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BLYTH, ONTARIO PRiCE: 15 CENTS
VOLUME 84 • NO. 36 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
Council finally gives Hall
approval. If approval final work
may start soon
Unless another hitch arises or village
council changes its mind again, the
renovations to Memorial Hall should soon
begin.
Construction is likely to begin early in
October with the work being done by
Venture Constructions of Wingham headed
by Dan Stuckey. The Memorial Hall
controversy has raged for more than a year
as to whether or not the council should go
ahead with replacement of the old roof of
the 50 -year-old building which had begun
to sag in recent years and was declared
unsafe by engineers,
After months of debate council finally
called for tenders in June only to find the
lowest tender was $47,000, far beyond
what council thought the job should cost.
Council wouldn't award the contract and
another bid was later received from
Venture Construction, a company which
uses Amish farmers as workmen. Council
mulled over the Venture offer for more
to a month as they inspected other
)jects undertaken by the company.
It was evident at Monday night's regular
uncil meeting that councillors were still
ri, t overwhelming in their approval. They
wine bothered by the fact that Venture was
your ordinary contruction company. it
0 as pointed out that the Amish workers
refuse to be involved with Workmen's
1::otnnensation. Councillor John Manning
pointed out this could leave the village, as
anployers, liable to fines from the
'::,>mpensation Board if any accidents
l'u!.ppened.
The fact that Venture was not registered
ompany also bothered council as did the
tck of a performance band of a firm
mitten contract.
"I don't think he (Stuckey) is the kind of
a fellow who'll take advantage of it" said
Councillor Manning. "1 don't see what else
we can do," He said he saw nothing
detrimental about the project he had
inspected in Wingham which the company
was working on,
Councillor Mac Brooks said there were a
lot of loopholes, a lot of ifs, ands and buts
and councillor Manning admitted that he
would like to see some of the loopholes
closed.
"If it was my business," said Councillor
William Howson, "I'd given him the go
ahead without any question, but we're
dealing here with public money,"
Earlier in the meeting Clerk -treasurer
Larry Walsh brought council up to date on
the possible grants available. If the project
is approved for a winter works grant (which
had to be applied for on Tuesday), a grant
of 50 per cent of the cost of labour could be
obtained which could run to $7,000. The
Community Centres Act grant of $4,000
has been approved with some hope that
this might be raised to $7500, in addition
the Swinging Seniors, the Blyth Senior
Citizens group has applied for a New
Horizons grant of $5,000 for the project,
Many pledges from groups and individuals
have also been made.
One of the stumbling blocks in the way of
the decision was the matter of payment for
crane rental. The rental was not included in
the $30,000 bid by Venture and councillors
were afraid that if not carefully and
supervised the cost of rental could mount
swiftly.
Finally councillor Manning moved that
Venture be given the contract with the
stipulation that close consultation on the
use of a crane was to be made with council,
Councillor Howson seconded the motion
and it was supported unanimously by
council.
In other business it was revealed that
contruction of senior citizens apartments
will not begin this fall as had been hoped
because of legal problems in acquiring land
on Queen Street in Blyth. Part of the parcel
of land on which the Ontario Housing
Corporation would like to build the project
is tied up in an estate with no clear title,
Without this property there is not enough
area for septic tanks for the 12 -unit
building,
1974.
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It was a tooting time
The big steamers, little steamers, old cars and many other relics of the past were in Blyth
again on the weekend for the 13th annual Huron Pioneer Thresher Reunion. It was the
biggest one yet with an increase of about 2000 persons over the record attendance of last
year. --staff photo
East Wawanosh forms
O.F.A. executive says beef farmers in trouble recreation committee
Members of the Huron County Federa-
tion of Agriculture heard a spirited defence
of the Canadian Egg Marketing Agency
Thursday night when they met in Belgrave.
Delmer Bennett, an eastern Ontario
farmer and member of the Board of
DELMER BENNETT
defends CEMA
Directors of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture said a lot of people of business
and government are down on CEMA
because they don't want to work, What
they want, he said, is a return to the days
of cheap food,
"The thing the consumer doesn't
realize," Mr. Bennett told the 70 farmers
at the meeting, "is that he will only get
cheap fora short time." Then, he said, the
farmers would go broke,
"If we don't get an equal standard of
living with our urban 'cousins'," he said,
"our children will leave the farms and we'll
have to import food. The consumer will
suffer in the long run,"
He said critics of high food costs said it
hurt people on fixed income but it was up
to society, not farmer to look after those on
pensions or welfare, He said older farmers
were willing to take a lower standard of
living but the younger people just weren't
going to stand for it.
Mr. Bennett predicted hundreds of beef
farmers will go bankrupt this year because
of lower beef prices while input costs
remain high. Feedlots owners rely heavily
on bank financing, he said and the high
cost of borrowing is going to hurt them
badly.
Mr. Bennett outlined some increases in
input costs such as increases in building
materials of 32 per cent, in seed of 106 per
cent, in feed of 83 per cent and in one
formula.of fertilizer of 300 per ceitt "We
as an organization," he told the Federation
members, "must find some way of getting
more out of our cattle, eggs etc, so we can
meet these costs."
He said that despite higher food costs
Canadian consumers were still getting food
that was the best bargain in the world. He
said he had visited England in April and
found eggs selling for $1.10 a dozen while
salaries were about 75 per cent of those in
Canada. One woman he knew, he said,
held a repsonsible position in a department
store and earned 20 pounds a week, or less
than $50.
When food prices increase a "Measily
little bit", he said, it hits the front page of
the newspaper but increases in other
things don't hit the headlines.
"Consumers are lucky," he said, "and if
they don't believe it they'd better take a
trip to another country and see what it's
like,"
In the face of this strong consumer
opposition, he said the farmer need a
strong organization and he was glad to see
that Huron County had the largest
membership in O.F.A.
892,000 drain
Plans are proceeding for a major new
drainage project in the east end of Blyth.
Council approved a bylaw Monday night
for application far a subsidy of $45,000 on
the $92,000 drain that will drain both the
area already settled and new housing
developments in the east end.
A special meeting of council was held
on August 20. when the engineer, B.M.
Ross and Associates estimated that cost at
a whopping $125,000, When council
East Wawanosh township will soon have
a recreation committee,
At the September meeting of township
council held in Belgrave on September 3
the necessary bylaw was passed to
authorize the formation of an East
Wawanosh Recreation, Parks and
Community Centre Board.
In other business, council endorsed a
resolution from the town of Whitby that
regulations governing the issuing of
special liquor licenses be reviewed to see if
the process could be speeded up. It was
noted that at times the event has passed
before the permit is issued,
A grant of $50 was given to the Huron
Plowmen's Association and one of $30 was
given to the Belgrave-Myth-Brussels
School Fair Board.
A livestock claim of $125.00 was paid to
Keith Weber after a calf was killed by a
dog. Five building permits were issued.
Road accounts of 3,847.2J, general
accounts of $813,65 were approved for
payment.
might begin
discovered that this included extras like
repaving streets and based over five years,
the requested a revision over two years and
with no repaving, since it was felt it was
foolish to pave streets that would be torn
up again for the installation of sanitary
sewers. The new estimate came to $92,000,
Work is not expected to begin until
November at the earliest.
PG.2. THE BLYTH STANDARD, SEPTEMBER 11, 1974.
This 'n' That.
More houses for Blyth
Four building permits were
issued at the Monday night's
council meeting. They include
one for a new porch for Edith
Cartwright; a silo on the farm of
Mrs. Peter UyI; and new houses
for Klaas DeJong and Lloyd
Machan.
*****
Council is still in the dark about
progress on the sewerage project.
Letters have been written to the
Ministry of the Environment but
have not been answered. The
ministry has reorganized, setting
ur a London office to handle
projects in this area and seems to
be disorganized as well, Council
is going to try to set up a meeting
to see what progress has been
made.
*****
News is news only when it's
new.
An event just isn't news if it
happened months ago. We'd ask
you to remember that when
you're submitting news for
publication. Now and then we get
a report of a meeting or a birthday
or a wedding that took place
weeks or even morths ago. We
love to have your news, but while
it's still news.
Belgrave-area man dies at age 75
EARL ANDERSON
Earl Anderson of R.R. 4,
Brussels died September 4, 1974
in Victoria Hospital London after
a short illness. He was 75 years of
age.
He was born in North Dakota,
U.S.A., the son of the late James
Anderson and Mary Sproat and
came to Canada in 1906. He was
Man discovers balloon in field
It came a long way
When Mark Kennedy saw a
balloon lying in the front field of
his farm on the 8th concession of
Hullett Monday he got curious.
When he picked up the yellow
balloon he found it had a card
attached. The balloon had been
sent aloft by Tina Tones of the
Loves Park Evangelical Free
Church in Rockford, Illinois. The
card asked the finder to return the
card because it was part of a
contest to see whose balloon
would go the farthest.
It appeared that at one time
there were four balloons attached
to the card but two had come off
and the fourth had broken.
Mark says he is going to write a
letter when he returns the card
because he is interested in
discovering more details of the
contest.
educated at Wingham Public
School and S.S. No, 5, Morris
Township and Queen's Art
college.
In early life he was a
missionary in the west and later
life.
He was married in Westport
Ontario in 1928 to Sara Young of
Westport. She survives him.
Mr. Anderson had been retired
for several years. He was a
member Knox United Church,
Belgrave and a former secretary -
treasurer of the Federation of
Agriculture Sunday School Presi-
dent and Clerk of the Session.
Surviving besides his wife are
four daughters and two sons:
Mrs. Ted (Pat) Flunking, Auburn;
Mrs. Wilfred (Audrey) Schreider
of Milton; Mrs. Ed. (Muriel)
Hartten, Kingston; Mrs, Thomas
(Karen) Moy, Mississauaga;
James of Guelph and Keith of
Rexdale.
Two sisters also survive him:
Mrs. A,J. Burke of Orangeville
and Mrs. Nellie McArter,
Brussels. He was predeceased by
two brothers, Alex and Jack,
Eighteen grandchildren also
survive.
The funeral service was held
Saturday, September 7, from the
S,J. Walker Furniture Home,
Wingham with Rev. John G.
Roberts officiating Burial was in
Brandon Cemetery,
Pallbearers were Willard Arm-
strong, George Michie, Ross
Anderson, Lloyd Anderson,
Donald McArter, and Bill
McArter. Flowerbearers were
Glen Van Camp and Leo Sanders.
Cost of protecting Canada's for-
ests from wildfire exceeded sixty-
five million dollars in 1972.
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Local men elected directors of O.F.A.
Three new directors to the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture were appointed
at the regional meetings of the northern
Huron regions of OFA held in Belgrave
Thursday night.
Two of the three directors come from the
Blyth area. Mason Bailey of Blyth was
named to represent the Northwest Huron
region covering Ashfield, West Wawanosh
and East Wawanosh. Named delegates to
the OFA's annual convention from the
same arca were Adrian Vos of Blyth, Orvic
Gingerich of Ashfield and Vince Austin of
Ashfield.
Maurice Bean of R.R. 1, Auburn was
named the director for the Central region
covering the townships of Huilett,
McKillop and Morris. Bill Pulien, R.R, 2,
Blyth, John Benjamins, R.R. 1, Blyth and
Gordon Blanchard fo Seaford] were named
delegates.
John Stafford of Wroxeter was named
regional director for the north -cast region
comprising "'urnberry, Howie, and Grey
townships. Delegates were Doug Fortune,
Wingham Charlie Thomas, Brussels and
Martin Bann, Walton,
'I'hc 70 farmers present at the meeting
also signed a petition to try to help a
Lucknow-arca farmer recover a $I000
deposit on a steel building he has not
received,
The farmer explained that he had made
the deposit when he ordered the building
Decorators,
Giants win
The Radford's Gravel Giants
and the Lawrie Decorators ad-
vanced to the Blyth Industrial
Softball Finals last week.
The Gravel Giants defeated the
Manning's Lumber Kings 3 to 1
to win their best 2 out of 3 series
two games to none. Bob Bromley •
pitched six outstanding innings
for Gravel Ginats. Doug Scrima-
gcour relieved in the seventh.
Wayne McDougall pitched a
strong game for the Lumber
Kings.
- The Decorators and the Atlas
Raw Hides played nine innings
before the Decorators errupted
for seven runs in the top half of
the ninth to win the game 19 to 12
and the series two games to non.
Keith Allen and Garth Walden hit
three -run homers for the Raw
Hides. Richard Chalmers hit a
three -run homer for the Decora-
tors. Don Stewart's -.,iuceze bunt
scored Wayne Cvu,.c'a with the
winning run. Grant Coultes
pitched for the Decorators. Keith
Allen, Gord Riley and Ken Scott
shared the ptiching for the Raw
Hides.
The Gravel Giants and the
Decorators now meet in a best 3
out of 5 final. The first game to be
played Wednesday, September
11. The second game will be
played Sunday, September 15 at
8:00. The third game will be
played Tuesday, September 17
at 8:00 p.ni.
