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The Huron Expositor, 1974-04-04, Page 2I Nazi C - TO a ince 1860, &rvinp the Community First h PO".W Pt SEA1 CP=- ONTARIO, eveW TIILu av momng by McLEAN BROS., PublWhetv Lod. ANDRBW Y. McLMN, Editor--' Member Oatiadika Wee'ldy NewWepey Aswciutdon ` Ontario WeeWyi Newwapw As bion and Anal+ Bureau of Cimleften' Newvapars Sum Ratm: Canada (in advance) 09.06 a "Year outside Canada (in advance) . %11.00 a Year SINGLE COPIES — 20 CENTS EACH sword-CLw M+afill; Regi4ttafton Nunibw 0696 Telephone 52.0240 4 � - SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, April 4, 1974 Speculation and farm land Another report has been issued ' becomes the green -belt reoreatl, nal with recommendations about rural area for the urban centres to the east land use In Ontario. Last week the and south of 'us that the Ontario Kowal Report said that farm land in government's master plan envisions, our province is rapidly disappearing the passibility of speculators moving and made some suggestions to deal fn and holding land for recreation with the problem. areas is not too remote. Farmers are in a bind when it Preserving farm. land Is ultimately comes to preserving , farm land. of importance to all of us who eat. Agricultural land' when sold for The Ko%kal Report suggests that non-agricultural uses, for shopping land planning power be given to the centres or housing developments (not Ontario minister of agriculture and when the government or Hydro , that he be given the power to veto - expropriates it for use as an airport or expressways, subdivisions and any 'to house hydro towers) brings a lot of commercial and industrial money. Farmers have looked on their development that would affect farm property as a nest egg for retirement, land: The committee also wants an giving them more security than inventory of all rural land in the selling a farm for use as a farm could province. Land would be classified as ever hope to bring. agricultural, agricultural -residential, . (Town and, city dwellers can take rural -residential, rural recreational, advantage of rising land values and and rural -speculative --- the first used housing costs and speculate in mainly for farming and the last - property but 't ;�rmers are not non-productive farm land being held supposed to: But that is another for profit. editorial) The Report wants some penalties Under planning regulations in force against speculation in valuable farm in many areas, Huron County for land which is good, even though example, land cannot be sold lot by it may effect some farmers who have lot for non agricultural development hoped to sell their land to speculators. because policy discourages 'The Ontario government do—e-8--hot severancrig lots from farms for urban seem to be paying a good ,deal of type development. This is common attention to the Kowa]. Report. .)` sense because it prevents helter Perhaps the provincial government skelte'r development with resulting thinks it is too urireaPistic to give all increased costs to the municipality to power on development 'in rural areas' provide services. to the Agricultural minister. Perhafis At the same time, there is no check existing mechanisms which are at present on speculators -who buy up available in counties like Huron whole farms and just let them sit, where a planning board has to review waiting for the day when the farm any and all land use proposals within land can be zoned recreational or the county is the best', ultimate residential and the whole kaboodle protection'for our farm land. sold at a great profit. The mechanics are already there --- Sio far very little farm land in Huron Huron's planning director Gary ,y County has been taken out of Davidson says Ontario Hydro will production entirely -= possibly have to make application to the because the land is too good and we planning board, just like anyone else, are too far from urban centres to if the corporation is serious about Make buying 100 and 200`acre plots building a nuclear reactor near for development more than a pipe Goderich. And that is a land use that dream. is about as far away from using farm But if this part of Ontario ever land to grow food as you can get. IN U "Well, shall we eall it a day?" To the editor Sir: Special Thanks to Seaforth. On the weekend of March 23 & 24, 1974 the Seaforth Community Centre was the scene of , the Western Ontario Broomball Association Championship Broomball ,Tournament. There were teams represented froth' places as far away as Kilsyth (near Owen Sound), Elora (near Kitchener) and Hamilton. In total there were 21 men's feams and 6 ladies teams. The men and -the ladies were teamed against each other in a round-robin, single elimination schedule. The week -end was almost flawless, and for this the executive of the Western Ontario flroomball AssMation would like