The Brussels Post, 1978-09-13, Page 13physically, Deborah, with a
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faith tin God became
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read the Song of Victory
giving all credit to God.
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held in Brussels church on
September 19 at 7 p.m.
Meditation and Prayer
closed the meeting.
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How to benefit from
Oil explorations
Farmers can reap benefits by allowing oil
exploration teams on theirs property but
'should be aware of, whotheyrcdealing with
and what they're getting into before signing
any agreements.
That was the word Perth County
Federation of Agriculture members received
at last weeks meeting in Mitchell.
Two speakers addressed the farmers on
the issue of oil exploration in the county as it
pertains to the rural community.
O.F.A. director Albin Cormos went over
what farmers should look out for when
signing a mineral rights lease with an oil or
gas firm.
Mr. Cormos said the OFA has been
studying the issue on the committee level for
several months now and has been pressuring
the Ontario Petrolium Institute to come up
with a standard lease agreement for
farmers.
"Its quite easy to lose track of just who is
the lessor and the lessie and what your
leasing to whom!" he said. Mr. Cormos
stressed that the farmer should never be
worse off than before he signed the lease.
Mr. Cormos said that although it doesn't
happen often, sometimes farmers sign with
afirm which is here today "maybe in Texas
tomorrow". Get familiar with the people and
the compnay because if your signing with
them you are selling away some of you
mineral rights. "Don't be in a hurry, its (oil
and gas) been down therefor several million
years ,it won't be gone tomorrow."
Farmers should find out what is a
reasonable price and acceptable terms and
sign nothing without the consent of a lawyer.
Jack Norman, President of ELEXCO
(Eastern Land Exploration Company), gave
the federation members the oil company's
side of the story.
According to Norman the oil companies
begin explorations in Huron and Perth
Counties a few years ago as a result of some
Members of the afternoon
Unit of the Brussels U.C.
W. met at the home of Mrs.
Harold Thomas with thirteen
members present.
Mrs. Hemingway called
the meeting to order with a
short poem. Mrs. Crocker
and Mrs. Smith convened the
Devotions - Two hymns were
used in the program, "Come
let us Sing of a Wonderful
Love" and "Guide me 0
thou great Jehovah". The
leaders 'offered a Scripture
meditation.
Mrs. Smith gave an in-
teresting biography of the
life of Deborah who lived 13
centuries before Christ. She
was a keeper of the lamps in
the tabernacle.
She dis-
played great leadership
ability and summoned Barak
to help lead her people
against the enemy of her
country. Although the op-
posing soldiers were heavily
armed and very powerful
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big finds on the west side of Lake Huron in
Mchigan state. The exploration companies
feel there is a good chance that the Lake
Huron basin might extend into some parts of
Western Ontario. Sizable amounts of natural
gas have already been found in Lambton
County.
To make exploration economical the oil
firms must attain the rights to large blocks of
land before bringing the sysmic crews to
take test readings of the earth. ,"It costs
between 4 and $6000 per kilometer and Shell
shot about 1500 kilometers here last year .
. so we're talking alot of dollars."
Mr. Norman stressed that even when a
company feels there's a good chance of
striking oil or gas that 3 out of every 4 holes
in western Ontario is dry.
"When it comes to signing any agree-
ments" Its important to deal with a
repuzab. le company he said..
Mr. Norman said that although OFA
would like to see a standard lease to be used
by all companies that "they don't all work
the same" so a standard lease that pertains
to one might not pertain to the workings of
another oil company.
"It comes down to this", he said, " a
standard lease versus a standard price."
One farmer asked if the price was not
negotiable.
Mr. Norman agreed that technically it
was,'however "if there isn't a standard price
it gets hostilities built up among farmers and
thats not what the oil companies trying to
do."
The price most commonly agreed upon in
this area is $1 per acre on a 10 year lease that
would see the farmer receive 12% per cent
of the profits if oil or gas is discovered.
The lease ' should also contain a "com-
pensation, and restoration clause" that will
see the farmer paid for any crop damage,
fence repair, or any other inconvenience
resulting because the exploration teams
have been on his land.,
Silver Dollar winners named
Dianne Oldfield of
Seaforth recently scored the
highest points' for Huron
County 4-H Calf club
members entered in the
Dairy Silver Dollar Com-
petition.
Senior 4-H calf club
members from Sarnia to
Peterborough competed in
the. Silver Dollar Com-
petitions at the Erin fair-
grounds.
The event is sponsored by
United Breeders Inc.
The overall dairy
champion, winner of 75 silver
dollars on a silver tray, was
Bruce Livingston of R.R.3,
Bolton. His winning score
was 835 out of a possible
1,000 points. He also s topped
the written quiz section of
the competition and had high
scores for his essay, show-
manship and calf.
The Reserve Champion,
with 829 points, was Doug
Dixon of RR 1, Cheltenham
who received 50 silver dollars
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on a silver tray.
Honorable mention, with
25 silver dollars on a silver
tray, was, awarded to Dale.
Watke of RR 4, Hanover.
The intercounty trophy for
the dairy silver dollar comp-
etition went to Peel County,
whose top four scores
totalled 3198 out of 4000
points.
Steven Shelley of Gorrie
was the top scorer for Huron
County in the 4-H Beef Silver
Dollar Competition.
The champion of the Beef
Silver Dollar Competition
was Cindy Bagshaw, of RR 2,
Sunderland.
The intercounty beef
trophy was awarded to
Ontario county whose top
four scores totalled 3302 out
of a possible 4,000 points.
HURON
COUNTY
September
26 - 30 1978
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