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PAG1✓ SA—•GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 4975
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Fieod.s thanks to ops Iote naIioo8I
Virginia Sheffy of Dimmitt,-Texas, has enjoyed her stay in Bill Lougheed, of Goderich, left with Virginia S`aturday for a
,Goderich, which was -made possible through.t.he..Lions ex- three.week stay itTDimmitt. (staff photo) i' "'`
change program, and hopes to make areturn visit in the future.
Brucellosis under control
Seaforth vet says problem subsiding
Dr.. Ma
�rk Rai'tl 'y of attempted to explain' the cattle
Agricuitur'e Canada's Health of loss compensation:issue.
Animals Branch in Seaforth "Amendments were
indicated that during 'the last presented , in -the House •last,
month three' herds in Huron October to' the Animal Con -
County have been depopulated tagious Disease Act, and I said
,by`Brucellosis and another 15- at the meeting, to which • th,e
20 herds are presently, under . honorable. member referred,
quarantine. . that if the provincial ministers
Although the disease is in- of agriculture could persuade
creasing in the Huron County the members of the opposition
area a, vent small percentage of and their' leaders • and if we
the cow ,popplation is involved could get unanimous consent to
and Dr. Raithby was, confident bring in the' bill, it would be
, that. the disease was under passed in as short a time as
control: possible, and we could pay
But there were problems with more compensation to, the
the disease and tuberculosis as, fanners as well as do all these
well in other provinces in the ether things."
country and Jake Epp, the gut' °Mr.' Epp wasn't" totally
-Progressive Conservative MP
for Provencher, Nanitoba satisfied „With the Minister's
questioned the • Honorable explanation and said .that
Eugene Whelan, Minister' of regardless of the Minister's
Agriculture on'the'matter in the rhetoric the farmers of his
House of Commons last week, riding wanted to have.answers,
Mr. Epp told the Minister on what the ministry would do
that _ in ,-respect to 'reports
itl respect to the cattle losses
eminating from the meeting of they ' are currently ex -
'le minister ' with various periencing and when they
,provincial agticuUtore would -act onthe Matter: -
ministers, it was reported that ^ `I ask the Minister when that.
ther'niniste.r-......•,indi•cated....-..that
legislation would ben introduced.:.
shortly to :provide better
compensation for farmers who
'suffered cattle loss from the -
disease brucellosis. He asked
the- - minister • when ' the
legislation would be introduced
and if \it would also include
'cattle losses due to tuber-
culosis.,
}Mr. Whelah replied that it
was proba'by • another
erroneous press' report and
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legislation will , be brought
forward and whether it will be
an update because• present
compensation is simply not my
keeping with 'the replacement
costs and whether that
legislation will ,also include
losses incurred as a result of
loss of herds."
Mr. Whelan simply replied
that the present legislation
covers all diseases under the
Animal Ccltagious' Disease
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She didn't see a Mountie
but she'll come back again anyway
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BY DA.VE'SYKES "We go camping at home -but it
Virginia Sheffy has never sure _isn't like that, We usually
seen snow nor a hockey game camp in trailers. 'v •
and expressed .complete Her home -town of Ditnri1�itt
disappointment at not having boasts a population of 5,000 and
seen one Mountie, But , the she insists that the lifestyles
Dimmitt, Texas, native has between the ' ,vo towns do nm
hopes of returning to the differ. The major difference is
Goderich area to experience in the geography and Virginia
some of the" wonders of na ' was taken in by the greenness
that the • Texas' geograp '`' ; of the land, the abundance of
cannot accominodate. ,trees and the gently rolling
Virginia is participating in hills.
the Lions' Exchange program The 19`year=old Texan
and has been a guest at the claimed that teenagers from a
home 'of Bill Lougheed, son of smait town in Texas are
Mr, and Mns. Willi'am basically no different than
.Lougheed of Widder St. t-15 ase in Goderich and .care - in-
sincee her arrival on July. 12. wrested in doing the same
Both she and Bill left Saturday • things • which she said was,
.for Dimmitt, a small town in `Looking• for something to do."
the northern panhandle of „But if she could find fau-lt with .
Texas, for the' three week the younger generation here it
second stage of the exchange. , was only because they don't
She,decided to•participate in listen to country and western
the exchange program because music,
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she had ne.ver been to Canada. ' Viri.gnia was emplaye,d as a`
Her, three week •stay has been secretary prior to her trip to
an invaluable learning ex- Goderich and got the im-
perience. But her" schedule had pression that ,the young people
also been, a hectic' one , that here were -blessed with. more
included. 'a week aecamp and ° free time than their American
numerous 'bus. trips • to 'tourist counterparts:
attractions all over the "The 'young people at home
southern section of the seem to be working all the
province. In,fact, it may be.a 'time," •she , said. "The,
teenagers .here seem to have
more .free time and they get
together with one amother more
than we do."
She Is quite fond of water
sports acrd found that the lake
added a new dimension to the'
town^ that could not:be fotind in
Dimmitt: Virginia and her
friends must• travel a con-
siderable distance to a lake
which'• usually makes it a'
.weekend excursion. Although
for an afternoon of bowling. • she admitted to enjoying the
After, the first week of the ' time spent on ' the beach in
exchange. had elapsed, Lions. Gdderich,. Bill added that she
exchange students from al•l wouldn.-t go swimming because
.fiver Southern Ontario gathered 'the water was too cold when he
at a Lions camp:near St, Marys thought it was the wa_ rmest it
to relate their experiences to had been all summer.
each . other. At camp the, ' Virginia will beenteringher
students were taken on trips second year of business'studies
and viewed a number of •films at West Texas 'State University
on Canada.. For Viginia, her' and is cctns.ide'eing majoring in
week's stay at camp, was Marketing which will involve
somewhattess than believable.,'three more, years of schooling.
. "Camping was quite an . But she also. has diversified
experience and the tents had•no talents and aside ' from her
floors," she said with surprise. ' secretarial and business skills,
long, long time before Virginia
rides another bus.
During the first week
Virginia visited Niagara Falls
to which she made a return
visit. just last week to view the
alight lights, and described it as
• `simply fantastic.'
Her,first ` week' ,•ventures
also tok her to the ron Safari
in Rbckton, a perforrnarice at
the Stratford 'Festival and a
stop, in Cambridge (Preston)
she woulfl like to think of
'herself as an act'umplished
farmer.
' Her family owns ' a farm
outside of town, that her`
brother: , works on ,and ,it
wouldn't be out of place to find
Virginia hoeing ,or drivrd1F the
tractor. Shea said .she enjoys
1,'intirg anti dt�tesn't 'mind
being rangled i'Jitci, doing some
of the chores,
FCir Virginia it was a
learning experience and ons
that she is intent: on re-
experiencing. But perhaps she
will wait until there is' some
snow and the mounties cone
out of hiding.
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