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14 THE HERALD Wednesday It Milk imports hurting Ontarios farm productionNewman The federal government should decrease by 10 percent imports of dairy products because Canadian and especially Ontario dairy farmers con produce all that is needed for local consumption Ontario minister agriculture William Newman told members of the Hal ton Federation of Agriculture at a meeting February at Hlllcrett United Church Call Me BUI Newman also told the farmers that Farm Income Stabilisation was not a scheme to make farmers rich but instead was protection for farmers and encouragement for young farmers to remain In farming As for land planning Newman who became minister last October and holds the scat from Durham Morth told the federation We mean business when we say we wont to preserve agricultural land Over the needs of resource development recreation and urbanization he said the over riding need Is for land to deed themselves Praising Hal ton farmers for their production of high quality dairy commodities the minister told his audience that although the export market for Canal dan dairy products had fallen he expected it to In crease before long Production of and milk products Is controlled by the Ontario Milk Marketing Board which regulates the amount of fluid milk dairy farmers can produce and by the federal government which controls industrial quality milk The minister told the far mors that Ontario farmers fulfilled our share and that the recent cut of percent in the federal program He expressed concern with the million wcluht of market quota in Canada that was not taken up and vowed that a hard line would be taken with provinces such as Saskatchewan which did not fulfill their quotas No way the minister said I n t Canada farmers in Ontario and Canada can produce He predicted a butter plus this year of million pounds On the farm income Newman said If the various provinces all go their separate ways on stabilization even the program will be destroyed He added that on top of the stabilization program there should be a federal provincial farm in program Newman called for a nation wide farm Income stabilization program as well as a com review of A General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade because we can t compete with Taiwan or Mexico Saying that he was a believer In free trade Newman said the government must not trade prime agricultural commodities for other types of commodities Newman said that It was difficult not to step on someone toes In land use planning but that the ministry Is determined agricultural land mul be preserved as much as possible During the question period various farmers expressed concerns with the difficulty of young people getting started In farming in his address Newman had said the family farm concept was as efficient as corporate forming and with a fair return the young would remain on farms He suggested the young farmers wishing to get started may have to look to other areas of the province where land was selling for about MOO per Prime Agricultural land In Hal ton sells for proximately an acre The minister announced that o one day conference for young farmers was to be held March In Toronto or the purpose of having the ministry learn what problems young formers were facing Call Me Bill Newman Growing enrollment Tinker Bell needs your help Acton fall fair prize lists on their way Tinker Boll Nursery for the Retarded needs at least programs in the nursery in Mentally Retarded sponsored volunteers or the nursery creasing rapidly Tinker Bell by the North With the nursery enrollment Nursery is finding Its present Association for the Mentally growing constantly and the staff and volunteers now totalling not large enough teers tor the nursery to be fee live as desired Most of the present from the Georgetown Acton Milton areas and travel each day lo the C School for the Deaf In Milton where the nursery Is Jenny director of Tinker Bell and her staff Carol Robertson Peggy McAndlesa Sue Evans and Jon Von Soelen conduct five volunteer development days throughout the year Recently volunteers the staff visited the a Man da Centre for theMentally Retarded located In The development days consist of Illustrating the general basic techniques in helping mentally retarded presenting film the TWO FROM the 2nd Georgetown East right after the two Brownies had travelled Brownie Pack last Thursday evening to the through a tunnel formed by their former Brownie motes Georgetown East Guide Company Lisa and Blendcll Stone Sherrl and Susan Jane Mercer receive their new Guide from Tawny Owl Iris Blende left back and Brown Owl Gall children showing children As little as two hours a morning Is all the time asked or volunteers Those who wish to become Involved In this rewarding experience are asked to contact Jenny at or pre school chairman Edith at Canada Packers bank prize William McIJaln of Moultry Crescent In Georgetown is the winner of a prize in Hie Bank Account Contest spon by Canada Packers was one of prize winners of across Canada Top prize of went to a Copper Cliff Ontario resident The holding of a combined euchre night and penny sole was the major fund raising event decided upon by the Women s directors of the Acton Agricultural Society their monthly meeting held lost Thursday evening at the Acton Public Library The directors agreed that some type of fund raising event was needed to Increase Town musician performs in rock concert Drummer Graydon Hillock son of Mrs Dorothy Hillock I King Street West and Senior pursuing a Degree In Com position College Music in Boston will perform in a concert on March the Berklee Recital Hall with his group Septet The Georgetown District High School graduate will Join fellow student Frank in presenting a selection original com positions In the currently popular funk rock vein The five instrumentalists that will