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ORONO WEEKLY TMES, THUBSDAY, MAY 23rd, 1968 by Rev., Basil E. Long Tic story is told of a teenage boy wbo came home from school; went to bis room and turned on bis radio as loifd as if cnild n1av. Hie tMei brougbt out bis, guitar to accomvanv if while thumning tie floor with hais feef to keer, fime. The m'dher. (,onnerned- for- the bov's fafier wbo had come home frnrn work at the noûint of a nervoilq hreakdomn- -,vet uD h tie son's room fi -him f make les-, noise in order thaf the father miglif get somse re'qf and thus hein tn restore, bis 11ealth. Soon if vas n.2cpç!-arv ho make ar- otier rnl,-as~ the ýnoise had not b",n-enubdu-ed to anv great ex- tent. Wien approacied the- second fime tbe boy answered, "Mom, to- day at scbool 1I lunked mv maths. 1 rep3orted to the football coach and was kicked off the team, and then to ton everytbing else, my iest- girl Sue isn't speakinq to me any more." Then looking down in flic direction of bis father's room he said. "and lie thinks ic's got troubles." 1Perbaps the story does some- thing to point out the fact that whtber we are ýold or young or whatever our age may be, life usually presents us witb a chaIl- lenge. It also indicates how dif- ferenfly we react to those experi- ences and respotsibilities. The father wanted to bathe bimself in quietness and rest. The boy want- ed to drown himself in noise and actioli. The rapid change whicb is be- ing cxperienced by this gencra- tien and tic challenge it presents leaves many witi a streng feel- ing of uhiertainty and sometimes apprehension. Parents finid old values, to them tried and truc, being' questioned and often by- passed as ineffective and out- dated. Young people find that se- curity and a sense of well being Is somnething which eludes tiem. Alex Carruthers, MPP, Durham Estimates of the Department Of Agriculture "The winds of change are sýweeping our society, sbaking our vcýry foundation. The same wids of change are swooping tirougli agriculture as wcll and many traditional beliefs are bcing ques- tioncd and 'abandoted" Witb these opening remarks, the Minister of Agriculture, the Hop.' Wiliam Stewart! set the theme for tic debate on bis est- imates in tic Ontario Legislature. In outlining thc problems fac- ing Ontario Agriculture the Min- ister placed emnpbasis on a num- ber of - facts that are wortiy of note. These ýare listed as follows: (a) Farm life, -whicli for gen- enations bas beeni a preserve of indepeiidence, has changed from a way of if e to a way of making a living. The end resuit is anxicty and fear. Young people are oftcei con- cerned with'tic questions: WilI 1 make my exams? Wbat if war takes my life before I have had any real chance to live? How will I find b- appiness ifI, am rej'ected by m' asociaesOlder people, cfter, worry;about suci tbings as, . Will my family make a .success of life and bold true to the higli ideals tb.ey have been tanlght? Will our income bce sufficient and re- main secure s0 tbat we may con- tinue to live on a level witb the resf of society, Wîll my beal th continue to bie good, or will 1 ex- perience some criDpling il]ness? What will bappen if a memb.er of the family dies? The challenge for every -age is to keep on seeking until we dis- cover values which do not change. It is said thiat, Bob Hope was a passenger on an air lier when the trip becamie very turbulent so that thc plane was tossed- about a great deal. When many of theý passengers became frightened, Bob was asked to do sometbing to get their minds off their fears. He went up to fthc end of the compartment, told a few jokes and made a few quips but it didn't seem to help much. As he was returÈting to bis seat an elderly woman reached out and grasped bis wrist and said, "that vns very good Bob, but couldn't you do something religious?" At that lie reached up, took down a bat and started to pass it around. Too, often, with'out realizing it, this is our reactioti te life. We play at religion. Perhaps wcl raise a bit of moncy and encourage, a few people to attend churcli ser- vices and take some part in relig- îous activities, but unlcss we lose ourselves in the Christian life we Phall not know tic iappincss, se- curity and peace to be found in Christ who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.