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The Lucknow Sentinel, 1985-08-14, Page 6Page 6—Inc-know Sentinel, W ednesday, August 14, 1985 "The Se.poy Town" BLUE RIBBON AWARD 1985 VERIFIED CIRCUI.ATION PAID Thomas Thompson -Advertising Manager James Friel -Editor Pat Livingston Joan Helm Merle Elliott •General Manager •Compositor •Typesetter Subscriptionrates in advance: //� Si 6.00 Outside Canada s45 00 Senior Citizen S..13.50 Outside Canada $43.00 Second class mailing reg. no. 0847 Advertising is accepted on the conditi.6n that in the event of a typographical error. the portion of the advertising . space occupied by the erroneous item together with a reasonable allowance for signature, will not be charged for, but the balance of the advertisement will be pails at the applicable rates. Beef program needed In the past month cattle prices have dropped more than 22 cents a kilogram (1.0 cents a pound) and 20 per cent since January, .1985, raising concerns that the industry, just beginning to get ; back •on its feet following late 1970's skyrocketing prices and the resultant Consumer reJection of beef, may be. buried under that continued rejection, the glut of heavily subsidized beef from Europe and the agricultural might of the United States. That economic price, as estimated by Charles Gracey, executive • vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association is the 'loss of 200,000 cows from the total Canadian • herd, "the equivalent of 5,700average cow herds." The association figures the loss will cost Canadians some 16,000 jobs throughout the economy, including packing plants, trucking, marketing and retailing. Others will pay the . price and some ' from the farming community, particularily 'corn growers, already receiving depressed prices for their grain. Gracey and Stewart Brown, owner of the Southwestern Ontario Stockyards in Melborne, have some suggestions as to how the problem can be solved. First, they advocate the immediate installment of duties on the Europgan beef which may account for 90 million kilograms or 200 trillion pounds of beef eaten by Canadians this year. The duties would cut the incursion of European beef and help the Canadian beef industry get back on its feet with minimal outside interference distorting the market. The second measure involves the establishment of a type of insurance fund. A national farm income stabilization program would require farmers and the federal and provincial governmentsto contribute to the fund when market prices are good so that farmers could draw on the fund when the industry's times are lean. It would, also help prevent heavy subsidization by' ,provinces other than Ontario; subsidization which is also. undercutting the province's beef'prices. ' Despite the fact that prices have started to rise again, it's obvious that some sort of arrangement needs to be incorporated into the industrywithout the marketing board solution most cattlemen seem to spurn. Even though the two senior levels of government would have to fund a majority of the program at the present time, the increased tariffs would strengthen the Canadian beef producer's position while the. ' income stabilization would impose a provincial subsidization parity within the country. Adopting, these two measures initially will give beef producers a chance to step away from farm , failures and have another chance under a fairer system.' DeniseMaizewas surprised and delighted at her selection as the Dungannon Fair Queen at the Dungannon Fun Day, August 11. The young woman was. representing West W awanosh Insurance .Company and competed against nine other entrants for oto b James Friel) the title. (Ph y Allan livingstone was a 'lonely young man. When his parents had died of cholera. shortly after landing in Canada, their only child was left to face an uncertainfuture in a atrage land. Scarcely fourteen years of age, he was forced to work with a group of stonemasons for his food and, board. He travelled with this kindly but hard band of Craftsmen to all parts of Ontario - wherever there were buildings to be constructed. At first, he had wheeled barrow loads of stone, mixed . mortar., and fetched and carried for the men who were teaching him a trade, But he was quick •to'learn and had a natural eye for the beauty and symmetry' of stonework. Nevertheless, it took more than seven long years of hard labour before he was accepted as a fully fledged craftsman. When he at last attained his ultimate goal, he was proud of his achieve- ment and confident he could earnhis living with or without the men who had taught him. But there was something vital missing from Allan's life -, that deep sense of belonging he had known when his parents were alive. He never thought he could capture it again until he saw the smiling face of Anne Murdoch watching him as he shaped stones . and laidthem straight and true upon the rising walls of the Murdoch family's new home. • On that evening when he had worked alone into the twilight long after theother men had quit; he felt a strange impulse to gather the young lass into his arms and fulfill the need 'to feel the warmth and affection which was absent ' from his' life. Such natural urges had of 'course to be restrained. It was not decent to give way to one's primitive feelings. But in a sudden impulsive moment of madness, he stole a kiss and wr 3 surprised that although she objectedut of conventional decency, he thought her face showed she did not really reject him. Thus it was that young Allan had approached Anne's mother for permission to court, her daughter. His request had been spurned and ridiculed and the lad had no idea what to do. For several days he did not even catch a glimpse of the girl he Wanted as his sweetheart, Perhaps she did not really like hixn. Had she just been teasing him after all? Even though Anne was his prime consid- eration,'he had many other thoughts on his mind. ,Soon the Murdoch's new home would be finished and the Work at Redtrees would not be resumed again until spring. If Allan had the slightest hope that he would be able to court the girl of his dreams, he would gladly have stayed on in the community. Otherwise, it was time to leave the stonemasons he had served across the years and strike out on his own. Allan was far too realistic to imagine he could make a fortune at his profession; but at least he could earn money, which was not possible while he was serving his apprenticeship. As the stonework'neared completion, the carpentry work on the roof began. Chippy Chisholm was oneof those engaged in constructing the. joists. Allan liked Chippy and had spent many an evening listening to the old man's tales of adventure, even though they were stretched and embellish- edifar beyond the realms of truth. He felt he had to unburden his soul to somebody and Chippy was the only ,person who he thought would listen sympathetically. "I feel sorry frae ye lad," Chippy said, when Allan had finished describing his love for Anna and the disappointing en- counter he had had with Katie Murdoch. "But let me tell ye- everything Comes tae him who waits. I mind once in Burma " "I no hae time tae wait Mister Chis- holm," Allan interrupted, not wanting Chippy to get started on another of his out landish tales. "I hae tae make money. If on yon Mrs. Murdoch willhha let me see her lass, I'may' as well pack ,up mi tools and awa tae Toronto!". Chippy was deep in thought as he knocked out the dottle from his tar stained ,clay pipe. Ile liked this lad and hated the thought of him leaving Redtreea. "Money's no everythin' lad: Ye dinna hae tae gae tae Toronto. 'illlook after ye in the winter. Ye can stay in my hoose if ye hae a mind." - "I thank ye kindly, sir. But i willlna take charity frae no man," Allan said with a note of defiance and pride in his voice. "Come the morn, I'll be finished here and then I'll be awa." Neither of the men Saw the face of Anne Murdoch peeking around the unfinished doorway. She, unfortunately, heard every word!