The Wingham Advance-Times, 1966-10-13, Page 1tad°, Oct. 1,3, 1966 FIRST SECTION Single Copy Not Qver Fiften. Cents.
Schedule Set Back by Rain on
Opening Day at Plowing Match
MOST IMPROVED farmstead in Howick Township dur-
ing the past year is Staffhaven Farm, home of Mr. and
Mrs. John L. Stafford and family. The neat black and
Staffhaven Is Howick's Winner
In Rural improvement Contest
white buildings house a herd of Holsteins. In the Staf-
ford family continuously for 108 years, the farm has
qualified as one of Canada's "Century" farms.—A-T Pix.
THE AbHERENTS of the Salvation Army were pleasantly found It dedorated with an exceptional Thanksgiving dis-
surprised on Sunday when they attended the Citadel and play. This shows the front of the sanctuary—A.T Photo.
It was a mess, Opening day
at the 53rd annual Internation-
al Plowing Match on the James
Scott farm north of Seaforth was
a washout on Tuesday when
foul weather left the area a sea
of mud.
Bad weather is nothing new
for plowing matches but Tues-
day just about broke a record.
It just wasn't the kind of day
any farmer would try and plow
his own field and by noon the
day's events were cancelled and
authorities extended the match
an extra day to take in Satur-
day, when cancelled events
will be completed.
Cancelled on Tuesday were
the warden's challenge match
and the township reeves' com-
petition.
However, despite the wea-
ther conditions, J. J. Greene,
federal minister of agriculture
was on hand to officially open
the Plowing Match after an in-
troduction by Ontario Agricul-
tural Minister William Stewart.
The tented city setting in
the middle of clay fields quick-
ly turned into a mud-bath and
equipment exhibits valued at
millions got scant attention
from the few thousand visitors
of the more than 30,000 who
were expected. Most of those
attending spent their time in
the various tents and buildings
set up on four miles of "street"
that are layed out as a four-
street village, complete with
miles of hydro and telephone
lines.
HUGE AREA
In all, some 1,500 acres in-
ALONG THE MAIN DRAG
By Thi. Pedestrian
FIREMEN TO CALL--
The Wingham Fire Depart-
ment will again conduct the
Muscular Dystrophy campaign
for funds in Wingham. The
firemen make this appeal an-
nually. Please remember the
date, Tuesday evening, Octo-
ber 18.
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NO ACCIDENTS--
We were fortunate in this
area over the holiday week-end
in the lack of motor vehicle
accidents. There were no in-
juries treated at the hospital on
this score.
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BUT, OH, THOSE PILLS! --
A number of small children
have received treatment after
taking drugs. These have in-
cluded aspirin, nerve pills,
sleeping pills, sulpha and pheno
barbital. Doctors and hospital
authorities again appeal to ALL
adults to keep medication posi-
tively out of the reach of child,-
ten. Even in cases where there
are no small children in the
home it is wise to cultivate the
out-of-reach habit to avoid
tragedy if there should be visit-
ing youngsters.
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CHANGEABLE WEATHER--
It's been real October wea-
ther so far this week running all
the way from what may have
been Indian Summer on Sunday
when the temperature rose to
75 degrees, to a wet miserable
day on Tuesday when 'tail fell
at intervals during the day. The
fall of hail was reports d to be
fairly heavy in the Wn xeter
area for a short time. ')ity the
boys working at the plo ring
match at Sea forth.
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STILL TIME--
The Campaign for th. Blind
is drawing to a close. A .yone
who has been missed and 4ould
like tocontribute,- please send
your donation to Mrs. 1. It.
Lloyd. Wingh am .
eluding farms adjoining the
Scott farm are reserved for
plowing match activities.
If the weather had played
ball every indication pointed to
a record being established in
many departments with an an-
ticipated 160,000 attendance
figure. What the weather does
for the remainder of the week
will tell the tale. Wednesday
was cloudy at time of writing
with occasional showers that
would have aggravated the situ-
ation.
Part of eight farms are in
use for the events with 175
acres for stubble plowing, 120
acres of sod with hundreds of
acres in use for parking, the
tented city, and machinery
demonstrations.
