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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), December 14, 1977, p. 16

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TrAciorFreaPresaWodtieadflv Dec WHAT AN ARMFULI Twice in two years Mrs Madeline Rati Crescent George town has welcomed twins into the family much to both her and husband Leonards surprise In her arms are two week old Nancy and Joanne and beside her two year old Paul and Blair Two Erin traffic mishaps Two more traffic underlined the need for study of a couple of controversial intersections near Erin Mishaps at the T Intersec tion of Slderoad and County Road and at the junction of he same county road and Highway resulted In no personal Injuries Ministry of transportation and communication officials last week promised MPP Jack Johnson a study of the sites will be undertaken Area residents recently petitioned council for a study They also made some gestions to make the intersec tion safer The fatal auto accident at the Intersection took the lives of two Hillsburgh rcsi dents on November Legion party The Christmas party of the Acton Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion is being held IhisSundayntipm Children of Legion members will be attending ENJOY A PIECE of freshly baked apple pie at at Chudleigh and a cup of coffee or apple cider at Chudleigh Lillian and Mary Fay were Busy baking Wednesday The natural barn setting allows customers freedom of movement while shopping and there is even a fireplace at which one can warm their toes while sipping the freshly made cider Twins twice in two years Madeleine and Leonard Rail George town feel it may be double the pleasure and double the fun but enoughs enough of twins in two years and total of five children in five years leaves Mrs Madeleine Rail with her hands full Two weeks ago Nancy and Joanne weighing pounds ounces and 5 pounds ounces respectively made their debut Two years ago the first set of twins Paul and Blair arrived but Paul mode on unexpected entrance at home some consternation while Blair waited to make a more conventional entrance in hospital The fifth child Daniel is now five years old and is the proud oldest brother to the four other children Provinces code to cover oddities The province advised Erin a province wide agricultural township 1 of the code of pructici porta nee or passing an of final plan and bylaws la cover oddities in land use HFA pressays farmer must take second job Faced with severe financial The costs have been difficulties of running a form escalating in the last five to many Halton farmers have years but our products have takensecondjobsinfactories not gone up Mr Merry according to Federa the increased costs on of Agriculture President factory labor wages which he Bob Merry charges ore passed on in the Farming is not really a cost of the machine part time job but The plants decide many are forced to take price is going to be charged on another job usually in a based on their expenses and factory Merry said in an labor wages but the farmer interview recently is not able to set his own In spite of lax reductions price charged Mr Merry and provincial grants many With approximately farmers facing dif individual farming members cullies have become part in the organization the big time farmers Mr Merry gest complaint concerns pro- explained duct prices said Mr Merry There is a good percent Most farmers feel they are of the membership in the not getting a fair price for HFA who arc part time their product One example is farmers and there are more the beef industry which for becoming like that Merry said One of the problems is slowly picking up defining a farmer said Mr There are some govern Merry There are very few ment restrictions on beef but farmers actually the meat is still coming in a living off the land but many good deal cheaper than Cana are receiving capital grants farmers can give the and tax cuts People are government he said In taking advantage and it does Australia beef farmers are not help the real farmers he paid cents a pound for said He explained that real estate development in Region is one of many pro blems facing farmers The Halton area is a prime location because of its commuting distance to Tor onto and Its closeness to ru and urban areas said Mr Merry Farmers arc competing to buy farm land against doctors and lawyers from Toronto who want a place out in the country There is Just no way we can compete against them matter wtnl will to keep going You have so much ted up in this business really to keep grass fed beef tattle so you can imagine the different prict Farming today is not easy said Mr and one really has to like it to make a pminid Mr go of it don I think the young generation is willing to take it with all the problems Factory wages are very good and they don have to worry about having all sorts of money tied up in a farm operation In the last three years three good farms have gone out of production in his area Thev have been sold to from Toronto who are using the farms part time he said adding he felt the farms were not being used at their maximum tics Despite concern with the present agricultural Mr Merry expects improvements within tht next year Things arc going to get better because I don think it can really any As well have just added on another burn and no For example anyone owning acres can have no more that two horses Someone with just a coup It of acres can have the same number of horses Hut as many horses as the land can carry arc allowed on 2d at re farm representative from the ministry of agriculture and food and Wellington County agriculture engineer were at last week to introduce code only to land zoned agriculture Tile pair stressed tun development as related to housing environment drmcrs may apply to offices for of compliance v li w ill allow them to farm within codes guides and lotil bylaws if farmers wish expand their operations GIVE 5 MORE CHANNELS FOR CHRISTMAS AND ENJOY ALL YEAR ROUND Cable TV Converters with demonstration in your home no obligation PICTURES FROM BARRIE BUFFALO 17 LONDON AND PETERBOROUGH CABLE SYSTEMS 247 ARMSTRONG AVE GEORGETOWN passed making It legal carry paying passengers in cars vans arid station wagons The legislation exempts vehicles from the Public Farm land prices In the Vehicles Act with a seating area have doubled in the last capacity of or less In few years said Mr Merry eluding the driver providing You used to pay between and an acre a few years ago but that has employer of a doubled now Development is not good Ministry of Transportation in this area because the Communications Jim developers can pay out so Snow said an Increase in car much more They should be ne energy con buying the poor agricultural and reduce rush land but they ore not and it hour traffic makes it very difficult for anyone trying to enlarge his farm Farmers in northerly regions are not faced with the same problems said Mr Merry because they are not bothered by speculators There is Just no way though that real estate deve lopment can be compatible at a close proximity when I am getting rid or 1 gallons of pig manure daily Mr Merry stated he has fought the planned 1 acre Industrial park north of High way The town should be looking at agriculture and Legal to carry paying riders In on energy conserving per day and where com move legislation has been routers pay for the service more than once a week Wont ban Hills finance com refused to endorse a resolution from the City of Stratford calling for legls lotion to allow municipalities to ban Iht sale of non return able soft drink Councillor Roy and Pat Patterson said they The exemption applies to woM it vehicles used for commuter the ml lhc trips where the driver makes but made no com no more than one round trip ment trial plot should be situated in the rocky area of and not in a good forming area he said In addition to rising prices machinery prices have also skyrocketed according to Mr Merry A horsepower tor is now worth between and he said when a few years ago machinery costs were a lot less firm GENERAL RADIATOR SERVICE NOW AVAILABLE AT 591 ONTARIO ST AT DERBY MILTON PHONE 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