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The Huron Expositor, 1979-01-11, Page 11BY WUII,MA BI Meleillo,p Township Council reviewed the salaries of employees at a meeting in Winthrop ""Monday and, gave an increase of $1.50e to Clerk i.I''', Marton. McClure, "raising her salary to 518,000 plus certain administration fees and a car allowance of 3600 per year; Road Superintendent William cane -eel! had his THE HURON EXPOSIT°, Nil r'E•C.se$:.s;„,� wages raised from ss. per ,boor to S6.5z per hoar; Grader operator. Frank. Hul- ley from.$S SQ to 56.38 per hour and road worlimenfrom. $$.00 to 55.25 per hour. W! iagllf� >: WAN, Ka i;�tAAri ILinF 1PfJ�` ZL r - kin Coy I at John parking a i survival i . �V 4 _ Wonien � ., �. Sea rt po.. e 1 ewqtr o .lei have heard of WSA. It is a new organiz..a- tion- It means: Women for the;Survival of Agriculture. It is one Of the best ideas ,to eofne along since the in- vention of panty hose. The. ,group is dedicated to its title and vias started couple of years ago byDianne Harkin of Winchester,la v small farming community near Ottawa, She ma.inta n.,$ tha� rmershave been„sc. busy yp Pro K- ing foodthey have done a lousy Public reb.tions job. She is right on. Durango. This' Cqrter has been saying the Sallee e thtn for a do- zen years. I can think Of no one better ;o promote the cause of farmers:than farnlers' wives, Some "church offi- cials maintain; that it is women and wo',en's organiza7. tions that keep the church a great forge in many commit- nities. • Many service clubs would be on the ricks without sis- ter organizations to keep, there going: It is ,also true that ne of the best things that ever happe ted tq the .. .__._ Cana • fittan Legion wee ladies a �rYtotat reat.o a i-. (' zation. Dianne Harkin: knows whereof she speaks; She says farm wives need not take a back seat to their husbands. Wives have the ability, the skills, the knowledge to be- come the best darned' public relations people in the coun- try for agriculture; Unfortunately, they are hampered by a negative atti-- Jude. for too long, they have listened to -and believed=- the pap that. is -pumped over, television and pumped out, of the pages of Canada's major daily newspapers. They. have the. a that farmers are dumb, stupid:, rubes who don't know shavings from shoe polish. They have laughed, uncomfortably, with those clowns on the boob tube in such shows as Hee Haw which make fools of farmers, • • A hard -sell message must be dispatched ac` this. country that food is,:"essential; that farmers are ess nttal_ to produce that fond; that farmers must make enough a. nevi • .ure moneY .Predneing that food to make it worthwhilefor them to remain on the fare); that consumers. can .afford to pay more for food, • "It's a diegrace that farmers have to fight for the right to produce Nod here," ShG told a group of people in To- ro o. recently, "'What we r4redliyt talking gabout issurvival. it'stime for consumers to. Understand that farriers are our only ;defence against hunger. She has some great statistics to back. up the argument that: farmers need..sorpeone to sboul their story across. the nation, WhethercQnsumers believe it .nof, Canadians sPend less of their disposable income dollar on food than .any sumets in th other nation on earth With the possible exception of con - Farmers earn,. -on- a national average, one-third ;less 1 . Netar in than any other segment of the i�opu.atton ,f m come has dropped 42 per cent in the last three years. If food pricer had risen as high as other segments, of the economy -during the Iast 30 years, eggs would cost $4.60 a dozen, chicken would cost $3.90 a pound, milk would be $1.90 a quart and tea would be $7,20 a pound. "'If' all the farmers' profits were 'removed` from the food chain, the price of food would come down by only 23 cents: a day and that'e not enough tobuy a cup of coffee Or a chocolate bar," she says. Get in there and fight, ladies, If any organization can help•get.this story across to the people of this province, this: nation; it is an organitatio made , up of farmers' wives:• , She already has some Help, A similar organization has been set up in Michigan, It may spread across that nation, too, acid•• if it does, look • out! A resource isavailable to farmers and farm organiza- tions that can put the public relations aspect of agricul- ture right up into the 21st century. arid- public works committees are both looking for a solution to traffic eongestiou at the corner of John ,and. Main Ste,.. council Bear; Monday night. Cars can't get out to Main St. safely beeause,of illegal. parking and transport trucks can't get in and flat of the Lane behind Main Vit, stores when cars are parked on the south side of John, various concillors said. ''hat lane is man •aces. charge,, ... A Seaforth area Mani will appear in provincial court in. Goderieh on January 29, charged With defrauding the Onteria .Crop tt surance Commission. Kenneth..Beverly Wright, 32, of Huller Township; has been charged by Goderich OPP following''a six-week • ihve5tigation. The charge is in connec- tion with a S4 100 claim for alleged damage to a summer white bean ' crop, Ooderich OPP said. Reports have been confirmed; that cattle in the north of Huron cpunty have been placed under quarantine for rabies. Dr. W.J. Thompson, of the Health of -Animals Branch, the department of agri- culture:offtce in Seaforth, said one farmer in the north of the county has lost five . dairy cattle to',the disease. Dr. thompson said in December, the, farmer•discovered a skunk ,in the pasture; field with the cattle rine day at noon. By the, time the farmer had returned to his house to get a gun. the skunk had disappeared, The neat: day,,.: the;, dead skttink was discovered on the farm