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Times-Advocate, 1982-04-14, Page 24Pete 24 Times -Advocate, April 14, 1982 uwtwtuuuuuuuiuuwuiuuuliluutlllliilluuuuuuuwwuluuwuuuuluiuuwluunwuluunuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuiutililtluiuuuuuuuuuuuuuiiiuuuuuuuuuuUll ack d jo! in9:4 ;Amend farm marketin Sy Jock Riddell MPP This week in the Legislature I introduced a Private Member's Bill entitl- ed, The Farm Products Marketing Amendment Act, 1982. The purpose of the bill is to prohibit unfair trade prac- tices in the marketing of farm products in Ontario. These unfair practices include the arras lment of price advan- tages in the form of rebates, discounts or allowances bet- ween some sellers of a farm product and some buyers of the farm product to the exclu- Doughnuts enjoy pizza March 8 the Crediton Dough -nuts held their sixth meeting which was their party. Each member brought a friend. The girls enjoyed pizza for supper and games af- terward. While the members played games the leaders checked the members manuals. The next meeting will be held at the Crediton Com- munity Centre April 15. sion of other buyers and sellers of the same product. The effect of these practices is to work hardship upon the buyers and sellers who are excluded from these ar rangements and eventually to reduce the levels of competi tion in the market for farm products. Recently, we have seen the establishment in the food in dustry of yet another buying group designed to squeeze more discounts and allowances from food sup- pliers. Dominion Stores Ltd, and Steinberg Inc. have now combined their buying clout through the formation of a buying group known as Volume One. This rapid concentration of buying power among the ma- jor chains through buying groups will decrease the com- petition and will eventually lead to higher food costs to consumers, and a reduction in food suppliers and indepen- dent retailers. Last year the major chains controlled 75.1 percent of the grocery market in Ontario, compared to 71.9 percent in 1977. Essentially my bill will em- power the Farm Products Marketing Board, on its own inititative or upon complaints, to conduct investigations of suspected unfair marketing practices and to issue cease and desist orders where such, practices are found. Significant fines and penalties are provided in the bill when persons or corpora - LONG SERVICE - Sgt. Doug Wein, left, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and formerly of Ex- eter, is presented the Force's long service medal by Commissioner R.H. Simmonds, at a recent ceremony in Ottawa. The medal is awarded in recognition of 20 years service with good conduct. • 18 tions fail to comply with an order by the Director or assurance of voluntary com- pliance entered into under the Act. The bill also provides that the Director make written reports monthly and yearly to the Minister which set out the names of all persons whom orders to cease engaging in an unfair farm product marketing practice were issued; all persons who entered into assurance of voluntary compliance with the Director; the number and nature of complaints receiv- ed by the Director respecting unfair farm products marketing practices; and the names of all persons con- victed of offences under the Act. We in the Liberal Party, are concerned that the purchas- ing policies of the super- markets are reducing not on- ly the number of food retailers but the number of food and food -product sup- pliers as well. Vertical in- tegration in the food industry is already well established and it will be intensified as more and more small sup- pliers find they cannot afford the escalating discounts and price allowances being demanded by the big retailers. Further we believe that there are a number of inade- quacies in the Federal Com- bines Investigation Act or the Competition Act, as many prefer to call it, which justify the need for complementary provincial Legislation. These inadequacies were detailed in the presentation by the On- tario Liberal Party, to the Royal Commission on Dis- counts and Allowances in the Food Industry in Ontario, on September 27, 1979. Simply put, what we in the Ontario Liberal Party want to see is more fair competition in the food market place to en- sure maximum protection for Ontario's consumers and producers. Amendment to public com- mercial vehicle act Recent amendments to the Public Commercial Vehicles Act were introduced by the Minister of Transportation and Communications. Changes include an exemp- tion from the Provincial Vehicles Act (PCV Act) for two axle trucks, carrying livestock feed, seed, fertilizer, farm produce (other than poultry or milk) or supplier for use in the operation and maintenance of farms. The change will allow an unlicenced carrier