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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1964-04-23, Page 9Visit To Capitals, ,Re-cent :Disaster rea •Residents Prove Interesting To Baylield and murals in all these build- ings are most interesting when explained by a guide, each re- cording state or provincial his- tory or symbolizing virtues. As we -drove southwestward, the corn and hogs of Indiana end Illinois gave way to the great cattle ranches of Okla- home, then to the cotton of Texas and the sagebrush and pinon pines of New Mexico. We detoured to Santa Fe to see San Miguel Mission with its silver-toned bell, the oldest house in the US, the narrow s tr eets, and the old world Moorish type of buildings, then .. • Realize the highest returns for. your wool by patronizing yourown tireanization. SHIP "COLLECT TO ,..0.ir,,RegisteDed Warehouse No, 1. 'eytaten, Ontario..„ • sacicsi6d twine -tbotifchairge frail -7 , RUSSELL MANSON (Shearer) Zurich ,)ehithrit)0.0 NAM. CO2OF'ERATIVE- WOOV; GRQWERS .Litviitzp 3i St. 'ClainhAieentie' East; • ' laronto„7 :Ontario, Bean is Available GROW BEANS, BEAN CONTRACTS: Seed and Fertilizer Supplied Crop Accepted at Harvest QUALITY SEED: Ontario Registered---Sanilac Seaway Saginaw Michelite '62 Michigan Certified-=-Sanilac AU Seed Grown From Fou ndation Stock Seed Treated with Diazinon and Captain for Conrol of Seed Corn Maggots, Seed Maggots, Root Maggots, Seed Rots and other Fungus [diseases. This treatment recommended for use on "'Resistant" Seed Maggot's. c•kitact E. L. MULE & SON LIMITED Phone 103 HENSALL ittfb Ai ' ' ' seas markets which have re- The board's 1969 crop pur- cently purchesed wheat, but did chases are nearing the 'record state that there has been con- volume o f 3,-.59?,000 bushels eiderable interest overseas in handled by the board in 1958, recent weeks. the First year of its operation. Thursday, April 23, 1964--,Clinton News-Record—Page 9 .11/1111. VILLAGE 'OF HENSALL TENDERS WANTED SEALED TENDERS will be received by the undersigned up to and until 6 o'clock p.m. Friday, May 1st, 1964. For the preparing and placing asphalt pave. ment 22 feet wide on approximately 2,500 feet on Brock, Mill, Queen and Elizabeth Streets, To be placed on in two courses. The base course to be one and three-quarter inches thick of coarse material, And the top course to be one and one-quarter inches thick of fine material. Contract prices to be submitted by the ton. Lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Work to be completed by September 1st, 1964. For further information apply at the Clerk's office. 16-7-8b •WITH EXCLUSIVE IN TANK AGITATOR *MO. OPERATED •100 GALLON BONDED TANK Designed for the new and future chemicals that, require constant agitation. New Trailer Mounted models with 100 or 200 Imp. gal. tanks SEE THEM NOW at wmamaignit CZ, Authorized D ealer Brucefield JOHN BEANE, JR. Phone 482-9250 3to18 _EARL CAMPBELL, Clerk, Village of Hensel]. fertilizer service A. 6. GRIGG &, SON CLINTON FEED MILL CLINIVN CLINTON Oluitte- 482.9411 Phones 482-3484 and 482.3485 The SHUR-GAIN Division of Canada Packers Ltd. is pleased to announce that in co-operation with a well known local Feed and Coal Dealer, A. G. Grigg & Son, a complete line of fertilizer, both bagged and bulk is now available to the farmers in the Clinton area. A new bulk storage with a capacity of over 250 tons has just been completed, located at Grigg 's Coal Yard. In conjunc- tion with this installation, two fertilizer spreaders are avail- able. One is a tractor drawn 4 ton capacity machine, the other an 800 lb. capacity. Both spreaders are designed to give you the utmost in precision spreading giving you the best of fertilizer to spread. The Clinton Feed Service Mill will continue to provide sales and service in connection with this new fertilizer outlet which will greatly enhance the addition of these new services. May we suggest that before you buy fertilizer, bagged or bulk, you investigate the advantages that SHUR-GAIN Selected Granulated Fertilizer offers both from the stand- point of quality and the standpoint of service in the Clinton Area. r rm rs 14 rea WE ARE PROUD . . to be appointed at distributors in this area for Shur-Gain fertilizers, and we ore pleased to make the bulk fertilizer service, with its obvious savings, available to the farmers Of this area. We also carry lawn and garden fertilizers, with Spreaders available at hat-nil-Rai cost. We extend a cordial invitation to all to visit our new facilities, Open Six days a Week, A. G. .Grigg & Son. king $treet CLINTON Phone 482-041I FARMERS We are shipping cattle every Monday for United Ca-operative of Ontario and solicit your patronage. We will pick them up at your farm, Please PHONE COLLECT ,tibt later than Saturday nights. Seaforth farmers Co-operative F. E. Hunt, Shipper Phone 856 R 14 Wheat Producers Name Bolton As New Chairman Russell T. Bolton, RR 1,. See- forth was elected chairman of the Ontario Wheat Producer's Marketing Board at the board's inaugural meeting held in Tor- onto over the weekend. The newly elected chairman, who farms about 200 acres 'in Huron County and who has been a director of the market- ing hoard since its establish- ment in 1958, succeeds