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THE LI ICiIQW SENTINEL LUCKNQW . ONTARIO ..
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mom By Bill Smiley
There's one thing about Can
Adan weather you'll never
die of boredom. This :• 'is =rny
,thought for the week 'as the
equ .nox ;arrives, I think a . Can-
hdian March 21, .the first day
of. spring, just what the word
:suggests: Equinox isfrom the
Latin Equus- horse, Nox—night..
English translation. nightmare
We •dont know whether we're
'going to be sitting out on the
patio m/the sun, having lunch
with,
the birds yelling wildly' .and.
the ;grass • sprouting green, or
huddled .by the W. • .w with- a
red nose, looking 'at a • • ckyard
.of „ navel -deep snow, with gale
howling about the, house,„
It's refresiffiiikTby George. I
have neither patience nor sym
pathy "with those ' traitors who
complain continually' a our,
Canadian weat t we
should do : is k them off • to
England, whe a it ' rains all the
ruddy time; o ship them to the
desert, where:: they'd be stunned
into aulltm sub►nisalon. by; the
brutalthump, of. the daily Sun;
or pazc • their Passate tothe
tr�tlries aad 1e+t them mould In
' the iu ldew .ot nti�itlltonoU dautp-
nom,
a We $11014th 1)0 •prMtd ' of our
i t*rs, :•tor.o,wimpy • '' 3o`'rc
meati, • tough old dei it,,' t�»tnl
c�lin .ittg to Owir reign :utttil.i
they've WU1 the list ounce of
t \Ist tzie oto a us. Somtimi ",,
T (\veli , one tnOro ,wkNek of LGld: •
Weatl er . ,,woutd hay
in the notion :.at aeh edict*
•throats.
Them .conte: cite of thp.se. itt.
creckble' 'soft, carrec,»irg ? cia,�s ,
then `. `thee Awind "as v;eIvet, groin:
the south, the . stn • licl , .ice and
snow with hot, ravishing tongue,
gutter, ...gurgle, and , ;there's a
lovely stink asthe wrappings
are ' peeled, from the rotting,,
buried body of the earth, * *
•
Out in the . ice, the steamlboats•
bellow like ' trapped .. `buffaloes;
Out on the street, the kids stroll
• through puddles,. over their:'boot
tops. Out in: • •the. bush, the trout
streams, black eels against .the
snow; . 'snort and chuckle and
burble with pure pleasure as
they race to their nameless
tiny, •xfree.' again after months of
silent ' siave1
Down at the dock, the boat
-owners '-prowl,-.calculating, _.es
timating, figuring the 'days until
they can launch that leaky,
paint -peeling monument to man's
eternal " folly. ' . Up .on the hills,,
the fanatics are still at .it, : hur
'fling . ;down. , _over gr avel and
grass, rocks and roots, and oc-
casionally some snow..
Up in the ,bedroom, the good'
wife views, 'with..horrified . de-
light, the sickening shade of '.
last. year's waflpaper;: revealed:
by the yellow March sun,. Down
in the 1b_asement, the fisherman
putters and mutters, swears and ..'
glares,. ties flies, • •
Down at the pari orbg�
;poolroom "nor. the' post office, ;the
old gents, •sick to the soul with'
,confinement suck in. the :sun,
shivering,. ' but once again ,.,d efi-
aptly .: alive, part; of the world
Up • in tbeir rooms, the teen
agers seem td, be studying for
their ' 'Easter. exams, while
thrOugly their heads and bodies •
swirl . the heady fluids of life;
the juices of spng,.
* *
Up . in the attic, the black
squirrels ' (perform ` their ` endless
FARMERS!
4
s.'Your Kind
ANDNATE
because
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ARMER
'acts
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-:Cant Deny:
In 1958, The. Progressive Conservative Party
promised that Canada's farmers 'would receive ''a "fair
share of the national ;income. '
1962, farm cash income `totalled more. than f.:
In
••
$ 3 ` billion - an , all time record high.
Federal payments to agriculture are 95 % higher
than under the ' Liberals. From 1953-57, they totalled
$363 million. .;:In -the Progressive Conservative years
$ 706:8 million:,
PRICE SUPPORTS 1
In f i:ve Conservative years, price . support pay-
ments totalled: over $234. million. 'In 12 'Liberalyears,.:
the total was., just over $100 million.'
FARM CREDIT
A new Farm ; Credit Act is in force. •
• Under the • 'Liberals, • the maximum loan available
to farmers • was $15,000: . Under the ''Conservatives,:
$20,000: And when the value of ,livestock and equips
ment helps ' determine. the ' size:. of the loan,: $27,500.' •
RURAL :DEVELOPMENT
A comprehensive • long-range policy of rural
development ' islaunched under the Agricultural. Re-
habilitation , and Development Act ARDA.
... The program ' will operate in three • ways:
By, encouraging ':alternative uses for marginal
land and ' prbf takile development , of low
•income farmland..
By assisting , local groups in • the development'.
of new income opportunities for their areas.
By widespread encouragement, of soil ' and'
water. conservation:.
