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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1939-05-25, Page 6PAGE 6 THE CLI? TON NEWS -RECORD THURS., MAY 25, 1939) INFORMATION FOR FARMERS AND. POULTRYMEN (Furnished by the Department of Agriculture) Claim Loamy Soil is Best Junior Farmer Associations (boys up to 30 years ,of ege) are also sweeping on to new membership 're- cords. While complete figures are not available at the present time, the records show 129 Associations al - appearance of the property than the ready formed this year as compared condition of the lawn. It is often re- with a total of 93 in 1938. There ferred to as outdoor carpet. were 3,248 organized Junior Farmers A loamy oil is best, but where in Olitaria last year with sixteen clay is encountered it is well to have county associations with a member - the first three or four inches in- ship of 1810. corporated with sand or pulverized One of the features of the Junior peat. Underdraining will also help. Farmer movement is the interest be= Sandy soil should be improved with ing shown by the older boys in Boys' a top dressing of good soil ear well Club work. Many of them are act - rotted manure. ing as coaches and advisors to the Where soil is peer a good fertilizer younger lads and teaching them the may be ;made up of -- 4 parts sul- important points in raising the phate of ammonia, 3 parts acid phot- standard of Ontario Agriculture. phate, or steamed bone meal, and 1 part muriate of potash. Apply this at the rate of 300 pounds per acre, or 1 ounce per square yard of lawn. Work well into the soil by raking. This may be used twice during the grow- ing ,season, applied during wet weath- er or anytime where plenty of water is available. A standard lawn grass mixture consists of Kentucky blue grass and white Dutch clover. This gives for general purposes the most satisfact- ory lawn. Kentucky blue grass with- stands more drought, careless cutt- ing and abuse than any lawn grass in common use. In addition, it will make a very fine dawn when geed treatment is accorded. The seed should be sown in early spring, or Mid -August or September ;for Lawns Probably no other single factor has any greater influence on the -mitt AWAIT ORDERS TO TEAR UP C.P.R. LINE TO LINWO,OD Now that the 'Canadian Pacific Railway line from Listowel to Lin- wood has been officially closed, Lan- don division officers are awaiting orders to proceed with the tearing up of tracks and abandonment of the line. The steel water tank at Listowel will be dismantled and soid, 16 miles of rail will be taken up and the rail and ties salvaged for use elsewhere. This will also apply to the telegraph It is simple sowed broadcast and wires and poles. raked in -with a fine rake. After this Small stations and any other freight shed or tool buildings will be a good rolling is desirable, followed by a good watering if possible. , Sow the seed at the rate of four to six bushels of white Dutch, clover and sometimes a bushel of Timothy is added to give results the first year. Eventually the Kentucky blue is the work gang, it is anticipated, only occupant of the land. A small area of 50. x 100 feet, or 5,000 sq. ft. INDUCT RECTOR AT GORRIE will require about one peck of Ken- CHURCH tucky blue and one good handful of, On Tuesday, May 16th, Rev. J. L. white Dutch clover. I Ball, B,A., wes inducted. as Rector .A. well kept lawn needs rolling, of Gerrie, by Archdeacon Doherty. especially in early spring, before the The church was completely filled lawn gets too dry. This will assist in when the sermon was preached by levelling and repeated rollings dur- the Rural Dean, Rev. R. P. D. Hur- ing summer will keep it in good con -I ford, A.D., of St. Thomas Chuheh, dition. rolling when the lawn is dry Seaforth, from .the subject, "The is of little avail. !Church's Task Today." The Rural If a good lawn is to' be maintained, Dean also welcomed the. new Rector plant food f:(necessary in !some on behalf of the clergy. Assisting in form. Probably a couple of times dur- the service everu Rev. H. Naylor, Mr. ing the summer will suffice for the Bamford, lay reader, Rev. A. C. Cald- applicatione already mentioned. er, Rev. J. Graham, Rev. E. 0. Gal - Where irrigation or watering can be higher, Rev. R. M, Weekes, and Rev. practised, the lawn can always be II. O'Neil. maintained in a green vigorous con -1 A reception for Rev. and