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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-03-19, Page 3THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE THURSDAY, MARCH 10th, 1930 Prices Ris jyOTT is the time to rengifi^our • buildings which havo^Km un- avoidably neglectedjjoffig trying depression timeB. your roof ing before advanjOrin the price of steel push up^aV^irice of roofing. Eastern StaBJrroducts offers two great vahjaBfi Metal Roofing 1 Rib- Roll andpRe-Lap 1 Each has exclue- ive faOIres guaranteeing weather- tisjjORTss and easy application, do not warp, shrink, crack, jjgJRirl, or bulge, Ask also about E.S.P. FBarns .... made by the foremost Company-Built Barn manufacturer in Canada. JAMES McMICILlEL, OF SEAFORTH, PASSES AWAY Tho death occurred at his home in Seaforth, following a protracted illness of Jarnos McMichael in his 73rd year; Deceased was born on the second concession o'f Hullett and was married 51 years ago to Miss Agnes Dickson Brown, of McKillop, settling oix the McMichael homestead in Hullett, where they lived until 20 years ago, when they retired to Harpurlxey and later to Seaforth. It is the second death in the McMich ael family within five days, his brother, Thonnias, having passed away on Monday, Sole Canadian manufacturers and distri butors of Jamesway poultry equipment. Guelph Street - Preston, Ont. Factories also at Toronto and Montreal 50 YEARS AGO March 18, J 886 Tuffin-Pollen-On the 17th inst., by the-’Hev, W. S. Pascoe, Mr. Chas. Tuffin, to Miss Mary jane Pollen, both of I-Iibbert. Connolly-Wiseman-At the Manse, Thames Road, on the 3rd inst,, by Rev, Colin Fletcher M.A., Mr, Jos, Connolly, of Harriston, to Miss Mag gie Wiseman, of Usborne. Stelk-Luker- At the Centennial Hotel on the 12-th inst,, by Rev. W. Torrance, Mr. Ferdinand Stollc, to Miss Ellen Luker, all of the town ship of Hay. Mr. ,S. Kellernay and his brother in law, Mrs. P. O’Flaharty left the other day for Manitoba. The five-smile race on the roller rinkt between Eaicrett and Veil took place on Tuesday evening as per announcement, Eacrett kept the lead until the fifteenth round when Veil slipped past and got a half lap ahead which he held to the finish. The time 'made was li6& minutes. Dr. L. L. Hooper has returned home from Edinburgh. Mr. Buchanan of Hay Twp., and Mr. Samuel Smillie, of Tuckersmith have been appointed J. P.’s for this county. MARKS 88TH BIRTHDAY Mrs. John Holmes, wife of John Holimies quietly celebrated her 88th birthday Wednesday at her home on Langarth street, London. The distinguished couple have been residents of London for 15 years and lifelong residents of West ern Ontario where Mr. Holmes spent 45 years in the ministry of the Methodist church. They were mar ried 58 years ago in Exeter, and Mr. Holmes will celebrate his 88th birth day in. August of this year. Mrs. Holmes was born at Hamp ton near Oshawa, but spent 'her childhood in Exeter where she later taught mlxool and> where she was married. Formerly Jane Greenway, she is the only surviving member of a family of five children. Her brother the late Thomas Greenway was mem ber of parliament for Sorith Huron and ' afterwards became premier of Manitoba. In her husband’s many charges a beloved leader in the work of the ichurch, Mrs. Holmes has scores of friends in jnaqy Western Ontario centres. A quiet-family gathering marked the birthday. Wendell Holmes and Miss Luella Holmes of London and DeWitt Holmes, of Toronto are the sons and daughters of Mr. and Holmes. 1936 FIRST SERIES BACON LITTER COMPETITION Rev. Mrs. Shipka Ladies’ Aid The regular meeting of the Ladies’ Aid was held Wednesday afternoon last at the home of Mrs. Jacob Ratz, 13 members present and five visit ors. The president, Mrs. Albert Gaiser presiding. The meeting open ed by; singing hymn “Abide with Me’’ after whiefli the Lord's Prayer was repeated in unison. Scripture was read by Mrs. L. Finkbeiner, Treas urer and secretary reports were giv en also flower reports were given. The sick committee reported making two sick calls. A vocal solo was given byi Miss Leila Mollard and a piano solo by Miss Gladys Ratz. Mrs. E. Keys and Mrs. A. Finkbein er were appointed to visit the sick during the month of March, A com mittee was appointed for an Easter program to be given at the next reg ular meeting. It was planned for a quilting