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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-06-14, Page 15'Aiwa 4,4 4100 coosiedtvilltobtfoltor (knits Old Erma* Gni N3.2c7 A terrific museum When Bob C'arbert. was executive assistant! to Bill Stewart he was the last man a visitor to the legislature would picture as curator of a museum. But that is' what he is today at the Ontario Agricultural Museum which is open daily this year. It is located on 80 acres immediately south Of HighWaY 401 on Town line road at Milton, Officially, he is general manager. The idea for an agricultural museum began more than 10 years ago when Bill Stewart was minister of agriculture and food in Ontario. Three years ago, work to make it a show place fur agriculture began in earnest. This year, for the first time, it will be a feature summer attraction for Ontarions and tourists from all Canada and parts of the United States. For anyone with even a cursory interest in agriculture, the museum is a great place to. Visit. This. Corner does not make it a habit to give accolades, espeeially, to. governments. But this is an occasion -worth noting because the museum will be Open every day throughout the summer months and it is a wonderful place for (he whole family to spend a few hours. More than 10,000 people have wandered throughthe pages of time in the three years the museum has been in operation.. The plans- to complete it are spread .over another seven years but it is a great place right now. "We feel there are enough good buildings completed now to make a several -hour visit worthwhile,' says Carbert. Displays depict agriculture in Canada and, especially, in Ontario from the time of the Indians. through..the early surveying periods and the settling of the province right through 40 recent times. The age of steam is also preserved in a Milton museum and it, isn't forgotten in agriculture. Some of the early tractors - huge monsters that must have packed the good earth rock -hard at times - arc displayed. Remember when road signs in the spring said: Tractors with lugs prohibited? When you see some of these early models, you will understand why hard -surfaced roads had' to be protected. Some.or those lugs went deeper into the ground than the tillers of today. Qne of the most extensive collections, of farming .artifacts was gathered over many years by the late Charles Matthews of Langstaff. The c011ection was donated to tile province and forms the basis for the farm equipment, farm tools and f'ttro machines on display.. But the museum exhibits don"tjust stop at farm. equipment. The exhibit hall shows the development of rural telephone systems. Visitors to the site will have their- nostolgia nerves heightened as they remember the days.. when rural operators knew, more about a community than anyone else. Harness makers..al$0 ply their trade at the museum along with blaeksmiths and even some weavers. What may become one of the most inter sting lreas'of the MOSCOW is the Ontario Agricultural Hallof ta •Ite.• It will not be open until next year %tit it 0 ill h.. fascinating people in it, A separate board of direCtoTS for the hall, is being organized and oorninationS will be accepted. No doubt Bill Stewart will4have a prominent place in the hall. At least, if he doesn'tiThe should have. I rinderstan0 Ideitior the Innsenin waS primarily his - and. in Ms h thle opinion, he was the best minister of agriculture in recent history. Another of interest is being meticulously construct-, ed by the Ontario Veterinary College at the University of Guelph. It will centre around a veterinary office and surgery room ith allthe old-fashioned paraphernalia used by country vets decades ago.: Eventually, eight different farmsteads will be recon- structed on the site which will depict rural life over a 1504year period. 