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The Clinton News Record, 1931-04-23, Page 6THIS: CLINTON-NEWS ' RECORD • NEWS AND INFORMATION THE BUSY FARMER FOR ( Furnished by the" Department of Agriculture ) Don't turn the dairy cow on pas- water. u• t to too early in the spring is the advice of good authority. Early spring grass is watery and imma- ture. Wait until the: grass is three or, four inches high. Better Farm Contest The Richmond. Hill Agricultural Society has decided to inaugurate a "Better Faith" competition this year for which a silver trophy has been secured. The contestants, it is stipulated, must be bona fide farmers, residing Within a radius of 12 miles from the village of Richmond hill, which is a short distance north of Toronto, and cultivating .50 acres or more. The judging will be on the basis of neat- ness of ground and surroundings, condition of buildings, state of ;cul- tivation, freedom from weeds, and. care and quality of live stock. Guelph Dairy School Results Another group of Dairy Short Courses has just concluded at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. A total of 194 wee registered this year and the students came from many countries, and frown, all the Eastern- Provinces of Canada. Aus- tralia, Denmark, Rolland and the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Bruns- wick, Prince 'Edward Island and Quebec had representatives bn the class. The most of the student%, as usual, came from Western Ontario. F. D. Harrison of Burgessville, Ont., headed the proficencylist, and C. L. Machan, West l%Zonkton, Ont., Was second. Care of Baby Chicks Fresh clean water is of vital' im- portance for baby chicks. It con- stitutes more than one-half of the chick's body and in addition it helps to soften and digest the food, plus assisting ho the carrying of waste out of the system. For the first week the chicks should receive luke-warm Don't Suffer With Rheumatic Agony , Stop The Pain—Reduce The Swelling Swiftly With Joint -Ease. A Wonder Worker that Soaks Right bland Gate Way Down to Where The Trouble Starts People in Canada must like Joint. Ease—they buy so much of it. They use it because it helps to quickly ease their aches and pains, • They.know it instantly brines, com- fort to inflamed, pain tortured points -- they have learned that for stubborn rheumatism there is nothing so speedily helpful Old folks ,use it to bring youthfulness to joints that creak and ache and get troublesome. It's good for many other ailments also: Neuritis for instance, and Sciatica Lum- bago and lame, aching back—Rub it in good. Slade in Canada and sold every- where for 60 cents a generous tube. When Joint -Ease Gets In Joint Mi.. ery Gets Out—Quick, It is generally dangerous to put any di;infoctant in the: drinking' wa- ter, Some may poison the chicks, while others do not go so well with the feed. Clean lukewarm water giv- en in clean drinking fountains is by fax "the safest. Slake it a point to thoroughly clean' the drinking ` ves- sels once a day, and if convenient, scald them, If not using a wire floor in the br•oodoihouse, it is best to 'put the drinking fountains on a platform with a wire cloth top. This will keep the chinks away from the wet lit- ter, ..brought about by the ; water they spill, The litter around the drinking fountains offers a wonder- ful chance for infection of coaeidi- osis and kindred diseases. Corn Growing Competition A record enrolment of members for •the 1931 Junior Half -Acre Dent Corn Growing Competition for. Kent County has been received at the De partment of Agriculture office, Chat- ham. Already 160 youngpeople have entered and more are expected. This compares with 110 entries last year. The competition is open to any young boy or girl in the county under 18 years of age. The types pf corn to be distributed this year are Yellow Dent, Golden Glow, White Cap, and White Dent. An increased interest in corn -growing in the county is said to be largely• responsible for this effortupon the part of the young farmers. On Feeding Hogs With an abundance of low priced coarse grains and wheat available there is an apparent tendency on the part of farmers to overfeed their market hogs. This is shown by the increase in the average weight of hogs now corning on the =Amt. Thetwo hundred pound hog is the ideal market weight, With the price of lard what it is today, relatively lower than the price of bacon, it is the bacon type which means money to the producer, Farmers should watch hog feeding closely to guard against both light. weight and excess fat—he must keep away from the out weight grades if he is going to get the top of the market for his hogs. Co-ordinate Junior Work Raving as its main object the co- ordination of all junior farm and club work of the various provinces, thus bringing it into line with a na- tion.wido agricultural policy, a nein organization known as the Canadian Council on Boys' and Girls' School Club Work, has been established with headquarters at Ottawa. A permanent secretary has been appointed and the new plan will conte Into operation at once. . Boys' and girls' club work has become a very vital factor in determ- ining the quality of live stock and other classes of production in most provinces, and while the provincial agricultural authorities will continue to supervise their farm clubs as in the past, the new organization should result in greater co-ordination and Here are a few of the apses of Gyproc. YPROC fireproof wallboard is manu- factured from gypsum rock.