HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Blyth Standard, 1974-04-03, Page 1Council discusses Blyth's growth pains
Believe it or not, Blyth has growth pains.
The pains were hurting Blyth council
members Monday night at their monthly
meeting and brought about a long
discussion of growth policies by the council
with no real solution,
The demand for building lots has been
on the increase in Blyth and council has
been asked for permission for severance of
several lots, particularly on the western
extension of Dinsley Street.
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BLYTH, ONTARIO. 15 CENTS
One such severance application was
granted by the county severence commit-
tee but with a note attached by County
Planning Director Gary Davidson that his
method of acquiring new building Tots was
not smiled on by planning officials and that
if any more land in the area was to be sold
for residential use, it should be done under
a registered plan of subdivision.
Several council members spoke of
requests they had received to open u
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other areas of farmland in the village to
residential housing, This would also
require severance since the areas in
question are not now subdivided, The
county planning department is not in
favour of severing land that could be
subdivided,
Subdivision, on the other hand, can be
difficult...and costly. Approval of subdivis-
ions has been slow in recent years. In
addition, under subdivision regulations,
anda
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They've got the names
the owner of the land to be subdivided
must pay for all services including roads,
drains, lights and sewers, to the property
to be subdivided. This it is felt may be too
big a price to pay for many landowners in
the village.
But council also has problems with
another area in town where a plan of
subdivision already exists. A lengthy
discussion took place on the extension of
Wellington Street into land owned by Dr.
Kenneth Jackson.
It was revealed that some persons
buying lots in the area are buying double
lots and several of the councillors felt it
would be unfair for council to use the
taxpayers money to build a road in front of
these double Tots when the tax return off
the vacant lot would be very little. The
return in taxes from the lot that had a
house on it, council felt, would justify the
town's cost in building the street, but
council felt that there had to be some way
to recover the costs from those who want to
have another lot without building on it.
Ways of charging back the roadbuilding
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1974. costs are to be examined.
A third arca of concern for council was
the thorny issue of mobile homes in the
village. The council voted to enforce the
provisions of the county planning act which
prohibit the location of mobile homes in
areas other than those specifically set aside
as mobile home parks. This by-law will
mean that no new mobile home can be
erected in the village, but does not affect
existing ones.
Councillor William Howson expressed
concern that the village could offer no
alternative to those who would like to have
a new mobile home but said he had had a
man approach him earlier interested in
starting a mobile home park and the cost of
providing sewerage facilities made it
economically impossible to operate such a
project until after the town's sewerage
system is installed.
It was accepted as policy, however, that
"double -wide" homes will be accepted as
regular housing provided they are erected
on regular foundations.
County increase
Strangers in Blyth [and a good many residents as well] will now be able to find their way
around town thanks to new street signs being erected this week by Norm German [on ladder]
and Jim Warwick of the village works department. The signs arrived this week after many
months of discussion on the subject by two different village councils.
hits urban
centres hardest
Urban municipalities will be particularly
hard hit by the hike in the amount of money
needed to meet the county budget.
Figures revealed at Monday night's
Blyth council meeting showed that county
budget requirements will increase the
Blyth tax bill from $14,562 last year to
$23,423 this year, a jump of nearly $9000.
That would mean a tax increase of more
than 12 mills just to meet the county
requirement though Reeve Robbie Lawrie
said the jump would not be that drastic,
due to increased assessment and grants.
He warned, however, that the county
education levy has still not been set and
this will also likely be higher than last year.
Blyth isn't the only area hard hit by the
county increase. Bayfield is up $8000.
Brussels is up $7000, Hensall is up $9000
and Zurich is up $10,000. One of the major
reasons for this increase it was explained is
the shift in the cost of "people services"
from an assessment to a per capita basis.
This has hit the urban centres much harder
than the rural centres. Inflation was
another major factor.
In contrast to the urban increases,
Morris township's tax bill increases only
$1600 and West Wawanosh township is up
$1800. Hullett township is one of the
hardest hit areas totalling $7000 and East
Wawanosh's levy will be up $5000.
Reeve Lawrie warned the council to
expect another big jump in the county
assessment next year because of increased
road requirements. The county has been
leaving road projects undone to save
money, he said and is going to. have to
catch up in the future. Also, he noted, the
costs of road building are going sky-high.
Council not so sure about Hall
Those who were resting easy, thinking
Blyth council had agreed to go ahead with
repairs to Memorial Hall may get restless
again. It seems the sure thing isn't so sure
any more.
The council showed a reluctance to go
ahead with the project when it met for it's
April meeting Monday night when it
received the report of the engineer for the
project who estimated the cost to be
$19,800. Councillor John Manning, looking
at the figures of the engineer predicted the
cost would go even higher.
Councillor Mac Brooks was the leader of
the opposition and was clearly unhappy
with the whole idea, although he asked not
to be quoted on some of his remarks. He
indicated he thought the auditorium of the
building would not be used enough to
justify the expenditure and that he would
like to see the building come down and
another built to provide for dances.
Reeve Robbie Lawrie and . Councillor
William Howson noted that $30,000
wouldn't go far toward building another
building.
Clerk Larry Walsh said he had been
talking to an Ontario government official
about the problem. "He asked me," Walsh
said, "if we had four walls. I said we did
and he said then we were $200,000 ahead
of most municipalities."
Council finally voted (with councillor
Brooks abstaining) to proceed with calling
tenders for the project which they could
then reject if they decided not to go ahead.
Meanwhile, progress seems to -be being
made toward a swimming pool for Blyth
and area. A meeting of the area councils
was held last month with the Blyth Lions
Club which is sponsoring the project. The
lions agreed to build the pools and make all
major repairs and asked the village council
to take over the pool in name only and to
split the operating costs with area
municipalities each of which would set up
its own recreation committee in order to
get maximum benefit from government
recreation grants. A meeting is to be held
this week between the councils to agree on
what precentages each of Blyth, Hullett,
Morris and East Wawanosh would pay,
with Blyth picking up the major share of
operating costs.
John Schultz of the Ontario Housing
Corporation was in Blyth on March 15
regarding the survey of need for senior
Blyth may get
Home and
School
Association
A meeting was held on Monday, March
25 at Blyth Public School to discuss the
formation of a Honie and School
Association.
Two representatives from Grey Public
School Home and School Association were
present to explain the aims and objectives
of such an organization, also some of the
things they had done for the school and the
highlights of some of their meetings.
It was felt that unless more interest was
shown such an organization could not be
successful.
A volunteer committee has sent out a
notice to all parents to get their approval or
disapproval of a Home and School
Association. The results of this survey will
be tabulated on Friday, April 8 at Sports
Night.
For this survey only parents of school
age children have been contacted but
membership in Home and School Associ-
ations is open to anyone in the community
interested in the welfare of children.
repairs
citizens housing in the .village and was
amazed at the response according to clerk
Walsh. He spoke to several of the people
who had filled in the 80 questionnaires
returned of the 170 sent out. He left town
saying he saw a definite need for a housing
project in Blyth but gave no indication how
large a project he might recommend for the
village. News as to the future of the project
is expected by council to the near future,
Clerk Walsh reported no new develop-
ments on either the sewerage project or the
attempt to get a licence issuing bureau.
Blyth will get street signs in the next few
days or weeks. The signs have arrived at a
cost of $980 and are of better quality than
expected. They will be erected soon.
PG.2, THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974.
New operator
Gwilym Griffiths commenced operation of the Supertest station on
Queen Street formerly operated by Robert McClinchey on Monday of
this week. The McClincheys have taken over the former Grand View
Lunch at the south end of the village.
Hullett
happenings
VICTORY PARTY
In connection with victories of
the girls and boys' volleyball
teams ifi the tournament held at
Clinton in Feburary, Miss Roney
and Mr. Tremeer, the two
teachers who were coaches of 'the
teams, arranged a victory party.
It was held on March 30.
The teams were transported by
bus to the home of Miss Roney
near Dublin. Everyone enjoyed a
hayride there, after which games
were played and refreshments
were served. A special thanks
goes to these two encouraging
teachers from the members of the
volleyball teams.
FILM
' On Friday evening, March
15, a good turn -out of students
and parents attended the showing
of another Walt Disney film, The
picture, a comedy, 'was entitled
"The Monkey's Uncle". Betty
Koxarski, student council presi-
dent welcomed the audience and
introduced` the film. Everyone
present thoroughly enjoyed the
presentation.
Proceeds from the admission
collected, go to further the work
of the student's council.
Cooking course
for Clinton
The Home Economic Branch of
the Ministry of Agriculture and
Food is sponsoring a Food Forum
entitled "Poultry Please", which
will be held in the Clinton High
School on April 10th, 1974, at 8:00
p.m.
The versatility of poultry and
eggs for family meals will be the
theme of the Forum. Horne
Economists from the Ministry will
be demonstrating and discussing
new ideas and sewing suggest-
ions for poultry products. Those'
who attend will receive a booklet
containing poultry and egg
'recipe and menus,
Everyone is welcome. There is
no admission charge
Wingham 0.13,13. investigate
five accidents
During the week March 25 to
March 31, 1974, the following
investigations were carried out by
officers at Wingham Detachment
lof the O.P.P.
On Wednesday, March 27,
Frank M, Vandenbroek of R.R. 2,
Wroxeter and Ira W. McLean of
Wingham, were involved in a two
;car accident on Highway 86, west
of the Perth•Huron County Line,
' Howick Township, Both drivers
were injured as well as a
passenger, in the Vandenbroek
vehicle. Damages were estimated
at $2750.00. Charges are pend-
ing.
Paul E. Somerville was invol-
ved in a single car accident on
Highway 4, north of the CPR Spur
Line Crossing, Turnberry Town-
ship, Injured as a result of the
accident was Anne Mohr of R.R.
1, Lucan, a passenger in the
Somerville vehicle. Damages
were minor, Charges are pend-
ing.
On Saturday, March 30, Donald
R. Ruttan of R.R. 1, Gorrie was
involved in a single car accident
on 1112, south of Highway 86,
Morris Township. No one was
injured, and damages were
estimated at $750.00.
*****
Never leave an unconscious
person lying on his back. St. John
Ambulance recommends that the
casualty be placed in a semi-
prone position on his side with his
upper leg drawn up to support
him and his chin tilted slightly
back.
On Sunday, March 31, .lohn C.
Brush of R.R. 1, Listowel, was
involved in a single car accident
on Highway 4, south of Huron
County Road 16, Morris Town-
ship. There were no injuries, and
damages were estimated at
$250,00. Charges are pending,
A single car accident occurred
on Sunday, March 31, on
Highway 87, cast of Huron Road
33, Howick Township, which
claimed four lives. The driver of
the vehicle was Kenneth A.
Charles of R.R. 2, Gorrie. The
Charles vehicle was travelling
west on Highway 87 when it left
THIS 'N'
There's a good deal of mystery
surrounding spring. Spring is as
much a feeling, as it is a season.
We noticed this Monday
morning. Outwardly, it looked
much like many of the mornings
we'd had in the past week or so.
The sun was shining, as it had
other mornings, it was still chilly
as it had been for the past two
weeks. But suddenly, everyone
you met felt it was spring.
There was a feeling, a smell t0
the air, a sound in the trees that
told you this was spring. It wasn't
just one or two people that
recognized the signs, it
everyone you met. •
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was
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the north side of the road,
plunged clown a steep embank-
ment and rolled over into the
river, coming to rest on its roof.
Killed as a result of the accident
was the driver, Kenneth A.
Charles and three passengers,
Wayne B. Sanderson, age 26 of
R.R. 2 Wroxeter, John R.
McConnell, age 23 of R.R. 2,
Wroxeter and Brenda J. Brown,
age 17, of Wroxeter. Injured as a
result of the same accident, was
another passenger, William Brian
Sanderson, who suffered minor
injuries. Damage to the Charles'
vehicle was estimated at $1500,00
THAT
A couple of weeks ago a
speaker from the United States
was invited to speak at the
university. The SDS felt this
speaker was a racist, so they
physically barred him from
attending the event where he was
to be a speaker. Now that's real
democracy for you.
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THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974, PG.3.
County says Hydro has to abide by county plan
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
The County of Huron wants Ontario
Hydro to obtain an amendment to the
Official Plan for Hydro facilities in Huron
such as power corridors and generating
stations,
This decision was . reached a( last
Friday's session of county council during
which Warden Bill Elston urged an open
discussion on a rather unofficial announce-
ment of several weeks ago that Ontario
Hydro plans to build a generating station
within 20 miles of Goderich,
County Planning Director Gary Davidson
says that according to the Official Plan, an
amendment is required if, in the opinion of
the planning board, the use is of county
significance,
"The power corridors, 1 feel, are
definitely of county -wide significance,"
said the planning director, "and I would
recommend that Hydro be notified that
such corridors shall require amendments to
the county plan,"
"In making this recommendation 1
should point out that it is not the intention
at this time to simply oppose hydro power
corridors," continued Davidson. "Rather,
the purpose is to develop a mechanism
whereby the county and Ontario Hydro can
work together to develop mutually
acceptable solutions to the location of their
facilities."
Warden Elston said there were
"questions all over the place," He said
county officials have no facts upon which to
base answers,
"We all know we need Hydro but we
want Hydro to work with us so that we do
not destroy the county as we now know it,"
said the Warden,
Reeve Doug McNeil, Colborne, said the
plans for the corridor which is now
affecting some Huron County farmers were
laid in 1969.
"How many farmers in that area were
aware of that corridor then?" asked
McNeil, "Surely the people involved
should at least have some idea of it,
James Mair, deputy -reeve of Morris
Township, said his council was first
notified of the corridor in 1971, "it was
pretty well cut and dried then," he added,
Reeve Allan Campbell, McKillop, said
citizens in Huron - particularly farmers -
want answers,
"We can't say what we heard on the
street or in the fence corner," said
Campbell. "We want to hear directly from
Hydro,"
Indications from the discussion were that
if Hydro and the county are not agreed
upon the terms of a possible amendment to
the official plan, the matter could go before
an Ontario Municipal Board,
Reeve Anson McKinley of Stanley
Township said he was pleased the planning
board had brought forth this recommend- asked Deputy -reeve Frank Cook, Clinton,
ation to council, Cook said a nuclear plant in Huron was
"It is one of thc basic reasons for the the "biggest thing that could happen" and
plan," said McKinley, "It is a step in the people are against it.
right direction."
