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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-11-02, Page 9UUI014 FEDERATION NEWS By CARL HEMINGWAY Democracy has been a popu- lar word for many years, but I wonder what it means to most of us. Does it simply mean go- ing to vote for one of the can- • didates on the ballot on election day? If you didn't have any opportunity to name the candi- date, you haven't much choice, have you? Let's start over again. Dem- ocracy originated in the small community where every mem- ber had the opportunity to ex- press himself. However, as our area of government grows, it becomes increasingly impos- sible to have each member ex- press his opinion. We then turn to the delegate system to give us some measure of con- trol over our government. The same thing applies to large organizations. The annual meeting of the OFA will be held in the Royal York, Toron- to. How can we, as farm mem- bers of this province -wide or- ganization, retain democratic control? If we follow the re - 4 commended procedure of this organization, we will begin with our township units. At the annual meeting of this unit it is possible for every member to attend, and it is within his reach. Here, the . member should have the op- •portunity to vote to elect the representative of his choice to the larger county unit. To be truly democratic the nominations for this person will be by secret ballot. This pro- vides the candidates for the election to follow and you do • then have the opportunity to vote for your own choice. Bal. loting should continue until one has a clear majority. Unless this procedure is followed, we are only a step or two from the Russian system where you only have the opportunity of • saying yes or no to the one name on the ballot. The same method is then used at county 1 e ODORLESS CLEAN BURNING FURNACE . OIL STOVE OIL D. Brightrall FINA SERVICE PHONE 354 USBORNE AND HIBBERT MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. HEAD OFFICE — Exeter, Ont. President: Milton McCully - RR 1, Kirkton Vice -President: Timothy B. Toohey -RR 3, Lucan Directors: E. Clayton Colquhoun, RR 1, Science Hill; Martin Feeney, RR 2, Dublin; Robert G. Gardi- ner, RR 1, Cromarty; Alex J. Rohde, RR 3, Mitchell. Agents: Harry Coates, RR 1, Central- ia; Clayton Harris, Mitchell; Stanley Hocking, Mitchell. Solicitor W. G. Cochrane - - Exeter Secretary -Treasurer Arthur Fraser - - - Exeter level to elect the county re- presentative to the OFA. Yes, it is a lot of trouble, but just remember that a good many people lost their lives to give us this method of governing ourselves, and it should be worth some inconvenience to preserve the fruits of their sacrifice. Having done this, you are still not free from responsibil- ity. It is still your duty, as well as your privilege, to make suggestions at all levels through resolutions. If this is done, we will be as close to true demo- cratic government as is pos- sible in a Iarge society. But let it be fully understood that the opportunity to nominate is just as important, if not more important, than the right to vote. If your leaders provide the opportunity for you to speak and you say nothing, they are justified in thinking you have nothing to say. A good example of this failure of farmers to speak •was the hearing on crop insurance that was held in Markdale last Fri- day by the Government Crop Insurance Committee. In spite of personal invitations to a large number of representative farmers and organizations lead- ers, only four attended. Are farmers in favor or opposed? Urge Checking of Tractor Cleaner Your tractor's engine can be completely ruined in one day just from a broken air cleaner hose allowing unfiltered air in- to the engine. So says Bert Moggach, extension engineer with the Ontario Department of Agriculture. Follow these tips to make sure your air cleaner works full time: Never overfill the air clean- er reservoir. The reason: ex- cess oil will be drawn into the engine. This is especially dan- gerous with a diesel because it will burn this oil and the en- gine speed will rise to uncon- trollable high speeds; under such conditions, engines have even been known to blow up. Use the same viscosity of oil in the air cleaner as you use in your engine. Too light an oil (S.A.E. 5) will go right through the cleaner; too heavy an oil (S.A.E. 56) will slow down the cleaning action. Make sure there are 'no air leaks around the carburetor air-intake hose. Air tends to follow the path of least resist- ance and will be sucked into the leak. Never use an old rad- iator hose in place of the car- buretor air-intake hose, since it might collapse and restrict the air flow. Don't use oil in the pre -clean- er unless the manufacturer re- commends it Why? Because the oil will be picked up by the dirt corning in and this makes the dust cling to the in- side of the intake tube; it can even plug it. Periodic cleaning of the intake tube is important. The pre -cleaner is designed to remove chaff, and should be cleaned as often as the cleaner itself. Every week more people dis- cover what mighty jobs are ac- complished by low cost Exposi- tor Want Ads. FURROW ' AND FALLOW (By PAIRBAIRN) A lot of people have had a lot to say recently about radio- active fall -out and its possible effects on all of us. Much of this talk had been pure specu- lation, but it has upset a large number of people and it has already had repercussions in the agricultural area. Scare head- lines have had much to do with increased sales of milk powder. We have it on good authority that a number of doctors in Toronto have been stockpiling milk powder—whether for pa- tients or personal use we don't know. Also, we understand one of the large chain stores last week placed the largest order in history for powdered milk. Now, this may reduce the large surplus of powder being held by both the federal gov- ernment and processors—which would be a good thing—but it will likely also decrease the consumption of fluid milk and in the long run not help the overall surplus problem in the dairy industry. Any decrease in fluid milk consumption only means the excess whole milk finds its way into other areas— more butter, cheese or powder production. What are the facts about strontium 90 contents in milk? The real ones got pretty well lost under the headlines, al- though we were glad to -see the Minister of Health and Welfare and the president of Dairy Farmers of Canada both point- ing out some of them. First of all, most of the food Canadian cows will be