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nnaeroer efilX on
t wPn�t.ut there 'will 1? lahore
a lines• for .-the' wo •ela, Of
.m 1e41ae tOQ, Clothes a41'i be
;lied; dried and ironed ` by ma-
. shim's, and so will the dishes,,
pots
and pons. Canning and �re ryang
and sealing jars will`
,
all be 'ane
motion, Machines will clean and pol-
ish the floors, the rugs s and carpets.
pts.
One woman will be able to dothree
women's work, and do it • more eas-
ily, than she does her own work now.
This is not an Arabian Night's
dream. Many of .these machines, or
similar ones, are in operation today,
and tomorrow there use will be very
general. Heretofore, science has not
done 'a very good fob in finding a
way to save the farmer heavy and
exacting labor, and more than pos-
sibly the reason has been he has been
satisfied with so little. He has been
content to do things as his grand-
father 'did them, forgetting that un-
limited assistance was available in
grandfather's day,, for the asking.
But this is another age, a machine
age. On the farm, as well as in the
factory, and if the farmer is going
to keep abreast of the times, he will
have to use the, means that science
and invention are now, and to a
much greater extent in the future,
.will be placing within his reach.
Not only will new machinery revo-
lutionize farming methods, but , it
will also be easier for the farmer to
obtain thenal, under new legislation
providing for bank loans to farmers
at five pet cent. for that purpose,
andrAin‘ ..addition, .these loans will ,be
pardir guaranteed by the Govern-
ment.
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Incompetence ?
Mr. Goe'bbel's progaganda which
he is feeding the German 'people ov-
er the radio, says that the•. Allies
have been 'unable to prevent Ger-
man units from "reaching lines.fur-
ther to the rear."
But won't it be just this kind of
incompetence on the part, of the Al-
lied armies that will eventually re-
sult in victory?.q
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Friday, July 7, 1944
mg Needs Inventors
t " science and invention has
e, or industry, particularly war
stry, in recent years, although
reads like a miracle, is more or
'familiar to every Canadian,'who
accepted it as a matter of course.
But how many farmers have been
looking . forward to the day, after
the war, when the ingenuity that
has been so very successful in im
, proving and inventing new imple-
ments of war will, or should be ap,-
, plied to the development of new and
better farm machinery?
The Lethbridge Herald . has been -
. discussing this question, and among
other things it says: "The old farm
machinery is wearing out, but worse
than that, it is becoming obsolete.
Farmers want new and better ma-
chinery, and it isour guess they are
going to get it. They got a lot of
new machinery out of the last war
---better tractors; the combine, farm
trucks, and. the like,, What will
come out of this "war?"
Well, what will? Possibly, if the
,farmers would do a. lot of forward
thinking and then make up . their
minds as to what machinery would
be necessary to carry on the farm-
4ng industry, under the -labor condi-
Ili .Oat will continue for quite
some time after the war, and is vocal
enough in expressing his needs,
there is not a • question of doubt but
that__science and. ._invention ..would
__
speedily come to their aid.
At present, however, it looks as if
all the average farmer, was hoping •
for was a continuation of high pric-
es•. after the war. Given those and
an abundance of labor at pre-war
cost, which he seems to think will be
at `his conilmand, he thinks .then he
will really be ableto to. go to town, and
farming willbe something like what
' he .always dreamed it should be.
But there is more than a possibili-,
ty that labor will not be plentiful for'
quite some time after the war. And,
crtainly it will not be cheap labor.
Labor is quite capable of looking af-
ter itself, and has ,been doing just
that. Already it is laying its plans, -
and one of those plans has already
materialized in the new labor law
passed at the last session of the On-
tario Legislature. This Act provides
for an ..eight-hour" day and a forty-
eight hour week, with a maximum of
ten hours in any one day, plus time
and a half for overtime, and two
weeks holidays with pay.
That is something the average.
owner of a hundred -acre farm, or
even .a larger one, can not meet. Con-
sequently, if he is going to continue
in the farming business, he will have
to look for some other'kind.of labor.
in other. words, he will have to be -
given new and improved machinery.
