HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1947-03-06, Page 7THURSDAY, MUM 6 1947
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are much ,higher with wheat at $1:00;
oats:at 95 cents, malting barley $2.30,
and hay $33.00 a ton.
They have very large yields with
potatoes and turnips at 500 bushels
and 1,300 bushels respectively per
field. The farmers are compelled to
acre. Some turnips still are in the
grow a percentage of sugar beets
in certain areas.
On To Cambridge
On the Tuesday morning, we went
p S S 0 C I A (I 1 M \by bus to Cambridge. 60 miles from
0.10"" �"�+"+« Q N f A R I 0 P1 0 *MENS London and were met by Mr. Vincent:
on.agricultural district officer. (His'
t last building is beyond ray powers of position corresponds . to our agrictd-
: I.'OINl'w England—Since heed Since n .y aural representative.) Ile took us
Metter we have been to the King's description. That it stands today is
around the University farm, but the
:farm at Windsor and :te other points a miracle, as practicallybalthe build-
itdemolished, severe snowsteem limited; our insipec-
'•mf agricultural interest in southern in en avow dso have
been s; are still tion of everything except the cattle
England. But before ;G ;try to describe Even in the sheds.. They have a small
anything else, I think I should begin boarded up, because of the'glass herd of milking Shorthorns with a
with •I so matheof n Cher produce ty that rof e- sltOuv two days of eight -seeing gave l' of 3 8 Viion per cent averageof
p� '10,000 co}pounds.
armies i la
these islands and of the rest df the L many tltinps has the ei about , The 'crews were loose in large coy
world. London—but perhaps the most im- ered sheds with dots of'ibeddnng and
Om our second day hese, Major portant is that the people Chore need were tied only daring milking. They
E. H. Stapleford of Canada House food: all the food we can send them. I also have a smtall•herd ,of Essex hogs.
showed as around the main section Monday morning a private bus'
lunch iii Carnbridge we went
After
.of the city. Like all other travellers took us 30 miles to Windsor to see to Atter
ors and assns' fruit fawn at
we were impressed. by the trans- the Castle and the Ring's farm. We to -Ch • ' This firm is natal the world
ry
portation system. Above ground it •saw the groat walls and inner build- over for its .lams, $clues and ieannted
is nearly all by double -docker buses ing of the fortress, built in, the Middle goods, The factory is very large and
and cabs, with a few electric street- Ages; we visited S. George's Chapel, covens 40 acres. Here we saw farm -
the
lines (they call' them trams) in one of the most beautiful ie. the ,_covers
a large scale for altogether
the centre of the city area. world; and we were shown the tombs they work between 9,000 and tether
But the main transportation system of many British menarche. work
to the wonderful .subway fax beneath After lunch we were taken around. The manager, Mr. Topper, showed:
the earth. It serves many parts of one of the Royal farms by the man -',us the stook. They are believed to
the cibi uses electric trains of six ager, a Ms. Ritchie. It contains about have the best herd of milking Short -
and is. very Speedy Some of 700 acres and is stocked with .some horns in Britain, about 400 in number,
these "tubes" are more than 150 feet Jerseys and Scotch shorthorns. A and they were a grand lot of big,
•deep and they saved many lives when large flock of sheep were grazing growthcows, carrying an albundanc
people took refuge there during the on the hills. Iof flesh. Apparently the English
blitz. The London Transport Com. This was our first British farm breeder goes more for herd average
mission .has 87,000 employees and and rather a special one. Since then than individual records.
'they provide a splendid service. we have visited quite a few others One of their best cows was 11
We were taken to many places we and have formed some opinions lyears old, although she did not look
'bad heard about or read about in though you will understand they have it, 'and she had produced about 160,000
'history: Trafalgar Square, Bueking- been. made in a hurry. tit,
of 4.47 per cent. milk. I»
hem Palace, the Tower of London The following is not based on what bei .best year she gave more than
and many others. We passed Through we saw at Windsor but in general 20,000 pounds.
great sections of bombed areas, much we have found that farming methods Weather conditions kept the cows
of which have not been rebuilt, due differ greatly from those at home. confined to their sheds, bedded to
to leek of material. In the residential There doesn't seem to be any acute the knees with long, coarse straw
area near s stints labor shortage and farm wages are which indicated the rank growth they
' Park there are
many houses still unoccupied
because not as high as. in Canada. The aver- get in England.
