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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1980-06-25, Page 38r;. 'Al Leggatt's grade eight classirecently sold 426 hot dogs to the pupils of grades one to eight in an effort to raise $135 to purchase a set of swings for the graduating kindergarten class at Robertson Memorial Public School. Pictured here with the swing set are, seated from the left, Tracy Wilson, the chief cook; John Thompson, the assistant class representative -for----Leggatt's-r-oor-r—Jeff-Chan,—_.-_. representative from the kindergarten pupils; and Ewen McMahon, an assembler of the swings. Standing are Tim Chisolm, the class representative and Jeff Wood also an assembler. (Photo by Jason Ainslie) League learns about spoiling babies La Leche League held its second meeting of the series at the home of Mrs. Myra Stuart, Wingham. The topic of discussion was "Art .of Breast- feeding and Overcoming Difficulties". Mrs. Joyce Casemore, librarian, explained how to use the library, reviewed the LLL News and added a new book to the library called Motherlove. Mrs. Myra Stuart then gave a book report about "Methods of Childbirth" which she found to be very informative. Mrs. Barbara Kerr, -Ieader, opened the meeting with a discussion of how we spoil our babies, and what spoiling really is. It was felt that showing your love for your baby was important. Suggestions were given in order to help the mother have a pleasant hospital stay ' while learning how.to nurse her infant. It was felt that an ounce of prevention was worth .a pound of cure. The "Womanly Art of Breastfeeding" was rrecommended as a valuable source of in- formation on how to nurse and how to over- come any difficulties that may be encountered. Successful breast- feeding brings a i-eal joy to mothers and this meeting was • a stimulating one. �ne 1 sin by mow. Too little too late, as usual. The Ontario government, in response to pleas from farmers, is going to cough up $25 million to help far- mers in a complicated scheme that is already out of date now thlt interest rates have dropped. And wouldn't you know, the daily press in some big cities •jumped on the bandwagon by decrying the government aid as just another subsidy poured into the agricultural mouth. Hqw many of those same papers took a stand against that whopping $210 -million loan to the sick Chrysler Corporation? And the $75 million loan to the Ford Motor Company? Just my luck, too, now that Chrysler is on the:verge of bankruptcy to own a Chrysler Corporation car, a.1979 Plymouth Volare. Certainly, there is not as much concern for agriculture in Ontario as in some other parts of this country.° Alberta has set aside $75 million to help in an in- terest subsidy -program for young farmers. British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Quebec and Manitoba have substantial credit assistance programs. Because Ontario has" become an urban -oriented society, farmers are left sucking the hind teat again. Nobody, it seems, has been able to generate.the clout in cabinet that Bill Stewart had when he was agminister. • Alberta is still, thank the Almighty, a farmer - oriented province. Young men can get loans of up to' $250,000 from that government at six percent interest for the first five years and 12 percent thereafter. Quebec also guarantees an interest rate of five per- cent with no principal repayment for the first 10 months: I'm not sure of my statistics, here, but I think the Ontario government spends• only about 1.2 percent of. its budget,on agriculture. Why, too, is there an outcry every time the gover- nments, whelher provincial or federal, decide ,to hold out a carrot to farmers? This country has a tradition of supervision and regulation in food production. But this tradition is fast becoming a relic of the past because more and more urbanites are running the country these days. The House of Commons and the va-r e - - - - - res are lousy with bright young •lawyers, car dealers, doctors, teachers, professors and purely professional politicians. They neither know nothing about farming or care. They don't realize how vital a viable agricultural sector is to the economic an•d.physicalhealth of this country: In 1978, Canadians spent $3.25 billion for imported foods, almost equal to the $3,8 billi•ozi't aid for imported Letters are appreciated by Bop Trotter Eldale Rd Elrnua Om N3B2C7 petroleum products in the same year: Agriculture gets sold down the river during trade talks. How else can you explain that our self- sufficiency inpeaches, for instance, has fallen from 41 to 19 percent in 10 years? Tomato self-sufficiency has fallen from 74 to 43 percent in the same decade. It's because the present tariffs on imported fruits and vegetables are insufficient to insure adequate production in Canada. Canada imported $331 million in meats last year and niost of it could have been ,grown in Canada. The poor potato growers have been driven to their knees through imports. The tariff duty for Canada is. 37.5 cents a hundredweight, about half the duty charged on potato imports . by the United States. Is it any "wonder farmers are crying? And with'all this, they have to fight four or five huge food chains which control 90 ,percent of the food sold across Canada. A closer, more precise monitoring of the policies Of these chains is obviously essential. But you won't find the daily press shouting for restrictions against those big boys. Too many dollars in advertising at..stake. In the meantime, farmers have to make out with less and less at the farm gate and less help from senior governments. 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