Much of this machinery has al-
ready been developed. Much more
is in the blue print stage and only
awaits the close of the . war to re-
lease needed material for manufac-
ture when it will be placed on the
market. There is no doubt but that
something,. in the nature of the -
familiar army Jeep will provide
cheap motive power on the average
farm after the war. Already farm-
ers on the . oth'er.,.side, and in Canada
too, are harvesting their, grain with
a co bine' and using a two-man
• > s; w and bale the straw;
It will riot:'be very long before our
present mode of haying will be as
.outdated as the scythe that one day
cut the hay. It will be cut and baled
and loaded on a truck by a one-man
machine. It will be stored in the
barn in any weight ,of bale that the
farmer deems easiest to handle. The
borious mow work will be largely
eii nM ted: ,
Theewill be machines to ,plant,'
iris;and-cultivate the -root crops. To
;r 'est and load them an , grade'
Cpl at the same time. Feed will be
in.,a hopper and car-
�d i� a the
.rove :, or's . to the mangers of
fs
'be
able
to
ce
"cy" atm
an
y
;itis barn' gill..
The other day in London, England,
a policeman with a very quick wit,
stopped a runaway horse at Sutter-
ton by using his amplified voice in-
stead of the usual long arm of the
law. _ r
Unable to . jump from a pursuing
police car and seize the bridle of .the
bolting animal, on a sudden inspira-
tion, shouted into the car's loud
speaker: "Whoa!"
And Dobbin at onee came to a full
stop. 'All the result, we suppose, of
the obedience instilled into the ani-
-mal by proper training.
But you can do something with a
horse.- We would like ' to see that
policeman, or any 'other, stop a child
with a single command,_ either with
or without the aid of a loudspeaker
—an Ontario child, we mean. -.
Of course we are not hinting that
the- present generation of Ontario
children whose general education is
largely acquired from the funnies
and movies, is not capable of•. obedi-
ence .under instruction, but just that
there is such a thing as horse sense.
Just Wait !
A book• containing information''
notes says • that 3,500,000 people
crossed the English Channel every'
peacetime year before the war.
If Mr. Hitler' just waits long en-
ough, he will see.-e-ven^. greater
number of persons passing over in
wartime too.
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Impressed - By Our System
(David Lawrence in N. Y. Times)
If we had a parliamentary system, the execu-
tive and legislative branches and all appointees
would be merged into a single unit and -be com-
pelled to accept responsibility overnight for any
-blonder. This does not necessarily mean in an -
teal practice' a series of elections. "It means that?
the mere threat of an election to test power could
force a change in policy or in personnel. This
hag, worked in the British ComlleetWealt1 'cif
Nations, and it can :work successfully for us
because 'It' is true democracy to give the people
an instantaneous cheek on their rulers, , •
The Cahadian parliamentary system is what
the United States should adopt. Then we could
avoid the, necessity of holding elections in the
midst of some tis,tional crisis where continuity
Of atitablistration *;*;gilt be itnperatitre. We could .:..
acgaire also a new seise of reepansibility in the
relaiiojns• of the,. etreautive .and. the Iegisidtiv'e
• the n t n,
branciios o� the ,goverxa n . Woodrow Wthie
foresaw :tins need as far bank an the i.$sq' 410
` adle oated it .tiftiti, pr'eeldezi�eieet iii ;
� itch ,`hifitd>tid•:Xpt'�mr ib' .Gttfipfnit
AWL of ;pyo tdetiti it
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int idsti items picued *for
The F+poFgtor of kitty and.'"
t'went$hears. ago,
From The Huron . E.xeos!toar
July 11, 1919
Thq Caine -lien Flax Company has
the framewo'l dor their new mill at.
Blyth now ip epurse of construction
and the work f7s progressing favorab-
ly,
Qn Friday evening the Pupils of S.
5, No. 2, 1114 iilop, ,gathered at the
home of their teacher, Miss Jean
Carswell,' to express ' their apprecia-
=tion. of the work she had done in
their behalf. Miss Mary Mason. read
an address and Miss 'Tillie Storey
presented, ;her• with a beautiful ivory
clock.
