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Women's Institute
Presidents Meet for
Officers' Conference -
Six hundred and twenty presidents
registered, when the sixth annual of
ficers’ conference for the Women's
Institutes of Ontario was held at the
Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph,
on May 5, 6, 7.
Delegates began to arrive at noon
on Wednesday. Registrations were
taken care of by Mrs. Loren Guild,
Rockwood and her staff of three help
ers. A get-acquainted party was held
in the evening at the gymnasium with
Miss Nellie Lewis, of Toronto, in
charge. Tea was served during the
evening at the cafeteria where the
new president of the Federated Wo
men’s Institute, Mrs. Gordon McPhat-
ter, of Owen Sound and Mrs. Gordon
Maynard, Unionville, provincial sec
retary, received.
Thursday morning session found the
Memorial Hall filled to capacity. The
Provincial Board directors were on
the platform and were introduced. Dr.
McLachlan, president of the college,
welcomed the visitors and said no
group had a better right to make use
of the college than the W. I. He urged
thp delegates to go home with the
idea. of influencing some young boy
or girl to attend the college in order
to fit themselves for life in the agri
cultural field.
Greetings were brought by Dr.
Margaret McCready, of MacDonald
Institute, who thanked the Institute
members for their co-operation at all
times. Padre Young led in assembly
singing at all sessions with music on
piano and organ by Mr. and Mrs. Kidd
of ,the college staff. Miss Anna P.
Lewis, of the Institute Branch,
/ brought a message. United Nations
and exchange programmes were dealt
with by Mrs. Houck, of Brampton.
HIGHLIGHTS
from the
HIGH SCHOOL
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Other speakers during the conference
were Miss Ethel Chapman, editor of
Home and Country, Mrs. Ellen Fair
clough of Hamilton, and Member of
Parliament, R, B. Currie, chief of
welfare planning, who spoke on civil
defence in Canada, also Dr. Robbie
Kidd, executive director of the Can
adian Association of Adult Education
in Canada.
Mrs. R. G. Purcell was chairman of
a panel of board directors who re-»
viewed Institute work. (Distinguished
guests were Mrs, Nancy Adams, Eth-
elton, Saskatchewan, president of the
Federated Women’s Institutes of
Canada; Mrs. Hugh Summers, Font
hill, vice president of A.C.W.W.; Miss
M. K, Ferguson, Edinburgh, Scot
land, who brought greetings from the
Institutes in Scotland. An interesting
visitor was Mrs. Schippers of Holland,
who with her husband Dr. Schippers,
are publishers of a paper, copies of
which are sent to her native country.
In a current issue, her article, “Can
ada to Me”, was dedicated to the many
Canadians who made her believe in
Canada.
Interesting'items learned at the con
ference were, that to date the project
to help Korean widows with looms
and sewing machines had reached the
sum of $5,317.13 with donations still
coming in. Also a scholarship has
been set up to assist a student from
Jamaica finance a four-year course
at MacDonald Institute.
Throughout the conference „ there
was entertainment of the lighter var
iety such as the regular meeting of
the Flutter Mutter Institute put on
by a group from the Guelph Area,
the Suffragettes by West End Insti
tute, Guelph, and an International
Pageant, by Beaverton Institute, who
sang the songs of many nations. ,
About seventy-five per cent of dele
gates attending were new presidents
and for a large number it was the
first conference attended. Fine lead
ership, friendliness and co-operation
and the hospitality of the O.A.C. all
added up to what was termed the best
conference yet.
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INDEXES SHOW
IMPLEMENT PRICES
AT LOW LEVEL OF INCREASE
•that implement prices have been kept at a low level is clearly shown by the
comparison of Dominion Bureau of Statistics index figures, which give an increase
in ’'all commodities” since 1941 of 82.1% as against an increase in a comparable
index for Massey-Harris implements of only 66.9%. This low percentage, of
increase, too, is shown in the face of an increase in the index figure for materials
of 94.7% and of Massey-Harris hourly rates of pay of 173.9% as can be seen by
referring to the chart shown above.
vAlso, the indexes show that while farm implements have only increased 66.9%
there has been an increase in the price of farm products of 82.6% and the scarcity
of farm labour has caused farm wage rates to increase by 177.6%.
