The Goderich Signal-Star, 1975-01-30, Page 9•
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BY DAVE SYKES
4.The: poor consumer' is constantly
under a barrage of pri.ce increases on
consumer goods and commodities.
Fighting an uphill b"a'ttle against the
phantom 'inflation', who strikes
everybody everywhere.
The phantom has once again sank his
fangs into the budgets of the con-
sumers. Delegates from the federal
government, all of the provinces and
several countries including the United
States, Britain and France sat un-
protected of the agricultural outlook
conference in Ottawa while the
• phantom cast .a gloomy atmosphere
over the gathering.
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An edict fell from. the ,"dizzying
heights Nof parliament hill advising
• consumers that they can expect food
prices to -increase as much as 15 per-
cent thif year and that farmers will
also face rising costs in the farming
industry. Eugene Whelan, Minister of
Agriculture:, ..in mustering ' up``"Fiis °
• rhetoric said it will not•be an easy year.
Well why didn't, someone say
something about the times being tough-
before.
oughbefore. Oh -well, it's happened before '
and it is likely- to happen again,.' The
fangs simply sink deeper into what is
left orthe budget., •
Mr. Whelan said that the year -will be
a test to' farmers' management
•abilities as they ,will have to be sharp
buyers and make euery'dollar pay. But
then Mr. Whalen forgot that the dollar
just won't pay for much anymore.
Richard Aberg, general manager of
corporate—planning for Shell 'Canasta
Ltd., vvasn't about to be outdone by Mr.
Whalen ,and chipped in with his *own
disasterous`forecast. He said that fuel
and other petroleum '"related prices
would be -going up adding more tafar-m
costs. He added that we are°headed for.
a real problem and that a. move away
from highly -processed foods was one
effect of- higher energy costs:
Mrs. Beryl Plurnptre then delivered
the ,clinching blow 'to the conference
predictingothat the 1974 consumer price
index of 12.4 percent, the highest _in '26
years, woold increase again this year.
Mrs. Plumptre, chairman of the Food
Prices Review Board, attributed the
increase in retail food prices' to
M ,
.processing costs, She ;said that food
prices will rise ata 15,Percent annual
rate until -mid -year after which time
everything depends on harvests and
the inflationary' process.
The blame for the food prices can be
put.on 'the same people who are in-
dignantly crying foul. and don't hit
below the budget, Canadians. Simply
too many convenience foods are being
bought.,
Transp:ort-at'ion,processing,
wholesaling and retailing comprise a
large percentage of the price tag on our
foods. It has been rising as .the con-
sumer spends less time preparing'food
preferring td'pay thehigh price to the
processing plants..
Aside from the farmers rising..costs
the annual increase for farm labor has
been,ru,nnit g_a_bout 17 percent and stilt „a
the farmers are having problems gat-
tracting. workers. But despite the
gloomy pr-ospects Mrs.„Plu,mptre
urged that higher ,productivity' and
increased' -supply is the only way to
preventexcessive increases in the food
prices. •
'However, the situation connected
with food prices has changed
remarkably since the summer of ,1973:
• At that time the wholesale price index
of. Canadian farm prqducts was 60
• percent above the 1972. level. At the
sari;e time the inflation rate, for non-
food items was 5 percent. In 1974 th'e
'rate of increase in wholesale prices for
Canadian° farm products was'only 5.
pier cent while prices for non-food items
was going up by -10 percent. During the
year the food prices had increased by
an average of 17 percent. �
But the ruing cost factor has been
occurring_, for.the most part, outside of
the -farm and this coupled with special
.situations like that of the world sugar
'market contributed to a continual rise
on thehfood prices.
An average Canadian family of four
with a monthly take ,home income of
$400 to '$800 allotts 18 to 24 percent of
the earnings for household food and
dining out according to,the Bank of
Nova Scotia's Budget Book, •
Roughly the same amount, '23 to 28
percent, goes for housingpayments
such as rent, mortgages, taxes, in-
surance, fuel light, water. telephone,
repairs *appliances and furniture.
The spending habits of -Canadians
also includes 11 to. 14 ,,percent • .for
clothing, , 12 to 16 percent for tran-
sportation —.which includes • :car
payments, repairs, licenses and in-
surance, and 11 to. 12 percent for
recreation and education which in-
cludes holidays, fees, subscriptions,
sports, hobbies, tickets, school fees and
personal allowances.'
