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Early last year, The Sentinel
onducted a local writing contest
n co-operation with the Canad -
an Weekly' Newspapers Associa=
ion. Eleven entries were receiv-
!d in 'Our liometo.wn Paper" coni-J
)etition and after publishing them
n The Sentinel, they were sub-
flitted to the Canadian competi-
ion which was judged by Peter
;. Newman, editor of MacLean's
rjOzine.
Mr. Newman had the follow. ing
cdannents about the entries: 7
have gone through the entries and
Entry
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ep.NESPAY, FEBRUARY 2, 197 'THE LAK.Know SENTINEL, k,OcKNO10.4, ONTARIO PAGE SEVEN
Hometown Paper' Contest
that farmers support this type of
. •
It has been reported that with
in five years time „ the .Ontario
Stockyards in Toronto.. may have
to be reloated, n.such-is. to
or
take
.
Place
o
we
-e el
would
icogsuagl location
that
there
than where the livestock' is prod,-
u .c.Qa.1 Certainly Grey*
Bruce' are noted livestock produc-.
ing counties, with Bruce having
a very large volume of beef „ so
it seems. reasonable to follow that
every-consideration should be
given to locate the stockyards
in this general area. "Thispract 7
ice has found inuch'favour in the
United States. If this-suggestion
is to gain momentum it needs,
to be promoted-.now ,'and certain-.
ly Councils support would be most
encouraging.
Pork,producers in 'the laSt 12 -
months have faced a period of •
-severely depressed prices, caused
in part by the low of -the hog eye•-•
les but multiplied in severity by
overprOduetion.of prairie grain.
A.viewpoint that should.find
unanimity' both , eaSt.and.'West ,is •
that every effort should be ,made
to remedy the •prOblems of proclue-
tion and .marketing prairie grain
for the "stability of grain produc-
erS.and•so that the•problems of this
cornitioditydo". not cause ca m
ito -income losses...in. the' live
stock,sector..
-.Therefore we would 'favour a ,
of .grain. stabilization ,
.strongly supported by the Govern-
ment'of,Canada. Though the
goVerrinierit has withdra -wn their.
legislation (Bill•C-244) the.- recent
conference of 'Ministers reached
agreement With-a. fdlid. of.
billiOndollars. created; for.,
t°n
could aidses. ' Such
a • .grA
isltiea absiuli
re
a ct
prodUcers to remain rnor&cdmpet.:
itive -in world markets',against. the
assistance programs or devices
employed by other.Countries'..
. On the ,matter of interprovin
Cialrelations .within Canada
note that the recent annual •
meeting of the United' Grain
Gpiwers proposed that the .Canad-
ian Wheat Board permit free .
movement 'of grain.interprovin-- •
cially in the :four western prOvin-
ees ...We'sUbriait'that -there be free
Dies Fallowing
Shoettlin6s. •
Under the suggested proposal
of a new tax credit system.; we
maintain that unless there 'is fixIl
retention of both the i3asic Shel-
ter Grant and the 25%.tax rebate,
.have picked the entry by, Joan
Stuchberry in-the Peninsula Times
'as the winner, Believe it
was not -an easy .hoice and I was
frankly 'amazed at the high qual
ity of the contributions, It also
gave me a chance to' read some
of the weekly newspapers being
published in Canada apd I ain now
convinced that much of the best
writing being done in this.country
is appearing in this little-knoWn
media," -
• . Winner :in the contest was Mrs.
Joan -P, .Stucliberry of .0ra.nthanas
. 1
Ontario. farmers will finCtliem-
selves ina worse position than the
system we have now:. We ask why
new piecemeal changes are•pro'7-'
posed instead of taking ploper
steps to 'correct the inequitiei that
exist •inthe taxation system...'
