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Barrie Examiner, 16 Oct 1967, p. 7

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MAYOR COOK of Barrie competed in the mayors class Saturday with mayors and reeves of several other municipalities lilayor Dairy Princess Wins Cooke issued the challenge for the competition Officials nam ed only the top three molest ants so the mayor along with the others claimed fourth place iinish Allan Pietz of Welland won AT 6111 Re bert Motllistcr of Allislon found the big tractors too much for him so he decided to try miniature one for size Examiner Photos Applause At Parade Simcoe County dairy princess Diane ltrck in is dealing white outfit with golden crown receiv ed the most applause from the crowd utlmated in excess at 30000 which witnessed the inter national plowing match parade Saturday nftemoon Miss nick Barrie collegiate girl was ridingin float spon sored by Simcoe County Milk committee which promoted the drinking of milk ior health Daughterof Mrpand Mrs Nor man Tuck of Crown Hill Miss Tuck acknowledged the applause and cheers by waving continu ally Charles Churdt Barrie hus inessman was in charge of the float There were many from Barrie and district as well as else where in the county among the crowds who witnessed Ontario daempiouship and other plowing sheep dog trials extensive farm machinery demonstrations and two parades smear BAND Orillia Kfltie Band in smart Scottish uniforms headed the farm machinery demonstration parade followed by group ot majoreties from Brentwood in Sunnidale township in eyecatch ing blue uniforms The girls showed considerable skill in bat on twirling as they marched in highstepping precision behind the band A1901 threshing machine from Amen Mills driven by Frank worn Barns BRIDGE PLAN FORECAST TORONTO lCPA new $150000000 plan for the nine rriile Northumberland Strait con necting Prince Edward Island with New Brunswick will he completed soon and te er ealled within six months says dioramapublished construction trade weekly ANOTHER EXPO MILLION MONTREAL CDExpo 67 got its 46000000th visit between 10 am and 11 am Saturday No ceremony was held to celeA brate this and the visitors identi tty was unknown Moreen received more than or dioury attention ltwas only one of numerous farm equipment floats which emphasized the new and old Barrie City Concert Band led by Al Ricci played striking music from the Ontario Plowmens Association platform as the parade passed An attractivehninette from Will Shaaryn Chambers of Wilfrid in Ontario County wore an anklelength 1000 centennial dress with ruffles with wide brirnmed hat of the time Her quaint outfit and winning smile also brought rounds of applause from npprcciativespeclaiors ELMVALE WAGON An oil wagon which once was horsedrawn in Elmvale now part of Essos museum was drawn by Russell Chipehases Ivy team well remember ihat nil pagan when it was at Elrnvale said Reeve Alex Mc Auley of that nearby village Esso also had the latest in its new oil tank vehicles to show the old and new The prancing Percheron team of Roy McCuteheon of Roeirwood gave good display as they drew Wellington float promot ing the 1068 international or tell is to be held near Guelph Mr MeCutLheon was driver of the tour horses while riding on the float were Alex Bladr Len Jet lerson Roy Gordon and Albert Gray Mrs Blossom Cross wife of Deputy Reeve Harry Cross of Tectnmeth wore smart bluish pimple dIES of an 1890 style and drove tractor in the par ad With iLs high lace eolla Coming Soon The opening of Central Ontarios largest hoarding barns and indoor arena Watch ior our Grand Opening ad We sat ER Barrie intern in in Zenith hearing aids Discontinued modelssome as low as $4950others at half pricebehind theear eyeglass and cord type These are all new and carry the Zenith one year guarantee Try Zenith hearing aid if not 100 satisfied return it within 10 days of purchase and your money willbe reiundcd under our lHay moneyback guarantee Hearing Free eeantng and ItiJualing by zenith Representative naciuysnnnny 66 Dunlopt 723com und ruffled skirt the ankle length dress was in marked con tnast to todays mini styles Mrs Cross skill in handling the tractor also received comment from spectators Dclno Jcmey of Barrie was among the riders on the Ontario Plowmens Association truck His daughter Kay 18 Barrie North