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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1961-04-27, Page 7mission charges, grade differen- tials, shrink oh hot and cold weights and other problems of the beef industry. Retiring president A. A. Mc- Tavish„ Paisley, Ont., explained that the deductions would be made voluntarily by the shipper, and wpuid be collected and paid over to the organization by the pack- ing plants and community sales barns. The bills of lading used by the shipper would carry a special authorization clause if this plan is accepted by beef producers. W. P. Watson, Ontario's Live- stock Commissioner, examined the potential for beef cattle production in Ontario. He noted that in past studies some beef cattle produc- ers had received a labor income of about $1,000 per year. This low income had forced them into oth- er lines such as dairy cattle, dur- ing the past five years, He said that size of the .business, proper use of capital, and labor, plus to- tal volume of marketings would determine how successful a pro- ducer could b.e. He felt, however, that the prospects for the beef producer on the small farm are not too bright, particularly as the amount of feed he could produce at home was a limiting factor. Another resolution passed at the, meeting asked for the Department of Agriculture to arrange to have all carcasses graded and weighed by government men, and the pro- ducer paid on a warm, dressed weight basis. This is, in effect, rail grading, much as hogs are sold by now. The same resolution asked to have prices published on the basis of warm dressed weight. Two directors at large elected were: L. B. Mehlenbacher, Cayu- ga, who was also elected the new president, and Stewart Brown, Shedden, Ont. The demaining di- rectors were elected in their re- presentative zones. They are: W. K. Janes, Watford; V. Kaufman, Woodstock; Ross Beatty, Stayner; Mrs. J. A. Berry, Dunrobin; C. Hamilton, Lakefield; R. MacGre- gor, Kippen, and A. A. McTavish, Paisley. A tenth director appoint- ed by the other directors was Har- vey Eckhart, Kincardine. Grey Groups Meet At Turnbull Home The 8th and 16th Group held their April meeting at the home of Mrs. Wilburn Turnbull on Wed- nesday evening, April 19. The meeting opened with Hymn 502. Mrs. Leslie Oliver gave the topic, ++`Life of Abigale," followed by a quiz. The minutes were read and the roll call answered by 17 ladies, The meeting closed with Hymn 503 and the Lord's Prayer. Mrs. Joyce Van .Vliet conducted a contest. A penny sale was held. Lunch was served by Mrs. J. Bry- ans, Mrs. Don Fraser, Mrs. Ross McCall and the hostess. The next meeting is to be held at the home of Mrs. John McDonald, Legion Bingo Jackpot Is Higher The jackpot is still growing at the regular Saturday night Sea - forth Canadian Legion bingo. Spe- cials were won by Mildred Haney, Egmondville, and Mrs. Ed, Dower, Seaforth; Bill Newman, Clinton; Mrs. Ed. Dick, Cromarty. The $25 special was won by Mrs. George Seiling, Wingham, and Mrs. Char- lotte Wood„ Seaforth. Regular games were won by Jean Sanger, Mitchell; Russell Pip- er, Seaforth; Mrs. Howard Swan, Mitchell; Mrs. Fred Ohm, Wing - ham, and Mrs. Orville Dale, Sea - forth; Mrs. Seiling, Wingham; Mrs. Hartman Huisser, Egmondville; Mrs. Bill Garrick, Goderich; Frank Skinner, 'Mitchell; Mrs. Wes Van- derburg, Clinton; Leo Hagan, Sea - forth; Mrs, Sam Spencer, Clinton, and Bill Austin, Seaforth; Ed. Wal- ter, Clinton; Wes Vanderburg, Clinton; Mrs. Ashton, Cjinton; WANTED LIVE FOWL Picked Up At the Farm Top Prices Phone 751 J 12 — SEAFORTH or 393 J 15 — BRUSSELS RONALD BENNETT WALTON ELEANOR COLLINS, of Vancouver, has been called "a great blues singer" by Variety, the show -business newspaper. Listeners can judge for themselves by tuning in her new radio show, Songs with Eleanor Collins. It can be heard Monday afternoons on the CBC Trans -Canada network. HENSALL TRAVELLERS LEAVE B.C. FOR LONG JOURNEY TO ONTARIO (This is the seventh in a ser- tion of 10,000; altitude, 1,840 feet. ies of articles by Mr. and Mrs. Half an hour after leaving Nelson E. A. Noakes, Hensall, -of we drove onto the ferry boat that places they are visiting.) took us across Kootenay Bay, which is six miles across and takes 45 minutes to cross. It was midnight and `I must have fallen asleep. We were called for breakfast at 5:30 a.m., my time, but there the clocks are set ahead one hour, so it was actually 6:30 a.m. We had a 45 -minute stop for breakfast in Ferrate. There was quite a frost on the housetops, sun coming ov- er the snow-capped mountains. Very pretty indeed! Their indus- try is nickle mining. At 8 a,m. we crossed 'into Al- berta through Crow's Nest Pass. What a beautiful morning. There are many lumber and sawmills, a ailroad yard, lumber piled over acres of ground. "If any of you