Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), August 23, 1962, p. 5

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international plow match returns to 1933 site this years international plowing match to be held in derby v four miles couth of owen sound on oc tober 10 to 13 has two features which make the event unique this is the year when it night be laid that lightning strikes twice in the same place october 10 to 13 1933 was the date of the last international plowing match heid in grey county and the site was exactly the came as planned for 1962 norman barber owner of the farm where most of the events will take place was only six years old when his father the late vernon barber was host to the lpm in 1933 today he is the successful operator of the 250 acre farm with a fine herd or ayshire cattle and has been a director for district 5 ontario plowmens association for the past four years the district comprises grey bruce and huron counties and gordon mc- gavin of walton well known in plowing circles is his fellow director to represent district 5 the other feature of this years match is that a real ef fort has been made to make the event the agricultural show case of ontario more attractive to women more than ever before women can enjoy a visit to the match for there are a variety of at tractions which are bound to interest and please a cooking unionville streets to be named after early settlers streets in unionvijues varley ed in the new subdivision village development will be named after the early settlers of unionville if the metropolis tan toronto planning board ap proves mr and mrs william cham pion of unionville have sug gested several names of early residents to tallden investments ltd the developing firm so that unionvilles rich historical heritage might be commemorat- notice to hunters 50 reward for information leading to a conviction of any person taking game out of season in the township of whitchurch by order whitchurch conservation club your new telephone book will be printed soon i in business vse extra listings to show other firm names for your business to associate your name and residence telephone number with your firm name or to show afterhour numbers for you and your key employees at home other members of the family and relatives roomers or boarders would benefit from having their names listed in the telephone directory please be sure to check your directory right away for changes and additions call our business office without delay the vell telephone company of canada cms wfamsawasjsssaef buildings heed u repair then its good business to make a jfefebnimk loan leilringroofs peeling paint sagging walls leave them unattended and they just get worse and more and mora expensive to repairbut sometimes the cash you need for repairs is a problem and thats when a scotiabank farm improvement loan could be the answer a scotiabank loin may bo arranged quickly and easily for repairing kcsdingi buying tew machinery upgrading livestock and many other worthwhile projects dont waft to get your farm in the shape you want it visit your bank of nova scotia branch manager soon find out how a scotiabank farm improvement loan mabelpjroa brnk the bank of novo scotir school fashion show and hair- styling demonstration a furni ture show films parades and a competition to name a queen of the furrow are a major part of the overall plan to have women come the owen sound businessmen have arranged for free bus serv ice during the day from the plowing match site to the citys shopping area as and if women tire of the farm scene and tented city it will be a simple matter to board a bus spend a couple of hours in modern stores then return to the site in lots of time to col lect their husbands wagon tours through tented city and around the site are a feature each day along with bands majorettes machinery parade and a host of other activ ities the official opening wednes day october 10 will see the honorable william a stewart minister of agriculture for on tario officiating with floyd a lashley the opas key man robert campbell president of the opa warden henry lantz of grey assisting the wardens challenge match takes place in the afternoon and to date nine county wardens have indicated they will com pete against mr lantz who farmed for may yeras in car- rick township in bruce and more latterly at neustadt in grey each day has many specials to highlight the program which include championship classes safety demonstrations historical exhibits industrial equipment exhibits and events for women and music the award banquet to be held on friday night at the owen sound arena will be in effect the windup for many of the plowing contestants an estimated 1200 people will be the guests of the city council at the banquet stores in the city will remain open in the evening until 9 pm and various organizations have planned variety shows and dances for each night to pro vide further entertainment for the visitors to grey county an estimated 100000 attended the international plowing match sponsored by hastings county last year near belleville and elgin county had almost that number at st thomas in 1960 truly a worthwhile event peo ple of both rural and urban centres should plan to attend the 1962 ipm in grey county near owen sound lemonville aug 16th on sunday aug 12 mr and mrs jim nauta entertained the oldham family to a reunion family picnic at their home about 30 members met to en joy the day together the luncheons good weather and hospitality of the nautas will long be remembered