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Early issues of Crossrbads featured
- "Back Page Challenge".
Animal lovers were featured guests.
Summer saw city kids- visiting area farm families-, •
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The denturist problem got a thorough Children and education were studied in
goingover. depth. •
The Mount Forest weather station was
visited.
Careers of all kintk were mirrored in Wild and domesticated anirriald caught
Crossroads pages. . the camera' S eye;
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(From flying farmers to country
music millionaires: from
exotic danceto Christmas fictioni
1978 was a year of wide diVer-
say' 'for Crossroads, beginning
with a front page feature On the
oldest established poultry breed-
ing farm in Canada: Flaw
Poultry Farrn Limited of Aytent
and ending witha Yuletide fiction
about a young boy who was 11
little shy about the mistletoe cU0-
tom. • .
In between those two storjejs.,
came about forty other front page
features, including everything
you always wanted to know about
rabbits.
Eight related stories plus four'
photographs covered everything
from bunny rancher pioneer Gor-
don Hughes of Blyth to the Cana-
dian Commercial Rabbit Grow-
ers' Association. '
"The transition to metrication'
and how it will affect us" was
CroSsroads' third theme of the,
year, explaining what the metric
system is, reporting a forecast by
S. M. Gossage, metric commis
sion chairman, that the world will
become "predominantly Metrie:
and including an explanation ot
the system by Jim Laws, systems
analyst with Imperial Oil's east-
ern region comptroller's' office., -•
On February 15 Crossroads
carried stories about. the packag.;!,
ing and production of cheese with
information about the Teeswater
Creamery, the Canada Packers'
Plant in Mount Forest and an
ositPatof dairy products graph by!
L.' A.-OW/0So PrOlildont of the'
Ontario Dairy Council. ,
A strong focus on gun laws and
gun control followed with specific
examinations of Senate bills re-
stricting gun use, On the game
page,was a look at-distemper,as
the main killer of dogs. ° •
Land -use planning:: programs
with articles by Dr: E. G.Pleva
and W. N. T. Ashton, Perth Agri-
cultural representatives were
next on the .Crossroads' roster„
featuring- statements by'Ontario
Environment Deputy Minister
Everett Briggs, who said failure
to fit agriculture into the picture
has been one of the major short-
comings of land -use planning to
date. That was published March:
1.
The seventh issue of the year
featured articles on the African
Safari Lion and Game 'Farm and
on the posthumous presentation
of a gold medal for bravery and
self-sacrifice on the part of
Robert Bradley'Hall, formerly of
Alma.
Before he lost his life in a fire at
his home on April 2, 1972, Robert
Hall saved the lives of his brother
and two sisters and attempted to
iave the'lives of his parents, who
also died in the blaze.
Bonnie Stinson's report on
breathalyzer test procedure fol-
lowed, coupled with a feature
about Mount Forest resident
Dave Weber, a Jack-of-all-trades
who carves as a hobby.
The headline read "Belmore
famous for maple syrup -and
also for volunteer labor". The
story by Lavonne Ballagh and
photos by Art Elliott joined to-
gether to present a thorough -view
of a tiny hamlet of less than 100
people that has one of the most
talked about maple syrup 'festi-
vals each spring.
The next issue featured a story
by Jayne Carroll, who, in her
headline, stated that the "Ontario
Easter Seal Campaign must raise
$1,675,000 to meet obligations".
The page also presented photos
of Mount Forest's director of the
campaign, Ralph Moran, Listo-
wel's director Les McKay, Wing -
ham's director Lee Vance, as
well as Listowel's Timmy for the
year, Billy Gaus.
An 18 -day seminar tour of the
Middle East was the topic of Ap-
ril's first issue, with the story
written by Rev. Barry Passmore,
minister of the Wingham United
Church.
A lesson in crop insurance for.,
1972 by Wilfred Roy was the lead
story in the next issue, accompa-
nied by an article discussing ura-
sil as an economic Source of pro-
tein for corn silage.
Barry Wenger's story of the
Theatre Passe Muraille's Farm
Show reportekarnong other as-
pects of the show, that it was
based on actual Clinton area
farm -folk.
