Acton Free Press (Acton, ON), April 12, 1967, p. 11

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halton 4h club news halton 4h jersey- guernseyayshtre club by stuart nurse press reporter under the leadership of pres ident murray mccuaig vice- president carol swackhamer secretary elizabeth norring- ton club leaders walter nor- rington and john mcnabb the halton 4h jersey guernsey- ayrshire club held its first meeting at the agricultural of fice in milton on april 4 the associate agricultural representative john cockburn drilled the members on the parts of a cow using a scale model and diagrams the 17 members then split into jun iors and seniors and each dis cussed their respective pro jects for the coming year after a final review of the bovine body a film was shown ealing with the united na tions food and agriculture organization it was decided that the nex meeting be held at the farm of bruce and har- ley pickering 4h prqcram underway although the 4h club pro grams have started there is sttlrtme to jotn and applica tions from interested young people will bo welcome infor mation is available from the agricultural office 181 main street milton hardy trail hikers plarv 25mile walk north halton 4h holstein calf club by mary mcgee the first regular meeting of the north halton 4h holstein calf club was held in the on tario agricultural office thurs day april 6 the members answered roll call by naming a part of a cow john cockburn discussed the parts of a cow the senior members departed to a separ ate room where they had a discussion on the cow while allan brownridge discussed with the junior members the feeding and managing of the dairy heifer calf sfrtty if thi thino in halton county at fovmers stock up- on items intended to take the danger from agricultural work the equip ment includes large red and orange alow- moving vehicle signs centre first aid kits and host of pamphlets fire extinguishers can be of the economical handforce type or the more sophlsicated ones such as those held by wilma mason junior farmer queen end marilyn kirkwood safety council representa tives for halton junior farmers this year the halton farm safety council is putting a special emphasis on safety and all these items are avoilable through members staff photo extend crop insurance to cover spring grains by h i stanley already in effect as far as winter wheat is concerned the ontario crop insurance pro gram has now been extended to cover oats barley and mixed grblnscoverage includes the hazards of drought hood frost hall wind excessive rain fall excessive moisture plant dsease and insect infestation i a fanner may insure up to 30 70 or 80 per cent of his normal expected yield cover age is written on a continuous policy basis which runs from year to year until cancelled by the insured or the crop insur ance commission the insurable value of spring grains has been set at 22 cents per pound or 44 a if ton due to premium subsidies amounting to 25 per cent by the federal government and 5 per cent by the ontario govern ment the coverage is available at much less than cost in ad dition the administrative costs are borne by the two levels of government under the plan provision has been made for the adjustment of early losses where the farm- er wants tto abandon thetjropi or put the damaged acreage to other use payments in these early stages arc made at a re duced rate the policy contract is issued upon receipt of an application lor which the minimum depos it premium is 15 when the insured person has finished seeding he completes and files a final acreage report and a diagram accompanied by the balance of premium the in sured person must be an op erator either an ownerop erator or a tenantoperator all spring grains must be in jured on all land seeded to such grain by the insured per son whether on one or more forms- or on rented land final i date for seeding of spring grain hus been set by the commis sion as may 31 no applica tions for spring grain crops will be accepted after may 1 1967 further information is avail able from the agent for hal ton county robert mccuaig 160 main street milton april 14 your final date to import jamaican labor by charles warner due to the lack of satisfac tory casual farm labor avail able to canadian farmers sea sonal workers from the carib bean area will be admitted to canada again this summer growers wishing to make use of this labor source must place an order with their local can- cda manpower office by april 14 the main conditions which apply to the hiring of these sea sonal workers are 1 employers will be requir ed to pay a minimum wage of slj0per hour or the prevail- ing piecework rote whichever is higher they will also pro vide a minimum average week ly salary of 50 during the en tire employment period also they must provide adequate ac commodation a charge can reliable lungs and strong legs will get a chance to prove their fitness sunday april 23 when the toronto bruce trail j club stages its early spring hike the toronto section of the trail stretches 25 miles from kelso to terra cotta the group will begin at 7 am at the corner of no 5 sideroad and the fifth line nassaga- weva and walk the distance it is expected the jaunt will take about ii hours including an hour for lunch and rest stops equipment will be min imal including rainwear extra socks first aid kits and lunch arrangements will be made to have some of the cars driv en ahead to be waiting at the terra cotta end of the walk hikers will be driven back to their cars at the southern end a small trophy will be pre sented to those who complete all 25 miles of the march three weeks later mav 14 be made for his accommoda tion 2 transportation costs bas ed on the economy return air fare from kingston jamaica to toronto will be paid by the employer approximately 250 per employee 3 these workers can brought in as of may 1 1967 but must be returned by november i 1967 during this period work ers can be brought in for a minimum of six weeks or a maximum for four calendar months choirmaster dont forget- when the tenors reach the ga tes of hell vou all come in pollock and campbell manufacturers of high grade memorials memorial engraving 62 water st north oalt telephone 6217580 f fire extinguishers recently a central ontario fuimer was able to save his tractor and machine shop when they caught fire norbecause he was close to the town fire- department but he had been foresighted and had purchased two dry chemical extinguish ers one for the tractor and one for the shop for this small ex