to be held at the home of Mrs. Matt. Sweitzer, March 18 th. It was also planned for a Self Denial offering to be given at the next meeting, hostess. by Mrs. Jacob Ratz, the remainder of the afternoon was spent in quilt ing. 1 Huron County Woodlots! Lunch was served by the Meeting closed by prayer 25 YEARS AGO March 16, 1911 Mr. Fred Parsons leift last week for near Winnipeg where he has se cured a situation for the summer. Owing to advancing years the Town Treasurer, Mr. S. (Saunders,’ has handed, in his resignation to the Council. Mr. Castor Willis, of Winnipeg, is visiting for a few weeks with rela tives in town. iMr. Geo. Atkinson and daughter Blanche, have returned homo after visitipgt in Owen Sound. Messrs. James Jewell and Curt Harness will leave shortly for Re gina where they will work at their trade as masons with Mr. Geo. Hea- mian. and Mrs. Jas. Richardson are leaving for the West in a (couple of weekis. . Mr. Pete Bawden is tearing down the old skating rink. Mrs. John Hunter left Tuesday Ifor Iowa, N. D., to attend the dia mond wedding of her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Dew. Miss Mabel Brooks returned Sat urday evening after visiting her brother Fred at Ridgetown. Mr. Tom Penhiale and daughter, Miss Myrtle, of Medicine Hat, leave Thursday for their home in the West. Mr. Thos. Pybus, of the 7th con cession of Usborne was thrown from the cutter on Friday last and his side and shoulder were seriously injured. .Spring iSeries Bacon Litter Com petition is again being sponsored by the Federal and Provincial Live Stock Branches for sows farrowing from March 1st to May 15th inclu sive. Any bona-fide farmer may make entry in this competition and contestants will be divided into zones which will be adjusted according to the distribution of those completing the contest. Each contestant is expected to keep a record of the approximate amounts, kinds and price of foods used, but there are no restrictions on the use of any foods oi' feeding me thods. All pigs in the litter must be marketed at the one time and in order to qualify there must be at least eight pigs in the litter raised to marketing age, and at least 30 per cent, o'f the litter must grade as select bacon. The Ontario and. Dominion- De partment of Agriculture are offering $200 in prize money in eash zone to be divided as follows: 1st, $20.00; 2nd, 19.00; 3rd, $18. 4th, $17.00; 5th, $16.00;-6th, * ‘ " 7th, $15.00; 8th, $.14,00; 9th, 10th, $12.00; 11th, $11.00; $10.00; 13th,’$10.; 14th, $10. Completed application forms be mailed to Mr. L. E. O’Neil, Live Stock"Branch, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, within 14 days after the date* of farrowing of the litter. Further information and applica tions 'forms may be secured from Ian MacLeod, Department of Agriculture Clinton, Ontario. the PLACE WHERE I WAS BORN Most people who have left the family roof-tree to wander and set tle afar have at some time no doubt had the intense desire to see again the place where they were born and the house wherein they first saw the light. Poets have sung of the “Auld Hoose” and the music of it has 'brought tears' to the eyes and long ing to the hearts oif- those away from home. And when they did make the pilgrimage to the old shrine they have been able to point out to their children what is to them the one house in all the houses they have- known, humble as it may have been. Nowadays far more children are . born in hospitals than was the case a generation agio, and perhaps those so brought into being have lost some thing of the romance of the child hood of their parents. Yet the chil dren born at home are still far in ex cess of thei hospital-child. During 1933, fox- example, there were 67,- 0 00 babies born in hospitals out of the whole 223,000 born throughout the Dominion, ox" fewer than one- third. Apparently it is In the cities that we have more of the hospital complex regarding, these things than in the country, and as “la vieille mason grise” has the aix- of the country, probably most of the ro mance there ever* was about it still remains. Incidentally, it is one of the troublesome jobs in vital statis tics to allocate births and deaths in hospitals' back to their proper local ities. The information in. the foregoing is taken from a report issued recent ly by the Institutional Branch of