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The Huron Expositor, 1986-09-17, Page 3NEWS .AND FEATURES .THE HURON EXPOSITOR,, SEPTEMBER ,17, 1986 — A3 Local OFA elects directors 4 BY PATRICK RAFT'S The Huron County chapter of the Ontario !ederation of Agriculture elected regional !directors to represent the county at the provincial OFA level, at their annual meeting, h eld September 11, in Clinton. Four of the five regional directors were re-elected for another one-year term, with the only change coming in the Huron East Central region, where Doug Garniss, of RRA Wingham, replaced Bert Saunders, who declined to stand for re-election ng his fourth term as regional comdirector. uron East Central region takes in the townships of Hullett, McKillop and Morris. Chris Palmer, of RR 5, W ngham was re-elected director of Huron North W est region, which includes Colborne, Ashfield, East Wawanosh and West Wawanosh townships. W ayne Elliot, of 11112, Goderich will once agaron W est C ntral represent twhich takes in ofhe farmers uGoderich, Tuckersmith and Stanley Townships. , Paul Klopp, of RR3, Zurich, was chosen for a fifth term as representative of Huron South region, which encompasses Stephen, Us - borne and Hay Townships. Bob Harrison, of RR 1, Monkton, was re-elected director of Huron North East region, representing the townships of Grey, Turnberry and Howick. which In their comments to thhe elet ng,100 was attended by app mem- bers, all the directors stressed the import- ance of the federations' role in dealing with the problems in agriculture today. Mr, Palmer said the organization would benefit from a unification between the two types of membership,aemheatmorepthe secube" ofthe cash croppers, traditionally older farmers from the south of the county and the northern livestock producers, who depend on cyclical pricing systems for their livelihood. "What we need is a blending of these two attitudes," Mr. Palmer said. "Canada had to protect its agriculture industry anyway it can," said Mr. Palmer, in discussing current free trade discussions with the United States. 'The family tarn has to survive for the PAUL KLOPP — Paul Klopp, of the Zurich area, who was re-elected as one of fire regional directors of the Huron County Federation of AgricuIture urged area farmers to remain optimistic In the face of mounting farm problems. Raids photo his support for the provincial government's handling of the recent crop damage crisis for fanners in the Niagara region. "If I chose to go without crop insurance, I should expect to take the losses, if there are to losses," he pofors Agricultureort of atements Minister indicating support Jack itiddell's decision not to grant emer- gency help to uninsured Niagara farmers. Mr. Elliott reitterated Mr. Harrison's call for increased attendance at meetings, at both the regional and local levels. "Often there is only one or two per cent of the members"te " he said, adding,, "yet, everyonmonthle has lots to say after the fact." Mr. Klopp encouraged4armers to remain optimistic and pointed out that changes in agriculture are unusually accomplished over a period of time, rather than immediately. "Over.the four years I have been director, there have been some changes," said Mr. Klopp. He pointed to declining interest rates and a shift in consumer attitudes toward farmers' responsibility for high food prices. "The consumers are on our side now," he said, commenting that consumers tend to put more of and middle -men, than thefor food y .rices on s do on farmers Farmers have to stick together and work for the changes they wish to see take place in agriculture, Mr. Klopp said. "Please don't lose faith. W e can't just sit back and hope that the problems go away." RESOLUTIONS PASSED The federation passed three resolutions, which will be forwarded to the provincial OFA level, for consideration there, sake of all Canadians." DECLINING MEMBERSHIP Declining membership in the OFA was a. major concern of Mr. Harrison, in his address, to the meeting. "Declining membership will mean fewer regional directors, less directors' meetings, less participation and less help (for regional associations) from the OFA," said Mr. Harrison. He pointed out that there are currently five regions in the OFA which are in danger of losing one or more of their directorships