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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1938-10-27, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD Timet, Information for the Busy Farmer (Furnished by the Department of Agricuiture) CURRENT CROP REPORT ]weather. Even capped or comb honey stored in a damp place; will absorb Silo -filling and harvesting of moisture from the air. jinangels have been under way nn Honey should be heated only suf- Many districts. Huron County, re- ficienti to facilitate Straining ;if, ports pastures excellent for this time, y ' of year. Fall plowing is the order indeed, heating is necessary. The of the day; in most garbs of the volatile oils which are present in province. Harvesting of the seed infinitely small quantities are driven crop in Haldimand is continuing with off by heat. It is these oils which all possible speed. Sugar beets and give honey .its fine aroma and"flav- eelery harvests have been under way our, therefore, excessive heat'should in Lambton. Lincoln County reports be avoided, th'pt every)farmer Or1as more than! The texture of granulated honey depends largely on, its treatment enough ensilage to fill his silo, the ( 'while in the liquid state. Granulation first time in many years that this has been the case. Potato harvesting is retarded by heating and the quick - i general in Middlesex, with yields .er the granulation is retarded by varying from 100 to 300 bushels per heating and the,quicker the granula- acre and good quality. Hastings re- tion the more uniformly smooth the ports that livestock are in good shape final product. Therefore, after ex- there and milk flow is holding up tracting honey should be stored in a well for the time of year. Northum- i cooldry place. , Berland makes a similar report. Vic- Cleanliness in handling honey can - Coria states that the yield of grain not be emphasized too much. Honey on most farms is the best in a few I rapidly `deteriorates under careless years. Red clover is of a high quality L handling, and while the grading reg- i i Grenville, while hi Lennox and'vlations attempt to ensure the con - Addington poultry are going to mar- sumer that he is getting a quality ket earlier than usual, with prices product, only the carefulness of the slightly above last year. producer can give hint honey at its best. GUELPH WINTER FAIR Increased prize money for classes of early oats and seed corn has been approved by the Directors of the Guelph Winter Pair. This is in keep- ing with their desire to give great -el' recognition to the products of the field as well as to live stock, an- nounces E. K. Hampson, Vice-Presi- and seductive days of Indian summer dent of the Fair and Chairman of some unconventional but dauntless the Seed Department. It is also in herbs will wistfully resume their recognition of the loyalty and inter- courtship, and hurriedly set seed as est of the large number of seed pre- though in anticipation of disaster. ducers who support the Show from Trees, shrubs and herbs appear, year to year, Mr. Hampson states. like some of us, to endure pain or The Guelph Winter Fair is known adversity with a steadfast or un - throughout Ontario as the "Farmers' broken spirit. They are apparently Show." Here gather scores of the dauntless and have fortitude. Indeed, best farmers of .the Province to meet they seem, td possess a strength of their neighbors and get the newest mind or spirit which enables them to information from the Ontario Agri- carry on with grim firmness as do cultural College officials, who are. the millions of human heroes and always in attendance. !heroines of cold, grey, stern, every - This year the O. A. C. will have day life whose gallant bravery, de - a large display showing the results' votion and self-sacrifice will never of pasture and feeding expgriments,Ibe chronicled. "It is a brave act' as well as a description of the ap-i or valour to condemn death; but proved varieties of potatoes, grams, where life is more terrible