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The Huron Expositor, 1988-11-30, Page 7McEwings celebrate golden wedding anniversary Many friends and relatives joined wan John and Janie McEwing Saturday to help them celebrate their golden wedding an- mveasary. Fifty people enjoyed a family dinner at Duff's United Church in Walton, and several hundred well wishers attended a reception in the Seaforth and District Community Centres later in the evening. The McEwings were married in Brussels United Church Manse on November 26, mo. Their attendants were Adah Granby (Mrs. Douglas Smith) of Brussels, who was pre- sent for the celebrations, and the late Dangles Smith. Mr. McEwing in the son of the late Alex and Susan McEwing of Huflett Township. He bas two sisters, Helen (Mrs. William Pepper) of Brucefield and Marjorie (Mrs. Norman Lloyd) of Harriston, and one brother James of fondesboro. Mr. and Mrs Pepper were unable to attend Saturday night. Mrs. McEwing is the daughter of the late Earl and Annie Bernard of Morris , Township. She has one sister Mary (Mrs. Harold East) of Clinton, and three brothers, Tom and Howard of Brussels, and George of Clinton. All were present at the family dinner. The couple's five children - including daughters, Beth Read of Seaforth, Marjorie (Mrs. Howard Cartwright) of Londesboro, Noreen (Mrs. Herman Lefler) of Waterford and Karen (Mrs. John McConnell) of Lan- don; and son Alex of Maryhill, were also present at the festivities. The McEwings have 11 grandchildren and four great- grandchildren. Son Alex was Master of Ceremony, and read messages of congratulations received from Jack Riddell, MPP for Huron, Murray Cardiff, MP of Huron -Bruce, David Peter- son, Premier of Ontario, and Jeanne Sauve, Governor General of Canada • The couple have farmed at Lot 4, Concession 12 in Hulled Township all their married life. They are active members of Walton United Church, and Mr. McEwing bas given 42 years of service to McKillop Mutual Fire In- surance Company of Seaforth, and has been president three times. He also served on the THE HURON EXPOSITOR, NOVEMBER 30. 1988 — 7A MIDWESTERN ONTARIO FARM TOY, DOLL, QUILT & CRAFT SHOW & SALE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 9:30 to 4:30 at SEAFORTH & DISTRICT COMMUNITY CENTRES SEAFORTH DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOL Admission $1.00 Adults Children accompanied by an adult FREE Sponsored by Seatorth Agricultural Society and the Van Egmond Foundation OVER 200 EXHIBIT° THANK YOU To all the customers and visitors to Norma Jeane's Grand Opening a special thanks. Our appreciation to everyone who sent flowers and gifts to welcome us to Main Street Seaforth. Sincere thanks to family and friends for making the Grand Opening such a success. Marilyn Engel and Fredie Smith NORMA JEANE'S GOLDEN COUPLE - John and Janie McEwing celebrated the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday, with family and friends. The happy couple are the parents of five children. Corbett photo. Seaforth Hospital Board for Hallett munication and commitment to each other. Township for 11 years. Both Mr. and Mrs. "We made a commitment to each other, McEwing are alert, good humored people and we never thought of anything else," said and attribute their long marriage to com- Mr. McEwing. "We loved and respected each other," ad- ded his wife. The couple hope to celebrate many more anniversaries together. Brucefield farmer earns Centennial award GODERICH 1'WP. - Bob Allan has devoted his life's work to the betterment of agriculture and for this reason, he was honored with a centennial award. The Brucefield area farmer was presented with the award at the communi- ty centre here on Novemher 24, during the annual dinner and meeting of the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association. The award was presented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (OMAF ) in recognition of outstanding service to the agriculture and food service. Elizabeth McLaren, the assistant deputy minister for OMAF, was on hand to present the centennial award to Mr. Allan. In addition to listing his numerous achievements, she described him as, "...an individual who leads by demonstration." Mr. Allan began his farming career rais- ing purebred Shorthorn Cattle and Yorkshire Pigs. He then became one of the first farmers in Ontario to convert his operation to purebred Lancombe Pigs. He later switched to cash crops and the pro- duction of Pedigreed Seed. This led to several world championships in the pro- duction methods of beans, Pedigreed Seed ., ad hay. He is also credited with helping to test and introduce many new grain varieties in Ontario. Among the many agricultural organiza- tions Mr. Allan