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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-12-16, Page 31.;,:momatomumwaiiiiiarmikastoonatomomomMustateurannam 'DON'T LOSE THAT SALE BECAUSE YOUR CUSTOMER COULDN'T DECIDE WHAT TO BUY A GIFT CERTIFICATE MAKES SHOPPING EASIER Make Sure You Have A Supply In Your Store A Book of 50 - $3." 711. Ole =ton xpositor 527-0240 • IMORSINOinsms.s..40m.,AMSMORWOMMSMSNAMIAMPSIMIMIX SEASONS AV S mit a:1.i 1, OPPIATOPli mirensas 160 514 fitco„lArr Coemor a/4or avrec hoMmi Sr. SevrimerN McGREGOR Top Quality BEEF GOVERNMENT INSPECTED Whole Beef .90 Half Beef .91_ Price subject to change - INCLUDES: CUTTING WRAPPING and QUICK FREEZING Free Delivery - Within 10 Mile GRANT NicoRtgoR Ph. 262.5839 SEAFOR 527-1460 *o c. Huron Fe..d4ration learns Tariffs are the big issue Four people were elected directors and delegates reported on resolutions discussed at the recent Ontario convention when the Huron Federation of Agriculture met in Clinton Thursday night. Two McKillop township men, Mery Smith and Gordon Blanchard join the HFA executive as directors, along with Merle Gunl?y of Ashfield and Gerry Fortune of Turnberry. New president Allan Walper, first vice president Maurice Bean and second vice president Bev. Brown were elected at the Federation's annual meeting in November. A push to the federal government for stricter tariffs to protect Canada's agricultural products and a plan to set up land use policies at the county federation level were two of the main issues at the convention, several delegates told the 30 members at the meeting. Jake Van Wonderen of Varna who was a convention delegate, said provincial agricultural minister William Newman had been seeking meetings-on tariffs with the federal ministry of trade and commerce but that two scheduled meetings had been cancelled. He said Mr, Newman appeared sympathetic and asked for the Federation's support in getting federal authorities to At a Directors' meeting following the Annual Meeting of Gay Lea Foods Co-Operative Ltd., held in Guelph on December 7, Walter. Hamel of Elmwood, was . elected President, Mr.' Hamel owns and operates a dairy farm in Bruce County and has been active in farm and co-operatiVe organizations for some years.. he has been a Delegate in the co-operative since the early 1960's, was elected a Director in 1968 and has served as a Vi e-Piesident since 1970. In 1 44ftehecarnent dire:Peter of the y Farmers of Canada. Russell McCutcheon of Ow Pe Sound was elected 1st Vice- President and*Robert Turner of, Owen Sound was elected 2nd Vice-President. Re-elected to the Board in December were Howard Wilson, Owen Sound; David Ireland, Teeswater; Mel Proud, Tara and John Campbell, • Bafteld. Remaining directors meet with h im. "Of course you always get a favourable reaction from politicians when something is not their responsibility," Mr. Van Wonderen said. provincial Treasurer Darcy McKeough told convention delegates that The federal tariffs were outdated because they were tie d. to specific amounts, not percentages. Federation members should write to their MP's urging that federal provincial tariff negotiations get started, Mr. Van .Wonderen said. "Otherwise we are going to have to get more militant .and make tariffs a political issue." Better tariff protection will help save jobs and help the food processing industry, as well as the farmer, he said. The federal government is negotiating tariffs internationally on behalf of Canada right now, Bev Brown pointed out and said lots of letters-from farmers would make sure that agriculture gets its say before it's all settled. Media coverage of the • convention gave the impression that the Ontario Federation of Agriculture if backing off its strong stand on the preservatio n of farmland, some members said and Merle Gunby asked what the Convention's stand on the issue are: Bert Tuinder, Laurel; Gerald O'Grady, Listovvel. At the annual meeting which preceded the election, Retiring actually was.. The OFA will reduce their demand for a provincial land Asp plan and set up land use. committees at the.local federation level, HFA president Walper said. The CFAhas always stressed that farmers must be compensated if their land has a lower value because it's frozen in agriculture and that message hasn't gotten across too well, Maurice Bean said. "I think it's better policy because we can affect the focal secondary plans," the vice president said. The convention decided that tariff changes should be the number one priority and although, she said, the OFA is not backing off the land preservation issues, Miss Brown cited former OFA" president Gordon , Hill's point that there's no sense preserving farm land if farmers can't afford' to farm it. A local land preservation poliCy is fine in rural counties like Htron but may not be enough in areas like Niagara which face terrific urban pressures, Gerry Fortune commented,. If the Federation develops a county land use policy, they should make sure that farmers attend the local secondary plan meetings and support it, her husband Doug said. Merle Gunby urged that Federation develop a policy right