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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1932-08-11, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., AUGUST 11, 1932 N'ES N O , for he Timely Information Busy Farmer ( Furnished by Department 'of Agriculture Va. W Y eek! -orop' rttart g Almonte, lB,roekviile, Fitzroy Towle. 1 ( ship, Spencerville, and Huntley town - The quality of 1932 whet crop ship, is. fair• and yields are ,good,. aver ' axing 30 to 40 bushels per acre. The work accomplished by these Threshing + been eneral in most societies societies emphasizes in a fine way loe }ties. Hai Ytg n operations drag the value .-of individ:uai units giving A on and many unharvesed bay fields , effective support to the More Beauti- are 'evident in Central and Western fel Canada campaign sponsored by Ontario, Barley and rye craps are the Canadian horticultural Council, satisafctary, with oats rather" uneven .I Corn is backward, . while roots pro mise: 'an average crop. The tobacco crop is- estimated at 90 per cent, of the average., Pasturage has been -well maintained by an abundance of moisture. Weed eiiltting an the roadsides has been general. Marketing Immature rust C auses Lower Cosumpt Ori. F i While certait'i growers persist. in placing immature fruit on the.mar- ket we cannot expect home ' con- sumption Of Ontario grown fruit to reach its full development. This is the contention of . C. E. Broughton, Ontario Marketing Board. "The anxiety of these glowers to be the first on the market with their products," said Mr. Broughton, "is, no doubt, prompted by a desire to obtain top price. It should be rem- embered, however, that maturity means low quality and low quality is detrimental to the progress of all classes of growers, including those who -have never been guilty of at- tempting to market immature fruit. "By marketing fruit -which has not reached the proper' stage of ma- turity, the grower is creating dis- satisfied customers, and these cus- tomers will become prejudiced a- gainst home-grown products, thus causing a restricted market" ce=1t To Improve Bacon - Hon Thomas L, Kennedy, Min- - ister ,of Agriculture, has aunounced that new regulations have been ad- opted by the Province and Domin- ion jointly to improve the standards of bacon production. Under these provisions what is known as an ad- vanced register of sows is to be est- ablished. Pigs from a first litter will have to make 200 pounds of pork in 200 days, will be slaughtered and their carcasses judged by the Dom- inion graders 'and scored far value as bacon. In the event that they are scored as "extra good bacon," the sow will be placed on the propesecl advanced register with proper ear- marking at tagging, and the farm- er owning her will be bonusod to _ the extent of $15. to which the Pro- vince and the Dominion will contrib. ute equally. Any boar that is secured from this advanced register of sows will be looked over by judges at the age of six months, and if showing the right conformation, will earn for its owner the amount of $1E from the Csoverntnents. R • ova Ontario Rutabaga Shippers Reques'` Federal inspection At a recent meeting of the On- tario Rutabaga Skippers' Assoia. tion held at the Agricultural Col- lege, Guelph, a resolution was ad- apted asking Cilie Federal DDopartd - Ment of Agriculture to make effec- tive the inspection of all turnipsfor domestic and export shipment, ac- cording to G. R. Paterson, Ontario Marketing Board. It wasfelt by the shippers that this was one method of establishing uniformity of pack,and quality. Ontario has an extensive market for rutabagas in the United States, but this valuable. outlet , has been partially blocked, due to the fact the Maritime growers have adopted the practise of inspection through warehouses. In addition to this movement to- - wards inspection, . the shippers' as- sociation is giving some thought to central grading and packing, Community Beautification At a recent meeting of societies of District No. .2 of the 'Onteetto Horticultural Association at the Cen- tral Experimental '• Farm, Ottawa, re- pents received showed;. in a fine way the high, degree of efficiency which has been attained in eaxryimg out the. principal object and purpose re the Associationin respect to community beautification. The: -report sof: the dis- triet Director, J. B. Spencer, B.S.A., shows that effective work has ;been done in