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May hookup The Acton Free Press Wednesday Dec 17 District Pages Eden Mills Christmas tea at Eden by Debbie Marshall Last Wednesday the residents of the Eden House Nursing home started cele brating Christmas Friends family and visitors gathered for the annual tea Martin I Lowrle Bard B Chatter Peter son M Bould B J TurowskI and Mrs Gooyers helped tremendously to make the tea a success Mrs Betty Marshall and the residents wish to extend their warmest thanks to all the volunteers for their greatly appreciated work and many best wishes for the new year Winners of the rugs were S Lawrence and Mr Porter J Chamberlain won the frog B the candy house and S the Christmas tree On Monday night the an nual meeting of the Eden Mills and district community club was cancelled Instead the regular community club meeting of the month was held The annual meeting is to be held Monday December at fl pm Tickets are now on sale for the New Years Eve dance The price is ten dollars per couple and may be obtained through Judy Campbell at Debbie Marshall Water supply tested stand pipe now filled VOLUNTEERS AT Eden House admire handicrafts at the Christmas tea and craft sale Left to right Isabel Lowne Bould and Florence Martin Preview of Christmas J at Eden House ii SELLING TICKETS for a Christmas tree draw is Mrs Myrtle Palmer The tree was donated by Mrs Jackie of the area for the Eden House Christmas tea and craft sale Wednesday ELIZABETH PETERSON volunteer at Eden Houie admired the gingerbread house made by Patricia Thompson of on Wednesdays tea and craft sale Tuesday December 10 saw nine men gathered around Project Ministry of the En vironment for this was the day that the water supply system for the village of was first tested In the pump house on Station St were Harry Jones project en from Woodstock Engineering the company hired by the ministry to design and install the system Roy Schermerhorn Harrys assistant the man who has been on the site from the beginning of the water and sewer construction Bell and J Blair representatives from the Ministry of the Environment Kevin Dunbar the electrician from Culliton Bros Electrical Contractors Stratford the company which installed the control panel Norm Cook of Ontario Silo New Hamburg the company which built the stand pipe Nell Jansen Henry Snoet and Bill Vanzwol of Maple ineering and Construction Brampton the company which built the pump house and installed the pump It was Bill Vanzwol who threw the switch This was to have been the responsibility of the pumps manufacturers representative but he could not arrive due to the snowy road conditions The pumps hummed and brown water spouted from the open fire hydrant on Station St There were three bugs in the system a faulty valve on Main St a small leak in the stand pipe and one dry well on Main St According to Mr Schermerhorn these pro blems have been remedied and the will be filled with water by today December In the pump house there arc two wells the first drilled in 1967 to 194 feet and the second drilled in 1976 to 196 feet The water table Is a dolomite rock formation The water is pumped by two sub mersible pumps each with a horse power motor and each capable of pumping gallons per minute These are Swedish made elec trical pumps each 120 feet into the well shaft The pump house roof is designed with openings THE FIRST fire hydrant to spout water in The water system in the village was tested on December and only two major faults were discovered through which the pumps may be raised tor repairs should the need arise The second well and pump were installed for standby pur In another area of the pump house there are two chemical tanks which will add sodium hydrochloride to the water supply There Is an electrical con trol panel situated In the pump house The whole pumping and water storage operation is automatic On a chart a continuous machine record is kept of the pumps functioning and of the stand pipes water level Bell Tele phone lines connect the pump house to the stand pipe and a message of any problem will be telephoned to the person- once the system is operational According to Mr Jones the pump house will only need to be checked once a week The stand pipe constructed of concrete by Ontario Silo is feet high and 30 feet in meter The red light on the roof is a warning device for low flying air craft The tank holds gallons and is designed to service a pop ulation of 1700 There will be adequate water storage for fire fighting and for hot summer days when all hoses are watering village lawns Access to the stand pipe which is located just south of Harris St is an easement through Mr Jollffes lane off Highway Seven The expected date of hook up for the water supply and sewage system is May 1976 according to Mr Jones The water system Is ready to go but the problem lies in the sewer connection to yet to be completed When in operation the system will be maintained by the Ministry of the Environment Piggery operation Neighbors air dispute at council table Milton council found itself in the middle of a heated dis pute between two neighbors over a piggery operation at a meeting Monday night It was the second time since October that the two couples have aired their neighbors feud at