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The Huron Expositor, 1960-12-08, Page 9Area Producers Ncme Toronto Meeting Delegates Robert McKercher, Seaforth, president of Zone 3 of the United Dairy and Poultry Co-operative Ltd., chaired the second annual meeting of the UDPC which swung into session in Blyth Memorial Hall Tuesday afternoon, following a smorgasbord dinner, prepared by Blyth Women's Institute. J. F. Crutchley, vice-president, read the directors' report, which disclosed that even though the net earnings were slightly lower than last year, the membership had in- creased from 993 one years ago, to 2,362 at the end of September, 1960, an increase of 1,369, or 138 per cent. At the end of the fiscal year the membership had subscribed for $948,120.00 in shares, and in addi- tion $205,180.00 had been invested in debentures. The board of directors believe that co-operative marketing is the answer to many of the marketing problems of today, and the theme of the UDPC is "producer owner - CROSSWORD PUZZLE 20 32 37 40 5o 111111111111111111 ACROSS 1 Noddles. of a loom 5 Fixes the fate of 10 Let it stand 14 City of Michigan 15 D'Iner 16 Wife of Zeus 17 Reclined 18 12 Dozen 19 Rancid 20 Adorns with delicate openwork 22 Analyze grammatically 23 Thrown into disorder 24 Ardor 28 To dismiss from service 29 Whinnies 33 Volcano in Martinique 34 Seaweeds 35 A kind of .grass 38 Angers 37 Low spirits 38 Wash 39 Comedy (abbr.) 40 More wan 41 Upright part of stair step 42 Lively 44 Sundry 45 State 46 Order of whales 47 Lift • spirits of 20 Storehouse for grain PUZZLE No. 631 55 Liquefy with heat (Pt,) 56 Australian native 57 Small-TPoon er ep e$@@ receptacle 58 Arrow poison 59 Annual income in France 60 Girl's name 61 Electric catfish 62 Kind of flower 63 Percolate DOWN 1 Young of cow . 2 Turkish regiment 3 East Indian fodder used for dye 4 Subdivision of Roman Legion (pl.) 5 A step in any series 6 Rowed 7 American Indian 8 Courier 9 Seniors I abbr. ) 10 Contracted 11 Rip 12 Sea eagles 13 Get hold of 21 Donate 22 Rate of locomotion 25 Jurassic 40 Cover with geological asphalt division 41 Girl's name 26 Kind of 43 Entangled surgical bandage 44 Old minor 27 Long-leggedcoin of bird France 28 Fragrant 46 Fencing oleoresin Position 29 Twisted 47 Turkish title 30 Rub out 48 River of 31 Stream ' Rus$ta 32 Fortune 49 Appellation tellers of Athena 34 Excessive 51 To lease sensitiveness to certain 52 River of substances Germany (pl,( 53 Sea eagle 37 To moderate 54 Washing 38 Peculiar compound dress of 56 Measure es servants (p1.) 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Hot water heating systems should be inspected every year by a qualified sericeman who will al- so check for corrosion, mineral de- posits in the circulating system and leakages. The best time for this inspection is in -the fall, some- time before the heating season be- gins. Water should be left in -the boil- ers during the inoperative period to prevent serious damage that might result from firing an empty boiler. Electric motors that operate pumps, blowers, oil burners and coal feed screws should be exam- ined. Worn out brushes slioulcj be replaced and other adjustments" and repairs carried out by a quali- fied electrician to ensure smooth operation of the motors until the following spring. Gas fueled furnaces require lit- tle attention, once the proper air ship grows." Merril Brigden, of the organization and education di- vision, read very carefully and in detail the condensed statement of operations for the year ending September 30, 1960. Ed. Brady, general manager of UDPC, gave the management re- port, and in his ggneral remarks stated: "The finances are in a very healthy condition." He guid- ed the discussion on the report. Mr. McKercher brought greet- ings from the UDCO board and said in part: "It is quite apparent in Ontario at the present time, there is a growing interest in co-opera- tive marketing, and • it is all to the good that there is an upsurge to co-op marketing. There was a time when co-op boards and mar- keting boards did not see eye to eye, but these differences are pret- ty well ironed out." There is little or no difference in the aims of these boards, just a difference in the direction pro- ducts should or must take. Co- operatives are, and should be, as efficient as any board. "We are a young organization, just commenc- ing our third year." The following delegates were elected to attend the provincial annual meeting in the Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Wednesday, Dec. 