- It comes in sheets that are 4 to 10 feet long, 4 feet wide and / of an inch thick. 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The. new Central Council will sponsor the. holding of national championship' contests and exhibits at the Royal Wiinter Fair, Toronto, for swine clubs potato, poultry and seed grain clubs. Nearly 15,000 Canadian farm boys and girls, representing come 820 clubs, are engaged in some form of agricultural club work. Ontario has 143 clubs with 3.253 members, Saw Good Harley Seed Ontario producers of barley for the industrial market have received real encouragement in the form of a guaranteed minimum price. But this guarantee applies only to better class barley of a grade equal to the stand- ard laid down in the Grain Act for No. '3 Extra. This quality require- ment should create a greater interest by growers in the seed they put in the ground this spring. According to available information, tete supply of real high-class seed barley, in the province is abundant and the price reasonable, t.A..compilation' of statistics overa period of 47 years show that barley has outyielded oats by approximate- ly 160 pounds per acre, while in years of unfavorable weather, such as 1930, the increase amounted to twice this figure. Barley also helps in planning crop rotations. ,In one season, it provides an opportunity to clean up the land, to grow paying crops, and to seed down to the best advantage with hay for the following year. Current Crop Report •Aceordingr to the report of the Agricultural Representatives, fall wheat is doing exceptionally well and even fields that did not have a good top last fall made a rapid recovery and prospects are that fall wheat will be an average or even better erop. Clovers and alfalfa that were not up well last fall, due to weather, are looking well. There will be consider- able increase in the acreage of alfal- fa sown this year due to two factors: one that the seed is very reasonable in price, and the other that alfalfa demonstrated last fall that it would withstand dry weather better than any other hay or clover crop, There Inas been a very great demand for certified Irish 'Cobbler seed potatoes and indications are that the acreage of this variety will be increased from 10 to 20 per cent, Livestock, especially cattle, came through the winter in excellent shape. Many far. mars are reporting heavy losses of young pigs. These losses are consid- ered by some to he due to the heavy feeding of grain to brood sows. THE SYNOD IS MAKING IUSTORY By Austin L. Budge, Clerk, (an old Clinton Collegiate Boy)'., In coming to Goderich, the Synod of Hamilton. and London is making new history. At last it has taken the Huron Road, over which in the past hundred ,years many pilgrim- ages, great and snmalI, have travelled. Over three hundred Cotnmissioners, besides numerous visitors,. will have a royal welcome, and will appreciate their sojourn beside the blue waters of Lake Huron. The Synod covers that stretch of western Ontario, which has always tte4ii the pride of both Churc]i and State. From the Niagara River to Windsor, and northward to Owen Sound and Tobermory, lies a fine, fertile track, long since cleared of its forests by a worthy race of pion- cera. It is still the boast of the na- tive-born, and the envy of all the Provinces of the Dominion. As a Presbyterian community, for the meantime, Goderich is its capital. Nine Presbyteries make up the Sy - no d Hamilton to i be r n the t g mother, with. London the eldest daughter, at the Hine of the Union in 1875, there were eight, one, namely Manitoba reach- ed over prairie and mountain to the Pacific Ocean. That has long since been separated, and a new presby- tery of Sarnia, and another called Maitland coming into being in 1879. Historically, therefore, Goderich was organized as a congregation of the Presbytery of Hamilton. Before the era of regularly con- stituted charges, there was an inter- esting period of missionary activity, Huron was then in the Roman Cath- olic Diocese of Toronto, with Father Dempsey as the .earliest priest to minister to the white settlers, It was in the Diocese of Toronto also that the Anglican missions lay, and the honor it between Rev. Mr. Cron- yn, aftgtrwards Bishop of London, and Rev. • r, Cooper, who had a farm to Stanley, of preaching in many of the settlements . for . the first ,time. The former on one occasion christen- ed twelve ohildren in the neighbor. hood of Exeter and the latter began the work in Bayfield, In tate early days there were four denominations of Methodists and three kinds of Presbyterians. Rev. Mr, Whitehead