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AGE' SIX
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?Gordon M. Greig, See.-iFieldman.
The Canadian Federation • of
Agriculture made its .annual pre-
sentation to the', Federal Cabinet
.recently,, Respectingthe margar-
ine ,question, the Federation Vin-
'dorsed the request. of .the Dairy
Farmers of Canada for ani e` ccise
tax on foreign:. oils,a imported for.
use in making 'margarine, which"
they said. , was in line with • G;ov-
"' trnment policy in furnishing pro
• teetion for other industries,. not
any, . more important than .4he.
dairy industry.
• The. brief asked ' for ,a,62c floor
'price for 'butter'. and a .42c floor
price on eggs.: (This :will' be to
the •dealers; and 'not to the farm-
er) . It also asked that . the 'sup-
port. price. of 'Wiltshire sides be
raised from. $ 2:50, to pro' ide.the
producer with. a more. favorable"
price* if and when hog prices do.
Beeline
An;• investigation into . the in
crease •in price of fertilizers was
,; : requested:. A heavy increase in
price has been made • since con-
trols were removed.
• The brief was very critical of
:the action: ''taken by the Board
'of Transport :'Coimnissioners•. in.
disposing of -the ;appeal against
the .raising ' of ;freight • rates On/
.livestock without requesting the
'ra'ilw'ay . companies: 10 answer tlie.
arguments of the . producers.::
We: have proof that +the farm::
ers of Huron Cou ty. are support -
ng their own + - rganization
better than, ev r befor . Last year`
at least eight `r , the townships. ink
:Huron Coun 1 eed to collect
the :two-fifths
FEBRUAR7 UNUSUALLY .
()AIM AND MILD, A'
Tale ,.month of „February was
unusually agreeable, with a high-
er' thaA average. temperature and
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:with little 'wind, so as.' . to go.
down .as one, . of the 'calmest
months on record. There was only
one gale of 'blizzard proportion
during the , mpnth ,
The low for the 28 ' days wase
7 below. on -1February l Ot'h. The
high. was. 47 degrees• on Monday,.
February 26th. Snowfall was very
light at 111%' inche& and; there
waa average,' sunshine to add, to
the' pleasantness in, general
of surplus and famine through-
out .
hrough-out: the ;world •we have removed
one of the 'main : causes of war.
levy ,for Fed-,'::
eration of : Agriculture : purposes..'
•We .nowhave tWo more town'
ships' added' to ' that list and an-
other townshii-giving a: grant ,itiasr
seen fit to increase grant by:, orae-
third its last year's amount. We
appreciate the reception ' 'given:
our representatives by the vari-
township councils, :'arid • we
trust that with, our improved fin-
uncial position; • .we; can "increase
• our efforts to •improve' the farm-
ers .position, both financially and
socially
In' the Farm: Foru;i'n discussion
on •"Should Agricultural ' Produc-
tion Be +Controlled?'many for-
, u ,s suggested that any ;surplus
.food We have • should. be "sent to
'areas `where a, shortage exists and
the Goveriunen't should subsidize.'
• the, producer This opinion set the.
'stage for ' next week's, topic o i a
World Food Bank.
We: all seem : to -agree; :that A
World,: food 1 iirgariization is .nee-
. .essary, but our goVernments can
, not agree.; 'on how .this 'should
come about. ' Canada: has . made
- .everyeffort to have such, an or'
,g'anization come, into existance:
',Almost every" country has .sot ie
...surplus products that they could.
.'put' into an iriternatikinal clearing
' • house where it could be exchang-
''ed fot goods that was in short
supply: The big. stutnibling :block'
° is -,lite -difference , in -valise' .of
world currency., If We could. get
• our world diplomats down • to the
level of our old-fashioned • horse
treaders, 'they ',Would bef abler. to
`solve the currency' problerh.....t.
b • k Due' to the 'lack of 'success ob-
twined by • world • goverilltnents.. ,
' dealing "With the question of aur-
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, pluses, the 'farm organizations set
up an : intee:natioiial 'organization
'of their '. own. This is' called.
I F:P.A. Twenty-six countries, are;:.. ;'
.' • ' represented in the 4. International
: Federation of l'Agriculturai P'ro ' j» --'-
ducers. This •organization has rei-
corn'rnended an; Internation Com-
modity, Clearing House to handle
surplus food products. To,date the
, • governments of member nations
have not accepted this idea. • ."
If 'we. can scarce. the trOblerri
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A, HFIELD
The• March meeting M the •Wo'
men's Institute was 'held in Hem-
lock City' schobl on Saturday af-
ternoon.
Rev. J. R. MacDonald was .afble
to 'take • care, of the -service • in the
PresbYterian Church, 'on , Sunday,
Mr. ,MacConnell • was in: charge
during. Mr, MaoDonaid's: illness
The . Young a l'eope's Society
will • hold their meeting on Wedgy
nesday evening of this week at
the home of Mr, and Mrs. E.,
Howse. • ;
• Miss. Frances' Hamilton and Mr.
and• •Mrs. Mac: Bell' of London vis-
ited •at theirrespectivehomes re-
cently. a, • , ' T " •
• Mr. and Mrs J. J. Martin have
en quilte sick .with colds
Mrs. D. A. • MacLean bad the
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(misfortune •fall .hurtiiig her
ltnee'q.uite',badly and is, a patient.
in: Kincardine • Hospital.