7: Elmer Irland, Wingham; Wil- fred Shortreed, Walton; Martin Baan, Walton; Ken Stewart, Sea - forth; Ed: Miller, Exeter. Aler- nates: Les Fortune, Wingham; Ted Melady, Seaforth; Harry Dougall, Exeter; Maurice Hallahan, Bel - grave; Simon Hallahan, Belgrave. The reports regarding t h e branches in Huron County were most gratifying. Seaforth, with Clare Reithi manager, merged with UDPCO on March 1, 1960, and during seven months purchased. from patrons and members 24,941 cases of eggs. The Wingham-Blyth branch, with Max McArter manager, reported milk volume at the Blyth plant' is up considerably over last year. Any milk that cannot be processed into cheese at Blyth is sent to• the Guelph plant for processing into powdered milk and butter. Butter production at Wingham is down from one year ago, which is caused by the larger cream pro- ducers turning to milk, but the prospects for eggs and poultry in 1961 at the Wingham plant is look- ing much better. Management and staff held a dinner meeting in Memorial Hall at 6 -p.m., and thus rounded out a full and profitable day. shutter, gas valve and regular ad- justments have been made by the utility serviceman. A yearly check up, however, is a wise precau- tion. Chimneys should be inspected to see that the masonry is sound and that the mortar is holding pro- perly. A faulty chimney can be- come. a fire hazard. At least once a year dust should be vacuumed out of hot air. grills to permit clean circulation espec- ially when they are located in the floor. If inflammable objects such as combs'or plastic toys have been dropped in the hot air registers they should be removed before the heating system is put into opera- tion again. The oil tanks should be filled at the clgse of the heating season to prevent undue condensation inside the tank during the summer. Con- densation gives rise to ,corrosion and sediment. FAVOURITE CHRISTMAS SHRUB That beautiful shrub the poinset- tia was originally a native of trop- ical and sub -tropical Central Am- erica and Mexico. The Book of Knowledge describes how to bring it to flower at Christmas. ' AL and FUEL OIL Wm. M. Hart Phone 784 -: Seaforth • N AMERICAN CHILDREN HANG THEIR STOCKINGS BY THE FIRE NAME Age ADDRESS PARENTS NAME Sponsored by: THE HURON EXPOSITOR HURON COUNTY FEDERATION NEWS By CARL HEI)4INGWAY Egg prices'1five again! From time to time we hear much about -the need for orderly marketing". This is something that - the Government has expressed a real desire for, and some of our' marketing agen- cies have been criticized as not being in the best interests of this much desired "orderly marketing". I wonder what it is'' Hogs have been one product that has receiv- ed this criticism, yet farmers must take their hogs to market within very arrow weight limits. This means that once a farmer puts the little piges in a pen their mar- ket date is fairly definitely set. As far as the producer is concerned, there has to be "orderly market- ing from that point." Again, in the case of .eggs, if a farmer wishes to" obtain a satis- factory grade he must get them out regularly and quickly. Here I feel that as far as the producer ispcerned we have "orderly marleting". From this I feel that it must be on the basis of price fluctuation that . "orderly marketing" seems wanting. But is it? "Orderly marketing"" on the part of the producer that is at fault, or is it the "orderly marketing" on the part of the processors and packers that is open to question. In a very short time the price of hogs has jumped over $3.00 per hundred, and in a space of five days Grade A large eggs have dropped 9 cents a dozen. As far as marketing of the pro- duct on the part of producers, there can have been no such dras- tic change. Neither has there been any reaction on the part of the consumer to warrant these Nice differences. Co-operative Meat Packers in Quebec have been able to estab- lish a price on livestock for a week at a time. And since they are able to increase their business so rapidly the price must be satis- factory and their business opera- tion must be sound• as they were able to return' a good patronage dividend to their members. It would seem logical that FAME would be able to do the same for Ontario farmers, These French- men are a few miles ahead of us, but perhaps we can catch up. Or perhaps we could lead the way in the marketing of eggs. The Ontario Poultry Producers have developed what they believe to be a better way of selling your eggs. On December 