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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-04-04, Page 10Paift Ila The 'Utn•s-Advoctlt+S, April 4, 1937 i Amalie From Centroha ' BAF' MRS. PREP ROWDEN home that they have : built o the Airport road, Mr. and Mrs Fred Bowers and family hav moved,into the house vacate by the McDowells. Mrs, John McAllister accom panied by Mrs. M. Elliott, Mrs G. Hepburn' and Mrs. Fred Bow den attended the annual meetin of the Huron Presbyterial Wont all's Missionary Society in Clin ton on Wednesday of last'' week Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Smale o Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Morris() Smale of Strathroy were Sunday guests with Mr. and .Mrs. L Hodgson. ndfmMr, and Mrs. Murray Walden a i'1y of Kincardine . were Sunday visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Lorne Hicks. Miss Margaret Cook, Miss Joan Weber, Mrs. Allen and Iters. Baynham returned home last week after an enjoyable trip to• Florida. Mr. and Mrs, W. Baker of Grand Bend were visitors with Mr. and Mrs, Wilfred Huxtable on Tuesday, Mr, and Mrs, R. Paynter of Kittkton, Mr. and Mrs. W. Alli- son, Ailsa Craig and Mr. R. Jaques of Zion were Sunday visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Fred Bowden, Donna and Marina were celebrating birthdays. Miss Marilyn Marshall of Kirk - ton, is teaching at the school this week under the supervision of Mrs, Lorne Hicks, Mr, Steve Molnar who has been in Timmins for the past few months was a weekend visitor with his parents. Rev, J, W. Slade of Woodham will be guest speaker in the United Church on Sunday morn- ing when the Woman's Associa- tion will hold the .anniversary service, Mrs, R. Squire of What - en, the Hodgins and McCutch- eon families will assist with the special music. Tile death of Mr. George Es - eery of Londont, a former esteem- ed. Centralia resident, occurred on Saturday. farmers 1/Vife, Again Juniors Sing .or Senuors Young people Trona. Exetero . T F„ - and Usborne entertained more + 1. •• 11.E E_ ._ _ ..__. _ _ n than. 100 Senior Citizens, at their AsSI II-meting in Legion. Memorial ” M • .and Mrs. Clarence Mce Dowell and .Janet =wed a Tuesday of last week to the neav uggests 1Threema Plan' Hall on Tuesday night,. with a e :program of music, readings, .ail d dancing. • Ruth McLean and Boris Johns • sang duets accompanied by - Doris' mother, Mrs. Fred Johns. g Instrumental numbers: included - violin selections by Fred Miller _ Nem by Alma Heand Alma solos by AlmHerm f Marlene Stone appeared in solo n tap dance routines and three • little majorettes, Sharon Stone, • Iris Marshall and Shirley Hern ' entertained with rythmie tap dance numbers. Readings by Ruth Miller and recitations by Jim Cagier included humor and drama. Chairman of the pro- gram was William Henley. Secretary George Lawson read a letter front the Legion thank- ing the club for a $50 donation !in :appreciation of the use of the ball each month., Members of Trivitt Memorial assisted at the lunch hour • and Mr. and Mrs. William Mar- shall and 'Toni Walker provided music for dancing. Named to. plan the May pro- gram were Mr. and Mrs, Hilton Ford, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Pfaff, Itir. and Mrs. Ed, Pen - hate and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Schroeder. NEW HOG SHIPPER ER 1 wish to announce that 1 have purchased- the shipping business of Joe Varley, Crediton, and am prepared to give prompt, tour., teous service to his customers and all others. GORDON 'BUD' MacDONALD PHONE 56-R-12, CREDITON Shipping. Every Tuesday . 00 -p AUR prILORTGTRACYCLINS Crumbles "Sprinkle -on -Feed" Form of AureomyciriSo cute,. T ern A ereLere Ask us today about this new form of AUREO.MYCIN thsat you can sprinkle on any kind of homegrown or other feed. • For prevention of disease For better weight and growth gains For unproved feed efficiency Aron healthier, more profltabl• cattle, swine,. sheep. • Middleton's DRUG. STORE Open Friday & Saturday Nights Closed Monday, Open Wednesday PHONE 20 HENSALL Message From 1 '� Greenway Class Visit Lodge On Monday evening March 25 about 30 members of the Berean Bible Class of the United Church had a pleasant evening when they made their second visit to Strathmeyere Lodge, Strathroy. A program, treats and lunch were provided by the class. Many friendships were renewed with .old acquaintances who are now patients in the Home, The enjoyment these people get ;from these visits is a real inspiration to the class. Personal Items Miss Elda Brown of London spent pen a couple of days last week with Mr. and Mrs, Ross Brown and family. • Mrs, Lonzo Roinphf and infant son returned home from the hos- pital on Saturday. Airs. Mansell Mason. will show her pictures on California in the United Church next Monday eve- ning. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hartle of a e t b liensall, Ontario, The Editor, MOO 26, 1057 The Exeter ''fames -Advocate, EXeter, Ontario, Dear Sir;. read with great amazement the letters from Parr kine For- um in reply tonay previous let- ter, in which I criticized ',the bigoted standof the Forums on the Gordon Commission prelim- inary report en agriculture.. Certainly these people are en- titled to their own opinions, but was greatly shocked by the ob- vious sincerity in . which they presentedopinions, o ns, whi ch are so o nompletely, divergent from those of people who have made a study of the report. I am almost loss to describe my comp astonishment in the • illl.infor interpretation these people g to the commission's findi and recommendations.. I have read the report seve times, In addition 'I have r and studied the opinions exp. sed in articles and editorials. four ,pf Canada's leading fa magazines, two daily newsp ers, and of course, the Tim Advocate. Not once have. experts or editors called the port, "unneccessary", "a wa of the taxpayer's money," no value," or .even hinted 1 it was nothing more than resume of what is already kno Many of our leading gove ment and agriculture offici have hailed the report as blue -print to guide us over around the' many obstacles the path of farmers, and to h us build toward future achie meets and successes in the dustry. How then, can these peo consider themselves a well - formed, thinking group, prim ily interested in bettering far ing conditions when they c not recognize the extreme vas this report has to the'future prosperity of _agriculture? Already .'Proven Valuable The value of the Gordon re- port does not rest so inuch• in the infallibility of each or any prediction or - recommendation, so much as it does on the use that can be made of it as a `whole. Even if the report only touched on the five points under discussion herein and if only one of these points proved to assist some 'segment of the industry, it would merit all the support we could give it, In as much as the report deals with a great deal more than these points and` has lready proven valuable on more han one point, any further dis- ussion as to whether it con- ained anything of• value would e ridiculous. • This being •only a preliminary report it only hints at the re- forms needed, because of its brevityA, :it:,'cloes. not go into the. reasons.. why •.they :are needed. However,, it. gives ample reason for believing that the complete report will be a carefully con- sidered document of genuine im- portance to the future of .Canad- ian agriculture. I only hope the report is not filed on some dusty shelf, for in it will be found the information en, how. •to ,prepare the ground. We must go ahead and grow a crop on it. The optimistic approval of par- ity price supports and market- ing schemes as a magic cure- all for our financial ills' is lulling' too• many farmers into an atti- tude of waiting, when they: should be doing. The problems are too diverse, and. .complex for any one, or any number of solutions to solve all the problems to the satisfaction. of all.: We are, it the same time, producer and consumers of each other's prod- uct. A measure that would' bene- fit the grain grower in the west, Would adversely affect.those farmers who must buy groin in the, east. This- . rule can .apply to nearly every product iri• Can- ada, for every farm producer, there is a farm consumer. Views All Sides No one person or group •of rsons could possibly know 'or derstand t h e Many -faceted . oblems of the industry as,a hole. This is one of the values the Gordon. Report, it gathers 1 the information on these sen- ate problems together, and esents the problems of each gion, aping. with their recom- endations, as they apply to the nefit of the -entire industry, If used at all, price supports d marketing schemes, si ould used only as temporary utches .to assist our recovery in a severe finaneial handi- p. But, their continued, long- m use would point to a moral d physical unhealthiness ,in industry. The Gordon Report was ad- essed, not so much to govern- ent, or other