Mrs. Ball dition. One Heavy soaking once a, held after the service in the week is far superior to a light *rink- Orange Hall, at which Mr. Isaac ling every night, r„ j Gamble acted as chairman. Speeches If winter killing occurs, making the of welcome and good wishes were lawn patchy, this may be • quickly made by all the clergy present and remedied by loosening the .soil of the also by Mrs. A. C. Calder, President 'killed areas and sowing some more ,of the Deanery W. A., and Mr. Bam- seed, which may be raked in and then ford, to which Rev. J. L. Ball suitably eoyered with a sifted loam and rolled. replied. A veryhappy and success- '• It is good practise, where 5 lartee'fu1 evening was spent. is thin, to apply a little seed each:` fall, which will materially assist in tDEATH OF MISS MARIAN JANE maintaining that dense turf so much BROADFOOT sold to farmers where possible and the 'abandonment of the right-of- way completed as far as possible. The work of removing the track will take about 10 days for an extia Farm Boys Showing Increased Interest In Scientific Farming The young Ontario farmers of to- morrow -- thousands of them— have turned willing and receptive ears to the training and organization offered them through the Agricultural Rep- I resentat}ve Branch, Ontario Depart- rent'of Agriculture. There are 53 Agricultural Rep- resentatives in Ontario who this year will be respensibie for the organiza- tion and training of an average of 'six boys' clubs with an average mem- bership of .102. Farm boys from 12 to 20 years of age are eligible. The clubs have definite projects. Ontario having an Empire -wide reputation for good live stock, it is only natural that calf clubs should head the list of projects. Each boy raises and feeds •pure-bred calf, finally showing the animal at ..an `achievement day' in competition with his fellows in that particular county. The winners go on to provincial competition and these winners to Dominion competitionat the Royal Winter Fair. Similar work is undertaken in grain, foal, potato, swine, poultry, sheep and garden clubs. Eighty-nine new clubs have .been formed this year which means over 1000 more boys enrolled in club work. It is interesting to note the phenom- enal growth of boys' clubs in the last three years. Here are the fig - Wes: 1937 1938 1939 Calf Clubs . , ...r..• Grain Clubs ..., Foal Clubs Potato Clubs Swine Clubs ., Poultry Clubs Sheep Clubs I employees, the insurance being taken The death occurred in Perth, On- tario, on Wednesday, May 17th, of Miss Marion Jane Broadfoot, follow- ing a critical operation the previous Sunday. Miss Broadfeot's sudden death came as a great shock to her family and her friends, as she has been in Seaforth just three weeks ago before going to Perth, where she in- tended spendinga few weeks at the home of her cousin, Mr. and Mrs. Colin Campbell, and at that time seemed to be in excellent health' and spirits. Miss Broadfoot was a mem- ber of one of Seaforth's oldest and most prominent families, being the youngest daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John 11 Broadfoot, , and practically her whole life had been lived here. Following th.edeath of her sister seven years ego, she dis- posed of the fancily hone and as - though she usually ,spent several months of the summer here each year she 'spent the greater part of..tho time at the home and with the fam- ily of her niece, Mrs. Sydney Morton of Port Nelson. Miss Broadfoot .ts survived by four brothers: Messrs, Alexander and Arthur Broadfoot, of. Moose Jaw; Mr. James Broadfoot, of New York, and Mr. F. C. Broadfoot, of Seattle, The remains were brought to Seaforth on. Friday when ;a private funeral was held from the residence of her aunt, Mrs. J. C. Laidlaw, God- erieh Street West, followed by in- ferment in the fancily plot in 1Vlait-' landbank cemetery. Rev. Iiugh' Jack, minister of First Presbyterian church of which Miss Broadfoot was a mens - bet.', officiated. CRUSIIING CONTRACT LETeeial meeting of Ilul'let Ata sp t Council on Tuesday night of las The Royal Visit By S. J. DORNAN, C.W.N.A. Representative on the Press Pilot Train, FIRST RELEASE COVERING: THE VISIT OF THEIR 1VIAJESTIES TO QUEBEC iND MONTREAL Royal Train, May 18th, 1939. Clarence V. Charters; it is being written in the Mount Royal Hotel press room where a battery of type- writers are going and the sound of fifty bands can be