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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1971-03-25, Page 6Terry Breckenridge (left) accepts the Silver Tray emblematic of victory at the final Challenge Bonspiel from Beecher Menzies, Royce Macaulay (right) accepts the Kewpie Doll with i3eecher Menzies watching. Final challenge bonspiel at CFB awarded each year to the person committing the gravest "blooper". Because of the pending closure of the Base, both the Tray and the Kewpie Doll were presented to the town of Clinton for safe-keeping. OPP Report INMINSINE CAN 1D13 SERVE YOU? Friday, March 26th, 1971 cone of our represettatives Mr. F. J. MeNab will be at THE 8EOFORO HOTEL Goderich in this district and throughout Canada many persone and firms in practically all types of businesses including Agriculture • Tourist and Recreiational Businesses bristritetiat • Professional Services • Transportation Wholesale and Retail Trades, as well as Manufacturfrig have obtained loans from the 11313 to acquire land, buildino, and machinery, to increase working capital, to start a new business, and for other purposes. If you consider that .1138 can be of service, you are invited to arrange an appointment with the 1t3$ representative by telephoning Telephone! 524-7337 or in advance by writing to INDUSTRIAL Dtl/ELOPMENr BANK 2q1 Oundas Street, London 14, Oritarki SERVING CLINTON AND MTH= SINCE 1945 .9,Erd.o), caGnourrAi0„0 Fuel s ROSS JEWITT FARM & HEATING PETROLEUM NEEDS CLINTON No Waiting on Cleenouts Pick Your Date Now! For your safety our delivery trucks carry fuel oil only FOR FREE BURNER SERVICE NIGHT OR DAY CALL 482-9411 Re-opening Sale Continues ALL PLAQUES 25% OFF Looking for something to add a touch of elegance to your home? We suggest that you drop in to Squire Gifts and view the largest display of plaques in this area: including modern, Spanish, colonial and many, many others. SALE mos APRIL 4 BUY NOW FOR GIFTING LATER OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK From 1 p.m., to 6 to,M. rft &Mite ilea HIGHWAY 11 SOHN GONRICH HAROLD WISE LIMITED 262 Bayfield Rd. CLINTON 482.7062 ,PLUMBING HEATING TRENCHING SEWER MASTER SEWER SERVICE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING POWER LINE CONSTRUCTION INGLIS APPLIANCES Call Us For "FREE" Estimates For: "AFTER HOURS" SERVICE Till March 31st CALL 482-7593 TENTH ANNUAL SAUERKRAUT SUPPER B. R It TASTT, SpAREAIBI WITH SAYPIKROL COLE SLAW - - HOME-MADE PIE WED., APRIL 7 5:30 p.a. to 8:00 Zurich Community Centre BOWS: Molts $2.25; aildros $1.50 8pasartendhT Zwick imed 0664d Cliorior Af etownwer60 ,.•••••,.. -1:01, evot ir,4 mit% cm/4440w ,, A. 4 .e; WHITE BEAN CONTRACTS We have a good supply of the "NEW SEAFARER, VARIETV" and SANILAC Foundation and Certified, RED KIDNEY BEAN CONTRACTS CIIST0111 SEED TREATING Seed Beans Corn Seed Grain ANDERSON'S VERITLIZERS NIAGARA CHEMICALS AU at compel ive prides. g "Trade with Confidence' Trade With cows a itexsALL )3187'1510N OP MUM() CORP. PHONE 26246011 Wednesday, March 10, marked the final. curling challenge bonspiel at CFB Clinton an annual event featuring Clinton businessmen ranged against Base personnel. In view of Base closure scheduled for this summer, the CFB Clinton Curling Club will close its doors for the last time at the end of this curling season. Eight rinks from the town tried vainly to amass enough points over the period of two draws to defeat eight rinks from the Base. When the points were finally tallied, the Base had once again earned the right to engrave their win on the traditional Silver Tray. Beecher Menzies made the presentation to LT. Terry Breckenridge, President of the CFB Curling Club. The town businessmen were not Without their moment or glory, however. Mr. Royce Macaulay was the unanimous choice for the honorable mention on the Kewpie Doll, Sunday, March 14, on No. 21 Highway, at the junction of Concession 9, Verna Ferrell HARRIS, 192 Taylor Street, London, and John MOOT, 2139 Kingsway Drive, Kitchener, were involved in a car-truck collision resulting in damage to the HARRIS vehicle. Wednesday, March 