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aX RN pos = SE 3 es Drie XT a. yaar SEE Las a «br Pate SUI LESSEN £ SROATCR MNS SAN POY SARA Rd 1 A > JO . sy (TEER E PEE f 10 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., January 31, 1979 Blackstock Agricultural Society meeting by Bethany Schryburt The meeting of the Black- stock Agricultural Society started close to 8:30, nearly a half hour late due to the poor weather conditions, on Thursday evening, January 25. President Lawrence McLaughlin opened the meeting by welcoming the honoured guest, Mr. Laurie McCulloch, President of the Ontario Association of Agri- cultural Societies. After Joyce Kelly read the account 'of the past year of activities for the Blackstock Agricul- tural Society, Lawrence gave the Annual President's Address. Lawrence thanked all of the active members for their assistance and support over the past two years. He said special thanks should go to Harvey Graham, not able to attend the meeting, for organizing and following through with the Tractor Pull; which has given the Fair an enthusiastic finan- cial boost. The Blackstock Society will strive during the coming years to include the entire community, with expanding and varied iter¥# of interest. Secretary-Treasurer, Joyce Kelly, read the corres- pondence, which included a letter from the Association stating that Mr. Starr, Direc- tor of Ontario Association, GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 3/8 % 5 YEAR TERM Semi-Annual Interest Covered by Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Registered Retirement Savings Plans 102% Annual Compound Interest MIDLAND DOHERTY LTD. OSHAWA 576-1726 014% GUARANTEED INVESTMENT CERTIFICATES 5 Year 10%% int. annually 5 Year 10% int. semi-annually 5 Year 9 7/8% int. monthly Minimum $5,000. Member of Canada Deposit Insur. Corp. CALL COLLECT: LINDSAY 1-705-324-8100 Mon. to Fri.: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Agent for MONARCH TRUST COMPANY Viiv] retired on December 1, 1978 after serving ten years. It was decided to forward a check for fifteen dollars from the Blackstock Society, in appreciation for his many years of service. The Annual Convention of the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies will take place on the 21 and 22 of February at - the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Registration is five dollars, Edith McLaughlin, Jim Byers, and Beth Schry- burt will be attending, any Society member is welcome to go and should contact Joyce Kelly or Jim Byers soon. The prepared financial statement for 1978 was handed out to Society members and the format was gone over by Joyce Kelly. The revised 1979 Fairbook changes were also distributed and may be picked up by any interested exhibitor at the Kelly home. Joyce attended the District meeting in Lindsay in the fall and reported on it. It was pointed out that county fairs should follow a line of impor- tance during scheduling of the fair day events: 1. con- venience of exhibitors, 2. entertaining public, and 3. convenience of directors. Directors should be in con- tact with the judges and length of time needed. An often overlooked purpose of the fair is to inform the public of farmer costs, problems and profit; from a 51 cent can of tomatoes the farmer only realizes a profit of 3 cents. Lawrence McLaughlin called for the report from the Chairman starting with the Ladies Section, Jean Adams, Director reported. 1978 Fair included 220 items of cloth- ing, 80 craft articles, 235 baked goods and a large plant and flower showing in the Ladies Section. The Youth displayed over 290 original items. The Craft room under the direction of Eda Bowman was as always, a tremendous success. Spaghetti eating and frog jumping went over well, but there just wasn't enough time to give. the wheel barrow race it's fair shake. John Wolters reporting for the Cattle Section boasted, three Gernsey Herds, three Fae AN. TA RURAL TY LILA BS g INSURANCE AGENCY LIMITED 193 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY (416) 985-7306 "All Lines of General Insurance!" Holstein Herd with a total of -45 head. Ben DeJong earned the top Holstein and Harvey Graham the top Gernsey with Peter Hoogeveen owning the Championship Herd. The Cattle Section also noted the purchase of a new fence at the back of the fairgrounds- and new cattle ties built before the 1978 fair. Horse Section Report given by Merle Van Camp claimed the total number of . entries to be down with forty six entries. A real effort should be made to increase the Commercial Ponies. The second Horse Judge really helped to speed up the show and should be used again in 79. : Gerald Kelly reported on the Concessions, a few spots were left inside the arena, but the outside was as full as " possible, Jack Green presented Jim Incoming executive for 1979, Blackstock Agricul- tural Society, [L-R] Past President Lawrence McLaughlin, 2nd Vice President Ken Crawford, Presi- OAS president guest spea ker Laurie McCulloch, of Hampton, President of Ontafio Agricultural Asso- ciation of Societies, began his talk by saying how happy he was to be attending the meeting of a society that presents what he believes is unique among one day fairs, in Ontario. During the summer of 1978 Mr. McCulloch attended 108 fairs over the course of ten weeks, covering over 20,000 miles. He talked of his many experiences that were unique during his tour. One of the smaller fairs, takes place in Denbeigh, where the entire envent takes place in one day on the school yard, utilizing the school buildings and a midway which consists of one ride, the highlight is that the people attending have a good time and enthu- Hospital Report Week Ending January 25th Admissions...................... 39 Births............oooveiinnnnnn, 3 DeMNS ciiicirnsnncstscsesnsnng Nil Emergencies.................. 135 Operations....................... 16 Discharged...................... 43 Remaining....................... 37 C siasm abounds. He con- cludes that a fair can be as much as you can make it as the Directors in charge and the public attending. The important point is that the fair should serve a purpose in it's community. He, admitted that he didn't feel at home in the Ladies Department, so to compen- sate for his lack of know- ledge, he centered in on the quilt section, taking a quicky course from the Canada Packers Quilt Collection viewed at the 1978 Conven- tion. Mr. McCulloch spoke of the importance of belonging to the Association for the benefit of assistance and publication. Fairs, being of a competitive nature hurt themselves by not aiding each other, by suggestions and an exchange of ideas, the Association helps to bridge this gap. After an open question period, Bob Swain presented, Mr. McCulloch with a small gift as a token of appreciation. Byers with a Trophy and certificate for winning the 1978 Field Crop Award. There were twenty-eight entries in the Field Cro Competition for 1978. Jean Adams reported from the Nominating Committee: President - Jim Byers, Past President - Lawrence McLaughlin, 1st Vice Presi- dent - Bob Swain, 2nd Vice President - Ken Crawford, ¢ and Lady Director - Edith McLaughlin. Joyce Kelly will be re-hired as Secretary- Treasurer, and Gord Paisley _ and Neil Bailey asked to ® remain auditors. President Jim Byers then turned the meeting over to the guest speaker, Laurie MeCullough, after which cookies and coffee brought a® pleasant close to a most interesting evening; dent Jim Byers, 1st. Vice President Bob Swain. Front: Lady Director Edith McLaughlin, Secretary- Treasurer Joyce Kelly. Laurie McCulloch, of Hampton, President of Ontario Association of Agriculture Societies, gave a relaxed talk at the Blackstock Annual Meeting. © pe Kiwanis Music Festival After a most successful season last year, with a total of 1300 entries, the Kiwanis Club of Oshawa is gearing up for its eighth annual Kiwanis Music Festival. Prospective competitors in the festival are reminded that the closing date for entries is January 31st (today) so last minute entrants must hurry. According to festival chairman, Bob Miller, arrangements for the annual event are well in hand and all indications are that the com- petitions will be very keen in all thirteen categories of the Festival. The competition is open to® both amateur and profes- sional performers of all ages in music and speech arts and will be held in. Oshawa from April 23 to April 30th. Today is your last chance to enter, so don't delay, contact Mrs. Marie Disney at 579-9061 with your entry. 2)