is said to have preached the first :sermon int Goderich, and in many other parts of the County. One of his congregations consisted of three men, when he preached in a shanty near 13uucefield, and then remained with his audience al night. In 1838 Rev, Wan. Proudfoot and Rev. Thom- as Christie, of •the United Presbyter- ian Church came to Goderich on a, missionary tour. The former in 1844 founded a Divinity Sall in Lon- don, where the late Principal Cavan received most of his education. In 1850 the first services in the Blyth congregation - were held in the home of Rev, J. B, Taylor in 11%rris; In due time the travelling preacher gave place to the settled pastor. Father Peter Schneider looked after flocks in 'Stratford; McKillop and THURSDAY, APRIL 23; 1931. Goderich, - a very fine church being built where .St. Colnnnban is at pre- sent. Rev. R. 11‘. Campbell, M.A., was the Anglican clergyman in God- erieh and in 1860 was succeeded by Rev, E. L. Elwood, M.A., Wesleyan Methodists were active, and among the first settled preachers were Revs. George Kennedy, John Wtillianrs and Samuel,Fear, In Goderich the "Auld Kirk", called Rev. Alex. Maeltid of Hamilton in 1849. But there was a congregation of United Presbyterians before that trine, of which Rev. Charles Fletcher was minister. The latter also 'acted as Superintendent of Schools. There were congrega- tions of the > "Free" Presbyterian Church at Tuekersmith East, ' with Rev. ti#,rnl, Graham, minister, and on the London Road, with Rev. John Ross inducted in 1851, The United Presbyterians were active in 'Stanley, where Rev, Alex. McKenie, who lec- tured part of each year in Hebrew at the College in London, was the pastor•. He preached in Goderich prior to Mr. Fletcher, As, the Huron Road led through the heart •of the Canada Company's forest -domain, so the Elora Road ap- ened the Queen's Bush through Mount Forest, Walkerton to Kincar- dine and Southampton. Rev. D. Clark opened the Presbyterian mis- sion at Kincardine in 1856; Dr. Scott in the sante year began at Paisley, and in the following year Dr. Mof- fatt -was inducted at Walkerton. In 1862 Rev, Andrew Tolmie was min- ister at 'Southampton. Owen Sound had been opened in 1848 by Rev. John McKinnon. "There were giants in those days." For example Rev. John Ross of Brucefield was a real superman in- tectuaily and also a "character;' Ili Philosophy and the Languages he is ranked with Professor G. Paxto Young, and in debate in the Church Courts he took a leading part. He did not enter the Union of 1875 be- cause he felt that its doctrinal state- ment did not do justice to "the Crown Rights of the Redeemer." His grandson is Mr, George Mackay, the Missionary in Formosa, who is ex- pected at the Synod, In 1801 Rev. John Logie was settled at Exeter, one of the elders who laid the call before Presbytery being Mr, John Strang, whose son, Mr. Henry Strang, is at the Szynod. iMIr, Logic was a very fine scholar and able preacher. The most noted, however, of these famous leaders was Dr. Ro- bert tire who was inducted at Knox Church;' Goderich in 1862. He traced Itis lineage back through Scottish parentage to a Hugnenot family, who were refugees from persecution in France, He lectured in Apologetics in Knox College, and on IIomileties in Queen's. Rev. James Steveright was his neighbor in St. Andrew's Church, Goderich, and shared in the joint -pastorate of Knox Church after the Union in 1875. Rev, Andrew Tot- mie did a great worlc in the northern pant of Bruce, never turning back in the face of wintry storms or sum- mer heat, as he travelled over his wide parish. His son:Major Tolmie of Southampton, is a member of the Synod, Rev. Welter Inglis, who had been a nnissionary in Africa was set- tled at Riverdale. and his grandson, Rev. Walter Innis McLean of I•Iam- ilton, is at the Synod. A . DISTINGUISHED. "VISITOR'S OPINIONS The coming to Canada of Sir Jos- iah, Stamp at the request of the Do- initiion Government to assist in an investigation of the grain trade, brings to our midst a very 'remark- able than, , "Primarily, _Six Josiah is a statis- tician, indeed the most brilliant stat- istician of whom there is any re- cord., Up to 1914 he was a somewhat obscure but brilliant civil servant. During thewar he became the chief financial adviser of Premier Lloyd George. He is today chairman •of the Midland and ,Scottish Railway, the Iargest transportation system in Bri- tain, and is also a Director of the Bank of England," • He was the chief British repre- sentative on the Reparations Com- mission, and so conspicuous were his contributions to tho settlement of this question that General Dawes is reported to have said, "The Dawes Plan ought to have been called the Stamp Plan." In presenting Sir Josiah for a de- gree at Columbia University in June, 1930, Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler said to him, "He is the trust- ed guide and counsellor of his • own nation and of every international body with which he has been assn elated." Withal, Sir Josiah is a genial gen- tleman with a