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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-05-08, Page 26lj 1A -GODERIcH O iAL-STAR, TI-1URSPAY, MAY 8, 1975 f.. rit ..D t Jack.' Jottings from Queen's Park The Ontario Government will provide $25 million worth of special ,interest loans this year to farmers 18 to 35 years of age to help them avoid borrowing at high interest rates to `s'get started in business. The Ontario Young Farmers Credit Programme will provide the guaranteed bank- lbans for young farmers. There is no limit on the , amount of each loa!0. The loans will be for 10 years..? , .During the first two years, .the farmer will repay only the interest on the loan. For the remaining years, he will pay both interest and principal. The interest -rate will be 1 percent higher than the prime rending rate at the time. Mr. Stewart, Minister of Food and Agriculture, said that within the last two years about '40 percent of the 'agricultural = school graduates are returning to work on the farms and they • as well as other, young people would probably welcome the opportunity to participate in this programme to become established. • The Government will also double its special grants to Northern Ontario farmers this 4 a a�eti�• Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron, is not only a popular politician, he is a much sought-after singer. Here Mr. Riddell does his famous rendition of The Auctioneer, a number which is•requested by his audiences almost everywhere he .travels in the Riding. On this occasion, he was ac- companied by John Deichert, left, and his father Earl Deichert, right, both of Zurich The event was last 'Wedne§day evening's inaugural meeting for the Riding of Hutron-Middlesex. (staff photo) year, according to Agriculture, , , Minister William Stewart. „ year or an for the consumption of elec- A submission, was received month. tricity for December on the . this week by the Minister of The Government has agreed basis of the rates as increased Energy, Mr. -Dennis Timbrell, to match dollar.for`dollar any .for January, 1975, He asked the from" Ontario Hydro concerning money raised locally to assist Minister . to investigate • the proposed 'changes to its bulk . those people who suffered , matter because "if in fact, the ._ �_._...._._ "rates—to _-_-be effective ..dama . e•in-the:reeent-flood_ Any._.__ Ontario Hydro has charged not .power rates to g January 1, 1976. t area interested ' in this only their retail customers but The proposal provides ,for programme should establish a . their wholesale customers on approximate increases in local committee to raise thisbasis, and -the increase has revenue of $208 million from the . money. As soon as this is done been passed on to the con- municipal utilities and $54 the committee should notify sumers,, the people of Ontario million from the direct in- Mr. , M.I. Trewin, Director, have been'ripped off }to the tune result in a rate increase Treasury Economics and Mr. Bullbrook also turned the average of $10 a dustrial customers.. This will Subsidies Branch, Ministry of of millions of dol ars averaging approximately. 29.7 , Intergovernmental. Affairs, 5th matter over to the- Ontario percent to municipalities and Floor, 56 Wellesley Street West, Energy Board as he wanted ars about 29.9 percent . to , direct Toronto, in order fb serve objective evaluation of ,thea industrial cu omers,�,, , notice to the Government that a complaints.' A, Hydr o The Minister indicated that claim is going to'be filed. spokesman confirmed that the the proposed higherrates must Amendments to . the Suc- 12 percent increase, which be substantiated. by Hydro on cession Duty and Gift Tax Acts ' became effective January:2rid; the basis of demonstrated and have been debated, which was applied to the °constituent's) hecessary.ancreases in costs in , provide, for an -increase from the full glare,of public scrutiny $50,000 to $70,000 in . the,, It was D also stated by the exemption for gifts in farming ..Minister that according to assets for use in farming, and Hydro, the largest : single from $2,000 t� $5,000 in the“' contributor to higher costs is annual exemption for . gifts the continuing . increase in the made by a • donor to' any one price of fossil . fuels - . which individual, and from,$10,000 to account for between 25 percent' • $25,000 in the aggregate of such and 26 percent Ontario total annual exemptions that a donor �K revenue needs in 1976. is entitled t� claim in a year. Y r The Minister said as required Mr.