accompany Hillock arc oil students at Berklee College Hillock curriculum at has included courses in theory arranging and solo- orchestral performance lie has studied with the college Internationally renowned faculty jazi educators among them vibraphonlst Gary Burton Sir John pays a visit to Stewarttown Sir John A Macdanald will be in Ballinofod this Sunday evening Louis will visit Stewarttown on Friday night and he be bock for a second visit Saturday Well we may be stretching the truth Just a bit Who will be visiting those two unities are actors portraying those two figures in the development of Canada They be Just two of the lor In of a Prairie Drifter a presentation of Theatre Max a new theatre company which la touring the Kitchener Waterloo and Hills area Theatre Max Is made up of University of Guelph graduates and students of drama Some of their mem might be remembered by residents as characters in The Formers Revolt presented last summer In the Community Centre by the Theatre Company Tales from n Prairie Drifter is documentary drama concerning the opening of the Canadian west and the building of the The Metis Rebellion Is the central issue In the play but the ploy revolves specifically around the per of the notable figures involved particularly highlighting their individual hoping to help In the Theatre Max must receive abilities to cope with a drastic development of Conadlan strong audience support to situation David Colgnn producer of Theatre Max notes that Theatre Max will do Canadian plays theatre although It will not continue to operate restrict itself exclusively to The play will be presented In Canadian plays Having been the Community turned down for an LIP grant Centre the Stewarttown to finance their endeavours hall Marian Roke tops Acton HS graduates Marion Roke completing grade 13 with a percentage at Acton High School tapped the Ontario Scholar a list at the school Also honored to reach the list after com pic ting the semester at the school recently were Marion Jamieson and Steve Bran ell each with a percentage of M 3 and Peter with a per centage of To qualify for the honor of Halton Milk Committee elects Marshall New officers were elected to the Milk Committee at annua meeting held February at Church Elected chairman was Colin Marshall vicechairman John secretary treasurer Horace Also elected to the com was Craig Reed and John Bird Bruce Nixon elected representative to the safety council being on Ontario Scholar a student must have achieved an average of B0 percent or over in grade or the fifth level of high school Other students who will receive their diplomas for completing grade 13 with honors Include Bill Break Eric Dubuc Cindy Lene and Jeff Inglls To receive their secondary school graduation diplomas for completing grade 12 are Connie Albano Diane Buck man Lorolm Deplcri Rolf Colleen Jordan Kim Mclntyre Laurie Mellor Mark Munro Alex Pitt Colin Price Mnrg SHngerland HJalmar Tiesenhousen Debbie Tuffln and Cathy Wcldon All the studnt who com Dieted secondary school in fin semester will receive their scholarships and diplomas at the annual commencement exercises held In the fall Carriers Needed for Wednesday morning deliveries Acton and Georgetown Apply to THE HERALD Main SI 8772201 Perfumefree cosmetics with a Super Beauty Bonus for you llypoAlkrfcuiii Iks in lo skin if i Kim you losi Ihi ili It uoduUs miMll ssillv I will f KENTNERS PHARMACY 68 Main St S 8772632 their present purse of monies A committee was formed to arrange the event which Is planned for some time bet ween the end of March and the beginning of April With the Acton Fall Fair scheduled for September 17 and IS the advanced prize lists are being prepared now and are expected lo be ready within o month time Those interested in receiving a copy of the advanced prize list which at present only covers the ladles section are asked president Mrs Wallace Swackhomer vice president Mrs George Cobham second vice president Mrs Jack Marshall and secretary Mrs Ron contact one of the directors of the ladles section Lady Directors serving on the board for Acton s annual fall fair are past president Mrs Horry Beer to chair session Our Rent of Reading 76 office is in Hamilton Georgetown District High School teacher president of Holy Cross Parents Association senator on Wilfrid A rent review office to handle complaints or questions of residents has been set up in Hamilton The office one of set up throughout Ontario Is located In the Hess Towers Hess Street Hamilton Their mailing address is Rent Review Box Hamilton That one office Is handling not only Hamilton but and Brant County as well Landlords ond tenants may call the Hamilton office free of charge by dialing the operator and asking or Zcnllh Tom Ramautarsingh University Senate and former president of Secondary School Teachers Federation will be chairman of one of the major general sessions at the Reading Conference being held at York University from February 18 to Mr will also assist in the presentation of the G inn Reading Award He Is the chairman of the Reading Award Committee The Award is being presented for the first time to a person who has made an outstanding contribution In the field of reading Some 1 KM delegates from Canada and the S are ex pec ted to attend Reading the ninth such conference held Two keynote speakers at the conference banquets are Hugh Faulkner Secretary of Slate and Jean Chall of Harvard University Girls like it Is there a better reason tosendanFTDLovcBundle V Valentino She II gel the menage t i J f Fendloy will land lovoBundte Bouquet i wire In ihe USA and J Canada theFIDwoy MHIOIUI Mailer Charge major credit f Bui remember coll Fendley end be lure Saturday February 1 41h li Volenl Day Available to order now LoveBundl Available from lor leu than 9 1595 1995 FLORISTS Murray Si Brampton Mill St Goo town kj 20 Murray St Brampton Mill St Goo town J and touch Florist way