Clinton News-Record, 1948-03-18, Page 1WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE CLIlYTON NEW ERA --ESTABLISHED 1865
No. -12,:— 70th ;Year.; Whale'No.'6297
CLINTON, 'ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1948
The Horne Paper. With the News
Nearly 100 Exhibits and 300 Spectators At Seed Fair.
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BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THIS
coming. Sunday,, March 21, is the
first day of spring—that is, of-
ficially, . And it is feeling
more like spring every day .
However, King Winter got a good
lick in last evening, covering the
landscape with a lovely blanket
of snow . , This morning, the
trees were beautiful as they could
be, but by noon, the snow had
completely disappeared and a
thaw had set in ,
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PRESIDENT DOUG THORNDIKE
and Secretary -treasurer Harry
Plumsteel are making an effort to
re -organize Clinton Horticultural
Society which hasn't functioned
for several years ... They have
called a meeting of all those in-
terested, for the Town Council
Chamber at eight o'clock Friday
evening, March 19 . , . When
elected, the new executive will
confer with John F. Clarke, nod -
man of the Ontario Horticultural
Society, who is speaking to the
Lions Club here next Tuesday
evening ,
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WE WERE VERY HA-PPY YEST-
erday to receive a cheque from
the Dominion Government cover-
ing refund of compulsory savings
portion of income tax we paid in
1941 . , , It was just like "found
money" . , We had a place al-
ready waiting for it . , . You guess
where; it might have been the
better half Incidentally, did
you hear about the fellow who
got a refund of one cent? , . .
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`DOWN CLERK AND TREASUR-
er M. T. Corless has been host
for the past few days to the town's
auditors, Monteith and Monteith,
Stratford . They likely will
present the audited statement for
1947 to Town Council at a special
meeting on Easter Monday, March
29 .. , It is likely that the bylaw
to appoint a Recreational Council
will come up at the same meet-
ing . .
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SPRING MUST SURELY BE A
little more than just around the
corner , , . We have been hearing
of floods this week whieh.- is al-
ways a sign of spring .. , Then,
on Tuesday, Constable David El-
liott brought into the office a
tiny bird egg which apparently
had hatched already . . Even
the birds must be anxiously
awaiting the end of the winter
season with all its snow and cold
weather , .
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A GOOD REPRESENTATION OF
Clinton 'Teen Town danced to the.
music of Ted Pudney last Fri-
day night . . . The dance was
sponsored by Goderieh 'Teen
Town and was hind in Goderich
Pavilion . . All neighbouring
'Teen Towners were invited . .
This Friday, moving pictures of
interest to all 'teen-agers will be,
shown at the regular meeting in
Clinton Collegiate . . These
pictures will commence at 8.30
p.m. sharp . There will be
dancing afterwards , , .
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DISTRICT MOTORISTS WILL BE
interested to know that Monday
next, • March 22, is the deadline
date for obtaining 1948 car license
plates and permits, according to
an announcement by Hon. George
H. Doucett, Ontario Minister of
Highways . . After that date,
police" have been instructed to
prosecute motorists with o 1 d
plates . . We see where Jack
Butler, local issuer, is going to be
a very ,• busy man this weekend
and Monday . •
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FARMERS OF THIS AREA WILL
be more than pleased with the
announcement by Hon. T. L. Ken-
nedy, Minister of Agriculture, that
the. Ontario Government will con-
tinue to pay subsidies on cheese
and hogs , Under legislation
introduced in the Legislature
Tuesday, the Government will pay
a subsidy of two cents a pound
on high quality cheese and $1 on
grade "A" hogs and 50 cents on
grade "B" hogs . , .
George B. Beattie
Heads Citizens' Band
Clinton Citizens' Band has
elected George B. Beattie as presi-
dent for. 1948, succeeding Percy
Livermore, Bill Hearn is secre-
tary -treasurer, Bill Andrews, lib-
rarian, and Charles Johnsbn chair-
man of the property committee.
