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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWingham Advance-Times, 1980-12-17, Page 16Wingham Adv ce-Times, ate, r 7, WO / • FREE TREATS—Members of the Wingham Fire Department passed out candy to the children lining the route of the Santa Claus parade on Saturday. They didn't have much trouble giving It away! Annual OAC conference will update in ustry The changing shape of agriculture is reflected in the program for, the Ontario Agricultural College's Agri- cultural Conference '81, which will be held Jan. 6-8. The conference lasts three days, only one of which will be devoted to matters related directly to pro- duction. Corn and poultry • are the selected subjects to be dealtlidffi on Jan. 7, The session on corn begins at 10 amt..; and, runs until 4 p.m. The Poultry session begins at . • 9:30 a.m. The„other two days will 'be given over CO some of the most critical issues of our times as they affect the agricultural industry. "Alternate , Energy Sources for Mechanized Farming", an all -day session on Jan. 6, will talk about ethanol and methane production and use, as , well as methanol and vegetable oilslor diesels. . Another half day; begin- ning at 1 p.m. Jan. 6, will be given over to discussion on farm values and property taxation. The conference will con- clude - with an , all -day • seminerteginning 410 a.m. Jan. 8td evaluate the facts about herbicides in resiionse to a growing. and widely discussed concern about the potential .health and environ- ment hazards of chemical weed control. This is a follow-up to last year's sessions of new and persistent weed problems facing farmers. It reflects the interest and concern that has resulted in the professional development course, Science of Weed Control, which has been over -subscribed for three years. Agricultural Conference '81 will for the first time be held off -campus, except for the Poultry Industry Con- ference, at the Col. John McCrae Branch, Canadian Legion, on York Road in Guelph. The ladies of the Legion will take on the task of catering for as many as 1,800. There is no fee in- volved and no advance registration. Dr. Stan Young, coor- dinator df agricultural ex- tensions, explains that Agri- cultural Conference '81 is only one of an ongoing series of programs. OAC Extension is in continous touch with all the various elements which Happy Gang Christmas meeting The airlift...1as meeting, of the Happy Gang Senior Citizens was held Dec. 5, commencing with a pot luck dinner at 12:30 p.m. The food was varied and delicious and was consumed by about 40 members and guests. Guests were Captain and Mrs. W. Perrin and daughter of the Salvation Army Wingham Corps. The program opened with the-Cluistmas story.by Mr& Perrin, followed by the Lord's prayer. • She then joined her husband in a Christmas carol, with him assisting at the accordion. He accompanied the group in favorite carols. Gordon Wall favored with violin solos; Mary Montgomery, piano solos; Mrs. Bone, reading; Mrs. Jean Aitcheson, reading: There was a skit presented by Rena. Fisher,. Mrs. Bone and Agnes Williamson. The business was con- ducted by Olive Lewis in the absence of the president, George Taylor. This being the last meeting of 1980 the new slate of officers was named as'follows: The *resident is Mrs, G. Francis; vice president, William Henderson; pianist, Mrs. J. Conn; secretary, Albert Rintoul; treasurer, Mrs. Johnston Conn; SoCial, Margaret Hastings and Vera Baxter; friendship, Irene Bosman; press, George Taylor; program, Ethel Holmes and Fanny Wraith; cards, George Gregg. At the close of the meeting Santa arrived and gave out gifts and kisses. This brought the meetings for 1980 to a close. ens - NOTICE CA,11.11 GE'S Will be closed from January 1 to January 27 • for vacation Sorry for any inconvenience caused: make up the agricultural industry and strive to serve their needs based on their known concerns, develop- ments taking place in University of Guelph and other.research programs, as well as availability of faculty members at the time of the • conferenee." Effective communication is critical, says Prof. Young. "The farmer must also be something • of a chemist; businessman, economist and sociologist as well as a specialist in his own selected area of production if he wishes to succeed. • "Large scale >enterprises can sometimes hire people to supervise some of these • aspects, but the smaller operator is faced with the task of trying to grasp all these many facets himself. This is one of the functions of the Agricultural Conference, to provide in an en- capsulated form, sortie of the • know-how which will help him make good decisions." Brussels seniors . BRUSSELS — The local senior citizens held a Christ- mas party last Wednesday at noon. Fifty-five seniors were served a Christmas dinner by the ladies' auxiliary in the Legion hall. President Frank Hooper