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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1965-02-18, Page 10WOOD FOR SALE Also GOOD STANDING TIMBER WANTED Special prices paid for good walnut trees. Dry Mixed Slab Wood, Dry Mixed ,Limb and Body Wood suitable for stove, furnace or fireplace. Delivered in large truckloads or pickup loads. ROBERT EAGLESON Aliso Phone Nairn 232-4450 Craig beofroreeve8n3in0:s.m. Truly A Long Green Line Many Huron farmers are using them -ask us to name users in your area. Why don't you join the Long Green Line of John Deere farm implements? 494A & 495A Models READY FOR YOU John Deere Corn & Bean Planters . Liquid and dry fertilizer . Machined seed hoppers . "24" to "40" row adjustment without adjusting wheels for added convenience HURON TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT EXETER 235.1115 MALTING BARLEY CONTRACTS Seed and Fertilizer Supplied Your Choice BETZE ( 2 rowed variety ) PARKLAND ( 6 rowed variety ) AN EXCELLENT CROP FOR EARLY CASH BEAN SEED Excellent Quality Ontario Registered SEAWAY SANI LAC SAGI NAW MICHELITE Michigan Certified Sanilac Seaway ALL SEED GROWN FROM FOUNDATION STOCK BEAN CONTRACTS Seed and Fertilizer Supplied Excellent Bean Demand Creates Good Prices For Your Spring Seeding and Fertilizer Needs WE AIM TO BE OF SERVICE TO YOU Ei:L:MICKLE & Son LTD. Drop in or phone collect 262.2714 FREE for the asking THE FARMERS' ALMANAC Remember the Farmers' Almanac that hung on the wall in the kitchen just below the big calendar from the feed dealer? After the passing of December, low twelve in the year's cycle, the mailman left the familiar, news- print covered booklet in the box by the roadside and the countryman put a string through the punched hole in the upper left hand corner and hung it on the nail. Along with the seed catalogs, the almanac was the herald of a new season. For those who live close to the land know that when the grayness of December is over, the year will slide downhill to springtime with increasing momentum. Time was when the almanac was a major part of the reading in farm and village homes. On the winter's even- ing when a norther was moaning and howling around the house, it was good to sit in the combined kitchen-dining- living room. While the young folks did their lessons around the big table with its red and white checked cloth and Mother sat in her Boston rocker working at the never- quite-caught-up mending, Father reclined in his old Morris chair. After he had gone through the weekly paper and the farm journals, he often took the almanac and re- read the satisfying familiar writings. "One good thing about an almanac", he would observe, "you know what you're going to read. There's too much unrest and too many new-(angled notions in the world. You never know what it Will be when you pick up a newspaper. In the almanac there is something that's as steady as the granite rock8 on the pasture hillside." Surprising thing is that after decades of continuous publication countless farm families (and many city farm- ers) still avidly read the almanac. In addition to the large number of astronomical calculations and the farmer's calendar for every month in the year, there appears a' variety of new, useful and entertaining material. There is good information on farming, gardening, living; all sorts of helpful lere. There are jokes and conundrums, poems and recipes; and the weather predictions for a year ahead are to be pondered and studied. Old fashioned? Yes! But the almanac still has a warm welcome in the homes of the people who carry on humanity's greatest enterprise, the tilling of the soil. --HAYDN S. PEARSON Your FREE Copy Is Available At The Office Of JOHN BURKE LTD. DEVON BLDG. EXETER Are you puzzled about fertilizer prices ? Recently, we talked to a conscien- tious farmer regarding Fertilizer Prices. He was puzzled and concern- ed about this important commodity of farming. With so many fertilizers on the market and with such widely varied prices, he suspected that in many instances "Selling" was the only real serious consideration be- ing given to the product and that quality was secondary. We told him frankly that he was