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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1973-03-01, Page 16SUDDENLY IT'S SPRING Order your seed supplies NOW. We expect supplies to become tight. We have a variety of good seed grain at very fair prices. Grass seeds are expensive and some in very short supply. Check your requirements and our price now. CUSTOM CLEANING and TREATING. Do it now while we have the man power. It could be another early and busy spring. Our Nutrite Fertilizer is still at Bargain Prices — But Buy it Now. For Your Information Watch for our annual farm meeting announcement to be held March 15 CANN'S MILL LID. EXETER 235-1782 McGregor Top Quality BEEF Government Inspected Whole Beef 80c Half Beef 81( Cut and Wrapped Quick Frozen Free Delivery Within 10 Mile Grant McGregor Phone 262-5839 RR 1 Dashwood 237-3 2 1 3 LOOKING FOR POWER? 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Osborne Hibbert Mutual Fire Insurance Company HEAD OFFICE — EXETER 235-0350 Insures: • Town Dwellings ▪ All Classes of Farm Property • Summer Cottages • Churches, Halls Extended Coverage (wind, smoke, water damage, falling objects, liability, etc.) is also available AGENTS Ross Hodgert Woodham 229-6643 Hugh Benninger Dublin 345.2001 Clayton Harris Mitchell 348-9051 Nr4 6- 1 ,f, e„, lAtnitA, • Heavy 12 Gauge Steel • Hot Dipped Galvanized • Do not Crack if frozen • Easy to install and hg d clea no s For• and cattle Altering, cutting patterns discussed by 441 girls Titnes.Advocate, March 1, 1973 Student exchange visit heard at NFU meeting NFU NAMES EXECUTIVE — Local 317 of the National Farmers Union named a new slate of officers at the annual meeting in Dashwood, Wednesday. Back left, directors Jack Dunn, Harry Van Osch, Casey Inthout, Ed Cuillerier and Richard Ayotte. Front, vice-president Gerald Regier, president Lloyd Willed and secretary- treasurer Ursula Regier. T-A photo Lucan Farm Union local Hear about China tri Hog and white bean farmer, John Mcllhargey RR 3, Lucan, president of Northeast Middlesex Local 312 National Farmers Union withstood a challenge from Joe O'Neill and was re-elected for the coming year at the local banquet and annual meeting held in St. Patrick's hall Wednesday night. Egg producer Andy Orosz was returned as vice-president along with John Martens a dairy farmer as director. Mrs. Helen Toonders and Joe O'Neill were installed as directors replacing Tony Sireon and Ben Gamble. Alex Bosley is the secretary- treasurer. Mrs. Denise Van Breda, director for District 6 N.F.U. guest speaker for the evening, reported on the affairs of the district. She stated that many farmers were joining the N.F.U. by signing bank authorization forms which allows their membership to be renewed automatically in the coming years. This has allowed the can- vassers to call on many new farmers and is expanding the By MRS. G, HOOPER BLANSHARD The monthly community social was held Friday evening at Anderson Community Hall, Mr. & Uv MRS. RQSS SKINNeR ELIMVILLE The Elimville 4-11 Club No.1 of "Sportswear from Knits" held their second meeting Monday night at the home of Mrs. Ross Skinner. The president, Judy Hern, conducted the business. Samples of materials were discussed for the roll call. Demonstrations and discussions were given on adjusting and altering patterns, cutting and marking garments. The third meeting was held at Mrs. Lorne Johns' Euchre The Women's Institute spon- sored a euchre party at Elimville Hall Monday night with nine tables in play. Winners were: ladies high, Millie Miller; men's high, Lawrence Beckett; lone hands, Olive Atkinson; lucky draw, Mrs. Morrison. Personals Mrs. Ross Skinner and Mrs. (leo. Sereda attended the Fair Board convention at the King Edward Hotel in Taranto last week. Mrs. Chas Stephen is' a patient in St. Joseph's HospitaL Mr. & Mrs. Allan McDonald, Owen Sound spent the weekend with Alvin Cooper. Mr. & Mrs. Frank Mordush, London visited with Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Fulton. Mrs. Philip Johns, Mrs. Allen Johns, Mrs. Floyd Cooper, Mrs, Delmer Skinner, Mrs. Ross Skinner and Ruth Skinner at- tended the dessert euchre for Kirkton Women's Institute held at Anderson Community hall Monday afternoon. Mr. & Mrs. Wm Routly visited Sunday with Mr. & Mrs. Frank Mills, Mitchell. The books from Huron County Library will be exchanged at Elimville Library March 6. Mr. & Mrs. Wm Routly were dinner guests last Friday with Mrs. Harold Hera of Zion, The Elimville U.C.W. will be guests of Thames Road ladies Friday for the World's Day of Prayer program. membership in the district much faster. With regard to her trip to China, Mrs, Van Breda said "I feel the visit could be beneficial to all Canadian farmers because it may help us to export many of our farm products ahead of other countries. Food is the major concern of the Chinese people so we may as well be the suppliers of some of it." John Mcllhargey reported on some of the activities of the Union in the past year. These included the conducting of grains hearings across Canada, the fight for the re-establishment of the sugar beet industry in Southwestern Ontario, the assisting of farmers in the Collingwood area in their fight against Ontario Hydro, being voted to be the Collective Bargaining agent for the P.E.I. potato producers, continuing the Kraft Boycott and the large youth exchange program of which two young people from the local travelled to the prairies. Also on the list the local hosted four youths from the west, and drafted collective bargaining legislation Mrs. Marvin Hartwick, Mr. & Mrs. Grant Thomson and Mr. & Mrs. Doug Dunnell were hosts. The evening was spent in progressive euchre, those taking prizes were as follows: ladies high, Mrs. Claire Sisson; ladies lone, Mrs. Olive Thomson; ladies low, Mary Lou Thomson; gents high, Wm. Rover; gents lone Wm. Rover; mens