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m1he tribune thursday sept 4 17s after initial conflict iri north pickering ftp grmit fell accepted by f araiei 5 a plaque similar to the one shown above will be given to each of the con testants in the farm improvement contest for durham region held in conjunction with the international and world plowing matches awards sept 16 193 in contest for homesteads durham region tuesday sept 16 is a big day for the participants in the farm im- provement competition held in conjunction with the international and world plowing matches that night at 8 pm at uxbridge secondary school the prizes will be awarded to the winning farms according to fic organizer lynn fair the durham contest has drawn the second largest number of entries for a contest in any previous competitions held in the counties hosting the international plowing match approximately 150000 people are expected to attend the plowing matches to be held sept 23- 27 near oshawa the farmstead and rural home im- provement competition is in its closing days one sideroad in the region has five farms in a row entered s in most cases the farms and backyard areas will be cleaned up barns and fences painted flower beds arranged and even new machinery buildings constructed the- man with the most difficult job is- i eugene lemon of r r 2 stouffville whois to ijudge the threedifferent categories the sec- lions are farmsteads being improved rural homes and farmsteads already improved in the first category there were 117 entries a total of 193 in durham region entered the fic all contestants will receive a plaque for centering winners in each section will receivea silver tea service at the awards night prcsehjl- stations- winners antl runnersqpwjll receive large size aerial- photos in color of their homes pickering most but certainly not all of the farmers involved in the north pickering project say theyre happy with the leasing program developed jointly by the provincial government and local represen tatives i twothirds of the land involved in the north pickering project will be used for agriculture and open space the remainder of the 25000 acres will be for urban and com mercial development farms will be maintained on topgrade land west of- the west duffin creek agricultural area one will support longterm enterprises such as dairy and beef farms in area two since intrusions will appear from existing hamlets land will be used mainly for cash crops a leasing program developed by govern ment and farmers ensures that this area will remain in agricultural use only at first the plan was rejected by the local residents- dozens of meetings were held but they failed to produce any solution or com- promise v eventually a committee of six farmers was selected to speak on behalf of the area farmers 7 t one of the committee members phyllis hollinger says the group- functioned as a mediator we met with the government officials to draw up a plan that would be ac- yceptable to both parties there were many revisions and additions made in the leasing program mostly to the benefit of the farm er- it is the responsibility of the government as landlord for instance to construct new buildings and maintain the upkeep of the existing ones reasonable rental fees must also be maintained the hollingers operate a dairy farm len hollinger and his son david agree that they would rather rent land from the government than from the land speculators who owned the land previously with the government as landlord we are getting improvements made on the farm we have already received aid in building a new part of our barn hollinger says the hollingers intend to stay on their farm even though they cannot own their land they recently invested 31000 for a combine and forage harvester and feel that they would rather rent from the government than tie up capital in land however leasing land from the govern ment isnt agreeable to everyone many farmers inthe area who have always rented their land from private owners hoped they could eventually purchase their own land ted allchurch one of the more successful dairy farmers in pickering shared this dream i would have preferred that the expropriation never happened allchurch says pve always wanted to own my land but it looks like ill have to move to lindsay or somewhere to do so although allchurch has suffered a disappointment he isnt bitter towards the government plan im not agiri it and im not for it but you cant fight it allchurch will remain on his farm until he finds a piece of land he can buy ji the farmers most upset about the ex- 5 propriation are those who already owned their land wally and elsie reesor fall into thist i- although the reesorsv wihvremain on their 170acre farm paying rent their interest r in farming isnt the same s jif they were also upset about jhewaythe government handled the expropriation alu we got was a letter informing us about our