thie .respect by the following societies in the district: e Arnprior, North Gower•, Billings Bridge, Pembroke, Gananoque, Kars; Lambs Die Needlessly "Many young lambs die needless- ,ly+," declares Dee Lionel Stevenson provincial zoologist, in- an appeal to farmers to stop the tragic loss •of so many laanbs before they are ten days old, In a little booklet issued, by the Provincial Livestock Branch, he stat- es three main causes of. death; Joint III of Lambs, White Scour of Lambs, and Ntecr'obacillosis of Lanibs. )r. Stevenson outlines the cause, the. symptoms and the proper treatment cf these three diseases. In conclus- ion he declares. "It pays t0 maintain a high degree of santition, when the loss of one lamb represents a suns of_ money equal to the additional la- bor required to maintain hygenic con- ditions, Dead lambs have no value Keep than alive that they may grow into money. Clean up today," • Ontario Potato Outlook .. While the season of 1931-32 was att excelent one for the production of both early and late potatoes, the fu- ture presents quite a different as- pect, aeording to J. T. Cassin, Ontario Marketing Board. • Federal ,Government estimates in. dicate that potato acreage in Ontar- io this season will show a decrease of aproximately seven per cent. over that of the 1931 season. These esti. mates set the 1931 eel-eage in Ontario et 169,604, as against a probable ac- reage of 158,000 this year, Figure's fan" the Dominion of Canada show a like decrease of 7 per cent., being 583,920 acres in 1931, as compared with 548,700 acres for 1982. M. Cassin also [stated that ac- cording to his calculations, the am- ount of fertilizer used in the produ•r tion of potatoes this year will amount to only about half,oe that used last year. "rutile we have had very fa- vorable conditions to date," he con. tinued, "the crop outlook at this time does not present the sante promise of yield as did that of the same period in 1931." In conclusion, Mr. Cassin said, "It is too early to predict the extent of the 1932 crop but, in view of present conditions, it would appear that pota- toes are being offered in quantities larger than market can readily ab- sorb. This condition, of c;.urse, has brought about the inevitable result of sacrifice prices." - New Market For Barley To Ontario farmers lion. Thomas L. Kennedy passes the information that the National Breweries Ltd., of Montreat have authorized the pur- chase by the Canadian Malting Co. of 1,000,000 bushels of highgrade, On- tario -grown barley, suitable for malt- ing, at a minimum of 55 cents per bushel basis, track Montreal: The Minister warms that this barley must be sound, clean and reasonably free from other grains and weighing 48 pounds to the bushel. This is the equi- valent of grain known as "Three Extra" and should be easily obtain- ed by the average Ontario farmer. Several Ontario counties have long regarded barley as a fine cash crop and it is hoped that this announce- ment will give them new 'confidence. and will stimulate prodncton. -"A price of 55 cents basis, track ideal -eat would mean f.o.b. prices approximately as follows: Main lint Chatham and surounding points, 40 cents; eof lines or side lines or ra- dial lines in seine territory, 87 cents; Central Ontaxio points, say from Lon- don to the Lake Simcoe. district, 42 cents; east of that and on to Montreal 46 cents. These would represent the approximate f.o.b. prices paid to. ship- pers and in the case of barley, the farmer would, in many cases be the shipper. The prices Would apply only to earlot+lshipments. This offer is eon- siderabiy better than • present-day prices on ' the Mtontreal market. - Look Out • for Hessian Fly This Year The Hessian fly is the most des- tructive insect attacking 'wheat in Ontatrie. ' Some years the insect is scarce and `hence very little damage 1APPENIN8S %MOM MIR Of B}n one. Other years it .ay destroy 50 per cent or more bf the grain in heavily infected fields. Present hull - cations are that unless control mea- sures are taken this fall' there will be a serious outbreak of the fly next year, Control Measures'Recornmrnded Weather and parasites play a great part in control, but,man can do noth- ing to better these two factors and must rely o .the following methods where. the, inseet_is abundant: 1. !So. far as pa.jctica:ble,' !:a l wheat stubble should be ploved • tin= der .completely as. soon as possible af- ter the