The Clinton News Record, 1933-12-21, Page 3THURS., DEC. 21, 1933
Observation and description should
taught in our schools, says an
icationalist, and indeed it would be
ful, It helps the police wonder
ly to have an accurate description
the fellow who held you up.
oemarmeet
Radio performances are run • on a
riot schedule. When time is up,
e performer, no snatter°how impor-
nt,is cut off without ceremony or
ology. We could wish that those
o govern radii:: programmes would
dertalce to .look after, funeral ser-
ees as well.
oesseateedi
According to a Chicago despatch
stoners under the new dispense -
on will not be allowed to pour their
n as in the old bar days. The ven-
rs can not afford to be so polite,
hirteen years in the dessert have
tight the thirsty to drink as much
possible while they had the chance.
has been said that when you gave
man a drink, if you were a gentle,
an you would offer him another and
he was a gentleman, he would not
cept it, but many gentlemen took
ough at the first invitation, not be-
g certain they, would have another
portunity.
People who insist that these days
better than those will have to
lain why it is that now the ven-
cannot afford to allow the miste-
r to pour his own. There were a
w in those days whe took unfair
vantage of the privilege, but not
any, and they became well-known
sally and the barkeep countered by
ving such customers a smaller
ass. They were the exception. To-
y they would he the rule.
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That reminds us of Eddie ---,-
ho ran a saloon in Toronto. One
orning a stranger breezed in and
eked for a whisky. Eddie handed
im the bottle, a Iarge glass and a
itches of water. The stranger pour -
out a glassful, laid down ten
nts, and proceeded leisurely to
ink and talk. He said he was from
Chester, N'.Y., and his object was
o buy a saloon ot•start one in Tor-
nto.
"Do you think I can make it go?"
he asked.
"You certainly can," replied Eddie.
"What makes you think so?"
Eddie gave him his answer, "Well,
for one thing you can buy your liq-
uor cheaper than we can."
Eddie was Irish, > is yet for that
matter, for he is still alive, but he
did not always,have the last word,
One day a tough looking customer
came in, ordered a whiskey, poured
,himself -out a very stiff horn, drank
it greedily and made for . the door
without paying. '
`Her& here! here!" called Eddie,
"Didn't you forget something?"
"Yes," said the thug. at forgot a
damn sight_ more than .you will ever
know."
He was gone and Eddie was out
at least fifteen cents.
eesegeme
If the Irish people wish to unite
in one harmonious whole either as a
republic' ox a free state, not all the
nations in the world could prevent
and not one, would try. It is a.1 very
well for De Valera to charge Britain
with the "crime" of separating Ire-
land, but the division is Irish, the
boundaries ase Irish and the customs
houses and officers along the bor-
dere are Irish. The cleavage is not
now and never was an advantage to
Britain.
eraeseo
The causes of this cleavage are
many and they go back seven cen-
turies, but perhaps the chief cause
is similar to that which a Canadian
poetess gives as the reason for the
marital differences of a certain cou-
ple.
They could not always just agree
For he was Scotch -and so was she.
eemerseea
Matrimony is no cure for incom-
patibility of temper. Rather it is an
aggravation. Conditions may change
in the future, but just at present Ire,
land is more peaceful under two flags
than it would be under one. With
one government for the whole island
the political parties might just as
well be described as Loyalists and
Rebels, the former being the party
that happens to be in power, the nam-
es alternating with every change of
government.
That was the situation even in the
smaller union of the Free State. It
was a real rebellion and the scars
may still be seen in Dublin. De Val-
era and his republican army were the
rebels then. He is now in power and
Cosgrave and O'Duffy are classified
as the rebels.. In the union which De
Valera strives for the ferment would
be more intense, more widespread
and more dangerous.
What Clinton was Doing in The Gay Nineties
DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED DURING TIM LAST DE-
CADE OF THE OLD CENTURY?
From The News -Record, Dee. 20th,
1933:
The Mayoralty: Mr. R. Holmes, it
would seem, will have a clear field
although the name of Councillor
Searle appears in the distance, Fri-
day, nomination day, will •let the sec-
ret out, if such there is.