to express thanks to certain people in your commuttity without wliose help this would not have been possible. Special thanks should be given to - Mr. Roy McGonigld and his wife Hazel who provided us with perfect ice and who Also provided the lunch .foi• our dance on Satutdd' night. ` "Mt. lKdn Miller who spent almost two days hejping with the time keeping of the gairiea - Mr. and Mrs.Lloyd Lostel who helped at the door as admission collectors. Finally we would like to thank all others In Seaforth and surrounding area *ho directly or indirectly helped in any way with the tournaments' operation over the two days. Thank you. Western Ontario Broomball Association Sir: I find it hard to believe that the, Canadian Radio -Television Commission can be so naive as to, think the Canadian taxpayers are stupid enough to pay the entire cost of operation of theCBC radio and television network so a few people can enjoy television with no commercials. To me this is,the same thing as asking a newspaper to publish without advertising. 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The same thing will happen to the CBC. F As advertising commercials are eliminated, the costs picked up by the taxpayer will have to increase: The Canadian taxpayer- is already carrying a heavy load for the CBC, approximately 100 million dollars yearly and I for one don't think it is a wise move to eliminate any possibility for this organization to eventually reach a point where they might become self sufficient. Business whether' it' be private or government op *'6ited should be run on - sound business principals. Money made by the CB can be put to developing Canadian talent and helping the small television stations to operate at a profit instead of forcing small stations off the air. If is my opinion that a further look should be 'tak n before some dreamers in Ottawa should I be -allowed to makd` ' such ' an important decision as this. Tom Haley Seaforth Sir: Some time *ago I read in the Expositor of your winning an award for the excellence of your Editorial Page among the other weekly papers of Ontario and 'I think it was justly deserved. Ira my hpm�le opinion the Editorial Page of the Expositor, besides its regular features, expresses opinion on such subjects as The cost of Eduction, Inflation Cost of Living, Recreation, along with pride of local accomplishment, and to me they are interesting because they' are subjects that are being discussed everywhere. May you keep up the good work. • I do not know if 1 will be able to get to Seaforth this year, or not but -1 will try as I have many pleasant memories -of the town: Cornelius W. Spain 280 46th Avenue C# Petersbure Beach. EIA. 337.& In' the Years. A APRIL 7,11899 One by one the pioneers of Huron County are passing• to thleir reward and the last to pass at Kippen was James Smillie at the age of 75 years. He was born at Glasgow, Quebec. He was a firm and life-long Liberal in politics and a Presbyterian in religion. L. Proctor of Constance left for Ingprkip where he will be engaged at cheese making during the summer. The auction sale of thoroughbr st on the farm of John T. Dickson, •TAersmith, was very largely attended. ` Some of the representative sales were: A.G.Smillie, a cow for $150.00; HenryYeo, Hullett, a cd`w for $100.00; James Nash, McKillop a bull for $75.00. Thos. Brown was the auctioneer. . • On Friday evening last four monster soft elm logs passed through the village on their way to the Brucefield sawmill. Geo. Murray purchased the tree in McKillop. It measured 6 feet in diameter. Teams have been drawing brick from Kruse's brick yard in Tuckersmith to Clinton. Robert Devereaux, of the, Seaforth Carriage Works has been appointed agent for the celebrated Deering implements, Some one broke into J.S.Robert's drug store and extracted two dollars in silver. W.A.Ross, of McKillop has purchased from Wm. Chapman, Tuckersmith, a thoroughbred bull, 9 months old. Mr.' Snellof Hullett, breeder of . Shortffgrn cattle, made an important sale of four superior Durham heifers. Three of these were purchased by Wm. Doig of Tuckersmith and the fourth by G.T.MeKay of the same Township."" Wm. Ament of Brucefield has a large quantity of soft elm which he will cut into staves. He has over 200,000 feet more than last year. David Hill, of Hibbert, made several good sales since January 1st. He said "Prospects for Shorthorns are very bright and he thinks an advertisement in the Expositor a good investment. APRIL 4, 1924 March went out very snappy and April came in with quite a fall of snow. Mr. Grieve has had the snow plow going every r day. Duncan Johnston of Walton is busy t_ hauling timber for Wm. Trewartha of Winthrop, who is erecting a new' barn this summer. Mr. Williamson ofWalton has the contract. A highly entertaining evening was spent at -the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McFarlane, when