The Brussels Post, 1975-07-02, Page 3kt-
HURON 4-H'ERS AT GUELPH CONFERENCE — Huron 4'-Hers, (left to, right)
Barry Miller,,Barb Miller, John Kinsmen and Doug Miller, spent a week recently at
the Provincial 4-H Leadership 'Conference held at the University of Guelph. The
conference, designed to develop leadership skills and qualities that delegates could
use in their home communities, attracted' about 100 young -people from across
Ontario.
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orticultural Societies
to receive larger grants
plan "insult"
Horticultural societies
roughout Ontario will receive
ditional financial assistance
is year through a doubling, of
eir annual grants. The
creased grants are part of
.,,.v eral changes announced by ,
e Hon. William A. Stewart,
raster of Agriculture and'Fooci,
the Horticultural Socieities
mendment Act; 1975.
Prior to the amended Act,
orticultural societies qualified
an annual maximum grant of
, depending on membership
umbers. The levels have been
hanged whereby a yearly
aximum grant of $500 is
vailable to societies with 100
mbers or less; a $1000 yearly
ant to societies with 100 to. 200
embers. Where a new society is
prmed, the first year
embership grant has been
ncreased from 50c a person with
$75 maximum, to $2 per
ember with a $20 maxim-film.
Societies which have been in
xistence for more than one year
ll now receive grants based on
I for each member for the
revious year, and one-half of the
penditures incurred' during the
evious year. Under the
mended Act a new provision
llows for volunteer or donated
bor to be considered as an
pease within a society „ to
e-quarter of the amount
pended.
In making the announcement,
e Minister emphasized' Jhe,_
panding role of the
orticultural societies in the
mmunity. "They have been a
eat catalyst in bringing all
els of the community together
a common bond, a common
terest.
"To strengthen further the role
all citizens throughout- Ontario
the societies, the amended Act
w allows young people under
6 years of age to become
sociate members for grant
urposes., As well, a society in a
rritorial district or provisional
unty will only be required to
ave 25 members, not the 50
individuals previously required
for membership, This will make it
easier for some societies to , get
established in Northern Ontario",
added Mr. Stewart.
"The upsurge in gardening and
horticultural projects convinced
us to, further broaden the
objectives of the Societies Act,"
'he said. "By including balcony
gardening, therapeutic gardening
in hospitals and senior citizens' h
omes, plot gardening, and by
promoting outdoor art and the
protection of the environment
through the use of horticultural
projects, horticultural societies
will improve our quality of life."
Hill calls
"The cow-calf support program
announced in the Legislature by
Eric Winkler,chairrnan of the
Cabinet Management Board, is
an insult to the cow-calf operators
in Ontario.'
This was the immediate`
reaction of Gordon Hill, president
of the Ontario Federation of
Agriculture , in Chatham
recently.
Hill - said , that a
50-cents-a-pound support price is ,
unrealistic in the face of costs of
production now running at 70
cents-koound.
"This is just another example
of the Ontario government
developing programs in isolation
and then preSenting their
program as the last word in
desirability and effectiveness,
Hill commented.
"This government program
will in 'no way assist cow-calf
farmers who are desperately in
need of ready cash right now to
pay last year's bills.
"In fact, the government is
callously saying that anyone who
can survive to. December, 1975,
might receive a playment from
the plan. Actually, survival will
not be possible for many. Their
operations will have to be
liquidated to, pay their current
overdue" bills.
weather, it was held the follOwing
Monday. The Kindergarten to
Grade Three claSses participated
in this annual event. Such events
included sack races, leap frog
races and other enjoyable races.
It was a successful day for Many
young pupa:
Peggy Schneider
Two-Pitch Tournament
On Thursday, June 19, seven
schools went to Turnberry to
attend a fun filled day of
two-pitch. On. Wednesday,
evening, it rained, therefore
Howick's*(where it was originally
to be held) baseball diamonds
became too wet, The Seven
schools that arrived at Turnberry
were as follows, Howick, Grey,
East Wawanosh, Sacred Heart;
Turnberty, Wingham, and
Brussels. The Howick girls won 2
gatnes and enjoyed playing the
other 4. The Howick boys won
E
ames, lost 1, and tied 1.