Blyth native
dies in Simcoe
RUSSELL SELLER
Russell Seller of 13 Warren
Road, Simcoe died on Sunday,
September 8, 1974 in Norfolk
General Hospital in his 89th year.
He was born in Blyth. He was a
life member of Blyth Masonic
Lodge (AF & AM) 11303. •
He is survived by his wife, the
former Elizabeth Woods; two
sons, John of Ancaster, Jene of
Ripley; three daughters, Mrs.
June Finlay of Toronto, Miss Joy
Seller of Toronto and Mrs, John
(Janice) Buck of Port Dover and
11 grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
from Baldock Funeral Home in
Simcoe on Tuesday, September
10 at 2 p.m. interment was in
Woodhouse United Church
Cemetery.
and then just before delivery was informed
that he must complete payment on delivery
with a certified cheque. He had a cheque
certified but through error it was for the
before closing time at the bank. The farmer
offered to cover the remainder of the order
with a personal cheque but was told the
cheque had to be certified even though this
had not bcc stipulated in the original
contract. So, he told the trucker to take the
building back. The company now refuses to
THE BLYTH STANDARD, SEPTEMBER 11, 1974, PG,3.
News from
Huronview
Owing to the Labor Day
Holiday, Monday's activities
were cancelled. Two new resi-
dents, Mrs, Margaret Erratt and
Mr, John Nesbitt, of Blyth were
welcomed at the Tuesday Hymn
Sing followed the Bible Study led
by Mrs, Prouti of Exeter. Mrs.
Myrtle McAsh and Mrs. Nellie
Walsh shared the piano accom-
paniment for the hymns.
The residents enjoyed an hour
of organ music on Thursday
afternoon played by Ed Stiles, of
Godcrich, who also accompanied
Mrs. Betty Rogers for several
vocal solo numbers.
The Bradleys, of Clinton,
entertained on "Family Night".
This very talented family have
won the hearts of the folks at the
Home, as well as the surrounding
conimunity with their fine Irish
music. Mr, Eugene Bradley
accompanies the four girls and
three boys with Mrs. Bradley
joining the group for the last
number.
By the way, we arc arranging
our fall "Fancily Night" programs
if your group could help out it
would be appreciated.
give back the $1000 deposit.
Mason Bailey, director for north-west
Huron said that the O.F.A. office in
Toronto has been working on the problem
but hadn't been able to get anywhere. He
recommended the petition to try to put
sonic pressure on the company,
He said there were 14 similar cases with
the same company under investigation by
O.F.A, where buildings had been delivered
short of parts or other complications arose.
Hullett forms its first recreation
committee
Hullett township 'now has its own
Recreation Committee,
Hullett township council passed the
necessary bylaw for formation of the body
at the monthly meeting on September 1
The first meeting of the committee was
to be held on Tuesday night.
At the same meeting last week the
application of Norman Alexander for the
position of Ditch commissioner was
accepted. The post became open when
Clerk -treasurer Clare Vincent resigned the
position last month. There were three
applications, Mr. Alexander, Hugh Flynn
and Len Archambault.
The report on the Van Dorp drain was
received from the engineer Henry
Undcrstadt. Tenders for the drain are to be
called and the court of revision will be held
October 7 at 9 p.m.
Building permits were issued to Murray
Howatt, Tony Fidom, R. Irwin, E.
Salverda, Paul Dyck, J. Cooper, K.
Dykstra, Thomas Beattie, T. Tiesma, R.
Gibbings, Alex Kiss, Andrew Veenstra.
General accounts of $2,047.05, drainage
accounts of $13,700.47 and road accounts
of $31,383.45 were approved for payment.
Tourism means jobs.
This is what Ontario is doing
to keep the tourists coming.
Tourism is good for Ontario. Tourists take
nothing away except happy memories, but
they leave plenty of money behind them.
That's why your Ontario government seeks
to attract visitors to our province, and asks
for your help in making them feel welcome.
Already, tourism is Ontario's 3rd largest
industry. It provides jobs for over 154,000
people, quite possibly including you and
your neighbours. What's more, by 1978
Ontario expects to play host to enough visitors
to create 85,000 additional jobs.
A worthwhile goal, certainly. But how can all
this be accomplished? Here are some of the
things that your Ontario government is doing:
We're making loans for the development of
tourist faci lities —through the Ontario Business
Incentives Program, Ontario Development
Corporation, Eastern Ontario Development
Corporation, and Northern Ontario Develop-
ment Corporation.
Ontario now has Tourism specialists in
London (Eng.), Los Angeles, Frankfurt, and
Tokyo.
We are working with airlines, railroads and
bus companies to promote the pleasures of
Ontario.
We are striving to bring conventions to
smaller as well as larger communities, and
to resort areas, especially during off seasons.
We are supporting your local Travel Associ-
ations, with ample money to promote local
tourism.
We are promoting the attractions of our
Province by advertising throughout Ontario
and nearby U.S. states.
You can help us welcome visitors by
greeting them in a friendly manner, and
showing them genuine hospitality.
Encourage visitors to come back, and to
bring their friends.
If we all do our share, we can increase the
number of tourists who come here, and that's
not only good for the tourists — it's good for
Canada, good for Ontario, and good for you.
Far more information or specific advice, write
to:
Tourism Development
Division of Tourism
Ministry of Industry and Tourism
Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario
Claude Bennett, Minister
Government ofOntario
William Davis; Premier
PG.4. THE BLYTH STANDARD, SEPTEMBER 11, 1974.
Editorial
Time to take
reponsibility
The smell over the rotten egg scandal has drawn attention to one
important matter: the need for a program to get more Canadian food 10
the starving people of other nations.
Unfortunately the blame for the problem has gone on the egg
marketing board and to some extent on the farmer -producer and not
where it belongs: on society as a whole.
Ironically, most of the fire has been directed at Agricultural Minister
Eugene Whelan and he has come out looking like a man who would see
people starve in other countries while food goes to waste in Canada.
It's ironic because Whelan has been the kind of Agricultural Minister
who would like to see farmers producing blast rather than holding
back on production in order to keep prices at a place where they can
mage a profit. He would like to see full production, and sec Canadian
• farm produce go abroad, but the system has not been set up for that. It
should be, immediately, but it's unfair to blame the marketing board or
farmer for the fact that it hasn't. Mr.Whelan, as part of the
government must accept responsibility but he's only one minister and
all those other ministers, most of them from urban ridings, bear a huge
responsibility too.
And so does the public, the people who holler so hard about food
prices and waste, As Mr. Whelan has said before, the farmer can't be
expected to carry the responsibility for feeding the world without
compensation,
If farmers are to help feed the starving of Africa and Asia then they
must be paid for their work. The only way for this to happen is for the
government to buy the food and ship it overseas. But foreign acid has
never been popular in Canada and it's the kind of things that can lose
an election for a government because Canadian taxpayers think they're
hard used and resent seeing their money used for foreign purposes.
So let's put the blame for food waste right where it belongs: on your
shoulders as a taxpayer.
Democracy may starve
us to death
What are the limits of Democracy? How far does the majority have a
right to expect its wishes to be carried out?
These are questions that must seriously be thought out in the next
few months and years.
The questions arose after the hullababloo over the rotten eggs and
over higher food prices in general. Today the majority of Canadians are
consumers. The minority are producers. The majority not only is
largest in numbers but in political clout. It includes such powerful
groups as trade unions, doctors, lawyers, women's groups and the
press, both print and electronic.
Majority rules and the majority wants cheap food, The minority, the
producer, is expected to deliver and efforts to get him a decent living
wage such as marketing boards are frowned on by consumers.
Majority rules so the consumer is demanding a part in the marketing
boards. The consumer is likely to win too because of its strength. Once
the consumer has a foot in the door of the marketing board, how long
before the board is run for the benefit of the consumer and not the
producer?
It's hard to argue with a consumer when she starts complaining
about the high cost of food these days. You can point out that eggs cost
as much 20 years ago as they do today, but she has a short memory.
You can tell her that Canada has the cheapest food in the world, but
she'll think it's too high.
There is one black and white, immutable fact, however. The fact is
that every year the number of farmers in Canada declines. Every year
more people go out of farming than go into it, and it will get worse
because the average age of Canadian farmers is now over 50.
If farmers were getting what they needed this decline would not be
taking place. Talk about high prices, talk about waste talk about what
you will, the farmer still needs more. At the rate we are going we will
have very few farmers left in 20 years and there is no sign that the
trend is being reversed.
The number of farmers has declined over the years as inefficient
farmers were driven out of business, but the inefficient are a very small
part of the number of farmers leaving the land these days. The majority
are those who aren't willing to work long hours for low pay while their
city brothers have enough money they can afford to buy a farm just to
spend their spare time on after finishing their 40 -hour week.
In the end, democracy could have us all hungry unless the majority
uses a little more common sense and self-discipline.
Justice down the drain
A man is presumed innocent until proven guilty. It's the
foundation of the judicial system of the Western World.
Under this premise and the deal that was made by President Ford to
pardon former U.S. President Richard Nixon this week, Americans will
never know for sure just what did go on in the Watergate affair, They
are told that Mr. Nixon must be considered innocent of wrong -doing
until he is proven guilty. But they have had any chance of his being
provcn guilty taken away by the actions of Mr, Ford,
Few people, Americans or interested observers from abroad, would
like to see Mr. Nixon thrown into prison. Most, however, would like to
know just how guilty he was. He continues to insist he did nothing
wrong and thereby keeps arguments alive that he was hounded from
office by the press and political enemies, Mr. Ford has made it possible
for this argument to go on, made it impossible for us to know if there is
any truth to it,
1t isn't just the pardon that is at question but the deal that will allow
Nixon to keep his files secret, to destroy the Watergate tapes after five
years and virtually take all necessary steps to make sure any evidence
against him never sees the light of day.
Let Nixon go; let him make money by selling his memoirs when
perhaps he should instead be in jail, but at least give the people the
truth.
The Sunflower
What others say
The crime of waste
Bombings, fires and fatal motor
accidents -all have occupied their
place in the news during the past
two weeks. None of these stories
was more shocking than the
disclosure that the Canadian Egg
Marketing Agency had to destroy
millions of eggs which had rotted
under their ownership. Such a
gigantic waste of good food is
beyond reason or excuse.
The agency is a trans -provincial
organization, established with
government blessing after the
c. 'mpetition for egg sales boiled
up to a near -battle between
Ontario and Quebec producers a
couple of years ago. the CEMA
purchases the surplus eggs which
are not sold on the open market,
the intention, of course, being to
maintain a "fair" price level for
Letter
to the
editor
Adrian Vos brought the August
14th copy of the Standard into the
office last week and I wish to
express appreciation on behalf o
the board for the fine layout you
gave to hog marketing on page
five. Even the pork chops show up
very well.
In all nay years of experience 1
can't recall when a press account
of what I said at a meeting was
reported so accurately, However,
1 see where 1 made on little slip on
the last line of the fourth
paragraph in the second column,
What I should have said was,
when a new tape is used following
a no -sale, it would be twenty-five
cents lower than the previous
one,
Thanks again for the coverage
and may you continue to put out a
paper that carries so much
editorial copy of local interest.
Yours sincerely,
C. James Boynton,
Executive Se
Secretary,
Y
the producers . As far as can be
ascertained the agency simply ran
out of properly equipped storage
facilities and the millions of eggs
stored in warehouses rotted.
The federal commission charg-
ed with watch -dog duties for
Canadian consumers has con-
demned the CEMA for its
mismanagement of an extremely
valuable farm product, and
charges that its policies have
maintained the price of eggs to
Canadian consumers at an unnec-
essarily high level. Egg producers
and farm organizations maintain
that artifically maintained price
levels arc not designed to provide
higher profits for producers, but
rather to maintain prices high
enough to keep producers in
business. Most of us would
consider these objectives as
identical.
We are not here to deny
farmers a fair return for their
investment and labor. Rather it is
the sheer waste of valuable food
that riles us. Eggs can be dried or
otherwise processed so that their
food value can be preserved for
shipment to almost any place on
the face of the globe, With
millions of people starving in ,
Africa and India the heinous'
crime of allowing so much food to
go to waste is excusable. It may
be true that Canada has no
existing program to move so
much food abroad, but if not, it is
high time that such a plan be put
into action.
Only last week a Strathroy firm
was forced to kill 25,000 turkey
poults because sales of full-grown
turkeys have slumped. Once more
events have proved that Canada
is capable of vastly increased food
production. Only the vagaries of
the marketplace prevent us from
providing aid for the other
four-fifths of a world which is
dying for the need of what we so
carelessly throw away or decide
not to produce.