Some reeves reiterated planning board's
claim that not all people are opposed to
Hydro lines and plants in the area. General
opinion, however, was that Hydro in the
past has treated farmers shabbily when it
came to making financial settlement for
crossing their land,
One reeve, Roy Williamson of Grey, said
Hydro was offering farmers in 1974 what
amounted to 1968 prices for their land,
Mrs. Helen Jermyn, deputy -reeve of
Exeter, suggested that if Hydro wasn't
setting up a meeting with the county, the
county should approach Hydro with plans
for a discussion,
"What are we planning for?" asked
Deputy -reeve Gerry Ginn. "What is our
priority? Is it agriculture? Is it industry? is
it recreation?'
Reeve Deb Shewfelt felt there was "not
enough input from the towns" in this
matter. He said not all Huron residents are
farmers despite the fact there were
indications industry is not all that welcome
here.
"Are we going after progress in the
county or Huron or are we against it?"
Committee
to examine
restructing
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
On a motion by Goderich Reeve Deb
Shewfelt and Grey Township Reeve
Charles Thomas, county council for Huron
has agreed to look into the possibility of
setting up a special committee to study
restructuring in the county,
Reeve Shewfelt said thc county needed
to take a close look at its system of
government as well as its priorities for the
future. He advocated, however, a "mix" of
urban and rural people on any committee
which is appointed,
Reeve Elgin Thompson of the Executive
Committee, said members of that
committee had been advised by Hon, John
White's office that restructuring is not
necessary at the present time for Huron,
"Why do we still harp on it?" asked
Thompson.
However, despite Thompson's pleas, the
motion received the approval of council.
Custodians at Huron -Perth separate schools get wage increase
BY WILMA OKE
The custodians in the 19
separate schools in Huron and
Perth Counties were awarded by
the Huron -Perth County Roman
Catholic Separate School Board
meeting in Seaforth last week an
increase in wages of 20 cents per
hour because of the rising
cost -of -living rate, The increase is
retroactive to January 1, 1974.
'The increase is in recognition of
the cost -of -living adjustment
clause contained in the custodians'
three-year contract which expires
June 30, 1974.
Arthur Haid, R.R. 4, Listowel,
Chairman of the Finance Com-
mittee, distributed copies of the
1973 Financial Statement which
had been prepared by Jack Lane,
Business Administrator.
The report indicated that the
total expenditures for 1973
amounted to $2,653,178 and this
total was financed by: local
taxation, $353,1S9: Provincial
grant, $2,205,150; tuition fees,
$63,365; provincial incentive pro-
gram for 1973, $10,631; accrued
interest, $10,198; transportation
recovery, $8,171; and other,
$2,504.
Mr. Lane said the actual
ordinary expenditure and recog-
nized ordinary expenditure for
grant purposes was $619,94 per
pupil, or $2,700. below the
Board's ''973 ceiling.
He said the 1973 expenditure
total increased by $226,200 over
1972 and that $208,700 of this
amount was from provincial
grants.
Mr. Lane said the 1974 budget
will not be available until the
Ministry of Education releases
the 1974 grant regulations. "At
this point of time no indication
has been received as to when
these will be released," he said.
Donald Crowley, R,R. 2,
Gadshill, Chairman of Transport-
ation Committee, reported tend-
ers were being called for two
66 -passenger buses. He said one
new bus would replace an old bus
at St. Mary's School, Hcsson and
the other new bus would replace
an old bus at Ecole St, Marie at
R.R, 2, Zurich. Altogether the
Board owns seven buses.
Four trustees were named to
arrange for the official opening
ceremonies at St. Aloysius School
in Stratford and Holy Name of
Mary School in St. Marys.
Alterations and additions at St.
Aloysius for about. $202,000 and
alterations and additions at Holy
Name of Mary for about $315,000
were completed last year.
The committee is to be
composed of: Howard Shantz,
Stratford, chairman; Gordon Ball,
St. Marys; Vincent Young,
Goderich; and David Teahen,
Stratford,
Ted Geoffrey of Zurich and
Vincent Young reported on a
seminar they attended at St,
Jeronme's College in Kitchener on
February 27 re Bill 255, The
Education Act, which would
result in there being no distinct
Ontario Separate Schools Act,
only one Education Act; Mr.
Geoffrey said he `supported Rev,
Carl Matthew who opposed Bill
255 in his address, while Mr,
Young supported Rev. Durocher
who defended Bill 255.
Ed Rowland, Board Maint-
enance Officer, was authorized to
attend a workshop being held at
the Separate School Trustees'
Convention in Toronto either
April 4 or 5 on "improvement of
Our Assessment",
The Board supported the
resolution from Stormont,
Dundas and Glengarry County
Roman Catholic Separate School
Board-- "That the Board make
contact with other Ontario Separ-
ate SChoII Boards, Teachers' and
Trustees' Associations to solicit
their co-operation in approaching
the Ministry of Education re:
establishing of courses in Relig-
ious Education in the Ontario
Teachers' Colleges". The Board
said this resolution implies
expansion beyond the present few
centres of religious education
courses for student teachers
destined to be teaching in
Catholic Schools.
4-H club learns
of make-up
BY JEANETTE MANNING
Meeting five of the "Dazzling
Dolls" 4-H club was held on
Wednesday, March 27 at the
home of Kim Watson.
The meeting opened with the
4-H pledge. The minutes were
read by Christine Chalmers and
approved by Maureen McCrea.
Our special guest, Mrs. Vera
McVittie, demonstrated the pro-
per way to put on make-up using
Lori Campbell and Jeanette
Manning as models. Thanks was
then expressed to Mrs. McVittie
for her demonstration and to Mrs,
Watson for the use of her home.
A lunch was then served and the
meeting was closed with the 4-H
motto.
The Board accepted the follow-
ing resignations: Mrs. Marie
Melady of St. Columban who is
retiring at the end of the term;
Miss Lucy M. Power of Immacu-
late Conception School in Strat-
ford; Mrs, Cecilia Mittleholtz of
St, Boniface School, Zurich;
Richard Forristal of St, Aloysius
School, Stratford; and Miss
Nancy Adams of St. Aloysius
School.
The above resignations arc all
effective as of June 30.
Vincent Young, Chairman,
Personnel Committee, reported
his committee had had an
informal meeting with the custod-
ians when there was an exchange
of ideas and some problems
discussed. He said that salary
negotiations would be the topic
for the next meeting to be held in
April.
Mr. Young also presented a
report from the ad hoc committee
studying attendance at confer-
ences and conventions. The
trustees are to study the report
and a discussion on it will be held
at the next meeting,
Donald Crowley, a member of
the ad hoc committee, comment-
ing on the report said; "There
will be a lot of different views --as
many as there are trustees. Most
conferences are of an educational
nature, with cost involved. We
should be getting value --
there should be feedback 'to the
people who are paying the costs."
The following are the points the
trustees are to consider and
comment on for the next
meetings:
•I, Functions with an estimated
cost of $200 or less per delegate to
be open to all executive and
trustees..
•2, Functions with an estimated
cost of over $200 be limited to 1
executive and 2 trustees.
•3, The trustees that are able to
attend are to make their
intentions known. Delegates will
be selected by drawing lots if
more than two volunteers. The
sante procedure is to apply to
executive if necessary. One
alternate delegate is to be
selected by drawing lots from
remaining volunteers,
•4. Brief account be given at next
Board meeting following function
attended,
•S. Travel expenses be paid t'or
delegates only. (Not for spouse or
children).
•6. All delegates notify Board
office of their intentions to attend
functions.
Mr. Young said, "In the past i
don't think we have had enough
representation at conferences.
We don't want to limit you to one
or two when you want to go to
five. Let your conscience be your
guide,"
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Editorials
Who needs reorganization?
The provincial government seems content to let people of Huron
county reshape their own government these days, discarding whatever
notions it might once have had of forcing regional government upon us.
A look at the county budget, however, makes one wonder if we've
really won the battle._
The cost of county government in Huron is going to cost Blyth
taxpayers $23,423, up from $14,562 from last year and more than triple
the 1972 figure. One of the arguments against regional government
was that it was going to cost more, but it seems that we're going to
have to pay more anyway.
County council has been doing a lot to update government in Huron
over the past few years. Indeed they have done so well that Huron is
now a model for other counties in the province who want to reorganize
to hold onto the power over their own affairs,
But it seems the time has come for the councillors to try to put the
clamps on spending for a while. The growth of the number of
administration officials in the county has been astounding in the past
few years, Most of the additional officials were needed: the planning
department for instance has done a great deal of service to the county.
But the danger is that a sort of inflation psychology may have taken
over in county government in that we just expect it to keep growing.
It would seem this is a good time to mark time for a while and iron
out what problems we may have and get a chance to see what is, and
what is not, needed in the future in Huron county.
Enforcing a stupid law
Radio station CFRB found itself in trouble last week because of its
outspoken columnist Gordon Sinclair and a stupid law.
The station was fined $5000 because Mr. Sinclair had the nerve to
make remarks on his radio program about the 1971 election within 24
hours of the election day.
You see it's all right for you to talk about the election to your buddy
on the street corner or it's all right for this or any other newspaper to
write about the election the day of the voting, but it's not all right for a
radio or television commentator to do the same thing on the air,
according to our quaint laws,
it is easy to see why there is a ban on electioneering on the air before
an election because people need time to think. But it is stupid to say a
newspaper can write an editorial the day of the election while the radio
reporter can't give his opinion.
Judge A.W. Davidson, who imposed the fine, noted that Sinclair
knew he was breaking the law when he made the broadcast. He
decided to fine the radio station the maximum fine saying it had to be
responsible for controlling Sinclair's tongue. "Surely," the judge said,
"there must be some control over this man....Surely if he's allowed to
say whatever he wants, there is no control....He could advocate
revolution or whatever he wants."
Frankly, that sounds too much like supression of free speech to be
confortable, especially coming from a judge. If a law is stupid why not
call it stupid, not just hand out stiff fines.
Another American hero?
It's still too early to say for sure, but the United States could be
brewing another political two-faced leader.
The latest candidate seems to be Vice -President Gerald Ford. Mr.
Ford was looked upon only a couple of months ago as the knight in
shining armour who was going to come along and save the United
States from corruption and embarrassment.
Remember the situation: President Nixon was on shaky ground as
disclosure after disclosure was made over the Watergate scandal. The
man who would succeed him if he was impeached or resigned was
Spiro Agnew who was charged with tax evasion. Agnew resigned, and
Americans, sick of corruption, looked to Gerry Ford to lead them out of
it.
One of the things he said when he was proposed for the job of
vice-president was that he had no intention of running for the
presidency.
Well, after he got the job, the first thing he began to do was to sound
like Spiro in his protection of Nixon, even though he must have known
that a lot of what he was saying was pure crap. Next, his promise that
he had no interest in running for the presidency in 1967 didn't seem so
firm as before. Suddenly he began to do things like a presidential
candidate and the rumours grew that he was going to throw his name in
the ring (and we've found out too often lately just how accurate those
rumours have been).
Let's hope Ford doesn't begin to slip into the same deceptive slinky
political patterns those around him have taken. The United States
needs a strong leader, above reproach more than ever in it's history.
Ford can be that man, if he wants to be.
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BEHIND EVERY SUCCESSFUL MAN
THERE'S ALWAYS A BLAKE WHO
WENT 70 SCHOOL
WITH ►IM:
Letters to the editor
TO THE EDITOR
OPEN LETTER TO WEST
WAWANOSH COUNCIL AND
RATEPAYERS
This is my second letter of
protest to above named Council.
The first was published in the
Lucknow Sentinel, November 21,
1973. It • was in reference to
Council Minutes published Nov-
ember 14, 1973 where a para.
graph relating to our attendance
at Council Meeting was reported
in a manner 1 considcrcd unfair
and not entirely factual.
In this first Open Letter to
Council and Ratepayers, I stated
we had asked for more heavily
soaked Calcium Chloride dust
control treatment from our home,
Concession 11, W. Wawanosh, to
the swamp west of us. We were
willing to personally meet the
extra expense. It is true we were
not charged for the extra chloride
treatment in 1973 because it
proved unsatisfactory. We wish
the tax payers to know we again
offer to contribute in 1974, if
acceptable to Council, as we are
sympathetic to their wish to keep
the mill rate at its present level.
On the other hand, every one
must, surely realize we are not
responsible for the extremely
high amount of traffic between
Belfast and St. Helens.
I have attended three Council
meetings reluctantly I may say. I
attended because we had not
received an answer to our request
for adequate dust control. Follow-
ing my third attendance I
received a letter from W.
Wawanosh Council in which the
second of two short paragraphs
states, "More • adequate dust
control methods will be studied
and considered by Council". This
letter is dated March 12, 1974,
four months after our first
approach to Council on the
matter. it is a very vague,
unsatisfactory answer, and to put
it bluntly, we have made no
progress.
in reply to March 20, 1974,
Council Minutes, I wish to say
first the report on my attendance
'again' is factual. However by
their omission of relating factors
in my presentation of our wishes,
the report is a misrepresentation
of our motives and purposes.
It is a fact that, for the
convenience of the Councillors, I
did offer four photostatic copies of
an Article received both by the
Clerk and myself. This article
explained Bitumuls Dust treat-
ment and was received from The
Agricultural Engineering Dept.,
Guelph Agricultural College. The
bitumuls Base is water soluble
and reasonably priced. According
to the Agricultural Engineering
Dept. of the University of
Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, it is
used on Grid Roads in Saskat-
chewan with favourable results.
