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Amazing, isn't it, how nature looks after her own?'
Fora while, after the sumacs were bare, the. maple trees
ave: up the golds, the reds, the yellows, and the browns,
illed the oak trees and the poplars had finally decided to shed
ihelr:•leaves, that the land seemed empty,: bereft of color,
yoid'of growth and unable to sustain life.
Bat nature has a way of fooling us. -
•The trees are bare, of course. The grass is not growing.
The bushes are waving bare branches in the November
winds. Even the streams seem to be shrinking, the banks
appear to be round-shouldered.
Pasture fields are brown, dirty and colorless. Cornfields
are grotesque with corn stover waving in the biting Novem-
ber breezes to the winter winds and haughtily inviting the
snow and ice to cover the fields so that spring breezes will
not carry the precious top soil -into the Great Lakes.
Everything in nature seems to be saying: Hey, man, hang
in there! It ain't over yet. We are taking a .little rest until
we can get back into the fray again another year.
The colorful birds have disappeared. Only the hardier,
less colorful fellows are still hanging around. The juncos,
the Sparrows, the chickadees, are cheerfully telling us that
the winter is not as bad as we think.
The cardinal still sits, deep m. the bush, but his shrill call
is stilled, seemingly by the winter breezes. The blue jays
lose a little shyness and come closer to the barn as if to say
the winter is going to be tough on all of us so why not be'
friends, man?
They do not seem as saucy nor as mouthy as they were
back in July and August when the land was producing and
the seeds and the bugs were plentiful. They are less shy
and are suggesting that they might need a little help from
you and I to get through the long hard winter.
Even the sparrows and the chickadees'-- so saucy and in-
dependent during the .productive months — are willing to
wait patiently on the top of the cedar fence rail while I dump
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tetters,gr•appreciated by Bob Trotter, Male Rd ; Etmrta. Ont Nae 2:7
grain into the boxes. They wait until the grain spills to the •
ground before' swooping into.. the ' barn to clean up the
floor.
Every now and then,, I get a little angry. I trudge out to
that barn twice a day to feed the horses. I get the feeling
that those fool things' are eating their heads off and iaugh-
ing,at rne'as I brave the wilds of nature. Dozens of birds live
in the barn. In the hay mow, perhaps two dozen mice grow
fat and sassy because I am fool enough to feed a couple of
horses 12 months of the year. Not long ago; I came home
late at night and went to feed. A little screech owl was sur-
prised in the barn as he hunted mice.
I upset his — her? — equilibrium when I came in because
he — she — dropped a huge pile of manure before flying off
into the night.
Here I am, feeding two cats, two horses, dozens of birds,
plus : my own family and assorted sons-in-law and grand-
children and paying taxes for a dozen people. And support-
ing all those four -footed friends and all those feathered
friends and not getting one bit of .recognition or even one
ounce of help from the senior governments — let alone the
municipal government.
It just seems to me that any farmer — whether full-time
or part-time — should be given some compensation by the
government — any government — for keeping nature in bal- '
ance.
We toil in silence. We work to produce food. We keep bel -
hes full around the world. We produce so that others may
benefit` from our horn of plenty. We keep thousands of na-
ture's creatures alive and get nothing for it but blisters,
ulcers and a huge bank debt.
Something tells me that there is something wrong with a
society that keeps me wondering where the next dollar is
coming from when so many others are benefitting from the
sweat of my brow.
tress farm safety
for s
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by Wilma Oke reason, farmers don't seem to safety co-ordinator with the farmers to check their
learn from the mistakes of Farm Safety Association, buildings regularly for
etas who let children other farmers. You read who spoke on the importance potential hazards such as
tractors were, con -
.about these accidents with of smoke detectors in the damaged wiring. He said rats
ed by a Mount Forest tractors in the newspapers home and in the barn. The and mice chew wiring and the
ficial policeman Wed- but yet nothing is done. For , association's public relations insulation on wiring should be
y. instance there should be roll officer, Larry E. Swinn. of checked at least four times a
stable Gary Gaeler was bars and a cab on each Guelph, told of the potential year for this hazard. He spoke
Ing to 50 delegates at a tractor and there should be dangers of silos. of the need to use the proper
ern Ontario district penalties for improper use of Mr. Swinn said there is not extension cord's for each use --
lg of the Farm Safety tractors," he said. enough awareness of the whether for heavy duty or
iation in Brodha gen. Mr. Gaeler, community potential dangers with silos. whatever.
i most concerned with services co-ordinator, He said they misuse Mr. Webber urged them to
)blems with kids riding teaches safety in area unloaders, don't have install fire alarm systems in
rs," he said. "I don't elementary schools using a adequate cable, have their barns and intercom
why, but I've got a real toy barn to teach farm safety. inadequate wenches and are systems between their barns
bout that." He said The barn is full of hazards often careless. They even ride and homes.
