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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1977-11-30, Page 13WE'RE TACKLING HUNGER AT ITS ROOTS GIVE US A HAND SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO BOX 18.0Q0 TORONTO OTTAWA HALIFAX ST JOHN'S Farm incomes falling in 1977 OFA presiderit telis delegates HAMILTON — A presidential address by Peter Hannam out- lining gains the federation has achieved and warning of falling Going • on now! iinc .Harvest of Values Limited -time savings on Frigidaire! } LAIDLAIN APPLIANCE SALES AND SERVICE WINGHAM 357-2262 Exclusive Roller -Matic Mechanism has no gears to wear out; no oil to leak. Special savings on one of Frigidaire's most popular Automatic Washers. For clean clothes, look to Frigidaire with the exclusive jet action agitator. © Knits/Permanent Press/Reg. wash cycles • Flexible 1-18 Ib. capacity • Rugged h.edvy duty components. Clip this coupon and deposit it when you make a purchase. You could win a G.E. mini -fryer, Laidlaw Appliance Name Address Town Phone farm incomes highlighted the opening day of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's annual convention here Monday. Gerry Fortune of RR 1, Wing - ham, a newly elected regional director for northeast Huron, described the convention as: '°The voice of Ontario farmers meeting to decide our .own des- tiny." Four hundred and fifty dele- gates representing 23,500 OFA members across the province gathered to consider resolutions and policy decisions to give direction to the federation in the coming year. Mr. Hannam, a Guelph area farmer who just completed his first year as OFA president, was reelected to the position by ac- clamation. In his address he focused on areas in which the organization has made progress but warned farm incomes are going down. It is important all Canadians realize to what extent they will be affected by this drop, he said. He told the farmers cash re- ceipts are down an average of five per cent this year while farm input costs are, up by seven per cent. As a result farm incomes are expected to drop by $700 mil- lion in 1977. The effect of this drop is al- ready being felt, he noted, as farm machinery sales went down by $84 million during the first nine months of the year. Farmers don't operate in a vacuum, Mr. Hannam empha- sized. They have a significant effect on the rest of the economy and the rest of the economy has an equally profound effect on farming. Today almost every- thing used on the farm is pur- chased from someone else. "Every economic policy that our government decides upon has a very profound effect on agricul- ture and we can no longer solve agricultural problems by just go- Ashton's have their month's mixed up! THEY'RE HAVING THEIR JANUARY SALE RIGHT NOW IN DECEMBER! Every Item In The. Store Is Reduced THIS IS WHAT YOU'LL FIND I. Every item will be sale tagged for your convenience 2. Every single item in our large inventory is on sale 3. Sale discounts will apply on all drygoods - yard goods - work clothes Take advantage of this sale SHOP AND SAVE AT ASHTON'S FOR ALL YOUR FAMILY NEEDS! ASHTON'S HAVE ALWAYS CARRIED ONLY GOOD QUALITY BRAND NAME CLOTHING AND YOU'LL FIND IT ALL ON SALE. EVERYTHING IS 'SALE TAGGED' SO YOU CAN SEE BOTH THE ORIGINAL PRICE AND THE SALE DISCOUNT. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS: EVERYTHING IS ON SALE. SHOP EARLY TO GET BEST SELECTION! BRAND NAMES "Lady Utex" "Tam °Shunter" t4_ o t...,y-•....i� "WAbP1cse" "G.W,Ge" m "Kayser" ® "Niccolhni" "Paris Star" m "Arrow" © "Forsyth" © "Levi" = "Standflelds" Etc., Men's - Ladies' and Children's Clothing Dry Goods Fabrics,®®®,,. 14WANi4YA V AILABLE 'Til December 24. 1977 ALL SALES FINAL! ing to the minister of agricul- ture," he declared.