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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-06-23, Page 10At a special meeting held on Friday evening, Turnberry Township council started what is expected to be a ten-year program to replace five ixon bridges on the north branch of the Maitland River. Mowbray Construction Co. of Wingham was awarded the first contract for the Willet's Bridge on the sixth concession. The construction contract was for 366,625.00. Steel, ce- ment, back filling, etc., will cost another $28,940.00 or a .1144.1.06 ' 07' • '''LC .. afiifaMcv SMOKEY 11141//-0 GET LOW-COST ANEMIA PROTECTION ...Use Purina Pigemia Injectable You can protect your baby pigs from anemia with effective, low-cost Purina Pigemia, Inject- able. Just give pigs one shot when they are 3 to 5 days old, another at two weeks if they are going to be raised in confinement. Pigemia, Injectable is economical because you inject it right into the ham muscle with no loss. It's easy to use and comes in sterile, self-sealing bot- tles at our Checkerboard Store. Be sure to guard your next pig crop against anemia with Purina Pig- emia, Injectable. HOWSON & HOWSON LTD. WINGHAM 357-2700 BLYTH 523-4241 MM•MMWM••IMM MMEMMEMMMEMM•M CERTIFIED BALE TWINE ee aft mmo ,0,1110:00 For smoother non-stop baling, use guaranteed Co-op Twine. Ties more bales per ball ... ties right and stays tied. Belgrave Co-operative Association WINGHAM 357-2711 IIRUSSELS 388W10 Council Questions Fair Wages Policy total price of $95, 565.00, sub* ject to the approval of the mu- nicipal engineer. This was the lowest tender of seven received, ranging all the way up to $189; 000.00 Financing of the contract will be done with an 80% grant from the Department of High- ways, 5 mills direct tax and S mills of the regular road sub- sidy. 13. H. Ross and Associates, Goderich, are the consulting engineers. able for land too rough for a boom sprayer, while a combin- ation of weed killers, seed, and fertility can do wonders for some piece of land that has al- ways been 'a patch of weeds'. "Competition, pride, or a natural urge to improve are suf- ficient reasons to better the ap- pearance of our farm homes," states Mr. Taylor. "Yet, mon- ey spent on farmstead improve- ments should be matched with money spent on the often ne- glected non-crop areas. A dol- lar spent on the back of a farm could return two to spend at the front." Please ‘.• prevent forest fires! BARBERRY PREVALENT BY R. S. ATKEY GODERICH—Alex Chesney, county weed inspector appeal- ed to members of Huron Coun- ty Council and to all residents of the county, to let the au- thorities know the whereabouts of the noxious weed barberry. "We hope to get most of it cleaned up this year," he said. Yellow rocket is also preva- lent, but this is not the time of year to control this weed, he said. Reeve Grant Stirling, God- erich Township, queried if the campaign included leafy spurge. The weed inspector replied he was making every effort to have this looked after by making ar- rangements with some of the property owners. "I have more spraying to do than I can han- dle at the present time." Reeve R. R. Jewell, God- erich, said he had bought a lot "full of twitch grass" and asked what he would do besides dig- ging it out. " Spray it, I guess, " the of- ficial answered. JR. FARMERS WIN DANCE COMPETITION GORRIE—Eighteen Howick Junior Institute and Junior Far- mer members attended the Field Day in Seaforth on Satur- day. The Howick Jr. Farmers' square dance set won first prize in competition with Clinton and Seaforth. The set was comprised of Ronald Bennett, Stella Meecham, Ronald Ben- nett, Barbara Ferguson, Brian Elliott, Dawna Bennett, Ronald Elliott and Judy King. Caller was John Stafford. They will compete in Guelph on July 9. The boys won in the base- ball and tug of war events. Sea- forth won first prize in all the activities with Gorrie in second place. Twp. Federation Directors Meet BELGRAVE— The directors of the Morris Township Federation of Agriculture met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Wheeler on Thursday, with Joe Black in charge. Minutes and the financial statement of the bus trip were read by secretary, Mrs. Ted Fear. A motion was passed that the township send complimentary tickets to the past presidents and secretaries for Huron Coun- ty Federation's 25th anniver- sary banquet, to be held in the community centre, Belgrave, on Wednesday, July 20. The group decided to organize a northern bus trip to the United States next year. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnston on Sep- tember 1. BY R, S. ATKEY GODERICH—Huron County Council spent the major portion of the opening session discussing the report of the important Road Committee, headed by Reeve Donald McKenzie, Ashfield. Clause-by-clause consider- ation of the report was request- ed by Reeve Wilmer Hardy, Col, borne, after which it was final- ly adopted as originally pre- sented, although one of the clauses was questioned rather severely and underwent a re- corded vote of Council, losing 32-1. The controversial clause was in connection with the " fair wages" policy of the Ontario Department of Labour for var- ious parts of the province. It pointed out that all municipal contracts, with an estimated tender value in excess of $35, - 000 awarded after July 1, 1966, must contain labour conditions setting out the minimum wage to be paid to every workman if the contract is to be eligible for subsidy. Arguments set forth in the resolution were that; the "fair wage" for many classifications of workmen is far in excess of the rates being paid in the area; contractors would have to pay "fair wage" on all contracts re- gardless of tender value; these higher wages would affect the labour market in the entire area in all classes of industry; the municipalities were not con- sulted by either the Department of Labour nor the Minister of Highways before having the policy forced upon them. "Therefore be it resolved Too Much Rain, Ag. Rep. Reports GODERICH—Heavy rains have created serious problems for county bean growers, Doug- las M. Miles, Huron agricultur- al representative, told mem- bers of Huron County Council. "Just this morning we got millions of millipedes in a field of white beans which makes for a very bad situation," he re- lated. They were doing their best, to cope with the situa- tion. Mr. Miles commented that recent legislation provides for interest-free loans whereby farmers make application to their bank. "However, very few in Huron County have taken advantage of this," he said. Those who want to may insure their fall wheat. Crop insur- ance is entirely voluntary. Mr. Miles stated that there is a trend today toward more cash crops, which some people might consider a way of life but the growing of livestock is still very basic to Huron Coun- ty. He reminded Council of the importance of the International Plowing Match in October, and reported that more concessions had been signed up than ever before. that the Council of the County of Huron strongly urge that the Minister of Highways reconsid- er his directive and make fair wages optional at the discre- tion of the road authority; and this resolution be forwarded to the Minister of Highways, On- tario Good Roads Association, and to the Council of each County in the Province." Reeve Clarence E. Boyle, Exeter, asked what was the ob- ject of the resolution. He thought it was "a little ridicu- lous" to put such a resolution before the Department of High- ways. "All it is doing is al- lowing certain contractors to make a lot of money, " he de- clared. Mr. Britnell replied that the wage schedule called for large increases in the hourly rates. ' Deputy Reeve Rev. J. Phil- ip Gandon, Exeter, speaking in favour of the resolution, said that the costs of living are go- ing up for the working man as well as for the professional man. "We have just voted to raise professional salaries (re- ferring to a prospective increase of $1, 000 to the county engin- eer). Reeve Joseph Kerr, Wing- ham, commented that all wages would go up. Reeve Borden Cook, Blyth, said he didn't.like the Depart- ment of Labour saying what you should pay. Reeve Duff Thompson, Clin- ton, said: "I fail to agree that a third party can dictate to me what a fourth party should pay. I can't buy this; it isn't demo- cratic." "How long can we keep la- bour if we don't keep in the labour market?" asked Reeve Boyle, Exeter. "I think the Department of Highways is right in recommending fair wages." The County Engineer re- vealed that the County ofHur- on now pays $1.55 per hour for common labour. Reeve R. R. Jewell said the Town of Goderich paid more than $2.00 per hour in the works department. County Engineer Britnell produced present rates and pro- posed rates under the "fair wage" directive of the Depart- ment of Highways. He stressed the word "optional" in the re- solution which was of great im- portance, he said. "Isn't this dictatorial?" put Reeve Duff Thompson, Clinton, in a parting shot. Council divided as follows: For the motion: Alexander, Boyd, Cook, Corbett, Cutbill. Dalton, Dunbar, Etherington, Geiger, Gibson, Hardy, Hay* ter (Elmer), Hayter (Jim), Hendrick, Jefferson, Kerr. Krauter, LeiPer, McFadden, McIllwain, McKenzie, Proc- ter., Robinson, Smith, Snell, Stewart, Stirling, Talbot, Thiel, Thompson (Duff). Thompson (Elgin), Wonch -- Total 32. Against the motion: Boyle, Exeter; Candon, Exeter; Jewell, Goderich (2); Moody, Goder- ich (2); Noakes, Hensall -- To- tal 1. "If the soil is good enough to grow weeds, it can grow something useful," advises On- tario Department of Agriculture and Food seeds and weeds specialist W. D. Taylor. "Each farm will likely have some acreage in roughland and wide fence rows. This land was clean, however, when our an- cestors cleared it. Now, fence rows not only lie nonproductive, they're good weed suppliers for neighboring acres. An eight- foot fence row around a ten- acre field is equal to a half acre of land. If choke cherries, hawthorn, buckthorn, wild ap- ples or other brush take hold, the fence row can easily widen to twenty-five feet. That is an acre and a half devoted to growing weeds, fouling fences, and being an expensive nuis- ance!" Once, roughland areas or river flats were considered un- satisfactory for cultivated crops but now, with weed killers and fertilizers, these lands can pro- duce excellent pasture, and a brush or weed spray program will clean up these areas with a minimum of cost and effort. Granular herbicides are avail- Page 5 Winghatn Advance-Times, Thursday, June 23, 1906 Turnberry Township to Replace Five Bridges Acres in Weedy Roughland Can Produce Good Pasture MORRISON TRANSPORT LOCAL and LONG DISTANCE HAULING LIVESTOCK, FEED, FERTILIZER, ETC. Cattle shipped on Mondays - Hogs on Wednesdays Safe, Careful Livestock Handling ALL LOADS FULLY INSURED LYNN MORRISON, Prop. PHONE — WINGHAM 357-3008 (Collect) WAREHOUSE-357-1799 Agrrb You'll Soon Be Needing That M-F HAY BALER! 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