Along with photographs, the
feature told of a. group of six To-
rontot actors who lived' among
Clinton area farmers, then put on
a stage performance in a barn,
presenting their interpretive
characterizations of the rural
people they had become ac-
quainted with 1,
t, "Tagging along with the trout
at Port ;Albert" took Crossroads'
readers onto the scene with the
Department of NaturalRe-
sources conservation crew and
explained its work in placing
trout in the optimum place where
they are enabled to regenerate.
Opposition to the Denture
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ton clube.
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The Urban Rural Exchange
Proven; was featured as "A
treasure chest of learning" on the
front page in July. The story was
based on interviews with Miss
Phyllis; McKague, exchange co-
ordinator at the .Walkerton office
of the Ontario Ministry of Agri-
culture and FOod, and with rural
families participating in the pro-
gram.
Harness racing thrills were
spotlighted next with -photos
taken at the Clinton Kinsmen
Raceway and the Hanover Race-
way.
"Area's volunteer firemen are
dedicated", boasted the headline
- and rightfully so. Firemen ,,
from Harriston, Mount Forest
Wingham, and Blyth Were inter-
viewed for the feature.
How many times has a headline
reedlike a poein? At least once in
Crossroads- "Clickity claek.
the people are back" was a story
about how aretired farming
couple turned sin, abandoned rail-
road station into one aft most
original restaurants ever.
The jaunty jalopy brigade
paraded its vintage ontb
the pages of Crossroads with 1934
Fords, 1940 Dodge Coups awl 1947
Packards looking like brand new.
The use of dogs in police work'
was the topic of "Four paWs of
the law", based on an interview
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with Corporal Albert BeleY •
supervisor of canine tons for
the' Mount Forest detachment of
poorly. Provisos rowel
Aid from looking at the In-
ternational Flying- refiner*
group, "Ferris wheels were
never like this: up and away!" I
also presented My, Oivil exper-
ience at having my fears el
height put to ilia when pilot
Lloyd Orchard of Holstein ,to0k
, me for a ride ht the sky in a Icor
cylinder, single.engine Piper Trl"'
pacer.
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music 'millionaire Webb POO*,
appeared in photo; and interview
in August. in November the
Mercey Brothers Were.jeinedV
Crossroads as they taped a show
for the George .Hamilton W ser-
ies on CHCH1V in Hamilton. • ,
- NeW Tribes Cannk
Response nurtures our enthusiasm Durham became the aubieFt z.
for the story 'Supreme gift: a
The warm reception Crossroads' has re-
ceivede.from both subscribers and advertis-
ers, has nurtured enthusiasm in everyone on
staff. It was ,a year that will not soon be for-
gotten.
Although we felt sure there was a need
for a larger adiertising-media than the in-,
dividual weeklies, it was the support from
area businesses that proved we were right.
Crossroads has helped serve both the buying
public and the advertiser reaching over
28,000 readers every week. -
Our feature articlesAave tried to mirror
lifeAround -us and the variety of stories pubL
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lished in one short year bear testimony to the
lifestyle of Western Ontario.
Our television page has been a help to
' the reader and it also has resulted in the ad-.
vertiser's message staying in the homes of
our subscribers for a full week.
The first year of any.publocation is one of
worry but the first year for Crossroads has
proven that such a newspaper is in demand
and by both reader and, advertiser.
We look forward to an exciting. second •
year of publication and we take this oppor-
tunity towish all our friends peace and prOs?
perity in the next twelve Months.
willing heart"
"Under the cloak of nudity", a
Story about an exotic danger, .
basedoitherintervimPromPted
many iettets to The Confederate
from reader disagreeing with
the selection of t.''the Otbpic,and
some who saw saw merit* the Sr -
tide. t
Whatever the 'opinions, an
editorial ,by The Cereederate
editor, Dave Wenger, "entitled,
"We're just walking" eipreued
that Civssroadtiel,abifibitil
era'ta walk,,.0140Y-
Therapists Act, Bill 246 was the
. • topic of an interview with Moun
Forest , denturist Peter Feig
Conducted by Gordon Hardy, th
.interview expressed the argu
mentsput forth by the dentinists
while a story headlined "Denta
Association wants superv,isiOn fo
•denturists" was also inchided on
the same 'page. -
"A busy day at the. Brussels
Stockyards presented story and
photos of auctioneer Evan Woods
of Elmira, plus the buyers and
,sellers who generate the excite-
ment of •a livestock sale.
