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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1983-08-10, Page 5A generous donation from the Atkinson Foundation in Toronto has helped to purchase a new whirlpool bath for the Huron Day Care Centre. The bath is extensively used by many of the Centre's disabled clients. Farmers over world face similar conditions Farmers and fishermen from North America, Europe and Asia met for four days in July to in- vestigate the growing inter- national crisis in agriculture and food production. Over 125 delegates mapped out global strategies for ongoing communications and actions to address the problems identified. Cletus Dalton of Ashfield Township attended the Inter- national Farm Summit in Ot- tawa July 7 -10 as a delegate for the Huron County Farm Survival Association. The theme of the summit was Forging the Links at Ottawa. "What we discovered," commented Allan Wilford, president, of the Canadian Farmers Survival -Associa- tion, "was that farmers everywhere face very similar conditions. Enforced low commodity prices and insufficient income are displacing farmers around the world. In addition, the seizure of • prime farmland for urban sprawl and airport construction are another form of land expropriation threatening the survival of family farming." The Survival Association; along '., ith the U.S. Farmers• As§oc{ion and the North American Farm Alliance, were the main sponsors of this first ever international Farm Crisis Summit. Major items of discussion included an international` ap- proach to dairy production and marketing, effects of low grain price policies ori both first and third world na- tions, and the principles of equitable international trade. Throughout the sum- mit,,. efforts were made to overcome the common perceptions that have work- ed to create conflicts between farmers in different countries. Several of the delegates from other countries toured the United States and Canada to investigate the farm situation in North America before the summit. One of these farmers, Thomas Moller, dairy farmer from Denmark, remarked he was shocked to find out that the farmers in the United States and Canada face many of the same economic problems.as they do in Europe. "We are told that the farmers in North America are all rich and drive , big tractors, and that our pro- blems in Denmark or Europe are somehow isolatgd. The truth is that we share the same problems and we must work together Milk marketings decreased 5.5 f Total milk marketings to the Board decreased by 5.5 per cent in May, 1983, relative to May 1982. This marks the foyrth consecutive month in which marketings have been lower than the same montIV a year earlier and compares to a month - over -month decrease of 3.6 per cent in April, 2.3 per cent in March and 0.3 per cent in February. Prior to February, monthly milk marketings had been running at appreciably high- er levels than a year earlier. As a consequence, total milk marketings for the dairy year to the end of May are now, on a cumulative basis, still 0.6 per cent higher than last year's marketings. On an adjusted basis, fluid sales were 2.3 per cent higher this May than in May 1982. This increase reflects a general improvement which has been evident in Class 1 sales in recent months. How- ever, owing to relatively poor sales during the first few months of the dairy year, cumulative Class 1 sales to the end of May are still 0.4 per cent lower than in the same period last year. The continued reduction in total milk marketings, coupled with improved Class 1 sales in recent months, is helping to restore a more favourable balance between industrial milk marketings and MSQ. Despite this, cumulative industrial milk and cream shipments for the first 10 months of the dairy year are still 2.2 per cent higher than last dairy year and, on the basis of the monthly reduction exhibiterd in May, marketings are still expected to exceed thepro- vincial allotment of MSQ by 4.4 per cent. While this situation could improve fur- ther, (if month -over -month reductions in total market- iags in June and July exceed the 5.5 per cent reduction recorded in May) prospects for any significant refund of over -quota levies at the end of the dairy year remain highly unlikely. Current pro- jections indicate that refunds will not likely be paid on shipments exceeding an in- dividuals's MSQ by more than 2 to 3 per cent. UPDATE ON DEMAND TRENDS The demand situation for manufactured dairy products has improved substantially in recent months. Following the decline which led to the cuts in MSQ in August 1982 and January 1983, domestic re- quirements have now recov- ered to the point where they are expected to be 2 to 3 per cent higher at the end of the current dairy year than what they were at the end of the last dairy year. As a conse- quence, producers need not be concerned about the pos- sibility of any further tuts in MSQ at the beginning of the next dairy year. ADVICE TO PRODUCERS The decline evident in total milk marketings in recent months has certainly been encouraged and welcomed by the Board in view of the need to restore a more favourable balance between industrial milk marketings and MSQ. However, the Board is becoming increas- ingly concerned that there may be a shortage of milk for processing in some areas of the province this fall during days of peak demand. It