Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-04-23, Page 4WAGE FOUR TIDE SEAFORTH NEWS Snowdon Bros, Publishers. WALTON., The', Huron Presbyterial Society will convene in the United Church, B ensa1l, Tuesday, 28, Mrs, R, S. Longley, yizest China, Will be pre- sent and ,give an address at the meet- ing. Alt women should ,hear her as poleis a wonderful speaker. Ivlr, John, Balfour has cut down a number of the big Lombardy poplars that have stood on his farm along the gravel road and been a landmark for many years. Miss Islay Crawford has returned to her school near Wiarton after spending the Easter holidays, with her parents, Mr. and •Mrs, Dave Crawford h McKillop, and brother in W+ingham. • Mr, and Mrs. J. Sholdice of Lon- don visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Fulton Sunday after- noon. Mrs, J. Barrows,- who has been spending the winter with her daugh- ter, Mrs. George Jackson, has gone to spend some time with Mrs. Haist ' at Winthrop. , Miss Viola Carter of London visit- ed a few days with her parents last week. Mr. and . Mrs, George Butson of Staffa spent Sunday with friends at Walton, THE SEAFORTH NEWS. BLYTH • Mr, and • Mrs.- Nelson Nicholson and family •visited at George Nichol - son's Sunday afternoon. Mr, and Mrs. John McNichol and Aubrey visited Mr. Samuel Storey on Sun d ay. Mr. and Mrs, John Riley, . Eileen and Helen were guests' of John -and Mrs. Grasby on Sunday, Miss Margaret Smith visited over Sunday at the'home of Mr. and Mrs, Jas. Richmond. MDS. Joseph Johnston and Mrs. Clarence Johnston spent Friday with Mrs. Colin Fingland of Walton. Mrs. John Brown attended the fu- neral of her brother; Robert McAr- thur of Belmont on Wednesday. HARLOCK. Miss Hesk of Blyth spent the week end at the home of her friend; Miss Edythe Beacom. - 'Miss Helen MoGregor -entertained her friend, Miss Jean • Andrews of Clinton, over the week -end. Mrs. George Knox and family visit- ed isi-ed in Walkerville Sunday. We -are sorry to hear that Mrs. Angus Reid is not well at present. We hope she will have a speedy recovery, Miss Reta Fear of near Clinton, spent Sunday at the home of her', friends, Misses Helen and Marjorie sfcE+wing. Miss Marie Rapson spent Sunday at the hone of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Carbert, of near Clinton, The community was very sorry to hear of the sudden death of the late James Campbell of MdKillop. Sincere sympathy is extended to the many relatives. McKILLOP. Barn Burned.—The barn on Mr. Joseph Hugill's farm on the town line was discovered on fire from an unknown origin about 8.30 Monday evening, Mr. Hugill was in town at the time and did not hear of it until it was nearly over. Mrs. Hugill and neighbors discovered the blaze, and Mr. John MdNay, at considerable risk, got the team of horses out, Some cattle, sheep, all the hens and turkeys, and the farm dog were lost. The residence was not burned, The barn consisted of two buildings and a poultry house, all of which fell prey- to reyto the flames. Insurance was car- ried. Mr. Hugill has made . no plans yet as to rebuilding. Death of James Carnpbell.—A life- long, well known resident of McKil- lop, James Campbell, expired sud- denly at his home a mile west of Winthrop, on Saturday, April 18th, Mr. Campbell, who was in his 75th year, had been living retired the past few years owing to failing, health, but was around as usual Saturday morn- ing when, shortly after breakfast, he collapsed in a chair and soon passed away. He was a resident of the township all his life, being born on the sixth concession and after his marriage in 1580 to Hiss Margaret French, he lived on the ninth con- cession where his death occurred. He was twice married, his firs* wife pre- deceasing him several years after' their marriage,• and he was later mar- ried to Miss Jean Alexander of Mc- Killop, who survives him. He is also survived byons' and three threes daughters: CounciIlor John Camp- bell, of \fc'Isillop; Hugh, of Clinton; Archie, of Toronto police force, and Mrs. John Hudie of Goderieh town- ship; Mrs. Birrell Brewer and Mrs. Lorne Churcht [1 of -Cleveland, O. A brother and sisters remain: Mr, Wilsion Campbell and Miss Let- iitia Campbell, of Seaforth;.Mrs. John :McKinley, of • Clinton; Mrs, Robert McKinley of Stanley, Mrs. Angus' Reid, of Hullett; Mrs. Robert Reid, of Walton. The funeral, held from his home on Monday afternoon, vvas attended by a great many friends. Services were conducted by his pas- tor, Rev. W. F. Smith, of