17, on the 10th Concession, McKillop Township, west of No. 14 County Road, Marion. MURRAY, R. R. 4, Walton, and Ronald WILLIAMSON, R. R. 1, Walton, were involved in a car-truck collision resulting in damage to the vehicles. Friday, March 19, on No. 13 County Road, west of Clinton, Helen Audrey MIDDLETON, R. R. 3, Clinton, was involved in a single truck Collision resulting in damage to the vehicle she was driving. Saturday, March 20, on NO. 21. Highway, south of Port Albert, John Edward McKENZIE, R. R. 1, Dungannon, was involved in a single car collision resulting in damage to the vehicle he was driving. S Clinton News-Record, Thursday, March ?5, 1971 COMMUNITY FORUM PLANKP A two-,clay leadership forum for Huron and Perth counties will be held next week on Monday and Wednesday at the United Church in Mitchell. The theme of the forum will be "the U in Comm U nity Development is You", Included in the forum will be individual roles -in group activity; problem solving techniques; increasing the effectiveness of organizations or groups and relating these activities to guidelines for community development, Resource persons from Conestoga College of Applied Arts and Techs 'ogy and the Youth and Recreation Branch of the De lartn,ent of Education will be available. TIRE REDUCTIONS Tractor and car tires at Goodyear Retail Stores will now cost less for members of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. Announcing the special discounts, OFA President Gordon Hill said; `fThis arrangement will allow Individual Service Members to purchase tractor and car tires, batteries and parts at considerable savings. It's another step in OFA's overall program to reduce the cost of inputs for farmers." The discounts for Federation members amount to 21 per cent off regular car tires and batteries, 23, per cent off regular truck and tractor tires and 15 per cent off service parts. Goodyear offered the discounts to Federation members because of their considerable buying power. There are 7,500 paid-up members at present. Goodyear has 42 retail stores in Ontario. CANADIAN LIVESTOCK OUTLOOK There are grounds for optimism in fed cattle prices in Canada during most of 1971, according to the recently released Mini Outlook from the Canada Department of Agriculture. One of the key factors cited by the federal market analysts in making this forecast is the fact record slaughterings of Choice and Good carcasses were handled in 1970 at prices nearly $3.00 above the export equivalent to the U.S. Last year, output of the two top grades averaged 33,781 head weekly, 3.4 per cent above the 1969 level. In the U.S., summer prices are not expected to fall below the $30 or $31 level, Fall prices in the U.S. are expected to show some decline. In Canada, fed cattle marketings for the first half of 1971 may average close to year-earlier levels. At December 1, 1970 there were virtually the same number of steers on farms as one year earlier. For the second half of 1971, fed cattle marketings can be expected to average moderately above year earlier levels. The same general production trend is expected tin the U.S. this year, hence in both Canada and the U.S. moderate increases in fed beef production for 1971 are expected. The Canada Department of Agriculture also points out that if beef females, cows and heifers, are held back for further herd expansion as they were in 1970, the increase in total beef supplies in 1971 will be less than expected in both countries. In addition, higher feed costs could result in reduced slaughter weights compared with 1969 and 1970. To date this year, hog gradings are running 25 per cent above 1970 levels. Gradings for January and February averaged 198,900 per week compared to 158,700 per week last year. For the first two months of 1970, gradings in Western Canada averaged 95,100 weekly, up from 61,300 for the same period in 1970, representing an increase of 55 per cent. In the East, gradings averaged 103,800 per week, up 6,400 per week, or about six and one half per cent. Gradings for the second quarter of 1971 are expected to