HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-11-11, Page 18Organizers of this ss:ason's
oyal Agricultural Winter Fair
aye announced the list of
Luntestants and a large number
will represent Huron County.
In the i104 crops division,
competitors from this region will
be: Alex Malurtrie, O.T.
Workman, Wni. Coleman,
Vernon Alderdice, Ross
McBeath, Ross Kercher, Elgin
Thompson, Ernest Talbot and
John Peck, all of Kippen. They
also include: Harold G. Elder,
Hensall; R.T. and Arthur Bolton
of Seaforth; R.D. Etherington,
Hensall; Cameron Bogie, Goder-
ich and Joseph Miller, Stephen
Dietrich and Wayne Woods, all of
Dashwood.
Breeding horses will see Judith
Smillie, Hensall; Pat Stephenson.
Goderich; Mr, and Mrs. Y.C.
Fox, Blyth; Eric and Tim Ilacket,
Lucknow competing.
Beef compliitors will be Whit-
ney Coats of Exeter; Bothnia Ltd.
and Smith Brothers of Brussels
and Sharon' Alton and Andrew
Gaunt of Lucknow.
In the dairy division-, Mrs.
Lloyd Dale of R.R. 2, Seaforth;
Alec Ostron and Elizabeth Batty
of Clinton will show Jersey stock. •
William Turnbull and Jan van
Vliet of Brussels will have entries
in the swine division, Turnbull
showing Yorkshires and Van Vliet
showing Lacombes. Robert J.
Robinson of R.R.,4, Walton will
show Hampshires.
Thomas J. Todd of Lucknow
will have entries in the lamb and
sheep competitions.
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BEST
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GATE SIGN — Brian Falconer of R.R.4,
Seaforth won 'the Hallrice Farms trophy for having
the best farm gate sign in 4H competition.
Presenting the trophy.was Maurioe Hallahan, R.R.3,
Blyth of Hallrice Farms. (Photo by Oke)
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HAMPION'sHEEP%—• MatbUetite:gt1011 Of .
retched tpaJack Riddell trophy as champion
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raRiddetta a, (Photo by Oke)
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end of this year. The Premier told , *recipients.' A suggestion was
the Legislature that in cases made by opposition spokesmen
where illegality has been that' the applicants could be asked
established those-involved will be to record their previous. addresses
presecuted. and ownership when :they. applied
Mr.. DAvis said he saw. no for the grants. This information
reason i'vhy spot checks could not was not required, and has made it
continue over a period of time, more difficult for government.
but fie said it would take several investigators. 'The Minister said
years to do an audit on all the he would consider the suggestiOn.
Produce good
1 9 76 bean crop
According. to'the Ontario Bean
Producers Marketing Board the
1976 bean crop was good in terms
of quality with few splits, low
moisture levels, minimum pick
and good color. Estimated total
crop'harvests for this year is
about 1.850,000 cwt. bags as
compared to the 1975 harvest of •
1.783.189 cwt. bags.
The average yield was 1.275
pounds per —acre on 145,000
estimated acres. This yield
compares to the five year average
yield of 1,354 pounds per acre.
--Ontario's current selling pricy
is $19.20, export and $20.20
domestic per cwt..
TheMichigan crop is in at
slightly more than four million•
cwt. bags with an average yield of
only '950 pounds per acre.
Michigan's quality is also
reported as good. with slightly
more split beans than Ontario.
Current producer price in
• Michigan is $15.00 and has
..ranged from $14.00 to $18.00 per
cwt.
Ontario producers have
received a , $6,00 payment
'representing a partial payment on
the 1975 crop. -Kill's is necessary,
the board explains. -because of the
large quantity of number, four
beads (over 215,000 cwt.) of.
which 108.000.cwt, have yet to he.
sold. In order to achieve the best.
return on the balance, they say. it
will be necessary to sell them
when the opportunity arises
which might involve several
months.
Total demand for bean
consumption in 1976-77 is
forecast at 5,833.06
Total supply in the United StateS
and Ontario is 6.350,00 cwt. bags
- and more than 5(30.000 bags of
beans must find their way into
other world market's in 1976-'7 7 to
balance supply and demand.
This will be difficult, the hoard
says, since record Crops of other
similar white beans from
Argentina and Chile are
attempting to capture these
markets,
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HURON EXPOS'iTOft,• N...VerNAgR rig 1974:
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Stringent gun control laws needed
This corner usually agrees almost to the point of servili-
ty with the hard-hitting editorials and agricultural stories
carried in that excellent rural magazine. Farm arid Coun-
try.
