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Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), August 9, 1978, p. 11

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Ex director makes it happen By MAGGIE HANNAH taff writer When the Canodlon National Exhibition opens next week a Hills man will be one of about directors responsible for making the centennial show the event It is has been a director for the past six years He was appointed a the Royal Agricultural Winter fair representative and sits on three committees sheep and swine cattle and Junior tics The directors meet monthly to discuss matters pertaining to the entire exhibition Com members are res pons for planning what will happen for their section Dir are assigned the committee Mr says Sir says a cent committee has been formed with John as Its chairman to look alter the special events for the A number of programs have been developed jus for Centennial year Promotions will be Rem rally Mr says with i car a day being given away Lake Ontario swim is being brought back for the first time in several years and the cultural section is being ex to bring in entries from distant parts of Cnnado One of the new features in this years agricultural show will be a sale of stars whert the top animals shown will be put up fur sale as is done at the Royal The agricultural show is quite good show actually Mr There ore lots of cattle and livestock shown but it gets lost in the magnitude of the whole show Most of the livestock show takes place the second week of the show but there will an exhibit of slock through out the show Keeping livestock there for tin weeks Is almost Impossible he soys so is a display for the first The show runs Aug to Stpl There is also a horse show of heavy and light horses It lacks the international flavor of the Royal but its an excellent show just the same Mr Gardhouse It Just doesn draw from nearly us wide in as the dues Mr house Involve mint with the CNL Is recent compared to his experience with the He has been on the Royal executive commit tec for more than years and is its post president year He alio has the distinction of being one of the few families which has shown at the Royal Agnculiuril Winter fair since its Inception SO years ago I was at the first Royal he grins but I in say 1 remember about it My Group iRhtinE Ontario father and my grandfather proposed lint from Mil showing Shorthorn cattle and I was just there as a spectator of six Mr Gardhouse is the sixth generation of in Canada to breed shorthorns and he has cows calves arms on the Fourth Line and He also rents 350 acres and runs it with the help his son Doug and one hired Mr says he became interested in how ihc was run be of his involvement in showing still show at the and all the hesays since his son has taken over the management of the farm they arc now showing in Denver Colorado and several American shows The family cd to In and is now part of the Interested Citizens Brute The lint the home farm which from Fourth I to line and Mr Is deeply concerned iih both safely id he possible drop In land j louses have been involved in a hydro corridor before he says bee Hydro lint of towers from Islington to the Itichview Iran north of when they were on a family in the arci dur the 1940 nan manage once Mr grins and How does one so many jobs Jus I intend gel into all tins but get Involved so easily and wind up In these Royal 50th marks career ending Cyclists can be charged Herald lft writer When the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair celebrates its anniversary in November Halton Hills will be well represented Among the Royal s tan executives this year is Its president Jock its past president and lis general manager John Moles This is John eighth show and he says it will be his last he Intends to retire after the fair Thcj telling it lime lo retire I telling me Mr Moles says When you get to be I say it time quit The Royal is celebrating its anniversary this year and Mr Moles is a walking fund of information on visitors As the head of a seven man staff it is Mr Moles Job to meetings control the tors enthusiasm so they slay within budget restrictions ensure thai federal health rules are met and be a bit of an idea mon when necessary The volunteers on committees 145 directors from various breed associations and Is run by a member executive plus all the living past presidents the fair It a people organized show he says without a show In the Horse with Dill Anderson the country and western singer us emcee They will also hove square dancL demonstrations sheep dag trials in the Mr Moles says being general manager of the t il has let him in for a certain amount of public relations work to groups lie Rotary clubs and such I also gets him involved with escorting tually has digmlorlcs and visitors from foreign countries and talking to the press His MPs include British various ministers of agriculture Premier William and other premiers Ontario and Quebec I governor home to a friend who keeps Murray Gny beef or work farming Is part of his life sits on Canadian Notional I- him ret of directors past president of the Ituvul Winter fair keeps a kern eye on the Interested Group fight with Ontario Hydro over the corridor and still manages to know Is happening with his herd Aberfcldy I- arms shorthorns are shown at the the Royal and all the targe Ontario shows Bicyclists who commit tain offences under the High way Traffic Act can be ed just any driver of a car Under the Highway Traffic Act the word vehicle Is defined as a motor vehicle trailer form tractor traction engine rood building machine and any other vehicle drawn propelled or driven by any kind of powtr including power Since by that definition bic are considered vehicles people committing traffic of fences on bicycle could face possibility of being convicted and fined How ever no dement points will be marked against the person on his or her driver licence Among the offences for whieh a bicyclist could be charged arc careless driving disobeying a stop sign falling