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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1955-08-24, Page 4The Whigham Advauce-Thnos, Wednesihiy, August 21, 1955 EDITORIALS g I. DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE WEATHER The prolonged heat wave this summer has called forth a goodly number of editorial comments, for as anyone knows, it’s a poor editor who can’t fulminate against the weather. But in spite of the spate of remarks both edi­ torially and privately, against the sort of weather we have been having this summer, we doubt if very many people have had much to offer in the way of constructive sug­ gestions, As Mark Twain has been quoted as saying, Everybody talks about the weather, but no one does any­ thing about it.” We have a couple of suggestions we’re willing to offer, gratis, to anyone who is interested. First, human beings, particularly the males, should evolve some suitable garb for such weather, based on shorts, sandals and flimsy shirting materials. Furthermore they should wear this outfit on all possible occasions, whether they he business, social or any other kind. Secondly the type of weather we have been having lately clearly indicates that a siesta every afternoon during the summer months should be introduced, willy-nilly, into the national economy. Only by such stern measures will summers like this be bearable? Of course there’s one hitch. The year they try to put the plan into effect will probably see snow in June, a frost in mid-August and all time lows throughout the summer. * * * IN THE SWIM As if the heat were not enough to try us this summer, a rash of long distance swims and swimmers has appeared upon the scene to make a dull season even duller. Every day since the hot weather started it seems that some one /Or other has been diving in and striking out for the dis- •tant shore in bodies of water all over the world. It’s one way of beating the heat. And there’s no doubt that it takes courage, stamina, skill and endurance to swim across Lake Ontario the way Marilyn Bell did. As far as we’re concerned, however, they can spare us the details. There are other and, in our opinion. more in* teresting things going on in the world today than long­ distance swimming. Why not leave a little room in the papers to report them? ^4 sjc £ NOT GIVEN TO BRAGGING . A number of people, who seem to be bent on giving us a Canadian culture whether we want it or not, are be­ moaning the fact that Canadian historical figures have never been canonized the way such people are in other countries. Americans, they say, can resurrect a character like Davy Crockett and make him a national hero over a hundred years after his death, while Canada, which has lots of raw material for national heroes, never bothers to sing their praises. It’s a fault, perhaps/but not one which we should be too ashamed of. The stuff American heroes are made of is apt to be a little synthetic at times, and has to be bolstered up with additional ballyhoo. Canadians, perhaps, are a little slow at picking up the technique. Besides, they probably figure that this national hero stuff is too much like bragging about your family tree. A TIP FOR WORLD LEADERS This week’s Boy Scout World Jamboree at Niagara- on-the-Lake is inspiring a lot of people to talk about the contribution to world peace which such a gathering of boys from all nations can make. And there’s no doubt that boys camping together as they are at Niag-ara, should do a lot to promote understanding between nations. Unfortunately the place where’understanding is most needed, between East and West, will get no attention at the Jamboree, because there are no Scouts, as we know them, in the Iron Curtain countries Perhaps leaders of the embroiled nations should get together in a Jamboree camp of their own. A little fresh air, plain food and compfire conviviality might do wonders for relationships between East and West. It wouldn’t solve the problems of the world, of course. But it might help us all to live with them. * * * NOT THOSE COLORLESS CANADIANS What’s happening to the people of Ontario, asks the Wiarton Echo. In the last month there have been three cases of mob violence against police. Perhaps the nerve-fraving heat can be blamed partial­ ly for these ugly incidents but they are shocking evidence of the explosive violence hidden not too far beneath,, the surface of some people in this fair land. We read in the papers regularly of mob riots and clashes with police in other countries in Europe and Asia. The reports don’t disturb us in the least, because those taking part are “poor, ignorant foreigners” who are much too emotional. But it’s a distinct shock when we read of fellow­ citizens. inhibited, colourless, law-abiding Canadians, beat­ ing up cops. It must be theMieat. Wittjltattt (Achrltctitw Qfrtttvs Published at Wingham, Ontario Wenger Brothers, Publishers, W. Barry Wenger, Editor Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Authorized as Second Class Mail Post Office Dept Subscription Pate — One Year $3.00, Six Months $1.50 in advance U. S. A. $4.00 per year Foreign Rate $4.00 per year Advertising Rates on Application : Reminiscing : SIXTY YEARS AGO There were slight frosts on Mon­ day and Wednesday nights last. A meeting of the shareholders of the Union Furniture Factory Com­ pany was held on Tuesday last, but no definite action as to rebuilding the factory could be taken on account of a shareholder in Toronto not having signed a reduction on his stock and refusing to remain in the new com­ pany. The crops in this section will turn much better than was expected a few weeks ago, The"recent rains