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SEAFORTH, ONTARIO. JANUARY 25, 1968
Farm Industry Looks to Future
Recent discussionswhich leaders of
°Atari() faM grpup .§,baye had witha
view to colsolidating their activities
ts up the recognition which know-
geable farlPga, girl to the necenaLtY
• Of the industry siieaking with a united
• The discussions, too, reflect the,e000-
00c difficulties in which much of the
indiAstry finds Mali%
Referring to the discussions the
Wingham Advance-Thnes warns that
basic to progress and, improvement is
agreement that changes are taking
place and that these changes inevitably
must change the conception of farming
as we have known it for generations.
"Eventual benefits to farmers will
depend entirely upon the wisdot,n of the
policymakers within the organization,"
the Wingham paper says. "If they are
sufficiently far-sighted to grasp the
significance of the changes which are
• taking place all about us, the next 'gen-
eration Of farmers will be fortunate
Indeed."
The Federation of Agriculture was
born of dire necessity and established
with the best of good intentions and
• has .alwayscontended that the farmer
should receive a monetary return for
his labor at least comparable to his
counterpart in business or industry.
The Farm Union held to the same be-
lief, but pursued a much More militant
course in its attempt 4 -reach the same
- goal. 'Where. the Federation relied upon
strong and persistent lobbyingat both
provincial - and federal government
doors for higher "subsidies, the ulliDu
aclvocate4 and tried to,prganize actual.
strikes ,and production sloWAlbwns,
Both the' Fe4era4on aud.„the Fa.qn
Union are late in recognizing the _need
for a sound educational, prOgraM
that the young 4r members, who wll
guide the destinies of farm organisa-
tion s in a few years' title, will be betr
ter informed about the economic trends
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which are likely t� control our nation
a few, years hence.
"Young farmers are in r100a an
intelligent understanding of the ecott,.. -
omje merits of larger and more effic-
ient farming operations. To 'many this,
sort of thinking is heresy; it spells Me
doom of the family farm. Perhaps it is
time to admt hat, the fact that the
family farm of 100 acres is almost a
thing of the past. Most progressive
farmers know that survival in the Ag-
ricultural industry today, places' a very
definite floor limit on the size of a suc-
cessful farming operation.",
-"Industry has long since faced the
fact that efficiency of production is vi-
tal to existence. Every hour of the day
the search goes on to. find better and
• faster ways of producing the goods,
turned out in our factories. Those indus-
tries which fall behind in the race for
efficiency don't -survive too long." The.
Advance -Times says and concludes that
• the same thing is true of agriculture.
The road to economic success does not
lie in more and bigger subsidies — but
in better methods and more .productive
fields and herds.
Sugar and Spice
— By Bill Smiley
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Thank You Mother Nature
There's one thing that brings
people together ando makes
them forget, for a few hours at
least, all their normal rotten
little, miserahle, petty, private -
troubles. That is a good smash
in °the midriff from that gentleoldlady; Mother Nature_
, Whether it's fire or flood,
blizzard or drought, a blunt re-
minder every so often. from
good oki Mother has a Salutary
effect on the perpetually whin-
ing denizens of the twentieth
Century.
This time it 'was that "cold
snap"'. in JanuarY. I like that
term. It's a typical 'Canadian
tmdersfatement,
And we delight in it, as we
'du at barn fires. heat spells,'
terrible thunderstorms, beauti-
ful autumns and three-foot
snowfalls. It's pectliarly Cana-
dian, and it makes us all, •be-
came hurnan again, if only un-
til it's over.
People who normally trudge
around with a face like an old
rubber boot, 'people who
wouldn't be caught dead in a
ditch together, Suddenly start
shouting witticisms, like„ "Cold
fer yeitt4, beaming
through driPping noses and
purple countenances.
