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The Clinton News Record, 1943-12-09, Page 6PAGE ti THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD THURS., DEC. 9 1943 British Motor Torpedo Boats and R,A.F. Team up Now that Hamburg Germany's main port—has been put, oat of ae- tion, the Germans are forced to use more coastal shipping in order to maintain supplies to their Northern. based armies. German ships creeping round the Western coast of Europe are priority targets, both for the RAF and the Navy's light coastal forces—MTB's the fast, deadly motor torpedo boats. The more coastal ships sunk the greater the burden of teens - porting troops, sums and food on the already much bombed and battered Continental railways. Germany is def irately short of tight coastal shipping and every ship lost is a blow to her war potentialities. Picture Shows, An artists's im- pression of MTB's co-operating with the RAF in a successful action in, the English Channel.. THIS MODEST CORNER IS DEDICATED TO THE POETS Here They Will Sing You Their Songs—Sometimes Gay,. Sometimes Sad—But Always Helpful and Inspiring A Chri=tniasT.ee The little green pine tree that grew on the hill has blossomed this morning for Jack and for Ji1L It has blossomed i with lights and gay colored balls, with cookies and bonbons and whistles and dolls, The children smile bright- ly, and Jack said to Jill, "It's our little pine tree That grew on the hiIl." V . THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS T question if Christmas can ever be "merry," Except to the heart of an innocent child. For when time has taught us the meaning of sorrow, And sobered the spirits that once were so wild. Since that is of shadow}ers child- hood a part, ;But one that is holy and happy and peaceful— ' The Spirit of Christmas deep down in your heart. Annie Johnston Flint. When all the green graves that lie scattered behind us. Like milestones are marking the length of the way, And echoes of voices that no mare shall greet us Have saddened the chimes of the bright Christmas Day Hence, I shall not wish you the old "Merry Christmas." V CHRISTMAS SHOPPING The Christmas shopping days• with all their pother Are here: there are such lovely things to buy! I too would like to shop; I am a me - i ther ,With little folks. I like to hear the cry Of glad surprise about the Christmas , tree When heart -born gifts help us the Christ to see. I wish I had a dress for little Betty--. A new thing; she has worn cast-offs so Iong! And 1 would like a coat for patient Lettie, Our oldest girl, who is not very strong, But always helps me alter, wash and mend The garments kindly people some- times bring. 1 know it does no good to be complain- ing -- My husband tells ine not to worry so-.. But folks, why- should I always be abstaining From food and clothes and hone things I well know, Weather Forecast By British Airwomen The RAF Meteorological Service in- cludes civilians, airmen and members of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Upon their reports depend the suc- cess and even the possibility of op- erations, both operational and in- structional; the importance of their task needs no emphasis. Their re- ports have been the means of saving the lives of aircrews, as in the in- stance of the Whitley ,bomber which, as warned, ran into bad icing condi- tions at 9,000 ft. The pilot instructed the crew to bale out, the bomber be.' ing out of control, when one of the crew remembered that Met. Officer had suggested there would' be better weather at 8,000 ft. They therefore re. mained in the aircraft, breaking eh ua at this level and being able to straighten out at 2,000 ft. to finish their job. This picture is one of a series taken at an RAF Coastal Core- nand- Stationfrom which a "Met. Flight" operates. Picture shows: —WAAF meteorol- ogists "at the ready" with balloon, theodolite and stop watch, used to estimate wind speeds. From what I see of Life, are not denied To other wives? It is not Christmas tide? My faith would have me think the Yule -tide 'Saviour, Who came to Bethlehem, had me in mind, And made my cares His own, for Elis behaviour Among the poor was infinitely kind, lie was too poor! Why should I then lament? And year For whom is all the good God sent? —Rev. N. Willison, B.A„ B.D., Litt.D V • THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR THEM IN THE INN 0 landlord; did you never see A. little hand upon'yeer knee; A little mouth screwed up to kiss A. little heart brimful of bliss. '0 must this tiny child of God Be left to rot beneath the sod? O tenants; can't you bear his cry But rather see himleft to die?, Landlord and tenant both, beware! This little child is in your care, His Angels doth before God stand, And justice comes at His command. —H. G. C. V DECEMBER Degember •comes agillin— The year grows old; White -crowned are field and fen, 'Neath winter's cold December old ? Ah no! Eternal youth; Like age with cheeks aglow, Reigns now, forsooth, Grown young for Christmas -tide ilecember wait- Its' laden arms flung wide Spill happy fates. December, month. of cheer— The children's own ! Joy crowned the closing year With kind deeds sown. December gently calls "The least ,of these"— While Bethlehem's glory falls On land and seas, V• THE ANGEL'S MESSAGE It came when all the earth was still That message from above,. To tell to erring man the truth Of God's eternal love. Into the hearts, all sick with sin, Like healing balm it came, That message which the angel host