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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1954-02-24, Page 103IW Ten The Wingham Advance-Times, Wednesday, February 17, 1951 Farther Afield News of Neighbours In Distant Places part at his home in Phoe- The following is a letter in from Ron Rae, nix, Arizona: 914 W. Glenrosa Ave.,' Phoenix, Arizona, Feb. 14, 1954 Pear Barry: I hear you had a visit to the south and how did you like it? I think Arizona has more on the ball than any other part of the United States and am quite sold on the climate even tho’ it was a little warm for August and September, but I can take the summer, sunny weather all the year round and not do much com­ plaining. Today being the exception as it started to rain at about 7 a.m. and has not let up now at 3 p.m. but is doing a world of a lot of good. There are many Canadians down in the Valley of the Sun, both permanent residents and visitors, and we held a picnic a week or two ago, expecting to see at the most a couple of hun­ dred out. — _______ ____ ___ were 417 registered and what a visit j we all had and enjoyed, meeting many people that you either knew or knew people you were related to or had made their acquaintance. The out­ come of this was to hold a meeting to form a Canadian Social Club for residents and visitors in and around Phoenix, having an executive that would have a registration book and also arrange for other gatherings throughout the winter season. At the picnic the Ontario Canadians took the lead with 149 registrations, the West came second and so on but Ontario was definitely in the lead At the meeting to form the club, Arthur Murray was elected president. He was formerly from Kingston, his wife being a niece of the late William Jackson that owned the blacksmith shop pn the present site of Reavie’s service station. Vice-president, Vic. Wallace, of Thamesford, Ontario, a lumber dealer with whom Gord Bu­ chanan is well acquainted. Secretary­ treasurer is yours truly and I don’t know why, but if there is any money involved that’s for me. It is really well represented by former Ontario residents. I am holding an executive meeting at the house tomorrow night and will have all the executive, ap­ proximately 15 people all real fine fellows and four of them formerly hardwaremen. As a coincidence, one former hardware man is a man by the name of Jim Murray. We are in a very nice part of the city, with a lovely shopping centre only one block away, beautiful schools for the children, golf club closer than the Wingham club was to our home in Wingham, Encanto Park for boat­ ing, swimming, tennis, shuffleboard, archery, fishing and amusements for the children as close as the golf club. Also adequate city conveniences such as cheap natural gas, sewers, hydro, telephone which is hard to get, paved streets and lighted streets, all that At? AAAll£> v (X trfWUtJAtJ OL 1ALLIA" » . tTo our amazement therelhas comc ab°ut >» l,c paJ =ot'ple of years in this section which was ! just taken into the city approximately one and a half years ago. We also have plenty of water and not irriga­ tion as I was led to believe when here two years ago, with the exception of hydro and telephone no dearer than in Wingham. Still not burning $25 or $30 of fuel a month. If you or any of the Winghamites are down this way, my name and phone number is in the telephone directory and this is a very easy city to find your way around in. Sincerely Ron Rae won- >f I We realize our obligation when we fill your order for a Mem­ orial—and we provide only ma­ terials of unending serviceabil­ ity. Design and workmanship are of the finest, and our prices i are most moderate. CEMETERY LETTERING Promptly Done ALL MODERN EQUIPMENT Beef Cattle Prices Present Problems Says Fieldman Canadian beef producers are dering when the decline in prices will come to a halt, says Jim Powers, sec­ retary of the Bruce County Federation of Agriculture. Many are looking to the farm organizations to come to the rescue. To supply a satisfactory an­ swer to the cattle problem is a most difficult task. Floor prices during the foot and mouth disease were not sat­ isfactory and farmers were bitterly critical because they only applied to certain weights. If we ask the govern­ ment to subsidize beef we can ex­ pect the U.S. beef to move onto our market. Furthermore, we can expect restrictions on our dairy cattle that are moving into that country in large numbers. This latter restriction would leave more cattle in Canada and also adversely effect the dairy industry. What about a marketing board for beef, similar to Ontario’s Hog Market­ ing Board? In order to market that which is nationally produced, it is necessary to have a national market­ ing board. Steps towards this goal were taken in advertising a program but the Western Provinces organiza­ tion, known as the Western Stock­ growers Association, opposed a reso­ lution asking for this last week. They called “marketing boards” undemo­ cratic. Apparently these farmers, after they can no longer find a reasonable Enthusiastic Farmer Reports •,• LUNDELL Hay Chopper Cuts Best Feed Ever’ for Stock A SMALL Investment! ■ ■ S B in ■ &r A BiG Return! ONE OPERATION! 