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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-01-16, Page 523. DEATHS LADD: passed away in Clinton- 1'ublie Hospital on Tuesday, .lanyary 7, 1969, Hugh W, Ladd,. Clinton, in his 62nd year. The funeral service was held at Ball Funeral Home on Thursday, January 9, with interment in Clinton Cemetery. EDGAR; Passed away in W. inghare and District Hospital on Monday, January 13, 1969, Ari; Edgar of Morris Township in his 46th year. Survivprs: wife, the former rrlma Smith; one daughter, Donna, at home; two sons, Neil and Murray, at home; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Edgar, Wingham; sisters, Mrs. Charles (Winnifred) Johnston, Blyth, Mrs. Lewis (Helen) Stonehouse, Belgrave; brothers, Harvey, Morris Township and Maitland, Clinton. The funeral service was held at. F. J. Walker Funeral Home, Wingham with. interment in Wingham Cemetery. 25. CARDS OF THANKS BATKIN: Sincere thanks for all the. cards and gifts at Christmas time. They were greatly appreciated. — John and Mabel Batkin. — 2,3b EYRE: The family of the late Lindsay Eyre wish to express sincere thanks and appreciation to all their relatives, neighbours and friends for the floral tributes, donations to the Heart Fund, cards of sympathy and the many acts of kindness shown us during our recent sad bereavement. Special thanks to Reverend Stuart, Box Ambulance, Dr. Addison, Bonthron Funeral Home, pallbearers, I.O.O.F., Aldie Mustard, Bob Broadfoot and all who kept the roads plowed. Your thoughtfulness will always be remembered. — 3p LADD: The family of the late Hugh W. Ladd wish to thank friends and relatives for treats and visits while he was a patient in Victoria and Clinton Hospitals. Special thanks to Dr. Newland, Dr. Walden, also nurses on first floor of Clinton Hospital — 3p WATSON: The family of the late Mary Watson wish to express their heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbours for the many acts of kindness and expressions of s m ath the high ratios of young received - during the} e'„ee, ceWee-- andeoldr<dependent<peopleen the bereavement. Special thanks {o"' !rural population. •`'ie• +'i,e Dr. Wallace, nurses and staff of * the high cost of public Alexandra Hospital, Reverend services in rural Ontario. MacDonald, Reverend Maines, and to those who helped in any way. -3 the functions and structure of govemmegt are required to make collective decision-making more comprehensive and effective. "Two things are apparent to us. The first is that monumental changes must take place if we are to control our environment instead of being controlled by it. The second is that the change$ cannot occur unless large numbers of people. become convinced of the need for them and translate this conviction into organized public debate„ and action. It is especially necessary that people in their institutional work roles welcome and promote change rather than resist it." The Committee, for its part, recommends two programmes which it believes should receive top priority: regional economic development, and income maintenance. "The rationale for regional economic development is quite straight forward. The multitude of social and economic problems which exist in rural Ontario can be traced to the changes in its economic base, which is the agricultural industry. To be rejuvenated, rural Ontario must strengthen its economic base by broadening it to include productive activities other than farming and allied industries." The Committee submits that the income problems of farm operators and other rural people can be resolved properly only if suitable employment is brought within their reach, but the forces which lead to the concentration of job opportunities in a few large metropolitan areas make this impossible. "Therefore deliberate government intervention to decentralize economic activity is essential." The Committee calls for the designation of a limited number of growth poles and all planning directed to the development of a complete range of services in the designated centres. "It will not be sufficient to offer incentives to business enterprises to locate in the designated growth centres, because the attractions of existing urban centres are very strong from the point of view of private business. Active measures to control the headlazgge, expansionof cities like. metropolitan Toronto and its nearby satellites will be required. This calls for co-operation at all levels of government. Effective regional development cannot result from unilateral or haphazard planning decisions by municipal, provincial or federal government." The Committee is critical of the slowness of the acceptance of regional development by the Provincial Government. "The idea of regional development enjoys a certain currency among some high-ranking civil servants, but it has not been translated into a top priority policy objective. Yet this is clearly a matter in which the Government of Ontario must provide imaginative leadership." It says most government 28. RQQM and BOARD TWO roomers or boarders. Lunches. packed. Also apartment for net. Phone 4$2-7264. 