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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1974-02-28, Page 23 The Wim A,d unce Ti es Thur y, February y ,2a,.1 a Farmers want to raise industrial milk prices Domande by the Dairy Farm- era armera of Canada for an increase in the farm -gate price tit' industrial Milk and cream were backed to- day by the Canadian Federation. Qi Agriculture. 'The resolution got unanimous support of farmer -delegates from across Canada attending the Canadian Federation of Agricul- lure's annual • meeting in Saskatoon. "Farmers shipping industrial Milk and cream need a rock - bottom net increase of at least $2.00 per hundredweight," +claims Brockvtfle dairyman Keith Matthe, Mattlue sits on the pro- vincial executive of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, "It's no, good having to 'stornp and yell toget a price, increase every time around. When farm costs go up, returns to farmers CLAY -- - Silo Unlgaders - Firs. Cleaners .. Stabling , Lags Elevators Uquid' Manure Equipment - Hog Equipm.nt PANIC- • - Mills Augers. etc. ACORN - Cleaners Heated Waterers ZERO .: Sulk Tanks --Pipittitny& Parlour Equlpm.nt `WESTEEL-ROSCO Grariamrlos•. B A t .- Flog Panelling Quik Tank g, PIp•lin..cisaning D.t.rise.nts,. Teat .Dip. etc, RY FARM SYSTEMS' Ki tc,irdl n fey t ntodo ' should automatically follow," says OFA executive .member Delmer Bennett. A Forester* Falls milk producer, Bennett endorsed the meeting's calf for formula pricing on all industrial milk• Without knouts pricing, we'll see a repeat of last summer. We needed a •$1,00-a4uodredweight increase in April- Before we got the increase it was August, and vie didn't get the full $1.00 then. That cost us a lot of producers." Matthie. adds, "It was too little, too late. Theevidence is the 'sharp drop in milk production during the last year. The Canadian Federation sent telegrams to the appropriate fed- eral cabinet ministers urging im- mediate action. The telegrams also stress the need for en an- nually updated five-year plan for the dairy industrj . This Would in- volve' dairy organizations and the federal government jointly prob- ing the future market for dairy products. The CFA also seeks consolidating subsidy eligibility quota and market sharing quota into one quota. "The future of industrial milk producers hinges on getting all of these changes, and getting them now," notes Bennett. The hydro -electric potential of the Yukon and Northwest Territories is 10,000 megawatts, half of the present electrical power' production' in Canada. • DEAD STOCK Removat , Service We arenow pay'ng up to°$20 00 for dead or disabled cows. 08. for dead or disabled Horses Smaller animals from 500 -ib. to 1,000-1p, :=- $1.00 per cwt. CASH. ON 'THE SPOT As a service to youwe pick ufp -pigs and calves Free: 24 -Hour Service Power Equipped Trucks CALL COLLECT 887-9334 Brussels et FOC Supplies 173 dive contract- acreage available for the uction.' of Registered 4 and • Certified Oats Barley.. more information contact: Atex M. Stewart & Son Ltd., .3211 Ailsa Craig, Ontario. 28;7;14 the silo with the Itd auiicauet y w pressed stave an II piaster Irving. We are also agents for MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT IN YOUR AREA ate US FOR.SILO UNLOADERS, VENTILATION, , FEED CONVEYORS AND BELT CATTLE FEEDERS, "This :year try. one better, go Butler" ;'a 7 /()(y) Lake. iet fes. and fes. Elmer Gly and Barry visited Fawley Y►'lth Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hofmstein in Clifford.- elet /won � k . over D ew 33 al Sunday afternoon with a score of 94, Michas ' reentey, son of Mr. and lairs. Laverne Greeniey had his tonsils. removed Tuesday in Walkerton. hospital. " Mr, and. MM. Jack, Wright and family visited'unday with, Mr. and Mrs. Jack. Marks 1a Whig- ham. i -ham. • Cliff Hall of Cooksville visited• on the weekend with ?avid Detnerl. Cliff was a hockey exchange player and played in the Gorrie and Fordwich hockey game in Gorrie Friday evening. Tai. force will assess driver ed, An Ontario inter -ministry Task Force has been set up, to assess the present state of driver educa- tion in' Ontario and, to provide recommendations for further. involvement by the Ministry of Education if such. action appears warranted. The Task Force is composed of five members from the Ministry of Education and Mr. Carl Lay - bourn from the Ministry of Transport and Communications.