Clinton News-Record, 1972-08-17, Page 6Huron County Black Knights parade in Clinton
Eastern Ontario farmers
face disaster
sufficiently so hay can be
brought in and grain corn can
be harvested as silage.
"Younger farmers with tight
repayment schedules will likely
lose everything," says Gordon
Hill of Varna, President,
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture. Low net income in
recent years has prevented
farmers from building up
reserves to carry through
disasters such as this.
A multi-pronged program is
necessary which includes a cash
payment to share the loss,
possibly through crop insurance,
transportation assistance for
feed, credit extension, improved
drainage outlets, and better crop
insurance.
Hill and OFA executive
director Delmer Bennett joined
members of a local Task Force
to assess the damage. The Task
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Force was formed at a Dundas
county Federation of
Agriculture meeting of more
than 1,000 alarmed farmers.
Good management was no
salvation, according to Hill,
"The rains have ruined crops on
well-drained land as well as on
poorly drained land. And the
few who bought crop insurance
will recoup only a fraction of
their losses."
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Wednesday, Aug. 16 and from
then through Sept, 4, pre-
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attractions than ever before.
On Thursday, Aug. 17, His
Grace, The Duke of Argyll,
Chief of the Campbell Clan
will officially open the 1972
CNE at 2:30 p.m. on the
Bandshell. That evening the
Duke and Duchess will be
the Guests of Honour at the
first of the 4 Military Tattoos
that highlight this year's
exciting new feature„.
The Scottish World Festival
(Aug, 17-20)—Thrill to the
mighty Parade of Massed
Bands (Aug. 17 at 11:00 a,m,)
when over 2,000 musicians
from around the world
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Toronto. See the Trooping of
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Scottish Regiment at the
Grandstand, Aug.18-2:00
p,m, (Tickets $1,50), Watch
the Inter-Continental Pipe
Band Championships and
the Inter-Continental High-
land Dancing Championships
(Aug. 19 & 20) and the Inter-
Continental Drum Major
Championships (Aug. 20).
And don't miss the Giant
Military Tattoo in the Grand-
stand each evening at 8:00
p.m. when a cast of over
1000 brings each day to a
glittering climax ($4.00 &
$5.00). Also, free on the
Bandshell, the famous Band
of the Scots Guards and a
Scottish variety show twice
daily. Altogether, 4 days of
pageantry you'll never forged
The People's Republic of
China, appearing for the first
time at the CNE, is mounting
an impressive display of Its
cultural, artistic, agricultural
and industrial achievements.
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Aug, 16 only, this exhibit will
close from 6:00 to 9;00 p.m.).
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30's and 40's. Free at the
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All this plus the Evening
Grandstand Spectaculars,
the all-new daily Aquarama
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exhibits from home and
abroad, and a wide range
of sports,
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A nuttier of principle ,....-.
As I write this article we, in this area, are continuing to have
wet weather without much rain. I guess we should be glad of that
for it doesn't take long for the ground and hay to dry off when we
get a dry day or two but it has prolonged haying to a point of
weariness. However we are getting surprisingly good hay and we
haven't had to burn or chop up spoiled hay on the field. An
extremely heavy crop has created an added problem because it
took an extra day to dry. I never took off first cut in August
before but I still need a good half day's drawing.
The weather has been discouraging this year but most crops
are doing well and it may well be that we will end up better than
we expected.
I was encouraged a few days ago to hear a local businessman
remark that he would never complain about high food costs in
Canada again. It seems that he had been doing some travelling.
He found that T-bone steaks were $8.00 a pound in Japan and
other western foods in the same price range. Of course if you
stayed with eastern foods you could eat for less but still
considerably higher costs than in Canada. Across Europe and in
the British Isles prices were only a little higher on the basis of
Canadian income but still much higher in relationship to incomes
over there.
A stop in Singapore was similar to Japan and in travelling on
to Australia and New Zealand he found again that even in
Canadian money it cost more to eat. I only wish more of our
consumers could travel more.
It might even help if some of our politicians used some of their
income to get around and see how others live.
I quote from a news report —"The Liberals introduced
legislation to take the family allowance away from more than a
million Canadian families, many of them earning between $7,000
and $11,000— hardly rich people in an age of $1.50 a pound
beef."
I don't intend to get into an argument about family allowances,
except to say that I think there are a lot of farmers who would be
very happy to forget about the family allowance in exchange for
that kind of net income.
But why pick on $1.50 a pound beef? Only a small portion of
the beef carcass costs this figure and then only in the larger
centres,
What about the cottage at the lake, the coloured T.V. the "ski-
doo" the second or third car (with insurance) and the $100
ladies' coats or man's suit? What about rent? The latest figures I
saw stated that rent takes over 30 per cent of the average income
while food takes less than 20 per cent?