with a two - axle truck to carry produce to a co-op for storage, cleaning or packaging and then deliver it to market even though ownership of the produce has changed hands. This relates to secondary movement of farm produce which was pro- hibited under the previous regulations. The new amendments still exclude tractor trailer rigs from the exemption. In order to achieve maximum effe- ciency a great many farmers in Southwestern Ontario, especially those producing tomatoes and other process- ing vegetables had purchased tractor -trailer rigs in recent years. An important side ef- fect has been the elimination of a large number of farm tractor wagon trains from our highways. We have called upon the Minister Co include farmer -owned tractor trailer units in the exemptions to the PCV Act. White Farm Equipment Liberals David Peterson and Robert Nixon have sharp- ly attacked the Government for allowing TIC Investments of Dallas, Texas, to buy out their Canadian partner, Linamar Machine of Guelph, which had held the controlling 50.1 percent interest in White Farm Equipment of Brant- ford, Ontario. They accused the Minister of being naive if he believes the U.S. takeover of the company won't lead to the gutting of the company and the transfer of the valuable Canadian -developed patent to the United States. Seniors benefit from 'miracles' By Bill Hart At a recent meeting of seniors it was announced that there are a thousand of us here in town. It would be in- teresting to know just how many there might be without the miracles wrought by modern medicine and surgery. How many among us are seeing and seeing well after cataract operations? How many are functioning follow- ing a kidney transplant? How GROWING CRYSTALS --- Tracy Welten shows her crystal project during the recent Science Fair at J.A.D. McCurdy School. T -A photo ACID SCIENCE PROJECT – Michael Finkbeiner, Kirsten l.ovie and Ronalynn Bell are shown with their projects during the recent Science Fair at Exeter Public School. • many are still living becau of regular shots of insulin How many are getting abou on artificial hip -joints? The list is long. The abov just suggests some of the m jor break-throughs. Sma -pox, once one of the dead) diseases has been wiped ou Polio is under control and w even have shots for measles Those of you who watche TV not long ago must hay marvelled at the new pro sthesis for children born wit shortened arms and no hands One senior friend of ours ha functioned for 20 years with two artificial arms and visited us, driving his own car. Look about at your friends who could not even carry on a conversation with you had they come along before the advent of hearing aids. Think of the misery that anti• histamines have relieved for hay fever sufferers. Hay fever is only a big laugh for those who are free from it. Think even of the tem- porary agony suffered when teeth were pulled before the days of gas or needles. Today getting a tooth drilled is a breeze compared to sitting with those old drills that shook you right down to your big toes. We are truly a lucky lot. I wonder if a score of us in the entire thousand have been able to boast that he or she reached 65 without needing drugs or surgery for survival, or if not actual survival, stable health and the ability to enjoy life. Some of us, it is certain have been twice blessed and even three times. In my own case the only thing that keeps me from dan- cing a jig every morning when I wake up is that I ain't got rhythm. Antihistamines have given me virtually total relief from years of autumnal hay fever brought on by rag weed. Drops have kept me from the blindness caused by. glaucoma, Two operations cleared my eyes of `ataraetc and two more fixed up my hernias. t BINGO WINNER - Gary Bean of the Exeter lions club presents Debra Bromley with a check for $225 for winning a full card and all around the edges in the Lions arm- chair bingo. Ms. Bromley was the first to win two prizes in the bingo. Ann Cottel, Joan Cleave and Mrs. Gaye Kerr each won $25 in the bingo. Early court houses on display at Godericl. mall Ontario's early court houses, a circulating exhibit from the Ontario Heritage Foundation, will be on view at the Sun Coast Mall on Highway 21 in Goderich from April 3 to May 1, 1!:2. The exhibit is being mounted under the spon- sorship of the Huron County Branch of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario to draw attention to significant public buildings in Ontario and to promote conservation of the former Polley's Livery Stable in Goderich. Ontario's early court houses is the first in a series of travelling exhibits planned by the. Ontario Heritage Foundation, an agency of the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture. The Foundation is dedicated to fostering