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Second Cl&gs Maid Registration Number 069H
Trlenhone 5270240
SEAFORTH, ONTARIO, May 2:1, 1.971
Not all affluent
Everyone has heard about the rate, he will have difficulties realizing
sudden 0luence of the farm $400. -for the animals he sells, even at
community Farm properties have the present firm market.
doubled in price, food prices are From this maximum gross profit of
higher than 'they've ever been and- $9,800. or so, he will have tc take off
someone --- the farmer probably ---is as much as $4,500 for high protein,
"raking in the dough".. This is the feed which is'riot grown on his fields, •
• way most non -rural people see the seed, fertilizer, minerals, salt, fuel for Empty ho'uSe In Springcurrent agricultural economy: the tractor, wear and tear plus repairs
Then in the middle of this optimism on equipment, casual labor during
_(and perhaps envy on the part of city haying and crop time. There will have
slickers) Agricultural Minister to'•be some custom work done, taxes,
Wllltam Stewart tells us that for hog Interest, finance charges on car, truck
farmers, things aren't so 'rosy. and equipment.
Farmers are losing $5 per pig on the All in all, in good times, he may net
3,200 hogs cortsui•ned in Toronto each $5,000. for more than a year's work.
'day,- Mr. Stewart told a . Toronto
audience recently. Being an ambitious man with a young
family to raise and educate, he also
There are other indications that the
large chain food stores are getting a 'works foil time at an outside job. His
larger chunk than the farmer f the
day begins.in the barn at 6 a.m., he
,John McNevin, of Kippen, , who is a
prosperity that rising food are
returns there after work an'd usually
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noel
br inging..And as an editor ria from
comes into the house at 9 or later.
i call ttndcr,tand wlty a president or a
king is'ts5asstnatrd. what € fail to
il'% usuall, „orser.
.the United Church points out, not all
.._ Why does our friend do it. No one
understand is „•In tot\n councillors are not
But mane a municipal councillor thinks
1'
lie's going to get into the Canadian history
farmers benefit from the hi hers
g
Y' knows except that he may not
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assassinated fairly fre�ucntty.
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f
tiookti or sumcthutg t he helps make. his
prices. The editorial continues:
st clI
with it much longer because
In the first case it is usually dune b,• a
lout bigger. Tex, few of them stop to thank
Possibly as many as 25 percent of
people from the city keep offering
crank. nut' ur fanatic. in the second -case it
farthct• Than fitic years ahead.
all Ontario or Quebec farmers cannot.
more money for his land, and one day
would be done by a group of irate cit;/ens.
As I suggested. strongest influence on
make a decent living off their land.
when he is more tired thanusual and -
What is done 1:n many small to„'ns these
in "progress" is
the councillor~ conies front; businessmen,
for watering the streets of Seaforth for, this
the offer is high enough, he will
days the name of so
But the lattcr's closest all.v is nearly always
Let's look at atypical farmer on a
decide to sell.
difficult to bcl;c,•c Inas the mind rsels at
the ••lout cng;ncsr".
150 -acre farm between Peterborough
file prospect.
More councillors have been bamboozled
and Port Hope. This is a century farm
Another farmer in the same
1'ou've allseeti it. in a desperauc attempt
by town engineers than there are flies on a
and he is the fourth generation to
circumstances but livin inthe
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to bigger and more progressive. routs
acroos" s Canada have assaulted the lyes the
dead ting.
Your average doesn't have
work it. Up until five years ago, he
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Temiscaminque area of Quebec is not
Ar, the nose. and plain common sense.
cuuni•illor
,,,tach technical knoikVIedge: Consequently,
would have had trouble getting
so fortunate since he has had his farm
I belic,c [lie def=inition of rape is,
he is mystified and awed by such terms as
$30,000. for the acreage and, all the
listed for more than a year at $10,000
"Carnal km,wlcdge „ithout 'consent." If
•;access roars" ),rid "drainage" and
buildings on it --- a pitiful record for
asked, without an offer.
this is so, there is a lot ot'vape uoing.on in
"hardtopping" and "right of way."
years and generations of saving and
Canadians have a
C"unad;r thou dad s. in villages, tti:wns diol
Quite wrong is the councillor. He should
"y,..w
scratchfllCJ;, 4;
,;paid_ .lo>nter
r n
per of their income for food
c;t;ss. - %
Again. you',c aril seen i@, '€ urn ehvfet•ti€e'
question and find out,vhat the hell ;s going
"9 it, Engineers, in .ntv' opinion, are not
He buys- a roximat'el :50 ours
Y :,.I2P Y young
than an other nation, but this. era is
y
f;arit�laf,`s tiv the cdgc o, t n tnii►;nts�+ a ...,sujerior
p, ' belt p t
beings. They are people who like
helfers ,at an average price of $200,
over. From now on, either directly or
"<tcvelupmctils". C-t'r do„ r, all •tbe trees.
