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the georgetown he wednesday october i 1947 news ahd items of interest to halton farmers l bj e whitelock garden brigade and grain club members to hold achievement dats at acton fair on friday and saturday of this week many halton folic and tn addl- tlull llin t trnm the nrmiln ding district wlu nock to acton lor the big annual fair in order to boodt their hall exhibit the acton fair board under the leadership of president h6ward switzer this yeu ponsored a garden brigade for the young ladles of north hlton and a grain club for the young men al together it is anticipated that appro xlmately forty young people will have either their garden produce or grain on display in connection with the young men s garden club the acton society supplied each of the twenty club members with two bu ahels of certified no 1 beaver oats tree of charge one of the club members namely ceo burkholder of freeman is reported on good auth ority to have threshed over w bush els to the acre from his 5 acre plot in 90 far as we can learn this con stituted a record for 147 in georges section of the county elusive the local event was held on the farm of a t woodlcy near isilton the special coach and judge of the day was geo hostrawser of brampton who is a former cham plan tractor plowman of a few years in the intercounty events at thn international each county plow plow teams selected for international on wednesday of last week hal- ton junior farmers with the coop eration of the halton plowmen s as socltldn selected the members ol the horse and tractor teams to represent halton at the big international to be held near kingston oct 14 to 17 in team is made up or two young men under 20 years of age notwithstanding the dry condition ol the soil some very good ridges were plowed at the woodley farm the young men selected to repre sent halton in the intercounty ev ents are as follows inter county walking plow class jack ferguson and gordon ferguson both of nas ftweya township inter county tractor class wm brain norval in efequeslng township and keith merry hornby of trafalgar town ship with charles hunter or geor getown as reserve incidentally each member of the winning county team at the international will be awarded trip to the 1947 international live stock show at chicago and also ba sic expenses of one year at the on tario agricultural college such ba sic expenses will include tuition fees board and lodging and an al lowance for books to ken her doom to umbo men and had it not bean tor canadian far mers they woidd still be in burope these men were brought to canada at the expense of the oovemments of canada and great britain on the definite understanding that they would agree to- remain in canadian agriculture lor at least two years now effort are being made by cer tain individuals and organisations who are supposedly working in the interests of the polish veterans to have the two yeax period reduced to one year they base their argument on the fact that dutch settlers are brought to this country on a one year contract they forget however that the dutch immigrants are pay- new spreader on market for distribution 0 agricultural limestone miiiiim maiiimiiimo mititi inunmim foot ailments treated by miss allan reg chiropodist light comfortable arches and other appliances for foot comfort carried by appointment phone 1390j 27 arthur st g u e l p h rosedale floral cut flowers wedding and funeral design work phone 283j hardocfc st we dettnr a j weekly scrap collections paper metal rags etc blanchard andrews phone 423j for free pickup halton clay soils lor the most part are from moderately to slightly acid having a ph of from 51 to 6 ap plications of agricultural limestone should therefore prove beneficial during recent jears a number ol testa wath agricultural limestone have been laid down b the halton crop improvement assn in conver sation recenu vuih both victor j lawrence ol mtrton and cecil lav rence ol sheridan ve learned thut excellent results had been fturtd from tlie tests conducted on thur respective farms in lew of the fact that agricultural limestone tan secured at a nominal price per and in view of the fact thai tin ontario department of agriculture gives financial assistance on the cost of transportation either m carload lots or truck loads it is perhaps a little difficult to understand why more agricultural limestone is nut being applied to the acid soils in halton in answer to our querj ag ricultural rep j r whitelock sta ted that in his opinion the failure to make greater use of lime is due to shortage of labour combined with the lack of satisfactory equipment with which to apply limestone to the land we also learned from mr whitelock that recently a new type of lime spreader with tractor hitch had become available it was mr whitelock s opinion that if a few of these spreaders were available in halton on a custom or rental basis the application of agricultural lime stone would become a general prac uce we also learned from the same source that since such spreaders had become available in certain districts of haldimand and wentworth coun ties there had been a great increase in the amount of limestone being applied truckers who are interes ted in adding a profitable side une to their present business might be well advised to investigate the idea of securing one of these new lime spreaders and offering a custom ser vice ing the cost 01 ureli uwn treuap tation to canada and further that thty themselves agreed to the two year contract before leaving italy or great britain nevertheless i am of the opinion stated mr white- lock that the great majority of these meh will make good canadian citizens providing they do not re ceive too much ot the type of leader ship which has been describe the movement of western farm hands to ontario in 1947 wasa tre mendous disappointment in con trast to 1946 when over a hundred of these men were placed front milton hie total received during the past summer was a mere thirty he sta ted toronto commandos according to hands to ontario in 1947 was a tre mendously in some sections ol the county while the great majority of these men come out and return home the same day to toronto for the most part they gave good satis faction a total of 570 days work was received from this source in 1947 the dutch immigrants appear to liave real possibilities stated mr whitelock- he added however that the great majority are married men with families and unfortunately we haven t too many satisfactory farm orkers houses one of the solu tions of the farm labour problems would appear to be the erection of satisfactory farm cottages but that he added is imposstbli lcglte aitkca wedding a pretty autumn wedding took place on baturdaff afternoon sfp- tember 30th it u0 o clock at to home of mr and mrs andrew j aluoen iten their eldest daughter annie iaoel was united