The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

4-Orono Weekiy Times, Wednesday, February 15th, 1978 Farm iîncomne improvement needed Don Weish, President of the Durhami Region Federation of Agriculture, announced iast week that the local federation would be sending representatives to an O.F.A. (Ontario Federation of Agri- culture) Conference deaiing witb probiems currently fac- ingagriculture to be beld in Ottawa on February 22nd. This meeting is during the first evening of the National Food Strategy Conference being beld in Ottawa. O.F. A. is concenned that the National Food Stnategy Con- ference will ignore farmers' interests. 0f the delegates attendmng the Food Strategy Conference, oniy 10 ti 15 percent wil nepresent farm interests and the remainden wiil be represented by pro- cessons and consumers. Rep- resentatives of marketing boards were not invited. Mr. Weish said he agrees with Peter Hannamn's (O.F.A. President) statement at the recent annual meeting of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board, that he fears the food confenence, "wil degenerate into another witch hunt against marketing boards". O.F.A.'s Conference will be diseussing matters tbat they will be placing befone the Government of Canada req- uesting positive government action, to be implemented immediateiy 50 that the farniing industry will regain its past health and vigour and assist in the recovery of the Canadian economy. Some of these are: The most basic need of the farm community is an ump- rovement in the net fanm income. Statistics Canada indicates that realized net farn income in real ternis declined 20 per cent in 1976 and 18 per cent in 1977 and tbey are projecting a decline of il per cent in 1978. Statistics recently' released by the Bankers' Association shows that in Ontario, fanm bank debt bas încreased by 25 per cent during the past year. Farmn product markets must be extended both at home and abroad. The Feder- ai Government must enter in GATT negotiations with a firn purpose to estabish equitable taniffs in relation to those existing in other count- ries s0 that Canadian pnoduc- ers will bave an equal opportunity at both their, market at home and the markets abroad. 1The Federai Government must unequivocally proclairn its permanent support for the right of farmers to market their products collectively. The Federation is concerned that some Ministers are expounding the party line of so-called, 'consumer advo- cates' with reference to the removal of marketing board powers in the areas of supply Society is built on miscon- ceptions. But surely none of those false beliefs is more costly than the assumption that there is essential equ-a- lity in society. Ail animals are equal, as George Orwell put if, except that some are more equal than others. People area't equal, wbich explains why some make excellent carpenters while others excel at romance Ian- guages. And industries most assurediy are not equal. Lately, of course, it's reached the point where it appears that aIl Canadian in- dustry is equal - equally bad. Certainiy tbere's no dis- puting the evidence that, ini many, many industries,Asian producers are beating the pants off our Canadian indus. try. Our economy is domina- ted by subsidiaries of foreign- owned multi-nationais and the international markets are reserved for the head office rather than the small brandi plants like those which oper- ate in Canada, But the truth is that, like Orwell's animais, some of our industries are more equal than others. There are even industries which,if they were nurtured carefully and loy- ingly, could become profit- able and highly valuable to Canada as a whole. Surely the fish that are caught in Canadian waters could be processed as effi- cientiy here as ini Scandina- via, for example. And thse heavy equipment that Arctic oil producers need would seern to be a naturai area for Canadian expert ise; after ail, wbat other parts of thse Free WorId can iay dlaim tona piece of tbe Arctic? The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has been studying the problemn of creating natural industries in Canada. Thse appropniate industries - which would be innovative and create thse high quality jobs that our workers need - wouid con- tain a healthy mix of small, medium and large firnis. These new finms would ulti- mately replace the numerous branch plants which exist in Canada only to overcome thse tariff barriers that protecf Canadian industry. Thse CFIB lias recommen- ded a systern of sectorai corn- Mittees which wouid investi- gate Canadian industries for thse goverument, identifying those industries which ap- pear to have thse best long- management and pricing., O.F.A. strongly objects to recent, open pronoUncemeits by Ministers of the Fedenal Government that the f ood policy of this nation is to be cheap food at any price. The Federai Government must declare that the policy of their goverrnent regarding food is that the f ood producers must receive equitable returns for their investment and labour, s0 that tbey can continue to be a significant financial con- tributor to the economic healtb of the Canadian nation. The Prime Minister of "I see, in the not remote distance one great nation- ality, bound iike the shield of Achilles by the biue im of ocean." Thomas D'Ancy McGee, Speech in the Legisiative Assembiy of Canada 1862. This should be an intenest- ing week for the scboois, with lieritage Day on February 20th and Baden Powell's birtbday on February 22nd. The -Kendal troupe of Brow- nies will attend the Kendal Churcb service February 26. When reporting the baptism of Sarah Ann McLeod on February 12tb in Kendal Churcb, I neglected to men- tion