have done much good. The hay was a failure, but all grain crops will be pretty nearly up to average, and the grain of good sample, Mr. J. Munroe Jerome, who has been visiting his parents in town for a short time, left on Monday for a trip to Hamilton, Toronto and other points on his wheel. He left Wingham at 6.15 a.m. and arrived at Guelph at 11.30 a.m., covering the distance, about 80 miles in 5% hours, which is considered good going., Mr. W. T, Yates left on Monday morning last for Toronto. He will spend a little time in the wholesale house of the firm for whom he will travel, Messrs. Gowans, Kent & Co., and will then make a trip west, per­ haps as far as the Coast. His depart­ ure is very much regretted, as he was an honorable, upright, energetic citi­ zen and Wingham can ill afford to lose such. Mrs. Yates and family will remain in town for a time. 0-0-0 FORTY YEARS AGO A large and enthusiastic meeting of North Huron Loyal Orange Lodge was held in the Orange Hall on Wednes­ day last. The officers were instructed to forward to Ottawa, the sum of $1,000 for the purpose of purchasing a machine gun fox- the 33rd. battalion, the sum of §600 being subscribed at the meeting. The gun selected is the Lewis machine gun. The funds will be forwarded at once so that the gun may be in action as soon as possible. At the Picture House on Wednes- day of this week Mary Pickford as ‘•Cinderella,'' will be shown. This is one of the popular pictures. Admission 15c. Mr. R. C. Copeland, of town, receiv­ ed a letter, tire past week, from his brother, Ermine, who is at the front. The letter states he is enjoying ex­ cellent health, and has received seven days’ furlough, which he will spend in old London. On Friday, while Mr. Wm. Shrigley was operating a buffing machine at the Western Foundry, the bolt he was working on was wrenched from his hand and struck him on the forehead with considerable force, causing a nasty flesh wound. Five stitches were required to close the wound. A curiousity in the animal family was captured last week on the farm of Mr. A. W. Blinco, 14th con. of Grey Township. It was a perfectly white ground hog, about half grown and has bright pink eyes. The animal has been caged and is as lively as a kit­ ten. 0-0-0 HVENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO Fry & Blackhall, Limited is again taking a large exhibit of upholstered furniture to Toronto Exhibition. They will take for show purposes 10 Ches­ terfield suites, and the following will assist in demonstrations: D. B. Porter, H. Mundy, E. S. Copeland and M. Pearson. Owing to the drought of the past few weeks making conditions so un­ favorable for flowers the Horticultural Society deemed it unwise to attempt staging a flower show, and much re­ gret therefore having to cancell their former arrangements of holding the exhibit which they had planned for August 22nd. Rev. John Hutton, who so accept­ ably occupied the pulpit in the Wing­ ham United Church last Sunday, will have charge of the services again on Sunday next. The induction services for the Rev. Kenneth McLean, as minister of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, will take place on Thursday evening, Aug- ■ ust 28th, and he will conduct services on the Sunday following. It is expect­ ed that the Rev. T. D. McCullough, of Kincardine, will occupy the pulpit this Sunday. 0-0-0 FIFTEEN YEARS AGO Miss Norma E. Coutts, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Coutts, has received an appointment to the Public School staff at Orangeville, to teach Grade 5. For the past two years, Miss^ Coutts has been teacher at Holmes’ school, Turnberry, and for four years prior to that time taught in Hullett near Au­ burn. SCOH'S SCRAP BQOK oldest MoMUMERTiK, AMERICA IS CLEOPATRA'S HEEDLE IH CENTRAL park, . new York ciTy By R, j, SCOTT words Mill WPRKIHO OK ORE. OF FIRST F.&CORPIHCI MODELS. FIRS< HUMAH WORDS EVER RECORDED OR SPoKEK MEcHAHICALLY WERE. * HELLO, HELLO ♦ rilOMAS ED ISOM Spoke The words WPRKIH0 OK OHEOF KtS FIRST REjCORPlKCi I MP* OHE OF ►Y. J'oTTesT STaTe$,Produ More furs THAI •ALL The REST o The u.s., put Together. SC9AP£- ARE SlK realms why MEH MARR.Y ? COMFORTS, pride, COMPAKIOKSHIP. SEX. loYEAMO Social Po$mon BELGRAVE Women’s Institute The regular meeting of the Belgrave Women’s Institute was held in the Community Centre on Tuesday after­ noon, August 16. There were 21 members and 9 visi­ tors at this, the eductational meeting. Convener for this meeting was Mrs. R. Procter, and the roll call was ans­ wered with “A good book I have read,” r An invitation from the Whitechurch W.I. was read. The Belgrave Institute accepted the invitation for September 6 in the evening. It was suggested that the members start collecting items for the fall rummage sale, and to bring them to the September meeting. The penny-round-up bags for the mental health contributions were giv­ en out. Mrs. Mel Bradburn favoured with two mouth organ solos, and two hum­ orous readings were given by Mrs. Garner Nicholson. Mrs. Stewart Procter was in charge of current events, and chose as her subject, “What U.NJS.C.O. stands for." The topic on “Holland during war­ time and since" was given by Mr. B. de Vries, minister of Trinity Anglican Church. Mrs. C. Logan gave the Federated News and Mrs. Carl Procter conduct­ ed a contest. Lunch was served by Mrs. J. Ander- 1 son, Mrs. C. Wade and Mrs. C. Logan. Personals Lois Cook, Lorna Bolt, Marilyn Goll and Patsy Logan are attending United Church summer school camp on Lake Huron this week. Mr. and Mrs. 