The Goderich Signal-Star, 1982-09-22, Page 91
Renfrew North MPP Sean Conway was a visitor at last
Thursday's annual barbecue sponsored by the Huron -
Middlesex Liberal Association. Above, Huron -Middlesex
MPP Jack Riddell and Conway talk with Goderich
residents Marie Hughes, Dorothy Wallace and Anne
Linklater. (Exeter Times Advocate photo)
OPPc
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astable speaks to WI on rights
The September me ing of
the Goderich To nship
Women's Institute w s held
September 13 at t» com-
munity centre.
The roll call, "Name a
place in Ontar. ' you would
recommend to a tourist" was
answered by the members
and the guests.
A motion was made and
carried to make a donation
to the Town and Country
Homemakers to assist them
in carrying out their work.
An invitation was read
from the Wingham Institute
inviting members to attend
their 80th anniversary party
October 21.
The Huron County Rally is
to be held at Grand Bend
United Church on Monday,
October 4 . with iegils. tration _ 'longer
or any toys no
at 9:30.. longer being used, Mrs.
A gift was presented to
Lynn Hildebrand of R.R. 2
Clinton in recognition of her
having completed 24 4-H
homemaking projects.
The guest speaker for the
evening was Constable Eric
Gosse of the Goderich OPP.
He gave a' very informative
talk on our rights as"
Canadians after which he
answered questions from the
floor. •
Elaine Blair thanked
Constable Gosse.
Lunch and a social hour
were then enjoyed. •
Colclough, 'Teacher Aide -
Mrs. Doreen Brightrall,
•Grade 1 -Mrs. Roslyn
Campbell, Grade 2 -Mrs.
Bonnie Lockwood, Grade 3 -
Mrs. Dorrie Chisholm, Miss
Anne Facey and Mrs. Lynda
Steenstra, Grade 4-
Mrs.Lenore Latulippe,
Grade 5 -Ms: Marg
McCauley, Grade 6 -Dave
Scholl, Grade 7 -8 -Al Sygrove,
Grade 8 -Bill Teall, special
education -Bill Teall,
librarian -Mrs. Marion
Pullman, French -Miss Anne
Facey, secretary -Mrs. Linda
Dixon and principal -Ron
McKay.
Kindergarten enrolment
this year. is 28 pupils -a
rather large classroom.
If any parents have • old
. clothing suitable for playing
Social News
The Goderich ' Township
Seniors will be meeting
Thursday at 8 p.m. in the
hall.
UCW News
The first meeting ofthe
fall season of Holmesville
UCW was held Tuesday
afternoon with a good at-
tendance. Charlotte Norman
and her group • were in
charge of the meeting based
on the theme, "New
Beginnings."
The leader, in her opening'
remarks, stressed the fact
that September isn't just a
time of new beginningsfor
the children and youth but
for all of us in the school of
life.
Following this, Kaye
Harris read the scripture
and a hymn was sung. Grace
Walter gave . the, meditation
based on the theme followed
by the poem, "The Master
Toiled."
The roll call was, "The
• highlights of your summer or
school memories."
Phyllis Cox then conducted
the business. A donation was
made to Mission Services in
London and a bale is planned
for November.
• Following business, Kaye
Harris read a poem and the
meeting closed with a hymn
and prayer. Afterwards a
lunch was served by Reta
Potter, Bessie Townshend
and Irene Cudmore.
Colclough would appreciate
having them for her
classroom.
Thursday, October 7 the
school will be participating
in a soccer tournament -the
juniors at Victoria Public
School and the seniors at
Robertson Public School in
Goderich.
Wednesday, September -29
an open house 'will be held at
the school from 7:30 to 9 p.m.
This is an opportunity for
parents and teachers to
become better acquainted.
Every Friday, the Grade 7
students will be selling pop
and chips. There will also be
real orange juice and apple
juice available along with
diet Pepsi. The profit from
the sale of these items will be
used to finance the various
class trips' such as Grade 7s
. trip to Camp Sylvan.
4-H News
Oil Sunday, September 12
the Fresh -Air Freaks had
their meeting at Jodi's
house.
After everyone went inside
and did the bell ringing
contest while their mothers
sat outside and talked.
Next members got into
pairs of two and set outside
to find some things on a
scavenger hunt.
The president closed the
Ball News
The ball season has drawn
to a close for another year.
