Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), July 15, 1954, p. 6

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the acton free press acton ontario thuhsday july 15th ibm farm hews from haltonsfarm lands 4h club members enjoy bos tour one hundred and thirty members of the hallon and peel 4 h ajtricul tural clubs enjoyed a bus trip to the niagara peninsula on tuesday of this wehc thi highlights of the days program were perhaps the con ducted tour of thi ontario hydro electric power project the scenic drive at niagara falls the recrea tional period al the chippewa pic nic grounds and a final tour of the vint land experimental station the hvdro project is a tremen doui and almost unbelievable de velopmmt certain om that is of intrct to oung arid old alike the part was received bj dr e f pal mer the vtltran director of the out standing txptnmental station at vimlond who described briefly souk of the projects which are un der waj vint land has ovir thi vears ren dend a strvice of inestimabh value to the fruit and vegetable growers of the province not onu have they bred a long list of nev varieties of v fruits and vegetables but their program pertaining to soils storage problems disease and insect control is invaluable information to the fruit and vegetable industries the one day bus tour was conduct ed by art bennett associate agri cultural representative for halton and peel counties assisted by club leaders a t woodley fred nurse john w picket and sandy buchan 4b homemakers conference by mrs mabel borfstrom an event of great interest to 4 h homemaking club girls of ontario was held last week at the oa c in guelph when delegates from every county and district met for their first girls conference halton counu was represented by marion bird of the ashgrove cub and manlvn cleave from nor val delegates were required to be at least 16 vear of age with county honors six 4 h homemaking club projects i and were selected for re liabilitv and contribution to club work theme of the conference was you and your world with sub top ics your club and you your club and your home and youi club ind your community coming up for discussion interesting highlights of the con terence were a getacquainted party in macdonald hall several music sessions under the direction of mr ttelph kidd of the o a c instruc tion on flower arrangement land scaping and vegetable culture by members of the college staff and s food demonstration of buffet ser vice at macdonald institute as well as a tour of that building a banquet in the college cafeteria thursdav night was addressed b c d graham deputy minister of agri culture who also chose the occasion to present miss florence p eadie with her quarter centurv pin miss eadie ai supervisor of junior extension for the women s institute branch and home economics ser vice of the department of arricul turc is in charge of 4 h homemak ing club wnrk in ontario arid it was therefore ven fitting that she bhnitld rmr been recognized at this even whir her club member from all over thi province wen present other stiff members who took pan in tht conforenci were miss ethel chapman who spok on the subject culturi in the country home miss jean scot who intro duced the conference theme and miss lulu row under whosi super vision ms present a wardrobe for i ttt mm r rt pre vnlntives from n ison club in holt in couun ruth fitherstonc and helen viv ian win the participants in this demonstration om hundred ontario rural mils havt returned to their homes with grcnti r t nthusixsm vv idi r v lsion and mort appreciation of countrv ute ind 4 h club work a a reiul i f their attendance at thi girl con ferencc haltonitn scare hbrh in international contest th pictorial judging contest hi id rectnllv b the guemstv breeders journal took on world magnitude contfslints uik part from all but om of thi states of tht hs a most of tht prov inces of canada costa rica england south afncn and turki v a nt w record w as si 1 w hen 2499 nplus judged iv the commute at the ann ncan cuern mv cattle club in thi stnurwctnn mrs vm g booth of craig meadow farm tin falgir tt wnship tied for second pnit w hilt hei husband took the seventh award in thi same section this indevd qmti an achievement and nt extend htartiest congratula tion farm funiai group hear speakvr frm pakistan mv poopn atv anticeimmumstic rated charagh chaudarv pakistan when addressing the members of the limestone farm forum june 28 at clem brook cottage mr chaudarv w ho w as introduced bv agricultural rtpresentativt j e whitelock is a member of the staff of the agricultural department of his native countn he is spending 12 months in ontario studving agri cultural conditions with particular reference to mechanization it was interesting to learn that pakistan a countrv slightly smaller m area than the prov ince of ontario has a po pulation of bo million people this member of the british common wealth has many british officials hahg kev positions and stated mr chaudaiy titev are rendering outstanding service to my country while admitting that his countrv is very backward in many fields he pointed out that since the separa tion of his country from that of in dia in 147 rapid progress is being made in the fields of education health and industry during the past two years we have a surplus of wheat and we also export consider able jute arid rice he said all in all it was a most interest mg and fact revealing address mr chaudar s eldest son is en teriog the second year at the on tano agricultural college this com ing fall where he hopes to