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The Huron Expositor, 1978-12-28, Page 21We're in a spin' 'with thoughts of our many• faithful friends. You're tops with us... hive a -good year and thanks. • • 4. • iteltehhigi 'out 'to delroted .friendkwitik titanic.* and sincere n4slies for lasting joy`in the New rear. hilktchell 348-8433 & SONS LTD. 262-2527 Ora ntori 2254360 Plowmen in Huron' elected McKilloP Reeve Allan Campbell as president the Huron Plowmen's 4'SSocia- dal at the annual meeting in Whithiop on Monday of last week. He. succeeds William Leeming of McKillop' who had served' for three years. The.:.meeting, in the -IvIcKillop Township , attracted a capadity crowd. Vice' president is Duncan of Usborne- and t second vice president is Ross Egdy, R.R.#1, Dungannon. Russel Bolton, McKillop, longtime secretary-treasurer and assistant secretary-trea- surer Graeme Craig also of McKillop were returned' to office as was Janie Aria- -strong of Wingham,'-ai OPA • representative. Members. reviewed the 1978 Match held on the Campbell farms in IsIcKillop which was regarded as one of the most successful in the long history of the associa- While no decision was taken regarding a site for -the 1979 Match, the meeting expressed appreciation for an invitation from Huron Warden John Tinney of Hay Toirnship to hold the Match in that township, The association reviewed details of the Internitioitai held, in September on the Armstrong and area farms at Wingham which was- referred to as the' most successful ever held by the Ontario ' • Plowmen's . Association. en Federation asked to BY JACK RIDDELL M.P.P. Third and final reading has now been given to the controversial bill • on health and safety in the workplace. This legislation had been delayed by the government for ,Some months; following debate in committee, when re ee;,„,pared• failed to agre&tipon Whieh categories of workers should be covered. Six essential wind- pies were proposed by us: •(1) coverage of all non-agricul- tural workers; (2) fimitation, on the right to refuse work by: .policemen, firemen and others where life or'safety of the public is in jeopardy; (3) mandatory' health and 'safety committees for all indestrial work •places and mines with more than 20 employees, aiid health and safety represen- ) tatives for construction sites; (4) Pre-testing~ of all new substances introduced into• the workplace; (5) reci)$.-, nitidn that employers and. supervisorS.may, advance the • taking of every. reasonable ' precaution as A •defence 'in appropriate. situations; (6) 'assessment of contractors on # an equal basis with other employers. . Workers • are given grille right to refuse to, .perform unsafe work but: the following exceptions . are specified: policemen, firemen, workers • in correc- tional institutions and training schools and employees in health or health' related jobs. Provision is made for health and safety committees to• be established in all workplaces wherever a dangerkus substance subject to confiel ordera is present. Committees are also pro- Vided for where there are 20 or more employees, except in offices, stores, apartment buildings, libraries, museums, theatres, private clubs, restaurants and hotels. Under - the bill' the Minister of Labour;. Dr. Robert Elgie has the. Author- ity to create health and safety committees •at any work- place. Liberal Leader Stuart Smith haS warned the government that, unless there is an 'established policy with respectto cash grants to eompanies as an incentive to locate in this province, such • grants 'may well • create chaos. ffile Charged that the government has engaged in' an "ad hoe scramble'` to provide grants' to companies who might wish to locate here,- without providing guidelines to government officials who have to decide whether the Money is legit- imately required'.• Stuart Smith cited the case of the Cdps-tooco. - Correspondent MRS: MARY MERNER 482-7143 Mr. and Mrs. Dave Preszcator, Christine, Lisa, Christopher and Grey visited last Sunday,.with Mr. and Mrs. Allan Pfaff of Crediton, At time of writing • Mr. Hugh Dimaline is a patient in Seaforth Hospital, where he has been a patients for the past week. We hope he will soon be home and• feeling better. ' • Weekend visitors` with Mr. and Mrs.' Carl Merner, Sandy. Julie, Michael and Shelley were Mr.' and Mrs. Allan Merner of Waterloc Mrs. J. Merrier and Stan of Kitchener. Mt. and Mrs. Bill Steven- son of Beigrave visited on Monday evening with his brother Mr. and Mrs. Paul Stevenson, David, Darren. Congratulations are ex- tended to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Arderson on the birth of a, son on Thursday December 14th and •Mr.ti nd Mrs. Steve Lee of Strathroy (the former biane -Preszcator) on the birth .;,f a daughter. court ConstariPar L1842 held their met,. g on Thursday evening December 14th. Donations were made to several • a ising a happy hullabaloo of holiday cheer and good - fortune as the NeW Year arrives! Enjoy it totfullest! .MILION J. DIETZ LTD. SEAFORTN,ONT.'