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The Clinton News Record, 1937-05-20, Page 3THURS., MAY 20,193'7. THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD - F WHAT CLINTON WAS DOING IN THE GAY NINETIES Do You remember What Happened During The Last,. Decade Of The Old- Century? From The New Era, May 21, 1897: Mrs A. 0. Pattison is visiting friends in Buffalo, Miss Maud Shannon, who has been attending the Toronto Conservatory of Music; is home. Mr, Allen S. McLean, son of Mr. M. Y. McLean, M.P.P.,'Seaforth, who has been editor. of The Times . of Buenos Aires, Argentine, will be in London during the Jubilee" celebra- tion- to represent his paper. i Dr, A. A. Switzer is at present looking after the practise of Dr. Ross of Blyth, during the latter's ab- sence. W. J. Ross, assistant book-keeper at the Organ Factory is riding on an elegant Yale wheel. "• Collision—On Saturday evening R. Welsh and family, narrowly escaped an accident that might• have, been un- pleasant. A horse driven by P. Cronyn collided with their buggy and Mr. Welsh and one of •the children were thrown out. :, Miss L. K. Commander, is, accord- ing to the Chicago Chronicle, the on- ly woman preacher who occupies a Unitarian pulpit, She has a church at Baraboo, and is snaking quite a hit with her preaching. She was brought up in the faith of the Eng- lish Church and graduated from Western University;' pursuing her theological studies at home. Miss Commander is a native of Clinton, being the daughter of the late C. R. Commander. From The News -Record, May 19th, 1897; Town Clerk Coats is a great hor- ticultural fancier. He has 848 tulips. Miss Mary Wilkie left on Monday to spend the summer in Winnipeg. . Miss McKellar of Glencoe was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Shins Fair, Jr., for a few days. Harry Read left this week for Ca- lumet, Mich., where he will follow the drag business. Mr. J. W. Irwin was in Kincardine last Wednesday. Miss Smith of Bayfield was, the guest of the Misses Freeborn on Sunday. Mr. Albert Morrell has purchased property on Albert Street and has decided to build, letting the contract to S. S. Cooper. Cricket—The first schedule match of the season will take place at For - Iest on May 24th. The Clinton team will be under Manager Terry as fol- lows: Captain,' Mr. Terry; Jas. Mc - Murchie, M. D. McTaggart, Lack ICeimedy, James Howson, J. B. Hoo- ver, Dr. Agnew, J. Miller, Jr, W. Treleaven, E. Cantelon, Andrew 14Ic- Garva, Passed With Honours — We are pleased to note from Saturday's pa - perm' that in the results of the filial examinations at the college of phar- macy, Gilbert McCorvie of Kincar- dine, nephew of Mr. D. McCorvie, B. Davis, son of Mr. S. Davis of town and E. Rabb, son of Mr. Win. Robb of: town, passed with honours. When The Present Century Was. Young From The New Era, May 16, 1912: Mr, Morley Counter was in Brant- ford on Tuesday and saw the opening of The Canadian League. Mr. and Mrs. George Swartz were recent visitors with their son, Mr. �. E. Swartz of Wingham. ]11:r. C. Tebbutt, well-known in town and vicinity who has graduated in Manual Training from the O.A.C, Guelph, and who is taking the work for Specialist standing, has joined the America Road' Machine. Co. of Gode- rich. Miss Doherty of Boston is spending her vacation at her home with Mr. and Mrs, W. D. Doherty. A Good Service—l! ew towns are so well lighted as Clinton and the. con- tractors, Messrs. Stevenson and Nedi- ger, deserve credit for the regularity and reliability of the service at so moderate a cost. The 'Weather—All records were broken Monday, May 13th, when a scow storm struck Clinton, and the weatherman was soundly abused by all. There was frost, but no great da- mage was reported. Anniversary Number- We received cast week the llth anniversary num- ber of the Wetaskiwin Times, publisii- •iris...