HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1940-12-26, Page 6THE BRUSSELS POST
ldesday, February GRkh, 1941
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Five Steers Bring $600
• The Goodfellow Brothers, those in-
dustrious lads just north of town,
shipped Q've choice steers last week.
Do you know wheat the returns on
those live animals were? You could-
n't guess --over six hundred dellarsi
And then the farmer isn't making
money—neither IS Henry Ford.
Teeewater Neva
suave the washer, so rushed him to
Auburn, IDur1ng the trip hie finger
beeatue badly swollen, The lodal
doctor, 13, C. Weir was not home, so
Mr. 'Cunningham toolt the child to
Charles Asquith, •e ho 'operates a
woodwork shop here, Mr, Asquith
removed Mlle washer from the awed-
len finger with a file, The child
dleplayed no fear during the 1
operation.
Sells Three Flax Mills.
A major businees transaeLion has
been concluded by the 1oc l flax firm
of J, G. Anderson dt, Son, whei•cb9
the mills at Seaforth, Mttchetl and
Tavistock have been disposed of to
the Heslty Flax Products, Limited.
The transaction included all build-
ings, crop and equipment of each of
these three plants, with the excep-
tion of speolal maohinery In the Sea -
forth mill which will be removed to
the Luvknow Plant.
Lucknow Sentinel
Dionne Quints Practise
Figure Skating Art
Callander, Feb. 19—The Dionne
eulutupjlets, soon to be seven years'
old, have begun their figure-skaU110
career with what Business Manager
Keith Munroe describes as "a tasty
ambition for the difficult art." The
Suints skidded, .sprawled and slid all
over the rink in their nursery yard
for a half hour after they donned
new figure skating costumes anis
skates,
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May License Dancing
At the last meetin gof the Harris -
ton town council considerable dis-
cussion took place regarding the
licensing of dances 'held in the
municipality, It was stated that
arge amounts of money have been
lolleched from this source Pram
which the town received` very little.
Now that Canada is at war, it was
suggested that these places be
.licensed and the fees collected given
over to organizations engaged in
war work.—Fordwich Record
Iron Washer Is Filed
From Child's Finger •
Auburn, Feb. 21 -The two -and -a -
half -year-old son of Mr, and Mra.
Vere Cunningham, had rather a
unique experience recently when he
was playing at his father's farm in
Colborne township. An iron washer
became stuck on the child's third
finger. The family could not re -
NOW Is THE TIME TO HAVE
YOUR HARNESS REPAIRED
CHAPMAN
Brussels, Ont.
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QUOTA
Seaforth War Savings Committee
was advised this week thalt the
quota of pledges for this district Is
350. That means that 350 people
must Pledge to purchase certificates
at regular intervals for the dura-
fiion. The committee had secured
126 pledges as of last Friday, acord•,
ing to Chairman J. A. Stewart, The
oanvass will continue until the quota
is reached.
—,Iluron Expositor
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War Guest Hears •
Parents On Radio
Frank McKechnie, ten -year-old
war guest with 11Ir. and Mrs. James
Bissett, of Goderich, had the pleas
ure of listening to the voices of his
parents, Mr. and 14Irs, Frank J
McKechnie, of Glasgow, •Scotlaud
an the Sunday broadcast, Frank f
a pupil of Saltfard public school, a'td
his mother told him she was pleased
with his report. His lather who is
on guard duty, told hint the rest o
the fancily were well. Frank said
the voices sounded very natural.
—Clinton News-Recd"d
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DISABLED ANIMALS
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C.P.R. Freight Cars
Jump Track Near Auburn
It's not often that this district has
a train wreck, and when it was
learned last Friday morning that a
freight train -bound for Toronto on
the C.P.R. Lines, had jumped the
rails just east of Auburn, why natur-
ally everyone was -Inquisitive and
several from here as wel las a large
majority of she population of Auburn
and district went to see what the
trouble was. •
The freight was made up of live
tea
MOM
Fair r sretaiH Farms -Big Farms -All Farms
SSEY -HARRIS 101 JUNIOR
The SUPER VALUE I
TRACTOR IN
ITS CLASS
Rugged 4 -cylinder
Continental Motor
Self Starter
Battery Ignition
Twin Power
For SMOOTH, LOW
PERFORMANCE
COST, DEPENDABLE
PHONES
Residence 52r18
Business 61s.
