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the georgetown herald twelve pages georgetown ont wednesday june 24th 1953 twelve pages farm town balance upset look for depression drury rhe summer conference of the federation of agriculture for zone 3 comprising seven counties halton imcoe wentworthyork peel on tario duflerin and the northern territories was held at angus re- t forestatlon park on saturday june 13th the womens committee with mrs pound of ancaster the chair- lady met in the morning to discuss questions peculiar to the womens outlook the various counties pre sented reports of federation activ ities throughout the year church services conducted and sponsored by the federation groups were mm gled with health and education pro grammes the group seemed unanimous that the greatest lack in tfie federation of agriculture was an educational programme both to spread the tre mendous benefits to the farmer and to the urban consumer press re porting was stressed so the public might be informed as to what the federation felt was important en ough to be warrant discussion and what was trivial the problem that new canadians might find our recreational ideas not to their lik ng was touched on it had been noticed that euchre could drjve a new canadian away but crokwolewas a drawing card mrs weir chiirman of the prov incial federation women s commit 1 tee spoke concerning forums and the federation it was brought out that while the federation fathers the farm forums the hospital ua tion and other groups of great ben efit to the rural people they tend to become separate and to lose their relation to the parent organization as they get on their feet effort should be made to keep the relation apparent educational committees were for med in twenty counties and spon sored leadership training courses for all orgamzat ons in those coun ties courses in parliamentary jro cedure planning etc a few interesting facts concern ing cheese were given canada s consumpion per capita is 4 5 uni ted states 7 5 end britain s 12 lbs per capita if w would only double our consumption of this aluable food there would be no surplus and no need for t subsidy simcoe count v federation was host at a generous luncheon and immediately affr mr e c drury spoke to the gartering mr drury who was prime minister of the first farmers government spoke of cin- ada s development relating his re marks mainly to agriculture this fine old gentleman who has lived all his life on the farm with a wholesome love of farming as a way of life deplores the declining farm population the empty farms the useless barrs as alarming con- ditions pointing to serious danger in the whole economical and social set up he said that when the bal ance between rural and urban pco pies was so one sided as it is today with the farmers buying power squeezed ever tighter we could look for a depression in a few years mr drury sxke against protec tive tariffs how they restrict trade and prevent free enterprise he pointed out the good and evils in unions and communism how the theory of each uas good but that the evils came when too much auth- ority was granted any 4c person or group he feels that floor prices are wrong because he natural corollary would be ceiling prices he feels that education is the great need be cause he said he believes that the town is not knowing in its oppifes ive attitude toward the farmer the humour the speaker mixed with his words of wisdom made his address most enjoyably received lcpl dous browne serving in korea l cpl douglas browne is one of several local soldiers serv ing w ith the united nations forces in korea with sgt bruce collins of town and other members of the lord sirathcona horc regiment he ar rived oersoas a few weeks ago oem of mrs g m cascky norval he worked at provincial paper ltd before cnlutim in the army four years agd he was with the royal canadian dragoons for thee ears stationed at several cjms including borden meaford petawawa w imwruht alberta and gordon hcnd b c his wife is a toronto girl ind is living in the city during his absence mr robinson member of parlia ment a fcucst it the meeting spoke taking an optimistic icvv as to the future of agriculture ind stressing the effort put into the k hi ilion of gnculture bec iusc the ftdention is one of only three groups who are privileged to meet with the cabinet u ottav a and deser cs and needs the cooperition of the farm popu lation the session then resumed its mee tin jointly with discussion of mem- liership dislincion the mi ur was not settled but more work is nee cssary to determine i suitable cm blcm the secretary mi belvea out lined t i imphlft the ontario fed era t ion h is prepared to be re idy for distribution immediately feiv int a resume of the recent activities of the federation this is now avail able to any who wish to write for it cost is not vet determined dissatisfaction was expressed at the manner in which mr gardiner minister of agriculture at ottawa and other ofticnls quote farm in come figures and fail to make clear whether thc speak of gross income of net income it was felt that when errors are mad publicly attention should be drawn to them and cor rections made the method nf gathering statistics was discussed and many fell that the federation should gather statis tics for their own- use the feeling being that the present nethod did not give a true picture of agricul ture mrs t l leslie iode flower draw winner a ery successful coronation tea was held iriday june 19th under the auspices of the countess of strathmore chapter iode at the home on mrs arthur beaumont glen williams during the absence of miss jean mackenzie mrs- sam mackenzie as acting regent super vised the various activities tea was served indoors with mrs w g o thompson mrs w c reynolds and itfrs g w mccallum pouring tea helping to serve were some of the younger set mama mackenzie leanne darou judy beaumont betsv willson bev hyde and betty greig after tea the guests were invited to relax on the shaded lawns and