The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1950-08-17, Page 8Page 8 THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1950
Forum Protests Grain Prices,
Asks Government For Changes
Huron County Farm Forum,
protesting that “the price paid
for Western Canadian grain by
Eastern Canadian farmers ap
pears to be unreasonably high* in
comparison to the price received
by the Western Canadian pro
ducer”, have asked the federal
government to abolish specula
tion, remove trade barriers and
cut handling costs to a mini
mum.
The county forum committee
met in Clinton on Tuesday, Aug-
uest 8, and drafted the following
resolutions:
“That the federal government
take steps to have the specula
tion in coarse grains abolished.
“That existing barriers pro
hibiting farmers and co-opera
tives from buying directly from
the Wheat Board be removed,
thereby eliminating the unreason
able spread in price between the
Western producer and the East
ern Canadian consumer.
“That handling charges on
Western grain shipped to East
ern Canadian markets be cut to
a minimum.
“That the government present
freight assistance policy be de
finitely continued.
“That an adequate supply of
coarse grains for local consump
tion be assured before exporting
is permitted.
“That ■' ' “
sent a
ment to
its cost
business, etc.”
Gordon M. Grieg, county re
presentative for the Federation
of Agriculture and secretary of
the Forum, quoted figures for
The Times-Advocate showing
that some $0.60 per bushel was
unaccountable in the grain price.
A bushel of oats was bought
for $0.52 out west but by the
time it reached Huron County
its cost was around $1.40.
Shipping the oats from the
west to Fort William costs $0.08
bringing the price to $0.60. But
the Canadian Wheat Board,
which handles the oats, asked
$1.13 for the bushel, Loading
charges, brokerage fees and
the Wheat Board 'pre-
yearly financial state-
the public, setting forth
of operation, volume of
Evening Service
One garage will be open in
Exeter on Sundays, Wed
nesday afternoons and dur
ing the evenings through
out the week.
NORTH END B-A
Service Station
freight costs to Goderich sent
the price up to $1.31 and by the
time the local buyer paid the
miller his cost was $1.41, includ
ing a
freight
The
Wheat
cannot
according to
Wheat Board does not issue a
financial statement on its acti
vities.
This is the reason for the last
recommendation of the forum—
asking the Board to present its
yearly statement so that farmers
can have a. better picture of the
cost of the Wheat Board.
The recommendations were
drafted by the county committee
from reports of various forums
throughout the county. The pro
test against the grain ‘prices has
been organized by the Federa
tion throughout the Dominion.
10 percent government
subsidy.
$0.53 charged by the
Board for each bushel
be accounted for since,
Mr. Grieg, the
Crediton Banker
is
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day afternoon and during
tiie evenings throughout
the week:
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EDGEWOOD
Mr. Douglas Westman of Lon
don spent the week-end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Westman and family.
Mr. Donald Middleton spent
Saturday morning in Delhi.
Mr. John Kabot of Centralia
thrashed Thursday and Friday
for Joseph Zubal.
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kenny of
Strathroy visited hiB sister here
on Sunday,
Miss Mary
Sunday after
holidays with
family,
Thrashing is
the community
The report
bells will be ringing again in the
near future in the community.
Zubal went home
spending a weeks
her brother and
in full swing in
these days.
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Mr. Everett Haist, of Dashwood,
and Mr. and Mrs. Wellington
Haist attended the funeral of
their uncle Mr. John Brown in
Pigeon, Mich., on Saturday. Mr.
Brown was a former resident of
Crediton.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heaslip
and daughters Verna and Hazel
and Miss Beverley Quibell, of
Hamilton, visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. John McInnis, of Corbett,
called on Miss Laura Mathers
Mrs. Chris Haist Of
Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Goderich called on
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Mr. Matson of Sarnia, who
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swarm of bees entered his car
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Mr. Lloyd Hey, our local gar
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Ladles Aid And W.S.W.S.
The meeting of the Evangeli
cal Ladies Aid and W.S.W.S. was
held in the church school rooms
with a fair attendance. Mrs. A.
Wein was in charge of devotion
al period and chapter in study
book was given by Mrs. B'. Pask.
Mrs. Sanders of Sudbury gave a
very interesting talk on “Nickel
Mines”.
The president, Mrs. W. Wein,
presided for business and seve
ral items of interest were dis
cussed. The Mission Summer
Christmas Tree will be held on
August 31 in the chool rooms.
