The Brussels Post, 1974-05-01, Page 117-1
YOUNG CUSTOMER — Enjoying the hospitality at
J.M.McDonald Ltd.'s Open House at their newly
enlarged showroom in Brussels on Saturday was this
young lad, Ronald Stephenson, of R.R.2, Blyth. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Stephenson.
(Staff Photo)
otato production,
vices predicted high
from Ottawa
Now.
Guaranteed
Investment
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at the beginning of March shows
both the Liberals and the NDP
parties with the same popular
support obtained in 1972, while
the Progressive Conservatives
ind other parties are within one
percentage point of their election
standing.
Election April
1972 1974
Liberals. 39 39
PC 35 34
NDP 18 18
Other 8 9
Ontario Liberals Meet
Ontario Liberals will be in
Sudbury on April 26-28 for the
first Annual Meeting of the
Ontario Liberal Party to be held in
the Northern region.
Prime Minister Trudeau and
the Cabinet have been invited to
attend the meeting.
Japanese PM To. Visit
Prime MiniSter Kekuei
Tanaka of Japan has accepted an
invitation to visit Canada.
Bluewater Paving Contractor
— Residential and Commercial —
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Free estimates -- Established 23 Years
540 Wallace Ave., Listowel — Ph. 1-291-4823
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Let SELECTRA (a personal skin care and
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charge. This is an EXCLUSIVE featurle of
Vanda Beauty 'Counselor
For an appointment phone
Bev. Cardiff -- Phone 8874883j
Morris Townsh
Waste Disposal Site
Cot/Intel-wing MAY 1St, 1974, Morris
Township's Waste Disposal Site will
be open
Wednesday
at Saturday
from 9 oem, to .5 4
to 9. p-m, further notice,
114E- BittiSSELE iidtti MAY If,
Assuming normal yields in
74, Canadian potato production
eels should be sufficient to meet
mand, according to outlook
onomists in the Canada
epartment of Agriculture.
Canadian prices in 1974 will
Main at fairly high levels due to*t.
gh input costs, a strong demand
r processing and table potatoes
d relatively attractive crop
ernatives.
'This outlook is based on farm
nieys to find out how many
atees farmers in Canada and
e U,S, p lan to grow this year4
attract prices, rising costs of
eduction, and a strong acid
wing market deniaticl.
anadian potate growers
end to plant 268,160 acres in 4. This is two per cent above 19 /3 level and ten per cent re than 19 /2 plantings:,
spective 1974 crop acreages
Per cent change from last by provinces ate! Prined
std Island, 41,000 acres; n°
ge; nova Scotia, 400 acres; VelSer tent; New tittinsWiek i
acres, up Otte pet cent
Quebec, 50,000 acres, no change;
Ontario, 46,000 acres, up four per
cent; Manitoba, 32,000 acres ; up
seven per cent; Saskatchewan,
3,200 acres, up seven per cent;
Alberta, 24,000 acres, up four per
cent; and British Columbia,
15,000 acres, up seven per cent.
In the United States, the _fall
potato acreage is expected to total
1.7 Million acres -- up one per
cent over 1973 plantings and five
per cent more than 1972
plantings. In five major potato
growing States, crop acreage and
per cent changes from last year
ate: Idaho, 322,000 acres, down
One per cent, Maine, 146,000
acres, tip six per tent,Minnesota,
94,000 acres, up ten per cents
North Dakota, 132,000 acres,
down one pet cent; and Washing-
ton, 82,000 acres, down two per
cent:
OteWer . contracts tot
processing: potatoes currently
negotiated in one area of the. U. S,
have specified a price of $4.00 per
hundreclWeight — nearly dOutale
,the price level of POI
4,000 New Grain Cars.
The Minister responsible .for
the Canadian Wheat Board, tto
Lang, announced that the federal
government has ordered 4,00Q
hopper cars at a cost of more than
$100 million to help est ablish a
first-class grain-moving operation
in Canada.
Mr. Lang said this latest move
is in keeping with a commitment
made by Prime Minister Trudeau
and by Transport Minister Jean
Marchand last summer in Calgary
at the Western Economic Oppor-
tunities. Conference.
The federal government will
also pay half the cost of repairing
2,400 boxcars to be returned to'
Western grain service.
Fishing Reduction .
Canada will ask the
Government of the Soviet Union
to cut back its fishing operations
in the Gulf of Alaska 6 prevent
further depletion of already low
halibut stocks.
"The halibut stocks are already
in a sorry state," • Fisheries
Minister Jack Davis said. "The
blame lies with the foreign fishing
fleets, especially that of the
Soviet Union."
Continued concentrated fishing'
in the area will adversely affect
the catches of Canadian
fishermen when the season opens
May 17.
Gallup Poll
The lates Gallup Poll conducted
Paper Dolls
meet in Ethel
The 4th meeting of the Ethel
4-a Club was held on April 22nd
at Grey Central School. The
meeting was opened with the 4-H
Pledge. The roll call 'A good habit
for the care of clothing,' was
answered by all those present.
We discussed plans for a skit for
Achievement Day. The discussion
was entitled 'Bedroom Storage.'
This included ways that bedroom
storage can be improved and the
various resources for storage.
Rebekah's
plan Fair
Morningstar Rebekah Lodge
met with a good attendance.
Noble Grand Joan Bernard was in
charge of the meeting. Visitors
from Listowel, Monkton, and
Clinton Lodges were welcomed.
District Deputy President Mary
Grigg was introduced to the
Noble Grand and all present by
Junior Post Noble Grand Mar-
garet McCutcheon. The noble
grand, after welcoming her,
carried on with the routine
business of the Lodge„
Plans were Made for our
Variety Fair May 4 at 2:30 o'clock
in the 100F Lodge rooms.
Members were also reminded of
the Oddfellow and Rebekah
Lodge church service in Melville
Presbyterian Church, Sunday,
May 5th at 11 a,tn.
District beptity President Mary
Grigg spoke to the members on
the history of Oddfellowship. She
Was thanked and presented With
gift from the Lodge. Several
members from other Lodges
spoke. Lodge closed,
This was followed by a social
.hour when a penny auction was
conducted by the social corriini-
'tee, This was enjoyed by all. A
1 (1611664S luntli was served by the
committee in charge,