Farmers depend upon mechanization to offset the scarcity and high cost of labour
and the indexes show that prices of such equipment have been maintained at a
comparatively low level of increase. Farm equipment with its time and labour
saving advantages offers exceptional value for the money.
♦Dominion Bureau of Statistics Wholesale Price and Farm Wage Rate Indexes.
MASSEY-HARRIS-FERGUSON LIMITED
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I have always been able to get a
big kick out of the way people claim
that what they have is best, not just
better than their neighbours, but best
of all. This goes in automobiles, live
stock, real estate, furniture and
clothing. I guess it's part of man’s
make-up, part of human nature. Ever
since the days of the Model T, auto
mobile owners have been bragging
about the strong points of their own
car, while belittling the little defects,
real or imaginary, on everyone else's
car. When you are buying or selling,
it’s usually the other way around. If
you are buying a used car, you can
find plenty of faults with it, but once
the car has been registered in your
own name, it becomes one of those
rarities, a perfect piece of machinery
that cannot be equalled in the com
munity.
Something like women’s hats. There
is no greater indignity to be suffered
by’ one of the fair sex, than to have
another lady show up at church on
Sunday morning, with an exact dup
licate of her hat or her dress. In
some cases, where previous relations
have been strained over some other
similar foolishness, this can’be the
last word in insults. It might even
lead to hair pulling. On your wife it’s
a robe, on another’s shoulders, it’s a
rag.
The same thing goes for livestock.
When horses were plentiful there used
to be a running fire between the own
ers of the three main breeds of horses,
the Clydes, the Percherons and the
Belgians. The Clydes were said to
have big feet, the Percherons, were
ridiculed because their feet were soft,
and the Belgians were slow arid lazy.
Unless, that is, you were the owner,
and in that case your breed was the
best.
The same goes for cattle. For ex
ample I heard a good story the other
day, and this is one that will be ap
preciated by the Jersey breeders and
scowled at by the Holstein breeders.
A certain farmer is supposed to have
a long line of Jerseys in his stable, but
away at the end of the line visitors
found a big, rangy Holstein: One of
these visitors could contain himself
no longer, and finally he asked, “Why
do you have that Holstein cow at the
end of the long line of Jerseys”. The
farmer looked down the row of cows
for a moment, and then answered,
“Well, We are a little short of water
around the farm, and when we get
finished milking all the Jerseys, we
use that Holstein’s milk to rinse the
pails”,
Yes, it makes a difference whether
you have or have not. I guess It's
ahother one of those queer quirks of
human nature. Wasn’t it the famous
Comedian Lew Lahr who said “Mon
keys, Is the qwaisiest people”?
(Intended for last week)
Around School
Last Friday night Wingham District
High School cut loose with a dance in
the Wingham Armouries, Johnny Day
and his orchestra provided the music
for dancing and everyone present had
a good time. This was the last fling
of this type for this year but the stud
ents are looking forward to more good
times like this next year, possibly in
the new school auditorium.
Catherine Keating.
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Turnabout
When you get to Grade XH the en
rolment in the grade increases as is
easily shown in our Shop and Home
Economics classes where there are
only two girls and eight boys taking
home economics and shop respectively.
Home economics is a very useful
option. This year we have made pies,
cakes, and our specialty, home-made
buns. Sewing is also interesting and
this spring we will be proudly wearing
the dresses we made. Making use of
our hands, we made pictures of needle
point and crocheted doilies.
Since we have covered most of our
year’s work, Miss Nimmo and Mr.
