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4i mthe acton free pret wednesday march 15 1967 i i i i 1 n final farm management meeting discusses price of farm products 09 1m fmw awamw i at halton junior farmers drama festival satur day evening went to palermo club their- presentation the patchwork quilt was judged the best allround play under the direc tion of mrs evelyn oafes she was presented with the w i dick trophy by agricultural rep resentative henry j stanley gyven kovochik who played old mrs willis in the production was awarded the margaret alice elliott trophy three plays presented for best actress bymrs george elliott brian cargill who held the part of john in acton juniors if men played cards as women do was judged best actor and presented with the j e whitelock trophy by mrs whitelock here brian mrs oates and miss kovachik hold their trophies while adjudicator verne shaw of ggelph little theatre looks on at right the final halton farm man agement meeting for the win ter season was held at ligney school on wednesday march 8 hen s t a n ley agijcjiltural representative discussed the various factors which deter mine the price of our farm products the main factors are production costs market ing costs demand for the pro duct supply and government programs and legislation he stated that production costs have very little influence on the price of agricultural products but should be of much greater concern t6 farm halton boys excel at college royal by henry j stanley at the annual college royal held at the ontario agricultur al college students compete for honors in showmanship and the exhibiting of field crops and fruits and vegeta bles halton county students were vety successful art law- son milton rjr 5 won the dairy showmanship with geoff nurse georgetown rjr 2 as reserve bob merry milton rr 5 was declared beef showman also competing in the finals of the beef showmanship class was bill jackson mono road rj 1 harold thompson milton rjr 2 was second showing a junior shorthorn he won the reserve championship in the field crcp classes exhibiting over 20 different varieties of grains and small seeds har old also won the silver tray for having top score in carcass evaluation i- halton can be proud of these former 4h club mem bers people in the future other industries predict the market and tailor production and price to fit marketing costs accquntfpr 0 per cent of the consumers dollar this has in creased from the 40 per cent level 15 years ago as consum ers aiv requiring more market ing services each year dtirtng this 15year period the per cent disposable income spent on food by the consumer has decreased from 24 per cent to 20 per cent this points to the fact that the farmer is not receiving his fair share in rela tion to other segments of our economy our population in canada is increasing at just over 15 per cent per year thus our farm production must increase pro ducts such as red and white meats increase at four per cent per year while cereals eggs and potatoes will decline with our higher standard of living export markets ac- amaml mcisik mcato t sjffdih the annual bake sale and euchre at speyslde school held on friday evening march 10 was a financial success the lucky draw prixe wltb ners were 910 nellie mc- trash halton manor milton tlng hclpm our own market it is expected count for over 30 per cent of the total agricultural produc tion in canada surpluses are removed through the ex export amwze that there will be a slow but persistent growth of export markets in the future norm watson vicechairman of the farm products market ing board toronto discussed the various marketing boards established in ontario and conducted a workshop on these john sandham secretary of the newly established central fruit exchange vineland dis cussed its operation this ex change is responsible for sell ing fruits and vegetables for the producers in the niagara peninsula chairmen for this meeting were chuck warner fruit and vegetable specialist and tom alderson chairman of the ed ucation committee of the hal ton federation of agriculture groceries mary krasta hal ton manor milton 10 quarts milk mrs c cutts rr 4 acton gallon motor oil mrs m koks rjr 4 acton the euchre prize winners were ladles firsi doris kent- ner second mae fountain hidden score doris barber gent first mervln barber second harry hooper hidden score helen jocque lunch was served by the ladies in charge exhaust muffle is your car starting to sound a bit like a hot rodder if so your muffler may have a dan gerous leak as well as the sound being noisier it will also leak outohe exhaust fumes these dangerous carbon mon oxide fumes could seep into the body of the car with fatal results dont fool with leaky gnufflers and tailpipes get em replaced before it is too late robt r hamilton optometrist 11 mountain view s condition your driving to winter conditions ill mill st acton tor appotntmint 8773971 no tou charge experts to lecture on fruit vegetables palermo tops jr farmer drama festival a crowd which blanketed the seating ol the christian educa tion centre of st pauls church and spread through the doorb into the hall attended the annual halton junior farmers drama festival sat urday evening the three clubs acton nor- val and palermo competed to decide which will represent halton in the zone competi tion in late march a winner will be picked from one of the four counties in the zone to enter the provincial contest at guelph university april 8 the plays were adjudicated by verne shaw a director of guelph little theatre esquesing council passes accounts the regular meeting of es quesing township council on monday march 6 had all mem bers present with reeve george leslie presiding council instructed the treas urer to pay the following ac counts town of georgetown 2780 town of georgetown 3333 opp hand out 65 charges 123 warnings during the period march to march 11 inclusive person nel of the mihon detachment ontario provincial police worked a total of 843 hours and during this period a total of 8055 miles were patrolled on area highways as a result of patrol 65 traf fic charges were laid and 123 traffic violation warnings were issued as well as 37 convic tions registered over this period four prop erty damage accidents and one injury accident were investi gated resulting in one person being injured and approxim ately 4650 in property dam age causes of accidents were inattentive driving fail to yield and animal crossing highway as a result of ac cidents four persons were charged with driving offences there were 30 general occur rences reported consisting of theft of tools from the prop erty of h laird norval ont four liquor seizures resulting in four charges preferred un der the liquor control act four premises were found in secure at night and three ab andoned vehicles were remov ed from the highways the re maining occurrences were of a minor nature more than four