HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1973-01-11, Page 2A . Ce -Time , •hu sdaY0 Van 110 197
BY R. D. FERGUSON
'-!"'Ontario milk Commission
The total number of mille ship-
pers/ in the COull0 of Bruce has
fairly constant over the
/est a of 1972. The establish-
ment of Market Share Quotas,
Mmbined with good returns for
CreaM and milk production, has
deriCe in dairy farming. Although
. there have still been drop -outs by
\''40dUStrial milk prodncera, their
place bas pretty well been taken
up by cream producers; convert-
ing to inilk production and new
"dairy" farmers entering the hi-
dustry. During the last half of
1971 and' the first half of 1972,
there was a decline in total num-
( , ber of inilk producers within the
County of six percent. Total num-
bers of eream producers have de-
clined at approximately the same
rate.
V With the introduction of the
Capital Grant system money was
made available to dairy fanners
to assist in the construction of
milk houses and the installation
• of coolers and allied milking
equipment. There was an im-
mediate increase in the number
of producers converting to the
bulk cooler Method of handling
their milk supply. In 1970; 42
ce farmers converted to bulk
401,, ers; in 1971, 25 farmerrand
11 2, 27 farmers. Over 60 percent
of Bruce County milk' producers'
now .have a bulk ctioler installed
on their farm.
Along with. the improved
, facilities on, the dairy farms his
come a general -improvement in-
-Inn quality. Statistics are kept
-indicate the percentage of
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Grade 1 quality results for each
month of the year. For can milk
producers. the average of '71
monthly Grade I results was 53.3
per cent. For '72 this average had
increased to 57.4 percent.
The test results for industrial
bulk shippers in '71 was 70.4 per!'
cent and in 'n, 70.6 percent. 1V1ilk
produced' on dairy farms, desig-
nated as Group farms, goea to
the fluid milk industry and the
standard for quality is higher for
these producers. In '71 89.4 per-
cent of these tests disclosed
Grade results,.and in '72, 90.0
percent were Grade 1.
The general decline in produc-
tion that has taken place in On-
tario over- the last few years has
been stopped in '72 and produc-
tion and improved quality seems
to be again on the increase.
Female joins
OFA staff
in Oxford
Twenty -three-year-old Sharon
McKay is the first female to join
the field staff, of theg) Ontario
Federation of Agriculture. Miss
McKay will assist Oxford's 500
Individual Service Membvam ef
the Federation in solving their
farm prOblerns. She will also
work with local elected farmers
to strengthen the county or -
Raised .on a Ilickson diary
farm, Miss McKay was active in
both 4-1I and Junior Farmers.
She holds a Bachelor of Jour-
nalism degree from Carleton
'University, and worked on the
Sound -Off column of the London
Free Pres• before joining
OFA.
"pie city life was not for .me. I.
Imo* and like farm people'. Now
that I have some education be-
hind:Me, I want to make some in -
OA back into- my home commu-
nity," she said.
'Embro farmer Keith Turvey
says, "We are confident that she
'Out* on the tractor. Neither' the
nor the barnyard, scare:,
"hei:" Mr. Turvey is the Oitcird --
federation president.
A federatiOn office serving Ox-
ford Will open in mid-January
and, be located near the county's
centre. Meanwhile, farmers
wanting to contact Miss McKay
can do so through the executive of
Oxford federation. .
To organize 4-H
snowmobile deb
GORRIE The Department of
Agriculture and Food is planning
to organize a 4-H Snowmobile
Club for Howick and Turnberry
Townships. A meeting will be
held on January 12 at 7:30 p.m. in
the Howick Central School for
ages 15 te 21:
Club members should also have
acees:slo a snowmobile with two
'n a family to share one snowmo-
bile. •
Len MacGregor, extension as.
• tive, Clinton, is the organizer.
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Sunday, January 14
Epiphany 2
MOO a.rn.--Morning Prayer
Meetings
Thurs.' Jan. 11 Altar Guild meeting at horn* of Mrs.
Mon.,,Jan. 15 -Sunday Wiwi staff rnattS at the
Rectory at .30
The inaugural, meeting of How -
ick Township Council Friday at
Gerrie was a busy one, with a
number of major pieces of busi-
ness dealt with, including ap-
pointment of representatives to
boards and committees and reor-
ganizing the township:road work.
Reeve Robert Gibson presided
and all members were present
for the inaugural ceremonies
od carried out by Luca
d
boo
men, Rev. George Sac
John Brush.
When minutes of the lest rat*.
ing had been adopted, it was do.
cided on motion of *Ceiincillors
Robinson. and Hyndman that IA
future the minutes of each meet-
ing would be printed and sent to
each menther Of council prior to
the next ensuing meeting.
Last order of business befOre
adjourning for lunch was to join
the Associatioli of Rural Muni*
est Wawanosh council
holds inaugural meeting
The 1973 inaugural session of
West Wawanosh Council was held
at the clerk's home with the dec-
laration of office being adminis-
tered to all members.
Council members passed a by-
law authorizing the borrowing of
$80,000 to cover necessary ex-
penses in the township until the
rates are collected: They also
agreed to participate in the Pro-
vincial Employment Incentive
Program.