of blitz damage. age farm is not as highly mechanized This farm also .has a large stable of
Visit to Canada House and there are few storage facilities pereherons and they breed annually
At Canada House, where the affairs for crops because, in England at between 80 and 100 nares of their
e the Dominion are handled, we were least, they are mostly put hi stacks own- They had both male and fe-
reu:eived by Hon. Norman Robertson and thatched. Later they are 'hauled male champions last year at most
the Canadian High Commissioner. to the barns and threshed as re- of hhee G lrs eading is noted for their
Lager we went to Ontario House; quired.n1 seem to large white Yorkshire pigs, one of
be much slower than they are in their gilts last year selling at auction
Canada, an we have seen- for 400 guineas (about $1,700).
A Cattle Sale
Wednesday morning we drove to
Reading, a distance of some 40 miles.
Because of the extreme cold we were
late in arriving at a sale of purebred
Guernseys in the market auction ring.
This is where most of. the large sales
of England are held and it is modern
in every way. Some very good prices
were received for the class of stock
offered.
We then drove out to the stock
arti'fieiad insemination station a few
miles from town. This is considered)
the largest ,station of its kind in
Britain and serves an area of about
15 miles radius. They keep several
Shorthorn Guernsey and Holstein
bulls. Shorthorns are the popular
dairy cattle in England.
We were aceompanted by Me. Bur-
ton, of the .Salads Tea
Co.,who
entertained us at tea before returning
to London Tomorrow we are to
leave for Yorkshire, and then on to
Scotland.
where Major J. S. P. Armstrong gave On the whole operations
ies en interesting talk about the work few
corn
lot the Province 'conducted there. d
eanday morning all our party at- bines. Artificialdryers• are required
tended service in St. Paul's. The because of the climate. Grain prices
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President Urges CCF
Members to Organize
1n
Fuel Race With Winter
Boosting Canada's fuel stocks by 12,0'00 barrels of •oil daily,
Mayor W. C. Nelson, :turned line valve
erushed atImperial'
camp error. Oil's
oSarniaa
refinery to bring .in a' pipe 1
the current emergency.. •
ABOVE, the pipe line is seen being laid under the Maumee
River in Ohio. where a 750 -foot channel 'was blasted. One of
the most 'unusual operations associated with the Canadian oil
industry, the pipe was salvaged from a 58 -year-old line in Indiana,
reconditioned, trucked 250 miles and re-laid._ About
n>b0aen
men
completed 84 miles of pipe line in 83 days
against cold weather and increased fuel demand.
BLYTH
Presbyterian WMS
The Presbyterian Women's Mission-
ary Society met in the school room
of the church. Mrs. William Fear
presided. The Scripture was read by
filrs. Johan Stewart and prayers were
offered by Miss Line Lieingston and
Miss Arlie Toll.
Attended Co ventein
Radford, Blyth;
Councillor George
Councillor Leslie Reid, Hullett; Geo.
Cowan, clerk -treasurer, Hallett Town-
ship, and George Brown, Hallett, at-
tended the Good Roads convention in
Toronto last week.
On Provincial Police
Provincial Constable Scott Fair -
service visited his wife and son and
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fair -
service, on his way to London district
to report for duty. Mr. Fairservice
has completed a seven week training
course at Toronto and for 15 months
previous' had been a member of the
Sarnia police force.
Legion Officers
iBlyth branch of the Canadian Leg-
ion held its second annual meeting
in Memorial Hall. The chief item of
business was the election of officers
Which resulted as follows: President,
A. Maddocks, Belgrave; first vice-
president Verne Sipeiran, Blyth;
second vice-president, G W. Hallam,
Auburn secretary, Harold C. Tait,
Blyth; treasurer, E. Wended, Blyth,
Phillips.
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Blyth; chaplain l
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ex-
ecutive membersDMStevart
Blyth Borden Gook "Blyth; J. C.
Saundercock, Londesboro Borden
Scott, Belgrave auditors, N. W.
Kyle, B. F. Hall, Blyth; standard
bearers, J. all Taylor,
l r, B. Stott, G. •a4.
N Onery, initiated. Ap-
preciation
candidate was
was expressed to Morris
Township council fox the grant of
$100 and plans were made for a St.
