The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-04-08, Page 10PAGE 10-GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 0, 1981
Farmers air concern
BY ALICE GIBB
Continuing high interest
rates, subsidies or the lack of
them, and q".9ota polkries
were some of the issues rais-
ed by commodity groups a
the members of parliament
dinner Saturday, sponsored
by the Huron County^Federa-
tion of Agriculture.
Gordon Hill, representing
the Huron County Bean Com-
mittee, delivered pleas for
continued funding of white
bean research. He said Dr.
John Aylesworth's retire-
ment from the Harrow
Research Station had raised
concern that this research
wouldn't be continued.
Huron -Bruce MP, Murray
Cardiff, himself a white bean
producer, said he had check-
ed with .the Ministry of
Agriculture recently, who
told him an appointment
would be made within the
next two or three months to
replace- the veteran white
bean researcher.
Hill told Federation
members the next white
bean payment to producers
will be made at the end of
April.. He concluded his
presentation saying
"Canada must have at least
as good research support as
we've had in the past to re-
main competitive in the
world bean market."
Warden-: Fred Haberer, of
Zurich pointed out jokingly
that the best promotion for
white beans - the Zurich
Bean Festival - hadn't been
mentioned in Mr. Hill's
brief..
Jim Hunter, presenting
the Huron County Milk Com-
mittee's brief, said the ex-
change system of buying and
selling quota "has been well
accepted by all producers
apart from a few minor, pro-
blein.% which is to be ex-
pected when a new system is
introduced."
He said the milk pro-
ducers' promotional cam-
paign in 1980 resulted in, a
seven percent increase in
butter sales alone.
MP Cardiff asked Mr.
Hunter and fellow commit-
tee member Jim Drennan
about cheese factories not
being able to obtain enough
milk for their production
needs. Mr. Drennan said,
"we're , producing all the
cheese which can be used in
Canada now," pointing out
tariffs "hinder us from ex-
porting more cheese."
NDP agriculture critic
Donald McDonald said he
was tantalized by the pro-
spects if Canada could
market more of its high
quality cheddar abroad. He
said„ , he . is also painfully
aware the milk industry is
conscious • of pricing
themselves out of the
Spring program
begins April 13
The Spring program 1981
av _ vanastra -Recreation
Centre begins April' 13- and
runs. to June 20 this year.
Registration for the swim
and fitness classes for youth
and adults runs until April 11
-from-1 .p.m: to -5 -p.m. daily
and Wednesday, Apri18 from
' 6 p.m. until 9 p.m .
The Spring brochures are
being mailed to 17,000
households in Huron County.
They des be die programs
being offered, membership
opportunitiesand facilities
available. • .
In 1980. Township of
Tuekersmith constructed a
large addition to the existing
Centre to make the facility
accessible to , everyone,'
especially to those in
wheelcharis. This addition
has benefitted everyone by
including larger change and
shower areas, a new activity
room for meetings, classes
and a larger, better equipped
Minis room containing a •
new 14 station gym unit. The
staff at the Centre extends
an invitation to anyone in-
terested, to drop in any time
to view these fine facilities.
A variety of programs are
offered to the public
throughout Huron County
and beyond.
The aquatic program is a
challenge for the par-
ticipant, an opportunity to
learn and conquer aquatic
skills. and tobecome a safe -
' and proficient swimmer. The
aquatic program offers
something.for everyone:
Parent and tot swims for
babies up to three years
gives a new learning ex-
perience
xperience for the very young.
The kindergym swim arid
advanced course offers
-children three to five years
social development, motor
skill development and en-
joyment in a water en-
vironment.
Learn'to-swim programs
for all ages youth, teen and
adult, as well as all levels of
swimming skills - . are
ongoing courses.
The synchronized
swimming course includes
learning water ballet figures
and preparing individual and
group routines to music. The
-Fovea S`stala hiwss day`
April 16 from 6:30 p.m. to
7:30 p.m.
A more advanced class is
the RLSS bronze medallion.
Ladies'. Aquafit is an
-exerciseclass in -the -water:
to
oliticians
Discussing The Issues --Hugh Rundle, Usborne Township F. of A. president (far left), Reeve
Paul Steekle of Stanley Township and Ron White, first vice-president of the Ontario Federa-
tion of Agriculture, discuss some of the issues facing farmers at the annual members of
parliament dinner, sponsored by the Huron Federation of Agriculture, held in Clinton Satur-
day. (photo by Gibb)
market. Mr. McDonald said
the problem was once
farmers got an increasein
price for their product, then
the processors and retailers
piggybacked their increase
on top of it. He said 60 per-
cent of the increase in price
went to them, rather than
the farmer.
