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fuel oil call murt allison il 14072 agent for the elias rogers co ltd institute visit to quilt and rug fair the brampton west w i went on a bus trip to the simcoe co quilt and rug fair which was held at colhngwood recently the group of forty one members and friends visited smarts can neries of colhngwood where cher ries were being pitted by machin ery and weighed into twenty lb containers for cold storage at the georgian china co the ladies were particularly interested in the method with which the de sign was applied to the dishes af ter the gold design was applied the dishes were stacked on shelves on a slow moving track which took eight hours to move along through the firing kiln and out conked and ready for commercial use the kaufman furniture factory was next on the list and there the group saw the process of cab inet making from the rough lum bcr to the beautifully finished ar ticle the majority were amazed to discover how much machinery and the number of skilled workmen there arc involved in a single piece of furniture the blue mountain pottery was visited and proved so popular that many brought home piects as souv enirs of the trip after viewing many beautiful quilts and rugs at the fair the group were served lunch by the la dies committee of duntroon com rifumty hall mac alexander has top crop of oats j e w a field of rodney oats on the farm of mac alexander at norval won the field crop competition sponsored by the halton agricultu ral society the 13 fields were scored by e h woods of hamil ton who commented favourably on the general excellence of the en tries in the halton competition the awards which have just been released by mrs george e read head secretary of the halton socie ty are as follows placing 1st mac alexander nor val variety rodney 2nd dr w f james georgetown rodney 3rd david lawson milton rod ney 4th brock harris lowvillc beaver 5th fred nurse george town rodney 6th ken marshall milton rodnej 7th r a hurren st son campbelville rodney 8th clare smoke nelson beaver 9th roy elleton lowvillc beaver 10th m t mcndbb and son gcor getown beaver 1 garnet building products ltd readymix concrete large stock of plywood masonry cement lime plas ter insulation rock lathe nails sewer pipe sheathing papers and insul board tr 72519 tr 72861 armstrong ave delrex industrial area l farm news halton land an acre in 4h secretary tells of international tour in most areas the 4 h tour is becoming an annual feature of the summer program some of thebe tours are to the farm homes of fel low club members whereas others are farther afield to such places as experimental farms universities large cities and exchange trips with neighbouring 4h clubs in the un ited states in the latter case i was privilcg ed last month to attend the lev enth international 4h djy between the club of northern montana jnd southern saskatchewan tim year the location was at eastcnd sask and next jcar the event will take place somewhere in montana close to 1000 parents 4h members and leaders arrived carl in the morn ing in buses trucks and cars to take part in a full di s program arrangeil by the local leaders and c c wright agricultural repres entative at kastend 4h tours and trips whether large or small are valuahle jnri essential in developing a well rial anced flub program they help to satisfy the desire of evere travel to meet new people and to exchange ideas in addition there is no finer medium through unicn members leaders and represents tives of the department of agntul ture can compare projects and talk about new ideas and solutions to common problems tours help also to build team work to develop good publicity and to provide opportunities fo specialists in industry and cduca tion to acquire a fuller knowledge of how 4h clubs operate and of their contribution to the general betterment of living in rural areas 75 830 j e w we were interested recently in an old letter we came across which was written by thomas hunt who with his two brothers settled in nelson twp in 1830 they pur chased a 200 acre farm at 12 sh 6d per acre on the installment plan incidentally on the basis of the present rate of exchange of 2 80 for the pound sterling this would mean si 75 per acre here are a few extracts from his letter we arc in good country for poor folks we have plenty of good fire an grog we make our own sugar our own soap and bake good light bread we shall never want for water and timber we can raise a good house in a little while at little expense it is called the heal thiest spot in upper canada he also gives on to give some of the current prices wheat 56c per bus corn 36c potatoes 18c oats 28c rum 12c qt good whiskey 9c qt brandy lie tea 4bc lb beef and mutton 2c lb fat geese 21c each good apples 14c bus the ornamental smiths new business in town moving his business from bramp ton to georgetown recently ernie van truenfels is operating a wrought iron and hlacksmithing shop on the highway in part of the old saxe motor building resides specializing in his skil led trade of wrought iron work he is doing gem ral blacksmith work and welding he calls his business the ornamental smiths he has been in canada since 1952 oncinaly a resident of fast germany he escaped with little more than his life when the rus sians took over there after the war 1u converted a metal work hobby into a business in west ger many where he lived from 1945 to 1952 he worked for three years m brampton with flexonies com pan before entering business foi himself wednesday august 22nd 1996 the georgetown herald ballinafad correspondent off on western trip mrs j kirkwood whose bal linafad news column is a weekly herald feature her husband anfl mr sandy mckay have left on a motor trip to western canada leaving last week they planned to visit several parts of the prairie provinces including stone saskat chewan where their son jim kirk wood is a united church student i minister for the summer he will i be returning home with them to enter his final year at emmanuel college tiironto mrs f j shorlill has kindly consented to keep readers inform cd about ballinafad news during mrs kirkwood s absence and con tributed last weeks item on the memorial service as her first col umn and suddenly theres a new lilt to living oldsmobi lee a general motors value- arthur scott motors limited 61 gijelph st georgetown tr 72251 r credit valley 7 sand rock i asphalt paving cotl 7 sop fill georget 7 crftveij grwii service stations motels road work concrete curbs driveways tennis courts parking lots sidewalks if you need any asphalt paving done call triangle 73751 free estimates j w lawr shop friday night 01 till 9 pm union main street georgetown grand union aisles are your high road to low low prices everyday shop g u for a better balanced budget you ii find high quality bargains on every shelf sliced pineapple dole fancy s ap 20 oz can m arganne 1 lb pkg 29c cashmere 70 count pkgs white serviettes 2 29c realemon or pink lemonade lemonade glidt liquid 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