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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1981-12-09, Page 17Of the 37 million slated for beef cattle assistance programs, Heron County beef producers received over 4 million. $40.00 per head was paid out to 598 producers who finished and sold a total of 99,711 cattle in 1980 for a grand total of $3.988.440.00- S20.0° per head was paid to 55 producers who sold 4876 cattle as stockers in 1980, for a total. of $97.520.00. These two assistance pro- grams did not include, the cow-calf producer..A /981 Cow-calf assistance program was announced December 1st by the Honourable Lome Henderson. Minister of Agri- (1) culture and Food. Application forms are available at the O.M.A.F. offices. An amendment has been made to the 1980 Beef Cattle Assistance Program for Stocker cattle. Previously only calves that were bought and sold were eligible. The amendment now includes beef calves-that were raised in Ontario by the applicant. :.-sold for finishing purposes in the 1980 calendar year -and weighing at least 600 lbs. at time of sale. The 10 head minimum applies to the amended appli- cation and the previous stock- er application. Application and amend-- ment forms are available at your local 0.M.JA,F. offices. Producers are encouraged to complete and return the ap- plications as soon as possible. Deadline date is February 26th, 1982. Stan Paquette. Associate Agricultural Representative „ The program is designed to assist beef-calf producers who kept a breeding herd of beef type cows during 1981. The Amount of the grant is $40.00 per eligible cave. 1PLANTDETALLS (2) (3) Eligible applicant: —a resident of Ontario in 1981 —owned a minimum of 5 eligible cows on the declaration date. —maintained a herd of beef cows for breeding purposes, Eligible Animals: --4emaleS kept for beef purposes that have or will have a calf in 1981 —owned by the applicant on August 1. 1981. Animals Not Eligible: —cows from which milk is marketed under Fed- eral and Provincial quotas Obituaries THE HURON EXPOSITO oacemerm 9, eef farmers can get e l Huron farm news the Christmas stories of Mat- thew and Luke. The manager also indicat- ed the centre, located in Mitchell. will be open the first Saturday of each month from 1 to 4 p.m. This is made possible by additional volun- teers. The annual Christmas tea will be held Dec, 9. from 2 to 4 p.m. and again from 7 to 9 p.m. HOST CONFERENCE Huron-Perth Presbytery will host the annual meeting of London Conference the last week in May, Stratford Cen- tral will be the host church. The theme will be working together for a new society. Charles Gates outlined pre- parations to date for the conference while Presbytery Chairman, Rev. John Roberts encouraged input from con- gregations. Conference offi- cer bote le besides outlining tiertigi responsi- bilities suggested that local congregations should study eighteen months if meat -prices do not rise. In response. Ontarip Fed- elation of Agriculture leaders indicated that the program by -itself would not get farmers out of financial trouble. Applications for the pro- gram are available from the local OMAF offices. FARM DIFFICULTIES - The Legislature has been told byJack Riddell, MPP for Huron-Middlesex. that tough times for farmers are causing some farm people to form vigilante groups. Worsening --+` Dons packsack Grouse approachable GERTRUDE AGNES BENNETr Gertrude Agnes Bennett of Walton died at HuronvieW. Clinton on Thursday. No- vember 26. She was 90. She was born in Alton, the daughter of George Morris • and the former Elizabeth McCutcheon.' She was pre- deceased by both hbr first husband. •Frederick Rutledge and her second husband George Roy Bennett. Surviving are her children. Kenneth of Agincourt. Her, aceof London. Fred of Ottawa and Leslie of Mississauga; a stepdaughter. Marie (Mrs. William Coutts) of Walton and a stepson Ross Bennett of Walton. Also surviving are 18 grandchildren lied ,12 great, grandchildren. She was pre- deceased by three sisters and three brothers. Funeral services were held from the Brussels chapel of ' the M.L. Watts Funeral home on Monday. November 30 with Rev. Charles Swan of BY JACK IUDDELL M.P.P. HOSPITAL FUNDING The Ministerlof Health. _Ffinnis Timbrell' has an- flounced a number of changes aimed, at helping hospitals wipe out their annual deficits. which this year reached $100 million. These changes are due to take place April 1, 1982. Among other things, hospitals will be permitted to increase their revenues by charging more for private and semi-private beds next year, as well as converting some public ward space. now set at 50% of a hospital's bed, to private or semi-private use. Previously, revenue from this type of accommodation has been split 65-35 between the Province and the hospitals respectively. Under the new plan, the hospital will be able to keep all the revenue, and apply it to other programs. Liberal Leader Stuart Smith's reaction to the Mini- ster's announcement was that "Medicare is now being systematically dismantled". Hospitals "are now being told to declare more of their