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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-08-23, Page 9Second Section THE EXETER TJMES-ADVOCATE, AUGUST 23, 1956 SUFFER GRAIN LOSS—District farmers have suffered considerable loss from sprout­ ing of grain because of heavy rains which prevent threshiilg. The crop is also being docked at grain centres because of high moisture content. Above, Tom Triebner, member of the Exeter 4-H Grain Club and son of Frank Triebner, west of Exeter, shows sprouts in his Garry oats, • , —-T-A Photo y' ■ttoinitiitiiiiiiiHiinitidiKHiiitmiiiitiiiKiiimtrrirn iiiiiti»il>iiiiiil|iiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiilli|iuii|iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiHiiiiiiiiiiii>iiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiu ....... . S 5 X Your Airforce In Action Search And Rescue Locates Lost Boat By GLENN. COWAN Although the RCAF in Canada is maintained primarily as an arm of defence for -this country, there 'are many Others aspects of training and general services of a humanitarian nature which are performed, in line of duty, and which are-, not always too apparent to the bystander. The RCAF maintains a highly complex system, of search and rescue which divides the entire nation and its coastal waters in­ to zones. Within these zones at the various headquarters and sub - divisions, highly trained crews are on a - 24-hour alert, constantly ready to move into action to search for people and aircraft or vessels lost and to succour them when found, to rush relief supplies and aid. to areas ravaged by fire, flood or disease However, from time to time there arises a situation which, ffihile necessitating some action Sky not immediately warrant py/instigation of a complex apd r Jngthy search. Under these cir­ cumstances, the local authorities may require such assistance from the, local Air Force facili­ ties as may be deemed neces­ sary, and this assistance will be proferred at the discretion of the commanding officer of the par­ ticular unit. Search Kettle”''Point Area An instance where these local facilities were utilized to advan­ tage occurred over the past weekend, when an aircraft from Station Centralia was dispatched on a search in the Grand Bend and Kettle Point area. The re­ quest for assistance came from Corporal Neil Chamberlain of the Ontario Provincial Police de­ tachment at Grand Bend, when it was’found that a boat 'en route from Port Huron to Grand Bend was several' hours overdue. The boat, the ‘Sea Deuce’, owned by Harold L. Wood of Pontiac, Michigan, had cleared Port Huron on Friday at 8.45 ■ MAN DOESN'T BEING A FOOL IF A STOP ______ . ________ ■ BEFORE HE'S FORTY THE DISEASE BECOMES CHRONIC’ p.m. in the evening, and had < estimated its arrival at Grand I Bend at midnight. The boat was to have been met at Grand Bend by a friend of the owner, a Mr, Arthur J. Grimm of Ferndale, Michigan. Uses Search Pattern. Oil Saturday morning when the weather commenced clearing, the United States Coast Guard at Port Huron was notified, and> they advised all boats clearing Port Huron north bound to re­ main alert and watch for 'the missing vessel. By 10.45 in the morning, the weather and the visibility had improved suffi­ ciently to -enable an aircraft to- carry out ~a search of the area. A twin-engined Beechcraft Ex­ peditor took off from Centralia i and proceeded directly to the [ vicinity of Kettle Point, where | it commenced a standard search pattern of the type used most successfully when searching for objects on open water. There was some doubt in ffie pilot's mind as to just what type of vessel he was looking' for, The police, had been advised that the name of the boat together with its port of registry were painted in large letters on the stern and that they would be easily read from a low flying aircraft. How­ ever, it came about that the boat found by the aircraft, and? around which it circled carried no visi­ ble means of identification at all. Nevertheless, the boat that was discovered in the area by the captain of the Beechcraft was, in fact, the ‘Sea Deuce’, Boosts Morale Later, the two men on board expressed to Corporal Chamber- lain their extreme relief at see­ ing a Canadian Air Force mach­ ine circling them, and stated that the sight of the Expeditor did a great deal to boost their