Medical and -dental expenses and
miscellaneous fees such as gifts and
Charitable contributions amount to an
average of 7to'10 percent while. savings
amount to an, approximate maximum
O'f' eight.percent. °' _..�. .,....,....
But if the prices will rise by 15
percent then steps must .be taken to
make a budget work. The Budget Book
offers the fol lowing hints to shoppers to
help stay within the budget;, o
MAKE A. LIST when °shopping for
food to cutdown on impulse l2uying and
list the items accoing to their
location in .the store.
CHECK THE ADS for weekly
specials as many, are- loss leaders
selling at cost or lower to bring in the
crowds. • •
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` SHOP ONLY ONCE A WEEK which.
could save money since the more often
you „v'sit a store 'the more money you
are lick- ry :to spend.
SHOP ALONE -IF YOU CAN to stop
needless' buying by tither members of
the family and to concentrate on .,the
itemsithat you really need.
FIGURE THE 'COST PER 'UNIT.
-Large economy sizes are usually a
saving, but not always. Be careful of.
buying food in quantity; it's no bargain
if it spoils before it can be used up.
BUY CHEAPEF GRADES AND
.CUTS.'OF, MEAT.,,as they are just as
nutritious as the more expensive kind.
Look"for recipes that call for long slow
cooking which -.helps tenderize 'meat.
B°UY , BULK FROZEN FOODS.
F.rozen.. fruity . and,vegetables.-in_ big;
poly hags' cost less. Use just what is
needed and .keep the rest frozen.
CH-ECK. ' LOWER-PRICED
BRANDS. The'less well known brands
are often cheaper than nationally,
advertised brands and can be equally
as• good.
SAVE TIME AND MONEY; Some
convenience foods - canned or frozen
fruit juices, vegetables and. -some
baking mixes are often cheaper thi'n
their fresh counterparts: •
CUT THE COST OF MILK. Use non-
fat dry milk for.cooking and to -make
skim milk. The big jugs of milk save
money for • big milk 'consuming
families. •
BUY SECONDS. Seconds -are' con
siderably lower in .price and prove a
good buy if the flaw does not affect the
wearing qualify.
COMPARE. On major purchases
compare quality, and priceTh various
stores and be sure the item carries --a
.'r
manufacturers guarantee.
BUY THE BASIC MODEL.: Basic
•riodels in appliances are' your best
guys; deluxe bre only , fancier and
aerhaps unnecessarily automated.
EXAMINE YOUR N,EEDS. Don't
waste money on something that is not
large enough, strong enough ar.
suitable for your family. ,
CHECK QUALITY. Highest, prices
are not necessarily the best value, ,bu,t
when price does determine wearing.
quality, buy the best you can afford.
PLAN • TO BUY DURING SALES.
Plan to buy major items during retail -
store sale, periods.
# With the increase on food items •
expected' to rise another 15 percent.
budgeting now becomes more 'im-
portant than ever and must be given -
careful and calculated attention. The'
phantom will continue fo plague us..for
a while and the only question is When
will we pe given a charnce 19. -come to
grips with it and re ,1 e. .
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meet. for` volleybal
This unicertitified"Kingsbridge player goes up high for a
spike in his team's champl n hip match with ,Robe'r-
tson.- The -action occurred dittang-Saturday's Volleyball
Tournani nt for .Goderich. and area Grade 5, and; 6
students. Kingsbridge lost the championship to
Robertson. (staff -photo) 0
The. Robertson boys and
the Kingsbridge girls' lost
only one game.each.on their,
way to their respective
Goderich and area grade
school .volleyball cham-
pionship.
The two teams won their,
championships on Saturday
at the Grade 5 and 6
volleyball tournament held
at GDCI.• The double
--knockouf competition in-
cluded' teams -from Colborne,
Robertson, Victoria,
Kingsbridge, St. Mary's and
Brookside.
The- - first round at:tion
determined the A and* ,B
divisions -of the tourney, the
Winners moving into A
competition the losers B, If►'
the second round one team
from each division got a bye,
moving them into sei ij4inal_.
actIen'for division chain-
pionship:
The_ final game pitted the,
winner of each division
against one another for the
1975 championship game.
Each series was a two out of
three playoff, the first team
scoring 15 points the winner;
BOYS
Inthe first round action
• Robertson mowed into the A
division ' defeating Colborne
15-9 and 15-3. Victoria
'squeezed by Kingsbridge 1-5.9
and 15-8 ' to stay in the A
series and St. Mary's' fought
Brookside forthe- third A
division entry,
In th'e first game of the
S't. Mary's game Brookside
won 15-9, in the, second St.,
Mary's. reversed ' the score
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tourney.
