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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1940-12-05, Page 6PAGE G THE CLINTON .NEWS -RECORD THURS., DEC. 5, 1940 Wil'ii'.Y.'.°.'iANIV.'.Y.•.'i•.MJ'.iY.'b".'Y'.'iSW ti. 1 Read - Arad Write ^ For You (copyright) By John C. Kirkwood Do you know that the meat pack- ers use sage extensively - and that just now they are not getting as much of this item as they would like? Yet they have enough stored up to lest' them a• year, so they are not greatly worried. Some spices which are obtained from the Mediter- ranean area, are arriving very slow- ly, if at all, and spices from the Dutch East Indies and the orient generally now are coming via the Cape of Good Hope or via Panama Canal - cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper and mace. America has ;stocks of pepper sufficient for the needs of three normal years. All this is interesting, for if war should break out in the Far East with Japan, then the sources of sup- ply of spices might be effectually stopped, and in such case you might • be made to feel the effects of the war in your own kitchen, and you might learn to esteem in new ways pepper and cinnamon and cloves and other spices. Men, here's news for you: you can now buy "lap buffets" or lap trays, measuring 71ex16 inches. They are depressed - as all trays are, so that. your cup and saucer and salad plate will not slide off. If you have larg- er ideas, then you can get a tray having a size of 16x25 inches, and if you are a middle man, then for you is a tray 11x18. All thoughful and kindly hostesses will of a surety provide these lap traye to their male guests. Paris is bot wholly gloomy. Rest- aurants, theatres and night clubs are jammed ' every night with smart crowds. Women are as smartly gown- ed as they were in pre-war days. speeniesee ' A: portrait of Abraham Lincoln, painted from life at Springfield, Ill., in 1860, after Lincoln's nomination for the presidency, has just been sold for $11,100 at an auction sale in New York City. The portrait was bought originally by Edson Bradley, from whom it descended to his grand- daughter, and it was she who put it up for sale. The portrait measures 241rix191/s, and is bust length. An artist -signed document went with the picture. In it is stated that during the sittings Lincoln saw many per- sons on business, talking with them while the artist painted. On this continent are 50,000 par- sons who exhibit their dogs regular- ly - or double the number of such folk in the pre -depression period. Dog exhibiting, once chiefly a srort of the rich, now ranks as a favourite pas- time and hobby for many of average means. It may surprise you to learn that in Europe the production of beet sugar has increased rather than dim- inished since the outbreak of war. Out of 19 sugar producing countries. in Europe ther were only four coun- tries which did not increase their output in the 12 months ended August 81st last. Indeed, some countries which have hitherto not produced beet sugar are now starting to do so, to avoid the necessity of imports. It was during the Napoleonic wars CAN ADA S gier�811' PLAYGROUND For rest or play—Vancouver and Victoria are ideal for a thoroughly enjoyable winter vacation. Warm days and cool refreshing nights. Excellent golf courses—myriad sights, in the mountains and by the seashore. hiding tennis, motoring, fishing . Canada's Evergreen Playground offers them all, in an unexcelled setting Special Winter rates at hotels. The new Hotel Vancouver's spacious rooms and delightful accommoda- tions will add to the pleasure of your 'stay in Vancouver. ATTRACTIVE RAIL FARES ALWAYS USE CANADIAN NATIONAL TELEGRAPHS — MONEY ORDERS —EXPRESS SPEED, DEPENDABILITY, SAFETY Reduced sleeking -car fares. Lou, meal rates on trills. TRAVEL WEST. THE. JASPER WAY USING THE AIR-CONDITIONED CONTINENTAL LIMITED Eull information from any ticket ager# that beet sugar was first introduced on a large scale in Europe, and ever since World War 1 productions has steadily increased. Production of sugar from cane is far cheaper than from beets, mainly because of the labor cost. British exports of certain classes of , goods to the United States have increased, despite the circumstance that Britain is at war. This is a consequence of salesrnanhip rather than of American necessity to buy wherever needed goods can be ob- tained. As a matter of fact American importers were reluctant to give or- dei's to British makers of textile goods; fearing that they would be un- able to fill orders. Now, however, they have desired evidence that Brit- ish mills have been able to carry on - mills' making sweaters, socks, cotton piece goods, rayon fabric, and woollens for coats and suits. Mozart once tried to set a poem about Gibraltar to music. Here's what he wrote about this attempt: "I am working on a very difficult task - a bardic