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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1973-12-06, Page 39Huron County farmer Gor- don hill was re-elected last reek to his fifth term as President of the 18,000 member Ontario Federation of Agriculture and immediately seued a challenge to beef up the farm organixatibn. He told more than 400 delegates to the federation's Gordon Hill, Varna, beads OFA GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 1973 -7 -PAGE 11B annual meeting that greater participation by Ontario far- mers is needed to provide "the strong effective voice necessary to improve the agriculture in- dustry." Mr. Hill, a beef producer from Varna, -who in four yearn has turned a relatively weak farmers' group into a strong g provincial farm lobby, told delegates the federation is aiming for 26,000 members by next fall. "It's a fast-moving world and we're living in the day of the lobby," he•said. "Either we dig in and get our share or learn to be satisfied with what's left over." Delegates to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture convention held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of last• week at Oshawa from the South Huron Region were, left to right, Allan Turnbull, Allan Walper, Ralph Weber and 'Bob Down. (photo by Cunningham) When the Ontario Federation of Agriculture met at Oshawa for three days of meetings last week these four men were selected to serve during the upcoming term as directors representing_ the County of Huron. Left to right they are, Maurice Bean, Mason Bailey, John Steafford and Allan, Walper. (photo by Cunningham) SMILE Toastmaster to assembled group: "Our next speaker needs no introduction. He changed his mind and stayed home." The editor of this paper night .be willing to lend you his copy of The Christian Science ' :Monitor. But don't count on it. He's an expert newsman with access to many news sources and a good paper of his own. But he still wants to get the Monitor's worldwide coverage and commen tary on events. - Apart from 2,711 editors, there are 20,000 educe - tors and students, 82,000 businessmen, 495 U.S. Senators and Congress- men, 3 Supreme Court Justices who read the Monitor. Why should they know more of what's going on, and why, than you do? ' For less than 11 a day, You can get your own special insight into the news. Everyday, like they do. Send me 4 months of the Monitor— oVer 100 Issues — for O only $11. Yment enclosed 0 Bili me later Name (Please Ni.nt) — __ Address - «_ _City State zip The Christian Science Monitor 0 BoBox 125, Astor n ston, Massachusetts 02123 Yl Mr. Hill defeated first vice- president Frank Wall of Port Burwell and John Carley, a Leeds County Federation direcotr, on the first ballot. Results of thevoting were not made public. Also re-elected were Mr. Wall as first vice-president, and Keith Matthie of RR 3, Brockville, as - second—vice- president econd-vice- president both with first -ballot victories. Mr. Hill told delegates the federation has come a long way in the past 35 years but faces "many changes....that affect farmers." With the federation's main source of revenue being the an- nual dues of its membership, the group needs more members and more• involvement on their part if the OFA is to continue to lobby for what it (eels is adequate farm legislation, he said. Even with present member- ship of 18,000 the OFA still represents only about athird of "serious farmers" —in_ the province he said. Mr. Hill said although the net income picture for Ontario farmers this year will be brighter than in recent years, he forsaw "dimmer days ahead." And he warned farmers: "Regardless how efficient we are as producers, if we do a poor job of marketing, we are throwing money away. We have Trailer parks t% getODC loans *)4 Two Ontario Development Corporation tourist industry loans totalling $59,657 will go to two Huron County tourist establishments, according to Industry and Tourism Minister Claude F. Bennett. Each of the loans is repayable with 6 per- cent interest. A -new trailer park will be established in Huron County and the facilities at a nearby campground will be improved. Birch Bark Trailer Park east of Grand Bend, will $49,800 toward the developing 100 sites swimming pool recreational and facilities. The park is expected to open prior to the 1974 sum- mer season and remain open year-round. Huron Cliffs,Park Limited on Lake Huron near Goderich will use a $9,857 loan to add a swimming pool rrand improve the campground kservices. receive cost of with a and service WELCOME SERVI wotfld like to call oTl" you with "housewarming gifts" and in- formation about your new location. 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