People who wouldn't be
caught speaking to each other
in the Black Hole of Calcutta
find they have a great deal in
common: neither could get his
car started this morning. •
Then there are the braggarts,
but we even, put up with them,
whom. we would normally de-
test, with the greatest of, good
spirits. They come in different
wrappers Let's say it's 30 be:
low outside, But there's always
some character who' lived in
Kapuskasing or Yellowknife
who swears it was 80 below
there all winter, and wasn't
even cold, just refreshing. }Jack-
ing, their lungs out., they 'say,
"This is nothing,"
And there's the reterse snqb.
Through rattling teeth ahd
hunched shoulders. he too
claims this is. nothing. Why
back in '53 it was down to 50
below and stayed there fOr
week.
Then there's the rugged type.
Pounding himself on the chest,
he burhles, ""This is great; this
is the real Canada; this is what
!naives us a sturdy indeendent
people." Three days laaz you
get a card from him. From nor-
' ida.
Two types are happy, eery -
thing is golden, when, there is
a "cold snap". They' are the fuel
man and the tow -truck chap.
And bully for thezn, say I.
But my point is. that a nature
crisis gets people out of them-
selves, and perhaps it's ,better
'than medicine in this neurotic.\
20til century.
Forgotten during the "cold
snap" are the 'Vietnam war,
• higher .taxes-urr booze and fags,
Your rotten boss and the fact
that you can't 'live another
week without an automatic
dish -washer. ,
There is .a certain , joyous
drawing together against .the
elenoents and a definite pride
in the fact that you can cope. -•
For once, ilocipsling Expo, there
is a common bond, as we. rub
our ears and stamp our feet
and blow our noses in a great
national chorus that, -to me,
exprede's the real spirit of Can-
ada, and at least temporarily
freezes all' thoughts of separa-
tism, divorce, abortion and who's- •
going to be the new Liberal
leader.
When you go out in the morn-
ing and find that the battery
is 'flat, you don't -fuss and cuss:
You feel sort of proud thst
you're taking part in a heroic
adventure. You know you're
not exactly Scott of the Antarc-
tic and, that you can iihone a
Cab.' but you know that all over
towm other ears. are going,
"Argh • argli arh.- ah -
and it gives you a sense of shar-
ed danger and hardship. .
Thersios a tingling and a jingl-
ing in the atmosphere. People
are zfrinning a*rod shaking their
heads and shouting. "Isn't that
a brute of a day?"
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And even the domestic prob-
lems abate. The other night, it
was 28 below zero. 'My wife is
always sating that she might
gs well Ieaveznless T can "Show
come understanding." Kim con-
tinually threatens to run away
_to Vancouver and become a hip-
oie. I opened the door and said
"goodbye chaps." Eighteen sec-
ondS later. they were upstairs
watching TV.
Good,old t.tointher Once In
a vihile, she nudges us back to
normal. even though he nudge
knocks the wind out of es.
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In the Years Agone
From The Huron Expositor
• Jan. 29, 1943
Tuckersmitla School Area No.
one was organized at a meeting
in the Town Hall, Seaforth,
when James Q. Carnochart was
elected, chairman and Reeve S.
H. Whitmore, secretary -treasur-
er.
Announcement was made in
Toronto that an order In council
was passed appointing E. C.
Chamberlain of 'Seaforth, a ,Jus-
tiee of the Peace in and for the
County of Huron.
Frank E. Phillips, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Phillips of
Seaforth, graduated as 'a wire-
less air gunner at No. 4 Wire-
less School, Guelph.
Benson W. Tuckey, Reeve of
Exeter ,•and youngest member
of the eeuncil, was elected war-
den of Huron at the county
council opening seseion.
• Mrs. Grummett of Har-
purhey, celebrated' her 93rd
•birthday on January 9th. Al-
though blind for the past two
years, Mrs:, Grummett phssesses,
all her faculties in a 'remarkable
degree and is enjoying perfect
health. ,
Gordian Holland of Walton,
has returned to his home owing
to '111 -health. He spent the past
two years in England and wit
return -to tdon for treatment,
- Mr. John Howes suffered sev-
eral injuries to his shoulder and
ribs when a large piece of ice,
sliding off the rod of the Bell
Engine and Thresher Co. struck
.him. He is confined to his hOtne
in McKillop.