folks are running short of fuel, I know where there are lots of "slabs" for the taking. The town of Coleman was next. It is a coal mining town; even the streets are black; a lot of fine working men's, homes; heaps of coal at the back door. Not far from there is the village of Frank. A large railroad sign marks the spot where a moun- tain of limestone rock, 2400 feet high, 3,000 feet wide and 500 feet thick, crashed down from Turtle Mountain --90,000,000 tons of rock swept over a mile of valley, tak- ing 70 lives and destroying part of the town, burying an entire mine plant and railway id approxi- mately 100 seconds. The old town was located at the Western end of the slide where many cellars are still visible. (I coppied this in- formation from a picture post card I got). This disaster occurred at 4:10 a.m. on April 29, 1903. The huge piles of rock are still there. Soon we came to rolling land; cattle lying in the sun; homesteads dotted miles apart; little ponds with little ducks riding the waves. Nothing else to do, I suppose. Passed through Pincher Creek, where I noticed implement yards, tractors, etc., a King Edward Ho- tel anile, Jim's Machine Shop. Next stop was Fort MacLeod with a population of 2,500: Calgary was coming into view. We passed the Stampede grounds soon after a freight train passed overhead, so couldn't see more at the time. We arrived in Calgary at 1 p.m. and had a 25 -minute stop; then on to Red Deer. Nice farm Iand there, no snow, sunny and dry. Arrived in Red. -Deer about 3 p.m. and stop- ped off to visit overnight and next day, Vic- torwith Stan (neerLaura Sangoral and ster) and family at Penho!d, Royal Canadian Air Force Base. It was a sunny day, but very cool, I thought, be- cause -my fingers were too cold to roll a cigarette. The Stans had a lovely surprise party, with cake, tea and trimmings, to celebrate our 46th wedding anniversary. At 6 p.m. on 'Friday, we left Red Deer for Lacombe where we changed buses for Veteran, 125 miles to the east. We shall remain here for about a week tb attend a golden wedding anniversary cele- bration for Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Pennington (latter is wife's cous- in,) We will return home via Ed- monton and Winnipeg and by the time this is printed we will likely be on our way home. We expect to leave here about April 17, ar- riving home on ar about April 22. One more letter next week, We left Vancouver April 5 at 7 a.m. where I gathered some infor- mation at the bus depot. Greater Vancouver has a population of a quarter of a million people. Over the Patullo Bridge we went and through the Fraser Valley where there is mostly wet farm lands, trees just starting to leaf. It had been foggy and damp up to this place. Abb ttsford re By thisseveral sawmills attime the fog was clearing and we saw the mountains. A good hardtop two- lane highway brought us to Hope, where we stopped for 20 minutes. Jagged mountains, with snow on the tops, come right down to the town. It was quite mild and sun- ny, so I took a quick stroll, saw robins and crows. Lumbering and nickle mining is carried on there, and a little woman getting her garden ready. Population is 3,500, Canadian Legion Branch 228. After leaving Hope ive climbed in low gear until we passed through Kamloops, where there was lots of snow and thick with pine trees, waterfalls and streams. How they built a road through the rocks and trees is beyond me! Came to a burned -off mountain area covered with snow. Tie wife said: "It looks like a huge frosted cake with candles on top." Allison Park, which is an outpost where road equipment is kept, had three feet of snow; altitude, 4,400 feet; time, 11:30 a.m. Not far there is Pine Woods ski lodge. From there we started going 'downstairs," pine trees taller and snow about gone. After making an 'S' turn around a gorge, the mountains were smaller and our next stop for lunch was at Princeton; time; 12:30. Princeton is a copper mining town. Keremeos, a lumber and mining town was next on the route. Here a few sheep on the side of the hills. Okanagan Falls is a beautiful place with a nice big lake with cottages around it,••plus a wide river where the fishing is good. Fruit growing is the main industry in the Okana- gan Valley, a very pretty place with fruit trees growing on either side of the highway; the cherry trees in bloom. Next town in our travels as Ossoyoos, where there is a packing plant and box fac- tory. - Here we left the valley and climbed upward again. Looking down on the valley with the river running through is a wonderful sight indeed. We climbed to 5,000 feet—rocky, rough and winding— and came down again to Kettle Valley. Small farms and a saw- mill there on the Cranby River. At 6 p.m. we stopped at Grand Forks for supper, then went through the customs into the U.S.A. We crossed