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The Era (Newmarket, Ontario), October 4, 1967, p. 2

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rfaelAorm Wed October Extend Date For Crop Insurance UCO Investors Receive Dividends NEWMARKET The On tario Crop Insurance Commis sion announced recently that the final date for the accept ance of applications to insure winter wheat has been ex tended to October 20 and that this date will likely remain fixed for succeeding years Announcing the extension the Commission stated that a deposit of is required for each application for coverage Set up some twelve months ago the Commission is now entering its second year of operation Officials of the Commission state that a large percentage of contract hold ers have reported claims as a result of the unusual weather patterns which prevailed dur ing the growing season Total liability underwritten during the past year amount ed to Increased interest in the crop production insurance plan is anticipated due to the large number of farmers who suffered losses during the present crop year Crops presently insurable include winter wheat oats barley and mixed grains In addition the Commission Is testing a forage crop program in two areas of the Province which if successful will be made available throughout Ontario in the spring of The forage crop insurance plan Is said to be the first of its kind in North America Flans for other crops are now being studied and will be announced as soon as such crops are declared to be In surable by the Commission NEWMARKET Over with 90 retail has been paid by lives as corporate members CWNA PRIZEWINNER The Fort Erie TimesReview won the award at the CWNAs Centennial Convention this year for the best spot news picture with this entry And sparked a controversy The paper lost a lucrative printing contract and the cadet nearly got fired The publisher and photographer were barred from further access to the old fort where it all happened And the dog Well he got clean away Sirncoes Aim Best International Ever NEWMARKET Children to be held near Thornton and horseshoe pitching up to Grade 8 will be admit- toner and contests there will be free at the gates of the In addition the various wards of 300 exhibits to make International Mowing Match plowing events sheep shear- Sfmcoe Countys efforts for Adverse Weather Loans Available NEWMARKET Hon A Stewart Minister of Agri culture and Food has an nounced that the adverse weather assistance program under which farmers received assistance through guaran teed bank loans for losses sus tained In the 19G6 crop would be reestablished to cover losses sustained during the crop year The policy provides a guar anteed bank loan at a low rate of Interest to a farmer who has suffered a loss of per cent or more from his net Income normally to be anticipated from the operation of his farm In by reason of adverse weather The guaranteed loon has been established at a maxi mum of The Minister stated that the policy would become effective on October of this year California Visitor SOUTH Mrs Maude Wood Del Mar Reach California has been holiday ing with Mr and Mn John Youngs Harbor Mrs Wood celebrated her birthday on Saturday by entertaining the younger crowd leaching them the new dances twist els While In Canada Mrs Wood visited Niagara Falls Upper Canada Village and Expo In her younger days Mrs Wood played piano for the silent movies Close neighbors In California arc Dob Hope and Mr and Mrs Hugh Method attended the funeral of her brother Mr In Toronto this week Also at tending from the area was a niece Mrs William Leeds of Roches Point The Club of Kes wick will be holding a Hum- mage Sale on October it the Optimist Clubhouse Sale of good rummage starts at pm till pm If anyone wishes to have Hems picked up please call Mrs Fisher During the first year of loan the government will pay the entire Interest up until October and will as sume half of the interest charges from October to October The loans arc repayable In full on or before October Should the farm be sold or the farmer ceases farming operations the loan will be Immediately repayable The loan program as de signed Is applicable to a farmer whose crop produc tion was such as to reduce his normally anticipated net farm Income during season because of adverse weather conditions The repayment schedule pro vides that the farmer will re pay at least per cent of principal plus bank interest on October 15 1069 at least per cent of the principal awl Interest on the unpaid balance by October at least per cent of the principal and Interest on the unpaid balance by October with the of principal and bank interest by October 1972 A farmer will obtain the governments share of the bank interest in the period from 1969 to 1972 by forward ing a receipt from his bank showing the amount of in terest he has paid He will then be reimbursed to the extent of 50 per cent of Interest Any farmer who suffered a loss of 25 per cent or more of Ms net form income normally to be expected may apply for a loan The loan may be used to meet mortgage payments and Interest falling due prior to March 31 as well as axes and production opera- ling costs A loan may be obtained by completing a form which may be obtained from the appli cants local bank Applications may only be mndo during period of October to March 31 the a truly great agri cultural showcase plowing committee Is going all out to make the Centennial year out standing In the annals of the years the International has been held The dally parade will be augmented Saturday with the addition of a float represent ing each of 32 municipali ties in county A novelty plowing event which always attracts many spectators Is the Queen of the Furrow competition Thursday afternoon North York and KingVnughan branches of Ontario Plowmens Associa tion will have Ander son of Sutton and Nancy El lison of as their entries Plowmen from these local associations will participate in many of the events taking place each day United Cooperatives of On tario to investors in the past twelve months announced Fenton Presi dent of at Weston This money represents the returns on investment for shareholders and de benture holders in the provin cial cooperative he said Cheques totalling of this amount go out Airing the last week in September cover ing dividends on preference class A shares class B preference shares and the final payment of current in terest on debentures He noted that the total pay ments to investors was for the fiscal year from October to Septem ber 30 President Cry stressed that these dollars should not be confused with patronage dividends We feel this is a positive way that cooperatives bene fit the people who use and in vest them continued Mr Cooperatives are a business owned by people who want to serve themselves a point which will be made during Coop week October to 21 In many com munities in Ontario Cooperatives in Canada in 1966 have made slight gains over business according to economic trends sta tistical summaries of cooper ative business compiled by the Economics Branch of the Canada Dept of Agriculture are not yet published For cooperatives in Ontario in however total volume of business was million dol lars an increase of 37 over 1964 Total assets Ontario cooperatives for 65 were million dollars Coopera tors In Ontario bad 318 mil lion dollars of actual invest ment in all Ontario coopera tives Of this total cooperative business marketing programs make up and farm and home supply cooperatives provide of volume About 65tf of the total volume comes from service coopera tives such as transport in surance etc These comparisons arc not expected to show significant changes for the year Cooperatives have been in existence for more than sixty years In Ontario serving both farm and urban United Cooperatives of petroleum hardware and other consumer goods to grain marketing and livestock marketing Although year end figures are not available un- ALTON HOTEL plus some share holders at retail branches is the largest single coopera tive organization In the pro vince Through Its retail branches and with the retail lt ta that UCOs volume cooperatives it provides its and patrons with a broad variety that its assets will reach the of service from feeds fertl- 33 million dollar mark il CANADIAN CHINESE CUISINE LICENSED BY LLBO OPEN DAILY SUN to PM LICENSED SUNDAYS LOUNGE FOR YOUR PLEASURE GWE YOUR GARMENTS a new look well put your wardrobe in a sparklingbright mood Cadet Cleans Best YOU If you find our work in any way less than the finest qua Ran tee Local Students At University ZEPHYR Four local young people have left for Toronto where they will con tinue their studies Miss Lin da York Univer sity Mr Stephen Harrison Centennial College Mr Mi chael University of Toronto Mr Richard ncy Teachers College The executive of the met at the home of the presi dent Mrs Oldham on Mon day evening to plan the autumn activities Tim Hot Turkey Supper will be held In Zephyr United Church on Tuesday evening Oct YOU DONT PAY deeming in to you a you Mens Business or SPORT A I CLIP THIS COUPON TROUSERS or SLACKS 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