Now Ora
The low cost, dependable farm
power made available it, ibis
Massey -Harris' 101 Junior tree -
tor is being praised by large
and small farm owners alike
through out Canada. It devel-
ops full 2 -plow :power on the
drawbar and its exclusive Twin
Power feature provides extra
power for belt work. Its
self -Starter, and battery igat-
tiou system give time and
money -saving advantages. It 1a
economical on gas and on, 1s
built strong :and rugged and Is
as Bandy to drive as a motor
ear.
Display ,at
J. W. FISCHER'S
MASSEY-HARRIS DEALER
by writing divot to the ,Statistics Farmers Should .,
and Publications Sranoh, Int. Dept.
clI Agriculture, 'reroute,
Seeds, of the following crops Call
be satisfactorily 'tested at 10010,
oats, barley, wheat: rye, buckwheat.,
field corn, p0as, beans and soybeans
New Western Feed Grain
Freight Policy
In orser to facilitate the wawa•
meat of Western Fed grain to On-
furio farmers at reasonable Drina,
the Federal and Provincial Depart -
cars, and as it eppzoached a point mats of Agrruce veagmeri iron
about a half mile east of Auburn, the omen the payerclItfreight
third car from the engine left th't the Head of the Lakes to any
track, taking the remaining two with station in Ontario on ,carloads of
it and, together with their cargo of Westeam feed grain up to 3,200,000
wheat and flour, rolled down an ern- b TUiss'Policy takes effect February
battlement, injur0o, 20itlt and will eoutinue until tits
F'ortireately no one was
and the ears, of steel construction, 8 200,000. bushels • have been moved
suffered only minor damage. Una southward:
car which apparently landed on ono The regulations
have been as little as Por,
end, was bulged, • and some new signed to interfere
tsaidiss were run under the cora be- Bible with the ordinary channels of
trade, and at the same time, render
fore they proceeded on their
journey, The contents'were intact, a service to those livestock feedero
5114111 Standard who are in need of feed grain at
—1reasonable prices,
Huron County farmers are urged
to deal through authorized feed
dealers, farmers Clubs and 0o -
Operative Associations.
In order to protect the policy
(from abuse, farmers will be required
,to sign Order Foims. When a
dealer has enough orders for a car-
load, a Permit will be Issued by tirt
Agricultural Representative. Farm-
ers will take delivery of the feed
grain when ,the car arrives at the
local station. The dealer wil have
the freight refunded atter he has
supplied the Agricultural Represent-
ative with a list of farmers receiving
grain from that particular car.
The -Railway rate from the head
of thekes to most points in On-
tario on .Feed grain is 25 cents per
cwt. 1lillnimum car for oats, 60,000
lbs. and 80,000 lbs. for Barley,
Dealers are requested to get in
touch with J. C. Shearer, Clinton. years at full face value, but may be
for blank Order Forms. Farmers redeemed after 6 months at 'in
established scale or values, as Print
ed on every Certificate.
8 --Applications acompanied by
cash, cheque or money order, may be
made to auy post office. back ev
other selling agency; through your
employer; or direct with a cheque or
money order fie the War Savings
Committee, Ottawa.
9—They are registered in the
name of owner and are not trans-
ferable. If you lose a Certificate
Keep Records ,
ili'svrnsersand all ot1lara In any
Palin of business Who have not been
in the 'habit of Oreepiug books ha
thep set would be well advised to
start at once and keep a record of
all transactions such .as receipts
,from al sources, their expenseb 21'1(1
She aproxlmate amnia of food.