° cl<sNAvsuor cusp Photographing Hoene Made Hollywood Miniature 'Sets' This was not photographed in the wilderness but on a table top in the home of an amateur photographer. The "lake" is a ,mirror. As ALMOST every motion pie- s'!, ture goer knows, the Hollywood studios are continually fooling us these days with scenes photo- graphed in miniature, such as a vil- lage street, a castle in, Spain, 'a rural winter snow scene, a ship at sea, an airplane wreck and what not else. So cleverly are these miniature "sets" designed and photographed that in the picture their lack of re- •ality defies detection, and when we are let in on the secret, Nye do not mind at all. Indeed we admire the achievement, Have yon ever tried creating miniature scenes yourself and photographing them with your own camera? It's fun. Depending upon your skill, artistic ability and the materials you employ, you may construct and photograph miniature sets in your own home that will rival the semblance of` reality achieved in Hollywood; or, if you prefer, you may create scenes of fantasy, comedy or burlesque to compare with a "shot" in an animat- ed cartoon. For a "still" camera, this is really nothing else than table -top photog- raphy, such as has long been prac- ticed by amateurs, but which now is photographically much easier for the amateur than it used to be, be- cause of the recent introduction for home use of more powertul aiitiftcial lighting. At feast for table -top pho- tography you can very cheaply with two or three of these brighter home good light bulbs rival the lighting equipment of Hollywood studios, and, what, is more, dogood work with an inexpensive fixed -focus cam- era, provided you use a portrait at- tachment to 'secure the, necessary close-up focus,, Constructing one of these sets re- quires, of course, a certain amount of time and patience, with the ex- pense depending upon the materials you put into it. Very amusing scenes may be created, however, without introducing elaborate de- tails. Here are a few suggestions for the materials; White or light gray cardboard makes "sky"; a mirror makes a lake; twigsand small plants make trees and hedges; moss serves for grass; chalk, Salt or flour for snow; toy automobiles, trains, boats, air- planes, houses, human and animal figures may be obtained at the five- and-dime store. If you are handy with tools, you can fashion various "props" yourselt, using spat wood, or you can use plastic modeling materials. A few points relative to the pho- tography: Working at close range, the depth of field of the lens is not likely to be great, so, in building your set, keep the elements within as short a distance, front to back, as possible. Toe. get the best effects by using the lens at a small opening. Better make about three "shots" of a set- ting, varying the exposure time, to be sure of obtaining a perfect lieges tive, Focus exactly. You will have a lot of fun .play- ing :with the light. .Sometimes. single strong flood light will give you what you want. Again, you may want one figure to stand out bril- liantly with everything else sub- dued, For this a large piece of card- board ardboard with a hole in it will provide a spotlight.;Panchronratic film gives the: best rendering. 130 JOHN VAN GUILDS3R ed by V. C. k'rench, at old Clinton boy. From The News -Record, May 16th, 1912: Mrs. John Wiseman is visiting friends in Hamilton this week:' Mr•, •and Mrs. Herb, Alexander and Mr. Wm. Alexander attended the funeral of the late Mrs. Andrew Green at Loyal last Friday. Mr. James Barr and Miss Powell cf Blyth were guests on Sunday with Mr, and Mrs, Ed. Scruton. Miss Ray Neilan was a week -end guest of Miss Jean Bruce of Londes bore. Mrs, George Trowhill and little daughter,Ina, accompanied by the former'a sister, Mrs. Ritchie, left on Tuesday for Lethbridge, Alta, where Mr. Trowhill has been for some time, and where the family will probably reside iii future. They say that the big sign board which Councillor T. Jackson is advo- cating to be placed at the station ad- vertising Clinton industries is a good idea. That Principal Hartley's ideas about swings and other amusementson the Model School grounds are all right. At the League meeting held in Ontario, Street church on Monday est - ening, the missionary departinent were in charge, Rev. C. E. Jeakins of St. Paul's gave an excellent address on the subject of .Missions. Miss Carrie Shipley gave a reading'. Mes- srs. Dewitt Cosens and Gordon Tay- lor sang a duet and an interesting letter was read from Rev,.Mr. Harris, the League Missionary in China. Glad to see Him—After an illness of several weeks, Mr. Fred Relabel] is able to move about the town and take up the threads of life again. Clinton possesses probably the old- est flour mills in Huron County, built in 1852 by Samuel and Thomas Rance, with a capacity of 75 'bar- rels, using stones. In 1888 James Fair remodelled the mills and dis- pensed with the stone system, He practically rebuilt the mill again in 1897 and increased the capacity to 200 barrels. Mr. Fair carried on the business until his death in 1897, when his sons, James and Norman, took charge. Norman died in 1908. James Fair is carrying on the busi- ness