Collegiate student partic ipalnd in on plcwin Her older sister Jeanette 10 won the Eaton trophy for junior title at the East Simcoe match at Eady last year was present but it not participate The older Miss Jermey is now attending Lake shore teachers college at Tor onto THORNTON TEAM Charles Spenc learn from Thornton were utilized in draw ing the Joe Beaver float of the Beaver Lumber Company Cov ered wagons UNICEF float and long row of every conceivable piece of farm machinery also were in the parade Riding red convertible Maria Battaglini 21 of Cam belllord was among visiting dairy princess in the parade Tho darkeyed brunette appeared in smart while out litwiih royal blue sash in scribed Dairy Princess Hughes brothers of Strmtd loaned their team for the Innis lil lloat arranged by the council Deputy Reeve Eben Sawym who helped to get the float ready was among the numerous Innisril spectators who also included tent city mayor Joseph Coch rane El Simpkin andCouucil lor Burton f0 NEWS me BARRlE EXMMNER MONDAY millm ll Vesprci Man Close In Intermediate Iitle Contest Welland Mayor Wins In Challenge Match In kecnlycentested display of talent which took the largest crowd of the four days of the international plowing match by surprise Mayor Allan Pietz oi Weltand oty won the mayors plowing championship at lnnlsfil Saturday afternoon it was as much of surprise to me as anyone said mod est Mr Pictz when he received the handsome Ontario Plow mens Association trophy from lasshleyot Toronto secre tarymanager at the olllcinl platlorm afterward About 25 mayors and reeves competedin the eontestlneluding Barrics Mayor Cooke he made the original challenge at the re quest of OPA officials Mr Pietz gave the main credit for his plowing skill to his father for his coaching Reeve Paul Pielz ol Humberston town ship near Welland He said he had practised on the Pieiz farm there used to plow when was younger too he admitted ACTON MAYOR SECOND Runnerup in the mateh which from spectator view point was the closing day feature competition was Acton Mayor Leslie lil Duby while Dunnvtlles miarles Dandy was third Like Mr tz Mr Lundy lived on farm as boy But had nt plowed for years be ex plained Welland dairy distributor Mr Pletz has horses on his famerr farm When learned to plow it was behind horses said the Wetland Mayor who is completing his third year as WeliarKimoyor andlsbh as member of council He was Well and county warden in 1960 fol lowing the footsteps of his faiher who was warden in 1952 lilr Pietz Sr had been member of the Humberston council for We on Do Better nusion morons vw Sales asenice Highway 89 mile West of Allisiorr assm cleaning stir Have the first garment dry cleaned at regular price and the next for only lc sucks skiers PANTS SPORT JACKETS Pleated Skirts Extra with dry cleaning coronal packaged or bangers auriIncinnns lGZNopier Jet6441 Frac Pickup 8r Delivery 23 years and of Welland county council for 25 Barrie Mayor Cooke who join all Toronto Mayor aniam Deo nlson in congratulating the win ncrs was among the plowing participants Interviewed at the scene he said he had never tried match plowing before and Mr Lashloy and others lelt he made good showing MUCH PROGRESS Mnyor Dennison said he was reared on farm and plo ng was nothing new to him But used torplowg behind team and was surprised at the corn parative ease ol the with tractors he said explei og it used to take three weeks to plow 40 acre field which now can be donein few days with modern equipment Ontario Dairy Princess Marla Battagiini til 01 Campbelliord assistedllr Lashley in present ing the ning trophy to Mr Piotr Guelph Mayor it Smith who participated without winn ing an award invited Mayor Cooke and the others to plow in the 1060 intern ntion at near Guelph lie suggested Mayor Cookemlght have better chance alter this yea practice The mayor said he tried to find time to learn more about com petitive plowing but the pressure of other duties prevented it He said however hewnuld accept Mayor Smiths invitation and plow again next year not all possible Mayor Cooke in brief speech ereinustry at the platform renunended the Ontario Ptowmens Association Simeoe County committee and others responsible lor the suc cessiul plowing match sravnnn MAYOR Stayncr Mayor Etrncr Dority and Orillia Alderman Robert White were among others from simcoe County