Ontario Community Newspapers

Barrie Examiner, 14 Nov 1979, p. 21

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WWW Shepherding is nothing new to this David either lliltLorLLL Alliltl hr yellow itig poplars and the rtcarttall oritg collapsed cottage and some overgrown fioui beds at the edge of the toch llilltlrt that the area was once inhabited ltto thr llitrltiA country road and up he hill behind the win hiiiglcrl ltlt house Da id thou wally across the ard ringing Ilasque bell to lllllrlllli It1 herp Wilsoi grrytng trtan in his iiiidwi comics the stratttllers out of the woods and hollows and conducts his nightly count coyote killed some sheep iii the county several years ago and bears are always threat Wilson and his wife cheer ul snowy hatred woman re turned to their farm at nearby Marshdale after he retired as principal of Dartmouth elementary school several years ago He now lills his days puttering around the farm and tending to the sheep Ht says he is learning With this flock and eventually wants to get some registered stock itlllfilIVHIIGRANTS But shepherding is nothing new for him Thirty years ago he guided the largest group of im migrants to Pictou ounty since the Scottish settlers landed at Ptctou more than 200 years ago Ninetv displaced persons of various nationalities but mamly from the Baltic states VA made their way to his farm from the refugee camps of Eu rope during those postwar years Many moved on to cen tral anada and the ties tn search of employment The largest single group sponsored by Wilson were stilllt 60 Estonian handcrafters intent on tstabltshing cottage tit dustry on his farm Their arrival in two groups in the fall of 1919 briefly focused national attention on this mainly agricultural community few miles from the industrial and mining towns of New Glasgow steltarton Trenton and Westville At wars end Wilson native of Windsor had been young army officer in his offi cer reinforcement pool in Eng land awaiting reassignment to the occupation forces on the continent He had little en thustasm for occupation But notice on the company bulletin board calling for volun teers to serve with the Lnited Nations Relief and Rehabilita tion Administration caught his interest It appeared to provide useful alternative to the uninspiring prospect of occupa tion said this cant be any worse than occupation and lot more Useful he recalls seated before the large blackened fire place in the comfortable living room of his isoyearold farm house DIRECTED REPATRIATION Wilson was sent to HUsum fishing port on the North Sea near Flensburg ITILIT was the administrative centre for seven displaced persons camps in northern Germany The main task as the repatriation of those ho had been forctbly up rooted from their countries by the Nazts The overcrowded conditions and the hopelessness appalled him Back tti Marshdale year later be sponsored some of the persons he had met at Husum Then he heard through Mary Black then director of hand cratts tor the ova Scotia gov ernrncnl about group of 100 Estonian handcrafters at camp in Oldenburg Germany seeking sponsorship in Canada felt that something should be done and felt could do it if the provincial govemntent and the federal would support it hesays Theydid Slowly the plans evolved and local bUilder contracted to put pp number of huts on Wilsons arm than BUYS IN Iricev effective till Saturday November 17th While quantifier art We reserve the right to limit quantifier lateatfdress suits lor the mentn y0ur Mariya suit features button lront jacket and vest with zippered lined pan Polyester Gabardine outer at outer lining Mens single with breast jacket with notched lapets is teamodyrith lined vest and pants Get an early start on lyour Christmas gifts and save at mart Km fr lecturing trench fly and no curl griperwaistband Polyester at man Acetate lining Buy them tar ymett or as gifts Either way theyroa great ward robeaddttlon Putsric CHEVY two titActtiit PICK UP ritucit TRAILER TOYS VTWO CUSHION TUHNING DIAL SIX GALACTIOA CUDOLY ANIMAL IHEBOUNO GAME CHATTER PHONE TOY FIGURES WITH BABY Practice shots hire 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siiit rGreat colourslid sizes 718 Choo 1e nav ssorted sizes shortregulartali in vari dark brawn beige or light blue oussolid colours checks and stripes mart Fl ular List Price 4963 mart Regular List Pyrice 10988 YOUR BEOHOOM KEEP WINTER GHlLLS OUT NEW BEDSPBEAD Ill GOSY IMPERIAL SACK nawmsamtum in It Suva cram too as WI Dot ton coyr cox Aer waxwoan MW Km our EEC xmmmna the examiner Wednesday Nov 14 1979 or with In Kingston Princess Anne inv spected and toured the CFB Kingston Tuesday The Princess is the ColonelinChief of the communications and electronics branch of the Canadian Armed Forces After inspecting guard of honor and wreathlaying cere mcny at the Vimy Memorial she attended number of displays CPPhoto Culture comes from South GERALDTUN tint tll Snow blows against the icstati rattl window and the waitress says this is one of the coldest places iii Canada but one llll portaitt part of the coin ntmunitys culture comes straight from the US south In this logging coniititiiiity of 3500 about 220 kilometres northeast of Thunder itay dishshaped hunk of metal picks up television signal via satellite front Atlanta ill The tttatt responsible tor hat he describes as stealing the At Iattta signal is John IIIIIIIIZtlIS 40 former bush pilot former ulIClélllrlllilIllltltillltt citgtiiccr former mining company pilot and former flying instructor Eminans is operating without the approval of thc aiiadian Radiotelcvision atid Tcle communications Commission the agency that regulates cabletelevision operators The Tltlt however has not threatened to pull the plug Ive been trying to kwp as low profile as possible says Emmans He has licence from the ltlt to operate cable television iii the town but not to receive signals from satellite dont want tti draw the HTC into situation where they feel they have to stop me in order to save face He says television is Illlpt tant in the North where people dont have as much entertain ment as iii aiiadas lltlljtfl cities People front other places are always saying you can fish crosscountry ski and snow mobile but ntost people up here are working in the forest prod ucts industry atttl they get up at four or five iii the morning DONT WANTIUSKI When they come home they dont want to go crosscountry skiing Theyve had all the tX erctsc they need at work They want to watch and go to bed Emmans says he has the ap proval of the Atlanta station WTBS owned by businessiitan and sportsman Ted Turner WTBS which describes itself as super station with more than five million viewers iii the 118 broadcasts 24hours day with mainly sports and movies during prime viewing hours Emmans says he has letter indicating the station ill over look the stealing 01 its Iflllrll but might be forced to take le gal action it the regulatory body the Federal toiitttiu nications tontiiiissioii ever in sists In 1973 he bought the cable television system in the town and provided six hours day of color television progranitiiing which had been recorded on tapes in Toronto he previous owner of the cable system had recorded programs iti Thunder Bay and broadcast them in nor aldton in black and Wllllt Without cable residents can pick up television trom nearby transtttittrr Irliiiinaitss cable systems also givc lil and subscribers the Ilt Last May he put Stimuli ol equtpment into trailer drove outside the town and in six hours had the receiver set up Geraldton subscribci paj $5 month for cable television Hug iuvt Ihl til tltllltl Op 7dayt wu ully lironnd 70$ 458 975i AAA AMMWW

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