HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-12-31, Page 6Page I The Times-Advocate, December 31, T7SC New Federation Fieldman
Backs Marketing Schemes
NEW FIELDMAN—.Carl Hemingway, R.R. 3 Brussels, is
the new fieldman of Huron County Federation of Agricul
ture. He was appointed Wednesday by Federation direct
ors to succeed Gordon Gregg, who has served six years.
Mr.. Hemingway will become the second’ full-time field
man employed by county farmers. -T-A Photo
Open
Meeting
STEPHEN TOWNSHIP
HOG PRODUCERS
Thurs., Jan. 10
TOWNSHIP HALL,
CREDITON
8:30 p.m.
Tc> discuss plans for an
OPEN MARKET CAMPAIGN
which is now getting under way
in Huron County.
MR. R. A. HERGOTT,
director of field services1
of the Ontario Federation
ef Agriculture, Will be present.
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Mrs. E. Hooper
Dies In St. Marys
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed
gar Hooper, 78, who died at her
home in St. Marys on December
25 were held Thursday from the
Ball funeral home, St. Marys,
by Rev. R. D. Crosby.
Mrs. Hooper was the former
Ettie Squire of Tuckersmith
township.
Surviving are three sons, Earl,
Wilbert and Harold/ St. Marys;
four brothers, Harvey Kirkton;
Edgar, Exeter; Frank, Granton;
Nelson, Woodham; four sisters,
Mrs. Albert Scott, Woodham;
Mrs. Charles Jones, Mfrs. Arthur
Baker and Mrs. William Rodd,
Granton and four grandchildren.
Interment took place in St.
Marys cemetery.
Pa—“Well, John, I hear you
are courtin’ a school teacher.”
John—“Uhhuh.”
Pa—“How’re ye doin’.?”
John—“She marked 14 errors
in my last letter.”
New fieldman for Huron Fed
eration of Agriculture is Carl
Hemingway, a 46-year-old Grey
township farmer and father of
eight children.
A former high school teacher,
Mr. Hemingway was appointed
Wednesday by the directors of
the county organization. He suc
ceeds Gordon Gregg, the Fed
eration’s first full-time secre
tary, who retires after six years
in the post.
A supportei- of the Federation
since it was organized, Mr.
Hemingway said in an inter
view Wednesday: “I think the
Federation has helped a lot
more than we’ve given it credit
for.”
“I’m very much in favor of
the marketing plans organized
by groups under the Federation,”
he added. “They are certainly
a step in the right direction.”
A beef producer, Mr. Heming
way nevertheless has been fol
lowing the hog marketing devel
opments closely. “I’ve been
quite interested in the hog
scheme because I’d like to sec
something done for beef,”
Son Will Take Ovar Farm
Owner of a 250-acre farm, Mr.
Hemingway plans to put his 18-
year-pld son, Donald, in charge
when he takes over his full time
Federation job. He has 76 head
of cattle, including some milk
cows, and a small flock of hens.
The new fieldman taught for
six years before buying his own
farm in 1940. He lives across
Hog Producer Contends
Market Plan Dictatorial
December 27, 1956
To The Editor,
Times-Advocate
Dear Sir:
We see a great deal in the
papers by those who are pushing
the hog marketing scheme, but
before we jump into this thing,
would it not be good to take an
honest look at the other side of
the question.
. In regard to the ’vote that was
taken, my experience was this.
Two men came in, wanting a pa
per signed yes or no. If they
could not influence the individual
to vote yes, the atmosphere be
came a little chilly. After the
vote was taken the same organi
zation had the privilege of count
ing the votes. Now it would not
be right to suggest dishonesty,
but if this is the proper way to conduct a vote why aren’t politi
cal elections rtfn this way?
Our co-op feed mills are pros
pering under a .free will, demo
cratic set up and few people
would sign away the privilege of
buying where they choose.
Let us weigh the situation care
fully from all angles before we
sign away our individual right
and commit ourselves to a policy
of force. Let any thinking man
read the article in the T-A of
Dec. 20 under the heading
Trucker-Route Committee and it
will give him cause for hesita
tion. In effect the committee is
to hold a gun in the trucker’s
back and tell him to co-operate
or'else. This type of thing might
be all right in some systems of
goverment; but does it have a
place in our Canadian way of
life? r gBy Mr. McInnis own admission
only five per cent of hogs have
been, coming to-the co-op yards
previous to this year; If the hog
producer’s association needed 24
cents each bn one hundred per
cent of hogs marketed while only
handling five per cent it would
look like they need $4,80 each
when handling rill hogs. No one
can be sure this will happen but
the organization has the power
to raise its charges if it wishes.
