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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1967-03-16, Page 2AhybsrPideciajatyriqotfiesPridthe—at start test and mature early with high yield, PRIDE S' 0010 leadig gaily hybrid M. Wormington BLUEVALE ONTARIO WHEN YOU THINK OF CATTLE MARKETING THINK OF T A L B For Information PHONE St. Thomas 0 T I L L E 11 Years of Continued Growth To Serve You Better 631-1850 STOCK YARDS LIMITED 9-16-23401) Cattle Owners IF YOU BUY ANY BRUCELLOSIS—causes abortions at 5 to 7 months, results in many sterile cows. Avoided by early vaccination of all heifers and artificial insemin- ation. TRICHOMONIASIS—causes early abortions from two months. Cows discharge and become sterile. Spread by bulls. There is no completely effec- tive treatment. Avoided by artificial insemin- ation. VIBRIOSIS—causes breeding problems, low concep- tion rates, early abortions, irregular heat per- iods and discharge. Spread by bulls. Treated by breeding rest then artificial insemination. Avoided by artificial insemination. You can protect your herd from the spread of these diseases, and use top quality sires through the services of WATERLOO CATTLE BREEDING Breeding Stock, you should know about these reproductive diseases., P Wingbarn AdVanee ,TirrteS, Thursday, March 1G, 1967 H.awick Twp, council meets Present petitions 91, Pe.44.01$ .141.040W4+Yuo6 ow,o,,k4A0 will be held in the church at 2,130 p,m, .en March 22nd when Mrs, George Sutherland, Mait , land Presbyterial president will he guest speaker, ,Guests will be the U.C.W. of Whitechurch, Lucknow and Teeswater groups,. L.O,L. EUCHRE .GORRIe,,,Mrs, William Tay, • lor, Wroxeter, was the prize winner for the ladies at the L,0,10, euchre in the Orange Hall on Tuesday evening. Burns Stewart, Gorrie, held the high score for the men. .010.1,,, MON, • ...I,/ Jack Alexander AUCTIONEER and Appraiser ATTENDING the Second Annual Huron County Agricultural Conference in Clinton on Saturday were Roy Pattison, reeve of East Wawanosh Township; James E. Walsh, township councillor and Bob Henry, pre- sident of the township Federation of Ag- We handle Town and Farm Sales • Phone 357-3631 - Wingham riculture. They are pictured with Bert Moggach, left, agricultural engineer with the Department of Agriculture, who was chairman of the panel discussion on tile drainage.—Advance-Times photo. ...I...._.....p .10 "MI6 OW 4111.., •=0., • IMP • ' .4., ..... ....,.1..4 ,effebt ,••••”•••••• .111101.41.W4=1-1.MIMMINEHN. BY MURRAY GAUNT, M.P.P. HURON-BRUCE Howiek Township Council met Match 6, The tenders of E, Cullers for pit run gravel and Joe Kerr for crushed gravel was accepted. Also accepted was R. H. Carson & Son's ten- der for warble fly powder. The clerk was instructed to adver- tise for warble fly inspector and tenders for spraying. It was moved to transfer 8*. - 000 from the road construction to the road maintenance ac- count. Two-hundred dollars was granted for the Garde arena insurance and $200.00 to the Fordwich Presbyterian Ceme- tery. The road superintendent was authorized to carry out the fol- lowing road construction in 190: Fordwich street hardtop- ped; portion of sideroad 10 and 11 at Parrish Bridge; Con. B at Lot 4 to Lot 9; sideroad 25 and 26 between Con. 1 and 2; Con. 17, Lot 12 to 15. Recreation, road and general accounts were passed for pay- ment. E Wawanosh Council meets Gravel tenders were opened at the March meeting of East Wawanosh Council with the Joe Kerr ConstrUction Limited ten- der at 870 a yard accepted. C. W. Hanna will attend the road superintendents' school at the University of Guelph May 8 to 10, Other tenders accepted were 8elgrave Co-Op for warble fly powder and William Gow as in- spector. A charge of 15¢ per head will be made, for each spraying. A by-law confirming the sel- ary of the assessor was given the necessary readings and passed. Several appointments were made. Gerald McDowell will represent the township on the Auburn Hall Board; fenceview- ers will be John Hallahan, John Armstrong, John Lockhart, Hen- ry Pattison, John W. Taylor and George McGee; and poundkeep- ers will be Robert. Carter, Chas. Smith, Athol Bruce and John A. Currie. Road and general accounts were passed for