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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1960-11-17, Page 161 TitJ 1 UBR T tri•VO$,ITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., NOV. 17, 1960 SAYS PRODUCERS NOT TO BLAME FOR CANADA'S BUTTER SURPLUS "Blame for. Canada's present butter surplus should not be plac- -cid on the Shoulders of cream pro- ducers," said Andrew Leishman, Or Paris, chairman of the Ontario C re am Producers' Marketing Ooard, in his presidential address oh Tuesday. The decreasing vol- u%ne of farm -separated cream proves that the price to cream Producers is not sufficient incen- tive to increase cream production, he told delegates to the 13th an- nual meeting in Toronto. According to Mr. Leishman, fac- tors other than the price of but- ter fat are causing this situation. He said that about half the butter made in Ontario comes from milk originally purchased for the fluid trade or for manufacturing pur- poses. He claimed the low differential of 3.5 cents per pound butter fat in fluid milk was an encourage- ment to dairies to stimulate the production of high testing milk. (In Ontario one of the important factors in the final price of fluid milk to the producer is the amount of butter fat present in the raw milk.) Mr. Leishman said that under this present system, the dairy is actually purchasing but- ter fat at about half price. Mr. Leishman noted that, as few- er and fewer farmers continue to produce cream, the cream produc- ers' organization's income stead- ily decreased. The 3/10 of a cent per pound of butter fat paid by producers to their organization covered operating expenses, and the producers' contributions to the June set-aside for the Dairy Farm- ers of Canada advertising pro- gram. It also enabled the Cream Morris Council Court of Revision on. the Morris Township 1961 assessment roll con- sidered some changes at its. ses- sion Monday. The assessment on the land on which SS No. 9 School- house is situated was deducted, as only the building belongs to Robert Bird. The court accepted the figures on the Brussels, Morris and Grey Telephone System as revised. Council met following the court and reconsidered the report on the Burke Drain. Engineer. James Howesexplained certain matters regarding the report. Clerk Geo. C. Martin was instructed to pre- pare by-laws on the drain, follow- ing the report being provisionally adopted. Council adjourned to meet again on December 5, at 1 p.m. Accounts passed for payment in- cluded: John Brewer, balance of salary, $50, selecting jurors, -$4.00; Bailie Parrott, selecting jurors, $4; George Martin, Selecting jurors, $4; relief account, $35; Wingham Postmaster, $5; Brussels Fair Board, grant, $200; Blyth Fair Board, grant, $100; Belgrave Fair, grant, $35.00; Victoria Hospital, $1.15; Baker's Convalescent Home, $185.50; Municipal ,World, supplies, 75c; George Michie, inspecting tile drains, $10; Bailie Parrott, court of revision, $5; Stewart Procter, court of revision, $$S; Ross Duncan, court of revision, f$5; Gordon Wilk- inson, court of revision, $5; Wal- ter Shortreed, court -of revision, $5; Walter McFarlane, wreath, $9.25; Barry Watson, fox bounty, $4.00. Usborne Council Board to share expenses on a marketing survey and informa- tion and public relations work with other, dairy producers' or- ganizations. An agricultural economist sug- gested that Canada's current but- ter surplus problem might be solv- ed by the payment of a consumer subsidy of 10 cents per pound. The proposal was made by Veronica McCormick, economist for the Dairy Farmers of Canada. She spoke during the morning session of the annual meeting of the On- tario Cream Producers Marketing Board. Miss McCormick said the sub- sidy would maintain the present prices received by producers but would lower the price paid by the consumers. She added that there is no assurance the subsidy would move surplus batter into the mar- ket. "Since Canadians consume about 300 million pounds of butter a year, this proposed subsidy would cost the Canadian Govern ment at least $30 million, plus ad- ministration charges. "The figure may appear to ..be rather high, but if we could cut down our surplus to achieve the proper balance between produc tion and consumption, our butter stocks probably would not again become a burdensome surplus for at least five years." And if our milk production did not increase too rapidly there might not be a butter surplus problem for a long time to come," the economist said. A national farm organization executive warned the group that "horse and buggy concepts" must be abandoned by agricultural or- ganizations if they are to 'earn the continued financial, and moral support of farmers. The need for modern attitudes was stressed by Charles A. Cameron, executive secretary of -Dairy .Farmers of Canada. Mr: Cameron charged that too many farm organizations. "in both Canada and. the United States" are clinging stubbornly to concepts that were acceptable 25 or 30 years ago." One of the most dangerous of these is the belief that agricul- tural groups should be a combina- tion of "an action committee and a social club," he said. • "If indifferent or self -seeking - people are elected to boards of di- rectors, we get ineffective farm organizations; if dedicated, well informed men are elected to our boards, we getassociations that blaze pioneering trails for others to follow," the speaker noted. He said that "Canadian agricul- ture has an achievement record which is about average for any given industry," but that average effort has not been good enough. "Theverage effort has result- ed in many farm organizations