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Women at Kippen
hold thank offering
Ry MRS. RENA CALDWELL
KIPPEN
The Kippen
Thankoffering meeting was
held in the church April 6 with
Mrs. David Turner, the presi-
dent in charge.
Mrs. Robert McMullen was
in charge of a very im-
pressive worship service bas-
ed on theGood Friday theme.
Those assisting Mrs.
McMullen were Mrs. Ronald
McGregor, Mrs. Robert
Kinsman, Mrs. Edison
McLean, Mrs. Bert Faber and
Mrs. Bill Charters.
Mrs. Emerson Kyle in -
Exeter calf
club starts
"Spring is sprung
The grass is riz
I wonder where
The calf club is"
Yes! spring is here and
time for the Exeter 4-H Calf
Club to get under way. The
first meeting of the area calf
club was held April 5 at South
Huron District High School.
This being our organiza-
tional meeting the year's ac-
tivities and what was to be
learned during the season
were discussed by leaders
Bob Hern and Barry Miller.
The election of officers pro-
ved to place Allan Pym presi-
dent, Murray Rundle vice-
president, Patti Love
secretary and Catherine
Johns press reporter.
Meetings will be held first Mondayofeach monti
h.
Next meeting is May 3 at 7:30
p.m. at Barry Miller's farm.
We thank the leaders for
treating us to chicken and a
drink at the close of the April h
meeting.
troduced the guest speaker
Mrs. Wittich from Blyth and
Ron Flemingguest soloist a nd
guitarist from Brucefield
Mrs. Edison McLean thanked
Mrs. Wittich for a very in
teresting inspirational
message re -vitalizing our
faith,love, and hope at a time
with so much unrest in the
world.
Mrs. McLean also thanked
Mr. Fleming for his excellent
rendition of his musical
numbers which added great-
ly to the pleasure of the
evening.
Mrs. David Turner thanked
hostesses Mrs. Hugh Hen-
drick and Mrs. Percy Wright
for the arrangements,
decorations and a delicious
lunch at this meeting. A social
hour was enjoyed by all
present.
A brief meeting of the
U.C.W. followed the Church
Service Sunday April 11 in
regard to catering at the
graduation banquet at
Centennial School in June. It
was agreed to cater to the
banquet.
Confirmation and commu-
nion service originally
scheduled for April 4 and
postponed due to weather con-
ditions will be celebrated Sun-
day April 18.
The annual meeting of Kip -
pen East W.I. will be held
April 20 at the home of Grace
Drummond. Pot luck supper
will commence at 6:30 p.m.
Mrs. Reg Finkbeiner will be
the guest speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. David Cooper
have returned from a holiday
n the south.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex McMur-
trie have returned from a
winter holiday in the south.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson
Anderson have returned from
olidaying all winter in the
southern U.S.A.
HOUSEPLANT GROWTH— A sdence fair display on
houseplants won first place in the grade six biology
class for Donna Gingerich of Zurich. The regional fair
was held at the rec centre, Wednesday.
SADDLE CLUB BAKING — The Exeter Saddle club held a successful auction and
bake sale, Friday. Shown with some of the baking are Darlene Wolfe, Cheryl. Cann
and Charlene Tyndall. T -A photo
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You still think food costs
are too high in this country?
Consider this: For every
two dollars spent on food in
the United States, a third
dollar is spent to get it to the
people who eat it. The
average bite of food travels
1,300 miles before it is eaten.
The cost of slicing and
wrapping a loaf of bread is
more than what the farmer
got who grew the wheat in
that loaf.
As mentioned in this
deathless prose a week or so
ago, Canadians spend less of
their disposable income
dollar on food than any other
country in the world with the
possible exception of
the United States.
All this information and
much more was released in a
weekend conference of the
Lutheran Church in America
held in Elmira the end of
March. The position paper
prepared at the end of the
conference makes pleasant
reading for the farmers.
So many times, they have
felt all alone in their struggle
to get people to listen to
them. They have been
screaming in the boondocks
for 20 years. Now, they are
getting some support.
The position , paper
produced by the Lutherans
has some exceptionally
strong, outspoken support
for agriculture. The problem
of agricultural land and its
preservation prompted the
conference to' say that the
church has a role it must
play in the political arena.
The church, said the
delegates, is an ally with
farmers in making their
voices heard. The church
should not only make people
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aware of food and land issues
but should also be active as
an advocate for social and
economic justice. The
church should continue to
provide an environment for
education and advocacy.
Those are strong
statements from one of the
most influential Christian
denominations in Canada
and the united States.
And so is this one: We see
the biblical witness as God,
people, land, food and
economic justice as pert of
the Kingdom of God.
And this: There is a need
for Christian voices in our
society to speak for con-
servation and stewardship of
our foodlands.Christian
farmers should be leaders in
that effort, undaunted by
evidence - that few listen,
fewer hear and an
inadequate response. Silence
(by farmers) may cost them
the ownership of their farms.
All the more reason for
farm organizations to keep
shouting. Federations of
agriculture, farmers union
Many visit
at Sh i pka
By MRS. HUGH MORENZ
SHIPKA
Sandra and Tony Regier,
Christopher, Heather and Jill,
of Detroit, spent the weekend
here at Sandra's parents'
home and brother Garry. San-
dra and the children are re-
maining this week for the
Easter holidays.
Ken and Carol Baker, Bon-
nie, Tracey and Shellie, of
Stratford visited Saturday
with them here.
