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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1956-11-08, Page 9ar™- Second Section EXETER, ONTARIO, NOVEMBER 8, 1956 x Federation Prepares For Battle, Sees '57 As 'Marketing Year' HURON JUNIORS ENROL AT O.A.C.—A record number of young men' and women from Huron county enrolled at agricultural colleges and schools this fall. One of them was Ken Tuckey, of Hensail, right, who joined the University Naval Training Division after entering O.A.C. He will train, as a naval cadet during his college course. Giving him the oath of allegiance is Chaplain Ed Wallace,' Fergus. Record Number Of Pupils Agriculture Schools Huron County Agricultural Representative, G. W. Montgom ery, announced -this tveek that again an all-time record number, of young people from Huron ’ County will be in attendance at an agricultural college or agri cultural school' this coming fall or winter months. Besides those from the county Who have returned or will be returning to continue their stud ies at either the Ontario Agri cultural College, Ontario Veter inary College and Macdonald Institute, Guelph, or the Western Ontario Agricultural .School at Ridgetown, four young men have already enrolled this fall in the degree course and three young men in the diploma course at tjie’ O.A.C. and two young ladies in the diploma,course at Macdonald Institute. Five young, men have been accepted for the first year <?f the two-year course at Ridgetown which commences later this month. Crop Report _ . With continued fine Weather, fall work on the farms is being rapidly completed. The harvesting of. the turnip and sugar beet crop is almost over with good average yields of turnips and slightly below normal yields of sugar beets be ing reported. Fall plowing is well under UkSI and fall wheat,has- made ex- ■Raent growth. Considerable /grain corn remains to be picked as farmers are waiting for the moisture content to drop. The Centralia weather office reports a monthly mean temper ature of 53.3° F. for October with only .74 inches of rainfall, which is somewhat of a record in both respects for the month of October. Kpn Tuckey, R.R. 1 Hensail, is one of the four in the O.A.C. degree course. Others are G.A. , Procter, R.R. 5 Brussels; G. A. Mitchell, R.R. 1 Listowel and R. G. Winkle, R.R. 1 Fordwich. Enrolled in the diploma course are R. M. Smith, R.R.' 2 Brus sels; W. S. Mulvey, R.R. 1 Wroxeter; J. E. Renwick, R.R. 1 Clifford. Marilyn Cooper/ R.R. 1 Ford wich and Catherine Powell, R.R. ,3 Clinton, have entered Macdon ald Institute. Three South enrolled at Rundle, R.R. Prout, R.R. Keith Lovell, Other Huron ____________ are Gerald Kerr, R.R. 5 Goder ich,. and Thomas McPhee, R.R. 5 Goderich. A New Canadian from Ford wich, Robert G. Winkle, who passed in 11 subjects in his up per school exams this year, wins the $100 Huron County Council scholarship for O.A.C. degree students. Only seven years in Canada, the Fordwich youth has been quite active in church and community affairs and 4-H, work. The ' O.A.C. diploma course scholarship, also valued at $100, went to Ronald Smith, R.R. 2 Brussels, who has been in 4-H club work for. seven years. Huron boys have Ridgetown—Allan 3 Exeter; Jack 1 'Centralia and R.R. 2 Kippen. County entrants Marilyn Cooper and Catherine Powell shared equally in the $100 Macdonald Institute .award. The Ridgetown scholarship has not heen ’ announced yet. Committee selecting the • win ners . included Mr. Montgomery, Warden John Fischer, and J. H. Kincaid, public school inspec tor, Goderich. The county coun cil donates the four $100 awards each year to students active- in club and community activities. ..................—....... -I Hensail Sale Prices Prices at Hensail Community sale November 1: Weanling pigs $ 8.25 to Chunks ' ’ Feeders Sows Holstein Durham Holstein Durham 309 pigs and 90 head of and calves were sold. Crop, Soil Group Plans Program One of the most important events of the winter season for farm people is the annual con vention of the Ontario' Soil and Crop Improvement Association. The convention will be held January 30 to February 2, with daytime sessions at the Coliseum, Exhibition Park, and evening meetings at the King Edward Hotel, Toronto. The directors have secured an outstanding speaker for the an nual banquet on Thursday eve ning, January 31, He is Dr. Charles E. Irwin, educator} lec turer, author and an assistant professor at Michigan State Uni versity. Dr. Irwin has coached athletics, engaged in personnel work, and in recent years has accumulated a great, deal of ex perience in speaking before a wide variety of audiences. • A full program of up-to-date agricultural topics concerning soil and crop production prob lems and subjects of general agricultural interest is being planned in the expectation that the 1957 event will prove even more attractive and worthwhile than last year’s mee.ting which drew record crowds. This year’s officers include W. W. Dawson, of Peterborough, president: James A. McBain, MP, of St. Thomas, and Harry Strang, Hensail, vice-presidents; and A. H. Martin, director of the Field Crops Branch of the On tario Department of Agriculture, Toronto, secretary. Farm News SOUTH HURON and NORTH MIDDLESEX*' Forum Urges Stock Yard To Aid Huron Marketing Should farmers