beds as private and semi-pri- vate, so if you are waiting for an operation you'll be told: 'Look, we can't ACC01111110- date you in the standard ward, but if you would collie in as semi-private we just might get you in a little sooner. "The only way the hospitals can survive now, according to the government. is to gouge people who want semi-private care." Stuart Smith tabled a mo- • tion calling for a debate on a "matter of urgent public importance, namely the im- position of two-class health care in Ontario announced inaide the Legislature by the Minister of Health whereby supplementary hospital in- surance will become a necess- ity, even longer waiting per- iods will be imposed on ordinary citizens, and user fees are to be entrenched, thus further eroding univer- sal medicare." THE AGRICULTURE , INDUSTRY ' Warning that unless meat prices rise in Ontario, there will be meat shortages in the stores within the next 18 months. the Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr. Lorne Henderson has an- nounced a one-time only grant program fot /beef pro- ducers. under which the Province will pay $40 a cow to Ontario beef-calf operators. if the cow had a calf in 1981. To be eligible, farmers must have had the cow asof August 1st, and must have a mini- mum of five cows. The head of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. while not wish- ing to "look down on a $20 million program" said it would still not be enough to get farmers out of their financial trouble. ONTARIO'S ECONOMY In a lengthy speech about spending estimates for the Ministry of Treasury and Economics. the Treasurer spent half his time on "fed- bashing" Liberal Finance Critic- David Peterson (Lon- don Centre) responded by saying-to the Treasurer, Mr. Frank Miller, "We are in a major decline today in Ontar- io with all the liy-offs. They are testimony to an eroded' and corroded manufacturing sector. We need' immediate aid in a number of areas and you have exhausted your options by this gargantuan into Suncor". PROSTHESES COVERAGE The Minister of Health, Mr. Dennis Timbrell, re- sponding to Opposition questioni, has stated that he has asked the Cabinet to approve coverage of the cost of preestheteS under the On- tario Health Insurance Plan. —herds that are main- tained outside of the province of Ontario. (4) The applicant must be prepared to produce a receipt for cows sold since . August 1. 1081. Centralia College of Agri- cultural'Technology at Huron Park will Share in the $1.75 million additional funding recently announced by Agri- culture and Food Minister Lorne C.' Henderson. The Board of Industrial Leadership and Development (B.I.L.D.) will provide $1.25 million and the ministry 5500.000 over a four-year period to acquire high tech- nology equipment for the six agricultural colleges. The money will be spent in three areas critical to the future of agriculture - farm manage- A number of residents of Seaforth Manor, Nursing Home attended the concert at Seaforth District High School on Sunday evening by the Community Choir of Kincardine, sponsored by the Seaforth District High School Band. Residents en- joyed the singing of the choir and especially hearing the former Diane Henderson sing two solos in her clear beautiful voice. It does not Liberal Members Patrick Reid (Rainy River) and David Peterson (London Centre) pointed out that the Opposi- tion has . been demanding' OHIP payment for such items for more than five years. This year's non-delegates to the 1981 OFA Convention enjoyed two program's set up by Giselle Ireland, of Bruce -County. One of the programs was a talk given by Dianne Harkin, founder and Chairman of "Women for the Survival of Agriculture". Her talk was on "How to survive the Economic Crunch." The other program was a tour of CBC "Radio Noon' and then on to the Planetarium. Both talk and tour wre well attended. Dianne Harkin spoke 'about the many courses organized for farm women at Kemptville. These courses enable farm women to deal with various problems they meet in their everyday lives. Survival was the object of these courses on: credit, bookeeping, banks. farm machinery, time manage- ment. how to deal with emergencies. first aid, stress management. etc.. etc.. etc. "Women for the Survival of Agriculture" provides a forum for women to learn about agricultural problems. Hardship and indignation in these tough miller* times will make women act. Di. Anne's niessige was to look at the positive aspect not the negative. On Wednesday, SO non- (5) All applicants are subject to audit. (6) Final application date - February 26, 1982. (7) All applications must be witnessed by a' county representative of the meat. laboratory technology and farm machinery. The exact share to be reechoed by Centralia College has not been determined yet. according to Centralia's prin- cipal Doug Jamieson. How- ever $50 to 60 - thousand per year is being discussed. Establishment of a micro computer instruction facility with 24 units is the top priority for this year. Equip- ment has been ordered and some units are expected by year-end. An elective course in micro