The Clinton News Record, 1937-08-12, Page 6rAGE 6
THE CLINTON NEWS -RECORD
THURS., 'AUG. 12, 1937x,
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ANO HAPPENINGS OF INTEAEST TG Fasnonameara. ...ImamNEWS OF HAPPENINGS�
TimeIt h iforra 1 n for, the
BusyFarmer
(furnished by the Department of Agriculture)
Canadian horses are in demand in
various countries. Of resent ship-
, -meats to the British Isles; the lhrg-
est consisted of 70 fine horses for the
London market where prices, vary-
ing from 200 to' • slightly over 800,
were obtained. Twenty-one of the
horses, which were big- clean -legged
animals, each averaging over a ton.
in weight, niet with a keen demand.
Five Canadian horses were recent-
dy shipped to Barbados, British 'West
Undies for police duty.
Gather Eggs Often
Eggs should be gathered at least
twice a day, and three times daily is
better during hot weather. The time
of one gathering should be just be-
fore dark or as near to it as prac-
ticable. This last gathering may not
produce a. great number of eggs, but
since broody hens will commonly
search out the nest' containing eggs
after the day's laying has ceased,
failure to .gather late in the day is
a common source of distinct deter-
ioration.
Each gathering should be placed
in the coolest part of the cellar if
no other cool spot is available, 'as
soon as gathered, Eggs should not
be put into cartons or cases imme-
diately if this can be avoided. The
ideal container for cooling eggs is a
wire tray. A wire basket is the next
best, and perhaps the most practical.
These baskets are ordinarily offered
for sale as waste paper containers.
Safeguard Livestock
In Drought Area
With regard to emergency assis-
tance being provided in the drought
area of the Prairie Provinces by the
Dominion Government through the
Department of Agriculture, there are
several policies in operation or about
to be put in operation dealing spec-
ifically with livestock, namely, the
Feeder -Freight, the movement o f
livestock to feeding areas, the move-
ment of equipment, the feed and fod-
der, and the cattle market policies.
Under the Feeder -Freight policy
the Dominion Government undertakes
to refund half the freight costs on
cattle purchased at country points in
prescribed drought areas and shipped
to country points outside these areas
in any province of the Dominion, pro-
vided the purchaser will retain the
cattle for a period of at least three
months. Applicants from Eastern
Canada or British Columbia who
wish to go to the drought area per-
sonally to -select the cattle or lambs
which they decide to purchase with
the assistance of the Feeder -Freight
policy are alsoallowed the advantage
of the Feeder -Purchase policy in re-
spect to payment of their one-way
railway fare, including expenses. Fur -
'tiler information may be obtained
from the Live Stock Branch, Bonin -
ton 'Department of Agriculture, Ot-
Sawa or from the stockyards at St.
Boniface, Manitoba; at Moose Jaw
and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and at
the office of the Western Stock Grow-
ers' •Association, 28 Michael Build•
Ing, Calgary, Alberta.
' Concerning the movement of live-
stock to feeding areas, the Dominion
Government, in agreement with the
Provincial Government concerned, un-
dertakes to pay all of the net freight
cost on horses, cattle, and sheep,
shipped under Provincial Certificate
to suitable feeding areas and return-
ed, in any of the Prairie Provinces
and in British Columbia, such ship-
ments to be made before December
81, 1937.
Respecting the movement of equip-
ment policy, the Dominion Govern-
ment under agreement with the Pro-
vincial Government concerned under-
takes to pay the net cost of freight
on equipment that may be transport-
ed to areas where feed is available
by those who desire to provide feed
supplies for themselves.
The Feed and Fodder Polley covers
payment for feed and fodder, togeth-
er with the net cost of freight there-
on, supplied by the Provincial Gov-
ernment .concerned to municipalities
andindividuals who are not in a posi-
tion to pay for it. themselves. The
prices paid for such feed are subject
to agreement between the Dominion
and the Province. Feed and fodder are
graded by Dominion Representatives,
and supplies are limited to such a-
mounts as are necessary to maintain
the minimum stock required for film -
Sly needs.
The Cattle Market Policy envisions
a plan by which cattle may be as-
sembled and classified at shipping
points or at grazing reserves; and
marketed either for feeding purposes
or for slaughter. This is intended to
serve drought -area farmers who have
small numbers of cattle and conse-
quently are at a disadvantage in
marketing.
Owing to the recent strike in the
U.S. Pacific ports during the fruit
shipping season, large quantities of
ILS. apples and pears were diverted
through the seaports of British Co -
Kimble. Approximately 1,870,000
boxes of U.S. apples and 380,000
boxes of U.S. pears were shipped
through Vancouver and New West -
Infester,
Total stocks of wheat in Canada
on March 31, 1937 were 118,005,450
bushels, compared with 246,797,301 a
year ago. The 1937 figure is the
lowest at this date since 1922 (114,-
986,086 bushels). Total stocks of
oats, barley and rye were likewise
considerably lower than on March
81,1936. Stocks of flaxseed, (888,-
047 bushels( showed an increase on
the 694,057 bushels reported o n
March 31, 1936,
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cost is a pittance.
