Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 29, 1959, p. 12

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7c i th1 omttobtowh herald wedneady july 28th ibm rowh herald wedoeadty july 28th ibm rmvc motorized delivery prescriptions called for and dellvered davidsons pharmacy telephone triangle 73048 r scehic halton motor tour picnic for manor residents h third annual picnic to be gi- yvn for the residents of halton by thtt niembers of the halton chapter no 80 of the order of the eastern star took fvlace on wednesday afternoon r july 15th and proved to be a most enjoyable even mrs j pordy was the very capable convener of she afternoons entertainment and by mrs archie cairns the worthy matron of the clock a too nor and started on an interesting and enjoyable tour of the southern part of nelson township the mot orcade- the cars of which were driven by members of the lodge made its way to lowville and from there past the new falrview school and kings quarry to cedar springs this lovely summer re sort wilh its pretty cottages rec reation grounds and beautiful tow ers end trees proved to be a most interesting place jo visit from cede of twelve cars left the ma- 1 cedarspriiigy the motorcade pro lincoln practiced law here norval union churches have stanley park picnic the sesqulcentennlal of abraham lincolns birth this year has brought added in terest to americans in the lin coln shrines throughout the nation above is the twostory logan county courthouse built in 1840 in logan county illi nois and now preserved in greenfield village dearborn michigan young lincoln pleaded his first cases in this frontier courthouse and often appeared here as a circuit rider until his election to congress in 1847 two years later the county seat was moved and the structure used for other pur poses until it was acquired by henry ford in 1929 a replica now stands on the original site siding on the buildings exterior was hewn and milled from native black walnut the interior has been restored to the plain country courtroom that lincoln knew greenfield village a 200acre outdoor museum of americana con tains nearly 100 seventeenth eighteenth and nineteenth cen tury homes workshops and public structures many of them associated with famous americans the village and adjoining henry ford mu seum attract nearly a million visitors annually and are cele brating their 30th anniversary this year ceeded to carlisle and from there to the home of mr and mrs hen ry gorier at kilbride when all the cars had arrived at their des tination community singing of fa vourite old ballads was enjoyed a large number of prizes were then presented as follows oldest lady mrs maud smith oldest cent mr sam bacon younj gest lady mary shaw youngest gentleman harry rogers gent with birthday nearest to july 15th mrr robtr brooks ladywitbbiribl day nearest to july 15th mrs r- tinline tallest lady hilda marcy tallest gentleman mr robert gal laflher lucky tea cups miss kate hill and mr w gilkes picnic tables had been set up on the lawn and a very delicious and bountoful picnic supper of sandwiches ice cream cake tea and coffee was served and heartily lois ihglls played several stirring selections on her accordion a speech of thanks expressing the appreciation of the residents to mrs goiter the gracious hostess mrs a cairns the worthy mat ron and mrs j purdy the conve ner as well as all the representat ives of the lodge was given my muriel thompson the hearty round of applause given by the re sidents proved their gratitude to all those who were in any way re sponsible for having given the re sidents such a wonderful afternoon a gracious reply was given by mrs cairns before leaving for home each resident received the gift of an orange as a memento of the afternoon on this occasion it was a great pleasure for the residents to have with them at her first so cial event in connection with the residents mrs earl mongraw of milton who has recently joined the staff of the manor muriel thompson although the day proved cloudy with occasional showers of rain the people of norval and union presbyterian churches assembled in stanley park erin on july 20 lfor their annual congregational and sunday school picnic there were 95 adults and children from the two rural churches gathered under the dining plaza for a typi cal country picnic of salads galore sandwiches of every description chocolate milk courtesy of the georgetown dairy fresh raspberry tarts and pies tea cookies and cakes of every shape and form af- antstooka walk about bmtpark i weed luntrv in order to prepare themselves for the games and contests that would follow races were run under the guidance of the rev g l royal and victor ostrander assisted by agar ostrander and harold mc- chire a number of children un der the age of three gave their all in a short run which resulted in yee james mcdonald being pro- over the older girls david ander son was victor in the senior boys race after fighting his way down the field with some others nagging his heels flbally the three- legged race was run with twelve teams but diane mckane had taught wlhja mcllveen her lessons well and they appeared amidst the fog and cheers as champions fit fo the hall of fame aifter the races a wellearned swim was the order of the day then home tired weary and ready for bed halton county farm news farm news jack robertson attends 4h leadership meeting v j a f jack robertson rr 5 milton has been selected to represent halton 4h glob members at pro vincial 4club leadership week this programme is sponsored by the ontario