HIGH INTEREST
Neil Stapleton, r resen-
ting the Huron Cattlemen's
As$ociation, pointed out con-
tinued high interest rates are
still imposing a hardship on
cattlemen, particularly `
feedlot operators. He . said
two farmers inhis.
neighbourhood have recent
ly gone out of business,
which he blamed on interest
rates.
He pointed _ out while
Included this spring is a
swim team training session
on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m.
to 11 a.m.to train and con-
dition the competitive
swlmmers in the county for
the coming summer season.
Programs offered this
year also include fitness
classes for men and women. •
Ladies' "Swing into
Spting" is a fitness program
designed to beat the winter
blues and bulges. This
program is planned Monday
and Wednesd,yafternoons
at 1:30 p.m. 'Also, evening
classes will be held Wed-
nesdays and Thursdays at
7:30 p.m. This class com-
bines . fitness exercises
followed by a swim and
sauna.
•
Fitness for Men, which
includes floor exercises as
well as instruction on the use
of the new 14 station gym
unit in the fitness room, will
be offered on Monday
evenings from 8:30 to 9:30
p.m. followed by a swim and
relaxing sauna. •
Yoga is a class for people
of all•a•gesa male and female.
This class consists of
breathing and light exercise
to relax, to improve blood
circulation, to increase
flexibility and to relieve
muscle tension. This class is
held on Thursdays at 8:30
p.m. and may be followed
with a sauna and swim.
New this spring is Aqua
Yoga Offered on Thursdays
at 2 p.m., this class is geared
to the older adult and con-
sists'of yoga exercises in the
pool. No swimming ex-
perience is necessary.
Also, new is a water
exercise program for per-
sons with arthritis. This will
consist of exercises stressing
general mobility to be held
on Mondays at 11 a.m.
BASEBALL, SOCCER
SOFTBALL, T -BALL
REGISTRATION
For all four sports will be
held on
Saturday, April 18 & 25
10 am -4 pm
at
Ronald Feagan Memorial Grand Stand
Teams will be organized for various age
groups.
PLEASE WATCH NEXT WEEK'S PAPER F
REGISTRATION FEES, TEAM CATEGORIES &
NEEDED INFORMATION.
Special note - all team are In need of
volunteer coaches & managers, pleas° con-
sider giving some of your time to those
minor sport activities.
changes to the Bank Act are
now law, so livestock pro-
ducers have the same priori-
ty protection )• afforded to
other producers of
agricultural products ia the
event packing plants go° out
of business, there's still a
loophole to be filled. Mr.
Stapleton Said 'if' the `packer
obtains his operating credit
under a floating debenture,
this doesn't provide any pro-
tection to the cattleman sell-
ing his stock to thatpacker
in the event of bankruptcy.
Neil Stapleton said the
association is now working
on an insurance: plan to Pro-
tect.. farmersualahen packers.
.go out of business, which the
packers don't favour.
Murray Cardiff, who sat
on the Bank Act committee,
said he was disappointed to
learn the packers still found
a way around then legislation.
Gordon Hill pointed out if
cattlemen.sold,to OBEX and
the Ontario stockyards, they
would be protected,..against
the event,of bankruptcies
and askewhy those cat-
tlemen should have to pay
for an insurance plan for
their fellow cattlemen who
choose to sell directly to
packers. Mr. Stapleton said
in spite of this, there was no
opposition to the proposed in-
surance plan at the cat-
tlemen's annual meeting.
Joe Miller, speaking for
the Huron County Pork Pro-
ducers, reported, at the an-
nual meeting of the Ontario
board, "It was very evident
that many hog producers
were in financial difficulties
and looking for a different
COUNTY OF HURON
1980 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
REVENUE. FUND OPERATIONS . •
1980 • 1980 1979
Budget Actual Actual
$• $ $
Revenues
Requisition on local municipalities
Ontario grants
Other revenue
Expenditures
General government
Protection to persons and property
Transportation services
Health services
Social and family services
Recreation and cultural services
Planning and, development
2,324,09a 2,264,500
5,255,811. 5,403,564
2,209,263 2,312,072
605,622
103,800
3,597,000
1,015,680
3,779,469
601.172
339,967
CAPITAL FUND OPERATIONS
Capital Financing
Contributions rom the revenue fund
Contributions from reserve funds and reserves
2,715,836
4,401,605
1,831,446
584,654 554,26.6
98,822 95,718
4,156,688 3,253,928
1,031,349 977,236
3,918,052 3,421,860
620,315 544,906
327,944 ;.268,671
1.