Three stories dealing with bay
Care -Centre Listowel, Mown
Forest and Wingham highlighted
the May 17 edition. Written by
Jayne Carroll, Eric Beauchesne
and Dave Wenger, the • works
delved into forms of play, aims of
the centres and what the children
• learn in them.
On May 24 Bambi of Blyth
walked ontothe pages of Cross-
roids, along with her many
friends. Own by. George Rad-
ford of Blyth, Bambi romps and
cavorts along with nine other
deer on a ten -acre Shangri-la
built especially for them.
Ruth Tatham's story on the
Prima Festkof the Guelph Ro-
tary Club reported how the club
honored he Italian Cothmunity
of the Rdyal City, raising funds
for the club's work with children.
On June , 7 Crossroads ex-
amined the hospital emergency
operations of Wingham and
Mount Forest and studied the
HOSCAD (Hospitals of Commu-
nity Activity and Disaster) pro-
gram setup by the Wingham and
District Hospital.
The Victorian Order of Nurses
was ,the following theme with a
compilation of photos of VONs in
early and modern uniforms as
well as stories from the Perth -
Huron VON Division.
Spirited horses and people who
care for them set the atmosphere
for "And they ride off into the
sunset". Mr. and Mrs. Gerry
Preitauer of RR 2, Brunner love
horss so much they decided to
start up the Isarhall Riding
School.
Continuing with the theme of
Nines, Bill Phillips, Holstein's
blacksmith, became the subject
of an inside article of the same
issue: "Thei Village Smithy's
Song of the Anvil".
"A closer Canada through
Telesat" presented a view of the
Telesat Canada, with specific
examination of the Allan *Park
earth station' complex near ,Han-
over.
Pigeon racing was the nod
topic featuring interviews with
buffs of the sport including mern-
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Snowmobiling in
rovincial Parks
As in the summer season,
• whiter park visitors are expected
to abide by rules laid down in the
interests Of safety and pre-
servation ,of the park envir-
enment. The operation of snow-
mobiles is prohibited in some
, parks but is permitted In sped-,
fled areas in many Others. These
restrictions are necessary to pro-
tect wildlife and waterfowl habi-
tats, developed nature trails,
extensive tree and shrub plant-
ings and designated primitive,
natural and historic zones within
parks. Snowmobiling will be 'tem-
porarily restricted in any perk
when the snow depth is less than
six inches.
Here is a summary of where
you may or may not snowmobile
in parks:
(a) Snowmobiles Prohibited: 1.
Long Point Provincial Park: 2.
Bass Lake: 3. Mara; 4. Spring -
water; 5. McRae Point; 6. North
Beach; 7. Sandbanks; 8. Kill -
bear; 9. Lake Superior, except to
travel on the Mijin Lake Road be- .
tween Hwy. 17 and Mijin,
Mequon, Almonte, Wabigoon and
Mirimake Lakes; 10. Queued,
except -to travel on lakes and
waterways forming international
boundary; 11. Algonquin, except
on the access road along the
H.E.P.C. right-of-way in Clyde
Township; 12. Montreal Ftiver
Nature Reserve Park, Twp. 29,
Range 'XIV; 13. Gibson River
Nature Reserve Park, Baxter
-Twp.; 14. Matwatchan Nature
Reserve Park, Matawatchan ,
Twp.; 15. Trillium Woods Nature
Reserve Park, West Oxford
Twp.; 16. Vaubashene Beaches
Nature Reserve Park, Tay Twp.;
17..Duclos Point Nature Reserve,
Georgina Twp. • 18. Credit Forks
Reserve, Caledon Twp.
(b) Snowmobiles Restricted - to
travel ..only on designated areas
or marked trails, maximum of 6"
snow depth: 1. Pinery; 2. Ron-
deau; 3. Earl Rowe, 4. Sibbald; 5.
Balsam Lake; 6. Presqu'ile; 7.
Outlet Beach; 8. Bon Echo; 9.
Arrowhead; 10. Mark S. Burn-
ham ; 11. Kakabeka; 12. Cyprus
Lake; 13., Killarney.
