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WEDNESDAY. JAN. iffilif Ilia
CULROSS CORNERS
Last, week we experienced our
coldest weather so far this winter
with thetemperature, dropping well
below zero. Some farmers exper,.
fenced frozen water pipes. ' We
also got some snow.
Mrs. Frank Brown. spent Monday
evening with Mrs. Morley:Wall..
the ladies of the W ; of the
Anglican Church; Kinlough; met
Thursday afternoonat the •horne of
Mrs. Midford Wall for.their devot-
ional meeting: A delicious lunch
was served by the hostess.'
Harvey Parker;, Port W illiamn ,
spent a few days with Mr. and Mrs.
Everett Parker, and .family..
• Mrs. ' Frank Brown and Reg visit-
ed Tuesday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Ezra Stanley, Floyd and Shar-.
on:
Stan_
Bob Green returned home from
Fo'rt'William and is at the .home of
his.parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Green: •
Mrs. James.Wraith, Lucknow
left Friday on .a. •trip to Florida,.
Mrs. Frank Blown and.. Reg spent.
:Sunday with iMr. and Mrs:: Albert, •
Shelton and. Peter, Parkhill:: .
Mr. and Mrs. William. Newman,
• Kitchener,. spent Saturday evening
with Mr., and Mrs. •Midford Wali,.
Donnie�inlall spent•th.e weekend'
• in;.Cooksville.
Mr. and Mrs.,Norman • Kleinand
family Mildmay, were Sunday
visitor's .with•Mr. and Mrs. Midford
'Wall. •
ys. •
THE LUCKNOW SENTINIEL, LIOCKNOW. ONTARIO
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PAGE FIFTEEN
Ag Rep Repo.rts
BY JOHN C. MCTAGGART'
ASSOC, AGRIC,, REP.
.BRUCE COUNTY.
° We are right in the •middle of the
process of analyzing Farm Account
.Books in our office in Walkertgn..
Although we have only doneaa
small number so far we are very
pleased to see .that, the increased
beef and hog prices are showing
very well,. in the 1965 Labour In-
comes.. :Speaking. of these books
'we•'would 'urge those that have 'not
yet sent them in to finalize their,'
entries as soon as possible and :send"
the book tus.' We are hoping to
•
haveihem all completed. by the
Middle .of .February so that the Farm
.
Management. Meetings can begin
and also so farmers can' study the
results and plan changes,if any,
for 1966. As 'people. obtain'their
'new 1966 Farm Account: Book a
considerable number of questions'
arise. For those_ who file income
tax in a manner similar to the new;
book, the inventory will;. be a lot ; •
simpler. once they catch on to it.
We would :welcorne any questions
• onthe book either at our office or,
'at the Farm Management Meetings
in February and March.. ,Getting '
to know the 'new' .book will have to
be a learning' process for us as well.
as the farm, users. •
• With the beginning of the New
Year we always have new public-
ations in the office. The three
thatare .most in demand each year
are now on hand. These include •
the •" 1966 Field Crop Recommend-
a tions" the."1.966 Report of the
Ontario Hybrid Corn Performance
Trials" , and the "1966 Guide. to
• Chemical Weed . Control"' All
these bulletins have been updated.
from lastyear and include the lar
est recommendations on varieties
or sprays or fertility as the case •
may be We would be glad to for. -
ward any of these 'bulletins on re-
quest, and' they are available to be
picked up in our office.. . .
- A meetingcoming up in the New
Year which always attracts a Con-
siderable number. of: Bruce 'County
farmers is the Ontario' soil and Crop
Improyement Convention.' This. .,
year's dates are Wednesday.
uary 26th to Friday, .January 28th. •
There are different themes for each
session; some .of them being "Crop
Improvement-. From Seeding to
Selling" , and anotherone is "Qual-
ity ,• Price, and Profit", and "Pro
gress and ,Problems it Agriculture"
There are good speakers on all of •
these themes. and, of course, the
Annual Retail Farrri Equipment:
Dealers Association Show is on at
the same time in the.:.Coliseum. • •
The. Annual Banquet, of the Soil and
Crop /mproveinent Association: will
be in the`King Edward .Hotel•at
6:,30 p.m. on Thursday, January
27th.
lot a. in_.,
A of people have v been.,
quiring.-about the date of the Milk' •
Marketing Committee Meeting for
Bruce County. The; date has been
tentatively "set as February 8thg at.
nt
•
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Electric heating is f.lameiess.
There is no combustion to create dirt,
• dust, film, or soot. Windows,
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• to electrically heated home's.
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Electric heating offers room -by -room
or £cine temperature 'cont`rol.'
It; is,quiiet,' creates no draughts;
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even, constant warmth.
a•
.unmatched value
Electric heating is maintenance -free;
it offers extra living space and
can have a'significant effect on,the
re -sale value of your, home. Yet, with•
all its advantages, electric heating
costs far Tess than you may think.
