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, , » V _ , (V. W . f i E T F "--e . h ---_-t--- f, , _' , /o,j, W». .717 E - , .E . . . 4 . _ it . o 6 The Dell Sentinel-Review Farm Edit: The TAB girls served a commiees aret il " V Page -- F- yf1llL' _. on,May,_l979 q . rrr" . _V V ' _ 1TrssTxrCr" .,- War" aic""tfiy2h?ieaN& delicious lunch to the members consumer 'ii',lli/rMtry.'1l1ga',,te, ( so so Itctil':'rr"j,rf'r;i'i'-,1ll IN. . -i,rLiii);'-,i_,i'* ' g ' l - of the BgrgeggailLept.wsg ille onenis Kelly and Mrs. Charles Austin, l ,'atK"iKr.,:?is"s:rCr;'ii,irfiaIi ir, ; s: . . " I"tib,Mic'd ' Er, Ei-iii,';',',;".",),")":')':'-" g 'i'is',"/'Ccjis(tt, Institute in the Sunday School agriculture and Canadian ins E ’3‘” Ill Vix’ Ill, . , K/fs-il-rr', ' V Ir, "3% It, tti,'-').','),":,):':)':,'),-'),',' Room of the Baptist Church. dustry Mrs. Victor Moore and "1E t in?” ki';i'-c.':-))llji,'i)s.i3l" 'yr:,i:,'c,i: /ri:. r ..3-3.‘§3.:f"’::‘:~1' N 'j:,-' ’ Bl I 'lEi-,",ir') - "‘31? IE "r'i:i,i:'iii't5lrr_,irj,ii; 3% [ij',ci:j)c,'j(:,iifia After the lunch the members Mrs. Merton Penny, citizenship "i' V ,rrtrriiii-,/rrr",r'ci_ ', ":rrcilrr'1rl'lir, 1r:'j/r),,'iilicirfrt;4 'liii I 'ti;'; . F,rl & L':."-,';:.:'-,",.',':;?)':-,)),;':,, . ri)i'ciilrr:',Cii"a, moved to the comfortable and world affairs Mrs. Ross ' E El ”if”??? it 'r/ls'-',)'-,"),] I'",",',?;"-'.'?, -acrir,-"rr', 'y. _r'"r, Cr/c"", I 3 "oifiR, I . 'tEi':. tl ’ I tk'i:tsiilfi/i'ja IIB w,'ii:,,iii,'is'i),):rss'l',sj):i,i('d meeting room to hold their Johnson and Mrs. Jim Casler, ') aiillElylt, 'i,1ciicii,v. 'si.ii'-f'),"c(i, ,:rcir"vcrr'l?r:, T ' j , . ' ', “if, (_/ia, Bl tk) I , Il if, ttl ,, annual meeting. ' ' education and cultural activities I /, I 'IIE-i/all Er')".'-:"")?;:,-':",',):",',:)'-,-" "ri/r. , l "." ’,5.? ’ l .' _‘ "rt' "d('.el,rc"r,'i:ctr:r,s;r% . I E f»? V is . Mti,_jii'i,"'i, , 3’ Mrs. Bill McMillen opened Mrs. Maurice Buckrell and Mae 1 t F.','] ar-l E , , a-c", '/" _." _ . . _,'.'.','. . . _ . . V., 'lfr"_'i'lir,j,?i'it't - . ' , ' 2 Iiftf-i/_i'iiii, . a with the Mary Stewart Collect DennniS, good; cheer Mrs. _' Ei it, E. tl/c 'i' i' C _. ". "er, , l C, ', , .' _ .. _r'ri'k'2'i2eu) " I Y, I" , I 'h'-';)),'-).':):;:., . iftr'_i1/ii',,i_i,i.'ia and the Institute Ode. Mrs. Ross Clarence Parkhill and Mrs. .3 [t,lllll4ll, J., "_-: 3 _ ' .' F . J, V _ " sr'.'.. V l, 'sLii"_N ' .fzi-V. I . B.'i,f,iiciiA' r 33. if}, lIOhtnson rsad the mwiGtey,'f t: Charles Kelly. V . 1.. , . ( Fi.,.'- ' l ) Lg. V v,.,", _ I ”is. C I " c, or .,(( , 1 .i')i',sia . br',_i,j,r),f,iji-ia as mee,1ng as W _ Wilbur Merle is the E at“: I E ((1. 'sc. ‘. _ . .-55. 3a ,a'ialllB., r" ' . V. _ ' i , 'H) ' V , 'i)'ii' ilmiii,t,'i' z; treasurer's report. culigfor of the Tweliadsmuir E I ii!, . ir) .. " 'c, 5.3.1.4; , .!trs?. Vr ll 'ii'.;_i.'sill5 l Ist/iii?,.,; . r (if " il q s ' . I f a - , Ffsi'i' ",rf)P,u5 Roll 'ihl waisw answefred tgy History The auditors are Mrs. l . ' ' h" =. . V3 .’ (; .' . AW, 2;}. {(3. , e. , La 1/ 'i' . . _,'il ‘5 Bl l a ' , bfiiyirjji/'iiia a in ues. V oney or e . . _ E . 215:: ' ' ' -ieres, ’2; .' 'i'"""'; 1.. , , il " " I hid . , 1_’-_;_'f7_-F"". _ £1311ng for Fun was raised by Jim Casler and Mrs. G. Rood. ; , M ' " , . _ I F; ." 'i'r; ",'" 'c, "r,". 'l , , F. li. - _ 'Il .= ' I'Frru'c)C'iala each member donating a penny The nominating committee is l Mi g .3 , _ _ f .. * 4. _", l, j 'riNtg'_ a V r" ' _ , . _ I .: ' j 3 glrrri'ii4,!sl, idr the day, month and year of Mrs. Wilbur Morley and Mrs. S l it: 3; , , _ va'"" "rr' )1; "r-', T srr1a F" . y 'J"/4, a'. ll 'gr:,,', g 'ii'Crr,'siv'ii's',jit'3, her birth. . Charles Au.s.tin. . a , ;. B' ( 21E . V- ' ' » _"'-,,.."-."; _ ,; - . V _ r lu "r, q 2». " ce I ill.".-',;-) if, Ei is? t',, Mrs. Jack McCready gave a The meeting closed with the i . Bl II i ‘ .. - r ' 'e ._~:;;;.;t A . ", L" l " _ _r" irc. "'7 TTRMiB. "359.. E 'rr/i/ir/j. report of the District Annual Queen. 1 . - . iii = it . . . l . T We; tlr/r"' l if; . _ 4.;V 'W" V The t ' g. ..V_ .3. 3:; (I... V Spring Board Meeting and the ----- _ " itt, g, , I & l _ l 's' -3 .-- ", ' ." F Jig _ . N ". _',"" a...) [ caivsners gave {eports of the _ i I "'t E 1" . ‘ g ' cN . _ ..V." T ...‘3... T 'rl"" r/lr:), s n ing commit ees. . LADYS j tit g EI 3 ' . "N' lr. q 'i /s", 2» _ V 14 3‘3"." 'v';, j . C _ ' N l " Mrs. Jack McCready, Mrs. j1fidfitgl1i's _ t M I 'tu, ", _ , - k ag - 'ttl - "ii'sjricsc,, ' V V; I Maurice Buckrell and Mrs. Bill H ', rho-h. 3 , ' . .‘ ,3; '. ' " ETtSM _ "EEN, 3 'r" “on. e,-",., ' .. 'j. McMillen were appointed as Mrs. Gladys Elma ughes ',i has; - " . a' ' ww ' " . 'ri-Cir',-, r.-" I' _ F voting delegates to the District of Woodingford Lodge, V a,“ Ea ; ( " ", Itkac_ (' c/ j Annual meeting in May. It was Woodstock, formerly of i Ph"-,?,?, M., 3 " E? ," iiE Ihkc, la, _.r.'.Cs, d?c‘dfed if} Elva?“ 2 S? Pen- Burgessville, passed away E a"... " . . , q Iltrl. . _ __ Itbjr/r)r.' mes or Pen T un . on Thursday May 17, 1979 (l, .2 " t - r ,-.. 34'“ , . . "Cid'?,. Aguessingeontestwaswon by , , k G i 3 it... is s: Ta' , a. Et' " ' c/r'-,' Mrs. Lloyd Sackrider. ' at , Woodstoc were .1 "s" CP, - B - q r _ in“; . . 'ici _ Mrs. McMillen, the retiring Hospital, In her 88th year. i, l _ _ _ 'i3.9 a“... " Ta, "' T Ar" rtlltril'FrsN president, .closed this part of the t Born in Holbrook, she was ' '", _." l " lit,-,' , TI Ir.' ' r 'rf-Tr","-',"'-) 1': if"... meeting “nth a poem she wrote the daughter of the late Mr. t . - P Pl'.' .. _ ' I ( 3 . - 'r'C)1" . 4 I." g. rc',"-.?:-',,?,), entitled Being President. Mrs. . l "M 3. e. Se, T - - .-.. -3 ", _rss2uC'rk's"i. and Mrs. Newman Dennis. E V " , ." , At" . " , . MF, . 