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Clinton News Record, 1954-04-01, Page 8PAGE EIGHT CLiNTON NEWS-RE`'CORD THURSDAYS APRIL 1, 1954 Tom- Pryde, MLA Explains The Milk Industry, Act (Here is another in a series been evidence of the need of in- creased research, with reference to milk production, milk manufactur- ing, and ,in the merchandising of dairy products. of articles by Tom Pryde, MLA for Huron County.) In view of the interest of many of my constituents I have had the following resume of the IVIilk In- As noted above the dairy in +dustry Act prepared by •a senior dustry has been operating under official of the Department of Ag- several different Acts; the Milk xiculture. It is hoped that it will Control Act, the Farm Products be of value to those most intimat- Marketing Act, the Dairy Pro- ely concerned with the legislation ducts Act, the Farm Products and clarify some points regarding Grades and Sales Act and the which doubt may exist. Milk and Cream Act. The new The new proposed Ontario leg- Milk Industry bill. co-ordinates islation, the Milk Industry Act, is into one piece of legislation all receiving everyone's interest at of the ,above acts. It is a co-ord-. -the present moment and consti- ination of legislation already in tutes a step forward for the dairy existence to allow for more order - industry in the Province of On- ly administration within the gov- tario. To date, the dairy industry ernment, and to follow for orderly - . Within/ this province has been and united thinking on the part of, 'handicapped. through having four dairy farmers, creamery operators separate producer organizations, and milk processors. Certain sec - but as well by having different tions have been revised for pur- groups of producers functioning poses of clarification, and to con - 'under separate pieces of provincial form with regulations and prac- tices already in forge and accept - For some time now, there has ed by the industry. 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It's surprising what Coke will do, }Tow com- pletely it refreshes, how quick to lift sagging spirits, how sure to please the most exacting. taste, Yes, you'll find Coke the perfect. refresluilent ... any time. • Authorised bottler of Ceen.Coto under sonnet with Coco•Coto Ltd. ESBECO LIMITED 458 Erie Street STRATFORD, ONT. "Cob"ls a registered trade -mart Phone 78 4.2X not been changed. The basic administration of the Act will be administered by two Boards.., The. first one,' the Milk Control Board, which is already in existence, will carry on as before without any curtailment of powers except that it will only have' juris- diction over the fluid milk side of the industry. The Milk Products Board, which is a new Board,' will administer everything other than fluid milk, which will include, cream, milk for concentration, and milk for cheese. The Mille Pro- ducts Board and its staff will also be responsible for the supervision of dairy plants, the quality of milk and the general improvement of milk products. These are not new powers, they are the same ones as have been in the past, and are currently administered by' 'the Dairy Branch. The Bill has made provisions for the formation of a Milk Industry Commission. It is the first time in Canada, where such a move has been taken by the government • to meet the needs of the dairy in- dustry. The Commission will have equal representation of dairy far- mers and processors. 'The basic purpose of the Commission will be to give study and scrutiny to all phases of the industry and to make recommendations to the government and to any dairy or- ganization within the Province of Ontario.' It is hoped this will go a long way in providing a smoother path for the dairy farmer and the dairy industry in the future, An- other most important function of the commission is to promote and co-ordinate research with respect to the production and marketing of milk and milk products. Again, recognition has been given to the needs of the dairy industry as far as research is concerned, and as well, the Commission will study the whole matter of milk qualify and the health of cows. The four producer groups with- in the Province of Ontario have been striving for some time to give co-ordinated action to the prob- lems of the 'dairy farmers. • Three and a half years ago, they formed what was known as the Ontario Dairy Producers Co-ordinating Board. This Board was made up of representatives from the four dairy producer groups. The new Dairy Act has recognized. this Board as one that was worth while, and one that was needed by. the industry, and as a result it has been set up as a legal body. The functions that they have been performing for the past few years have been spelled out in legisla- tion, that is, they may co-ordinate, stimulate, increase and improve the production and marketing of milk and milk products, and 'some- thing that is most important, they may provide facilities for the mar- keting of milk. This was a specific request by the dairy farmers so they could take some action by themselves in an attempt to take care of surplus milk. However, it must be pointed out that any action taken by the Pro- ducers Co-ordinating Boardwill not be arbitrary. The Board to. function will require certain funds, They may recommend to the pro- ducer