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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1977-12-01, Page 35rno ch eommi$tee- rge number of chair -a the felt the site was an ex - 0 and membercing the ionally good choice for rnittees national plowing Klatch Mayor Wm. Walden of met with the executive of W iilgham, accompanied by s Allan Harrison, Bill Rintoul Ontario Plowmen uciation in the first ..of and Tom Devell, expressed cal general information the c,' desire of Wingham sings held cn Tuesday, residents to become involved ember 22 in the Central with the plowing match and Secondary School at asked for direction in where they could be of assistance. It on. to provide was decided they would be emeeting was of opportunity Cor ute to yone the inuded publicityinture committeemetins so the Huron licipate and direct they could be kept informed stions to the OPA of the progress. acutive. Each Committee Robert Gordon and Alan urnanofreported committee the newly -formed ridge, SeBelggrave cess uestions Kinsmen, were on hand to then answered q obtain more information • lathe guron County chair about security for the week of a Howard Da tars of the match. The Kinsmen have weic,�med all hwood offered their services to e who were present and provide security prior to and during the night-time hours of uced the OPA executive ell as the local executive. the match. Steadman, president of Treasurer, Earl Hilderley, OPAcongratulated the of Clinton stated that the nexecutive for its choice expected budget for the 1978 to for the 1978 match. match would run between had made a tour of the $150,000 to $175,000. He asked lathe afternoon and were each committee to keep a to drive over the whole close eye on its budget and keep within reasonable Because they could do after all the rain of late,, bounds. c eets It was announced there will the week. He asked anyone possibly hair styling, while be a meeting early in the new who was interested to contact the other would be considered year for all the past, present him, a horticultural tent 'where and future committee Spence Cummings, con- flower derhonstrations;, and. chairmen, in order that they firmed that arrangements other shows would be held. can disuss past matches and have been finalized for the The ladies' committee i5 provide much-needed in- two buildings to be used by responsible, for purchaing formation to the chairmen the county exhibits. One souvenirs •and has on hand involved with the 1978 and 79 building will be used as a pens, spoons, frizbies, trays matches, livestock building and the and T-shirts. The committee Ray Scotchmer, publicity other will hold any other is also holding a quilt com- chiarman, announced that county exhibits such as the petition. 100,000 place mats have been farmstead and home im- Bill Leeming reported for obtained, but that his com- provement committee's the special events committee mittee is still looking for display and 4-H exhibits. and reminded Mr. Walden he sponsors for another 100,000. Reporting for the flying will be asked to challenge T-shirts of all sizes are also 'farmer's committee, Chris other mayors for the mayor available and will be sold Gosling said that last year plowing class. through the schools. over 200 planes flew in 1,350 Land committee chairman Bob Gibson reported the people to the match, and that Barry Mulvey explained that banquet committee has his committee has iva401 necessary land has been rented 1,500 chairs and 300 arrangements for use of the „�"tnrc tables to be used in the Wingham airstrip and a Howick Community Centre shuttle service to and from for the banquet. the match site. They are also pilleting committee making arrangements to chairman, George Under- provide helicopter rides at wood, reported all motel and the site. He mentioned that hotel rooms have been his committee is still looking reserved as far away as for radio equipment to use Kitchener and Southampton between the two locations. with very few left for Mrs. Carol Armstrong, exhibitors. The.. committee is ladies' program chairman, now working on 'building up a reported they plan to use two list of private homes that large tents. One of these tents would be willing to provide will hold the fashion shows, billets, either by the day or cooking demonstrations and' 'one foot in the 1urrow'tLZQi, Let • rs ateappreerated by Bob Trotter Eldale Rd Elm"a Ont N3B 1C7 • li Codi 1sat( .ii Funny Harm or Hee Haw or some of those nants from industrial fallouts. other stupid television shows depicting farters as dolts and Research; said the brief. should be carried out immediate- dundenc� H. Stu are cornpletelytirraware,_nolrthf •sew breed ly to find WAYS" �to minimize soil erosion,. and pollution from s-YTt'tA -. rrnPr-.-•O...-t4a,0",,-..:•:. , ^"'o''''''''-'-'''''''..1"Iwax''''2'.+ eslatitis''And-atip"jiroposed solutions must not make the business of agriculture less viable. i It ,gni !:.,.e a mental picture of a farmer as an ignorant clod \\ caring hub overalls, chewing on a straw while strug- gling across the manure yard with' a couple of buckets of gull t.. ,lop the tongs. you are sadly rilistaken. fl 1, a 'intik farmers spend most of their time sitting com- placentl. „r :, tractor watching crops grow. you have an erroneous ilea of what farmers do today. ° for noon• reason known only to the Almighty and the international .Joint Commission studying pollution of the Great t„ ekes, this reporter was chosen to serve on a public ct consultation panel studying land use activities leading to pollution Some excellent people are on that panel and three or four of them are working farmers. By that '1 mean they are not "gentlemen farmers They do get theirs share of manure on their hoots They are solid. quick -thinking, well -versed men who know what they are talking about ' This panel is asking for public part i•tpation in its deliber- ations ,At the hist meeting. two delegations were on hand to ' express their- points of view Both delegations were made up ' of lamer, I was proud to he associated with them. They presented their points of view. professionally and in an articulate manner The two -member group from the Huron County Federal i n of \griculture — a man and a woman — had a prepared brief which was simple and forceful in its clarity. •\s agriculturalists. they said they were vitally interested in pr(,yenhng the loss of prime .agriculturah land for any reason development. soil erosion. wind erosion or contami- !piigeIOA and the ways in which it can Om: 15, .1977, to the be further developed. ' "The government is asking da, Ottawa, Agriculture for opinions and proposals ria; Ottawa, K 1 A 005." 