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Co-operators At KlondykeMAke Dream Com. True
By PICK WARP
In The 14inden. Free Pros
A sprawling tract of .(irand
Dead countryside, once regarded
as useless. for anything but
breeding mosquitoes, has been
transformed — virtually over.
went — into- one of .Ontario's
most productive market garden-
ing areas.
Success of the 1,800 -acre -des'
velopment known as Klondyke
Gardens, a mine affixed years
ago because of its apparent lack
of productiveness—can be traced
directly to a group of Dutch
and 13elgian immigrant families.
Threugli" perseverance and the
ability to ;et along with their
neighbors, they have written a
new chapter into the annals of
farming by coirerting what once
was bushy -swampland, into neat.,
planted rows of toplrade vee -
tables
So miraculous has ,-been the
transformation, t h a Klondyke
now rivals the lush Holland;
Marsh district, north of Toronto,
as the province s top producer
of carrots, potatoes and other
cash crops. While it has not ye
't caught up to its counterpart in
quantity production, the quality
of its produce is nevertheless
, second to none.
Klondyke Gardens represent
the fruition of a dream first en
visioned roughly a half -decade
ago by Gerard Vaden Bussche,
aDelhi district tobacco grower.
Confident the district had pa-
tential, he purchased a 1,000 -acre
tract. He encouraged a handful
of New Canadian families, just
arrived from the Low Countries,
to settle the area on a sharecrop
basis.
As drainage cinches were con-
structed, and the terrain was
cleared and seeded, the wisdom
of Mr. 'Vanden _Bundle's experi-
ment soon became evident. With-
in a very short time, the rich,
black loam was producing a
rich harvest.
True twentieth century Pion-
eers, the settlers dug in with a
vengeance. By plowing their
hard-earned profits back into
I land' and equipment, the major•
sty of the 40 -odd families in the
klontlYke find themselves to.
day, five years later, in the
happy position of buying their
own farms.
, Since the first fanailies settled
n the district, the enterprise has
• undergone amazing growth.
More and more immigrant farm.
l.'s have been arriving each
Year, renting and sharecropping
, land, until now there are almost
2,000 acres under cultivation,
The original arrivals, in 19q,
were quick to realize that if
they were to carve out a sub-
stantial future for themselves,
they must work together, as a
himself in business the same
year. •
"We hate learned," he eald,
"that. we have to help..eall other
here. if we aree to •extsi and
make a 'go' of things."
\\lien he began. farming, Mr.
Rood said, he. didn't have any
implements or money to buy
them.
"I borrowed a tractor from
flue neighbor and a. fertilizer
drill from that one. And. that's
the way it goee. We lend imnIte
mente back and forth, so that
no one farmer has to lay ,out
for everything at once."
On an average summer day,
Mr. Rood works in the fields.
from sunup to .sundown. After
dark, he might work up to as
late as 10 p.m. in the co-op
belping clean and
package produce with his neigh-
bors.
e only time of year be is
able to revert to a standard
eight-hour clay is the 'winter
months. This time, usually, is
spent in constructing drainage
or irrigation systems as they are
tieerled. and clenrina more land.
I "It's a hard life, to agreed,
"hut it gtves us the chance to
stork for ourselves., and de the
type of work we're accustomed
, Downer, at the sane time,
Mi'. Rood stressed that Iciondyke
farmers — contrary to the belief
j held by some — are not snaking
"a fortune" ma of their hold-
ings.
"On the %shale, I would esti.
male the average family income
here I about $1,000. And don't
forget, the women and children
• help right alongside the men in
the fields, to make this pas-
! "
Mr Rood himself was single
• when he came to Klondyke tier -
dens. A few months later, he was
introduced to a blonde.haired
girt who aerived, from Holland to
visit her sister in the Kiondyke.
• Friendship blossomed into ro-
manee, and a short tune later,
led to marriage. Today, the 33.
year-old farmer and his wife am
the proud parents of three husky
boy.
Fieldm'an Comments
'Says Many Farmers
team, toward a united goal.
To this end, .a year afterward,
they set up headquarters and
storage in a barn, hired a sales-
man and organized the Klondyke
Gardens Co -Op Ltd. Today, the
co-op boasts assets in buildings
and equipment of some $98,000
1 and enjoys an average dollar
turnover of between $200,000 and
$300.000 per year.
Membership in the eo-op has
: climbed to 47 — almost twice
• that of five years ago.
Cornelius Rood, who farms 40
acres in the Klondyke, and one •
' of the original settlers, is presi-
dent of the coop this year. A
market gardener in his native
Holland before emigrating to
Canada in 1949, he heard about?
the Grand Bend area venture
from a friencl while working in
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Aylmer in 1951.
