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Times-Advocate, 1983-08-03, Page 3A PET SHOW WINNER — Ginger, entered by -Ann Wolper was one of the winners in Saturday's pet show at Friedsburg Days in Dashwood. T -A photo. Rain. helps crop,s Continued from front page wheat is generally good.quali- some parts of Essex and ty. (Lawson had heard that Kent, where some fields will some" producers around not be harvested at all. Highgate near Chatham were John Heard, farm manage- taking off 96 bushels to the ment specialist with the Clin- acre.) ton OMAF office, took a bus Lawson conceded there are tour around Huron country some very poor crops around before the weather changed. Stratford, St. Marys and His prognosis is hopeful. southwest of Mitchell. He said Winter wheat yields are some fanners /who have down, but the quality is sur- never before experienced a prisingly good. One dealer crop failure may have one near Seaforth said everything this year. He said some fields he has received is almost cer- were worked when they were tain to be classed Canada No. too wet, and were doomed 1. from the beginning. Lawson is also concerned about the quantity of locally grown feed grain this year. "It will keep us scratching to match last year's crop." he said. On the other hand, the hot weather discouraged white bean mould, and that crop looks good. No damage to soy- beans was apparent either. Lawson said both crops need- ed a good. soaking rain, which they received. • Lawson summed up 1983 crop prospects in his district as "not good, but nota total wipeout." Bill Mullen, the crop in- surance specialist at the Stratford office, said no assessment of this year's crops can be made until after the harvest, when the first ap- plications could be expected. He had investigated a dozen cases of take -all disease in winter wheat in the London to Sarnia, and Kincardine to Listowel areas. The corn was getting to the The hot dry weathergave tr the white beans an excellent chance to grow without cop- ing with white mould, and the harvest should be average or. better. Soybeans have a good potential for an average yield. Heard guesses the corn will be below average in yield. and the drought prevented the spring grain heads from fill- ing out as they normally would. ' 'He doubts that any oats in Huron will be up to the stan- dards_ of the Quaker Oats company this season. "This year management ability will make the dif- ference." Heard s./id. "Those who walked the fields early, spotted thcl weeds and took action will do all right. The poor managers missed the boat." Speaking from the Strat- ford OMAF office before the break in the weather. Art Lawson said all local crops are under drought stress. but some were taking it better than others. Early harvesting of winter wheat was giving an average yield of 59 to 69 bushels to the acre in Perth county, and the best yields are still to come. Some kernels are shrivelled, but the OKAY SIGNALS Concurring with a recom- mendation of the public works committee, Exeter council agreed this week to approve installation of railway signals at the Huron St. CNR crossing Sooner or later, every man next year. who has achieved spectacular The Canadian Transport success is asked to reveal the Commission will be advised formula for his success. An of council's acceptance of the employee once asked Henry cost sharing proposal. . Ford for such a list Mr. Ford The town will pay 12' 2 per - boiled down his advice into a cent ($6,100) of the total cost single -rule: "When you start of the installation from the a thing, finish it!" 1984 budget. Concession 14 wins Friedsburg pull Zurich Beauty, brawn and food featured the annual weekend Friedsburg Days activities in Dashwood with large crowds in attendance. Carrie Sweeney of Zurich was crowned Miss Friedsburg Days for 1983 by last year's winner Susan Bir- mingham. Carrie was named Queen of the Zurich Fair two weeks earlier. Runners-up in Satyrday's Queen competition were Janet Prout, Parkhill and Irene Dietrich, Dashwood. The new queen was spon- Farm share down again The farm share of the retail food dollar continued to de^_line in July, accordink to the latest calculation of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture Food Basket. Based on the products in the Food B,.sket, farmers receiv- ed only 49 percent of the retail value of the food dollar. This is the first time since March that farmers have received less than half the shelf price for the food they grow. However, what proved to be bad news for farmers, turned out to be good news for con- sumers. The retail value of the Food Basket increased on- ly 2.7 percent in July from a year earlier, well below the general rate of inflation. Because the retail value of the Food Basket increased, but the farm -gate euivalent' decreased, the gap between what the farmer received and the consumer paid went up in July. The farm -to -retail spread was $24.08, a jump of 4.8 percent over June. The total value of July's Food Basket was $47.25, while