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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-12-09, Page 23The Oddfellows sed Rebehehs entered this nativity scene float, complete with live Iambs. Usbome Central School, along with several other public schools, entered this very colourful float in the parade. These two clowns were busy trying to catch snowflakes during the parade. Santa Claus parade results EXETER - The Lions Club has announced the winners of the best floats entered in their Saturday parade. The float with the best Christ- mas theme was entered by the Exeter Masonic Lodge. The best. service club float award. was won by Vie Exeter Legion. The ----hest school --float :came from Usborne Central School. The ,best commercial float was entered by Canadian Tire. Anyone who missed the ,pa- rade ;can sec it broadcast.,on community cable channel 10 rfatkaPonut Collie and SAAtsrstore float was a favourite on Saturday at 2 p.m. thOSe.who.cauld see through the intermittent flurries. with Times -Advocate, December 9, 1992 Page 23 Soybean board seeks action HATHAM - The Ontario Soy - 'bean Growers' Marketing Board is liking emergency action to help soybean producers deal with seri- ous cash-flow problems this fall. With at least -25 percent of Onta- rio's soybean crop and 90 peroent of the corn crop still in the field due to wet field conditions, many farmers have little or no income to 'cover their debts. "Farmers with crops still in the field need money to pay their 'bills," stressed Larry Miehls, chair- man of the Ontario Soybean Grow- ers' Marketing Board. "One way that we can help them is to make it easier for them to access cash through the soybean advance pay- ment program. 'The soybean advance payment program is a federal program which is administered by the Ont -- -no Soybean Growers' Marketing Board. Under the program, soy- bean growers with soybeans in storage can obtain advance pay- ments through the Board. These advance payments are repaid when the soybeans are sold. _Growers roust pay an administra- tion fee for each application they submit to participate in the pro- gram. They generally apply for ad- vances after all of their crop has been harvested. However, this year many growers have only been able to harvest part of -their crop. They are waiting for the weather to clear so they can complete their harvest and then apply for an advance pay- ment. "The board is able to make two immediate changes to the pro- gram", said Miehls. 'First, we are extending the ;application period past the December 31 deadline so that farmers who are still harvest- ing in the New Year can apply." "Farmers with part' of their crop already harvested can apply for an advance right now. After they fin- ish harvesting, they can re -apply for the remainder of their advance without paying an extra adminis- tration fee. We hope this action will help some people out in the short term," stated Miehls. 4griculture federation won't support stable funding legislation TORONTO - The Ontario Feder- ation of Agriculture (OFA) will not support the recently tabled Farm Organizations Funding act as it is -presently -written because of provisions that include fines of up to 52,000 for farmers who fail to comply. OFA President Roger George stated that, "it is totally unaccepta- ble to have stable funding legisla- tion that makes criminals of farm- ers who do not financially support a general farm organization in On- tario." Agriculture and Food Minister Elmer Buchanan presented the Bill for first reading in the Legislative Assembly late Thursday Novem- - ber 26. It was to have been the cul- mination of 20 years work by gen- eral farm groups to provide funding for the general farm voice in Ontario. The provisions calling for fines ranging from 5500 to 52,000 were never agreed to by the farm leaders in negotiations with the government. "This legislation does not serve the best longterm interests of the farmers of Ontario," said George. "This Bill is badly flawed and un- acceptable in its present form. It does not offer an acceptable ap- proach to stable funding and needs radical surgery." The Toronto Dominion Bank in Grand Bend invites you to help celebrate their Grand "Re -Opening" We're having an Open House Mon. Dec. 14 to Fri. Dec. 18 "Refreshments all week" See how we've changed for the better Jud Surmised Manager lt7 BANK lo' to ..play a -bave-beentiOdealti ineroJect • Congratulations on the opening of your new premises We were proud to have been selected as your General Contractor K 1 Construction Ltd. 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