who plowed hi the competition along with May or Cooke Mayor Dorlty formed for years and his plowing show ed the benefits of this exper ience Aid White made credit iible showing for beginner The complete list or mayors reeves and other municipal re presentatives who competed were Mayor Cooke of Bar rie Smith of Guelph Behan of Peterborough Barrie of St Thomas Joe Gib bonsol Georgetown George Saad of Parry Sound Lun dy oi Dunnvtllc LeslieDuby of Acton McFarland of Pic ton Campbell or Fergus Allan Plot of Welland City Clair Phair of Blenheim Davis of Aurora Go Cbilds of Milton Hobbs or Bowman iille Mould of York William Dennison of Toronto Robert White ol Ortltia Donald Symon of Clintonl VDelbrldge of Exeter Elmer Dority of Stayner Wiech ol Kiucnrdine Cecil Gmsse or lhorold Ruther ford of Owen Sound Whit tnker of Powassari and Erwin Rier of Chesley TRY EXAMINER WANT ADS PHONE 770 industrial DeveIOpmeni would help ease the tax burden and lead tovhigh er fornin incomes but Simcoe Centre has been bypassed More than 60 of all industry coming into Ontario is going into the Metropolitan Toronto During 24 yearsthe present Ontario 76 to cope with in actionuow Dedicated To serve these problems talented young plowman Edanvgle ln Verge bany law Nn ua honors for Simon County plow men at the lnlernatlunal match vlildr concluded at Innisiil Sal urday afternoon Mow was ruauerup out 01 25 qualifylng competitors in the in lerrnediatc championship class tor plowmen from is to it years Winner was Robert Brown ol RR Gait who received the $75 Ontario Plowrneos Asocia tion trophy award Second print was good for $60 for Maw who earlier received an other 560 for second in the Tor ontoDominion bank mounted plow event and 540 for winning the junior class He didnt say how he lntenled to invest his $100 for tho plowing successes but elated smiles roileetul satis faction Friends iolncd in con gratulatingihe Slmcoe County plowman in the older classes Cooks towns Keith Robinson did best among Slmcoe County competi tors The lorrncr Ontario cham piun ranked third in die provin Stouliville Plowman Wins OPE with $75 Stouftvilieplowman Lloyd Grove won the Ontario Plow mcns Association trophy for tractor plowing in the closing day of the international match at lnnlsfil Saturday The class which required three furrows or more drew entries and all were given av wards The winner received $13 with Way Reichheld ol RR Cayuga earning $60 for second it it Jarvis of Agincuurt $50 for third and Bob Robinson of Cayuga $40 for fourth Cecil Shoemaker nf Emesla won $30 for third and $15 words were made to lvan Shoe maker of Elmira Ron Goeltling of RR Kitchener Norman Love oi RR Guelph and Roy Smith of 1th Gormley Nelson Sage of Antcu Mills and Albert Brindlay of RR God erich were each awarded $10 lVin Timbers was judge do competition Saturliay and came close to making the pro vlnclol team Douglas Reid of Brampton and Rosa Kennuiy of Little Britain finished first and second out of the to who quali fied Larry hlawa younger brother Murray also participated as part or Barrie North Collegiatea team with Warren Gltfen ol the some area They placed sixth gut of is in the school cornpetlg on raw star 525 Third in the intermediate championship competition was llogersville area plowman Tom Hunter who received $30 while Ron McGuckin of RR Mount Albert won $40 tor fourth Bryan Marshall of RR Mil ton received $30 for fifth Ten 25 winners in order were Grant Hodges of North lower Morris Bonney of Princeton Carl Thompson of Caledonia James Ferguson of Stoulfville Glen Beamer of Fcnwicit Keith Davenport oi Kcmble Dennis hluslcr of Wolfe island Jim Burtwlstle of Tara John Devin of Mono Road and Mould Both am of Gormley WANTS YOUR TRUCK RENTAL BUSINESS ca Ll 7266525 Gee llow Quickly We JOHNSON l07 DUNLOP Opposite The Queen Bruce OWEN concerned about YOURinture The average workerstoday cannot eff 0rd to buylthe home he needs Along with high prices high Property Taxes create staggering financial burden For Transportation To The Polls Phone rec other parts of Ontario but NOT to 7283541 the balance isgoin to SlMCOE CENTRE ACTION is needed if Simcoe CEntreis to get its share toosncriown CupobleTo Servo overnment lids iuileii VISimcoeLCenireLiherol Assoein ACTION Heddquorteisi5 Bovrie Telephone 728 354i

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