I make no pretence of having
practical knowledge of the value
of this dust treatment in Ontario,
Weather conditions and soil types
differ, but surely the Council
could keep open minds and seek
extra information. Instead, they
have already formed their opinion
that, since it is not already used in
Ontario, it can have no value in
W. Wawanosh, In giving our
Road Superintendent full marks
in Thrift; excellent and know-
ledgeable Road Construction, 1
might nevertheless quote the old
This week from Ottawa
PM IN SASKATCHEWAN
Prime Minister Trudeau will be
in Saskatchewan on April 4 and 5.
The Prime Minister will attend
a public reception in North B
attleford. He will also address the
Chamber of Commerce in Wey-
burn and will spend some time in
Gravelbourg. In addition, Mr.
Trudeau will make brief stops in
Regina and Saskatoon.
111,000 JOBS CREATED
111,000 new manufacturing
jobs were created last year by the
federal government's two-year
writeoff for corporate , capital
investment, Finance Minister
John Turner told the House of
Commons.
The minister pointed out that
this was 8,000 more jobs than in
the previous three years combin-
ed.
ECONOMY GROWING
The Financial Times of Canada
reported last week that "evidence
is now coming in that the
Canadian economy got off to a
good start this year and econo-
mists arc taking a second look at
their 1974 growth forecasts and
revising them upwards,"
ARCTIC PIPELINE
The construction of the propos-
ed Alaska natural gas pipeline
would create 7,500 new jobs in
Canada's North
adage, "Out of the mouths of
babes --and old ladies!"
I did not as Council minutes
misinforms you, read a 'letter' to
council, For self-protection
against being misquoted, I read
my presentation to them. I also
keep a copy of it for reference,
In their published statement
that I criticized Council practices
and methods, I presume they are,
in part, referring to my persist-
ence in asking for a written reply
re: dust control. 1 claim it is
correct business procedure and a
courtesy due any petitioner to
answer by mail.
1 write without malice toward
any one. Petty prejudices are
pointless and suggest immature
and negative thinking. I prefer to
direct my thoughts toward a
solution to the dust problem. I
hope Council will quickly finish
their period of "studying and
considering" and move into
action.
I do not experience any
pleasure in publishing either of
the two open letters. 1 have done
so only to justify my position.
Mar, 28, 1974 Dorothy McKenzie
Letter
to the
editor
Mr. Editor:
We would like to take this
opportunity of expressing our
thoughts about the kids of our
community, especially the hockey
teams.
We think the Blyth kids are
among the best behaved and most
courteous of all the teams that
play here in our Arena. This is not
to say that all kids from other
places are poorly behaved, but
generally speaking, we have
found our teams to be more
disciplined and orderly and polite
than teams from out of town and
we feel that they, along with their
coaches and managers deserve a
lot of credit.
Sure, there's been times when
they've tried us to the limit
(we've likely been a trial to some
of them, tool) but as a whole, our
own kids have shown us more
respect and courtesy than many
of the kids from out of town, and
we just want them to know that
we have noticed this and
appreciated it,
Thank you,
Russ & Marion Cook.
Update
In-depth reports
THE BLYTH STANDARD. APRIL 3, 1974, PG.S.
The province
Gaunt speaks on Hydro corridor situation
BY MURRAY GAUNT* M.P.P.
iHURON•BRUCEJ
I spoke this week on the Throne debate, 1
criticized Ontario Hydro for their methods
of negotiation and purchase of property for
the power line corridor corning from
Douglas Point. i was also critical of the
methods used by Ontario Hydro in
selecting the route in that the line is going
through 80 pec cent of Class 1 and 2
agricultural land where an alternate route
could have been chosen that would have
•crossed only about 40 per cent of Class 1
and 2 land.
Specifically, 1 recommended that:
01. Hydro should reconsider its position
that its power needs will double every 10
years. In 1973 Consolidated Edison in the
U.S.A. put on a conservation drive and
while they had had a regular eight per cent
growth rate in previous years, they found
in 1973 they were able to reduce
consumption by 10 per cent. 1 am sure
Ontario Hydro could do as well, or better, if
they really tried.
•2. A complete independent assessment of
tie routing of these lines from Douglas
Point should be undertaken immediately
because Hydro should not be going over
Targe percentages of Class 1 and 2 land,
*3. If the Government won't do this then
the Minister of Energy should insist that
Hydro take 500 ft. instead of 900 ft. from
Douglas Point to Bradley Junction. Five
hundred feet is sufficient for the facilities
presently approved and is certainly able to
handle all the power capable of being
produced until 1990 and beyond. Hydro is
actually land banking at today's prices.
O. Hydro's methods of negotiation and
acquisition are severely lacking and should
be cleaned up.
05. More money should be given to
Kincardine to provide the services and
accommodation needed to house the
workers from Douglas Point. The town
should have another million dollars from
Hydro, over and above what is being given.
in a statement in the Legislature this
week, Premier Davis indicated that Ontario
wants Ottawa to relax restrictions on
foreign ownership and control of uranium
because uranium is now becoming an
increasingly important source of energy.
He maintained that present federal
government policies have greatly inhibited
exploration and development of uranium,
proving much more restrictive than in the
case of oil, gas and coal. Although the
Premier feels that control of plutonium and
international and interprovincial move-
ment of uranium and thorium should
remain under the control of the federal
government he would like Ontario to
control uranium,
Liberal Leader Robert Nixon and
opposition membes sharply attacked this
statement and asked whether it meant the
Government is prepared to allow owner-
ship and control of uranium to fall into
foreign hands. Had it not been for the
intervention of the Federal Government,
Consolidated Denison Mines, a company
controlling large amounts of uranium
would have been sold to U.S, interests, for
instance. ,
Premier Davis has indicated that his
Government is planning some relief for
people on low or fixed incomes who will be
hit by the proposed 7.10 cent fuel price
increases agreed on in Ottawa on
Wednesday.
The treasurer John White has resched-
uled budget day from the originally
planned April 4 date to April 9 so he can
have another couple of days to look at the
economic consequences of these oil price
changes.
Pat Reid, (Lib -Lab M.P.P. for Rainy
River) has been elected Chairman of the
Public Accounts Committee of the Otario
Legislature.
The Public Accounts Committee, which
traditionally is the only Legislative
committee with a Member of the
Opposition as chairman, studies revenues
and expenditures of the Provincial
Government for the preceeding fiscal year.
It also studies in depth the annual report of
the Provincial Auditor, Norgran Scott. This
year's report, tabled recently, was critical
of several areas of spending within the
land.
The nation,
Liberals rediscover agriculture thanks to Whelan
BY PETER THOMSON
If the throne speech last month is
remarkable for anything, it is the
concentration on agriculture.
It can be argued, and certainly will be
argued by the government, that the major
thrust is against inflation •- particularly
soaring food prices and oil. But oil, despite
the issue Prime Minister Trudeau is trying
to make of it, is much less important to the
average family budget than food. Thus, it
is the anti-inflationary aspects of agricul-
tural action that arc really the new attack
on inflation.
That effect is so indirect and so far in the
future that consumers will hardly be aware
of it.
Provision of better veterinary training
facilities, for example, will not produce one
more veterinarian for at least five years.
Research to make it possible to increase
production, improve quality, and lower
costs doesn't produce miracles overnight.
No, the important aspect of the throne
speech is definitely the rediscovery of
agriculture by a federal Liberal govern-
ment after 10 years of near unconscionable
neglect.
And, in that respect, the throne speech
is a major tribute to farmer -politician
Eugene Whelan, certainly the most
effective agriculture misiter in a decade
and probably one of the best Canada has
had.
Even influential opposition members of
parliament concede that "Whelan is about
the best thing the Liberals have going for
them."
Whelan appears to relish his blunt -
spoken, farmer image; a man who knows
manure when he sees it and knows there is
more of it spread about the House of
Commons than on Canadian fields.
He is also, despite his country image,
one of the shrewdest politicians in the
nation.
No one knows better than Gene Whelan
that the time to make hay for the
agriculture department is when the
government is burning from the public
reflection of high food prices.
And so it is that the throne speech
contains the promise of more than a dozen
pieces of legislation that will improve the
lot of agricultural producers in Canada.
Such is the mass of agricultural
legislation planned for the current session
of parliament, and given extremely high
priority by the government, that one could
almost detect a principle • a principle that
agriculture shall be, under the Trudeau
government, restored to something of its
former prominence.
To read that much into the throne speech
would be crediting this government with
more far-sightedness than it has ever.
exhibited. However, it is undoubtedly
more accurate to say that Mr. Whelan
showed the government how it could do
something credible about inflaion and had
enough support from friends like Finance
Minister John Turner to sell his mixed bag
of agricultural goods to the government.
If the bag looks pretty impressive, the
rhetoric that introduces it certainly looks
like so much of what Mr. Whelan would
call political fertilizer.
The world
Prelude to more famine in Ethiopia
BY DAVID MARTIN
LONDON OBSERVER
Assuming that the new Ethiopian
government of Prime Minister Endalkat-
chew Makonnen survives demands for its
resignation from students, and can end the
first general strike in the country's
3,000 -year history, and placate rebellious
soldiers, `the toughest task it will face in the
coming months will be coping with the
threat of a new drought and famine.
Last year's famine, following years of
drought mainly in Wollo province, to the
north of the capital, Addis Ababa, and to a
lesser extent in Tigre and Shoa, also in the
north, left an estimated 50,000 to 100,000
dead, according to United Nations
estimates.
Nobody knows what really happened in
the interior of Wollo, where there are no
roads, hospitals, clinics or schools. One
figure of the number who really died being
bandied about in Addis Ababa puts it at
one million.
Whatever the real figure, that disaster is
in the past and of greater concern now are
the ominous predictions that Ethiopia faces
another year of drought and famine, in
addition to the three provinces affected last
year, large areas of Hararge, Bic, Sidamo
and Gemu Goffa provinces in southern
Ethiopia, bordering on Djibouti, Kenya
and Somalia, are gripped by a serious
drought.
The drought area is about half of
Ethiopia's total land. Some 10 million out
of a population of 26 million live there and
the number estimated at present to be
threatened by famine and starvation is
three million.
The signs this year are already
terrifyingly reminiscent of the prelude to
the last disaster, which reached its height
during July, August and September when
tens of thousands of people abandoned
their small holdings in the interior, left
behind their dead and flocked to the main
roads to beg for food.
Sidamo, Gemu Goffa and Bale are all
now affected by years of drought and
500,000 people are said to be facing
starvation. The rains came in the northern
Wollo, Tigre and Shoa provinces late last
year but eyewitness reports say many
people arc still dying of starvation.
Hardest hit appear to be the Danakil
nomads in the east; it is estimated that 80
per cent of their 125,000 population may
have died and that they lost almost all their
cattle. One journalist who has just visited
the desert area said he saw many new
graves along the roadside.
A report of last month's 40th meeting of.
the Christian Relief Committee set up early
last year to co-ordinate assistance, quotes
one of its members, R. Cunningham, as
saying that people are suffering greatly
near Degan and do not know where to find
help.
One woman had arrived at his mission in
mid-February ater a three-day walk
searching for food. She carried her only
surviving child and had buried the other
nine.
Another missionary working in a remote
mountain area is quoted as saying that the
situation was again becoming desperate
and that by ntid•March people would run
out of food, Typhus outbreaks were
occurring in the arca and from other parts
of the drought zone there are indications
that the epidemics - which killed the
weakened peasants last year are again
rampant.
Reports from all areas affected indicated
that the death toll is increasing and that
food is in desperately short supply.
M cdical supples in some areas have
been exhausted and at one school 85
students have been forced to leave because
their parents are so impoverished they
cannot meet even the small fees charged.
While information about what is
happening in the more remote areas is still
fragmentary, there is nonetheless more
than there was last year. ONe relief worker
who visited the south-east of Gemu Goffa
province at the cnd of December, found
that out of 397 families in six villages only
15 had grain left. Many of the Hien had left
the villages looking for work, leaving their
wives and children behind.
Another relief worker who visited
largely nomadic areas in the Sidamo and
Gemu Goffa provinces, where there are
estimated 200,000 people, reported that
the long rains from March to May in 1973
had failed completely and the short rains in
October were less than normal, People in
these areas who were dependent for food
on their crops were by far the worst off,
"They have eaten their seed and now
they are selling their few cattle and oxen,
tools and gear, even houses and fields, to
buy grain to sustain their lives."
One of the village elders had told the
The rhetoric is about "an adequate and
dependable supply of quality food for a
growing population in Canada enjoying a
rising standard of living." it is about
"reasonable food prices": about not
requiring "an undue proportion of income
to secure a sufficient and balanced diet":
about "adequate returns to producers to
encourage production of food items,
it is about producers having access to
"all markets in Canada".
It is about producers being ensured a fair
income for their work and about consumers
being ensured a fair value from their
dollar.
It is hogwash. The government, per se,
has no idea what proportion of the national
wealth should go to agricultural producers.
Let's look at the performance of a
government that is so virtuous in worrying
about both consumers and producers.
Three years ago, instead of concerning
itself about starving people of the world or
the likelihood of short crops in the future,
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6
relief worker: We live just like the baboons
from the things we can find in the woods --
roots and edible weeds."
The nomads were also digging roots to
add to their diet and bleeding their cattle to
make soup from the blood. The drought
has upset the animals' breeding habits and
many cows are giving little or no milk.
Much of the wheat which should now be
reaching the markets is being held by
unscrupulous merchants who do not want
to push the present inflated price down.
The grain shortfall in the three northern
provinces is estimated at 150,000 tons, of
which only a fraction has so far been
provided from overseas, A further 100,000
tons is estimated to be needed for the four
southern provinces. United Nations esti-
mates say that 21,000,000 in the northern
provinces will have to be fed for at least a
month during 1974 and some for the whole
year.
Relief centres in the north which handled
over 25,000 people last year were virtually
empty in early January but they are now
beginning to fill up again, with nearly
20,000 people in them.
For the government the threat of further
massive disaster is highly dangerous, One
of the causes of the overthrow by the army
of the government of Aklilu Habte Wold
was its failure to deal with the crisis.
The new prime minister will have to
move swiftly to avert another catastrophe
but harassed by students, workers and
soldiers and still unable to find men willing
to fill key posts in his government, at
present his attention is focused in Addis
Ababa.