Cavan Church, -Winthrop, -His three sons, his nephew, Joseph Campbell, • and two saes -iii -law - Birrell Brewer and Lorne Churchill, .ware the pallbear- ers. The rel rant ci s wr e laid to rest. +.n 'Maitlandbank cemetery,. rA.mong those attending, the funeral were all the members of his family, and Mrs, James McKay, Toronto, Miss Clara Storey of Toronto at - sanded the funeral of the late Mrs., William Storey last week. Farmers' Attention= Operating automobiles without Insurance, since the passing of the New Financial Responsibility Law, involves considerable risk by every car owner, The Wawanesa Mutual Insurance Company, Canada's Largest Fanners' Co-iOperative Insurance organization, offers specially reduced rates for farmers on Automobile Insurance. Your Chevrolet, Durant, Dadge, Essex, Ford, Plymouth, Pontiac, Whippet, and all similar Fars, insured fen $15,00 for 12 months, Five Thousand and Ten Thousand Public Liability, and One Thousand, Property Damage, . and we will refund you at pro -rata rates for the time your car is tied up, Corresponding rates for Fire, Theft and Collision Protection, and for the more expensive cars, Or we will protect you from our short rate table for any number of months you wish. The Company also writes Fire Lnsurance on all classes of Town and City Property and offers specially reduced rates to farriers on Fire and Windstorm Insurance, THE WAsWANESA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY Ontario Branch -2 Toronto street, Toronto a. Insurance in Force Surplus to Policyholders •Approximately $200,000,000,00 $2;500,000:00 John H. Scott LOCAL AGENT, Box 142. Phone 336, Seaforth 'Thy own chil,t tike fw•-t '_hs1t 1 scl-,usi To our blessed mother's throne, lAnd she'll ask our gentle saviour, Who with ,Martha pitying wept, To assuage life's bitterest sorrows, .Of our dearest one bereft, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Murphy return- ed' to their home in Pontiac on Mon- day. Mr. and Mrs, Larry Beale visited in Dublin on Suuday last. At the last card party in Dublin the name of Mr, Pat. McConnell was omitted as being the winner of . the. gentlemen's prize, Death of Mrs. Wm. Storey.—The death took .place on Saturday, April llth, at the homestead on the 5th concession of a lifelong resident of McKillop, Sarah Jane Phkir, widow of the late William Storey, Deceased was a daughter of _ the late William Phair of the 12th' concession and about forty-five years ago married Mr. William Storey, who predeceas- ed her twenty-three years. Willis Storey of Fargo, N.D., John Storey of McKillop and Frank Storey'on the homestead in McKillop, and Mrs, Jo- seph Hogg, of McKillop, 'Mrs. Sol. Barwick, of Grey township, and Miss Clara Storey of Toronto, are child- ren. Five sisters and three brothers survive, alt living in Manitoba: Mrs, James Haggert and Mrs. Wm. Davis, Pilot Mound, Man.; Mrs. James Som- ers, Pierson, Man,; , Mrs. Janes Coates, Melita, and Mrs, Andrew Ro- bertson, -Melita, Man,; John Ptiair, Pilot. Mound; James Phair, Pierson, Man.; and Thomas Phair, Melita, Man. (Deceased had ' enjoyed good health until recently and was 111 only a couple of weeks. The funeral was held on Monday from her late home, interment being made in Maitland - bank cemetery. Rev, W. F. Smith and Rev, W. P. Lane conducted the ser- vice, A beautiful duet "My Heaven- ly Father Knows," was rendered by Mrs. Lane and Mrs, Tyerman, The pallbearers were Adrian Hogg, Robt, Hogg, Joseph Hogg. James Hogg, Joseph Storey, Wan, Storey, The fu- neral was largely attended and a large number of friends from Brus- sels and vicinity were present. • DUBLIN. "In the midst of life we are in death!" can be truly said of the sud- den passing of Mrs. Bridget 'Feeney at her home on Easter Monday mor- ning. Deceased was a faithful mem- ber of St, Patrick's Church, also of the Altar Society and the Catholic Woolen's League. We tringle our falling tears with those of the ber- eaved' family, also her sisters. The sad and sudden parting from one so dearly cherished fills full their cup of sorrow. She leaves to mount her loss four daughters: Mrs. John Meagher, Mrs. Dan Costello, of Dublin; Mrs. Roy Murphy, Pontiac, Mich.; Mrs. Eugene Giroux, Thorold; seven sons, Martin, of St. Columban; Patrick, Frank and Wilfred, Dublin; William, of Mossbank, Sask.; James, bank manager at Onoway, Alberta, and Jo- seph, of St, Peter's Seminary, Lon- don; also four sisters: Mrs, Nora Ma- loney, Mrs, William Jordan, Mrs. William O'Rourke, all