2 (rgty9t Jack McCready gave a short be f th _ .' l l ' -N" tl8 r- Mt Br" l ' l: '. _ If"? address and Mrs. Ross Johnson -. She was , mem_ r 0 e E __ w' . T .. . . _ _ 'k'a .3 " _. ' 'v _ , Vie .e presented Mrs. McMillen with a , Burgessville Baptist Church E , . 3' " / l YI , - = MI ' Pt F _ i; ' beautiful gloxinia. . and was a soloist and pianist E .; . . ' . .. _ "Cr,ur ", Ir, rr' '_ '. . cur, _ ddgi,,/y1gii', Kelly (theg 3 of the Church, also a life _ _ _ Ar-rr., TT ' o-r-'.,,' ee ar a o ca vacan an _ . -. E D T l l ti . It . t t f .0 f dc Staff photo Mrs. Charles Austin. bof the . 3:311:83!" of the Misgion ) on a or on - mm a ricu ure re resen a ive or x or ount is retirin . Domino ing committee rough _ l . t y , g g p y, g ' in the new slate of officers. _ . Surviving are on daughter, 1 . A The officers are: president 2 Mrs. J .W. (Elma) (Peg) _. Mrs.(Jack McCready, lst. vice- ', Wood of Goderich; three president yrs.. Mahrlce sons, Johnston (Chip) of Buckrell, 2nd. vice-president Al Mi h “R s f E . Mrs. Lewis Austin, secretary- , ma, . 1c 't .0 S .0 " _ treasurer Mrs. Ross Johnson, _ Burgessville and Ede of E o' assistant secretary-treasurer Woodstock; 11 grand- ' Mrs. Lewis Austin, resolutions , children-; and six great- E, ver e years is man ' name has“ 'hrdrl?i'id losses: grandchildren. 1E _ Emigh, district director Mrs. - Her husband, Merv111e f -/, " Bill McMillen, alternate district . Hughes, predeceased her m l o . director Mrs. Charles Kelly. i 1961. , ' ' became SYHOHYMOUS with forming Mi2btect' of the" standing The funeral service was E ' l .. held on Monday, May 21, at 2 j ' (A /syet ' p.m. at the Am and Son M . " . - . ..-. I Funeral Residence with ' By JANICE VANSICKLE gain. early 1960's to $2,500. ob, ssibl with a farm V [ . Sentinel-Review staff The county is well The face of Oxford's 'oortaflszsa"t'gn' or com- Rev. -James Newman of _ writer balanced between rural dairy industry has modity group. _ Burgessville Batrtist Church ' Don Taylor and Pierre and urban, he said, with a drastically changed, he And he will continue to ' :1‘.’ - officiating. _ Trudeau have something good understanding said, since the in- keep a handle on local Our Wisdom Corner: The bearers were Clendon I in common. They're both between the two groups. troduction of the Ontario farm activities and has To err is human: to blame Spencer Paul Fleming i giving up offices they "r.t's. a lovely county to Milk Marketing Board in plans to continue working it on someone else is even Vi t Ni ' FY d C ho; l cherish and have revelled work in." Taylor added. 1965. on plans for the Inter- E more human . IC or oore, e ty ' l in, but Taylor is doing so In the early days of the The number of national Plowing Match . l . C 1 Stanley Tribe and Alvah _ by choice. q office, Oxford County producers has dropped being held here in 1980. E . 