Dick and Annie Zielman,
Deb and Angie, Gerald and
Mary Ellen Zielman, attend-
ed a Janzen family gathering
Sunday at Leamington, at
Mrs. Zielman's brother's
home, Bill and Ellen Janzen
and family where about 30
family members celebrated
Easter.
John, Linda, Becky and
Sarah Wuerth visited Sunday,
with the children's great -
grandma, Mrs. Robert
Hunter, at Strathroy.
Sunday visitors with Fer-
man and Leota Snyder were,
Suzanne and Otto Plein,
Christopher and Melissa, of
Elmira, Esther and Ric
Storey, Keith and Nancy
Synder of Greenway and Ed
Snyder of Grand Bend.
Sunday visitors with Cliff,
Velma and Kathy Russell
were, Don and Anne and
Chantal Russell, and Rosanne
Jackie and Jenny Russell, of
Brucefield.
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Peat Moss
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Use with soils 10 pro
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dressing on establish-
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locals, breed organizations
and marketing boards have
been doing a great deal to
bring the plight of the farmer
across to the rest of the
nation. If they seem
discouraged now and again,
who can blame them?
Ninety-five percent of the
populationof this country are
not actively engaged of the
population of this country
are not actively engaged in
farming. Which means that
only about five percent must
do the educating of the 95
percent.
To find a group of con-
cerned church people ac-
tively listening and sup-
porting the cause of
agriculture should be a shot
in the arm for farmers. The
position paper prepared by
the church will be widely
distributed. Whether the
major newspapers in this
country will use it remains to
be seen.
Unfortunately, the big
newspapers serve the big
cities and big -city reader-
ship depends on news of
interest to city dwellers.
Perhaps, because the news
has the official blessing of
the Lutheran church, more
newspapers will use it than if
it came from a farm
organization.'
I have seen too many
editors.glance at farm news
releases and throw them in
the round, green file under
their desks.
Huron farm and home news
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Seek youth:, farms for agrlcrew
The Junior Agriculturalist interested in helping inex-
program is designed to perienced young people
provide a practical learning develop the skills required
experience for young people on a farm and have the
from non-farm homes who ability to work well with and
have a serious interest in supervise young people.
agriculture, and who have Agricrew
had no experience working The program agricrew has
on a farm. been designed to provide
As a Junior Practical work experience
Agriculturalist, the in- for young people during the
dividual will be placed on a summer of 1982. Crews will
selected commercial farm, be plate in selected areas of
where he or she will perform Ontario to work as a team
under the Experience '82
government program.
As part of an agrkrew,
members will be placed on
farms and engaged in jobs
which may not normally be
done, because of the volume
of regular farm work. In
addition, crew members
may be hired to assist with
harvest during seasonal
periods. Robert Black has
been selected as Agricrew
Co -Ordinator for this area
and will be working out of the
Agricultural Office, Clinton..
regular activities relative to
the farm operation. In ad-
dition, the Junior
Agriculturalist will have an
opportunity to develop an
appreciation of rural life
through living' with a farm
family, and participating in
local rural activities.
Junior Agriculturalists
must be 16 or 17 years of age
as of January 1, 1982, be in
good physical and emotional
condition and is required to
have an examination by
their family doctor. The
duration of the program is Agricrew foreperson
from June 21 to August 21, a) Will be selected on the
1982 and all participants are basis of previous farm ex -
expected to remain on the perience and maturity.
assigned farm for the entire b) Are expected to teach and
program. Criteria for demonstrate specific
selection consideration will agricultural skills and
include no previous farm techniques to their crew
work experience, reasons for members when necessary.
interest in agriculture and c) Are expected to
plans for future education supervise their crew
and career aspirations. members for the duration of
Host farmers are• to be the program.
engaged in commercial d) Must have a vehicle
farming full-time with available for use for the
suitable accommodation to entire duration of the
host a Junior Agriculturalist. program.
Also host farmers must be e) Are
expected
to tran-
sport their crew members
for the duration of the
program.
1) In directly responsible
for the crew.
Agricrew members
a) Will be selected on the
basis of their willingness to
perform agricultural
manual labour.
b) Must be 15-23 years of
age as of May 1, 1982.
c) Are expected to remain
on the job for the duration of
time the farmer work
agreement specifies
requirement of Agricrew
services.
Employers
a) Should bb engaged in
farming full t11ne. (Crews
may also be employed by
agricultural societies.)
b) Will be required to sign
a work agreement Indicating
work to be done, method of
payment and alternate work
plans for inclement weather.
c) The employer is
required to supply all the
necessary tools, equipment,
supplies needed to complete
the assigned job.
For further information
and applications for both the
Junior Agriculturalist and
Agricrew programs may be
obtained by contacting:
Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food, Box
159, Clinton, Ontario. NOM
1LO. Phone 482-3428 or Zenith
7-3040. Application deadlines
- Junior Agriculturalist
Program, students, April 23,
1962, Host farmers, May 1,
1982. Agricrew Program,
Student, April 23, 1982, Farm
employees, well in advance
of date crew is required.
Don Pullen
Agricultural
Representative
Huron County
Sheep producers' meeting
An Information Meeting
for Huron County Sheep
Producers has been
scheduled for Monday, April
26, 1982, at 1:30 p.m. in the
Board Room of the
Agricultural Office in
Clinton.
Mike Marritt, RR 1,
Wingham, 1981 Nuffield
Scholarship recipient, will be
the feature speaker,
outlining the sheep industry
as he saw it in Great Britain:
The scholarship covered five
months of travelling and
visiting British sheep far-
mers.
Anyone with an interest in
sheep production is Invited to
attend.
Don Pullen
Agricultural
Representative
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