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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1933-03-23, Page 6PAGE r TSE CLINTON NEWS.RECOI D NEWS AND SYNOPSIS 01' PIROVINCIAL. Timely Information for the Busy Farmer ( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture ) An Interestnig Experiment. An interesting development has taken place in Eransos a township in Wellington. County In the section served •by Chas. Birge's flour. mill, Mr. Birge grinds the wheat into flour fon; use of farmers of the district. He charges 20 cents per bushel, giv- ing the farmer back the flour, bran and shorts, less two pounds to cover the waste. He states that there has been a large increase in the number of farmers taking advantage of this scheme in the last year or two. Quitc a few of the farmers are making bread from the flour while others buy a hundred pounds of pure Mani- toba flour to mix with it. . a-rtta More Economical Production Essential to Dairy Business "Dairy revenue has declined stead- ily for the past few years and, in my opinion, more economical production of milk is the only solution to our present situation in the dairy busi- ness," said George H.. Barr, dircetor, Dairy Branch of the Department. "Several factors will serve towards lowering production costs," he con' tinned, "but perhaps the most impor- tant of these is improved breeding. Much can be accomplished in in- creasing production of milk per cow, through using only pure bred sires, with known milk production in their ancestry. A second important step towards more efficient production is that of cow testing, with a view to eliminating the poor cows, or 'board- ers.' A third essential is that of scientific feeding. A. high -producing herd must be fed balanced rations." Definite Progress Made In Ont. Berry Marketing The Norfolk Berry Growers' As- sociation, formed last season to in- sure more orderly marketing, has had a most successful season. Organiza- tion made possible more careful pick- ing, packing and shipping. Better grading methods were instituted and through the use of preeooling and iced refrigerator cars, markets were extended to include Fort William Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec. At all of these points the berries were well received. Wherever fresh berries would not bring satisfactory prices the fruit was pre -cooled and processed being put up in barrels and frozen for the jar manrfacturing and ice cream trade. Norfolk County is the only place in Canada east of the Rockies avhere grower controlled Coopera- tivea are processing berries in this way, I Dealers to -day accept the Norfoli; Berry Growers' label as a quality brand and indications now point to a growing demand for straight f.o.b. shipping point sales leaving only in- dependent shippers' supplies to go forward on consignment, (JCS .. • Canadian New Laid Eggs The use of the words "New Laid," according' to the Canadian Standard grades for eggs, is prohibited except in the case•of the highest grade, viz. Specials. The use of this name is limited to eggs which conform to the special rules and regulations laid down. Further, the use of any word or expression denoting freshness of production is also prohibited in any manner of association with eggs oth- er than those of grades, Special and Extras It may be noted that eggs held under artificial preservation shall not be included in these grades C=E1Cy, Current Crop Report Dufferin -County notes a consider- able interest manifest this spring in the pruning of orchards, particularly many which had been neglected for years. Available labour and local de- mand for domestic apples probably prompts this interest. Early Cob- blers will have a greater acreage in that county this year, while all blood - tested flocks have contracted for all the hatching eggs they can produce. Grey County has observed with gratification a substantial increase in hog prices. A steadily in.:leasing in- quiry for good seed grain from farm- ers is noted in 'Grey and Halton. Egg prices have shown an upward trend in Huron, with a very strong demand evident. Peel County is enjoying a maple syrup harvest that. is prob- ably typical of many sections of the province. Over 6,000 trees have been tapped there and a volume of 2,000 gallons of maple syrup is indicated. 1`Torth Simcoe notes an increase of about 8 per cent in numbers of live stock, with cattle coming 'through the winter in good condition. An up to -date power seed -cleaning plant is being installed in Alliston and will be in operation shortly. Lincoln is another county where cold, windy Weather has' had a detri- mental effect • on clover and wheat which .have . been exposed to the weather by heaving and thawing. In Middlesex less than the usual amount of concentrates have been bought for dairy cattle, with the result that milk production has not been quite up to standard, and some herds are not in as good condition as usual. This county has had an unusually large number, of applications for T.B. test- ing wtih a view to having herds ac- credited. Good farm work horses are selling at excellent prices in Wentworth and many farmers there are still in need of extra horse pow- er. Renfrew County seed growers were large winners at the Ottawa Valley Seed Fair at Kemptville, tak- ing the championship in wheat and field peas and victories in 13 out 'of 15 classes. Throughout the reports front var- ious counties of recent date is optim- ism at the upward swing of hog prices and the feeling is expressed that the prices of all kinds of farm commodities