has belonged to: he was a founding member and president of the On- tario Pedigreed Seed Growers, he sat on the board of directors for the Canadian Seed Growers Association, representing Ontario for 10 years; president of the County Soil and Crop Improvement Association and director of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association; an executive member of the Ontario Federa- tion of Agriculture; an Ontario field crops representative on the commodity council; kr 10 years, he was the superintendent of eld crops at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair; a 20 year member of the On- tario Bean Producers Marketing Board and its president for his first six years. Mr. Allan has also travelled extensively throughout the world selling Ontario White Beans. He was producer, director and star of the Ontario Bean Producers Marketing Board's film, The Baked Bean Story. In addition, be is still involved with 4-H and Junior Farmers. Meeting The majority of the annual meeting was STOPPERS Phone 1-800.265-1777 NESBIT ELECTRIC LTD. Kirkton 229-8222 SEE US FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS • industrial • Farm *Residential *Pole Line Construction •Bucket Truck Service •Hydro Poles •Electric Motor Repairs •Rewinding •Sales and Service For Service Call 229-8222 or 1-800-265-2938 AFTER 6 P.M. CALL TOM RAPSON 527-1643 1 salmi �3raaj41 1 BRUCEFIELD AREA FARMER, Bob Allan was the recipient of a centennial award at the annual meeting of the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association, at the Goderich Township Community Centre on November 24. The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food award is handed out for outstanding service to the agriculture and food industry. Presenting the award to Mr. Allan is OMAF Deputy Minister Elizabeth McLaren. Paul Rudan photo. devoted to the presentation of reports on soil and water conservation, crop im- provements, the Land Stewardship Pro- gram and experiments with different crops and their varieties. • At the conclusion of the meeting, the membership passed a resolution to peti- tion the Ontario Soil and Crop Improve- ment Association to make pesticide con- tainers disposable. Hugo Maaskant, the chairman of the Huron County Soil and Crop Improvement Association, explained that many landfill sites will not accept the empty containers. This leaves the farmer with the problem of disposing the jugs. The chemical rnanufac- Crime Stoppers and the Ontario Provin- cial Pollee are seeking your assistance to help solve the following break, enter and theft - A farm house in West Wawanosh was broken into and had over $700 in antiques stolen from it. Sometime between October 23 and October 25 thieves broke through the side door and began searching the house. They were very particular and only took antiques. The following items were taken: 1. a "Side Board" cabinet for the kitchen - it has a mirror which is 30" by 24", is made of medium colored wood, and has doors on the bottom and a drawer on top, 2. a walking plough with a faded red han- dle, and, 3. a white electric stove with a door that opens sideways instead of up and down. If you have any information about this crime or any crime that is about to be com- mitted, or has already been committed, call Crime Stoppers. You can call toll free at 1-800-265-1777, or locally at 482-3821. If you can help solve any ci lure call during business hours - Monday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You will never have to give your name and you will never have to go to court. if an arrest is made you will get a cash reward of between $50 to $1,000. Remernr,ar reit. Stoppers pays cash for clues. turers could alleviate the situation by making the jugs returnable. The farmers would pay a deposit for the jugs and then return the empties to the distributor. Norman Alexander The membership also paid tribute to a former member, the late Norman Alex- ander. He was extensively involved with soil conservation and there is the Norman Alexander Conservation Award which is co-sponsored by the association. Association President Walter Mcllwain described Mr. Alexander as someone who, "tried to get everyone to try conservation on their own terms." COMMUNITY CALENDAR H you're organizing a norr profti event of Interest to other Seeforth Brea residents, phone the recreation office 527-0882 ore* Expositor at 527.0240, or crit the information to Com- munity Calendar, The Rums Expositor, Boa 69, Sestortt,, Ontario, NOK 1WO wen to edvranee of theecheduled date. Space for the ConenunRyCatiendar is di ilsteit by The Huron Expositor. GET BACK TO BASICS WITH THE CLASSIC LOOK OF THE SOLITAIRE. 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