eating in the next six months was safely under cover before the Russians start- ed their latest tests, so there is no immediate danger of any increase of strontium 90 in our milk. Even if this big cloud de- posits some of its fall -out in our spring rains, there's no indica- tion that strontium 90 levels would reach a danger point. Secondly, it is possible to re- move strontium 90 from milk and we also believe there are methods of removing radio- active elements from livestock feed. Anyway, why all the fuss about milk? Other things we eat — livestock, poultry, fruits and vegetables — are similarily exposed. And we might add— have been for years! And the final point for those who are buying up milk pow- der—how do you know it wasn't made from milk produced dur- ing an earlier period when we had increases in fall -out? That isn't to say it's dangerous be- cause the best scientists say there has never been a period in Canada when fall -out reach- ed levels hazardous to health. Just to finish off the milk story, it has been shown in lab. oratory tests that a milk -egg diet increases chances of sur- vival after radiation by almost 50 per cent. Apparently there's nothing in milk that counter. acts some of the effects of radi- ation. It has also been shown that when strontium 90 is in combination with the calcium in milk, the human body is more inclined to absorb the calcium. F,..Poikins..Addeespe:s. H.o.IstienAssoc.iation Frank Perkins, commissioner of marketing boards fur On- tario, mentioned the following statistics during an address be- fore the Huron County Holstein Association's annual banquet, held in Blyth Wednesday eve- ning: The personal income of city shoppers has increased 35 per cent in the past 10 years; Sixty per cent of the house- wives going to a chain store for groceries do not carry lists; Chain stores have made the "luxury" products of 20 years ago into standard products, within the reach of most shop- pers; * * * Today's Tidbit: Milk filters won't remove radio -active ele- ments, but can help in the pro- duction of clean milk. HURON FARM NEWS Recent rains have helped the fall plowing. Turnips are mov- ing very rapidly to storage. Some dairy cattle are being stabled at night. - Whatever type of home you have — no matter where you five le Ontario — you'll enjoy the winter mom 0 your home is kept snug and warm with CO-OP SUNGLO FUEL OILI SUNGLO burns clean -- no threat of rust, dirt or corrosion. Keep your burner working at top efficiency with this low price, high quality fuel oil. SEAFORTH FARMEREAFORTHS Over '70 per cent of the 140,- 000 farmers in Ontario are members of marketing boards; The producer's primary ob- jective is to get his share of retail prices; it is hoped that time will come when one mar- keting act will be sufficient. Mr. Perkins, who has been with the department for 31 years, was introduced by How- ard Feagan. Simon Hallahan introduced the head table, and William Boyd, Seaforth, presi- dent of the association, welcom- ed the 150 guests. speaking briefly were Wel- lington Brock, vice-president; Ross Marshall, Kirkton, nation- al association director, and Gor- don Bell, St. Marys, field man for the association. Douglas Miles, Huron agricul- tural representative, introduc- TIMELY TIPS Now, while the hay mows are high, is the time to check for broken light bulbs and fixtures, suggests Hal Wright, Farm Saf- ety Specialist with the Ontario Department of Agriculture. It might pay to install mason jar type fixtures to reduce the fire hazard. * * Late frost and warm mid-Oc- tober weather caused excessive drying of silage corn this year, says George Jones, OAC corn researcher. When corn goes in - ,to the silo extra dry, there is a good chance it will spoil. To prevent this, Jones suggests chopping dry corn shorter (2" or less), doing some extra tramping and packing in the silo, and maybe even adding water at the blower to raise the moisture content. ed the dairy princess, from Hur- on, Wilma Dale,, of }Julien Township. Harvey Johnston, Clinton, won the draw. Premier breeder award was presented to Reginald McKiel's herd of Clinton. It was accept- ed by William Hough, herd manager. Premier exhibitor silver cup, donated by Hume Clutton, God- erich, to Ross Marshall; best cow, having produced over 100,- 000 pounds of milk, to George Hayden, Gorrie. Officially Open Development Rd, With Ceremony Chet WA Meets al' ie WA pi J ethei 'chtircl . avowed a siiceesaft Wil, 1owe'eq, spetal .in the sc#tagl, hpuse on gaturtiay eveinang, It. was arranged by Mrs• Tion DM nis, Airs. Pere)? patten .and Mrs. Glen McNichol, There wet'e about 75 in attendance. Don Dennis was chairman for the evening. The judging of cos- tumes was the opening of the evening's activities, which con- sisted of games, contests and singing by the school children. Winners were: Best dressed couple, Joan and Warren Den- nis; best dressed adult, Hal- lowe'en person, Tennie Dennis; best dressed child's Hallowe'en costume, Jean Rose; best dress- ed adult costume, Mrs. William Roe. Development Road No. 499 between Blyth and Highway 21, was opened officially by Hon. Fred M. Cass, Q.C., Min- ister of Highways, on Wednes- day. Huron Warden Ivan For- syth, C. S. MacNaughton, MPF, Huron, and John Hanna, MPP, Huron -Bruce, assisted in the opening ceremonies, held at Dunlop, where the western end of the new construction meets Highway 21. Members of Hur- on County Council, along with county officials and staff, as well as representatives from the staff of the Department of Highways, attended the event. Construction of the road was carried out under the supervi- sion of County Engineer James Britnell, and the County High- ways Department. The new asphalt surfaced road is part of County Road 25. The high standard of construc- tion was established by engin- eers of the Department of High- ways, working closely with the county officials. Specialists in the department carried out soil investigation and provided oth- er engineering assistance. The actual design of the road was the responsibility of B. M. Ross, Goderich Consulting Engineer. The county carried out the grading and all work prepara- tory to paving, which was done by contracts awarded by the county. Construction cost exceeded $646,000, which was borne by the Department of Highways. Prepare For Winter ! SNOW TIRES INSTALLED FREE: When We Winterize Your Car, to include: 1. Supertest Anti -Freeze With Guaranteed Radiator Protection to May 31, 1962 2. Guaranteed Lubrication 3. 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