The Huron Expositor, 1978-04-13, Page 2222 THE HURON EXPOSITOR,, APRIL ip, i1)78
F ., of A to promote corn aotn
iier
marketing
w o.w.0.0.0 •
' . / The Huron County Federation
of Agriculture decided it Must
take a more active part in gaining
names for the petition few a ,vote
en a corn marketing plan when it
met fdr its April meeting Thurs-
day in Ethel.
Gordon Hill of Varna was
1earler of the move to •get the
County Fbderation more involved
in the• drive for names. The
petition, was put into circulation
last fall by the Ontario Federation -
of Agriculture .(0FA) and so far
has only gained about 850 names
(as of March 2Q), The petition
must be signed by 1500 farmers
in the province who have sbld
more than 400 bushels of corn in
any of the past three years before
theOntario Farm Products Mark-
eting B6ard will consider calling
for a vote on a marketing plan for
corn.
Mr. Hill said that the 850
names didn'A seem like much. He
said that -Haim's showing of
about 100 names so far Wasn't a
very good showing for a county
that "has. as 'touch potential fer
cern as . Huron". He said more
effort had to be made than
passing the petition around at
meetings, that it has to be a more
personal approach.
Federation president Alan
Wolper admitted that "perhaps
we've been lax" in the drive for
names but noted that the Federat-
is studying the matter of the
OHIP premium •iricrease: and the
Liberal Leader has said he will
'put forward an alternative to the
Ontario Goyernment's proposal to
raise health insurance premiums
by 3.7.5% next .month.„,He be-
lieves that most -of the increase
could be avoided by finding ways
to' cut health spending and by
exploring ,other ways of raising
•Money. Declaring that the
GoVernment's approach is "un-
just, unfair and regressive", he
, said the Health Ministry ,has been.
used by the • Treasurer as the
"whipping boy" in his search, for
additional revenue.
he Health Minister:. DenniS
Timbrell announced that as of
April '1.• 1978, the daily. rates .for
nursing homes will increase by
$2.00, from $23.00 to $25.00. .
The Ontario Health Insurance
Plan will • co ver. the additional
$2.00 from . $14.70 . to $16.70 per
day : while the resident's portion'
remains.' at $8.30.
Thenew $25.00 rate represents
an 8- 'per cent increase mier the
present rate. Since- April, 1972.
the,. nursing home rate has
doubled; When it was $12.50
Lieensed, nursing home ..beds
have increased . by 25%.; from
22.21.9 in April. 1972 to 27,893 in
February,' 1978. The Ministry's
'allocation; fore urs betties has
increased.. from $30.7 million to
$120.1 million, • • • .
Rate Changes for Hoines for the
:Aged were also announced by the
Minister of Conimunity and Social
Services,,Keith Norton. The daily
rates for Extended Care Services
inCharitable Homes for the Aged
will alsO be inereased.from $23.00
to $25.00 effective April .1, 1978.
The. Charitable institution's Act
will cover the 'additional $2.00,
increasing the government's port-
ion remains at $8.30; Effect*
May 1,• 1978." it 'is planned to
increase the resident's portion by
20cents a day to $8.50,andredtice
the government's portion . by a
like amount. •
Municipal Homes for the Aged,
which are 'on a different funding
basis, will receive a 6 per cent
overall increase in their. subsidy
alfocations rather than the $2.00
per .diem. This- a pproach has
ion had held a special meeti4 on
the . topic and it, had been
discussed several times at month-
ly meetings. He said he felt; if
corn producers want the plan,
,they should do the work of getting
the names.
Mr. Hill agreed that it should
be corn producers- who do the
work but that they , must make
more effort to go out and get
signatures, Lesley Caldwell of
Blyth stated that he had found
that once the proposal • was
explained to farmers in their
homes they Are -happy to sign
but they want to know about what
they're signing.
Carl Heminway of Brussels
„,questioned the 400 bushel of sales
already been discussed with
representatives of the, Municipal-
Homes and talks with continue
with municipalities and the
Ontario Association of Homes for
the Aged and operating expend-
itures will be reviewed during the
year.
Additionally announced. was(
$1.00 per day, or 6.7% increase to
$17.00 a day in the residential
rate for Charitable Hewes for
senior citizens.
stipulation and wondered, if the
propose,d . plan would prevent
those who ropfially grow corn for
their own use from selling that
corn in the future., Mr, Hill said
there was no such intention.
