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Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 1, 1967, p. 17

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pto banquet appreciate your freedoms speaker orer 100 people enjoyed the una speeches and an excellent meal and joined in the fan and troue at the annual plowmens bmqnat la brooktlue school on safanday alaa local singer and entertainer earl bart entertained plowmen before and after the guest speak er rev joe stewart gave his address tat five furrow qmancootest- ants addressed the audience and were judged for their speech and rosemary booth was named the winner air stewart pleaded with those present to appreciate the free doms they have here in canada he spoke of his trip around the world including avislttorussla he spoke of the lack of freedom worship and speech in russia he told of his gtoup touring moscow and attending the opera it was a beautiful opera the only equal i have ever seen was in rome there were 13 of usln a box seat 10 of us and three of them everyplace we went someone watched us the speak er said mr stewart told a story of a guide leading his group on a tour through the kremlin he was surprised at the enthusiasm of the girl when she spoke of the russian czars at one pointin her speech the girl apparently got a signal and the enthusiasm was gone he said he praised the russians for their architecture and then told a story about an architect who built a swimming pool equal in size to several city blocks when the work was done his eyes were burnt to assure he could never build a better one when he left russia he went to holland it was almost like heaven after what we had seen in russia the affable speaker said head table guests included mr and mrs r timbers mr and mrs r montegue both judges halton dairy princess carol swackhamber ontario furrow queen bonnie anderson direct or jack taylor and his wife halton plowmens association president j c cunningham guest speaker rev joseph stew art henry stenley mr and mrs jim snow mr and mrs george swann mr and mrs william coulter and mr and mrs stan norrish who were hosts for the day while introducing the head table mr stonley mentioned mr coulter had earned honor by winning second prize in the inter national contest held in barrie recently mr coulter later con ceded the possibility of halton and haldlmandgetungconfused was a very real one an interestlngincldent occurr ed when t j brownridge of georgetown received his trophy for the oldest plowman in the match arent you going to ask my age he quizzed why how old are you mr- cunningham asked 1 was six weeks old when they held the first match he said later thomas howden the donor of the trophy asked mr brown ridge his age but other than the above information no answer was forthcoming mrs g i huott presents an award to jean wilson for the youngest competitor while l skuas presents the junior championship to harley pickering banquet i lowing match staff photo weather cuts entries list plow match winners heavy rains and cool damp weather saturday whittled the entries into the annual halton county plowing match to a num ber somewhat lower than last years record of 60 entries in spite of the low number of entries those who did make u went about the match with great enthusiasm the following are the winners of the match held on the farm of stan norrlson tractors in sod open first and best finish glen gray of rockwood roy craig mono rd bob armstrong brampton ken taylor gait open mounted plows two furrows or more first and best flntsh john wilson norval bert robertson acton bryan mar shall milton lloyd may milton mounted plows first and best finish bob brander malton el gin jamieson gait harley pick ering oakvllle bob brander wen the silver tray presented by toronto dominion bank in burlington tractor and mounted plows two or more furrows halton only first and best finish i janet taylor burlington jean wilson norval janet taylor won the junior championship tractors in sod open first and best finish larry picket georgetown john devinsbram- iptna john breckofc burlington larry pickett won toe silver tray presented by the burlington branch of the royal bank tractors in sod open three or more furrows ron goe tiling kitchener dwlght hay hornby george dixon brampton norm love goelph ron goe tiling woo the silver tray donated by the canadian imperial bank of com merce in milton the ernest irvine tractor ut ility class two or more fur rows halton only bryan marshall john wilson janet taylor harley pickering dwlght may larry picket john breck- on tractor utility class open bob armstrong ken taylor el gin jameson bob brander roy craig george dixon tom hend erson john devins lloyd may rongcettling of the 12 entries into the spe cial centennial class open to any one who has entered a plowing match in the past century tj brownridge rr 2 georgetown emerged victorious austin led- wlth of ledwlth food markets presented the silver tray to the winner there were six specials offer ed the winners of the specials are esio champion special bryan marshall international