The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1959-06-11, Page 9rt
AGRICULTURE AWARD WiNNERS-Agricul.tu.re teacher Andrew Dixon, centre, pre-
se\nted. awards Tuesday night to four students for outstanding home projects. From
]elft are Bill S stra, Grace McKenzie, Mr. Dixon,Eleanor Prangand. John Dtherin -
torn. The presentation was made at the open hose following the chicken barbecue
presentation p g
on! the school grounds. --T-A Photo
Farm News
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Compensation for rabies
retroactive to April '58
Ephraim Snell, Hullett: Town-
ship, is to be appointed, valuator
for rabies compensation. claims
in Heron. County, it was decided
Fruit growers
plan district tour
Huron county fruit; growers
have made plans for a 'bus trip
to the Hamilton area on Wednes-
day, June 17,
Russ Chard is in charge of the
tour which includes visits io four
• orchards, one which, has 185
acres of young plantings. Grow-
ers .will also see a large fertili-
zer company,
Huron Ag Rep Doug Miles is
accepting registrations.
Area youth
trip winner
Gordon Hodgins, 19,. Granton,
has been awarded, the junior
farmer trip td Chicago for scor-
ing high marks in the Middlesex
seed and livestock ;fudging com-
petition at Ilderton Saturday.
A graduate o6 WOAS this
spring, Gordon entered the joint
county competition for the .first
time and took: top marks. Over
150 youth from Middlesex com-
peted in four sections. .
The Granton youth will at-
tend the 4-H congress in Chicago
in the fall,
Runner-up in the competition,
and winner of the eastern Cana-
da trip, was Duncan Gates, of
Glencoe,
by Huron County Council, Mon-
day,
A by-law passer( by council
provides for compensation for
for livestock lost because of ra-
bies.
The by-law is designed to take
advantage of the 20-40.40 plan of-
fered to counties by the two
higher levels of government;
the county will investigate claims
and pay compensation, but 80
per cent will be refunded by the
province, and :half of what the
province pays will in turn be re-
funded by the federal govern-
ment.
Reeve Ivan Forsyth ,said Mon-
day he. understands claims can
be made retroa.ctive to April,
1958. William Jewitt, reeve of
EIullett• and warden of Huron,
said that the only basis on which.
the valuator can work for retro-
active claims is information
available from veterinarians of
the health of animals branch of
the federal department of agri-
culture.
"Rabies is still with us." said
Dr. R. M, Aldis, director of the
Huron County Health, Unit, .in
his report. In the last two weeks
there have been human contacts
Thirteen enroll
4-H corn club
Exeter. 4-H corn, club now has
13 members, according to report-
er Garry Rowcliffe.
The club includes Fred. Hyde,
Ronald. Oke, Doris Cornish. Mur-
iel Cornish. Shirley Reynolds,
Ralph. Finkbeiner, Melvin Fink -
beim, Don. Hendrick, :Bob Gal-
loway, Doug Galloway and Doug
Lightfoot.
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in Huron. with a rabid dog, a
rabid pig, and a rabid. cat. Re-
cently, .Dr. Aldis observed, there
seems to have 'been a greater
proportion of rabies cases among
small. animals, instead of the
earlier experience of rabies
among cattle.
Some municipalities in Huron,
said, Dr. Aldis, should do more,
than they are doing to control'
stray dogs. He would not go so
far, he said, as to order all. dogs
to be tied, but he strongly rec-
ommended that dogs should he
confined to their owners' prop-
erty.
Poison kills
second steer
Preston. Dearing, RR 1 Ex-
eter. said this week " he was
waiting for confirmation. from
OAC, Guelph, that the. 800 -pound
Hereford. steer he lost recently
died from. sewage in the river
which runs through his farm,
Parts of the animal have been
sent to the college for analysis.
If sewage :poisoning is reveal-
ed, as expected, the Stephen
.farmer indicated he was pre-
pared to take action against the
town for allegedly contaminating
the water through its drainage
system.
This is the second. animal Mr.
Dearing has lost. Another steer
died from a similar cause last
year..
Town council is currently
awaiting a report on the sewage
situation from the Ontario Water
Resources Commission.
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Second Section
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EXETER, ONTARIO, JUNE 11, 1959
Pegs Nin*
Huron assessment Farm rna.chinery display
near $6() million
A total assessment of $59,417„-1
924, on which to base municipal
tax levies in 1 -Huron this year,'
was reported lo Huron council!
Monday, by Alex Alexander,'
county assessor,
His sessionalreport reflects
the assessmentcompleted in
1958, for the purposes of 1959
taxes. Council, accepted without
amendment his report on the as-
sessment totals, for county tax;
purposes of the 16 townships, i
five towns, and three incorpoe-
ated villages in Huron.
The population of' Huron, on
the basis of the latest assessments
figures, now stands at 47,201, Mr.
Alexander reported.
The equalized assessment, Mr.
Alexander noted, includes the as -t
sessed values of the permanent
married quarters at the two+
RCAF stations in Huron. The
RCAF housing at Centralia, in
Stephen. Township, is assessed at
$606,700, and the RCAF housing
in Tuckeesmith. Township, near
Clinton, is assessed at $371,11.0.
