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In conversation a few weeks ago with
one of the more knowledgeable agricultural
experts in Canada, we were somewhat sur-
prised.by his statement on the merits of the
farming industry in this part of Ontario. It
was his considered opinion that the Western
Ontario region, or •
of it art or the•maf p forms
the most productive all-round agricultural
area in the Dominion.
Along with most people who have grown
up here, we have always been privately con-
vinced that we live in the modern day Gar-
den of Eden, but would have been hesitant to
make all-inclusive claims in front of an ex-
pert. True. Huron has been known as the
highest -producing county for one type of
product, Perth for another, and so on—but
we never realized that our part of the
country might be the outstanding one in the
entire country.
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No doubt there would be plenty of argu-
a ment on this statement from residents of.
such places as Essex and Kent or the Fraser
Valley—and a final decision might be a long
time in the making. However, the man with
whom we were talking was not referring to
the highest production of a specific crop or
type of carcass, but rather of the all-round
reliability and steadiness of production
levels in the food industry.
For„'many years this part of the province
was considered as "beef” country. Even
,dairy cattle were limited in number by the
production of milk and cream which could be
consumed by our own local population. How-
ever. that situation changed as the demands
of city markets moved the collectors' trucks
farther and farther out from the big centres.
The introduction of chemical weed con -
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trots brought with it the present large.
acreages planted to corn. Now there is keen
interest in beans and other crops which will
be new to this area'. •
One of the astonishing factors in the
agricultural picture is the apparent
miscalculation, of the world's potential for
production of food, or rather its lack of
potential. This column has been pointing out
for years that agricultural policies which
discourage maximum food production are,
short-sighted. At no time in human history
has the earth produced enough food to keep
all people everywhere well fed. The prob-
lem, of course, was not to find those who
needed Canadian food—it was to locate those
who could- pay for it. •
The tables began to turn when China and
Russi, with their millions ofmo mouths to feed,
ed
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reached a state of affluence adequate to per-
mit 'them to enter the world food markets
and start paying hard cash for the grains
their he people so badly needed. Now the
general level of world-wide economies has
improved' to the point where not only the
Chinese and the Russians, but many other
nations as well are competing for available
food supplies.
Some of the experts are predicting that
the future will not see any significant decline
in the prices of the "luxury" meats like beef.
nd inevitably when meat prices rise, so do
the prices of vegetables, fruits and legumes.
The policies which dictated cutting back
on production capabilities because of low
prices for farm commodities will now tend to
spell potential losses for Canadian farmers
as prices shoot up and herd and acreages
cannot keep pace with demand.
uestion of self-defence
Canada has agreed to continue its sup-
port of the North American Air Defence
command (Norad). for two years only, dur-
\ ing°which time it will give serious considera-
tion to the need for theexpenditures involved
in the Canadian share of this costly commit -
menta k -
7his wa course. isnot the first time that
the s►nadian goverAmerit has had serious
doubt abl t its investment in defence of the
Nocannair space. Away backin theda ..
:;baker govern ml
ttr C . toned at C
he r ers} o Nora awereej�w
turbed bye the attitude --:of politicians in Of -
taw and the possibility that Canada might
cut oft its financial, support.
Norad, by fhe very nature of its task, is a
highly secret operation. Since defence of
continentalair space is dependent upon sur-
prise weapons and tactics, the whole story of
Norad could never be told, and as a conse-
quence gained no great support from either,
the taxpaying public or the men who have to
make Canada's, decisions in Ottawa.
In the sixties, when the future of Norad
was definitely at stake, this writer had the
good fortune to accompany a selected group
• of newsmen to .Colorado Springs for a look at
those sections of the centralized defence
program which.wouldbe exposed to public
scrutiny—and ever since that day we have
had a new respect for the persons who man
the battle stations and make the plans which
would be carried out in the9event of attack.
The complexity of their work and their
equipment is beyond belief—and the fortune
which has been poured into its development
runs into the billions.
We must remember that the Air Defence
Command was organized in the days when,
many of us were making plans for our own
backyard bomb shelters. We were panicky
about the possibility of nuclear attack and
we didn't give the military people any argu-
ment when they needed the funds to set up a
defence system.
