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HURON. SEPTEMBER 281 108 1
THE THREE MUSKETEERS?—No, it waslust Sherri. McLachlan of RR
2, Kippen, Ann Uhler of RR 3, Walton and, Mark Carson of Wingham
having a good time on the.ponies.at the Brussels fair on Wednesday.
Politicians and publi&tervants' have a tough time trying
to defend. their actions in this province. Just ask George
Kerr. ., ,
When a politician stands a little taller now and again, he
deserves a pat instead of a pan, , .
Eugene Whelan, Canada's minister of agriculture, is by
his own admission one Of the ugliest men in' the House of
cimimans. He has been stomping the country for a decade , telling everyone Canada's fariners are tops.
Recently some of his high-paid bureaucrats, after exten-
sive research, suggested that the Canadian farmer receives
more for his products than his American counterpart.
, Therefore, they said, Canadian farmers should improve
their efficiency, . ,
It's reports like that which make Eugene angry. He has
trouble getting Cabinet support without the bureaucrats
• crossing him up as well, , •
Those bureaucrats failed' to say many things in'that rep
port. They failed to enderstand farmers and the peculiar ...
Liners rn appreciitito at, lob twity. Male Rd Elmira" Om toad 2cf
The European common market has huge tariff protections
for agriculture. Almost every commodity is protected.
,Many are protected in the United States but Canada seems
Ito be ,willing to trade Off agriculture.
Consumers should know why/the cost of living increase in
August was the lowest in two gears. It was because the price
of food did not increase. Almost every other commodity wa's
up. But not (god.,
Why? Because_the dollar sagged so slow that many food
imports were priced out of Canada. When you have to pay a
15 per cent premium on the dollar to import American food, ,0 you- can't make money importing.
Food prices are blamed for the high inflation of the last
five years. That's only because it took that long for food -
and farmers to catch up to the, rest of the economy.
In August, prices for gasoline increased. Most rents in-
creased, telephone rates increased, car insurance pre-
rniiiinsincreased, interest rate charges increased, car
prices increased.
All these things went up in price during the month of Au-
gust yet few people were crying about it. But-let food prices
increase and'everybody gets on the bandwagon.
Eugene Whelan gets bombarded from every side. The
Consumers Association of Canada sends spokespersons to
eitiery talk show in the country. Bill Newman goes into
hiding until the furore dies down.
Canadians should not kid themselves. Food costs are
always going to be higher here than across the border be-
cause they have a bigger market. For the same reason,
their input cast.i will always be less. They can buy fittings
cheaper because more of them are there to buy.
The sooner Canadians understand this, the bette hey will
understand the farnier. This understanding is rtal to the
economy. Farmers are responsible form than 40 per
cent of the gross national product.
Without farmers, we wouldn't eat. It's a habit I picked up
early in life; one I would find difficult to break.
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dilemma Canadian farmers are irr. ,
They, made their study from one point.of view only. They
didn't say that Canadian farmers have to pay'a helluva lot
more than U.S. farmers to buy materials that go into pro-,
duction. Such as tractors, trucks, chemicals, fertilizers,.,
Poor old s 4ugene tries desperately hard to point this out
_whenever he maka speech. He constantly tells people
• that few farmers in'anada have been getting the allowable
increases in the price of their products, the six per cent
increases suggested wider the old A.LB, guidelines.
It obviously costs niore to produce an item in Canada\than
it does in the Hew Hess Hay if for no other reason thatiThe
market is much greater in the'Excited States. You can, as
the ppermarket chains-well know, sell a product for less
money if you can sell a huge volume, '
It is more than that. Canadian farmers haste fewer built-in
protections than any other democratic state in the world.
' Mrs. Donna Farley of
Toronto visited on Wednes-
day afternoon with tier
father, Dr. Ernest Sadlier.
.MiSs Ruth Cluff, Mrs.
Margaret Case and Mrs: °
Louise Smale visited with
Mr. Frank Case. '
On Thursday 'afternoon a
. party was held on the
occasion of Miss Edith Salo's
birthday. Anne (Marie
Maloney visited.Miss Salo on
Thursday evening. • Visitors with Miss BessieL
Davidson included :NO.
George Knechtel, Moose
Jaw; Mr. and Mrs. ken
t, Cowan, Midland; and Mrs.
*Edith Dunlop._.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Carter
and. Christine; Mr. Gordon
McKellar, Brampton; • and '
Mrs. ' Margaret Knight,
Hensall visited Mrs, ; Mary
Carter.
Residents who enjoyed an
outing to the parade on,
Friday morning included Mr.
Wilbur, Keyes, Miss Edith
Salo, ' Mrs. Mary Carter.
• Miss Bessie. Davidson and
Mr. Art Nicholson.
" Several residents •• spent
Friday afternoon at.the
Seaforth Fall, Fair. Tis wa \ie
a very 'enjoyable outing .as.
they• not, only saw the many
\ shibits and horses and,
'cattle show but they met
many old friends. Attending
were Mr. and Mrs.• Robert
McClure, Mr. Art Nicholson.
Mrs. Genie Hall. Miss Mary '
Neville. Mr.. Harold Walsh, •
Mr. Emil Hermansen and
Mrs, Margarite Shill.