The Band is now preparing for
its Spring Concert under the new
Bandmaster, Mr. Strathearn,
Stratford, who also is Bandmaster
of Stratford CNR. Band, It is
hoped that all members will be.
present' at rehearsals to make this
concert a success;. they are being
held every Monday at 8:30 P.M.
in the Band Room above Pattison's
store. :
Th Week's Weather
1948 1947
High Low High how
March 41 19 4 31 9
.42 22 12* 36 7
13 26 0 38 25
'14 39 13 37 27
.15 43 34 30 17
16 47 r' 32. 28 le
17 38 .23 24 3
Rairi,'.56 ins. Snow: 2 ins.
SnoW: rh inch.
Below zero.
Prominent Agriculturists at Seed Fair
Some of the County's leading agriculturalists competed in Huron County Crop Improvement
Association's first annual Seed Fair, which was held in Clinton Collegiate Institute Saturday.
ABOVE—(left to right) are HARRY L. STURDY, Auburn; chairman of the Project, Com-
mittee and past president of Huron Federation of Agriculture, drawing a sample for the judges
from the exhibit of Dawson's Golden Chaff which .won for ERVIN J. "DICK" JACOB, manager
sf Huron County Home, Clinton, the wheat championship of the fair and with it, .first prize of
L5 and special prize of $10:
As a result, the genial "Dick", who is presi3ent of Huron Central Agricultural Society has
been dubbed "the Wheat King of Huron County."
FRUIT GROWERS
HOLD ANNUAL
HERE TO -DAY
Huron County Fruit Growers'
Association held its annual meet-
ing in the Board, Room, Ontario
Agricultural Association today,
with the president, Clayton Laith-
Waite, R.R. 1, Goderich, in the
chair.
A business meeting was held
this morning when the secretary.
treasurer, Le Roy, G, ,Browne Clin-
ton, presented an encouraging re-
port, and officers were elected
for the ensuing year.
The annual banquet was held
in Hotel Clinton at noon, when
the chief speaker was W. S. John -
&ton, regional editor of The Strat-
ford Beacon -Herald, who spoke
on his experiences as an officer
in the Intelligence Branch of the
Canadian Army overseas.
At the afternoon meeting,
speakers scheduled included Prof.
J. E. Howatt, professor of Botany,
OAC; Prof. H. Gobles, professor
of Entomology, OAC; and F. K. B.
Stewart, Economics Department,
OAC; J. J, Johnston, Fruit In-
spector, London.
County Library
Schedule Announced
Mrs. G. Eckmier, Huron County
Librarian, has announced the fol-
lowing exchange schedules for the
county libraries:
Wednesday, March 24 — God-
erich, 2 p.m.;
Thursday, March 25—Dashwood,
9.30 am.; Exeter, 11 a.m.; Cent-
ralia, 1.15 pm,; Kirkton, 3 p,m.;
Saturday, March 27—Blyth, 11
a.m.; Bluevale, 1 p.m.; Wroxeter,
2.30 p.m,; Fordwich, 4 p:m.; Moles-
worth Forum, 5 p.m.
Monday, March 29 -Auburn, 9
a,m.; Ethel, 10.45 a.m,; Moncrief,
2 p.m.; Cranbreok, 3.30 p.m.; Wal-
ton, 5 p.m.;
Tuesday, March 30 — Londes-
boro, 8.45 a.m.; Blyth School, 9.45
a,m.; Brussels, 11 a,m.; No. 12,
McKillop, 1.15 p.m.; Winthrop, 2
p.m.; Seaforth, 3,30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 31 — Bay-
field, 9 a.m.; Varna, 10.15 a.m.;
Zurich, 11,30 a,m,; Hensall, 1.30
p.m.; Brucefield, 2.45 p.m.; Clin-
ton, 4 p.m,
Thursday, April 1 — Goderich,
9.30 a.m,
Friday, April 2 St, Helen's,
9.30 a.m.; Belgrave, 10.45 a.m.;
Wingham, 1 pan.; Whitechurch,
2,30 p.m.; Dungannon, 4 p.m.