about 80 neighbors and friends gathered to spend a few hours with them prior to their moving to the Medd farm in McKillop. They were presented . With a weli'filled purse. T:L.Wyrm of Zurich, who was burned out recently is now ready for business at his new location. Wm. Devereaux of -Seaforth shipped a car load of cattle from Kippen:and no doubt will be shipped to the Old Country. Radios are being installed in Hensail homes and farmes will soon have more - radios than pumpkins. Alex Gordon of Roxboro has a flock of hens that can hold their own with any in the county. He has 50 hens apd they laid 90 - dozen eggs during the month of March. Reid Bros. who have conducted 'a successful electric store for several years have sold their complete stock to the, Seaforth Utilities. The old fashioned rag ' bee of Egmondville Church was. a great success, the proceeds amounting to $41.30. The programme was furnished by the following persons - Mrs. T. Coulter, John Scott, Mrs. W.B.Horton, Earl VanEgmond, Mr. and • Mrs. Wm. Govenlock, Mrs. W.B.McLean, Billy Chesney and Hugh Chesney, APRIL 8, 1949 Ushering in a new era for Hensall telephone users, a common battery exchange was cut into service. It replaces the Magneto exchange that served. the community for, m1 y ars. Miss Katie Scott is the well ow operator. The Habkirk roidvnce at the corner of John and Sparling t . owned by Mrs. Sam Dougall has been%]d, to. Elmer Larone. The residence owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. v Hawley, Wilson St. has been sold to Willis Dundas, McKillop. 4 Thos. Butters, of Dublin, has been informed that he drew a consolation ticket valued at 50 pounds, in thb recent Irish sweepstakes. Seaforth Public Utility Commission received its adjustment for 1948 power purchase. The bill was a credit amouriting • $6,657.26, an increase of $400,00 over the previous year's bill according to Manager W.R.Thuell. After an illness extending over a period , of eight months William Wilson Berry of Brucefield passed away. Mr. Berry dealt in horses after leaving the farm and knew horses in every detail. Several from Brucefield were fortunate in Seeing the meteor which fell. It was very bright and seemed to�fall in a red ball to the North East. The fishermen of Egmondville report a very good catch. Mr. Racho caught 21 stickers, in 20 minutes in the Bayfield River. , Earl Van Egmond, who spent the winter in Goderich has returned to his hoar e in Egmondville. Long one of the outstanding attractions on Main St., the large elm tree at the Bawling gredn, might never have lived to manhood; had it • not been .that it was spared nearly 60 years ago by John Beattie, of town. Mrs. Wm. Brown of Egmondville was hostess to a number of girl friends of Miss Jacqueline ' Brown, when she was presented with a shower of miscellaneous gifts. ilf I 0 r.I e •1 0 A I M 4 U4 r �7 This is going to be a shot -gun column, that the first five you mark are failures. nsteadof the usual coherent, unified, lucid You are filled with self-doubt. "Have I not e amination of a single topic. taught them anything? I'm a failure as a 'm going to aim in all directions at once teacher. I should go back to the shoe an pull both triggers. Reason is I've got to factory. If everybody fails, I'll be fired, get eady to go to Germany on Sunday and because in this system, if you're teaching hav a lot to do. Like shine my shoes, and failures, you're a failure as a teacher, change $12 into rubles or whatever they regardless of any other factors." use, and get my wife to iron some shirts, Then you pick up a paper and the and, uh, get her to pack my bag, and uh, student has understood what you've well, a lot of important things. taught, and applied it, and used some First of all; I've rediscovered a maxim brains of its own, and it's a ninety that was already ancient when Moses percenter. Hallelujah! And you're hooked looked out over the promised land; women for another year. are not only unpredictable, but There is only one thing worse than unreasonable. marking exam papers. That is supervising My wife had known for about a month the writing of them. The quaint old word that I might be going to Germany on the for this function is "invigilating." It winter break. She thought it was great for sounds kind of dirty, but it , isn't. Just me. "It'll be a nice change for you. And utterly boring.' ' - it'il do you good to get away from me for a You are figuartively locked in a room for. few days. You must get sick of me." two hours with about 35 teenagers. That I lied politely, as usual, Told her I didn't alone is a fate worse than death, for some need a change, that I could scarcely bear people. Personally, I'd rather be locked in th"hought•of beimgseparated, and that with 35 students than with 35 balloons, the very idea. of being sick ofi her was Thengbegins two