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The Goderich Signal Star, 1976-05-13, Page 31• ng ro- to) • • •••••• • • • 1 But who s going to go to the • cr!?is• • • , • ' Say some States and bring back our' cows • - '''•" when there's a shortage here?" • asked Mrs. Burt. -• f • • ish near (continued from page 12A and then the Canadian Da Commission, Then, if they were Still unsa fied, they could appeal to Ombndainan's office as a "I resort." . . Mr. Morin described the 0 bildsrnan's office as. a "watclid holding government accounta to the average citizen:" He s the 'ultimate sanction of the 0 budsman's office was to take complaint to the legislature self. ' During his 45 -minute lecture the office of the Ombtidsman, t crowd listened politely. But wh Ken McKiMiott, vice-c,hairnaan the Ontario Milk Marketi Board stood up to speak, he ca tattler heavy fire for the hoed • policies, • Atone point he was asked 'disclose his salary. When • replied it was a .per diem rate • $§0'a day and he wasn't involv in the Milk Marketing Board f • The rtioney, he was applauded b the audience: ' He told farmers the feder government was not considerin changing its 15 per cent quo cutback. Changes regardin monthly allocations did not coin from the milk Marketing boar he. saiti: "They came as • directive from the federa government." According to Mr. McKinnon the milk marketing board i attempting to find a way o getting quota into the hands o those Producers who need i most. He warned farmers not t "over ) mer i got nothing out of the- iiidus- iry trial milk incentive loans. It all ". went to the builders and equip- ment companies." . the The politicians didn't take a cut ast in salary, added another. "Neither did members nf the m_ milk marketing board. Tonight eg. you can go home in new cars. ble What about aid Starting this summer, there's •going to be One heck •of an, in - 'crease in the number -of people on 'it- welfare.. one womatt interieeted.. "The provincial government on tells us to -go . to the federal he government. We don't haVe time en -for the Onibudsman'S hearings" of because we won't be around for ng the -answer." - me Farmers have been quiet. too ,s damn long, added someone. else from the audience. "The govern - to , tent has been cheating.us.'' hp At this point, Norman Founder, of chairman threatened to close the ed:' meeting unless order was or restored. - y " At the end of the evening 'far; niers agreed to ask Mrs. Burt to. al make an appointment with the g Ontario Milk Marketing Board ta for a formal hearing. g Mrs. •Burt urged farmers to e • submit proposals,to her through d farm orgaoizatiOns- such as the a Ontario Federation of Agri., culture, the National Farmers Union and the Christian Farmers Federation. It is expected 10 s people will be appointed to re- f present farmers at the formal f hearing. 0 react!! to the current dair t Mr. McKinnon replied that as ' • ••' • far as he's concerned,- farmer haven't gotten rid of enough cow yet. "But the question is, ho •w many should go and when do we • stop it? A lot of mistakes have already been made."• -" Other inquiries fielded by Mr. McKinnon included questions re- garding the hoarding of surplus quota:lack of government -quota `• for cheese manufacturer,s and ••; surpluses of skiin milk' powder • • In reply to the questions about • • surpluses of skim milk powder; Mr. McKinnon said the Canadian Dairy. Commission disposed of it by taking bids. "This is not Sales- nianship," he said. "But there's no incentive for the commission to go out and sell." • . He told farmers an alternative to the current 15 per cent cut- backs would be• to cot the dairy industry down to the market for skim milk .powder. •• • -0 - •• This would mean at least a 25 - per cent cutback for two or three years. Later, Mr. McKinnon told • the assembly the milk marketing board would like to phase indus- •,•••• trial „ milk producers .out of existance within five years, in- tegrating. both industrial • and fluid producers in one pool. The problems of many young • •dairy farmers. facing- financial • ruin within the next two months, were dramatized by one young • farmer who described the Pro- • vincial industrial incentive pro- gram as a "fraud." • He said he had applied for an input loan of $30,000 to produce industrial milk but was told he'd need at least $50,000. "I produce about 360,000 • poundsof milk per year. And I • only have quota for 220,000 and ,caiet find anyone with any to sell.. My gross income has been cut 4 from $50,000 to $25,000 and I haste to-. make payments of $14,000 interest. How can I feed a family , of four, pay for machinery, hydro and feed on what's left?" At this point the frustration of. '10 many farmers became evident. "We've been left holding the 44 bag," said one of them. "Far- A. :1° • ..