Patrick's dance to be held in me-
morial hall. •
Breaks His Arm
While Lloyd Tuivey was ascending
a Stairway to the upper part of his
barn, carrying feed and water to
his fowl, he fell, , breaking his arm
in two places. Owing to road con-
ditions Dr. D. G. Hecd had to wait
for a CPR train to take itis patient
to Alexanra Marine Hospital, Gocl-
erieh for treatment.
(Intended for last week)
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Finlayson and
son, Gordon, Harrington, have taken
up residence here.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gibson and
Mrs. Violet Johnston have returned
after two months with Mrs. Giibson's
sister, Mrs. Mabel Armstrong, Sault
Ste. Marie.
Masons Entertain Ladies
Officers and members of the local
Masonic Lodge were at home to tier:
ladies in the lodge rooms, which were
filled to., capacity for this annual
event. George •MeNall was master
of ceremonies, and winners at pro-
gressive euchre were Miss Lena Liv-
ingston, Mrs. Frank Hallymen, Brock
Vodden, and Dou:gals Whitmore.
An honored guest was Mrs. Frank
Metcalf, who is :in her 91st year and
has never missed this annual affair.
With Mrs. Albert Stead, she won high
prize for crolcinole. The lunch com-
mittee, . under the conveners'hip of
Harold Vodilen, served refreshments,
World Day of Prayer
The World Day of Prayer was oh -
served in the school room of the
United Clench here with a weep good
The COF. Zone No. 9 regular
monthly meeting was held in Strat-
ford YMCA. on Wednesday evening,
February 19. Delegates were present
from the constituencies of Huron -
Perth, Perth, North and South Water-
loo, and Wellington South.
F. Andrew Brewin, Toronto, presi-
dent of the 'CGF. Provincial* Council,
congratulated the aotive members of
the OOP. party for their successful
efforts in informing the public of
the CCF. prograannne for the present
and the future. He warned the mem-
bers present that the political situa-
tion may change suddenly at Ottawa
and the COF: must be well organized
in all sections of the constituencies
if the COP: party is to become the
next governanent and that there
would be no free ride to power as
the opposition was expected to work
to the best of their ability against
the CCP. Democratic Socialism is
the only answer to the economic ills
which the common man has experienc-
ed in th last three decades, he stated.
The next meeting' will be held in
Listowel, the first Wednesday in
April.
Curling Club Officials
Fined Under CTA and LCA
"How did members expert to get
away with this sort of thing," asked
Nlagisbrate J. E. Pritchard in pollee
court at Brampton as he found Gor-
don Elia and Williams Arthur a bobal
of $500 .and costs for breeches of
Federation deration Re uests
National Marketing Act
TheCanadian Federation of Agri-
eulture ,.has asked the Dominion
government to bring down a nation-
al farm .products marketing :act at
the present session of parliament,
Presenting two briefs dealing with
agricultural problems, directors and
officers of the Federation, headed: by
President .II. 11. Hannam, anet with
;thecabinet in a tiro -hover session.
• Theforret brief, drawn up by a
national conference "of farm leaders
and Provincial Gove$pnment repre-
sentatives at a meeting Wednesday,
sought Federal legislation which would
extend to inter -provincial aid export
trading, marketing, regulations at
present in effect in eight of Canada's
trine; provinces.
The second was'the federation'•s an
nmol report to the cabinet on agri-
oultural poltctes. The farm "leaders
stressed the importance of a national
livestock and feeds program "for the
maintenanceof produetion,a of live-
stock and ,poultry ap
HYDRO •
HOME ECONOMIST
Beef Producers Able
To Sell All Can Ship
Wheat producers will continue to
market their grain solely throu'g'h the
Canadian Wheat Board until- the
600,000,000 -bushel; agreement with
Bitntain :expires in 1950.
Beef producers will be •able to sell
all they can ship to the United King-
dom for "some considerable time"`
after the expiry of the U.K. agree-
ment in 1949, after which they can
move bank unhampered into the
United ,States market.
These iassuremcee emerged from
the Commons Friday night last as
the House approved the government's
wheat board bill and heard Agnicul-
ture .Minister Gardiner outline the
market prospects for beef in' steering
a bill to continue the Meat Board,
the Dairy Products and the Special
Products Board. -
EQC.ETER--.Despete poor road con-
ditions, a good erowd attended the
ice carndtval. Exeter Brass Bland k
was in attendance. •
Hello Homemakers! The true
griddlecake lover enjoys eating them
in the kitchen--rwhen he can. He
sits at a. white kitchen table, flanked
by 'a deep -lipped pitcher filled with
rich looking syrup and the other
essentials for a perfect griddlecake
meal. Some citrus fruit, spiced
sausages and coffee are the only
other foods needed apart front the
griddle cake ingredients. Theta lie
sits. and as the lace -edged pancakes
or patterned waffles are baked and
come off the iron, he eats his fill.
