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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-03-17, Page 14it PAGE 1,4,--GODERICHSIGNAL-STA R,. T DVNGRNN�N O1NGS CHURCH NEWS Rev. H. G. Dobson spoke on the topic, "Let the hungry feed themselves •; on Sunday at Dungannon United Church. He told of the church's missionary tradition and gave examples to illustrate that it is better to give un- derdeveloped and poverty- stricken people the tools to work for themselves rather than just giving handouts of food or clothing. Prof. Karl Hochreither, School of ChurchMusic in Berlin, Westminister scholar in residence, will conduct a workshop in church music for organists in Mitchell United Church on Wednesday, March 16, For teenagers there is a Conference in Drama at Woodgreen United Church in Toronto during Winter Break See the minister for par ticulars if interested. The Pastoral Relations Committee is holding its second meeting at the home of Mary Bere on Wednesday evening. Rev. Stan MacDonald of Londesboro will be present to represent presbytery and give advice. Several letters have been sent but no answers received as yet. Student Pastor Doug Zehr conducted the Sunday service at the Christian Fellowship Church, taking his scripture lesson from First Epistle of John: 1 verses 1-15 with special emphasis on verse 14. BROOKSIDE HAPPENINGS Hockey games have been the order of the day this week at Brookside. The boys finished their season's series with the following games Thunderbolts - 2, Chargers 1: Wednesday's final game Thunderbolts 6 - Knights 7. The Knights are the winners of the series. The Senior Girls A1,1 Star Team lost against the Ripley team on Monday night by a score of 3-2. Girls play again tonight (Friday) and a final game Tuesday night. On Thursday and Friday of this week we had a very in- teresting speaker at the school in the person of Mrs. Shirley Keller, Editor of the Goderich Signal Star. She spoke to the students of Grades 7 and 8. She also visited classrooms and an- swered questions about getting out the newspaper each week. SOCIAL NEWS Mrs. Cora Barr and Mrs. Gertrude Walsh of Kinlough visited Mr. and Mrs. Chris Shelton on Sunday. Harold Errington attended a .Trapper's Convention in North Bay on the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Allan McNee, Edward and Paul of London visited with Mr. and Mrs. Graham McNee on Sunday. Stevew Caesar, of Lindsay, spent a couple of days last week with his parents, r. and Mrs. Jack Caesar nd shared in birthday festivities for his sister Jan. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Godfrey and family visited his sister Olive, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Sproul and family and his father Ralph Go(ifrey at t Ethel on Sunday." UR5DAY. MAliti 17, 1977 Newly elected board The annual meeting of the Huron County Milk Producers elected six new committee men to the county milk committee, left to right, front row: Stuart Steckle, Stanley Township; Martin Baan, Grey Township; and Hugh Litt, Howick Township; Back row: Boyd Taylor, Morris Township; Albert Whiting, Grey Township and Jim Drennan, Ashfield Township, (News -Record photo) Need federal The federal government should pay more,of the cost of marketing milk to offset the levy charged to provincial dairymen that has reached an "intolerable level," Kenneth McKinnon, chairman of the Ontario Marketing Board told a meeting of the milk producers in Clinton, last Wednesday, March 9. McKinnon, who is also president of „ the National Dairy Farmers, was the featured speaker at the an- nual meeting of the Huron County Milk Producers. A crowd of 170 people, one of the' largest meetings in the history of the Huron County Milk Producer's Association, heard McKinnon blast the government for the buildup of the $145 million deficit that each producer helps to pay off through the collection of the levy• The levy was set at $1.35 per hundredweight of milk last year McKinnon said. This year, the government wants a levy of $1.33, but he said $1.25 would be a more reasonable figure. The deficit is caused by the difference in Canadian domestic sales prices and the lower international price, which is currently 50 cents per hundredweight lower than our own, and has built up over the last three years. Compared to Canadian dairymen, McKinnon said, farmers in other milk ex- porting countries are given larger milk subsidies which allows them to keep the in- ternational price low and remove the financial burden from the producers. McKinnon said the OMMB was .asking the government for $15" million to help alleviate the deficit, and the government was prepared to look at the deficit "with conditions." The producers do not favour a government suggestion for a national levy which would re-egotablish the base of assessment. "Ontario would have to ncrease its share of the levy because of its extensive liquid milk production," McKinnon said. . He expects the govern- ment's direct subsidy to producers will be continued with an increase in the provincial share of the national milk quota expected. The milk producers operate Antihistamines do a good job as cold -symptom and allergy fighters, but they can cause inattention, confusion and drowsiness. Read and heed the warning on the label, says the Ontario Safety League: under federally ^ set quotas which forced the board to cut quotas an average of 15 percent, making 1976 one of the toughest years ever for producers, McKinnon said. "I think we may have cutback a little too much in estimated requirements," he said, adding 12 percent would probably have been more tolerable. Mill& producers should reach 95 percent of their quota set for them this year, McKinnon said and predicted a $7 per hundredweight fine would=be imposed for people producing above the quota. He said he doesn't expect a system of monthly quotas will be applied this year, which would even' out the yearly supply