'Pie. William Fraser, . of Brucefield
who returned from overseas a few
weeks ago is visiting at the home of
his father, a Mr. Thomas Fraser, Stan-
ley. He has seen a good deal of the
big fight:
Robert„ Gemmell, of Brucef1eld, has
returned from•Detroit, where he grad-
uated in a school for automobile con-
struction. •.
Mr. Con Eckert hassold his fine
100 -acre farm in McKillop, adjoining.
Seaforth, to Mr. James Rivers, the
consideration being $12;000.
Qn Monday last two boys, Jack
Walker and James Hart, met with " a
very serious accident. They were
watching' a. game of baseball at the
race track diamond, where they had
'climbed 'into •a tree. The branch on
which they were sitting broke, and
they both fell: to the ground. Jack
'Walker receivled a gash on the face
and, James Hart suffered a broken
arm and leg. -
Mr, Harry Pierce arrived in town
from overseas on Friday.
Mr. J. F. .Brown, accountant in the
Bank of Commerce,'has been trans-
ferred to the Walkerville branch and
his place here will be taken by Mr.
J. M. McMillan, who , was acting ac-
countant when he enlisted. for over-
seas service and who has receetly re-
turned:Siberia.
Miss May •McGeoch, of Eg ondville
has successfully passed the junior.
piano examination with- the Toronto
Conservatory of Music,.
Sgt. Fred Larkin, son of Dr. and
Mrs- F. I, Larkin, bas been awarded
the it.CC.M, for overseas service.
R_... Prost
A young. son of :Mr.Reuben st�
underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis on •Sup_day.
Charles Clifton, Brncefield, has
bought a Chevrolet automobile..
The picnic held at the Mountain
Grove„ Cromarty, on July ist, was
largely attended and was one of the
finest ever held there. Brodhagen
Band furnished the music.
Mr. W. J. Walker 'has purchased
the two frame houses .pn John St. be
longing' to the Cardno Estate.
• Mr, Frank Sills is moving into the
west house in the Daly Terrace, be -
Xrna 'leaiion ia, a great thing, Sanae-
titne#• it 'tabes very little to spur etkil•
gree iR 9 aetlivity an, feet once yeh
start them the whole thing eau be-
come 913041Itesing ::lu fact it's
greet„deal eadier to get .chilfiren start-
ed than it is ...to get them stopped. A
child's imagination is• something like,
a snowball rolling down•.the side .of
a hill ,ou a soft day. It gets bigger
and bigger.
Patricia Ann and two of the- Hig-
gins children were moping an the
back kitchen porch,: They had been
playing ; dolls and gradually this
seemed to lose solid attraction for
them, so they ,just eat •down. Going
into the house in the middle of the
afternoon for.sometiring,'I asked them
what the matter could •be.; Usually
they're about as inactive as a Mos-
quitor Bomber, They just didn't
have any ideas. Being just a child at
heart, I suppose, • I offered the idea
that they play store. They smiled
and thanked me and sat on. I went
on into the ..douse, feeling just a lit-
tle disappointed.
The idea seemed to catch on, how-
ever, because when I went on out to
the barn again they were in the midst
of building a store' in the backyard.
They were lugging boxes out of the
woodshed and planks from the. lum-
ber pile' in the orchard. The sight
of the three little people tugging
away at the big boards was too much
for me. I set it up for them ... and
just as I stood back to admire my
handiwork,•I• caught a glimpse of Mrs.
Phil looking' out the pantry window.
he! Valla'hgbl4;a (140 ';earthy T at
the .sigh•*' of the "1.0hil406:" wori1ing,
away lirke;a•: eateralr . before, seen*,.
lodge iehle.;
I went on back to the ha,Yfieldand
forgot about the 1,#/hole thing,' At sup-;
pertime,: you can imagine •xny earerise
to find au old sheet *earl over a
canopy 'arrangement over •he, top of
the "store." That looked' like the
work of a grownup and Patricia Ann
confided that her "mummy' .liad' come
out to play •for awhile, I discovered<
also that they had quite an array gf
merchandise on the shelf, There
were dolls and clothes for dolls .
toys of all ' deacription . . and my
carpet slippers and my Sunday -shoes.