at present. • - METHOD Or CONTROL OF CABBAGE MAGGOTS The cabbage maggot attacks cab- bages, cauliflowers, turnips, and rad- ishes. The adults, which are two - winged flies, Iay their eggs on the stems of. the plants., about the time the European plum tree first collies into bloom in the spring. These in- sects can be controlled by the use of corrosive sublimate which can be pro- cured at most seed houses. When used, the sublimate is diluted in water at the rate of one ounce to ten gal- lons. 15 loses much of its strength when brought into contact with me- tals, etals, so it should never be used inme- tal containers, either in mixing or in distributing. Glass , earthenware, or wooden vessels must'be employed. This is a. very important point. Two or three days after the cab- bage and cauliflower plants have been set out in the field, the solution should be poured over the stem and around the base of each plant, using about half a cupful per plant. Care should be taken to wet the stems thorough- ly as well as the sail immediately surrounding the base. Two subsequent applications should be made, the se- cond 7 days after the first application, and the third 7 days later, making three treatments in all. It isvery important to make the first applica- tion early, as the stream of the con- trol depends largely on this point. In the case of radishes, the solu- tion should be poured over the young plants about three days after they appear above the ground, and a second application a week later. The rad- ishes should not be treated when they are nearly ready for use, because it is a dangerous practice. In view of the fact that corrosive sublimate is a deadly poison to human beings and animals, great care should be exercis- ed in its use. Do Your Share To Prpvent Flood Disaster 13y Tree Planting RReeently.the press has given much publicity to the fact that the cause of the recent flood has been the drain- ing of swamp lands, and the wholesale cutting ;of trees. ' There are certain areas of Iand which should not be The Round Headed Apple Tree Borer In Eastern Canada there are few better known enemies of apple trees than the round headed apple tree'bor- er, which has been described under the scientific name Saperda can- dida. It is particularly injurious to young trees and it - is probably re- cleared. On steep hillsides and gullies sponsible for the death of more of which are tinder cultivation, erosion these than all other natural agencies takes place, Light sandy soils are blown about by the wind, while rocky and thin soils are generally non-pro- ductive. Trees on such areas should not be removed and, if they have been, the areas should be replanted with trees. The Forestry Branch have issued bulletins stressing the need for refor- estation, and also explaining- how the trees should be planted, their care, types to plant, and where they may be obtained. Planting Trees Trees should be moved and planted when in a dormant condition, early in the spring before sap movement or late in the autumn after growth has stopped. In handling or moving trees the roots should be kept moist and protected from wind and sun. The roots should be put in the ground in as natural a condition as possible and at about the same depth as they were growing in their original state. Good top soilshould be .placed about the roots and this should be tramped down firmly so that no air pockets are left for drying out. If the roots, can be placed- in a pail or tub of water, just before being set in the soil it will in- sure better growth. Types of Planting Plantations:—Making plantations or forest planting is done . with small trees, two to three years old. Planting on good soils where rank grass and weed competition is likely to occur requires cultivation for two or three years to insure success. In planting on poor soils where weed competition does not occur, cultivation may not be necessary. In making plantations or reforesting bare land, trees should be spaced at not more than six feet apart each way. This is done mainly lcr two reasons, first, to get soil pro- tection and the smothering of weed growth and secondly, to force the young trees in height growth in order to obtain straight, clean stems. Roadside and Ornamental Planting: Hardwood or deciduous tines (Maple, Elm, Oak, etc.) may be secured from commeeeial nurseries or from the na- tive wood. These trees are usually moved when from six to ten feet in height and one to three inches in di- ameter. They should be moved be- fore bud or growth