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Agricultural News Durham 4-H Awards Banquet and Presentations The annual banquet and presentation night for the Durham 4-H Agricultural Club Program was held on Friday November 5th, at the Black- stock Recreation Centre. Over two hundred and fifty five 4-H members, parents, friends and donors of awards attended the program. This event is held each year to recognize outstanding achievement by I-H members and various clubs during the year as well as overall 4-H activities in the county. Following a delicious meal served by the Blackstock United Church women, Mr. Neil Allin, Chairman of the mning program announced various winners in the dilferent clubs and called on local donors to make the presentation of their awards to the winners. In addition the top two demonstration teams that were selected at the demonstration night back in the summer put on their demonstrations for the enjoy- ment of the audience and the Durham Junior Farmer Square Dance group put on a demonstration as well with square dance caller Harold Ransberry putting them through their steps. Some of the highlights of the evening included the presenta- tion of the Durham Junior Farmer Club award to the top 4-H Agricultural Club exhibit at Orono Fair and this was won this year by the Hope 4-H Calf Club. The Durham 4-H member's council award was presented to the top demon- stration team at the demon- stration competition and the winner this year was the Durham 4-H Landscape Gar- dening Club with the team of Faye Langmaid, Cathy Knox and Janet Brown doing the demonstration. 4-H Club certificates for completion of six or more 4-H Agricultural club projects were presented to John Ayre, Keith Barrie, John Berry, Sue Best, Bruce Brown, Ivan DeJong, Earl Doyle, Blair Graham, Janice Henderson, Peter Knowlton, Craig Lar- mer, Bruce Nelson, Steve Pleasance, Bonnie Powell, Donald Prins, Francine Tay- lor, Lois Van Camp and Wayne Yellowlees. Twelve projects, or more, certificates were presented to Richard Huggins, Elaine Kellogg, An- I TAYLO0%R'S REPAIRS - Repairs and Parts for most makes, Performance Tuning. 337 Arthur St. Oshawa 725-8584 nette Taylor, Barrie Van Camp, Louise Van Camp and Ron Vice, and an eighteen project certificate was pre- sented to Grant Best. Agricultural Répresentative A.O. Dalrymple presented first year club leader pins to Steve Barrie, Roland Bow- man, Art Doyle, Stan Found, Linda McCleen and Dr. Ralph Warren. In addition five years leader certificates were pre- sented to Neil Allin, Tom Barrie, Eric Bowman, John Larmer,Dave Kellogg and Elmer Huggins, and a ten year leader certificate was presented to Jim Rickard. The top awards of the year that being the Durham Milk Committee Ottawa Trip win- ners and the winners of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce watches awarded jointly by the Orono and Bowmanville branches of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce were the last highlights on the program. Winners of the Durham Milk Committee trip for 1976 were Annette Taylor, Paul Larmer, John De Vries and Jim Smith, with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Coombes acting as chaperone for the trip which will take place November 26th and 27th. The 4-H members will travel to Ottawa, visit the bouse of Commons, meet with member of Parliament Mr. Allan Lawrence and also visit other points of interest in Ottawa. The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce award for the top 4-H Agricultural girl in 1976 was presented by Bow- manville Branch Manager, Mr. Carl Zine to Elaine Kellogg of R.R.1, Port Hope. Mr. Zinn also presented the Bank of Commerce watch to the top 4-H boy in Agricultural Club work for 1976 with the winner being John De Vries of R.R.4, Bowmanville. This event wraps up another successful year in 4-H Agricul- tural Club work in Durham County and we want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been invol- ved in the 4-H Agricultural Club program in the past year for making it another success. Kawartha Pine Ridge Beef Industry Conference We noted a week ago about the upcoming Kawartha Pine Ridge beef industry Confer- ence to be held on Tuesday November 23rd at the Ontario Government Buildings in Lindsay from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. This is just another reminder about this program which should be an excellent one for e.el producersiiithe region including Victoria, Peterborough, Northumber- land, Durham and Ontario Counties. Areas of discussion will include health problems on beef farms, parasite con- trol on beef cattle, the use of growth promotents in beef feeding programs, the latest in protein supplement, financ- ing of the beef operation and ... .. . . Our experience shows that ab- stainers have fewer car accidents, fewer home fires. So we can afford to insure for less. If you're a non-drinker, can you afford notto look into Abstainers' insurance for your home and your car? I I 134 -l136 KING ST. PORT PERgY PLAZA 501 RITSON ROAD S. DOUBLE LOAD 20 LB. WASHERS' 25¢ Reg. 75¢ ET oAD, DO A WHOLE WEEK'S LAUNDRY IN AN HOUR * TOP LOAD DURABLE PRESS ALL FABRIC WASHERS 0 LARGE 20 LB. WASHERS FOR FAMILY LOADS * LARGE CAPACITY DURABLE PRESS DRYERS 2. Lo os f 1re' in SUranCej Osborne & Shank Insurance Agency Ltd. 108 Liberty St. N. 623-2527 Fund-raising for Durha been in full swing througl by the Cerebral Palsy Paî 30th and $100 from the se presents $100 to Participe CPPC Vice-President Ro Participation House proj( comparing alternative feeding programs for beef farms. We do encourage producers to come out to this program and pick up some very valuable information. The program will be concluded in the afternoon with a look at the beef situation and outlook by Mr. Charlie Gracey, Manager of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association. As well, we want to remind beef cow calf producers of the upcoming' Ontario Cow Calf conference to be held on December 14th and 15th at the Constellation Hotel, Dixon Road, Toronto. This event is sponsored jointly by the Ontario Beef Cattle Performance Association, The Ontario Cattlemen's Associa- tion and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food. SThere i $00registration- fee for the conference and this includes meals on the two days and a copy of the proceedings and registration must be made by December 6th. It is the participants own responsibility to make reser- vations for hotel rooms and so on. Guest speaker for the banquet on Tuesday Decem- ber 14th will be the Hon. William G. Newman, Minister of Agriculture & Food for the Province of Ontario. The program will look at all aspects of the beef. cow calf industry in Ontario and should prove to be very worthwhile for all beef calf producers. Mulching of Strawberries Experience and experi- mental trials indicate that yields considered, over a period of years are increased by fail mulching for winter production on Strawberries. Fall mulching is recommend- ed for Ontario plantings and is of special importance in Southern Ontario where snow protection is unreliable. Mulching prevents low tem- BOWMANVILLE PORT PERRY OSHAWA DRY CLEANING DRESSES - SUITS $1.89 Reg. $2.50 LAUNDRY SPECIAL: 8 A.M. - 4 P.M., TUES., WED., THURS., ONLY COMPLETE PROFESSIONAL DRY CLEANING SERVICE FULL SERVICE DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING ECONOMICAL BULK CLEANING 8 LBS. FOR $4.00 *-SUEDE, LEATHER AND SHIRT SERVICE 0 LOTS OF MACHINES NO WAITING * TAILORING SERVICE You Deserve The Best am's Participation House hout the year. The lates do: rent Council (CPPC) at St.4 ale of a quilt. In the photo ation House Board of Gove n Siblock hands over a ect. perature injury to crowns and roots of the strawberry plant and also reduces temperature fluctuations and thereby heav- ing of the plants in the soil, it also prevents drying out of the plants due, to cold dry winds and will tend to reduce root rot in the plants. Growers by delaying mulehremoval in the spring can have blossom delays somewhat, and this will in turn avoid frost injury in the early spring. When placed between rows in the spring the mulch depresses weed growth, conserves soil moisture, keeps berries clean and makes picking much more pleasant during the growing.season. It is generally recommended that wheat straw be used, however, any type of straw can be used with the- following kept inm.-d. Good mulch should be free of weed seeds, coarse enough that it does not pack down and cause smothering of the plants, heavy enough that it does not blow away during strong winds and fairly inex. pensive. The quantity to use will vary with the material but wheat straw should be 2 to 3 inches thick when settled. The plants should be cover- ed before being exposed to temperature below minus 7 degrees celcius but not before they have been well hardened by several frosty nights. We have had the frosty nights in the last 2 to 3 weeks and some mulching can be done between now and early December. A good mulch will not only maintain your strawberries over the winter but will help to provide a nutritious and bountiful crop of strawberries in the upcoming growing year., Farm Safety Association Area Meetings The area meeting for the farm safety association will be held on Tuesday November 23rd at the Ops Community Centre, located just east of Lindsay on highway 7. The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m. and will conclude by 3:30 in the afternoon. Purpose of the meeting is to elect delegates for the upèoming annual farm safety conference, and as well, resolutions presented by local county associations will be reviewed at these meet- ings. We want to point again that we have had a number of serious farm accidents in the area this past season and farm safety should be an ever continuing concern for farm- ers and their families. We encourage everyone to take in the meeting at Lindsay on the 23rd and help to stress the need for safety in our farm operation. LETTER TO EDITOR R.R.5, Bowmanville, Ontario Dear Mr. Mayor: I was absolutely amazed to read in the November 10th Canadian Statesman that the Towfi Council of Newcastle would suggest or even consid- er asking for a bounty' to be placed on wolves. I thought those of us with some knowledge of the wolf and of Canadian ecology had fought this fight and that bounties on wolves were a thing of our dark mediaeval past. If any farmer can prove (which is doubtful) that he has lost animals to wolves, let the County of Durham pay him for his loss. The wolf is an endangered species and his well-being should obviously not be in the hands of councillors who do not appear to be aware of this. Yours sincerely, Sydtiey Skinner project for severely handicapped young people has nations include $725 raised from a bazaar sponsored Gregory's Roman Catholie Church in Oshawa on Oct. above, at left, CPPC Treasurer, Mrs. B. Campbell