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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1984-11-14, Page 20• Page 8A Times -Advocate. November 14, 1984 Exeter hosts dlstrlet More than 200 members from 15 fall fair groups in Western Ontario attended Tuesday's annual meeting of district 8 of the Ontario Asociation of Agricultural Societies at the South Huron Rec Centre. Guests were welcomed by district director Bill Flynn, Exeter Fair president Gordon Jones and Exeter mayor Bruce Shaw. The guest speakers were 1984 Young Farmer of the Year, Michael O'Shea of near Granton who is also president of the Kirkton A4ricultural Society and Bob Rice of Law Insurance who explained a number of matters concern- ing insurance for fall fairs. The entertainment included music by the Usborne Players Guild, singer Scott Triebner and a skit presented by Ex- eter Fair directors. Included in the skit were singers Bob Hern, Ray Cann, Pauline Simmons, Maxine Sereda and Barb Passmore, Marjorie Johns was pianist, Bruce Shapton and Shirley Cooper were the judges of a calf club contest. The calf por- trayed by Gerald Johns and Cliff Hicks was led by Garnet Hicks. During the election of of- ficers for district 8 under the direction of Huron Ag Reg Don Pullen, Elvy Broadhagen was named district director, Roy Pepper is the new WELCOME TO EXETER — The annual meeting of district 8 of the Ontario Associa- tion of Agricultural Societies was held in Exeter Tuesday night. Above, Exeter fair ladies president Helen Hodgert welcomes ladies president Shirley McKerrall and Leonard Patterson, second vice-president of the provincial group. A PRIZED ANIMAL — In an Exeter Agricultural Society skit at Tuesday's annual meeting of District 8 of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies, Garnet Hicks displayed a prize winning calf. 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No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease, No comfortable feel in any member No shade, no shine, no butter- flies, no bees, No fruits, no flowers, no leaves, no birds November! • He could have added Yuck! It is a month that should be cancelled for lack of interest. The most colorful birds have long gone south. The trees look black and dead without a decent carpet of snow at their feet. The fields show brown and dormant even if there is a little snow. The older I get, the less I en- joy the cold winters of Canada and November is the harb- inger of ice and sleet and mountains of snow. It reminds us that winter has just begun and we had better prepare. Nature books and even Reader's Digest can eulogize this meanest of all months but I think it stinks. It's too early ••r•• , ••• •np,•C •r•a Or Sub'.u•M, 10•M Mo /,r-.., O.'. MJ• 2( for the excitement of Christmas. It is grey morn- ings with skies that are chil- ly and dreary. The coldness is wet and dank without the crispness of January. It is a lousy month. The Indians called it the Ice Moon when thin ice creeps from the coves to the chan- nels, just waiting for the chance to freeze the water. In the threatening winds of November you can hear the deep -throated roar of the north winds that will soon come sweeping down from the Arctic to engulf us all in piles of snow. It is not a plea- sant idea to contemplate. November winds seem to claw and clamber around the eaves of the house as though searching for holes you've forgotten to caulk. It is a mean, sour wind, not usually strong enough to be called stormy and perhaps jealous of the fact that the real biting winds are still to come. It is, therefore, even meaner in its approach to the puny little men and women earthbound in their homes and barns. My old friend, Johnson Paudash from a Reserve in Peterborough County, used to Fate of UCO now is up to creditors A prespectus on the refinancing of United Co- operatives of Ontario contains little cheery news for creditors, who will vote on the proposals Nov. 29-30. The prospectus says if the refinancing plan is rejected and the co-operative goes bankrupt, unsecured creditors would receive about 27 cents on the dollar. Management and directors of the company are urging creditors to accept the plan. But the prespectus notes that even if the plan is im- plemented "there is no cer- tainty the UCO can return to profitability or avoid future financial difficulties." A return to profitability will require debt restructuring and significant improvement of margins, disposing of un- productive assets, rebuilding the asset Kase and reducing expenses. Recovery will also depend on the health of the agricultural sector. Garth MacGirr, president of Price Waterhouse Ltd., the co --operative's receiver, told a news conference Thursday "the message here today is that we are not going to fail." United Co-operatives had a deficit of almost $38 million on Sept. 30, of which $4,474.000 was the operating loss in the latest year, which ended Sept. 29 Another $19.5 million of the deficit included an $8.1 -million writedown of the value of certain assets, par- ticularly the Windsor Grain Terminal, which has shown significant losses since open- ing in 1980. The federal government provided $9 million of the $30 million cost, which has not been repaid. Institutional creditors are owed $75.4 million, including $1.6 million to the company employee pension plan, represented by Canada Trustco Mortgage Co. of London. The company owes deben- ture holders $23.6 million, deposit holders and trade creditors 21.6 million as of Sept. 29 and bond holders, the only secured creditors, $10.4 million. As of Sept. 29, $14.3 million was owed to suppliers who had shipped to United Co- operatives since it went under court protection from creditors Aug. 27. That group is being paid in the normal course of business and their claims rank ahead of unsecured claims. K2104 2850 HEAT UNITS Pride... Profit from Our New Numbers This medium tall Canadian developed hybrid has set a new standard for standability 1983 PERFORMANCE DATA 411) N2204 PIONEER 3925 ®AVERAGE OF ALL OTHER VARIETIES •11. •.100.11 1 rY • 4 SOURCES Or DATA .alit 1 , ,/ tool P.A. M1A.,..n•nr. !c•„ Raced on Corn Os` S3 i0 hl. CORN -FORAGES -SOYBEANS say that one bad storm in November meant snow right through until spring. He especailly pointed out that, if it snowed on November 21, you could bet your poke we would have snow until spring. He pooh-poohed the story about predicting winter by the breastbone of a goose. If the bone is thick in November, the winter will be cold with lots of snow. If it is thin, ex- pect a mild winter. He said no single sign could be used to predict a cold winter; it had to be a combination of many signs and even then, nature can change so fast that the smart woodsman prepares for the worst and prays for the best. One sign of bad weather is predictable, he said. When the big Canada honkers are flying south this month, they will not leave while the ponds are still open. No matter how raw the wind becomes. if the Canadas are still around, you can be assured the cold has not settl- ed in. When the ponds are empty, though, look for a freeze-up within a few hours, no matter how pleasant the weather seems. Yes, that's the problem with November. It is too un- predicatable. Even the blue jays and the owls are confus- ed. The jays, especially, seem so much more vocal and raucous this month. They, too, I'm convinced, are wor- rying and wondering what winter will bring. November? You can have it. Give me the excitement of December, the challenge of the new year in January and the brilliance of February. Take November...please. fair offIeMIs' annual associate director and Gwen Coward is the secretary. Pep- per is a former president of the Exeter fair and Mrs. Coward is the local secretary - treasurer. In the judging competi- tions, Mrs. O'Neill of Clinton was the tops in the quilt con- test and Olga Hern of the Ex- eter fair was second. The bride-to-be competition was won by Stratford followed by Exeter, Howick, Brussels and Kirkton. Jean Reaney presented the Ken Reaney Memorial atten- dance award to the Howick Agricultural Society. The award is based on calculation of the number of members at- tending multiplied by the number of kilometres travell- ed one way. Also speaking were OAAS second vice president Leonard Patterson, OARS ladies section president Shirley McKerrall, district ladies president Hazel McIn- tosh and Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell. The Westeel-Rocco gri-System — designed to grow with your needs Your new Area Dealer for Westee!-Bosco Storage and Hop- per Bottom Bins Call us for all your material handling and storage needs Dougall Construction Exeter 233-1281 moo,. hp the ri9!!ti mesons. i i;ih\1 turbo_ at 95 PTO hp 170 kW l' is lar mid -Power class The new Case 1896 ht toclass be designed to head the ' Its s right krepmover Orr to be Your for all the It -all back-up tractor. ideal for Your last -working prime dependable do- leedtot field furrow and rating efficiency Turbocharged new operating litre diesel engine dh our the best m Proven diesel tech - Yours w design noVey with ad computerized oology with advanced turbo power that you six -cylinder ability and to bring Ytuel economy. lugging excels in performance with confidence Our advanced Intelligence Center gives You electronic monitoring of vital tractor functions Take a Turbo -power& FARM SUPPLY LIMITED It helps make Your control more precise eVery hour more Productive Start early, stay late Front Drive models are at home 30-inchrows Case 96 Series MFD Mechanical ahead in in narrow ex Provides extra tout so You pull tau weather or big tractor tealuresn its crass The 1896 out-Perlorms anvma" of the stan- ard added larger Case trac- tors reason is. 