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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1978-11-08, Page 5WY. .o. Huron County Board of- Educotion A concerned candidate asks for the confidence and votes of concerned Citizens. If elected I will do my best to support quality education. the Rev. JOHN SWAN Wingham Huron County Board of Education For Responsible Representation ELECT B.P. "BERT' MORIN *Responsible Representation *Regular Attendance *Regular Communication with the Public MEMBER OF FOLLOWING PRGAN l4TIQNS, .!Wirigg'han? United.. Church (Finance Chair Person) •Wingham Masonic Lodge No: 286 •Royal• Canadian Legion, Branch 180, Wingham OCCUPATION •Life Insurance Underwriter VOTE B.P. "BERT" MORIN for SCHOOL BOARD •Interest in Education •Deliver Value for Educa- tion Tax Dollar BACKGROUND , INFORMATION. -026 years Armed Forces • Service, Administration and Overseas Service *Graduate Law Clerk *Graduate BA, Political Science and Philosophy •Married, Two Children TO THE ELECTORS OF EAST WAWANOSH, MORRIS, & BLYTH I respectfully solicit your support to Re -Elect R. JOHN ELLIOTT as your representative on the HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION -. Married with a young family. - Occupation: Insurance Agent. - Four years experience on the Board of Education. - Presently Chairman of the Huron County Board of Education and Chairman of Executive Committee. - A parent who is genuinely interested in the education of our children and the rising costs of education to the ratepayers. ON NOVEMBER 13th VOTE TO RE-ELECT • GRADE 12 PROFICIENCY—Dr. A. J. Irwin scholarships for Grade 12 students went to Martha Versteeg, Steven Johann and Pam Gerrie during Madill commencement Friday night. a Turning the Pages of an era Today a quiet revolution is taking place in the farming in- dustry. Small, general farms are being replaced by mechanized, corporate farms. A whole way of life is disappearing — a way of life that I know and love. I do not want this to happen, and I am sure that there are many other people here in Huron County who feel the same way I do. A general farm is approxi- mately one hundred acres in size. Marty types of animals are raised, and each animal is given individual care. Many farmers even know their cows by name. Smallmachinery is .used to harvest the crops. The farmer's wife and children help to do the work. Everyone works as a FAMILY. This life is simple and uncomplicated..The ferner does, .not aup to get rich; he just wants enough money to '"get by". There is not too much worry and stress; itis a peaceful and happy way of life. However these small farms are being taken over by large enter- prises — enterprises run by farmers eager for wealth. These farms are hundreds of acres in size. Animal's are raised by the thousands, and are treated im- .personally, sometimes even cruelly. For example, sometimes pigs . are crowded in a pen so tightly that when . they reach 'market weight they have not enough room to lie down. Huge machinery is used to harvest the crops. To operate this compli- cated machinery,. men must b& hired who have special qualified-. tions and training. The farmer&•' who run these large farms are under much stress because, as well as worrying about paying off their sizeable loans, they .also have , to compete with other farmers like themselves. It be- comes important to have the most land, the biggest machinery, so that this type of farming becomes very compli- cated and impersonal. Farmers lose their love for the land. Sadly, their love for the land is replaced;. 'by greed, just as their small farms are replaced by, large.. faa;ms ,1a1Ie.JY, , ', ., .,•:It'll How and. why did thischange° come about? Theo biggest reason that many farmers are retiring is the low price of food: The money farmers receive for their live- stock and crops just isnot tb pay for the machinery and labour necessary for;, livestock and crop production. Since the small farmer cannot afford to stay in business he sells out and lets a large operator take over his land. The large operator has enough. land to " merit buying large machinery. ' Farmers are also being forced REBOUNDING --Strong rebounding was not enough as the Madill »Mustangs lost to a powerful Goderich team October 26. Here Cathy Cruickshank (21), Sandra King (25), and Debbie MacDonald (24) control the boards. Editorial With a IittIe help from my friends Walking down the main hall the other day, I stopped to ask a towering "seven -footer" in grade nine why he wasn't trying out for the school basketball team. The lad appeared to be very talented on the basis of his Physical Education classes. He replied defeatedly that he really wanted to, but he lived some distance from the school and couldn't get 'rides home after 5:00 p.m. This is a common prolllem and a very severe one. At our school, F. E. Madill, five -sixths of the student population rides on buses to various communities in every direction from Wingham. Be- cause of this high ratio of bus students, there seems to be an alienation between students from different villages or locales. Therefore school spirit is very difficult to arouse and sometimes very weak. The situation can be improved very easily. With just a off their land by expropriation. Land is being expropriated by huge corporations, such as On- tario Hydro, afid it is being an- nexed by .cities and towns. Farmers also have to cope with multi -national corporations which can import cheaper food from other countries and there- fore do not have to buy Canadian produce. Recently McCains Dance successful Madill's second dance of the year was ushered in by the very danceable contemporary sounds of Masquerade. The group con- sisted ed offour guys ; and one girl. With an excellent blend of voices and instruments they provided easy listening and great enter- tainment from nine o'clock until twelve o'clock. A few students complained that some of the songs played were notvery up to date, however this merely added to the widely varied program. .Crowds were excellent and door prizes. were given. If equal success is attained in the future .Madill I dances should be well attended and very worthwhile. —Rachel Wallace Senior girls' basketball On Oct. 26 the Senior Mustangs were defeated by their arch- rivals, Goderich Vikings, making their win -loss record, four to three. • The game was fast and exciting from start to finish with both teams pressing and aptly show- ing why they are among the best in the league. The Seniors suc- cessfully broke the Vikings' zone press in the first half and scored a good number