The Seaforth News, 1932-02-25, Page 2PAGE TWO
THE SEAFORTH NEWS.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1932
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HURON NEWS.
Former Blyth Resident,—The Hes-
peter Herald refers as follows to the
death of a native of Blyth: Following
an illness of short duration Mr, Rob-
ert Logan passed away at his home
on Walker street on Sunday evening.
The deceased has suffered from heart
:trouble, which was the cause of his
death. He was born at Blyth, on AP=
ail 6th, 1869. Before coming to Hes-
peler, where for some 12 years he
occupied the position of accountant
with :the R. Forbes Co., he held a sim-
alar position with the Bell Piano and
Organ Co., of Guelph. Latterly he
ltas been connected with the . Preston
Springs. Sanitarium, Bob Logan, as
Ise was familiarly known, had made
a wide circle of friends, during his res-
idence here. He was an ardent boty-
ler, and on the green hewas known
as a good loser as well as keen sports-
man. Those who knew hint knew of
his sterling character, his geniality,
his uprightness, In his loss Hespeler
loses a good citizen: For he was int-
erested in town affairs. He was a
member of the public library board,
being its treasurer for the past feta
years. He was a member of the
Board of Managers of St. Andrew's
Presbyterian Church, having been
Chairman for several years. Besides
Elis widow, Mrs. Mary Logan, the de-
ceased is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. R. R. Baker, of Toronto, and
airs. W. H. Kribs, of Niagara Falls.
and one son, Bertram J., of Hamilton.
Elected President—Dr. J. B. White-
ly of Goderich, was re-elected presi-
dent of the Canadian National Trot-
ting and Pacing Association, the an-
nual meeting of which was held in
the Prince George Hotel, Toronto.
Brussels Old Boys.—The Toronto-
Brussels Association are holding the
annual at-home at the Embassy Club,
82 Bloor street west on Thursday ev-
ening, Feb. 25th. R. A, Pryne is Pres-
ident; Mrs. M. Scarlett, Treasurer,
and Miss S. W. McLauchlan, Secre-
tary.
Movings,--l-fr. and Mrs. William
Good, who have been residing in Hen -
sal: during the past year. are return-
ing this spring to their farm on con-
cession three, West Wawanosh, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Mills, who were ten-
ants of Mr. Good's farm for the past
year, have rented the farm on con-
cession seven, West Wawanosh, be-
longing to Mr. Wm. Stirling, of Col-
borne township and formerly owned
lay Mr. Harry Fowler. who with Mrs.
Fowler and family, have moved to a
farm near Blyth.
Pensions Cost Huron Little Now.
Hon. W. G. Martin, Minister of Pub-
lic Welfare, in his maiden speech on
Friday from the Cabinet benches of
theOntario Legislature, went thor-
oughly into the old age pensionsit-
uation, quoting many abuses which
are to be wiped out through the
changed legislation. The 'change on
praportional contribution from the
federal government of 75 per cent.
means a saving of $1,400.000 to the
province and $.559,000 to the munic-
ipalities. the change dating back to
Aug. L Replying to C. A. Robert-
son, Liberal, North Huron, Hon. Mr.
`Martin said the saving in that county
n as $14,811 annually. where 659 pen
:stens are paid. At the Clinton House
of 'Refuge, be said, some 42 pension-
ers assign their checks to the Reiuge,
ar a total of $18,a00.
The Late Henry Carpenter.—The
funeral of the late Henry Carpenter,
who passed away at his home, third
concession of Ashfield, on February
lath, was held from Christ .Anglican
(Church, Port Albert, Rev. William
ir%a1l officiating. The deceased man,
•wihv was in his 73rd year, leaves to
;mourn the loss of a kind husband, his
Widow, who was previous to her mar-
riage upwards of thirty years ago,
kiiss Mary Stewart Interment was
made in Dungannon cemetery, with
the following neighbors acting as Pall-
bearers;
all-bearerst Messrs:Harry Hawkins,
William Simpson, John ?Shields and
.+Harry Leaner, Mr. 'Carpenter- went
.'to Ashfield from Dublin tvhere he
1155 born of Irish.parentage.
112acFariane-Riley. - A quiet wed-
ding took . place at Wesley -Willis
manse, 'OLin'ton, on Thursday' after-
noon last, when the Rev. D. E. Fos -
',ter united in marriage Miss Edythe
Riley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Geo,
Riley of Hullett, and Mr. James Mac-
tFarlane, son of Mr. and Mrs.. John
'MacFarlane of Stanley. The' young
couple ,were attended by. Miss Mary
Cook an:d Mr. Frank Riley, brother
of the bride.