back again through North Port at 8:30 p.m. The large city of Trail, way Own a sharp hill, was our next stop for 10 minutes. It was dark, so we could not see too much; however, I did notice two power dams and a hy- dro plant. Nelson has 'a popula- Pearl Tydswell, Clinton, and Mrs. Hilda Austin, Seaforth. The door prizes were won by Mrs. Alex Riley, Londesboro, and Mrs. Bill Garrick, Goderich. To give biscuits or rolls an at- tractive glaze, brush them with slightly beaten egg white, yolk, or whole egg just before baking. Phone 393-6131 Across from Sebringville School No. 8 Highway For the Utmost in Service For the Finest in Plants VISIT Sebringville Garden Centre Nick Birkeltgren Horticultural Graduate We have a complete line of highest grade Nursery Stock, Ever- greens, Shadetrres, Roses, Flowering ,Shrubs, Ornamentals, and Lawn Specimens, Etc. PEAT MOSS, GARDEN HOSE SPRAYERS and CHEMICALS Coma and see our Modern Greenhouse fllled with Spring Plants— all grown from hybrid seeds. Member of Canadian Association of Nurserymen Government Inspected - Government Licenced • • ONTARIO BEEF PRODUCERS PLAN IMPROVEMENT IN BEEF INDUSTRY Beef producers in Ontario will be asked some time in the com- ing year to take part in a volun. tary plan to improve beef con- sumption and the beef industry generally, as a result of a resolu- tion passed at the annual meeting of the Ontario Beef Cattle Produc- ers' Association in Toronto on April 14, R, MacGregor, Kippen, is the director from Huron zone. The proPosal is based on a de- dgction of 10 cents on every head 0sl ughterln.This calves, sold de beef cattle sold at community sales for feeder and stocker purposes, even though they may be subject again to a deduction when they are ulti- mately sold to packing plants or on the public stockyards. The proceeds, which might • reach a maximum of some $70,000 per year, are to be used by the beef cattle producers organization for administration and for a great- ly expanded program of promotion and research. Delegates listened to an outline of some major ob- jectives of the plan which includ- edli market research, production re- %earch such as pasture studies, beef bull testing, feed additives and prevention of shipping fever. The program is also to provide for negotiations re freight rates on live cattle versus dressed beef, standardization of yard and com- 1I111uIt11I11111111II111111II1111111II111111111 Cedar Gardens NURSERY STOCK For Sale • Evergreens • Shrubs Roses and Fruits CEDAR GARDENS 'hone 466 J 5 -- Brussels IIN111111N11p111IIIIEN11111U11111111111011 CANADA'S ONLY SHORT HEEL 1FASHJON STORES HI -STYLE FLATS 1' and 13/' Heel Style Pumps, (JET HEELS) 7.99 to 12.95 (SIZES) 4 to 11 Write For Our Catalogue 1 ar Visit Us t�taf.n_ SHOES LTO. 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This year ask for ones, MacNaughton seeds. From your local dealer, or a ones, MacNaughton Seeds Exeter Phone IRO Credlton Phone 3-W London Phone (IE Miss HURON COUNTY FEDERATION NEWS By CARL i-IEMINGWAY A very popular song of recent years: "Que Sera, Sera!" (What- ever will be, will bet) I wonder if thist is the course that Agricul- ture is following? We hear a great deal about trends in our society, social, mor- al and economic. Let us consider economic trends only. I wonder where they start? In the fluid milk trade, I re- member when there were two or three dairies serving even small villages. These were usually in- dividual farmer -owned operations. There were certain minimum standards of health and cleanli- ness that he had to maintain. News From Grey Cranbrook Auxiliary Meets The April meeting of the Cran- brook Evening Auxiliary was held at the home of Mrs, Jim Knight with 12 members present. The leader, Grace Evans, opened the meeting, taking as her theme, "Easter." The first and third vers- es of Hymn 192 were sung. Mrs. Jack Knight led in prayer. The Scripture, Matthew 28, verses 1-10 and 16-20, were read in unison. The Easter story was read by Graf Evans. The first two verses of H'mn 221 were sung. The meeting was then turned over to the president. The min- utes of the last meeting were read and approved, The collection was taken by Kap Pfeifer. ' The roll call was answered with a verse with the word 'house' in it. It was decided to accept the quilt from Mrs. Campbell for the bale: .A committee was chosen to look after the lunch arrangements for May 9 A Korean version of the 23rd Psalm was read by Betty Knight The topic was read by Elinor Stevenson, and the first and last verses of a hymn were sung. The meeting closed by repeating the Mizpah benediction in unison. By C. A. DEAN, M.D. MEDITORIAL: A recent letter from Mr. C. B. asks about the symptoms of stomach cancer and if a diet is indicated in the early stages. The suggestions of Iooking for the early signs of stomach