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Home My WebLink AboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1975-05-01, Page 16ipgbam Advance -Times, 'Thursday, May 1, a s for f improvements in Bruce Active planning for the 1976 tlenal Plowing Match, to held in Bruce County, has been erway for.some time. The big event will be held next year, Sept. to Oct. 2 on the Earl Johnston farm and neighboring properties two and a half miles west of Walkerton. JIui Powers of Chepstow, chairman of the publicity com- mittee, has stated that one of the moat active committees at the present time is the Farmstead Improvement group with Burton Hodgins as chairman and Jessie Clark, secretary. Purpose of the committees is to conduct a contest under which prizes will be awarded for the greatest im- provements to farm properties under the following classifica- tions: Class (1) Farmstead — that part of the farm comprising the buildings, entrance and im- mediately surrounding land. Class (2) Rural Home — Ham- lets included, residence, entrance and surrounding yard. Class (3) Most attractive farm- stead already improved — build- ings, entrance and immediate surrounding land. Class (4) Most attractive rural home already improved — Ham- lets included, residence, entrance and surrounding yard. Clalss (5) Farm entrance. At a recent meeting the com- mittee expressed the desire Bruce County people enter the contest. Each township has five classes and 15 prizes, in addition Howick winners accept prizes at Lions bingo Howick Lions' bingo winners for April 19 were: Regular games -Kelly ,Ait- chesgn, Wingham; Mrs. Hazelgrove, Wingham; Lyda Reidt, Wroxeter and Kathleen Ellacott, Listowel; Mrs. Margar- et Adams, Wroxeter and Kath- leen Ellacott; Lois Binder, Luck - now.; Mrs. Aitc!eson, Wingham; Mrs_ Day, Wingham, Mrs. G. Simmons, Wingham, and Debbie Mongomery, Wroxeter; Hazel Gowing, Listowel, Pat Theodorff, Listowel and Mrs. Simmons, Wingham; Sarah Hamilton, Lucknow; Dianne Leek; ` Wrox- eter; Mrs. Holloway, Wingham; Patsy Theodorff, Listowel; Mrs. Newman, Wingham. Share the wealth—first, Mar- garet'Mew, Harriston ($22) ; sec- ond,. Margaret Mew, Harriston ($22); $25 special—Bonnie Hislop, Wroxeter; jackpot consolation & bonus—Joan Robinson, Lucknow ($25) ; stand up bingo—Cliff Ste- vens, Ethel; lap, card—Gerry Goll", Walkerton; dart game— Mrs. Aitcheson, Wingham ($9); Door Prizes—Dianne Leek, Wroxeter; Debbie Montgomery, Wroxeter, Mrs. Frank Keeso, Listowel dt Pat Theodorff, Lis- towel; Lucky draws—Kay Rich, Wingham, Mrs. Cliff Stevens, Ethel, Mary Montgomery, Wing - ham & Dolly Felker, Listowel. to the over-all county awards. There are at present 93 entries, but in most townships two classes have no entries to date, so the prize money cannot be awarded unless more interested people enter before June 15 this year. The committee has budgeted $20,000 to cover the entire cost, including a banquet. Township contact persons in this area are: for Kinloss, Mr. and Mrs. Rayner& Ackert, RR 1, Lucknow, phone 528-6299; for Culross, Mr. and Mrs. Bonar Jarvis, RR 2, Teeswater, phone 392-6121; for Carrick, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Diebel, RR 5, Mild- may, phone 267-2082. Former Huron Ag. Rep. named Dep. Minister R, Gordon Bennett, 58, who served as agricultural rep- resentative in Huron County, has been appointed to the top job in the Ontario department of agri- culture. His appointment as deputy minister was effective April 1st. Mr. Bennett succeeds in that post T. R. `Dick' Hilliard, 59, who retired from the deputy post to assume a special assignment relating to world food supply and distribution. He will make reco- mendation to the government on how Ontario can help Third World countries. Born in Wentworth County, Gordon Bennett was named as- sistant representative in Middle- sex County following his gradua- tion 'from Guelph Agricultural School. From Middlesex he went to Glengarry in 1944 as agricul- tural representative and four years later was transferred to Huron County. Later appointed director of Junior Extension Work at Toronto he had continued moving up the ladder and was as- sistant deputy minister (market- ing and special services) when appointed deputy minister. Mr. Hilliard will report his findings to the Government of Ontario through the minister of agriculture and food within the next few months. Uponcom- pletion of the study, Mr. Hilliard will retire, completing a 35 -year career in the Ontario civil ser- vice. The study mission is being undertaken in response to a num- ber of church organizations and concerned citizens' groups which are seeking ways to help relieve hunger and starvation. Mr° PRECISION was the keynote of this hair-raising gymnastic exhibition at the Turnberry Central Spring Concert as acrobats vaulted over'°° a "horse and through a precarious frame of two hand -standing balancers. The exhibition was staged by grade seven stu- dents. changes in 1qulof' iations that will require bars tQ serve a variety of 040 0, JO; eluding milk and coffee? were welcomed by the Ontario Feder- ation of Agriculture. "Milk in the bar is a gond idea," Gordon Hill, OFA presi- dent, said in Toronto recently. "Bars are convenient, 'convivial places for people to congregate zy but alt' '11.� atiy til Alco l i ( ' be available, partieu lariy in .ate highly mobile society that de- pends greatly on the automo- bile." ° The Addiction Researeh Foun- dation said the trend in the past five to six years bas been toward going out to drink in a bar orpub. This is particularly true for young people but older people are "we get letters, lots and lots of letters" folio ng the ted ilk weal "Alternetive beverages coming More WOW ab more People visit bard and drlife"' Mr. Hill said. "An expanding market forfii ui r milk in Ontario depends largely on encouraging powwow to con- tinwe or resume um. use of milk in adequate quantities to maintain health, Mr. Hill commented. it's an old song but it's still true with Lawn -Boy. 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