Itis now expected, as the result
of negotiations with the Domin-
ion Government, Mr. .Alexander
said, that Dominion grants in
lieu of taxes on these. properties
will he Wade at 100 per cent; of
�
the tax levy.
In four municipalities, said Mr.
•
Three from here
at poultry course
Three men from Exeter have
been atle.nding a, four-day short
course on poultry diseases and
management at Dr. Salsbury's
laboratories, Charles City,
They include Clarence McNaugh-
fon, Cann's Mill Ltd; E. Warren
Sanders and Leslie S. Parker, of
J,
W, 14 eber Ltd, Easier Cana-
dian distributors of Dr. Sals-
bury's. Accompanying the group
was S. T. Grieve, sales manager
of: J. W. Weber Ltd.
Need workers
for sugar .beets
ay D. H. MILLS
Huron Ag Rep
Workers are required in Huron
County to cope with the higher
than average growth. of sugar
beets during the past few days.
The farmers of Huron County
are 'finding the, sugar beets are
getting ahead of them and are
asking for men that can block
sugar beets. The rate of pay is
from. $16.00 to $20.00 a.n • acre with
some accommodation a.valtable.
Requests for help from farm;
ers are going in to Mr. Bob Mil-
lard, of 89 Ann Street, Exeter,
Open yards
at Corbett
Officials of the Ontario Hog
Producers Ass'n opened the
hog assembly point at Corbett
Sales Arena Wednesday.
Jake Koehler, general man-
ager, and Clayton Frey, first
vice-president, spoke to pro-
ducers who attended the week-
ly sale.
The sales arena is operated
by D. H. MacGregor and son.
Last week it was established
as an official assembly point
for the co-operative,
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EXETER
Alexander, the assessment .for
high school area taxes will differ
slightly from the assessment for
county taxes. In these four, be
explained, there are fixed .assess-
ments ;grantedby by-l.aw, on
which the general county levy
will be lower than the school tax
levy,
The four eases of fixed assess-
ment are a Canadian Legion
building in Goderich, a shoe fac-
tory in Seaforth, and church:
summer camp properties in Col-
borne and Stanley,
Population
Populations of the 24 munici-
palities in Huron according to
the assessment rolls, are: Ash-
field, 1,592; Colborne, 1,243; God-
rrich Township, 1,730; Grey,
1,995; Hay, 2,473; Howlett, 2,677;
lfullett, 1,937; McKillop, 1,677;
Morris, 1,608; Stanley, 1,915; Ste-
phen, 2,389; Tuckersmith, 1,972;
Turnberry, 1,305; Osborne, 1,523;
East Wawanosh, 1,069; West Wa-
wanosh, 1,156; Clinton, 2,970;
Fineter, 2,758; Goderich, 6,011;
Seaforth, 2,202; Wingha.m, 2.677;
Blyth, 733; Brussels, 808; Hen-
sall, 783.
Assessments for county tax
ptirposes are: Ashfield, $2,993,-
1$1,803,639; Gode-
rich
640 ; Colborne,
Township, $2,510,016; Grey,
$3,004,646; Hay, $3,463,755; How -
ick, $3,664,607; Hullett, $2,739,-
969; McKillop, $2,752,940: Morris,
$2,487,116; Stanley, $2,846,750;
Stephen, $4,270,320; Tuckersmith,
$3,081,874; Turnberry, $1,662,626;
Osborne, $2,715,800; East Wawa -
nosh, $1
w est Wawanosh,
G2
$1,791,760; :501• West
$2,206,496;
Exter, $2,601,832; Goderich, $5,-
940,758; Seaforth, $1,679,239;
Wingham, $2,416,778; Blyth, $572,-
015; Brussels, $637,225; Hensall,
$862,457.
Mr, Alexander suggested that
localmunicipalities should con-
cider whether they may need to
pass by-laws to control trailer
parks. The Huron County Health
Unit, he said, has assisted in
drafting a specimen by-law,
which takes into account health
requirements, as wellas the con-
trol of treiler parks by licensing,
seen among largest ever
I3ig feature of Hensall Spring 1:"'
Fair next Friday will ''be the
most extensive display of farm;
machinery in the recent history
Catt Ishows...:
of the South Huron exhibition,
Directors of the 'Society have
Invited every dealer in the disattract top winners
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trio 'to display implements al;
the fair in order to make the t Since Huron produces more
display as comprehensive as pos. cattle than any other county in
Bible. Canada, the cattle classes at the
"We hope to have all the. dif• ! Hensall. Spring Fair and lmple-
ferent makes possible," says 'meat Show will attract some of
Earl Dick, president of the fair. the best head in the country.