tion should be passed which he points out to the the silo unloaders up to the Elected Farm Safety
;with the problem. students such as broken top. "That's sheer stupidity" Association directors : area 1,
her problem about steps, unprotected holes in and he recounted a story of Hugh Brodie of Mount
he is concerned was the second storeys, faulty one man falling 65 feet doing Brydges, representing Essex,
kers riding on tractors wiring.,.. that and breaking both his Kent, Lambton and Mid -
other, improper slow- "By reaching the children legs. diesx
2-, Steve
;vehicle signs. Signs they will take the word rant Webber of Toronto, M ttis,z �oft1eG�leneaMeyer,
tetimes too faded to be (safety) home to Mom and agricultural supervisor for representing Elgin County
•operly, upside down, Dad. 'Aren't you supposed to. Ontario Hydro, energy and Haldimand-Norfolk
toohighortoo low,... buckle up, Dad?' They are the conservation division, told region; area 3, Harold
seen so many ac- best allies we have." the delegates about farm Mason, RR1 Listowel for
because of improper Another speaker was Mike wiring and electrical safety Huron, Perth, Oxford and
of tractors. For some Miller, Kitchener, district on the farm. He warned Brant Counties.
cnior Farmers at
zone conference
November 5, nine
rs of the West Huron
Farmers attended the
7 Conference at the
' Place in Palmerston.
were Nancy Alton,
Reurink, Nora Van
anet Parrish, Kathy
(1, Prances Logten-
)on Ritchie, Brian
and Jamie ,Hackett.
theme this year 'was
Future is You".The St.
8 Ambulance gave
nstrations and in-
ion on first aid. The
is Society showed a
arthritis. A film on
was also shown. A
discussion on Alcohol in
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'ALFA,
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-: Ray'nq,'
011, 524,6345
our Society interested secretaries - Lise Gunby and
everyone. Frances Logtenburg; press
Delegates from New reporter - Mary Ann
Zealand and Australia Miltenburg; directors Linda
showed their slides on thetwo Hendricks, Don Ritchie and
countries. Jim Phelan also Jamie Hackett.
showed slides of Australia. These offices will be taken
over on January 1, 1978 by the
new executive. They are:
President - Jim Pentland;
Vice -President - Don Ritchie;
treasurer - Nancy Aitchison;
secretary - Joanne Ritchie;
press reporter - Ruth Alton;
directors - Mel Ritchie,.
Murray Irvin and Doug
Aitchison.
The day finished off with a
dance.
At the monthly meeting for
November, the new officers
for next year were elected.
'I'he old cutive is:
President - Mel itchie; Vice -
President - Jim Pentland;.
treasurer - Susan Irvin;
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The West Huron Junior
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their second annual banquet
and dance which will be held
in December. Dixie Cameron
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slides and tell about her trip
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Frank Ray (right) of the Foresters' Court Wabash^
(Chatham area) received recognition for raising the
most money of the executive members of the W.O-P.A, to
gotoward the costs of a therapeutic whirpool bath for
Huronview..The Huron District Foresters raised $4,840
tor the bath which will cost about $4,500. The difference
between the two figures will go toward.cancer research.
Roy Cries, President of the Western Ontario Provincial
Assembly is seen here with Mr. Ray. About 250 Foresters
were in Goderich on the weekend for the Western Ontario
Provincial Assembly's !8th annual meeting, (staff
photo)
Roy Gies (right), president of the Western Ontario
Provincial Assembly of Foresters, presents a cheque for
$4,560 to Chester Archibald, Mr. Archibald accepted the
cheque on behalf of Huronview which will purchase a
therapeutic whirlpool bath for its residents with the
money. The cheque was received at a banquet on
Saturday evening which was part of the. Western Ontario
Provincial Assembly's 18th annual meeting of Foresters
held in Goderich on the weekend. The Huron District
Foresters raised $4,840 for the whirlpool bath as their
local project. The money left over will go toward cancer
research. (staff photo)
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Pioneer Brand Seeds
have appointed
RAY BROWN
R.R. 6 GODERICH
as their seed corn dealer for
Colborne Township
For your supply of seed corn.
• and forage seeds phone
RAY BROWN - S297260
or SHARRON BRINDLEy - 524-8114
(Formerly John F1*her.'ii areal
A 3►ealr,
farrnet4 'Gortf -
4, Clinton,dge pleaded
` guilty inn;
Goderich Provincial Court',
Monday to : income •tax
evasion.
JuC.Olmstead
Walkertonlevied a fine of
$50,000' which represents 75.
percent .of, the federal tax
evaded of $67,542.27 during
the four years, 1971 to 1974
inclusive,
Investigation by the
Department of National
Revenue established that
Dale had failed to report farm
and investment income
totalling $200,937.95 during
that four year period.
Judge ' Olmstead granted
one year to pay the fine and
provided an alternative of
two years in jail in default of
payment of the fine.
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is the seed corn dealer for
Goderich Township. -
For your supply of seed corn
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