Stud, ere„ used from their farms In
their own household, This will'
cense in very bandy if the income
tax department decides, , as they
likely will, • to add ,additional taxes
and lower the exemptions as +he
cost of the war keeps mounting
Those baring records of all the tarn -
sections will be in a anuch more
faigomable position to buow whether
or not they are liable for income or
national defence 'tax and will ala°
be ,in a position t0 ?vomit an Intel-
ligent statement in reply to Cay
questionaires that they may .be r0•
solved to fol lin, It will also' glve
them a better knowledge as to What
branohes of their farm or bueiness•
are showing a profit or los,
"ANDY" CLARKE TAKES
RADIO POSITION ••
OVER NEW CBC
The many friends of "Andy".
Clarke, NBC's "Neighborly News"
Sunday morning radio commeata-
or, w41 be pleased to learn that
"Andy" has been engaged by OBC
to do fulltime ditty in the Press
and In'for'mation Department.
Mr. Clarke who has been conduct.
ing iris broadcast of interesting
highlights taken from the weekly
newspapers of Ontario for over a
year now, will continue to serve the
listeners of station OBL each Sun-
day morning at nine ,o'clock Port
Elgin time,
The names of many Port Elgin
folks and: events have been heard
over the :airwaves from time to
time'as a result of "Andy'; Clarke s
interesting radio feature.'
--Pork Elgin Times
c=ir 1:=,0
It's Almost Ready
To Go
If you see a strange looking
vehicle "streaking" through" the
Village streets some of these days,
don't be alarmed. It won't be a
rocket ship from Mars, but rather a
homemade snowmobile, piloted quits
likely by George Cook and Phil
Smith of the Nape Leat Aircraft
Corporation. Along with Dem
MriiInnes, these two chops, have
been spending much of their time
perfecting tbis snow buggy, and the
word is it's about ready for a "test
flight."
Originally powered by a four-eyl-
inder motorcycle engine and driven
by a rear propeller, the outfit didn't
have enough speed on its fret try-
out. A. more powerful motor is
being installed and the trio are
getting set for another take -off. The
snowmobile has two large frout
skis about six fete apart and a rear
centre ski, so that it will be free
of bath sleigh and motor tracks.
It will ride the drifts that have
filed up those past few days, they've
realy got something.
—Lucknow Sentinel
Should Test Seed
Before Planting
Is first step in war crop prodne-
tion for 1941 --pamphlet outlining
methods of home germination tests
can be olytained from Ont, Dept, of
Agriculture,
With Ontario being geared for the
greatest possible crop production
this year the first step in lam war
,production effort is to make sure
the. seed you plant tests high in ger-
mination, otherwise you may harvest
Poor crops despite favorable weather
conditions.
Unfavorabl harvest conditions in
'Central and Western Ontario last
year have increased the need of test-
ing seed before planting, This
has been demonstrated recently at,
the Ontario Agricultural College,
Guelph, where it was found that
some plump seed of satisfactory
Color germinated poorly while some
badly weathered lots germinated
mach better then their appearance
would indieate. 1
The only sure way to make Posi-
tive your seed grain will give
maximum crop returns, is to nave
111 tested for germination and 12118
CAN RE DONIO AT 'HOMES 137
EW'EIY FAIItlitiD IN ONTA.TRIO.
Full tilrection8 for germination
tests are contained in a e:ural,
pamphlet written by De. G. P. Me..
aoatle, Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph, and can be obtained ' from
your Agricultural Representative or
s �
Gilbert E. Nethery
R. R. 5, Brussels
Yon do not lose your money.
10 ,In the case of death they may
be redemed or transfered by heirs,
upon notification to 'the Bank of
wads..
11 War Stamps provide
a method 02 buying Certificates by
ineitaiments.
12--A Solder giving further details
may be Secured from your local
comittee, or direct from Ottawa.
What Republicans?
What .Are War Savings
Certificates
1—A. gilt-edged security which is
a direct obligation of the Dominion
of Oanada.
2—Interest at 3%, compounded,
half -yearly, returns $5 at maturitY
for every $4 invested.
3—Need not be reported for 1n
come tax,
4—Only $600 in Certificates maY
be registered in the name of any
Person in each year.
6—You may buy Certificates !or
other members of your family or
friends, subject to point No, 4 above.
a
convenient
—The
6 y are sold In
denominations: $5 for 04 - $10 Par
08 — $25 for $20 -- $50 for $40
— $100 for $80.