morale. It was the one thing that convinced them that people were looking but for their welfare, and were doing their utmost to assist them in their difficulty. Shortly after one o’clock in the afternoon Corporal Chamberlain telephoned the Control Tower at Centralia to advise that the boat had arrived safely at Grand Bend, and that the aircraft could be. recalled. Apparently, the ‘Sea Deuce’ after getting several mile’s out into the lake had lost a propeller, which had torn the ' rudder from its post also. The I men on board had succeeded in I attaching another propeller, but had had to improvise a rudder out of floor boards. They were able to continue on theib way to Grand Bend, but at a very reduced speed. They were travel­ ling under these conditions when the Expeditor found them. r In a personal interview with Corporal Chambei'lain, he ex­ pressed gratitude to the RCAF at Centralia, for the help given fat the time of this incident, and at all other times when it has been necessary for him to call for an aircraft, to help him in his duties. He stated that in five years of service in the Grand Bend « area, he has had to request the help of the RCAF many times. Yet in all this time, he has never received -a refusal, .nor has he ever been'questioned in detail as to the circumstances governing his request. . ■ * * ........- Y Win EventsI At Trenton GRAIN -FELD-SEED- , 73'5' WHALEN K'RKTON'35 Z? 73 s2 E Arrange Market PJan For 4-H New marketing plan for birds raised b; • members of Huron County 4-H poultry clubs has been worked out by Arthur S. Bolton, assistant ag rep for the county. Mr. Bolton said the plan has been arranged ‘‘so that poultry club members will have the greatest return for their effort and investment in their project." Market day will be September 11 and members must take their birds to- Rudy’s produce in Hen- sall or Scott’s Poultry Farms, Seaforth, before 9 a.m. so they, may be killed and dressed the same afternoon. At the Imperial poultry kil­ ling plant in Watford, two poultry inspectors and a representative of the Health of Animals Branch will be on hand to grade and help to keep track of each member’s birds as they go through, the plant. All the birds will b? eviscera­ ted, packed in cry-o-vac bags and quick frozen. The best birds in each flock will be picked out and returned to the member for Achievement Day, -‘‘The maximum roasters,” said Mr. Bolton in a letter to members, when the birds reach an average weight of six to six and one-half pounds or an age of 15 to 16 weeks. Because of the fact that poultry prices, are down almost 10 cents below what they were last year at this time and there is no indication that they will im- return for “is obtained ultry Clubs prove, we believe members would be money in pocket to take advantage of this market scheme. Assuming the birds are of good quality, the members will receive better than prevail­ ing market prices,” A chart showing the profit or loss on extra gain of the mem­ bers' Arbor Acre White Rocks was supplied members by Mr. Bolton, hhe table, reproduced be­ low shows the break-even point is reached at approximately 15 weeks of age and the loss each week thereafter increases con­ siderably. The assistant ag rep gave this gdvice to .members concerning the fattening' period iov their birds: “To adequately prepare your roasters for market they should be fattened for a period of- 10 days or 2 weeks prior to market day. Trouble may be encount­ ered if the fattening period is prolonged for more- than 2 weeks. If the birds should s^all or quit eating during the fat­ tening period, they should be marketed immediately. For best results the birds should be con­ fined for this period and they may be fed fattening pellets and. corn or gruel of chop and water or milk. They should be fed on­ ly the amount which they will clean up‘in 15 minutes 3 times daily. Members who have had CRD trouble with their flock should be sure that the birds have extra good when confined for 4-H POULTRY supply of air fattening.” MEMBERS Training Command and field meet was held at RCAF Station 'TrentOnon Saturday, August 18, The greater part of the day’s events were run off in a down­ pour of rain which made the track conditions very heavy, and detracted from the standards which had been anticipated. A team of 13 men and girls from Centralia competed