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The Citizen, 1994-07-27, Page 4PAGE 4. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 27,1994. CitizensTheNorthHuron CNA P.O. Box 429, BLYTH, Ont N0M1H0 Phone 523-4792 FAX 523-9140 P.O. Box 152, BRUSSELS, Ont NOG 1 HO Phone 887-9114 FAX 887-9021 Publisher, Keith Roulston Editor, Bonnie Gropp Sales Representatives, Jeannette McNeil and Julie Mitchell riio The Citizen Is published weekly In Brussels, Ontario by North Huron Publishing Company Inc. Subscriptions are payable in advance at a rate of $20.50/year ($19.16 plus $1.34 G.S.T.) for local; $31.03/year ($29.00 plus $2.03 G.S.T.) for local letter carrier in Goderich, Hanover, Listowel, etc. and out-of-area (40 miles from Brussels); $60.00/year for U.S.A, and Foreign. Advertising is accepted on the condition that In the event of a typographical error, only that portion of the advertisement will be credited. Advertising Deadlines: Monday, 2 p.m. - Brussels; Monday, 4 p.m. - Blyth. Wo are not responsible for unsolicited newscripts or photographs. Contents of The Citizen are © Copyright. Publications Mail Registration No. 6968 E ditorial i ............. i So much food, so few jobs The first A Taste of Country Food Fair in Blyth on Saturday proved just how much diversity of food production there is in Huron County and the surrounding region. The lack of companies that manufacture that food into finished products also pointed out just how few jobs are created in the county processing that food into value- added products. Visitors to the food fair could virtually get a free lunch as they passed from one booth to another. They could taste egg dishes at the egg producers booth, maple syrup, apple butter, rutabaga sticks, barbecued pork, and venison and bread. But food processors were few. Two local cottage-industry processors, Glen Farms of Ethel and Waiterstate of Auburn, were among only a handful of companies that add value to the product of the land. The 1991 farm census shows that Huron County has a higher farm production than any of the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. Within Ontario, Huron produces more food than any other county, has more farms, more farmland and higher gross receipts. It's number one in laying hens and pullets, winter wheat, white beans, barley, rutabagas, number two in steers, hogs; number three in broiler chickens and grain com. There's no doubt that agriculture is the number one creator of jobs in the county, both through farming and through handling farm products. But the benefit of agriculture could be so much larger if the bounty of the county could be processed here, as it once was. Brussels once had a creamery and ice cream plant. Blyth once had a cheese factory. There used to be dozens of small creameries around the county. It's unlikely that those days will return. The large companies that control the food industry like to locate in big cities like all the other factories. If we are to create jobs processing food it's going to take a revolution of entrepreneurial energy, creating a whole flock of little companies like Glen Farms and Waiterstate to fill niche markets. There are opportunities there. In recent years Huron has put organizations like the Small Business Development Centre in Seaforth in place to help people get into business. What’s needed are the ideas and the people with drive to make things happen. We have a huge resource here in Huron. It will be up to us whether we use it to its fullest potential. — KR Rolling the dice Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson, in his attempt to win the upcoming Quebec election, may be rolling the dice with the future of Canada. Premier Johnson is using scare tactics to try to frighten Quebecers into voting for the Liberals instead of the Separatist Parti Quebecois. He keeps telling people that the real decision to separate from Canada will be made at the polls Sept. 12, not at the referendum the PQ promises to hold in the next year if it is elected. The PQ will start dismantling Canada once they are elected, he claims. Johnson's strategy may backfire. Scare tactics seldom work. People get stubborn and go in the opposite direction to which they arc being pushed. Then too, the more Johnson cries wolf, the jumpier financial markets are likely to gel and the more the whole Canadian economy will be hurt. And what happens if the PQ should win the election and take Johnson at his word? What if they feel, because they won an election he had fought against sovereignty, that they now have a mandate to lake Quebec out of Canada? It's a dangerous game Premier Johnson is playing. All our futures will be effected by what happens. — KR Vigilance always required This is Farm Safely Week across Canada, a week dedicated to reminding those who live on farms how dangerous the world surrounding them is, and how careful they must be. But farm safety isn’t a onc-wcck-a-ycar situation. Surrounded by dangerous chemicals, by animals that have the strength to squash the life out of children and adults, by machines that can mangle and kill in a split second, farm safety is an cvcry-mmutc-of-thc-ycar concern. Farm accidents happen when someone lets his guard down for just a second. Sometimes it can be something that he's done for a thousand limes before but this time he gets caught. There's no lime to relax. Always be careful. Il could save a lifetime of pain and disability. — KR Looking Back Through the Years Recitals held for students From the files of The Brussels Post, The Blyth Standard and The North Huron Citizen 40 YEARS AGO JULY 28,1954 The last of four recitals by junior pupils of Mrs. Louis D. Thompson, registered music teacher of Brus­ sels, was held at CKNX in Wing­ ham. Donna Smith, Brussels and Norma Hoegy, Walton, performed a piano duet while Yvonne Connel­ ly, Brussels, Barbara Stiles, Brus­ sels, Joan Johnston, Walton and Pamela Porter, Brussels performed piano solos. Members of the Brussels Lions Club held a semi-official opening of the Lions Picnic Park in Brus­ sels. The Field Crop Competition sponsored by the East Huron Agri­ cultural Society of Brussels was judged by Jas. Needham of Ripley. First place went to Goldwyn Knight of Grey, George Menzies also of Grey was second, Norman Hoover of Grey was third and James Mair of Morris finished fourth. The Brussels Ladies ball team shut-out the famous Stratford Kadettes by a score of 11 to 0. Verda Watson hurled the whole nine innings striking out 15 batters. 17 YEARS AGO JULY 27,1977 Blyth celebrated its 100th year as a village. Many special activities were planned for the Centennial weekend. Chris Lee of Walton placed third overall in both open and 250 class­ es at the Canadian National Senior Moto Cross Championship al Big Bend Raceway near Tilsonburg. Twenty-five years of the 4-H movement in Huron County was celebrated with a reunion party at the Blyth District Community Cen­ ter. Bob Carbert, former CKNX farm broadcaster, was the guest speaker for the event. Walton Women's Institute held a picnic. President, Mrs. Bill Hum­ phries gave a warm welcome to all those present. Institute grace pre­ ceded a bountiful smorgasbord pro­ vided by Walton members with hostesses, Mrs. Ken McDonald, Mrs. Ernie Stevens, Mrs. Dave Watson and Mrs. Earl Watson assisting Mrs. Gerald Watson. 15 YEARS AGO JULY 25,1979 The Huron-Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School board increased the budget for its proper­ ty committee for 1979 to help meet the costs of maintenance work needed in keeping up its 19 schools. The budget was increased to $47,000 from $35,000. The old railway station house was moved from downtown Blyth to the lot next to The Old Mill one mile south of Blyth. East Wawanosh council ap­ proved the purchase of an FM radio system for the township. Two ten­ ders were received but were being held until advice and approval are received from the Ministry of Transportation and Communica­ tions. Blyth summer Festival, in its fifth year, received rave reviews in both The Hamilton Spectator and the Toronto Star for the play ll be Back for You Before Midnight". The future of the theatre in Blyth looks better than ever before according to Spectator reporter Mr. Slack. An old farm house just outside Londesboro burned down. The house was owned by Murray Adams.