The Wingham Advance-Times, 1941-05-01, Page 7Thursday, May 1st, 1941
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low in nitrogen. From 300 to 400 l&s.
per aero will likely be found the most
economical application. This is best
drilled in at the time of seeding, Hear*
ier applications are' questionable,.
While it is difficult to grow heavy
crops of turnips, and mangels without
barnyard manure, these crops respond
remarkably well to applications of
commercial fertilizers used in combin
ation with the manure. From 700 to
1000 pounds of a 2-12-6 mixture for
turnips and 800- to 1200 pounds of a
4-8-10 for mangels will be found most
profitable, Twenty pounds of commer
cial borax should be applied to the tur
nip crop as a control of brown heart.
The most economical mixture for
potatoes1 under the majority of condi
tions. will be found, to be the 4-8-10,
Applications up- to 1500 pounds per
acre can ge recommended, depending
on the fertility of the soil and wheth
er or not barnyard manure is to be
used.
BROODING AND REAR-'-
ING IN RELATION TO
TO EGG PRODUCTION
THE LIFE OF
WINSTON CHURCHILL
The German menace was not the
only problem of those pre-1914 days.
At home, labour was in a state of fer
ment, strikes, were widespread and
riots broke out at various industrial
centres. Then, there was the ever-pre
sent Irish problem, a burning question
that threatened to burst into the flam-
-es of revolt.
Winston Churchill was disposed to
give Home Rule to Ireland. Indeed,
he was prepared to do anything that
would clear the national decks so that
the German threat could be faced by
an all-out national effort. Ulster didn’t
want 'Home Rule, wouldn’t have it at
any price, and was grimly determined
to fight if ne'ed be, to resist it.
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THE FLEET WAS READY!
Winston Churchill introduced the Se
cond Home Rule Bill to Parliament,
a Government measure,'and the
men of tJlSter, passionately determin
ed not to' become detached from the
Motherland, started drilling and prac
tised rifle-shpoting.. Bloody strife
seemed inevitable". But infernal con-
troveries were soon to be stilled as the
nation faced a new peril.
On July 18, 1914, the Royal Navy
was. reviewed by King George V.
Fleet demobilisation was to commence
on July 27. Instead, as events on the
-continent sped . swifitly towards the
climax of stark tragedy, Winston
Churchill warned the Fleet to stand
ready, and two days later he secretly
ordered Britain’s mighty armada to
battle stations.
When war was declared on August
■4th, the Ge„rman Navy was bottled up
in its own hanbours, Britain’s com
mand of the seas was assured, and the
passage of the little Expeditionary
Force to France Was safely accomp
lished. »
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ADVENTURE,
threatened Ant-
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A SPRITELY
When the Germans
werp and the Belgians sent an S.O.S.
to .London, Winston Churchill dis
patched the Royal Naval Division, and
personally took command of it, being
constantly in the thick of fighting.
Although they put up a gallant fight,
the failure of promised reinforcements
to arrive forced the defenders to re
treat.
Winston Churchill returned to Lon
don to find himself the storm centre
of criticism for what one* newspaper
called “this eccentric expedition.” The
truth was that he had been asked by
Lord Kitchener to dash over to Ant
werp to stiffen the Belgians’ morale.
And the expedition itself served to de
lay the German advance for some days
at a time' when every day gained was
invaluable to the Allies. Not for the
last time was Winston Churchill be
trayed by the failure of others to give
adequate and timely support.
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the Great War has its significance in
the light of recent events. King
George asked Mr. Churchill if it might,
not be a wise plan to extinguish the
lights in the Mall, because of German
Sky raiders. “Yes,” replied Churchill,
but if a bomb falls on Buckingham
Palace it would have a very stimulat
ing effect on the people.” “Possibly,”*
replied the King, “but it would have
a very depressing effect on me!”* * * •
A COSTLY FAILURE. Few mili
tary events in history have aroused the
fierce controversy that surrounded the
Dardanelles expedition. The war on
the Western Front had now degener
ated into a matter of hurling masses
of men at the enemy in an effort to
exterminate him. Winston Churchill
derided this policy, and believed that
an Allied offensive in the Mediterran
ean area, through Turkey (then a Ger
man ally), and thence smashing at
Germany’s rear, would be a decisive
Stroke and would shorten the war.