agencies, as much it was to the individuals- its edictions and recommenda- ns concerned. T believe the inedy for our financial mala- s will be found, only when .as individuals accept the re - e, study it thoroughly and n urge the government to Ado and support any er all the continenclations that May, in Hie ways, assist us. he present revolution in fartn- Will not end' successfully i1 marty changes come to s. First, there must be a rn declrease in the numb r. hose employed in agriculture. The decrease could even sur. s 'the it nl,r drop predicted, ent farming' :system. A large scale- revamping of our farming methods is a prime necessity. So• far, farm improvements have been limited to: an inereas ing use of machinery, fertilizers, more automation,, less labor, anti several technological improve ments. Basically, however, our methods have' changed. little in decades, even Centuries, Large business cor orations have achieved their success by continual improvements in 'meth- ods and operations. Farmers could well adapt their methods to their individual operations. By applying the principles of ex.. pansion,. specialization, intensi- fication and automation to in- -- crease our efficiency, and there- at a fore ,our production. With the 1ete application of sound .business med management, along with the in - aa greased production, we could ngs lower our• per unit cost to the point where subsidies .of any kind rel would be un`neeessaary, r s Our basic goal should be' •to of : produce our product, at .more rm profit to ourselves, without in- creasing food prices to the ulti- ap_ mate consumer. es- Certainly the immediate. future the of agriculture will be a difficult see and trying period, "Growing "of pains"will manifest themselves hat in every phase of the change. a As we solve our problems, new wn problems will raise their heads. Alberta's Agriculture Ministe llaluarast expressed agreemen with the commission on then points,. that affect western farm - ers: 'that the wheat board .set price prior to seeding; tha there be no increase in Crow • nest Pass- special. freight, rate for grain; that no .more majo irrigation projects be undertak en for the next few years. It is apparent that Easter farmers have little understand ing of the major problems of th Western farmers. In rdgards'to'taiiffs, I certain ly an not •qualified to make .an comment...0f •course, most farm ers desire a little Wore protect tion from dimming, The third .point was,. "a broad and comprehensive system for land use." The. forum missed the point entirely when they re- plied, "We think the farmers have used the land very well, otherwise we would not have the surplusses we have today." • Are they suggesting that this point be ignored until the exi- gency arises when it will be necessary? Needless to say, the future of prosperity of agricul- ture hinges on the fact that 18% less farmers shall have to .meet or beat the more than 70% pre -- dieted increase in production. Lose Land To industry Furthermore, this• 'recommen- dation has a much broader mean - lug, It hes been. estimated that more than 400,000 acres of choice Ontario farm lands will be Jest to industries, highways, pipe- lines and housing developments by 1965! At the same time •many marginal. farmers are attempt- ing to scratch a. living from poor, infertile soil not worth the cost of reclaiming . to productivity. What we need is some•form.. of 'control to save the Choice land. Tor farming and ' to .encourage the use of the poor farms for other purposes. 1f something like this is not done soon we. shall see the complete;• disap- pearance of- the Niagara Fruit Belt. - 'The fourth point. was, ."Plans for substantial irrigation projects should be restricted in the, next decade to guard against farm• 1, sur lose s. The f ru , P o m s expres- sed opinion was that this con- tradicted, the third point. In view of their incorrect interpretation of both points, this is not so. The commission said that the money being used for irrigation purposes could be better used for more pressing purposes, namely, in assistance- to farm- ers in the • Atlantic provinces, where farm poverty has reached the desperate stage. On the 'fifth point, "Federal price supports on agricultural products should be administered by a separate body," •the forum. said, -. "it. remains. to '- be seen whether it would be beneficial' orinot." In addition to this mean - ,Mess reply, 'FMem'aer of ,Marr. ane Forum" • comes up With • an -amazing