HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1987-01-07, Page 19FAMILY AFFAIR Gerry, Wayne ond'linda Smith .provided the
music to start proceedings at Thursday's levee at the town hall.
foot in the
The rehearsal. she said. was not
good. The cancels caused problen►s.
They .screwed-up,:she said.
She is our pixie-ish granddaughter,
and was • talking about the dress
rehearsal for the school pageant. Our
grandson agreed that it was the fault
of the camels. The dress rehearsal
was a disappointment.
They attend a country school about
10 miles from our place. Six weeks
ago, we had been asked to mark the
calendar a nd "save $2" for the
tickets.
it is something we haven't missed
since. our grandkids starred school.
We have. somehow. managed to
..save $2" for the tickets every_year
for the last decade.
- The school is - at the edge of a
village. 11 is,•of course. not a one -nam
school. The big move to. township
school boards and then county school
boards has made one -room schools
extinct in our part of the province. But
these -sh►aller, less integrated.
kindergarten -to -grade -8 -schools are
still part of the system around -here.
And thank (god for that.
The idea that bigger is always -bet -
ler is a fallacy. Big elementary
schools abound in the cities but the
education given to students is not bel -
ter in my humble opinion. We -have
another grandchild attending a city
:whool. Iter Christmas party con-
sisted of her entire class watching a
few senior students perform.
(out in -the boondocks. every kid in
that entire school participate(1 in the-
pageant. right from K -N► -8. There
were. 01 crouse. ,loseph and Mary and
the three kings and the angels and the
shepherds. But that accounted for on-
ly a handful of the whole student lxxly.
To solve the problem. this pageant.
had (donkeys, stars. goals, Iambs and.
would you believe. lions? 'There were
all kinds of lions with curly manes and
long tails made from shopping bags.
And there were so many shepherds
and Iambs 1 don't think there was
bathrobe or a bedsheel left in the
township.
()ne of the finest aspects.of every
Chris as pageant -at this school is
II singing 'These kids. with their
hurch affiliations. learn to sing
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almost in the cradle. When -le senior
choir sang Geltin' Ready for the
NI harmony. 1 don't
think there was a dry eve in the
gymnasium.
Man. that was great music and
great spiritual food. too, food to
nourish the soul. my friends. When
you hear 200 young voices raised in
praise, 400• eyes eagerly riveted on
their music leacher. you know they
are learning sotnething.
'l'hose young voices made the hard-
wood floors ripple with life and the
bricks and mortar vibrate with joy.
And would you believe. the camels
screwed up again? 1'ep. The six
young peiople -- two -in each camel --
had trouble seeing their way across
the stage. One tripped over Joseph's
bathrobe and fell over a bale of haw.
The shepherd sitting on the hale was
knocked backwards. He struck the
frankincense carried by one of the
kings who had to frantically juggle
the bottle for a full three seconds.
When order was restored. not one
line was flubbed. The entire cast car-
ried on as though they worked with a
clumsy camel every day.
They got a standing ovation from
the parents, relatives and friends in
the hot. stuffy gym.
Even the camels were grinning.
Jr. Farmers
pick officers
The 1986 Huron County Junior
Farmers executive is pleased to an-
nounce that the new 1987 executive
'has been elected. These officers will
take part in a candle service to sym-
bolize the change of responsibility
from the old executive to the new ex-
ecutive. This candle service will take
place at the annual banquet in the
Clinton Legion. on Saturday. January
17.
The new executive for the Huron
County Junior Farmers is: past presi-
dent. Dianne Oldfield; president.
Robert flunking: first vice president.
Linda Axlmann; second vice presi-
dent. Jeff Hearn: secretary, Muriel
Taylor; .treasurer', Andy Williams;
newsletter editor, Annette Losereit;
public relations officer. Linda Cunn-
ingham; agriculture contact. Sharon
Nivins; assistant agriculture contact.
Dave Vanneste; provincial director.
Janice Murray; alternate provincial
director, Ann Alton; zone represen-
tative, Dianne Oldfield.
The annual banquet and candle ser-
vice will be followed by a dance.
Members and guests will enjoy this
event as i1 is a great beginning for (he
dew year.
For information about this new
year. in Junior Farmers contact your
local club president or .the OMAF
office.
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Times -Advocate, January 7, 1987 Page 17
Riddell raps doom and gloon.
The "doom and gloom merchants"
are crying wolf when it comes to the
future of Ontario agriculture, provin-
cial Agriculture Minister Jack Rid-
dell said Monday. •
"Lots of people are ready to get out
the crying towels in despair over the
future of agriculture and food produc-
tion in this province." particularly
from a trade perspective, Riddell said
at the opening session of Ridgetown
College Farmers' Week.
Just l>cause some of Canada's
former customers, such as China are
becoming competitors in world export
markets doesn't mean they'll dry up
as markets for Canadian food, he
said.
As developing countries become
more prosperous they demand more
and higher quality food. Riddell said.
-and as they become increasingly ur-
banized the global' demand for food
_should increase.
For those pessimists who feel
Canada will be buried by a subsidiz-
ed food trade war between the United
Stales and countries of the European
Economic Community. Riddell also
sounded a positive note.
The cost of subsidizing agriculture
in the United States for the trade war
has become so high "there are signs
of some cracks in the armor," he said.
"There's now a big question- of
whether the high subsidies can stand
in the face of multibillion -dollar
budget cuts the American govern-
ment is committed to make in the
next year."
Because the worldwide depression
in low prices is caused by surplus pro-
duction. Riddell said Canada has a lot
to offer overproducing countries such
as the United States in the form of
model programs of production
control.
"The dairy industry in the U.S. is
in a chaotic state where the govern-
ment has had to buy from a million
to a million and a half dairy cows,"
to cut production. Riddell said.
Update
This is a costly process compared
with the Canadian system of supply
management marketing boards to
keep production under constant con-
trol, he said.
"Ther United States) believe we 1 in
Canada ► have taken the proper steps
to put our own house in order and are
now looking very seriously at our
supply management programs."
.Subsidies are so high in the U.S.
that 50 per cent of farm income is sub-
sidy and in Europe subsidies account
for 70 per cent of farm income. levels
which can't be sustained by govern-
ments, Riddell said.
The farm financial situation is far
ntury farms
It has been brought to our dltention
that information must be acquired
from all families who have a "Cen-
tury Farm". A century farm. first of
all is a farm which has been in the
family for one century (100 years).
The name may have changtd ie. if the
daughter took over the farm but it has
not been sold to anyone outside the
family.
We, the Iluron County Junior
Farmers need to know who has a
-"Century Farm" on behalf of the Pro-
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Thank you.
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Linda Cunningham, RR 1 Auburn.
NOM LEO.526-7557;Sharon Nivins, RR
4 Wingham, NOG 2W0,357-3557; Dave
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from over in Canada, he said, but he
hailed a recent federal/provincial
agricultural strategy as a stabilizer.
"I think this national agreement is
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what it represents than what is says."
"For the first time, all 11
agriculture ministers at the federal
and provincial levels have signed a
pledge to break down Canada's inter-
provincial trade barriers. It's also an
. indication of the higher priority all
governments are giving agriculture -
and the food -related industries."
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