Much has been written in
recent years about the grin
outlook for the people who inhabit
our planet. Scientists forsce that
sky -rocketing populations will
soon outstrip the total food
production capabilities of the
entire world. They are seriously
studying the ways in which
seaweed and even algae might be
used to forestall universal starva-
tion, They would do well to
include Canada's egg -producing
capabilities in their studies,
-The Listowel Banner
The first president of the Cana-
dian Forestry Association was Sir
Henri Joly de Lotbiniere.
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BY BILL SMILEY
End of summer notes; back to
work; babies; the Speed limit; and
anything else that crops up.
It's good to get back to work.
For a month. At first there's a
general feeling of excitement as
the fall term begins at school
Bonhomie among the staff as
summer experiences are ex-
changed and tans are compared.
The challenge of facing a hundred
and sone new faces in the
classroom. The fine September'
weather,
Even the students are happy to
get back. For a month. They, too,
exchange summer anecdotes,
greet old friends, and begin
making new ones. There is a
feeling of liveliness in the air,
One of the favourite pastimes
for the students as school
re -opens is sizing up the teachers,
"Yeah, he's not a bad buy, but
you can walk all over him. His
classes are a mob scene."
"She's a good teacher, know
her stuff, but she's so dull, no
sensa humour, it makes your
teeth ache,"
"He's a real man (deleted).
Makes ya work like a dog."
And so on. They're usually
pretty shrewd in their assess-
ments, What they don't realize is
that their teachers are doing the
same. "There's a bad little devil;
have to keep an eye on him. Oh,
no, not Joc repeating this year.
Why did they put him in my class
again? There's a bright girl;
good-looking too," And so on.
Utterly bewildered for a month
are the new kids in Grade 9. They
come in all sizes, from tiny
shrimps to hulking giants. Some
of them come from small country
schools. To be dumped in a huge,
complex building housing daily
about 1700 people, including
staff, is rather frightening for
them.
They get lost. 'That's reason-
able; even some of the teachers
get lost. But the kids lose their
books, forget where their lockers
arc or if they find them, have
forgotten the combination for the
lock. They have to unravel all the
do's and don'ts of a huge and
baffling new system.
But they get sorted out and
after a month, they're old hands,
just as cocky as all the others.
Now for babies. Thank good-
ness I'm not a young mother.
We've been having a visit from
our grandbabby, and when it was
over, 1 felt ten years older.
He's a beautiful child and a
healthy one. But he's as active
and agile and slippery as an eel.
Unfortunately, his gran had
cracked ribs, was in considerable
pain and could scarcely hold him
or lift him, As a result, she.
wasn't much good, as an
over -sized toy. That's all grand-
parents are, when you're eight
months old. They're far better
than a rattle. They're softer (in
more ways than one), they make
the appropriate noises, they pick
you up and kiss you when you fall
down, they sing to you and joggle
you on their knees, and so on.
Well, Nicov Chen "took a
shine", as they say, to me as his
new toy, "Ah, look. He loves his
grandad". the women would coo,
when he'd crawl straight to me,
look up imploringly and begin to
ascend me as though 1 were
Mount Everest.
His technique was impressive.
I was wearing nothing but shorts
most of the time. He would reach
up from the floor, grab me by the
hair on my legs with a grip like an
1 size up students,
baby climbs up me
orangutan, pull himself to his
feet, grinning with triumph and
swaying around, ready to fall,
bump his head and start yelling.
Another beseeching look, and
I'd hoist him onto my knee. Then
he'd turn around, grab me by the
hair on my chest, and pull himself
up for a little jump, jump, jump,
facing me, When he got tired of
that, he'd start grabbing my nose
and trying to pull it out, or poking
at my eyes, or tearing at an car.
Suddenly, he'd squirm around
and want down. On the floor, he'd
head, at startling speed and with
a demonic grin, straight for a
standing floor lamp. He loved it
because when you shook it, from
ground level, it made a nice
jingling sound. It is also heavy
enough to brain a baby.
So grandad leaps across the
room and grabs the lamp in the
nick of time, points the kid in
another direction and sinks
wearily into his chair. Sixty
seconds later, he feels a painful
heisting of the hair on his legs,
and off we go again. One of us
never got tired of this little
routine.
He's a happy baby, but, on the
occasions when he isn't you could
hear him two blocks away.
Whenever his Mum went shopp-
ing, i baby-sat and enjoyed it
thoroughly, but did my sitting in a
constant state of fear that he'd
get unhappy, I'm glad, once
again, that I'ni not a young
mother, but an old grandad.
Finally, the speed limit. There
is a proposal that it be reduced
from 70 on the big highways to 55
m.p.h. This was done in the U.S.
and Germany, among others,
during the oil crisis, There is
quite a lot of opposition here. I'm
all for it. It's been proved that it
cuts the carnage on the highways.
Save lives, save money, save
energy. How can anyone be
against it? And what's the big
rush, anyway? It's time We
slowed down.
Robert Nixon criticises
closing of Burwash
Opposition Leader Robert
Nixon today criticised the deci-
sion to close Burwash Correct-
tional Centre just after hundreds
of thousands of dollars have been
spent on renovations as "another
expensive example of the waste
associated with the Davis Govern-
ment's administrative incompet-
ence" and "a backwards step for
northern development in
Ontario". The Minister of
Correctional Services announced
on July 19 that Burwash will close
by March 1975,
"Burwash, with 236 employees
and an annual payroll of $2.3
million, is the fourth largest
industry in the Sudbury district,"
Mr. Nixon said. "The govern-
ment's decision is a serious blow
to the economic vitality of that
area and an affront to all
northeners. The Davis govern-
ment should be working to create
more jobs in the north, not
eliminating those that already
exist."
Mr. Nixon noted that the
government has expended sever-
al million dollars on major
renovations and entirely new
facilities' at Burwash in recent
years "all of which is apparently
wasted, since there are no plans
for the 35,500 acres property after
march 1975".
The number of leaves in a
cluster is an important factor when
identifying coniferous trees, Red
Pine for instance has needles in
clusters of two, while White Pine
has clusters of five,
THE BLYTH STANDARD, SEPTEMBER 11, 1974, PG,S,
Westfield news
BY MRS. CHAS. SMITH
Mr, and Mrs. Charlie Smith,
Marion and Murray Taylor; Mr,
and Mrs. Ivan Wightman; Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Taylor, Muriel and
Eric attended the 40th Wedding
celebration for Mr, and Mrs.
James Smith of Brussels, at
Walton on Friday evening,
Mrs. Morris Young and grand.
son of Eden Grove visited on
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Peter DcGroot.
Mr. and Mrs. Israel Good, Neil,
Jeffery and Rose Marie visited on
Saturday with Mrs. Audrey
Bigginstuf and Bill,
Rev. and Mrs, Edwin Wattam
of Grand Bend visited on
Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs.
Dougals Campbell.
Visitors with Mr. and Mrs,
Charlie Smith on Sunday were
Mr, Warren Greer; Mr. and Mrs.
Lyman Jardon and Cathy and Mr.
and Mrs. Allan Jardin, all of
Toronto.
Mr. Cal Jackson of Stratford
visited on Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Howatt.
Miss Mary Snell of Kitchener
visited on the weekend with her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
Snell.
Mr. and Mrs Jasper Snell and
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Taylor
attended the Hamilton -Omand,
wedding reception at Ranton
place, Plamerston,
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
McDowell, Wayne, Ronny, Kim
and Patty, Eric Cook and Stephen
Robinson of Belgrave attended
the Western Fair, London on
Saturday.
Master Tim Walden is visiting
for a few days with his
grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Jackson of Wingham.
Miss Christa Walden visited on
the weekend with her grand-
parents Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Walden of Blyth.
Mrs, Muriel McLean and Mrs.
Alvin Smith of Biuevale visited on
Sunday with Mr. Alvin Smith of
Huronview.
Morris
council
meets
Court of revision on the
Cloakey drain will be held on
September 30 at 2 p.m., it was
decided at the September meet-
ing of the Morris Township
council last week.
Council provisionally accepted
the engineer report on the
project. In other drain business
Thomas Miller was appointed to
look after the repairs to the Mills
Drain.
Council also moved to finalize
the option to purchase land from
John Rinn, The sale of part 2, lot
69 in Belgrave was approved.
Road accounts of $2,558.05 and
general accounts of $18,735.60
were approved for payment.
Ministry cautions
canners
The Ministry of Health today
cautioned residents that improper
preparation of hone preserves
can result in botulism, a form of
food poisoning. Botulism poison-
ing leads to paralysis of limbs,
respiratory failure, and death in
55 per cent of recorded cases:
The botulism microbe,
commonly present in soil, is
counteracted by acid, Therefore,
home canned fruits and tomatoes
of the standard variety do not
normally become contiminated.
All other vegetables, including
the golden yellow low acid
home
tomato, must be home processed
in the container at temperatures
considerably higher than the
boiling point of water to destroy
the botulism microbe.
For safe preservation of vege-
tables a pressure cooker should
always be used. Different vege-
tables require different pressures
and cooking times to attain the
specific temperature needed to
kill the botulism microbe. Reli-
able cook books and pressure
cooker manuals will provide
correct processing times and
pressures.
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Sockeye Saimon 89c Guest Cake
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Coffee Mate $1.29 Tarts
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Cake Mixes
16 OZ. TIN SUNKIST
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28c Oranges
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10c OFF PKG.
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PG.6. THE BLYTH STANDARD, SEPTEMBER 11, 1974.
Agricultural Tidbits
WITH ADRIAN VOS
it seems that farmers always
have been at the bottom of the
heap. Hundreds of years ago an
English king decided to help the
ailing wool industry. So at an
Farmers have always been at the bottom
earyl stage government recogniz-
ed that agriculture is of vital
importance to a nation. The help
given was however somewhat
unusual and didn't cost his
government a nickel, He simply
RURAL ROUNDUP
INSURANCE PROTECTION FOR FALL FORAGE SEEDINGS
Farmers who direct -seed forages in the fall may now insure their
planting against establishment failure.
Under the New Seeding Plan, available from the Crop Insurance
Commission, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, a farmer may
protect himself against all weather hazards, including winterkill, which
might damage his new seeding. Insurance purchased to protect
seeding this fall extends until May 30, 1975. in the event that new
seeding docs not become established and is destroyed by the farmer,
the indemnity to the farmer is $17.50 per acre for each acre destroyed.
A four -acre minimum applies. The cost to the farmer is only 50 cents
per acre, but all acres seeded in the fall must be insured.
Many farmers were not able to seed down all the acres they had
planned this past spring. As a result, they will be seeding their forages
this fall to ensure a continuing supply of hay and pasture in 1975.
Today's high cost of forage seeds mean that the investment a farmer
has in his new seeding is considerable, The government-sponsored
Crop Insurance Program allows the farmer to protect that investment
at very little cost.
For more information, farmer should contact their local crop
insurance agent or The Crop Insurance Commission, Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture and Food, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ontario M7A
1B7. Applications must be made by September 15, 1974, even if the
seeding is planned for some time later in the fall.
ATYPIAL PNEUMONIA IN PASTURING CATTLE
"A disease quite common to western Canada and the U.S. midwest
has become a real problem in some herds in Ontario," says a
veterinary pathologist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and
Food. Atypical pneumonia, or„ fog fever”, primarily affects adult
animals in beef cow -calf herds, although it is not limited to them.
Dr. A.A. Van Dreumel, of the Veterinary Services Laboratory in
Guelph, says: "The disease appears in late summer and early fall as
cattle are moved from dry summer pastures to more succulent second
growth, especially kale or rape. While the disease is not infectious to
humans or transmittable to other cattle, atypical pneumonia can affect
up to 50 percent of a herd, with mortality in the range of 30 percent of
animals affected."
Little information is available about the disease, but the pathologist
suggests that it is probably an acute allergic reaction. "It's important
that you have the disease differentiated from other types of pneumonia
in cattle, by getting your local veterinarian to examine affected animals
as soon as possible," he advises.
Animals affected with atypical pneumonia usually show signs of
labored breathing, grunting, gasping for air, extending the neck,
protruding tongue and, quite often, foaming at the mouth. In some
cases, however, they may be found dead without any indication of
sickness.
Affected animals may die within hours after the first signs appear, or
recover totally if they make it past the first 48 hours. Those which
survive may develop chronic pneumonia and continue to lose weight for
weeks.
A postmorten should be carried out on animals that die, to provide
an accurate diagnosis. This can be done by your awn veterinarian or at
any of the Ministry's veterinary services laboratories. "If the disease is
diagnosed on your farm, move the animals out of the pasture
immediately, but with extreme caution; any undue stress or excitement
can cause the.animals to die on the spot," Dr. Van Dreumel warns.
Badly affected animals can be salvaged for slaughter.
In spite of continuing research in Canada and the U.S. there is no
suitable treatment for atypical pneumonia as yet. Treatment to ease
restricted breathing will sometimes help to carry the animal pass the
48-hour period. To prevent the disease, Dr. Van Dreumel suggests that
any changes from dry pasture be made gradually, increasing the
amount of time cattle are allowed in the pasture by one hour each day.
