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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-08-07, Page 240"P', 9A , ° r PAG1✓ SA—•GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 4975 3'k K'3a` • 1 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 LARGEST ST6cK IN THE COUNT€ .. WORK BOOTS --Industrial Farm Factory Plain or safely toe PUNCTURE PROOF SOLES 'SHOE .SHOP 142 The Square Goderich, Ont. 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 Act. 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Get the coat YOU WANT now and enjoy it Fall, Winter and early Spring. - ti , Also art advance ' showingof manyrF;ALL FASHIONS in suits, sportswear, dresses, etc. • THE SHOPPE GODERICH OPEN FAIOAV NIGHT T1tL 9 P.M d,6 1' She didn't see a Mountie but she'll come back again anyway 4 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, • 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. 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