• On the positive side he noted that the devaluation of the Cana- dian dollar has benefitted agri- culture and he congratulated the Ontario government for its "Buy Canadian" and "Buy Ontario" food promotion plans. Canadians must realize the' i ! affecting Canadian jobs wL, .,,,.y. buy Jr ported food p.:.duc.., he said. The united voice of various groups in the- farm •ommunity has been 'heard in government circles, he told the delegates, and' significant tax concessions have been gained — namely the mineral tax. Blue vale Recent visitors with Mr. and -Mrs. Bert Garniss were Mrs. James Coad and M,rs. Larry Knapf of Hanna, Alberta. Lakelet Mr. and Mrs. William Behrns attended an unveiling and dedication service at Dorchester United Church where a memorial window was dedicated Sunday in memory of Rev. W. J. T. Taylor. They later visited Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hunter. • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Angus and Lori Ann of Wingham visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gedcke. Revall Dettman is spending this week in the western prov- inces. READ LABEL DIRECTIONS. Medicines can'[ help you'd you dolt take them right 'NCI: t`\ FAMILY HEAUN 4 r� hot wr, iee as ••+ mm„Gtturec, of rned c n. Plant Your Money in Fertile Ground Strong growth with safety is what you get when you buy V and G guaranteed investment certificates. We pay you high enough interest to double your money in less than eight years. Act today — at Victoria and Grey. VICTORIA and GREY VG TRUST CONno`AN S 'rr-C 7889 Main Street East, Listowel D. N. Lefebvre, Manager In addition, a stepped-up public relations campaign has been tell- ing the story of farming to the consuming public. A brief presented to labor Minister Bette Stephenson has resulted in agriculture being given a seat on the occupational health and safety council. Mr u ; claimed farm F•r ,dui . Jnar feting boards are eatl} T • in +erstood by the pub! servants and some govei , ministers. Farmers need to �,.:ue true story of supply manag. nent across, he said. Represent°° -o Huron County farmers at the convention are: Doug and Gerry Fortune of Wing - ham, Jack Stafford of Wroxeter, Bev Brown of Bluevale, Merle and Sheila Gunby of Dungannon, Vince Austin of Goderich, Walter Elliott of Lucknow, Jim McIntosh of Seaforth, Bob Lawson of Clin- ton, Lyle Haney of Tuckersmith, Mickey Nott of Clinton, Maurice Bean of Auburn, John Van Beers of Blyth, Mery Smith of Walton, Bill Pullen of Blyth, Glen Miller of Parkhill, Richard Grenier of , Dashwood and Glen and Gerry Thiel of Zurich. The Wingham Advance -Times, November 80, 1977—Page 13 RECEIVES ALL. ROUND CORD-LAnne Robinson of Fordwich (right) received her All Round cord, the second highest Girl Guide awai=d, on Saturday. Her cord is being admired above by Nancy Demerling of Bracebridge, a graduate cadet. Formerly of Fordwich, Nancy returned on Saturday to tell the Guides about her experiences while attending the jamboree this past summer on Cape Breton Island, N.S. (Staff Photo) Keeping homes together is aim of Family Services At Huron County Family and Children's Services in Goderich, all work is aimed at keeping children and their families to- gether if that is possible, said John Penn, director of the ser- vices. "We're really trying to streng- then families and help them. We want to keep them together," Mr. Penn said. Family and Children's Services try to do this by counselling child- ren and their parents and by providing emergency accom- modation for children when their parents are unable to cope with a situation. At the end of September there were 90 foster children in Huron County. By the end of October some children were able to return to their own homes, leaving 81 children in need of foster parents. When children are unable to stay with their own parents some Changes announced in brucellosis program OTTAWA — Agriculture Min- ister Eugene Whelan today an- nounced changes in Canada's brucellosis program that will further the effort to -eradicate the disease. Most of the changes are ex- pected to take effect early next year, although some are being made immediately. These in- clude placing greater emphasis on brucellosis research by Agri- culture Canada's Health of Animals Branch, the appoint- ment of a planning officer to co- ordinate all anti -brucellosis activities and i information officer to p ; , e cattlemen and dairy producer- 'th' up-to-date information. The changes expected to lie implemented early in 1978 are: the division of Canada into separ- ate regions, to be described as brucellosis -free, brucellosis low- incidence, and other ; placing controls on the movement of cattle between all regions; establishment of a new policy for brusellosis-free listed herds; mandatory negative testing for all cattle over six months of age — except those from brucellosis - free regions, brucellosis -free listed herds, official vaccinates