Aim of the county library is to
make books available to every
person in Huron. There are 28
libraries and three deposit sta-
tions, and 79 rural school libraries.
in operation.
Bayfield and Maitland Rivers
"Go Out" With One Big Rush
(By our Bayfield correspondent)
The Bayfiled River "went out"
about 8.15 p.m. Taesady like the
crack and roar of guns. The huge
cakes of ice broke off and ground
each other in the raging torrent,
Water ' flooded the fishermen's
flats on the north side of the
river to a depth of four feet
carrying the boats up against the
bank. It went down to the level
of the dock in about ten minutes,
leaving ice cakes piled up five or
six feet in front of the shanties
and boats.
It is not thought that much
damage was done but the exact
amount cannot be determined un-
til the ice melts, Spencer Er -
vine's shanty was knocked in at
one end and the hydro wire snap-
ped on the westerly dock light
when ice struck the pole, how-
ever the pole still stands.
Large cakes of ice landed on the
pier for the new bridge but no
damage was done, The present
bridge shook so that people cros-
sing made haste to reach the other
side. However the Department
of Highways had taken the pre-
caution of reinforcing the supports
and they stood the strength.
Damage at Coderich
A rampaging Maitland River in
full flood Wednesday night threat-
ened severe damage to Goderich
harbor works when ice, jammed
at the river mouth, swept away
a portion of the north pier,
Crib work and gravel fill were
swept into the channel of the
harbor, and a section of the south
pier about 100 feet in Length tilt-
ed to below water level. Damage
is estimated at many thousands
of dollars.
The pier is normally about five
feet above water level. Stripped
of its foundation supports by the
swift -moving river current car-
rying large chunks of ice, it
began settling soon after three
o'clock in the afternoon. Piles
of ice towered above pier level
in the harbor.
A deputation from Goderich
was slated to meet the Minister
of Public Works in Ottawa to-
day. to ask for harbor improve-
ments, including widening the en-
trance, dredging, removal of the,
ships island and an extension from
the river breakwater to the north
breakwater.
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CLINTON W I
The March meeting of Clinton
Women's Institute will be held in
the Board Room of the Agricul-
tural Office on Thursday, March
25, The chief speaker of the after-
noon will be Mrs. Charles Lock-
hart, Goderieh, president ,of this
district.
Bell Telephone Local Subscribers
Mailed 1,550 New Directories
That husky, winged figure with
bolts of electricity clutched in his
fist, has come to town again on
the cover of the new Bell Tele-
phone directory. Despite the hous-
ing shortage, he is receiving a
welcome in private residences,
boarding houses, hotels, and
restaurants.
Poised on a globe of the world
and known as "The Spirit of Com-
munication," he decorates the
front of, each of the 1,550 green -
covered telephone books now
coming through the mail to Clin-
ton subscribers.
The new book contains more
than. 4,500 new and revised list-
ings, many of them in the Clinton
section, according to J. M: Good-
win,; Bell Telephone manager for
this area, who urges local tele-
phone usersto cheek numbers in
the directory before calling, to
reduce the wrong number nuis-
ance to a minimum. Mr. Goodwin.
also urges subscribers to discard
the old buff -covered directory
with its many out -dated listings;
to avoid referring to it in error.
Telephone pads and lists of fre-
quently used numbers area great
. Ygr t
consequence to many people, Mr.
Goodwin adds, but it a good
thing to bring them up-to-date by
reference to the new directory, to
avoid delays caused by calling
numbers that have been changed.
The new book, as usual, lists
numbers for Goderich, Stratford,
Seaforth, Tavistock and other
centres, as well as Clinton numb-
ers and is being mailed simult-
aneously to' subscribers at those
points.
Egg from Bayfield
Makes Long Journey
(By our Bayfield correspondent)
While at the home of her
uncle, William Heard, Bayfield,
little three-year-old Dawna
Haw placed an erg:;, which bore
name and address, in-. an egg
crate, which was later taken to
Zurich by Clarence Raters who
gathers eggs and cream for Si1-
verwoods Creamery.