Lunch was served by the com
mittee in charge.
Personals
Rev. J. V. Dahms and Mrs.
Freeman Morlock .attended the
World Sunday School Cenvention
in Toronto last week. The Young
People chartered a bus and at
tended the Sunday evening meet
ing in Maple Leaf Gardens. .
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wolfe and
son Dick spent last week with
Mrs. George Either and othei’
relatives.
Mr. and
Zurich
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friends
Mrs.
spent a few days
London, guests of
W. R. Moulding.
Mr. and Mrs. A.' P. Grov« of
Winnipeg are enjoying a few
weeks visit with their daughter,
Mrs. J. W. Morgan and Mr. Mor
gan.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodgers
have returned to Manitoba after
visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Harvey.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Puleo, of
Cleveland and Mrs. D. J. Hog
garth of Toronto spent several
days last week at the home of
Mrs. A. M. Berry.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Yearley, of
Windsor spent the week-end with
the former’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Thmas Yearley, after a
pleasant motor trip to Quebec.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Hudson and
daughter of Toronto spent seve
ral days last week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Beaver.
Recent visitors with Mr. and
Mrs. Albert King were Mr. and
Mrs. Ray La Vigne of Windsor,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hamilton and
son J ohn of Toronto, Mr. and
Mrs. Rone Insel and son Bobby
of Toronto and Mrs. R. Allison
of McGillivray.
Mr. John Treitz of Ridgeville
and Mr. Edward Treitz of Lon
don visited for the past two
weeks with their sisters here.
Mrs. Sanders of Sudbury is
spending a few weeks with Mr.
and Mrs. B, Paske.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson of
Toronto called on friends here
on Suwriay.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Oestricher
and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hey
spent Sunday at Port Stanley.
Mr. and Mrs. Hey visited recent
ly with relatives in Detroit.
Mr. and Mrs. >C. Pratt and
daughter Margaret are enjoying
two weeks holidays.
Mr, and Mrs. J. Parkinson and
family visited on -Sunday with
relatives in Woodstock and Dor
chester,
Mr. and Mrs. C. Berg of De
troit spent a few days last week
with Mr. and Mrs. Herb Fahrner.
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SAINTSBURY
Mr. and Mrs, J, Turner attend
ed the H o d g i n s reunion at
Springbank Park on Sunday.
Miss Joyce McDonald returned
home Sunday from Aylmer where
she has been holidaying and
Miss Jean Caldwell
with her.
Alexia Davis spent
end at the home of
Donald.
Mr, G. Essery of London spent
the week-end at the home of Mr.
and Mrs, W. J, Dobbs.
Mr.
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Mr. M. Lewis who are in Victoria
Hospital, London.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Carroll and
family spent a Sunday recently
at Ipperwash.
Mrs. E. Atkinson and Mrs. D.
Maguire and Lee spent last week
at their cabin at Grand Bend.
Threshing is in full swing and
the weatherman seems to be
back on the job again.
BRINSLEY
Rev. Downs of Exeter occupied
the pulpit ill Brinsley United
Church on Sunday last and ser-
vises will be withdrawn on
August 20 and 27.
Mr, and ' Mrs. Ed. Noyes of
Denfield spent Shnday with Mr.
and Mrs, Walter Morley.
Master Richard Wiley of Dun
das is holidaying with Miss Mary
B. Ainos.
Miss D o n e 1 d a Andrews is
spending some time with Miss
Betty Allison, West McGillivray.
Those who visited recently
with Mr. William Hodgins
A.lex were Mr. and
Robinson, of Sarnia,
Mrs. Chess Walton
Dennis, and Mrs. Kate
St. Catharines.
Mrs. Clover Lewis and Mr. and
Mrs. Lin Craven
evening with Mr.
Fenton.
Mrs. McGroven
spending a few
mother, Mrs. Clover Lewis.
Mrs. 'Bella McRann of New
York is at present visiting with
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Morgan.
Mrs. Allen Carter and Mary
Ellen and Ronnie of Lansing,
Mich., has been spending some
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Joyce Me-
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and
McKay of
spent Sunday
and Mrs. Fred
of Toronto is
days with her
and Mrs. A. .Elston .and
attended the Hodgins
reunion recently,
community wish a speedy
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It is important that you understand clearly why the
managements of Canada's railways believe a rail
way strike is absolutely unnecessary.