interpretation. Urges Separate Board The,Commission did•not actual- ly fully recommend •the use of parity price supports at this time, but said if •they were •used they should be administered by a separate full-time. board, .the -Please Turn To.' Page 15 Crows Wsddinq C kbration s A surprise ,party was held .Sa r' turday evening, at the home o Aeleli and Mrs. Ern Cowdrey t i eplebrate their twenty-fifth wed n ding annjversary. Those present werd Mr, and Mrs.. Wilfred Hug e table of Exeter, Mrs, Charli Jaques' and Miss Helen Webbe - of Woodhain and nearby neigh Lar* -COltnlninttl :Abou:t Kirkton EX MRS. HARiI•D •DAVIS, 'Preeent'lklWitiw Glft Alis. Eva, Greenstreet,. bride elect, was- pleasantly surprise by •the members el her Sunda Sehool Class Friday evening.a the home of Mrs.:Laverne Stone r Danita and Marlene. Misses Mari syn. and Patsy Marshall present ed Eva with .a jcitthen ste. stool. Games and :contests wer t enjoyed by all. Thal: 'Wish. In V.inch..isea 8Y MRS. F. 'HORNS. Mr. and Mrs. Harold l)enhar. • of Sarnia -visited en Wednesday d' last with Mr. and Mrs. Wib Bat- y. ten. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wicks and , baby Lori of Stratford were Sun- - day visitors with Mr, and Mrs. Fred Walters. p Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ford - e of Kitchener. Mr, and Mrs. New- man Baker •of Wellburn, -Mr. and Mrs. W. Dickey :and family of Woodham were Sunday visitors with Mrs. Harry Ford and Mr. and. Mrs. Gordon Ford. 01 Mr. and Mrs. Newton Clarke i • . celebrated their fortieth wedding' anniversary on Thursday last. - y • .. •. r I Mr. :and Mrs.' Lloyd Bender of ▪ Crediton 'visited on Sunday eve - 'living:: with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Cunnington; On Sunday nd April 7 l' A t in .i F n p t ville church service wilt he a dedication of the new -organ, also a presentation of the new pulpit drape: slilittillllll lt1111ptit11111111111,1111 lull rn- Lower Production Costs ads To 'merely point to the Gordon a forecasts and say we shall have and such and such a shape of the in gross national product in 1980 elp proves nothing at all. For rising ve- expenses (which. can be expect- ed in a boom economy) could wipe out the farmer's 289'o pre - Pie dieted gain. Our present difficult- in- les stem not so much from too ar-, low food prices, as they do from m- too high production costs. If by an- 1980, we can increase our pro - tie London visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hartle. Mr. Harold Pollock returned home from the hospital last week,. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Gardner and family of Hamilton spent the weekend: with his mother, Mrs. J'. Gardner, • The Harmony Class of the United: Church will hold their meeting on Friday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Her- vey Eagleson. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Lamport of .Exeter visited on Sunday with Miss Sophia Young and Mr. Wil- bert Young. Miss Margaret Woodburn, stu- dent at London Teacher's :Col- ]ege, is teaching this week at Khva School, Mr. and Mrs.: Maurice Murray and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Steeper visited recently with .relatives' in Detroit. . Topics From '�Harpley.. 13y MISS M, HODGINS Personal Items " Mr. Mansell Hodgins and sister spent Wednesday -evening in, Lu - can with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence .1 -lardy and family. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ridley and Miss Jean were in Burlington. over the weekend, Mr. Wm. Smith of London vis- ited- over the weekend at the home 'of; Mr, Clarence Stone. Mr. and Mrs. John McGinnes and Miss Evelyn Gibson" visited with friends in Hamilton recent- ly, Mr. Alex Hodgins of Brfnsley called at the home of Mr. Man- sell Hoagies on Friday. Mrs. Jim Love and GInger Visited. on Wednesday afternoon With Miss Maude H d i s r ltlttitli tt 11111 i0111i li01ttlIt111.1011,1011 spilt llli0111111111,IIIIIIItitiiti l thonti1i11011111i ttttttstyli tt111tlttttli111,011tlttlttt Our Malting Barley t Contracts Can Make You Money See our special contract be. fore you sign. Fertilizer sup- plied with contract. Act now! Seed Grain For Sale 1�1O. 1 REG; & 'COMMERCIAL MONTGALM EARLEY" NO, I; REG. &. COMMERCIAL OATS Different Varieties Scotts Elevator 'phone: fffr i 63, Res, 110 Lucan tenniYYiptitiiiti nliiiiiYAnniiilAilitifttititli t n itiliiiithitilWriiYrilii'tii fluff iiiiiiffHYifWilitinittrilointeitit'ii pe un pr w of al at