HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1954-05-27, Page 10A competitive music festival
shield was awarded to the Clinton
Wesley -Willis Young People's Un-
ion, at the second annual music
festival of the Huron Presbytery
'Y.P.U. held last week at -the On-
tario Street United Church in
Clinton.
Eleven unions competed in six
classes with some 23 entries.
The Clinton group received the
shield as the union with the most
number of points at the festival.
Ron Steep, Clinton, chairman of
the festival presented the shield to
the president of the Wesley -Willis
Union,, Ken Carter.
The Presbytery president, Arnold
Alton, Ashfield Township, welcom-
ed the contestants. Arrangements
for the event were in charge of a
committee, Ron Steep, chairman;
Margaret Holland, both of Clinton,
and Gail Manning, Londesboro.
Adjudicators were Mrs. H. L.
'Sturgis, Exeter, for the vocal
classes, and Mrs. E. Donaldson and
John Stephens, both of Goderich,
for the piano classes.
Winners were, vocal solo—James
Shynkar, Wingham, 90; Jane Mc-
Cool, Londesboro, 89, and Margaret
Holland, Clinton, 85. Piano solo—
Dora Ann, ,Stinson, Seaforth, 86;
Carol Ann Eagan, Clinton, 85;
Dawn Grigg, Clinton, 83, and
Marguerite Lyon, Londesboro, 83.
String — Douglas Gibbins, Blyth.
Piano duet—Douglas Squire and
Rosemary Clark, Nile. Vocal
chorus—Wingham Y.P.U., 84; Wes-
ley -Willis Y.P.U., 83. Vocal duets,
trios or quartets—a quartet from
Auburn, Rena- McClinchey, Gladys
McClinchey, Donna Walden and
Barbara Smith; a duet from Wes-
ley -Willis, Clinton, Betty Lou
Nediger and Richard Andrews, and
a duet from Belgrave, Ruth Procter
and Elaine Bolt.
Phone today for
more details of the
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extra expenses, too, when you
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Budget Plan. Convenient
monthly payments assure you
of paid-up heat for the corn-
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money when you buy now
at a 'warm -weather discount'.
GODERICH
SCHOOLBOY MEMORIES
REOALLED BY PHOTO
A picture published recently
showing the old Goderich
water sprinkler being' hoisted
to the second floor of a new
addition to,.the Huron County
Museum. brought recollections
of schooldays to a Goderich
old boy, ,W. E. Elliot, of
Mimico.
In a letter to -the Signal -
Star, Mr. Elliot says: "D. C.
Strachan manufactured a num,-
ber of those horsedrawn
sprinklers for other towns, and
the Star or Signal in those
days chronicled such' exports
with pride. A lasting memory
is that of the town team haul-
ing this particular sprinkling
wagon along Hamilton street
and around the Square. Lay-
ing the dust seemed to cool the
air a bit on sultry days,
"Mr. Strachan's machine
shop on Victoria street was
the equivalent of the smithy
with its open door we used to
read about in schoolbooks.
Passing by it to Central School
in my time were Charley Lane,
Art . Carrie, Will Stothers,
Charley Roberts, Everett Fea-
gan. and others. Sam and Bob
Park lived up the street nearer
the school. I think Mrs.
Strachan conducted the little
store on the corner, where
popular varieties of candy
were spread to tempt the
nickels and coppers occasion-
ally available."
QUICK CANADIAN QUIZ
1 Canadian Labor income increased
by $860 million last year over
1952. Did the net income of
farmers increase or decrease in
tlae year?
2. Which of the national parks has
the greatest area? -
3.1s the average cost of moving a
ton of freight a mile by railway
in Canada 1.38 cents, 13.80 cents
or $1.38?
4. Which province leads in revenue
from fur farming? In revenue
from trapping?
5.. In 1939 the CBC spent $2.9 mil-
lion. What did the governnlent
radio service cost last year? '
ANSWERS: 5. The CBC spent
$24.8 million last year. 3. Average
cost of moving one ton of '-freight
one mile by rail in Canada in 1952
was 1.38- cents. ,1. Farm income
decreased by. $261 million. 4. On-
tario leads in both.' 2. Wood Buf-
falo Park, partly in Alberta and
partly in Northwest •Territories,
17,300 square miles. The park is
the home of the largest remaining
herd of bison on the continent.