14 a meeting of provincial poultry producers will be held in the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, to find out what Ontario poultry producers want to do. The executive have done all they can; now it is up to you. Legion Holds Turkey. Bingo Seaforth Branch 156 of the Cana- dian Legion held a successful tur- key bingo in the Legion Hall on Wednesday. Winners of specials were Doris Chambers, Seaforth, $10; Mrs. Gordon Muir, large -tur- key; Verna Johnson, Mitchell, $25; share the wealth was won by Mrs. Joseph J. Lane, RR 5, Seaforth. Other bings for turkeys were won by Mrs. W. E. Southgate, Sea - forth; Mrs. Ken Doig, Seaforth; Mrs. Pat Troutbeck, Seaforth; Mrs. Henry Swan, Seaforth; Mrs. John Cardno (2), Seaforth; Margaret Hudson, Seaforth; Walter Carpen- ter, Dublin; Mrs. Jack Scott, Sea - forth, Mrs. Charlie Dungey, Sea - forth, and Margaret Stephenson, Seaforth, $1.00; Rex McGregor, Egmondville; Mrs. John F. Scott, Seaforth; Mrs. William Miller, Eg- mondville; Gordon Nobel, ' Sea - forth; Mrs. Carter, $1.00; Ross Pepper, RR 1, Dublin; Mrs. Clar- ence Malone, Seaforth. SEAFORTH MONUMENT WORKS OPEN DAILY T.' P ryde & Son ALL TYPES OF CEMETERY MEMORIALS Inquiries are invited. Telephone Numbers: Exeter 41 Clinton 1620 . Seaforth 573 To the Editor Music Recalls Earlier Holidays In Brucefield 240 West Park St., Lapeer, Michigan. Editor, The Huron 'Expositor: As I pen these lines I hear a loudspeaker, a block away, pealing forth the good old "Silent Night," and I am reminded that again we are about to celebrate the Birth of the Greatest Life ever lived. Time marches on! It seems only yesterday since last Christmas, in- deed, only yesterday since the youngsters at Brucefield used to take, their places in the Christ- mas program at the old church (the one where Tom Malloy used to fire the wood furnace, well, when he wasn't in bot pursuit af- ter Drew Swan, Jack Mack or Bruce Berry—and a few others of that era). Later, we grew up and had parts in the program in the new church. Oh, yes, those days —and nights—all come back to memory now. Brucefield was real- ly alive in those days. It was the good old horse that hauled us through the snow -filled roads (gravel roads)—no pavement then. The -ad church sheds were filled with horses every Sunday—twice on Sunday. To attend church then was just as natural as sitting down to eat a meal. To the people for miles around, Rev. Walter Muir and Rev. E. H. SaWers were in- deed Apostles of the Lord. The members of the session board were those of highest esteem in the community, and even a train whistle on Sunday was a topic for critical conversation all next day. It's no use 'to sit here and go 'way bavk there in memory and live it all over again. Scott's, Simpson's, Pete Bowey's (later), all were gaily decorated at Christmas time. It is true that most of us, as kinds then, didn't receive the expensive gifts of today, but we did get things we liked, and it is what one likes that counts, regardless of the price. . . Well, yes, for some of us, it will be our last Christmas on this planet. It's the same. every year. And thus, it behooves us to make good use of every day' while we are still spared to operate. In the relative short span of years we are here, there is no time to waste on hatred or bitterness, but rather that we should aim daily to follow the policy laid down by the Man of Galilee: "Love thy neighbor as thyself." His minis- try was never one of condemna- tion; it was indeed, a ministry of mercy, of compassion, and of love. There's not, many of us left now wlio used to take part in the Christ- mas programs at Brucefield 50 to 60 years ago, 'but to those who are still around, wherever you may be, may' I wish one and all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! . JIM O'NEILL OLD NAME STILL USED The territory granted to the Hud- son's Bay Company in its 1670 charter from Charles II was call- ed Rupert's Land and covered much of present-day Quebec, On- tario, the Prairie Provinces and parts of the North West Territor- ies. The Book of Knowledge says that the name is still used for a western diocese of the Angliean Church. Sincerely, USBORNE & HIBBERT K MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. HEAD OFFICE — Exeter, Ontario President: Alex J, Rohde - RE. 3, Mitchell Vice -President Milton McCurdy - R.R. 1, Kirkton Directors: E.' Clayton ,Colquhoun, R.R. 1. Science Hill; Martin Feeney, R.R 2, Dublin; Robert G. . 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