Tomorrow, Dec. 12st, is the short,
est day in the year.
„Orange Officers: At the last regu-
lar meeting of t 0. L. No, 710 the
following officers were elected and
installed: W.M., D. Cantelon; D.M,,
W. Vance; R.S., D. S.' Cook; F.S.,
Wm Walker; treasurer, Wm Young;
chaplain, George Hanley;, D, of C., J.
• P. Sheppard; lecturer, John Ford;
committee, P. Cantelen, W. Ford, E.
Robinson, T. Murphy, H. Hill; tyler,
T. Kearns.
Bali-jCrich: On she 13th inst., at
the Ontario Methodist parsonage, by
the Rev. W. Smyth, John E. Ball to
Miss Selena, daughter of James
Crich, Esq., all of Tuckersmith.
We are pleased to note that the
Goderieh Signal has ,been enlarged,
Outside its political utterances the
Signal is a very good. newspaper.
CerZariEssza
WHEN THE PRESENT CENTURY
WAS YOUNG
From The News -Record; Dec. 24th,
1908:
Mr. and Mrs. James Flynn were
the first couple married in the old
t. Joseph's church, the event taking
lace seventeen years ago last Sep-
.
nher. The last bride was the
daughter of Mr. Prime, the G. T. R.
agent at Brumfield.
Misses Mac 'Smith and Bessie Mc-
Ewan of the Normal school, London,
are spending their' holiday's at their
homes in town.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Layton of West
Tuckersmith are visiting relatives in
Detroit.
Hamblyn :Wright-iAt the rest.
;lance of the bride's uncle, Mr. Harry
Hunt, by Rev, W, J. .1 on Dec.
24th, Lillian Almeda Wright to Wil-
liam J'. •Hantblyn, all of Clinton.
Ball -Hill -At the residence of the
bride's parents, Summerhill, on Dec.
16th, by the Rev. W. H. Dunbar, 01-
ive Mae, only daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. George Hiil, to William Norman
Ball of the Base Line.
Hampsomaiddleton In St, James'
Church, Goderich township, on Dec.
23rd, by the Rev, W. II. Dunbar,
Elizabeth Mabel, ;laughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Middleton, to Edward
Hampson of Ottawa.
Mr. Mr. Nixon Welsh of Wash-
ington is hotne for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. Lorne Murch and
child of Stratford spent .Christmas
week with the lady's mother, Mrs. T.
Smith.
The inmates of the House of Re-
fuge will be given a treat on Tues-
day evening next when the local
Oddfellows will give an entertain-
ment and pass around good cheer.
We have been told that one of the
features will be a "duel" between one
of the inmates and one of the .Oddfel-
lows, but of course no danger will
ensue.
The annual' supper of the Bowling
Club was held at the Graham House
on Friday everting last, when forty-
five partook of the season's deliea.
cies, so well prepared and served as
to call forth flattering remarks.
The •Ontario street •church male
quartette took part in a concert at
Auburn ,last evening, They were ac-
companied by Misses Mary and Ger-
trude Chant and Maude Wiltse, who
also took part in the program.
On Tuesday evening Mr. W. J.
Hamblyn, stock -keeper for Jackson
1lffg., (Company, who was married at
high noon today, was presented by
the firm and staff with a very hand-
some easy chair.
About two o'clock on Tuesday
horning Mr. S. S. Cooper's planing
mill was discovered to be on fire
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and in a few minutes it was in ruins.
On Sunday last, just before the
closing exercises of St. Pant's Sunday
school., the rector and Mr. A. A. Hill,
on behalf of the 'vestry, presented an
address accompanied ley a chain and
purse to Miss Nellie Herman in re-
cognition of her faithful services as
organist of the .school. Miss Herman
has had charge of the musical exer-
cises of the Sunday school ever singe'
the .appointment of the Rev,: C. R.
