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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-08-08, Page 5• • ti IadustriuIs consum�rs, not just: farmers B Y BILL DIMMICK„ The industrial milk subsidy of 91' cents per hundredweight recently _announced by Agriculture Minister. Eugene Whelan helps the consumer more than the dairy farmer, Chairman of the Huron County Milk Committee, Bill Hough, said during an interview. The subsidy brings the gate price of industrial milk, used to manufacture butter,' ,cheese, skim milk powder, and other dairy products, to $9.41 per hundredweight from $8.50. Farm groups have . been 'asking for $10. The reason consumers are ac- tually subsidized instead of far- mers is because it keeps dairy product • prices in stores ar- tificially low, -Mr. Hough said. Consumers are not paying what the products, are actually .. worth. Mr. Hough, w hcf° primarily produces fluid milk, the milk sold in cartons and bottles, • sells about 17 per cent of his •milk at industrial prices. Fluid price is $10,45 per hundred: weight. He said the subsidy may help production of industrial milk.; from dropping but cautioned that producers Would probably. still go out of business, and sell their. quotas, I In the last seven years the number .of dairy producers in $230 million a year. About $108 million. goes to the fluid milk trade. „ These subsidies are not. ,enough according to the On- tario Federation" of Agriculture. The federationreleased a statement last week saying that Ontario Miik Marketing Board,. figures show that the actual in- crease per hundredweight of in- dustrial ,,producers wills average only 66. calix s, not the 91 cents announced by Mr. Whelan. "Bringing the, price up to $9.16 will not stop the alarming rush of dairymen out of produc- tion," Ralph B,airie, Lanark director to the OFA said in the statement. • -The OFA produced statistics showing that four dairy farrnerG'° s. in Ontario leave 'the industry every day. Moreover, during summer months, industrial milk cost $10,80 per hundred- weight to produce. Milk production decreased 2.76 per cent ,overall in Ontario last year, according to QMM•B° statistics. Across Canada th`e drop was to 16.8 million pounds from 18.7 million pounds in 190. The Canadian Dairy Com- mission has purchased butter from the United States -and New Zealand in the last two years because production here has not met demand. , In Ontario last year, in- dustrial .production dropped 18.69 per cent '4 ' COUNTRY'CLUI SALLY MacEWAW an the Bayfield Road. The Club .Ole basic ,principle of golf, house still exists and is now tracing back to the hardy Scots. of the 1700'x, is •to• play the used as a farm house. Then course as you find it and not to came the depression and the touqj the ball until you lift it end of the Bayfield golf club This rigid Code ,and the survival of the from the hole, Maitlan . has been unable to endure. The d , •rules of the game are constan- July 30 Tuesday Ladies' tly undergoing change, with no the .first flight winners solid, tan d of agreement bet- ' were Maxine Martine and the county has dragged keen the two powerful gover- Verna Jackson. Second flight about 850 from 1500, he said. .• ni.n bodies, the Royal and An- winners were Dorothy Worgan About 500 of these dairymen g and Verna Kane;+ntThi`rd flight • are industrial°i•oducers Many' tient Club of St. Andrews and h United States Golf In Nipl¢y Bert MacDonald represented Goderich in Monday evening's • Old Time Fiddlers' contest in •Ripley. A popular entertainer aro,.und Goderich, Mr. MacDonald 'was just' one'of many fiddlers who took part in the ° fun -filled event, (Kincar- dine News photo) the winners' were Bertha McGee l.k'' M fluid producers, r e Association and the Hough, have to sell a portion of i s o Association t i o s: ' their milk at industrial prices. pr. f a uniform ,p and Bud Elliott. On Ladies Night August 13th the hard working sports cofn- The experts in farm Agreement or world playing code has failed. mittee is planning a: two ball organizations mimpf10 maintain hundred- . a As a result,' the British•play by golf game followed by a- corn • minimum of $10 per one set of rules with a different roast. Keeps it in mind. The weight is needed for industrial ° the Americans by charge will be a $1.00. producers to make 'a profit size bale, Instead' of the Couples Tour - because costs-- have risen so another, the pros by still. a third and the rest of the World ,nament that,. has been held ate •high, Mr. Hough said; ' � - the Maitland.in 'the past, a . took its choice'. The Canadian The raise to lot will than Golf Association follow • the Scotch two ball is being plan conditions "'A lot better than nee: that° means partners both rules set by the Royal and An- drive and select the best ball. they were,"he said.' dent Club of St. Andrews. The industrial milk industry That date is August 17th the probably cannot afford a. fur- The rule against touching the ball in the course of play has : price is $7.00 which includes ther decreaseisr in a shortagertas vanished. Now a golfer has the prizes, salad rolls and corn. there is already a of right to lift the' ball,* and clean Bring your own steak. • the pro - , Mr. Hough said. g you • young farmers consider • it on the green. more attractive types of A while ago, I tried to relate_ agriculture such as cash crop some local color.; Mr. Jahn in because the return on milk f1olmest-said that I was wrong ping dating • of .the decor . of the, is so low in comparison to in- in_spots�. He caddied for his un clubhouse. vestments made. cle Judge ;Holt in- `1905 al the Maitland. ..He • went to the Monday, August 5 Men's • A dairy.' farmer w�3c'rks seven � � p Night was cancelled because of days a week' all year. His in- ' ' registry" office and looked u , the holiday and will be played land the deed. The land was par- e Did t your ticket on the • draw for the --stereo? All imen5- bers have. ''the tick°ets.i Th"t proceeds are going to.the up- Thursday evening. 