The attempt was made, and after
heavy losses of men and warships in
a fruitless effort to smash through the
Turkish defences in the Dardanelles,
the campaign bogged down and was
abandoned some months later.* * *
DOWNFALL! Winston Churchill’s
critics were again in full cry and on
his shoulders was placed the entire
blame for the fiasco. When a Coalition
government replaced the Liberal ad
ministration, Churchill was relieved of
the Admiralty and given a purely
nominal post in the new Cabinet.
“It was a cruel and unjust degrada
tion,” wrote Mr. Lloyd George in his
War Memoirs. "Nothing had been'ov
erlooked or neglected as far as the
naval operations were concerned. The
fatal delays and mishandlings had all
been in the other branch (War Of
fice) of the Service.” This, incidental
ly, is the general expert opinion today.
Compelled to stand idly by and
watch great opportunities and plans
in which he believed, cast away or
feebly executed, Winston Churchill re
signed from the Government in Nov
ember 1915, and went out to France
as a regimental major, where he took
his share of the fighting in the trench
es. He was 41.
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RESISTANCE TO NAZIS
GROWING IN NORWAY
A crisis is rapidly developing in
Norway. Ort all sides, the Nazi pup
pet government is faced with growing
resistance. Unemployment, stagnation
of production and paralysis of trade
are daily becoming more acute. Ac
cording to reports, the Nazis have told
Quisling to put his house in order or
Up to January 15th of this year, the
Germans had taken one billion, four
hundred and eighty-two million
crowns from the Bank of Norway.
Some idea of what this means to Nor*
wegian economy can be grasped from
the fact that the entire budget of the
Norwegian State during the last year
of normal times was about seven hund
red million crowns. ,
Norway’s supply of dried, stock-fish
. 7(0oo tons — has been seized, while
all domestic sales of klipfish have been
stopped. The Nazis have demanded
10 000 tons of.klipfish for themselves
with an additional 9,000 tons for Italy
(Norway’s entire supply of klipfish is
only 13,000 tons). , r t
A On top of these requisitions, the
Nazis have ordered th^t Norway must
supply at Ic«t 150,000 tons of fresh
fish in 1941 — in other words that all
the fresh fish which can possibly be
caught, under the best of conditions,
during the entire fishing season.
Norwegian labor is vigorously op
posing all attempts at nazification.
Typical of this attitude is & resolution
passed by the largest trades union, m
Norway — The Oslo Masons, Cement
Workers and Excavators union—that'
it will not pledge loyalty to the new
and Nazi-minded executive board of
the National Trade Union.
Hundreds'of school children recent
ly marched in procession up Karl Jo
han street — the main thoroughfare
of Oslo — in a demonstration against
the Nazi Commissioners of Education,
Ragnar Skancke. Skancke had previ
ously ordered all elementary and high
school pupils to’ attend the' Hitler-
Youth exposition, in Oslo. This was
a signal for wide-spread rebellion am
ong young Norwegians. Not only did
they refuse to attend the exposition,
but they stayed away from school and
marched up Karl Johan street singing
“God Save Our King” until they were
dispersed.
Norwegian bishops have again ..con
demned high-handed attempts to naz-
ify the church of Norway. In a letter
addressed to .all congregations of the
Church of Norway, the bishops declare
that “signs of a growing unrest and
anxiety are becoming more and more
evident. Can the church sit quietly on
the sidelines while the commandments
of God are- set aside and while many
other events take place which dissolve
law and order?”
CHOOSING ERTILIZER
FOR THIS YEAR’S CROP
(Experimental Farms News)
Greater care than ever will need to
be exercised this year in the choice of
fertilizers for farm crops. The Can
adian farmers’ chief war job will be to
increase the production of dairy pro
ducts of all kinds; therefore, the wise
farmer will plan this year’s operations
and purchase his supplies of fertilizers
and other essentials with this end in
view. He will also havei to plan his
work so that he can get along with a
minimum of labour.
The required increased production
of dairy products can be met in part
by increasing the- carrying capacity of
pastures; increasing the quality of hay,
and where possible, increasing the pro
duction of grain. The thrifty farmer
will give greater attention to the pres
ervation and use of barnyard manure
and xyill consider fertilizer chiefly as
a supplement to jt. Experiments con
ducted at the Experimental Station at
Fredericton and on the New Bruns
wick Illustration Stations, says R. C.