It seems in Canada the prime necessity to life is the least
valuable in terms of dollars.
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BY JOYCE PEPPER
Miss Margaret Ann Mickle
whose wedding to Brian
Edward Collins, London, will
take place Saturday, August 19,
at the Hensall United Church,
was honored at a trousseau tea
held at the home of her parents,
Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Laird
Mickle.
Guests were received by the
bride-elect, her mother and the
groom-elect's mother, Mrs,
Edward A. Collins, London.
Miss Judith Mickle attended
the door and was in charge of
the guest book.
The tea table was arranged
with a cut-work cloth and
centered with an arrangement of
white mums, pink carnations
and snapdragops, flanked by
pink tapers in silver candelabra.
Presiding at the tea table were
Mrs. George Mickle, Ridgetown,
Mrs. (Rev.) Harold Currie,
Sebringville, Mrs. Keith Hillier,
London and Mrs. (Rev.) Donald
Beck, Hensall.
Tea room assistants were
Mrs. William Mickle, Miss
Sharon Riley, London, ,Mrs.
Robert Reaburn and Mrs.
Dennis Thiessen, London.
Mrs. Ross MacMillan,
Waterloo, invited guests to the
tea room.
Trousseau and gifts were
shown by Mrs, Donald Collins,
London, Mrs. Neil Edgar,
Wingham, Mrs. Robert Mickle,
London, and Miss Laurie
Collins, London,
Hostesses entertaining for
Miss Mickle were her sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Ross MacMillan, Waterloo, a
smorgasbord dinner and evening
for all members of both
families; Mrs. Donald Collins, a
bridal shower; Mrs. Neil Edgar,
Wingham and Mrs. George
Godbolt, Forest, a
miscellaneous shower at the
former's parents' home, Mr, and
Mrs. Howard Scene, Hensall;
Miss Vicki Ruckle, a bridal
shower in Toronto; Mrs.
Robert Reaburn, a
miscellaneous shower in
Hensall and the teachers and
staff of Gladstone Public
School, Toronto where Miss
Mickle taught the past two
years, a shower and
presentation.
Following the rehearsal
Friday evening, the groom-
elect's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Collins will entertain
the bridal party at their home in
London,
Out-of-town guests will be
attending the wedding from
London, Toronto, Waterloo,
Kitchener, Hamilton, Arva,
Sebringville, St. Thomas,
Wingham, Forest, Ridgetown,
Ottawa, Windsor, Sarnia,
Lambeth, Ingersoll, Galt and
Burlington,
PERSONALS
Mrs. Charles Horton, Aylmer
and Mrs. Laurie Williamson,
London, and Miss Jean Ivison,
Kippen, visited with Mrs. Albert
Alexander, Thursday of last
week.
Mrs. James McAllister and
Mrs. Albert Shirray have
returned from a very enjoyable
trip to London, England, and a
tour of Europe.
The family of Mrs. Ethel
Drover held a party on Sunday
in honor of her 80th birthday.
The gathering was at the
cottage of her son and daughter-
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Drover, St, Joseph.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex
McMurtrie, Toronto, are visiting
with Mrs. Hugh McMurtrie and
other relatives in the area.
Lynne, Paul and Joan Dodds
spent some holidays with their
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sim
Roobal.
Sim Roobal and Mr. Anthony
Gelderland of Ridgetown,
motored to Three Rivers,
Quebec last week and visited
with relatives there.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Pepper
and girls visited Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Russel Hooey and
family at R.R.1, Waterloo, and
from there toured on to Rockton
and visited the Wild African
Lion Safari there.
6, Clinton News-Record, Thursday, August 17, 1972
He
Bride elect honoured at showers
There will be few farm
dollars for machinery, fertilizer,
fun, or travel in Eastern Ontario
this fall. Retailers will soon feel
the results of the farm crisis.
Dairymen look over miles of
rotted hay and field after field
of drowned yellow corn.
June-July rainfall was double
last year's. Cornwall area
received 10,74 inches this spring;
5.18 inches last. Fields have
become shallow lakes studded
with hub-deep tractors and
balers. The stricken area is
eastern Grenville, Dundas,
Stormont, Glengarry, Prescott,
Russell, and southeast. Carleton
counties,
Because farmers have not
harvested the rotting hay, there
is a shortage of cattle feed.
Distressed sales of livestock are
already reported. More are
feared.
Milk production is down 20 to
50 per cent. Grass has lost its
nutrient value. Wet pastures are
making cows' feet sore, soft, and
crack with foot rot. In some
areas, milk quality as well as
quantity has declined.
Crop experts estimate rains
killed 75% of the corn and
spring grains crop. Hay, the
area's main dairy cattle feed, is
hardest hit. Only 10 to 15 per
cent has been harvested to date.
Total losses may exceed 8
million dollars,
Farmers may ward off
complete disaster if fields dry