Gunn as rector. Her woikc has been
a labor of love and the present was
considered a suitable time . to . ack-
nowledge it in 'a, tangible way
Miss Herman was taken completely
by surprise and her brother, Mr.
Flank :Herman; responded for her.
The first hockey match of the sea-
son on the local rink will be played
on January 6th,` New Hamburg vs.
Clinton,
A. number of the gill friends of
Miss Grace Torrancegave her a
handkerchief shower at the home of
Mrs. ;fames MeRea on Thursday
evening last.
The dedication services in St. Jos-
eph's church on Sunday last were of
a 5nost solemn and impressive char
aster.... The ceremony of dedica,
tion to divine worship was performed
by the Right Rev. Monsignor Meun,
•
ser of Windsor, Administrator of the
Diocese of London. He was ably
assisted by the pastor, the Rev. Fath-
er Hanlon, Rev. ,Father Weat, of
St. Thomas, a former ' pastor, Rev.
Father Egan of' Stratford and Rev,
Father Hus]ey of Toronto. •
The whole community has been
watching with much interest the
phiek and enterprise of the Baptists
in erecting their new church in the
the village of Auburn, and they are
son on the local'. rink will be played
to bo !congratulated on the successful
issue of their efforts which resulted
in the church being opened in four
'months after the corner stone was
laid . The opening services were
held on Sunday last.
owe
Prom The New Era, Dec 24th, 1908:
We are pleased to bear of the still
higher position gained by one of our
townsmen, Dr, W. J. R. Fowler: Ile
is now professor . ,of anatomy and
surgery at the Ontario Veterinary
College and last week in addition to
this was appointed lecturer on ob-
stetrics and bovine • diseases. The Dr.
is to be given another assistant to re-
lieve him in the junior work.
Timely Information for the
Busy Farmer
( Furnished by the Department of Agriculture )
Cod Liver Oils tor Stock And
Poultry Feeding
The use of fish oils, especially cod
liver oil, for stock and poultry feed-
ing, to add to the supply of vitamins,
has become common practice. Un-
fortunately there are on the market
not only oils which are low in vita,
mins but also many which are high
ly rancid and dangerous. Oils of
doubtful quality should be chemi-
caIIy tested before use.
Poultry Winter Green Feed
Green feeds for poultry in winter
are available in the dried form of
leaves and plants, Grains alone, are
unable for various reasons, to sup-
port normal growth in poultry, re-
gardless of the variety and combina-
tion of seeds used. This has been
shown to be due mainly to two caul,
es, namely, the fact that 'cereals are
relatively deficient in minerals and
vitamins. Green feeds by which is
meant chiefly the green leafy parts
of plants, supplement the deficien-
cies of cereals in that they are high
in vitamins and mineral content.
Thin leaved plants are relatively
greater in food value than thick leav-
ed ones, particularly in so far, as
their ability to supplement grains is
concerned.
Ceentletwei
Stock Boar in Winter
The importance of exercise for
the stock boar particularly in winter,
cannot be over-estimated. He should
have a roomy paddock out of doors,
close to the barnyard. If convenient,
it is a good plan to let him have a
run of the yard for a few hours each
day. A useful shelter, the year
round, is a cheap, portable, single -
boarded cabin, about 6 feet by 8 and
supplied with plenty of bedding. Por
winter feeding, alfalfa or clover hay
in racks; pulped roots, such as man -
gels or sugar beets; cooked potatoes.
and turnips, 5 to 10 pounds daily;
make suitable rations, In the ab-
sence of roots, clover or alfalfa hay
may be given eut fine and soaked or
steeped.
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High Quality Cheese
The quality of the cheese produced
in Canada this year is the best it
has ever been since compulsory grad-
ing for export was initiated in 1923
and the Dominion has established a
new record up to the end of Octo-
ber with 94.68 per cent. first grade
cheese. This represents an increase
of 1.18 per •cent. over the same pert
iod in 1932, and it is also about one
per cent. higher than any previous
record during the past eleven years.