the council table Mrs M Baum of 20 Sideroad had earlier lodged complaints against a piggery operated by Mr and Mrs Burns A staff report indicated that even though there arc only four pigs being kept there the Burns are contravening the old Nassagaweya zoning by law Council ruled that Mr and Mrs Burns apply to the com mittee of adjustment for a variance from the by low but warned thai if they failed to receive permission the coun Would take legal action to have the operation moved or closed down That ruling after a lengthy debate with Mrs and Mrs Burns ex changing angry remarks at each other The debate was largely between the two women and councillors for all intent and purposes became spectators Mrs Burns told council that there are of people in the area doing the same thing she is but there were no com because other neigh dps were able to get along She took a militant stand and suggested that she allow her neighbor to force her to close down the piggery until after she had protested to Bill Newman Eugene Whelan the man and the Attorney General She said the complaints only came after she contacted the dog catcher about her neighbors dog running at targe and bothering her sheep Mr Baum told council that the action he and his wife had taken wasnt out of malice or revenge but an effort to protect the value of their pro perty He feared the nearby Continued on page 18 marketing in Halton not adversely affected by cut back in milk quotas Wasn t that a lovely snowfall Today is Tuesday December and weve just had the first really big snowfall of the season Blizzards are so exciting in the country In the city they merely snarl traffic and annoy everyone But out in the rural areas the snow creates a man against the elements vival feeling that s exhilarating Walking We brought the animals in early when the snow started They were huddled in the lee of the bush where theyre usually protected on three sides However yesterdays east wind bolluxed up the works and dumped great quantities of snow on the brown backs We had trouble finding them till Pat realized the snowdrifts with legs were a tally donkeys horses and cows The sheep trotted in looking like cotton ball with big black eyes Erica was horrified that her darlings were cold until I explained the phenomenon of animal hair Dont ever be worried if your stock gambols around with three inches snow on their backs It means the insulation pro perties of their coats are up to snuff The body warmth cant get through to melt the snow Most finehaired Thoroughbred resulting chills because their lost body warmth radiates through the hair destroying the nice blanket the fire Cattle horses and donks shuffled In like country Chris trees glad to get at the eats Even the old mare who has seen winters of them with us was unusually subdued she seemed to know winter was upon us We rushed through chores shut up the barn and came In to light all the fires and bake Christmas cakes What else would This morning was a tonic 1 think my hibiscus is going to bloom out of sheer joy atoll thatbrightness Mind you the travelling wasnt easy up to my armpits in white stuff before I hit the barn I haven t got snow tires on my barn boots and I found the way rough going The bam yard was very deep and I had trouble opening the door The horses had chaffed at being in an extra couple of hours so had carefully undone themselves and were wan the barn much mess as possible As I shoved the doorthey both piled out and pranced around like colts despite the fact theyre both old enough to be grand mothers But you wouldnt know it to see them race around the field throwing their heels inall directions The young calf hadnt seen snow and went rigid with surprise until he saw his mother and aunt acting like giddy- garden goats and decided to Join the fun The sheep plied out and went lunch into a snowbank disappearing completely while When I finally made it to the aviary to feed the golden pheasants I couldnt find their house But there they were snug and warm In their little insulated igloo As soon as their door was cleared they shot out to fly round the pen wondering who the heck had stolen their world I threw mow balls for the wished a good hill to down The driveway made a good after it was cleaned and I hoped the neighbours werent watching me make a fool of myself By February Ill be fed up with the stuff but right now I love It by Jennifer Ban- Farm problems are always news Far mors are usually angry and complaining about government restrictions marketing boards or the weather Radio television and newspapers are currently giving space to milk producers in trouble because they say they haven t sufficient quota from the milk marketing board to cover their production this year Fortunately farmers seem to managing quite comfortably according to producers this reporter interviewed Henry Stanley Halton Rep for the Department of Agriculture explained Halton had mostly fluid milk producers and its the industrial milk shippers who are hollering There has to be some way lo limit the amount of milk on the market he said those who could foresee trouble went ahead and lined up market share quota Those are the people on the boll the good managers They got busy and found quota or cut down production The quota program