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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Citizens News, 1977-09-14, Page 18Page 18 Citizens News, September 14, 1977 MR.AND MRS. MYRON GACKSTETTER Nancy Mary Bedrij and Myron Arnold Gackstetter exchanged marriage vows August 26 at Crestwick Baptist Church in Guelph. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wasyl Bedrij, Guelph and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Gackstetter, Guelph are parents of the groom. Dr. R.H. Boytim officiated. The maid of honour was Luba Bedrij and bridesmaids were Mrs. Gail Toner, Mrst Irene Seikman and Mrs. Debra Green. The best man was Dean Gackstetter and guests were ushered by William Anderson and Thomas Toner and the organist was Betty Thiessen. After honeymoon. to the Muskokas, the couple have taken up residence in Guelph. District JOSEPH E. DUCHARME Joseph E. Ducharme, who farmed on the 14th Concession of Hay Township for over 30 years, before moving to London in 1963, died last Thursday at St. Mary's Hospital, London. He was 82 years old. Mr. Ducharme came to Hay Township in 1941. He had lived previously in Detroit. He is survived by his wife, Agnes, of 366 Willard Crescent, London; a son, Raymond, who lives on the family farm at RR 1Dashwood; daughters Sister Carolyn CSJ, Sarnia, -Mrs. Mel (Joan) Roath, Windsor and Mrs. Harvey (Beatrice) Spitzer, Detroit. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mr. Ducharme was predeceased by a son, John, in 1955 and by his first wife, the former Edna McClin- chey, in 1961. A funeral service was held Saturday from London's John T. Donohue Funeral Home, with mass at St. George's Church on Commissioner's Road. Burial was in St. Boniface Cemetery, Zurich. JEFFERY MacMILLEN MAYMAN A funeral was held August 30 at the McCallum Funeral Home in Goderich for Jeffery MacMillen Mayman, age 19, of RR 3 Bayfield. He- was the son of Joseph and Margaret Mayman, who survive him. Jeffery at- tended Brucefield Centennial School, and Central Huron Secondary School. He had enrolled for the fall term at Conestoga College. He was a member of Sl. Andrew's United Church, Bayfield. Pallbearers were Tom Hill, Dale Elliot, Ken MacMillen, Colin MacMillen, Terry Fitzsimmons and John Rodges. Rev. William Bennett conducted the service, assisted by Rev. Donald Beck. Burial was in Bayfield cemetery. DAVID ARMSTRONG JOHNSTON A funeral service for David Johnston, who' died in Lorne Memorial Hospital Swan Lake, Manitoba, on August 16, 1977 was held in Knox United Church, Pilot Mound, at 2 p.m., August 19, with Rev. David Staples officiating. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery with Grahams' Funeral Service in charge. Honorary pallbearers were - bituaries Arthur Kerr, Ed H. McLean, John Harris, Robert B. McLean and Colin Huscroft. Pallbearers. were Stan Blanco, Lorne Morrow, Frank McKay, David Pinkerton, Ed Cockerline and Clarence Pollock. Born at Varna, Ontario, on November 5, 1888, he farmed until 1919, when he and his wife, the former Ann Stephenson, came to Manitoba. He farmed in Silver Springs District until 1960, when he retired to Pilot Mound. Had David lived until December, he and his wife would have celebrated their sixty-fifth wedding anniversary. Surviving are his wife, Ann, and a daughter„ Mrs. (Helen) Jack Spearman of Crystal City, Manitoba; and five grandchildren. He is also sur- vived by many nieces and nephews in this area, as well as in Ma nitoba,Indiana and Michigan. He was predeceased by his parents, two sisters and one brother. He was the last surviving member of the family. FRANK MURRAY McEWAN Frank Murray McEwan, who worked for the Zurich Citizens News for a time before becoming publisher of the Bothwell Times in December 1961, died Sep- tember 2 in Four Counties General Hospital, following a heart attack. Mr. McEwan, who was 66, was born in Clinton, grew up there and began his newspaper career with : the Clinton News Record. He and a brother, Harry, founded the Clinton Citizens news, which later was amalgamated with the News Record. Frank is survived by his wife, the former Hazel McDowell; a son, Murray, and daughter-in-law, Janet; two brothers, Ross of Clinton and Harry of Chatham; and two grandchildren. A funeral service was conducted September 5 at the Fred H. Robinson Funeral Home, Bothwell, by Rev. Douglas Hawkins, assisted by Charles McRitchie. There had been a Legion service the previous evening. Burial was in Bothwell cemetery. Kippen personals Sergent Joe and Anne Borque former residents of Kippen and now of Manitoba visited with Mrs. Ida Dickert during the past wee.. Record corn crop creates pressure on cattle prices Speculation that this year's corn crop could reach a record 140 million bushels is putting a continued downward pressure on beef cattle prices, Graeme Hedley, secretary -manager of the Ontario Cattlemen's Associa- tion said in Hensall Wednesday. With corn prices depressed at the $1.70 -a -bushel level and con- siderable North American stocks left over from 1976, many farmers are feeding their corn to cattle rather than selling it, he told a joint meeting of the Huron and` Middlesex cattlemen's associations. One positive influence is the recently -devalued Canadian dollar which is making it more economical for large -volume purchasers to • buy cattle here rather than in the U.S., he said. "At this time last year our dollar was at par, or slightly above par," Hedley said in an in- terview. "That seven per cent decline in the dollar means about $3.50 a Peel youth wins 4-H silver dollars Senior 4H dairy calf club members representing counties from Lamb ton through to Peterborough competed in this year's 4H Dairy Silver Dollar Competition held at Erin and sponsored by United Breeders Inc. There were a record 69 en- tries from 