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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1975-05-28, Page 724 rabies cases in Huron so far By Nancy Andrews • Already 24 cases of rabies have een reported in Huron County in 975, Dr. W. J. Thompson of the eath of Animals Branch of the epartment of Agriculture eaforth says. Rabies is a virus that has finally struck fear into the earts of parents because it is sully fatal. Last year there were 39 On- fried cases of rabies among hats, which was a decrease rn 71 cases in 19/3. The animals that had rabies st year included 18 bovines, 4 01 9 foxes, 5 skunks and 3 nes, SO far there has been no known e of rabies amongst humans M uron County, People usually get rabies from their pets that in turn often get the virus from a - wild animal. For this reason, the Health of Animals Branch in co-operation with the Huron County Health Unit is continuing its practise of sponsoring free anti-rabies vaccination clines for dogs and cats in the county. The clinics will be held from June 16 to July 4. The clinics will be held June 16 in Gorrie; June 17 in. Winghatn; June 19 in Blyth, June 20 in Clinton, June 24 in Brussels, June 25 in Seaforth, June 27 in Hensall and July 3 in Exeter. An announcement will appear later in the paper as to the time and place of the clinics. High yields don't avert starvation Lightning kills Pearson horses (by Adrian Vos) Ton upon ton of seed grain is oing int o the soil at this <time ad every right thinking farmer is ptimistic that this will be the ear of high yields and at the same time high prices, He has to oink that way or he will get iscouraged and give up. It oesn't work very often like that owever, for if yield is high in our ountry, it usually is the same in ther grain producing countries ad we are faced with an ver-supply, which in turn has a depressing effect on prices. Despite the cries of those that are really concerned about eeding the unfortunates of this orld, high yields and high supplies do not avert starvation. he price of one ton of wheat for stance, even if it is way below ur production cost, is in -many ases more than the breadwinner n some countries earn in a whole ear. So if they could buy it, it ould still leave their families tarving on an insufficient mount of low protein -rations ith nothing left for clothing and ousing and birth-control evices, • An answer would in many cases e to supply them with knowhow, ality seed and fertilizer as well By Murray Gaunt, M.P.P. (Huron-Bruce) Arthur Maloney, one of nada's top criminal lawyers nd a prominent civil libertarian, giving up his legal practice to ecome Ontario's first Provincial mbudsman. Mr. Maloney will earn $60,000 year and will have job tenure for n years. The legislation was promised in is year's Throne Speech, . and 11 be introduced next week. The egislation will make Ontario the venth Province in Canada to as simple hand operated machinery and irrigation systems. In that case they could often feed their families and sell surpluses to their own country men for clothing and housing. If at the same time we give their countrymen grain at no or little cost, it ruins their internal market and our well intentioned gesture will do more harm than good. This type of help should be given, but only in emergencies arising out of natural disasters. The cry of some vegetarian organizations to condemn the eating of meat because that takes away grain from the starving in the world is therefore completely irresponsible. Even if no more grain was ,f,4ed to beef and hogs and poultry, it wouldn't put an ounce of bread on a table in the Sahely or BanglaDesh.. Dr. Bruce Taylor, an animal scientist at the University of Arizona has come up with some interesting figures on beef. A ton of corn contains 160 lbs. of cereal protein. This ton produces 112 lbs. of animal protein. If you convert this in utilized protein by the human body, it comes out exactly the same at 90 lbs. I would rather eat meat than corn. How about you? have such a position. The Premier put forward Mr. Maloney's name and it met with immediate acceptance by all` parties. The principal role of an ombudsman will be to investigate decisions, recommendations and acts committed. or omitted in the administration of the work of the Ontario Government. A former employee of the Ontario Housing Corporation was fined $1,200 this week for accepting benefits from firms doing business with the Provincial Government. .IDB offers help for small business A business management seminar primarily for people interested in small business will be held in Stratford at the Victorian Inn Motor Hotel on June 11, 1975. Arranged by the Advisory Services Department of the Industrial Development Bank, in co-operation with Stratford Chamber of Commerce, the seminar will be one of several hundred conducted by the bank in smaller cities and towns across Canada. The 1DB, which . was established in 1944 as a subsidiary of the Bank of Canada, makes loans to businesses of all types for a variety of purposes. Almost half of the bank's loans are for $25,000 or less and the bank is especially interested in assisting small businesses. The Advisory Services Department of the bank publishes a series of pamphlets on small business management, provides information on Federal assistance programs available to businesses, organizes management seminars and in other ways tries to help business people to improve their management skills. Premier Davis indicated this week that the Province "cannot afford to introduce a dental care plan this, year. Oppposition spokesmen had suggested that a preventative Three Standard Breds owned. by Hugh Pearson, of Brussels were killed during the severe thunder storm in this area Wednesday night of last week. A brood mare and two year 7 lings were together in an open field when • they were killed instantly by a bolt of lightning. Another colt in the same field Ontario's, agriculture' ministry is unable to expand its program to send city teen-agers to farms for summer visits because there are not enough farmers willing to take them, Agriculture Minister William Stewart Said. Two of every three young persons applying for the program this summer will be -refused admission to the ministry's junior agriculturist program, he said. There were more than 600 applicants but only 200 farmers were willing to participate. Mr. Stewart was responding to a question from Murray Gaunt (L-Huron-Bruce) during debate programme for children up to age seven would be money well spent and should be a priority of the Government. Such a plan is estimated to cost between $18-20 million annually. apparently escaped injury of any kind. The an ,imals were partially covered by insurance. The brood mare was a valuable one as a proven brood mare, and not easily replaced. It is not the financial loss that troubles the owner most but the real affection the whole family had for the. mare. on 1975-76 budget estimates of the ministry. The junior agriculturalist pro- gram accepts applications from teen-agers aged 16 and 17 years. Once accepted, the city dwellers spend nine weeks from the third week of June to the end of August on farms throughout Ontario. BERG Sales — Service Installation FREE ESTIMATES o Barn Cleaners o Bunk Feeders o Stabling Donald G. Ives R.R.#2, Blyth hone: Brussels 887-9024 • eport from Queens Park ArthurMaloney named Ombudsman Not enough farmers want city kids for summer OPPORTUNITY SALE Our warehouse is down to make, room for our new Co-Op store. See these values. 1 - 3 H.P. SNOW THROWER $125.00 1 - 8 H.P. LAWN MOWER $615.00 1 - 5 H.P. LAWN MOWER $419.95 1 - 12,000 WATT GENERATOR $1150.00 1 - SHAFT for above $125.00 1 USED MILKER PUMP (2 h.p. motor) $150.00 1 - NEW MILKER PUMP (3 h.p. motor) $600.00 SELF-SEAL SHINGLES sq. $13.50 ANTI-FREEZE gal. $6.50 10 W 30 OIL case $18.55 CO-OP HD OIL case $16.75 For the best values on 90W AATREX, LIQUID AATREX, CORN OIL, SURFECTANT, 24D AMINE 80, MCPA AMINE. 64, EMBUTOX, EMPTAN, PATORAN, SUTAN, and many more articles. Come in and make an offer. UNITED. Ma-OPERATIVES OF ONTARIO WWGHAM Beigrove. Branch. 817:6Z: WEEKLY SALE - BRUSSELS STOCKYARDS LTD. EVERY FRIDA At 12 Noon THE ,BRUSSELS. POST 't MAY 28,. 1975