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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1979-06-21, Page 27• Part of the Pryceg'' ;bell, roorn. A single string: of bells can be worth $100. (lection o 1 BY LISE GUNBX` Just off the kitchen in Oliver and Thelma Pryce's farmhouse east of Winthrop. is a little roomfull of bells. Oliver Pryce has been collecting them for more than ,20 years. He got.. his first of the collection from the late Russell` Marks near Waiton and singe has acquired many more froni all around the country:• There are old and new bells, one .dated 1878 and others reproductions and therefore shiny on the inside. There are shaftbells, string bells for horse harnesses, _cowbells, and one ' with of Canadian .beaver engraved on it. Mr Pryce` said that he's never counted them all, but in addition to the single bells, he • has at least .10 strings with.. approximately 30 bells on each string. Any one string, can :be ., worth as much as $100, he said. Mr. Pryce had his bells on display last fall at the Van Egmond Ciderfest. Though "they are getting dearer all the time,'.' he said ; he's "always looking for more." • "They • say I .can smell them," joked Mr.Pryce. .Bel l ' col lector Oliver Pryce. The magaiine tor the, whole tarm'•iamilr/,�' The farm magazine especially for Bruce, Huron and Perth counties * THOUGHT PROVOKING FA * ' THE LATEST RURAL NEWS * SPECIAL,`SECTION FOR THE YOUNG FARMER * ; FAMILY PAGES WITH YUMMY LOCAL RECIPES * COLUMNS, PHOTOS, FREE WANT ADS and much much more FARM STORIES $3:s'OO:for 12:;issues 01145 FOR 24ISSUES 'nCanado . in Canada SEND NOW TO - i` ,A..11.r ANN IMINIVONIMW lir.aroll Immo awmo I 1 I The Rural Voice ;.Bax 10, Blyth: it Ycs, l'll subscribe >f enclose 53.00 for 1 year Cl t Chile/le SSA for 2 yrs. CI Bill rare. None Adds NM titled: .;Y .mom 'moi..,. - .r: ots •'erest in farm. 11YJACK.IRID ECLIVIPP Puring.:the expenditure estimates the Ministry o' Agriculture and Food,, the Minister, William Neuman;„ highlighted some programs,; one of which,. the new Farm !Productivity incentive: Program, 1 would: like to outline as .1, know from the �enintiries I have received, is of interest to ,the farmers:. This program replaces the Capital firanta,program and is aimed specifically at retaining soil productivity and reducing erosion. ,eligible projects under the new program include grassed' waterways, manure storage facilities and; alternate livestock watering facilities, Also included are. projects t4 . demonstrate: erosion control,�.In addition: •the Incentive Grant Program will be available to fanners who ,did not use their full entitlement under the Capital Grants Program,, Such farmers. may apply for grants to assist in the building of 'livestock barns, milk houses. poultry barns, silos, green houses, tobacco: kilns and maple,- syrup. facilities. To qualify a farm trust produce S1,000 worth. of • . agricultural goods annually. The ' maximum grants for erosion control, manure storage -and. production facilities' is $3.000 with a maximum. of S1,500 for stock watering facilities, 'For the first year of the program the Ministry has allocated 512.8 million. This figure also 'includes some carry over ;:from . the old Capital Grants program. During the estimates, ; I. comniented on . four major concerns which 'I have regarding• the agricultural and' food industry. I was critical. of the investigation being carried out by the , ommission into Food Royal C n .discounts. Having attended some• of the hearings and talking to others iincluding. the. Ontario • Federation: of. who have Agriculture, o. participated in: the hearings, concluded that the 1nvestigatiOns Were rhuet•up or a whitewash repori. 1 told the Minister that it was my: opinion than Ott Commission: staff has adopted 'he' attitude right from the beginning, that nothing is wrong with discounts. The Comnissi.oty lawyer and staff have not been aggressive in digging out the answers.:` ant also extremely disappointed with. the Commission's. policy:, of allowing company ;executives to refuse to .answer questions • which might put them at a . competitive disadvantage, ;its .my opinion this is precisely what' the Commission was set Op to dig out. Another issue 1 dealt with was the obvious: lack hf .consideration the agricultural ' industry received in the "^ Budget' speech made by she serious mm.ttmieln,:ta from the Government than 