than and other farm crops. +death, it is then the truest valour In co-operation: ,with the Cern to dare to live." Growers' Association, the Federal' But even after death many herbs Government through W. J. W. Len- stand contemptuously serene. hex, will place some "corn facts" be-( Towards the end of November, fore the grower and feeder of On -(when winter has seriously gripped taria corm. !the earth, the wayfarer will notice Generally speaking, Ontario crops those gaunt skeletons, often the grim have been above the average and pro- remains of goldenrods and asters, spects are good for the largest seed gleaming on the snowy bosom of the show in the history of the Guelph world. This is the final stage over the greater part of Canada in the terrestrial existence of all herbaceous plants. The plant -lover treasures a record of this and all other milestones in BOTANICAL NOTES FOR NOVEMBER (Experimental Farms News) When fondled by the few soothing Show. Dates for this years' fair are No- vember 29, 30 and December let. HIGH OR LOW GRADE HONEY T. B. Educational Meetings Dates for the T. B. Educational meetings for the North IIuron Town- ships, (Howiek, Turnberry, Grey, Morris, East Wawanosh, West Wa- wanosh, Ashfield and Colborne) are announced by Jas. C. Shearer, Agri- cultural Representative: Monday, Oct. 24-2 p.m. Fordwieh Monday, Oct. 24-8r p.m. Lakelet Tuesday, Oct. 25 -2 -p.m. Wroxeter Tuesday, Oct. 25-8 p.m. Bluevale Wednesday, Oet. 26-2 pan. Walton Wedn'y," Oct 26-8 p.m. Glenannan Thursday, Oct. 27-2 p.m. Brussels Thursday, Oct,. 27-8 p.m, Blyth Friday, Oct 28-2 p.m. Ethel Friday, Oct. 28-8 pan. Cranbrook Saturday, Ott. 29-10 a,m. Moncrieff Saturday, Oct, 29-2 p.m. Winghain Tjuesday, Nov.. 11--110 am, Curries Corners Tuesday, Nov. 1-2 . p.m. Kingsbridge Wedn'y, Nov 2-10 am. Dungannon Wednesday, Nov, 2-2 p.m. Carlow Thursday, Nov. 3-10 a.m. Benmiller Thursday, Nov. 3-2. p.m. St. Helens Friday, Nov. 4-10 am. St.Augustine Friday, Nov. 4-2 pan, Zion Tuesday, Nov. 8-2 p.m. Belgrave Tuesday, Nov. 8-8 p.m. Auburn At these meetings the proposed T. B. Restricted Area Plan will be fully discussed with the livestock owners, as will also the method of testing for tuberculosis of cattle, compensa- tion and market values of reactors cattle clean-up requirements and. method of taking the canvass. Whether Huron County enters the 'Restricted Area Plans" or not de- pends entirely on the cattle owners. Two canvassers will be appointed in each school section to circulate the petition for signatures. If 66 2-3% of the' cattle owners vote in favour of the plan, the petitions, after cer- tification by the Township clerics, will be sent in to the Federal Min- ister of Agriculture at Ottawa, as the testing and compensation are un- der the supervision of the Federal Health of Animals Branch. Cattle shippers to the U.S.A. markets are reported to be feeling the inconven- ience of the American regulations whereby all cattle, except for im- mediate slaughter must be tested be- fore crossing the line. The U.S.A, markets will take cattle which have been tested under the "Restricted Area Plan," therefore, local cattle breeders 'and feeders would have a wider market for their stock if the Area Plan was adopted in Huron, HIGHLIGHTS ON HALLOWE'EN "Fellow spook:—You are cordially invited to attend a Ghost Convention at the hone of ---- ---•." So runs an invitation to a Hallowe'en party. Hallowed, or holy, evening, is real- ly an autumn festival, just as May Day is a spring festival. Supersti- tion robbed the holiday of its original :nearing and surrounded it with all the mystery of ghosts, witches; spir- its and hobgoblins. Because of these superstitious notions, Hallowe'en ap- peals to the public fancy with all its old custom and traditions, The Ancient Druids 'had a great autumn festival which commenced at midnight, October 31st, and lasted throughout the following day, Nov- ember 1st, Among other things, they believed that the ,great lord of death, Soman, called together