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ClOTh Acton Free Press Wed Dec 10 Farmers land no longer their own- OFA head Farmers must accept that their land Is no longer their own Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Gordon Hill told the OFAs annual convention He waa addres sing more than 500 farmer from across the province at the meeting We must accept that for the good of all the people In Ontario society the authority to decide the pur pose for which our land can be used In return Hill seeks a fair deal for farmers He demanded three chief guarantees Assurance by the that farmers who produce food on land loc ked into farming can make a profit Special areas In each set aside for poultry and livestock production It is not acceptable that livestock and poultry units built in good faith be cloned down because of odour complaints No more big city garbage dumps outside the city limits If our urban friends have sufficient funds to squander this country a natural re sources in such profusion they had better have enough Heres to very Merry Cbrtitmos full peace and happiness it BUS DEPOT On that first Chrstmas a Star shone ght over the Mother and Child May Christmas star peace joy and happiness bright over you and yours for and all through the year FIRST LINE TELEVISION SALES SERVICE MILL ST ACTON 853 1057 money for recycling Landuse legislation passed In early summer gives no such guarantees claimed Hill These three bills are really planning for develop ment rather than planning to put our land to the use for which it is best suited He also reprimanded far mors for leaving it up to the trade and governments to find and develop export mar kets They hate failed and farmers may lose market opportunities today because we sat on our butts Take Initiative He called on farmers across Canada to unite and take the initiative in export ing farm products If far mers were strongly organized today I m we could sign up longterm contracts Im also sure we could be selling a larger degree of processing our export products However farmers are los these markets by default added Hill because are not strongly organized to take advantage of the seller market that exists across the world today Regardless of bow effic ient we are as producers If we do a poor job of market we are throwing money away He told the farmers present the first step to cornering export markets Is for farmers across Canada to band together Then they would be strong enough to work with governments and the trade as a team Success he added will only come with an Industry wide approach not a continuance of the miss efforts of the past He warned that quibbling between provinces over export markets must end Hill predicts another round of soaring input costs at the farm gate during coming months Formers can expect to pay another next year when the price freeze on fuels is lifted Ontario far mers can count on a 5c a gal Ion increase on heating oil and a gallon increase on dlesel oil and gas Hydro hike Hydro costs will be up another percent in the new year Fertilizer prices on some analyses are already percent above last fall prices the short supply of fertilizer and the tight delivery problems they can expect He called on the Canadian government to negotiate with the U government to en sure that Canadian farmers have enough phosphates to supply their needs Hill poin ted out that the U S depends largely on Canadian potash and natural gas used to pro duce nitrogen to supply its fertilizer market Canada in turn is deficient in phosphate rock which is shipped up from the Southern US Although Canada should be in a solid bartering position Hill warned that Canada fertilizer plants are divisions of international companies Our Minister of Agriculture Eugene Whelan said publicly WORLD CHAMPION RED ROBIN is shown in Mexico receiving his honors from judge Mrs Heckman H J Brunotte shows the champion Pomeranian owned by Mrs Phyllis Canfiedl of Fifth Line that he has had discussions v- y with the fertilizer companies and has been assured that available The Integrity of the fertilizer suppliers is on the line If any of them fall to low through theirprivllegcof doing business in Canada should be withdrawn He said that the hardships created by rising Input costs ore being intensified by the government s refusal to halt inflation while the same government is prepare to Bold down food prices to con Burners This places far mers In an intolerable pes I tion Hill cautioned that though farm Income In the last few months has been higher than in several years dimmer days are ahead It a fast moving world and we re living in the day of the lobby Either farmers dig In and get their share or leam to be satisfied with what left over Honor musician At the annual meeting and dinner of the Central Ontario Musicians Association held Tuesday evening of last week at the Transylvania Club in Kitchener a life membership in Local American Federation of Musicians was presented to Land He has been comet player for years with the Concert Band formerly the Guelph Musical Society TRUCKS Many drivers have their windshields broken by gravel dropping off dump trucks Even unloaded dump trucks can oca hazard says the Safety League They may have gravel and stones on the flat ledge running down the side of the truck If a truck hits a bump stones may be tossed off bounce on the road and strike an oncoming or following car The Legend of the Christmas Rose to legend a little shepherd girl from Beth followed the shepherds on their way to manger All the shepherds had gilts for Jesus but the little girl had none She felt very sad and unworthy about this and hung from the others Just before they reached the stable an angel appeared In a blaze of light and scattered lovely white roses before the little girl So she gathered them up and laid them before the manger ft Tin Holy might Each year at Christmas the sacred alory lives As we reflect upon holy tine a Child bora in Bethlehem nay we find inspiration in Hu Me to on ear way Sincere greeting to all MAYOR AND COUNCIL Of THE TOWN OF ACTON