was in charge of the meeting following . the excellent dinner. A vote of thanks to the ladies who served the meal was approved by all present. Following the reading of the minutes Mrs. Hooper, Mrs. Marion • Gedkin of Walton showed pictures of the parade held in Walton early this autumn when that community celebrated the opening of its new library building erected on the softball park. The Walton Softball Club was in charge. Mrs. Dave Watson thanked Mrs. Godkin for entertaining and presented het with a gift. Mrs. Godkin's four-year- old daughter gave a recitation, and her &der daughter, Dianne, who at- tends univergity, sang two beautiful soloes, ac- companied by her mother. A few Christmas carols were sung by all, ac- companied by Mrs. Harold Thomas at the piano and led by Mrs. Van Vliet and Mr. Hocipeir. Then a few games of progressive euchre were played. Prize winners were as follows: high scores by Mrs. Thynne and Mrs. Hooper, low score S by Ernie Stevens and Mrs. Mac Shaw., Prizes for lone hands were won by Mrs. Peachey and Albert Quipp. The next meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 21, BY MURRAY GAUNT HURON-BRU ) Report fr m Qu Ontario Environment Minister Harry Parrott has ,Saifi that he may hold off expropriating land for a pro- posed liquid waste disposal 'site at South Cayuga until the site is determined safe. But landowners will have to allow access to their pro- perties for testing. It is not clear whether this assurance will satisfy the landowners of South Cayuga, who demonstrated before the Legislature this week. They are to meet with the minister in their community later this month. The minister has ruled out an assessment under the Environmental Assessment Act, but has pledged that public hearings directed by the Crown corpOration being set up to develop the plant will study the technology and geology of the site. The government has agreed to allow the Standing Re- sources Development Com- mittee of the Legislature to hold hearings on this matter early in the new year, at which time the public will be able to make presentations to the committee. The 'Legislature's Public Accounts ' Committee has said that the Ontario govern- ment should consider selling three huge landbanks acquired in the early 1970s "with little care for the costs involved". A federal health study says highly toxic dioxins have been found in the livers of chickens that were,kept on beddings of wood Shavings treated with the preserva- tive pentachlorophenol. Dr. A. B. Morrison, assistant deputy minister of the health protection branch, has said that he does not think the amounts found in the chicken livers represent 'a health lhazard. Also, he said there was no chance that eggs produced by con- taminated chickens would contain trace amounts of • dioxin. Lorne Henderson, Ontario minister of agriculture and food, said that the province's chicken producers have stopped ,using wood chips contaminated with these poisons', Belmore The community extends congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Rick McPherson on the .birth of their daughter, Erin. The McIntosh and Bel - more Sunday Schools held their Christmas concert on Saturday. All classes par- ticipated in the program, as -well. as . the Belmore-MCIn- tosh-Mildmay Hi -C. Santa arrived to distribute gifts and candy. The Renwick • family Christmas was held in the Belmore Arena on Sunday. Guests came from London and the local area. Knox Presbyterian Church will hold its Sunday School concert on Friday, Decem- ber 19. Santa Claus will arrive at the Belmore Arena on Saturday, December 20. In hockey action, the Squirts downed Wallace 3-1 and the Intermediate Ladies blanked Mitchell 12-0, Vicky Jeffrey scoring four of the 12 goals. The Tykes were defeated 7-3 by Belgrave and the Pee Wees were dumped 7-3 by Clifford. Sacred Heart es Mailbox Christmas vacation is rapidly approaching and with it the excitement of the students for the celebration. Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2 and Grades 3 and 4 presented a Christmas concert on Dec. 9 for Wingham and Area Day Centre for the Homebound, in the Armouries. On Dec. 11, the students performed the concert for family and friends. Everyone enjoyed the students' endeavors, especially with the addition of a new stage. Grades 7 and 8 students are preparing for a Christmas potluck dinner and dance on Dec. 16. On Friday, Dec. 19, there will be a skating party at the arena from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Hotdogs will be served for lunch' and it is rumored that Santa will pay a visit. The students and teachers would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Ad** .York official has 11 _eeee*Sa Amples of sport world. the highest levels of deadly 40 ' aniglaekcial fish from Elio* found anywhere in the 1-4030 011i*lo contain among This week in the Legislature ril spoke in stsd' and!thein