and tests confirmed , `,tile aniitiat Wes: "rabid: There is a 12 day incubation period following contact with a rabid animal. Two proved to be rabid. However, Dr. Thompson said. there is "northing unusual" about the rabies out- break. He said the diseases been found in the +county since 1957 an, n "we've never really gotten rid of it sine then." He said the disease sometimes almost disappears, and then breaks out again. ,Dr. Thompson said skunks and foxes are the main -spreaders ofthe disease. The veterinarian said one warning sign for farmers might be if they see a fox close. rn_ ' days after this period had elapsed, the farmer lost four dairy cattle and a fifth cow4 died a, week. later. Dr W.J. Thompson saidtwo other farmer's inthe north of the county have lost a total of three cattle, 'whd also died front rabies. The doctor reported a cat in Pordwich also their farm buildings in the 'daytime, since foxes won't' normally dome anywhere near . either people or dogs. ..Listowel' veterinarian, Dr:, Thomas .Sanderson,: said hi this part of the province. "we have to resign ourselves. . ..to the constant existenced of a low.grade level of rabies,,, Residents in the north` of Huron County have requested a series of free vaccination clinics forcats and dogs. Dr. Thompson- said vaccinations for pets act as a''barrier for rabies `'between wild -animals and humans:" Dairyrmenanvited To day seminar Dairymen in Huron County are invited to take, part in aa, one day educational ,program on the handling and feeding of high moisture coin to dairy cows. The program is being of- fered in two different locations in the county. On Jan. 16, the program will be heldi 'et the Howick Com- munity Centre, from -10 a.m.' to 3 p.m. On Thursday, January 18; the same pro- gram will .:be. held in the Clinton Legion Hall, starting at 10 a.m, In the morning, the topics:` which will be covered include maximizing milk quality and cow care throughsound functional 'milking equip-, ment and ,Mastitis ' control programs, ' Also, the" use of pro- staglandins in dairy cattle Will be discussed. The resource people fot the morning session will be Dr. Ron Finley, of the animal' health division of Tuco Pro- ducts, Orangevill n John Thompson, sa es repre- SHIPPER to UNITED CO-OPERATIVES' OF ONTARIO LIVESTOCK DEPARTMENT TORONTO Ship your livestock �a°►i#Iti MIKE DOYLE Tuesday is Shipping Day from Dublin CAE DUHLUN 34S-2656 ZURICH 2364068. sentative from the same com- pany. . After lunch, discussions will be held onbalancing. high moisture corn programs. for high producing daily cows...using feed additives • and preservatives and a sum- mary of : the country feed analysis and feed formulation program in the „past year. Dairymen attending the meetings are asked. to rin their lunch; with coffee,milk. and dessert provided. a! • Farmer Now �s the timet r Q o der your sring/:require�m:en•ts not a, „parbiic thoroughfare, clerk • Jim Crocker commented'. They suggested removing one parking meter, moving. ,parking -meters west along, John and stricter enforcing of present parking regulations. The committees will"report to the next col cil meeting. i Council �tl Seaforthtt council at its January meeting, considered the following matters; A request from Mount Forest for; two Seaforth policemen and a cruiser for two days during that town's centennial this summer was turned down. sparking into. special _ privileges will be granted! for overnight parking on town' streets. • ' Huron 'County Board, qf• Education has agreed • to :frerisfer a 26 foot strip of land from the high school pro.- PertY 'so the town can extend. Side St• i:,andowners, between • Chalk 404 Alexander Sts. will be con, tacted about acquiring land to extend Side to meet Alexander, A courtroom lease to the Attorney -General's office for 5675, for 19 days a year was, approved. Seaforth will ask the Ministry of Revenue to con - .,duct a survey of assessment in town and its relation `to' current market values., , Following tenders from. "loth. Seaforth banks, council agreed to retain the Com- merce as, the town's bank, which offered more interest on monthly balapces, Dram inspector Clarence Reggie will receive 55,25 per ,hour fslus 24 .dents ,mileage;' ultry and atirnad valuators a d fence viewer will be paid; 512 per trip plus 204 Wit mileage. The legal f•nn: of McCon• telt, Stewart end Devereatle icy o the was named 1 t so. m. for ..h township; Monteith & Monteith, Stratford,narnedt auditor for the year; and: Toronto Dominion. Bank; Seaforth, was authroized as, ta>< collector for the town- ship.. A private proFerty owner will pay 520 per hour for, the'" grader to work, on his prop,., perty, up from, 518 with a minimum of 510 charge, up. from 59. Council left the re- muneration paid tothein; unchanged at 51,000 for the reeveDr 5800 each for deputy reeve and three couneillprs for one regular meeting per month, They will be paid 51 S. for any extra sheeting er while on council business plus mileage of 20 cents to any meeting, other then council meetings, COUlulll 04400444 a, solution *Oro tthe Tow* Of Oakville calling * h 111. change or ;Sege at .Ontitr io which will ProlVelete forbid; ,and atop- the h Ootid . of ` off'; , bottomless, waitressers, dancers, stripper and node or partially ptuie rlloOr' *ows in bars, restaurants or .other Places of entertainnient. This law ,should . porn4gra $ '' on public newstands, television, ,im MOVirat.. 'magazines and, other mediae; - Couneil made a grant of 5500 to 141a01)anit Cemetery, located in the township but serving a wide 404 .eroynd! Seaforth. McKiffop's 'lefty' to the Blyth Fire ,Area board for 1979 is 51,400. Half will be. paid now and the rerna,in4er, in mid summer.. 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