The actual increase in the percentage
of first grade cheese during this
time is 16:63 but this does not tell
the whole story, as the quality of
Canadian first grade cheese is of a
much higher standard now than in
the early years of grading. The
flavour and texture of the cheese
and the appearance of the shipments
havemuch improved.
Keep A; Record of Your Farm'
Business
Present economic conditions em-
phasize the
m-phasize'the importance of keeping a
record of the farm business. No im-
provement in management can be
made unless the essential facts are
known. The farm account book, pro-
perly kept and studied; will bring out
the facts and indicate the necessary
changes in management. The New
1
Year is a good time to start keeping
records, so, do it now.
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Cooling Milk on the Pars
When a substance is said to cool it
gives up its heat to the surrounding
medium. Where this medium is a
poor conductor of heat, such as air,
the rate of cooling will be extremely
slow. A can of warm milk placed in
a refrigerator where the air is below
the freezing temperature requires
approximately twelve hours to cool
to 50 degrees F. Consequently, at.
tempts to cool milk in snow banks,
or by exposure to outdoor tempera-
tures in winter, are never satisfac,
tory. Water, on the other hand, is
a good conductor and will cool down
the milk over twenty times as fast
as cold air at the same temperature.
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Wintering Turkeys
Turkeys should be wintered where
they. are expected to lay in the
spring. Housed during the winter
months in such a place as a straw -
barn, they have a very fine place to
make their nests in concealed places,
due to their wild instinct, and if
some provision is not made to offset
this habit, many of the eggs may be
lost or destroyed by predatory ani-
mals. About the time when the wet
mash is being commenced for the
noon feed, suitable nests can easily
be constructed with boards of one
inch material eight to twelve incher
wide and three feet long, making a
square frame,
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Preparing Sheep Pelts
The following 'directions for pre-
paring lamb or sheep pelts should
be usefui to farmers in dressing and
cutting lamb carcasses: -spread the
pelt out flat and evenly, with the
wool side down. Take a pound to a
pound and a half of coarse salt and
sprinkle it evenly over the pelt, ex-
ercising special care with the head
and legs. Allow the pelt to remain
in this position for at Ieast twenty-
four hours. The pelt may then be
rolled, turning in the legs and sides
lengthwise. •Bring the head to about
the point of the shoulder and the tail
and rump to the centre of the back,
and roll both ends, snaking a tight
compact pelt. Tie securely 'with
strongcord and store in a dry, cool
place.
temie
Farm Sheep Flock
A flock of fifteen ewes should be
the minimum on a farm of one hun-
dred acres which is devoted to mixed
farming. Such a flock can be in-
creased with experience, but not be-
yond twenty to twenty-five, unless it
is desired to make a special business
of sheep raising. With good manage-
ment and care, an increase through
lambs can be expected of from 150
to 175 per eent. A flock of this size
will, if given opportunity, clean up
a very great ntunber of weeds on a
farm, yet the mistake must not be
made of expecting thein to get all
their living off weeds and .waste
places on the farm. Supplementary
foods, ,such as rape, are desirable
to develop the flock profitably, and
rape makes a good foundationfor
the winter feeding.
cemetesegi
0. A. C. Team Won Meat Judging
Title at Chicago
In a competition including ten
teams from ten American and Cana-
dian Colleges, a team of three stu-
dent; from 0. A. C., Von first place
PAGE Si
in judging meat at the International
Show held in Chicago. The 0. A. C.
team made a more el 2353, the,Iowa
team standing second with a score
of 2347 and the,Nebraska team third
with 2815. The ..Ontario team stood
first in the judging of beef and lamb
and sixth in tile', judging of pork.
The team consisted of Alfred D.
Hales of Guelph, who made the high-
est score of any individual in the
competition, C M. 'Brodie of Gorm-
ley, who stood third as an individual,
and C. N. Heath of Campbeilford,
who stood ninth.
The team was coached by Mr. E.
C.' Stillwell, Meat Specialist in the
Department of Animal Husbandry
at the College.