Such a long-term program of . agricultural re.
habilitation has long been advocated by Canadian
farmers. Only under a Progressive Conservative : gov-
ernment• did it come into being.
•..
r=+
:and et phis food `-wok`grit nue
Sponsored by the Bruce ProgressiVA
Cotlservative ASSOcia0r1
do-si-ado, interrupted only by.
queer 'periods in' which they
don't scuttle, but chortle and
croon to the doubtless `thousands.,.
of ' abies they have produced •
in the winter. months. Down in
•the basement crouches' • the cat,
vast' with unwanted kittens,
'brooding, patient, greeneyed
Ours, I'm • afraid, is not the
spring of 0. To . Be in England,
Now That April's There. /It's'
not,...thefspring of tin j nquils,
poking their dainty heads through,
Abe turf, .It's ' not the spring ` of
•
Com
ine(.your home -
with
.own: grains
wOG :CON:CENTRATE:
the fresh mix with the' meat meal 'base 1
Want to raise the perkiest pigs in the;/province?Then feed
'emyourown 'home=grown grains fresh-mixedwith.National,
Hog Concentrate! `It's rich in meat` meal protein,. so that it
• forms •aperfect nutritional balance with the vegetable pro-
tein you 'supply
Whether youyour own grains or we supply you have yy them,.
we can custom::blend the' finest fresh=mix you : can- buy
right. here at the mill ..b using National : Concentrate,
•
P.S. Ask' about our completely.mixed Pig: Starter!
sA PFlODUCT,OF";
CANADIAN INLI
DUSTRIES MITED.- .0 •.
birdies and blossomgam-
s of o
bolting- lambs and: tender green
buds.. All ; this ; • is two months
away.' • •
Ours •is the savage, ' 'sudden .
spring, . raw and rugged, ornery
`arid awkward, unexpected ; and
uncomfortable, .muddy •'and'. moo-
dy. 'But it's .never dull.
And boy. =o -boy -boy, aren't we
glad oto, see''itf ° •
Silver
Lake.W.!.
Silver.. Lake • W.. members
d .
visitors enjoyea !good meeting
and, get together': at the home
of Mrs. Albert 'Colwell on , Tues-:
day; March 12th The President,'
'Mrs Colwell Opened the meeting
with (the..Ode and Mary Stewart
Collect. • The, roll call Was ` an-
swered by giving ,the -Floral,
Emblem of, each. Canadian pro-
vince. A. voluntary collection was.
taken for. Farm. Forum. Mrs.
Bill Stanley' is to attend the
Bruce Folk School , which is Abe-
in:g held at the home of Mr, & '.
Mrs. Duncan Convay. from Mar.
'28th to 31st with the ' theme be-.
, =rig' "What Are Your Attitudes.'!.
was s' planned that one monthly.
meeting of 1963 .be chosen to
Visit Brucelea Haven , Walker-
' ton. Mrs,:' Douglas Bannerman
andMrr Bay Stanley• were ftp-
,pointd tri make .a scrap book.
Lucknow
FINLA!SON
Phone, 528-2903
r poster far • the Farm Safety.
council contest. Mrs. ,Ronald'
Thacker, Mrs. Clarence Hedley
and. Mrs. Wm. Stanley were :a•p-
pointed^ a nominating committee'
to.bringg in a new slate of of
.'fivers fol, 1963.=64 at the. Annual
Aprmlmeeting. Standing Com,
mri'ttee •:oreports,, were ' given, 4,,g=rictltu•r"e, Mrs; Wayne
Porter;
Home; 'Economics, .. Mrs. Stanley'
Cooper; Health, Mrs William
Stanley; Citizenship, > Mrs. Clar-
ence Healey; .Public . Relations,::
Mrs. Mabel Campbell. •'A dons,-'
tion. of $5.. is being' sent to. the
Korean Ohild adopted by Bruce
South' District poi£ Wd ' Mrs. Col-
well conducted a short. cont.
.The theme of; the meeting, 'C
:zenship, was 'taken'. iby' 'the
vener,' Mrs. :Clarence,' Hedley:
.paper, ' Keep 'the Laws of G
the Laws of the Land• will .,t1
care of Themselves•w ,..prep
ed. 'by .,1 rs..°Jetties: 'Mc,Ewan t
read by 'Mrs: Doug Bannerni
Mrs....' C1 renee . •' .Hedley gave
Early ,History • of Canada and.
settlers and' conducted..' a
graphy bee, a reading' by 4.1
William Smith and •a,ontl
How Well •Do You. •..Know Br
County, by Mrs. Ellison, Hodg
A nice lunch was served by 11V
Colwell and ;Mrs; -Hodgins
RIPLEY .' MEAT . MARKET
Custom
. : Butchering . .
Mondays - . Hogs,
Y , �2.0� yin by 4 s00 - p.m. '
Cutting and Wrapping, 2c pound
CATTLE, ' CALVES. and LAMBS EVERY DAY,
EXCEPT SATURDAY
We Do Curing and ' Smoking • Beef, Pork and Lamb,
Sold Whole, Half or` Quarter ... For Better Service,
And lower Prices rices Call Ripley 10p,
Chas.' Hootsinia, Prop.