against the six .other eastern stations of training command. The other stations which sent teams to the championships were St. Jean (Quebec), Clinton, Trenton, Camp Borden, London and Aylmer. During the afternoon,' the com­ petitors from Centralia were suc­ cessful in -gaining some good po­ sitions in the various events. The effort of Flight Cadet C. V. Wicks of the Pre-Flight School was especially notable. During the afternoon he succeeded in setting a new record for the command shot put and discus events. He surpassed the old shot put record by a clear six feet, and broke the discus re­ cord by two feet. LAC Allen from Centralia took second place in the pole vault-, —■Please Turn to Page 12 Dairy Calf Club Rates Holsteins ■ Judging was the topic of the August meeting of the Exeter 4-H Dairy Calf Club when it met at the farm of .Sandy Elliot on Thursday, August 16, The members gave reasons for their placing on a class of heif­ ers and of mature cows. Edward Hern,’ on behalf of the members, thanked Mr Elliot for permitting the club to hold the meeting at his farm, To. Obtain The Highest Prices ► FOR YOUR POULTRY Sell To The ■8 3 S Riverside Poultry Co., Ltd LONDON I London 74230 Phone Collect Hsnsall 6B0R2 Second Line In Biddulph By MRS. H. ELSON’ Personal Items Mr. and Mrs. Sam Skinner and Karen attended a family picnic at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Skinner, Elimville, Sunday. Miss Sharon Fletcher, Wood­ ham, spent a few days last week with Janet and Geraldine Blair. Miss Shirley Atkinson returned home on Monday after spending the summer vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Ailsa Craig. Mr. < Gordon McAlpipe, __ and Mrs. Allan Elston attended the Hodgins reunion on Sunday which was held at Springbank. Mrs. Dean Gibson spent a few days last week at Grand Bend. Mr. and Mrs. George McFalls, Joyice, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Mc- Falls, Mrs. Hugh Davis, Mr. Ernie Hicks and Mrs. Priscilla Mack were Sunday visitors with Mr. and' Mrs. Nelson Squires, of Farquhar; ‘Mrs. M. H. Elston, accom­ panied by Mr. and Mrs. Allan Elston and family, attended the Davis reunion held at Spring­ bank Park on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. William all and girls, of Windsor, last Wednesday with their and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Spacek. Mr. and ’ Mrs. Orville ford and John, also Mrs. —o ford, Sr., attended the Langford reunion hold at Ipperwash on' Sunday. Sunday evening visitors with Mr .and Mrs. Orville Langford were Mr. and Mrs. Bev Wdst- man, of Granton.^ • Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mast and family, also Frank Mast, Sr., of Hart, Mich,, and Miss Mae Skin­ ner, Grand Bend, visited Satur­ day with Mr. and Mrs. George McFalls. Miss Barbara Lewis, Of Lon­ don, spent Sunday at the home Wood- spoilt uncle John Lang* Lang- ■o AND LOSS CHART FOR ■c PROFIT 1 u> V <. <v 41"^ C5 _ . <.E i 0 , ’ . ' ■• <tn . O’ L. H- ■O v v 4] tn . • TJ (D> (V > Lt < £1 - fl"1’ °UJ^' MU’ ' 0,0 J./ OU-fl CT C wtt u fe o > V c -fl 0 4)-° OU.-1 . T5 U.-I5 o4- .S L 0 * 4> a — o < S w U E 0 E fS□ u **X ' aw *> C « .u 0 fl -JO U fl 0A- c 0. O 13 5.40.120 /$4.80 4.8 25 $8,50 $3.70 Profit 14 5.80 130 $5,20 ■6.5 20 f.5.80 $1.60 Profit 15 •6.10 142 $5.68,9.4 15 $5.10 $ .58 LOSS 16 .. 6.40 160 $6.40 10.0 15.$5.10 $1.30 LOSS 17 6.70 192-$7.68 13,0 15 $5.10 $2.58 LOSS 18 7.00 .230 $9.20 15.0 15 $5.10 $4.10 LOSS ByD. I. HOOPER --------------------------------Hog producers m Grey and . Court of Canada announces de« _ .--------------------------------------; Bruce Counties, who a month; fcision on the validity of Ontario's MTAr? ag0 started a serious campaign, marketing legislation. nWpSU I Op .to get to hogs on Je open At » spPcial mveting oi t|?e x** • market thrbuJh the co-op agency executive of the Huron pro- ()■> + I* C mdrhebng scheme, are asking duccrs’ association, directors felt <3 1 KJ lOW © i 5 other Ontario producers to follow the best policy was “to wait and M. E. Hooper and Son, R.R. 6 They3 claim producers could' h°W the legal tangle WOr315 St. Marys, added another honor get two and three dollars more °U^wi,o+ i » to their long list of grain and - a hog if they nut them in co W u°uld beus1’ cora:seed awards this week by • win-■ ya?df instead Pof sending them;KM Huro£ Jederatl«n ning first