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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-04-06, Page 3Easter at the Van Egmond House THE HURON EXPOSITOR, APRIL 8, 1083 — A3 Hibbert turns down federation grant request EASTER FUN—More than 130 people of all ages turned out for Easter, activities at the Van Egmond" House on Saturday. Children learned to make a variety of puppets in a workshop taught by Marlon Doucette of Clinton (large photo) and heard stories by Easter bunny Joanne Doherty, the Queen of Masquerade. Their elders browsed In the newly opened craft outlet, Tf1e Sitting Room and watched Ukrainian egg decorator, Hilda ,Sampson of Goderich, practise her exacting craft (top photo). Among the browsers were Laura McKercher of RR1, Dublin, with a hand carved duck decoy and Erin Albright of Titlsonburg, whose mother's family came from Seaforth, Lynda Jones, in charge of the craft and artisan outreach project, says The Sitting Room Is open from Tuesday through Friday from 12:30 to 4:30. After the May 24 holiday the new store in the Van Egmond House, which sells the work of Huron County craftspeople, will also be opened on Sunday afternoons. (Photos by White) BY KRIS SVELA The Perth Federation of Agriculture will no be receiving any grants from Hibbert council after councillors voted against a request from the federation. Federation representatives. Ron Christie and Bill Lannin met with Hibbert council in a bid to get funding to help pay for expenses incurred by the federation. Mr. Christie told council that many of the board members have to cover expenses out of their own pockets and admitted that the federation is "financially strapped". "Without additional support from the townships we are really going to be strapped." he said. He told council that the costs offsetting up meetings and other services, provided by the ,federation, are difficult to meet because of a tight budget. He explained that the federa- tion has considered charging admission to its information meetings, but decided against such a move because they feel they should provide the service at no cost. Although. council agreed that the federa- tion is doing a lot ofg good work for area farmers, they felt that members should be requested to pay extra costs. Mr. Christie informed council that the federation will be. approaching other area township councils asking for support. Mr. Christie, in his capacity as federation president. asked•council to offer their input and opinions on the proposed 100 -per cent farm tax rebate. Members of council voiced their concern over the proposed rebate for several reasons. Councillor Don Johns said that he was concerned by increasing -government involve- ment in farm operation. "1 think that down the road they'll be telling us what we should grow," he said. Reeve Ivan Norris said that he was concerned that the new law might increase depopulation in the township because of the new adjusted tax on rural homes. He also voiced concern over foreign ownership. "i'm concerned about foreign owners purchasing land, tearing down the buildings and having tax free land," he said. Mr. Christie explained that foreign owners would have to prove provincial residency to claim the tax credit. He also conceded that the whole issue has been embarrassing for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture be- cause it has failed to gain widespread support. Council found itself in a difficult position after it received a request from Albert Visher of lot 14, concession 9 to build a house on the property. The house would replace a trailer on the site where Mr. Visher is presently living. _ Council was concerned that a problem could arise because there is already a house on the property ,and zoning bylaws prohibit two houses on the same lot. Reeve Ivan Norris told Mr. Visher that if he was to build onto the existing house there would be no problem because the struet\ure would then be classified as an addition. \ Mr. Visher told council that he would build a foundation and place a double trailer on the site. Township clerk, Charles Friend, informed council that under the provisions of the new Official Plan, two homes- on one lot are not allowed. However, under the old Official Plan, an amendment could be made to the zoning bylaw to allow for two homes on the site. Reeve Norris, in an attempt to simplify the situation, told Mr. Visher that it would he easier for him to build on another lot he owns, to side-step the red tape required in a zoning bylaw change. Councillor John Kinsman told council that as Ion as Mr. Visher is not requesting a severa ce of the lot he should be entitled to build. "Th want a house and it's their busines " he said. Both c ncil and Mr. Visher will be exploring a the possibilities in an attempt to find a solu ton to the problem. Council eard proposals from two insur- ance coo nies on municipal policies. The township is renewing its insurance policies and is looking for a competitive rate. The companies are Miller -Slade Insurance Brokers and their present insurance agent. Frank Cowan Company Ltd. After hearing both presentations. mem- bers of council will consider the two 'rare@ hinvOitod You are invited to the Seaforth Horticultural Soci- ety meeting on April 13. 