Halton Hills Newspapers

Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), November 5, 1969, p. 18

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1971 international horo m the acton fnw preit wedntdy november 5 1969 0 00000 mary picket halton furrow queen sftorffconi breeders the annual halton county plowing match if many thine to many ptopje foe aome it u in out and out teat of plowing talents while for other it l a chance to meet with friend and exchange storie for the women folic the highlight or the day i the queen of the furrow in the 1969 version of the plowing match while mary quote 1969 ai being the 78th annual oldtimera insist the event goci back more than 100 yean mary andcrion and noma leslie were runnrup in the competition in her victory speech mary told of the flrat recorded match nov 2 1891 when only hortedrawn plow were used and pixr of ii 5 10 and ss were given to the winners in the eaily day women took a back aeat to men juit a hone did to plowa and only recently have women competed for the title of furrow queen she noted the match b an opportunity to promote skill in plowing and proper method of cultivating the toil as well u demonstrating new and old machinery may we continue to plow straight furrow the aid in clour mrs g e elliott mrs junt held and bob timber were judge in the furrow queen event george kerr who served a ups for halton weil for six year and wti promoted to minister of energy and natural resource in june spoke of hi work and of the departments of government under hi control he tpoke of the work of the water commission and the 38 conservation authorities mr kerr touched on the current problem of pollution in air and water and t noted soap and detergents account for so per cent of the phosphate and nitrate content in our lakes and streams burning watte is a problem agitating pollution mr kerr said tod assured the audience he and his department were working hard to curb the problem he commended the local halton region conservation authority for their work in general and defended their decision to keep crawfords lake closed until the necessary work it done noting the lake has a deep sharp dipt off he explained the land hid been acquired late and the hrca had ho money allotted for development in the current budget he indicated the area might eventually be used for an outdoor centre and possibly for a forestry school bob timbers president of the ontario plowmans association spoke bttetly and indicated that with the enthusiasm evident for plowing in llallon the county would be a logical place fur the farm page halton s best plowmen named at county match international plowing the neat international malch is planned for victoria county llallon plowmens association president cameron marshall read a rnesiag from an avid plowman in the audience suggesting 1971 as the possible dale for bringing the international match here other head table and noted guests al the banquet included milton mayor liriiii best llallon past mpp jim snow and executive members the lligglnt twlru sandy and cindy daughter of mr and mrs art lllggint entertained the group with several pieces on their accordions auction in arthur wellington district khorlhorn by s g bennett breeders club held a very successful auction sale of xhorlhornt al the arena in arthur on halurday nov i a large crowd was present and bidding wat brisk auctioneer bert pepper or neustadt sold 28 lots in one hour and 30 mlnules to 16 different purchasers from all parts of western ontario average price for females was uhh and bulls averaged 1397 highest price pjid was9l for a cow jreen row mayflower and cilf consigned by bert pepper the cow was purchased at 1710 by mitt kuseiiury booth milton and the calf at 1200 by mckenne hall ayr second top was scoltdale boxum broadhook consigned esquesrstg selling at 650 to mn beardmore caldon east whi purchased a total of 10 head club president is gordo wlllmott arthur and sal manager smith r griffin acton snowmobiles with winter close at hand iti snowmobile lime again thb ti i rapidly developing sport b ontario and can be fun however it is also dangerous ii the operators are careless os reckless there are many rule that snowmobile drivers should follow but they all boll down lo one use common sense and courtesy llavef un ihe ufe wav many of the tame facet returned to the winners circle saturday at the 1969 version of llallon county plowing match much of the plowing was done under rainy skies at the farm of earl mcdowell near hornby the following are the results from each of the 12 regular classes and uk specials clan i jointer plows in sod open lloyd may stan may wray stirling and leslie van ucilt class 2 tractors in sod open robert brown bert robertson