Zurich Citizens News, 1974-09-05, Page 13PAGE 14
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 19'74
That hullabaloo raised by
uninformed city news editors
and radio commentators some-
times makes me think that the
farmer will never be able to
get a fair hearing unless may-
be he's willing to spend a few
million dollars each year on
a public relations program.
Since that money would have to
come from the products sold
to the consumer, it most likely
would raise another cry of be -
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help a young baby develop
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newborn will keep his eyes
active.
ing the cause of high food price;
I refer to the cry about nine
million eggs having rotted in
Quebec. The curious fact is
that always the price of eggs
is quoted per dozen or to a
case of 30 dozen. Now it is
not 25, 000 cases. That doesn't
sound sensational enough.
Then they claim that the tax-
payer came to the rescue of
the egg borad to the tune of
$10 million.
Not one Ted cent has been
paid by the government. As
has been the custom for years,
the Canadian government buys
food for hungry countries. In
the past they have bought chic-
kens and white beans and wheat
etc. Now it is eggs. So what.
Nothing new here.
The breaking eggs for the
baking industry are over -quota
eggs and the producer who over-
produces can only sell those
extra eggs at a loss. So in
effect it is he who subsidizes the
bakeries and through thein the
consumer.
TOP POULTRY EXHIBITOR - George Tiernan, of Dashwood,
left, took the top honours in the poultry class at the Bayfield
Fall Fair on Saturday. Mr. Tiernan is shown here with the
poultry judge, Earl Becker, R.R.1, Dashwood, and two of his
fine birds which won easily for him.
THAN KS
FOR A JOB WELL DONE
On behalf of the Zurich Bean Festi-
val Committee, I wish to thank all
the citizens .of Zurich and surround-
ing district who gave so freely of their
time and energy at our Bean Festival
this year.
Without the support and seemingly
endless hours of work by these com-
munity minded men and women, we
would not have had such a successful
Festival.
With this continued support our
1975 Bean Festival will be bigger and
better than ever.
Thanks again,
Ray McKinnon,
Chairman, 1974.
But I bet that the bakeries
take their profit on those below
cost eggs, But then, there's
nothing wrong with making a
profit. That's the whole idea
of quotas, to give the producer
a profit. If the quota system
was used to rip off the consum-
er it would be a different story,
but every business has a right
to a profit, provided that the
business is run efficiently.
I just read in the daily papers
that some turkey producers are
killing their young turkeys,
because it costs more to feed
them than they will return.
A while ago an Alberta pork
producer shot his weaner pigs
for the same reason two Jap-
anese pork producers went a
step further than that. They
killed themselves because of
low prices, by lying down on
the railroad tracks when the
train was due. Apparently the
Japanese government didn't
like themess and the surviving
pork men more assistance.
0
Blake News
Mrs. Charles Meyers, of
White Oak accompanied by
Mrs. Amy Mac Elhenny, of
Brantford visited Mary Hey
one day recently.
Mrs. Kathleen Burdge of
London and her grandson Jamie
Duwyn, of St. Thomas, spent
the past week visiting her
mother in Blake, also attend-
ing the Bean Festival.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clark of
Blake have been entertaining
friends from Montreal the past
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Burge, of
Ingersoll, sister of Mrs. Ethel
Meyers of Blake, attended the
Bean Festival and spent the
weekend visiting.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Finnigan
of Mississauga visited with
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clark over
the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Durwyn
of St. Thomas visited Mrs.
Mary Hey on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. David Meyers,
of London visited Mrs. Iley and
friends on Monday afternoon.
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