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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1983-11-30, Page 26POW 14A Times -Advocate, November 30, 1983 LEADERS OF 4-H HONOURED — Receiving five year leader certificates at Friday's 4-H awards night in Clinton were Lawrence Beane, Adriaan Brand, Marjorie Ann McMichael, Ron Douglas and John Von Vliet. Photo by Larry Dillon COMPLETE SIX PROJECTS — Receiving certificates for completing six projects at Friday's Huron 4-H awards night in Clinton were from this area, Allan Renning, Helen Jacobs, Wilma Jacobs, Jeff Miller and Murray Rundle. Photo by Larry Dillon I, The memorandum read: "By sharing vehicles, employees can register a cost avoidance." This is what is known as gobbledygook. It is official language from bureaucrats who have time to obscure the meaning of their words. What the writer meant was: Take one car, kids. and we'll save money. Reporter Orland French at Queens Park for the Globe and Mail, had a delightful col- umn a few weeks ago which illustrates humorously how government employees can boggle the mind with words. bne foot in the lurrow' b7//..�� �0 itnt .,•t.pp•t. ergo. Bob *,one• t HT-. He quoted Reuben Baetz, Ontario's minister of Tourism and Recreation: "The com- munity of Sault Ste. Marie was studied in depth because of its experience in dealing with the problems of involun- tary leisure resulting from unemployment. "Enrolment in recreation programs in the Sault has risen sharply with the unemployment level. Recrea- tion has helped individuals to maintain self-esteem, it has reinforced the fabric of the community, and it has generated much-needed business and emplcyment." 1 Hansell Twilight i Spring Fair June 5, 1984 HENSALL CENTENNIAL QUILT COMPETITION Rules: - must depict Hensall's Centennial - minimum size 54" x 78" - any technique allowable - hand quilting only - to be judged on overall effect and workmanship. Please inform fair secretory, Barbie VanAllen of your entry prior to June 1, 1984. 345-2207 4 .wsemre D VEDS YOUR GOOD SEED CENTER HIGHEST PRICES PAID FOR YOUR... CORN & SOYBEANS Give Golden Harvest a call now for a complete marketing outlook for your 1983 grain. We also buy: • Seed Oats • Feed Oats • Mixed Grain • Timothy Seed • Feed Barley • Seed Barley • Red Clover Seed • Trefoil Seed • Christmas Trees for sale • Call us at: 2350770 9h GOLDEN HARVEST FARM SEEDS Box 4:11, Exeter, Ontario NOM ISO It would be interesting to find out what all this meant. Even the speechwriter for Mr. Baetz would have trouble deciphering the whole thing. Orland French suggested it meant that some unemployed people in the Sault have fat- tened their bowling scores and created jobs by being laid off. I have heard a great many ways of saying "unemployed" but involun- tary leisure is not one of them. French quoted Baetz as saying: "Thirty-five percent of trips by tourists have a recreational purpose." By this definition. French says, a tourist is a person in search of recreation, therefore 100 percent of all trips by tourists should have a recreational purpose. Not so. Mr. Baetz conceded under intense and exhaustive ques- tioning that the speech -writer should have used the word "traveller" instead of "tourist." One of conclusions in the report cited by Mr. Baetz was: "We have confirmation that tourism and recreation are closely linked." The only comment one needs to add, said French, is that the study quoted by Mr. Baetz cost the taxpayers $45,000. Wow, $45,000 for that con- clusion? Whew! Let me quote a lengthy paragraph from a memo sent to faculty members in a Crown corporation with which I am closely linked. "The need for media of communications increases as we seek to differentiate our efforts. In fact, differentiation towards greater freedom of action will result in disintegration if we fail to match the steps toward dif- ferenlalion by improved communication." Those words were written by the vice-president of that corporation 1 work with