'Clayton Logan, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, . visited relatives in Belgrave, Wingham and Owen Sound this week. Gary McSween, of London, is spending some holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Logan and family. FOOD WRAPPERS ARE BETTER NOW A happy union of wax and poly­ thene resin is producing more at­ tractive and better protected food packages these days. The old-style wax coating on paper and cardboard wraps made the colors dull and printing hard to read. Now, as little as three per cent polythene resin added to the wax gives an at­ tractive gloss to the, wrap and a harder surface that shows up printed inks in all their brilliance. Canada was one of the first countries to'use polythene-wax blends for packaging. First used in bread wrappers, it is now being applied to cartons containing butter, margarine, ice cream, milk and frozen’ foods. Besides adding eye appeal, the blend­ ed coating cuts down grease-penetra-- tion and leaking. FARM LABOUR COSTS The costs of labour enter into every phase of production these days, whether it be mining, manufacturing or farming. The greatest cost involved in any of these fields today, is the cost of labour, and it is one that is demanding increased attention, us laboui* costs continue to mount. This column, being designed primarily for rural problems, let us deal for a few moments with the use of farm lab­ our. z We have some revealing statistics, as released by the North Dakota Ag­ ricultural College, concerning the time spent in the various phases of agriculture production. For example, the survey shows that in North Da­ kota, where farming is not too differ­ ent from ours, that it took 61.7 man­ hours of laboui- to produce $100 worth of milk. When you take out the vet­ erinary bills, the taxes, the losses that are bound to occur from time to time, hydro costs, depreciation, shipping charges and a few other- minor bills, you'll find that you get very little for your labour, even if you don't even consider the feed bills. If a man can make a profit, and get decent wages from those figures, he is a genius. The United States department has some other revealing figures on costs of production as related to man-hours. For example, if you are raising tur­ keys and you are an average turkey producer, you’ll be expending 24 hours of work to get $100 worth of turkeys on the market. If you’re rais­ ing chickens for a laying flock, you’ll have to spend an average of 45 hours to get $100 return. Sheep raisers on the average work for 27 hours to get $100 worth of wool or mutton, and the hog producers and beef producers have it somewhat easier, both having to work for 16 hours, on the average to produce $100 worth of beef or pork. The broiler business which is highly mechanized with self-feeders, auto­ matic waterers, and other labour savers, has the lowest wage require­ ments of the lot, with the broiler pro­ ducer, working, on the average for 12 hours, to get $100 return. These figures give you some idea of the work required for the various phases of agricultural production. They point out that a farmer is hard pushed to get anything more than fresh air for his labor, particularly in the cheese milk business. Labour savers may seem to be the answer, but the problem here seems to be, whether you can work cheaper than you can invest in equipment. When (CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN CANADA) - — Witigfjain -------- Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 8.30 a.m.—Holy Communion ll.OO.a.m.—Morning Prayer & Sermon » 7.00 p.m.—Quiet Meditation you inviuit hi KUmuv wavorH, they must bo put to work ”4 iioiu'M u day, daym a yw to bo profitable. Xu other woriia, you miwl bo able to incrciwo production per unit. Stop^avhqj plans In stable panning might aorvo to low­ er the labour requirements In Homo fields, but atlll the entile have to ho fed, washed, milked and cared for. By using better quality stock, you can Improve the returns. By Keeping only high production animals and weeding out tho boarders, you cun Improve the returns. But these steps must bo closely tied In, if the rising costs of production and the declining returns in some lines of farm pro­ ducts are to bo bought together, at a point that there will be a fair return fox- tho farmer's labour, time and in­ vestment. g ■ se ■ ■ ■ n ■ PERSONALIZE (WIDEN TOOLS "Neither a borrower’nor a lender bo” goes the old saying. However, if you’ve hecome a lender of garden tools you can help insure their re­ turn by painting all the handles in one distinctive color. A bright color like orange or red not only brands the tools as yours, but makes them easier to find if they're left lying in the shrubbery, Later on, when you’re putting garden tools away for the winter, be sure they’re stored properly. Clean them of all rust and dirt, Then give them a light coating of oil or paraf­ fin and wrap them up. Old socks, squirted w ■jth: a little oil, are good containers for small tools. Hog Raisers Do not be misled into buying your own grain back again under the name of fancy feeding mixtures. Nixon Laboratories, Orangeville, have done exhaus­ tive research on the subject of balanced feeding mixtures. This research led to development of, a “balanced blend” of vitamins, minerals and anti­ biotics which definitely increased the food conver­ sion ability of pigs with resultant steady weight gains. Using Nixon’s Pellegrex V.M.A. Mix—“Vitamin Mineral Mixture” added to YOUR OWN GRAINS, you can raise your pigs without set-backs or losses and get them on the market in less than six months, a minimum cost of $1.50 per pig plus your own grain. at Pellegrex V.M.A. Mix is featured at VANCE’S a a g a i a a i fl a I.D.A. 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