million north americans bought tape recorders ia 1965 it is predict ed that the sales will reach nine muueb units in 1970 ranging in price from flo to sljofo town of georgetown 344 georgetown rest home 16610 nellis construction ltd covering dump 6300 dills printing and publishing co ltd acct 900 halton registry office feb list 1200 ontario municipal sta tioners supplies 21740 georgetown hydro commis sion glen williams st lights 5938 a w benton stamps 1000 the treasurer was also in structed to pay an account of 443 to maveal motor sales and charge to esquesing fire area no 1 also to pay thomp son motors 1030 and charge to acton fire area no 2 road accounts amounting to 14912 91 as presented by the commenting on the plays be fore awarding the trophies mr shaw praised the opening scene or norvals the bath room door the play written by gertrude jennings is full of contrast in age and occupa tions the adjudicator felt the makeup job of converting don hamilton into an elderly gen tleman was well done a high operatic voice maintained by prima donna wilma mason however tended to get some what tiresome by the end he said george s kaufmans if men played cards as women do presented by the acton club was labelled a bit dat ed but brian cargill as john received rhe j e white- lock trophy as best actor of the evening presentation was made by mrs whitelock best allround play of the evening under the direction of mrs evelyn oates was paler mos the patchwork quilt by rachel field mr shaws snly criticism of the play was that the actors occasionally allowed gaps in the dialogue and were slightly out of the focus of the blue light during the fantasy mrs oates accepted the w i dick trophy from haltons ag ricultural representative henry stanley on behalf of the club skits and musical selections were presented by vanous groups and selections by the halton junior farmer girls trio consisting of ruth ma son wilma mason and joy hayward were enjoyed the peel county junior farmers presented their skit in the form of an amusing fashion show and earl burt of the ac ton junior farmers sang sever al selections by cjuu warner dr john wiebe of the horti cultural research institute of ontario will be the headline guest speaker at a meeting of the burlington and district fruit and vegetable growers association on thursday march 16 at 745 pm at the optimist youth centre 2091 prospect st burlington rr wiebe will speak on the topic of the future of the fruit and vegetable industry in ontario this may be dr wiebes last visit to this area for a while since he is leaving soon to work in egypt for two or three years also on the program are sep arate sessions for both fruit and vegetable growers the fruit growers will hear from dr wilde of the university of guelph on the subject of pest control on apples he plans to discuss some ideas he has that could save up to 30 per cent on a spray mater ials bill dr harold hughes also of the university of guelph will talk on mechani cal harvesting of fruit crops the vegetable session will hear dr hughes speak in me- road superintendent were also to be paid councillor c f patterson was granted leave of absence without loss of remuneration while he attends the world hockev tournament old mrs willis in the presen tation received the margaret alice elliott trophy for best actress for the second year in a row it was presented by mrs george elliott during the evening several youre safe and secure v save money too under the protective roof of insurance dennys insurance agency 17 mm w ada residences ill 8532645 harold 8532565 whtat you was raeatto uu a reason mot a save with safeco s broadrisk homeowner s policyl no dangerous gaps no costly overlaps yet it costs less than many ordinary policies for the complete roof of pro tection call us today cajtertme begins at a ae 0 at easter and all year through youll find fashions from cameo impart a quiet elegance to your wardrobe with famous names such as new mode jac an continental casuals knitwear sabre sportswear and many others exclusively designed dresses suits sportswear accessories and lingerie to flatter your figure for the easter parade large selection of foundation garments bra siim 30 to 52 aa to do cameo shoppe chanical harvesting of vegeta ble crops and a representative from niagara brand will dis cuss cabbage root maggot con trol for 196t this looks hke one of the best meetings of the year for a fruit and vegetable grower a person who grows fruit only will not have to sit and listen to vegetable talk all night all growers are invited to at tend regardless of member ship this is a meeting that no grower can afford to miss press an animal cooky cut ter lightly into the frosting on a childs birthday cake then fill the outside with tinted frosting for a different decor ation the president and board of directors of the childrens aid society of the county of halton cordially invite you and your friends fo attend the annual meeting on thursday march 16 1967 at 830 pm at knox presbyterian church main street milton ontario guest speaker mr h h dymond secretary ontario association of childrens aid societies canon c aa mitchell presldent- mrs paul lanz secretary notice to employers and employees in agriculture and hoimojlturt unemployment insurance will as of april lst1967 cover employees of farmsh ranches nurseries greenhouses fruit vegetable flowergrowers employers ask foft the pamphlet if you have not already received a pamphlet describing your obligations as an employer under this new programme obtain one im mediately from the unemployment intnrancr commission kegiste as an employe as soon as possible you should register at the nearest office of the unemployment insurance commission this is im portant b unemployment in surance is compulsory if you hire workers licence to puacmase stamps after registration if you have insurable em ployees the commission will send you a licence to purchase unemployment insurance stamp and additional neces sary information as to the insurability of your employees contributions to be paid how to affix stamps in your em ployees books records you must keep etc employees rlnd out ip you as insurablc consult your nearest unemployment insurance commission office to find out if you are insurable under the pro gramme some employees are not insurable social insurance numbtft every insurable employee must have one application forms can be obtained at unemployment insurance commission offices and most post offices complete the form and mail it to an unemployment insurance commission office there is no charge for it unemployment insurance book if you are insurable you are required to have such a book which may be ob tained from the nearest office of the unemployment insurance commission you simply have to give your full name date of birth and social insur ance number there ia no charge for it i unemployment insurance commission government of canada wmuliw wutiyjuht