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NDP would expand role of ODC, Rae says
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The factory, during the tour,
showed the current state of the
company with three employees
cards in the time clock files. About
50 people would be working filling
the orders if the necessary financ
ing was in place.
Mr. Rae made two promises to
help companies like Draper Broth
ers and Reid Ltd. Pointing out that
recently a grant from the provincial
government Excellence Fund had
been used by the University of
Western Ontariotopurchase 15
upright pianos imported from
West Germany, he said he would
institute policies that would re
quire government agencies and
government assisted institutions
to buy Canadian. “Where we can
show that within a reasonable
range of pricing there is a Canadian
product, then we should buy
Canadian’’, he said.
He pointed out that in other
Ethel
fields such as hospitals, a large
amount of supplies from sheets
and linens to syringes, are import
ed. “ Procurement is one of the real
areas where the government can
work (to improve the number of
jobs in the province)” he said. He
warned, however, that procure
ment policies are one of the
avenues of government assistance
that would be impossible under a
comprehensive free trade agree
ment with the United States.
He pointed out that the Clinton-
made pianos are comparable in
price and sound to imported pianos
and are better quality than import
ed Korean pianos. Mr. Ryckman
said that his companies pianos sell
for a couple of hundred dollars
more than Korean pianos and at or
less than the price of the Japanese
Yamaha pianos. He said that
Y amaha has marketed itself so well
to school boards that often tenders
for pianos specify for the supply of
Yamaha pianos and don’t give
other manufacturers a chance.
Mr. Rae also said he would
expand the role of the Ontario
Development Corporation so it
Seniors go to restaurant
The August meeting of the Blyth
Swinging Seniors began with a
delicious roast beef dinner in the
Triple K Restaurant at 6p.m. on
Wednesday, August 26.
Followingthemeal President
John Hesselwood asked a few
questions. Cliff Hoegy had the
lucky plate, Marion Wright the
lucky saucer, Harvey McDowell
the lucky cup and Vera Hesselwood
the lucky cahri. The birthday
closest to August 26 was Margaret
Nesbit’s and the wedding anniver
sary closest was Mary and Lloyd
Walden’s. The prizes for these
lucky people were donated by The
Triple K.
John thanked Janice Henry for
could loan operating funds as well
as funds for buildings and equip
ment. He blasted the Liberal
government for being able to find
$50 million in low interest loans for
serving'and Ida Procter for finding
out the number who could attend.
Card secretary, Mollie Grant
reported sending cards to Mary
Holland, Irene Schultz and Ella
Richmond.
A nominating committee consis-
ting of Evelyn Smith, Lenora
Davidson and Vera Hesselwood
was appointed to bring in sugges
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Toyota to build a new plant and
$500,000 just last week for another
Japanese-owned auto parts plants
but not the money for this “centre
of Canadian craftsmanship”.
tions for a slate of officers for the
new year which begins in Septem
ber. Membership fees should be
brought in at this meeting.
A social time was spent playing
euchre or Lost Heir which conclud
ed a very interesting meeting. The
September meeting will be back in
the Memorial Hall. This will begin
with a pot luck dinner at 12:00 noon
on September 23.
Compiled by Mrs. Margaret McMahon. Phone 887-9250
Congratulations to Cindy Evans
and Paul Fallis who were married
on Saturday at the Ethel Presbyter
ian Church.
Beans early
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age in Huron and across the
province is the highest in history,
Mr. Hall says that the acreage
planted to both soys and corn is
substantially down this year. The
lack of rain in the southern part of
the county has cut back on the
potential soybean yield, he says,
although the crop in the Brussels
areais “fantastic,” with waist-
high beans “looking better than in
Kent or Essex,” traditionally
Ontario’s top soybean counties.
The corn crop in the northern
part of the county shows good
potential yield, with some corn
silage already being cut, about
7-10 days ahead of the regular
season. However, Mr. Hall says
that yields in the south part of the
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county, especially in the Dashwood
area, have been hurt quite a bit due
to the lack of moisture, with the
potential for deterioration in sil
age.
The crop specialist says that a
lack of rain causes corn to
accumulate high nitrogen levels in
the stalks, which can cause
nitrogen toxicity in cattle when fed
as silage. He added that the many
cobs in the same area are not well
filled, again due to dry weather.
The summer rainfall across the
county has been extremely spotty,
resulting in a marked difference in
crops even over a relatively small
area, Mr. Hall says, with the
northern half of the county show
ing potentially better yields for all
crops.
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