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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1953-11-05, Page 5THE TIMES-ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1953 Page S Agriculture Programme At SHDHS Second To None - Dep t Inspector Agriculture program at the South Huron District High School is "second to none", Ontario Secondary School Inspector E. R. McLellan told 40 agriculture teachers and principals of district high schools at a regional con­ ference here Saturday. The local school’s practical ag­ ricultural work is the most ad­ vanced in the province, lie said. The inspector commended the local staff for its achievements. Projects which have been con­ ducted at S.H.D.H.S. include poultry experiments, raising pure­ bred livestock, .growing registered seed, conducting rod row test plots, planning and developing .forest and orchard plantations, fruit and vegetable gardens. Thirty schools in this region of the province were represented at the conference. Andrew Dixon, S.H.D.H.S. teacher, was chair­ man. Teachers reported on practical farm projects they conduct, ap­ praised general trends in instruc­ tion and exchanged ideas for im­ provement. The conference supported ex­ tension of practical farm projects through the schools, They feel these activities assist the farm areas as a whole, Besides the benefit to students, the projects introduce new methods, provide valuable information and encour­ age purebred stock and better seed throughout the community. The value of summer visits to view student projects on farms was emphasized. The teachers I Knowing Where To Sell Saves You Money | Sell Your Poultry With Confidence | I TOP PRICES PAID — WEIGHED AT YOUR DOOR | Riverside Poultry Co. | Howard Ferguson, District Representative f I PHONE I I 7-1230 London COLLECT Hensail 68O-r-2 | Here's Our TV Record! felt this practice not only en­ courages students but also de­ velops contact between parents, school and teacher. It shows, too, that th© school has a sincere in­ terest in the community and a conscientious desire to extend what assistance it can. Development of the agriculture departments at district high schools has advanced rapidly in the past six years. The agricul­ ture program has grown from one of minor importance to be­ come a major feature of many schools. Agriculture is brought to the students in two different courses under departmental regulations. Practical agriculture study is given to boys iiPGrades nine and ten. Agriculture science, which replaces former physics and chemistry courses, is taught both boys and girls up to Grade 12. Some opposition to this de­ velopment has been raised by pa­ rents who felt the new courses handicap students who seek uni­ versity educations. This is not the case, however. Students may take physics and chemistry in Grade 13 and be fully qualified to enter colleges. The conference favored a sum­ mer torn* by teachers of farm industries in both the United States and Canada to see new trends in the agriculture field. The 1954 meeting will be. held at O.A.C. Guelph where teachers across the province will attend a three-day refresher course and discuss developments with. ex­ perts at the agriculture college. Agriculture a.n d agriculture science teachers and principals from 30 schools in the area were represented at the conference. Board members were invited to attend for the first time. The teachers were welcomed by Principal H. L. Sturgis, and teachers Andrew Dixon, John Ma­ hon and Gordon Koch. Vice- chairman of the S.H.D.H.S. Board, A. W. Morgan, also ex­ tended greetings. A tour of the property of the local school was conducted and the visitors were shown the var­ ious projects taking place at S.H.D.H.S. A noon banquet was served in the school by the cafeteria staff. A mixed quartette of Ken Flear, Marilyn Bisset, Marilyn Skinner and 'Don Finkbeiner entertained with songs. Michael Farrow ren­ dered piano selections. Down to Earth By D. I. HOOPER Delicious Turkey - But! While it is not the policy of, worked hard, some of them made this column to disparage any agricultural activity in this area, we were sorely disappointed in the banquet held by the directors of the Agriculturaal Society. The dinner was wonderful. The tur­ key supplied by Ted Pooley was delicious. The service of the ladies of the Legion Auxiliary, Who catered, was par excellence, but the business session did no­ thing but leave a dirty taste in our mouth. There was nothing construct­ ive in the business meeting—in fact it was—-disappointing. It was not progressive. To us they were living in the past, ignored the present and forgot to look into the future. Originally, as we understood the plan, a very outstanding speaker was to be obtained. Later this plan was disgarded in favor of a panel discussion—the final plans were a fiasco. Under the present type of fair the Exeter Agricultural So­ ciety shows a financial loss as pointed out by the Secretary. This loss is not due to smaller grants nor the slightly larger prize monies paid out but in our opinion because of the lack of appeal >to the public. There is no­ thing outstanding at Exeter Fair to make it stand out among the other fairs in the district—its just run of the mill, Every committee of the Board d Comments About Centralia By MBS. F. BOWDEN We’ve sold and serviced TV sets for four years, ever | since television was available in Canada. ■ | ★ MOST CUSTOMERS | We have sold and SERVICED more TV sets in this area = than any other dealer, here or in the city. | ★ LARGEST STOCK OF PARTS | We have the largest stock of television parts and repair | equipment. 