low, Garnet Baker. Mrs. Clif, Stewardson gave a reading. Mrs. Marg. Cronin, the retiring mail courier of R.R. 6,• St, Marys, was called to the platform. Mrs. Malcolm Spence read an address and Grant Thomson presented Mrs. Cronin with a gift. Mrs. Cronin thanked everyone. All adjourned to the basement where a social time was spent. The next committee members are Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Cowdrey, Mr. & Mrs. Garnet Baker & Mr. & Mrs. Earl Strahan. Persona Is Mr, & Mrs. Wm. Jones and family were Saturday evening guests of Mr. & Mrs. Robin Bryan, Prospect Hill. Mrs. Claire Sisson spent the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Grasby, Debbie and Lynda, Keswick and attended the winter carnival in which the former's granddaughter s were taking part. Mr. & Mrs. Gladwyn Hooper were Sunday guests of Mrs. J.W. Humphrey, Chatham and also called on Josie Medd, Glencoe. Veryl Hooper and Bev. Wilson, Toronto returned on Monday after spending the past week at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Jeanette Hooper left on Wednesday for a week in Los Angeles, on to Acupulco and a cruise on the new ship, "Spirit of London" which will take in a 3000 mile cruise along the coast of Mexico and California. allowing the N.F.U, the right to bargain for the farmers once a majority of producers indicated that they wished the Union to do so by joining the N.F.U, Andy Orosz reported that the egg quotas should be allotted in the very near future. "Thanks to the Union efforts," he said, "the producers with 2,000 hens or less will not be forced to cut down in size while the very large producers who flooded the market in the first place, will have to take a big cut." Day of Prayer to be observed By MRS. FRED BOWDEN CENTRALIA The World Day of Prayer will be observed in the United Church Thursday evening at 8 p.m. with the ladies of Zion West as guests. All the ladies of the community are invited to attend. Personals Word was received last week of the death in California of Mrs. Dae Fairhall, beloved wife of the late Fred Fairhall and sister-in- law of the late Mrs. Clara Abbott. The deceased was an esteemed former resident of Centralia. Miss Melonie Veal of Hensall was a weekend visitor at the home of Marikay Hodgins. Dan Shoebottom of Kiosk was a weekend visitor with his parents, Mr and Mrs. Ray Shoebottom. Sunday dinner guests with the Shoebottoms were Mr and Mrs. John Thomas, Belmont, Mrs. Marvin Johnson and Frank, Fanshawe, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Shoebottom and family, Exeter. Mrs. Lorne Hicks visited over the weekend with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs. Orma Pollock, Kincardine. Mr. & Mrs. John Thompson visited this week with Mr. and Mrs. Carman Dawdy Iona. The two ladies are sisters. The National Farmers Union held their annual meeting and election of Local 317 on Wed- nesday evening February 21. at the Dashwood Community Centre with an exceptionally large crowd on hand, President Lloyd. Willert, president led with grace before dinner, after which Gerald Regier vice-president thanked the Dashwood Dinner Caterers for the delicious Turkey dinner. Mrs. Kathy Steckle was nominated for secretary for the evening. Lloyd opened the meeting with thanks to all for coming, and making such a wonderful attendance amidst the bad weather conditions. The minutes of the last annual meeting were read by Ursula Regier, secretary-treasurer, who also gave the Financial Report and a report on Local 317 Sup- ply's financial status, which is operated by Jbe Miller, one of the Directors. Lloyd Willert gave an excellent report of the years work that had been accomplished. He then introduced Miss Sally Dietrich, who attended the Youth Exchange with the Western Provinces this past summer. She and Doug Ford attended the Exchange. Sally gave a splendid report on their trip. She spoke on the pleasant people she stayed with, the type of crops they produce, type of livestock, stressing it was, an experience she shall never' forget but was glad to come back home as the living conditions on a whole were much more back- ward to our way of living. She said she hoped there is no difficulty to get one girl and one boy as recommended, to attend this years Exchange program again. Lloyd Willert then introduced all the past executive then asked Lorne Luther, District Director to chair the meeting. He introduced Regional Co- Ordinator Blake Sanford, the guest speaker for the evening. Blake noted that the N.F.U. is National and stands for one Canada. He spoke on soybeans and its 100 percent cost increase and said somebody other than the farmers are lining their pockets. He also mentioned that far- mers spend 75 percent of their time laboring and 25 percent for managing. He concluded with the question "If we the farmers don't care about ourselves, it has already been proven no one else cares where we go either, and if we all get together we sure will get somewhere in the N.F.U." Richard Ayotte thanked the guest speaker and Lorne Lutther conducted the election ofofficers. Named were president - Lloyd Willert; vice-president- Gerald Regier; directors, Richard Ayotte, Casey Inthout, Ed Cuillerier, Harry Van Osch, Jack Dunn; secretary-treasurer - Ursula Regier, By MRS, FRANK PLUMB A wedding shower with about 20 guests was held at the home of Mr. & Mrs. Mel Peariso in honor of Ruth Anne Peariso. Hostesses were Mrs. Neva Mc Vittie, Mrs. Nancy McArthur and Mrs. L. Johnson. Games and contests were played. itaimitiontiatimmintintimmitimlittfitall 11 1 1 1 11 1 11 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 11 1 1 1/ 1 11 1 1 1 1 . 1 11 Pope 16 Blanshard girl leaves on 3,000 mile vacation Call 262-5242 Detergent, it cleans dirty car- buretors and keeps them clean for better mileage, less maintenance. 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