of milk production, but could be adopted after several years of planning ahead. The OMMB is presently negotiating a national dairy . policy with Minister of. Agriculture and Food, Eugene Whelan. McKinnon expects the policy will be set by the end of next week, shortly before the end of the marketing year on March 31. In 1976 the policy was not set until April 14. Outside of the quota problem, ldw prices and the lack of restraints on the production" of skim milk on the Common Market, are the milk producers worst problems, McKinnon said. The glut o'f skim miik on the world market is such, that if all European countries lowered production to meet home needs, there is still enough in storage to supply the European markets for three years, he said. McKinnon also noted that cheese imports here are heavier than in other coun- tries. "There is an increase of imports allowed while we're forced to decrease our production," he said.,~_ Meanwhile, Canadian cheese exports are being curtailed by the levies of the very European countries that export their cheeses to Canada, McKinnon said. Despite the problems facing the milk producers, the OMMB chairman did predict an increase in the sale of most milk products this year. A two percent increase in the sale of Class I milk, bottle ex* from EDWARD FUELS the flexible corn herbicide Flexible because it doesn't leave residue for the following crop year. FlXXible because it can be used alone to control a wide range of common annual grasses and broadteafed weeds. Flexible because it can be applied over a wide range of time, from pre -emergence to early. post -emergence. FleXible because you can buy it as a wettable powder, or as a liquid. Although Bladex can he mixed with atrazine and other herbicides, it does a tremen- dous job when used alone. That way you get the three things you need most: no grasses, no broadleaf. no carryover. You'can. buy Bladex at agri- cultural chemical dealers throughout coni country, •elaiit" is a ,rtgiiItttdaradt mark' oi $hall Canada t4 mitCd.;. -. 'd. ' aid sales, is expected as well as a five percent increase in cheddar cheese sales. There is a hope that cheese exports may increase slightly, he said. Specialty cheeses like cottagecheese:and yogurt are also predicted to face an eight percent increase in sales. At the other,end of the spectrum however, butter consumption will probably continue to decline by five or ,six percent, he said. Following McKinnon's address, the Huron County Milk Producers re-elected six new members to its milk committee: Martin Baan, Grey .Township: Stewart Steckle, Stanley Township, - J.C. Drennan, Ashfield Township; Boyd Taylor, Morris Township; and Hugh Litt, Howick Township: All five men were elected for three year terms with Albert Whiting, Grey Township elected to finishwo years of a term left by cif -airman Eric Finkbeiner on his retirement from dairy production. The meeting narrowly missed electing Beatrice Seili, Grey Township; a milk producers wife, who would have become the Association's first woman elected to the committee. Also elected for the coming year was the executive: John Campbell, RR 3 Bayfield, chairman: J.C. Drennan, Ashfield Township vice chairman; Doug Trewartha, Clinton, secretary -treasurer. 5C EDWARD FUELS Some of the activities' and services of the Huron County Federation of Agriculture will have to be curtailed unless more generous grants come in from all townships in the county, HFA members learned recently at their meeting in Hensel!. County Federation treasurer, Marurice Bean of Auburn, presented the 1977 budget based on grants received from townships last year and said more money would be required to pay increased expenses, in- cluding postage, in 1977. Mr. Bean said only six townships have given grants to the Federation so far this year. Last year, all but three townships, Ashfield, which has a township Federation which raises money, and Hay and West Wawanosh gave grants to the Federation. If a township doesn't grant a "reasonable amount of money" to the county Federation; the HFA ways and means committee has , suggested that the Federation start a petition in that township to go back to a levy system. Under provincial legislation, the rural municipalities are authorized to levy up to half a mill to the Federation, with a portion of the money going to the township Federation, if it is active, and the rest to the county Federation of Agriculture, Mr. Bean ex- pplained. Mr. Bean estimated that only two of Huron's townships send a levy, rather than a grant to the Federation. The , $35 that each Individual Service Member of the ' Federation pays each year goes to the Ontario Federation of Agriculture and the county Federation is dependent on grants from the townships for income, the treasurer said. A member of .the county Federation executive and a local Federation member have been visiting each township council, requesting a grant increase. Hullett, . council, for example, gave the Federation $1,000 for 1977, compared to $500 last year with $700 going to the county Federation and $300 ear- marked for the Hullett Township Federation of Agriculture. Last year the whole grant went to the county level because the local Federation didn't need it. Mr. Bean said the levy system leaves it up to the township to decide what portion of the half a mill maximum they'll give to the Federation. Individual ratepayers who don't want to pay the levy to the HFA can have their levy struck off by notifying the local clerk each year in writing. But the levy Kincaid -41e %raid Se oke T" DIVISION OF HANOVER TRAVEL SERVICE - 831 QUEEN, KINC. ONT., CANADA 396.3477 INVITES YOU TO COME ALONG ON ONE OF THE FOLLOWING HANOVER HOLIDAY TOURS ARIZONA NEVADA - CALIFORNIA Departs April 16th 15 days in the sun and seeing such great features as the Grand Canyon, and Universal City Hollywood,California. 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