payment. Bachelor: a man who has been lucky in his flirtations. Report from Queen's Park Applications and tenders for the 1967 Warble Fly campaign were opened at the West Wa- wanosh council meeting at the March session, The tender of Murray Reid of Londesboro for supplying warble by powder and application of Delmar Sproul to act as township warble fly in- spector were aceepted. The ten- der of Kenneth Weber of Brus- sels for spraying the cattle for warbles was also accepted. Several ratepayers from the 8th and 9th Concessions attend- ed the meeting and presented in all, three petitions for drainage. They were accepted by council and the clerk was instructed to contact Gamsby and Mannerow to have them, if possible, un- dertake the survey and report of the area. Frank Thompson, Dungannon, and Ed Cole of London, Frank Cowan Limited representative, were in attendance and review- ed the insurance coverage of the township. Cyril Boyle, grader operator, tendered his resignation, effec- tive April 6th, 1967, which was accepted, and the road superin- tendent was instructed to adver- tise for grader operator applica- tions in local newspapers. Tenders for the construction of the bridge at Lot 13, Con- cessions 13-14 were opened at this time. There were seven tenders received. The low ten- der of Roger MacEachern, Mount Forest, at $25,763.00 was ac- cepted, subject to approval by the Department of Highways. 'The road expenditure by-law in the amount of $44, 000.00, was passed and road accounts were passed for payment as were the general accounts. the leader of the Opposition this week to the effect that in view of the rising cost of municipal government, and particularly the intolerable burden of the cost of education among rate- payers in Ontario, and the fail- ure of the government to take steps to alleviate the situation and lessen the financial burden upon the citizens of Ontario at the municipal level, the gov- ernment should therefore take over 80% of the cost of educa- tion rather than the present 45%. The Legislature adjourned Monday and Tuesday of this week in respect to the late Gov- ernor General of Canada, Geor- ges Philias Vanier. In speaking about the late Governor Genera) the Premier stated that this be- loved and respected man had served the Canadian people well, A resolution was proposed to the Legislature which read as follows: "The Legislative Assembly o: the Province of Ontario and Par- liament here assembled place upon the records of this House an expression of its sorrow and the sorrow of the people of On- tario on the death of His Excel- lency, General Georges Philias Vanier, D. S. O. , NI , C. and Bar, Let contracts for warble fly spraying Canadian Forces Decoration, Governor General of Canada. On his passing we are conscious of the loss of a great public ser- vant who had rendered excep- tional service to his nation in peace and in war and who stood high in the Councils of our Commonwealth of Nations. His long and distinguished career, as well as his personal qualities, secure for him a lasting place in the hearts of his countrymen and we honour his memory. **To Madame Vanier and her family the Assembly extends the sympathy of the people of Ontario in the loss of a devoted husband and father. We mourn with them in their bereavement,' A resolution was proposed by 4-H clubs to WHAT'S NEW IN CORN PRODUCTION AND WEED CONTROL You are invited to hear Mr. R. Johnson Soil and Crop Specialist Western Ontario School of Agriculture, Ridgetown MONDAY, MARCH 20th, 8:15 p.m. Canadian Legion Hall, Seaforth Discussion of corn root worm problem Colour film Refreshments Sponsored by Fisons (Canada) Limited and their Distributors FISONS Fisons (Canada) Limited organize a • When you save the Go-,6\necc way you get Life Insurance too! Three resolutions are passed by Huron F.O.A. No. 3:'Whereas the Ontario Humane Society should bemaire ly interested in the well-being of animals; And Whereas many animals are being trucked many miles in a sick and weakened condition; And Whereas the so- ciety makes no attempt to coe- tact local council or authorities before seizing and moving ani- mals Choose a five year savings goal. It could be as little as $600, or as much as $5,000. (Your convenient