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Mrs. Clara Abbott left on Tuesday for Pasadena, Calif., where she will spend the winter with her sister-in-law, Mrs. F. J. Fairhall. Mr. and Mrs. L. Morgan, Blanche and Marilyn visited over the weekend with relatives in Chatham. Mrs. S. Molnar is holidaying for a week with relatives in Chicago. Misses Evelyn Wright, Arlene Skinner, Maxine and Marina Bow- • den of London spent the weekend at their home. Our deepest sympathy is er- tended to Mrs. George Godbolt, Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Godbolt, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Godbolt and families in their bereavement. Mr. Godbolt, a highly esteemed resident of this village, passed away at his home on Saturday after several months’ illness. Rev. G. Burton, pastor of the United Church, was able to re­ turn to the pulpit Sunday mor­ ning and take charge of the serv­ ice for the first time since his illness. On Sunday, November 8, the W.M.S. will observe their annual thankoffering service with Mrs. W. Moores of Thames Road as guest speaker. There will be spe­ cial music by the choir with Mr. Harry Hoffman of Dashwood as guest soloist. The Women’s Association held a very successful bazaar and afternoon tea in the church Wed­ nesday of last week. Guests were received by the presidents, Mrs. Gerald Godbolt and Mrs. K. Greb. The visiting associations provid­ ed fhe program and numbers in­ cluded reading by Mrs. Sheridan Revington, Lucan; an instrument­ al by Mrs. Holley, of Exeter, solos by Mrs. Dickens, Saints- bury, and Mrs. Ross Love, Ship- ka. The speaker for the afternoon was Rev. Moores, Thames Road. Ltd. Whalen Corners I Service with Courtesy | | Exeter Cab ] I Supertest Station I I PHONE 405 | day or night | outstanding displays but to what avail? We have heard the ru­ mour that the Fair was not ad­ vertised properly. This is not true. We believe that it is im­ possible to advertise something to the public which we haven’t got. The President of the Fair, in his own inimitable way, gave a lengthy 'talk as to the defects of the Fair. We all knew they were there, but pointing them out at a banquet at which ladies were present, does not seem the place to bring the matter up, It was more the atmosphere of a disen- terrment. Would it have not been much better to have thrown the meet­ ing open to suggestion? There were approximately lO'O' people present which made a possible 100 suggestions, if the meeting was handled correctly by direct­ ing the flow of the bull session intelligently. The definition of an Agricul­ tural Society is “that it is a ser­ vice club of the agricultural com­ munity” and the Fair should be merely one of their projects. In our opinion it should be the money-making project, and it is possible to make it so. In private enterprise any project which is not paying is thoroughly over­ hauled, or discarded. If the Board carried out the Society business on the same basis as George Godbolt Active In Church Mr. George Godbolt, 72, died at his home in Centralia Satur­ day after a year’s illness. Born in Elimville, he was the son of the late George and Eliza­ beth Washburn Godbolt. He farmed at Winchelsea until mov­ ing to the Centralia district in 1920. Ten years ago he retired from farming and moved to Cen­ tralia. Mr. Godbolt was a member of Centralia United Church and served on the session, Surviving are his wife, the former Annie Lucretta Hodgins, to whom he was married in 1909; two sons, Harvey of Mitchell, and Gerald, of Centralia; four grand­ children, Maxine and Lenore God­ bolt, Mitchell, and George and John Godbolt, Centralia. A brother Charles of Exeter and two sisters, Mrs, A. E. Rus­ sell, St. Paul, Minnesota, and Mrs. Harold Victor Pym, Wing­ ham, also survive. The body rested at the Dinney funeral home where the Rev, G. G. Burton, assisted by the Rev. W. C. Parrott, of Crediton, con- —Please turn to page 7 their private business the future of Exeter Fair would be assured. We wish we had used our hockey tickets. DID YOU KNOW? "The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher".—Thos. Huxley. THIS WEEK Remembrance f Buy a poppy Farm Forum Deer hunting Make plans to attend Royal Clean leaves out of eaves troughs Might as Well put cattle on feed, pasture’s gone. really made of. When you look at any build­ ing in which life insurance dollars have been invested, you may see only bricks and mortar, But these buildings are really fashioned out of many different people’s dreams. What dreams? Perhaps a father’s hope of sending his boy to college some day, Or a school teacher’s goal of a trip to Europe. Or someone’s plan to pay off a mortgage, buy a farm, or retire at 65. 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