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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-01-05, Page 5h i f i n n i i i i i i i n i i i i i n i n i i r i i i i i i i i n t n i i i i i i i t i n i i i i i t i i i n i i i i i i i i i i i i n i i t i i i i i i i t i n i i i n i i i i i i i i t i n i i i i u i i i i i t i i m i i i i i i i i i i i i i t t t i t i i i i t i n i i t i t i t i i i n u i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i n i n t i n i i i n i t i H t u u i n i u i t i i K t i i m i i i i t i i t i i i H i i i i i i i i i t t i t i i t n i n n n i i 1956 2. Automobile Accident 3. Robbery 4. Windstorm 5. Personal Accident 6. Liability Protect Yourself Against These Hazards Phone: Office 24 Res. 162-J SEE IV. Herman Hodgson “The Insurance Man” CtiiiiiiiHtiiiiitiiiiihhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii......... YOU CAN BANK YOUR ^Arounddhe^Clock ” at Canada ’s First Bank III $ THE TIMCS ADVOCATE, EXETER, ONTARIO, THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 5, 1956 Down To Earth Review Tear '55 One Of Dryesf In History H. J. CORNISH * CQ THE BOF M'S NEW, SPECIAL DEPOSITORY SERVICE "AFTER-HOURS" <7 Now, Exeter business people, who are unable to make all their bank deposits during regular banking hours, Will have an “after-hours” service 7 days a week. This new B of M Depository Service enables mer­ chants, automotive service stations, restaurants, food markets, theatres, hotels and many other such businesses to deposit their receipts safely and conveniently after regular banking hours. ANOTHER FIRST FOR CANADA'S FIRST BANK . . . The inauguration of the ‘after- houfs’ depository marks an­ other first for Canada’s pioneer bank, for it is the first such Service to be offered by a chartered bank in Exeter. Here in Exeter, as in cities, towns and hamlets from coast to coast — the Bof M is constantly endeavouring to keep pace .with the growth of the City by expanding its services and pioneering new ones to meet the ever-increasing banking needs of the community. A,-....... ■............7...........• ■ ......... - ............:-y ..... ..............................r.-,-............: for full details, please enquire al the BofWs Exeter Office Bank of Montreal 4 Exeter Branch: * C E. SHAW, Manager WORKING WITH CANADIANS IN EVERY WALK OF LIFE SlNCfe 1817 'Perhaps, one' of the driest years on record is now history. Aftei' an exceedingly wet fall in 1954, the past yeai- Mother Na­ ture seemed to be doing her best to answer the farmers’ prayers for dry weather. The year 1955 came in with a very mild spell accompanied by rain. 'In fact, the high on Janu­ ary 2, 1955, was 55. °F, This ab­ normal weather didn’t last too long but January on the whole did not turn to cold, stormy weather until the last week. February was quite typical with coldex- and somewhat stormier weather, but without the heavy drifting that is normally expect­ ed. In fact the last week was milder and rain fell on February 28. An unusual feature of March was the electrical storm on the tenth and the violent snowstorm on the twenty-second which caught many drivers fax' from home and caused much inconven­ ience. The mornirig was rainy with thundei’ arid later the high SW winds swirled the heavy snow into a raging blizzard. Seeding came in with a rush the first week of April, We plant­ ed our first oats on the fifth and all the early planted grain yield- ed exceptionally well. \With the early seeding, most farmers were able to plow down the corp stalks left from the previous fall aud still obtain substantial yields of cereal graine from these fields, although it did. take some ’extra work to obliterate the ruts left from the passage of heavy machinery in the mud. Somehow the pasture fields did npt spring to life until late this spring. May 1,. when most cattle were sent out to pasture saw no great abundance except those fields with oi'chard grass in the mixture. The oldtimers al­ ways said “Never put out youi’ cattle until May 10 or grass is ankle deep”. What sage advice this was in 1955! The close crop­ ped pasture simply nevex- had a chance in the dry weather of July and August. Mowers were better left in the implement sheds. It took the dry grass to carry the livestock as well as prevent the surface