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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1931-10-29, Page 3THURSDAY, 'OCTOBER 29, 1931.ISMIMININFKLIDIPSOESRIS THE SIT,AF9 TII NEWS. Great, ships which go to sea make doubly sure by carrying two anchors. If one should not hold in an emergency, there is another available to take ' its place. In their personal finances, many inen rely chiefly on the one anchor of their regular earnings. But the wiser ones prepare for k tw h — Latin Proverb. an emergency by creating a second anchor — a Savings 'Reserve. Come what may, 'you will have security and peace of mind if you have built up a strong Savings Account. Start now -- deposit regularlya pro- portion of your income so that you may, week byweek, develop a secondary safeguard.. Seventeen Branches in Ontario OVINCE OFlm , : �q VI GS AFF CE V k(DEPCS/T 'f1B 4� it,9: 310A AR/CCO&ERNMENT Mme,® ®OF ICE ��`N`�4tYFOk'l15'r�p bfT PARLIAMENT HEADLS LDINGS SEAFORTH BRANCH J. M. McMILLAN, MANAGER. sommmossirsamassizeasr GROWING, SELECTION AND PREPARATION OF GRAIN.AND SEED FOR EXHIIBITION. (Copyright, 1931.) By Herman Trelle. Article No, 9. Hand Picking Made Easy. From time to time, in widely pub- lished articles,. we read where the writer and his good wife are "ear- marked" with a description of the bong drawn out, monotonous and try- ing hours they spend with straining eyes, unravelling nerves, and wreck- ing brains, picking .out seeds with mic- roscopic accuracy, adding them to- gether, kernel to kernel, as if by math- ematical porgression, buildng a vol- -ante to win one of the nine different. championships, with which in the pant international grain show competifibns, they are credited. With all due respect to the inno- cent imagination of such writers (and they do make good reading) the writ- er is halp.py to say that a mountain is thereby made out of a molehill, be- cause the impression thus created is not at all accurate. The task Of hand picking is a pleas- ant one. It is really interesting and not at all Monotonous. Any prospect- ive rosipecLive exhibitor, who isworking on a - worth while show sample, after fol lowing out the methods of exhaustive preparation described in the articles :leading up to than one, will 'surely agree. And why should it not be ? !Nature is an interesting teacher, mar- •vellously wise, ever full of the power to fascinate, and so wonderfully beau- tiful. We need more beauty. Increase our aesthetic a'ppe'tites. These seemingly little things may appear superfluous at first, but they are absolutely ne'ces- Sang.. agricultural experts, it is most timely to again caution the "hit and miss" hand picking exhibitors, that their chances of "copping off" a top prize are practically nil Trusting to luck may be quickly hammered to fashion and the nimble fingers of a latige fain out of ordinary hay wire. Such is ily wild ,be a hopeless competitor when suitable for use on all kinds of coarse checked against a systematic and. ex- acting exhibitor who works hand in hand with nature. Before venturing into the mystic. realms o•f hand picking, one should take stock and size up the seed show sample. Paint a clear, mental picture as to just how -the finished sample should appear. Arrange a method ' of procedure and stick to it. Have you weighed out the sample allowing at least a 10% reserve poundage to work ori ? • Have you taken reasonable care of the mixture content by not exposing Every competition is a judgment of 'beau'ty in preparation, fitting into the ,general economic scheme of things. Seeds, flowers, yea, all plant life has a universal language understood, by every age and every creed. A sytn- pa'the'tid communion with :nature brings a common enjoyment to all. And the more one learns of nature the anyway. greater the success that wish follow it all over au Y Y his effort. This fact seems to be the There is only one perfect light to Yyardstick of achievement. pick by and that from a northernn 113ut alas, and only too true, theirs exposure, away from the direct rays is a persistent type' of professional of all suns'h'ine. 13e sure- . to get your , P hand picker, (only a few), who will, stan'd'ard of hand picking by the con- ;contintre to take the joy out of life' ception one perceives in this ' perfect ik 0 11111111111111. There is nothing better tha na clean, smooth pie plate, or a white flat, por- celain platter for hand picking. The best pickers, to fit any hand, : .ample out tion. '. n ,. :_)•,v nerfec: t1.enay 't.. Re:,tetnher that there.` are varicun forn1s of irregular- ities to consider in finishing a"happy ntediii r balanced • ivalformly. Line t hese- 1.1 gularitu.s up like mental sol- diers; giving a reasonable considera- tion to each one of them. Thenthe balanced mental impression ' will be much more cotnvi11 sing to themind's' eye, and in the end to Ilia judges to be sure, The' nest article will include a dis- cussion of Finishing New S'anples and Refitting Old Ones." W. HURON 'TEAICHERS' CONVENTION The 54th annual convention of W. 