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Page 2 ° EDITORIAL PAGE Dear Readers Last month, a small number of volunteers worked into the wee hours to turn out the October issue. We would like to welcome the new volunteers and contributors who have swelled our ranks since last month. Their assistance makes production of The Lantern much more enjoyable for all conâ€" cerned. NORTH LEEDS LANTERN Their timely assistance is most encouraging and will do much to help us serve this community of North Leeds. With the Christmas seaâ€" son approaching, we would like to remind our readers that The Lantern is available by subscription at the rate of $4.00 per year. Friends, and former residents of our area might look forward to receiving The Lantern every month. Last but not least, you wonft get far into this months issue without being reminded of the upcoming elections. We encourage all readers to familiarize themselves with the candiâ€" dates and the local issues and to get out and vote on November 13. We would also like to express our gratitude to the members of Rideau Crafts for their generous support. letter: to Me Editor An open letter to the Chairman of the Ontario Milk Marketing Board OMMB A MACHINE Dear Sir: In September. 1977. a delegation from this area met with OMMB to present views on the banning of milk cans. We all know the outcome. dictatorship won out and thousands of dairy farmers were legislated out of existence. At that meeting. the chairman of OMMB. made this statement: "We have a machine rolling for us and we can't stop it". A machine so cold and impersonal; without feelings. honour or dignity; with no sense of values or economies; with no flexibility or compassion; an untouchable that doesn't have to account to anyone; capable of rolling over anything and anyone that gets in its way. A total dic- tatorship. This is what is running our dairy industry and why people are plain "fed up". We are not supposed to question. oppose or criticize. We are supposed to just lie down and be rolled over. I assure you. Mr° Chairman of OMMB. that we are not going to lie down any longer. We are coming out fighting. We believe that all citizens should. and are entitled. to know what is going on. We seem to have too soon forgotten that Hitler had a machine rolling for him that destroyed everything in its wake. After untold death and destruction it was stopped. This OMMB machine has hurt thousands of farmers financially and must be stopped. I am told. by good authority. that our Minister of Agriculture. Mr. Newman, was prepared to make exceptions on the milk can hang to accommodate the Amish people and farmers who could deliver their milk to a factory. But. OMMB said: "NO EXCEPTIONS". Here we have the OMMB bigger than the government and the chairman with more powâ€" er and authority than our minister. I have newspaper reports stating that the chairman of OMMB crit- icized the minister of agriculture for requesting more quota for Ont. And.Graham Malcolm. president of the Ont. Dairy Council. crit- icized the chairman of OMMB for failing to support Mr.Newman in his plea for more quota. And while the Minister of Agriculture has a committee studying the advisability of remaining in the national milk plan. the chairman of OMMB is preaching to remain in it. We know what happened to the Army Commander who criticized the ministâ€" er of National Defence. Why shouldn't this be treated the same way? with so much confusion it is no wonder that we think the Chief Engineer of the OMMB machine should resign or be replaced. All concerned citizens are urged to let their views be heard loud and clear. Seriously concerned. Joe K. Raison. RRZ. Portland. Ont. 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Please address all corresponâ€" dence to Box l36,Elgin,0nt. Editor Doug Roantree 387-3143 Assoc.-Editor Jan Robson 359-5647 E1810 Marilyn MacLennan 359â€"5723 Delta 'Maureen Henderson 928â€"2750 Harlem-Chantry Doris Vonhone 924-2539 Lyndhurst Marion Olivo 928-2841 Morton Fred Whitney 387-3300 Newboro Sue Chamberlain 272â€"2158 Colleen McLellan272-2168 Portland Judy Pattinson 272-2736 Helen Sweet 387-3569 Shirley Weaver 387-3570 Seeleys Bay Westport Lucille Bresee 273-5704 Farm News Etta Proud 272-2480 Photos Lloyd Stone 359-5292 Graphics Hans Scheitrowsky ‘387-3609 Rideau District High School Myrna Baxter 359-5391 PHONE RATE INCREASE The Community Telephone Comâ€" pany which serves the exchanges of Elgin,Seeley's Bay and Portâ€" land has applied to the Ontario Telephone Service Commission for approval of an increase in phone rates.The proposed monthly inâ€" crease for residences is about 30¢. Service charges may increase dramatically.For instance,the installation of an extension which presently costs $13,will cost$21 if the new rates are apâ€" proved. The average proposed increase is approximately 9.3%.More inforâ€" mation may be obtained by contact- ing the local Telephone business office. Community Telephone users may express themselves with respect to the proposed increases by writing to the Commission by Nov. 6,'78.The address is: Ontario Telephone Service Com., 3625 Dufferin StC,Suite 200, DOWNSVIEW,0ntario, M3K-1ZZ Att'n:Community Telephone Ltd. Application DEADLINE All material and advertisements should be submitted by the Friday preceding the fourth Tuesday of the month. l )