8:00 p.m. at the Seaforth Public School to hear a speaker from the Royal Botannical Gardens discuss lilacs. New members are welcome. Door prizes. - The Hospital Auxiliary meeting will be held in the board room on Apr. 12 at 8 p.m. Please bring your writ- ten up penny sale cards. There will be step dancing entertainment. The Seaforth Womens' Institute will meet at 8:15 on Tuesday evening at Mrs. Jim Nolan's home. LOOKING ON—Kelly Lay - cox shows young Bevin Diebold some of the chic- kens on the Westervelt farm. The children from the Seaforth nursery school got _ a first hand look at farm life. (photo of Svela) Tuckersmith Municipal okays private phone lines I. The area's last non•Bell owned phone company. the Tuckersmith Municipal,Tele- phone System commission will implement private line service with a common rate at the Clinton. Seaforth, Hensall acid Bayfield offices. The annual meeting of subscribers was held March 28 in the 10OF hall in Brucefield. Prior notice that this issue would be discussed had sparked a great deal of interest. Almost every available seat in the hall was taken, Commissioner Vern Alderdice detailed the reasons for the proposal to eventually switch all users to private lines and charge all residential customers the same rate, and outlined the various options available. At present, cost is determined by a basic charge plus mileage charges of 55 cents -"for each additional one-quarter mile from the user's exchange. More than half the system's apptbximately 1,900 customers now have a private or two-party line. Mr. Alderdice provided the results of a cost study on updating the system.to single party service. If all remained ' their present exchanges, the costs of dapting would be $428,000 and the comm i rate per customer Would be between $14 and $15.50 per month. If some customers presently served by the Hensall and Clinton exchanges were switched to the Bayfield office, the cost would be reduced to $339,231, with a monthly charge to customers of $12 to $13.50 a month. Mr. Alderdice concluded his presentation by saying the change would net be as big a hardship as some might think, "We have to act hi the best interests of the majority of subscribers. 1 personally believe that is private phones for every- body." he said. Tuckersmith Reeve Bob Bell, who had been elected meeting chairman. allowed time for discussion before a vote was taken. Bayfield residents have the most to lose, as their rales would almost triple under the new scheme. Area farmer -businessman, Glenn Hay- ter, said computer technology is the wave of the future, and the transmission of information requires a private line. Present lilies are inadequate; the lifting of another receiver on the line voids information Flowing from a farm office to a Telidon or Canfarm computer. Another subscriber said customers can not conduct business by phone with their accountant or doctor with any guarantee of privacy without a private line. When the vote was eventually called, the majority of those' in attendance indicated approval of the proposal by a show of hands. They voted a second time to leave the boundaries unchanged, Alderdice said the change would take To save money, first you simplify BY SUSAN SODENBERG it is a of inflation and recession In this day increasingly difficult to raise a family on one income So many mothers are saying: "We just can't make it. Prices are so high and the money conning in won't stretch to meet the budget. I'm being forced to go to work to bring in more money". But does it have to he this way? Do you have a choice? What you do in this situation is all important to the future of your family and the emotional well-being of your children. The future generation. when they take over. will show us what was really important. Our parents who may have lived through the Depression and our immigrant ancest• ors have shown us sonic ways of living on little or no income. Most families that had any income during the Depression of the 30's lit cd on one income because the job market couldn't support more than one honk member working. Our pioneer ancestors fa, ed even greater trials, they sometimes had no income at all and had to ttakc everything themselves. even the tools to make the thugs with. How did these people do it? What can we learn 'from then that we can apply to our own lives in modern times? . We can learn what really matters. what is important in life and what is not, We should not be thinking in terms of. "How much money do we need?" but "What are our needs and how do we satisfy them?" Money is just one of the many ways of satisfying these needs. We put too much emphasis on the "dollar" and "having enough to live on" these days. One doesn't live on money: one lives on food. Most of the things we buy with our money are not essential for life or even happiness. It's not a question of money: it's a question of caring. If we care enough to do it, it can be done. It's not a matter of "stretching" the dollar to fit the budget. but of rearranging the budget by simplifying our needs so that %cc can live within the means provided to us. The first step in simplifying your needs is to sit down with your spouse and discover what is most important ant to you and your fancily. Write these important things down, arrange then in order of priority, and use your list as a guide to figuring out what you really need. Once you are aware of your priorities. all h takes is a little organization and a lot of ingenuity to raise a healthy. happy, family on one income. To help you along your way, here are a few guidelines you can use whenever you buy anything from a tomato to a house. (.List your priorities. Look inside your- self. Don't conform to what other people think is important. Be true to your own values. 