words but, believe me, I am at a loss to explain the intent of that paragraph. Calling garbage men sanitary technicians and caretakers custodians is ac- ceptable, I guess. It can add a measure of dignity _to such positions. But differentiation towards greater freedom of action resulting in disintegration if we fail to match our steps towards differentiation by im- proved communication' Yeech' And now, all you agriculturalists: Get escons- ed on your mobile tillage machine and prepare the greensward for the winter equinox. Yeah! Farmers, gel your fall plowing done. RATE LOWERED Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan has announc- ed that the interest rate charged under the Farm Credit Act has been lowered to 13 percent from 131,2. "This decrease reflects a reduction in the Corporation's cost of funds and is further evidence that the economy is recovering," said Whelan. Seaforth area youth wins top award Huron 441 iembers honored for achievements The auditorium of Central Secondary School in Clinton was packed Friday night as David Townsend was named the outstanding 4-H member at the 36th annual Huron 4-H awards night. Townsend of RR 4 Seaforth a second year student in the four year program in agricultural scien..,! at the University of Guelph receiv- ed the Murray Cardiff Citizenship trophy from the Huron -Bruce MP. Rural Organization Specialist John Bancroft from the Clinton OMAF office said 375 members took part in ap- proximately 500 projects with an average completion of 80 percent. In charge of the 40 4-H clubs were more than 90 volunteer leaders. The C.S. MacNaughton trophy for the highest 4-H score in the county was won by Elizabeth Stewart, RR 1 Dublin. She also won the 4-H dairy silver dollar competition. Huron warden Grant Stirl- ing presented the warden's novice award to Steven Coultes, RR 5 Brussels as the top first year member. Other prize winners in- clude: Meribeth Scott, RR 1 Belgrave, highest score in beef clubs; Donna Johnston, RR 2 Bluevale, highest score in dairy clubs and also the sheep club; Gary Godkin, RR 1 Walton, highest score in swine clubs and he won the trophy for his champion market pig and the award for oustanding achievement, 4-H field crops clubs; Shona Rae, RR 1 Clifford, highest score, horse clubs; David Pullen, Clinton, highest score, rabbit clubs; Michael Pullen, Clin- ton, highest score first year poultry club member in cen- tral Huron, David Reed, RR 1 Dungannon in northwest Huron for a first year member; and Greg Hog- garth, RR 2 Kippen, received the award for highest overall score in poultry clubs and also for commercial poultry club members. Awards were presented to: KimRintoulof RR 2 Lucknow who had the champion 4-H steer and champion Hereford calf; Kevin Smith, RR 6 Goderich, champion Holstein calf; Jeff McGavin, RR 4 Walton, champion gilt; Lisa Thompson, RR 5 Wingham, champion Shorthorn heifer; Anne Procter, RR 5 Brussels, champion Shorthorn steer and Martha Boon, RR 2 Bluevale, champion fleece exhibit. Showman awards were pt'esented to Anne Procter, all-round showman and champion beef showman; Perry Van Osch, RR 3 Lucknow, champion dairy showman; Brent Robinson, RR 4 Walton, champion swine showman; Darren Faber, Kippen, champion sheep showman and Rodney Van BEST SHEEP SHOWMAN — Darren Faber of Kippen was named the the top sheep showman in Huron at Fri- day's 4-H 'awards night in Clinton. Making the presen- tation of the Jock Riddell trophy is MPP Murray Elston. Larry Dillon photo BEST IN TRACTOR CLUBS — Peter Dougall, RR 3, Ex- eter, receives the Vincent Farms Equipment trophy from Marlen Vincent as the top member in the Huron 4-H tractor club at Friday's 4-H awards night in Clinton. Photo by Larry Dillon • y1� 4 CATTLE JUDGING AWARD — Heather Browning of Crediton was the winner of the Huron Cattlemen's award at Friday's Huron 4-H awards night as the high beef judge. Janice Bishop accepted the prize for Heather from Ross Proctor. Photo by Larry Dillon