HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1960-03-17, Page 9Farmers Fear "Bill 86"
Threat to Producer Controlled
arketing of Food Products?
Special Awards Go
To. Top Exhibitors
Of Huron Seeds
Robert Fotheringham, RR 3,
Seaforth, the grand champion of
"the 13th annual Huron County
Seed Show, went home with a
great variety of trophies and
aWards. This is the second year
in a row, that he has earned the
grand championship.
Included. were $10 from the
Bank of lefontreal, Clinton, for
champion mixed grain; silver pla-
ted tray from the Bank of Corn-
theme, Blyth, for hay champion
ship; blanket, from Simpson;
Sears, Ltd., for highest munber of
eppints, 48; $5 for highest num-
pf points from. Russell Bol-
, on; the A. Y. McLean- trophy for
3,959 4-H Club 'member with high-
est number of points in three or
Mete open classes, 42 points.
Jack Broadfoot, Brucefield, re-
serve grandi champion, who won
bath the -corn and barley champ-
ionships, took home a ,case of oil,
from Lorne Brown Motors Ltd.,
for the barley showing, and half
a bushel of hybrid seed corn from
the Pfsiter Corn Hybrid Ltd., as
well as five bags of fertilizer from
Elmira Fertilizers Ltd., for plac-
ing second in number of points at
the fair, He els.° took honee ten
pounds of atrazine, sufficient for
two and a half acres of spray for
--control of Weeds, from Fison
(Canada) Ltd. Agricultural Chem-
ical Division, for his corn °hare,-
ptionship.
Doriald eicKercher, RR 1, Dub-
lin, as .high novice winner, took
away a rose bowl' offered by the
Royal Bank of Canada, Clinton,
for being new exhibitor with most
points in the grain and small seed
classes, 8; also earning the $5
award of Hensall District Co-op
Special for youngest exhibitor,
with ten or more points, 11;
Allen Battles, RR 2, Bayfield,
won the $5 prize offered by the
Goclerich Township Federation of
Agriculture. for earning the high-
est number of points from Goder-
icvh Toevnship. (There was -
new exhibitor fecim the 'township,
to earn the $2 put up).
Alvin Betties, RR 2, Bayfield,
took home a half bushel of com-
mercial climax timothy for best
'bushel of wheat. This prize was
offered by R. N. Alexander, Lon-
desboro.
Mr. Alexander himself won. $5
for most points in seed grain
class, from Hullett Township and
also $5 from 'Jones, MacNaugh-
ton, Exeter, for best bushel of alf-
alfa shown.
Robert P. Allen, Brucefield, was
oat and bean champion, earning
the silver fruit bowl offered by
the T. Eaton Ltd., for oats and
$10 from the Ontario Bean Grow-
ers . Marketing Board for best
bushel of field beans.
Luther Saunders, RR 2, ,Sea-
forth for the second year in a
row, took home the Jones, Mac-
Naughton perpetual shield for
most points in small seeds class-
es, 8; and also $5 each from the
Jones,MacNaughton firm for
best' ushel of timothy and red
clover. He also earned $5 from
Hallett Township for the most
points earned in Small seeds class
by exhibitor from that township.
'Mary Lou Coyne, RR 5, Sea-
forth won $5 for being the young-
est exhibitor with 'two or more
entries in• the seed fair. This
award is made by the Exeter
Times-Advocate,
Jim Neil, RR 1, Exeter won $5
from Canada. Packers, Exeter, for
best bushel of, turnips.
Frank Hicks, RR 1, Centralia,
had the championship 10-12 bush-
el lots of barley and oats. The
award was a small mantle clock
offered by Huron County Credit
Union Chapter. This was a new
arovard, made in 1960 for the first
time.
Grand" Champion for Second Year
Robert Fotheringham, RR 3, Seaforth, claimed the
grand championship for the second straight year last
week, as he competed in the 13th annual Huron County
Seed Fair. He is president of the Brucefield Young
People's Society, and secretary of. the Seaforth Junior
Farmers. Last year improvements made at Sprucehaven
Farm, -operated by his' parents, Mr. and Mrs. William
Fotheringham, earned him the junior farmer gate im-
provement contest. (News-Record Photo)
Prize Winners at Seed Fair
Include Local Growers
Huron's Top Debaters on Hog Marketing
Huron County's prize debating team found them-
selves the centre of interest last Saturday, as they
debated the pros and •cons of the present Hog Market-
ing plan before a full house at Exeter Legion Hall.