„ r,•01" 'n • , ObiDERICHSIGNAL4STAR i 770,7:118D AY, MAY13, 1976—, -.PAGE „ . • : The Goderich Chess Club held its annual awards banquet last Wednesday and honored the various champions. The winners included, John Kloeze, Level 4; Sam Hassan, Level There is' still hope, that Clinton Hospital ordered to close by the ,Minister • of Health might be given a chance to remain in operation shatard. level Appeal Court Tribunal. pending a decision by an • Hospitals in Clinton, , • • 61. tn.n, : , • • • hazard,. level. .set ;by •the r • • Studies of fish conducted • last summer' in Lake Huron • and Georgian Bay showed • Some speci exhibited mercurylevels approaching •governrrient. • Nicholas Hevog, a research scientist with the water resources branch of -the • provincial environment ministry, told a conference in Guelph On Thursday..species • of rainbow trout and walleye and northern pike were found to contain .3 parts per million (ppm) of the metal. • • • • The 'government level for safe eating o1 .5 ppm was set in -1970 afterextensive levels of mercury were found in fish in Lake St. Clair and the western basin of Lake Erie. The study also extended. to Lake Superior where some • large species of lake trout had levels exceeding tile limit, primarily near Thunder Bay and the Marathon area of Peninsula Bay where chlor- alkali pulp millS are located. , Mr.• Herzog, • speaking duririg the annual conference of • the . International Association oh Great :Lakes Research, said the high levels were, found in larger -sized fish not normally used by the . commercial fishermen on the lake. ..,Tohn Kinkead, another researcher involved with the project, said in an interview later as far as he is awaren� ban ha o been imposed by the province on fish in the lake with mercury levels ex- ceeding the limit.. He He said mercury levels in fish on the upper lakes have been diminishing in the. Past two years and are expected to drop even .further this year when the study is resumed. • Durham and Chesley as well as Doctors Etospital in ,Toro.nto, are • appealing the' "orZer to close; charging that the :Province is exceeding its legalaythority: Lawyers for Clinton and • Chesley hospitals accused the • Health Ministry of not • allowing—their clients:- a fair • hearing. "We're 'not satisfied with the :reasons for closure given • us", said the Lawyer Peter • Failis. "Closure- is a very serious Matter, especially in a small community where the hospital is often' one of the. biggest employers." The appeal Stsipected to end after the lawyei for the Attorney-Generar's office submits his rebuttal. Following this the three k's JotfIogs judges hearing the appeal • will makea decision as to • whether the OntarAlo Government had the legal authority to close • the • hospitals. • The Acting Minister of Health has warned that Ontario • could face a moderate polio epidemic in five or ten 3trears unleSs • children • and„ young adults continue to • have regular .booster -shots against • the- • disease 'I. • • She said. that inoculation cannot be made mandatory, --but a regular anti -polio prograrn sbould airi- tained by everyone until the age of forty. 'Fit* inoculation shots are important, but it is equally vital to Maintain a • program of immunization. • • The Ministry of .Health has estimated t1iatas trianYas 25' per centof children entering. Grade 1 in this Province this year will not have received. - proper imrnunizationeagainst diseases such as Nilo, dip-. theria and rubella (German . • • TELEVISION Your. 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Ontario's Energy Minister has strongly condemned the federal governrRent's energy strategy, but both opposition. • parties in the Legislature have been very critical of the provincial government's alternative of a "blended" price for oil. • Tbe federal government wants domestic oil prices to • Ilse: to. the world level over two or tikee years, which would add 18 cents a gallon to • the..price of gasoline and about 78 cents to the price of 1;000 cubid feet of natural gas; Which is set at 85 percent of the price of the heating -equivalent in • The Provincial Energy • Minister 'called the federal. ,policy "not only folly but basically irresponsible." • • Liberal Leader • Stuart ipmimmummummemonsemantssier Smith -criticized the Federal government, .which he, said has' not had ``a coh,erent energy policy for quite sortie time" and the provincial - government for having even less policy. He accepted the • principle that domestic • oil prices should' rise toward ' world prices through "a , • gradual movement Once the crunch is over in our • economy." We will be running out'of oil -supplies: in five ,years, and• shall have' to go to world - 4 prices at that time. The N.D.P. said Ontario's blended • price 'proposal is out of date because it involves old oil at $8 'a9barrel'"- a price which "bears no relationship at all to the costs of production." • They called for.: the • nationalization of "a cotn- pany • like Imperial Oil", • which • 'operates • across • • Canada in all stages of the oil, business. • . • • (continued on page l5A) • stett 'Jewellers 'LIMTTECI • • 11 ALBERT ST.; 'CLINTON • •f • 4024901: ...For Your Conyenience: . 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