With all these .Colborije Cyclones going for the ball
someone had to return it to continue play In the girls'
Grade 5'and 6 volleyball championship game between
the Cyclones and Kingsbridge. Colborne did not "return
it enough • however, and lost the -top . hongts to
Kingsbridge, settling for the runner-up spot. (staff -
photo)
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and then. swamped , G,>dh'rich and . area boys
Bronk'side 15-5 to move into. volleyball champs.
the A competition.
In .the -.second round A- ,,, „, �_.........'G.IRLS _,,,....
,. series Robertson received a •
bye automatically pitting_...- First round action of the
them against the winner of
girls' tournament pitted
r the St. Mary's, Victoria Victoria' against Kingsbridge -
game. In the, first game of ry,vith the latter moving into A.
.that contest St. Mary's came division with I'5-5 and 15-4 .
from behind to nip Victoria vi,ctories, 'Brookside won two
ij 15-13 and then clinched the off St Mary's 15-8 and 15-10
round with a 15 -5 -win.' 'to move u•t.o• an A spot and •
i' In the A series„semi-final Robertson won' the last two ,
% Robertson took a one game, in their playdown against
head de:moliShing St. Mary's Colborne to move • into A
'' 15-2 but the Josers made a
game of the. second contest d'coganetition•. li"n the first
plilt "ref that ser'ies Colborne
nipped Robertson. 1,6-14 but
couldn't do ;anythinin the
final two _,games los'ing..15-3'
and 15-2. •
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Ye -Ii team fight
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These Victoria school students aren't gathered together for a social., they are working.
° They are about to raise their ,voices in a cheer to urge their school volleyball team on
40 victory. 'the .girls, get together like this fbr' all their school sports and offer their
re'pertdire of 15 cheers to their struggling athletes. This is o'i'ly half the cheerleaders
The other,,,,,halr were in ;the volleyball, game. 4ictured .here are (bottom row left to
right) Brenda hove,, Shelley McLean and Lori Gauteher; (top row left to right) P,tlim
Alcock and Chris'MLllio'tt. ,(staff -photo).
falling two points short of
victory 15-13. Robertson
clinched their di-v-is-ien-----and
moved on to play the winner
of the B series to determine
the championship. •
In the second 'round of ,the
B division Colborne__got.,_a
bye and. Kingsbridge and
Brookside fought for a semi -handily defeated Brookside
final spot. In the ,first game 1,5-7 in both games to move
of.__th.ewtwo out of three series, . into ,the serni, They _eon-
Kingsbridgeert.�pted for a 15-
tint'e'd their streak, by.
4 win but `Brookside, came an demolishing Robertson 15-5
in the secofid match winning and 15-9 tq mope into a
championship berth.
15-8, The rubber match was
as'clgse as -a volleyball game In.the B'series Victoria got
can be, To win at the sport "a . a buye to the semi ' agajnst
team . must score 15 points the winner of the St. Mary's,
and4,have two more .than the Calbbr'ne- encounter -
oppos'ition, The third ga,lne.k Colborne bested St. Mary's
of 'the series was tied' at. 1,5 15-9 and 15-5 td move into the
when Kingsbridge served for series championship and
two winning 117-15. won the,
B division action
beating Victoria 15=9 and 15.5
Ir the B series semi-final to advance to' the tour -
Colborne and Kingsbridge, nament championship
played two close "games against Colborne.
Kingsbridge coming ' out of
top 15-12, and 15-13: The In the girls' tournament
winners moved on to” the final Kingsbridge continued
undefeated winning the first
,match 15-5. Golborne fought
back 'to hand Kingsb.idge.
their only loss of 'the day
beating them • 15-9 but the
Robertson 'got a byes into
the semi, -fins:', waiting to
play the, winner of the
'Kingsbridge, Brookside
encounter,' Kingsbridge
championship series against
Robertson,,
In the, first ga"rne of the
final Robertson . edged
K ingsbridgs 15-13 but the 8 viotory wall shortlived as
team tied the three game Kingsr'�ridge-.+wIon the rubber
playoff winning the scan d and the tournament
game 15-8. In the rubber'
Robertson blasted the B championship ' in' -*the Pint
entry 15-5 to become the 1975 game by a 15-4 margin. 1.
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