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106th 'Year - Issue No.44
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1977
OPTIMISTS NAME EXECUTIVE — The Brussels Optimist-Club installed their new
executive at a banquet Saturday night. They are, front row L., John Exel, new
President, George Langlois, Lloyd Mayer, Jim Fritz. Back Row, L.; retiring
president Don McDonald,. Gordie Finch, Don Bray, Herman Plas and Murray
Cardiff. (Photo by Langlois)
Optimist.clyb
gives ,$.400:0
to. new '‘arena
The farmers' b the agriCultural
community have. a hope of being
able to get through another year,
even with the poor crops.
Agriculture and Food Minister
Bill Newman has announced the
details of a provincial stabilization
plan for grab corn to cover the
crop year Sept. 1, 1977, to Aug.
31, 1978.
The plan, the first under The
Farm Income Stabilization Act, will
stabilize the price of corn at 95
per cent of the market price
averaged over the past five
years. This represents an addi
tional five per cent over the
federal plan which supports corn
prices up to 90 per cent.
Allowance will also be made for
Change in current cash costs of
pmduction as compared to' an
average of costs over the past five
years.
The plan will apply to all sales
of grain corn through normal
Commercial channels - sales to
elevators, feedmills, , grain
dealers, and ' commercial end
users such as starch companies,
distilleries, feedlots, and live-
stock and poultry operations.
corn grown on any farni in
Ontario is eligible when sold
directly to a livestock or poultry
farmer for feeding to livestock,
provided the sale is documented.
•
mistake
A story about two stlbqni-
tractOrs not getting paid for their
work on the '.,.,arena in last week
Post saidthat the tWO Were at a
toihicil meeting to Make their
complaint. This was
The matter was brought Up at a
council meeting, but the Stibton-
tractors involved did hot attend
the meeting, The POI regrets the
in Making the announcement,
Mr. Newman said, "I am very
glad to see this plan in effect for ,
the -current crop year. Both
Canada and the, United States are
expecting record corn crops andI
believe our stabilization program
will be very important in main-
taining, prices and farm incomes
this year:"
The maximum for which any
one producer may claim stabili-
zation payments is 39,000 bushels
of 1,000 metric tonnes, the
minimum being 400 bushels or 10
metric tonnes. Sales 'of seed and
silage corn are "not eligible.
Calculations will be based on a
standard 15,5 per cent moisture.
Purchases of corn or other feed
will be converted to corn .equiva-
lents by the commission and
deducted from corn sale; to give
the net quantity of corn eligible
for stabilization payments.
TO qualify producers are '
required to submit enrolment,
forms which will be available
from the ministry offices. in early
November. Deadline for
submission of the forms is Jan.
16, 1978. Producers must also
provide documentation of , corn
sales showing , the names of the
buyer and seller, date of sale,
date and location of delivery,
weight, moisture content and
price.,
The provincial corn stabiliza-
don plan is tied in with the federal
plan so that producers who apply
for the Ontario plan are autarna-
tically eligible for the federal
-plat. One clahri form and set of
doeunients serves for both.
Mr. iNwthati said, "To give
growers some idea of what the
plan will do we can take a look at
last, year's crop. ,If the plan had
been in effect, producers would
have received 11 cents per
bushel minus the enrolment
fee.'
- Having spent a week at home
with my husband who has been ill
and waiting for hdtpital
admittance, I have been out of
touch with what has been going
on in otir, cothiristnity, This
Mimi, therefore, may be even
,duller than usual.
* *
Brussels Optimists installed
new officers as a feature of a
dinner, and dance at the Legion
Hall, -Saturday night.
Highlighting the program was
the ,presentation of a cheque for
84,000 from the Optimists to
arena fund. The money which has
been aised by Optimists
?sponst r3d events, was presented
by retiring , president Dan
McDonald to arena committee
chairman, Jim Prior.
Brian Gingerich of Shakes-
; peare , District Governor,
was master of ceremonies and
past district governor Clark
McLeod of Moorefield disucssed
the objectives of Optimists and
the work ,being accomplished by
Optimist ebbs.
, An induction ceremony in
which iricoming- officers were
ins:alled was carried out by
retiring president Don McDonald.
' New Officers are: President -
Geo. Langlois; Vice President -
John Exel; Sec.Treas. - Lloyd _
Mayer; Directors 2 years Herman
insists on licking, his rianos„ also
his face if not prevented, to' show
her concern arid goes sleep
stretched out beside his bed, To
experience the devotion of such
an animal ita delight. For this we
forgive her sometimes
bothersome' behaviour.
The First trtisselS Cub Pack
finally had their apple day smiled
On by sunny skies aftet having: it
'rained out on two pteviotis
Octagons., The young fellow's
presented , a smart
appearance their' uniform's,
Were so polite, and their apples so
Plat and Bruce Raymond; , one
Year - Murray Armstrong, John
Jarvis, Bruce Wilbee and Lloyd
Mayer.
Dancing and entertainment by
Terry-Tones followed.
Members of the Optimist Club'',
were on stage to do their bit. A
challenge to• the other -clubs-
revealed that their members, too;
were talented. Optimist wives,
not to be outdone, alsedid-a fine
job on the 'stage when their turn
to entertain 'came.
During the evening president
elect George, Langlois presented
perfect attendance pins ranging
from one year to four years to 17
members.
Taking part in the evening were,
Opt. Clubs members and wives
from' Seaforth, Shakespeare,
Moorefield and Wallace Twps,
Each lady was presented with a .
corsage by the wives of the
retiring president and president
elect,Marilyn McDonald and Pat
Langlois.
brightly polished, that it was
impossible to turn them away
without making the ptirchase of at
least one apple.
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The air is filled these days with
the pungent smell of burning
leaves. Folk§ ate repeatedly buSy
raking up the fall dress shed by
the maples. We ire grateful, at
this time, to out good neighbours
,who' have been doing just that for
uS, and for their kindly concern
and the assurance that, if help,
at any time, is needed, it is close
at hand. What a comfort that is
Wirth our own family is not neat.
Illness in tale home
many Ojt.t§tind.rits. to Oaity living.
One of these here. is /IOW' to keep
our 'Labtadoi away ftom the
master she' adores. When shut
away ftoth him she has lain doW#
outside' the closed 'deer and
Whnripered, When allowed in,the
malt
DIGGING DEEP — Work on the extension of the south West drain along Flora
Street has been underway in the past week, Council. hopes the work will relieve
what in the past has been a severe drainage. problem resulting in flooded
basements in the area. (Photo by Langlois)
Short Shots .by Evelyn Kennedy