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tl jf the c herald wcdncdavrnty 6th 1946 to 649 b 804 934 1209 224 leave georgetown standard time toronto to london am 04 pm am 644 pm am 924 pm pm bl 129 pm pm ta kitchener only exeevt sana and hol 1020 am 715 pm xl 1 25 am b 820 pm 235 pm xa905pm y 455 pm xll10 pm y to stratford only b son and hbl t1ckrs and incpbuation at mr i- mecuntock phone 89 the sign of the big b- a headquarters for everything for your car tires batteries antifreeze auto accessories and superior ba products queen and guelph streets af 1946 plowing match an ouistandins success bus connections at toeonto fob north bat montbeal ottawa at ixjndon fob detroit cincago los angistes fares are low bound trip tax included toronto 135 chicage 1955 montreal 1705 los ang eles x8830 detroit 1145 north bay 1420 x vim toionto your personal possessions can be protected against damage loss or theft by a floater policy the best buy in insurance phone 416j and ask about this comprehensive coverage charles a wills0n general insurance upwards of three thousand specta tors thronged ttie farm of win new ltequeslng township for the annual hatch of tine halton plowmens asso ciation on thursday last here under ideal coiultuons in one field fifty- eeven contestants 2i with walking plows and 33 with tractors turned sortie of the beet ridges seen la many a day according to mouldbpard authori ties the halton match is generally recogniaed as one of the most outstan ding matches held in the brovmoe find this years event under the direction of president w j robertson and field manager ross segbworth and their fellow directors was generally admit ted as the best all round match ever held in halton v true in prewar yeare there have been larger entries but when one takes into ccnsluerjouon the site soil conditions quality of work the roach lnery showrand demonstrations the lunch and banquet arrangements and last tout not least the efficient man agement it was difficult to find any thing which could be improved on one of the new features was the attir ing of the directors in white coats this was a decided improvement both from the standpoint of the plowboys and the management in short the 1846 halton match ran like clockwork and the ridges were finished the judges had made their decisions and the prizes were posted before the spectators had to leave for the evening chores in the open jointer class with wal king plows eight of central ontarios top plowmen vied for top honours with the veteran bob brown of gait again getting the decision perhaps the highlight in the plow ing from a halton standpoint was the showing of charles hunter of eeques- lng township this seventeen year old lad not only won his class lor halton boys under 18 years but also was de clared the winner of the esso cham pion tractor special for the best trac tor ridge turned by a halton plowman the same contestant also won the bank of nova scotia special for the best ridge in class 6 and the bank of commerce special for the best tractor ridge by a halton contestant the youngest contestant in the field was 12 years aa bulie grice ol free man who won both the special for the youngest contestant and also was lifth in his own class the stirling fc dynes special lor the best ridge tur ned by fordferguson equipment was won by leonard lister of hornby wm barrie of gait and john har- greaves ofbeachvtlle two of ontarios best authorities on plowing were the judges and both weie lid in their praise of the halton match in the horse show ring max fea- therstene wellknown horseman of freeman officiated and his selection for the nelson robinson special went to a well matched and well dressed team of percherons owned and exhibi ted by roy livingstone of wyodbridge however over in the adjoining field was perhaps the outstanding feature of the day in the opinion of a large percentage of the crowd of spectators here under the chairmanship of stan ley hall haltcns member in the on tario legislature the machinery com mittee staged a great show of modern farm machinery and labour saving equipment here too with the aw of amplifying equipment they staged a full afternoons- prog of dem- nsajaa protect your investment save your old roof bam as iwmface and seal toot present root with the ojd tamafcea american l- osment to get a lonslaattng ii i proof job at ah economical coat and which aarca joa work worry money and damage on builtup gravel slag or smooth surface roll roofing smooth or slate surface corrugated galv iron tin all kind concrete and canvas boofb esther flat ob pxtohkd ten year guarantee i detailed rn and attmate of year roof juat write or phcoe h e mckeown specialized roof maintenance service waterdown sbw gtamdabd uutxtjoiiq rod ntotajjatlows onstratlons these lnchjded a demon stratton by the king paving co in the modern method of removing old apple trees scrub thorns etc by a bulldozer another in ditching by the same firm then in another ring gordon cart- wright of milton and vem archer of georgetown