'tnid,7anuary, the federal from everyone concerned tilnet' member involved with the food system. I would the food strategy expect encourage groups and in- Ih'eet• with provincial dividuals to submit briefs to ters, us. In this way, we can work with the food industry and the 'Then the Nationrl Food public to further develop an ,er'ence in February will effective food strategy that tg.'together farmers, will ensure a strong food illlermen, businessmen, sector and a secure and . ers and government, nutritious food supply for all ciall to discuss the im- Canadians," Mr. Whelan ati4ttof the food strategy r'hid. ATER WELL DRILLING "76 YEARS EXPERIENCE" t'FARM • SUPURBAN • INDUSTRIAL • MUNICIPAL • °FRESS ESTIMATES V 'GUARANTEED WELLS tr 4.FAST MODERN EQUIPMENT '4 ROTARY 8 PERCUSSION DRILLS • MI igrA "OUR EXPERIENCE ASSURES it i,!! o LOWER COST WATER WELLS"• f._;.-•) •K=ill'] AVIDSQN 1. Rotary end Pertusslan Drilla ELL DRILLING LIMITED PHONE 357.1960 WINGHAM Collect Calls Accepted "ONTARIO'S FINEST WATER WELLS SINCE 1900" The entire brief made common sense. It even suggested that universities and colleges should 'Introduce comprehensive courses in soil erosion and con- servation. Later in the meeting, two other young men from Halton County spoke. Again. they were articulate and sophisticated in their approach..They did not appear with hat in hand and fore- locks bobbing. They were clear-eyed, no-nonsense men with something to say and the keen intelligence to say it properly. They — all of them — represent the new breed of farmer. They are not country hicks with unworldly ideas. They are not Iunkheads such as those depicted on televi- sion. . They are clear-headed people who know what they,want and; by gawd. they know how to get it. And i say more power to them. They -are a new breed of hard-headed businessmen who are farmers. They have to be intelligent and keen to stay in this business of farming these days. They have to be mechanics. bookkeepers. welders. seed specialists. tractor operators. soil scientists. geneticists, businessmen. managers and now. even good public speakers to make a decent living at farming. These people are all of those things and a heck of a lot more in my books. They are engaged in the most basic in- dustry in this country and are doing a tremendously impnr- tant job. B1ess.em all. GODERLCH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY; DECiEMH • WI finalized for the placing of the parking lots, machinery demonstrations and other displays. Any group interested in obtaining space in the tented city is urged to make ap- plication immediately to E.A. Starr, Secretary Manager, OPA, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ont. M7A 2B2. Reeves Bill Elston of Morris Township and Don Eadie of Turnberry Township were present and Elston reported on the progress of the traffic committee. Traffic coming to the match from the south will be directed down Take stock now Now that the harvest season has_ ended and machinery has been stored for the winter, farmers should start thinking about the 1978 growing season. John Kessler, secretary - manager of the Farm Machinery Board of Ontario, says that winter is an ideal time for farmers to sit down and assess their machinery part needs. "A good number of farmers suffered undue downtime last season because farm machinery parts were not available. In many cases the waiting periods could have been avoided." Mr. Kessler says farmers place the blame on manufacturers and suppliers. This is not really fair. The blame must be shared by the whole industry, including farmers. "In some cases, the waiting periods are caused by heavy demands for replacement parts during peak periods." Mr. Kessler says farmers could help alleviate the problem if they replenished parts more systematically. "IT the parts business could Settle he extended from the present three or four months per year to 12 months, the system would have a better chance of success." Mr. Kessler says farmers should put to good use the lessons learned from break- downs and waiting periods last season. Ordering replacement . and spare parts now will give manufacturers and suppliers a better chance to meet the farmers' needs. ANNOUNCEMENT Pioneer Brand Seeds r•••• JACK MAYHEW R.R.3 - CLINTON Is the seed corn dealer for Goderich Township For your supply of seed corn and forage seeds phone JACK MAYHEW 482-3176 (Location ono mile south of Holmesvllle on Varna Road) Former Jonathon Fisher customers please note • the first line of Morris and most attractive urban or across the new bridge to the rural horde, can obtain an back of the Armstrong farm. entry form from any of the Traffic from the north will be committee members. directed down the B Line and Judging for the competition is over to the north side of High- being carried ottt by George way 86. Traffic from the east Gear, former agricultural and west will be on Highway 86. Both these townships are in the process of extra con- struction along their roads, which will be completed in time for the match. Ralph Foster, reporting for the farmstead and home improvement competition said close to 80 entries have already been prejudged in the first three categories of that competition. All the town- ships and muricipalities in Huron County have been approached for financial assistance and a favourable response has been received from the majority of them. The last two classes in the competition will be judged next August, as well as the final judging of the other three classes. Anyone wishing to enter the last two classes which are: most attractive homestead, and GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES TO 91/2% Bruce Erskine 86 North,St. 524-9555 WORK BOOTS AND CLOTHING ....Priced Right! SMITH'S FARM & GARDEN CENTRE 66 HAMILTON ST ,- GODERICH 524-8761 representative for Bruce ounty, now living in Walkerton. 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