administered by the Canadian dairy Commission allots a set amount to every province This is divided among producers who qualify for certain amounts according to record of product ion Quota cutbacks 15 per cent in April of 1978 and two per cent retroactive cuts made in September have affected pro ducers particularly Industrial producers who sell milk to factories for powdered milk butler and cheese Fluid milk producers usually larger more established producers those early on the quota rolls when marketing boards were born produce the milk you and I drink According to Stanley abundant rainfall in early fall Increased pasture grass In creasing milk production Some producers found themselves in the position of outpro ducing their quotas and arc not faced with quota shortages In some areas these shortages are af fecting the processing plants Gay Lea Foods have reported layoffs at the plant and have closed their plant in Some farmers see cheese and butter 1m ports from Australia as a problem area but Ken Murray of Acton comments We forget we sold Australia more powdered milk than we are Importing in cheese now Its the balance of trade Murray a well known area dairy pro ducer is active In many dairy organiza tions including United Breeders and the Holsteln Association He was also chair man of the Brampton Milk Producers Association a forerunner of the Milk Mar Board Murray is predominantly a fluid milk producer who has balanced his quota sat He docsn t feel there much wrong with the price of milk a hundred for industrial milk including government But when a producer goes over his quota he only received a portion of that of that 111 is penalty and goes Into a fund to sell surplus milk When the cost of producing that pounds of milk is estimated at between eight and nine dollars it easy to see why the farmer squawks when he over quota Murray says the farmer is caught in a cost price squeeze They milked to beat the band all sum mer and now their quota is used up With production costs constantly rising he states the farmer needs a year round in come We re afraid to raise the price of milk because of consumer reaction The whole agricultural industry Is in difficulty Murray has been shipping short to keep within his quota He feeds a lot of milk to calves and says any farmer running short of quota better have lot of to feed Another businessman who feels the agricultural industry isn t healthy Is John CFRB Radio reporter On the program Dialogue with Bill McVean recently said If the farmer doesn make a profit hes going to go out of business and the price of food will cost ten times more He comments the weather Is the single problematic factor farmers face that doesnt affect other businessmen There should be a weather factor In food price he soys One farmer who isnt happy with the Milk Marketing Board and is selling cows is Keith Leslie of Georgetown He thinks the sales end of production Is the problem There no need of the producer dumping milk and kids doing without He feels the gap between the selling price of milk and the price to the farmer cents a quart Is too large He milks to cows but is geared to milk up to en more He says ho has the investment space and feed to milk more but has to sell cows to keep within quota Im planning ahead Leslie Which Is exactly what Ag Rep Stanley recommends I tell them to cut down costs and sell if producing more than their quota to do a more thorough job on culling He agrees this is Just good agriculture to keep and feed only the cows producing well Another farmer who Is managing well is Claude Picket who milks head We were in trouble but have managed to borrow quota from other shippers he said He explains he lent quota to young far men new in the business but now cant get it back because of some legal changes In the way the Milk Marketing Board is hand ling the lending and borrowing of quota He doubts people are as bad off as they say and feels County is generally not in trouble Its the young fellow coming up who has a hard job he says With a little en farmers in Canada only five per cent of the population could feel the world But he says hed rather starve to death on a farm than be out in business Fred Brown Junior of Llmehouse a fluid milk producer says his quota Is Just about used up but we have enough to carry us We planned It It works that well he says Fred Nurse of Ashgrovc director of the Milk Producers milks 34 to cows and says he and his son Jeff are getting along very well Were geared to it he explains Some of them farmers are complaining bitterly but its their own fault They had a chance to buy in years ago but they didnt doit Now when they need extra quota you cant buy It We kept culling cows and selling heifers and got Just enough quota when we could get it he goes on The people who complain dont know what it was like before the marketing board- it was dog eat dog Ag Rep concluded there are only a few industrial milk producers In and only a small amount of those are in trouble Theres a cooperative effort in the county to keep quota flowing where needed he says and feels the sys tem is working As Ken Murray comments In the overall picture they the mar keting boards and government are doing all they can to straighten it out Its going to be pretty tough till then