wheat is cut. This buries all the insects deft in the field. The ground should he worked after plow- ing so as to firm it, Plowing and firming prevents the flies from Dom ing up as they cannot gorthrough even three inches of well- finned soft. 2.. If the plowing cannot be done promptly it; is a good plan to run a cultivator or - disc over the'field to. cause volunteer wheat to come up. This will- attract Mee flies to lay= eggs in it and thereby will lessen the number of eggs laid in the new wheat fields. Such volunteer wheat, how- ever, must he plowed under after about Sept. 20th becaues if- it were left unplowed it would simply breed flies for the next spring. 'a 3. Prepare the -seedbed as well as Imirmawinuronno I.NTHIEST vromimanrommassemearmarme possible so that it will be hi ex-',-* t.WSF;t&;E ***11-41;rX.xat,th*-.t t.*, �' • celent condition for rapid giowth , and sow only plump seed which will ger-' :t: Diamond Ring and hut urinate quickly. 4, Sow . just as ;late as" is }safe in your district without running the risk of having; too short a growth 16 wint- er safely. Late sowing is the most fin pbrtaetof all the central measures, but if: the wheat issown' too 'late winter may do more damage than the fly. Experience in each locality ii' the Best guide as to how late sowing of wheat can be delayed: The better'the. ground is prepared and the better the seed sample, the more' rapid the growth; and so the later the crop can be sown 'with safety. For best' re- sults everybody in the neighborhood should so. -operate in the acme control measures so faras possible. Safe dates for sowing 'world probably be about Sept Sita east of Guelph and about Sept 30th to 25th in Essex and. Kent, and about half way between these two dates should be suitable for the intervening districts but as stated each Shan must judge the date - for himself. The reason for these late seed- ings is that the flies have about com- pleted their fall egg ]crying in the dif- ferent districts before the dates men - toned and Gina the wheat largely es• capes infestation. wimmimivemsumminanemma Recall Veterans.of Minstrelsy To many Canadians of the older generation who spent their youthful days in the towns and small cities of the eastern half of the Dominion, men- tion of the fact that two of the orig- inal Guy Brothers are still alive will recall vivid memories, for it was a rod letter day in the year when the Guy Brothers' Minstrels, arriving by the morning train and hastily depositing their effects at the hotel, formed in a line for the "grand street parade." They played at one time in London, according to oldtimers, Heading the Procession, immediately after the six- foot drum major, resplendently attic'e ed and whirling, tossing his golden 'eaten, came the worthy, eagle -facet! and white moustachioed Guy, sr, hear of the family and founder of the troupe, with his six stahvart sons behind him. Fcillowing them were the members of the company, all garbed alike in light-colored tall hats and long coats of swagger cut some swing ing their canes jauntily and others drawing lusty musi•e from the brass and the drums. • Between admiring ranks of the townsfolk they numb- ed the length rf the main street, their formed a circle in front of the opera thcuso for the free brand concert, while a few lucky small boys, amply rewarded for their efforts with a pass for the show, distributed hand. bills extolling the delights'of the per- formance scheduled for the evening, Then came a year when the handsome old man was missing from his accus- tomed place, but the six brothers -car- ried on, bringing their melange of songs, jests, dances and acrobatics to entertain the pubiie. There was noth- ing high -brow about their programa- but rogramabut they were amusing and inoffen-' sive, and filled a definite place in the simpler and less hurried life of those vanished tines. Last of the Old-timers. An article in the Springfield (Mass) Union discloses that Gec:rge Guy is a respected citizen of that community while his younger brother, Arthur. lives in Chicago. Their four broth- ers have gone, dispatches ehronicling the death of Charles only a few weeks ago. Willis Sweatman, another of the old-tinhr.s, died in 1930, nttd this leaves George and Arthur Guy pro- bably the last survivors .01 the fam- ous blackface artists-+ among them Dockstader, Prnmorse (a Canadian), West, Thatcher, CIeveland, Haverty, .Silly Emerson, and