'vestment in machinery, R , buildings and stock averages chased in 1927 from a Mr.• Platt an .'. • - before that the land was ren-, • about $200,00(1. " ted' by the members. The land The return he gets for hours worked is lesg'than•,what a fac • .*was bought •because another tory worker would earn; Mr. golf club was being. constructed •Hough said: - 'He . felt that the projected Trice increases to -consumers of - eight. cents a pound for butter And four cents a pound for skim milk powder were justified. - s'''• People seem to accept price increases for„ everything else but, raise, a fuss about food;he ' said. y • Agricultural Minister Whelan said in•a speechseveral weeks ago • that farmers- still ' aren't getting enough for their produce and prices will have to rise. - • . • In answer to a duestion, Mr. Hough'. said he 'would agree with a marketing system for milk that •.Would exclude'sub- sidies"but would give .producers_ a fair income, 'manufacturers fai'P profits arid -consumers fair prices.. • • `The industrial milk industry receives, • federal, •subsidies of WE VE ' THE VEHICLES READY TO TRAVEL •AIL: ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WE CAN UNRAVEL •BUDD KUEHL at. HURON PINES - ELECTRIC 66 King St'. '` - Phone -Clinton • ' 462-7901 AGNES' flower Shop .. Roses • '� In order to add • days of pleasure from your unarrang!ed roses, merely cut stems 1,/4", place in warm water, ,add .the • enclosed powder and covor the roses' heads,, with wax 1 paper. for about three 'hours. There is no . need to change . water, simply .. add more to .,repute • that foot by,. ,• trai►-' spiration. ' • Church Strbt Phone 524-7885 GODRRICH SIGNALPSTAR, THURSDAY, MJGUS't' d, 'AG ' '5. I Summerfest organizors report successful year Goderich's annual summer• mainstay of Kinsmen activities celebration went off with very oon The Square just as it has few hitches but varied reports 'since its inception. The Kin- ofilm that in :some'instances,'it amen treasurer George . Hiles was very 'successful and in reported' that, the weekend was" others it was just moderately a.n all round'success for the seri so, e\ vice club with attendance the tTeuhesmr h• The. B.aiia, Religion must be ,ths cause 'bf'unity. . / tt��► day In Rite/ • annour cher rlrnt that ;sllglon must bsots forth anew pe ua. 0 u►tlty, hurt ; • mony and sgrossthsht among mankind. If it be the cause of / • discord and hostility, if it Iesds to Separation, and creat$ Pon* , filet, the absence of .rsllgion would be preferable in the world.. / Ali the holy Prophets were as doctors to the soul:. TIM/ pav's / Prescriptions for tlw°healing Of mar kind: thus PRY r•mSdY that / • causes" Maw*** doss not cp+msarom the great and supra , ,Physician." Beha'u'hah,• / .P,O.,, Box No,. 212 Goderk h ° ; / / / / / / / / / / / / Recreation, Director Mike' best ever, Dymond, felt that attendance All these encouraging reports was as good or better than last make one feel that the Sum- °, year s ° tributes `this to the�fact that, as �dout� this celebration was aMike rrlerfest celebr t, but , he puts it, "We didn't get horn- Dym olid is still disappointed in bed out, on the weather." ' , the participation of. the,;con `- p The Art Mart, the 4 re of the munity in otgariizrng the event. I e festival, had a better response' The 'results of the weekend ' �� this' year Moth from the .-prove that.,people supported the W ;+�,rE,xtr 0 Spec a y exhibitors' point of view and festival while it was on but they from the people who visited the do not offer a true•picture -of in- booths. - dividual efforts in `getting the The street dance he'd a fan- event together. tas`lic attendance according to What .Mr. Dymond feels is'. Mike Dymond: There were as many people on the street at nine o'clock in the evening this year as there were after the beer tent closed •last year. The horse show was -Well at- tended and participation_ was excellent, this year despite a needed is a 'strong community .committee led by a devoted and capable chairman not connec- ted with the recreation depart- ment in any way. ,"The recreation office can be used to. achieve desired goals and results that individuals without mixup in the advertising for the ' the contacts could not -do" said 'event..Mr. Dymond, He feels this is • The beer tent was filled to the only way he shouldbe con- - capacity from eight, o'clock: in netted to Summerfest, the evening until it closed and The ,committee that' worked • that meant about .350 people in . last year for -Summerfest '74 . ,the tent at any given time. did an outstanding job when Profits from the Kinsmen 'ac left on their own but. failed to tivities war"eu$5100:00 and these get the full support of the town proceeds will be used to do residents which.was needed to some maintenance work o'n the make the ideal celebration a Kinsmen Playground and form success. • . th, ,basis for a building fund for "But,'.' says Mike, we are , expansion of the clubhouse, - learning every year: You•can't . now. used' by the community's ' run a community effort without'. retarded adults as a- workshop. 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