Our reason for this conviction is that we have
made the employees involved in the present dis
pute a fair offer of wage increases and improve
ments in working conditions which, if applied
to all employees, will cost us $37,000,000 a year.
We have further acknowledged a moral obliga
tion to implement the 40-hour week at the appro
priate time, and we have explained why, in fairness
to Canadian industry and all other employers of
labour, we cannot put it into effect now.
To do otherwise would be to perform a dis
service to industry in general and to-all employers
and employees alike.
The railways, after making two previous offers
have now madewhich the union leaders rejected,
Not only is a railway strike unnecessary now,.
but furthermore, because of the tense inter
national situation, it would endanger the entire
Dominion. As the presidents of the Canadian
National and Canadian Pacific Railways said
in a joint statement to the representatives of
the unions last Thursday:
“The present situation...imposes a nerve strain
on all concerned at a time when we badly need
to devote all our energies and thoughts to the
grave threat of war and a national emergency
... It leaves the railway employee in a most
uncertain and unhappy frame of mind be
cause we are morally certain he does not wish
to walk out on his job at a time like this, no
matter what issues are involved . . . this
opinion seems diametrically opposed to the
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a third and final offer which gives the employees
the choice of either:
an increase in wages averaging 8 Vi cents
per hour, or
a reduction in the basic work week from
48 to 44 hours, with an increase in wage
rates of 9.1 % so as to maintain or in some
cases improve present "take home" pay.
The labour leaders have made no concessions
at all and have refused to budge from their original
demands for a 5-day 40-hour week with mainte
nance of present "take home" pay, and in addition
increases of 7 cents and 10 cents an hour.
The railways are thoroughly conscious of, and
sympathetic to, the problems of their employees re
sulting from higher costs of living.
Drastic, unwarranted reductions in hours of work
instead of decreasing these problems will inevitably
increase them.A
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strike ballot which has been reported by the
unions, but railway management retains
too high an opinion o£ the loyalty, stead
fastness and sense of responsibility of their
employees to believe a strike would not
mean a heart-breaking situation for them.
That is not to say they will not carry out
their undertaking to strike if union leaders
decide to call upon them to do so but as
already stated, it will cause great unhappiness
and self-reproach.”
The importance of tlie railways in Canada’s
economy cannot be exaggerated. Never was
that importance mote apparent than in World
War IL And without the loyalty and in*
tense effort of all railway employees, Canada’s
magnificent war effort would have been ini- *
possible. The same holds true today. As the
presidents further stated:
.. the general public is inconvenienced and
business arrangements are made uncertain so
long as the likelihood of a strike persists.
Moreover, a railway strike would so cripple
our economy that it would weaken for a long
time our ability to take a strong line in inter
national affairs and thus give great comfort
to the enemy. Therefore, railway manage
ment feels strongly that the issues must be
faced resolutely so that all interests, the worker,
the public, and the Government, as well as the
unions and railway management, will know
precisely what is facing them. The time has
come to remove this uncertainty which hangs
as a blight over our day-to-day life.”
IN MIND, THE RAILWAYS HAVE MADE THISWITH THESE CONSIDERATIONS
THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE EXPECTED OF THEM, AND IT GIVES A SETTLEMENT WHICH WILL LEAVE
RAILWAY WORKERS IN AN EXTREMELY FAVOURABLE POSITION COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIAL WORKERS.
OFFER AS THE ULTIMATE
HERE IS OUR OFFER
The final offer which excludes hotel and Water transport employees
is as follows:
Recognition by railway management of a moral obligation! to implement
the 40-hour week at the appropriate time.
Recognition by the Unions tri principle, Subject to negotiation in detail,
Of minor amendments to existing contracts covering Working rules to
bring about more efficient operation.
EITHER
(A) A 44-hour basic Work Week With a 9.1% increase in hourly rates
to as to maintain "fake home" pay. In regard to monthly rated
clerical employees there Will he an understanding! that a 5-day
actual Work Week may be granted by local arrangement in selected
Cases where the hours, now actually worked are less than 44,
on condition that the requirements of the service are protected
Up to 44 hours per Week.
OR (B) A graduated increase in basic Wage rates approximately equivalent
in expense to that involved Under Plan A. When applied to all
employees, this Would cost the railways $37,000,000 per year, and
Would average 81A cents per hour.
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
TORONTO, HAMILTON & BUFFALO RAILWAY
CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY
ONTARIO NORTHLAND RAILWAY
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