IN THE COUNTY AND
DISTRICT
MOVE TO NEW }TOME
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Merner and
family have moved into their new
home on the farm, on the Goshen
Line, a short distance south of Zur-
ich, which Mr. Merner recently pur-
chased from Mrs. I3. Bender. Mr.
Merner will continue to conduct his
general store in the village.
Seaforth Expositor,
CODIFYING BARBER BUSINESS
There should be no more scissor
marks on the old cranium from now
on, if the new barber .code as insti-
tuted, in Ontario by the Apprentice -
Act is worth the paper it is
printed upon. The barbers of the
province are now controlled by this
act and every tonsorial parlor must
be registered which will mean mpre
fees, there must be only one appren-
tice for every five full fledged bar-
bers in any shop and that apprentice
must work for three years before he
gets a license to run his own shop.
Minimum wages for apprenticeship
starts from zero for the first three
months to ten, fifteen, nineteen and
twenty-two cents per hour for suc-I•
ceeding three month periods. From C
this angle it looks as if future "snip-,
pers" will have a ,hard road to clip.'
PROMINENT VISITOR
The Minister of Agriculture for
Northern Ireland, Mr. J. W. 'Megaw
and Mrs. Megaw, were guests in
Lucknow at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. Anderson the first of
the week, '
While here Mr. Megaw made a
tour of inspection of the flax fields of
J: G. Anderson & Son, having pre-
viously visited their fields at Sea -
forth, Mitcheli and Tavistock, which
all told, total some twenty-one hun-
dred acres. Mr. Megaw was very
favorably impressed by the excellent
yield and quality of this large acre-
age of flax.
So heavy is the yield this year
that binders are almost useless in
harvesting the crop, and mowers are
being used in soma cases in this com-
munity to cut the crop while' at other
centres, the Anderson firm have two
hundred Indians employed pulling
flax. So exceptionally heavy is the
yield, that one of the big problems is
to know how to handle it,
•-Luelinow Sentinel,
`r AMAZING APPLE TREE!
In 'the orchard of reeve Harry
Keys of Grey Township may be seen
what we .believe to be an amazing
apple tree. Though this particular
tree was only planted last year it is
bearing fruit this season. Our in-
ferment told us that the apples ap-
pear to be of good' size and quality.
Is this not a rare occurance? If any-
one else has similar trees in their
orchard we would be glad to hear a-
bout them.—Brussels Post.
A STRANGE SNAKE
On Wednesday morning little Ruth
Nigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pat-
rick Nigh, EIizabeth street, was
frightened by a snake which she
thought w a s following her in
the yard. Her father hearing the
youngster's cries came to her assis-
tance and finished off the snake
which was by then rearing up its
head against the side of the house.
The snake measured two feet, eight
inches long and had odd light brown
markings, No one who has seen it
so, far was able to identify the va-
riety.-Seaforth News.
MISS HEYWOOD RECOVERING
FROM ACCIDENT
Miss Helen Heywood, aged 23, who
on July 14th, suffered a fractured
back and internal injurieb when she
was run over by a ear at Kincardine
and who has since been in Victoria
Hospital, London, is reported to be
making a remarkable recovery; Poi'-
lowing an operation the wounds have
healed and she is getting along nice-
ly. Unfortunately she its ,paralized
from the waist, down.
Exeter Times-Advoate
GOES TO TORONTO.
Miss Elizabeth Eedy who has been
a member of the Journal -Argus staff
since her graduation, from University
three years ago, left on Tuesday for
Toronto to take a position on the edi-
torial staff of the Wilson Publishing
Co.—St. Marys Journal -Argus,
WHAT A MEMORY!
The absent-minded professor who
kissed the cat and put his wife out
for the night hasn't a thing on a;
Waterloo resident. A member of
the Waterloo police department cal-
led him up on a recent 'Saturday
morning at his home to acquaint him
of the fact that his car was parked
on a downtown corner. No, lie avow-
ed, it couldn't be, for lie had, put the
car in the garage the previous night.
But the car wasn't in the garage.
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The appalling loss of life and frightful injuries caused by reckless driving in
Ontario must stop! Motorists have been requested to be courteous on the road,
but the death toll still mounts at an alarming rate. Reckless drivers must be
dealt with according to their deserts, and to the laws of this Province.
A reckless driver who causes death or injury is a criminal—just as much of a
criminal as a thief; for reckless driving is illegal. Cutting in, passing on hills,
excessive speed, driving slowly in the centre of the road, and all the other breaches
of safe driving are to cease.