special lie in agricultural engineering promotion results for bannockburn promotion results at bannockburn school have been announced by the teacher mrb vivian smith grade eight to nine brian evans judith moles margaret morrison grade six to seven franklin mc leod janet robinson henk viler wyck sally thomson grade six to n joan brooks jock moles lil han phillips theodore zions grade five to six rosemary brooks grade four to five robert denny grade two to three ruth coles bill laing grade one to two frank anthony ronna brooks lvnda fields linda lin ham john n mcdonald arthur thomson carolyn mcleod david waldie set civic holiday for erin township at the regular meeting of erin township council last week all mem bers were present and reeve albert wheeler presided the reeve was authorized to issue a proclamation declaring monday august 2nd civic holiday to be a public holiday in the township of el in reeve albeit whcelir was paid 3 ns expense foi representing erin township at the ontario may ors and reeves convention in wind soron june 8 9 and 10 accounts were paid us follows general 0 71 relief 126 01 sheep 59 00 roads 2b1 23 council adjourned to meet at hillsburgh on tuesday august 3 at 7 p m or nt the call of tht reeve obituary accidents increase first three months figures for the first three months on the accidents and the results of them are generally up in haltor count with a total of 300 accidents reported this period as compared i 181 f r the corresponding period last year there are six fatalities registered as opposed to five last year per sonal injur resulted to 40 thus year hhtl lower than 42 of last year property damage is up with 254 listed as compared with 134 in the same period inst year injuries are down with 53 listed this ear and 70 last year team bolts driver foils from hayload william j sayers 78 of priceville who suffered severe head in juries when he fell from n load of hay after a team of horses bolted died on wednesday july 7 m dur ham mr snyers was driving the team on his farm when they became frightened after the wagon double trees broke his son grant was orking on a hay loader attached to the wagon mr snyers moved to the district 10 years ago from halton county surviving are his wife the former margaret elliott four sons grant at home dr charles sayers georgetown the rev willis sayers menford and ralph of hespeler a brother henry acton and two sis tors mrs duncan waidie acton and mrs arthui 7immerman ncep man a brother charles pre deceased him the funeral was conducted friday at priceville presbvtei ian church by the rev thomas dodds burial was in acton ccmettr vancouver wife expert dog handler mrs pat tripp ha6 a flair handling dogs and travels 50 000 miles year to united states and canadian shows mrs tripp a native of england where she received her training came to canada after the second world war with her husband who was a sergeant in the raf at present she is one of the few professional w imen dog handlers on the north amer can contin her main area of activit is the west coast of canada and the us but she also takes in the midison square garden show in new york when the tripp famih first came i canada thc took up residence in winnipeg they later moved to vancouver where mrs tripp open ed a boarding kennel for dogs she has attended so many dog shows since that she has lost count mrs tripp look a five year ap prenticeship course in england in handling dots she worked in sev kennels as a kennel maid and mini nurse bv mov ng fre ith sh cime into touch v th 7sl i vi rv bned and got to i h w to handle them war intervened r fithir prmiscd to set her i business she planned to hrnd russ an wolfhounds and eng h cockir span els but her dream i vir material zed th war intervened and the be came a mtr transport dr v r at that timi sh met lie r husbai d bv the time her f nt bb had irr vod ier husband hid flown tw ope tonal t urs and had b u iward d tht dfc a daughter mircia jea 10 is blowing u htr mother foot tope hav ng w t fu shows with ur iwri beagle mrs tv pi savs her husband ha worm resigned t the fact tint i ither she nor the familv car is i wiu t week end shi handled thi f rst canadian i r d b x r tvir i obti i both a ad at ind united states i mt hqj free daily pickup and delivery or cash n carry at our new location 5 mill w formerly blue doll beauty salon roys 128 delivery dry cleaning and laundry service 128 t cjf icham fl machine made lace hand made look few women fail to appreciate the beauty of hand made lace although for many the cost is prohibitive now machine made lace tablecloths which are exact reproductions of handmade lace are being produced t prices which will suit most pock ets the tablecloths arc said to be so hard wearing that even if the were used every day their freshness ind strength would not be impair d in fact they can be washed lundreds of times and t 1 retain their color and enspness as ex nments have proved among new tablecloths sh wn at the br t sh inustries fair were copes 0 16th century cloths in cottor and fibre yarns with rich h nd made lace centres and grec an characters in the borders wo ven on fine gauge machines the are intended particularly for the united states and canada i tins for thriftwise buyers the lowmuch goodvear marathon 15- laf a unronounii heres raw value id a gturmf- tttd goodyear with the famous dod akid diamond tread a ore bettor built for long trouble- free mileage taowsoskf cecil a carr optometrist oueiph 8 douglm si elbuchner optometrist in acton every 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