Alternatively, hay can be fed in the field.
"It's extremely important that producers watch their animals closely
for the first two weeks in the pasture. If they start showing signs of
atypical pneumonia, remove them right away," he emphasizes.
TOP BEEF PRODUCERS USE BULL TESTING AND HERD
EVALUATION PROGRAMS
Beef producers with the most profitable farms use superior -gaining
bulls and cull poor -producing cows.
"The Beef Bull Testing and Herd Evaluation Programs sponsored by
the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food can help you identify your
best and poorest bulls and cows," says livestock specialist R.E.
Macartncy.
Fast-growing bulls sire calves which are heavier at weaning and
which make faster, more efficient feedlot gains. The bull testing
program can help the farmer make sound herd sire selections by
providing him with performance information. Groups of 15 to 150 bulls
can be tested together under the same conditions at
Ministry -controlled centers. The Ministry also has guidelines for
testing bulls on the farm.
The program also sorts the profitable females from the unprofitable
ones; identifying the cows which wean light calves, the heifers which
are likely to wean heavy calves, and those which have supe.rior growth
rates. Several calves, managed under the same conditions from birth to
weaning, are formed into management groups.
Although herds of any size can be enrolled, the herd containing 15
cows or more which calved in a 90 -day period is handled as a
management group. All calves in the herd are weighed at weaning and
all heifer calves are weighed at about 12 months. Records of calving
dates and the sex and identification of each calf are required.
Further information about beef performance testing programs is
available from your local agricultural representative, beef specialist, or
the Live Stock Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food,
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ontario M7A 1B4, phone 416-965-5971.
made a decree that all dead had to
be buried in woollen shrouds.
This was designed to help not just
the sheep farmer, but maybe
more important to him, the wool
factories.
********
Many people complain about
the high cost of food but very few
do something about it.
A great number of housewifes
did not change their buying
habits since prices increased.
They should not complain, The
sale of convenience foos such as
TV dinners, prepared frypan
mixes, instant puddings and
instant what -have -you arc in-
creasing. People complain about
high milk prices but sales of
less-expensive powdered milk arc
dropping. The lower cost cheese
are selling a lower volume, while
the more expensive imported
cheeses are increasing their
sales. Shirleyan English, the Free
Press food reporter pointed out
that except for those consumers
on fixed incomes, most house-
holds are not cutting out food
luxuries to keep their weekly
budget costs down. If they are not
cutting down, then they can't be
hurting.
********
It strikes me that all these
bitter attacks on the Canadian
Egg Board are directed against
something faceless.
What's a Board? It has no
personality, no sex. It is an "it".
The farmers are not blamed for
Record
wheat
sales set
Ontario wheat producers have
sold the largest volume of wheat
ever recorded for the first two
months period of any crop year.
Sales of new crop wheat
producers since July to the end of
August totalled 14.6 million
bdshesl which has all been
purchased by the Ontario Wheat
Producers' Marketing Board.
The board released the first
new crop figures on Wednesday,
Septe;pber 4, following a board
meeting held in London on
September 3.
Board chairman Fergus Young
of R.R. 1, Ennismore said the
closest volume sold by producers
during the 17 -year history of the
board was 14.5 million bushels at
the end of April 1973. The total
was only 14.7 million bushels at
the end of the crop year June 30,
1973.
The increase in volume is
occasioned by an acreage in-
crease from 375,000 the year
before to about 387,500 estimated
by the board for 1974. In addition
to the acreage increase, yields are
reported at record levels in many
areas of the province, running in
excess of 75 bushels per acre
according to some reports.
Last year the average yield was
39.5 bushels per acre for a total
crop of 14.8 million bushels.
This year, yields will no doubt
break all records and if an
average of 50 bushels per acre is
realized, a total crop in excess of
18 million bushels could be
expected.
The highest average yield on
record accurred in 1966 at 44
bushels per acre.
Floodplain
mapping approved
The Honourable Leo Bernier,
Minister of Natural Resources,
annouces the approval of a
provincial grant of $7,500 to the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority. to complete floodplain
mapping for selected areas of the
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority.
This floodplain mapping is
intended for planning and con-
trolling the use of lands adjacent
to watercourses.
anything, but they elected this
Board system.
If anyone of my readers ever
was involved in the initial
organization of a church, a club or
group, it must be acknowledged
that mistakes were made and for
some years afterward the consti•
tution and regulations are being
changed to correct these mis-
takes. Why don't the critics of the
egg board give them a chance to
iron out any difficulties that
arose? Their greatest sin so far
seem to have been that the rules
allowed the production of too
many eggs which costs the egg
producer dearly. But price has
never yet been increased because
of over production.
********
That hullabaloo raised by
uniformed city news editor and
radio commentators sometimes
makes me think that the farmer
will never be able to get a fair
hearing unless maybe he is
willing to spend a few million
dollars every year on a public
relations program. Since that
money would have to come from
the products sold to the con-
sumer, it most likely would raise a
new cry of being the cause of high
food costs.
I'm referring to the cry about 9
million eggs having rotted in
Quebec. The curious fact is that
always the price is quoted per
dozen or per case of 30 dozen.
Now it is not 25,000 cases, that
doesn't sound sensational
enough. Then they claim that the
tax payer cane to the rescue of
the egg board to the tune of $10
million. Not one red cent has
been paid by the government.
As lias been the custom for
years the Canadian government
buys food for hungry countries, In
the past they bought chickens
and white beans and wheat etc.
Now they bought eggs. So what,
nothing new here.
The breaking eggs for the
bakeries arc over quota eggs and
the producer who Bods produce
over quota can only sell them at a
loss. So in effect it is he who
subsidizes the bakeries and
through the bakeries the
consumer. But 1 bet that the
bakeries take a profit on those
below cosi eggs. But then, there's
nothing wrong with taking a
profit. That is the whole idea of
quota's, to give the farrier a
profit. if the quota system was
used to rip off the consumer it
would be a different story, but
every business has a right to a
profit provided the business is
run efficiently.
********
I just read in the daily paper
that turkey producers are killing
young turks because it costs more
to feed them than they will
return. A while ago an Alberta
hog producer killed his wcaner
pigs for the same reason. Two
Japanese hog producers went
further than that. Because of low
profit they killed themselves by
Tying down on the railroad tracks
when the train was due.
Apparently the Japanese
government didn't like the mess
and gave the surviving hog
producers more assistance.
SHOE PRICES ARE
DOWN
MEN'S WORK BOOTS
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Married at lawn
ceremony in
Beautiful summer weather
favored when a pretty lawn
wedding took place at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Gear of
Westfield, at 4 p.m. August 17,
1974 when Marie Alison Gear of
London and Gary Lloyd Walden of
Westfield exchanged wedding
vows.
Rev. Fred Cairus officiated at
the double ring ceremony.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride looked charming
in a floor -length gown of snow
white sheer crystalette over
crepe. Belgian lace trimmed the
bodice, neck and sleeves and
matching lace trimmed the long
chapel train. She carried a
cascade of red roses and wore a
silver locket, a gift of the groom.
The maid of honor was Mrs.
Larry Robinson of Blyth, and her
bridesmaids were Miss Pat Allard
of Waterloo and Miss Sharon
Logel of London. Their long
gowns of red silk Jersey were of
similar style and they each
carried one Targe long stemmed
white rose.
The best man was Brian
Walden of Blyth, brother of the
groom. The ushers were Warren
Gear of Toronto, brother of the
bride and Garth Walden, West -
Church installs
office -bearers
During the worship service on
the morning of Sunday, Septem-
ber 1, the following men were
installed as office -bearers in the
Blyth Christian Reformed
Church: for elder, John Benja-
mins and Henk Kerssies, and for
deacon, Pepter DeGraaf, They
will serve on the Council of the
Blyth 'CRC for a period of three
years.
The work of the elders is that of
ruling in the name of Christ, It is
their duty to ensure that the
preaching is scriptural, that the
sacraments are observed and
celebrated according to the Bible,
and that good order in the
congregation is maintained,
The work of the deacons
involves the ingathering of the
weekly offerings and the distribu-
tion of these funds, both for the
upkeep of the congregation and
the alleviation of poverty.
The congregation asks of the
elders to see in their ministry the
supremacy of Christ, and in the
ministry of the deacons the care
and love of the Savior.
Westfield
field, brother of the groom.
Following the ceremony a
Wedding dinner and reception
was held at the Candelight Inn at
Goderich where the guests were
received by the bridal party
assisted by the bride's mother
wearing a floor -length gown of
aqua blue, Polyester crepe with
sheer caplet sleaves and a
corsage of white rose buds. She
was assisted by the groom's
mother wearing a rose pink
polyester crepe gown trimmed
with white lace and a corsage of
white rosebuds,
The head table was centered by
a beautiful Wedding Cake de-
signed by the bride. Tall red
candles also decorated the table,
The guests' tables were also
centred with red candles. The
master of ceremonies was Mr.
Walter Cunningham of
Londesboro.
For a trip to Northern Ontario
the bride donned a multi -coloured
polyester crepe long dress. She
wore pewter jewellery and white
accessories.
The groom is a graduate of
University of Western Ontario
engineering class of 1971. The
bride is attending Medical school
at the 'same University.
Honoured guests were Mr.
Armand McBurney of Wingham
and Mrs. Charlotte Cook, grand-
mother of the groom.
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Couple weds in Quebec
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Church in Chateauguay, Quebec
was decorated with gladiolus,
mums and carnations on June 29,
1974 for the wedding of David
Anthony Constantine and Linda
Anne Sottiaux, both of
Chateauguay.
The groom is the son of Mrs.
Audrey Constantini and the late
David Constantini of Chateau-
guay and the bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. J.
(Bill) Sottiaux of Londesboro.
Father Clarence Laplante
officiated at the double -ring
ceremoney while Miss Patricia
Wright at the organ and the youth
choir provided the music,
The bride wore a floor -length
gown of white lagoda crepe with
full sleeves and a high neck, and a
tulle veil that fell in a train. She
carried a bouqluet of sweetheart
roses, white mums and
carnations.
Maid of Honour was Cathy
Mosher of Ottawa who wore a
yellow polyester gown with
coloured flowers, long full sleeves
high neckline and empire waist.
She carried a nosegay of yellow
daisies with white carnations and
baby's breath.
Attendants were Mona Bour-
gaize, Elizabeth Constantini and
Nancy Sottiaux who wore polyes-
ter gowns with coloured flowers
and carried nosegays of pink
daisies, white carnations and
baby's breath.
Miss Jennifer Sottiaux was
flowergirl and dressed in a white
printed dress and carried a basket
of pink carnations and white
daisies,
Groomsman was Mark
McManus of Chateauguay and
ushers were Gary Sottiaux, Rene
Nadon and Anthony Constantini.
Following the ceremony the
reception was held at
Desgrossieller's Sugar Barn.
After a wedding trip to Calgary,
Banff and Lake Louise the couple
returned to reside in
Chateauguay.
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PGA. THE BLYTH STANDARD, SEPTEMBER 11, 1974.
Dear Ann Landers
What to do about foul language
DEAR ANN LANDERS: You have done a good job of speaking up for
the non-smokers and given them courage to demand that their rights
be respected by the smokers,
Now, what can you do for those of us who hate dirty language and
cussing? It seems as if 1 am running into more and more people who
can't put a single sentence together without using a four-letter word or
taking the Lord's name in vain.
Yesterday 1 heard some junior high school children use language
that would make a mule skinner blush, What can be done about
this? --Hate Foul Talk
DEAR H.F.T.: Unless the foul -mouth kids are yours, you can do very
little, except tell them that dirty language is offensive to you and not to
use it in your presence. (The poor things probably think it makes them
appear more "grown-up." Actually all it does is make them sound
cheap and ignorant.)
When adults at work, or in your social group, swear up a storm or
use filthy language, you can (and should) let them know how you feel
about it. People who use profanity and lace their conversation with
four-letter words admit they don't have sufficient confidence in their
ideas to trust simple, ordinary language. They are, in a sense, filing
verbal bankruptcy.
DEAR ANN LANDERS We of Operation DARE (Direct Action For
Rehabilitation and Employment of Ex -Offenders) salute you, Your
response to "Proof Positive" did much for the cause of hiring the
ex -convict.
Given the opportunity, the ex -offender makes an excellent
employee, In less than four years of existence, there has been only one
accusation from an employer who said he was ripped off by an•
ex -convict employee.
We have found jobs for 1,925 ex -offenders from September, 1970 to
April, 1974. Our recidivism rate is seven per cent as compared to the
national average of about 68 per cent.
We believe that if a man or woman who has served time is treated
like a human being by society and not like an escaped animal from the
zoo, he or she will respond in a positive way. If you believe in or an
ex -convict, that person will ao his level best to live up to your
expectations.
Again, on behalf of all ex -offenders, our thanks for your
concern, --Ruth T, Harris --Operation DARE, 343 Sourth Dearborn,
Chicago, Illinois,
DEAR RUTH: It's a known fact that ex -offenders who are
discriminated against and denied employment, invariably return to a
life of crime, It is essential, not only for them, but society's sake that
they be given a chance. So, here's an added plea from me to all
employers. Please, give a break to those who have "paid their debt."
DEAR ANN LANDERS: I have not been in your country long and am
trying to become acquainted with your customs, Especially I do find it
difficult to learn some of the differences in your culture insofar as
sexual behavior is concerned.
I am a young woman, 22 years of age, reasonably good-looking, and 1
studied English in my native country (Greece). 1 am now working in an
office and hope to become an American citizen, The girls I work with
frequently say, "This one is a gentleman," or "That one is a wolf,"
What is the real difference between a gentleman and a wolf? --From
Athens
DEAR ATHENS: A gentleman is a patient wolf,
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What's prudish? What's O.K.? If you aren't sure, you need some
help. It's available in the booklet: "Necking and Petting—What Are the
Limits?" Mail your request to Ann Landers, P.O. Box 3346, Chicago,
Illinois 60654, enclosing 50 cents in coin and a long, stamped,
self-addressed envelope.
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WHAT IS YOUR PAPER
WORTH TO YOU?
U.C.W. meets
The August meeting of the
Burns U.C.W. was held at the
home of Mrs. James Rice on
Wednesday afternoon with 18
present.
Mrs. Rice read a poem "The
Dollar and the Cent". Hymn 502
was sung. Mrs. Jim Scott read the
Scripture Psalm 103, and Mrs,
Rice led in Prayer. Mrs. Rice
introduced special guest Mrs.
Walter Bewley of Walton who
showed slides and spoke on her
visit to Australia and New
Zealand. On behalf of the U.C.W.
Mrs. Ed. Bell thanked Mrs,
Bewley and present her with a
gift.
Mrs. Ed. Bell conducted the
business session. Roll call was
answered by a Bible verse, and
minutes of the last meeting were
read. The treasurer's report was
given by Miss Ida Leiper. An
invitation was received from the
Londesboro U.C.W. to attend
their Thankoffering meeting on
September 30 at 8 p.m. The
losing team in the copper contest
will put on a supper at the next
meeting which will be held at the
home of Mrs. Margaret Taylor.
Grace was sung and lunch served.
What is The Standard worth to the people of Blyth? Is it worth keeping?
We think so. We think The Standard has proved its worth to the
community thousands of times in its long history. We think it proves its
c t3'
worth 52 times a year. Without a newspaper, we think Blyth wouldn't be
as much of a community as it is.
Sometimes, however, we wonder if the the people of Blyth and area feel
the same way.
A good deal of . effort hag gone into making The Standard a better
newspaper in the past few years. We think, without bragging, we can say
it is now one of the ,best weekly newspapers in Huron county, a county
blessed with good newspapers.
A good deal of money has been expended in equipment to provide the
best of quality for readers and advertisers. An excellent staff has been
recruited and works hard to produce a good newspaper every week.
Yet despite all this effort, the number of subscriptions and weekly
counter sales has increased only marginally. The number of classified
advertisements has lagged far behind other newspapers in the county
though until recently the rates were the lowest by far.
This week, in September when advertising should be strong, very few
of the local merchants felt the need to advertise. In fact, only a few
merchants advertise regularly or at all. Many love to read the newspaper
or see their names in it but don't feel they need to help support it. Indeed,
it is advertising from out-of-town merchants who feel the Blyth market is
important that keeps The Standard alive. But you can't count on that kind
of support forever.
Many people in the newspaper business say Blyth can't support a
newspaper. It's beginning to look like they're right. Are they? The
answer is yours to give.
Keith Roulston,
Publisher
AUBURN
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Auburn
and area
Sympathy is extended to the
family of the late Billy Joe
Hallahan of Blyth. Mr, Hallahan
worked for many years out of the
Huron County Roads Mainten-
ance building in Auburn.
Mr. and Mrs, Fordyce Clark of
Goderich visited last Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnston
and Miss Laura Phillips.
Mr. Gerry Beimers returned
last weekend from a visit with
relatives in Holland.
Mr, and Mrs. Donald Brown
and David of near Ottawa called
on friends in the village last
weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gross
spent he weekend with her
brother, Mr, Allan McDougall
and Mrs, McDougall at Sudbury.
Nearly 50 friends and neigh-
bours gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. William Seers,
Goderich Street, to honour Miss
Judy Robertson with a bridal
shower. The home was attractive-
ly decorated with pink and white
streamers and Judy was escorted
to the decorated chair after Mrs.
Seers pinned on a corsage. Miss
Faye Seers pinned a corsage on
her mother, Mrs. William Robert-
son. The guests of honour and
other friends were welcomed by
Mrs. Brian Hallam.
Contests wre conducted by
Judy Van Dongen and winners
were Mrs. Frances Clark, Mrs.
Frank Van Dongen, Carol Seers
and Anita Hallam. An address of
congratulations was read by Judy
Van Dongon and gifts were
presented by Carol Seers and
Anita Hallam, Miss Cathy Alton
assited Judy in opening her gifts.
Judy thanked her friends for
the lovely gifts and invited all
to visit her in her new home at
Belgrave, Lunch was served by
Mrs. William Seers, Mrs. Brian
Hallam, Mrs. Kenneth Scott,
Mrs. Harold Baechler, Faye
Seers, Judy Van Dongen, Carol
Seers and Anita Hallam. Mrs.
Gordon Dobie won the prize for
having the lucky cup.
Mrs. Frances Clark returned
last Tuesday from a three week's
trip to Alaska.
4-H Club holds
first meeting
The first meeting of Auburn 2,
4-H club was opened with the 4•11
pledge, Marie Empey, the leader
asked the members to introduce
themselves.
The election of officers took
place and the results were as
follows -President, Lynn Turner;
vice-president, Teresa Woods;
press reporter, Faye Seers, and
treasurers, Janet Lockhart and
Heather Patterson.
The requirements of the club
were discussed and Cathy
McClinchey explained "Working
Methods in the Kitchen," A
demonstration was given on
measuring techniques, To end the
personals
Weekend visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Haggitt were Mr.
Stephen Haggitt of Kitchener,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Haggitt,
Greg and Richard of St. Cathar-
ines, Mr. and Mrs. Al Skimulis
and Miss Joan Skimulis of
Nobleton and her friend from
Mississauga.
Plans were made to hold an
Open meeting for the Horticult-
ural Society on September 19 in
the hall with Mr. J.A. Brodie,
PH. D. in Forestry, of Toronto to
show pictures of his recent world
cruise. The executive met in the
Library room with the president,
Mrs. Kenneth Scott in charge.
She welcomed all and the minutes
were approved as read by the
secretary Mrs. Beth Lansing. A
letter was read re the Horticult-
ural Tour to Western Canada and
several newsletters were distri-
buted. The financial statement
was accepted as read by the
treasurer, Mrs. Eleanor
Bradnock. The evening's pro-
gram was planned and the pot
luck lunch of sandwiches will be
in charge of Mrs. Donald Haines,
Mrs. Thomas Haggitt, Mrs.
Elmer Trommer and Mrs.
Frances Clark. Everyone is
welcome to attend.
Fifty descendants of Werner
and Elizabeth Youngblut attend-
ed the family picnic held last
Sunday in the Community
Memorial Hall. Mr. Keith Arthur
was master of ceremonies and the
committee which assisted him
was Mrs. Gordon Wall, Wingham
and Mrs. Clifford Brown, Goder-
ich, Blyth, Belgrave, Seaforth, St.
Catharines, Clinton, Ottawa and
Union. It was decided to hold
another reunion in 1976 and the
committee in charge will be
Ernest Armstrong of Goderich,
Arthur Youngblut and Mrs.
Thomas Haggitt of Auburn.
Mrs, Bonnie Armour and
daughter, Julie of •Kitchener
visited last weekend with her
grandmother, Mrs. Elva
Straughan.
Mr. John McNall of Welland
returned home last Friday after a
week's visit with Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Johnston, Miss Laura
Phillips and Mrs. Robert Phillips.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hamilton
spent last weekend with friends in
Toronto.
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Robinson,
Kim and Kari of Newmarket
visited last weekend with his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Ross
Robinson and grandmother, Mrs.
Ella Cook,
Mr, Wayne Scott spent a few
days last week with his parents
Mr, and Mrs. Kenneth Scott and
brother, Eric Scott before resum-
ing his studies at Lindsay. Wayne
was working at Wawa for the
summer months.
Mrs. Jean Patterson of Goder-
ich spent a few days last week
with her sister, Mrs. Thomas,,
Haggitt and Mr. Haggitt.
Mr. and Mrs, Keith Rodger
and Mir. and Mrs. Bill Rodger
spent the holiday weekend at
Rockhill Park, north of Shel-
bourne and on Sunday heard
Hank Snow sing.
The annual Grandmother's Day
of the Auburn Women's Institute,
is to be held on Tuesday,
September 17 in the Community
Memorial Hall. Everyone is
welcome and all are to wear hats
decorated with fruit and vegeta-
bles. The meeting is at 2.15 p.m.
Mrs. Gordon Miller is a patient
in Clinton Public Hospital follow-
ing surgery. We wish her a
speedy recovery.
The Plunkett Reunion for 1974
was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Brian Hallam on the Base
Line in Hullett Township. Every-
one enjoyed the good weather and
the good food. The young folk
played volleyball and badminton
until everyone was there. Fun and
games were led by the games
committee of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Tyndall and Mr. and Mrs. Clare
Milliam. Wayne Milliam led the
business part with a minute's
silence for two who had passed
away this year -Mr. Chester
McPhee and Mr. Percy Finnigan.
Next year's picnic will be held at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Milliam with Gordon Plunkett,
the president.
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meeting each member made a
flower arrangement and told its
effectiveness. The meeting was
closed with the 4.H Creed,
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Sisley of
Niagara Falls visited last Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Johnston, Miss Laura Phillips and
Mr, Robert Phillips.
Miss Rosemary Clark of Guelph
visited last Friday evening with
Mrs, Frances Clark.
Mrs. Dora Jewell of Goderich
and her granddaughter, Miss
Jane Fisher of Halifax visited last
week with Mr, Robert Phillips.
Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Weston
of Toronto spent the weekend
with her parents Mr. and Mrs,
Alfred Rollinson and brother, Mr.
Murray Rollinson.
Mr. William Humphrey, Sr.,
Mrs. Rick Humphrey and
daughter Ellen of St, Helens
visited last Saturday with Mr. and
Mrs, Thomas Johnston and Miss
Laura Phillips,
Mr, and Mrs. Harland Esplen
of Meaford spent a few days last
week with Mrs. Beth Lansing.
Mrs. Norman Wightman and
Marilyn Wightman, Miss Nancy
Anderson, Doris Naylor and
Yvonne Bean attended the music
workshop at Five Oaks last
weekend the Mission Sisters v ere
in charge.
Sunday visitors with Mrs. Beth
Lansing were Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Peter of Wiarton.
Day at Fair
Mrs. Oliver Anderson, Mrs.
Beth Lansing and Mrs, Eleanor
Bradnock attended Ladies Day at
Western Fair, London on Mon-
day. Mrs. Bradnock was guest at
the Ladies Luncheon representing
the London Convention Arca
Women's Institutes. The guest
speaker was Mr. Bill Brady of
Open Line, C.F.P.L.
Trail Ride
taken
Over 30 horses and riders took
advantage of the beautiful weath-
er on Sunday afternoon, The trail
ride left the Keith Tyndall farm at
1:30 p.m. Pintos, Appalsas,
Arabians, Palominos, Quarter
Horses, and ponies of all colours
and sizes, made their way over 12
miles of cross-country riding,
through bush, over streams, and
up steep embankments.
Around 5;00 in the afternoon all
horses and riders had completed
the course.
A delicious meal of scalloped
potatoes, cold slaw; salads and
cold cuts was enjoyed by all.
President Do ag Riley thanked
Darleen Flow :rs and Phylis
Tyndall for preparing such a
delicious meal.
The next I-;.r.R. event in a
western horse show this Sunday,
September 15 at 1:00 p.m. in the
Dungannon Fair Grounds. This
show is limited to club members
only.
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Bureau editor:
MRS. BERT SHOBBROOK
Baptism held
at the church
A large congregation attended
the United Church on Sunday
morning with Nelson McClure
and Jim Jamieson welcoming
people into the Narthex. The
ushers were Gerald Riley, Darrell
Shobbrook, Danny Lear and
Dennis Fothergill. The choir
anthem was "christ is my rock"
with Rick Snell taking the solo
part.
Rev. McDonald's children's
story was, "A church Boat"
Mr. Jim Jamieson, clerk of
session introduced the parents
who presented their children to
Rev. McDonald for baptism:
Jeffrey David, son of David and
Linda Bosma and Loria Ann,
daughter of Floyd and Margaret
Smith. The message was, "Fac-
ing Anxieties".