On March 5, Dawna received
by air mail a letter from a little
girl in Blackpool, England, say-
ing that she was the proud
possessor of Dawna's egg.
Horticultural Field
Man to Speak Here
John F. Clarke, field man, On-
tario Horticultural Association,
will be the main speaker at the
next dinner meeting of Clinton
Lions Club in St. Paul's Parish
Hall, Tuesday evening next,
March 23. The meeting writ 'be
held under the Community Bet-
terment Committee, J. A. Sutter,
chairman.
3, Allyn Taylor, trust executive,
Canada Trust Company, London,
was the chief speaker at last
week's meeting of the Club when
C. H. Epps, second vice-president,
was chairman, and a guest was
Jack Rozell, new Mayor of Clin-
ton 'Teen Town. B. B. Pockling-
ton introduced the speaker, who
was thanked in behalf of the
Club by G. M. Counter. The draw
was won by Dr. 3. A. Addison.
Discussing "Estate Management
and Succession Duties," Mr. Tay-
lor stated that each Province, for
a number of years, had the right
to levy succession duties, but the
!Dominion of Canada came into
the picture in 1941. However,
since January 1, 1947, the picture
had been simplified in two ways.
The Dominion had granted a re
bate of approximately the amount
of tax, to the Province in which
the man lived. This agreement
was with seven of the nine pro-
vinces, leaving Ontario and Que-
bec outside the picture. Thus, the
number of taxing bodies was re-
duced form ten to three,
Mr. Taylor also discussed tax-
ation of gifts made during the
lifetime of the donor.
COMING EVENTS
Clinton and District Chamber
of Commerce, monthly meeting,
Council Chamber, Thursday, Mar.
18, at 8 p.m. (Postponed from
March 11). 12-x
Dance in Town Hall, Friday,
Mareh 1.9, auspices of L.O.B.A.
Music by Bayfield Valley Five.
Admission 50c, 10-11-b
Sale of home made baking and
candy sponsored by Ladies' ,Aux -
Mary of Canadian Legion in the
Council Chamber, Saturday, Mar..
27, commencing at 3 p.m. 11-b
Easter Bonnet Dance, Town
Hall, Clinton, Monday March 29,
at 9:30' p.m. Ken W'ilbee's Or-
chestra. Auspices Huron Fish and
Game Club. Admission 50c.
12-13-x
Tuesday evening, March 30, in
Town Hall, at 8:15, by popular
repuest,"' The Minstrel Show will
be repeated, new jokes, new songs,
new dances. Proceeds in aid of
Recreation room in Wesley -Willis
United" Church for Scouts and.
Guides. 12-13-b
Huron Old Boys' Association of
Toronto Euchre and Bridge, West
End YMCA, College and -Dover-
court, Tuesday, April 13, at 8:30,
p.m. 1142-13-14-15-x
PUBLIC LIBRARY
SHOWS GREATLY
INCREASED USE
During 1947, Clinton Public
Library had a successful year.
The number ; of members . in-
creased by 125, from 554 in 1946
to 679 in ,1947, an increase of
22.5 per cent. The major portion
of the increase ' was among the
juvenile readers.
This was also revealed in the cir-
culation department, During' 1948
the total circulation was 8,834, and
in 1947, it was 14,163, an increase
of 60 per cent. The juvenile cir-
culation in 1946 was 2,706 and in
1947 it was 4,605, an incerase of
70 per cent.
In the fall of 1947, the Library
began a new venture. A unit of
20, 25 or 30 books, was selected
and put in each of the rooms of
C:.49,ton Public School. These
bodks are left for a period of a
month t}, two months according
to the grade.
The lower grades usually have
the books for two months, to let
Elder Bros., Hensall,
Are Grand Champions,
64 Years Subscriber;
Who Can Beat It?
