HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-03-11, Page 15Old sayings about playing with fire abound.
• Such as if you play around with the bull long enough,
you're going to get a horn in the rump.
It's my humble opinion that the quiet bull out there in the
boondocks is fed up being Ferdinand.
I believe farmers and farm organizations are getting
sick of being pushed around and being the butt of every
joker on the television screen. If I were a full-time farmer,
for instance, I'd tell the stations carrying those cruel pro-
grams which make farmers out as ignorant clods to cancel
those shows.
Because the bull is getting angry. The horse has got the
bit in its teeth, in other words. •
Let me give you a few for instances:
The Wellington County Federation of Agriculture has
told Ontario Hydro that generating stations should not be
built in locations which result in transmission corridors.
gobbling up prime agricultural land.
— Farmers in Wallace Township surrounding the town
of Listowel have flatly stated that the town can expect 20
to 40 years of litigation if a sewer legoon is built on prime
land,
— A group of livestockmen, in the Dundalk area have
said to hell with, government subsidies and formed their
own predator control association to pay a bounty on wolves,
— The Palmerston-Harristan area citizens and farmers
as well as, farmers and environmentalists in the Port Hope
area have successfully thwarted Metro Toronto's ideas of
dumping freight-car loads of garbage in their backyards.
— The Ontario Federation of Agriculture, long a quiescent
group, has succeeded in becoming a militant, farmer-run
organiz,ation„mainly through.the*forts.of• young executive
members with the gutS to speak ea whenever necessary.
—Even organizations such as the Rural Learning Associ-
ation under the direction of Vic Morrow have organized
workshops and panel discussions to warn farmers about
preServing farmlands and how to go about informing the
public of the plight of farmers.
— Farm and Country magazine continues to be outspoken
in its.efforts to tell farmers how to stand up for their rights
Letters are appreciated by Bob Trotter, Eldale Rd . Elmira. Ont N3B 2C7
and make this basic of all professions one they can be proud
of.
— Even the now-defunct Food Prices Review Board's
latest report indicates that if there are any ripoffs along
the food chain, those ripoffs probably come at the retail
level, not at the farm gate.
— The preservation of farmland and hoiv to keep farmers
on that land is a hotly-debated question in many non-rural
meetings these days simply because a few farmers have
begun to speak out here and there across the province,
I could go on ad nauseum but I think the.point is proven.
And it's abont time, 'too, 'that farmers decided to speak
'out; in their own defence.
For too long, they have been satisfied to sit b ck and let
others — the politicians, the professional agr ultural or-
ganizations, the university eggheads — do the talking for
them.
I attended a panel discussion a couple of eeks back and
a young man collared me after the discussion. He slyly
suggested that the reason 'farmers haven't been talkative
over the years is because they don't find farming worth
talking about. Maybe, he suggested, farming isn't worth
preserving,
But an older man in the crowd, an articulate gentleman
oozing sincerity, said what needed to be said.
"All we want is some form of security so that we can
preserve our way of life. And it is a way of life. We just
want; to have enbugh security to be able to sit down with
our children and offer them the same opportunities as any'
other father and mother want for their children, • •
"We'd like to be able to tell them that we will be able to
send them to university. We would like to be able to look
down the road a little and assure ourselves and our children
'of some stability in the years to come.
"Until farmers can get a little of the security that almost
all Other sectors of the economy have, farmers will con-
tinue to leave the land. Just to be free of those terrifying
ups-and-downs -in food production would not be , asking too,
much, would it?"
I don't think it is' asking too much. nut, my farming
friends, you're going to have to fight for it and I'm happy
to see many of you are doing just that, Keep it up.
Morris Township council counts dogs
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Let's face it, you don't need a bank to tell
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But let's say you've got your plans all
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money, come to us. We'd like to help you. We're
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We can custom tailor an entire credit
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MEMBERS TALK TO HURON F.EDERAT1ON —
Huron Federation of Agriculture presiderft Adrian
Vos, right, makes a point while, from left MPP
Murray Gaunt, MP Bob McKinley and MPP 'Jack
Riddell listen at the annual presentation of briefs
riqteting of the local federation. The elected
Members heard briefs ranging from farming isn't a
bed of ropes to a message from the Huron power
plant committee, (Staff Photo)
Grey gives
recreation
$1500 -
Grey Township Council agreed
to purchase a piercing nozzle for
the Grey Township Fire Depart-,
ment and advance the firemen the
money to purchase an oxygen
inhalator-resuscitator to be repaid
by the firemen, at their March I
meeting.
The Grey Township Recreation
Committee was given $1,500 for
the year 1976.
The tender of Lloyd Jacklin,
R.R.#1, Listowel, for crushing
and hauling 26,000 cubic yards,
more or less, of 5/8" gravel at
$1.27 per cubic yard was accepted
subject to the approval of M.T.C.
Three tenders were received
for the gravel contract, Robert
Farrish Construction at $1.46 per
yard; Donegan's Haulage at $1.35
per yard and Lloyd Jackliln, the
lowest at $1.27 per yard.
All the Insurance Policies wit
the Frank Cowan Insurance
Company were renewed with
increased coverage.
Applications for tile drainage
loans in the amounts of $4,500,
$10,000., $4,100., $2,900.,
$2,900 were accented.
Building permits were granted
to: Neil Bakelaar, house and
attached garage; Howard Martin,
addition to hodse; Ben Terpstra,
silo arid addition to barn.
Rose Marie Bishop will be paid
$2,75 per hour effective March 1.
Accounts paid were General -
$6,416.48 and Roads and Bridges
- 23,849.54 for a total of
$30,266.02.
Happy
Citizens
• sing
The Happy Citizens of Seaforth
met Thursday afternoon in the
Legion Hall, Two minutes silence
was held for Miss Mae Dorrance
who passed away since the 'last
Meeting.,
Winners at euchre were Ladies
High, Miss Josephine Cunning-
ham. Lone hand, Miss Agnes
Eyre: Low hand Miss Mary
Broadfoot, Men's high, E. Boy-
senberry. Lone hand, Secord
McBrian.Low Elmer Dennis. A
box of groceries was 'won by
Lorne Dennis.
Happy Birthday, to Lorne Den,
nis was sung. Lunch was served
by the social committee.
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available in two models. The 6-hp attachment is also available for the
rider comes with a ,30-inch 'mower. 30-inch mower. It mounts behind
The rider has a' synchro.- the rider where it is out of the way.
balance& e.ng,no to reduce vibration. allowing close-in trimming.
It's available with a 30- or
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Adam Smith will be paid $1.50
per dog for dogS counted, Morris
Township decided at their
meeting March I.
Wm. Elston will look after
repairs to Lamont Drain. The sale
of part 4 of Lot 70 Plan No. 9 for
Morris Township was authorized
by by-law.
Morris Township agreed that
COunty apportionment be paid in
two instalments, June 30 ant.
December 15..
A resolution from the Town of
Chesley re: closing of Chesley
Memorial Hospital was endorsed.
An application for a tile drain
loan for $22,500 was accepted.
The road superintendent will
advertise for tenders for
supplying , crushing and
delivering approximately
20,000 cu. yds. gravel.
A statement of proposed
expenditures for public transpor-
tation and highway improvements
• in 1976 for amount of $148,832.00
for subsidy allocation of
$89,300,00 was adopted.
Accounts paid were: Roads
$11,606.92, General, $1,944,03 •'
Total $13,550.95,
- Council will meet again 'on
April 5 at I p:m.
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