It was finally agreed to get the
township federations' to organize
a drive for new members,
Guest speaker for thomeeting
was Mel Macintyre, Executive
Secretary of the Ontario Mutual
Insurance Associations who ex-
04.10 abeut new farm insurance
policies offered by most of the 52'
farm mutual insurance companies
in the province. In the course of a
question period he warned farm-
ers against the use of poly-
urethane insulation blown into
barns and left tinerivpred if the
insulation is covered. he-said, it is
perfectly good insulation but if
left uncovered it, Pen• tprn a small
fire into a raging inferno in a few
minutes. Some fire dep.artments
won't even lettheivrewsgo near
a building if it has such insulation
because bf the danger of flask.
fires, he said.
Roy Pattison of East Wawanosh
reported on the progress of the
1978 International Plowing Match
near Wingham, saying that more
space than ever before had been
.kooked at this stage.
'Shirley Weary, spokesperson
for the Huroncounty 'high school
teachers made a presentation at
the meeting to outline the
teachers version of events prior to
and during the current strike in
county high schools. (The board
Of education had made a similar
presentation at the Federations
March meeting in Hensall).
She said that at the beginning
or negotiations the Board had
deleted 19 of 23 items included in
last 'years conttlact. Eventually
she said the dispute came down'to
two outstanding isiues. She
denied that tyochers were trying_
to work in extra jobs through their,
fight for a reduction in workload.
What teachers want, -she Said,
was an evening-out of the work-
load. She sited an exampleof one
teacher who taught 95 students
while another teaching the same
subject in the same school had to
teach 200. It would be fairer if
each had..aboet 160 students to
teach, she said.
She said that the only'
solution to the strike seemed to be
if people applied pressure to get
arbitration brought is. She• was
generally received politely by the
farmers present but later when
Jim McIntosh of Tuckersmith
township 'brought in a resolution
calling for both sides to submit to
binding' or voluntary arbitration
(he said he had the resolution
before he know teachers would be
presenting their case) the move
did not r'eceive such a warm
reception. After 'three speakers
had begun the debate George
Underwood of Turnberry town-
ship made a motion to table the
resolution. It was quickly second-
ed and aOpeoved.
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ENTRY ".!`8.°:42:
LID STATE
ELECTRIC FENCE CONTROLLER
Universal Sentry did state electric
fence controller p otects up to 10
miles of average, f= ce; provides
longer, serviceslife. Has lashing light
indicator. Fence line light g arrestor
aids in protecting mecha • m from
CO-OP deluxe
115-V. fencer • each
'long distances, . 509-100
When fencer is producing. positiVe •
Automatic flashing lamp. indicates
output.. Powerful operates over
TEFL motors
closed fan cooled. 1725
1/2, 3/4 or1 HP
RPM:Bali-bearing se"
Designed for farm 'use.
115/230 volt, totally en-
keyed single shaft. Man-
ual reset overload protec-
tion.
'1/2 HP. '
516-003
. -
516-004 • ea. $96.66
Farm Price .. ea. $76.28
N. HP.
Farm Price .. ea, $89.92
1 HP.
Farm Price $108,73
516-005 .... ea. $116.88
- ea. $81.99
Croottote wood
preservative
the grbund as in footings
and fenee posts.
Manence against wood rot.
Maybe used in contact with
S gel. 512-921 . ea. $13.33
Has a high degree Of per-,
1 gal. 512-920 ."ea. $2.99 with 20-gauge bottom.
22-gauge galvanized steel
Angled, corrugated side
2' x 2' x 6' stock
watering tank
Jack Riddell, M.P.P.' '
The Honourable WilliaM
'Newman, Minister of AgricUlture
and Food, • announced in the
Legislature this week that the
BLef Calf Income Stabilization
'Program • for 1978 has been
.• „„,_ •
Last Year the program. paid
$12.1 million to 14,400 Ontario
Beef Calf Operators who register-
. Or nearly. 350,000 cows in the
Plan. • ,, •
This year the. support price for
calves .will 5.1.5.--te-eats..-per
pound, as it was last Yar..The
enrolment fee peecoW remains at
Enrolment , forms will be,
_mailed .this months „to -producers
who 'part•icipatn in the 1977
prograin and additional copies,
will he available from the Offices.
of the Agricultural - Represent-
athes.•
• There wee a FCderal Beef Calf
Stabilization Plan last year,, but it
seems .there will be no Federal
Plan in 1978.
Increased OHIP fees continue
to'beae subject of -Mitch debate .
at Queen's Park'. Last week. Sean' •
Conway (1,.. Renfrew' North( asked
.Whether 'the Government is eon-
templating .changing the,' • ar-
rangements which it currently
pays doctors 90% of the Ontario,
Medical Association fee: schedule.
Thir 'Health Minister. -
timbrell,• replied "Certainly not'
for the:Balance of the year that is .
preseetly under agree,ment (he 7
• liveen the Government and OMA)
mail 'May ask
ing
The OMA, is
presently asking • for a 36%
'increase in the fee :schedule..
which . the Minister said the
Gover nment jese-couldn't accept.•
"-At this point", he said. " I think
we have, to realize that perhaps
where we may eed,•up is with a
separate OHIP schedule of benef-
its. Mid ' i. separate OMA fee fee
schedule rather than the current,
relationship under the :regulate
ions' where the OHIP benefit is
9(>r'4,'01' the OMA fee sehedule.7
Stuart Smith receiVed no answer
when he subsequently asked. the
Pe ,mier___w_hat___the.,...Go_eerornet
had in mind to make ',stire• that
most doctors don't opt .out of the
public 'health care system.
A committee °fettle •Legislatuce
Concern about the future of
farming. credit, law and the
availability -of jobs for young
people\yere topics for the annual
'conference Of the Junior Farmers'
of Ontario held in Toronto March
17-19.
More than 350 delegates from
across Ontario. Canada and the
United States exchanged opinions
at the conference called Help
Yourself to Life. Resource people
helped the young people aged 15
to 30 set goals for themselves,
their clubs and their communit-
ies.
At the Annual Meeting of the
Association Bart Johnson, R.3.
Sutton West was elected Presid-
ent for 1978-79. Jim Phelan, R.2,
Blyth is the new Vice-President
of the-Association. Ohter execute_
hie members are: Ted Ceelen.
R.2, Mountain: Torn Callaghan,
R.I. Tunder Bay; David Walker.
1.l. Mallorytown; and Meredith
'Gilbert, , 1408-2850 Cedarwood
--tirive, Ottawa.
The Executive will meet with
the Provincial Directors from each
county to plan programs for th
7,055 Junior Farmers in Ontario.
Winner of the travelling
scholarship to. Australia/New
Zealand, a program, co-sponsored
by the junior Farmers' Associat-
ion Of Ontario and the United
.Qe9peratiVes Of Ontario was
•Elgin Craig, Box 69, Arthur.
Elgin will leave January 1979 to
spend four months on farms
'down under'.
Travelling sch•dlarship winners •
were announced at the Annual'
Banquet on Saturday. ,
pants in the 'United Kingdom
*JacWs Jottings
Stabilization
Future.concern's
Junior Farmer's
.icliolarship Tour
will visit homes of Young Farmers
in in the U.K. for eight weeks
finalize
.As in the past, We prepare mixtures fo meet your own
kalividual requirements based ott recontatendations of
Ok Ministry of Agriculture at no extra cost.
Reasonably priced and processed to a high standard of
purity and germination.
SpFcial Mixtures
Forage Seeds
Guest Speakers:
8013 ..MCKINLEY
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
BUFFET,
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iitf;:T*T;10-p-erperson-7--
Your dollars cover more ground withiligh Quality
FARM SEEDS
'ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING`
of the
HURON-BRUCE PROGRESSIVE
CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION
of Ontario
DR. GARY GURBIN
BRUCE-GREY P.C. CANDIDATE
AfIP: for HURON MIDDLESEX
AT RIPLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE .
tickets a fdoer
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 1978
7:30apt p.m.
We have on hand
Locally Grown
BARLEY RED CLOVER
MIXED GRAIN PEAS
IIVe•are taking orders for
registered seed grain
Oustoni cleaning by appointment.
LONDESBORO SEED PLANT
Robert SKaddick .
5214399
e
CO-OP 6-Volt 2799
battery fencer each
High and low shock control, plus long
battery life. Control .and fence con-
nettions on underside of box for
-weather protection. . . „ . 509.103
6899 e00
Fami price
Walls for strength. 1/4" drain
plug and cross brace in-
cluded.' W79.003
burnbuts. Constant shock rate ford
positive livestock control. Recessed
controls and connections at bottom of
case. Twin swing-away wall hangers.
Fused protection on 115-volt power
509-0/0
,Wex!tirec4°etOwSitilt121;113
'-'.139hterin 'Vls
-
.Logging
chain f 3 ea. .6 Farm Price
High test 3/8". X 16 fr. chain
with grab hook and slip
hook. Heat treated. Safe
working load:4600 lb.
561.046
Galvanized Guardian
1.Maileilbanel gates
Extra strong in design! Rust -resistant' fliveled
construction; diagonal bracing. Hardware included.
12-foot size. 563-792 each $49,49
14-foot size, 563-793 .. each $56.69
16-foot size, 563-794 each $61.99
Jiffy concrete179
stone•mix
Ideal for walks, floors, set-
ting poles and posts or jobs
exceeding 2" thickness.
Just add water .. 512-922 -