15 counties. The champion, winner of 75 silver dollars on a silver tray was Tom Dolson of Brampton, one of five representatives from Peel county. His winning score was 833 of a possible 1000 points.Points were awarded for answering a senior level quiz, for an essay, for his 4H calf and for showmanship. Tom also had the top score for h is calf, and scored high in every division, winning the.top prize through all- round ability. Two Wellington county 4Hers trailing him by only one point, tied for the Reserve Cham- pionship. Kevin Lang of Hillsburgh and Harold Moore of Orton each won fifty silver dollars on a silver tray. Honorable Mention, and twenty five silver dollars on a silver tray went to Holly Hurren of Camp- bellville, representing ..Halton county. She also won 25 silver dollars with her high scoring essay on the topic "Public Relations Sells Milk". The other division winners receiving 25 silver dollars were Joe Wilkinson, Inglewood for best quiz and Brent Walker, Guelph, best showman. High scorers for area counties were: Huron — Oscar Meier, Brussels; Lambton — Alma Sharp, Florence; Perth — Jim Johnston, Listowel. Vaccinate your pets The Ontario Humane Society Warns that rabies and distemper are, highly dangerous, infectious diseases. There is no known cure for rabies, and distemper is fatal in numerous cases. But owners can protect their pets against the spread of these and other diseases with a simple, annual program of vaccinations. The Ontatio Humane Society urges you to have your pet vaccinated and to keep the program up to date, For more information, contact your veterinarian or call the nearest branch of the O.H.S. hundredweight higher price on our cattle, which are now run- ning about $47 a hundredweight." If the U.S. and Canadian dollars. were at par now, 'the Canadian price paid farmers would be about $43,50 a hun- dredweight, he said. At present, U.S. producers are getting only $40, he said. But with transportation costs, duty charges and the dollar exchange rate, it is the, un- economical at this time to im- port U.S. beef. "A big concern now is the im- pact this cheap corn will have on bringing a lot of cattle onto feed faster than normal, therefore keeping the down -pressure on price probably until late next spring," he said. There are corn surpluses both in Canada and the U.S. U.S. analysts are predicting in- creased downward pressure on American cattle prices in December, January and February but he doesn't think the pressure will affect the Canadian price. - In Ontario, where -consumer beef prices continue to run lower than in other provinces, he doesn't foresee much change in prices. Because of an ongoing super- market price war, beef -in On- tario is being sold at a markup only half that of some other provinces, a survey by the cattlemen's association shows, "The reason the markups (by the chain stores) are so low' in the Ontario market is that we have so much competition," Hedley said. In Saskatchewan, the Safeway chain controls 70 per cent of the retail food market while in On- tario, four major chains and several_ ,smaller chains are fighting it out, he said, Retail markups on beef in On- tario run between 25 to 35 per cent, he said, and this includes overhead, butchering, and packaging costs. "At the 25 per cent level, those fellas are making no profit," he told the 130 producers attending the meeting. HOW HIGH IS HIGH? — Paul Morrison works at ceiling level inside the Zurich arena auditorium, applying paint. Someone else was pain- ting the walls. In another week or so, the room will be finished. Staff photo Delay decision for vocational equipment The Huron County Board of >+ ducation delayed decision on a recommendation to spend $30,000 repairing and replacing vocational equipment in 1977 and $42,000 in 1978. The recom- mendation was made to the board at its Tuesday meeting after a committee looked into board policy for repairing or replacing worn out or obsolete equipment in the county schools. The board set up the committee in April to meet with commercial and technical vocational directors of the county to for- mulate a long range plan to keep equipment in the classrooms up to date and in sound ,working order. The committee met with directors of the five county secondary schools and found many shortcomings in the replacement system used by the board. The commercial and technical classrooms in the five county schools have a total inventory of $827,455 based on the original cost price. Of that about $97,000 worth of equipment is in need of repair and about $40,000 worth in need of replacement. In 1976 the board spent $12,457 for repairs to equipment and allocated $18;308 of the 1977 budget for replacement of equipment. The principals of the schools, after consulting with vocational directors, suggested that the, board budget $14,720 for repairs to._ equipment annually and $45,500 for ` replacement. • The committee recommended that in 1977 the board spend another $12,457 for repairs and $18,308 for replacement and in 1970 increase the budget by $14,100 and $28,200 respectively to update equipment in the schools. The committee also recom- mended that a closer liaison be established between the board and the vocational directors and that the committee set up to investigate the matter become permanent. It suggested that a closer scrutiny of the condition of the equipment be maintained allowing directors to become more involved with repair and replacement of equipment and the supervising of funds to meet that end, R. J. Elliott,. Blyth trustee, asked the board- to delay final decision suggesting that the budget committee be allowed to review the expense. He said he was not concerned about the recommendation but was a little concerned about the board spending the money without knowing all the details.