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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1971-09-16, Page 20rt D.ERICIJ SIGN.,,—STAR, TUURSDAY, SEPTErMBE>~t 16, 1871. Ws fall fair time I�h again in the country • September is the month for' Fall. Fairs and if you' like fancywork exhibits,: livestock shows, grandstand performances, parades and hotdogs, want to, take in at least one of' these _..events• • Seaforth Fall Fair starts FriAay evening, September 17; Lucknow is September 17i, and 18; Stratford, 18-22; P rkhill, 24; Brussels, 24; Exeter,' 24,25; Zurich, 27; and Dungannon, 29,30. W The DJSTRICT F { 'speaks' out �?lali ,tl a New Ontario wir wheat insurancenovr':avaiiafrIe A new concept in winter wheat insurance featuring a set cost per acre has been InOctober comes the Gorrie announced by the Crop Fall Fair, October 1,2; Ilderton, Insurance Commission of 2; and Teeswater, 8,9.. Ontario. The wheat grower who demonstrates the ability to grow high yeilding crops will •be able to obtain miaximum coverage on his investment at minimal premium cost. This new idea has dev.el"oped. ' from-- he experience gained by the Crop Insurance Commission. The low premium rate has been made possible through increased assistance to the program provided by the Ontario Government. The Hon. Wm. A Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food, recently announced, an increased contribution by the Province to ,the Crop Insurance •Program. • The,' Ontario and Federal Governments now share 50"r of premium costs equally, Federation gains allies in education tax fight Ontario farmers have gained some allies in their fight against education tax on property, „ '• Last week at a Toronto news conference spokesmen for six major organizations, including " • Ontario Federation of Agriculture, declared their agreement that the present -system of education financing must •be replaced by a more equitable one,with taxes based :. mow.: p� +b. .alf:tI'bitttrt pa i:raSir''a ykpry. ,aa , _.-.,.,_ yhe other organizations were ,,the Ontario. r Federation of gottagers' Associations, Labour Council of • Metropolitan_ Toronto, Metro Tax Reform Council, Metro Toronto Residents' and , Ratepayer s ' Associations and the United Senior Citizens of Ontario: ' •, " . 34.7 last year, after many Ontario farmers withheld the education portion of their property taxes, the, Ontario government yielded by granting farmers a, 25 per cent rebate on their property taxes, • :13ut according to OFA's Hill, this wasn't enough. "We're, sick and tired of as well as all administrative rebates and refunds, • What we expenses.. • r tLis.„-�a aasiee• -reform; -o -the system'; �?fi'i•rra`�i^r��dt�„st��. Instead of a taxation system Program, the increased assistance ' based on property,assessment we. has been used for three main need a system based on a . purposes: person's ability to pay," he said. To• provide increased coverage at a set cost per acre. The result In April the Ontario of this change to top -managers,' Feder'a'tio,n of Agriculture' i nificant. In' many cases, presented its proposal for th of high level coverage to education tax . reform(' to the the ,good grower has been cut in Ontario go vernment.;, This half. The six organizations -going proposal suggested . a special • under t•he dame, the Educa.tion education levy on income, TaxReform Committee— arno^einting to 3.27 per cent on announced a conference to be personal taxable income and held at the Town Hall; St.'- 11.61 per „cent on, corporate Lawrence Centre t r the Arts. taxable income. This special tax Toro n to, .on Thursday, would .be a deductible expense September 23, beginning at 8:00 for farmers. p.m. The conference will study • "Ourproposal is only one of the problem of education taxes based ort property .assessment. several being discussed by organizations .and political • `'This is a public meeting," parties," Hill said. "We're- not • Ontario Federation, of certain.. ours "is the right Agriculture President' 'Gordon alternative. But we are sure that Hill explained • to the reporters. the education tax on property is " A n v o n e—whether he's "a the wrong' one. That's', why we farmer, cottage owner, senior must act now—before the citizen,' _ union • ,member or provincial general election—in homeowner—who is concerned order to change the system..." • about education financing is invited to attend." Th e province presently • • contributes aboi,jt 55 per cent to ' This conference is part of the the cost, of education. Local ,O.n.tariu Federation of municipalities must raise the Ag ricul ture's continuing balance—$738 million, last campaign to have education year—by ' means of education taxes removed from property. 