The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-12-10, Page 3THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10, 1953 Pw 5
Mr., Mrs. Baynham
Married 60 Years
Mr, and Mrs. Sam Baynham, of
Crediton, who celebrated their
diamond wedding anniversary on
December 5 at their home, were
both bora in McGillivray town-
ehi pand attended the same
school. They were piarrjed in
Brandon, Man., and lived there
until 1924 when
Crediton.
They welcomed
tiveg and friends
afternoon and evening.
The tea table, centred with a
two-storey wedding cake and
yellow and white mums, was pre
sided over by Mrs. Lawrence
Baynham, daughter-in-law. Lunch
was served by the .grandchildren,
Bob and Jim Baynham and
4Marcia Smith. Mrs. Cliff Hill and
Mrs.
In
•was
near
Tiappy day for the couple who
received lovely gifts and a host
of cards,
Messages o f congratulations
were received from Buckingham
Palace and the Governor General
at Ottawa.
they moved to
a host of rela
te tea in the
Murray Neil also assisted,
the evening a fowl dinner
served to the family and
relatives. It was a very
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Huron County Federation of
Agriculture's annual meeting at
Londesboro Thursday was Qne of
the most outstanding in its his
tory with an almost 100 per cent
attendance of all directors and
representatives of the commodity
groups for the 16 townships in
the county on hand.
Elections for 1954, as conduct
ed by G. W- Montgomery, agri
cultural representative for Huron
County saw Wilfred Shortreed, of
Walton, named the new president.
He succeeds Robt. McKercher,
R.R. 1, Dublin, who held that
office for the past two years.
First vice - president elected on
Thursday was Douglas McNeil, of
Carlow, and Winston Shapton, of
Exeter, will be second vice-presi
dent. Gordon Grey, Bluevale, is
the appointed secretary-fieldman.
Jack Brodrick, St. Catharines,
a past president of the Ontario
Federation of Agriculture and a
member of the National Policy
Committee—a committee which
drafts agricultural policies, was
guest speaker.
Mr. Brodrick told the farmers,
that in order for a sound agri
cultural policy to be built, that
they as producers must build
within themselves, and do their
own marketing. “There is a dan
ger connected with the system of
governmental markets,” he said,
asking “How can we attempt to
build a long term policy, when
we have elections every four
years?”
Here he referred to elections
in both Great Britain and the
United States—“In Great Britain,
Churchill immediately denational
ized the buying and importation
of foods into Great Britain —
while Eisenhower was elected by
the American people on the policy
of economy.
Forsee Surpluses
“Predictions in Canada for
1954 all point to surplus produc
tion, lower incomes, and higher
transporation costs, even to our
markets. Yet Mr. Gardiner, our
Dominion Minister of Agriculture,
has led the public to believe that
agriculture is in a happy state.”
Here he paid his respects to the
minister as, a politician, but rap
ped his judgment when it came
to farm marketing.
Mr. Brodrick outlined the draft
prepared in late November in Ot
tawa by ' ‘
mittee.
“Our
up with
icy for
adding that the government
worked on a policy for years and
as yet has not succeeded. “We
have to have broad principles in
the policy, so that we can adjust
ourselves upwards or downwards,
as the case may be, and as con
ditions change.”
He said in conclusion that he
hoped that the farmers in Huron
County will discuss farm policies,
through their township federa
tion, their local commodity
groups and farm forums.
Close to 250 people attended
the meeting which commenced at
noon with a turkey banquet, serv
ed in the Community Hall by the
Londesboro Women’s Institute.
A resolution committee ap
pointed by President McKercher,
included Charles Coultes, of Bel
grave; Harry Sturdy, Auburn;
Bert Lobb, Holmesville; Russell
Bolton, Dublin; all past presi
dents, and Douglas McNeil, R.R.
6, Goderich, vice-president.
Threatened By “Plenty”
President McKercher, in his
report, stated that Canadians
have in the past two or three
years seen prices for their live
stock products drastically reduc
ed, either because of disease or
from loss of export markets. “In
our cash crop field, particularly
grains,” he said, “the price has
been more or less maintained
only because of .marketing agree
ments of one kind or another.”
