HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-09-17, Page 6WIBSmYi SEPTEMBER 17, 1936 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVQCATE
Farm News
Maple Sugar and Maple Syrup
'Canada’s maple trees are estimat
ed to have yielded maple syrup and
maple sugar to the value of $3,713,-
781 during the 11136 season, an in
crease of 5.4 per eent. over 1935.
The production .-£ maple syrup is
placed at 2,022,719 gallons valued
at $2,'655,719 and the output of
maple sugar is estimated at 9.231,-
iS03 pounds valued at $1,058,062. In
1935 the production of maple syrup
was 2,250,769 gallons valued at $2,
782,275 while maple sugar produc
tion amounted to 6.538,960 lbs. val
ued at $740,145. The 1936 season
was not quite so favorable as in
1935 in the Maritime Provinces and
Ontario because of unusual weather
conditions with very little frost in
the ground and few r.ight frosts, al
though in s.me districts of Ontario
there was a good run of sap, with
syrup of excellent quality.
Blacklist Dodder
Dodder, a parasite weed found in
some clover fields of the warmer
section^ of Ontario is to be put on
the black list by the Dominion De
partment of Agriculture, seed au
thorities learn. Seed of Dodder is
described as round, about the same
size as small mustard and greyish
brown or yellow in appearance. The
plant is practically leafless and the
small thread-like stems wind them
selves about the clover plant. It is
understood that henceforth no clover
>cc<> pnutaining Dodder will be al-
Farmers with Dodder-infested neias
are advised to cut for hay, and the
patches of the weed should be cut
and burned. Warm open falls, with
no early frost favor the spread of
the weed.
Creamery Butter Grading In Effect
September 1st
All creamery butter sold in prints
in Ontario, beginning September 1,
must be marked according to grade
and will be subject to rigid inspec
tion by the staff of the Ontario De
partment of Agriculture. The prints
•must be plainly marked and must
adhere to the grade so marked. The
grades will be as follows: First, Sec
ond, and Third Grade and No Grade.
A creamery official stated that
the step would be of great benefit to
both the consumer and those cream
eries which have maintained a cor
rect grading of butter voluntarily.
(Many creameries have been offering
a First Grade butter for many years,
he said, but some have been slipping
in Second Grade butter as First
Grade.
With close inspection not only
would the grading be reliable and
give the consumer a better guaran
tee of quality but it may also elim
inate improper storage of butter,
which allows grades to deteroriate.
Many creameries have advocated
the new regulations for some time
and were largely responsible for
them being adopted by the govern
ment, the local official said.
The system of inspection will be
that government inspectors will
cheek butter wrapped and graded at
creameries and also in stores where
it is being handed over the counter.
The latter may eliminate inmproper
storage, he said, as butter not kept
in refrigerators or kept near fish or
other odorous mechandise will be
come tainted and will not pass ac
cording to the grade marked.
Current Crop Report
Bruce County reports lamb prices
holding up well and returns satisfac
tory. Hog prices although now
closer in line with current feed
prices, are still gratifying. The yield
of oats in Huron County is rather
disappointing, with averages from
20 to 25 bushels per acre. Dealers
there are paying 9O cents, for barley
and 95 cents for wheat delivered.
Wellington has had some rain, de
scribed as a godsend to late potatoes
roots, pastures and to those now
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preparing for fall wheat. Yields in
Haldimand are generally quite low,
particularly spring cj;ops. Total
yields of 200 to 300 bushels on 100-
acre farms are reported. Very few
. atches of small seed are in evidence
and as a result there is a great deal
cf aftei-harvest cultivation being
cairied on. A heavy increase in ac
reage of fall wheat is contemplated.
Lincoln County reports pullets com
ing production. Roosters -weighing
from 3 to 7 pounds are in demand
at present and quite plentiful. The
prevailing prices for peaches there
is now 40 cents for sixes, with best
quality retailing at '50 cents. Pota
toes hold at around $1.75 per bush
el, cauliflower at $2.75 per dozen
and large cabbage $1.50 per dozen.
Theie will he a lot of after-harvest
cultivation done this year in Ontario
County. The grain crop in Prince
Edward is the smallest in years. A
large number of brood sows are be
ing marketed each week and the de
mand for springer and fresh cows
keeps keen. In Victoria county the
high price for malting barley is sat
isfactory to some farmers, who have
a fair yield of good quality. Alsike
is being quoted at around $S.00. Pas
tures there are showing improvement
Turnips and corn, as well as late
buckwheat, will also be helped. The
bovine T. B. Free Area Campaign in
Victoria is progressing very well.