Mr, Nelson Kingsley, an em-
ployee at the Seaforth Cream-
ery was badly •cut on the wrist
while at work. It required sev--
eral stitches tp close the wound.'
Mr. and Mrs. Alex McNab
have received word from their'
son Gnr. Ross McNab, R.C.A.,
who left here in. December, that
he arrived safely in England. A
As usual, the Red Cross, bingo
at Bayfield brought mit a splen-
did crowd. $60 being realized.
Mr. James Scott of Seaforthas-
sisted by, 'Sets. Butler. Rowson
and Maxwell of ,the RAF Radio
§,chool. Clinton, gave a most in-
teresting and entertaining -pro-
gram before the bingo and
dancing.
Climax .to William Morritt's
campaign for a vote of confid-
ence in his 'administration as
Reeve of Blyth came when Ac-
tors returned him to office with
a majority of 31 votes over A.
Taylor.
The severe weather account-
ed for a decreased attendance
at the annual meeting of First
Presbyterian Chtireh, D. It 'Wil-
son. wasnamed chairman and
Keith M. McLean, secretary.
During the year eighteen -names,
were added to. the roll. Messrs.
C. Reith. John Beattie, D. H.
Wilson and Dr. E. A. McMaster
were elected to the Board of
Managers.
Mr. and Mrs. James, Rivers,
for many years widely known
and esteemed residents of Sea -
forth. quietly celebrated, the
57th anniversary of their wed.
ding.
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From The Huron Expositor
Feb. 1st, 1978
The little girls of •Cromarty
and vicinity have, organized a
Red Cross auxiliary with Reb-
ecca Bruce as president, Mary
McConnell. secretary and Norma
Wilson as treasurer.
Mrs. Drake's auction sale was
largely attended and good prices
were ;obtained: • The dwelling...
was not -gbh,.
Mr. Colin Hudson of &Mall
rural mail carrier, had quite an
experienee. He an returning
home when his 'sptedb9rse
and the cutter capsized in a deep
pitch hole. He pluck11yLheh/r5iiz
to the reins, but 'was, dragged,
on his face for quite a distance
in the deep snow.
Four cars of coal arrived in
town and were immediately dis-'
tributed by the fuel controller,
the situation being ' so urgent
that teamsters were busy all
day Sunday delivering the coal.
Miss Edith Govenlock, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. pavan -
leek; "" haS accepted a position in
the civil service at Ottawa.
Roy McDonald of Chiselhurst
had quite an experience on re-
turning from Exeter. The cutter
struck a 'bad pitch hole, throw-
ing him out. The horse heing a
spirited): one bolted, he having
to foot it home, expecting' to
find the horse there, but it
wasn't until Monday that the,
aniinal was located.
A sleigh load of young people
from Tuckersmith spent a plea-
sant evening at the home of J.
G. Cecil:
Mr. John McNay h.ia disposed
of his fine farm on the 2nd
concession Of Tuckersmith, to
Mr. Robert Boyce of Stanley.
• A. very enjoyable evening Was.
spent at the home of Mr.- John
Nicholson, Mill Road,' when a
number of relatives,, friends and •
neighbors . gathered) . at a sur-
prise patty to honor Mr. and.
Mrs. Arthur Nicholson.. After
an• address by Harry , Grieve,
they were- presented with a
handsome- china • cabinet. The
balance of the evening was
spent in =Sic and dancing.
The annual 41:letting of the
Bayffeld Cemetery Company was
held When the following officers'
and directors were appointed:
President, James Thomson:, vice-
president, James Campbell, sec.-
treas., A. E. Erwin; directors,
RObert Hanley, Thomas BroWn-
ett, John McNaughton, J. Mid-
dleton. John. McDonald; sexton,
Richard Elliott.
Mr. 'Phillip Harris has had el-
ectric lights installed .in his
home on North Main St., at pre-
sent octipied by John .Butters.
The •snow Storm at Hensall,
filled up the roads and prevent-
ed rural free delivery of the
mail, Avioile the trains were
many hours late.