We'll Do the Job (r Right... Ready -Mix Concrete FREE ESTIMATES Residential commerical and form, founds Irons. floors slobs sidewalks drrvewnys manure tanks etc form rentals equipment rentals For guaranteed strength quality <onlrolled and service call C.A. McDowell Redi-Mix Ltd. Centralia, Ontario Plant: Exeter, Hwy . No. 83 weft 23S.2711 Office: 228.6129 After hours: 228.6780 Engen, RR 1 Wroxeter, champion horse showman. Kate Boon, RR 2 Bluevale, received an award for top sheep club member, Lynne Dodds, RR 1 Seafarth, highest score in 4-H plowmen's clubs; Peter Dougall, RR 3 Exeter, highest score in tractor club; Al Renning RR 1 Exeter, top snowmobile member in knowledge and safe operation of vehicle; Sharon Thiel, RR 2 Zurich, highest score in snowmobile club; William Fotheringham, RR 4 Seaforth, highest score, farm safety club; Rodney Van Engen, RR 1 Wroxeter, outstanding achievement 4-H press reporters' competition; Anita Wilts, RR 1 Auburn, championship4-H Gate Sign exhibit. Trophies were awarded to the Clinforth Calf club for the championship education display; Central Huron Crop Club for championship corn exhibit; Kippfield calf club for championship white bean exhibit and championship grain exhibit. Judging competition awards were presented to: Kelly Vodden, RR 1 Clinton, high novice judge; Lisa Thompson, RR 5 Wingham, highest score; Jeff Feagan, Tax plan endorsed The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario has en- dorsed the province's revised property tax rebate program. In 1984, Ontario's farmers will get 60 percent of their property taxes paid by the Ontario Farm Tax Reduction Program. The sudden change in the province's policy was a welcome surprise, according to Tom Oegema, . CFFO President. The CFFO opposed an earlier proposal to pay 100 percent rebates on all farmland and buildings. They argued that some costs, such as roads and fire protection, are legitimate costs to farmland and buildings. A removal of education taxes is satisfactory for them. The Federation will con- tinue to seek three changes in the program: -a condition that all land eligible for rebate be zoned 'for agriculture;-establi"hment of a maxinwm eligibility per farm family; -changing of minimum eligiblity re- quirements to $100 of rebate, rather than requiring farmers to provide information of their gross income. RR 4 Goderich, high swine judge; Kevin Smith, RR 6 Goderich, high dairy judge; Debbie Johnston, RR 2 Bluevale, high sheep judge; Heather Browning, Crediton, high beef judi,e and David Wheel, RR 1 Bluevale, high horse judge. Receiving five years volun- tary service leader awards were Adriaan Brand, Crediton; Lawrence Beane, Brucefield, Ron Douglas, Clif- ford; Marjorie Ann McMichael, Wingham and TOPS IN HURON 4-H — David Townsend, a member of the Kippfield calf club was named the top 4-H member at Friday's Huron awards night in Clinton. Above, he receives the Murray Cardiff Citizenship trophy from the Huron -Bruce MP. John VanVliet, Walton. Cheryl Cann, RR 3 Exeter received a 4-H member 18 projects certificate and honoured for completing 12 projects were Paul Hoggarth, Kippen; Jeff Feagan, Goderich; Sandra Shelley, Gorrie; Ken Siertsema, Blyth and Kevin Smith, Goderich. Huron 4-11 Leaders Associa- tion president Brian Oldfield said the 4-H program in Huron is one of the most suc- cessful in the province and this was made possible by long hours and hard work con- tributed by the OMAF Clinton staff, the volunteer leaders and the 4-H members themselves. Don't Pay till Spring Clean your seed oats, barley soya beans and mixed grain now. No payment till March 21, 1984. Your seed is cleaned, treated, bagged or bulk on your farm. 519-289-5602 for appointment Canadiem Mobile Seed Ceasing Limited i new -life feeds 1 PORK PRODUCERS Dear Sir: You ore cordially invited to attend an afternoon program of special interest to Pork Producers. on Monday. December 12. 1983. 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