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Times-Advocate, 1979-02-14, Page 25Rob Pryde, Brad Taylor and Grant Love.Photo by Schwartzentruber MACHO MEN -- Ani act which attracted a lot of attention at the talent show portion of the South Huron District High School p'bV C^rniRa ,S°tur|day w,e^ the Macho Men”. Performing an interpretation of the Village People song were Mike Burke, **r started tWo laps down and had mechanical problems, •una ladies took the ladies division of the trike ride held Valentine's Day has deep, dark traditions THE REAL McCOY — Although they’ iww • W IWWJ MwWII Milw IiMm 11 IvU im I I IVm I UUIUIII3/ this team of seven Mt. Carmel area young ladies took the ladies division of the trike ride held Saturday at the South Huron winter carnival. That finish wasn't too bad considering they were the only ladies to enter a trike. The team consists of Bridget Ryan, Carol Regier, Judy Webb, Lori Ryan, Deb Morrissey,Karen Kristoferson and Helen Muller. T-A photo THE FINISHING TOUCHES — All good things must come to an end and that's just what Murray Wareing and Tim Martens were doing as they applied the icing to their cake. The two were among the participants in the cake baking contest at the South Huron District High School winter carnival held on the weekend. Photo by Schwartzentruber When the lovebug bites, modern tastes revert to gaiety and frills, not too far removed from St, Valen­ tine’s Day greetings in Victorian England. Warmth and affection still hold as the trademark of the day on February 14 — an estimated 50 million valentine greetings were sent through the mail by Canadians last year, the Gift Packaging and • Greeting Card Association of ABOUT THE BLUE JAYS — At the 1979 Exeter Lions Sportsmen's dinner, Lion Doug Knowles chats with Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster Tom Cheek. T-A photo Canada reports. But there are some changes. Modern valentines express a brighter and bolder approach than the wistful, dreamy mood of antique cards. Love in this century is more democratic too. February 14 is not a day for lovers only. Mothers are the most popular recipients of valentines today and wives come next. The Greeting association says mothers receive three times more cards than sweethearts, lovers and fiances combined. Then there are cards for teachers, bosses, neighbours, nephews, daughter-in-law, etc. And it’s open season for love of animals too. raccoons to kittens, they frequently bear messages of love. While year round love-hate relationships are common, most folk agree to a truce on February 14 when cuddly cupid’s arrows lose their sting and valentine cards are ammunition aplenty to make your target blush. The good Card that From our FAPM ACCPTC rnllRSE...A larae number of Huron county farmers and their wives attended a course on "Transferring FarmAssek" J Centra?/CoHeae Thursday, From the left are Stratford accountant Howard Famme, Beatrice Dawson, Etta Powe, tert anXn paqoeno Of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Clinton. mood of this day is so im­ portant that most Canadians are willing to avoid the truth because of it. ' Ask a Canadian how St. Valentine’s Day began and you’ll probably hear about a kindly monk named Valentine who gave pennies to the poor, and loved children. This is an invention devised by public school teachers — so as not to spoil the fun of hearts and frills and BE MY VALENTINE inscriptions. Few are aware of this day’s deep and dark, true beginning. The most recent patchwork of historians tells us it was a young man named Valentinus, who under the cruel reign of Emperor Claudius in Rome was clubbed, stoned and beheaded for giving aid to persecuted Christians, who bequeathed us this day. Just before he died, he wrote his sweetheart a farewell message, signed ‘•from your Valentinus”, smuggled out by the jailer who was the lady’s father. It was February 14, 270 A.D. Message to urban people Times-Advocate, February 14, 1979 Page 25 Country smells part of country life •f SEDDON are noisy, smelly fanning operations. existing farm homes or if it “ieBy JEFF SEDDON Country smells are a part of country life and the Huron County Federation of Agriculture wants to get that message across to ur­ ban people moving to rural areas. The federation sent a recommendation to its land use committee to in­ vestigate the possibility of having the rights of rural residents to object to the odours of farming removed. By doing so the federation hopes to protect existing farms from problems created for farmers by houses being built on small plots of land adjacent to farm operations. The problem the federa­ tion wants to take care of are situations that occur on a regular basis in agricultural areas. People buy small plots of land in farming communities, build homes on the lots and then discover operations that farming near the home Ther’s more. The beheading happened to occur on the eve of the Roman Feast of Lupercalia, which was popular up to medieval times. Early Christian priests Were irked by its paganism and so anointed it St. Valentine’s Day after the martyr Valentinus. Fortunately for us, St. Valentine’s Day tradition grew without its suit of woe and anguish - although the first modern Valentine, historians say, was created and sent by the Duke of Orleans in the 15th Century when he was, alas, prisoner in the Tower of London. Ironically too, the colours red and white, so popular in modern valentines, come from the Dark Ages, when red stood for blood spilled in duels fought for love, and white for purity. As cen­ turies passed, the male lover became less of a chivalrous hero. By Shakespear’s time, the typical lover was ex­ pected to appear dishevelled day and night until love was consummated -- his buttons done up wrong, his socks mismatched in colour and his speech incoherent. Tradition then held that on February 14 a young man could toss a valentine at­ tached to an apple through the window of a girl not spoken for. But cards already then were growing in popularity, soon to replace the apple as the prime custom of St, Valentine’s Day. By the 1800’s highly elaborate valentine cards were being manufactured in bulk in factories in Germany and England, where the cards were painstakingly hand-made and expensive to buy. Today Valentine Cards range from the children’s cut-out kind for pennies a piece to adult varieties, from formal and old fashioned cards to over two feet tall humour cards and the ornate The average married couple has already spent next year’s salary and hasn’t paid this year’s bills. The 7 > operations, homeowners complain and in some cases force farmers to stop the practice of spreading manure on fields, storing manure outdoors and can even prevent the farmer from expanding livestock operations. The farmers