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22 That event â€" the now fam- ous International Plowing Match â€" took its first tot- tering steps three years later at the Sunnybrook Farm in North York Township. And come October 13 to 16 â€" 54 years later â€" it‘ll be strictly giant steps when it sprawls out across 500 acres of land at the Massey- Ferguson farm at Millikan. ' It was on a day in 1910 that a group of men met for a business meeting in a hotel in Richmond Hill and gave birth to an event that has become the “annual show window of Canadian agricul- ture." Entrants from all over Canada and the United States will vie for prizes totalling $15.000. Spectators in excess of 100.000 will roam the tent- ed city portion of the farm covering 60 acres. Its two miles of exhibits will repre- sent a value of $3.5 million. 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NORTH Television â€" Appliances By FRED SIMPSON THE LIBERAL, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Thurs 884-3211 Garbage A Growing Problem T0) iMetro And Neighboring Councils- The closing of Metro‘s dumps in May, which caused the sud- den startling increase of dump- ing in Vaughan Township, has caused a 62 per cent increase in the use of Toronto’s four in- While garbage disposal has probably been on the Vaughan Township Council agenda more than any other subject since the early spring, with just about as many words as garbage piled up in that time, neighboring mun- icipalities are floundering in the same morass. mmnmmlmmmmnuummmmmunumuuuuuuun\\uum\\1r andFinchisexvectedtobe Reeve James Service con-‘i'ciiién‘Eatifiaéééofieéfibn m completEd early in 1957- tended however that there were tam sections and this company other facets of the matter to ~ - l _ rov1des the dum Site. mun“munnuiummmuluummuuummuumnmmmuummu be conSldered' “We are at_ P P cinerators and will boost their tempting to come to grips with Whitchurch Township Coun- Opel‘ating COStS this year by garbage disposal for 45 or 50 cil has also received complaints about $349,315. Extra funds years for a population of 600,- from ratepayers about a dump have been asked from the board 000 people.” he said. “It is site on the CFRB Sideroad. of control to meet this expense. the responsibility of the elected Speeding garbage trucks carry- The incinerators are now representatives to take the fielding unwholesome Metro garb- handling 6,800 tons of garbage trip and come back with sugâ€" age have been the source of the The incinerators are now handling 6,800 tons of garbage a week compared to 4,200 tons before the Metro dumps were filled and closed up. Extra plow classes and one tractor. The attendance at the first match was several hundred. “There were no tractors then," remembers Clark Young, 73, of Unionville, now treasurer of the Ontario Plowman's Association. “It was all horses and high cut- plows. It was just like a country fair.” Exhibits were non-existent. “There was plenty of keen competition.” said Mr. Young “and you had to qualify in order to plow. Entry fee was $1". Mr. Young attended the The garbage disposal crisis in North York and East York will be alleviated shortly by the opening of a new dump operated jointly by the two municipalities. The dump is partly in North York and partly in East York and is expected to provide space for garb- age from the two munici- palities for two years. By that time it will be known whether Metro will take over garbage disposal or leave it to the municipali- ties North York’s new $2.000,- 000. incinerator at Dut'ferin and Finch is expected to be completed early in 1967. The Management and Staff of Cordially Invite You to the i 4,2V00 tohs geétions for the best possibie cémplaints which are under in- .umps wereincinerator for the township." vestigation by township police up. Extrat In March of this year, Mark-lforces. rsday, Oct. 7, 1965 The disposal problem is fur- ther complicated by increasing the numbers of outworn household on appliances and old furniture discarded because of redevelop- mnun‘ ment and general prosperity. Last week Metro Council asked the province to make Metro legally responsible for garbage disposal. York Town-‘ ship has viewed this step with alarm and wants to ensure that Metro's l3 municipalities will have a say in the location of future dumps. At present the 13 municipalities each provide their own disposal facilities. shifts have been put on and ham Township closed a dump other maintenance expenses‘site between Concessions 5 and have mounted. 