hymn about. Gibraltar, by Den- is, but that is a secret, since a Hun- garian lady wants to honor Denis with it. The ode is noble, beautiful, everything that one can wish, only, too exaggerated and bombastic for my sensitive ears." The writer of the poem was Mich- ael Denis, and his poem was to com- memorate the history of the Rock and its winning by the British. Here's the way his poem begins: The thunder rolls at they feet, O Carpe, Yet thy aged brow looks fearless on world's beneath! Behold! A cloud arisng from the western wave! Rising, it spreads portentous as it move's. It shivers in the wind, Calpe, A cloud of Sails! The wings of aid, How 'awful streams Britannia's flag. Flag of thy trusty guardian It streams, 0 Calpe, but night hangs over it. Calpe, let it be •said, was the name by which Gibraltar was known in antiquity. The men behind radio try all they can to get you to listen in. In line with this effort one station put on the air its "Court of Missing Heirs" - designed to find legatees for unclaim- ed estates. .After a 48 -weeks broad- casting of 150 cases which told of estates having an aggregared value of nearly $4,000,000, forty legatees were able to establish claims total- ling $316,000. A. Chicago butcher's clerk got $10,000 from the estate of his uncle. A telephone operator re- ceived $5,000 - because she saved old papers: burial permits and baptismal records enabled her to claim an estate left by her aunt. A. man who had become a prizefighter got an estate of $45,000. A man living on relief got $6000 in cash, 240 acres of farm. and oil land, and ten city lots be- cause a sodial worker heard the un- claimed nclaimed estate of his mother broad- cast on the programme. A. year ago you saw many adver- tisements which told you that by eat- ing gelatin you would quickly recov- er from fatigue. Perhaps you have not noticed that such advertisements are no longer appearing in our news- papers and •magazines. • Perhaps it is because medical science has found that no more work is performed with gelatin than without it. And now I read that rigid research and long ex- perience have convinced at least one eminent person that many of our popular set-ups - "Stand straight", "Shoulders back", "Pull in your ab- domen", for example ,« for relaxing and "streamlining" the body are senseless, This authorative doctor says that thinking and emotions in- fluence muscle action". As long as you can think," she teaches, "you can change your motor habits. Your body must be educated and trained to serve you effectively and with a minimum use of energy in all situations." UNITED STATES DOLLARS URGENTLY NEEDED Many Canadians do not seem to realize that, with certain exceptions; it is against the law for them to hold foreign currencies, which of course, includes United States ,dollars, so urgently needed to buy war mater - I ials abroad. It is the function of the Foreign Exchange Control Board to gather in all foreign exchange aris- ing out of our exports, tourist ex- { ponditures in Canada, and from mis- I cellaneous sources and release it for' purchases of aeroplanes, guns and other much needed equipment, prin- cipally in the United States. If any I Canadian has United States dollars, Or any other foreign''exchange in the form of hank accounts, bilis, cheques., drafts, or similar instrummenihs in his possession, without the permleion of. the Board, he is not only evading the law and leaving himself' open to prosecution, but he is hindering Can- ' ,ada's war effort. Winter Care Of The Brood Sow The brood sow requires special care during the winter months when living ender conditions which are largely unnatural, if she is to prove a suc- cessful mother. A small .portable 8x10 foot cabin in a'sheltered location, banked with straw and kept well bedded with clean dry straw, will provide suitable win- ter quarters for 2 or 3 sows to within a week or 10 days of farrowing. At this time,. it will`be necessary to move the sows to suitable- farrowing quart- ers, which should be heated for win- ter or early spring litters, says. W. W. Cram, Dominion Experimental Stat- ion, Indian Head Sask. Exercise is essential at all times for the breeding sow and a reasonable amount can be assured by feeding at a' distance of 100 yards or more frosn the sleeping' quarters. At breeding time it is desirable that the sow should not be in high flesh, as sows bred in a rather thin. condition, but gaining at this time, are usually surer breeders and pro- duce larger and stronger litters. It is necessary, however, that the sow be in good condition but not too fat by farrowing tiny: A suitable ration for brood sows consists of 2 or 3 parts of oats chop to one of shorts or ground wheat by weight balanced with skimmilk or buttermilk, pound for pound of meal fed — or by the addition of 5 percent of tankage to the meal mixture. One per cent of common salt included