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8/ W Pageaa--WESTERNONTARIOFARMER,Wednesua Nine invited i 'ine outstandin agnculturalists are being 2:112:13; TWO (HUNDRED) - TEA FOR Garbed in a white pinafore and mobcap Mrs. Wm. B. Miller pours tea for Mrs. Hilda Beachin, hostess of the Erland Lee Home on Ridge Road. It was Hamilton Area Day at the Lee homestead and some 200 women's institute members hrought along jars of jams and Jellies to be sold during Ontario Women's Institute Week. From June 5 to 9 the Lee Home and drive house will be open to g l visitors daily from 9 a.m. to 4 pm. and the drive house will feature eight craft demon- strationsincluding corn husk doll making, spinning, caning. _ "All monies from the jam and jelly sales will go the the Lee Foundaton fund," said Mrs. Clarence Diamond, F.W.I.O. president, adding that a special 1978 to 1980 drive is expected to raise $100,000. "This will enable the Lee Home to be financially self-sustaining." airs. car-"4......" hostess and guide Mrs. Victor Beachin and Lee's mother. Its thAnna- -.:-:.t. L-_-- Nelles §chool student Lee Davis, the great-granddaughter of Erland and Janet Lee, Y who built the Erland Lee historical home on Ridge Road West above Stoney Creek, Visited the home recently with other Nelles School students. She is shown here with February 3. n32 nto Hall of Fame alfy the Ontario Association this year. These Hall of Fame individuals join the 17 others named to the hall of fame since its inception in 1980. This year's nominees come from all facets of the agricultural industry, and all parts of the province. They are Karl Abeles of Brantford (1896-1954), who was dedicated to the development of improved pastures in Ontario; Hector Arnold of Campbellford (189M980). who worked to organize the cheese industry and export markets for cheese; Professor William Bell of Kemptville Agricultural School; and Bruce Bradley of Paincourt (18%1969), who as a cash crop power and conserva- tionist pioneered drainage and. taming systems in the marshlands of southwestern Ontario. Also honored are Dr. G.1. Christie of Guelph (18814953). president of the Ontario Agricultural College 7 during formative years Humidty A major concern with houseplants that are inside over the winter months, is the low humidity level. To in- creasethe humidity, place plants in a shallow pan that , is filled with gravel or pet» bles. Keep the pebbles moist. 1928--1947; Douglas Hart of Woodstock (18964956), diaryman, field crops specialist and agricultural jomdfitgfijEILI--M .0! Stoney Cree (1864-1926) success rut grower ac- tl er 0 foun er 0 e women's in- s l u e movemen ; acken- macro: Belleville (18791957). who dedicated his life to the improvement of Ontario's cream and but- ter industry; and Edward Wallace of Bells Corners (18991979), one of the coun- try's premier breeders of ' registered seed grain. Portraits of these agriculturalists and plaques describing their contribu- tions will be unveiled at the hall, located 'at the Ontario Agricultural Museum, near Milton, on w "0ur association is 1 dedicated to giving recogni- tion to people who have pro- vided the foundation for a strong agricultural industry in Ontario," said Professor Phil Burke, president of the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame Association, when making the announcement. "We want the efforts of these individuals to be recognized and their accomplishments to be a challenge to present ' and future generations." The association is accep- ting nominations for recogni- tion in 1933, until September 1982: For further informa- tion about candidates and their accomplishments, or for details about how you can become involved in the hall of fame project, contact the Secretary-Treasurer, 0n- taric Agricultural Hall of Fame Association, Box 38, Milton. Ontario L9'l' 2Y3. Earthquake Predition A scientist says "creep- ing" of rock plates in the Earth's crust, a phenomenon known as preseismic slip, could provide a key in predicting earthquakes like the devastating tremors that struck southern Italy last year. -