SERVANTS GALORE...BY WIRE
• In 1900'the Standard of Living enjoyed by a family was gauged by
the size of the home and the number of te'rvants employed.
In 1950, the beginning of the second half of the `century, the most
humble home in the land can, for a few cents, employ electrical servants
which all the money in (name of municipality) couldn't buy in 1900.
The good old days are now a back -drop to the Passing Show of a
i
life byelectricity.
n the standard of livingbrought to light and li
newhigh 9 g
We of your local Hydro are proud, of our part in this tiansition and
look confidently to the future—with you.
Staking
Many of the taller flowers will
benefit from some support especial-
ly where winds 'or heavy rains are
liable to do damage. ,Often stakes
a little . shorter than 'the plant as
high and driven in close will be
sufficient. To 'these the plants are
tied loosely with soft twine, 'raffia
or any of the special twisting ma•
terials sold by seed stores. With
low bushy plants like peonies or
oriental poppies sometimes a hoop
of wire or wood is placed*about
them and a foot or so above the
ground. In England around del-
phiniums, early in the spring, they
stick bits of brush in the ground,
Gradually the plant grows about
this hiding it but being firmly sup-
ported just the same.
For supporting sweet peas and.
the taller sorts of garden peas,
and also other climbers some peo-
ple use chicken wire or old tennis
nets or string: But a better ma-
terial is brush if a supply can be
obtained. This is pushed firmly in
the ground along the rows and be-
fore the plants are more than a
few inches high. Depending upon
l'he locality brush from three to six
feet high is suitable and the
bushier the better.
Most people stake tomatoes,
Usually a six to seven foot stake is
driven firmly in the ground when
the tomato plant is set out. About
every foot of growth the stem is
tied loosely but securely. All side
shoots are nipped off and towards
the end of the summer to hasten
maturity of fruit the main stem is
also nipped.
Give Them Room
If every seed that sprouted were
allowed to grow gardens would
soon become mere jungles. Plants
would be crowded unmercifully,
would become weak and spindly, a
prey to the first insects or even a
good breeze: Everything will do
much better if there is plenty of
room for it to ,develop. Newly
transplanted flowers, vegetables
-and Nursery stock will become
sturdier and much better plants if
they are pinched back. In all
bedding plants, things like petun-
ias, asters, tomatoes, and such that
come in flats or boxes, 'all flower
buds and bloom should be removed
when transplanting takes place.
--In ._..almost......:every.-.-'-,ease'---w-here.
plants are started from seed, and
especially tiny seed, like lettuce or
alyssum or poppies, theymust be
thinned later. 'In doing this natur-
ally„ we pull out the pooTer speci-
mens first but in any case .we must
leave plenty of room,. If we are
afraid of later damage from bugs
or cutworms perhaps we will leave
twice as many plants as at first,
then later on we -remove every
other one. In 'certain vegetables
like beets and carrots, too, we leave
the plants about an. inch, or so
apart at first, then use later thin-
nings for our first meals.' When
thinned properly the plants left
will grow more quickly, and should
be healthier.
Thinning is not always confined
THE VOICE OP TEMPER-
- ANCE
Evidence is to hand that these
Huron County "Voices" are read
beyond our County boundaries. A
beautiful little Northwestern On-
tario town Tess than 2,000 popula-
tion isbedevilled by drink. It is
in L.C.A. territory and is amply
supplied with legal liquor outlets.
jThey have two beverage rooms, a
1 government liquor store, and a
to seedlings. The extra big and
fine blooms you usually ,.see in the
flower shows ,are often the result
of thinning: Only in this case it
will be the flower, buds that are
removed. Instead of letting every
single rose, peony, or 'dahlia de-
velop, the professionals nip., off .
about fifty percent or more of the
buds so that those that ` are left
will be finer and bigger. The same
thing is done with fruit like apples,
plums and peaches for big prime
results.
Garden •paths
Regular paths will add interest
and beauty to any garden, even in
the vegetable patch. Where traffic
is heavy such as near the door or,
a gate, it is advisable to use some
solid material like flagstones, con-
crete slab`s, bricks or cinder, or
gravel, fine and well pressed down.