In the intervening years, however, most
of our fearshave been dissipated. We don't
talk much about the days when we were.
Feeding articles on how tosurvive nuclear
hilt.' It . all seetns childish and a bit
tardly now., Nevertheless, the'danger of
those post-war years, was very real. No one
will. ever know how close we came to an
actual need for those shelters --and for the
defensive umbrella which might have been
thrownup by Norad. We took out insurance,
and, thank God, we didn't have to use it.
The pacifists, of course, have always
screamed .that our military* expenditures
must' be eliminated—but there was a dif-
ference between an air defence command
and a highly -trained attack force. Norad's
only purpose was, and still is, to' make if as
difficult as possible for an enemy strike
force to reach the North American Air
space.
The need for air defence, like the need
for life insurance is very hard ,to measure.
You would buy plenty of the latter if you
knew you were going to die. The Canadian
government's present decision to participate
for a limited time, is perhaps the wisest way
of dealing with the situation --but it is tc be
hoped that intensive study will be employed
within the next two years.
Why advertise?
If may seem a silly question for a news-
paper publisher to ask, but at times we can
certainly agree that advertising is a waste of
money --such as in those instances where the
advertiser doesn't actually have the goods or
services he is promoting.
Recently Canadian National Railways
has been using radio to advertise the
comfort, ease, economy and sheer pleasure
of travel on its trains.
Now, how in>the world would we find a
CN train to travel on? They're as scarce as
hen's teeth and as antiquated as the ark.
Last we heard CN wanted out of the pas-
senger business.
New things to eat
Have you ever wondered how some of
the people in Africa and Asia manage to
survive on a diet which contains meat only
once a week—or even a month? Well, you
may have a Chance to find out.
Canadian meat processors are already
talking of what they can do with such things
as soybean meal as a meat substitute. De-
spite all the talk about Canadians being so
lucky that food prices are not even higher
than they are, many a Canadian family is
finding real hardship when it comes to pro-
viding nutritious food for the family.
Cheaper foods which supply a comparable
amount of protein and minerals are on their
way and, like it or not, will inevitably supply
a growing portion of the market.
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News Items fro
APRIL, 1826
In his budget last week, Hon,,
A. Robb, Minister of Finance, an-
nounced taxation and tariff
charges as follows: tncotne tax
reduced all along the line;
exemption for married Men '.ie -
creased; penlry postage to retur d
on Dominion Day; duty on autos
mobiles reduced; receipt tax
wiped out.
A daring robbery was pulled off
in Wingham late" Wednesday
night or Thursdaymorni
morning when..
a couple of expensive fur coats,,
several dresses and suits were
stolen from King Bros. store.
About 9 o'clock Friday morning'
fire was noticed between the,,
floors of George Ross' home On
water r
a Street. Firemen worked';
valiantly but were unable to get L<'.
the fire under control. Nothing.
but a shell remains of the home,
The first auto through from
Wingham to Bluevale was W. G.'.
Grey's Chevrolet Sedan on Aprid
20. The roads were passable but
many hills are still blocked with
snow. It is expected that these
will be opened before Sunday.
Walter Little of Teeswatea ,:'
visited friends in Wingham over�
the weekend. Mr. Little has bees•-,'
successful in passing his ex-
aminations from Knox College'"‘
;
and left on Monday morning for
his mission in the Rockies.
Miss Jeanne McClure of Luck -
now has gone to Niagara wheret.
she has entered the General Hos+.
pial for . training.
EE Corbett, who was for years
foren an in the flax mill, met with
a painful accident while worldly'
;
at MacLean's Sawmill when one''
of the heavy t =--
causing the fracture of several
ribs.
Chicago, and for the past; two
years has been practising' °witl.
his father here.