less than 18 months old, steers and spayed heifers — jwithin 60 days immediately before they enter shows or exhibitions; an on- farm test requirement for certain age groups of cattle before move- ment off the farm in Ontario and Quebec. Our beef producers and dairy farmers are fortunate that their herds are among the healthiest in the world," Mr. Whelan said. "Brucellosis is a problem dis- ease. We • feel that with these tighter regulations and the co- operation of farmers, we can beat it." The changes stem from meet- ings on brucellosis held in Winni- peg last June between Health of Animals, Branch officials, re- presentatives of the beef and dairy industry, provincial veter- inarians and members of the Canadian Veterinary -M dical Association. Recommendations for the changes were made' by a subcom- mittee formed at the meeting and staffed by Health of Animals Branch disease experts. "Agreement in principle was reached last month by re-• presentatives of the groups who attended the Winnipeg meeting and by provincial deputy ministers of agriculture who met in Ottawa last week," Mr. Whelan said. "Arrangements concerning the increased em- phasis on research and the new staff members were fully agreed to and have been implemented. Discussion on the five major changes is continuing but I am confident they will be in place early next year." Brucellosis, a bacterial con- tagious disease that causes abor- tions in cows, pow is controlled in Canada by on-going herd testing and screening programs oper- ated by Agriculture Canada. Cattle found to carry the disease are ordered destroyed and the farmer compensated. Current regulations include testing of cattle at auction markets, keeping herds under quarantine until they have passed two negative tests, requiring a negative herd test 60 days before a farm auction, licensing of livestock dealers who hold cattle on their premises and requiring them to blood test animals and record cattle move- ments, testing of animals moving between certain provinces, slaughtering of calves whose mothers are found to have brucellosis, and slaughtering herds when spread of brucellosis in the herd cannot be stopped. 7 go to receiving homes, homes provided on an emergency basis by people wining to help parent children when the child needs such help. Other children go to foster homes on a more long term basis. Some children go to group horns, homes with several other child- ren the child's age. Some child- ren are put into an institutional setting. Castles is an independent home in Goderich for teenage girls who want to live on their own and make their own decisions. The girls are 15 and older and often prefer to live life on their own terms rather than go to a foster home. There are many foster parents waiting to take children into their homes. Many are unwilling to take teenagers making a short- age of homes for people in their teens. Parent training is available to people who want to be foster par- ents. Mr. Pann has just finished teaching a course in Seaforth and is considering a course for Wing- ham if a need is expressed for such training. Mr: Penn approaches pare/I:- training arenttraining by teaching behaviour modification. He tries to get the parent to understand how their own actions affect the conduct of the child. For instance if a child is having a temper tantrum and the parent gives the child a lot of at- tention when he or she exhibits such behaviour, the parent may- be unwittingly rewarding the child's behaviour, since the tan- trum may have been for atten- tion. Mr. Penn is the author of ar- ticles and pamphlets regarding parent training. WAN?. ItSULTS use Ds1 FETTES TOURS ERIE PENN: Christmas shopping, l45•stores, Dec. 9 - 1 1 , $59.50 ea. FLORIDA BREAK: Disneyworld, Children's discount, School break Dec. 22 - Jon. 1, Mar 18 - 27. Only $279.00 ea. GO BERMUDA: Deluxe accommodation, two meals daily, Jan. 11 - 18. $539.00 ea. FLORIDA ESCAPE: Efficiency accommodation, stay put. Departs Jan. 14, 28, Feb. 11, 25. 14 days. BUDGET PRICE $399.00 ea. FLORIDA SUN SPOTS: Include Silver Springs, Kennedy Space Center, Miami Beach Cypress Gardens, Disneyworld. Departs Jan. 14, Feb. 1 1 , 25. $399.00. FLORIDA/NASSAU CRUISE: Fantastic meals aboard ship. Florida attractions All taxes and tips included. 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