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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1980-12-04, Page 13White bean exports help feed world The export market for order since indicating Ontario white beans has terest for the first tune last changed drastically during summer* . the past year. commented, Manager Ch arles "They are now up to eight Rroadwell told producers at percent and they may buy , Friday annual meeting of even more as the war with the Ontario Bean PPrf'd _lacers .Iran continues. Marketing Board in Heiman So far 755,172 bun exports to the United. dredweight bags of beans of Kingdom have dropped a total crop estimated at 1.5 substantially. million bags has been seld. Ontario exports about 80 Ontario beans _are now percent of the entire white selling for $34 on the doinest bean erop and last year 30 'Market and export sales are Percent of that market was bringing $33. J3roaclw.eli said sales Opened early this fall with 200,00 bags being offered, at $30-$31 and then jumped to $33-$34 and have stayed there. The board lost one ex - mouth,,, pected sale to New Zeal More than half the export Borawell added, "We lost beans this year are going to that one to Michigan, but, ist_countrles.mith.38.—pieked–up–another–sale----in rnlercwr4unto, Bulgariaand 26 percent to Cuba, On these. „exports Board chairman Gordon Hill siad, "Bulgariaand Yugoslavia are traditional growers and distributors of white beans to Ironturtain countries. Their production has dropped, so they, are buying from other producing countries and bartering them off for other goods." LLast - year Bulgaria bought 31 percent of the a, Ontario export bean, but, this year's purchase by Cuba is the first by that country. Another export sale, although smaller than some of the others is interesting. Ontario white beans are going to Iraq. Broadwell said that country has tripled its for the 'U.K. Br oadweel .continued, "The MK now has contracts with the United States and their high interest and in-, flatien rates has forcedthem to go more to buying hand to Ireland the next day. We have to take our sales as they come." ..;iordon Hill added, "We want to service as many markets as we can. A fan- tastic volume of canned beans as a no -name brand has gone into Sweden. Former board director Phil Durand of Zurich agreed with the sales to the communist countries saying, "We should not be concerned about selling to these countries if we believe in free enterprise." John Hazlitt who was the chairman for the meeting said more beans -were sold at the Royal Winter Fair than at the CNE. He added, "They Went bananas over beans." OFA convention calls for food strategy In a paper called "agriculture and food strategy for Ontario" the Ontario Federation of Agriculture last week made several recom- mendations to the Ontario government. They expressed the need for clearly stated com- prehensive guidelines for the farming and SOod processing industry in the province. . The Federation wants government programs and financing to promote Ontario farm products in the areas or production, marketing, processing and distribution. Half of the food imported into Canada, $2 billion worth; is food that could easily have been grown and --processed in Canada., but is not. A, committed strategy , to promote domestic • production to replace imported items is needed. Such a strategy would mean a billion dollar plus boost to the provincial economy, greater employment in many food processing and related industries, a, stable food supply and prices to the consumer, and enhanced revenues to the provincial treasury. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture recom- mends a special fund of $150 million per year for the next ten years be established to support the programs required by this strategy. Ur Huron County directors on the Ontario an -Producers Marketing Board were returned by acclamation, Friday. From the left are chairman Smile Teenagers today live the perfect life. They have an inexhaustible supply of money - father. They have built-in maid service - /mother. They have something to take their hostilities out on - everybody. They have the final word on.everything - and if you should ever prove them wrong, they look at you and say: "What do you expect? I'm only a kid!" Gorden Hill, Joe Miller, Bob Desjardine. (T -A photo) Allen and Cecil PAGE Bean board directors remelected The four Riven County directors on the Ontario Bean .Producers - Marketing Board were returned to their Positions by acclamation on Fridayshela;41asentiflueavilsamlleCetairang- munity Centre. They are chairman -Gbr- don Hill of Varna; Bob Allan,I3rucefield; Cecil Desjardine, Grand Bend; and Joseph Miller, Zurich. Desjardine was elected as a committee Man at the 1979 - annual meeting and was elevated to the board of directors when then chair- man Murray Cardiff was Smile- - The first movies were black -and -white. Now most of them are off- colour. Huron's squash is biggest Will the real world's biggest squash please roll forward. Recently, in the serialized history cartoon It Happened in Canada, credit for the largest squash grown ever in the world was attributed to one E. Van Wyck of Roland; Manitoba. His weighed 353 lbs., and had a "9 ft. girth." The feat was accomplished in 1971. A reader of the Seaforth Expositor, Terrence Hussey of Egmondville, however, has solid evidence that Mr. Van Wyck's squash was not the biggest ever. The real world champion squash grower, it- seems, was William Warnock, from near Goderich who broke the Van Wyck record not once but thrice. In 1893 Mr. Warnock exhibited a ED SZUSZ for' GODERICH TOWNSHIP COUNCIL with a concern for the present and an eye for the future. • STOREWIDE ROSS NNW 31101' CLARK BEEJAYS WRANGLER LADIES .8. MEN'S LEATHER SNOW BOOTS SAVE CONTOURA INGUK MAPLE LEAF BOOTLEGGER TRACTOR COUGAR MOCATEM OFF NATURALIZERS FITTINGS AA faiD SIZES 5.10 SAVE 1 0 OFF Rog. PrIco WESTERN 13001$. O.4 VOFF Rog. Price by ROULET SAVE 1 WHITE CROSS .s9CLARK'S FITTINGS " AA to EE SIZES 6-11 SAVE 1 0 % OFF Rog. Price JOSEPH DUVAL FITTINGS AA o SIZES 6.10 SAVE 10 cYci FITTINGS N. M. W. SIZES S-11 SAVE 1 OFF Rog. Price ALL MEN'S DRESS & CASUAL SHOES 01 F TT NGS D EEEEE SIZES 6 13 SAVE OFF Rog. Price BALANCE OF STOCK 1 0' OFF 1 OSS 3110.E 31101' OPENt "ONE STEP AHEAD IN QUALITY FASHION FOOTWEAR" ALL DAV WiDNIUSISAY FRIDAYIILL 9 P.M. • 142 SHOPPERS SQUARE GODERICH 524-741i 365 ib. Green Squash at. the Chicago World's Fair. According to a yellowing magazine clipping dropped off at the Expositor by Mr. Hussey, the turn -of -the -century Goderich squash ,grower shipped an even larger one to the Paris World's Fair in 1900. And that wasn't enough, Mr. Warnock took first prize at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 with a 4031b. squash. The magazine article (the publication's name is unknown) was written by Iris Sparling, Mr. Warnock's. daughter, and is accompanied by a picture of Mrs. Sparling standing inside the squash in 1900 when she was five years old. I would like to remind the ratepayers of Hullett Township that December 15 is the final date for paying their 1980 taxes 1-14RRY LEAR Clerk Township of Hullett r elected as Member of and theent Meeting Will Parliament. held Friday in Thamesville. • An election was, held for the 12 spots on the Huron committee. Re-elected were Jack Coleman, Murray Deo- Dowsen, Victor Hartman, Bev Hill, Ray auether, Jim Love, John Maaskant, Bill McGregor and Larry Wheatley. Newcomers named to the committee were Bob Fotheringham and Don Brodie. Similar meetings for the other bean growing counties are being held this week. The Elgin county meeting goes'today, Wednesday in St. Thomas, Lambton growers meet Thursday in Warwick •••• PIO�NEER SEEPS A FOntier'S .Profit Maker! Your dealer for GoderichYownifhip Bill SteellStrel 482-3145 GUARANTEED INVESTMENTS 14174% SA=Rm INTEREST PAYMENTS 14% 5 YEAR -TERM SEMI ANNUAL INTEREST PAYMENTS 14% 5 YEAR -TERM MONTHLY ('5,000 MIN.) Rates subject to change without notice John Wise INSURANCE AGENCY LTD. 5 Rattenbury St., Clinton, Ont. Phone 482-9644 Res. 482-7265 AS THE RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS SALE Jo PRICES ARE DOWN . • • ALL IN -STOCK PANELLING cYc; OFF LATE -SAN-TAS- SPECIALS 0. CARPET ARMSTRONG, CELANESE, OZITE STARTING • AT 2 ROLLS IN STOCK $5•35 MW CAY0 OFF 1 HOURS: 8 A.M.-5 P.M. MON. TO FRI. SAT. 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