average about 12 per cent over the second quarter of 1970. With production declines, compared to a year earlier, expected in the last half, the Canada Department of Agriculture forecasts that hog gradings this year could average about 171,300 head weekly, or 8.9 million for the year, an increase of three per cent over 1970. Looking at price the C.D.A. forecasts summer prices at Toronto may reach and probably exceed the $30 level. Further, if the 1971 spring pig crop shows a decrease, particularly in the U.S., then prices at Toronto in the last half of 1971 could average well above the 1970 fourth quarter average of $27,00 at Toronto. The federal agricultural department points out there are two key factors, in both Canada and the U.S., which will have a bearing on the level of hog slaughter and thus prices in 1971. First, the rise in feed grain prices corresponded with lower hog prices, therefore, more cut back than indicated may have occurred in production plans than previously indicated in the hog inventory surveys. Secondly, given the increased size and specialized nature of many hog operations, including those who have made recent adjustments to new and larger units, producers are less likely to make quick changes in their production levels compared with just a few years ago. LIVESTOCK PRICE TRENDS Choice slaughter steers at Toronto in February averaged $33.77 per 100 pounds, up from the January average of $32.07. At Winnipeg, the advance was slightly less, about $1.45 per 100 pounds, bringing the monthly average to $32,66 per 100 pounds. Average hog prices advanced in February, Index 100 hogs at Toronto averaged $26.46 per 100 pounds, up about 50 cents per cwt. from the previous month. At Winnipeg the gain was greater, about $1.40 per 100 pounds as Index 100 hogs averaged $23.32 per 100 pounds. Pork Producers hold (wawa meeting At a recent meeting of Huron County Pork Producers held in the Legion Hall, Clinton. Mr. James McGregor, RR 2 Kippen was named chairman for another term, Mr. Eric Moore, RR 4 Goderich is Vice-Chairman, Lloyd Stewart, RR 1, Clinton, secretary, One hundred and thirty-five registered Pork Producers attended, The guest speaker was Blake Seoblen of Kent County, chairman of the Provincial Pork Producers Board, his topic was hog marketing in the United .Kingdom and Switzerland. The following resolution was passed: Whereas, the 0.P,P.M.B. is interested in promoting pork products at reasonable cost to the Ontario consumer, and, Whereas, the place to do this is at the meat display counter with appropriate colored display posters of pork products and pork recipes with convenient trays to hold these. Therefore be it resolved that the O,P.P.M.B, furnish all the county associations boards in Ontario with the appropriate material to be placed in every grocery store in their own county as a promotional program in 1971. Huron County has 22 councilmen on the County Pork Producers Association they are: George Moncrief, Ashfield Township, RR 3, Goderich; Eric Moore, Colborne Township, RR 4 Goderich; Alfred Warner Goderich Township, RR 1, Bayfield; James Williamson, Grey Township, RR 3, Walton; Lionel Wilder, Hay Township, RR 1 Zurich; Elmer Harding, Howick Township, RR 1, Gorrie; Lloyd Stewart, Hullett Township, RR 1 Clinton; George Campbell, McKillop Township, RR 1, Seaforth, Wilfred Shortreed, Morris Township, RR 1, Walton; Harvey Coleman, Stanley Township, RR 1, Zurich; Kenneth Baker, Stephen Township, RR 2, Dashwood; James McGregor, Tuckersmith Township, RR 2, Kippen; Alex Corrigan, Turnberry Township, RR 1, Bluevale; Alvin Cudmore, Usboree Township, RR 1, Bensall; Adrian Vos, East Waw. Township, Blyth; Allen Miller, West Wawariali, RR 1, Lucknow. Directors at large elected were: Terry Dalton, RR 7 Lucknow; John Semple RR 2, Bayfield; Paul Steckle, RR 2, Zurich; Maurice Heist, RR 2, Centralia; Keith Love, RR, 1, Zurich. County Pork Producers will again sponsor the Swine Club. At the Provincial Annual Meeting held in the King Edward Hotel, Toronto, James McGregor was named representative from Huron on the Provincial Board.