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Is it not an indication of mental weakness for farmers to go on pro­ ducing and selling in this manner? Think of the value of an orderly mar­ keting system. No doubt we can not expect to raise our prices beyond the U.S. prices but we can take the fluc­ tuations from our market through orderly marketing. The success of the 26 marketing boards in Ontario has proven to most producers the value of organized selling. Perhaps we should send our missionaries of the farm movement to the west to encourage national marketing boards. The Canadian Federation of Agri­ culture is meeting in Washington with North American farm organiz­ ations in search of an agriculture policy for food exporting countries. This is a very important step and should prove profitable in solving the distribution of foods and at the same time cause less aggrevation for liig'h- ei' tariffs and trade restrictions. was a splendid turnout of their families and friends, enjoyed a most delicious WOMEN'S INSTITUTE TO HOLD AUCTION SALE It was family night at the Febru­ ary meeting of the Women’s Institute and there members, Everyone supper. There was a short business session at which time it was decided to hold the auction sale in March. Each mem­ ber is to make and bake something for this sale. All joined in the sing­ ing of “Auld Lang Syne” and “O Can­ ada”. Mrs. Aitcheson and conducted a penny aution, which pro­ vided both fun and profit. Progressive euchre was then played with the prizes going to Mrs. Crump and Mr. W. J. Henderson. Mrs. Hfenry and forty chick hatch- and on°" the alley and el- ■ MELBURN MCDOWELL DIED IN PETERBORO The death occurred in Peterborough on Sunday, February 7th, of Mel- burn McDowell, son of the late Ed­ ward McDowell and Mary Jane Henry1, • in his 71st year. Mr. McDowell was born in East Wawanosh Township, and received his education in Goder­ ich and Belleville. He taught school two years before changing to the business world. He became an ac­ countant in the gold mines at Caple- ton, Quebec, and Cordova Mines, On­ tario, for several years, taking over the general store at Cavan, Ontario, subsequently. Mr. McDowell conducted business there until 1923 when he moved to Millbrook and started a poultry farm. Later, he purchased the Collins’ block in the village and in­ stalled an egg-grading station in the basement, feed store thousand capacity baby ery on the first floor, second floor a bowling ectric brooder room for baby chicks. His son Edward took over the poul­ try farm. He was a great sport enthusiast, and after his active participation in sports came to an end, he was a strong supporter of local teams and as a director, took a very active part in the erection of the Millbrook and Cavan Memorial Arena. At one time he was a member of the Millbrook School Board. He was an elder and steward of St. Andrew’s United Church for many years, and a great lover of music. He was instrumental in organizing the Millbrook male quartet, in which he sang bass, which is well known throughout the surrounding district. The late Mr. McDowell was a citi­ zen honored by all who knew him, a man who would listen to reason and respect the opinion of other people, a successful businessman and one who was always ready to help with any worthwhile cause. He will, be greatly missed in the community, especially in St. Andrew’s United Church, where he was a faithful worker and member of the choir for many years. The large number of floral tributes testified to the esteem in which the deceased was held by those who knew him. Left to mourn are his wife, the former Josephine Campbell, four daughter^, Mrs. Eric McKinstry, (Dorothy) of Peterborough, Mrs. Reg. McKnight (Madeline), of Orillia, Mts. Reg. Edmunds (Marjorie) of Beth­ any, Mrs. James Parr (Beatrice) of Chalk River, and one son, Edward Campbell (Ted), of Millbrook. There are nine grandchildren. The funeral, which took place on Tuesday afternoon from St. Andrew’s United Church, was very largely at­ tended, Rev. A. M. Butler, pastor of the church, assisted by the Rev. A. L. Sisco, of Warkworth, a former mirti- l ster, conducted the service, j The pallbearers Were Homer Ouel- ■ lette, Leonard McNeil, L. Sutton, Ro- I bert Larmer, Allie Payne and Wilfred i Elson. j Interment was in Gardinets Qeme- Htery. ■ SLEEPING BRUIN DISTURBED, SHOT Roy Robertson of Uphill, Ont., stands beside the 175-pound black bear which gave two Uphill 'woodsmen a fright when it came . growling ou> of the stump of a tree they had just cut. The woodsmen, Gordon Travis and Joe Qommerford, ran when they saw the. bear but returned with a group of hunters who quickly despatched Mrs. Bruin. In the tree stump were three cubs, now thriving on a cow’s milk diet fed from a bottle. KIN PLAN RALLY Wes Wright, deputy district gover­ nor of the Kinsmen’s Club, officially visited the Goderich club. He informed the club that the thern zone conference would be there April 3 and 4. It was announced that plans being completed for a log cabin type house at the club's playground this summer. 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