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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-10-17, Page 15- Page 14—The Wingham Advance -Times, Oct. 17, 1984 VICTORIOUS VEGETABLE—Dave Curzon's 125 -pound entry topped all challengers at the Wingham Greet Pumpkin Contest last Saturday. The proud owner said he gave the vine 1pts of water, talked to it occasionally and thought of it often. However he neglected to give it any hugs or kisses, he said, which he assumes is why it fell some- what short of this year's 600 -pound world chafnpion. HE is currently pondering his strategy for next year. Solid 125 -pounder tops Great Pumpkin contest Dave Curzon was crowned as the unofficial pumpkin - growing , champion of Wingham last Saturday, as his 125 -pound entry topped all comers in the local Great Pumpkin Contest. Almost no one but the growers arid a few sup- porters showed up for the event, held with little fanfare at the back of the Howson and Howson feed store on Josephine.Street. ' • However it • generated, a modest excitement and much good-natured banter Unit meeting held Tuesday BELGRAVE — The October meeting of the. Afternoon Unit of the U.C.W. was held Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the home of Mrs: Jartisa Coultes. Mrs. Sara Anderson welcomed everyone and "Comeye thankful people come" was sung. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and sick and shut-in visits recorded. Get -well cards were signed for Mrs. Helen Martin and Mrs. Lawrence Taylor. Mrs. Janisa Coultes had charge of the 'study, "Was Jesus a Revolutionary?" Mrs. Olive Campbell and Mrs. Ross Higgins conducted a Thanksgiving worship service. Visitors Mrs. Alice Procter, Wingham, Mrs. Ella Irwin, Mrs. Jennie Walsh and Mrs. Hazel Procter of Bray Lodge, Wingham and unit members enjoyed the dessert served by the hostess. as the pumpkins, ranging from Bob McComb's svelte 44 -pounder to Mr. Curzon's warty -giant, were brought forward one by one for the official weigh-in. There was even a touch of mystery" as Mr.. Curzon showed up without his voluminous vegetable, which he claimed had ,vanished from his unguarded pumpkin patch the previous night, He brightened con- siderably when the pumpkin .finally turned up, wearing a Groucho Marx disguise, in the back of a station .wagon belonging to fellow - competitor John Chippa. There were later reports that Mr. Chippa, who apparently had burgled the behemoth single-handed, was now in the market for a truss. Mr. Chippa's own pumpkin finished well down the list weight -wise, but its golden glow made it a unanimous winner of the Mr. Congenial- ity award. Al Skelton's 120 -pounder was • runner-up in the weight column, with Bill McQuig- ' gan's 102-pounderthe only other pumpkin -to break the 1o0 -pound barrier. The contest started three years ago as a challenge match among Mr. Curzon, Mr. McQuiggan and Don Frazer and has remained an informal affair. This year there were eight contestants, however a crop failure on the part of one - competitor limited the entries to seven. ,.Contestants use the same Atlantic Giant seed developed by Howard Dills of Nova Scotia which. has been responsible for numerous world champion pumpkins, including a 612 - pound monstrosity which claimed this year's title, However they obviously have not yet developed the techniques necessary to boost their products to world-class size. Mr. Curzon said he gave his vine all the water it wanted and occasionally chatted with it. He said that next year he would consider adding the affectionate hugs and kisses credited with encouraging the world champion to its prodigious growth. .r1 r MRS. WIWAM SO1Mm Notes from Fordwich Mr. and Mrs. Doug Wildfang of Mississauga visited Sunday with Mrs. Nellie Simmons. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Harris of Victoria, who had visited relatives in the area over the past week, were Sunday guests at the same home and returned to Mississauga Sunday night with Mr. and Mrs. Wildfang, where they will join a group with which they have been touring Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes. They returned to British Columbia on Mon- day. Friends of Mrs. Marjorie Sotheran and Bill Marriner will be sorry to hear theyi both are patients in the Listowel hospital. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Dave Dinsmore who celebrated their 25th wed- ding anniversary last Friday ,at the Howick Community Centre, Mrs. Gary Self of Calgary arrived last week to spend a week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Nickel, and other area relatives. Greg Stewart and Greg Mr: and Mrs. Elmer Miller and Lori and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sullivan visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Rick Woods and Shawn at Beeton. Jim Warrell visited over the weekend with friends at Thamesford, London and Chatham. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Sullivan attended the Eadie -Sullivan wedding last Saturday at Gorrie and the reception that followed in the Howick Community Centre. Douglas of Kitchener spent the weekend at their respective homes. Thanksgiving weekend visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Lyle Foerter were: Mgr. and Mrs. Joe Da'Costa, Shelley McLeod, Dwayne Foerter, Kim Rowe and Trent Foerter, all of Toronto; Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Mehring and Janyelle of Listowel; Joyal Mehring of Kitchener; Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Ersman, Jean Koehler and Dale Ersman; ail of Clifford. Mrs'.' Barney Kreller and Mrs. Bruce Gust returned to their home in Medicine Hat, Alberta, on Monday after visiting the past week . with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Harding and other relatives in the area. Saturday guests at the same home were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Stahle of Kitchener and Mrs. Grant Gartman and boys of Gowanstown. Bill Brears returned to his home at Cairn, Sask., over the weekend after spending the past couple of weeks with his mother, Mrs. Bal Brears and his daughter and son-in- law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mahar and family. • Don Schaefer of Landori. spent the weekend with Mr.' and Mrs. Bob Petznick. MRS. GEORGE BROWN Gorrie Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Faust and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Faust and Emily of Kurt- zville spent Thanksgiving at the home of Dr. and Mrs. D, J. Charters of Essex. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Faust then travelled on to visit a cousin in DeKalb, Illinois. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Farrish of Barrie spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Farrish, and also visited Mrs. Elmer Farrish. Dr. Alex and Mrs. Strong, Heidi and Peter, and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Irwin of Wingham were Sunday supper guests with Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hyndman. Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Gibson and Brent of Kit- chener and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gibson, Courtney, Lindsay, Ashley and Colby of Orangeville, visited over the Thanksgiving weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gibson. Mr. and Mrs. Keith Fin- nigan and Heather of Dor- chester spent last weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Strong. Mrs. Alberta McKeeman of Summerland, B.C., re- turned home last week after a three-week visit with Mrs. Gordon Edgar and other rel- atives. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hyndman, Mr, and Mrs. Neil Hyndman, Neil and Nicole,. were. supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Hyndman of Guelph last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart and Peter visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Groves of Listowel and with Mr. and Mrs. Dean Ballantyne of Atwood. 1 Watch election promises, .OFA president advises Members of the 0 rio Federation of Agri re should watch the eral government during the next four years, says OFA presi- dent Harry Pelissero. Mr. Pelissero was in Perth County for the October meet- ing of the county federation and noted the OFA has a list of election promises from the Progressive Conservatives, including removal of capital gains taxes. As a lobby group, the OFA will review the government's efforts regularly, he said. If there is no action re- garding changing . agri- culture policies by January of 1985,.Federation members will be asked to make ap- pointments with their local MP's. The OFA president em- phasized that farmers are facing financial difficulties. He attributes the financial problems to the fact that farmers have been borrow- ing money on .inflated land values. And while he recognizes that urbanites have faced a similar dilemma in pur- chasing their homes, the farmers have been a "double whammy". The farmer, said Mr. Pelissero, has to also. deal with low commodity prices. Asked what the federation could do to combat these problems, Mr. Pelissero sug- gested writing "letters to Members of. Parliament, both federal and provincial requesting that agriculture policies be changed. He said the Federation "can't afford to disagree in public", as it did over the call for the resignations of provincial cabinet ministers, including agriculture minis- ter .Dennis Timbrell, in the spring of this year. However, he said this was one occasion, a "negative" situation - has positive results. Instead of a confrontation between politicians and the lobby group in June of this year, Federation members individually met with their respective MPP's in To- ronto. Mr. Pelissero said the re- sult esult of this effort is .the red meat stablization program announced by Mr. Timbrell in September, which will be in effect January of next year. The OFA president said the call for the resignations was sumbolic only. The Federation will also continue its farm financial advice service. This vol- untary and confidential ser- vice is provided by farmers with professional