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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-08-30, Page 29Several students receive scholarships from Champion Roads Richard Sizer ,has of study at the post secondary level. The choice of students to receive educational assistance is based on -academic achievements and community. in- volvement. Their parents must be with Champion for at least two years. received a $1,50.0 scholarship and Kelly Suchard has. received a $1,000 bursary from Champion Road Machinery Limited. Champion has been offering,scholarships and' bursaries through its Educational Assistance Program 'to the sons and daughters of its em- ployees since 1966. At that time they were worth $750 and $350 respectively. The scholarships are for Grade 13 students entering their first year of university and the bursaries are for graduating high school students entering their first year of community college. These students are under no obligation to Champion and they continue to receive their scholarship and bursary money for as long as they continue in their courses Richard Sizer is the son of Douglas Sizer who has been a night supervisor with Champion for 33 years. He was an Ontario Scholar with an 81 per cent graduating average:. He will be studying computer science at the University of Waterloo: Kelly Suchard is the daughter of Mary Suchard who has been in sales with Champion for four years. She received a 75 per cent graduating average': -She will be studying to be a travel counsellor at Westervelt in London. Besides Richard and Kelly, three other students had their bur- saries .and scholarships approved for their second and third years of study. Karen Doherty had her bursary approved.for her second year in the Child. Care Worker program at Centennial College. Her father Jim has been a service manager with Champion for four years. Judy Tigert had her scholarship approved for her third year, in the nursing program at McMaster University. Her father John has worked in the machine shop at Champion for 17 years. And Donna Frayne also had her scholarship approved for her second year in the General B.A. program at the University of Western Ontario. Her father, Donald, has worked as a' fitter at Champion.for 11 years. Eeople 1flparticular Bruce Sully, president of Champion Road Machinery Company, congratulates the recipients of. Champion's latest bursaries and scholar- ships. Left to right are Karen Doherty, a second year bursary recipient, Kelly Suchard, a first year bursary recipient, Donna Frayne, a second year scholarship recipient and Richard Sizer, a first year scholarship recipient. Absent for photo was Judy Tigert, a third year scholarship recipient. (Photo courtesy of Champion) Anyone connected with agriculture must be puzzled about the judicial inquiry. into the food industry which has been going on since last February in Toronto. , The inquiry was set up to find out what rebates, discounts and allowances do to the final price of food and who is getting the kickbacks. I'm• on the outside looking in. As the famous comedian, Will Rogers said so many years ago: All I know is what I read in the newspapers. I have not had the time or the money to go down to Toronto and listen to the charges and counter charges. But I'm sure puzzled about what is going on. Who can you believe? First, the presidents of the two major 'chains -- Loblaws and Dominion -- give a figure on •the total percentage they received in rebates. A month or so later, they come back and give a different figure. What I am •suspecting -- and a number of letters have come in recently asking why I haven't com- mented on the inquiry -- has come from between the lines in what is being reported: Judge W.W. Leach has criticized both companies for their lack of candor. He called the president of Dominion Stores "obtuse" which, in my dictionary, means slow in thought. No matter. What, J see is an aura of secrecy, a deliberate casting of suspicion, by the big retail chains. They are not going to reveal what the left hand "doeth for fear their competitors will cut that hand off at the elbow.' In my humble opinion, I think these discounts and rebates tend to cut down on open competition by leaving fewer products on supermarket shelves from which shoppers can choose. This cutting off of other '• suppliers only gives those chain -stores the opportunity to concentrate economic power right from the timethe product leaves the farmer until it reaches your table and mine. Many times over the last decade this column has forcibly pointed out how the conglomerates can -- and do -- take a bite of profits all along the food chain. By giving or taking rebates and allowances, these huge stores with so many fingers in so many pies can gouge the consumer. I emphasize: They can gouge the consumer. Whether they have done so has not yet.been clearly established. But they have the power and this power should be curbed. Whether this inquiry will be able to do anything to prevent this concentration is doubtful. As I read the articles in a number of newspapers, I can only conclude that some witnesses are revealing as little as possible. Some of the testimony, in fact, leads me to believe that some witnesses are deliberately leaving misleading impressions. Dave Nichol of Loblaws and Allan Jackson of Dominion Stores gave a completely different per - WATER WELL DRILLING "79 YEARS EXPERIENCE" • FARM • SUBURBAN • INDUSTRIAL • MUNICIPAL • • FREE ESTIMATES • GUARANTEED WELLS • FAST MODERN EQUIPMENT • 4 ROTARY & PERCUSSION DRILLS "OUR EXPERIENCE ASSURES LOWER COST WATER WELLS" DAVIDSON WELL DRILLING LIMITED 4 Rotary and Percussion Drills PHONE 357-1960 WINGHAM Collect Cells' Accepted "ONTARIO'S FINEST WATER WELLS SINCE 19N" Letters are apprec.ated by Bob Trotter Eldale Ad Eirmra Dot N38 2C 7 centage on the total amount of discounts and_ allowancesreceived from suppliers. The differences in percentage were small but loomed large when put into dollars and cents. In June, Nichol estimated his chain achieves a rate of about two per cent on sales. Jackson said his .chain received more than three per cent. Later, when those figu•es were questioned, Nichol came back with a figure of 5.3 per cent of sales and Jackson came back with a figure of 4.3 per cent of sales. • If the people giving, testimony keep changing their minds every 10 days, what good is the inquiry? When it was set up more than a year ago, Bill Newman, the minister of agriculture and food for Ontario, said it could be the most expensive inquiry ever undertaken by the province. Maybe he knew something I didn't know. Maybe he knew it would be next to impassible -to expect candor from all witnesses .called. He probably had had ex- perience with these, people in other areas and knew how frustrating it would be to expect candid answers. Surely, the people of this province have a right to know -- to_expect the truth and nothing but the truth -- about where their food dollar iS going. Harvest workers don't know hazards Harvest is a peak time for farm injuries. Almost half of Ontario, farm injuries occur during the harvest months of August, September and October. One reason is inex- • perienced farm labor, says Larry Swinn, public relations co-ordinator, Farm Safety Association. n y harvest- workers have never worked in agriculture before. ' Others have worked only occasionally on farms. Many are unfamiliar with farm procedures, hazards and machinery." The high accident rate is also caused by farmers who rush to complete their harvesting. Poor weather conditions in September and October can also increase the risk of injury. The -most common harvest accidents are slips and falls, back in- juries and machinery- related .injuries. "Machinery accidents often occur because workers are unfamiliar with the equipment,'' says Mr. Swinn. However, farmers can take firm steps to reduce' farm injuries: the key is planning. Well before harvest, hire • your seasonal workers; and make sure Come to the store with " BELOW DIS -CO UNT PRICES" Featuring 1st LINE G.W.G. WORKWEAR G.W.G. SCRUBBIES G.W.G. UNIFORMS & PANTS G.W.G. DENIM WORKWEAR G.W.G. WESTERN SHIRTS And carrying complete work clothing accessories. We also have available the G.W.G. Ordering Catalogue for G.W.G. YOUTH WEAR "WEE GEE" G.W.G. WOMEN'S WEAR G.W.G. MEN'S DENIM JEANS G.W.G. WORKWEAR MANUAL The Store with below discount prices to serve you the most. -Specializing in The Professional Farm and Industirial clothing.' ems GODERICHC0 UNTRY CASUALS 35 WOs.t St. - 6O0ERICH Beside French Dry Cleaners • your equipment is in good working,order. That way, you'll avoid rushing at the last minute." Next, farmers should take the time to train all Harvest help. Familiarize workers with all machinery, hazards and general farm procedures. Don't" assume that a worker knows how to operate a piece of equipment just because you do," he says. Finally, strict super- vision of harvest workers is essential, even if they are well-trained. Last year, there were 2,314 lost -time injuries on Ontario farms. GODER ICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY , AUGUST 30, 1979 --PAGE 11A Spinners meet The August meeting was held in the board room of the ministry o agriculture and food Clinton with 18 members and two new members joining. John Kerr, a spinner of Brussels, discussed with the par- ticipants of his nature - dyeing workshop on August •18 how to prepare the various dyes beforehand. Such plants as marigolds, onion skins etc. were to be used. A • card weaving workshop was set up for September 15 with Mary McLeod of Seaforth and Dorene Kilburn of St Paul's Station in charge. Plans were made for the Guild's display at the Saltford Christmas Country Fair and their exhibition of spinning and weaving at the River Mill Benmiller in November. The topic of the meeting was "The making of a good display". Members who have shown at various craft shows told of how they built up their displays and what props they used. Toni Vos, a spinner and weaver from Blyth demonstrated a bobbin winder made from the cheapest hand -drill. Pat Lee of Goderich showed a child's poncho she had woven in two rectangular pieces on a 15" table loom. Evelyn Hardy of Goderich showed a pink basket weave Benmiller blanket woven at the Gledhill Woollen Mill (now the Benmiller Inn) and a Ukrainian belt woven in A1l erta. -At the September meeting, slides will be shown regarding -making displays. These ;slides are rented from the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners. •It will be a most important meeting as final plans will be made for the group's fall exhibitions. f e FARM CLASSIFIED SECTION A. For sale 434 I.H.C. diesel with loader, trip bucket. Good condition. Phone 482- 9170.-34,35 -' `i B. Custom work BOOK YOUR CUSTOM COMBINING NOW! Low rates and long hours to get the job done. Grain, beans and corn. 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