NEW FEATURE
A new feature this year is
Corn Day when the latest meth-
ods in corn production are be-
ing demonstrated. This is a
new venture arranged by the
Huron Crop Improvement As-
sociation and the Huron County
Department of Agriculture. Oth-
er special events include the
Queen of the Furrow contest, a
horse shoe pitching contest, and
special plowing classes for ward-
ens, reeves, mayors and the
press.
Exhibits include farm mach-
inery in use from the early pio-
neer days to today's latest de-
velopments, as well as farm in-
ventions and historical reviews.
A program designed particular-
No Date Set Yet
For Pool Meeting
Roger West, chairman of the
Citizen's Swimming Pool Com-
mittee, said this week that his
group has been active during
the summer and early fall in
acquiring information regard-
ing costs of a proposed pool for
Wingham.
At the moment the group is
waiting on correspondence in
connection with a piece of
property which it considers to
be ideal for the location of a.
swimming pool.
As soon as information in re-
gard to location can be finaliz-
ed a public meeting will be
called in order to bring all the
information available before
the public,
Mr. West did not say how
soon he expected to call the
meeting.
ly for the women is continuing
throughout the match.
One exhibit attracting con,
siderable attention is the trac-
tor of the future which has a
glassed-in cab complete with
television, air conditioning,
heating, stereo radio and tape
recorder and two-way radio, In
the fancy cab is a leatherette-
covered bucket seat with head
rest and carpeting on the floor.
Company officials which manu-
factured the outfit predict all
tractors will have covered cabs
in five years.
GREENE TALKS
When opening the Match,
Agricultural Minister J. J.
Greene said farmers are the
main reason Canada enjoys one
of the highest standards of liv-
ing in the world, He claimed
only 20 per cent of the consum-
er's income is spent on food.
He was quoted as stating that
urban people have little ap-
preciation of the contribution
farmers make towards a high
standard of living. He went on
to warn that Canadians and
farmers in particular face areal
challenge in the future to feed
the world's hungry.
Larry Snider of Exeter and
Gordon McGavin of Walton are
co-chairmen of the Huron Coun-
ty local committee. Agricul-
tural Representative Douglas
Miles is secretary and William
Hanly of Goderich is treasurer.
Harvey Messer Is
On Near East Tour
BLUEVALE—Harvey Messer,
of Toronto, who spends frequent
week-ends at his summer home
here, is taking the Toronto
Board of Trade Near East Tour
beginning October 11th.
Leaving Malton Airport the
tourists were scheduled to ar-
rive at Milau, Italy the next
day. Before their return on Oc-
tober 30th, they will visit
Rome, Cairo, Jerusalem, Tel
Aviv, Istanbul, Athens, Lisbon,
and other centres.
They will see the remains of
the ancient glories of Rome and
Athens, the pyramids and tem-
ples of Egypt and the historical
settings of the Bible stories of
Jacob, David and Solomon and
the Man of Galilee.
took over the farin. Other
members of the family includ-
ed Edward, Mary and Eliza-
beth. Elizabeth died as a child;
Edward moved to Buffalo, N.Y.
and Mary married Stephen
Playford and moved to Western
Canada.
Benjamin married Gertrude
Foster in 1883. The couple had
four children, Minnie (Mrs.
Ben Higgins), Cleveland, Wal-
ter and Frank,
Cleveland took over the
farm at his father's death in
1929. He married Ethyle Was-
man in 1931. They had three
children, Thelma, (Mrs. Wm.
T. Barnes), William, and the
present owner, John Stafford.
Cleveland died in 1940. Later
his widow married Thomas C.
Vittie and the family continued
living on the farm.
On completion of high
school, John formed a partner-
ship with his stepfather and con-
tinued the family tradition on
the homestead.
Three Injured
in Accident
Three presons were admitted
to Southampton Hospital Satur-
day after the car in which they
were riding struck a shoulder of
county road 3, three miles
south of Southampton, and roll-
ed over.
Donald Ganner, Listowel,was
in fair condition with back in-
juries and shock. Ian Hiscocks
of Markham was released after
treatment for shoulder injuries
and his wife was treated for
shock.