not the only one concerned about this problem, that others were gravely disturbed about the quality of bulk blended dry mixed fertilizers. An article we read re- cently stated that the bulk blending fertilizer trend which is sweeping the country is not a step forward in progress but actually a step back- ward and he had proof to back up his statement. Segregation (or s e- paration) of the different ingredients of this mixed product resulting in low percentage of plant uptake is causing concern. Then we told him about liquid mixed fertilizer, that there is absolutely no segregation of ingredients that every drop contains the same amount of plant food as any other drop and that the percentage of plant uptake is high. We told him about the other advantages of liquid fertilizer. He asked if we would plant his corn. We talked about Nitrogen for his crop and we explained that our Liquid 41% Ammonium Nitrate contained not one but 3 different types of Nitrogen geared to fit the needs of his corn from planting to harvest. We told him about the other kinds of Nitrogen sold locally, that (1) Anhydrous Ammonia is a g as e ou s type of Nitrogen that will gas off into the air if not properly injected deeply into the soil and covered, that (2) Aqua Ammonia, a 70% Water Solu- tion, too, will evaporate into the air if not covered by the soil. Yes — we got his order for 100 acres of corn planting and side-dressing as follows: 400 lbs of Liquid 6-18-6 per acre planted with the corn; 80 lbs of Actual Nitrogen Side-Dressed per acre. We Can Help You Increase Your Yields We Invite Your Inquiry Cann's Mill Ltd. EXETER, 235-1782 KIRKTON, 229-6118 Po • Times-Advocate, February 18, 1965 Mark date at Cromarty Thacker" and. Mr. & Mrs. Mor- ley Waugh of London were Sun- day afternoon gueats, Miss Meryl Hooper was suc- cessful in passing her Grade 8 Royal Conservatory of Music last week at Stratford. Mr. Clare Hooper spent last week at North Bay and Sudbury. day, Feb. 18 at '7:15 at the home of Mrs. Jack Thomson. PERSONALS Mr. & MrS. Fred Fetch of Strathroy spent Monday with Mr. & Mrs. Claire Sisson, Mr. & Mrs. Jack Morgan of Guelph were Saturday evening guests of Mr, & Mrs. Leonard Staffa Homemakers Talk cottons commence projects at Blanshard By MRS. J. TEMPLEMAN STAFFA The first meeting of the Staffa. East 4-H Homemaking C 1 ub "Cottons May Be Smart" was held at the home of the leader Mrs. Russell Miller Wednesday evening, Feb. 10. Mrs. Miller discussed the contents of the sewing boxes and gave a general outline on the project saying that this club would help the girls in ward- robe planning and the proper way to use commercial pat- terns. Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Vivian demonstrated the cor- rect way to take one's measure- ments. Officers were elected. Pre- sident is Shirley Docking; vice- By MRS. G. HOOPER president, Judy Harris; secre- tary and press reporter, Bar- bara Gardiner; treasurer, Eleanor Kemp; telephone girls, Anna Scott, Janet Miller, Sand- ra Gray; leaders, Mrs, Russell Miller and Mrs. Bob Laing. The second meeting is to be held at Mrs. Miller's Wednes- day evening February 24 at 7:15 p.m. BLANSILARD The first meeting for the 4-H club for the project "Cottons May be Smart" was held Satur- day afternoon, at the home of Mrs. Ken Parkinson with 11 members present. Officers were elected. Pre- sident is Susan Tomlinson; vice-president, L i n d a Johns; secretary, Marion Thomson; ass't secretary, Dianne Wilson; press, Sharon Thomson. The name of the club is to be "Cot- ton Cuties", Material and patterns were discussed and notes taken. Achievement Day is May 15. The next meeting will be Thurs- Rescue tractor from flood area Last week's flood caught a Crediton area farmer, Charles Glanville off guard, as his tractor was stranded in the middle of the flood caused by the rising of the river at Crediton, as well as a creek in the area. Jack England is shown above as he transports Glanville to his tractor. He was pulled ashore by Maurice Haist, although they encountered same difficulties. The rope on the Haist tractor broke and the decision was made to hook a short chain onto the stranded tractor. However, Haist backed