The Lucknow Sentinel, 1980-08-27, Page 6"The Sep9y Town"
On the Huron-Bruce Boundary
The
LUCKNOW SENTINEL
Established 1873
Published Wednesday
Page 6—Lneknow 'Sentinel, "wine y, Assault 27, 1980
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Dear Editor,
Low. a.I iogmt,,Ald. by. e.Ot, Oft N3 2C1.
Three weeks in Ontario have been a very
good time for'.us, especially visiting our
-aunt, Mrs. Roely de „Boer.
We are 'surprised about the beautiful
nature_atiorthern Ontario, the hospitality,
and kindnesS of the Canadian people.'
Sincerely,
Kette Severs, Annete Van Dyk,
Utrecht, Holland.
such a.sUPportive community around :us.
What a joy` to deal with people who are
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alwayS so welcoming and so interested 'i
what 'we are doing.
Our sincere thanks to your paper fo
their coverage and to the people.of the are
for their patronage: We hope we ca
continue to enjoy their trust and support i
years'to come.
Brenda Doner,
Publicity Director.
Yours sincerely,
SHARON J. DIETZ - Editor
",„.,ApITHONY N. JOHNSTONE Advertising and
General. Manager..
PAT LIVINGSTON - Office Manager
MERLE ELLIOTT - Typesetter
MARY McIvIURRAY - Ad Composition
Some years ago when the Ontario.
Milk•Marketing Board Suffering
-great---growing pains, I criticized
officials of the board-for being too
arrogant and for not letting the
public know what was going 011.•
said then that the board needed
better public relations.
In a democratic society, justice.
must be seen to be done as well as to ,
be done. The milk beard has spent
considerable:: sums of, money to
improve its. image, I think it has
been money well spent, •
It . is, therefore, time for the
Canadian Egg Marketing:. Agency
and the Ontario, Egg Producer$
Marketing Board to.. spend some
money on public relations Not only
that,. it's time the farm leaders on
the agency and the board took steps
to rid themselves of the arrogance,
and. abuses of power that these
boards_ are displaying.
I have been a staunch "supporter :of
marketing boards for farmers for
more than 20 years. They are the
Only. method that has worked to give
farmers some Clout in the marketing
of their products collectively.
Goodness. know, . ' some clout is
needed"in Canada to.curtail the
poWer f thehtigetood chains.
I Would have been thalast person
to suggest that farmers would allow
arrogance; disdain for the 'public
and even . defiance of government
bodies set up to help police those
very same marketing.boards.
From the outside looking in I am
not a farmer -7 it seems to me that
the egg board and the national
agency need to get back to the
fundamentals that have kept
agriculture in thiS country alive and
vital,, They need a return to honesty
and respect.
Why. am I, a cha-p-from ek
forty who has always supported,'
farmers, now spouting such hear-
say? ,
Beeati6e an inquiry conducted by,
the farm products. marketing
council, a' body set up to police
marketing agencies, has 'revealed •
• that CEMA's manager - has
sometimes defied the council's'
orders and has even refused to
follow policies laid down by his own
board of directors.
Now the same tactics appear to be
surfacing 'with the Ontario egg
board. It has been chastized by, the
Ontario Farm ProduCts Marketing.
Board. After two years of attempts,
the pullet growers in Ontario have
gained absolutely no concessions
from the board. A few weeks ago,
the board again displayed arrogance
and callousness when legal
technicalities were used to have the
Ontario ,Farm Products . Appeal
Tribunal settle the dispute for the
pullet growers.
I do not like this . legal wrangling.
All it does is line the pockets of
lawyers and give farmers and their
Dear Editor,
I am writing to thank you for the Over-
whelming support you and your organiza-
tion have shown the Blyth Summer Festival
over the simmer.
The Festival has enjoyed a tremendous
season this year. Our audience increased
greatly this summer, and the reason for the
increase is due in large part to the interest
of the local media in the people and the
program we have here.
I really think that we at the Blyth
Summer Festival are very lucky to have
marketing boards 'a black eye. The
Public, the consumer, know little or
nothing about the legal aspects but
they see the headlines in their
papers.
What appears to be apathy today
will turn to contempt tomorrow..
When ,that , contempt erupts, the
farmers will have no one but
themselves to blame when the
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The best at Blyth •
The Burton Upon Trent Youth Choir, the
Huggett Family, the Lampoon Puppet
Theatre, Maureen Forrester. Big names in
the entertainment world and they're all
coming to the Blyth Memorial Hall.
It is something Short of stupendous what
this village of 900 people has accomplished
in a half a dozen years. It has gone-froth a
'Sleepy, rural centre known for its woollen
and leather goods, to an entertainment
centre worthy of feature articles in the likes
of Chatelaine and Macleans Magazines.
Blyth is still a rural village. That, fact
alone is a big attraction for urban dwellers
now flocking to see the theatrical produc-
tions at Memorial pall. However urban
dwellers aren't the only Ones making Blyth
Memorial Hall a must on their summer list.
Perhaps the best aspect of the Blyth
Centre for the Arts is that it has brought
theatre and art to rural Ontario. And rural
Ontario is supporting the venture. The
majority of theatre-goers filling the wooden
seats in Memorial Hall are people living in
the immediate area. And it is heartening to
see that a farm village which probably
couldn't support a cinema cap support live
theatre.
If rural snpport is the best aspect of the
Blyth venture, the second best aspect is the
emphasis Blyth places on Canadian plays
and Canadian talent.
The kind of theatrical enthusiasm seen
now at Blyth had its roots in the likes of
Paul Thompson's Theatre Passe Muraille
and -the now famous The' Farm Show which
toured the area about seven or 'eight years
ago. It just goes to prove that given a
chance, Canadians will go to see Canad-
ians.
This is not to say that talent from other
countries ought to be kept out of Canadian
theatres. That's utter nonsense - so is-the —
great hullaballoo about filming Stratford's
King Lear, all because of the presence of a
non-Canadian actress.
This nation is too big for that kind of
petty silliness - as the little hamlet of Blyth
is proving. After all if we were afraid to
compete, Blyth never would have turned
its old Memorial Hall into a top-notch
entertainment centre. If this country in
general could replace its inferiority corn-
. plex with the kirid of courage shown by
Blyth, Ontario, we'd all be better off.
Courage, enthusiasm, and imagination.
It's an unbeatable combination and Blyth's
got it.
—The Listowel Banner Pickitt peaches
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