Bayfield Wharf. -The following is
from Hansard: Mt. McMillan (Hu-
ron): What was the expenditure last
year on the maintenance of the wharf
at Bayfield? Mr. Stewart (Leeds):
The hon. member made a previous
request, for this information and•lt is
going through the mail today. S un-
derstand the expenditure was approx-
imately $300 or $400.
Mrs. J'. R. Cutt.----After a long and
painful illness, Margaret Bisset, wife
of Ex -Reeve James R. Cutt, of Blyth,
Passed away Thursday morning last
at the home' of her mother, Mrs. Sam-
uel Bisset, Saltford Heights, in her
39th year. Though . for some weeks
it was known that a fatal termination
of Mrs. Cnftt's illness was certain, the
news of her death was received with
sorrow among a very large circle of
friends and acquaintances, for the de-
ceased was held in esteem and affec-
tion .wherever she was known. She
was born in Colborne township. She
taught in Blyth continuation school
for two years and then returned home
for several years, and six years ago
was married to Mr, Cutt and return-
ed to Blyth to make her home. For
the last year she had been again at
the home of her mother, inhere dur-
ing her long and trying illness she
received the best and tenderest care.
She leaves, 'besides her husband, a
little daughter. Barbara Ann, four
years of age. her mother, two sisters,
Miss Annie Bisset, and Mrs. Richard
Walter and 'five brothers, Gordon,
James, Peter, WilliamandRobert,
all of Saltford Heights and Goderich.
Deceased was always of an earnest,
helpful nature. The funeral took
dace on Saturday afternoon' front the
Bisset residence at Saltford Heights,
conducted by Rey. D. J. Lane, of
Knox Church, Goderich, assisted by
Rev. R. C. '\idDernid of Toronto,
and Rev. T. W. Goodwill of Blyth.
The pallbearers were the deceased's
five brothers and her brother -in -tau
R. J. Walter. Interment was in the
the Colborne cemetery.
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* NEWS AND INFORMATION *
* FOR THE BUSY FARMER *
* (Furnished by Ontano Depart- *
* ment of Agriculture.) *
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Big Wool Clip Handled
Although faced with poor markets
and approximately 5.000,000 pounds
or one of the largest wool dips ever
handled, W. H. J. Tisdale told the
Ontario Sheep Breeders' Association
the other day that the Canadian Co-
aperative Wool Growers had dispos-
ed of this successfully and that full
settlement wouid be made immediate-
ly. Moreover shippers through the
Co-operative would receive as high
or higher prices, quality for quality,
as were paid in Canada or elsewhere.
Due to careful management, handling
charges had been cut a third this year
or three-quarters of a cent per pound.
"Our warehouses are practira:ly
empty," stated Mr. Tisdale, "and we
enter the new season in excellent
shape." This record has been made
in the face of dire predictions that
wool could not be sold at any price
and was only possible, this speaker
claimed, because the Co-operative
during the past ten years had been
opening up many new outlets n 13r1-
tain and elsewhere for Canadian wool.
These outlets saved the situation in
10.31, according to Mr. Tisdale, al-
though he was of the firm conviction
that ae we were producing only a
fraction of our domestic consumption
of wool and wool products practically
all our clip should find a market in
Canada.
Alfalfa, a Valuable Crop
Apple growers have found that in
order to get sufficient color and ma-
turity for the fruit, it is necessary to
keep the orchard in sod, breaking up
onlyat intervals of five ' or six years.
And for this purpose the best: crop to
use is alfalfa. according to 11W. B.
Somerset, chairman of the Ontario
Marketing Board, and a practical
grower in the Burlington district.
Alfalfa, being perennial in nature,
remains in the ground year after
3;ear. Its roots penetrate thesoil,
which In turn stimulates the bacterial
action.
This plant is capable of taking. ni-
trogen from the air and storing it in
,the roots as nitrates. All good orch-
ardists apply nitrate fertilizers early
in the spring, to promote rapid
growth, and to stimulate blossoming.
A crop of alfalfa is an extremely
cheap source of nitrate supply.
Alfalfa, being the heaviest yielder of
all legume and grass crops, may be
cut twice a year. The cuttings,
which are allowed to remain under
the trees, make an excellent mulch,
which conserves moisture and keeps
'weeds down.