computer operation has been developed for students seem so long ago that Diane. and her sisters accompanied ty their mother at the piano, entertained at Seaforth Map- or every year. Many thanks to Mary Doig and Peg Coombs for their donation of tickets and to Ruth Pluff for her assistance. This was an evening of rare enjoyment and residents were. Weiner) they were able to attend. Seaforth Manor Nursing Home entered a float in the Park here in town. The other featured artists in the special exhibit, which marked the International Year of the Disabled are Myron Angus' of St. Marys. Larry Parker of Waterloo-and Shirley McKinnon' of Kit- chener. Alfie who has studied art with Blyth area artist Ron Walker. lives on Chalk St. with his wife Loreen. -ODOMETERS According to the Mini- ster of Consumer and Come: mercial Affairs, the Ifonour;' able Gord Walker, the nurn- ber one consumer fraud of rolling back odometers on used cars is ineireasing, due to high interest rates and the high cost of new carp. De- pendable. low-mileage, used delegates were guest of CBC Radio. The program "Radio Noon" was being broadcast- ed live and they were all intensely interested on how the media was reporting the issues of the convention. Merle Gunby, past-presi- dent of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture was chosen to be an Exe- cutive Director at the Direct- or Meeting which followed the OFA Annual Convention in Toronto last week. The four executive directors, el- ected out of the group of Regional Directors front all across Ontario, will work with the OFA president Ralph Barrie, first vice president, Ron White. and Second vice president Ron Jones to implenient OFA policies as directed by the Board of Directors and con- ventional resolutions. The other executive directors are but Balsillie of Price Edward County, Mary Wicks of Vict- oria County, and Keith Buch- ner of Oxford ,County. When asked what he felt was the most important problem facing the OFA now' Mr. Gunby replied that OFA Ministry of Agriculture & Cream Producers are also eligible. Applicants are asked to pick up applications at their agricultural offices. Appli- cations will be bulk mailed from. local agricultural offices via courier . in the agricultural business Management and food ser- vice management courses al- ready, Eventually all stu- dents in the .four diploma courses at the college will receive training in micro computer operation before they graduate. In time, one or two advanced courses may also be offered. With the rapid introduct- ion of micro computers to farms, farm supply and equipment dealerships. hos- pitals. veterinary clinics and research establishments where college graduates us- ually find employment'. this parade wishing everyone "Season's Greetings." Ar- ranging the float and driving' were Mrs. Jackie Racho, accompanied by Mary Fin- layson and 10 residents also rode along. It was quite a thrill to be a part of the Santa Claus parade. Later in the afternoon -Santa paid a visit to the Seaforth Manor with a treat for everyone. _ Last Tuesday was euchre club day and winner of the travelling lone hand was Wayne Hedges. High ladies' - Exile went to Maxine Elliott. while for the men 'it was Albert St. Denis. Consolation prizes went to Harold Walsh and Verna McClure. Volun- teers Mrs. Cassie Nicholson and Mrs. _J. Nolan assisted. Next• euchre will be on Tues.. Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. Church services were con- ducted bil:*v. T. Duke last Wednesday et 2 p.m. Rev. Duke commented on the four Sundays of advent epd what they signify. Mrs. William Brown-accompanied at the piano for the hymns which were Christmas carols. Friday morning at 10 a.m. cars are in great -demand, and "spinning" odometers has beezne even more popular among "unethical car sel- lers". Since the Ministry launched a crackdown on odometer tampering in 1979, over 1,000 charges have been laid against 249 private and registered car dealers in Metro Toronto alone. Some of the Huron County participants on the non- delegate programs were Ann Nesbit, Shirley Garnis, Betty Stafford, Brenda McIntosh and Judy Sturdy. had to have more financial support from its members in order to continue to repre- sent the farmers of Ontario. He supported the increase in membership fee to $70, felt that it should have gone to $80. and would have to go to $100 in the near future. He said he believes farmers require a strong organization which can speak to govern- ment on issues which affect farmers because They 'are only a small part of the electorate .and otherwise- their problems are ignored. Merle Gunby, originally from ,Halton County. has farmed in Atlifield Township since 1971. He and his wife Sheila have been active in te- OFA since the late 19601r ,when they were involved with assessment.problems in Halton County: Since moving to Huron County Merle has held many positions end served on several comMit- Producers are encouraged to complete and return appli- cations quickly so payment can be made by year end. Stan Paquette. Associate Agricultural Rep. Please note: The Ontario Farm, Record