invest in marketing? was the timely sub ject under discussion at the Monday night meeting of farm forums. In respect to the first issue, Do you think that the marketing of your farm products needs improvement? both the Elimville forum and Parr- Line forum were agreed that there could be con siderable improvement, especial-, ly in egg marketing, according to Elimville forum, .and Parr Line suggested that more market ing boards were needed, such as a poultry marketing bo^rd a wheat marketing board that cattle should be sold auction. Members of both forums __ that some investments by farm ers would help marketing. Parr Line members suggested an auc tion yard for cattle in Huron County financed by the farmers and and by felt in the county. Elimville members cided that each meeting should suggested that farmers could [ be led by the person at whose take more advantage of the; home the meeting is held, facilities now offered them. r-------------1-----’------ Elimville forum met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Elford with 15 present. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. William Johns, Jr. . Parr Line forum, meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Weido, held election of officers for the coming year. Gordon Coleman was elected president, and Mrs. Gordon Coleman was re-elected secretary. It Was de The forum members have char tered a bus to attend the Royal Winter Fair at Toronto, Novem ber 10, and final arrangements were made. The rest of the eve ning was spent in playing pro gressive euchre with winners: Mrs. Gordon Coleman, Mrs. Ross Loye, Eldon-Jarrott and Frank Mousseau. The next meeting will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ross Love. cows cows calves calves 17.6Q 28.50 88.00 142.00 136.00 18.00 40.00 cattle Receive Application For Usborne Loan Purchase Homes Mr. N. Hockey has purchased from Mr. W. J. Sowden the brick residence on Albert Street form erly owned by the late Samuel Johns. Ray Mills, of Woodham, has purchased the residence on Wil liam St. now occupied by 'Mrs. C. D. Blatchford and formerly owned by the late James Grieve. He expects to move to town sometime in the future. This Week In Winchelsea By MRS. F. HORNE Dashwood Girls Form 4-H Club Miss Shirley Bullock, home economist for Huron County, attended the organization meet- . ing of the 4® Homemaking Girls Club at Dashwood. She discussed the work of the club and dis played record books from other clubs, Mrs. Syd Baker and Mrs. Charles Snell are leaders of the club. Kristine Gulens was named president, and vice-president is Anne. Koehler,' and secretary, Helen Zimmer. The 4 project for this fall is “Sleeping Garments,” and the girls discussed materials to be used in making pyjamas and measured one another to deter mine the size of patterns needed. The roll call for the next meet ing will be a suggested name for the club. The members -are Carol Becker, Mary Jane Hoffman, Lynda Tieman, Helen Rader, . June and Ruthanne Ratter, Carole Schade, Joan Guenther, Anne Koehler, Kristine, Ilze and Ausma Gulens, Jane Restemayer and Helen Zimmer. I- Blyth Breeder New President A Blyth farmer, Edward Bell, was elected president of the Hu ron County Holstein Breeding Association at its annual meet ing in Clinton Friday night. Mr. Bell succeeds Bert Dunn, Bayfield, who served as the president for the past two years. Other officers elected include: first vice-president, Bill Hough, Clinton; second vice-president, Peter Simps'on, Seaforth; secre tary - treasurer, Hume Clutton, R.R. 5 Goderich. Directors ap pointed included, for North Hu ron, George Tervitt, Wingham, George Hayden, Gorrie; North Central, Glen Walden, Lucknow, Dick Proctor, Belgrave; South Central, Alvin,Bettles, Bayfield,. Howard Feagan, Goderich; South Huron, Carl Decker, Zur ich, and Bill Boyd, R.R. 2 Wal ton. The members decided to have the directors consider the possi bility of having a director ap pointed for each of the 16 town ships. in the county. Certificates of award for pro duction were presented to var ious top breeders by G. W. Montgomery, agricultural repre sentative for Huron County. Mr. Montgomery also showed colour ed slides of the Breeders’ an nual bus tour this past summer. The guest speaker, H. E. Dickinson, St. Marys, was intro duced by Herb Sparling, of St. Marys, owner of the junior four- y.ear-old Hol s t-e i n w i t h the world’s production record. Deer Escapes But Car Doesn't * Car driven by Alvin Cudmore, RR 1, Hensall, suffered $250. damage- and a deer fractured its leg when the two collided near Brucefield Sunday evening. The Cudmore vehicle was traveling, south on No. 4'When the deer ran out in front!-df it. Mr. Cudmore .said the animal’s leg was badly injured but it escaped into the fields. > Doris Henry, 18, of the Muncey Indian Reserve, escaped un injured when her car hit the. ditch and broke a hydro pole early Sunday morning north of Hensall.. The girl Was traveling south on No. 4 when she lost control. Damage to the car was $300, OPP Constable John Forde investigated both accidents. . Although Usborne council’s new drainage assistance by-law has not come into effect yet, the township has already received one application for a loan under this legislation. f Council agreed to consider the application from D. L.