Now many of the crops are
piling up, in almost unmanage
able heaps, and are in some
cases, said the president, "threat
ening us with that which—lack
ing a better name—I shall call
’plenty’. This is taking place in
face of the fact that buying
power of the public, in those
parts of the world whose way of
life is comparable to ours, is at
or near an all-time high.”
Mr, McKercher said that most
of the other countries that are
producing agricultural products
for export, have a definite farm
policy, or are in the process of
formulating a plan for the pur
pose of disposing of surpluses.
“The country whose policy af
fects us most drastically is the
United States, whose system ^of
price supports based on parity
prices, which the government
supports by purchasing excess
products, has become a very
costly program.
“There are signs that the ad
ministration in Washington is
planning to make some changes
in its agricultural policy. With
surpluses in most of the major
farm commodities in the U.S., it
is not likely that any policy de
cided upon by the Eisenhower
administration and enacted by
Congress will do anything
lieve the situation here in
da,” said Mr. McKercher.
Sees Change For Worse
He told the meeting that
da will be fortunate if any change
to re-
Cana-
Cana-
the National Policy Com-
committee can not come
a magic formula on pol-
agriculture,” he warned,
in the marketing plans of the
U.S. does not worsen her (Cana
da's)
dairy
went
dare
“hamstringing”
lar situation, which has weaken
ed Canada's
Britain.
He urged
work' with
arriving at
for agriculture in Canada.
Mr. McKercher said he felt
that a combination of price-sup
port policy, a two-price system
and controlled production was
necessary to help the situation.
“If farmers want a floor
policy, I believe that our
oragnizations must
say in what these
should be.
“For a two-price
workable, it seems
situation,
products
on to say
suggest a
, especially in
and grains. He
that he woudn’t
solution to the
sterling vs. dol-
position with Great
ail farm groups to
the governments in
a long-term policy
have
floor
price
farm
some
prices
to besystem
to me, that
there must be some stability in
the domestic price and that is
where a price floor comes in. If
eithei' a two-price system or a
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NEIGHBORS
Dutch To Most
Work for a time at the Gaz
ette Office last Thursday was
just one interruption after an
other by telephone and by people
calling in to see if we were all
right. The great cause of this
concern was an item appearing in
the local lines re Dr. Peake’s of
fice. This item was in Dutch, and
to our English readers looked as
if our linotypes were running out
of control.
But judging from the night
classes (over 60 attend each
week) our “New Canadians’’ will
soon master the language and
will be the same as you or I—
just Canadians.
(Parkhill Gazette)
Attend Golden Wedding
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Smith, of
town, were very fortunate in at
tending the golden anniversary
wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Ducharme on Saturday. The wed
ding was celebrated by a mass
in St. Peter's Church, St. Joseph,
at 9 a.m., followed by a break
fast at the home. The wedding
dinner was held at their daugh
ter’s home, Mrs. Therese Hart
man, of the Goshen Line, where
some 80 partook of a lovely tur
key dinner. A most enjoyable
time was enjoyed by all present,
and many good wishes were ex
tended to this happy couple of
50 years. (Zurich Herald)
Let Sewerage Tenders
Bids for construction of a par
tial treatment disposal plant and
installation of conduits for Sea
forth’s projected sewage system
were accepted by Council at a
special session Friday night. The
two separate tenders totalled
$85,164.50.
The tenders submitted by Spar
ton Construction Co. Ltd., Toron
to, for $39,537,50 on the plant,
and by B. C. Construction Co.,
Niagara-on-the Lake, for $45,6 27
on the sewers, were the two low
est bids out of a group- of 11
examined by Council last week.
Before passing the motion ac
cepting the two tenders, members
of the Council took part in
animated discussion about
pros and cons of submitting
partial sewage system plan
local ratepayers for a vote of
ceptance or rejection.
(Huron Expositor)
Wins Scholarship
Miss Anna Dippie, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dippie, Mit
chell, who graduated in June
from Mitchell District High
School, has been awarded the
Waterloo College matriculation
scholarship for modern lan
guages, valued at $75 a year or
$300 for the four years she will
attend there.
