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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1936-09-03, Page 6it, is so bent 'on accelerating the pace of human life. Just as machines be- come quickly obsolete in 'this present age, so do human .beings. They are "scrapping" operatives in factories nowadays at age 45, and are thereby adding to the number of the unem- ployed. Some will tell you that we are getting more time for leisure as a consequence of 'the speeding up of human beings and of all industrial activities. But leisure can be pur- chased too dearly. What is the ad- vantage in having more leisure time if we 'do not have occuptaions design- ed to consume it? Most of us need all our lifetime to earn the money ne- cessary to pay our. way through life, Being compelled to quit wage -paid or salary -paid employment at age 45 or. 65 spells disaster to multitudes. It is quite within .the possibilities that some great disaster will happen to . our modern civilization just be- cause of its excessive speed and hur- ry. History 'is a thing of cycles. ` I do not want to see the Dark. Ages return—a period lasting for centuries during which the races of mankind shall find themselves being punished for the errors of these present times. I regard it to be an error that we are living so furiously. As I see things all of us ought to go slower than we are now going. This may mean a sacrifice of material possessions and of many amenities. But the main matter is our souls andour spiritual culture. All of us, in my opinion, should give ourselves up more fully and heartily to the cultivation of our spiritual nature, Our preachers and Cur teachers have a vast duty to per- form, namely, the implanting in all whose lives they touch of aspirations for things of the spirit. Along The Air Waves only one source that, heretofore, has been definitely out. Network control operators just don't go in for appre- ciative letter writing.. . . as a rule. The very best you can.hope for from these professional listen-in-toers, is, a ctut, if kindly, "no complaints." That, exactly, is why last Friday night, Norma Grayston was surprised and pleased to the verge of a swoon- ing fit. The Commission's silver, - voiced soprano had. just concluded her, usual charming performance "From A. Rose Garden," when a tele- graph messenger handed her a large and: heavy package and a telegram.; The former, it transpired, was as. handsome a box of chocolates as any young lady ever gained weight over and the latter read: "We think you are one hundred per cent," and bore that rarest of all signatures: "The boys onthe network." That, Dear Reader, is tribute. in- deed. Making Transcriptions Ernie Magma frsding exponent of South Sea IsYands music on the Canadian air, has been invited to Montreal to make a series of tran- scriptions featuring his novelty IIa- waiian group. The boys leave Toronto at the conclusion of the Canadian National Exhibition, where they were featured in a series Of programs. The "Paradise Islanders" are well known to Canadian listeners, having played from the Commission's Toronto stu- dios on many occasions over the past three years. The Farm Weekly; a British farm magazine, states that armament manufacturers and industry generally are making such heavy demands for steel that makers of farm appliances are having difficulty in getting sup- plies. "The ploughshare is still be- ing treated as a symbol of peace; our rulers are forgetting it is now one of the first weapons of war. Great Bri- tain produces only 40 per cent of her food requirements while Germany is self-sufficient in bread grains, pro- duces 09 per cent of her meat, 00 per cent of her milk and dairy products, 80 per cent of her fruit, and 80 per cent of her eggs." Railway Passenger Rate Reductions Not Sufficient The reductions in Canadian railway passenger rates which came into ef- fect on June 1 are insufficient to bring back to the railways much of the business that they have lost to competing modes oftransportation in recent years, in the opinion of J. 'L:. McDougall, Professor of Commerce, Queen's University, Kingston, Ont. Writing in the Canadian Chartered Accountant for August, he says: "By malting a grudging reduction of only 13 per cent in coach fares, the Cana- dian railways stand a very good chance of duplicating the American experience before they took the plunge in 1933. They will probably find a certain increase in travel, but not a sufficient increase to maintain revenues. In any case, it will not im- prove their public relations when the public begins to appreciate the spread between rates in Canada and in the United States." Professor McDougall reviews the experience of United States railroads with reduced` fares. The low rates now in effect in that country have brought about very striking improve-. ments in passenger revenue with com- paratively small increases in train miles. Western Fair This year's grandstand show air: Western Pair brings together some of the most outstanding acts ever seen. Among these are "The Re- vues of siui col- • ourful production featuring some of • the best open air entertainers avail able; a marvellously clever gymnas- tic team known as "The Arleys";,: the screamingly funny Scottish conn••. edian "Laddie Lamont"; incredible: feats of dexterity by the "Helen Rey-. nold's Skating Champions", an act: which evokes a round of applausei from crowds everywhere; "Will Mor-- 'ris and Bobby", comedians known: throughout the world as the laugh -- extractors; "Les Kimris", a- novelty apparatus act in midair, sensational' and thrilling; "Christiansen't Great - Danes", huge dogs of almost Human', intelligence, trained to perform sur -.