2. Inform yourself. Use the local library. go%ernntent publications. Tap the minds of experts and other consumers, 3. Reduce consumption. Don't be fooled by advertising. It creates artificial needs. Refer hack to list #1. and get rid of all that is not useful. 4. Eliminate waste. Recycle, reuse. repair. about six years concentrating on one office at a time. Only after an entire exchange had been adapted would the new charge be put into effect. In 'other biilsinesk, secretary treasurer Mel Graham said the Tuckersmith system is now completely on computer billing and advised all subscribers who want to avoid interest charges to write out their cheque as soon as they receive their telephone bill. The extra charge for coloured phones has been abolished. Mr. Graham warned that no one can hook up equipment without first notifying the Tuckersmith office, and their employees must make the connections. Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnson was elected without opposition to complete the one year left in the term of Perce Johnston, who had resigned as commissioner after serving eight years. Other commissioners along with Mr. Alderdice are Lloyd Ferguson, W.D. Wilson and Elmer Hayter. The Tuckersmith Municipal Telephone System's financial stfatement shows total revenue for 1982 of $441,984, expenses of $386,034, and earnings of $55,950, com- pared to the previous year's revenue of 5405.'45, total expenses of $344,873 and profit of $60,872. A new van was purchas last year, and part of the loan from Tuckcrs ith Township repaid. 5. Be creative. Make do. dolt. and grow it yourself. 6'. biseover freebies. Find these things that nature provides and things that other people give away. '. Get the bargains. Find the best quality at the cheapest price. Buy in bulk. Buy direct, bargain for a lower price. 8. Barter. Exchange goods and services instead of money. 9. Maintain. Take good care of what you have for longer life. 9. Be content. Make sure your family is happy with their choices. Don't get discouraged, it may go slowly at first. It takes a while to change your lifestyle. The more you get into a new pattern and find out how satisfying and worthwile it is, the easier it will be, just stand by your list of priorities, take each day as it comes. and remember that there are thousands of others who are making it on no more and sometimes less than you do. Student minimum wage is $2.65 an hour "Now is the time to start planning for summer employ- ment. says Angelina Arts. the new supervisor of the Canada 1 mployment Centres for Students in Goderich and Fxetci Ontario \moth I ntph•iment Program, w hi, h offers employers a suhsui% of $I 25 per hour. xp„n tic, 'Kt and the Stn dens venture ( apital Pro- gram will also be offered again this near For further details contact Angelina at 524 2"44 All of Hnron ( nunty except (ire% 1urnherry and Howick Townships arc served by the Goderich and Exeter offices. The Canada Employment Centre for Students in Goder ich is located above the post office at is Fast Street The other arca office is located at 305 Main Street in Exeter. Currently. the Goderich office is open from 8• a 15.m to 4 (0 p m Monday to Friday Angelina will open the Exeter office every Employers who are inter• ested in hiring students for summer work, should he aware of the following em- ployment facts, The mini- mum wage for students under 18 is $2.65 and for students 18 and over it is $3.50. construction tieing $3.-5. The minimum ages for employment in different fields are 14 years or older for shops or offices. 15 years and up in general industry and 16 years and older for construct- ion. Students interested in find• ing summer employment should register at the Student ( entre as soon as possible. and are encouraged to read the want ads and to use their connections -parents. friends and relatives --to find employ- ment Any student who doesn't already have a social insur- ancc number should apply to do this. Centre if they require any now. The Employment Cen- Angelina encourages stu- information regarding sum - ire staff can show then how dents to conic to the Student mer employment. such as summer programs available, interview techniques. or how to write a resume. Canadians spend Tess on food than ' most Ontario Agriculture Minister Dennis Timbrell says farm gate prices for commodities are not included in his government's Inflation Restraint Program because the agricultural sector has kept price increases below the rate of inflation. Speaking to the Annual Meeting of the Ontario Egg Producers' Marketing Board on March 15, Mr. Timbrell said, "Canadians spend less on food as a proportion of income than any other people on Earth, ,with the exception of our American neighbors." He told approximately 350 delegates that egg producers have kept price increases below the rate of `inflation, and added eggs are "a fine value for the consumer, compared with other sources of protein. -, In tact, the price a producer receives for his eggs, at 93c per