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So stop in and make your best deal on the best Massey tractors around. But hurry, our prices are good only through December 29, 1984. MF Massey Ferguson Sherwood (Exeter) Ltd. 18 Wellington St., Exeter 235-0743 ROSS BALIANTYNE — KIRKTON DON KERSLAKE — EXETER DOUG LIGHTFOOT — CREDITON say that one bad storm in November meant snow right through until spring. He especailly pointed out that, if it snowed on November 21, you could bet your poke we would have snow until spring. He pooh-poohed the story about predicting winter by the breastbone of a goose. If the bone is thick in November, the winter will be cold with lots of snow. If it is thin, ex- pect a mild winter. He said no single sign could be used to predict a cold winter; it had to be a combination of many signs and even then, nature can change so fast that the smart woodsman prepares for the worst and prays for the best. One sign of bad weather is predictable, he said. When the big Canada honkers are flying south this month, they will not leave while the ponds are still open. No matter how raw the wind becomes. if the Canadas are still around, you can be assured the cold has not settl- ed in. When the ponds are empty, though, look for a freeze-up within a few hours, no matter how pleasant the weather seems. Yes, that's the problem with November. It is too un- predicatable. Even the blue jays and the owls are confus- ed. The jays, especially, seem so much more vocal and raucous this month. They, too, I'm convinced, are wor- rying and wondering what winter will bring. November? You can have it. Give me the excitement of December, the challenge of the new year in January and the brilliance of February. Take November...please. fair offIeMIs' annual associate director and Gwen Coward is the secretary. Pep- per is a former president of the Exeter fair and Mrs. Coward is the local secretary - treasurer. In the judging competi- tions, Mrs. O'Neill of Clinton was the tops in the quilt con- test and Olga Hern of the Ex- eter fair was second. The bride-to-be competition was won by Stratford followed by Exeter, Howick, Brussels and Kirkton. Jean Reaney presented the Ken Reaney Memorial atten- dance award to the Howick Agricultural Society. The award is based on calculation of the number of members at- tending multiplied by the number of kilometres travell- ed one way. Also speaking were OAAS second vice president Leonard Patterson, OARS ladies section president Shirley McKerrall, district ladies president Hazel McIn- tosh and Huron -Middlesex MPP Jack Riddell. The Westeel-Rocco gri-System — designed to grow with your needs Your new Area Dealer for Westee!-Bosco Storage and Hop- per Bottom Bins Call us for all your material handling and storage needs Dougall Construction Exeter 233-1281 moo,. hp the ri9!!ti mesons. i i;ih\1 turbo_ at 95 PTO hp 170 kW l' is lar mid -Power class The new Case 1896 ht toclass be designed to head the ' Its s right krepmover Orr to be Your for all the It -all back-up tractor. ideal for Your last -working prime dependable do- leedtot field furrow and rating efficiency Turbocharged new operating litre diesel engine dh our the best m Proven diesel tech - Yours w design noVey with ad computerized oology with advanced turbo power that you six -cylinder ability and to bring Ytuel economy. lugging excels in performance with confidence Our advanced Intelligence Center gives You electronic monitoring of vital tractor functions Take a Turbo -power& FARM SUPPLY LIMITED It helps make Your control more precise eVery hour more Productive Start early, stay late Front Drive models are at home 30-inchrows Case 96 Series MFD Mechanical ahead in in narrow ex Provides extra tout so You pull tau weather or big tractor tealuresn its crass The 1896 out-Perlorms anvma" of the stan- ard added larger Case trac- tors reason is. Come Seg us aril features' nsto the field Ch champ out now, Check the advantages Field Test now. See us! Phone 236-4934 236-4321 Sales and Service - Repair Jar 22 Main St., Zurich The Massey -Ferguson 3500 Series Tractor Celebrate Its First Birthday With Big Savings! Just one short year ago, Massey -Ferguson introduced the rugged MF 3500 Series Tractor. And now we're offering you the best deals ever on all three 3500 Series models. See how the MF 3545 can cut the biggest jobs down to size with its 125 PTO horse- power Perkins diesel engine. Take a good look at the MF 3525, powered by a smooth - running 105 PTO horsepower Perkins. Or check out the MF 3505, with its fuel-efficient 90 PTO horsepower Perkins diesel. Right now, we're working with some special First Birthday discounts from Massey. Plus, if you buy now and qualify, you can choose between a waiver of finance charges to June 1,1985' or low 9.9% APR" financing from Massey -Ferguson. So stop in and make your best deal on the best Massey tractors around. But hurry, our prices are good only through December 29, 1984. MF Massey Ferguson Sherwood (Exeter) Ltd. 18 Wellington St., Exeter 235-0743