PG,6. THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974.
CONTINUED
FROM PAGE 5
this government paid farmers to take land
out of wheat production.
It fiddled for years before, finally,
seemingly reluctantly, introducing a
two -price system on wheat that gave
hard-pressed producers an extra 30 cents a
bushel on wheat consumed domestically.
Within months the world price had
increased so that the subsidy was running
the other way that is, farmers were
selling domestically consumed wheat for
considerably less than the world price.
Within a couple of years of the great
wheat reduction program, the world was
crying for wheat, and producers were
paying the price for federal short-sighted-
ness.
Similarly, less than two years ago, the
government subsidized the slaughter of
almost two million hens -- to deliberately
reduce egg production and get prices up.
Now, despite an expose and a
The
Liberals
Former
resident
dies
WILLIAM JAMES CREiGHTON
William James Creighton of
6661/2 Dundas St., London passed
away in Victoria Hospital on
Sunday, Mar. 24, 1974 in his 71st
year.
He was the son of the late Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Creighton and
spent his earlier life in Blyth
before moving to London where
he operated a variety store until
1968.
On March 20, 1929 he was
married to the former Edith L.
Patterson who passed away in
October 1973. He was also
predeceased by a brother, John in
May 1967.
He is survived by a sister,
(Mae) Mrs. Herb Glousher; one
niece and five nephews.
The funeral service was held
from the Tasker Memorial
Chapel, Blyth. Wednesday,
March 27 with Rev. C.L. Witttich
officiating. Burial was in Blyth
Union Cemetery. Pallbearers
were: Dr. Robt. Galbraith, Tony
McConville, Ernie Howe, Geo.
Paquet, G. Tucker and Bing
Quesspth.
4-H club
meets
BY KAREN RICHMOND
At the home of Mrs. 0.
Richmond, on April 1, the
Glamour Girls held their fifth
meeting. Each member answered
the roll call with "One aid which
will improve storage in my
bedroom."
Kathy Street read the minutes
of the preious meeting, The next
meeting is April 17, 1974.
Discussion was held on "A
Beautiful Complexion". Mrs. V.
McVittie demonstrated a facial on
Diane McDougall. She also
showed how to choose make-up
colours for individual complex-
ions. The meeting closed with the
motto.
rediscover agriculture
recommendation from its own Food Prices
Review Board, the government permits-
provincial marketing quotas to exist which
not only make consumers pay more, but
prevent those producers who can produce
most efficiently from reaching their
potential.
And yet, there it is for the world to see in
the throne speech,
"The producer should have 'access to all
markets in Canada."
"We don't want to disturb provincial
marketing boards," Mr. Trudeau com-
mented at his press conference, Well, so
much for consumers.
Why, one might ask, is Agriculture
Minister Whelan not pressing the
government into action on the egg
marketing situation.
Well, one point should be made clear.
Mr. Whelan is on the farmers' side, not the
consumers'.
•
thanks to Whelan
He is the minister who said on several
occasions last year that "Canadians have
been spoiled for too long by cheap food,"
And he is so right.
In carving up Canada's great economic
pie, especially during the 1960s, the
government permitted other segments of
society to prosper without concern for
agriculture,
Canadians spent, and probably still
spend, a smaller proportion of ther
take-home pay on food than the people of
any other country, including the United
States.
NOw, it appears the government realizes
the consequences of letting farmers be
short-changed ,and is doing something
about it, thanks to Mr. Whelan who, it
should be noted, was not in the cabinet at
the time of those earlier blunders,
As U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Butz
said a week ago, consumers will see 79 cent
meat again when they see $1,000
Chevrolets or can get plumbing work done
for $20 instead of $80.
That's pretty much the position of Mr.
Whelan. Thus, when he says a prospering,
stable agriculture will benefit consumers in
the long run, he speaks the truth. But Mr.
Whelan's idea of the share of the national
wealth that should go to agriculture is
undoubtedly much higher than that of his
colleagues.
"A not undue proportion of income to
secure a sufficient and balanced diet" --
the rhetoric of the throne speech -- is
probably a larger proportion of take-home
pay than consumers are spending on food,
even at today's prices.
So, despite the rediscovery of the
agriculture industry and the so-called new
thrust against inflation, consumers should
beware.
-The Montreal Star
Empty Pew
The right idea about impeachment
BY W. JENE MILLER
Now, those old Romans had the
right idea about "impeachment".
The people who ruled Rome
were protected by a select group
of soldiers knows as the Praetor-
ian Guard. The Praetorian Guard
could pretty well write their own
ticket because the ruler's life was
directly in their hands.
Of course, it wasn't long until
the P -G figured out thatit was
really their swords, spears and
arrows which determined who
would the Roman empire.
Actually, Julius Caesar opened
their eyes when he defied the
Senate and came back home and
overthrew the Republic. it didn't
do him much good, personally,
however, because Brutus and a
bunch of people "impeached"
him the hard way.
The Empire split in a series of
wars about who would get to rule
the whole nation, and it got
together again •• minus several
thousand dead 'sons of Rome and
other cities,
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Praetorian Guard saw the light
right away. When someone
wasn't doing things their way,
they had a parade or some other
function with lots of people
around and the "impeachment
proceedings" were written in red,
red blood.
It gut so bad at one time that
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Women's Institute
pictures of
The March meeting of the
Walton Women's Institute was
held Wednesday evening in the
community hall,
Mrs. Allan McCall, president
welcomed the members and
visitors and conducted the open-
ing exercises followed by a
reading, "The Ten Command-
ments of Human Relations",
Mrs, Ken McDonald gave the
secretary's report and the mem-
bers answered the roll call with a
current event. The correspond-
ence was read by the secretary
regarding the Food Forum on
"Poultry Please" to be held in the
Clinton High School on Wednes-
day evening, April 10 at 8 p.m. A
vote was taken for the Senior
Short Courses and the Training
School. A letter was read from the
Erland Lee Home which is open
for scheduled tours.
The Annual Meeting will be
held in the Winthrop United
Church on April 17, at 7 p.m,
Members are requested to have
name and money in by April 3 to
either Mrs. Nelson Marks, Mrs,
Ron Bennett .or Mrs. Ken
McDonald. Convenors of stand-
ing Committees are to have their
reports ready for this meeting.
Roll call is the payment of fees
and the Sunshine Sister Gift
exchange. New members are
welcome at the Annual meeting
or in May.
India
shown
Mrs, James Axtmann, P.R.O.
reported she and the Branch
directors held a meeting and it
was decided to leave the bus trip
till fall, A committee was chosen
for the last regualr card party of
the season.
The Dessert Euchre will be
held on Monday, April 8 in the
evening with the Committee
consisting of Mrs. Don Achilles,
Mrs, John Bos, Mrs. J. Van Vliet
Sr., Mrs. Graeme Craig, Mrs.
Laverne Godkin and Mrs. Harold
Bolger. Each member is request-
ed to bring a dessert, Posters arc
to be made and announced over
the radio.
it was the Citizenship and
World Affairs meeting with
convenors, Mrs. Mac Sholdice
and Mrs. Graeme Craig in
charge. Mrs. Sholdice read a
` poen(, "Miracle of Spring". Mrs.
Graeme Craig introduced the
guest, Mrs. Jane Davidson of
Brucefield, who showed pictures
and spoke on her trip to India.
Mrs. Davidson and her children
left in October 1972 and returned
to Canada in August 1973. It was
very hot when they arrived in
Bombay. They then travelled
north cast to Kurseong where
they made their home,
Father Abraham, a Nova
Scotian went to India and in 1969
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set up a program for practical
education for boys, helping with
an agricultural program for the
high school, and Mrs. Davidson
taught sewing to the women. All
women in India carry heavy loads,
as much as 50 lbs. of stone. The
vegetation is very great and
flowers grow wild such as
cosmos, marigolds and banana
orchids.
Darjeeling is noted for tea
plantations. It grows on the
hillsides, Landslides are frequent
every year in the monsoon
season, The average rain fall is
140-160 inches. It is very damp at
times in the houses, the fog rolls
right in. They also have a dry
season, The roads arc very
narrow and hairpin turns. The
elevation is about 5000 ft. The ;
Indian people travel by a very tiny
train which is both beautiful and
antique.
Every year they have an
exhibition when all the schools
take part and display their work of
carvings, paintings, needlework
and sculpture of which they arc
famous.
Once a year they have a picnic
out in the plains. No Christian
names are' used as the children
are called little brother, tiny
brother, big brother etc.
When the children start to
school they are given dresses for
the girsis and pants and shirts for
the boys, they are all dressed the
sank. Up to grade four are
admitted free.
The older boys helped raise
chickens, then looked after hens,
caged layers up on n roof top.
This was the way they had to
make money and they would sell
the eggs.
Mrs. Davidson and her family
along with some of the helpers
boarded the train where they took
a holiday and travelled to Tibet.
They went up 7000 feet and saw
the Himalayas. One day they
started to go to Mount Everest,
but because of a landslide, a huge
tree had crossed the road so they
were unable to continue,
Mrs. Mac Sholdicc expressed
her tanks to Mrs. Davidson for
coming and sharing her pictures
and story of her trip with us. and
presented her with a gift, Many
questions were asked and they
were delighted to talk with Mrs.
Davidson who also showed how
their dress is put to-gether.
This brought the meeting to a
close, institute Grace was sung
and lunch was served by the
hostesses, Mrs. Ray Huether,
Mrs. Earl Watson, Mrs. Gerald
Watson and Mrs. Allan McCall.
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Walton personals
Weekend guests with Mr, and
Mrs. Allan McCall were: Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Brown of Burlington.
Mrs. Percy Dalton is a patient
in St. Joseph's Hospital, London.
The committee consisting of
Mr. Don Achilles, Mrs. John Bos, I
Mrs. Laverne Godkin, Mrs. J.
Van Vliet Sr., Mrs. Harold Bolger
and Mrs. Graeme Craig are
making final plans for the W.I.
Dessert Euchre to be held in the
Walton Community Hall on
Monday, April 8 at 7:15 p.m.
Both men and women are
cordially invited.
Mrs, Maud Leeming was able
to return home from the Clinton
Public Hospital last Friday
following a short stay.
Miss Marion McCallum of
Listowel visited at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
McCallum,
Christine Achilles, Peggy
Humphries, and Sandra Sholdice
were' among those that took part
step -dancing at the concert,
Friday evening at the Blyth Public
School, Their teacher is Gail
Glanville.
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Bureau editor:
MRS. ELEANOR 13RADNOCK
Horticultural executive meets
The Auburn Horticultural
Society held its Executive meet-
ing in the Town Hall with the
•president, Mrs. Kenneth Scott
presiding.
She welcomed everyone and
the minutes were accepted as
read by Mrs. Thomas Haggitt in
the absence of the secretary, Mrs.
Beth Lansing. Financial state-
ment given by Mrs. Eleanor
Bradnock. Plans were made for
April 18 when Miss Lila Young-
blut will show her pictures of her
trip to Russia. The committee in
charge will be Mrs, Robert
Turner, Mrs. Celia Taylor, Mrs,
Robert Phillips, Mrs, Frank
Raithby and Mrs. Thomas Law-
lor. A pot -luck lunch of sand-
wiches only will be served at the
close of the meeting.
Mrs. Celia Taylor and Mrs.
Auburn
Frank Raithby were named
delegates to the. District meeting
at Owen Sound on April 20, The
spring planting of flower -beds
was discussed and committees
formed. The Miller bed, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Miller, Mrs: Frank
Raithby, Mrs. Torrance Tabb,
Mrs, Celia Taylor; The Loftus
bed, Mrs. Albert McFarlane,
Mrs. Jim Glousher, Mrs. Donald
Cartwright and Mr. Ben Hamil-
ton; Library bed, Mrs. Elmer
Trommer; King Street bed, Mrs.
Frances Clark and Mrs. Thomas
Haggitt; Ethelwyn bed, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Haines and Mrs,
Wilford Sanderson; Forge bed,
Mrs, Robert Slater; Hall boxes,
Mrs. Catherine Jackson, Mrs. G.
Hebert; Seers bed, Mrs. William
Seers.
1, 4-H meets
Auburn 1, 4-H club held it's
second meeting at the home of
their assistant leader, Mrs. Allan
Craig. ,
The meeting was opened with
the pledge followed by the
reading of the minutes. The
members decided to call their
club, "The Powder Puffs". Mrs.
Craig did a complete manicure on
Linda Van Dongen. Mrs, Donald
Cartwright led in the discussion
on clothing, grooming and clean-
liness. The hand-out sheets were
filled out and the meeting was
losed with the 4-11 grace
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The third meeting of Auburn 1,
4-H club was held at the home of
the leader, Mrs. Donald Cart-
wright. The meeting was opened
with the 4-H pledge followed by
the minutes and roll call• A .
discussion followed on Achieve-
ment Day which will be held on
May 18 at Blyth Public School. A
discussion followed on bedroom
storage and how to store their
clothes the correct way. Sherry
Plaetzer is to design the covers
for the record books. The meeting
was closed with the 4-H grace,
Auburn personals
Recent visitors with Mrs.
Myrtle Munro were Mr. and Mrs.
Donald Youngblut, Lorie, Barry
and Bradley of London and Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Youngblut,
Susan, Bruce and Christin of
Toronto and Mrs. Jim McDougall
of Goderich.
Mr, George Timm and Miss
Erna Bethke and Mr. Henry
Latimer of Gorrie visited last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Maitland
Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. John Daer spent
the weekend in Mitchell with Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Jackson and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold
Roney and family.
Winners at the weekly euchre
party held in the Auburn
Community Memorial Hall were:
high man, Murray Rollinson; low
man, William J. Craig; high lady,
Mary Youngblut; low lady, Mrs.
Celia Taylor.
March 25th winners were: high
lady, Mrs. Leonard Lobb; low
lady, Mrs. Carl Govicr; high man,
Thomas Haggitt; low man, Andy
Plunkett; novelty prize, Mrs.
Oliver Anderson.
