HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1963-01-03, Page 9Here par. Elliott; inspecting officer, cheks, lungs of an ani-
mal slatightered at 'the Goderich abbatoir for any ,signs that
the meat, is unsuitable. Every' carcass butchered there is
,closely examined under the system, unique in small centres.
, Dr. 'George Elliott V.S. of Clinton, puts the stamp of approval
_en a beef arcass at Goderich abbatoir while Councillor
Bruce Erskine, chairman of the special committee of Town
Council which deals with meat inspection, looks on.
• ,r Ins . .cti
Without �n
.ith a p ,.
�_...m. y � particular fan
are,49oderic1 hasa been wad
Out in front' for some One in
connection w,itla Inspection of
meat at the Gaderieh abbatoir,
where a fully qualified inspec-
tor iacka every. carcass before
it goes to theIocal tii,ttchers for'
sale to; "Goderich residents,
While this may not seem lie
a- nu t�ter o whale • inlpertance to
the average citizen, it is a point`
pf considerable satisfaction tri
town officials, especially in view
of the _'act a meat inspection bill
has only' - within the past weak
or so passed the Ontario Legis Legis-
'latures....standing committee on
agriculture,.. , •' .
' 'be- fact is that .at present
there -10 no compulsory' inspec-
tion of meat in abbatoirs in the
smaller centres, and while ,most
people 'would be' quick to ac-
knowledge it is desirable, few
ealize� how rare such..inse
systems are. All abbatoirs must
hold a license to operate,, +fit
this, does not involve inspection
of the meat, as it might seem to
imply.
'Ives Protection
----While-various. _factions debate
what should ;be eni odi•ed in.
meat inspection legislation for
the * Province, the Goderich ab-
batoIr,, a joint venture -by three
local butchers, carries on with
an excellent- system that gives
maximum protection to Gode-
rich eonsumers,4 service whiieh
few other communities enjoy.
On a" recent visit to Goderich
abbatoir, The Signal.-Sta r --re7.
porter -photographer found the
system in smooth operation, and -
Was Ale to witness the process
by which Goderich meat con-
sumers are protected as few
others 'are.
Visit Plant
"N -Accompanied by Councillor
' Bruce Erskine, whose commit-
tee deals with this matter, the
reporter met Dr. George Elliott,
V'S. of Clinton on the job as the
killing proceeded, and. had the
system. explained.
First ,of all, the abbatoir is
owned and ,operated by°private
enterprise, consisting of three
localbutcher firms -on a joint
basis. They are O'Brien's lktarket,
Alliosn's Meat Market and Ain-
slie Market, all located on The
Square in Goderich.
Examines Meat
Killing is done on the fust
two or thane .days 'of- ; 'a wuelt;
depending on+demand, and over.
as abort' 4#- bt carcasses • a
week, At all 'killings Dr George
Elliott. js ;present to e$ amine the,
animals, 'and conducts a thor-
ough " investigation, . ekanining
lungs and "other parts vh'ich
eari, iao-deperuled upon to ilia -
Play symptoms of any, disorder
which would mace the meat
unfit for human consiimption,
!..ow Casf ;
Costs involved in the, inspec.
tion eystent are Set_ at 50 earn.:
per carcass, and; it can -readily -
be see that .when'the vwei -:
of dressed beef and pork car,'
casses .-are ' averaged - out, Ui1S°•
represents less than half a cent
per pound for the service.
The annual cost of year-round,
inspection totals about -$2,500,
of which Huron County con-
tributes $1,200,
Where appears to be a deter--
move
eter-move to bring all meat
and poultry pxciduced for elle
under some form of inspection
by legislation which is npw be-
foretlntario Legislature and
further- islation-whiek-can he
expected if the present demand
for •it continues.
Lu'r'k butchered at Goderich abbatoir is checked regularly as
it Js. killed each 'week by -Dr. G. Elliott V.S. of Clinton, in a
service which is provided jointly by the County of Huron
and Town ofCaoderich, with costs bein& paid by the town
and county almost equally. Butcher Joe Allison has a smile
'for The Signal -Star camera.
Signal -Star •photos
CLINTON - Meat loss .ip_
at Goderich costs consumers
about four cents a"ound extra,
the ,annual conference of Fed-
eration Of Agriculture repre-
sentatives and parliamentary r-
presentatives was told here..
"In Goderich," said, borne
�Ro�ges, of -`C"- "eric`li TnX n
"the butchers went together and
have one abattoir. The meat
is inspectek,and it is what this
(meat 'inspection) bill provides,
but it costs somewhere about
four cents a pound. `snore for
meat, aria -gives the chain stores
a . chance to get in there.. The
abattoir is costly to keep up,
and they have to charge about
four cents a pound -..more for
meat." -
Denies Charge
(The .cost e,i„ inspection/ at
oderich abattoir would never
let any time exceed a half -colt
per pound, according _:to- Coun-
cillor Brupe 'Erskine, chairman
of the committee having to ,do
with the abattoir. The town
'contributes $1,300 a year, the
county $1,200, and the inspec-
tor, Dr. G. S. Elliott ol-Clinto ;
-charges 00- cents ..a_ -carcass. This
would work out differently as
between beef and pork; but a
half -cent is considered an out-
siue figure.)