all the wick- ed souls who had been condemned in the preceding twelve months to in- habit the bodies of animals. Because of the wicked spirits that prowled rout en this night, they lit huge bonfires and kept a sharp lookout. Thus it is unquestionably from the Druids that we derive the belief that witches and ghosts walk abroad on Hallowe'en, a belief still prevalent among certain rural peoples, of Europe. The Romans also had a festival about the first of November in hon- our of Pomona. Nuts and apples, tokens of the winter store of fruits, were roasted before great bonfires. It appears that certain Druidic cere- monies and these Roman ceremonies were grafted one upon the other to, become our Hallowe'en. Originally the festival of Hallow'en was simple and was confined almost wholly to the church. But certain classes somehow took a peculiar int- erest in the festival, weird tales of. spirits and goblins were cireui'ated- They spread, and it became a general notion that ghosts and spirits walked; abroad on Hallowe'en. People temp- ered their fears with feastisig. Hal- lowe'en became perverted—instead of an evening hallowed to autumn and' the winter stores it ,became hallowed to witches, ghosts and the super- natural. The pumpkin is simply a syn -bol' of the harvest and bl'ac'k eats, being; the traditional companions of witches, are always present at Hal]owe'en. Fun and frivolity ate always pres- ent also, and autumn wouldn't be autumn without that evening when parties galore take place, Iighted pumpkins glow in windows, white and ghostly arrayed children with false faces scamper through the usually frosty streets and door bells ring incessantly to the tune of "Charity; please." Honey, to the chemist, is essential- the career of his vegetable friends; ly a highly concentrated sugar sole- as he does the life -histories of his tion. To the consumer honey is a near relatives, delicious food direct from nature. It The first record of a plant's life contains, besides the highly nutritive is its seed -stage, which corresponds sugars, many other elements essen- with our gestation. For every seed tial to the human body. contains a baby -plant (embryo) to - Since most honey is marketed in gether with enough nourishment to the extracted farm, unchanged in support life until germination or composition, it is of many different birth, Even the very tiniest seed shades of colour and has a great is made this way, and is ready and variety of flavours. Honey also var-:willing to be born and grow up as les in moisture content depending, to soon as influenced by the right con - a certain extent, on the weatherdrtbons of moisture, temperature, conditions during the nectar gather -!foci and light. ing period. The length of time the' The second stage would compare honey is allowed to remain on the with our infancy, when the one or hive before extracting has also a two baby -leaves (cotyledons) in the bearing on the density, therefore, the 1 seed, expand and grow towards the supers •should not be removed for ex-, light; while the root, (radicle) Whose tracting until the combs are at least' baby -food is now exhausted, pushes three-quarters .capped. During ex- its way into the soil in search of tracting, care should be taken to further nourishment; growing, with avoid the honey becoming spoiled in! breathless haste, root -hairs for that any way. purpose. It is therefore, like us This may happen .by the absorp-1 learning to toddle and fend for cur - tion of moisture front the air, s o selves. that the drier the honey house the better. Steam should not be allowed to escape into the air of the extract- ing room and the windows should be kept closed during . damp or rainy WRITE NOW &nutrias() and rafter aieasnre- meats or nzeatobe roofed, patched or re paired. Council Stand. and Tite-Lap" metal , .. rooiingle u eound,per. ananeat investment. 