in the meal will promote the general health and thrift of the sow. The self-feeding of mineral mixture con- sisiting of 75 pounds soft coal, 20 pounds salt, 3 pounds air slacked lime or ground liestone, and 1 pound sulphur will supply minerals which may be deficient in ordinary feeds. Sows should be fed twice daily at regular hours, the amount fed being regulated as well as possible, by the age, size, condition and stage of preg- nancy of each individual. Alfalfa and sweet clover hay, fed regularly are good winter substitutes for summer pasture, as they provide bulky, laxative food, rich in essential proteins, minerals and vitimins, Turn- ips, mangels and other vegetables are relished by sows as they provide suc- culence and variety. Bran should be included in the sow's feed previous to, and after, farrowing, because of its cooling and regulating effect. A. constipated condition of the pregnant or nursing sow may result in the loss of beth sow and litter. Hairlessness in litters, which is caused by lack of iodine, can be pre- vented by feeding a small amount of iodine to the sow. A. simple method of supplying iodine is as follows: Dissolve one cunce of potassium io- dide inone gallon of water and give each sow one tablespoonful of the solution in food two or three times weekly. Preparing the Cocker- els for Market (Experimental Farms News) In view of the increasingly keen appreciation of quality by the con- sumer of dressed poultry, the pro- ducer should pay greater attention to finishing the birds before they are marketed. For an entirely dif- ferent reason also, he should proper- ly prepare his birds b:cause of the greatly enhanced returns which such preparation will bring, states H. S. Gutteridge, Poultry Division, Domin- ion Experimental Farms Service. Only _ vigorous stock is worthy of the attention necessary for proper finishing All unhealthy birds should be culled; and, indeed, should have been culled, long before reaching market weights. The •remaining birds should be fattened in crates or pens until they have fully responded to treatment. In crate fattening, which is the most .afficiert method of fin- ishing, the birds are confined to crates usually with four birds to each compartment approximately 2 feet x 16 inches x 20 inches high, and given cnly soft mixed fattening feed. On being placed in the crates they are starved for twenty-four hours and then given their first feeding of a wet mash composed largely of grouted grain and mixed with .skim milk or buttermilk to asloppy consistency. Epsom salts at the rate of ane pound per one hundred birds should be mix- ed in with this first feeding. Two feedings daily are as satisfactory as a greater number. Because of the inactivity brought about by the rest- ricted quarters of the fattening crate, the appetite must be maintained by feeding only such quantity of mash at each 'feeding as will be cleared up in twenty minutes,any unconsumed residue being removed and fed to other birds. Actually, the appetites of the birds are the best guide as to how well they ere fattening and any marked slackening of feed con- sunption should be a good indication that they should be marketed for fear of loss in weight. As a rule, two weeks of state fattening is sufficient sncl, because of the ,greater fatten- ing response, the most economical fattening period. If appetite is 'well Maintained three weeks of fattening may he successful. The best grains for fattening are oat groats and corn, and they should bo coarsely rather than finely ground, white corn being used if white flesh- ing is required. Somewhat less satis- factory are buckwheat and wheat with oats and barley being consid- erably less efficient. If oats or bar- ley are used, their efficiency can be increased by sifting out as much hull as possible. A combination of any.. of the above grains, bearing in mind their cormparative, value as above. stated is satisfactory. If available, 5 to 7 per cent of melted mutton or beef fat mixed 'quickly with the ground grains while hot to avoid lumping, will definitelyincrease gains. Birds should be starved for at least sixteen to twenty hours with water to drink before killing for mar- ket to be su1'e their crops are empty. The greatest care should be exercised ;in killing and plucking to .procure a proper bleeding and to avoid skin tears and pin feathers. All blood should be removed from the head parts and the legs and feet scrubbed clean. In pen fattening, what has been said. applies with the exception that the fattening period' should be of three to four weeks duration' Since the birds are confined only to pens in this type of fattening, receiving• their soft feed in troughs, they are able to obtain sufficient exercise to maintain their appetites for a longer period. 1s1��U\1\1Nj11111! 