The Auburn Community Mem-
orial Hall board have hired Mr.
and Mrs. Allan Caldwell to be
caretakers for the coming year.
Mrs. Celia Taylor, Mrs.
Thomas Haggitt and Mrs, Ele-
anor Bradnock were guests
recently at the Kairshea
Women's institute meeting held
at the home of Mrs. Gordon Wall
of Wingham. Mrs. Taylor spoke
on the Tweedsmuir history book
and Mrs. Bradnock showed
pictures of F.W.l.C. convention
held last year at Banff.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Haines
and Mr. and Mrs. Ted East
enjoyed a bus trip to Washington
over the weekend.
Mr, Donald Cartwright return-
ed home last Saturday from
University. Hospital, London
where he underwent surgery.
Mrs. Kenneth Scott, Mrs.
Elmer Trommer, Mrs. Frank
Raithby, Mrs.Celia Taylor, Mrs.
Frances Clark and Mrs. Eleanor
Bradnock attended the Clinton
horticultural meeting when a
representative of Sheridan nurse-
ries was the guest speaker.
Blyth Bantams are now in the
finals for all Ontario Bantam E
Hockey Championship having
eliminated Hillsburg, Langton,
and Huron Park in 0•M.H.A.
playoffs. They. now meet Oak-
wood (near Lindsay) in a five
game series. The Oakwood team
is the same team they eliminated
in the finals two years ago,
Several Auburn boys play with
the Blyth boys on this team.
We welcome Miss Susan
Thompson to the village. She is
now operator of the Hairdressing
shop in the village. She succeeds
Mrs. Mary Anne Brindley who
has moved to Dungannon.
Mr. and Mrs. John MacKay of
London spent the weekend with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Duncan MacKay.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Elliott of
Toronto spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Gordon Miller,
Miss Diane Kirkconnell and
Miss Audrey Parker of London
and Miss Diane Rivett of
Dungannon spent last weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Kirkconnell.
Bantams begin all -Ontario finals
The Bantams played the third
game of their series with Huron
Park on Wednesday, March 27,
but after winning the first two
games were defeated 9-6, The
goals were scored by Phil rthur,
3; Brad Bromley, 2; and Brian
Bromley, 1. Assists were made by
Steve Howson, 2; Terry Pierce, 2;
Dale Whitfield, 1; Brad Bromely,
1.
The fourth game of the series
Special services
held
Special community church
services will• be held in Auburn
during Holy week, Monday, April
8, the service will be held in Knox
United Church with Rev. Fred
Carson preaching. Tuesday, April
9 in St. Mark's Anglican church,
Pastor Alfred Fry will be the
speaker, Wednesday, April 10,
Knox United Church Women will
hold their Easter Thankoffering
with a special speaker in Knox
United Church.
These services will be at 8 p.ni.
Thursday there will be a prayer
service in a home. On Good
Friday there will be a Communion
service at the Donnybrook United
Church at 3 p.m. A cordial
invitation is extended to all to
attend.
The Auburn Charge of the
United Church will have special
family service on Easter Sunday,
Donnybrook at 9:45 a.m. and will
receive four new members and
Knox will receive six new
members by profession of faith
and four by transfer from other
churches. A memorial cross will
be dedicated and special music
provided, also a guest soloist.
was played in Huron Park,
Friday, March 29 with Blyth
coming out with a 7.4 ,victory to
win the semi-finals.
The goals were scored by Brad
Bromley, 1; Brian Bromley, 2;
Steve Bromley, 2; Phil Arthur, 1;
and Terry Pierce, 1.
Assists were made by Brad
Bromley, 2; Brian Bromley, 2;
Phil Arthur, 2; Terry Pierce, 1;
Steve Howson, 1; Dale Whitfield,
Blyth euchre held
There were 12 tables in play at
the Monday night card party held
in the Memorial Hall.
Those winning prizes were:
high lady, Mrs. sadic MacDon-
ald; lone hands, Mrs. R. Marks;
low lady, Mrs. Russel MacDon-
ald; high man, Gordon Murray;
1; and Gary Manning, 1•'
Sandy Marshall and Terry
Powell played outstanding in the
net,
The team now meets Oakwood
the same team the boys met two
years ago in the finals. The two
teams will play Sunday, April 7 at
3 p.m. in Blyth. This should prove
to be an exciting series so come
out and cheer the boys on to win
the all Ontario Championship.
!lone hands, Howard Clarke; low
man, Mrs, Stanley Glousher,
playing as a man; novelty prize,
Mrs. Joe Hoggart•
There will be another euchre
next Monday night. Everyone
welcome.
Brenda Brooks, high single
Brenda Brooks bowled the high
single with 299 on Tuesday,
March 26 when the Clinton -Blyth
Ladies' Bowling League played at
the Clinton Crown Lanes.
Rena Kolkman bowled the high
triple with 703 and high average
() 441,f_att)
was Mary Davey, 222.
Team scores are as follows;
Busty Beauties, 71; Slow Pokes,
65; Teatotalers, 56; Six Pin Pals,
55; Happy Hookers, 52; Alley
Catts, 49; Boo -Boos, 49; and
Swinging Mamas, 43.
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Bureau editor:
MRS, BERT SHOBBROOK
Congregational
committee meets
The Congregational Life and
Work Committee met at the
church on Monday evening with a
good attendance. During the
business period, plans were made
to hold the Annual Congregat-
ional Picnic and Open -Air Service
on July 21. Vacation Bible School
will begin July 8. It was also
decided to give each child a New
Testament at seven years of age
in a move to have a Bible in every
home, Baby and toddler care was
Party honours
parents
The family of Mr. and Mrs.
Leonard Caldwell honoured their'
parents with a surprise party on
Saturday evening, March 30 ;
when they entertained 41 of their
sister, brothers, neighbours and
Mrs. Caldwell's mother, Mrs.
Colquhoun of Clinton. All enjoyed
a hot beef dinner served by
Londesboro W.I. After which
some games of cards were played
and a social time enjoyed.
Party held
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lec, Mrs.
George Coyvan and Mrs. Gordon
Robinson spent Sunday with.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wall in
Kincardine at which time Mr, and
Mrs. Bill Wall, Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Rivers of Tweed; Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Lcc, Londcsboro; Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Lec, Clinton; Mr.
and Mrs. Murray Lee, Robbie and
Susan of Ripley; Mr. and Mrs,
Robert Erb and Billy, Hensall;
and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cowan and
Greg, Hanover held a joint
surprise Birthday Party for Mrs.
Cowan and Mrs. Robinson.
set for the hour of Sunday
worship to assist couples with
little ones in their worship
attendance. Revisions were made
in the Kindergarten and Junior
congregation program. The com-
mittee will be meeting regularly
to prepare programs for the next
year,
A number from this community
have been attending the Crusade
to Live Services in Goderich. On
Sunday evening the Young
People of the church attended
along with their counsellors, Mr.
and Mrs. Ken Scott and Rev.
McDonald.
' A number from this district
attended the meeting and special
evening of the Canadian Forest-
ers held in Bclgrave Hall on
Thursday evening when a number
of members were presented with
their 25, 50 and 60 year pins. The
pins were presented by Chief
Ranger Stewart Dolmage of the
Constance Court, District Deputy
Leonard Fisher of Benmiller and
Rev. McDonald of Londesboro.
High Chaplain of the High Court.
The Sewing Course "The
Knack of Sewing with Knits"
held their final class March 28 at
the " Hullett Central School,
Twenty-two ladies completed the
course making a variety of
garments such as men's pants,
shorts, pant suits and children's
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THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974. PG.9.
Londesboro personal items
Mr, and Mrs. Jing Gardiner of the death of Mrs. Pearson of
Farquahor visited on Friday with Ethel.
his sister, Mrs, Ena Howatt. Mr, and Mrs, Bert Shobbrook
Mr, and Mrs, Stewart Mustard visited on Sunday evening with
of Kitchener visited on Saturday his neicc, Mrs. Don Snell, of
with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Rutland, B.C. at the home of her
Jack Lee. mother, Mrs. Maude Radford,
Mrs. Allan Bridge, Sharon, Blyth.
Sheila and Bradley Shobbrook of '*r-cK
Wingham visited on Saturday .�
with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Shobbrook, Darrell and Diana,
Murray Lyon and Rev. McDon-
ald visited Brussels Funeral
Home on Friday evening due to
Passion Sunday
observed
at church
Passion Sunday service was;
held on Sunday morning with'
Easter Communion. Greeters
were Lorne Flunking and Bert
Shobbrook and ushers were David
Reid, Gary Buchanan, Darrell
Shobbrook and Danny Lear.
The choir snthem was "Be
Thou My Guide", The children's
story was, "about counting"
Rev. McDonald's message was,
"In memory of the Saviour's
Love",
The daffodils at the front of the
church were placed in honor of
the opening of the cancer
campaign, in loving memory of
those in the community who have
died from cancer. This is cancer
month. Give Generously.
Official Board
meets
The Official Board of the
church niet on Tuesday evening
with an excellent attendance,
Gordon Shobbrook was elected
the new Recording Steward for
1974-75.
Reports were given by clerk of
session Jim Jamieson. He report-
ed a special Maunday Thursday
service would be held on April 11
at 8:00 p.m. when communion
would also be served. Garnet
Wright reported for the commit-.
tee of Stewards and Mrs. Lloyd
Pipe of the committee of Stewards
reported that the 75th anniver-
sary books are available for $1.50,
It was hoped all members of the
congregation and former mem-
bers would want one of the
historic books with many pictures
of the church life at Londesboro
through the years. In the report of
Delegate to Presbytery, Norman
Alexander, a lengthy discussion
took place on Sunday Observ-
ance. The next quarterly meeting
of the Board will be June 24 in the
church hall.
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his heel and is in a walking cast.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Rad-
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with her parents,' Mr, and Mrs.
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PG THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974.
U.C.W.
holds
meeting
The general meeting of the
U.C.W. was held March 26 in the
Sunday SChool room.
The meeting opened with the
U.C.W. purpose repeated in
unison followed by hymn, "0
Master of the Waking world".
President, Mrs'. Ross Anderson
conducted the business portion of
the meeting, Minutes of the
previous meting were read and
approved. The correspondence
was read consisting of two thank
you rotes and an invitation from
the Blyth U.,C.W. to attend their
April 21 thankoffering meeting.
The time is 7:30 p.m. with Mrs.
R.G. Nicholls as guest speaker.
Mrs. Anderson reminded
members of the upcoming
Women's Institute dinner to be
held May 21 and also articles for
the bale to the London Mission
Service may be left at the home of
either Miss Annie Cook or Mrs,
Willard Armstrong by June 1.
Five U.C.W. members from
Belgrave attended the successful
Huron -Perth Presbyterial in Mit-
chell. Mrs. Anderson reminded
members to support the forth-
coming Country Fyre to help
defray carpet cost. It was
suggested to purchase an Easter
Lily for the church.
Mrs. Anderson announced the
"Weekend for Wo men" will he
held May 31 - June 2 at
Westminister College in London
and at Alma College in August. A
reminder was given of the Hi -C
bake sale to be held March 30.
The worship service was
conducted by Mrs. Helen Martin,
Mrs. Robert Coultes and Mrs.
Laura Johnston and had as its
theme, "Go Tell".
Mrs. Martin opened with the
call to worship followed by hymn
"0 For a Thousand Tongues to
Sing". Hymnary selection 771
was repeated in unison followed
by meditation by Mrs. Martin.
Scripture was read by Mrs.
Coultes, Mrs. Laura Johnston
A story "The Easter Miracle"
was read by • Mrs. Johnston
followed by hymn "The Head that
Once Was Crowned With
Thorns". A reading was given by
Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Coultes and
Mrs. Johnston followed by hymn,
"Thou Who Thyself Didst
Sanctify". The offering was
received and dedicated by Mrs.
Helen Martin and hymn "Lord
dismiss us with Thy blessing"
concluded the worship service.
Kelly Lougheed and Sheila
ANderson favoured with two
songs accompanied by Mrs.
Georg Johnston.
Mrs. Cliff Logan introduced the
special guest, Miss Laura Callar
of Wingham who has spent the
past 10 y' ars in the Holy Land.
Miss Callar spoke of her identity
with the Christian community in
Jerusalem and the work she has
been doing to translate the Bible
teachings into Arabic for
children. She illustrated her talk
with flannel -graph scenery used
in lessons for the children.
At the conclusion of her
inspiring talk, Miss Callar ans-
wered questions.
Mrs. William Coultes thanked
Miss Callar and the meeting was
closed with the benediction, by
Mrs. Ross ANderson.
BELGRAVE
NEWS
Bureau editor:
Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse
Belgrave personals
Mrs. Joe Dunbar, Mr. and
Mrs. Alan Dunbar, Daryl and
Karen visited on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Keith Dunbar of
Stratford.
Mrs. Joe Dunbar attended the
Synodical Meeting in Chesley on
April 2 and 3 in Geneva
Presbyterian church in Chelsey.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph mCrea of
Blyth were Sunday visitors with
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Van CAmp.
Little Shelley Ann Walker of
Schomberg spent a week's
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Keith
Pletch and family.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hodgins
of Granton visited on Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Pletch.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Armstrong,
Hamilton and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
Armstrong, Thorndale spent the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs,
Robert Grasby. They also visited
with their mother, Mrs. Mary
Armstrong of Brookhaven Nur-
sing Home, Wingham.
Mr. and Mrs, John McCor-
mack, Christine and Emilie of
Orangeville were weekend visit-
ors with her mother, Mrs.
Clarence Chamney and her father
Clarence Chamney who is a
patient in Wingham and District
Hospital.
Mrs. Harold Sellers of Seaforth
spent the weekend with Mr, and
mrs. Bert Johnston and Mrs.
Amelia Brown,
Mrs. Morris St. Marie, Pamela
and Lori Anne of Surrey, B.C.
spent the past 10 days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs, Albert
Bacon.
Mr. and Mrs, Lorne Moore of
Palmerston visited on Sunday
with their uncle and aunt, Mr,
and Mrs. Harry McGuire.