'Absolutely weather. `tight. Greatly reduces "fire.harard. SOLO ON A 25 YEAR GUARANTEE `,Prices thio Fall are lower because of Sales Tax exemption, Savemoneybywritingtoday. Mannfacturera also of famous Preston Steel Trues, Barrie and James, Poultry equip. went, Address: 808 GuelphSt., Preston. Oat. Eastern Steel products :P822500 ONT. F.00NVJAlf,Al MONuFAL 6TOdPNrb HURON OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION OF TORONTO' The 89th Annual Meeting of the Hr•on Old Bays' Association of Tor- onto was held in the Y.M.C.A„ Dov- ercourt Road, Toronto, on. Tuesday the 18th inst., with the popular presi- dent, Dr. G. F. Belden nresiding, There was a splendid representa- tion of the different sections of the old county and reports of the officers showed the Association to be making substantial progress. Amongst; those present were the. following: Mr. H. M. Jackson; Dr. and Mrs. G. F. Belden; Mr. and Mao. Ga E. Ferguson; Mr. J: A. McLaren; Mr. E. Floody; Mr. R, S. Sheppard; Mr. Jna, Moon; Mr. W. A. Campbell; Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Dane; Mr and Mrs. D,W. Dane; Mr, and Mrs, B.H. McCreath; Mr and Mrs, R. Brooks;. Dr. and Mrs. H. J. Hodgins;' Mrs. A. M. Wickens; Mr. H. J„ Morrish; Mr. A. J. GrIgg.. Mrs, F. Irwin; Miss F: Patterson; Mr and Mrs. J. Saul; Dr, and Mrs. J. G. Ferguson; Mr, and Mrs.. M. Scarlett; Miss R. Cameron; Mr. A. E. Forbes and many others whose names could not be obtained. Huron Old Boys Association of Toronto Officers 1938-1939 The following are the officers for the ensuing year: Honorary Presidents—Hon. J. A. Gardiner, Mr. T. A. Russell, Mr. J. A. McLaren, Mr. E. J. B. Duncan, Mr. A.C. McVicar, Mr. W.A. Buch- anan, Mr. B. H. McCreath. Honorary Vice-Presidents—Mrs. H. J. Hodgins, Mrs. B. H. McCreath, Mrs. John Moon, Mrs. Geo. E. Ferg- uson, Mrs. D. D. Wilson, Mrs. L. M. Pringle, Mrs. D. A. Thompson, Mrs. W. A. Campbell, Mrs. W. A. Buchanan, Mrs: G. F. Belden. Life Members — Mrs. Wm. Me Creathl, Mrs. Joe Beck, MfrsJ R. Holmes, Mrs. W. Sanderson, Mrs. J. A. McLaren, Mrs. S, L. Scott, Mrs. Zimmer, Mrs. E. Floody, Rev. G. W. Hanna, Mrs. Mary McKenzie. Past President—Dr. G. F. Belden. president ---H. M. Jackson, Vice -Presidents — Dr. J. G. Ferg- uson, Mr. A. G. Smith, Mr. W. E. Hanna, Mr. G. M. Chesney, Mr. A. McQuarrie, Mr. Robt, W. Brooks, Mr. T. Mustard, Mr. M. Scarlett, Dr. Byron Campbell, Mr. W. F. Cantelon. Honorary Sec'ry—Mr. E. Floody. Secretary—Mr, R. S. Sheppard. Assistant -Secretary -- Miss E. F. Glen. Financial Secretary; — Mr, John Moon. Treasurer -Dr. H. J. Hodgins. Chaplain—Rev. R. C. McDermid. Auditors—H, I, Morrish, Geo. E. Ferguson. The third stage is the growth from childhood to manhood or adolescence when, as with us, stature and char- acter are developed. Yes, indeed! Plants can be giants or dwarfs; too fat or:, too thin; they may ever be freaks. Again, like us, they can be beautiful or homely; precocious or backward. The fourth or flowering stage would correspond with our courtship and marriage. In the flowers are the male (stamens) and the female (pistils) organs of reproduction. The male life -germs, in the pollen grains of these stamens enter the pistils and fuse the ovules contained there- in, which grow intoseeds; after which—if an annual—the parent - plant dies, or if perennial by habit, enters into a stage of rest, only the root remaining alive. Thus in order to complete a record .of the life of herbaceous plants, the collector must have the seed, embryo to adult phases, flowering, fruiting and skeleton stages of all his speci- mens. As November gives way to the last month of the year and the Christ- mas:season, s0; plant -lovers may turn. their', thoughts; to more frivolous things, But they never forget how' entirely dependent we all are upon Providence as expressed by plants,. especially at the great festival of peace to all' men of 'goodvvilli Committees Reception -Mrs, G.F. Belden, Mrs THURS., OC''. 