- prising feats. The Night Horse Show to be held' on the''^first four nights of the fair - will, no doubt, be one of the most - popular features and seats again will - be at a premium it is expected. Six - days of harness horse racing -will ab.,` - tract thousands to witness close eon - tests for the purses totalling over • $3800 00 -• SEAFORTH • Thomas "Dad" Stephens, proprie- tor of the Queen's Hotel, and oldest active hotelkeeper in the province, died here early Sunday in his 96th year. • Since 1868 when he built his first hotel in Seaforth, Mr, Stephens has been host to the travelling public. His name, like that of the hotel, is familiar to -thousands who have been his guests during the past seventy years. Born in London, Ont., February 15, 1840, he came here in 1865 being en- gaged in the grain business. At that time, Seaforth was but a cross roads village in the midst of almost virgin bush. With the com- ing of the railway, the town began to assume importance as a local cen- tre and in 1868 Mr. Stephens built his first hotel known as the "Bri- tish". It was a frame building sit- uated at the principal corner in the 1876. town and was destroyed by a fire which swept the town in the fall of"' Mr. Stephens' loss was $8,000, but within 10 days he had let the contract for the present three-storey brick ho - Eel which occupies the same site. He is survived by two sons and two daughters, Joseph, Houghton, Mich.; John, Detroit; Mrs. G. F. Rog- ers, wife of the provincial director of education, Toronto, and Miss Grace,. Seaforth. The funeral took place to Seaforth cemetery yesterday. SEAFORTH: Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Dr. R. R. Ross, who on Saturday last celebrated his 75th birthday. The sante even- ing he was given a surprise party by a large mmnber of his men friends, who gathered at his home on .Goderich Street West, to extend ocngratula. tions.—Expositor. 1 THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD TII1JRS,SEPT. 3 1936 NEWS AND HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST TO FARMERS Timely Information for the Busy Farmer ( Furnished by the Department of ;Agriculture ), i Current Crop Report Cutting of grain nears 'completion and threshing is general. Fall wheat is an average crop of good quality. Barley and oats ripened prematurely resulting in light yields of only fair quality. Canning peas suffered from unfavourable weather resulting ;n a curtailed pack. Sweet corn is well below normal. Yields of small fruits Were below average. Harvest- ing of late tomatoes is under way, with expectations of below-average production. -Early varieties were scalded .by intense heat, reducing the yields. Field corn and roots have benefited from recent rains but indi- cate below-average yields. Hay of good quality was stored under fav- ourable conditions. Second growth has shown no progress and pastures are in poor condition, necessitating continued supplementary feeding. Peaches are above early expectations and marketing has commenced. Grapes are expected to be 50-75% of average. Late varieties of apples continue to progress. Tobacco has suffered, from prolonged drought which has affected yield and 'quality. Give Good Measure in Binder Twine There has been little complaint as to the quality of binder twine sold in Canada in recent years. The law requires that each ball' of binder' twine sold, whether Canadian made or imported, bears a label showing the number of feet per pound in the ball. These statements as to length, for example 500, 550, 600 or 650 feet to the pound, are checked by inspec- tors of the Seed Branch. A certain tolerance is allowed un- der the Act in consideration of var- iations which naturally must occur. However, of the three hundred sam- ples or more tested annually, more than half have shown a greater length to the pound than the label called for. In samples which did not -met the guarantee, .the deficiencies in length per pound were inconsider- able, and only in occasional cases did the deficiency exceed the limit allow- ed. Since 1930, the proportion of samples found to have shortages has not amounted to three percent. of the total number of samples tested, the proportion in 1935 being less than half of one per cent. Crate Feed Poultry and Increase Income A substantial antount of money in the aggregate is lost by fanners ev- ery year due to sending their poul- try ,to market not properly finished. Far too much of the poultry offered on bath the domestic and export mar- kets is below the Milkfed A and Milkfed B classes for which a prem- ium up to as high as three cents per pound is paid over the lower grades. • The I;tii'e and eartaid way to raise the glande i0 by the comparatively 'Simple process of crate feeding the birds on a ration of„ finely -ground home grains, potatoes and sour milk. There are various fattening mix- tures that give good results, but the point is to snake use of, the feed pro- duced and available on the farm. The best results will be obtained if the birds are put in disinfected crates two or three weeks before .marketing. The crates should be put in reason- hbly warm