development has taken place: In lifting native .trees as much of the roots as possible should be obtained. The broken roots should be pruned off and the tree planted as described above. In mov- ing trees from the native woods a large portion of the roots will be lost and this necessitates cutting off at least two-thirds of the top. We would not recommend lifting and moving evergreens over two feet high front the native woods .and even then there is likely to bea greater loss than in the ease of hardwood planting. The method of planting is much the same es described above, but no cutting back or pruning of the top can be practised. Our native ce- dars can be moved with less loss than the pine. Where Trees May Be Obtained: - Small trees may be obtained for re- foresting waste lands, planting in the woodlot or making shelter -belts by applying, before April lst, to t he Forestry Branch, Parliament Build- ings, Toronto. Large trees for or- namental and roadside planting may be obtainedfrom commercial nurser- ies or from the native woods in the vicinity. CANADA PREVENTS FAMINE IN BRITISH POULTRY, Shipments of Canadian poultry to the British market since January 1 o£ ,this year have amounted to the substantial total of approximately 3,000,000 lb. This is about half the amount reported as being in storage in Canada at the beginning of the year. The larges increase in the Bri- tish demand is due to heavy purchas- es in the British Isles in anticipation of the heavy demand caused by the coronation celebration. British buyers are evidently pleas- ed with the recent shipments of Can- adian 'poultry, for in its issue of Ap- ril 10 the Fish Trades Gazette, the official organ of the poultry trade in the south of England, states: "All other poultry is dwarfed 'se the present time by the continuous shipments of Canadian .chicken, and It is natter of congratulation that the Dominion is able, to supply, us with so many, and that we, on our part, are able to absorb what they send in addition to those coming from other ' countries. "Them ;Would have been a famine in poultry had not Canada come to combined. Early in the nineteenth century, it had become a notorious pest and ap- ple trees valued at thousands of dol- lars were killed in the Naw England. States. Mr. Win. Couper, in 1862, attributed the great destruction of apple trees about Quebec to the ra- vages of this insect. Tor over one hundred years, it has been the cause of heavy annual losses to applegrow- ers and it is especially injurious to trees under sod culture. It is diffi- cult to gain an adequate idea of its destructiveness, because the sickly condition of' the trees is frequently attributed to some other than the.true cause. This introduction will give some idea of how dangerous an en- emy this insect is.: In future years, if apple trees' are to be protected from serious injuries by this pest, they will have to receive more atten- tion than in the past. The parent of the borer is a very handsome beetle with two : broad white stripes. It is about three quar- tars of an inch in length, with feel- ers -nearly as long as the body. The beetles emerge from the trunks of the. trees from early June to mid- July. The brownish coloured eggs are laid 'in incisions of the bark of the trunk at varying heights from the ground level up to ten inches. The grubs, or borers, which hatch from these eggs, are whitish or yel- lowish with brown heads and black jaws. When fully grown, they are from one to one and one-half inches :n length. The young borers prompt- ly attack the inner bark and pass the winter in burrows. They resume feeding the following spring and at- tack the solid wood and feed simil- arly in. the third year. Injury is not usually detected un- til late in the second year, because the "damage caused in the first season is not sufficient to affect the health of the trees. Later, however, the pre- sence of the borer is indicated by larded growth and yellowing ,of the leaves. If infested trees are exam- ined near the base, cracked patches of back will be found. Reddish cast- ings are forced out through the cracks and there are usually large masses of yellowish or whittish cast- ings on the ground. The tunnels be- ginning in the bark and sapwood soon extend for several inches up and down the solid wood, and infrequently a strong wind will blow these trees over. Trees of all ages are attacked. If the insect is abundant and is neg- lected in young apple orchards, prac- tically all the trees will be killed, or injured beyond