,t, build thing%. and (car things down. And
and will try to sell them as springers
through subsidies, the consumer will
Pa,c evcryt ling that isn't paved. All in the
"the
the latter often precludes the former.
„(near calving) -!n 16 to 18 mo is two
have to pay more for his fare.
name of those great modern gods,
and "business-, an with the
Show an engineer a free and he'll hand
or three of the animals will ave die
The; farmer has resigned from his
cies•"• ,and
benign approval of - misguided u,wn
,uu a el,ain,5aw. Show an engineer a curve
;inti he to Straighten it, Show an
by then, some others won' get a cal
role as the benevolent provider for
Councillors. who ncutall� hclicvc, in the
.wants
e„::!ince,• a garlcsen and he wants to pave it,
.and yet others will not thr ve. At an
Canada's gigantic barbecue.
di=ll little recesses of their minds, that they
Show him a hill and he wants to flatten it.
The excavation has been completed for
are Contributing to "progress.”
Show hill, a beautiful rushing river ,.nd he
Zurich is erecting opposite .the Walper
"Progress" is it%ita€ly lust a synonym for
wants to dam it.
A " goodly number of friends and
n hat the ton n's bnsinC%S111C11 want. And
It's the engineers who should be damned
Paul Doig, Tuckersmith; and presented
%,flat the, want is more business. so they
in this count•,•. We need frees and curves
R.J.Beattic who has taught Mr. Doig in his
L-111 make more 111011C.\.
and gardens and hills and rivers.
To the Editor
fine. I hat's ne. Thm's their bag. But veru
We don't need stumps and straight lines
purchased the McKay place is making
y„
ofam Thee can apple pressure and exert
for speeding and more parking lots and
W. H. McLean, of Tuckersmith, had the
influence n ith results that cynicallyhulldc4zed
Flats, and dams that flood
OPP thanks
witness
bulldoze the desires of the average citizen,
who n mit til it ,ato of their wheeling and
dealing until it's too late.
thousands of acres. We need fewer, many
fewer, engineers.
D. Ferguson of Teeswater. He ,will occupy
the Edge store in the.Royal block and Mr,.
tow
Show me a town engince.r who has ever
Edge intends giving his whole attention to
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Don't get• n,c wrong. I'm not just an old
looked at a 00 -year-old maple without lust
Many friends in the vicinity regret to
grump, who thanks any change is going to
in lits heart, whcAllas ever -looked at a spare
Sir:
respond, d t, ith ;nf,u m;tion , lull iu our
be disastrous.
I've served the other of the
more than 25' x 25' without wanting to
On April 29, the Ontario Provincial
investigation.
Without thccooperation ot'thc• n,cdia we
.on side
fence. and I an, aware of the abuse a
,w
asphalt it, or ho secs any running water,
even from the kitchen sink, without
Police asked for help to locate witnesses to
ruuld nc,•cr have rcaclicd this important
councillor receives, the long hours he
wanting to divert it, and I'll show you a
assist in their investigation of a serious
wtfncss,
~pend~ oil other people's bushicss, and the
freak ,vho will be kicked out of the
criminal offence.
On behalf, of all n,cnthers of the Ontario
lack of a p,reciation for „hat he does.
I 1
Professional Engineers' Association at its '
In particular, we .wanted to speak with
f�'ar� it,t'ial Pnlicc. I Should like to express
But on the other hand, as a cotmrillor, a
reporter. and a citiien. I hale seen sonic of
next meeting.
Oh, well. all is 'not Idst. My neighbour
persons who had travelled bctncen
Peterborough and Toronto by bus on
Mil, appr:Ciat;on to,tut for )our assivanre
on this occ•a oon.
file dinuttcst characters in town elected to
brought me two huge platesfull of cleaned
,
December 6. 1973. As a result of published
H. H. gra ha m.
council because prone else wanted the'job.
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And 1 have what they do to
smelt last ,reek. There's stall hope for the
and broadcast appeals. a witness has
("mmis%itner.
seen can reduce,
a beautiful small town to an ugly, noisy.
human race.
But for dumb
are making great headway.
slinking mess. -
not councillors and
rapacious engineers. They will all go to
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"I'll l"a*e yovr rent for yott liy tomorraw, Mrs. Kllthe."
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LEAGUE
In the Y ars•* A_go e
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MAY 26th, 1899
,John McNevin, of Kippen, , who is a
htistler in the lumber tine, shipped a
gi
ouantity of rock elm to Chatm.
Samuel McGeoch of EgaTon ille took a
large load 'of wool to Wroxeter for
G.E.Jackson'for shipment by the C.P.R.
.
Dr. R.R. Ross, dentist, has moved his
family to Seaforth. They are living in the
Prendergast house on James Street.
