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.
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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
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BANK
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