Ontario has an internationally famous highway police force but they cannot be every-
where. Most accidents occur out of sight of the police. We therefore ask with all
sincerity for the co-operation of public-spirited motorists to report to this Depart-
ment instances of reckless driving. Itis your duty to help check this wicked slaughter
—deaths that could be avoided, and the maiming and crippling of healthy men,
women and children.
Here is what to
When you see a motorist driving in a manner dangerous to the
public, take his number, make a careful note of the actual time
and place and when you reach your destination write to the
Motor Vehicles Branch, Department of Highways, Toronto,
giving full details. We do not invite reports of minor
infringements of the traffic laws; you are requested to use
sound judgment. We will deal adegFzately with offenders.
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It developed that after arriving home
at 10.80 he had again gone out to
get some refreshments and had
walked home, leaving the car on the
downtown corner, with the motor
running and the lights on.
AN INTERESTING FACT
One thing brought out 'by the sur -
v e y of Main Street, Sea -
forth, which was made
last week by engineers in prepara-
tion for the laying of new sidewalks,
was that the south end of the street
is nearly 16 feet lower than the
north end. If a six-foot man stood
on a ten -foot ladder in front of the
Duncan factory, his head would be
level with the pavement in front of
itoutledge's grocery at the corner of
Main and Goderich Streets.
-Huron Expositor.
Seek To Sell Old Railway
Right -Of -Way To Province
Negotiations for the sale ofthe
right-of-way of the defunct Ontario
West Shore Railway between Gode-
rich and Kincardine were opened last
week, when representatives' of the
municipalities affected met at Dun-
gannon with a representative of the
Department of Highways, which is a
prospective purchaser,
The Iine extends along the Blue -
water Highway, recently taken over
by the Province and where some pre-
paratory construction work is being
carried on to improve that road. The
tight -of -way is considered of consid-
erable value in this highway improve-
ment work.
The Department's representative
made an offer of $100 an acre, which
was not accepted by the municipal
committee. An engineer is being cal-
led in to survey the fill at Port Al-
bert and other points along the line,
pending which a deputation will in-
terview the
n-terview'the ,Department at a Iater
date.
From the outskirts'of Goderich to
Kintail, the right-of-way includes
some twenty-one acres, with an acre-
age of that much, or more, from
there to Kincardine.
The failure of the Company build-
ing the line left the municipalities of
Goderich, Ashfield, Huron and Kin-
cardine saddled with a debt of $400,-
000 as a result of guaranteeing the
bonds of the railway, which never
became operative, although rails were
laid as far as Kintail, and a work
train did haul some coal to points a,
long the line, as well as hauling out
considerable farm produce.
Ashfield's share of the guarantee
was $125,000 born by ratepayers in
the four western polling subdivisions
of the township, to the extent, of a
tax rate of a fraction more than 5
mills on their assessment. This has
built up a sinking fund to the credit
of the Township, with .accrued inter-
est of roughly $'75,000 to meet the
debenture which falls due the first
of July, next year.
The procedure then will likely be
to issue debentures for the balance,
which would see the entire debt wiped
out with about another ten -years, we
learn from an authorative source.
Other municipalities are assessed
as follows: Goderich $150,000; Hu-
ron Twp., $75,000; Kincardine $50,000.
p Lucknow Sentinel.
IHIGlri PRICE HONEY
AND ;SPECIAL LABEL
In the marketing of honey in the
British market, New Zealand gener-
ally manages to obtain the highest
figure, according to a recent report
of the Canadian Government Trade
Commissioner in London. There are
several reasons for this, he explains.
The marketing of New Zealand honey
is a monopoly under the control of
one firm, and most of that imported
into the United Kingdom is said to
be sold under a private label. This
undoubtedly tends to keen the price
high. At. the same time, the volume
is small compared with either Cana-
dian or Jamaican, , and advertising
and distribution costs must be rela-
tively high, but the conclusion would
seem to be that, in order to secure a
high price, production and distribu-
tion must be controlled effectively.
For the volume of honey produced
in Canada and marketed in the Uni-
ted Kingdom annually, this would
probably prove impossible as indeed
past'experiments have shown. At the
same time, some measure of co-or-
dination of marketing, states the re-
port wouldundoubtedly prove ad-
vantageous to all concerned in Can-
ada, but it should not be overlooked
that high prices and large volume are
usually incompatible. In addition.
consideration might be given 'as to
the desirability of placing en the Bri-
tish market a Canadian honey off
distinctive brand and well supported(
by advertising. Because of the we.
sent custom of the retail trade iia,
London, honey is sold there in &S i
jars, sometimes pottery, and seldom
in sizes over 1 pound in weight, lam
of 1 1b., 21.2 ib., and larger sirso
have been tried, as have cardbainni
cartons, but so far without swam,.
It is for this reason largely Mat
honey is exported from Canada at-
most exclusively in bulk, usually ll
lb. tins, and is repacked in rail
containers. In the process most se
it loses its Canadian identity.
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