due to declining membership and attendance at meetings. "And Huron County is not far behind them," he pointed out. Mr. Harrison suggested implementing a system of alternate directors, might be a solution to the attendance problem . at directors' meetings. Outgoing director Bert Saunders indicated The first was a recommendation to increase consumer awareness of the farmers' relative- ly low profit margin on food products by pressuring manufacturers to include such information on their labelling. The second resolved the OFA should lobby the government to set up a watchdog agency to force companies which sell products needed for agriculture to justify their prices. The third resolved the OFA should hold their annual convention on a weekend, in order to allow hold jobs off the arm, to art -time participate.ters, who aso Sewag a works project approved A sewage works project, consisting of modifications to collector sewers and additional treatment capacity has qualified for a grant, subject to Ministry of the Environment approval of a final application. According to correspondence received by council from the Ministry the Seaforth project is eligible fora direct grant of 72.58 per cent. AUDITORS APPOINTED Seaforth Town Council recently approved the appointment of Touche Ross and Company as auditors of the Heritage Trust Fund. It also passed a by-law that creates a reserve fund for the accumulated net y.. } ♦ revenue.oLthe Business. Improvement Area 17ibiedeTcitioht were Made after -review of a management letter which recommend- ed auditors be appointed for the Heritage Trust Fund because separate statements are produced. The reserve fund by-law was passed to identify the purpose of the $9,342 accumulated net revenue of the BIA. FRONT PORCH Seaforth Town Council has agreed to a recommendation from its finance and general government committee that ten- ders be let for the front porch project, including a ramp for the handicapped and new entrance. Agreement was made provided grants and approval from the Ministry of Citizen - COUNCIL BRIEFS ship and , Culture are available, and provided an $8,000 non repayable grant be allocated from Seaforth's Heritage Trust Fund so Seaforth's total financial commit- ment does not exceed $3,000 net. Originally Seaforth was expected to repay the $8,000. Council also appeared to ttoabe the Heritage f Trust Fund app being depleted in future years that council evaluate the program and Trust Fund and consider contributing additionpl funds to the Trust Fund. a The other grants council would hope to Program or siimilar grantttat 50 Improvement teof project cost and a BRIC, Building Rehabili- tation Improvement Campaign grant for 52,000. CROSSING GUARDS With the start of school Marilyn Dale and Theresa Cooper officially began their jobs as crossing guards. Mrs. Dale took up sition at SL James Separate School whiile Mrs. Cooper is posted at Seaforth Public School. A UXILIA RY CONSTABLES Fbur area residents have been appointed as auxiliary constables to the Town of BiueWater Secondary f h over 70 per pain BYSHEUEYMcfetE1<HAIST One year ago Shirley Weary of Goderich i was appointed the principal of the newly established Bluewater Secondary School. This month, Mrs. Weary is reflecting on 9 h g h Schoolthato is desiigned tnd future o aims the the educational needs of young offenders housed at the Bluewater Correctional Centre near Goderich. M its September meeting, Mrs. Weary pyre_ sented the Huron County Board of Education with an overview of work and • accomplishments made at the Bluewater High School over the past 11 months. "It's beets a fascinating experience to live thi'ough the past 11 months and to look back on the past," she told board members. Mrs.WCary said that the Bdaw ter.S of t stated with nothing no supplies, no students. The school began with four and students siand three' subjects, g. Now, Mrs. Weary boasts, "The enrolment EUGENE WHELAN — Former Federal Liberal Agriculture Minister Eugene Whelan was the featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Huron County chapter of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, held September 11, In Clinton. Here, Mr. Whelan takes ea spomee timetotalk with Dublin area residents Frances and Edward Malady. Seaforth Police Department. Alexander (Sandy) Broadfoot, Norman