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The Huron Expositor, 1981-09-09, Page 14teljnowl., !MOM wage ma Elmo* Om N312c7 Whelan for prime minister? Grey re-writes Grey Township council rescinded its bylaw on the erection and use of manure pits in the township of Grey ata special council meeting Tuesday night, The decision w s made upon legal advice and the bylaw is rewritten so- that the statement 41.0.manute.pits_including alterations and additions must be constructed of reinforced concrete or steel," ,ninits the part of that sentence which read, "or bellied with 1 suitable material as approved by the Township of Grey:" Council has also contacted a groundwater specialist from the Ministry of the Environ- ment and he is, at present, conducting an investigation in Grey Township.. A giant of $50 was given to the . Huron Plowmen's Associaton . Council had no objections to Meehan Construction having gravel ph operations on, part of Lot 29, Concession 16 and Lot 31 on Concession 17. ' The township was informed by the Miniiirrof Agriculture and Food drainage section that their tile drainage allocation for 1981-82 would be 5217,700. Council then passed a by-law under the tile drainage act in the amount of $70,700 leaving a balance of S73,000 available in 1981-82 for tile drainage. Building permits were approved for James Bakelaar for a storage shed and Wilhelm Grisback for a new house. Council also discussed increasing the interestrateeill the previous .years.tairesand planned to do so after the prime rate became available Tuesday morning. September 8. As • - of Jimuary ,1-,- tfie years tax penalties end interest, will also be increased. At council's regular meeting last Monday night, council accepted the completed tile drainage applications for John Davies at $11,400; and G. Arnold Campbell at S10,900, subject to the availability of funds. A completed tile drainage application for 1980 for G. Arnold Campbell was turned down, because it involved a previous year's work. Building permits were approved for Robert M. Harrison-implement storage shed; Don- ald Dunbar-new shingles on house; Leona Snyder- new shingles on house. Council passed a motion to accept the petition from the residents of the Township of Grey regarding their apposition to the construction and operation of earthen man- ure pits in the township of Grey as presented. manure, pit bylaw SEAFORTH FARMERS' CO-OP Fertilizers, Agricultural Chemicals, Feeds, Farm Supplies, Hardware 527-0770 Seaforth For further information, contact your local dealer MILTON ji DIM LIMITED Purina Chow — Santiatiim Products — Seed Corn Ventilation (Wholesale' &- Retail) Pesticides — Spraying Equipment SEAFORTH, ONTARIO NOK IWO Phone 519-527-0608 BY STEPHANIE LEVESQUE e Huron County Federa- loti of Agriculture held its regional meeting Sept. 3, with all of last year's directors remaining for another term. In Huron North east, the provincial director is Gerry Fortune, with Brian Jeffray. Mary Beth Mann and Jack Stafford as delegates, The aheroatedelegate$ are Doug Fortune or,Iti Bill Mann. In Huron 'North west. 0.f) provincial director is Merle Gunby with Jim Drennan. Walter Mum and .Tony McQuail as delegates. In Huron East central,,,the provincial director is John Nesbitt with John Van Beers, Ralph DeWeerd, and Doug Gam is s as delegates. In Huron West, central, the ,provincial director is Jim MeintoSit, withlaru.StOrdy, JaCk TebbOtt.. • angiS.tan tie Ihaain as tieleiotes,' Their alternate delegates are Jack MacGregor and Lyle Haney. - In Huron Smith. the pro- vincial director is Andre Dur- and with delegates Albert Erb. Hugh Rundle and Ralph Geiger. In the out-going-provincial directors' report, Huron OFA members present learned of the work the group has done ill- the past year, Thks work incindes .disetisSiOnS 'gevernmerit officials cto the OFA to study fin high interest rates on loans, -end changes in OFA insur- ance. Presidenteerry Fortune praised the work of the committee members for all they have done this past year. Mrs. fortune told the OFA members that a letter to Prime. Minister Pierre Trud- eau., signed those concern- ed- with be scnt. The .ticatong of - site, iOtter cane out of .meeting with,! the, provineittt Areetors Nip both Huron and Orlice 091Mtlea-Mrs.,.fortuaeadtieti that Wellington County has„ expresSedan interest to send a letter of its own. The letter states, "The bankruptcies and forced sales that have occurred, and those that will surely follow in the weeks to come, should be good indication of what, or maybe more important, who, will grow the food needed for • this country. "Farmers have been en- deavoring, for I V3 y..ears to tell you that there is a serious problem, It is now - a major crisis." "Forty per. cent of the . population is "directly or directly .errinjOrd. by the agricultare.' industry. *P. ' of .balance of payments is derived • 'from %,4184ettiture." the letter states, • The letter .1Iso asks., if it woultibeposaible for primary.. foed Prodtteers tot mike living. The letter asks for immediate action to save what