J. D. Durnin was appointed to .
act as the township's representa-
tive on the committee acting en
behalf of the establishment of a
medical centre in LucknOW,
Councillor Hickey and Reeve
Lyorq are ,the representatives on
the township recreation comMitt
tee.
The clerk was instructed to
write engineer Doug GamSby
concerning the Forster Drairiage,
Works.
Road accounts in the amountor
$3,612,78 and general accounts of
$1,158.10 were passed for pay4'
inent.
United Co-op report
record net savings
United Co-operatives of Ontar-
io, the province's- largest farm
and urban supply and farm mar-,
'keting business, reported reeprd
net savings before- tax of
$1,695,000 to delegates at its 25th
annual meeting at Toronto's Four
Seasons Sheraton Rotel on Jan.4.
The 1972 savhigs. for the co-
operative business, owned by the
people' it serves, almost doubled
the previous year's figure of
Some 400 delegates from across
Ontario noted that almost half
the savings 4660,000) Will be re-
turned to members as Patronage
rebate. InCome taxes account for
($469,000) and a quarter of a mil-
lion ($249,000) went out in the
forin of diVidends to owners of
preference shares. The remain=
serve.
" le $134 million in sales rePort-
is also a record, up $10 million
from, last year's previous high of
$124 million. Major increases
registered in sales of hardware,
4gricultural chemicals, seed, -
fertilizer, petroleum, livestock
marketing and poultr3r products.
A major item on the annual
'fleeting agenda was a vote on a
change in UCO's cootrol struc-
ture, which enables the co -opera;
tive's member owners to exercise
control over their own business.
These changes involve the selec-
tion of delegates, representing
UCO, branches, to the annual
meeting.
Elections were heldfor fourpo;
sitions on the 12 man UCO Board
of Directors. Completing their
three year terms were Fenton,
Allen, of Glenburnie. (near Kini,!
ston); Fred Hamilton, of Guerphi'
and Harold Schmidt, .of Baden
(near Waterloo). All'of these di-
rectors are eligible for re-elec-
opuest speaker at the annual
meetinOr banquet which sees
inore than 1,000 people seated at
• once, tvere,ftrIt., (Barney) Box-
' ter, president CF Industries,
the Chicago, based fertilizer
inanufacturer owned by UCO and
Canadian TV personalities,
Don Herron and Catherine Mc- -
Kinnon, entertained.
•
Witk
resumption of business
After lunch„ council approved
wage rate for pader operators at
suhject to *approval of the Minis-
try of, Transportation and Com-
munications. '
Cpunell authorised publication,
of a notiee in local papers that
council will not be, responsible for
damage dime to 'Vehicles or
jects left on the skies of roode,or
Ptreets at any time, This is aimed
more than anything, at the leav-
ing of vehicles where .they could
obstruct snow plows.
APPobitments
In a series of 'motions' tounell
named appointe0$ to the various
,eommittees and community
beards as follows:
Board, Mac Inglis, Ken Dicksola,
Harry Mulveir,' Mrs, 4eonard
Metcalfe, Ross McKague, H. Mc-
Michael and StUdrt Douglas;
Gorrie Hall Board, Harry Gowdy,
Cliff Pike, Bev Currah, Ivan Has-
kins, Mrs. John Ferguson, Robert
„I./Gibson and Harold Hyndman;
Wroxeter Hall Board, Jack
Clarke, Andy Gibson, Mrs. Rob-
-ert Brown, Bruce Chambers,
Gordon Koster, H. McMichael
and Harold Hyndman. '
Fordwich Hall Board, Clarence
Carswell, Dave Dinsmore, John
Wilson, Anson Demerling, Stan
Bride, James Robinson and Rohl.
ert Gibson, with Mrs. Crosby
Sotheran, secretary - treasurer.
Pioneer Park Comlnittee, War-
ren Zurbrigg, Harvey McMichael
and Robert Gibson; Wingham
aod District Hospital Board,
- Robert- Gibson; Maitland Valley
Conservation Authority, Harold
-Hyndinan; Saugeen Valley Con-
servation Authority, Harvey Mc-
Michael; Wingham Fire Area
Board, Harvey McMiehael.
Council will call _tenders for
furnace oil for the municipal shed
and for diesel fuel for graders for
two years, tenders to be . in the
hands .of the clerk by noon, Feb-
ruary 1.
4 A grant of $121.30 Was author-
ized to Wroxeter arena for insur-
.Other appointments were S.
Douglas as tile drainage in-
spector; 11. McMichael as live-
stock and poultry inspector, fee
to be $5 per inspection.
Council authorized preparation
of a !vial* tO, officially close the
Louise Street bridge in the Vil-
' !age of Fordwich under a Munici-
pal Board direction of 1967.
kap r
, eafor the township, applications
to be in the hands of the clerk by 5
p.m. 'Jan. 19. Meanwhile Clerk
E. Wawanosh names
board appointees
East Wawanosh Township.
Council at its meeting January 3,
officially installed the members
in inauguration ceremonies, en-
joyed a dinner as guests of Reeve
Roy Pattison, then reconvened
for an afternoon session and got
well organized for another busy
year.