106 • King Street, Clinton — 50tfn 29..BIISiNESS QPP. SPARE TIME INCOME Refilling and collecting money from NEW TYPE high-quality coin -operates( dispensers in your area. No selling, To qualify you must have car, references, $600 to $2,900 cash. Seven to twelve hours weekly can net excellent monthly income. More full time. For personal interview write CANAPENN DISTRIBUTING LIMITED, 302 OUELLETTE AVENUE, WINDSOR, ONTARIO. Include phone number. -- 3p FOR LEASE — Gasoline station, lunchroom and apartment. Good opportunity for ambitious couple. Phone 236-4359. — 3b RURAL CRISIS Toronto, January 6 — The continued drift of young people to urban centres will' result in the social disintegration of rural Ontario the Special Committee on Farm Income states in a report released today. The Committee, in its report, "The Challenge of Abundance" makes a strong plea to the Provincial Government to check this drift. It calls for the appointment of a special Cabinet Committee on Rural Affairs to co-ordinate the government's rural affairs programmes. ' • The Committee, after a two-year study of the agricultural industry and ' the income .problems of . farmers, says that these problems are inseparable from the crisis facing the entire rural community. It observed many phenomena which are linked to the changes affecting agriculture, the economic base of the rural community: * the low incomes of many farmers. * the depressed returns to all resources in agriculture. * the tendency of rural youth and better -educated rural people to migrate to urban centres. 26. IN MEMORIAM HABKIRK: In loving memory of a dear wife and mother, Bella Habkirk, who passed away four years ago January 21, 1965. Two dear bright eyes, a tender smile, A loving heart that knew no guile, Deep trust in God that all was right, Hei joy to make some other bright, If sick or suffering one she knew, Some gentle act of love she'd do, No thought of self, but of "the other", I know that He said, "Well done dear Mother". —Always remembered by her loving husband, Albert, and family, Gladys, Lois, Roy and Ross. — 3b * the rising burden of municipal - taxation on the working population which remains behind. * the deeay of rural towns and villages as the population they serve departs. • The Committee says the selective draining off of the educated, adventurous, young element of the rural population "distorts rural life in an immeasurable and destructive way." "The process goes on uncontrolled; it appears that the ultimate result will be the social disintegration of rural Ontario, all in order to create an ill -organized urban monstrosity, the `Golden Horseshoe'. Could it possibly be plainer that we are being ruled by our technology and moulding ourselves to its demands?" The Committee says it is obvious that radical changes in ITSOUR JANUARY SAVINGS OF 10 TO 331/3 % AIKEN'S CLOTHING-- FOOTWEAR 482-9352 ALBERT ST. CLINTON • CliritOn News -Record, Thursday, January 16, 1969 6, o ►COMMITTEE REP i',, departments have developed a strong urban bias and tend to' refer numerous rural problems to the Department of Agriculture and Food for action. "Each time this happens tie practice of treating farmers and rural people as a peculiar and separate group is reinforced. The Department of Agriculture and Food has done what 'it can, but our whele analysis shows that its task conceived in this way is impossible. The resolution of rural problems must be related to the resolution of urban problems through the co-ordinated activity of all departments of government. farmers and the rural population must net be regarded as a breed apart who can be dealt with in isolation from other programmes. All departments must accept their full responsibility with respect to the farm and rural population." The Committee sees the proposed Cabinet Committee on, Rural Affairs as a focal point to co-ordinate its rural affairs programmes. It would be under the chairmanship of the Minister 'of Agriculture and Food, and could include the Ministers of Treasury, and Economics, Education, Lands and Forests, Energy and Resources Management and Municipal Affairs. LAND RENTAL Toronto, Jan 6—The Special Committee on Farm Income recommends new legislation, to be incorporated in a Farmland Rental Act, to improve present leasing practices. The proposed Farmland Rental Act would, among other things, require that: * All rental agreements be in writing. Leases be signed for a specified number of years. * A minimum notice period oe requires to terminate a lease. * Disputes between tenant and landlord be sent to arbitration, especially in respect to such matters as rent charges for long-term leases, compensation to tenants for un -exhausted improvements to land and buildings, and compensation to owners where tenants wish to stop farming before the lease expires. Jr 'The • Committee recommends that appropriate legislation be introduced as soon as possible but staged over a five-year period to enable landlords and tenants to adjust to the new requirements. To increase the amount of good agricultural land available for renting, the Committee recommends that the Farm Enlargement and Consolidation Programme of A.R.D,A. be expanded immediately and, that the present restriction on purchase of land priced at .over $100 per acre be removed., If the A.R.D,A. programme is not extended to meet present requirements, the Committee proposes, that the provincial government should establish. an Ontario Land Corporation. The necessary eapital would be provided by the provincial and federal governments with the balance raised through ° sale •of bonds and shares. The Corporation could undertake the present A.R.D.A. programme and extend it .to all areas of the province, regardless of land values. Land purchased would berented to qualified farmers on long-term leases. The Committee recommends that these and other supporting steps are necessary to establish a desirable renting pattern in Ontario. "Desirable renting pattern" is defined as a situation where farmers own a basic farm unit and rent the extra land needed to expand the farm into the full size desired. There has been an encouraging trend toward this system, but the Committee feels that it should be hastened in order to relieve the pressure on farmers to sacrifice present income and decent living standards to obtain the land necessary to support a viable farm unit. As supporting measures to the above approaches, the Committee