The flowers at the front of the
church were placed by Mr, and
Mrs. Ted Hunking in loving
memory of her father, Mr. Earl
Anderson of Belgrave.
Londesboro personals
Sympathy is extended to the
Bromley families in the loss of
their father Mr. William Bromley
of Blyth on Sunday morning.
Sympathy is extended to Mr.
and Mrs. Ted Hunking and family
on the death of her father Mr.
Earl Anderson of Belgrave.
We welcome Mr, and Mrs.
Ralph Davidson of Sudbury to our
village having purchased the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Gaunt,
Congratulations to Larry Carter
who spent the weekend from
Thursday to Saturday at Niles-
town, Fair Villa Golf and Country
Club invitation tournament. He
entered in the all -Ontario left
handed with 92 entries. He placed
first in the B flight handicaps
10.20.
The U.C.W. members have
tickets to seel for the "Luncheon
is served" for Wednesday,
September 25 at 7 p.m. in the
United Church.
Visitors over the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Duizer and
family were Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Scott, Ripley.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Docking of
Staffa visited on Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Durmin.
Mr. and Mrs. Colin Paterson,
London and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry
Smith and children, Kincardine
celebrated Mr. and Mrs. Pater -
son's first wedding anniversary at
her parents', Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Burns.
Miss Edythe Beacom, Mrs
Laura Lyon and Mr, and Mrs.
Harry Durnin visited on Thursday
with Mrs. Susie Eckmier at
Bonnie Bruce Nursing home,
Tavistock,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Allen spent
the weekend with their daughter
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Jackson and
family, Ridgetown.
Miss Valerie Garrow and
friend, Miss Bonnie Johnson
visited on sunday with the
former's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bert Shobbrook.
Mrs. Bob Burns and Mrs. Ari
Duizer attended London Western
Fair on Sautrday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Fairservice
and Maureen of Dolland Des
Ormeaux, Quebec spent Thurs-
day to Monday with his mother,
Mrs. Myrtle Fairservice.
Mrs. Jessie Jones visited on
Sunday with her daughter Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Snell and family.
Judy Howatt entered the school
of nursing at Victoria Hospital,
London Ontario on September 4.
Visitors with Mrs. Eva Howatt
on Monday were Mrs. Alf Bell
and Heather of Prince Rupert,
B.C.; Mrs. Mac Hodgert, Kirk -
ton; Mrs, Russell Waun and Mrs,
Don Case, Exeter,
Mrs. Emmerson Hesk returned
home on Wednesday from a one
week visit with his daughter Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Robinson, Pres-
cott. While there he attended the
wedding of his grandson, Lane
Douglas Robinson to Susan
Caldwell of Brockville,
Oldest member of St. Michael's Church
celebrates 82nd birthday
BY MELDA McELROY
Eight -two mums and shasta
daisies were delivered recently to
the door of Mrs. Lovina (Viny)
Heffron's home on West Dinsley
Street. Her niece, Mrs, Dorothy
Laforet of Brampton, chose this
way to honour her aunt's
eight second birthday, on
September 4.
When this reporter called on
her one morning to obtain a few
facts about one of Blyth's oldest
citizens on the occasion of her
birthday, Mrs. Heffron welcomed
us cordially, but added hastily,
"The yeast is away up, and 1 must
add it to the flour at once, Do you
mind if we talk in the kitchen."
While she stirred and prepared
her loaves of bread and rolls, a
weekly duty, she informed us that
she came to Blyth on November
13, 1933, from St. Augustine as
the pride of the late John Heffron,
and that she is the oldest lady
member of St. Michaels' church
where she served on the Alter for
eleven years.
This lady, whose vitality is still
remarkable, believes in the
health -giving qualities of home
canned, cooked and baked foods,
lots of vegetables and fresh fruit.
Already she has made pickled
beans, corn relish, beet relish and
is waiting for word from her
grocer on the arrival of a
shipment of crab apples. Pickled
crabs and crab apple jelly are
"musts" in her larder,
This past summer she enjoyed
picking raspberries; she can turn
out a delicious raspberry pie.
Breakfast every morning in the
year consists of oatmeal porridge,
and each night cap is a glass of
milk..
She said she had had the luck of
the Irish at the Threshers'
Reunion. A lady from Walkerton
presented her with a gift of flour
made from wheat ground right on
the grounds with which she will
make her specialty • health bread.
Into it goes old-fashioned
molasses,
In her kitchen not only does she
use a large modern, electric
stove, but she also derives many
months comfort from a modern
wood stove, thermostatically con-
trolled. She believes in the
therapeutic value of wood heat;
garage and wood shed are well
stocked with fuel.
Viny, if need be, will sacrifice
on many things that younger
Personals
Mr. and Mrs. Ron McLellan
and Stephen of Hamilton spent
the weekend with her father Mr.
Emmerson Hesk.
Congratulations to Mr. and
Mrs. Mac Hodgert (Helen
Howatt) on their 25th wedding
anniversary. The celebrated at
Kirkton community Centre on
Saturday night. Those present
from here were her mother, Mrs.
Eva Howatt, and her brothers,
Mr. and Mrs, Jim Howatt and
fatnily and Mr. and Mrs. Gordon
Howatt and family.
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citizens might seem necessary, in going out."
order to maintain in Acondition, Just what keep this Irish lady
inside and out, her very large perking (She docs talk with a
older home, She shares it her distinct Irish brogue; both her
sister, Miss Adeline Walsh, who grandparents were born in
does most of the vegetable and Ireland)? The answer may be
flower gardening. gleaned from these factors: the
The Anglican rectory, being truth in the saying: We are what
next door, she has been a close we eat; lack of idleness; a genuine
friend to all the rectors and their interest in people; an optimistic
families, and is known well for outlook on life, for Mrs. Heffron
her kindness to the priests of her is a firm believer in God's
own parish. goodness.
When we complimented her on Viny Heffrr,n's many friends
her glowing smooth complexion extend to her hearty birthday
for an eighty-two year old, and greetings and sincere wishes for
asked her her secret, she replied, continued good health in her
"Just a bit of powder when I am eighty-third year.
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Bureau editor:
MRS. ALLAN McCALL
Celebrate 25th
anniversary
Mr, and Mrs, W. Bewley
entertained their daughter,
Brenda, and Mr, and Ms. Jack
Yuill at a dinner in Goderich last
Tuesday, September 1 They
returned home to find that a
surprise 25th wedding anniver-'
sary party, planned by their
daughter, Brenda, was already in
progress.
During the evening, Stewart
McCall as spokesman for. the
group of 30, reminisced and
wished the couple many more
years of happiness,
During the day, an hour-long
tape arrived by mail from
Australia. it contained good
wishes and news from their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Baker, and friends in
Australia. Mary also said hello to
everyone in Walton and district.
Walton personals
Mr. Ken Couper of Ottawa and
his father from Toronto visited a
few days this past week with Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Smalldon.
Mr. and mrs, Fred Dunk and
family of Frankford, spent the,
weekend at his mothers home in
the village and Mrs. Dunk
returned home with them on
Monday.
Mission
Band holds
open
meeting,
There was a good attendance at
the opening meeting , of the
Mission Band on Sunday morning
in the basement of Duff's United
Church.
The Call to Worship was given
by Jeffery Hackwell. Hymn,
"When He cometh" was sung.
Steven Huffier was pianist.
Laura Dennis gave the secretary's
report and Dianne Godkin gave
the treasurer's report followed by
taking up the collection. They
passed out the mite boxes. The
offering was dedicated by Jeffery,
Hackwell.
Mrs, Herton Hackwell talked
about the Mini Project they had
participated in last year. 1t was
donated to the Thomas Crosby
Boat in British Columbia, Mrs.
Hackwell explained what was
done with the project and also
showed pictures.
The election of officers took.
place as follows: President, Brian
McGavin; Vice -President, Bruce
Godkin; Secretary, Murray Shol-
dice; and Teasurer, Nanci '
Bennett.
During the business, plans
were made for the October
meeting when a collection will be
taken up for U.N.I.C.E.F.
As this was a joint meeting no
classes were formed, instead
Mrs. Neil McGavin showed her
pictures of Venezuela where they
visited recently. The teachers for
the season are: Mrs. Merton
Hackwcll; Mrs. Mac Sholdice,
Mrs. Ross Bennett and Mrs. Neil
McGavin,
The Institute members are
reminded of their September
meeting next Wednesday. Mrs.
Dave Watson and Mrs. Norman
Schade will convene the meeting ,
on gducation and Cultural Activi-
ties. There will be guests present
and a bake sale will be held.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Stevens
'spent a weekend recently at
Boiler Beach.
Miss Brenda Bewley, R.N. who
has been holidaying at the home
of her parents has returned to
Edmonton, Alberta, where she is
employed in the emergency
department of the University
Hospital.
Mr. Jack Bennett of New
Market visited recently with his
father Mr. William Bennett,
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown of
Burlington spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs, Allan McCall.
Mrs. Dave Sholdice has moved
to her new home in Brussels, Mr.
and Mrs. Rick Sholdice have
taken over her farm at R.R. 1,
Walton.
Mr. and Mrs, Walter Bewley
and Brenda were Sunday evening
supper guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Yuill, Brussels.
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Bureau editor: •
Mrs. Lewis Stonehouse
Celebrate 25th wedding
anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Clare Van Camp
were pleasantly surprised on
Saturday evening when they were
the guests of honour at a family
dinner held in the Women's
Institute Hall on the occasion of
their 25th wedding anniversary.
The head table was centred and
the tables were decorated with
pink candles and vases of pink
roses.
Seated at the head table were
the wedding party of 25 years
ago, Mrs. Bert Harris, Mrs.
Ralph McCrea, Mrs, Stuart
Cloakey, Jack Van Camp, Don
Campbell and Glen Van Camp.
After dinner the couple were
presented with many beautiful
gifts for which both Clare and
Gladys expressed their thanks.
During the evening their
neighbours arrived and enjoyed a
few games of euchre and dancing
to recorded music. George Michie
addressed the guests of honour
and Alex Nethery presented them
with a silver tea service and cake
saver from their friends and
neighbours.
Both Clare and Gladys thanked
everyone for coming to express
their congratulations and for the
beautiful gifts. Lunch was served
by the ladies.
The bride and groom of 25
years were united in marriage at
Knox United Church, Belgrave on
September 10, 1949 with the late
Rev. W.J. Moores officiating.
They have a family of, 1
daughter, Nancy (Mrs. Harold
Jardin) of London; 2 sons, Keith
and Kevin at home and 1
grandson, Michael Jardin.
A.C.W. holds meeting
The September meeting of the
Belgrave A.C.W. was held at the
home of Mrs. Clarke Johnston
with 11 members present.
Miss Mary Isabel Nethery led
in prayer, the Lord's prayer was
repeated in unison and the
scripture was read by Mrs. Clare
Van Camp. Minutes of the last
meeting were read by the
secretary and the treasurer gave
the financial report. Everyone
signed a card to send Mrs. Robert
Procter who was in the hospital.
Rev. Fred Carson conducted a
Bible study on Chapter 4 of John.
The dues were paid, the apron
and birthday box were passed and
the raffle was won by Mrs, Clarke
Johnston.
An article entitled "The prayer
Jesus taught" was read by Miss
Mary Isabel Nethery. Mrs. Archie
Montgomery played several piano
selections. The roll call was a
verse pertaining to Harvest. The
meeting closed with prayer, grave
was sung and lunch served by
the hostess.
Belgrave and
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stone-
house visited on Sunday with
Mrs. Marley Bell of Gorrie,
The Citizenship meeting of the
Women's institute will be held in
the W.I. Hall on Tuesday,
September 17 at 8.15 p.m,
Convenor, Mrs. Glenn Coultes,
Roll call, Bring a friend and
introduce her. The guest speaker
from the Citizenship Department
of Court House, Goderich.
Address will be "On becoming a
Canadian". Music by Lori and
Lisa Thompson. Lunch committee
Mrs. Ivan Wightman, Mrs. Cora
McGill, Mrs. Walter Scott and
Mrs. George Michie. All ladies of
the community are cordially
invited to attend.
Dale Lamont has returned
honk after a holiday with Lamont
relatives in Moosmin, Sask.
Mr, and Mrs, Kenneth Altom,
Lucknow; Mr. and Mrs, Charles
Thomas, Brussels; Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Procter; Mr, and Mrs.
George Procter; Mrs, Stewart
Procter and Charles Procter
attended the Darling -Stark wedd-
ing in the, Strathmoore Methodist
Church in Detroit, Michigan on
Saturday.
Mr, and Mrs. Robert Hibberd
attended the open house celebra-
tion for the 50th wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Stenson in Fordwich United
Church on Sunday.
Mrs. Barry Walters and Norma
of Goderich visited on Saturday
with Mrs. Clarence Chamney.