harvest er special dwlght may bank of nova scotia larry picket tho mas howden special for oldest plowman tj brownridge judge george eilllott special jean wilson horse show ray ner bros t j brownridge wort both the centennial class and the trophy for the oldest plowman in the halton contest here austan ledwith presents a silver tray on behalf of ledwiths food markets for the centennial class staff photo 5 fls ws thurs fri sat november 234 all color all horror show 3 feature attraction a 1 the witches curse 1 starring kirk morris helene chanel 2 the curse of frankenstein starring peter cushing christopher lee canadas first bank celebrates a centennial and a half 3 horror of dracuia starring michael gough melissa stribling show starts at 730 pm as this will be our last show for this season may we take this op portunity to thank you all for your patronage over the past season we hope to see you all next season throughout this centennial year bank of montreal has joined with communities large and small across the nation in cele brating 1 00 years of confederation on november 3rd we have our own special day of celebration the 1 50th an niversary of the founding of canadas first bank and the canadian banking system on this historic occasion we could be looking backward over 150 years of achievement instead were looking ahead were looking ahead with the enthusiasm of a vibrant institution geared for the future a peoples bank pervaded with a dynamic urge to maintain the leadership that has always characterized its service to the canadian people the years ahead will be full of new challenges and new opportunities fresh ground must be broken and new pathways estabhshedin creative services to our cus tomers to meet their everchanging needs right now were busy trailblazing thats the responsibility that comes with the privilege ot being a leader when youre 1 50 years old you have to think young in the past year alone bank of montreal has continued to lead the way by being first with true savings account true chequing accounts bancaidchak the cash card customer convenience howah as we enter the second half of our second century its as true today as it was in 1 81 7 the bank of the future is canadas first bank bank of montreal canadas first bank tt urges local growers exhibit vegetables at winter fair by charles warner the royal winter fair held at the cne groundsnovember 10- lambsfe damsels have sewing lesson ah members were present for the fourth meeting of the lamb- sie damsels on the afternoon of oct 21 the meeting was held at the home of assistant leader miss elva pearen the roll call was answered by each girl stating an alteration made to their pattern marian gates read the minutes for the third meeting then the meeting was turned over to mrs mcculloch the leader mrs mcculloch told the 4h girls of a public speaking con test to be held on nov 3 at pon- sonby school in elora marjorie johnston and norma leslie shall represent greenoch at this event mrs mcculloch explained to the members the proper way of laying out a pattern and cutting it she told the importance of staystitchlng a garment she noted that a staystitch is used to prevent the garment from stret ching the stretching is done 12 inch in from side of material with approximately 1214 stit ches per inch when doing a skirt you start from below the tipper you sew up the side and across to the center then re peat it the same on the other sides both leaders mentioned the importance of sewing a skirt or dress from the hem to the waist the girls laid out material and patterns and with the help of the leaders cut out their pattern mrs mcculloch showed the 4hers how to make tailor tacks so they could mark the patterns at home they were also shown how to cut out the lining for the fifth meeting with the instruct the acton free press wednesday november 1 1967 j the grower there is enough price money to cover any expenses that may be involved in showing the product and if he is very successful perhaps some profit more important however is the promotional value of such an ex hibit this is a chance for a local grower to show the public the quality and kind ofproduce avail able from the local production areas it is also a chance for in dividual growers to gain some advertisement for their own in dividual packs the royal winter fair is an excellent opp ortunity for vegetable producers and packers to give their industry a boost 18 invites vegetable growers to exhibit their produce in the many classes available this competition features en tries from most of the late veg etable crops including beets cabbage cauliflower celery carrots citron leeks onions parsnips pumpkin squash mar row potatoes andturnips single entries in these items may com pete for prize money of around 1 for a first prize in one of these classes mass display competitions are open to grower groups and pro duce shippers a first prize in one of these classes is worth 100 generally such an exhibit consists of a showing of several kinds of vegetables arranged in a 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