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6 The Canadian Statesman, Bôwmanville, December 6, 1978 Section Two YelOvert*qon Is fHome of Prork Board Chairman By Harvey Malcolm t is seldom that a smal~ community the size of Yelver- ton is afforded the opportunity of having one of its residents become a prominent provinr cial figure. However, Howard Malcolm lias become a household worc( among many. pork produceri througlout Ontario and in other parts of Canada as well. He was elected last year ai c hairman of the Ontario Pork -Producers Marketing Board. We feel that we would bé remiss if we should let the occasion pass without acknow - *ledging this fact and paying tribute to hlm and lis family - with justifiable community pride. Mr. Malcolm's election t( ,the liead of the marketing -board is quite- an honor, earticularly s0 because' the :Board is without a doubt th; -most efficient and innovative marketing board in thi -Dominion of Canada. W=e :emissaries from other countries including our large neiglibours to Che south came to see how it operates, their ,presence supports this conte- -tion. A few years ago, our areaI ,was likewise honored when -Mr. Clare Curtain of the Lindsay area served as chair- man in a capable mannenr tîrougli very chautic times for the fledgling board. To provîde a little back7ý ground on the current chair man of the Board, I offer the following information: Howard was born on the farm where lie is living now. The farm is located one mile west of Yelverton in Manvers Township. He attended a one room school whidh was not a littie red schoolhouse but a little white schoolhouse. It was located on Yelverton Hill where the McCamus girls presided as teachers, first Margaret and then Eileen. In the cold days of winter, the old square stove fouglit valîantly if ineffectively to keep the room at a liveable temperature for its 40-odd pupils. Attending the same schoolhouse was a blonde bombshell called Eileen who later emerged to share lier destiny with Howard as lis helpmate. Howard was an exceedingly good student, completing elementary sdhool by il years of age. Considered too young for higli school, le stayed home a year and took a little extra sdhooling at the public school. The next year lie attended Lindsay Higli Sdhool where lie completed lis courses in one year less than the prescribed time. In the Dirty Thirties no opportunîty, for university presented itself and as a resuit Howard helped farm at hom~e. He soon acquired a few. brood sows and a sizeable flock of sheep. Later, a farm across the road was acquired and on May 20, 1944 lie married tliat blonde from lhis sdhool days, better known as, Eileen Slieckleton. Together they built up a larger sow herd and disposed of the sheep. Mean- while they were raising a family of two, Terry and Candy. By cint of liard work by both partners, taking a f ew risks, using sound management and a keen sense of business, the Malcolms have neyer looked back. Howard remarks about the time a few years ago when liog prices took a real drop and continued to stay low for a long period of time. Things looked rougli. But when others went out of pigs for rosier prospects the Malcolms took their lumps to come up smniing later. Son Terry, upon completing four years at Guelphi Universi- ty, came home with two degrees - an honors badhelor of science degree for hîmself and a bride named Brenda who lad a degree in home economics. The Malcolms have formed a partnership under the name of Maltheb Farms. They have rented a neighbour's farm for several years and acquired two furtlier farms which bouse their employees and provide extra acres for growing corn. From a tiny beginning, the hot operation has grown to a 170-sow farrow to finish opera- tion with many acres of corn, some of which lias been rotated to faîl wheat. As well as maintaining an active interest in the produc- tion of hogs and serving on the Pork Producers Marketing Board, the Malcolm family is very active in the local church and community of Yelverton where Eileen is one of the dedicated members of the small but very busy U.C.W. group. Their daugliter, Candy, has weaned herself away from the farm and is now pursuing lier own career at a travel agency in Markham. Candy loves to travel and spent a few weeks last year in Israel. She is planning a holiday now in Turkey. Part of the success of Howard's farm operation lias been lis ability to assess a situation and act on it witliout procrastination. The Malcolms' philosophy would appear to be: keep active and always look to the future. Neyer look back unless to correct a former mistake. While others of comparable age are looking to their rocking chairs for solace, Howard and Eileen try to fugure out how they can work further activities into their already crowded agendas. They show no signs of slowing down or wearing out. They appear to thrive on their busy life. Certainly there appears to be no chance