turn out to the right when overtaken by a car making a turn improper signalling and driving the wrong way on a one way street A person over 16 can be held directly responsible on the scene for a chargeable offence committed while a regional police Officer Raj Swaminothln said and that person could be charged and fined When a person under 16 commits same offence very often depending on the circumstances and whether or not the child has been warned and doesn seem to care the officer concerned in my ion would make all attempts to assist Ihe child by advising him or her of the potential dangers Involved in repeated offences of nature Cons table said If that falls the officer involved might notify child par When a juvenile is involved the officer on street patrol will inform the juvenile officer about the situation while he is in processor to solve problem and Ihe street officer will work very closely with the juvenile officer Cons table said Where was Trudeau two years ago Tory Where has Prime Minister service and government Trudciu been fur the past two ding escalated he added What the question remains is whether the prime ing a five per cent rejl growth be dead II a their Canada s Gov Gen Jules and effort thai They ve got to love it because they give Ihelr time and money lo make successful The charter was produce a national show and 1cger and Princess Anne and Mark Phillips Ontario Gov Pauline McGibbon provides some tense moments at Royal Mr Moles confides She lays out her own t Progressive Conservation can minister is prepared to take didatc Jellnyk is asking action on the policies soon following Ihe prime ministers Mr Jehnyk said and ion has been calling for similar ment on the economy last policies but it has the areas where cuts can be Mr the prime mode The opposition is also In minister nothing more support of sunset laws that than wlnt the people and the would automatically end prog opposition parties have been rams Institute a review of say ing for the pas two years In their effectiveness thus their directors come from all parts of Canada It has want this this become a place where foreign and his And while I here I buyers can come and sec what want to see so and so and so Canadian has to offer Over past four years can present a bit of a problem the Itoyol has drawn more and Just where is Bill from more buyers from outside wherever exhibiting ycor representatives visited it from eountnes he says I don think there another show with ihe for livestock we have he says proudly Ihe largest thing or somewhere on the grounds She s been there enough she knows a lot of by name she expects to sec those people And we find them for her Preparations are made for the Royal a year in advance Hydro property negotiated Ontario Hydro has Installed the gates and culverts to areas where soil tests are occurring in the to Milton section of the Bruce to Milton transmission corridor they announced recently Field work in Hills section of the corridor has been suspended pending outcome of the Ontario Municipal Board hearing an a rezoning application They say about 30 per of the affect property owners have nego tiated so tic men with Hydro In middle section of he corridor lo Lime house hydro says temporary fencing is ompleted 90 ptr BOOK REVIEW indoor show of kind The The directors all attend the and Scottish Royals general meeting in March are summer shows They Then through April May and include a lot of machinery June all the plans ore made would be like adding our He Is in almost daily com plowing match to Ihc Royal with the resident It Just not the same type of from April on and by the time show at all the show opens In November is For the anniversary year days begin around and Ihe is producing a film end Ihc horse show years of changes The native feels thai managing anniversary is a nice way to end an active agricultural and looking at the list agriculture and relating those changes to the Royal They will also be honouring the few exhibitors who have exhibited annually since the show began that have exhibited of Jobs he has held continuously will also be years one can see Just how recognized During ihe active his working life has horse show they hope lo have been an exhibition of old carriages He from Ontario the towers are up all selective now cultural college In lOJfi cutting and per cent of the ls for vehicles worked for Master Feeds pruning were to be done by the horses fit Ihc show served in the navy during end of July Wire stringing was has also added a farmed for I wo expected to begin this Day this year ytarson the fifth I cost of month More than two thirds of Countrv the property settlements were vt Calendar and Country Canada expected to be finalized by ihe but they ve taken with the CHC for four years end of July hold and developed this thing and then worked for Ontario In the northern section of They moved the Hydros farm sales bunch corridor Bruce lo Colbeck Guineas competition Itfore wenl to the Royal hydro says nearly low Youth Day the Junior He has also served two were erected by end of j Collegiate terms on the University of be will happen then The senate and has been completed to Colbeck by j is also on president of the in August More than per University alumni association cent of the properly owners n ML Although has deoldcd to in Ihit have reached moving the Guineas retire Mr Moles is renting with Hydro eompctltion they have planned pasture behind his Hills their concerns about the Mr speaking on the proposals of the retent Bonn summit talked about in service cuts in level of increase in gov spending and Ihe need create the post office as a crown corporation lt very wild when It lakes the prime minister this long to he s fed up with the post office other Canadians have been fed up for many years now Mr Jellnyk said He Ihc statements on the cuts in civil sen lee Ih level of increase In spending as puzzling for mem of cabinet and the senior civil service who were not consulted on the policy slate- Thc prime minister slate was similar to made in before the size of