• The final item on the program before the auction sale
of seed, the debate held the crowd in the hall, and
probably' boosted. attendance at the seed fair. From
the left. ore Lawrence Nesbitt and Jim Renwick, affirma-
tive; Larry Wheatley and Bill Strong, negative.
(News-Record Photo)
James Bowman, Brussels, and
Marilyn Marshall, Kirkton, were
elected presidents of the Huron
County Junior Farmers and Jun-
ior Institute Associations at their
annual meetings held in Blyth.
Others named for 1960 were:
vice-presidents, Bill Strong, Dub-
lin and Ruth Procter, . Brussels;
Murray Gaunt, Lucknow; Ruth
Toner, Wroxeter; secretaries, Jim
Renwick, Clifford; JoAnne Alton,
Lucknow; provincial director, Lar-
ry Wheatley, Dublin; assistant di-
rector, Bill Strong; auditors, Lar-
ry, Wheatley, Boyd Taylor, Walton.
Press reporters, Jean teaser,
Ethel; Edwin Dunn, Bayfield;'
directors, Garnet Wright, Edwin
District Policemen'
Name Bayfield's
George Little President
George Little, constable of •the
Village of Bayfield, is president Of
the Huron, Police Association,
Calvin Mckenzie, chief constable
at Exeter, was earned vice-presi-
dent.
At the meeting held hi the Clin-
ton town hall, Chief H. R. Thomp-
son, past vice-presideet, eonducted
the meeting. Constable A. E.
Shaddick was named secretary-
treasureZ
Affiliated with the Ontario Pe.
lice Association, the Huron group
plans to hold monthly
Members include poll:Caner, front
Hensall, Meter, Seaferth, Clinton
and 13ayfield,
inton News-
THE NEW ERA-95th YEAR
THE HURON. RECORP,---79th YEAR
SECOND SECT$ON,Nges 9 to 16: No. 11--The Home Paper With The News CLINTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1960
Goderich F. of A.
Opposes Bill 86
In Strong Motion
Sieve receiving first ,reading
the legislative assembly at Terme-
to. on March 1, Bill 86 has come to
be considered by many term pro-
ducees -as a threat .to their inde-
pendence, and an 'attempt to
"steal" their ;assets now in the
hand's of marketing agencies' and
co-ops.
Meanwhile the provincial gov,
ernment claims, in the words of
the Hon. .W. A. Goodfellow, min-
ister of Agriculture, that the gen,-
eral purposes' of the bill is to "in-
sure that the financial dealings in
respect to farmers' products are
in the beet interests. of the pro-
ducer."
He gave three main purposes:
1. "to give the Ontario farm
products marketing board more
complete, information as to 'the
operation, of the various market-
ing plans."
2. "to give the Ontario farm
products marketing board addi-
tional supervisory powers over the
operations of marketing plans."
3. "to make it- possible for local
boards to take over the functions
of marketing which, up until riow,
have been exclusively for market-
ing agencies."-
(Above quotations from Ontario
Hansard of March 1.) -
Existence of Bill 86 apparently'
became known generally to farm
people ate the annual meeting of
the Ontario Hog Producers Mar-
High Prices For
Champion Seeds
High prices were received at
Exeter last Saturday at the Hur-
on County Seed Fair at the auc-
tion sale of 10 and 12 bushel lots
Of prize grain. Alvin Walper
was auctioneer.
Ross Smith, RR 5, Brussels,
paid top prices of $2.50 per bush-
el for barley consigned by Harold
letyce, RR 1, Seaforth.
reveals Turnbull paid $2,40 for
barley from prank Hicks, Rle 1,
Centralia; $2.00 for barley from
Lewis P, Corte, RR 5, Seaforth,
and $2.20 for oats from Wilbert
Dennis, Walton,
Delbert Geiger, Zurich, paid
$2.15 for barley from Donald IVEC-
Karcher, RE 1,
Jack Graham paid $2,10 for bar-
ley from ken Elder, RR 2, Hen-
tall,
Paul 'Watson Paid $2.55 for oats
front J'im Pickering, ER 2, •Dash-
Word.