heard in the ,dts- tante. "Having arrived in Quebec, the historic old city of early Canada on Sunday afternoon, 14th inst. In order to be present at the confer- ence of accredited press representa- tives, on board tile Pilot train ,to. accompany the Royal party on their tour of Canada and portion of the cheering is simply deafening; I had U.S.A., I had every opportunity to 'a look out to see the procession and witness the great anxiety which the King is wearing the unifdrti'of prevailed by reason of the eri£ereed an Admiral of the Fleet, while Her Majesty was dressed in pale blue en- semble with white fox epaulets and small pale blue hat with blue colored veil draped around crown. (Thin full description has been supplied me by due of the society writers Km the press party. My impression thus far is one of great pride in the British 'tradition FLASlH — Their Majesties . have just passed the window ,and the delay in the arrival of the Royal Steamer, To me it was a revela- tion evelation to drive or walk in the city, which is the most ancient on this continent, and hear the expressions of regret at the enforced delay a Their Majesties; there seemed to be a feeling of dismay and many were heard' to say "what can it mean" but they spoke in French and and all that it represents; I looked I had the expression interpreted for on the manly face of the King, a hie. young man with 'a great responsibil- ity 'upon his shoulders; he is most ably supported by one . of the most gracious and, really laveiy young women it is possible to imagine; both. enshrined in the hearts of their hun- dreds of millions of subjects. This spectacle at the landing dock, when Royal tour of Canada will solidify the Their Majesties set foot for the Canadian people and strengthen, if first time on Canadian soil I was that be necessary, their love and de - present in the Red Chamber (Sen. votion to the Throne of the Empire. ate) when the address of welcome Such demonstrations of loyalty and was read to Their Majesties and aiaffection as I have witnessed in less number of presentations made. The !than two days makes me proud to ceremony was very dramatic and be numbered amongst the 500,000,000 lacked, in my opinion the feeling, !people over which' His Majesty which was pent up in the hearts of ;reigns, and especially to be a Can - all present; this was relieved when adieu, for this great new land has a member of the press gang cont- already demonstrated to t h e world menced to clap: and cheer and it was since yesterday morning, that Can - the' signal for a great outburst of l ada does stand four square behind applause. 'The Queen was dressed in a soft pearl grey trimmed with fur and wore a large hat; Her Majesty was decidedly lovely, very lovely, in fact .beyond .description. Her gracious bow and simple wave God Save The King." of her left hand brought joy and gladness to thousands of hearts. RECORDS PROVE At the official luncheon in the Chateau Frontenao at noon, there BRANTFORD IS was a grand spectacle; democratic yet it had that touch of British splendour which struck a note at TELEPHONE pride in all who were favored by an invitation; His Majesty ,deliver ed his first speech at this function and dressed in simple Mbrning at- tire, he appeared to be a Iittle nervous but his speech was clear The 20th Century -Fox film "The and when he spoke in French,, the Lfe of Alexander Graham Bell" has citizens of Quebec were almost once again brought to the fore the hysterical with delight for his mast- question of whether the telephone cry of the language was perfect was invented in Canada (Brantford) At this function Her Majesty cale or the United States (Boston). ried ` a bouquet of roses and sat at On October 24, 1917 the Duke of the left' of the Prime Minister, The Devonshire then Governor-General of Right Honourable W. L. Mackenzie Canada unveiled a monument at King, while His Majesty sat on the iIBrantford, Ontario, which bears the right of the Prince Minister. I inscription: a "To commemorate the At . the Battlefields T had a placeInvention of the Telephone by Alex - within a few feet of the stand I ander Graham. Bell, in Brantford in where the King. and Queen review -11874." In the previous year, on ed 50,000 school children; it was a March 10, 1916, at 109 Court street, soul stirring sight to see thatiBoston, Mass., a tablet was unveiled immense crowd cheer and wave ;which was inscribed as follows: small 'flags'; ' Their, Majesties were 1 `Here the Telephone was born, June evidently deeply moved and the 2, 1875." King appeared as wishing to speak; There does not appear to be any to the children after they had sang evidence to disprove the following God Save the King and 0 Canada,Ifacts: 1. On July 26, 1874 at Brantford, Ontario, Alexander Graham Bell ex- pressed for the first time his theory ofa telephone. Speaking to his fath- dour; words ' fail to describe the er he explained in detail, and illust- pandeur, it was a credit tothe rated with diagrams, his plans for Provincial authorities; the King the electrical transmission of speech. Once the steamer docked there was a feeling of great relief and the populace gave vent to great joy; the entire route of procession was thronged by cheering lines of jubilant people. It was a grand the British Throne. Holy 'writ has been fulfilled very definitely, for in the text, I think its 1st Samuel 10 : 24, it is written, "And the people shouted and said HOME OF FIRST Film Arouses interest in Old Argument in both languages, but there was no speech amplifiers arranged. The Provincial Banquet at night was another scene'. of great, splen - weep;, at which Tenders for Crushin gravel were opened, George. F. El Batt, .of Clinton tendered successfull for the job. There were five tender received by the Clerk. Only othe business of the meeting was the tak ing, out of insurance on all townsh:i g y s' r wore evening clothes while the Queen . was dressed in Pale Pine: Satin encrusted with gold• sequins and wore magnificent jewels. On Wednesday night the press 'which proved the theory first expres- party had to occupy the Pilot train sed. at Brantford that it was pos- which sat along side the Roya; I Bible to talk over a wire. train, In order that we might leave ' The fallowing is an extract from ahead of the Royal party, early on a letter which Bell wrote. to W. F. Thursday morning. • Coekshutt, of Brantford, " on March Enroute from Quebec city to 16, 1904: Montreal. .it was one long line of "It so happens that the telephone cheering citizens, some from the was invented in Canada, at Tate:o nearby farms and, some from the Heights, during my visit to -my fath-. farms not so near; in ,the larger er and rather in 1874; but the first towns andespecially at Three telephone was made in. Boston .in Rivers, the press train received a 1875, and all the early experiments tumultous reception and this be- were made .ther'e up to ,the time of spoke a real acclaim for the train the Centennial Exposition in Philei- bearing Their Majesties and suite. delphia. Thus the telephone was . con - At Three Rivers I took piettnes' of ceived in Brantford, reduced to prac- crowds of children and people df all tics (made practical) in Boston, and ages which I estimated numbered ten became known to the world at the thousand, its far as I could see. I Centennial Exposition in Philader Montreal was a scene of grandeur: phia." the mess party was drivenover, the Addressing the Brantford Board of route of the procession which war, Trade at a dinner. held March 9, 1906, 24 miles in length and teeming with, the telephone inventor said "I can tens of thousands, of cheering masses affirm, to you gentlemen that the in - with the buildings .simply grand with' caption of it (the telephone) was In decorations. I have been told by an Brantford." official, in this city of Montreal that'. Speaking to the Canadiait Club at the police 'department estimates t:te , Ottawa on March 27, 1909 before a that filled to treats of .visitors reached 1,250,000 dtstinguislietl audience which together with the million and, capacity the largo dining room of a quarter ea a population, made the the Grand Union • ea that the smaller reception a great spectacle. :rooms had' to be used, the inventor It was impossible for your more- said in part:, sentative to accept any of the as- "It is rather: cutriovs to me to see signm.ents for Montreal functions as the dispute about where the telephone thisfirst story from the Royal trainIwas invented. 