the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Many Huron County farms have , not a woodlot . woodland, as , assessment is townships. The farmers should consider care fully the value of a woodlot and if the decision is in favor of a woodlot, they shou’d manage it wisely in or- dei* that it will not disappear and that it will give the highest financial returns that are economically pos sible. There are thousands oif exam ples in Ontario of farmers, who thoughtlessly have destroyed the few acres of bush on their farms. Very few will start a new woodlot even though the government pro vides free trees fox- this province. The woodlots could have b'een pre served quite easily and cheaply B by protecting them' from stock. The farmers who still have a few acres of woodland remaining on their farms should take measures to preserve it as the well being of j future generations is jeopardized if too much land is cleared for culti vation and pasture. The county was well wooded and future gener ations will blame theix- ancestors if a mistake is nxade. Has too large a percentage of the county been cleared and would an agricultural district be mere pros perous if there were ten acres of woodland on every 100 acre farm? Woodlots have a definite part in the economics of a farming district and have a very beneficial effect and far-reachng influence oix the well being of a country. The benefits of woodland to the individual farmer and a district will be given briefly: 1. Cheap and convenient fuel fox- the farm ex- and residents of vil lages 2. ings. 3. 4. crops ’5. and the percentage of ■shown by the 1934 very low in several and small town. Cheap lumber for farm build- Maple syrup. Windbreaks for agricultural and farm buildings. Non-agricultural soils such as sand and swamp can be utilized to grow trees. 6. Prevents erosion on steep hillsides. 7. Helps to control -floods. 8. .Reservoirs that help to pro vide a steady supply of water for springs and wells. 9. Beautifies a countryside. 10. Increases the value of a farm. 11. Provides work for farm lab orers and other in the winter. 12. Cash crop or insurance. The owner of the large, woodlot may sei] fuelwood and logs each year or miay hold it and regard it as an insurance policy. The land is divided on the town ship assessment rolls into four class ifications : 1. Woodland. 2. .Slash: 3. Swamp, waste or barren 4. Cleared land. * 1. Woodland. The woodland area in. the county i-e decreased from 9-9 per cent in All than 10 per nine of the less than 5 of farms h 1901 to 5.6 per cent in 1934. the townships have less cent in woodland, ami sixteen townships have per cent. The number without woodlots is increasing year ly and in some districts over half the farms are completely cleared. The woodland area should also be discounted as a large number are tho typical pastured woodlot with scattered trees and no production. 2. (Slash. ■Slash is inferior woodland, and woods are put iix this classification following a severe cutting. It is of ten potential woodland and if it was thinned ratlxex- than slashed, it would be classified as woodland in 2(H0 years. The clean cutting of second growth stands is a very short-sighed policy, as the stand will grow very much more in. value each year, as the trees increase, in, size. Fuelwood could be secured by making beneficial thinnings. The woodland area of Goderich, Grey and Turnberry; to a lesser extent is increased considerably by the per- . centage that is in the slash classifi cation. 3. Swamp, Waste oi’ Barren. Several of the townslips have a considerable area in this classifica tion and the percentage of woodland is increased as some of these types are growing- timber. 4. 'Cleared Land, The figure in the cleared land si; jws better than any other single column the extent of deforestation in the different townships. McKil- lop and iStephen township have over 96 pei’ cent cleared. Bix other twps. Ashfield, Colborne, Hullett, Stanley, Tuekersmith and Usborne have over 90 per cent, cleared. These figures are very alarming, as experts who have studied the- pro blem in all its phases say that at least 15 per cent, of an agricultur al district should be in woodland. There is a shortage of fuel in many localities and even minor repairs to buildings are expensive. Farmers who still have a few acres of wood’and would well be advised