is left of the agricultural community. P week, and said one in foal Ontario farmers is hurting financially. . ' The task force will exam- ine high interest rates and their effect on long-term farm development; examine pricing of Ontario farm pro- ducts; look at the profitability of agriculture in this province compared to other sectors of the economy; and recom- mend policies that will pro- vide long-term food security for Canadian consumers and financial security for Ontario fanners. Mr. Barrie says great pains were taken to give balance and credibility to the task force with will hold meetings across Ontario seeking ieput, from farmers, small businessei and, con- sumers. Members of the task force are: MP John Wise, (PC- Elgin) former federal Tory agriculture minister; Barbara Shand of Toronto, national vice-president of the Con- =Met Association of Can- and; Everett Bins of Tor- onto, task force chairman and Ontario's deputyagricul- ture minister from 1961 to 72; former Huron-Bruce Lib- eral MPP and opposition agriculture critic Murray Gaunt; and Del O'Brian of Pembroke, a farmer, busi- nessman and lawyer. The OFA represents 25,512 members. YoU and quackgrass have an on-going fight. And at harvest time you Can see exactly whereyou're losing the battle, Those patches of quackgrass are rob- bing you of your yield. Plus they make combining very difficult. Worst of all, when you plow the quackgrass under... it's just waiting to reappear next, spring. This fall, try something different. Use Roundupo... and get a long-term control program for quackgrass. It's sure and easy. After your crop comes off, let quackgrass regrow the proper stage and spray with Roundup. Wait five days and then continue normal fall plowing. (You can treat even after a mild frost if quackgrass is actively growing) If harvest is late and you don't get good regrowth this fall ...don't plow Leave the quackgrass alone so, you can treatit next spring before planting, When used in conjuction with yOur nor- mal seedling weed control program; you can control quackgrass fOr up to three .. years. ' So this fall win the war against quack- grass. For effective control of quackgrass ... nothing works like Roundup. Nothing works like Roundup. ALWAYS RE AD AND E Olt OW THE LABEL DIRECTIONS FORROLINDLIP• Roundup• is a mastered r odema rit 0 Monsanto Company Monsanto anada Inc . reastered user omonsanta (ompany 19111 Monsanto Monsanto Canada Inc, Winnipeg, Montreal Toronto, Regina, Saskatoon. Calgary, Vancouver RCN-I3-81 • A14 HURON EXPOIRTOR • $E.PTEMOER a, 1 p Huron direct rs reinstated • Intl Rting toaee Geile Whelan 1104g away his own F4,0* * When, Pietre. *44:ter said be was:00g to Itepdown as l*pdpforti6(9144:*404 POP*. the .affable heraihtirgr• was 000000 first tnemberaof • cabinet to throWhia-10141100 hat, into the' chute. • • Itiatiqiir tohripeopt e,oldjOke about WIte)art bat 1 lika it. then and I stilt, get a. chuckle out of it • because of the .agnainistees shattered syntax. When be saidhe would seek the leadership, one disgruntled •:reporter from La belle previnceinggeatedwOcoul&if he won the leadership., have &riffle minister unable to speak either one of the country's official languages. . It was soon after his announcement that observers of the agricultural scene noticed a marked difference in Whelan's clout within the federal cabinet. Somehow or other, his personality was muffled almost immediately. Trudeau has been accused many times of stifling cabinet leadership except for a few of his favourites. It is interesting to note that few brilliant young Anglophones have been giire the high-profile cabinet posts. Pierre saves those for his Francophone friends. If that sounds as though I'm against the idea of the federal cabinet being top-heavy with,Quebecers. so be it. Whether—EngreieWhelan would get the support to become party leader when Trudeau steps down is questionable. He is certainly makingThoises in the boondocks, even as far away as the Pacific Exhibition in. Vancouver, about as far away from Parliament Hill as he can get. His speech contained some vague hints a t new .programs for economic problems when the house r Mimes and when a budget is tabled in October. His statement that Canadians are fed up with the way the Liberal government has handled the.economy is a hint that he is now making some tentative bids for the leadership, These trial balloons are part-and-parcel of politics these days. Organize harvest Grain harvest is upon us! It seems that little time has passed.since spring planting, yet most wheat has been harvested and the harvest of the other cereal crops is just around rhe corner. How well 'hive you prepared- for busy harvest period ahead? Hejlefully, by now equipment will have been put in top operating condition with all protective devices in place. Your mo st important assets in the season are the people who work with you. A seasoned combine opera- tor, a family member or a novice employee, everyone in the harvest crew should be fully aware of their obliga- tions and. responsibilities in the days