Fleming Bisek Us PiirdlaSed
the Metcalf form on. the Blneyal
walutel
exllti'ye.`''
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The town will have one
organizedorganise4 group folk
day night's, meeting form' a
•dltnfdrFConservation CIO. It is •
I . expected, that about.* mems:
will : make, up the' new or,
ga>r ization»
The Ladies' Inter -'own ;Bowi4
ing League, has coMhletedd ,a, 21,
�8 week schedule with the. W hen
a team winning the trophy. Me R
bers of the local tea ,, ►erre
Wait' ' Brown, . Mrs, Mae -
Laurin. Mrs. Mervyn Temple*
man,; Mrs. Tett English,. Mrs,
Carl 'Lott and, dam Frances
Walker. Mrs, . . Peachey and
MSS Mark Jamieson were sube.
It.' was . officially, announced
ed
here this week that the Ontario
Rural Hydro would build a. -new
• area office and service centre in
Wingham. The new structure will
be. erected on property forrnerely'
.owned by C. Lloyd: And Son, on
Victoria and William Streets. '
Following,the final game of the
series between gingham and
Elora last Wednesday evening,
John Bell, Listowel F president of
the W.O.A.A., presented' the
Percy Adams trophy to Murray
Stainton, captain of the victorious
Wingham Crawford Dodgers.
Fred Ohm, Victoria Street, was
the winner of the hew car raffled
by'the Brussels Lions Club. •Pro-
ceeds .from the' raffle will go
toward a new swimming pool in
the village.
Bob Brusbridge of London has"
been engaged as swimming in-
structor for the Red Cross swim -
APRIL. 1948
The MINIM Town amici
met in special. mon to set the
•tai+r rate for IST After serious
consideration. Of the; estimated
receipts and expenditures it was
decided to set the regular rate at
46,; mills, plus. five mills for.flood
damage.'
The family of Mr. and Mrs.
Cletus Rettinger was well repre-
-
sented at the music festivalheld
at. Bluevale last week when Wil-
liam, Frances and Arlene were a-
mong prize winners; Willis nl.;won
first prize for. a solo;, ` 'Frances
second for a solo; and Arlene and
Frances placed second in : the
duet class.
The donations received to date
for' the Lower Wingham Flood
Relief now totals $1910.25. With
receipts froma concert and
dance held last week, the grand
*total`�is $1990.00;
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Small -
man have sold their residence on.
Frances Street to Mr. and Mr
Malcolm McCammon of Toronto,
and are moving to Grand Bend
'where Mr. Smallman has pur-
chased a business.
Ontario holds its third pro-
vincial general election in six
;years on Monday, June 7. Pre-
mier Drew surprised the Ontario
Legislature with the announce-
ment on Friday.
David Cathers of Gorrie' has
purchased the home of the late
David Halliday on Minnie Street.
Mrs. J. Walpole was elected
president of the Wingham Wom-
en's Instituteat its annual meet-
ing. Vice-presidents are Mrs.
William Field and Mrs. F. Ful-
ler; secretary is Mrs. Ford and
Mrs. W. W. ,Armstrong is press
secretary. '
At • the annual meeting of the
Ontario Baseball Association at
APRIL, 1938•
Last week the Fire Brigade .
used the fire equipment to slosh
off the. main street. This new sur-
face, which is considerably more
rough than pavement, will hold
the dust and dirt to a much, ,.
greater extent than did
concrete surface. The Bays of
brigade did a. good job,
R. Richardson who ' h
superiftendent• of the „B fieli
phone here for the past two years
has been transferred to Stratford
Malcolm Graham of Durham - is
taking a ' position here.
George King was elected presi-
dent of the Retail Me0hants'
Association at its annti;: meet-
ing, Earl H. Gray IS secretary
and H. E. Isard treasirier.
Mrs. M. Walters bought the
Pugh residence on the corner. of
Patrick and Centre Streets.
At a . meeting of the Wingham
Baseball Club executive, Hal
Peterson was appointed manager
of the Bruce League team and H.
L. Sherbondy was named sec-
retary.
Howard Machan has purchased
the residence of Mrs. James
Fowler, Diagonal Road. Mr.
Machan's cottage on Frances
Street i has been sold to Howard
Fuller.
Bruce Fox, D. C., has opened
an office in Guelph and has the
best wishes of his friends here.