of them rusting away from disuse. LETS GET G ROWING! Living Christmas Gifts This week we will look at a few more Christmas plants that are going to be used at this t ime of the year for Christmas giving. Cyclamen This splendid pro- lific plant will usually be available from the end of October and then tliroughout the winter months. The plant is started from 'seed the previous year and lias formed into a tuber or bulb which can be saved to be used in the following years. When buying this plant do not decide by buying the one with the most blooms, rather check inside thie foliage and see how many buds are still coming out at the base of the foliage, then 'buy the one with the most buds since this will keep coming for the next few months. Cycla- men will do best in a slightly cool room since they do not like the heat whidh will cause their leaves to flop over, and the stems become too weak to support the leaves and flow- ers. t should always be placed in as mucli liglit as you can provîde, but not direct, sun- light so an East window or a North window would be ideal. Watering is very important By Harry Van Belle for this plant. It can be watered from the top or by placing a saucer under the plant and watering it fromn the bottom but make sure that no water is left standing in the saucer since this will cause the roots to rot. As is the case with all plants use only lukewarm water since this will keep the roots from rotting. Allow the plant to rest after alI the flowers are finislied for at least a couple of months then repot the plant into a good potting mix and place the plant outside in the garden in a shady location and as soon as the new flower buds appear bring the plant inside to enjoy again for the next fal seaosn. Christmas Cactus Here is a plant that everyone is confus- ed about the proper namne, I have heard people caîl them Christmas cactus, Easter Cactus and whatever time of the ear it bloomns it seemns to receive the name for the particular season. I have even heard the namne mentioned of Valentine Cactus. 0f course there seemns to be a mixup, so let's set the record straight. First there are two different types of plants, the first one is the summer cactus, whidh blooms early in the spring and cornes in different colors, its original habitat is the South American countries where it grows in the top of the trees in between the forks of branches so use a regular soil mix and not the cactus soil mix used for the other cactus. The one that is available now is called the crab cactus and this one should be probably names the Christmas Cactus, and this is the one that is available now in the flower shops. Many people cannot get them to bloom, or have problems with flower drop or leaf drop. The most common mistake that you keep on fertilizing and water- ing. From the middle of October the plant sliould be given a complete rest for the flower buds to form, then when the first buds appear increase watering and resume feeding until the flowers are finished and then give the plant another -8 weeks of complete rest with hardly any water and no fertilizer. This plant does not like to be moved around or toudlied s0 find a place where it can be left alone. In the spring it can be placed outside in a shady location to keep it over the summer to be enjoyed again in the winter. Until next week, happy gardening. O1BITUAIRY MRS. FLORENCE GRAHAM A lifelong resident of Cart- wright Township, Mrs. Court- ney Grahiam passed away peacefully at the Community Memorial Hospital,, Port Perry on Sunday, November 5, 1978 inhler 82nd year.' Mary Florence Susannah was born at Purple Hill on April 15, 1897 the daugliter of John Toms and Ann Vance.' She received lier education at Purple Hill School. On* November 3, 1928 Florence married Howard Courtney Grahiam in a double wedding along with lier brother and lis wife, Wilbur and Elva Toms. Together Courtney and Florence suc- cessfully farmed in the Purple Hill area for over forty years until lis sudden death in 1970. Mrs. Graham lived tlie past five years in Blackstock Florence was a faithful member of the Bethel Methodist Churcli and lafp.r th 'e Blackstock (United Church both of whidh she attencleci regularly. She was also a long-time member of the Shirley Women's Institute and was always keenly interested iin ail the community's activit- ies-. Mirs. Graham leaves to mourn the passing of a loving mother and grandmother, a daughter Joyce (Mrs. Gerald Kelly) and a son Harvey, both of Blackstock and eight grand- children Cheryl, Blair, Mark and Robbie Graham, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Elaine and Esther Kelly. She was predeceased by a sister Annie and two brothers Fred and Wilbur Toms. The memorial service was conducted at the chapel of McDermott-Panabaker, Port Perry by lier- minister Rev. Victor Parsons and a lifetime friend, Rev. John Hill. of Columbus. 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