Mrs. R. Martin of Ripley visit-
ed for a• week among friends and.
relatives, here. ,••
Mr. and Mrs: Lorne MacDonald
.their` hew ho
are settled in .._..... .me.
We . welconie theta, to:our corn
munity, •
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A Message to. Wives.. .
In this Sunday's �(March .lith)
issue of The American Weekly,:;
.famous; magazine' that comes: ex-
clusively With Tie Detroit Sun-•
•day 'Tunes,' .read Fannie Hurst's.
warning to women 'who use wife-
hood • and motherhood as, anex
cuse for, 'physioad and mental laZi-
>URSDAY,,
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EtQliaAT;=-to Mr. and ' Mrs: Hunt-
ley Dawson, in Wingham General
Hospital on. Thursday, March 1st
1951, a daughter. Congratulations
Mxs.. • James •Forster returned
home from the hospital Xast week
and is being attended to bMis
Y. s
Gretta Hudson. •.
GC:ordon, Kathleen and Mary
Margaret; Fisher :spent, al ;at Mr.,'Frani Miller's,• and
helped Alan celebrate his; birth-
Mr. Fharis Mathers. and dati ;
ghlter. • • +Carolyml Mrs: R. ,E, For.' • •
ster and family have all been •
under the doctor's care for •the
past. week.,', ,
•ness. Get' her 'down -40 -earth ad-
vice on how •to keep a husband. "Doodlesack" is
*Get 'Sunday's Detroit Times. • name .for 'bagpipes.
a colloquial'
Richard L. Hearn:
B;A.Sc.; . P. Eng„
General Manager
8 Chief Engineer,';
Ontario, Hydro
.1 CWrk . Keith,
•. B.A.Sc.,: P..: Eng.,
General Mon -
'ager., Windsor
Utilities,' Commit-
tion
R.'il. Martindale,
P. Eng., Manger
and ,Setrefary
SSdburyt,• `Hydro -
'Electric Comniis-
• sionr
Sir Adam Beck,
K.B - Father of
Hydro. Chairman,
1900'925....
Dr. 'OHO 'Holden, '•
B.A.Sc., C.E:;' D.
Eng, 'Assistant
Gen.- Mgr. -Engi-
neering, Ontario
Hydro
• E..: V. Buchanan,
A.14T.C, :P. Eng.,
General Mon- ,,
ager; London Pub-
lic .Utilities,.Com-
; mhsion
Ross L. dobbin;
B.A:Sc., P. Eng.,
General .Man-..
colt.',Peter-.,'
borough Utilities'.
Commission.
t G . or g..W ..
Rayners'' Pres:,
Rayner, Construc-
t ion' 4i'mi'r d,. "
Lecsides Ont.
t • honour - ��irited,citizens,,er�g;ineers ,and builde
To public.sp � rs, Ontario Hydro:,,is•
/.now; nciming its ,urge projects after:. men who' have ,in great measure been.'
responsibleH• for the. important position occupied by your 'Hydro in 'the
industrial, commercial, rural .and' ,home life of the Province.
A. . W. Manby,
' BSc., „ P. Eng., •
Asiistdnt, Gen.':
Mgr.: Adminis-
,traHydrotion,,`Ontario
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#'i'ctur. area men Whose service. in;'the #geld'• of hydro -power was so ed�.at t e 42n, recog-
niz 'Joint nn'ual Meeting ':of the sac ation of Municipal
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Electrical .Utilities and the Ontario :Municipal Electric; Association, heldin
Toronto,p.February 26th, 27th :and 28th.. Listed .below arse the 'projects which
will perpetuate their. names..
Sir:Adarn-leckrNiogares
Oeniratkp Station No. 1
•.. Formerly QueersstomChippawa Geiser-
dting Station. Capacity°56(,000 H.P.
In operation sine* 1921.
Sk Adam Back --Niagara
Generating Station No. 2
-Naw, •9ueeniton tunnel project,, under. ,
construction. • Capacity 600,000 H.P.
' Richard L. Hearn Generatihp Stations
Formerly Toronto Generating Station.
Capacity 536,(00 H.P. ladle) operation:
fall 1951; complete in ,early • 1953. '
1. Clark'Keith Generating Station •
Formerly Windsor Generating Stat-
ion.. l'at'e' operation late '1951', Full
• operation 1952
R. 11. Martindale FroisicriticirCban ee
and Transformer Staflen
Formerly • Sudbiisy Frequency, Changer
and "Tronsfor net Station. ,
George W. Rayner' Generating Sfallen•
Formerly Tunnel Generating Station,
.Capacity 56,090 H.P. Started .in 1947
In operation 1950.
'-Otfo,Helden Oeneroting Stations%
Formerly . to Cove Generating Station,
r 'Ottawa River.Capacity 256,000:H.P
Initial operation, early ,1952:
E. V. Bnchenan FrequenejiChenger
•• • and Transformer Station '
hoij3 erly
Westminster Frequency Chan:
gar and Transformer Station.
Ross L Dobbin TransforMer•• Station
Formerly' Peterborough •Transforiher
Station. • •
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THE iirmt .:E'LECTRIC POWER GOM IS ►IOi
'A. W. Manby Transformer Station ,
Formerly Kipling Transformer Station,
Toronto. In' operation' 19491
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