up too far and couldn't get out himself and the bottom photo shows the water churning as he spins. The men finally managed to get Haist out and after a few more difficulties got Glanville to land. --T-A photos By MRS. KEN McKELLAR CROMARTY Mr. and Mrs. William Miller celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary Thursday, Febru- ary 11. They were guests of honor at a dinner party at the home of their son and daughter- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller, Ronnie and Dianne, Staffa. Guests present were Mrs. Grace Scott and Mr. and Mrs. Ken McKellar. Mrs. Miller is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. D. D. McKellar and Mr. Miller is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John M. Miller. They were married at the home of the bride's parents February 11, 1920 by the late Rev. David Ritchie. They farmed first on Staffa line and for many years have resided on their present farm on concession 10 of Hib- bert. They have one son Lloyd of Hibbert Township. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are both enjoying fairly good health. STAFFA WEST CLUB Staffa West held their first meeting of the project "Cot- tons May Be Smart" at the home of the assistant leader, Mrs. Gerald Carey. Mrs. John Wallace outlined the objectives of this project. The election of officers fol- lowed. President is Mary Ellen Doyle; vice president, Mar- garet Worden; secretary trea- surer, Carol Ann Dow; press reporter, Bonnie Miller; tele- phone girl, Brenda Kerslake. The discussion was centred around the planning of a dress, its suitability to the occasion, design, finish and cost. The hostess served lunch. The second meeting is to be held at the home of Margaret Worden. Hulley returned home Sunday after visiting with his grand- parents. The February meeting of Staffa and Cromarty Senior Citizens Club was held inStaffa Hall with 15 members in attend- ance. A varied program of mu- sic, readings and games pre- pared by Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Bowman was much enjoyed by all. Mrs. Carter Kerslake Staffa entertained at a quilting party at her home Monday. Those pre- sent were Mrs. Sadie Scott, Mrs. Will Miller, Mrs. Grace Scott and Mrs. K. McKellar, Cromarty, Mrs. Ken Drake and Mrs. Bert Fell, Mrs. George Vivian and children Staff a and Mrs. Harold Coleman Seaforth. Mrs. E. Bully of Brucefield is visiting with her son and daugher-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Bill Hulley and family. PERSONALS Mrs. John Wallace, Mrs. La- verne Wallace and Pam a r e visiting with Mrs. Harry El- liott and family in Essex. Mrs. Grace Scott spent a few days with her son and daugh- ter-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Donald Scott and family, Goderich. Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. Ken McKellar were Mr. & Mrs. Don Castagnasso of Embro and Mr. Frank Routly of Kirkton. Linda and Joanne Currie of Dorchester spent the weekend with their grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Otto Walker. David WI EUCHRE Staffa WI held a progressive euchre party in the township hall Wednesday evening, Feb. 10. There were 10 tables in play with prizes going to; ladies high, Mrs. Jack Hoggarth, Cromarty; ladies low, Mrs. Roy McDonald, Staffa; gents high, Bill Riley, Staffa; gents low, Gordon Dick, Cromarty; lone hands, Mrs. Lorne Fell, Staffa. Many in attendance at official's funeral Death claims members from Crediton families By MRS. ERVIN RADER DASHWOOD Largely attended funeral ser- vices were held for the late Isaac Bestard from the Hoffman funeral home Wednesday, Feb. 10 conducted by Rev. C. Britton and Rev. Willis Patton, a son- Mr. Bestard served as for- in-law of Regina, Sask. mer assessor and was building inspector at the time of his passing. He served the church as a member of the Session, Sunday School teacher and was sec-treas. of the Grand Bend cemetery for many years. The bearers were Lorne and Ivan Luther, Leeland, Wilmer, Ron and Morris Desjardine. Allen Finkbeiner and family. Mr. Gower is a brother to Mrs. Finkbeiner. Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Coughlin were callers in town Sunday. Sunday visitors with Mr. & Mrs. G. E. Wenzel were Mr. & Mrs. Wesley Krotz of M i 11- bank. Mr. & Mrs. Wm Oestricher returned home Monday after spending some time with Mr. Robert Greenwood and family of Don Mills. Their granddaugh- ter Adrienne Greenwood re- turned with them. PERSONALS Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Miller and family had as their guests Thursday night, Mr. & Mrs. William Miller, Mr. & Mrs. Ken McKellar and Mrs. Grace Scott all of Cromarty. The oc- casion was the 45th wedding anniversary of Mr. & Mrs. William Miller. The school sections of H ib- bert No. 1 to 6 enjoyed a skat- ing party at Mitchell Arena Friday afternoon. Staffa WI catered to a turkey banquet Saturday evening for the Hibbert Township officials, Dublin village trustees and guests in Staffa Township Hall. Miss Ramona Worden, daugh- ter of Mr. Alvin Worden has been nominated as a candidate for queen at the College Royal to be held at the Guelph Univer- sity this month. Mr. & Mrs. Fred Harburn left last week for a holiday in the Southern United States. Mrs. George Moore is a pa- tient in Stratford General Hos- pital. Michael Evans has returned home last week after a stay in Victoria Hospital, London. the weekend with Mr. & Mrs. Ferd Miller. Twenty-two members of Zion Lutheran church Walther Lea- gue attended a district skating party at New Hamburg Sunday. Room 2 and 3 of Dashwood Public school along with their teachers, Don Finkbeiner and Mrs. Letta Taylor were present at the falling of the large tree in Valentine Becker's bush Fri- day. Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Reste- mayer spent Sunday at Kitch- ener with Dr. & Mrs. Fred Morlock and family. Sam Elsie is a patient in South Huron hospital, Exeter, having suffered a heart attack. Mr. & Mrs. Fred Miller and Brenda spent Tuesday with Mr. & Mrs. Ervin Rader and family. Mrs. Rudolph Miller has re- turned home from Victoria Hos- pital, London. STUDY TRINIDAD The UCW meeting was held in the Sunday school rooms Thurs- day, Feb. 11 with Mrs. Nelson Lamport in charge of the wor- ship period. She was assisted by Mrs. Ross Pickering. Mrs. Russell Finkbeiner took the study book which was on the culture and educational de- velopment of Trinidad. A re- cord of Trinidadian music was also used. Mrs. Robert Reid, president conducted the business. The members were reminded of the World Day of Prayer to be held in the United Church March 5 at 2:30 pm. Lunch was served by the hostesses of the afternoon, Mrs. Clifford Kenney and Mrs. Ro- bert Reid. TO VISIT HURONVIEW The meeting of Zion Lutheran Ladies Aid was held Wednesday, Feb. 10 with group 4 in charge of devotions and lunch. The topic, "Faith and Know- ledge like a horse and carriage" was taken by Mrs. Leonard Schenk in the absence of the pastor. Mrs. Albert Rader gave a reading. The president, Mrs. Leonard Schenk, presided for the busi- ness. A visit is planned to Huronview in the near future. The Aid is quilting on Wednes- day. Reports were read by all secretaries. Ranked by value, Canada's ten leading export commodi- ties in 1962 were: newsprint paper, wheat, lumber and timber, wood pulp, nickel, aluminum and products, crude petroleum, iron ore, copper and products, uran- ium and concentrates. PERSONALS M. & Mrs. Robert Annan and family of Pickering spent By MRS. L. PRESZCATOR CREDITON Mrs. Emma Smith, 78, of 31 Ridgeway, London, passed away February 5 at her late resi- dence. Mrs. Smith was the wi- dow of the late Ross Smith and sister of Miss Tillie Wein of Exeter and Chris Wein of Ste- phen Township. Mrs. Smith was a member of Wesley United Church in London where she had lived for almostfifty years. Funeral services were from the T. Harry Hoffman funeral home, Dashwood, with inter- ment in the EUB Cemetery, Crediton, Monday, February 8. Pallbearers were Hugo Schenk, Paul Schenk, Ed Varley, Fred Varley, Lorne Finkbeiner and Ross Krueger. The death of Lydia Oestricher of Hanover, widow of the late Dan Oestricher, a former r e- sident, occurred Monday, Feb. 15. The death of Mrs. Mary Emke of Elmwood, mother of Mrs. A. M. Schlenker, occurred last week. 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