East, James McNichol and Sandra Mor- rison were chosen over five other applicants for the positions. PROPERTY MOVED Seaforth Town Council passed a by-law to have a one foot conveyance of land to the Town of Seaforth at the edge of properties belonging to John and Anne Middegaal moved back 45 feet. The properties are Part 2 and 3 RP 22R-1514 of Concession 1 Part Lot 25 McKillop Township, new n Seaforth. The purpose of the conveyance was to not allow any development in an area denoted as futlire development_until a complete. reference plan was apprbred. in approving the moving of the one foot council allows for a residential unit on each lot with driveway access of a 45 *foot portion of proposed street. OFFICERENOVATIONS Seaforth 'Town Council has accepted a proposal for municipal office renovations at a cost of $8,988. The proposal, submitted by Ron Broome, includes among other things application of carpet treads to the stairs and landing n the town hall; replacement of the existing police office door by a new fire rated steel door; carpeting n the office; construction and -or moving of partitions within the office and some painting and electrical work. Former minister Eugene Whelan addresses local OFA chapter Former liberal Federal Agriculture Mini- segments of the industry, said Mr, Whelan. ster, Eugene Whelan gave his views' on free W ith marketing boards, you spend less trade, marketing boards, re-training of government money," he said„ adding that former farmers and other agriculture -related there is less in fighting between farmers topics during an appearance in Clinton, whose products are regulated under rhe where he was the featured speaker at the boards. On free trade with the United States, Mr. Whelan said the agriculture industry will have to fight to insure a fair.dedl for farmers in any future trade agreements. "Governments do tend to Use agriculture as a sacrificial lamb, unless someone is in there fighting like hell against it," he said. Mr. Whelan criticized the current govern- ment for "putting people in Agriculture Canada, who know nothing about agricul- ture," and said that the dollars spent by the government on agricultural research should be increased. Now out of federal politics, Mr. Whelan is using his agricultural knowledge to help combat world-wide hunger. He said he will be leaving soon on a trip that will take him to the Third World nations of Columbia, Panama, El Salvador and Honduras. "There are people starving there, people suffering from malnutrition. Eighteen million eople will die from hunger world-wide this annual meeting of the Huron County chap of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, on September 9. Mr. Whelan expressed skepticism when asked about current agriculture Minister John Wise's new $46.6 million plan to help bankrupt farmers readjust to life in another line of work, during a press conference held prior to his speech. "i only know what I read in the newspapers or see on television, so i don't know what kind of retraining they have in mind. I know a lot of farmers are leaving agriculture and they're not all in the same age group. Some are 18 to 25, some are between 30 and 40 some are over 50. How do you retrain them all?" Mr. Whelan said. Mr. Whelan insisited, as he did when he was in 'office, that marketing boards are a good solution to many of the problems facing agriculture. "Some agriculture is in a state of chaos, rose who organized em W e know how to overcome all these but and fought for different organize- things, but we're not doing it," Mr. Whelan tions. "are doing better than the unorganized said. IN THE YEARS AGONE Home Rule issue' — one year later is runnii g t constantly, and those kids don't have to go to school. They're all over 16 years old." A year later, the school encompasses eight classrooms and by the end of June enrolment stood at 57. Courses now cover a wide range of subjects, ranging from art to law, geography to history, life skills to science. The courses are designed to allow students to work at their own rate of ability. "The students work until they succeed. No one ever fails," Mrs. Weary told board members. Despite the high turnover of students, one has obtained his high school graduation diploma and others are working towards that same goal. As well, more than 30 