great variety of social interests to many of which he has given the careful study of his high - trained mind. Among these has been the drink traffic and its eonsequent inebriety. Because of his special study, his n comprehensive knowledge, and his fair-mindedness, he was one of the most important witnesses before the Royal Commission on Licensing (England and Wales) which held ex- tensive hearings last year. *Among various aspects of the ]atter discus- sed by Sir Josiah, four points stand out as having special significance. .Speaking of efficiency, Sir Josiah remarked, "Whenever tests had been made as to the efficiency of people following various trades in cases where they did and -did not take al- cohol, the balance had always been in favor of abstinence. "From the economic point of view, the production of this country, if there were no alcohol, would be 8 to 15 per cent, higher. Other factors, however, must be taken into ac- count." Among other points raised, Sin Josiah said, "Expenditure on alcohol is non -cumulative. It does not create in the spender a will to work harder, or increase his ambitions to get a large income and to be u better citi- zen; whereas expenditure in other directions, such as the purchase of a hoose — he spoke from personal knowledge of the Building Society movement—has the effect that, when the period of payment comes to an end, that payment is so engraved in the weekly budget that the man goes on saving it in some other direction, and that is one of the best features of the American instalment system. When he has finished buying his car he buys a house, etc., and does so within his weekly wage. The drink- ing classes do not appear to have that kind of ambition." He' considered that L'ngiand at the present time was suffering from Capital Hunger, and in this connec- tion the following interchange is in - testing: Q. Mr. France (Commissioner): "You regard an average increase of abouts l(1 per cent,,,as the probable in- crease in national efficiency if there were no liquor traffic? On what fig- ure would that operate?" A. "Between £2,000,000,000 and £2,500,000,000." Q. "Then the increased output, without the alcohol habit, would a- mount to an annual average of 4225,- 000,000?" A. "Yes." Q. "You estimate in your lecture that if half of the net alcohol expen- diture '(after deducting' taxation) WON) transferred to other commodit- ies, then in a single generation (at a cumulative rate of 21-2 per cent.) the nation would gain anew asset of £225,000,000?" A. "Yes." Sir Josiah was not urging prohi- bition or any special scheme of ad- ministration, but simply giving his opinion of what would happen in cer- tain contingencies, especially with a lessening of drink. Ho admitted that if the liquor revenue tvere suddenly cut off, the Government would face a "first-class financial problem." He stated that, "I do not thinlc any problem arises with gradual diminu- tion. If spread over (say) ten years I would laugh at the monetary ,prob- lem." This phase was summed up in a question by Rev. Henry Carter and its reply: Q. "Take the liquor trade as it exists today; have regard to the fact that its operation brings a large revenue to the national exchequer and also, that a very large consump- tion of alcoholic beverages: is the necessary basis of this tax, yield; what would be your judgment, on balance, as to the national 'value of things as they are? Do they 're- present a good bargain for the na- tion?" .. A. "No a very bad bargain:' the great expenditure on alcohol is a very bad expenditure." • •The moral and social aspects of the liquor problem did net escape the -keen eye and alert; interest of this. varied -minded man. "In the moral field my personal feeling is that moral forces would have a much greater chance With' a more moderate consumption of alcohol, and' that un- der those changed conditions all sorts of other good social influences would have a chance to grow, I am sure of that,".. -,T. A• Irwin. The last mentioned brings to mind the able array of presbyters who held high rank in Huron, a half a century ago. Mr. McLean's father, Rev. Arch. McLean of Blyth, was minister from 1868 to 1906. He was greatly loved by his congregation; acted as Clerk of Huron Presbytery for almost forty years; and was hon- ored with a D.D. Dr, A, D, McDon- ald was called to Seaforth in 1897, having been the assistant at Knox Church, Galt, where the celebrated Dr, Bayne was minister. Dr. Mc- Donald had a very large congrega tion and his name was well-known throughout the Church, Dr. Alex. Stewart was settled at Clinton in 1878. He was ordained and spent three years in the Wbst as mission- ary at Battleford and 'chaplain to the Mounted Police at. Fort Pelly. He had a long and honored ministry in Willis Church, Clinton: In 1865 Rev. Alex, Grant was inducted at Ashfield and ministered also at Huron Church, Ripley; Re was a splendid type of the Highland preacher and, left g deep impression on the charge during a pastorate of twenty-one years. He was presented.with /1,000 on retiring because of