The Goderich Township
' Recreation Committee held
a very successful activities
afternoon for all of the minor
softball players and coaches
recently.Aal1, hot dogs 'and
pop were the order of the
day.
Everyone had a pleasant
surprise when Big Bird came
to play and- much fun was
had.
At -this - time -everyone -AO- -helped with minor ball is
thanked. There were some
who gave special support
and time.
Last weekend-flolrnesi7lle
hosted an inter -county slow -
pitch tourney. The
Holmesville Store team
made it to the championship
game against Londesboro
but were defeated 10-4. The
"B" champs were Auburn
who defeated Westfield 21-6.
School News
Holrnesville Public School.
staff for 1982-83 is: kin-
der ga rt en -Mrs .
in-dergarten-Mrs. Anne
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meeting. Members then ate
some wild edibles they had
prepared at home and
decided the next meeting
would be at Shannon's home
on Monday, September 20.
GODERICH SIGNALSTAE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ?12,1982 --PAGE 9
1'''f INTE ' NATIONAL
PLO ING MAT H
offers much for many!
Plowing matches have
been part of Ontario
agriculture for more than a
century. They date back as
far as 1846 when the first
match was held at a farm on
Yonge Street near St. Clair
Avenue, Toronto.
These first matches were
held in conjunction with fairs
and ,exhibitions by local
agricultural societies. Later,
plowing snatch enthusiasts
branched out on their own
because it was becoming dif-
ficult to find sufficient land
for plowing contests adja-
cent to local fairgrounds.
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Official
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This Saturday, Sept. 25
at 1:30 p.m.
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*Exhibition Game: Sandy Penney. Pro, Lon-
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Junlor Champion..
*Demonstration of technique and basic rules.
*Fitness Do's' and Don'ts - Doug Lafreniere.
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Township and county
plowing associations spon-
sored matches after the turn
of the century, but by 1911 in-
terest was declining. Of-
ficials from the most active
'matches met, formed the
Ontario Plowmen's Associa-
tion and organized the first
provincial plowing match at
a farm near what is now Sun-
nybrook Hospital in Toronto.
. This 1913 match attracted
30 competitors with horse-
drawn plows and one com-
petitor with a tractor -drawn
plow. Crowds were
fascinated by this curiosity
and the event was such a
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Host Farmer
Alan Scott
Although hehas never
entered a plowing match, the
host of this year's Interna-
tional Plowing Match and
Machinery Show is an avid
supporter. He's been going
to matches since he was 18.
Host farmer Alan Scott, 48,
is.a beef cattle and cash crop
farmer in Lucan, Ontario; 24
'kilometres north of London:
"I've been going to plow-
• ing matches for 25 to 30
years but I've never entered
• one because I haven't been
good enough," he says. "My
plowing is like my writing —
scribbling."
"I'm very happy to be
hosting this year's plowing
match," he says. "It's a
community project for Mid-
dlesex county. I've always
been a promoter of com-
munity projects and I think
this will enhance the area
around Lucan."
As president and owner of
Scott's Elevator in Lucan,
Scott sponsored a bus for
delegates from Middlesex
county to bid for the 1982
Plowing Match about seven
years ago.
The International Plowing
Match will take up about 320
hectares (800 acres) --in total.
The Scott farm will be the
site of the. Tented City. About
600' exhibitors promote their
services and products in the
temporary -city -which covers
about 40 hectares (100 acres)
andis equipped with
telephones, water and elec-
tricity. Neighboring farms
will be the sites for the ac-
tual plowing ' competitions,
parking and demonstrations.
As host tor the Interna-
tional Plowing Match from
September 28 to October 2,
Scott doesn't think his duties
will be difficult.
. "I imagine I'll just go
around looking proud ,and.
making sure everything runs
smoothly," he commented.
A Vouch of the We i
The Province . of Saskat-
chewan is adding some
western flavor to the Inter-
national Plowing Match this
year with their own feature
exhibit.
Sponsored by the .Saskat-
chewan Department of In-
dustry and Commerce, the
display will feature short-
line
hortline farm equipment produc-
ed in Saskatchewan.
Ladies'.
program
Fashion, Food
and more
The 1982 International
Plowing Match and Farm.
Machnery Show at Lump,
.September 28 to October 2,
"The purpose of the ex-
hibit is to introduce Saskat-
chewan farm machinery to
new markets," according to
project co-ordinator David.