per cent of the students who have attended Bluewater School educations vafter leaving the correctional centre discussed at meeting SEVFE2,'iBER17, 1886 SEFI'EMBER 18.1936 While in Toronto last week, Mr. S.G. The prize donated by the Catholic Wo - McCaughey had the privilege of listening to men's League for the highest marks obtained Messrs. Smith and Kane, the anti-Homein !Devereaux ce examinations t was awa�redued or Rule delegates now n his country. He was Franmeeting. greatly impressed with them.The monthlyme of Egmondville United Church Mir. Robt. Jamieson, who brought an ardent entertained the Baby Band on Thursday himirom eoryoun pretcy, fwith afternoon at the home of Mrs. David McLean. him from the old country a dump of heather Mr. James Robertson, Sperling Street, in bloom, which he had plucked from the presented The Expositoreditorwithasprig of Scottish hills. It is growing nicely so far. enuine Scotch Heather this week, fresh from the old count Mr. Henry Oughton, of he Walton area, country—. Each Year cousins of Mr. shot a bear n the swamp back of Downey's Robertson in Scotland send him a box of mill one day last week. It was not a very large Heather from their garden. one. The people on the other d side of the Prior to leaving for their new home n swamp had their crops badly Toronto, about forty friends and neighbors beats this summer. surprised Mr. and Mrs. Russell Sproat at Pie Hoished a d had erected a windmill their Huron Street home and presented them and established hisshedasystemofwafeiv'otksofhs with a beautiful walnut chest- . own at his residence• SEPTEMBER2t. 1961 SEPTElk4BF3i15.1901 Katie Phillips and Mae Watenvorth have to push them out the door." combined to win the Mclean trophy with When asked about any difficulties assn The annual tournament of the ladies bo�ufing dub opened on the green on three wins, plus 11, at a ladies tournament a dated with running a school in a young Thursday afternoon last and was was wen sponsored by the Seaforth toadies Bowling offenders' thattecorrectional centre, .ilia. ben for several days. The trophy Club.. emphasized Security that the asures have enen Mrs, DeLacey. The association match was mi com ass , kio measures are taken for by Mrs, G.A. Sills' rink and the Seaforth is protesting the formation of the compasses, andsaors Must by present in won by Mrs. on each day, a guard is present in each conA large number mmol SSeafotthk and the grounds vhe municipalityer Conservation Areceived no classroom• neighborihoodwenttoStratfordonFridaylast notice ofh the authority at was tdi an.ecision to n he school environment Mrs. Weary to liner ofr te Wilfride roma. was chosen said that the philosophy is, "You're a human One of the few remaining settlers of Rev. D. Leslie Eider, minister of the First being. You're here for an education. That Tuckersmith Township passed away on Presbyterian Church, Seaforth, the of the school was established in the first Sunday eveiling last, in the person f Mr. as at eryof thetti ofthe on-Mai atri meet ng Presby - few days." Donald McDonald, his death taking place congratulated Mrs. Weary and the home of his son, Mr. Donald McDonald held in Blyth last week. The board d the establishment of the Jr., 10th Concession, Hibbert. The de0ased, nensall Community Agriculture Fair was hereta t for making , who was 85 -Yea Scold . was He native of o wield ld an Tuesday day nigh of 0 the 0 easel! Arena, the encewater high school "a positive expert Sufheriandhi e, fair was among the best in several years. encs" in chairman Art Clark's words. Canada in 1850. Its Weary noted "You (the board) is to f th be commended. You are in charge o e "We think we're building a pretty good educatioiiaiprogramthat isan important part school," Mrs Weary noted. "Some of our of the young offender's rehabilitation. general level kids hate to leave school. We Agriculture conference 1lfotor Companyof Japan will be partners in a (Continued from Page A2) Tuckersmith. In addition the area has been Ministersgthe agreedf on the dFurm cr of expanded to include McKiliopTownship, jointventure to build a$500 million auto plant 1 Corporati her of the Farm credit, Previous tests have indicated this method n Ingersoll, Ontario. This venture will create i Corpora6an, Federal Agriculture Minister is successful and this year's