We want to make this an annual Three purebred beef. breed
event where all new and im-, competitions -Angus, Shorthorns
proved models can be seen side ' and. Herefords -will he featured
by side. We think the farmers :in one section of the large cattle
will appreciate the opportunity j division of the fair. Huron Coun-
t() compare machines, and the ty boasts a number of lop .breed -
dealers will welcome farmers' ers in each of these classes and
inspection." these experts will be showing
The society has placed so their championship herds.
much importance on the farm =.
machinery that it has changed Top trophy
the name of its annual fair to j Top trophy in, the purebred
-publicize it. The fair known for : competitions is the Simpson -
years as "Hensall Spring Fair" Sears Ltd. silver tray, donated
will now be known as "Hensall, to the best herd, consisting of one
Spring Fair and Implement; bull and three females, of the
Show." I beef breeds.
Farm machinery has been dis• 1 Two classes are provided for
played at the Hensall exhibition artet cattle -the type most
before but never in .the propor-; farmers specialize in. One class
tions that officials hope for this. provides for grade butcher steers
year. The Hensall society feels or heifers over 750 pounds. The
it can offer both farmers and cattle committee of the fair re -
dealers a better show in the ports a keen competition in these
spring fair, than the fall, be- classes.
cause many farmers do not our.Breeder's Special
chase their new machines until
after the spring fair. A. breeder's special class pro -
vi s an opportunity forboys
de, o o un
Quite a few healers in the din- PP y
trict have signified they will co- er girls under. 21. years of age
operate with the society, in South Huron to show their
animals. There are five prizes
of $4.00 each in this class.
Only dairy section in the cat-
tle competition is for Holsteins.
Goodcash prizes and champion
rosettes are provided for en-
trants in this field.
Offer ever $700 in horse classes'.
Another top-flight horse show
willbe one of the many features
'of Hensel) Spring and implement
Show Friday, June 12.
The best horses in Western
Ontario will vie for $700 in
prizes.
Twenty-one classes of com-
petition, ranging from ponies to
Perche:rons, will be shown to fair
visitors,
One of the most: popular at-
tractions of any fair, the horse
show has an appealfor all ages.
The handsome, prancing teams
of heavy horses .in. their colorful
harnesses and spotless wagons
bring back fondmemories to the
alder farmers who usedto take
pride in their own teams years
ago.
Big parade
for schools
The school parade is another
feature of the Hensall Fair.
Every school in the district is
invited to participate in the
parade.
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Hibbert reeve heads fair
FAIR PRESIDENT
Reeve Earl Dick, Hibbert,
Hardworking reeve of Hibbert,
township, Earl Dick is in his
third term as president of South
Huron Agricultural Society,
which sponsors Hensall Spring
Fair and implement Show.
His right hand man is .Tim
McGregor, Kippen, secretary of
the society, Vice-presidents are
Jim. Doig and. Otto Willert. Direc-
tors, Stan .Jackson, Jim. Doig,
Harvey Coleman, Bert McBride,
Vern Aldezdice, Lorne. Hay, Bob
McGregor, Harold Foster. Cattle
committee, Jim Doig, Stan Jack-
son.
Chairman of the horse. com-
mittee, William. Decker; grounds
committee, Norman Jones; ma•
chinery committee, Lloyd. Lovell;
entertainment committee, Russell
Brown.
Donations have been received
from Senator Golding, Seaforth,
Charles MacNaughton, Simpson -
Sears, Hensall Sales Barns and
Dobb's Garage. They have also
received grants from Hay, Starr-
ley,
tamley, Hibbert, Stephen, Osborne
and. Tuckersmith townships, also
Hensall Council,
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I The smooth fast movement ed
;the saddle horses and roadsters
;delight all the veiwers as they
Igo smartly through. their paces,
IPonies and pony '"ams are in.
!eluded in the horse show too.
Among those who 'will appear
at the :Hensall show Friday ars
some, of the champions of the
Western Fair and the Canadian
;National Exhibition.' last year.
I One of the outstanding features
of the Hensall show is the meth-
od in which the classes are ar-
ranged. They are so interspersed
that the program is run off with*
out unnecessary delay. Visitors
at 'the fair will be treated to a
fast-moving exhibition of the
finest horses in the district.
The classes include carriage
team, percheron, wagon team,
road team, heavy draft,, pony
team 44"and under, lightht dr
aft
team; hackney pony team, car-
riage
single 15.2 and under, best:
saddle horse, fine harness pony
team, single roadster 15.2 and
under, fourhorse hitch, single
pony under 44", lady driver
roadster single 15.2 and over,
single wagon horse, fine harness
single pony, Hackney single
pony,Hackneysingle. 15,2 and
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gentleman's turnout, and a
palamino parade class. Commit-
tee expects some of the finest
horses in Western. Ontario to
compete at the Hensall Fair be-
cause the event comes early and
the owners are anxious to test
their horses in competition, the
Hensall show always attracts s
big entry. Prizes total , over
$1,000. a •
The cattle show will feature
three purebred beef classes -
Angus, Shorthorns and Here-
fords -in addition to marketcat-
tie and a Holstein section.
Society officials hope the
grounds will be well covered
with farm machinery, for the
implement show, which has been
I billed as a feature attraction
this year. The society expects to
make the implement display a
major event and one where the
people will have the opportunity
to compare allmakes at once.
Earl. Dick, Cromarty, president
of the society points out that no
such opportunity is given farmers
in this area. in the spring, whoa
it is .needed the most,
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