-- R.Ft. 4 -" Pft. 52/-0608 • •,111 il 1111.111 ' ativaim al • • • . • Jack's. Jottings Health and safety bill is coming As you celebrate' the arrival of the New Year w'e hope• it will strike o chord of happiness for you and those you love. Thanks for your• patronage. KEN'. R. CAMPBELL. FARMS LTD. Huron name - • 7- - 7 77,7•7777 ow Campbell t. (IRON pCPO p oppote lakeside restaurantmoi,,m,,,,,,.. • Members of the Huron corner of Harbour and Beach' CountY Federation of Streets in • Goderich, was Agriculture are going to be initially raised at the asked to oppose a proposed Federation 's Mon thly 'Goderich restaurant which meeting in IDecember. one of their committees feels ' Bob Gibbons, a Goderich could interfere with farniers'• husinessman, want's to livelihood. build a $300,000s restaurant The federation's land use on the Beach Street site. Committee, chaired by Gordon Hill of Varna, is going to recomend that the . federation executive. 'oppose the 'resaurant. The, issue of" the proposed restaurant, ' which would be built at, the • • Howeverrbefore he,can get a"*., the dederich elevators pro- would give all my children a hefts-gift, as much as-the building Permit, Goderibh • vide a service to farmers both . law allowS, and then sit hack and watch the' est of the council' mast approve the rezoning of the land from industrial to commercial. The • proposed restaurant site abuts Goderich Elevator Huron, 13ruce, Grey, Middle- sex and Perth counties 'The Chairman added, "We are . not opposed 'to a re- staurant. We are, opposed to a: restaurant in - this location." and Transit Co. Limited and their grain handling facilities. This company has . already indicated then will oppose the restaurant. on grounds it would be in- compatible to the area. Gordon Hill, chairman of the land use committee, said as a source of livestock feed world go and as a place to store their Sound go grain for fut He said the ipment. such usele. s. Goderichr wasted energy spent in daydreaming. elevators serve farmers in The new year is almost here: so let us think, of others fo.r4vhange. Herewith is my list of wisheS for the agri• roll Ural mint-nun* To Eugene Whelan, since 'he is the biggest Mail ,. on the -list. more recognition from his cabinet colleagues so that he ,can carry out his plans 'for more security for fa rmers . organization and schools again this year. .Christmas" gift eycahnge was held 'and' . lunch was served. Most people are chained to vain, regrets. We liven a To the Consumers Association of Canada, the realiza- past t hat' never was and a future that never can. be, I'm • lion that food prices increase even less than the cost of no dilletent: 1 bus a couple of lottery tic„ ets every month anct waste a precious hour or two spending the I dream of the day' when PH be independent enough to tell the boss to 'take his job and,stick it. When—not sPu'll notice—I win that $1 million. I tell myself give 10 per centio charity. Don't ask me the name of the charity but I have an idea it would he given to deprived children. Sip? I've even got it figured out that far. I 'would pay off all my debts,. of course, to be even more. independent. Invest the balance after a good boll, whe're the sun'shines 'daily. on-the mountain top, I "To Wail. I he; old with a burst of song.' . To Sill Newman, success in putting through some "To recallIbe right and forgive the wrong: • ' binding legislation to preserve farmland in Ontario. - ."To forget the thing that .binds you fast .. , ' To Peter Hannam, president ,of the Ontario ,Federa- " "To the vain regrets of the year that's past." - .tion of Agriculture, some less restless, less. Vociferous 1:liat is the way, to a happy. new year• said poet Robert neighbors who will. encourage him to keep his van, Bt'ill l iv a .few deeades, ago. . dryers going instead of .calling wince to complain, If . It seems a good idea to end the year with a song but it alanlY urbanites could realize that the noise, Ltte oddr and takes an .old soul to be the optiMist, to .forgive the r the elust helps keep food in their bellies! • * ' ' wrong anil remember the right. If we could all set this So. a new year's, wish that city people 'should try resolution in our hearts, as the year winds doWn, we . harder .to understand the plight of the farmers in this would all-be better people. The world would be-a better . -eottritry. No other sector of the economy contributes place in which to live. . ' more to•Canada than agriculture New wishes f6r farmers much time haVe you wasted in es! Worse. still.