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From The Huron Expositor ,
Feb. 3rd, 1893
Mrs. S. MeVittie, Sr. of Hul-
lett intends to erect a new
house on her farm on the 12th,.
conces,sion: The contract has
been let to Mr. S. S. cooper of
Clinton.
Mr. W. Lee of the 10theon-
cession of Monett., has let the
contract for a stone foundation
to his barn. Mr. Wm. M,artin has
done likewise and Mr. Frafik
Woods- of the 13th concession
intends to put up a -new balm
entirely.
• The timber on the roof of
Scott's block on Main St. which
was put up to stop snow slides
gave way under the weight of
now lodged against it and the
timber, snow and all fell to
the street below, Fortunately no
person was around and no dam-
age was done.. .
Mr. George Murray has erect-
ed a large ice house and is hav-
ing it filled_with ice for the
benefit of his customers in the
summer time. .
There is very little -wood coin-
ing into town and if the supply
does not increase thereovill be
a wood famine soon.
A young man named Ben
Price had -pile of his fingers'
nearly severed, while engaged
at a saw in Broadfoot and Box's
furniture factory. •
About 50 invite& gOests as-
sembled at the, residenee
Gebrge Knox at Hullett.
was suppliedpa the violin by
Messrs. Watt, Taylor, McGregor
and Miss 4. E. Cochrane.
. The fine 'brick residence er.
ected during the past summer
by James McIntosh on the 3rd
concession of McKillop, was
opened with a house warming
when about 70 invited guests
tripped the light fantastio, and
enjoyed a sumptuous meg pre-
vidtd by _Mr. and 'Mrs. ',Runes
McIntosh.
The members of Rising Sun
Lodge of Stanley Township, 'held
their annual social in the viita4d\
house on the farm of Mr. John
Gilmour. The chairman was Mr.
D. Ross. The program was und-
er the direction Of George Baird
and Mr. ,and the Misses JaMie-
son of Brucefield. Adthesses
were given by R. MeMordi , X1P-
pen, D. A. Forrest and R. }W-
ines, Clinton and'Ill:Y. McLean
Of Seaforth.
The military half rider the
auspices of the 3rd Battallpn
in Cardno's Hall, was a very
successful and brilliant- affair.
The music was furnished by the
Harpers of London anti it was
all that could be -desiied. The
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gallery Was filled with terest-
ed • spectators during est of
the eyening. _
A party of ladies and, gentle -
Men from Clinton, who were at-
tending the military bail in Sea -
forth, met with an unpleasant
mishap. Their vehicle •upset
near Stapleton and •the whole'
party were dumped in, the snow.
The horses got free and left
the party in the cold snowio
'Mr. George Steet, an old Ex-
positor graduate, who has been
living in Rochester for
time is ”home on 'a, visit to his.
parents.
By Having.
Our Temperature
Taken
Regularly
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showing you tho ABC facts on our ch.
culation, and to explain just how our
editorial program is helping to bulkl
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tIIOTICE TO
PEDESTRIANS
it is an offense to proceed across a control.'
led intersection against a red light
Pedestrians are requested to heed traffic regulations when
- crossing the Main and Goderich Street intersection and pro-
ceed only when the lights a.re ireene
Pedestrians should always follow these, 7
.steps _to safety:
1. Before you e'ross the road, stop at the curb, look left, look
right, then left again.
2. Cross only when you have a clear view in each direction.
3. TtseAtT
ainctearrseeneetajornparnoktBedrhiclesEoNr oitnhteerrsoebesttorunsctiaonnil
always watch for turning vehicles.
4. Where there is no footpath, walk on the left-hand edge of
• the roadway, facing oncoming traffic. '
' 5. Get in or out of a car from the curb side, not the street side
6. See that the way is clear before ,getttng on or off a bus.
• 7. Do not cross until the way is clear; then cross at right-
'• angles, keeping a careful lookout all the time.
Gordon Hulley
Chief Constable ,
Town of Seaforth
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