Sixty-four years a subscriber
to The NEWS -RECORD! That
. is a very unique distinction in-
deed, as the paper is now in its
70th year.
In renewing his subscription
for 1948, John B. Eagleson, 4an-
gdon, North Dakota, comments:
This will .be 64 years 1 have been
taking The Record. Pretty
nearly all my, friends and ac-
quaintances. are gone from a-
round there, but I don't like to
quit the paper, It has been a
good friend to me these many
years and I have enjoyed read-
ing it. I have travelled a good
many miles to the Post Office
to get The NEWS -RECORD;
most of the children read the Yes sir, I sure did. I wish you all
books before they are returned. a Prosperous and Happy New
The teachers say that interest and Year of 1948."
enthusiasm in reading these books much,
have resulted in noticeable im-s
reading. Eagleson. May youvery enjoy The
provement in the children' NEWS-RECQRDyou many years
longer!Thank
The Reading Room at the Clin• 1
ton. Public Library is becoming
more and more popular with the , Murray Roy
public, who like to look over the
current magazines and daily and
weekly newspapers, Glen Wise
J.. W. Counter Opens
Builders' Supply Firm Top Judges
Elsewhere in this issue, an-
nouncement is made by 3. W.
Counter regarding the new Lum-
ber and Builders' Supplies busi-
ness which, he has opened in the
former. Thomas Wigginton wood-
working shop at the northwest
corner of Albert and Princess
Sts., Clinton,' and more recently
operated by Ernest H, Epps and
Mitcheal McAdam.
The new firm will handle a'
In the Junior Farmers' Seed
Judging Competition held in con-
nection with the Huron Crop Im-
plows:rovement Association Seed Fair
in Clinton Collegiate .Institute
Saturday, the results were as fol -
Seniors: Murray Roy, Landes-
boro, 547; Glen Wise, R.R. 3, Clin-
ton; 547; Edwin Miller, R.R. 3,
Exeter, 545; Elmer Powe, Cent-
ralia, 543; William B. Rowcliffe,
comprehensive line of lumber and Hensall, 543; Robert Allan, Bruce -
builders' supplies, and will con- field 538; Harry Dougall, Exeter,
tinue the farm repair trade car- 536; Donald Ratz, Dashwood, 536;
Elmer Hunter, Goderieh, 531;
ried on his his predecessors, as
Frank Falconer, Brumfield, 525;
well as custom sawing and joint-
inghwoodworking shop is HowarGraham
Pym, 'Centralia, e504.510;
chargeof Percy Riley.
Mr. Counter was raised in Clin-
ton, only son of Postmaster and
Mrs. G. M. Counter and attended
public school and collegiate Insti-
tute here. He served with the
Navy during the war, retiring in
September 1945 with the rank of
Lieutenant. He was employed
as a salesman with Simpson's,
Toronto, and gained a practical
knowledge of construction in
Parry Sound District and in the
building of the new wing of
Clinton Public Hospital, He play-
ed right wing for Clinton 'Colts
in the recent hockey campaign.
Chamber of Commerce
To Meet To -Night
Plans to hold a School Fair or
Junior Fair in Clinton next fall
under the ,auspices of Clinton and
District Chamber of Commerce
were discussed by LeRoy G.
Brown, Clinton, agricultural rep-
resentative for Huron County, at
a meeting of the Chamber in the
Council Chamber, Town Hall,
Thursday evening last. He out-
lined requirements for holding
such a show, as laid down by the
Ontario Department of Agricul-
ture.
Mr. Brown was introduced by
J. H, Brunsdon, chairman of the
Agricultural Committee, and was
thanked in behalf of the group
by President G. Ralph Foster.
As last week's attendance was
not considered satisfactory, it was
decided to postpone the regular
meeting until this (Thursday)
evening at eight o'clock in the
same place. Reports of committees
will feature.
In the Junior part of the com-
petition, the results were: D.- A.