1 Imee not any 'doubt Y l had to be prepared and written, in about it. It was I`, who invented the order to catch the dead line set by I telephone and it was where I happen our genial -Managing Director Mel ed to be at the time,. It ee happen., 2. On June 2, 1875 at Boston, Mass., Bell working with his assist- ant Thomas. A. Watson completed the construction of an apparatus °TOTAL 206 233 :''322' with Lloyd's of London. ed that I resided in Salem, Mass., and carried on work in Boston, and then I would come upto my father's home in 'Canada to spend a'large por- tion of my time. I carried my, in- struments with me, but of this you may be sure, the telephone was in- vented in Canada.It was made in the United States. The first trans- mission, of a human voice and list- ener were miles ' apart, was in Can- ada (Brantford to Paris a distance of 8 miles). But the transmission was only one way — you could not talk back; you had to telegraph back. The first transmission by wire in which conversation was parried on reciprocally over the same lines was in the United States, but I was them all the time and it certainly is the case that the 'telephone wee invented in Canada and the first •actual use of telephone .. line$,.. was• in this country." When the monument' to 'Bell and his invention at Brantford was un- veiled by the Duke of Devonshire, the great ' inventor at the close of his address said: "I wish to say, on behalf of the Bell Telephone Mem- orial Association that I' have great pleasure in presenting to His Excel- lency a silver telephone,. and I hope that in using it he will remember that the telephone originated in Branteore and that the first trans- mission to 'a distance was made be- tween Brantford and Paris." A synopsis of telephone chronology in Alexander Graham Bell's own handwriting appears in Catherine Mackenzie's book, "Alexander Grah- am Bell" which was published in 1928 by Houghton, Miffin ,Company. It was made in 1917, at the time of the erection of the Bell Memorial at Brantford. The question of where and when the telephone was invented would seem to be determined by one's in- terpretation of the word "invention." The inventor said the telephone was invented in. 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If invention be thought of as a process made up of both conception and reduction to practice, and if neither of these steps be stressed at the expense of or, to the exclusion of the, other, it will become apparent that both Canada and the United,• States have made contributions or- unique importance to the invention. and early development of the tele- phone. Canada and the United States, each in its own way, eontributed jointly to Bell's great achievement. To each, in its proper measure, and without detracting from the claims of the other, -must be given a part of the credit which they jointly share.. Broadcasting the Royal Visit • The Monarch will have viewed his North America. domain `from sea to! sea' and travelled the longest bound- ary in the world without benefit of fortification, nor sight of •sentry. That the end of the westward jour- ney will present many scenes of frag- rance and beauty, reminiscent of their beloved homeland, is a fact that will not escape the Royal visitors. The rolling -waters of Canada's sec- ond sea, the thriving port of Van- couver, the garden beauties of Vict- oria and the presence of smart naval uniforms will provide a tine setting for the Empire's sailor King, ' Four broadcasts, including that of His Majesty's fourth public address in Canada, will be presented from British' Columbia during the Royal. visit. CBC National Network comment- aries will include a description of the ceremonies at Beacon Hill Para, Victoria, on Tuesday, May 30, at 3.1-0 to 4.00 p.m. EDST, when the Royal Canadian Navy will receive from His Majesty, the Ring's Colour, Other broadcasts scheduled are the recep- tion for Their Majesties at Vancouver City Hall and the story of the 'Ce- parture from Victoria, on S. S. Prin- cess Marguerite, escorted by four destroyers of His Majesty's Canadian Navy. Their Majesties will reach the blue Pacific on May 28. Exactly 2 days front the hour when they stepped ashore at ancient Que- bec, the Ring and Queen will' com- mence a three-day sojourn line the Dominion's most westerly Province. There will be one broadcast designed for the CBC's Western Network only, This will be the story of Their Maj- esties' arrival at Victoria on May 20, at 12.45 to 1.30 a,m. EDST (actually May 30.) The first of the Royal broadcasts from British Columbia will describe the reception at Vancouver's City Hall on Monday, May 29, at 2.45 to 3.30 p.m. EDST. Named for the fam- ous British