York County reports light yields of
inferior quality grain, with low
feeding value.
Corn Borer Increasing
Various reports have appeared re
garding the effect of the corn borer
on the 1936 crcp. Apparently there
has been considerable more activity
An rhp r.art of the moths than for
growing district some ten years ago.
The following paragraphs were writ
ten by George M. Stirret, the Domin
ion Entomological Laboratory, at
Chatham:
An increase in the numbers of
corn borers in the present corn crop
is indicated by the number of moths
in flight and the number of eggs
laid per plant in experimental plots
of the Deminion Entomological La
boratory at Chatham during the
present season.
The moths observed in the plots
increased from 27 in 1934 and 29 in
1935 to 132 during the present
year, while the number of eggs laid
per plant increased from .5 in 19 3 4
and 1.9 in 1935 to 13.8 in the pres
ent year.
It is too early yet to secure the
mortality of larvae after hatching
and before they become established
in the corn plant. The infestation
in the autumn depends to a large
exent upon the success of the borer
in entering the plant. However, at
the present time, we know that dur
ing the flight season this year more
moths laid considerably more eggs
per plant than during the last two
years.
The increase in the number of
borers forecast above does not mean
that the corn crop will be ruined,’
and that we will have returned to
the conditions of 1925-26. It means
only that in some field5 borers will
be conspicuous and do more damage
than during the past two years, and
that in other fields they will be more
numerous but still do little damage.
There is a warning, however, in the
predicted increase in that growers
•should realize that, although there
will not be much commercial dam
age this year, the borer under fa
vorable conditions, will increase to
a marked degree, and if two or three
such seasons occur in succession it
may increase enough to ruin the crop
if strict clean-up measures are not
practised, year after year.
WOODHAM
’Special Rally Day services will
be held in this church next Sunday,
September 20tli at 10:30 a.m.
Mr. Wesley Shier and son Roy, of
London, visited with Mr. and Mrs.
Victor Chatten on Friday of last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Squire were re
cent visitors at the home of Mrs.
Rhoda Westlake, of Exeter.
Friends of Mrs. Wm. Sinclair are
.sorry to know that she is confined
to her bed again through illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wynn spent
Thursday last in London.
Mission Circle
The Mission Circle met on Thurs
day evening last at the home of
Mrs. James McCollough with a
goodly number present. The presi
dent, Mrs. W. Wynn presided. The
meeting opened by a hymn and the
piesident gave a prayer. Evelyn
Camm read the Devotional Leaflet;
Mrs. V. Catten gave a reading,
Violet .Squire favored with a guitar
solo; Rena Avery read an interest
ing story; Florence Kirk led in
prayer; Mrs. O. Brine gave a poem
and Violet Jaques a temperance
reading. During business it was de
cided to make a quilt, Hazel Gun
ning invited the young ladies to her
horn for the next meeting and the
president brought the meeting to a
close in the usual way. Refresh
ments were served at the close.
t Life in a big city Is certainly
nerve-shaking. If it isn’t a fast
motorist tearing up the street, it’s
a slow contractor.
Vendor of Horse
Now in Jail
GODERICH—-Leslie McLeod, Ho-
wick Township farmer, is in county
jail here, charged with defrauding
his creditors. He was arrested on
his farm by County constable John
Ferguson and remanded to jail to
Thursday by iF. G. IVeir, J.P,
This is the latest move in the fa
mous horse case, now over two years
in the courts, which started with a
horse dealer, William E. Davidson,
Matheson, leaving $40 in the milk
bottle of a. neighbor of McLeod’s,
during the latter’s absence, and'
leading the steed, for which had
bargained, away. McLeod had Da
vidson arrested and put in jail for
theft, .but the horse dealer was hon
orably acquainted. Davidson then
brought civil action for false arrest
and malicious prosecution and was
awarded $500 and costs in .Sprerne
Court.
Litigation just started at this
point and has gone on and on till
costs amount to thousands of dol
lars. It looks as though a good 100
acre farm is to be dissipated on a
$40 horse.
Allegedly to escape paying the
$5 00 judgment, McLeod transferred
the farm to his brother and sister,
The transfer was set aside by Jus
tice McEvoy.
