Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), September 18, 1974, p. 26

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1074 HOW TO GET THERE Tom aims to win plowing contest Tom Hill Mayor of Hills has issued a A PROPOSAL FOR an annual Agricultural Week the gap between rural and urban people and wide challenge to other mayors to try to in Ontario was advanced at the press and suggests a special farm week might help educate at him in a tractor plowing contest during this exhibitors day by agricultural minister Bill to the problems of making a living by year International Plowing Match in his own Stewart He thinks something is needed to bridge farming in these modern times municipality As host mayor Tom was asked If he would at send out the challenge some months ago and a pre quickly replied yes I used to plow with both horses and tractors m Suggests Agricultural Week as a hired man on a farm and did lots of plowing in Launching of on official week might do Ihc arm If a form week was Kalian committee extended my younger days agricultural week in Many people have never been established He predicted the an official welcome perhaps In on a farm Ihey have no con press media would give Bridge the gap it j j me International Plow of what faming la all coverage to Ihe subject and OPA president mayor admits his municipal duties have Match and Farm about suggested service clubs could son also brought greetings kept him away from the plow in recentyearS but cry Show was proposed work run special projecta or tours and suggested the was that doesnt worry him Hes got Canadas Wednesday by Ontario Mb An agricultural week would of farms to tic in with the helping to bridge the gap wnrkino with him anrl later of Agriculture and Food be an opportunity for farm theme rural and urban i JIT Hon William A Stewart people to do a more Let break down Ihc bar people tie can Win the Class Stewart was guest speaker public relations work con- caused by Ignorance committee His coach IS Spencer Wilson a longtime at Press and Exhibitors Day food prices too he he said Henry Stanley plowman from the area who has competed a he the Craig thought Stewart was one of a host of tural representative for the anrl won and Held farm in Hills An said many school speakers who told the crowd reg on praised all who estimated DM press groups will visit Ihe IPM wVat the Is all about at have worked so hard on the at recent International matches Mr Septal and for some Wednesday pressexhlbl match and suggested Wilson has promised to give Mayor Hill at least attended the open air function ban students it will be Ihelr tors day Jack Taylor Hal was proud of its agriculture two days of practice before the mayors match and later enjoyed a beef bar first look at anything con ton s director to Ontario Despite rising fears about the Scheduled for m Saturday Sent bee With farming He fell Plowmen Association loss of good farmland he as The minister said Ihe gap school authorities would put which cohosts the big show lured audience Halton tetwran emphasis on Ontario with the Com would work to maintain Class and Tom Hill has IIS eye On it Beware people be bridged and agriculture and take their mlltce was emcee and Ross has and would still Visiting mayors hes out to win he felt an agricultural children to an chairman of the have good soil and good agriculture In years time Hills Mayor Tom Hill said he hoped for good weather good crowds and good plowing MP Frank Phllbrook added a word preserving pood fam to feed people of Canada and Ihost who are starving In less fortunate I hope you have a superb malch he said secretory manager Starr praised the local years of work thai has none into preparing match plus tin Ontario Hydro Canada St John Ambulance and Provincial per Wt navi broken re cords two llns mulch ml I set Queens Two furrow so on hand to bring Cirtl Acton and an Chairman Allan subsisted has Hone nil out on the match and hoped would a sue cess told of bow has challenged Ont wardens and regional chairmen to a Ira dor plowing contest on opining day Sept and to dale expects over to enter At Ihe conclusion of the pro gram Mr Taylor the emcee said he has just returned home from a trip to Helsinki Finland for the world plowing match compel lions said he was proud to announce that Canada Car Timbers of Stouffvllle was runner up to the new world champion J of Finland LEANING INTO HIS WORK Ontarios Minister of Agriculture officiated at a press and exhibitors day Wednesday an ares behind and Food William A Slewart guides the walking plow pulled by at the IPM site in Hills Guiding the reins Is William a team of draft horses to get the 1974 International Plowing of Milton one of the local committee members helping fumw Hatch Farm Machinery Show of to Rood start Stewart to organize the big match

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