My tobacco was sitting up in a prom-
inent place along with my best pipes.
Hungering fora smoke, I had to •bay
a -pipe and the tobacco for a nickel,
They wanted a dime, but settled for
the smaller amount.
Mrs. Phil had difficulty getting sup-
per. I•t seems that the youngsters
taking advantage of her interest in
putting up the sheet -canopy had rand,
ed the pantry. Dishpans of all shapes-
were
hapeswere laid out and filled with concoc-
tions of foreign nature. When the
Higgins children departed; Patricia
Ann protested vigorously because her
establishment had to be didfnantled.
Toiling away at night putting back
the luritber and the boxes and finding
one of my good ties employed as a
ribbon to tie up a gift box, I wonder-
ed to myself if it were such a good
idea . , this spurring of children's
imagination.
aysT �► s� c�R Two
Daughter: "Bill writes that his
Corporal thinks a lot of him."
' Mother: "How is that, a dear?"
"He ' says the Corporal won't let
anyone' else peel the potatoes."
•
"I say, has your wife been fight-
ing?"
"Fighting! Why, no."
"Well, what's that pad over her
eye?"
"Pad? That's no pad. That's her
new hat!,,
"As.I understand the case," said his
honour, "you and your husband had
an altercation and you were kicked
in the ensuing rumpus!"
"No, sah, •Jedge," replied Mandy.
"Ah was kicked in de stummick."
Salesman; "Is your mother engag-
ed, son?"
Little Boy: "I think she's 'mar-
ried."
•.
"We had a burglar break into our
house last night,",
"Did he get anything?"
"I'll say he did! My wife thought
it was me."
• •
She: "Generally speaking, women
are—"
He:- : "Yea,- they are." .:..
She; "They are what?"
He: "Generally speaking."
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"When I was travelling in Russia
they showed me a bed twenty feet
long."
"Well, I dunno—sounds like a lot
of bunk to me."
Huron Federation Of
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to totheC d Estate.
� C�rlculture Fa,rmNev�
aging ar no
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bonthron, of C;
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Hensall, are impending the summer at
i c `tea Bend.
their nice ot _ge at Grand
The Jackson' Clothing Co. opened
-up business in Hensall this week and
have a number of -hands busily en-
gaged° operatingtheir many maehinee
• run by Hydro. -
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From The Huron Expositor
July 13, 1894
Miss Bella Scott, daughter of the
,Reeve of Hallett; has gone to Scot-
land for a trip. Site expects to be
away three months.
The most stylish outfit in the vicin-
ity of Eginondvilie is that of the
Misses Sproat, since their purchase
of a handsome driver from D. b. Wil-
son:
The Bell Telephone Go. has this
week placed- an instrument in J. A.
Clark's bakery and put another in
Clay f & Bennett's factory.
Mr, Archibald Dickson,' son of Mr.
John Dickson, of, Roxboro, has open-
ed a Yaw office in Blyth;
Mr. Nelson Hays, son of Mr. T. E.
Hays, who has a good position in
Chicago, is hereon a visit these days.
Miss Elder and Miss S. I..McLean
are attending the annual convention
of the Society of, Christian'En'deavour
at Cleveland this week.
Mr. David Dorrance, principal of
the Harriston public, school, is here
this .:week. He has 70 pupils in his
room.
A large dancing crowd gathered at
the barn of Mr. Harry Cudmore, in
Tuckersmith, on Wednesday night.
The music was furnished by J. For-
syth and bthers, and continuedd most
of the night.
',Mr. James Ingram, the "teacher of
'5.S. No. 1, Tuckersmith, and a form-
er student of Seaforth Collegiate In-
stitute, has been . awarded,. second
prize ,for the best timetable -suitable
for a rural school.
A daring burglary was committed
at the home of Mr. and .Mrs:, William,
John Street, near the corner of Main
St,, early Wednesday morning. Mrs.
Williams heard someone moving
about the hous-ec•and spoke to her hus-
band, but . he did not 'waken, but it
frightened the party downstairs.