wider interest in local history and stimulating greater participation in the preservation of the province's historical and se natural resources. ? The 22 Panel 'display of t illustrations (reproductions of old photographs, ar- e chitectural drawings, a_ documents, watercolours) 11 and text deals with Ontario's y early court houses and the t. role they have played in the e province's history. The narrative of Ontario's d Early Court Houses begins e with the close of the _ American Revolution in 1783 h when many refugees came to present-day Ontario. It then s describes athe establish- ment and proliferation of administrative and judicial divisions and the erection of district and county court In '51 I smashed my leg and would have faced amputation had it not been for techniques developed in W.W. II. Born a hundred years ago, if I were alive at all, I'd Ix- a basket case. As' it is. almost the only things I can't do that I en. joyed as a young fellow, are night driving and tennis. I've a lot to smile about. houses in each to meet the needs of the growing province. Often the first prominent buildings in a community, early court houses served many purposes. As is noted in the exhibit, they frequently provided the setting for concerts, theatrical performances, meetings and even worship and marketing. - Architecturally, court houses are among the finest structures in the province, displaying, through their orderly form and elaborate detail, the work of some of Ontario's most ac- complished architects. The exhibit emphasizes this splendour: Several celebrated court cases are illustrated in the exhibit, and outstanding figures such as Sir John A. MacDonald, John Dunbar Moodie and Colonel Thomas Talbot, who have been associated with the history of Ontario's court houses, are mentioned. Finally, mention is made of the fact that many of Ontario's early court houses have become inadequate and some have been razed to make way for more modern, more efficient buildings. A plea for a sense of public stewardship is made to ensure the preservationand imaginative reuse of these important tangible remin- ders of our heritage. The Ontario Heritage Foundation is offering this exhibit to communities throughout the province with the hope that it will promote Bowling Scores Wednesday Morning Ladies A. Brock 624 D. Kipfer 498 R. Berends 503 V. Hay 513 A. Wilson 543 P. Ferguson 473 M Lovell 473 Senior Citizens G. Skinner T. Yellow D. Frayne L Stone A. Toonk B. Etherington Monday Afternoon T Yellow C. Smith G. Busche B. Etherington L. Lovell W. Shapton C4 SP BR HS RO SU C8 PA NM 326 292 414 362 333 283 Men 489 381 427 479 467 410 Senior Citizens G. Skinner T. Yellow D. Frayne L. Stone A. Toonk B. Etherington Monday Afternoon Men T. Yellow C. Smith G. Busche 13. Etherington L. Lovell W. Shapton 326 292 414 362 333 283 489 381 427 479 467 410 Wednesday Morning Ladies A. Brock D. Kipfer R. Berends V. Hay A. Wilson P. Ferguson M. Lovell Iluron Hope M.L. Masse M. Baker R. McCann K. Verbeck Men's A R. Wood 736 R Anderson 682 D.Brintnell 677 G.Wilson 599 J. Bell 740 624 498 503 513 543 473 473 a wide appreciation of early public buildings in Ontario and that it will be of benefit to local heritage groups in their efforts to preserve these distinguished struc- tures. Huron board hires financial assistant An assistant to the super- visor of financial services will be hired by the Huron County Board of Eduction. At its meeting on April 5, this recommendatjon from the executive committee was referred to committee - of the -whole after extensive discussion and then ap- proved. At the opening meeting, several trustees questioned the need for an assistant, and Trustee Jean Adams of Goderich asked how all of a sudden there is a need for an assistant. No salary has been set. Director of education John Cochrane said the problem was raised a Year ago by the board's auditor because the supervisor of financial ser- vices has no assistant and if something was to happen to him, the board would be in a tight spot. Cochrane added retiring superintendent Ron Kenwell is more of a part- time superintendent of special education and part- time pupil accountant. "In my opinion, pupil ac- counting should be under financing,," he said. Cochrane added it just happened that Kenwell en- joyed doing the statistical work. Trustee John Jewitt of RR 1 Londesboro, said by hiring an assistant the computer purchased earlier this year is not being given a chance to prove itself. "Earlier this year, we bought the services of a computer to streamline, we're not giving it a chance," said Jewitt. Trustee Dr. John Goddard of Hensall said there are two problems as far as staffing. He referred to superinten- dent Kenwell's retirement in BEHAVIOR OF FI1Y0w. GRADE SEVEN BIOLOGY WINNER — Darryn