de- veloping a bad case of 'govern- mentitis' or desperately searching for all -wise saviours who are sup- posed to provide leadership. "Governmentitis becomes a dis- ease when organizations fail to act realistically, run to government for .assistance, then find they can get help with the inevitable rider that an element of government control must be accepted as part of the deal," the speaker said. Mr. Cameron noted that farm organizations have a responsibil- ity to continue seeking the best possible prices for agricultural prodt(ets, but added that pricing is only part of modern group work. "They must be prepared to look beyond this immediate question so that they can devise realistic remedies for their current prob- lems, avoid the repetition of past mistakes and plan intelligently for the future," he said. The speaker doubted that subsi- dies can be considered "realistic remedies". He charged that waste is the inevitable result if subsidies result in increased production without increased consumption to take care of the added quantities of a commodity placed on the market. Usborne council. decided Monday to adopt a new policy of retaining all tender guarantees on' municipal contracts for a period of at least 37 days after the work is com- pleted. Council adopted the procedure to protect the corporation against claims for damages or faults aris- ing after completion of work. Nomination for the township will be held Monday, November28, at 1 p.m. The election, if necessary, is scheduled for December 5. Tax. collector William Johns re- ported total of the tax roll to be collected. in 1960 at $136,586.98. To date, approximately $3,000 has been paid. With no appeals presented to court of revision, council confirm- ed by bylaw the total taxable as- sessment of $2,723,209 for 1961. Blanshard township notified Us - borne of complaints regarding fence damage done by the con- tractor on the Anderson of Ful- lerton drain. Council agreed to discuss the matter with the con- tractor. 4't Council approved 'bylaw amendment authorizing e bor- rowing of a further $25; to car- ry on corporation business until taxes are in. A tile drainage loan application of $2,200 was approved. Council passed bylaws covering all tile drainage loans made 1 _1960, a total of $9,000 in all. Two insurance policies were re- newed with W. H. Hodgson Ltd., one for municipal liability with a premium of $298.77, the other for non -owned automobiles . with a premium of $53.10. Treasurer N. G. Clarke reported receipt of interim road subsidy of $21,472,22 from the Ontario De- partment of Highways; final in- sktalinent of $2,358 of the uncondi- tional grant from the Department of Municipal Affairs; and provin- cial aid to drainage grants on the Anderson and Usborne drain $1, 892' Feast -lore, $814; Sims, $547. Council approved current ac- counts totalling $15,472, including payment of all salaries for the year, completion of the Anderson of Fullerton, Sawyer, Arksey-Jaq- ties and Wood drains; payment to Eiddulph Township for assessment do the Hicks drain and payment to Atephen Township for assessmtrnt in Centralia drab. Rees •-CXa'rSmith presided, end , t onneiildrs were present. NNilet1yt�.pmp, �t,yiing will be held :Dee. 6, Iii aWG Atte t •-. KIPPEN • HURON COUNTY COUNCIL and officials honored Warden John Durnin and Mrs. Durnin on the occasion of the, annual warden's banquet ii Goderich last week. Master of ceremonies for the ban- quet, held in the new wing of North Street United Church at Goderich, was William Jewitt (shown standing), former reeve of Hullett, will was ,warden in 1959. Demonstrate New /Method Of Farm Communication ,Visitors to the Royal Agricul- tural Winter Fair at Toronto this yeaf had an opportunity to see the latest type of communication sys- tem designed for the farm family displayed at a Bell Telephone ex- hibit. Called "Farm Interphone", the system combines the household telephone with a wide range of in- tercommunication features through the use of loudspeaker micro- phones. A farmer plowing or haying, for BRUCEFIELD Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hargreaves attended the wedding of a friend in Kingsville on Saturday. They also called, on Rev. and Mrs, S. Davison, Leamington. Mrs. A. Paterson visited with her mother, Mrs. B. Sholdice, in Crediton on Sunday. Mrs. A. Ings returned home on Monday after spending a few days with friends in Kitchener. Many people • attended the fun- eral of the late 'Miss Mary Gibson in Hensall on Sunday. Miss Gibson resided in Brucefield until two years ago. Mr. Robert Watson is a patient in the Thamer Nursing Home, Sea - forth, at present. The many friends of Mrs. Anna Aldwinkle are sorry to hear she is a patient in Clinton Hospital with a severe attack of flu. Miss Margaret Aikenhead, Lon- don, spent the weekend at the home of her sister, Mrs. A. Ald- winkle. -. The many friends of Mrs. Ar- thur Anderson will be pleased to learn she is recovering from an injury she sustained some time ago. 11iss Mabelle Whiteman return- ed home after visiting friends in Seaforth. Mrs. Brownlee, who has been spending a few days in London with her sister, Mrs. Barnby, re- turned to her home. Miss Jean Ivison visited a few days in Guelph with her aunts, Mrs. Gauld and Mrs. Balfour. Sunday service at St. Andrew's United Church, Kippen, was as- sisted by one of the laymen of the United Church, Mr. 