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pagk srx the acton free press acton ontario v thursday august 25th 1983 from haltons farm- lands rl haltons plowing haltons annual plowing match this year will be held on the farm of j j- thistlewaite esquesing townshp on friday october 2x states j spencer wilson president of the halton association a to president wilson an ideal site has been secured on the thistlewaite farmstead which is located at the base of the escarp ment on the first line of esquesing township during the past year mr thistlewaite has erected a pole barn on bis farm to replace the structure destroyed by fire a few years ago other improvements made by mr thistlewaite add much to the natur al beauty of this farmstead cash income for farmers is down dominion bureau of statistics re ports that cash income received by canadian farmers from the sales of farm products in the first quarter of this year amounted to an esti mated 472000000 down nearly seven per cent from the corres ponding period of 1954 and 15 per cent below the alltime high first quarter estimate in 1952 the decrease according to the dominion bureau of statistics is attributable in large part to much smaller wheat participation pay ments and substantially lower re turns from the sale of oats and hogs cash income from the sale of live stock during the first quarter this year amounted to 75 per cent be low that reported a year earlier tbk s- i- ssi increase trends larkek- hog marketings in canada in july averaged 97600 head weekly wbich is an increase of 243 per cent over the average of the same montf a year ago in all provinces there were larger july runs than a year ago with the greatest ntutierical and percentage increases on the prairies alberta 33 per cent sas katchewan 62 per cent manitoba 43 per cent ontario the largest single pro ducer marketed an increase of nine per cent oyer the same month a year ago it is anticipated that august hog marketings may be al most as large as those of july whats free a the cni 1 when a family is going to the ex each year a question in the mind of slight loss of canadian meats during the first half of 1955 the domestic disappearance of the four red meats rose from 736000000 pounds a year ago to 784000000 pounds an increase of seven per cent pork was largely responsible for the enlarged supply with a gain of 60000000 pounds up 22 per cent lamb consumption increased by 10 per cent beef disappearance al though continuing high and stable was some 10000000 pounds less than last year veal dropped by seven per cent exports show an even more marked trend total pork exports increased 31 per cent or in terms of a wekely average equivalent in live hogs from 9000 to 11800 head to tal beef exports in the first half are 75 per cent below last years com parable figure tail of hurricane connie leaves varied effect on halton farms since we wrote our column a week ago connie paid us a visit and concern relative to diane coming this way has petered out in so far as connie is concern ed she brought with her the much needed moisture pastures the new seeds and corn are all showing material improvement true sorne or the better corn fields took a bit of a beating and will present more of a problem silofilling time unfortunately 40 to 50 per cent of the grain crop was still in the fields and in so far as haltons general agriculture is concerned connies visit was not an unmixed blessing reports would indicate that considerable of the stocked grain is sprouted and some of the straw not only tough but in some oases very close to being rotten with the threshing machines in ac tion we can anticipate reports of our grain is heating in the near future the grain fields waiting for the custom combine are a mess how ever perhaps the situation here is not as bad as appears on the sur face from a farmer operator in the hornby district we learned that he got a selfpropelled custom com bine equipped with lifters in on wednesday last and to our amaze ment and his own too he reports they got 60 huihol m thio the granary true he further re ports they lost considerable in the field we examined his grain in the granary and again to our amaze ment while weathered it appeared to be in good shape certainly due to the soft condition of the fields it is taking more gasoline to operate the combines one report states 50 per cent more gas to say nothing about the cutting up of the fields down in the fruit belt particular ly the burlington area some of the growers suffered quite a loss it is estimated by stewart carpenter fruit and vegetable fieldman at oakvilic that in the burlington area particularly along the guelph line and east of burlington along the lake shore two to five per cent of the mcintosh greenings and melbas are on the ground pears were hit even harder and here at least 10 per cent are under the trees in some of the older orchards there is considerable tree damage trees with bad crotches were badly riddled in so far as we can learn the vegetable growers suffered little loss and benefitted much from the rainfall from the queen elizabeth north the plows are running freely for the first time since early jiuie and there should be ample moisture when wheat seeding time rolls around next month each tux dollar collected by the federal government of canada nearly 45 cents is collected within ontario the one who has to pay the bills is twhats free at the cne it costs 50 cents for each adult to get into the grounds and a d for each child but once in exhibition park the breadwinner wants to know what he can show the family with out spending too much in the pro cess here is alguide for him there is the hew avenue of the provinces the main boulevard of exhibition park on which tower symbolic arches the theme of this years ex is canadas parade of progress each province will be represented in the grandstand show and each day the gne salutes a pro vince prom the newest to the oldest is a visit to torontos oldest house the scaddiog cabin furnlsned as it was 161 years ago not far from the scadding cabin each night visitors will be able to view the nearer gal axies through a telescope and hear a lecture on the heavenly bodies in the ontario government build ing is the kindergarten zoo of the lands and forests department at night from this building there is an excellent view of the 50000 worth of fireworks which the exhibition sets off to end each day each afternoon and evening from the bandshell the great united states navy band will play or each evening the star free concert will provide the leslie bell singers and many featured performers if the visitor feels ambitious he can barn dance in the big tent or if he wants to hear soloists and duets each evening the royal con servatory sponsors appearances of leading canadian musicians in the music building or he can sit in on the competitions by musicians of various classes competing for cne scholarships and prizes the sports