McLeod next gave a bill of sale
of chattels to one Walter Horsburg,
a neighbor, but this was null and
void by Judge MacKinnon of Guelph
Next move of McLeod -was to make
application for relief under the
Farmers’ Creditors Arangement Act,
but Judge Costello, on Friday last,
ruled that McLeod’s case did not
:hi?j the meaning of the'Act.
turday the ‘Crown Attorney
in and ordered McLeod’s ar-
TORONTO MARKETS
PRICES MOVE LOWER
IN TORONTO LIVE STOCK '
Best Good Grade Cattle Hold Steady
Monday’s Live .Stock Receipts
Cattle ............................. 5,120
Calves .............................. 1,360
Hogs ............................... 1,830
Sheep and Lambs ......... 2,260
Prices were generally lower on the
Toronto Live Stock Market Monday,
although the better grades of cattle
maintained a steady tone. Turnover
was small for a Monday market and
a large supply of common to med
ium cattle were unsold. Cattle hold
over for the day was 2,400 head.
The cattle run included 1,70 0
Westerns. Trade was. draggy on
weighty steers and butcher cattle,
with prices about steady on good
quality. Steers of choice variety sold
at $5.50 to $6, with a -top load of
$6.25. Plain steers sold down to
$4.25. Good butchers sold from
$5 to $5.35, with common slow at
$3.50 to $4.50.
Cows were steady at $2.50 to $3.-
50, and canners were from $1.25
to $1.50. Good bulls ranged from
$3 to $3.25. Choice fed calves trad
ed from $7.50 tO‘ $8, with mediums
downwards to $5.50. Stove cattle
were steady and fairly active, feed
ers going at $4 to $4.5 0, and Stock
ers from $3 to $3.85. Bids on the
poorer grades of cattle held over
were generally lower.
Hogs settled 25 cents lower at
$8.25, f.o.b., for bacons, and $9 off
cars. Truck hogs sold mostly at
$8.60 for bacons, with some long
hauls a little higher.
Lamb prices were about 5 0 cents
lowei’ at $7.50 to $8 for good ewes
and wethens. Closing sales were
$7,50 to $7.75 with culls and bucks
from $6 to $6.75. Sheep were eas
ier also at $1.50 to. $3.75, accord
ing to quality.
Oalves were steady to a shade
easier at a general top of $8. A few
were as high as $8.50. The common
variety brought $5, and Western
calves traded from $4 to $6.
CREDITON EAST
Mr. and Mrs. David Baird and
two sons and Mrs. John.Baird spent
Sunday in Thedford.
Mt. and Mrs. Oscar Pfaff and
daughter, of Woodham, spent the
week-end with the former’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pfaff, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Pfaff and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Pfaff spent Sunday with relatives
an Zurich and Blake.
Mr. Eli Lawson was called to
Windsor on Wednesday last owing
to the illnes of his son-in-law, Mr.
George Wright who was operated on
Thursday and is getting along as
well as can be expected. Mr. Law-
son returned home on Sunday.
Mrs. Gordon Hunter and Mr. Ike
Sims, of Exeter and Messrs. Cleve
and Fred Rawlins, of Ailsa Craig
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. H.
Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Baird and children,
of Grand Bend, spent Sunday with
Mr, and Mrs, Sam. Sims.
Mrs. Rachel Sims, of south of
town, spent, a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. H. Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs, Gordon Memer
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mrs, Wellington Haist.
Mr. and Mrs. Rawlings, of Ailsa
Craig, gpent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. J. Sims,
MORLEY—N’EJh WEDDING
A wedding of much interest to
residents of this community took
place in Hazel Park, Mich., on Wed
nesday of last week when, Lois
■Gwendolyn, elder daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Neil, became the
bride of Francis Howard Morley, son
of Mr. and Mis. Will Morley, Whal
en. Rev, Frank L, Fitch, of First
■Methodist Episcopal Church, Royal
Oak oi’ficated. The bride escorted
by her father, who gave her in mar
riage, took her place beneath an
arch decorated with pink and white
gladioli and white wedding bell to
the strains of the bridal chorus from
Lohengrin played by the groom’s
sister Miss Elva Morley. The bride
was lovely in a gown of ivory satin,
fleer length. The bodice was but
toned from the Elizabethan collar
of rose pointe lace to the waist line
and the long close fitting sleeves
inset with lace were pointed to the
finger tips The bridal veil of net
fell in soft folds held in place by a
coirronne of hand made white satin
Silver sandals completed the cos
tume. She carried a bouquet of
white Bridal and Johanna Hill roses.