That is a profile of the true and
ardent griddlecake fan.
Barring the privilege I told you of,
let us hope the electric waffle , iron
is set upon the dining room table.
Because "hot off the griddle" is the
best quality waffle.
WAFFLES
2 cups sifted cake flour, 2
eggs separated, ye tsp. salt, 3
taps. baking powder, 154 supe
milk, 6 tbsps melted shortening.
Using electric mixer beat whole
C
eggs 1 mm using high, peel Add
the milk and be
the
Addatfo
r 1
mm
sifted dry ingredients. Add melted
shortening and beat for 15 seconds
at high speed or until the mixture is
thoroughly blended. Makes 8 er 10.
GINGERBREAD WAFFLES
lej cup shortening, lis cup boil-
ing water, ifs cup molasses, ifs,
cup sugar, 1 egg, slightly beaten,
1 cup flour, 14, tsp. salt, 1�4 tsp.
soda, ee tsp. baking -powder.. 1
tsp. ginger, ifs tsp. cinnamon,
Vi tstt, cloves.
Place shortening in a mixing bowl
and pour boiling water over it.
ti Addid
molasses, sugar and egg.
flour, sifted with salt, soda, baking
powder and spice. Cook mixture an.
hot waffle lien. Serve with syrup
or with cottage cheese. Makes 3
or 4.
tile ,Oanacla Temperance Acte and thecongre"anon.
Ontario Liquor Control Act. Mrs. }Todd, president of the WeIS
Ella, -who said he was secretary -
tor
of the United Church, with Miss
treasurer of the an assistant Curling the
of the ,Anglican Church,
Club, and cub, Arthur, e arged jam- and Mrs. J. McGee, president of Cha
tar r the club, were b Fere provincial
WMS of the Presbyterian Church,
after a raid Feb. 11, by provincial had chas'ge of the meeting, Those tale.
police. Seized were six bottles of ing paw m the intercessory period
bearin 13 cases and pints of `vele Miss E'a,nice 'Metcalf' Mrs. R.
base in a cedar and 18 otter beer J. Powell, Mrs. B. Herrington R.
oases to a furnace room. Willson Merritt. Mrs. Garrett, and
Under the Canada jointly
with "Act,
Mrs. Hodd.
they were charged jointly* with "keep- Mrs. J B. Watson gave a short
ting for sale -intoxicating liquor." address aril prayer were offered by
Under the :Ontario Liquor Act they
were charged !with "unlawfully hay- Mrs R. W,ightin'an and Mrs. Mary
• liquor• ie a place other than Rintonl, Mrs. C. Grasby and Mrs.
R D Philo received the offering.
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TAKE A TIP ;alt
1. Use a. scans n:easurcntent of
with floor C,tor thin batter :nixtures.
2. Use salt -free fat to grease grid-
dles and waffle irons since salt
causes mixtures to stick to metal.
Melt fat
skim
a entail
amount from the top to use. Pork
fat is better than butter as the
latter burns easily.
3. When electric waffle iron is pre-
heated to- bake, it is ready to use.
Heat griddle pan until it is hot but
never smoking before pouring in
the batter.
4. Pour batter from a pitcher about
IA cup at a time. Do not spread
batter. Allow about 10 to 12 mins.
on each side to brown -- when
bubbles begin to form in pancakes,
it is time to turn and when steam
stops coining forth from side of
waffle iron it is time to lift out.
5. Stack pancakes •arid waffles on end
to prevent sogginess. Serve on
hot ,plates.
6. Spread either hot nor
melted) S on t waffletter s and top with
maple syrups s ,r -
THE QUESTION BOX
C. J. asps: How do you prevent
g'r'avy from becoming greasy?
Answer; Let the juice in the pan
stand for 3 or 4 minutes after you
remove the meat, then skim off the
top grease and save for baking.
Brown about 4 -Wasps. flour in a
skillet pan and wieldy stir in the
meat juice. Add hot 'water or potato
water to thin to desired consistency.
