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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. Gerald Johns and Cliff Hicks provided the
automation for the calf. T -A photo
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Thomas Hood was an
English poet known more for
his poems of social protest
than for nature writing but he
hit the target when writing
about November.
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
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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-
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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.
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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