4114, been getting The lbudget• Of agriculture. nd food was roe all intent% ' •'nil, purposes reduu d lir; iL =4 IA My neat major. concerts was the futures of the Marketing; Boards,, I .have always been a proponentof Marketing Boards as �ihe concept -was to protect farmers from the often wi4e income swings associated with the gluts and shortages characteristic pf most THE :WS . agricultural prodttets. However, ;associated with. Marketing 'Boards and 'tiatienali Supply Management Systems. are prc►du4etton quotas and quota values and 'l indicated that 1 felt something should'. be done about the escalating quota values. We have • experimented with supply management for some years. now and perhaps the tittle has come' to ask whether it is doing the job; it was intended; 1 have a; real Treasurer. l felt 'that there f / was: no better. tune to make a .major commitment to 'the agricultural industry when the devalued dollar offers the - industry the opportunity of increasing our markets: through increased exports. -and replacing replacing expensive imported foods, recognizing that ,this. opportunity comes at a time of record high interest rates and extremely. high capital costs, Agriculture is;without a doubt the major resource industry =in • Ontario and deserved much higher priority and. . much mare • %. agricultural products. We need Marketing Boards and National • Supply Management Programs in this; country in order for our farmers to compete with the American; Producers who have lower' capital. and labour costs and a superior climate. for growing a wide variety of. concern for 7, the • young .. farmers who wound like to get into the farming business and it is practically• ,impossible because of the closed shop.characteristic of marketing boards, the quota values which is. beyond. their reach and the way quotas" are handled at the ptesertt tinge, Attorney Gener d Roy McMurtry table :4 the government's dtscttsslott paper an Occupier's Ltabtlity and,Tresspasss to Property itk the legislature this.week, The White Paper describes, legislation proposed to limit' the liability of property owners. towards people who enter their. lands, and to the extent the categories of land to which entry is prohibited without the landowner having to. give notice. The proposals are intended;to safeguard the rights. of landowners and at the same time encourage them to make land available for. recreational activities. As. protection against trespass, the proposed :legislation would raise the fine . for trespassing from $1011 to; '$1.000 and would permit the courts to impose on convicted. trespassers the costs of prosecutions. It - would also allow the courts to compensate landowners for . damage caused by trespassers' to property or .crops. The. proposed legislation Would. add orchards and fields under cultivation to the category of land to which entry is prohibited without the landowner having to post signs or give other notice. Linder the present law', only lawns, gardens and enclosed lands are included in this - category. The proposals also call for limiting the liability' of owners to persons who entet their land to a duty -to take reasonable care to- ensure their safety. Tltks duty would, not he owed' `t0 ,per50n :entering land for Criminal purposes. ,Also proposed: is a code df' coloured markings ;tan nd ,signs: which would allow owners tgk designate which activities they wished to. permit ort their land. Under the systema an owner could, for example, permit crass country"t skiing but •;prohibit alt other activities; on his'; land:.. Alternatively, he Could, specify a limited, number of activities he wished tQ, prohibit, thereby indicating permission for all other activities. The' Attorney General is distributing the White Paper to all interested groups and individuals and have requested their comments by the end of ,Tune. Copies of the White Paper are also available from the Office of. the Attorney General, fueen's Park, Toronto. p:e,h.Sci! and Crop tour The Perth Soil and Crop improvement Association have planned- a tour to the Alliston area onTuesday,, July 10th. A bus will leave Strat- ford' at 7:55 a.nt, and .pass through` Mitchell and list- owel on its wa y north. Plans call fora stop at 'a '100 sow, farrow -to -finish. farm, Glen- afton Holsteins, the Bradford Marsh Vegetable area and farms specializing in aspar- agus, potatoes and nursery sod. -The bus will return -to. Stratford by 6 o'clock. The cost of the bus is $7.00 per person. 