Billy Van --who kept minstrelsy a popular form of theatrical fare from the eighties on. ward until the l,nlavirtlg -pictures wrought a revolution in the amuse- ment standards, of the masses. Tho Springfield Unison's article says in part: Sixty-eight years in minstrelsy, making him the dean, of all minstrel show performers, Is the unusual record of George R. Guy, of this city, who last Tuesday celebrated with his wife, their golden wedding anniversary. The half century has been rich with experiences- for the couple who .still look forward to continued years of entertaining the public, Wihile Mrs. Guy has never appeared in the'she-mai she has been her husband's silent partner behind the scenes. It is a fascinating story that -Mr. Guy can tell of his lifetime on • tire stage; a sbory, that found him enter- ing the business at the age of nine, under the tutelage of his ;father George IL, Guy sr., and traveling to many sections of the glebe -in one of the greatest minstrel dhows of all tune. On Hoed Last Year. Only last year Mr. duty, with a • show of 22 persons played 'theatres throughout New England. Mr, and Mrs. Guy were married in West Swanzy, N. I-1., on June 21, 1882. Mrs. Guy; who was borh in' Chesterfield, N. H., November 21, 1962, was the former Mamie Andrews, of Wattle - bore, and the granddaughter of Capt. Charles Davenport, who for many years operated a boat on the Connecti cut River from Hartford to Bellows Falls Vt. - 12r. Guy first saw the light of day in Haartford on Oct. 7th, 1865, but his parents later moved to New York City. It was in that city that the Guy Brothers' minstrel show wt's formed with Mr. Guy see, es interlocutor and baritone soloist, and his six sons, in- eluding George jr., as enthnen and specialty performers. All of the brother's, 'George, Ilam, Charles, Albert, Edwin and Ar- thur, were outstanding minstrel men. and for year called Springfield their home, Four of the brothers and the father died in this city. Arthur, the youngest of the brothers, now resides in Chicago. The Guy Brother's Minstrel Show played in vitt'ually- all states in this country and visited many other coun- tries including Canada, England, Ire- land, 'and the West Indies. George Guy was featured as a black -face com- a cdian, an excellent dancer and a bone solclist, and even at the age of 77 he "knocks then[ out of their seats." While her husband teas rounding out his career, Mrs. Guy raised two daughters, (Both now aro married. They are Mrs. May Mee, who with her husband is on the stage, and Mrs. Lillian Jenny, of Springfield. who is interested in amateur theatricals. Salary lt9 Per Week. When he first appeared on the stage at the age of nine, IVIr. Guy received $9 a week, considerable pay then for many men. During the succeeding 'years his salary jumped, to high fig- uret, When at the peak of prosperity, the -Guy Brothers Minstrel Show boasted of 40 members. All of the key positions were held by the Guys, who could sing, dance, play tambos, ban• j'cs and banes, do acrobatics and even "double" in band and orchestra. They weree a complete show in themselves. • --Tire Londoh Free Fress. PRESIDENT OF C..W. N. Al AND WIFESERIOUSLY' INJURED IN MOTOR CRASH Mie, .and Mrs. Arthur W. Marsh of 'Annherstburg were seriously injured in a motor accident lute Saturday evening on No. 18 Highway at Amer. M. Mardi is publisher of the Aso herstburg Echo and widely known. A weak or, so ago he was elected President of the Canadian Weekly Newspaper Assoeiati+an at the conven- tion tn Port Arthur. - Harry A. Gebhardt, 30, of Plymouth Mich., driver of the other caw is at lib- erty on $2,000 cash bound. He faces: a criminal negligence charge. Mr, and Mrs. • Marsh were driving west on the highway and Gebhardt, ac- companeid by 1'pince Chief Smith of Plymouth, was going north on the Ar- ner Iioad'. It is alleged that Gebhardt failed to ,observe a stoup signal and crashed into ,the Marsh car. Mr. and Mrs. Marsh were rushed to Metropoli- tan General Hospital, At first it was believed both were fatally hurt. Mr.: iYlawsh >has a fractured collar• -bone. and face and there are other injuries: Roadster nj;• By H, LOUIS RAY1 OL.D' . '; t * ***7F -X7:* * at•7Ct 1f9F%diex Yy, eiRx-X-k-lf. FARMER sc FOR SALE—Diamozod ring wort} 3300 anti roadster.. 