1 Carbert pa, s veat tribute to the staff at the museum for getting thit,gs ready for the opening. When we were there a week ago, nobody knew I was a farm writer, I was just another visitor to them yet the cordial treltment by• the staff indicates Carbert's faith in his people. I know I was proud to be.connected with rural Ilfe after a visit. It's worthwhile for anyone to peek into the past and get a glimmer of the hardships that our forefathers must have endured, . OPENING SATURDAY JUNE 16 RIES TO CARLOW Pick Your Strawberries. AT. CHURCH open; .',144:01.1010t. to Saturday •?ViRiliTHER PERMITTING BENMILLER gp sTORE 11/2 MILES. NORTH OF BENMILLER ' THEN 1/2 MILE EAST *ye Bring. Your. Own Containers LISTEN TO CICNX 12:45 P.M. DAILY TRIANGLE S AMPHORA' PIPE TOBACCO ONLY 2 1 5°z P°UCHES $ 1 I 9 WILKINSON STAINLESSSTEEL . RAZOR BLADES , 5's • ONLY OLD SPICE FAVOURITES ow SPICE• (DAD'S FAVOURITE r001) AFTER SHAVE ONLY $2!9 OLD SPICE 'GIFTSET ONLY $ 1279 • STICK DEODORANT& AFTER SHAVE . OLD SPICE DECANTERS $ iiFriP ON.A ROP s239 IWO IFf RHEA HAIVIIVIVN, For interesting meetings the Huron 'Federation of Agriculture my have other groups beat out. Members • .learned Thursday night in, Clinton that they already have many of the qnalitieS that make interesting meetings 'better. ,Quest speaker Mark Vitaldrenof the University of Ottelph spoke on how to make meetings, more effective, informative and, interesting. HFA President Merle h,, u ii 1,I, .1, ., , ,,,,.. i„ , ..... , Qunhy and seeretarY. Treasurer Carol. Finch conducted, the business aro Mr. Waldren later referred back to a lot Of what happened to illustrate points', he made'. Breaking into, groups, members were . aSkedto Intake lists their key prOblerns. in attending, and running ItneetingS. The problems later Summarized included discouraging irrelevant THE HURON EXPOSITOR' .41ThE 144, 1171 15 dtscussion« getting )iter attendance out to meetings', and getting committments necessary tOi conduct intereging Meefings. Most important* Mr. Waldren pointed MAAS IP keep a sense of humour. Relax and enjoy tiler meeting and Make the best cif It be Said. Fieldrnan Bill Crawford reported to members that in general most of the farmers he talks to are satisfied with 10F.A. but are linaMeare ett their 9WIT prorinCial tlireetOrS the area and, are Unable to express their COMM*. Compared to the provitieh4 membership 'which is down one percent, Huron is down IWO percent. Norman Alexander' reported that there is a wave coneern'kent number of farmers about disposal and spreading of animal waste, Mr, Alexander wanted to know if the federation is. looking into this matter. The, Federation may -ask RDOP to research land I vvn o ers . , Foreign ownership of farmland was a topic a..a Huron F of A meeting Thursday, Merle Gunby, president of the Huron F of A told members that the Ontario F of A has checked into several of the farms involved in the foreign ownership issue, "Huron instigated a fuss Over this and no,' Maybe we should look into having the Rural Development Outreach Project have some research done on the problem," Agriculture Minister William Newman earlier in the week said he doesn't see any reason, based on statistics his department has iinearthed, to take action to e • • • • • • " • • • .."1 • = • ^ halt the spread of foreign ownership. John Van Beers, recommended that the study Should involve the impact of foreign owne'shtp in the county. A motion was passed to ask the RDOP to consider a request to do a study on the effects of foreign ownership on farm land in Huron County. Lonise Marriott, from RDO P indicated a request .can be made outlining what involvement would be necessary for the study, Mr., Ounby said he was not sure Of the implications of being involved with the university but that the federation did need more facts, "The probleM is that we just don't have the time to do' the investigating ourselves" said a Bluevale farmer, Bey Brown. Constance Correspondent MRS'. MARY NEWER Mr, and Mrs. Frank Riley Mr. and Mrs4 Jerry Cook of Clinton and Mr. and Mrs. Ken Preszcator of Seaforth wre Friday evening visitors with Mr, and Mrs, Dave Preszcator Christine, Lisa, Christopher and Greg. Sunday 'visits with, Mrs, George Mcllwain • were Mr. an Mrs. Jack Crozier, Paul, Kevin, and Lori of Huron Ridge Kincardine. Mr. an Mrs, George McLlwain, St even and Lynn of Stratfcird. Mr. and Mrs. Dave Preszeator, Christine, Lisa, Christopher and Greg. Luanne and Darren ' Stevenson visited on Sunday • • kt with Mr. and Mrs. Alvin amtinpiaresetry ntertopstikt eincvnWeent tleck :),PeItrsrfteirinee"- Ihittbayre $106:64to: aet I/tatter:St be $100 in Other heihtegi InembetS were reminded *beet the Agrierew program, :thFrprfC)geries'nitee-wVtrathtMat the -fm' available ft raferi" Stilfalunhasershetlep 4}14regnir-rserh4y.earsCrewands ofuphowtsi 'work -on farms doing every- thing from painting and mending fences to haying and harvesting. Help is on a first -come, first-served basis and starts June. 25th. tation. has been extended to the ,staff at the offices of' the OFA in Toronto to visit for a fsvaeremksendin 9flthis7nareeaq! The invitation was extended somewlearnedoiftthwea;steffhit Teneverthat