pr re m be an be cr fro ca ter an the dre as pre do re die we hr e ad rec T ing unt Pas The pea Thiis not such a startling state• nt. when We realize this fact: as been estimated that near - 26 se HO of thoW engaged infits' ming are mil-, who Can er achieve any Measure of etss lit the industry. No a•' int of government, finarieial technological assistatice Oena Cornet who cannot first himself, To 'Disappear his decreasle hi the farm pop. Shall subsequently lead e disappearance of our'Ores- It far nev Site Mot or help. help 8y*ikMil' oft 10 ti - duction by -the neeessaey: 70% or more, and lower our per unit cost proportionately, perhaps then we shall be able to establish some measure of security; pres- ently lacking, in this wonderful profession of -ours. • In my previous letter I must have .mistakenly given the im- pression that I agreed absolute- ly with every point in the re- port. The 'impression I tried to convey was this: All a Royal Commission can do is gather the facts, assess them, then make their predictions and recommen- dations. It is up to us, as the people to whom the report was addressed, to put it into effect. I do not want to see the report debated, discussed and then shelved. It must be .considered in all its importance in an en- deavor to 'make the predictions come true. The first point the forum; re- ferred • to _was wheat. They said _"The Wheat.,Roard:• has, done a gooci',job �strfay and ,we..(1bn t need a royal commission to .tell the farmers ,to go on a •'quota system." , Want Early Pelee ' A survey showed that west- ern wheat farmers appear to favour the announcement of a price prior to- seeding, although some still have a few doubts about the "rigid control of their sales. boua•s. They received many aft - g s , flowers ,.a d: ar , n C... dS,. - Personal Items Mrs. J. Veitch of London visit ed Monday evening with Mrs, R .Humphreys. Master Bernard McCormick spent the weekend with Mr, andStratford. 1VIrs. 41°1hn Hanniman Mr, and Mrs. Harold Steven- son' and Lorne of Dorchester pent S ndaaywith Mrs. H. Cope- land. d ... is s Ethel Copeland: • !dr, and Mrs, .Harold Henry, Ruth Ann and Mark visited Sun- dayDaviswith Mr. and' Mrs, Harold . Mr, and Mrs. Lorne .Marshall. and family and Mrs. Archie Ro- binson visited Sunday with •Mr. arid Mrs. Jack Switzer and fam- ily. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Blatch- ford of Detroit visited Sunday with Mr. and Mrs, W. ,T, Black - ler. The Story In • • Elimville d By MRS. ROSS SKINNER Elimville Euchre Club Elimville Euchre Club was held on Friday evening at the hall with Mr. and Mrs, Everett Skinner as hosts. There were seven tables in, (flay. Winners were: ladies high, Mrs. Ross Skinner; gents high, Mr. hien Westdorp, and consola- tion,: Mr. Donald Parsons. The last : party will be held on Fri- day night in the form of .a pot 1uckcsipper beginning dt 4 p.m. The playoffs will be played fol- lowed by a short program. Personal Items Mrs. James Sinclair and: Ka- thy of London visited on Thurs- day with Mr. and Mrs.'. Win. Routley, Mr, and Mrs. Elwyn Kerslake and family of Winchelsea visit- ed on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Elford. 'Mrs, Hubert Heywood held . a demonstration last, Thursday af- ternoon at her hoe, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cunning ton spent the weekend with Mr, and' Mrs. Lloyd Vegan of. Listo- ;wet.. • . Mr. F. ''Cornish of :Thames head visited on Sunday with .14r. 'and Mrs: Melville Skinner. Mr. and Mrs, Howard Cunning - ton and Janet visited on Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Gordon • Ben- der of Crediton, Miss .Anne Routly and Miss Judy. Robertson of Toronto spent the weekend with the fornier's parentRoutly,s, . Mr. and • Mrs. Wm. A MIDDt- E AG-rI''Dc PERSON 15 ON WHO i5 TEN YEAR. QLDgR `t. 'THAN ..4RE CF RA IN FEED•E C i tin 11Utt muttRIt1111.1UIttoIt1111t tt ttIt1UN1111111111i ForEvery Farm r . M lO n1 1 ed Quality Petroleum Products • B -A 88 & 98 Gasolines • B -A Peerless Motor Oil • B -A Tractor Gasoline • B -A Diesel Fuel. YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD B -A AGENT Middleton & Genttner n tier PHONE 40 , EXETER tttttillll tttttt ttl,l,l111111,111 f1111111111111t11rR11111111ISINNt(liltilINti1Nllitll1111/1111111111140111111111t�1tlllut Nltll,. ) tttttttlett111111tt11110111tI W ell It Hent 1111111t111111t11111111111111111,t t11i111tttt4 Farm ere Be Prepared For Spring. ran P p g. 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