ahead. A sit-down meeting with family members and employ- ees before the start of the harvest would be very mach to the petnt, Slant-by outlining the sequence of crops and fields, to be harvested. Ex- plain how each crop is to be handled in terms of tfansfer to on-farm storage or local elevator. People develop a greater interest in their work when they have some under- standing of the total process. Thorough briefing of new employees on the safe, effi- cient use of equipment is essential. This would also be a good time to review safe operating procedures with more seasoned help. Each individual should be made reinciiiiible for aity Maintenance McK ILLOP MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY Established 1876 10 Main, St. Seaforth Ph. 527-0400 FULL COVERAGE Farm & Urban Properties DIRECTORS & ADJUSTERS Ken Carnochan 482.3154 Lavern Godk in ,527 1877 Ross Leonhardt 145.2214 John McE wing 521 9190 Stanley NitIlwain 524 7051 Donald Mc Kerr her 527 1817 john A Taylor 482 7527 I N Trewartha 482 7591 Stuart Wilson 527 0687 AGE NTS F F Bill" Durst 527 1455 lames Keys 527.0467 Wm Letper 523-4257 CALI:AN AGENT OR THE OFFICE "The ruesaar (from the two 'recent byeleetiOns Canada, both, 14t-by. the Liberali) is loud and .elear," he said, "There was a form of disgust that they (miters) eipreSsed,." It does nnt, of course * take *Reif* to figure out that a peal many Canadians are fed Up. Out then, Eugene ianot genius, and would be ihe'firit to admtt ha a certain amount Of credibility in this • country. and still can pull a respectable rural vote all across Canada. His homespun humor, his dry wit, his method of poking fun at himself artil even his ability to speak extemporane- ously' have endeared him to a lot of people outside the farming community. I have heard him speak a number of times arid he has never failed to wander a little from his prepared text to give the press a meaty quote or two. He has called himself one of the ugliest men in the world which. is refreshing coming from a politician. Too many Of them become pompous. fatuous asses when they get to Ottawa. He had better do something and be quick about it if he is going to get the farm vote, though. The Federal Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs has statistics to prove that farm bankruptcies in the livestock industry are now 60 per cent higher than last year with 58 , hog and beef farmers declaring bankruptcy in Ontario up to July 31. Total bankruptcies foffilirit- s in Qatari() were 96 at the end " of July compared with 70 a year ago. Amiss Canada, farm ' bankruptcies are up more than 30 per cent from a year ago. This foolishness cannot continue an Eugene Whelan is one of only a handful of men in this country who might be able to do something about it. — If he waits too twig-- until a budget is brought down-- he may be saddled with the same old maXim: Too little and too late.. That ain't no way to become prime minister! Ship your Livestock with Art Heffron Blyth . SHIPPER FOR United Co operatives of Ontono lowesto<6 Morkerong Dtvis.orl , By 8 a nt Monday 523 4221 •• ° All persons who wish to obtain a licence to trap fur-bearing animals, but have not previously held a licence, must first successfully com- plete a course of instruction in fur harvest management and conservation given by the Ministry of Natural Resour- ces. Although the course is only mandatory for new trappers we are encouraging veteran - trappers to take the course as ' ' The content of the course includes the history of fur management, humane trap- ping, fur laws and policies, pelt preparation and the biology, management and trapping techniques of var- ious fur bearing animals. - ,.lit th -WM0e» --dittridi which nsists of Huron and Perth Counties, the town- ships of •HurolirtXinloss, Culross, and Carrick in Bruce County and the township of Minto in Wellington County, a course will commence on October 7th, 1981 at he Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton. The course will continue each, Wednes- day evening for 10 weeks. . . Any interested people should contact the Wingham 'district office for further information and application forms. Ph. 357-3131 or 1-800- 265-3003. The registration fee of 515.00 is payable on the first night of the course. • HENSALL oirriticr COOP Brucrifi.111 Zurich Henson • 482-9023 236.4343 2624002 • PORK CHOP BARBECUE 12 NOON • HONOURABLE EUGENE WHEI.AN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE FOR CANADA WILL PERFORM THE OPENING CEREMONIES • OTHER DIGNITARIES MP MURRAY CARDIFF „ IMP JACK RIDDELL Friday, September 11, 1981 At Our Hensall Branch HENSALL DISTRICT CO-OPERATIVES NEW SACKETT FERTILIZER . TOWER BLENDER A five-tnertiber Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) task force has latinceti an estimated 550,000 study into the financial crisis facing Ontario farmers. and will report to the federation's annual meeting in Deeem- ber, OFA president Ralph Bar- rie announced the task force at a Middlesex federation meeting at Komoka last Trappers to school END THE SEASON WITH A BOOM!