enjoy the beautiful grounds a spe cial vote of thanks goes to the mem bers who so faithfully discharged their duties in the kitchen mrs wilfrid ford mn denney charles and mrs bob iteichardt mrs thos hewson and mrs john hughes sold candy made by various members outdoors a fish pond supervised by mrs ernest ball catered to the small fry and fruit punch was also served to the younger generation taxi service to and from the tea wjs provided by mrs ron kitchen mis fred chapman and mrs rob crt wicks highlight of the tea was the drawing of the lucky number for tbc flower draw mrs t l leslie durham street was the lucky win tier and will receive 6 bouquets of flowers one each month beginning in october thf flowers are sup plied by rosedale floral mrs wm hamilton and mrs h itugg rc in ehirie of the flower draw members of the ted committee were mrs sam maikcnic mrs ar th ir beaumont huth evdns mrs pere leslie mrs bob rei hardt mrs denney diaries and mrs hon kitchen mrs robert bessey ninety this sunday a former georgetown lad who now lives at halton centennial ma nor milton will celebrate her 90th rbulhday this sunday june 8th mrs robert bessev has mui y friends m toi who will wish her wt 11 as she m rks this important milestone social personal miss margaret dickie of toronto was a weekend visitor with miss hilda brwin mr and mrs lawrence majuery and children larry and linda spent last week on a holiday motor trip through the states to new mexico dr j h chamberlain flew to winnipeg to attend the convention of the canadian medical associa tion the early part of last week mr and mis kenneth bullard of kilbride were sunday visitors with mr and mrs james f evans and mrs william frank mrs ross p tch and daughter carol are visiting in town this week with mr and mrs frank petch they are from vaudreuil terrace quebec mr harvey devvhurst past grand of orion lodge georgetown attcn ded the grand lodge sessions and banquet of the independent order of oddfellows held at the royal york hotel in toronto last week mr and mrs george ward dra per street were visitors on sunday at the home of mr and mrs fred clark mallon and attended the dedication service of the new mai to united chureh ton june 19th elizabeth hay the daughter of mr and mrs ivan hay had a party to celebrate her fifth birthday her guests were jane cleivc barbara cleave mary jane ward versey ihaniiian carol mc gilvriy and fcli ibeth s little sister m iry miss jean ad ms and mrs myrtle junkin of bufr ilo spent the week end in town with their mother mrs annie adams mrs adams moved batk to georj t iw n from buft ilo recently and is liviif m the h me whiih she owns on church street where mis v 1 lav in h foimer ij tcsided mrs wilfrid hunter and mrs ilcrl mdielnunt hive left for the northli d where they will operate then totmst resorts in the hunts ville district atfdin this summer mrs hunter has v illc view cabins on tic hiihvv ij north of lluntsville and lr ind mrs marchment last year jurehased i similar business which they call bert nd donnas cabins brigade cau eo when car wiring on fire when wiring in ev wilson s car caught fire in the park shortly after 6pm monday the fire brigade was called only minor damage was caused to the car jvly lt holiday merchants will observe july 1st as the dominion day holiday in georgetown georgetown stores will be closed for the holiday wednesday july 1st retail division georgetown chamber of commerce later cne shifts fall fair to october thtr cott union friends present gift to newlyweds many friends and neighbours were present at a community presentation held in the basement of union pre- bytcn in church on fridav m hon our of mr and mrs harold infill who was shirley mcnally before her marriage rev g l koyal was chnrman fur a program which included art rhodes a former storekeeper at terra cotta who with his friend al 1 aglart entertained with several guit ir and vocal selections doro thy thompson played a musical s 1 eetion on the piano and mrs how ard dolson gave a humoro is rt id ing pat vickrrs and betty zilio tc imed up to sirq to their own gui tar accompaniment gordon strin ger showed three reels on his movie camera mrs enc leslie read an address to the ncwlywcds she welcomed mr inglis to the community and told of the active part his wife has pi lyed in churcn and social life above all mentioning her as church organist they were presented with a green davenport by jack macdon aid and gordon stringer on behalf of the community mrs inglis than ked everyone for their kindness and several present were called on to congratulate the young couple and wish them well lunch was later served by the ladles lucky draw winners at holy cross bingo at a social evening of bingo in holy cross church hall on thurs day a draw for several prizes on which tickets had been sold was made during the evening prizewinners in the draw were set of dishes mrs john fry glen williams featherweight electric iron h arbic acton card table r villiani hamilton double boiler james boyle georgetown corona tkm biscuits vera surley hamil ton electric toaster esther beson ette georgetown bath towels mrs a keith hamilton blankets june dunn acton hostess table mr b owens hamilton bedroom lamp john harrison collingwood ham per of fruit margaret duffy hamil ton pillow cases bmiicc sargent hamilton casserole wlluam mc- jllillan acton water set jean mc- crea acton l 0halloran hamil ton i fngtrvmfvts mr and mrs n risk of walker t n announce the engagement of their daughter ili7tl fthcl ret n to robert bhtrw od hall son f mr loscph hall sr ind the lite mrs hall oc cec nctown the wed hiu will tike nlace in kinx pres bvuriin churcl wulktrton n iturday august t first it twelve o clock noon cedarvale tea raises funds for television friends of ctd irvale school tur ned out in larl numbers on situr dav at a musical tea ind sale staged b the girls in residence proiceds of the day ire c irmaiked to bu a television set with mrs e m houston in charge the sehojl staff was assisted by stveral ladies from