When they came downstairs they
found that -$27.00 in cash was taken
and everything turned inside and out.
Entrance was made through a small
window which had 'been left open,
and departed by the door.
Messrs. S. Barton & Son of town
have just turned out a handsome new
delivery wagon" fol' John Dodds, of
the Seaforth Pop Works.
The employees of Bright Bros., en-
joyed their annual picnic at Bayfield
on Tuesday.
;Misses Maggie and Jessie McDou-
gall have been holidaying with rela-
tives in G,odprich Towfiship ..for the
past week or so.
The Presbyterian, choir ofSeaforth
will enjoy their ailfival.picflic at kap
field on Friday of this 'week, while
the English Church iSunday seliool
held their, annual ,Picnic in Mr. John
Seett's grove, Roxboro, en Wednes-
day afternoon last,
Milis "Maud Jolter ,.;, arrived home
,fi � - -
'I' ox a
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t
ft!'agtn o on 'L�tt e
'reit• do her parents and i'rie>adtd,
rles
tt'd ant the coot 0 :,tete 11f that
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Rigid Tests' Fpr Root Rot
Possibly no field ' of- research has
made a greater contributtfnl" ;,to agri-
culture than variety improvement.
While many practical farmers have
tried to improve their crops" through
a careful selection of plants, the pro-
gress by this method has been limit-
ed, says, R: .I. Haslam, Dominion Ex-
perimental Station, Harrow, Ont.
With the scientific knowledge that
specific eharacte.rs are inherited, 'the
trained 'plant breeder has been able
to widen the field of variety improve-
ment to include disease resistance.
This phase of plant improvement has
been very important with respect to
the tobacco industry as several de-
sirable varieties haye been develop-
ed which now grow where old varie-
ties failed.,
Any variety improvement program,
however, is .not complete without a
systematic process of rigid testing
from the hybrid stage to the final an-
alyses on yield and quality. The
whole process may require seven to
ten years before a new variety is
ready for distribution.
At the Dominion Experimental Sta-
tion, Harrow, Ont., over a period of
years, varieties of burley have been
developed through breeding and se-
lection to resist, black root rot. This
work has played a considerable part
in the -development of the tobacco
industry in Southwestern Ontario,. In
recent years 'rhe breeding program
has been broadened to include flue -
cured and dark tobacco „so that, in the
future all types may have some as.:
surance of higher resistance particu-
larly to black root rot.
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Hybrid Corn Ensilage
Corn which', is the most extensive-
ly grown ensilage crop in Canada pro-
duces a highly palatable, succulent.
.feed and surpasses' all other- forage
crops in actual yield of total digest-
ible nutrients per acre.
Since the introduction of hybrid
corn, its lzse foe •.ensilage bas in-
creased each succeeding year. ,Bette
hybrids, ,.when compared witkopen-
pollinated varieties of similar niatur-
ity give an increased yield of ensil-
age. On the other hand, hybrids have
gained more favour with the farmer
due to the fact that, in general., they
possess stronger rooesystenas and
sturdier stalks than 'open -pollinated
varieties which enable them to resist
lodging. This latter character also'
allpws them to stand up better under
attacks of corn -borer. The ability of
hybrids to resist lodging definitely
,makes for greeter ease in cutting and
'handling. • The uniform maturity of
hybrids makes • it possible to. cut theta
at a tune when practically all the
plants are at the proper stage to et-
-site. However, it should • be remem-
bered that pot all" hybrids" have the
characteristics mentis ed and they
should be chosen oti the beefs of
adaptability to specific localities ;with
regardto maturity, yield;" and
strongitt of steik.
Of .the tnaiiy:, differences between
h bl
r ds and • `o' 'en.� 'a311iT1dtei3:..v8 ietims
y Ii,. . p , r ..,
>a -f r shotila be cartdl#'tEy noted '
cause' tit '''liertiVieeea*i
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b
ifi
It
Should sbe 'etttilitfil ehdrtele.It
eepeoitleeet y6i$hllf lfreeAiat
ter uiclieito fit,outate taklgni
th
.silo. Many also get a false impress
sion of maturity wit* hybrids. At the
same stage of maturity, the leaves
and husks of most hybrids are green-
er than open -pollinated varieties. For
•,0!:01 're the ar':•
We join, 6tb,.e zi2:p*,>;ri nd aa?