'Snowmobiles Permitted - to
travel only On existing park road
systems, in all parks not listed
under "a" or "b" above.
SNOWMOBILING ON
CROWN LANDS
A number of \ cross-country
trails have been established on
Grown .lands by the Ministry of
Nittiiral, Resources to accom- •
modate snowmobilers who prefer
, this kind of preparedand marked
trail development.
These trails, located in areas of
relatively heavy snow cover; are
established to supplement the
trails developed in provincial
parks and the many other trails
marked by snowmobile clubs,
winter resorts and private land-
owners.
There is no charge for the use
of these trails which include
parking areas, and rest stops at
convenient intervals provided
with fireplae0s, tables, toilets
and garbage containers. Many of
the trails are marked with reflec-
tive signs to permit safe night
travel. Please sign the trail regis-
ters at the parking -areas. A
supply of trail guide maps is
placed at these locations.
Horseshoe Lake Trail
This trail commences from a
parking lot located 14 miles north
of Coldwater on the Severn Falls
Road (Simcoe County Road 17).
The trail is a circular route and
can be travelled in 3 to 4 hours at
normal cruising speed. It pro-
vides a wide variety of terrain in- ,2
eluding lakes, marshes, high
rocky ci$s and timber lands. Two
stop -over points Have been deve-
loped. (18 miles). -
Ptarmigan Trail °
Commeficing from the same
starting point as the Horseshoe
Lake Trail, this trail, east of
County Road 17, combines a long
And short loop system with four
stop -over points and touches
Matchedash; Eastern and Dum-
bell Lakes,. (20 miles).
Barr Tract Trail
This lively trail is made even S
more interesting by interpretive
boards which explain how the.
Ministry manages the forest re-
sources of the area. There are
two stop -over points. It is located
1 mile east of Craighurst (Hwy.
93) on County Road 22, or 11 miles
west of Prices Corners (Hwy. 12),
again on County Road 22. It can
be , travelled in 1 to 2 hours. (6
Further information on the
tlree above trails may be ob-
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content
The list of features Poi On:
traripere, educaters, toy
retailers, truck thivers and many
others have:appeared in Cross-
roada featUres.
It is alniost Impossible to cover
them tall in a 'flubbed*, but the
experience of meeting a dynamic
psychologist, ,,su4h, as Mrs. Vera
McNichol of Millbank and read-
ing opinions on the problems of
Indians living with white men
such as those put forth by Mrs.
Raymond Civarrier of Mount
Forest, who Spent 28 days visiting
Indian reservations across
Canada last summer, have been
possible in the pages of Cross-
roads.
Enough about the past. 1974 is
ahead and, unless old man time
has changed his ways, it isn't
about .to wait for us.
Crossroads has no new resolu-
tions, aside from maintaining
and constantly upgrading ' the
standards it set in the previous
year: a wide range of subjects, ,
imaginative and fresh ap-
proaches, in-depth interviews
and, most importantly, good
reading and photography.
We might see you in the paper
next week, but, if not, Happy New
Year!
tained by contacting: Ministry of
Natural esources, Box 129,
Coldwater, Ontario, Tel: (705)
686-342. •
Shawanaga-Asitlberg
The trail commences at the
Shawanaga River bridge on
Highway approximately 19
miles north of Parry Sound. The
parking lot is approximately one
mile east of High ay ;..! on the
Wilson Lake Road.. The return
trip, entirely through forested
land, includes three stopover
sites; one ire the Village of Ard-
berg. The trail requires no travel
on lakes, and creeks have been
bridge. A new 10 mile trail now
links theWilson Lake trail to the
Village of Pointe au Baril. (25
miles).
For further information con-
tact the District Forester, Minis-
try of Natural Resources, Parry
Sound, (105) 746-2141.
herbourne Trail
travel along old forest roads
through the rugged country of the
Haliburton Highlands. This circle
route begins at a parking lot An
Highway 35 at Wren Lake, five
miles south of Dorset. (25 miles).
Further information from the
Ministry of Natural Resources,
Minden, Tel: (705) 280.15214.
Oxtongue Lake to
Dorset Trail
Here is an interesting trail,
Please turn to Page.11