• The Chairman is Don Kirk of the Ministry of Education's Cur- riculum Services Branch. ' The Task Force will look into such areas as the training of adriyer education instructors, the (Continued from page 1) possible development of cur- BUSINESS riculnm guidelines for driver .ed- In other business at the meet- ucation, and the feasibility of sub- ing the board approved the hold - contracting driver instruction to ins of an elementary principals' private driver school operators.. _ conference on April 18.20, at the schools under 6 emergency cir- The Task Force aski that writ- Nottawasaa Inn at Alliston: • cumstances such ass inclement ten submissions be directed to the' g weather,fire,flood the break- --that membership not be• Task Force on Driver Education, taken •in the Ontario Education down of the school heating .plant, Curriculum Services Branch, Research Council, ' or a similar emergency. Ministry of Education, Mowat The board agreed to co-operate Block, Queens Park, Toronto, • with the Goderich Recreation and E. Cayley Hill, chairman of the Ontario, M7A - ' Community Centre Board.on the board, reported that a meeting; is sale or lease of the approximate Planned for Friday with Dr. G.F- 10 acres of land situated on Ben- ' Mills, medical officer of health nett•Street across from theGod= • , for Huron, other members of his HowicK Lions erich High School, with details to ° staff, school board architect con - le ked t1 t Th sal • sultant and other personnel, to ro THESE EIGHT students from Golden Circle School went to a special Winter Olympic competition in London and came back with a pile of.medais. The participants were; (back, row), Michael and Darrell Zimmerman, Verner Caswell and Alvy Morningstar,' ,Ruth Struthers, Steve Milton, Jimmy Cober•and Mark Albert (front row)..The children brought home 13 medals in all. ° , (Staff Photo) and supports only ortions • f BiII 275 The board in the future will delegate to the director of educa- tion and through him to the in- dividual school principals, the authority to close a : school or • P • Ib • (,� . for the property includes a feat- ; discuss the problems of ,sewage age n winners C1nI"S ball field, quarter mile track, . disposal at . the . Blyth Public 'four lighted tennis courts,picnic School., Recent .. Howick Lions' bingo'area,auditorium etin D. J. Cochrane said that unfort- uriately part of a statement • made b bun last week been ear•-aKa j!flel-�he th ; ...switnrnzrt t� �Bam y� al �fubr �. y 1 ,Wrozet ri andkMarilyn;� fele rrSenipr, " t oo n o hb rioCanntenismterpreted as an attempt to � 'c a pustowel zsf a o. ., eco ...ech ,, �� ,Mrs icessior .ImA'th��-r•,� t���-� e�°avH�edica7 office �o�al':�H d Fischer, Listowel; Kaye Wheel- The board will. authorize,•its this e s not the intent of the er, Wroxeter; Jan Thurlow, Lis- solicitor to draw the necessary it towel, Don McInnis, Fordwich; deeds conveying the Bayfield statement and any embarrass - Mrs, Kaufman, Listowel; Audrey School property' to the Village of ment or inconvenience caused to Waetcher, Mildmay and Mrs. Bayfield: When the property was Dr. Mills and. his staff is sincerely. Kaufman, Listowel; Bea Hergott, sold to the Village for $15,000,regretted; Mildmay; Mrs. Hammer, Lis- towel, Kathleen Ellacott, n and Mrs. Hammet', both of Listowel; Mrs. Hammer; Don McInnes, Fordwich. . Share -the -Wealth —Mrs. Ham- mer, Listowel; Mrs. Smalz, Mild- may. $25 special-- Ab. Nethery, Wingham; stand -up -bingo — Mrs. Margaret Adams, Wrox- eter; ° jackpot plus bonus -- Kath- leen Ellacott,. Listowel; : Dart game ° -i-' Dolly Felker, Listowel;' lap. card --i Mrs.'Lob- singer, Mildmay; door prizes — Harry. Parsons, Fordwich; Ruth Sharpin, Wroketer; Mrs. Kauf- man, Listowel and Elsie Gauth- ier, Fordwich; lucky draws — Lorraine Dinsmore, Fordwich; Wm. Upper, Listowel; Jan Thur - 'ow, Listowel and . Mildred Coup - land, Wroxeter. Robert Browning to be donated by Miss Isbister of Wingham. The book originally : was owned by Miss Marion White, apparently one -of the original staff at the Wingham School and a teacher of Miss Isbister, now an octogen- arian. The,; Management Committee will consider a revision in the grant ceilings for transportation by the Ministryto determine if l the board will e. able to adjust the transportation 1contracts up- ward by p-warby the two per cent granted by th ministry. The request for the increase was made by J. H. Murphy, Clinton, On behalf of school bus operators of Huron County. John• Westbrook and Mrs. Marten Zinn Wilt represent the board „at the • Canadian School whin were: rooms, kitchen, community hall,V when the area school at Bruce- J -Th . -aboard agreed to accept field was ° built, e deed was stip- Glen lewin, a student at 'FE. the Madill Secon ' School with no posed to have been given with the' dm'y final payment in January, 1969, fee for the remainder of school but this was overlooked at the year. He has been living with his time. grandfather who has been ill. The