27, 1938:, W. A. Campbell, Mrs. W. A. Buch- anan, Mrs. 1H, J. Hodgins, Mrs. Geo. 1J. Ferguson, Mrs. W, Floodfoot, Refreshment—Mrs, D. Thompson, Mrs. L.M. Pringle, Mis. H.B. Stowe, Mrs. W. A. Doner, Mis. M. Scarlett. Program -.Mr'., S.M. Wickens, Mrs. Geo. G. Young, Mr. W. U. Hanna, Mr. A. McQuarrie, (Miss S. Walker, Mr. Geo, 'Love, Mrs. 0, J. Ferguson: Publicity—Mn '12; Floody, Mr. A. G. Smith, Mr. H. B, McCreath, Visiting—Mrs. H. I. Brown and Chairman of town committee. Management Conunittee Mr.,H.'M. Jackson, Dr. G. F. Bel- den, Mr. J. A. McLaren Mr. W. A. Buchanan, Mr. it Brooks, Mr. T. Mustard,' Mr. R. S. Sheppard, Mr. John Moony Dr. H. 3, Hodgins, Rev. R. 0, McDermid, Mr. B. H. Mc- Creath, Mr. E. Floody, Mr. II. I. Morrish, Mr. Geo. E. Ferguson, Mr. W. A. Campbell, Mrs, G. F. Belden, Mrs. D. Thompson, Mrs. H.B. Stowe, Mrs. L.M. Pringle, Mr. W,E. Hanna, Mrs. Geo. C. Young, Mr. S.M. Wick- ens, Mrs. I. H, Brown, Dr- J. G. Ferguson, Mr. A. G. Smith, Mr. D. D. Wilson, Mr. L. M; Pringle, Mr.. G. M. Chesney. Convenor of District Committees— Mr. A. G. Smith. District Committees Goderich—Mr. B. H. McCreath, Clinton -Mr. E. Floody, Seaforth—Dr. H. J. Hodgins, Wingham—Mr. R. Brooks, Brussels—Mr. L. M. Pringle, Blyth—Mr. John Moon, Wroxeter-Gorrie--•Dr, W. W. Weir, Bayfield—Mr. J. A. Cameron, Brucefield-Kippen—Mr. and Mrs. T. Mustard, ' Exeter—Miss Sadie Walker, Zurich—Dr. and Mrs. B. Campbell. Notes Mr. H. M. Jackson, the new Presi- dent, is an Egmondville old boy, son of the late Geo. E. Jackson, former Postmaster and General Merchant and Conservative candidate for South Huron. Miss Edith Glen, the new assistant secretary is an official stenographer and a Colborne Old Girl. Dr. G. F. Belden was °a very pop- ular and painstaking President and Mrs, Belden was a charming hostess. The Dane Brothers, Geo. E. and Dave, are .good samples of Huron stock and know how to play Euchre. A resolution thanking Dr. Belden for his splendid service during the past year was carried by a standing vote, and the singing of "They Are Jolly Good Fellows." A. Grigg spoke of the old school days in Clinton away back in the 70's. M, Scarlett, newly elected Vice - President, is a son of the late John Scarlett, prominent Orangeman of McKillop, and the past County Mas- ter of South Huron, and Scarlett is' a household word in the good old County. The big annual "At Home" of the Association will be held in the Eaton Auditorium on College Street, on Wednesday evening, N'eveniber 23rd.. The crowd were very glad to see Geo. Ferguson back again after his siege 01 illness. ' Hon. President, Mr. • McLaren, re- lated many anecdotes in connections with his trip to the old country. and Scotland in particular. - The Association is now 38 years old and is still going strong'. Mrs. 'Fred Irwin 'headed a good delegation from Howiek Township, Geo. E. Dane bids fair to be the champion ticket ;seller for the big "A:t Home" on November 23rd. Dr, J. C. Ferguson, 1st Vice Presi- dent is in the running for the Presi- dency of next year. The refreshments were well served and plenty of them. Th Y.M.C.A. makes a convenient location for our functions, easily ap- proached and up-to-date. All the members indulged in Euchre and Bridge for two hours after which refreshments were serv- ed. '1'H1RJ1'Jf10N FIRST PRIZES Mf. Wm. Decker, of Zurich, has a chestnut team of general purpose horses, the finest to be found in this section. At the fall fairs that have just been concluded this team won thirteenfirst prizes and one second. The horses were shown at Hanover, Clifford, Exeter, Zurich, Kir•kton, 11-. derton, Forest, Bayfield, Seaforth, Teeswater, Tara, Chatsworth, Aden and A]vinston,—Exeter Times Advo- cate, PI 'YOUR HOME STATION ' CKNX WINGIIAM 1200 Kcs,—Wingitamr230,9 Metre WEEKLY PROGRAM HIGHLIGHT MONDAY, OCTOBEIi•.'31,st 10.30 a.m, Salvation Army 11:30 "Peter MacGregor"--drgmat sketch 12.45 p.m. Poultry Talk:' '7.30 Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29tht 12.00, noon Canadian Farm and Hem .Hour 12.45 pan. CKNX Hi11-Billies 7.30 Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors 7.45 Saturday Night Barn Dance SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30tH 