will now follow suit. College Royal Show The ninth annual College Royal held at O.A:C. on Tuesday, March 7th, was superior to all predecessors in number of entries, In general ex- cellence of exhibits and in masterly showmanship. A show in a class by itself is the College Royal, for here showmanship is the central idea, and in many sof the classes it is the exhibitors that are judged rather than the exhibits. In the livestock division the alert judges noted every move of each ex- hibitor from the time of entering the ring until his class was dismissed. Competitors were duly criticized or commended without fear or favour and they accepted it all in the spirit of good sportsmanship. The grand championship in this division went to M. A. Pinkney, a fourth year student who is as good a showman as one could expect to see in any profession- al showring. In the educatinal exhibit division the improvement over previous year: was most marked and the competi- tion very close. These exhibits arc prepared by the department clubs of the college, and it is the business of each club to select a vital bit of in- fei nation fr'Dln its ,own line of sub- ject matter and to design, construct and install an exhibit which will suc- cessfully carry that information into the minds of the visiting public. Ten clubs entered this competition and there were ten excellent exhibits. Never before have the students put so' much thought and skill into their club exhibits, and it was an inspira- tion to these young men throw them- selves so whole-heartedly into, the work. In this class the first award went to the Animal Husbandry Club, second to the Field Husbandry Club and third Ito the Poultry Club. The other divisions of the show were Household Science, Field Crops, Horticulture, Poultry, Dairy, Apri- culture, Farm Mechanics and Art. Grand championship winners as follows: Household Science Division, Miss Dorothy Hill, senior student. Livestock Division, M. A. Pinkney, fourth year student. Field Crops Division, B. M. Cohoe, fourth year student. Horticulture Division, L. Herman, third year student. HOODOOS IN ALBERTA ARE` INTERESTINGG A hoodoo is one of the interesting things encountered' when the Reeky Mountains are being approached through the Bow Gap where railway and motor road enter the mountain world. Near the little mining town of Canmore, Alberta, are the queer, eroded pillars carved in the glacial silt called the "Hoodoos." These nat- ural monuments, ten time's the height of a man, are of strange shapes and suggest the crude attempt of some savage artist to repreesent his prim- itive gods. "Within a few miles of Banff, near Anthracite, 'the Bow riv- er flows through deep beds of glacial silt and 'there mere beedoes may be TRAFFIC LAWS Below is given some of the more important provincial traffic regula- tions; r Speed. Reasonable and proper. Cities, town and villages, .20 miles per hour. Open country, 85 miles per hour. At curves and intersec- tions where view of driver is obscur- ed reduce bscur-ed.reduce speed. Right of Way. ' At ,road or street intersections, the vehicle approach- ing from the right always has the right-of-way. Through . Highways. Where "Through Highways" or "Through Streets" are designated by proper, signs, vehicles must be "brought to a full stop immediately before 'entering or crossing. Accidents. Severe penalties pro- vided for not returning to the scene of an aeeident and giving in writing if requested name and address and license or permit number of car, and rendering all possible assistance to person sustaining injury. 'Street Cars. Stop six feet to the rear of the doors while passengers are boarding or alighting. Lights. Two on front and one on rear. Approved non -glare device re- quired. 'Operators' Licenses. All drivers of motor vehicles licensed in Ontaric are required to hold and carry an 'operators' license. Age of Drivers. Eighteen years unless licensed chauffeur. Driving while intoxicated. Mini- mum penalty for driving while in- toxicated, 7 days in jail without op- tion of a fine. General 1. Drive on the right side of road. 2. Give one-half the road when meeting other vehicles.' 3. Promptly permit other vehicles to pass when driver sounds horn. 4. LOOK and LISTEN before cros- sing any railway track. STOP LOOK and LISTEN If you have not a clear view up and down the tracks. WAS AMERICA NAMED AFTER ENGLISH SHERIFF? Considerable weight is now given to the claim that America was named after Richard Americke, a sheriff of Bristol, England, and ,not after the Italian, Amerigo Vespucci, who, it is said, was an obscure person, purveyor of beef ser ships' chandler. It is claimed that John Cabot, who discov- ered North America in 1497, gave the name of his friend Richard Americke to the continent he had discovered and this claim is supported by no less an authority than Edward Scott, a keeper of manuscripts at the British Museum. An ancient manuscript found in Westminster Abbey gave rise to the claim as it proved that John 'Cabot returned to Bristol and settled there after his second voyage and continued to receive' the pension granted by the King of England. This pension was derived from the customs levies collected at the port Bristol and the collector was Rich- ard Americke who was a Ieading citizen of Bristol at the time and Sheriff (1503). The Germans and Dutch write the name "Americka" and this is given as an added proof that Cabot named it after his friend Richard Americke. It is thought that some foreign writer, never having heard of Richard Americke got the name confused