organizations, that is, the Cream Pr o d u c e r s Marketing Board, the Cheese Producers Mar- keting Board, the Concentrated Milk, Producers Association arid the Whole Milk Producers that Lot certain specific purposes, they re- quire a certain amount of money. They have the right to receive it but they do not have the right to take it by compulsion. At the present moment, they are receiv- ing funds under exactly the same circumstances. However, the im- portant point is that whether or not the Co-ordinating Board, which possibly will be made up of the executives of the four produc- er roducter groups, receives the support of the Cream Producers, or the Fluid Milk Producers, or the other or- ganizations, will depend entirely upon whether or not each individ- ual producer association is willing to give the required financial sup- port. This bill has recognized the fact that we have four producer groups within the Province. The bill also recognized the fact that each producer group must make up its own mind whether or not it wantsto give financial support to the Co-ordinating Board for the disposal of surpluses, for advertis- ing, for public relations, for mar- keting research, or for any other function that the Board might care to perform in the interests of the dairy farmers, At the present moment, much concern has been expressed by the creamery side of the industry. The butter industry at the present moment is functioning under a floor price which will continue un- til April 1955, It is not the inten- tion of the legislation to interfere with the floor price of butter, and it would appear that the dairy' industry has no wish to interfere with the floor price of butter. As far as the cream producer is con- cerned, he is protected since any decision for marketing action or the expenditure of funds, will and must be made by his own associa- tion and by no one else. The Cream Producers -Market- ing Board as presently formed un- der the Farm Products Marketing Act Will carry on as' currently or- ganized under the new Bill under the jurisdiction of the Milk Pro- ducts Board. It must be emphas- ized that under the bill, this mar- keting scheme, has been formed to protect the interest of the produc- ers, to improve the creamery sec- tion of the industry and to insure that the producers receive an ade- quate price for their cream. This Board, under the new bill on the otherhand, would not have the right as a Board togo into the a worthy objective ma es saving effective Today is a good time to start your Savings Account THE ROYAL BANK OF CANADA • Buying Easter Seals Hel These Camps Time' for indoor games at Woodeden Camp. The young lady shown aboveis being assisted by staff nurse into camp's' hew recreation building. The Ontario Society for Crippled Children owns and operates five crippled children's camps throughout the Province. Annual Easter Seal Sale runs until April 18 and has an objective of $500,000. Your contribution to the Crippled Children's Society may be made to J. A. Anstett, Box 295, Clinton, chairman of Clinton Lions Club's Easter Seals Committee. VARNA !United Church WA The March meeting of Varna United Church Woman's Associa- marketing of butter, the finished product. It is felt that this new. Milk Industry Bill will meet a real de- mand which has been put forward by the dairy farmers. As men- tioned before, it will enable them to function and meet their prob- lems as a unit and arrive at the solutions in the light of what is good for the dairy industry. tion was held in the basement of the church last Wednesday after- noon, The meeting opened with the theme song with Mrs. Louis Taylor presiding. 15 ladies answ- ered the roll call with a house- cleaning hint. The association issending a do- nation of 15 to the Polio Victims Fund. The meeting closed with the WA prayer after which a social time was spent. Mrs. John Ostrom favored with a reading "Women on a Diet" and Mrs. Fred IVfcCly-. mont with an orginal contest which was very interesting. A treat of maple sugar and candy was enjoyed by all. Tuckersinith Federation Directors Meet To Plan Future Activities A > director's meeting of Tuck- by W, Broadfoot and W Rogerson ersmith Township Federation of 'That the Federation make a eau- Agriculture was held March 24 at vase for the G�ancer Society." I4IoY- the: home of Erlin Whitmore. Mr. Whitmore, the president, acted as ed by Alex Boyce and Elmore chairman. Minutes of the annual Townsend "That each director or - meeting were read and adopted by ganize his own section to canvass." motion of W. D. Wilson and W. Moved by W. Rogerson and Alex Broadfoot, Boyce "That. Carl McClinchey be chairman for . Cancer Societ" The following motions were Moved by Alex. Boyce and W. Rog - made at the meeting: erson "That chairman of Cancer A motion by Alex Boyce and Society receive ten cents per, mile Alex McGregor, "That this Fed- for use of car, to be paid by Fed- eration give $25 to the County Fed- eration funds."- Moved by eration to help buy movie pro- Broadfoot and W. Rogerson "That jector. Moved by W. Broadfoot. Tuckersmith Federation support and W. D. Wilson "That the Fed- McKillop Federation on daylight eration give a donation of $10 to time by removing May and Sep- Canadian Cancer Society". 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