HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1968-02-22, Page 11Doug Miles, left, agricultural representative Hunter at the annual meeting of the Colborne
for Huron County, chats with Huron County! Federation of Agriculture last Thursday night
Federation of Agriculture president Elmer at Carlow Hall, Carlow. (Staff Photo)
Centralia agricultural college official opening
Do* Miles, agriptilteral re,
Presentative for Il ren ceillity,
preseehal a slide-show narra-
than at the allenal meeting of
Actl .1011 lietl(Clii(a:i'rialtp.ttwelll lot f?.
Mr. Miles imajeettal a selec..
tion from a total of ever 700
colour ,Slides an 20
day overseati trip to such Penn!!
• tries as England, Irelaad, Spot.
land, Deereark, Sweden,,
glum and Fraece. The trip Was
sponsprecl by the Ontarip De.
PartInelit of Agriculture and
Food, and the Jimior Farmers
Association of Ontario.
Accompanying/Mr, Miles on
the trip were Doug Len neon,
Gray county, Charlotte Davis,
Elgin, Bob Harrow, Perth, Anne
McLaughlan, Lambton.
"Agriculture is much the
same said Mr. Miles, porn.,
reenti
"
ng on European farming
methods. He added that where-
ever he went, people looked upoa
Canada as the land of oppnr.
Welty.
The group was guided through
London, England, taking in the
major attractions of the city,
including Picadilly circus,
after which they travelled to
Ireland.
Mr. Miles reported that most
of the homes in Ireland have no
central' heating. Instead, they
rely on ancient fireplaces.
Standing in front of them you
fry on one side, and freeze
on the other, he commented.
The home of their Irish hosts
was attached to their pig pens,
"But," said Mr. Miles, "we
could not smell the pigs . . they
were the cleanest, most sweet-
smelling pigs we've ever seen."
He also said that in the two
weeks they were in Ireland, it
rained two or three times each,
day. The excess amount of rain.
fall causes many problems in
harvesting, he commented,
The group travelled around
part of the upper coast of
Northern Ireland, he said, and
found very few summer cot-
tages. He explained that Ire.
land's lakes and rivers are
free of pollution as a result
of restrictions on cottage-build.
ing, and on conservation and
control of nature's beauty and
scenery.
The group then passed into
the Republic of Ireland, where
they attended a Royal Garden
Party at the home of Lord
Erskine. Lord and Princess
Snowdon were guests at the
party.
Among the sights seen in
Scotland were Edinborough
Castle, Scott's monument, and
Hollyrood Palace, the Queen's
summer residence in Scotlaed.
Near Glasgow they, saw East
•••-:-..leilbridep, a 17 ye'ar..zold ,osatela,
lite city," one of three in Scot.,
land.
In the Bobby Burns Monuinent
Hotel every room was tartened
in a different colour, Mr. Miles
told the audience. "I've never
seen so much colour in my
life."
. One farm in the vicinity of
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comedy "Skidoo" which will be
shot at the former island prison
in San Franciso Bay.
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After a short Visit to ria,ece sold Haerpw. "Couldn't have
the gropp returned to Scotland, been the same, farm was en,"
They :attended the RoyalHigh. replied
land :Show near Edinborough, At the conclusion Pt the meet!
and saw the "four "hack ing, Elmer Bunter, ereeident of
clock," al,se called the 44 Pop, the Federation of Apicplturp
tenary cleck" henotir Of for Huron County, explained to
Canada's centenary. This -cleFlt the audience that the farm pro-
Wit similar to the one at the the audience that the farm
Huroe County Pieneer MuSenin paper "Farm and -Cpuntry"
in Peclerich; contains 20;7.100 not an organ of the Federation
flowers on its face. of Agricultaire.
Back in England, the &ono Officers of the Colborne Fed.
was in Plymouth when slr
'Fraecis Chichester sailed
"Gypsy Moth" into PlYtnoilth
Harbour..
Later, the group, was taken
on a tour through 13uckinghain
Palace, where a Member of the
group, Bobi Harrow, talked with
Prince Phillip.
The Prince asked Bob liar.
row sj.f he saw many differ-
ences betweee agriculture in
Careda and in England. "I think
An open house and the of.
ficial opening of the new Cen.
tralia College of Agricultural
Technology will be held Friday
March 1.
Visitors will have an oppor.
tunity to visit the campus, tour
the various campus, buildings
and participate in formal open.
ing ceremonies.