'Huron Teachers' Institute was held in Exeter on Oct. 8 and at the 0.:A :C. in Guelph ,ori Oct. 9th. President Miss A. G'aiser presided, The opening ex- ercises of the first day's session were taken by the pastor of Main' Street United Church, Rev. C. J. IMoor'house. Reeve 13. M. Francis extended cordial welcome to the teachers. The first item of business was the reading of the minutes of the last session of 19:30 meeting. Miss Gaiser gave the antral address ,on the subject of "Seeing to the End." Among the many .high thoughts contained• therein was an ex- hortation to the teachers to strive for noble purposes, to look away beyond the petty annoyances of the' class roost to the time when the pupils will be filling their places as men and wo- men and to strive day by day to elevate the standard of the boys and girls. Nlrr. A, R. Dodds of No. 5, Us - borne, followed with the subject of Rural Time Tables. Mn Moves and Miss A. Gaiser gare the reports .of the 'O.E,A. meetings 'held last Easter. Inspector Er C. Beacom, discussed the revised system of apportioning the Legislative grants. Four standards are considered 'in 'raking the division, viz.: CO':Attendance.; (2) Salaries paid; (3) 'Equipment; (4) Certificates held. By the present system higher grants are paid the weaker sections 'while the stronger receive Lower ones. Liberal grants are also paid far li- braries. Mr. W. R. Goulding, A.T.C. 1'I., gave a demonstration ,of Itis meth- od of teaching music in schools. He cited instances Where music may he co -related with other subjects on the curricu'lurn. At the noon hour a lun- cheon was served in James :S'tree't Church by the Mission Circle and a Short .program rendered. Misses H. Hayter and A. Hoffman, two of the teachers, rendered solos and Rev. D. McTavish gave a short address. At the afternoon session Miss M. Prid- ham of the Exeter staff took a read- ing lesson with a class of pupils from the !First Book grade. Her method was introduced by use ,of a picture il- lustrating the subject, the difficult words were reviewed from the 13. B. The lesson "October Gave a Party" was read by the pupils in silence, titeta aloud, after w^h!ich the class sang the selections accompanied by Mr. Goulding on the piano. The lesson merited hearty applause. Inspector 1Be'aco'm gave some pointers based on his observations in the schools. Ilis- tory, which is not up to the standard in the Fourth Form, ,should be stress- ed es'pecial'ly in the Third Grade. In 119311, 366 .candidates wrote their En- trance and of these 296 were success- ful; 24% of Whom took honors. Of the en•rohii•eiat 7%% should pass into high school each year. ,Primary read- ing should be stressed and a few eas- ier books taken before the authorized text is introduced. The 'primary grades should 'receive their fair share of attention and ample preparation should be given to keep the children busy. Children require two full years in the third grades and two in the fourth grades. Attendance forms should be returned monthly from rur- al school's and form SIA1'1 filled in reg- ularly. According to the new regula- tion absence from classes for fairs, bonne help, etc. is unlawful. Teachers were cautioned to beware of salesmen who'' visit the school's :representing theattselves as being sent by the.De- partnment of Education Miss Grace Lockhart gave a paper on Fifth form work. The overcrowded condition of the rural timetable prevents the teach- ers :from giving the necessary time to Fifth Forum pupils,' so in order to conserve the periods, she would re- commend the coupling of the Junior Rod Senior Grade pupils in subjects where at all possible. The auditors' report was presented by .31r. G. Keel- er of Dashwood. A •handscfine hank ac- count stands to the credit of the As- sociation. The resolution committee prescirted' its report, through. the con- venor Mr. W. Davis, of Lttcknmv; The resolutions read as follows: 1r Resolv- ed that a new printer be prepared to take the. place of the one now in use. 2. That a new Third ;Book History be prepared covering the prescribed course. 