hours of hell. The kids nauseating: "I s. ; tare supposed to be tense, nervous, Then I came home one day ,and told her it straining every brain cell to do well. was all set, but that she couldn't go. They're about as tense as a hibprnating "When?" she queried, knowing it would' bear. Susie takes off her -!;hoes , assumes a be several months off, and that there might yoga position, and looks out the window. be an earthquake or a flood or something in' Jack's crutch,.a relic of skiing and a broken " the meantime. leg, falls on the floor, and you jump a foot, "Oh, I guess Sunday night", I while the victims a snicker. ' responded casually, serene in the You resort, after the first hour, to such knowledge that she was in favour of the things as counting greasy hair versus trip. She burst into tears. U ' washed hair, bras versus braless; big The next topic +o,deals with the family, clumsy boots versus sneakers. and with an aqueous event. Aside from a You look up at the picture on the wall of rainstorm., have you ever been soaked from the Queen, on whom somebody has drawn a great height? I have. Last Sunday. a moustache. You fill in, with your I was. thoroughly enjoying playing, with imagination, sideburns, and realize the my grandson. He's old enough now to be Queen would have been pretty dashing in played w""th, without fear that he'll break. 1 1580• had himyr under the armpits and was You look out the window at the dirty hoisting him in the air,. making' those• snow -banks and dream of a beach or a trout ridiculous sounds that would make stream. You whip around, aware you are grandfather blush crimson 'if they ever drifting, to see if anyone is cheating. heard them on tape. Nobody is. Except Joe, who has given up A look of pure glee passed across the after' half an hour of tongue and pen kid's face, and I thought, "By golly, he working together, and is sound asleep, knows me, and he's enjoying his grandad" (lead on arms. An early fly -buzzes. Next second , I was soaked from shoulder Warned you this would be a shotgun . to knee. It was warm, and at first I thought column. But I think I've covered everything I'd burst a painless bloodyessel. But it was on the home front. ' the wrong colour. Next despatch will be from Germany. I It's not unpleasant at first. Rather like promise it will be loaded with fraulein, fAing•a warm, salt bath withyour clothes gemutlichheit, blutwurst, putsches and on. It's where it begins to cool. .. other Teutonic goodies. There's not much more to be developed Let's see n ow, if I remember my there, so I'll turn to topic three: exams, Deutsch.. "Was maken sie bier? "Wie vil which we have just gone through a session hut ist es? Nich rauchen bevor der zug Of. halte. Ich bin ein krieggefangenner. Wo Nothing is more depressing than starting bist die scheisshaus?" Reck on I'll get to mark a set of exam papers, and finding' along. If advertising were eliminated froth a newspaper selling at 20c a copy, the cost of this paper would have to increase- beyond 75c for the publisher to hope to be on a breakeven basis. The same thing will happen to the CBC. F As advertising commercials are eliminated, the costs picked up by the taxpayer will have to increase: The Canadian taxpayer- is already carrying a heavy load for the CBC, approximately 100 million dollars yearly and I for one don't think it is a wise move to eliminate any possibility for this organization to eventually reach a point where they might become self sufficient. Business whether' it' be private or government op *'6ited should be run on - sound business principals. Money made by the CB can be put to developing Canadian talent and helping the small television stations to operate at a profit instead of forcing small stations off the air. If is my opinion that a further look should be 'tak n before some dreamers in Ottawa should I be -allowed to makd` ' such ' an important decision as this. Tom Haley Seaforth Sir: Some time *ago I read in the Expositor of your winning an award for the excellence of your Editorial Page among the other weekly papers of Ontario and 'I think it was justly deserved. Ira my hpm�le opinion the Editorial Page of the Expositor, besides its regular features, expresses opinion on such subjects as The cost of Eduction, Inflation Cost of Living, Recreation, along with pride of local accomplishment, and to me they are interesting because they' are subjects that are being discussed everywhere. May you keep up the good work. • I do not know if 1 will be able to get to Seaforth this year, or not but -1 will try as I have many pleasant memories -of the town: Cornelius W. Spain 280 46th Avenue C# Petersbure Beach. EIA. 337.