The bride's mother was charmingly
gowned in wine velvet with rhine
stone trimmings. The groom's
mother chose navy crepe trimmed
with lace. The bride’s grandmother
Mrs. Franklin Neil, of London, was
becomingly gowned in grey triple
sheer. Each wore a shoulderette of
Talisman roses and fern. After the
ceremony dinner was served in the
dining-room where the table was
centred with the bride’s cake, bank
ed with cream roses, sweet slyssum
and fern. The rooms throughout the
house were arranged with a profus
ion of pink gladioli and American
■beauty roses. The bride chose for
travelling a Dubonnet red swagger
suit tiimmed with grey fur with
matching hat and brown accessories.
The happy couple, amid gliowers of
confetti, left by train for Toronto,
Niagara Falls and Granton. The out'
of town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. I
Will Morley, Elva, Mary, Jean and
Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Ogden,
Mr. Will Ogden, of Whalen; Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin Neil, London.
KIRKTON
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robinson, of
Carlingford, visited Sunday at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wil
liams.
Mis Agnes Greason, of London,
is spending a couple of weeks at her
home here.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hotson spent
Sunday with Miss Thelma Marshall.
Mr. and Mrs. Reg. Doupe, of St.
Marys, visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Amos Doupe.
Mr. and Mrs. John McCullough, of
Woodham, visited Sunday with Mr.
and Mis. Milton Gregory.
Alex. Walker V.S., left for his
new practice in Hanover on Satur
day.
Miss Beatrice Doupe and Miss Vel
ma Doupe visited a couple of days
last week with Miss Eleanor Doupe,
of Stratford.
Canadian National Veterans Present
Their Railway with Loyalty Roll
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Canadian National veterans from
all over Canada and System points
in the United States met in the
Union Station, Toronto, on August
27th, in a unique ceremony to com
memorate their* old railway’s en
trance upon its Second Century of
Service to the public. Some hun
dreds of veterans from all sections
of Canada and from the United
States attended the event while
several hundred telegrams from
veterans on every division of the
National System, unable to attend
the event, were received assuring
the railway of their continued in
terest and support, in spite of the
fact that their days of active ser
vice have ended. A
The presentation took the form
of a. Loyalty Roll, on which were
inscribed the names of 6,270 men
and women on the Pension list of
the System. Encased in & walnut
GREENWAY .
Next Sunday a special Rally Day
service will be held in the united
Church at 2.45. A very interesting
promotion service is being prepared
and every member of the Sunday
School frem the Cradle Roll up is
urgently requested to be present,
the teachers especially request a
full attendance of the scholars that
each may receive their promotion
certificate.
The guest speaker for the Anni
versary, October 11th will be Mrs.
J. F. Sutcliffe, of Thorndale. Fowl
Supper October 15th.
Miss Mary McGregor went to
Clinton on Monday to take a Com
mercial, course in the Business col
lege.
Mr. Wm. Stewardson of Saskat
chewan is visiting his mother Mrs.
T. Stewardson and other relatives.
Misg Erma Goodhand had an op
eration on her tonsils and nose last
week in a London Hospital. We wish
her a speedy recovery.
Mrs, Archie McIntosh has re
turned from a visit in Port Huron.
, Mrs. Wareham, Mr. and Mrs. R.
Eagleson, Lorraine and Roy Eagle-
son, of Sarnia, Mrs. Toll and Allen,
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Daley, of Lon
don, visited Mr. E. Mason last week
We are glad to report Mr. Mason is
able to be up a short time each
day.
Mr, and Mrs. R. Owen of El Paso,
Texas and Mr. Barry, of Sarnia, were
guests of Mr. Laurie and Miss Leask
the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Gill and Eloise
visited Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Pol
lock Sunday evening.
Miss Mary Corbett and Miss Scott
of Maple Grave, were quests of Mr.
and Mrs. Russell Pollock Sunday
evening.
Several from here attended the
Isaac family reunion in Centralia
last week.
The Harmony Class met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Pol
lock on Friday night with 23 pre
sent. Election of officers for 1936-
37 were as follows: Pres., Law-rence
Curts; Vice-Pres., Mrs. Roy Whit
ing; Sec’y-Treas., Roy Whiting; Vis
iting Com., Mrs. Harry Isaac and
Mrs. Carman Woodburn; Program
Com., Mrs. Will Hicks, Mrs. Lloyd
Brophey, Mrs. Leslie Woodburn and
Elton Curts; Recreation Com., Mrs.