in ntarrtage to gordon alexander leslie only son mr and mrs joel b leslie r r aoton rev j m anderson offi elated at the ceremony which took place on the lawn beneath an arch of evergreen trimmed wlte pink and white streamers and white wedding bells and baskets of gladioli the bride given in marriage by her father was lovely in a gown fas sbioned with white satin bodice and ncljbhe fl length sk o jjflni wore net elbow length mittens coronet headdress trimmed with white forgetmenots held her shoul der length veil she carried white roses and fern and wore a her only ornament a double strand pearl necklace the gift of the groom miss edna aitken her sisters bridesmaid wore a petal pink floor length gown with brocade bodice and nylon net skirt she wore a pink flowered headdress and carried pink rosea little nancy aitken niece of the bride as flower girl was charming in turquoise blue taffeta with net overskirt she wore a blue flowered headdress and carried a nosegay of sweet peas and cornflowers she wore a gold signet ring the gift of the bride elwood johnston was best man for his cousin following the ceremony a recep tion was held receiving with the bridal couple was the bride s mother in navy blue embroidered crepe with navy accessories and corsage of pink roses the grooms mother assisted wearing a powder blue dress with ac cents of pink matching blue hat and old furniture like new with reupholstering call now to avoid the fall rush an added variety of coverings i available dick the upholsterer phone 89 for estimates with corsage of pink accessories pink rosea a buffet luncheon was served the brides table was attractive with a threetiered wedding cake pink and white sweet peas and tall pink can dles in sliver holders later the bridal couple left for a motor trip to the united 6tatathe bride travelling in a lime green wool suit brown accessories and wearing a corsage of talis roses on their return they will live on the groom s farm r r 3 acton 1 conditions in conclusion mr white- lock stated that if anyone can come forward with a practical solution to the present am labour situation he or she would be making a great con- i trlbution not only to agriculture but under present to our whole canadian economy edwifa cripps dies funeral services for edwin cripps 76 who died at his home on mill street acton on tuesday sept 18 were held from the johnstone and rumley funeral home on friday services were conducted by mr w w joyce and mr a m oratten burial took place in everton ceme tery mr cripps was born in eramosa township the son of the late alex and fannie cripps before moving to acton twentyfour years ago he had been a fanner in eramosa township for thirty years since moving to acton he had been wellknown as a carpenter he was a member of ao ton v church flftywuvree years ago be married sarah jane moore who survives hw he is also mourned by four sons and four daughters stanley cecil hen- all of acton alger of george town tilue mrs mdhtyre of to ronto sadie cmrs welch of don- can beta uts lincoln of toron to edna mrs welch of bnglehact also surviving are 27 grandcbodm and tour great grandchildren pali bearers were messrs fwd cleave william coaling r l john ston d orlppe r patterson bght grandchildren and one great grand child acted as flower bearers friends came from georgetown harriston quelph fergus gait hanover duncan and the surroun ding district to be present at the fu neral pwoj slendor tablets a treat for your feet z wheks supply l0 it weeks supply fm lloyd corn and callous salve are effective for prompt relief from come and caboua 5 available at blaecobmacks fcowb kentners drug stores w tbday we live in a greater canada law t- r memories to honour a lifetime for lifetimes to come moderatdy priced 5 monuments markers a card or letter will bring j j our service to your door oakvuxe monument works 5 29 coibome st oakville on highway the farm labour probuw farmers do not need to be told that they have many problems in so far as we can determine however their greatest single problem is lack of satisfactory tarm laboui the bright lights shorter hours ahd what appears to be bigger tigls in the el ties and towns have pretty well drained all available help from the farms actually when the cost of board laundry and other incidental expenses are token into considers tion vt question if a bis perrentage of urban labour is any btiler or as well off nnaiicinllj at the end of the yrar as the farm worker when discussing the si tuition re centlj with akrlc r prt ser wlive j e whitclokvnt idmilted that the situation wk drastic and further that thpnrticultural oflld it mllum had nophwen abk to cope with the situation we have endeavouredv lie sta id ui lmtstigi t ill nail ablr sources these included brl tisli immigrants polish veterans iitcli immigrants western farm hands and toronto commandos du ring the pist rear he stated we have plired upwards of slxt pplish vetenns on halton farms these men according to mr wliluuock are tor the most part proving very sat isfactory despite the difficult of language some organizations and individuals would appear he added to be giving some of these mn bad advice which is causing some unrest in further explanation he pointed out ttttt canada was the first coun try in the world which was prepared mw products and materials never made in canada before today pour from canadian plants ranging in variety from penimleii electric razors these new additions to our industrial family swell modern canada record breaking production total in their extent and diversity they perfectly typify the increasing interesting and varied opportunities awaiting those who commence their careers in canada today the giant i unlit typical ton of industry developed for raiuitic war n w serving u- in peace is our pro- n lustry durii n of pi il fjass it seemed impos ing of ilik hul w l came one of the great of optial instruments in the li iipiili alhl todays land of opportunity exfl r c bill shepherd ifur his dis- charp fr mi th it c a f refused to let diffi i ultu- itrtmf r 1 1 h his h munition lo make iviilkni his hfi w irk minifcid to bu ind tntrlnul thrtm nlant t mini ntd air services a wmir 1 win in 1 than two yrars of operilin in- lu uhs i- miking tradv and profit ihlt pnfjns now opt riling six twin enginulairinlt ind eiphl stnglr engine aircraft fr mi w in yi chatham unl toronto providing flying instruction and aerial phot igraphy for many i cenlri- mr shepherd says our tery satisactor progress to date has con vinced me oj the soundness of my dcaston to fouoic a canadian corew fv choice was aviation but for practically evrybjid of work w the r canada u oertaudy todays land of opportunity a thriving rapidly expanding toy tndus 4rv n presenls an entirely different tvpe of in wc in ir on the am lian in in trial icent stnkmgu ml in the amazing dncrsitv of new tmalian productun hirtcr srvice ax cmrn on tan