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Home My WebLink AboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1978-11-08, Page 34• Page 6-,Lgcknow Sentinel, Wednesday,. November 15, 1978 NFU honours retiring presiden BY G. AUSTIN Roy Atkinson, president of the National Farmers Union since its beginning in 1969 was honoured at a dinner dance in Harriston, Novem- ber 2. Roy is stepping down as president in early Dec- ember, but assured the over 200 members from Districts 4, 5 and 7 that he would always be "on tap but o: top". Roy has been active in farm organizations for 25 years. He would always be available, he said, to help in any way as a teacher and as a student, willing to learn. Farmers have an. . import- ant role to play in producing good, wholesome food to sustain life, Roy said. We have great wealth potential, but we are underdeveloped in Agriculture. Last year we imported one billion dollars worth of food. This is more than we exported. We are exporting jobs and importing inflation. The biggest problem, in Roy's opinion, is that farm- ers don't recognize their own contribution to the good of the economy and the count- ry; 42'/2 per cent of the gross national product comes from Agriculture and its related industries. We should work together for the cpmmon good, and can only do this through participationin a national organization. There is no national food policy to protect farmers from imports and encourage greater prod- uction at home. U.C.W. UNIT # 3 On Tuesday, November 7th, Unit # 3 met in the Church Parlour. Mrs. Peter Cook welcomed everyone and opened . with a poem, "Why I Remember". Mrs. Bradley reported on the . evening at Brookside School, sponsored by the Christian Fellowship Church from Dungannon. Mrs. Jar- dine gave the treasurer's report and Mrs. Kilpatrick reported for the visitation committee. Mrs. Cook read an essay on "Remembrance Day", and then she, closed the busi- ness part of the meeting with prayer. Unit 3 joined Units 1 and 2 in the Fellowship Room, with Unit 1 in charge of the program. Roy also spoke of the agricultural land going out of production for urban devel- opment. The most populated areas in Canada are in 19 large cities. These are within a few miles of productive land which is constantly under pressure to be absorb- ed by the cities. We must think of future generations, Roy said. We should think of ourselves as custodians of a resource, and hold it in trust for future generations. Several people from . Local 335 attended the function, Bev and Jackie McNay, Lorne and Maxine Luther, Charlie and Mayme Wilkins, Lorne and Doreen McDon- ald,, John and Grace Austin. Fest Wawanosh council West Wawanosh Town- ship Council met for the regular November meeting on Tuesday, November 7, 1978, in the Office of the Public Works Building. Councillor Stothers was ab- sent: Reeve Lyons presided. The minutes of the regular October meeting and a spec- ial session held October 10th were read and adopted on motion of Councillors Foran and Hickey. Wim de Boer attended the meeting to request consider- ation of assistance from the Township in paying • for drainage work on the road in front of his farm where a municipal culvert was involv- ed. Council agreed to pay Mr. de Boer a portion of his cost. Mrs. Louise Marritt, Field Co-ordinator of The Rural Development Outreach Pro- ject presented the Transpor- tation Surrey results, which the Project Group had car- ried out during the past summer, to Council. Wm. ;Beyersbergen again appeared before Council , to ask about the problem" brought up at the October meeting, concerning the cul- vert at Lot 24, Concession 10. Mr. Beyersbergen was advis- ed by Council to seek assist- ance from Agricultural En- gineer Sam Bradshaw to gain some advice about proper drainage of the land adjacent to the culvert, before the muncipality attempts to cor- rect any fault with the culvert. Motion - Councillors Cran- ston and Hickey: "That the Township of West Wawan- osh grant approval to the severance of Levi Miller for 3 acres of land on his farm." Motion - Councillors Foran and Hickey: "That By -Law #13, 1978, be given third reading and finally passed, amending By -Law #8, 1978, to change the authorizing legislation for entering into a partnership with the Town- ships of Ashfield and Kin- loss, and the Village of Lucknow for fire protection". By -Law #14, 1978 was given third reading and finally passed on motion of Councillors Hickey and Cran- ston. This by-law authorizes a special levy on Lot 13, Concession 2, for a tile drainage loan. The road accounts were ordered paid on motion of Councillors Cranston. and Hickey. The general accounts were passed for payment on mo- tion of Councillors Foran and Cranston. Olivet BY LORRAINE McGUIRE Mr. and Mrs. Bill Black of London spent a few :days visiting with ,Bill's parents Mr. and Mrs. . Walter 'Black. Mrs. Wes Smith was the hostess for the Olivet U.C. W. meeting;. last Tuesday evening at her home. Mrs. Geis of Point Clark was the guest speaker and -her talk on Citizenship was most inform- ative and enjoyed by all. Nancy McGuire and. Wen- dy Hamilton of London spent the weekend with their par- ents. Mrs. Peter VanSickle and children spent last week visiting with relatives and friends in Cambridge. Tasso Karantonis of Tor- onto spent Sunday afternoon at his home here and also visited with Mr. and Mrs. Jack McGuire, Nancy and Brian. The gift for all seasons... 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