evaporation from the blistering sun and the high winds that prevailed for the two months when we exper­ ienced the driest weather in pur memory, This dry weather was also ap­ parent in the cash crops. The earlier the farmer planted the higher the yield, Anyone who threw away the book and just went on with his work seemed to be ahead. Corn planted from May 10 to 15 not only out" ■ yielded the latex' planted corn blit ; also it got matured, Spring- l ploughed soft was on the average !a very poor bet but a few fields : that were handled with fore­ sight made satisfactory yields. Canning peaa came through with flying colours and this help­ ed in many instances to cover the previous year’s losses for many growers. Canning corn made only average yields but on the whole was as good a paying crop as any. Picking beans as well as field beans were no great bonanza. It was the white. bean grower who was behind the eight ball. Aftex’ losing ovex* 75% of the 1954 crop many growers increas­ ed theix' acerage ip 1955 /to re­ coup their losses. This proved to be one of the most disastrous i made. Hot, dry weather the blossoms and many cases was bushels per acre, who waited for growth to ripen Data On Dashwood By JIBS. E. H. RADER Christmas Visitors Miss Lorna Kraft, Mr. and Mrs, S. Adams and Mr. and Mrs. Vic­ tor Kraft and family all of Lon­ don with Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Kraft. Mr. John Bendex- with.Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bender and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bender of Crediton. . Mr. and Mrs. Lome Becker and family with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kirk and family at Galt and also visited with Mrs. Beck­ er’s mother, Mrs. Ervin Greb, who has been in the hospital several weeks. Mrs. Mary Martene, Gerald and Edwin, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Salmon, and family with Mr. and Mrs. Tlxos, Hern and family at Zion. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Salmon spent Christmas Monday with Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Scott and family at London. Mrs. Leonard Schroeder and daughter Mario, Mrs. Stan Clare­ mont of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. iCarl Allemang and family of' Ni­ agara Falls, Mr, and Mrs. Robert Fel'lbaum of Kitchener with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Restemayer. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Prang and family of Zurich; Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Taylor and boys, Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Weiberg and family, of Waterloo; Mr. James Haytex- Mr. and Mrs; Goderich. . Harold Kraft Mr. and Mrs. ......___, ..... and Mrs. Wendell Gamble and boys, of London; Mr. apd Mrs. Lloyd Rader and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Radex- and family and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rader and boys, all with Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Rader. Mi-, and Mrs. Ed Wurm and Shirley, of Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. Alvip Walper and Mr. Edmund Walper with Mr. and Mrs. Art Willert. Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Radex- and family were Monday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ray Patterson and family, of Grand Bend. Mr. Mervyn Stelck, of Brad­ ford, and Miss Patsy Stelck, of Toronto, with Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stelck. Mr. Robert Wein, of Sudbury, at his hoxne here. Mrs. Herb Wein, ih Detroit^ with Mr. Herb Wein. .Mr. and Mrs. ■Charles Fonger arid son, Mr. and Mrs. Helmuth Messndr and daughter and Miss Anna Messner, all of London, and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Nielson aii‘d family with Mr. and Mrs. ■Fred Messner. Mr. and Mrs. Walter 'Beisen- thal and family, of Copetown, and Siegfried Miller, of Water­ loo, with Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Gamut Weiberg and family, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert ■Weiberg, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon- Weiberg and Howard Weiberg, all of Waterloo, and Mr. and Mrs. Lome Devine with Mr. and Fred Weiberg. ■Mr. and Mrs. Earl Telfei- family, >of Brantford, with and Mrs. Adolph Keller. Mr. and Mrs. Melton Walper and family, of Ingersoll; Mrs. Nelda Routledge, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fassold, Bob and Muth, Milton Ratz and and Mrs'. and Mr. of London; Mrs. and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ratz family, of Shipka, with Mr. Mrs. Philip. Fassold. Mr. and Mrs. Urban Pfile, and Mrs. William Haugh Shirley, Mrs. Armanda maker, Mr. and Mrs. 