Books are now available at the Agricultural Office in Clinton. type of instruction should help graduates do an even better job, for their employ- ers. Continuing education courses in micro computer operation for farmers are also planned starting this winter. Over the next three years laboratory equipment used to traits diploma students in crop production. agricultural mechanics. animal healil: technology and fooil management wit! be upgrad- ed to maintain and improve the quality of instruction provided in these areas by CCAT. Father Caruana and Sister Rosary held mass for all Catholic residents. On Monday afternoon a Christmas sing song was enjoyed by all with Sister Rosary at the piano and also accompaning on her guitar. Delicious homemade cookies 'were servedto all at the close of the sing-song, a special treat from Sister Mary Louis, Charles Ross thanked the Sisters for their generosity. Monday evening the Ex- plorers of Egmondville Unit- ed Church, with their leader Sylvia Wood, •visited and sang carols for all to hear. The girls sang in different rooms at the nursing home so all the older residents could enjoy their smiling happy faces and lovely voices. Also in attendance were David and Marilyn McKnight. A lovely poinsettia plant , was presented by Sylvia Woods to Mary Finlayson for the residents and staff of , the Seaforth Manor Nursing Home on behalf of the Explorers. PERSONALS Mr. Earl McSpadden visit- ed with Mrs. Minnie. Hawley' on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Glady's Kemp visited with her brother Mr. Ross Haughton last Friday--a-fter- noon. Mr. Newman Parrett was visited by members of his fetidly. Mr. Watt Webster of Clinton visited- residents at Seaforth Manor and played a number of selections for them on his harmonica. BY DAN KENNALEY Ruffed grouse area magi= nificent bird, but they've got a bad habit. At least the Southern version of the bird does. In Northern Ontario. the ruffed grouse, not having experienced much hunting pressure. can be approached by we humans quite readily. The grouse in the North tees. He was the President of the HCFA in 1979 and 1980. This past year he has been chairman of the new For- eign/Absentee Land Owner- ship Committee. He has been elected Regional Di- rector to OFA for NW Huron for four years and has served on the Safety and Insurance Co. (formerly Member 'Ser- vice) when it was formulating and negotiating the new insurance plans now to OFA members. Rev. Maurice Francis. Thamesview, told the court about his 12-month exchange in New Zealand. He empha- sized ecumenical experiences with Catholics and various Protestant denominations. He found that "the froth of the charismatic movement has settled down to a deeper spirituality." He told of one church that built several apartments where, families could spend periods of time to sort things out and be given help. In his report on steward- ship Rev. Roy Babstock of "Stratford, indicated he was optimistic about Huron-Perth reaching the 1981 goal for M and S Individual charges will be asked to accept an increase of 7 to 10.5 per cent. Jean Sykes. the resource centre manager. announced three new film strips had been added: "Christian- Ex- pressions," "Christian Tra- ditions" and one comparing BY MURRAY ELSTON, M.P.P. iHuron-Brucei • AGRICULTURE The Minister of Agricul- ture announced that the Pro- vince will pay $40 per cow to Ontario bbef-calf operators. To be eligible, the cow must be owned by the person on August. 1. '1981, and must have a calf in 1981. A minimum herd of five cows is-- required:- The grant .is a one-time grant. designed to head --Off' meat shortages', which the Minister says will take place within the next seldom fly to escape. but more often will simply run if pursued. With the Southern version of the ruffed grouse, the story is a little different. Our grouse know the value of surprise. They will sit in a dense tangle of concealing vegetation until you're al- most on top of them. Then as you stop innocently to admire a nearby view, the grouse will explode from their hid- ing spot. The tremendous noise accompanying this aer- ial escape will have you ducking as visions •of ramp- aging water buffalo come to mind. When you recover and perhaps catch a glimpse of the fleeinggrouse just before it ducks 'behind a protective cedar, you'll probably feel a little embarrassed at your fright. Rather than feel em- barrassed, you should feel awed at how effectively nature has equipped the Remember/ It takes but a moment to place an Ex- positor Want Ad. Dial 527.0240. the theme before the annual. In his report on mission in Canada Rev. Bob Scott. Lon- desborough . urged congrega- tions to study the-new lottery kit that was available in order that the church might have a unified, point of view. The court charged the committee with a method of evaluating Sunday school curriculums, particularly in regard to rac- ism, sexism and theology. The court deferred retire- ment one year for Rev. George Ball, Milverton; and ' N approved thetransfer of Rev. Rae Grad/ from Listowel to Wingham. The Presbytery budget for 1982 was