- James Bullbrook, he was referring this proposal Liberal Member . for Sarnia to the Ontario Energy Board „questioned the Minister of for its hearing and report. The Energy about one of his ,con- - Board will' hold public hearings stituents who had been charged ' t which are expected to com- . „D mence on June 9th. .This will Busines-s provide an opportunity for Ontario Hydro to publicly defend its proposal and" for interested members of the public to study and question' it. The Board will consider all evidence submitted and opit.-ons expressed . before submitting its report by the end of August, 1975. Meanwhile, the ' Association of Direct Customers of Ontario ,Hydro, representing large industries which consumes 30' percent of Hydros output, called the proposed increase - out of lire with economic realities and a threat to the industries' competitive position. - • Hydro has ignored Ontario Energy Board requests to drop reserve requirements to, 23 percent, slow down its nuclear programmes: and • delay building a fourth heavy-duty.., plant 'at the Bruce, Nuclear station, pending an in- dependent inquiry into the need for such expansion. Construction of that plant was announced a week ago, and although the Legislature has been informed . that the government is not totally convinced of the need ;for the, full expansion programme, there is apparently no intention . of 'dropping the plans in the immediate future. ' Premier Davis expressed his concern in the Legislature over the proposed increase in the. price of natural gas. He said unless set aside, "this higher p ice will become effective on ►vember of this year. Mr. David said the proposed , in-' case would worsen inflation aid increase unemployment. �e adverse impacts will ripple` through the national nonny. It is the view of the diiVernmeflt. that it is in direct dppasitioty to the current e onOmiC and social interests ipAis nation, IVfr Davis said it st not be permitted. The crier sold that .an Ontario i1y' ►t tiseS 144 h ttiral. gas for� e, feed Yoh to reed $120' a counselling free service Counselling 'services for small businesses . in areas ranging. from cash management to Marketing are being, made available this year through the Ministry of Industry and Tourism Small Business Assistance Program. Based on the success of last' year's program in which more than 600 Ontario ' companies benefited from this low cost program, the Ministry will be employing 126 university students who, supported by faculty of schools of business • administration=, will supply counselling services' to small businesses from May through August. • Companies taking advantage of the service receive; business counselling in ' cash management, -,...financial planning,, - bookkeeping and paper flow analysis. Business administration faculties of 12 Ontario universities will be par= ticipating in the program. Students' work',is closely supervised by university faculty and is supported by services ' available from Ministry of . Industry and Tourism ' specialists in technology, marketing -and • service industries. As it is not intended this service compete with private consulting firms, businesses eligible for the service must not be in a position to engage professional consultants. Cost' of the service is borne almost entirely by the Ministry, although a nominal fee is usually charted to the businesses 'Using it. East• year, student con- sultants worked on 231 ac- counting assignments, 166 marketing assignments, 108 finance assignments and 235 assignments in such Categories as personnel, organization, site location and helping establish new businesses. hydro bill for the period after, his meter was read on December 10th. Apparently, numerous complaints had been received fro en consumers about the ba ckdating . of the scheduled January rate • increase, but Hydro does not intend to rebill customers, claiming that would cost too much money. • Mr. Bullbrook stated that the utility should pay- back all over- charges, and if Hydro will- not —do this voluntarily, the Ontario Energy Boardor the Cabinet should order a refund. The Electoral Boundaries Act and -the Election Expenses Act, both considered essential before the call .of an election, received third reading .this week. . -40 .H, It's a far cry from living in The Prettiest Town In Canada, but,this is the new home of Ron and Peg Shaw, formerly of, Goderich. The Shaws have moved from Tahoua into this straw bungalow in Africa's barren bushland. According to Ron, this home is6,gt}ite comfortable and amazingly cool in the very hot temperatures of that country. (photo by Ron Shaw) ; A new home in Niger for former Goderich residents A letter from Tahoua, `}• er, Africa, advises that Ron and Peg Shaw have just moved into a -new home - a straw hut only about 12 miles away from a . market town of 1;000 people, Kao.. Up until this time, the Shaws have lived in a tent. Now their new home -offers a "more comfortable" way of life in- cluding a kerosene refrigerator, a little gas stove and a -- "pretty respectable shower fabricated out of an old gasoline drum and using a soup -can- kora-nozzle" .._._...