-r (b) Agriculture is emerging as an industry based on the family f arm 'operating as a business, of- ten as a corporate family business. (c) Large corporatiolis,,engagcd in the manufacture and, sale of goods and services uscd i.n agri- culture or depending on agricul- ture for their raw niaterials, are into agriculture as an investment. funnelling large sums of motiey (d) For some corporations it is et for their fceds their fertiliz- ers, or other - naterials. Otiers sec it as an iîidustry whic h re- quires f ar less manual labour than some other industries. (e) In a country where produc- crs bave the freedom to decîde a method of guaranteîing a mark- wbether tiey remnain free to pro-, duce as tiey wîsh or lie bound by contracts, qutes, or agreements, ver tical iTterationý presents a real danger to present day agri- Change und Challenge uce because of low prices, about 1000 sugar beet producers have seen their industry move toward a more profitable objective for the ,company, more and more young people are leaving the -1 - - - ý, à,% , ,, , t.: farm, ini many cases ill-equiped t&~ find jobs, only one out of five- farms in Eastern Ontario is con- sidered a viable unit, a large farm implement manufacturer is (Continued on Page 5) DOYU K NOW YGIUR MILKMAN? MEL Mel now 23 years of age was born in Killaloe, Ontario. One of a family of six he was schooled locally. After school Mel took1 to a life of labour working on farms, for "How Wordworking", and eventually for-the Depart-, ment of Lands and Fo rests in Killal'oe. Mel saw the light and moved to Orono in 1962 and began working for Mr. J. C. Tamblyn on farm equipment. In 1963 he began milk delivery for Cedar Dale Dairy. He continues serving the people of Orono, Kendal, Leskard, Ponty- pool and surrounding territory.. Mel is now a faithful employee of Glen Rae Dairy neyer failing to show up at 5:00 a.m. for, his daily load -of milk. Mel resides in north Orono with his wife, Rosemary, and twù-.year-old, Michele. culture. (f) Agriculture, is toxlay a high- ly competitive ýbusiness. Farmers face competition with neighbours, with other comfmodities, with* synthetic substitutes, and with the overwhelming competitioti of imported produets from cout4es with >k*wer lb~~~t.~ Mr. Murray Gount 4s .- farin critic for the liberal oppàsitioil l,'isted a number of other factors affecting the farm economy. These included: (1) Large corporations have the ability to pass on costs of produc- tion to the consumer, but the farmer bas no control over the ultimate selling price of bis pro- ducts. (2) Poorly rewarded labour and low yielding capital investment agriculture is subsidizing a cheap food policy. (3) Many industries, dependent on agriculture, have gone broke or bave consolidated because of low farm purchasffig power. Others contemplate moving out of tbe country. (4) The surnrmarket chains, wbicb account for 70% o*f tbe retail food sales, prefer to deal witb large central sales organiz- ations ratber than witb a multi- tude of individual suppliers. (5) Farmers bave too much capital ticd up in lahd whicb gives a distorted picture of actual income. (6) The large number of part time farmers bolding down jobs in the large urban centres create a higli demand for social services with tbe resuit that farm taxes and land prices become so high that farms are hiot viable for young farmers beginning to farm. The N.D.P. critic, Mr. Makar- chuk (Brantford) while stating that many of the problems in Ag- riculture can only lie solvcd by action on a national basis, paint- ed a very dark picture for the in- dustry in Ontario. The greenhouse operators, lie said, are facing bankruptcy, the mîlk producers are at ecd others throats, tic iog producers are slowly being squeezed out of oper- ation, the corn producersý are con- sidering witholding their prod- MAY ONLY'SPECIAL.- Your Choice 15-18-23 cu. foot with purchase of SILO UNLOADER. BARN CLEANER' BUNK FEEDING EQUIPMENT (Min. Order $1500.0(» Place order Novy, Take Delivery Before oct. 31st, 1968 CALL - Don't. Delay BEA TTY ,Farm Service ORONO NORTH 983-5987 Geo. Darker, mgr. 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