HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1965-08-25, Page 15WEDNESDAY: ,AU,ts '-25th,: 1965'
Report From Parlimflent Hill
By John Loney. MP
(intended For Earlier Issue)
• in presenting my report from
• Parliament Mill l will deal with a
subject that has received . consid-
erable attention " lately . by the
Press both in the daily and week-
ly newspapers — that is, the can
troversy evolving .from., .the an'
nouncement of the new Dairy Pol-
icy
d Since : the House of Commons is
now. Working under the;, changes'
;made in the: 'procedures. and, bus.
mess of ' the •House, the Standing
'Committee on Agriculture has
been . reduced to a membership
of 45. On the basis of this • figure
the Conservative Party is •al-
: lotted 17 Members. Ontario, . has
three •'voting ' 'Members of which
I am privileged to be one, rep-
resenting western sector of the
Province. We have streamlined.
our Caucus. Committee. onAgri-
culture allowing. each: , Member to
specialize in problems , pertain-
big tothe area which he repre-
sents. In this field' I will' deal
primarily with mixed farm: prac
tices, ' the family ,farm, , .grain 'pro-
duction, .beef . cattle and dairy in-
dustry.. It is our :'hope and ambi-
tion . that through a •series,, of . con-
ferences '• .with the recognized
farm . groups we will be able to
establish p' .' . closer . 'liaison with
those \ who are involved in every
phase . . of agricultural product
-tion,• •
•
In .. 'recent weeks, representa-
tions ,havebeen made • by the
dairy groups ' and ;. by . the individ-
ual producers ''to Members • of
Parliament ' and the ;Department
of Agriculture. The consensus :of
opinion, is •a general dissatisfaction
with the new Dairy :Policy.
While •it ' is agreed that the Pol-
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icy is 'a move • in. the right direc-
tion, its interpretation is vague &'
misleading. ' One fact is outstand-
ing, the figure of $3.50 per cwt.
asked ' by the industry is a max-
imum figure not a minimum "f ig-
•ure or .floor price: for milk pro-
.
duction program's initial or
interim phase went. into effect on
May I.st. This was an old price
support device, deficiency :pay-
ment : introduced' into Dairy Pol-
iey, Under this system the .:agri-
cultural .
agri-cultural. stabilization. board, the
price support administrator; pro-
vides a. support'• price of $3.30 per
cwt.' : for' milk. • delivered! by the
dairy farmer' to a manufacturing:
plant to 'Jb. e made . into ,butter,
cheese or, some other commodity.
At the end of • the current. dairy.,
year, •' March' 31, 1966, the Board
Will -.calculate the national ' aver-
age price on; the basis' of month-
ly price reports from some 300
processors. 'across: Canada.. This
is • subject to .criticism' ' because
there ;are over 700. 'processors
buyingfrom farmers.. Who will
decide which 300 ; will be used to
determine , an average • price... If
the national .average , price is be-
low the support price the Board
will . fix a
deficiency payment eq-
uivalent :to . ' the difference This
•does not mean every farmer will;
get exactly the difference : bet-
ween what he received. on the av-
erage and the $3:30 figure. If the
national. • average : is •$3.10 • this
would`? Mean •' a .• deficiency pay-
ment ' of 20c. The, fanner who, re-
ceived an average of • $3.05 'from
a. plant would end: up with: a total
of .x$3.25 with the deficiency pay-
ment. . On the other hand` a far-
mer who received an average of
$3;15 would, with the ' 20c . deficien-,:
,cy.:payment, benefit with, a $3.35•
.6th ANNUAL
ER -SKI: SHOW
RIVERSIDE PARK
WI NGHAM
Sunday,: :Septi
Z-.•
There Will Be .A Good Display Of •
SKIL NG ' CLOWNING; .IUMPlNG
OTHER: ATTRACTIONS
Come out and see local talent , perfornnl,
SilverCo ec on ll ti . Some ;Seating Available.
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Sponsored.;. By' The Wingham Sportsmens Association •
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LUCKNOW
DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL
NO'ICE:
1,. The Lucknow District High School Will resume
• classes on Tuesday, September 7th, at 9.00• a,nz.
. �. The Principal will be
available in the school office •
for interviews• with parents at the following times
2:00 to 5:00 pm. and 7:0:0 to 9100` p.m.
T�u�sdgy, AUgUSt 31
Wednesday, September .l
Thursday, September 2
3 STUDENTS from the L.B.MS, District who plati to,
transfer to the. Wingham 'District, High School
for special courses, will tepeeo theL.D.H,S.
offic,tbefore 9,.00 a.m. on opening day, in order
that 'transpe rtation'to' 'Wingham may be arranged.
GOVETTE,' principal
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per' Thewrice.
def iency payment applies,
only. to ,milk used domestically. If
milkurpluses result: then the
cost involved in exporting to re-
duce a surplus would be• deduct-
ed from the deficiency payment.
This ,cyan be considered pressure
on ,the farmer not to • over pro-
duce.