is therefore suggested that producers considering further production cutbacks carefully assess their situa- tion before doing so. Such cuts should only be made if they can be done without jeopardizing the ability to fill next year's MSQ. In general they should only be made by producers who are currently shipping substantially over their MSQ. Producers ship- ping slightly above their current MSQ should not place undue emphasis on reducing production in order to avoid paying over -quota levies in the current dairy year, in view of the possibil- ity of levies being refunded on the first 2 to 3 per cent of shipments over an indivi- dual's MSQ. Producers were advised cf these developments concern- ing milk shipments in a separate letter from the Board. towards solutions," said Moller. The summit made plans for further international meetings, including a meeting this winter between representatives of farm organizations in the Nor- thern Hemisphere with farmer and peasant organizations from the Third World. In addition, the summit set up an ongoing communica- tions structure, made plans for visits and exchanges between countries, and 'adopted recommendations from the working commit- tees. This was a once in a life- time experience," said Carol Hodne, midwest coordinator for the U.S. Farmers Association and the North American Farm Alliance. "We have started a small 'flame, and now we must nourish it till it grows into an international movement. The real test, however, will he in the future. As our farm economies continde to worsen, more attempts will be made to confuse farmers by trying to place the blame on other countries. This sum- mit will provide a forum for opposing these efforts to 15it farmers against each other in the coiningttidnths„''., "In Europe," said. Br Buffaria from the Nirtien Federation of Farmers Unions in France, "the newspapers and televisions only give us part of the pic- ture of the problems of North American agriculture. What we found out in talking with American farmers was that their conditions were very similar to ours. We both have big problems, and we. must work together to solve them." THE HURON EXPOSITOR, AUGUST 10, 1083 - A5 Clearly marked prices BY JACK RIDDELL, MPP On June 2, Bernie Newman (Lib. Windsor-Walkerville) spoke on his Private Mem- ber's Bill, An Act to Amend six years ago. The Associa- the Consumer Protection Act. tion fears that the commit - As he said, the amendment ment given to the govern - "is a worthy, one - simple in ment...by the supermarket its form and in its concept. It industry to voluntarily price requires that every product each product may be waver - offered for sale by a retailer ing." that is marked with the �'My purpose has always universal product code must been and will always be to also be clearly marked with balance the scale - to ensure its individual purchase price. that fairness and clarity are "My first attempt at the not sacrificed to the idols of passage of this innocent, yet efficiency and cost control." forceful amendment was "The arguments in favour prompted by the advent into of my amendment may be our shopping world of the made on two levels, the electronic marketing wizard- functional, purely pragmatic, ry known as the universal and also, at the deeper product code. Six years later., symbolic level." the code is no longer' novel. "Most consumers, espec- We are as accustomed to it at ially senior citizens and per - supermarkets and grocery sons on fixed incomes, and stores as we are to shopping trade unions...advocate the carts." adoption of mandatory price "In the opinion of the marking on UPC goods.:. Consumers' Association of because mandatory unit pric- Canada, the need today may ing encourages the only form be even greater than that of of selling which is truly ,P©cli °o consistent with comparative shopping. In times such as these, of rising prices and falling for constrained) in- comes, comparative shop- ping is a commercial impera- tive for the prudent consum- er. Our policies therefore must aim to assist the pru- dent consumer wherever reasonably possible." It's interesting to note that the State of Michigan has enacted mandatory unit pric- ing legislation. Maryland, California and Florida have similar legislation. In Canada such a law appears in Que- bec. As Bernie Newman pointed out, "there are advantages to the UPC non -individually priced, electronically scan- ned, checkout at the super- market, such as speedier check-outs, itemized tape re- ceipts, and more efficient inventory control." However, Genealogical Society may meet at Van Egmond House A regular meeting of the Huron County Genealogical Society was held August 3 with a large number of members and guests in at- tendance. Membership co-ordinator, Margaret Cook, advised that the branchurow has a total of 281 members of which 23.5 percent are from Huron County. This represents a remarkable growth for the group which celebrated its third anniversary in March of this year. Yvonne Porter, librarian, noted that a new family tree has been donated to the library by Helen Dale of R.R. 4, Clinton. It is entitled "M'cVitties of Ontario 1820 - 1980". Members wishing to view this history should con- tact Yvonne at 524-9022. Research co-ordinator, Nancy Kale, read letters meeting in their area should contact Alison at 482-7167 (Clinton) regarding details. They would be