'Dhtars and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rader arid family With Mr. arid Ivirs* i08»rn^t- Mr. hnd Mrs. Hugh Love arid family, of Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. Reg Hodgson and Kay, of Cen­ tralia; Mr. arid Mrs. Oscar Greb and Glen, of Zurich; Mr. Simon ■Greb, of Exeter; Mr. and Mrs. William HSiugh and Shirley arid Mr. and Mrs. Elmer- Rader and boys were Monday griests With Mr. and Mrs. Urban Pfile. Miss Thelma Weber, of Lon­ don; Mr. and Mrs. Keith Weber and family, of Angxis; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Webex- and Ronald, of Crediton; Mr. and Mrs. Clar­ ence Schade and family, Zurich, "and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Weber and family with Mr. and Mrs. Weber, Mr. and ___ and family, of Clinton; Mr. and Mrs. -A. V. Tieman and Charles, Mrs. George Merner, Mrs. Ernest Rader and Gtts Sclioeffbuck with Mr. and Schu- Howard Mrs. Mliiott Bartliff Mr. and Mrs. Milfred Merner and family. * Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Welda and family, of Detroit, with Mrs. Fred Schlundt. Mr. and Mrs, Bruce Sieback, of Naperville, Illinois, and Miss Lois Gaiser, of London, with Mrs. Cora Gaiser. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bruce, of Windsor; Mr. and Mrs. John Snyder, of Brantford; Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hayter and Joanne and Mr .and Mrs. Bob Haytex- and boys with Mrs. Bertha Hay­ ter. Mr. and Mrs. and family with Fred Fritzley, at Mr. and Mrs. and family and Elgin Rader and family with Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Kraft. Now Year’s Visitors .Miss Barbara Becker of Kitch- enex- with Mr. and ’Mrs. V. L. (Becker and family. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Weiberg, Mr 'and Mrs. 'Ervin Latta and Mr. Howard Weiberg of Water­ loo with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wex- bex-'g. Mr. and Mrs. Wellwood Gill ■and Joan .and Mr. Kenxjeth. P.afc? ■terson bf 'Grand Bend with Mr. and Mrs. Ervin 'Radex- and fam­ ily. Mr. .John 'Bender, w.ho was 82 on New Year’s day, when his ■seven children and their families were all present >at the 'home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bender at Crediton. Those present were Mr. ■and Mrs. Allan tFaulhafer of Kit­ chener, Mr, and Mr.s. Roy (Bender ■and family of Toronto, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard 'Bender and daugh­ ter and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Caswell of London, Mr. and Mrs. Fred ■Cunnington of Elimville and Mr. and 'Mrs. .Gordon 'Bender and fam­ ily. Mr. Bender received many useful gifts. Mr. and 'Mrs. Ward Kraft and family of London with Mr. and 'Mx-s. 'Ernest Koehler arid family. Mr. and Mrs. 'Leonard Rest- emayex- and family, Mrs. Emma Dietrich, Mr. and 'Mrs. IRoy Diet- rich and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ryan 3nd family of Mt. Car­ mel, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. .Dietrich, Mr. iRusseli iBnintnell Cr&ig • and Miss Helen of Birr With Mr. and Ziler and family. Mr .and Mrs. family of Galt, Henry * iBecker, Martha, Marilyn and Bruce with Mr. and Mrs. Lorne 'Becker. Mr. and 'Mrs. Th os. Hern and family of Zion, Muriel Hern of London, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. 'Scott and family, Mrs. Pearl iSalmon, Miss Annie (Elliott, Mr. -and Mrs. Hubert Salmon, all of London, with Mr. and Mrs. 'Clifford Sal­ mon. ■ i Mr and Mrs. A. IC. Whittier, Susan and Robert of Peterboro and Miss Erma Wein of Clinton 'with Mrs. Herb Wein and fam­ ily. Mr. and Mrs. 'Lloyd Radex- and family, Mr, and Mrs'. iGarnet Wil­ lert, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Haugh and Shirley with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer (Rader and boys. Mr. and 'Mrs. Mlilne Rader, Mr. and Mrs. 