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AdRo.clignilidALS OF OUR TIME.
E, Vilawcmosh F of A
Honours Simon Hallahan
Wettable
powder herbicide
[Editor's. Note: Simon. Hallahan Is
well known to Seaforth and
Brussels area people. The story is
from the Blyth. Standard]
Simon Hallahan, long-time
member of just about" every
organization in the community
was honoured at the annual
meeting of the East Wawanosh
Federation of Agriculture held in
the Belgrave Women's Institute
Hall on Friday night.
The evening took on the
appearance of a celebrity roast as
one by one, representataives of
various organizations that Simon
had been involved with
commented on his service to the
particular group and often added
humourous episodes involving
Simon.
Mr. Hallahan had served for 32
years as secretary-treasurer of
the East Wawanosh federation.
He retired last year from that.
The first person to recall Simon's
work was Russell Bolton of
Seaforth from the Huron County
Plowmen's Association who
pointed out that he had been first
associated with Simon* in 1942
when they were involved in
organizing the Huron County
Federation of Agriculture. He'd
also run into him through their
mutual work with the fairs'
association and the Crop
Improvement Association. Simon
had been involved in the 1946
International Plowing Match at
Port Albert and had been
president of the Huron County
Plowmen's Association from 1963
to 1967 and had the responsibility
of setting up,the organization for
the 1966 I.P.P. at Seaforth. He
had been in charge of the special
events committee at the match
and was busy working at the
match when word came that his
barn at 'home was on fire.
The 1965 Huron County
Plowing Match was held at the
Hallahan farm.
Special unit
to work on
rural land
severances
Cliff McNeil represented the
Huron Milk Committee, He
explained that after the Ontario
Milk Marketing Board was set up
about 10 years ago a milk
committee was formed in Huron
County. He said Mr, Hallahan
had, been a member of the
committee ever, since and -has
served on the executive, as
chairman and past chairman and
had just recently been elected for
another three year term. He
repeated what nearly everyone
else did that he could never
remember Simon missing a
meeting.
Don Pullen, Agriculture
Representative for Huron County
recalled the long years of service
that Simon had given in youth
work dating back to before the 4H
program was introduced. He said
that Simon had set a good
example for youth. 4H work, he
said was an attempt' to build
better citizens and what better
model for the young to emulate
than Mr. Hallahan. he also
brought greetings from Ontario
Deputy Minister of Agriculture,
Gordon Bennett who knew Simon
well while he was Agricultural
Representative in Huron County.
Ken Taylor recalled Simon's
work in .helping organize the
,Blyth Co-operative cheese factory
which later with its union with the
Wingharn Co-op started the
United OntarioD airy and Poultry
Co-operative which is now the
giant Gaylea Foods.
Clarence Hanna reviewed
Simon's years on East Wawanosh
council.
Throughout the salutes Mr.
Hallahan thanked the speakers
and often told of recollections he
had of working with the various
groups, most often h umourous
rememberings.
The recollections ended on a
sad note when. Adrian Vos of
Blyth, president of Huron County
Federation noted that although
many groups had been heard
from, one of the groups he had
been quite active in was not
mentioned, the Huron Pioneer
Hobby and Thresher Association.
Mr Hallahan replied sadly that of
the 21 persons involved in the
first Thresher Reunion in Blyth he
was the only one still living. He
said a good many younger people
are going to have to be found to
keep the affair going.
Following the salutes, Mr.
Hallahan was presented with a
large scroll recognizing his long
years of service, to the
community.
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William Newman has announced
that he will set up a special unit in
his ministry to work directly with
local land division committees to
comment on rural severances.
Up to now, the responsibility
for commenting on land severan-
ces has rested with the county or
district provincial agricultural
representative.
"The new system will free the
ag rep to devote full time to his
traditional work of providing an
advisory service to individual
farmers and farm organizations in
helping them solve production,
marketing and farm management
problems," Mr. Newman said.
"It will also prevent possible
conflict between the ag rep and
the farmer who is seeking the
land severance, There is a distinct
and unique' relationship between
the ag rep and the farmer which
we want to maintain," Mr.
Newman said.
He said the people involved will
Work with the local land division
committees; they will have agri-
cultural expertise arid be particu-
larly familiar With soil capabilities
acid classification,
They will help the local commit-
tees establish guidelines and
policies so the comtnittees can
operate more efficiently; mote
uniforthiy, on their own, as well
a• be available for consultation at
all times, Mr. Newman said.
,4—THE BRUSSELS POST, MAY 51 1976
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