11.00 a.m. Wingham United church 12.30 p.m. Ken Soble's Anlateure 1.00 Love Tales '1.15 Scott Patterson, songs 7.00 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church MONDAY, OCTOBER 31s11: 11,30 "Peter MaeGregor"--drantati sketch 7.30 Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors. 8.00 Kenneth Rentoul, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1st: 12.45 p.m. M?Callum Sisters 1.00 Royal Chefs 1.30 Glad Tidings Hour 7.30 Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd: 11.30 "Peter MacGregor"—drantatie sketch 7.30 Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors 8.00 CKNX Hill -Billies. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd; 12.45 p.m. Jack Wakeford, Songs - 1.00 Royal Chefs 7.30 Cocoanut Grove Ambassadors 8.00 Gladys Pickell—piano. ;WHAT'S THE USE OF POETRY ? "What's the use of poetry? Why to live upon when one can't get bread and cheese; to clothe and warm oneself with when one is ragged and cold. "What's the use of poetry? To keep faith and hope and worship cal j ve in the heart of man, to reconcile him to life, to make him at ve in the heart of man, to reconcile him to life, to make him at home in his world. What's the use of poetry? To pour vitriol on deceit and vice, to seam and scar the detested face of hypocrisy and lies. To add hate to all things hateful, and shame to all things shameful. "What's the use of poetry? To give beauty to beauty, more grace to grace, more truth to truth, to deck the flowers of the field to raja perfume on the rose and music on the nightingale. "What's the use of poetry? To be a stumbling block to the trorldly wise -and. the.prer(, and a camp and a pillar of fire to child- ren and the child -like. ' "What's the use of poetry? To embalm the immortal dead, to interpret this aimless Universe, to snatch the secrets of the stars, to unleash the seas and the winds, to fling a double rainbow of hope and glory across the heavens, till all the Universe shouts with one voice, and beats with ono heart, and pants with onto breath. "What's the use of poetry? To make this wide world drunk with its loveliness, to make this garret a palace, and me the King of Death and Fate. "Poetry not real ! Not useful' It is you who are not real, you practical people , , you moles, you human vegetables, who root your - 'selves,, !anti fatten up your dull, pretty, miserable lives, and eat and brink And sleeip` and (buy and sell and toil in one long round of hum- drum death -in -life. "Poetry not real, not useful! There is nothing useful but poetry, and nothing real but the poet." —Henry Arthur Jones. RE1'ETITION UNDOUBTEDLY, one of the fundamental and very real functions of advertising is continually and everlastingly pounding home the facts and features and facilities of the advertised products and services. The reasons, of course,—if, indeed, there be need for the mention of reasons,— is not the too often attributed fickleness of the buying public, but rather that other things in numberless quant.. ities lay claim to the buying power of, the public and that it takes more than single and casual mention of articles to make impression,; and that each day brings to the market new members of the buying public, Fundamental and basic as such a statement is, it is well for all of us Who are concerned with distributing things which have been made, to the places and peoples where they are used, to repeat, it frequently to ourselves. For there has been too much advertising waste resulting from the very lack of—repetition. Too rnany beginnings of advertising programs, based on well -laid plans, which have for varied 'reasons not gone beyond the beginning stage. And thereby they have made a squandering of the cost of that beginning. But what is more serious, they have failed of fruition for lack of continuity, which is, broadly, another way of saying' REPETITION, Spasmodic Effort will not WIN - Persistency WILL f REGULAR SPACE IN The Clinton News�Kecord Will Bring Satisfactory Results