'Garnet fWillert, Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Datars, Mrs. lAman- da Schumaker, Ml-, and Mrs. Ed Nadiger and ‘Helen, Mr. and Mrs. Urban iPfiile and Mr. arid Mrs. Elmer Rader and boys, Monday, With Mr. and Mja. Wm. 'Haugh. Mr. and. Mrs. Hubert 'Campbell, Miss iSelma BIfert of Detroit with Mr1, and Mrs. (Edgar Restemayer. Mrs. W. Mason Born In Biddulph Mrs. William Mason, 65, who died suddenly on Friday, Decem­ ber 23 in St. Joseph’s Hdspital, London, was the former Almina Hutchinson, of Biddulph town­ ship. Prior to moving to Dashwood iri 1952 she and her husband farmed in Stephen township. She was a member of the Evangelical . U.B. Churcli. Surviving, besides her hus­ band, ate One son, Gerald, ami one daughter, Mrs. Gerald O’lROhrke (Ila), both of Stephen —Please turn to Page 9 decisions blistered yield in than 10 growers second J everything to Mother Nature who sent along inclement weather to win their harvest. The one cash crop that did make satisfactory returns was sugar beets. Most growers got them in early and, with a good stand along with poor competi­ tion from weeds, these deep- rooted plants were able to make outstanding growth throughout the dry fall when other crops suffered from the drought. Hay? There ' just wasn’t any second cutting on the average in this area. This lack was apparent at the fall auction sales when many, who in desperation had fed their first cutting to th;e ‘cattle in September and October, bid as high as 60tf a bale and in odd cases 70^ foi’ some excellent quality ‘ ’ farmer cattle spring. Grain harvest was a cinch. There were no delays. The con­ tinuous very hot weather was hard on man power but most carried on and finished with xriore than average yields in the bins, although the straw was maybe not as plentiful as usual. •the less The the lost ■Not as much wheat was plant­ ed due to dry weather, Most farmers were afraid to plow sod so desperately needed for pasture. Silo filling was general, early in September, and many corn fields were picked before October 1 with good yields. Dry wells were all too com­ mon throughout the district this, fail and many farmers had the added burden of hauling water a considerable distance for more than two months. Never have we seen the Ausable dry for so long. Fortunately our well- seemed to -withstand the drought ’ much better than it did the summer of 1954 and we considered our­ selves extremely fortunate. Some farmers are still hauling water for their livestock in the stable. To say the least, we pity them, lit is a cold, wet job in winter. What will 1956 bring? Your guess ‘ years very have 1955 ing up their optimism and hope that recovery will he made. The great forecast of good times made a year ago by many ex­ perts did not touch 'Let’s hope we have and an increase in because aftex- all must have a healthy other industries will be aware before too long that the farmers’ buying dollar is necessary to carry on their business. X s CFRTIFJED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS H» J. CffirwiilK L. F. Cornish, D« Mitchell 294 DUNDAS ST. LONDON, ONT. agriculture, good crops the market agriculture economy or is as good as ours. The 1954 and 1955 have been different. Market prices weakened on the close of and most farmers are call­Bouquet* ta everyone four leaf clovers ... for a very lucky ’56. Moy you-en­ joy ct happy, tuccessful yearl Thank You We wish to thank our many patrons customers for their patronage during and we look forward to our continued business relations in the year 1956. Herb Winkler and Staff and 1955 of Ailsa Broun well Mrs. Wm. 'Wm. Mr., . 'Shirley, Kirk and and Mrs. Allan, South End Service Station & MR. FARMER HERE ARE THE FACTS FROM THE 1955 SEED DRILL SURVEY IN HURON Buy Graded-Branded SeedDon't Gamble! BrandLocal CloverDealer ^MIXTURES- OR CONTACT Open this Sunday, Wednes­ day afternoon, hnd during the evenings throughout the week: hay. This was, as one said, more than the might be worth come if ALL SEEDS PURCHASED FROM DEALERS GRADED NO. 1 OR NO. 2 AS SPECIFIED "Canuck"1 BUSHEL-NET 'x MMK.MCMta CAN ADA @ PACKERS Only 19 percent of small seeds purchased from farmers was No. 1 grade; percent graded No. 2; 25 percent was No. 3. 44 percent of farm-purchased seed was rejected* HURON BRAND Timothy Seed Jones,MkNaughton Seeds LIMITED EXETER AND CREDITOR ONTARIO Phone 664 Exeter a u o HARDT Phone 3-w Crediton