Hackett, Lucknow, 534; Graham
Bogie, Goderieh, 531; Jim Chap-
man, Kippen, 530; oss Dobson,
Kirkton, 527; John L, Hern, Wood-
ham, 527; Charles Turnbull, Brus-
sels, 525; Fred McGregor, Clinton,
519; Earl McSpadden, Seaforth,
518; "Murray Mills, Walton, 517;
Ken Petrie, Dungannon, 512; Ar-
thur Bolton, Dublin, 507; Mac
Bolton, Dublin, 500; Arnold Alton,
Lucknow, 500; Jack Lake, Brus-
sels, 482; William Stephenson,
Clinton, 465.
Judges for this contest were N.
W. Kinach, Clinton; Grant Mit-
chell, Walkerton; Ross Allen,
Wingham; and.K. E. Lantz, Lon-
don. The competition was con-
sidered very sucessful,
Huron Old Boys
Plan Social Event
Huron Old Boys' Association of
Toronto is holding an Euchre and
Bridge at the West End YMCA.,
College St. and Dovercourt Rd.,
on Tuesday, April 13, at 8:30 pan.
The Euchre will decide the win-
ners of the "McLaren Trophy" for
the coming year. The present
holders are Mrs. M. Scarlett, for-
merly of Brussels, and J. O. Scott,
formerly of Blyth.
Many former Huronians are
now residing in and around Tor-
onto and the names of new resi-
dents are desired so that they may
be notified of the activities of the
Association. Enquiries can be dir-
ected to the Chairman of this
event, Mrs. C. J. Parton, 2 Farn-
ham Ave., Toronto, Randolph 3356.
Founders of Ontario St. Church
Were Men and Women of Vision
(By C. Mortimer Bezeau, . ily-and others whose names I do
Kitchener, formerly of not recall at the moment.
Clinton) As I look back over the years
The announcement in The it is a delight to recall those early
NEWS -RECORD of the passing of pioneers. Their influence in the
Jessie Thomas Butt, turned back church and community was like
the hands of time into the last the rising and setting of the sun.
century. Jessie Thomas was a I have often stood upon the bank
daughter of Rev. Mr, Thomas, the of Lake Huron at a spot noted for
first pastor of what today is On -',its beautiful sunsets. Many times
tario St. United Church, but then have I watched the sun as it
known as the Bible Christian 'slowly approached the horizon;
Church. I have not the exact and as I watched he would be -
date, but the Bible Christians come so mellow that I would stand
united with the Methodists about with folded armslooking out over
the year 1890. Sometime during the great expanse of water and
the coming autumn, the church gaze right into his face; and I
should be due to celebrate its 70th have watched as he sank Iower
anniversary. With my parents I and lower, to finally disappear
attended the opening and dedica- below the horizon leaving In the
tion of the original building, I be- immediate vicinity a great ex-
ieve, in 1878. panse of radiant splendour.
The founders of this congrega- Then, turning my eyes from the
tion were men and women of place where the sun had last been
vision and sliding character; and seen, and gazing upward along
many of their descandants,..scat- the path when he had come, I
tered far and wide, made enviable saw reflected in the clouds, high
reputations al- in even blending of all
utat on forthe el a in the heavens, s a
sms s
p
vg
most every worth -while' sphere of that is bright' and beautiful in
activity. It is impossible, "after nature; while the hill tops, the
the lapse of so many years, to re- tree tops and the house tops were
call the names of all, but here are flooded with a gush of mellow
a few: John Brickenden and light.
family; John Shipley and family; As I view those scenes in. retro- The college boy .passed the par -
James Stevens and family; John spection I think of them as some cel through the post -office win-
and Thomas G'ibbings and their thing to be remembered forever. doe and asked if the, package
families; .David and William Tip- The lives of those early Christian could be sent at newspaper rates.
lady and their families; Harry pioneers may be likened to the Examining the parcel the clerk
Walekr and family the Andrews rising of the sun, their setting like shook his head and said: "In that
family; the Cornish -family; the '!us—shedding a flood of mellow case it must be open at both end
Courtice family' the Butt family; light over the land they left "Well, it's a pair Of socks ,Fria
the Lovett family; the Mills lam- behind. sending home to be darned,"
With 42 farmers of the county
competing with 94 exhibits, in-
cluding 17 ten -bushel lots, the
first annual Seed Fair, sponsored.
by Huron Crop Improvement As-
sociation, proved a great success.