A. R. Coulter of RR 3, Campbellville. Coulter held the position for the past two years and. con- tinues as past chairman on the board's five-man executive com- mittee. Also elected to the executive committee were Peter MacKin- non, RR 2, Bath, who moves to the position of first vice-chair- man, and Mr. James O'Shea, RR 3, Granton, newly elected as second vice-chairman, t h e position preViously held by Mr. MacKinnon. M. R. McDougall, RR 2, Blen- heim was re-elected as the fif- th member of the "board's exec- utive committee. Affiliation appointments made at the meeting resulted in the following: Ontario Federation 'of Agric- ulture, A. R. Coulter; Winter Wheat Improvement Conimit- tee, M. R. McDougall and K. A. Standing, secretary-manager of the board. In a position of purchase and sales report also announced 'by the board,, it was revealed that to date the board has bought 3,127,865 bushels of surplus wheat since harvest time last fall. Of the total wheat bought, 2,340,584 bushels have been sold 'on the export market by the board, Of the balance of about 700,- 000 bushels, which is located' at Sarnia, Toronto,, Kingston and Montreal, all but 100,000 bushels have been sold for ex- port for shipment in the near future. Stocks outside of Mon- treal are being moved into ter- minals there as navigation gets underway. • The board' did not release statistics on prices and over- (Continued from page 4) In regard to the comments on the school question, we again point out that students in Bayfield and Egm'ondville would 'be required to spend no more time on buses than their rural friends, as they could fill a bus and go directly to a pro- posed site at Brucefield. We doubt that such a trip would require an hour as Brig- adier Clift suggests. He is partially correct in his statement that given good and dedicated teachers there is no reason why first class elemen- tary education cannot be pro- vided a three or four room local school. However, the problem is sec- uring good and dedicated tea-• chers who will choose teaching all 'these various grades when they can enjoy so many more benefits while only teaching one grade at the many central schools that progressive areas are erecting on the basis of knoWledgeable information be- ing provided by government and education authorities. In conclusion may we say once again how pleased we are Mat ,Brigadier Clift has taken time from his busy life to write this letter to- the editor. His dedicated service to his new home community 'in Bay- field should prove invaluable and we are certain our succes- sor would appreciate it if he continued. to present his valu- able and concise opinions on many of the subjects confront- ing the area in future letters to this newspaper. Brigadier Oft Gives Answers On Incorporation On Monday, January 20,; we streets. seen 'in the capital cities ef of the California redwoods. back 'to Highway 66 and, to Albuquerque, NeXt erneeed. the centin.- entel Divide (MO ,feet) and headed fpr- cirq114p, "'tare cApital of the WOW where We intended .epending the night. .Uttle 'did we knee, that We . would spend not only erie, hitt eleven nights there, part of them in the local hospital, clue •.to a Colonel With his mind on mattere ether than his car driving across our patb.. But 'the kinclnese of the hos- pital staff, Rom, the Sisters tq the Indian and Spanish nerees, of the Chinese doctor• and. his Irish wife, and of many others helped 'to make our stay in Gallup..as • happy as possible under the circumstances. And it did give us oppertueity to photograph the colourful In- dian. costumes and to see the beautiful jewellery created fr- om silver and turquoise by the Zuni and Navajo Indians. Finally we headed westward again, visiting the Painted Des- ert in all its glory, the Pet- Forest and its metal-like logs. of many colours, arid the awesome Grand Canyon where anyone with the slighteet bit of imagination can see Hindu temples, fairy .eastle,s, and all sorts of figures in the interest- ing natural formations formed by 'the Colorado River and exa °Men.. Next paint of interest was one of man's great accomplieh- ments — Hoover Dam, nestled (Trip takpn by )1r, and Mrs. men, the excellent museum Home, sweet home! Bayfield fhl homes many of them Along There we visited the first Cathedral Grave where the between on the bor- der of Aniznna and Nevada, and then, Lake Meade, a beau- tifql deep shade of blue against a background of .ninkish Mown tains. Boelder City, a 'by-Prc- dnet Of grlover Dam, Was an oasis in the desert had green grass! We would like to have etayed for a few days just to enjoy that bit of green but ether placee were nalling, the first being one often in 'the news— Las Vegas, which has to be seen to be believed, We gasped at 'the hundreds of slot machines and other gambling devices, one estab- lishment after another, many open 'to the street. And tted- reds (or likely thousands) of people, many far from young, were pulling at the levexe hop- ing, ever hoping, that they would hit the, jackpot. What a life! Finally 'we reached Ocean- side, California, and settled down for two weeks of rest and short, sight-seeing jaunts. California has many attractions but one fault — too many people. They are