penditure he was able to pre vent thousands of dollars in fire losses how good is your fire protection smttll and large dry chemical fire extinguishers arc available from the halton farm safety council at a minimum cost contact the agricultural office milton if interested norval kettleby men represent marketers local greenhouse vegetable producers recently elected nick ferri of norval and bob voorberg of kettleby to act as their representatives to the lo cal board of the new green house vegetable producers marketing plan these two men will represent the coun ties of halton peel york on tario simcos and durham in this provincewide marketing organization a district committee of five members was elected as well members will be as follows bill rupka burlington john vandermarel hornby ron kingshott norval peter van tuyl port credit leon rad- der brantford these persons will handle local problems of the marketing plan and will act as the voice of the growers in reporting to the board the marketing plan should become operational very soon the newly elected board is now busy working out the many problems involved in set ting up this type of organiza tion the main function of the marketing plan at the present time will be to establish mini mum prices for the crop no person will be allowed to sell below this price hence some market stability should result fees will be collected from all producers on a volume basis these monies will be used to operate the plan local producers should note the names of their local repre sentatives and if any discus sion should arise as to the func tioning of this plan then these representatives will have the answer or will be able to di rect the inquirer to someone who has the answer what agjis a woman most is to meet a baldheaded man she went to school with 348 average at calf sale a calt sale sponsored by rockwood international ltd of georgetown was held recent ly with an average for 41 head of 348 each top price of this sale was 875 paid by edward v car roll guelph to claude if pick et of georgetown for the five- monthold calf cherri way magic susan edward carroll also paid the second and third highest prices at this sale he paid 700 to r d graham erin for grahavcn supreme faye a nine-month- old daughter of the excellent and superior type sire thorn- lea texal supreme 610 was paid by edward carrol to don ald dolson norval for the ninemonthold female green- lodge supreme clarice a who was also sired by thornlea texal supreme other good prices included 400 paid by alvin d baiger chickasla oklahoma to ralph ford and son milton judge in guelph halton county court judge alan b sprague presided at the sittings of the wellington county court in guelph last week there was a 16case list acton public school kindergarten enrolment acton public schools will be able to accommodate- all pupils of kindergarten age this year to enrol they must be five years old by december 31 1967 birth certificate required to avoid confusion please complete the form below before april 22 and send or mail it to your district school in care of garnet w mckenzie principal robert little school bex 870 or w d elme smith principal m z bennett school box 840 childs name christian name surname date of birth day month parents or guardians name in full year address no street phone no for further information call robert little school 8532540 or i m z bennett school 8534530 birth certificates can be secured from registrar general branch 78 lombard st toronto ont jisw 4fc t 4k your savings earn a good rare of interest at halton peel trust 4 special savings accounts interest is reckoned on the minimum monthly balance while no cheques may be issued you may withdraw any amount a any time in person or by mail tjpxy r t dld i w number adult jrl bob hope phylus d1ller wwmw beatles come to town amu 131415 bully for fink cartoon 2 pm sun tub greatest story ever told max von sydow dorothy mcguire afvjl 141710o9 thurs frj sat amml so1121 dr gomfoot and girl bombs color vincent price fabian having a wonderful time vitamin fink cartoon saturday hmihin at 2 pm al tsmm w sunday tfcreusj thursday ps owo 4l7n ail0w ilirios friday and saturday at 7 and pju ooj2 47 savings chequing accounts interest is reckoned on the minimum quarterly balance and is credited to you in june and december reasonable chequing privileges halton peel trust 6 savings company assets exceed 69000000 head office oakviue other offices brampton burlington cooksville milton simcoe delhi georgetown 53 mill street 8772266 john a edgar manager convenient office hqurs the acton free press wednesday april 12 1967 t halton mp guest in chile at the invitation of sir col- vlllc deverell secretary gen eral of the internal planned parenthood federation dr harry c marley mjp for hal ton is attending the 8th inter national conference of the fed eration being held in santiago chile from april 9 through ap ril 13 1967 0 dr harley will actively par- the falls following a stopotclpate in the conference in his a hike will be made to see spring wild flowers and hil ton falls the group will follow the fifth line nassngaweya road allowance where triltlums ore found then leave the trail and go west over open country to the falls the group will head north around the beaver pond on the opposite side of the rail picking the path up fur ther on sixth line nassaga- wevi will be crossed over a natural bridge to nn area over looking malonvs farm es- qucslng it is expected thev will see a number of wild fiowers pe culiar to the season those wishing to takw the walk are advised to bring camera flow er and bird guides and bino culars as plentv of time will he given for observation and photopraphv role as session chairman for discussions on patterns of lam- ily life speakers in this por tion of the conference program will include delegates from egypt colombia the west in dies nigeria and the united states dr harley was chairman of the house of commons com mittee on health and welfare which dealt with the contro versial issue of birth control next time you try keeping up with them think of the poor jones and their prob lems cslccstationery 56 mill st acton s32030 buy or rent a typewriter super sterling portable typewriter a rugged machine for lots of work only ask for a demonstration terms can be arranged ask about our rentalpurchase agreement now an electric adding machine for a reasonable price fiourematic 98 adder for only 1295o x artist supplies greyhound oil paints reeves brushes large 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