While. $3.30., is the'upport price,
the ultimate of the plan. is to give
a dairy .farmer a : • $3.50 per cwt.
return for las :manufacturing:
milk, The dairy farmer who ship-
ped. ever. 10,000 lbs., in the last
dairy ;year will receivea lump'
sum payment based on tjhat 'out-
put, between $3.30 and $3.50 per
cwt. The payment'' will average
$100 and will be „made this sum-
mer.
• • The new program means the el-
imination of domestic Government
subsidies on cheese and casein.
Mr.. Hayes' has ;said he is an anti -
handout -man 'and. this 'could mean
a 'departure from subsidies • In.
principle in' the fut,tre. • '
The Government subsidy" on but-
ter. was retained but reduced "from.
ilc'• to 9c a lb Raising the .retail
price by .2c.. Board ' support butter
and cheese prices and export Sub -
sidles which assist the dairy far-
mer were . retained. , •
There has 'be"enno. further
'nouncement ori the Dairy Coronas -
slow which the Government hopes.
to have in operation_ 'next year..
The Commission is intended to ad-
ministrate the principles of ~ the
present , '. interim' program. T 'h. e
Commission when established, will:
operate on. a co-operative basis
with the Provincial authorities. .
Also of concern ; to the .dairy : in-
dustry is the active consideration
being given to removing the ; ex
-emption from •payment of .the :*Fe-
deral: Sales- Tax on. a number of
products of the ice' cream ' indus-
try. ,The burden of a : sales tax
on these . related products would
fall, • in the :. main; . upon the child-
ren of. Canada and it estimated:
that the addition .. of • the tax to
present prices of.'the, products
would total at least 2 million dol
lars and would curtail z. consump-
•tion by.. one :third. It is our hope
that it .would not .be the wish of
the Government to impose . finan-
cial hardship on this. segment of ,
the population
The ' National Dairy Council of
Canada has asked that :such ac-
tion. `. be ' delayed ;until : the : next:
Budget.' Allowing the industry to
Makerepresentations 'for specific
exemption of all the products in
question. Serious • consideration
must be given to these'represen
tations..:. '
H1TECHURCH
Miss Diane:. Laidlaw • and her
friend of tendon and 'Mrs. Geo-
rge" Hunter of Lucknow *ere Sat-
urday visitors with Mr', . and Mrs..
Elroy,' Laidlaw. • ' •
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hill and
family attended: the Hill.' Reunion,
at Rockwood on Sunday.
Mrs. : Lynn Morrison at' her
home E. Wawanosh . held .a birth-
day party for her mother 'Mrs.
Machan of Brussels on Sunday
afternoon) .
Miss ' Ruth ,: Taylor of Toronto
spent the weekend with ,.her.'par-
ents Mr.• and Mrs.Lawrence Tay -
for and returned to Toronto Sun-
day evening ,with 'Misses • Claire
and Sandra: haniney of Toronto
;who had spent the week -end with
their parents Mr. and. Mrs. Clar-
ence :Chammney. '.
Allan •Bosman, Harold Dawson,
Glen Showers and. Jim . Taylor
left on Monday. ' for :the .west:
where they, hope to do some har-
vest work andhopes of seeing the
west coast before they return.
Mr, and Mrs. • Garnet Farrier
and Janis : on. Monday went to
Sarnia to visit with Mr. 'and Mrs
Jack Gillespie, for a' few days,
Mr. and, Mrs, • •Alex Robertson,
Margaret, Marilyn and Jim 'and
Bill Forster. were 'Sunday visitors
With Mr. and: Mrs. Walter Elliott
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Groskorth
were Sunday' visitors with Mr;
and Mrs. Jim Moffat. and ' fancily
of >Wingham.
Mr. ,and Mrs. Ben McClenaghan
,are visiting , for a few weeks with
nils • sand " Mrs: Harry Moss. and
family of Plattsville.
Wayne Pritchard d W., Waw -
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IN LUCKNOW-
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27th
AT 8:00 P.M.
PUBLIC SERVICE OF
he Lucknow .Branch Of
The Canadian Legion
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Thn Sentinel ' has received, the.
following 'article : cliplied' front the
Barron, Wisconsin newspaper by
Mrs. Doris' (Durnin) Ball of .Clin
ton.:It•,concerns the death of Mrs.,
Harold Durnin whose husband
lived in Lucknow during his early
years.
,Funeral' 'services will be ,. held
on Thursday, : July 29, at' 11. a.m.
at the.Rausch-Rockman • Chapel
for`, Mrs. ;Harold (Christine)" 'Dur-.
`Bantams W'.O.A.A.
Semi -Final Series
The:: Lucknow 'Bantam Softball
team has done" very well this
season and 'are presently play-
ing in' the W O:A.A, .semi #finals
with Mildmay • It IS a best of ,5
series.` . .
The first ' game of the series.
was played. on Saturday in the'
nin, 62 who ;died Tuesday at . av
Duluth . hospital , after a 'long 11-
mess.
Rev. Harold Alliion n w l
so will. offic-
iate and burial: will . be in. . Green-
hill 'cemetery at Lucknow, Ontar-
10.