The -ceremonies were held in
the community centre room at
Belgrave where Rev. John Rob-
erts conducted a • brief religious
service and offered prayers for
guidance of the municipal body in
the forthcoming year. Thanks of
council was tendered by ReeVe
Pattison. Other ceremonies in-
cluded the taking of the declara-
tion of elected office and the oath
of allegiance to the Crown.
Reeve Pattison thanked mem-
bers of council for their co-opera-
tion in the past and bespoke their
continued co-operation in the new
term.
Guests of Reeve
Mr. Roberts, membera fit coun-
cil, clerk, treasurer and road
superintendent were entertained
to dinner by the reeve and re-
sUrned the council meeting later.
Meinberships were approved in
Ontario Good Roads Association.
$25; Ontario Association of Rural
Municipalities, $15; Ontario
Farm Drainage Association, $15.
First bylaw of the new term
was to authorize the borrowing of
$150,000 for township purposes
and was passed on motion of
Councillors Scott and Hallahan.
It was agreed that delegates
attending the Good Roads con-
vention be paid expenses of $50
per day plus registration fees.
A donation of $25 was made to
the "Ability Fiind---March of
Dimes".
Name Representatives
The following appointments
were made to boards and re-
gional bodies on which the town-
ship is entitled to reprret3tenta-
tion:
Wingham and District Plan-
ning Board, Roy Pattison, Mur-
ray,,Scott; Maitland Valley con-
servation Authority, Ross Tay-
lor; %Ingham and District Hospi-
la' Board, Howard Walker; Bel -
grave Community Centre Board,
Gerald McDowell, Robert
Charter, Hugh Blair; Auburn
-Hall Board, Gerald McDowell;
Wingham and District Fire Com-
mittee,' Roy Pattison, Robert
Scott; Blyth. and District Fire
Committee, Simon Hallahan,
Robert Charter; Blyth Union
Cemetery Board, Robert
Charter; East> and West Tomfn-,
ship Park Board, Roy Pattisoh,
Gerald McDowell, Robert Scott;
fence viewers, John Hallahan,
*John Armstrong, John Lockhart,
Phil Dawson, George McGee,
John Jamieson; pound keepers,
Robert Carter, Charles Smith,
Athol Bruce, John A. *Currie;
Blyth Municipal Recreation
Committee, Robert Marshall;
livestock valuers, Ernest Snell,
Keith Weber.
An application was authorized
to the Ministry of Treasury for
the annual subsidy for the year
1972.
On motion of Councillors Mc-
Dowell and Charter council fees
were authorized at $500 per an-
num for the reeve and $350 per
annum for councillors.
Get Increases
The salar,y of the road superin-
tendent Was increased $25 per
month to $400. There was an in-
crease in wages with the first
road grader operator to receive
$2.80 per hour, second operator
$2.60 per hour with $2.20 per blur
for labor. The clerk received an
increase of $10 per month to $220
per month, a similar increase
bringing the treasurer to $190 per
The meeting was advised that
the Town of Wingham is investi-
gating and has an option to pur-
chase a parcel of land adjacent to
the present dump site in East
Wawanosh Township, for use as a
sanitary land fill site, under the
direction of the Waste Manage-
ment Branch.
On a motion by Councillors
Scott and McDowell, road ac-
counts of $3,285.50 and general
accounts of $4,675.05 were passed
and ordered paid.
Ivan Kukla* is s.ppointed to the
duties of road superintendent on
a temporary basis until the post
is filled
Council will retain Ivan Has-
kins as cierk.treasurer and tax
collector for the township at the
itilary of 47,500 to include WO
clerical assiltance re roads ac-
counts, to be Confirmed by, bylaw.
Council decided that the 1/11-
'CTOITie should Set UP joint rec-
reation comrnlosiOn to make
better use of grant$ and facilities.
Road and general accounts were
authorized paid. ,
Centralia to hold
short cfmrses
Time is limited for farmers to
sign up for short' conrses being
offered:at Centralia C9llege this
winter.
A one -day course on how to file
1972 farm 'kerne tax forms will
be held next week, January nth.
This is a very timely topic in view
of the revised tax forms.
A two-day course on "Getting
the Most for Your Building Dol -
lora" is scheduled for Japnary ,
23rd and h. This course is
specifically designed for farmers.
who are planning to renovate or
construct buildings in 'the pear
future, Items • under discussion
vvill include how does the building
fit, into the farm plan; what are
the design requirements; who's
responsible for insurance, per-
mits, contracts and alternatives
in getting the job done.
Another two:day course for
beef farmers Co be held on Janu-
ary 30th and 31st. The effects of
the new carcass grading pro -
gam on feeder cattle seleciion,
feeding programs and marketing
will be under study along with ,
live animal and carcass sap-
praisal, beef Cow herd manage-
ment ail housing.
Plan now to attend one or more
of these short courses. Make
application by phoning or con- .
tacting' your county agricultural
representative or J. D. Jamieson,
Centralia College, Huron Park,
Ontario. Further details will ir
Sent upon receiving your applica-
tion.
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