The writer has. in tact. been castigated once or twice for
supporting that paper in contro\ ersial issues One nun
even went so tar as to accuse me of being on Farm and
Country's payroll
1 arm" not. This cialumn is sponsored by nobody except
the independent editors of the 15 nesparitirs in Ontario
with brains enough to realize that a farm column is •neees-
syry.
But I must take issue iiith the most recent editorial on
gun cootrol.
I've said rt before and continue to S,* it Guns are an
instrument of \ Hence I dislike guns I hate 'ant and my
abhorrence colors in% opinions I freely admit tt
Farm and Country magazine bet ieves the death of the gun
control law which withered ix-rth the end of the last Parlia-
mentary session is a good thing. that the old bill was a bad
piece of legislation
• • The farm magazine suggests that measures are still
needed to curb the.misuse of firearms 1 say amen to that
But rather than produce a new bill. the magazine suggests
a simple amendment to the Criminal Code
The amendment. the Magazine suggests. should impose a
mandatory term. tit at least Live years,on anyone caught
committing 4 vrime or loitering with intent to commit a
crime who has a t !rearm in his possession
Bullroar
Any gun control law has to do more than that. much more
If the original legislation was weak and I don t think it
went far enough then an amendment such as that suggest-
ed by Farm and Country is useless
The original legislation, watered down ux it was. propos-
ed that anyone seeking to buy a rifle or a shotgun or am-
munition be required to hate a licence,
To obtain a licence. that person would have to, Submit an
application signed be two guarantors willing, to certify that
they knew . of no reason why the applicant was unfit to
possess a gun or ammunition
Those who do not share my views on g it control are the
people who write letters, nasty letters, to They are the
people who descend on MPs and Cabinet min -tern demand-
ing the right to own a gun. Untortunately, toot many politi-
cians listen to those people and the vast. ,Ailtnt majority
sit back and get the legislation they deserve because they
are too- lethargic to speak up
\nd yes hilly aware of the problems stringent laws
ma'. tanners A gun is usually a necessity around a
farm
' But stringent gun control laws would be a minor nui-
sance to farmers. not-hing more It such legislation would
sate one lite in this country. it would be worth it
People who want to use guns illegally are going to get •
those guns no matter how MI t icult it is, But so many him- •
Are& of people are wounded or killed by the gun that was-
n't supposed to he loaded. the gun carelessly stirred and
carelessly handled
agree wholeheartedly with Geoffrey Stevens. a crack- •
ing good columnist with the Toronto Globe jilt] Mail, who
wrote recently A civilized society has a responsibility to
guarantee the right (0 the citizen to live. to \cork...and to walk
the streets as tree Iii in tear as the law can possibly pro-
vide. This responsibility' and this right, in my view, tran-
scend the privilege of private ownership of I irearms
As a former reporter for half a dozen newspapers' or
radio stations, I have covered too many' "accidental"
deaths. too many murders and 'O'r suicides to make me be-
lieve in anything less than very stringent gun control laws.
I can only repeat. too, what was said 'after the first col-
umn on gun control was printed That thoswho :disagree
will he vehement and outspoken in their opposition Again.
I say, I just hope they aren't as quick on the trigger as
they are in getting their opinions in print
I don't think that' legislation went tar enough. It should
have made a compe tence test mandatory'
I wrote 'a columtt.it 'couple of months ago which was
strongly in support of stride un'Ontrol. I stand by that
opinion although" the lirrin a eted more comment
than any in the last six mouths
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TOP SWINE JUDGE — This award went to John Van
—Vliet, R.R.2, Brussels, who scored „94 out of 'a
possible 100 points. Jim Johnston, manager of the
CIL Agromart in Brussels, presented the trophy at
Achievement Day in Clinton Friday night.
John also won the Huron Pork Producers' trophy,
presented by Elmer Harding, Pork Producers
president, because he had the highest number of
points in Huron, 4-H swine clubs. (Photo by Oke)
xpositor BOLTON AWARD — Russell Bolton presented his
award to the champion 4-H corn exhibitor at the
Seaforth Fall Fair, Sandy Broadfoot, R.R.1,'
Brucefield. (Photo by Oke)
Report from Queen's Park
Debate 30.3% Hydro increase
(By Murray Gaunt M.P.P.)