to take measures to preserve it and plant sandy land, hillsides and cor ners that are difficult to cultivate, a grove of evergreens on the north and west sides of the farm buildings is a valuable asset to a farm as it protects the. buildings from the zero winds of winter, beautifies the home and is a windbreaks for adjacent cul tivated fields. The Forestry Branch publish a bulletin on woodlot management and distribute trees free for wind- break, woodlot and plantation plant ing. Descriptive literature and ap plication forms may be secured from the Forestry Branch, Parliament Buildings, Toronto, or the county agricultural irepresenta* ives. HURON BY PER(TINT AGES—1934 Percentages ASSESSMENT Assessed Swamp, Waste Township Acreage Cleared Woodland Slash or Barren Ashfield 63,724 92.6 3.6 2.9 .6 Colborne 37,336 91.5 4.4 2.8 .1.2 Goderich 52,39 4 81.1 3.3 14.7 .7 Grey 64,892 80.2 7.5 12.3 Hay 52,892 • 83.8 4.4 .8 10.9 Howialx 67,837 69.4 7.4 1.1 21.9 Hullett 53,486 94.3 4.4 1.2 ML Kill op 5'2,186 96.3 3.6 Morris 55,136 82.3 7.0 2.9 7.7 Stanley 44,151 90.7 9.3 Stephen 5.6,713 96.1 3.9 Ci Tuckersmith 40,650 91.2 6.2 2.0 .5 Turnberry 3.5,656 72.7 3.7 '5.4 18.0 Usborne 42,692 92.9 6.8'.1 j'.0'9 Wawanosh E.41,728 73.5 8.3 3.9 15.1 Wawanosh, W.41,700 71.4 6.6 3.6 18.2 County, 19 3 5 803,157 85.6 5.6 3.4 5.8 County, 1901 9.9 10.3 Dr. Wood’s NORWAY PINEY SYRUP Shivers and Sneezes Then the Sold Begins You feel chilly; sneeze a few times; nose-/Starts to run; then comes tlm^cold which, if notpidftended to immediately, sliortlyfworks down irntp'-tMe'bronchial tubes, and the eougjp'starts. On the first sigiff’ of a co^^get a bottle of Dr. Wood’s Norwayipre Sy You will findffit to ‘ prompt, pleasant, reliable and effectual ifemc JTiir your trouble. It has be _ ..^fi^the market for the past 44 years. Don’t experiment with a substitute and be disap pointed. Get “Dr. Wood’s.” o«Ah ^oW'Fr,ce<JCor ft. , 15 YEARS AGO March 17, 1921 Mr. Ed. Davis hias taken a position as junior on the staff olf the Cana dian Bank of Commerce. Mr. A. Brintnell, who has been teaching, school in Biddulph has re signed his position and has taken a situation as ’bookkeeper with Mr. T. Neiwell. Mr. Wilbftr Cud-more, of Gadsby, Alta., visited his father (Mr. Geo. Cudmore during' the week. The condition of Mr. George Craw ley at the present time is very crit ical. Mr. Fred Fletcher, of Carwell, Sask., is Visiting Mrs. Wm. Fletcher of town. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Lloyid and son who have been spending the winter with Mr; and- Mrs. Thomas Elliott left last Thursday for theil1 home at Starview, Sask, #‘Miss Wee-kes,, olf Guelph accom panied by Jean'spackman and Clara McDonald visited in Exeter the latter; part of the week. Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Moncuf and Mrs. Toohey, of Toronto, and Mr. Coloman, MoncuT, of Peterboro, re turned to their homes Wednesday after attending the funeral of tho late Miss Edith Moftcut. (Crowded out last week.) Mbs. George Earl, of Exeter, recent visitox’ of Mr. and Mrs. M. Pullen. Mr. and Mrs. Nelsoxi Squire, of Farquhar, spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. George Squire. Mr. Hilton Ogden, Billy and Jean spent the weeki-end in Wingham. They were accompanied home by and Mrs. Currie who have been vis iting them for several weeks. Miss Ruth Hodgson is confined to her home suffering from measles. iMr. Russell Parkinson, of Kirkton is holidaying for two weeks with his parents. On Saturday afternoon the Mis sion Circle met at the home of Vel ma Squire with eight members pres ent. The 1st Vice-President, Shir ley Squire was in the chair. The meeting opened with quiet music after which hyimn 485 was sung fol lowed by the Lord’s ^Prayer in uni son. The Scripture lesson was read by Eunice Parkinson. Velma Squire v&ry ably explained the 5 th chapter of the Study Book. Readings were given by Maida Morley, Merle and Shirley Squire, Mrs. Gunning favor ed with an instrumental. Singing and the benediction brought the meeting to a close. The Y.P.S. met at the home of Mr, Wm. Morley on Friday evening. The President Harold Hazelwood liad charge of thie devotional part of the meeting. Merle Squire read the Scripture lesson a.nd Rev, Stewart offered prayier. At this time Vin cent Elliott presided. 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