3. That the Hydro rate to rural schools be reduced. d,, That a new arithmetic be prepared with more graded' exercises for all forms, the teachers' copy only: to •xontain the answers. .5. That a new Geography be prepared with a better list of `heaps in seeds, while the finer seeds stick well to a moistened toot'h pick„ One picks better in company with. others. A party of three does the best, the s'afes't, and the quickest jiob, ;Before commencing the pickers should hold a conference, study the sample, and decide what type of ir- regularity upon which each should specialize and -concentrate. Always pick in the sante order, and always adhere to the ',same arrangement of colored .materials on which to pick. Pass the seeds one to ,the other, by pouring from the picking container of the mass sample during the various one intothatof the next individual, mech'an'ical manipulating and pro- in the systematic step. This p'ourin'g ce'ssing?'One must allow for at least stirs up the seed's thus exp'o'sing fur - one half per cent loss in moisture con- ther defects :if su'ch are present. B'y. tent to stand the severe exposure of systematically passing the seed on 'hand picking. each individual picker may work over Are you satisfied that nothing more the best colored material, hest suited can be done toward smoothing the to the detection of his s'peciall'y al'lbted hulls, or awn, or anything of that na- irregularity. tare, on the covered seed varieties? The end man should be the most Do you think there is enlottgh extra ca'pa'ble observer, perhaps the exhibit - volume of seed left to stand another or himself, acting in the roll of final screening in whatever size or shape .ins'pe'ctor to sort of balance up every- one may think best to furt'hei' int- 'thi'n'g. . prove the sample ? • 'The seed's s'hould pass quickly, me - A good check at this time has an thodicall'y, and carefully, on to the air -important bearing on the weight other. The first man 's'hould take the per bushel.seeds from a sealed container, and The IBear dowvn on the foll'owintg really end roan finality returns them to an- important advice. , other. By so doing the reduction of Wtfh the exception of po'lish'ing and t'he moisture content is at a mini - finishing, to be described in the next' tnum. article, and until one has exhausted It is sometimes best to go over the every other method and procedure seeds mare than once to oontp'letely possible to perfect the sample other- pick out the various irregularities no- wise, never attempt the 'hand picking _ther than spend too much time trying of a single kernel. to d'o the whole jab in one long oper- It stands to reasion, one is merely ation. The eye is much keener and wasting time if he keeps picking away more accurate when ,the movement :of when the mass sample is continually variation is more rapid, changing its appearance, because in A ma's's ins'pe'ction by sliding the tutsystelnatically during the course of kernels from one large container to. other naanilp:ul'a!tittg and processing,' another is very good practice before the soul, to get.a wel'I balanced sample, the final comipietion of the shfow sam- one must plan on methodically picking Pie. • In this way the extreme varia- tions in color, shadintg; etc,. etc., can sometimes be most 'easily detected and removed, And, by the way, this is the writer's, favorite method of final inspection. Never work on two different sam- ples at the same time, and in the same robin. These is always the possibility of a `spill." I'1eep I./he flour and surroundings perfectly clean. Control the pickings yeti stake. Do not throw them around. bl:alee a study of the imperfect seeds before finally disposing of their int a safe manner. Weigh the pidtings in proportion to the finished sample, By this proced- ore one can quite accurately tell, well in advance, how the volume is going to turn out in relation to the pickings. 'Music and a cheery snood work wonders at nicking time. .By all means avoid smoking. It con- taminates and is hard on the eyes. 'Final precaution: There is a danger vis 1 and` hand pickingto n do tt f beats , � t, an extreme, some special form of ir- regularity, in,alnost any sample of for those honest and true, rank an file exhibitors, who have high quality and a volume of seed at home do t he farm to back up their dependable seed exhibits. On one occasion, a nitnilter of years ago, al one of America's leading ex- hit itions, a vaitquis'hed champion: once inquired from the writer, "How many :children have you home on the farm to pick such a5large sa'm'ple of pretty seeds I have thirteen to do my pick-, in' and I think the judges 'smelta rat' when they saw your 'sample box fuller than mine" ' After considering the rti'les of the 'World's Grain Show, dcrnaod•ing a t -able, '.'auger volume, "checked and fight, having ever the following pre caution in mind. Any hand picking that is done by dull light, or after the sun goes down, or in any artiilicia'1 light, should be kept separate tmn'ti'1 gone over again' in the perfect light, and checked up to the standard. There is :no color or condition of material better to pick ,over than clean, shiny 'the or porcelain. Choosing be- tween ' these two, one has sio better op- portunity to ,practice the precision of the most exacting judge, or the .scrut- inizing eye of the .most critical doctor or planet disease, while potting the sample fhrotigh the heisnd picking step• A good exhibitor 11111S possess .double checked," by a most scientific- sound knowledge and. good judgment