Fall Wheat: Allen Betties, RR
2, Bayfield (Genesee); Robert
Fotheringham, RR 3, Seaforth
(Genesee).
Early Oats: William Dennis,
Walton (Fundy); Andy Turnbull,
RR 2, Brussels (Clintland); Rob-
ert Procter, RR 5, Brussels (Fun-
dy).
Medium or Late Oats: Robert
P. Allan, Brucefield (Garry); R.,
Fotheringham (Garry); Lewis
Coyne; R13.' 5, Seaforth (Garry);
Allen Betties, RR 2, . Bayfield
(Rodney); William R. Charters,
RR 3, Kippen (Beaver).
Novice Oat Class: Mary Lou
Coyne, RR 5, Seaforth (Garry).
Malting Barley Class: R. Foth-
eringham (Parkland); Mary Lou
Coyne (Parkland); Luther Saund-
ers, RR 2, Seaforth (Parkland);
William R. Charters (Montcahn)•
Barley other than Malting:
Jack M. Broadfoot, Brucefield
(York); Bob Broadfoot, Bruce-
field (York); Donald McKercher,
RR 1,' Dublin (York); R. Fother-
ingham (Heeta); R. N. Alexander,
Londesboro,(York); Kenneth
Carnochan, RR 3, Seaforth (Her-
North Huron Juniors
Win Drama Festival
The Huron County Junior Far-
mer and Junior Institute sixth an-
nual drama festival was held at
the Seaforth District ,High School
auditorium on Friday evening,
March 4. The winning play "The
Pink Dress" was presented by the
North Huron Junior Farmers and
Junior Institute and directed by
Mrs. R. W. Kennedy.
The "Best Actor Award" was
won by' James Bowman, RR 5,
Brussels and the "Best Actress
Award" by Miss Ruth. Proctor,
RR 5, Brussels. Both of these
young people are members of the
North Huron. Club.
The South Huron Junior Farm-
ers and Junior Instituke were the
conipetitors and presented "The
Storm" directed by Mrs. J.
Smith. The adjudicator, Don Pul-
len, English Teacher at Seaforth
High School complimented all ac-
tors and actresses on a fine per-
formance.
Robert P, Allan
Brucefield, winner of the charrip-
ionaltip for medium or late oats,
and fox field beats, at the Hue
rem County Seed Fair.
ta); Harold Pryce, RR 1, Sea-
forth, RR 1, Seaforth (York).
Oats, half bushel harvested
from 4-H club Members 1959 club
plot, Wayne Hem, RR 1, Wood-
ham (Rodney).
Barley, half bushel harvested
from club members '1959 get in
club plot, Jack.: Broadfoot; R.
Fotheringham, D. McKercher (all
York).
Hybrid Corn; from club melee
hers 1959 corn club plot, J.
Broadfoot, D. McKercher (both
Pride); R. Fotheringham.
Oats, from agricultural society
field- crop competition, William
Dennis (Fundy); . Allen Bettles
(FundY); Bob Broadfoot (Garry);
L. Coyne (Rodney); R. Procter;
Allen Battles (Rodney).
.• Barley from agricultural soc-
iety field crop competition, J.
Broadfoot, R. Fotheringham, L.
Coyne (all York).
Hybrid Corn, from agricultural
society field crop competition, J.
Broadfoot, R. Fotheringham, Bob
Broadfoot (all Pfister),
Field Beans, Robert P. Allan,
R. Fotheririgham (all Sanilac).
White Beans, half bushel from
4-H Club members 1959 plot, W.
Charters, R. Fotheringham (both
Sanilac); June McLachalan, ER
1, Kipper: and Gary Jones, RR 3,
Kippen.
Timothy, L. Saunders, R. N,
Alexander (both Climax); R,
Fotheringham (C omm on); L,
Coyne (Climax).
Red Clover, L. 'SaUnders, R,
Fotheringham (both Common).
Alfalfa, R. N. ' Alexander, L.
Saunders (Vernal); R. Fathering-
ham• (Grimm).
Early Potatoes, Andy Turnbull,
RR 2, Brussels (Canso); R. Y.
MacLaren, Hensel]. (cobbler);
Mary Lou Coyne, RR 5, Seaforth
(Irish Cobbler).
Late Potatoes, William R.
Dougall, Hensall; A. Turnbull
(both Sebago),
Hybrid Corn, J. Broadfoot
(Pride); R. P. Allan (Funks
G11A); Ft. Fotheringham
(Funks).
Turnips, not waxed, Jim Neil,
RR 1, Exeter (Laurentian).
Oats, 12 bushel lot, graded, Jim
Pickering, RR 2, Dashwood (Gar-
ry Rig. No 1); W. Dennis (Fun-
dy, Corn. No, 1).
Barley, 10 bushe I, graded,
Prank Hicks, RR 1, Centralia
(Herta Reg. 1); H. Pryce, RR 1,
Seaforth (York Reg.); D. Mc-
Kercher (York comm.); Kenneth
Elder, RR 2, Hensall (York, cer-
tified); L. Coyne (York Corn.).
Any Other Seed, R. N. Alex-
ander (Selkirk); R. N. Alexander
(Prose Millet); W. Charters (Sel-
kirk). •
Mixed Grain, to be judged as
seed, R. Fotheringham (Garry,
Brant and Herta); L. Saunders;
R. P. Allan (Garry and Herta);
L, Coyne (York and Garry); R.
Procter; jack Taylor, RR 5,
Wingharn,
Mixed Grain, to be judged as
seed, A, Turnbull (Clintlarid and
Brant),
First (Out Hay, bale, R. Pother-
ingharre P. E. Dearing and Son,
Exeter; Rots Marshall, AR 1,
Kirkton; H. Pryce, 1111, 1, Sea-
forth; Boyd Taylor, RR 3, Wal-
ton; A. Turnbull; W. Charters.
Second Cut Hay, baled, Alvin
Battles; R, Fotheringham;, Allen
Betties; P. E. Dearing and Son;
Archie Etherington, Hensall; Rota
Marshall, Kirkton; B. Taylor,
First Cut Hay,_chOPPed, Mete
ant ttherington, KR 1, Hensall;
R, P,Allan; Harold Pryce;
Shell, Tat 1, mintai: Amble
.Jinn
eriligtore
eietiond Out Hay, chopped, R, P.
Allan; R. Etheringten.
Goderich Township Federation
of Agriculture met in Holmesville
School on Tuesday, March 15.'
Carl Hemingway showed pictures .
on the Hog' Produeere selling ag-
ency and how it is. operated, 'foie'
lowed by diecuesion period, Alf.
Warner gave a report on the an-
nual meeting of the Hog Produc-
ers in Toronto." motion was pas-
sed and parried' endorsing the re-
solution of the Ontario Hog Pro-.
deems 4esocietion disapproving of
Bill 86. Lunch was served by the
ladies,
Ten Dozen Judges
Compete in Seed
Judging at Exeter
There were' 120 junior farmers
taking part in the seed judging
competition last Friday, March 11
at Exeter in connection with the
13th annual Huron County Seed
Fair,
Huron County Crop Improve-
ment trophy was presented to
Kenneth Papple, RR 5, Searfortie
for highest score in the novice
and junior sections, 717 points.
Murray Scott, RR 1, Belgrave,
was runner-up With 694 points.
In the senior and intermediate
clesees, the Huron County Crop
Improvement Trophy went to
Donald Lobb, RR: 2, Clinton, who
scored 762 with runner-up, Ken-
neth Alton, RR 7, Lucknow, with
734 points.
Available point score was 800.
Topnotch Feeds Limited trophy
was presented to Seaforth High
School whose team made up the
highest number of points, 2,064.
Members of the team were Ken-
neth Papple; David Hemingway,
RR ,3, Brussels and John Baan.
