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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1966-12-01, Page 21Matter of Principle Will Ontario Farmers Follow West Example? J. Carl Hemingway T I took gome .pigs to 'the sales yard this morning and as I waited' for the weight receipt some other producers were complaining about the price ,— first sale $32,90, latex* pale $33.70 —* almost a dollar differ­ ence in a matter of half an hour or so. ‘ Those dirty packers taking the farmers for a ride! Buying, as cheap as they can and then gouging the helpless consumer by charging .all the traffic will hear, ' The ‘ pot calls the , kettle black! * Just to get a real understand­ ing of what I mean I suggest you try selling some little pigs or -feeder calves to a farmer, Then try to', buy those calves when they have become finish­ ed steers and then stand around 'at the sales yard and hear the griping about the price of hogs. I can certainly agree with the complaints that farmers are voicing about the prices that ■farmers are receiving for their* products but I am getting very /fired of the' 'talking. Why not d'o something? •If these farmers are 'so-■dis­ satisfied with their returns from the packers, why didn’t these complainers support -the oppor­ tunity sthey had to be the pack­ ers? Why are some of oui* strong-1 est farm organization leaders sniping at farm groups that are breaking into livestock process­ ing? ‘ In the last issue,'of one farm organization paper, < crliticfeim was. levelled at the Western Wheat Pools who have a live­ stock processing plant at Bran­ don. The “integration” boogey was drawn out and 'insinuations inferred that this was: bad. It isn’t. It is not a question of inte­ gration. It is a question of who controls it. This may sound like a broken record but apparently state­ ments must be repeated again and1 again before people see the light. Our farmer fore-fathers were vertical integrators. They milked' the cow, raised the calf, churned the cream andzsold .the butter to the consumer. The calf became -the.’ finished -steer and was butchered and sold to the consumer. 1 Not many of our farmers will admit it. but it is nonetheless- true that the vast majority of the prosperous farmers, of today owe their property largely to the accumulation of savings of their ancestors'. And (they did it by processing their products and'selling direct'to consumers. ,We .can’t as individual farm­ ers go back to the old days of merchandising because of the concentration of people in cities, miles away but we can do it collectively. ’> There is an; alternative that is getting quite a push by our leading .farm organizations at the moment. One iiis promioitiing the idea that farmers push the government, by pensuiasli'an, into subsidizing the farmer to pro­ vide an equitable income. The other hopes to force the govern­ ment, ' .by strike action, to '$o the- same- tiling. . In either case the farmer .be­ comes a °wiard of the Crown". It would probably be an im­ provement hut I can't see how a, party that is willing to sub­ sidize the farmer to that extent could ever get elected to power let alone stay there, Fbpd has been, tpo plentiful for too long in .Canada to get that kind of respect from the voters. I cap only hope that the Wes­ tern Wheat Pool is producer controlled, as I -understand it is; and that it can shpw the Ont­ ario farmers an example that they will -have the courage to follow. (Photo by Scott Studio, St. Thomas) Married At Mitchell MR. AND MRS. LEWIE POL are residing at RR 1 Union following their wedding last month in Free Christian Reformed Church, Mitchell with the Rev. J. Overdum officiating. The bride is the for­ mer Nellie Salverda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Salverda, RR 1 Clinton. Mr. and Mrs. A. Pol, Union are the parents of the groom. ■■■■ ■ ............................................................................... Christmas Trees Excellent Selection Scotch Pines and Spruce Fresh cut daily until December 18 ELLIOTT’S Behind Clinton Arena Open afternoons Monday to Saturday Phone 482-9287 $1.50 -............................ .... - - . - . STEDMANS K f ■ 1 ♦ A > is returning to t “STEDMANS TOYLAND’’ is SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10th from 1 to 5 p.m. - Candy for the Children - Toyland in Basement Full Assortment of Games Road Race Sets. Puzzles, etc. USE OUR LAY-A WAY ot CREDIT PLAN J Look Over and Select Your Christmas Gift from our Baby and Doll Carriages and Strollers Table and Pole Lamps McBrine Luggage Assortment Ladies', Misses', Boys' and Men's Wear Boxed Towels, Etc. Drug Sets, Old Spite, Desert Flower and other merchandise to Choose (1) (2 (3) (4) (5} (6) fr4m< STI iD M A NS Phone 482-7621 Clinton, Ont WI Convenes The Women’s Institute met bn Thursday when Rey. R. Tschanz gave an interesting talk on the origin of Chrdstmas and customs in by gone day's. Christmas cards first appeared in 1840. Mrs, McPherson of Clinton demonstrated many useful arti­ cles for Christmas gifts. An auction of .articles brought by the members to help finance Christmas parcels rea­ lized a nice sum. > Personals •I J . ‘ ..... ■ ■"■ „ Mr, and Mrs. Bert Brunsdon left last ThursdJay for a three- Week visit with their daughter and son-dn-daw 'in Texas, Mrs. Robert Townsend spent a few days last week with a I X ■ ■ ■ 4* ■«, MRS. BERT ALLEN '' Phone 523-4570 friend .in Bxeter. Tom has d-isposecl oif hh farm on the 10th concession to Mr,, and Mrs. Murray Adams, Mr, AirdWe ,has purchased the former T’rad Brest homie in the village, When buying toys for nursery or kindergarten, parents should remember that toys’ edges should be rounded for safety, have non-moveabje parts and painted with non-itoxic paints. Soft toys are ideiall for the under-five age group, Clinton News-Record •p- MEASIJES VACCINE Measles vacoine is now avail­ able in. Canada. Last year 38 per cent of all measles deaths in Canada were children under. 12 months. Public health auth­ orities point , out that. the measles vadcine wii'll not inter­ fere with your baby’s .shots for dliptheria, lockjaw and whoop­ ing cough. offer* a complete »election of wedding. announcements J styled for the discrim* inating. ask for,,. Thurs., D«tc. 8; Clinton News-Record —- r Vi A message from your neighbourhood ■ Brewers Retail As the holiday season approaches, w adverse weather conditions sometimes place a maximum burden on our staff to maintain our high level of service to our retail store and home delivery customers. 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