been on a farm and yet do so much work for the farming community. . Bev Brown received a letter from the staff in Toronto asking if some of the people might bring their children., The members agreed it would be a good idea to include the younger people. A list was passed for volunteer hosts to sign and indicate what accomodations they had. Miss Brown noticed while attending Centralia College graduation exerci ses recently that there was no award given by the largest farm organization in the county, the Hoorn F of A. The matteri tolooked into further. . . Board o ays book a SITIale the Paul BonYan Classifie I S camp. a' Ads pay dividends BY JEFF SEDDON Citizens to discuss the novels were chosen and what The Huron County board differences and come to a educational benefits they of education stood its ground mutual understanding in the had. That list of novels was Monday afternoon telling the best interests of our- taken to a special day long Concerned Citizen's Group 'schools". • session of the education ' of Huron county English. The brief was presented at committee which was open to literature texts had been the outset of the ' board the public and advertised. At approved according to board isesSion and board chairman that education committee policy and that was that John Elliott urged any approved novels , and In a cash with :about .15 trustees with anything to say recommended to the board members of the grOup, to the -eoncerned group say that its approval also be trastees , defended board it. Elliott reminded the board given. procedures used to approve athpaptroivt alvoouflte,tex dhbevtosritidnutgolng aGlloadceer iehs a isaid trusteeshe Dorothycouicould a list of 22 English books and told the parents no changes the meeting and this would support a motion to table the would be made to the listbe the only opportunity books if trustees would give The board's approval. oi trustees would have to her a guarantee thzy Would the list of books was discuss the issue with the read all the books. sandwiched between a brief parents 'prior to that vote. "If anyone thinks I'm Presented by' the citizen's Trustees remained silent. going to sit down and read 22 group expressing its No one asked Greidinaus t° books between now and next dissatisfaction of the board's expand on the views of the month you can forget it,'" handling of the issue and a concerned parents and no said separate school trustee 15 . minute question period one made any attempt Eugene Frayne,. "We've got afier thr, hoard meeting. The support or oppoSe the views to go on the presentation of the brief went of the parents. recommendations of the •sill"univ Iwi 'Ile question Despite its unified stand in teachers that's why I made tieriort turned inlo an angry support of its pOlicy after the the motion to approve the exchange bets% cen parents meeting some trustees. were l'he brief,' presented by which they were being asked decision wat defeated books." ' 'he Motion to table the and „ alto tr.. %tees. unhappy about the manner in ovels. Burl Greidanus, told the to vote on the textbooks. trustees a r • oved the n pp ooard the parents were con- When it came time to vote by a 13-3 corned with the morals and on the novels some trustees margin. Clinton trustee Dorothy Williams, The parents felt little had enough time to oteck out the 'Intooldrethficovbeolarsdheshwe ahnatdedontoe ethics, in the school system. felt the board had not had been, about complaints novels. checkand had to vote against made to the board 'and that Seaforth trustee John approval. she was joine . by the new board policy used to: hendersowtold the board he Gower and Henderson. approve testbooks shifted thought approval of the texts Members of the concerned vsponsibility.' was given in August. He said "We wish to express our he understood the two month • citizens groups waited until thee end of the board session :emplete dissatisfaction over period between the to he board's handling of this submission of the list of ask trustees to justify their and the die. cision. Grace Austin told ssuc up until now and novels by teachers ientand that the 'board approval of the board was to the board the some of the novels it had approved used •hattge its stand and follow allow trustees to look the ' the name of God in a, he guidelines as set down in books over. disrespectful Way aginst the he "Education, Act." the "Pon't we get a chance to beliefs of the community the :roup'stated it its brief. ' look at them?" he askedboard represented. The