the farmer's share was only $23.17. While most Food Baskets calculate changes in store prices, the OFA goes a step further and also shows changes in the Ontario farmer's share of the retail food dollar. Because of the problems in calculating the farmer's share of highly pro- cessed foods, and since some products are not grown in On- tario, the Food Basket doesn't include a complete range of food items. The OFA has estimated that the Food Basket includes about 55 percent of the week- ly food purchases of a family of four. 4 disaster stage, but the rains . have considerably brightened the prospects of that com- modity. Mullen said. Tom Prout at the Ausable- • Bayfield Conservation Authority office in Exeter said the prolonged dry spell had killed some of the thousands and thousands of seedl.ngs planted by the uthority this spring. Water- ing myriads of little trees in the middle of nowhere is im- possible. The authority will inspect the plantings next spring, assess the situation, and replant where necessary. Longtime farmers main- tain the part of the province around the Exeter-Hensall hub is blessed with excep- tionally good soil and climate. They can not recall ever ex- periencing a complete crop failure. A beneficent pro- vidence has provided another last-minute rescue. 1 , • IT'S STORY TIME — Kay Menard is shown reading a story to n class of youngsters at a Wednesday session of Vocation Bible School of Crediton United Church. 11 111, . A MILE SCHOOL LESSON -- Teachers Glenda Wuerth and Nancy Morlock are shown with Melanie Neil, Shannon Wuerth, Greg Glanville, Jeff Glavin, Jeff Fink- beiner and Peggy Brownlee at Vacation Bible School at Zion United Church in Crediton, Friday morning. T -A photo. Times -Advocate, August 3, 1983 Page 3 irl wins second title this summer sored bi Mozart's Melody Makers while Janet Prout and Irene Dietrich sponsored by Dashwood Hotel and Merner's Meals, respectively. The brawn during Friedsburg Days came in the annual tug-of-war contest ICE CREAM EXPRESS --- Providing power for the ice Cream Express in Saturday's Friedsburg Days parade in Dashwood were David Coeck, Danny Wiegand and Lori Coeck. T -A photo. PIGS IN A BLANKET — Jeremy Backer, Amie Rader and Terry Hamather appeared as three pigs in blankets during Saturday's Friedsburg Days parade in Doshwood. TURKEY FARM PARADC — An entry, tom Hoyter's Turkey Farms was one of many in Saturday's Friedsburg Days parade in Dashwood. Shown with Harry and Freda Hayter are David and Tommy Maguire, Billy Jennison, Bryce Kodlecik and Sean Maguire. T -A photo. Study staff, services Continued from front page services being provided "to see if they really are necessary." Deputy -reeve Lossy Fuller asked Kells if his department could handle the current work Toad with a pa' -t -time employee. "I don't care as long as he's there 40 hours a week," Kells responded, but he then went on to note such an arrange- ment wouldn't be fair to either the person hired or himself as he would probably have to screen another 80 ap- plications (the number received the last time the department advertised for a job opening) and that would- be repeated as anyone not hired permanently would still be on the looR-out for another full-time job. He also suggested the town wouldn't get the calibre of ap- plications if those seeking work realize it may not be permanent. MacGregor interjected that the tenders for the lagoon ex- pansion would be let this fall and there would be a lot of ex- tra work for the works depart- ment when that project gets underway. Mickle reminded him that it would not result in extra work for a year and Kells added that when the lagoon expan- sion does take place it will be almost a full-time job for one person to maintain the lagoons and pumping station. The works superintendent reminded council that the department has the same number of employees that it had when he came to Exeter 13 years ago. "You didn't have the equip- ment," Councillor Dorothy Chapman commented. "Right," Kells replied, "but we didn't do the work we do now either." He said the department has already cut a lot of services. due in part to the extensive sidewalk construction project underway this summer and warned that the lack of maintenance will cost the town money in the future. it was explained that the sur- face of one road has already been lost because maintenance could not he car- ried nut by the crew which is busy with the sidewalk work. "i scarcely have time to do my office work," Kells said. He also alluded -to a possibility of having to replace a $200,000 culvert because of the lack of time available for maintenance and in noting that council had doubled the amount of sidewalk construction this year to a mile and a half, caustically suggested the total would probably be doubled again to three miles next year. "You can cut hack to one staff if you like," he resigned- ly stated at one point after having noted tat he convinc- ed the committee of the need for a full-time replacement for Taylor on