Vogan, the teachers have decided to
change classes for two weeks. Boys
should know how to cook and girls
show know how to fix ironing cords,
etc., so on May 25th, we girls journey
over to the shop. Miss Nimmo reported
to us the other day that the boys
wanted to take a year’s course in two
weeks. They are going to learn how
to iron white shirts, make angel cakes,
salads, etc. Best of luck to you boys'.
Marlene McKenzie
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Cadet Inspection
by Hugh Sinnamon
Weeks of careful preparation and
drilling of the boys culminated on
Monday afternoon, May 10th, in the
inspection of a well managed group at
the town park, the Wingham Dis
trict High School Cadet Corps.
The inspecting officers this year
were Lt. Colonel E. D. Bell, Command
ing Officer.of the 21 Anti-Tank Regi
ment, R.C.A. and Lt. J. P. porhan,
cadet officer of the Western Ontario
area.
The programme of the afternoon was
varied and interesting, starting with
the general salute as the inspecting
officers appeared and ending with the
presentation of D. C. R. A. marksman
ship badges, apd the inspecting offic
ers’ remarks. Of special interest dur
ing the afternoon was the march past
followed shortly by physical education
demonstrations by both the boys and
the girls, the band numbers, signalling
and gun drill.
The radio telephone demonstration
under the direction of Mr. Vogan in
volved working with number 19 and
number 58 sets. The students of Grade
XIII demonstrated artificial respira
tion, which was part of their St.
John’s Ambulance training. A gun
drill on a 25-pounder wa’s a special
event of the day, and attracted con
siderable interest.
The Wingham District High School
Cadet Corps is affiliated with the 21
Anti-Tank Regiment of the Royal
Canadian Army.
Officers of this year’s corps were
as follows:
Battery Commander, Douglas Wid-
dis; Battery Captain, Don McKague;
Battery Sgt. Major, Beverly Brooks;
Troop Commanders, Grant Merrick
and Jack Elliott; Section Sergeants,
Doug, Gibson, Ian Gibbons, Ian Heth
erington, Dick McCutcheon.
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Reports Out
The Easter reports of the Wingham
District High School have been given
out to the pupils to take home. Par
ents should feel free to bring these reports for consultation with the
principal and the teachers regarding
the pupils’ progress.
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To Visit OAC
On Thursday, May the thirteenth, the Grade IX pupils of the Wingham
High School District will visit the
Ontario Agricultural College. Trans
portation will be provided by the
school buses and the college will have
as their guests boys and ^irls from
many of the western Ontario schools. The Agricultural College has an open
day each year to acquaint school boys
and girls with the educational oppor
tunities offered.
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Commercial Doings
Friday afternoon the special com
mercial class accepted the invitation of the Wingham Branch of the Can
adian Bank of Commerce to visit their
bank. Mr. Wedd, accountant, showed
the students - through the bank, ex
plaining its many services. Our money
should certainly be safe with all the
bars, cement and many combinations
of locks in the vault.We were all interested to see the
CKNX switchboard demonstrated by
Mrs. Gorbutt. and the new call board
which showed by lights whether people
are in or out.We appreciated very much the help
of the Bank and of CKNX in our
commercial work.Jean M. Campbell
CROP REPORT
by G. W, Montgomery
Fine weather the last few days of
the week has enabled, many fanners to
finish seeding, others are working
day and night taking advantage of
the break in the weather. Prospects
are for an above average acreage of
such crops as white beans, soybeans
and grain corn, Contracts let for sug
ar beet acreage show an increase of
over 600 acres above the acreage
grown in 1953, 11 bulls and 22 females
were sold in the fifth Annual Huron
County Hereford Breeders’ Spring
Sale, Average for Bulls, $261.00; Top
$330.00; average for Females, $288;
Top $500.00; 1953 Spring Sale aver
ages, Males, $284.00; Females, $274.00.
Help defeat one of the worst en
emies of the century. Support cancer
research by donating to the Canadian
Cancer Society’s campaign for funds.
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