with Amerigo. Added weight is given to this argu- ment by the fact that Amerigo was the Christian none and not the sur- name of the Italian, Vespucci. John Cabot touched at the island of Cape Breton, at the eastern tip of lova Scotia on Juno 24, 1497, and probab- ly proceeded into the Gulf of St. Lawrence for a distance on this, his first, voyage. A SAD TRAGEDY The community was shocked on Monday when they learned of the Botulism poisoning that befell to Mrs. John M. Desch sof the 'Goshen Line, north, and her two children Iv- att and Susie, the poison apparently was in some canned tomatoes, as only • these three members of the family partook of the tomatoes on Saturday, and as this poisoning is so very seldom, that the medical science has record of only a few cases of deathfrom these results. The pa- tients called in Dr. A. J. MacKinnon on Sunday afternoon, who gave 'im- mediate,treatments of what he could, and got in touch with several spec-, ialists, who advised that they could do nothing for it, but there was a serum made in Kansas 'City to com- bat against the poison effects, and a wire was immediately rushed to that place for a supply of serum, this wasshipped to Detroit where Mr, Ward Fritz of town got it by auto and rushed it to Zurich, but in the mean time the life of Mr. Ivan, had departed and the other two patients were then given treatment, and as we go to press we' learn that Mrs. Oesch is in a very serious condition,•' while the daughter Susie,. isnotin such great danger, We are indeed grate- ful to Dr, A. J. MacKinnon for the following definition: BOTULISM -- Botulism is a specific intoxication caused by the toxin of the Bacillus be -Minus. This bacillus is essentially saprophytic and grows in a great variety of foodstuffs, both sof plant and animal origin, and produces its poison in the food before it is eaten, Botulism 'stands alone as type of food poisoning. It is well understand and. is the only known instance in its class, It differs from the usual type of food poisoning in that the intoxi- cation chiefly' affectsthe central nerves, thereby causing paralysis. —Zurich Herald OLD AGE PENSION COMMITTEE The old -age pensions committee of the county council met in Goderich recently and organized for the year's work. The county was divided into five districts, one district being allot- ted to each member of the committee for investigation of eases, the dis- tricts are allotted as follows: R. J. Bowman (Brussels)—Turn- berry, Howick, Grey, including Brus- 'els and Wingham. B. M. Francis (Exeter)—"Osborne, Tuckersmith, McKillop, including Centralia, Exeter, Hensall and Sea - forth. J. Leiper (Hullett) ;Hullett, Mor- THUES., MARCH 23, 193a meerawstracsmowatiormacalazoact TED EST erasancosna TO FAR OS TO BUILD OWN COLLEGE IN O'XF'ORD', ENGLAND -" The Salesian brothers at Oxfords England, are seen here taking time out to demolish two houses to make' way for the erection of a new colleg e. The brothers will do most of the constructing on the new building as well. 11.11126301.101). gameameassmomat ris, East and West Wawanosh, in- hen, Hay, Stanley, including eluding Auburn, Blyth, Londesboro ton, Dashwood, Zurich, Grand and Belgrave, and Varna. W. I -I. Sweitzer (Stephen)—Step- J. W. Craigie (Goderich)—Ashfield. Credi- Bend WINGHAM: Ill for the past year, the death occurred Friday at his home on the first line of Morris Township of Robert E. Hetherington, in his 76th year. He was born on the 14th concessin of Culross and had resided in this locality all his life. Mr. Hetherington was a member of the Canadian Order of Foresters at Langside. Surviving are his widow, one son, and two daughters, Harry, on the homestead; Mrs. A. I. Camp- bell, of Morris; Mrs. R. A. Cutts, of Wingham; also one brother, Chris- toher, of the Bluevale road. The ser- vice was conducted privately at his late residence on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, by Rev. L. H. Currie, of the United Church. Interment in the Wingham Cemetery. LUCAN: Col. Duncan Ross, M.C. was elected first president of the newly -formed Canadian Legion branch at Lucan. A membership of 35 has been enrolled for what is one of the first purely rural commands in the province. Other officers were vice-presidents, Dr. T. S. Kipp, of Granton and L. McDonald, of Ailsa Craig; ~secretary -treasurer, Rev.IL. C. , Harrison, of Luean, GODERICH: Fire originating from a stove, broke out in the Dominion Stores Saturday night about eight o'clock. It started in the back part of the store. Practically the whole inside of the store and stock were badly damaged by smoke and water. The fire brigade responded to the alarm and soon had the fire extin- guished. The estimated cost of the damage done by fire, smoke and water is placed at F1,000. The store - opened for business Tuesday with a fire sale. After the disposal of the stock the store will be re -decorated and, according to an announcement' made by T. T. Armstrong, Supt., of Branches the business will be -contin- ued in Goderich. ZURICH: Continued improve- ment in the condition of Mrs. John Oeseh, and her daughter, Mrs. Susan • Oeseh of Zurich, botulism victims -has been reported. The eider wo- man, although still seriously ill, was able to talk a little better early in • the week. Mrs. Susan Oesch was considered out of immediate danger. - '5 The News -Record Can Supply You with Almost Everything You Could Possibly Want in the Printing Line Business and Social Stationery Statements and Bill Heads Envelopes, Large or Small. 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