department of agri- culture and is being held the week of july 27th at the on- tario agricultural college the programme started this year is open to one outstanding 4h club member from each county and dis trict in ontario and will include training in technical agriculture as well as physical education con siderable use will be made ol the newly constructed physical educa tion building and the course will include in the leadership training week farm and water safety ani mal science soils crop production and agricultural engineering jacks selection is based on his over all participation in local 4h club programmes and standing in provincial interclub compeitions farm news select evelyn bird for quebec bus trip 4 a f miss evelyn bird r r 2 geor getown has been selected as hal- tons delegate- to the eastern on tario and quebec bus tour this trip s one of the travelling scho larships awarded to junior farmer members in halton county there will be approximately 70 dele gates taking part in the program representing most of the counties in central and western ontario on the tour delegates will view farming industrial and recreation- 1 al centres in eastern ontario montreal que and counties in quebec evelyns selection is a result of her participation in 4h home- making clubs and junior farmer programmes the tour will be held during the week of august 23rd choose representatives for summer camp j a f marie marshall rjt 1 milton and sandy buchanan rr 1 mof fat will represent the halton juni or farmers association this year at the 1959 provincial leadership training camp this programme for junior far mers is sponsored by the ontario department of agriculture with the cooperation of the junior farmers association of ontario the setting for the weeks activi ty will be geneva park lake cou- chiching during the week of sep tember 7th this has been an annual event and the programme has been in strumental in training many out standing junior farmer members over the past years claimed the winner following this rousing opening another race was called with the threeyear olds tak- 1 ing part and the laurel crown fell to a lass from union susan les lie in order came the kindergar ten girls followed by the kinder garten boys and the champions ar ising from these two events were mary mcgee and david dolson the primary girls then gave vent to their enthusiasm in a duel which found lorene archdekin successful and in the primary boys after a close fought struggle john royal emerged the victor a break then occurred in the strenuous schedule as the ladies were asked to line up for the shoe kicking contest and as the men scrambled for cover under a show er of feminine footwear mrs an drew mcchire was declared win ner and champion after the dust had settled then appeared the junior boys on the scene to show their prowess to the assembled picnickers and billie cook arose champion on the field then not to be outdone the junior girls lin ed for their event and margaret mcclure was c champion a wheebanow race ras then call ed and although the participants were many david anderson- and bill cook were declared an unbeat able combination the intermed iate gtrls fought the struggle right down to the line but the judges were in agreement that diane mckane was winner amongst the intermediate boys douglas mc donald accepted his laurels after finishing ahead of some fine young runners the sack race proved fun with many girls and boys tak ing part but apparently diane mc kane had been practicing on her fathers farm and was an easy winner even over some fastmov ing boys to add to a perfect day diane mckane then entered the senior girls race and proved that it could be done with another win news by v 6- mcarihur county weed inspector wild morning glory several farmers in halton coun ty are having trouble with field bindweed commonly known as wild m glory thi ic sunshine club picnic at cedarvale school sixteen members and one guest were present on tuesday july mat when the sunshine club of first baptist church met at ce- darwle school for girls to hold their annual picnic everyone en joyed a picnic lunch prior to a tourfof the school conducted by miss paula arthurs mrs don livingstone expressed the appreci ation and thanks ef the club mrs ron breen conducted sever al games which the girls of the school and the sunshine club all enjoyed mrs john evans lead the devotional period with scrip ture reading from mark 12 verses 2834 ms jm emmerson gave a talk lovehand closed-with- prayer financial manaokmatnt ftvicets one qtthe jnost persistent and de structive weeds farmers have to contend with it is a perennial with a very extensive and deep root system and spreads by both seeds and bits of broken rootstatks small patches are spread by culti vators and harrows so in fields where it has become established it is wise to use a disc as much possible for cultivation bindweed is in blossom now and has a white flower the plant re sembles the ordinary harmless morning glory flower two experi ments in the chemical cqptroi of field bindweed are being conduc ted in the county this year the ontario agricultural college are trying out new chemicals on the farm of john richardson in burl ington and also on a roadside m trafalgar township the field crops branch of the ontario dept of agriculture have classified field bindweed a prohibited noxious weed under the canada seeds act and no seed any kind can be legally offered for sale if it contains even one bindwood seed to prevent in festations on your 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