Zurich Citizens News, 1969-12-04, Page 15THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1969
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
PAGE FIFTEEN
County School Board Sets Policies To
Allow Principals To Call Buses Off Road
(by Shirley J. Keller)
Several standing policies were
set Monday during the meeting
of the Huron County Board of
Education in Clinton.
The first of these gives the
principals of the individual
schools the authority to make
the decision whether or not buses
will run when the weather is
questionable. The board noted
it would be impossible to mal<e
decisions centrally regarding
the cancellation or early de-
parture from school of all board -
Ulcers Widespread
Amongst Pigs
Gastric ulcers are becoming
more widespread in swine,
Thirty percent of swine passing
through some slaughterhouses
have ulcers, says Dr. C.K. Roe,
Department of Clinical Studies,
Ontario Veterinary College.
"Most of the time the pigs
don't show any obvious signs."
explains Dr. Roe. "When the
trouble develops, the ulcer may
bleed and the pig becomes an-
emic and evidence of blood
shows up in the fecal material."
Gastric ulcers affect both the
appetite and growth of a pig.
The location of the ulcer is dif-
ferent from that usually seen in
humans. It is situated in the
esophageal area of the stomach,
the muscular area just inside
the stomach.
Why swine develop ulcers is not
exactly known. Dr. Roe suggests
that it may be related to stress.
The problem is more prevalent
when pigs are housed in close
quarters with poor ventilation.
Some researchers feel that
Vitamin E and/or selenium de-
ficiency is part of the cause.
Too finely ground feed may also
be a Contributing factor. Dr. Roe
ioints out that if pigs are fed
coarse feed they chew more,
resulting in the production of
more saliva, possible a protect-
ive mechanism.
Researchers at the college are
trying to study how the fineness
of grind affects the development
of ulcers.. The grind may be
related to the fibrous part of the
feed. Qat hulls and sawdust have
been used experimentally in the
feed as a protective device with
some success. "The question is,
" asks Dr. Roe, "can it be econ-
omically useful?
Some feeding experiments in-
volve 2-0-30 pigs fed diets cal-
culated to produce gastric ulcers.
Individual pigs have had plastic
tubes -laced in the abdominal
wall r id stomach wall so that
the ai a of the stomach where
the ulcer occurs may be seen
and studied. A gastro -camera
is introduced into the stomach
so that pictures of the stomach
wall down, can be taken and
examined.
Other research workers have
found that heat-treated corn
contributes to ulcers in pigs
whereas those fed raw corn show-
ed no incidence of gastric ulcers.
owned and contracted buses
during inclement weather,
Board member John Broadfoot
asked how the principal living
25 miles away from rhe school
could make a decision about
weather. He was told the policy
statement provided for such
principals to delegate authority
on this matter to someone re-
siding closer to the school.
School principals were also
left in charge of suspension and
expulsion of any students who
have disregarded all other means
of reasona ale disciplinary action.
When such matters are brought
before the board, they shall be
dealt with in committee.
The board also gave approval
for the use of privately -owned
automobiles to transport small
groups of students on authorized
school business, and agreed to
compensate owners for the extra
expense involved in providing
adequate insurance coverage.
A request from the principal
of Victoria School in Goderich to
allow Goderich teachers to trav-
el to Violet Elementary School
in St. Clair Shores, Michigan
on an exchange program was
denied.
Director of education John D.
Cochrane said, "It is just too
soon to get into this sort of thing.
Board members also agreed to
advise Middlesex County Board
of Education that Huron Students
presently attending Middlesex
schools will be allowed to corn
plete their education in that
school system.
Silk & Gold Threads
On Silk Damask
EMBROIDERY FROM OTHER LANDS - Debbie Denomme, of the Zurich IV group of 4-11 girls, com-
mented on their display of embroidery from other lands, such as Japan and China, at the Achievement
Day held on Saturday afternoon at the Zurich Community Centre.
Huron Farmers Urged to Support OIFAI.
Huron County farmers were
told last Wednesday they must
be willing to give more to get
more.
Robert P. Allan of Brucefield,
a director of the Ontario Feder-
ation of Agriculture, was urging
financial support of the OFA at
the county federation's annual
meeting. About 150 farmers at-,
tended.
Mr. Allan said that as long as
farmers try to go it alone they
will stay at the bottom of the
ladder.
The OFA plans to provide more
WE ARE
1PPi'HG CATTLE
on TUesdays
To
DUNN and I.EVACK
TORONTO STOCK YARDS
Some of last week's sales:
Campbell McKinley
One Steer -31
Keith Stephenson
Ono Heifer -28.75
G. Brandon
24 Heifers -28.70
BRUCE KEYS
VARNA
262.5360
How They Voted in Hensall
JAQUES
Oliver Jaques,
of the Village of Hensall,
Electrician.
N OAKES
Mrs. Minnie Noakes,
of the Village of Hensall,
Housewife.
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B AKER
John Baker,
of the Village of Hensall,
Salesman.
B UCIIANAN
Willard Buchanan,
of the Village of Hensall,
Garage Operator.
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Paul Neilands,
of the Village of Hensall,
Chef.
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services to farmers, including
more operational and financial
advice, Mr. Allan said. But
this will entail a membership
fee increase to $25 or $30 per
year from $20.
There are about 1, 000 members
in the provincial organization
,and part of the fee increase
would be used to support the
county organizations, he said.
. With an increased budget, the
OFA " would get the best brains
to help us."
Mr. Allan serves on the OFA's
16 -member board of directors
along with two other Huron
County farmers: Gordon Hill of
Varna, recently elected OFA
president, -and Malcolm Davidson
of Brucefield.
The financial statement pre-
3ented by Mrs. Fay Fear, R, R. 5,
Brussels, secretary of the county
federation, showed a deficit of
$1, 258 on the past year's oper-
ations.
Elected directors-at-large:Bob
Henry, Blyth; Tom Cunningham,
R. R.1, Auburn; Bruce Shapton,
R. R.1, Exeter; Mason Bailey, R
R, 3 Blyth; Jack Stafford, R. R.1
Wroxeter; and George Smith,
R. R. 3, Lucknow. The directors
will elect a county federation
president at a meeting in Clin-
ton Thursday.
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Centralia Students
Visit Area Farms
To Study Methods
The practical problems of
farming cannot always be taught
in the classroom. In order to
understand the complexities of
modern agricultural decision-
making, students need to live
and work in a genuine farm at-
mosphere.
At the Centralia College of
Agricultural Technology, a
branch of the Ontario Depart-
ment of Agriculture and Food,
a program involving the cooper-
ation of farmers living near the
college had been devised to
permit students to get the max-
imum experience possible in
making on -the -farm decisions.
Each of eight groups of stu-
dents works on a separate farm.
The group has access to all of
the farm's financial and manage-
ment records and is requested to
make agricultural decisions bas-
ed on these figures. The pro-
gram gives students a firsthand
knowledge of what it is like to
work with outside industries and
financial institutions that relate
directly to farming.
The students will analyze all
the farm records, study breeding
and feeding programs, machinery
and equipment facilitites, and
all other farm operations.
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