also recommends: * Educational programmes to stress the benefits of security of land tenure, model of contracts and other information on leasing and renting. * Promotional programmes to encourage investment institutions to hold farm land as part of thr it portfolios and to show marketing and credit agencies the benefits of dealing with those farmers who hold long-term leases. * Effective Land use planning and regulation immediately. FERTILIZER BOARD Toronto, January 6 Establishment of a )fertilizer Review Board to oversee the distribution and prices of fertilizers in Ontario is recotnmended by the Special Committee on Farm Income in a report released today. The Committee proposed the Board be established under legislation by the Provincial Government. Clinton Memorial Shop T. PRYDE and SON CLINTON — EXETER -- SEAFORTH Phone 482-7211 Open Every Afternoon Local Representative A. W. STEEP — 482-6642 111F Your Plans' Include A Stable Cleaner Or Silo Unloader In '69 NOW is the time to order SAVINGS UP TO 20% ON ORDER OF OVER $1000.°° During the booking period which begins January 15 and extends to March 31, the greatest discounts are effectiveetiil February 14. Orders taken during this special booking period must be delivered by June 30. "DON'T WAIT TILL SPRING - SAVE NOW" SEE RUSS ARCHER Your ALBERT ST. (Hwy. No. 4 N.) FARM SERVICE MANAGER CLINTON 482-9561 Expressing its concern over the price differential in fertilizer prpducts between Canada and the U,S. — up to $69 per ton between southwestern Ontario and the midwestern states has been noted the Committee said it appeared that some fertilizer companies, faced with serious over -production problems, have attempted to maintain normal prices for fertilizer in domestic markets through their own distribution system and to sell some of their surplus fertilizer at lower prices in the United States. . "This results in a situation similar to that in farm machinery. Ontario farmers are placed at a competitive disadvantage because of the multiple pricing practices of fertilizer companies in international fertilizer markets. Since this situation may seriously affect the ability of Ontario farmers to compete with other areas in crop production, the Committee feels that further study of the pricing practices of fertilizer companies is warranted." The Committee sees the proposed Fertilizer Review Board as a licensing authority. It could restrict the number of retail fertilizer outlets to one or two per area, by granting licences to private companies and co-operatives in each area. The area to be served could be determined on the basis of the amount of fertilizer used; for example, one outlet for every 5,000 to 10,000 tons of fertilizer used per year. The Board could continually review • prices in domestic markets compared with prices in foreign markets, and study all aspects of the fertilizer distribution system and recommend needed improvements. The Board could arrange for the importation of fertilizer if this were to the advantage to Ontario farmers. To overcome the existing problem of the uneven delivery schedule of fertilizer from plants to farmers, the Committee proposes a new effective system of discounts under which the proposed Board would negotiate realistic delivery discounts so farmers would have a real incentive 'to take delivery of -hulk fertilizer& ;ea for fall application and bagged .fertilizer in fall or winter for spring application, The Committee recommends that these discounts be in the order of 1% per month from the spring price back to the previous Septetnber. HUMAN. RESOURCES Toronto, Jan 6—Establish- ment of a Rural Uuman. 1Zesources Council to co-ordinate education, ,guidance and training of farm and rural people in Ontario is recommended in a report released today by the Special Committee on Farm Income. It would be responsible for the co-ordination of agricultural education programmes such as those of Agricultural Colleges, and Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology. Emphasis would be placed on broadening all forms of training and guidance so that other opportunities are opened up for rural people. "Although 4-H and Junior Farmer programmes have many positive effects in developing responsibility and leadership they make little effort to point out the disadvantages of farming as an occupation. In fact, they may encourage young people to consider farming as an occupation when they would not otherwise 'do so, by .1111•111111111111111 promoting their interest in the more glamorous aspects without pointing out the economic problems." The Committee also proposed the formation of Regional Rural Youth Councils to recommend policy and to co-ordinate activities of all rural youth programmes. Membership on these Councils would include representation from all groups concerned with the training and guidance of young people. Noting what it calls a "gross. imbalance" in the present" distribution of Government agricultural field staff, the Committee recommends that the distribution should be related to the number of viable farms in an area. Similarly, AKUA specialists should be located in areas of most need. "Regional offices shop ld be created and should @i elude specialists in credit, adjestmant counselling, farm management, soil and . crop management, livestock, engineering and home economics. This"would allow all extension service personnel to operate as a regional team.' ATTENTION KNITTERS Come -- IN — and look around for bargains. We were able to buy left overs in wool from the wholesalers. S -A -V -E and see our prices in Speed Wool, Double Knitting and Acrylic and Orlon Yarn — is machine washable. Try our SeIa Spun Phentex yarn makes strong slippers, hats, mitts and sweaters. 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