prize in the Rodney ’ direct t? packers. S rGo^ oat field competition sponsored' But Hu -on’ Countv producers ‘ Gregt” setting the direction by Kirkton Agricultural Society. ’ donT intend to S the• dirTc-• K°gram UPk 31^ i!heIiThe Hoopers' are cooslsteit, pXm until the‘ winners at local anH national I decision. At the producers’ meeting in I the Bruce town of Chesley, . Charles Mclnnes of Iroquois, i president of the Ontario Hog f Producers Co-Operative, said in the ."acking house industry are pay- The 35th National 4-H Club;ing "money under the table” to • ’ ....................... t?1 them illegally. ; “If all hogs were op the open 1 market you could get two to ! three dollars more and have iless fluctuation in price,” he | said. ; A month ago 53 per cent of hogs from Grey and Bruce Coun- I ties went to the open market, During the first week of the pro- ' ducers’ new plan 70 pei’ cent went and now 74 per cent of the hogs are being sold to the open market. At the annual meeting of ' e Ontario Federation of Agricul- ure last September, Mr. Mcln- I nes said 90 per cent of all hogs j go direct from the producer to [the packer because the trucker is paid a fee by the packers to go direct to the plants rather than through the open market. Sums paid truckers were un­ derstood to range from 50 cents an animal and up. Mr. Mcln- ; nes said payoffs weaken the bar- ' gaining position of hog pro­ ducers throughout the province. winners g-t local and national I_________________ __________ i fairs in seed and grain competi- j Second prize in the Kirkton ' jP IA O CH A 1*1 Cl 6 competition went to T. Alvin. «*-■«« ’wiiunyv Crago, reeve of Blanshard town- i X I I 1 A / I ’ Producers Co-Operative ) ship. Eldon Robinson placed 'SFl ZI-M W !< I KrMay that some men third. (HI 11 » ▼ wwlv;-acking house industry i Other winners were: W. R.. ----- - (Kirkby, Jack Urquhart, Newton I Week to be held in Toronto, Nov-1have .shippers deliver hogs to Clarke, Hugh Berry and Son, J—"n *■- '------------iiwm uiormihr j Clayton Colquhoun, Rae Stephen, (Alex Crago, Jack McPhail, Jack Switzer and Lome Ross. The results were announced, this week by Alex F, Crago, sec­ retary of the Kirkton Agricultur­ al Society. Judge was S. Roy Laughlin, Guelph. ember 10-15 is to have something of a new look. In lin with Can­ ada's rapid economic develop­ ment the scope of 4-H training is being broadened, The object­ ive is to give boys and girls a comprehensive insight of nation­ al problems and of the part the country plays in international affairs. < In accordance with this broad­ er outlook, this year's program in Toronto will not include Na­ tional 4-H judging contests. These contests have over the years, made a substantial contribution to club work, bu now the em­ phasis is being directed more to the overall training of the boys and girls. Elimination of the national contests will also mean that the delegates to Toronto will be much more representative of 4-H ac- i tivities generally. For example, 4-H members enrolled in tractor I maintenance, sheep and forestry projects, which were not among national judging contests, will be. attending for the first time. j At this year’s Club Week dele- j gates will be addressed by agri­ cultural authorities and also by experts engaged in national and international t activities. Ample opportunity will be given for the young people'to discuss subjects affecting Canadians, as citizens and Canada’s role in world af­ fairs. But it will not'be all work and no play. A professional hockey game is on the agenda. Visits will be made to Niagara Falls, the Royal Winter Fair and to »■.■« -----;. .places of.interest in and aroundagainst young farmers from all j Toronto. Delegates will spend the over the province m the placing [last day in Ottawa, where they of beef and dairy cattle, swine, will ]?e received by the Governor gram and root crops and in a General, attend a luncheon given | canada Department of Agriculture and tour Parliament Buildings. The trip to Toronto will be as attractive as ever but it .will be an award for proficiency in local club projects and in addition, for high achievement in all phases of the overall 4-H program. Display Sheaves At Winter Fair Tc^r exhibitors in Huron County 4-H grain clubs this year will have their grain entered in the Royal Winter Fair competitions, Art