doon Campus of Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Technology in Kitchener. Mr. Trotter is co- ordinator" of that program). Joe Ben de, dirt farmer, died a few months ago. After 63 years of his hard life -- 30 years spent ten- ding his 10 acre field in the Holland Marsh -- his worn, aged body was put to rest. Joe was a hard man. His weather-beaten face showed creases from worry and anxiety. His cracked hands, crippled with arthritis, were still stained from the land even though he hadn't worked for nearly two months. Joe always walked with a limp caused by a foot infection suffered years ago. He looked older than his years. A former Hungarian police officer, he married in Hungary when he was a young man. He and his wife, Mary, moved to Canada two years after they were married. They rented five acres of prime land and a small, red brick, two -room shack with all the money they had. They gambled. Farming is always a gamble, full of risks and disappointments. The gamble, fortunately paid off. Unlike many other young immigrants at that time, they survived the first few years of bad weather and drought. Others failed and, moved back to the old country with the few dollars they were able to scrounge from the land. _ Today, Mary Bende Iives alone in her modest, la - year -old home on the outskirts of Bradford only a few miles from the old farm. After her husband's death BLYTH VETERINARY CLINIC Dr. R.G. Leibold Dr. L.F. Clark Are pleased to announce that Dr. Karen Bentley has now joined uses an associate with our firm. 523-9551 WATER WELL DRILLING "80 YEARS' EXPERIENCE" • FARM • SUBURBAN • INDUSTRIAL •'MUNICIPAL • • FREE ESTIMATES • GUARANTEED WELLS • FAST MODERN EQUIPMENT • 4 ROTARY d PERCUSSION DRILLS "OUR EXPERIENCE ASSURES LOWER COST WATER WELLS" DAVIDSON WELL DRILLING LIMITED Lertes are app'e' alert by Bob T.otte• Eloaie fid Elrmra Ont N38 2C 7 this spring, she sold the land to her nephew, also a farmer. Joe's death shocked her. She and her husband had worked side by side for many years. Rain or shine they labored on hands and knees weeding their crops and harvesting their produce. Their days -began at 6 a.m. and ended at 7 p.m. If the work was unfinished, they sometimes worked until they could no longer see in the dark. They lived an honest life. They, earned every penny they saved. They never complained. Farming was their life, their only way of life. Nothing else mattered. They did what they loved. To me, farmers of the Holland Marsh do not get enough credit or recognition. Joe and Mary Bende. were not alone. Others still face hard times. They are thl few who never say die when the going gets tough. Each year brings different disappointments and rewards. God alone knows what will happen in the years to come. Will it be a good year? Will we go bankrupt? Unlike most other occupations, the farmer has little security. His future depends on such factors as weather and fluctuating prices. One hail storm can wipe -him out. If the price isn't right, he may work all year at a loss. I think prices paid for produce are an injustice to 'farmers. A box of cauliflower may net the farmer $4 which includes 70 cents for the box. There are 12 heads of cauliflower in a box. The farmer may make 30 cents a head. But in thesupermarket, that same head of cauliflower might sell for three times 30 cents. Add the cost of spray, fertilizer, labor and transportation and figure that the farmer makes next to nothing in profit for his labor and investment. These people are a disappearing breed. Some have found unemployment an easy means of escape. Others turn to factory work for employment. The true farmer though, like Joe Bende, sticks it out to the end, no matter what the consequences. Maybe it's time we recognize the Ontario vegetable farmer and give credit where credit is due. • Maybe the rest of the country should listen to far- mers when they are asking for help. A little help at the right time may be all that is needed to prevent men like Joe Bende from dying before his time. Olson's Gravel Pit 4 Rotary and Percussion Drills PHONE 3ST-1960 WINGHAM Collect Calls Accepted "ONTARIO'S FINEST WATER WELLS SINCE 1900" Low prices 8 quantity discount's Low 8 discount's FINE, MEDIUM OR COARSE PIT RUN SAND, STONE DUST, CEMENT AND ROAD GRAVEL 4" under, 5/8, 3;4, and Drainage Stone Backhoe, Septic Tanks, Area Beds Dozer, Scraper, Leveler Available For A Good Level Job Call or See Freeman Olson Dungannon, 529.7942 Bulletin ready FARM CLASSIFIE forNo vem b A regular -meeting of the Huron County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society was held June 4 _with ap- proximately 20 persons in attendance. Chairman Carole Robinson welcomed all those present, especially the honored guests. .The members were informed . by Mrs. Y. Porter, librarian, that a number of donations had been received and catalogued. The librarian accepted the second edition of "The Canadian Genealogical Handbook" and .two complete family t.re_es-__at__-thy rateting which are ready for loaning to the members. The treasurer, Mrs. C. Hubick, reported that a $25 donation had been received from the Town of Goderich and a letter of thanks had been sent. The bulletin editor, Ms. S. McPhee, reported that the committee had decided on the name of "Rootin' Around Huron" for the bulletin which will be published in October and ready for distribution at theNovember meeting. Several quotes on paper, stencils, etc. were reported to the members for approval. The family names of Stone, Coleman, Shep- pard, Allen (Allin) were, given out by the queries chairman as having been requested by several people searching theft families. Anyone having information regarding these names should get in, touch with Mrs. M. Rutledge, queries chairman. During the education portion of the meeting, Mrs. R. A. Chapman, program chairman,' introduced one of the members. Mrs. A. Lobb, who spoke on her family tree. Mrs. Lobb reported she had started on her family tree during Centennial Year arid had gone back as far as 1842. Most of her material was obtained from relatives, scrapbooks, newspapers, etc. Some points brought out by Mrs. Lobb were 'most useful, showing the difficulties a person can have- with obtaining in- formation from other countries and even right here in North America. At the end of her presentation, Mrs. Lobb presented the Branch with a copy of her family tree. Mrs. Chapman in- troduced the guest speaker for the evening, Arnold Nethercott,, editor of the London Leaf. Mr. Nethercott became chairman of the London Branch in 1976 and is currently editor of London Leaf. He is first vice-president and assistant genealogist of London and Western Ontario Branch of the United Empire Loyalist Association of Canada. Mr.' Nethercott referred to genealogy as the fastest growing hobby, in the English-speaking world. He suggested several inexpensive handbooks which could be purchased before deciding on how to start your family tree. There are two kinds of ac- ceptable evidence: primary and secondary. Primary ic evidence of firsthand knowledge of an event or vital statistic. Secondary is hearsay or after -the -fact knowledge of an event or vital statistic. Very often this is a kind of thing where entries in an "olds' "Bible appear in the same handwriting and same ink tones - after -the -fact knowledge, entered perhaps years after the event-- - perhaps as a copy or perhaps from memory, always fallible. A person should always check family and traditional information for trends, i.e., similar stories from diverse sotI cam, naming pat; terns, recurrence of unusual names, etc. Mr. Nethercott stated a person should note his sources, whether in- formation is positive or negative. This will save you a lot of work and repetition. An added_ speaker to the evening was Dr. Harold Minshall who has been a genealogist for over 30 years. From 1971 to 1973 he was president of ' the Ontario Genealogical Society. Dr. Minshall spoke on the work of . the Ontario Genealogical Society and answered any questions the members had. Meetings of the Huron County Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society are held the first Wednesday ; of..,.each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Ronald Feagan Memorial Grandstand on McDonald Street, Goderich. Visitors are welcome. Alan Hayne, president of the Ontario Genealogical Society will be the speaker at the July meeting. For information tall 524-2870 or 524-9972. A. For sale FIFTEEN ACRES of mixed hay for sale, lot 18, concession 5 Goderich Township. Phone 524- 2416. -X24 -25x BALED STRAW for sale. Phone 482-3340.-24,25x "MEAT KING'S Roaster Cockerels, day-old, available May and June. Call McKinley Hatchery 1-800-265-8536. Order today and put meat on your table this fall.-20- 24Ai?R FOURTEEN ACRES of standing mixed hay at Lot 18, Concession 6, Goderich Township. Phone 524-7071`.-23,24 USED clay auger and feeder for a manger up to 140 feet long, complete with motor. Used 9" auger feeder, 70 feet,long. Contact Lynn Lowry Farm Systems Ltd., RR1 Kincardine 395-5286.-23- 24x 1969 ONE TON TRUCK with cattle box and complete cattle rope. Body in excellent con- dition with new tires. Motor in excellent con- dition, no rust. LEO SELENT, RR1 Lucknow, Ontario. -23-26 • D ,mow_ ,;. • .,..; la SECTION Q. Custom work CUSTOM SHEEP SHEARING - competitive rates. Gavin Wright,- Walton, right;Walton, 1-527-1638.-21-24 CUSTOM SWATHING and silo filling. Phone Heiak Reinink 523- 9202.-23,24 CUSTOM hay baling. Phone Bob Smith 482- 3a40. -24,25x D. Livestock 2 PUREBRED Limousin Bulls, 2 years and 1 year, tested and- guaranteed breeders. Freunhauf Trailer, 45' aluminum double deck. Call Ken Welden, Grenville, Quebec. 819-242- 8887.-24bc D. Livestock FOR SALE: Hampshire, Yorkshire, Hamp. x York, Harrap x Duroc boars; also gilts due in three to five weeks. 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