The Fair was held in Clinton
Collegiate Institute Auditorium
Saturday last. The Junior Fann-
er Seed Judging Competition took
place in the morning, and judging
of the exhibits and a program in
the afternoon when more than
300 people were in attendance.
Total prize -money paid out was
$302.75.
in
An vitation has been extend-
ed to hold the 1948 Seed Fair at
Brussels, but that has not yet
been decided.
Judges of the exhibits. were
Prof. R. (Keegan, Field Husbandry
Department, Ontario Agricultural.
College, Guelph, assisted by K. S.
Murphy, of the Crops, Seeds and.
Weeds Branch.
Interesting Program
Harry H. G. Strang, Hensall,
president of. the Association, was
chairman for the afternoon. Mayor
A. J. McMurray extended an of-
ficial welcome in behalf of the
Town of Clinton,
Prof. R, J. Bryden, Soils spec-
ialist, OAC, Guelph, discussed
"soils and fertilizers" at some
Length. He ' advocated the best
possible use of all manure, seeing
that it gets back to the field as
soon as possible. Growing clov-
ers was another method, covering
as much of the land in winter as
possible.
"As far as fertilizer is concern-
ed organic matter is your best
bet," Prof. Bryden declared. "You
can't build organic matter up
overnight, either." He said It was
the key to soil conservation.
Fertilizers should be used to
correct deficiencies existing in any
particular soil, the speaker stated.
He advocated farmers sending
along samples for a test, accomp-
anying them with a crop history.
"Don't put too much fertilizer
or manure on at once; spread it
around," he said,
Good Exhibits
Several exhibits in the Auditor-
ium were outstanding, and there
also were several commercial ex-
hibits. The Dominion Depart-
ment- of Agriculture exhibit feat•
ured the slogans: "Ploughing Is
not folly"; "Cultivation for Eros-
ion Control"; "Couch Grass
Control."
The Ontario Bean Growers'
Marketing Board exhibit featured
"your growers' organization for
the improvement of marketing and
production of Ontario beans. Qual-
ity products—through 'improved
production—benefit both produc-
er and consumer."
The OAC exhibit featured:
"Make your farm produce more—
through good farming manage-
ment—by growing higher yields
ing varieties."
W. V. Roy, Londesboro, show-
ed three very interesting Nation-
al Film Board films, one on the
development of farm machinery
and another on steps taken 10
cope with ' Western Canadian
droughts.
•(Continued on page five)
Warble Fly Drive
In Six Townships
Control of warble fly parasites
on cattle has been undertaken in
many Ontario townships and
counties, according to the weekly
crop report, the Ontario Depart-
ment of Agriculture.
It is expected that cattle in
about six Huron County town-
ships will be treated for parasites
with power equipment. Fourteen
Grey County townships have pas-
sed by-laws making control of
warble fly compulsory. Progress
is also reported- in Lanark and
Ontario Counties.
Interest has also been taken in
artiifcial insemination units, with
many farmers signifying their in-
tention to join such schemes.
Throughout Ontario, hatcheries
have declined from the same per -
report orders for early chicks
Lod of last year.
District Library
School in April
The Library School for the
district will be held in Clinton
April 5—April 30, from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday to Friday. The
course of instruction will be given
in Clinton Public Library end the
instructors will be members of
the staff of the Ontario Library
School, Toronto. This course writ
enable all the Librarians In the
County to hold the Class E cer-
tificate in Librarianship.
In consequence of this, Clinton
Public Library and Reading
Room will open at 4:30 each af-
ternoon for the exchange of books.
The library will be open as usual
in the evenings and on Saturdays.
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