assistance. Mr. Pelissero said farmers are starting to deal with their financial problems when they "do the books" in- stead of waiting until a fi- nancial institution is at the door to close the operation down. THE GREA T PUMPKIN arrived incognita in the back of John Chippa's station wagon. Saturday afternoon for the weigh-in, at the third annual Wingham Great Bumpkin Con- test. The massive vegetable, which had mysteriously disappeared from Dave Curzon's pumpkin patch the previous night, went on to capture the title at an im- pressive 125 pounds. Reeve of Grey Township speaks at Bluevale WI BLUEVALE — The high- light of the Citizenship meet- ing of Bluevale Women's In- stitute on October 10 was an informative talk by Mrs. Leona Armstrong, reeve of Grey Township. She was introduced by Mrs. Jack Nicholson, Citizenship con- vener. The duties and concerns of municipal councils were explained. Mrs. Armstrong noted that every ratepayer should be aware of the im- portance of local govern- ment and supportive of the interested, dedicated per- sons who serve in various capacities. The alternative to local councils fulfilling individual needs is regional government, larger,, and more impersonal. Mrs. Armstrong's career in municipal affairs began 10 years ago when she became a councillor in Grey Townsiip. She bas served as deputy reeve and currently. is the reeve. She is seeking ' the position of Huron County Warden for 1985, a position held ley her late father, Harvey Johnston, ''in 1952. Mrs. Armstrong has ex= • perience as a drainage chairman. In 1983 she was chairman of the' planning committee and also on the county executive committee. Presently she is active on the Huronview committee. Mrs. Cecil Payne thanked Mrs. Armstrong, com- plimented her on her efforts for Huron County and wished .her further success. The roll call, answered by 13 members and two visitors, elicited compliments for local municipal councils and some constructive criticism. SUPPLIES BREEDING STOCK SERVICE "We carry a complete line of all your Chinchilla requirements" • i VISITORS WELCOME, NEED WE SAY MORE? Cliff and Audrey Lilly rillg nct RR 2, Rockwood, Ont. NOB 2K0 Telephone (519) 858-9151 OFA HEAD—Harry Pelissero (centre), president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture was the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Huron County Federa- tion of Agriculture. With Mr. Pelissero are Huron Federation president, Doug Garniss of RR 4, Wingham,, and the first vice pros/h?, Paul Klopp of Zurich. (Photo by Levesque) Business was conducted by president •Mrs. C. Mathers and secretary -treasurer" Mrs. R. Fraser. The area convention is to be held in Brussels October 18 and 19 with Mrs. M. Craig as delegate. Several members hope to take courses in smocking and microwave cooking. The curator, 'Mrs. D. Street, will attend the Huron Historical Society meeting in Brucefield on October 24. Bluevale WI will NOW OPEN IN HOLYROOD Government- approved POULTRY PROCESSING PLANT Custom cleaning for all types of fowl. Please call in advance 395-5713 be twinned with a branch in New Brunswick and letters will be exchanged. Tea was served by Mrs. Soren Andersen and Mrs. William deVos. The Novem- ber meeting will be held at the home of Mrs. Bert Gar- niss. Many of the provinces did not their first forest until 1955 or 1956. BEST RATES Canadian complete inventory 90 Days* Short Term 1 Yr.* G.I.C. 5 Yr.* G.I.C. 1 Yrb*Ilion g 5 Yr.* R.R.S.P. 12% 12I/4 125/8 12 518 *New or Transfers ABC ANNUITIES 53 WEST ST., GODERICH 524-2773 Collect NOTICE Tile drainage loan applications are. still- • being accepted by Township of Turn - berry. D. Kelly, AMCT Clerk Treasurer Town of Wingham GARDEN REFUSE PICK-UP Notice is hereby given that the town will pick up garden refuse on Thursday; Ociober 25, 1984. All refuse must be on the side of the road by 8:00 a.m. on the 25th. All other forms of rub- bish will not be collected and must be prepared for regular garbage pick-up. Items to be collected are not to be on the street prior to Tuesday, October 23, 1984. AGRi-FOOD MONTH 1984 WHEREAS the prosperity and well-being of this municipality are dependent upon the co-operation of the farmers and urban residents of society, and WHEREAS the complexities of agriculture and the divergence of farming activities from those of urban areas have led to a widening gulf of misunderstanding, and WHEREAS this misunderstanding must be eliminated, and each group given the opportunity to understand the other if our Canadian way of life is to endure, and WHEREAS Agri -Food Week provides an unparalleled opportunity for farmers and urban residents to Become reacquainted, I, THEREFORE, THOMAS J. CUNNINGHAM, Warden of the COUNTY OF HURON, do hereby proclaim the period of October 1 through 31 to be Agrl-rood Month 1984 and I do further call upon all citizens of this community to participate as they see fit to make Agri -Food Month 1984 a success In HURON COUNTY. Dated at GODERICH this,4th day of October, 1984. Thomas J. Cunningham