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BLUE
RIBBON
AWARD
Bad decision
Ontario's agricultural minister has decided he doesn't like
the way everyoneelse is,playing so he has taken his marbles
and gone home. Badly bruised following the Tory leadership
convention, when he lost his bid for the leadership of the.
Ontario Conservative party to Frank Miller; Dennis Timbrell
decided he would no longer risk more political bruising in the
attempt to establish a marketing agency for slaughter cattle.
Opposition from the Ontario Cattlemen's Association and a
splinter group of that organization, the Concerned Cattlemen
of Ontario, continued despite his promise to hold a plebiscite
on .the recommendations of the Beef Marketing Agency
Commissiolt. The OCA was disgruntled with recommenda-
tions which would seriously affect the power they have -in the
• industry and the Concerned Cattlemen were angry with their
OCA executive for agreeing to a gag order from .Timbrell not
to prejudice the plebiscite by voicing their opinions on the
commission recommendations.
In the meantime money and time to prepare the report; to
hold hearings across the province and receive submissions
from cattlemen, which resulted in some very good.'recommen-
dations, have all been swept aside: Without the vote in April,
we still don't know what the. farmer thinks of the recommen-
dations. Not all farmers are active in the cattlemen's
organizations .and not all cattlemen who hold' memberships
agree w1ith their executives and spokesmen.
Cattlemen do not want a plebiscite and believe farmers
should have the opportunity, to voice their opinion on the
recommendations made by the Commission, should tell the
- new minister of agriculture in Miller's cabinet they want a
vote. This Commission has . taken a very important step
towards establishing some kind of structure to an ' industry
which sees an endless parade of bankruptcies. Surely the
opinion of farmers on the commission report is 'the place to
start in building a better beef marketing system.
February is Heart Month
Putting aside thoughts of Valentines and Romance, there is
much more serious reason for calling February Heart. Month.
It is the month • when the Heart and Stroke Foundation of
Ontario, a voluntary organization, conducts its annual Heart
Fund campaign to finance research and education programs.
Heart and..Bloosl xesseLdisease continues -to be Canada's
Number 1 health problem by a widemargin and in way or
another, it is a problem that affects us
The Canadian Heart . Fund has helped researchers achieve
many firsts 'in the areas of corrective •heart surgery and
furthered an education program that is second to none. You
will probably be surprised to learn that the overall death rate
from Heart and Blood vessel disease for people under. 65 has
been reduced a dramatic 31 per cent since 1955.
These results are attributed almost entirely to the.
continued heayy investments; in research and education
funded by private and business donations.
During the month of February, a Kinsmen or Kinette will _
I be canvassing the town of Lucknow.
Canvassing in winter is not a favourite occupation for
anyone,so please give your canvasser a smile and a donation
when he or she calls during the stormy days of February. The
very important funds raised help to support medical research,
public and professional education and emergency cardiac
care.
Lucknow Boy Scouts joined the Wingham Scouts for a
weekend of winter camping activities at Silver Lake Camp
this past weekend. Racing their snow snakes are top, from
the l ft, Peter Reavie, Brian McCann, who had the best
snout snake design and Russell Sutton. Bottom, left is
Robert Helm, cross country skiing and Jonathan Nelson and
Brian McCann snowshoeing. [Photos by Sharon Dietz)
When Charlie Grant had finished repair-
ing the new mechanism at the mill, he gave
a few diplomatic words of advice to Teddy
Murdoch.
'The next time ye damage this equip -
Merit, dintia expect me tae drop what I'm
doin' and come running tae get ye out1 of
trouble. Ye need a foreman in this place,
lad, and ye're -not old or experienced en-
ough tae take un that. responsibility."
But during the two days it had taken to
complete the repairs, Adam Simpson had
not shown his face, and nobody in the
community had heard what had happened
to him. Teddy was a a loss what to do, but ,
it did not take his wife, Lucy two minutes
to make up her mind.
"Go and get Chippy Chisholm," she told
her husband. "Apologize to him fol treat-
ing him the way you did,' and kindly ask
him to come back and take charge of the
mill."
Teddy was extremely reluctant to do his
wife's bidding.
"i dinna think 1 can do that," he said in
an embarrassed tone. "I'd rather wait frae
Mr. Simpson tae come back. He's a better
man at the job than old Chippy, an' when
he comes back "
"When he comes back," Lucy finished,
"he will find there is no job waiting for
him. I want soniebody reliable I can
depend upon!
When Teddy made no move to do her
bidding, Lucy stuck her nose in the air with
a gesture of superiority, and strode off
towards the Chisholm place.
Chippy Chisholm was sittingon the step
of his cabin, puffing on his old pipe, when
he saw Lucy come towards him through the
trees. Instinctively he knew the purpose of
her visit and rose to his feet to greet her.
"Good -day tae ye lass. And how is the
lovely Lucy Murdoch this -morning?"
"I never seem to come here unless I am
in trouble," Lucy said. ''I am afraid I have
come.to ask for your help, Mr. Chisholm."
"It's about yon man Simpson, isn't it?"
Chippy asked, as if he didn't know, and
Lucy nodded with a deep sigh.
"I ani afraid so Mr. Chisholm. But you
REDTREES
by Don Campbell
don't seem to be surprised."
Chippy chcuckled and a glint of humour
came to his kind olid blue eyes.
"As a matter of fact lass, I've been .
waitin' frae ye. I knew Grant had finished
his "repairs and that//Adam Simpson has not •
been seen frae a few days," he said with a
know-it-all smile. "I was sae sure I'c1 see
ye today, I've been sittin' onthe step
waitin' frae ye tae come through yon
trees." r
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