the civil Dynamite cache recovered An anonymous phone call lipped off regional police a cache or 14 sticks of hidden on the I Imehenne Church property The dynamilr which pot Ice said was stolen three years ago hud not led sufficiently affect Its explosive power pol asked for and Die The Irony he is Mr Trudeau made these wild promises without con sulfation after Ignoring similar suggestions made in porliu in economy this year promise made by prime minister at the Bonn summit Mr said the prime should have opted for one of two courses in his bid to spur economic growth on medlote election the eco nomy as key issue or to recall parliament lo debate the polie By making a vague state ment on national television he demonstrated his wish lo be a dictator of this country Mr Jellnyk said Conservationists rap province The Ontario Conservation resource of Provincial Council rapped the govern Ins been mode by a knuckles in recent narrowly defined group William direct Jy alt eel by the com Is for acting loo hastily in mission land use proposals reducing Niagara Escarp- The council strongly en planning area before the dorses the process set down public has hod a chance to for gathering opinions from express their views We arc astonished and somewhat dismayed thai the Government has seen fit to assume that the views sed by directly affected reflect the many sources on the plan and admits that the affected land owners wishes must be con but it feels that plan the use of escarpment land meets only port of Ihc need for an overall provincial ions of the entire province and plan which It has been has acted so hastily in our ting for many years view prematurely without the The complaint thai the com benefit of the widespread con mission should not be doing and public heating detailed planning for process which is explicitly re- along the escarpment Is quired by Act the letter legitimate in the council said view Instead Ihe council feels The council feels lhat the the Commission should lay size of the area of jurisdiction down broad planning policies is not the issue but rather thai which the affected a major policy decision on a ties could use as the basis for an official plan CONTEST WINNER Hughes was the winner of the McDonald Restaurant and The Herald coloring contest for July Chris who won on his first entry was very excited as he accepted a witch from McDonalds manager Pat for his effort The contest runs every week In The Herald and offers watches radios and gift certificates as prizes ft for only W0 Can you Imagine this ft home situated on your lot This home offers you bedrooms large eat In kitchen living room and family room etc Plaster walls oak kitchen shag carpet Arm strong Floors are a few of the out standing features We also have a variety of other plans to suit different tastes Custom house builders for over years Regal Road Guelph SI 1810 Hrs Please Phone Collect nil police bomb disposing of the dynamite afternoon George town firefighters were on stand by while the dynamite was being detonated The dynamite wis burled in ground near an old shed on properly It had no Identifying on Atlantic crossing in leather Smith Build a leather boat Cross Atlantic in a leather Impossible Virtually nothing is impose though for a doughty determined adventurer like Tim Severin About five years ago he became obsessed with Ihc Idea of emulating the voy age made in the sixth century by fit Brendan from Ireland to the Promised Land Sevtrln decided sue cess or failure of his attempt would hinge on the use of similar medieval materials Hence the boat made of 1c itli The legendary voyage of the Irish monk was described in the Latin book Brcndani The mo dern described in the new book The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin Nelson and Scott Severin sailed from Ireland on May 17 1970 wintered in reached the Pro mised which lumed out to be the lip of Newfoundland on June His hoik is 1 gripping account of a Irilly rem accomplish unique to New World DIM IIOAT Actually the project half r before ship ever set soil It took three irs of torn plicated eonstruclion he foot brown in in is finally hunched it Ihe Dingle Peninsuh of County Kfrry farthest point of reach injout into lie The hull of Hit vessel was nothing more III in ok tanned in oak lurk then painstakingly stitched and slrclche lover frame of Die framework was hand last it 1 joints with I ml The double The truly Irish was built in reverse ginning with Ihe gunwales and finishing with keel except there was no keel il was smothered In wool But would lie Would she eome apart under stress Would she be conn de ith trap PUT TO fill- TI ST Her crew of four intrepid round their vessel to the test in tin stormiest w iters of They hit like Jon ill boil whale whilst sides pumped in if she were The si II med i lie she would hind run the wind and loloiRaii down tin wives Al turns the wives like mirehinj hills of w iters rike Ihe boil from stem stern or vice Sin ill wonder lint irel her si I lee and lee floes tin le liber mil itc in the spit pile lies fullileur hi In of swimming directly under the Little ship man provided One night during blinding rainstorm i fax lory trawler line a few feel of miming the liny vessel I Itut lite plucky adventurers mil sturdy in line ever leither boil successfully the and thus daily further objection to ide the Irish monks mitht have sTiliilsueh boots to Norlh Ann long fore and even Tore Norsemen I rue ihc only conclusive tint such voyages ever ippi will be if in n re he from in irly Irish visit is foil in I some tiny on Hut tin llruithn Voyage Ins removid tin irly Irish from the eatei of speculation doubt put it in the ore 1 1 1 serious historic lit ihe mod were much the design mil eoiestrueied from similar routes In both cases were via Stepping Stones is from Ireland to Hebrides hie of Sheep the I the of to Isle if Smiths and to ere lied by wind and weather were no doubl similar Hi ill mar mil the modern rers were so in their si lability was pitientco goodly 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