- think of ,the Hayes-Dana Parts Co. Ltd. an auto- parts maker, which has been given a $1 million loan interest free for •five years toward construction of an $8 million plant in Pantie. Abbutr9jobs-are expected to be created by the plant, which is scheduled to open artiog in 1983, ..,ir e ear. The loan 'which is to ' repaid at 11,75 per cent was provided by the Ontario Development Corporation ' tinder the Ontario Business., .,Incentives Program. .p LOSE JOBS . . Replying in .the Legis- lature, the Minister of Indus- try. and Tourism, Larry Grossman, said that chaos will not be prevented by, losing thousands of jobs to U.S. states vying for indus- trial develcipment and offeriag cash incentives. His MiniStry, is now trying to develop some ground. rules for giving grants to industry. Providing cash grants to large profitable companies first became' a political issue'. when Ford Motor Co. received $68 million from the province and the federal ' government to build an engine plant in Windsor after , , the Company lia said the plant woulds4,bidlt• in the United States-if no assistance were received. In addition to the engine plant, Ford is also thinking of bhilding a casting plan't in Windsor. • Dr. Smith believes that the government must develop a basis':'for determining whether companies are eligible for cash incentives. living and that'CariadianS are paying less for food than any other country in the world, Alsd to the CAC, some. manna from heaVen tO'keeti them going to attack, other sectors of the economy that may really be ripping off the consumer. To the Christian Farmers 'Federation, continued suc- "ess in their intelligent; often brilliant, methods of br- inging the plight of farmers to the proper attention. Es, pecially, more strength to Elbert Van Donkersgoed, the articulate executive secretary of -the Christian farmers. To the farm wive( and children of farmers, good Wishes in their constant fight to keep the family farms • going .in this province. These people are the unsung heroes and heroines of the agricultural community: I. could continue but I'm sure you, get the idea. • Last of all, of course; hearty good wishes to, those wise arid right-thinking editors who have the sense to include this column in their pages. Most important: A happy new year to those many readers who. indicate they'en joy this deathless prose. May your worst day' in the new year be as good as yoUr happiest day of the old year. 1:31essings to you and yours in.1979. Planning accounted for more He wants assurances that money will not automatically than $50,000 of $81,00 'in 'be forked" over just personal expenses spent by because A qempany comes to the commission members,, the province for aid claiming 'The Premier told MPPs 'that - it wants tobcate here. What • royal' commissions fall into will prevent• exis ting-wo categories - those that companies from going to the study certain things • and government and ,threatening • those that investigate alle- tot leave the • province if gations of wrong'-doing: He • offered to them, he asked • similar assistance is not • rseaviidewthsepegnodyinegrninveindtelinweils1: and wanted to know for the former category of ' • whether cash grants will be broad-issue royal limited to the auto industry. commissions. These have :Everyone should knOw "the included some of the highest rules of the game. spending bodieS in' Ontalio, . GUIDELINES. among them the LaMarsh The Ontario government is. Commission into 'Media to review its spending,guide- Violenae, which spent more lines for royal commissions, than $2.2 million. This Week the Liberal In the year• ending laSt March 31st, there had been, ' Premier about the, members qUestioned latthser 16 royal commissions in provincial auditor's repcirS, operation and the •amount of which sh'iiwed 'that one 'money they had spent to that member of the royal Corn- point was over $11 million mission on Electria Power about half 'of it in that year. 11111111 1111111111iillumulm Raising our voices in praise of our many delightful patrons and , wishing them all a full year of happiness and success! SEAFORTH FARMERS' CdkodP F'hone 527-0770 Seaforth BOYES FARM SUPPLIES Seaforth 0 Hope you41 be snowed underwitti happiness as you coast into the New Year! Thanks all. ITCHE41V1311,EfEED R.R. I bublin, Ont.