cancer, or any cancer for that matter, is excellent. Careful questioning of the patients who had developed stomach cancer revealed that the two of the earliest complaints were "the sensation of gas" an l "loss of appetite." Two other very common early symptoms were "indigestion" and a "full sensa- tion in the stomach." Having one or all these symptoms does not necessarily mean cancer, as they are also common complaints in several other stomach disorders, such as peptic ulcer disease or pylorospasm. Cancer of the stomach is cur- able in the early stages by surgi- cal removal of the part of the stomach where the cancer is lo- cated. The remaining portion of the stomach, even though small, takes over and does a fairly good job. If the stomach cancer is lal- lowed to grow until the late stages of abdominal pain, vomiting, an- emia and profound' weight loss, a cure is very difficult. A good rule to remember is, if you are over 40 years of age and have noticed vague symptoms such as gas, loss of appetite, in- digestion and fullness in the stomach for more than one week, have a thorough examination, in- cluding a stomach X-ray. X-rays can be repeated in a few weeks if indicated. Since the time 'for making a diagnosis of stomach cancer in the curable period is, so short, it is important for everyone to seek examination promptly and to have an operation without delay. SUPERIOR Maintenance Service SEAFORTH — PRONE 182 Wall Washing • Floor Maintenance Brick and Plastering Repairing SUPERIOR Our Name SERVICE Our Aim 1 OX 335 : RAY SQUIRE THANKS HURON Thanks for helping us help the nation- wide .fight against cancer, ViComplete returns aren't in Yet but e're hoping to meet our big objective. If you weren't in when the canvasser called, we hope you'll make a special effort to do your part. Your donation will be accepted by your local bank. Remember, our branches throughout the county are ready to give effective, confidential help to cancer patients. Don't hesitate to contact us: we know the problem:' Somehow pressure was brought to bear on Government to have these standards raised until .the point was reached that all fluid milk must be pasteurized. The cost of purchasing and op- erating this equipment eliminated competition completely in many, smaller centres and reduced it in all cases, Perhaps this trend, for various reasons, has reached the ultimate in the broiler industry and pro- gress is being made in the same direction in the poultry industry. However, I think a more accu- rate comparison could be made in the meat trade. There seems to be some sort of insidious promo- tion at present to the effect that a serious percentage of meat on the market is not what it should be. And, of course, it is implied that because of supposedly poorer facilities this low quality meat is coming from the small, procesS- ors. However unfair this implication may be, it has resulted in a steady increase in facility requirements to the point that people who should know are forecasting the disappearance of half the present livestock processors. To bear this out, I heard only yesterday that one sizeable plant is presently closed and is unlike- ly to make the necessary expendi- tures required, and that two oth- ers are more or less in the pro- cess of amalgamation. What is to be the reaction of livestock producers in the light of these events? Will farmers ac- cept the "lullaby philosophy": "Whatever will be, will be?" Or will farmers turn to a more chal- lenging philosophy as indicated 'by another writer of verse; "I am the master of my fate; I am the cap- tain of my soul"? Farmers can be masters of their livestock production; they can be captains of their business enter- prise if they will accept the chal- lenge that is bein ,i resented to them by "Farrago Allied Meat Enterprises Co-operative". It will require sacrifice, but not for long, as has been. proven by Quebec Co-op Packers and Nova Scotia Co- op Packers. It will require de- termination and action for just as long as you want your Co-opera- tive to be a success, It is not en- ough to put "spare" money in "FAME" shares. . "FAME" must become a part of your farm op- eration to serve your needs. ARNOLD STINNISSEN Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada Telephone: 852 R 12 R.R. 5 - SEAFORTH r WOOL Jackson Aluminum Ltd. SEAFORTH is collecting wool for grading and sale on the co-operative plan. Ship- pers may obtain sacks and twine free of charge from the above or their Licensed Operators. Any Government Deficiency Pay- ment will apply only on Properly Graded Wools. ,Secure the Utmost by Patronizing the Organization that made this possible. Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited. 217 Bay Street - TORONTO j� SEAFORTH MONI MENT-"WORKS. QPEN Dm* . T. 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