minded have a field day for free there is the new can adian sports hall of fame which will be officially opened just before the cne and will provide a place in which canada can honor the sports greats of the past the waterfront events alone require several pages to list there is the 25000 across lake ontario swim amateur swims speed boat races sailing races and a host of other aquatic events includ ing the worlds finest water skiers and diving champions for women there are two fashion shows a day and a building devoted to the womens world in the new 1500000 food products building on food products day one or more than 8000 worth of prizes including a new two- tone sedan may be won without spending a cent and on the subject of cars there is the automotive building where manufacturers display latest models and some futuristic types that may be the cars of tomorrow in the largest show building in the world the city lad can get a pic ture of canadian agriculture mil lions of dollars worth of prize live stock poultry and all forms of pro duce will be shown in another building devoted entirely to horti culture the amateur can see formal and informal gardening displays and get ideas that can be applied in his own backyard on warriors day and labor day thr tw biggest onnunl paiades ill kial phone exchange to serve icouts eighth world jamboree a bell telephone exchange has been established near niagara-on- lhelake ont to serve the mile- square tent camp which will house the eighth world scout jamboree this month appropriately named- jamboree ontario the exchange which has requiredweek o pl e ineering and construction will ex ist only for 10 days august 18 to 28 that the scouts will be in camp it will then be dismantled about 10000 boy scouts and their leaders from about 50 countries in- ciuding scouts from town are ex pected for the jamboree to ac commodate them a temporary town has been set up on the camp site an army training centre along the niagara river the temporary bell exchange will- be listed at every long distance centre on the continent to reach the camp by telephone a caller need only call long distance and ask for jamboree ontario the call will he received at tha telephone exchange located in the niagaraonthelake recreational centre building and the individual scout will be contacted through one of the 10 subcamps and in formed there is a call at the ex change for him- a microwave radio relay circuit will also be set up to enable tele vision broadcasters to transmit television programs from the camp these facilities will consist of a temporary tower from which the broadcasts will be beamed to the companys microwave radio relay tower at fonthill from where the broadcasts will be carried on the regular buffalotoronto circuit telephone equipment will in clude a threeposition switchboard equipped to handle up to 200 in dividual telephones and 39 trunk lines there will be 20 public tele phones and individual telephones at scout headquarters subcamp head quarters and the various service offices such as those for the hos pitals canteen chaplains police transport and travel agencies op erators at the long distance switch board in st catharines will handle outoftown calls the company is also providing radio circuits for broadcasts from the camp teletype facilities and mobile telephone units to be stat ioned at the beach on nearby lake ontario while scouts are swim ming the bell telephone companys representative at the jamboree will be j c cruden of toronto a bell employee with a long association with scouting i coming soon although scouts will come from about 50 countries and will speak about a score of languages half will be residents ofnorth amer ica and most will be english- speaking there will be 3500 can adians 100from the united states and 1000 from the united icirig7 dom official languages will be english and french active at 74 does her 6est toronto cp almost any sunny afternoon you might see a little old lady trundling along in downtown toronto she might have a dolls bed under her arm or a scrap book a bundle of freshlyknit wash cloths or a jar full of pennies she is 74 yearold victoria her ring who receives 53 a month from pension and investment but who spends her waking hours doing what she can for others better to go around with a face like a teapot than a coffeepot is the motto shell give you victoria herring might be going to the home for incurable children to take the wee dears a doll or she might be on her way to the st christophers house where she acts as hostess for an old peoples club she might be taking the auxiliary there the potfull of pennies once theyre in the po i feel i have no right to them she says but you dont miss a few pennies victoria herring pays 7 a week for her room a tiny one on the third floor of an old rooming house she has it filled up with china and wool knickknacks which she fears she will have to leave behind when she grows old and goes to an old ladys home and shes not in the least bit lonely shell tell you as if to say what a silly question to ask compute assortment of i ablfv 4hld ctmtttmews longines whittnauer watches ftto66 3feir priced to suit every purse don s bexton 9 54 mill st engraver riioin ms acton watchmaker country music night georgetown park august 26 1955 830 pm 3 hours- of fun for the whole family sponsored by georgetown lions club featuring earl scott and the blue valley ranch boys of limehouse chuck fortune and his chuckwagon ramblers of toronto the york county boys of toronto the dilobough sisters5 of them straight from the exhibition tiny jim hopkins of rattlesnake point and many other guests admission 100 per carload general admission 50c adults 25c children proceeds for community swimming pool fund come and bring a carload lots of parking see the show from your auto refreshment booth amusements for the children rain or shine august 27th to september 10th except sunday direct into the grounds reduced rvtum fere 270 includes exhibition admttsioev canada take place but every day there are thousands of other featur es that can be seen and all for nothing for childrens rates see your agent leave acton 36 am daylight time leave exhibition 1030 pm exhibition passengers travelling on regular buses will transfer at toronto i bus terminal to buses running into the grouhds tickets and information at- harold wiles phone 207 jrontiac owners are indeed carwise theyve found that pontiacs choice of 23 models gives them the styling detailing and overall beauty they prefer that pontiacs unequalled choice of engines and transmissions gives them the power and performance that they wish that pontiacs unbeatable value gives them more car for their money visit your pontiac dealer today one look one drive and ydiiil know why this year carwise canadians have chosen pontiac above all others no wonder buyofe i of lit price esoje eve lorne main at bower acton phone 452 jry p i- i a u ia fr i 1 l- m ft