With any of -`these the nigh thing"
is to place firmly and level with
the surrounding grass, so that the
lawn mower will trim or 'better,
still run right over. Where the
traffic is lighter, one can simply use
grass. It is surprising the amount
of wear well grown and well nour-
ished grass will stand. In many
public gardens grass paths are used
to divide the flower plots and' they
are Seldom worn thin. ' Where
cinder or gravel is used in paths
or driveways one can eliminate
grass and weeds by sprihkling
heavily with rock salt or treating
with some of the weed sprays.
MAINTAIN EGG QUALITY FOR
GREATER PROFIT • • ..
Egg quality begins to decline as
soon as an egg has been laid and
it continues at a steady• -rate. The
rate of decline- is greatly increased
by the high temperature and low
humidity of the warmer months'
of the year. This means reduced
profits for the poultryman espec-
ially during =the- summer months.
Many poultrymen, however, do not
realize how relatively easy it is
to produce high quality eggs
throughout the .year. Walter Hun -
salter of the Poultry Division Cen-
tral., Experimental Farm, Ottawa,
suggests a few simple rules which
will help to maintain . egg quality,
and conxbiiie greater profit . for the
producer with better . quality for
the consumer.
1. Gather eggs twice a day In
Winter and three times a day in
summer and cool quickly. Heat is
the most important factor in the
loss 'of egg quality. An egg that
has been left in the nest all day
will be little better, by the time
it is gathered, than a three -day-old
egg.
2. Use wire baskets to. gather
and cool"` eggs. 'Eggs will cool
twice as fast in .a wire basket as
in. _a pail or _.egg ..case.
3. Hold eggs in a cool moist
place. A temperature of 5Q de-
grees to 60 degrees Fahrenheit and
a relative humidity of 70 to 80 per
cent is'yrecommended.
4. Case eggs the next morning
after they have been thoroughly
cooled. Cases and flats should be
cooled as well.
5. Place eggs in case with the
large end up. Handle eggs care-
fully at all times to avoid cracking
the shell.
6. Market eggs at least once a
week and twice or three tines if
possible. -The best time to sell an
egg is as soon as possible after it
has been laid.
7. Feed a complete ration. This.
Means a good laying mash, scratch
grains, oyster shell or limestone
and plenty of fresh clean drinking
water.
8. Provide .plenty of nests and
change the nesting material fre-
quently in order to reduce the
number of dirty eggs.
9. Confine . the layers until at
least mid-afternoon, This will
help to keep the eggs clean during
damp, rainy weather. In addition
the birds will eat less green ,grass.
and other materials outside which
cause objectionably dark yolks.
..10... Produce .infertile_ eggs. Fer-
tale eggs lose their market value
very quickly if ..,eld at high ;temper-
ature due to ra id development of
the embryo.
A satisfactory egg cooler may
be constructed quickly and at rea-
sonable, cost. Plans for such a•
cooler may be Obtained by writing,
to the Poultry Division, Central Ex-
perimental
xperimental Farm, Ottawa.
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Learn why the beautiful
brewers' warehouse. A small group
of citizens, greatly Concerned .at
I the deplorable conditions, ' met
some time _ ago- to do something.
At the first meeting this column in
1 Huron County Weeklies e ies was r
•e-
1 ferred to, and a similar plan was w
launched. A few of the group
chipped in to pay 'for the first
insertions, but Tater fees were ac-
cepted to defray expenses. This
local temperance league is increas-
Mein membership "and is working
beyond its town limits. One of the
group writes, "We have always
been' wet, a hang -over from old
timber days. We had at one time
seven sawmills here. 1 'personally
know conditions in Blank (a small
Huron County town), 1 lived there
14 years. Conditions are better
there than here as regards drink-
ing. We have a run of petty police
court cases that Blank is free from,
or mostly so." Surely such testi-
mony should have weight with us.
We 'are- under the Canada Temper-
ance Act which allows no legal
outlets for the—sale of beverage"
alcohol. The Courts have fre-
quently complime fed us on' ours•
comparative freed() from crime,
of which the chi contributing
ifactor is drink. ,
This advertisement sponsored by
Huron County Temperance
Federation.
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