The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1958-09-18, Page 11•:Fielci.man Comments
Non,Incentive Supports"'
Recom„mended By FA
Ilttron. County Federation of medieal services and urged
Agile:tat:We held Its September everyone to pass on ,the informa.
directors' meeting on the 91.1). -tion of the protection avanable
The secretary reported, that through the government hospital.
ivord had :been received that CK- izatioe insiwance and yette Me&
1VX wauId earry the Farm Forum a.op medical services.
,on TV this year. This 'will be on',Bert Lobb expressed the ap•
Tuesday at 9.30 p.m, If farm predation of the county hog
people 'find this broadcast in. :,producers for assistance given
ter in this area the CBC by the federation in spreading
has indica-ted that a network will. information in the vole gaxi.
be available next year. paign.
• Our rural -comimmity has an Bob MeGregor, president of
important part to play in the the county beef producers, re-
making of this decision. We hope ported that he had received, the
many will take advantage of this suggestion that the :government
'opportunity to form many new be requested to pay a freight
forums through which a true subsidy on feeder cattle from
picture of the value of TV Farm 'the west. He asked the meeting
to offer its opinion en this ques.
lion. After some discussion the
meeting agreed that the prob-
lem would require a good deal
of study before it could be de.
cited on,
The -comity fecierallan
again sponsor a prince and
princess contest this year. The
Ontario winners will receive a
Free trip to the , CFA animal
meeting in Regina in January,
1959. Information available at
your county federation -office,
orum can be obtained.
Warren Zurbrigg, county rep-
resentative to the 0.F,A„ re.
ported on the last members'
meeting. ile stated that while
the government -didn't favor com•
nulsory vaccinationfor rabies it
had indicated that 11 would pay
losses, to livestock from this
di.sease.
The recommendations of the
commodity groups on price sup-
ports was approved by the meet-
ing, Briefly this means that price
supports should be non -incentive
and that .farmers should do all
in their power to assist in dis• 4-H Features
posing of the product. 1n prod-
ucts where the producers pro•
vide an equalization fund for the
,disposal surplusses the sup. miinton Fair
port price could be somewhat
higher. The biggest 4-11 competition
A retirement plan and Work- ever held in this area will tea -
man's Compensation for farm-
ers was discussed and further
study of these will be made.
Reg. Myers stated that the
wheat board expects that wheat
will net the grower a minimum
of $1,38 this year.
It Was agreed that the federa-
tion continue to subscribe one
share in CFPL-TV.
Mrs, L. Taylor reported on the
Pick Winner
Of UN Trip
Yvonne McTaggart, 18, R.R.
2 Boissels, -has been named
winner from Huron- County of
the annual Jfinior Farmer and
4-H tour to the United Nations,
N.Y.
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Alan MeTaggart, Grey township,
she was selected as the top girl
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tune Kirkton Fall Fair next Fri-
day, September 26.
The -contest, in livestock show-
manship, will be open to mem-
bers in Huron, Perth, Middlesex,
Second Section
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ExETgR, ONTARIOt SEPTEMBER 1958.
Hensall fair Draws Crowd
RACES POPULAR AT HENSALL FAIR—Running races attract more competitors than
any of the events at Hensall School, Fair. This year was no exception and starter Sid
McArthur had a tough time getting the eager runners off to a fair start. Over 700
attended the fair which attracted 900 entries, —T -A Photo
Oxford and adjoining counties, Z • •
unch Fair Changes De
Champion all-round showman
will win the new $75 perpetual
trophy provided by Kirkton Agri-
cultural Society a replica for per-
be•judged — sheep, swine, dairy
Four classes of livestock will Features Wrestling Horses
manent possession,
and beef.
A new livestock building will Officials of Zurich Agricultu• Naughton, Huron MPP, will of• Officers of the society' induct
be used for -the first time at this rat Society, gambling on a new tidally open the fair shortly af- V. L. Becker, and Dennis Bed
terwards. , ce•presi ents, and El -
year's fair. A parade, led 'by the day for their fair this year, have During the afternoon livestock more Klapp, veteran secretary -
North Easthope Pipe Band., inaugurated a number of new
sports program, rides and other and 4-H competitions will be held treasurer. Directors are Walter
features to stimulate interest in and exhibits of grain, cooking, Eckel, Bert Klapp, Beit Mc
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contests wilt feature the day. arts and crafts and school chil- Bride, Arnold Merner, Ed
dren's work will be on display. Schroeder, Leroy Thiel, Herb
A midway will operate both Turitheim, Carl Willert and Otto
Saturday and Monday, • Willert.
e
the 93 -year-old exhibition.
