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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Dec 01, 1960
Page
15
Ontario Forum members debated The Cost of a College Education, urging early aims at higher learning. They favored scholarships and extended child allowances for 18-year-olds in school, called for more guidance counselling and agricultural and technical schools, and noted college-educated farmers provide needed leadership.
Esquesing Federation of Agriculture held its annual meeting in Stewarttown Hall on November 24. Dr John Brown led an illustrated talk on overseas study of marketing and trade between the UK and Canada. 1961 plans include packaging and selling methods. Ed Davenport was elected chairman with Mrs M J Brown and Nic Wilson as officers.
A Halton County public school essay by Eugene Deszca Burlington Central Public School wins the county award. The piece argues weeds threaten health and beauty, urging collective action with hoes and weed killers to wage a community war on weeds.
Under Ernest Davies, president of Halton Jersey Breeders Club, the executive discussed 1961 activities and a past year review. Directors met at the Milton branch on Thursday November 24 to discuss management teams showing activities and instructional meetings. The division scheduled the 198% annual meeting for January 10.
Halton Plowmen's Association will hold its annual meeting and banquet on Friday, December 2. L. DeVries of Georgetown will give an illustrated world tour of agriculture, and Mrs. J. C. Reid, Hatton's Queen of the Furrow, will address the program using the 1960 Ontario Queen of the Furrow winning speech by Hazel. Presidents will review the association's acts and a 1961 slate of officers will be elected.
Nancy Jane Allison widow of William John Allison died November 23 in Guelph General Hospital at age 77. A life member of Knox church W M S she lived at 105 Bower Ave Acton and farmed in Nassagaweya. Survived by two daughters Jeanna Morley Richardson Hamilton and Florence Mason Gallas. Brother Thomas A. Storey of Nassagaweya district remains and many relatives shared in the obituary. Funeral planned for Saturday with services at the Knox church.
Rockwood and sister Alice Acton wife of Robert Allan, with five grandchildren, were honored in a funeral at Rumley Shoemaker funeral home on Saturday November 26. Rev A J Me led the service and interment followed at the Auweyit cemetery. Pallbearers included Max Storey Melvin Storey Robert Allan Grant Allen All Fryer and Gordon Warmington. During the service Mrs auth Jones sang No Night There.
Johnston Neelands announces an early January meeting of the Halton Soil Improvement Association featuring a new five specialist panel on profitable crop production. The program, part of the 1981 annual meeting, will cover all phases of crop production with Francis feeding data from Halton county agricultural representatives.
Eighteen Halton Women's Institute members representing nine institutes attended a rug hooking course at St. Pauls United Church Mitton last week. Sponsored by the Department of Agriculture extension home ec services, the course taught two representatives from each institute to draw and hook rugs, who will then train others and host a summary day next spring to display work. Instructors were Miss Isabel Leslie and Miss Frances Lampman. Participants from Hornby, Dublin, Scotch Black, Mountain Union, Drumquin, Ballinadsid, Kirkwood, Campbellville and others attended.
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