__._..._.. The house, according to Ron Shaw, formerly- a reporter - photographer with The.. Goderich.- Signal -Star, is. "a straw hut in part and a)956 Renault bus in part". Ron explains il'•this way: Half of the house has just the straw walls and roof with a dirt floor, and we'll use that as a com- bined kitchen and dining area and sitting -room 1 guess. The other half is open on one. end and we drive the bus.. in there so, that thefront.door of the van lines up with an interior door of the -house to complete our new quarters. If -things go as, planned we'll•sleep in the truck and I'll keep my ,office and books and so forth in there along with such other • possessions as we are taking with us. . Ron says that with the heat in. Africa (131 degrees the day he wrote 'the letter) the truck would be like an oven unless parked inside a straw shelter. `Even in temperatures like that it is, reallyamazing' how cool a straw house .can stay," writes Ron. "It's `bloody marvellous really to come in from outside and find that it feels like we had an ,air con- ditioner." At present, Ron'and Peg are involved in building a complex' in which to raise calves and young cattle. Ron.has this to say about the project: "The ,idea is that because a huge percentage of the local livestock dies before the .age of one year under the less than ideal conditions of the nomadic f:. Y <3` .-.- t " ' Off Relireffle-llt for Art Arthur. Allen receives congratulations froim.Bill Gardiner (left) general manager of Sheaffer Peri Company and Jim Barnes, plant manager, upon retiring after 4.4 years with the company. McKILL.OP MJTLMRE 1NSUIUNCE ,COMPANY , `Es t a h l is h ed 18' ' ..-A.- H.EADOFFICE: Seaforth, Ontario Mrs, Margaret Sharp, Sec. Treas. Phone 527-0400 ��►-- �. It Only 1 ♦ .4 a Costs A Little. -T Be Safe Fire, Extended Coverage, Wind- storm, Theft, Property Cramage, Liability, Etc. Directors and Adjusters: Lavern Godkin, RR 1, Walton, Ont. Robt. Archibald, RR 4, Seaforth Ken Carnochan, RR 4, •Seaforth Ross Leonhardi, RR 1, Bornholm John McEwing, RR 1, Blyth Stanley Mcllwain, RR, 2, Goderich Donald McKercher, RR 1, Dublin Wm. Pepper, Brucefield J.N. Trewartha, Box 663, Clinton Agents : • James Keys, RR 1 Seafdrlh Phone 527-1877 527.1817 527-1545 345-2234 523.9390' 524-7051 527.1837 482-7534 482.7593 K,J. Etue, Seaforth Wm: Leiper, Londesboro Steve J. Murray, RR 5, Seaforth Mr. Allen was presented with a chain saw, a tapP recorder and a gift c'ertific'ate at the Maitland Country Club. , camps we, will establish a centre which will purchase animals the• nomads may feel are not strong enough to sur- vive, and, under more con- trolled conditions, . n,u11 - them through (we hope). Then the animals will° be turned back to the nomads (under a rather • complicated and detailed program)T and in that way we will help to rebuild the herds lost in the recent drought. `This project by the way is a sub -project of the larger Centre Multiplicatidn des Bovins,with which..I am. still. involved as liason person and '^ general supervisor during construction. We are also setting up a part of the ranch where flock im- provement studies will be done with the local breeds of sheep. "Furthermore, Peg - will be undertaking an information program aimed ' at explaining all the ins •and outs of the new facilities, why they are there,. what services they will .provide, what is to be expected of -the nomads etc. etc. to the people living' on or near the ranch; land. "So all this is the reason for our move to the bush.. "It seems funny calling it the `bush' as it is really wide open; . rolling grassland like the Canadian prairies with only a few scattered trees, but that is what it's called -here. Outback would be more correct, I suppose, but that seems to be too much an Australian term. "Work gets underway on April 28 and I will have a crew of about 15 "men and Peg will have a chauffer and an in- terpreteur. The buildings I'm to build aren't ,really all that complicated, just a long range 'of box stalls covered with a g ;s' roof. The,problem is, they are huge 180 feet in length and thereh-a a six of them (along with a few small versions), and the material we have to work with is as hard as a rock, heavy as lead and so fullof slivers it's unbelievable." a,. Spiel Pistomatic Grease - Gun WITH CARTON OF SUNOCO PRESTIGE $11.2Q SPECW;. Regular Grease Gun WITH CARTON OF GREASE $10.70 Reg. $14.00 Value Reg. $12.00 Value Flex hose $1.50 CHI-SHOLM FUELS u u fir. 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