'Martin Baan, of Walton. The all-male choir was under the leadership of Miss J. Ivison. Deer hunters leaving Kippen last Thursday were: Elzar Mousseau, John Robinson, Jack Bannister, Herb Mousseau, Jim Parkins, Keith Lovell, George Hess, Arnold •Desjardine and Roland Grander. Mr. N. Long and Mr. Robert Thomson visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. James Arm- strong, of Staffa. Mrs. William Gatenby, of Scep- tre, Saskatchewan, who has been the guest of her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLean, the past month, returned to her home re- cently. • THE ANNUAL BAZAAR AND TEA at Kippen United Church KIPPEN, ONT., at 3 p.m., on SATURDAY', NOV. 19th Baking and Sewing Fish Pond for Children 11 it's true that a fool and his money are soon parted—then tell us how they got together in the first place? Paradise is not a locality—it's a state of mind. example, could use Farm Inter- phone to communicate with the house. Another could have two- way conversation with his wife in the kitchen without leaving the orchard. .The applications of this system are seemingly endless, Bell Telephone points out, and many have been tested in field trials. Although Farm Interphone is not yet available in Canada, it will probably be on the market some- time in 1961. The basic Farm Interphone sys- tem consists of a mast telephone in the house, an extension phone in the barn or other ;.outbuilding and one or more two-way loud- speakers located around the farm. Each telephone is equipped with a special loudspeaker - microphone and a button which enables the phone to be used for intercom calls or regular phone calls. Telephones and loudspeakers can be added to suit individual requirements. This system will enable the faryjn- er to keep -in touch with outside contacts from his barnyard, out- buildings or fields. For example, a call on the main telephone can be taken by his wife from a caller who needs information from- the farmer. She can hold the call at the touch of a button, and turning another switch, use the intercom and loudspeaker system to call him. Her voice is carried through- out the farm wherever a Farm In- terphone is located—barn, dairy, poultry house or shop—and to the outside work areas — barnyard, orchard or field. The farmer can answer without even touching the communication system or stopping work. A special ringer is mounted near the main telephone. It is connect- ed to the line and causes the transistorized control unit to trans- mit a tone ringing -signal over the Looking For A PERFECT CHRISTMAS PRESENT? That Would Be Nice ! , HAVE THAT OLD CHESTERFIELD SMITE MADE LIKE NEW AGAIN You will be thrilled with the results. 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BRODHAGEN NEWS OF THE WEEK Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sholdice attended the marriage of their niece, Miss Margaret M. Whitfield, to Mr, Thomas F, McClellan, at St. Catharines on Saturday and spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Orval Whitfield in St. Catharines and toured Niagara Falls. Mr. and Mrs. William Sholdice and Mr. and Mrs. David Sholdice, of Walton, accompanied them. Mr. Henry Rock observed his 86th birthday on Nov. 9. Members of -the United Lutheran Church Women called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bennewies on Wednesday evening, observing their 50th wedding anniversary. Mr. and Mrs. Bennewies were pre- sented with a lace tablecloth. The Brodhagen Band played at the Armistice service in Mitchell on Friday and Sunday mornings, and in Atwood Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Haupt, of Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Lavern Wolfe. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Her- bert visited at the same home. Mrs. George Wesenberg and family, of Brussels, with Mrs. Charles Ahrens. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Beuer- mann visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jacob in Kitchener on Sunday. A basket of flowers was in the chancel of St. Peter's Lutheran Church on Sunday from the fun- eral of Carl Eisler. Members of the Luther League attended the fall convention at Milverton on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Fischer and Nurse: "You. wish to see the young man who was injured in the auto accident? Are you -the girl he was with?" Girl: "Yes. I thought it would only be fair to give him the kiss he was trying for." InluIllnuunuuIIllulnuununlumu DANCE BRODHAGEN • Community Centre Friday, N v. 18th Elgin Fisher & t Rhytbmaires Everyone Welcome --Admission 75c 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 sons, of Seaforth, and Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Hehn and son, of Gads - hill, with Mrs. Rosine Miller. Last Thursday evenb;ig the wives of the executive of the Brodhagen and District Chamber of Com- merce catered to the members for their dinner meeting in the Com- munity Hall. Mr. Gordon McGav- in was the guest speaker and show- ed slides on his recent trip to Russia. 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REMEMBER, ALL REPORTS INDICATE VAUXHALL PRICES WILL SOON JUMP $200 OR MORE. DON'T WAIT ! OUR TERMS: 1960 VAUXHALL VICTOR $1595,.00 $159 Down $55 Monthh� " THE CAR KING of HURON COUNTY " i 1960 VAUXHALLS REGULAR $2095.00 $500.00 OFF NOW JUST $1595.00 "l 6 VAUXHALL VICTORS WERE SOLD THIS WEEK We have managed to obtain 5 more. OUR FINAL .1960 STOCK: ONE VELOX (Grey and Silver -Green) 1 VICTOR SUPER STATION WAGON (Dixie Green) —AND- - 8 VICTOR SUPERS (1 Black, 2 Maroon, 2 Grey, 2 Blue, 1 Cream) —MOST HAVE LEATHER INTERIORS REMEMBER ! THIS WEEK IS YOUR LAST CHANCE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OFFER ! Don't wait till it's Too Late! 1 I PEARSON MOTORS LIMITED I PONTIAC - BUICK - VAUXHALL G.M.C. TRUCKS - BEDFORD VANS ZURICH Iwo THE CAR RING of HURON COUNTY 11111111111 EXETER