This is the second notable cham-
pionship won by student judging
teams from the College this year,
the other having been the champion-
ship in judging grain at the World's
Grain Show at Regina, last July.
esemsmea
Cattle Export Encouraging Decrease
In Replacements
During the first forty-three weeks
of this year, Canada exported ap.
proximately 166 per cent more _eat-
tle than the entire export of 1922,
according to the. Ontario Marketing
Board.
.Cattle exports for last year a-
mounted to 16.455. Latest figures
for 1933 show that 'Canada exported
43,792 head of cattle: It is inter-
esting to note that of this total On-
tario's share was 26,280 or some 80
per cent.
Another encouraging angle in the
livestock business is the decrease in
cattle returned to the feed lot. Re-
placements during the first nine
months of 1932 were 41,804 head of
Ontario cattle and 13,804 western
cattle, or a total of 54,835. Figures
for the same period of this year show
that 34,314 head of cattle were re-
turned to the farm, or a decrease of
approximately 40 per cent.
The situation becomes even bright-
er when it is remembered that, al-
though the exact percentage is un-
known a considerable number of re.
placements from the earlier menthe
of, this year have already been mar-
keted.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MALE
IN THE POULTRY FLOCK
With the hatching season just a-
round the corner, the wide-awake
poultryman will be looking over Itis
males and selecting those which pro-
mise to (hold up or improve the pro-
duction of his flock.
If he has an accurate history of
flock family to which the prospec-
tive sires belong, the task is not so
difficult. If this information is not
available 'and the selection has to be
made solely on appeerance,•then, ex-
cept for the outward and visible
characters, denoting standard qual-
ifications and stamina, the good re-
sults, if any, that may follow should
be attributed to good luck.
The importance of the male cannot
be overestimated, and if deteriora-
tion is to be avoided, the farmer or
poultryman who has not the oppor-
tunity or the inclination to develop
thein himself must depend for his
supply of reliable males on the marl
who has made a .practice of testing
his flock and who will be able to
provide birds with a good family re,
cord.
Providing vigour and conformity
to standard qualifications are all that
can be desired, when selecting males
to head the breeding pens the follow-
ing family characteristics should al-
so be considered in the order men-
tioned. First, the tested male that
has a high and uniform production
for all or nearly all of his daughters.
Second, a male whose sisters have
given high production. Third, the
male whose sire's sisters and whose
dam and her sisters have given uni-
form high production. , The prepo,
tent male will transmit some good
quality to his offspring but, however
good he may be, one would be court-
ing disappointment to expect one
hundred per cent results in all the
features that are desired. For the
selection of a orale with such a his-
tor;y the trap -nest and a carefulsys-
tem of recording are gssential. Too
much faith should not be .placed in
a high individual yield of a sire's
dam unless the egg production of at
least four of her sisters is consis-
tently high.
The breeding work at the Domin-
ion Experimental Station, Harrow,
Ontario, is an effort to establish sev-
eral blood lines, each taxying one
or more of the following desirable
characters: standard qualifications,
high egg production, good size of
egg, uniform body weight, good eol-
our of plumage' 'and good colour of
egg shell, with due regard to vigour.
Then, by careful crossing, new lines
will be established •that may be pre-
potent in.•most, if not alI, •of these
desirable characters.
Due to these efforts there is usu-
ally a surplus of both males and fes
males, as •only a good representative
number of each line is necessary
with which to .test the mating. By
the distribution of this surplus stock
at a nominal price to the farmers in
the province, good results will fol,
low. Only birds of good breeding,
valugare sold; the doubtful bird and,
the failures are eonsigned to the
meat market, s
FINANCIAL ;STATEMENT
TOWN OF CLINTON
RECEIPTS
December 15th, 1932, to December 31st, 1932
Balance Dec. 15th, 1982
Clinton Hospital, Sinking Fund and Int. on Deb.
Collegiate Institute, Advance returned
Collegiate Institute, Sinking Fund and Interest
Cemetery Account, Sale of Lots and work
Market Scales -
Public Utilities Com. Sinking Fund. Hydro Debs.
