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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-04-08, Page 4Page ottillrethz.M Mein** Sentinel,, Wethte ay, April 8, 1981 By Alice Gibb.`. Continuing, high interest rates, subsidies or the lack of them and quota policies were some of the issues raised by commodity Ssoups at the members Of parliament dinner aturday,, sponsored: by the Huron County Federation of Agriculture, Gordon Hill, representing the Huron +Caunty Bean Committee, delivered" pleas for continued, funding of white bean reserch. He said Dr. John Aylesworth'.s retirement' from the Harrow. Research ' Station had raised concern that this research wouldn't ' be continued. Huron -brace- MP Murray Cardiff;. himself a white bean producer, said he had checked with the ::Ministry . of .,Agriculture recently, who told him an appointment would be made within the next two or three\ months to replace, the veteran white bean researcher. Mr. Hill told federation members the next white bean payment ..to roducers, will bp. made at the end of. April. He concluded his presentation saying Canada must have at least a good research support as we've had tin the past to remain competitive in the world bean market;' Warden ` Fred Habererb of Zurich pointed tut' jokingly that the best st promotion for beans - The Zurich Bean Festival - •adn't been mentioned in Mr. Hill's brief. Jim Hunter,resentin the Huron County P 8 �Y �'liIk .Committee's:: brief, said the °exchange system of buying and selling quota "has been well accepted by all producers apart from a few:'iminorproblems, which is to be expected when a new system is introduced." He said the milk producers' promotional campaign in 1980 -resulted in a seven per cent increase in butter: sales alone. MP Cardiff asked Mr. Hunter and fellow committee member Jim 'Drennan' about cheese factories not being able to obtain milk - for their production needs. Mr. Drennan said, "we're producing all the cheese which be be used . in Canada now," pointing out ;tariffs "hinder . us from exporting more,. cheese.'' NDP agriculture critic Donald McDonald said he was tantalized by the prospects if Canada could market more of its high,quality cheddar abroad. He said he is also painfully aware - the milk industry . is conscious, of pricing themselves out of the market. Mr. McDonald said the problem .was , once farmers; got an: increase in price for their product, then the processors and . retailers piggybacked their increase on top of. it. He said 60 per cent of the increase ie price went.: to them, rather than the farmer. High Interest Neil Stapleton, representing the ` Huron Cattlemen's Association. pointed out contin- ued high interest rates are still imposing a hardship on cattlemen, particularly feedlot operators. He said two. farmers in his neighbourhood have recently gone out of business, which he blamed on interest rates. He pointed out while changes to the Bank Huron CountyFederation of Agriculture members [left to right], John Van Beers, first W i t; 'resident GerryFortune and Merle Gunb far ri ht, :chairman of the foreign Ice�pres dent, P . . y+g . � go ownership •com uittee, chat with MPP Murray Elston of Huron -Bruce, at the federation's. annual members" of.pa rliament dinner held in Clint* on Saturday. ' [Photo by.Giblil Act are now law, so livestock producers have the same Priority protection afforded other producers . of agricultural products in the event packing : `plants go out of business,:, there's still a loopholeto be filled. ' Mr. Stapleton said if the packer .obtains his. operating credit under a floating debenture, :ids Enter our ex.+citing and ColOrf it ., Easter COLORIIG'CONTEST!! i 1 lA,GE GROUPS! .'6 W NN_ERS!:1 Ages`"2-4; 5-7; 840 • My name is:1 I am - • years old. IParenis, please' complete: 1 Name Address Phone Send your Entry to L UCKNOW SENTINEL P S hietch age group • lst, 2nd, 3rd $3.00; $2110, $1.00' Entitles maul►t be >r+eceiVed ,r•by Apr1116;1981 . this doesn't' provide any . protection .to the cattlemen selling his stock to that packer in the event of ;bankruptcy. Neil :Stapleton said the association is now working on an insuracne plan to • protect' farmers when Tura to page 5• Atoms read $�erni=finals �n Mildmay tounuomtent The Lucknow Atoms gave it their best sh'ot.at the 22nd annual Mildmay Tournament this past weekend. After struggling all year just to keep their heads . above wat- er, the little Atoms went into this tournament as if they had not lost a game all year. The first game was Friday night against Blyth. The boys fought hard to win this one but couldn't get the puck to. go the right way for them. and Blyth skated away with a 4 - .1 victory. Brad .Murray. was awarded with a plaque as the most outstandingplayer of the game for Lucknow. With that loss, the Atoms were put into the consolation side .of the tournament. Their second game was against Cayuga on Saturday at 5 p.m. Determined not -to be eliminated from the tourn- ament, they took Cayuga right by the horns and skated away with a 4 to 1 victory. Craig Irwin played an • out- standing -game: in goal for Lucknow. and "Little ium- bo", Jimmy Sinnett was awarded the most valuable player plaque for Lucknow. The boys were now down to the big game, when they inet Mildmay in the semi- finals for the . consolation on Sunday at 12.30 p.m. A victory would send them into the Championship. With the stands fullof . supporters, the little Atoms took tothe ice against Mildmay. For two, periods of out- standing hockey, Lucknow fought off Mildmay to hold them to .a 1 - 0 lead.. in the third period, Mildmay scored. again, to go, ahead 2' - 0. but Lucknow fought back and scored to make it 2 - 1.. With 40 seconds left .in the game; the goalie was pulled. With about 10 .seconds .left, •. Luck - now got a. break and had a •two on one "situation but failed to put the puck in the net. They went down to defeat against Mildmay by a 2 1 score. • Craig Irwin once again .dis- played his fine talents in the net and Kirk Livingston was tMuted most valuable player of. e game. • Congratulations to Brad Murray, Jimmy Sinnett and Kirk Livingston for being • awarded the plaques by . Mildmay • Tournament Or- . ganization. A special congratulations td the entire team for the fine effort they, displayed on the ice in the tournament and for the entire season. . Goal scorers. in the tourna- ment were Brad Murray. Sam Murray, Scott Gibson and Kirk Livingston., Tewin roster included Charles Murray, Kent Camp- bell, Brad Murray, Scott Gibson, ' Rod Crich, Matt Rhody, Kirk Livingston, Sam Murray, 'Sean Wilson, -Jim- my' Sinnett, El-iner Foran.. Craig Irwin and Johnathan Nelson. Thank you for your support,. Coach Harvey Livingston Manager Duncan Campbell Eight out of 10 shoppers brought into stores by newspaper advertising make some kind of purchase. ' And they spend asmuch for other goods as they do for advertised .goods. Such are two conclusions of a study by the..Newspaper Advertising • Bureau. The study reported that 60 per cent bought the advertised item and one out of three bought the advertised item plus other merchandise. Another 21 per cent bought only other merchandise. Less than one out of five bought nothing in the store that day.