that she was the first baby boni in the Oshawa Memonial Hospital on New Years Day. By a strange coincidence ber greatgrand- mother was also born on New Year's Day so they gave ber the sanie name, Sarah Anc McLeod. Her grandparents live on the eighth ine across' the road fnom Mr. Tom Cowan. A pretty wedding took place in the Anglican Church in Milbrook on Saturday even- ing, February lith when Orvilie Therteli was united in marniage to Cindy Graham. The reception was held in the Sunday School room of the cburch, foliowed by dancing terrn potentiai and reconi- mending specific deveiop- ment proposais to strengiben the industries. The most fea- sibie industries wiil normaily be those wbicb have a large doniestie demand or future need and can be at the fore- front of new technology. Virtuaiily every meaning- fui industrial nation has a se- ýective development strategy; it usually mneans developing selective non-tariff barrie rs such'as preferentiai govern- ment purchasing poiicies for domestic firms rather than relyîng soiely on high acrossf the-board tariffs. By follow- ing this common-sense indus- triai aVproach,Canada wouid end up with healthyindus- tries that could stand up to foreign competition. Charles Darwin (no be - liever ini the concept of equa- iity) summed it up best: sur- vivai of the fittest. "Think small" ia an editorial msaefrom te Canadian edaton of Independent Business@ Canada, Pierre Trudeau, bas been invited- to attend -the O.F.A. meeting., Durham Region Federation wili be holding a me~eting in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food office in Uxbridge on February 28, 1978 to discuss O.F.A.'s proposai for a corn marketing plan. Mr. AI Kormas will be the speaker and the President indicated that ail producens are invited to attend. For further information, contact Don Weish at (416) 263-2325 or Dorotby Catton (416) 985-2787. in the Masonic Temple. Onville is tbe youngest, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ther- tel. Tbey plan to reside in Orono. Rev. A. Tizzard continued bis senies of lenten services. The topic was, "His Magnet- isn". The scripture reading was St. John 12, vs. 23-36. Men are not only attnacted to Jesus, they are drawn to him by some special force. The thirty second verse says, "And I, if I be lifted up from the eanth will draw ail men unto nie". Christ had chosen the cross. The hymn says, "At the cross, at the cross, Where I first saw the light. And the burden of my soul nolled away." Peter was attracted to Jesus. He went out and f ound bis brother Andrew. At the cross the Centurian was attracted to Jesus. He said, "Surely, this man was inno- cent." Joseph of Arimathea was there to take the body of Jesus to bis tomb. Nicodemus was there. He bnought a bundred pound weight of spices. Mary Magdalene a cast out of society was dnawn to Jesus. She was at the cross. "May the magnet of You r love draw us to Your home above." We were pleasýed to have Mr. Jackson Peacock of Kapuskasing who was visit- ing bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. Peacock and Miss Marg- aret Seenes of Peterborough wbo was visiting ber sister Mrs. Reg. Eliiott. They were at the morning service. The Kendal Women's Insti- tute met at the home of Mrs. W. Turansky's on Tuesday afternoon, St. Valentine's Day with nine members present. Mrs. K. Dykeman opened the meeting with the Ode and the Mary Stewart coilect. Mrs. W. Turansky read the minutes whicb told of our Foster Parent Plan. This involved an expenditure of $22800 for to help one child of a family in Haiti. To Partici- pation House, Kendal W. I. sent $50.00, to the Hospital for Sick Children $10.00. Mrs. D. Gosson then read the finan- cial report. Miss Catherine Stewart gave as a most interesting accountof ber trip to Great Britain last August with Mrs. E. Dobson. Several memnbers said tbey boped to go sometime in the future and ber experiences would heip them in planning a similar trip. Mrs. E. Dobson even went to see the old Rutbven Castie (ber maîden name was Ruthven) which is being restored. Mrs. Dobson esp- ecialiy enjoyed the Highland games with the Royal Family in attendance. The W.I. ladies then got busy cutting quilt patches for our Penny Sale quilt. 1For'our lunch Mrs. John Henderson had made Valen- tine cupcakes covered with white icing sprinkled with red and crowned with a red heart. Appreciation was extended to Mrs. J. Henderson, Miss C. Stewart and our hostess for a very fine meeting. The friends of Mrs. Giadys Thompson were sorry to hear of ber death. She was born on the Cobbledick homestead on the sixth line where Mr. Ted King now lives. She attended the sixth line school where she and ber brother Hubert decided to go farther and enter the teaching profession. Sympathy is extended to ber daughter, Mrs. Danny Cola- cicco of Oshawa and ber brother, Hubert Cobbledick of Leamington.- TRENTWAY TOURS Special To W.W.V.A. JAMBOREE (Wheeling West) (Virginia) Show Stars Tammy Wynette Mar. 31 to Apr. 2 For details contact: TRENTWAY TOURS P.O. Box 772, Peterborougb, Ont. K9J 7A2 Phone ToIl Free 1-800-461-7615 *PAPER DRIVE; a Saturday, Feb. 259 1978 i * ORONOANDAREA 9:OOa.m. * Newsprint only please *Drive to cover Orono, Ocbonski Pd. to Leskard, Kirby,N *Kendai, 4tb uine and othen built-up areas nean Onono.* *In case of nain, paper drive to be held folowing* Stra.For information cail 983-5840 < Orono Amateur Athietie Association. Bowmaniville Drama VWbrksop presentse U li lea *~~~ ~~ cueir o oe >pesary J4A1ES-s t moRus rUiE (PWOOD marct h 293e4. I * BOWMAN VILLE HIGH SCHOOL Aduits3.00/ Students 2.00 623-7596 or .-ny club mernber Kendal News Think dom07%l byJim Smith Survival of the Fittest