shelb williams and roy craig class 3 open mounted plows two furrows or more moms bonnr bryan marshall larry picket ken taylor and ron goeitling class 4 mounted plows daryl homawter ken button murray breclcm class 5 trad or mounted plow two a more furrows halton only jean wilson harley picsennr and lien alderson clau b rrc opersko richard dunnrit robert brander and harry brander class 7 tractor in sod open three or mure furrows 14 inch plot norm love cecil furrow queen mary picket wat selected as haltons 1069 furrow queen saturday for the second year in a row and was awarded the trophy at the halton plowmens association banquet saturday night mors pictures and stories inside stall photo johnson boeroaof optometry milton and acton sew preeelasal dtrstejtwyiw desalt as i get older i find twilight arid night driving more difficult is this rsohstair a yes adaptation to dark conditions is reduced as you get older often due to decreased rarloal sensitivity and diminished transralsiartrt of light throueh the ye drive mare slowly ustwiih greater caution avoid the raw of socalled nljjitslatit jlsueo and seek professional advice if tttchoililes an eaivsrseacesl shoemaker dwight may howard dunk class 8 two or more furrows 12 inch or more width hallon plowmen in tint year dale devlin and lloyd pickering class 9 ernest irvine halton only bryan marshall larry picket murray breckon ken akurton dwight may and dale devlin class 10 tractor utility class open bob brown harry brander edopersko moms bonney ron goettluif bert robertson ken taylor bob brander ken button roy craig shelby williams horse thow stan may wray stirling class 1 1 and 12 were cancelled esso champion two furrow mounted plows only bryan marshall international harvester special dwight may judge george e elliott memorial trophy murray breckon halton queen of the furrow mary picket norma leslie and mary anderson among many winners at the halton plowing match saturday were murray breckon and bert robertson both era rogulsrt at the annual event mr breckon won the judge george e elliott memorial trophy end bert robertson won ho bank of nova scotia special among other prlier staff photo monkey see youve probably liejrd ihe uying monkey see monkey do so it i willi children theyre impressionable they copy what they tec others do including you some of them get the habit of doing things the wrong wjy because theyve seen mom or dad do them if its an unsafe habit it could be dangerous why not demonstrate the right way instead ror better service beatty farm service centre we are transferring our guelph store fo ihe beatty fatlory at fergus effective nov 1 1969 1 m wacom mi ornxwhtrv 10 assist you fftom our mm location for whauviu hahs wat 481 bffng cohsjwkfd by you foft stalls pens cattle hog bowls automatic barn cleaning liquid manure sys1b4s automatic feeding chain harrows etc we sgjehf that yet fains attoftfoge ef eer fvtm bmm tletudug service no oulgatio we have a few areas open fob aggressive dealerships beatty farm service centre guelph store now at hhrgvs factory 1 guelph 8210220 fergus 8431610 1 john r dick manager 1 wl who savs girls cant plow jean wilson it one lassie who would take great exception to the statement jean has entered the halton county match for a couple of veer now end her prowess paid oil saturday at she captured first place honor in her oompatitlonistaff photo 9 mill st acton 8530075 gu 3 4 5 year investment certificates amounts from 100 to s 100000 interest paid hall yearly by cheque or it can be deposited to your savings account legal investment for trust fund 8 for 1 2 years come in for further details to our office georgetown i sb main street north 8772268 john a edgar manager local director w j butty vicejwdent i john gov or b d young convenient office hours mon thum 000 600 friday til 600 halton peel trust aff mated with canada trust h u ron erie town club no 1 vi cryovac sj town ciud no i vi cryovae sj mr gftk cottage rolls 69 canada no 1 fresh smoked side bacon 69 canada no 1 fresh creamerv butter 67 canada no 1 fresh side spare ribs 79 bovlemidwav 16 01 tins save 27c aerowax 2 99 aylmer 10 oi tins save 20c t filler 3 11 kraft 714 or pkq save 37c macaroni dinners 7 1 bovlemidwav 47 ox tin save 14c sani flush 55 nabob 1 lb bag save 20e coffee 75 pantry shelf 10 ox tins save 42c mandarin oranges 5 1 westons save 32c hamburg rolls 4 1 1 fresh produce daily canada no 1 3 lb bag cooking onions 25 pei 10 lb bag potatoes 45 golden ripe cabana bananas 2 25 prices effective nov s678 vork 16 ox jar save 14c peanut butter 45 avlmer 10 ox tins save 37e peas 7 hi allens 48 ox tins save 22c fruit drinks 3 89 frozen food sunshine 2 lb pkq save 10s french fries

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