test will utilize a 2,000 directnewjobs Ontario. Whenthbe e d duan'g the FCC interestrtloner-lasting vaccine. The baits abletopr, duce120.000snlailcarsand 80,000 sport, utility vehicles for distribution n Canada and the United States. Production s Scheduled to begin n 1989. In Collingwood, another joint venture will establish a world -lass alnininurn wheel casting plantthatwill supply Mirth auto rums and create up to 350 jobs, Industry John Wise ear re strange , g labels, and Irates to 9 per cent was an option to be are with warning ( Isjdered. Mr. Wise, agreed to continued es On ars' markedr are asked not to touch them. d thesultationwith his provincial Debt Review i am pleased with the Ministry's con -Uhl -le Be i& and the of Farm ing efforts to control the spread of rabies hi Board and the Canadian Rural Transition the fox population and can assure residents PPrThe p . uested hat he the bait will be dropped away from human ?? The pro indalennistersreq habitation. The vaccine is safe should s federal AssiStmentconsidernaeasingFeed accidental contact octu'rwiiipets orhumaris, ' Freight ire of c omic difficulties n the h uld not be considered an adequate r4 In spite of t'f a of the baits fs eaten .1 agri food sector, the Ministers expressed ink. confidence that the food' and agriculture r industry will continue to strengthen and to briildon rte alreadyslgnifieant contribution to The ago food Indus• annbunrements bypretihier David Peterson Governraen . II ' therene atesmo etha Ministereon fortedaneightyearl6anbtheatio goalslaeide Br tryg cratesmorethanX2 billice t of the and Industry. Trade and Technologycertain anesthiye andjo Br e�nemploys about 12 percent of the Hugh O'Neil. cert. oy and $ .5 bill, feted and adds between $2.9 General Motors of Canada and Suzuki to and ,'$4.5 biWon to Canada's yearly trade iVl�r a�ao� balance.' wfl"��' r®Ciil���'1 g to ---"' VAC amien ndedtha Wed the incident occurred in g tri The Visitor but should Trade and Tecrnblbgy. Minister r immunizing igen i on 'd this '$45 million investment is being b y a psi b Magna Internation Inc. New Jobs, new methods of pfdduction and Undertaken �e West firman firm of tnereasedinvestmata rhe ItOntarioof economyeof International. The Ontario Liberal will come about as.a resultbf fwd recent -, -t sproviding $8.1 million in the COM LAITY CALEI, DAR If you're organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seaforth area residents, phone the recreation office at 527-0882 or the Expositor at 527-0240, or mail the information to Community Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69, th, Ontario, N01<'WO well In advance of the scheduled date. Space for the Community Calendar' is donated by The Huron Expositor. Mon. September 22 8 p,m. Regular broomball meeting at Arena eironeotisly state , of he•report of:the incident involving frontof the $Preens I�'ots t Sortf}edent 'clan emus d on� Main.., ., at''^ Constituents of otice , the Mnstiy fri ar folie il e' dropping 15,300 chargee. ssessron of tie g adoeliyi 0c05e �o r'egcefs this 'erro'r. ' as awes n u` ]Va h tudrabies vaccine f , v od to the tit) c ag . t IhibliiY mail ori page Their as. ( Wittdontartung q the townships f one ofi; to` lest week; it was or aur foicesu thearell tmdedby i1i111ett; Goderich, Stanley, ollwrne, and• Wed. September 17 1:30-4:30 - Senior Shuffleboard at Arena 7 p.m- Mens Industrial Playoffs 8 p.m. Fitness is Fun,upstairs, arena. Thur September 18 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Fitness is Fun at Arena Fall Fair at 'Arena Fri. September 19 Fall Fair at Arena, Airiculturai Grditnds Suri. September 21 Bus trip to Cullen Whitby. For nforma ion call S eveHild Hildebrand, 527- 1880. 7 p.m. Men's industrial Playoffs CIO you have a nteeti'ng, game or special event pianned for the near future? If so let us ing etsSI iso we ca)►; infor ethe us nforick It'S difficult to find Out What% med. The community calendar IS an eight day timetable SIOU' non' prdflt eVerlts going on 1n the community. Let's keep each other on hmetable top of stings Tue. September 23 iladies PlayoffFitness iis Fun at ria tLions Park 7 p.m Wed. September 24 1:304 Senior Shuffleboard at Arena Para , Mens Industrial Playoffs at Lions k 8 p.in. Fitness is Fun, upstairs arena. 7-9 p.m. Information -Registration Nights at Arena.