reduced by '$2,634 with assessments remaining at $2.15 per resident mem- ber. Mileage rates were set at 18 cents for next year. It was announced that minimum sal- aries for United Church mini- sters had been increased by 11 per cent. farm financial conditions have caused severe, problems .for farmers in dealing with' their banks and in their family life due to the pressurewhich has continued -fore-the past several months. However, orderly pressure has been placed on the. Government from several areas, in the hope of getting governmept assistance.lct the ,Leg islature, the problem has been under- scored by the visit of repre- sentatives of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and the-presentation of the Task Force brief to the povern- inent The Concerned-Farm Wives have also_presented a brief to the Agriculture 'Mini- ster and met. with members. A Committee of farmers from the Grey-Bruce „ area also visited the Legislature and underscored the problem, by conducting an ortlerlyiknews conference. While visiting in the Legislature. baiting by Government caused two of the committee to yell back an d members b e ejected from the chamber. At the same time. members the-Ontario Perk Producers attended at the Legislature to address -members. So far the Government response has come from the Deputy Minister, who has told farmers to "quit. crying the blues" and wait for gdvernment assistance. This condemned the government for not having an agricultural policy for the past several years. HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AMENDMENT The Solicitor General has introduced a bill that will allow roadside licence su- spensions in cases where a reading of SO rhillilitres of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, or over, is found during a roadside test. The suspension may be made by Officers where uncalibrated equipment is usedand indi- cates'ewirn". A motorist can request a formai breathalizer test. in police °Mem The suspension will' list for, twelve hours from its inIple, tnentstion, and is instituted under provisions of the High- way Traffic Act. Duff's United Church in Wal- ton officiating. MISS MARY THERESA 'PURCELL - Miss Mary Theresa Pur- cell, formerly of Seaforth and the St. Columban area, died Fri. Nov. 27 at Clinton Public Hospital. She was 83. Sur- vived by two, sisters, Esther (Mrs. Michael Barry) of St. Columban and Margaret (Mrs. John Coyne) of Staffa, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was prede- ceased by her parents. James Purcell and the former Sarah McLaughlin. The late Miss Purcell rested, at the Whit,-- ney-Ribey Funeral Home. 87 Alfie Dale of Seaforth is Goderich St., W.. Seaforth one of four Ontario artists until Monday morning when mass of the Christian burial was said; at. St, 'Columban Roniantatholic Church. Rev. P.A. Oostveen officiated. Burial was in St. Columban Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Lou Barry., Joseph Barry. Joseph Lane. JUseph Dorsey.. John O'Leary and Gerald Jordati- who was featured in a dis- abled artists show in -St. Catherines:this Alfie, who has been para- lysed since a diving accident many years ago when he lived in Owen Sound, paints by mouth. He sells a number of paintings and has been a - featured exhibitor at summer farmers markets at VictOria Jack's Jottings Alfie Dale featured in Artists show Hospital .chatve. Non O.F.A. delegates enjoy program of speakers Centralia gets RILD funds Kincardine Choir. entertains Manor Gunby new OFA director DISCUSSING BEANS -- Ross Kercher and. Allan Walper appear- to be posing questions for board chairman Gordon Hill at Friday's annual meeting of the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board at Hensall. (Photo by Exeter T-A) New Zealand trip brings new ideas ...fr....* . Vigilante news hits Queenspark ruffed grouse for survival. The ruffed grouse is a master of the element of surprise, can accelerate quickly in flight, is 'protected by its feathery camouflage. and is a Culinary delight. All These characteristics make the ruffed grouse my favour- ite quarry when bunting. If you're hunting the Southern version of the ruf- fed grouse. a short-barrelled , shotgun will work best. The short barrel will allow _you to pick up your target faster, something that is important given the grouse's speedy flight and habit of putting is the same person who trees' quickly between you and it. Whether you are hunting grouse for the pin or simply would like to observe this relatively secretive bird in its natural surroundings, now is as good a time as ever to try. The trick to finding grouse is to look in areas where aspen and hawthorne trees are found. These two trees. which are seldom prized by forresters or farmers, never- theless supply grouse with much of their food require- ments, especially during the months of November and December. One of the most suitable spots for grouse I've found nearby is the Conser- vation Authority owned land in Hay SWAttip. Not only is This good habit for grousei- the Ausable Yfield Con- servation Authority is very willing to allow access for hunting.