pouring in at the rate of a thousand per day and creating many problems. Oceanside itself is still enjoy- able as one can walk downtown and to the ocean but the beorn is on and land is selling at fantastic prices. Interesting side trips were to: Palomar Observatory with its huge telescope— but don't try twisting your way up that mountain if1 your nerves are bad; San Diego where a har- bour cruise is an education in military ships and planes and where one could spend days at the combination park-museum- zoo; Tijuana across the Mexi- can border where one steps into a different world — children begging, povert y, sidewalk hawkers, "theatres" where dancers wiggle and singers wail—words fail to describe the general atmosphere; Knott's Berry Farm where California's past has been so vividly brought 'back to life; and Dis- neyland with its combination of past, present and future. Late in February we' began our northern trek to British Columbia. Sprawling Los Ang- eles and suburbs takes hours of driving just to get 'through but is most interesting with its fine new residential and busi- ness districts, the homes of many of the movie "greats", the Will Rogers ranch, and many other points seen so easily on 'a guided bus tour. Then one can have a ride on "the shortest railway • in the world"—a cable car taking pas- sengers up to a different level of the city. Next ,one may take the elevator to the top of the city hail where all the Los Angeles area may be seen on a clear day (there are a few in spite of the smog) and where one may see the mayor landing in his helicopter on a part of the city ball roof. San Francisco is fascinating and picturesque with its un- nervingly steep streets, the crookedest street in the world, the garages under the houses, the clanging cable cars, the great harbour!, the Golden Gate bridge, the beautiful parks, the scenes from the hill-tops, and the diamond-studded night view from "The Top o' the Mark", In Northern California we drove through the forests of huge, majestic redwood trees, If one has any illusions of his own importance, the grandeur and age of these trees soon cuts down 'to size. They have Sem many, many generations come and go and still they live on. The California and Oregon 'oast-line is very scenic—some- times high and rocky--some- times low and sandy. Crescent City was built on a low !inlet so we can under- stand why the tidal wave did such damage there. Landing at Swartz Bay on Vancouver Island we drove down to Victoria and settled for two weeks. The weather was not very kind but the rains were mostly gentle and brie last nays no attention to them—at least they don't have .to be shovelled. Vittoria has Much to offer. We enjoyed 'the air of English restfulness, Shops (hot stores) selling articles of 5.C, crafts cause' such havoc. For our crossing to Van- couver, we chose the CPR ferry because it is the only one sail- ing under the Lions Gate bridge, past Stanley Park, end into the 'harbour right at 'the downtown section. There was considerable change hi Van- couver since 1959—It is grow- ing at en astonishing rate, spreading up 'the mountains and across the delta. We took a number of interesting drives: to Horseshoe Bay by 'the upper level road, returning by 'the lower level; up 'to' Capilano Canyon to walk across the long suspension bridge; around the Marine Drive by New West-, minster; across the delta and down 'to the U.S. border; up Little Mountain. The view from that point by day or by night is beyond despriptIon• Conning imnoward, w.e could get through the Trans-Canada Iiighw4y north of Hope .only before 8:30 4.m. or after 5:00 P.M. AS tunnels are being 'blasted through the, mountains 40,carne by way of Manning' Park and the beautiful Olcan- agAn Valley, rejoining the 'T'an's-Canada ne or Salmon Arms. ReVelatoke loeked very. wintry, Golden less ein The scenery was 'terrine With the snow on the evergreens, the baelcgrowl of snow on 'the mountains, and the tewening peaks. The roads were excellent With slush only high up in the PAWS, In the Regees Pass there ..PXe, nine snoweheda and. Many gun emplacement sites. Where the howitaeln sit while simile are being fired at heavy masses of allow ^that might cause avalanenes, 'Lake Louise and the chateau were heaeti- fel in their winter garb (though desolate), !Banff was more lively, with mountain sheep 'feeding in groups on the outskirts, The trip .across the Prairies was cold (below zero part of 'the time) but mostly sunny and with dry roads except for 20 or 30 miles west of Moosejaw. (We needed Fete Heard with his 'salt and sand' there.) East of Kenora we left 'the Trans-Canada and travelled the Great River Road toward Fort Frances. From then we cross- ed intoo. Minnesota at . Interna- tional:Falls. Roads were clear through that state, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Crossing the Mackinac Bridge in the early morning, March 24, and the Bluewater Bridge in the afternoons, we again reached Canadian soil and soon were home. ' 'And so the, holiday is over. We hope that you 'have enjoyed reading of our travels and that some day, if you 'have not al- ready 'done sa, you may 'have the thrill of taking this, trip yourself. we drive through our towns and villages, -we