3 " Lampman. _ 2 The 61-year-old Taylor council was the only from 2,000 to 832 at last it The bitterest words are Interment in Burgessville [ will bid goodbye to his council to co-fund the count and cattle numbers 5 those we are forced to eat. Baptist Cemetery ', post as Oxford's representative's salary, .have declined at 25 per ' ". . _ . _ agricultural represent- he said. cent, while at the same " _ 1 t ative on May 31, a Representative in time production levels . position te has held for 19 Prince Edward County have remained roughly .," 'r' of his 35 yeacs with the for 13 years before the same. - ' - :33;- , - . - ' ",s,11y provincial agriculture coming to Oxford, Taylor Because of the high cost P, l Iwi'. M, __ I - "vii,)::-;:,':,,.'. " . ti' M ministry. praised county farmers of land farmers have to 3 _ BrTiriissi!;y.r'T"R. " ' x .. 'Fr"?, ‘ 'tit F/ _ _fj"'U', Leaving will not be for taking the initiative to keep improving their - t:i5.t:' ‘3’" "rv a " IliiMiilr KN , 'ij" St.c,NMri - tr' t'rC,ig, I easy, but, Taylor said in conduct their own on- efficiency to be com- Mrk',,, 1 lllllll-lr1't Bl ly,"',', f "s'i'ir,5/'li'7crt c, n i an interview, both he and farm research. petitive, he said. 8E "':".1’ .3 " Illllltllll sssr,, , \ei 'iiikt, "-'-t'i"-ri-,'ce'rs's"i" I Pr, o ' .. "fir', hiswifeElsiewantto take As an indication of And asa result on-farm Vf“ - Blirill 'lltrF, "_11 27‘ V 'l:' wt.'-'" .' P'-Te"irt',% . b', ".utj'fir'fj. V, . advantage of early Oxford's reputation in activities have changed to Mi':'),),]', V, _r-::rtr.' 1llll=dssLLsairL'i')a o,,".. 's Js ix;5;mj_"‘o [ietrt'ir_j, , retirement. agriculture circles, the production of single '.fVii'f-" _: /; IIMMlllllll 1 '.),, 3- 'r" ' 'it' “on! 7.5.13: His departure opens the Taylor said the commodities, such as f?‘ V t :sir,",,'a . Bl-Ili' - Ir,ri'?j; 'UV, _ ' _ s?Aiatlil,), '. door for someone else to University of Guelph either cash crops, milk, r'),til lb, _citciji:"s'cii'Ngl, ~_ . [feiit,5t' " ' ...z: w,,--"" ..V‘V iE:_l'f,'cr 1 serve as representative in turns to Oxford farmers or beef, over general - _ 'd' ri,", _ .3 "rel" It'-lilillll , _'t'i:i?ii'f, , " ,rsjrsi r,2LC., V... g, . Oxford, "one of the most for leadership in carrying farming. 3 t'. . a .r "V- 'il: y ' " ‘ ' i,%lltl1ll (is) ',if'. . /" JFr/, .VV,.,.3:V»,' . '. t coveted offices," Taylor out new ideas. Farm sizes have also '- , ll" 3 _,:sk " V . ' F??tlii, :5}_3"5. - dr ir,'r'if. s,' 3“,: *'ti, V _ said. Cliff Matthews will A l t h o ll g h t he doubled over the years to :. I tr,,rctli _ _ . ’ irrvsdd,rr:3 ' . “”wa J‘V‘er~' Ie,),;",'-' 'cl:: jQ1falg? - 2. move up from the post of agriculture office's role IS an average size of 200 . bap.it, " _'i',,: 'fad? "dg't:l' tEr, MersCij','r"/:sCicf'.