Management Committee , The board accepted the res - was. asked to review. again a ilk tion of Miss Norma Coutts of 'recommendation that fees for F-' E Madill Secondary School, non-resident pupils, not sup- Wingham, who is completing her ported by other boards, be set at 40th: year of teaching, effective $450 for secondary school stud- February 28, 1974. ents and $250 for , elementary The board approved the ac - school students and $125 for ceptance of a copy of the Works of Oil and gas; exploration ex-' penditure in the North in 1967, including drilling costs, was $24 million. This had increased more than tenfold v by .1972 to an estimated $250 trillion. kindergarten pupils, effective September 1, 1974. At the present time fees for these students are $200, $100 and $100, respectively. The Management Committee will consider if this should affect stu- dents with whom the smaller fee agreement had been set. In the future anyy new non - teaching employee of the board may have to undergo a medical examination to certify his health rather than just present a cer- tificate of - health following a recommendation being consider- ed by the Management Com- mittee. FINN'S BRAND MINERALS Quality minerals for livestock since 1935 For Immediate Delivery Write or Telephone°Collect: DACO La oratories Limited 1222 Trafalgar Strait, London, Ontario. NU 1115 1.519455-1360 • or Earl Woltz 51 Mc ivrn Street, Walkerton, Ontario 881.2419 28:7 THESE TEACHERS are learning themany different ways of classifying rocks as part of a four-day science workshop put on by the Ontario Teachers' Federation. The workshop, which was held at Howick Central School, drew teachers from Huron, Grey and Middlesex Counties and is designed to improve science programs and teaching method$. (Staff Photo) cOMPLE' FERTILIZER SERVICES Trustees' Association in Van- couver,May 26, 27 and 28, while J. W. "" pulter, superintendent sof prOil.an% iiiiroarafig G?d an= other academic superintendent will also attend the general meet- ing. The board approved the es- tablishment of the Mr.. and Mrs. William F. MacDonald Award at F.E. Ma ill. Secondary School in Wingham to a graduating student to be selected by the principal and staff. - J. and T. Murphy Ltd. was awarded the contract for the period March 1, 1974 - June 28, 1974, to transport on weekends the hearing handicapped to and from the Regional Centre in Lon- don to their homeS at , a cost of , $27.00 per trip, lowest of six tenders. What!s new at Huronview?. The over 90 Club heldits monthly meeting in the Ground Floor North dining area. There were 32 members able to attend the get-together and following the games of euchre and crokinole, tea and cookies were served by members of the staff. Volunteers from the Goderich Township W.I. were on hand for Monday . afternoon activities in the auditorium. Mrs. Molly. Cox assisted Norman Speir, Terry Oribbs, and Jerry Collins with the old time music and sing -a -long. Mrs. Bolger accompanied , at the piano for vocal duet numbers by her daughter Karen . and Lorie Alexander. The program Tihiahed up with a whistling solo by Mrs. Heard, after which the following residents were welcomed to the Horne: Mr. and Mrs. John , Mc - Ash, Mrs. Clements, Joe Malone and Edward Irwin. Twenty residents having Feb- ruary birthdays were presented with gifts at a party oil Wednes- day afternoon. One hundred and fifty residents and friends were served cake and tea by the hosts of the party, The Clinton Woolen's Institute. The presi- dent, Mrs. Cecil Elliott was M. C. for the program with vocal solos and a Bing -along by Mrs. Van Damrne. Mrs. Ernest Radford w pianist for the afternoon and ,,accoimp8nied the Huronview orchestra, Mary Taylor, Norman Spell- and Jerry Collins. Instru- Meritills by George 'Wilson -Jr. and' Scrntti1h dances by his sister Sylvia rounded out an hour of erOyable entertsimnentwith one of the celebrants, Mrs. Margaret McCartney, expressing the ap- preciation of the residents. The Girl Guides of Goderich, assisted by their leader, Mrs Brady, and some of their parents, provided the "Family Night" program. Along with several Guide songs by the group there were special numbers by Eliza- beth McMillan; a trumpet solo, Brenda and' Marie Bolton; a vocal duet, Gil Pinkney; baton, Marlene McDougall and Paula Butler; piano -violin duet, Diane Bogie; accordion solo, Heather Brandy and Kim Brady, highland dancing. Following the program Les Smith, a grandfather of one of the girls, thanked the Guides 'on behalf of the residents after which the group helped the vol- unteers and were able to visit with many of their friends and relatives on the way to the rooms. 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