The hog producers’ association
claims it is responsible for better
prices this fall. Is it possible that
other factors influencing the si
tuation may have been a sub
stantial drop in marketings, a
good consumer demand with
storage stocks diminishing rep-
idly, and also a considerable de
mand for Canadian pork pro
ducts in the U.S.A.? One cannot
help wondering why the Ontario
price rise lagged so far behind
Quebec where there is no. hog
producers association. If it was
not for the fact that we know
Mr. McInnis to be above re
proach there would be those who
would wonder if he were receiv
ing anything under the table to
hold the price down a bit.
At a producers, meeting recent
ly one of the speakers said that
hfe and his sons marketed about
four hundred hogs a year and if
this hog producers association
was wrong he would say so. If
there is any logic in that line
of, reasoning I might say that
my brother and I market a sim
ilar amount and we think the
association is wrong.
What happens when we get
a few thousand hogs assembled
especially in hot weather and
even three of the large pack
ers stop buying for a week? It
could be that this set up throws
us' on the mercy of the packers
to a much greater extent than
before. Some packers have in
timated that they do hot cafe
where they get the hogs except
that the ones from the yards
are sd bruised up that they make
inferior meat.
Even if it were possible to
force the; packers to pay a high
er, price they would most cer
tainly pass it on tb the cosumer
who would eat less pork. On the
other hand the farmer Would
produce more because of the
higher price. Everyone Is fam
iliar with the simple rules of
supply and demand.
The only solution then is to
control the supply which means
inspectors, coming in, and all
the rest of the red fabe and ex«
pensw* to see that the farmer
keeps Within his quota. This
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the road from his brother, who
now works the family home1’
stead.
After receiving his • public
school education in local schools,
he won his junior matriculation
at Brussels and then went to
Listowel to get his senior papers.
After two years at Stratford
Normal School, he taught in
Blyth public school, S.S. No, 1
Grey and in Brussels continua
tion school for four years.
Mr. Hemingway was secre
tary of Grey township federa
tion for six years after it was
organized. He now serves as
secretary-treasurer of Grey
Township School Area Board, js
Sunday School superintendent
and member of the session of
Brussels United Church.
Mrs. Hemingway was a school
teacher, too, before she went
farming with her husband. She’s
a native of Grey township.
Daughter At MacDonald Hall
Their oldest daughter, Ruth,
is in her second year at Mac
Donald Hall, Guelph. She com
pleted 15 projects while a mem
ber of 4-H homemaking club
in her area,
Donald, the oldest boy, has
been a member of Brussels beef
calf club and McKillop grain
club.
Marion, 17, who was Seaforth’s
centennial queen in 1954, was
chosen as the top member in
Huron County junior institute
work this year and was award
ed the trip to New York and
thing the farmer grows must be
controlled because if he is con
trolled in one particular line he
will naturally expand in another,
and create a surplus there.
When the farmer finds him
self in these conditions is he
much different from the man
who has to give up his land and
work it for a wage decided on
by some official?
There are those . in other
countries who would give all
they own and risk their lives,
for a chance to live in a land
of freedom such as ours.. Let
us be careful what we do with
our freedom ,and rights as ‘ in
dividuals.
We have government graders
in packing plants, also the fi
nancial statements of the big
packers are made public. Why
not go a little bit farther along
this line? If we think the pack
ers are making excessive prof
its why not let the farmers ap
point competent men to examine
packing house books ;and make
sure that there is hot„ being
large amounts drained off in
top salaries or the books being
otherwise padded? This would
surely be much less expensive
and complicated and much
more effective than the present
plan.
If we could check on the pack
ers in this way it would make
the hog producers co-op with
Rs obvious disadvantages un
necessary. If this system is not
legal surely it would be more
easy to get legislation making
it so than to get the legislation
necessary for the hog producers
co-op.
Huron County Hog Producer*
*Name available on request
News From Thames Road
Mr. and Mrs. Blackwell and
family of Hensail, Mr, and Mrs*
Charles Miller of Exeter, Mr.
and Mrs. James Miller and fam
ily of Woodham, Mr. and Mrs.
Everard Miller and family of
Zion were Friday evening guests
with Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Miller.
Master Robert Bray was a
patient in South Huron Hospital,
Exeter, for two days last week.
Mrs. Gertie Wiseman returned
home from St. Joseph’s Hospital,
London,' on Thursday of last
Week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Luxton
and family of Mitchell, Mr. and
Mrs. Donald Mayo and Larry of
London Were Friday evening
guests with Mr. and Mrs. Mac
Hodgert. ■
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Miller
spent Saturday evening with
Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Powe of
Centralia.
