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sponsored the International and
Huron will probably not host the event
for another ten years, Each ,county
bids on the' match annually and
an
OPA spokesman said,. the . match
generally never returns to the same
place twice in a decade:
In the 1940's the match was held in
Port Albert and in 1966 Seaforth
sponsored a match that has af-
fectionately. become known as the
"Mud Bowl".
The OPA has considered making
the match permanent by picking a
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site suitable to the event anti holding
it there every year. But the plowmen
feel that much of the success of the
match is due to the tented city and to
the mobility of the massive show and
don't want to endanger that success.
Next year's --plowing match will be
held in Kent County and organizers
there have already announced plans
'to make their version of the match the
best yet. In 1980 Oxford County
sponsors the match and in 1981 it goes
to Middlesex County.
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Chuck and Chester don't seem to be impressed with all the fuss over plowing and
just set about to get the job done Tuesday at the opening of the International
Plowing Match. The two oxen, Chuck at left weighing in at 1,840 pounds, and.
Chester, axing the scales at an even ton, were used by owners John Thomson
Sr., guiding the walking plow, and John. Thomson' Jr., driving the team. The
Thomsons, from the Stratford area, said that on a good day the teath of oxen could
plow an acre of land. (photo by Jeff Seddon)
Come to where the action is Red Power Showdown; your opportunity to
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At the farm of larryjentland
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Friday,' Oct. 6th
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Use of a fullyequipped
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See entry coupon for full contest details;
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Coupon also entitles you to $100 off the'
price of anyll-1 Ag product or'service if you
buy a Series 86 Tractor of or above 85
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Compare Series 86 performance and
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Aitchison Brothers of Sprucelawn FarmR. 2, Lucknow, had their •team of draft horses at the
ploughing match at Wingham this week. A parade of exhibits wound its way through the
streets of the tent city each afternoon of the match.
Board offers surplus buses
for ire -house use
BY JEFF SEDDON -
The Huron County Board of
Education decided Monday that
rather ` than' sell six of its surplus
buses it would offer them to its
secondary schools for -in-house use.
The board hopes to cut costs at the
secondary school level by using board
owned buses, driven by teachers from
the schools, to transport students on
field trips and school teams travelling
tce other schools for athletic com-
petition.
A year long experiment at Goderich
District Collegiate. Institute proved
that costs can be cut by locating a bus
at a secondary school and making it
available to that school and
elementary schools near it. GDCI
principal John .Stringer asked the
board_ in October of 1977 to give the
school a surplus bus on a trial basis to
see if money could be saved from the
school's field trip and transportation
budget.
In a letter to the board Stringer said
the bus had travelled 3,492 miles since
it was delivered to the school and that
it had been used by Goderich
Collegiate, Colborne Central Public
School, Exeter Public School and two
elementary schools in Goderich. The
principal indicated that maintenance
costs on the vehicle. had been high for
the year but noted that some repairs
were extensive and that the bus
should be safe from major repairs.for
the next several years.
Despite the unusual costs the board
owned bus was cheaper than the
conventional method of hiring, a bus
and driver for field trips and athletic
events. Stringer pointed out that the
availability of the bus has enabled.
elementary schools to retain wor-
thwhile\ field trips and has made the
outdoor education program at GDCI
much more effective.
The principal told the board'the bus
"remains a valuable asset to the
GDCI students and the elementary
schools that use it".
"Lungs are for Life"
"Lungs are for Life" week
is being observed by Lung
Associations across Canada,
October 1,. - 7, 1978. Lungs
are for life. But sometimes.
young lungs are hurt by
asthma.
Today children with asth-
ma can enjoy normal activit-
ies like other kids by
following their doctor's ad-
vice.
Almost 500,000 Canadians
suffer from asthma, and
many of them are children
under sixteen.
What happens in asthma is
clearer than why it happens.
To find out more, the Lung
Association is sponsoring
research projects to explore.
several promising avenues.
Several studies are'
etamining how the defenses
of the lungs go awry, and
there is one study investigat-
ing ,how vitamin A may curb
these overreactions.
The Christmas Seal Assoc-
iation provides life and
breath information about
asthma and other lung ill-
nesses. They work actively in'
communities to help those
afflicted with lung 'disease.
Your ongoing support of
Christmas Seal activities
carried out by Lung Associa-
tions is appreciated very.
much. '
It's a matter of life and
breath-: .