of Dublin, and Mrs, Roland Kennedy, Seaforth, The funeral was held on Thursday, April 9th at St. Patrick's Church, Solemn High Mass being celebrated by Rev. Father O'Drowski, assisted by Father Dantzer, St; Columban, and Father Bricklin, as Deacon and Subdeacon, Father Foulkes, D.D., of the Semin- ary, was Master of Ceremonies; Rev. Father Mahony, Administrator of London Diocese, Monsignor Forris- tal, Father Brisson, all of St. Peter's Seminary, also Father White of Lon- don, occupied seats in the Sanctuary. After Mass, the casket, borne by five ,ons and one son-in-law, John Meagh- er, was taken to the cemetery where all that was' mortal of the 'departed soul was laid to rest with that of her husband who predeceased her eight years ago. Let it be our earnest prayer that having served God faith- fully in this vale of .tears we may meet face to face with that dear one not dead -only gone before, Mr. John Brennan is wearing a broad smile this week. It's a boy. \Ye are very glad to report that Maker Harold Kleinfeidt is improv- ing as quickly as Cali be expected. Mr. and Mrs. Crowley of Stratford spent Sunday with Mr. and. Mrs. Wal- ter Carpenter. Mr. and Mrs. Angus Kennedy of Seaforth. visited Sunday with Mr. and. Mrs. Peter McGrath. The dark shadow of sorrow has descended upon the whole commun- ity, when it was announced April 6th that Bridget Roache, beloved wife of the late Wm. Feeney, was- numbered with the dead. To not a few it was the first experience of - ,that fierce struggle which the human heart un- dergoes, when one so dear to us s .Called Away. The sad parting of a loving mother filled full the cup of sorrow' of an affectionate family and wounded the hearts of dear ones, that time alone can relieve the pain. Her husband predeceased her nine years 'ago. Deceased was born in Hibbert. township and has lived among us practically all her life time, where she won the love of all by her kind and amiable disposition. The funeral, one of the largest seen here for some tim , -took place from her late residence, on Thursday morning to St. Patrick's Church, where solemn Requiem Hight Mass was sung by Rev. Fr. O'Drow- ski, celeb°rant; Rev, Fr. Dantzer, dea- t con and Rev. Fr. Bricklin, subdeacon, with Rev. Fr. Foulkes , of London, master of ceremonies. In the sanc- tuary were Revs. Monsignor Fore- stall, Fr. Mahoney, London; Fr. White, Windsor, and Joseph Feeney, son of the deceased, St. ,Peter's Sem- inary, 'London. The pallbearers were five sons of the deceased: Martin, Pa- trick, Francis, William and Wilfred, and John Meagher, son-in-law. She leaves to mourn her loss, four daugh- ters, all of whom are married, and se- ven sons, one son, James, of Onaway, Alta., was unable to be present; also four sisters, Mrs, W. J. O'Rourke, Dublin; Mrs. R. Kennedy, Seaforth, and Mrs, W. Jordan and Mrs. Ma- loney, Hibbert. The bereaved family and relatives wish to extend their sin- cere thanks to their many friends for the large number of Mass cards, spit- itual bouquets, floral tributes and kind expressions of sympathy shown thetn in their recent sad bereavement. 'We miss thy kind and willing hand, Thy fond and earnest care; Our home is dark without thee, We miss thee every -where; It's sweet to know we'll meet again, Where sorrows are no more; And that the one we loved so well, Has only gone before, But thy memory ere shall linger In our home of bliss and cheer, Cherished memories sweet and holy, Hover round us, mother, dear; And when life seems all too dreary, And our spirits are too lone, • I OPERA ONE NIGHT HOUSE seam Friday 24 LINCOLN'S MAMMOTH TH M UncleTom'sa bin Go FACES VAUDEVILLE Np� SCENERY V EFFECTS ,z -f Everything . 'New but the Name `THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER" 4 BIG 'ACTS — 12 SCENES It's Worth Coming Miles to See PEOPLE'S °PULAR RIC ES Doors Open at 7:30. 