Inlly conducted growing test wider as well as a clear le ar utclerstandiig of the supervision of Canada'sleadin¢.d1sease detection, it. The tt:'nl ,.a:1na c;nin:'I:ec pres- ented its ren I. t'„r.. ,n.,hit, even or, Mr. R. S. a c Galerichr The s:: to iu:i., r: s: Hon,a': t:rtcii`t, Inspector E. C. Beacons; President, \4r. C. Bt ,eve., Hencall; Vice- Presid-ent,, Miss; Ada Webster, L,tckntw; Secretary -Tea,., it G, :4, Howard, Exeter Councillors, Misses L, Robin son. G'derieh; Margaret Pentland, Goderich; 31 r. W. Davis, Lucknow auditors, 'Messrs. R. ,Stonehouse, A. R. Dodds; resolution committee, Misses 11 Baillie. G. Sturdy, P, Penf„ld, F, i(alhfieisch, :Messrs. E C'. Beacom, G. McIntyre P. I(tlpatrick, R. !Stonehouse; delegates to 0.E,A, Mr. C. Blower and Miss A. Webster. A vote of thanks was tendered to the official board of Main Street for the use of the church for the convention; the members of the Mission Circle of James St. Church, whp catered to the teachers at luncheon, the retiring of- ficers for their services during the past year and to all wh,o took part in the program. The attendance for the day was 11215, On Friday the leachers mo- tored to 'Guelph where they were en- tertained at the 0. A. C. by the in- structors. Upon arrival the proces- sion wended its way to the livestock arena where Professor 'S'teckle gave a lecture on the different grades of cattle„ 'horses; sheep and swine. 'Types of cattle and horses weighing over a ton were exhibited in the ring. Next followed at 111;15 a. m. a sumptuous banquet in the spacious dining -room of a seating capacity of 600: This luncheon w•as sup- plied gratis to the teachers. The nest building visited was the war tentor- ial hall built in 1924 byrthe students and the ex,s'tudents of the institu- tion. The beautiful marvelous stained windows of this hall attracted atten- tion. The building is used as a chapel, .community hall, etc. The stage is of the finest. Itt the building is lo- cated special suites Of rooms, with private baths for the entertainment of distinguished guests such as the Gov- ernor -;General, Lieutenant Governors, Missing for a month, George A. Royalty, etc. etc. Next place visited Stiles, K.C., prominent barrister, and was the field husbandry building where again Prof. iBuchan'an (a Hen- sel Old Boy) explained the exten- sive work of that department. Samples of grain are distributed to over 6,000 farmers annually. ;Grains for tests are imported front all parts of the worjd. In 1905 one kernel of bar- ley was planted and from it all the seed now used in the province was obtained. The college property cov- ers 800 acres of which 600 acres are used for ,feed; 80 acres for experiment- al purposes and the remainder for the buildings, grounds, etc. In. con- nection with the institution is a golf course covering ewe .hundred acres, the gift of a Mr. Cotton. The museum, which was next visited is the best in the world. Most of the waxed fruit, etc. was the work of an PAGE THREE:. �, u CONVENTION 'The seventh tonna] convention 01 Young People's Society of Huron Presbytery, was held in Oneen St. l'u'te l `Clnirch on Friday with three sessions. the President, George Petrie,. presiding. After devotional c •'.'c= by F.gi,,iidville Y. P. S., discussion groups ‘A ere formed with the follow- ing as convenors: 'Missions, Rev, D. \fc'1'anish, Exeter; Fellowship, Rev. E. Anderson; Citizenship, Rev. -G. Butt, Gerrie; Literary and recreation, Ret', S. T. :gathers, Reports on the year's work of each of llle'se department: were presented` by the convenors. After the appoint- ment of a nominating con'intittee't'he convention repaired to the 'school; room where dinner was served. The afternoon session opened with dexo - Ilona! ` exercises, A most interesting round table conference was conducted by Ret Frank Langford, of the Relig ons Education Department, Toronto. 'When the resolutions as presented had been discussed at 5.30 all partook of a splendid supper. The address of the evening was given by Dr. Lang- ford who in a very forceful manner outlined the work of the Y. P, S. of Loudon Conference, gave a very in- spirational talk and brought greetings. from other centres of activity. The officers for next/ year's work are as follows: Hon. Pres„ Rev, W. ,P.. Lane; "Pres., Dr. C. E. Trill. Blyth Vice Pres., Dr, Sturdy, Auburn; Sec. Treas., Miss Dorothy Walters, Ben-. miller; Christian Fellowship, Miss” Cheer, G'oderich; -Mission Mr. E. 0. Gill, Grand Bend; Citizenship, Miss Florence Scott, Belgrave; Literary' and Recreation, Rev. S. L. 