land being taken for development saysmrs reesor john henderson agriculture field officer for the project saysmost of the farmers aret j taking a positive attitude toward the plan andj- that they seem satisfied with what the project is attempting to do 3 land held by speculators or weekend owners was often left idle since exvfc propriation 1200 acres of land that was out ofg production before is now cultivated aftejg this year all arable land will be worked this 5 makes us and the farmers happy henderson says rd v victoria square saleable items t still needed for rummage sale f by mrs w sandle vic square church service will c resume again on sunday sept 7 at ll30 the rev victor shepherd in charge i a miscellaneous showerwill be held in the community hall on thursday evening sept 11 in honor of diana hasselfeldt and lloyd vahderkooy who are being married early in c october please accept this notice as your invitation to attend a good fused saleable- articles are still- urgently heeded for the annual auction rummage sale to be held in the community x hall on saturday sept 20 sponsored by the p victoria squaredistrict lions club for pick ups kindly contact lions jack walker 884- f 2882 david beadle 7734190 orany other lion member t 3 a speedy recovery is wished for mr and mrsvdwight henderson who were involved in a motor car accident last week they were bbth hospitalized dwight received a broken rankle and a broken wrist while his wife lois received two broken ribs arid bruises si birthday geetings to linda empringham sept 4 sherry and shelly brumwell years sept v norman tyndall sept7 joy mortsonsept 9 catharine shepherd four years sept 9 kenneth petty sept 10 v- special wedding anniversary greetings to former residents of our community mr and mrs edgar stickley now of parkview home stouffville who on sept 6 will be celebrating their 53rd wedding anniversary i congratulations to mr and mrsrichard wiles lorna hibbard who were married in the thornhill united church on friday aug trr mr and mrs hebermccague and mrs phyllis boynton attended a surprise birthday party on saturday for mrs- margaret cum- mings atthehomeofher brother and sister-in- v law mr and mrs mccague at l harristonf f t- starting high school on sept 2 willbe t clarkecanning kim friedeljulie hardie i dorothy harris john mikkelsen and kathyrn ruihney wish them every success as they oitrive for higher learning j7 4 f a new start in life will be those going to kindergarten susan canning barbara f friedelroseanrie mortson michelle pen- nockamy downs michael tinker 4mrandmrsdesmoridmeedand family ilve7returnedhbmetafterfivisiting various t places in the united states and canadaywhile itbere desmond told and showed slides of his fj r africa before his v furlough home in julygytivivf v iruthftisbyhasbeenlspending several fdayswith her uncle and aunt mr and mrs elmerhuggins and familyat port perryj fvr yfr r j if during his past two terms irtoffice asmpp of york north bill- hodgson has been totally committed to serving the needs of the people of this riding officially and on a personal basisf he was successful in gaining mr davis personal approval of the 15000000 addition to the york county hospital he fought successfully to have this region declared a separate judicial dis trict which resulted in theapproval of a 15000000 court- house and registry office in newmarket his efforts were effect ive in getting the construction of the highway 404 project under way and in the expansion of go transit facilities for the york north residents he has been equally successful iri securing provincial grants and other forms of assistance for the improve ment of bur highways expansion of sewage treatment facilities preservation of our farmlands improvement of conservation and recreational areas the establishment of day care centres and ih- to help reelect bill hodgson contact your nearest hodgson cam paign office call creased housing for our senior citizens bill hodgson has been j enthusiastic and effective in achieving real benefits for the people of york north and despite his busy schedule bill has made- himself available to help solve the personal problems of hund- reds of people throughout the riding bill hodgson has done an excellent job as yourmpp and he wants to continue to serve you for another four years reelect bill hodgson on september 18th he helps people -i- modlssom lliliriii bill newmarket stojuffville woodbridge aurora 8951552 6405885 8511101 7273189 events sept 2 at 8 pm f wine cheese gathering atlatchman hall stouffville sept 3 at 8 pm wine cheese gatherjngvt lionrhalllvlaple sept 6 at 4prn beef oyster gathering- hugo walkershorne kingcross sept 7 at 6 pm-f- barbecue at the saunders home kleihburg s v v v- sept 8 at 8 pm winechcese gathering at community centre aurora sept 9at7p cable 10 all candidates meejihg richmond hmrsjtuciioj 4 v 8 pm wiriecheese gathering at veterans hall newmarket fa i v- t 1 i 1