The fair will. be held this
Pinkeye In Cattle coining Saturday and Monday —
the only exhibition in this part
Common This Fall. of Ontario on these dates — and
directors expect they will at-
m Huron junior farmer and 4-H Ian and early winter are the tract many exhibitors who have
seasons when inkeye is the
never shown at the fair because
activities. p
In July of this year, she won
provincial Juniors in homemak-
ing clubs, capturing her county
honors in May, 1955. In 1956 she
was the county's delegate to the
provincial homemaking confer-
ence.
A graduate of Seaforth high
.sehool and Stratford Teachers
CollegeS\ she is now teaching in
-Kitchener.
Don Hemingway, Brussels,
was Huron ::Courity's.-nominee to
National 4-1f Club Week in To-
ronto and Ottawa during the
week of the Royal Winter Fair,
He entered a competition at
OAC Guelph Monday, from which
14 winners will be selected fromOntario.
Ontario. Results' have not been
released.
Don has completed nine years
in 4-H work, is active in Junior
farmers, church and other com-
munity activities.
Murray Dawson, ILI]. 1 Hen.-
sail, was the- county's nominee receive prompt treatment by
last year. :veterinarian. '
most common in cattle. Even the former date conflicted with
other shows in the district.
though pinkeye seldom causes
death, the Ontario Veterinary Feature attraction Saturday
College points out that it does night will be an all-star wrest -
cause a considerable amount of ling show featuring top TV grap-
loss in body weight and reduced piers in three bouts,including a
production, tag team match. Since wrestling
Pinkeye is an infectious di- attracted top crowds of 1,800
sease which is spread by direct and 1,500 last year, it's expected
contact,. dust or insects. Cattle Saturday's show will draw a full
of any age, .size or sex are sub-
ject to the disease. Recovery
from an attack does not neces-
sarily prevent further attacks
in the anhnal.
house. A dance will follow the
mat program, •
Horse show, alWays one of the
main features of Zurich fair,
will be presented Monday eve -
The symPtoms include a wa- tung instead of the afternoon of
tery 'discharge from inflamed the, exhibition, which has been
eyes and squinting because of the usual practice. Clifford Pep -
sensitivity to light. Membranes per, Society President, says he
become very swollen and red. expects increased prizes :for the
Frequently there is a temporary competitions "will bring to Zur-
blindness as a result of the di- ich the largest selection of hor-
sease, ses we have ever had,"
The Ontario "Veterinary re- Monday afternoon the fair will
commends that infected animals he opened With a one o'clock
be isolated front sunlight and parade from tbe Zurich school to
a the.'arena. Charles S. Mac.
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HENSALL
HENSALL SALE PRICES
Prices at Bengali Community
Sale Thursday, September 11.
Weanling pigs $10.50 to $13.20
Chunks 14.70 18.00
Feeders 19,00 22.70
Sows 67.00 88.00
Holstein calves 13.50 19.00
Durham calves 27.00 44.00
Holstein cows sold up to
$205.00; light stocker steers up
'Ib;; feeder steers up to
2290 a cwt,; butcher cows up to
$36.20 a cwt. There were 500
pigs and 150 head of cattle and
calves sold,
Huron County.
Crop Report
By D. H. MILES
A brisk market is reported on
turnips.
Harvesting of white beans was
general 'over the week -end but
catchy weather is slowing oper-
ations.
Only- t few silos havc been
filled as corn is not too mature.
Early planted grain cern is be-
ginning to dent, but good weather
is needed for a lot of fields to
reach maturity.
There are a number of in-
quiries regarding purchasing of
replaeement cattle. Demand is
heavY,
Canada's first railroad, built
in 1836, ran fourteen and a halt
milts from La Prairie on the
St. Lawrence opposite Montreal
to St. John on the Richileu niver.
It shortened by five miles the
previous Montreal -N e w York
stagecoath route.
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TOP FAIR EXHIBITORS—Ivan Boa, left, and Bob Munn,
who won 32 prizes between them, led exhibitors from S.S.
No. 7 Hibbert, who captured more prizes than any other
school competing in Hensall's annual public school fair
on Friday. The two boys entered 50 articles in the fair,
from knitting to livestock. Photo
Record Crop In Sight
For Area Sugar Beets
"An all-tinie record produc-
tion for the S. W. Ontario sugar
beet crop tan be set this year
if our preliminary estimates
hold true for the entire crop,"
said C. E. Broadwell, C & 12
sugar mechanization supervisor,
Chatham, in a statement this
week.