At -a meeting in connection with the
organization of a turf club, it was decided
to purchase 15 acres from E.C.Coleman-to
be `fitted up• to a driving park.
'
Dr. Chas,• •Mackay, was one of the
medical examiners appointed by the
Senate of Toronto University.
Geo. Murray was awarded the contract
for watering the streets of Seaforth for, this
season, his tender, being the lowest,
namely 24 cents an hour.
R. Devereaux, of the,Seaforth carriage
works, has just turned qut for Hay's Livery,
a picnic and commercial wagon. Known as
a "Carryall".
Miss Grace McFaul and W. McLeod of
town took part in a concert at Dungannon.
The milk rigs from Constance have
started on the road for Seaforth Creamery.
J. J. Irvine of Leadbury has completed
the work of splitting 3,600 rails at home.
The timber was black ash.
Fred Kerslake of Cromarty has purchaed
the Hotham fit from Mrs. Mark Drake,
for the •mum of $5,250.00.
Mr. Woodley of Brucefield, has sold his
farm on the London RdAo Wm. Berry for
nearly $6,500.
Rev. Thos. Goldsmith, who occupied the
pulpit in First Presbyterian Church for the
past two Sabbaths - has left for his home in
Tororfto.
MAY -23,1924
Louis McGrath of Beechwood has moved
the old school house and intends making a
shed of it. John Brennan of Hibbert has the
contract of moving the building.
.John Kistner of Dublin is to be
congratulated on his good work on -.the
dredging of the river.
Messrs. Dan McKellar, Andrew
Hamilton and W.E.McLaren of Cromarty
left recently for Detroit and Secured
good jobs.
The excavation has been completed for
the new business block which Fred Thiel of
Zurich is erecting opposite .the Walper
House.
A " goodly number of friends and
neighbors met at the home of Mr. and Mrs,
Paul Doig, Tuckersmith; and presented
them with a rug and rocking chair, and Mr.
R.J.Beattic who has taught Mr. Doig in his
school days, presented them with a very
fine clock. , '
Thos, . Butt of Kippen, who recently
"
purchased the McKay place is making
y„
extensive improvements.'
•
W. H. McLean, of Tuckersmith, had the
misfo�rt,.u.ne to lose a fine cow last week.
Her"Try B. Edge this week disposed of his
hardware and plumbing business to Geo.
D. Ferguson of Teeswater. He ,will occupy
the Edge store in the.Royal block and Mr,.
Edge intends giving his whole attention to
his contracting business.
Many friends in the vicinity regret to
learn.of the death of Rev. James Argo, for
several years paster of the Egmondville
Presbyterian Church.
There were several flurries of snow this
week and the -weather has ticen decidedly
cold.
Johan Hawthorne of Hullett recently
laoded the finest catch of speckled trout
seen here for some time. There were 13 in
the catch, one of which weighed 1'/.
pounds
Mr. Doherty, 16th concession of Grey,'
east of Walton, has a brood mare which pr
esented him with twin colts. They were
sired by J.G.McMichael's well known
Clydesdale horse "British Hero" and are a
dandy pair.
Quite a number are engaged in digging
holes for the hydro line at Winthrop and
are making great headway.
Mr. and Mrs. Con Eckert and their sons,
.1. M. and Clavor returned from Detroit
where they attended the graduation of 187
nurses, among them being their daughter,
Miss Monica Eckert. Eight thousand
M
people attended the exercises.
MAY 27, 1949
A Western Ontario man, Thos. Pryde,
M.P.P. of Huron, is being talked about at
Queen's Park as the next Minister of
Reform institutions in Ontario.
D'Orlcan Sills. fire chief, attc.nded the
Firemen's Training School at the
University of Western Ontario, London::
The garage and vacant lot belonging to
John Gallop have been sold to Scott '
«
Habkirk. The property is being used for
'
storage and a parking space for the school
bus.
'My impressions of Western Canada"
were given by IT. Glenn Hays at th'e regular
meeting of the Lions Club. The meeting ;.
wAs under the joint chairmanship of Harold
Jackson and J. G. Mullen.
Mrs. • Nor -man McLean of Egmondville
was hostess at a birthda party for her
er and Marlene E cks n.
daughter o
g
d Mrs. James".
Mr an Grant have
d a house on Goderich S .
move into to th t East
is .
which'they purchased from Mr. Fabian
San-Souci.
Dublin was a very busy centre last week
at the railroad station. James Dale of
Clinton shipped 30 head of good cattle,
which werepurchased front Patirick Feeney
and Sons. Hibbert Township. _
A large number of friends and neighbors
:
gathered at the Leadbury school to honor,
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Leeming who are
going to live in Walton..
-Mr. and Mrs. Willis Dundas, who have
purchased a house in Seaforth, were also
honored.
The noon train on May 24 was over an
hour .late, the result of being derailed a ,
short disttince east of Walton.
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