'taxes on property., James Richardson & Sons Ltd Serving The,Feed-Dealers of Western OMxio PHONE 524.8388;GODERICH Serving ,Feed -Dealers of Western Ontario PHONE 524-8388, GODERICH Don't depend Qfl windfalls 4 The oniv sure. vit -to harvest money_ris' to grov \ out'• own One of the easiest and rgiiickest — and safest - ways to grow money is to pii.t,,,.i.........._.,w,•,r�. �. ..�". twhereitwill bring you eight per cent — in'Victoria and. Grey Guaranteed investment Certificates. So bring you', surplus cash in -- and hring,it-in_today •----- and watch it grow ani grow and grow at Victoria and Grey.' The senior Trust Company devoted entirely to serving the. people of Ontario, � f RIA and GREY - TFt4.JST COMPANY,+BINCE 1889 9:00 to 5:00 Monday\ to Thursday 9:00 ito 6:00 Friday ;ealalnd ,H.ill,� Manager d, r.KPMd�a....1 • A... R . ' t t �' vale i `ittstoC 'SitOtt% To provide a reseeding benefit fbr .winter wheat damaged by wi.iterkill. To provide increased protection where wheat 'quality is reduced 'due to an insured peril. Over the past decade, weather conditions and other natural 'hazards have hit hard in many parts or -Ontario asw-ell as other parts ,of Canada. Within the last three years, crop losses in Ontario have totaled several million . dollars. ,ln 1969; excessive rainfall in southwestern •Ontario reached disastrous proportions, In 1970, hailstorms, ,,tornadoes and the southern leaf blight on corn took a severe toll. Again in 1971, several ,r areas , in the province have suffered badly from drought. - Crop losses' are a major factor leading to financial difficulties. This is particularly true in the case of those who 'Tie e"ndeavo°rin.g; -to +3stab�lsii 4h high be By increasing its support to failure combined with . overhead commitments can critical. kiON. WM. A. STEWART system, payment can be made in the event of a crop disaster in a businesslike- and efficient manner. Applications for,winter wheat insurance mrstsbe made with the local Crop Insurance agent on or ' before „October .1. County agricultural offices can supply interested growers with, additional information and refer thein to their nearest agent. R.ecomrneii.d Egg industry to be. topic -of .enquiry The Honourable William A. Stewart, Minister of Agriculture and Food, announced today that a Public Enquiry will be conducted into the egg industry in Ontario. This action is being taken in response to an official request from The Ontario • Egg and Fowl Producers' Marketing Board through the ' Farm Products Marketing Board that such an enquiry be conducted. The Farm Products Marketing Board has also recommended such action. , There , have been mahy conflicting points wo'f` view presented regarding the operation of the proposed egg marketing plan, and who should, be included in the plan. Because .of this confusion it appears, that a valid expression, of 'producer' ..opinion cannot be obtained at this time.. The belief that only a Public Enquiry could clarify the situation prompted the request and recommendation. • The general terms.. :bf- '�.:YX�'.'fn' Yb•enwx C w. Commissioner to enquire in total into the egg industry in -Ontario. • This would include the developments that have taken place••in the industry in terms of increased production facilities,. processing and grading facilities, , and producer credit -and income. The ...proposed plan for • marketing eggs in Ontario, • including policies relating to quotas,. distribution through grading stations, and pricing and pooling: policies, would be examined, together with the relationship of the marketing of Ontario ,.eggs, io• the proposed„ national plan,, • , The. Cbminissiofler`would be authorized to make recommendations in respect to the marketing of Ontario eggs which, ..in his opinion, would promote the stabilization of egg marketing' in Ontario' and, in concert with—other provinces, she m�,,r�keti',r g of eggs in Canada: Tle -I.' precise terms of • reference together with the name of the. Commissioner Will bo made ,knv'n at an'early date. wrymuzvFw.w..w•btwn4�.xthenw*nwyimt:s.hiMr w,uw:wyarq,nCtt�;f:W� Arrt� �hIriYINIWN:'!i7in?VxM category dor farm'trucks-. the Crop Insurance Program, the • • Ontario Government has assd ure farme,i-s an opportunity to secure adequate • protection at a minimum cost.. Under this Farm accidents up; rural safety becomes concerne "Concern for. farm safety has lagged behind., industrial safety concerns in • most of the countries of the world," says Hall Wright; ' Farm Safety Specialist with. the Ontario Department of Agriculture and, Food. • ' Speaking at the 47th annual meeting of theLAmerican Society of Agricultural Engineers, North Atlantic Region, helct•recently at the University of Guelph, Mr. Wright pointed out••that in 1960, the death rate due to farm accidents was 27 per 100,000 farm population. This figure was arrived at as a result of a comprehensive survey carried out by the department to see where farm accidents occur. The, motor vehicle'"�death `rate was 26 per 100,000. "Since we, all agree our, highway fatalities are too high, we must concede that our farm accident rate is 'also too high," said Mr. Wright. One way to reduce farm fatalities is to introduce safety legislation; suggested Mr. Wright However, it - appears that ,_restrictive measures alone do not -reduce the accident rate. The importance of safety 'legislation is to provide a more uniforms; educational program which can reduce the number and severity of farm accidents," he said. As an example of such legislation, Mr. Wright used the, "slow moving vehicle" sign, mandatory in a number of provinces. In Ontario, its`uSe has not reduced car -tractor act:idents.-' It has, howevOr.* reduced the severity of th $e accidents. • Each year, • there are approximately 275 car -tractor • ,accidents, causing $200,000 in property° damage. But, fatalities have declined. There were 10 in 1967, five 'in 1968, and one in 1969. This indicates, said Mr. Wright, that the slow moving Vehicle sign identifies a farm-- , vehicle from a greater 'distance, enabling the motorist 'to reduce his speed. • Cottagers unite An enjoyable family 'reunion "was held by six cottagers and their families at RR' .5 Goderich. They came from as far as Port F: a n ks, -i London, Toronto, Kingston, Strathroy, Mt. Bridges and Blyth: ' Over Q0, guests attended. Sports were enjoyed in the afternoon, with swimming, horse -shoes and r a gathering around the campfire in the' evening. 1 President, Mrs. R. Arnold;: treasurer, Cameron Northover; secretary, Mrs, •L. Garton; sports convener, Mrs. C. Swales. This is to be an annual event. Now you can get 50% off the cost of. your winter wheat insurance. If you know the right people... OFA ,has recommended to the provincial government for several years, the establishment of a r seperate., 'category and license fee schedule for farm trucks. This category would apply only to trucks used by farmers for their own use. Trucks for hire would not be eligible. OFA President Gordon Hill .said today that •. `•`information from DBS states farm trucks are empty 66 per cent of the time. The average annual mileage is 3,700 miles and estimated capacity utilization is 24.9 per cent. Therefore," • he • ` continues,' "OFAbelieves farmers- should pay only 25 per cent of'the rate charged trucks for hire'wh'icli.are¢ fully loaded a' larger portion of the time and are in • constant use." "The OFA asks that the- benefits apply to a license for • gross weights ` of over 5,000 pounds, Mr-. Hill said, "so that small trucks used mainlyfor transportation are not included. "Farmers in B.C. Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia enjoy ,,a' separate ..category and ' rate," stated Mr: Hill. "Without it ! 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