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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal Star, 1976-04-22, Page 17oh r.. A summer .of .experience Young p� Something: o To most 16. and 17 year,olds, farming is getting back to the land and the fresh, clean • air of the countryside. But those taking part in the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food's Junior Agriculturalist - program discover, firsthand, that's :not'all it takes to run a: succbssful. farm operation. .. Host farmers for the Junior (continued from Page:8A.) i• is nota plan to gain an ad- vantage over other provinces. But, while . we • agree that ideally farm stabilization. should be initiated at the -f-edea al .: -,1-eve-l• rt• unreasonable for the Ontario government to make Ontario •4 ' farmers wait. for such federal initiative, • especially when B.C., Quebec and •Manitoba, have taken initiative them- selves." The, theory that such a plan •would beY prohibitively ex- pensive; QFA ,ser"iously • questions Mr. Hill said, "Allegations that our plan would,•cost an• 'average of $i40 million a year - are unfounded: We have spent considerable . time budgeting out plans • for the past fiye :years for major con•}.m,odities In our opinion, about $90 per Year ; would have been required'.as the government's share • if all major . com- modities were covered. While • these years included. good crop price years, '1971 was a ' depressed•• year generally and, it included. two. • disastrous "years for 'beef calf producers and low returns to. ,Wilk producers for several years."... OFA was pleased to : note • that the Throne Speech of March ' . 10th promised legislation providing for farm income stabilization: t "But," Mr. Hill said, ;'we insist that there must be a meaningful role for -farmers, through the general 'farm organization, OFA,, in the legislation. • OFA must have the co-ordinating role on the • farmers' side of the process." - e Iearii f farming Agriculturalists accep. responsibility of helping these 'under the direction of the inexperienced young people organist, Mrs. -Art. offer .•a • nine -week period. McMichael, contributed to • during the summer. They're the service with three an:, interested- • in young ..people therns. Next Sunday will be and interested in '. confirmation service . for teaching them the basics' of agriculture those joining the church.,Any - from •.livestock, production . parents who areinterested in • to machinery maintenance.' presenting their infants for. This summer, the : Juirior---�baptism on Family Day', May Agriculturalist^program will• 9, should '.• contact 'the-: be operating for-tkie= Y m'nister: • season Young people will be • The Explorers .will held a placed° on selected com Mother -daughter luncheon on mercial. operations .Monday at12;30'inthe church throughout the proV°tnce; basement. where they will live. with, and. Mr. and Mrs. Wif Pentland participate in, the. -regular had as visitors on Easter activities of the family. Sunday Mrs.' Ernest `Frit= hk '' oun •'chard of. Toronto; Mr La e �'�re6ple--wi1 Verne lsentland; etrort;•• receive a training allowance and Mrs Bob Andrew,."Jeff of'$16 a day; of : which' the and Paul of Kincardine,::T.eri Ministify will pay $6 andthe and Sean Van Dongen, host •farmer will provide :,$5• Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce ' cash, in addition to room and Utley and Erin of•Goderich: board worth $5 a day.:•Sunday visitors with Mr. Details of the program and and Mrs. Gordon Anderson on applications for host.farnners Easter' Sunday were Miss and interested young people Patsy Anderson;' London •are available .from' county Feed McCullen,' London; -•2iittr•etoffices of ,the John -arid Suzanne. Anderson, Ontario Ministry of Goderich; Mr, and Mrs. Mark Agriculture and Food., Berger; Mrs. Joyce Caesar; SII • MRS, MARY EER, GOD ERIC14 SIGNA L -STAR. TRU and Mrs. Francis Thompson Sarnia. Jeff and Scott stayed with their grand- parents, Mr":and Mrs. Keri •. • Thompson in C" 4derich ". Mr. and Mrs. Bob Eedy and twin daughters of Missisauga visited on. the weekend With. Mr. and Mrs. Irvine Hedy. Mr. and ;'Mrs: -Robt. Irvin visited ' their daughter *and: son-in-law, Betty, and Fred Stirling, _Darlene and,larold m at Thaesv-IIIc.:`• on , the (( weekend. -.Miss Barbara BlaK•e of Toronto spent a couple ...of days with her mother, 'Mrs. Cecil Blake. Bill and Pat Blake, Becky and •Kaxa of Cambridge visited with Mrs. Blake and Barbara arid with Pat's ; parents;;' Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Ryan in Goderich. Sunday ,visitors, with Mr. and. Mrs. Graham . McNee , were" their family. Ken and Linda'" McNee and Timmy, Eric and Angel McNee, Brenda and Craig Nile, Donna and Jim Hayden, Laurie and Linda 'dbf . Port Albert. Allan and,. Sandra ' McNee, Edward and Paul of Ajax spent Saturday at their _cottage at Port Albert. Rev. HO.. Dobson preached on the subject; "Easter", at ' • Sunday service at Dungannon. the- `United Church . The choir, FARM' DRAINAGE SYSTEM • SEE; THE NEW. 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John Jr.• of Toronto visited Mr. and :Mrs. Russell. Johnston. on the weekend. Bert µJohnston of London has been with.: his mother for the past three weeks` w.hilehis father was inhospital: , Mr. arid Mrs. Sim- Dobson, Jeffrey arid David • of St. Catharines visited Rev. H.G. and Mrs. Dobson for a couple of days: on the weelend.. Thornton Eedy went west to attend a cattle sale and will visit with Mr. Frank Eedy in Calgary, , Howard Godfrey • suffered severe burns to his ,hands .last .week while fixing:a hot water furnace. •While he was unable to work he visited his father, Mr._ Ralph Godfrey at Hare diiigton near,, Kingston •for a couple -of days Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Wilbur of Toronto spent the weekend "at their'summer home here.. IV Ir. and Mrs. Gordon. Kidd and family of Georgetown were up at Mrs. J. Ryan's house on Friday to look after -furniture: and sale. preparations. On Tuesday evening • the "Little People" directed by theirleader, Donna . 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