(i'tfi,,ja .- 1'3“? E assistant representative. to pass on research m- acres. " 'v '.r - tsi',"':,; E,5t:tir" , 'ltEIx'ii' "to”. liitg2'Nl',ii_,i_il:,_',-, of" "set" .25 i . Pi. all the counties with formation to the farmers, But Oxford farms $4» ”35.22.: (eV rat _ . Ver 'T"r"r'j,thti'ei'qF,Ajit 'ttiF' "if": :3. ':"st,i?irrf,galll "i,., ministry offices, Taylor Taylor said a large continue to be family for '1ili'i, Nh-ttf "" , .. _ ": I),, "i/r-i' e; I E said Oxfor.d is one of the segment learn more operations, he said, with _ _ . _lrs?a1" " $- W. T z}: F,,iiiioii.(sr,5i,"_5ii'i_ V . T is,iui2ik, Eau, \ _ 's, It,.'),':-"', git , ', post agricultural” ac- through. over the fence the average age of far- 'st-tpri'::::, "sc/ia- 'ill ' " "2:.” Fjii(k'"'c?'r' _:'is,j,:r'r' "P" _rsif'aEi,: _ilsj7i,solsto,.s,sit" f .2 aid ‘" 'icW,r'I i',rv,,jrj"s,:i'is"i'i,'i,'?a, :3 are an IS only rural discussions with other mers being lower here '?s':i:'": c-ji:?,),., _ 'SAM' s:c3,F:io', , 'P\c"(i'irrist,/fsidii .2: (s' 3 ' i,-,.' s:1i,r,.r.', 'icrirr,tsr4j, i With no larg.e Cities. farmers. _ than in other counties. "iittaii)23, Ill T " f '.3. g ir. ., "q tit' r'rrr', "rl "rs," his -" He praised farm Aquiet, mild mannered Taylor said this in- " IMI 'll :"' 3- r. "r-, ti/tii-j/ff) - ' (new - j [y"', (-sit5L1Lu* groups, syct as the man whose name has dicates the young people 'fi"'"' 'f,' . l '9r" l _',,." ssy.'d' a?» , g; . l 'sc'aiglllllllitElvs,Yi "', _ Oxford Agricultural Land become synonymous with have a strong desire to ,.§ 3" _ . vs ' ' " 53%" . a . V 1')Tcr'r'jr,Tsivf ' 1lst-. Co..mmijtte for local agriculture, Taylor carry on the tradition of ”:3," u " his“ " , il _ 3 Vs, , trg td/r- l “i _lr Digging Je cflaunt land has seen a lot of changes family farms ra.t.he.r. than q 'rrC'Ci:c2ryk:% .. » Imiy.r:C"aeeWir=+ I - ..___, _ . _ . tt en- , gevelgvgnicégt ugh; (ch2 trot/£23. gesindustry In otiml2i-stlhcitryesliitint Harold Brood. of the Holbr:ook Anti-Wimp f,,t:tieieiigea/e/g, 138"" ' [ eounty's official plan. " y r . . l , vironmentminister,whoytendedthe seminar on garbage 1spos y . . it More has happened in Taylor has no pans to _ A; iei'qil 2 That the farm people the last 15 years than the leave the area, although E ”ll auf l ' , . hhlirlnselves have taken a previous 100 in he will be spending more . ,0 op the land FetthUOH technological develop- timeat the tm.ily.cottage l lssy.eis encouraging, he ment and acceptance," in northern Ontario. 3 _ l sa(rd. he said. . His retirment does not _ _ _ In a lot ofareas farm As a result land values mean he will be idle e _ 7 , people are willing to sell have increased IO-fold, either. He said he is , f- - Sf. let for a short term from $250 an acre in the looking for a patt-time 'r _ V _ , ' . , T " l " '. ' " ' _ s,L,vasduasa'iiitiiIgi--- .