3200. rash. takes both," Bob' Cross read the ad through once more fie malty sure. he had got it cor- rectiy,- then jetted down the address of the advertisoi:. Ile "had no use for the ring. Ilo,v could he have any usefor a 3300 diamond ring when the omy girl he could ever have. married had refused him last night? - But If the ring were worth one-half what tbeoivner• claimed,. he could sell It for et least one-heif- of, that and still be ahead of the game -providing the roadster was any goon at all. To be any 'geed to Bob, it must be in: running order so that be oteglel pat °as many miles between him and Mar- cia Fox as possible; ' Bob' investigated the ad the very next day. The ring looked like a val- uable one, although Bob :MIS n0 con- noisseur, and the roadster, although rather In need of paint, seemed tae- chanicaily call right. 'Bob was given a ride all around town, passing Marcia, en route, although, busy with the cal, he did not see her, - liut Marcia saw him. Yes, indeed, and forgot her dignity enough to turn around and stare after him. Bob, out rtcllng _with a strange young- woman: .Icor the owner.. of the roadster was a girt, not much older than Marcia her- self. What Marcia did not know was that, only a few minutes after she saw }tiro, Bob dr0v,e away from the young woman forever, with a ring In his pocket, a roadster beneath him, 'and his check book bearing a stub for 3200. Now it Is quite possible for an automobile to show up nicely for demonstration purposes and then, the minute the salesman's back Is turned, to cut up quite meetly. Bob careened gaily along the town's Main street And for about eight utiles out into the country. Then something happened that was heralded by an uncanny noise in the rear and followed by a thud, a scrape and a ceasing of all motion. Bagk In his home town, whither he was towed, he left rife ear Inc repairs and went around to :1lnclntyre's, the Jewelers. He saw that lie would have to sell the ring to pay for the upkeep on the ear, and the sooner he got about it the beit-m. Ile was already behind the game with a towing charge, five gallons of gas, and an order for a new rear end and whatever else might be unearthed -In the process of installing It. Now, Maeda Fox. on her way to the post office, thought she saw Bob Cross going Into liaaIntyre's and be- cause It was an odd place for him to be going could not resist the tempta- tion of passingMaclntyre's right away. What she saw did not quiet her euriosity, Over the counter leaned Bob, closely engaged in conversation with old htartntyre himself. Between then[ lay a tray of something or other. The day was warm and the door of the shop was open, Marela loitering, caught a fragment of remark from one of thou. "Titan's ecrtainly a very fee stone. Diamonds like that --9 Martin's suspicions of the morning were confrntecl. Bob was interested in another girl to the extent that he was buying her a ring. And, as It was hardly passible that all thiscould have happened in the brief time since she had turned itiun down, the affair must have been going on while Marcia supposed Ise loved her and her only! She wen desperately eat desperately unhappy as were Anti the two entotians, welling within het, had the curious effect of slowing down her gait, so that, when Bob came out, who 'should he set a few feet away but his boyhood arquatntnnce and youthful sweethear , bliss Mareta Fox? Bob touelted his lint, hesitated, was about to pass by, when he felt a gen- tle touch on his arni-. "Bob—T want to be the first to wish you every happiness;" .11arcia's voice was certainly anything but happy Itself, but you could see she was mak- ing every effort to appear bright. "Me—happy?" asked Bob, "What's the big idea?' - "Aren't you—engaged?" asked Mar- cia, "No longer," said Bob flrrnly, "The dnly girl I ever loved wouldn't have rte, so I am leaving town in my naw car tomorrow." "I—I thought you see—well--some- body thought you were buying dla. mond rings— "Buying diamond rings? On the contrary, 1 was selling one." A great light dawned upon Mareta, A somewhat false light, but she did not know that. "Oh, 'Bob," she cried. "Yon were selling the ring that you Nought for me and i turned you down before 1 knew you had bought It, Oh, Bob, how can •I ever make, You for- give mei"- :1'o some it might hove sounded as though Marcia wanted Bob hack for the sake of the ring, out. Bob, who knew how easy t is for facto to appear other than they are, was not deceived. "Oh, Marcia," he said, "let's forget all that's happened aid take a fresh start .I've ,just , hought a car to take our honeymoon. in and—Say, come on baek'lnto AIacintyre's!" No Miraete 'Worrier "Why did she get a divorce front that amateur magheittn?" "He couldn't learn to take mouey oat 0f Mil empty. pockets." ,Something like" sixty tons of parch- ment paper is used every year by, the obts.ter canners of Oanada'e Atlantic oast in lining 'the mitis;. of lolhstea" which they place on the world's marl other : .. other slight injuries and suffers from e shook. Mrs. Marsh •has concussion of the -brain, serious cuts about the head c o ODE TO THE COW A cow's. a stupid kind of creature; to be polite its hard to teach her. Her table manners are so crude -she swallows grass that ,isn't chewed, And then without , apology she eructates where all may see, And, like some people without pause, she chaws and draws and chews and chews. It's not much wander she don't smile, because her tongue is like a filo, And she is short, of upper . teeth-- though- well enough supplied 'be- neath. She cannot talk- nor sing a song; 'int lugs.a dairy all day long. If eve r she appeals to you, the only thing she' says is "moo." We ewe her butter, cream and milk; and ice-cream, too as smooth as silk. ' Her sons, when sold, bring ready mash, and end earth's span se' roast e eQei baste Or; tossing "cowboys" toward the sun, provide their bit of Stampede fun. Her hide makes boots, and saddles too, or maybe ehapps. Her hoofs make glue. Though she's no synonym for grace, there's no machine to take her place. So — no natter what we say about her we'd find it hard to do without her. - NOT YET ON VERGE OF RUIN To hear the piffling of the pessim- ists you would think that Canada was headed for ' destruction. With solemn head-waggings they tell you that "conditions were never so bad before," that "good times will never return; that "the 'tvorst is yet to come. If these panicky people would do a little constructive reading and thinking, they would stop their prat- tle. - For they would realize that they are merely parroting the dim foreboding of the "Gloomy Guses" who have time and time again •at - i tended the obsequies of 'Prosperity, , only to find that it was just a ease of suspended animation. - Let us: turn back a few pages of industrial history. , In 1818 there :was "widespread poverty' among farmers, manufacture. ern and retailers" with "recovery very doubtful." In 1887 the country faced "unav- oidable ruin." In 1847 another panic made the future "dark and dismal." In 1857 trade was ."paralized, fore trine t s swop away"and there was• much cause for apprehension. In 1873conditions seemed . "hope— __ less." In 1893 commodities and seeurit les crashed and there seemed "no es. - cape from bankruptcy." - - In 1918 there was "world-wide de. pression" and many threatening clouds on the" business horizon, And as recently as 1921 retail' " trade dwindled, people were thrown out of work, stocks hit new lows, and the gloomy saw "little reason to be optimistic." ' Such were the 'prophesies of these calamity howlers during' the past 114'' years. invariably they were wrong —and they are wrong now! They forget that most of the citizens of - Canada are reasonable and courage. ous and eventually successful. As always before, Prosperity will return.' Just how soon, depends largely on ourselevs, We must Stop bemoaning our losses and face the future with a smile, doing our share - to keep the morale of our people well above the water mark.' Seto ted' London Ontario 1 ea. 12t4179I'l3 The Tinker and Tailor and Candleatick-Maker will all he at the Western Fair with their wares on display. Be sure you visit Western Ontario's Own Exhibition, where you will see the latest trohd in Agriculture and Manufacturing, Stellar Grandstand Attractions — Music — Midway Horse Show — Dog Show S4 9 IN PRIZES AND ATTRACTIONS J. H, SAUNDERS, President W. D. JACKSON, Secretary Entries Close September First Ontari `t's Record for 1931! 77 Deaths and 1025 Persons Injured In Motor Vehicle Accidents in the -Month of August, Alone! Ontario's record for August, '1932, is being written daily by the men and women who drive motor vehicles—and . by pedestrians. Are YOU doing YOUR share to elim- inate this needless human sacrifice — are you helping to make SAFE the Streets and Highways of our Province?' MOTOR VEHICLES BRANCH ONTARIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS LEOPOLD MACAULAY Minister 92-3A