For more 'information about electric
heating, consult a qualified electric
heating contractor, or.your Hydro. •
your hydro
£,H.s-3363.W
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A Winter Weekend
Winter is a ' deligilt to the • in the country, It has followed
young, a bit of a horror for' the its inevitable pattern. The night
old, and a blasted nuisance for %le arrived,it blew and it snew.
thet rest of us h Id' the morning, it was? still
stet even for` me,' one, of the snowing, with'a wind gust 'ng to
most.:. violent' winter hne ters in • 4; miles an hour, piling . up the
the. last' category,: there aremo- drifts,,: filling the driveway,
ments when its has a mysterious Late; ,in the day,. the/ snow
charm that cannot be duplicated stopped, the wind dropped,. and
at'any other season so did the temperature, to 'a
Today is one of them. Nope, - nice round figure — zero, Typi-
it's, not one of those sparkling, cal visiting winter weekend.
crunchy, skyAblue winter days But we care nowt.' • Flames
.which' no one but a. complete. dance in the,fireplace, fairies on
misanthrope could fail to enjoy. the 'television. Tomorrow: is time
- it's just the.opposite. enough to dig out 'the car, pray
`°It's one of, those brooding that it will start,and hope the
• wintek days when the shadow of. snowplow will get through the•
the great monster of the :north side -road. •
• hangs .low over the shrinking•
earth; and. his icy:paw feels ' `
While the • monster prowls
outside,
about' the• walls of the house, :all is'serene within.: •
seeking a weak spot' where he Grandad reminisces about win •
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may enter and strangle; - ters 30 years ago, when, be drove
His cold, blue breath a . rural mail'. route, with team
c 1 b u b e raises and sleigh. Bundled•,to the ears:
snow -ghosts • that sift ' silently,Buffalo robes. Snow piled the
• among the' ' naked, shivering.ptop of snake fences.: Stopping
• trees: His very presence makes, : ' for lunch n'
the: .blue -greet ~ spruce, . huddle ; ' deep' sprucie. the woosdsti.ll Lonelysiielter asof
closely; like frightened •cattle in
the Ancient Mariner, on &white;
a storm. The water Of the bay •.-white sea. And: home, darkness
.reflects fearfully.. the slate -gray deepening,: • to cosy lamplight,
of his sightless eyes.. snug farm kitchen,` hot food, and
• Don't be frightened; :children. anxious wife.
:The old spook won't get us. As While he talks quietly, Gran;
long,. that is, •as the snow doesn't,
block the roads,. and'we don't 'ny produces. endless pots of tea,
;.,run out of fuel, :and there isn't a cake, � .sandwiches,'.' chocolates.,
power breakdown. "Tl►e• .;kids sprawl. on the floor,.
strumming guitars or'dreaming
It'sa day for.' sittingby: the , The Old Battleaxe dozes, silent
fire with a hot noggin, dream- for once
ing,- shivering deliciously once
in a while, as the' monster out And even yours .truly, lulled .
by the fire and stunned by.. a
ugedinner, admits that there
aretimes when winter can be •
wonderful:
side gives a snort; of ' frustrat
that • rattles the windows: Arid
that's exactly what I'm do'ng.
• We've ." been • spendi g the
weekend with ,the grandparents,
1.O9p . m.. in the Formosa :„Cornrn
unity Centre. •
The Bruce County Farm Safety.
Council held their Annual . Meer
ing on 'January 12th. Mr.. Joe
Thompson of R. R. #5,' Paisley';
was elected President; `Mrs. Hugh
McIntyre of Walkerton, -dist Vice-
Pre idents and Mr. Wilfred Grant.
of liaiiley ,' 2nd Vice- President . •
Mr. Oscar Snyder of Elmira, a'
past President of the Provincial Saf-
ety. Council attended.the meeting ..:
The Safety Council'is sponsoring a
St.. John; Ambulance Course in•
Hepworth Hall cornmencing on •
Friday, January 28th,, and contin-
uing for eight consecutive weeks
from 8 00.to 10.00 p.rn'. The •
cost of the course is $5.00 and.
anyone' interested should get in
'touch,•with Mrs. Jim Sinclair ai
Hepworth or Mr. Ernie. Beirnes at
Hepworth, .
At the Junior Farmers 'Associat-
ion
of Ontario Annual. Convention
in the King Edward Hotel in Tor-
onto;on January 8th; Mr. Wayne
Chappell of Port Elgin Junior Parm-
ers was awarded 2nd place in the ..
Provincial' Public. Speaking Finals.:
and was awarded a Gold Watch.
We were very pleased that Wayne
attained this high honour for him-
, self
im ,'self and Bruce County .
•The .Walkerton Junior.Farmers
'held tlieir Annual Meeting and el-
ection of officers' this past week •
with the following results Pres'.
ident, Loreen°McComb; Vice
President, David Wilhelm; Secret-
ary -Treasurer, ClarkFrancis; .Pre-
ss .Reporter, Jim Pegelo; County
Directors., Harold ° W ilhelrn. ani
Clayton Gutscher
In closing. we would like to re-
mind the Bruce Junior .Farmers .of
the. Men's Curling Bonspiel to be
.:heid.in Paisley on Saturday, Jan-
uary 29th. We should also men-
tion- that
en-•tion-::that the Junior Tarsiers ' are
still busy compiling a list of Cen-
tury •Farms in Bruce County and°
now have` approximately 90 farms.
We notice froriida recent report
that there are going to•beover •
5.;000 Century Farms in Ontario:
CAMPBELL SOUP, COMPANY: LTD.
LISTOWEL, ONTARIO
require theservices of a
Male. Accounting Clerk
APPLICANTS PREFERABLY SHOULD BE YOUNG MEN
WITH GRADE 13- OR GRADE 12 COMMERCIAL CERTIFI-
CATES. SOME CLERICAL OR' ACCOUNTING EXPERIENCE
WOULD .BE AN ASSET, ALTHOUGH NOT STRICTLY NEC.
ESSARY
APPLICANTS MUST BE WILLING AND ABLE TO UNDER-
TAKE A LONG STUDY -PROGRAM CULMINATING IN AN AC.
COUNTING DEGREE.
Interested, qualified persons should contact the Plant Per
sone) Office.
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