7 --They are repayable in 7'S
desfriug feed grain are requested to
get in touch with their local feel
dealer or farmers' Club.
Confusing
Professor: "Didn't you have a
brother in this class last year?"
Student: 'No, sir, it was I. I'ns
taking it over."
Professor: "Extraordinary ra-
seawblance,"
A Kansas City, Mo., reader con-
tributes an experience that' happen•
ed to one of the local school-
teachers. ,
A pupil said to the teacher:
"Miss Walker, I don't want to say
the peldge to the nag,"
Teacher: "Why, do you mean to
say, after living in 'the wonderful
country of ours, that you dealt
want to give the pledge to our
flag?"
Pupil: "Well, it's becanise 11; says,
'I .pledge allegiance to our flag and
the Republicans for which it stands
and we're Democrats."
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Sixty Years of Progress
Sixty years of faithful and valu-
able service to Canada form
the background for the sixtieth
anniversay of the Canadian Paci-
fic Railway Company in mid-
February,
On February 15, 1$81, the Gov-
ernment of Sir John A. Macdonald
granted a'charter for the building
by a private company 00 a railway
to the Pacific Coast. Two days
later, the Canadian Pacific Rail-
way Company was organized on
an official basis and a glorious
new era of Canada's history had
begun.
The Canada of 1881 was an In-
fant country, its sparsely settled
portions separated from each
other by dense wilderness, Con-
federation itself was in danger be-
cause of lack of communication
between provinces. Railway con-
nection with British.• Columbia had
been promised but in ten years
the work accomplished had ,been
negligible,
The story of the building of the
transcontinental line can be sum-
med up in the statement that It
was completed In hall the time
called for in the charter, with a
pitifelIy small subsidy consider-
ing what had been granted in
other plates, and In face of the
most bitter of political opposition.
Time and again the whole project,
including every cent of the build-
ers' personal fortunes, seemed
lost. Tho growth of the Canadian
Pacific Railway and of Canada
represents sixty years of mutual
co-operation, each aiding in and
benefiting from the other's
strength and prosperity.
In 1881, Canada was a country
with 4,324,810 population, posses-
sing total export trade of 583,944,-
701 and import trade of 590,488,-
329. Its field crops were worth
5155,277,427, its dairying 522,743,-
93e,
22,743;939, and its manufactures 5309,-
676,068, In the last, year of re-
cord, Cumin's estimated popula-
tion was 11,316,000, exports total-
led $1,:178 964,000 and imports 51,-
0.81,950,000, Field crops were
worth $651,228,000,'datryimg $217,-
710,029 and manufactures 53,837,-
681,366.
The Canadian Pacific Railway's
growth inthe same period has
bean equally rimming. There was
practically nothing in 1881. Now
the company has 17,169 Mlles of
tall lines in Canada, 55 (Mean,
Coastal and lake steamships, hotels
with a total of 5,294 rooms as well
as summer lodges, 1,767 locomo-
tives and 82,714 pieces of rolling
stock. Its property and 'equip-
ment represent an Investment of
more thd'n one billion dollars.
Other facts of interest concern-
ing the world's greatest transpor-
tation system are that it operated
370,000 circuit miles of telegraph
line last year and carries 120,000
Passengers across the Atlantic in'
a normal year. In 1940 the Cana-
dian Pacific rail services carried
nearly eight million passengers a
total of more than 924 million
Passenger miles, in addition to
transporting approximately 37
million tons of freight represent-
ing more than sixteen billion ton
miles. During last 700.0 the com-
pany paid out In taxes more than
nine million dollars and; since in-
corporation, 'a total of amnesties
ately 172 million dollars, Tho
gross earnings in 1940 totalled
0170,904,000, every dollar of which
represented a unit of service to,
the Dominion and the Empire.
The illustrations above are
symbolic of 60 years of progress
and show an early stage coach
which was more romantic than
comfortable; the arrival of the
first transcontinental train at the
Pacific Coast (n July 4, 1886, and
1"hTho0 modernDominiontran."acontinentaltrain,