Calvin Diegel, Broadhagen, al
so a local student, received a
Hanover Conference bursary val
ued at $100 and Calvin Gilek, of
Stratford, nephew of Ed. Gilek,
town, receives the Startford Con
ference bursary of like amount.
(Mitchell Advocate)
Clinton Vote Light
A light vote of
57.7 percent of the
ers, turned out to
Clinton on Tuesday to choose
Morgan J. Agnew as mayor for
1954, with a majority of 272.
Melvin Crich was elected Deputy
Reeve by 177. Two commission-
ery for the PUC were picked, W.
E. Perdue and George Rumball,
and by an approximate five to
one vote the people decided
against making the old public
school building the home of
Clinton’s municipal offices.
(Clinton News-Record)
Home From Germany
Cpl. Kenneth Foster is home
from two years duty with the
Provost Corps of the 27th Bri
gade in Germany. The son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hillson Foster, R.R. 2,
Granton, he will have 47 days
leave before reporting for duty
again.
Cpl. Foster reports conditions
in Germany are much better than
most of us realize. During his
stay he has learned to speak the
language pretty well and he also
saw quite a bit of the country as
well as Switzerland. He enlisted
in May, 195.1, and
stay in Germany was
for ten weeks due to
ceived while helping
civilian disturbance.
(St. Marys Journal-Argus)
953 electors,
possible vot-
the polls in
during his
in hospital
injuries re-
to quell a
floor-price is to be effective in
the long run, there must be some
sort of controlled marketing,” he
said. He referred to the cheese
producers who have embarked on
what he termed a two-price sys
tem, and seemed to be doing a
splendid job in selling cheese to
Britain.
Gordon Greig, Bluevale, secre-
tary-fieldman, said that the fede
ration’s financial position was
excellent this year. In almost all
cases, with the exception of those
which are giving a grant, the
townships are paying the two-
fifth mill levy for federation fees.
Plans for the next year include
a calfhood vaccination campaign
within the county. The federa
tion assisted again this year with
the warble fly program,
Ah insurance program in the
county added $526 to the federa
tion account—which has enabled
an office to be kept in Clinton.
Mr. Greig reported on the suc
cess of a leadership training
course held for township and
county federation personnel, on
parliamentary procedure, A simi-
lar course may be held next year,
he said.
Make Grant To Youths
In 1953 a grant of $10 to 80
youths in each township nominat
ed by his township federation,
who attended the farm economics
course at the O.A.C., Guelph, was
paid by the county federation,
The Goderich Elevator Fund
provided a grant of $10 for any
one under 3K)i years attending the
winter short course at the O.A.C.
Mr. Grey said that there is still
$128 in the account, and that a
grant will be available again in
1953-54.
The 1953 field day, sponsored
annually by the federation, while
it was not successful from a fi
nancial view, was a success from
a promotional
said. Mr. Grey
been suggested
tural display
sponsored by the federation at
the county’s first trade fair at
Clinton in August, be placed at
local fairs within the county.
Brief reports were^heard irom
Charles Coulfes, Belgrave, of the
Beef Cattle Committee, and Bert
Lobb, Holmesville, of the Hog
Producer s’ Committee. G. W.
Montgomery, agricultural repre
sentative for the county, paid
tribute to the federation on its
success in so many younger men
attending the annual meeting. He
spoke briefly on the warble fly
program and announced that a
meeting on the proposed calf
hood vaccination program will be
held in the new year, said that
the Farm Forum program should
be revamped—that members be
longing to the forums will have
to realize that they must contri
bute to the program themselves
—and that the purpose is not
of a social nature.
The federation is
problems of markets,
give more thought to
our products and to cutting the
cost of production.”
•"Warden of Huron County, Al
vin W. Kerslake, Hensail, Elston
Cardiff, Brussels, M.P. for Huron,
and Tom Pryde, Exeter, M.P.P.
for Huron, all spoke briefly.
Harry Sturdy, Auburn, moved
a vote of appreciation to the W.
I. for the dinner, and Mrs. Stan
ley Lyon, president, replied.
standpoint, h e
said that it has
that an agricul-
similar to that
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