Mrs. B. K. asks: What makes fried
liver very hard?
Answer: Liver should be wiped
with a dry cloth — never soak or
wash it. Pork liver may be scalded.
Saute quickly in hot fat; browning
both sides, then ,cover' tightly and
where they t:eside." The men• were Mrs 'Jiianie Sims aril •Mrs. Lesh2 cook 5 minutes on electri•
c element
fined $400 and costs for the breach Neftel sang a duet, accompanied by tuned low. This method prevents
c the provincial 'act and nape100 and Mrs :R• W Plnnlp. liver from becoming tough.
costs for the Canada Temperance Village Council Meets Mrs M. R.says: that since the
see Said the magistrate: "i coni
see it would be 1s great encourage- At the reglnla meeting of Bvere
tient to men,v.beberslnip•'' Council; at witch all monsters were supply
o% etareh
rsparinglylrnrdt it
p ed the
resetvt, permission l�nas granted n Navy League of Canada to hold is fi make
Blyth hospitality tag day here.
Palrtly to relieve the monotony The wage rate for men employed
for a number of storm -stayed guest% by the corporation was increased to.
here, :,the Lions Club decided to go, 50 cents an hour. and m vthe s homey
ahead with part of the programme rate for a man and
reas-
scheduled for last Friday evening.
edHtoD80 ents astlan hoer.
waited on
The dance was cancelled, but .0 red !commie regn.esting an increase in
all ea•d players ,n the village t ni
out to enjoy a r'egul'ar family party .salary fox members of the, fire each
bri-
ef •bridge, euchre, and crokinole Mere gacle. This was granted
A. B. Tanker and Jack Stewart were .member will now receive $25 a Year -
high in euclne; Ml's. William Cook- !with the chief, captain, and ting]:
er]iube and Mr. Di+J*clen, Port Elgin, elsodriver agcee al receiving the 'fe0 a e to1be chaffg-
ed fon' the service of Blyth fire truces
outside the corporation' bo $50 a call,
or to be •adjusted!' at the pleasure of
the council, and that on an outside
Better Profits From Egg Production
Poultrymen—there is a good market for your eggs!
Are your hens producing all they should , . . all
they can . .
Have you some feed `robbers' in your flock .
HERE'S HOW -- FOR GREATER
PRODUCTION
(1) Cull those feed robbers ... get
them out of your flock. Feed
is precious. •
(2) Feed high quality ... balanced...
production lifting SHUR-GAIN
Laying Mash.
Our Price $2.75 per bag
CLINTON FEED MILL
ICD
MILL
FEED
SERVICE YOUR SHUR-GAIN CLINTON
PHONE 580.
making blanc - mange, use 1 tbsp.,
cornstarch and 1 egg; and to ma
sweet' lance, use part chopped fruit
er graham cracker crumbs to sub-
stitute' for cornstarch.
Anne Allan invites ' you to write
to her % Glinton NEWS -RECORD.
Send in' your suggestions on 'home-
(nnaleing problems and watch this
column for replies.
won the honor's at bridge; Joan and
Kali Whitfield were the best at,
crokinole.
The United iStates spends` more earl half the members of the balgal.
than 30,000,000 dollars annually for he left• in the mun•icinalitlt to ease a
snow removal from highways. second hem -Iced in the village.
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of your emergency tire needs.
Order' now for future delivery.
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The annual grant to Blyth Horti-
cultural Society was increased from
$25• to $35. '
A by-law was passed appointing
Dr. D. G. Hodd, Medical Officer of
Health for the corporation.
A communication from the Ontario
Liquor License Board, asking the
corporation to assume •enforcement ofi
the Liquor Control Act, was filed.
CALL
Clinton 114
Quality Feeds Always Pay Dividends
Balanced Feeding Gives Results on Poultry, -
Hogs and Cattle
Grain alone does not make a complete feed — ADD Minerals
and Proteins by mixing Concentrates and
watch for results.
MORE EGGS PER BIRD
LARGER PERCENTAGE OF GRADE "A" HOGS
MORE MILK AND CREAM PER COW
and above a0'
BETTER HEALTH IN ALL STOCM'
WE BAY CASH FOR EMPTY BAGS
RIDDICK
SAMUELTRATI+1�
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FEEDS --GRAINS — CONCEN
FERTILIZERS and SEEDS -
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