Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), March 13, 1968, p. 13

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ly i halton 4h clubs to organize by ortf tym bmrniwiawlmmrf oafarto omriwnt of kflrtcuwre ami taoq on tuesday march 19- at 8 pm the acton 4lh aoriculural clubs will be organized for 1968 in thfc acton community centra and on wednesday march 20 at 8 pm in the boyne community centre alt milton area clubs will be formed the4kciubi tp te offered m haltoh this year include strawberry tractor sheet holttalrj jerwy- guerrneyaynhire and beef calfporags corn and comarvarlon several senior 4h clubs are available to mem- bars lo years or oyer as of january 1 including the senior herd management projecmotrtsf and dairy club members and the conservation club the tractor club will be open to member 14 year- or over all previous 4 hers and other rural young- people interested are irtvited to the organization meetings where all the information can be obtain ed the chief obective of the 4h programs is the development of young farm people through train ing in agriculture and good citizenship what maris up a 4h clubt a ten of more farm young people who are not less than twelve years of age by january lit and have not reached their 21tt birthday by decem ber 31st of the club year b local 4h club leaden who work closely with the young people helping to provide instruction and guidance with the 4h program these men and women provide their services on a voluntary basil and much of the credit for the success of 4h is owing to their worst c a sponsoring organization which may be any group such as agricultural societies service clubs junior farmers etc who are interested in the development of the youth of their commun ity the local sponsor contributes at leant one third of the financial support of the club and in many cases take an active part in the club promo tion what kinds oi 441 ctubs am therit in ontario 4h club are organized on a project basis with all member of a club carrying on the same project the following are recognized a official 4h agricultural club project which are currently organized in ontario dairy calf beef calf poultry swine sheep com forage grain soybean sugar beet tobacco white bean potato forestry fruit and tractor maintenance recently new senior- 4h club have been devel oped for member between the age of 16 and 20 year present senior 4h project include engineer ing farm and home electric conservation and market hog what do 441 minimus of the type of activity and work which the 4h member does will depend upon the project selected in all case however the member i undertake a specific project thl project is completed by the individual member on hi or her home farm here the member gain the practical experience of actually doing the work required to complete the project mem ber leans to keep accurate record on their project submit reports and observe the re sults of their applied knowledge senior 4h call club member also have the opportunity of adding to their experience by completing a beef or dairy herd manage ment project along with their regular calf project ii attend regular educational meetings these meetingi are held once a month throughout the club year which in most cose is for a five or six month period beginning in the spring and ending in the fall practical demonstration are included ia the srogram to give member on opportunity to evelop their skill meetingi are conducted according to parliamentary procedure iii exhibit or participate at achievement day each 4h club conclude it year with on achievement day program each member 1 required to participate in this program in order to complete his or her project iv participate in other activate a wide vari- ety of octivitie at the county regional ud provincial level have been designed to add interest to the local club program these activities include educational tour rallies competitions leadership course and travel program in memoriam cards in reply to many requests tfta canadian cancer society has mad available in memeriam card which may b imomj at the tim of a bereavement available at i rmleyshoernalier funeral horn or mtoni 1s3oim haftchd mnny the acton free press wednesday march 13 1968 05 medical coop names executive were made to attend an area co operative meeting at guelph in april finnie prexy the 1968 executive committee of halton cooperative medical services was named wednesday evening of last week as the 12- memher board of directors held their first meeting since the an nual the preceding saturday samuel r finnle of hornby was returned as president asall six executive ofjeers were re instated in office jot another year others qo the executive include past president georga robertson acton dent wllhafn r home of milton directors mrs rqy wilson of milton and h l davidson of acton and secretarytreasurer mrs frank mill lip of george town the directors held further dis cussions on the possibility of merging the halton service with central coop at snelgrove but rto decisions were made plan salt flows freely even in hum- id weather if you keep a few grains of raw rice in the salt shaker milton driving school now operating full time licensed instructor dual tohlroli fully insure call 8783341 or 8783797 v imqulsltive cattu enoying mondays bright sunshine found lered around the fence curiosity showing in big brown eyes the photographer s lens a magnetic attraction they soon clus and picking up odd bits of hay hidden by melting now staff photo jrrtt prtss