A debate 'this week in the
Legislature on the report of the
Ontario Energy Board on the
proposed rate increase for 197 7
saw opposition critics urge the
Government to soften the impact
of the 30.3% proposed increase,
The' matter of whether the
Government will. allow Hydro to
increase its 1977 rates to
municipal utili ties by 30.3% as
proposed' won't be settled until
the Ontario Cabinet makes a
decision 'Within the, next two
weeks. Government spokesmen
warned of the danger of
postponing the rate. increase
because they' argued that the
increase in Hydro costs would
have to be borne by the consumer
in future years if Hydro didn't get
the proposed increase. . •
_A proposal for spreading the
rate increase over three years,
with a 20% increase in 1977. 1978
and 1979, was rejected by die
Government. The 30.3% increase
in Ontario Hydro bulk power rates
will translate into about a 20%
increase to the average consumer
who(uses about 750 kilowat hours
of power, per month.
Liberal . Leader Stuart Smith
attacked the Government .on its
housing policy': charging that
Ontario is lagging far behind the
rest of the country in new
construction. In 'the first six.
months of this year, according to
Dr. Smith. .building permits
issued for construction of
,dwelling units in the Province
dropped, by 1,8% compared with
a 25.4% increase across the rest
Grey accepts tenders
for snowplowing
Drain at the price of $124.846.20
be accepted subject to the
approval ,of E. W. Shiftier, P.
Eng. of Gramsby and Mannerow
Limited.
That building permits be
grant ed to: Bob Alexander, pole
barn: Eric Whelan, driving shed;
Murray Cardiff, siding on house;
Bruce Speiran, siding on barn;
taken by
Veldhorst, Elmer Martin and of education levy for the year 1977
Lloyd Martin to repair the made ' in two Instalments,
Rowland Drain be accepted and namely, the Air day of June and
that John Johnston be appointed the Nit day of tiecethhen
ComtiliStioner. That previsional, 11y-law No. 11
That we give the Crattbrook a 1076 for the undertaking of „
, Cemetery Board a Grant; o1 $206. repairs 'nf.the kritelitel 14l iietpal.
That the tendey-Ot trgliita and Drain •he given Oat and fsecond
Remitted, Construction • 'Company readings,:
Littlited, ListOWCI, Ontario, for Ateonrits approved ter
the eottatrtictioii " the' .S170 2A52•Mid Roads &fridges
Beitueliattip Crock Municipal $6;74i,t2„
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TRAMISOL INJECTABLE
'We alsb have Louse Powders .
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of the country, Housing Minister
John Rhodes responded by saying •
that there are all kinds 'of houses.
for sale in the Province, and.
under ' those circumstances
builders cannot be expected to
build more homes unless they
have -a reasonable chance of
selling them. Mr. Rhodes said
that he vyas not satisfied with the
amount of rental accommodation
being produced..
The swine fl u vaccine is now
available in the Province of
Ontario. Supplies are now in the
hands of Medical 'Officers of
Health. Health Minisier Frank
Miller indic.ated that the vaccine
now in stock is not suitable for
children, but that the Ministry
Will try and get a modified version '
that can .be given to them. The
Government decided in
September that it would proceed .
with the program for the elderly
and chronically ill as soon as
possible, but put.off a decision on
launching the mass program after
a conference of health ministers,
Liberal Leader Stuart Smith
asked the Government to
continue its audit of grants
beyond the 'end of 1976, to
determine y% ho received the
grants in violation: of the
tzgutation, - The.,,, Province
approved 87.000 grants. and of
that number about 10% received
grants incorrectly. The
GovernMent has said its
investigators have located many
of these through their audit.
Revenue Minister Arthur Meen
has said his . investigating staff
will be taken off the audit at the
and standby time at $15,00 per
day. Both are subject to the
approval of M,T,C.
' Other decisions
council included:
•• That the request of Johan
Grey Council at its November
meeting Monday, November 1st
accepted the tender of Glenn
McKercherR2, Bluevale, at the
rate of $14.50 per hour 'for
snowplowing for the 1976.77
season and for standby time at
$12.00 per day. The tender of
James A dams, R.R.#2, Bluevale,
'also was accepted, at the rate of
$16.00 per hour for snowplowing .,Albert Thielman, trailer and
garage; Hansden Dekker, driving
shed; Charles Terpstra, house.
That the Huron County Boar d
of Education and the Huron-Perth
Separate School Board be
requested to have the payments
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