67" unuuuunll �, IFIh7//(//,ypsTm////// e Carry On—With a Will The nine thousand members of the. women's wear retail trade in Canada are doing their bit through the Na- tional Association of the' garment business. The chairman of the cam- paign to provide clothing for British evacuees, has idvised "Carry On, Canada" (Sundays at 10.00 p. m. EDST) that the programme's inspira- tion has decided the meanbers to con- duct a coast-to-coast campaign across Canada. The fund has already top- ped the $100,000 mark.. B. K. Sandwell,! B. K. Sandwell, editor, lecturer and a frequent contributor to CBC's "Week -end Review", Sundays at 7.30 p.m. EDST, is to give a talk on Wed- nesday, December 11 at '7.45 p.m. EDST on "The Statute of Westmin- ster" ... R. B. Farrell, whose Sun- day noon series, . "Between Our- selves", is heard from Ottawa, will devote his next broadcast to the late Rupert Brooke, famous wax poet who expressed the feelings and aspira- tions of the young soldiers of the first Great War. This talk will be heard Sunday, December 8 at 12.15 p.m. EDST. Fridays at Nine O'clock "Today's Music" under the direc- tion of Albert Pratz and featuring special arrangements by Robert Far - non, with song's by Gail Meredith, the two -piano arrangement of Snider and Ross and with the added zest of modern vocal effects supplied by the voices of four boys and four girls, is now scheduled Fridays at 9.00 to 9.30 p.m. EDST. The programme origin- ates in Toronto studios and is pro- duced by James Finlay. Let's Face The Facts Another American newspaperman who has studied European affairs at close range will speak to National Network listeners of the C B C on Sunday, December 8 at 8.30 pan EDST, P. J. Philip, for 20 years Paris correspondent of the New York Times, has accepted the invitation of the Director of Public Information to speak in the series, "Let's Face the Facts". Mr. Philip is now Ottawa correspondent for the, New York Times, having succeeded Frederick. Birchall in, that post only recently. Fe: St. George and England! Once again the British colony in Hollywood will honour the homeland and those defending, not only the shores of Britain, but the way of life cherished by all free men. On Christmas Day, as on a date earlier this fall, a company of dis- tinguished British and Canadian stage and semen stars will combine their talents to aid the Island Fort- ress, The programme, under the chairmanship of Allan Mowbray, will take the form of a Christmas greet- ing to the people of Britain, and it will be a token of Love and loyalty from the sons and daughters over- seas. Word comes from Hollywood that acceptances are flooding in to the committee and that arrangements are going ahead which will bring many prominent personalities before the microphones in Hollywood on Christmas afternoon. Full details of the broadcast, which will be car- ried by the Canadian Broadcasting Company, will be released shortly. On Loan from the Naval Authority The CBC Sound Effects Depart- ment is now the proud guardian of its most unusual gadget—a Boats- wain's Pine and the instructional sheet, loaned by the naval authority. As all R.C.N. members will know, a Boatswain's Pipe is one of those things that cannot be bought, neither can it be given away. But in order that the documentary broadcasts and feature dramas presented by the CBC as part of the war service may lack nothing to give them full authentic- ity, the naval authority has sent the Pipe to Harold Symes, supervisor of CBO Sound Effects. The date upon which the treasure is to be returned has been left to the discretion of Mr. Symes, who is now busy mastering the intricate technique of this an- cient and honoured instrument. Wil- liam Strange, author of "They Shall Not Pass", and a former navy man, and Frank Willis, maritimer and ex- pert extraordinaire on nautical mat- ters, are giving valuable instruction. Memoranda Bringing Christmas to the FWD - tier" will be Sidney Brown's pleas- urable task. On Christmas Eve, start- ing five minutes past midnight (12.05 a•.m. EDST) — actually Christmas morning the CBC will get the Northern Messenger under way with a very special broadeast. Relatives and friends are to give their own messages before the microphones .of the .CBO in the programme regions throughout Canada. And when the Christmas greetings streak across the crisp Christmas sky of the Northland, the well -loved voice will indeed be "Bringing Christmas to the From - tee" .. . Jacques Gerard To Sing On Musical Rendezvous Jacques Gerard, internationally - known tenor and former member of L'Opera Comique de Paris, is the new soloist of "Musical Rendezvous" pre- sented over the CBC National Net- work from the Montreal studios on alternate Tuesdays 8.30 p.m. EDST. Jacques Gerard is a native of Arth- abaska, Quebec and received his early training in Montreal under Salvatore Issaunel. From that city he went on to Brussels where he studied for three years `and carried off a record