will 'find hous- es built fifty, seventy-five or a hundred years ago are no bet- ter than farm houses built in the same period. The last ten years seems to- have changed the trend. Very few new houses are being built by the fk-mer and those that are being built are much less impressive 'than that of 'his counterpart in the urban cen- tre. The decline of the farmer's status follows very closely the drop in the percentage of the consumer's dollar that finds its way back to the producer's pocket. In 1951 the producer of live- stock received 67.5% of 'the con- sumer's dollar but by 19 61 only 38.9%, For many years the total em- phasis has been on increased and more efficient production. There has been no correspond- ing improvement in returns. It is now time that farmers expanded their efforts not for less by producing More but rat- her for a larger percentage of returns on what they already produce: Since the spread between producer and consumer is con- tinually increasing, it w o ul El seem. logical that the farmer should earry his operation into the processing field This is not a new idea! Adam Smith in his "Wealth of Na- tions" pointed out the grave dangers to both producer and consumer when the "middle-. man" permitted 'a free hand in the distribution of goods.- RCAF Personnel Decorated Five Officers and NCOs at RCAF Clinton were recently presented with the CD (Canadian Forces Decoration) by Group Captain K. R. Greenaway, CD, Commanding Officer, The decoration is presented for long service in, the Arm, ed Forces, From the left are; F/S R. Beggs, FiL G. W. Duguid, F/L R. A. "Buzz" Round, WO2 A. A, —.glades and Sgt. L. Grenier, (RCAF PhotO LeRoy Petit and Mr. and Mrs. (especially the Indian, section) Lloyd Yfakins of Payfieldt) in the Legislative bending, ses- sions of parliament, the beatitl- looks pretty good to us after the water, the green geese and nearly 9,000 'miles of travel. the spring flowers of February And, witla today's traffic, be and. early March, the beautifel ing home safely end able to pink blossoms of the japan- wall on one's own two feet is eSe Ornamental .17'Inm and indeed cause for thankfulness. Cherry on nearly •a'hundred four set out on the help we We drove northward on the had dreamed of for years. Cr- ISland up the beautiful Malahat ossing the Bluewater Bridge Drive to visit Nenanno of for. and on through Detroit, we mar eeel. • fame (stow mostly then drove through the rolling important for lumber and pulp-, Irish Hills section w i th its wood) and the twin cities of many little lakes, and headed Alberni and Port Alberni, for Indianapolis. reached after a drive through of eleven Legislative Buildings giant Douglas firs reminded has Indianapolis (Indiana), Spring- Nearly all of Alberni and the field Jefferson City industrial area of Port Alberni (Missouri), 'Topeka (Kansas), are about at water level so it Oklahoma City (Oklahoma), is no wonder that the wave Santa Fe (New Mexico), Sal- funnelling up the long canal em (Oregon), Olympia (Wash- from the Pacific Ocean could ingtorin Victoria (British Col - =Wan Regina (Saskatehew- an), and Winnipeg (Manitoba). Each of these would cost a fortune to replace with all their various forms of marble hum many states and from Italy and each was interesting in its own individual way. The Missouri Capital building was'perhaps the most unique in that where ever one stands there is an arch overhead but the Okla- homa building has a feature that many might envy — a producing oil well underneath. Victoria outlines its build- ing with many hundreds of bulbs; so at night it looks like a fairy castle. And Winnipeg's handsome edifice has Golden Bog atop its huge dome and two large buffalo to guard the grand staircase. The paintings Familiarity breeds contempt! I wonder if this is the reason that producers of food are so often held in such low esteem. It was not always thus. In earlier days it was 'the mark of a successful family to have the cellar well stocked with veget- ables and apples-shelves around the wall were packed with jars of "preserves" ,of all kinds. The smoke house and pork barrel were full to overflowing. It was the pride and joy of the house- wife to have a bountiful table, well able to meet all emergenc- ies, A great number of people de- voted their time to the product- ion of food. Clothing and 'hous- ing were secondary. It was only 'as food production: improved in per man output that labour was free to advance in other lines. How many realize • that the luxuries of life are only possible because the farmer to- day is able to feed so many people than a few years ago. The standard of living of people is directly related to the progress that has been made in Agriculture and this relation- ship will continue. In low standard of living ar- eas, farmers produce cereal grains, fruits and vegetables. As production improves, grain can be fed to animals w h i c h produce milk and meats. These foods permit better nutrition and healthier people. As labour is freed from food production, it can be applied to the man- ufacture of clothing, housing and related products: For many years there was advancement with basically equal rewards for efforts. If A Matter of Principle (By J. CARL HEMINGWAY)