The :Eastern' Star will :hold a
service at: the funeral home "at 8
p.m today, Wednesday:
': Mrs.' Durnin, known -as Christine
to .„young •and ' old, - retired:- this.
summer . after.;15.• years as • home
servicer adviser and director ° of
public relations for the .'Barron.
ectric Cooperative.
She:. was ' :born July 9, 1903 ".at-
Fountain,,
t-Fountain,, , Wis., " and attended
Mauston high school;. graduating
with . high honours. She took, nur-
se'straining at. Swedish' hospital
in Minneapolis, but was'called
home to care for 'her. mother.
She then attended "a teachers
training college and taught school
for '10 years before joining the.
IIEA • program' in 1935' under Or.-
land Loomis, , who was the. first
head 'of the. program in . Wiscon-
sin • and. was in: the cooperative.
program' directly and indirectly
Lucknow `ball park with. Lucknow , ever since.
defeating . Mildmay 19=2. There
were :;three home runs' scored : in
this game.Gordie Mauer got:: one
in the second inning and Ken
Roulston and Ronnie Nicholson
each got one' ,in the fourth • inning.
Lucknow . chalked' up; ;10 runs ; in.
'the ` 5th inning., } •
On Monday evening; of this
week;' Lucknow returned to Mild-
may to ;defeat Mildmay 9-2.
Lucknow got • four runs in the
first inning. •'
• Dave Bufop has scored 7 .runs
in the'two games; the . highest •of
any player. '
Lucknow : will play in Mildmay
on Thursday, of this week and if
a fourth ' game is ..necessary, it
will be played. in..Lucknow on Sat-.
urday night.
The . winner: of this series , will
play in the ' Western Ontario �fin-
als with. the winner of the Milver-
ton and Wellesley series:
The Lucknow Bantams played
their regular schedule' this sea-
son ' with Wingham, Belgrave and
Brussels. They came out on the
top -of the: • schedule being unde-
feated throughout . the °'season. •
MOFFAT FARM SOLD
•
Peter Moffat has disposed of
.his farm on Con. 8, Culross,• near
the Kinloss boundary; tO Gerald
Visser of Caistor.. Centre. The new
owner. . gets :possession , in 'Septem-
ber. Mr. and.Mrs, Moffatt will
take up residence in . Kincardine,
where , they have': purchased: a
house. •
and Mrs.. Carl, McClenaghan.
Visitors during the week -end
with Mrs:
W. RFarrier and Win -
i if i ed were Mrs:; Mabel Payne,
Duncan,. B.C.; Mrs. Margaret Ag-
new, Milton. and her son Douglas
and Mrs. Agnew, . and Richard of
Toronto, Carman Farrier, Brian,
Colleen and Carl of Long. Branch,
Clifford Farrier, Douglas, Linda
and Dale' of 'l�itchener,@ Mr: and
Mrs, ,Bi11 McIntyre, London, Mr.
and Mrs. Russel •F•arrier, Wing -
ham,, ,Mr .and Mrs. Garnet Far -
tier, Janis rind ' Wayne . and Mrs,
anosh• visited last week with Mr. 'Gibson Gillespie::'
She was married May 14, 1938;.
to. Harold Durnin at Oconomowoc:
Mr. Durnin is a project engineer
for '. the Wisconsin Electric Co-
operative.
Surviving are her . husband; a
sister, Mrs. M. H. Sargent of . An-
chorage, Alaska, and " a brother,.
Jake 'Quamrne of . Stoughton:
Mrs. Durnin was widley known,.
for. her talents ' as: a . public :speak
er and her organizational • ability
She was ' a:member of: the WSCS.
of the First. Methodist Church,
was an active member': of the Can-
cer Society; and worked' with
young people, in '411 'clubs 'in such '
Subjectshas electricity;' home light-
ing and selection, use • and , care : of
electrical appliances '
Mrs. Durnin , 'was known throu-
ghout the state for her work • in
the Orderr of. the Eastern Star.,
In 1957 she ' Was worthy: matron
ofEsther. Chapter of Barron, ser-
'ved as Adah in 1958 and was sec-
retary since 1959. She was initiat-
ed in . the Spooner Chapter.
From 1960 to 1961 she served as
grand chaplain of ;the • grand `chap,-
ter
chapter of the 'Eastern' 'Star, and was : ' '
inspecting officer ,of many state
.chapters., At -an installation of
grand officers, she composed all •
of the prayers used in the cere-
mony., . ••
Mrs. ' Durnin was thesubject of
as 'feature article in the spring is- -
sue of Management, Quarterly, a
publication of the: National Rural .
Electric : Co-op Asn.., An . excerpt
follows: , ' •
""This' vital woman net a : pat-
tern for the active participation -
of women in the affairs of one cd -
op and became' a leader for
others. through her valuable con-,
tribution to the . women's pro-
grams . at - WEC annual meetings,,.,;
and NRECA ° regional meetings.
In 1964 she 'brought her broad
knowledge and many . talents to
the national _program by ,serving
on the NRECA women'sactivities
committee ..' r Although she has
been , hospitalized twice with can-
cer, Chris refuses 'to 'let the dis-
ease keep her from her ej �ob of
telling the . rural electric story.
She, is indeed • a leading lady
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