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By ANITA JACKSON
• Grade 6
J.A.D. McCurdy
I could hear mother's soft
lulling voice from the kitchen. I
was in bed dreaming. Tomorrow
would be Christmas and my
stomach was full of nervous
butterflies. As I gazed out my
window at the starlit night I saw
figures. But they were blurred.
Then they came closer and
closer. To my great joy, I made
out the forms. There were eight
deer shapes and a sleigh. Seated
in the sleigh was Santa Claus.
His graceful deers then made a
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pinpoint landing on our roof.
Down the slender chimney he
tried to come, but he got stuck.
Since he often met these slender
chimneys he had made a magic
chant so he could quickly get
down them.
"Down the chinmney I try to
come, so here I go, fe, fi him",
Santa chanted. And quick as a
whistle he was down.
"Ah-h, now what have we 0)
here," he said, "A girl, eh?
Here.?" He handed me a
beautiful doll in velvet and silk.
Diamond slippers were on her
dainty feet. I was sPeectiless
looked up to say thanks, but he
had gone. Happily, I wOit back to
my slumber.
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with their near and dear. As you and yours celebrate
hristmas, we wish for you the true delights of the season.
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Serving, You ,1
e mikencern was being
x ressed regarding future
pP zming for Ontario Hydro
generating stations and tran-
smission lines, the Ontario
Government, about 11/2 years
ago, appointed a Royal Com-
mission on Electric Power
Planning. Its Chairman is Dr.
Arthur Porter of Toronto. Among
the members on the Committee is
Mr. George A. McCague of
Harriston, a former large dairy
and beef cattle farmer, a former
Chairman of the Ontario Farm
Products Marketing Board, the
first Chairman of the Ontario
Milk Commission, and now
retired.
Hearings, as many know and
may have attended, are being
held all over Ontario in order to
give individuals and
organizations an opportunity to
express themselves regarding
the future of electric power
production in Ontario beyond
1985. Plans have already been
pretty well firmed up until then —
which require a reduction of 1
percent annually in total power
consumed. There is nothing
"phony" about the current
possible electric energy shortage
which could cause brownouts and
even blackouts unless electric
power is conserved.
During the Toronto hearing of
the Commission Dr. Roger Sch-
wass, Dean of Environmental
Science at York University and a
widely known Agricultural
Economist, stated that the in-
creasingly specialized Canadian
farmer becomes more and more
dependent on electricity. He paid
that while the total consumption
of electricity doesn't place
agriculture in the top user group
of industries, a large part of the
output gain which agriculture has
shown over the past 30 years is
attributed to electrification.
In this connection I have often
said that electricity has taken
more drudgery out of farming
than anything other than the
hydraulic manure loader.
Milkers, coolers, bale elevators,
driers, silo unloaders, automatic
feeders for livestock and poultry,
waterers, water heaters, pumps,
conveyors, even electric home
heating, electric welders, and the
abundance of electric light so
evident when needed on the farm
— all are so much a part of the
modern farm today. And all
make life more "liveable" and
pleasant.
Dr. Schwass was correct in
stating that probably nobody in
the Ontario economy is so
dependent on a reliable source of
electricity as Ontario farmers.
Perhaps that is the reason many
farmers have purchased their
own tractor driven stand-by
generators. I belieVe those who
haven't, should be considering it
due to the curtailment in electric
gen fiting facilities and the
de, caused by the opposition
ansmission line construction. ,
,r, Schwass was correct in'
eating to the Royal Commission
that "brownouts" or if in-J
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terruptible power is considered,
the last users of the electrical
system to be forced to be in-
terrupted should be the
agricultural sector. He said
electricity on the farm is in-
dispensable as a generally safe,
reliable and cheap source of
power. He went on' to say that
because of increasing costs of
other types of energy, the
demand generally for electricity
can be expected to rise in line
with over-all agricultural output.
Dr. Schwass stressed the
importance of energy con-
servation on farms through
improved design and insulation
of farm buildings requiring heat,
such as in grain drying, tobacco
drying, greenhouses, poultry
brooding houses, swine farrowing
units, etc. Extended research in
co-operation with Ontario Hydro,
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture
and Food, Ontario Agricultural
College and the building trades is
already being done.
He made the interesting point
that the production of artificial
fertilizers requires a great deal of
energy. The rising cost of energy
may force farmers to • make
better use of natural fertilizers,
manure, etc., a point wittgWhiettI
completely agree and which pye
been emphasizing forvlong.timp
He also suggested ,:bOtter use y
urban wastes for ferilizer. In ttap
connection it is heartening to
learn that practical research ;:iS
now going on to blend urfl,an
garbage, sewage and in:', sop
cases, used shredded neWitap
into useful plant food Pro s.
His suggestion that ne
and other gases from e pit
storages on the farm 47,0Ssible
but will only be pram atif prices
of other types of -rgy fuel goes
much higher confirmed by
research alr dy done.
He i e a significant
statem which I quote directly
and ith which I agree, "The
challenge Ontario faces is the
challenge of job creation in a
time of increasingly tough
competition. We have no oil. We
have no gas. We have little coal
or iron ore at competitive prices.
Our energy must come from
nuclear power. We. have ex-
pensive labour. The great ex-
pansion of this province may well
be over and our encroachment on
farmland with it especially if we
set up so many blockages to in-
dustrial and urban development
that investors leave the pro. c.
in disgust." (According to the
Ontario Ministry of Natural
Resources, Ontario produces 1
per cent of the total oil and
natural gas used in the province.)
Unfortunately this is now hap-
pening, but more on that next
week:
In the meantime I hope all the
readers of this column will have a
Merry Christmas and a happy,
healthful and rewarding New
Year.
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;:olky KAREN WEMYSS
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If had 'Christmas wish
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And a star at my peak
If I had a Christmas wish
If I had a Christmas wish
I'd wish I were a gift
A gift wrapped in silky pink
In me would be mink
Mink soft as the moon
And shiny as a silver spoon
If I had a Christmas wish.
Santa
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J.A.D. McCurdy
Santa is a jolly fellow,
His tummy feels just like jello,
He's round
He weighs 200 pounds,
And that's why we call him
Santa.
Christmas Spirit
By SHARON RUNDLE
Grade 8
Usborne Central
Round the cozy fire we gather
Hear the burning wood a clatter,
Then the sweetest sound of
songs,
Were heard above the chiming
bongs.
Then we saw the angels clear
In our minds their songs of cheer
Brought joy and happiness to us
and tears
That we might remember this
time of year,
After Christmas
By DOUG COOPER
Grade 6
the night after Christmas
And all through the house
Everything was stirring
Including the mouse
The sugar plums were stuck to
the children's beds
And mama and papa holding
their heads.
Wow! the stockings were thrown
in a heap On the chair
With hopes that Santa would
again be there
As I went to the window what did
I hear?
"Goodnight everybody, Ill see
you next year."