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chains control :.
greater of the food dollar.and
ire anindividual farmer Can
r Qx example, Canadian growers hada
bwnper of apples last year, 18 peri Y.
cent larger: than in 1979 and 20 percent
higher. than the , five-year : average.
Growers . were:doing,'everytiung in thea►
powertosell their crops. The Age-old law
of „ slUpply and demand . made prices
sate of the fact that acommis-
ces inOntario.
a hers tried extra-stringent���/ccul7liing
• L_ • ._.__.�W...�t; a� —._ _.•produce
0.11 those set by thea"�
federalagi+cihhe department. ; Many
even when they did not
to get their best produce to
It didn`t hel►much:
Some supermarket chains marked up
'�nadlan McIntosh apples .100 percent.
or instanxe; 'e chain sold McIntosh
apples for $1.28; for a three -pound bag.
The farmer who "grew those apples
received less than 65 cents.
The chain refused to lower its retail
price -to help out the hard-pressed Cana-
dian grower. Hut and: this is the .clin-
cherr-that same grocery chain was of-
fering impelled Granny Smith apples for
98 cents`a pound. Not only that, the same -
,
chain store/, the area. b g
sale and iMy be the y'ope:
t the clout of the
grower
deal
ief .:eaten. A
hometown
store:
•II .l T.otfiti:i ^ wetrasi icx 0
00
chain put the imported
refrigerated - shelvesrand}
McIntosh apples to' island
warmth eventually ma
deteriorate In quality.
you, . Cana
for"lac
'ood processors and _food .growers'
i't .»jam ,u np a ulpernuirket
9
Ott: give
ceTtains hove lit! other
it to gtvet � ' exclusive control
year are not ton- :.
n stores controlled
of every retail fond
a. That percentage
relatil
avaia '.
are en4'to make thus
food stores have tremmen
Mislk of:
est
Lh .'.the est food ohai . fl ,`
mnn/,_ des Ltd.` rQ�l et
chain. got exclusive eights°, to ma k�et a
new lineof frozen chicken products m
return for a promise : to promote those
new products in advertising.
1
dominance
Ontario than'
oanmay-other . provToincmakee wittheh
X percett.f •the
figures moreve intrifrogum inrkettheg;=tifigureseMaclean-survey°do I'm
quoting : calHuner
Prairies and the Maritimes, co-ops pro-
liferate and they do not report their food
sales, in such surveys.
Research Bureau
and
utclude' cooperative _stores., On thenott
tuperniark
as IIluch.nitiney'
of .to " plant, fertllt>t'
lean, bunch and.`deli "
the risk of sellingchain.
t
Is it any wonder;
Is it any 'wonder,
foul.. on that recent utquitA ,.
sions and kickbacks by food
tario.
1 do not happen to be one
believes that farm marke
have: too much power. It's thi
havethe power.
:,ung boards
chains that'
The annual ,meeting of the
n
Maitland Presbyterial Wom-
en's- Missionary Society of
the Presbyterian Church was
held on January, -19. in St.-
-Presbyterian ,
t.- Presbyteran;:
Church, Wingham..
Mrs. Ross Cumming.
Lucknow, ,president, pre id
ed and Mrs.. Harry Bateman,
Wingham was pianist. The
theme was "Praise the Lord;
Reach out with Joy". Devo-
tions were conducted' by
South "Kinloss, Mrs. Evan
Keith, Mrs. Philip Steer and
Mrs. ' :Lloyd,,. MacDougall,
Greetings from' the 'Presby:`
tery were brought by . Rev. J.
Brush,.:Dundaik. 'Mrs. Mur-
ray Underwood, Wingham,
welcomed -the ladies.. ,
Letter sees Floris
on way to Olivet
BY LORRAINE McGUIRE
If letters` could • talk, a
Christmas card which . was
mailed in London, Ontario on
December 10th to Mr. 'and
Mrs. Jack McGuire,. from,
"their daughter Nancy, would
:have; a story to tell. It
somehow arrived in Tampa.
y}lorida4 had a holiday •there,
and arrived" at its! proper
destination here on the 1.5th.
-of January The name, . ad-
dress
ddress and postal code were.
plainly written on the enve-
lope. '
Mr. and Mrs. Tasso Kar.
antonis of Toronto spent the
weekend at =their home here.
Miss Wendy Hamilton of
London spent the weekend at
her home here.
Mr, and Mrs. Ron Mc-
Guire and children visited on
Sunday evening with Mr.
,find Mrs Bill Reeves , and
Susan of Ripley.
Mrs. B1anche . Hamilton.
spent Saturday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. Rod : McDon-
agh of Lucknow'. Mt . Andrew.
Hamilton was also a guest of
the McDonaghs:.
Mrs. George :Hansell and
baby arrived from out west
recently to visit with her par-
'ents, Mr. and Mrs,,. Harry
Coiling and family.
Miss Nancy McGuire and
Michael Moskal .of London
spent the weekend with Mt.
and Mrs. `Jack• McGuire. and
Brian.
The treasurer's report was . and fourth generation. These
Mrs. H.Bateman - Koreans are discriminat
given by M s. r , ed
Wingham. against. The church needs to ,.
continually contact the auth-:
1 e apart, regarding
Study was taken yby Mrs Korean Human Rights. A
Hugh yul ent, Ripley."The-
,second caller maintained that
ladies were divided ' into - we have . mission .' work., at
groups
and a study' on • the " :home, and that we' do not
different branches `. of the
VV M S tak
.. was en.;
The highlight of the after-
noon session was a play,
"Essence of Mission" and
again. Mrs. Nugentwas in
charge of the discussion. The,
need,: to go far afield for
mission. help. Another caller
stressed the .fact that wed
have much to learn from our
missionaries and the people
with whom they work:
We must realize `Mission'
play took place as a "Radio` is -many things spreading
Talk Show How ' do we the gospel, loving one anotia-
define the Iwhole area , of•er, sharing and working with
Missions? ''Each ' caller gave- -_joy, bringing . _: people tu._
her views on mission work.- Christ, being a good neigh
First was the situation of the bour, a Christian concern fol'
Koreans in Japan, Koreans :others '
are not citizens of Japan, Each secretary discusser
even though some are third. waysand means of itnprov
in her department.
g P ,
r or 19 1.were
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installed. by Mrs. Don Rob-
ertson Kinlough.
Courtesies
Mrs. ',Robe
Bluevale an
followed.
rem given= M rray,
u,y
l hour,
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