re- sponse _t1' the budget on the subject, conser Canada,ving energy across q qogeneration, and res impopratarn ticcte utof. whatcould be done in On- tario and at the Bruce complex to encourage this type of conservation. In Canada during the first nine months of this year there was, a 3.4 per cent in- crease irrdemand for oil pro- ducts, _white gasoline con- stunption was 4.3 per cent higher for the same period, which would indicate that half the people in this u tchoerVs anylonotreal bel energyi evethatpo_ At this rate, inthe not -too - distant future our con- sumption of foreign crude is expected to be in excess of 600,000 barrels a day, as compared with the 270,000 barrels a day at the present time. This is assuming, of course, • that foreign oil imports will still be avail- able, considering the in- stability in the Middle East. In order to encourage the reduction of oil consumption by Canadians, I placed a resolution before • the Legislature: "Resolved that this province should move ,fonward immediately to implement a policy of cogeneration, to use the wast by-product power from our nuclear plants and all thermal generating plants." Cogeneration saves at least fifty per cent ofthe fuel that is needed to make a kilo- watt of electrical power, and saves 27 per cent of the fuel that is necessary to generate steam and electricity in- dependently. Opportunities to harness and use waste energy at the Bruce nuclear station for very productive purposes are almost limitless Industrie § 1,,vlsob uselarge quantities. of hat water or steam, such as plastic, pulp and paper, food and bever- age, steel, glass and cement refining industries could be encouraged to take part in It wh§t• .coujd, Ifinr101 nea,ht!r, """"erantri POWered ehery park neaetb4tetion, Ontario '•-pYdro boa (w- armed cancern that *mill not peOlble to eenatract twin powerline (Mt of Bruce fast ei1011011 to get the generated power to the eon. sinning piiblIc. It would therefore be advisable, in my view, that they dedicate the first unit of Bruce "B" to hydrogen production. Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the uni- verse and is one of 'its more promising fuels. Also, the unused electricity during the night, 'which is one-third of the 24-hour generating capa- city of the plant, could be used for hydrogen pro- duction. By locating elec- trolysis plants beside hydro generators we can use hydrogen to store power not used at peak times, and use that for other purposes, making the entire electrical production system more efficient. Hydrogen can be used as a transportation fuel. It is the safest form/�f energy, (we have. It is clean burning. It is the most powerful fuel known to man. Since water is two-thirds hydrogen, this is the most logical source Hydrogen can be used to, fuel aeroplanes and railway engines as well as cars and trucks. It can be the primary element in 'pro- , ducing nitrogen fertilizers and in methanol production. The former would allow'us to move away from natural gas to produce nitrogen ferti- lizers, which could stabiliie the price of this commodity. At present, one-third of Ontario's beef cattle are finished within a fifty -mile radiiis of the Bruce plant. Therefore the production of ethanol, through the combin- ing of energy production and agriculture could produce by-products amounting to 2.4 million bushels of distilled spent grain which, mixed with , corn sileage and corn stover, would finish 120,000 - head of cattle at a 600 -pound • gain. • Preseritly the greenhebite project is reteiving most of the public and press at- tention because there is no prototype being operated. Plans are currently under - h." Pim to, "ma tbis project. However, the. Wendel is • mueh bigger OR green: houses. Fish *Ong and agriculture are''' !Veal velopmeata aaWelL The area. is an excellent one for growing alfalfa as a cos. crap. With the available ht and steal an alfalfa lettier plant weal natural. There hie many ways of encouraging the onservn-. tion of energy and at the same tithe promoting growth the communities of the province ,,-which are less developed than the present • large urban areas. Hydro rates should be adjusted to encourage high energy in- dustries to locate near power centres like the 13ruce. I also suggested that a deep water port was abso- lutely necessary for develop- ment. The session is proroguing this week, and a- new session will not likely commence until the first part of March. However, there will be at least six select and standing committees Working bet- ween now and that date, including the Resources Development Committee on the South Cayuga matter, the Committee on Company Law, the Plant Shutdown Committee, the Ombudsman Committee, and the Pro- cedural Affairs Committee, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to every- one. Deadline for contributions December 31 VIC1DRIA. 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