• With..theneW. Federal taxation .
system 'comprising a CapitarGains
Tax , we have' reque.sted,.that due
contideration he given td a pro-
gram of explanation,so that farm
people Might be in.a. position to
take advantage Of any 'cOncessions
.that Might .be available to them
and prevent family farms from
becoming a thing of the :past. We
have al • • -,•19.i
be. allowed to apply•their operat-
ing losses agzkinst a.ny :inc.ome. -
derived from capital gains.
We haVemaintain.ed our reddest
foe amendments to the • .
Canada Pension -Plan. At the pros
em time . farmers pay into the .
Plan according to their net, in-
te
•
,,___whic-i-Lai&L.fluctuate Treat
ay .froM. year tOr.year , so that.pay-
ments into. the Plan are not uni-
form.and result 'in a low pension
on retirement. We.submit that ,
this is unrealistic 'and that self-
employed persons, such as farm-
ers , .be entitled to 4pay into the.
Canada Pension Plan at full rate,
or as alternative, on a five
„),u'imore.farmers are .
yak ingtheir concern that regula-
tions to control' pollution/will' sev-
erely 'limit their' farming opera -
t ion'S .. 'At the' sa me tirne , we rec -
ognize the. need. for controls. • We'
suggest that pollution abatement
is.of advantage to the 'producer
but rather is in tne best interest
of society. Therefore society 'as
a whole shoUld share the costs 'of
any benefits; .particularly when..
farmers can not pass this cost 'onto
consumers. A foregiveable loan
pro gra nito. encourage farmers 'to
establish 'pollution abatement
measures should .be established
We feel that marketing boards
must becoMe more involved in
international trade and.'comenerce.
It 'appears that some cOrnmOdity
representatives are doing a -better
job of 'selling . their products on
world markets,than the govern-
ment has been able to do- We.
-a-3-.1--e---a_ske__ci-our_Menibers of Parlia
ment t6.assist marketing ..boardsir,
setting up negotiations with the
proper people dealing with. ex-
ports and so improve•total
economy of'our country by sales
of agricultural.products.
' The Federation has always been
astaurich supporter producer .'
decked marketing boards. While.
maintaining the System -, it also
needs', to, be strengthened, and up'
dated Ire our opinion considera-
tion Must he given to aniendments
to the. Farm Products Marketing
Act: to cnablc'it to' work in the
best interests of legitimate produc'
ers to prevent an occurrence of
this' past summers proposed egg '
vote. • The Federation has been .
tett g i slationjO r
some time to help co-ordinate.
the activities of provincial itiark-
etitig boards, an& we arethere-
...fore pleased withthe recent pas.-
sing of the Federal Nlarl<eting Act
-in the I louse of COmmons.', ROM
the series of meetingsheld,Iast
,stnimer, , 1t is quite evident •
Landing, British Columbia. Her
hometown' paper is The Peninsula
`Nines, Sechelt, D.C. published
by Stewart 13. Alsgard. Joan -
StuChberry and Mr. Alsgard each
received $3(10 and ,N1rs,. Stuoh-
berry also received a medal. The
journalism award was sponsored b;
Dominion Textile. Co.
The Sentinel regrets the delay
in announcing the winner of this
contest. • • •
The winning submission is re-
printed as follows:
Bruce County Federation of Agiriculture
Makes -Tek -Coontl.f Council
.. Whqt,my local paper: means to nie
By Mrs. JOin P. Stuchberry,
Gratithams Landing arrow and with a more desirable effect:
A paper needs the courage to make. our
A newspaper should be like a woman; public 'officials smart. a little when they are-provocative all the time, not prone to gossip, remiss in their duties.
sure of its ground but very aware: of all that IS Local business needs its pages to advertise
going on. , , and compete with all their Services. ,
A local newspaper encompasses the whole It 'must beat the drum for progress with
spectrum of life from birth notices to anticipation of better things to come; praise
obituaries, our accomplishments .and our the organizations, it helps them try a little
failures are duly reported. . harder, followed by constructive criticism to
The written word is poWerful and that help them correct their faults.
power should be used with care. Mean make. An editor is an author who 'must write a
live or destroy ideas and people. best seller every week or go out of business: a-
lt must often write with a sense of humor; kind of ',Don Quixote" who must jump on his.