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Happenings 4, The 1978 International Plowing Match. and
Farm Machinery Show, located just east of
Wingham.in Huron County, started Tuesday
and before the gates close .Saturday at 6 p.M.
an estimated 250,000 people are expected to
be part of the largest farm machinery show
and plowing match in North America.
The newest tractors and farm implements
from Canada, the United States, Europe,and,
Japan will be there, as-well as entire "tomes;
barns and silos. Programs for ladies will tun
continuously from 9 each morning'to 6 p.m.
in three 50•by 100 foot buildings. featuring
crafts, floral dispalys and seminars, faShion
shows, .cooking exhibits and more. There
will even-fie a' midway for Yonugsters.
The tented city at 1PM:'78 is thebiggest
ever. A seventh street has been added to the
layout of the tented city; which is the world's
largest. 'One hundred and twenty acres are
covered with the tents, permanent buildings
constructed just for the five-• day show, and
with fully-serviced streets., • • .
• Growth of the,, plowing match has been.
-phenomenal, organizers say. When the site ,
Was chosen in 1974, planS were for a tented
city. with four streets.'Now there are almost
:800 exhibitors artri caterers iii: tented city,
with almost five 'miles of road frontage..
A total of 176 Huron County people haye
combined o form the local committee to
work ' ith the' Ontario Plowmen's As-
sociati n and present IPM '78. The Work of
these eople provides not.just the huge
ten city, but• the planning behind parking
r 20,000 cars daily, wagons trains to
transport the' thousands 'uf visitors to 1PM
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from parking ,te the tented city and from
tented city to the plowing competitions and
farm machinery demonstrations, and dozens
of other huge projects.
The demonstrations are a new feature of
the International Plowing Match, as farm
machinety nuinufacturers.. distributors and
dealers get a chance to show how
their tillage. harvest and other equipment
performs in tlie• field. . • Pkuty of Plowing Too • ,
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Mary' Neville wh7-1 received
several prizes for her knitting
at the fair.
Mrs. Isobel Scott and Mr.
Ross Scott visited Mr. Bill
Scott. •
Mr. Wilber Keyes went for
a Sunday afternoon drive
with Mrs. Keyes and
' observed the bean harvest in
progress.
Miss Kate Laverty went
for an outing on Sunday with
her niece. Mrs. Mary. Van
Tryck.
Mr. Art Nicholson spent
Sunday afternoon with his
son, Harold. He wa's also
visited by his brother Mr.
Wilson Allen on Thursday,
Mr. Morley Bloomfield
enjoyed Saturday afternoon
with his brother, Lenny:
Mr. Erie Dow spent last
weekend at his daughter's'
home and attended his
granddaughter's wedding..
Hibbert
International .P wing Match don't 'get past
the huge tent d city, there is plenty to 'be
seen beyond.' Flowing competitons are held
daily, featur* g both horse-poiveied plows
and' tractor rawn plowing classes.
Special pl wing classes in this year's
match"), feat re Queen of the Furrow
cent esPahts , mayors of Ontario
municipalities, wardens and regional chair-
men of municipalities, and, members of , the
Media.
A. list of the classes, plowing and the
plowing location posted-each morning in
front of the IPM Headquarters Building
along Headquarter Avenue' at the west edge
of the ter* city.
Winners of the plowing competitionS and
the Queen of the Furrow contests will be
announced Friday night at the prize
presentation banquet at the Howick Com-
munity Centre between. Gorrie and Har-
riston. Plowing champions will display their
talent Saturday at 10:30 a.m. in a special
plowing demonstration.'
It is the third time in the 65 year history of
the International Plowing Match that it has
been held in Huron CountY and the first time
its has been held in the Wingham area:
The tented city site is located, one mile
east of Wing ham 611-Highway 86. Routes to
the match add parking areas are clearly
marked with plowing match signs: The main
Parkingreas will be to the west and 'north of
the tented city,' with special parking' for
buses and bicycles.
Anyone who Wants to see the whole tented
city should take more that one day to visit
the farm implement displays, the feed, seed
and fertilizer company exhibits, silo and feed
handling shows, Abe ,, ladies programs,.
household displays and all the other
attractions. •
The finesse, displayed- by experienced
plowmen takes some time to appreciate as
well, as compefitiors from all 'over the world
compete inthe International Plowing Match
and Farm MaChinery ShOw, agriculture's
Congratulations to Miss Though , many people who visit the largest showcase,
BREAKING BREAD. Dignitaries at the pm
lunch ibcluded-from left, Jack Riddell, M.P.P.,
Warden Ge,rry Ginn, Ree\ie Bill Elston, Liberal
. leader Stuart Smith,plowmen Wo , Barrie; Ag.
• Minister Eugene Whelan and •Pat Telfer,
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would probably have tq, last
until the end of 'the next
fiscal year. Council decided
to'handie requests on a first
some first served basis.
A time and/ date for a
Rateypayers nieetingte meet
the ea.ndidates waft until •^
the next tifebtitig, when -
"anangemeats *mild be
made to hold it -after
rioniination day was over:
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