Mr. and Mrs. Aimer Passmore,
David, Dennis and Darlene, Mr.
and Mrs. Lome Passmore, Shar
on, Paul, Beth, Mr. and Mrs.
Frayne Parsons and ' Murray
spent Saturday with MrS. Percy
Passmore of Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Love and
family of Grand Bend, Mr. and
Mrs. Reg Hodgert and Grant
spent Monday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Cann.
.Mr, and Mrs. Wilfred Hunkin
and Margaret spent Monday
with Mr, and Mrs. William Gil-
fillan of Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ross Krueger
and Jean of Crediton spent Mon
day evening with Mr. and Mfrs.
Robert Jeffery,
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Slrapp,
Miss Margaret Bray of London,
Mr. arid Mrs. Donald Bray and.
Robert spent Monday with Mr,
and Mrs, John Bray,
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Joynt of
Bethlehem, Pehn., are holiday
ing with Mr, and Mrs. Archie
Morgan,
Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Moores
and Heather May of Malton and
Miss Marilyn Moores spent Mon
day evening with Rev, W. J.
and Mrs. Moores.
Christmas Day Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Iferrt
and Linda of Jarvis, Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Webber and. family
with Mr. and Mrs. Joint Selves.
Mr. arid Mrs. Wilfred Hunkin
and Margaret with Mr, and Mrs.
Hugh Hendrick of Kippen.
Mr, and Mrs. John Bray. Mar
garet and Agnes, Mr-.. Mria Mrs.
Ray Clarke, Kenneth and Ron*
..
Washington.
There are four boys and four
girls In the family. The others
include; David, 12; Ross, 8;
Laura, 5; Ray, 3; and Karen,
six months.
Before taking over his job,
Mr. Hemingway will attend a
four-day short course at OAC
on farm business management,
marketing and co-operation.
As Federation fieldman for the
county, Mr. Hemingway will
have to spend one out of every
three nights at meetings. Re
tiring Fieldman Gordon Gregg
reports he attends more than
100 meetings during a year.
One of the main objectives
set for Mr. Hemingway will be
the revitalization of the •Federa
tion at the. township level, since
directors feel that strength
must be built- up here. In the
past, the fieldman has been
hampered in such activity by an
increasing amount of secretarial
work but the executive is con-’
sidering steps to alleviate this
part of the job to give the field
man more : time for organiza
tional work.
George Coleman
Active In Church
George Coleman died sudden
ly Wednesday afternoon, De
cember 19, at the home of his
son, Anson Coleman, Stanley
township. He was in his eighty
ninth year and was born on the
farm where he died.
He was the son of the late
Francis Coleman and Eliza
Jane Smith. In 1898 he married
Elizabeth Turner who died in
1901; in 1908 he married Melissa
Webster who died in 1948.
He lived on the farm until
1929 when he moved to Egmond-
ville where he was a, member
of the session of the United
church. He was well known as
a cattle drover.
, He is survived by one son
and four daughters, Elsie, Mrs.
Elgin McKinley; Mabel, Mrs.
Fred McClymont; ,Anson, all of
Stanley; Grace, Mrs. Ross Chap
man, Tuckersmith; and Gladys,
Mrs. R. J. Doig, of McKillop;
two sisters, Dinah, Mrs. A- E.
Elgie, Laverne, California, and
Mary Ann, Mrs. Henry Ortwein,
Winnipeg; there are 18 grand
children and 12 great grand
children.
The funeral was held Satur
day, December 22, from the G.
A. Whitney funeral home, Sea
forth. The Rev. Dr. Semple of
Egmondville and Rev. T. J.
Pitt of Varna officiated. Eg
mondville United Church choir
sang, one of his favorite hymns.
The pallbearers Were six
grandsons, Anson and Robert
McKinley, Gordon and George
'Coleman, Ivan McClymont and
James Chapman. The flower
bearers were grandchildren,
Sandra, Grace and Elsie Doig,
Gladys Chapman, Margaret and
Joan McClymont, Mrs. Kenneth
Fanson, Jack Coleman and Rob
ert McClymont.
After three years of slave
labour in an Iron Curtain coun
try, a refugee escaped and made
his way to the U.S. He was a
mechanic, and found work in an
auto shop on' the east coast; His
first day on the job he was
asked to work a 12-hour stretch.
“Twelve hotlrs!” exclaimed
the refugee. “What is this, part-
time work?”
gert and Grant, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross Hodgert with Mr. and- Mrs.
James Hodgert.