dozen for Grade A large. is just lc more than it was a year ago. Mr. Timbrell commended the Ontario Egg Board for its accomplishments during the past year, noting particularly the changes in quota policy introduced during the two- day meeting. He said the policy, which will, allow people who do not possess quota to acquire up to 2,500 birds, should en- courage new producers to enter the industry. Former policy allowed a person to purchase quota, or the right to keep a certain number of hens in produc- tion, only ifhe bought the farm that went with it. He also congratulated the Egg Board for its successful promotional efforts of the past year, which contributed to 3.3 per cent increase in per capita egg jcoitsutnption in Ontario. ' Earlier id the day, the Board's Advertising and Pro- motion Manager, Linda Rob- ertson, told delegates to the meeting the "Get Cracking" campaign would continue through 1983 with two new television advertisements. The "Have Eggsinstead" ads represent an attempt to increase consumption of eggs for breakfast. Mrs. Robertson also intro- duced plans for a new campaign aimed at children aged 2-11. She said the campaign would involve the development of special egg recipes geared toward the Telling time in Seaforth of old BY HARRY HINCHLEY The early settlers in and around Seaforth did not always regard exact time as a necessity. They could always get approxi• mate time from the sun on most days. A look up into the sky for the height of the sun was good enough or the shadow from a vertical post would act as a sort of sundial. On farms men working in' the fields Could be called by ringing a farm bell mounted on a building or on top of a post. If no bell was to be had a moldboard of a plow hanging from a limb of a tree was good enough. When the house could be seen from the fields a cloth hanging out a window would tell when meals were ready. By the 1860s trains were running through Seaforth and the sound of locomotive whistles became familiar. Passenger trains ran on scheduie and whistled at the same time and place every day. They could be depended on for right time. Many a farm worker had an ear for the train whistle to tell him when to quit work and go to the house. Later in Seaforth there was a big bell on the town hall and steam whistles on the factories. The town bell rang on the hour morning. noon and evening. 1t could be depended on because it was usually right with the bell on Cardno's clock. The whistle on the furniture factory was also dependable. it blew at 6:50 and 7:00 in the morning: at 12:00 noon and 12:50 and 1:00 and finally at 6:00 at night. The sound carried well and when the weather was right it could be heard from Alma to Dublin and from Kinburn to the Red Tavern. The Bell Foundry and Ament's Saw mill also had whistles but they could not be heard so far. In the country people could go by the school bell that hung in the belfry of every rural school. It rang several times a day when school was open. The time was generally taken from the teacher's watch but this was not always accurate. Not every school board would spend money on a wall clock. And not every.teacher wanted a clock going during school hours anyway. Today we live in a different world. There arc no steam whistles or passenger trains and we depend on some form of electric time. We even hear of clocks that will not vary a second in 100 years. Such precision may not be required by most of us but we still do appreciate greater accuracy than we might•get by setting our clock by the time the rooster crows. tastes of children, as well as a chicken -type character call- ed "Crack -a -Doodle -Doo." Farmer's lung has many Farmer's Tung is a well- recognized occupational di- sease that primarily affects farm workers. People working with moldy hay can develop farmer's lung from breathing the mil- lions of tiny mold spores shaken out of a bale. These same spores are often found in decomposing vegetable material such as moldy straw, grain, corn silage, haylage and tobacco. The spores reproduce when the tempera- ture of the damp material rises to 40° to 60°C. This would be especially, true of material harvested in a wet year. The clinical features of farmer's lung may range from the most acute attack to a slowly progressive pulmo- nary fibrosis. Acute attacks are recognized most fre- quently, Symptoms of expo- sure vary depending on indi- vidual susceptibility, extent and frequency of the expo,. sure, and coexistent or ante- cedent pulmonary disease (such as bronchitis). Some of the clinical manifestations include fever. chills. rhinitis (drippy nose), malaise, exer- tion -produced laboured or difficult breathing, tightness in the chest. irritating and harassing cough, blood streaked sputum and muscu• lar pain. Some or all of the above may occur four to six hours (or longer) after expo- sure to the moldy dust. Symptoms may persist for two weeks of longer after exposure, causes Farmer's lung is more likely to occur during winter months because: 1. Farmers feed baled hay inside during this season, when livestock cannot pasture. 2. Mold spores stay in the air inside a closed barn. 3. The hay mold has had time to grow inside the bales. Your lung association • The "Chris`tmas Seal" People ad- vise that if you are experienc- ing any of the symptoms of farmer's lung, see your doc- tor immediately.