HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1966-02-23, Page 18THI LUCKNOIV N*L 1ucKnow• 'ONTAR o
UNION MEETING
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government to provide all the poP-
uIition with -an adequate supply of
food -at the lowest possible price
and he complimented the govern-
ment for doing this very well, "at
the farmer's. expense.'"
'Referring to a march on Ottawa
recently by the 'Farmers' Union,;
„Mr. Hutchison said that cattle. and
hog prices have raised steadily
since that time. and he credited
the, work ohne Union as being
partly' resp. • sible for
Mr. Hutchison said that. Canada'.
had the lowest subsidy to agricul--
ture of any country in the Western''
World at 210. "Most countries are
up around 87,," he said. He said
Farmers ,Unions have drawn east-
ernand, western Canada closer to-
getherevery farmer in Ontario refused to
Hiram Pangburn of Huron: Town- pay their taxes the Hon. Mr. `Stew
ship: questioned Mr. Hutchison's art would meet them on the steps
remark about increased prices be• : of the.`pazliatneat.buildings instead
ing attributedi to the march on '' of running out of town when he
Ottawa by the Fanners Union. ` "
"The Chicago board of trade sets
heard of faixners coming: I'd be
the •first to withhold my .tax", he
the pork' ad beef paces and the t said. ,
Union had "iio bearing on the matt- Mr.. Ramwell said that if even •.
er at all" , said Mr. Paagburn, half the farmers Were Union mem-
Cotirinuin his remarks, Mr. we'd
g bens get some action from.
Pangburn said` that the Federation government.'
of Agriculture is on the govern- •Mike Penick felt that if fanning
ment payroll and until the farmer
does "less for more" his income were put Ona cost of productiOQ •
basis plus a reasonable wage', farm.
vim'not' reach the desired level, ers wouldn't have to get into the
Mr/. Pangburn said he noticed in.
the.weekly press that George Lear, packi4 business. Mune said, "a
agricultural, representative for person: shouldn't have to ,feed„3600
-Bruce County, waspleased that cattle, . have -1500 acres of corn
and 'then work in town unloading
aunt bOoks for them to analyse.
boats inorder to put food .on the:
Bondfast Glue '.
fires*, Contact Cement
Waterp��f Marine Glee
Vinyl Plastic `Repair .;
Flpstic Aluminum
Tile and Tub Caulk
Woodlife Perservatives
Plastic Wood Vie,
Neverwax Floor finish
STICK WIN' LePAGE'S
ixFa..a Ms Wm. G. Hunter
were in Ino atm on Wednesday.
Youngpeople whci. spent the While there fey'visited :their
.
weekend at theirpective.l ome'i niece„ Jer..cce Laidlaw. whoa broke
here r.,ece< Donald Kirkland of • her bath ezzerL7g a tobogganii4g
teami ,gte . and Keri Kirkland of Party. Joyce spent face weeks in.
London with Xfft:. and Mrs. Gnerdact
Kir: ' ; Larry Homer of enw•a
Sound with lift. and Its. Wm.
Hunter. Awe'. eta hie stratfor4...
with Mr and Mrs. Frank Ritchie..
Ken Garner of : itch z r and Ruin
C' of London wig M. and
ice. ChilesA , Flab e . C I•: Ad's
CO& ear East ritea14 l<+°�s.: 5 ' irk for Bermuda,'
yew. en are they going to :do
wig ate• Its.y��' m� '� l�� •7,haao of
St..la 's hospital. •bat"is new
able tom •. x,.;e for .&car
1 Hackett has the a cken.
LEFT Tl tS?Ale FOR BERMUDA.
Its.. Wi�f Ord ; .
Left
A SINCERE THANK,YOU TO THE PEOPLE OF.
NOW AND,DISTRICT FAIR .YOUR•$UPPORT WHILE IN.
INESS :HERE.:
°
• ' We will be closing, this' .and .ars mowing ro
where..Iva will continua aur ba g Less.
farmers had. sent in their farm' acc
Pan said "they're not seeingtable,”
xr .., Y Hiram Pan burn'said that.rile
thy tax return, me government g
farmer. will be one: of the hardest
knows too much about the farmers. �• ° ..
business now, Pd;like to have a hit by the recent increase in gas
look .at Mr, Gear's' tax return. rr3y- tax The .city rnan can leave his
car andd ride�the:bns.. Hiram; said,
ser
. N9r; , Pangbutn:went .on to ", I :m knot interested us. folk 'any
say that there are a few who would
"like to sweep me under• the table more. I' m : only interested in
w dollars and cents:
else."
Hiram Pangburn quota
governrnent suggestion.
.farm :income should be a
$200 a year. "Ridieul.
Pangburn, "that anyone.
suggest .an,income• of sue
ount for people with inv;
Of $100 , 000 or more.
driver, ;or the policeman
n't even own his .ow n'uni
making' more money tha
In a plea forsupport o
ion,' Mr. Hutchison said
farmer: has no-one to bier
himself for the position h
today. /
Officers of the Ashfiel
areapresident , Murray, R
president,. Mike Penich;
' Vincent Austin; treasurer.
Dalton.
but they .c.an't
The Farmers' Union list as their
maid objectives, , : Parity ~ Prices.
better farm hying conditions and
security, fair share of national,in-
come 'and the preservation of•the
family farm. •
It was mentioned -at the meeting
that the people concerned with
FAME, are not in• the meat packing:
business' and don't know the meat
packing business as was quite evid-
ent by their experiences.' It was
` felt. that the ovennrent'had mon-
° ey to save' a urge trust. company,
but no money: to -come, to the assis
to ce•of FAME when it collapsed..'
Has the hog marketing board
anything, to do••with` the price of ..
pigs? came the question. No notal--
ing; canoe the answer,. they. do •
promote orderly marketing and,
quality improvement bet the "bid-
. der's market part is : a joke. "Who
;says. the packers can't get their •
heads together before they make
• their. bids?" °
One lady stated she had been
startled to a fanner for many years
• and had heard complaints in carat-
try .stores and living. rooms' for
�r ter Cook,G H f i r e was accompanied bar her aim-
Marvin-Scott'thr tight something.
should be done about the "gentle-
man: farmers" who. are allowed to. '
• write.off their 'farming -asses.
"They should be iii the. fazming.to
make money, the; same, as anyone
Connie MacKenzie an
Kenzie; daughter., ands.°
and; 'Mrs. Frank MacKe
loss . township, lyave both
their Grade 8• Toronto: C
of Music.' They are pup
Donalda Scott of .Langsi•°
r something .about ir? she fired.,
?, nth •1. , 12 irchina : � . w has vent sir a a• rnethr lolly was quick to suggest'
2,..��•,n�Bs� i': �B"=��cb'Ci �'sw�t� �f 3i:.s �i��� "t' ffL�i� that she join the �,m
}tom, ax �Lr II3: s L�t5Y 5; •
a ora and do
C mss this•' is COr r- t.
A^� Ritchie � practice tear_�
i
Hiram Pangburn stated haat if
-g at E
'Mors this nee . ion S ice as Hackers
s •. '
ON A WIDE 9ECECTION.'OF GENU
SUPREME
QUALITY cooraNP UTENSILS