Robert Gray of Kitchener spent
the week with Mr. and Mrs,
Leonard .lames.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard James'
visited on Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred
Johnston of Paisley.
Former Belgrave
minister dies
REV. GEORGE H. DUNLOP
Rev. George H. Dunlop was
born in Enniskillen, Ireland and
came to Canada in 1924. He
attended McGill 'University from
which he graduated in 1931, later
becoming an ordained minister of
the United Church of Canada.
Mr. Dunlop served for 38 years in
Ottawa Valley and Western
Ontario charges.
During the time from 1941 to
1947 he .was the minister for
Belgrave and Brick Churches, He
married Mary Hueston of Ram-
sayville in 1943 and their son Ian
was born. There are also three
daughters, Lynne, Susan and
Margaret and three grand-
daughters surviving.
M.Dunlop retired in 1969 and
settled at Ennotville near Fergus.
He died suddenly at his home on
March 21,
Funeral services were held at
Barrie Hill United Church, with
the minister Rev, W.A. Dempsey
conducting the service.
Mrs. D. McFadzen, chairman
of the Waterloo Presbytery and
Business Change
As we have sold our garage business
to Mr. Gwilym Griffiths as of April
1, we would like to thank our many
customers for their patronage
during the past seven years and we
hope you will continue to patronize
Gwilym in the future.
Bob and Fran McClinchey.
Dr. E.E. Kent, secretary of
Presbytery, assisted in the
service.
Euchre held
Eight tables of euchre were
played in the Blegrave Comm-
unity rooms last Wednesday
evening with winners as follows:
high lady, Mrs. Clarence Hanna;
low lady, Mrs. Lawrence Taylor;
lady novelty, Mrs. Mark Arm-
strong; high man, William Gow;
low man, Herb Clayton and man
novelty, Clarence Hanna.
Belgrave 1,
Belgrave 1 held its first meeting
on March 25 at 4 p.m. in the
Belgrave arena,
The meeting opened with the
4•H pledge and motto and 10
members answered the roll call.
Election of officers was as
follows: president, April
McBurney; vice-president, Betty
Meurs; and press reporter, Cathy
Walker,
4-H meets
The next meeting is April 8.
Mrs. Richard Moore discussed
"Is Your Image Important."
Members looked at pictures of
people and discussed their image.
Leaders discussed their project
which the members can make,
The meeting closed with taps.
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BY BILL SMILEY
This is goin g to be a shot -gun
column, instead of the usual
coherent, unified, lucid exam-
ination of a single topic.
I'm going to aim in all
directions at once and pull both
triggers, Reason is I've got to get
ready to go to Germany on
Sunday and have a lot to do. Like
shine my shoes, and change $12
into rubles or whatever they use,
and get my wife to iron some
What's new
at
Huronview
Mr. Arie Van Der Ende led the
Christian Reformed song service
on Sunday evening. A Choir of
members of the Clinton congre-
gation led the singing with
devotions by Rev, B uekema.
Mrs, Forrest of Clinton, Stan-
ley Tudor of Hensall and Mr.
Jeffrey of Wingham were wel-
comed to the Home at Monday's
get-together. Marie Flynn pro-
vided the piano accompaniment
for t'he old tyme music and
sing -a -long. Mr, Lorne Lawson
played the mouth organ with the
group and joined Mrs. Mary
Taylor for a harmonica duet.
Other members in the orchestra
were Norman Speir violin, Terry
Gibbs and Jerry Collins guitar.
The Christian Reformed volun-
teers were on hand to assist with
activities.
The Kippen East Women's
Institute were hosts on Wednes-
day afternoon for the March
birthday party. The 20 celebrants
were presented with gifts and a
specially decorated cup cake and
candle following the program,
Mrs, Connelly was M.C. for the
occasion and introduced the
following entertainers; Mrs,
Mary Broadfoot, Mrs. Hoggarth,
Mrs. Drummond, Mrs, Hummel
and Mrs. Kinsman. The audience
enjoyed to see some of the old
tyme ` dances by the ladies in
costume; the action songs, the
sing -a -long and piano instru-
mentals, ,Mrs. Scratch thanked
the ladies on behalf of the
residents.
Mr. Ken Scott of Blyth and his
orchestra entertained on Family
Night. This program of country
and western and old tyme
favourites was very popular with
the residents, Members of the
orchestra include Mrs. Elaine
Nixon piano, Larry Henderson
and Ken Scott shared the vocals
and instrumentals with Bob Mann
playing both saxophone and
violin, Mrs, Chellew thanked the
group and expressed a wish that
they would visit the Home when
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THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974. PG,11.
About my wife and kids and Germany
shirts, and, uh, get her to pack
my bag, and, uh, well, a lot of
important things.
First of all, I've rediscovered a
maxim that was already ancient
when Moses looked out over the
promised land: women are not
only unpredictable, but unrea-
sonable,
My wife had known for about a
month that 1 might be going to
Germany on the winter break,
She thought it was great for me,
"It'll be a nice change for you.
And it'll do you good to get away
from me for a few days. You must
get sick of me",
I lied politely, as usual, Told
her I didn't need a'change, that 1
could scarcely bear the thought of
being separated, and that the
very idea of being sick of her was
nauseating.
Then I came home one day and
told her it was all set, but that she
couldn't go. "When?", she
queried, knowing it would be
several months off, and that there
might be an earthquake or a flood
or something in the meantime.
"Oh, 1 guess Sunday night", I
responded casually, serene in the
knowledge that she was in favour
of the trip, She burst into tears.
My next topic also deals with
the family, and with an aqueous
event. Aside from a rainstorm,
have you ever been soaked from a
great height? I have, Last
Sunday.
1 was thoroughly enjoying
playing with my grandson. He's
old enough now to be played with,
without fear that he'll break. 1
had him 'under the armpits and
was hoisting him in the air,
making those ridiculous sounds
that would make grandfather
blush crimson if they ever heard
them on tape.
A look of pure glee passed
across the kid's face, and I
thought, "By golly, he knows me,
and he's enjoying his grandad,"
Next second, I was soaked from
shoulder to knee, It was warm,
and at first I thought I'd burst a
painless blood vessel. But it was
the wrong colour,
It's not unpleasant at first.
Rather like taking a warm, salt
bath with your clothes on, It's
when it begins to cool...
There's not much more to be
developed there, so I'll turn to
topic three; exams, which we
have just gone through a session
of,
Nothing is more depressing
than starting to mark a set of
exam papers, and finding that the
first five you mark are failures,
You are filled with self-doubt.
"Have 1 not taught them
anything? I'm a failure as a
teacher. 1 should go back to the
shoe factory, If everybody fails,
111 be fired, because in this
system, if you're teaching fail-
ures, you're a failure as a teacher,
regardless of any other factors,"
Then you pick up a paper and
the student has understood what
you've taught, and applied it, and
used some brains of its own, and
it's a ninety percenter, Hallelu-
jah! And you're hooked for
another year.
There is only one thing worse
than marking exam papers. That
is supervising the writing of
them, The quaint old word for this
function is "invigilating." It
sounds kind of dirty, but it isn't,
Just utterly boring,
You arc figuartively locked in a
room for two hours with about 35
teenagers. That alone is a fate
worse than death, for some
people. Personally, I'd rather be
locked in with 35 students than
with 35 balloons,
Then begins two hours of hell.
The kids are supposed to be
tense, nervous, straining every
brain cell to do well. They're
about as tense as a hibernating
bear. Susie takes off her shoes,
assumes a yoga position, and
looks out the window, Jack's
crutch, a relic of skiing and a
broken leg, falls on the floor, and
you jump a foot, while the victims
snicker.
WE COOKED
You resort, after the first hour,
to such things as counting greasy
hair versus washed hair, bras
versus braless, big clumsy boots
versus sneakers,
You look up at the picture on
the wall of the Queen, on whom
somebody has drawn a moust-
ache. You fill in, with your
imagination sideburns, and real-
ize the Queen would have been
pretty dashing in 1580.
You look out the window at the
dirty snow -banks and dream of a
beach or a trout stream. You whip
+ around, aware you were drifting,
to see if anyone is cheating.
Nobody is. Except Joe, who has
given up after half an hour of
tongue and pen working together,
and is sound asleep, head ' on
arms. An early fly buzzes.
Warned you this would be a
shotgun column. But I think I've
covered everything on the home
front.
Next despatch will be from
Germany. I promise it will be
loaded with fraulein, gemutlich-
heit, blutwurst, putsches and
other Teutonic goodies,
Let's see now, if 1 remember
my Deutsch, "Was maken sic
hier? "Wie vil hur ist es? Nich
rauchen bevor der zug halte, Ich
bin cin krieggefangenner, Wo
bist die scheisshaud?" Reckon I'll
get along.
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PG 12 THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974,
Why nuclearpowerstation,inHuron?
WITH ADRIAN VOS
This planned nuclear generat-
ing station south of Godcrich
bothers me,
It will sit right at the edge of
some of the finest agricultural
land in all of Canada. When we
see what is happening around the
Douglas Point station, we know .
pretty well what will happen in
Huron county. Schools for the
children of the builders have to be
erected, to be useless right after
the plant is built. The same with
housing and the necessary
streets, sewage and water facil-
ilities,
Sure, Hydro will contribute to
some of the cost of this, but a
good deal will still have to come
out of our taxes, Transmission
lines will take more of this fine
farmland, for there's no other
land to go through. And the
accompanying wrangles over
compensation, with Hydro people
playing neighbour against neigh-
bour, causing disruption in our
social life that can't be measured,
is another factor that will be
shrugged off by those who have
only learned to think in terms of
money. Who will come to harvest
our crops when workers at the
Hydro plant are paid Toronto
wages? Some farmers at the
vicinity of the plant will leave •
their farms for secure wages
there and area farmers won't be
able to lease the land from them
because they can't afford to pay
the wages. There must be a place
to put the d.... thing where it will
cause less disruption.
Why not put it in Sarnia? Their
Mayor is always hollering for
more and the lines can be led
along his new 4 -lane highway or
maybe even underground thro-
ugh the oil pipeline he so
desperately wants, The oil could
be a cooling agent. Or in northern
parts of the province where it can
be build on the rocks. It costs
more in initial outlay, but who can
say what the ultimate cost will be,
in higher food prices for
everyone,
Another thing that bugs me is
their arrogance. There will mostly
likely be hearings and when they
are all over, the minister will say
that it was good that everyone
had their say, but it was already
decided five years ago that the
plan will be where it is going.
In the last three years an area
as large as Huron county was
RURAL ROUNDUP
WATERMANAGEMENT IMPORTANT ON FARMS
"While spring -fed streams and flowing wells have been a mater of
satisfaction to farmers, the characteristics of some of these sources of
supply have changed over the years --many for the worse," says
Professor H.R. Whiteley, of the School of Engineering at the Ontario
Agricultural College.
As more land is put under intensive agricultural production, water
management is becoming an increasing concern to farmers,
conservationists and ecologists. Traditionally. good water management
was merely a well -drained soil: too much water in a field caused seed to
rot and plants to suffocate; too little and crops became parched and
often died. But increasingly, farmers are realizing water management
encompasses much more.
Water flow changes as more land is used in crop production. Lower
water tables can result from improved field drainage, since better
drainage reduces the amount of water in the groundwater system.
Intensively cultivated land has considerably less water -storage
potential then undrained pastures containing low wet spots and ponds.
Also, water quality changes; more sediment is present, noxious
chemicals or harmful plant growths appear more frequently.
Professor Whiteley recommends that annual checks be made of
water supplies from wells and springs. Such checks can reveal any
bacteriological and chemical pollutants possibly contained in the
groundwater.
"More attention should also be focused on farming practices that
might create pollution problems," he says. Land and waste treatment
practices should be thoroughly examined by the farm owner for
obvious sources of pollutants, and corrections made.
The development of water management programs, both on farms
and in conservation areas, will help to guarantee water supplies,
quality and storage for many years to come.
*****
CROP INSURANCE REVISED FOR UNSEEDED ACRES
In the spring of 1973 many acres could not be seeded because of the
extremely wet planting conditions. Under a new Preplant Insurance
option, available from the Crop Insurance Commission of the Ontario
Ministry of Agriculture and Food, farmers may now insure against not
getting their planting in.
This option is available through the regular crop insurance agents.
To qualify, the farmer declares the number of acres that he intends to
plant in the spring and pays a premium deposit of one dollar on each
acre. This deposit is then applied to the premium due for the acres he
gets planted and insured.
If he gets all his acres planted and insured, all his deposit is applied
and the preplant coverage has not cost any additional money. If some
of the acreage remains bare, the deposit of one dollar per acre is
retained but the farmer can make a claim for that acreage, of between
$6 and $24 per acre, subject to a five -acre deductible, The rate of
indemnity depends on the productivity of the farm,
The final application date for all the spring planted crops and the
preplant insurance option is May 1, 1974. For more information on crop
insurance, farmers should contact the Crop insurance Commission,
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Parliament Buildings,
Toronto M7A 1 B7.
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buried under concrete and now
they are starting on Huron county
itself, If I'm well informed, Huron country. Politicians seem to think
was designated as farming this to mean they have a free
Chiropractor
R. BRAY, D.C.
197 Josephine St,
Phone 357-1224
Wingham
J. BRYAN
LAVIS
GENERAL & LIFE INSURANCE
70 Joseph St. 482-9310
Clinton
BOTH BLYTH PHONES CALL
TOLL FREE
ASK OPERATOR FOR
ZENITH 11930
H.T. DALE
SEPTIC TANK PUMPING
SERVICE
CLINTON
PHONE COLLECT
482-3320
LYLE
YOUNGBLUT
OIL BURNER SALES
& SERVICE
"Your Oil Heating Contractor"
BLYTH ONTARIO
PHONE 523.9585
DOREEN'S
BEAUTY
SHOPPE
STYLING TINTING
CUTTING &
COLD WAVES
DOREEN McCALLUM
Phone Blyth 523-4511
OPEN MONDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY
'ELLIOTT INSURANCE
AGENCY
BLYTH ONT.