Public Utilities Cone, Sink. Fd. and int.*Waterworks Deb.
Poll tax . .
Rentals
Retread sold . . ...
Snow fence ., .
Stock scales .
Telephone recovered . .
Taxes, 1932 .. ...
Taxes Arrears , .
$2572.34
691.45
8500.00
2460.00
90.50
5.20
1305.66
2568.97
24.00
3.00
4.00
6.76
10.85
.25
1746.04
148.73
$15137.75
EXPENDITURES
December 1.5th, 1932 to December 31st, 1932
Bank Interest . $16,30
Char . 17.50
County ates . 4616.88
Cemetery Account , 50.00
Cemetery Perpetuity, Deposited in Savings account 645.00
Disivion Court fees . 48.00
Dry Earth Closet Account 65.00
Debenture Dedemption, Local Improvement Deb. 121.27
Debenture Interest .163.61
Election expenses • 37.00
Engineers' Pees 5.76
Grants account . 57.63
Judge's Order revising Voters' lists 48,10
Law Costs , . , 1408,
0 00
Loans repaid . .. 1000.00
Printing and Stationery account 12.05
Public School, balance grant 1100.00
Public Library, balance grant 150.00
Property Account . 104.14
Public Utilities Cont., Street lighting 161.70
Rebate taxes .. ... 83.65
Salaries - 237.49
Street account . 55.87,
Sinking Fund appropriation 5677.60
Telephone account .. 8.70
Insurance . 11.75
Bank balance . 682.81
$15137.75
Statements of Regeipts January 1st 1933 to December 15th, 1933
Bslance December 31st, 1932 3682.81
Bills payable, Loans from Bank of Montreal 22000.00
Building permits . 4.00
Cemetery Sale of Lots $92.00
Work , 400.95
Care in perpetuity 845.00
Interest on Debentures 433.42 1271.37
Dog Tax , .. 133.00
Fines . . . 10.00
Licenses . 306.75
Prepaid Taxes . 35.00
Poll tax , 8,00
Property Market scales 88.90
Stock scales . 178.90
Hall rent . 104.00 366,80
Public Uutilities Com., Interest on Hydro Debs.. 2262.50
Publie Utilities Cont,, Interest on Waterworks Debs., 5097.00
Public Utilities Cont., Premium on U. S. Coupons 174.90
Public Utilities Com., Sinking Fund Hydro Debs....-.,.,1305.66
Sinking Fund Transferred to pay Hospital Debs... 5000.00
Sinking Fund Interest deposited 6291.65
Taxes, Arrears . . 3017.62
Taxes, 1933 ... 28848.63
Collegiate Institute advances repaid 5700.00
Collegiate Institute, County's share int. and sinking fund 2488.65
$85499.39
Statement of Expenditures January lst to December 15th, 1933
Bank loans paid .. $22000.00
Board of Health . 165.00
Cemetery . 1195.48
Charity . 57.98
Collegiate Institute Grant 3200.00
Collegiate Institute advances 5700.00
Collegiate Institute Debenture Interest 4287.50
Denbtures redeemed. (Hospital) 5000.00
Day Earth Closet 715.00
Fire Department Expense . 305.38
Fire Truck Debenture Redeemed 176.93
Grants , . • 1007.83
General Municipal Expense . 238.90
Hydro Electric Debenture Interest 2135.00
Hospital Debenture Interest 137,50
Insurance . 481,72
Interest and. Exchange . . 564,14
Local Improvement Debentures redeemed 1813.01
Public Library . 700.00
Public School . 7100.00
Public School Debenture Interest 1213.00
Property . , 630.52
Printing Postage and Stationery I 364.70
Paris . 183.91
Public Utilities Coni,, Hydrant Rental 2494.76
Sinking Fund Interest deposited 6291.65
Streets . 3527.33
Street Lighting ......•... .. 1770.32
Salaries . . 2287.39
Taxes refunded 9.35
Waterworks Debenture Interest , 3000.00
Balance in bank . 6595.14
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1385499.39