navigator Captain George network. Seven hundred navalmen, includ- ing veterans and sea cadets will par- ade for the presentation of the King's Colour. Only two such standards ex- ist in Canada, one at Halifax and this, the flag for the Pacific base at Esquimalt. After the ceremonies are over, the naval parade will march tlu•ough the streets of Victoria, be- hind the King's Colour, all the way to Esquimalt. Civilian then in the crowds will raise their hats and men of His Majesty's forces will . halt, face the flag and salute. Climax of the broadcast coverage will be heard for the fourth time since his arrival in Canada, as he speaks at the Government of British Columbia luncheon, in the Empress Vancouver, Canada's great sea -port, Hotel, Victoria (2.00 p.m. Pacific facing the Orient, is rich in history' Standard Time.) and important in commerce and in -I dustry. Its story will be told briefly 1 BROADCASTING HIGHLIGHTS during this period, followed by the I Monday, May 29 — 2,45-3.30 p.m. reading of the illuminated address to Description of official welcome to Their Majesties. Massed choirs local- Their Majesties at Vancouver. ed at the north entrance to the City 9.00-10.00 p.m. Departure of Their Hall will add welcome in song and Majesties from Vancouver. commentators will report the . entire; Tuesday, May 30 — 3.15-4.00 p.m. event from several vantage points. :Their Majesties at Victoria; Flanked by Canadian destroyers 6.00-6.45 p,m. SPEECH BY HIS and awaited by 20 fully -manned Inc- MAJESTY THE RING, VICTORIA; fan war canoes, the S. S. Princess 10.30-11.00 p.m. Royal Visit to Vic - Marguerite: will steam out of the toria—Bruce Hutchinson; Part of Vancouver towards Lions',11.15-11.30 p.m. The Royal Visit To- Gate Bridge on the night of May 29, day, from Toronto. bound for Victoria, capital city of I Thlursday, June 1-6.15-6.30 p.m. the Province. CBC commentators Commentary on Royal Visit, from will give their accounts of the mem- I Jasper. °rabic sight from two positions on' Friday June 2-7.00.8,00 p.m, Their the pier and from the 17th floor of Majesties at Edmonton; the new Hotel Vancouver at 9.00 to l 10.15-10.80 pm. Edmonton Sees the. 9.30 p.m. EDST. King, From Edmonton; Their Majesties' arrival at the' 11.15-11.30 p.m, The Royal Visit To - Parliament Buildings in Victoria, the! day, from Toronto. addiess of welcome by Premier T. D. Saturday, June 3 2.30.3.00 pan. Pattullo and the presentation of the Handel Festival, from BBC, London; King's Colour to the Royal Canadian 5.00-5.45 p.m, Their Majesties visit Navy will be reported by the CBC Saskatoon; on Tuesday, May 30, at 3.15 to 4.00 11.15-11.30 pan. The Royal Visit To - p.m. EDST, over its coast-to-coast day, from Toronto, Locomotive of Royal Train Ready C cbeduled for the biggest job ex ever assigned to a steam loco- motive, Canadian Pacific engine 2850, photographed at the Angus Shops in Montreal, is ready to haul Their Majesties the King and Queen on their 3,000 -mile trip across Canada. The royal tour • will mark the first time one engine has made a continuous journey of this length, and 2850's record will not be equalled on the tour. Specially refitted and decorated for the occasion the big Canadian: Pacific locomotive is a mass of shining stainless steel, royal blue, silver and gold. The semi -stream- lined engine bears the royal arms over the headlight which' has been sunk flush with the front of the boiler -casing; Imperial Crowns decorate each running board; the crest of the Canadian Pacific appears beneath thewin- dow of the cab and, on the tender, the royal arms four feet high are,, blazoned in relief, The general decorative scheme comprises a background of deep blue on the underframe, smoke - box, front of engine and all mar- ginal work on engine .and tender. The sides of tender, cab and run- ning boards' are painted Royal Blue. A panel of aluminum leaf laid in diagonal squares matching the panel on the cars of the royal train extends half way on the tender. The panel is outlined in gold. The jacket on the locomotive, handrails on it and the tender and other, trim is of stainless steel. Gold leaf has been employed, on the engine numbers, Engineer :Eugene Leclerc, of Quebec, Who was fireman on the royal .train in 1901, will be the first Canadian engineer, He has been in regular Canadian Pacific' service between,,Quebec and Mont- real for approximately 48 years.