He Caine to the Klondyke in
1952, liked what he saw, and
rented a tract of land. He found
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Huron County Co -Operative
11Tedical Services held its annual
meeting in the council Chambers,
Clinton, January aR. Due to the
very bad weather, this =Cling
was not as well attended as it
should have been. In absence of
both the president and vice-
president, Fordyce Clark was
elected chairman for the meet-
ing.
Paul i1eehan, Toronto, director
of rural enrolments, was guest
speaker. Ile pointed out the need
for families to protect themselves
against sickness expense., In
cities about 98 per cent of the
families areprotected by govern-
ment bospitalization since so
many come under compulsory
enrolment.
However, many farm .families
fail to take advantage of this
protection. Money is not plenti-
ful on ths farm but, since the
government expects to pay two-
thirds of the cost of hospitalize -
Lion in Ontario, these farmers
should realize that they will pay
two-thirds of the cost for nothing
if they fail to pay the other one--
third.
Mr. Meehan said Mere are
several ways by which this pro-
tection ean be had by those un-
fortunates who are unable to pay
also urged everyone to make
special note of their registration
number. It is your passport to
the hospital, If you lose it you
will have trouble.
This brought out the value of
enrolling, in a collector group
talization
such as the Co -Op Medical Serv-
ices — if you lose your identifi-
cation number mt can be easily
obtained through this compara-
tively small group,
Mr. Meehan also told us that
hospitalization insurance only
covers 40 per cent of the cost of
sickness - GO per cent is made
up of surgical, medical, and
special 'nursing fees. It seems
reasonable that we should also
investigate the protection offered
by Lo-Operaleve Medical Services
along these other lines.
Once more I would remind all
cattle owners to look up the
advertisement in their weekly
paper to find the date of the
brucellosis information meeting
closest to them,
A representative of the Federa-
tion will be calling on you to get
Your decision, These are. busy
men and they are not paid- for
this work. This canvass will be
much easier for them and you
will he better satisfied if you
• get the information at these
meetings that -re being arranged
by the Department of Agriculture
for your benefit.
Pick Slate
the government premium. He
At Kirkton
Letter From
Crediton
By MRS. JOSEPH W000ALL
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Members of Youth Yellowshi
of the Evangelical LI.B, enure
were in charge of the servie
held on Sunday morning. An ad
dress was given by Mr. Lorn
Amacher of Zurich.
Air, Francis Clark hes return
ed home after spending severe
weeks with his daughter, Mrs
Harry Dale, and sons in Bramp
ton.
Gerald Zwicker• spent severe
days in Chicago en business.
Miss Elsie Manders of Londe,'
visited during the weekend will
Mr, and Ales. Wilmer Wein.
Mr. Morris Renney of Detroi
is spending some time with 111uncles, the Hirtzel brothers.
Mr. Terry Wade 'spent several
days in London hospital where he
underwent surgery.
Mrs. Lloyd lenglaed Visited
with her daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
W. Sisson, for several days, In
Montreal.
Mr. H. R. Abell
The death occurred hi River -
Hospital, Windsor on Sat-
tirday„Tatuary, 24 of Mr. Harry
R. Abell in his 79th year.
Mr. Abell's wife, the former
Lydia Oestricher of Crediton,
predeceased him in June 1958,
Surviving are one daughter,
Mrs. Echnuect Collard of Mon.
treat and two sons. Paul of Hud.
son, Que., and Robert of Wind-
sor.
Rested at the Dinney funeral
hOhle, Exeter until Tuesday,
January 27 when funeral service
was held, A masonic service was
held in the funeral home Monday
night. Interment, was In Credi-
ton cemetery.
WomenInstitute
Despite the inclement weather
and icy roads, a goodly number
of Institute members attended
the Jannary meeting held in the
Community Centre On Thursday
evening. Meeting was under the
direction of citizenship and ccin.
eetion committee and roll call
was answered by 'i'nning my,
first tearber and the school 1
attended."
A panel discussion "What part
does Home, Church and School
play in rearing a child" WAS
Ably discussed by Mrs. W. Weber,
tlev. C. E. $trame and Mrs. J.
W. Aforlodk. Lawson
neve a reeding and Mrs. Irvin
Finkbeiner .gave a paper in Cit-
..
The vestry meeting of St.
Paul's Anglican Church was held
in the basement Thursday eve-
ning with Rev. P. Dymond in
the chair •
officers elected are: rector's
wardee, Theron Creery; people's
svarden, Andrew Knox; lay rep-
resentatives to Synod, Maurice
Blackler and Hugh Berry; sub-
stitutes, Alex Irvine and Cecil
Dobson.