25 CtS, to everybody Y. NO HICrHER PRICES HOOK UP HENRY AND HIKE Curtain at 8:15 ST. COLUMBAN. The annual Meeting of the C.W.L. was held in the parish hall on Tues- day evening, April 14th; with the president, Mrs, Terry Flannery, in the chair. Meeting opened with prayer and the minutes of the 'preceding meeting were thenread by the record- ing secretary, Miss Grace Moyl'an,. and adopted. The reports fon the past year werethen read by the different members of the executive, Mrs. Dan. Cronin, the treasurer, gave a detailed account of the receipts and expendi- tures, The total amount taken in was $1,508461, and the total disbursements $1,483.44, leaving a balance of $25.7 in the treasury. The books were aud- ited by Mrs, John Shea and Miss Tes- sie Lynch,. The St. Columban sub- didision With a membership of 100, has been carrying on with the usual activities which enable it to donate its quota of assistance to'parochial, char- itable and missionary. requirements, $10 was donated'to Sisters of•Service, $431,00 was given our Pastor; schol- arship of $5,00 has been given the pu- pil obtaining the highest iuuniber of marks at entrance examinations; $12.60 was given Father lieges, for Western Missions. Three good. Ca- tholic b,00ks have been placed in the libraries of our separate schools; $10 was given to the Chair of Church His- fory; $1'80.00 was given for charity; 2 crates ,of eggs were donated at Eas- ter to Mt. Hope and Mt. St Joseph, Cancelled stamps have been collected and sent regularly to aid in mission work. Two parcels of Catholic liter- ature have been sent to Western mis- sions through church extens.ious. A vote of thanks was moved to the offi- cers for the good work done during the year,-- The election of -officers then took place, the following being elected by acclamation, with the ex- ception of our Recording Secretary, Miss Grace Moylan, who has served two years: Honorary Chaplain, Rev, Father Dantzer; president, Mrs. Ter- ry Flannery; 1st vice president, Mrs. Joseph Stapleton; 2nd vice president, Mrs. Joseph Kale; 3rd vice president, Miss Lucy Burke; recording secre- tary, Miss Tessie Lynch; correspond- ing secretary, Miss Mary Lane; trea- surer, Mrs, Dan Cronin. After a t?ew remarks from Father Dantzer, the meeting closed with prayer, 'Fishing is the order of the day. Some very large ones have. been caught. Mr. Edward Melady has taken a position in Hibbert. Miss Ann Downey has returned from St. Joseph's hospital where she has been ursing for the last six weeks. Mr. and Mrs. T. Kelly visited with friends here last Sunday, FROM OTTAWA A cut • of $37,000,000 in estimated ex'penclitures for the current fiscal year reflects the long weeks of study and of paring practiced by the Ben- nett Ministry. When it is considered that not more than 25 per cent, of total expenditures is controllable, the extent to which economy has, been carried out•,will -be appreciated. For example the interest on Government debt to the public cannot be cut, Nor can the outlay for pensions, nor for civil government. Almost all ecouotity must Be effected at the expenseof public works, Naturally,. therefor,. there will be some disappointment -on the part of coMmunities quite con- vinced that new public works are their immediate right. WINTHROP. With deepest regret we learned of the sudden death of Mr. James Cann - bell, who passed peacefully away at his late residence in licKillop, on Sa- turday morning, at ttie age of 75 years. The funeral was held to Mait landbank, cemetery on Monday and was very largely attended, We ex- tend our deepest synpathy 5o those that are left to' mourn the loss of a loving husband and father. Mrs. George Dale, Huron Road, spent a few days with Mn, and Mrs. Sol,' Shannon, Mrs, R. Heist and'son Billie of To- ronto are spending a few days with Mrs. Haist, The farmers are busy seeding. We have been blessed with a gre'at rain which will help the grass. Mr, and Mrs. William Humphries of Walton spent Sunday evening with Mr, and Mrs, Robert Campbell, WEST BRODHAGEN. _lir, C, F. Pus'hel'berg was taken to Seaforth Hospital last week for treatment, as he is not well, Mr; Ferdinand Miller, east of the village, went to London hospital for special treatment for. a sore mouth, -Mr, William Jacob is all smiles since his wife presented him with a bouncing babyboy. b Mr. Charlie Eggert and family, Mrs. Henry Koehler, Mrs. Ed. Scher - berth, Mrs, Fred. Koehler, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Regele attended the fu- neral of Mr ' s. Kiehtte west Blyth, , onau S t rda y last. :Mr. Louis o !s Becker, a life long resi- dent of Logan, has sold his house and lot opposite the Lutheran church to William Sieman of near Bornholm for $4,000 and= is proving to Stratford to live retired in the near future, Nothing Like Knowing Ann sighed, I -Ter sister had writ- ten her to buy a piece of dress goods in town. But directions were vague and Aon, did not feel like getting it without more 'Information, `i know: I'll telephone herl" So she talked to her' sister o ver L f Distance andgot full, details. It was more than worth- while to feel 'absolutely sure. Unless