& In' the Years. A APRIL 7,11899 One by one the pioneers of Huron County are passing• to thleir reward and the last to pass at Kippen was James Smillie at the age of 75 years. He was born at Glasgow, Quebec. He was a firm and life-long Liberal in politics and a Presbyterian in religion. L. Proctor of Constance left for Ingprkip where he will be engaged at cheese making during the summer. The auction sale of thoroughbr st on the farm of John T. Dickson, •TAersmith, was very largely attended. ` Some of the representative sales were: A.G.Smillie, a cow for $150.00; HenryYeo, Hullett, a cd`w for $100.00; James Nash, McKillop a bull for $75.00. Thos. Brown was the auctioneer. . • On Friday evening last four monster soft elm logs passed through the village on their way to the Brucefield sawmill. Geo. Murray purchased the tree in McKillop. It measured 6 feet in diameter. Teams have been drawing brick from Kruse's brick yard in Tuckersmith to Clinton. Robert Devereaux, of the, Seaforth Carriage Works has been appointed agent for the celebrated Deering implements, Some one broke into J.S.Robert's drug store and extracted two dollars in silver. W.A.Ross, of McKillop has purchased from Wm. Chapman, Tuckersmith, a thoroughbred bull, 9 months old. Mr.' Snellof Hullett, breeder of . Shortffgrn cattle, made an important sale of four superior Durham heifers. Three of these were purchased by Wm. Doig of Tuckersmith and the fourth by G.T.MeKay of the same Township."" Wm. Ament of Brucefield has a large quantity of soft elm which he will cut into staves. He has over 200,000 feet more than last year. David Hill, of Hibbert, made several good sales since January 1st. He said "Prospects for Shorthorns are very bright and he thinks an advertisement in the Expositor a good investment. APRIL 4, 1924 March went out very snappy and April came in with quite a fall of snow. Mr. Grieve has had the snow plow going every r day. Duncan Johnston of Walton is busy t_ hauling timber for Wm. Trewartha of Winthrop, who is erecting a new' barn this summer. Mr. Williamson ofWalton has the contract. A highly entertaining evening was spent at -the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McFarlane, when about 80 neighbors and friends gathered to spend a few hours with them prior to their moving to the Medd farm in McKillop. They were presented . With a weli'filled purse. T:L.Wyrm of Zurich, who was burned out recently is now ready for business at his new location. Wm. Devereaux of -Seaforth shipped a car load of cattle from Kippen:and no doubt will be shipped to the Old Country. Radios are being installed in Hensail homes and farmes will soon have more - radios than pumpkins. Alex Gordon of Roxboro has a flock of hens that can hold their own with any in the county. He has 50 hens apd they laid 90 - dozen eggs during the month of March. Reid Bros. who have conducted 'a successful electric store for several years have sold their complete stock to the, Seaforth Utilities. The old fashioned rag ' bee of Egmondville Church was. a great success, the proceeds amounting to $41.30. The programme was furnished by the following persons - Mrs. T. Coulter, John Scott, Mrs. W.B.Horton, Earl VanEgmond, Mr. and • Mrs. Wm. Govenlock, Mrs. W.B.McLean, Billy Chesney and Hugh Chesney, APRIL 8, 1949 Ushering in a new era for Hensall telephone users, a common battery exchange was cut into service. It replaces the Magneto exchange that served. the community for, m1 y ars. Miss Katie Scott is the well ow operator. The Habkirk roidvnce at the corner of John and Sparling t . owned by Mrs. Sam Dougall has been%]d, to. Elmer Larone. The residence owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. v Hawley, Wilson St. has been sold to Willis Dundas, McKillop. 4 Thos. Butters, of Dublin, has been informed that he drew a consolation ticket valued at 50 pounds, in thb recent Irish sweepstakes. Seaforth Public Utility Commission received its adjustment for 1948 power purchase. The bill was a credit amouriting • $6,657.26, an increase of $400,00 over the previous year's bill according to Manager W.R.Thuell. After an illness extending over a period , of eight months William Wilson Berry of Brucefield passed away. Mr. Berry dealt in horses after leaving the farm and knew horses in every detail. Several from Brucefield were fortunate in Seeing the meteor which fell. It was very bright and seemed to�fall in a red ball to the North East. The fishermen of Egmondville report a very good catch. Mr. Racho caught 21 stickers, in 20 minutes in the Bayfield River. , Earl Van Egmond, who spent the winter in Goderich has returned to his hoar e in Egmondville. Long one of the outstanding attractions on Main St., the large elm tree at the Bawling gredn, might never have lived to manhood; had it • not been .that it was spared nearly 60 years ago by John Beattie, of town. Mrs. Wm. Brown of Egmondville was hostess to a number of girl friends of Miss Jacqueline ' Brown, when she was presented with a shower of miscellaneous gifts. ilf I 0 r.I e •1 0 A I M 4 U4 r