'A noon smorgas- bord vvil.i be . available for 54.50; Reservations should be made at the county Agri- cultural Office.by Friday,.. July 6th. PROVINCIAL 4=0 LEADERSHIP WEEKSs' This week, June: 17-24, .six 4-11 members from Perth ,county are:attending '4-H. Leadership Week at beauti- ful Moorelands - Kawagama. Camp near Dorset. The `Perth. delegates are - Linda'Muma, R.R. 7, St. Marys; Joanne Rock, lt.R. 3, Monkton; Margaret. Vink, R.R. 2, St:. Papas; Dennis Hartung,'. R.R. Dong • 1; ` Gowanstown; n g McKay, R.R.'2, Stratford; Dave. Spence Marys R.R. 6, St. BEST ROCK RECORDS 40 ONTARIO STREET STRATFORO Land: Ontario has'over one million square kilometres of it. It's important to all of us that every kilometre.is put to thebest possible use, now and in the future. That's why Ontario has aPlanning ''' Act. It`s the legal frdmevvork that determines how land should• be used, and in what, form development should take place:. Under the present Act, munici- palities wishing to pass bylaws relating to the use of land go to the. Ontario Municipal Board for provincial approval. In recent years, however; the provincial goverrirnent's role'• in' municipal planning has been changing. A committee established in 1975 took a close look at the Planning Act to ,'lee how it could be adapted to suit the changing needs of the municipalities' as well as. to make the procedures more efficient, After getting reaction to the. report of the Planning Act Review Committee, the' government has now produced the White Paper outlining. its position on • . revising the Act, The main proposals are: o The province would place' more emphasis on adviceand assis- tance than on its current role of • supervising and approving local.. planning decisions. a Wynicipalities, where appropriate, Would: be given autonomy to make planning-decisions.This will apply to municipalities which have the resources and capabilities to handle increased, planning responsibility o The public would have better access into the planning process. Municipalities twill have to extend public notification procedures to people who will be affected by planning decisions.. o To speed up the process; the Ontario Municipal Board would act only es an appeals body. A copy of the White Paper has been made available to municipalities, planning boards and other interested groups. If you ale interested, contact the Ministry of Housing, Communications Branch, 56 Wellesley St., Toronto, Ontario M7A 2K4. Claude Bennett, Minister of Housing Wllliarh Davis, Ontario Premlier • ,--; Motive is hereby given that the Annual Meefing of .x- EAFORTH C().MMUN. IT' HOSPITAL will be held uesday, June' 26, 1979 at 8 p.m.•, In The, :Hospita Health Unit Conference.:Room` ground floor for the purpose of recelving the annual reporter of the Board of Trustees and of .the' officals: and to elect. four Trustees. The public is invited' to attend The by-laws of Seafoirth Community Hospital provide that the board of trustees shall. include 12 trustees to be elected by members of the hospital' corporation. -MEMBERSHIP- The by-laws provide with respect to members as follows: ' [1) The following persofis shalt be membjers upon resointlon o(i the Board; • fa] A person who has donated or wba donates SS0O.00 in any year to the Corporation shalt be a 'life member. ' [b] The president or designated• officer of an association or • organization who pays the 'Corporation 525.00 in any year shad be an es officio member of the Corporation for that year. lc] A person who pays the animal: membership • fee to the corporation in; any year shall be a. member of the Corporation"for that year. The amount of this fee shall be established (Me time to• time by.. resolution of the Borirdd• of Trustees• not pointed: ot a ahonorsey members shall be subs* [21 'A member who pays his fees annually shall net be cntitiled to vote . at any meeting of the - corporatlon unless -,his membership fee was paid In Este AT LEAST THIRTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE, DATE OP THE MEETING.. By resolulIoD of the Hoard the anneal membership fee has been established at one" dollar. The public is invited 1 Take, Part in Hospital .Activities A'nnuaw membership of it May bet paidat the hospital: iteftesbtt tints *Itlie,sieltve tAlotrliiag the tioittitis, Gordon McKilzila t.:`!