'g'at'hers„ Grand Bend; Religious Education, Rev. G. Butt. An invitations for next. year's convention was extended by the delegates of Ontario St. Church, Clinton. LAWYER CHARGED WITH SHORT IN TRUST FUND'S' one of Cornwall's leading citizen's, was sdught by the police. He had left his hone in September, and following. invetsigation by the crown attorney,. warrants charging theft, misapprop- riation of funds 'and false pretences;. involving large amounts, have been sworn out, His extensive practice in- cluded the handling of estates,. money to loan on mortgages. private transfer and stoney for investments, With the - investments of the church of which- he was once rector's warden tentative- ly listed among the $100;000 in clients'' cash and securities alleged to have been dissipated on stock market and: race track gambling, the one-time• mayor and community pillar of Corn- wall, and outstanding among Eas'ternr. Ontario barristers, is the object of a police hunt which may spread through aged lady now deceased. The work !Canada, the United States and 1•Cexi- was a marvel and, though done twen- ty years ago, presents a realistic ap- pearance even to the diseases of fruits being shown. The horticulture de- partment was next visited and here in the class room the teachers listened to an interesting lecture by Professor 'Stevenson, the subject being the cul- ture of gladioli, roses, dahlias, etc. The rose garden contains over 1,100 varieties gathered from a dozen .or more countries of the world. Among the many good points of the lecture was one which might prove a benefit to gladioli growers, whose beds are affected by thrip. The remedy is 2 lb. 'browm sugar, 3 gallons water and. two table-spoon!fubs of paris green. This when prepared is sprayed on thor- oughly each week. In the spring he - fore planting, the bulbs should be dip- ped in a solution, a corrosive sublim- ate and water (1 ounce to S gals. of water). With roses the pruning should be done in spring and the long stickers should he removed. The false idea :that plants with seven leaflets are wild, should be forgotten. For mildew, 'Nous of sulphur should be sprinkled dry over the affected plants thorough- ly each week, 'For Black Spot, no cure has been found but as a prevent- ative, Porto Green, obtained from the Niagara Spray Co. is being used as an experiment. The hutch written about paper - mulch was not strongly recommended. To show the extensive work of this department, 73,000 letters were re- ceived last year and the same number of answers sent out. The last building visited was the Dairy Department where the process of chesse making was shown and ex- plained. To reach this building the procession wended its way through the pens of poultry where some of the different breeds were seen running at large and others in wire enclosures. The thanks of the -association were forwarded 10 the college by a letter from the Secretary. The teachers numbering over one hundred ndred left on their homeward journey about dp.tn feeling foot sore and- weary, is body, and mind but of the unanimous opinion that, the day was profitable to theta. President Add'il'een Gaiser Secretary, G. S.T-I,ow'arcl co, Paralleling closely the case of Tom' ;Brown, ex -mayor of Stratford, whio' disappeared under similar circum- stances, the search for Stiles was re- vealed to have begun more than two weeks ago, a day after the former authority on the St, Lawrence seaway project vanished from the city. The flight of the 52 -year-old lawyer' followed closely, it was learned, a final effort.to avert disaster when his cred- itors and those he had allegedly vic- timized descended upon him demand— ing settlement, A meeting of claim- ants was held at the country court- house, and Stiles, though not present. submitted a statement of asset's and liabilities which friends argued, indi- cated that settlement could be made• of an encouraging percentage of the various claims. Stiles was born and: raised ti; Cornwall and is the son of highly re- spected citizens. As a young man he learned telegraphy in a downtown tel- egraph office but had aspirations for a career in law. He was a br'illiant_ student and graduated 32 years a'go'. After being called to • the bar he practised for a number of years its 1 parttierehap with G, I. Gogo, K. iC..' and finally. opened his own office.. Stiles was known as one of the lead- ing barristers in Eastern Ontario. Stock .market deals and:gambling ; claimed to have led to Stiles' riow.ma- fall. He was known as an investor • with wide interests involving consid- erable scants of stoney. Stiles was a lover of horse racing, and is known to 'have lost heavily in trade gamb'1-' ing S'tatemen'ts that Stiles was treas urer of Trinity Anglican Memorial Church at Cornwall were denied. Stiles was rec'tor's warden of the church year. ago, burl he served only in ntiltor capacities in recent years. Ile was in possession, however, of bonds which were the property of the. church, but until his affairs are straightened out it will not be known whether any of the bonds are miss- ing "IP took eight sittings." "What? Have you hcen leaving our portrait painted?" "No, learning to skate." Want and For Sale Ads, 1 litre 25c,