Board of Management, Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Roundell,. Mr. and
Mrs. Alex Irvine, Harold Davis
p and Ken Blackler; sidesmen,
Garth Blackler, Bill Waghorn,
e Jack Rouedell, Harold Davis,
. :Wackier, Maurice Blackler
e and Burns Blackler; cemetery
m
comittee, Jack Roundell, Earl
• Berry and Garth Wackier; ree-
1 tory committee, Cecil Dobson
and Harold Davis; vestry clerk,
. Burns Bladder: auditors, Ken
Blackler and Maurice Mackler.
I Personal, Items
Airs. Ern. Cowdrey fell in St.
Marys and broke her wrist.
3 Beard Euchre
The hall lewd held "progres-
t sive euchre. In Aberdeen hall
Monday evening.
Prize Metiers were: ladies'
high, Mrs. Clifford Scott; lone
hands, Mrs. Oliver Jarntes;
men's high, Lawrence • Beckett;
lime hands, Bill Jaques.
Next euchre is planned for
Monday, Feb. 2.
s
leenshin,
The Ifistery of the Amv family
Was given by Mrs, P. Finkbein.
tr.
Family Night WAS cancelled tor
January ai-,--elate by be set later,
Accordion solo was played by
ludkr Lainnort and Diann solo
by Elaine Powe.
tIvenina hostes.qis were Mrs.
Tt.rinkheiner, :\111. 1. 'Fmk.
heiner.,11tr W. wohor. Mrs. r.
tAwsost. Mrs. P. Rudolph and
Mrs, P. Ilorleck,
Robt. McDougall
Turnberry Native
Robert McDougall died in
South Huron Hospital on Wed.
eescly, Jaimary"21: in his 8elli
year after an illness of almost
two years.
Mr. McDougall was horn in
the Turnberry district and :'e -
sided inStanley Township with
an uncle, Mr,' Alexander Ale -
Beath, until a young man, He
went to Western Canada in 1898,
where his parents and family
resided near Kenton, Man. Later
on he took up homesteading
southern Saskatchewan, near An-
eroid, After working in the
Moose Jaw area, for several
years, Mr. McDougall came to
Ontario 12 years ago and resided
in ilensajl.
re was unmarried and is sun=
vivo( by two sisters, Mrs. Belle
iddel I and Al rs. Tena 'Mc-
Dougall of Kenton, also several
nieces and nephews.
lle was a member of the Pres-
betteran church ,also the Masonic
Lodge,
Relatives andfriends attended
the funeral from Wingham, Lan.
don, Toronto, Guelph and Sea -
forth.
Funeral services were held on
Saturday, Jae. 24 irehl the Bon -
throe fuedeal chapel, Henan
with burial in Baitcra cemetery,
Brucefied.
The pallbearers were. Waiter
woods, John ttelrl, Waiter *ate-
eieath, Stuart McBride, Alex
Meteath aid John Jarrett.
With 280 miles of track In A
single ward, Winnipeg har, lbe
world's largest rail forming The
CNA and three 11,$, rail.
WaSel run into the city,
Farm ,F0 rum s
-.Continued. From Page
sensus was that this is not ''the,
year the small farmer .getsthc
.aNe.
They fe/t, however, that the
farmer will lose his. independencp
Milos Ile .organizes, and that d
Was. very important to have co,
operative buying. and 'selling..
The membersfavored an inter-
national food- hank. They report,
"Perhaps in our area we have
better opportunity as. we have
more •thversitied. -crops; tf we are
'forced out of one we can turn to
.another. We think if the floor
Prices are removed and we had
deficiency payment un toa point
it would be more helpful to the
small farmer."
Euchre, winners were Mrs.
David :Blaekweil, mrs, Charles
Robinson. Joe Denomme and
Wxlrvid Moussean.
The :next meeting will he held
at the home of Airs. Geyer '011
Monday night.
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Vaccination
—Coltinued P'rom page a
destroyed. However, this point
is debatable since owners are
advised, by veterinarians, to clis-
pose of infected animals.
Rabies may develop with 10
days of the bite, or the germ
MU lay dormant in a Cattle
beast for almost a year .before
the beast becomes infected. Mr.
Hill stated animals that have
been stabled since last fall are
now developing the disease.
Supporting a vaccination pro-
gram, Mr. Hill said immunize-
tinn usually develops within 30
days and may last for one year.
Ile indicated Ontario Farmers'
union will continue to press the
federal government for: com.
peneation under the contagious
animals diseases act for farm
animals lost through rabies, a
vaccination program to keep
losses at a minimum, and free
treatment for humans exposed
to the disease,
Prince Edward Island was
called St, John's Island by the
Meech, All aei of the British
Parliament changed the name to
New Ireland, but since this was
the nalle of another British
colony the act was disallowed
and in 1799 the province's present
name was adopted,
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