Parent, Supervisor Illustration Stat
ions, indicate that commercial fertiliz
er is usually more effective when used
in combination with barnyard manure.
The conservation and. careful utiliza
tion' of barnyard manure, therefore,
should be the first consideration in in-
creasing production and in permanent
,improvement of the soil. The chief
difficulty, however, is that there is us
ually not sufficient barnyard manure
for all needs. T.he use of chemical fer
tilizers to supplement it is an econ-
amical practice if judiciously followed.
For pastures, hay and grain the fol
lowing fertilizer applications can be
recommended for 1941: Unless a per
manent pasture is abundantly supplied
with white clover, a complete fertiliz
er mixture should be used, such as 2-
12-6 bn the heavier and richer soils,
and a 5-2 0-5 or a 5-9-8 on lighter soils
low in nitrogen. Ort most soils 500 to
600 pounds per acre cart be used with
profit, The application should be made
very early in the spring.
Quality in clover and timothy hay
can be vastly improved by early tut*
ting. Both the quality and yield of se*
cond-and-third-year timothy hay can
bo profitably increased by the applica
tion of 100 pounds Nitrate of Soda or
Sulphate of Ammonia per acre applied
early in the spring,
The 2-12-6 fertilizer mixture will
likely be found to give the best re
sults for -grain on most soils in a fair
state of fertility. The 5-10*5 mixture
is to be preferred for grain Ort soils
(Experimental Farms News)
While it is important to have the
best possible stock in order to obtain
satisfactory results in the laying pen,
it is equally important that the chicks
receive the best possible treatment
during brooding and rearing or else
egg production will suffer, says B. F.
Cheney, Head Poultryman, Dominion
Experimental Station, Kentville, Nova
Scotia.
The time to have chicks arrive will
depend on when it is wanted to have
the pullets to start to lay. Early
chicks are likely to mature mpre rap
idly than those hatched in May or in
June. Six months should be allowed
for’ Leghorns to mature and seven
months for the heavy breeds. It is a
mistaken idea that it is a good thing
to have pullets commence laying at
four months. Many difficulties with
poultry are at least partly due to too
early maturity. In order to retard de
velopment so that birds will not mat
ure before six months, it is advisable
to cut down the amount of protein in
the mash by changing from chick
starter to the growing mash at six
weeks and by increasing the amount
of scratch grain, so that the birds are
getting all they can eat before going
to roost.
Probably the greatest handicap for
most birds is overcrowding. Crowd
ing does one thing well — produces
culls. .Every crowded chick has to
work and continues to work all
through life at a ^disadvantage. One
hundred well-raised pullets may make
a dollar each, while(two hundred poor
ly-raised may cause loss of a dollar
each. Sanitation is closely associated
with crowding. It may seem like a lot
of work to have'the brooder house
cleaned frequently and to place all
feed and water dishes up off the floor
on wire-covered Trames, so that the
chicks do not come in contact with the
little around these dishes, but results
have shown that it is worth the effort.
Everything that is done to improve
conditions for the chick will be shown
in the results obtained from the lay
ing pen.
The next point to be,considered is
the range. This should be planned in
advance so that a clean range, produc
ing plenty of tender green feed will
■be available. It is suggested that the
range is cut with the mower several
times during the summer so that
there will always be a supply of short
tender grass for the chicks to eat.
.This tender green feed provides mat
erials to strengthen the body and the
bird is able', to build up a reserve of
energy to carry it over the hard win
ter months. Good stock, not forced,
no crowding, sanitation and good
range are the main points to be re
membered for results in the laying
pen.
PHIL OSIFER OF
LAZY MEADOWS
By Harry J. Boyle
“FARM KITCHEN”
old-Whatever has become of the
fashioned farm kitchens? Today’s
farm kitchens are but a shadow of
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their former spacious selves. ..Stream
lined and modern, designed to. cut
down on the housewives’ steps’ in a
day, they certainly have less room for
the varied activities that were carried
. out in the old-fashioned ones.
You can say what you like but the
kitchen has always been the centre of
the farm home. When the neighbours
dropped in, they were entertained in
the kitchen. When so called “import
ant” company came along they were
ushered into the stiff, uncOinfortable
parlor room. The sheets were pulled
off the chairs and after a quick airing
which failed to get rid of the musty
odor, the folks were shown jnto the
front parlor. How we longed to get
back into the comfort of the kitchen!
