The Goderich Signal-Star, 1981-08-12, Page 5d
GODERICHSIGNAL-STAR, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12,1981—PAGE 5
Consumers sympathetic towards farmers group presideAt say -
Bir STEPHANIE
LEVESQUE
HOLMESVILLE - The
messages that farmers feel
"dumped" on 'and con-
sumers are sympathetic .to
the farmer came out at a
Huron Federation of
Agriculture meeting here.
Ruth Jackson, the. vice-
president of the Consumers
Association of Canada and a
past president of the Ontario
Consumers Association
spoke at the meeting on
August 6.
In starting her talk,
Jackson, of the Kitchener
area, said consumers have a
"sympathetic view"
towards the farmer.
"They may not understand
entirely... but there is a gut
feeling of sympathy," said
Jackson.
Several farmers in the au-
dience, during a question
and answer period, said they
felt dumped on by the con-
sumers. One farmer said,
"We are not the contributors
to high prices".
The farmers asked
These old but trusted farm implements may dot serve a useful purpose by today's standards
but on Saturday they provided a good vantage point hi view the log -sawing contest at Point
Farms Provincial Park. The contest was part of Pioneer Days at the park.(Photo by Dave
Sykes)
Group seeks living, quarters
The Goderich-Seaforth
sponsor committee of the
Katimavik program, met
August 5 at therequest of co-
ordinator Charlene Scheer in
order to arrange various
work • and organizational
aspects of the program.
Scheer said she would like
to have °informal meetings
every four to six weeks and
• she requested from the
sponsors, a break -down of
the work activity proposed
on a week -to -week basis so
that it can be allocated to the
work force. This weekly
break -down will" be
presented to her August 24.
Participants will start
work September 20 and
finish June 9. 'However, they
will not be a vailable f or Work
from December 23 to
January ,11 and. from March
19 toMarch29.
Scheer reminded, the
sponsors 'that' they are
responsible for supplying all
equipment and materials,
including hard hats; boots,
•etc. She suggested that the
sponsors may also wish to
purchase ' T-shirts 'for the
participants so that they will
be easily. identified. •
An, open house will beheld
some time in the fall by
Katimavik. At present, they
have not found. living
facilities in Goderich' but
have a farm `house for the
participants who will ;be
working in Seafortli The
phone number there is 527-
0965.
Scheer explained that
there will be seven working
participants in the program
per day. The participants
will rotate responsibilities
depending upon which
participants will be on house
duty, etc. The sponsors in-
dicated that some jobs will
not allow the frequent,
changes of participants due
to the necessary skills.
Rebekahs and Oddfellows
Thank you
The C.P. & `fi- Committee of the local Od-
dfellow and Rebekah Lodges report a very
successful tag day and wish to thank the
citizens for their support of this annual
event; also, the workers a%I the IlTaggers"
Winners of the Taggers were:
Sheila Corriveau 1st prize -'5.00
Brian Corriveau 2nd prize - '3.00'
Paul Nivins 3rd prize -'2.00
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Jackson if she could "attack
the retailers who they feel
are making the profits.
Jackson agreed the retailers
are making profits that last
year were better than they
had been for some time. She
added that there is "not ade-
quate competition" among
all the retailers.
On this point, Jackson said
better competitive legisla-
tion is needed. She noted that
the issue will be up before
the federal parliament in its
fall session. She suggested
the federation could help
support this legislation.
The farmers at the
meeting said they are in
favor of ' the marketing
boards, while Jackson said
the boards do many good
things, but they "can't be
changed to work better for
the farmers and the rest of
Canada".
She said that with the pre-
sent economic situation in
Canada, for example, the,
current high interest rates,.•
quotas set by the boards,
"are like a millstone around
the neck of the , young
farmer".
One farmer disagreed,
suggesting that if there were
no quotas, and all but one
commodity was in trouble,
farmers would turn to the
commodity not in trouble
and then there would be a
surplus of that product on
the market.
Jackson concurred there
are many good things about
the marketing boards, but
other things should be
changed:
The question of advertis-
ing arose, and Jackson said
she is not against some
advertising and promotion
because, "they are certainly
good products/ •
• "I'd rather see people
drinking milk and eating
yogurt than some other so-
called foods," she stated.
But, Jackson is concerned
that the money for the adver-
tising came out of the cost of
production, thereby' being
• paid for by the consumer.
A dairy farmer stood up
and said that the money for
advertising came off his
milk cheque. He didn't see
why consumers are com-
plaining if the farmers are
paying for the advertising.
The farmer said that
statistics show butter con-
sumption is up since it has
been promoted. He added
that advertising should have
been done years ago.
One farmer pointed out
that the milk ads have no
"subliminal sex" and are
promoting a "wholesome
product". Another farmer
said it is a "normal business
'pr'actise" to advertise.
Jackson said she does not
find the cost -of -production
formula , used by the
marketing boards an entire-
ly fair method. She said the
formula is legislated federal-
ly and the boards have dif-
ferent interpretations.
"I'm not sure we are all
that much to blame," said
one farmer on the high cost
of food. He suggested the
consumer is getting
"shafted" by the high cost of
food and the farmers are be-
ing blamed.
In her talk, Jackson cited
some • of the ac,
complishments of the Con-
sumers' Association of
Canada. As an example, she
said the Consumers'
Association has `spoken at
Bell Canada hearings,
energy export hearings and
others.
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Jackson added that she
would like to see consumer
representation /on the
marketing boards,
something more than a
"token". She would like to
see a useful consumer
renresentative.
To the statement that food
prices have increased 13 per
cent every year for the past
years, a farmer said
that fact was due partially'to
imported foods. He said that
commodities governed by
marketing =boards with
quotas had increased at a
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