Phones: Office 523.4481; Res. 523-4323
INSURANCES IN ALL BRANCHES
Fire Windstorm Court and Other Bonds
'Automobile Burglary Plate Glass
Liability - All Kinds Life ,Guarantee
Inland Trans 'ortation Accident & Sickness All Risks Furs, Jewelr
YOUR
fo
nroorcn
GEORGE MUTTER
SALES AGENT
24 hour home heat delivery service
and annual cleaning.
Complete line of farm fuels,.
oils and greases
Brussels 887-6117
WARD
&
UPTIGROVE
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
J.C. WARD C.A.
R.E. UPTIGROVE C.A.
LISTOWEL ONT.
291-3040
ELLIOTT, REAL
ESTATE
AGENCY
Gordon Elliott, Broker
R. John Elliott, Salesman
PHONES:
Blyth Office 523.4481
Res. 523-4522 or
523-4323
WANTED: Listings on Farms,
Homes and Businesses
BEATTY FARM
SERVICE
CENTRE -
CORNER OF ALBERT &
PRINCESS STREETS
' CLINTON ONTARIO
Manure Handling Systems
Feed Automations
Stabling and Pen Equipment
All types Pressure Systems
"We service what we sell"
Phone 482-9561
PROUDLY CANADIAN
For Fast Result*
READaidUSE
THEWANTADS
REGULARLY!
BRIAN RINTOUL
R,R. 3, Wingham
Licenced
Auctioneer
Phone 357.2349
SALES OF ALL' TYPES
TOM DUIZER
Plumbing ,
& Heating
Oil Burner Sales - Service
Installation and Motor Repair
Myer's Pressure Systems
& Water Conditioning Equipment
Sheet Metal Work
LONDESBORO* ONT.
PHONE BLYTH 523-4359
J.E. LONGSTAFF
Optometrist
20 Isaac Street - Clinton
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
At Clinton, Monday only
9:00.5:30
At Seaforth, Tues., Wed,,
Thurs. & Fri.
9:00 - 5:30
DR. R.W.
STREET
BLYTH ONTARIO
PHONE 523-4433
office hours
by appointment
Emergency Coverage Through
Clinton Hospital
If Unavailable
•
P.A. ROY
INSURANCE
Your agent for:
C.I.A,G. LIFE
C.I.A.G. CASUALTY
CROP INSURANCE
SOUTH EASTHOPE FARM FIRE
17 Gibbings St., Clinton
Bus. 482-9357
Res. 482-3855
FARM FUELS & HOME
HEATING OILS
For Dependability & Service
KERRIGAN FUELS
379 VICTORIA STREET
CLINTON CALL COLLECT 482-9653
County budget up more
BY SHIRLEY J. KELLER
It will cost Huron County taxpayers more
in 1974. That was the news at last Friday's
session of Huron County Council at which
warden Bill Elston announced the county
budget was "up just a shade over
$400,000" and would represent what
amounts to an increase of about five and a
half mills,
The Warden explained it simply.
"Our services are going up every year,"
he said, "If we keep adding, we must have
more money."
He urged all committee members to "try
and hold down all new services" in the
coming year,
Clerk -treasurer John Berry said the total
budget amounted to $5,988,108 "just
$12,000 short of the $6,000,000 figure"
"The various committees and boards
have reviewed their requirements very
carefully, but despite this action there is a
steep increase in the county rate
requirements for the coming year," Barry
said.
"The increase is reflected in the general
rate which is increased some $380,000,"
Berry noted, "however, one must
remember that in 1973, the county used
approximately $200,000 on surplus funds
to hold the levy at that time,"
The Highways Department in turn is
drawing on its reserves this year, Berry
said, in order to hold the Highway levy, He
said one must look forward to 1975 when, if
the trend continues and the programming
in the Highway Department remains
constant, rate increase will be necessary
for highways.
General government will cost $272,360;
protection to persons and property,
$17,000; public works, $2,129,000; public
health, $400,718; social and family services
including Huronview; child welfare and
social services, $2,245,673; recreation and
community services including planning,
land division, library, museum and
Historic sites, $449,845; financial,
THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974. PG.13.
than $400,000
$196,160; other, such as reforestation,
development, grants, new building,
plumbing inspection, $179,245; estimated
surplus in 1974, $98,107, Total budget,
$5,988,108,
County taxpayers will contribute
$2,033,000 to this budget.
"If you recall last year it was decided to
accept the Tax Review Committee's report
which altered the distribution of county
costs by prorating some of these costs on a
population basis rather than assessment
basis," said Reeve Doug McNeil,
Colborne, "In addition to this change, of
course, is the increase in county
requirement, and as a result the overall
requirements for county purposes for 1974
are considerably greater,"
During the day -long session, business
included a report from the Medical Officer
of Health, Dr. Frank Mills. In his
presentation, Dr, Mills attempted to
explain recent stories in the press
concerning the possible amalgamation of
the Health Units in Huron and Perth.
Dr. Mills said it was his impression that
because there was a vacancy at the' present
time in Perth after the death of the MOH
there, talk of amalgamation has come alive
again. He said the last time it ,was
discussed was when there was a vacancy in
Huron,
He explained to council the decision on
this matter is up to the board of health and
county council,
"All we'd gain is some extra grants,"
said Dr, Mills, "But there would be more
work and less control,"
In his report, Dr. Mills explained the
present requirements in Huron when
installing a septic tank system.
The afternoon session dealt with the
UDIRA study (Urban Development in
Rural Areas) which is being completed as a
joint project between the county and the
province, James F. MacLaren Limited,
Willowdale, are the environmental con -1
sultants involved in the study.
IT'S MATTRESS WEEK
AT
BASE FACTORY OUTLET
LOCATED ON HWY #4, SOUTH, OF CLINTON AT VANASTRA
Sa1ett! and
box -spring sets
THE WESTERN MATTRESS COMPANY'S
TWILITE SHADOW SERIES OF
MATTRESSES
WITHOUT A DOUBT THIS IS A TOP
VALUE MATTRESS OFFER AT
$159.97 FOR 54" BOX SPRING &
MATTRESS -- 39" AND 48" SIZES
AVAILABLE ALSO.
FACTORY
OUTLET'
VALUE
PRICE
a
I DELIVERY AVAILABLE FOR A NOMINAL CHARGE
SALE SPECIAL
RECEIVE $3Q ALLOWANCE
ON YOUR PRESENT BOX
SPRING & MATTRESS --
REGARDLESS OF CONDITION.
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the firmness you pre-
fer. Tufted, quilted
tops. Popular sizes.
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AT THE STORE
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This make of sewing machine has
been a well known and popular brand
of sewing machine In Western
Canada for many years. Now to meet
our Increased sales demand we are
introducing this well known American
made brand to our Base Factory
Outlet customers.
NEW PORTABLE
MOD ELS
START AS LOW
AS $7597
SEWING MACHINE
DEMONSTRATION
FRI. 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. & SAT. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mr. Earl Borscht our sewing machine demonstrator and in-
structor will be at Base Factory Outlet on Friday, April 5 from 1
p.m. to 9 p.m. and on Sat. April 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mr. Bor-
scht has over 37 years experience. Drop In for a consultation -
NO charge.
Remember we service what we sell...We make repairs
to all makes of sewing machines. Our rates are
reasonable and our work carries a full year's warranty.
!USED SEWING MACHINE , SALE
We have a large assortment of used sewing
machines. There are numerous well known
makes and models from which to choose.
Each used machine is sold with our one
year full written warranty.
PG.14. THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974.
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Classified
Rates
3 cents per word, minimum 754
3 consecutive issues, 25 wards or
less, no changes, non -business,
$2.00
DEADLINE: NOON TUESDAY
For sale
CHILD'S LARGE CRIB AND
mattress. Ladies winter coat size
14, boys leather coat size 4.
Phone 523.4216 14-2
MAGAZINES FOR MEN
women and children on sale at
The Blyth Standard. 10-tfn
UPRIGHT GRAND PIANO AND
21ft. freezer. Phone 523-9338.
14.1
ONE RANGETTE; 28" GIRL'S
bike; 23" Electrohome Console
T.V. Apply Mrs. Ralph McCrea,
523.9344• 14.1
200 BALES FIRST CUT HAY.
Phone 526-7591. 14-1p
RABBIT CAGES. PHONE
523-4272. 14-1
ONE ONLY. NEW 20" SLIM
Line Portable B/W TV. Full
warranty. $139.95. 1. Bowes,
523-4412. 14-1p
WELSH PONY GELDING, 5
years old. Harness broken. Ideal
for cart or racing, also pony
harness. Both reasonable. Phone
526-7543. 14.1
5 GOOD STARTED HOLSTEIN
bull calves, 1 to 5 weeks old.
Phone Jim Phelan, 523-9507. 14-1
SEED GRAIN. PHONE 482.9851.
14-1
NEED HELP WITH YOUR
Income Tax. The book YOUR
INCOME TAX helps you file your
tax return and save money. Only
$2.95 at Baubles 'n' Books
Boutique in the Blyth Standard
building. 08-tfn
QUANTITY OF GOOD QUALITY
baled hay and straw. Phone
523-9338 14-1
BROADLOOM
CLINTON'S
CARPET CENTRE
• Wall to Wall Installations or
Area Carpets,
• Samples shown in your home,
• Free Estimates.
• Guaranteed Installations.
There's a Celanese Carpet • tot
every room in the home,
"Quality you can trust"
From
BALL & MUTCH FURNITURE
LIMITED
Phone 482-9505 Clinton
30-tt
For rent
UPPER DUPLEX, 4 ROOMS
and bath now vacant. Stan Kay,
523-4464. 14-lp
Wanted
BELGRAVE AREA MOTHER OF
one year ')Id and three and a half
year old would like to exchange
babysitting one day a week with
another mother having children of
similar ages.. Reply to Box 500,
" Blyth Standard. 13-2
Notice
Notice
Notice to owners of dogs
IN THE TOWNSHIP OF HULLETT
[Owner includes a person who possesses or harbours a dog.
R.S.O./721 By -Law 111973-5 Township of Hullett.
WHEREAS THE TOWNSHIP is liable for damage to livestock and
poultry by dogs;
AND WHEREAS dogs running at large can become a nuisance
and a menace;
THEREFORE pursuant to Sec. 5 & 7 of the Dog Licensing and
Livestock and Poultry Protection Act, C.133, the Council of the
Township of Hullett enacts as follows:
1. Owners must register all dogs with the Clerk of the Township by
June 1st, each year.
2. On registration a Licence Fee must be paid.
3, Fees to be paid are: 1 male or spayed female, $3.00; for each
additional male or spayed female, $4.00; for each female, $5,00;
for each additional female, 56.00.
4. A tag issued by the Township must be kept on the dog at all
times (except when the dog is being lawfully used for hunting
deer).
5. No dog is allowed to run at large in the Township of Hullett.
6. Owners contravening 4 or 5, above, are liable to fines of not
more than 550.00 under the Summary Convictions Act.
7. Any dog running at large may be killed forthwith by an officer
appointed by the Township for that purpose.
For the information and action of all concerned, 1974 Dog Tags
are now available at the Clerk's Office,
Clare Vincent, Clerk.
SINCE WE HAVE CONCLUDED
our business at the Supertest
Garage as of March 31, we would
appreciate an early settlement of
all outstanding accounts. • Bob
and Fran McClinchey. 14-1
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE ESTATE OF
LORNE SCRIMGEOUR
late of the Village of Blyth in the
County of Huron, Retired Carpen-
ter, deceased.
ALL persons having claims
against the Estate of the
above-named who died on the
12th day of January, 1973, are
required to file full particulars
thereof with the undersigned on
or before the 22nd day of April,
1974, after which date the assets
will be distributed, having regard
only to the claims of which the
undersigned shall then have
notice.
DATED at Clinton, Ontario,
this 26th day of March, 1974.
E.B. MENZIES Q.C.,
Clinton, Ontario,
Solicitor for the said Estate.
14-3
Help wanted
EXPERIENCED TRUCK DRIVER
Apply to Box 10, c/o Clinton
News -Record, stating experience
and references. 14-2
Birth
GALBRAITH. At Oshawa Hospit-
al on Sunday, March 31, 1974, to
Mr. and Mrs. John Galbraith (nee
Marilyn Campbell) of Whitby, a
son.
BE R
Sales - Service
Installation
• Barn Cleaners
▪ Bank Feeden
• Stabling
FREE ESTIMATES
Donald G. Ives
R.R. 2, BLYTH
Phone Brussels 887-9024
In memoriam
PETTEPLACE. In loving memory
of a dear mother and grandmoth-
er, Loretta Petteplace who passed
away two years ago, April 2,
1972.
What we would give if we could
say,
"Hello Mom" in the same old
way,
To hear you laugh, to see you
smile,
To sit with you and chat a
while.
So you who have a mother,
Cherish her with care,
For you'll never know the
heartache,
Till you see her empty chair.
Lovingly remembered by daught-
er, Donna, son-in-law, Murray
and grandchildren, Gary, Herbie,
Sherri and Connie Govier. 14-lp
At your service
CONCRETE WORK
Expert chimney and roofing re-
pairs; specializing in stabling. Don
Ives, Phone Brussels, 887.9024: tfn
SEPTIC TANK
CLEANING SERVICE
All work guaranteed. Twenty years
experience. Phone Louis Blake, RR
2, Brussels, 887-6800. tfn
HURON
PINES
ELECTRIC
86 KING ST.
INDUSTRIAL,
RESIDENTIAL, FARM
WIRING
CLINTON 482-7901
'PROP. BUDD KUEHL
For Fast Results
READaiJUSE
THEWANM
REGUIAME
Card of thanksCard of thanks
THE BLYTH LIONS would like to
thank anyone who helped in any
way to make their third annual
Tyke Tournament successful,
Your help was much appreciated,
14.1
CAMPBELL, I would like to thank
everyone who remembered me
with cards, visits and inquiries
when I was a patient in Wingham
Hospital and since I have been at
home, - Frances Campbell, 14-lp
GLOUSHER, I wish to sincerely
thank all my friends, neighbours
and relatives for their cards,
treats and flowers sent to me
while I was a patient in Victoria
Hospital, London, Special thanks
to Dr. Wyatt and nurses on Third
Floor East,
Herb Glousher, 14-1p
GLOUSHER. The relatives of the
late William Creighton would like
to thank all who remembered
them at the time of their
bereavement. Special thanks to
Rev. C.L. Wittich and the Tasker
Funeral Home for their services.