City folks wondered why the farm
kitchens were so big. They had to be
big. Take for instance the woodbox.
Our woodbox at home was as big as
some of the so-called kintchenettes
that they have in the city. It took a
filling once a day with plenty of room
for kindling.
When we progressed to the point
where a cistern pump was in order a
very large pump was installed with a
sink. The sink was as big as many of
the modern bathtubs, but around din
ner-time it was nothing to see Dad
and the hired man washing their hands
at the sink while Mother pumped wat
er into a pail for filling the reservoir
up with.
Along about this time of year Mo-
, ther’s window boxes would begin to
show life. The moist, loamy earth was
packed into boxes and put away in the
cellar in early Fall. Late in the winter
we had to bring them up for the plant
ing season. Tomatoes, cabbage, rad
ishes and flowers were all planted in
the boxes for early transplanting.
Da<j used to poke at the boxes with
his finger and enquire if they would
ever come up. Mother would threaten
to. throw something at him, and gent
ly pat the earth down where he had
been rooting with his fingers. Finally,
the plants would spring green sprouts
up through the earth and we would
watch with interest to see which would
be first. r-The boxes were always plac
ed where they could pick up the morn
ing sun and in the afternoon they were
moved across the room to pick up the
afternoon sun.
Lambing time usually resulted in
one or two lambs whose mother had
passed away. They would be spread
out on a comfortable r-ug behind the
stove and we used to fuss over them
with a bottle of milk and a nipple. The
same thing applied to pigs. Mother
put up with all this traffic through her
kitchen in a good-natured way, al
though she did balk at the time when :
Dad brought in a whole family of little
pigs for attention. 1
The kitchen .furniture was always
large. For instance the rocking chair .
in front of the stove that accommo
dated the head of the household per- '
fectly, could -carry on occasions two .
of the family without a great deal of
difficulty. I
The sideboard iVa-S very large. A (
maiden aunt of mother’s gave it to her
one time, and it survived for many (
years, teach Spring a coat of paint Was
applied quite liberally. This added to ■
the bulk of the massive sideboard,
which Mother cherished for the simple
reason that “Aunty” would be hurt if ,
it were discarded.
The kitchen was large
comfortable » . and the family spread
around it in the evening. Mother.used
to knit beside the table with the lamp*
light, and after father had perused the
paper he would sit in front of the stove
while We children explored the shad*
ows of the big, homey room.
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HURON PRESBYTERIAL
; ANNUAL MEETING
(Continued from Page One)
the needs of the supply department.
Bales valued at $847.17 were distribut-
; ed. Mrs. Wellwood, Missionary Mon
thly and World Friends’ secretary,, re
ported an increase of 69 in subscrip
tions to World Friends, while Mrs. E.
McQueen’s report showed an increase
in givings in the Associate Helpers’
department. The Community Friend
ship report revealed that the work is
growing and that over 2,000 calls were
made in 1940.
Miss M. Sterling challenged the
temperance secretaries to be more ac
utely awake. She asked how our’eoun-
try will be able to’ meet its war effort
if we continue to squander so much in
liquor. The equivalent of from fifteen
to twenty battleships has been spent in
liquor each year during the last fifteen
years,
Mrs. Dalrymple, of Brucefield, led
in prayer, dedicating, our work.
The literature was introduced by
Mrs. W. P. Newman.
Following the report of the nomin
ating committee, the officers for the
ensuing year were elected.
All departments held noon confer
ences after the usual splendid dinner
served by the Thames Road ladies.
Mrs. R. G. Nay and’Mrs. G. G. Bur
ton led the worship service which
commenced the afternoon session.
The theme was “Strengthening Chris
tian Forces through our effort to pro
mote the world church of Jesus Christ
as the chief agency for international
righteousness and peace.”
Mrs. W. P. Lane, Goderich, con
ducted the “In Memoriam” service in
honour of the twenty-six beloved
members who had passed on during
the past year.
Told of Northern Ontario
The guest speaker for the day was
Miss S. Smythe who was introduced
by Mrs, C. Tavener, Miss Smythe has
spent a number of years as “Worker
at large” in Cochrane Presbytery and
she very graphically described this
work and the conditions in that parr
of Northern Ontario. Community
Friendship work and Christian Edu
cation were her two main lines of en
deavour. The vacation schools had a
very important place in this work.
