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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Mar 22, 1956

Page

7

Halton Seed Fair Speakers At Milton Town Hall

Dr Don Huntley head of Guelph Field Husbandry and Charles McInnis veteran leader of the Ontario Hog Producers Co operative headline Halton Seed Fair in Milton as Hon F S Thomas’s absence is filled. The Halton Hog Producers Association expects a capacity turnout.

Don‘Huntley Charles McInnis Halton’s Seed Halton Milton F. S. Thomas E. Ross Segsworth Halton Association Don Huntley Guelph Thomas Huntley Halton Farms Ontario Hog Producers’ Co-Operative Halton Hog Producers’ Association Charlie McInnis

Re-Elect W.R. Hume President of Halton Co operative Supplies

The Stewarttown Hall overflowed for Halton Co operative Supplies annual meeting with praise for leaders Harold Smelliec Charles Harris and guest Leonard Harmon of United Farmers of Ontario. Harmon cites Ontario co ops growth from 156 co ops to 20 million gallons of fuel distributed in 1955 and projected growth. Halton board for 1956 lists W R Hume as president and John McDonald W J Lawrence and others as officers and directors.

Stewarttown Halton— Co-operative Harold Smelliec Charles Harris Leonard Harmon United Farmers of Ontario Harmon Ontario United Co-Operatives of Ontario Toronto Halton Co-Op W. R. Hume John McDonald W. J. Lawrence Clarence Ford Denny Charles Albert G. Hunter David Lawson Fred Nurse Spencer Wilson

May Demand Exports Raise Cattle Vaccination Issue

The commentary notes a potential export restriction to the United States to cattle from listed herds, likely prompting a Brucellosis test and slaughter program with reactor compensation. It urges Halton cattle owners to vaccinate all heifer calves at 6 to 8 months and stresses owner responsibility for timely vaccination.

United States Halton

Sherbrooke Snowshoe Club Initiation Tests 16 Candidates

Dr. G. B. Loomis conducted a straight faced medical examination for 16 candidates undergoing a rigorous initiation into the Sherbrooke Snowshoe Club.

Sherbrooke, Que G. B. Loomis Sherbrooke Snowshoe Club

Canadian Farmers Reject Parity Support Say No to Parity Prices

Ontario farmers at a Toronto conference rejected parity support prices, arguing a high cost economy and weak distribution justify market solutions. The piece notes labor links, outlines Dairy Herd Improvement program interest, and cites Halton’s annual meeting in Milton with speaker J B Nelson and a dairy operator case study.

Ontario Toronto United States Halton Halton Association Milton J. B. Nelson Farm Economics D.h.ia

Auction Sale Of Tractors and Household Goods

The Graham Farm estate in Esquesing Township near Ashvale and George Town hosts a March 1 sale at 1 pm featuring Farm Machinery including multiple tractors McCormick Cockshutt and implements, plus substantial furniture and household items. Proceeds support the Jersey herd sale. auctioneers Frank Hindley Elliott. clerk George Currie. proprietor Gerald Graham.

Graham Farms Esquesing Ashve Georgewa Mccoe Farmall Marck Farmall McCormick Stewart Graham Farm Jersey Frank Hindley Elliott George Currie Gerald Graham Georgetown

Erin Township Appoints Fence Viewers and Officials

At a township council meeting Erin appoints fence viewers and pound keepers for 1956. Appointees include Chester Burt and George C Burt as fence viewers. Robert A McEnery and Elliott McDowell as pound keepers. valuators named Clarence Bryan Earl Jessop Gordon Jackson and David Stewart. Delegates to the good roads convention receive travel pay. the Grand Valley Conservation Authority costs are settled. a $25 donation is made to the Wellington County Seed Fair and Bert Berry is appointed town official.

Erin Township Chester Burt George C. Burt Calvin Aitken Jesse McEnery Archie McEnery Arthur Rowan Edward Cox Robert A. McEnery Elliott McDowell Ward Hamilton Hector Pinkney Morgan Graham Roy Wheeler Kenneth Reid David Barbour Wilfred Awrey Norris Sinclair Wilbert McFee Clarence Bryan Earl Jessop Gordon Jackson David Stewart Good Roads Harold Griffin R. M. Barden Grand Valley Conservation Authority

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Ted Freeman Acton O.A C College Royal Lethbridge Alta T. R. Lush Calgary Provincial Institute of Technology Ervice John . Watkins R.R A. Willoughby & Sons Eal Estate W.R. Hume Halton Co-Operative Supplies Ontario Federation of Agriculture Thor Uch H. S. Holden Optometrist Douglas St R. W. Grant Watson Music Store Erin Welington Bert Berry Bower Gordon Strain Mike Coxe Beatty American Kitchen Pontiac H.p. Strato-Sax H.p H.p. Strato-Flash Abe Ore LORNE Garner : Motors
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