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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-08-01, Page 21Are you between 60 and 71? This may be a good time to find out about your RRSP annuity options. Geo. A. Godbolt C.L.U. Annuity Broker Devon Bldg., Exeter 235-2740 Ready -Mix Concrete FREE ESTIMATES: Residential. commerical and farm, foundo lions. floors, slabs, sidewalks. driveways. manure tanks etc, form rentals equipment rentals. For guaranteed strength, quality controlled and service call C.A. McDowell Redi-Mix Ltd. Centralia, Ontario Plant: Exeter, Hwy. No. 83 west 235-2711 Office: 228-6129 After hours: 228-6780 GRAVITY BOXES MODEL 350 Shown • Available in Green or Red • 165-500 Bu. • One Year Guarantee • Graphite , painted interiors ;a J. Pressure plate on inside of door only available on J&M. More welds than other boxes for added strength. Extensions are available. "Check our prices before you buy" Sales & Service Main Street COMPLETE UNION — Shaking hands to signify the formal union of Ryan Drying Ltd. and Cook's are William Harvey, Chief Executive Officer of Cook's, Division of Gerbro Inc., Hensall, Ontario and Gerald Ryan (left) former partner of Ryan Drying Ltd. Looking on are Anne Ryon, Nelson Ryan and Jack Brintnell, plant manager of Cook's. Nelson Ryon has been appointed plant superintendent of the Walton operation and Anne Ryon will continue as office clerk.Both will report to Jack Brinfnell- �_1 t G_� , r theRenefoot itt,s4f furrow' bre u, BW ,•on. tw.. ao t....,. 0,,, M1B�7c . 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When the original column was written, Whelan's appointment as Am- bassador to the Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome had not been announced. It appeared, at the time the column was written. that Eugene might retire to his farm in Essex County. I even facetiously .suggested that Whelan should consider run- ning on the Tory ticket. Ile ..will not need to run anywhere except from senior External Affairs Department officials. 'l'hey are having heartburn about Whelan's-ap- pointment in Rome, a position specially created by the Liberal government just for Eugene Whelan. Canada has never had an arnabassador at the FAO; never. But Canada soon will have and that ambassador will be Lonesome Gene Whelan, green hat and all. lie once told an audience at a political rally that he was the ugliest politician in Canada. He also said he was the hest -known politician in the world. Ile is. of course, neither, but his new appointment could make him one of the costliest. An ambassador must have a place to live He'll ITrve to appoint a staff. He'll have to have money for entertain- ment and travel. And his entertainment expenses will he in one of the world's most expensive cities, Rome. Does Canada need an am- bassador within the United Nations F(xxl and Agriculture Organization? Perhaps. Maybe in better tines, an am- bassador could have been justified but not when the ap- pointment could cost Cana - WHEAT GROWERS! GO 70 W.G. Thompson & Sons Ltd. 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The government said it cannot af- ford it. But. presto! The money is suddenly available for an am- bassador to the FAO. Such blatant pork barreling - and Whelan's appointment is only one of them - has left a dirty taste. All these last-minute jobs by the Liberals are the most blatant patronage appoint- ments in recent history. almost enough to make you retch. Patronage has been part of the political process since mankind became civilized but not for the last half -century has it been so blatant. One can be forgiven for becoming more and more cynical about the whole process, maybe even disgusted. Whelan has been saying for two years that he had a red meat stabilization plan in his - hip pocket and would, when Cabinet approved it, reveal it to hard-pressed beef and hog farmers. I guess he still has a hip pocket but now it is full of money for living in Rome. Couples at conference It was an unusual con- ference for a number of reasons: husbands and wives were expected to contribute dually; members of the UCO Board of Directors met with young farmers; and there was no clear cut line between who did the teaching and who did the learning. Not only that, but under discussion were such topics• as: basic farm needs; mer- chandising; fair credit policies; financing: leader- ship equity; responsibilities of ('o -op membership: co- operative history; and com- parisons of co-operative and corporate business structures and styles. The conference? The sixth annual Young Couples' Con- ference sponsored by United Co-operatives of Ontario tU('O) and held at Geneva Park, near Orillia,., in mid- July. This -year, because of high demar44ihe program was expandecitb two separate sessions. The first was from July 9 to 11, and had 16 couples; the second, held Ju- ly 11 to 13, had 1.1 couples. CHOSEN AT BIENNIAL MEETING Centralia College Principal Doug Jamieson (left) and Head of Livestock Section Dennis McKnight (right) were elected President and Secretary -Treasurer respectively of the Canadian Society of Animal Science (Eastern Branch) at the Socie- ty's biennial meeting July 10. More than 500 animal science resebrchers, educators, extension personnel and consultants from across Canada are Society members; over half work in Eastern Canada. This year's biennial meeting was held jointly with the American Societies of Animal and Dairy Science (Northeastern Sections) in Durham. New Hampshire. Good draaroge promotes cot growth as plants reach ter the Captlkary water in the sale In undrained land capillary waters available only near the surface so root systems are shallow When dry weather arnves shallow roots cannot supply enough water to the plant to keep it healthy Deep rooted crops also withstand timet and stand better at rnatunty as well Postal Tile Drainage Farm Drainage Systems GMB 108 RR 5, Clinton, Ontario NOM 1L0 (519)482-7822 or call toll free 1-800-265-2244 Cook's announces a new subsidiary William Harvey, Chief Ex- ecutive Officer of Cook's, Division of Gerbro Inc., Hen- sall, announced this week that effective August 1, Ryan Dry- ing Ltd., Walton, will become a subsidiary of Cook's and be known as Ryan Drying, Divi- sion of Cook's. With elevator operations in Centralia, Kirkton and at the main centre in Hensall, Cook's has a long history of service to growers in Huron, Perth and Middlesex counties. During the past four years, Ryan Drying operated as a satellite of the Cook's organization to provide addi- tional services to their customers. "This new venture will pro- vide area growers with the complete services now of- fered by Cook's. These in- cludes seed, fertilizer and chemical inputs, custom ap- plication, agronomic assess- ment and crop production marketing." "Cook's is a well respected name in the edible and feed grains trading business throughout Canada and the world, and personalized ser- vice has been most important to our success," concluded Harvey. AT CONFERENCE -- Paul and Heather Klapp of Zurich attended the sixth annual Young Couples' Conference sponsored by United Co -Operatives of Ontario at Geneva Park near Orillia earlier this month. With them at the left is Stuart Luckhardt, director of the session. FARMERS BOOK NOW To have your fall grains custom cleaned on your farm. 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