Bruce is a graduate of the
National College of Chiropractic,
•
• ming classes to be held in Gorrie
this summer.
George Carter of East Wawan-:
osh has sold his farm to °Chester
Morrison of Blyth who' gets pos-
session this week.
Dan Rose, R. R. 1, Goderich,
has again been appointed sum-
mer assistant to the' Huron
County staff of the Ontario De-
partment of Agriculture.
APatal� :hv+ lie, .
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lx,yearsid ,is. a willing
volunteer for all sorts of heitee and garden chore a d be even
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Peter Iva lovable, even -tem d" hoy,..,.wellinennereken
eager tomplease, lieaware that he la s omewha t' behind other
children but.* good nature and OW,unk• make shim other
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trying. He iikes.wto tease, is full of conversation: andshows'.in-
terest, in everything going on. His co rdil lion . ,Manta,
organised. +s dl
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Nlt but he tovea ta; 04:jet • He ie.
enjoyiing.learning to swim ,,
-'l1ti1 lad'gets .on well With xhildri of all ages. lie thrives on
warmth, understanding; and stimulation, With his winning
personaaility, be can be a JO to a family who will accept him el he
is without placing high academic expectations; on him.
To inquire about', adopting Peter, :please. write to Today's
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steers "from the Goderich
ownshi► Women's ° Institute
`assisted with. Monday afternoon's '
activities of old tyme music, •
dancing and sing -along. Mrs.
Molly Cox joined the Huronview
regulars, Mary Taylor, -Norman
Speer and Jerry Collins to provide
the mpsic..
During the afternoon new
residents were welcomed to the
Home, Mr. -'nd Mrs._ Charles
Black of His Township,
Mrs. Hackw i 1, Walton, Mrs.
Harrington, nton. •
The Won�n's Institute from
Goderich i sted the April birth-
day par on Wednesday. One
hundred and fifty residents and
guests attended the party which'.
included a variety program, gifts
for the 25 celebrants, and lunch
served by the ladies. Mrs. Mamie
Sutcliffe introduced the program
with dance numbers by Elsie
Lindsay; vocal duet's by-
Reverend
y-Reverend and Mrs. Warr, Muriel
Harrison ' and Helen Lindsay,
readings by Mrs. Crozier and
Mrs. Van Arman, old tyme music
by Jean and Allan Schram. Mrs.
Mosack who celebrated her 97th
birthday this month thanked the
ladies on behalf of the residents.
The residents were entertained
on Family Night with. a . travel-
ogue of. Australia, New Zealand
and Hawaii with Mrs. . Edith
Landsborough giving the
commentary and Mrs. Bert
Jervis operating the projector.
Mrs. Murray Forbes played the
piano before the pictures and
during the intermissidn.
Private postcards—those with
pictures of a town's main street
or luxury hotel—were first per-
mitted in Canadian mails in 1895.
This week House League two -
pitch softball was begun with the
six teams taking part. Four
games have been played 'so far.
The first round will. be used to
balance the teams. The regular
noon -hour schedule `will com-
mence next week.
We have again entered the
Canadian. Physical Fitness 'con-
petition. The testing is about one-
half completed. The two outdoor
events remain. Last year we
were fortunate enough to win the
senior division trophy awarded
by the school board. HOpefully we
can do as well again this year.
Grades 3 and 4 took part in a
Seder celebration on Wednesday.
They wished to get a better idea
of the'Passover meal. They made
place ttrats to be used at the table.
They ate lamb, celery, horse-
radish and matzo. Grape juice
was used as a drink. The children
dressed up in their best clothes
and made it a festive day. The
parents were invited to attend.
Grades 1 and 2 went to the
Church...on Wednesday and made
the Stations of the Cross. Thurs-
day they had- a bunny' party at
school.
"Alow coms YociiRE mar wArcHieNG
WHEee Yev'ee GO/NG 4?
TOM WHARTON giv'ea Mrs. Jim Bain .a demonstration of
fhe "Sta-tru" metal clad door now being produced by Stan-
ley Door Systems during the open house tour last Tuesday
night. Staff.Photo.
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