Damage to the car, driven
by Stanley Horsburgh of R.R. 1,
Wingham, was $3,000.
The Salvation Army Wing-
ham Corps, with the command-
ing officers Captain and Mrs.
A. Ferris. held Harvest Thanks-
giving services on Sunday.
Families gathered for wor-
ship at the 11.00 a.m. service
and on entering the doors ofthe
citadel were greeted with a
colorful display of autumn
splendour; red and yellow ena-
DR. T. G. BRYDGES IS
LEAVING FOR ENGLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Wrn. Johnston(
of Lucknow, were hosts to the
Brydges family gathering, Sat-
urday, prior to the departure for
England of Dr. and Mrs. T. G.
Brydges and Michael.
Dr. Brydges was awarded a
research fellowship by the Brit-
ish government for work at the
Water Pollution Research Lab-
oratory, Stevenage, Herts.
Son of Mrs. Wm. Brydges
and the late Mr. Brydges, Dr.
Brydges is a graduate of Wing-
ham District High School and
The University of Western On-
tario.
Wingham O.P.P.
Have Busy Week
Officers of the Wingham De-
tachment worked a total of
1681 duty hours between Octo-
ber 2 and October 8. They
patrolled 8381 miles of road in
an area populated by 10,490
people.
The following Criminal Code
offences were investigated:
Three thefts; one break and en-
ter; three disturbances; one
business premise found insecure;
one Liquor Control. Act investi-
gation.
Three property damage mo-
tor vehicle accidents were in-
vestigated on the roads in the
Wingham Detachment area.
There were four charges laid
and four warnings given under
the Highway Traffic Act.
During the past week there
was one theft of gasoline from a
farm storage tank. All persons
having bulk storage tanks are
asked to take extra precautions
and advise the local Detach-
ment of the Ontario Provincial
Police of any suspicious per-
sons and vehicles in the area.
It is felt that these thefts are
being carried out by local area
residents.
pies, the red berry bush and the
familiar brown of the bullrushes
tastefully decorated windows
and doorways.
The display in front of the
altar contained every fruit of
the harvest including home-
made pickles and jams. A large
sheaflike loaf of bread placed
in the centre of the display ad&
Please Turn to Page Eight
Staffhaven Farm, home of
Mr.
R.
Mrs. John L. Stafford,
R.R. 1 Wroxeter, has won the
Federation of Agriculture's
award for the most improved
farmstead in Howick Township.
The farm, in the Stafford fam-
ily for the past 108 years, has
also qualified as a "Century
Farm" and proudly carries a
centennial sign at the entrance
to the lane.
Farms entering this contest
were judged first in September,
1965, then again in the same
month one year later.
It took a lot of effort to win
the improvement award. The
Staffords tore down an old gar-
age and driving shed and built
a new driving shed, 32 by 64
feet and enclosed with baked
enamelled steel.
To improve the house they
removed the woodshed and back
kitchen, replacing them with
a modern carport. Mrs. Staf-
ford looked after flower beds,
the gateway entrance and
painted the fences.
To give some idea of the ex-
tent of painting done. in the
renovations, 135 gallons of
paint were required to color
match the buildings to the Staff-
haven herd of Holsteins.
The Staffords, who have
four children, farm 100 acres,
all clear land and presently run
28 milkers. The Stafford fam-
ily is the fourth generation to
work this farm. situated on Lot
2, Concession 13 of Howick
Township.
CAME FROM IRELAND
The Stafford family migrat-
ed from Ireland in 1829. James
Stafford and his twin brother
were born at sea during the
voyage. His twin brother died
and was buried at sea. The
family settled near Brockville,
Ont.
In 1858, James, with his
wife and son Benjamin, who
was born in 1856, moved to
Howick Township. They pur-
chased land from the Crown and
settled on Lot 13.
When farms on that conces-
sion were surveyed it was dis-
covered that the log cabin,
built by James, was partly on
Lot 2 and Lot 3. Since certain
improvements and clearing
had been made he was permit-
ted to keep both farms. Later
the farm on Lot 2 was sold.
James farmed there until his
death in 1910. Benjamin then
Old Time Thanksgiving
Services at S.A. Citadel