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Newspaper

Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 01, 1959

Page

3

County Black and White Day Dairy Show Highlights Awards

The event featured Holstein and Ayrshire exhibits from Ashville Farms Limited and Spring Farm Fond Pebe. Judges included Wallace Knapp of Gait while Miss Barbara Rogie won the growth champion with Twin Rivers Love Ten Kate. County entries totaled 318 in Mitton Ir Saturday’s shows.

Alla Sersiy Holéteia Ghiefnvey Brecdeta Dotgbat Severat Yeats Ate Ititee Holbay Mitton Clowe Ashville Farms Limited Alhavialdale Parts Spring Farm Walt Barbara Rogie Rivers Love Ten Kate Wallace Knapp Gait

Premier Breeder Award At Beacons Show

K Ella named premier breeder. Frank Stenger served as Jersey judge. Awards went to Mec AletarMer and Bons Norval for Premier Exhibitor. Crana Champion exhibited by Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Staples, Edgelea Dreamer Tidy. Senior Championship Female awarded to Mrs. M. W. Staples, Villake.

K. Ella Frank Stenger Jersey Dersay Breciert Peter Frank Stenah Milton Fotr Bhreeder Wert Kenneth Gonb Af Hornby Presmier Mec AletarMer Bons Norval Mae M. W. Staples Edgelea Dreamer Tidy Villake Beacons Dhisy

Largest Guernsey Breeders Show Sets Record at Milton Fair

The Hitton and Peet Guernsey Breeders held their largest show with 103 head exhibited at Milton Fair. Premier Breeder awards went to Malcolm T. McNibb and Sdris, while Premier Exhibitor honors went to J L Chisworm. Grand Champion Male was College Adonis exhibited by Fra ser T. McNabb. entries of I dos M. Pigott and Lazy Pat Mavourneen earned Grand Champion Female.

Guernsey Hitton Peet Guertsey Brreders Que Milton Fair Malcollm T. McNibb Sdris Swore J. L. Chisworm Fraser T. McNabb Idos. M. Pigott Lazy Pat Mavourneen

Winter conservation program ideas for junior clubs

Ontario conservation official C V Horton urges winter study units for junior clubs. Pro poses trees birds mammals fish soil water topics plus hunter safety. He argues schools and officers cannot cover all and stresses wildlife and resource preservation education.

Éhd Cly C. V. Horton Ontario Department of Lands and Forests Hunter Sfory Department of Lands and Forests Ontario

Twitch grass control advances with Dalapon and Amino Triazole use

Halton County weed control guidance outlines twitch grass problematic spread and fall spraying options. Ontario agriculture authorities note two chemicals Dalapon and Amino Triazole as effective for lawns and fields, with rates for small plots and larger areas.

Otterio Department of Agriculture

Free Parking Meter Tale With Officer’s Penny Help

A Burlington boy waiting in a car with an expired meter is helped by a police officer who tests the meter and then lends a penny. The officer tells the boy not to use a match and notes the dangers of a bad combination.

Burlington

Sandy Barnes Tops Tractor Club at Milton Fair

The Milton Rotary Club sponsored a Tractor Club program won by Sandy Barnes based on overall participation. Final standings list Don Taylor Jeff Agnew and others with points from 933 to 875 as the year’s activities closed with a Safe Driving test and a fault‑finding quiz.

Alten Milton Fair Grounds Rotary Club of Milton Canada Department of Agriculture Ontario Department of Agriculture Lady Barnes Norval Milton Rotary Club Sande Barnes Don Taylor Jeff Agnew Jack, Robertson Th. Courtneyew Bob Merry Sandy Hepburn Bill Robertson Geo. Greenters John Hepburn

Deadly Difference: Fuse Size and Electrical Safety

A cautionary note on circuit protection explains that using a 15 amp fuse versus a 30 amp fuse can be fatal due to overcurrent risk. It stresses proper amperage selection to prevent overheating and fire hazards in electrical systems.

List County Champs At Agriculture Show

Champions announced at the Canadian National Exhibition feature Halton exhibitors. Reef Cattle Shorthorns tops with Grand Champion Bull Lepisdale Musketeer, while Aberfeldy Vice Consul earns Reserve. Scotsdale Naomi Rosebud wins Grl Female with Canard Clipper 23rd as reserve. Red Polls see Advancer 15 as Grand Champion Bull. Rose Ruth 7L as Grand Champion Female. Leonard W. Coulson of Miltoncollects multiple titles.

Halton Lepisdale Musketeer Leonard W. Coulson Milton A. Roy Coulter Campbellville Rose Ruth

Market Cattle Reserve Grand Champion Steer and More

Grand Champion steer in Shorthorn class awarded to Merrybronk Champ raised by W. H. Morty of Milton Ontario. Wairy Cattle Holsteins names Grand Champion Bull, Spring Farm Fond Plebe by J M Fraser and Wilfred Lessie with George taien Ontario. Jerseys designate Grand Champion Female to BP Advancer Ginger owned by J W Wolfe Acton Ontario.

Afterparty Ash Tray Check Behind Sofa Cushions

A note instructs to check ash trays after a party by inspecting behind sofa cushions and other spots where guests may have used surfaces as makeshift trays.

Ontario Wheat Producers See 5 Cent Rebate Plan

Ontario Wheat Producers Marketing Board reports 162 178 bushels of wheat targeted for rebates in 1998 crop gear. Producers will receive a five cent per bushel rebate for marketed wheat. Levy adjustments and administration funding explain the slight levy differences. About 29 090 producers marketed over 11 million bushels, with more than 2 million bushels exported.

Ontario Wheat Producers’ Marketing Board Phesh Inca

Fire Prevention Week Origin Tied to 19th Century Fires

A scrambled report traces Fire Prevention Week to campaigns linked to the Great Chicago Fire anniversary and notes its observance in Canada and the United States since 1922. It credits Rev Alfred Fleming of Ontario with an early push, while a Cleveland incident and an 1808 Ohio school fire are mentioned in connection with the era’s safety drive.

Hazel Mack Rockwood Presbyterian Church Richard Harris William Gordon M. Lewis Kitchener Martin Bauer Chicago Canada United States T Alfred Fleming Cleveland Ohio Owen Sound Ontario Koes uitacRid Flemind

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