mr and mrs jim rae and family visited with mr and mrs ray pagnello and family of scarboro on sunday david rae is spending a weeks holiday with his cousins the pagnello children govenor simcoe enticed wil liam von moll berczy to lead his colony of 64 families from xew york state to upper canada in 1794 a land grant of 64000 acres and a promise of new roads were offered the colonists in cutting their way through the dense forest north of the town of york markham town ship settlers founded a trail now known as yonge st philip eckardt and his seven sons came with the group to farm the land around present- day unionville their log house north of the village is still in habited the families lunau pingel siimmerfeld and stiver most influential in the following years ao came with von berczy others suggested for com memoration by street names are dr mackay the doctor who seemed reluctant to send a bill if he felt the family were in need of the money and who ushered most of this younger generation into the world mr george hambly and mr arthur davidson who contributed greatly to the early success of the community tallden investments ltd the firm developing varley village wishes to preserve unionvilles distinctive history and to cap ture some of its atmosphere in this regard they plan to use elements of style from the three periods of older homes in unionville the splitrail fence suggests the log house built at the end of the 18th century judicious use of- vertical side board would represent the pre ference of unionvilles second generation for the board and batten style the third genera tion liked the substantial effect of brick when they built in the 1850s as do many people today anyone interested in union villes history or architecture is urged to contact mr j s grant managing director of tallden who is eager to receive con structive suggestions unionville bill walker the rev w s butt of union ville has been in charge of sum mer services at mt dennis united church for the month of august he is acting chaplain at st joseph and lady of mercy hospitals in toronto mr and mrs w w mason of unionville enjoyed a holiday with their nephew in sudbury recently mr and mrs norman heimler have been visiting relatives in buffalo during their summer holidays mrs w sellers has had word from her daughter mrs marian hart west berlin germany that she her husband and fami ly were leaving there aug 5 for moscow they will be posted there for two yeras in the diplo matic corps after that they hope to return to ottawa mr and mrs eric mcfadyen of unionville visited mr and mrs bert mcfadyen of parrj sound mr and mrs douglas brown have just returned from a two week holiday at their cottage on the trent canal the rev prof j macpherson preached the sermon and con ducted service at unionville united church recently rev a a lavis is now back in the pulpit mr and mrs alfred dyke and caroline have been spending their summer holidays with re latives in kingston ontario mr donald r camichael formerly of unionville passed away last week mr carmichael 82 had been a resident of uni- onville until nine years ago when he went to live with a brother mr wm carmichael of alberta musselmans lake sibs r 3 mcmanx aug 16th weekend visitors with mrs m c paxton were mr and mrs j tompson and family and mr and mrs w begley of willow- dale and mrs begley of scot land mrs m c pamon spent i week at oakville at the home of miss cain mr and mrs britten and fami ly spent the weekend at the heme of mr and mrs j c wylie at wylie acres mr and mrs d danford and daughter darlene spent a week at milford bay with mr and mrs jack tiftn mrs tom cartwell and family spent a week with mr and mrr alvin kerr and family at st agustine mr and mrs j bingham and seven sons welcomed home baby sister on sunday from new market hospital mrs r lee entertained a number of friends and neigh bors at a stork shower for mrs 3 bingham on friday eening aug 3rd miss allene mcmann of owen sound and miss linda mer chant of toronto are spending a few days with mr and mrs j mcmann mr and mrs l slnkins and family of dundas are spending a week with mrs verna stone- man miss elaine hodges and mr allan btowd of port albert vis ited a few days with mr and mrs cliff horton and family miss shiela cochrane and mr don turner of kingston visited on the weekend with mr and mrs j cochrane and family mr and mrs g overs of scarborough spent the weekend at the home of his parents mr and mrs w overs miss denise topper has re turned home from scarborough hospital mr and mrs eric armstrong spent the weekend with mrs armstrong at milford bay to serve ix india on sunday sept sth rev and mrs harvey sider and daughter cheryl will set sail from new york to serve in bihar india rev sider was a former pas tor at donlands brethren in christ church toronto from 1s37 to 1961 on friday aug 24th he will graduate from the fuller theological seminary winona lake indiana mrs sider is the daughter of the late mr and mrs orla keie of victo ria square tbrniit august 23 1962 the stoufrylue tribune ft 1 they may well be ona day of course they may want to be doctors or lawyers or engineers whatever they decide their college education can be assured through one of sun life of canadas educational policies nothing can be more important to their future why not call me today t ther will ha w nhlieation jim abell phone 237 st0uffyiui sun life assurance company of canxdt natptetnottoiiian research into how petroleum can assist canadian farmers and fi uiftii 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