demonstrated the respec tive efficiency of chain and drag saws later in the same ring mac alexander of nerval showed how to take the backache out of post bole digging by means of his power takeoff post hole digger and lykle devries of george town and mcdulyees garage milton demonstrated the efficiency of the modem potatlller then over behind the barn fred kuddell and horace barnes both of esquesing township ably detnonstrated with their nsspec- tlye machines how to simplify the most unpopular job on the farm with manure loaders in another section of the field maurice beaty of trafalgar township and james bros of eaques- lng twp demonstrated the modem method of haying by means of their respective automatic pickup baler at the same time over on the adjoi ning farm of clebert mcdowell those interested in husking corn had an op- portunlty of seeing walker bros or nelson twp demonstrate their moun ted two row com picker and m t mcnabb of esquesing their single row machine last but not least was the able demonstration staged by prof harold hitching of the lpartment ofc agricultural engineering ojvc by means of ryrtamometer prof kltch- tntf showed the effect of rncorreot va correct setting of a plow as it effects draft 3ta addition to those mentioned above the machinery exhibit inoluded the following lloyd fishers home mad snow plow ruddell bros oom shel- ler harvey nurses all crop harves- ter john ruddells homemade chicken picker claude rckets homemade com sheaf loader lome birds factory made cora sheaf loader frank halls orr bros and john lanouettes buck- rakes geo halls homeonade dump truck maurice beatys power takeoff mowers depart mcdowells wind- rower attachment and gordon rob insons home made hog feeders com mercial exhibits were also staged by the woods mfg co the muton dis trict co-op- mcduffees farm equip ment service of milton wises farm equipment service oakville and ken mcmllan of georgetown and lost but again not least was an excellent exhibit from the soils department of the okac under the efficient manage ment of prof n j thomas of that in stitution this consisted of soil ero sion boxes which ably depleted the run off of 3911 and water under various types of cropping and rotation chain harrow for pastures was also in the same exhibit it would be unfair in an event of this magnitude not to pay tribute to the outstanding part played by the la dies of the hornby womens institute they not only looked alter the wants of the inner man from the standpoint of the plowboys but of countless others throughout the day and at night ca tered in their usual efficient and gen erous manner to approximately 250 who attended the banquet here xj d graham ontarios newly appointed deputy minister of agriculture was guest speaker his address was time ly thought provoking and was worthy uf a special article in itself assisting artists were maurice readhead of low- ville and joe nova of milton whose contribution rounded out an excellent programme the prize winners were class 1 jointer plows in sod r g brown gait ronald marquis sunderland eddie timbers mllhken ross marquis little britain alfred dickie jerseyville herb jarvis agin- court class z jointer plows in sod robert timbers stouffville harold ferguson rockwood donald felck kitchener don ferguson rockwood clifford cunnington ingle wood stan may hornby russell craig mono road class 3 jointer plows in sod harley timbers stouffville duncan watson woodbrldge norman tyndau richmond hill jack ferguson rock wood harold cunnington inglewood douglas oimnington inglewijod class 4 tractors in sod jim eecles brampton ernest evans maple doug reld brampton harvey nurse georgetown russell grafton brampton hoy craig mono road claw 5 tractor in sod stanley oralg brampton harold picket hornby david ratcllfl stouff ville elmer lewis brampton lloyd fisher georgetown wm hostrawser jdajtpnjacktayl6r freeman john brownridge brampton november 1 never allow busy everyday affairs to dim for a moment the memory of those who suf fered and sacrificed for us give generously for your poppy cim 6tracton in sod halton only chas hunter georgetown john picket jr hornby keith merry horn by jim snow milton blllie grice freeman geo burkholder freeman class 7 tractors in sod halton only ross brown norval mac wilson georgetown hartley robertson mu ton gordon darby rockwood harold pell milton smith orlffen acton claw 8 tractors in sod 3 farrow spencer wilson norval mllford fenwlck brampton j c cunning ham hornby albert parr brampton specials halton contestant claw i jack ferguson clark armstrong chas lerlche horse show roy livingstone woodhrklge dou ses cunnington inglewood w tim bers and bona aglncourt m t mc nabb and sons georgetown harold parkinson brampton w- h robinson georgetown ed timbers mllhken jim moore dixie card of thanks mr and mrs- fred kennard are smosrely grateful to those who volun teered and gave blood for transfusions duringmrs kennards illness patronize georgetowns best 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