They showed the need for regular
schools and Sunday Schools, and quite
frequently these followed. Much of
Miss Smythe’s work was done among
people from Southern Ontario who
had gone north on the “Back to the
Land” project. Tire mining towns and
cities, such as Timmins, with,a large
percentage of their populations New
Canadians, provided ample opportun
ity for the missionary. She told too
of the over-crowded conditions in
these places not only in the homes but
in the Sunday Shcools. Helping these
new people establish themselves and
make contacts was one task and priv
ilege. “These people need Christ,” she
stated,” and further “whatever else
happens, the Kingdom of God must go
on.”
Miss M< Milne reported that $13,-
024.27 had -been raised in 1940.
That we budget our allocation and
be more systematic in our giving was
the request of Christian Stewardship
Secretary, Miss L. Young. She point
ed out that spiritual living and spirit
ual giving are closely related.
Mrs. John Hodgert, of Thames
Road rendered a beautiful solo “The
Stranger of Galilee” after which Rev.
Moir installed the officers.
Several committees were then ap
pointed. The Resolutions and Court
esy committee is composed oh Mrs.
Jas. Anthony, Exeter, Mrs. C. Taven-
er, Bluevale, and Mrs. I. Chowan, of
Clinton. The Finance committee com
prises: Mrs. W. P. Newman, Mrs. H.
Steinburg, Mrs. Wm. Bremner,.Ethek
Mrs. W. Crozier of Crewe, and Mrs.
Ralph Batten, of Elimville.
Mrs. Wm. Field, Wingham, Miss
Margaret Knox, Walton, Mrs. Arthur
Elliot, Goderich, and Mrs, J. Fergu*
son, Chiselhurst, were elected mem
bers of the nominating committee.
Delegates to the Conference Branch
Meeting to be held in Woodstock on
May 13th and 14th were apopinted.
They are:’ Mrs. H. Doig, Fordwich,
Mrs. Ernest Toll, Blyth R.R. 1, Mrs.
Wm. McVittie, Blyth R.R. 3, ,Mrs.
Chandler, Kippen, and Miss Rose Ait
ken, Goderich.
It was announced that the Sectional
Conventions will be held on October
6, 7, 8, and 9, and the Supper Rally
will be held on October 17th at West
field.
The 1942 meeting of the Presbyter-
ial will be in Wesley Willis Church.
Clinton.
Prayer by Mrs. A. W. Gardiner
brought this helpful and inspirational
meeting to a close.
Officers Elected
The following are the officers elect
ed: Past President, Mrs. A. W. Gard
iner, Seaforth; President, Mrs. R. G.
Nay, Fordwich; 1st Vice Pres., Mrs.
W. J. Greer, Wingham; 2nd Vice
Pres., Mrs. H. Powe, Centralia R.R. 2.
3rd Vice Pres., Mrs. Hugh Wilson,
Auburn; 4th Vice Pres., Mrs. C! Tav
ener, Bluevale; 5th- Vice Pres., Miss
L. Young, Londesiboro; Rec. Sec.,
Miss Mary Milne, Blyth; Cor. Sec.,
Mrs. W. J. Thompson, Centralia;
Treas., Mrs. H. G. Steinberg, Sea
forth; Sec. Christian Stewardship and
Finance, Mrs. W. P. Newman, Dun
gannon; Mission Circle Sec., Miss G.
Worthy, Goderich; Mission Band Sec.,
Mrs. H. Kirkby, Walton; Affiliated C.
G.I.T. Groups’ Sec., Miss Caroline
Wellwood, Wingha'm; Baby Band
Sec., Mrs. J. M. Southcott, Exeter;
Supply Sec., Mrs. A. Colclough, Blyth;
Community Friendship Sec., Mrs. R.
M. Peck, Zurich R.R. 1; Missionary
Monthly and World Friends Sec., Mrs.
W. Pickard, Clinton; Temperance and'
Christian 'Citizenship Sec., Miss M.
Sterling, Bayfield; Press Secretary,
Mrs. W. L. Wightman, Wingham *R.
R. 5; Literature Sec., Mrs. Jas. McGill,
Clinton; Associate Helpers’ Sec., Mrs.
'E. McQueen, Hensail.
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