. if we can laugh at our own problems it can lift horse a n' ride off in all directions at once in
the burden and monotony of everyday life. order to meet his press deadline, a modern
A su tleArarb-,eloakeiri-h-tithor,reah-efterida-y-rhartyr indeed,--who--:,is-damned if_he.does._ •
reach its target much faster than the poisoned and damned if he 'doesn't.
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MRS,, ELIZABETH simpsqN.
Elizabeth Simpson of
LOolcnow passed away 'on Monday,
January, 24 , in her.88th year in
the Wingham And District HosOter
al -after -a short illness. ' , •
She was: the former Elizabeth
Ferguson, third daughter and
fourth child of Mary White and.
Alexander Ferguson of the .5th
Concession,; 01.1ross Township.
She attend-ed. 'S. S. # 3, ciiiross.
In July .1914.," she married
Simpson and lived ,
Kincardine for 2 years before
taking up residence on Lot 29;
Concession 5, of Culross Town-
ship., In 1955'they,moved, to -• .
Lucknow..
A faithful member of the Lang-
side Presbyterian Church, she. was
kir many years the church organ-
ist and a teacher in the Sunday
-School. She was also a life
member of the Women's Mission7
ary -Society.. Her talents included
oil painting and. rug making.
Throughout her life she enjoyed
music and she had a fine alto
voice . . current and*
world- eVents-, she continued act-
ive and h'er•years•in Lticknow were.. •
'happy - ones.
In 196.'0 she was.pred-eCeased ly
'her .husband and, in1943.by a
.daughterNiurdean; :Surviving are'
three 'sons, Arthur TOrorito;.'Hugh,,
Whitechurch; Douglas., Teeswater;
one• da tighter Jim Henderson
(Mary). o f .Luc know; and '13 'grand -
children.... • •
Pallbearers were John McKin- •
non of .C..‘ult-o-ss.,. a' long time
neighbotir and' school day friend;
two nephe,ws,,James ,Wilson of ,
'London and- John NOrrnan.of.tor,
onto; . and...three grandsons , Mur-
ray Simpson of Whiteehurch and •
Jim and John Henderson of Luck-
now.
The late Mrs.' Simpson rested .
at the MacKenzie Funeral Home,
Lucknow until 'Weelnesday of last •
week, when at 2 p.m. the funer-
aLservice'mas' conducted by the'
Rev Glenn Noble, of the Luck-
now Pres1Syterian Church where
she was a mer en.ker. Temporary
entombment tookplace in South
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LUC KNOW,' ONTARIO
Bud" Hamilton
Onc again it, is our pleasure. to
have s opportunity of reporting
to Col: ty Council and dis-Cuising
som of the probleins 'fading the
agricultural industry.., We' Would.
also tp'ke this "opportunity to
. extend .eongratiliations to the •
Warden 'and:members of the- ;
Bruce County Council who. :have
`.received the'honourof iepiwnt
ing'their municipalities ..at County
level., .
The Federation baS•maintained
its stand that property should be ,
taxed to' finance' services to prop-
erty, but that property shouldn't'
,betaxed to' finance services to
peepleLIVe_have. continued of
request-of proVindial' government
. to take over .the complete respon-
sibility of financing education,
raising the fiunds by taxes that take
'into.ac,count,ability to pay; While
we appreciate• the assistance of .
'the 2'5;'0 tax, rebate which farmers
are receiving,•this is` notthe
answer to the problem.
RIPLEY ABATTOIR
Custom •Butchering — Curing and Smoking
Cutting and Wrapping — Sausage Making — Fast Freezing
ANN.
HOGS AND CATTLE ON MONDAYS
CATTLE ONLY ON FRIDAYS
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