quarters free of draughts and the birds should be fed morning and evening. The following ration is ceeommended: Equal parts of oats • and wheat, with barley or buckwheat; add potatoes at the rate of one-third of the total weight of the meal mix- ture; mix with sour milk so that the mixture will pour easily. The beginning of the feeding per- iod is most important. If the birds are placed in the feeding crates have food in their crops they should miss a meal, and should be fed sparingly for about two days. Immediately on be- ing placed in feeding crates birds should be given a purgative •in the • form of Epsom salts in the first feed, the` dosage being at the rate of ;one. pound of Epsonn salts to one hundred birds. The salts, should be dissolved in water and the solution used for mixing the first feed. Feeding the .birds all they will eat the.first day results in loss of appe- tite and weight, It is better to leave the birds without feed for the first twenty-four hours after putting them in the crates than to overfeed them. For the first few days the birds should be kept fairly hungry and nev- er satisfied until they become used to their confined quarters. After that as much feed as they will take may be given two or three times a day. After 'evey feed, however, ` the troughs should be cleaned and a sup- ply of grit should be available two or three times a week. iPf.fi ,.°ih° V■ae'•orieh::o . .•°do emem (Continued from page 3) YOUR WORLD AND MINE.. by JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) �lr■ ■ e i °°v°°°■•r°i i ■•■°r � "°°°o°i S"" i di . a19� a ■°■°o"o°°�•o° h°■er s r e"i .iti°m°hp°e�.. Life and time are pretty much one man's good, but is it really advan- and the silme thing. A ;mart's life tageous to a man's soul or spirit? It in regard `to its quality and . achieve- seems to nne that our modern civil - Fruit Crop Conditions ments is time translated into char- ization is multiplying the sins and aeter, knowledge, ambition and ef- sorrows and evils of this world when In both Central' and Eastern'Ontar- io apple production will be larger than last year, but, of course, much smaller than the years preceeding 1933 when frost killing was severe and extensive. In Western Ontario moisture condi- tions 'have continued unfavourable and' sizing of apples has been at!- ver•sely affected in practically ail districts. Scald damage was more pronounced on early and fall varieties than on the winter varieties. Tem- peratures have been unsatisfactory for good colouring, particularly in the case of early varieties. Fungus is less prevalent than usual, but side worm injury is becoming noticeable. The apple crop in Western and South- ern Ontario is estimated at 25 per cent below last year. At August 15th, the apple crop for the entire Province was placed at 80I percent. of the 1935 output, with var-I ieties showing the following pros- pects, expressed as a percentage of a year ago—early varieties 83%; Weal- thy, 87%; Baldwin 90% Spy 125%; Greening 100% Stark 108%; Snow; 60%; McIntosh 63%; and other va- rieties 95%. Pears have not been affected as1 greatly as expected by the drought. and the fruit is sizing slightly below normal.. Unless early precipitation is received, however, Bartlettes and later varieties will be undersized. Pest injury so far. is very slight. The 1936 yield of pears will approximate about 70 percent, of last year's crop. 'Che sizing of peaches has been fairly good to date and pest injury has been generally negligible. Drought has increased to some . extent tree mortality throughout the Niagara peninsula With early rainfall pea- ches are expected to be.a fairere')of excellent quality, and only about 35 percent. below the heavy yield in 1936. The grape crop is considerably re- duced this year and is now estimated at 60 per cent. of last year. The drought is causing serious vine mor- tality in many vineyards and the fruit is somewhat smaller than nor- mal at this time of year, particularly on vines located on poor moistue re- tentive soils. Blues and Whites are mainly a two -bunch crop, with Reds showing heavier. Hopper injury has been very light. fort. Every man born is the ,suns of his days and how he employs them Each human being has a day of the same length -24 hours. The rich man, the wise man, the knowledgeful !man, the poor man, the waster,- the criminal—all have days of the same I length. One man will use time thrift- ily and wisely; another will misuse it or waste it. .others are like the oxen: they just' exist, and time, pas- ses over them as do the clouds of the sky, without any contribution to body or mind -or spirit. I do not say that every man's' op- / portunities or circumstances are the !same, for that would not be true. Just the same, each human being has as much time each day as every other human being, and it is highly iniportant to each person how he us- es his time. Some persons "kill time"; time for them is a nuisance. Their concern is to get rid of it. They are willing to sleep or remain in bed 8-10-12 hours a day in a sort of negative way, to escape thought and physical effort. Others say that they never have enough time. It is almost a universal complaint now- adays that there is not time enough for the doing of all that one wants to do. CROP REPORT August 27th. Below will be found a brief synop- sis of'telegraphie reports received at the Head Office of theBankof Mon- treal from its