monthly deposit can range from $10 to $83.33.1 Whatever savings goal you set for yourself, that's the amount of Life Insurance protection you have, for five years, from the minute you make your first deposit. This is in addition to all deposits made, plus the bonus your savings have earned. Whether you're saving for your children's education, for the down payment on a new home, for a retirement nest egg ... or even if you don't have a special objective in mind, ask your Toronto-Dominion Manager about the Go-Ahead way of saving .. Toronto-Dominion's Assured Savings Plan. No medical is required. USE SHUR-GAIN 24% DRY & FRESHENING SUPPLEMENT "A" for a healthy mother and a heavy calf Morris Township Council ob- served a minute's silence in honor of the memory of Gover- nor General Georges P, Vanier, at the march meeting Monday of last week. It was decided to request de- partment approval for the trans- fer of $2,514.04 from construd- tion of roads to construction of bridges in the 1966 road expen- diture by-laWs. Allowance for attending"a convention will be $40.00, Bel- grave, Blyth and Brussels School Fair, Blyth Fair and Brussels Fair will receive the same grants as last year. A $100.00 grant was voted to the Brussels Legion toward moving the cenotaph. It was moved by William El- ston and seconded by Walter Shortreed to ask for $500.00 of the centennial grant waived to the County of Huron to be re- leased for a grant to Brussels centennial project. Moved by James Mair that an amendment be that $600,00 of the centen- nial grant be given to the Brus- sels Centennial project. The amendment was defeated and the motion carried. There were no appeals on the court of revision on the Mc- Call Drainage Improvement. Murray Reid was given the con- tract for spraying cattle for war- ble flies, Clem Steffler was named inspector and Belgrave Co-Op received the contract for powder. The gravel tender of George. Radford Construction Limited was accepted. The road ex- penditure by-law for $63, 000 was passed and road and general accounts were passed for pay- ment. This year's 4-H Swine Club program will get under way to- night at 8:30 in the boardroom, Ontario Department of Agricul- ture, Clinton. A new and important devel- opment in 4-H Swine Club work will be tested on a pilot basis this year in Huron County.Mem- bers 12-20 years of age may take part in all aspects of the project. Each member will have his or her choice of a breeding hog or a market hog project. In the breeding hog project, each member will have two purebred gilts and will use the regular Swine Club Record Book, Gilts should be born between March 1 and April 30, 1967. In the market hog project, each member will have a group of not less than five market hogs. These members will use the Market Hog Record Book. Market hogs should be born af- ter January 1, 1967. As well, all hogs must be weaned and on feed not later than May 1. A number of members will be using pigs from their 1963, 1964, 1965 or 1966 4-H sow, while new members will pur- chase pigs from these litters or from purebred breeders. Furth- er details are in the recent edi- tion of the Huron County Soil and Crop News, 4-H Calf, Tractor, Engineer. ing, Grain Corn, Sweet Corn, Forage and Conservation Clubs will be organized during Easter Holidays, March 28th to 31st. A full list of organizational meetings appeared in last week's Wingham Advance-Times. BELGRAVE—Three resolu- tions were passed at the Huron County Federation of Agricul- ture meeting held Wednesday of last week in Clinton, No.-: Whereas many of- ficers of the Ontario Humane Society have no formal educa- tion in animal husbandry; And Whereas some officers have dif- ficulty in judging the degree of distress in animals; And Where- as some officers have difficulty in judging the quality and type of feed. Be it Resolved that the 0.F. A. ask the government to make it mandatory that Ontario Hu- mane Society Officers in charge when seizing animals have ex- perience in animal husbandry. No. 2: "Whereas the Ontario Humane Society often seizes animals without making a thor- ough investigation; And Where- as in some cases the charge brought against the owner isnot substantiated in court: And Whereas the society