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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 2, 1966, p. 6

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5liaracmpwlnow uhty staff wnt 1uusb cmpwi bo will couplet twenty itviwltti the keyal canadian htmted police inter ttfr yaaf has beanttc- jotted to the rank- of staff- sen ajeeat hei the am of campbell 48 main st s lite promotion became effect ive last week staff sgt campbell baa been potted at ottawa for the past lx years during this period he has been assigned personal body guard to the prime minister on two occasions school class tour of disposal water plant on wednesday may 18th the class of 4s12efg accompanied by mr mclnnls visited tile geor- fetown disposal and water forks plant upon arrival the claae was merbymr smith wboahowed from slarjlto finish the process of sewage disposal the purpose of machinery and storage tanks was explained and mr smith guided the group into the plant laboratory to give a better ex planation by livedemonstra hon f mr smith took sample testa for dissolved oxygen in differ ent substances and also allow ed several members of the class to carry out a test after learning the basics of the disposal system the class moved on to the water works plant here the class learned the number of wells in george town their depth the constat voter temperature and the dai ly water output crazing sheep good for weed control sheep help keep the weed count down reports vje me- artbor hilton county s weed inspector it s quie evident upon illation of halton sheep farms that sheep do help to destroy weeds mr mcarthur states he adds that it u too bad more of the owners of idle farms are not able jo make use of sheep for weed control even when good pasture ts provided sheep vary their diet by nipping off seedling plants and especially the moom which is many cues la yery sweet when pasture becomes in short supply sheep will feed readily on wild mustard oxeye daisy plantain sow thlttk lamb quarters milkweed and ahep herds puns the inspector dotes in fact there are few weeds that sheep will not eat ur mcarthur adds ha said that when grass peat- ore is unusually scarce sheep will actually feed on plants faav lug leaves and stems covered with bristly hairs and spines or an obnoxious flavor they have been known to cat such weeds as ragweed blue weed mullein canada thistle and others that are bristly or have a pungent flavor mcarthur pointed out halton mp predicts all foods labelled ottawa special to the heram government legislation will eventually be extended to gov era the labelling of all foods dr harry hirey mp for eel too predicted fairs oommaottng on a private members resolution advocating setting up of a special fed ersl department of consumers affairs dr harlsy aid a start baa already been made in this direction on a voluntary basis ha noted that the special commons committee on food and drugs went into the ques tion of labelling snd pxrticul arly the proper markings of in secticides pesticides and drugs one problem that has crop ped up now is the labelling of foods dr harley said we hear a great deal from people who suffer from allergies and who have to be on special diets such as egg free diets gluten free diets and sugarfree diets for diabetics a great deal of material is being circulated to the erid that such people will receive some assurance that the label on every food product will indicate content of that prod net dr barley ssld that some progress has been jnade in the baking industry after the food and drug directorate of the de partment of nstional health and welfare had asked the in dustry to label all the contents of their products on a voluntary about 60 per cent of bakery products are now being labelled with a complete disctoure of their contents i feel confident that us win eventually extend tohmtaruy or through t all foods will r labelled as to their ryp

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