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ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMER 1241h1, 1968 John Bradshaw, To Speak At Orono àMîeeting JOHN BRADSHAW - Biography John Bradshaw was bora in Winona, Ontario, an-d grew up in the f amily nursery and fruit growing business. After graduat- ing from H-igli School he managed bis father's company until the out break of World War II. During the xkar he was a pilot with the R.C.A.F. an-d flew in Canada, U.S.A., Iceland and Eng- land for 51/ years. After Wold War 11,,lhe attend- cd the University of British Col- umnbia and in 1948 was appointed Florticulturalisl for the Veterans Lan-d Act, Victoria, B.C. hi 1949, Mn. Bradshaw was Ibe Supervisor of Smali Holding Devel9pments for Velerans Land Act, Western Ontario. In 1950 he started a free lance radýio-TV-and writing 4 gency, specializing igardening and farming. Eighleen years later, John Bradshaw is involved ini âll com-. munications media. For the past eighteen years John Bnadshaw's Saturday monning radio show on C.F.R.B. has beeni veny popular wilh lsteners f nons all over On- tario, and he is 110w heard on C.J.A.fl. radio in Montreal, where he dispenses gardening advice five limes eacb weekend. His Garden ahd Home Show on CF. R.B., 10:15 Wo 11:00 every Salur- day morning, bas the 4th highest rating of any radio show in Can- ada. 200,000 people listen to the pr'ogram. Ris weekly gandening columans appear in the Toronto Telegram and the Windsor Star. H1e is the garden editor of the new maga- FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW. LIVELY Th2 Vuriety show held on Fni- day evening although starting out< siowly did develop into a fine entertaining eveînt. The calibre of ettertainment was excellent feat- uring western music, dancing, baton and lively accordian pres- entations. This could bc a fine permanent feature for the fair. zine, Toronto Life and of the na- tionally syndicated Homemaker's Guide iCanada. In the field cd television, Mn. Bradshaw is something of a pion- eer. H1e was the first to bring gardening to the TV screen in Canada and has beeti on -TV for twenty years. Mr. Bradshaw's 16 colume set of gardening books has been very popular ever since it- was first published in 1961. Total sales in Canada and the Ulnited States are well over five million. In 1963, John Bradshaw was awarded the Certificate of Menit for faithful and devoted service t'> the Toronto Japanese Garden Club. and to the furthering of Horticultural and Japaiese floral art. H1e has acted as Honorary President of the Club since its in- ception in 1952. In 1964 he received the Award of Menit from the Ontario Horti- cultural Association. This award is the Assocîation's highest hon- our. i June 1965, the Amenican Seed Trade Association presented to John Bradshaw-its Asta Award for excellence in horticultunal writing for 1963 and 1964. This is the top award in North Amer- ica for horticultunal writing for radio, T.V., and press . .. and t, is the first time the award bas ever gone to a Canadian. In 1966, John Bradshaw was given the first Conservation A- ward of the Federation of On- tario Naturalists. In Febrw.ary, 1968 he was pre- sented with the Garden's Writer's Award of. the Ontario Nursery Trades Associatio1î , in recogni- tion of his outstanding contribu- tion t0on namental horticulture through the Inedkum of consumer journalism. John Bradshaw is Honary Ad- viser to the Garden Club of Tor- ohto; a Fellow of the Royal Hor- tîcultural Society, London, Eng- land; Director of the Civic Gar- den Centre in Toronto and a member of the Floral Cnmmittee of the Royal Agicultural Winter Fair. HARNESS RACING "UNDER THE LIGHI-TS" FR1 DAYS -7.45 p.m.O JUNE 21 TO SEPTEMBER 27, jg FI1% 1FAIRGROUNDS 0' R 0 Hwy. 115 just North of Hwy. 401 PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING Mr. and Mrs. Arthu~r Bish3p, North Bay visîted wîth Mn. and Mns. Milton TamnbJ.n 3ver .he v eekend. Mn. and Mrs. Robert C-imming of Kitchener, Mrs. C. A, Cumaming of Toronto atterdçd Cror3 F r, spending the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Billings and other relatives in Orono. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Helson, Toronto visited on Monday with Mrs. Wayne Helson, Eric and Christopher. _Wayne is attendilng a Reforestation éourse at Dorset. Mn. and Mrs. Robt. Cornforth, Lindsay visited with friends in Orono this week. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Barrabal left by plane iast week to visit their daughler and son-i-law Mr. and Mns. Robt. Gilmer and faniily, Carievale, Sask. Mr. 'and Mrs. Manly Kimmett and Miss Lois Kimmett of Nap- anee spent the weekend wilh Mr. and Mrs. Carl Kîmmett and at- tetided the Orono Fair. Mr. Doug las Moffal returned to Guelph Univensity on Tuesday to resume his second year of studies. Miss Sharon Allffi is taking .a two-year Kindergarlen Course at Sir Stanford Fleming College in Peterborough. Many students from Clarke [igh School journeyed 10, Strat- Tord on Wednesday Wo attend the Stratford Festival. UNITED CHURCH Orono Pastoral Charge Minister 11ev. B. E. Long SUNDAY, SEPTEMBED 15, 1968 Orono United Churcb Sunday School at 10:00 Service at 11:15 a.m. Kirby- Morning Service at 9:45 Sunday School at 11:00 Leskard- Sunday School aI 9:45 Mr. iRalph DeJonge is attending t1Can. e Miss Elaine Fonrester is attend- ng Durham College, Oshawa -t'ak- ing Business Administration and Secretarial course. Visiting over the weekend at t'Ïc hwn of Mr. and Mrs. BEan Taylor were Mr. and Mrs. Bill Speck of Calgary, Aita. They are t3uring Ontario whýe on their h9lidays. Blake Van den Heuvel, son of Mrn. nd Mrs. A. VandenHeuvel, 'vas awarded third pnize in a Zero Defeats Poster conlest held by General Motors of Canada. His prize was a Kodak Instamatic Camera. The prize wînning post- ers will be placed in G.M. factor- ies this faiL 87 BICYCLES IN PARADE The school parade on Friday which ended at the Onono Fair fealured a large display of dec- oraled bicycles. In ail there were 87 bicycles in competition with Larry Lunn winning the top hon- our with his bicycle decorated as a sailing ship of bygosne days.ý- A,ï numbher of sechools were in at- tendanýce, îhowever many g îo woau1d have attended were ham- pered by the fact that schools were this year, lonly gi ven a, haif day holiday instead of the formi- er full day. This is enacted by Council of the Township of Clarke through reso1.utien Orono was eortunate in that they abided by former legisiation not redieiving Word of the change until late Thursday. The parade was head- ed by the Claremont band. 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