away because the secondary plan for his township, Ashtield, is proceeding right now. The province's Farm Income 'Stabilization. Plan will probably pass the legislature, Bev. Brown reported, but the Federation would like to run along insurance principles. It should be a farmer's "unemployment insurance program, some protection against labouring for nothing," Miss Brown said. The OFA wants the bill to cover all commodities, have federal, provincial and farmer contributions and to clearly state that farm groups must be consulted on its provisions. Other resolutions which got support from the 600 delegates, 20 of them from Huron, at the 'OFA convention include stricter trespassing laws with harsher penalties for infringement; a request that Bell Canada provide a uniform farm rate for one and two party lines, regardless of the farmhouse's distance from a central exchange; parity 'for farmers' and rural residents' Hydro rates; and setting up of an OFA committee to study the need for regulations to control soil erosion. Members at the Huron meeting supported a resolution that will be considered at the next OFA directors' meeting that committee reports be''mailed to delegates before eath•awmal convention so that they have time to-study them. Members also agreed that any Individual Service Member who wants to should be able to subscribe to the minutes of provincial directors' meetings by paying the costs of the service t There was no discussion on the proposed property tax . law changes that would have the province pay taxes on farm land, Gay Lea sales up $20 million from '75 President Mel Proud said that the business of Gay Lea Foods Co-operative continued to expand and diversify, showing increased volume of 28% over the previous year.. Mr. Proud also explained that it -was now necessary for die co-operative to comply with the Co-operative Corporations Act of Ontario. T.E.Brady, Executive Vice- President and General Manager, announced an increase in sales from $72 million to $92 million and net earnings of $978,000 compared with $1,030.000 in 1975. He said that the financial position of the co-operative had improved substantially during the year, having reached a current ratio of 1.5 to I for the first time and members' equity ad increased to 28.7% to I assets. Out of earnings the Boa of Directors had declared a dividend of 80c pt common share. Arnold `C ok. Belgrave had the top t exing boar among the 88 boars at, e December group which completed test at the Ontario Test Station, New Hamburg. Close behind the Cook Yorkshire which had a performance index of 140 were three Yorkshire boars from the herd of Wm. J. Turnbull, Brussels, with indices of 138, 138 and 133. Arnold Cook's top test station "graduate" , combined low backfat thickness of .52 inches. average daily gain of 2.29 pounds per day and feed conversion of 2.42 pounds feed per pound gain. The three Yorkshire boar s from Ladies Lingerie and House Coats Ladies, Mens and Childrens Cobts 26% Off • OPEN TO 9 P.M, FRIDAY 242-2501 Henson Ontario Kippen was put on the map at the Ontario Stockyard Junior Show and sale on Saturday, December 11 at Toronto. Leslie Consitt won the Grand Championship with his H ereford steer and Les Coleman with, his Charolais cross bred steer' won the championship in his class. John Coleman also competed with .a Hereford ''steer. the Wm: Turnbull h crd had-the following outstanding average: backfat, thickness .54 inches. • average daily gain 2.24 pounds and feed conversion of 2.38. The Performance Index now being used at the Test Station pvaluateS the overall performance of each boar 'while on test and • combines the important economic traits of backfat thickness, average daily gain 'and feed conversion into one composite index. The average performance index of each group, is always 100 and indices of individual boars can range front approximately 140 down to below 50. FREE GIFT-BOXES Bill O'SheaMen's Wear tts • 4,6 rf i( .(((k Seaforth . is on his way to visit the T.D. Bank at Seaford"- sot° cut° Friday, Dec. 17 TORONTODOMINION . Everybody -young and old alike is invited to come and see Santa the bank where people make the difference If you're undecided try a gift., certificate so he can choose from 2p.m. to 4p.m. (so when several - cabinet ministers were at a convention breakfast session but Bev Brewn said she managed to buttonhole Mr. 4cKeough. She told him that Huron farmers were against the measure and he assured h er that the tax reform proposals would be quite different when they come into the Legislature. Mr. Walper read short excerpts from two letters from Mr. McKeough. written at about the same time; one saying that land is not a limitless resource and the., other commenting on—the myth that farm land is disappearing in Ontario. Members decided to send a letter to CKNX expressing disappointment in what Mrs. Fortune called their "bloody horrible" coverage of the December 6 election in rural areas. At the same time, Bev Brown suggested,' the station should be congratulated for good coverage of the OFA convention. Kippen boys win at Junior sale, show Huron farmers - tap indexing boars