The Centralia College of Ag.
ricultural Technology is located
in. Centralia Industrial Park at
the former Canadian Forces
Base.
The new College was opened
in October, 1967 and students
registered for the first year
of a twceyear course that will
lead to a diploma in agriculture
or home economics. Existing
classroom, residential, dining
and recreational facilities will
accommodate 400 students..
The official opening cere.
monies will take place at 2:30
p.m. in the main lounge at
Huron Hall. The Honorable Will.
lam A. Stewart, mlnister of
agriculture and food, and the
Honorable C.S. MacNaughton,
Provincial treasurer, will un.
veil the official plaque that will
be' presented to the Centralia
College.. •
:.ned:0P,eit..11dItse PrOvideS Vis•,
401" s c an--opportunity et° o tour 1,
OgITUARY
IDA PEARL FOREST
Mrs. Louis Forest of Clinton
died in her sixty-eighth year at
Victoria Hospital, London Sat.
urday.
She was predeceased by her
husband who died January 12.
Mrs. Forest,the former Ida
Pearl Doherty, was an active
member of the Fish and Game
club of Clinton, past president
of the Huron County Home W.I.,
a..member of Ontario Street
United Church, and was active
in several organizations in C
ton.
She is survived by sons Mason
B. Rumley,, Goderich; Gordon
W. Rumley, Clinton, William E.
Rumley, , Southgate, Michigan;
stepsons, Frank Forest, Mor.
ley, Michigan; Louis Forest,
El Paso, Texas; William For-
est, Livonia, Michigan; step.
daughters, Mrs. Glen (Ruth)
Webb, Kingman,Arizona; Mrs.
Charles (Evelyn) Marsden,
Marysville, Michigan; and a
sister, Mrs. Charles (Marie)
Tharp, Detroit, Michigan.
Also surviving are 12 grand.
children and 7 great. grandchild.
ren,
Funeral was at Ball Funeral
Horne in Clinton on Tuesday.
Interment was in Clinton ceme.
tery.
Cooking
GRAPE AND PEAR JAM
Yield: about 11 medium glasses
Requires: 4 cups prepared fruit
(about 2 lb. (2 qts.)
fully ripe Concord or
other loose-skinned
grapes and 1 lb. (3
or 4) fully ripe pears)
7 cups (3 lbs.) sugar
1 bottle (6 oz.) liquid
fruit pectin
First, prepare the fruit -
Slip skins from about 2 pounds
fully 'ripe grapes. Bring pulp
to a boil and simmer, covered,
five minutes. Sieve. Chop or
grind skins and add to pulp.
Peel and core about 1 pound
pears. Grind or chop very
fine. Combine fruits and meaa
sure 4 cups into a very large
saucepan.
Then make the jam - Tho.
roughly mix sugar into fruit
in saucepan. Place over high
heat, bring to a full rolling
bpil and boll hard 1 minute,
stirring constantly. Remove
from heat and at once stir in
liquid fruit pectin. Skim off
foam with metal spoon. Then
stir and skint for 5 minutes
to cool slightly and prevent
floating fruit. Ladle quickly into
glasses. Cover at once with
1/8 inch hot paraffin.
the campus and to see several
displays and presentations pre.
pared by the students. The home
economics students will offer a
millinery show and a display of
applied arts.
Information will be provided
in as range of subjects from
textiles to teen-age nutrition,
Kitchen design is important in
the modern household and
guests can view the new equip.
meet in the foods laboratory
and receive the latest infor.
mation on kitchen planning.
Agricultural displaysproVide
information in such areas as
livestock, soils, crops and
horticulture, business manage.
ment, engineering and commun.
Fury Ir;Iay
inspires poem
A Thinking Day Fun Day was
held Sunday in the recreation
centre and' Guide captain Mrs.
Elsie Kerr composed this poem
to tell about the event.
THINKING DAY FUN DAY
x For Clinton CFB
Scouts and Guides did cele.
brate
A sports day that was free.
The trampoline was Tramp.
led, nearly through the floor
By guides and scouts of every
age,
That never tramped before!
A young girl nearly slaugh.
tered
.A pinhoy in the way,
The bowling alley cowered,
Oh, what a crazy day.
The , evening started gayly
With ice skates at the rink,
Miss Bradshaw tested skat.
ing
And all were in • the pink.
Denyse and Lester Priestley
Both joined the leaders race
Les was out in front a way
While she was back a pace.