Junior
Auxiliary
meets
The Belgrave Junior Auxiliary
met at the Orange Hall on
Saturday morning with Kelly
Lougheed leading in the games,
Audrey Scott the president led in
the opening exercises. Cathy
Shiell took charge of the roll call,
Minutes of the last meeting were
read by Sheila Anderson and
Audrey Scott helped with the
worship service. The offering was
collected by Nancy Moore and
Pattie Edwards recited the
offertory prayer. The treasurer's
report was given by Sheila
Anderson.
Leaders for the next meeting,
games, Cathy Shiell; sing -song
Sheila Anderson; to help with
worship service, Anne Procter;
clean up girls, Lisa Thompson
and Cathy Shiell. The sing -song
for this meeting was led by Miss
Mary Isabel Nethery.
Enrollment
down at
Public
School
Enrollment at East Wawanosh
Public School in Belgrave this
year is 200. There are eight less
student that last year with a total
of 12 beginners.
The teachers are as follows:
Kindergarten, Mrs. Marilyn
Brydges; Grade 1 & 2, Isabelle
Henry; Grades 2 & 3, Mrs. Louise
Bosman; Grades 4 & 5, Mrs.
Mary Chamney; Grades 5 & 6,
Miss Catharine Wenger; Grades
6 & 7, Mr. David Medd; Grade 8,
Mr, Richard Orr and Mr. Wm.
Stephenson; Sepcial Education,
Mrs. Lynda Train; French, Mr. R.
Orr; and Librarian, Mrs, Marilyn
Brydges, Mrs. Train replaces
Mrs. Mary Wightman.
area personals
- Mrs. Len Jarvis of St.
Catharines spent the weekend
with Mr. and Mrs. Janes Coultes
and attended the funeral of her
cousin Mr. Earl Anderson.
We extend sympathy to Mrs.
Earl Anderson and her family in•
the passing of her husband.
Mrs. John Galbraith and
Michael of Whitby, spent a few
days with Mr. and Mrs. Clare Van
Camp.
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WM. J. HALLAHAN
Wm. J. Hallahan past away in
the Wingham and District Hospi-
tal on Saturday, August 31, 1974,
He was born in East Wawanosh
on September 12, 1908. He was
the second youngest of a family of
seven born to Wm. P. Hallahan
and Elizabeth Haydon.
On October 16, 1935 he married
the former Lenore Robinson. In
1953 they took over his uncles'
farm on the 4th concession of East
Wawanosh and lived there until
1969, when he moved to Blyth.
He was a member of St.
Michael's Catholic Church, Blyth;
Third and Fourth Degree member
of the Knights of Columbus and a
member of the Thresher's
Association. He also was an
employee of the County of Huron
for 32 years until his retirement in
September 1973.
Mr. Hallahan is survived by
one son, Raymond of East Wawa -
nosh; one daughter, Mrs. Don
(Lenora Ann) Scrimgeour of
Blyth; four grandchildren; one
sister, Mrs. Clem Steffler of
Cranbroah; and three brothers,
Simon, Daniel and John of East
Wawanosh. He was predeceased
by a sister Nellie a brother
Dennis. Mr. Hallahan was prede-
ceased by his wife Lenorc in April
1965.
The funeral was held on
Tuesday, September 3, 1974 from
the Tasker Funeral Home thence
to St. Michael's Church for
Requiem Mass celebrated by
Rev. D. J. McMaster.
The pallbearers were six
nephews, Robert hallahan of
Bramalcc; Murice and Tom
Hallahan of Belgrave; Bill and
.line Hallahan of Blyth, and
.Joseph Steffler of Walton.
The flowerbearers were Joe
Hallahan, Blyth; Jini McGregor,
Kippcn; Jini Sterner, Wingham,
and Donald Lynn, Goderich,
Interment was in St. Michael's
Cemetery, Morris Township.
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IN THE ESTATE OF
MARY ISABELLA McDOWELL
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Solicitors for the
Administrator 36-3
TREE PLANTING ASSISTANCE
Those wishing to have land
reforested in 1974 are requested
to make applications by October
1st 1974.
Applications will be processed on
a first come first served basis.
Contact the:
Secretary -Treasurer,
Maitland Valley Conservation
Authority,
Box 5, Wroxeter, Ontario
519-335-3557 36-2
Tenders Wanted
TENDERS FOR MUNICIPAL
DRAINS
Township of Hullett
VAN DORP Drainage Works: 100
lineal fett of Open Ditch
Clean-out 7,587 lineal feet of
Closed Drain (12" - 6"), 6 Catch
Basins, 4 Y -Connections, Heavy
Fieldston Rip -Rap
Separate Tenders will be accept-
ed for, Open and Closed work.
Lowest or any Tender not
necessarily accepted. All material
and equipment, except C.M.P.,
to be supplied by the Contractor.
A certified Cheque for 10% of the
Tender price to accompany
Tender. Tenders clost at 6.00
P,M., on Friday, October 4th,
1974. Further particulars and
Tender Forms available at the
Clerk's Office.
Clare Vincent - Clerk
Box 293, Londesboro, Ont.
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NEED EXTRA MONEY?
Do you need extra dollars this fall for that late vacation or to
meet those "back to school" expenses?
The AYLM E R Oar& people have
a large variety of light and heavy jobs available
for you at their food processing plant in Exeter.
* No previous experience necessary
* Day and evening shifts
* Free transportation arranged
* Cafeteria facilities
* Work available to mid November
* Increased wage rates
Anyone wishing to take advantage of this opportunity to earn ex-
tra money, please register In person at the employment office of
CANADIAN CANNERS LIMITED
AIM ER *ante
210 Wellington St. W.
EXETER, ONTARIO
or at your local
CANADA MANPOWER ,
CENTRE
Tenders Wanted
HURON COUNTY LIBRARY
VEHICLE TENDERS
Tenders will be received for
supplying ONE TOP LINE,
HALF -TON PANEL BUS -TYPE
VEHICLE. Tender forms and
specifications available from the
office of the undersigned. Tender
closes TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15,
1974 at 4;00 P.M. Trade-in 1971
Fargo Royal Sportsmaster
Wagon,
Lowest or any tender not
necessarily accepted.
JOHN G. BERRY
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
COURT HOUSE
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36-1
In Memoriam
HIRONS. In loving memory of a
dear brother Hubert who died 5
years ago, September 10. Always
remembered by sisters Inez and
Jessie and niece Mrs. Mitchell.
36-1
Tenders Wanted ' Card of Thanks
Plainly marked sealed tenders
will be received by the under
signed until 12 o'clock noon on
Saturday, September 12, 1974 for
the operation of the refreshment
booth at the blyth Arena on a
percentage basis, Duties to
commence November 1, 1974.
Lowest or any tender not
necessarily accepted,
Mrs. Aniy McCrea
Secretary -Treasurer
Blyth Municipal Recreation
Committee
Box 37, Blyth Ont.
35-3
Plainly marked sealed tenders
will be received by the under-
signed until 12 o'clock noon on
Saturday, September 21, 1974 for
the position of Arena Manager.
Duties to commence October 28,
1974 to approximately March 31,
1974, Applicants must be at least
25 years of age. Lowest or any
tender not necessarily accepted.
Mrs, Amy McCrea
Secretary -Treasurer
Blyth Municipal Recreation
Committee
Box 37, Blyth Ont.
35-3
HALLAHAN. We wish to express
our thanks and appreciation to
friends, relatives and neighbours
for their kindness and sympathy
shown us during our recent sad
bereavement in the loss of a dear
father and grandfather, for the
many floral tributes, cards,
donations to the Canadian Cancer
Society, Mass Cards and visits to
the Funeral Home. Thanks to
those who sent in food and baking
and to those who took care of our
children. Special thanks to Rev.
D.J. McMaster, Rev. Nolan, Rev.
Lewis Phelan, Tasker Funeral
Home, the pallbearers, flower -
bearers, ushers, and the Catholic
Women's League. Thanks to Dr,
Ping, Dr. Wilkins and nursing
staff of Wingham and District
Hospital for their great care
during Dads stay in the hospital,
Raymond and Alfreda Hallahan,
Don and Lenora Scrimgeour 36-1
Going away ?. •
Don't forget to be
a fQ Blood Donor
before you go !
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At Your Service
SEPTIC TANK
CLEANING SERVICE
All work guaranteed, Twenty
years experience. Phone Louis
Blake, RR 2, Brussels, 887-6800.
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CONCRETE WORK
Expert chimney and roofing re-
pairs; specializing in stabling. Don
Ives, Phone Brussels, 887.9024, tfn
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Installation
• Barn Cleaners
D Bank Feeders
• Stabling
FREE ESTIMATES
Donald G. Ives
R.R. 2, BLYTH
Phone Brussels 887.9024
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LANDSCAPING
And NURSERY
166 BENNETT ST. E., GODERICH
PHONE 524-9126
Complete
landscaping service
and supplies
OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK
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Real Estate
Roil Estite It
82 Albert Street,
Clinton, Ontario.
• Phone 482.9371.
MASON BAILEY-
MANAGER/BROKER
2 floor frame duplex in Blyth, oil
heated, 1-3 bedroom unit and 1-2
bedroom unit.
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spring creek, no buildings.
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11/2 storey aluminum sided home
in Blyth, 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms,
small barn on the property.
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Just listed:
Ideal family home in Clinton close
to schools, 2 storey aluminum
sided, 7 rooms, 4 bedrooms, extra
large lot.
*****
Just listed:
Vanastra home, 11/2 storey, 5
rooms, newly decorated.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
"Pesimist: One who doesn't
waste time worrying because he
know everything will turn out
wrong anyway."
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COMING
CASH BINGO, SEAFORTH
LEGION HALL, Friday, Sept, 13,
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) Proceeds
for Welfare Work. Sponsored by
Branch 156, Seaforth Royal
Canadian Legion, tfn
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COUNTRY & WESTERN
ENTERTAINMENT AT ITS BEST
THIS WEEK-THURS., FRI. & SAT. NIGHT,
ALSO
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TRY OUR DELICIOUS SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN
FRI. & SAT. EVENING FROM 5130 P,M.
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EVENTS
1974 NORTHERN STOCKER
and Feeder Sales WIARTON-
Thurs. Sept. 5. 10.00 a.m„ 3400;
WIARTON • Thurs, Sept, 19,
10,00 a.m., 3400; THESSALON -
Wed. Sept. 25. 10.00 a.m„ 1000;
MANITOULIN - (Little Current) -
Thurs. Sept. 26.9,30 a.m„ 2800;
AMOS Mon. Sept. 30 - 11.00
a.m., 800; LA SARRE (Dupuy)
Tues, Oct. 1 • 9.30 a.m.,' 2000;
VILLE MARIE - Wed. Oct. 2 -
10.00 a.m., 500; NEW LISK-
EARD- Thurs, Oct. 3 -11.00 a.m.,
1000; SOUTH RIVER - Fri. Oct. 4
- 10.00 a.m., 1000; WIARTON -
Thurs. Oct. 10 - 10,00a. m. 3200;
SOUTH RIVER - Thurs. Oct, 17 -
11.00 a.m., 500; - MANITOULIN
(Little Current) • M6n. Oct, 21 -
1.00 p.m., 300. For further
information write S. MacDonald,
Advertising Manager, Box 130,
Huntsville, Ontario, POA 1 KO.
34 & 36
NEW BINGO, CLINTON LEGION
HALL, 8:30 p.m. September 12.
Admission, $1.00 each, Three
Share -the -Wealth games. One
jackpot for $160 in 55 calls or less,
or guaranteed $25 consolation,
One call and $10 added weekly if
not won. tfn
LONDESBORO U.C.W. is spon-
SORING A "Luncheon is Served"
on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at
Londesboro United Church. Tick-
ets, $1.50 available from any
U.C.W. member. 36-1
YOU ARE INVITED TO AN
afternoon social honoring the SOth
anniversary of Lewis and Verha
Cook on Sept. 22, 1974 at 2:00
p.m: in Belgrave Women's
Institute Hall. No gifts. 36-2p
Personally
speaking
Mrs. F. Stewart Toll of London
visited on Thursday, Sept. 5 with
her mother Mrs. Luella Hall.
Mr. Randal Longman of Alma,
Ont. visited on the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Longman and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Youngblut
and family of Woodstock visited
on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs.
Carl Longman and family.
Mrs. Marie Johnson is a
patient in University Hospital,
London on the seventh floor Room
E-14.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Johnson,
Kari and Kurt of London visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Snell on
Sunday, Mrs. Johnson, Kari and
Kurt stayed for a few days longer
visiting her parents and other
relatives.
Mrs. Mary Chapple of Seaforth
visited with her aunt, Mrs.
Waltc r Cook on Sunday.
Dorothy Wallace is a patient in
Clinton Hospital.