Mr. and Mrs. Lome Luker,
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Moir of Hen
sail with Mr. and-Mrs. William
Snow. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Cottle and
RoSs with Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Campbell of Winchelsea.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ballantyne
and family, Mr .and Mrs. Thos.
Ballantyne, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Cann, Mrs. Gertie Wise
man, Mr. Edgar Monteith, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Ballantyne with
Mr. and Mrs. Ted McIntyre of
London.
Mr. • and Mrs. Lloyd Parsons
of Eden, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ko
vacs of London, Mr. and Mrs.
William Passmore, Mr. and Mrs.
Dopg Parsons; Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Parsons and Brenda, Miss
Joan Parsons of' Exeter, Mr.
and Mrs. Mort Caswell, Miss
Rosemary Passmore of Brant
ford with Mr. and Mrs.-Alvin
Passmore. *
Mr. arid Mrs. William Rohde
and family with Mr. and Mrs.
William Thomson Of Exeter.
Mr. and Mrs. Aimer Passmore
and family with Mr. and Mrs.
Wellington Haist of Crediton.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorrie ’Elford
and family of Elimville, Mrs.
Annie Veal and Norman, Mr.
and Mrs. Ross Veal and Melonie
of Exeter, Mr. arid Mrs. Donald
Bray and Robert with Mr. and
Mrs. William Elford.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Rodd of
Exeter, Mr. ‘ and Mrs. Lome
Passmore and family, Mr, and
Mrs, Jack Stewart and Marlene
With Mr. arid Mrs. Laverne Rodd
of Woodham.
Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Stone.
Diane and Bobby with Mr. and
Mrs. Wes Weihi of Dashwood.
Lumley School Concert
On Thursday, the pupils and
their teacher, Mrs. William Mair,
enjoyed a turkey dinner. After
dinner Mrs. Sterling Ince of Ex*
eter showed moving pictures ori
Nova ScOtia. Sarita arrived and.
handed out the gifts from a well-
decordted tree.
Thames Road School Concert
Thames Road school concert
was held on Thursday evening
with Mr. Philip Johns as chair
man. The program consisted of
recitations, choruses, drills, dia
logues, skits, musical numbers
under the leadership of their
teacher, Mrs. Russell Mills. Miss
..with the
Bisset Cow
Sets Record
A purebred Holstein owned by
Bisset Brothers, Goderich, has
recently completed an outstand
ing lifetime production record in
the U.S.A. She is Saltford Heights
Hope, who made her record in
the Lakefield Farms herd at
Clarkston, Michigan. In her life
time, she has given a total of
201,732 lbs. of milk (81,893 qts.)
and 6,801 lbs. butterfat.
A highly successful show cow ‘
in her day, “Hope” kept herj
long career on the tanbark by,
winning the grand championship
at the 1952 Michigan State Fair,
It is interesting to note that
“Hope” is a great granddaugh
ter of Springbank Snow Countess,
former world champion butterfat
producer with her record of
9,062 lbs, fat from 207,050 lbs.
milk. Tliis is the cow in memory
of whom a statue has been
erected on the farm of her
owner, T. R, Dent, on the out
skirts of Woodstock.
Letter From
Brinsley
By MRS. CECIL ELLWOOD
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dixon of
Centenary were recent visitors
with Mrs. Beatrice Dixon..
Mrs. Ruth Watson is spending
a few days with her daughter
and son-inlaw, Mr, and Mrs.
Carl Trevethick, of London.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Fenton
and children spent Christmas
with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Knap
ton of Thorndale.
Mr. and Mrs, Harry Hess of
Zurich visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. Trevethick and Mrs. Hess
Sr. on Tuesday.
Miss Audrey Darling, music
teacher in the Nazarene Col
lege at Red Deer, Alberta, is
spending the Christmas holi
days with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. D.arling.
Mr. and Mrs. George Prest
and son, Billy, spent Sunday
in Brussels.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Watson and
daughtei’ and Bobbie, also Mr.
and Mrs. Jas. Trevethick spent
Christmas
Mrs, Carl
don.
Mr. and
of Elliot ____ ___ _____
home to spend Christmas with
their parents.
Mrs. Jas. De Fenny and Deb
by left for their home in Ottawa
after spending a week with Mrs.
De Fenny’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Andy Keogh.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Whit-
tard, Richard and Jeanette of
St. Catharines are spending the
Christmas holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Ellwood.
day with Mr. and
Trevethick of Lon-
Mrs. ■ Edward Dixon
Lake have arrived
From 1931 to 1951 the area of
farmed land in Canada increas
ed from 163 million acres to 174
million acres, the number of
occupied farms decreased from
728,623 to 623,091, and the total
farm population decreased from
3,289,140 to 2,911,996.
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