responsible for arranging . a meeting room and supplying refreshments. Volunteers are needed to begin scrapbooks from the larger local papers in Huron County: Goderich, Wingham, Exeter, Seaforth and Clinton. If you would have time to clip birth, death and' marriage an- nouncements plus various other items of biographical and historical value, please give Alison a call. The mystery priie, a white rose stick pin, was won by Mrs. Ruth Galbraith of Gor- rie. Guest speaker for the evening was Mrs. Jean Lobb of R.R. 2 Clinton. Jean took her fourth trip to Ireland in from genealogists looking October of 1982 and had •-f information ion the many -items�dof interest to Bruno o11 wing names'! • 11'oyce,''"`" relate. -Slt� `isited Counjy al Peacock, Kennard, Evach Fermanagh th search of (Ivach?), and Johnston. Elliott, Thotfipson, Sturdy Anyone having any informa- tion regarding these families should call Nancy at 345-2908 (Seaforth). Alison Lobb, chairman, noted that she had been con- tacted by a member who ad- vised that the Van Egmond House in Egmondville has a room that could be used for - our April 1984 meeting. Anyone wishing to host a and Fagan ('Pbagan) families; County Kilkenny in search of the-Disneys; Coun- ties Offlay, Laois anfl Kildare in search of O'Dempsey families; Coun- ty Antrim to try and locate where her great-grandfather O'Dempsey was from (they had originated in the,south but fled north); and visited cousins in Tipperary. Jean did a lot of research while in Ireland, visiting both the Public Record Office in Belfast and the Public Record Office in Dublin and donating a copy of het -book "Tipperary Websters" to the latter. Jean concluded her presentation by showing a number of • slides that she had taken on this last trip. These are always a pleasure to view as the countryside is so beautiful and Jean's dialogue is always so infor- mative, interesting and packed full of amusing anec- dotes. Those in the audience who had seen the play "Wild Irish Rose" found added en- joyment as that play was based on Jean's last trip to Ireland with Janet Amos. Q rnusf "these advantages even in sum, do not outweigh the benefit to the consumer of fundamental fairness in shop- . ping. The consumer ought to have the right to be able to freely choose on the basis of clear, unambiguous informa- tion...Inlelligent shopping means fair shopping. No merchant need fear the condi- tion of fair shopping. Free enterprise is not inconsistent with fair, intelligent shop - pi "The computer code 4ll\ undeniably be- alilion to (the individual conattmer. But t its core, it is, equally undeni- ably, a seller's deice aimed at facilitating market entry, inventory control and more efficient sales on vast, mass levels. It is characterized therefore by the flawless execution and the anonymity of our madly -advancing tech- nology. Juxtaposed in bold contrast to the indifference of the computer stands the requirement for clearly ex- pressed individual pricing, "Whereas the computer code' is the embodiment of vast economies of scale, of ,cost efficiencies, and of mas- ses of consumers, the 'indi- vidual purchase price' repre- sents the very opposite. dt represents each o us, you - and I, individua shoppers who by our various consumer selections express our unique personal preferences and needs. To stress the import- ance of this individual act of e o4ing, the price must be lpressed 'clearly'. There must be no ambiguity, or. possibility of deception sur- rounding this significant though mundane, manifesta- tion of one'a" individuality, namely, that of freely choos- ing on the basis of the best information. "What are the competing values in the issue of manda- tory unit pricing on UPC goods? Regular meetings, of the Huron County Genealogical Society are held at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday pf eacltAfnonth in the board room of the Assessment Of- fice Building, Napier Street, Goderich. Parking and en- trance are at the rear. The September 7 meeting will feature a look at Pedigree Charts by Karen Harman of Bayfield. These charts will also be on display at the fourth annual Genealogical Workshop being held September 17. For further. information, contact Alison Lobb. "In my view, the values which confront each other, though not to the exclusion of the one over the other, are the values of well-informed pur- chasing versus efficient sel- ling, of identity versus anon- ymity, of the individual ver- sus the machine." Bernie- Newm n urged the House to accept the principle Of his bill, to "demonstrate the harmony possible in inte- grating technplogy with "personology." _'We cannot be so obsessed with systems that we disregard character." He expressed the hope that the Members would vote in favour of the bill in principle and send it to committee, pointing out that any legiti- mate reservations could be allayed by a thorough review of the matter, complete with interest group testimony in committee. Regrettably,, the bill was not referred for committee discussion. IP ►r, ING1T, ET D DffFIIM DEVELOPING 1 Bring us this coupon with your next roll of colour negative film for developing and printing, and you'll get 53 OFF 36 exp., 52 OFF 24 exp. and 51 OFF 12/15 exp. colour negative film. Valid for any size of 110, 126, 135 or C-41 disc film • one coupon per roll of film only. 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