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SEPT. 12-13-14
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BY HELEN ALLEN
THE TORONTO JI/1',J SYNDICATE
Just turned 11, Bobby really wants to be friendly but, fearful
of being rejected because of things that have happened to him,
he holds back to let other people make the first advances.
Bobby is a likable youngster with dark eyes, freckles and
reddish brown slightly curly hair. He is in good health but on a
controled diet because a recent medical test indicated he could
develop diabetes, He wears sturdy shoes for flat feet that do not
interfere at all with his mobility.
Though Bobby has the ability to do average work in school, he
is not doing so just now, perhaps because he feels insecure. He is
in Grade Five. His interests are those of a younger boy and he
chooses children younger than himself as playmates.
Bobby likes to ride his bike but otherwise prefers indoor
games such as cards and puzzles. He is interested in space and
sorry there are no more trips to the moon to watch on television.
He is friendly with a horse at his foster home though a bit ner-
vous about riding it.
This lad needs warm, demonstrative parents. He will be a fine
son for a mother and father who can help him believe he is truly
a member of their family. Such an adoption will be a godsend for
Bobby.
To inquire about adopting Bobby, please write to Today's
Child, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Box 888,
Station K, Toronto M4P 2112. For general adoption information,
please contact your local Children's Aid Society.
HE'S FRIENDLY BUT SHY
O.P.P. report
During the week September 2
to September 8, the following
investigations were carried out by
officers at Wingham Detachment
of the O.P.P.
On Wednesday, September 4,
Albert Brunsveld of R.R. 2,
Puslinch, Ontario was involved in
a single car accident on Highway
4, south of the Maitland River
Bridge, East Wawanosh Town-
ship. He was not injured.
Damages to his vehicle were
estimated at $300.
On Friday, September 6, David
K. Currie of R.R. 3, Wingham,
was injured as a result of a single
car accident on Highway 86, west
of the Junction of Old Highway
accidents
86, East Wawanosh Township.
Damages to '.the Currie vehicle
were estimated at $500..
Robert J. Hurst was involved in
a single car accident on Friday,
September 6, on County Road 16,
east of Sideroad 15-16, Morris
Township, Mr. Hurst was not
injured. Damages to his vehicle
were estimated at $3000.
On Friday, September 6, James
R. Graham of Scarboro, received
injuries as a result of a single car
accident on Highway 87, west of
the Wellington Huron County
Line, Howick Township.
Damages to his vehicle were
estimated at $2000.
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JUNIOR "C"
H ockey
the newly formed Clinton Centennial Mustangs
are looking for bright, talented hockey players.
Training camp opens on Sept. 14.
Contact Len Fawcett
at 482.7031 for more details.
Blyth couple celebrates 50th
wedding anniversary
Irvine and Dorothy Wallace,
lifelong residents of Blyth cele-
brated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary recently, On July 27
their family hosted a banquet in
Blyth United Church, catered to
by the Willing Workers Unit of
the U.C.W.
Friends and relatives attended
from Neptune, N.J; Allegan,
Mich; Snyder, N.Y; Lloyd-
minstcr, Sask; St. Cathcrines;
Sault Ste. Marie; Bratnpton;
Hornby; Norval; Clinton; Wing -
ham; Londesboro; Brussels; as
well as Blyth.
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace were
married on August 2, 1924 at the
home of the bride's father., Mrs.
Wallace's, parents were the late
Robert and Emma Howard of
Blyth. Mr. Wallace's parents
were the late John and Ellen
Wallace of Morris Township.
They have two sons and two
daughters, Shirley (Mrs, Les
Rutlege) of Hornby; Howard, of
Brampton; Irma (Mrs. W.
Marshall) of Clinton; and Bev of
Londesboro. There are 13 grand-
children and three great grand-
children,
Mr. Wallace's sister and three
Home
Economist
speaks to
Blyth W.I.
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MR. AND MRS. IRVINE WALLACE
The September meeting of the
Women's Institute was held in
the Memorial Hall, with the
President Mrs, J. Hesselwood
presiding.
The meeting opened with the
W.I. Ode, Mary Stewart Collect,
and 0 Canada. The minutes of the
last meeting wre approved and a
letter from Walton Institute
inviting the Blyth ladies to their
next meeting on September 18
was read, Any members wishing
to go to Walton, please let Mrs, L.
McGowan know by September 13.
Mrs. A. Campbell sang a
melody of old songs, with Mrs.
Del Philip at the piano. Mrs. J.
Hesselwood read a poem.
The meeting was turned over to
Mrs. I. Bowes and Mrs. M.
Grant, convenors of Family and
Consumer Affairs. Mrs, M. Grant
had a reading.
' Mrs, 1. Bowes introduced the
guest speaker, Miss Jean
Pengally, Home Economics for
Huron County. Fier topic was on
apples; the different kinds, how
they are stored for winter and the
many ways they can be served,
Mrs. I. Bowes thanked Miss
Pengally and presented her with a
gift. The meeting closed with the
Queen, after which lunch was
served.
brothers were all together for the
first time in many years: Mrs.
Charlotte Bell of Blyth; Basil of
Neptune, N.J; Richard of Allegan
Mich; and Robert of Blyth,
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace received
a great many cards and good
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plaque from Premier Wm. Davis
on behalf of the Province of
Ontario, as well as letters of
congratulations from Prime Mini-
ster Pierre Trudeau and Governor
General Leger,
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Behind the scenes
Journalism: No greater calling
and no greater responsibility
BY KEITH ROULSTON
"There is no greater calling in
the world than keeping the public
informed."
An old college professor of
mine said that one day. He was,
of course, involved in a little bit of
propaganda, part of the
confidence -building that went
into turning out journalists in
what was known as one of the
best journalism schools in the
country.
But besides stressing the
importance of the job of informing
people, he also stressed the
responsibility involved. I'm afraid
that a good many journalists
heard the part about "great
calling" but didn't hear the part
about responsibility.
These thoughts come to mind
because I've just been re -reading
a book about Henry R. Luce, the
co-founder of Time magazine and
the founder of Life, Fortune and
Sports Illustrated magazines. He
was one of the most important
media Hien of time, influencing
the thoughts of many, even when
they did not know they were
being influenced.
The son of an American
missionary to China, he carried
the missionary zeal for the rest of
his life. His mission was against
Communism, socialism or any-
thing of the left; for American
dominance of the world through
both trade and armed might; for
Republicans and against Demo-
crats (with a few rare exceptions)
and for the elite of society with
little understanding of the poor.
These ideals of Luce's were
easily known by a keen observer
even though he seldom wrote an
editorial in any of his publica-
tions. Instead he used the news
columns of his magazines to put
forward his views and used them
in such subtle ways that few
readers probably ever knew they
were being influenced.
Techniques included descrip-
tions of people in the midst of a
news account that made some
people look strong, effective,
honest while others looked weak,
inefficient and shifty. It could
make one politician look good by
building up his good points and
playing down his weaknesses
while another had the weak points
of his platform played up and the
good points ignored.
One of the main benefactors of
the policy over the years was
Chiang Kai Sheck who Luce built
up as the saviour of China while
the Communists were displayed
as villains. Neither side was
perfect, but there is a case to be
made that the corrupt Chiang
would have lost U.S. support far
sooner if not for the heavy
support of the Luce press.
The news manipulation of Time
magazine and to a lesser extent of
Life and Fortune is legendary in
journalism. But while most
newsmen hold themselves far
above the old image of the Luce
press (which has been changing
since his death) it appears to be a
case of "Let he who is without
guilt cast the first stone."
One of the biggest recent
movements in journalism has
been "interpretive reporting". It
calls not just for reporting of facts
but interpreting of the fact. I can
be an important part of reporting
if heavy research is undertaken
and a level-headed, unbiased,
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experienced writer is doing the
job. Unfortunately nowadays
every green college graduate with
journalism diploma in hand feels
he should be an interpretive
reporter. The results can be
disastrous, I've heard speakers
grumble that they couldn't even
recognize what they'd said when
they read the account of their
meeting.
Radio and television news has
gone to the personalized account
of the news where the newsman is
a personality giving his own view
of the news. On a recent trip to
Toronto we found it virtually
impossible to get a straight,
mater -of -fact news report on any
of the Toronto radio stations.
Political bias is the type of bias
that usually gets the most
attention. A century ago the news
columns of a newspaper quickly
told what the political views of the
publisher were because the
opposition candidate was freely
called a scoundrel, a crook and
sometimes something worse,
Today, however, there is pro-
bably less political bias in
reporting than at any time in
history. Political opinion is pretty
much reserved for the editorial
and opnion pages where it can
still, however, sometimes be
unfair such as during the last
provincial election when the globe
and Mail used every editorial
opportunity and even the editorial
cartoon to systematically make
the Liberals and New Democrats
look ridiculous and therefore unfit
to govern.
lous and therefore unfit to
govern.
But newspapers are generally
aware of the fact of political bias
and guard against it. There are
other biases they may not be
aware of, however. They are
usually well-educated and well-
paid so they find it hard to
understand the plight of the poor
and ill-edicated.
I've been particularly con-
cerned, as has probably been
evident from the editorials in this
newspaper, about the consumer -
bias of newspapers, both daily
and weekly, in Canada. Ml
newspapermen in Canada are
consumers. All are urban -
oriented. Few understand the
problems of farming, the econom-
ies of farming, the intricacies of
marketing. Farm writing is so
complicated that it practically
needs full-time study to keep on
top of the situation.
Reporting on food prices and
farm problems in the past couple
of years has been absolutely
disgraceful. The egg scandal is
just example where by putting
huge emphasis on a problem it
has been blown out of proportion.
Facts were ignored. Explanations
overlooked. News selection tech-
niques were employed that
affected opinion. For instance,
the Globe and Mail last week
gave a two-line headline of type
and inch and a half high to a story
about rotten eggs then gave a
story on Eugene Whelan defend-
ing the egg board two lines of
type less than a half inch in
height.
No newspaper that I've seen
has taken the effort to go out to a
farm and see just what expenses
are involved in producing eggs
and see just how much a farmer
must have before he is making a
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profit. I saw no such stories either
when people were screaming
about beef prices,
I see plenty of stories when the
cost of some food goes up but few
when the price goes down,
especially when the price is so low
that farmers are going out of
business like flies, I see plenty of
articles comparing food costs to
what they were two years ago
when they were low but few
comparing them to what they
were 20 years ago when they were.
high. I see plenty of stories about
farm income increasing, but few
stories about just how much
actual farmers earn.
Yes this is the single most
important segment of the
economy, While every twitch of
the stock market is reported and
annalyzed in thick business
sections of the newspapers, there
is little informed comment on
farm trends. There's just a lot of
bitching about the price of steak
from reporters who earn the
union -minimum of $14,000 a year
who feel they're being ripped off
by farmers who most of the time
would be happy with $7500 a
year.
Yes, informing the people is a
great calling. But as part of the
people, just be on your guard
about what is fact and what isn't
in those news stories you read or
hear.
The leaves of Red and Black
Oaks have pointed lobes, as distinct
from White Oak and Chestnut Oak
'with rounded lobes and teeth.
Huronview
Auxiliary
The Ladies Auxiliary held their
regular monthly meeting in the
, Craft Room at Huronview on
Monday, August 19 at 2:30 p.m.
Mrs, Webster, the President
opened the meeting with The
Lord's Prayer followed by the
reading of thc minutes of the
previous meeting which were
approved as read.
Mrs, Scratch, the Editor of the
Huronview News Magazine dis-
tributed copies of the Summer
edition to each member present
and copies will be sent to each
Women's Institute. There is a
certain amount of expense involv-
ed in producing the magazine and
no allocation was included in the
Huronview Budget when it was
prepared as the magazine wasn't
being published at that time,
After some discussion it was
decided to apply for "New
Horizons Grant" from the
Government to cover the cost of
publication until a new budget is
prepared.
Roll call was answered by
members from Blyth, Clinton,
Hensall, Kippen East and
Londesboro,
The Members decided to become
"Sunshine Sisters" to residents
who have no family or friends to
Ladies
meets
visit them, names were chosen
from a list prepared by the office.
Miss Pelts of Blyth gave a
reading "Docs anyone ever laugh
in this house?" Mrs. McGregor
reported for the craft room and
the treasurer gave her report,
The fall bazaar will be held on
Wednesday, November 6 and the
Auxiliary decided to have an
apron table at the bazaar.
Members will contribute aprons
for this and the Women's
Institutes will be asked to
contribute one or more aprons as
well. Further plans for the Bazaar
will be made at thc September
and October meetings.
Mrs. Webster closed the
meeting with a poem. The next
meeting of the Auxiliary will be
held on Monday, September 16 at
2:30 p.m. The President said she
hope more members would attend
the meetings now that the
summer is over. Also that New
Members would be very welcome
any lady in Huron County is
eligible for membership in the
Auxiliary, you don't have to be a
member of a Women's Institute.
Meetings arc held the third
Monday of each month except
December, January and February
when no meetings arc held.
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