ernors Chairman, Dr. Gillian Gilchrist. On the right, $725 cheque to Mrs. R. Hopkins, President of the Bigner eNoBest MinnsteAlr R"emindzi Canadian Club Rev. Tom Gracie, rector of St. John's Anglican Church in Bowmanville is ready to fight the inereasingly popular belief that bigness is the best. Mr. Gracie, guest speaker at the Men's Canadian Club meeting in Enniskillen United Church last Wednesday night, told.nermbers and guests that, if anything, the reverse is true. Yet the small town resident, he said, was often the victim of insults coming from people who think of the small community as strictly a "hick town". In defence of the whole concept of "small is beauti- ful", the minister outlined a few characteristics of small things that people tend to take for granted. Smaller Groups When the effectiveness of a group is in question, personal experience has shown him that the smaller circles are easier to work with than bigger groups. Among a more cohesive circle, there is a greater sense of beionging, made possible because of each member's dependence on others in the group, he said. From their sheer enormity, groups in larger cities can become like a "ghetto" for their members, he added. For those who maintain that the larger things in life are still best, there is evidence that people's attitudes toward size are changing. One sign of change is the growing number of people who are moving in)to smaller towns to live even if their businesses are located in major cities. The results of the recent American presidential elec- tion could also be another example of an éverall change in the way people are thinking, he said. The candidate from Plains, Georgia, Jimmy Carter, was successful because of his image as a man of the land and of the people who would represent the interests of the average citizen. A Human Lifestyle Another benefit of member- ship in a smaller group is its tolerance of differences be- tween individuals, he told the club. If a person wants attention, the smaller community also offers them a place where they are known and noticed, making for a human kind of lifestyle. In contrast to all the pleasant thoughts that the concept of smallness con- notes, Rev. Gracie pointed out that largeness is not always synonymous with quality. With the world confronted by rapid change, people are facing a continual challenge which requires crucial choices to be made daily. The most prominent side effect of our age of change, challenge and choice, how- ever, bas been confusion. In a world that is changing so quickly that people who were born when cars were just becoming popular and are now flýing around the world in Funds ta Support Durham Participation House Project the Rotary Club of Parkwood- Oshawa's Charter Night on November 26 at the Holiday Inn, Oshawa. Mr. Wooll is vice-president and managing director of Genair Limited in St. Cathar- ines, a company specializing in aircraft overhaul and repair. He was born in Peterborough. He is a member of the Couneil of Regents for the 22 colleges of applied arts and technology in Ontario. He is also a trustee of Brock University in St. Catharines. A former Lord Mayor of the Town of Niagara, Mr. Wooll serves locally as president of The Niagara Foundation and director of the Shaw Festival Theatre and vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce of Niagara-on-the-Lake. He is a former chairman of both the Town of Niagara Public School Board and Town Plan- ning Board and is also an associate fellow of both the Royal Aeronautical Society and the Canadian Aeronautics And Space Institute. Mr. Wooll is former Chairman of the board and is currently direc- tor of the Air Industries Assciatinn managing director of Field Aviation Company Limited at the Oshawa Airport from September 1949 to September 1951 and a member of council for the Town of Bowmanville in 1950. He then moved to St. Catharines and joined in the information of his present interest--Genair Limited. Mr. Wooll is a member and past president of the Rotary Club of St. Catharines. Hehas served as a district governor, committee member and chair- man, director, and treasurer of Rotary International, the worldwide service 'organiza- tion, in Evanston, Illinois. He also served as treasurer of the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International. The Rotary Foundation is a trust set up to offer graduate fellowships and undergraduate scholarships to outstanding university stu- dents for one academic year of study in another country in order to further the under- standing and friendly rela- tions between people of differ- ent nations., Paris, France is named from the ancient Celtic tribe, the Pansu, whose capital was known to the Romans as Mudtown. ARGUE WirH YOUR OûOCTOR, H#ES 60F /NyS/pfïïà MARTYS Mr. Wooll is currently a AUto Repair member of the consultative 3 Que n St., Bowmanville group of Rotary International 623-3896 and will be a member of the Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, Nvember 24, 1976 7 Former Bowmanville Councillor Gerald R. Wooll, St. Catharines To Speak at Rotary Chartpr Night Gerald R. Wooll of St. A Rotarian since 1950 when nominating committee for Catharines, will be the dis- Mr. Woolij joined the Rotary President of Rotary Inter- tinguished guest speaker at Club of ï Oshawa, he was national in 1978-1979. Two more ood reasons for not drinking: INTRODUCING your new IaWCO SELF SERVICE Laundry & Cleaning Centre