Wingham scheol was second,
with 2,009 pointre; South Huron,
Exeter waertidereerith 1,948; God-
erich fourth/With '1,898, and Clin-
ton last with 1,770 points. The
local team members were Gary
Jewitt, RR. 1, Clinton, 671; John
Masse, Zurich, 574 and Mike
Burns, Clinton, 525.
Winner of the junior farmer
team competition was• Seaforth
with their team made up of Mac
Stewart, RR 5, Seaforth; Bill
Campbell, RR 1, Dublin and Mac
McLean, RR 3, Seaforth. Their
total was 1,848 points.
Senior Section-9 Competitors
Donald Lobb, RR 2, Clinton,
762; Kenneth Alton, RR 7, Luck-
now, 734; Glenn"Coulter, RR. 5,
Brussels, 731; Robert Broadfoot,
Brucefield, 728; Jack Broadfoot,
722; Bob Fotheringham, RR 3,
Seaforth, 717; Fred Delbridge,
RR 1, Woodham, 688; Ed. Herr,
RR 1, Woodham, 681; • Bob Hig-
gins, RR 5., Brussels, 636.
Intermediate Section
5 Competitors
Robert McClymont, Varna, 665;
Jim Howson, Blyth, 650; Dennis
Jewitt, RR 1, Clinton, 635; Doug-
las Wallace, RR 2, Clifford, 631;
Archie Van Dongen, RR 3, Clin-
ton, 515.
Junior Section-50 Competitors
Ken Papple, RR 5, Seaforth,
717; Murray Scott, RR 1, Bel-
grave, 694; David Hemingway,
RR 3, Brussels, 676; John Doan,
RR 3,, Walton, 671; Gary Dewitt,
RR 1, Clinton, 671; John Wight-
man, RR 1, Beigrave, 667; Larry
Beuerman, Seaforth, 665; Mac.
Stewart, RR 5, Seaforth, 655;
Lloyd Simpson, RR 1, Exeter, 652;
Fred Uhler, RR 3, Walton, '651.
Novice Section-56 Competitors
Brian Hern, RR 1, Woodharre
658; Milton Dietrich, RR 3, Dash-
wood, 638; Barry lefillian, RR 5,
Goderich, 634; Gary Rowcliffe,
RR 1, Hensall, 633; Fred Hyde,
RR 1, Hensall, 619; Ken Pollard,
Brus'sels, 615; George Watson,.
RR 3, Zurich, G14; Brian Web-
ber, „RR 1, Dungannon, 611; El-
gin Pease, Blyth, 595; James aryl-
ens, Dashwood. 594; John Leish-
man, RR 2, Clinton, 594.
Jack Broadfoot
Brirvtiold re, ,e ere grand champ-
ion rd.. the Itorort County Seed
Fair. No' 1101(25 championships
for barley (not malting), oats,
hybrid corn.
keting Board in Toronto last week.
At that time, an interpretation
of what the Bill would mean,
farmers was distributed, It read.
as
"What Bill 86 Means to you:
The 'bill will allow a government-
appointed board or government-
appointed trustees and not a
ducer-elected body
take over and STA.Y' IN
as long as they see fit
-to prevent the producer's
voice from being heard in a vote
for as long as they see fit '
-to prevent your association
from having any. voice whatever
in the marketing of your produce;
--to take over the assets of
pier 'co-operative
-to allocate your funds in the
way and to the extent, they may
deem advisable, without consult-
ing you 'or your board about it
---to cancel the- 'appointment of
your selling agency any time they
so desire
-to prevent you or your board
from even recommending the -ap-
pointment or revocation of your
selling agency
-to prevent your producer-
elected board (if they allowed it
to stay in office at all) from any
decision are action on your behalf
without the OK of the Farm Pro-
ducts .Marketing Board
-to pave the way for 'the event-
ual seizure and administration of
Dunn, Kenneth Alton, Douglas
Hackett, JoAnne Crozier, Diane
Ritchie, Harry Brydges, Boyd Tay-
lor, Jean Fraser, Bessie Johnston,
Jack Stafford, Murray Mulvey,
Gwen Hyndman, Evelyn Stevens,
Bruce Coleman, Jack. Crozier, Jean
Scott, June Smith, Barry Jeffrey,
Robert Down, Ddreen Brock,
Blanche Rundle.