worms be expelled from the system, no child can be healthy. Mo- ther Grave's Worm Exterminator is an excellent medicine to destroy worms. The situation is that falling revenue and railway deficits and fixed charges of Government leeve only two courses open. One is radical advance of taaiatiott and the other is economy., When the budget is brought down it will perhaps indicate that even though. the strictest econoiny consistent with maintenance - of essential services 'has been practiced, some readjustment of t'axatiort is also. necessary, Customs tariffs cannot be expected to yield more because the policy of the Gov- ernment is to manufacture more, of our requirements in Canada, Income tax for 1931 can scarcely produce as' much as in the last year and it will not be surprising if nuisance taxes, like the Sales Tax, will be jacked up to provide funds, The only alterna- tive is borrowing ,and Premier Ben- nett dislikes that .kind of financing. He will have recourse to it only in extremity. The opening of Parliament after !Easter brought the "Red Internation- al" to Ottawa to demand non-contri- butory employment insurance. There were thirty-five in the delegation "re- presenting the• unemployed of 'Cana- da." Mr, Bennett—and later Mr, King —expressed their interest in unem- ployment ment insurance but the 'former assured his interviewers that no Gov- ernment with which he was associat- ed would sponsor non-contributory• employment insurance, nor would there' be any dole. Mr. King was less emphatic.' He confessed his 'party had never considered .non-coiitrsbut= ory insurance. A poll of the delegates showed scarcely a single native-born Canadian and most of .the delegates mere from Central Europe, When ' some spoke of "appealing to Moi - cow and of Communism Mr. Ben- nett told then the Government might find it possible to aid them to get to the land where they might live under Communism• There was no enthusiasm. +l � One of the mostit controversial R- eins which ltas arisen in'recent years is the reorganization of the Depant- ment of the Interior. Handing over of natural resources to the Prairie Provinces has reduced the labor' of this department by probably forty per cent, There isn't any work for several hundred employees and the Government has declined to keep on the payroll that number of guests. There has been one tretitendous; howl about the unfairness of the treatment. Down here at Ottawa the belief per- sists that every one in town has a (Heaven -born right to perpetual em- ployment by the rest of the people of Canada. The Bennett Government does not subscribe to that principle. Hence the wails. The truth of the matter is that in 1926 the King Government announc- ed the transfer of the resources to the Prairie Provinces. For four years it toyed with the question and in those years, instead of pruning down the department and taking care of em- ployes by transfer 'to other depart-. 1otents, it actually increased the emp- yes from 2,068 in 1926 to 2,415 in 1930. And the employes did' nothing to help themselves to new jobs. After four years or more - of notice the complaint is made bitterly that it is now all heartless and sudden. No city in Canada has had the steady flow of wages enjoyed by Ottawa in the cur- rent depression, wages out of the. taxes of all• Canada, and now", when the Government refuses to spend pub- lic money where there is no work to be done the old town squeals like a stuck pig, In fact the town is squeal- ing a lot more than the Hien and wo- men directly affected, A few months ago the Government announced that after March- 31 the fleet of private motor cars maintained for Ministers and officials would be disposed sed f. Th P o e !)ill last year ear far these cars was some $550,000, exclu- sive of gasoline and oil. The latter probably cost another $200,000 'a year. Against this expenditure the Govern- ment now ro' ose n n s to allow $42,000 peryear in lieu of cars. ars. Ii r e e is a net saving to the country of probably $700,000 a year. Political interest throughout Cana- da will shortly be focused upon Que- bec where a provincial election cam- paign p is soon to be projected, The province has been Liberal for many years acid by such an over whelming majority that there has been a tendency to regard change as next* to impossible, A very percep- tible change has occurred within the past two years, however, and there are shrewd judges, 0f political trends who believe that this year will see' Quebed