often charg. es for costs that are out of line with normal costs for farm ani- mals; And Whereas this exhorbi- tant cost in effect punishesown- ers who have been exhonerated in court. Be It Resolved that the 0.E. A. ask the government to make it unlawful to charge the owner more than its regular costs of keeping the animals in the area where they were siezed and he is not libel for trucking cost either way, when the charges against the owner are not sub- stantiated in court. Be It Resolved that the D.E.A. ask the government to make it unlawful for the humane society to abuse sick and weakened ani- mals by trucking them long distances unless local councils and authorities have been con- tacted and assurance be given that no local facilities are avail• able to care for the animals. These resolutions will be presented to 0.F. A. at their April meeting. The results of the spot survey among beef pro- ducers in the county showed that 511 farmers reporting the results were 213 yes; 154 no; 144 undecided. Carl Govier, district repre- sentative for Huron and Perth of the Farmer's Union was pre- sent at the meeting and read the letter with the proposed marketing plan of the Farmers Union. Considerable discussion followed. Elmer Hunter, 1st vice- president of the Federation, in his remarks of the winter con- ference did feel that one farm organization would serve the farmers better and felt they should press for this union. Great Go-Ahead idea from TORONTO-DOMINION The Bank where people make the difference. • J. B. Runstedtler, Manager, Wingham, Ontario. • A. E. Graham, Manager, Gorrie, Ontario. Whitechurch News Feed SHUR -GAIN Dry & Freshen- ing Supplement "A" to your cows throughout the dry period, and to your springing heifers for two months prior to calving. The result is a healthy mother ready for maximum production right at freshening, and a heavy calf ready to grow rapidly and efficiently. WINGHAM FEED MILL DIAL 3574060 WINGNAM Olkit dairy feeds NOTICE DUE TO INCREASED COSTS, WE THE UNDERSIGNED MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, FIND IT NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A CHARGE OUT RATE OF $4:50 PER HOUR AS OF APRIL 1, 1967 ROSS ANDERSON Plumbing HOWARD FULLER Pig. & Htg. BELGRAVE, ONTARIO WINGHAM, ONTARIO MACHAN BROS. Hardware PERCY CLARK Pig. & Htg. • ROY HAVENS Pig. & WINGHAM, ONTARIO WINGHAM, ONTARIO LUCKNOW, ONTARIO 'W .McWHIRTER Pig. & GORDON WORKMAN Piv.Rtg, BRUSSELS, ONTARIO BRUSSELS, ONTARIO' 16.22.30b Mr. and Mrs. Don Gray, Bonnie, Tommy and Donald spent the week-end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ma- goffin. We are sorry to report Mrs. George Young was admitted to Wingham and District Hospital on Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Tiffin, Mrs, Cecil Falconer, Torn Put- don of Lucknow and Harris Pur- don were callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gillies PUrdon and family of Brampton. They spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Henderson of Brantford and called on Mr.and Mrs. Angus Falconer and family of Streetsville, and Mr. and Mrs. It, D. Henderson, Guelph. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence. Crowston, Dale and Debbie of Chatham, were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Ivan Laid- law and Janet, and other rela- tives, Chalmers Presbyterian W. M. This community was sorry to learn that Mr. Dave Gibb and Mrs. Jim Currie were last week admitted to Wingharn and Dist- rict llospital. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Emer- son and Mr. Russel Ritchie were in London on Tuesday of last week, at St. Joseph's Hospital to visit Mrs. Russel Ritchie, who underwent surgery the previous day. Mr. Joe Mirehouse of Biggar, Sask., arrived Thursday night to visit with his daughter, Mrs. Fred Tiffin and Mr. Tiffin and with his sister, Mrs, Robert Ross and other relatives. Mrs. Wallace Corm and Mur- iel were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Scott of Ripley, Mr. and Mrs, Orville Tiffin, Mr, Barry Tiffin of Kitchener, Mrs. Stewart of Wingharn, eel. ebrated Mr. Dan Tiffin'sbirth- day on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Tiffin and family at their home at Teeswater. ,•.•L •• 4, • JL