Paul ,A, H Flossy B. ;, so
Mrs :. -n row.•: •' eM' of'1
', o'wil •
was eatlec1s10 t,'bp bar -at ' sgoode AO; '
Toronto, on •June 1 th, as a.,barrister.
and solicitor: of the ' npreele Q.ourt Of -
'Ontario, and is ' associated •with the
firm of :Smith, Rae, Greer & Ga,rtrieht
of Toronto. I r Hess has, alway,-%
been a very brilliant. schplar, ha'vieg:
taken his public school at ;dprlch, and •• •
high`school at Hxeter, then to ,T•oron-•
to University.-7/Zurich Flerald. '
Bullet Goes Though Window
While Harvey Dennis Was tieing,
his team in the 'Gibson blacksmith
shop at noon on Tuesday, a bullet
crashed through a window and whis-
tled' past within a few inches ofhis
head. The bullet has not been found
and nothing has; so far, been learned
as to where it came from. Police Of- -
Scer George Evans is investigating.
-Mr. Gibson was absent at the-time.—
Brussels Post.
Turns Down School Area Plan
A .meeting' of thee. ratepayers of
Hulled_ Township was held in the -
Community Hall, Londesboro, Mon-
day night for, the purpose of discuss
ing the new proposed school area.
After a lengthy discussion it was de-
cided that' Hulett Township, for the -
present time, would not enter the new
school area.—Clinton News -Record.
Usborne Lady Struck By Lightning
During An electrical storm early.
Friday morning last, Mrs. Lewis -
Johns, of Elimville, , was injured
when lightning entered the barn. Mrs.
Johns was assisting with the milking
and had just arisen from the milking -
stool with pail in hand whejt lights
Meg entered the barn and struck her.
She was, knocked to the floor and in.
falling struck her head. For short
'time she was unconscious,' She suf-
fered bruises to her face and the light-
ning affected the left arm which is
partly paralyzed. • For a• few days •she• -
was confined to her roomand under
the doctor's care, but is now able to
be up and around. „ Whenthe light-
ning struck itseemed to. fill.the.whole
-building with.-sparlrs: It -was :a -closet.
call,for .Mrs. Johns, and fortunately
-the barn did not take fire. — Exeter
Times -Advocate.
New Lions President
Lion Walter J. Hodge was installed
as .president of Goderich Lions, at.
their 'meeting on Friday night last.
He succeeds Lion D. D. Mooney, • un-
der whose presidency the club hase
had an active and successful year.
Goderich Signal -Star.
Had Close Call 'During' Storm
During the electric storm of Friday
last, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Sangster, 10th
concession .of Carrick, had a very nar-
row escape. They were sitting , ine
their home with their two dogs 'lying c
at their, feet when a bolt of lightning
entered the house and killed both the
dogs.. Mr. and Mrs, Sangster were -
both stunned, but apparently suffered
ensiled when they. were” too mature x o ill effects from the shock. -Wing•
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which, in same cases, has resulted in•ham Advance -Times.
More Fish Placed in Streams
mouldy ensilage. Regardless of out-
ward appearance, corn should be cut
when the ears are in, the medium On Thursday last week a load of
dough stage in order_ to obtain the • fish was dumped into the -streams of
best product. Hybrids, when har- this locality. They were trout and,...
vested at the above mentioned stage bass. This year the Wingham. Fish.
ofmaturity and given proper atten- and Game Club has received eight
tion • at time of ensiling, 'will give the shipments of . fish which have 'beet/
deposited in the waters. of this com-
munity. Trout and bass made up the-
shipments.
heshipments. •Mr. George Orvis, presi-
dent of the club, says last week's
shipment is the finalone for the year.
