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Newspaper
Acton Free Press
Location
Acton, Ontario, Canada
Date
Mar 29, 1956
Page
8
Ontario forums report March 12 discussions on Workmen's Compensation for Agriculture. 92 percent favor coverage when hiring help, with costs a major concern. Many see benefits like safeguarding employers, keeping books, and reducing lawsuits, while some note higher costs and limited coverage for neighborly help.
Acton exhibitors dominated Halton's annual Seed Fair held in Milton town hall. In the commercial section judges from Ontario Agricultural College and the Ontario Department of Agriculture awarded top prizes to Calvin Aitken of Acton RR 3 for registered No. 1 Beaver oats, with Alfred Ford of Omagh winning in the open section. Junior Farmer Tom Hunter of Georgetown RR 2 led the entries to win the Royal Bank Special, while the Norval club took Halton Junior Farmer awards. Other prize winners include Gordon A. Leslie, S. E. Griffen and Son, Calvin Aitken and multiple entries across oats, barley, soybeans, timothy, alfalfa, and corn in various classes.
Two groups from Ontario and Peel counties visited Halton in the last two weeks to view the latest in the county. Junior Farmers from Uxbridge toured the Ford plant and farms of Fred and Harvey Nurse near Ashgrove, admiring cement floors, a 100 foot silo, and milking facilities. The Peel visitors, about 30 strong, were impressed by the herds of M. C. Beaty, Featherstone Bros., Ken Ella and Sons, and Mac Alexander, and by Halton’s reputed dairy prowess. A digest from Dairy notes discusses price trends, production, and feed costs, with similar summaries for Eggs Broilers Turkeys Hogs Lambs.
Eye witness account describes tissue culture the method behind the Salk vaccine. It is hailed as a new research approach with potential to fight many diseases and improve future health outcomes.
The Halton Agricultural Society held its annual social evening at Milton town hall with 92 attendees. A. T. Add Woodley, Trafalgar township farmer, received a framed certificate of merit for outstanding contributions to Halton agriculture, the first such honor given from outside the society’s own ranks.
Anglican Archdeacon of Halton and Wellington W G O Thompson 72 died Tuesday March 20 at St Catharines General Hospital. A Trinity College graduate 1912 he was appointed archdeacon in 1943 and served as rector at Georgetown and Glen Williams until retirement in 1954. He supported the Masonic Lodge Legion and Lions club and served as priest associate to Rev Earl Swan at St George's St Catharines. Funeral held in St Catharines Thursday last week.
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