"We have 31,604 acres of crop
for which a yield is promised
amounting to 440,000 tons. Our
previous high overall tonnage
was in 1940 when, with a crop
of 38,010 acres the outturn was
393,934 tons."
Eaely Start Forecast
Because of the extrethely large
crop in prospect and its early
maturity, C & D Sugar officials
are considering an earlier -than.
nsual start. Facilities for re
tober 10.. Processing operations
always commence a few days
later.
Record Yield Possible
"According to the company's
reliminary estimates, a sugar
beet yield of close to 14 Ions per
acre is expected. Preliminary
sugar tests from representative
fields in each growing district
already indicate a sugar con-
tent about one and one-half per-
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wo Energetic Exhibitors.
Keep Nos 7 In: Top' Spot
S.S. 7 Hibbert continues to set McArthur. Jim Taylor, Norma
the pace at Hensall School. Fair 'Jones, Mrs. R. W. „Middleton,
even though it has lost its chain- Secretary of the fair is Ji
pion exhibitor. Leslie Riley. Taylor, - Who succeeded jii
Two enthusiastic prizewinners ' Paterson, village clerk, a veter
from the Hibbert school — Bob Bob' an at the post for 12 years.
Munn and Ivan Boa — have taken I c,,,
over the leadership given by the -."5
Brown eggs, Bonnie Kersialc
Riley Youth, who used to enter
single Lair before be left the
as many as 40 exhibits in a 117, Denise Kerslake 1-17, Bo
Munn H7; white eggs. Deann
school. B arrest 12', Billy Soldan, Kathi
Bob Munn entered 27 exhibits Henderson.
at Friday's fair and copped 18 ,
the fair.
lead all other schools again at Poultry
drakeduck and , 4 ervsn Bell1 ',
prizes. Ivan Boa entered 23 and Bantam, Carol Howe 711, Doi
came home with 15 prizes. Their alt Cole 71-1, John Thomson
victories helped S.S. 7 Hibbert White Leghorn, Bob Munn 711
Muscovey ducks, Douglas Dal-.
An unofficial tally gives S.S. rymple IT; heavy' hybrid. Jan -
4 — a one -roam rural school, ice Wright 7H, Mervyn Bell 1T,
taught by Mrs. Rena Caldwell, „„„b xurn; 711; any variety,
a safe margin over runner-up "
Carol Howe 7H; wild ducks,
Hensel], which has five rooms Carol Howe 711.
of students.
The unofficial results: Pets
S.S. 7 Hibbert — 44 firsts, 39 Rabbits—Garry Deitz 2T, Bill
seconds. 29 thirds. '
Harburn, George Taylor.'
Hensall — 34 firsts, 29 secincls, Cats—Flora Lee Johnston 1011,
34 thirds. Larry Elder 1011, Pauline Bell,
P.otatoes—junior, Joyce FlYnn,
m fer; senior, Bob Munn 711, Mar.
I Bob Xinsinan 711. DonnY JQp
n garet Boa 711, Grace .Riley 3.0T
Onions — junior, Donald Colo
711, Ivan Boa 711, Mervin Belt
IT; senior, Margaret Boa 711,
Bill Workman 10T, Dob Munn
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1' Pumpkin — Sweat, Ruth AIM
a Coleman 711, Ivan Boa 711, Pats
O rieia Harris 711; field Patricia
Harris 711, Brad Mousseau 1011.
Tomatoes — Keith Ilay, Grant
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; Cabbage — harry Deitz 2T,
George Stasie, Sararas 711.
Squash — Hubbard. Donna
Whitehouse 10T, Malcolm Me-
Kuen 1011. Donde Kerslake 711;
pepper, Bonnie Dick 711,, Carl
Finkbeiner 21', Linda Hay.
Citron—ivan Boa 711, Margaret
Boa 711, Donald Cole 711.
Best collection — Graham Bali
1T, Donny Kipfer, Margaret Boa
7H,
Fruits
• Apples — Northern Spy. Bob
Munn 711, Ivan Boa 711. Donald
Cole 711; Snow, Bonnie Dick 711,
Bonnie Kerslake 711, Graham
Bell 1T; 11IcIntosh, Ray Finks
bother 2T, Carl Finkbciner 2T,
Barrie Mousseau 10H; other va-
riety, Reg Dick 711, Gordon
Dick 711, Bonnie Dick 711.
Pears — Sararas 711,
Linday Keys, Nancy Kyle.
Crafts
Knitting—Grades 3-5, Ivan Boa
711, Doris Riley 10T, Ann Mie-
kle; grades 6.8, Margaret Boa
711, Kathy McGregor 101'.