Everyone had a real good time.
Diane MeLean
Sports Assembly
The "Sports Assembly" was
held today, Attie 23'. The ptitpose
of this was to award top gotta
awards trophies and arm bars
tetneinber, This. assembly was
tint on by Mr., Livermore, Mks
Amos and the Sports Club. It was
very enjoyable bur
congratulations goes out to all
successful' v.ribitog,
• Peggy Scholl*.
cow-calf
"The government has turned a
deaf ear to the appeals of the
cow-calf farmers and of the OFA
for .a realistic, meaningful
program, retroactive to April,
Walton
Correspondent
Mrs. Allan McCall
Misses Heather and Cathy
McDonald of London spent the
weekend at the home of their
parents, Mr. and _Mrs. Don
McDonald.
Mrs. EArl Bell of London
visited on the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Don Achilles and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Humphries and family of London
spent the holiday weekend with'
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Humphries
and Kim.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Krick of
Hamilton spent the weekend at
the home of the tatter's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Ritchie.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Bennett and
Joan, Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bennett
spent. the -weekend in Windsor
where they atended the funeral of
Mrs. Bennett's nephew, M 'uray
Merkley a week ago Monday.
Miss Vera Gardener of Toronto
is visiting with Mr. and Mrs.
Campbell Wey and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jery Achilles and
Debbie of Fergus visited on the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Rollie Achilles and, other
realtives in the community. -
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Couper
of Ottawa spent the holiday week
end at the honie of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Smalldon.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Warwick
of Owen Sound andMr. Neil
McDonald spent the weekend. .
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken
McDonald.
1974,
'The 50-cent program the
government has-offered is mere
window dressing -- a sham, a
farce -- and of no material benefit
to those in greatest need."
Hill said cost of production
figures developed by the
government are unacceptable.
Singling out two items, he said
returns to labor and land values
used by the government had been
set too low in calculating the
50-cent figure.
The minimum wage in Ontario
for the least skilled labor is $2.40
an hour, Hill -pointed out "Yet,
for cow-calf operators, the
government has calculated their
worth at only 60 per cent of $3.50
, or $2.10 an hour,for the
purposes of this cost study.
"To set return's ' to labor,
management and investment at
60 per cent of rather low figures is
artificial and unacceptable.
."Further, for the purposes of
its study, the government has
taken an unrealistic land value of
$180 per acre. Land for cow-calf
operations in Manitoulin, Grey,
and Bruce counties and in
Eastern Ontario is currently
selling at around $250 to $300 per
acre."
To find land at $180 an acre,
Hill commented, a farmer would
have to go to remote northern
regions of Ontario,
"This plan based on_ a support
figure of 50 cents a pound just
ifies our fears_ that the Ontario
government would develop price
support plans without any
opportunity for farmers to be
involved. The result is a plan
which ignores the real production
costs and doesn't meet the
farmers' needs.
"Cow-calf farmers will be very
upsest and disillusioned," 'Hill
said.
On Tuesday, June 24th the
orts Awards will be given out at
assembly, On Wednesday,
tie 25th another assembly will
held for the Academic Awards.
',Congratulations to everyone
0 wins an award. \
Barbara Kaufman.
Graduation
Grade eight graduation is to be
don Wednesday, June 25th at
wick Central , School,
mmencing at 6:30 p.m. This
ual event will entail , the
sentation of awards; the jean
ailing award of $15,00 for' the
student; four Lion's Club
ards - top two females and
op two males. The citizenship
rds, academic awards, and
oot letters, achieved by an
tuinnlation of points; detnically, athletically,
ough events concerning musie,
d student aids (hits patrol;
assistant, projector rator.)
Sandra Carson, students'
hell President Will present the
d4t111g students with a
4ettitY speech. the
ktitatierl of graduation
ifieates will be featured, 6,4 Bo Fick Central Selmal duktet are sure to teitembei tteasatt this evening:,
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