Easton: • "The International
Plowing Match will be the
only show in Ontario we visit
this year. We selected it
because of its reputation as a
farm machinery show." •
"There are 80 farm equip-
ment manufacturers in the
Province of Saskatchewan
and 16 of them will be
represented in. our 53,000
square -foot display area,"
says Easton.
Theexhibit offers
something for everyone.
Cultivators, spray monitors,
rock pickers, and. grain
handling systems are just a
sample of what will be on
display.
boasts something for - Easton adds, "The equip -
everyone and that includes ment on display 'will be for
the ladies. sale and ,a number . of show
Chairman of this year's ,specja}s will be offered.".
ladies' exhibit, Marilyn
Jenkin . of RR 2, Denfield,
and her 10 -member commit-
tee have organized a well-
rounded program for all in-
terests. Activities cover
food, fashion, crafts and hor-
ticulture.
The Food Theatre, spon-
sored by Canada Packers,
features seven food
demonstrations daily. The
spotlight is on a number of
different commodity groups
including beef, turkey, eggs,
pork, milk, soybeans, wheat,
fruit and vegetables. There
are also special
demonstrations of
microwave cooking and
cooking for the weight -
conscious.
- For the fashion -minded,
there are three different,
fashion shows each day, ap-
pealing to the home
seamstress, the home knit-
ter, and the discriminating
Shopper. The Fashion and
Horticulture Theatre also
features four horticultural
demonstrations daily.
A tour of the Craft
Building offers- a -wealth of
information. Eighteen Mid-
dlesex county craftsmen will
demonstrate hobbies rang-
ing from apple dolls and
woodcarving to ceramics
and smocking.
Visitors can also examine
entries in the wall-hainging
competition, Each com-
petitor created an original
design with needle and
thread to depict an Interna-
tional Plowing Match theme
success that the association
decided to hold the event an-
nually.
The 1914 match was held at
the same site, but
subsequently each year the
match moved throughout the
province where interest was
keenest.
Counties and regions vie
for the honor of hosting the
match at the annual Ontario
Plowmen's Association con-
vention. The event offers an
opportunity for an area to
promote its agriculture and
industry and develop com-
munity spirit. Organizing a
Yvonne
Pallister
1981 Queen
of the Fur_r.-ow.
successful match requires
the co-operation of the rural
and urban populations of the
host county or region.
The Ontario Plowmen's
Association with its 50 bran-
ches of about 30 members
each, remains the official
sponsor of the International
Plowing Match and Farm
Machinery Show. -
It does not own land so it
works with the host county
or region to lease the 320 hec-
tares (800 acres) necessary
to accommodate the plowing
fields, parking lots,
demonstrations and the
Tented City.
Each year the IPM draws
crowds of between 100,000
and 150,000 people. For them
the plowing competitions re-
main the most important
aspect of the event.
This year, as a special
feature, contestants from six
provinces are competing in
the Canadian Plowing Con-
test being held in conjunc-
tion with the '82 IPM:'
The winner from this com-
petition represents Canada_
in the World Plowing Match
next year in Zimbabwe.
Canada last won the event in
1961.
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For. 18 -year-old Yvonne
Pallister, the past year has
been a glittering success.
Since she was crowned.On-
tario Queen of the Furrow at
the 1981 International Plow-
ing Match in Simcoe county,
Yvonne has travelled across
Ontario, meeting people
from rural and urban areas.
"I've attended fairs,
parades, conventions, ban-
quets, official openings and
I've done a fair, bit of guest
speaking," she says. "I real-
ly enjoyed meeting people
from all over the province."
Yvonne is a Grade 13 stu-
dent at Grey *Highland
Secondary School and -lives
on a swine and beef farm at
RR 1, Dundalk. She
represented the North Grey'
Plowmen's Association in
last year's Queen of the Fur-
row contest when she com-
peted against 31 other en-.
trants.
Before she hangs up her
crown, Yvonne has one final
engagement. She will be
presiding as hostess and
emcee for the 1982 Queen of
the Furrow competition , at
the 1982 International Plow-
ing Match and Farm
Machinery Show.
Over 31 • contestants,
representing local
Plowmen's. Associations
across' Ontario will be com-
peting,for the title. The new
Queen of the Furrow will be
c uw-ned October i •. Queen of the Furrow con-
testants are judged on plow-
ing ability, personality, ap-
pearance and public speak-
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