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The Citizen, 1990-01-24, Page 20PAGE 20. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1990. Obituaries MARY JANE MCQUARRIE Mary McQuarrie of 40 Catherine Street in Brussels passed away at Wingham and District Hospital on Thursday, January 18, 1990 follow­ ing a brief illness. She was 93 years of age. Born in Lucknow, Ontario, the former Mary Jane Speers received her education in Ashfield Town­ ship. She married William Mc­ Quarrie in Brussels in 1914, and spent the rest of her years as a housewife. Mrs. McQuarrie was a member of the United Church in Brussels. Left to mourn her passing are her children: Mary Hollenbeck of Goderich; William (Dick) of Brus­ sels; Eileen Adams of Rexdale; Anna Hoy of Clinton; Peter of Brussels; and Marlene Beer of Clinton. Mrs. McQuarrie is also survived by her several grandchild­ ren and great-grandchildren. Private funeral service was held on January 20 at Betts Funeral Home in Brussels with Rev. Cam McMillan officiating. Interment will follow at Brussels Cemetery. THELMA M. SPEERS Thelma M. Speers of Brussels died at Wingham and District Hospital Dec. 30, 1989 at age 76. She was born in Toronto on Dec. 1, 1913, the daughter of the late Alexander Donaldson and the late Bessie Bell. She worked as a sales clerk at Eaton’s in Toronto before her retirement. She married the late Frederick Speers. She is survived by two sisters, Florence, Mrs. David Simpson, Listowel; Vera, Mrs. Robert Scouller, Brussels and one brother, Alexander Donaldson, Blyth. At the request of the family no funeral home visitation was held. Funeral arrangements were entrus­ ted to the Tasker Chapel of the Beattie-Falconer Funeral Homes, Blyth. WILMA OKE Wilma E. Oke of Seaforth died Saturday, January 13, 1990 at University Hospital in London. She was born in Tuckersmith Township to the late Byam Row- cliffe and the former Perla Batten. She married Orville G. Oke in 1941. He predeceased her in 1983. Mrs. Oke graduated from Clin­ ton Collegiate Institute then atten­ ded Business College in London. After graduation from there she worked as a secretary for 10 years with the Ontario Society for Crippl­ ed Children in London. Having been a victim of polio when she was just learning to walk she empathis­ ed with the children there. The disease left her with a walking disability. She began a writing career that lasted 25 years during which time she reported for nine papers, including the old Blyth Standard and Brussels Post. She also worked as a correspondent for three tele­ vision stations. Mrs. Oke was an active member of Northside United Church in Seaforth and was a member of the U.C.W. She also belonged to the Lioness club, the Hospital Auxiliary and was a life member of the provincial level of Hospital Auxiliaries. She was a member of Seaforth’s Horticultural Society and served as secretary of the Huron Branch of the Ontario Genealogy Society. She was affiliated with the Volunteer, which she put out for the Hospital Auxiliaries in Ontario. Mrs. Oke co-authored the book Tuckersmith Memories, completed a book on family histories in Goderich and worked on a history of Usborne Township. She is survived by two daugh­ ters, Elaine and husband Raymond Baker, and Mary and husband Mitchell Moore, all of Burlington. Also surviving are her grand­ children: Alanna and Adrienne ‘ Baker, and Kristin and David Moore of Burlington, and a sister Wanda, (Mrs. Hilliard Lawrence) of Hensail. Besides her husband, Mrs. Oke was predeceased by one brother Carman Rowcliffe and a sister, Thelma Wright. Funeral services were held at the Whitney-Ribey Funeral Home in Seaforth on Wednesday, January 17, 1990. Following cremation, burial will take place at Maitland- bank Cemetery. Sheep Agency gets grant The Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency (OSMA) has received $100,000 from the provincial government to assist in the promo­ tion of Ontario lamb. Ontario Minister of Agriculture and Food David Ramsay and’MPP David Fleet (High Park-Swansea) recently presented a cheque to a OSMA chair Carolyn Hills. The agency’s office is located in the High Park area of Toronto. Milk producers face challenges for 1990’s Challenges faced by dairy pro­ ducers in the last decade will continue in the 1990s and trade issues will dominate according to Grant Smith, Chairman of The Ontario Milk Marketing Board. He reviewed the major hurdles of the 80s and looked ahead to the 90s with strong criticisms for Ontario’s Food Industry Advisory Commit­ tee. Mr. Smith made the comments to more than 700 people attending the 24th Annual Meeting of the Board. Recent problems on the trade front included the 18-month cap on industrial milk prices and a GATT panel ruling against Canada’s plac­ ing of ice cream and yogurt on the Import Control List, Mr. Smith said. The GATT panel decision may have had one positive effect. “That blow appeared to galvanize our federal government into a better appreciation of the merits of supply management and spurred them on to the realization of the need for Article XI under GATT to be clarified and strengthened,’’ he said. This government confidence is justified by an industry which has continued to increase efficiency. “Compared to 10 years ago, 20 per cent fewer milk producers produce three per cent more milk from 13 per cent fewer cows,’’ Mr. Smith said. Looking to the 1990s, Mr. Smith said the uncertain outcome of the current GATT negotiations could be the most crucial factor affecting the long-term future of Canada’s dairy industry. Regardless of the GATT situa­ tion, the dairy industry will contin­ ue to focus on trade because of the recently-formed Federal Dairy Task Force leading up to a renewal of the federal dairy policy in 1991. “That focusing of attention on supply management and milk pric­ ing will also be partly due to the food processors who have found a medium to do a lot of squawking in Ontario’s Food Industry Advisory Committee,’’ Mr. Smith said. The full report of the committee will not be published until the middle of January but the bias will reflect the fact that the committee is made up of mainly processing representatives. Only three of the 23 members are farmers and only one represents a supply-managed commodity. So you can see why we are so upset that bureaucrats from our own Ministry of Agriculture in Ontario have gone along with several recommendations that can be so damaging for producers of supply-managed commodities, Mr. < Smith said. “The report’s credibility is in grave doubt when it is stated that raw product pricing is the primary concern in regard to the competi­ tiveness of food processing while ignoring such other key factors such as labor, packaging, transpor­ tation, currency exchange rates, interest rates and so on,” Mr. Smith said. Business________ and_________■ Professional Directory Henry F. Exel Construction RESIDENTIAL, AGRICULTURAL, COMMERCIAL Brussels 887-6561 D&J CONSTRUCTION DOUG MACHAN 887-9345 JIM MCDONALD 887-9607 ' •General Carpentry - •Roofing •New Buildings & Renovations D. 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