1980 1979
Actual - Actual
$ • $
861,605 326,186
261,273 281,101
Capital Exper)ditures '
General government 224,859 138,079
Protection to persons and property --
Transports ion services 799,613 253,684
Health services 37,861 151,625
Social and family services 21,414 52,835
Recreation and cultural services 38,142 7,430
Planning and development 989 3,634 "
RESERVE AND RESERVE FUND OPERATIONS
1980
Actual
1979
Actual
$ $
Revenue 175,898 246,012
Transfers and expenditures • 566,949 281;549
Year-end position of reserves and reserve funds 1.683,489 2,074,540
YEAR-END BALANCES OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
1980 1979
Actual
$
1,364,887
567,344
2,767
570,950
Actual
$
Cash and short-term investments 462.073
Accounts receivable 809,067
Other current assets 2,380
Long-term investments 521.000
Temporary loans
Accounts payable
Other current liabilities
Reserves and reserve funds
Accumulated net revenue ( deficit ) at the end of the year
Unfinanced capital outlay at the end of the year
9.135 3.065
606.046 171.418
3,387
1.683.489 2,074,540
(504.150, 253,538
N.I Nil
Trust funds under administra tion 764.874 857,513
Investments held in trust 2.198.380 1,660,612
NOTES
(1) These financial highlights reflect the operations, assets and liabilities 01 the Coun-
ty of Huron including the following local boards: Huron County Planning Board,
Huron County Library Board. Huronview Home for the Aged Committee of Manage-
ment and Huron County Board of Health.
(2) The Huron County Children's Aid Society has not been consolidated. Copies of the
Agency's audited financial statementay be examined in the Clerk -Treasurer's of-
fice.
(3) Copies of the audited financial report from which these highlights were extracted
may be examined at the office of the Clerk -Treasurer, County of Huron. court House,
The Square, Goderich, Ontario.
F'.I. HABERER 13.G. HANLY
WARDEN CLERIC-TREASI'FtER &
ADMINT,S1TRAT(ai
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marketing system." He said
supply management (quota)
systems were introduced but
defeated by small margins.
On the county level, he
said producers are concern-
ed about competition from
agribusiness and feed com-
panies raising hogs. The
group passed a resolution
"asking farmers to
withdraw patronage from
these companies.." Also, he
said municipalities should
take another look at their
severance policies since "it
is evident that the hog enter-
prise with a small land base
is the first to encounter
financial difficulties..." Mr.
Miller also called for faster
stabilization payments,
assistance to young farmers
and the establishment of
land for banks for those wan-
ting to enter the farming
business.
Murray Cardiff reported
that 94 percent of the last hog
stabilization claims have
been paid by the federal
government. MPP . Murray
Elston warned the federa-
tion and other farm groups
must continue to actively
lobby, since consumer
groups are such a high pro-
file lobby. OFA vice-
president Ron White said the
real lobby must be . at the
local .level with private
members. He said it was
easier for the OFA to lobby
when, they had a minority
government in office, both
provincially and federally.
He said, "the methods we
use as lobbyists will be very
important in getting our
message across."
Bill Scott, representing the
Huron County Egg Pro-
ducers, reported that
development of an export
market for eggs has been a
slow process. While CEMA
has made some sales to the
Middle East, it was at "a
substantial loss."
Also, he said a recent
survey in Ontario shows that
small to medium-sized pro-
ducers are paying more for.
quota than the larger egg
producers. He said in the
past year, the number of pro-
ducers has decreased by 48
fanners, or about five per-
cent, "not . the drastic
decrease that was predicted
by some a year. ago." Last
week, Mr. Scott reported,
quota sales were stopped,
and in the future the board
will buy paper quota and
distribute it equally to those,
who apply for more quota.
When asked how younger
farmers would get into the
egg industry, Mr. Scott said
most egg producers operate
family farms, which implies
there are sons and daughters
to take over. He added since
the government hasn't con-
tributed financially to egg
production perhaps it could
make low interest loans
available to young farmers.
He concluded by pointing out
most egg producers now
aren't operating to full
capacity in their hen houses.
The 4-H Club Leaders
Association brief was
presented by Ken Mewhin-
ney, who said "We're about.
the only commodity group in
the county without any pro-
blems right now." Pointing
out there are 373 members
enrolled . in 32 clubs ..across
the county, he said two new
clubs, the South . Huron
Snowmobile Club and Zurich
Horse Club were introduced
in 1980.
He also advised politicians
that the decision to allow 11 -
year -old 4-H members has
been a success. "We have
found that these members
can handle the work that
regular 4-H members can do
and, in some cases, do a bet-
ter job, particularly in keep-
ing
eeping records, than some of our
seniors.'-'
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