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Zurich Citizens News, 1960-02-03, Page 6t'AGE SIX zurackr anzErrs NEWS Harkness Evades Direct Answers As Federation Men Ask For Facts My J. CARL HEMINGWAY) Two questions were put to the Iion. Douglas Harkness, Federal Minister of Agrieulture, in the discussion period after his address to the meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture: First:: How could the value of the Canadian dollar be reduced so that agrieulture would be in a more favourable export position? Mr. Harkness didn't say whether or not anything could be done about the value of the dollar but he did state that United States investors were investing large amounts into developing industries and businesses in Canada and that this was good for industrial'grow- th of our country. The fact that it is a detriment to agriculture was of no concern to the government. Second: Why should imports of pork be allowed into this country to further depress our prioes? Mr. Harkness went to some length to explain that in recent years American hogs were banned due to a disease problem. This problem has now been overcome MIIIIIINIIIIME111111111111111=1111111111011110111111I and there is now no logical reason for Canada to restrict imports. Mr. Harkness didn't point out that the United States would have placed restrictions on the imports of Canadian pork because of the deficiency payments plan had the Canadian government not restrict- ed our exports to the United States. Also he didn't tell us that the pork that may come in will have been produced on government - subsidized feed. Apparently our government would have been much smarter if it had paid the farmer for each ton of feed used rather than on the finished hog. Then there would have been no need for the export license. Canadian farmers, I think, are willing to compete with United States farmers but not the United States treasury. United States farmers received in direct subsidy $4.5 .billion dollars. This means that for every dollar received by the Canadian farmer in the form of price supports his American counterpart received $225. We can hardly stand this Special ALUMINUM STORM WINDOWS with Self -Storing Screens Only S17,95 ZURICH 69 WM9ER& BUILDERS SU PPLI ES +-4.47:;:g0,21X'Sk.h YOU'LL LIVE BETTER WITH ELECTRIC HOME HEATING ELECTRICITY SPARKS THE Life in the 60's will be more comfortable than ever before, with electric home heating. Electricity heats each room— individually—at the temperature you choose. With electric heating, you've no fuel problems, no dust, soot or drafts, flames or fumes. 'You can also add electric home heating to extra rooms and hard to heat areas without disturbing your present heating system. Call us today and find out how you can enjoy the extra cornfort and convenience o' electric home heating. Gingerich's Sales & Service. Limited Electrical Week - To Emphasize Job Of Ontario Hydro With four out of every five homes electrically undernourished, Housepower becomes the No, project most families encounter when modernization plans are afoot, Housepower, one of the mahl prerequisites qualifying a home for the Medallion, should be planned !by electrical experts to assure that your dreams of a more ef,- ficient home becomes reality. Refrigerators, freezers, auto- matic washers, dryers, ranges and ovens and all the other modern electric labor -savers, call for prop- erly -planned wiring to function at peak efficiency. How To Go About It Once you have discussed that "dream" kitchen with your family, contact your local utility for plena ning 'help. They have experts Willi can advise on layout, estimate costs, tell you how to go about financing the job. Contact a quali- fied electrical contractor to do 'the actual work. kind of competition. Since apparently we can expect little assistance from government we will have to help ourselves. This we can do if we are willing to work together in the marketing of our products. We have done it successfully in wheat and white beans. Let us extend our market- ing efforts- to cover the rest of our products. If we work together it can be done. Some "Don'ts" For Hydro Users DON'T put in a new fuse or re- set the circuit breaker without first disconnecting lamps and ap- pliances which were in use when the service went off. Otherwise, you may blow the new fuse, cause the circuit breaker to trip out im- niediatety.- - - • .• — ..-aaaaaa ^ DON'T blame the manufacturer or the dealer if your iron; toaster, electric sauce pan, etc., seem 'to heat slowly. Have your wiring checked first. DON'T change a fuse when your hands are wet or when you are standing on a damp floor, and don't poke your fingers into the opening. DON'T use appliance's, especial- ly portable ones, anywhere in reach of the bathtub. This includ- es radios. • DON'T allow .the installation Of outdoor outlets, or outlets in ares where the floor may become wet (.basement or garages), without a grounding connection. Be sure the appliances connected to than have a similar grounding wire in the cord. DON'T try to plug all 'm" kitchen appliances into a single outlet at one time. Spread them around among different outlets and different, circuits if you can. DON'T connect statio-' av mo- tor operated appliances (washer, oil burner, freezer, etc.) to a a ruife which also serve lights. It causes lights to blink annoyingly. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 196O SHUR- GAIN SELECTE' D G RAN U LAT E D ERTILIZERS for60 are 'way ahead! HERE'S WHY.; PRODUCED IN MODERN PLANTS with the finest automated equipment to assure adequate SHUR-GAIN supply,. CONTINUOUS RIGID QUALITY CONTROLS every 3 minutes a sample of SHUR-GAIN is drawn for laboratory analyses. 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CANADA PACKERS LIMITED • WELLAND • TORONTO MOS lehe service around here is terricio Two pair of jeans come out of the puddles and tun of wet weather—go into the careful heat of an automatic electric dryer. And before you can say "terrific" they're ready to be worn again. This gentle speed and efficient service are just two of the dozens of benefits you get when you put electricity to work in your home. Mote and more people every day discover the e4ix tr. HYDRO is• yours. value of electricity's low-cost versatility, In the past few decades it has helped us take charge of our chores. . . reduced housework to something that's alinost enjoyable and helped raise our living standards to a new high. In the 60's it will do even more to help fill our working days with pleasure and turn spare hours to leisure. LIVE. BETTER ELECTRICALLY National Electrical Week—Feb. 7th -13th ELECTRICITY 609 'SPARKS Mr L.