num- ber of prizes. From Brussels, Mr. Gerard went on to Paris and studied dramatic art for three years. He then toured the provinces in company with many prominent soloists. Returning to Paris, he spent two years at the Trianon Lyrique before being engag- ed as leading tenor at the Opera C'omique. "Musical Rendezvous" on Tuesday, December 10, will be direcbed by Al- len McIver and will feature songs by Jacques Gerard and the Contin- ental Choir. Variety is the keynote of this presentation which will include classical selections by Messager and Verdi along with the rhythmic melo- dies of Kern and Gershwin. Jacques Gerard will sing "Le Ciel Luisait d'Etoiles" from "La Tosca" and "Pas- sionemenit". Orchestral numbers in- clude "Tiger Rag", "The Night Was Made For Love" and "Of Thee I Sing". The Continental Choir will be heard with the orchestra in a "Dark Eyes Fantasy." SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8 10.00-10.15 a.m. Neighbourly News. News from Ontario weekly news- papers by Andy Clarke, from Ot- tawa. 12.15-12.30 pan, Between Ourselves. Talk by R. B. Farrell, from Ottawa. 12.30-1.00 p.m. Overseas Concert by Canadian Regiments. Camp con- cert by the Royal Canadian Engin- eers, from London. 2.30-3.00 p.m. And It Carne to Pass. Biblical drama, from Montreal. 4.00-5.30 p.m. New York Philharmon- ic -Symphony Orchestra, Symphony concert conducted by John Barbir- MONDAY — AND WASHING — COMES AS USUAL Monday is washing day in Britain, bomb to interfere with the cleanli= and it -takes more than. a German I ness of a London East End home. ' olli, from New York. 7.80-7.45 p.m. Week -End Review. A review of the week's war news by Dr. H. L. Stewart, from Halifax. 8.30-9.00 p.m. Let's Face the Facts. Talk by P. J. Philip, from Ottawa. 10.00-10.30 p.m. Carry On, Canada! Feature broadcast incorporating highlights in Canada's war effort, from Toronto, CANADIAN TURKEY CROP 1940 The comparatively small amount of turkeys marketed at the Poultry Fairs in the earlier part of this week at Kemptville, Merrickville and Jas- per, Ontario, and the prices of 19 to 20 cents per pound paid to producers are no justification for a subsequent drop of two cents a pound announced by some buyers on Friday, say offic- ials of the Agricultural Department. Generally speaking the turkey crop in Canada is short this year due to poor hatchability and high mortality resulting principally from the con- tinued cold wet weather last spring'. The shortage is more pronounced in Eastern than in. Western. Canada. In some parts of Eastern Canada pro- ductioin is said to be down about 50 pewit this year. In Western Canada the reports are variable, some sect- ions reporting loss, other sections a- bout the same as last year. Immediately after Christmas 1939, there were few turkeys left in retail- ers hands and many had difficulty in securing their repuirements for New Year. Stocks in storage are less this year than they were last year. With the greatly improved industrial and business conditions this year, the de- mand for turkeys for this coming Christmas should be greater and the price correspondingly higher. URGE EXTREME CAUTION IN FEEDING MUSTY GRAIN . Too large quantity will result in sick animals, agricultural officials point out Farmers who have musty grain in their bins this' fall as a result of eon.. tinned wet weather during harvest time, are advised to use extreme caut- ion in the feeding of this grain to live stock and poultry. Some farmers who have fed musty grain in fairly large quanity have already experience ed difficulty and have sick animals on their hands. While no definite research work has. been done in Ontario in the feed- ing of musty grain, due to the fact that this province seldom experiences an all -rainy harvest season, the con - census of opinion among Ontario ag- ricultural officials is that not more than 20 percent of a cattle ration should include musty grain and a low- er percentage if possible. They point out that there are degrees in "multi. ness" and every care should be used in feeding this grain. Rotton grain should be thrown out entirely and not fed at all. -Hogs, it is believed, could be fed up to 50 percent of the ration in grain that was slightly musty, but this too would depend on the degree of must- iness and therefore no special rule could be laid down for individual feeding. Each farmer would have to experiment for himself. Only a very small portion could be fed to poultry and the grain would have to be ground and on no account fed whole. Officials stated that farmers who have musty grain would be well ad- vised to put it through the fanning mill to dry it out; shovel it over 10 the bin, or spread it on the barn floor. The quicker it was dried, the better feed it would make. Getting ]lack Safely Is the Problem Cnm'rIFht. lelp. hr i . "nem, TrRun.. "Published by the courtesy of the Chicago Tribune"