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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-04-28, Page 9John Hanna Tells House Racing is ' “Big Business” The following is a transcript of a speech made in the Ontario Legislat­ ure by John Hanna, member for Huron-Bruce, regarding his recent ap­ pointment tp the Ontario Racing Commission: ” MR. OLIVER: Mr. Chairman, on Vote 136,1 was going to say that here­ tofore we have been handicapped in , OUr consideration of this Estimate, be­ cause of the abstract way in which ft was presented. Fortunately, we have an hon. member of the House who is •Iso a member of the Racing Com­ mission, and I think it would be ex­ tremely helpful to hear his views per­ taining to matters in connection with racing. MR. SALSBERG: We want some good “tips.” MR. JOHN W. HANNA (Huron- Bruce): Mr. Chairman, I would like to •ay at this time that a great trust was I imposed in me,, and it j# very pleasing to be a member of the Racing Com­ mission, i am only a junior member of the commission, but we have a great chairman, and a great organiza­ tion of 4 members. No doubt now, racing will attain a high standard in this province, and as time goes pn will, prove to be “big business" for Ontario. MR. OLIVER: Doe# the hon, mem­ ber mean to say it has not been of a high standard formerly? MR- HANNA: It has always been on a high plane, I would like to say to the hon. Leader of the Opposition, as he comes from a racing country in Western Ontario, he knows there are a great many good tracks, and that good horses are bred, and a great deal of pleasure is afforded to the rural people as well as those living in urban municipalities. At this time, may I say I am very happy ,tp have this appointment. I did not know whether all the hon, mem­ bers of the House knew about it, so I thought I would say a few words regarding racing. ’ One great future ufi toTBeylWBBT time, since I have been a member of this commission, Is the fact that there will be effected this year a saving to the bettor# of somewhere in the neigh* bourhood of $495,000. As the hen, members know, betting is a very high* class financial transaction. It will be the duty of the committee to see that the public gets fair play, and is proyided with good, common, clean sport, and we are proud that the government is now faffing some part in racing. MR. SALSBERG: X thought they were taking a big part of it. MR. HANNA: I would like to say to the hop. member for St. Andrew, that I hope to see him and to have him bring some of his money to the tracks. I am doubtful jf he has ever been at a race track. I do hope to see him with some of his friends from Spadina, who own a great many race horses. It does make mo happy to be on this board, With men like the chairman, Magistrate Bigelow, Mr. McGee, and Mr, Macintosh. Our headquarters are been provided with yerv lovely offices,, and you can securo all the inform#* tion you desire there, MR, OLIVERi Is that right? MR. HANNA: Jf F?u do not know your way around;, come down and see us sometime. While on this commission I am going to endeavour to be what might be called “an ambassador of goodwill" to attract more people to the tracks, and to endeavour to make xnany good friends, I have a great many friends now, and I trust I always will have. I might say that we have not a large budget, but I do expect that racing in the future will be, as I said, “big business" in the province. Now, if there is anything further any hon. member would like to know, just mention it, I can assure you that we will stand no nonsense. 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I feel that it is a job which will require consider­ able energy on my ParL and I do hope I will be of 'some value to this government. MR. SALSBERG. May I ask the member of the commission whether it is true that the organization of which he is an august member is planning for night racing in this province? HON. MR. FROST : No. MR. SALSBERG: I have heard rumours to that effect. HON. MR, PORTER: We only have that in the Legislature. MR. SALSBERG: As far as I am concerned this is a. salt mine. I just slave around here.-Has the member of the commission any statement to make, which might be quoted? MR, HANNA: .1 would like to ans­ wer the question by the hon. member for St. Andrew, by saying that if the government ever changes its policy, I will be glad to inform the hon. mem­ ber of that fact. with Easter Service for Evening Auxiliary < An Easter service of worship, Mrs. K. M. MacLennan, as leader, was conducted on- Tuesday, April 20, when the Evening Auxiliary met in the United Church. A white cross, flanked by spring flowers, made a very ap­ propriate . setting for the Easter Thankoffering meeting, The theme of the responsive Wor­ ship service was “Rejoicing in Hope.” After the singing of ,'Christ the Lord Is Risen To-day.” Mrs. J. Gillespie led in Scripture reading, taken from Mat­ thew 28: 1-9. Mrs. A. Bennett conduct­ ed a meditation period and Miss Cath­ erine Keating favoured with a delight­ ful piano solo,'a composition by Bach. The offering was received, and dedic­ ated by Mrs. MacLennan. Miss Mary Love continued a review of the study book, and her opening remarks on “The Meaning of Easter" were very fitting. She then outlined the work of the Protestant Church in Latin ’America where in many parts, ignorance, poverty and disease are rampant, Communism is a real con­ cern, and the question of which faith shall prevail is a vital one. The president, Mrs. W. B. Cruik- shank, then took charge of the busi­ ness of the meeting. Fine reports of the Huron Presbyterial, held in Sea­ forth, were given by Mrs. 'H. Burrell and Mrs. C. Salter. The meeting closed with a hymn, lunch was served and a social hour enjoyed. ASK PINERY EXPROPRIATION Western Ontraio’s great natural park area, The Pinery, may soon be the outdoor playground everyone has been waiting for. Last week the Ausable River Con­ servation Authority decided to ask the Provincial Government to expropriate the 4,066-acre Lake Huron shoreline as a public recreation area, ..