"This meat inspection thing,"
said Hon. Charles MacNaughtan
at . the conference here, "was
broag it to atient'ion: -ar he. goo-
ernment and Legislature a year-,
ago, as result of what took
place in Brant. The first ap-
proach to it was that they have
to enlist the co=operatioe of the
federal government, because
two standards of inspection in
one jurisdiction would be •
chaotic. That co-operation was
forthcoming, and. our meat in-
spection bill in Ontario will sup-
plement " the 'federal bill. - In-
spection will be by federal in-
spectors, and the provincial goy:;
erntent will take care -of that
gap which existed between the
previpus inspection and -the pre-
sent more comprehensive plan.
"Previously, these packing
plants engaged in interprovinc-
ial and, export trade .were oblig-
ed to have federal insp etion,
it -ended -there. ' What--tius-
does is pick up the 20%- of un-
inspected meat and poultry the
federal inspection does not
touch. .The -same -standard will
apply, with certain reservatio;is,
If poultry or meat is sold by
a slaughterer for consumption
only and 'no retail sale, no in-
spectiorr is involved: A_ carcass•
ror bird sold by a farmer to
Elston Cardiff, say, isnot sub-
ject, to inspection. We are not
trying to put out of. business
the farmer who puts up a bit of
meat or poultry, unless the sale
is to someone who is going to
reseil. Whether or not we en-
force this, consumers are going
to demand more andore. in-
"spected meat and poultry, and
we -might as well recognize it."
:_ Get Right In
Later in the' meeting, Albert
Bacon, of Belgrave, president
of Huron County flog Produc-
hh.
CURT -41/1r0;
ter, Clinton's Oldest resident,
t,
narked her Nth birthday Satur-
day in 'Victorie hospital, hon
don, the first hospital she ltas
henteredealthy aslife.a ,patient in trier long
• ,
The former Eramaltat4 Mrs.
_
Sutter was born and raised near
Gadsk�ill, t . in perth,--County_
where her family is one of The
oldest, both her -parents being.
horn in Canada. -
Workers at the grist mill and
saw mill her father owned,
boarded at the Ratz home'. and
Mr's. Sutter remembers helping',
her mothearand sisters cook and
wash for 20 men --every 4ay.
Work was hard and she re-
-calls- the- bread bad Wee
a week in a' special bake house
with flour measured by the 100
pound lot; the slaughtering of
pigs and cattle twice a year
Nand- the preparation of meat in
lime and the smokehouse, and
washday, where clothes were
crabbed by -rand--in- huge vats-.
She said $200 a year clothed
her parents and the 12 children.
The oldest daughter was kept
busy as seamstress at the sew-
ing machine all ',day long, she
said.
Following her marriage to
Conrad Sutter, she farmed with
hei husband in Downey Town=
ship but returned to her old
home with her family after her
parents died. The house • was
originally a log cabin, she said,
but it was enlarged graidualty
uuntil a huge, dining room ex-
tend.ed across one end with' a
bedroom- large enough_ fon Eight
beds, above it, Only a )art of
the house now remains.,
Her husband died about 20
years ago and Mrs. Sutter now,
lives with her son, John, deputy"
•ee've of)Clinton. Keeping buffy
is a habit with her, and until
her illness just before Christ -
Inas, she corresponded . with
friends, read two daily new`
papers,and watched television.
She had seven children. Your
children now living are John,
Clinton; Harry, London; Mrs.
Clara Beatty, Stratford, and
Mrs. Edna Finnan, Witlowdale.
ers' Association, commented up,
on these references to meat in-
spection and cost and slid-,
"That should go right throueb
with cattle • and podttry. Our
government wot'ild do we[I to
get right` into it head first.
Th'e 4: oderie t $ignai Stazr irtiorsdaY, ' '
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it.
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-„„ol_thileSt native 0411%114w
to rank wroth thoe
reat 4reti.
OxpIorera. What 'is tus ,namef
2.'W1 at percentage! of 'f*ariada's
railway mileage is west :4f
bort. Vtiilliana, ,
3. Hoes.Ottawa • . eolleet more
from customs. duties on irn.
ported goods, or"frol%k.A-SaleS
and excise taxes levied on
Canadian»wide- ?aanufactureci
' onds? , , .
4, The United .Ch>u''cb of Canada
was formed in what year?
5.In 1939 it took 12 minutes
for the average Canadian fee
tory worker to . earn the price
of a loaf of bread. How long
-does- he work, for- today'_•
ANSWERS: 5. Less than six
minutes, ' 3. -Last year $539
million from customs duties,
$1.05 billion from sales and ex-
cise taxes. 1. Vilh jalmur Stell
ansson. 4. In 1925. 2. Ntore
than half.
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