#Kernick as soon as the by-law'is com pleted. Routly was appointed inspector Routley was appointed inspector for tile drainage work. His salary was set at one cent per rod of drain inspected plus mileage allowance of eight- cents per mile. . Completion certificates were filed by Engineer C. P. Corbett for the Anderson extension and Rowcliffe drains. Council in structed Contractors to be paid in full. Wurm drain repair report from the Township' of Hay, including assessment of $471:50 for roads and landsv in Usborne, was accepted. No appeals were lodged against the 1956 township assessment, so the court of revision certified the roll at a total taxable as sessment- of $2;269,200. Elam Shantz, Zurich, was awarded the snow plowing con tract for the winter at his tender of $5.75 per hour and $100 per month standing time for Decem ber, January and February. Only other tender came from Wilson Allen, Hensall, who asked $6.00 per hour and' $5.00 per day stand ing time. Emerson Penhale was retained for snow plowing work at a fee of $285 a month for three winter iiionths beginning December 15. Council applied for a change in its road appropriation by-law, re questing $8,000 in the bridges and culverts section be trans ferred to road construction. Final reading on the election by-law, which . sets nomination day for Monday, November 26, was passed. Municipal liability insurance and non-owned automobile insur ance was renewed through W. H. Hodgson, Exeter, at a tot^l premium of $333. Reeve Clayton Smith presided, and all councillors were present. Next meeting was set for-Decem ber 8. Sew-Easy Club Mrs. Harold Bell was hostess for the first meeting of the “Sew-Easy Club” “ ' ' afternoon. Mrs. Bell Kenneth Hern are the ers. •Different kinds of was the subject for on Saturday and Mrs. new lead- Hes After His $5.00 PER TON Discount ( on Co-Op Beef & Dairy Feeds During November Leave your order today for these quality Co-op feeds at special savings. Topic From By MISS JANE DYKEMAN Exeter District Phone 1SI Collect CO-OP , Beside CNR Station Crowers Urge Action On Water Supply Dam Canning crop growers, who ..held their annual meeting at Exeter town hall Thursday night, unanimously endorsed a resolu, tion asking for early action bn the construction of the Morrison dam in Usborne Township. The growers, vitally affected by the proposed conservation and water supply project, urged the Ausable Authority to speed negotiations as quickly . as possible. Construction of a major addi tion to the local canning plant, for which the farmers, grow vege tables, is dependent upon, the dam-because the Town of Exeter hopes the reservoir will guaran tee the' canning company the water it needs for expansion of processing. The proposed plant addition may triple local production, ’thereby creating a much greater market for growers.- Although only 17 growers at tended the annual meeting, all were concerned with the import ance of the project and its effect on the future of the agriculture industry in this area. Grotvers passed other resolu tions requesting higher prices for . their products and a better grad ing program. They asked their representatives to negotiate for increases in contract prices for cabbage and beans and to seek a standard schedule for grading of peas.Chairman Of the meeting was Mayor R! E. Pooley, of Exeter, president of the local growers’ group.. Guest speaker tvas Charles Baker, head of the pro vincial board. This year has been, according to Mr. Baker, one of the prob lem years for the growers. Be sides, weather, their marketing board had been hard pushed to maintain the prices for their produce. He stated 4 that the farmers were not receiving their fair share of the consumers* dollar. . , Local growers voiced concern for those whose peas wore taken so immature they gave a tender- ometer reading of less than 83. One grower 4 suggested a very severe financial penalty for Cah ners ordering out peas at this stage of maturity, Mr. Frank Perry, another pro vincial board member present, suggested that this could have been overcome with more co operation from canners! field men’ service. Long range weather forecast ing is one of the latest develop ments being employed by some canning companies, according to Mr. L. Butler, Department of Agriculture. This will continue to becomp a larger factor as it is accepted and can be put to good use. He suggested that fieldmen and1 growers could to gether produce larger and better yields per acre by keeping post ed* on latest developments. He pointed out that we rely on organic matter for nitrate sup ply. from July/until fall growth and, felt that not enough farmers were Using enough of the scien tific knowledge available. He also suggested each farmer keep a small amount of Seed for test purposes in case • of poor stands. Many failures are not due to seed germination, the majority being “simply poor cultural practices”. Local grow ers who had some poor stands this past season felt that at the price they are charged for seed it was only fitting that it be treated with germicide and in secticide. Officers of the group are considering sponsorship of another meeting this winter to encourage better cultivation practices., Executive directors , are: B. Tuckey, C. Down, Ross Marshall, William Ellerington, Elgin Row cliffe, Alf Moffatt, R. E. .Pooley, Cliff' Jory, Grant Ratcliffe, Oscar Tuckey, Melv Traquair, Archie Etherington, Harry Strang and Elgin Thompson. ■ x Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Jud Dykeman and family were Mr. and.' Mrs. George Brown and boys and Rqnajd Dykqman of Galt/ Mr. end Mrs. Ephriam Hern spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Orville Snell and children at Grimsby. ' Mr. dnd Mrs. Bert Morgan, St. Marys, visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hern. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brock and family and Mr. Geo. Earl attended Elimville anniversary and visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Ridley. . Mr. and Mrs. Garfield Nixon and family, Granton, and Mr; and Mrs. Hubert Mills and fam ily, Daphne,, Sask., were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Ger ald Hern and boys. Mrs. Jud Dykeman, Jane, Em ily and David, visited Monday with Mrs. M. Lovegrove, R.R. 2 London. Mr. and 'Mrs. Clifton Jaques and children were Sunday ors with Mr. and Mrs. Sam ers, Exeter. Mrs. Jim Rowcliffe and ily, London, and Mrs. Tom Strathroy, spent Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Wellington Brock.. ‘ Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hern were Friday guests of the St. Marys Journal-Argus at Lake side United Church. Mr; George Earl is spending this month with Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brock and family. material __ _ _____ ___ discussion and plans were made for sewing njght clothes. Sylvia Johns was elected pres ident and the vice-president is Doris Brock; secretary, Grace Johns; press reporter, Ruth Horde. The roll call for the next meeting on Friday is' “How I prepared my material.”- Personal Items Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sparling and Hazel of London were- week end visitors with Mrs. Harry Ford and Mr. and .Mrs. Free man Horne. Mr. and Mrs. Wib Glanville of Staffa visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. William Walters, Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Hudson and Maureen of London were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Walters, No appreciable rise in net farm income in Ontario for 1357 is foreseen by Lloyd Jasper, Presi dent of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. Mr. Jasper made these predic tions Tuesday in addressing the twentieth annual meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture being held in Toronto, November 5 to 8. “There is little prospect that the net farm income in 1957 in Ontario will be significantly bet ter than in 1956,” Mr. Jasper said. “There is a possibility that net farm income for the province will be lower, unless we do some thing about it. This makes it imperative that wp develop and strengthen our marketing agen cies, co-operatives, medical in surance services, our Federation units at all levels, and all other affiliate organizations,” he said." Although the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Act was now before the Supreme Court of Can ada, Mr. Jasper said that “mar keting legislation is perfectly le gal until proven otherwise, and we are operating on that basis.” “The main issue before the court,” he continued, “is mainly one of jurisdiction. In other words, deciding whether or not the present distribution of mar keting powers between provincial and federal governments is in order.” President Jasper hinted that another marketing conference might be reauired within, the next twelve months. He said that the possibilities of such a conference depended entirely on -what were the Supreme Court findings. The president affirmed that “should any of our marketin'1- groups ever be embarrassed because of this jurisdictional dispute regarding marketing legislation, our Feder ation will be in there battling and our governments and the public will know about it!” Mr. Jasper indicated that dele gates attending the annual meet ing will be asked to give direc tion to OFA directors as to what procedure should be instituted to solve the Federation’s current weak financial position. Another major issue to come before the meeting will be the question of incorporating the Federation. President Jasper said that 1958 had been self-help.year.,He called upon the meeting to give this ; nractical application" by calling 1957 “Marketing Year.” during which time farmers of Ontario would consolidate the position of their marketing groups, arid ex tend their services. iiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii) iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiifniiiiuiL More farmers switch to Surge Milkers for safer, faster milk ing. / , (adv’t) UnfuiiiiiuiiiiiiiitiiitiHtiiiiiiiuirz?. visit- Bow- fam- Ogle, with THEY SAY THE BRAIN IS DULLEST AFTER A HEAVY MEAL -PROOF! AFTER- DINNER SPEAKERS Car Load of • e- Snow Fence HAS ARRIVED See us for your corn crib requirements. We can of fer a big having on snow fence now. / Corn Crib Fence Also Available 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 Your Farm Calendar (No charges are made for Items in Your Farm Calendar, peadllne for insertion is Tuesday noon, of each week.) Thursday, November 22 HURON FEDERATION—An nual meeting, Lohdcsboro. 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