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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Apr 15, 1954
Page
7
Southern Ontario farms rely on wells streams springs and ponds for water as mechanization grows. Deep wells draw on permanent underground water while rainfall totals exceed 30 inches yearly making pond storage vital. Farm ponds aid soil conservation provide drought reservoirs support pastures fire protection recreation and wildlife management while irrigation needs rise.
Halton's 1954 4 H Club Programme invites rural youths ages 12 to 21 in Halton County to apply for six clubs at the Ontario Department of Agriculture office in Milton. An application form is in this issue. New members are welcome and the Calf Clubs, Swine Club, and Tractor Maintenance Club will have organized activities with Achievement Day planned for Milton Fair.
Ashgrove Ballinafad Omagh Palermo and Limehouse clubs join Hornby Nelson Norval and Omagh in a Day of Making the Most of Our Clothes and Would You Be Well Dressed skits. District President Mrs Ellerby greets participants. Certificates of Achievement and Provincial Honors awarded to 4-H Homemaking members. silver spoon gifts and hyacinths given. next project Garden Club underway. Inter-County Drama Festival Outstanding Success. The War Memorial Hall Ontario.
At the Stewart town L O L 68 meeting a large turnout welcomed visiting delegations from Acton and Milton with leaders Jack Fox A Moore and Ernie Wilson. L O L 68 aims to form a fife and drum band and plans to install electricity and redecorate the hall. The inter-county June Farmer Drama Festival at Guelph featured Halton Peel Waterloo and Wellington counties with Wellington's Well ington Junior Farmers winning the top prize for The Valiant. Sheila Henderson of Hornby won Best Actress and Keith Dickson of Wellington County Best Actor.
The Provincial annual meeting of the farm radio forum at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto on April 7 drew renewed interest. Wellington Sutton chaired and urged open discussion to shape policy, noting the forum is the educational arm of the Federation of Agriculture and vital for tomorrow’s rural communities. Clifford Waite’s final provincial secretary report highlighted 46 fewer forums this year but better quality and broader adult education, with 719 members and 16,565.90 in fees. The season featured new leadership forums and Ontario Rural Leadership Forums, and emphasis on strong county committees to drive virile forums through cooperation with the County Federation of Agriculture.
About 8,000 eyed lake trout eggs were flown from the Ontario Department of Lands and Forests hatchery to Paris. The eggs arrived in good condition and were on a French hatchery 36 hours after reaching the capital, where the eggs were to be raised for Paris.
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