A New Organization
An association of representatives of
all county councils inthe province to
further the farmers' interests is likely
to be the outcome of the conference
held by Host. Thos. L. Kennedy,
Minister, of Agriculture, at the Pre -
'lament Buildings recently with sev-
eral hundred representatives of coun-
tycouncils from all parts. of Ontario,
who gathered- at his behest to delve
into farming problems. The Minister
declared it would be non-political and
would present its recommendations
periodically to the Government, He
stated it as his intention to have the
Department of Agriculture in each
county .co-operate with the farmer to
help him grow crops especially fitted
to soil and climatic conditions of his
county.
About Timothy Seed
'George H. Clark, Dominions seed
commissioner, brings to the attention
of Canadian farmers that while this
country's consumption of timothy seed
is fully 9,000,000 pounds a year,
Canada only produces 1,500,000
pounds a year. importing: mostly
from the United States the balance.
Mr. Clark goes on to say:
"At the present time timothy seed
in Eastern Canada is bringing farm-
ers around 9c per pound, while the
price in WWesternCanada -is around 8
cents per pound. This -priec is. of
course, controlled largely by the price
at rhich United States producers can
lay their product down at Canadian
points, and this price includes such
items as the cost of the seed, trans-
portation, insurance, handling charge,
and customs duty, Are there good
reasons for these importations, or
could that production 'pr'ofitably be
kept at home?"
The Canadian Turnip
The Canadian grown Swede 'Tur-
nip (Rutabaga) has been finding a
largeplace in the high-grade trade of
United States cities. From four to
five thousand" cars go out each, year
from the central part of Ontario to
American. markets; Food specialists
declare it to be one of the funest veg
etables, yet :many, Canadian people
still think of it as the lowly turnip.
In order to develop interest'in and
a deeper appreciation of'this splendid
vegetable, a very interesting circular
entitled "The . Canadian Rutabaga"
has been published by the O.A.C.
This circular gives valued information
about the beat varieties, the food va-
lue, and the table use of turnips, and
includes sixteen very carefully -tested.
and approved recipes for the 'prepar-
ation of this vegetable.
'Copies of the circular may be had
for the asking from the ' Extension
Department, Ontario Agricultural
College,. Guelph,
Women's Institutes: A Rural
Organization
14When the rural women of Went-
worth County organized a Women's
Institute in 1897 £or "the dissemina-
tion of knowledge relating to' domes-
tic economy, including household ar-
chitecture, with special ,attention to
home sanitation, a better understand-
ing of the economic and hygienic
value of foods, clothing, duel and the
more. scientific care and training of
children with a view to raising the
general standard of health and morals
of our people," little did they think
that 35 years later the rural women
Of 28 countries scattered pretty well
over the face of the earth would
follow their example.
'The main purpose of the Women's
Institutes is to provide educational
opportunities for grown-ups bearing
directly upon the responsibilities of
home -life, They are endeavoring to
Provide: for the rural communities
some of the advantages found only in
the larger centres, such as suitable
meeting places, Iibraries, rest rooms,
athletic fields, parks, rinks, etc. The.
criticism is sometimes heard that the
Institutes of Ontario are composed'
largely of townswomen, when, as a
matter of fact, surveys made at dif-
ferent times and in different parts of
the province in recent years show
that '63Jd per cent. of the members.
are living on the farm, 21, per cent.
are made up of persons who have
livedon the farm, and only 13/ per
cent. have never lived on the farfn.
One of the chief factors contributing
to success is that the residents of the
villages and smaller towns are co
operating with the farm women in
making the Institutes a forceful edu-
cational factor for women of respon-
sibility are encouraging wholesome
social activities, ,are rendering a splen-
did service in cases of need, and are
contributing very liberally in provid-
ing desirable-.com'n unity equipment
and utilizing it to tire best advantage.
It is the regret of some of the with a menibership'of 41,000,
leaders that here and there we ,find'
branches which''are so absorbed in
raising money and providing supplies
for community undertakings and re-
liefthat they are, to a large: extent,
overbooking,the -fact. thatthe main
purpose of the organization is that of
education in nutrition, clothLug, hous-
ing, heal'bh, with a wholesome sprink-
ling of the cullp rat and entertaining,
Ontario has .1200 Women's' Institutes
Nmorsimummor
Nothing •gives greater
value than your tele-
phone — it tests so
little and is worth so
much,
The Best Cake
Jim Ever Tasted
"It's surprising how things go astray.
When I was visiting my sister Martha
she gave me a new recipe for lemon
cake. Yesterday, . when I specially
wanted it, I couldn't find it any-
where."
"So you had to do without it, I sups
pose?"
"Oh no, I just called Martha on the
Telephone and she gave me the recipe
over again. Jim said it was the best
cake he ever tasted, and I said that
it's lucky nae have a telephone."
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