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Austin A. Scales (second from left), the 1985 nominee to the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame, is congratulated by Agriculture Minister Prowse Chappell. They are joined by two of Mr. Scales’ sons, Alan (second from right) and Henry (right). The [00-year—old Charlottetown resident was nominated by the P.E.I. Institute of Agrologists. Scales grew up on a farm in St. Eleanors, attended Nova Scotia Agricultural College and the University of Guelph. He is recognized as a business leader both on the Island and throughout the country. He began Island Fertilizers Ltd. in the early 19405, a company that is still flourishing to this day. From his 400 acres in the Freetown

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potato belt, he grew potatoes and helped to form Associated Shippers Incorporated, which found new markets in Cuba, United States and the Caribbean. He also began the RE]. potato dehydration plant in 1943, and is a director on several national companies. Mr. Scales and Lillian, his wife of57 years, have four sons and two daughters. Also inducted into the Hall of Fame during the recent ceremony at the Atlantic Winter Fair in Halifax were: Raymond F. Morris, Newfoundland; Senator Cyril B. Sherwood, New Brunswick and Bruce M. Trenholm ofNova Scotia. The Hall ofFame now holds 63 candidates’photos and citations and is located at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.