O'Con- nor from Zurich Public School won his regional science fair class with a display on minnow behaviour. Pot luck dinner for Cromarty WMS By MRS. ROBERT IAING About thirty-five ladies and girls enjoyed the Cromarty Women's Missionary Society annual Good Friday pot luck dinner and Easter meeting. Dorothy Miller presided for the programme using the worship service from the Glad Tidings entitled, "Where are you in the Easter drama?" Carol .the Scott was at the piano for the hymns and musical number. The hymns sung were Hallelujah! Hallelujah! The Day of Resurrection, and Thine Be the Glory. The scripture on The Empty Tomb, Jesus Appears to Mary Magdala, Jesus Appears to Thomas, and On the Road to Emmaus, were effitroduced by Lila McKaig, and read by Betty Dow, Muriel Scott, Agnes Lamond, and Edna Stoneman. The responsive prayers following each scripture were read in unison by, all present. For her topic, Agnes Lomond read several verses on Gethsemane, Good Friday, and Easter Morning, and led in the unison reading of the Beatitudes for a housewife from the Glad Tidings. A double duet, I Remember Calvary, was sung by Cathy Elliott, Betty Anne Miller, Margaret Miller and Isobel Kerslake. Betty Dow showed the filmstrip, From Every Race and Nation, which was prepared by the Presbyterian Church in Canada to accompany the mission theme, Partners in Pluralism. The meeting closed with the hymn, The Strife is O'er and prayer. June and the increased workload because of im- plementing special educa- tion, an ongoing concern. Trustee Frank Falconer of RR 5, Clinton said he was disappointed because he un- derstood nobody would be needed to replace a leaving superintendent. "Where's It going to stop?," said Trustee Falconer, although he did agree y an assistant was need- ed. He said the administra- tion is leading the public astra, "We're not trying to lead anyone astray," said Cochrane. He said he didn't know what Trustee Falconer was referring to when he talked about two superintendents being replaced. "We'd not have to hire if Mr. Kenwell hadn't called it quits," said Cochrane referring to hiring a superintendent. Cochrane said he is tired of hearing how overloaded the Huron County board of education's administration is. "I have statistics to prove it is the most cheaply board operated in the province," said Cochrane. He added ad- ministration is not over -paid or over -staffed. On a per capita basis, he said, Huron is run cheaply. "I object to statements we are leading thepublic astray. It has not happened and will never happen," said Cochrane. Trustee Jewitt requested the motion of hiring an assis- tant be tabled until the next meeting, so he could ask some questions in committee -of -the -whole. The board agreed to discuss it in committee following the regular meeting that day. The following day, Cochrane in- dicated the board approved hiring an assistant. The executive committee had heard a presentation from the supervisor of finan- cial services indicating his workload. The supervisor does internal auditing, supervises various business functions and staff benefits. With Mr. Kenwell's leaving and being replaced by a superintendent of special education, 28 items on pupil accounting will be taken over by the superintendent. In other business, the board supported in principle the concept of semestering at Seaforth District High School, which will be on a two semester schedule from Sept. to Jan. and from Feb. to June. "I'd like to know if its beneficial for the children or a feather in Bruce Shaw's cap? asked Trustee Falconer. (Mr. Shaw is the principal of SDHS.) Superintendent of pmgram Robert McCall said he had taught in both semester and non -semester schools and considered semestering a better program. Superintendent Kenwell added daily ex- posure to a subject is more advantageous to the students. The board will provide $2,- 500 towards the cost of fen- cing at the Goderich District Collegiate Institute eports' complex running track, provided the project needs It after receiving all amounts of funding from the Com- munity Centres Act. HELP FIGHT LUNG DISEASE Lune • forlife 5 2 2 0 5 G.Wehb 7 -M Brintnell 704 5 1, ;slathers 677 7 GFord 576 0 GG Norm Whiting 553 0 NB G Kechne 682 7 OE [1 VanDamme 749 2 Pe Rth TH YW Men's Wednesday P.McF'alls 754 5 C Wurm 750 2 'A.Eveleigh 729 5 C.Zeehuisen 624 2 123 102 99 89 13 9 12 0 12 17 9 14 5 11 16 8 HD CP PP WH DS YW TA GT JS WW AC Tuesday Ladies B. }learn 618 ' L.Latulippe 774 P. Haugh 558 M.Skinner 619 L.Dykstra 646 D.Gaiser 613 Consolation A.Hunter 542 N.Dowson 727 J.Parent 511 Forfeit .1 Skinner 5984 6499 5873 5880 5928 5399 6040 5899 5270 5956 6188 6078 5902 5665 5619 5793 5927 6005 5844 5863 14 9 19 14 Thursday Ladles CE L. 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