Sang in the Father's name: Sing ever on, 0 choir divine, Our hearts take up the strain— "Peace on earth! goodwill to men! And love forever reign!" He came from heaven, the Babe divine When all the earth was still, A lowly babe in manger bare, To do the Father's will. And ever since that holy night We hear the angels sing: "Behold, 0 mortals, tidings great Of wondrous joy we bring!" V SAME OLD LIVES AGAIN We ring the bells and we raise the strain, We hang up garlands everywhere, And bid the tapers twinkle fair, And feast and frolic -=and then we go Back to the same old lives again. V. HASTE Why do we go from day to day With noisy haste upon our way? We push and jostle, tread on toes, Our careless speech unthinking flows The God who made us floes not waste His energy in fruitless haste. T1ie eaten of all the deep unseen Is His, and theirs on Him who lean, Why therefore, do - we crowd and crush? Lord, give us of thy holy hush— The grace to jest go quiety, The beauty Thou last made to see; Te be deaf sometimes, and sometimes blind, And often silent; always kind; To take the time and gentle thought Tq love each other as we ought; To have a boundless charity For other's fault and ,frailty— Grant us, unhurried 'hearts and sweet, That we may go on quiet feet. Wilfred Greenwood, one of God,- rich's first young men to join the R.0 N., who has. been en convoy duty on the Atlantic for more than two years is spending a twenty-eight 'day fur- lough with his father. He is in fine health, although he has been' twice rescued from the sea, The Power Of The Press Among the many different kinds of publications that roll regularly off printing presses In Canada is one particular type of newspaper that carters to readers who like their news well savoured with gossip and sex. One of the most lusty of these jour- nals happens to be a product of Tor- onto, though the good citizens of the commodity, argue that "it is just printed here; it is' read elsewhere," Recently' this paper, turned its guars on the rural weekly prose byway of diversion. Tilt 'attack was based upon an item published, by one -small town editor in which an apology was exs tended for something previously prin- ted, presutnably an error. The scandal paper ranted about the sins of weak- ness and of being willing to forgive and forget and seemed to be in favour of editors being "feared for the pow- er they hold, in their hands.." The power of the press is a very real thing, it is -a rare editor, in this country at least, who considers his power as a weapon with which to in- spire fear. Rather it is a power built upon faithful presentation of the Lnews, a power founded on justice and devoted to furthering 'justice. Any de-. ! viation from this principle automatic ally weakens that power. This is no doubt what that particular rural edi- tor had in mind when he apologized for his error. By making the corree, tion, he maintained his reputation for truth, and strengthened his pow- er. Another shot in the attack that was far wide of the mark was theclaim that small-town weeklies do not give a true picture of life in their commun. ities, Rural weeklies probably give the most complete record of .their read- ers' day-to-day activities of any type of newspaper. Dailies who subscribers are numbered in scores of thousands cannot match this intimacy of report ing and still maintain their accent on national and international news. And to suggest that the seandal-laden pub. licati•ons of the type which laid • the complaint give "a true picture of life in their community" would certainly evoke some pretty frantic denials, es- pecially, for instance, in Toronto. Many Changes, Result of Science In the relationship between the Ca- nadian farmer a-nadianfarmer and the Canadian scien- tist there has been a remarkable change since ',the, beginning of the 20th century. The scientist has taken his methods to the field; the farmer has brought his problems to the lab- oratory. To apply•the laws of science to the everyday practices of agricul- ture is one of the functions of the re- search workers of the Dominion De- partment of Agriculture, mainly through its Science Service, and the Experirnental Farms, in addition to the agricultural scientists at the sev- eral universities and agricultural col- leges, and to some extent by industry. In the field of agricultural research Canada is second to none in the fine work done by her trained specialists. In agriculture particularly with refer- ence to the all-important production of foody research work, as pointed eut by Dr. E. S. Archibald, may be con veniently divided into three groups (1), research in production; (2), re search in marketing, and (3), researeh in absorbing special crops, surpluses and wastes. Canada's plant breeders have open- ed up many millions of acres through the development of earlier maturing and more suitable types of crops in cereals, forages, and horticulture, and to these accomplishments have been added the protection of these acres through the creation of disease and insect resisting varieties and types of crops. Because of the development of new types and varieties of tobacco and cultural methods adaptable to Canadian conditions, Iarge new areas have been opened up and other crops, such as fibre flax, have beenintro- duced, improved. and adapted to var- ious parts of Canada. One of the most recent acconiplishrnents, and one pro- bably of the greatest value in war- time, is the study of Vitamin BI val. ues of wheats. Research