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The Free Press Wednesday October International match has Halton flavor The 1971 edition of the Inter national Plowing Match and Farm Machinery Demonstration held Inst week In Haldlmand County had a distinctly air about it Besides numerous Halton plowmen competing in the daily plowing contests equipment owners were among the exhibitors around the tented city In the big match comes to and it will be held on the Craig farm on Slderoad south of Visitors from this area who attended the match in Haldlmand last week got a good preview of the big event Halton is already planning to host in Paved streets This years match held on Acres farms near Nantlcokc and spilled over acres of land and the tented city itself covered 75 acres of land once used for an airport It was probably the only match in the 58year history of the Ontario Plowmens Association that had paved streets former runways in the tent city Plowing competitions were held on neigh boring lands Jack Taylor of Burlington Is president of the this year and he and his committee plus the Committee were busy arranging the 71 match and its daily features Plowing contests included classes for seniors and Juniors local and visiting plowboys with classes for both tractordrawn and horsedrawn plows Mini steam show The Golden Horseshoe Antique of Caledonia was given permission to stage an antique display this year and the exhibit drew a lot of attention Sponsors of the Golden Horseshoe City every civic holiday weekend at Caledonia the group put up several rustic old buildings in the form of a model pioneer town At the rear seven steam engines eight vintage gas tractors a saw mill fan two threshing machines two eightfurrow plows and a fourfurrow plow a ITS Distributor of and Farm Petroleum Product Serving Acton and Since HEATING OILS LUBRICATION OILS GREASES GASOLINES DIESEL FUEL Phone 8532174 OIL SAUK Young St Acton Country Mart EQUIPMENT FOR FARM LAWN GARDEN RECREATION Sales Service Parts Repairs miles West Action On No Phone dogpower and chum and a couple of dozen restored gas engines formed a mini steam show Sherwood Hume of Milton had his big antique Minneapolis gas tractor there with an eight- furrow plow he and Dennis Webb of Jointly own It drew a lot of attention as It plowed fields in a demonstration of pioneer power Emerson Downs of Milton displayed his gas tractor through out the match and in the noon parades It hauled a trailer on which Fred of Ashgrove operated his dogpower treadmill working an old butter churn Calliope too The calliope from the Minnie Thomson Museum at Stratford was also there all week and it was as popular with match visitors as it is with SteamEra visitors in Milton each labor day weekend Several other exhibitors were members of SteamEra and exhibit regularly at the Milton shows Halton plowmen competing at the match did not fare too well this year Among the competitors were Bryan Marshall Milton Bert Robertson Acton Murray Brcckon 2 Burlington Keith Leslie Georgetown Stan May RR Hornby Harlcy PickerinR R R Larry Picket 3 Georgetown Jean Wilson Norval Mayor wins Mayor Brian Best of Milton won the class for Mayors of Ontario towns held Saturday It was his fourth attempt to win the coveted award and he beat others in the class Georgetown Mayor Bill Smith also competed were the mayors of Dunnville Alta Lincoln and Gait Haltons Warden did not compete in the class for wardens tills year Warden Jack Alexander of Goderich In Huron County was winner of that class Milton resident George who is official sign painter for the OPA as well as sound car driver for Superswcet Feeds put up a trophy which was won by A RARE SIGHT THESE DAYS this six horse team caused a was a big success and many competitors and exhibitors from irmmy nostalgic stir at the International Plowing Match held on a this area were among the crowd of 100000 attending the Cameron Mitchell of Norfolk site near Nanticoke in County last week Tuesday to Saturday event Staff Photo County You dont see many six horse teams these days The match THIS PRETTY young miss was one of the competitors in the first day of competition at this years International Plowing match near She is Miss Jean Wilson of R 1 This years match ran from October 12 to 16 Ontario Department of Agriculture and Food Urge farmers appeal assessment themselves County Federation of Agriculture advises each farmer working 11 acres or more must appeal his 1971 assessment for tuxes individually and mall the appeal before Oct The reason that should be staled is that the assessment is too high lor arming purposes Appeals arc to be sent to J Registrar Suite 303 Davis Dr Newmarket In the past the Federation has done some of the appeals for area farmers but this year appeals must be made individually THIS IS SIMPSONSSEARS SAVE Weve got an electric blanket in 5 lovely colours that does more than keep you warm At off it keeps you happy SAVE 10 SjrrOQ98 For 3 days only Twin si huul control each 23S 19 BEDDING DEPARTMENT ST STORE DIAL 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