Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), June 9, 1966, p. 9

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migrant workers who will pick fruit dfi the farm of aldo fern rr2 norvol this year will have all the comforts of home mr fern is building oilheated units for the work era who come long distances bunk beds propane gas cook ers and heaters will be- mstaf led the cost of which is shar ed equally by mr ferri and the federal government in the past transient workers have slept in toronto flop houses or under trees in the warm weather norval grower building motel improves conditions for pickers aldo fern rr 2 norval is doing something about the liv log conditions for migrant work ers under a federal govern ment plan the area grower s building a cement block motel to hold up to 35 migrant work en needed for picking his apple crop in the fall the oil heated unit will have built in lavatories gas propane stoves bunk beds and- everyday kitchen utensils when complet ed the unit will have to be ap proved by health authorities and the farm labor board the government will pay ex penses of workers transports uon to the farm as long as they are guaranteed a minimum of five weeks work at 50 a week local workers are not eligible for accommodations while some farmers are con iidenng bringing workers from jamaica mr fern feels it would be too expensive for him the government does not pay for offshore to canada trans portation and the farmer must guarantee eight weeks work minimum wages and transpor tatiorr mr fern has been accepting migrant workers since 1933 the farm he is living on now was purchased in 1940 together with his brothers farm there are about 100 acres of apple trees to be harvested we begin anywhere from sept 12 to 20th depending on the weather said mr tern to bogin after the 20th would mean a toss of apples through cold weatlef the trees are picked clean by late october sometimes as late as november there are delays work is halted when it rains and it the cold reaches apples during the night workers have to wait three of four hours until trees thaw apples touched while frozen bruise easily indians from northern ont ario make up a large part of migrant workers ferri through manpower an employment agency has in previous years brought in workers from new foundland onlliajwiarton and some from the watnloujin is lands transients frontrlor da and haiti have also worked tor him drinking is a b g problem among workers explained mr fern but we have to get along with it some workers v ho don t give a darn leave once they i have money for alcohol there are however many transients who are dependable while on the job depending on the r strength they put in up to 10 to 12 hours work each day forced steel bars to escape from county jail thi ovorgetown him thursday juki 9 if magistrate john ord was told thursday that the 26 year old hamilton jailbreaker woo escap ed from hilton county jail may 27 used a broken off steam pipe to force apart steel bars in the window of his cell assistant crown attorney bruce martin said the man then squeezed through an ejght inch gap between the bars in his bid for freedom he scaled a 30 foot wall at the rear of the jail by using an eight foot long window sash as a ladder he was back within two hours after being spotted by robert morley a milton resident who promptly contacted an offduty policeman e was arrested by constable tom dube of the north halton opp and burlington constable ross woods there was no trouble and he went quietly mr martin said the escapee who appeared in court handcuffed was charg ed with making a breach in a i hornby keith robinson was hornby towers pro sympathy is extended to the family of the late keith robin on who died on thursday at the oakvuietrafalgar memori al hospital in his 48th year he was the beloved husband of betty piddington and dear lath ex of robert michael and medie he was thehornby golf towers pro director and manager of the course the hornby happy hostesses attended the 411 clubs achieve ment day at the williams ave high school in milton on sat urday may 28th the girls put n a play called your table manners mrs pat squire peel county home economist gave comments on their dipc nt displays of fancy sandwiches flower arrangements and table setting birthday greetings to the fol lowing who are celebrating birthdays this week terry jak son on hay 30 mrs ernest roe john marchment on june 3 jeffrey feenstra on june bobby drew brook june 5 and diana royce on june 7 mother daughter banquet views changing years film the children of the church ion of their leaders peggy t l explorers and canadian girls i en and jane graff conducted a in training entertained the ri short sing song mothers on thursday at thfl mrs w french of the annual mother and daughter pub jiauons department banquet held in knox presb i of thc j te companj tenan church hall the hall m toronto entertained tsc urls was decorated with paper chains m pastel colours lanterns and birds all made by the girls irene keir president of he cgtt welcomed the guests and introduced the head table mrs douglas wright and her daughter carolyn mrs john colter president of thc knox auxiliary of the wms who act ed as mother for irene since her mother was visiting her parents in scotland rev norm an young mrs manlyn frc ich guest speaker mr w m gcg gie a member of the chr si an education committee mrs j l barber and mrs norman young a toast was drank to the queen carolyn wright proposed a toast to the mothers and mrs young replied on their behalf after the tables were cleared the explorers under the direct and their mothers with an illus trated talk on the changing years telling the story of the past sa years through si ncs and recordings