georgetown ind torontc mis a r v innattcr miss ii a stau itpn and mrs h if jones poured tea with mrs r vv dirou and mrs g urquhirt as listing in the tea room miss paula arthurs and mrs ivy margcson took charge of the sales room with assistants including mrs victor mc donald mrs j medcrmid ind mrs norman laird 3nd mrs g lnchton of toronto mrs harold clcav e helped in the kitchen mr norman laird opened the tea with a few remarks and had charge of the musical program which included piano and vocal solos and group singing b the girls the weather mr editor it was a pietty hot week end with the first 90 degree mark to usher in the start of summer the first 90 degree mark last year was reached on june 24th with a high of 94 em batkin date max mm ral june 15 74 42 june 16 77 47 48 june 17 71 9 24 june 18 0 a9 june 19 85 53 june 20 90 69 trace june 21 87 64 average 81 56 72 glen williams nabs large trout with bare hands best fish story of the week comes from glen wi hams where a young hollander clirci ce bakker caught a 21 inch brown trout there mikhtn t be anything too unusual about this except for the fact that clarence has neither rod nor reel he was standing beside a shallow part of the river when he suduily bent hun and scooped tiie fish up in his hands out of the vv iter clarence had plenty of evidence for there were scvaral people swim ming and others looking on during the hot sunday afternoon due to toronto exhibition run ning over on to the usual george town fair date it was necessary to change the date of the fair this year to the first friday and sat urday in october the 2nd and 3rd while this will be a decided change for local fairg jers during the past ten years it is hoped to revert to the usual date another year how ever georgetown fair has been held successfully on october dates in years gone by ana this year should be no exception plans for a big show are well underway and at a recent meeting judges were invited and some chan ges made in ihe cattle and light horse section it is hoped to have a showing of western horses this year s well as the uual fine light horse show while the flower show may be af- fe ted by the late date it is hoped exhibitors will try to preserve their f lowers if at all possible it will how ev er give the school children a better chance to get their exhib its ready after the holidays it is hoped that the coronation year fair will be one of the best in the history of the esquesing agric ultural society georgetown mayor issues plowing match challenge mrs percy leslie is liberal vicepresident president of the newly formed wo iu n s libcial association in hal ton is mrs frank mcnivcn milton the oi janizatiun came n to being last week it a meeting in trafalgar township hall a georgetown lady mrs percy leslie is a vice presi dm ale ng with mrs anne stew irt burjington mis llovd craw fe rd campbellville and mrs a hovel i unau oakvillc mrs gor d lit th br te is treasurer and mrs hov turner milton and mrs 1 uthi r frmcrson milton seeretar ics vj libe ral candid itc murray mc 1h nl addressing the meeting ask cd the ladies not to look on their rkimzatietn as a 6 week pre elee linn v nture your assocf ion should be one of a number of bodies with which 1 could meet from time to lime for ad ice on government issues if i am elected h said mrs m j poupoure sudburv regional organ uer and past president of the onta rio women liberals was the pun opal speaker and reviewed thcthretr part federal health program an- iouned last month by hon paul martin minister of national health and welfare mrs h a kinncarprcscnt lib eral women s president and mrs t o dolson brampton president of the southern division were also on the speakers patform anglican rll at acton district anglicans attended an open ai rservicc and picnic sunday afternoon in acton park ma or john t armstrong major jack armstrong has chal lenged the mayors of four other halton towns to a contest at the county plowing match this fall writing to hulton plowmen s as sociation the georgetown mayor said that with various majors in the province taking up this pastime he felt halton should follow suit and hopes his confreres in cton milton burlmgtpn and oakvllle will take him up on the challenge h would suggest that the rules be set by your association said mr armstrong anv rules would bo acceptable to m sinlc this will be the first contest i have entered in fact up to the present i have never ev en plowed l a mayors match should add a great deal of interest to this years affair which is dated for esquesing in october no strangers to ballot- box battles halton mayors will find themselves in an even keener con test when they settle who is the most down to earth mayor in halton wbmens council hears talk on reucitator an informative talk and demon stration by jack kerr of the steph enson resuscitator was a highlight of friday s meeting of the local council of women al ii and mrs kerr s home mr lerr a mfm or of george town fire bngadt cvnlained haw the brigade is now equipped to do a superior job of preventing deaths from asphyxia he also showed the ladies a scott air pack used to go into smoke filla rooms or under water the mask is similar to a gas mask and has air controlled valves both of theie are kept at the fire hall available or anybody through police and doctors an urgent appeal for funds for medical and food supplies for kor ean children brought a 25 dona tion from the local group the lad les were told that at the 60th an nual national convention mrs al lan turner bone was elected presl- ednt tor a third term after re- freshmeilts several of tfe ladies went on to the iope tea at the home ot mrs arthur beaumont glen williams canadian legion decoration day service sunday june 28th in greenwood cemetery georgetown 3 00pm for the fallen in two world wars and those who have since passed away parade forms at the legion hall 215 pm branch i 20 canadian legion asks everyone to join in this token of remembrance for gallant soldiers para0e marshal henry shepherd m b e