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page 2 V I - EDITORIAL PAGE- Dear Readers, With Christmas behind us and Thanksgiving months away, turkeys. wouldn't normally be a topic of discussion in April. If the Ontâ€" ario Turkey Board has its way, a number of things we've come to think of as normal will no longer be so. Our forefathers, on arriving in the new world, hunted wild turâ€" keys for food. That seemed normal. In time. turkeys were raised as domestic birds. Progress. A body could be more certain of feeding his family. A normal and noble objective. A little while later someone decided that he could make a livâ€" ing exclusively by raising turkeys. Again a normal turn of events, after all, we couldn't all raise turkeys, could we? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm sure that must have been the moment at which the Ontario Turkey board was conceived. That, at least.would seem to be consistent with the board"s apparâ€" ent objective. After someyears of labour the board is now at the point of enforcing regulations which would assure that all the turkeys raised in Ontario will be owned by less than two hundred proâ€" ducers. It matters not that some of our neighbours,have come to depend on the sale of a few birds to make ends meet or that others in search of a lifestyle free from the obnâ€" straints of a consumer society might enjoy home grown turkey at their tables. The marketing board has an obligation to protect a handful of big time turkey produâ€" cers from the ravages of the back yard farmer. If they want to raise turkeys, they can buy back what should have been basic liberties at so much per pound. Thanks to the intervention of the minister it is now possible to buy a license to exercise what should be a right, just as long as it is not exerâ€"” cised beyond twentyâ€"five turkeys. Now that's not normala Not yet, But who cares? We can't all grow turkeys. can we? NOTICE OF MEETING LANTERN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The North Leeds Lantern will hold its Annual General Meeting on Tues.,April 17th at 8 p.m., in the Library at Rideau District High School.All Volunteers are urged to attend. I A financial report will be presented and the election of officers will take place. The North Leeds Lantern is dis- tributed free of.charge to all households in the Townships of South Crosby,Bastard and South Burgess,Rear of Leeds and Lans- downe and the Village of New- boro. The Lantern is published after the 4th Tues. of each month.It is produced by a committee of volunteers and receives supâ€" port from the above municipaliâ€" ties. Subscriptions are available to those outside the area at a cost of $4/year. Please address all corresponâ€" dence to Box 136,Elgin,0nt. Editor Doug Roantree 387-3143 Assoc.â€"Editor Jan Robson 359-5647 Elgin Marilyn MacLennan 359-5723 Harlem-Chantry Doris Vonhone 924â€"2539 Lyndhurst Marion Olivo 928-2841 Morton Fred Whitney 387-3300 Newboro Sue Chamberlain 272-2158 Colleen McLellan272-2168 Portland Judy Pattinson 272-2736 Seeleys Bay Helen Sweet 387-3569 Shirley Weaver 387-3570 Westport Lucille Bresee 273-5704 Farm News Etta Proud 272-2480 Photos Lloyd Stone 359â€"5292 Graphics Hans Scheitrowsky ‘387-3609 Rideau District High School Myrna Baxter 359-5391 “Advert ising Rates ADVERTISEMENTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO CORRESPONDENTS OR BOX 136,ELGIN.A SUR- CHARGE OF UP TO 720% WILL BE LEVIED 0N ADS REQUIRING GRAPHICS WORK.RATES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1 column 3"x3" $5 width 3VX5" $10 2 column 7"x5" $15 7nx8ll 3 column %page $25 full page $40 Photos $3.50 OTHER SIZES AVAILABLE. Inside I; “the Lantern YEAR OF THE CHILD â€"-Page 3} FEED AND SEED snow â€" Page 10 PUBLIC SPEAKING - Page 12 NOTICE OF POLICY The North Leeds Lantern would like to point out the following as its editorial policy: 1) The Lantern reserves the right to refuse to publish any article, letter or advertisement. 2) We reserve the right to edit or condense any article submitted for publication. 3) All letters to the editor must be signed and those printed will bear the name of the writer. ADVERTISING POLICY 1) Businesses repeating the same ad over a one year period will receive a 102 discount.They will be billed quarterly.In order to maintain their d13count,advertis- ers must pay their account within 30 days of the billing date. 2)Any advertising bill not paid within 30 days of billing may be subject to an additional charge. STMEEWS If you are a student looking for a summer job,begin your search for employment at the student office of the Canada Employment and Immigraâ€" tion Center. Students living in North Crosby can register with the Employment Counseller for students, Lorie Truemner, at the Employment Center in Perth. This office will provide information to high school and university students seeking sum- 'mer employment and will assist ems ployers in their search for summer helpo Students living in the Townships of South Crosby, Bastard and Burgess and South Elmsley will go to the Employment office in Smith's Falls, where Dave Evans is the student counseller. Students living in Iynd- hurst and Seeley's Bay will go to the Employment office in Gananoque, while those in Athens will use the office in Brockville° M gmmmwma; Part of the recent China Painting display in the Elgin Library. There was an excellent turnout to view the work of the local Leeds China Painters. rag A H§W_W:-4w~â€"ytw 2% .m‘wvâ€"j‘v i: