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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1978-01-26, Page 3"We're good friends," Russell Bolton (left) explained about his Scottish acquaintance Alex Blackwell who comes from Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Both men are world champions from the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. Mr. Bolton, from Seaforth has won the hay title, six years in a row while Mr. Blackwell has taken the title in the barley competition for the past seven years. New Huron nurses group plan' meeting A fledgling nurses' organization formed six weeks ago in London to fight a proposal by the College of Nurses of Ontario hopes to gain support by staging a meeting for Huron nurses in Exeter this Sunday. NURSE (Nurses United for Registration Security and Employment) was founded when the college sent proposals to registered nurses and nursing assistants that would require them, as of 1980, to work at least 50 days in any one year of the previous five to qualify for a :. softie portable.... . . • from page 1' elementary schools using portables usually had no class rotation and the students were in the rooms all day. He added that in the case of secondary schools the students are in and out of the portables every teaching period. "If a student has to go to the washroom he either puts on his hat and coat to go or he opens the door and runs," he • said. He added that when he was teaching he was assigned to a portable for a year and had a head cold "the entire year". '' certificate of competence. One of the founders of NURSE, Barbara Dundas will be the guest speaker for the meeting planned for Huron nurses at the new South Huron rec centre on Sunday, January 29 at 2 p.m. At a similar rally in London this past weekend, the ranks of NURSE jumped from 30 to 300 as nurses backed the movement to fight the college proposals. At that time, Mrs. Dundas said that the proposal discriminates against those nurses who must leave the He explained that the portables are leased by the board and under the terms of the lease the board is entitled to one free move of each unit. He said that if the move isn't free the board has to pay $430 if the unit is moved less than 60 feet. The director said the three page document from the fire marshal's office listed the requirements for each unit considered to be a problem and asks the board to let the fire marshal know what it is prepared to do to alter the situation. province to find jobs, who can't find enought part-time work, who stop work for health or family reasons or who want to start work again some time in the future. "No other profession is faced with this regulation," she said. The college mailed its proposals to nurses holding current registration in Ontario eight weeks ago and asked for comments by March 15. The purpose of the proposals, the college said, was to ensure the public would receive . competent nursing care. It said the current practice of renewing certificates annually for a $6 fee with no other conditions "is not always in the public in- terest". Under the proposals, if a Mrs: ,Dundas said 'N U1<s1 isn't opposed to refresher courses, workshops or required readings to update nursing skills but the group is unwilling to support a re- entry program whose details are unspecified. Several people at the London meeting objected to a number of working days being set up as a means of competency. It was also noted that the public's right to competent nursing care is already well -provided for under the Health Disciplines Act. London South MPP Gordon Walker is sympathetic to the NURSE cause and has written health minister Denis Timbrell that the college's proposals are "not for the good of the (nursing) nurse failed to meet the profession". regulations, she would have Walker's letter calls the to complete a "re-entry opposition to the proposals program" to obtain a cqm- "the tip of the iceberg" and petency certificate. says the nurses "will doub- Nurses have expressed tless raise a lobby, the likes of concern that the college is which we haven't seen for a vague about the nature of long time, and I think they such a program -where it% are right." would be held, who would The" Exeter meeting for all give iti its availability to all Huron RN's and RNA's is nurses, the cost to the in- being organized by four dividual and the taxpayer. Exeter nurses who attended the London rally. , Anstett Jewellers will clean and check your diamond rings at no charge to you. Don't rely on good luck. 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Bob Alien of Brucefield began the trend in 1958 and again took the award in 1962 and 1963. Then in 1964, Wilbert Keyes of Varna was the winner. In 1965 and 1966 Bob Fotherington of Seaforth won the championship and in 1969 and 1971 Russell Dallas of Brucefield took the title. Since 1972, Mr. Bolton has had his name inscribed six times on the large trophy donated by White-Cockshutt Farm Equipment. The massive trophy, which sits in the Agricultural Hall of Fame in Milton, includes a figurine and a tractor and wagon with a load of hay on top. Although the trophy remains in the Hall of Fame, Mr. Bolton has a wall full of first prize, champion and world champion ribbons, plus a cabinet full of silver trays he has received over the years he has won the competition. There are five different classes of hay involved in the competition, however Mr. Bolton only participates in the class which involves second cut hay with 85 per cent of more Legume. In 1977 there were 87 entries in the hay division. Although it is a worldwide competition, most of the competitors come from North America. Judges look at a sample of hay which is two flakes of ai bale. Mr. Bolton ex- plained that one flake is four inches deep by 14 inches by 18 inches. "The judges look " for purity and quality," Mr. Bolton explained, "Color probably has more to do with it than anything, they look for natural color." Although he's not about to give away his secrets of growing a top quality crop of hay, Mr. Bolton noted that hay Tuckersmith gets new dog catcher Tuckersmith Township has a new animal control officer this week, after their first woman officer resigned after only three weeks on the job. • Council, at a special meeting last Monday night, hired Philip Bradley of Brucefield to replace Marie Fitzsimons of Bayfield, who resigned Monday night. Bradley will be paid $4 per hour, the same as Fitzsimons, and given 17 cents a mile for car allowance. Both will be paid only for time on the part time job. Clerk Jack MacLaughlin said that all complaints are still to go through the clerk's office and. Mr. Bradley will sell the dog tags. "Council is hoping for co-operation from the residents to keep their dogs under control.," Clerk MacLaughlin said. especially needs good weather when it is curing. "The hay this year was short because of the dry spring but we were lucky that we missed the wet weather later on," he noted. Along with growing hay, Mr. Bolton and his two sons Art and Mac work 350 acres of land near Winthrop and grow pedigreed seeds. Their crops include barley, oats, wheat and white beans. A plaque on the wall that features his number ribbons, also gives Mr. Bolton the recognition of an outstanding service award from the Pedigreed Seed Grower's Association for the 20 years he has grown pedigreed seeds. And that's not all, another plaque given to Mr. Bolton in 1972 recognizes his 14 years of work on the Ontario Wheat Producers Board. You have to wonder when Mr. Bolton finds time to farm. In 1958 he helped organize Huron, Bruce, Grey, Wellington, Perth, Waterloo and Duf- ferin Counties into the wheat board. Along with that he is a past president of the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association. "It's a very active organization in Huron County. It has been for years, one of the best," Mr. Bolton explained. In the past when Mr. Bolton raised pigs, he was also involved in the Hog Board. Among his souvenirs and information that he has gathered through his agricultural work is a letter dated in 1932 from L. W. Pearsall, the director of Hog Graders. The letter was asking for Mr. Bolton's advice on whether hogs could be produced at a profit under the conditions then present. In the letter it was noted that the market level prices for hogs during the months of June and July of that year ranged from $4 to $4.75. "My wife then got me into the Bacon Litter Competition," he remembered. In 1931 Mr. Bolton took first prize with his "old" sow and 15 piglets. Mr. Bolton is also a member of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the past president of the Seaforth Agriculture Society and former chair- man of the Seaforth District High School. He's also been a returning of- ficer for three federal elections and nine provincial ones. "It's been a busy life, but we've en- joyed it," Mr. Bolton noted. He and his wife Edna celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 1977. Being actively involved and informed in agriculture seems to be a family trend with the Boltons. One son Art, who lives on the home farm, is the director on the Ontario Crop Insurance Commission and Art's son Carl, who also farms, is in his third year at the Ontario Agriculture College. Mac Bolton, Russell's other son, lives in Walkerton and is the ag represen- tative for Bruce County. Both sons have degrees from the Ontario Agricultural College. Despite Mr. Bolton's high credentials and knowledge as a farmer, he still remains modest and has not let his title of Hay King go to his head. Although he is proud of his ac- complishments, he also praises the Huron County soil as an aid to his top hay but is not overly confident, and noted, "We're going to try again, but one of these times we're going to get beat." • Wall of ribbons "I had to move these ribbons to a larger space," explained Russell Bolton. first place championship and world championship ribbons have been gathered over the past six years that Mr. Bolton has captured a world hay championship at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto. (News -Record photo) The Final 1 Markdown SALE PANT COATS SKI JACKETS '25.98 REG. 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