A guide 'is on her honour,
A scout will never lie,
But they did stretch the truth
a bit
And it was called a tie.
There's always one in every
race
That has to come in last.
I sadly fear that she was
me
Cause I can't skate too fast.
Kelvin whci's a Davis
Was patient with the throng.
He helped to judge the races
And skated right along.
Broom ,all brought it to a
close;
We think it all went well.
Cold and tired all did part
With happy tales to tell.
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Doug Miles shows. federation over .700 colo r slides
tiff' 111 011illileilt has been rented
by one family for 250 years, he
added;
III Deem ark, the gavel) visited
an agrieultural SPile91,
Mr, Miles atternpte&to clues.
tion.two, students on Deemark,
but they turned the tables on
hint and quizzed hiln on Can.
„Ada. Ile said that they spplce
EngliSll very Well,
harmers -are practically told
when they may sell pigs; said
Mr. Miles, One "gentleman
farmer" they met "had , the'
bull by the horns." He was,
a progressive farmer, but
gpvernment controls kept him
from' realizing his full paten.
tial,
In Holland 90 percent of the
people in agriculture have agri.
cultural training, he stated, but
it is extremely difficult to ob-
tain land, One 100 acre farm
may receive 250 applications
WARBLE FLY CONTROL
Township of Stanley
1. APPLICATIONS will be received by the
Township of Stanley for the position of '
WARBLE FLY. INSPECTOR for the year 1968.
Inspector must be familiar with the Warble
Fly Act and must keep accurate record of
cattle sprayed. Salary will be $1.70 per
hour and eight cents per mile for mileage. '
Applications to be clearly marked as such
and to be in the hands of the clerk 'by. 6
p.m., March 2, 1968.
2. TENDERS will be received by the Township
of Stanley for SPRAYING CATTLE for Warble
Fly for 1968. The Township will supply the
powder. Tenders to state price per head
per spray. All work to conform with the
terms of the Warble Fly Act.
3. TENDERS will be received for SUPPLYING
APPROXIMATELY 1,000 POUNDS OF.
WARBLE FLY POWDER. Tender to state price
per 15-pound bags and one-pound bags,
delivered to the Township shed in Varna.
SEALED TENDERS for each of the above, clearly
marked as to contents will be received by
the undersigned until .6 p.m., March 2,
1968. Lowest or any tender not necessarily
accepted.
Mel Graham, Clerk,
Township of Stanley
BRUCEFIELD, ONTARIO. 8b
eration of Agriculture ,for 1968
are; past president, Elmer
Fisher; presicient, Russel
Kernighan; vice president,
Arnold Fisher; second vice,
preSident, Neal Lowry; school
section number 1, ,Jamieson
RibeY; 2A, Pill Jewell; 2B,
Donald Epiverlay; 3, Fordyce
Clark; 4, Jim Fisher; 5, pen.
Pis Connelly; 6, Bill Clutlon;
7, Bill Fisher; 8, Wayne Mil.
Tian; 9, Bill Bogie; school see.
tion Nile, Doug
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ications. The value of records
will be demonstrated in the
preparation of a suitable farm
budget. Nutritional diseases
both in livestock and crops will
also be featured.
U.C.W. meets
22 attend
The Holmesville U.C.W. met
February 13 with 22 members
in attendance.
Mrs. Wm, Norman and her
group had charge of the pro.
gram,
The scripture was read by
Mrs. J. Huller and the medib
ation by Mrs, H. Williams. Mrs.
W. Bender led in 'prayer.
A report of the Huron-Perth
Presbyterial and Inaugural S er.
vice was given by Mrs. E.
Grigg.
The study book chapter, "A
Woman of Courage", was sum-
marized by the leader followed
by a reading on Japan by Mrs.
G. Ginn. Mrs. J. Lobb read a
poem,
Mrs. E. Grigg conducted the
business session.
It was decided to buy new
draneS4'fcir the' Sunday School`
room, also to cater to an ann.
iversary luncheon. Mrs. Will.
Jams reported that a refriger-
ator had been purchased for the
kitchen.
Articles for babies and small
Children are to be brought to the
March meeting to pack a bale
for St. Christophers Home,
Hong Kong.
Pyjamas to sew for the Child.
ren's Aid were distributed. It
was announced that the Spring
Thankoffering is to be held on
Wednesday April 10. Hostesses
for the afternoon were Mrs.
Harris, Mrs. Gliddon and Mrs.
0, Blake.
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