of baskets which kept the Mustangs within reason- able distance of Goderich' at the half. The "blueberries" came out of the half-time break with a switch to a man-to-man press and, al- though our guards brought the ball up the floor well under pres- sure, missed shots and careless turnovers put the "purple and white" behind by 14 at the end of the third quarter. The accurate long 'bombs" of the Goderich team proved too much for a zone defence which lacked aggressiveness and a late rally by the Mustangs, in the last two minutes, wasn't enough to catch the Vikings. Final score was a respectable 41-35 behind the first place team. But, you can bet that if our Mus- tangs meet the Vikings again this season, Madill will not be on the losing end of the battle! ! JUNIOR GIRLS Following the Senior game, the Junior's played the younger Goderich team, which proved to be worthy of the first place spot it currently holds. The Goderich team's excellent press effec- tively hampered the Mustangs and the turnovers produced while the Mustangs were attempting to bring the ball up the court result- ing in some expensive baskets against our team. Like the Senior Vikings, the Juniors could put the ball in the basket accurately from quite a distance. The Madill zone de- fense had to really be on its toes little co-operation and organize- tion a feeling of. unity with the school could 'be achieved. It can be done. Car pools from different towns or areas make rides back from school easy. Find people who live near you and organize licensed drivers or parents to pick up participants after school. Most parents would not mind taking a car -load of students home one night per week. With a car pool no one parent is burdened every night with "picking the kids up at school". Small things like this make the joining of school teams and school activities much easier. With a little help from your friends, you can increase your school spirit and make your school year much more well rounded than a strictly academic regime. —Brian Arnold bought its potatoes from Maine. The potatoes in New Brunswick rotted in the fields. With all of these strikes against them, small farmers are easily being per- suaded to get out of the business, and let big corporations take over. Large corporate farms re- placing small general farms — some people call it ,progress. Is progress forcing a kind, hard- working man off the land that has been a part of him all his life? Is progress making the number of farmers in Canada steadily decline each year? Is progress treating animals as inanimate objects? If this IS progress, then perhaps we should consider returning to the simpler ways of life. —Susie Powell VALEDICTORIAN Harry Jaretzke was vale- dictorian for the graduating Grade 13 class during the Madill commencement exer- cises. In addition to being the top ranked Grade 13 student, Harry won five other awards for scholarships. Basketball looks good Mr. Elliot and Mr. Campbell are happy to report that the F. E. Madill Mustang boys' basketball teams show early promise. A worthwhile season of participa- tion^and competition is expected in the near future. \Many juniors are filling the ranks and mem- bers are coming from the football and Cross Country Teams. We hope for good results and wish all the best to the Mustangs. -Rachel Wallace Drama club The Drama Club is busy choos- ing the next school musical. "Fiddler on the Roof" was ex- tremely successful and we can ,pnly hope the coming musical will be equally so. With all the talent to choose from, good results are inevitable. Excellent entertainment is sure to be en- joyed with the next production. We wish the Drama Club luck and success. to check these shots. The Mus- tangs played a good game with forwards hauling down offensive and defensive rebounds. The final score was 40-16 in favor of the "blue and white". Next year, though, with a little more ex- perience .. . —Kathy Underwood -"A,!.rngbam Advea eog aphy � p ii fun field tri on the Gj Mann was recently en** by the Geography Club to .observe dock and boat operations and the !Cant Tot g'Epby of tlae Bt e,. Pentdnslela. ` t, Staff Advisors Mr. Cardj,- Mr. Bender and Mr. Brewster ,} eport that a few of the students became seasick ,because of the windy lake.'However, the outing was a general success. The day was sunny and cool and a three mile walk on the penninsuila- was enjoyed by everyone. Teapots, solution caves, natural bridSes and other items of interest included hi Madill's' G iography courses were studied in their natural surroundings. —Rachel Wallace Commencement es, November S. I the T OnWednesday, members of Madill' the Top team ,nab ;first.match of they rather ine did extremely w to accumulate 17.11. ' ra's 205„ From start to never out of conte in the lead for a :good. thegame, but due tp ite . IFnowledge of art the tam hind in the tate moments All four members really , good e and, .with s: little will q second round as 0 est losers, Regal' Offf,» who made up the teaut04) Arnold, Frances Telebutt Renwick, and Kathy 1.41.. would like to thank Mjrw or the time and effort„ ted to the delegation Katy Un . Plans for this year's com- mencement exercises have been completed. The "Madill Choiue' will be 'performing and other numbers will complement this night of reward. Congratulations to all students receiving awards and diplomas. Further details concerning this important event will beincluded in the next edition of the "Mirror". —Alison Roberts GO For DEPUTY -REEVE See Page 11 NOTICE IF YOUR ADVANCE -TIMES LADE. READS NOVEMBER 9-8' YOUR SUBSCRIPTION IS DUE Advance.- TImes la'e'L ryNtrray Mulvey For Trustee on the HURON »COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION I was appointed by the Board to replace the late Alex Corrigan in May 1978. I am interested in the quollty of education in Huron as I have children at both the Public and High School level. As a taxpayer, I will serve the residents of Howick, Turnberry and Wingham to the best of my ability. I ask for your support NOVEMBER 13th, 1978 ELECT MURRAY MULVEY RE-ELECT JACK ALEXANDER FOR HURON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION As one of your Trustees on the Board of Education for Howick, Turnberry and Wingham I have represented you for the past six years. My past services in the community consists of ten years on Wingham Council, two years as Councillor, four years as 'Deputy Reeve, four years as Reeve, Warden of Huron County in 1971, nine years on the Maitland Conservation Authority. 1 ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON NOVEMBER 13TH THANK YOU