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III-Ital: ’l'fl. iI-uvuuâ€"uuâ€"vâ€"yw-Fâ€"â€"â€"-â€"_-â€" Peter Cutie; l honoured with Flowshi l-.. ,. - \‘t Farrnérs' economic troubles In recent years have not hurt Bruce Packers Ltd. too much. the company owner sald.j He said there Is not nearly the number ol cattle that there ‘ was in Bruce County live to 10 years ago but that he has had no_problem whatever lllllng his needs. I The one problem he did have during the recession in the: early1930's was that a number at his customers went into! bankruptcy. Bender admitted that out a bit of a financial i strain on the huelness. As tor luture problems. Bender doesn’t know what ellect Free Trade will have on the Canadian meat packing ln-‘ dusny. 1 "Currently there Is a tremendous amount at heel and] 4 pork entering Ontario from the U.S.A. and even Europe." i i f Bender said. “It‘s another term oi competition. WhetherI Free Trade would add to the amount of poundage entering the country I don't know." he said. "All I can tell you is there Is nothing preventing me lrom ~ doing the opposite, selling my products in Michigan and New York state." the meat packer said. The company currently doesn‘t sell any meat in the US. Bender said there are advantages and disadvantages to where his plant is located now. It Is nice to be in the centre or a livestockvpmducing region. And the Paisley native l linds the way at llle in Elderslie Towriship personally desirable, However at times he wishes he had more access to modern technology more readily available in larger centres. ll Paisley ever received a natural gas line the plant owner said it would greatly reduce his costs and make his plant much more etllclent. He also acknowledges that the market lor the company's products is pretty sparse when compared to ur- . ban markets lurther south, But Bender says he intends to continue on with a slow steady approach to growth, That attitude has seen the number oi his employees at the plant grow from 18 in 1971. to 38-40 In 1957. The total payroll for the company in 1967 was $775,000. “As certain machinery and buildings age. the possmility of some expansion Is not remote." Bender said, l l i ’ v “Peter Cutter, 3 40~year member of Paisley and Port: Elgin Rotary Clubs, received Rotary's highest; individual recognition by being named n Paul Harris Fellow. Past: President, Herb Young, made the official presentation. _ Peter Cutter, 40-year member or Rotary and Past Presi- dent o! the Paisley Rotary Club, was honored by the Port Eigin Rotary Club tor his dedication to community serwce by receivrng Rotary's highest indiwdual award. the Paul Hams Fellowship. This award was tounded In 1916 With the ' objective "to turther understanding and iriendly relations . . among people of dilierent nations" Today Rotary operates i _ . in more than 161 countries or the world. Peter was born In Holland and came to Kitchener in 1929 He attended the Agricultural College in Guelph lot two years, He worked as a buttermaker in Walkerton and in 1945 bought and operated the Paisley Creamery. He tomed‘ Rotary in Paisley in 1845 and was preSldent in 194849 In 1958 he became a partner in Fourway Dairy Products 0' Tara. In 1965 this was sold to Gay Lea Dairy Foods. In 1970. Peter moved to Fort Eigin and became activer Involved in the Real Estate business. ' Peter has worked long and hard torthe betterment oi the Port Elgln community over the past 15 years, He is always willing to help in programs directed to youth, senior citizens, community services and internationally, to POIIOi Plus. an attempt by Rotary to vaccmale all the children oi the world against polio. .Because at Peter's dedication. his teilow members at Rotary feel that Peter Is a worthy recipient at this prestigious award. Ltd.Y north of Paisley, in 1971, the company h i been mwing steadily for the last 17 years.