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Editorial
People
misunderstand
purpose
of meetings
People are misunderstanding the
purpose of an all -candidates meeting,
With some foresight into the possiblity
of attacks rather than questions from the
audience at last Thursday's all -candidates
meeting in the Tuckersmith ward of Huron
East, the moderator said, "1 only ask that
rather than throw stones, maybe you
throw marshmallows. -
But the first question came in the form
of a rock when members of the current
council were demanded to explain
themselves when it comes to deciding
what roads get paved and why certain
roads in Vanastra were ignored.
This started a series of questions and
criticism aimed at the current council,* of
wich only four candidates are a member.
Concersn, largely from the village of
Vanastra, ranged from anger about the.
state of the community with buildings in
various states of decay to concerns dbout
sewer backups and demands for work to
be done.
It left the five other candidates with little
participation as they have no involvement
in the current decisions of cbuncil
It left tax payers at the meeting with few
insights into what kind of leaders the •
current candidates would be in operating .
Huron East when Seaforth, Tuckersmith'
Township, McKillop Township; Grey
Township and Brussels amalgamate into
Huron East on January 1..
With one more meeting left, the
Seaforth word, let's hope tax payers put
the candidates to the test with questions
that Kelp people get a sense for where
their future council members stand On
issues and how effective they will be as
community leaders.
Scott Hilgendorff
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Opinion
Letter
Farmers need to elect a candidate
who they can trust
to support agriculture into future
•
By Jack Wilkinson, President,
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Since relentless spring rains
joined forces with falling world
prices for grains and oilseeds,
Ontario farmers have been working
to get the attention of federal and
provincial politicians. -
We wanted them to improve
safety net and disaster assistance
programs.
Throughout the summer and into
the fall our •campaign has
intensified – OFA working
in partnership
with .the grains* and oilseeds
commodity organizations. But, our
government's have resisted.
Now, with a federal election set
for Nov_ 27, the push will continue
as we meet candidates face-to-face
across the
province. These people will be
asking for our votes, but farmers
should have a tot of questions
answered by them before deciding
where their vote will go. •
Promising action to help fariners
survive the financial devastation
they face this year will be the first
step.
We aregoing to hold them
accountable. We will .not be
satisfied with election rhetoric.
Ontario's farmers need financial
assistance immediately and a
commitment to the industry that
will not let this situation 'be
repeated.
' I don't understand why our
politicians have• let things
:deteriorate to their present state for
Ontario farmers. We can see our
competitors in the United States
getting as much as sixty dollars per
acre more from their government in
support programs.
To bring Ontario farmers to an
equal level would require 300
million dollars. When we hear our
federal government talking about
surpluses in the tens of, billions of
dollars. it. gets increasingly
difficult to accept that Our
government is willing to let our -
farm families continueto suffer.
The Ontario Federation of
Agriculture the 49 County
Federations. of Agriculture and
commodity groups that *
make up our organization around
the province are about to mobilize
even further. We have Worked herd
to get the message to our MPs and
MPPs; there have been public
meetings around -the province and
face-to-face meetings in their
offices, but still no response., •
We have made our case with
realistic figures and. been patient .
and*polite; obviously too patient
and polite.
The election campaign will give'
us a chance to see what the various
parties are proposing to do for
agriculture. but we know there'are
a inultitude• of competing groups
demanding time and attention from
the candidates.
That's why it's important for
individual farmers to get out to
meetings where all the candidates
are speaking and pitching their
parties. We have to be persistent in
our efforts to sort out the
worthwhile promises from the
frivolous.
We need to elect people we Can
trust and rely on to continue their
support for agriculture well beyond
Nov. 27..
The successful politicians will be
expected to carry through with
their promises and be responsive to
farmers •
and their needs throughout their
term in office. .
If Canadians expect their farmers
to be there forever, to keep a safe
and nutritious supply of food on
their tables.
they are going to have to make sure
the people they elect will support
this objective and be there to help
farmers through tough times.
For some. polities misty be a
game. but for, farmers ,who are -
watching anxiously as the clock
ticks down. the results of this
election are critical to their
survival. We hope the candidates*
understand that and remember they
have a role to play in Maintaining a
domestic source of food for •
Canadians.
Six hundred attend Oddfellows concert
Noveinber 5, 1875
Geo. W Cline has been
elected to the
recentorshi
. .
p P of th
• Presbyterian Church in
town at a salary of
$3Q000 per annum.
• That public member of
...the temperance league.
opposite the Queen's Hotel,
in Seaforth. has, been •
removed to the .side of that
building.* . • .
The Oddfellows concert
.;possed off with great eclat.
'It is ...computed that .there.
were '500 or .600 -persons
present. -
Geo. Whitley of town has
purchased the. stock and
business of the
Commercial Livery from
Messrr. Morrison & Co.
Andrew Cowan of
McKillop returned- last .
week from Illinoisiwhere
he had gone to. purchase a
farm. '
The citizens of
. Brucefield and vicinity .
• celebrated the arrival of
.
the -first train of the
London, Hurrinandltruce
railroad in quite a jubilant
'manner. • The crowd '
constructed a pile of wood
containing tar and coaloil.
The crowd swelled to
several hundreds. •
A. G. McDougall & Co.
of Tuckersmith have sold
their Sepiember and
October cheese at 11-3/4
cents per pound. • Robert
McCartney was the
cheesemaker. ' • •
A'new sawmill ii, being
erected in Stephen on the .
site of the one owned' by
Messrs. McDougall &
Fulton, which was
destroyed by fire in the
summer
• Novernber2, 1900 -
A. Ginn has rented his
farm in Hullett to Joseph
Allanson for five years.
R. Van Egmond of Huron
Rd Millen has sold his 70
acre farm to Mr: White for
about $4.200.
Gilbert Dick of Kippen
made a large shipment of
lambs. Mr. Dick scatters a
lot of money among the
farmers during a twelve
months period.
Mi Cudmore of Kippen
is now busy with the hay
Years agone...
trade and is sending one of
his presses and a gang of
men to the London district
He. says •it -is hard to get
enough men to keep his
presses going.
Robert McLaughlin of
WAlton. met with a very
painful aCcident.' He was
engaged in working a hay
press for John Govenlock
on • the -farin of 'Joseph
Stanz:el when hisfoot was
caught in the plunger.
bruising it severely..
Thos. Johnston Sr. of
Walton has .sold his farm to
Daniel McMillan. . The
price paid was $2,450.
• J.S. Welsh of Seaforth
mer with apainfid accident
when he was returning
from .Brucefield with a
• load. of headings.. When
coming dowo Brock's hill
•the load was displaced.
The horses started and jn -
trying to, get the lines he
must have fallen
underneath the load. 'Geo,
• Turner was passing by.
took him" home in his •
buggy and it was found
that his collar bone was
broken. .
The citizens af Segforth
were shocked to learn -that
James Stewart. the genial
and. popular proprietor of
rhe Seaforth .restauratit
had Suddenly passed away.
Harry Israel of town has -
secured a good situation as
foreman of one of 'the
departments in the new
McLagan Furniture
factory in Strafford • •
A. Cardno, the veteran
apple buyer of this country,
,is again up to his eyes in
:he business.
Messrs. Ed. 1-1inchley,
John Turner Sr., Geo.
Baldwin and T.R.F. Case
left fur new Ontario on a
deer hunting excursion.
John Elder of Hensel!:
has recently purchased a
large copper kettle, with a
revolving stirrer in
connection with his cider
The auction sale of
samuel Rennie of Hay was
a large one, amounting to
$2.300.00.
October 30, 1925
Mr and Mrs. C.. Haugh.
of Brucefield, were at
home to rhe members of the
session of Brucefield
- United Church and their .
wives. Rev. C Armour
Large quantities of beans
are being brought into:
market and they meet with
. ready' -demand. and good
•prices.
. November 3, 190
EgmOndville United
Church W.A. held a
successful bazaar en •
Eardrio's Hall. . Those in -
charge of the booths were
presented Mr. and Mr.
Gordon Morrison with a
_handsome Bible. They had
.the distinction of being the
first couple to be, married
in the BrUcefield United -
,Church. •
• Pearson Grieve,' well
known Seaforth hoy and a
son of Dr. John Grieve of -
town came first in. Buffalo.
-territory at the recent
Packard. Master salesmenS
contest disposing of 134
'percent of his allonnent.
Wm. Hartry had .rent to
him a potato grown at the
farin ofN.R. Martin. of
Springfield, that weighed 2
1/2 pounds. '
A quiet wedding was
solemnized -at the
Egmondville Manse when
Jean. daughter af Mr and
Mrs. Alex Lowry was
united in marriage to John
Alvin Dale. son of Mr and
Mrs.. Geo. .T. Dale of
The $5.00 gold piece.
donated by the C. W. 4..of
Si. Jame.s Church to.the
pupil obtaining the highest
marks in • the separate
school class in the recent
entrance examinations was
won by Aloysis Nigh.
Messrs. • Scott
Hawthorne, T. McMillan
and Ed. Dorrance left with
a party of. hunters for
Pakesley for the deer
season.,
R.N. Bissonette
instructor and Messrs. C.
Amen", R. McKercher, J.
Chesney, J. Crich, M.
Savauge, F. Willis, L.
Workman. C. Haugh, J.
McIntosh of the Seaforth
Collegiate Institute' Cadet
Corps, were in London for
the cadet rifle shooting
competition.
Allan Soldan of Hensel',
has taken a position with
the Standard Bank of his
aprons. Mrs. Alf Brown,:
.Mrs. lames Hay and Mrs.
• :Reg. Kiiight: candy, Mrs.
E.Dirrst,- Mrs. Ed. Boyes
and Mrs. Gordon
McGonigle: &rine- baking .
and vegetables. Mrs. A. .
McLellan. ,Yrs. Elmore
Cameron and. Mrs. Adin
Forbes.
.Leana Stevens.
bride elect was honored at
the "hdtne.01 Mrs: Wm.
Bennett. Walrr,n. Miss
Isabel McCall read the
addreSs after which the
bride to he opened many
lovely gifts from friends
and neighbors, . .
Holder of the winning
ticket in the Lions Club
frolic was Clarence Regele,
R.R. 5, ,Seaforth. The ;
ticket wa. drawn ltv G •
R. Johnson, London,
formerly of Seaforth.
Announcement with made
this week by Henry Borden.. .
of.the appointment of A.R.
G. Ament. as Budget
Controller of the Brazillan
Tractor Light and Power
co. . •
An old land mark of
hiCkersmith Ilyp. was tom
&mit this Week The barn
on the old Townsend
property was bought by
Hugh Ball, and it . was
raised by Jvs..Crich, F. •
'Townsend, F. Pepper and
Hugh Ball.- : ,
Peter Cameron,
celebrated his 88th,
birthday by a family dinner
at his home in Pickersmith.
The 75th anniversary of
Cavan Church was held on
Sunday last.
Mrs. '11.E. Smith and ,
Miss Dorothy Parke are in,
Toronto this week
attending the convention of
the Women 's Hospital
Aides as delegates from the
local branch.