infirmity, whieh showed the goodwill of the people. In 1867 Rev. Samuel Jones -was inducted itt Ainleyville (Brussels), and in 1879 was honored as the first Moderator of Maitland Persbytery, • He was a native -of Wales. Space allows us to refer only to one more of these pion- eer "worthies." Rev. Hector 111.e- Quarrie was inducted at Wingham on Dee. 28, 1876. IIe was called. from Drunnbo, where he had been for ten years. He was somewhat stern in manner but his sermons often moved his audience to tears. In 1875 Knox Church, Goderich, contributed for all purposes $3,600, of which $369 went to the rSehenses of the Church and $391 to other bene- volent purposes.. Last year it raised altogether $13,552, of which $4,400 went to Missions and Benevolences. Knox Church, Kincardine,' gave at. that date $5,695, of which $280 went to M, and B's; whereas last year the same church gave $10,850 for all purposes, and $2,75b to M. and B's, The whole Synod of Hamilton and London in 1875 raised for all pur- poses $253,552, out of which $39,776 went to M. and B's. Last year the total contributions amounted..to 61,- 112,422 and of this $252,445 was de- voted to Missions and Benevolences, Dr. Ure's stipend, with a manse was M $1,500; Rev, F, cQuaig in ,Clinton received $1,000; Rev, T. Goldsmith in Seaforth, $1,000; Rev,. H. McQuar- rie in - Winghain, 8800; and Rev. Arch. litaLean from Blyth and Bel. ,grave, $800; News 'Items, on Matters Canadian and Foreign Written for The News -Record Great Interest Is Centred Upon and usually 30. to '40 degrees below'. Herridge Wedding Ottawa, April 20th, (Special to the News -Record), --No event in the, history of the capital, social or pol- itical, transcended in interest the wedding of Miss Mildred Bennett to• Major Herridge. Probably no, woman in her own 'time rose- to the heights as did Miss Bennett --.who is now Mrs. Herridge, wife of the Canada's Minister -Desig- nate to Washington, She won affec- tion here because of a naturally Loveable personality. She never heard of a "high hat." She liked people because they were people and' people , liked her. There was no condescension about Mildred, From the lad who was looking for a quar- ter to get a bed or perhaps some beers in Hull --to His Excellency, it was -the human equation which hit her heart and found its rejoiner. Major Herridge, her husband, is a stout citizen but he has a hundred per cent. ,ally 'in his hostess when he goes to Washington and the Major is the kind of a chap who will wel- come his wife's triumph. Don't get off on the wrong foot: She is not the kind of a woman who seeks tri- umph. She is not a militant; she is just all wholesome, friendly woman- hood. Freezing is Used to Preserve Fruit Ottawa, April 2nd, (Special to The News-Record)—Development of ef- fective methods of preserving fruit juices by freezing so that they will retain their natural qualities unim- paired, hs contrast with fruits pre- served by heat processes, appears to be near as a result of experiments. It is expected that the juices will keep nine months. Frozen slices of oranges and grapefruit also proved very satisfactory. Because of the economic possibili- ties of freezing as a method of food preservation chemists last spring made an exhaustive study of this question. Since last bitay they have prepared from 800 to 900 samples of frozen fruit juices, chiefly pineapple and citrus fruit with some pom- ergranate. Different types of juice, anci, when sugar was added, different concentrations of sirup, were packed hi containers of various kinds --bot- tles, tins or pasteboard cartons. In some instances the air was removed by vacuum. All the juices were sub- jected to sharp freezing at never higher than 20 degrees below zero Many samples after being opened have been found to be delicious, re- taining all the natural characteristics of the original juice, which necessar- ily are somewhat impaired" by pre- serving processes where heat is used. Not enough experiments have yet been -done to warrant the reecminen- dation of any of the methods yet tested. The investigators, however, feel that they are well advanced in their research work for a method of freezing that will preserve fruit. juices satisfactorily for at least nine months. In the course of these experiments - some fruit has been frozen. Frozen orange slices and grapefruit slices, Proved very satisfactory. Frozen bananas, however, were palatable only while still frozen. As soon as they were defrosted they lost their firm texture, Horses' shoulders are tender when work first starts. A little care will prevent much agony to the horse and annoyance to the owner, —Farmer's Advocate, OVER THESE STATIONS 9-10: CJCB, CFCY, CFNB, CFBQ CCIIRC, MAC, CNRO, CFCH, CRPR. CRCK, CJCA, CRLC, CNRV, CFCT. 8-9: CRY, CKX, CJGX, CJltw. 10.11: cans, UGC. 11.12: WJR, GUEST ARTISTS Iinglend's bluslc Hall Aces MURIEL GEORGE AND BUTCHER GENERAL MOTORS CONCERT ORcxrsntA 1MatcoLat a GODDEN PIANO Duo Guns? SPEAKER Rt. Hon, W. L. Mackenzie Ring Tog G,M. 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