-...... ............. A Provincial Government plan to,i ! bring 500 United Kingdom teachers to 4 the Province was endorsed as a means of meeting the teacher shortage. Recognizing the i>roblem of a short­ age of teachers the meeting expressed its approval of emergency measures but outspokenly objected to lowering of teacher qualifications, A resolution was adopted calling on the govern­ ment to maintain high qualifications for the highest class of certificate, Tffe Federation re-affjrmed its Stand in support of the single salary scale— a plan which results ip both elementary and secondary teachers being paid according to their qualifi- cations, experience and responsibility. Approval was given to a proposal that the minimum annual salary paid to Ontario teachers should be at least Considerable discussion was giy«« , to the problems of school board# fall- Ing tp follow legal procedures in dlt” I missing teachers. A statement releae* cd by R. J, Bolton, of Peterborough said; “It has happened that a school board ha# dismissed a teacher without giving p written reason or making tffe- dismissal at a time prescribed by the law, A matter of principle is involved and unless we take a stand on it in­ justices may well result," The Federal tion as a matter of policy is going to insist that school boards follow the Jaw. Aside from Federation policy the- delegates spent considerable time ex­ amining the problem of “the gifted child" and how his progress can be developed and not impeded. Teaching techniques and basic ideas of educa­ tion were given close attention also. New Hug Pricing Most farmer# will have noticed that there is a new pricing system now in effect, concerning the payment for grade A and grade B-l hogs all across Canada. Most farmers, will welcome the change, although some folks thought that there should be an increased bonus for falsing and mar­ keting the A grades instead of lowering the price for B-l's. That will no doubt correct itself, for the dif­ ference between, these two grades has now been expanded to $1.00 instead of the former 40 cents, It means this much to the farmer. He will be try­ ing just a little harder to get his hogs on the naarket, when they are still A grades, and he will be less liable to flood the market with those fa< and inferior hogs that the packers are complaining about. Here in Canada, we have always boasted about the quality of our hogs, and the quality of our bacon. We have told ourselves that we held the British bacon market during the war, because of .the fact that we were producing a vastly superior type of lean bacon. I think that this attitude has resulted in a laxity on the part of many hog producers who have been lulled into a feeling of indifference. Down in the States, they are still rais­ ing those fat, corn fed hogs, that are jokingly referred to as "satchels to hold the lard”, but let us not forget that they are striving hard to catch up to us in this business of bacon production, ’ and the production of those other lean type cuts of meat that the consumer prefers. They have been importing some of our top breed­ ing stock, and they have been very particular about the quality, taking only the better type lean, stretchy hogs. It could be that within a very few years, that our neighbors to the south of us, will give us some compe­ tition unless everyone who produces hogs, takes it upon himself, as a pri­ vate project to produce better hogs with less fat and a more marketable carcass, One of the main beefs of farmers has been that in recent years it didn’t pay him to produce A grade hogs. He got as much or more for a B-l, and he didn’t have to be as fussy about the marketing weight, and the way he fed that hog. And in most cases, that was just about it when it came down to dollars and cents, and after all, that’s the way, most people measure their success or failure. . . . The one dollar differential between A grades, and B-l’s, we hope will mean the dif­ ference between a further deprecia­ tion in the hog carcass quality, and an improvement in the type of hogs marketed. Backers tell us that the processing that we hear them telling about, con­ sists mainly of trimming off the ex­ cess fat from the cuts that they gain from each hog. B grade bacon is still B grade bacon to the consumer, even if she has to pay the A price for it, and it leaves a bad impression with the purchaser. In 1953, Ontario’s pro­ duction of A grade hogs was at its lowest peak in years while its output of B-l’s was at its highest point. Last year we raised only 32.16% A grade hogs, but for one reason or another, we marketed 44.84% B-l’s. The all­ Canada average was even lower, with only 27.26% Grade A’s. The only provinces that are aware of the situation, and are’ doing any­ thing about it, are those in the Mari­ times. Prince Edward Island produced 51.36% Grade A’s, against 29.80% B-l’s, Nova Scotia had 43.51% A’s, and 29.67% B-l’s. while New Brunswick raised and marketed 38.13% A’s, against 29.34% B-l’s. Alberta's mar­ ketings of 19.92% A’s and 44.70% B’s, provided the other end of the teeter totter. , . . We must, of necessity, improve the quality of our hogs if we are to hold the consumer’s confidence and his business. Let’s follow those Blue Noses from the East, and do something about hog quality. Perhaps the new price differential will provide the im­ petus for such a trend. $2,400. Before You Buy See PHILIPS Here is a 21-inch television console with magnificent realism. Picture sharp and clear in every detail with amazing depth and superb tonal fidelity through Philips super sensitive speaker. • Cascade tuner increases range. High picture definition. Built-in antenna. 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CFPL , RADIO DIAL 980 PS PRINCIPAL ATTENDS HAMILTON CONFERENCE Discussions which could well play a big part in the future development of education in Ontario took place on April 20th and 21st at Hamilton dur­ ing the Easter meeting of the Ontario Public School Men Teachers’ Federa­ tion. Among the 105 delegates from all over Ontario who represented the Pro­ vince’s 4,700 men public school teach­ ers was a local teacher, Mr. T. S. Beattie, principal of Wingham Public School. The meeting discussed and approved a statement of policy which according to Tom Aidcorn of Toronto, the Fed­ eration’s president “crystallizes our attitudes on a Variety of vital import­ ant subjects”. The executive of the Federation was given power to "gray-list” school boards as a last resort measure in cases Where salary or other contract arrangements can not be successfully agreed Upon. "A “gray-listing" is simply a notice to all teachers advis­ ing them of the unsatisfactory rela­ tionship with a board, At the same time the teacher dele­ gates plainly disapproved of any act­ ion comparable to a strike. a