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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1974-06-26, Page 1Whelan blasts Tories at Clinton breakfast gel) iite shi girls` kilts, :e ttroui stoking' tY tiff, we Alt ermissh blie hit on tinu audio with 10 16,, bes Ih line :ge, loved 'e is fr, ushy Collet earn hi Ovashioi i; feedini jobsdn studen good It lo hone no 0 abound excelidi is shot activi nut team; few, aj tge eag liege hi recei Ii tagazinii yougi quid ue 'to ti mentho tors 0 a lion id Haig t. WINNING FLOAT — This horse drawn cage, designed by the Brussels Lions Club Won the top prize for a service club float on Saturday. It was entered in the Seaforth Lions 50th Anniversary Parade. (Staff Photo) 9‘ t took a young area farmer to ark some interest in the (nonce at the candidates forum st Thursday at the Ontario deration of Agriculture eting held in Clinton. escribing himself as a ustrated young farmer', the n did not question the three ndidates for the Huron-Middle- x riding seat, but told them of financial troubles caused by ing a young farmer. He charged the three candi- tes with being 'too remote' m the problem and that with all their promises, any govern- ent will take too long to help mg farmers out. Bob McKinley, PC, John idon, Liberal and . Shirley eary, NDP, all sympathized th the young man but only Mrs. eary assured him that in. British Columbia, with an NDP govern- ment, stabilization was put into effect in two years. The meeting was sparsely attended. The three candidates were given ten minutes each to present their platforms and later four minute's rebuttal time. John Lyndon led off the speeches by pointing out that the Liberal government is responsible for Canada having the smallest increase in the cost of living in the world. 'Canada is enjoying a most progressive economy,' he said and noted that there was an increase in the gross national product. He stressed the need to keep the concept of 'supply and demand' going to keep the cost of living down. Farmers should be given a ESTABLISHED 11172 `chance to make an honest living at it,' he said and the government should be able to provide an incentive to young farmers. Mr. McKinley followed Mr. Lyndon and told the farmers that they had nothing to lose by the wage and price freeze, advocated by the Conservatives. He said policies to encourage production of milk to supply all of Canada should be made. Several references during the evening were made to 'tight money' and the problems farmers have in getting loans from banks at low interest rates. Mr. McKin- ley said that the rate Of inflation coupled with increases in interest charged by banks could result in a dollar disappearing in four or five years. Shirley ,Weary came prepared with a copy of the NDP policies stating that one program they are advocating is a national market- ing board run by producers. Their "(Continued on Page 10) Eugene Whelan, the energetic Minister of Agriculture, warned, of the dangers in interfering with the normal pattern of production by the Conservative Party's election proposal of pride and wage control. Mr. Whelan, campaigning in the area for John Lyndon for the July 8 Federal election, arrived at the Clinton Community Centre by helicopter for an eight o'clock breakfast with about 150 area people. John Lyndon introduced Mr. Whelan by quoting Robert McKinley, Conservative member of Huron, who has said of Mr. Whelan -- "The best Minister of Agriculture in the last decade". Mr. Whelan said food production is the most important commodity in the whole world. He stated that in agriculture today more people past the retirement age of 65 to 70 , are still productive farmers. He spoke of the legislation he had prepared for young farmers which now won't be passed until some time in the fall. He 'spoke too of the advance payments owed to the wheat producing !farmers which he can't get paid because of the votes against his government by "Mr. Standstill's Conservative Party which is falling apart" and because David Lewis "chickened out." Mr. Whelan said a freeze program on price and wage controls would interfere with the normal pattern and would cause chaos as it did in early Roman times and as it does today in the United States. He said it caused people to withdraw services. Mr. Whelan . said John Diefenbaker believes he is still leader of the Conservatives. Mr Lions in 'parade Brussels Lions roared and cavorted in the Seaforth Lions Anniversary Parade on Saturday and won for their club 1st prize, in the Service Clubs class, with their efforts. Their float was a lion's cage, confining some Brussels Club members in lion costumes, drawn by four horses driven by Malcolm Jacobs. Lions intermittently escaped from their cage and made attacks on spectators, to be driven back by their parading keepers, armed with whips. This float will take part in the Lucknow Centennial this Satur- day and on July 1st will appear in the Mitchell parade in the after- noon and Atwood the same evening. Diefenbaker, the Minister said, wants time to think about price control. Hamilton (Tory) MP, Sean. Sullivan refers often to "the big blue machine in Toronto." Mr, Whelan scoffed at the reference saying it has had a few flat tires and slipped gears. He noted that the Ontario Davis government has increased the civil servant count from 20,000 to 85,000. He spoke against David Lewis' two-price system, questioning who would be quoted the second price. Mr. Whelan said Canada exports the most per person for goods and imports the most goods per person over all the countries in the world. He said one-third of the food we eat in Canada is imported -- such as citrus fruits, and vegetables for six months of the year. He said that with proper storage and with proper refrigeration we can keep our Canadian food to have more Canadian food on Canadian tables all during the year. Mr. Whelan spoke of receiving thousands of letters asking what can be done for the farm credit program. County Warden, Bill Elston, MPP Jack Riddell, Liberal President Clayton Laithwaite and Dan Murphy made brief, encouraging remarks before Mr. Whelan left to continue his tour of the area. SWEEP busy in area Technical personnel employed by the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority 'through project SWEEP are busily engaged in various projects throughout the Maitland River watershed this- summer. The over-all program includes projects such as the watershed resources identification being done by Brian Sachs of Listowel and Judy Barr, presently of Teeswater. Judy is a graduate in Agriculture from the University of Guelph and Brian is in his fourth year of Guelph's Fish and Wildlife Biology program. Rick Anderson of Belgrave and Gail Hollowell, presently of Belgrave, • are responsible for collecting, recording and assessing water samples from various selected points within the watershed. Gail is a fourth year student of zoology at the [(Continued on Page 9) • • r•h.t 5. • russets Post BRUSSELS 103rd Year — Issue No. 26 Wednesday, June 26, 1974 ONTARIO oung farmer more eager han area candidates iv* It seems that an item in this lumn last week concerning dent summer employment rred up some resentment: One te, upset young lady called my ne one evening to tell me I had n misinformed about' the ailability of summer ployment for students. She d tried for over a month, aking several trips to the Stowel Manpower ,Centre; thout success: Another call lie from the mother of another udentwhose daughter had not en able to secure a summer job: regret it if this column has. en of embarrassment to any eMployed students,, but the a8e quoted in the objected to eat was factual when told to US.. Jean Bridge of Morning ar Rebekah Lodge, Brussels, eivod her tOtriltiiStieri as. eputy bistrict President of utoti District 2j .while in attendance at the Rebekah Assembly in Toronto last week. Mrs, Margaret McCutcheon and Mrs. Lois McCall also attended the Assembly. * * * * * This is the time of graduations. Graduates who, completing their years of studies, are entering a new phase in their lives. They have achieved the goals they have set for themselves. Now they go out into the business and professional world to do battle in their 'chosen field. Congratulations and good luck to all of them. • * 44* * * With the 1st of July weekend coming, how many fatal traffic accidents will elaini lives on the highways? It is a time wheh all drivers of motor vehicles who are travelling: that weekend must use extra datition and good sense. It is (Continued on Page 3) edj I. ATTENTIVE LISTENERS. CoUtity Liberal ..upporters ,got up. early Tuesday morning to liatert, to Agricultural' Minister Eugene .Whelah, County Warden 'Bill EIStOn.and local Candidate.Johti Lyndon tanct .with'Mr, 'Whelan 'after the .Minister"3. speech. (Staff PhOte),