6. Subsequently. they com- ‘pleted negotiations for a dump _The dis??sa} PFPblefim is ff”: site, to be operated between Meantime, North York Coun- cil recently approved a two-day trip to five US cities by four councillors and two township officials to study incinerators there. wI-Iulllvvl Inn-woo Any-av .v enters the garbage busi- ness. The trip was approved inl spite of spirited opposition by some council members who felt its; anégste of timeti'md l‘tldoney aS llllllllllllllllllllllllllllIll“llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllmllllllllllllllllllw , was recen y p31 a pro- . t$essional consultant for advice pm saturda” at a Site three on incinerators and the design and a .half “1.1165 north 0f R1“? for an incinerator to serve the w°°d m Wh'tchumh Townsmp' township has already been de- cided on. Reeve James Service con- tended however that there were other facets of the matter to Markham also has a contract with Miller Paving Co. for mun- icipal garbage collection in cer- tain sections and this company ‘provides the dump site. first show and has won a number of prizes and trophies over the years. Former York County War- den William Clark, of RR 1 Unionville, also attended the first international plowing match in 1913 and recalls there “were quite a few com- petitors but we plowed less land. We had about 100 acres then compared to the 500 now.” Mr. Clark recalls the show “really came into its own in 1927. There were a lot of tractors in by that time." mun“nmmmnnmummunmmunununmmumlunnnmnlmu the hours of 8.30 am and 5 pm on weekdays and 8.30 am to 1 The 1927 plowing match, held on the old Langstaff jail farm, received considerable publicity from “The Liberal" which published a special edition. The special edition with: “The Liberal" unites with the people of York County in extending to the Ontario Plowmen's Association and all the visitors . . a most hearty welcome. York County as the birthplace of the On- tario Plowmen‘s Association appreciates the honor of Toronto Board of Control last week agreed to supply $100,000 to maintain three shift operations at the city’s incinerators until Decem- ber. Controller William Den- nison said the city could ask commercial and indust- rial companies to take their waste to private dumps but suggested that this could encourage companies to move out of Toronto. Streets Commissioner Harold Atyeo said the city may have to build a new in- cinerator unless Metro re- enters the garbage busi- ness. led off GALA 1966 CHEVROLET PREVIEW coaswpagggtso 1966 CHEVROLET CAPRICE being selected as the site of what has now become a great international event.” On October 13 “The Lib- eral" reported “ideal weather prevailing for the match." An added feature of the October fair was a demon- stration of alfafa plowing which “proved an attractive and educational feature which interested a large number of farmers." Another first at that 1927 match was an exhibition of dairy cattle by the York County Breeders. “The exhibits of manufac- turers and merchants also attract a good deal of atten. tion and prove very interest- ing to the visitors to the match," reported “The Lib- eral." The 1965 edition of the big farm show is the first to be held in York County since 1934 when it was staged at Wexford in Scarboro. Since 1913. except for four years during World War II, the Ontario Plowmen's Associa- tion has organized annual plowing matches and farm machinery shows. The locale rotates among counties. This year the host organi- zation is the York County Plowmen‘s Association. The C a n a d i a n championship classes will be held October 13 and 14 under the auspices of the Canadian Plowing Match. It is expected that 16 con- testants from eight provinces will compete in the competi- tion. Each provincial plowâ€" men‘s organization across Canada may send a team of its two best plowmen to rep- resent it in the national championship. For almost half of the competitors this will be their first entry in the national championships. Two of them have previously represented Canada in competition for the world championship. They are Charles Bonney, of Princeton, Ontario, and Tom Hickman, of Chilliwack. B.C. Winner of the champion- ship will earn the right to hold for one year the Esso Silver Plow Trophy. In addi- tion, the two top contestants will win the E550 Travel Award for educational travel abroad. The winners will represent Canada in the World Championship Plow- ing match at Chilliwack next year. Plowing classes for press, radio and television people LOU REID Sales Representative more than 100.000 visitors to the plowing match. Win Timbers of Stouffville general chairman of the match, said he is "hoping to get a new attendance record of 125,000. This largest an- nual agricultural show in Canada is based on plowing and we have more than 30 plowing classes and $15,000 in prize money]? The eludes quet, Even Toronto Maple Leaf Horton is trying one out for size course. The hats are being sold the 1965 International Plowing October 13 to 16 at the Massey Milliken. Selling the hats are members of the Rotary Club of Markham and the Women’s Auxiliary of the Thornhaven Retarded School. Proceeds will aid retarded children and adults in the Richmond Hill area. 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