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ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS
SpeakerOutlines Aims and O'byectives
At National Farm Union Meeting
Last Monday night members
of the Farmer s Union of this
area held a meeting at which
Robert King, District Director
of Elgin County's Farm Union,
was guest speaker.
He highlighted a variety of
topics but emphasized two main
topics'; "How to Form an Effect-
ive Farmer's Union and the "Aim
and Objectives of the National
Farmer's Union (NFU).
Mr. King pointed out that the
majority of farmers and people
in general have sat back in an
easy chair hoping that someone
else would solve their problems.
However, both provincial and
federal leaders have faltered
and not it is tirne for the farm-
er's "to take action and organize
The farmer's union is selling
a $25. chance for farmers to
help themselves.
He added that the strength
of the farmer's union lies inits
members. As Mr. King emph-
asized, farmers should not give
$25. to become a member and
then say, "Alright, make me
rich". It was noted that if the
NFU on a local scale was to
suceed, it will need potential
leaders who will have the sup-
port of all members.
"There must be no misgivings"
he added. If farmers want their
problems solved all must work.
When there is a job to be done,
many hands make the work load
light; a few hands and the work
load becomed a burden.
Mr. King suggested how a
local union would succeed by
adopting the following agenda;
(1.) Each union must set up
a research committee which
would study the problems of
the farmers and how these prob-
lems could be solved, keeping
in mind that problems on a nat-
ional scale would be also solved
sine local unions axe members
of the N.F.U.
(2.) Farmers need an excellent
communication,system so that
all members know what is hap-
pening on a national and local
scale. This would prevent false
reports or propaganda.
(3.) Contracts should be
drawn up by farmers for selling
their products to the processing
plant.
(4.) Collective bargaining
of all farm products on a nation-
al scale. For example: if corn
farmers are receiving two low a
price (no profit) all corn prod-
ucers will not see that their corn
is sold until their objectives are
reached. Farmers, therefore,
must be prepared to store pro-
ducts and make arrangements
ahead of time. Mr. King said
that farmers must "sacrifice"
until they obtain their price.
At this point Mr. King warned
farmers about the cheap cattle
that might be shipped into Ont-
ario from the west as a result
of the wheat surplus.
At the end of the meeting Mr.
King outlined the objectives of
the N.F.U.:
(a) To promote and secure
suitable legislation for farmers,
(b) To bargain collectively
on behalf of its members,
(c) To provide its members
with such services as they may
from time to time determine,
(d) To promote a higher stand-
ard of community life, and the
study of economic and social
questions relating to agriculture
and democratic citizenship,
(e) To work jointly with any
organization having similar
objectives,
(f) The union shall not have
any political affiliation, and
shall be non-partisan in politics
and free from racial or relig-
ious discrimination.
In concluding, Mr. King
declared that farmers, like the
corporations, must be able to
addpa "price tag" to their prod-
ucts instead of asking, "What
will you give me?"
Perhaps the most flagrant and
most common of the
unconscious vandals is the tosser
or dumper — the affluent tourist
who is so intent on the beauties
ahead that he ignores the
ugliness he leaves behind.
Conservation Volunteer.
SH9JR-GAIN DAIRY
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The feed that is heaping to change the
outlook of the countryside.
Count the number of silos in your community
that were not there ten or five years ago.
They symbolize the growing popularity of
corn as the major source of feed in dairy
operations.
Shur -Gain were leaders in this trend by
developing Silasupplement, to supplement
silage with the additional nutrients needed for
optimum milk production and body weight
maintenance.
Let us tell you more about Shur -Gain
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ZURICH
Separate School
Board Adopts
Finance Plan.
The Huron -Perth County
Roman Catholic Separate School
Board at its meeting in St. James
School, Seaforth, Monday night,
accepted the recommendations
of the Finance and Insurance
Committee that the Board ap-
prove a draft print-out by the
accounting firm, Monteith,
Monteith and Company, Strat-
ford. of fincncial statements -
the cost of which is not to exce-
ed $450.00.
This motion followed a dis-
cussion on obtaining data pro-
cessing led by Trustee Micheal
Connolly, R.R.#3, Kippen,
when he reported on a meeting
of the Rinance and Insurance
Committee in the absence of
the chairman of that committee,
Joseph Looby, Dublin, who is
ill in hospital.
Two trustees are to attend a
salary conference of the Ontario
School Trustees Council in
Toronto on Saturday.
The By-law Committee -
Howard Shantz, Stratford, Vin-
cent Young, Goderich, Chris
Walraven, St. Marys and Arthur
Hald, Britton - is to.study and
report on a copy of the by-laws
submitted by the Ontario sepa-
rate School Trustees" Associa-
tion.
A conference on "Professional
Development" is to be held by
BayfieldCouncil
Enforces Licences
(by Audrey Bellchamber)
Bayfield Council decided at
its regular meeting on Monday,
to insist upon theurchase of
licences by out oftowntraders
doing business in the village.
Revised maps of the village
can now be purchased at the
clerk's office at 75¢ each.
Council discussed a proposed
bylaw necessary to comply with
the request of the Huron County
Board of Education that educat-
ion tax dollars be paid in two
installments, the first in June
and the second by December 15.
Reeve E.W. Oddleifson in-
formed council that he had re-
ceived detailed blueprints of
the Municipal Building.
Councillor Don Warner asked
council to recall that approx-
imtely two years ago a recreat-
ion committee had -been set up
and asked if they had been
given a grant. More specifically
ie stated that he had had a re-
quest that council donate $100
to the Bayfield Hockey Club.
A lively discussion followed in
which it transpired that the
hockey teams have received
donations, sweaters and socks
from the Bayfield Lions Club
and the merchants in the village,
but this is very far from cover-
ing total costs. Councillor harry
Baker said that he would be in
favor of a $50 grant.
The Reeve said that he was
obliged to point out that the
taxpayer's money should be
spent wisely and for the good
of all, and he could see prob-
lems if a grant were given to
one small group and not to
others.
Councillor Paul West said
that he was 100 percent in favor
of the boys but did not feel
that it was fair to the taxpayers
to make such a 5rant. He said
that he was willing to ask the
Loons Club for a further donation,
Councillor F. McFadden said
that he would rather make a
personal donation than disburse
the taxpayers' money unwisely.
Russ Kerr, building inspector,
was consulted in the matter due
to his long association with the
hockey club. He explained that
in previous years money had
been raised by raffling a Christ-
mas basket and by a bingo. This
seas on however, the Arena
committee had used these meth-
ods of raising funds.
the teaching staffs of the count-
ies of Huron, Perth, Grey and
Bruce in Formosa on March 13.
A number of trustees and ex-
ecutive of the Huron -Perth
Separate School Board will attend
a conference in the John Dieffen-
baker Secondary School in
Hanover on March 14.
A letter from the Knights of
'Columbus, sponsor of minor
hockey for eight separate school
teams in the area around Sea -
forth, Dublin and Zurich, asking
for a donation to cover the entry
fee ($15 each team) for play-of
games started a lenghty discus-
sion. Trustee Michael Connolly
/Ts
GETTING
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PLUMBING • HEATING • ELECTRICAL WORK
THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1970
asked the Board to set a policy
on such requests. Trustee Vin-
cent Young of Goderich said it
was an extra curricular activity
and not really a school project,
The Board agreed with Super-
intendent John Vintar's statement
that when the budget is set, the
amount of money allotted to
each school for extra curricular
purposes will establish a policy.
Mr. Vintar is to contact the
interested parties relating that
if the school team is to partici-
pate, the principal of the scho-
ol concerned may make payment
from school allotment for extra
curricular activities.
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Contracting
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