Branches. • General Wheat threshing is now general in Manitoba, Saskatchewan a n d Southern and Central Alberta. In- ert and Central Alberta. Inspection returns confirm earlier indications that while the wheat crop will be lighter than last year and of uneven distribution the grain is of excellent quality.. In some districts operations have been halted temporarily by rain. In Quebeccrops have made good pro= gress and conditions are favourable to harvesting. In Ontario recent rains have been beneficial to late crops. Fall wheat now harvested was an average yield of good quality and Spring grains were a light crop. In the Maritime Provinces moderate rainfalls have been beneficial to growing crops all' of which are of good promise. .In British Columbia a good grain crop has-been harvested and in general other crops are satis- factory. • Province of Ontario Corn and roots have been revived and though backward are now pro- gressing. Sugar beets stood the drought well and are in satisfactory conditon. Some new 'pasture growth is visible. A slightly below average crop of late varieties of apples is in- dicated. Tomatoes are being• deliver- ed to Canneries and a fair yield is expected in Southern, sections. To- bacco is about ten days late and the yield and quality are below average. Rev. John Barnaby of Central Pres- byterian church, Hamilton, preached at the opening services in the new Presbyterian church, the old Metho- dist church, Blyth, on Sunday morn- ing. In the evening ex -Moderator of the General Assembly, Rev, D. T. Mc-' Kerrol of Victoria church, Toronto, preached. The members of the United Church who decided to use the old Presbyter- ian church, are trying to decide what is to be done with it. There are three alternatives: To erect a new church with suitable accommodation f o r Sunday school and young people's work, to build an addition to the pre- h sent church or to repair thepresent church and make it serve. I got thinking about this matter of time while I was thinking about advertising 'and advertisements. It seemed to me that almost every- thing advertised can be related to the time factor. Thus, stock feeds are recommended because their use shortens the time required to fatten a pig or a cow. Transport Compan- ies are forever trying to do their job faster. You bay'eoolted cereals, and meats, and vegetables and fruits so that you won't have to take time to cook them in your own hone. Your bread is cooked in huge factor- ies in order that you may have more time—to do other things or to use for play. Your telephone is an instru- ment designed to save you time. Wireless and dirigibles are just time savers. Your newspapers have per- fected their distribution service in order to give your paper with as short an interval as is possible be- tween the time when the paper leaves the presses and the time when you receive it. Our great metropolitan newspapers have presses costing fab- ulous sums just to shorten the time between putting their papers on the presses and then getting them off to the public. Motor cars are being made to tra- vel faster, and so, too, are motor boats and steamships. Fountain pens are being made to hold more ink so that human time may be "economized. Plows are being made multiple plows so that fields can be plowed in less time. Tractors replace horses in or- der to save time, Combines reap, bind and:thresh simultaneously in order to save time. Cream separators do in an hour or less what required hours and days in our grandfathers' times. Typists are trained to type fast, men's clothes are cut ready .2or sewing together 20-50-100 at a time, just to save time. They illumine hen- houses at night in order to speed up the business of laying eggs. The growth of vegetables and of flowers is forced in order to get more in a given space of time. They are ex- perimenting with wheat and other cereals'ina purpose to bring them in- to a state of maturity in lessened' tune. Machines are being invented daily whose chief claim is that they econ Omize time. Adding machines, and bookkeeping machines, and carbon paper are in favour because they save time. Novels nowadays are written that they may be readquick- ly. The slow -starting : and almost laborious novels as written by Scott and Dickens and Thackeray and Fen- imore Cooper would hardly be toler- ated today. Cigarettes are fast "smokes". Lacrosse has been speed- ed up to make it faster. The popular- ity of hockey is that it is, enormously, fast. They are making tracks for athletes faster. They are breeding homing pigeons in order that they shall fly faster. They are making paints to dry fast. They are prefab- ricating dwellinghouses in order that houses can be erected in a week in- stead; of in months. They install op- erating systems in factoies which put a premium on fast performance by human workers. Time seems to be regarded as man's great enemy, "Human genius and effort aregiven enormously to the business of destroying or elim- inating time. Yet the day's length remains- rigorously the same 24 ours each of 60 minutes. It may be true that this universal speeding nip: `of most human activities is for WHERE is the answer to— WHAT you ought to buy? WHERE you ought to buy? WHERE you ought to sell? WHAT you ought to do? WHY, in our advertising columns, of course. WHICH please read, WHEN pleasure' and profit will result. The Clinton News4.ec�rd is a good advertising medium.