-Mac Glousher, 14-lp
McCALLUM, I wish to thank the
people of the vicinity who visited
me and those who sent cards, also
Drs. Baker and Street and the
nurses and staff of the Clinton
Public Hospital for their kindness
while 1 was a patient there.
-John McCallum, 14.1p
HELP
US
HELP
McNALL, The family of the late
Mrs. George McNaII would like to
express their deep appreciation
for the many floral tributes and
Mass cards received at the time of
her death, A deep appreciation to
Rev. Father D.J. McMaster and
Dr, R.W. Street for their special
attention and care during her long
sickness. We deeply appreciated
the special prayers at the Tasker
Funeral Home and -Mass given by
Father McMaster at the church,
also the participation by the
organist and choir of St.
Michael's Church, Blyth, the
beautiful solo by Dr. R.W. Street
and duet by Dr. Street and his
daughter, Kathy. This will always
be remembered and cherished by
the family, To the Tasker Funeral
Home, Catholic Women's
League, Bearers, also the Clinton
Hospital and staff and those who
visited her and sent cards and
flowers during her stay there, a
heartful thank you. To neigh-
bours, friends and relatives,
thank you so much for your words
of consolation and acts of
kindness shown to us during our
time of sorrow. They will never be
forgottcn.
-Sincerely, the family of the late
Mrs. George McNall. 14-lp
STRAUGHAN. Just a sincere
thank you for visits to the bedside
and also for kind wishes received
by mail during my short stay in
Clinton Hospital. It means so
much to we older folk to know
you're still remembered,
-Will and Elva Straughan,
Auburn, 14-1
YOUNG. I would like to take this
opportunity in thanking the
nurses on second floor, Wingham
District Hospital. Special thanks
to Dr. Wilkins, and Dr. Ping. Also
special thanks to friends and
neighbours who sent cards or
visited, -Iris Young, 14.1 p
Real estate Real estate
Are you interested in selling your
farm? Prices have never been
better. We have buyers ready to
buy your farm or land of any`'kind.
Contact: Mason Bailey Iola Bailey
Real Estate Limited, 82 Albert
Street, Clinton, Ontario, Phone:
482-9371
82 Albert Street,
Clinton, Ontario.
Phone 482-9371.
MASON BAILEY-
MANAGER/BROKER
100 acre farm in Morris Township
1' storey modernized home, 8
rooms, 4 bedrooms. Frame barn
suitable for cattle, silo and drive
shed. Maitland River crosses the
property.
*****
1 floor red brick bungalow in
Londesboro. 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms
and double garage. Nice large lot.
*****
Large split-level home in Clinton.
Angel -stone and brick electric
heat. 4 bedrooms, floors mostly
carpeted. Large corner lot.
*****
175
Town
Mil
house.
*****
JUST LISTED: 1' storey stucco
home in Clinton, 8 rooms, F.A.
gas furnace.
*****
JUST LISTED: Modestly priced•5
room, 1 floor aluminum sided
home in Clinton, 3 bedrooms, oil
heated. Nice large lot.
*****
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Inflation is caused by people who
believe in the romantic theory
that someday wages will catch up
with prices.
FOR SALE
Clinton outskirts, 2-3 bedroom,
4 -piece bath, modern kitchen,
large living room with dining
area, good basement with laundry
room, electric heat, carport, town
water, low taxes, Phone 482.7676,
14.2
Mrs. George
MRS. W. GEORGE McNALL
Anna Mary Healy, widow of the
late W. George McNall passed
away at Clinton Hospital, Thurs-
day, March 21, 1974 in her 73rd
year,
She was born in Morris
Township June 11, 1901, the
daughter of the late Micheal
Healy and Ann Kelly,
She was married to the late W.
George McNall on January 22,
• 1921, She was predeceased by her
husband on Saturday, February
21, 1970 in his 75th year,
Mrs. McNall was a devout
McNall
member of St. Michael's Roman
Catholic Church, Blytn where she
worshipped all her life with the
exception of a short period when
they resided in Detroit, Michigan
and Goderich.
She was a faithful member of
the Catholic Women's League,
Alter Society, League of the
Sacred Heart and the Porpagation
of the Faith,
She is survived by four sisters
and three brothers, Mrs, Alfred
(Olive) Goldsworthy, Clinton;
mrs. Joe (Della) Redmond,
Wingham; Mrs, Mike (Ursla)
THE BLYTH CALORIE COUNT-
ing Club will resume meetings on
Wednesday evening starting
April 10. If anyone is interest'd in
taking off pounds sensibly be at
the school Wednesday night at 8
p.m. Everyone is welcome - male
or female. 14.1
BLYTH LIONS ANNUAL SMOR-
gasbord and Dance, Friday, April
19. Music by The Blenders.
Dancing 9:00.12:30, Tickets $8.00
per couple available at Blyth
Printing and Madill's. (No bar),
14-1
CASH BINGO, SEAFORTH
Legion Hall, Friday, April 5, 1974
at 8:15 p.m. sharp. 15 regular
games' for $10.00 each; three
specials for $25,00 each and a
$75.00 Jackpot to go each week.
Admission, $1,00; extra cards 25c
each or 7 for $1.00. (Children
under 16 not permitted.) Pro-
ceeds for Welfare Work, Spon-
sored by Branch 156, Scaforth
Royal Canadian Legion. There
will be po bingo'on Good Friday,
08-tfn
NEW BINGO, CLINTON LEGION
Hall, 8:30 p.m. April 4. Admiss-
ion, $1,00 each. Three Share -the -
wealth games, One jackpot game
for $200 in 59 calls or less, or
guaranteed $25 consolation. One
call and $10 added weekly if not
won, tfn
THE HURON COUNTY HEALTH
Unit invites you to attend the
Child Health Clinic, Health Unit
office, Medical Building, Brussels
on Tuesday, April 9, 1974 from
9:30 - 11:30 a.m. for:
1. Health Surveillance
2, Anaemia Screening
3. Immunization
4. Hearing Screening
5. Fluoride brushing of children's
teeth to prevent cavities for ages
3 to 5 years,
6. Vision testing 14-1
Blyth Lions
BINGO
Blyth
Memorial Hall
Every Sat. night
$150
JACKPOT
In 60 calls
BIG CASH
PRIZES
THE HURON COUNTY HEALTH
Unit invites you to attend the
Expectant Parent Education
Classes being held in the
following areas: Exeter, Monday,
April 22, 1974, Health Unit, 7:30 -
9:30; Goderich, Tuesday, April
16, 1974, High School, 7:30.9:30
Brussels, Tuesday, April 16,
1974, Health Unit, 7:3Q - 9:30;
Clinton, Wednesday, April 17,
1974, Health Unit, 7:30 • 9:30;
Wingham, Wednesday, April 17,
1974, Health Unit, 7:30 - 9:30;
Seaforth, Thursday, April 18,
1974, Health Unit, 7:30 - 9:30,
Both husbands and wives are
invited to attend and participate
in the discussions. Please pre
register by calling 1-800-265-4485
toll free of nearest Health Unit
office at following numbers:
Brussels, 887-9331; Clinton,
482-3416; Exeter, 235-1014; God-
erich, 524-8301; Seaforth,
527-1243 and Wingham, 357-2264
14-2
Entertainment at
The Queen's
Hotel
Brussels
FRIDAY and
SATURDAY NIGHTS
APRIL 5 • 7
THE OLDEN BROTHERS
FROM LONDON
Country and Western
THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974. PG.15.
dies in her 73rd year
McLaughlin, Dublin; Miss NOra
Healy, London; Michael Healy,
Blyth, Sarto • and Gus Healy,
London.
Mrs, McNall's mother died
when she was two weeks old. She
was raised by her grandmother
and grandfather, the late Mike
Kelly and Ellen Oliver, The
surviving members of this family
are: Mr. Earl Kelly Sr., R,R. 2,
Blyth; Leo Kelly, Scaforth;
Vincent Kelly, Mitchell, Frank '
Kelly and Mrs. Ann McLaughlin,
London and also several nieces
and nephews,
Mrs, McNall will be sadly
missed by her relatives and her
many friends and neighbours in
Blyth. and surrounding district,
Personally speaking
Mr. and Mrs, Ross Radford of
Port Colbourne visited with Mrs.
Maude Radford for two days last
week,
Mr, and Mrs, Jim Carter and
Glenda of Milverton visited on
Sunday with the former's father
Mr. and Mrs. William Carter.
Mr, John Van Den Assem has
returned to his home in Blyth
after a four month visit with
friends and relatives in Holland.
Visitors at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Walden on, the
weekend were Mr. and Mrs. Sid
McClinchcy of Auburn, Mr. and
Mrs. Ross Wilson, London, Gary
Walden of Westfield and Marie
Gear of London, •
Richard W. Collings, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Collings,
Londesboro, has been elected
President of the Cosmopolitan
Club at Springfield (Mass.)
College. The purpose of the
Cosmopolitan Club is to enhance
the bond of friendship and mutual
understanding between American
and International students at SC,
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PG 16 THE BLYTH STANDARD, APRIL 3, 1974,
Will •
Whelan knuckle under p to o itics?
BY KEITH ROULSTON
The April issue of Maclean's
magazine deals a good deal with
food prices and their causes. It
also features an article on the
man who has more power over
food prices than anyone else
these days, Eugene Whelan,
Minister of Agriculture for
Canada.
Those who read this newspaper
probably know by now that this
writer has a great deal of
admiration for the portly farmer
from Essex county. Those who
have seen him know he has a
rather large waistline, and it's all
gut. Unlike so many wishy-washy
politicians, Whalen has made a
nano for himself by saying what
he thinks is right.
In a time when food prices have
been a focus of consumer
discontent, many agricultural
ministers would have been
running scared, They would have
been apologizing all over the
place for the farmers and would
have been easy prey for urban -or-
iented cabinet ministers who
would have liked to have put
tighter clamps on the farmer in
order to drive food prices down
and win votes in the city.
Not Whelan.
He told us consumers that we
were spoiled by too many years of
low food prices while the farmers
Westfield
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BY MRS. CHAS. SMITH
Mr. and Mrs. Denton Hallman
of Hespeler visited on Saturday
with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Snell
and family.
Miss Heather Campbell of
Wingham visited on Thursday
with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Smith
and Mr, Gordon McDowell visited
on Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Kelly of Seaforth.
Mrs. Eric Vogel and Mrs. Doug
Smith of London visited on
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Garth
Walden and family.
Mr. and Mrs, Neil T. McLean
and family of Toronto visited on
the weekend with Mrs. Muriel
McLean.
Mr. and Mrs. David Webster
and family of Blyth visited on
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Howatt.
Mr. and Mrs. Clift' Coultes,
Murray, Marion and Marlene of
Gorric visited on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Charlie Smith.
Mrs. Jack Johnston and Kari of
London visited on Monday with
Mr, and Mrs, Ernest Snell and
family,
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Smith of
London visited on Sunday with
Mr. and MI's. Gerald McDowell.
Mr. and Mrs, Jasper Snell and
family visited on Sunday with
Mrs. Eccles Dow. Nelson and
Ivan of East Wawanosh.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Marshall
and Master Kevin Turney of
Listowel visited%on Sunday with
Mrs. Muriel McLean.
Mr. and Mrs.Peter de Groot
visited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. John Terpscra of Mitchell.
4-H club
meets
BY KAREN YOUNG
The Blyth Powder Puffs held '
their third meeting at the home of
Mrs. Cliff Snell on March 27 at
7:30,
They opened with the roll call,
"One good grooming habit will
practice", Wendy read the
minutes of the last meeting. Mrs.
snell announced Achievement
Day on May 18th at Blyth Public
School.
The discussion was on "A place
for everything". The meeting
closed with the 4-H motto, ,
suffered, He told us to get ready
to pay more for food, and that
even with high food prices we had
among the lowest prices in the
world.
He was right of course, In a
town like ours, we can see the
decline of agriculture first hand.
We can see the number of farm
families dwindle yearly. We,
more than anyone else, should
know that farmers need a break
after so many years of squeezing
out a living.
Whelan, a farmer who worked
his way from pverty to success,
and now to one of the highest
offices in the land, has ideas that
don't go at all with the past
policies involving agriculture, For
instance, in the past crops have
been destroyed and farmers have
been paid not to produce in order
to keep farm prices up.
Whelan says, "I can't accept
that it is right to tell a farmer to
destroy a crop, or not to grow as
much as he can, It's been our job
for thousands of years to grow
things, and now, in a starving
world, the experts tell us to lay
off. I can't accept that."
The thing that is so attractive
about Whelan is that he's honest.
If he thinks something needs to
be said, he says it, and hang the
political consequences, Such men
arc few and far between, It was
this same outspokeness that
attracted such a wide following to
a guy named Pierre Elliott
Trudeau some six years ago. He
was fresh and not at all like your
traditional politician. The prob-
lem is, he became a politician as
he went along, and suddenly he
wasn't so attritive anymore.
Will the sante thing happen to
Whelan? We sincerely .hope not,
but unfortunate things can
happen in politics. Maybe he is
heinv henten ahradv. The re('ent
beef subsidy doesn't sound like
the kind of policy Whelan would
accept unless he had to for
political reasons, It seems much
more likely he would simply have
slapped an export tax on U.S.
beef rather than mess things up
with a subsidy that was hard to
administer.
Perhaps the rest of the party
was anxious not to increase the
price of beef to the consumer,
who is also the voter. Perhaps the
party didn't want to anger the
Americans with a tax.
Or, perhaps Whelan made a
mistake. Frankly, we hope it's the
latter. We'd rather see a man
hake an honest mistake than
having to knuckle under.
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