workers dealing with ani- mal and poultry nutrition have also shown the way toward greater useful- ness of Canadian foodstuffs.. Re- search in marketing has also contri- buted greatly to Canada's agriculture and applied industry, and has bene- fited the consumers of Canadian food, stuffs both at hone and abroad, V Dairy Farmers Have Done Well The Canadian farmers, is to be con- gratulated on his production during 1943, and it is very questionable whe- ther dairy farmers of any other coun- try, except perhaps the United Rings dom,can show a better production re- cord this year as compared with 1942 than those of Canada, stated J, F. Sin- gleton, Associate Director of Market- ing Service, Dairy Products, Dominion Department of Agriculture in a re- cent address to the Dairy Industries Wartime Conference at Toronto. Dealing with some of the develop- ments in the Canadian dairy industry daring 1943, Mr, Singleton, said that while some dairy products might have been at times in short supply in cer- Selecting the Breeders (Experimental Farms Newer • The aim in selecting poultry breed- ing stock is to choose parent birds which will produce offspring which will fulfill two purposes. (1), Ba ec- onomically profitable and , (2) Be re- presentative of their breed. To fulfill the first purpose they should be healthy and vigorous, and good lay- ers of standard -sized eggs, For the second objective they should ap- proach the size, type and colour of the breed they represent as closely as, possible, states .Dr. S. S. Munro, Poultry Division, Central Experimen. tal Farm, Ottawa. • In iihe absence of individual and family records of produelinn, the em- phasis in selection should be placed on general signs of health such as good body weight, bright clear eye, clean head free from heavy wrinkles and, bright red combs and wattles. The back should be broad width carried well back and the breast well filled and rounded, Long-legged knock- kneed and narrow breasted individuals should be avoided. As a general rule the shorter the shank in birds of equal weight the better the market quality of the dressed carcass. However, very short thanked individuals should be ignored. Particular attention. should be paid to these characteristics in the male as he provides half the ins, herited characteristics of the next generation. The birds should be of good body weight particularly as there is a ten- dency for most flocks to average less than the standard for the breed. For example yearling Barred. Rock hens should weight 7 1-2 lbs and pullets 6 lb. while the corresponding weights for Leghorns are 4 1-2, and 4 lbs res- pectively. Many flocks are lighter than these weights. Any birds showing either fading of eye colour from bay to gray or th- emes, under the skin should not be used for breeding. Where family histories of egg pro- duction are known selection should be from the best laying families but in- dividual records of product are of very little value. It. is better to choose a sound healthy bird from an unrec- orded parent rather than an un- healthy or poor type bird from a 200 eg'ger. Egg size is strongly inherited and every effort should be made to select breeders from damns laying eggs which weigh about 25 ounces per dozen. If less than this, too many of the pro- geny are likely to lay small eggs (lese Hat 24 ounces per dozen) while if urger there is a tendency to produce overly large eggs which do not fit well into egg crates er cartons, V It Ladino White Clover it -i Hay -Pasture Mixtures (Experimental Farris News) Ladino, also known as •Mammoth Giant or Lodi white clover is a rapid growing perennial legume which is gaining popularity in pasture ' and hay -pasture mixtures. Ladino looks ike a very Iarge variety of the orcin. ry white Dutch clover, spreading by creeping fleshy stems that root at the nodes. It is slightly later-flo,ver- ng than white Dutch but under ccr- ain conditions it is, more persiit'nt. As Ladino clover is not a deep- ooted plant, it makes its best gro,vth here there is a constant but not ex- essive supply of moisture and fertil- ity.It is no more tolerant of wet soil than common white clover, but will thrive under conditions suited to al- ike and where red clover and alfalfa ften kill out. I•n tests conducted' at the Division of Forage Plants, Central. Experimen- tal Farm, Ottawa, every year since 948, Ladino has yielded well if not lipped er grazed too closely, ,state' F. S. Nowosad, Central l;:xperimental Farm, Under these conditions this species was not a strict closely -grazed, tarn parts of Canada, the condition a was not due to decrease in the total milk production, but was brought about by meeting demands for oxports g of cheese, evaporated milk, and but- t ter under contract to the British Min- istry of Food. The inclusion of cheese r and dry whole milk in the parcels sent w by the Canadian Red. Cross Society to c Prisoners •-of war, exports of cheese, butter. and evaporated milks to var- ious units of ,the l3ritlsh Empire and to possessions of foreign countries s sustaining governments in exile, and o by the increased. requirements of the' various armed forces of Canada, were also factors to be considered. It wase estimated that total milk,1 production in Canada during 1948 e would be equal to, if not exceeding that of 1942, and would be about 11 per cent higher than in 1939. YOUR CA BLOC VE HI ibey.:;-"4110, • Thousands of blood donors are needed each week to' supply life-saving serum for the Armed Forces: Give a pint of blood to save a life: For appointment call Red Cross Blood Donor Service: type but proved to be more pr-oductive in hay pasture mixtures, replacing red clover and more particularly al- sike. I•n six crops years a mixture cam posed of Ladino, Timothy, Kentucky bluegrass and Red Clover averaged 5170 pounds of dry matter per asee per year, while the mixture in which alsike replaced Ladino produced only 4375 pounds. In another test a simple mixture of timothy and Ladino produced 1000 pounds more dry matter than did tim- othy and •alsike when used for pasture. Ladino white clover is also useful in mixtures which are seeded down and cut for hay for one or two yeare -before being- left for pasture. Under such conditions Ladino survives much better than does common white Dutch or Wild White Clover, and thereby improves the quality of the forage which in most cases has a tendency to have only a small percentage of other legumes present. The chief drawback in a widespread use of Ladino clover for pasture and, hay -pastures lies in the fact that it is a poor seed yielder. Experiments to. determine methods of growing the erop and -harvesting Ladino clover seed are now in progress. V Dairy Industry Now Highly Developa.d Thirty years ago in the dairy indus- try, there was practically no attempt on the part of cities, municipalities 01 provinces, or of the milk producers themselves to control the methods of production and handling of milk supplies, either from the standpoint of competition or sanitation. Better was printed and wrapped by lined. In these days there was no neutralization of cream, because it was then brought that the best butter could be made from sour cream. In the butter mak- ing plants, pasteurization of cream had been iiitroduced but little practi- sed. Even as late as 1925, only about 50 per cent of the butter submitted for grading was pasturized, said A. H. White, Dairy Specialist, in a recent address to the New Brunswick Butter - makers' Association, Cold storage facilities, except for ice were almost negligible and butter had to be marketed quickly or the quality suffered considerably. And so with the ice-cream branch of the in- dustry. Freezing equipment was crude and the freezing medium was a mixture of ice and salt. There was no homogenization or pasturizing of the mix and there teas no attempt to balance the fat and non-fat solids fn the mix, There was no regulations governing bacteriological quality of dairy product)] and little was known about the relation of bacteria to the various defects and flavours, That was the dairy industry as he knew it in 1910. In 1941, total mi]lc production was more than 16.75 billion pounds from. 3,886,000 cows, an increase of about 71 and 50 per cent respectively over 1910, Creamery butter produced in 11042 reached a total of over 284 million pound,, an increase of more !than 340 per cont, while cheese was nearly 230 million poleids, an increase in excess of 51 million pounds over - 11941, and a substantial advance over pre war years. The improvement and ;refinement in to -day's equipment for I processing milk had been marked from the standpoint of efficiency of operation and sanitation. The appli. 'cation of the bacteriological and 1 chemistery sciences to the problems hof the diaryindustry has been an inte portant factor in the progress made: by the dairy industry of Canada, V NEEDED! WOMEN TO KNIT AND - SEW! Volunteers are needed in Canadian Red Cross workrooms, Bombing raids in Britain are spasmodic, but Leave in their wake desolation and an urs gent need for clothing and supplies, Women are needed to knit and sew to keep, pace with the constant drain on Red Cross reserves, Give your ser-. vices to -day! Comfortable Hen Lays Most Eggs, Insulte first, then ventilate should be the winter slogan for poultrymen with reference of their poultry houses, Protection against cold in the winter tine is required for the laying stock, It is an old poultry adage that a comfortable hen lays well. Where no. heat is provided artificaily, the only heat in the !rouse is that generated by the birds themselves. It is ime portant that there are 110 cracks or openings in the rear and end walls. They must be tight to prevent the entrance of cold draughts. Banks ing with soil is helpful. In Western,. Canada, covering the roof, rear, and: end walls with straw is recommended by poultry authorities. Many poultry- men build a temporary fence four or. five feet from the building' and fill the enclosure with strain well tramped down, The ideal poultry house so far as warmth is concerned is one in which the water does not freeze. To ventilate properly, inside temperature in warm weather must be weenier outside. FOOD PARCELS SAVED LIVES RCAF Observer, Flt. Sgt. J.B. Niele.. erron of Yarmoubb, Nova Scotia, a. repatriated airman with the recent at', rivals front overseas, has genoroes praise for Canadian Red Cross par. cels. "If it hadn't been for the Red Cross we wouldn't be alive now", hi, declared. Your Estate -- An Asset or a Liability ? CHANGES in Succession Duties and Income Taxes have created some real problems in the administration of estates. A revision of your will may be advisable. By naming The Sterling Trusts Corpora- tion as executor, you have the personal attention of a senior estate officer assisted by a staff familiar with current legislation and the rulings of the various taxing authorities, THE STERLING TRUSTS CORPORATION Sterling Tower, Toronto 32 years in Business 11.