swing over tb the Conserva- tive column. Sn the first place, it is extremely, difficult for any government to wea- ther a storm of general depression such as has existed since 1929, In THURSDAY, APRI 23,1931 Massey -Harris No. 19 Sprlu=T®oth Cultivator The NEW CULTIVATOR with the Great "THREE-WAY" CLEARANCE Makes a Fine, Clean Mois- ture Retaining Seed Bed. GAJOHNLLOP L L P ' AGENT.FO.R FROST FENCE SUPERTEST GAS and OILS All Repairs and Labor Cash. the second, when a party has been in power for over thirty years it is bound to suffer defections. Thirdly, it seems that this year will, for the First time in many elections, see the Conservative panty a cohesive force and under spirited leadership, There is something about an elec tion,; in old Quebec that one does not find except in isolated constituencies elsewhere in Canada. It, is bizarre, colorful and spectacular and. this one should: be even more: so. * * * * * * s: * * * * * NEWS. AND INFORMATION * * FOR THE BUSY FARMER * * (Furnished- by 'Ontario Depart - a, meet of Agriculture.) * * 'Don't turn the dairy cows on pas- ture too early in the spring is the ad- vice of good authority. Early spring grass is'watery and immature. Wait 'until the grass is three or four inches high, Better Farm Contest The ,Richmond Hill Agricultural Society has decided to inaugurate a "Better Farm" competition this year for which a silver trophy has been secured. The •,contestants, it is stipulated, must bebona fide farmers, residing within a. radius- of 12 miles front the village of Richmond Hill, which is a short distance north of Toronto, and cultivating 50 acres or more. The judging will be on the basis of neat- ness of ground and' surroundings, condition of buildings, state of culti- vation, freedom from weeds, and care and quality of live stock. Guelph Dairy School Results. :Another group of Dairy Short Courses has just concluded at the Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. A total of 194 were registered this year and the students carte from many countries, and from all the Eastern Provinces of Canada, Aus- tralia, Denmark, Holland and the Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brun- swick, Frince Edward Island and Quebec had representatives in the class, The most of the students, as usual, eame from Western Ontario. F. D, Harrison of Burgessville, Ont., headed the proficiency list, and C. L, Machan, West Monkton, Ont., was second, • Care of Baby Chicks Fresh clean water is of vital im- portance for baby chicks. It con- stitutes More than one-half of the chick's body and in addition it helps to soften and digest the food, plus assisting in the carrying of waste out of the system. For the first week the chicks should receive luke-warm water, It is generally dangerous to put any disinfectant ih the drinking water.. Some may poison the chicks, while others do not go so well with the -feed. Clean, lukewarm water given in cle'an drinking fountains is by far the safest. Make it a point to thor- oughly clean the drinking vessels once a day, and if convenient, scald them I£ not using a wire floor in the brooderhouse, it is best to put the drinking fountains on a platform with a wire cloth top. This will keep the chicks away from the wet litter, brought about by the _ water they spill. • The litter around the drinking fountains offers a wonderful chance for infection of coccidiosis atad kind- red diseases. - Corn Growing .Competition A record enrolment of members for the 1931 Junior Half -Acre Dent Cornrowi Gn Competition g P etiitio n fol• Ke It t County has been received at the De- partment of Agriculture office, Chat- ham, ha-ham, Already. 180 young peoplehave entered and more are expected. This compares with 110 entries last year. The competitionetr ttot is open to any young g boy or girl in the county under 18 years of age The types of corn to be distributed this year are Yellow Dent, Golden Glow, White Cap and White Dent. An increased interest in coria -growing in the county is said to be largely responsible for this effort p the at on. part rt of the young Farmers. On Feeding Hogs With an abundance of low priced coarse grains and ' wheat available there is an apparent tendency on the part of farmers to overfeed their mar - hogs. This is shown by the in- crease in the average weight of hogs now coming on the market. The two hundred pound hog is the ideal mar- ket weight, With the price of lard what it is today, relatively lower than tate price of bacon, it is the 