recovery, before they are ten years old. Natural enemies play a very small part in the control of this serious pest and the growers must resort to mechanical or chemical means. Un- til the last few years "worming" was the popular method of ridding apple trees of this borer. The necessary tools for this 'operation are a small chisel, hammer, knife, and a piece of stiff wire. Unless "worming" is done with considerable care, the trees are apt to be seriously injured. This method of borer control requires too much, time', besides mutilating and injuring the trees. Several chemical methods have been tried by officers of the Dominion En- tomological Service, but most of these were found to be too unreliable. The system of .control of borers by means of a slowly evolving gas was developed by Mr. C. E. Petch at the Entomological Laboratory, 11 e m - mingford, Que., in 1926. It consists of applying a paste composed of raw linseed oil and calcium cyanide to the parts of the tree where' the castings are observed. The mixture is pre- pared by stirring the oil and cyanide together until thoroughly mixed. As the gas is poisonous the mixing should only be done outdoors. The amount of calcium cyanide to be used varies with the existing temperature but sufficient should be added until the mixture has the consistency of 'ver'y thick paint. The method of proced- ure is to examine the trees and apply a liberal coating of the mixture over the areas where the castings are pre- sent, by means of a small paint brush. The bark of the trees' should not be cut or otherwise disturbed before ap- plying the mixture, ' A pint of the poisonous mixture is sufficient to de- 9troy fifty borers and probably the best time to apply it is from the end of May until the middle of, June. The mixture is not injurious to the trees and the method is ten times as ef- fective as "worming." the rescue. Only those in our mar- kets can visualize what would have taken place had these consignments riot been forthcoming. "The nearer we get to the Corona- tion, the larger the demand for chic- kens. One must not forget that the Empire chicken is playing a great part this season. Those from Can- ada are turning out quite up to the mark, and on being defrosted want a lot of heating in this particular class of poultry." In a former issue, the Gazette, in commenting on Canadian poultry, said "The ,turkeys from Canada have been - exceptionally good this year. All weights have been clearing, well as prices have not been too high, Al- so chicken from Canada are as good as. ever. Some of the milk -fed are perfect. In fact, all grades this sea- son are better than usuaI." WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION STATEMENT There were 4,805 accidents reported t o The Workmen's Compensation Board during April, as compared with 5,369 during, March, and 4,250 during. April a year ago; The benefits awarded during April amounted to $508,203.27, of which $3$6,633:28 was for compensation and $121,569.99 for medical aid. Returns recently completed show that Australia will have available for export in the current year a record pacts of canned fruits • amounting to approximately 1,240,00.0 cases, The .total production in that country for the season is estimated at about 040,000 cases, The 25th annual international ploughing match and farm machinery demonstration will be held at Fergus, Ont., on October 12, 13, 14 and 15, 1937. PAGE `6,'! OVE?E T LOAN' vigil transform your lace or farm.. . Whether you live in town or on the farm, the I-lome Im- provement _ Plan can serve you. It paves the way to modernization: , provide s ready money to install im- provements that make the home more comfortable and the farm more productive and easier to work. The list at the right shows some of the improvements that qualify. Get in touch with your local Committee or with any re- putable contractor or ma- terials supply firm. Then, with an estimate of the cost of the improvement you con- template, arrange a loan with your bank. Or you can call on your banker first for guidance. National Employment ' Coaaamissi®9a UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE DOMINION GOVERNMENT LOCAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE; Chairman—W. S. R. Holme., ph, 61. Secretary—H. C. Lawson, ph. 251w. ONT. ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Metropolitan Building, Toronto. Ryland H, New - - Chairman I. Merges - Secretary Combine . house and garage. Enlarge existing rooms. Add new rooms. Replace "gutters, down- spouts and flashing. Scrape and refinish floors. Tile bathrooms Linoleum in kitchen and other rooms. Repair brickwork and stone coping. Remove antiquated exterior woodwork. New storm doors or sash and screens. Weatherstrip doors and'wiodows. Insulate inner face of roof. Provide new wall panelling. Provide special linen closet. Check wiring and add new outlets. New electric ligbtin ' fixtures. Conceal radio wiras including antennae, Replace old refrigerator with bulk -in electric refrigerator. New bulls -in bath tubs. New lavatories. Automatic hot-water tank. New heating system, or ale conditioning system. Convert coal -burning boiler to oil or gas - burning equipment. Seo folder for complete list (The cost of this series of advertisements sponsored by the Narleeal Finploymest Commistiay has been de- f,nyed entirely by public- s ',wiled urblic- spailed concerns and In. die•Idnalr es a cartribngon towards that "Natienwvine co - operative effort" en. limped by the Parliament of Canada in the National En, ploynteut Contmieaion Act.) WHAT OTHER NEWSPAPERS ARE SAYING ADOPT NEW LIGHTING SYSTEM Seaforth council approved new street lights for Main Street at its meeting Monday evening and in- structed the Public Utility Commis- sion to purchase and install the ne- cessary standards. Ornamental type standards were favored over the pen- dant type and the P,U.C. was author- ized to secure the most suitable of this style. It is expected that 32 standards will be used on Main Street. They will be staggered on each side with units 120 feet apart. —Seaforth Expositor, CANADA'S TRADE WITH LATVIA Away up in the Gulf of Riga on the Baltic Sea there is a little repub- lic called Latvia which rose out of the ruins of the Russian Empire in 1918. The area of the country is 25,000 square miles,' a little larger than Nova Scotia and a little smal- ler than New Brunswick. Riga, the capital, however, a noted seaport, has one-third more inhabitants than our third largest Canadian city of Win- nipeg. The total population is about two millions. They have a one cham- ber parliament, The Letts are a most interesting people. They are of north European stock and speak their own language. They are tall, robust, long -faced, blue-eyed, self-reliant, two-thirds be- ing pure blondes. There are no illi- terates in the country. They are an educated, .well informed people. The early history of the country is obscure but in the 13th century the land was invaded by the Germanic Order of the Sword which waslater, merged with the Teutonic Knights, the ancestorsof the Baltic Batons. Under their influence the Letts ge- cane largely Lutheran. After Various dominations, latterly by Russia, the country finally achieved its indepen- dence. The Letts have taken onside. erable part in the migration from: Eastern Europe to North America, and are welcomed immigrants. There. are some in Canada but most of them, are in tire United States. Canada's direct exports to Latvia. last year were valued at over $40,000;, consisting almost entirely of copper. Our imports are of less value, main- ly fish and rennet, according to the - External Trade Branch of the Do- minion Bureau of Statistics, Depart- ment of Trade and Commerce, NOT STOLEN Ancient Cannon Removed from "Dick"' Black's Park Causes Anxiety Consternation reigned among -the town fathers last week -end, when word was circulated that a small iron naval cannon, reputed to have been used in engagements on the Great:. Lakes during the war of 1812, had disappeared from its base in the small park on St. Patrick's street. It wan at first feared the cannon had been stolen by junk dealers, and several of the town fathers were discussing the possibility of tracking the thief, when: the matter was cleared up by the town clerk. It appeared the wooden base had rotted beneath the cannon, tilting it at a gr•ateeque angle, so the cannon had been removed to a place of safety by a town teamster until the base should be repaired. —The Godeeich Star: READ ALL THE ADS. IN TILE NEWS -RECORD From all Stations In (Eastern Canada GOING DAILY— s,.,AY 21 -31 inclusive. Return Limit: 4S days TICKETS GOOD IN • COACHES at farce approximately le per mile. •' TOURIST -SLEEPING CARS at fares approximatoly,iif o per mile... • STANDARD SLEEPING CARS at fares approximately 13ie per mile.. COST OF ACCOMMODATION IN SLEEPING CARS ADDITIONAL T in ' BAGGAGE Checked. Stopovers atPort Arthur, Armstrong, Chicago and west. Tickets, &Roping Carrescevations, end ell information from any agent. ASS FOR ElANDBILL