depicting thc clothing furn ture cars movie idols and music of the years since the turn of the century mrs j e penning thanked mrs french for coming and her employer for providing such an entertaining speaker the members of thc cgit put on a humorous skit a mock court room trial of girls accu ed of wearing sloppy uniforms 1 eg gy given was judge be i young prosecutor irene ko foreman of the jury and thc accused were gail jam c c connie bomholt karen mini n and linda oliver the evening closed with ii joining hands and singing t according to mr fern the once patterned path of fruit pickers starting m the far south with oranges then tobac co and across into canada lor apples has almost been broken it is more difficult for these people to get across the border now said mr fern as amembcr of the larm i labor board mr fern reaches many workers in toronto apples picked on the ferri farms are packed and shioped to wherever there is an agree able price they have been ent to england scotland and ire land but not all apples reach the packing stage becoming popular on a large scale both in canada and the united states is the pick your own method or clear ng thc lands of fruit during the las 10 years mr ferri has had hundreds of people pick their own strawberries in his patch of about five acres most come from the georgetown brampton area last year mr ferri cxten ed the self service lo apples which proved popular with area res dents did you know that the red cross advises that to swtm with a life jacket on use a side or back stroke east halton 4hers judge holsteins the highlight or the east halton 4h calf club held on may 12 at howard tarzwells farm georgetown was the judg ing of two classes of holsteins the first class was three year old in milk and john mcgee and don brander gave their reasons tom hunter 4h club leader gave official reasons and plac ings the second class was mat ure cows in milk and bert stew art gave official plaungs a film on breeds of cows was shown cell block with intent to escape he pleaded guilty the escape was discovered at 7 pm when guards went to the cell to move the man to another quarter of the jail mr martin said a steam- pipe threequarters of an inch thick nd four feet long bad been used to pry open the space be tween the bars from the stand ard six inches to eight inches the missing man was back behind bars at 8 10 p m the assistant crown said he was jailed for a parole violation and to await a county court trial for an alleged break and enter offence at campbellville gravel supply ltd magistrate ord said the prop er way to deal with him would be to adjourn the case until dis position was made at the pend ing trial the escapee was re manded in custody until june 23 when he will be sentenced a conviction was registered on the attempted escape charge the escape was the second this year from the halton coun ty jail xmmhta cboktls national baler twine fflfl orvcwarmt mrian smrabnb imd to im n ww m4 qui prwhet of on el w i fa cost onftttooayt muttehm mnn ind fcf qwtib 1 heat your home way with pas and smart s chinook automatic gas furnace ci iiii huming rfap msnarwrolgot with ik opin io tobl w nl septic tank pumping weeping tile trenching graval fill halton sanitation services ren and bill mcgowan 779255 iwounook fur kkti high et- byomtowook fr twoion twonla h thompson hardware piummng heating tr 7 2971 a small car should be seen and not heard ikepps the noise level down knd because the renault we make them small small outside and we make them quiet has a sealed liquid cooling quiet inside system with ant freeze the renault 10 major has guaranteed to 40f you more soundproofing ma don t have to listen to a big tenal in it than the average noisy fan domestic makes the 4w ifyou want to have a car that cubic feet of foam rubber doesn t skimp on your we use in the seats also personal comfort we d like you to consider a renault it s made in canada it has 5 coats of canadian primer and paint and g rust proofings it s quiet to dnve inexpensive to operate and it deserves a test dnve renault pnees start under si 900 renaultf10 harley motors salfs and srvkf si john st w 772591 special savings reserve accounts interest on monthly winct whmr in panon it qr thnt but no cheques ayhiiaotl m attnum deposit ask for folder offices open monday thursday 900 430 fridays til 6 30 year oca trust company halton peel t1ujt i savings company 2t main shaat nortfi brampton 1j345 g watson kennedy mgr attention horsemen visit our stewarttown store for complete stock of western saddles bridles blankets lariat spurs reins training pads saddle soap etc special 20 discount on above items june 3rd till june 11th inclusiva master horse feed rations a feed for every purpose 1 master horse krunch cubes 15 prole n 2 master complete horse feed 12 p ote n a no hay oet 3 master horse supplement pellets 20 prole n 4 master sweet horse feed 1 2 prote n fly control if you have a fly cont ol problem n your da y barn or stables v s t our store fr day june 10th i 5pm howard s fly control expert w ii be on hand lo answer your quest ons special discounts on howard s fly control material for above dy only i wesdlobdmommeadwl masterfeeds master feeds stcwahttolfw dial 773s oaacjatewt we driver wad a m and sat a m aach wjjc m govfiatowff vacation right around the corner where youll also find 1 boat dealer 3 travel services 28 service stations 1 bicycle shop and just ab3ut any shop or service you can think of our locality has a lot to offer good shops good services good people so look first to home for your needs let your fingers do the walking through the yellow pages to find thc above people and many others everythings here m town j 1 ts ff

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