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Acton Free Press

Location

Acton, Ontario, Canada

Date

Oct 23, 1952

Page

19

Campbellvale Menzies Hosts Blaly Evening Auxiliary Thanksgiving

Mrs Menzies hosted the Blaly Evening Auxiliary for its annual Thanksgiving meeting. Mrs J Robertson opened with worship, a 107th Psalm, and a hymn. Guest speaker Mrs W P Gamble of Guelph spoke on love and obedience from John 15 12 14, followed by a solo and closing prayers.

R. C. Menzies Blaly J. Robertson James Wallace Norma Brown Marilyn Moore W. P. Gamble Guelph

Halton Night School Announces Third Annual Courses

The Halton Night School plans its third annual program in Mill. Eighteen courses include Clothing, Soils and Crops, Home Gardening, Farm Management, and various crafts. Fees are $2.50 per person for most courses, $10 for Welding, with $1.60 deposit. Applications due by November 1 for first-choice priority, available via Milton Agricultural Office.

Halton Mill Milton Ontario Department of Agriculture Farm and Home Mechanics Teneral

Halton Plowmen Take Third at International Match

Halton eight strong impressed at the Carp International Match with Barry Archer and Arnold Howden, aged 15 and 16, earning a notable third place in a field of about twenty counties. Ontario led with 176.4 points, Waterloo second at 174.7, Halton third at 174.5, followed by Haldimand, York, Stormont, Wentworth, Brant, Peel and Victoria.

Halton Carp Barry Archer Arnold Howden Ontario Waterloo Haldimand York Stormont Wentworth Brant Peel Victoria

4-H Club Members Take Possession at Ontario Inter Club

Ontario 4-H Provincial Inter-Club Competitions at Ontario Agricultural College drew 221 teams from across the province with about 16 000 youths. Winning teams to represent Ontario at the Royal Winter Fair were named in multiple categories including Clothing Foods Dairy Cattle Beef Cattle Swine Poultry Potato Forestry Tractor Maintenance and more. Halton participants contributed strong showings in Dairy Cattle Beef Cattle Grain Tractor Maintenance Junior Homemakers with select members listed. Deputy Minister C D Graham delivered the keynote at a full dining hall event hosted by the Ontario Department of Agriculture.

Ontario Agricultural College Ontario Royal Winter Fair Dufferin County Ontario County Wentworth County South Simcoe Kent County Lincoln County Renfrew Durham County Perth County Grenville County Halton Club Halton Paul Johnson Harold Lawrence Gen. Clements Clifford Norrish Sam Finnie Robert Marshall Herb Spitzer Glen Butterworth Mary Lou Alexander Joan Wrigglesworth Frances Cox Ruth Featherstone Ontario Department of Agriculture C. D. Graham

Maple Cattle Breeders Cut Membership Fee

The Halton Branch of the Maple Cattle Breeders Association reduces life membership to 5.00 dollars, no loan requirement. The organization, now 5,000 members strong, inseminates over 50,000 cows in 1952, the province’s largest unit. Achievement Day at Milton showed strong Maple sire results in Junior and Senior Calf sections.

Halton Maple Cattle Breeders’ Association Ontario Milton

Perseverance Pays Off For Two Dairy Plowmen At Carp

Two dairy farming plowmen won at the International Plowmen’s Match in Carp Ontario. Yor Alute Wallace of North Gower near Ottawa claimed the Dominion horse plowing crown and a gold medal with a Europe trip, while Doukins Reid of Brampton won the tractor crown after six years. Their team manager is Roy Shaver of Newington. Second place honors went to Stanley May of Hornby and Yvan McLaughlin of Stouffville, each receiving silver medals and cash.

Carp Ont Ontario Ottawa Yor Alute Wallace North Gower Europe Doukins OS. Reid Brampton Imperial British Isles Roy Shaver Newington Shaver Ontario Plowmen's Association British Ploughing Association Falkirk Scotland Canada Great Britain Sweden Holland Erie Finland Doug Held Atgle Wallace Clownson Shax Taperial Atlantic Horse Plawmen Stanley May Hornby Tractor Plawman Yvan McLaughlin Stouffville Imperial O Mr. May Alan

Survey Planned To Assess Halton County Child Welfare

The Halton County Children's Aid Society reviews September finances and approves a December survey by the Provincial Department to assess current and future child welfare needs. Delegates are named for the Hamilton Regional Conference on November 7, and Audrey B E Anderson departs for a Toronto position.

W. A. Weaver Burlington Children’s Aid Society County of Halton Milton W.A. Weaver Louis J. Lee Velma Norris M. J. Brown M. E. Nixon Richard Fllison A. E. Pickard Wm. Deans Stanley A G. F. Thompson Mary FE. Gillmour Hamilton Audrey BE. Anderson Society Toronto Mary E. Gillmour England Thompson

Over Four Fires Per Hour Average Across Canada

Across Canada fires occur at an average rate of over four per hour, with 1950s data noting 66,159 fires causing 44 deaths and over $80,000,000 in damage. Public safety bodies push for awareness while warnings about carelessness persist.

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