Elton Curts, Mts. Milton Pollock,
Harry Isaac and James prance.
Sunday was a red-letter day for
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regular and natural action of the bowels. All druggists carry them in stock.
flE. the veterans of the Canadian National Railways and associated
g companies, desire to give expression to the good will which
S we bear to the railroad and its &aff.
As it enters upon its Second Century of service to the public, the
Canadian National carries with it the sincere good wishes of the great
army of veterans—more than 6,000 men and women—who have completed
their years of a&ive railroad service but whose hearts remain loyal to their
Railway.
To our nation-wide transportation system and to the 80,000 men and
women employed upon it, we pledge our loyalty and support, confident
that the years ahead will bring to the enterprise full measure of success.
Six thousand, two hundred and seventy names are inscribed on the
accompanying roll of Canadian National veterans.
chest, suitably engraved, and on top
of which was a working model, in
silver, of a big modern locomotive
made by a veteran with 52 years of
service to his credit, there was a
decorated address which read :
“We, the veterans Of the Canadian
National Railways and associated
companies, desire to give expression
to the good will which we bear to the
railroad and its staff. As it enters
upon its Second Century of service
to the public, the Canadian National
carries with it the sincere good
wishes of the great army of vet
erans— more than 6,000 men and
women-—who have completed their
years of active railroad service but
whose hearts remain loyal to their
Railway. To bur nation-wide trans
portation system and to the 80,000
meh and women employed Upon it,
We pledge our loyalty and support,
confident that the years ahead will
the Y. P. with M<r. George Taylor, of
Wingham, as the guest speaker for
the anniveisary services, The music
was splendid underThe leadership of
Mr, Albeit Pollock with Evelyn
Curts at the piano and a special
choir cf the young people. At night
•the Misses Hiekg. sang an impressive
hymn. Rev. J. B. Moore preached
in the afternoon and Manuel Cu'rts
at the evening service. The beauti
ful floral decorations and good
weather added much to the success,
of the anniversary.
WHALEN
Mr, and Mrs. Gordon Doeking, of
Staffa, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry
White, of Kirkton, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parkinson.
Mrs, Thos Morley is (spending
several weeks in L-cndon.
Mr. and Mrs, Wm, Veal, ^cFWin-
chelsea, were recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Melville Gunning.
Mr. and Mrs. Milne Pullen visited
on Sunday with the latter’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. Geo, Earl, Exeter.
W. M’. g.
The W.M.S. met at the home ol’
Mrs, Frank Squire for the Septem
ber meeting with thirteen members
and five visitors present. Mrs. Haz
elwood, 1st vice-president presided
over the meeting. The Devotional
Leaflet was read by Mrs. Thos Gun
ning and the Scripture lesson by
Thelma Squire, after which Rev.
Mr. Stewart offered prayer. Mrs.
Milne Pullen favored with an instru
mental. The Study Book was taken
by Mrs. E. Foster followed by a
reading by Ruth Hodgson and a
duet by Gladys and Merle Squire.
Mrs. Hazelwcod closed the meeting.
HARPLEY
(Crowded out last week)
■Mrs. Chrystal E. Hayter, London,
spent the week-end with her mother
Mrs. Margaret Hayter.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Lawson and Jack
of Crediton, visited with Mr. and
Mrs. C. K. Lovie on Sunday.
■Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sherritt and
Billie, of Granton, accompanied by
their daughter and son-in-law called
at Mr. Mansell Hod gins’ on Sunday.
Mr. Willis Hayter, of Detroit, is
visiting in the district.
Miss Jean Hodgins, of Detroit,
spent the week-end with her fathei-
/Mr. Jas. E. Hodgins.
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bring to the enterprise full measure
of success. Six thousand, two hun
dred and seventy names are in
scribed on the accompanying roll of
Canadian National veterans.”
President S. J. Hungerford, of the
Canadian National System, while
unable to attend, owing to a recent
family bereavement, was repre
sented by E. P. Mallory, Assistant,
to the President, who received the
presentation. Other headquarters
officers, and W. A. Kingsland, Vice-
President of the Central Region,
were present.
President Hungerford, in express
ing regret at his inability to attend,
said that he was proud the Canadian
National System is one of the great
enterprises to have a contributory
pension plan to enable all members
of the staff to join with the Com
pany in a. mutual undertaking to
provide for old age,