Clay Models --Grades 3-4, Bill
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S.S. 2 Tuckersmith — 11 firsts, Dogs—Linda Ninston.
13 seconds, 11 thirds.
S.S. 1 Tuckersmith — 10 firsts, Sharon &nate, as JDalrymple T
four seconds, five thirds. ohn Thomson,
Pigeons— Bruce. Shirray, Bob-
S.S. 10 Hay —*Five firsts, five bie Smale, Otto Smale.
seconds, four thirds, Other pets tall turtles)—Fred-
S.S. 10 Tuckersmith Two d y Elder -1011 (snapper), Betty
firsts, two seconds, three thirds. Cameron, Charles Dalrymple 1T.
A crowd of nearly 700 filled Grain
Hensall arena Friday night to .Oats—Janice Wright 711, Car -
inspect some 900 exhibits entered ole Howe 711, Graham, Bell 1T;
by public school children of the sheaf, Bobbie Kinsman 711, Pat-
, district. Over 200 boys and girls ricia Harris 711, Robert Munn
competed in the annual fair. 711.
A parade of decorated vehicles Barley — Quart, Graham Bell
the 1T, Margaret Boa 71-1, Kenneth
and school children, led by
Bannockburn Pipe Band, opened • Jones; sheaf, Patricia Harris
the evening program at 7:30. 711, Margaret Boa 7H, Juan Boa
P. L. McNaughton, president 711,
of the fair, said a was this year's 1Vheat—Robert Munn ni, Ivan
show was was one of the best. , Boa 711, Margaret Boa 711; sheaf, r '
Mkle 5.
"The fruit and vegetable exhi- RobertMunn7_11. George stosik,
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bits were particularly good." Field
Reeve Norman Jones extended , Lloyd Lostell 2T, Garry Deitz
a welcome and Huron Ag Rep 2T- WeeklYMarkets
Douglas Miles WaS the main Field corn—Silage, Garry Deitz 0
,speaker.
Following the judging of deco- Cole 711; husking, Bruce ShirraY
rated bicycles, tricycles and doll 1011,,Barry Mousseau 10H, Ro-
buggies, running races, kicking! but Munn 711.
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the slipper and soapbox derby S
was held. Livestock and show- Bonnie Kerslake 711, Margaret I Mixed Grain
mansbip was also judged,
III Booaoltvse7eHAt..nedorvn—ogRottsabbeiretMunn 71/,
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Bob Middleton and Eric,Camp-i R ! Malt. Barley
bell \von the soapbox derby with
second prize going to Bill Har- Turnips — junior, D 011 g,1 a s I Feed Betsey
burn and David Smale. • nie Kerslake.
i Munn 1011, John Thompson, Bon- j
F" t p-* f • 1 11 11 angels—Junior, Denise Kers-I 3can
went to Freddy Elder of S.S. 10 -
Hay. Whilethree others entered lake 711 Bonnie Kerslake 7B,
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i Isi,o,..n„; 237014, 711; senior, Patricia
turtles in this class — one with Bob Munn 711, Mar -
an egg — Freddy's was selected i""7B . .,
because his was a snapper. Detroit beets—Junior, Mervyn
s .
Graham Bell, S.S. 1. Tucker -1 Bell 1T, Gary Kyle, Bonnie Kers.
smith, entered the best collec- lake 7H; senior, Keith IlaY,
Lion of vegetables, with Donny ' Graham Bell 1T, Bob Munn 71-1.
Kipfer, Hensall second and Mar -
Carrots — Junior, Gary Deitz
garet Boa, Hibbert, coining third. )1', lvaa Boa ,711, iceith
Best showman for cattle was; ; Bob Munn 7H, .Margaret
Gerry Chapman, S,S. 10 Hay, who 13seonaj°17%H, Linda flaY.
was picked over Margaret Boa I
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first prize inoney.
Top livestock prizes went to.
Margaret Boa all of No. 7, Grant I W. ; • " .-4-4•iss'sse-.....•css,-s,',..,- si.
Janice Wright, Donald Cole and 1 4'.`"
peting were: }Jensen, Principal
Robert Raeburn, Mrs. Mary M.
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Teachers of the schools com-
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Clinton;ciioton.livestock, Douglas Miles, .
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Shirrayft' and Ed Funk; No. 1 4•Akira;ii*r. ' ises.s..--e—sssea.,.......- s , 1 ' ''''''
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Glenn Bell; No. 2 Tuckersmith,
Ken McKay and Ernie White.
Frank Lostell and jack Sinclair;No.
No. 7 Hibbert, Bert Ailey and
house; No. 10 Tuckersmith, New Crop
Nelson Howe; Bonsai], Peter
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