Luther. Saunders
Seaforth, won the Jones
I r Naughton. trophy for charnP*
Phil) in. small seeds, featuring
I p prizes in thriothy and red
clover.
your marketing program by goy-
ernment-appeinted officials,
All this leads up to a legalized
confiscatioh. of your freedom of
decision; your freedom of speech
and your right of self-defence;
your right to, choose your own
leaders; your freedom to direct
the spending of your money in the
best interest of your produeer
groups; and your right to inde-
pendence and integrity;
This is •a matter above and be-
yond party-line issues. The fann-
er is the first to go-who will go
next?"
Resolution Passed
A resolution was' passed unani-
mously at the provincial hog pro-
ducers meeting, on motion of Al-
fred Warner, Bayfield (secretary,
of the Huron Association), sec-
ended by Jack A/McGillivray, Bruce
County and Tom Peingle, Grey
County. it said, "That, we, the
hog producers of Ontario . . un-
conditionally and without reserva-
tion protest and oppose the pur-
poses of the draft arnenclinente
contained in Bill 86; and will do
everything in our power, singly
and jointly, as individuals and as
a group, to persuade the minister
of agriculture to withdraw Bill
86, or failing withdrawal, to
shelve it, or otherwise postpone
the second reading of the said Bill
until the Ontario Hog Producers
Marketing Board' has' had ample
opportunity to study the full im-
plications of the proposed amend-
ments."
At Seed Fair
At the Huron County Seed Fair
in Exeter last Saturday, this in-
terpretation was read into the af-
firmative argument of the debat-
ing team arguing the merits of
the hog producers marketing plan.
It was distributed among farm
leaders, and Charles S, MacNau-
ghton, Huron's member, was int-
erviewed by these leaders. The
member is reported to have assur-
ed his inquisitors that the Bill
was designed to support the farm
producer, and to protect him.
This 'resolution was sent to
every member of the Ontario leg-
islature, to every commodity
group operating under the Farm
Products Marketing Act and to
the Ontario Federation of Agri-
culture.
Junior Farmers Name Their Officials
'To Serve County Organization in 1960
Federation Protests
At a full members meeting of
the Ontario Federation of Agri
culture 'in Toronto on Monday,
chaired by president Gordon
Greer, a motion was' passed reg-
istering disapproval of Bill 86,
and amendments to the present
Bill 86 will be forwarded to the
government, along with the dis-
approval resolution.
e Farm Union Approves
On Tuesday, March 15, the brief
presented by the Ontario Farmers
Union to -the cabinet ministers,
supported the idea of replacing
the present Hog Marketing Board.
Tuesday night in the assembly
(according to daily press reports).,
Liberal Leader John Winteemeyer
spoke on the matter of Bill 86,
despite the fact 'that the Speaker
of the House ruled him out of
order. CCF Leader Donald Mac-
Donald supported Wintermeyer.
We quote from the Free Press:
"Mr. Wintermeyer claimed it Me
bill) gave the provincial board
complete ,autonomy and denied the
producer the right to appoint the
local board as his agent. He also
charged the provincial board
would get power- Over how local
boards spend their money, and
could approve or revOke producers
agencies if the bill became law."
Premier Leslie Frost said "it
was 'strange' that both Opposition
party leaders had come prepared
with law books," Then, with arms
outstretched he related a story of
a lawyer who had pleaded a court
case ie. killaloe.
'The magistrate had observed
while the law quoted was import-
ant, 'we go by the law of Killaloe
here" said the premier, He de-
scribed Mr: MacDonald's quota-
lions as irrevelant and suggested
Mr, Wintermeyer introduce his
motion when it came before the
House.
Bill 86 got orte reading March
1. It is now in the hand§ of the
agricultural committee, and will
then come up for its second read-
ing,
Also on Tuesday night, Ross
Wither, IAberal member for Bruce
threw the' legislature into o n up-
roar when he accused William
Goodfellow of "stealing the funds
of the farmers of this previncee'
Mr, Cootifellew refused to ask for
an apology. Premier Frost rose
to speak, but the confusion colt.
tinued and he picked up his pa0-
I 01'8 and left the 'ssembly,