'bacon type which means money to the pro- ducer. Farmers should watch hog feeding closely to guard, against both light weight aril excess fat—he must keep away from the out -weight grades if he is going to get the top of the market for his hogs. Co-ordinate Junior' Work ?Having as its main object the co- ordination of all junior farm and club work of the various provinces, thus bringing if into line with a nation- wide agricultural,policy, a new organ- ization known as the Canadian Coun- cil . on Boys' and Girls' School Club Work, has been established' with headquarters at Q-htawa. A pefnaan- ent secretary 'has been appointed and the new plan will• come into operation at once. Boys' and girls' club work has become a very vital factor in de- termining the quality of live stock and other classes of production in tnost provinces, and while, the provin- cial agricultural authorities will con- tinue to supervise their- farm clubs as in the past, the new organization should result in greater "co-ordination and greater uniformity of policy. The new Central Council will sponsor the holding of national • championship contests and exhibits at, the Royal Winter Fair, Toronto, for swine clubs, calf feedingand cattle 'breeding clubs, potato, poultry and seed grain clubs. Nearly 15,000 . Canadian 'farm boys and girls, representing some 820 clubs, are 4 -rigged in some form of agricultiral club work. Ontario has 143 clubs with 3,253 members, Sow Good Barley Seed Ontario producers of barley for the industrial market have received real encouragement in the form of a guar- anteed minimum price. But this guarantee applies only to ,better class barley of a grade equal to the stand- ard laid down in the Grain Act for No. 3 Extra. This quality require- ment should create a greater interest by growers in the seed they put is the ground this spring. According to available information, the supply of real high-class seed barley in the province is abundant and the price is reasonable, A compilation of statistics over a period of 47 years show that barley has, outyielded oats by' approximately 1'66 pounds per acre, while iti years of unfavorable weather, such as 1930, the increase amounted to twice this figure, Barley also helps in planning crop rotations. In one season, it provides an opportunity to clean up the land, to grow paying crops and to seed down to the best advantage with hay for the following year, Current Crop Report According to the reports of the Ag- ricultural Representative, fall wheat is doing exceptionally well and even fields that did not have a good top last fall made a rapid , recovery and prospects are that fall wheat will be an average or even better crop. Clov- ers and alfalfa that were not up well last fall, due to weather, are looking Well. There will be considerable in- crease in thud acreage of alfalfa sown this 'year due to two factors: one that the seed is very reasonable, and the other that alfalfa demonstrated last fall that it would withstand dry wea- ther'better than any other !lay or clo- ver crop. There has been a very great demand for certified Irish ,Cobbler seed potatoes and indications are that tire acreage of this variety will be in- creased from 10 to 20 per cent-. Live stock, especially cattle, came through the win -ter in excellent shape, Many farmers are reporting heavy losses of young pigs. These losses are consid- ered: by some to be due to the heavy feeding of grain to brood sows. Clean the Cornfield There have been rumors that the Corte Borer Act would not be enforc- ed this year. Such rumors are un- founded, The Provincial Entomolo- gist ggst in ci a tedt a meeting the Et g o corn borer inspectors, discussed with them then duties and gave instruc- tions that there -should be no slacken-" iirg up in the enforcement of the act, He said the borer was just . as dan- gerous as ever and the only safeguard against st s r'ous loss to o the corn layin a thorough clean-up every year, each farmer doing his share. I1 was point- ed out that the weather was a- very mportant factor in determining whe- ther we could get a reduction in the number of borersin any particular year. Sonia years the weather would favor the insect • so much that all a good clean-up could do would be to prevent a very large increase, Other years the weather would help us and there would be a decrease. Farmers and also corn growers in cities and town are urged to co-ope- rate by having all Born remnants de- stroyed not later than 'May 20th.