parents felt senile of Elliott explained • that Eugene Fraynetrustess he 22 novels approved by according to the new board for i separate,. school he board contained "explicit policy , ' approved two 3nguage." rnOnths ago. board approval supperters, launched a tirade The ' group requested against the book controversy was '0 he (liven at the June • after:it became apparent the rustees "read these billoks Session He .taid teachers had matter was going to con- and against the novels adding he had "not changed his positon hardly one bit since the day I came here." He told the board he didn't approve of literature that was "abusive or lowered the dignity of man" adding "it's not my job to study every •book and say this is what the people of Huron County should be reading". • "When my car is broken I go to a garage, when I'm sick I go to a doctor, when my tooth aches I go to a dentis ' and when I want good food 1 go to a farmer," said Frayne. "Anil when I want my kids educated I go to someone that is trained to do that." He said he was doing his best as a trustee and was criticized for banning books and for not banning books.. He said he had been told he had no morals or ethics for not binning some novels. Lloyd Barth raised the ire of the trustees telling them they were "hired men" and taxpayers were the employers, Barth said it was unfair of the board not to have a meeting with the concerned parents. He added that -as employees of taxpayers ' parents should be telling trustees when the 'meting will be rather than trustees saying there wil be no meeting, "You arc our paid re- presentatives and it is your duty as .pajd employees to meet with us at our request, " he said. Elliott told Barth taxpayers had the chance every. two , years to C. 7Lide who their representatives will be. He said :trusteees are elected to represent people to opeate an education system to the 'best of their ability to give students the best .efore voting here today and . been asked to submit a list of tinpurea.yne said board tried 'ried education peAsastiblepl•ay divia. o schedule a meeting with a texts to principals along With the lelegation of Concerned rationale explaining why the to he fair in its dealings for ends, . . . • • TF9jANG. .LE ISC U N 1 T01IS OD 51 Th. Squat*, OODEileniMeln Cornet, CLINTON/Mein Corner, STAFOIITH • Cemetery Wreaths Crosses Et E.asels srlx 15.00 Cabbage, caulifower, Is• ttfA peppers and plants $5.00 4 Al 8 boxes in a flat • a flat while they last ac ean's Flowers 12 Jarvis St Seaforth 527 0800 Axsnoier•Hrallo4u4rnommyoimlommom•niwaimmli4IMIOilim4P44e414411rMYIIIIInliillMilidnoumem444NOMIMme44riO4M1MNM44iillMMNM1141444MMliMMO1l44.44M114PNIII.OMIOuulinllMMIMININM44NNNmmoi44Illk • • - c - 4 • Notice is hereby given that the Annual Meeting of SEAFORTH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL will be held Tuesday, June 26, 1979 at p.m. In The Hospital Health Unit Conference Room ground floor isr the purpose of receiving the annual reports' of the Board of Trustees and of the officials and to elect four Trustees. The public is invited,to attend • The by-laws of Seaforth Community Hospital provide that the board of trustees shall Include 12 trustees to be elected by members of the hospital corporation. -MEMBERSHIP The by-laws provide with'respect to members** • :followil, • , [1] The following persons shill be members upon resolution of the Beardt [a], .A person who his donated or who donates ssoo.00.in any one year to the Corporation shall be a Ilfe Member:, • [b) The president or designated officer of an. annelidanor organizadon who pays the• : COtparatiOn $25.00, in any year shall be an ex offklo member of the Corporation for thin year. [c] A person Who pays the annual membership fee to the c0porathrnIn itily.year shall 1, a.. member of the CorpOratiOtt for that yell'. The 'Mount of this fee Shall be 'established from time to Arne by trosoindon Of the Hoard of • Trustees. [d] Perpalli siptotiintert honorary members ohadl • not be Subject to fees. [2] A member woo pays his fees anunally shall not • be enditiled' to vote at any meeting ot the cornortitien valeta his autnibendillp fer was pad* 'fall AT ILEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE MEETING. By ratoititicit of the, 'Beend the anneal memliehip' fee has been eitabilsbed at .one doltar. The public is invited to Take: Part in HosplOi Amaral membeiiiiito 4 St be PoitstAtthei iheitokat. Refreshments 'nig be o ed talkai lag the meirthigi oidonMcKEze Settefa. •