hope to educate urban people mov­ ing to the country so that when they make the move they know they may have to put up with the nuisance of smelly manure and the noise of a farming operation. Some federation members know what they want they just don’t know how to get it. Suggestions were given to the land use committee for investigation ranging from making any severed land a farm homestead to spot zon­ ing any small severed lots making them rural residen­ tial. By taking such steps the federation members hoped to ensure that any residen­ tial land uses in rural areas would do nothing to hamper acetate kinds. Almost everyone bitten by the lovebug gets into the act. IS YOUR SUBSCRIPTION DUE FOR RENEWAL? IT'S EASY TO FIND OUT JUST CHECK YOUR MAILING ADDRESS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF YOUR NEWSPAPER. THIS IS THE MONTH YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES PLEASE WATCH YOUR LABEL AND RENEW BEFORE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES ONE YEAR-H l00— TWO YEARS-$2100 AMERICANS00 MHlimes-Advocate* Serving South Huron, North MirWIesex^A^& North Lambton Since 1873 farming operations. Jim McIntosh, a federa­ tion director, reminded members that what .may have to be done to meet the needs of the federation would be spot zonings on every piece of severed land in the county. He said he would rather see something done that would leave the land zoned agriculture. Jake Van Wonderen, a Stanley township beef farmer, said in some cases severed land effectively takes it out of many types of agricultural uses. He said he knew of one case where a farmer severed a piece of land and then wanted to build a barn. He said the man had to build the barn closer to his neighbors farm than his own house because he had to stay 1,000 feet from his house. He said the man took his case to the township and county and got no where. Tony McQuail, also a federation director, said he felt uncertain about what the federation was asking and that he was not sure how or who to ask. He said any restrictions put on land would probably be up to the township that land is in ad­ ding that he doubted if the province would step in with any legislation that would change that practice. McQuail said he felt the issue the federation was fac­ ing was how it felt about present policy of land severances. He said the question being asked was whether the federation wanted residential land use rural areas restricted to NOT A WINNER — While the effort may have been there, Don Beaver's attempts in the bubble gum blowing contest at South Huron District High School's winter carnival weren't quite up to standard. The carnival was held over the weekend. Photo by Schwartzentruber EXAMPLE Doe, John H. R.R. 2, Kippen, Ont.Oct. 1-0-9-8 THIS IS THE YEAR YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES (1978) existing farm homes or if it wanted to continue the prac­ tice of building one ad­ ditional house per farm for retired farmers to live in. McQuail pointed out that Huron County is one of the last predominantly rural counties in the province which makes such cases more crucial here than in other areas. He pointed out that Huron’s needs are uni­ que and as such will probably have to be dealt with by Huron County. He suggested that one solution may be to prevent any land severances in Huron but added that he felt that step was too drastic. Under present official and secondary plans in Huron farmers are permitted to build one additional home on the farm. The practice is to provide retiring farmers with a place to live without forcing them to move to ur­ ban areas. The additional home can be built without a land severance and as such becomes part of the farm operation. Adrian Vos, a Blyth area hog farmer, told the federa­ tion he felt the practice of building an additional home for retiring farmers was “bloody nonsense”. He said he was nearing retiring age and had “one eye on his work and one eye on retirement”. He said he would not put his family through the embarrassment of severing off a piece of land to build a retirement house and decreasing the value of the farm. Vos said the extra house usually creates problems for In order to keep rising costs under control we have initiated a new system for subscription renewals. Effective immediately we are asking our subscribers to check their mailing labels to determine the renewal date for their newspaper. Subscription reminder notices will not be mailed...so please check' your label. me farmer’s family. He said the farmer dies and the son decides to sever off the land the house is built on and sell the home. By doing so the son “creates his own problems” according to Vos. He added that it really makes no difference how small plots of residential land are zoned they still create problems for farmers. Federation president Merle Gunby pointed out that statistics show that homes built by retiring farmers are only used for two to five years by that farmer. Mason Bailey, a federa­ tion member who said he had experience in both real estate and land severances, claimed that by restricting property uses in rural areas the federation would be penalizing farmers. He said the federation may be better to seek a more practical solution to its problem rather than attempt to legislate land use. He said there were many areas in the county where farming was impossible but there was no reason homes couldn’t be built. Bailey said it would be all but impossible to stop urban people from seeking a home in the country but it may be possible to control it. He said if people have the money and are determined to move to the country they will “find a way”. He said if the people “have to buy a farm to do it they likely will” and that practice could end up making land costs ex­ orbitant in rural areas. He backed up his argue- ment by telling members of a situation he knew of where a farmer sold his farm and then went looking for a place to live. He said the man was denied a severance on a piece of his farm property and had to go down the road for land to build on. He end­ ed up paying $14,000 an acre for a place to build. He suggested that situation could drive land costs up beyond the means of many farmers. “This is a farm organiza­ tion and it shouldn’t penalize farmers,” Bailey warned. Director Gerry Fortune told the federation that what was suggesting may be im­ possible. She said the county official plan permitted land severances in certain situations and gave people the right to object to land use around their home. She said the federation could only ask municipalities to discourage land severances until something can be done to change the county plan. Despite pleas from Gor­ don Hill, the federation land use committee chairman, the matter was sent to that committee for study.