Bolton, assistant ag rep, said this week. Champion and reserve cham­ pions sheaves for the county and at least one from each of the individual clubs will be .'entered at the Royal. To meet Royal standards,, sheaves must not be less than1 five inches in diameter and not more than seven inches. Nine Youths Judge At Ex Nine boys from Huron County will compete in the annual jun-, ior farmer judging competition at the Canadian National Exhibi­ tion this year, assistant agricul­ tural representative Art Bolton said this week. ' . TJip., IJuron youths,will compete Lampton Group To Visit Huron Visits ’ to the nine farms of Ellerington Bros., south of Exe­ ter, will be among the points of interest in a tour of Huron Coun­ ty by farm members from Lamb­ ton County on Monday of next week. The Lambton farmers will in­ spect the Ellerington’s large crops of beans and corn and the extensive herd of feeder cattle. The group will start its tour at Grand Bend at noon, wherp it will be met by Gordon Greig, secrctary-fieldman of Huron Federation of Agriculture. They will proceed to Goderich to the W. A. Sheaffer Pen Company plant and the new county court­ house. At the farms of Elmei’ Robert­ son a'nd Sons, Carlo, the group' will see modern barns and crop­ ping practices. F I of beef and dairy cattle, swine, j ^vill be received by the Governor r.----- —-<■ ... - - farm machinery competition. Huron competitors include Mur­ ray Dawson, R.R. 1 Hensail; Tom Hern, R.R. 1 Woodham; Jim Etherington, R.R. 1 Hensail; Bob Broadfoot, Brucefield; Bruce Coleman, R.R. 2 Seaforth; Bert Pepper, R.R. 3 Seaforth; David Kirkton, R.R. 3 Lucknow; Barry McQuillan and Murray Gaunt, R.R. 1 Lucknow. The competition will be held on Septembei' 5 and the boys ..............o__________ 'will be treated to a banquet and er-sheller combine tp you this ’ the grandstand show after the fall for that extra corn, accord- j judging. i ing to research throughout the j ! Cqrn Belt, USA, this was the: I main reason for the switch over, i A few other points that we found |in the report were: I 1, It costs about the same to I harvest and haul the crop with i a picker-sheller as it does to harvest and haul ear corn, and less than to harvest ear com and shell out of the crib. 2. If used with a dryer, a pick­ er-sheller enables you to harvest earlier? This may cut down field? loss and risk of high late-season loss. It makes work more pleas­ ant, may enable you to hit a bet- t_____j— to get a wheat crop in the corn grounds 3. New storage buildings cost less for shelled corn than for ear corn, running about half as much as a conventional < crib. Storage losses, including insect and rodent damage, was less in shelled corn. • 4. Big item, is the dryer. You need a dryer’1 to make the most of a picker-sheller. A dryer is expensive and costly. It has to be operated properly. Whether or not it will pay to buy a dryer, you’ll have to fig­ ure out for your own conditions. For the average farmer custom drying will be the answer if he decides to harvest shelled corn and it might just pay off to make arrangements now-not the day you harvest the corn. DID YOU KNOW? A mixture of a half pound of baking soda and a gallon of water makes an ideal solution for re­ moving bugs from the windshield and finish of a car. Down To Crib Or Dry? .With more acreage being plant-! e’d for picking corn this year be-, cause of the late wet spring many farmers are going to find they do not have sufficient crib storage. This may seem a funny time to be talking about picking corn­ grain harvest barely begun-but sometime during the next month farmers are going to have to face up to the fact that they have 10 acres of picking corn and no storage facilities. Great strides have been made in corn drying knowledge and it certainly is needed in this area. Very few farmers succeed in harvesting corn that meets the moisture standard of shelled corn for safe storage. The only alter­ native to building more crib space is artificial drying. As far as we can ascertain this runs into money also. One table we found states that it costs $1.25 per, bushel for crib storage of ear corn and 30 cents for shelled corn. If this figure suggests a pick-' I of her mother, Mrs. Jessie Lewis. ' ■ Wayne Fischer, of London, is j holidaying with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. Fischer. Misses Mildred and Phyllis Weiberg speht last week with their grandparents, Mr. and (Mrs. Len Purdie, Hensail. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fischer and family,' of London, spent Friday evening with the Wei­ berg families. Weekend visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Chris Fischer were Mr. and Mrs. Ray Fischer and family, of London, Mr. and Mrs. T6d Barnecutt, of Dundalk; also Mrs. Mervin Elston, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mordush, Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Fischer and family and Mr. Bill Fischer, London, Mrs/ William " Kole fell and fractured her ankle. Mrs. M. H. Elston, with a number of the Protestant Sun­ day School teachers of■ Centralia R.C.A.F,, attended a weiher roast at Grand Bend on Friday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Dunn and family, Toronto, visited with the latter’s brothers, Messrs. Allan and Melville Buswell. Farewell Party A farewell party was held on Thursday evening at the home or Mrs. Ken Hodgins in honor of Mrs. Neil Wilson, who is leaving with her husband and family for Brighton, and also Mrs. Max Astley, who is leaving with her husband and family for Camp Borden. Presentations were made*and lunch was served by the ladies of the Guild.___ WOASHead At Festival Professor J. C. Steckly, direc- fbr of the Western Ontario Ag­ ricultural School and Experi­ mental Farm, Ridgetown, will of­ ficially open the third annual Ontario Bean .Festival in Hen- sall on Labor Day. The festival, sponsored by Heii- sall Kinsmen and the newly- formed Kinette Club, will feature ter market, and gives you time I a monster parade led by six ! bands including the London East I Lions Club Band, Goderich Girls’ Trumpet Band, Exeter Legion Pipe Band, and RCAF Station Centralia Band. Six trophies will be given away I by O’Keefe’s Brewing Co, Ltd. in the Western Ontario horseshoe pitching contest. Afternoon attractions also in­ clude band concerts, midway, commercial displays, movies and judging for the new Bean Queen. Serving of the festival’s fam­ ous bean supper will start at 4.30 p.m. Evening program will include a program by the Goderich girls band and an all-star stage show featuring TV personalities. NEW IDEA One-Row Corn Picker picks 8 to 1 2 acres a day. This ma­ chine and the 2-row rig shown below are quick on-and-off. this Huron County Crop Report By A. S. BOLTON Continued wet weather week has damaged the grain crop hl the county considerably. Grain in swath and stook has become very dark in colour and some which has been Cut ap­ proximately one week has sprout­ ed; Grain elevators report that over 75% of the grain offered for sale lias between 16 and 20% moisture. Corn fields in the county con- linuo to make rapid Towth. Approximately 10% of this year’s harvest has been complet­ ed. Get 25 Tons From F One of the largest bean crops i in this afea-a five-acre field in ! Usbornc township-will yield over 25 tons before picking is finished, its owner estimates as it neats the end of its second pickin'*. That’s an indication of the size of this year’s canning crop and shows why the local factory has been pressed to process the I pack. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ethcring- ton, of concession four, say the crop is one of the best they’ve ever had and they’ve been grow­ ing beans for years. The Ethcringtons have employ­ ed as many as 35 pickers at a time, most of them from outly- iiiji pl&cos* Eight girls have been staying at the Ethcrington’s home dur- i ing the harvest and other pick­ ers travel from, Lond.cn, Seaforth, Holmesville. Fullarton and Clan* Ideboye to.the farm every day, These famous New Idea Pickers have saved so many com crops . . » cut so many costs ..- made so many farmers independent of outside help . * that there’s scarcely a cornbelt community without loyal boosters for New Idea. There’s no reason in the world why you, too, shouldn't enjoy the security of a fast, clean-picking, clean­ husking New Idea Corn Picker. Why not talk it over with us real soon? Let us help you make sure you’ll have a New Idea Picker on your place, ready to go come picking time. r NEW IDEA Two-Raw Corn Picker picks, husks and loads up to 18 acres a day. Badly adjusted for toll or short stalks, thin or thick ebrs. Exeter Farm IX Jtrtnyn ................. PHONE 508 EXETER