the staff and could convince all members of council if given the time to do so. However, when the vote came on Mickle's amendment that the town undertake a full study, only MacGregor oppos- ed such a move. Committee member Bill Rose said the study had some justification as it would set everyone'.; mind at ease and would convince the full coun- cil of the staffing requirements. Josephson explained that the question was not whether a man was needed, but rather whether the current level of services provided was needed. After the vote, Mayor Shaw appointed Josephson, Hum- phreys, Hall, MacGregor and Mickle to undertake the study of the services and staffing re- quirements. They are to report to the first meeting in September. which proved to be very exciting. Although the Concession 14 Sodbusters of Hay township defeated Mount Carmel, the outcome of the final pull was in doubt as the red flag swayed back and forth four 6r five times. The Sodbusters were defending champions. In a consolation grudge match, Mount Carmel edged the Exeter Inn with both teams depending on bare feet to ground their strength. The annual parade with a ' Favourite Food Fantasy" as the theme was bigger and better than ever with great imaginations encompassing most of the entries. An angel cake entered by John Hayter Painting won the theme category in the parade with Hoffman's Ice Cream Parlour placing second. Winners in horse drawn vehicles were Purina Chow, the Becker family and Lazy TB Stables. Kim Kipfer riding Misty and Lois Goldsmith on Bandit were winners in the horse and rider section. In the small vehicle category the winners were the McDonald float featuring the Jim Hoffman family and Three Pigs in a Blanket entered by Jim Becker Construction. The Schade Farms entry entitled McCannibals was judged best for novelty and the Dashwood senior citizens won as the best service club float. For best decorated bicycles, the winners were Adam Smith and his Supreme Sausage and Breakfast Delight entered by Samantha Goetz, Jennifer Gielnick and Christine Rumball. Brent Hoffman from the McDonald's float was named youngest entrant in the parade. Winners in the arm wrestl- ing competition were Steve Ausable Continued from front page awards because we'll pro- bably have that number of deserving candidates." Kennaley also explained that, since the ac- complishments of a group or individual will be judged relative to the size of the group or the age of the in- dividual, anyone who pro- motes conservation could win. The two -conservation awards will be presented in early November at a special Conservation Dinner which will be held for the first time this year. The Conservation Authority will be inviting peo- ple to the dinner who have assisted the Authority with its programs. Additional tickets will be available for in- terested members of the public. A guest speaker, con- servation films, and the con- servation awards will form the program for the dinner. =+nunonnnrnnnunuurnnuunmmmnrnunnnnnnununnmm�nunnnnununnnnnu� Thank You P. The 14th Sodbusters Tug -of -War Championship Team of 1982 and 1983 w7.ould like to take this opportunity to thank gratefully the following businessmen in Dashwood and Exeter for dons- = tions pledged for the uniforms received on _= a Friedsburg Days. Many thanks to anyone who _g helped in any other way. - V.L. Becker and Son s • ki Don Bender Electric A. Denomme Construction Dashwood Motors - Earl Miller s Welding g Rumball Garage M - Tieman's Hardware Zimmer TV and Radio Erich Freiter and Family from Edelweis Acre i Farms = Don Cowan B.P. Agent Exeter Ei , Anonymous, Exeter I Gerry MacLean and Son, Exeter E. Moffatt and Powell, Exeter 1111111t111t1111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIpltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll I1III1IIIIIII 7hanb UGC To everyone who helped make the 7 983 Friedsburg Days a very successful event The Dashwood Friedsburg Committee Hibbert, Gerd Eilers, Kris Bedard, Paul Ritchie, Robert Gibson and Mike Frayne. Frayne had won one of the weight divisions when Steve Hibbert was absent, but, gave the latter a second chance and Hibbert won and went on to take the grand championship. Winners in the Saturday afternoon frog races were Amanda Weigand, Joe Kaak and Joyce Elson. Also entertaining the Satur- day afternoon crowd were tricycle races, a pet show and bubble gum blowing. The two day event started Friday night with a grudge slo-pitch game between the Dashwood Selects and the CFPL Super Stars. When all the reverse base running and field goals were calculated the Selects were judged winners by a score of 17-13 in a game shortened by rain. Famous Dashwood sausage and sauerkraut was very popular with Friedsburg Days visitors throughout the weekend. Ul/eddcn -DD [ower] ... Too important NOT to rely on the C'xperlence and dedication of our ex- pert clesign(er,. aelititry Fli®wwIerS EXETER 235-2350 )g3tEeffIGOO ! D)j People do read small ads. You are. 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