The club is to be .congratulated oat
their effort to restock 'the river. and •
streams of this district.—Winghana
Advance -Times.•
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Priest 'Receives Appointment
Rev. Gordon 'Thomas Dill, son of
Peter Dill, Stratford., and the late
Mrs. Dill, formerly of Dublin, has ,
been appointed assistant at St.• Al-
phonsus' Church, Windsor, by His
Excellency, 'the Most Rev. John T.
Kidd, 'Bishop of London. He was
formerly, assistant at St.. Michael's
Church, London. Mitchell Advocate.
New Fire Truck For Exeter
Exeter's„ new fire truck arrived 'in
town Monday and the local fire 'bri-
gade made a couple of runs and gave
the new engine a thorough work-out.
The new siren, situated on top of the
town hall, has been installed with
heavy electric 'wiring • and its'weird
shrieks pierced the air Monday after-
noon and could be heard fairly well,
all over town. The new engine was•
taken to a hydrant on Station Street,
near the Canadian Canners, and was
there' tested out,• --Exeter Times -Advo-•
sate. '
Driver Hurt When Truck Overturns
maximum yield . of total digestible
nutrients and good quality ensilage.
Thy This Repellent For Biting Flies
A large nureber of repellent mater-
ials have been tested -in the field dur-
ing the past few years by the Divi-
sions of Entomology and Plant ' In-
spection, Dominion Department of
Agriculture, in co-operation with Bri-
tish: and United States investigators
developing materials for military use.
The most outstanding of the repel-
lents tested is one known by the code
name .of Rutgers 612, which was de-
• veloped as a result 'of research car-
ried oht'"under a Fellowship at • Rut-
gers University. Two other excellent
cbemicals are dimethyl phthalate and
Indalone. These three' materials are
•being used alone and in various com-
pounds both liquids and creams by
the British 'and United States armed
forces, to obtain a measure of protec-
tion against blood -sucking end disease
bearing insects, especially in tropical
and subtropical region's. The demand
for these Materials in this connection
is so great that little or none at
present available for civilian use.
A formula that found favour, es-
pecially among forest workers -before
the war, involved the use of
pyrethrum • extract. Unfortunately,
the available supply of pyrethrum is
all required, for military purposes as`
it ,,is an essential ingredient in the
Manufacture of sprays' and aerosols
in controlling mosquitoes and similar
pests which -affect the armed forces
on active service.
In view of these facts, it is neces-
sary for civilians to make do. with
'less effective but better known repel-
lent' mixtures of the pre-war variety.
Tests . carried out by the Dominion Di-
vision of Entomology 'showed that
one of the best of these for protec-
tioe. • against mosquitoes and 'black.
flies has the following formula: '
011 of citronella 3 oz. -
Spirits of camphor 1 oz. •
Oil of tar 1 oz.
Castor oil or peanut oil4 oz.
This mixture -was ,found to • be eq-
ually effective as the one containing
,pyrethrum extract. To obtain the
best, results it is 'necessary to coin-
pletely cover all exposed parts of the
body.
Need"for Consta,ryt.Battle with Weeds
no •proddetioit, of crops ,fs • largely.. ,ver" oeorge Carter'b 'farm''on Currie's
a, cattle With tveedb. •• *ilea tune weeds 'i3ideroads'ain..Phst Wavttaitosh, when the
tellass of bin irm• •forced him to
" itht '' about • 1 Q00�
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Ten toils of salt overturned:. in the
ditch in front of Bert Worden's west
of Mitchell Monday afternoon when
the steering gear locked on 'a Reiter's
transport from Waterloo driven be -
Albert Fisher,' of Bridgeport, Who al-
leges he was trying to avoid a hole
in the road when the accident occur-
red. The worst feature of the ticci-
dent, was that he sustained back and
leg injuries necessiteeng his` removal
to Stratford Hospital. Provincial Of -
'Beer G..'4.. Govier investigated. -Mit
shell Advocate. •
lioung 'Pilot Forced Down
Friday afternoon's' storm gave quite
a thrill to a young••pilot front the Gert-
ttalia airport, who was making his
first sdlo in .an Anson b ttiber. The
young chap, Fred Elliott; by name, a
native of •England, was at a ,point just
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