farm page h s holden optometrist 3 cork st east guelph phone ta 2710 public notice civic minded people interested in forming a horticultural society in acton are askdto reply to box 375 formation of this society will be under the sponsorship of the acton chamber of commerce preparing for parties taught to greenock belles the fifth meeting of the green ock belles was held at the home of assistant leador mrs r sin clair on march 1 alter school they were honored at this meeting whhtha presence of home economist mrs flewel- ung the topic of this mooting was planning and preparing a party miss pearen the loader showed the difference between a formal and an informal invitation she noted that all invitations asking replies should bo answered promptly and in the manner of the invitation mrs sinclair toldtho members that when planning a party you should have in mind the tho mo you would uko to portray ex amples aro st patricks day theme thanksgiving day and valentines theme a cluo she said to the themo is glvon bytho season for additional character carry out your thome in roiroshmonts pictures and center plocos after planning the theme the hostess can prepare games to let her guests get acqualntod a good hostess has her party planned so she may participate in the activities she has prepared mrs sinclair also showed some formal and informal placa cards for a demonstration miss pearen who had at a previous meeting shown us how to arrangu flower centers shouodtuoslmplo but very pretty party centers on the theme ol st patricks day mrs sinclair explained the correct way to introduce friends older people and pooplu of dif ferent positions each girl took part in the introductions by introducing a member to tho guest the meeting was closed with tho 4h grace for lunch they were served a variety of sand withes that they had learned how to make at the last mooting dublin fruit cups select executive dublin wost fruit cups held tholr first mooting on saturday february 17 officers chosen are president karen pierce vlcopresldont kathy boyd secretary doris black treasurer cathy lastly press reporter marilyn barber the officers and now member linda pierce made up tho club uisrs are mrs h blyth and mrs e wilson they talked about what thoy needed for this cluj and tho re quirements of a club member they were given shoots for tholr books and told to have lots of pictures for this club cathy lasby was chosen to show how to molsuro dry and liquid ingredl ints thoy decided to havo their next meeting on friday 23 at 630 at tho honv of mrs h biyih thoy wore glvon homo assign ments and roll call on friday 23 thoy hold tholr second mooting oponlng with h 1h pledge tho roll call was answered by all tho socrotary road the m nutos of th3 last meeting and thoy wore actopted cathy took up tho collection mrs wilson demnpstrated fruit shortcake thoy wrote out notes while waltlnc for the cake to bake they decided to have the kerr supports farmers stand george kerr mpp for halton west says ho fools jorsey and guornsoy dairy farmors should got spoclal concessions when tho ontario milk markoting boards pooling arrangement comos into offoct on march 1 jersey and guornsoy dairy brood cattlo farmors aru com plaining that tho milk pooling arrangement will ruin tholr bus iness which has takonlg yoars to build up tho pooling thoy say will givo farmors no lncontive to produce moro bocauso he will only lie paid top prlcos for a cortaln quota and thoreattor will bo paid a second ary price kerr speaking aftor the open ing of legislature said ho pre dicted the problem would arise ho said tho pooling arrangement which was startod toholpthe less well off farmors in eastern ont ario tends to lower tho farmers in the wost to tho level of tho oast there are about 40 jorsey anil guernsey channel island breed cattlo farmors in haltonandpoul countlos jim snow mpp for halton east said ho folt concessions for tho channel island brood farmors would presont too many admin istrative problems for the milk markoting board ho concodod that the arrange ments soemodliko an in justice for tho channel island farmers because thoy had poured about 1500000 in tho past ten yoars in promoting theirparticulartype of milk next mooting on thurs march 14 mrs blyth then served the shortcake with strawberries and whipped cream and a jaljymouu it was enjoyed by all 3xj stationery 56 mill st acton 853 2030 canadian citizenship applications applications or canadian citizenship will be accepted every wednesday and friday from 930 am to 4 pm at queens square building 24 queen street east b pton ontario applications also accepted monday through friday from 830 am to 430 pm at the court of canadian citizenship 150 main street west hamilton ontario for information regarding documents required fees etc phone brampton 4511240 extension 12 scm electric adding machine ideal for home or small business use real value at 129m service available on all models of typewriters and adding machines new micropoint wikstick with microlon point m 10 colors only 39j ball pens by sheaffer parker papermate 98 to 298 e a scm super sterling typewriter 12950 other models from 6995 up corrugated storage files 295 325 letter bize legai size desk diaries for 1968 only 175 brief cases sevan srylst 495 to 995 filing folders columnar pads desk baskets ledger sheers account book ledger covers and binders metal waste baskets rubber stamps made to order come in and discuss your needs 3ms stationery v 56 mill st

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